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I'm am so excited to be on the tour for THE ARCHITECT OF SONG by A.G. Howard. I have always been a huge fan of the author's and when I learned of this first book in her new series I couldn't wait to get an early peek.
I loved meeting Juliet and all the characters in this novel. And I really want to talk about them all, and all the many surprise twists, but that would be very spoiler-y. So I will just say that I loved this book. It was interesting and captivating and romantic and heartbreaking. And I cannot wait for everyone to get the chance to read it this August.
In the meantime, I have an interview with Juliet to share. So if you'd like to know more about her, be sure to check out her answers to my questions below.
And if you'd like to enter the giveaway for some seriously awesome prizes, scroll down to the Rafflecopter to enter.
The tour has two stops per day and continues through the end of next week. So if you'd like to learn more about this gorgeous book don't forget to follow along. I'll be updating the post with direct links to all the stops as they happen.
Title & Series: THE ARCHITECT OF SONG (Haunted Hearts Legacy #1)
Author: A.G. Howard
Release date: August 15, 2016
Publisher: A.G. Howard
Pages: 425
Formats: Paperback, eBook
A lady imprisoned by deafness, an architect imprisoned by his past, and a ghost imprisoned within the petals of a flower – intertwine in this love story that transcends life and death.
For most of her life, nineteen-year-old Juliet Emerline has subsisted – isolated by deafness – making hats in the solitude of her home. Now, she's at risk to lose her sanctuary to Lord Nicolas Thornton, a twenty-seven-year-old mysterious and eccentric architect with designs on her humble estate. When she secretly witnesses him raging beside a grave, Juliet investigates, finding the name "Hawk" on the headstone and an unusual flower at the base. The moment Juliet touches the petals, a young English nobleman appears in ghostly form, singing a song only her deaf ears can hear. The ghost remembers nothing of his identity or death, other than the one name that haunts his afterlife: Thornton.
To avenge her ghostly companion and save her estate, Juliet pushes aside her fear of society and travels to Lord Thornton's secluded holiday resort, posing as a hat maker in one of his boutiques. There, she finds herself questioning who to trust: the architect of flesh and bones who can relate to her through romantic gestures, heartfelt notes, and sensual touches … or the specter who serenades her with beautiful songs and ardent words, touching her mind and soul like no other man ever can. As sinister truths behind Lord Thornton's interest in her estate and his tie to Hawk come to light, Juliet is lured into a web of secrets. But it's too late for escape, and the tragic love taking seed in her heart will alter her silent world forever.
International and NYT bestselling author, A.G. Howard, brings her darkly magical and visual/visceral storytelling to Victorian England. The Architect of Song is the first installment in her lush and romantic Haunted Hearts Legacy series, a four book gothic saga following the generations of one family as – haunted by both literal and figurative ghosts – they search for self-acceptance, love, and happiness.
New Adult: Recommended for ages 17+.
Q. What song or sound or voice do you miss most now that you are no longer able to hear? If you could hear one thing (or one person) what (or who) would that be?
The voice and sound I miss most is one and the same: Mama and her songs. Even her humming—no words, only the melody—was such a comfort to my heart. What I would ache most to hear is the healthy cry of my own newborn babe, one day when I become a mother myself.
Q. What five characteristics/traits are most important to you in a potential betrothed?
1. Strength
2. Loyalty
3. Compassion for all life—including animals and plants
4. Respect for others differences and beliefs
5. An appreciation for creativity that we can share and pass on to our children
Q. Do you think it's possible to love more than one person?
I believe it's possible for more than one soul to have an impact on your life so profound that your singularity in the world is both challenged and forever changed by them. And oftentimes, such emotional encounters lead to feelings of deep devotion and love.
Q. What are your views on the Rational Dress Society?
As of the moment, I feel their reform of undergarments is a step in the right direction, alongside the subtle movements of women's education and egalitarianism. However, I should like to see it taken a step further one day … where even our outer garments might be modified without eliciting ridicule from those who have more prudent views. Whether a woman chooses to wear trousers or skirts should not reflect upon her moral aptitude. I should also like to see the Society push for sensible active garments so horseback riding or swimming are as easily accessible for women as for men. Why should men be more comfortable than women, after all?
Q. Please describe your most favorite hat creation?
The first hat I ever made, when I was nine. It was the anniversary of Papa's death, and—as it was raining outside—I was stuck within, no way to escape from the grief of Papa's absence. Mama laid out her stash of fabric swatches and bright, colorful feathers, flowers, and beads, then allowed me to have my pick. With the patience of a saint, she showed me how to pour all my feelings into the craft. The therapeutic dip and rise of the needle and thread, alongside the rainbow of colors surrounding me, soothed my sadness and gave me something positive to concentrate on. I converted a staid straw hat into a discombobulated reflection of my mixed emotions: the black netting and velvet ribbon represented my heartache, but the white wired-chiffon trim mirrored the peace I felt when spending time with Mama. The florals and beadwork lifted my spirits, putting me in mind of sunny spring days spent in a valley carpeted with fragrant wildflowers and lush green grass—so soft my feet sink with each cool, itchy step. And the feathers represented songbirds taking flight in the trees. My senses were awakened, and my melancholy mood laid to rest. In the end, it was far too chaotic to be a masterpiece, but I have it still, and each time I look upon it, I remember how I felt in that moment … simultaneously accomplished and alive. That experience led to my vocation, and to my eternal love for color.
The spotlight prize today = three The Architect of Song swag packs.
A.G. Howard was inspired to write SPLINTERED while working at a school library. She always wondered what would've happened had the subtle creepiness of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland taken center stage, and she hopes her darker and funkier tribute to Carroll will inspire readers to seek out the stories that won her heart as a child.
When she's not writing, A.G.'s pastimes are reading, rollerblading, gardening, and family vacations which often include impromptu side trips to 18th century graveyards or condemned schoolhouses to appease her overactive muse.
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7.25.16 | Dark Faerie Tales – Guest Post-Hybrid Author
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7.26.16 | Lisa Loves Literature – Review
7.26.16 | Bookfever – Review
7.27.16 | Fiktshun – Character Interview
7.28.16 | The Reading Café – Review
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I am so excited to be today's stop on THE TRAGIC AGE Blog Tour. I knew from its description that I would love this book. But until I read that introductory chapter I didn't know just how much I would love it. In fact the writing jumped out at me so often that I actually used Post-it Notes to mark all my favorite lines and passages – something I never, ever, do. And by the story's end, the ARC was nearly twice as thick as it was when I first picked it up. And I'm kinda sorta afraid to try and remove those sticky bookmarks in case they tear the pages.
While I don't imagine that Billy Kinsey and I would ever have been friends, I love the way he thinks and I especially love his voice – the non vocalized one. But I imagine I would have been as enamored of Twom as Billy was. Which is why I'm stoked to have been able to ask him a few questions for my tour stop today. (Though the questions I would have loved to have asked I couldn't or it would have revealed too much about what happened in THE TRAGIC AGE.)
This was one of those off-the-menu reads for me. And if you'd like to know what I thought check back this weekend for my review. Today, though, be sure to scroll down past the book's description to meet Twom (pronounced tomb) and just remember not to call him Willard.
And if you'd like the chance to win a copy of the book, I'm offering one up for a quick giveaway. Because this book is spectacular and I can't wait for its release on Tuesday so that everyone will get the chance to read it.
Title: THE TRAGIC AGE
Author: Stephen Metcalfe
Release date: March 3, 2015
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 320
Formats: Hardcover, audio, eBook
This is the story of Billy Kinsey, heir to a lottery fortune, part genius, part philosopher and social critic, full time insomniac and closeted rock drummer. Billy has decided that the best way to deal with an absurd world is to stay away from it. Do not volunteer. Do not join in. Billy will be the first to tell you it doesn't always work— not when your twin sister, Dorie, has died, not when your unhappy parents are at war with one another, not when frazzled soccer moms in two ton SUVs are more dangerous than atom bombs, and not when your guidance counselor keeps asking why you haven't applied to college.
Billy's life changes when two people enter his life. Twom Twomey is a charismatic renegade who believes that truly living means going a little outlaw. Twom and Billy become one another's mutual benefactor and friend. At the same time, Billy is reintroduced to Gretchen Quinn, an old and adored friend of Dorie's. It is Gretchen who suggests to Billy that the world can be transformed by creative acts of the soul.
With Twom, Billy visits the dark side. And with Gretchen, Billy experiences possibilities.Billy knows that one path is leading him toward disaster and the other toward happiness. The problem is—Billy doesn't trust happiness. It's the age he's at. The tragic age.
Stephen Metcalfe's brilliant, debut coming-of-age novel, The Tragic Age, will teach you to learn to love, trust and truly be alive in an absurd world.
Q. You definitely make a lasting first impression, and not just because of your name. But for those who haven't yet had the pleasure, how would you describe yourself in 15 words or less?
Fearless. Not to say I'm never afraid. I just never let fear stop me.
Q. Some might say you are an enigma. You certainly don't seem to fit into any one specific mould. Do you have an aversion to labels or is there some other reason you are the way you are? Do you enjoy standing out, being different/unique/original?
Dude, I'm just doing my own thing. I don't like to overthink stuff. I go with the moment. What can I tell ya? – I'm a little bit of country, a little bit of rock and roll. (By way of Seattle).
Q. What did you think about Billy Kinsey when you first met him? And how has your opinon of him changed as you've gotten to know him?
I noticed him in class before I met him. This quiet kid with the birthmark on his face who never seemed to look at anybody. I was pretty surprised when he walked into the school principal's office and all of a sudden introduced himself. Kinda ballsy. Definitly low key. I liked that. Course, once you get to know Billy you realize he's about as low key as an air raid siren. It's all just an act. Albert Einstein meets Robin Williams meets Mr. Hyde is inside, just waiting to bust out. Actually Billy's lucky he met me. I just might redeem his ass.
Q. What has life been like for you while living with your grandmother? You have an interesting dynamic, to say the least. How would you describe your relationship?
Gramps (I call her that cause it really annoys her) is actually sort of okay for an alchoholic, chainsmoking, geriatric-wanna-be-Vegas showgirl. I mean, it can get sorta tiresome with her being one of those people who just cause they're, like, ancient they think they're entitled to an opinion. But you know what? She took me in when no one else was going to. She provides me with three squares a day. Sometimes evenings we sit around and watch TV together and she comes out with some pretty funny one liners that she doesn't even know are funny. And one night when she was blasted, she actually told me she loved me. I think she meant it, so I told her I loved her too and she started to bawl and I had to hug her and everything and then she told me I was like my grandfather "who was a good man." I can live with that.
Q. If you could have changed one thing that happened, or change one thing you did, or changed one thing about yourself, what would it be? Do you have any regrets? (And, no, I'm not asking you to reveal any spoilers.)
Big sigh, Dude. I honestly wish I'd never talked Billy into breaking into Montebello's house. Maybe a lot of things would have been different if that hadn't happened. Or maybe not. Maybe at the end of the day we all would have ended up in the same place anyway. Like Billy says – love your fate.
STEPHEN METCALFE wrote the production drafts for Pretty Woman, Dangerous Minds and Mr. Holland's Opus, among others. His stage plays have been produced in New York and at theaters throughout the US, Europe and Japan.
He is an Associate Artist at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and has been an adjunct professor in dramatic writing at University of California at San Diego, University of San Diego and San Diego State University.
The Tragic Age is his debut novel.
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Feb. 2nd – The Reading Date – Spotlight + Giveaway
Feb. 3rd – KellyVision – Excerpt 1
Feb. 6th – Paperback Heart – Review + Giveaway
Feb. 7th – Amaterasu Reads – Excerpt 2 + Giveaway
Feb. 9th – Xpresso Reads – Playlist
Feb. 10th – The Young Folks – Excerpt 3
Feb. 11th – The O.W.L. – Review + Giveaway
Feb. 12th – Britt's Book Blog – Interview + Review
Feb. 13th – Unbound Books – Excerpt 4
Feb. 14th – The Bookshelf – Review
Feb. 15th – Books and Whimsy – Excerpt 5
Feb. 17th – YA Love – Character Interview
Feb. 19th – Stories & Sweeties – Excerpt 6
Feb. 22nd – Word Spelunking – Review + Giveaway
Feb. 23rd – As I turn the pages – Excerpt 7
Feb. 24th – The Young Folks – Interview
Feb. 26th – Xpresso Reads – Review + Giveaway
Feb. 27th – Fiktshun – Character Interview
Feb. 28th – Novel Novice – Excerpt 8
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I am super excited to be today's stop on the GHOST HOUSE Blog Tour hosted by Kismet Book Touring and to be able to share an interview with Chloe Kennedy. I was so thrilled to learn of this new series by the author and was totally stoked that I got the chance to read this first book in the series just a little bit early and meet Chloe, Alex, Joe and even Isobel.
As I don't want to give anything away about what happens at Grange Hall, I will try very hard not to ramble in this intro. I will just say that there were a few twists that I did not expect, a setting that was perfect for a ghost story, and two boys I adored. If you'd like to know more, be sure to check out the book's description below and the Q&A with Chloe which follows below that.
GHOST HOUSE comes out next week on the 26th and I can't wait to see what you think about the story and the way things end. But until then, there are (and will be) some awesome guest posts by and interviews with the author on the other stops on this tour. And at each stop there's a giveaway for a chance to win a copy of the book and a grand prize giveaway for a bookish gift card. So be sure to visit all the stops on tour!
Series: The Ghost House Saga #1
Release date: August 26th
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Pages: 320
Formats: Hardcover, audio, eBook
GHOST HOUSE, book one of a powerful new trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Adornetto, follows Chloe Kennedy whose frightening ability to see the dead leads her into peril.
Wracked by grief after his wife's death, Chloe's dad sends her far away from sunny California to live with relatives in the rainy English countryside. Unhappy with the change of scenery, Chloe changes her mind when she encounters Alexander Reade, a mysterious and handsome young man. Unfortunately, Alexander is no ordinary crush – he's a former resident of her grandmother's house who died over a century ago and whose ghost has not moved on.
As a small child, Chloe had been frightened by ghostly apparitions. But the spirits had one day disappeared and Chloe believed she had put her weird talent behind her. Now she can not only see Alexander but talk to him, even touch him in her dreams. Their connection is immediate and intense, but when their budding relationship awakens a vengeful spirit, Chloe's tangled emotions could have dangerous consequences. Will she be dragged forever into the world of the dead?
Alexandra Adornetto's romantically eerie storytelling has a proven bestselling track record and this first book in the GHOST HOUSE trilogy does not disappoint, mixing scary supernatural situations with a heartbreaking love story!
Q. For those who haven't met you how would you describe yourself in 15 words or less?
At this point in my life, I'd say nothing shocks me anymore. Go ahead, try…
Q. What was it like to discover that you were able to see ghosts? And what was it like when they started to reappear to you after having been gone from your life for ten years?
I never really "discovered" that I could see ghosts. They were always there, right from when I was a child and I sort of just accepted them. But as I got older, they started to scare me and my mom taught me how to block them with my mind. So the woman in the graveyard came as quite a shock, although I can't say it doesn't make sense. As soon as my mom was gone, they came back.
Q. How were you able to keep your secret from your friends for all those years?
It's an easy secret to keep because no one else can see them! The only time it was tough, was if I saw a ghost and I happened to be with one of my friends. Then I had to act cool and pretend like nothing happened. But I wouldn't trust my friends to keep the secret anyway. They might judge me or think I'm crazy or turn it into gossip. I don't know how they'd react, but I don't want to find out!
Q. After everything that has happened, do you wish you were never able to see spirits or are you glad you have that ability? And why?
Until I met Alex, I wished I was normal. I didn't understand why I had this strange affliction and I would have traded places with anyone to be free of it. But Alex taught me that the dead might not be with us physically anymore, but they're still people with complex thoughts and feelings and emotions. He taught me that love doesn't distinguish between life and death. There's a reason I am this way. I don't know exactly what my purpose is right now, but I know one day I can use this gift for good.
Q. It was quite a shock when you discovered that your Gran had arranged for you and your brother to stay with her at her home in England. How did you feel about going? And did your feelings change about being there after having met Alexander Reade?
England was the last place I wanted to go. I wasn't particularly close with Grandma Fee and I didn't want to leave my home. But in hindsight, it wasn't a home anymore without my mom. Alex, of course, impacted heavily on my feelings about Grange Hall. No one I know has suffered more loss than him and he helped me cope with my own grief, by getting me to understand that just because a person is gone from this world, doesn't mean they aren't close-by.
Q. Speaking of Alex, can you tell us a little but about him and what you think of him?
Alex is very beautiful but in a way that doesn't seem real. He's like a painting come to life and you're constantly wondering if he'll fade away when you turn your back. But he's so much more than that. His mind is fascinating. He's had a century and a half to observe human behavior and so he is is constantly evolving. He has known great love and great loss and I feel like I could tell him anything.
Q. If you had any moment to do over what would it be – and why – or do you have no regrets?
Although it was a transcendent moment in my life, looking back on it I shouldn't have kissed Alex on the night of the Winter Ball. I wasn't thinking and it was my fault that Joe got hurt. I knew what Isobel was capable of and I let my own selfish desires get the better of me. My friend could have died and I wouldn't have been able to live with that.
Q. If you could share one secret about what you discovered or experienced at Grange Hall, what would it be?
Death is not final.
Alexandra Adornetto started writing at a very young age, with her first novel being released when she was only thirteen. A native of Australia, Alexandra moved to the US to study at the University of Mississippi. She is currently living in Hollywood and working on a number of film projects, both as a writer and an actress.
GHOST HOUSE is Alexandra's seventh published novel and the first book in what will become her third trilogy. The first two novels of her beloved Halo series both debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and her books are sold in more than 25 countries worldwide.
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Monday, August 11th – Our Wolves Den – Guest Post
Wednesday, August 13th – Xpresso Reads – Author Interview
Friday, August 15th – Swoony Boys Podcast – Guest Post
Monday, August 18th – Fiktshun – Character Interview (Chloe)
Wednesday, August 20th – Candace's Book Blog – Guest Post
Friday, August 22nd – This Girl Reads a Lot – Author Interview
Monday, August 25th – Parajunkee – Guest Post
Wednesday, August 27th – Bo-ok Nerd – Author Interview
Friday, August 29th – Book Briefs – Guest Post
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I am so excited to be able to share this interview I conducted with Tavia Michaels for the EARTHQUAKE Blog Tour. While my post for the tour changed to a review, I love that I still get to share what Tavia and I talked about last month.
I love, love, LOVE this series and its characters. I'm dying to read the next book, which Tavia hints at in the interview. And for those of you who haven't yet met her (or those who have, but haven't yet gotten a chance to read this sequel) I'm offering up a copy of either of the books in this series for giveaway.
If you haven't read EARTHBOUND you may want to skip this interview and just read the one I conducted with Tavia last year, which is linked in the intro below, as there are some very minor spoilers about a certain character. But if you don't mind a little tease about what happens in EARTHQUAKE or what is to come in the third book, then you won't want to miss it.
If I wasn't already dying to have the next book in hand, I would be now.
Anyway… enough of my rambling. I've already gushed about this book, this series and this author. Let me avoid redundancy and stop so that you can check out the interview.
Hi Tavia, I'm so excited to welcome you back to the blog this year and to be able to ask a few questions that I didn't get the chance to ask when you stopped by last August.
I tried to be somewhat cryptic with my questions in case not everyone who stopped by got the chance to meet you. But I thought that now, after all this time has passed, it might be okay to ask you just a few questions that might require more detailed answers.
Q. What was it like having discovered you're an Earthbound and that you have powers to remake the earth?
Blew. My. Mind. I was barely coming to terms with the fact that I was alive and (mostly) functioning. But it's a strange blend of exciting and devastating because … well, the truth is, a lot of people are dead because of what I am. I hope I can make up for that.
Q. Knowing how complicated your life has been and continues to be, do you ever just wish you were normal? And if so, what would your ideal "normal" be?
Yes and no. It's incredibly stressful and full of pressure to be who I am. But if I weren't, well, the entire world would be doomed. I'm glad that someone is what I am, but the truth is, I'd rather it wasn't me.
Normal? Wow. What is normal? Normal is Michigan. Life before the plane crash. And certainly before this whole Earthbound mess. But I guess normal also means ignorant of my true nature. And it's hard to wish for that. Even if it would be wonderful.
Q. If you could go back and change anything about your situation, about yourself, or about what happened with Benson or with Logan, would you? And what would you change and why?
I'm big on truth and knowledge. And that's the one thing I wish I could change. I met both Logan (Quinn) and Benson and under completely false pretenses. I didn't actually know who or what either of them was in the beginning. And while I'm glad I know the truth now, I wish I could have known from the beginning.
Q. What is your favorite memory of Logan – past or present – and why is it a favorite?
The memory that I have of Logan simply coming home to our cabin one day—the one that I saw right when I realized who I was, or used to be—that's described in the first book is my favorite memory. Partly because it was sweet and romantic, but also because it's such a clear memory. And so few of my memories are. I like it so much I kind of play with it in the next book. 🙂
Q. I've heard that we get to learn a little bit more about both the Curatoria and the Reduciata. Without revealing too much, is there anything you can say about both factions? Is there more than meets the eye with both? Is there one you feel like you can trust more than the other?
Even though the words came from Quinn's diary, I feel like they're my opinion—both now and in my past—as well. "Trust ye the Curatoria but tenuously, and the Reduciata not at all." I think of the Curatoria as the lesser of two evils, but if Sammi and Mark didn't trust them, I certainly don't either.
Readers will learn a lot about both brotherhoods in this next book. And just like me, I'm not sure they're going to like what they discover.
Q. What has it been like being around Logan without him having any idea of who you are or having any memories of your past? And is he any different from the boy you used to know?
It's torturous!! I expected this to be easy, and it has been anything but. It would actually be fun to slowly explore each other and start a brand-new relationship and not worry too much about when the memories came back. But I don't have the luxury of time. Every minute that passes our lives are in even greater danger. And that's without taking into consideration how heart-breaking it is.
Q. Is there anyone new we get to meet that we should keep an eye out for? If so, who are they and why should we look for them?
In this next book you're going to see Earthbound using their abilities in ways I never even considered. Helping humanity and working to redeem themselves from their curse. Secretly, of course. Keep a particular eye out for Audra. And watch out for Alanna.
Q. In fifteen words or less, can you give us a hint as to what we can expect from this next chapter in your life?
Huge discoveries, secrets revealed, disaster is imminent, and it's all up to me.
Series: Earthbound #2
Author: Aprilynne Pike
Release date: July 8, 2014
Publisher: Razorbill
Pages: 352
Formats: Hardcover, audio, eBook
Tavia Michaels has discovered that she's an Earthbound—a fallen goddess with the power to remake the Earth—and that a rival faction of Earthbounds, the Reduciata, has created a virus that is literally wiping swaths of the planet out of existence.
Tavia is captured and imprisoned before she can act on this information, along with her eternal lover, Logan. Huddled in a claustrophobic cell, they lose track of the days, their attempts to escape proving as ephemeral as Tavia's newly gestating powers. But then Tavia and Logan are mysteriously rescued. . . .
They're brought to the underground headquarters of the Curatoria, another group of Earthbounds that Tavia doesn't fully trust. There, she's told that she can save the Earth before it disappears. She agrees.
Tavia quickly realizes that she isn't like other Earthbound, and as her abilities continue to awaken, they begin to threaten her centuries-long relationship with Logan. When Benson—Tavia's former best friend and romantic interest—appears at Curatoria headquarters, Tavia will again have to make a choice about who to be with even as she tries to stop the virus that is destroying the world and uncover the truth about the two Earthbound organizations that have her tangled up in their webs.
Series: Earthbound #1
Author: Aprilynne Pike
Release date: July 30, 2013 (PB released June 17, 2014)
Publisher: Razorbill
Pages: 352
Formats: Hardcover, paperback, audio, eBook
Tavia Michaels is the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed her parents. When she starts to see strange visions of a boy she's never spoken with in real life, she begins to suspect that there's much about her past that she isn't being told.
Tavia immediately searches for answers, desperate to determine why she feels so drawn to a boy she hardly knows. But when Tavia discovers that the aunt and uncle who took her in after her parents' death may have actually been responsible for the plane crash that killed them–and that she may have been the true intended victim–she flees for the safety of Camden, Maine, where the boy she sees in her visions instructs her to go.
Now, Tavia is on the run with no one to trust. No one, that is, except for her best friend and longtime crush, Benson.
Tavia feels torn between the boy who mysteriously comes to her at night and the boy who has been by her side every step of the way. But what Tavia doesn't know is that the world is literally falling apart and that to save it she will have to unite with the boy in her visions. Only problem? To do so would mean rejecting Benson's love. And that's the one thing Tavia Michaels swore she'd never do.
Aprilynne Pike has been spinning faerie stories since she was a child with a hyper-active imagination. At the age of twenty she received her BA in Creative Writing from Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. When not writing, Aprilynne can usually be found at the gym; she also enjoys singing, acting, reading, and working with pregnant moms as a childbirth educator and doula. Aprilynne currently lives with her husband and three kids in Utah, and dreams of warmer climates.
Aprilynne Pike's #1 New York Times best-selling debut, WINGS, is the first of four books about a seemingly ordinary girl with a not-so-ordinary destiny. In this tale of magic and intrigue, romance and danger, everything you thought you knew about faeries will be changed forever…
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I am so unbelievably excited to be today's stop on the GRADUATION DAY Blog Tour. I love this series and while I'm so sad that it ends with this book, I can't wait for GRADUATION DAY to be released so that I can discuss the ending with everyone.
It may have been a while since I read this last book in the series, but I can't forget how everything went down. It was just that awesome.
And what's also awesome is the fact that I got the chance to interview Author Joelle Charbonneau and Character Cia Vale for my stop today. I loved learning which book was the author's favorite to write. I really loved hearing about the different themes for each book. And I loved getting to ask Cia many of the questions I had for her.
The Testing Trilogy is one of my favorite dystopian series. Each book brought something new. Each book was unputdownable. And each book really made me think.
So if you haven't yet discovered this series, be sure to check out each book's description a bit further down in the post. And if you'd like to know just a little bit more about the series from the author and from Cia, the interviews follow immediately below.
This tour also includes the chance to win all the books in this series, so if you don't yet have them, just follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter for the chance to win.
Q. Of the three full-length books in the series, which was your favorite to write? And why? Your most challenging? And why?
Wow…that's a tough question since I loved writing each story for a different reason. I think my favorite to write was THE TESTING because I was telling the story just for me. I never really thought about whether the book would be published. Up until that book, I'd only written contemporary set books. So I was terrified and thrilled to be creating a brand new work for my characters to live in. The most challenging to write has to be GRADUATION DAY, mostly because I don't write with an outline. I am surprised by every turn of the story and don't really know where it is going until I get there. So GRADUATION DAY scared me a bit because I wasn't sure if all the pieces would fall into place the way I hoped. I had a lot of ideas I wanted to do justice to and I hope readers like where Cia ends up by the final page.
Q. While the overarching story flows beautifully as the series progresses from one book to the next, each book feels distinctly different, bringing something new to each reading experience. When writing the series, had you planned for each book to offer up something different – setting, characters, pace, tone? Or did the different characters and the story's direction develop as you were writing?
The one thing I knew going into writing this series is the theme I wanted each book to follow. For THE TESTING I wanted to create the world's worst college admission process. I wanted to look at the tests that our students go through (which are terrible now) and decide how society would have to be changed in order to make those test even more demanding with much higher stakes. INDEPENDENT STUDY was about going to college and how no one knows your past. They don't know the mistakes you have made or judge you on that. They only know you for who you are now, which is someone who has an idea about how the world works and what place you want to hold it in. While at college, students learn more about the wider world around them and often have to decide if what they really wanted to do with their lives is actually the future they wish to have. And GRADUATION DAY is about how graduation doesn't make you an adult and how elections aren't what make leaders. Becoming an adult is about stepping up and saying you are ready to make tough choices just as leaders are people to step forward and do what is necessary even when it is hard. Beyond that I hadn't a clue where the story would go. But I can say that I loved every minute of the journey.
Q. Toward the end of INDEPENDENT STUDY you introduced a bit of a jaw-dropper. Without revealing just what that was, did you always intend for what happened to happen? Had you imagined other possibilities.
Ha! Yeah – there is a bit of a cliffhanger at the end of INDEPENDENT STUDY. Sorry about that! Actually, there are several turns at the end of that book that I didn't see coming. Each turn took me down a road that was unexpected and ultimately very exciting for me to explore. I actually had imagined the story going in a more traditional dystopian path with the typical rebellion and a larger physical conflict occurring in the United Commonwealth. And yet once I saw the story going in a different direction I was excited to embrace it and see where it took me.
Q. You created a number of complex characters in The Testing Trilogy, many of whom had secret motivations, goals and pasts. Who would you say was your most complex character – Cia? Will? Raffe? Tomas? Dr. Barnes? President Collindar? Someone else?
This is an awesome question. You know, I think there are very few people who see things in all black or white. Most people think in shades of gray. I hope that comes through in THE TESTING and especially in the characters of Will and Dr. Barnes. I think they are two of the most layered and complex characters in the series and were a wonderful challenge to write.
Q. If readers could take one thing away from having read this series, what would you like that to be?
I really want people to walk away with the idea that no test can ever define someone's potential. Nothing limits a person when they are passionate about what they are doing. And anyone who says that how you perform on a test or deal with something on a specific day defines who you are and what you are capable of is wrong.
Q. Thinking back to that very first day you found out you were chosen for The Testing, would you ever have imagined how different an experience that, and every day since, was? Knowing what you know now, would you have gone ahead with The Testing anyway?
I thought I knew what The Testing would be like or how my life would go. I mean, it was such a dream to go to the University so I could learn enough to help our country move forward and become stronger. I never understood how much stronger I would need to be both physically and mentally to not only pass the test, but to survive. If I had known…I'd like to say that I would have still worked hard to be selected for The Testing. I'd like to believe that if I knew then what I know now I would want to still work hard to change things for the better. But I just don't know.
Q. Both you and Tomas did things during The Testing that are difficult to live with, but yet without having gone through them you might not have been able to do what you needed to do when everything went down. Would you have preferred not to have done them? Or do you think those experiences were necessary in order to do what needed to be done?
I really hate thinking about the things that we've done, but if I hadn't experienced the things I did in The Testing, I would never have been able to face the choices that I'm having to deal with now. Which is scary because it makes me wonder if that is what The Testing is really for. If it is…it worked. What does that mean?
Q. By remembering (and being told by you) what happened during The Testing, your experiences post-testing were very different than they might have been had you been completely in the dark. Do you at all miss the future you might have had? Do you think everything would have ended up where it did without your involvement in the mix?
It's hard to miss what I have never had. But I do wonder. And while it would be nice to think that everything is the way I once imagined, I realize that if I was allowed to live that life, it would be an illusion. I guess that makes knowing that it will never happen a little easier to accept.
Q. For those who don't yet know what happens next, can you give a hint about what may be on the horizon?
Hopefully, most people in the Commonwealth will never know what happens next. But for those who wonder…well, I have some tough choices to make. I used to think that deciding between what is right and wrong was easier to do. But I'm learning that it is harder than I ever imaged and if I want to step up and become a leader I have to test those who I want to help me the same way Dr. Barnes tested me.
Q. For those who may not already have met him, what do you think of Raffe? Do you think he can be trusted? Do you see him as a friend? An ally? A threat?
Raffe is smart. Really smart. And driven. He's driven by something I don't understand, but I respect the passion I see in his eyes. It's compelling. I hope to at some point to get to know him better. Really get to know him. Can he be trusted? If this was The Testing I would say yes. I trusted easier then. But I think that I might have to trust him. I want him to be an ally, but I know that wanting something doesn't always make it true. Which means he might still have more to prove before I am certain he is on my side.
Q. Do you think there's a happily ever after in your future with Tomas? Do you even think that a happy ending is possible for anyone who'd been through The Testing?
I don't know if Tomas and I will have a future. I hope so, but Tomas has lots of choices he has to make about his future. I may not love the choices that are in front of me, but I believe in our country. I want the best for my family, my friends and everyone that I've met….whether I like them or not. I can't turn away from them.
Q. What is your biggest hope for the future of the United Commonwealth? Of Tosu City? Five Lakes?
I hope we can find a way to move forward – all of us – together. There is so much good that has been done. More than anything I want us to build on all the good things and learn from the mistakes we've made. Then those who have died won't have died without cause. I want them to matter – because they do.
Series: The Testing #3
Release date: June 17, 2014
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
In book three of the Testing series, the United Commonwealth wants to eliminate the rebel alliance fighting to destroy The Testing for good. Cia is ready to lead the charge, but will her lethal classmates follow her into battle?
She wants to put an end to the Testing
In a scarred and brutal future, The United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war. The rebel resistance plots against a government that rules with cruelty and cunning. Gifted student and Testing survivor, Cia Vale, vows to fight.
But she can't do it alone.
This is the chance to lead that Cia has trained for – but who will follow? Plunging through layers of danger and deception, Cia must risk the lives of those she loves–and gamble on the loyalty of her lethal classmates.
Who can Cia trust?
The stakes are higher than ever-lives of promise cut short or fulfilled; a future ruled by fear or hope–in the electrifying conclusion to Joelle Charbonneau's epic Testing trilogy. Ready or not…it's Graduation Day.
The Final Test is the Deadliest!
Ever since I can remember I loved telling stories. As I grew up, I started performing those stories on the stage. Creating vivid characters and singing wonderfully complex songs were my passion. I graduated from Millikin University with a Bachelors Degree in Vocal Performance and then continued onto DePaul University for my Masters Degree in Opera Performance. From there I went onto perform across the Chicagoland area in a variety of Operas, Operettas and Musicals. I also started teaching acting classes and private voice lessons to pass my passion along to the next generation.
Not exactly the path you'd expect a writer to take.
I'd never dreamed of writing a novel. But I loved to read. Then one day I had an idea and I started to write. I found my passion for creating characters lived on the page as well as the stage. It is my hope that the characters I've created resonate with you and make you smile.
I still teach voice lessons and sing for the occasional professional event. But the rest of my time is spent with my husband and son while dreaming up new and interesting stories. I hope that someday I hear yours.
Title: THE TESTING GUIDE (The Testing #0.5)
Release date: May 1, 2013
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pages: 46
Formats: eBook
Find it: AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | GOODREADS
It's an honor to be chosen for The Testing. But it's not enough to pass The Testing. Cia will have to survive it.
The Testing Guide is the short story prequel to The Testing, the first novel in the stunning and epic Testing Trilogy.
Title: THE TESTING (The Testing #1)
Release date: June 4, 2013
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Formats: Hardcover, paperback, audio, eBook
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn't that what they say? But how close is too close when they may be one in the same?
The Seven Stages War left much of the planet a charred wasteland. The future belongs to the next generation's chosen few who must rebuild it. But to enter this elite group, candidates must first pass The Testing—their one chance at a college education and a rewarding career.
Cia Vale is honored to be chosen as a Testing candidate; eager to prove her worthiness as a University student and future leader of the United Commonwealth. But on the eve of her departure, her father's advice hints at a darker side to her upcoming studies–trust no one.
But surely she can trust Tomas, her handsome childhood friend who offers an alliance? Tomas, who seems to care more about her with the passing of every grueling (and deadly) day of the Testing. To survive, Cia must choose: love without truth or life without trust.
Title: INDEPENDENT STUDY (The Testing #2)
Release date: January 7, 2014
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Formats: Hardcover, audio, eBook
Find it: AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | GOODREADS
In the series debut The Testing, sixteen-year-old Cia Vale was chosen by the United Commonwealth government as one of the best and brightest graduates of all the colonies . . . a promising leader in the effort to revitalize postwar civilization.
In Independent Study, Cia is a freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown sweetheart, Tomas—and though the government has tried to erase her memory of the brutal horrors of The Testing, Cia remembers. Her attempts to expose the ugly truth behind the government's murderous programs put her—and her loved ones—in a world of danger. But the future of the Commonwealth depends on her.
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Nerd Alert: A Real-Life Pixar-Inspired Lamp and a Taxi Gets an Amazing 'Back to the Future' Makeover
Carlo Collodi's classic character Pinocchio was a wooden puppet that longs to become a real boy. The creators of Pinokio had the fictional fairy-tale figure in mind when they invented a robotic lamp that interacts with people and the environment around it. The below video demonstrates how Pinokio acts like a real-life Pixar character and looks just like the lamp from the animation giant's logo (pictured above).
Pinokio recognizes faces, responds to sounds, and expresses itself in several ways — including begging for attention and flipping its switch back on when you try to turn it off. Design Taxi featured the lamp created by Shanshan Zhou, Adam Ben-Dror and Joss Doggett. They constructed Pinokio with Processing, Arduino, OpenCV and a webcam. See the magical invention at work in this short clip.
If you're a city dweller, then you know that taking a cab is often a dodgy experience, filled with unexpected ick and sometimes wisdom. New York-based designer Mike Lubrano makes us forget the bad stuff, though, with his creation for futuristic fashion brand Nooka.
He took the iconic yellow taxi and turned it into a relic from Back to the Future, which we more than approve of. Big cities, take note: remodel your taxis after a cult 1980s film and they will come. The below photos are from Design Taxi and prove that Lubrano got all the little details right. Someone make this happen everywhere, please. Now.
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Thanks Sandycat, after reading your instruction to the OP, I decided to buy one off Fleebay and change the wife's. I've been trying to work out for ages how to change it, but with your advice it worked a treat, cheers buddy
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Every couple or so times I start the car (2004 StreetKa), the odometer (trip meter) resets itself but still retains the car's total mileage. I changed the battery 4 months ago or so and this is the only electrical fault I'm having....any ideas anyone?
Thanks from me also Mark. After reading Will's post yesterday I went to the missus car and looked for the central fuse box so I could advise Will. I couldn't find it myself so for future reference, thanks. There is no mention of it even in the Ford workshop dvd manual I have either.
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change the pollen filter, this can help.
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Not wanting to sound alarmist, but exhaust fumes/carbon monoxide is a killer. There was something on t.v. the other day about a power boat race and fumes leaked into the cockpit, knocking the pilot unconscious nearly killing him and his co-pilot. Keep us posted with your findings.
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As Nick said, a couple of niggles but then again the cars are around 5-7 years old now so its to be expected. Mpg is spot on with what my missus has got..2004 Green StreetKa, same as what Nick said. We had the alternator done a few months back and it cost us about £170 fully fitted. Dashboard lights are a green-ish colour. I just fitted some after burner lights to the rear on her car and they have made it a little more unique. I have also fitted some blue neons in the footwells for a nice glow at night-time, dead easy to fit. Again, same as what Nick said, no leaks as such, just the odd dribble when its washed. Here in Oldham last weekend we had torrential rain for almost 36 hours and not a drop made it inside. In the manual, Ford says they cannot guarantee water-proof of the hood, but you'll be fine I'm sure. Don't think you'll sit there getting wet when it rains, its unlikely from our experience. Just bear in mind that they're not the cheapest car to run with the tax, oh...and get an insurance quote first, I think you'll be sadly surprised as they seem expensive to insure, as well as run with the cost of fuel. This is our 2nd car really just for summer and when its hot and you have the roof down, this is when this little car comes into its own. Enjoy it if you buy one, there's plenty out there with low mileage. Have a look at a few though like we did as the first one went to look at, the leather seats were badly worn. But on the one we bought its immaculate.
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No noise heard like that from the missus' 2004 StreetKa. Hope you get it sorted mate.
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Leah, I sent you a private message a day or two ago on this forum in case you haven't read it...Graham
Hi Leah...don't quote me on this, but I suspect its your multifunction switch rather than a relay. See here so you know what I'm talking about http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ford-Multifunction-Switch-Ka-Puma/dp/B003AQWLZS However, this one will probably NOT fit the StreetKa, so have a word with a mechanic for a second opinion, but at least you know what I'm on about when I say multifunction switch.. This would be my first port of call. If you can get in touch with someone local to you in the Staffs area who may be able to swap theirs onto yours to see if this is the problem then this may be a start before you go and spend daft money if it isn't this switch after all. So if anyone out there can help Leah, drop her a line before she gets her hard earned cash out.
On the off chance the code is wrong, post your message including radio serial code on the following forum and someone will find the correct code for you...good luck http://www.unlockforum.com/showthread.php/12810-Ford-unlock-code/page4
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Just bought my wife these babies for her StreetKa. Not cheap at £225 a set, plus the cost of having them sprayed up in your choice of colour (ours cost £60), but your car will look stunning. http://www.quadconversions.com/ka-body-styling-kit/streetka_afterburner_lights.htm
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Isnt it usually a degenerative thing? Anyways I'm with Mango, no thanks. Any medical red flag is a automatic no-go for me.
How 'bout Courtney Lee?
if we could manage to wrestle courtney lee and dragic away from houston, get batum or draft barnes or MKG, i'd be one extremely happy camper.
Trade a starter who has suspect handles, no outside shot and is about to get a big payday, for a rookie who will be a much cheaper 2nd unit player next season, who's got an excellent long-range shooting stroke? ummmm yes, exactly. AK47 and Mayo would start, allowing Beal to develop on the 2nd unit with lowered expectations and much less pressure, on a rookie-scale contract for the next few years. Absolutely.
Can we please stop talking about AK47 like its a thing it's making me nauseous.
Why no love for AK47? I certainly don't think he's a superstar, but he'd be a veteran with a good work ethic, high bbiq, decent defender and good outside shooter... all of which BC/DC said they were looking for. I wouldn't suggest him as the answer to all the Raptors woes, but I think he would be a decent piece of the puzzle to add, especially if he comes for 2/3 years @ around $7-8M per season. I'm curious why you would disagree...
My only concern with Ivan Drago is his proneness to injury. All other things considered, he seems like a good fit.
he's just way past his prime. he didn't even play in the nba last season, which is puzzling if he's such a good commodity. he's just looking for a payday at this point, and while i don't blame him (C.R.E.A.M.) thats not whats in our best interests. the last i remember watching him he was pretty meh offensively. i'd rather WAY overpay for Batum or Chandler than spend 7-8 mil for a declining 30 year old with career averages of 12 and 5.
Didn't he choose to stay in Russia because of the lockout? I don't think it's an indication of his diminishing skills. It's a similar situation as Wilson Chandler and Sonny Weems.
If we get Ilyasova, I would be a happy camper. Anything else we do would be gravy.
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As the Crow Flies
The distance between London and New York City is 5,578 kilometers (3,466 miles).
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NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) has expanded its family of advanced LED backlight surgical displays with the release of the new 24" Radiance® G2, 55" Radiance G2 and 24" EndoVue® monitors. The new products extend NDSsi's leadership in visualization technology as the company advances its complete lineup of surgical displays to LED backlight.
Focusing solely on the medical industry, NDSsi is the pioneer of LED technology for the healthcare environment, the first company to introduce LED in a surgical display, and the first to stabilize the LED backlight at 500 cd/m² for the life of the product with the introduction of its 26" Radiance G2 High-Bright display.
"Bringing all the advantages of LED backlight to our customers, and doing it affordably, has been one of our key goals," said Jens Ruppert, Vice President & General Manager, Surgical Business Unit at NDSsi. "Our expertise in designing medical-grade products has enabled us to produce a wide range of advanced LED backlight displays to fit any budget, making the transition to LED easy."
The benefits of LED backlight technology are many. LED displays consume less power, thereby reducing energy costs. New designs are slimmer, more lightweight, and promise a longer product life. LED backlights run cool, eliminating the heat dissipation issues of older technologies. By offering the industry's only stabilized LED backlight, NDSsi displays remain at the same high brightness from day one throughout the life of the product.
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Based in Silicon Valley, CA, NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) is a global leader in designing and manufacturing medical imaging and informatics systems. NDSsi technology solutions have led the way in re-defining the modern surgical OR, radiology rooms, endoscopy suites and minimally invasive environments.
At the forefront of innovation in medical imaging technology, NDSsi delivers HD visualization and informatics products that enable the clinical imaging solutions of the future, and drive constant improvements in collaborative medicine. NDSsi is a privately held company with US-based R&D and manufacturing facilities, and a global presence in more than 35 countries. For more information, visit www.ndssi.com.
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Can you add a 'search box' to your site?
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Can you add a 'search box' to your site?
Very good, can you point me in the right direction?
To our site or yours ?
Yes I see what you mean. I meant mine.
I'll rephrase...
'Can I add a search box to my site?' ! :)
Yes, of course you can. I wish I had time to share the one that I've been writing for people but it's still a mess and I have some other too important things I have to deal with around here.
You simply need to write a search plugin that grabs data from a POST or a GET set of variables and output it to the page. In a safe way...don't want people hacking your site...
Ah OK, that's slightly beyond my capabilities, so I'll have to get some help on that. Or wait for your release. Do you reckon it will be coming soon?
If I answer this with any kind of response somebody will send me hate mail on the day, whatever I say, and I'm kind of tired of that.
I would love to see it happen - that's all I will say for now.
OK, look forward to seeing it, keep up the good work :)
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Creative Storymaking Made Easy
I've written many times on this blog about the power of storytelling as a means to stimulate children's language, literacy, learning and creativity. Rarely do I suggest a commercial aid for such creative storying, but there is one that I've come across that deserves a mention.
Rory's Story Cubes are a simple, but powerful tool for story creation. The aid consists of 9 cubes that have images on all sides. Each 'player' takes turns rolling the cubes. They then look at the top image on the 9 cubes, reorder them as they wish and then create an oral story. While some people are better at this than others, once you've had a few turns you get the idea of it and quickly begin to create original stories. I've used it with three of my grandchildren aged 5, 7 & 9 and all were able to create excellent stories and had a stimulating and fun time doing it. We had fun creating individual stories and group stories.
The original Rory's Story Cubes game contains nine 19mm cubes with 54 iconic images, for example, an eye, lock, wand, sad face, star, letter, bee, turtle, key hole, arrow, torch, lightning and so on.
There have now been two additional expansion sets released. The first consists of 9 cubes with 54 action images or 'picto-verbs' that depict common verbs showing varied actions. Another recent set has been released and focuses on the theme of 'voyages'. You can use the sets separately or can mix them up to create even more elaborate stories.
Story Cubes are an ideal activity for children at home or in small group work at school. At $US14.99 a set I think they're great value. You can buy them at good toy stores. I bought my set from one of my favourite toy stores in Sydney, Monkey Puzzle (at Summer Hill) for $16.95. You can also buy them online in varied places, including HERE and HERE
You will also be able to purchase a larger set of cubes soon for children with special needs. 'Story Cubes MAX' has 30 mm square cubes (almost twice the size) making handling easier for children with fine motor or visual disabilities. The expected recommended retail price will be approximately $US30.
Finally, you can download an iPhone version via iTunes HERE for $US1.99. The app works brilliantly. When you shake the iPhone, it even sounds like you're rolling the real thing.
4 comments:
- Mel said...
This sounds like a great tool to help myself make up original stories to tell the kids at bedtime. I've always loved the thought of making up original stories for the kids, but have trouble structuring it. This resource would give me that little bit of structure/direction that I could see myself starting to tell those original stories to my kids that I have always dreamed of doing.
- January 6, 2012 at 10:43 AM
- Trevor Cairney said...
Hi Mel, this is an interesting way to use the aid. I'm sure that it would be fun to use it this way. Maybe you could let your children join in too. Let me know how it turns out. Trevor
- January 9, 2012 at 10:05 PM
- Claire Tyler-Smith said...
I am a South African middle school teacher and I use Rory's Story Cubes all the time. The children love them and beg to play with them as a reward for working well. - August 20, 2013 at 11:57 PM
- Trevor Cairney said...
I'm glad you find them helpful as well Claire.
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Oh wow! Japan!!!! I really want to visit some day, I hope you have all the fun you can!!!! That sounds so cool!
Hope you have a really good holiday and that all your wishes come true for the New Year! ^_^
Your sig picture looks awesome! Nice choice on an anime for the avatar, as well ^_^ Gotta love Zetsubou Sensei!
And I agree that Fumoffu is extremely amusing! I think my favorite moment is when Sousuke's explaining to the council president (or whoever that guy is) why he blew up the shoe locker. And the president is completely with him on it. Like "oh, of course you would have to blow it up" ^_^ Poor Chidori...


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Sunday, February 10, 2008
We Are the Ship, by Kadir Nelson
This is a non-fiction account of the Negro Baseball Leagues, and black baseball players from the 1800s on.
You know how some topics can be mildly boring when you first consider them, but when someone who is super passionate pulls up a chair and talks to you, it's impossible not to develop your own interest and appreciation. Okay. That's how this book was for me. It's not as if I have zero interest in black baseball history, but Nelson is so enthralled by his subject and so loving in his writing and art that it's impossible not to get swept up in the story and carried along by the husky, fierce energy. They loved the game. They were ballplayers. And theirs is a rich and complex story. They were privileged, relative to many black folks of their time, but they were victims of a racist country that wouldn't let them play and get paid with their white peers.
The text is told with a collective voice, with lots of "we" and "our" pronouns, as if one of the ballplayers is telling the story. It was a little awkward, this point of view, but I liked it a lot better than a third person, dry, "objective" voice. I imagined sitting on a porch, next to the rocking chair of one of these players now in his nineties, as he slowly told me this amazing swath of American history. My dad is a sports fan and history buff and it was because of him that Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson were not completely unfamiliar names to me. Today, at Sunday dinner, I'm going to loan him my just-finished library copy of this fine book.
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Was this book recently feature on NPR?
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- AMY S. said...
yes. this is THAT book. :)
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NARC PlayStation 2
- Publisher: Midway
- Release Date: Mar 22, 2005
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Ingest evidence rather than confiscate it and you'll develop embarrassing addictions you can kick only via meter-driven mini-games, or you'll get busted in a random drug test.
The controls are quite responsive, offering a wide assortment of combat moves, but the weak camera hinders them.
The narrative is a bit thin—there's a new drug on the street called "Liquid Soul" and your task is to figure out where it's coming from—but once the fists and lead start flying, you won't really give a damn why you're doing what you're doing.
I had fun playing the game, which is all that really matters. Some missions were frustrating, but the generous continue system helped repress some of the anger.
Whether you're high or not, the action never moves beyond the primitive realm of shoot, punch, kick, tackle, grapple, throw and pummel. The only time the game gets legitimately challenging is when it becomes necessary to toggle out of the drug menu and select your beating fist or holster a weapon to arrest a suspect.
The key phrase with NARC would seem to be "wasted potential."
Play MagazineA few annoying control and camera issues become readily apparent in some of the more frustrating missions. [May 2005, p.54]
PSM MagazineBe aware that its vehicle-less gameplay resembles "State of Emergency" a lot more than it does "GTA: San Andreas." [June 2005, p.79]
If you strip away the patently silly drug effects and the forced attitude, NARC is an unimpressive mission-based third-person action game. It's also short, rife with bugs, and basically not a lot of fun to play.
The best part about this remake is the ability to unlock the original NARC from 1988, but only if you can force yourself to play long enough to do so.
Even if its opinion is a little simplistic ("Drugs have short-term benefits and long-term consequences") and awkwardly included in the game, at least there's an attempt at a message, which is more than most games manage.
A slew of problems hold NARC back from being the anticipated game many expected, and personally, I'll blame VIS for it. The gameplay relies too heavily on something like "State of Emergency," and it just isn't fun.
Game InformerPut simply, NARC is a mess. Every time it starts to show a little potential, it blindsides you with a nearly unplayable mission, amazing camera failure, or a flat-out boring sidequest. [May 2005, p.112]
netjakAside from hearing what decently cast voice acting sounds like and hearing Michael Madsen give an excellent performance in 6-10 hours of bad gameplay, there's absolutely no reason to touch this game, even at $20.
We like guns, we like city envirnments, and we like laughable drugs and violence references. AND we like arresting people. But we don't like Narc. No. Sorry. [PSM2]
AceGamezQuite simply a short and boring third person shooter that tries too hard to be edgy and just comes off as more sick and disgusting than anything else I've played.
Everything about the game feels clumsy. The graphics are mediocre, the gameplay is middling and repetitive, and the completely shallow glorification of drug use is either appalling or just plain stupid.
It works in small doses in providing some carnage and distraction from reality.
The game falls not only short of expectation, but also below what this great team is capable of.
This moral ambiguity is one of NARC's biggest selling points, but it's also one of the game's biggest flaws. No matter how far you cross the line, you're never beyond redemption.
Computer Games MagazineOffers a quick toot of dopey euphoria, followed by twitching hours of comedown and regret. [July 2005, p.90]
The gameplay is unexciting, and the counterintuitive controls make it even worse. I had a hard time aiming because of the awful camera controls.
Terrible control, lame features and an overall lack of excitement make this law enforcement experience worse than an episode of "Cop Rock."
Crap aiming and a crap camera combine with boring, nonsensical missions to translate into horrid gameplay for the main story.
User score distribution:
Positive: 5 out of 7
Mixed: 0 out of 7
Negative: 2 out of 7
JesseS.Jun 18, 2005
JohnApr 2, 2005
EricA.Mar 30, 2005this game rocks. One of the best PS2 games ever made. This is a must have for a GTA fan. ALso buy Resident Evil 4 when it comes out for PS2.


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mpls traffic-eng multicast-intact Command
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mpls traffic-eng multicast-intact Command
The mpls traffic-eng multicast-intact command was introduced to enable interoperability between Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) traffic engineering. See the command reference page for more details.
mpls traffic-eng multicast-intact
To configure a router running Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) or Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) so that Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) traffic engineering (TE) interoperate, use the mpls traffic-eng multicast-intact command in router configuration mode. To disable interoperability between PIM and MPLS-TE, use the no form of this command.
mpls traffic-eng multicast-intact
no mpls traffic-eng multicast-intact
Syntax Description
This command has no keywords or arguments.
Command Modes
Router configuration
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The mpls traffic-eng multicast-intact command allows PIM to use the native hop-by-hop neighbors even though the unicast routing is using MPLS TE tunnels. The mpls traffic-eng multicast-intact command can only be used with "autoroute announce" functionality.
The following example shows how to configure PIM and MPLS TE to interoperate:
Router(config-router)# mpls traffic-eng multicast-intactRelated Commands
Command Description mpls traffic-eng
Configures a router running OSPF or IS-IS so that it floods MPLS TE link information into the indicated IS-IS level.
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| Intel Produces Mainboard Powered by ATIs Chipset Intel Corp. has quietly launched its own-brand desktop mainboard based on ATI RADEON XPRESS 200-series core-logic. This is the first time in the recent history when Intel decided to officially promote a third-party core-logic, which is a result of the companys recent shift in manufacturing of low-margin core-logic sets for desktops. Intel Desktop Board D101GGC is a part of Intels Essential series of desktop mainboards and us aimed at mainstream users who require not very high price. The mainboard supports Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Celeron D processors with 533MHz and 800MHz processor system bus, complies to 05A and 04A platform compatibility guide (PCG), supports up to 2GB of single-channel DDR memory, integrates RADEON X300-like graphics core, features a PCI Express x16 graphics slot in addition to one PCI Express x1 and two PCI slots. Input/output (I/O) capabilities of the mainboard include Intel high definition 5.1 audio, 8 USB 2.0 ports, 4 Serial ATA-150 ports, integrated 10/100Mb/s Ethernet and so on. Intel D101GGC mainboard is currently available for orders from different stores across the world. For instance, a German online store offers the mainboard for approximately $90 (74), a Canadian online store is also selling the product. Earlier Intel said it had refocused production capacities of entry-level chipsets to higher-margin products, which eventually resulted in boosted chipset shipments by VIA Technologies. While Intel decided to shift from entry-level low-margin core-logic products, it still sells its affordable microprocessors to customers, which requires the company to take care of appropriate infrastructure, which means that the company may continue to push third-party chipsets in future. Intels stamp of approval on this chipset should be a big advantage to ATI Technologies, notes AnandTech web-site, which claims that the selection of the RADEON XPRESS 200 is notable, as Intels mainboards are known for their stable operation. http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mainboa...025015202.html
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| Result of Intel not being able to supply enough its own chipset. It could well be from different reasons. Nevertheless, the same issue has hurt Intel revenue projection for next two quarters resulting to lower stock price recently.
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