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Indie Fonts: Digital Type from Independent Foundries

Posted on October 22, 2008 by tone

Fonts distinguish the look and feel of any project. Getting the right font is a tricky thing at times. Sure there are oodles of fonts out there on the net for free. Indie Fonts is a collection of books that can grace any serious crafts-person who deals with fonts and depends on that extra punch for their project. This tome of three in a series of the collected fonts from the net is both free and in book form. These upscale fonts will dazzle and spruce up any project. If you have time to spare and search the fonts on line, Indie Fonts has an easy way of doing so with their linked based version of the books. The site does not do justice to the handsomely collected books. This is a trove of hours of search and fun for people who take their fonts seriously. See fonts>>

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Family Game Night

Posted on October 21, 2008 by tone

Family Game Night

Gaming night for the whole family? There is such an animal. Thanks to the folks at Hasbro and Nintendo now the classic board games that were a proven success through the years are Wii bound. This are games that the whole family can enjoy and have a sense of even-steven in the competition for the whole family.

Join your host, Mr. Potato Head, as you and your family play classic Hasbro games, as well as exciting new versions of old favorites created for the Nintendo Wii. Hasbro Family Game Night features family favorites such as Connect Four, Battleship, Yahtzee, Boggle, SORRY! and the all new, SORRY! Sliders.

Key Game Features:

Classic Games – Play the classic games that you know and love.

Play like Never Before – Exciting new ways to play every game – like Connect Four Power Chips, Boggle Portal Cubes, Reverse Yahtzee and Battleship Barrage.

Deck Out Your Very Own Game Room

Choose the game room theme that’s right for you.

Earn new game themed trophies, furniture and decorations to customize your game room

Host a Game Party – Quickly build a custom Party Game by choosing your favorite games, number of players, and time you want to play.

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The Partridge Family Season 3

Posted on October 15, 2008 by tone

After a long hiatus between season box sets of the Partridge Family, season three is finally here. Come on get happy and join the music family that made waves in the early 70′s with bell bottomed Keith who melted on many young girl’s Tiger Beat folded posters. There is talk of a remake of the series going the way of "The Brady Bunch" to reboot the almost 40 year show. They don’t make shows like this anymore. See more>>

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The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition

Posted on October 15, 2008 by tone

The Elements of Style Sandbox World Tony Medeiros

The Elements of Style is celebrating 50 years this October. Well blogging has shuffled that book to the side. Somebody should read them their Miranda rights for breaking linguistic etiquette. This is the bible for any serious writer out there. With lagging newspaper sales and the melting pot of new languages finding way to the English vernacular. It’s amazing that this book is still the Parthenon and standard for the English language. Many have tried to imitate this simple rule book and the test of time still holds up. The Elements of Style is getting a new celebratory hardcover slick new black edition. The Elements of Style will never go out of fashion.

William Strunk, Jr. was a Professor of English at Cornell University and first published a private edition of his "little book" in 1919 for his own writing students. The book was published in 1935 by Oliver Strunk.

E. B. White was a student in Professor Strunk’s class at Cornell, and used the small volume himself, during which time he became respectful and appreciative of its pithy and indispensable writing advice. Commissioned by Macmillan to revise the book, White edited and created new material for the 1959 and 1972 editions of The Elements of Style.

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Windows Seven

Posted on October 15, 2008 by tone

Well it’s asta la vista for Windows Vista. Most of us have not weaned ourselves from Windows XP. Microsoft is making the rounds by introducing Windows 7. As you might have guessed this no fanfare edition is an upgrade to the very unpopular Vista. Guess the name never worked and the riddled software of bugs and virus inflected open door of trouble never had a fighting change. This will only be a dolled up version of Vista and another money grab for Bill and his minion. Read more>>

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Ghosts in the House! Kazuno Kohara

Posted on October 11, 2008 by tone

Ghosts in the House! Sandbox World Tony Medeiros

Ghosts in the House is Kazuno Kohara’s first stab at a book is right on the money. A trained print-maker, she use three colors to parley her tiny terror tale. Orange, black and white is down to basics for rendering her telling of Halloween. Her little heroine is a brave little girl who lives in a haunted house and manages the spookiness with clever rhymes. Ghosts in the House! illustrative charm is harmful crisp-full as an Autumn morning of crackling leaves. Young kids will love the subtle images of the Halloween flavored images that float through the pages in fearful symmetry.

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Julius Wild West Bananza

Posted on October 10, 2008 by tone

Paul Frank Industries is in the clothing business and also a children’s book writer/illustrator of Juluis. This unique visionary is leaves you in stitches with his books. He should know because he is in the needle trade. Juluis is today’s Curious George but with style. Paul George’s line of clothing is for all ages and Juluis is a constant mascot for his line is au courant with the latest trends. This is no monkey business, the latest book is Julius Wild West Bananza. An obvious take on western TV shows. A rich kaleidoscope of color and image, the book is a keeper for any age.

Paul Frank Industries clothing, t-shirts and other products achieved excellent visibility. The brand appeared in numerous blockbuster films like Superbad, Knocked Up, Austin Powers, American Pie and Charlie’s Angels. From fashion and business, music and lifestyle, the media love to know what is happening at Paul Frank.

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I Luv Halloween Ultimate Twisted Edition

Posted on October 8, 2008 by tone

I Luv Halloween, The Ultimate Twisted Edition. At last! The collected adventures of those lovable and loathable Halloween hooligans from the town of Turgid Meadows in one vile volume! It began with a horrible Halloween omen. An apple for a treat! But it ended in murder, mayhem and madness. From zombie hordes to alien invasions, this book’s got it all! What more could you want? How about all three original volumes reprinted in "gore-ious" full color?! But wait, there’s more! All-new bonus 10-page story