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Project Nursery: Sewing the Curtains, Part 3
February 25, 2011The curtains are up!
- UPDATE – (Thanks to all of your lovely responses about how low the curtain rods in the images from earlier today were hung – I absolutely agree, how did I miss that? and prefer rods hanging higher as in this bedroom makeover – and have moved the rods several inches north! If you're reading this post for the first time you don't have to see the low hanging curtain version )
There's just one final step in finishing my mammoth-of-a-project lined drapes, and that's hemming these babies (here's links to Part 1 and Part 2). To get a more accurate read on where these drapes hit the ground (so I can hem just above that mark) I've added the curtain rings ($4.99 a set at Target) to the tops of the panels and am letting them sit in this position over the weekend to let the heaviness of the fabric stretch out.
After that they'll get another set of pressing (don't worry, those wrinkles will go away and the folds will be a bit more defined) and a final trip to the sewing machine. Woohoo!
Go ahead and ignore that broken light sconce hanging out of the wall below. That's a few items down on the list!
Just in case the curtains are showing up a bit orange on your screen, here's how they'll look when matched with the crib bedding that's in the works.
The actual color of the curtains is above on the right, the new bumpers will be the stripes in the middle, and the skirt will be out of the fabric on the left. All found here at Thibaut!
Now one more question – to valence or not to valence?
Does it add a little something special? Or too much? My photoshop version isn't great, but it's a rough idea of what it might look like to include a valence. The jury is still out on this one.
Almost there. Hopefully the awkward lighting in this post will make the big reveal later that much sweeter. Fingers crossed.
If you're catching up on Project Nursery, here's a link to the sewing the curtains part 1, part 2, nursery fabric board, curtain fabric selection, rocking horse find, new pendant light, vintage wall art addition, changing table makeover, nursery wall striping tutorial, painted animal project, the initial inspiration board and the before picture posts.
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I love the curtains! That was my favorite fabric to begin with – it's so soft and feminine, but has that great modern pattern.
As far as the valance goes, I'm torn. I'm not much of a valance person, and I'm not sure I'd be up for it in a matching shade. That said, I've seen some adorable modern wooden valances. I think a valance would also help tie together all three windows. The middle window looks kind of naked without it. I'd vote modern, dark wood, clean lined valance.
On a side note, I'm noticing how much light is coming through the windows. Make sure you take care of that. If Olivia is anything like T; that much light (even if soft) will ruin naptime when she gets a little bit older!
I vote with the valance (and yes, I agree the curtain rod should be raised) it gives it a "pulled together look"!
By the way, I'm your #1 Egyptian fan. I stumbled on to your blog a few months ago while looking for ideas for my daughter's birthday. I've been hooked since, and been following the new addition to your family. As we say in Arabic, "Alf mabrouk!"
I'm really torn… Without the valance, it really does tie in the wood furniture (my initial reaction), but a valance would be so pretty and feminine (and I'd love the tutorial as well)!!!
This room is coming along beautifully… Will give me great ideas one day:)
At this height, no valance. If you move them up towards the ceiling a larger valance would work.
Ignore the light sconce? That was the best part! Ok. Just giving you a hard time.
I vote NO on the valance. The rod and rings provide a nice bit of rhythm and contrast and help spread a bit of the dark brown from the tree and the bear toy up around the room.
I vote no valance! It's a difference in lighting, you'll have a bit less light than without, as light will enter the room and won't be able to bounce directly on the ceiling and then spread all through the room, it's like a small obstacle. Besides, the tube looks nice.
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I would vote no valance, but I think you should try mounting the curtains higher. It will make the walls & windows look taller. Right now they look kind of stunted. Love the curtains though, they are such a gorgeous color!
I completely agree with Jessica. I was taught in school that as a general rule the installation should be halfway between the ceiling and the window frame. I like the "without" look. What a beautiful nursery you have created!!
My advice would be no valence and don't hem them. Instead mount the rod higher, closer to ceiling. It will make the ceiling feel taller and you really do need to mount them at least 6″ above the window frame so that your curtain covers the entire window and you don't get that strip of light peeking out.
I vote for raising your curtain rod above the windows. Yes, I watch HGTV too often, but I think this should do it and not be "too much!"
Nice job. I like the way the curtain rod ties in with the wood crib so I would say no valance. Maybe add a large colorful tassel/tieback to the ends of the rods for interest (keep them high enough so toddler ( afew months from now) cant pullthem) Have a great weekend in snowy san diego!
I vote no valance! The room is supper cute love the colors- glad to see something different than the typical blue or pink- Thank you!
The curtains are looking so great! I vote valance, just because it gives a cleaner look to the area at the top of the windows (and because we'd all love a tutorial!)
I vote no valance! They are so formal to me… even though I like how it finishes the look a bit, I love the whimsical, charming aspect of your room. Beautiful!


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A beautiful full sound and a close proximity to the melodic flexibility of the human voice make the sarangi the most important bowed instrument of classical Hindustani music of northern India and Pakistan. A rigid horsehair bow (not shown) rhythmically sounds the gut melody strings that cross over an ivory elephant-shaped bridge (bara ghurac). Melody and virtuosic embellishment are produced by pulling the strings to the side with the fingernails. This playing technique combines with the instrument's short neck to make the sarangi a particularly difficult instrument to master. The number of metal sympathetic strings (tarabs) that pass through the bridge varies. Today thirty to forty of these strings attach to pegs (khunti), either at the side or by entering diagonally placed holes along the neck (chati). Decorative openings at the top, where melody strings enter the peg box (mattha), reflect Mughal architectural influences.


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In a second round of voting on a new union contract with the State of Illinois, AFSCME members resoundingly affirmed the ratification of the tentative agreement reached in late February.
Illinois House Democratic Leader Lou Lang ripped the extreme Chicago Tribune editorial board that backs pension-slashing Senate Bill 1, and the State Journal-Register editorialized for the union-supported compromise Senate Bill 2404.
More than 100 direct-support workers and allies lobbied lawmakers in Springfield to raise wages and improve care for those with developmental disabilities. See inside for photos and news coverage.
AFSCME and other unions are speaking out against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to eliminate subsidized health care for most city retirees.
SB 2404, pension legislation endorsed by the We Are One Illinois union coalition, passed the Senate with overwhelming, bipartisan support on Thursday – calls are now needed to the House.
Legislation to pay state employees the back wages they are owed under the previous contract has been introduced. Make a call today to ensure it gets passed!
Pension-slashing legislation passed the state House, but hope remains for a fair, constitutional solution out of the Senate.
The AFSCME State Bargaining Committee has initiated an immediate re-vote on the newly-negotiated state of Illinois union contract because a condition of the settlement has not been completely met.
One of the biggest tax loopholes in Illinois allows multinational corporations to avoid taxes on money they make overseas – some $386 million annually.
Efforts to put the brakes on privatization in the City of Chicago have run into a major obstacle – the City Council's Rules Committee. Call Committee Chair Dick Mell at 312-744-6825.
Thanks to obstruction by Republicans in Congress, massive federal spending cuts are going into effect – and the impact on state and local government employees in Illinois could be substantial.
Workers killed or injured on the job will be remembered this weekend at events throughout the state in observance of Workers' Memorial Day.
School paraprofessionals in Rockford are speaking out to secure a contract that will help lift them all out of poverty.
Legislation that would close $445 million in wasteful corporate tax loopholes has been introduced with the backing of a dozen lawmakers in the House and Senate.
President Obama has announced a bipartisan group of nominations aimed at allowing the National Labor Relations Board to resume its work – but GOP obstruction threatens to derail the plan.
Attorneys in an AFSCME-backed lawsuit on retiree health care have filed an appeal in the Fourth District Appellate Court seeking to overturn a Circuit Court ruling that dismissed the suit.
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RACE: Are We So Different? January 26—April 28, 2013 The exhibit explores the everyday experience of race, the contemporary science that is challenging common ideas about race, and the history of this idea in the United States. While differences are socially and culturally real, contemporary scientific understanding of race and human variation is complex and may challenge how visitors think about it. In other words, we are not all that different.


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, " Longitudinal spatial patterns of bacterial production and respiration in a large river-estuary: Implications for ecosystem carbon consumption", Ecosystems, vol. 8, p. 1-14, 2004.
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Boy Scouts considering retreat from no-gays policy
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America may soon give sponsors of troops the authority to decide whether to accept gays as scouts and leaders — a potentially dramatic retreat from an exclusionary nationwide policy that has provoked relentless protests.
Under the change now being discussed, the different religious and civic groups that sponsor Scout units would be able to decide for themselves how to address the issue — either maintaining an exclusion of gays, as is now required of all units, or opening up their membership.
Monday's announcement of the possible change comes after years of protests over the no-gays policy — including petition campaigns that have prompted some corporations to suspend donations to the Boy Scouts.
Under the proposed change, said BSA spokesman Deron Smith, "the Boy Scouts would not, under any circumstances, dictate a position to units, members, or parents."
Smith said the change could be announced as early as next week, after BSA's national board concludes a regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 6. The meeting will be closed to the public.
The BSA, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010, has long excluded both gays and atheists. Smith said a change in the policy toward atheists was not being considered, and that the BSA continued to view "Duty to God" as one of its basic principles.
Protests over the no-gays policy gained momentum in 2000, when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the BSA's right to exclude gays. Scout units lost sponsorships by public schools and other entities that adhered to nondiscrimination policies, and several local Scout councils made public their displeasure with the policy.
More recently, amid petition campaigns, shipping giant UPS Inc. and drug-manufacturer Merck announced that they were halting donations from their charitable foundations to the Boy Scouts as long as the no-gays policy was in force.
Also, local Scout officials drew widespread criticism in recent months for ousting Jennifer Tyrrell, a lesbian mom, as a den leader of her son's Cub Scout pack in Ohio and for refusing to approve an Eagle Scout application by Ryan Andresen, a California teen who came out as gay last fall.
Tyrrell said she's thrilled for parents and their children who've been excluded from scouting and "for those who are in Scouts and hiding who they are." Continued...
"For me it's not just about the Boy Scouts of America, it's about equality," she told The Associated Press. "This is a step toward equality in all aspects."
Many of the protest campaigns, including one seeking Tyrrell's reinstatement, had been waged with help from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
"The Boy Scouts of America have heard from scouts, corporations and millions of Americans that discriminating against gay scouts and scout leaders is wrong," said Herndon Graddick, GLAAD's president. "Scouting is a valuable institution, and this change will only strengthen its core principles of fairness and respect."
The Scouts had reaffirmed the no-gays policy as recently as last year, and appeared to have strong backing from conservative religious denominations — notably the Mormons, Roman Catholics and Southern Baptists — which sponsor large numbers of Scout units. Under the proposed change, they could continue excluding gays.
Prior to Monday's announcement, the BSA conferred with some leaders of these religious groups, although there were no official statements as to how they would respond.
Said Sister Mary Ann Walsh, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, "The bishops hope the Boy Scouts will continue to work under the Judeo-Christians principles upon which they were founded and under which they have served youth well."
Were the change adopted, said Deron Smith, "there would no longer be any national policy regarding sexual orientation, and the chartered organizations that oversee and deliver Scouting would accept membership and select leaders consistent with each organization's mission, principles, or religious beliefs.
"BSA members and parents would be able to choose a local unit that best meets the needs of their families," he said. "Under this proposed policy, the BSA would not require any chartered organization to act in ways inconsistent with that organization's mission, principles, or religious beliefs."
The announcement came shortly after new data showed that membership in the Cub Scouts — the BSA's biggest division — dropped sharply last year, and was down nearly 30 percent over the past 14 years.
According to figures provided by the organization, Cub Scout ranks dwindled by 3.4 percent, from 1,583,166 in 2011 to 1,528,673 in 2012. That's down from 2.17 million in 1998. Continued...
The Boy Scouts attribute the decline largely to broad social changes, including the allure of video games and the proliferation of youth sports leagues and other options for after-school activities.
However, critics of the Scouts suggest that its recruitment efforts have been hampered by high-profile controversies — notably the court-ordered release of files dealing with sex abuse allegations and persistent protests over the no-gays policy.
The BSA's overall "traditional youth membership" — Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers — totaled 2,658,794 in 2012, compared to more than 4 million in peak years of the past. There were 910,668 Boy Scouts last year, a tiny increase from 2011, while the ranks of Venturers — a program for youths 14 and older— declined by 5.5 percent.
In addition to flak over the no-gays policy, the Scouts have been buffeted by multiple court cases related to past allegations of sexual abuse by Scout leaders, including those chronicled in long-confidential records that are widely known as the "perversion files."
Through various cases, the Scouts have been forced to reveal files dating from the 1960s to 1991. They detailed numerous cases where abuse claims were made and Boy Scout officials never alerted authorities and sometimes actively sought to protect the accused.
The Scouts are now under a California court order, affirmed this month by the state Supreme Court, to turn over sex-abuse files from 1991 through 2011 to the lawyers for a former Scout who claims a leader molested him in 2007, when he was 13. It's not clear how soon the files might become public.
The BSA has apologized for past lapses and cover-ups, and has stressed the steps taken to improve youth protection policy. Since 2010, for example, it has mandated that any suspected abuse be reported to police.
Associated Press writers John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, and Rachel Zoll in New York contributed to this report.
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Welcome to Santai Muay Thai:
The home of Northern Thailand's #1 most technical authentic Muay Thai team of trainers:
Dont worry about training at a gym that is over-crowded with students, and not getting enough trainer attention. Santai puts a limit on how many students are training at any given time, and makes sure there is always one trainer per 3 – 4 students.
Instructor (Kru) Profiles:
Kru Phon / Phon Narupai (head trainer) :
Kru Pon is one of the head trainers at Santai Muay Thai. Kru Pon started training in Muay Thai at the age of 15, and his former trainers immediately discovered his raw talent, and he was a promising up and coming fighter. When Kru Phon became good enough, he left his home town in Lumphun, and went to train and fight at the famous Pinsinchai Gym in Bangkok. Phon had a great career fighting in Bangkok. He fought amongst top fighters and moved up the ladder of top fighters, eventually becoming a top fighter himself. Kru Phon was a top ranked Lumpinee Stadium fighter, and was ranked #2 at Lumpinee Stadium. Kru Phon became a famous and a legendary fighter when he was in his prime, in his 20's, and Muay Thai enthusiasts from the days when Pon used to fight still speak of him, and remember how great of a fighter he was. Phon was a Lumpinee Stadium regular, and raked up around 70 fights at Lumpinee. He was a household name for Muay Thai fans. Kru Phon is a specialist at seeing openings in his opponents and quickly attacking them, and this is what everyone knew him for – his speed. Phon also has a twin brother named Lop, who was also a Muay Thai star alongside Phon. They were known as the Muay Thai fighting twins, and again, are both remembered till this day all around Thailand.
Kru Phon's teaching styles is heavily based on teaching proper Muay Thai technique, while teaching you the fighting benefits of what you are doing. Phon will not stop showing you proper technique until you get it right. Phon can answere all your questions about Muay Thai technique as he was a top lumpinee fighter of the early 90′s.
Phon is dedicated to teaching Muay Thai, and loves teaching and passing down his knowledge and techniques of Muay Thai down to his students and fighters.
Some of Kru Phon's famouse sayings at Santai are: "HANDS UP!", "BALANCE, BALANCE !", "BLOCK BLOCK!", "RELAX, RELAX!". Everyone gets a kick out of hearing Phon's sayings around the gym.
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- 56kg
- 48 years of age
- 200 Fights, 180 Wins
- 70 Fights in Lumpinee
- A – Class Lumpinee Stadium Fighter
- Lumpinee Stadium #2 Rank
Kru Doh / Anantachai Pinsinchai (Head Trainer):
Kru Doh was born and raised in Santai, San Kamphaeng. He started Muay Thai at the age of 10, and trained at a back yard gym that was run in the village. Doh was a great fighter, though his main strength was in the clintch, and dominated his opponents with knees and elbows while clinching with them. As he became a much better fighter, he also moved to Bangkok, and trained at the Pinsinchai Gym. This is also where he met Kru Phon, and they have been friends ever since. Fighting and training in Bangkok, Doh went up the ranks in the sport, just like Phon did, yet he never became as accomplished and as prized of a fighter as Phon did. Doh was a frequent fighter in the top stadiums in Bangkok, and is also still spoken of around Thailand for his dominating clinch that he used to defeat countless opponents back in the day.
Kru Doh's teaching style is heavly based on proper technique, just like kru Phon. Doh knows Muay Thai in and out, and will share all his Muay Thai knowleage with you.
Kru Doh also has a specialty in training beginners, and teaching specific techniques to push beginners to the next level. After training with Kru Doh, all your questions about your technique will be sorted out.
Kru Doh's favorite thing to say is "AHHH GOOOD!!", when his students do a technique he's showing them properly.
Stats & Fight Record:
- 55kg
- 44 Years of Age
- 100 Fights, 90 Wins
- B – Class Lumpinee Stadium Fighter
Song is 24 years old and just recently retired from the highest level of Muay Thai! He is a Rajadamnern champion at 51kg and of course has a pile of belts from his career. Song's hometown is Lamphun (same as Kru Phon and Soklek). Song just came back to thailand after a two month job as a Muay Thai instructor in China. As he still is in top-shape (fights sometimes) he will provide awesome sparring in absolute world-class level and he will also be a great sparring partner for our other thai fighters.
Kru Song's Stats:
Age: 24y
Weight: 51 – 60 kg
Height: 168cm
Record: 120 fights, Rajadamnern Champion
Kru Apple:
Apple has been around Santai Gym since the Siam No.1 Days and is an energetic and
happy trainer. He is loud and highly motivating when teaching. He has raked up around 300 Fights and has fought at the top Bangkok stadium, Lumpinee.
Apple is also a Northern Thailand Champion.
Apple is very particular about making sure you are balanced and that you have your hands up.
Apple's favorite thing to yell out at his students is: "CHECK BALANCE! CHECK BALANCE!!".
Stats & Fight Record:
Age: 34y
Weight: 55 – 60 kg
Height: 167cm
Record: 300 fights, fought at Lumpinee
Northern Thailand Champion
Kru Nan / Policenoi Pinsinchai
Everybody who trained with Kru Phon Narupai or Anantachai Pinsinchai (Kru Doh) knows this is good news as they are old friends from Pinsinchai and fought alongside each other creating the famous style of muay thai they use.
Kru Nan was one of the famous Pinsinchai/Narupai superstars during the gyms greatest years in the 80-90:s, he has about 70 fights at Lumpinee stadium and about 20 at Rajadamnern stadium and in total maybe 300 fights.
After his fightercareer he remained loyal to Pinsinchai gym and worked there as a trainer until just recently! What this man does not know about Muay thai is not worth knowing..he has been working with top fighters such as Thailand Pinsinchai in the past and Manasak Narupai recently.
Stats & Fight Record:
* 60kg
* 45 Years of Age
* 70 Fights at lumpini / 20 Fights at Rajadamnern
* 300 Fights Total
* A – Class Lumpinee Stadium Fighter
Kru Daeng also comes from the Famous Pinsinchai camp in Bangkok where he fought and trained with the rest of our Pinsinchai trainers in their younger years.
Daeng is famous for his powerful round house kicks and his intelligent and methodical fighting style, very much like Kru Phon's. Daeng has upwards of 250 fights ranging across the top stadiums in Bangkok with around 70 fights at Lumpini stadium, where he held the #2 ranking.
At Santai, Kru Daeng fits right in, working with his old pals and doing what he loves – sharing his passion for Muay Thai. Daeng is a humorous bad-boy who loves to joke around, but is serious when it comes down to training.
Stats & Fight Record:
- 56kg
- 45 years of age
- 250 Fights
- 70 Fights in Lumpinee
- A – Class Lumpinee Stadium Fighter
- Lumpinee Stadium #2 Rank
Meet Lop Narupai! Does the name and face look familiar?..Thats because Lop is Phon's twin brother! Lop's wrap sheet and fighting history is quite similar to Phon's, as they were known as the superstar twin fighters back in their prime. Lop was consistently within the top 5 rankings at both Lumpini and Rajadamnern Stadiums back in his prim, and was known for his technical skill and high fight IQ / intelligence, just like Phon!
Stats & Fight Record:
- 60kg
- 48 years of age
- ~200 Fights
- A – Class Lumpinee & Rajadamnern Stadium Fighter
Pimsiam is a former Auswindam Channel 9 Stadium champion at 72 kg. He is a big boy in size, and loves getting into the ring for sparring and clinching with the students.
Stats & Fight Record:
- 72kg
- 22 years of age
- 200 Fights
- Auswindam (Channnel 9) Champion


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4 reviewsMickey Mouse Clubhouse Mickey's Farm Playset
Get ready for the ultimate farm adventure with Mickey, Minnie and their animal friends in Mickey's Farm Playset.
Place one of the animal in position on the top of the barn, release it down the slide and into the large hand. The arm then swings across and deliver the animal to the windmill. The animal then drops down the windmill chute, powering the propeller blades to spin around.
When the work in done and it's time for some fun, place the Mickey and Minnie figures and any one of the animals in position on the dance floor, then pull the lever to see them spin.
The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Mickey's Farm Playset comes with Mickey and Minnie mini figures, chicken, cow and sheep animals, plus a wagon, wheelbarrow, fruit basket and feeding trough accessories.
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- Includes Mickey and Minnie mini figures
- Great accessories, including animals
- Fun moving parts to playset
- Age from 2 years
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Mickey's Farm Playset
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1 reviewHook's Jolly Roger Pirate Ship. Jolly Roger has wave rolling action to simulate the high seas as it is rolled around. Peg Hook onto the middle deck of the ship and slide him forward to make the wooden plank emerge from the ship. Ther Jolly Roger comes with a working cannon which you can place in different designated locations along the deck of the ship, and then fire water projectiles at your rivals. Push down with the figure on the trap door and the figure will fall through into the captain's quarters for a fast get away. Comes with a captain Hook Figure and 3 projectiles. Age from 3 years.
Warning. Not suitable for children under three years.
Jake and the Neverland Pirates Skull Island
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1 reviewJake and the Neverland Pirates Skull Island Playset
Bring the hit TV show Jake and the Neverland Pirates to life with this cool Skull Island playset and Peter Pan mini figure.
There's even an eye-patch hatch for Peter Pan to spy out of and a real working cannon that shoots water ball projectiles (included).
Your little one can relive the adventure of the cartoon TV show, and available separately we have a Jake, Izzy and Cubby pirate pack (item 29Q88) and Jake, Hook and Croc pirate pack (item 29Q87) so your child can play Jake, Peter and his friends in a battle with Hook and his pirate crew!
The Skull Island playset includes lots of cunning traps – press the tiki head to trap a pirate in the skull, or peg a mini figure inside the mouth and spin the revolving door to disappear to the back of the island.
This Jake and the Neverland Pirates playset features a Peter Pan figure with articulated shoulder and waist, 3 water ball projectiles and a flagpole so your little pirate can fly the Jolly Roger!
Useful info:
- Jake and the Neverland Pirates Skull Island Playset
- Includes eye-patch hatch
- Peter Pan figure
- Pirates sold separately
- Working cannon and 3 x water ball projectiles
- Skull-mouth trap
- Revolving trapdoor
- Flagpole and Jolly Roger flag
- Lots more Jake and the Neverland Pirates toys and accessories available separately
Ladybird Electronic Busy Play Box
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12 reviewsLadybird Electronic Busy Play Box – lots of shapes, lots of puzzles and lots of fun!
The Ladybird Electronic Play Box is packed with toys and activities for your child's enjoyment, including 18 colourful letters and numbers to be pushed through the shape sorter. This helps to develop your baby's hand-eye coordination and vital motor skills.
Also features an opening door and a chunky key, so little hands can learn to open the lid.
This Ladybird Play Box is a colourful, musical way to provide your little one with learning fun.
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- Ladybird Electronic Busy Play Box
- 6 sided puzzle box with opening door and key
- Includes 18 shapes; numbers and letters
- Includes carry handle
- Helps develop hand-eye coordination and motor skills
- Requires 2 x AA batteries (not supplied)
- Age from 12 months
Little Tikes Front Loader. A Tikes bulldozer made just like the Large Car Carrier Little Tikes Classic. Rugged off road vehicle is built for the toughest proving ground of all - a child's garden. Large shovel carries mounds of sand, gravel and dirt. Loader lifts easily to dump cargo. Strong robust and ready built. Age from 18 month.
Make playing outside even more fun with the KidiActive Talking Disc! You can record messages and throw them to your friends with the easy to use recording function. Features five different interactive games that let you play great melodies and fun sound effects. You can even record your own parts to the music! Requires 2 x AAA batteries (included). Age from 3 year. Warning. Not suitable for children under three years.
Little Tikes 4x4 Sports Truck. A Tikes Tough Truck made just Large Car Carrier Little Tikes Classic. With rugged off road tyres and a tough, no rust plastic body and mudguards, this 4x4 is out to conquer any terrain. Age from 18 month.
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Story Teller
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Sure to be loved by young fans of the hit TV show Cloudbabies – this cuddly Baba features 12 fun phrases.
Squeeze Baba Green's tummy to hear the phrases, or simply hug for a cuddly companion.
Also available are Baba Green (item number 27GTE) Baba Yellow (item number 27GTD) and Baba Pink (item number 27GTC) so you can collect the whole Cloudbabies set.
Your little one will be over the moon with this Talking Cloudbabies Baba!
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Tree Fu Tom Super Holopax
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- This article is about the character. For the character in the video games, see here.
"Katara inspired me and my father to take back our village." |
Haru | |||
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History Edit
Imprisoned Edit
Seizing the village's coal mines to fuel their ships, the Fire Nation extracted exorbitant taxes from the citizenry for five years, and most cruelly, took all known earthbenders to a sea platform prison, Haru's father, Tyro, being among them. To ensure his safety, Haru's mother forbade him from earthbending, although he continued to practice earthbending in secret, as a way to feel close to his father.[2]
During the late fall of 99 ASC, as Haru was practicing alone, Avatar Aang and his friends stumbled upon him. Later, when Haru and Katara struck up a kinship over shared parental losses, they came upon a villager trapped under a rock slide. Haru aided him through earthbending, but the old man betrayed him to the Fire Nation soldiers and the young earthbender was taken into custody.[2]
Aang and Sokka helped engineer Katara's false arrest for earthbending, so she would be taken to the shipyard. There, she and Haru helped stir up a mass prison rebellion and escape. Reunited with his father and reinforced by fellow earthbenders, Haru had a chance to drive the Fire Nation away from his home.[2]
Following their escape, Haru and his father indeed helped to liberate their village from Fire Nation control as a part of the Earth Kingdom rebellions.[1]
Day of the Black Sun Edit
Haru was one of many familiar but slightly changed faces recruited by Sokka to help in the Day of Black Sun invasion; he now had a mustache and goatee. Haru and his father were part of the ground forces attacking the Fire Nation capital.[1] When the submarines were destroyed, the warriors decided to surrender; Haru then promised Tyro that they would return to rescue them. The young people, namely Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, Teo, The Duke, and Haru, escaped on Appa and traveled to the Western Air Temple.[3]
Haru had befriended both Teo and The Duke since the invasion, and upon arrival at the Western Air Temple, he and his two friends began to explore the sanctuary. They found it to be the perfect place to hang out and for Haru to practice earthbending.[6]
Haru stuck with Aang's group until Azula and an air fleet attacked the temple. He fled along with Hakoda and his friends while Aang's group flew off on Appa.[4]
Shortly before the arrival of Sozin's Comet, while the team was having dinner, Katara announced she had a surprise, and Toph quickly assumed she "had a secret thing with Haru", only to be met with an awkward silence from everyone.[7]
Haru was seen during Zuko's coronation after the Hundred Year War ended, finally reunited with his father once again.[5]
Abilities Edit
Haru was a skilled earthbender. He preferred earthbending with his hands unlike most earthbenders, who preferred to earthbend with their feet. He and four other earthbenders, including Tyro, created a shield strong enough to withstand a combined blast from several firebenders. Together, he and Tyro were able to compress a large amount of coal into a single projectile, a difficult feat to accomplish.
Relatives Edit
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Appearances Edit
Avatar: The Last AirbenderBook One: Water (水)
Book Three: Fire (火)
Trivia Edit
- 'Haru' in Japanese means the season 'spring' (春) and in Korean means 'one day.' Haru meaning "spring" in Japanese could be a reference to him being an earthbender since earthbenders' dominant season is the spring.
- In The Last Airbender, Team Avatar was captured by the Fire Nation after trying to rescue a young earthbender from Fire Nation troops, but they failed and were placed with him and his father in a compound where the earthbenders from his village were interned. He reunited with his father and threw the first blow in the liberation of his village after an inspirational speech by Aang. Although the boy was never named and was significantly younger than Haru, his story was mainly based around Haru's.
- During his Day of Black Sun mission briefing, Sokka humorously said that Haru "now [had] a mustache", an inside joke about Haru lacking facial hair during their first meeting.[1]
- Haru is a playable character in first Avatar video game.
- Haru is a unisex Japanese name.


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Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara)
Atlantic goliath grouper fact file
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Atlantic goliath grouper description
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Actinopterygii |
Order | Perciformes |
Family | Serranidae |
Genus | Epinephelus (1) |
The Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) is one of the largest members of the sea bass family. Its body is large and stocky, measuring half as wide as it is long. The head is broad with small eyes and the pectoral fins and tail fins are rounded. The first and soft dorsal fins are joined together along the back of the fish, and the bases of the first dorsal fin and anal fin are covered with scales and thick skin (2) (3).
Atlantic goliath groupers are dull green, grey, or dark yellow to brown, with small dark spots on the head, body and fins. Smaller individuals of less than one metre long are more decorative, with three or four faint vertical bars on their sides. Juveniles are tawny-coloured with dark banding and blotching. This predatory fish has several rows of small teeth in the jaw and small 'pharyngeal' teeth (2) (3).
- Also known as
- black bass, esonue grouper, giant seabass, goliath grouper, guasa, hamlet, jewfish, southern jewfish, spotted jewfish.
- Synonyms
- Promicrops ditobo, Promicrops esonue, Promicrops itajara, Serranus galeus, Serranus guasa, Serranus itajara, Serranus mentzelii, Serranus quinquefasciatus.
- French
- Mérou Géant, Têtard.
- Spanish
- Cherne, Guato, Guaza, Mero Batata, Mero Pintado, Mero Sapo. Top
FishBase - Epinephelus itajara:
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-itajara.html -
Ichthyology Department, Florida Museum of Natural History - Goliath grouper:
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/GoliathGrouper/GoliathGrouper.html - Anal fin
- In fish, an unpaired fin on the under surface of a fish, behind the anus.
- Crustaceans
- Diverse group of animals with jointed limbs and a hard chitinous exoskeleton, characterised by the possession of two pairs of antennae, one pair of mandibles (mouthparts used for handling and processing food) and two pairs of maxillae (appendages used in eating, which are located behind the mandibles). Includes crabs, lobsters, shrimps, woodlice and barnacles.
- Dorsal fin
- The unpaired fin found on the back of the body of fish, or the raised structure on the back of most cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises).
- Fertilisation
- The fusion of gametes (male and female reproductive cells) to produce an embryo, which grows into a new individual.
- Home range
- The area occupied by an animal during routine activities, which is not actively defended.
- Larvae
- Stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
- Pectoral fins
- In fish, the pair of fins that are found one on each side of the body just behind the gills. They are generally used for balancing and braking.
- Pelvic fins
- In fish, the pair of fins found on the underside of the body.
- Spawning
- The production or depositing of eggs in water.
IUCN Red List (February, 2013)
http://www.iucnredlist.org/ -
Ichthyology Department, Florida Museum of Natural History - Goliath grouper (October, 2004)
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/GoliathGrouper/GoliathGrouper.html - Koenig, C. (2006) Pers. comm.
FishBase - Epinephelus itajara (February, 2013)
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Atlantic goliath grouper biology
The Atlantic goliath grouper may be solitary or occur in groups of up to 50 or more individuals. Its home range appears limited and the fish produces a booming sound when threatened by divers or large sharks. Variations of these vocalizations also undoubtedly have intraspecific communicative properties (3).
During the breeding season, from July through September, Atlantic goliath groupers gather together at breeding sites in groups of 100 individuals or more, for periodic spawning. The fertilised eggs are scattered in the water column and develop into kite-shaped larvae with long dorsal fin spines and pelvic fin spines (2) (3). About a month or more after hatching, the larvae mature into juveniles of just 2.5 centimetres long and settle preferentially into mangrove habitat (2) (3).
These fish are very long-lived, with a slow growth rate and late sexual maturation. Males begin breeding at four to six years and females mature at six to seven years. However, if the Atlantic goliath grouper is like most other groupers, it may undergo a sex-change part way through life, starting out as a female and becoming male at some later time, although this has never been observed in this species (2).
The Atlantic goliath grouper feeds on crustaceans, such as spiny lobsters, shrimps and crabs, as well as fish including stingrays and parrotfish, in addition to octopuses and young sea turtles. Despite having teeth, the fish engulfs its prey and swallows it whole. Before the Atlantic goliath grouper reaches full size it is susceptible to the attack of barracuda, king mackerel and moray eels, as well as sandbar sharks and hammerhead sharks (2). Once it is fully grown, humans and large sharks are the Atlantic goliath grouper's only predators (2) (3).
TopAtlantic goliath grouper range
The Atlantic goliath grouper is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Senegal to Congo, as well as in the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It is reportedly rare around the Canary Islands (2) (4).
A separate population of goliath groupers in the eastern Pacific Ocean has now been classified as a separate species, the Pacific goliath grouper (Epinephelus quinquefasciatus) (1).
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TopAtlantic goliath grouper habitat
This marine fish inhabits shallow, inshore waters with mud, rock or coral bottoms and is infrequently found below depths of 46 metres. Juveniles inhabit mangroves and associated structures for the first four to six years of their lives, then move to offshore reefs when they reach about one metre in length (3). Adults prefer structured habitat, such as rocky ledges, caves, and ship wrecks (1) (2) (3) (4).
TopAtlantic goliath grouper status
The Atlantic goliath grouper is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1).
TopAtlantic goliath grouper threats
The Atlantic goliath grouper is particularly prone to over-fishing because of its large size, slow growth rate, low reproductive rate and group spawning activity. The fish has excellent quality flesh and has been at risk of spear-fishing for recreation and sport (2) (4).
TopAtlantic goliath grouper conservation
During the 1980s there was an observed reduction in numbers within spawning aggregations of the Atlantic goliath grouper, dropping from over 100 individuals per location to fewer than 10 individuals, and numbers were suspected to have been reduced by 80 percent. This prompted legislative protection preventing fishing of this species. In the ten years following the implementation of the legislation, numbers of individuals in each spawning aggregation rose to between 20 and 40 individuals (2).
TopFind out more
Find out more about the Atlantic goliath grouper:
Authenticated (04/07/2006) by Dr. Chris Koenig, Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory (FSUCML); and member of the IUCN/SSC Grouper/Wrasse Specialist Group.
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Foreign policy drove the presidential campaign on Monday with Mitt Romney jabbing Barack Obama on overseas tensions ahead of the president's speech to the United Nations.
The Republican White House challenger used a campaign stop in the battleground state of Colorado to question Obama's handling of international affairs, considered a strength for the incumbent heading into the November election.
Romney keyed his attack around an interview aired on Sunday during which Obama said recent unrest in Libya would not prevent the country from developing a functioning government that adequately represents its people.
"I think it was absolutely the right thing for us to do to align ourselves with democracy, universal rights, a notion that people have to be able to participate in their own governance," Obama told CBS' "60 Minutes." "But I was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road because, you know, in a lot of these places, the one organizing principle has been Islam."
Romney said Obama's comments belittled the gravity of the situation defined by the armed militant assault on the consulate in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans two weeks ago.
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Romney said the president's remarks were "surprising to people" given the unrest developing in a growing list of other international hotspots.
"Bumps in the road?" Romney asked. "We had an ambassador assassinated. We had a Muslim Brotherhood member elected to the presidency of Egypt. Twenty thousand people have been killed in Syria. We have tumult in Pakistan and, of course, Iran is that much closer to having the capacity to build a nuclear weapon."
Romney's comments were magnified by the White House decision not to schedule bilateral meetings between world leaders and Obama at this week's U.N. General Assembly, where the president will speak on Tuesday.
Obama's appointments in New York on Monday included a taping on the daytime talk show "The View."


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At last night's meeting, Novice and Coleman administrators discussed what consolidation would look like, even if only temporarily.
"They initiated the talks with us and we want them to know that we are interested," said Coleman superintendent Royce Young.
Though in the early stages, Coleman ISD is already working out the details.
"So we're going to be working on some details concerning transportation. And then we'll need to take a look at their educational needs and make sure that we're ready and set up to provide whatever we need to provide for those students who will be coming in," said Young.
Coleman and Jim Ned ISD are two strong possibilities for the consolidation of Novice's schools. Both are still discussing if the merge is a reasonable option.
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"If Novice ISD consolidates with Coleman ISD, the debt becomes Coleman ISD's debt. So that would be something that we would need to talk to tea about as far as pay back on that debt, and how we'd go about that," Young explained.
Money from the state would help with that debt, but some would come from school funds and tax dollars. But young said it's worth the money to take care of the kids.
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