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Penguins + Pajamas Family Sleepover
Description: Gather your flock for an unforgettable night at the museum during a Penguins + Pajamas sleepover at the California Academy of Sciences. Explore the Academy after-hours, enjoy special activities all evening, then unroll your sleeping bags in front of your favorite animal's tank. Complete with penguin-themed pajamas for the whole family, the experience will inspire memories that last for years to come. After all, how often do you get to snooze next to a colony of African penguins, or an albino alligator? Package includes: • Four tickets to any Penguins + Pajamas sleepover through June 2012. Check www.calacademy.org/events/sleepovers/ for schedule • Four pair of penguin-themed pajamas (adult and kid sizes available) • Pierre the Penguin: A True Story storybook, relating the tale of the Academy's famous wetsuit-wearing penguin • 15" penguin plush • (Retail value of this package is $643 – a savings of 38%)
Price: $399.00 Visit the Website
Disney Character Twin Bed
Description: Send your little one to sleep with their favorite Disney Character friends! They'll have sweet dreams in Delta Children's Products Princess and Cars Twin Beds. The beds comes with removable guardrails to keep your little princess or racecar driver safe and sound all night long. Delta Children's Products makes the transition to a "big kid bed" fun and easy! Available at Toys R Us.
Price: $249.99 Visit the Website
Traffic Green Play Carpet
Description: These super cool play carpets are textured 3D rugs that allow for interactive playtime! Your little one will love to guide his toy cars and trucks through the streets, park at home and just let his or her imagination run wild! This will ensure hours and hours of uninterrupted fun for them and for you! Use them in a kid's playroom or a cars and trucks themed bedroom.
Price: $149.99 Visit the Website
Give The Gift Of Learning Math With Trickomatics
Description: Made available just five weeks ago, Trickomatics (www.trickomatics.com) is a unique computer program that provides kids with an alternate way to learn math. Kids learn to think in numbers using real-world situations through an animated cartoon and computer game with their favorite characters. The program comes in a variety of languages, including French, Korean, German, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Japanese, Spanish and Italian.
Price: $129.99 Visit the Website
Fight Kids' Obesity With 123GoTV -Pedal The Bike, TV Plays, Stop Pedaling, TV Screen Goes Blank
Description: KIDEXERCISER, INC. LAUNCHES 123GoTV KIDS RIDE THEIR BIKES WHILE WATCHING TV FOR AN ENTERTAINING WAY FOR KIDS TO EXERCISE PEDAL THE BIKE, TV PLAYS, STOP PEDALING, TV SCREEN GOES BLANK A GREAT GIFT FOR KIDS FOR THE HOLIDAYS Kids like to bike; kids like to watch TV – but can time-challenged youngsters engage in both and stay fit? It's as easy as 123GoTV, a pioneering invention from KidExerciser,Inc. that combines fun and fitness for kids right in their own living rooms. It's the ideal gift for kids for the Holidays.(www.kidexerciser.com) 123GoTV is a high-tech mix of entertainment and exercise, where kids get to enjoy two of their favorite pastimes: watching television and bike riding. "It's as simple as kids pedaling their cycle in front of a TV set," states Mullen. Kids pedal their bike to watch favorite TV program or videos; Stop pedaling, the TV goes blank. It's fitness and fun, designed for children ages six to eleven. 123GoTV is simple to use. Just place the child's own bicycle into the secure trainer provided; the bicycle trainer lifts the rear wheel of a child's bike, allowing freewheeling in a stationary position. A small generator and transmitter send an OK signal to a receiver attached to the TV set. Once connected, the cycle takes control of the TV signal. Kids pedal to watch their favorite TV programming; stop pedaling and the screen goes blank. Available for purchase on www.kidexerciser.com or www.123Gotv.com
Price: $99.00 to $199.00 Visit the Website
Junior Scientist Kit
Description: Encourage the budding scientist in your life with the tools and inspiration to begin exploring their surroundings in a new light. Change the way they see the world with a personal microscope, and pique their curiosity in the "gross factor" of biology with a copy of Oh Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty. Who knows, they may just grow up to become a curator at the California Academy of Sciences! Package includes: • Microscope kit • "Junior Scientist" t-shirt • Oh Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty, by Joy Masoff • (Retail Value is $93 – a savings of 15%)
Price: $79.00 Visit the Website
Acting Classes
Description: Peak Talent School of Acting offers kids and teen acting classes (ages 5 to 17) for all levels, no experience is necessary. Our affordable on camera acting classes include monologue, cold reading/commercial and scene study. Private coaching is also available. All acting classes focus on acting for film & television developing the skills young actors need to work in the entertainment industry. We offer 2 convenient locations, teen class meets in Greenwood Village and the kids class meets in Aurora, the school is owned and operated by Christine Williams-Reed. Christine is an experienced acting teacher, former Los Angeles SAG licensed Talent Agent and author of the book "Mom I Want to be on TV" A Parents Guide to the Entertainment Industry.
Price: $75.00 to $125.00 Visit the Website
PlasmaCar - The Car Fueled By Kid Power!
Description: PlasmaCar The Car Fueled by Kid-Power The PlasmaCar is a mechanical marvel that makes use of the cleanest and most inexhaustible energy source on earth…kid-power! By harnessing the natural forces of inertia, centrifugal force, gravity, and friction, the PlasmaCar requires no batteries, no power-cells, no liquid fuel, just the occasional cookie or two. The PlasmaCar is also very durable and can handle a load of up to 100 kg (220 lbs) on a smooth, flat surface, and 55 kg (120 lbs) on a rough, flat surface, so parents can have fun too! Ages: 3+
Price: $69.99 Visit the Website
"I Love You More Than..." Canvas Reproduction By Oopsy Daisy
Description: Oopsy Daisy's artwork is colorful and appropriate, making their products the perfect accent for your child's bedroom or playroom. Rosenberry Rooms has hundreds of fun prints by various Oopsy Daisy artists, but the "I love you more than..." canvas reproduction is perfect for Valentines Day. Tell your little girl how much you love her with this canvas, and she will treasure it always!
Price: $69.00 Visit the Website
Burlap Children's Playroom Tent
Description: This playroom tent by Twelve Timbers is a great addition to any kid's room. This unique kids play tent is constructed with wooden cross beams, painted in the color of your choice, and is available with light or dark burlap. This play tent will encourage hours of playing pretend and is sure to inspire any child's imagination and creativity. You can even personalize it with the adorable banners too!
Price: $65.00 Visit the Website
GrandCamp Adventures Longbeard's Treasure Hunt
Description: A treasure hunt especially created for Grandparents & Grandkids that's easy to set up and fun to play for young and old alike. The detailed design and careful thought that went into creating this game is obvious from the time you see and feel its unique carrying case. This activity includes an exciting twist to the story only hinted in GrandCamp Adventures' "Here We Go! Around the World Family Adventure" storybook. The Longbeard's Treasure Hunt activity features a note from this colorful pirate character as well as treasure maps, clues, coins and special action cards. Explore how the adventure evolves in a way that will have kids and adults alike scrambling from clue to clue to find hidden treasures. We've yet to complete a hunt where there wasn't and immediate cheer from the hunters saying "let's play it again!" GrandCamp Adventures is a company of fun and interactive kids products and games made especially to create deeper connections between grandkids and their grandparents.
Price: $54.99 Visit the Website
Description: Tandars are the hottest new interactive pet from Yoha Technologies. They will react to you and talk to their friends. They are environmentally friendly and recharge thru USB connector in their tail. A portion of the sales will be donated to the Tarsier foundation in the Philippines as they are an endangered species. Check them out now at www.tandars.com
Price: $49.99 Visit the Website
Little G Plush Toy
Description: This little guy, by Little Giraffe, is one of the hottest gifts this season! Being spotted in the arms of Little Suri Cruise, Little G, is a popular guy and his adorable face and soft and cuddly fabric leave no doubt as to why he was voted the #1 plush toy of the holiday season by Perezitos! He comes in three colors too, spotted blue, celadon and pink.
Price: $45.00 Visit the Website
Description: Project light from the remote control and watch the Lazer Stunt Chaser race after it at over 300 mph (scale for tight turns. Dual-sided design with light-up wheels that change color when car flips over. Race the C hasers onto the stunt ramp and they'll flip over and keep going! 1:32 scale; up to 40' control range. Set includes: Lazer Stunt Chaser car with built-in rechargeable battery, wireless infrared remote control, stunt ramp, battery charger and instruction guide. Age: 4 and up
Price: $39.99 Visit the Website
Smart Kid Book Set
Description: Includes four award-winning Math and Science books. The titles included: One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Science! One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Math! 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Science 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Math Also our books have been featured on National Public Radio, and have been recognized by leading math and science organizations. ALL of these titles are NSTA Recommends and both math books have been endorsed by NCTM.
Price: $34.95 Visit the Website
Perplexus™ - The 3D Maze Game That Will Leave You Perplexed
Description: Perplexus from PlaSmart Inc. is a 3-dimensional maze game where players maneuver a small marble around challenging barriers inside a large-sized transparent sphere. Unlike traditional flat-surface mazes that are composed of one path, Perplexus challenges players like no maze has before with numerous paths to choose from and dozens of barriers to overcome offering hours of entertainment and fun. Players can race each other or the clock. In addition to being an entertaining game, Perplexus is a great tool for cognitive development, encouraging children to exercise their problem-solving, motor and dexterity skills, as well as improving their hand-eye coordination. The original bendy, trendy, can't put-it-down 3D game maze challenge. Don't let the name fool you. With 100 barriers to overcome the Perplexus Original will challenge and entertain the most experienced maze masters for hours. Age: 6-106
Price: $24.99 Visit the Website
Coinkeeper - Coin Collecting Kits
Description: Coinkeeper coin collection kits are designed for numismatists of any age. Each coin slips into its own crystal clear flip and each flip is stored in a multi-pocket page enclosed in a vibrantly designed, snap closed polypropylene album. Coinkeepers are available at Amazon.com in its' Toys and Games section. The first Coinkeeper kit is packed full of essentials and includes two 1.5 inch eco-friendly binders, one digitally printed and designed for pennies plus a second binder vibrantly designed for nickels. Each binder has metal rings for durability, plus102 coin flips and paper inserts for labeling purposes. Ten multi-pocket pages are included to insert the labeled coin flips for the ultimate in organization and coin protection. The second Coinkeeper kit includes two stackable 1.5-inch polypropylene binders, the first designed to highlight the dimes enclosed and a second binder for quarters. Each kit includes 10 multi-pocket pages per binder, plus 102 coin flips and paper inserts for accurate labeling. Produced with a low environmental impact, Coinkeepers are curbside recyclable upon removing the lock-tight metal rings. The innovative fully enclosed Coinkeeper design reduces the risk of lost coins.
Price: $24.99 Visit the Website
Laffy Laffalot Brings Joy At The Touch Of A Button
Description: Firefighter and Inventor Creates Innovative, Interactive Toy...Laughter truly is the best medicine... Holiday shoppers looking for the 'gift that keeps giving' will now find the perfect solution with a new interactive toy designed to put a smile on everyone's face at the touch of a button. With every toy sold, $3 will be donated to The National Children's Cancer Society up to $12 million. What is this innovative toy's name? Laffy Laffalot™. Laffy Laffalot, with its bright orange body, big engaging eyes and smile features 20 pre-programmed buttons with hilarious belly laughs, silly giggles, snorts and more. Laughter is contagious, and Laffy Laffalot gets everyone in a room laughing instantly with its built-in speaker and MP3 sound quality. Laffy Laffalot's most unique features include four buttons that allow gift givers and loved ones to record custom messages, and a hilarious helium effect dial to alter any laugh or message for endless hours of fun. Laffy Laffalot, available for $19.99, also comes with a child-sensitive headset and two AA batteries.
Price: $19.99 Visit the Website
Perplexus Rookie™ - The 3D Maze Game That Will Leave You Perplexed
Description: Perplexus from PlaSmart Inc. is a 3-dimensional maze game where players maneuver a small marble around challenging barriers inside a large-sized transparent sphere. Unlike traditional flat-surface mazes that are composed of one path, Perplexus challenges players like no maze has before with numerous paths to choose from and dozens of barriers to overcome offering hours of entertainment and fun. Players can race each other or the clock. In addition to being an entertaining game, Perplexus is a great tool for cognitive development, encouraging children to exercise their problem-solving, motor and dexterity skills, as well as improving their hand-eye coordination. Players that are intrigued by the original Perplexus but intimidated by the challenge can practice their skills with Perplexus Rookie. Offering 70 barriers, this bendy, trendy maze game offers players plenty of twists and turns for hours of entertainment and fun. New for 2011. Age: 4 - 104
Price: $19.99 Visit the Website
Wuggle Pets™ An Activity Toy Children Will Love!
Description: Wuggle Pets™ are adorable baby animals that magically come to life, right at home! This fun new activity toy is easy to use. Children simply add fluffy stuffing using the Fun Fill Factory, sprinkle in a little magic dust, and watch as it grows. They even choose their pet's personality by adding one or more personality charms! These hot new collectibles are beautifully made with embroidered eyes and hoofs or paws so there are no small parts and feature a signature birthmark on the back of its ear. Each pet comes with a customizable birth certificate and a backpack clip so kids can bring their baby pet wherever they go. The 12-piece Starter Kit retails for $19.99 and comes with 2 pets – a Magical Unicorn and a Cuddly Puppy – the Fun Factory, and all the fluffy stuffing, magic dust, and personality charms needed to bring these pets to life. Individual kits are available for $7.99. Kids can collect the Funny Monkey, Playful Pony, Bashful Bear, and a Clever Raccoon.
Price: $19.99 Visit the Website
The Greatest Day Ever Game
Description: Imagine a day full of laughter and play. If you play your cards right, today could be your day! All around town at all the cool places, with presents-a-plenty and fun, friendly faces! The Greatest Day Ever Game is an exciting new matching game that kids and parents will love! Meet 20 amazing friends and indulge in 20 amazing presents as you experience The Greatest Day Ever! Created by parents, for ages 5 and up, 2-4 players
Price: $19.99 Visit the Website
"A Christmas Wedding Tail" DVD From Anchor Bay Entertainment
Description: A story about a pair of passionate pooches, Labrador Rusty (voiced by Jay Mohr) and Poodle Cheri (voiced by Nikki Cox), who fall head-over-tails in love. The two smitten pups conspire to get their respective owners, Susan (Jennie Garth) and Jake (Brad Rowe) to wed. Despite Susan's and Jake's compatibility, their new blended family – with five kids! – turns out to be more than Rusty and Cheri had bargained for. Now, the calculating canines must put their poochie powers to the test to keep their family from ending up in the dog house…. The new DVD also stars Tom Arnold as Susan's eccentric headhunter and Catherine Hicks as Susan's loving mother.
Price: $19.98 Visit the Website
Doll Carrier Backpack Fits American Girl Doll
Description: Carry-Her is a doll carrier backpack for 16"-18" dolls, such as American Girl Doll® . It's lightweight and easy to use. Moms love it just as much as little girls. Moms hands are now free, and so are her little girls. Your daughter will be proud to bring along her doll, as Carry-Her makes it easy. A comfortable design allows the doll to piggy back all day long. Fatigue is not an issue, with the lightweight design and adjustable straps. Your daughter won't even realize she is carrying her doll all by herself!
Price: $19.95 to $25.95 Visit the Website
Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace Junior Kit
Description: When it comes to buying gifts for children around the holidays, parents can sometimes struggle with the idea of getting their kids gifts that are not only fun and entertaining, but also educational. One of the main things that parents want to teach their kids about, particularly during the holidays, is how to handle money. Nationally syndicated radio talk show host and New York Times best-selling author Dave Ramsey has created Financial Peace Junior, a kit of information and materials that helps parents teach their children how to practice the principles of giving, saving, and spending. The Financial Peace Junior kit comes with wet-erase boards to keep track of savings and commission; an activity book with stories and games; magnets for giving, saving, and spending; a kid's sized calculator; envelope system; and an instruction manual for parents. Financial Peace Jr. is a great way for parents and kids to grow closer and learn the value of money together. Financial Peace Junior retails for $19.95. Financial Peace Junior is available at www.daveramsey.com for $19.95.
Price: $19.95 Visit the Website
GrandCamp Adventures' Here We Go! Around The World Family Adventure Story Book
Description: Here We Go! Around the World Family Adventure Story Book is a beautifully illustrated book for any kid who enjoys an adventurous and magical bedtime story. The book is about a set of adventures grandparents and grandkids who with the assistance of papa's magical compass circle the globe to recover their lost treasures. Discover faraway lands and traditions, breach castle walls, survive a brush with quicksand and meet a stowaway meerkat. GrandCamp Adventures is a company of fun and interactive kids products and games made especially to create deeper connections between grandkids and their grandparents. and this book facilitates grandparents and grandkids to get to know each other and talk about family history and traditions!
Price: $18.95 Visit the Website
Juno Jr. The Day The Music Stopped DVD
Description: Geared toward your growing preschooler, Juno Jr. expands on the Emmy Award-winning Juno Baby line with beautiful, original, orchestral music, rich story lines and a deep emphasis on music education and appreciation. Join Juno and her brother, Rai Rai, as they take an adventure to the imaginary, magical, musical world of Harmonia Springs. Juno is a six-year-old girl with a passion for music. While practicing the piano in her bedroom, Juno and her two-year-old brother, Rai Rai, are transported to the musical world of Harmonia Springs. Trees are made of cellos, cars are shaped like bass clefs and lamp posts like French horns, street signs flash "Waltz" and the train that takes them on their journey is made up entirely of musical instruments. When Bunny presses the big red button on Murphy's Shush Machine, she inadvertently silences the town of Harmonia Springs. Juno realizes that, in order to bring life back to the town, she and her friends have to create their own music through melody, harmony, rhythm and – most of all – friendship.
Price: $17.99 Visit the Website
Juno Jr. - One Bunny Band DVD
Description: Geared toward your growing preschooler, Juno Jr. expands on the Emmy Award-winning Juno Baby line with beautiful, original, orchestral music, rich story lines and a deep emphasis on music education and appreciation. Juno is a six-year-old girl with a passion for music. While practicing the piano in her bedroom, Juno and her puppet friends are transported to the imaginary, magical, musical world of Harmonia Springs. DVD Description: After Bunny's "serenade stand" doesn't live up to her expectations, Indie hires her to be his own, personal "One Bunny Band." Indie gets more than he bargains for as Bunny misses the music mark time and time again. But in the end, Bunny and her friends learn how to put feeling into their music through concepts such as tempo, dynamics and articulation.
Price: $17.99 Visit the Website
The Chugger Championship From Anchor Bay Entertainment
Description: Preschoolers from coast-to-coast will get on the fast-track to fun and learning with "The Chugger Championship"! the newest "winner" in the "Chuggington™" DVD series from Anchor Bay Entertainment. A colorful and contemporary CGI-animated TV series from Ludorum that encourages early social readiness skills, "Chuggington" follows the amusing escapades of three young trainees, Wilson, Brewster and Koko, as they learn to "ride the rails" of life and become productive chuggers. The traintastic trio is ready to put their "wheels to the rails" in the DVD's six, action-packed adventures.
Price: $16.98 Visit the Website
Description: eco.kid is committed to bringing a healthier solution to children's hygiene without harming the planet. Developed with the use of native plants from Australia, eco.kid is leading the market in eco-friendly children's bath, skin, and body products. With NO artificial preservatives, colorings, fragrances, and NO synthetics, silicone or sulphates used to manufacture eco.kid products, we believe eco.kid should be used as part of a healthier lifestyle for kids and a safer solution for the planet. We pinky swear that no bad stuff is allowed in eco.kid products. Only flowers and trees, oils and leaves that are organically certified and wild harvested. eco.kid's labels also contain Braille to aid visually impaired children and parents. We believe it's always greener on the other side…we call it the eco.kid community!
Price: $16.95 to $31.95 Visit the Website
Signs Wooden Puzzle
Description: Puzzles are an excellent way to stimulate your child's learning and keep them occupied on something fun! These classic wooden puzzles from DwellStudio are a great option because they come in so many vibrant colors and cool shapes for kids. These make a great gift for toddlers this holiday season and are also a great accent to a transportation themed nursery or kid's room.
Price: $14.00 Visit the Website
Description: This two-in-one mini sleeping bag will keep your favorite stuffed toys warm and snuggly. Cushy and convertible, these durable mini sleeping bags serve as a perfect slipcover to keep plush toys ultra cozy and ultra clean. Snugglebags make the ideal gift for children who want to share their dreams with their favorite plush companions wherever their travels may take them. Fully reversible design. Dimensions: L 50 cm X W 50 cm (30 cm X 15 cm when rolled into bag). Fits a variety of sizes and styles of stuffed toys, including Pillow PetsTM. Polyester fiber batting (all new materials). Water resistant. Durable. Recommended for ages 3 and up. Inspected to meet or exceed U.S. safety requirements. Available in two fun colors.
Price: $12.99 Visit the Website
The Pesky Peanut Children's Book
Description: The Pesky Peanut, a Compelling True Story by Seattle Author, Katie Corl, Educates and Entertains Readers about the Challenges of Coping with Food Allergies. Many people do not realize that food allergy statistics in the United States are both staggering and on the rise. According to the CDC, food allergies affect over 10 million Americans, and almost 4% of America's children. The AAAI (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology) states that the peanut allergy, in particular, is the most common cause of food-related death. Seattle-author, Katie Corl, decided to share the personal story of her son Kelly's peanut allergy in her children's book debut – The Pesky Peanut, the first of a children's book series dedicated to allergy awareness.
Price: $12.95 to $13.00 Visit the Website
Juno Jr. Super Duper Deluxe Edition CD
Description: Get the best of both worlds! The Juno Jr. Super Duper Deluxe Edition features both instrumental and sing-along tracks from the Juno Jr. series, including the DVDs "One Bunny Band," "The Day the Music Stopped," and "Friends Make a Symphony." All titles are performed live by the Juno Jr. Orchestra, and composed by Belinda Takahashi, Ph.D. Geared toward your growing preschooler, Juno Jr. expands on the Emmy Award-winning Juno Baby line with beautiful, original, orchestral music, rich story lines and a deep emphasis on music education and appreciation. Join Juno and her brother, Rai Rai, as they take an adventure to the imaginary, magical, musical world of Harmonia Springs.
Price: $11.99 Visit the Website
"A Dog Named Moo" Kids CD
Description: Finally a collection of spirited songs that has kids and kids-at-heart singing along. "A Dog Named Moo" is an instant classic CD by acclaimed singer and songwriter, essence. With titles including 'T REXXXX!', 'Everybody Has A Butt', 'Socks On My Ears' and 'Coming to Getcha', this album offers an escape from our hectic lives and a contrast to our hyper-frenetic pace. essence offers heartfelt, clever, imaginative and witty songs that promise to entertain as well as educate the little ones. Her songs are so catchy, you'll want to listen to them over and over again.
Price: $10.00 Visit the Website
Orbo From PlaSmart
Description: Orbo™ is a snap and match puzzle game for children aged 3+. Players push the colored ball through the hole and watch it snap into the empty spot. Match all the balls with the colored rings to solve the puzzle and then mix it up again for another try. Age: 3+ Designed as a confidence builder and excellent travel companion, Orbo™ has earned the coveted Parent Tested Parent Approved Winner's Seal of Approval.
Price: $9.99 Visit the Website
Description: A combination slipcover, outfit and carrier, Petjamas are today's must-have accessories for your favorite plush toys. This super soft, super cute and super cleanable cover acts as clothes or a carrying case for plush companions and a pillow case for children. Petjamas make the ideal gift for the child who is inseparably connected to their beloved stuffed friends. Fully interchangeable. Dimensions: L 18 in X W 16 (fits standard-shaped 18-inch Pillow PetsTM only). Easily portable with grab-and-go handle. Pockets for storing belongings. Super soft, embossed velveteen fabric made of 100% polyester. Durable. Recommended for ages 3 and up. Inspected to meet or exceed U.S. safety requirements. Available in multiple colors and fabrics.
Price: $9.99 Visit the Website
Style Me Up! Fashion Craft Sets
Description: Tween fashionistas with a passion for fashion can step out in trendsetting style with Style Me Up!™, a chic collection of do-it-yourself fashion kits from Wooky Entertainment, Inc. available exclusively at select Target stores just in time for the holidays. The collection features eight glam kits for girls ages 8+ that include everything they need to create one-of-a-kind designs with jewelry, fashion accessories and more. The inspiration begins with the line's distinctive packaging outfitted with stylized art in an invitingly warm color palette. All kits include an instruction booklet to help ensure that every design a girl creates is perfect and entirely her own.
Price: $9.99 to $14.99 Visit the Website
The Halo™ T-Shirt
Description: Jump aboard the Smile Train this season with the The Halo™ T-Shirt! The Halo™ is a fashionable, 100% pre-shrunk cotton tee shirt featuring a glowing image of a halo on the front - an encouraging symbol well-represented to varying degrees in the scriptures of various faiths. Your gift is one that gives back - your purchase of the Halo™ T-Shirt helps to bring hope to children around the globe who suffer from cleft lip and cleft palate! Little Lamb Properties donates 10% of all sales of the Halo™ T-Shirt to Smile Train, an organization which provides free cleft-related surgery for millions of poor children in developing countries. The Halo™ tee shirt makes it possible for people who have a passion for this important cause to not only donate money but also raise awareness for it in their daily life.
Price: $9.95 to $14.95 Visit the Website
Panda Man To The Rescue!
Description: Rated 'A' for All Ages A unique reading experience for ages 6 and up, mixing comic book elements with traditional prose. In addition, readers solve mazes, puzzles and riddles to move the stories along! Boing Oing! It's Panda Man, a roly-poly hero with a bottomless belly and the power of pee-yew! Evil villains are no match for our hero's funky feet and flatulence, but he still needs your help! Together you can solve the mazes and puzzles that stand between Panda Man and ultimate justice...or his next meal. Whichever comes first!
Price: $7.99 Visit the Website
Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 10
Description: Rated 'A' for All Ages. All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen and into the pages of this action-packed manga! A New Adventure Begins! In order to assist Professor Oak's research, a young Trainer, Crystal, hits the streets of Cherrygrove City with a new Pokédex in hand! Her goal is to catch all kinds of Pokémon! And what will happen when the Legendary Pokémon Suicune awakens?
Price: $7.99 Visit the Website
Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Adventure!, Vol. 8
Description: Rated 'A' for All Ages. All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen and into the pages of this action-packed manga! A Pokémon Showdown! If Hareta and his new rival Koya can't agree on how to rescue Cyrus and a group of mind-controlled Pokémon, they might never get saved! Then, Koya is attacked by a long-lost Pokémon friend... And when Hareta finally gets his chance to battle the Legendary Pokémon Giratina, two unexpected allies arrive to fight by our hero's side! This is the thrilling series finale!
Price: $7.99 Visit the Website
My Car Pet
Description: What do you call a pet for your car made out of carpet? My Car Pet! This cute and shagadelic creature is definitely a one of a kind find! This "pet" is VERY low maintenance and is happy to spend time with you next to your computer, in the back of your car, in your school locker or on your bedside table guarding you from bad dreams.
Price: $7.99 Visit the Website
Le Baby Hair Products
Description: Le Baby is a collection of haircare products for kids and adults with sensitive skin. The products are free of sulfates, parabans, fragrances and all harsh chemicals. The line consists of a hypoallergenic hair gel to tame and control after-nap fly aways and, the newest addition, hair detangler. The detangler is strategically designed so that ever spritz reaches the hair's roots and coats the entire strand of hair to make combing less painful.
Price: $7.95 to $9.95 Visit the Website
Meditating Children
Description: After I had created the meditations for adults, moms would come and say that their kids noticed a difference in how their mom responded and their kids demanded their own meditation CD. This kids meditation CD is designed for kids who are stressed, pressured, don't know why they have so much frustration and anger. Moms and kids using this meditation CD together become more peaceful and happier. Kids seem to know when they need to use the meditation and relaxation CD and take it upon themselves to ask to use it or just put in on their iPod. The techniques in this meditation CD for kids are simple and about breath and allowing children to get into a habit of not holding on to issues that arise during the day.
Price: $5.95 to $12.95 Visit the Website
Holiday Gifts For Quality Time: Red Toolbox DIY Tools And Carpentry Kits For Kids
Description: Red Toolbox has designed a line of one-of-a-kind products that offer "quality time in a box" for kids and their families. The line includes a wide variety of tools specially designed to fit a child's grip and original carpentry kits that allows parents and children the opportunity to spend quality time together while learning new skills. The line features real tools sold separately and in sets, including a 10-piece tool set, work bench and cordless drill, as well as a variety of projects such as a picture pack, bird house and interactive mini-golf holes — all of which children can continue using after they have been built. Red Toolbox kits feature a level system – with Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced projects. Each level increases in complexity – allowing kids to develop carpentry skills and enhance their creativity as they advance forward. Offering families a creative and educational experience, Red Toolbox is an affordable and fun holiday gift idea that will allow parents and kids to work together as a creative team, offering the opportunity to bond and the chance to get close to one another.
Price: $5.00 to $50.00 Visit the Website
$5-10 Toys & Gifts
Description: This holiday season, Family Dollar is offering name brand $5-10 toys and gifts for children, including Disney, Barbie, Mattel to name a few. A few great gift suggestions this year include: Hot Wheels 5 Car Gift Set: $5, Disney Bowling Set: $5, Rolling Stone Microphone: $10, Disney Hideaway Playhut: $10. Additionally, for every $100 dollars spent on toys this holiday season, Family Dollar offers a 10% discount.
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Tradeable/Wearable Bands That Double As Game Pieces
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When Captain Picard Loses Patience With Your Cable Service, You Need To Run A Tighter Ship
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So it really shouldn't be a surprise to learn even celebrities can't get decent service out of TWC. Many of you probably heard the news about the tweet that Sir Patrick Stewart sent after trying to set up cable in his home.
All I wanted to do was set up a new account with @TWCable_NYC but 36hrs later I've lost the will to live.That is quite the statement. You can even see some of the sympathetic tweets of some of his followers over at Twitter. TWC, for its part, responded to the New York Post with this statement:
There's no doubt we have a lot of fans at the company, of the actor and 'Star Trek' in general. But the truth is, any customer that reaches out to us . . . we're going to offer them help the exact same way.That really isn't all that encouraging. If even Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the man who defeated the Borg, loses the will to live when faced with TWC's customer service, how does it think its everyday customers feel? Could this be part of the reason so many jump ship to either become cord cutters or subscribe to satellite, as was the case with Patrick Stewart?
It is time for TWC and other television services to really reflect on what they are actually doing to attract new customers. As the rising generation becomes a generation of cord-cutters and cord-nevers, they will have a tough time at keeping their place in people's homes if they do not change.

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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge from Internet retailer Amazon.com over its being forced by a state to collect sales tax, even though it didn't have a physical presence in that state.
It's a hot-button topic, particularly here in Amazon's home state.
It's a sticky situation that is sure to have repercussions on both large and small retailers, online and traditional.
Who should decide whether an online retailer must collect sales tax? Should it be regulated by the federal government?
Or should it be handled more locally, at either a state or municipal level? Should shoppers pay the sales tax for where they live or where the company is located?
Then there's the question of fairness. Why should a retailer with a physical location collect sales tax when an online store doesn't have to?
The list of questions goes on and on. And the issue seems more confusing than it needs to be.
Boiling it down to simpler terms:
Nearly all government agencies say they are starving for money. But is another tax really the answer?
Most consumers — and affected retailers themselves — adamantly say "no." And we believe government, at all levels, needs to take a more fiscally conservative approach to revenues and expenses before levying more taxes.
But without taxing online sales, would we be giving shoppers another incentive to avoid the brick and mortar stores that support our hometowns?
Traditional retailers say the tax-free factor gives Internet businesses an unfair advantage. With online shopping expanding rapidly with no end in sight, they may be right.
There's no doubt that the question of how to handle taxes for Internet retailers is one that must be addressed. A short-sighted approach to a long-term problem could muddy the issue even further.
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On the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's dramatic announcement about the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba, the two presidential candidates met for a debate last Monday only 250 miles away in Boca Raton, Fla. Moderator Bob Schieffer began the night by reminding the nearly 60 million viewers that those 13 days in late 1962 were "perhaps the closest we've ever come to nuclear war. And it is a sobering reminder that every president faces at some point an unexpected threat to our national security from abroad."
Though billed as a clash of ideas over foreign policy, the debate saw the candidates returning again and again to domestic issues like the deficit, "which is a significant national security concern," said President Barack Obama, "because we've got to make sure that our economy is strong at home so that we can project military power overseas." Eight times the two men agreed that the country was in need of "nation building here at home," and yet the starkest differences between them continued to be over the fundamentally different direction the two candidates would take the country on health care and the economy.
Indeed, Mr. Romney seized on health care as the principal item that would fuel his efforts to cut the deficit. "Number one I get rid of is Obamacare," he said. "There are a number of things that sound good but, frankly, we just can't afford them. And that one doesn't sound good, and it's not affordable, so I get rid of that one from day one, to the extent humanly possible." He went on to call for breaking up Medicaid and turning it into a block grant program administered by states.
But there is something perverse about Mr. Romney, of all people, seeking to cut off health insurance for millions of people in order to fund his tax policies and a significant expansion of the U.S. Navy. In Massachusetts, the Romney health reform plan helped drive down the adult un-insurance rate to less than 2 percent, enabling hundreds of thousands of people to obtain regular medical care rather than having to wait until they were sick enough to require an emergency room visit.
Money that was previously funneled to hospitals for uncompensated emergency care was redirected to provide free health insurance for residents earning less than 150 percent of the federal poverty level, resulting in much more efficient care at little additional cost to the taxpayers.
But is health care truly a national security concern? How many people's lives have to be at risk before a problem becomes a matter of national security?
With the full implementation of universal health care laws in Mexico (2011) and Turkey (2012), the United States became the last industrialized country (among all members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) without universal health insurance coverage. Despite spending 50 percent more per capita than the second highest-spending country (Norway), roughly 1 in 6 Americans had no health insurance prior to the enactment of the Affordable Care Act.
This has significant consequences. A 2004 report by the well-respected Institutes of Medicine estimated that about 18,300 deaths occur annually as a result of a lack of health insurance. A 2009 Harvard study published in the American Journal of Public Health estimated the number at nearly 45,000.
The economic competitiveness of the United States, which undergirds our military strength, is critically dependent on solving the challenge of rising health care costs, as President Bill Clinton discovered when the new movement toward health care capitation (the HMO revolution) was a major factor in the remarkable economic expansion of the 1990s.
On matters of foreign policy in their final debate — whether in Syria, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan or Libya — Mr. Romney hewed closely to the positions that President Obama had charted in dealing with one challenge after another. But when it came to the one issue that most directly affects loss of American life, the provision of health care for people when they're sick, Mr. Romney went to great pains to declare that he intended to withhold from Americans the kind of personal health security he once fought for in his own state.
One of the most striking things about the Cuban Missile Crisis is recalling the true fear that children and adults across America felt in October 1962 when confronted with the possibility that they could suffer and die as a result of decisions being made in Washington, D.C. In this election, it's worth asking whether the "every man for himself" attitude that has led to the 50 percent of all personal bankruptcies caused by a family health emergency, or the thousands of deaths that result from a lack of health insurance, or the loss of competitiveness in world markets created by U.S. health care costs, brings us the kind of security our country really needs.
Dr. Patrick Whelan (firstname.lastname@example.com) is on the pediatrics faculty at Harvard Medical School and is the author (with Doug Kmiec and Ed Gaffney) of "America Undecided: Catholic, Independent and Social Justice Perspectives on Election 2012." Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is the niece of President John F. Kennedy and the former lieutenant governor of Maryland.


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9 Beliefs of Remarkably Successful People
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The most successful people in business approach their work differently than most. See how they think–and why it works.
1. Time doesn't fill me. I fill time.
2. The people around me are the people I chose.
3. I have never paid my dues.
4. Experience is irrelevant. Accomplishments are everything.
5. Failure is something I accomplish; it doesn't just happen to me.
6. Volunteers always win.
7. As long as I'm paid well, it's all good.
8. People who pay me always have the right to tell me what to do.
9. The extra mile is a vast, unpopulated wasteland.
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No one was born knowing how to bike around traffic or how to drive around bicycles. Most of us weren't taught these, either.
In 2005, the first year I almost exclusively bicycled for transportation, I found myself riding home in the dark more than once. That didn't bother me, except for one street that was narrow, bordered on both sides by steep drop-offs of 100 feet or more with intermittent guard rails, and completely unlit.
In those early days, I biked on the sidewalk because I thought that's where you were supposed to ride a bike. It snowed the week of Thanksgiving and I navigated the slushy roads and sidewalks until I got to that very dark stretch. I was scared that I might slip on the slush and fall off the precipice into the creek far below, so I took to the street.
That weekend a drunk driver lost control, drove over the sidewalk, crashed through the flimsy rail, flew over the precipice, and collided with a tree. Between the broken rail and the memorial flowers stapled to the tree I was even more scared to bike that segment in the dark. So I got my first set of bike lights.
I thought the lights were entirely inadequate because they failed to light up the street sufficiently for me to see. That's when I learned that the most important purpose of bike lights is not for me to see the street, but to make me visible to other vehicles.
It's hard to believe now that I was once so stupid as to ride in the dark without lights, and that I thought lights were only necessary if I couldn't see my path. It's good to tell this story, and remind everyone that when it comes to bicycles, nearly everyone is inexperienced. We make mistakes. Bicyclists ride on sidewalks and without lights because they don't know better. Motorists make mistakes like right hooks and left hooks and insufficient passing distance because they don't know better. We become experienced, and we learn how to bike with traffic and how to drive around bicycles.
With experience, I learned about bike lights and sidewalks and assertive lane position, and then I took Traffic Skills 101 which confirmed what I'd learned and taught me much more. As more people bicycle, motorists and bicyclists will gain experience. I was lucky, and learned my lessons without injury. I hope my articles will help many bicyclists and motorists learn these same lessons without injury.


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ALMOST 10,000 tickets have been sold for new routes from Southend Airport.
Flybe, operated by Stobart Air, reports strong interest in routes to Groningen, Muster Osnabruck and Rennes which commence on June 5.
Services to Cologne Bonn, Caen Normandie and Antwerp start on July 3 and from July 10 the Maastricht route will come into operation. Monday was the busiest day yet for advance ticket bookings.
Simon Fagan, chief commercial officer for Stobart Air, said: "With almost 10,000 tickets already sold, we are on course to meet our target of carrying up to 700,000 passengers on our new London Southend routes within three years.
"Weekend bookings are quite popular and we are seeing a surge in weekday bookings as the launch day approaches."
He added "These three routes are clearly resonating with both business and leisure passengers in Southend. Münster in Germany is a vibrant city that is home to thousands of university students.
Roger Clements, the airport's managing director, said "We are very encouraged by the growing demand for the three routes commencing on 5 June. This bookings surge proves that London Southend is continuing to become a popular travel hub for both continental and London bound passengers. As the popularity of London Southend grows we hope that these recent route expansions will bring a boost to the economy to the local area."
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BART Board approves contract on Eastern Contra Costa County extension
The BART Board of Directors has made a major step to improving the commute for hundreds of thousands of Eastern Contra Costa County drivers who battle the horrendous Highway 4 traffic each day. In a historic 7-to-1 vote this morning, the Board approved the first construction contract to build a 10-mile extension from the Pittsburg/Bay Point Station to the City of Antioch, called eBART or Eastern Contra Costa County BART. The Board awarded West Bay Builders, Inc., of Novato, Calif., a $26 million contract to build the transfer platform and make some of the necessary rail improvements to begin extending the line to a terminus station at Hillcrest Avenue in Antioch. To learn more about the project, watch the BARTtv News story or visit www.bart.gov/eBART.


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Posting this again, as it was removed by a moderator, who mistakenly thought it was spam!
I'm sure many of you are already familiar with elyoukey's web application, which helps you to calculate the probability of making various BB dice roll sequences: Samba Action Calculator
A while ago I asked elyoukey if he was ok with me making a native version of it for iOS devices, as I wanted to learn Objective C and thought it would be a good project for learning a new language, while also producing a useful free tool for the BB community. A short while ago, Apple approved it and you can now find it in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/samba-a ... ?ls=1&mt=8
It's a Universal App, which means that it runs on iPhones, iPods and iPads and the interface for the iPad takes advantage of the increased screen size:
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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If you use a probability calculator during games to maximise your chances of winning?
It's a great resource...for the WEAK.
(sorry...edited to make more sense. And it was a comedy post honest Darkson)
It's a great resource...for the WEAK.
(sorry...edited to make more sense. And it was a comedy post honest Darkson)
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Where does it say so??You use a probability calculator.
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Took him to dredge up a 5 year old post to troll too.
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LOS ANGELES — Roy Halladay was an interested observer when Antonio Bastardo jogged from right field to the mound at Dodger Stadium in the seventh inning. Two of his runners were standing on bases in a three-run game with the Dodgers' No. 3 hitter, Andre Ethier, stepping to the plate.
Bastardo fell behind 3-0 to Ethier. Given a green light, Ethier hacked at a 94 m.p.h. inside fastball only to foul it off. The next fastball, down and away, bounced toward Jimmy Rollins at short. He started a 6-4-3 double play and the bearded Bastardo walked into the visiting dugout with chin held high.
"Relief," Halladay said. "I obviously wished it was me. But it's a great feeling."
And no, the bullpen was not at its best in a 5-3 Phillies win Monday. But perhaps it took a night like this to truly appreciate the work of the relievers this season.
Or maybe not.
"It doesn't even take nights like tonight," Halladay said. "I've been on teams where it's never guaranteed, even if you get through eight innings. Our bullpen has gotten credit, but in a lot of ways they are unsung heroes. They've closed games down. You really feel like you get through six or seven innings and you have a chance to win the game. Even on nights like tonight when it's not the best you've seen them, they find ways to get it done."
That could be the understatement of the year. Consider this: The Phillies have three blown saves this season through 115 games. Only one of those blown saves has come in the eighth inning or later. Two of the blown saves were committed by pitchers no longer on the active roster (Danys Baez and Andrew Carpenter).
The Phillies have more closers (four) than blown saves (three).
Monday teetered on the edge of destruction. Bastardo's two outs on one pitch were huge. But Mike Stutes was rattled and Brad Lidge nearly tanked it all. But once Juan Rivera smashed into Chase Utley, the path toward a Phillies win was restored.
It was far from easy, as the beginning suggested, but the Phillies captured the first game of this series. Normally, it happens like so: Jump out to an early lead. Survive a minor bout of adversity in the middle innings. Ride the day's starter deep into the night.
That formula has yielded most of the 75 wins in 115 games, a clip rarely equaled in Philadelphia history. Games in September could carry the tag "meaningless" sooner rather than later. The postseason is not a goal; it's practically guaranteed.
It was murky in the eighth when Stutes allowed the first two runners to reach base and both eventually scored. The break came with Lidge on the mound. With runners on first and second, Dee Gordon tapped a grounder to second. Utley firmly planted his ground only to be bulldozed by Juan Rivera. Umpires stopped play, ruled Rivera out, and returned the runners to first and second.
That was important because the next pitch Lidge threw bounced to the backstop. Instead of the tying run crossing home, it moved only to third base. Eugenio Velez was stranded there because Tony Gwynn Jr. tried to tie the game on a bunt. Lidge pounced off the mound, snagged the ball and flipped it from his glove to Ryan Howard's for the third out. Utley, a connoisseur of glove flips, slapped Lidge on the behind as they ran to the dugout; the great escape complete.
Ryan Madson allowed a leadoff single in the ninth, but once he gained control of his devastating change-up, the inning was a breeze.
The whole night was not once Halladay departed. But it was a test the bullpen has rarely had to endure, and one that could pay off come October.
"They've been tremendous," Charlie Manuel said of his relievers. "I praise those guys all the time. That might have been one of the toughest ones tonight. We were digging a little hole for ourselves. But we wiggled out of it."
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So if you have the space, there is no need to chill and decant?
Starting with a large volume such as 4 liters will grow yeast, just not as much as a 2 liter starter, assuming one vial or smack-pack is used.
Is there much growth difference between step and batch starters? For example, difference between a 4 qt starter or a 2 qt starter and adding 2 qts two days later "Freedom is temporary unless you are also Brave!" - Patriot
In your example no, not much difference. But your example also is not a "stepped" starter, the step refers to increasing the amount of the starter, say from 1 to 3 liters or 2 to 4 liters etc. This will get you the substantial difference in growth that stepped starters are intended to create. I will at least try to double the previous volume when doing stepped starters.


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Frames have been tested to GSA government standards. Corners are glued, blocked and stapled. Seats and back spring rails are cut from 7/8" hardwood. Stripes and patterns are match cut. All fabrics are pre-approved for wearability and durability against AHMA standards. Cushion cores are constructed of low melt fiber wrapped over high quality foam.
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Inside the museum's expanded gift shop.
Porcelain horse chestnut, $410.
Thistle tray on black driftwood, $230.
Green woodpecker birdcall, $58.
Handmade and hand-dyed scarves exclusively produced by Canan Oral, $165-$200.
Pearl necklace w/Jade by Sedef Gur, $325.
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A Roundup of Balloon Artwork
A recent visit to a kids' hair salon confirmed the timeless charm of balloons. In a shop packed to the gills with toys and tchotchkes, the thing that excited young patrons most was the promise of a post-haircut balloon. Here are ten pieces of wall art that tap into that appeal. (No clowns here. We are reclaiming balloons from their scary face-painted counterparts.)
Top Row:
1. Littlephant Giraffe - $30 at Huset
2. Balloon And Elephant Albert + Marie Print - $29 at Land Of Nod
3. Embroidery Hoop Art - $50 from etsy seller Jennifer Allevato
4. Girl With Balloons - $21 from etsy seller Sevenstar
5. In The Neighborhood by Blanca Gomez - $30 at Poster Cabaret
Bottom Row:
6. Balloons And Birds - $20 from etsy seller Lulliloola
7. Monsieur III by Blanca Gomez - $14.95 at Land Of Nod
8. Take Me Higher - $24 from etsy seller One Little Dicky Bird
9. Tivoli Poster by Ingelia Arrhenius - £18.95 at Hus & Hem
10. You Are Going Places - $15 at Petit Collage
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Burgers or brats? It seemed like a trivial question for most Penn Staters this past weekend. Delegating purchases of cups and napkins or preparing pasta salad were menial tasks in comparison to the greater issue looming over a usually happy valley.
Still, though, droves of people woke up and made the pilgrimage to State College to show that while their faith may be in question, their way of life was not.
There were Penn State flags flown at half-mast while families and friends came together to grill hot dogs and burgers and drink hot cider. They played cornhole and washers and listened to music in the fields outside of Beaver Stadium. They lined up down the block for their turns to snap a photograph with the Joe Pa statue.
Ticket scalpers manned their usual corners; held their usual homemade signs indicating if they were buyers or sellers. Parking was a typical nightmare and the weather was unseasonably warm. People set up their camps and cooked their meals as if it were a normal Saturday in Happy Valley. In reality, it was anything but.
Conversations would trickle from clusters of people standing around grills or sitting by a table. They expressed disgust and disbelief toward the allegations against Jerry Sandusky. They condemned Joe Paterno for not doing enough or they'd condemn the university for firing the legendary coach. They held disdain for those involved that were still associated with the team and the university. But, they had these conversations over sausages and pulled pork. Talking about alleged sexual-abuse and the potential of a subsequent cover-up simply replaced discussions of blitz packages and blocking schemes as fans tossed a pigskin or played ladder golf.
The scandal enveloping Penn State and its community is a travesty. The people of the Penn State family are truly mortified that their school had a role in such despicable actions. But, there's something to be said of the resilience demonstrated in the fields on Saturday before and after the Nittany Lions lost to Nebraska. Throwing some shrimp on the barbie may not always be an act of courage, but this weekend it was. For many, the scandal dominated their thoughts and conversations—their entire week had been dominated by a sensitive topic that affected everyone with ties to the university, in one way or another.
Fans donning shirts supporting organizations dedicated to heightening the awareness of child abuse fought traffic to get their cars close to Beaver Stadium. They shopped for food and drinks and planned for an afternoon that is usually propelled by high esteem and nostalgia. They marinated poultry, grilled patties and baked cookies. And, if even for a few hours, they were able to shift their focus to whether or not a burger was fully cooked or who was winning washers instead of harping over Joe Paterno's hypothetical involvement or how deep a cover-up may run into the team's staff and the university's hierarchy.
It's hard to find any winners in this scenario—even the Penn State offense couldn't get it done against the Cornhuskers. But, Saturday afternoon was a step forward for the State College community and for Penn State fans. And luckily for their stomachs, it was a step forward that involved kielbasa and beer.
Mike Bertha is a Penn State grad from Philadelphia. You can read him daily on the Philly Post and follow him on Twitter at @MikeBertha.


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Regardless of the outcome in Saturday's AFC Champions League final between hosts Ulsan Hyundai and Al Ahli, a new winner will be engraved on the trophy with Asia's premier club competition featuring two debutants in the decider.
While the two sides enter the showdown at the Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium seeking their maiden continental title, and thus the right to represent Asia at next month's FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, there is added motivation with each team determined to bring the Asian crown back to their country.
*National pride *Both Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia are among the most successful nations in the nine-year history of the Champions League. The former have clinched the championship a record three times, with Jeonbuk Motors' conquest of Asia in the 2006 edition, followed up by Pohang Steelers and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma achieving glory in 2009 and 2010.
Saudi Arabia, for their part, are, alongside Japan, the tournament's second best credentialed nation, courtesy of Al Ittihad's milestone back-to-back triumphs in 2004 and 2005. And the Jeddah giants won their first continental title at the expense of none other than Seongnam, although that victory was avenged three years ago when Al Ittihad were edged out 2-1 by Pohang in their third final.
This old rivalry between the two countries, of course, will continue in this year's final with Ulsan aiming to earn Korea Republic their fourth Asian title, while Al Ahli are keen to draw the record level with Saudi Arabia's third continental triumph.
And in a sense, the two teams are motivated to also defend their region's pride, with the match marking the seventh time that the coveted silverware will be contested between representatives from the Confederation's West and East zones.
*Attack-minded game *Both sides impressed through their attacking play en-route to the final. The K-League heavyweights have been the campaign's top-scorers with 24 goals from 11 matches, while Al Ahli have netted 19 times so far to rank third, behind Al Ittihad's 22.
"I expect it to be a very attack-minded game," said Ulsan's towering striker Kim Shinwook, the team's joint top-scorer alongside Rafinha with six goals each. "With good skills we are confident that we can score many goals, while Al Ahli are dangerous with their speedy attack and techniques."
Indeed, Ulsan are indebted to the aforementioned striking duo, and an in-form Lee Keunho, as they maintained their undefeated form on the continent. Shinwook averaged a goal in each of the past three games as his side swept past the likes of Al Hilal and Bunyodkor, while Rafinha, who joined Ulsan at the start of the knockout stage on loan from Gamba Osaka, was on target four times in as many games.
Keunho, deployed behind Rafinha and Shinwook as a third striker, is the team's third top-scorer with four goals, and seems the man for the big occasion. Having scored the match-winner in their 3-2 Round of 16 victory against Kashiwa Reysol, the Korea Republic international went on to net his second in the 4-0 second-leg rout of Al Hilal in the quarter-finals, before scoring in each leg as they saw off Bunyodkor 5-1 on aggregate.
Even more impressive, though, is Al Ahli's leading marksman Victor Simoes who has scored seven times including grabbing the match-winner against Al Ittihad which sealed their first-ever final berth. Having topped last season's Saudi league scoring-chart with 21 goals as his side finished runners-up, the 31-year-old Brazilian is expecting to make history with Al Ahli on the Asian scene.
"I am very happy that I have so far been able to help my team with my goals," he said. "I feel very good and I am confident and I am very excited ahead of the final. I was a little injured before so I was not able to give my best. But now I am 100 per cent fit and I am fully ready for the showdown."


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The charismatic, witty and multi-talented San Diego native entered the world comedy two years
ago. Within this short amount of time, Jonnae has produced two college comedy series (Tickle Me
Tuesdays and Laugh Your Class Off) at California State University Northridge, where she gives student comics the
opportunity to share the stage with some of the nation's greatest headliners. She has hosted
shows and concerts for some of the nations greatest performers such as Grammy-award
winner India Arie. She has also shared the stage with the nations greatest headlining comics and
has become a regular at The World Famous Comedy Store, The Comedy Union, and other
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The name of Arnold Schwarzenegger's grade school lover from his early days in Austria. During the filming of "The Terminator," AS was reported to be still distraught, even years later, over the bitter ending of this romance, and was forever uttering the boy's name. James Cameron, in perhaps one of the most brilliant moments in cinema history, decided to put one outtake into the film, where they were adjusting the lighting, and Arnold was waiting simply waiting on his mark for the next take. This moment captured on film is perhaps the quintessential expression of Man's existential aloneness in the universe, and AS's eventual destruction of the set in the name of Albee seems only fitting in retrospect.
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Notebooks, planners, journals, address books, special editions, catalogs, as well as pens, pencils, glasses, bags and all the accessories from the new Writing, Travelling and Reading collections and the Folio Professional and Folio Art collection. These items are now available at the Moleskine Store. For this occasion, the online store is updating its graphics and offering international delivery to countries besides Italy, including Belgium, France, Spain, Norway, Finland and Sweden, and by June more still will be added.
The main changes are the possibility to choose what you want to purchase based on format, color, layout, new uses and user profiles, the "Give a Gift" function and the possibility to leave a comment on facebook.


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|Bike & Scooter Day 2017
Our Junior School students enjoyed a fun day on their bikes and scooters.
After a few hiccups with the launchers before lunch, Year 6 made a good show of sending rockets into the blue!!
|Congratulations to our Tyndale 2017 HSC Class
Outstanding results achieved across all their subjects. The students are a credit to their families and Tyndale. Well done!!
|NAPLAN 2015 - Tyndale, The High Achiever
Tyndale was the only school in NSW to gain High Achiever recognition in both our Junior and Senior schools.
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Welcome in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to Tyndale Christian School website. Choosing a school for your child or children is possibly one of the most important decisions you will make in terms of investing into their future.
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By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 05 Aug 2011
Another week filled with interesting fishy content. The highlight was adding a fantastic movie that shows a spiderfish swimming near the bottom, almost 1.5 km below the surface.
Freshwater Herring, Potamalosa richmondia
Freshwater Herring
Giant Moray, Gymnothorax javanicus
Larval Common Black Dragonfish
Maray, Etrumeus teres
Maray from off Clarence River
Mountain Galaxias from Barrengarry Creek
Mountain Galaxias from near Belmore Falls
Painted Moray, Gymnothorax pictus
Pennantfish at Clifton Gardens
Western Talma at Rapid Bay Jetty
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winbig needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 84 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
We're looking for a logo redesign for our website. This is the first step in an entirely new look for this site. This website was originally created from a template, and now we are looking to take it to the next level with a fully customized, clean, new design. This website sees a lot of traffic every month so we need something that really looks good!
Our target audience is pilots who are looking for a job.
We need a logo in vector format for our website. We would like something very simple, but memorable and professional looking. The logo should incorporate the name of our website (247PilotJobs.com) and probably some sort of airplane or artistic rendering, or silouhette of an airplane. I like the colors blue, red, and grey together. I am open to new ideas for the color scheme though. The current logo has a tagline of "100% Canadian", please leave this out of the new design. Please don't use the current website for any inspiration because we would like to go in a new, bright, clean direction with the new logo.
Some logos that we like:
1. http://www.telus.com - we like the design for the "t".
2. http://www.demandthevote.ca - we like the design for the airplane.
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Rating: 2.5/5 (Total votes: 57)
What's New in This Release:
· [Feature] New menu introduced!
· [Feature] Major updates of the downloader
· [Feature] Google search suggestions while you type.
· [Feature] Most settings does not require you to restart the app anymore.
· [Feature] Added support for keyboard suggestions
What's New in 2.05:
· [Feature] Backing out of a tab will switch to another tab. If no other tab is available, it will exit the app.
· [Bugfix] Fixed issue which could cause the browser to crash when to many tabs were open.
· [Bugfix] Fixed five non-critical bugs.
What's New in 1.901:
· [Bugfix] The app now forcefully deny keyboards to save any data entered via the address-bar. Only a few devices had this issue in combination with certain keyboards.
· [Bugfix] Fixed issue where the app briefly showed the last visited webpage in the address-bar when reopened under certain circumstances.
What's New in 1.86:
· [Feature] Major improvements on HTML5 videos such as YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion etc.
· [Feature] Fullscreen support on HTML5 videos.
· [Feature] Detailed information during loading of videos.
· [Bugfix] Videoplayer will now pause the video if you leave the app while having the "Run in background"-option active.
· [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to the app crashing on close in special circumstances.
· [Bugfix] Fixed issue where YouTube videos occasionally kept playing sound even if app was closed.
What's New in 1.85:
· [Feature] All searches from InBrowser are done using strong encryption (SSL 128-bit, SHA 1).
· [Feature] Video download has been added. Click the menu-button while watching a video to download.
· [Feature] It's now possible to remove downloaded files. Longpress on the file to remove it.
· [Bug] All devices properly inform the user if network-connectivity is missing
· [Bug] Various minor bugfixes.
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Is There a Gay Couple in That Insurance Ad?
A progressive new campaign from Progressive.
The Spot:Two guys walk into a store that sells insurance services from Progressive. The first guy says he needs to save some money on his auto insurance—things have gotten so dire that he was forced to sell his watch to the other guy. After the clerk finds a lower coverage rate, she suggests that the first guy will now be able to buy his watch back. "Not for sale," says the second guy. "That's cold," says the clerk.
Are they or aren't they? There's been chatter on the Web, and in YouTube comments, about whether the two guys in this Progressive commercial are supposed to be a couple. The evidence is thin but as best I can tell consists of the following elements:
- The tall guy's speech and mannerisms seem to be tripping a lot of folks' gaydar.
- Something in the way the men look at each other—close together, face-to-face—suggests they're not just hetero buddies.
- When the clerk asks if money's been tight, she looks back and forth between the two guys as though she's assuming they're a joint entity.
- The clincher: The shorter guy appears to be wearing a rainbow T-shirt beneath his blazer.
Ads featuring gay characters are exceedingly rare, bordering on nonexistent, when it comes to mainstream network television. (It may be indicative that GLAAD's Commercial Closet, a repository of gay-themed ads, includes several spots that are merely "gay vague"—for instance, this Bud ad in which a guy rehearses his marriage proposal while kneeling before a male friend.) Perhaps this Progressive ad was designed to split the difference: subtly winking at the gay community while making no definitive statement on the characters' sexuality.
It's worth remembering that Progressive has a famously nontraditional corporate culture. The company maintains a vast collection of modern art, meant to inspire creativity in its work force. Former CEO and current Chairman Peter Lewis is a noted eccentric who's advocated for looser marijuana laws and has been busted for pot possession. As giant insurance companies go, Progressive does seem awfully hip and … progressive.
They've even done explicitly gay-themed ad campaigns in the past—albeit not on TV. One print ad that ran in gay publications showed a sepia-toned photo of two men, along with a caption: "Generations later, this portrait reached the mantel." Progressive also boasts on its Web site that it received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index.
Clues were mounting. I had to settle the question once and for all. So I asked Progressive's chief marketing officer, Larry Bloomenkranz, if the television ad was intended to have a gay vibe.
Short answer: It wasn't.
"A Joey and Chandler dynamic was the archetype," says Bloomenkranz, referring to the two (putatively straight) male pals from the sitcom Friends. "The ad was not written specifically to be gay. But if people interpret it that way, it's fine with us."
In fact, according to Bloomenkranz, lots of people have interpreted it that way. After the ad began airing earlier this year, Progressive received more than 100 e-mails asking about the characters' sexual orientation. Bloomenkranz recognized an opportunity and started running the ad on Logo, a cable network that targets gay and lesbian viewers. "Seven percent of households in the United States are headed by gays and lesbians," says Bloomenkranz. "That's not insignificant."
Progressive also began running a second ad on Logo that shows a female customer talking to the female clerk. Again, the ad wasn't written with Logo's demographic in mind. "There's nothing particularly gay or straight about it," says Bloomenkranz. But there's a vaguely flirtatious flavor to the women's interaction—if you squint hard enough and wish it were so.
Grade: B. Intentional or not, the ad with the two guys successfully walks the tightrope between gay and straight. Car insurance, more than most products, must appeal to every kind of person—for the simple reason that almost all of us drive. As an aside: I've always had a soft spot for "Flo," the cute Progressive salesclerk with the ever-present headband and bright red lipstick. She's apparently a minor sex symbol in her own right, though the actress who plays her can't quite understand why. "I don't know what it is," she once said in an interview. "The way I play her, she's pretty much the most asexual thing on TV right now. I think the Geico lizard puts out more sexual vibes than Flo does."


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The ninth annual Holiday Valley Beer and Wine Festival will take place Nov. 10 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Yodeler Lodge in Ellicottville. Holiday Valley, the Ellicottville Brewing Company and Southern Tier Brewing Company will host this event where over 30 local, U.S. and international craft brewers plus six wineries from New York state will pour samples of their products for beer and wine enthusiasts.
The band Big Leg Emma will entertain attendees during Saturday's event and Torcedores will demonstrate hand-rolled cigars. A variety of brewfest foods will be served throughout the event. Each ticket includes a $5 food credit.
A "Brewers Dinner" will be held on Friday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m. The evening will feature flavor combinations of nationally recognized craft beers and seasonally focused cuisine, all served in a casual station format. This unique opportunity will allow guests to meet brewers from popular micro breweries to discuss the nuances of their beer and how it complements the food it is paired with. The "Brewers Dinner" is $65 per person and reservations can be made by calling 699-2010.
Presale tickets for the Beer and Wine Festival are $45 and are available athttp://www.holidayvalley.com/brewfest and also at Wegmans.


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Type is everywhere, including right in front of you. We see it all the time, and you may think you don't pay attention to it. All words look the same right? Wrong. The fonts we see, in signage, presentations, packaging, texts, influence us in subtle ways.
Take Elon Musk's 'fifth mode' of transportation, the Hyperloop, an alternative to boats, planes, automobiles and trains. According to Musk (founder of Paypal and Tesla, the electric car company), you would be able to travel from downtown Los Angeles to downtown San Francisco in under 30 minutes, or 343 miles at more than 685 mph by Hyperloop. That's more than twice as fast as the world's fastest train.
To date Musk has only talked about the idea. But it's been graphically immortalized by 'Tinker' John Gardi. Unfortunately he used Comic Sans.
It's very informative. Indeed Musk has confirmed it as a close representation of his original idea. One small problem, it doesn't look believable. That's because of John's font choice, Comic Sans.
Here's the same diagram re-rendered by Brent Couchman, an independent designer and illustrator. Brent used Proxima Nova & Kulturista.
Most people will look at the second diagram and feel more inclined to believe it than the first, simply because of the font choice. Both typeface — the form of the letters you see, and typography — the format of the letters on a page, have a profound influence on the meaning you extract from the written word. It's the visual language that adds depth and character to written language, in the same way tone, dialect and emphasis add that to the spoken word. Shakespeare recited by Patrick Stewart sounds a lot different to Shakespeare recited by Paddington Bear.
In a study conducted by Cornell psychologist David Dunning and New York Times writer Errol Morris, readers were asked whether they found various pieces of text believable. The differences in the texts? Only the typeface. The same text was presented in Baskerville, Computer Modern, Georgia, Helvetica and Comic Sans. Here are the results in a nutshell.
Fonts like Baskerville and Georgia had a higher truthiness than poor Comic Sans, perhaps validating the work of Matt Dempsey at Comic Sans Criminal and aggravating the good people at Comic Sans Project.
The bottom line, if you want to be believed, pay careful attention to the font choice.
Related articles
- Hate Comic Sans? Blame this Microsoft virtual assistant (arstechnica.com)
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