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"Queen Abigail the Wise" and "Vanessa the Wonder-worker" fill a gap in Orthodox fiction for children
Bookended by heavily illustrated readers for toddlers and serious tomes about dating for teens, the world of Orthodox children's fiction hasn't had much to offer tweens – young readers between 9-12. But a new series of chapter books from author/illustrator Grace Brooks, a parishioner at St. Paul Church in Las Vegas, promises to change that, engaging tween readers at an age when crucial long-term ties to the faith are formed.
The intersection between Church life and "real life" is fertile ground for adventure to the tween characters of the Every Tuesday Club. Thrown together at church once a week, the girls start as acquaintances, become friends and find themselves learning about their faith and themselves in ways that are engaging, thought-provoking and easy for young readers to relate to.
In addition to the two Every Tuesday Club books published, Brooks said at least two more are planned. The first two books in the series are "Queen Abigail the Wise" and "Vanessa the Wonder-worker":
Queen Abigail the Wise: When 10-year-old Abigail is having trouble paying attention in church, her priest makes a deal with her: At stake is an icon she knows will help her focus, but to get it, she'll need help from four other friends. She starts the Every Tuesday Club so they can go to work on this and other problems, and over the weeks of Lent leading up to Pascha, her adventure ends up bringing them closer to their faith, their family and each other.
Vanessa the Wonder-worker: In this sequel to "Queen Abigail the Wise," 12-year-old Vanessa turns to the Every Tuesday Girls Club when her older brother is going through a crisis of faith. Vanessa must learn how to express matters of faith in ways that a skeptic can understand, and she gets help from a pious stranger who seems to just know things. If Vanessa wants to find the miracle she's looking for, she will have to learn more and confront her own desires to be successful in the world.
Both books have enjoyed strong reviews in the Orthodox community.
Molly Sabourin, author of "Close to Home: One Orthodox Mother's Quest for Patience, Peace and Perseverance," said that "Queen Abigail the Wise" was "a delightful read for kids and a wonderful resource for parents looking for engaging Orthodox literature to include in their family's home library… This book is a treasure!"
Elissa D. Bjeletic, host of the "Raising Saints" Orthodox podcast and author of "Blueprints for the Little Church," had similar praise for "Vanessa": "My ten-year old absolutely loved this book! She could not stop talking about how great it was. I recommend this whole-heartedly!"
The Very Rev. John Dresko, Rector of St. Paul Church (Grace's pastor) and proofreader of both books before publishing: "Grace has captured the essence of a pre- and young-teen's struggles, which mirror in a small way the struggles of all of us. Her writing is vibrant and captivating. I have the highest recommendation to pastors and parish bookstore managers — your parish young people will love these books."
The books are available on Amazon and wholesale pricing is available directly from the author for orders of three or more copies. For more information, visit http://queenabigail.com or call the author directly at (816) 985-0305.
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Description: Famous for their dominance in the American Vertical Piano market, Baldwin has been the #1 selling American piano through the late 90's. This piano, made in Trumann, AKin 1988, is in immaculate condition having had almost no use. It was owned by an executive family and resided proudly in the formal living room. This piano was regularly maintained by well-known piano technician –John Dubois. This piano was purchased new at Clark Music in late 1988. It has been completely reconditioned including action regulated and hammers voiced. The Classic series of consoles were made on the same assembly line as the famous high-end Acrosonic model and has the same feature of a full-size console action in an somewhat simpler elegant cabinet than the exclusive Acrosonic. This is a fabulous find in a value piano made by an heirloom manufacturer. This is an uncommon find!!!


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From Lun to Fortica
Starting at the southern side of the Pag Bridge and the Venetian fort of Fortica, the island of Pag stretches 60 kilometres in length. Many first-time visitors are perplexed by its barren appearance which is often compared to the surface of the Moon. However, on the first tour of the island, passing through several villages, this experience changes because of the diversity in attraction both natural or historical. The diversity of this long island starts the ornithological reserve of Velo Blato and Malo Blato, across thousand-year old olive groves of Lun which defy the harsh weather on the northern side of the island. It is estimated that there are trees over 1500 years old here and if you listen carefully to the breeze in their branches you just might hear ancient stories, good and bad, of events which happened in this area. But, what never changes is the local people who will selflessly welcome you and reveal their kind hearts.
Activities & Atractions
- boat tour of the Pag Cove
- Pag town, with its saltworks and famous Pag lace
- Kolan, visit to a cheesemaker's in Kolan
- Zrće Beach
- tour of olive groves of Lun
- Novalja – walk through the town, visit to the city museum and Roman aqueduct
- lunch at the Prtorić Farm
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posjet ornitološkom rezervatu Velo i Malo blato, razgledavanje grada Paga, ručak/večera u OPG Prtorić;
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vožnja do Luna i šetnja maslinikom, razgledavanje grada Novalje, posjet plaži Zrće, večera u OPG Prtorić.


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Today was another amazing day of presentations at the ACE conference!....
Unlike other conferences that I'm used to attending, you don't have to choose from workshops at the Association of Cooperative Educators. There is only one track, and everyone is on the same one.
I actually ended up being very glad that it was arranged this way, else I might have missed out some very important information and stories.
First up, Asset Building 101: Why the Asset Building Movement Matters for Co-ops led by Heather McCulloch, founder of Asset Building Strategies, based in San Francisco.
The asset-building movement has gone mainstream, Heather said. However, "shared ownership," is not on the agenda. Part of her work has been to survey people and organizations to work on ways to change this.
This is relevant to co-ops because many local, state and regional programs are being started to promote asset building. "A lot of public resources are coming down," she said. Housing cooperatives and worker cooperatives could benefit from them as initial cooperative buy-ins could be funded through strategies such as Individual Development Accounts.
Heather has helped bring IDAs and assets counseling to the San Francisco Bay Area WAGES cooperative, a cleaning co-op with many immigrants. Another example of co-ops using asset-building is the Evergreen Cooperative is looking at offering forgiveable loans to employees to them purchase homes, she said.
Carol Coren, of Cornerstone Ventures in Southampton, PA, during the questions portion of the workshop, stated that an IDA management teams be educated because "the co-op movement is absent in training," she said.
Heather announced that she will be doing a presentation at the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives conference in Berkeley Aug. 6-8.
For information "to get grounded in asset building, Heather recommends the New America Foundation (www.assetbuilding.org). Her website is www.AssetBuildingStrategies.com.
The Unique Prescription was one of the best stories I had heard about how cooperatives can change the economic reality of a region, true community economic development. This is the story of how a producer co-op spontaneously got organized around a hospital's desire to buy local food in Western Wisconsin, and how as a result of that work, the region would be able to provide food for itself in the event of a disaster.
The hospital is Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI, and its Director of Hospitality Services Rick Beckler. He and Dick Walders, a farmer in Ewes Rule the Farm in Cornwell, WI and co-op advisor Pam Herdrich told the story of the birth of the Producers & Buyers Co-op in the Chippewa Valley.
Rick was trying to buy local food for the hospital. He had a mission to spend 10% of the hospital's $2 million food budget, but was finding it difficult to do. He had made a sale with one bison farmer, but hadn't heard from her again. Sacred Heart wanted to serve grass-fed animals to their patients.
"It has a healing benefit," he explained. "It has a lot to do with the recovery of the patient." But local farmers had had bad experiences with institutions and were reluctant to take risks.
"When we looked for a model to get local and healthy food for our hospital it wasn't there," Rick said.
He met Pam at a conference and asked her why it was so difficult to buy from the local farmers. They talked, and on the spot pulled together a steering committee of farmers to work on a plan.
The result was the Producers & Buyers Co-op comprised of producers, processors, delivery persons and buyers. Members paid $50 each and they raised $250,000 by selling shares to friends and family.
The making of a successful cooperative has created jobs in an economy that was in a downturn. Rick said now there are 1,000 vacant jobs looking for employees. "I think we have a lot to do with that," he said.
Patient satisfaction has been high, he said. Patients call him up ecstatic that "you're buying meat from my neighbors." Others love the taste of the locally-raised fish.
The network of farmers can successfully meet the needs of the hospital and other institutions and Rick no longer has a problem with meeting his goals. The co-op infrastructure has become a pilot project that leads to food independence. They even grow vegetables in when it's cold and snowy in the "great white north,"
Rick said.
"The Chippewa Valley can feed itself, if necessary," Pam agreed.
Another key benefit of the cooperative is food security. The cooperative is conscious about food safety and has prohibits feeding animals certain foods that could make animals susceptible to health issues. Rick said the history of the animals can be traced. Some farmers name their animals and know their histories and peculiarities.
It was a great story about how the cooperative got organized, how local food was used, and how it helps to heal patients, and caused enthusiasm in the hospital with the cooks because the food tasted better and with patients because they knew the farmers. This story could be winner if the 2012 Co-op Stories and History Project materializes.
ACE will be make the workshops available online with RSS feed which can be downloaded. I suggest readers check this one out. Rick's humor made the story even better.
I must say though, as a mostly vegan eater, I was stunned to find out from the presentation that once an animal is butchered, it has to hang for 21 days to drain the blood from it. That aside, I was intrigued by the local food/sustainability-health/hospital-cooperative connection.
As the presenters said, they have created a model that farmers everywhere can follow, and they are excited about it. That was the beauty of the presentation.
STAYED TUNED...more coming. I'm especially excited about the Mondragon, Cooperatives and Peace and the Overcoming Barriers presentations. I'll have to write about them later, along with the Evergreen buzz, which I had planned to write about today. However, the day was so information-rich, it is a bit difficult to catch up.
There was also a great presentation by John Logue's wife on The John Logue award at the ACE awards banquet, but I regret I'll have to write tomorrow.
It's 11:59, and they get started early at ACE!
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SAN FRANCISCO — It's not just the numbers that cry out for reform of the financial services industry, but it's the faces as well, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer said Monday.
The senses are easily dulled by the enormous numbers of recent years' economic calamity — $360 billion in lost wages, 5.5 million jobs lost, 500,000 homes foreclosed upon, $3.4 trillion in lost real estate wealth, $7.4 trillion in lost stock wealth — but individual people's stories tell a vital tale, Boxer, D-Calif., said at a news conference.
So she presented Joe Ruiz, owner of Rhapsody Painting in San Francisco, who spoke of having his small business's line of credit revoked by Citibank over what he called a technical issue, leaving the 15-year-old business to lay off several of its longtime workers and still struggle to survive.
Even after a public bailout, banks are using "any excuse to cut back the credit of small businesses" which are the nation's vital job creators, Boxer said. The reform bill now being debated by the Senate would provide increased oversight through an independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau tasked exclusively with shielding people and small businesses, she said.
She presented Matt Kilgore of Rohnert Park, who said he got sucked into signing for a student loan to attend a helicopter-pilot training school which later went bankrupt, leaving the lender to tell him, "Sorry the school closed but you owe us $80,000 now."
Boxer said too many people get left holding the bag for shady lending practices. "Reasonable rules of the road — that's all we're asking for."
Maeve Elise Brown, executive director of Oakland-based Housing and Economic Rights Advocates, spoke about the many homeowners who got pushed or misled into loans far more expensive than what they could afford by unscrupulous lenders interested only in padding their fees. "They found their trust was completely misplaced."
Besides the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Boxer said the bill under debate would curb financial institutions' risky behavior by enacting strict new capital and borrowing requirements; create a Financial Stability Oversight Council to provide an early-warning system for financial industry instability; improve funding and management at the Securities and Exchange Commission to protect against market scams; eliminate loopholes that let reckless speculative practices go unseen; and forbid any further taxpayer bailouts.
That last one is vital, she said, citing the 96-1 vote by the Senate last week on her amendment providing that all financial companies put into receivership under the reform law shall be liquidated, with no taxpayer funds used to prevent such liquidation; only disposition of the company's assets or a tax or fee on the financial industry could be used.
Boxer said she's working on another bill with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., aimed at stimulating smaller, community banks to extend more credit to small businesses.
Boxer flew back to Washington later Monday; today she'll convene a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to examine economic and environmental issues surrounding the BP Deepwater Horizon oil-spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
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N++ And Far Cry 4 Win At Canadian Video Game Awards/
The Canadian Video Game Awards were last night, and TorontoGameDevs.com was their live-tweeting the event:
There were a lot of Toronto developed games nominated, but only a few walked away winners. Far Cry 4, which was created by Ubisoft Montreal, but with Ubisoft Toronto working on the Shangri La experience.
N++ from Metanet Software walked away with Fan Choice for best Canadian Game. With Jonathan Mak accepting the award on their behalf (video below).
Congratulations to all of the developers who were nominated and won! You can check out the full list of winners here.


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There are few wines that hit the senses like Sauvignon Blanc. When done right, it brightens a day, sharpens your mind and delights the palate. Sauv Blancs tend to be the most minerally and dry of the white wines, and the final resting point of many long-time white wine lovers–the wine people finally decide most represents what they seek after getting bored with oak or sweetness.
Here is an example of the goal. New Zealand's Dog Point 2007 has blasts of lime and pineapple along with the traditional grapefruit and melon notes throughout. The crisp acidity helps clean the palate when paired against the light oils of shellfish and the creamy textures of white sauces or butter. The lightness of the flavors never overpowers the flavors of well done foods and leaves you wanting a bit more food and wine with every passing sip.
New Zealand has taken on Sauvignon Blanc as its signature white. Crafting examples without the stony minerality of Loire Valley wines and with enhanced perception of fresh cut grassy notes and bigger, rounder citrus has become the classic style representing this island nation.
Because it comes from the southern hemisphere, this wine is 6 months older than northern 2007's, which reveals itself in a more integrated palate. The acidity helps hold everything together for the long term which means you can probably enjoy this wine throughout 2011. But don't bother waiting. It's one of the best under $20 Sauv Blanc examples we've encountered yet!
This wine is available online at Salut! Wine Co. for $19.99, or available to wine club members for only $16.99!
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In 2016 I travelled to Kenya and Uganda shooting for Action Aids AACES program on sustainable farming.The program specifically targets women smallholder farmers who have great farming capacity, but carry a double load as both carers and also often as primary food producers in their communities. A prolonged underinvestment in agriculture, systematic discrimination and gender blind policies, along with the climate change and erratic weather patterns, is compounded to make women smallholder farmers particularly vulnerable to food insecurity - and poverty more generally. This program was involved but was not limited to education on sustainable farming practices, education on equality and closing the gender gap, economic empowerment and the representation of women as landowners.
Teddy is one of the many women small hold farmers in sub-Saharan Africa finding new and innovative ways to adapt to a challenging climate and increasing unpredictable ad extreme weather. Teddy is uncharge of the weather station in Kumi where she teachers farmer how to take weather readings. Pictured here with her twins Teddy also carries the domestic load of the house and is primary carer for her children
Mercy, a small holds farmer in Uganda looks over her farm. Mercy grows corn, papaya, green beans and cassava. She also breeds rabbits for food. Mercy is looking to expand her farm to include catfish though is having trouble with drought and keeping her dams full.
Mercy collects water from her dam. Her dam liner was bought with the support of Action Aid earlier this year. Mercy is looking to fill the dam with catfish and to start farming them though little rain fall means the dam has yet to be filled.
Women take loans and repayments at a new table banking scheme in Isiolo which lies 285 kilometres north of Nairobi.
Rhoda Mwende is a catfish farmer from Kanyonga village in Mbeere South Sub-County. She has mastered the complex art of breeding and hatching the young fish.
The single mother of three, who just five years ago depended on food aid, sold 40,000 catfish fingerlings to local farmers after the September rains, earning her KES 400,000.
Rhoda has mastered the entire catfish breeding process - from injecting the female fish with hormones to stimulate egg production, to squeezing eggs out of the fish and removing semen manually from male fish to fertilize the eggs. Here she is pictured preparing the sailing for the 'operation'. She says the males regrow their entire reproductive system with 6 months.
Rhoda standing by her hatching tanks
A farmer collects dried casaba
A farmer looks over young organic maize field.
Disability farming groups are available through the support of Action Aid to help teach nessicary farming skills to those suffering from disability.
A farmer tethers her goat.
Mary, bean farmer from Uganda
Agnes is a small farm owner in Uganda. Her husband drinks and sleep a lot. Agnes manages the farm and takes care of their 4 children.
Womens farming group.
Women smallholder farmers produce close to 80% of the continent's food. From sowing, weeding and fertilizing, to processing and transporting, these women form the backbone of Africa's food security and production industry. Despite their vital contribution, most African women lack secure rights to their land and any access is usually through a male relative.
Some of the women pictured here along with others from across the globe will be trekking in solidarity to the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro to help them raise their voice for land rights


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On May 3, operations at Albian were suspended to focus our resources on the safety of our people, their loved ones and the wider community. These critical response efforts included providing shelter at Albian Village work camp and evacuation from our air strip for displaced employees, contractors and community members.
"Safe restart is important to our company and staff to allow us to contribute to the recovery efforts of the Fort McMurray area," said Zoe Yujnovich, Shell Executive Vice President, Oil Sands. "Safely resuming some of our operations will help us continue to provide fuel to the firefighters, ambulances, planes and others dedicated to the response efforts."
We will fly in and fly out staff to help resume operations over the coming days and weeks. Locally based employees may choose to support operations only if they are willing and available.
- The Albian site remains safe and secure. The fire has turned direction away from our site.
- Air quality at site is being continuously monitored and remains at a safe level. We will continue to monitor.
- Our Albian village camp was opened to the public and sheltered more than 2,000 evacuees between May 3 and May 7. There are currently no evacuees being sheltered at Albian Village.
- More than 8,000 individuals were evacuated from the Albian Aerodrome on more than 80 flights between May 3 and May 7, via multiple airlines who have generously allotted planes and staff.
- Shell emergency response teams on the ground in Fort McMurray continue to support local and provincial fire crews and we are donating fuel to first responders in the region.
- An employee donation program has been set up with the Canadian Red Cross to be matched by Shell and the Alberta and Canadian governments.
Shell Albian Sands is part of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP), a joint venture between Shell Canada Energy (60%), Chevron Canada Limited (20%) and Marathon Oil Canada Corporation (20%).
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After Pedophilia Book Pulled, More Controversy for Amazon?
(NEW YORK) -- Amazon may no longer sell one controversial book on pedophilia, but it looks like it's still playing host to other books and videos with similar content.
Days after the online retail giant came under fire for the self-published book "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-Lover's Code of Conduct," which was available for download in its Kindle store, customers and critics continue to assail the company for continuing to sell content that depicts children in sexual situations with adults.
After thousands of Twitter users and Amazon customers called for Amazon to remove the book, with some threatening to boycott the company altogether, the company apparently pulled the book from its online store. However, some concerned parents who led the protest said the book's removal was bittersweet.
"We initially saw it as a victory, but realized that unless they come out and make a statement explaining the contradictions, it's only a half-victory," said Audrey Holden, an upstate New York mother and co-creator of the Facebook page "!!!Boycott Amazon.com for Selling How Guide for pedophile." "There are other books out there that advocate the same thing."
In the two days since the page launched, it has attracted more than 14,000 "Likes." Holden said she and the other co-creator (who asked to be identified as Kim D.) plan on Monday to launch a new website, ParentsTakeaStand.com, entirely devoted to the Amazon boycott effort.
Among the pro-pedophilia content still on Amazon, Holden said, is the book, "Understanding Loved Boys and Boylovers," by David L. Riegal.
The book's dedication says it was written for "those courageous boys and men of past generations who shared love with one another, sometimes with the approval of society, sometimes with only grudging acceptance, and sometimes at the peril of their freedom and even their lives."
It also said it was dedicated to men and boys of the present generation, as well as those "who when they are older boys and men will understand their pedosexual attraction to younger boys."
Amazon did not immediately respond to a request from ABCNews.com to clarify why it apparently pulled one book on pedophile but continues to sell similar books.
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The Story Behind the Project
The Meningitis B Action Project was started by two mothers who each lost their young, healthy daughters too soon to a now vaccine-preventable disease, Meningitis B (known as MenB).
High school senior Kimberly Coffey, 17, died one week before her graduation. College sophomore Emily Stillman, 19, died just 36 hours after her first symptoms.
In the case of Kimberly and Emily, while both had received the MenACWY vaccine, the MenB vaccine was not yet available to help protect them from MenB.
In 2014, to educate the public about meningococcal disease and MenB vaccination, Patti Wukovits and Alicia Stillman each established their own foundations named after their daughters. Learn more about The Kimberly Coffey Foundation (Facebook) and The Emily Stillman Foundation (Facebook).
Patti, a registered nurse, and Alicia, an accountant, have worked tirelessly over the last year to spread their message. Today, both mothers have joined forces under the Meningitis B Action Project to make sure other parents don't needlessly suffer the same fate.
The objective of the Project is three-fold:
1. Arm parents and young adults with the information to proactively talk to their healthcare professional about MenB and the vaccine available to help prevent it.
2. Encourage the medical community and high school, college and university administrators to inform their patients and students about the MenB vaccine.
3. Engage policymakers to ensure broader access to the MenB vaccine.
"If I didn't know, I'm sure other people don't know. I said to her that day, I'm going to figure this out. By educating both parents and students on Meningitis B, its symptoms, and the vaccine to stop it, we have the ability to save other young people from this deadly but preventable disease."
- Alicia Stillman, mother of Emily Stillman and Co-Founder of the Meningitis B Action Project


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Okay, that was a little misleading. I'm not posting 2000 pages, but I am posting pages from the year 2000. These were among the treasure trove of photos I found from projects I completed during the past 4 years.
The chubby little boy in the first layout is now almost 15 years old. The duck float served as the inspiration for this layout.
The next series of pages were from a visit to the Longaberger Homestead. Sunflowers were everywhere. The embellishments are made from silk flowers that I took apart and glued back together so they could be attached to the pages. Although it wasn't planned, my daughter's dress coordinated perfectly!


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The THING [the performance event created for Lion's Jaw] is now its own event.
Green Street and New Movement Collaborative have joined forces to make this happen every 2 months of 2018.
WHAT IS 'The THING'?
For those unfamiliar with the concept, The Thing is a chance for dancers and performance-artists of all kinds to engage w one another in an informal experimental way and receive/provide critical feed back to and for each other.
We split the time between pre-determined pieces that attendees want to show to one another and improvised pieces for those that want to perform but don't have a current thing they're working with. These improvisations are determined by the Thing staff.
Each piece is limited to under 5 minutes/Improvisations to 3 minutes.
We end w a group talkback session so folks have a chance to ask for/provide feedback around the performed pieces. This is a chance for us to engage as artists and we encourage and expect honest + critical conversation!
Pieces can range from highly choreographed dance works of any genre to group improvisations and solos to more theatrical work or even readings and film-work. As long as it's under 5 min. it's on the table.
Sun. Jan 28th 1-4pm
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The Awktuber's : A 2D Children's Animated Web & Book Series
Enter into a nocturnal world where monsters are graciously awaiting to welcome you on their nightly spook-tastic adventures!
The Awktuber's : A 2D Children's Animated Web & Book Series
Enter into a nocturnal world where monsters are graciously awaiting to welcome you on their nightly spook-tastic adventures!
Enter into a shadowy world that begins when the sun goes down and the moon rises up. In this 2D serial animated series, Mindy Awktuber and the spook-tastic gang of Skullsville combine their powers to protect and defend their home against the evil shadows that lurk nearby! There is always another adventure bounding to begin! Geared to be released in two forms! An animated web-series and a children's picture book series!
For more information on "The Awktuber's," please check out this podcast I was recently interviewed in!:
"The Awktuber's" developed out of an independent study class during my senior year of college, while I was studying computer and traditional animation. I titled this project, "Creating a Pitch Bible for an Animated Television Series." Since graduation, "The Awktuber's" has continued to grow and form into the true world of Skullsville. Which now includes:
- 40 Episode Synopsis
- 5 Full 11-Minute Episode Scripts
- 30+ Monsterzens (Monster Citizens) Character Biographies
- 11 Creatures of Skullsville Profiles
- And More
As of recent, "The Awktuber's," had its first official public outing at 2017's Creative Talent Network Animation Expo in Burbank, California. This was a truly amazing experience, receiving so much praise and encouragement in furthering the creation of "The Awktuber's!" I am ready to bring the monsters out of the shadows, and send them your way to enjoy all their Halloween-ish tales and adventures we have to offer!
The Awktuber's At CTN 2017 Expo in Burbank, CA ^
Now it's time to meet some of the monster-zens of Skullsville! We have everything from a headless horse girl to a gloopy slime monster... and, well, everything in between. Skullsville holds over 45 different species of monsters, that takes form in students, villains, parents, teachers, creatures and more. What's your type of monster?
"The Awktuber's - The Suitors Attend Dinner" The Pilot Concept Art
"The Awktuber's - Field Trip to the Skullsville Zoo" Episode Concept Art
"The Awktuber's - Mindy and the Girls go to Unicorn Camp" Episode Concept Art
Other -
(Sample Images, Art and Designs are not all Final, updates will be Made!)
(Sample Images, Art and Designs are not all Final, updates will be Made!)
(Sample Images, Art and Designs are not all Final, updates will be Made!)
(Sample Images, Art and Designs are not all Final, updates will be Made!)
(Sample Images, Art and Designs are not all Final, updates will be Made!)
(Sample Images, Art and Designs are not all Final, updates will be Made!)
(Sample Images, Art and Designs are not all Final, updates will be Made!)
(Sample Images, Art and Designs are not all Final, updates will be Made!)
For Backers who wish to become a citizen of Skullsville, after your pledge I will set a date where I will reach out and set up your monster profiling day! I will continuously add updates upon backers in this tier.
Monster Profiling Includes:
- A spook-tastic name choice
- Choice between 45 different monster species
- And a choice of clothing options (Color, Shorts/Pants/Shirt/Dress/Etc.)
- A "The Awktuber's" Monsterzen Birth Certificate
For Add-ons: Pledge at the reward tier of $10.00 or higher. At the conclusion of the KickStarter, I will contact you to inquire which add-ons you would like the additional funds to be distributed to. (These items are already developed and can be shipped-out first by request). The Add-On options are listed below:
Keychains ($4.00 Per Item) (7 Design Options) (Limited amount quantity of each design remain. I will be keeping track and will update the Kickstarter when add-ons run out of stock.) -
Stickers ($3.00 Per item) (3 Design Options) (Limited amount 45 quantity of each design remain. I will be keeping track and will update the Kickstarter when add-ons run out of stock.) -
Button Set of 4 ($10.00 Per Item) (1 Design Option) (Limited amount 45 quantity of design set remain. I will be keeping track and will update the Kickstarter when add-ons run out of stock.) -
The Goal
With your support, I plan to release the first full animated episode of "The Awktuber's," (The Pilot) along with its children's picture book doppelganger. Don't worry, that's not all! We have some pretty cool Awktuber's swag for all our generous backers as well!
From your support the funds are divided between printing and fees for the first edition set of "The Awktuber's" children's Picture book, Pre-Production, Animation Production and Audio (that includes voice over acting, music and sound effects), and the rewards. I am releasing exclusive Awktuber's merchandise specifically for the backers on this KickStarter! These items include:
- A Special Edition Awktuber's Tote Bag
- A Special Edition Awktuber's Pencil Set of 2
- A Special Edition Awktuber's Note Pad
- A Special Edition "The Art of the Awktuber's," Digital and Physical Copies
All of this will be possible because of you! "The Awktuber's" thanks you far in advance and is proud to bring you into the world of Skullsville!
The Awktuber's goal, is to bring you as much spook-tastic content as possible! Rather that be in an animated series form or in the form of picture books. There are so many tales to be told, only with your help and support can they all be shared! As mentioned previously, right now we are sitting on 40 episodes ready to be shared in time...
$2,000 +
Reaching our goal is the first step of our launch, but surpassing our goal brings us to a whole new level. With enough support we will be able to offer a bonus children's picture book of episode 2! Mindy and her pals go to Unicorn Camp!
$5,000 +
Reaching higher limits releases another unlock of a children's picture book, episode 3! Saving Mrs. Awktuber's annoying pet goateleon, Leopold, from the cyclops! As well as a second fully animated episode of "Unicorn Camp!"
The higher the amount the more content we plan to release! After "Unicorn Camp," and "Saving Leopold," we plan to release episode 4. Mrs. Fewmba's class from Skullsville Jr. High School, head to the Skullsville Zoo for a field trip!
Hello! My name is Alexa J. Alpern. I am a Digital Artist whom loves to create a tale, from concept to final deliverable. Before my artistic career took off, I was in Olympic figure skating training at the University of Delaware's Ice Arena. For thirteen years I trained and competed as a singles skater, recognized under the bylaws of the United States Figure Skating Association as a Gold Medalist in Moves in the Field and a Silver Medalist in Freestyle. I trained under Olympic medalists Ron Ludington, Barbara Rolls Williams and many other respected professionals. At the age of eighteen I decided that a degree and professional training in the animation field was where my next path lied. I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer and Traditional Animation from Edinboro University.
After obtaining my degree, I went on to work for planetariums and a NASA project, CosmoQuest! During this time, I worked to create children's educational content, full dome shows and more. With my love and passion for the industry and a brain that never ceases to create, it was not enough! I needed something to work on outside of work hours, and thus, "The Awktuber's," was the answer! "The Awktuber's," has been a creative passion of mine for about two years now. It all began during my senior year of college as an independent study, "Creating a Pitch Bible for a Television Series." Since then I have passed the concept around to many different individuals and have received many comments encouraging me to continue the story. People want to see the stories Mindy and her friends have to tell and thus that has lead me to here. I have many passions, but none the less, "The Awktuber's" is one I want to see go all the way.
Every tale has a bumpy road, "The Awktuber's," none the less, is on it's own journey! As mentioned earlier, "The Awktuber's" is a passion of mine that I have been working on for about two years now.There is nothing I would like to see more, than watching it grow and become available for children to watch, read and enjoy! Currently, the children's book is on it's way to final art, as well as the pilot itself. The script, characters and environments have been finalized. Production is beginning smoothly. We do expect smooth sailing through out the entire process! If something unexpected should occur, we will be sure to update all of our backers along the way! The status and final designs for our reward items will also be shared to backers through Kickstarter updates.
Thank you for taking the time letting me introduce you into the world of Skullsville, "The Awktuber's" Kickstarter Project! If you have enjoyed our spook-tastic introduction, please help bring these characters to life by donating, spreading the word and continuing to stay tuned along our journey!
Alexa J. Alpern
The Awktuber's Website: www.awktubers.com
My Online Portfolio : www.ajaanimations.com
My Instagram : @ajaanimations
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AppleSox Shell Out 15 Runs, Win In Non-League Finale/
WENATCHEE, Wash. – The Wenatchee AppleSox (3-1, 0-0) scored at least once in each of the first seven innings, and defeated the Spokane Expos (8-3), 15-5, Sunday evening at Paul Thomas Sr. Field.
Jonny Krupla drove home the game's first run for the Spokane Expos in the top half of the first, off Sox starter Kyle Blankenship.
Wenatchee responded in the home half, scoring three runs on three hits, and a wild pitch. Eight AppleSox batters came to the plate in the inning.
The scoring continued in the second for Wenatchee, with a four-hit, four-run frame, highlighted by a two-RBI double for Evan Douglas, who finished 2-5 with 2 RBI.
Chase Lewallen, also involved in the scoring, drove in three on Sunday, thanks to a 3-4 night. Hunter Hanson also made some outstanding plays in the field and at the plate. He finished 3-6 with 3 R and an RBI-triple.
Kyle Blankenship worked for five innings before Tyler Burch, a local player from the Wenatchee AppleSox fired off three strong innings of one-run baseball, to help keep the Expo bats at bay.
Brian Gadsby, who joined the team Friday night, fresh out of high school, struck out the side in the top of the ninth to cap a 3-1 non-league record for the AppleSox.
Wenatchee opens up league play, Tuesday night against the Walla Walla Sweets (1-2, 1-2 WCL) at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla. Gage Burland will be the first AppleSox starter to toe the rubber in league play. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.
WP: Kyle Blankenship (1-0)
LP: Jared Smith (1-1)
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One day left and it's CHRISTMAS! I'm so excited and so curious about the next days :D And of course I'm happy to spend more time with my beloved ones! From tomorrow on there will be three days full of eating, talking, drinking and of course: more eating and eating and (hopefully) still looking fabulous at day three :D
Today I prepared a little outfit, showing my actual mood: elfish, magical and a little bit Christmas-crazy :D
Everyone of you know the "Katy Perry" collaboration with H&M – and yes – I fell in love with one of her sweaters from the advertisings: The Elfie-Selfie Sweater :D Everyone following me on Instagram saw it already, and knows I'm addicted to that sweet, girly, funny, and ironic sweater :D It's such a beautiful piece with the sequins on it. Ad the best of it: it's a perfect piece for photo booth or elfish accessory :D
Did someone say elfish accessory? Yeah….Have you wondered who bought the elf-accessories from ASOS? Yep, it was me :D I actually couldn't resist to buy them and put them on with this sweater :D
By the way, do you remember the elf-clutch from Skinnydip In bought from ASOS (>>click here for post<<)? I thought this would look just too sweet, too much Christmas-ready and too kitschy, but I did it….I combined it with that outfit and I still have to laugh out by myself thinking of that outfit :D Perhaps I will surprise my family with it tomorrow :D
What are you planning for the next days? Are you as excited as me and waiting eagerly to enjoy the Christmas days?
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and wonderful festive and happy days with all of your beloved friends and family. Enjoy the time to relax and have fun my dear friends :3


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Over the years I have been a member of several yacht clubs and I have enjoyed the benefits provided by these organizations and the opportunities to meet new people and make new friends.
On the other hand, I have always been a little uncomfortable with the elitism that most yacht clubs imply by their requirements for membership. Or, as Phyllis, the died-in-the-wool-liberal in the family, has been heard to mumble under her breath, "just a group of smug rich white men".
Before too many people jump down our throats for that comment, yes, I know that's changing, and in fact two of the clubs I belong to that are often considered last bastions of said group, have both elected their first woman Commodores. And, I myself, some thirty years ago, was a contributing architect of the move to abolish the "Gentleman" member only policy of one of those clubs. Still, the feeling of exclusivity remains at many yacht clubs and very few have a representative proportion of their members drawn from minorities.
And then there is the Ocean Cruising Club (OCC), which has only one criteria for membership. I quote from the OCC web site:
The sole qualification for full membership, the only ticket to entry, entails stepping aboard your boat, casting off the docklines and making a continuous ocean passage of at least 1000 nautical miles, measured along the rhumb line, in a vessel under 70 feet.
It is open to anyone aboard, either as skipper or certified as competent by the skipper.
Isn't that wonderfully refreshing? They even have an associate membership for those who are aspiring to make their "Qualifying Passage", and a method to bypass the requirement for a proposer and seconder if you don't happen to know any members.
And now I will share a story about me and the OCC that might give you a smile.
Some years ago, when I still lived in Bermuda, I was neighbours with Tony, who was an OCC Port Officer—a wonderful group of volunteers, many of them retired voyagers, in almost every conceivable port that cruising boats venture into, who provide whatever help they can to OCC members. And help they do, starting with free moorings and dockage and going on to the loan of cars and providing the vital local knowledge that can make such a difference to a visitor to a foreign port.
Anyway, Tony was bound and determined that I should become a member of the OCC. But here's the thing, despite having cruised Greenland and just about worn a furrow in the waters between Bermuda and the US East Coast, I had never quite done a passage of over 1000 nautical miles point to point.
I say "quite" because I had made a passage from Bermuda to Antigua, which is close, but still not the magic number. But Tony insisted on putting me up saying that with my experience, "surely that passage would do".
Of course, quite properly, the OCC turned me down. And from that day on, this became a running joke between Tony and me.
A few years later, when Phyllis and I crossed the Atlantic from the Canaries to Barbados and on to Bermuda, Tony practically met us on the wharf waving an OCC membership form. But me, being me, and more out of sheer devilment than anything else, refused to sign and instead suggested that Phyllis should become the member, which she did. And the running joke and the ribbing continued between Tony and me.
A few years after that, Phyllis and I were at an OCC gathering and ended up sitting at the head table with the OCC Admiral—yes, we have an Admiral, and an amazing woman she is too—and the then Vice Commodore. (We were only in such august company because two of our close friends, Doug and Dale, were organizing the gathering.)
It was not long before the Admiral, who is very direct, asked me why I was not a member. And of course, I related this story, to not a little laughter.
The next day Dale shoved a completed form under my nose, pre-signed by The Admiral and the Vice Commodore as proposer and seconder. I may be bull-headed, but I know when it's time to surrender gracefully to a lovely gesture, so I signed.
I have not met with the Admiral since, and she is far too nice to gloat, but I suspect that when I do there will be a gleam in her eye that says "gotcha".
Anyway, don't forget to apply for OCC membership as part of your celebration when you complete your first 1000 mile ocean passage, you will be glad you did.
Important Note
If I do not know you personally, please do not write to me and ask me to put you up for membership in the OCC. There is a procedure for applying for OCC membership even if you don't know any members. See the link above.


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Money Saving Tips for Interview Season/
October 1st came and went, which means many FPMD readers are gearing up for interviews. No matter what your chosen specialty, chances are good this will be an exhausting and expensive process for many of you. Here are a few money saving tips to help you save on those interview trips.
Often the most expensive piece of the interview puzzle. There will be many medical students and residents jetting across the country this winter. Let me share with you my approach to saving money on flights.
Some of you may be lucky enough to have housing provided by the interviewing institution, but most will have to find their own accommodations. Here are some ways you can save on your interview stay:
- AirBNB - By far the best way to save $ on your stay, AirBNB is an online marketplace where private individuals list their apartment, condo, or house for rent. Of course, you would have to be comfortable staying in someone else's house. I personally have used AirBNB for stays in Chicago and Toronto - both were great experiences.
- Hotel Tonight (HT) - If you want the traditional hotel experience, then you should try out HT. HT partners with hotels to rent out unsold rooms at discounted rates. Sign up with my referral code BLIU7 for $25 off your first booking.
- Shack up with a buddy - OK so this isn't all that sexy, but if you know someone else heading to the same interview, it may be worth the inconvenience to split the cost of a hotel room or an AirBNB.
Car Rental
Getting around couldn't be any easier these days with the likes of Uber and Lyft. But if you want the freedom of renting your own car, I recommend AutoSlash.com. AutoSlash is unique as it books you a rental car like any other booking site, BUT THEN it continuously monitors your booking and rebooks your reservation if they find a lower price! I used AutoSlash for my U of Hawaii interview and was able to score a 4 day rental for $40!
Coordinate Your interview Schedule
It goes without saying that you should always try to schedule interviews in close geographic areas within a short time of one another. But when that doesn't work out, don't be afraid to ask for a schedule change. For some reason, this is a sticking point for a lot of medical students I've spoken with. I get it - you don't want to inconvenience your potential future employer by asking for a schedule change. But sometimes this can be a difference of hundreds, even over a thousand dollars! The program may say no, but at least you tried.
Leverage your connections
Do you have a friend or family member who seemingly have an infinite supply of frequent flyer miles and hotel reward points? It may be time to call in a favor. For example, my best friend works in the IT consulting industry and had racked up hundreds of thousands of frequent flyer miles. When it came time for my U of Hawaii interview, he sold me those points at a 50% discount - I paid $350 for a round trip flight from St. Louis to Honolulu!
Take advantage of credit card rewards
Normally I would be the last person to encourage you to take on more debt, but credit card sign-up bonuses are at an all-time high and your upcoming interview expenses combine for the perfect storm - Yep, you should get the Chase Sapphire Reserve card. Here is why:
- Yes the $450 annual fee sounds ridiculous at first, but...
- $300 of your travel purchases (e.g. flight tickets) are reimbursed annually.
- Up to $100 reimbursement when you apply for Global Entry or TSA Precheck using your card.
- 100,000 bonus points!!! (When you spend $4,000 in the first 3 months). To give you an idea of how much those points are worth, I was able to redeem 80,000 pts for a $7,000 flight to China.
- Access to 950+ airport lounges through Priority Pass and many more benefits...
Keep everything organized
The final tip I have for you has more to do with saving stress than saving money - to have a method of keeping all of the individual puzzle pieces organized. My favorite is Kayak Trips - a FREE trip organizer. Once you sign up for a free account, just forward all your booking confirmation emails (flight tickets, hotel books, rental card confirmations etc.) to email@example.com and they will organize everything into an easy and intuitive format. Other similar apps include TripIt and Google Trips.


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what is the luther500 festival?
Luther500 Festival - June 16-22, 2019 — is a week-long experience of vacation, cultural immersion and adventure in the Land of Luther. Since 2011, the Luther500 Festival has been the best and easiest way to bring a congregation, a youth groups, families and friends to Germany. It's also been a valuable and enjoyable continuing-education experience for Church professionals. In 2017, the 500th Anniversary of the very start of the Reformation, Luther500 Festival brought more overnight visitors to Wittenberg than any organization in the world, and has enabled more than 10,000 overnights for travelers staying in the City of the Reformation.
This chance to see the Luther sites, and visit Germany in the company of friends, to experience something like family camp in Europe, to live in Wittenberg for a week, has been going on in the form of The Luther500 Festival since 2011. The program is a joint venture of the musical group Lost And Found and the German tour operator Terra-Lu Travel which is owned by Michael and George's good friend Christian Utpatel who, prior to Terra-Lu was, for ten years, the national youth pastor of Germany. The program grew out of their shared desire to create an intergenerational, educational, inspirational opportunity for people from around the world to enjoy a vacation in Germany and also gain a deepened understanding of the Reformation and its impact. All are welcome. And there is plenty for everyone.
The Festival is located in Wittenberg, Germany, our home-base for the week. The days are framed by brief morning and evening prayers in the historic churches in Wittenberg, and filled by a wide variety of options including Interest Centers, Day Trips, Recreation Options, Historic Exhibits and Museums, along with plenty of time for shopping, strolling, eating, exploring, conversing, relaxing and reflecting. Two meals a day are provided and lunch is generally on one's own. There is some optional evening programing with music, and group fun for all ages, and overflowing "Gemutlichkeit" after evening prayers.
learn - serve - celebrate
Come to the Luther500 Festival to be renewed, reformed, recreated, revitalized. Come to the festival to be inspired.
…through visits to historical sites, museums, day trips, and through Interest Centers that give context and bring into focus the message, the meaning and the media of the Reformation.
…through unique service projects that will allow you to leave a sign of God's love in action to the Wittenberg or Eisleben communities.
…the presence of God with prayer services every morning and evening at the historic Churhces.
…the joy of new friends as you meet youth and adults from all over the world.
…Music and Art during group events, concerts, and hands-on workshops.
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When I started teaching (many years ago) I began planning each class by thinking about what material I needed to cover. My classes improved dramatically when I began my planning by thinking about what I hoped each student would learn to do. Once I established the goal or outcome of the class, I could design activities that would ensure that the learning had actually taken place. And I did not keep my goals a secret. I began each class but letting the students know what I hoped they would get out of that day's work.
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GOP has told people to break everything. Now they have a problem.
If you like churches but hate Obamacare you have a choice to make. They choose crazy.
This analysis is right on, then stops. Why won't GOP go the way of the Federalists? No reason is given.
Because how do you shut this guy up? He may just be one crazy guy in Georgia, but other people think like him, and some of them are rich.


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nina + gorka. mal pais, costa rica wedding.
This was an incredibly designed, fabulously festive, and charmingly international affair with a gorgeous couple and a chill laid-back lounge atmosphere. You may have already seen it in the Style Me Pretty feature, but in case you haven't, here are a few of my favorites from the day.
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Vocabularian: Episode 8.5- What's Firm?
We put the "mental" in supplemental on this one. Also, Mark forgets how to read.
We put the "mental" in supplemental on this one. Also, Mark forgets how to read.
Andrew leads us in sportsball themed games!
So yeah, I try to get the show out by Tuesday, but sometimes that doesn't work.
Literary Parkour has returned! Scotland is obsessed with an annoying song.
Scotland took the reigns on this one, and surprisingly he didn't have to be censored even once!
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This supplemental episode is all about replacing swear words with other things. Here's the clip from the Snakes on a Plane TV edit: https://youtu.be/z4t6zNZ-b0A
Apologies for the static at the beginning- some of the audio was slightly corrupted. Also, yes, it's over a week late. Sorry. Trigger warning: We say "bastard" in this episode.
This is our first supplemental episode! It's shorter than usual, but hopefully it will sate your appetites until the next episode.
Side note: I'm trying something different with the RSS feed for the show on iTunes. Hopefully everything will work as well as usual; but if episodes disappear, rest assured that they will come back!
This week, we get to play some games with Jamal Talley, host of Conversations with the Beard. Also, we are officially going weekly! Regular episode every other week with shorter supplemental episodes in-between! subscribe/rate/review. bit.ly/vocabularianapple for itunes and bit.ly/googlemywords for GooglePlay!
It's all fun and games until the police come after you for using your Ex's Netflix account. Also, Scotland has an IMDB page, apparently. Legal disclaimer: Mark Jones is not a licensed attorney anywhere in the world.
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We turn words around backwards! Also, Scotland may or may not have said very offensive things.
Many people cringe when they hear certain words, such as "Moist." We asked some of our friends to provide us with a list of words to which they are averse- Hilarity ensued.
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Reported: 5/24/2004 12:53:25 AM 00:53
Posted: 6/4/2004
Location: Bolivar (north of), MO
Shape: Fireball
Duration:1 minute
|Green Fireball.
We were driving home from Bolivar heading north on 64 hwy. I just happened to look out of my drivers side window and saw a huge green fireball, maybe 500 feet off of the ground moving too slow to be a meteor. It took it about a minute to go below the treeline and out of sight. I've watched meteor showers many times and this was no meteor.
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General Tire Co tyres
The American General Tire Company celebrates its Centenary this year. It is made the first pneumatic tyres for trucks, a market in which the company's founders chose to focus their efforts. In the 1920s, the company released General Balloon Tyres for cars. These required a much lower air pressure – and thus gave a much more comfortable ride – than the conventional tyres of the time.
Now owned by German manufacturer Continental, the company continues to make a broad range of tyres for cars and trucks. It has a reputation for innovation in the 4×4 tyre market, offering many summer and winter tyres for on-road and off-road use.
General Tires' Altimax range of tyres is designed as a value option. Specific emphasis has been placed on even tread wear and extended tyre life. The tread pattern is moulded into a symmetric design, with a continuous centre rib and independent tread blocks. This design is to reduce road noise and ensure a quieter ride. General's anti-slip sipe technology increases the number of biting edges on the tyre to enhance traction on slippery roads. The Altimax is available in 'Sport' and 'Comfort' models. The Sport tyres offer good wet braking capabilities and precise steering response while cornering, without compromising tyre life. In contrast, the Comfort is more of an all-round tyre, produced with longevity and value in mind.
Grabber tyres for 4×4 vehicles are General Tires' most popular products. They are available in five different formats, which suit different proportions of on-road and off-road driving.
The Grabber MT is designed for maximum traction in mud and silt. It is suitable for vehicles which spend up to 80% of their driving life in off-road conditions. The Grabber AT is an all-terrain tyre, catering for vehicles with a 50/50 split between on-road-and off-road driving. The popular Grabber GT tyre is for 4x4s and SUVs which spend most of their time on the road. This tyre is considered a particularly good-looking product and offers 4×4 drivers high standards of both handling and braking on wet and dry roads. The range is completed by the Grabber HTS, for occasional off-road use, and the Grabber TR, which is designed to offer exceptional grip in loose gravel and sandy off-road situations.


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Idaho ranchers unhappy about new state lands rules
The Idaho Land Board sought to end a decade-old battle over grazing endowment lands in 2009 by approving rules to make it possible for conservationists and sporting groups to bid for state land leases long exclusive to cattle and sheep raisers.
Now the Idaho Legislature must decide whether to veto the rules - aimed at increasing funds for schools - or let them pass. The Idaho Cattle Association hopes for a constitutional amendment that can keep ranchers from being forced off of lands they have always used that are integral parts of their businesses.
The 1.8 million acres of state grazing land have long been identified by financial experts and economists as an under-performing asset among the state's 2.4 million acres of endowment lands - lands left to the state by the federal government when Idaho was formed. The Idaho Constitution requires the Land Board - made up of the governor, attorney general, secretary of state, controller, treasurer and state schools superintendent - to maximize the long-term return for the schools and other trustees.
"The Constitution doesn't say protect their way of life," Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said of ranchers. "It doesn't say protect the ecological system."
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Does anyone know when USB 3.0 will be available in the laptops? I can't get an answer out of anyone at Dell.
Intel will not be supporting USB 3.0 until 2011, so expect Dell's support to come after then.
ejn63 is correct. Read this article ---> EE Times. (Reference from Wikipedia)
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
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Inspiron 2200 w / Pentium M, WinXP Home
IBM ThinkCentre M52 w / Pentium 4-3Ghz, WinXP Pro
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Motherboards with SATA 3 and USB 3.0 (i.e. Gigabyte P55 series) have only just become available for desktop systems (earlier this week here in the UK), and they carry a hefty price premium over similarly specced SATA 2/USB 2.0 boards, so it's likely to be quite some time before the new motherboards are used in anything but the highest end desktop systems, never mind in laptops emoticon.Idea.title
From experience, I've found that: "Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder"!!
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There are ExpressCards that allow connecting USB 3.0 devices. As these devices become available you can use them now.


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Snacking Coconut Cake
I know that some of you were expecting to come here and see all the pretty pictures of the tea party that I hosted this past weekend.
And instead you are getting a post about coconut cake.
Life is unpredictable guys!
The tea party is a sponsor post, which means that I'm on a schedule set by Donsuemor and that post will not go up until the first week of May.
But, I promise that this cake is totally worth it.
It all started with a dream. Seriously. I dreamed of coconut and woke up with the thought of sweet coconut scenting the house.
Then I was craving chocolate.
The things is that my usual coconut cakes are a bit light and with white frosting like the Coconut Cake with Lime Frosting or the Southern Coconut Cake with Silk Meringue Buttercream.
But this time I wanted a snacking cake. Like a pound cake – and I was still on the fence with the frosting. But as you can see by the picture, I opted for a chocolate frosting.
I think I was trying to channel a Mounds candy bar.
Was it a success?
The cake was, the frosting not so much.
Would it be a repeat?
The cake will, the frosting not so much.
But, like any food blogger, I'm already re-thinking it and the repeat performance will totally be a hit.
Coco Lopez Snacking Cake
- 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter – at room temperature (softened)
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup cream of coconut – Coco Lopez
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch round pan.
Combine the dry ingredients – flour, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl
In a mixer, combine the sugar and butter and cream on medium high, until fluffy, scraping down the sides as necessary.
Lower the speed of the mixer to medium low and add the eggs, one at a time.
Stir in the vanilla extract at this point
Turn the mixer to low speed and add half the flour mixture. Follow with the cream of coconut and then the rest of the flour mixture until combined.
Scrape the batter into the baking pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
You can stop here and serve as is.
To do the glaze I simply mixed the reminder of the cream of coconut with 40 grams of melted chocolate (60% cocoa – dark chocolate) until nice and smooth.
It was a complete fail – the glaze was good in flavor, but it overpowered the cake. And frankly the cake all by itself was just perfect; it really did not need anything at all.
I'm thinking the next time a lemon cream will do the trick that the chocolate glaze failed to do.


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Best hair transplant clinic in the world
Hair transplant is the treatments that help the patients in permanent their restoration and these surgeries are performed in clinics. Patients who are going for these surgeries want to get the treatment in the best hair loss centers of the world. Hair transplant clinic is a center where different hair restoration surgeries are performed by a surgeon. These are also known as hair loss or hair restoration clinics. These centers are found indifferent develop and developing cities of the world. These help the patients not only in providing treatments, but they also offer them guidance about the selection of methods. Hair transplant surgery is a sophisticated operation in which hair follicles are extracted from one place of the scalp and later implanted to another. These treatments need to perform in some centers that are especially designed for purpose of providing hair surgical treatments to the patients. When the patients are planning for their surgical treatments, they want to get the top hair center or hospital for their treatment. To find the top hair center in the world, patients are required to conduct a research about them from the internet. They need to surf many websites to check about which one is the top among the others. They also need to visit various hair loss and hair restoration forums from where they can find information. They can check that various forums or websites have ranked the clinics. They can also take help form the personal blogs of various patients and medical professionals. This all helps them in finding the top center for their hair surgical treatment. Patients can also ask from their friends that have undergone surgical procedures within the past.
The top hair loss center in this whole world is that which is equipped with all modern instruments and devices used during the surgery. They should also use the latest technologies. They should be the first to use the newer methods of hair surgeries. They must have good hygiene in their operation theaters and rooms. They also follow all the internationally set standards. They have associations with various hair loss and hair surgical organizations. Surgeons working there have good professional and educational backgrounds. These surgeons must have years of experience in performing these surgical treatments on the patients. They also have got specialization form the renowned universities of the world. The list of surgeon of the top hair clinic is displayed on the official website. The surgeons should have contributed to latest research in field of hair implants. It is also better to compare the results of various hair loss centers to find which one is the best. Patients can check the pre and post surgical photos of there patients on the websites. They can get a glimpse of their worked by only viewing these photographs. The initial consultancy in these hair centers is free, but the top hair surgical centers may charge a small fees form the patients. In the finest and excellent hair loss centers, various TV celebrities, movie stars and other high profile personalities have also got their treatment. They go there for the surgery because they have trust on the clinics and they considered them the top in the world.
There should be all methods of hair surgeries available in the top hair centers. Follicular unit transplant was introduced in early 1990s. The clinics should be providing these treatments to the patients from last two decade and there must be surgeons who are practicing these surgeries from more than fifteen years. The best hair center should be the pioneer of the other method of follicular unit extraction that was introduced in early 2000s. Now there must be the robotic devices that are used by the surgeons to provide accurate FUE treatments to the patients. ARTAS, Neograft, Rotocore and 3-Step should be in top hair loss centers.
Best Hair Transplant Clinic in the World provides the high quality and excellent results to the patients. But they are much costly as compared to other hair restoration centers.


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Laura Mvula, Singing to the Moon
Who: Laura Mvula
Where she was born: Moseley
Where she lives now: Birmingham, U.K.
What she does: I suppose I'm a fully working musician now.
What she's currently working on:
The last song for my album.
What good energy mean to her:
I suppose its a vibe thing really — I just try not to spend time around bad energy.
What she thinks there is too much of and too little of:
Too much tits and ass -– and too little heart.
With whom she would like most to go on a tete a tete:
Lizz Wright. She is a singer.
Her most striking moment:
When I got married.
On trying to describe the sentiment behind the powerful song, "She":
No – I can't it just happened. I actually can't explain it.
What cracks you up:
My 3-year-old God Daughter.
The first record she bought with her own money:
Lauryn Hill's Miseducation.
A few music acts she recommends that we check out:
Rae Morris and Esperanza Spalding.
What she cannot live without:
My husband and family.
What she would like to leave to future generations:
I haven't done enough to answer this question – but I will just say- a good attitude.
Her next challenge:
To tour my album.
Her Hero:
My husband.
Laura's WILD Wish:
Have children, write a film score, do a 2nd album!
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You Can Play works to ensure the safety and inclusion of all in sports - including LGBTQ athletes, coaches and fans.
You Can Play works to guarantee that athletes are given a fair opportunity to compete, judged by other athletes and fans alike, only by what they contribute to the sport or their team's success.
You Can Play seeks to challenge the culture of locker rooms and spectator areas by focusing only on an athlete's skills, work ethic and competitive spirit.
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I grew up on a two acre patch of land outside of a village called Moravia, New York. I'm the son of a factory maintenance worker and a nurse aide.
A fair share of my youth was spent on athletic fields (particularly baseball diamonds), and although I had performed in some school plays it was always sport that took priority. Then I saw a production of A Raisin in the Sun at Syracuse Stage and wanted to be an actor.
I chose to study at Sarah Lawrence College and brought my guitar along with me. Through some friends, I learned to play traditional Irish music. I now reside in Brooklyn.
That was my life in a nutshell. This is my website.
Thanks for stopping by.


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J&M Wedding Stationery
Wedding stationery, paper goods, and digital collateral designed for a very personal, indulgent project, my wedding!
I approached my wedding design similar to a branding project, beginning with brand pillars that dictated the development of the wedding logo, typography, and overall visual story. The result was wedding stationery that perfectly emoted the laid back, modern elegant vision we had for our wedding day tied together with clean geometric details and layered paper layouts.
Print Design, Event Collateral, Web Design, Email Design
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Invitation Suite
The main invitation was printed on light blush, duplexed paper with rose gold foil and the RSVP card screen printed with white ink. The entire suite was completed with printed vellum that enveloped and accentuated the layered paper pieces. The theme of blush and dark teal layered paper played through the rest of the wedding stationery, including the save the date, ceremony program, and name cards.
Digital Communications
The website design and email communications were designed to be cohesive with the wedding stationery and day-of paper goods. The digital communications further extended the vision and modern elegant feeling of the event.
Ceremony Programs
Layered ceremony programs included a letter to the guests, ceremony timeline, and completed with a rose gold paper clip.
Day-Of Paper Goods
Simple hors d'oeuvres, cocktail, and dinner menus balanced out the event decor and geometric paper details, like the layered name tags.


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Local Infinities
Visual Theater
"Local Infinites likes to specialize in shows themed around inanimate objects -- water, dirt and so on. Since the theater typically is interested only in inter-human interaction, this gives this talented group an interesting and original niche and the capability to make a viewer think in strikingly different aesthetic terms."
— Chris Jones / Chicago Tribune
Founded in 1996 by Charlie Levin and Meghan Strell, Local Infinities created materials-based visual theater. As a visual artist, Charlie focused on the installation that encompassed the performers. As a theater artist, Meghan focused on the manipulation of the materials by the performers. In that way, each material became both environment and object, and in interaction with the performers, materials became metaphors ... creating visceral resonance in the eyes of the audience and creating new myths of the stories of our lives today.
Over nine years, Local Infinities produced eleven shows, curated two performance festivals featuring international and local artists, and performed at international festivals in Ukraine (Kyiv Travnevy) and the Netherlands (Oerel).
"It was funny, and it was beautiful, and the funny parts were more beautiful than the beautiful parts."
— audience member
"Intellectually satisfying . . . achieves a surprising, strange, and abstract grace."
— Carol Burbank / Chicago Reader
". . . wrenching images that haunt the psyche and lift the spirits."
— Lucia Mauro / Chicago Sun-Times