Stovepipe Hat Restoration Society Seeks To Bring Back Lincoln's Birthday and the Stovepipe Hat
(ContentDesk) August 25, 2005 -- Stovepipe Hat Restoration Society seeks to bring back Lincoln's Birthday and the stovepipe hat. Release of the "Stovepipe Hat Rap" will provide funds for grass-roots effort to establish Lincoln's birthday as an official federal holiday.
For more info, visit http://www.StovepipeHatRestorationSociety.org.The Stovepipe Hat Restoration Society is dedicated to the proposition of bringing back Lincoln's birthday as an official federal holiday.
While we're at it, we figured we'd also try to bring back the stovepipe hat, which we believe was perhaps the secret to Lincoln's success.
The SHRS is hoping that the recent release of the "Stovepipe Hat Rap" will provide a swell of grass-roots enthusiasm for this noble proposition.
You can listen to the "Stovepipe Hat Rap" for free at http://www.StovepipeHatRestorationSociety.org. For more info, contact Gene McKenna, director, at 203-335-5876, or send mail to Stovepipe Hat Restoration Society, 174 Vesper Street, Fairfield, CT 06825..
Calligraphy Fonts
Calligraphy fonts have undergone a colorful evolution throughout the centuries. Their development has been shaped by history itself.
Early writing was done on wood or stone, thus the fonts were angular. As man became more sophisticated and developed cities, the fonts also changed to have softer edges to adjust to the papyrus being used. When Rome fell, academic centers were concentrated in Western Europe.
Afterwards, the Dark Ages settled in; art and creativity seemed to have died, so did developments of calligraphy fonts. After the Dark Ages, with the rise of the Roman Catholic Church to power, the formal and elaborate font styles emerged. This font features the architectural designs of the Middle Ages. These fonts are known as "Gothic."
Until printing mechanism disrupted handcrafting of prints, Gothic was the popular choice for fonts. When literacy was brought down to the level of common townsfolk, the demand for less complex fonts increased.
This...
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Writing Helpful Help ? A Minimalism Checklist
User documentation is all too often written by programmers for programmers. It tends to focus on the product's features, rather than the user's tasks. Generally, programmers aren't in the ideal position to be writing user documentation. They're too close to the bits and bytes, and they're too far from the user. To them, what the product can do tends to be far more important than what the user can do with the product.
It's a subtle ? but vital ? distinction. Research shows that the key to effective user documentation is writing task oriented help. Even better, write your help according to the minimalist theory. In the documentation world, "minimalism" is a fancy word for a commonsense practice. In basic terms, it means write to your reader and keep it simple.
The theory itself has a lot of twists and turns. If you want to read a great ? but slightly wordy ? book on the subject, check out the book "Minimalism Beyond the Nurnberg Funnel", 1998, edited by John Carroll. In the...
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Successful Children's Birthday Party Activities
Successful Children's Birthday Party Activities~ lots of fun, cheap, creative and even bilingual! ~by Having now somewhat recovered from Emily's seventh birthday party, I thought I'd share a couple of the more popular games and activities, used by a group of children between the ages of 4 and 10.Bilingual Vocabulary Picture BingoAs a unilingual home schooling American in Europe, I've got a fairly singular set of conditions to work under when creating activities. This bingo game was a hit with lots of repeat requests.Materials needed:
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The African Well Fund Raises over $15,000 in Honor of Bono?s 44th Birthday!
(ContentDesk) May 10, 2004 -- The 2nd annual drive ran throughout the month of April. The African Well Fund (AWF) solicited donations from the vast online U2 fan community. The success of this year's fundraiser combined with last year's brings the total amount of money contributed by this community to over $26,010.78. Also collected were over 250 "signatures" at the AWF website from those who donated. These birthday wishes will be sent to Bono along with acknowledgment of the total funds raised in his honor.
In the coming months, we will be providing updates and pictures of the completed well projects via our website (www.africanwellfund.org) as Bono's wells are built. Website Updates: African Well Fund is pleased to announce we are offering AWF T-shirts for sale. We are now taking orders via our website. Additionally, in the next few weeks we will be launching a new fundraiser called "10 Miles in Her Shoes". We are...
The African Well Fund Raises over $15,000 in Honor of Bono?s 44th Birthday!
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BMD-Certificates.co.uk Celebrates the Birthday of Kevin Rowland With Their Birth Certificate
(ContentDesk) August 17, 2005 -- BMD-Certificates (www.BMD-Certificates.co.uk), a website which offers a specialized service to search for and supply copy certified and official U.K. birth certificates, marriage certificates, and death certificates, celebrates the birthday of Kevin Rowland by making their birth certificate available as part of their services, which can be purchased by visiting http://www.bmd-certificates.co.uk/kevin_rowland.htmlThis birth certificate is one of a ongoing series commemorating some of the great people who have been born in the UK and gone on to world prominence in their field, and offers an unique glimpse into their life, and are the perfect item for collectors, fans, historians and researchers alike.All certificates are full and official birth certificates acquired from the relevant General Register...
BMD-Certificates.co.uk Celebrates the Birthday of Kevin Rowland With Their Birth Certificate
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BMD-Certificates.co.uk Celebrates the Birthday of Alan Minter With Their Birth Certificate
(ContentDesk) August 17, 2005 -- BMD-Certificates (www.BMD-Certificates.co.uk), a website which offers a specialized service to search for and supply copy certified and official U.K. birth certificates, marriage certificates, and death certificates, celebrates the birthday of Alan Minter by making their birth certificate available as part of their services, which can be purchased by visiting http://www.bmd-certificates.co.uk/alan_minter.htmlThis birth certificate is one of a ongoing series commemorating some of the great people who have been born in the UK and gone on to world prominence in their field, and offers an unique glimpse into their life, and are the perfect item for collectors, fans, historians and researchers alike.All certificates are full and official birth certificates acquired from the relevant General Register Office...
BMD-Certificates.co.uk Celebrates the Birthday of Alan Minter With Their Birth Certificate
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