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Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling « Aerogramme Writers' Studio. These rules were originally tweeted by Emma Coats, Pixar’s Story Artist. Number 9 on the list – When you’re stuck, make a list of what wouldn’t happen next – is a great one and can apply to writers in all genres. You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be very different.Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite.Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___.

One day ___. 10 coolest small towns in America 2012. This year's Coolest Small Towns in America contest had a tie for first: Hammondsport, N.Y. (shown above), and Beaufort, N.C.Arion Doerr We logged 368,000 votes in our seventh annual contest to choose the best hometown escapes in America. This year's twist? A nail-biter of a finish that crashed our website (temporarily, of course!) And resulted in our first-ever tie for first place. What's your idea of cool? How about a place where the local dump doubles as an art gallery. . #1 (tie) Beaufort, N.C.: Pop. 4,039 Southern charm with a dash of salty seaside spirit Captain Horatio Sinbad is what you might call a friendly pirate.

If you'd just dropped into Beaufort, you might be surprised to find that a pirate has weighed anchor there. And yet Beaufort's got a wild side, starting with the undomesticated horses you'll see roaming just across Taylors Creek. Getting there: Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, New Bern, N.C. (37 miles); Wilmington International Airport (98 miles) Far East meets Old West. FAQ.pdf (application/pdf Object) Free Campsites. Field Sink. Bring running water to remote locations with this foot pump operated wash station. Perfect for camp or the patio. Ideal for campfire or BBQ grill-side food prep clean-up. Ready for a duch oven or BBQ outdoor cook competition yet miles from running water?

Our scout troop uses this Hand Washing Station to clean up before, and during meal food prep. Even if you are just grilling on the back deck, use this set-up grill-side to keep from from running into the house for a quick rinse every time sauce is slopped. And if its a party...just watch guests try to open a screen door with sticky BBQ covered hands. This pump is made to be operated with a foot...can't say the same for a sliding screen door! This is ideal for an outdoor group washing-up before meals. Safe Food Handling Practices - No Faucet Handle to turn ON and OFF with Dirty Hands. - Its easy (and fun) to use...so it gets used!

- There's room for a soap dispenser right there on the table (up off the ground). It also helps with: Maps. This on-line map overlays the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center's (NWAC) avalanche forecast (using the avalanche rose) over the Washington Cascades. It’s a useful tool for seeing the general hazard in different parts of the state, on slopes of different aspects, and/or on slopes of different elevation. This uses the same color code as the avalanche rose. Spend a few minutes learning how to navigate the map and how-to zoom in on a region. This is graphically useful for getting a quick overview of whether there’s a hazard difference between skiing around Stevens Pass, Icicle Ridge, Blewett Pass and Mission Ridge. Note: This overlay does not calculate slope steepness it just gives a broad brush geographic impression. Once you get an idea of where you might want to ski, the slope-angle overlay (shown above) will help keep you on slopes of appropriate steepness.

Topo! The 7.5-minute topographic maps made by the U.S. Historical Washington 30-Minute Maps (1:125,000 scale) More About Gmap4. Reusable Eco Friendly Snapping Paper Towel Set Choose by mamamade. To Do List - 101photography. Listen to Sound Sessions from Smithsonian Folkways online. More information Sound Sessions from Smithsonian Folkways is an audio journey into the rich, eclectic, and sometimes eccentric Smithsonian Folkways archive. Host Sam Litzinger and archivist Jeff Place comb the stacks for music and stories about this historic record label for monthly broadcasts that feature newly digitized audio, including rare outtakes, interviews, and never-before-heard recordings. Programs cover American folk icons, emerging artists who are continuing and transforming musical traditions around the world, and the sounds of our everyday lives, from the natural environment to the office desk.

Interviews with Smithsonian Folkways staff and the artists bring a fresh, behind-the-scenes perspective to a record label that preserves a national musical treasure, documents 'people's music' from around the world, and connects people to their own and others' heritage. Top 10 Awesome Things You Can Do With the Underused Gadgets You Already Own. Scale2.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) Unwined is worth the detour | Blessed Is The Pour. The vines that once entwined Unwined wine shop had nothing to do with grapes.

Brambles and scrub saplings had choked the life from the squat, 1920s building that began life as the grocery-store-filling-station in the heart of Chatham County's Oakland community. By the time Ray Pavlik happened upon it a decade ago, little but the walls remained. The roof had caved in. The floor had rotted away. Ray fell for the old store on Center Grove Church Road at a glance. "She cried when I bought the place," Ray says, chuckling a bit at the memory. These days, Joni is toasting their good fortune rather than bemoaning their fate. "I wanted to be different," Joni says. Unwined is unlikely to become anyone's go-to place for grabbing a bottle of wine on the way home. "When people come down here, they move into the woods and you don't see them unless you're looking for them," Ray says. But neighbors are turning out to support the shop, Ray says. Ray and Joni came to North Carolina more than 20 years ago. Vihartvihart New Channel Intro.

Sh*t Project Managers Say. English Pronunciation. If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world. After trying the verses, a Frenchman said he’d prefer six months of hard labour to reading six lines aloud. Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation.

I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse. I will keep you, Suzy, busy, Make your head with heat grow dizzy. Tear in eye, your dress will tear. So shall I! English Pronunciation by G. Source Breaking News: Fake News Special! A.y.- Quotes in beautiful pics ...oO°