Mike the Knight, a new CG-animated preschool series that invites viewers into a fantastical world of castles, quests, dragons and trolls, centers on Mike, a 10-year-old boy with a bright future ahead of him. The son of the King and Queen of Glendragon, he is determined to follow in his father’s footsteps to become a brave and noble knight. Co-produced by HIT Entertainment and Nelvana, the series currently airs on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.
Bigger, bolder and more boisterous than ever, this summer’s 35th annual New York Renaissance Faire promises unparalleled celebration, filled with all the first-rate revelry Faire goers have come to expect over the past three-and-a half decades. Mike the Knight joins a popular array of grown-up knights, swashbuckling swordsmen, ropewalkers, period dancers and musicians, and other special guests. Festivities at the Faire take their framework from the summer day in 1586 when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth visited the English Shire of Sterling.
WHERE: Located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, 600 Route 17 — Sterling Forest in Tuxedo, NY.
WHEN: Mike The Knight Special Appearance – August 18-19 – 10am to 7pm on Saturday and Sunday.
MORE: Tickets are $22.00 for adults and $11.00 for children. Advance ticket discounts are available at renfair.com or 845-351-5174.
For further information regarding Mike the Knight visit www.miketheknight.com or for the New York Renaissance Faire visit http://renfair.com/ny/. Follow Mike theKnight on Twitter @MikeTheKnightUS.
GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE: During this summer’s international games in London, the potential for identity theft related scams could be heightened as travelers look to cross the Atlantic to support Team USA. Identity thieves can pose as trusted sources offering you the “deal of the century” if you just follow their link. Verify all offers by opening a new Web browser and typing in the Web address that you trust to confirm the authenticity of the offer.
LEAVE FACEBOOK AT HOME: Before departing and during your travels, consider avoiding Facebook status updates. By posting your travel plans, you are announcing to all of your friends (and even the world if your page isn’t marked to private) that you are away from home, leaving your unattended home vulnerable to invasion. Many Facebook users include their home address, mobile phone, home phone and other pieces of valuable personally identifiable information wide open for potential thieves. Consider posting your updates once you return home.
WORRIED ABOUT WI-FI?: Relax. Vacation is a time to relax so leave the laptop, tablet or smartphone at home. If you MUST take it with you, ensure that you have updated your passwords/pass-phrases and that you are not connecting to the Internet via free Wi-Fi connections. These free connections are not secure and can make the data you are transmitting (user names/passwords for accounts like Facebook, payment information for excursions) open for the right identity thief to capture.
4 C’s, Call your Credit Card Companies: Contact your credit card companies and your banks to let them know you will be travelling. Because you may be going out of state or leaving the country, the credit card company could assume that your card has been compromised and turn off access to that card. Take only what you need with you and consider leaving your retail credit cards at home.
TAG YOUR BAGS SMARTLY: When travelling by train or plane, tag your luggage smartly. Do not put your home address or the address to which you are travelling on your luggage tag. By providing your home address, you could direct thieves to your empty home. Instead, list a mobile phone number on your tag. This will allow airport officials to contact you when your luggage arrives.
Like anything else in life – you wouldnt go to a shady part of the hood and shout I’m leaving my keys on the dash… hope no one takes my car – before leaving on a two week vacation. Most importantly its make sure you dont use your debt cards while traveling – cause if those numbers get lifted you could be spending a whole lot of time without your savings and money while trying to get it sorted out (one reason I love American Express).
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If you’re asking whats Nature’s Own – you might not have family in Texas – its pretty much the best bread you can get.
The taste is amazing, and when you get your bread fresh from the store – its soft and fluffy just like good bread should.
Nature’s Own offers you quality bakery foods for every meal–soft variety breads, premium specialty breads, white breads, buns, sandwich rounds, and English muffins, bagels, and breakfast breads.
Thanks to Nature’s Own for putting me into challenge, and sending me samples so I could really try the bread out… For that alone I’m now a big fan! I love the butter bread – it was simply amazing…
Now here’s your chance to get involved…. I gave you a grilling tip in my video – I want you to comment below with your grilling tip… it can be basic, it can be how you prep the food… anything… even grandma’s secret bean recipe – go nuts with it.
If I win – you’ll win… as I’ll give $100 to one lucky fan – who leaves a comment. Between a few bloggers this challenge is for a Big Green Egg® isnt that cool? so if I take home the prize – someone here will take home some cash – not a bad trade off. Leave those grill tips (and only Grill tips in the comments).
If you every have ordered Omaha steaks you know what I am talking about…. you can just check out the packages – in their current special. If you haven’t checked them out yet then you need to order some Omaha Steaks soon!
Father’s Day would be the perfect opportunity to send a gift package – just think July 4th is right around the corner!
For the record Omaha Steaks did send me a gift pack of Omaha Steaks but my opinions about the package are entirely my own.
The package I received is the Father’s Day Picnic. This is also the package we will be doing a giveaway on, see details below. Click on Father’s Day gifts for the latest specials from Omaha Steaks.
Father’s Day Picnic
4 (4 oz.) Filet Mignon
4 (4 oz.) Omaha Steaks Burgers
1 lb. Boneless Chicken Breasts
4 (3 oz.) Gourmet Franks
4″ Carnegie Deli Cheesecake
Reg. $136.00 | Now Only $69.99
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 20th, 2012.
You must comment with what part of this package are you looking forward too? please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
Pay tribute to all the Dads in our lives this Father’s Day! His list of super powers is vast and varied — building stuff, fixing things, making pancakes and more. So this Sunday, we honor the guy who is more than a dad. He is a true superhero. Add “family history master” to a dad’s super powers with a Geneology Kit giveaway from Ancestry.com. You’ll help him discover more about his family story and the generations of super dads that came before him.
And for those that dont win here check out another giveaway on Ancestry.com’s Facebook page! Share the story of your superhero dad and you could win a package of prizes, including a 6-month US Discovery membership toAncestry.com, a 1-year membership to Fold3 the web’s premier collection of original military records and 20 hours of genealogy research from ProGenealogists. Check out the contest here: http://ancstry.me/M7zkGG
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 19th, 2012.
You must comment with how many great grandparents do you know the full name of? please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
Watch your favorite films with Blu-RayFormat with the Toshiba BDX5300 Blu-ray Player and be ready for added performance when playing 3D discs. The Toshiba BDX5300 3D Blu-ray Disc Player offers Blu-Ray entertainment at its finest.
The Toshiba BDX5300 Blu-ray Player [JR.com | Amazon] features DVDUpconversion and BD-Live that provide entertainment upgrade, allowing you to enjoy your movies to a maximum. This Blu-ray player also comes with numerous ports that let you integrate it to various displays. It has HDMI, USB and Ethernet ports to expand its capabilities. Another amazing add-ons are the Streaming services and WiFi capability for online entertainment. Connected to your Home-theatersystem, the Toshiba BDX2300 also plays DVD and CD formats.
If you have a few 3D Blu-ray titles, a 3D HDTV,Optional 3D glasses with your 3D TV and an HDMI cable that supports the 3D standard, you’re well on your way to jumping into the next dimension of home theater. In addition to movies, the BDX5300 has many Network features that can keep you and the whole family entertained for hours on end. And if you have a Toshiba tablet or other capable device, you can even kick back and control everything using your portable device.
Got a home-theater system? The Toshiba BDX5300 supports advanced Audio formats Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, which are found on many Blu-ray discs. By connecting this disc player to your A/V receiver, you can send up to 7.1 Channels of HD Surround Sound to your multi-channel speaker system.
3D Ready
DVD Upconversion; Upgrades the format of your DVD disks to near Blu-ray quality via HDMI connection
Streaming Services; lets you Download and play online movies and videos
HDMI port; connects with High-Definition display
USB port; allows you to connect USB devices
SD Card Slot
Watch the latest movies from VoDu partners like Netflix, VUDU, and Hulu Plus. Stream the latest Music from Pandora® or watch videos from YouTube. Plus, you can also access dozens of additional media APPS from the VUDU Apps portal
BD Live opens up a world of online features, with a convenient SD Card Slot for storing saved content
MediaShare DLNA – Grab content from your Smart Phone, Tablet, PC or other DLNA Media Server devices
Energy Star Certified
For those looking to go in a little more check out this deal of a laptop. Satellite P775D Laptop: For the executive or the college student who deserves big-screen entertainment and above-average performance, look no further than Toshiba’s Satellite P775D. This stylish, full-featured, 17.3” widescreen laptop has the latest-generation AMD processor, TruBrite display and a sleek Fusion finish, delivering top-notch performance and entertainment. The Satellite P775D starts at $729.99 MSRP.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 20th, 2012.
You must comment what would be the first Bluray you would watch?? please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
Sometimes shopping for Dads isn’t that easy – I certainly know as I looked blanky back at my wife after she asked what I wanted for father’s day tonight… So why not get dad a couple of his favorite magazines. Thankfully we know where to score what has to be the best deals on these magazines on the internet.
This weekly news magazine reports on each week s developments on the national and global news front through news, commentary and analysis. Its features include national and international affairs, business, lifestyle, society, the arts, politics, the economy, personal business, the Washington scene, health, science and technology.
Fast Company has been dedicated to covering the latest cutting-edge developments in the business world. With a unique focus on the emergence of design and the ever growing culture of sustainability Fast Company continues to advise and inform its readers in a way unlike any other magazine. It transcends the boundaries of normal business conventions by showcasing organizations and individuals who impact the world through creative ingenuity.
Inc. is the only major business magazine edited exclusively to guide CEOs and owners of small-to-midsize companies to success. Inc. provides fresh, insightful anaylyses to give the major players in the business world the tools they need to excel. Each issue, written by managerial gurus and experts, utilizes real life examples of strategies, case studies, and successes and failures edited specifically to illuminate new ways in which its readers can benfit. Big and small organizations alike turn to Inc. to make sense of ever-changing business world.
Now do yourself a favor and google for a couple of minutes you’re not going to find better prices on the web (that was part of why this post is here!) ReadSave.com has a few other amazing magazine deals too.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 17th, 2012.
You must comment which one of these 3 magazines would be dad’s favorite? please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
Does Dad have an iOS device then this is the toy for him… sure you can get something fancy that’ll crash and burn but this slick Porsche 911 Carrera would make the real one proud. The detailing is great on the model, and its super fast and responsive iOS controls work great.
This toy is so new you cant even buy it yet! who’s in?
Use your iPod touch, iPhone, iPad as your remote control. Full gesture control and force feedback delivers the rumble of the engine. App dash board design from Porsche signals. its that real. Check out Silverlit for more information about their other fine products but keep your eye on the Porsche 911 here.!
Details:
Item Dimensions (W x D x H) 11” x 4.5” x 3.5”
Battery Requirement 4 x “AA” Alkaline Battery INCLUDED
A recent study found that 56% of new Dads post family photos online at least two times a week. With built-in social networking on Windows Phone, sharing pictures with friends and family on Facebook and Twitter is a snap. It’s like the Swiss Army Knife of work-life-balance – it offers loads of features that make everyday tasks fast. This Father’s Day, give him the Nokia Lumia 900, which offers style and time savings for $99.99. Available on AT&T’s super-fast LTE network, here’s a peek at the features that will help Dad get the most out of his free time:
People Hub/Camera – Updating his social networks has never been easier or faster than with built-in Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. With Windows Phone, it takes only four seconds to take a picture and upload it to a social network. It’s simply faster than other phones.
Office Hub – With the Office Hub, he can edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents right from his phone. He’ll even be able to skip out a few hours early and play hooky at the baseball game by sending email and updating those documents from anywhere.
Groups – Put Dad in charge of the family reunion this year. With Groups he can easily group people together – family, friends, or colleagues – and pin them to his start screen. He can then check on all their social media updates in once place and keep everyone updated on the annual family get-together at once.
Music + Videos – The Music + Videos Hub in Windows Phone puts all of Dad’s media in one place. It’s his destination for all things media and entertainment, including finding and playing his favorite songs, videos or podcasts; listening to FM radio; and downloading or streaming music from the Web. And, if Dad hears a great new song but doesn’t recognize it, he can use the new Bing Music feature to identify the song and take him to Zune Marketplace to purchase or stream it
Apps –
o ESPN ScoreCenter: Bringing him scores, news, and standings from hundreds of sports leagues around the world. ScoreCenter offers the most comprehensive global sports coverage available on the Windows Phone.
o Flixster: be the first Dad on the block to see all this summer’s blockbuster action flicks. With Flixster, Dad can view the top box office leaders, upcoming movies, and new DVD releases, and watch high quality trailers for over 15,000 blockbuster and indie flicks
o MSN Onit: Every day, dad will find new photos of beautiful cars, financial tips and fitness tips, style advice and sports updates, DIY from steak grilling to demolition–plus a touch of science, a touch of entertainment, and a laugh or two.
The Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone from AT&T is a premiere device priced at $99.99 with a two-year contract, making it an affordable gift for Dad that doesn’t skimp on quality or user experience.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 16th, 2012.
You must comment why Daddy needs a new AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone? please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
