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Spoiler Alert - If you are a male in this family, you likely don't want to read this post until after we have opened presents!
In the sake of making this a homemade Christmas, Sylvia has been busy with her crafting time. Under the watchful eye of her teacher, the young apprentice hones her craft. Hopefully the finished product gives joy for years to come.
Elf in Training
Spoiler Alert - If you are a male in this family, you likely don't want to read this post until after we have opened presents!
Friday, December 24, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 12:41 PM 0 comments
Pine Cone Bird Feeder
Since Trinity was over to celebrate her B-Day with Jamie, she was able to partake in a little craft time with Sylvia as well.
Sylvia carefully applying peanut butter to the pine cone (I think I may need to discuss with Jamie the fact that Sylvia is using a sharp knife for this task - but that is for another time)
Once the peanut butter is applied, some scoops of bird seed over the top will make a tasty bird treat.
"I can do it myself Mom!!!"
Dad also got in the mix when Sylvia and I hung our bird feeders with care... now we wait for the birds to feast on the tasty creation!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 8:49 AM 0 comments
Getting Comfy
Sunday, December 19, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 5:21 PM 1 comments
Snow Day
Like most of Minnesota, we got hit hard with snow on Saturday. Because of the crazy wind, it was hard to tell how much we really got, but it was between 16 and 20 inches.
Sylvia spent most of the weekend on this side of the window, mostly because of the wind chill factor. She did stay busy organizing the window clings.
While the front entry was shoveled out twice yesterday, there was a large drift covering the door again this morning.
A view from the garage looking at the large snow mountain for the neighborhood kids to play on. They were busy digging tunnels and setting up their winter fort.
Even with my neighbor blowing out our driveway twice, it was still quite the exercise moving all of the white stuff around... I am quite certain I know what Santa is bringing this guy.
Sunday, December 12, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 3:25 PM 0 comments
Minnie the X-mas Elf
Sylvia is such a big fan of her Micky Mouse scrubs and ears... I think she wears her ears almost every night.
The first night we brought the tree home, she was helping out quite a bit. She was even unscrewing the lightbulbs from the string of lights. So much for the C9 sized lights. After she went to bed, Jamie and I swapped them out for the traditional sized ones.
Of course Sylvia gets her own 'baby' sized tree. Don't you think she is proud of it!??!?!?
Her "I'm really, really excited my eyes are closed" look was shown again tonight when she was DRINKING the ketchup from the little cup at Wendy's. I almost lost my dinner! YUK
Thursday, December 9, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 5:54 PM 1 comments
Winter Cabin Fun
Last weekend the family made the trip out to Cokato to check on the progress and do a bit of work on the property as well.
Thursday, December 2, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 12:05 PM 0 comments
Rice Crispie Eating Skunk
(in my defense, the costume was like 90% off...)
Also noted in this picture is Sylvia's new habit of closing her eyes when she is SUPER happy. So the question remains - is she happy because of the rice crispie bar or the skunk costume?
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 7:45 AM 0 comments
Happy Birth-Turkey Day!
Friday, November 26, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 1:07 PM 0 comments
Winter fun
Last weekend Grandma Charleen and Cousins Blake and Jared came to the house on Friday to allow Jamie and I to have a quiet relaxing dinner followed by a night of curling. What started as a plan for a bunch of inside playing turned into a fun snow-filled Saturday as well.
It looks like a game a hide and seek from Grandma found the kids all hiding behind the sofa in the living room
Thursday, November 25, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 4:33 PM 0 comments
Daycare Fun
Someone LOVES to play outside in the snow... I think that same someone loves to say "Cheese" to the camera!
Happy Last Day of the Workweek!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 5:52 AM 0 comments
Dad works at 3M
Do other kids play with blue tape or just kids whose parents get it for cheap? Next time Auntie Liz watches Sylvia she better have a scissors in her pocket just in case.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 4:32 PM 0 comments
Playing in the leaves
After trying to get a cute picture of Sylvia in the leaves, we concluded that she is not a big fan of leaves and more excited with the small pumpkin carving tools. Well, there is always next fall!
Sunday, November 7, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 6:17 PM 1 comments
Pumpkin Celbration
A post long over-due that has been in 'draft' mode for some time. Most of the others have already posted the details about the celbration, so we will let the pictures do the talking.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 5:43 AM 0 comments


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Carrot cake traybake
This easy carrot cake traybake is perfect for getting kids practicing their cooking skills. Take a handful of ingredients and turn them into a teatime treat
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal665
- fat40g
- saturates13g
- carbs72g
- sugars47g
- fibre2g
- protein8g
- salt1.33g
- 200g carrots, peeled
The carrot, with its distinctive bright orange colour, is one of the most versatile root…
- 175g soft brown sugar
- 200g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda, or baking soda, is an alkali which is used to raise soda breads and full-…
- 2 tsp cinnamon
A fragrant spice which comes from the inner bark of a tropical tree. When dried, it curls into…
- zest 1 orange
One of the best-known citrus fruits, oranges aren't necessarily orange - some varieties are…
- 2 eggs
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 150ml sunflower oil
Sunflower oil
Sunflower oil is made from pressing sunflower seeds and extracting the oil. It's usually…
For the icing
- 50g softened butter
- 75g icing sugar
- 200g soft cheese
- sprinkles (optional)
Line an 18cm square tin with baking parchment. Ask your grown-up helper to turn the oven on to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grate the carrots on the fine side of the grater, then tip them into a large bowl.
Sift the sugar, flour, bicarb and cinnamon on top of the carrot, then add the orange zest and mix everything around a bit.
Break the eggs into a bowl (scoop out any bits of shell), then add them to the bowl along with the oil. Mix everything together well.
Scoop the cake mix into your tin and level the top. Ask a grown-up to put it in the oven for 30 minutes or until the cake is cooked. Cool.
To make the icing, mix the butter and icing sugar together, then stir in the soft cheese until smooth.
When the cake is cool, spread the top with the icing and cut into squares. Decorate with sprinkles, if you like.

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John Lennon "Oh My Love"
When you think about it nearly every pop song is about love in some form or another. Most songs on the topic are either about celebrating being in love or alternately mourning falling out of love and wanting to get back there. Of the literally millions of songs on love I think John Lennon wrote and recorded some of the most touching and poignant ones - two of which I have included here on this Valentine's Day. Above is "Oh My Love" with Lennon on piano and George Harrison joining him on guitar. The song was written by John Lennon with Yoko Ono and first appeared in 1971 on Lennon's album Imagine on which George Harrison contributed to several songs in addition to this one. "Oh My Love" can also be found on Wonsaponatime: Selections from Lennon Anthology
Then below is the simple but powerful Lennon song "Love" (with lyrics in the video) that was first released on the 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. As anyone who has that album knows the piano part at the beginning (and end) is really quiet but builds in volume. So you will notice that the version below is the later remix of the song with the sound levels more equalized on these two parts. The posthumous version of "Love" below appeared a dozen years after the initial release on the 1982 compilation The John Lennon Collection, and later appeared on such other collections as the John Lennon Anthology box set.
John Lennon "Love"


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Fagus Factory in Alfeld
Built from 1911 to designs by Adolf Meyer and Walter Gropius, the subsequent star architect of the Bauhaus school, the Fagus Factory is widely regarded as the first truly modernist structure. Typical of the Neues Bauen style, the glass and steel facade and the huge, wrap-around corner windows free of supports lend the building an elegant feeling of lightness.
The architects gave the complex, which was home to an ordinary medium-sized manufacturer, a look that completely defied convention. The functionalist factory complex was completed in three phases from 1911 onwards. Gropius was able to use the ground plans that had already made by the architect Eduard Werner. Each individual building has a style befitting its purpose: the warehouse, for instance, is a solid, timber-beamed structure, while the glass-fronted workshop lets in plenty of light for optimum working conditions.
Gropius' design, with unsupported corners comprised exclusively of windows, marked the beginning of the modern trend for skeleton construction. This timeless, elegant and futuristic-looking factory continues to serve its original purpose a hundred years on, and is now regarded as a triumph of 20th century industrial architecture.
Production, including of Fagus lasts for the shoe industry, continues to this day. However, these are no longer made of beechwood – fagus is Latin for beech tree. Plastic has been used since the 1970s. The 3,000m² Fagus-Gropius exhibition in the production area is a popular attraction.
It explores the company's history and World Heritage status, along with the history of Bauhaus, shoe fashions, nature and technology, and the people at Fagus.
Walter Gropius' building has since become firmly established in the cultural scene of the Alfeld region, Hannover and beyond.
Alfeld Fagus Factory
UNESCO World Heritage since 2011
From the selection criteria
The Alfeld manufacturing facility is considered the model of modern industrial design. In retrospect it demonstrates the manifest of the "New
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Weather Alert: Messy mix for Thursday
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! A strong storm system will push across the western Great Lakes on Thursday. In today's blog we discuss when freezing rain, sleet, snow and rain impact southeastern Wisconsin. Another tricky day on area roads is possible.
Let's start with the Midwest view of weather alerts in place for Thursday. Here in southeastern Wisconsin a Winter Weather Advisory covers the entire WISN 12 viewing area. Farther west a Winter Storm Watch for areas near the Wisconsin Dells. Where temperatures are expected to be colder, a Winter Storm Warning for western Wisconsin. Where snow and wind will combine to create near zero visibility, a Blizzard Warning is in place for southern Minnesota and northern Iowa.
Mild and dry weather during the day Wednesday will quickly be erased as low pressure enters the Midwest tonight. By Thursday morning a messy mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow will be possible across southern Wisconsin. Temperatures at the surface and aloft are always critical in mixed precipitation events, and this will be the case on Thursday. Just a slight shift of 1-2 degrees and the precipitation type may go from snow to freezing rain or sleet.
The morning commute on Thursday looks to be directly impacted by the messy mix. Futurecast below shows freezing rain, sleet and rain moving in by 3-5am. Freezing rain and sleet are represented by the pink colors, with rain in green. This is not showing much snow, but I think temperatures will be cold enough for snow to occur too.
Between 4am-10am freezing rain, sleet and snow will be the primary precipitation types. Futurecast at 9am shows the messy mix still over southeastern Wisconsin. A light glaze of ice is possible early Thursday. Please use caution traveling, and even walking to/from your car as pavement may become slippery.
Early morning sleet and snow may total around a light dusting to 2" in our area. This total could go up or down depending on how much cold air is available. Don't be surprised to see all snow or sleet for a time Thursday morning!
As low pressure lifts northeast, southeast to south winds will push temperatures into the mid 30s by Thursday afternoon.
The primary precipitation type Thursday afternoon will be rain or a mix(farther west). With a deep snowpack still in place across the area, watch out for standing water Thursday afternoon since most storm drains and sewer grates are blocked by snow. Something to keep in mind if you are walking or driving.
By Thursday evening/night gusty winds will shift to the west drawing in colder temperatures. The colder readings will change any leftover precipitation back to snow. Right now snow totals Thursday night should stay <1" in Milwaukee.
The intensity of the low pressure system will lead to gusty winds late Thursday into Friday morning. Wind gusts in southeast Wisconsin may be in the neighborhood of 30-45 mph. The WPC surface forecast map below shows low pressure over Lake Superior at 6am Friday. The grey lines around the low are isobars, which connect lines of equal pressure. The closer the isobars, the stronger the winds.
Gusty winds will lead to blowing snow and drifting snow and reduced visibilities. We will keep you updated on this storm system because a slight shift in the track, or temperatures 1-2 degrees warmer or colder will have a huge impact on our precipitation type and amounts.
For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News! If you are away from you tv remember our newscasts are streaming live on-line. You can also get weather updates by following me on Twitter @jnelsonweather
Have a great day!
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After looking at the Wikipedia article on topological space, I still cannot grasp intuitively what topological space is. For example, if we are to define topology on real numbers, can there be many topological space models, and why is defining topology on real numbers important?
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Need a road trip? One of America's best is located here in Southwest Colorado.
Earlier this month, Outside Magazine included the 236-mile San Juan Skyway in its Top 10 list for America's best car-touring roads. Celebrating its Silver Anniversary, the San Juan Skyway was designated as an All-American road by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation in 1996.
Starting from Cortez, the San Juan Skyway meanders north along the Dolores River on Colorado 145 through Rico and over Lizard Head Pass, elevation 10,222 ft. The scenic byway continues through historic Telluride and on to Placerville.
From there, travel east on Colorado 62 over Dallas Divide at 8,970 feet toward Ridgeway. The San Juan Skyway then continues south on U.S. 550, past natural hot springs in Ouray and along the Million Dollar Highway to Silverton.
Continuing south on U.S. 550, the San Juan Skyway then snakes up and over Red Mountain Pass at over 11,000 feet above sea level. From Durango, travel west along Colorado 160 through Mancos and past Mesa Verde National Park before concluding the six-hour drive, pending weather conditions, back in Cortez.
To commemorate the San Juan Skyway's 25th Anniversary, a series of public meetings is planned for people to share their experiences and opinions to improve or manage the interconnected highways.
The first public meeting is held at the Mancos Grange starting at 6 p.m. on July 31.


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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's mission to Latin America was about goodwill, and he came home claiming progress, backed by leaders from the region who took a liking to his here-to-listen style. But the real test awaits.
As Obama himself put it, recasting a relationship takes not just words, but deeds.
So Obama embraced Cuba's overture to put every issue on the table, but he wants the Castro government to free political prisoners. He had attention-snaring handshakes and smiles with Hugo Chavez, but he wants the Venezuelan leader to stop being an authoritarian figure. Obama pledged the U.S. and Mexico are united on the drug war, but violence keeps on raging.
'Stale debates and old ideologies'
For now, Obama has what he wanted. A start.
"What we showed here is that we can make progress when we're willing to break free from some of the stale debates and old ideologies that have dominated and distorted the debate in this hemisphere for far too long," he said Sunday at the end of the Summit of the Americas.
The White House hopes it will all pay off — Obama's personal diplomacy, his promises to lead without lecturing, his willingness to hear leftist leaders gripe about the past.
Obama even spelled out how, in his view, that political chain of events will happen.
He said countries will be more apt to cooperate with the United States on tough issues, even if only on the margins. Resistance based on anti-American conceptions of the past will fall away. And nations already friendly to the U.S. will be more willing to help because their people and neighbors will "see us as a force for good or at least not a force for ill."
Foreign and domestic reaction
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva said the U.S. and Latin America are now "creating a new way of looking at each other, of defeating our differences."
Video: Is Obama wrong? Even Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega, a critic of U.S. policy, said he found Obama receptive to dealing with the issues raised at the summit in Trinidad and Tobago. Ortega said Obama "is the president of an empire" that has rules the president cannot change. Nevertheless, he said, "I want to believe that he's inclined, that he's got the will."
Meanwhile, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich charged Monday that Obama's cordial greeting with Chavez sent a poor message to enemies of America by giving legitimacy and credibility to the fiery Venezuelan leader.
"What I find distressing, is that the administration opposes opening up oil exploration," but yet Obama "bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia" and now has reached out to Chavez, Gingrich said on NBC's "Today" show.
"Cuba releases zero prisoners," he said, "yet we make nice with Cuba. I'm for doing things methodically and calmly ... things that will work, but I'm not for deluding myself about smiles and words."
A leader, not a lecturer
The dragging economy didn't consume nearly the attention it normally would have at a summit of the type. The U.S. relationship with its peers framed the debate.
In a closing news conference, Obama offered up lines bound to appeal to those following his words across the Americas. He spoke of standing up for freedoms but respecting the cultures of other democracies, even if the U.S. deeply opposes the policies of a country.
His message: The United States should be a leader in democracy, but not a lecturer.
"And so if we are practicing what we preach and if we occasionally confess to having strayed from our values and our ideals, that strengthens our hand," Obama said. "That allows us to speak with greater moral force and clarity around these issues."
On Cuba, he said the government in Havana should release political prisoners, embrace democratic freedoms and cut fees on the money that Cuban-Americans send back to their families. Obama has lifted some restrictions on Cuba, and Cuban President Raul Castro responded with a broad, conciliatory overture.
As for Venezuela, Obama's friendly encounters with Chavez at the summit drew intense publicity — partly, Obama said, because Chavez is good at getting in front of TV cameras. Chavez's anti-American rhetoric has, in the past, led Obama to call him a demagogue.
Obama faced criticism from some Republicans about how he dealt with Chavez. He countered, "It's unlikely that as a consequence of me shaking hands or having a polite conversation with Mr. Chavez that we are endangering the strategic interests of the United States."
Nearing the 100-day mark of his presidency, Obama has spent much of April overseas. He made a splash in Europe, darted into the war zone in Iraq, and just spent four days in a region of the world where resentment for American power can run deep.
"I've got to get home," Obama told reporters before doing just that late Sunday evening.
The president planned to meet with his Cabinet on Monday to ask department and agency heads to offer ways to trim their budgets. Later in the day, Obama was to visit the CIA headquarters and deliver a public message on the agency's importance to national security.
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Trampolines come in all shapes and sizes and with differing safety equipment with a safety enclosure and more springs for a higher bounce, look for steel frames for the toughest trampolines (see best oval trampoline uk) and aluminium frames for a lightweight trampoline.
Octagonal trampolines are shaped like a fifty pence piece this shape is stronger than a round trampoline that your see in everyone's gardens, but the hexagonal shape is the new shape so get a hexagonal shaped trampoline first before everyone else does and see how the stronger design enables the springs to bounce you higher and with more power.
If your girls want to do gymnastics on a trampoline only a hexagonal shaped trampoline will do as you just can't get a powerful bounce on a round trampoline and should two people want to bounce together on a round trampoline they will just end up falling over themselves as the round shape is not strong enough to keep the children apart like a hexagonal shaped trampoline can.
Trampoline are for adults, look for rated to support adults as well as children, they still comes with all the safety equipment your kids will need like a safety enclosure the big fence that surrounds the trampoline and stops anyone falling off and safety padding over the springs to stop anyone hurting themselves if they fall near the edge and safety foam padding on the poles of the safety enclosure that will stop anyone from injuring themselves should they fall on the poles.
The bounce mat is made from a synthetic rubber called Permatron which does not rot and is resistant to sunlight degrading so you can leave the trampoline outside all year round, the frame of the trampoline has been hot dip zinc galvanised to make it rust resistant as have the springs too so you won't have an unsafe or unsightly trampoline in your garden it will always be shining bright steel that won't rust, delivered free of charge with a 5 year warranty on the metal parts and a one years warranty on all the other parts.
Have you ever noticed that professional trampolines used by gymnasts are rectangular but the trampolines everyone has at home in their gardens are round, that's because round trampolines are cheap even if they don't offer a high bounce or any safety measures to stop children falling over each other as they try and bounce together, rectangular trampolines are well priced and suitable for the garden, you can leave the trampoline outside all year round.
Rectangular trampolines are affordable, no more will parents have to buy an unsuitable round trampoline that offers no bounce for the gymnast and is dangerous for gymnastics because round trampolines have roll together whereby the springs are not held as tightly like they are on rectangular trampoline so with spongy springs there's no support and children bouncing together are rocked by their friends bouncing and fall over, not suitable at all when your practising gymnastics.
Rectangular trampolines have a weight rating of 24 stone and so can be used by adults as well as children so if you fancy a bit of gymnastics along with the children then buy this rectangular trampoline, gymnastics on a trampoline is a lot safer than on the floor as the trampoline has lots of protection and a safety enclosure to stop you falling out, plus if you do fall your just bounce.
For gymnastics use buy a rectangular trampoline, rectangular trampolines come with a 5 year warranty on the frame which is rust proof and a one year warranty on all other parts plus there's free delivery by courier so your children will be bouncing on their own rectangular trampoline in no time at all.
Want to buy a trampoline for the back garden for the children to play on then buy the classic trampoline is the way to go as its strong enough for you to join the children and play on the trampoline too, the classic trampoline is delivered free of charge in a box which contains all the tools you need to assemble the trampoline, assembly is easy and you don't need many tools actually but everything you do need is included.
The instructions are written to a good standard of English so you won't have any problems with dubious foreign translations that make little sense and theres pictures on the instructions showing you what you should do at every stage to make things easier, assembly will take less than an hour and you can assemble the trampoline on your own although it will be easier if there are two of you as someone might be needed to hold the parts whilst you assemble them.
In this article we'll touch upon trampolines for toddlers safe and telstar vortex trampoline review together with plum magnitude trampoline 14ft along with trampoline delivery and assembly with trampoline wowcher as well as spring free trampolines uk and bounce fit trampoline including spare trampoline poles also pink plum trampoline to trampoline stockists and bungee jumping trampoline and infinity leap trampoline with skywalker rectangle trampoline uk plus square trampoline 10ft and argos toys trampolines.
Trampolines are supplied with a safety enclosure, this is a fence that fits all the way around the outside of the trampoline and stops anyone falling off the trampoline as the fence physically stops them from falling out, the fence is made from a plastic netting material which will provide a soft landing for anyone who does fall on the safety fence, there's a door in the safety fence that fastens with a toggle and a trampoline ladder is supplied too so smaller children can easily climb up.
The trampoline legs sit on top of your lawn and are wide with their load distributed evenly so they won't dig into your grass and you can easily slide the trampoline on your grass around the garden as the big legs ensure the trampoline glides on grass rather than sinking in, in need of a budget priced trampoline for the back garden so the children can play then we recommend (check best oval trampoline uk) and 8ft trampoline, these are from respected brand names in trampoline manufacture and come with a five year warranty so you know your buying a quality trampoline that will last for many years.
Trampolines are strong too with a maximum trampoline user weight of 18 stone or 120kg so you can bounce on the trampoline with your children, just because the trampoline is cheap does not mean that it has to be inferior and that's what you can be proud of, the range is designed so that are cheap to buy, easy to assemble, last for years and come with all the safety features, what more could you ask even delivery is free.
Trampoline comes with a safety enclosure this is a wrap around fence made from a plastic mesh net which stops anyone falling out of the trampoline and there's no gaps between the trampoline and the safety enclosure either like they are on some trampolines, so with no gaps no fingers or feet can get caught, even if you bounce directly at the safety enclosure the strong safety enclosure poles will gently bounce you back as they too are covered with safety foam to prevent injury.
The springs have a closed cell safety foam cover too to prevent injury even if you bounce directly on the springs and the trampoline bounce mat and safety padding are designed to withstand the UK's snow and rain and will not rot or degrade so your get years of service, with safety enclosure to keep the children safe surrounded by a safety net so they can't fall off the trampoline and free ladder so smaller children can easily climb onto the trampoline and a waterproof cover to keep the rain away.
Or look at a large trampoline which comes with a free spring adjuster for adjusting the springs for maximum bounce, the 10ft trampolines also come with free delivery by courier, 72 springs provide the bounce for the 10ft trampoline, the exact number of springs has been mathematically worked out to give the highest bounce and the most repeatable bouncing across the entire surface of the 10ft trampoline.
What you would think is the trampoline rubber surface that you bounce on, these days is not made of rubber it's a high tech polypropylene woven soft touch mat to give it the proper name, this surface adds extra bounce on top of the bounce that you already get from the springs that hold this surface in place.
The trampoline surface is elastic and does not stretch, it actually bounces without stretching, it's an easy draining surface too that shakes of rainwater quickly so you can be back on the trampoline straight away without the need to wait for the trampoline to dry out after a shower because the trampoline surface will already be dry.
The trampoline surface is ultra violet UV radiation resistant too so it won't fade or crack in the sun, like some makes of trampoline, the trampoline surface is held on the trampoline by galvanised metal rings, galvanised metal won't rust and will give years of service, the edge of the trampoline is covered in foam padding to protect your children while they bounce, with an impressive five year guarantee that comes with free delivery.
Measuring 11 feet by 8 feet the space saving trampoline is oval in shape so is well suited to narrow gardens that are longer than they are wide, if your children are always asking for a trampoline but you think you don't have the room then this space saving trampoline is for you.
It's safe with its safety enclosure that goes completely around the trampoline like a fence, your children can't fall out of the trampoline they just bounce against a soft touch net fence, when the children have finished playing there's a door that you unzip in the safety fence, the door zip is on both the inside and the outside so they can zip and unzip themselves, 60 springs provide the bounce on the space saving trampolines, it's just as bouncy as a regular circle trampoline its just it takes up much less room and fits into narrow spaces.
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The trampoline surface that you actually bounce on provides an elastic feel and adds to your bounce, its rain resistant and easy drain too so rain showers won't stop the children getting back on the trampoline as soon as its stopped raining as the trampoline surface lets the water run away without getting waterlogged, the trampoline surface is resistant to degradation by sunlight, its UV protected and won't fade or crack is left outside.
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With a five year warranty against the frame rusting and a one year warranty on all other parts you can see this trampoline is good value for money, delivered free of charge by courier with full assembly instructions and all tools included.
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"Free your mind and the rest will follow." En Vogue was referring to eradicating prejudice, but the lyric looped through my mind in a different context while viewing "Beyond the Bars," an exhibition by inmates from the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail, currently on display at the McGuffey Art Center.
Four McGuffey-affiliated artists– Andy Faith, Rose Hill, Lindsay Michie Eades, and LeVonne Yountz– offered 11-week art classes at the jail in subjects ranging from charcoal drawing to abstract art. Rather than languishing in their cells, watching TV, or– let's be realistic– trading tips on various subjects, the prisoners learned ways to express their concerns and emotions visually.
The resulting show runs the gamut from personal collages to vibrant magic-marker abstracts to Christian-inspired ceramics. A few pieces reflect the prison experience– e.g. William Christmas' detailed cell drawing, with its open toilet and calendar dated 2015– but most reach for the remembered world outside, revealing individual dreams and preoccupations, such as William Solomon's numerous water-focused images.
Although "Beyond the Bars" primarily celebrates the inmates' creative spirits, more than a few of the pieces succeed as works of art, origin aside. Vera Davis' untitled magic-marker abstract is a powerfully composed piece in which black-and white patterned spaces play around central areas of color. Likewise, Anthony Echavarry's experimental marks strewn across the page mesmerize with their modern abstraction, calling to mind Klee, Kandinsky, and Miro.
Another show giving voice to a group often sidelined by society is Second Street Gallery's "A Careful Crash," a video installation by high school students who participated in a "Video as Art" course offered by Light House in fall 2006. In the work, the six teens– Liz Bower, Matt Denton-Edmundson, Mia Gale, Reuben Jones, Sasha Solodukhina, and Nicholas Yellman– explore cycles of destruction and reformation, using the game of Twister as a springboard.
A giant primary-colored Twister board (minus one red dot) extends across the west wall of the Dové Gallery, while, on the east wall, five short films project onto a Twister dot-sized circle. Denton-Edmundson's pomegranate-fueled piece is particularly effective. Meanwhile, Yellman's meditative video, examining the circular disruption and return to stillness of drops falling on a reflective body of water, fills the south wall and offers contrast to the installation's more frenzied and colorful elements.
Both "Beyond the Bars" and "A Careful Crash" reveal what minds set free by art can accomplish.
"Beyond the Bars" is on view in the downstairs hall gallery at the McGuffey Art Center through February 25. 201 Second St. NW, 295-7973. "A Careful Crash" runs through February 24 in Second Street Gallery's Dové Gallery. 115 Second St. SE (in the Charlottesville City Center for the Arts). 977-7284.


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Shares of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) soared more than 25 per cent Wednesday on news it will more than double its annual revenue and order backlog by acquiring a California satellite manufacturer for US$875 million.
"This is a game changer for MDA, one that meets many of our key strategic objectives in a single move," MDA president and CEO Friedmann told a conference call with analysts Wednesday.
Friedmann said the addition of Space Systems/Loral Inc. will gives his Vancouver-area company "critical mass' in the U.S. market while enhancing global opportunities and also greatly diversifying its revenue base.
"Not only will this give us access to the U.S. market for SSL's products, but it will also finally open the door for our traditional business in surveillance, intelligence and robotics," he said.
"SSL is a global leader in commercial communications satellites. Combined with our market-leading strengths in essential information this transaction transforms MDA into a unique global communications and information company with a strong commercial focus."
MDA shares closed up $12.61, or 28 per cent, at $57.25 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Post acquisition, more than two thirds of MDA's revenues will come from the commercial market, compared with just under one third at present, Friedmann noted.
As well, the acquisition of one the world's largest and most experienced communications satellite suppliers will provide increased geographic diversification of its revenue base.
Prospects for MDA's revenue from government took a hit earlier this year when the company warned in March that the federal budget didn't include money needed to advance — as envisaged — Canada's Radarsat Constellation Mission, a three-satellite project begun in 2005.
MacDonald, Dettwiler is best known as the maker of the robotic arms used on the International Space Station and the now-retired U.S. space shuttles. It is also been involved in a variety of businesses that use satellites to collect information from space.
Under the definitive agreement announced late Tuesday, it is buying SS/L's business from Loral Space & Communications for US$774 million cash and will pay US$101 million for the company's 1.3-million square foot campus in Palo Alto, Calif.
Loral Space will also receive US$112 million in cash dividends from SS/L.
"Combining the world-recognized communications capabilities of MDA with SS/L creates a powerful space communications leader and enhances the business prospects, both commercial and government, for each of MDA and SS/L," Michael Targoff, chief executive officer of Loral Space & Communications, said in a statement.
SSL president John Celli, who is remaining with the company, said the combination is a good strategic fit for both.
"Together we will be in an even stronger position to support the growth requirements of both new and existing customers," Celli said.
SS/L is among the world's leading suppliers of commercial communications satellites. Together with MDA, the two companies received about 30 per cent of the world's communications satellite awards between 2007 and 2012, while SSL has, by itself, won close to half of all awards in the high-powered segment of the market, Friedmann said.
"The benefits of this transaction are not in the future," he added. "It will provide immediate benefits, including strong accretion for our shareholders."
Following the acquisition, MDA will have combined annual revenues of $1.9 billion ($1 billion from SSL) and a combined order backlog of $2.8 billion ($2 billion SSL) as of March 31.
"The acquisition is also expected to provide global opportunities for future growth as MDA enters markets fuelled by some of today's most compelling consumer communications needs," MDA said.
"Space Systems/Loral's business is fundamentally driven by the worldwide demand for television, digital audio, broadband Internet, mobile communications, and voice telephony," Friedmann said.
"Billions of people around the world depend on these services and demand continues to increase. By acquiring one of the major companies that enable these essential communications services, MDA will move immediately to the forefront of this growing business."
Friedmann also described the two companies culturally "very compatible," with both being engineering oriented. In SSL's case, 2,700 members of its workforce of 3,200 are either space engineers or technicians with the skills required to expand SSL's traditional business to new customers.
"Essentially, we will still be MDA, but larger, stronger and much better positioned for future growth and success," he said.


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PHOENIX — If you know anything about the A's, it's that they don't like to steal bases.
That belief stems from the movie "Moneyball" about the 2002 A's and general manager Billy Beane. Brad Pitt, playing Beane, tells his hitters, "Another thing — no more stealing."
That line wasn't exactly true then, and it's nowhere close to being the truth now. For all the talk about the club's pitching and power, this team ultimately could live or die on the stolen base.
"This is a team that could steal a lot of bases, I mean a lot of them," said first base coach Tye Waller, who is the team's baserunning coach and a true believer in the ground game.
However, it's a bold statement when just one player, leadoff hitter Coco Crisp, had more than 10 steals last season. And Crisp reached 20 homers last year before he stole his 20th base. His final total of 21 steals was his fewest since 2005 in seasons that he has played at least 130 games.
But manager Bob Melvin is comfortable with running, so it's easily possible that last year's 74 steals for the entire season could be doubled this time around. It's all about being selective.
Just ask Beane.
"I never said I hated stolen bases," the G.M. said. "I hate the caught stealing. I despise that. That's giving away an out. But a stolen base is something positive for the team. Why would I hate something that's positive? Bob (Melvin) has always been good and very selective."
Melvin doesn't want his runners caught, either. At least not much.
"For me, we've got to be safe at least 70 percent of the time, or more," he said. "We want to use it when there's a high probability that it's going to be successful."
So where will this increase in steals come from?
Crisp averaged 40 steals a year in the three seasons before 2013, and part of the dropoff last year can be attributed to injury. But there also was diminished opportunity — Crisp hit a combined 27 homers from 2010-12, and there's no stealing when circling the bases.
"Realistically, you should be safe four out of every five tries (80 percent)," Crisp said. "For me, it's never the number of steals. It's the percentage of times you're safe. We've got guys who should have high percentages, J.D. (Josh Donaldson), (Josh) Reddick, guys like that."
Yoenis Cespedes was the model of efficiency as a rookie, stealing successfully in 16 of 20 tries in 2012. Last year he tried just 14 steals and was caught half the time.
Crisp, the club's stolen base sage, can steal a base when a pitcher is a relatively quick 1.3 seconds to the plate. Others need for the pitcher to be at 1.4 or 1.5 seconds.
"When pitchers are 1.4 or 1.5," Crisp said, "we can utilize the stolen base a lot."
That's the case with Reddick, who stole 11 of 12 in 2012 and nine of 11 last year.
"When Reddick got here," Waller said, "I told him he should always have at least 10 steals a season. He said that was way too much. But now he recognizes he has the ability, and that it's not all about speed."
Reddick was in the Boston organization before coming to Oakland, and the Red Sox aren't fans of having the middle of their lineup run. So they didn't nurture the stolen base ethic in Reddick. It's bloomed in Oakland.
"I'm not Coco, I'm not going to steal on speed," Reddick said. "For me, I've got to be 100 percent sure I'm going to make it. That's pretty much the way we think here. And I look around, and I think that the stolen base could be one of our biggest weapons."
Brandon Moss could be the secret weapon. Moss once stole a dozen bases in Triple-A, but he's swiped just seven in 17 big-league tries. He more or less gave up trying to steal until coming to Oakland, where he's been safe on 5 of 8 attempts in the last season and a half.
"I know I can steal bases. I don't have elite speed, but I can run," Moss said. "It's always been a matter of confidence."
And that's where Waller comes in. He's working on including Moss when the base stealers meet. And he's working on building up the first baseman's belief in the running game. The goal is perhaps 10 steals.
"He's very athletic; he can run," Waller said. "But stealing bases isn't all about speed. It's about the ability to recognize what the pitcher is doing, and that's what we're trying to develop with Moss. If he knows that we have confidence in him, he can do it."
"If it's something I can do," Moss said, "it will only help us. It's nice to hit those homers, but if you can contribute a steal in a big situation, that could help us win some games."
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Inside the A's blog at ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.
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A's stolen bases and major league ranking over the past six seasons:
2013: 74 (19th)
2012: 122 (9th)
2011: 117 (14th)
2010: 156 (3rd)
2009: 133 (4th)
2008: 88 (14th)


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How much does an international business person make?
Most people who do international business earn a good living. It's not the kind of job that companies can pay someone an hourly wage and expect good results, because the stakes are too high. The median starting salary for someone just out of college is about $41,000. By mid-career, the median salary for someone in international business is about $77,000.
While these figures may seem a little low, it is important to note that people who are stationed overseas often receive lots of benefits, which include: housing subsidy, international school tuition for their children, cars and personal drivers, and tax breaks. Considering the full package, people in international business often live a very comfortable lifestyle.
Career Outlook
How popular are international business jobs?
With the increase of globalization, international jobs are more popular than ever. Due to the nature of the industry, exact data is difficult to track. With that said, there has been an increased demand for people in the international sector, and there aren't enough qualified people to fill those positions, which makes the job outlook for this industry very good.
Career Path
How do I become an international business person?
You need some kind of formal education or special training in order to have the proper knowledge and skills for a position in international business. Getting a degree in international business would be a good way to get you jumpstarted in the industry. It would also be helpful to be able to speak a foreign language and have training in another area (finance, HR, engineering, etc.).
Salary and career outlook data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Welcome to the Alien lands of Socotra, with strange trees like the Dragon Blood Tree! You would be inclined to think you were transported to another planet – or traveled to another era of Earth's history. Socotra Island, which is part of a group of four islands, has been geographically isolated from mainland Africa for the last 6 or 7 million years. The archipelago features narrow coastal plains, a limestone plateau with caves, and mountains which rise to 1,525 meters above sea level.
Socotra is a small Yemeni archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Horn of Africa, about 350 kilometers south of the Arabian peninsula.
Like the Galapagos Islands, this island is teeming with 800 extremely rare species of flora and fauna, a full 1/3 of which are endemic, i.e. found nowhere else on Earth.
Socotra is home to more than 800 species of plants, some 240 of which are endemic to the island, and there are certainly many more plant species that have yet to be discovered. The climate is harsh, hot and dry, and yet – the most amazing plant life thrives there.
A Dragon's Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari) is seen in front of the Skund mountains on the island of Socotra, Yemen. The tree is so named because any injury to the bark results in a deep red liquid excreting from the scar – compared in the past to the "Blood of Dragons".
The branches spread out into the sky and from below appear to hover over the landscape like so many flying saucers… and from above they have a distinct mushroom look.
There is also the Desert Rose (adenium obesium) which looks like nothing so much as a blooming elephant leg.
A Socotran Fig Tree (Dorstenia gigas) with a bizare swollen trunk that almost has human proportions grows against a limestone rock face on the island of Socotra. The plants are one of over 300 plant species endemic to the island.


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The Vail Luxury Team of Heather McInerny
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About Us
With nearly 50 years of combined experience in Vail real estate, The Vail Luxury Team of Heather McInerny and George Lamb has developed an intimate knowledge of the Vail market. Experts in Vail luxury real estate, the team has earned a reputation that has resulted in satisfied clients and consistently high production. George and Heather bring unique skills and strengths to the team and successfully guide clients through the process of purchasing and selling homes, providing invaluable guidance and direction along the way.
George Lamb
A native of New England, George permanently moved to Vail in 1974. As a full-time landscape painter, he founded and chaired the art department of the Vail Mountain School. He joined Rod Slifer at Slifer and Company on Bridge Street in the spring of 1979 and has remained a full-time broker ever since, with a good overall knowledge of the general real estate market and a specialization of the upper Vail Valley.
The Taft School - Watertown, CT Rollins College (BA programs Art/Economics) and the Crummer School of International Business and Finance (MBA program) - Winter Park, FL
George has served on a number of boards and committees, including the Vail Design Review Board (Chairman), Planning and Environmental Commission, Art in Public Place and director of Holy Cross Energy, the electric utility company serving the Vail and Aspen areas.
George is married and lives in Vail with his wife Lizette. Their son, Colin is married and is a Doctor at Portland Maine Medical as a child psychiatrist having graduated from Bowdoin College and George Washington Medical School. They have a young daughter. Their younger son, Carder graduated from the University of San Diego and is currently working in Denver in the food hospitality industry while enrolled in a MBA program with a specialty in hospitality.
Heather McInerny
Heather's goal is to offer a positive and successful real estate experience to her clients. By focusing on details and consistent follow up, Heather ensures that each client will feel confident and well informed in their purchase or sale.
Born in Chicago and raised in Washington, DC, Heather moved to Vail in 1991 after attending the University of Colorado at Boulder. After annual visits to Vail throughout her childhood, it was a thrill to finally call Vail home. Before joining the Slifer team in 2004, she worked for the Vail Ski Patrol for 9 years.
Holton-Arms School- Bethesda, MD
University of Colorado at Boulder- BA in French Business
Heather is active in her children's school and serves on several boards and committees focused on improving today and planning for tomorrow.
In her free time, Heather enjoys spending time with her friends and family, kiteboarding, mountain biking, hiking and skiing. She lives in Singletree with her husband, two children, and Golden Retriever.
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A situation in which a bank customer withdraws more from his/her account than he/she had previously deposited. For example, if an account holder has $1,000 in the account and withdraws $1,200, this is an overdraft of $200. The bank may or may not honor the overdraft, depending on its policies and the importance of the customer. Usually, however, an overdraft incurs a relatively steep penalty fee.
A draft for more than the balance in the account on which the draft is drawn. A bank may honor an overdraft, depending on the importance of the customer and on prior arrangements (if any) to cover overdrafts. See also NSF check.
An overdraft is a withdrawal from a bank account that exceeds the funds you have available.
If you overdraw your account and you have overdraft protection, the bank will transfer money up to the limit on your line of credit to your account to cover the withdrawal. Although you will pay interest on the amount the bank transfers to your account from your line of credit, it is likely to be less than the substantial fees you pay for each overdraft.


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Together, Toll Brothers and KOHLER® bring you
the very best in luxury living!
Luxury, quality, value, style, sophistication…these are the hallmarks of every Toll Brothers home.
What defines Toll Brothers best is our steadfast commitment to building homes in which every element is carefully considered, and every feature is as stellar and unfaltering as our reputation.
That's why we use KOHLER plumbing products in our kitchens and baths. KOHLER is known for blending creative ideas, craftsmanship, and innovative technology to create beautiful, functional products. Whether you prefer classic or contemporary design, KOHLER has something for every discerning home buyer. Toll Brothers is America's only luxury home builder that has completely partnered with Kohler.
With a partnership like Toll Brothers and KOHLER, making your dream home a reality is closer and easier than you might think.


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5 styles of panelling and most are available in differing size options - so there is a wide range of possibilities to cater for nearly every situation. We have given Architectural Period names to our ranges but please take these with a pinch of salt as Georgian can just as easily suit a Victorian house!
It is more important to match the style of panel with the look and feel of the room that you are trying to achieve. Also, do not feel bound to use the same design in every room you wish to panel. In older properties, Georgian would traditionally have been used in Sculleries and Boot Rooms whilst Victorian or Jacobean style panelling would most likely feature in, say, the Parlour or Library! Be adventurous by all means, but in Period properties try to use a design that at least nods to the original style of the building. And of course in contemporary spaces the world is your oyster!
Finally, remember too that the choice of colour will have a big bearing on how the space will feel after the panelling has been installed. Our styles, though basically quite traditional, can provide a very contemporary look if painted in the right shade!


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It's one of the greatest adventure stories every told, which is why storytellers keep telling it. A new version of The Three Musketeers is in theaters now and [mp3com-artist]Paul Haslinger[/mp3com-artist] has a great new piece of music as part of the soundtrack. Austrian born and trained, Paul Haslinger joined venerable German electronic music group [mp3com-artist]Tangerine Dream[/mp3com-artist] while still in his mid-20's. Over the course of five years with the group, he participated in the recording of 15 albums, ventured with the band on 4 world tours and contributed to a number of soundtracks, including Miracle Mile and Near Dark. Moving to LA in '92, Haslinger set up his own shop and recorded three solo records before teaming with well-known film composer Graeme Revell in 1998. Earning his first solo credit in 2000 (with HBO's Cheaters) and the first placement of his solo music in a major motion picture (in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report) thrust Haslinger onto the A-list of Hollywood composers. Since that time, Haslinger has worked on countless films, contributed music to computer games and collaborated with several dozen artists, including [mp3com-artist]Nona Hendryx[/mp3com-artist], Robert Rich and Joey Waronker. "Gripping" and "electrifying" are the words that come to mind as we listen to the pulsing staccato of this 2 minute soundtrack segment from the newest telling of The Three Musketeers. Get the free MP3 download of "Only Four Men by Paul Haslinger, from the new Three Musketeers movie soundtrack, courtesy of MP3.com!
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Location & Hours
6416 Hallee Rd. Joshua Tree, CA
Phone: 760.366.3377
Store Hours: M-F 10-6, Sat 10-6, Sun Closed
Sitting on the edge of the most breathtaking National Parks in the United States, Joshua Tree Bike Shop is ready to prepare you for your next biking vacation. We've been exploring Joshua Tree National Park since childhood, so stop in if you need a ride recommendation: mountain or road! We are the only bike shop operating in Morongo Basin so we also serve the biking needs of Twentynine Palms, Yucca Valley, and the entire High Desert. Stop by and visit our bike shop on Hallee Road (just west of the Post Office).


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Stefan Koopmanschap has written about a hidden gem he discovered in PHP to help locate blocks of text that seem similar from one or more sources - similar_text.
I am working on a hobby project where I aggregate feeds from several different sources. With the blogs I work it right now, it often happens that an author posts the same post to a few different sites. However, because of site formats and sometimes also quick edits an author makes on one site but not on the author, the article contents are usually not identical strings. So I needed something that would help me figure out whether or not two strings are nearly identical.
After Googling around and finding things like the xdiff extension and soundex, he discovered the two functions he needed - levenshtein and similar_text.
I am still trying to figure out which percentage will catch the duplicates but not catch too many posts which are only similar but not actually duplicates, but with the above 75% I seem to catch quite a few duplicates so far.


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Every job has parts that suck. Everyone who's ever worked knows this. Usually, the worst part of a job is something that isn't really even your job, but somehow you got roped into doing it without even a raise to acknowledge the fact that it's a completely different job, and now you and everyone who inherits your job is stuck doing it forever and ever.
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This week's comics are all about the Boom! By that, I don't mean that they're more explosive than usual, just that one particular publisher is bringing the goods, while everyone else slacks off a little.
There's no getting around it; for almost every publisher this week, it's all about the reprints. DC collect some of the funniest self-referential comics ever in the black and white Showcase Presents Ambush Bug, Marvel showcases the next generation of mean green mothers with the Hulk: Skaar, Son of Hulk hardcover, Wanted creator Mark Millar's stab at religion, Chosen gets a reissue as American Jesus Volume 1: Chosen (worth picking up if only for the insanely terrible ending, and I say that with something approaching love) and a genuine classic gets new life as Ted McKeever Library Volume 3: Metropol.
(Also released, if Diamond's shipping list of this week's releases is to be believed - although I am convinced that it can't be, because this isn't due for another month - is the collection of IDW's Star Trek: Countdown, the prequel to JJ Abrams' big screen reboot of Gene Rodenberry's franchise, and a fun Next Generation story in and of itself. I keep thinking I should do a recap for Trek fans who haven't picked it up, and the same with IDW's Terminator: Salvation prequel - Would you guys be interested in that?)
That said, Boom! Studios have easily taken the win for the week's releases with two new books based on old friends.
Firstly, Pixar's The Incredibles come to their natural home with the first issue of The Incredibles: Family Matters (written by Kingdom Come, The Flash and many other great things writer Mark Waid), which manages to capture the tone of the movie pretty damn well... but even so, still isn't the best thing to hit stores tomorrow.
No, that title belongs to the first issue of Boom!'s new The Muppet Show series, which I will tenuously define as sci-fi for the purposes of inclusion here thanks to the Pigs In Space sketch contained therein. For anyone who loved the old Muppet Show TV series... you have to buy this. You really, really won't be disappointed. Unless you hated the comedy and only tuned in for the musical numbers.
For those who know what it is to laugh, you'll have to use the Comic Shop Locator to find out where to buy the wonder (and pick up The Incredibles, while you're at it). For everyone else...? Well, why not look and see what else is coming out this week to find something to tickle your fancy?


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June 10, 2012
An amendment to the Austin Police Department's mission statement will instruct all employees to preserve human life.
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Windsor Castle and The London Eye
- Entry to Windsor Castle
- Tickets for London Eye
- Professional Guide
- Transportation by Luxury Air-Conditioned Coach
- Free Wi-Fi on board
Windsor Castle
Over 900 years of royal history are waiting for you in Windsor Castle, which is perched high above the River Thames just outside of London. From William the Conqueror all the way through to our current Queen, successive monarchs have lived here and left their mark on what is now the largest continuously occupied castle in the world. We shall be amongst the first people to enter Windsor Castle, so you can see for yourself the splendour of St. Georges chapel and the sumptuous state apartments. Windsor itself is a pretty town full of traditional shops and historic pubs. Shakespeare is said to have written his play The Merry Wives of Windsor in one of them!
The Coca-Cola London Eye
The Coca-Cola London Eye is centrally located in the heart of the capital, gracefully rotating over the River Thames opposite the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. At 135 metres, the Coca-Cola London Eye is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel; a feat of design and engineering it has become the modern symbol representing the capital and a global icon. The experience showcases breathtaking 360 degree views of the capital and its famous landmarks and has been the number one visitor experience in the city for the past decade.
The gradual rotation in one of the 32 high-tech glass capsules takes approximately 30 minutes and gives you an ever changing perspective of London. Within each capsule, six touch screens powered by Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 allow you to explore the capital's iconic landmarks in several languages.
An experience on the Coca-Cola London Eye will lift you high enough to see up to 40 kilometres on a clear day and keep you close enough to see the spectacular details of the city unfolding beneath you.
Included with every ticket is entry to the amazing Coca-Cola London Eye 4D Experience, an inspiring journey of discovery that brings London to life through unique perspectives and multi-sensory special effects, including wind, bubbles and smell.
- Entry to Windsor Castle
- Tickets
for London Eye
- Professional Guide
- Transportation by Luxury
Air-Conditioned Coach
- Free Wi-Fi on board
- Gratuities (optional)
- Hotel drop offs (the tour
will finish at London Eye)
Please note:
- This tour will depart
promptly at 7:45am Victoria Coach Station Gate 19 - 20 (boarding starts at 7.30am) and will finish at The London Eye.
- Return transfer back to
London departs Windsor Castle at 1pm (subject to change)
- During peak periods, additional vehicles without Wi-Fi may be used.
- Victoria Coach Station (Gate 19 - 20), 164 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, SW1W 9TP