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The Coral Island/Chapter 33
As the time for our meditated flight drew near, we became naturally very fearful lest our purpose should be discovered, and we spent the whole of the following day in a state of nervous anxiety. We resolved to go ashore and ramble about the village, as if to observe the habits and dwellings of the people, as we thought that an air of affected indifference to the events of the previous day would be more likely than any other course of conduct to avert suspicion as to our intentions. While we were thus occupied, the teacher remained on board with the Christian natives, whose powerful voices reached us ever and anon as they engaged in singing hymns or in prayer.
At last the long and tedious day came to a close, the sun sank into the sea, and the short-lived twilight of those regions, to which I have already referred, ended abruptly in a dark night. Hastily throwing a few blankets into our little boat, we stepped into it, and whispering farewell to the natives in the schooner, rowed gently over the lagoon, taking care to keep as near to the beach as possible. We rowed in the utmost silence and with muffled oars, so that had any one observed us at the distance of a few yards, he might have almost taken us for a phantom boat or a shadow on the dark water. Not a breath of air was stirring; but fortunately the gentle ripple of the sea upon the shore, mingled with the soft roar of the breaker on the distant reef, effectually drowned the slight plash that we unavoidably made in the water by the dipping of our oars.
A quarter of an hour sufficed to bring us to the overhanging cliff under whose black shadow our little canoe lay, with her bow in the water, ready to be launched, and most of her cargo already stowed away. As the keel of our little boat grated on the sand, a hand was laid upon the bow, and a dim form was seen.
"Ha!" said Peterkin in a whisper as he stepped upon the beach; "is that you, Avatea?"
"Yis, it am me," was the reply.
"All right—Now, then, gently—Help me to shove off the canoe," whispered Jack to the teacher.—"And, Peterkin, do you shove these blankets aboard; we may want them before long.—Avatea, step into the middle: that's right."
"Is all ready?" whispered the teacher.
"Not quite," replied Peterkin.—"Here, Ralph, lay hold o' this pair of oars, and stow them away if you can. I don't like paddles. After we're safe away, I'll try to rig up rowlocks for them."
"Now, then, in with you and shove off!"
One more earnest squeeze of the kind teacher's hand, and with his whispered blessing yet sounding in our ears, we shot like an arrow from the shore, sped over the still waters of the lagoon, and paddled as swiftly as strong arms and willing hearts could urge us over the long swell of the open sea.
All that night and the whole of the following day we plied our paddles in almost total silence and without a halt, save twice to recruit our failing energies with a mouthful of food and a draught of water. Jack had taken the bearing of the island just after starting, and laying a small pocket-compass before him, kept the head of the canoe due south, for our chance of hitting the island depended very much on the faithfulness of our steersman in keeping our tiny bark exactly and constantly on its proper course. Peterkin and I paddled in the bow, and Avatea worked untiringly in the middle.
As the sun's lower limb dipped on the gilded edge of the sea Jack ceased working, threw down his paddle, and called a halt.
"There!" he cried, heaving a deep, long-drawn sigh; "we've put a considerable breadth of water between us and these black rascals, so now we'll have a hearty supper and a sound sleep."
"Hear, hear!" cried Peterkin. "Nobly spoken, Jack!—Hand me a drop of water, Ralph.—Why, girl, what's wrong with you? You look just like a black owl blinking in the sunshine!"
Avatea smiled. "I sleepy," she said; and as if to prove the truth of this, she laid her head on the edge of the canoe and fell fast asleep.
"That's uncommon sharp practice," said Peterkin with a broad grin. "Don't you think we should awake her to make her eat something first? Or perhaps," he added with a grave, meditative look—"perhaps we might put some food in her mouth, which is so elegantly open at the present moment, and see if she'd swallow it while asleep.—If so, Ralph, you might come round to the front here and feed her quietly, while Jack and I are tucking into the victuals. It would be a monstrous economy of time."
I could not help smiling at Peterkin's idea, which indeed, when I pondered it, seemed remarkably good in theory; nevertheless, I declined to put it in practice, being fearful of the result should the victuals chance to go down the wrong throat. But on suggesting this to Peterkin, he exclaimed:
"Down the wrong throat, man! Why, a fellow with half-an-eye might see that if it went down Avatea's throat it could not go down the wrong throat!—unless, indeed, you have all of a sudden become inordinately selfish, and think that all the throats in the world are wrong ones except your own. However, don't talk so much, and hand me the pork before Jack finishes it. I feel myself entitled to at least one minute morsel."
"Peterkin, you're a villain—a paltry little villain!" said Jack quietly as he tossed the hind legs (including the tail) of a cold roast pig to his comrade; "and I must again express my regret that unavoidable circumstances have thrust your society upon me, and that necessity has compelled me to cultivate your acquaintance. Were it not that you are incapable of walking upon the water, I would order you, sir, out of the canoe!"
"There! you've awakened Avatea with your long tongue," retorted Peterkin, with a frown, as the girl gave vent to a deep sigh. "No," he continued, "it was only a snore. Perchance she dreameth of her black Apollo.—I say, Ralph, do leave just one little slice of that yam! Between you and Jack I run a chance of being put on short allowance, if not—yei-a-a-ow!"
Peterkin's concluding remark was a yawn of so great energy that Jack recommended him to postpone the conclusion of his meal till next morning—a piece of advice which he followed so quickly that I was forcibly reminded of his remark, a few minutes before, in regard to the sharp practice of Avatea.
My readers will have observed, probably, by this time, that I am much given to meditation: they will not, therefore, be surprised to learn that I fell into a deep reverie on the subject of sleep, which was continued without intermission into the night, and prolonged without interruption into the following morning. But I cannot feel assured that I actually slept during that time, although I am tolerably certain that I was not awake.
Thus we lay, like a shadow, on the still bosom of the ocean, while the night closed in, and all around was calm, dark, and silent.
A thrilling cry of alarm from Peterkin startled us in the morning, just as the grey dawn began to glimmer in the east.
"What's wrong?" cried Jack, starting up.
Peterkin replied by pointing, with a look of anxious dread, towards the horizon; and a glance sufficed to show us that one of the largest-sized war-canoes was approaching us!
With a groan of mingled despair and anger, Jack seized his paddle, glanced at the compass, and in a suppressed voice commanded us to "Give way!" But we did not require to be urged. Already our four paddles were glancing in the water, and the canoe bounded over the glassy sea like a dolphin, while a shout from our pursuers told that they had observed our motions.
"I see something like land ahead," said Jack in a hopeful tone. "It seems impossible that we could have made the island yet; still, if it is so, we may reach it before these fellows can catch us, for our canoe is light and our muscles are fresh."
No one replied; for, to say truth, we felt that in a long chase we had no chance whatever with a canoe which held nearly a hundred warriors. Nevertheless, we resolved to do our utmost to escape, and paddled with a degree of vigour that kept us well in advance of our pursuers. The war-canoe was so far behind us that it seemed but a little speck on the sea, and the shouts to which the crew occasionally gave vent came faintly towards us on the morning breeze. We therefore hoped that we should be able to keep in advance for an hour or two, when we might perhaps reach the land ahead. But this hope was suddenly crushed by the supposed land, not long after, rising up into the sky, thus proving itself to be a fog-bank!
A bitter feeling of disappointment filled each heart, and was expressed on each countenance, as we beheld this termination to our hopes. But we had little time to think of regret. Our danger was too great and imminent to permit of a moment's relaxation from our exertions. No hope now animated our bosoms; but a feeling of despair, strange to say, lent us power to work, and nerved our arms with such energy that it was several hours ere the savages overtook us. When we saw that there was indeed no chance of escape, and that paddling any longer would only serve to exhaust our strength without doing any good, we turned the side of our canoe towards the approaching enemy and laid down our paddles.
Silently, and with a look of bitter determination on his face, Jack lifted one of the light boat-oars that we had brought with us, and resting it on his shoulder, stood up in an attitude of bold defiance. Peterkin took the other oar and also stood up, but there was no anger visible on his countenance: when not sparkling with fun, it usually wore a mild, sad expression, which was deepened on the present occasion as he glanced at Avatea, who sat with her face resting in her hands upon her knees. Without knowing very well what I intended to do, I also arose and grasped my paddle with both hands.
On came the large canoe like a war-horse of the deep, with the foam curling from its sharp bow, and the spear-heads of the savages glancing in the beams of the rising sun. Perfect silence was maintained on both sides; and we could hear the hissing water, and see the frowning eyes of the warriors, as they came rushing on. When about twenty yards distant, five or six of the savages in the bow rose, and laying aside their paddles, took up their spears. Jack and Peterkin raised their oars, while, with a feeling of madness whirling in my brain, I grasped my paddle and prepared for the onset. But before any of us could strike a blow, the sharp prow of the war-canoe struck us like a thunderbolt on the side and hurled us into the sea!
What occurred after this I cannot tell, for I was nearly drowned; but when I recovered from the state of insensibility into which I had been thrown, I found myself stretched on my back, bound hand and foot, between Jack and Peterkin, in the bottom of the large canoe.
In this condition we lay the whole day, during which time the savages only rested one hour. When night came they rested again for another hour, and appeared to sleep just as they sat. But we were neither unbound nor allowed to speak to each other during the voyage, nor was a morsel of food or a draught of water given to us. For food, however, we cared little; but we would have given much for a drop of water to cool our parched lips. And we would have been glad, too, had they loosened the cords that bound us; for they were tightly fastened, and occasioned us much pain. The air, also, was unusually hot—so much so that I felt convinced that a storm was brewing. This also added to our sufferings. However, these were at length relieved by our arrival at the island from which we had fled.
While we were being led ashore, we caught a glimpse of Avatea, who was seated in the hinder part of the canoe. She was not fettered in any way. Our captors now drove us before them towards the hut of Tararo, at which we speedily arrived, and found the chief seated with an expression on his face that boded us no good. Our friend the teacher stood beside him, with a look of anxiety on his mild features.
"How comes it," said Tararo, turning to the teacher, "that these youths have abused our hospitality?"
"Tell him," replied Jack, "that we have not abused his hospitality, for his hospitality has not been extended to us. I came to the island to deliver Avatea, and my only regret is that I have failed to do so. If I get another chance, I will try to save her yet."
The teacher shook his head. "Nay, my young friend, I had better not tell him that: it will only incense him."
"I care not," replied Jack. "If you don't tell him that, you'll tell him nothing, for I won't say anything softer."
On hearing Jack's speech, Tararo frowned, and his eye flashed with anger.
"Go, presumptuous boy!" he said. "My debt to you cancelled. You and your companions shall die!"
As he spoke he rose and signed to several of attendants, who seized Jack and Peterkin and violently by the collars, and dragging us from the house of the chief, led us through the wood to the outskirts of the village. Here they thrust us into a species of natural cave in a cliff, and having barricaded the entrance, left us in total darkness.
After feeling about for some time—for our legs were unshackled, although our wrists were still bound with thongs—we found a low ledge of rock running along one side of the cavern. On this we seated ourselves, and for a long time maintained unbroken silence.
At last I could restrain my feelings no longer. "Alas! dear Jack and Peterkin," said I, "what is to become of us? I fear that we are doomed to die."
"I know not," replied Jack in a tremulous voice—"I know not. Ralph, I regret deeply the hastiness of my violent temper, which, I must confess, has been the chief cause of our being brought to this sad condition. Perhaps the teacher may do something for us. But I have little hope."
"Ah no!" said Peterkin with a heavy sigh; "I am sure he can't help us. Tararo doesn't care more for him than for one of his dogs."
"Truly," said I, "there seems no chance of deliverance, unless the Almighty puts forth His arm to save us. Yet I must say I have great hope, my comrades; for we have come to this dark place by no fault of ours—unless it be a fault to try to succour a woman in distress."
I was interrupted in my remarks by a noise at the entrance to the cavern, which was caused by the removal of the barricade. Immediately after three men entered, and taking us by the collars of our coats, led us away through the forest. As we advanced we heard much shouting and beating of native drums in the village, and at first we thought that our guards were conducting us to the hut of Tararo again. But in this we were mistaken. The beating of drums gradually increased, and soon after we observed a procession of the natives coming towards us. At the head of this procession we were placed, and then we all advanced together towards the temple where human victims were wont to be sacrificed!
A thrill of horror ran through my heart as I recalled to mind the awful scenes that I had before witnessed at that dreadful spot. But deliverance came suddenly from a quarter whence we little expected it. During the whole of that day there had been an unusual degree of heat in the atmosphere, and the sky assumed that lurid aspect which portends a thunderstorm. Just as we were approaching the horrid temple, a growl of thunder burst overhead, and heavy drops of rain began to fall.
Those who have not witnessed gales and storms in tropical regions can form but a faint conception of the fearful hurricane that burst upon the island of Mango at this time. Before we reached the temple the storm burst upon us with a deafening roar; and the natives, who knew too well the devastation that was to follow, fled right and left through the woods in order to save their property, leaving us alone in the midst of the howling storm. The trees around us bent before the blast like willows, and we were about to flee in order to seek shelter when the teacher ran toward us with a knife in his hand.
"Thank the Lord," he said, cutting our bonds, "I am in time! Now, seek the shelter of the nearest rock."
This we did without a moment's hesitation, for the whistling wind burst, ever and anon, like thunderclaps among the trees, and tearing them from their roots, hurled them with violence to the ground. Rain cut across the land in sheets, and lightning played like forked serpents in the air, while high above the roar of the hissing tempest the thunder crashed and burst and rolled in awful majesty.
In the village the scene was absolutely appalling. Roofs were blown completely off the houses in many cases, and in others the houses themselves were levelled with the ground. In the midst of this the natives were darting to and fro—in some instances saving their goods, but in many others seeking to save themselves from the storm of destruction that whirled around them. But terrific although the tempest was on land, it was still more tremendous on the mighty ocean. Billows sprang, as it were, from the great deep, and while their crests were absolutely scattered into white mist, they fell upon the beach with a crash that seemed to shake the solid land. But they did not end there. Each successive wave swept higher and higher on the beach until the ocean lashed its angry waters among the trees and bushes, and at length, in a sheet of white, curdled foam, swept into the village and upset and carried off, or dashed into wreck, whole rows of the native dwellings! It was a sublime, an awful scene, calculated, in some degree at least, to impress the mind of beholders with the might and majesty of God.
We found shelter in a cave that night and all the next day, during which time the storm raged in fury. But on the night following, it abated somewhat; and in the morning we went to the village to seek for food, being so famished with hunger that we lost all feeling of danger and all wish to escape in our desire to satisfy the cravings of nature. But no sooner had we obtained food than we began to wish that we had rather endeavoured to make our escape into the mountains. This we attempted to do soon afterwards; but the natives were now able to look after us, and on our showing a disposition to avoid observation and make towards the mountains, we were seized by three warriors, who once more bound our wrists and thrust us into our former prison.
It is true Jack made a vigorous resistance, and knocked down the first savage who seized him with a well-directed blow of his fist, but he was speedily overpowered by others. Thus we were again prisoners, with the prospect of torture and a violent death before us.


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From 25th May 2018, a new European law will probably make the data collection such as contact forms and shopping carts on your website illegal without some important changes. The government has confirmed that the UK's decision to leave the EU will not affect the commencement of the GDPR.
Important: We are not lawyers and no advice or recommendations offered here can constitute or replace professional legal advice. This post sets out to be a simple summary and we make no guarantees about it's correctness. You should check out the ICO website for the most up to date and accurate advice: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-reform/overview-of-the-gdpr/
GDPR stands for the General Data Protection Regulation and it applies to processing carried out by organisations operating within the EU. It also applies to organisations outside the EU that offer goods or services to individuals in the EU. It is the biggest change in European privacy legislation in over 2 decades and aims to give the public more control over what information companies have about them and how they can use it as well as introducing a range of fines and penalties that will be enforced by the ICO in the UK.
When it comes to your website, there are a few things you should bare in mind….
- Before any data collection takes place, you must get explicit consent of each user. Requests must plain, easily understandable language and also stand alone from other matters or requests and not be buried in other text.
- Have a clear and easily accessible privacy policy that tells your users how data you have collected about them will be kept and used.
- Have a process for users to request access and view the data you have collected about them.
- Provide users a process to withdraw consent and purge personal data collected about them; i.e. the "Right to Be Forgotten".
One example could a contact form.. a key part of the GDPR is that companies should request as little information as possible. We have all faced those lengthy contact forms that feel like a passport application just to send an email! Name, address, phone number, consent to your newsletter, probably grabbing your IP address and other tracked information while you're there. Well no more.. every field on a contact form must be able to be justified and you must clearly let the user know what each piece of information will be used for and how it will be stored before they submit it. The user must actively consent to this, for example, by clicking a checkbox.
If you are a website owner, you should assess your obligations under the new GDPR legislation and ensure that you are instructing your webmaster to make the appropriate changes to your online presence.
The ICO has produced a great document with some of the points you should be taking right now to ensure you are compliant before the May 2018 deadline: https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1624219/preparing-for-the-gdpr-12-steps.pdf

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3/4 Leather
by Arnold, Edwin
1893. First Edition. 3/4 Leather. Very Good. A pre-publication unrevised copy of Edwin Arnold's work inscribed and signed by him to Augustine Daly, a contemporary of his and playwright of "Under the Gas Light" and "Woffington" which helped him achieve fame in his time, though ultimately, more famous as a bibliphile and collector. His collection, including this book was auctioned off after his death in Paris. The book bound in original wraps has been bound into a three quarters leather binding over marbled boards with gilt edges. The original wraps are in excellent condition and the binding is tight and the textblock is clean. The book is undated but presumed prior to the 1893 first edition. A rare pre-publication copy by the author of The Light in Asia, journalist and Orientalist. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Inventory No: 025129. (Inventory #: 025129)


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Monday, 8 September 2014
Puttin On The Ritz
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A fabulous design and focal image.ReplyDelete
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Comptroller and mayoral candidate John Liu released his plan to legalize and tax marijuana in New York today. The report's main finding: weed is expensive.
Liu's campaign estimates that there are 900,000 pot smokers in New York, all of whom are willing to spend around $400 for an ounce of the drug. If the tax were in place, this could result in $400 million of tax revenue for the city — which could be used to lower CUNY tuitions.
There's no reason for stoners to rejoice yet, though. Liu is a long shot to take the city's top seat – he was denied public matching funds just last week. And even if he was miraculously elected, he wouldn't have the power to legalize marijuana in the city. He'd need approval from the state Legislature.
Despite his interest in legalizing pot, Liu says he does not partake in the drug himself. Nor does he understand the tie between weed and skater, a group he's been linked with since being filmed on a skateboard last weekend.
"I have never accepted that kind of correlation between skaters and this culture that you're referring to," Liu told the Observer's Politiker blog.


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Heartthrob Channing Tatum shows off his fab physique on the cover of GQ Style UK, where he also dishes on his past as a stripper as the conversation he had with his parents after they found out his 'dirty secret'. Find out more about what the '21 Jump Street' had to share with his fans, next!
It's been a long time since his 'Step Up' days where he played
the role of a hot aspiring dancer but actor Channing Tatum is still
maintaining his heartthrob status as with a super muscular
physique, an all-American fashion and well defined features, the 32
year old actor still proves he's got what it takes to land magazine
covers, and the latest magazine to be featured in is UK's GQ Style
magazine, where the '21 Jump Street' actor dishes on his stripper
The women that had the pleasure to watch Mr. Tatum display his tight abs can call themselves pretty lucky as those days are long gone now. The actor, which graces the magazine's cover posing like a true pro, so take a peek at his interesting photo spread and find out what he had to say about his stripper past.
This is for sure not your everyday job, but it seems that it was
definitely one way that helped Channing Tatum save some money to
help him pave his way to stardom. He tells the magazine about his
years as a stripper that:
"I was young and dumb and stupid and wanted to make a little money. You can work ten hours a day for minimum wage - that's the opportunities for kids without a college education. Get some sh*t job that you're really going to have to bust your hump for. Or you can try something else a little crazy."
Obviously stripping for a living isn't an information most
people would gladly share with their parents and apparently neither
was Channing as his parents learned about his 'dirty secret' thanks
to his movie 'Magic Mike'. Gushing on the conversation he had with
his parents over the subject, Mr. Tatum states that:
"They have so many questions that I'm sure they don't want to ask. We're not a family that are gushing about stuff. We start over every day. I lucked out on that. I don't think they'll ever see the movie. I still really haven't had a conversation about it. My mom said, 'You know, we probably won't come to the premiere of this one and I don't want you to get offended.' And I'm like, 'Mom, I get it.'.... 'I don't even know if I'll go."
Check out Channing Tatum's complete interview and full spread in GQ Style UK.
Photos courtesy of GQ Style UK


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September 2012 | Vol. XI - No. 9
Licensed Toys Bring Superheroes and Villains to Life
Licensed products are frequently a "bright spot" for the U.S. toy industry – in 2011, licensed toys and games represented 26% of total industry sales, up 2% over 2010. Character licenses based on blockbuster movies, television, celebrities, apps, videogames, and more can propel products to stratospheric success, creating memories that last a lifetime for millions of fans.
Throughout 2012, Hollywood blockbusters have been hitting theaters nationwide, spawning dozens of accompanying product lines that provide continuing action and entertainment for boys and girls long after they leave the theater.
"Kids love bringing movies to life through play, whether they are re-enacting storylines, imagining new plot developments, or emulating their favorite superheroes and villains," says Adrienne Appell, trend expert at the Toy Industry Association (TIA).
According to Appell, toys based on movies tend to be 'evergreen' products. "They appeal to young movie fans all year long – toys from the hottest movies of the year are sure to be on the wish lists of kids of all ages this holiday season."
The following are a few examples of the many toys and games with movie tie-ins from 2012 so far…and a sneak peak at what's coming this fall:
(Find out more about these toys at the end of the article!)
The Avengers (May 2012)
Toys and games related to The Avengers encourage action-packed play, allowing kids to truly get into the spirit of the fast-paced Marvel superheroes movie.
Brave (June 2012)
Telling the story of 10th century Scottish archer, Merida, Disney Pixar's Brave has generated several toys that encourage fans to re-live their favorite plotlines and imagine themselves as the fearless heroine from the movie.
The Amazing Spider-Man (July 2012)
A classic that has been engaging children for decades, Spider-Man made a comeback this summer, along with a slew of products that encourage little ones to be creative and role-play with friends.
Ice Age: Continental Drift (July 2012)
From stuffed animals based on characters to games that the entire family can enjoy together, toys based on Ice Age: Continental Drift foster an emotional, tactile bond with the popular franchise.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (August 2012)
2012 marked the return of Diary of a Wimpy Kid – along with a new crop of toys! Products based on this book series and movie include educational puzzles and games that connect the consumer with protagonist Greg Heffley.
Coming Soon...
Finding Nemo 3D (September 2012); Hotel Transylvania (September 2012); Frankenweenie (October 2012); Wreck it Ralph (November 2012); Rise of the Guardians (November 2012); and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (December 2012).
These are just a few of the many toys and games that tie-in to Hollywood blockbusters:
Age Range: 3 to 5
Specialty: No
Gender: Boys
Each Licensed Bubble Blaster creates streams of continuous bubble action for hours. Includes Super Miracle Bubbles Premium Plus Solution in 100% recyclable bottle.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 34840 (added 8/20/2012)
Age Range: 4 to 6
Specialty: No
Gender: Boys
This detailed HULK figure puts kids right into the heart of the battle for the future of the planet. Hear the hero intimidate the enemy with smashing and roaring sounds. He won't back down in the starkest of circumstances. Squeeze his legs together for the HULK smash attack, and see his opponent suffer a crushing defeat.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 34841 (added 8/20/2012)
The Avengers Mini Basketball Hoop Set by FRANKLIN SPORTS INC.
Other products from FRANKLIN SPORTS INC.
Specialty: No
Gender: Boys
This Soft Sport mini basketball set includes a Soft Sport basketball and a durable plastic backboard. Fits most doors.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 34843 (added 8/20/2012)
Age Range: 6 to 8
Specialty: No
Gender: Boys
Tiny THOR and LOKI figures are just the right size for little hands. THOR figure's hand accessory is not removable.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 34844 (added 8/20/2012)
Disney/Pixar Brave Princess Merida's Musical Bow and Arrow Set by CREATIVE DESIGNS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Other products from CREATIVE DESIGNS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Age Range: 3 to 5
Specialty: No
Gender: Girls
This Bow and Arrow set comes with 3 arrows, a fabric arrow quiver, and a glow-in-the-dark Will-o-the-Wisp charm to help young archers find their way.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 34845 (added 8/20/2012)
Age Range: 3 and up
Specialty: No
Gender: Girls
With this charming gift set, girls can relive the special friendship between Merida and her most trusted confidante. Includes Merida doll and Angus figure.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 34846 (added 8/20/2012)
Age Range: 3 to 8
Specialty: No
Gender: Girls
Gem Styling Merida features iconic elements from the film in fashion play for girls. Dressed in her signature blue gown, Merida comes with a reversible cape that girls can flip over to reveal a sparkly print inspired by the movie. They also can decorate her outfit or her long red hair with gems, and they can play out Merida's love of archery with the included bow and arrow.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 34847 (added 8/20/2012)
Disney/Pixar Brave Merida's Wig Set by CREATIVE DESIGNS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Other products from CREATIVE DESIGNS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Age Range: 3 to 5
Specialty: No
Gender: Girls
Kids can look just like Merida, the star of Disneys animated feature, BRAVE, with this wig. This iconic, curly red haired wig gives a finishing touch to any Merida costume or dress up set.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 34857 (added 8/20/2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man Mega Blaster Web Shooter with Glove Set by HASBRO INC.
Other products from HASBRO INC.
Age Range: 5 and up
Specialty: No
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Kids can take their Spider-Man adventures to a whole new level with the Amazing Spider-Man Mega-Blaster Web Shooter Set. Kids will be able to fire web-fluid or water like their favorite web-crawling hero when they pull on the glove and attach the Mega-Blaster Web Shooter to it. Use the middle two figures to trigger the shooter.
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The Amazing Spider-Man Digital Camcorder by SAKAR INTERNATIONAL INC.
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Kids can capture still images and movies with this cool The Amazing Spider-Man Digital Camcorder from Marvel. The handheld video camera takes movies at an effective resolution of 640 x 480. Its built-in microphone captures sound, and the included Snap n' Share software lets kids create personalized videos with a soundtrack, edit titles and credits, and produce fun visual effects. Pictures are stored on an SD or MMC card (sold separately) up to 8GB, and USB and AV outputs transfer images and videos to a computer or television. Dimensions: 4"H x 2.5"L x 1.75"W. Weight: 6 oz.
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Imagine Spider-Man adventures at a whole new level with this electronic Hero FX Mask. Kids'll feel just like their favorite web-crawling hero in this detailed superhero mask with incredible glowing eyes. The web-slinging sounds and 10 different Spider-Man phrases make kids look and sound like him.
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The Amazing Spider-Man Remote Control Speed-Climbing Spider-Man Figure by HASBRO INC.
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Kids can send their Spidey up the wall after villains with this fast-climbing figure. When kids point the controller at him and press the buttons, he climbs up and down, left and right, even upside down. Put him on smooth, clean, dry surfaces such as windows and his mini-vacuums help him stick to the surface. Then guide the wall-crawling action with the controller.
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The Ice Age 4 Continental Drift Mini Plush Dolls are fun plush characters. Kids can collect them all as they re-enact scenes from the film Ice Age 4, Continental Drift. The assortment includes Scrat, Manny, Diego, Shira and Captain Gutt.
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Ice Age: Continental Drift Fishing Game by CARDINAL INDUSTRIES INC.
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Kids must catch the moving fish in this game, using their magnetic fishing poles.
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For the first time ever in an Ice Age videogame, play as Manny, Sid, Diego, Scrat, and all new jungle adventurer Buck. Use their unique abilities to brave the new dangers they'll discover. Experience thrilling gameplay in the rich habitats of the third Ice Age movie, including the perilous new Dinosaur World, an immersive new jungle environment in the Ice Age world. Tap through more than a dozen levels and a collection of bonus mini-games including: pterodactyls riding, launch fruit grenades and use the touch screen to escape meat-eating plants. Experience a wide variety of thrills throughout single player combat, world navigation and puzzle solving challenges. Collect hidden acorns to unlock Scrat mini-game levels and animated sequences and Gems to buy unlockable content and unlock touch screen and microphone-enabled mini-games (featuring more playable characters).
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This Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Action Figure stands approximately 6 inches tall. Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the Story of Greg Heffley's trying days as a middle school boy. Greg writes in his journal describing his pre-teen trials and triumphs.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Scrabble by FUNDEX GAMES
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America's favorite game is now offered in a Wimpy Kid version. Includes new Wimpy Kid rules and features an exclusive 50-word dictionary. Includes game board with Greg and the gang from the best-selling book series. Players 2-4.
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Back in May, I worked as part of a collaborative project for Coast Festival in Banff and Macduff with 7 of my peers from my Painting class at Gray's. We worked closely with the local community running drawing workshops at Banff Primary School with the p2's and p3's, the outcome of which we used to transform an empty shop unit on Banff Low Street into a pop-up art installation A is 4 Art for the weekend of the festival.
During the festival we ran further workshops with children and their families to make objects which would be added to the installation over the course of the weekend. Over the weekend of the festival, we had over 300 visitors to the space and participating in the workshops.
Below is a selection of images from our project. Hopefully just the first of many more to come!


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Hockinson School District makes every effort to ensure safety throughout the district. In the unfortunate event that safety is compromised, HSD will communicate to staff, students, and parents on the situation and potential impacts. These communications include information on school closures or late starts due to weather or natural disasters, structural damage to buildings or any potential threats. The district uses multiple communication tools to deliver this information in an effective and timely manner. Please review the information below to stay informed.
Stay Up-To-Date with News Sources:
Automated Phone Calls & Emails. Please keep your contact information updated with the district's Family Access (Skyward) system. This will ensure accurate and timely notifications. You can contact your school office to update your information.
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Hockinson School District administrators take many factors into consideration when determining school closures, and then notify the media and place calls and send emails to families and staff through our automated notification system.
Additional announcements are made on the district's homepage, social media pages and FlashAlert News.
If the Hockinson area experiences inclement weather during the school day and buses cannot safely transport students home, students will be kept at school to wait for their parents or to make other transportation arrangements. If the bus driver believes a student may be locked out of their home during bad weather, the student will be returned to their school or the district office, if schools are closed. There are no before school or after school activities during a school closure
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If the district is operating on Snow Routes in the morning, buses will also be on Snow Routes in the afternoon, even if the roads are dry, to eliminate confusion of pick-up points. Parents who have to drive their children to school in the morning will also need to make arrangements to pick them up in the afternoon. Parents always have the option to keep a student home if they believe it is unsafe to navigate the roads around Hockinson. Please notify your child's school of your decision.


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A bright lemon-green colour with a pronounced nose of citrus, lemon zest, green fig and black current leaves all held together by an intriguing floral note. A vivid palate with an engaging concentration of clementine peel, granadilla pulp, Cape Gooseberry and melon. Herbal undertones with a complex, chalky minerality compliments the mouthwatering finish.
MULDERBOSCH VINEYARDS Mulderbosch (situated in the prime Koelenhof area of Stellenbosch) is widely accepted as being one of the best white wine producers in the country, and Mike Dobrovic, one of the most talented wine makers in South Africa.
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Vivid tropical fruit aromas give way to succulent, mouth-filling flavors of guava, lychee, gooseberry, lime, and fresh cut grass, supported by a bracing jolt of acidity.
With clear, lively green apple hues, this Sauvignon Blanc has a tropical nose packed with guava, ripe and green fig, granadilla, litchi, gooseberry and a hint of green pepper - yet still maintaining a complex character of nettle and freshly cut grass. The mouth-filling ripe fruit is supported by crisp acid, which creates a distinctive palate.
Pungent aromas of citrus peel, grass, anise and peppery herbs. Quite rich and broad on the palate; in a round style but quite dry and a little diffuse. Mouthfilling sauvignon blanc but I wanted a bit more flavor and fruit intensity. Finishes with a citrus edge.
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Thrill seekers prepare to spark your sense of adventure with Lomani's island activities and offshore excursions. Lomani is not only one of the best Fiji resorts for couples, it's also the perfect setting for some action!
The list of complimentary activities and adventures takes the resort experience to a whole new level, including many free watersports, the opportunity to ride around the island on bicycles, or dive into a 35 metre freshwater swimming pool, work out at the fitness centre, or even chase a little white ball around on the 32-par nine-hole golf course.
Keen for more adventures in the ocean? Awesome free activities include sea kayaking, glass-bottom kayaks, stand up paddleboards, snorkelling (including complimentary gear), hobie cat sailing and windsurfing.
Lomani prides itself on being in the top echelon of Fiji resorts for couples so going the extra mile to offer guests plenty of variety including free excursions is a no-brainer. These include daily outer reef snorkelling, handline fishing, dolphin safari (once a week), guided village tour (once a week), island tours, cooking lessons and Fijian cultural lessons.
No sweat. Lessons are provided for all Lomani activities, yet another reason Lomani offers one of the best Fiji resorts for couples
The following activities can be organized by the hotel on a complimentary basis. A maximum of one complimentary activity per day is allowed. More than one activity per day will incur a FJ$20 per person surcharge. The time allowance for each activity is one hour.
* These activities are operated according to tides and are therefore not run at the same time or day every week.
Guided snorkeling adventure
Explore the stunning coral gardens and exotic marine life surrounding the sandbank, located 500 metres offshore from Lomani. Includes snorkelling equipment.
Dolphin Safari Tour
Head out to the wild blue yonder and visit these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat. They rally around the boat when they hear the engines approach. This trip includes a 30 minute snorkelling tour.
Guided Village Tour
Our Fijian guides will take you to the local village of Solevu to see a traditional Fijian Village. There is an opportunity to purchase Shells, pottery and handicrafts sold at the market, and to visit the village school. This activity is not available on Sundays and timings depend on the tide.
Traditional Fijian Basket Weaving and Coconut Husking
Learn to weave a basket out of coconut leaves. Our guides will also demonstrate how to husk a coconut, and how to make coconut milk.
Sarong Tying Lesson and Kava Ceremony
Learn how to tie a Fijian "sulu" or sarong and then take part in a traditional Kava ceremony. One of the group will be elected as the "chief" for the activity.


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A pair of teams with rich America East Conference histories will battle for at least a share of first place at the mid-point of the conference season when the UMBC Retrievers (2-0 America East, 4-5 overall) host the Stony Brook Seawolves (2-0, 3-7) on Sat., April 14 at UMBC Stadium. Both teams have made the postseason America East Tournament in each of their years in the conference. The opening face-off is set to take place at 7:05 p.m. Game coverage includes the live radio/web broadcast on News Radio 1370 (www.v1370.com) and live video streaming at www.umbcretrievers.tv.
Junior midfielder Scott Hopmann led visiting UMBC with three goals and eight other players hit the nets as the Retrievers never trailed in an 11-8 America East Conference victory over Vermont on April 7. After scoring one point each in his first five appearances of the season, he has 11 goals and 3 helpers in his last three outings.
Junior attackman Scott Jones posted four goals and one assist in back-to-back games vs. Hartford and Towson, but was held off the board at Vermont. HIs scoring streak of 14 consecutive games came to an end.
Junior attackman Joe Lustgarten, who had two assists vs. Vermont, has eight helpers in his last three contests. He leads America East and is 15th nationally with 1.89 helpers per game.
Soph. face-off specialist Phil Poe has already won 110 draws in 2012, which is 18th on the Retrievers' all-time list. Poe had a career-best nine ground balls at Vermont.
Next Saturday's game vs. Albany will be televised live by Live Well Network, WMAR-TV's digital channel. The network can be accessed over the air at channel 2.2, on Comcast on channel 204, and on Verizon on channel 463. Steve Stofberg will be performing play-by-play duties.
After opening league play with a 13-5 win over Vermont, Stony Brook topped Binghamton, 13-5, to win its 16th straight America East regular season game- its last loss came against No. 8 UMBC, 14-8, on April 29, 2009 .
The Seawolves have scored double digit goals in four straight games after doing it once in the first six games.
The Seawolves' Sean Brady and Mike Rooney swept the league's weekly men's lacrosse awards. Brady picked up Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career
while Rooney earned Rookie of the Week honors for the fourth time this season.
Brady stopped 17 of the 21 shots he faced vs. Binghamton and lowered his season goals-against average to a
league-best 9.54.
Rooney racked up six points in all (5 G, 1 A) and scored four straight goals during Stony Brook's 6-0 second-half run which extended SBU's lead from 7-3 to 13-3 and put the game away. Rooney, the Seawolves' leading scorer, ranks fourth among league leaders in goals (22) and is first nationally in goals scored amongst freshmen.
Stony Brook is 1-5 this season in games decided by 1-2 goals.
UMBC leads the series with Stony Brook, 11-6. The Seawolves have won the last two meetings after the Retrievers captured five in a row from 2006-2009. UMBC's last win (11-7) occurred in the 2009 America East title game.


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Rainbow was thrilled to be a sponsor of the 2016 Oakland Hip Hop Green Dinner. This vegan feast brought together local kids and parents, as well as artists and activists in a celebration of all things healthy and vital.
Hip Hop has been the pulse of American youth for 40 years. The original 5 elements have expanded to encompass all phases of a true and meaningful life. Health and Wellness is now officially recognized as the 10 element.
Rainbow has been striving for 40 years to bring this most crucial element to as many people as possible. So we jumped and and shouted at the chance to partner with this awesome organization. Be on the look out for future Hip Hp is Green events.
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<a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/brand/felder-felder">FELDER FELDER's Annette and Daniela Felder presented nothing short of a texture fest during their autumn/winter 2013-14 show this afternoon.
From the moment a calf-hair panelled cashmere and wool-blend trench coat stepped out as the first look, to the ribbed latex macs that came later, it was a feast for the eyes. Embossed velvet, patent-leather and quilted organza came too, as did a boucléd-velvet trouser suit in a creamy caramel hue - a particular highlight.
"We always feel attracted to organic patterns and textures," Annette told us after the show. "This season we wanted to translate that not just through print but also with texture. It offers protection and warmth."
And the inspiration for such a vivacious collection? Glam-rock Seventies outlaw-cum-skateboarder Tony Alva and urban cityscape romantic-cum-photographer Sarah Moon. "We love the outlaw approach but more the spirit of the time," Annette said. "We grew up surrounded by all these skater boys and we are very inspired by that scene."
It accounts for the grungy accent which underpins this, and all Felder Felder collections, but the design duo always make it look effortlessly luxe.
The collection was by miles the most playful we have seen so far at London Fashion Week With models twirling and flirting for the cameras at the end of the runway - strutting their stuff with a spring in their step to a thumping base line by Dr Dre - they exuded carefree cool. This spirit is important to the twins.
"We are so blessed and amazed with the energy our fans bring to the label," Annette smiled. Energy and enthusiasm that is – the courtyard show space was literally packed to full capacity, from the label's famous fans on the front row – Mollie King, Kate Nash and Marina Diamandis – to the fashion pack at large. The verve was palpable.
"I thought it was so cool, so sexy," Felder favourite Nash told us after the show. "Everything that came down [the catwalk] I want to wear on stage."
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The Hiram College men's basketball team's 2018-19 season came to a close on Tuesday evening, as the Terriers dropped an 87-76 decision to Wabash College in the opening round of the North Coast Athletic Conference Championship Tournament.
Wabash sophomore Jack Davidson controlled the outcome of the contest over the course of the evening, scoring more than half of Wabash's 87 points. The Little Giant guard tallied 47, the third most in Wabash program history, finishing the contest 13-of-23 from the floor (6-of-11 from three), and 15-of-16 from the foul line.
The whistles came early and often as well for both sides, as the two teams combined for 42 fouls throughout the course of the evening. Despite holding a 30-19 advantage in free-throw attempts, the Terriers were unable to use that to their advantage as they hit .633 from the line and left 11 points at the stripe.
The largest difference in the game, however, came beyond the arc, as the Little Giants outscored the Terriers 30-9 from distance. Wabash finished the game 10-of-22 from deep, while Hiram shot 3-of-20, with all three makes coming from freshman Brodgie Gordon.
Despite the final, the Terriers played the game tight through the first 20 minutes of action. Trailing 13-11, Hiram put together their biggest run of the night in the early stages of the first half. The Terriers strung together eight-straight points, including two points each from Christian Crespo, Gordon, Sherman Dean III and Antonio McQueen, to force a Wabash timeout leading 19-13.
The advantage would not last, however, as the Little Giants responded with an 11-0 run of their own to push back ahead, 24-19. The hosts would never again trail in the contest.
The Terriers trailed by just four (41-37) at the break, thanks in large part to the effort of Gordon, who posted 11 points while leading the team with five rebounds in the opening half.
In the first three minutes of the second half, Davidson caught fire, knocking down four-straight three-point baskets and hitting a free throw to score Wabash's first 13 points of the half. Despite that, the Terriers kept things close as Gordon and Rice each tallied five points of their own to keep the Terriers within striking distance (54-47).
With 13:48 to play, Gordon would knock down a triple on a step-back three by Gordon, cutting the Wabash lead to 58-53. That would be as close as Hiram would get throughout the rest of the contest.
The Little Giants put together a push over the next nine minutes, surging ahead by double figures and extending their lead to as many as 19. An 18-4 run, which included eight points from the foul line, put the game out of reach, and the Terriers would fall by 11 (87-76).
Gordon led the Terrier offense throughout the day, dropping a career-high 24 points in his first-ever appearance in the NCAC postseason. He also added eight rebounds and a pair of assists. In his final game with the Terriers, Rice finished with 17 points and nine rebounds.
Christian Crespo was the only other Terrier to finish in double figures (10), while Jalen Kirksey finished with nine and Dean added seven.
Hiram finishes the 2018-19 season with an overall record of 12-14.
The NCAC Tournament will continue on Friday and Saturday of this week with all four of the top seeds advancing to the semifinals. #1 Wooster will play host after narrowly escaping Allegheny. The Scots will take on #4 DePauw who bested Oberlin College by four points. The other semifinal will pit Wabash against Wittenberg University.


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If we're to be a leading global provider of speciality food ingredients and solutions, we must always be first choice for our customers. Our Global Marketing and Product Management teams work together to make sure we know what our customers want now, anticipate what they'll want in future, and let them know we have the products that will meet their needs and strive to do it better than the competition. Marketing and Product management are key components of our competitive advantage, at both Global and Regional levels.
Our Global Marketing team is an integral part of the innovation and commercialisation process. In addition to developing clear value propositions and positioning for our ingredients, our team is also developing consumer-focused strategies for specific applications across our three core platforms – sweeteners, texturants, health and wellness.
Our Product Management team have a mission to drive sustainable and profitable growth for our existing value added food ingredient product lines globally through the development of new markets and applications and the profitable management of our assets. They do this by developing a strategy recommendation for these existing product lines, leading cross-functional teams to develop and launch growth projects and building the business cases for the capital investment projects required to meet global growth and demand. Our product managers are the ambassadors for their product lines, they also ensure the business interface with the manufacturing function.
These teams are part of a strategy to create a world-class business-to-business marketing organisation that is recognised and admired internally, and by the industry, as being a competitive advantage for Tate & Lyle.
Our teams help our business to grow and thrive by building brands we can shout about and our customers will choose time and time again. Join the Global Marketing or Product Management teams, and you'll have an unrivalled opportunity to gain experience in a global business, and collaborate with over 4000 customers around the world. It's exciting and challenging work, where you'll be encouraged to use your initiative and develop yourself as part of a hugely influential and important team.
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A super quick project today : a greetings card holder. This will be just brilliant for all those christmas cards or you can use it in a shop or a little craftroom.
The picture shows them on the wall filled with different types of mini cards I made.
I kept mine simple but you can decorate the tops of the holders if you like.
a popsicle stick and some hook parts of hook and eye closures and some glue. It does not matter what type of hooks as long as they fit on your popsicle stick.
It is very practical to have your cards handy especially if they are different sizes for you can use them to mark where the hooks need to go on the wood for every card to have enough room.
Glue the hooks in place. Leave to dry and add cards. That is all there is to it.
PS . You can also display some cards open if you like, For a cards with a flap that comes down you can fold the hook down and have it support the card. But those cards will have to be glued down.


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Six NYFW shows that brought the catwalk to the public
Sep 13, 2019 | By WGSN Insider
Oct 02, 2017
Paris: Demna Gvasalia is an observer, he watches the world around him, from the street, what people wear, social environs et all. His world is Demna "real", where poignant global messages collide and spew forth within his collections, but none more so than his latest outing for Balenciaga. The collection still held references to Balenciaga but there was that Demna/Vetements approach – the ladylike pencil skirts cut simply in coloured checks but then accessorized with unique charm belts, slung low on the hip, or the Dad's striped shirts, tied with sweatshirts around the shoulders – a simple addition that is bound to be interpreted within a fashion moment. And, that was not all – stripes over tartans, oversized sweaters over floaty silk skirts and the overt attachments – outerwear over outerwear that hung off models necks in a trompe l'oeil effect, not to mention, spikes on heels, platform crocs and bum bags. Demna decided to move closer to his Vetements approach. "This is now what I wanted to be about — things that I like and things that I value," combining elements that resonated with "street and casual – and you know things that everybody kind of associates with my work, more or less. This was the main base of the collection." Gvasalia also sent out mountain scenes and tropical sunsets as well as newsprints and dollars bill patterns. Is this not an ode to deshabille? – Lizzy Bowring
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Meet young Melvin (the future Mel Blanc of Looney Tunes fame) as he drives everyone a little nuts with the noisy soundtrack to his day-to-day life. Melvin is an imaginative and noisy little boy who grows up to be Mel Blanc, Looney Tunes cartoon character pioneer and the voice behind Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Woody Woodpecker, the Tasmanian Devil, and so many more familiar personalities. Readers are treated to a typical day for young Melvin, when ordinary tasks like getting ready for school, riding the bus, and completing his chores are charged with sound effects and accompanied by his own personal soundtrack. His knack for making funny noises and using the versatility of his voice was like no other - much to the relief of his teachers. Penned by Blanc's daughter-in-law, this first-person fiction-based-in-reality story is a fun romp and is sure to inspire young readers to turn trouble into triumph!
Lovable Lola is back in this imaginative sequel to the best-selling LOLA AT THE LIBRARY. Lola loves to go to the library with her daddy. Every night she reads a new story, and the next day, she acts it out. One day she's a fairy princess, the next day she goes on a trip to Lagos! She becomes a tiger, a farmer, a pilot...what will Lola be next? Children and adults will love following along with Lola's adventures. LOLA LOVES STORIES celebrates imaginative thinking and the importance of books as a way to inspire young minds.
We all know how much Lola loves books. In this third book in the Lola series (LOLA AT THE LIBRARY and LOLA LOVES STORIES), Lola has a new baby brother and she can't wait to share her love of reading with him. Lola gets ready for little Leo's arrival by reading books about brothers and sisters and picking out the perfect stories that she just knows her little brother will love. Even when her mom's tummy gets "bigger and bigger," and even when she's tired, Mom makes sure there is time for Lola and her stories. When the baby is finally here, Lola takes on the role of big sister - she helps her mommy and daddy around the house and tells Leo stories to cheer him up when he cries. LOLA READS TO LEO proves that it's never too early to become a reader!
A pirate captain wants to water ski. Guess who gets to row the boat?
A very short version of the fairy tale classic about a young woman, a handsome prince and a pair of glass slippers.
Short humorous poems about the beginning sounds of the letters ABC.
A trip by a little steam loco, with all its bells and whistles working fine, and even a cow in meadow adding her "moo!" to enrich this simple story.
A condensed version of a classic Aesop fable with the moral: Slow and steady wins the race.
A classic tale of an arrogant gingerbread man who can outrun everyone, but can't out-think a sly fox.
Our bungling band of bucaneers go in search of a beautiful princess to kiss their froggy captain and nearly find one.
A moving story song about the effects of urbanization as seen through the eyes of a bunny.
A condensed version of a classic Aesop fable with the moral: Even the smallest of goods deeds is rewarded.
If you think puns are the lowest form of humor, wait'll you hear this one.
Bobo is a baby elephant who doesn't want to grow up. But when he discovers how brave he can be, he's proud to make the leap from baby to child.
Mighty Bookworm interviews a gaudy grasshopper on this humorous talk show for and about bugs.
Six white horses were tired from all their work, so they took a little vacation.
A frog and a hog get into a spat that turns into a full-blown feud, until the judge lays down the law.
It's ghoulish fun when a pile of dry bones comes to life and teaches some popular dance steps.
An imposter shows up for Groundhog Day and angers Puxatawny Phil.
You see some very scary things on Halloween, but they're all in fun.
A fly buzzing around a donkey's head sets off a chain of events that leads to a cow in the cabbage patch.
Three little critters that make just the kind of mess kids dream of - and they are having fun, too!
A level 1 guided reader about things that are found in the garden. Written and spoken words can be repeated.
A level 1 guided reader about things that are found in the sea. Written and spoken words can be repeated.
You have never seen - and never will, anywhere else - such mixed-up critters as these. Kids will delight in them!


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The best from Russia and the world – A spectacular World Premiere of over 50 circus mega-stars
Every great circus must have a Ringmaster and the Great Moscow Circus has the best! Mr Stanislav Kniazkov is a graduate of the famed Moscow City School of Circus Arts, and arrived in Durban on March 3rd after a brilliant guest season with Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey where he became an audience favourite across The United States.
Tickets are on sale at Computicket from R195 to R595.
"Stas" is an accomplished juggler, a very funny comic, and a warm and welcoming traditional ringmaster. Now he introduces his troupe of circus superstars, introduces the 2017 Moscow Circus programme, and welcomes you to two hours of fabulous entertainment.
The Russian Clown that even the clowns laugh at – Dmitri Shindrov.
This clown is a one man circus! Hilariously funny, an inheritor of the great Russian clowning tradition – think of Popov, Nikulin, Diamandi – now Shindrov adds his name to the pantheon of clever, traditional, loveable clowns – a clown who speaks all languages without saying a word … he pops in and out of the programme several times and is always a joy to laugh with.
The Catwall Trampoline – one of the new wave world circus acts. Guest stars from Canada: five talented, amazingly agile performers. Duo trampoline and a spectacular glass wall – truly off the wall.
Hand Balancer – Andrey Katkov- Eye-popping, seemingly impossible, quirky and unusual.
Juan Pablo Martinez – from Mexico. A brilliant young performer in huge demand around the world, from The Swiss National Circus- Knie, to Billy Smart's famous UK Circus.
Who Can Skip? – From the playground to the world's most famous circus ring – fast and furious and lots of fun – and isn't that the biggest, longest skipping rope you've ever seen? You'd have to say the Russians invented "Mega Skipping".
Stas & Vas – A comic interlude…. nothing but good hearted fun!
Quick Change Transformation – Sixto and Lucia – Don't blink or you'll miss this amazing act – beautiful costumes, one then another and another and yet another. Illusion or magic? A trick or a sleight of hand? You'll be puzzled and thoroughly entertained. All the way from Havana, Cuba.
Horizontal Bar – The Magolas … taking Olympic skills to new levels – superb athletics – gold medal standards. The Ukraine's brightest stars.
The Marionette-Vitali Kazak and Dariia… A lyrical ,theatrical delight. Something new for the Circus art. Modern circus at its best
The Giant Wheel – The Diorio Boys –If you think you've seen the Giant Wheel before – think again! Not on one double wheel, but two! Exclusive to the 2017 Great Moscow Circus. An amazing piece of precision-built circus equipment – spinning at a furious pace, with four fearless acrobats truly risking their all to bring an act that will have South Africa talking for years. Over four tonnes of spinning, shining chrome – looks difficult and looks dangerous! And it really, truly is. These four boys are circus royalty, admired by audiences and their fellow artists alike.
The Giant Trapeze – Leader: Artem Shykavets. Those daring young men on the flying trapeze are a band of pirate look-a-likes from Belarus – flying high above the circus ring, performing passes, somersaults and marvellous aesthetically beautiful and always dangerous feats.
The Rubber Man – Emin Abudllaev – Weird, wonderful, eye-popping and totally amazing. From far-away Dagestan, the most exotic corner of the world.
Acrobats at a million miles an hour on the Fast Track!! The Rubtsov Troupe.
The biggest act in the show – one of the premiere troupes of the Great Moscow Circus. Lead by Sergei Rubtsov – he makes it looks easy but in reality its danger personified. Timing, team work, training – all in a whirlwind of non-stop acrobatic action.
Rolla Bolla – Sascha Williams – Edge-of-the-seat, nail-biting tension. Higher and higher he goes, balancing one cylinder on another – hold your breath, don't move … the slightest slip could spell disaster.
The Globe of Death – The Finale! – Just as you thought you couldn't take any more – the Great Moscow Circus brings you the biggest Globe of Death Motorcycle act ever to hit these shores. Not one, not two, not three, not four but FIVE speeding motorbikes, trapped in the same steel globe – how can they possibly survive?
But wait – there's more – the startling finale will remain in your memory for ever – every time you hear a racing, revving motorcycle, you'll remember the day you saw the world's most dangerous, death-defying circus act.
CURTAIN DOWN And then it's all over. The Ringmaster brings back all the performers. The beautiful girls, the handsome high flyers, the daredevils, the clowns, the acrobats and illusionists – and you will wish it would all start all over again…
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Watch Jazztopad Festival
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Presented in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York Piotr Damasiewicz Quintet Our Polish Jazz Festival concludes with a 9:30pm set split between two mesmerizing groups: the Lutoslawski Quartet with Uri Caine and the Marcin Wasilewski Trio. The extraordinary Lutoslawski string quartet, named after the great 20th century composer Witold Lutoslawski, has spent the past decade performing around the world to great acclaim, collaborating with top international musicians, and performing the works of 20th and 21st century composers, including the group's own Marcin Markowicz. Tonight they join American pianist Uri Caine, a distinctive artist highly regarded for his work in both jazz and classical music. This performance will be an unusual treat, as the group performs original music written note-for-note for a string quartet and an improvising pianist, a rare situation in a jazz setting. Closing the show will be the internationally recognized Marcin Wasilewski Trio, a group that has been performing together as a band for over 20 years. It's a distinctive, yet accessible group that strikes a fine balance of tradition and contemporary influences, demonstrating the global language and continuity of jazz music with nuance. Don't miss this final show of our Polish jazz celebration, presented in partnership with Polish Cultural Institute New York!


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ARTempoCuba is the best resource for contemporary art lovers visiting Cuba. Afterall, we literally wrote the book.
For travel planning, we work with the professionals at Havana VIP, leaders in concierge-style English language 5-star Cuba travel, to organize elite trips for art lovers, art specialists and arts organizations. All Havana VIP trips are private, meaning no tour groups of strangers, just you and your family and friends. To customize your trip to your interests, Havana VIP offers a wide array of exclusive immersive experiences like cooking classes, shopping adventures, and tours led by architects and historians. Havana VIP's extensive accommodations network allows you to choose from 5-Star hotels, private mansions, sea-view penthouses, and more. Transportation is via private chauffeured cars (no tour buses!), and Havana VIP's concierges will also arrange your meals, entertainment, and social itinerary.
When it comes to Art Travel to Cuba, ARTempoCuba's curators and specialists, will oversee every detail. Usually we start with a private tour of the Cuban collection of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Cuban Collection to give you a crash course in Cuban art history. Then we spend the afternoon visiting artists in their private studios, which are often in their homes. Because we're visiting artists studios, the best art tours of Havana are for parties eight persons or less, to allow for easy access to confined spaces. The curators from ARTempoCuba will help you choose the right works from the right artists, and can take care of packing and shipping of artworks exported from Cuba.
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William C. Bomar of Bomar Law Firm LLC
L et's face it, no one opens their mailbox hoping to see a love letter from the IRS, how they'd love to audit your business, love to collect extra taxes on your estate or they'd love to watch you prove that you don't owe them as much as they say you do, but it happens. Every day, businesses are blindsided by requests for audits. Individuals fall behind on filing their 1040s, and popular tax software can generate errors that result in serious repercussions.
Resolving issues with the IRS isn't for the faint-hearted either. No one knows this more than William C. Bomar, of Bomar Law Firm LLC. As a former IRS attorney, now working for the people, he has encountered many individuals who've gone up against the Goliath of revenue services with inefficient strategies, only coming to him when they're on the verge of raising the white flag.
Bomar, who goes by Calvin, is an Alabama native, husband, and father. He began his career in 2001 working in the Chief Counsel's Office for the IRS. The experience he acquired while litigating on behalf of the IRS proved to be his most valuable asset when he broke away to start Bomar Law Firm LLC.
"It's much easier to beat them [the IRS] when you know how they think," he says.
Common Mistakes that Benefit the IRS
During Vinings Lifestyle's interview with Calvin, he emphasized three common mistakes people make when receiving an IRS notice.
1. Handling the Case Alone
"People who don't have a tax attorney are low hanging fruit to the IRS," Bomar says.
The IRS knows that the general population doesn't have a degree in law. Furthermore, they know that the amount of time anyone is willing to put into tax law self-education won't be enough to win against the agency in court, but there's more. Even tax attorneys, with all of their knowledge and expertise, steer clear of handling their own tax cases. According to Calvin, if a self-represented taxpayer makes a statement that turns out to be wrong down the road, the IRS can allege that the taxpayer attempted to commit fraud. The agency can then seek felony charges on top of all other matters. However, if an attorney speaks on behalf of the taxpayer, and makes a statement that turns out to be incorrect later on, it is not considered fraudulent. The attorney is simply wrong, and corrections are made.
2. Getting Help from Predatory Services
Worse than no help is getting the wrong kind of help. Predatory "tax businesses" prey on scared individuals, promising fast relief and charging more than attorneys would for their services. They do bare minimum work, and the results are no better than zero representation.
3. Waiting until the Last Minute to Get Help
When a notice to comply goes off the rails, the tax attorney still has a high chance of saving a client by working through the intricacies of the situation, but Calvin points to the many formal relationships that are negatively impacted by waiting until matters get out of hand. Often, the relationship between the taxpayer and their employer is negatively impacted when wages are garnished, or the relationship with their bank sours after a bank account levy.
Calvin suspects most people assume they cannot afford a tax attorney and choose to hold out for as long as they can before hiring one.
"For a decade, we have consistently maintained the lowest fees in Georgia, and we've done that by design," he says.
His firm boasts free initial consultations and flat fees. No sticker shock. No stopwatches to time calls made to the office. His primary goal has always been to protect the client, from beginning to end.
16 Years, 40,000 hours of experience and more than 2,000 victories
"For me, it's just steps one, two, three, four, five. I frequently know at the beginning of the case that I'm going to win it," says Bomar, who was the Birmingham City Chess Champion for 2005, 2006 and the Alabama Chess Champion 2006.
He has taken the time to build a diverse team of attorneys who specialize in all key areas of IRS litigation, and his team often collaborates in planning winning strategies for every case they take on.
"Once we start someone moving in the right direction, it's a very smooth process," he says.
Beyond the world of taxes, paperwork and courtrooms, Calvin practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu, perfects his chess game and enjoys Disney cruises with his family.


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This recipe was Rien's idea. I wanted to bake something that wasn't a cake and Millionaire's shortbread are one of his favourite things. I was most nervous about the caramel layer because I've never made this before and it's a little scary.
There were lots of different recipes to choose from but I used a BBC Food recipe by Emily Angle (http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/millionaires_shortbread_76712).
I was really happy with how they turned out, especially as people said they looked and tasted as good as shop bought ones. I will definitely be making these again.
For the shortbread
225g plain flour
175g unsalted butter
75g caster sugar
- Preheat the oven to 150ºC and line a tin with baking parchment. You need something like a swiss roll tin
- Put the flour and butter in a bowl and rub together with your fingertips until you have a fine breadcrumb texture
- Add the caster sugar and mix again
- Tip the mixture into the tin and spread out evenly making sure you cover the whole tin. Use a back of a spoon or your fingers to do this making sure you press down to compact the shortbread
- Bake the shortbread for 30 mins, it should be a very light colour. Set aside to cool
For the caramel
150g butter
379g condensed milk (1 can)
100g golden syrup
- Heat the butter, condensed milk and golden syrup in a pan, stirring until the butter is melted
- Turn up the heat and bring the mixture to the boil, stirring continuously. Keep stirring until the caramel until it thickens and becomes golden brown. This can take a good 10 – 15 minutes
- Set aside to cool slightly and then pour over the shortbread. Spread to make an even layer and leave to cool completely
350g milk chocolate
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water (make sure the bowl doesn't touch the water). Stir occasionally until you have a silky smooth sauce
- Pour the chocolate over the caramel and spread out
- Leave to cool completely and then cut into squares. I put mine in the fridge overnight


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I recently read a story about gospel artist Bryan Popin and how he and his wife met.
Prior to the release of his latest album "You Can Make It," gospel artist Bryan Popin experienced many difficult moments through which he learned to persevere. Perhaps none was more life-changing than when performing at a conference just outside of Fort Wayne, Indiana. After playing his first song, he scanned the audience and his eyes were instantly drawn to a girl named Susan.
"She just glowed," Popin says. "I was stunned. Watching her worship with her hands lifted to God was about the coolest thing I'd ever seen—at least to a 16-year old boy that was in ministry."Immediately following service, Popin proclaimed to his mother that this was the girl he was going to marry.
Two years later, he returned to that church in Indiana, but Susan wasn't there. Instead, her father informed Popin that she was now living in Los Angeles. Another two years later, Popin visited a different church in the Fort Wayne area and amazingly saw Susan's parents again. This time, the 20-year old musician took decisive action. He asked the father for her phone number.
"I called her the very next morning," Popin says. "In fact for four days, she didn't even call me back. So then I started sending her flowers every day. By the seventh day, she called me and asked me to please stop sending flowers because she wasn't in a good place. It wasn't the reaction I was expecting, but at least I'd gotten Susan to talk to me."
Popin then poured out his heart. He told her how he had missed his opportunity four years earlier and how desperately he wanted the chance to pursue a relationship with her. But then Susan had something important to say.
"Eight months earlier, Susan had gotten married and was now pregnant," Popin explains. "When her husband found out, he closed their joint bank account and left her. She was moving home to Indiana to be back with her family."
Over the next several months, Popin consistently traveled to Indiana to visit Susan. "When I finally got to hold the newly-born Isabella Grace in my arms and look into her big beautiful brown eyes, I fell deeply in love for a second time," Popin says.
About 18 months later, Popin married Susan and they have been together ever since. Popin and his wife Susan now have four beautiful children.
"I wasn't planning on getting married and having an immediate family, but I loved Susan and fell in love with Isabella," Popin says. "She has totally changed my world. She showed me what true love was. When you're a dad with a little girl, it's pure, innocent love. But as much as I love my four children and my wife, even more than that, God loves us. It's just mind-boggling."
I loved this story, and thought it was such a beautiful picture of God's persistent, pursuing love for us. There's part of us that says, "I wish someone would love me that way." Whether you are a teenager, a single woman or a married woman with an imperfect husband (I think that covers everyone), the heart of a woman wants to be pursued and valued and chosen. You may look at their story and want what they have, but the good news is that you already have it.
Jesus has chosen you. He saw you across time and picked you to be his. He is sending you flowers every day all around you to let you know he wants a relationship with you. The problem is that many of us feel like Susan probably did when Bryan called her in L.A. We feel like we have messed things up and that no one could possibly choose to love us again. We believe we are damaged goods because we are "not in a good place."
This is me. I reject the good news of God's everlasting love because I know that I don't deserve it. I reject his love, not because of who he is, but because of who I am. I put him off and tell myself we will get back together when I'm in a better place. Do you see how the story would have changed if Susan would have done this? Do you see all the love she would have missed had she refused to let Bryan in?
Jesus is standing there telling you that he loves you with arms full of flowers even in your "bad place." Often we act like the gospel story begins with "Because we were such great sinners and made such a big mess, God sent His Son into the world." I hear this version preached from the pulpit very often. And while it is true, it is not the beginning of the story. The story really begins with "For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)
Don't leave the love out of the gospel. Don't forget that you have already been loved, chosen and pursued by God. Do not reject his advances toward you and his voice that gently calls you to love him. Instead return his call and receive his love. You don't have to be in a "good place" to be in a relationship with him. "You did not choose me, but I chose you." (John 15:16)
Popin's album "You Can Make It" will be released October 22 through a partnership with eOne Music and will be the first national debut for this piano player who is dedicated to bringing his listeners closer to the heart of God. Check it out here: http://bryanpopin.com/


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The Fault in Our Stars is definitely my favorite John Green novel. It's so wise, and so funny, and so heartbreaking, and it's not full of obscenities unlike Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Here is what I said in my original, very short review: "I really enjoyed reading this novel. At times it was really sad, and at other times it was humorous. It is about Hazel, a sixteen year old with cancer. She is resigned to dying sometime in the near future, despite a tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years. But then, at the Cancer Support group she meets Augustus Waters, and finds herself drawn to him. Suddenly she does not want to die at all! It was a very thought-provoking book, and like I said, it had funny and sad moments. There is this fictional book, An Imperial Affliction, that both Hazel and "Gus" really love. The Imperial Affliction sounds like it would be an interesting book to actually read. Maybe John Green should write it under the pen name Peter Van Houten (the supposed author of the book.) It would be cool. But anyway, I loved this book. Hazel doesn't really want to get involved with Augustus because she knows that they will have no future, as she is probably going to die-she'd rather hurt him now than later with her death. But they do sort of get involved. It is a bittersweet kind of romance. It is a sad novel, but not without hope too, and I liked it, if not LOVED it."
My opinion of The Fault in Our Stars definitely has changed for the better since then. As you may or may not have noticed, I was reading a lot of Becky's reviews at that time, and my reviews were heavily influenced by her. Now, I think I've developed my own style.
At any rate, as I said this is by far John Green's best novel in my opinion. Looking For Alaska was good, but rough and not as well thought out. The Fault in Our Stars, his most recent novel, is amazing and lyrical, and I couldn't love it enough. Maybe such teenagers as Hazel and Augustus are not realistic, but I loved them. John Green has almost created this new character of teenager, who reads literature and discusses intellectual things but also does everything that teenagers are thought of as doing. And John Green is really good at writing about them. I've also recently started watching the Vlogbrothers from the beginning. I loved the idea of An Imperial Affliction too, and I wish somebody would write it. Though I don't think that's going to happen.
John Green is so eloquent, makes his points so clearly and simply. This is what makes The Fault in Our Stars all the more moving. Personally, I didn't find any of his other books that moving, but this one is. It packs some hard punches, and it doesn't soften any blows. I love the descriptions of the pseudo-sweetness that accompanies you whenever you have a serious illness like cancer. The way that people stare at you, and the semi-fake sympathy.
I also love how The Fault in Our Stars is and is not a cancer book. It's about more than that, but obviously, cancer is a key subject. There are so many amazing quotes and passages from the book, but I won't share them. Just read it yourself. There are different quotes that probably stand out to different people, but I would highly, highly recommend this amazing book.
Read The Fault in Our Stars:
- if you like John Green
- if you like bittersweet/heartbreaking romance
|Outstanding Book That Will Stay On My Bookshelf For Rereading (jf I own it)!