Fairy Tale Madame Alexander Dolls at McDonalds

Pambelina mentioned that McDonalds has fairy tale themed Madame Alexander dolls in their Happy Meals right now.  I was unaware since I mostly only eat McDonald's while traveling.  (I love Apple Dippers when I am on the road, I admit, and wish they also had cherry tomatoes like they do in France.) Anyway, that's the pic and I admit I rather want the Hansel and ...

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SALÁRIO MÍNIMO 2011 | VALOR | REAJUSTE

De acordo com o Governo Federal o valor do salário mínimo em 2011 será de R$ 538,15, segundo cálculos feitos pelo governo para cada R$ 1 de aumento são gastos R$ 286 milhões, de acordo com o ministro do planejamento o novo valor irá repor o valor perdido pela inflação e ainda terá um acréscimo devido ao crescimento do PIB, "Mantivemos a regra de correção. Em 2009, o PIB ...

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Pet Society Fairytale Items

I am completely ignorant of these things, but this is fairy tale related, so I thought I would share:From Let Your Imagination Wander With Pet Society Fairytale Items:It’s another Monday in the world of Pet Society, and that means that a new item theme has been unleashed in the game’s many stores. This week, we take a trip to the world of princes and monsters – it’s Fairytale ...

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A Scottish Snow White: Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree

So I decided to talk about another Snow White variant: Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree.  It, too, appears in my new book Sleeping Beauties: Sleeping Beauty and Snow White Tales From Around the World.  You can read the tale in Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs at Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree. Or you can read a summary at Wikipedia.This tale isn't as obvious ...

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New Edition of Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti

Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti is a new release from Dover Books.  Of course, this is an old text, easily found on the internet to read, but the book does what Dover does best, offers reproductions of Arthur Rackham's illustrations for the story.Book description from the publisher:This lovely hardcover gift edition of Christina Rossetti's most famous poem ...

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Montages Replay Clay Aiken Performances

It's Just Dancin' - Montage by SueReuView full screen at YouTube.Downloads available at Clack Unlimited.PBS Special, Tour RewindsClay Aiken Music Fills the AirDespite being between tours, Clay Aiken is singing -- and dancing -- everywhere. Take a stroll through the fan communities of Clay Cyberspace, and you'll see what I mean.As Tried and True LIVE, the singer's PBS ...

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Volume 60- Fotos de Segunda do DCH

Volume 60- Fotos de SegundaTodas as Segundas 10 Fotos e Imagens Curiosas, Engraçadas e Divertidas para Animar o Melhor dia da Semana!!Windows Vista...O Melhor Amigo....Horrorosa!!!!Os Mil Reais....Pagando os Pecados....Ironia Divina.....Olha o Leão....Mulheres- 1Mulheres 2Qual o seu Nome??Quer ver mais??Temos mais de 600 Fotos- Clique Aqui!!!Gostou do Blog?? Cadastre ...

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Sleeping Beauties Week: The Unnatural Mother and the Girl With a Star on Her Forehead

While researching for Sleeping Beauties: Sleeping Beauty and Snow White Tales From Around the World, I read about many, many variants of both Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.  Snow White ended up being much more interesting than I anticipated, since I've made no secret of my previous lack of favoritism for the tale.  Editing this book changed my mind.  Snow ...

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American Folklore Society 2010 Annual Meeting

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the last day to preregister for the American Folklore Society's annual meeting to be held in Nashville on October 13-16.  You can register at the door after that date at a higher rate.To read more about it, visit the Annual Meeting Information page.And, once again, if anyone is interested in meeting for a meal or just to chat in between sessions, let me know.  ...

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Lotte Reiniger's Two Frog Princes

Today is I am sharing two Frog Prince films by Lotte Reiniger, done decades apart and one in color, the other not. Which do you prefer? And a later one in color. Is it just me or are the black and whites somehow more magical? Although this one is quite excellent!Again, we can get Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed in North America.And the Lotte ...

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Lotte Reiniger's Snow White and Rose Red

I  am posting the Lotte Reiniger fairy tales courtesty of YouTube this week.  Today is Snow White and Rose Red, such a nice, gentle tale for a Sunday.  Again, we can get Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed in North America.And the Lotte Reiniger - Fairy Tales [DVD] [1922] pictured at the top of the post is available in the UK ...

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Raiponce from Disney

The French version poster for Disney's upcoming Tangled/Rapunzel movie.  It does look yet again like this will be a visually lush movie.  ...

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Clay Aiken Joins UNICEF Appeal for Pakistan Aid

In a public service announcement, singer-songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador Clay Aiken calls for more help for children affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan.Clay Aiken Speaks for ChildrenUNICEF Issues Pakistan AppealUNICEF Ambassador Clay Aiken has joined the plea for aid for children affected by the catastrophic floods that began in Pakistan after heavy monsoon ...

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Lotte Reiniger's The Three Wishes

More posting of the Lotte Reiniger fairy tales courtesty of YouTube this week.  Today is The Three Wishes, a lesser known tale so this one is even more special.Again, we can get Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed in North America.And the Lotte Reiniger - Fairy Tales [DVD] [1922] pictured at the top of the post is available in the ...

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Show LUAN SANTANA em SP (Villa Country) | Fotos e Vídeos | 26/08/2010

O Cantor e fenômeno pop sertanejo Luan Santana se apresentou no Villa Country em São Paulo ontem (26/08) e levou a multidão ao delírio ao cantar sucessos como "Meteoro da Paixão", "Sinais" e "Você não Sabe o que é Amor", se você não teve a oportunidade de estar presente no show de ontem não se preocupe, disponibilizamos o vídeo com a apresentação do cantor na íntegra:Assista ...

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