Scholastic’s Redesigned Harry Potter Site Introduces New Generation of Readers to Hogwarts
Congratulations to Lynette of PicPocketBooks for winning a copy of the 10th Anniversary hardcover edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone! While Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and may be a hot series, Harry Potter remains favorite among students even 12 years after Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was first published. Perhaps one of the 7 Harry books is on your summer reading list or currently tucked into your pool bag or you anxiously await the end of the series as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows makes its way on to the big screen in 2 parts this November .
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Scholastic’s Redesigned Harry Potter Site Introduces New Generation of Readers to Hogwarts
Sandlewood Vanilla Soy Clean & Contemporary Jar Candle
The Clean & Contemporary candles feature American Soybean WaxTM which burns clean and is intensely fragrant. Each 8.5 ounce jar candle burns for approximately 55 hours.
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Sandlewood Vanilla Soy Clean & Contemporary Jar Candle
Michael Kors Darrington Vicuna Tote
Michael Kors is an iconic American designer who is at the top of his game right now. His high profile on America’s Next Top Model helped put him in the spotlight with a much wider audience
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Michael Kors Darrington Vicuna Tote
Family Photo: The Watts-Schreibers’ Presidential Parade
Santiago Baez/Ramey Hi President Obama ! Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts brought their boys — Alexander ‘Sasha’ Pete , 3, and Samuel Kai , 19 months — to watch the Presidential motorcade pass along Houston Street in New York City on Wednesday.
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Family Photo: The Watts-Schreibers’ Presidential Parade
Gifts for Cat Lovers
According to the Humane Society, there are an estimated 93.6 million owned cats in the United States. With a resounding ‘meow,’ cat lovers are fanatics for anything feline and when it comes time to give a gift – do you have a clue what to get? If you’re looking for a few cat gift ideas, consider the following suggestions: Toys for Kitty From plastic balls decorated with feathers to trinkets that jingle, cat toys are meant to entertain and keep felines sharp – both mentally and physically
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Gifts for Cat Lovers
Taking a break…
Linda and I have each spent the last few days mostly sitting at our computers. The combination of the sale and the drawing has kept us really busy but we are not complaining! It's nice to hear from so many of you and the closets are looking a lot cleaner. I'm happy to report that so far my email inbox has not crashed
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Taking a break…
I bet you’ve never seen a cupcake quite like this: Moose on Mousse cupcake
Wow. This moose on mousse cupcake by The Lone Baker (via Flickr ) is outrageous! golden cupcake, chocolate mousse topped with golden moose dresden The Lone Baker writes: Ok, I couldn’t resist making mousse topped cupcakes for my moose dresdens. Dresdens are German die-cut and embossed paper trims, often with a metallic finish.
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I bet you’ve never seen a cupcake quite like this: Moose on Mousse cupcake
Chocolate-covered cherry cupcakes
These over-the-top chocolate-covered cherry cupcakes are by Little Big Cakes via Flickr . They’re based in Brookville, Florida, and can be reached at eat at littlebigcakes.com or 352-269-ICED (4233)
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Chocolate-covered cherry cupcakes
THN.com Blog: Sharks GM Doug Wilson confident of present and future
The architect of the current roster, Wilson beams about his team and ackowledges there’s room for improvement. -
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THN.com Blog: Sharks GM Doug Wilson confident of present and future
White Egret Candles, Herbal Beeswax, 12 candles
White Egret Candles, Herbal Beeswax, 12 candles Originally posted 2010-03-24 07:37:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Related Posts Votivo Aromatic Candle Red Currant (No. 96)-Most popular Scent from Votivo User Reviews Send this to a friend Votivo Aromatic Candle Red Currant (No
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Blogging 101: Blogger Pages
Welcome to Week 3 of the Blogging 101 series! This week’s question is geared specifically towards blogs through blogger.com, so I apologize in advance to those who have blogs hosted through other websites. This week’s question: Q: What are Blogger pages and how do you use them? A: I received a lot of questions about this last week and often have clients who ask about this feature as well. Blogger pages is a new feature that is actually very useful. These pages are great to include on your navigation bars—which I gave a tutorial on last week. You can see that entire tutorial here .
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Daily Roundup: July 30, 2010
Taking A Side: In a three-volume report released yesterday, the EPA strongly defended the the scientific community's position on anthropogenic warming and stated its plans to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions as part of the Clean Air Act. Los Angeles Times Damming Consequnce: Massive catfish in the Mekong River could be driven to extinction due to planned hydropower development.
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Daily Roundup: July 30, 2010
How to Integrate Faith and Scholarship– and How Not To
My title here makes a false promise, obviously, on which I can’t deliver. But comments on my earlier post suggest I ought to try to say something on the subject (which may be of interest, I admit, mostly to religiously-oriented academics). And it’s a subject about which I’ve wondered from time to time
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How to Integrate Faith and Scholarship– and How Not To
Question McCruelty
Note to bigwigs at animal-abusing companies: Don’t offer to answer questions unless you’re prepared to sit in the hot seat! When PETA learned that McDonald’s vice president Bob Langert is taking questions from stakeholders—people who are affected by McDonald’s actions—on McDonald’s “corporate responsibility” blog , PETA Senior V.P. Dan Mathews sent in this query, which is sure to make Langert squirm: Chickens who are killed by McDonald’s suppliers have their throats cut while they are still conscious, and many suffer broken limbs or are scalded to death in defeathering tanks. As the leading U.S.
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Question McCruelty
Deal Alert: Brixton Mini Satchel on sale at Luna Boston
Looking for a gorgeous handbag to drool over? Whenever I’m looking for a fix, I always find myself turning to Treesje handbags! Not only does this designer provide us handbag lovers with unique and beautiful styles, but they are extremely affordable as well.
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Deal Alert: Brixton Mini Satchel on sale at Luna Boston
Ex-NASA Engineer on HLN Tonight
Patrick Gijsbers / CC by 2.0 TiVo alert: April Evans, my nominee for Gutsiest Animal Defender of the Year, is scheduled to appear on Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell tonight. Evans, who is also featured in today’s Houston Chronicle , is the NASA engineer who walked away from her dream job working on development of the International Space Station to take a stand against NASA’s cruel and pointless radiation experiments on monkeys
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Ex-NASA Engineer on HLN Tonight
Pamela Anderson Aids Victims of Oil Disaster
The Gulf oil catastrophe has been hard on all animals, including the countless dogs and cats who have been surrendered at Louisiana animal shelters because their guardians have lost their jobs or left the area. But thanks to the generosity of our very own Pamela Anderson , dozens of dogs will be getting a lift from crowded shelters in Louisiana to Virginia this weekend. Pamela has paid for the dogs’ local adoption, spay or neuter surgery, and flea treatment costs and will be helping volunteers walk the dogs before their journey north
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Review/Giveaway:The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design
There are surprisingly few resources for would-be knitwear designers to rely on, when it comes to education in the field. If you don’t happen to live in New York or Los Angeles (or more specifically, near FIDM or FIT), you’ll be hard-pressed to find any classes on pattern writing, drape or knitwear design
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Review/Giveaway:The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design
VIDEOS: Knitting 101 for CRAFT!
One of my favorite things about hosting TV’s “Knitty Gritty” was the ability to teach the masses how to knit, all in the comfort of their own living rooms. Thanks to the internet, I can still meet up with stitchers – on demand – through simple how-to videos.Whether you’ve never knit a stitch, or just need a little refresher, I’m here for you. So grab your needles and click on over to CRAFT’s 101
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Spain’s News of the Week: Take Two
As if Wednesday’s historic vote by the Catalan parliament in Spain to ban bullfighting wasn’t enough to make you scream “Olé,” we’ve just heard that oh-so-iconic Spanish design house Adolfo Dominguez S.A. has not only signed on to shun fur, it has also agreed not to purchase or sell exotic skins, clothing made from down plucked from live birds, or wool from Australian sheep who have endured the painful mulesing mutilation —meaning that they’ve have chunks of flesh cut off their backsides
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Spain’s News of the Week: Take Two