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Stephen Weinman is a 17-year-old high school student who has always struggled with what many would deem to be the simple things in life, such as everyday chores, schoolwork, and anything involving organization. Stephen has a mild to moderate case of Asperger’s syndrome, which renders him very absent-minded and almost completely incapable of organization. Stephen cannot concentrate on the usual things that are expected of him, and it frustrates him to levels that people without Asperger’s cannot grasp.

An actor, director, producer and screenwriter knows how important a smile is in a career and life.

Online learning has established itself as a very efficient method for acquiring education while giving students the flexibility and efficiency of gaining critical knowledge without interrupting one’s day to day life. The goal of The Online Fashion Design Academy (OFDA) is to be the most efficient way to gain all the skills needed allowing anyone to become the next top fashion designer.

Personal water filters are great for traveling or enjoying the outdoors because they relieve users from carrying all of their drinking water or from drinking water from unknown sources. However, one must be careful while choosing personal water filters, as many expire after a number of gallons or fail or wear out from the normal wear and tear that goes with outdoor activities such as mountaineering hiking, camping, 4WD, fishing and hunting.

Emunah Y'srael “The ZACAR Song Project” is down to the wire, the project is slated to run for 40 days and 40 nights in order to raise money and awareness  for a song, which is also a prayer for a people who have been displaced. If a broken spirited person who is disheartened sings this prayer with their whole heart, soul, and might they can receive relief.  This song can change the way the world feels pain forever. The creator has supplied all the resources to make this project possible, now she just needs the funding to access studio time to re-record the Zacar song in high quality and to shoot a HD music video.

What if the only one who knew there was a zombie apocalypse was the first person ever attacked by a zombie? That's the premise for a new film, Nathaniel Screaming, celebrating the zombie thriller genre by a team of Los Angeles filmmakers for which they've launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise money for a December shoot. This is a story about before the Zombie apocalypse. About IF there even will be an apocalypse. About paranoia. The faith and trust we have in our loved ones. And the fear many people have that the world as we know it, could change for the worse in the blink of an eye

Steven Brewer and his wife, Kerry, decided to retire in Paso Real, Nicaragua. “We’ve been here for eight years,” he said. “It’s a wonderful place to retire but a very difficult place to grow up. The poverty here is very disheartening. Nicaragua is the second-poorest country in the western hemisphere. Only Haiti has worse poverty.”

Working with the European Space Agency, Barry O’Reilly and his team have developed technology for satellite communications and to date have successfully deployed these developments on the W2A system and the SeS Astra constellations in Europe.

Swimsuit season. It can often prove to be th 'dreaded' season when it comes to shopping for swimwear. With the barely there styles, the pressure to diet feeds self-esteem issues. One Russian designer, Gareth&Queen decided it was time to bring sexy vintage back with a new swimwear collection for men and women called Il Cinema and has launched the first pieces of the collection via an Indiegogo campaign.

The latest suspense thriller from Rock Kitaro is one of a continuing series of crime fiction novels set in post-apocalyptic America. The setting? Eliza Christie is the leader of an underground militia hell bent on avenging her father’s murder. Braden Pierce is a gifted syndicate enforcer who will do whatever it takes to execute an order. And Gavin Hassell is a young narcissistic private investigator who’s tired of following rules and not getting the recognition he deserves. The three outlaws become the stuff of legend while the city becomes their battleground. And in their wake, they leave a long list of bodies, a sunken cruise ship, and a half demolished police department. These are the Three Kings of Ybor.

A local Aurora, Dixon, & St. Charles gym owner will be working out, alongside a team of others, to raise some money for Nicaragua Med Fest & Feed My Starving Children on October 18th.

The "1 of 52" collection was first conceived over a girls-only poker game. Amy shared her story with her friends of how she learned poker from her brother which got a whole conversation started over the decidedly masculine aspect to most card games. Professional poker in particular has many more male stars than females. Amy’s creative juices started flowing and in no time at all a new jewelry collection was born.

Round Earth Media is inviting the public through this crowdfunding campaign to support some of the very best young journalists – mostly freelancers these days – who we depend on for reliable, fact-checked boots-on-the-ground reporting from outside U.S. borders. The Global Mashup Project will bring their stories on under-reported issues to huge audiences via such media outlets as The New York Times and NPR in the United States and similar outlets in Ghana, Jordan and Mexico.

Giuseppe Maffei draws inspiration for this Indiegogo Campaign from a project that he completed at Dawson College almost ten years ago. His goal is to utilize space based solar power to replace frequently used energy alternatives such as fossil fuels, nuclear power, wind power, hydroelectricity, terrestrial solar power, etc.

Count Em Out is a Hip Hop group created by music producer Jacob Dalton, rapper Daniel Benjamin "The D" and Operations Manager Jason Yount without any support from any major record label. In addition to building a hip-hop performance group, the founders have also been functioning together as a business since the last one year. Within this short period, they have created their LLC, merchandise, a logo, and a complete album titled "From: Downstairs." The next goal for Count Em Out is to set up a tour.

TripleXchange.com launched today. It is the world’s first site offering webmasters of adult sites a dedicated marketplace to buy and sell Web Domain Names for adult content sites on an auction and “buy it now” basis. Users of the site are able to list attributes of each domain that is for sale, including traffic, Alexa Ranking, and uniqueness. The founders built TripleExchange.com after being rebuffed from conducting auctions of adult domain names at mainstream domain marketing platforms.

You may not have heard of the late great Bruce Harlen before, but he was legendary to his friends, family and fans. Bruce worked for many years as a barista in Auckland New Zealand. A popular, handsome and spirited guy, the dollars flowing into the till would often go up when Bruce was on duty. The Bruce Harlen: Retrogamer Legacy Project memorializes his awesome coffee "foam" art, as well as his incredible attention to detail in the designs and illustrations he typically drew on the bus to work. Readers will be charmed by The Brulo Love Legacy Book, an “afterlife collaboration” between Bruce and his wife Lora, featuring texts, photography, illustrations, poetry and stories that detail a once-in-a-lifetime passionate romance.

Most people are overweight and absolutely everyone knows someone who is. Why does it seem like the world is getting more and more obese? Is it diet? Lack of exercise? Is it gravity? What is it that makes us fat?

The headlines have been abuzz with celebrity news stolen and proliferated online apparently having been stolen from cloud storage. This has led many to question the security of cloud hosting, and rightfully so. In an age where all information is ethereal, where it is stored is now at the forefront of many people’s minds. However, cloud hosting offers so many advantages most wouldn’t want to be without it despite the risk. Layer Online has created a third way, with their super secure SSD cloud hosting packages.

Allister Yee, a health professional from New Zealand, thinks that a healthy lifestyle is a right, not a privilege.

Circle Products Inc. is thrilled to introduce their new product called POPSCOPE. People that love taking pictures will love what POPSCOPE allows them to do by extending their possibilities with taking photos & videos. This Tripod is designed specifically for smart phones. It's so compact that users can take it with them anywhere or simply use at home to get that perfect selfie in the privacy of their own room.

Noted visual solutions company Organik Creative is looking for funding assistance through Kickstarter crowdfunding platform to bring Pop-A-Top Box to the next level. This patent pending product will provide an original alternative for the drinking aficionados to convert each bottle opened into art. Organik Creative is known for their one of a kind and space specific custom fine art and graphic imagery. The extensive range of creative services offered by the company includes canvas gallery wraps, abstract & mixed media art, custom lighting, custom wall paper & murals, and much more.

MixLuv (http://mixluv.com) launched a KickStarter campaign (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/509717492/mixluv-make-it-mix-it-share-it) to rally support for a new venture which will bring social music collaboration to life. Rather than having to seek out musicians through print or legacy online forums, musicians, songwriters, and engineers will have the ability to meet, collaborate and centrally manage their world of music through the MixLuv platform.

Something is bugging Dr. Andrew Darling. He wants to grow giant insects. Dr. Darling is not embarking on a large-scale science experiment or indulging in a mere hobby. He’s trying to feed the world through large insects. Today there are hundreds of insect species used for food and other commercial purposes, especially in the developing world. While he realizes there is a lot of money to be made he doesn’t have a profit motive. He wants to empower people to construct their own giant insect breeding terrariums to grow their own food.

Earity, the brainchild of a team of Ukrainian entrepreneurs, is launching a crowdfunding campaign on October 14, aiming to raise $50,000. The earbud is wirelessly connected to a music player or a smartphone and can be controlled by the user's voice.