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Charles de Lint is one of my favorite urban fantasy authors.

He is offering a free e-book The Best of Charles de Lint on Kindle today only (Saturday 1-24-15) until 11:59 PM PST.

You can find his works at these links:

US Version

Canadian Version

UK Version

Australian Version

For Star Trek and Animal Lovers

The Capital Area Humane Society is auctioning off a rare 1994 Star Trek Franklin Mint Sterling Silver Insignia Collection with Case.

All proceeds will go toward helping the 10,000 animals they see each year.

Please spread the word.

Google Games

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Pac-Man game and Google is celebrating by giving its users 48 hours of play time with Pac-Man. Just go to the Google homepage and click "insert coin" or wait until the game starts.

Hummingbird Cam

www.phoebeallens.com/
These little birds are just amazing. Enjoy!

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New Year's Wishes

This was too cute not to share with you all.

Throughout the year 2010
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May you have a wonderful new year filled with love, happiness and hope!

Idea Aid

I've got some brilliant people on my FList, so I thought I'd pass this info along to you all.

Idea Aid™, the World’s First Brainstorming Benefit,
to Launch November 14
Inaugural Challenge to Tackle Global Poverty with Heifer International

 
Atlanta (September 16, 2009) — You’ve heard of Live Aid®, Farm Aid® and Band Aid®. Now get ready for Idea Aid™ (www.ideaaid.com), the first global brainstorming benefit where people donate their ideas — not money — to help solve the world’s toughest problems.
    Set to launch on November 14, the first Idea Aid™ challenge seeks to find novel ways to raise $1 billion annually to help eradicate global hunger and poverty. Ideas will come from people all over the world who will brainstorm online and share their best thinking with Heifer International, a global not-for-profit dedicated to ending world hunger and poverty.
    “We believe the time is right for Idea Aid,” said Mensa Process Managing Director David Wynett. “It’s a revolutionary way to identify potential solutions to problems, and it’s especially relevant in today’s economic climate, when people may not be able to donate money, but still want to give back.”
    Idea Aid is sponsored by Mensa Process, a brain trust that helps its corporate clients solve complex problems and identify new growth opportunities. Mensa Process works with some of the world’s brightest minds — members of Mensa, an international organization of 100,000+ people, open to the top 2% in intelligence.
    For Idea Aid, Mensa Process is inviting everyone, everywhere, to help change the world. Mensa members, along with technology, finance, development and public health experts, students, educators and informed consumers, will brainstorm online to find new solutions. Mensa Process believes that combining high intelligence, creative minds and cause-directed energy will generate remarkable results.

How Idea Aid Works
    For a single week — November 14-21, 2009 — people around the world will come together online to brainstorm about the complex problem of global poverty. Those interested in participating can register at www.ideaaid.com. Ideas will be collected, assessed and refined, and then shared for implementation.
    What’s needed to put an end to global poverty? According to Heifer International, one of the things that makes a big difference is money. At this point, however, there’s no single way to efficiently and consistently generate the level of funds necessary to combat hunger and poverty.
    “The problem demands new ideas and new methods of collection to make giving easier and more efficient,” said Tom Peterson, director of Innovation for Heifer International. “We need methods, ideas that can be used online, offline, globally, locally. Something simple that everyone, anyone can participate in,”

Donating Ideas to Change the World
    Mensa members are also excited about the challenge. “Many Mensa members are active in volunteering in their communities through our service programs,” said Pam Donahoo, executive director of American Mensa. “Idea Aid gives us a unique way to use our knowledge to serve the world.”
    Idea Aid is open to everyone. Those interested in participating in Idea Aid can register for the challenge at www.ideaaid.com.

About Mensa Process
    Mensa Process is the only consulting firm in the world with exclusive access to the unrivaled brainpower of Mensa — a highly respected, international organization whose membership represents some of the world’s most intelligent people. By tapping into this group’s unparalleled intellect and combining it with the creativity of other bright minds, Mensa Process helps businesses grow, innovate and solve problems. www.mensaprocess.com

About Heifer International
    Heifer International’s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the earth. Since 1944, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in 50 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. http://www.heifer.org

About Mensa
    Founded in 1946 in Oxford, England, Mensa is a respected international organization whose membership is open to individuals scoring in the top 2% on accepted, standardized intelligence tests. Mensa members are geographically and occupationally diverse, representing more than 100 countries and thousands of professions and passions. www.mensa.org, www.us.mensa.org, http://www.mensa.org.uk




Humor for my D&D and Ren Fest friends

I've never seen this show before but talk about FUNNY.

Check out these skits from Comedy Central. The first one is D&D, and if you keep watching, more episodes will follow.

Have a great day everyone!

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Calling all writers with Twitter

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Have you ever dreamed of writing a novel with Neil Gaiman?  Now is your chance.

Check out this story.

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