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These rules were originally tweeted by Emma Coats , Pixar’s Story Artist.
Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling « Aerogramme Writers' Studio
10 coolest small towns in America 2012
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.
"Boys and girls, I have been listening to you recite the Pledge of Allegiance all semester and it appears that it has become monotonous to you or could it be you do not know the meaning of those words. If I may, I would like to recite the Pledge and give to you a definition of the words. I ----meaning me, an individual, a committee of one. Pledge ----dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self pity. Allegiance ----my love and my devotion. To the Flag ----our standard, Old Glory, a symbol of freedom.
Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance
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.
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.
Washington , DC Folk English Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 600 Maryland Ave., SW, Suite 2001 Washington, DC 20024 USA 1-202-633-6450 Email the show Update show info More information 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.
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Top 10 Awesome Things You Can Do With the Underused Gadgets You Already Own
If you're a fan of technology, chances are you've retired a few gadgets over the years and they're sitting in a box in your closet. Today's the day to dig out your leftovers and start thinking about what you can do to let them live and breathe again. Here are ten of our favorite ideas to get you started. 10.
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.
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.
English Pronunciation