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SEARCHING FOR CALVIN & HOBBES
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If you are a fan of the greatest cartoon series every created, “CALVIN and HOBBES”, you will enjoy this great tool! You can search the entire database of Calvin and Hobbes cartoon by Key Word. Thanks to Bill Watterson for the amazing cartoons, and to Michael Yingling for the search engine!
http://michaelyingling.com/random/calvin_and_hobbes/
Calvin and Hobbes is a daily comic strip that was written and illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson, and syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. It follows the humorous antics of Calvin, a precocious, mischievous, and adventurous six-year-old boy, and Hobbes, his sardonic stuffed tiger. The pair are named after John Calvin, a 16th-century French Reformation theologian, and Thomas Hobbes, a 17th-century English political philosopher.At the height of its popularity, Calvin and Hobbes was featured in over 2,400 newspapers worldwide. Nearly 45 million copies of the 18 Calvin and Hobbes books have been sold. Calvin and Hobbes is set in the contemporary United States in an unspecified suburban area. The strip depicts Calvin’s flights of fantasy and his friendship with Hobbes, and also examines Calvin’s relationships with family and classmates. Hobbes’ dual nature is a defining motif for the strip: To Calvin, Hobbes is a live anthropomorphic tiger; all the other characters see him as an inanimate stuffed toy.
Satava Art Glass
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I have a life-long fascination with glass blowing and glass art. Glass blowing is a trade and art form that is rapidly disappearing from the world. Fortunately, I had the privilege of touring the Satava artistic glass studio today. The studio is located in the quiet village of Chico, CA. Each hand-blown work of art glass is designed by Satava himself who supervises a veteran crew of 4 or 5 master glass blowers. Visit the website for a complete list of galleries who feature these extraordinary master works of glass art.
Satava Hand-Blown Glass Vases
Satava hand-blow glass vases are each entirely original works of glass art. One can only really appreciate the stunning colors and unique design by seeing them in person.
Satava Hand-blown glass paper weights
Satava Hand-blown glass “jellyfish” globes are astonishingly beautiful in person. Each glass globe takes a team of 4 or 5 glass artists more than 2 hours to produce.
Visit the Satava website for more: Jellyfish : Satava Art Glass.
LIFE WITHOUT AIR and WATER
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MIRIAM MAKEBA — MAMA AFRICA
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Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 10 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a Grammy Award winning South African singer and civil rights activist.
In the 1960s she was the first artist from Africa to popularize African music in the U.S. and around the world. She is best known for the song “Pata Pata“, first recorded in 1957 and released in the U.S. in 1967. She recorded and toured with many popular artists, such as Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, and her former husband Hugh Masekela.
She actively campaigned against the South African system of apartheid. As a result, the South African government revoked her citizenship and right of return. After the end of apartheid she returned home.