Love the Castle

See Sleeping Beauty's Winter Castle transform from day into night in this time lapse video.



Time-Lapse Video: Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle at Disneyland Park

Need a little lift today or some help getting into the holiday spirit? Take a look at this serene, time-lapse video and see how Sleeping Beauty Winter Castle transforms from day into night.

At the end of the video, you saw a quickened version of one of the nighttime light shows. The Sleeping Beauty Winter Castle light show is divided into three “acts” over the course of the evening. Each one begins at the Castle and travels the length of Main Street, U.S.A., finishing at the Town Square Christmas tree. Each act features a magical snowfall, and the final act concludes with “Believe…in Holiday Magic” fireworks.

When you need a little magic this holiday season and can’t hop on over to the Parks, come back to this video. The lights and music are very calming for me. I hope you enjoy them, too.

Cheboygan Snow

Check out the picture my in-laws sent :)



It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

CBC Update

Cheboygan Brewing Company :)

Here is a quick recap of upcoming construction for the next month.

As you can see from the picture, the masonry is basically complete and the bar joists and roof deck are complete. The roof nailer got started on Wednesday and curbs were put down on the roof for HVAC units. Parking lot is graded and set with packed gravel awaiting blacktop in Spring.

Here is what should be happening over the next few weeks until end of year:

- Install roof membrane
- Install underground and pour slab in front
- Frame front and sheath
- Install roof in front
- Install windows and doors
- Install undrground in brewery and pour slab
- Insulate tap room
- Start exterior siding in front
- Pour stamped concrete and aprons

As you can see, we are on the move. The weather thus far has been good with the exception of a couple of days and we remain on schedule.

TOMS + Charlize Theron

The first TOMS + Charlize Theron collaboration was so successful, we’re doing it again. Featuring an embroidered native baobab tree and vegan-friendly construction, Baobab Classics, in barn red for the holidays.

A portion of the proceeds from each pair will go directly to the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP), and as always, all shoes are One for One.

The CTAOP works to create and support mobile health clinics and development programs to address the needs of at-risk youth and communities in Africa, particularly those suffering from HIV/AIDS.


Vegan friendly, using no animal products
Made with recycled and sustainable materials
Canvas insole with rubber cushion for comfort
Latex sponge arch insert for added support
One-piece outsole made with a mixture of rubbers for resilience, flexibility and durability
To learn more on CTAOP and watch video go to TOMS.com/Charlize-Theron

OTB Haiti Update

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OTB Christmas

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World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day: Moving Toward an HIV-Free Generation

On this World AIDS Day, achieving an HIV-free generation must be a top priority. In many areas of the world, including the United States, youth bear the brunt of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

In 2009, 370,000 children who became HIV-positive globally were infected by mother to child transmission (MTCT). That's 1,000 children every day. Provision of anti-retroviral medications (ARVs) to pregnant women living with HIV could prevent most of these infections, but only 53 percent of pregnant women who are HIV positive receive these drugs in low and middle income countries. In contrast, thanks to public health education and access to lifesaving ARV medications, MTCT has been virtually eliminated in the United States, and most babies are now born HIV-free. This makes the current HIV infection rate for this generation of young people in America all the more alarming: As many as 250,000 youth are living with HIV in America today. Furthermore, in 2006, more HIV infections occurred among people ages 13-29 in the United States than any other age group, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Despite considerable progress in the scientific understanding of HIV as well as the eradication of MTCT in America, the incidence and prevalence of, and misconceptions about, HIV among our youngest generation suggest that we have much work to do to effectively alter the course of the epidemic among youth.

America's youth are coming of age at a time when AIDS is considered to be a treatable disease. Unlike young people in the early days of the epidemic in the U.S., most young people today have not witnessed the deaths of peers from this illness. Complacency surrounding HIV/AIDS in America has led to a kind of AIDS amnesia, particularly among youth. The results: large numbers of young people who are unaware of their risk for infection, who have never been tested, and who take unnecessary risks with their health.

The rest of the article here.