Thursday, April 29, 2021
Episode 9 - “What Does God Want?” by Dr. Michael Heiser with a Perdomo Double Aged 12 Year Vintage Maduro
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Saturday, February 27, 2021
Announcing the Launch of My New Podcast, "The Burning Bush: Sharing Scripture Over Cigars"
Announcing the Launch of My New Podcast, "The Burning Bush: Sharing Scripture Over Cigars"
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Friday, March 21, 2014
Press Release: Blessed Leaf Announces Release of Kairos
“This is a project that has been in our hearts for over a year. Our vision was to produce a great cigar with vintage tobaccos and have the proceeds go to ministry and missions efforts.” noted Kyle Hoover.
“For this project, we went back to our roots: Nicaraguan tobacco! This is a Nicaraguan puro in the Ezra Zion genre of blending. Since we are doing this for The Lord, it had to be the best work we could possibly do!” added Chris Kelly.
The Blessed Leaf Kairos is a 52 x 6.25 box press. The wrapper is Corojo 99 Rosado. The filler includes ligeros from Esteli and Jalapa. Total production is 4000 cigars of 100 boxes and 5 packs.
The Blessed Leaf Kairos is produced at the Casa Fernandez factory in Miami, Florida.
“We chose the name Kairos because of it’s unique meaning to this project. Kairos is defined as a specific moment in time when the Divine intervenes directly into your life. To us, there is a duel application. Obviously, as a person smokes the cigar they will have a “heavenly” smoking experience. Secondly, that the support raised for Christian missions will impact people’s lives with the gospel of Christ.” added Hoover.
The Blessed Leaf Kairos will be available for pre-order on BlessedLeaf.com and CigarFederation.com. The official launch herf will be on April 2 on BlessedLeaf.com.
Press Release: Blessed Leaf Announces Release of Kairos
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Launch Of New Cigar-Themed Christian Ministry, "Blessed Leaf"
Kyle Hoover, co-owner of Ezra Zion Cigar Company and CigarFederation.com, announces the launch of a new cigar-themed Christian ministry, Blessed Leaf.
“Blessed Leaf is a unique idea, something that has never been done before. It’s a faith community–or in more basic terms–an “online church” for cigar smokers.” noted Hoover.
On BlessedLeaf.com, aficionados can create a profile page to join the Blessed Leaf community. Members can post content, access media, read faith-based articles and cigar reviews designed to strengthen them in their Christian walk.
“I know two things: The Bible and cigars. This is the culmination of a dream to bring those two passions together. My prayer is that this is a catalyst for cigar enthusiasts to become closer to Jesus, whether they have a relationship with Him now or not.” Hoover continued.
Beginning September 4th at 6pm CST, “Blessed Leaf LIVE!” will air on the BlessedLeaf.com homepage. This hour long show serves as the weekly service and will air every Wednesday evening. It will be hosted by Kyle Hoover and Chris Kelly. Guests will include believers from all around the cigar industry.
“A major part of this vision is the Featured Contributors. I want to create a platform where these guys can share their testimonies and teachings that will bless and encourage the members of Blessed Leaf. These are BOTL that either work professionally in the cigar industry or are avid cigar smokers in full-time pastoral ministry. Guys like Brian Berman, Kip Fisher, Nate McIntyre, The Don Fonseca, and my pastor Niles Holsinger will be posting some life-changing stuff.”
For more information visit BlessedLeaf.com. Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @Blessed_Leaf
Launch Of New Cigar-Themed Christian Ministry, "Blessed Leaf"
Saturday, May 04, 2013
My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Support Press - Step 1 (Close Grip)
I have finally met the Progression Standard for the close grip Support Press, which is the final phase of Step One of the Press Flag progression from "Convict Conditioning 2" by Paul "Coach" Wade. With the Support Press, you start out using a wide grip and gradually move the hand on the vertical bar closer to the horizontal bar. I started out with 5 second sets and worked up to 10 seconds before moving the grip in closer. Once you can hold the close grip for 10 seconds, it's on to Step Two.
This is actually the second day of doing 10 second holds. I am going to stay at this step in the progression until the 10 second hold becomes easy and second nature. This is a very difficult hold for me, and I have a lot of discomfort in my shoulder joints while performing it. I don't want to move too quickly and try to progress before I am ready. Patience is key. Listen to your body!
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My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Support Press - Step 1 (Close Grip)
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
New Intro For The Slacker's Lounge Radio Show
This is the new intro I recorded for the Slacker's Lounge Radio Show, which can be heard Tuesdays at 8pm EST/5pm PST at www.slackerslounge.com.
I am based in the Los Angeles area and would love to help you out with any voice over needs that you may have. Customer service is of the utmost importance to me, so I will do whatever it takes to deliver a quality product that meets your needs and expectations 100%.
You can contact me by phone at 661-513-3781, or email at steve@stevemchenry.org.
New Intro For The Slacker's Lounge Radio Show
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Saturday, February 09, 2013
My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Assisted One Leg "Pistol" Squats
Al Kavadlo demonstrating an Assisted Pistol Squat
My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Assisted One Leg "Pistol" Squats
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"Word Of Mouth: A Guide To Commercial Voice-Over Excellence" by Susan Blu, Cynthia Songe, and Molly Ann Mullin
The art of voice-over is the backbone of commercials, animation, documentaries, and radio dramas produced for both national and local markets throughout the country. It is an ever-growing, lucrative field, and the demand for well-trained voice-over artists is increasing rapidly in our age of digital entertainment.
Now in its updated and revised third edition -- this is the primary instructional book in the voice-over field. A clearly written and practical primer for the beginner and a welcome refresher course for the professional, "Word of Mouth" contains voice-over exercises, sample copy, and essential advice about producing a demo, auditioning, self-promoting, getting an agent, and what to expect on the job.
It also provides exclusive and up-to-date lists of voice-over agents, coaches, workshops, and demo producers and duplicators. It is the standard text for numerous university communications, television, and acting department courses.
The book is accompanied by a 50-minute audio CD that demonstrates various techniques and styles of animation and commercial voice-over performed by ten top voice-over artists.
Available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble
"What quickly becomes apparent when you are in a Susan Blu session is
that she has a better voice and greater skill than you. So the fact
that she is beloved by actors is a true testament to her directing chops
and her generous spirit."—William H. Macy
"Sue is a voice-actor’s
dream! She has a way of helping you pull things out of your voice that
you didn’t know were there."—Wayne Brady
"Sue Blu is the real
deal. She directs with respect, humor, and the greatest timing on earth.
I know because she directed me towards two daytime Emmy nominations,
and I love her." —Henry Winkler
"Sue has great honesty that is
brought to her work; it clearly brings her directing and teaching skills
to a higher level. Voice-overs have always been her passion. She has
the ability to understand all the nuances of character and animation.
She instantly knows how to bring life and personality to a character’s
voice through amazing and helpful exercises. I hope you get as much out
of this book as I have." —Lucy Liu
Susan Blu is a veteran stage and screen actor who has done hundreds of commercial voice-overs. Recognized as one of the foremost voice-over artists and animation directors, her animation credits include The Land Before Time, Spider-Man, Curious George, Superman, The Magic School Bus, Stuart Little, and hundreds more. She teaches both commercial and animation voice-over in workshops throughout the U.S and Canada.
Molly Ann Mullin is a professional writer who has penned more than 20 plays for radio, television, and stage, and has won several national awards for dramatic and comedy writing. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild and a past President of the NBC Writers Workshop.
Cynthia Songé is an actress, writer, and voice-over artist/instructor.
"Word Of Mouth: A Guide To Commercial Voice-Over Excellence" by Susan Blu, Cynthia Songe, and Molly Ann Mullin
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Monday, February 04, 2013
"Pushing The Limits!" by Al Kavadlo
Well, both Al Kavadlo—the author of Pushing the Limits!—and his brother Danny, are supreme testaments to the primal power of body culture done the old-school, ancient way—bare-handed, with your body only. The brothers Kavadlo walk the bodyweight talk—and then some. The proof is evident on every page of Pushing the Limits!
Your body is your temple. Protect and strengthen your temple by modeling the methods of the exercise masters. Al Kavadlo has modeled the masters and has the “temple” to show for it. Follow Al’s progressive plan for primal body power within the pages of Pushing the Limits!—follow in the footsteps of the great bodyweight exercise masters—and you too can build the explosive strength and possess the magnificent physique you deserve.
"When people ask me about bodyweight strength training, I point them to Al Kavadlo. Pushing the Limits! is a must-have for bodyweight training enthusiasts or anyone looking to build strength without lifting weights. Al lays out dozens of effective exercises for every fitness level, while making the journey fun and encouraging."—MARK SISSON, author of The Primal Blueprint
"In this awesome new book, Al only asks that you find ONE piece of equipment—your body! Stoic, Spartan, perfection...this book is bodyweight strength training for the ultimate purist!"—PAUL WADE, author of Convict Conditioning
"Pushing The Limits!" by Al Kavadlo
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Saturday, February 02, 2013
"Why Four Gospels?" by David Alan Black
Though Markan priority is the dominant position still in Biblical scholarship, Dr. Black argues that this position is not based on the best evidence available, that the internal evidence is often given more weight than it deserves and alternative explanations are dismissed or ignored. If you would like an outline of the basis for accepting both early authorship of the gospels and the priority of Matthew, this book is for you.
Available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble
David Alan Black (D.Theol., University of Basel) is professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He is the author or editor of 16 books, including Learn to Read New Testament Greek, Interpreting the New Testament, and Rethinking the Synoptic Problem. (Amazon and Barnes and Noble book links) He has written more than 100 articles in journals such as New Testament Studies, Biblica, and Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society.
"Why Four Gospels?" by David Alan Black
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
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Not only that, but for those of you who like DVD’s, they’re available. For those that want to pay less and be able to download the videos to your computer, there’s that option too.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Kingdom Voices: The New Faith-Based Voice Over Casting Site
KingdomVoices was conceived and created by Living Power and Dan Hurst, LLC. Dan is a seasoned voice over talent with over 25 years in the industry. Being experienced in both the industry and in ministry, Dan started to notice a gap between churches in need of quality voice-over work and the professional talent who were mainly focused on the standard business world. Knowing that there are many talented voice professionals who want to give back and/or have missional focuses in their own life, Dan developed and crafted the idea of KingdomVoices.
KingdomVoices exists to bridge this divide by creating a place where churches and other faith-based organizations can freely browse voice talent and reach out to them on an as-needed basis, or post their own projects to the site and allow members to reach out to them with an offering of their services. KingdomVoices doesn’t set rates or prices on what a voice can charge but it does suggest to all members that they offer reduced or reasonable rates to these organizations as their way of giving back.
Visit my Kingdom Voices profile page here.
Kingdom Voices: The New Faith-Based Voice Over Casting Site
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Saturday, January 19, 2013
Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It's Like Behind The Mic by Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt
In this book, you will discover:
* The ins and outs of auditioning
* Vocal warm-ups and exercises
* Tips for reading copy to maximum effect
* Hints to help you stand out
* Keys to marketing yourself: demo to agent to job
* What to expect when you book the job!
Filled with anecdotes from 20 VO professionals (actors, writers, casting, directors, engineers, agents) the book is a fun and comprehensive look inside voice-over.
Available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Yuri Lowenthal, in addition to being a giant nerd, is an award-winning actor of stage, screen and voice-over. He has worked on over 200 video game titles, but may be best known for his work in the popular Prince of Persia video game series, in which he plays the titular prince in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. He's voiced Superman and Superman X on the Saturday morning animated Kids WB show Legion of Superheroes, as well as Jinno/Kuma on Afro Samurai. Catch him currently as Ben Tennyson on Cartoon Network's Ben Ten: Alien Force and as Bobby Drake, Iceman, on NickToons in the animated series, Wolverine and the X-Men. Anime fans may also know him from such series as Naruto, RaveMaster, Kyo Kara Maoh, Gurren Lagann, Bleach, Code Geass, and the film, Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. For additional credits, fun facts and information, please visit his Web site YuriLowenthal.com.
Tara Platt is not a nerd, but is proudly married to one. She has performed internationally from London to New York to Los Angeles in film, TV, animation, and theatre. In the VO world, she is best known for her work on the series and video games Naruto as Temari, DC vs. MK as Wonder Woman, and Legion of Superheroes as Dream Girl. Anime fans may also recognize her from animated series and features: Digimon: Island of Lost Digimon, Buso Renkin, RaveMaster, FateStayNight, Rozenmaiden, Tokko; Blue Dragon, Bleach, DearS, Boys Be; and in video games: Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, Eternal Sonata, Soul Calibur, Final Fantasy, Desperate Housewives, Halo 2 (ilovebees), Tales of Symphonia, Tales of the Abyss, Persona, and Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria. Tara and Yuri's production company Monkey Kingdom Productions recently finished their first feature film, Tumbling After. For more information on her or her credits, please visit her Web site TaraPlatt.com.
Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It's Like Behind The Mic by Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Support Press: Day 1
This is video of one set from the first day of my Support Press training, which is Step One of the Press Flag progression from "Convict Conditioning 2" by Paul "Coach" Wade. With the Support Press, you start out using a wide grip and gradually move the hand on the vertical bar closer to the horizontal bar. I am starting out with 5 second sets and working up to 10 seconds before moving the grip in closer. Once you can hold the close grip for 10 seconds, it's on to Step Two.
Check out more "Convict Conditioning" products, as well as other great Bodyweight training tools HERE!
My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Support Press: Day 1
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Friday, December 21, 2012
My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Support Press
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Music by Dan-O at DanoSongs.com
My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Support Press
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
"Death Of An American: The Killing Of John Singer" by David Fleisher and David M. Freedman
His death came after six years of conflict with the courts over his insistence on educating his daughter at home, in accordance with his Mormon beliefs.
John Singer clearly broke the state law, but was the principle worth dying for?
A powerful examination of the events, after which Singer's wife filed a lawsuit through famed lawyer Gerry Spence against Utah officials, including the Governor, in a landmark case of parents' rights, and a loving family man who died in a fight for personal and religious freedom.
Available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble
"Death Of An American: The Killing Of John Singer" by David Fleisher and David M. Freedman
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Al Kavadlo's Raising the Bar DVD: The Definitive Guide to Bar Calisthenics
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Al Kavadlo's Raising the Bar DVD: The Definitive Guide to Bar Calisthenics
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Uneven Pushups
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Uneven Pushups |
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Neil Bednar's My Convict Conditioning Journey
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My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Uneven Pushups
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Friday, November 09, 2012
My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Hanging Bent Leg Raises
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Hanging Knee Raises |
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Hanging Bent Leg Raises |
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My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Hanging Bent Leg Raises
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Clutch Flag Update!
If any of you are working on the Human Flag, drop a comment, or email me and let me know how you're progressing. If not, what are you waiting for? Get your copies of "Convict Conditioning" and "Convict Conditioning 2" today, and GET BUSY!
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My "Convict Conditioning" Progress - Clutch Flag Update!
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