This week, Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium won the Chairman’s Award from Westmarc, a nonprofit that recognizes outstanding contributions to the image, lifestyle, and economic development of the West Valley.
The zoo is home to Arizona’s largest collection of exotic wildlife, with more than 3,000 animals representing nearly 600 species. The aquarium features 75 indoor exhibits [...]
My friend, Becky Blanton, spent a year as a homeless person, and last summer she was one of the seven-minute speakers at TED in Oxford, England. Here is the video of her presentation.
Blanton just published an eBook, and you are welcome to download it. It’s called “Homeless for the Holidays,” and a terrific book for [...]
Morasha Rael Winokur rocks. She’s authentic. Morasha knows that her brother’s constant babbling isn’t his fault, but sometimes she just wishes she could be a regular eleven-year-old girl. Not exactly possible, when brother Iyal, born with FASD, is unpredictable and emotional no matter where he is. At times, part of her wishes he would just [...]
By Judy Vorfeld
In much of America, when you walk into a store for the first time, you generally do so because it’s attractive, clean, has professional signs, and good parking . . . but you still need to be persuaded to make a purchase.
Does someone greet you with a smile and ask if you need [...]
By Judy Vorfeld
Are you one of those Web designers who design quite well, but don’t have time to work on your own site? Savvy Web surfers looking for designers expect a great deal from a site offering Web development/design.
Here are some points you should consider if you offer Web development on your [...]
I subscribe to the MyFonts newsletter, and came across some dandy deals on 10 of its fonts.
Click here to go to the subscribe page. Or you might want to go right to the home page. I think you’ll find it a worthwhile site.
Jodee Kulp
Hidden disabilities ravage our landscape - are we brave enough to confront reality in supporting change and compassion? This is the header for Jodee Kulp’s blog. She’s a powerful advocate for people suffering from the ravages of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Building Better Baby Brains
Every year on September 9th, International FASD Awareness Day [...]
Do you want to learn how children lived and thought in 1079?
For authenticity, life, and color, look no further than this work of love by Jean-Philippe Touzeau. It’s for children everywhere to learn about medieval life, family, education, religion, insight, and humor.
Here’s what Touzeau says:
The codex Renbaudus was found in 1962 in Southeastern France. [...]
By Amy, age 9
He threw with all his might, but the third stone came skipping back. Zack called his grampa. All of a sudden a goblin popped out of the lake and chased Annie, Zack’s sister. The goblin was green, hairy, fat, and only had one eye! The green hairy dude ate Annie. The goblin [...]
Have you ever wondered if a quotation mark can have a punctuation mark outside it? Absolutely.
Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, University of Chicago Press, (6.8), says that periods and commas precede closing quotations marks (whether double or single).
However, it says that unlike periods and commas, colons, semicolons, question marks and exclamation points follow [...]
