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Santa Cruz, CA 95062
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Opportunity Details
Age Minimum (with Adult): 11+, Minimum Age:18+, Court Ordered Volunteer - Allowed
The St. Francis Soup Kitchen has been serving meals to the hungry in Santa Cruz for over 25 years!
Each day a hearty meal of soup, salad, bread, coffee and milk are served to over 180 people at noon. There are an estimated 400 people who sleep outside in Santa Cruz and it's difficult for one agency to handle all their needs. The Kitchen is one place where those in need will find a kind welcome, food and an opportunity to rest in safety.
Please join us by volunteering in our kitchen. We can accomodate up to four volunteers every day.
No special experience required, just a desire to work in the kitchen.
**Please wear closed toed shoes!
We begin cooking at 8:30 AM and finish serving the meal at 1:45 PM.
Who can eat? All in need regardless of race, creed, color or sex.
When are meals served? A midday meal is served Monday thru Friday from 12:00 to 1:00.
What is served? Each day a different soup is served in addition to the salad, fruit, bread and milk. A wholesome variety of filling soup and homemade salad dressings help to create a complete meal. Desserts are also served when available.
What other services are available?
Our guests. St. Francis Catholic Kitchen considers those who eat with us our guests. Our volunteers quickly learn that being homeless or on the streets is a serious challenge. We hope that, for at least part of the day, they can feel appreciated when they walk through the doors of the Kitchen.
** Please note we will not be serving on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day**
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The 2D platform renaissance continues apace with Sony Japan's Puppeteer - a Playstation 3 exclusive - following hot on the fast-moving heels of Rayman Legends. It's platformer season.
We may have had a mild dig at the latter game's storyline, but it was at least confined to the back of the box. Not so with Puppeteer, whose irksome narrative is forced down your throat throughout the entire experience.
It's wholly impenetrable stuff. Suffice to say we were at least halfway through the game before we realised that it was set on the moon (we think). Throw in a headless puppet, a mystical pair of scissors, a cackling witch, a ghostly cat and a pixie companion, and you get the general idea.
Curb your enthusiasm
The tale is relayed via the unfortunate medium of over-enthusiastic shouty actors and lengthy cutscenes, making much of the game feel like being trapped in a psychedelic lift with a provincial am-dram society.
Fortunately we eventually found the "skip" button, although the chat simply cannot be stopped due to the presence of an in-game narrator. It's an idea that was realised with some success in 2011's excellent Bastion, and while Puppeteer isn't quite as laconic, it is eventually bearable, coming across like Peter Cook reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The reason for this relentless luvvie-dom is that the game is set in the theatre. What you see on screen is the stage, replete with elaborate set changes. Your character - Kutaro the headless puppet - is permanently in the spotlight.
Split into seven acts, each with three curtains, Puppeteer takes in such outlandish scenarios as a pirate ship, runaway train, graveyard, obligatory underwater scene, and wild west town - all superbly recreated while slickly retaining the theatrical illusion. It's a highly stylised approach, a bit like a ride at "4D" theme park ride. Some of the more nightmarish levels evoke an unlikely collaboration between Tim Burton and Little Big Planet. It's visually stunning stuff.
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Gameplay-wise, the traditional platform fare is augmented by the aforementioned magic scissors, which helpfully enable you to snip through the scenery. There's also a grappling hook with which you can rearrange the stage furniture, a magic shield to deflect projectiles, and a kind of slam-dunk move to shake things up.
The various gameplay skills are drip-fed to you, and when fully equipped it takes a degree of manual dexterity to master them all, or indeed to remember that you've got them.
A bomb, that's the other one - there's a bomb that you can throw at things to blow them up. Helpfully, the things that you can blow up have a picture of a bomb on them.
As well as these blatant visual clues, in-game advice is proffered by your pixie companion, who can also be moved around the screen with the right stick to discover various bonuses, including the array of impromptu heads that our hero sports in lieu of his actual swede. Each head has a unique skill, which if used in the correct place can be helpful. In practice, this rarely happens, and the heads are as much a collectible as a tool, with a gallery documenting the history and property of each one that you, or your pixie friend, find.
By the way, the pixie - and the ghostly cat - can be controlled by a second player using the PS3's Move controller. Frankly, it's a naff deal, and supplementary duties should ideally be confined to a young child none too invested in the game.
Arguably an attempt at high-brow gaming, Puppeteer is not quite as clever as it thinks it is, with an over-reliance on hateful boss levels and dreaded "Quick Time Events", whereby you press a button in time with on-screen prompts like a chimp in a laboratory.
If you run out of lives then you'll have to replay an entire level complete with identical narration. Do that more than a couple of times and you'll want to press the mute button.
Which might be for the best as the bombardment of enthusiastic voice acting is borderline painful, and even if that isn't above incongruous then the double entendres and "comedy" foreign accents feel, let's say, misplaced at the very least and like cheery racism at their worst.
On the surface, Puppeteer is a hugely impressive work, and the kind of game that might be given a BAFTA by people who played it for ten minutes before moving on to the complimentary wine.
Clearly a labour of love - and it does look gorgeous - the gameplay is occasionally sacrificed in favour of the theatrical shenanigans, and our patience was tested by (among other things) a full five-minute song and dance routine. No, really.
Destined to propagate the tiresome "games as art" debate, long-standing games magazines will probably wet the bed over Puppeteer. Our take it a bit different: over the course of a number of gruelling evenings, its limitations become apparent, with the rigidly linear approach eventually beginning to irk.
There's undeniably something compelling about Puppeteer, though, but there's also that nagging feeling that you're pressing on to the finish just so that you don't have to play it any more. Curtain call.


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The store and gallery are open from 12:00 - 6:00 PM on Monday through Friday and from 12:00 - 5:00 PM on Saturdays!
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As a Brooklyn artist, I write you today to share Brooklyn's greatest public artwork.
Why it is unknown is a mystery. Nobody knows it exists.
The Tower of the Empire State Building bisects the Arch in Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza.
Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and architect Calvert Vaux created the framework for this continuing work-in-progress as the Civil War ended, 25 years before the Arch, 65 years before the Tower, 105 years before the Mirador, and 145 years before I stumbled across it.
In starting the "Grand Army Plaza" group here at Brooklyn Arts Project, I hope to share ideas on how to raise public awareness to protect and promote this View as an "historic visual corridor." Building Six of Atlantic Yards threatens to eclipse the view.
Please forward the links to friends, artists, architects, bloggers, politicos, media and civilians.
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Among the dozens of Windows Phone 8.1 leaks in the last week there is one comment I have seen a few times: "what about background wallpapers?" There is a small contingent of users that really want to have a background wallpaper on their Start Screen, like in Windows 8. In the past we've asked you about this just for fun when there was no chance of it happening. Today we are asking with a slightly higher possibility.
Tom Warren from The Verge sent out a couple tweets earlier today of a Windows Phone Start Screen with a background wallpaper. He accompanied those tweets with some cryptic messages and smiley faces. We're not sure if these are just mock-ups or actual screenshots from Windows Phone 8.1. Right now we are playing it safe and assuming they aren't real.
So why are we doing this poll? Last time we asked the question most of you were against the idea. Tom's screenshots have brought the idea up again. Are you still against background wallpapers? Or do you want to deck your phone out in as many ways possible? We are of the opinion that if it's an option everyone can do what they want with it. What do you think?


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Our entire run is now SOLD OUT - what a wonderful way to celebrate our 10th year at the Camden Fringe! If you've missed out on grabbing a ticket - have a sneak peak at some rehearsal shots by the talented Emma Steele & check out our interview with Stephanie Brandhuber over at London Calling!
10th Year at the Camden Fringe: The Taming of the Shrew
Set in 1989 at the height of the rave scene, this unique setting for the story promises to deliver a perspective never seen before...
The Tempest @ The Bread & Roses Theatre
We are returning to The Bread & Roses Theatre with our all-female gothic extravaganza. AND WE CAN NOT WAIT!
The Tempest @ The Cockpit: ONE Night Only!
Following our sell-out run at The Etcetera Theatre as part of the 10th Camden Fringe we have some exciting news. You have another chance to catch our all-female extravaganza as we'll be conjuring up some rough magic with our gothic version of Shakespeare's The Tempest at The Cockpit on 12th September, 7:30pm!
Now does our project gather to a head!
The Tempest, Etcetera Theatre 28th-30th August 2015
In the run up to our 9th year at The Camden Fringe we have already conjured up a storm with fabulous mentions including this shout from Laura Kressly at The Shakespeare Standard....thank you!
Returning for our ninth consecutive year, we are oh so excited to be part of the 10th Camden Fringe. This time conjuring up some rough magic with our gothic version of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Gallery: Twelfth Night 2014
Performance photos from our sell-out all-female Twelfth Night, August 2014- check out the midsummer madness! Photography: Anthony Kelly
Barber and Benson @ Camden Head
If you missed our sell out run of Twelfth Night last week, we have a treat for you (and if you didn't you should go see this anyway).Our very own comedic geniuses Faye Barber and Paula Benson have been performing their hilarious sketch comedy show Barber and Benson with special guest Jo Scott this week at The Camden Head-... Continue Reading →


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vBeers – Columbia, SC (Wed, 27th, June, 2012)
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Attention Columbia SC! It's been a few months since @joshcoen organized the last vBeers I attended and enough time has gone by. Please join us Wednesday June 27 at Buffalo Wild Wings in N.E Columbia SC.
The last time was a blast! Lots of good company, conversation, and of course, great beer. A couple of my co-workers will be joining me, and we hope to see you there.
Location: Buffalo Wild Wings
Address: 10056 Two Notch Rd, Columbia, SC 29223
Date: Wednesday June 27
Time: 6pm to 9pm – arrive and depart any time
Depending on seating, we may be inside of outside. Just look for the cool geeks in @Varrow shirts.
Bring your inner giek!
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A royal battle between the big guns of this year's Paris-Nice – including Alberto Contador (Tinkoff), Richie Porte (BMC Racing) and Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) – left the Welshman in the overall lead as the race nears its conclusion.
Honours on the day, however, went to Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha), who overtook Thomas on the final bend to narrowly take the stage victory.
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The 177km route from Nice to a summit finish at La Madone d'Utelle featured seven categorised climbs and began with Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) six seconds clear at the front of the GC. Thomas, placed sixth, was 23 seconds back.
At its largest, the day's original breakaway consisted of seven riders and one chaser, and they pushed their lead to a maximum of 2-25. Tsgabu Grmay (Lampre-Merida), Cyril Gautier (Direct Energie), Niki Terpstra (Etixx-Quick Step), Gregory Rast (Trek-Segafredo), Antoine Duchesne (Direct Energie), Florian Vachon (Fortuneo–Vital Concept) and Evaldas Siskevicius (Delko Marseille Provence KTM) were ahead, with Andrew Talansky (Cannondale) chasing.
Paris-Nice stage six, Nice to Madone d'Utelle (177km)
1. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha at 4-45-11
2. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky, st
3. Alberto Contador (Esp) Tinkoff at 1s
4. Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing at 7s
5. Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky at 10s
6. Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEdge at 20s
7. Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida at 31s
8. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale at 31s
9. Jon Izaguirre (Esp) Movistar, st
10. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Soudal, st
Overall standings after stage six
1. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky at 24-10-26
2. Alberto Contador (Esp) Tinkoff at 15s
3. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha at 20s
4. Riche Porte (Aus) BMC Racing at 21s
5. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Giant-Alpecin at 32s
6. Jon Izaguirre (Esp) Movistar at 37s
7. Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky, st
8. Simon Yates (GBr) Team Sky at 44s
9. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Soudal at 51s
10. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale at 1-00


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OK so this is always hard for me to do… putting photographs on the blog which bear all wearing no make-up. Even worse than that- if possible- is uploading photos on here of my skin post-treatment. However, I wanted to show you real imagery, so it's had to be done!
If you are a regular reader of whatemmadid.com, you may remember my post back in 2014 about my first treatment of the Genuine Dermaroller procedure, which I had carried out at SkinViva. If you haven't read it before, check it out here. They recommend a course of 3 to start seeing the best results, therefore I gave it a period of 7 weeks and then headed back to SkinViva for treatment number 2. The images below are to show you the extent of the redness after the procedure, which you'll see isn't actually bad at all when you take into consideration Dermaroller is a micro-needling treatment, where thousands of needle columns roll into the skin to stimulate the skin's natural healing response, thus the production of collagen and elastin is increased which then plumps up the skin.
I had the treatment back in December, but wanted to post this in mid January so I could see how my skin has reacted during the time I have gave it to start producing the collagen, and working away to repair itself. So, I am happy to report that it has been 5 weeks since my last Dermaroller treatment and I have now started seeing results. It takes a while, so if you are having this procedure done for scarring, fine lines, sagging skin or stretchmarks, please do bear with it.
It's a process which continuously works by the skin constantly repairing itself, so after this time period I have started to see the skin on my cheeks and jaw line looking slightly more plumped up, with any bad texture slowly seeming to fade a little. I would describe it best as any lines, scars and marks being 'blurred' – as if the marks from before have been rubbed out a little bit and are slowly being erased.
I'll be booking in for the third treatment in February and depending on how my skin is looking in March/April, I may make it my final one. However, I have a pretty good feeling I'll be happy with the results. If there are any areas I feel I may want more concentration on, for example any areas of past breakouts which are more dented and struggling to fade, dermal fillers are another option for me at SkinViva, which can be inserted directly to the problem area in hope to plump out the scar mark and create a smooth, all over improved texture.
I have a friend staying with me at the end of this month who has been searching for a professional clinic to carry out botox in her lips for a while now, therefore I recommended she take a look at SkinViva. I know how well trained and skilled Dr Time Pearce and the team are who carry out the procedures, so I feel really confident recommending this clinic to everyone.
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Buster Keaton's Favorite Place on Earth
It was a fairy tale come true, at least for a child of vaudeville performers.
"The best summers of my life were spent in the cottage Pop had built on Lake Muskegon in 1908." Famed silent film comedian Buster Keaton wrote those words in his autobiography, My Wonderful World of Slapstick. For the Keaton family, which then numbered five, Muskegon, Michigan was a place to call home.
"It was his favorite place on earth," noted Keaton's widow, Eleanor, years later. "He loved Muskegon."
The Childhood of Buster Keaton
Born on the road in a little Kansas town in 1895, Joseph Frank Keaton had known only one life. Before the age of three, he was incorporated into the family act. By age five, he had become a regular and would soon be the feature member of "The Three Keatons." It was a nomadic life filled with matinee and evening stage performances, travel, backstage banter, and hotel stays in big cities and small burgs scattered across the countryside. For a child, the upbringing was far from normal.
A booking in Muskegon would alter that life. While performing at the Lake Michigan Park Theater in July 1908, his parents, Joe and Myra, visited property that was for sale along the shore of Muskegon Lake. The Keaton's arraigned a purchase, and then returned to the road, informing friends and acquaintances of the little slice of paradise they had found in Muskegon, Michigan.
The Actors' Colony
The move laid the groundwork for a thriving community of actors that grew in Edgewater and the neighboring Bluffton area. It was known as the Actors' Colony and thrived during the summer months, when performers relaxed as bookings on the vaudeville circuit were down due to the heat.
With Pigeon Hill, a soaring sand dune, serving as a backdrop, Joe had a cottage built for his family on a lot that faced the water. For Buster, his sister Louise and his younger brother Harry (nicknamed Jingles because of his "noisy way with toys"), Muskegon provided a chance to be kids.
A "True Playground for Residents"
Populated with a cast of regulars and an ever-changing collection of visitors, word is that the area served as home to over two hundred performers at its peak years. It was a true playground for residents.
Fishing, swimming and boating were, of course, favorite pastimes. A short walk away was Lake Michigan Park, featuring a theater, carnival amusements, dancing and fun (For images, click Lake Michigan Park images). Pascoe's Place, located near the turnaround for the streetcars that brought visitors to the Park, sat nearby. Serving as the unofficial headquarters for the Colony, the menu featured succulent pan-fried perch and nickel beers. A baseball diamond situated behind the property came alive with contests against local factory squads.
Max and Adele Gruber lived just down the street. Their novelty animal act, "Oddities of the Jungle" featured the talents of an elephant, a trained zebra and a Great Dane. Max's elephant, it is said, was often dispatched to provide taxi service for the reveler who enjoyed a little too much of his drink of choice at Pascoes.
Living next to the Keaton's was Big Joe Roberts, who would later serve as the heavy in Keaton's films. Ed Gray, known as the "Tall Tale Teller," was also a friend of the family's. Annoyed by regular visits to his property by patrons of the nearby Park, he dispatched Buster's talents in building an outhouse with collapsible walls. With a yank on a rope, Gray could quickly identity trespassers, to the amusement of many.
Lex Neal, a peer, became fast friends with Buster, and later served as a writer in Hollywood for both Buster and silent-film comedian Harold Lloyd.
Today, the delight of lakeside living is still enjoyed in similar ways by residents of the area. The neighborhood's storied past is celebrated the first weekend of October each year when the International Buster Keaton Society descends on Muskegon for their annual convention. A visit to the baseball diamond, a trip through the neighborhood and discussions on Buster's years as a performer are capped with a public showing of some of his classic comedies at the city's restored movie house, the Frauenthal Theater. Featuring the sounds of a booming Barton theater organ, the theater's silver screen glistens with Keaton's antics, and is filled with fun and laughter – a fitting tribute to a man who, according to film critic Roger Ebert, is "arguably, the greatest actor-director in the history of movies."
Our Guest Blogger
Ron Pesch, an IT worker, has written for Michigan History Magazine, MLive and other publications. He is an historian for the Michigan High School Athletic Association, a board member of the International Buster Keaton Society and a die-hard high school sports fan. He graduated from Muskegon High School and Western Michigan University.
5 Responses to Buster Keaton's Favorite Place on Earth
Robin September 14, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Thanks for this wonderful story. I never knew that the Keatons had a home in Michigan, much to my chagrin. This is a wonderful example of Michigan's Heritage.
Sapphire January 25, 2012 at 11:25 pm
Why the **** was the cottage taken down? That place held a lot of meaning for Buster.
Roxanne Andrews June 24, 2013 at 2:01 pm
I'm doing a little research for the Buster Keaton Society…I'm trying to find out if Buster's father, Joe Keaton, or any other members of the Keaton family, owned any other houses besides the one on Edgewater? or property for that matter. The house in question is 27 wilcox street. possibly owned by Joe in 1913 to 1915.
Also when did Keaton court get named …. was it during the time the Keaton's lived in Bluffton or after?
any information would be appreciated.
thank you
marge August 3, 2013 at 10:20 am
I'm researching for the Gruber family and appreciated all this information. It made the Colony more meaningful. thanks
I'm going to see THE GENERAL with live musical accompanist
Dot Besyeman June 6, 2019 at 1:45 pm
When you come into Muskegon by boat, there seems to be a house up on the hill on the right that resembles the one pictured. Can't wait to come thru the channel again and take a look. Thanks for the article.


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This week's post from The Really Mobile Project – for readers who don't follow that site.
Flicking through the apps on my handset the other day made me realise that the key apps I use haven't changed that much over the past year or so. The big change for me has been swapping from a handset with a regular keypad (Nokia E51) to a handset with a qwerty keypad; my Nokia E63. The E63 has transformed the way I use my handset. Now I find myself sending many more texts and emails because it's so easy. And it's not just contacting friends and family that easier; updating Twitter and Facebook is a much quicker and less painful experience. This week I'm going to look at some communications apps on my E63. I'll take a look at the other apps I use in a future article.
I tend to use the Ping.fm SMS number for simultaneous updates to Twitter and Facebook and the Vodafone SMS number for Twitter only. Top marks to Ping.fm for using a regular Vodafone number for their UK SMS service as it's included in operator bundles, unlike many other innovative services that use numbers from Manx Telecom or Jersey Telecom. When I check in with Twitter I either use Gravity or Dabr.co.uk via the handset's browser. Gravity has a fantastic user interface, although I find the app a bit limiting because it only displays the last hour's tweets and doesn't always update when it's running in the background (I'm not convinced this is normal behaviour so your experience may differ). Dabr.co.uk is a much better browser based option than mobile Twitter and has the advantage of allowing me to scroll back through several hours of tweets.
I've tried different email applications for accessing my personal email including the default email client on the E63, Nokia Messaging, Seven and Emoze. Having switched between them several times I've settled on Emoze as being the best one. Emoze is the fastest to update with new emails and seamlessly handles both text and HTML emails plus multiple mailboxes. Emoze is free for one mailbox and you can buy the Pro version if you want to download from multiple mailboxes. I've tried hard to like Nokia Messaging but two issues have stopped me using it; first it's not possible to change the sender email address to my own domain name and secondly it has a habit of stopping receiving emails which necessitates a manual sync to pick them up. If Nokia can fix these issues I'd take another look.
Moving to the calling side, the main additional app I use is Truphone. Truphone is great for cheap international calls over home WiFi; plus Truphone Anywhere gives me the same prices via a UK access number when I'm out. I've set up custom filters in Truphone Anywhere so calls to 0800, 0870 etc numbers get routed via Truphone. So instead of the calls being charged at out of bundle rates by Vodafone, I pay Truphone for the call to the 0800 number and nothing to Vodafone for the call to the access number as it comes out of my call bundle.
The other calling service I sometimes use is Skype and currently I'm using it via Nimbuzz. Nimbuzz allows me to access my Skype unlimited UK landline calls package for which I pay the tiny sum of £1.95 per month (I also get a UK landline number for inbound calls included in the £1.95). I'm continuing to look at the options for mobile Skype and will come back to this in the future.
Let me know what's on your handset to improve your communications experience!


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Through a new partnership with Knockout Licensing, a collection of Michelangelo's artwork will be made available in Fall 2016
WAUKESHA, Wis. July 11, 2016 – Turner Licensing, an industry leader in sports calendars, stationery, and gift products announced a new partnership with Knockout Licensing which will bring the 'Michelangelo Collection' to retail in the U.S., in Fall 2016. Michelangelo is highly recognizable; A number of his works have been recognized as some of the most famous in existence, including the statue of David, the Pieta and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The 'Michelangelo Collection' will feature an assortment of Michelangelo's original drawings and sculptural sketches. The product categories will include premium quality gift and specialty items such as 12" x 12" wall calendars, stationery, journals, drinkware, note cards and holiday cards.
"Michelangelo is a Renaissance icon, and Turner Licensing is thrilled to be launching a collection featuring original artwork from a world-renowned and highly recognized artist", says Michelle Rand, Turner Licensing's Senior Brand Manager. "The 'Michelangelo Collection' offers our consumer an exclusive and aspirational product line that reflects the style, beauty, and grace of his art," she added. "It will also enable us to build a bridge to connect with the millennial audience, while still being highly relevant to our current consumers."


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ANNOUNCEMENT: October VFF Winner
And the winner of this month's Vibram FiveFinger giveaway is…
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October 16th, 2014 at 2:04 pm
Reading this post reminded me how bad I've been about kpenieg up with my running lately! Your Nike Free Runs are adorable – I just love the bright colour. Maybe I just need some cute new running accessories to get me motivated ;)xox,Cee
February 20th, 2015 at 12:01 am
I love my five fingers (have 3 pairs), but have dnfleiteiy been thinking about getting these hauraches especially for during the summer. I like the funny looks I get with my vibrams though makes me laugh when people think I'm wearing toe socks. Good to know that you are enjoying them so far!
August 07th, 2016 at 3:07 am
Hi I love the vibram f-f shoes and wear nothing else.On the farm, playing tennis ,golf or going to Town .But have trouble getting hold of them as I live in New-Zealand and there is no importer here any more .He went back to Australia. Where can I get hold of them?? .The wool one ,the Lontra and the leather kso trek ascent ????!!!! Thanks a million if you can help me
November 14th, 2017 at 2:24 am
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T V Parasuram in Washington
The United States on Friday said only a broad-based government in Afghanistan could enjoy the "blessings" of the international community.
"In order for a government to be representative and, to get the blessings, frankly, of the international community, it should represent all the people," US Secretary of State
Colin Powell said in an interview on the National Public Radio.
He said there should be a "provisional or interim government that would last for some relatively short period of time -- a matter of months, not longer that -- and that government would immediately move to Kabul, with the UN working with them".
"Once in Kabul, we can start bringing in humanitarian supplies, and they can then begin the work of putting in place a more complete government, a government that reflects every single element of the Afghan society, especially women," he added.
Powell, with a call to reconstruct Afghanistan, said, "There are many talented, educated, Afghan women... and others who can contribute to rebuilding of the Afghan society."
Participation was in the interests of all, including the warlords, since the government would have international support and would control all humanitarian and reconstruction aid coming into the country, he said.
"That's a powerful incentive, to be able to rebuild your country, rather than... cling on to the remnants of the Taleban authority," he added.
Regarding the deployment of an international peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, Powell said the issue was under consideration and that 40 nations had offered military assistance.
The final decision would depend on the security situation in the country, he said.
French and Jordanian troops were moving to northern Afghanistan, the hardest hit area, for facilitating the delivery of supplies from Uzbekistan, Powell said.
Commenting on Tuesday's meeting in Germany of various Afghan factions, he said, "It won't be a very large meeting. I doubt if more than 20 to 30 people would be there. But it would be helpful if every one of the major groups are represented, and if they came into agreement that they should form a provisional or interim government...."
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Our featured reading series for April is on the 22nd at Colliding Worlds Gallery located at 68-895, suite i-13 Perez Rd. in Cathedral City. The readings begin at two and this month I am featuring poet Lois Batchelor and humorist Melody Fleming. Join us for an afternoon of literature!
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Poetry reading today, March 30th, at Ristretto's located at 500 S. Palm Canyon starting at three o'clock. Five writers' guild poets and musicians. Should be fun!
Next Featured Reading at Colliding Worlds Gallery
This month's readings at Colliding Worlds Gallery is March 25th at two o'clock. Join us as yours truly, poet D. Marie Fitzgerald, and memoirist Kathy Bjork share their works with you. Kathy's memoir, entitled My Mother is Losing Her Memory and I am Losing My Mind, chronicles her experience of taking care of her mother who suffered from dementia.
Colliding Worlds is located at 68-895 Perez Rd., suite I-13 in Cathedral City. Owner Angela Valente Romeo. For further info contact D. Marie at firstname.lastname@example.com or Angela at 510-334-6996.
See you on the 25th.
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The next featured reading at Koffi in Rancho Mirage will be December 16th at two o'clock. This month features poet Lois Batchelor and author Judith L. Butler. This will end our three years at Koffi as a new space has opened for us and that is Art Is Gallery in Westfield Mall in Palm Desert. I may forgo January as I need to line up readers for 2018. Luckily at our Holiday Book Fair at the gallery on the 30th I met many authors who are interested in doing a featured reading in the new year. Exciting!
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November 30th from 11-5 at Art Is Gallery in the Westfield Mall on the upper level close to Macy's. Twenty-six local authors selling their books. There are also children books. Books make a wonderful Christmas present and promotes reading! Stop by and see us! I will have a table selling my book Reruns, a collection of poetry and prose. There will be many wonderful local authors! This is a great way to support your local artists!
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Book Series: November 18th at two o'clock at Koffi in Rancho Mirage located at 71-380 Hwy 111. Patty Farmer will introduce her second book in the Playboy series, Playboy Laughs, highlighting the magazine's contribution to humor. And Kurt Sipolski, with his biography/memoir about his widowed mother who cared for him when he contracted polio, Too Early for Flowers. An open mic is also included.
Palm Springs Writers Guild Holiday Book Fair: November 30th from 11-5 at ART IS Gallery located in The Westfield Mall, upper level, close to Macy's. Twenty-six local authors will have books for sale (yours truly being one of them). Books make great Christmas presents!
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This month's readers are Marj Charlier. She is a prolific writer, an author of at least eight novels. The other reader is David Roos, an intense poet. As always, an open mic is included. The readings begin at two on October 8th. Koffi is located at 71-380 Hwy 111 in Rancho Mirage, Ca. See you there!


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Mark Zuckerberg And Priscilla Chan Pledge 99 Percent Of Their Facebook Shares To Charity
A few weeks before Max's birth, Priscilla and Mark took a morning to reflect and record their hopes for their daughter and all children of her generation.
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[Mark Zuckerberg And Priscilla Chan Pledge 99 Percent Of Their Facebook Shares To Charity]
[Priscilla Chan:] Source: LYBIO.net
The pregnancy has been really — fun. And we're really looking forward to meeting her. Mark is really looking forward to meeting her.
[Mark Zuckerberg:]
Ya, well it's been 37 weeks so I think it's time for her to come out. (laughs) I would like; it's – it's my turn to hold her.
[Mark Zuckerberg:]
Having this child has made us think about all of the things that should be improved in the world for her whole generation. The only way we reach our full human potential is if we're able to unlock the gifts of every person around the world.
[Priscilla Chan:]
We need to make sure that there are investments and programs that ensure that the future isn't going to be like today. The future is going to be better than today.
[Mark Zuckerberg:] Source: LYBIO.net
You know, what does it take to make it so people don't get sick anymore, could we build more inclusive welcoming communities? Can people in the next generation learn and experience a hundred times more things than – than we can? I think the answer to that is: "YES!" And I think that that means we have a basic moral responsibility to tilt our investments somewhat more as a society as individuals.
[Priscilla Chan:]
Starting our work now investing in the future is an easy decision for us.
[Mark Zuckerberg:]
You know, it's hard to move these things in the short term, right? These are big complex systems. Like, doing anything that you want to well in the world um… it just takes practice. You're not going to be perfect at it the first time and in the projects that we're going to try to do in education and science and health, community building, we will learn lessons over time and hopefully get better and better.
[Priscilla Chan:]
We're expecting our little girl any day now and we want her to have the benefits of the entire generation that is able to take advantage of all that we're able to create.
[Mark Zuckerberg:] Source: L Y B I O . N E T
If she – she and everyone in her generation really should be able to live much better lives than we can in all these ways and I hope that – not just our child but you know, everyone in our community has the opportunity to go on and even have a bigger impact in the world um… I think she'll get there.
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