The Dark Tide – Episode 01

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Neverending Nights

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Down Right Awesome!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Neverending Nights

THANK YOU to all who have donated! Because of you, Team Down Right Awesome is in the second highest fundraiser for the San Diego Buddy Walk. Only two weeks left. Keep it coming! Every little bit helps. You all rock!!

UPDATE (9/30/2011): We are very excited to announce that Euphoria Brass Band is joining Team Down Right Awesome for the San Diego Buddy Walk!! Get your parasol, handkerchief and dancing shoes ready for the second line!! We will provide food and drinks and will be hanging in Balboa Park all day after the walk. If you can join us for the walk, that is great, but if you can’t make it please come after and celebrate with us!!



Dear Friends,

As most of you know, we welcomed our son, Dexter, into the family this February. Dexter was born with Down syndrome. This news was a complete shock and we were very ignorant about Down syndrome in general.

Our first few months were mostly spent educating ourselves about Down syndrome and making sure Dexter was 100% healthy – which he is. Now we’re looking to the future and ensuring we do all we can do to help forward potentially life changing drugs and therapies. Researchers are making great strides to improve the cognitive ability of people living with Down syndrome. A huge milestone was achieved on September 9th as clinical testing was announced for a drug that may significantly reduce or eliminate the cognitive delay associated with Down syndrome!

As we expanded our knowledge, we adopted a “No Limits” policy for Dexter and are striving to give him everything he needs to live a happy and healthy life. We are passionately advocating for funding for research and development for improving cognitive ability and also inclusion into society. To help educate the public about Down syndrome, Colette approached our local NPR affiliate with an outline for a series of programs. We don’t want to jinx it, but let’s just say that they were interested!

Our first advocacy event is the Buddy Walk. The Buddy Walk is an annual event designed to promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. Our team, Down Right Awesome, will be participating in the Buddy Walk in San Diego on October 15, 2011. We would love for you to join us for this event. If you cannot make it out to San Diego, there are more than 250 Buddy Walks across the country. We already have Down Right Awesome team members walking in Albany, NY and would love to spread our wings to other cities (find a local walk here: http://www.buddywalk.org/)!

Please support our family as we walk for Dexter and all of the other people with Down syndrome by joining our team and/or donating here: Team: Down Right Awesome..

Thank you!

Love,
Colette, Jason, Eloise and Dexter

To keep in touch and stay up to date on all things Down Right Awesome (especially the first edition t-shirts!), please:

“Like” us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/DownRightAwesome)
Follow us on Twitter (@dwnrightawesome)
Bookmark our new website (http://www.downrightawesome.com/) and stay tuned!

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A few Neverwinter Nights things…

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Neverending Nights

Don’t forget, if you have Google+ (which is now open to the public), you can add us:
Neverending Nights On Google+.

The folks of The Neverwinter Nights Podcast are having a Custom Content Contest:
Read about the NWN Podcast Contest Here.

R.A. Salvatore is doing a book tour. See if he’s stopping by your area! R.A. Salvatore helped define the Forgotten Realms world, which Neverwinter Nights is based in.

Travis A. Richards gets some recognition in the Summer 2011 NWN and NWN2 Finalists | Academy for Modding Excellence awards! Well deserved!

The folks of Neverwinter Connections have brought us news that NWVault Is Posting Again! Be sure to join the Neverwinter Connections Facebook Page!

And if you get a chance, come by the Neverwinter Nights Community on XFIRE!

Check out the The Aielund Saga novel which is based off the the mods by the author!

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Neverwinter Nights Podcast – Episode 148: The Dark Tide.

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Neverending Nights



Please join Brian, Jastin, and Ben aka Aroen, as they interview the creators (Travis Richards and Christopher Escalante) of the newest chapter of NWN created machinima series, The Dark Tide. Brian, Jastin, and Ben cover the IGN site issues and give an update on the custom content challenge. The Amethyst Dragon, from the World of Aenea, provided us with a NWN1 Update concerning the Bioware community site and other great information. Afterwards, they cover some of the latest on Realms of Trinity 2 Chapter 7.

You can stream it on the NWN Podcast Page. Or you can Download it as well.

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Being “Down Right Awesome!”

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Neverending Nights

Hello everyone! We interrupt the boring drivel I usually deliver here – to pause for an extremely important message. Jason and Colette Cosky mean the world to Amiee and I. And even that is an understatement. Their children, Eloise and Dexter, mean just as much. And that’s what this message is about. This is written by Jason….



Dear Friends,

As most of you know, we welcomed our son, Dexter, into the family this February. Dexter was born with Down syndrome. This news was a complete shock and we were very ignorant about Down syndrome in general.

Our first few months were mostly spent educating ourselves about Down syndrome and making sure Dexter was 100% healthy – which he is. Now we’re looking to the future and ensuring we do all we can do to help forward potentially life changing drugs and therapies. Researchers are making great strides to improve the cognitive ability of people living with Down syndrome. A huge milestone was achieved on September 9th as clinical testing was announced for a drug that may significantly reduce or eliminate the cognitive delay associated with Down syndrome!

As we expanded our knowledge, we adopted a “No Limits” policy for Dexter and are striving to give him everything he needs to live a happy and healthy life. We are passionately advocating for funding for research and development for improving cognitive ability and also inclusion into society. To help educate the public about Down syndrome, Colette approached our local NPR affiliate with an outline for a series of programs. We don’t want to jinx it, but let’s just say that they were interested!

Our first advocacy event is the Buddy Walk. The Buddy Walk is an annual event designed to promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. Our team, Down Right Awesome, will be participating in the Buddy Walk in San Diego on October 15, 2011. We would love for you to join us for this event. If you cannot make it out to San Diego, there are more than 250 Buddy Walks across the country. We already have Down Right Awesome team members walking in Albany, NY and would love to spread our wings to other cities (find a local walk here: http://www.buddywalk.org/)!

Please support our family as we walk for Dexter and all of the other people with Down syndrome by joining our team and/or donating here: Team: Down Right Awesome..

Thank you!

Love,
Colette, Jason, Eloise and Dexter

To keep in touch and stay up to date on all things Down Right Awesome (especially the first edition t-shirts!), please:

“Like” us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/DownRightAwesome)
Follow us on Twitter (@dwnrightawesome)
Bookmark our new website (http://www.downrightawesome.com/) and stay tuned!

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