tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9476548785952893252024-03-05T00:35:45.289-05:00Life of a games artist and fatherhoodAn incoherent ramblings of a Brit games artist living in the US and fatherhood...Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-76365396202199018172017-05-31T11:19:00.001-04:002017-05-31T14:20:15.605-04:00Gamesmith CommunitySo it's been a while since I last posted and I've been busy helping out with the launch of a new games community aimed at game devs, <a href="http://www.gamesmith.com/" target="_blank">Gamesmith</a>.<br />
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<b>What makes this different from all the other communities?</b><br />
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Anyone who joins are vetted to be verified game dev before they get access to the full features.<br />
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The <a href="http://forum.gamesmith.com/" target="_blank">community forum</a>, a place to discuss the industry knowing you're talking to your industry peers. If you want to discuss something that you don't want tied to your name, there's the ability to post anonymously with the click of a button, so you can talk about company work life balance, or ask about a new job opportunity without anyone else knowing etc. We have had a thousand developers sign up and get access in the last few weeks and growing quickly!<br />
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We do have a open part of the forum for general chit chat called "<a href="http://forum.gamesmith.com/c/game-on" target="_blank">Game Chat</a>", anyone can post here but unless you're a verified dev, they can't see other parts of the community forums.<br />
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There is also the <a href="http://www.gamesmith.com/jobs" target="_blank">Jobs Board</a>, which is also growing and has around 200 jobs listed currently, from over 20 different companies across the US and Europe. Applying for a job goes direct to the hiring manager. They like it because they know they're getting a verified, vetted developer, which has already weeded out a lot of the noise from the wannabe's.<br />
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<b>Who's allowed in?</b><br />
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Part of the requirements is that someone has released a title, whether it be a big time game from a large studio or publisher, to a small indie studio through iOS or Google Play etc. We also know that some people may have worked on countless projects that may never have seen gold, so if we can verify you have contributed significantly to a project, you're in too!<br />
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Students and interns aren't allowed in, but come back with some experience and you'll be welcomed, until then, you can enjoy our open chat part of the community <a href="http://forum.gamesmith.com/c/game-on" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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A former dev that has moved into another industry or gone into education? You're allowed in too. Your experience is just as relevant.<br />
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Come and follow us on:<br />
<a href="http://www.gamesmith.com/" target="_blank">Gamesmith Website</a><br />
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/organization/10496159/admin/updates" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/gamesmith_inc" target="_blank">Twitter</a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/GameSmithInc/?ref=bookmarks" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
<a href="https://gamesmith.blog/" target="_blank">Gamesmith Blog</a><br />
<br />Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-23244643545258537592016-01-31T13:28:00.000-05:002016-01-31T13:28:58.377-05:00Time to Work Out...A New Year, a new sample, <span style="background-color: white; color: #f05c46; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 17.76px;">#Target #TryDry Spray VoxBox </span>yup, a Influenster freebie sample of a his and hers <a href="http://www.dove.us/Products/Deodorant/Dry-Spray/dryspray.aspx" target="_blank">Dove Dry Spray Antiperspirant</a>.<br />
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Well timed as I've been trying to get some fitness back from being a bit slack in the winter months and have hit the bike rollers and boy, does that make you sweat.<br />
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So the product, it's a dry spray antiperspirant and that's a plus as it does work as the name suggests. It's also supposed to work for 48 hours.<br />
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That's just a weird concept to me. Who goes on a work out and doesn't have a shower by the end of the day? Sure, you'll have lovely smelling armpits but it's some what defeated if the rest of you still smells of a tramps foot.<br />
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As it happens, the claim of 48 hours is far from accurate. After about 20 mins on the bike rollers, I'm sweating like over stuffed pig in a sauna and I my pits smell like that tramps foot, in a heatwave, after a marathon.<br />
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The men's scent is pretty much of nothing, so it's not to bad even if it isn't very effective. The ladies sample, is cucumber. Because everyone wants to smell like a vegetable, said no one ever.<br />
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That said, it's not terrible, it does smell some what like a cucumber but again, equally not very effective.<br />
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In the $5.50 range at Target, I don't think I would get this again as a pit stick works so much better but if you're not really working out and only pretending to get an aerobic work out, this will probably do and it really does spray on dry without any white dust over your clothes so it isn't all bad!<br />
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The kids just don't realise that they have vegetables in them and they're also relatively healthy, not filled with junk or an insane amount of sugar. Taste wise, not to much different to the regular fruit pouches.</div>
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Cost wise, they run around the $2.55 range for a 4 pack, about 5c more than the regular, plain, fruit versions so not to bad but you can keep an eye out and get a deal often as currently they're reduced price at Target. They are also pretty easy to find, the only big grocery store we've not found these were in Wegmans, which is a shame as they carry the regular pouches. Also the bulk stores, like BJ's only seem to carry the regular apple and cinnamon.</div>
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We got this Reese's peanut butter and chocolate spread as a free sample from Influenster and it's been a bit hit with the kids.<br />
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I thought it was a bit gross when I heard about it but was pleasantly surprised as it's not to sweet. The kids however have really loved it.<br />
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It has given new life to the old staple of ants on a log, using this, celery is now popular. They've enjoyed it with carrots, crackers and in a plain old sandwich. It's also good whipped in with cream as a filling to a cookie sandwich.<br />
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Keep meaning to try it with bacon, but haven't gotten that far yet. Worth trying out and willing be getting it again for the kids.Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-33290806089397563952014-11-23T12:48:00.000-05:002014-11-23T12:48:33.895-05:00Home brew all grain in small batches in an apartment....Home brewing a 1 gallon batch of beer in an apartment using all grain. This is how I do it and I realise it might not be the best way but it works well for me and I can get the brew day done in around 3 hours and yield around 10-15 12oz bottles that cost between $10-15 in raw materials, apart from the raspberry lambic, which was $25 but considering they tend to go for $6-10 a bottle, that's still not bad.<br />
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I get all my supplies from <a href="http://www.strangebrew.net/" target="_blank">Strange Brews</a>, a local brew shop. They're awesome for getting supplies as well as helping out with ideas, recipes and what to do and they're pretty quick about answer questions through <a href="https://twitter.com/strangebrewing" target="_blank">Twitter</a> too.<br />
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I usually have an idea of what I want to brew and they help refine a recipe, or scale a 5 gallon recipe I find online down to a 1 gallon recipe and get the grains, which they crack and all the hops, yeast and anything else you might need.<br />
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-<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digital_and_dreams.android.swiss_army_knife&hl=en" target="_blank">SwissArmy Knife App</a> - Free Android app, really handy timer as you can set 5 count down timers which is useful for mash brew time as well as keeping track of the hops.</div>
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-<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghostchilisoftware.homebrewcalculators&hl=en" target="_blank">Home Brew Calculators</a> - Free Android app that I use to calculate the strike temps needed for the mash tun water. You want the water to hit the grains at whatever temp the recipe says, around 154F but the volume of grain and ambient temp will affect how much that water cools so you can calculate how to take that into account by putting in the target temp, the room temp, the volume of water and weight of grain and it tells you the temp you want the mash water to be, usually 10-20F higher than the target temp.</div>
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-Glass carboy - Ideally you want two or three. Two allows you to transfer the brew into a secondary ferment which tends to make for a cleaner beer and a good point to add in extra ingredients like chocolate nibs of fruit depending on the beer. Having a third carboy means you can get another brew on the go in the middle and then have that brew go into secondary using the first carboy. They're pretty cheap, around $5 or bucks but the jugs are also used by Whole Foods for their fresh pressed apple cider and also for Carlo Rossi wines.</div>
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-Kettle pots - I use a small spag pot and a larger 6-8Q spag pot.</div>
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Now you've got all the gear together, it's time to brew. Start by sterilising the stuff, which is pretty boring but necessary. I tend to do this the night before, before bed so everything has the chance to air dry on a towel and be ready to brew first thing in the morning.</div>
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That's pretty much most of the gear ready to be sterilised. I start by taking off my rings so they don't get stained and then chucking all the small things into the measuring jug with the cleaning solution, which can be bleach and water or something you buy. Give everything a few minutes before rinsing them off or whatever the instructions say and lay them out on a towel. Pour the solution into the mash tun/cooler and then plonk in the bigger pieces like the stirring rod. I then use the funnel to fill the carboy and move on to the spag pots afterwards.</div>
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Now it's time to brew and follow the recipe you have. I fill the smaller of the two spag pots with the small amount of water for the mash which tends to be around 1.25Q per pound of grain, which works out to 2-3Q of water usually. Get the heat on and then fill the larger spag pot with the volume of water for the sparge, this is about a half gallon per pound of grain, so usually around 1-1.5G of water.</div>
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You only need to heat the mash water, in the smaller pot at this point and while that is going, which should take about 10-15 mins, you can fill the muslin sacks with the grain (don't knot the end) and the smaller ones with the hops (do knot the ends) as you usually will use half at the boil for the bitterness and flavour and the second half for the aroma for the last 5-15 mins of the boil.<br />
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As I was brewing a chocolate orange porter, I had some chocolate nibs and orange peel in a third muslin bag for the last 5 mins of the boil.<br />
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Place the large grain bag into your mash tun and spread the bag over the top to keep it in place.<br />
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Once you've got your mash water up to temp, you want to evenly cover the grains in the water. I use the colander to help spread the water and after pouring half of it in, I use the stirrer to stir the grains to eliminate any dry patches and to get the best mash to wort conversion possible.<br />
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With all the mash water in the mash tun, put the lid on and start the first timer for an hour. The second spag pot with the main volume of water needs to be heated to 170F and while most of the brewing doesn't have to be entirely exact, you don't want this to be above 170F when you sparge or you'll leach tannins which is the woody, bitter stuff from the grains. This will take 20-30 mins depending on how much water you have, so you can start this half way through waiting for the mash to convert the wort. If you're doing a kit brew, this is probably where you're at, with a small bit of grains in the bag for the wort and flavour and then about 15 mins in you're adding the syrup. The next bit, where you sprage is what you do to create that syrup and volume of water, rather than adding water into the carboy at the end to get the desired volume.</div>
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So you've had your hour and now you collect the wort. The smaller tube connected to the mash tun spigot is helpful here as you pour the wort into the smaller spag pot. Once you've collected all the liquid, put the spag pot onto the cooker and get the heat on as you'll add the sparged water wort as you go and this will save time getting to a boil.</div>
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You want to collect the wort slowly, for a gallon brew, this should be done over 20 mins as you are essentially washing the grains for the sugars and flavour. Pour the 170F water slowly over the colander bit at a time and drain, I collect it into the Pyrex measuring jug. Once the jug is full I pour that into the small spag pot as it all heats up. When that pot gets close to full, I pour the remaining water from the large pot into the mash tun. Put that pot on the cooker and pour all the liquid you've been heating into it and then use that smaller pot to collect the rest of the wort.</div>
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This brew has the pot pretty close to the top, but usually it won't be, so you can collect the liquid that drains from your grains and pour it into the pot. I usually put the spag spoon into the small spag pot and the grain bag on top so that any liquid drips to the bottom of the pot and is easy to pour. You don't want to squeeze the grains or you'll release the tannins you've been trying to avoid.<br />
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Now that your collection of liquid is boiling though, it's time to drop in one of the small bags of muslin with half of the hops and start the second timer and this will usually be 20-30 mins, then add the aroma hops and get the third timer going and this will usually be 10-20 or so mins.<br />
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While this is going, you can get the kitchen sink set for the cooling bath and clean up some of the gear. I half fill one sink with cold water and use a few large bottles of ice to make a cold bath to speed the cooling of the brew after it's had the boil.<br />
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The aim is to cool the brew down as quickly as possible to avoid contamination and air getting to the brew. I fill the sink with small bottles of frozen water and constantly move them around the sink to disperse the heat and keep the water cool. When the ice in the bottles start to melt, I replace them with new ones. I find this better than using bags of ice because I then don't have to lift the pot to get to the plug and drain the water as our sink doesn't have an over flow. This speeds the cooling up nicely and usually doesn't take more than 20-30 mins. Take the temp every few mins and stir the brew at the same time. You want the temp to get down to at least 80F so you don't kill the yeast but the exact temp will depend on the yeast you use.<br />
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Now the brew is down to temp, it's ready to fill the carboy. I use the funnel with a small strainer on top and a piece of muslin cloth as this helps to filter out any thing you added to the boil, but mostly the hops which is quite a thick gunk at this point. I use the measuring jug to begin with, filling that from the pot of brew and pouring into the carboy as I find it easier than trying to pour directly. Also makes it easier to stop, so you can rinse the cloth as it tends to clog up and this will make it easier to pour.<br />
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When you've got to the curved neck of the carboy, you can judge if you have to much liquid still in the pot. Folks are meant to pitch the excess down the drain I guess, but I don't. I put the yeast into the carboy, then the bung on top to cover it and make it easier for me to shake the thing about and let it sit a few minutes.<br />
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I then use the funnel to pour some of the brew from the carboy into those optional Grolsch bottles, up to the label as you don't want to fill them up as much as you would when bottling. Some times I need 2-4 bottles. Pop the cap on and set a side and then get back to filling the carboy.<br />
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Once the carboy is full, put the bung in and then the syphon tube, which you put the other end into a glass that's half full of water. This stops air getting into the brew but also allows the spuge (krausen) to bubble out of the carboy, which is something that'll happen in the next day or two and it beats having to clean the air lock and worry about sanitation.<br />
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You want the carboy to sit in a dark area that's got a consistent warm temp, so a large cooler is good. I wrap the thing in a large towel and have it resting on a box beside the bed as you want it off the floor so it doesn't get the cold into it and you want it stable so that sediment can sink to the bottom. If you're doing the Grolsch over flow above, you want to make sure you then unseal the metal bit so that the lids are only sitting on the bottle. This allows the gas to escape and any foam. If you don't, they could explode which is why this isn't recommended, nor safe but I've had good success with it and feel it's such a waste other wise. You might need to replace the glass of water in the morning or the evening if it gets full, so keep an eye on it before bed and when you get up.<br />
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After a couple of days, when the foam as stopped, you remove the tube and use the airlock as usual, filling it with water and putting that into the bung. At this point, you can seal up the bottles too, but you want to unseal them in the evening and when you wake up to allow the gases from the fermentation to escape.<br />
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A week later, you syphon the carboy contents into another, sanitised carboy for secondary fermentation. This is when you can add any additives like fruit and the benefit of a one gallon brew is that you only need a small handful of cherries to do a cherry wheat for instance, so you can use fresh and get great flavours without needing to use syrups so you know exactly what goes into your beer. Also this secondary helps give you a clearer beer when it comes to bottling. If you have a third carboy and have already got a batch that is in secondary, this is then a good time to then bottle that batch.<br />
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I normally leave the secondary for a couple of weeks but it can be finished in a week. You know when there's no more bubbles coming out of the airlock and it's all clear. I really can't be bothered with a hydrometer test which would be more specific and give you a chance to calculate alcohol content though. Anyway, this way, the batch that has been bottled has had two weeks to carb and can go into the fridge, freeing up room to move the secondary into it's space and a fresh new brew to get going to keep the cycle going.<br />
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I might go into the syphoning and bottling another time with a couple of tips I've picked up, but they're pretty standard and if you've used a kit, the instructions should be the same.Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-35663211399340297152014-11-13T09:26:00.000-05:002014-11-13T09:26:37.260-05:00A bit of Pugilist Movember Face care?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.pugilistbrand.com/" target="_blank">Pugilist Brand</a> - I got the <a href="http://www.pugilistbrand.com/collections/natural-pre-shave-oil" target="_blank">Pre-shave Oil</a> and the <a href="http://www.pugilistbrand.com/collections/gentlemen-s-shaving-soap" target="_blank">Shaving Soap</a>, both in the Citrus Grove scent.<br />
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I've a goatee, so I'm not really doing anything for Movember this year, but did fancy a treat when my shaving soap was about finished and I've had this a few weeks now.<br />
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The boring stuff first. Package arrived quickly, in a couple of days, as pictured, in a bubble wrap envelope with the oil in a ziplock bag and a plastic shrink wrap cover over the lid. The oil container didn't have a pipette lid as the website pictures, but I don't think that's a problem. There's also a receipt and thank you type note which is a nice touch.<br />
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The pre-shave oil, it's lovely and does a great job of helping to improve the shaving experience. The scent is subtle, not to over powering like the few others that I have tried, this also applies nicely with just a few drops in the palm of your hand and rubbed onto your face, without leaving a slimy or sticky feel.<br />
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As I'm lazy and shave every other day, with a double edged blade, using Persona blades if anyone is interested, this product has been great. I'm not sure if it's entirely needed if you're shaving everyday and not a hairy monster mind, as the shaving soap is rather awesome. That said, a few weeks in and it hardly looks like I've made a dent in the bottle, so this should last quite a while so the initial cost shouldn't seem all that bad at all.<br />
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The shaving soap, loved this too. It fits a standard shaving cup/container, mine happens to be an old Crabtree and Evelyn tub. This also has a nice, yet subtle citrus scent which isn't over powering if you used a aftershave on top. This lathers up very easily and applies great. The lather doesn't get overly bubbly and keeps it's consistency on your skin for the duration of the shave, which is a balance I've not found in a few of the other soaps I've tried and something I really like about this. It's nice to get a soft feeling lather, yet still be able to see what you're doing when you shave. I've also yet to make a dent in this soap, so can see this lasting a long time too.<br />
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Another nice thing about both of these products seems to be the fairly minimalist ingredients used, sure it's a soap and chemicals are needed, but these do not seem to have an entire chemists lab used in the make up that many of the commercial brands seem to be.<br />
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The real question is, do I venture into the other scents next time, or stick with this one, that's just lovely and refreshing?<br />
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It did smell okay but it really tasted vile. Didn't have the nice spicy undertones and warm feeling that a chai tea should have.
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One thing that I consistently liked about the Tazo teabags is the quality of the bags and the ease of using them. The packets of tea leep the teabags nice and fresh, open easily with a rip along the top and the string/paper tag is nice and long to fit in your travel mug nicely and not fall it and the paper bit doesn't disintegrate like so many other brands do.
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Now that Wacom have released a bunch of different styluses for tablets, the <a href="http://www.wacom.com/en/us/everyday/bamboo-stylus-solo" target="_blank">Solo</a> starting at $20 ranging up to the top of the line one at $70...there suddenly seems like a lot of choices one of which is the Dart, also $70 but this seems to work much better across various platforms.<br />
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Not one I've had the opportunity to try right now, but it's something that should be on any digital artists radar looking for something with a bit more control to be used on various tablets who aren't in the Cintiq budget.<br />
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<br />Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-2342810297448494942014-08-07T21:29:00.001-04:002014-08-07T21:29:32.073-04:00SketchPad Pro is free<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id364253478?mt=8" target="_blank">SketchPad Pro on iTunes</a><br />
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I don't know how long for, but at the moment, it is free and worth grabbing if you haven't already as it's a nice little app to sketch on the go.Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-54233597456114580462011-09-09T15:52:00.000-04:002011-09-09T16:02:31.190-04:00TD Bank Summer Reading Program<h1 style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; font-size: 15px; clear: both; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8125em; margin-left: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><a href="http://www.tdbank.com/summerreading/" href="http://www.tdbank.com/summerreading/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">Summer Reading Program</a></h1><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; font-size: 15px; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">The "Summer Reading Program", each kid reads or has 10 books read to them,<a href="http://www.tdbank.com/" href="http://www.tdbank.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; "> TD Bank</a>will give your kids $10 each either for a new or an existing account, but the program ends end of the month, 30th September.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; font-size: 15px; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Great little program this and essentially free money for your under 18 year olds so got nothing to lose.</p>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-72020635214432009282011-08-22T12:51:00.000-04:002011-08-22T12:56:57.976-04:00CryEngine 3 SDK Out now for free!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; "><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">The engine is now available for free <a href="http://www.crydev.net/dm_eds/download_detail.php?id=4" href="http://www.crydev.net/dm_eds/download_detail.php?id=4" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">here</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">Read the terms and conditions, but they sound pretty good for those that just want to tinker around with it.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">To get started, the official documentation can be found <a href="http://www.crydev.net/wiki/index.php/Category:Official" href="http://www.crydev.net/wiki/index.php/Category:Official" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">here</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">The community developed documentation, which is well worth a browse can be found<a href="http://www.crydev.net/wiki/index.php/Community_Documentation_Index" href="http://www.crydev.net/wiki/index.php/Community_Documentation_Index" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">here</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">A simple guide to get started on creating a level can be found <a href="http://www.crydev.net/wiki/index.php/Creating_a_Basic_Level" href="http://www.crydev.net/wiki/index.php/Creating_a_Basic_Level" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">here</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">More indepth knowledge can be found in the wiki <a href="http://www.crydev.net/wiki/?sid=3be7f9f399ec82ceb0f98a9213954876" href="http://www.crydev.net/wiki/?sid=3be7f9f399ec82ceb0f98a9213954876" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">here</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">Now go and enjoy!</p></span>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-67269497552936008562011-08-19T12:11:00.000-04:002011-08-19T12:24:38.435-04:00Collection of Boston Game Loop Writeups!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; "><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">Information about what the Boston Game Loop is all about, for those who don't know can be found <a href="http://www.bostongameloop.com/" href="http://www.bostongameloop.com/" title="GameLoop" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">here</a>. </p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">For those who weren't able to make the GameLoop, a collection of notes, thoughts and write ups from various people who attended, in various disciplines are listed here that I could find. If there are any others, please let me know.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">Darius Kazemi, on his blog, Tiny Subversions, has a indepth write up <a href="http://tinysubversions.com/2011/08/gameloop-2011-notes/" href="http://tinysubversions.com/2011/08/gameloop-2011-notes/" title="Tiny Subervions" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">here</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><a href="http://whistling-fish.org/wp/?p=21" href="http://whistling-fish.org/wp/?p=21" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">"Embracing failure in game narratives"</a></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><a href="http://whistling-fish.org/wp/?p=21" href="http://whistling-fish.org/wp/?p=21" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; "></a></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><a href="http://hybridmind.com/games/gameloop-2011/" href="http://hybridmind.com/games/gameloop-2011/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">Hybrid Mind Games</a></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><a href="http://www.nicklalone.com/?p=399#content" href="http://www.nicklalone.com/?p=399#content" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">"Unconference unwriteup from a game undesigner"</a> by Nick Lalone</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">For a photo look into the conference, Elliott Mitchell, has posted a public album <a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/107565059634447007890/albums/5642584522352341441" href="https://plus.google.com/photos/107565059634447007890/albums/5642584522352341441" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">here</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">For those interested in the Philly Game Loop, which was a spin off from the Boston event, a good write up of that event can be found <a href="http://www.bostonindies.com/2011/08/09/a-look-back-at-gameloop-philly-2011/" href="http://www.bostonindies.com/2011/08/09/a-look-back-at-gameloop-philly-2011/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">here</a>.</p><div>
<br /></div></span>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-39015408975725526442011-08-10T08:46:00.000-04:002011-08-10T09:05:01.294-04:00Nappy Codes?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px; "><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><a href="https://enjoytheriderewards.com/" href="https://enjoytheriderewards.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">Huggies</a> v <a href="http://pampers.com/" href="http://pampers.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">Pampers</a></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">So you've been buying nappies and noticing that they have a sticker on the inside with a code you can redeem for prizes, with the flyer being able to win a years supply of nappies and wipes, how awesome!</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">Well not exactly...but you've nothing to lose by trying.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">Once you've set up a user profile at both sites, you can plug your codes in. Pampers certainly make this a lot easier to do, as you can add more than one code at a time and if you're anything like me, I just keep them in a draw and do a bunch at a time when bored some evening, and gives you a chance to check out other prizes being offered.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">Huggies, you have to enter and submit a code each time and also select a store where you bought them from a drop down menu, which is more hassle.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">On the other hand, to enter the year supply of nappy and wipes with Huggies, it only costs you 5 points per draw and you can enter as often as you want. Pampers cost you 20 points to enter their monthly competition.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">They both offer many other prizes that you can enter for. Huggies have a instant win thing where the prizes are smaller and use less points, but you find out straight away and they also have small monthly prizes such as a box of nappies that you can enter and wait till they draw a winner. Pampers allow you to spend the points on products, toilet seats, toys, that kind of thing as well.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">One nice thing about Pampers, they have a chart showing how many points you'll likely earn for each product, because different type of nappies, sizes and number count get different points ranging from 10 for wipes or a small packet to 180 for a large box for instance. Huggies doesn't appear to do this and the points ranged from 4 I'm guessing for the wipes, to 25 for a packet of nappies.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">At the end of the day, you've got nothing to lose by keeping the codes and doing the programs, but they probably aren't worth the extra cost over getting a store branded box of nappies, especially if they had a coupon you could use.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">
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There are plenty of things for all ages, especially the musical instrument and noise making activities and water based activities. </p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">Spending the evening here is very easy to do and a lot of fun. Not as crazy busy as the time they were doing the Free Friday event for the Highland Street people, so very easy to get in, park and play. The garden area is a great spot to have a picnic if you arrive early, or just play in the huge sandpit outside if the weather is nice.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p></span>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-70152310280220481362011-07-29T13:10:00.001-04:002011-07-29T13:10:55.152-04:00$500 Collada contest<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px; "><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><a href="http://www.khronos.org/" href="http://www.khronos.org/" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">The Khronos Group</a> is hosting a art contest that ends next week, 7th August.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">The details of the contest can be found <a href="http://ourbricks.com/contest/khronoscollada" href="http://ourbricks.com/contest/khronoscollada" title="Contest Details" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">here</a>.</p></span>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-60783793804429551042011-07-28T14:43:00.000-04:002011-07-28T14:56:39.399-04:00Mark Binder - Author and Entertainer<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px; "><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><a href="http://markbinder.com/" href="http://markbinder.com/" title="Mark Binder" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">Mark Binder</a></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">An author of children's books. He bills himself more as a story teller though and if you get a chance to catch him doing a book session, you really should!</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">He has read at a lot of libraries and it was there that I managed to catch a show, which went on for 45 minutes, stories and a little bit of music, just enough to entertain and keep little minds in tune for.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">Binder, has a collection of around 6 traditionally printed books, of which "It ate my sister" and "The bedtime story book" are particularly good collection of stories. He also has a collection of audio books and e-books. The audio books would be great to collect as he has such enthusiasm and energy in his story telling. Of which, is't a strict reading of his books, but a collection of age appropriate stories, some of which are based on the written tales but many being based off of stories you might recognise, that have either been updated or merged with similar stories, all with great amusement and audience participation.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">At the end of the reading session, he did have a collection of audio CD's and books you could buy, offering them for $10 each instead of the regular $15, and if you bought two, you could get a third for free. These were all signed and personalised. He accepted cash, cheque and credit card, so you don't have to worry about being caught short if you wanted to buy a book after a showing.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">For a list of his free readings, of which seem to be mostly in MA and RI can be found <a href="http://markbinder.com/tour/" href="http://markbinder.com/tour/" title="Tour dates" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">here</a>.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p><p style="font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p></span>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-11874300962251803942011-07-22T09:03:00.000-04:002011-07-22T09:26:10.872-04:00Aqueduck Bathroom Faucet Extender - Review<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px; "><h1 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.625; font-size: 15px; clear: both; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8125em; margin-left: 0px; ">Aqueduck Bathroom Faucet Extender </h1><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">This product is made by <a href="http://www.peachyco.com/home.html" href="http://www.peachyco.com/home.html" title="Peachy" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">Peachy LLC</a></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><a href="http://www.peachyco.com/home.html" href="http://www.peachyco.com/home.html" title="Peachy" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; "></a></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">For anyone with toddlers who are potty trained or getting that way, this is a really useful product!</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">You've got a toddler up on their stool, trying to wash their hands and they just can't reach and you don't want to be lifting them up every time, especially when they're starting to get a little heavy.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">This is a simple, plastic piece that has a rubber attachment on one end which holds this onto the sink faucet and the plastic folds up creating a tube. Easily attaches to a variety of sink faucets.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">Simple, easy to use product that'll help your kids out.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">Best place to buy this seems to be on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Aqueduck-Bathroom-Faucet-Extender-Aqua/dp/B004ALU5IM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1311339344&sr=8-5" href="http://www.amazon.com/Aqueduck-Bathroom-Faucet-Extender-Aqua/dp/B004ALU5IM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1311339344&sr=8-5" title="Peachy" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">Amazon</a> for $13</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><br /></p></span>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-82187404987547150332011-07-07T11:35:00.001-04:002011-07-07T11:51:25.147-04:00Tanglewood Marionettes - Review<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-weight: 300; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; "><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; "><a href="http://www.tanglewoodmarionettes.com/" href="http://www.tanglewoodmarionettes.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">Tanglewood Marionettes</a></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">So these guys, based in Ware, MA and do shows all over the state and further a field.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">I most recently saw the <a href="http://www.tanglewoodmarionettes.com/fairycircus.html" href="http://www.tanglewoodmarionettes.com/fairycircus.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">"The Fairy Circus"</a> performance which was held at the <a href="http://randomartistsramblings.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/strawberry-fest-review/" href="http://randomartistsramblings.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/strawberry-fest-review/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; ">Strawberry Festival</a> in Concord, MA.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">I have seen them perform else where, with other shows, but this one in particular I thought was most appropriate for little toddlers and a mix range of kids. It was a lovely performance, with music and very laid back with a nice little bit of audience participation.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">The performer really knew how to engage the kids as well as the parents and handled the crowd really nicely, especially when kids where getting a little too close to the stage.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">After the show, the children were allowed to get a close up look of the puppets and touch them which was really nice, as they were lovely. </p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.625; margin-bottom: 1.625em; ">They have a pretty good<a href="http://www.tanglewoodmarionettes.com/calendar.html" href="http://www.tanglewoodmarionettes.com/calendar.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(27, 139, 224); font: normal normal normal 15px/normal 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.625; text-decoration: none; "> list of free, public performances</a> listed for the summer on their website, which if you get the chance, you should definitely check out with your family!</p></span>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-18374656497273806362011-06-29T15:12:00.002-04:002011-06-29T16:05:24.001-04:00Ben Rudnick and Friends - Review<a href="http://www.benrudnick.com/index.html">Ben Rudnick and Friends</a>, the group who played at the Strawberry Festival in Concord.<div class="ugdv_contextMenu" id="ugdv_myMenu" style="display: none; "><ul id="ugdv_contextMenu"><li id="ugdv_menuItem_google_docs">Open in Google Docs Viewer</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_tab">Open link in new tab</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_window">Open link in new window</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_incognito">Open link in new incognito window</li><li class="ugdv_seperator"></li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_download_file">Download file</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_copy">Copy link address</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_editpdf">Edit PDF File on PDFescape.com</li></ul></div><div id="ugdv_jqContextMenu" style="display: none; position: absolute; z-index: 9999; "></div><div style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: absolute; opacity: 0.2; z-index: 9998; display: none; "></div><div><br /></div><div>A very fun, family friendly and quirky little band with easy going music, a combination of blue grass and rock in their own original musings.</div><div><br /></div><div>These guys seem to play all over the state and further out, but pretty much all are free concerts such as town summer green concerts, or fairs etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>They played 3 sets of around 40 mins a piece with great music that the kids could dance around to, which was a lot of fun to see.</div><div><br /></div><div>You have the opportunity of getting free music if you sign up to their newsletter, but also check out the samples they have of all their CD's.</div><div><br /></div><div>At the end of each set, you could hang around and have a chat with the band and get the chance to buy their wares, which included CD's, fun tie dye t-shirts and a collection of other small things, but they really didn't put up a hard sell at all which was rather refreshing.</div><div><br /></div><div>For a line up of coming soon events, which is listed on their site, include:- </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(141, 45, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >July 11 - West Bridgewater, MA<br />July 12 - Newton, MA<br />July 13 - Boarding House Park, Lowell, MA<br />July 14 - North Kingston, RI<br />July 15 - Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Oak Hill, NY<br />July 19 - Revere, MA<br />July 20 - Candia, NH<br />July 21 - Medford, MA<br />July 22 - Lexington, MA</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;">So for those in Boston, there's Newton and later in the summer, Natick as well as a host of other venues you could catch these guys. Well worth keeping an eye out for!</span></span></div>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-36111090002301006012011-06-27T20:10:00.003-04:002011-06-27T20:23:25.457-04:00Strawberry Fest Review<a href="http://www.verrillfarm.com/events.html">Strawberry Festival</a><div class="ugdv_contextMenu" id="ugdv_myMenu" style="display: none; "><ul id="ugdv_contextMenu"><li id="ugdv_menuItem_google_docs">Open in Google Docs Viewer</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_tab">Open link in new tab</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_window">Open link in new window</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_incognito">Open link in new incognito window</li><li class="ugdv_seperator"></li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_download_file">Download file</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_copy">Copy link address</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_editpdf">Edit PDF File on PDFescape.com</li></ul></div><div id="ugdv_jqContextMenu" style="display: none; position: absolute; z-index: 9999; "></div><div style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: absolute; opacity: 0.2; z-index: 9998; display: none; "></div><div><br /></div><div>As mentioned last week, this happened last Saturday.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's definitely a great event to be marked into your calendar for next year as it was a lovely, family event.</div><div><br /></div><div>The strawberries were superb and the pick your own plentiful, as well as being very well priced at $3 a pound.</div><div><br /></div><div>The farm also had a lovely marketstand type store where you could buy locally grown fruit and veg, which seemed to be very well priced as well. Plenty of lovely looking home made lunches boxes were available as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Because of the rain this time around, I don't think they had the pony rides which was a shame, but they did move the music and puppet shows into the greenhouse and there was plenty of room to enjoy them.</div><div><br /></div><div>The one main consideration I think would be to arrive early, because even with the heavy morning rain, which had cleared out by the time this started at 11am, the place did get very busy by the time we arrived at lunchtime. There was quite a lot of parking available, but it was still a bit of a struggle to find a spot.</div><div><br /></div><div>There also might be a bit of a struggle to use a pushchair if you had to as there might not much space to move it around easily when the shows get going and it's certainly very grassy outside.</div><div><br /></div><div>The toilets inside were also very nice and clean and they had ample portaloos outside as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll get around to writing a review for the music and the puppet shows, which were both fantastic entertainment for everyone.</div>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-63725336330055966702011-06-24T23:16:00.002-04:002011-06-24T23:31:52.828-04:00Slam Bolt Scrappers PSN Post MortemThe last <a href="http://www.bostonpostmortem.org/">Boston Post Mortem</a> was presented by, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Eitan Glinert of <a href="http://www.firehosegames.com/">Firehose Games</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">The talk was a post mortem into their PSN released game, Slam Bolt Scrappers, which pre-release had received very favourable news from Pax East etc, but since release has not been getting the same kind of reviews. They cover the highs, lows and the bittersweets of the development and cover the lack of online multiplayer which was one of the biggest detractors in the reviews for the game.<br /></span></span></div><div><div class="ugdv_contextMenu" id="ugdv_myMenu" style="display: none; "><ul id="ugdv_contextMenu"><li id="ugdv_menuItem_google_docs">Open in Google Docs Viewer</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_tab">Open link in new tab</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_window">Open link in new window</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_incognito">Open link in new incognito window</li><li class="ugdv_seperator"></li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_download_file">Download file</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_copy">Copy link address</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_editpdf">Edit PDF File on PDFescape.com</li></ul></div><div id="ugdv_jqContextMenu" style="display: none; position: absolute; z-index: 9999; "></div><div style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: absolute; opacity: 0.2; z-index: 9998; display: none; "></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">This presentation was filmed by Firehose.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lt-FYQhkdR0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div></div>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-42082700709628748682011-06-23T13:17:00.002-04:002011-06-23T13:29:08.640-04:00Free Fun Fridays - Family Events!!!Highland Street have organised a Free Fun Friday for the summer, starting in July going through to the end of August.<div class="ugdv_contextMenu" id="ugdv_myMenu" style="display: none; "><ul id="ugdv_contextMenu"><li id="ugdv_menuItem_google_docs">Open in Google Docs Viewer</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_tab">Open link in new tab</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_window">Open link in new window</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_incognito">Open link in new incognito window</li><li class="ugdv_seperator"></li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_download_file">Download file</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_copy">Copy link address</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_editpdf">Edit PDF File on PDFescape.com</li></ul></div><div id="ugdv_jqContextMenu" style="display: none; position: absolute; z-index: 9999; "></div><div style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: absolute; opacity: 0.2; z-index: 9998; display: none; "></div><div><br /></div><div>Details of the events are <a href="http://highlandstreet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79&Itemid=70">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Basically, every Friday, there are a bundle of museums, art exhibits, zoo's and other children's activities that will be free. There's no registration, no need to be residents of the state or county, so a great way to have fun with the family and especially if you've got guests from out of state coming for the weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the personal highlights over the Fridays include :</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 10pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: helvetica; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(159, 204, 60); "><a target="_blank" title="Buttonwood Park Zoo" href="http://bpzoo.org/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(65, 97, 168); ">BUTTONWOOD PARK ZOO</a></span></span><a target="_blank" href="http://bpzoo.org/visitor-information/plan-your-visit/hours-prices/" title="Buttonwood Park Zoo" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(65, 97, 168); "><br /></a></span></span><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 12px; ">425 Hawthorn Street</span></span></span><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 10pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; "> – New Bedford</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 10pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(241, 90, 55); font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a target="_blank" title="Plimoth Plantation" href="http://www.plimoth.org/plan-your-visit" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(65, 97, 168); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(241, 90, 55); ">PLIMOTH PLANTATION</span></a></strong></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">137 Warren Ave – Plymouth</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a target="_blank" title="The Discovery Museum" href="http://discoverymuseums.org/visitor-information/hours-admission" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(65, 97, 168); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(240, 91, 134); ">THE DISCOVERY MUSEUMS</span></a></strong><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">177 Main Street - Acton</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a target="_blank" title="Franklin Park Zoo" href="http://www.zoonewengland.org/page.aspx?pid=219" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(65, 97, 168); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(60, 144, 206); "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">FRANKLIN PARK ZOO</strong><br /></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">1 Franklin Park Rd - Dorchester</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 10pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: helvetica; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(250, 168, 33); "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a target="_blank" title="Boston Children's Museum" href="http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/plan/hours.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(65, 97, 168); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(250, 168, 33); ">BOSTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM</span></a></strong><br /></span></span></span><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">308 Congress St – Boston</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 10pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: helvetica; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(250, 168, 33); "> </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a target="_blank" title="Stone Zoo" href="http://www.zoonewengland.org/page.aspx?pid=220" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(65, 97, 168); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(60, 144, 206); "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">STONE ZOO</strong><br /></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">149 Pond Street - Stoneham</span></span></span></span><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a target="_blank" title="Children's Museum of Easton" href="http://www.childrensmuseumineaston.org/PlanYourVisit.asp" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(65, 97, 168); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(159, 204, 60); ">CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IN EASTON</span></a></strong><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">9 Sullivan Avenue - Easton</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a target="_blank" title="Old Sturbridge Village" href="http://www.osv.org/visitor/admission_hours.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(65, 97, 168); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(242, 127, 178); ">OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE</span></a></strong><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">1 Old Sturbridge Village Road - Sturbridge</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a target="_blank" title="Ecotarium" href="http://www.ecotarium.org/visitor/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(65, 97, 168); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(242, 127, 178); "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">ECOTARIUM</strong><br /></span></a><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">222 Harrington Way - Worcester</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">What's nice about this, they are dotted all over the state of MA, so everyone should have the opportunity of finding something nearby as well as a few other fun day trips such as the Boston Harbour Ferries.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-75033566618436722602011-06-21T16:02:00.003-04:002011-06-21T16:05:42.633-04:00Brit and other bargain goodiesSo at the moment, The Christmas Tree shop has been carrying crates and crates, in loads of locations of Robinson's Barley Water, both in lemon and orange flavours for $1 each instead of the going $7.50 a bottle.<div class="ugdv_contextMenu" id="ugdv_myMenu" style="display: none; "><ul id="ugdv_contextMenu"><li id="ugdv_menuItem_google_docs">Open in Google Docs Viewer</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_tab">Open link in new tab</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_window">Open link in new window</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_new_incognito">Open link in new incognito window</li><li class="ugdv_seperator"></li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_download_file">Download file</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_copy">Copy link address</li><li id="ugdv_menuItem_editpdf">Edit PDF File on PDFescape.com</li></ul></div><div id="ugdv_jqContextMenu" style="display: none; position: absolute; z-index: 9999; "></div><div style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: absolute; opacity: 0.2; z-index: 9998; display: none; "></div><div><br /></div><div>They also had sun factor 50 sun screen, especially childrens sun screen for $3 which normally go for $8-9 in Target.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then head over to Ocean State Job Lots, they had chocolate digestives and hob nobs for $2 each and also a 2 for 1 deal on Terry's Chocolate Oranges, which were $3 each, which is a bargain.</div>Mehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289336683347727552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947654878595289325.post-44495473884636060832011-06-19T18:14:00.002-04:002011-06-19T18:24:22.358-04:00Family Fun - Strawberry Festival<a href="http://www.verrillfarm.com/events.html">Verrill Farm</a> in Concord, MA<div class="ugdv_contextMenu" id="ugdv_myMenu" style="display: none; 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