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What Will You Get from Social Security?
Published on - September 8th, 2011 (Modified on - September 5th, 2014) (by Robert Brokamp)
This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement service. He also has a blog, Twittering thing, and other things that are supposed to be important but he often forgets about, such as good manners. Robert contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every two weeks.
I'm a big advocate of crunching retirement numbers to make sure someone is saving enough to retire when and how they want. One of the big variables in that calculation is how much someone will receive from Social Security. We're all aware that the program is not on rock-solid footing. So how much should people assume they'll receive when fiddling around with a retirement calculator?
I put that question to several experts, and their responses are below. But first, a word from our sponsor.
As you'll see from the responses, the experts don't exactly agree on all the numbers, but they agree on a key fundamental point: Plan on getting less from Social Security than currently projected, but definitely plan on getting something. Here's what they had to say:
Alicia Munnell, Director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, former member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy:
Social Security is going to be there for everyone – from their 20s up to their 50s. This notion that "it just won't be there for me" is wrong. The easiest way for me to think about it is: Once the trust fund is gone, the revenues are adequate to pay 80% of promised benefits. So I would take 80% as the minimum, but it probably varies by income class. It seems that everyone is concerned with protecting the benefits of those in the lower half of the income distribution and may trim something from those in the upper half. I actually think that for the lower half you can count on 90% of what you've been promised and for the very high-income earners, maybe 70%.
Michael E. Kitces, MSFS, MTAX, CFP®, CLU, ChFC, RHU, REBC, CASL, publisher of The Kitces Report and Director of Research for the Pinnacle Advisory Group:
There are two easy ways to adjust future Social Security benefits to handle the possibility of Social Security reform. The first is to reduce the growth rate/cost-of-living adjustment on Social Security ]by 1%; in financial planning projections, this is most commonly done by entering a Social Security inflation rate that is 1% lower than the assumed general rate of inflation. The second option is to apply a flat reduction in future benefits by up to 25% (e.g., if benefits were projected to be $1,000/month, only assume a $750/month benefit).
The reason for these adjustments — a 1% reduction in cost-of-living adjustments or a maximum 25% cut in future benefits — is simply because these in fact are approximately the magnitude of adjustments required according to analysis by the Congressional Budget Office about what is necessary to render the Social Security system solvent again. Alternatively, the 25% reduction in benefits also represents the amount that benefits would decline in approximately 25 years, if we do nothing to fix the system, and the Social Security trust fund is exhausted. Notably, though, because Social Security is largely a pay-as-you-go system — with taxes on workers being used to pay benefits for retirees — even exhaustion of the Social Security trust fund results in "merely" a 25% reduction in future benefits, NOT a total loss (as it would with a pension fund that fully pays its benefits from accumulated funds). To the extent that any of our Social Security woes are solved at least in part with tax increases — not just benefits cuts — the necessary reduction for solvency would be even less than a 25% benefits cut.
Eric Tyson, former financial planner (one of the first to charge by the hour) and author of Personal Finance for Dummies and Investing for Dummies:
There's a lot of fear-mongering and pundits taking extreme views like "Anybody under 40 shouldn't count on Social Security!" That's just ridiculous. Of course you're going get Social Security. It may not be what your parents got, but you're going to get it.
Back when I was doing individual financial planning, I noticed that in the Social Security projections that they assumed benefits were going to grow 1% faster than the rate of inflation. I think part of that was because of the underlying assumption that your employment income would be on that kind of trajectory. I told clients whom I worked with to look at benefits in today's dollars, rather than it was going to grow beyond the rate of inflation.
Tiya Lim, Director of Institutional Advisory Services at the Buckingham Family of Financial Services, co-author (with Larry Swedroe) of The Only Guide You'll Ever Need for the Right Financial Plan:
Current beneficiaries should continue to receive their benefits without any reductions. With the baby boomer population being such a large segment of the voting population, it would be very difficult to take away their benefits. The one feature that may be at risk for current beneficiaries is the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). There has been talk of either freezing benefits or adjusting it to be linked to a different measure than CPI-U. If the Social Security Administration decides to freeze benefits at current amounts, that could be very detrimental to retirees who are very susceptible to inflation. In a low inflationary environment like this, it's less of an issue, but should the economy start expanding again, then retirees with benefits that are not adjusted for inflation will have to rethink other assets in the portfolio.
But for now, we know that current beneficiaries will continue to receive their benefits without any significant changes. The SSA is looking for ways to ensure payments will be paid by doing simple things like ending paper statements, ending paper checks, and closing loopholes like the "interest-free" loan. It is also likely that the amount of taxes going into the system will have to increase and the full age of retirement will have to rise. It has been done before and when done far in advance (affecting future beneficiaries 20 to 40 years down the line) there is less opposition.
Scott Burns, financial columnist and Chief Investment Strategist at AssetBuilder, Inc.:
I believe the real squeeze will be on Medicare. There are two reasons for this. One is that Medicare is the elephant in the room; it accounts for most of the longterm problem. For example, the current unfunded liabilities of Medicare Part D, the Prescription Drug plan, are about the same size as the unfunded liabilities of the entire Social Security program, and Medicare Part D is only a small part of Medicare.
The other reason is that it will be a lot easier for the politicians to weasel out of Medicare commitments because they aren't nearly as clear as the promise of a monthly check. It is quite possible that we could reduce Medicare spending dramatically and have zero effect on life expectancy or even on disability-adjusted life expectancy.
Cutting Social Security benefits is another thing altogether. Tell the young their future benefits will be much smaller, but their taxes will be much higher, and we'll have an American Spring. [Warning: After you read that article, you may be inclined to vote for Scott Burns for president.] Tell the old their benefits will be cut today and we'll have blood in the streets. There are simply too many people totally dependent on Social Security benefits to cut them directly. They could, however, be reduced indirectly by making them fully taxable. Taxation of benefits now affects about 30% of retirees, so broadening their taxability would increase the number of retirees whose benefits were taxed, but it would still be more likely to fly than reducing benefits.
This doesn't mean the weasels won't weasel. The current discussion of raising the retirement age (in the future), raising the tax (soon), or raising the wage base cap (over time) are likely to continue because neither party has a clue about generational equity. I also think neither party has any comprehension of how totally they have violated the public trust and the anger and enmity that is out there. People are fed up.
Rick Ferri, founder of asset management firm Portfolio Solutions and author of All About Asset Allocation, The ETF Book, and The Power of Passive Investing:
My best guess: If you're over 57, assume you'll receive 100%. If you're between the ages of 45 and 57, assume 75%. If you're younger than 45, assume 60%.
How do you include Social Security benefits when deciding how much you'll need to retire? Have these experts changed your opinion on how much you'll receive in benefits?
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I will probably not at all depend on Social security income in my retirement life. At least I am aiming for it. Whatever benefit I receive in social security (whatever be the percentage) I will use it to enjoy my life.
So, basically I agree with strongsides comment above, a cherry on the cake, but it will be bigger than just a cherry.
I quick check with the math tells me that with my current social security deduction from paycheck, the total payout after accruing at 5% rate should become around $230K when I retire. If I am getting my fare share back from administration I would be happy.
What about the option were SS becomes means tested? Those that save get 0 and those that don't will get full benefit. It could start only on the rich but like the AMT will slowly work its way into the moddle class.
The trouble with means testing is what, exactly do you means test? Total net worth? Liquid net worth? Annual retirement income? It's a prevalent talking point, but none of the details make any sense. Means testing and raising the income cap on payroll taxes both accomplish pretty much the same end result.
I am only guessing but the testing would be done the way it is now through the income tax system. (if you meet certain criteria SS is taxed). I agree that raising the income cap is a better method. I just don't see them cutting the lower end of the benefits scale but maybe by tinkering with the inflation rates they will be able to do that without anyone noticing.
sorry, middle not moddle
The reason that there will not be a straight across the board percentage cut in benefits as was suggested in the article, is that there is a segment of the population that relies on only SS for retirement income, cuts to them would be problematic. The only other option would be to shift the brurden of these people to other welfare programs.
Seriously? If I am responsible and live below my means, save and invest, I would get NOTHING? Whereas my neighbor could live beyond her means, always nicer/better stuff, fancy vacations, and then get FULL BENEFITS? That is just so wrong on so many levels. Encouraging personal/fiscal irresponsibility is not good policy.
That's why raising the income cap makes so much more sense than means testing (even though in the end the math is basically the same) – you and your neighbor pay based on what you make today instead of making arbitrary decisions about who qualifies for benefits down the road.
We have a different system in the UK with our state pensions, but I do worry about it, especially as I don't plan to live a "normal" life (working 9 to 5, having children, etc). So my life plan at the moment is to work hard to get myself to a point where when the time comes and I can't (or don't want to) work as hard, I have the option not to. Stuff like living in a house without a mortgage, having the option to grow my own food, having my own studio instead of renting one. State pension in the UK is pretty low, and I don't want to be one of those old ladies who has to eat dog food and lives in one room because they can't afford to heat their home :S
Have you looked at "early retirement extreme" for some inspiration?
I'm in the Netherlands and we also have some kind of state pension. I'm not really counting on it either (it's still 35 years away for me, anyway).
No, I hadn't looked at Early Retirement Extreme- thank you for the suggestion!
Retirement is also a long way off for me, I'm only 21. That's why I worry about it so much. My dad got offered early retirement a few years ago and now really regrets not taking it. He's grow to hate his job and resent the mortgage on the family home. My parents have always worked and it makes me sad to see him in his mid 50s wanting to retire and having to wait another decade. He has a good company pension from his time at British Airways though, and if he waits he won't be penalised.
We assume we'll get nothing. I think SS will start being means tested within the next 5 years. My guess is the most people who've saved a million plus can hope for will be a significantly reduced amount.
Ever since I was old enough to understand what Social Security was, I was told to never count on that money because it would be gone by the time I retire. Now I don't think it will be entirely gone (I am 44 now). However, any money we get from Social Security will be considered an added bonus.
I look at SS as paying back my college loan. I was one of the previous generation that was able to use SS to pay for college and there by generate more SS taxes into the system.
That program has ended with no analysis on what the difference in the long term balance of the trust fund with the dependents earning college degrees and having higher earnings.
I don't plan to rely on social security at all. That way, if/when I do receive benefits, it will be an added bonus. This article was reassuring that I will get something for sure. I still think it is too hard to tell for sure.
I would have to stop contributing to SS in order to afford to give out that book as Halloween treats in lieu of candy as suggested (tongue-in-cheek, I'm sure)!
I'm all for means testing of SS. However, I have seen firsthand how elderly people and their families hide assets to qualify for benefits. I think a slightly brutal fraud patrol across the board in various government departments would be helpful, with penalties that have teeth.
Also, at the risk of starting a thread war, I think all public benefits should be restricted to resident US citizens.
I think Kate is trying to deny benefits to ex-pats not immigrants. She says she want to deny benefits to people who paid into the system but are not "resident US citizens." SS goes a lot farther in Thailand or Mexico or places like that and some folks plan to retire to other countries to try to avoid living their final years in poverty here in the US.
That is an interesting perspective and one I had not considered. She expects the elderly to spend their SS $ here in the US so there is a benefit to our economy.
Oh. I would totally disagree with that. $800 a month (or whatever they get) will go a lot longer in Costa Rica than in Manhattan. Don't punish people for trying to survive.
BTW, US citizens AND legal residents pay US taxes for income earned abroad, so living elsewhere is no loophole.
The other issue I think is relevant is that the social security trust fund has been spent to pad the overall budget, and at some point those dollars are going to have to go to retirees instead of to the budget. So if the government has to raise income taxes to cover the shortfall, mathematically it's the same thing as getting "no benefit".
Here in Canada we have CPP (Canada Pension Plan) and as far as I know, it's still solvent and we should expect full benefits in monetary terms per year, but I believe they will push the qualifying age up a few years again before I retire "to match life expectancy" etc. At 35 now, I've still got 27 years to go before I'm 62 which is when I expect the minimum age to collect will be.
Hopefully I'll have 30 years in there with the max contributions by then.
I'm in the Netherlands. We have some kind of a state pension for any resident over the age of 65 (AOW). And then part of our salary (before taxes) also goes to a retirement-providing group/agency which promises to pay you from age 65. Some of these "pensioenfondsen" have recently been freezing the amount they pay to the retired people, because of the bad economy. Hopefully they will start adjusting for inflation again in the future.
The age at which you can claim these things will likely go up to 67 over the next 20 years or so.
I'm 32 and will try to save up some money too, so that I'll have some secure income after age 65 or 67… (With me, myself and I managing it and deciding when to use how much of it…).
Here's a question I've never seen answered: What happens to the numbers if I retire early? It looks like they assume your earnings will continue to increase annually until retirement age.
How can I calculate the impact on my SS if I quit working in ten, five or even three years? I know the calculations are based on 35 years work history. I still have a couple of very low or zero years from my college days, how does those years dropping off affect the total? Okay, that's more than one question, but lots of your readers are hoping to retire early. A parallel question might be "If I'm unemployed for several years, how will that effect my monthly payment in retirement?
You can kind of hack an answer through their calculator here:
I put in a retirement date 4 years from now, though I can't receive retirement until 2036. It let me know what I would start receiving in 2036, which is less than what I would receive (about half as much, look at the disability payout to the right to get an idea) if I worked until 67 and then took benefits.
I'm sure if you used the more complex calculators you could get some passable estimates for more complex scenarios.
And for those of you who want to do the actual math, rather than replying on obfuscating calculators, the formula is here:
In short, it's this:
(a) 90 percent of the first $749 of his/her average indexed monthly earnings, plus
(b) 32 percent of his/her average indexed monthly earnings over $749 and through $4,517, plus
(c) 15 percent of his/her average indexed monthly earnings over $4,517.
The tricky part is calculating Average Indexed Monthly Earnings, but the above is the formula once you have that.
I kknow the answer. My brother just started collecting SS at age 62. He retired and stopped paying FICA at age 35. His check is EXACTLY the same as if he had worked the subsequent 27 years. In other words, his entire "contribution" for 27 years would have been entirely wasted…
I'm in my late 30s. From all I read, it seems I will get some social security payment. I'm not counting on it for retirement though. I'll make sure the income from other sources will cover the necessary retirement expenses and anything from social security will be gravy. It can go into the travel fund.
Like the first comment said, there's no money in social security AND you have no rights to get money out of it if the government decides to not pay. The supreme courted ruled that back in 1960: "there is no contractual right to receive Social Security payments". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flemming_v._Nestor
Let's just raise both the retirement age and the tax rate for people born after 11/9/1993…none of whom will be old enough to vote in the next election anyway.
Or what if the expected retirement age changed based on life expectancy? 65 just isn't as old as it used to be. For kids who are 10 now, 65 could very well be 25-30 years before death. Say we just set the expected retirement age as 90% of the current life expectancy for someone born in a particular year? Sure, that means some people will die without ever seeing a dime of it, but that's going to be the case no matter what. It also means some people will live a LOT longer.
Instead of just establishing new expectations that will seem standard for the next 40 years no matter how much changes, let's come up with an algorithm of some sort that adjusts automatically.
The problem with raising the retirement age is that while, yes, people are living longer, a lot of it has to do with medical care that delays death rather than increasing productive lifespans. Bodies still wear out, even if your worn out body is alive for a longer period of time, and "working until you dropped dead" was a lot more doable when you dropped dead between 55 and 65, instead of 90.
My point, though, is that 70 used to feel as old as 80 or 85 does now. People's bodies do still wear out, but they're wearing out a LOT later than they once did, largely because we know about the dangers of things like smoking, not just because we can now perform expensive medical treatments to keep people alive. That's certainly part of it, but it's reasonable to expect that my children (who haven't yet been conceived) will be stronger at 75 than I will be at 65. We're not just living longer. We're healthier longer too.
Is it? We now have, for example, firefighters in their 40s. Never would've been possible 30-40 years ago. They're not holding anyone back. They're just that much healthier and stronger than they could've expected to be back then.
Full retirement age was actually already raised up to 67 years for future beneficiaries not 65. Raising full retirement age to 70 would cut half the long term shortfall.
Isn't the obesity problem cancelling out rises in life expectations though? People keep saying that my generation will die earlier than our parents did because we'll all get coronary heart disease and joint problems and cancer and have strokes.
Funny, the less people rely on it, the more argument the government has for getting rid of it.
It's a good thought – and I appreciate the author working through all the opinions out there – but at 27, I still don't think I'll see anything.
Let's first assume the age will rise:
put it at 72 when I retire (if not higher)
then let's assume 1% decrease every year until then (as per the article): 55%
So at best, when I hit 72, I may get 55% of benefits that someone gets now…
And what is that 55% OF? I'm currently in graduate school, a full paycheck is a few years off still for me… and once I get to 72, who's to say there will be any money there, especially for those who have saved in other venues? I can see a government giving the option: tax the Roth OR get SS….or even basing it on how many children/grandchildren you have paying into the system at that point – and with no kids in our horizon, that would be bad for me.
No, I don't think I'm convinced I can build some unknown amount into retirement planning for some unknown time period of receiving it… I think it's on me to save for myself still, and the same for others of my generation and under.
"let's assume 1% decrease every year until then (as per the article):"
No they are not saying they will cut benefits 1% a year. Its not going from $1000 to $990 to $980.
They are talking about cutting the annual increase by 1%. Right now social security has an annual cost of living increase automatically based on the inflation index. So if inflation is 3% they raise everyones checks 3%. The dea is to raise the checks by 1% less so if inflation is 3% you get +2%. So thats still going to grow year over year likee $1000.. $1020.. $1040.40, etc.
I've essentially come to the same conclusion as the financial experts. Completely doing away with SS would be political suicide and, therefore, there is no way that is going to happen. I can easily see benefits being cut or a rise in the age limits but completely gone? no way.
I think of Social Security as the fixed income portion of my retirement. Could I live without it? Yes, but I won't have to since I am close to retirement.
I like Rick Ferri's response, but that's probably because my husband and I are over 57. However, I don't use SS in calculating how much money we'll have in retirement.
Matt Drew in comment 1 hit the nail on the head. The most likely scenerio is the government will inflate the currency and find a way to keep the inflation out of CPI. This has the effect of repaying substanitive contributions with worth less paper.
Medicare problems are much easier to solve. Keep reducing reimbursements to doctors and more doctors will refuse to treat Medicare patients. All seniors will be covered by Medicare, but they will not be able to find a doctor to receive treatment. The government expenditures will drop as fewer doctors perform fewer procedures for less money. The politicians can even pass the buck and blame the greedy doctors for not accepting the payments offered by the government.
Let's raise the age at which you can retire, then turn around and complain that older folks are not retiring and letting new graduates have those jobs! [That always struck me as illogical]
Thank you for writing this. I think it hits the nail on the head.
There is far too much scare mongering and ignorance about social security's financial state and its future.
People have been claiming that social security is doomed to imminent failure for about 76 years now.
I read GRS every day and usually love it when Brokamp posts–he's typically informative and very funny. That being said, I was disappointed in today's post. The experts' opinions were interesting, but I kept looking for more below the ad. Without some original analysis, the article seems a bit pointless, just a bunch of quotes strung together–I felt like I might as well have googled the topic and read the search results. I'm looking forward to reading *Brokamp's* thoughts next time.
The SS system can take a flying leap, as far as I'm concerned. I'm 28, and I'm certainly not expecting it will be anything meaningful if/when I ever get it. Surely not as much as I could have had by using the SS tax money myself.
My plan is to retire as soon as possible (probably by age 30), and keep my taxable income low enough to avoid paying much in. If I could opt out of the whole crooked program, I would do so in a heartbeat.
The Feds can't (yet) tax a paid-for house or a garden, so screw 'em.
As a 25 year old, I agree with all the comments here on not counting on getting ANY money out of the system. To anyone that disagrees with me, please go to http://www.ssa.gov/estimator/
Notice the error message whenever you try and estimate benefits? I take it as a warning sign…
Are you getting an error because you don't have enough credits (40) to even qualify for any social security benefit at this time? You would have had to worked at least part-time, consistently, at a wage-earning job since you were 15 in order to get enough credits to qualify by 25. I'm 30 and I don't even have enough credits yet (because I got a stipend in grad school that wasn't subject to payroll taxes).
I've been working since I was 16 so if I don't have enough I'm awful close. Either way, it's pretty sad that a system taking close to $4,000 of my money each year can't tell me how close I am to qualifying or even an estimate of what my benefits would be. $4,000 should equate to more than an "error" message.
This is why the biggest threat to Social Security is the people who insist it's a failing system. My biggest SS fear is that a Tea Party-esque Congress will get rid of SS altogether. If they don't, I expect to get something (in 40 years).
Assuming that doesn't happen, this article was really helpful – I've often wondered how best to include SS in my calculations; generally I just don't, which makes my calculations really depressing. Now I have concrete numbers I can play with.
While I am 30 and currently paying into SS, I don't expect a return on this "investment" that is equivalent to what I put in. This is naive of me I know, but it doesn't bother me all that much. Why? My grandmother receives SS, as do my husband's grandparents.
My grandmother is nearing 80 and still works part time to cover part of her living expenses and to pay for medical debt accrued during the remaining years of my grandfather's life. They scrimped and saved and then were walloped with major medical in the end.
Are there flaws in the system? Yes. Too often I think people focus on SS and on what it will mean for them in the future. There's another side of the equation here. It's the people around us that benefit from SS, not some nameless faceless horde of money-grubbing elders.
Don't get me started on Medicare and Medicaid though. My head might just explode (which would be bad for the fetus).
I do agree that of course we can see the benefits around us – people of our grandparent's era that DO need the money.
But – my grandparents are dead and they also saved, had pensions, etc.
My parents are saving and expecting pensions (educators).
So that leaves me to save, with no pension and little to no SS AND THE SAME ISSUES with medical care, high bills at the end, etc.
So sure, I do feel for them, but I also expect a good rate of return for my "investment" – if I don't get it from one place (SS), I feel I should have the right to move it to another place.
And yes, medical bills usually do become the worst part of being old, but you know they are coming so save up special for them! We'll all die – and now days, dying isn't cheap.
I'm in my 30s, too. I'm not counting on getting much, or any Social Security, because the baby boomers will use up all the resources. I hope I'm wrong.
I'm curious to know if the recent announcement that the administration wants to not only extend the current 1-year 2% payroll tax cut, but increase it to 3.1% changes any of the experts' numbers at all? Since it's anticipated that current workers will only be paying in half of the previously expected amount, and businesses will be paying in significantly less as well, should we halve all the numbers in this post?
My assumption of not getting anything from Social Security is based on the assumption that they'll keep raising the age to get it to the point where it will be mostly irrelevant: we'll have the choice of working full time until we're 85, or funding retirement by other means.
That's essentially how it started. 65 was past the average life expectancy, so average people didn't live long enough to collect it in retirement anyway. I'm not sure it's unfair to raise the age accordingly for longer-living generations.
Something important: It is *still* true that the sooner we make cuts/increase revenues, the less drastic those cuts/revenue increases will have to be.
Also… Social Security is nothing compared to Medicare.
I think I will treat social security like those scratch-able lotto tickets you buy and then you win a buck, but forget to cash it. Basically, I am not planning on social security. I am focusing on other means for the future. If I do end up with something, that will be a pleasant surprise.


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PALO ALTO ISSUESTree Cutting Connection to City Government
I can only understand the bizarre choices made by the city as to when and how to cut trees by positing a financial connection...Original post made by Spoiler on Sep. 29, 2014
Last comment by The Shadow knows...., 22 minutes ago | 3 comments | 75 Views
AROUND TOWNReport: Silicon Valley income gap continues to widen
Silicon Valley incomes have increased for the second straight year after a three-year downward trend, according to a report...Original post made on Sep. 25, 2014
Last comment by Signal and noise, 1 hour ago | 40 comments | 3466 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDSLegal costs soar as Palo Alto school board begins OCR lobbying
The Palo Alto school district spent more than $200,000 in the first seven months of 2014 in legal fees related to its cases...Original post made on Sep. 23, 2014
Last comment by George Orwell, 1 hour ago | 57 comments | 4380 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTSPolice conduct manhunt in downtown Palo Alto
Police in Palo Alto are searching the Downtown North neighborhood for a man who is suspected of fraud and also has a warrant...Original post made on Sep. 29, 2014
Last comment by Resident, 2 hours ago | 7 comments | 2422 Views
AROUND TOWNYelp to move into planned College Terrace Centre
Palo Alto's College Terrace Centre development has secured at least one tenant in review website Yelp, according to the Silicon...Original post made on Sep. 29, 2014
Last comment by Sea-Seelam Reddy, 5 hours ago | 29 comments | 2563 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUESGroup grades city council's 'residentialist' credentials
With seemingly every candidate in the City Council trying to run under the "residentialist" banner, the citizens group Palo...Original post made on Sep. 26, 2014
Last comment by Sea-Seelam Reddy, 6 hours ago | 99 comments | 4629 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDSMcGee calls for committee work on new elementary school
The Palo Alto school district's debate over the urgency to open a 13th elementary school, defined by years of delays in decision...Original post made on Sep. 24, 2014
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PALO ALTO ISSUESOnline Parking Permit System
The City of Palo Alto has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Parking Website Design & Online Permit System Hosting prior...Original post made by Herb Borock on Sep. 29, 2014
Last comment by Neighbor, 11 hours ago | 1 comment | 60 Views
AROUND TOWNTwo notable events, PAW has no report or pictures.
This weekend had the airport open day and the sneak preview of the Mitchell Park library. The Weekly has not advertised either...Original post made by Resident on Sep. 29, 2014
Last comment by common sense, 12 hours ago | 4 comments | 105 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUESCity looks to unleash local dogs with 'shared-use' park
Dog owners yearning for new places to let their companions run free might soon get a little treat from the city. Palo Alto...Original post made on Sep. 24, 2014
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PALO ALTO ISSUEScode violations
anyome hear tired of baseless complaints by neighbors for zoning or code violations? one neighbor complained a fence was...Original post made by frank on Sep. 28, 2014
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SCHOOLS & KIDSThe value of world languages in elementary school?
Why do people think world language in elementary school is so important? What about more science and computer programming,...Original post made by Parent on Sep. 26, 2014
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PALO ALTO ISSUESLow Water Pressure from Development?
I saw numerous comments online about people in LAH having an increase in pressure a few weeks ago that has remained. We...Original post made by resident on Sep. 29, 2014
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CRIMES & INCIDENTSAirport Day aims to raise visibility of Palo Alto facility
The Palo Alto Airport Association will hold its free, public Airport Day, featuring tours, appearances by special aircraft,...Original post made on Aug. 29, 2011
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTOWhat energizes great teachers? Palo Alto teacher goes on road trip to find out
Palo Alto High School English teacher David Cohen is taking the year off to travel to school districts up and down California,...Original post made on Sep. 29, 2014
Last comment by David Cohen, 19 hours ago | 2 comments | 1133 Views
AROUND TOWNBoard OKs 'working cafe' plan for Varsity Theatre in Palo Alto
Palo Alto's Historic Resources Board gave the thumbs up Wednesday to plans for a public "working cafe" in the front courtyard...Original post made on Aug. 6, 2014
Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, 19 hours ago | 39 comments | 6372 Views
SPORTSBowen reaches elite goal in Stanford water polo history
Stanford senior driver Alex Bowen joined the elite in Cardinal men's water polo history by scoring his 200th career goal...Original post made on Sep. 29, 2014
Last comment by Martin Johnson, 20 hours ago | 1 comment | 58 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTSPalo Alto suicide victim identified
A man who fatally shot himself this week outside the Palo Alto courthouse has been identified as 31-year-old Joseph Scott,...Original post made on Sep. 27, 2014
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CRIMES & INCIDENTSLongtime Milk Pail employee, son killed in apartment fumes
The two bodies found in an apartment complex in Mountain View on Wednesday have been identified as James Liu and his teenage...Original post made on Sep. 29, 2014
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SPORTSMenlo College introduces a solid baseball recruiting class
Menlo College baseball coach Jake McKinley likes what he sees from his 14-player recruiting class that will take the field...Original post made on Sep. 29, 2014
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Mayor Mike Bell is stepping up and taking the heat from the unions, city council and a bunch of others as he tries to narrow this budget gap.
Because he is willing to lay off workers, it looks like he may get some concessions from both the police and firefighters.
That's long overdue. Sharing the cost of pensions and healthcare is a fact of life for most employees and it's time for that discussion to be over.
I hope commons sense prevails and the layoffs are avoided.
Mayor Bell says that everyone needs to share some of the pain. He is demonstrating the courage of his convictions by being transparent and straightforward.
This is a difficult situation. The mayor is trying, and I salute him for that. I just wonder if it all isn't too little, too late.
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A 12-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy were stabbed multiple times in the attack.
Two people are hospitalized with stab wounds, and another person is arrested in a drunk driving crash, after an early morning incident at an East Texas night club.
Gregg County Sheriffs say it happened around 2:30am Saturday when individuals flagged down a sheriffs unit near the Enigma club on highway 31 near the Gregg-Smith County line.
Two occupants in a car were suffering stab wounds to the head and neck area, and an ambulance was requested.
While this was going on, DPS troopers say a Hispanic woman crashed into the back of a parked DPS unit as the stabbing was being investigated.
One stabbing victim was air-lifted to a Tyler hospital while the other was taken to a Longview hospital, both with serious injuries. The woman was arrested for DWI.
The circumstances of the stabbing are still being investigated.
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Gold clings to gains on weaker dollar
Prices hold their ground after Monday's 1.5% rally as the U.S. dollar shows more weakness.
Updated at 4:30 p.m. ET
Gold prices edged higher Tuesday as the U.S. dollar fell on hopes that Europe will make progress in stemming its debt crisis.
Gold (-GC) for February delivery settled up $4.40 at $1,718.90 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold has traded as high as $1,721.70 and as low as $1,707.20 an ounce while the spot price was up $9, according to Kitco's gold index.
Silver (-SI) prices finished down 29 cents at $31.95 an ounce while the U.S. dollar index was down 0.2% at $78.99.
Gold prices held their ground after a monster rally Monday that pushed prices up 1.5%. A stronger U.S. stock market was also helping the metal, as investors had less need to dump gold for cash.
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The euro, and consequently gold, shook off a mixed Italian debt auction. The country was able to raise the money it needed, but had to pay up to do so, with the 10-year yield soaring to 7.65% versus 6% a month ago. Investors were also eying a eurozone finance ministers' meeting today that will address beefing up the firepower of the region's bailout fund, as well as Greece's next 8 billion euro chunk of bailout money needed in early December.
"Further pockets of bargain hunting and safe-haven related buying will help support the gold price in the coming sessions," says James Moore, research analyst at FastMarkets.com, "but as a whole we expect the recent trend of mixed volatile trade to continue with the metals vulnerable to further bouts of cash generating related long liquidation."
Indeed the latest commitment of traders report for the week ending November 22nd was mixed. On the one hand, total long positions fell by almost 13,000 contracts, which showed investors have needed to sell gold to raise cash, while total short positions decreased by 26,000 contracts, which means a portion of gold's recent rally can be attributed to short covering.
Short traders in essence borrow shares and sell them at one price, hoping the price goes lower so they can buy back those shares at a discount, return them to the broker and pocket the difference. When the price rallies instead, traders with short positions then must scramble to buy back those shares at the lowest price they can in order to stem losses, which often adds to additional buying pressure and still higher prices.
Phil Streible, senior market strategist at R.J. O'Brien, says short covering could also be continuing. "$1,700 was a key level of resistance and we blew through that and that is where short covering intensified."
"If we can get a two-day close over $1,720 or we can take out $1,750, it's going to start a new technical buy pattern," says Streible, adding, "as long as prices can hold these levels we will probably continue higher."
Gold mining stocks were mostly higher, building on Monday's huge gains. Barrick Gold (ABX) closed up 0.8% at $49.93 after rallying 4.4% Monday, while Newmont Mining (NEM) added 0.1% to finish at $65.29. Goldcorp (GG) rallied 1.2% to $49.67, and NovaGold (NG) tacked on another 0.8% to close at $10.71 after surging 10% Monday.
RandGold Resources (GOLD) rebounded 7.2% to finish at $104.51 after a terrible Monday, when shares tanked after the company announced the latest in a series of downward production revisions.
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Passion Quotes and Sayings
Never underestimate the power of passion.
– Eve Sawyer
Allow your passion to become your purpose, and it will one day become your profession.
Passion is oxygen of the soul.
It is a beautiful thing when a career and a passion come together.
Do it with passion or not at all.
Live beautifully and dream passionately.
Without passion life is nothing.
Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.
– Hunter S. Thompson
Life is short. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.
(P) persistence
(A) addiction
(S) seriousness
(S) searching for glory
(I) integrity
(O) optimism
(N) nothing interfers
Sometimes following your heart means losing your mind.
When passion meets inspiration an obsession is born.
True easiest way to be successful is to follow your passion.
People say that you have to be born to play soccer. Bulls***. To be good at soccer all you need is the passion and the drive. With that you can be as good as you allow yourself to be.
The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.
– Alexander Pope
When something has a deep impact on your heart and mind, things can never be the same.
Great dancers aren't great because of their technique; they are great because of their passion.
What does the brain matter compared with the heart?
– Virginia Woolf
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
– Alfred Lord Tennyson
Purpose may point you in the right direction but it's passion that propels you.
– Travis McAshan
A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm.
– Charles M. Schwab
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
– Albert Einstein
The fate of your heart is your choice and no one else gets a vote.
– Sarah Dessen
Your true passion should feel like breathing; it's that natural.
– Oprah Winfrey
No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.
– Edmund Burke
There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.
– Edmund Burke
Passion is the genesis of genius.
– Galileo Galilei
A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
– John Maxwell
Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary.
– Nicholas Sparks
The capacity of passion is both cruel and divine.
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The subject of judicial independence is once again in the news because of the rejection in November by the voters in Iowa of three Supreme Court Justices who were candidates for retention. The three had joined the unanimous Iowa Supreme Court decision authorizing same-sex marriage in Iowa. Unlike the Federal system, only three states have unelected judges who serve for life. The Iowa result, and the prevalence of judicial elections, raises several questions.
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By Amy LangeFOX 2 News ReporterDETROIT -- The 15th Annual Southeastern Michigan Veterans Stand Down will serve more than 600 veterans in two days who are at homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.The Stand Down offers so many services in just one place, including help with state identification cards and driver's licenses. Behind a curtain they actually hold court, clearing up traffic tickets and other legal matters.There are an estimated 3,000 homeless veterans in Southeast Michigan and over the last several years a 14 to 22 percent increase in the number of homeless vets in the Detroit-area."It's worse because of the economy, especially in (the) Detroit-area with the auto industry, people losing their homes. We're here to take care of our fellow veterans," said Norm "Gunny" Wilcox."Fortunately, there's a wave of patriotism, so we're finding that lots of employers are very receptive to wanting to hire the troops," said Tyrone Chatman from the Michigan Veterans Foundation.However, there is always a need for more employers to hire people like John Shelton. Now living at the vet center, he worked in a factory for more than 20 years and is learning new skills."I hoping to start school in January for heating and cooling ventilation, which is a one year program, and hopefully housing and all that will come about," he said.He knows so many veterans come home with physical and mental issues."I thank God that these programs are available for us because without them, it'd be real difficult for us to succeed."Karen Mitchell, a single mom with three children, is also looking for job opportunities, but right now she is concerned she and her children are at risk of becoming homeless."A lot of veterans are homeless, and we have a hard time getting back adjusted to regular life, so that's what I'm getting help with today," she said.That's what the Veterans Stand Down is all about."Anything that we can take care of to give them a hand up not a hand out," Wilcox said."Seems to me that if there's any population that's deserving of whatever it is that we can do to help them, it has to be our nation's defenders," Chatman said.
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Colorful Cameras, Speakers & Headphones: 5 Rainbow Hued Gadgets
Remember these? In the year 2000, life was full of colorful promise. I headed off to my college dormitory with the transparent blue iMac that I had coveted ever since I saw the ad campaigns that allowed me to choose amongst a pinwheel of colored computers.
For a while, Apple continued to produce computer in a variety of colors. The design and marketing decision may have been, in part, what piqued my interest in a career in tech journalism. "Hey, this is fun," I thought, "I wonder what design choices my technology products will afford me in ten years?"
But fast-forward to 2013, and it turns out that tech selection hasn't exploded into a cornucopia of colors and designs as hoped. Long tail be damned, it isn't usually cost-effective for retailers to stock fifteen shades, materials, and patterns of every product.
Splashing on a painted piece of plastic—like laptop-makers were doing for a while with pink and green lids adorning otherwise bulky, ugly designs—does not count (and it isn't a successful business model either: very few laptop makers offer lid-color choices anymore).
Here are five products available in a range of interesting colors—some bright, some subtle—that allow for a modicum of self-expression among gadget lovers.
1. Pentax Q10 Mirrorless Camera: This $600, 12 megapixel interchangeable lens camera is a rare example of nearly limitless color customization: more than 100 different combos for the camera's grip and body are possible via the company's studio site: gold, turquoise, teal, tangerine, brown...it doesn't get better than this.
2. Canon Powershot Elph 110 HS: If you want color choice but can't afford a $600 mini-DSLR, consider a point-and-shoot like Canon's 100 HS—only $135 from many retailers. For this camera, Canon offers six colors: far more than the industry average. Its more than a step above your smartphone's camera, too, with 16.1 megapixels, 5x optical zoom, and image stabilization.
3. Edifier Aurora 2.1 Speaker System: This tube-line 15 watt speaker with two satellite balls comes in 10 colors and can be found for under $90. If you've got a home office or desk outfitted in a variety of shades of red, blue, and yellow, these might be the only PC speakers that keep your theme alive.
4. Nocs NS2 Air Monitors: These fancy wireless speakers make use of Apple's AirPlay media streaming capability, which works with pretty much any iPhone or iPad running iOS 4.3.3 or later, or any Mac or PC running iTunes 10.2.2 or later. They're for music lovers who can't bear the thought of a dock combining their stereo sounds. Theoretically, you could set up several sets of these around the house and manage them all via iTunes. Grey for the office, red for the kitchen, etc.
5. Urbanears Plattan: The Urbanears brand has quickly made a name for itself in color. It presents new headphone colors as limited editions—they come in and out of stock, and new colors are launched frequently. At any given moment you might see colors like tomato, coral, rust, pumpkin and petrol on offer. Because color variety is so important to this company, it shares with customers the CMYK mix for each hue, as well as the closest Pantone match. It also takes suggestions for new colors.
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An those macs.... I remember not being able to afford one. Hoping to own a Mac back then was like hoping to buy a Porsche.
I alwaysss wanted one of those iMacs. (Or the candy colored Macbooks that came out around the same time.) When will they release a Throwback edition so I can finally afford one?!
I remember that when those iMacs came out, all computer equipment was invariably that horrible bland putty color. It was so groundbreaking to actually see bright colors. It's great that we have more selection now.
Well, it's easy enough to get a colorful (and sleek) lid for a macbook, still....
Yes. i remember those Bright Mac laptops. I really wanted one. Now I think only Sony laptops come in colors. But there are an endless array of stickers and skins that can be added to jazz up your computers.
I think I might have first seen one of the colorful iMacs on Felicity or something, I wanted one so badly but was still in middle school, and was lower middle class so I couldn't expect one for myself. I much prefer those colors to the sleek but faceless current iMacs. Actually what I'd prefer is a black shell with a colorful logo. In general, though, more color would be appreciated.
You can get laptop "skins" in almost any color or design now, many that will cover the flat areas of the keyboard panel too.
My very first computer was a Blueberry iMac in 2000. LOVED it. Still miss it; never should have sold it.
I have a white Pentax, and always get comments on it! (Wanted it to coordinate with all my sleek white Apple gear, but I still have a sweet soft spot for those old colored macs.)
I had the original Bondi Blue (kind of teal) iMac. (Actually my partner and I have, between us, probably owned nearly every Mac that came out, from the very first one!)
But I don't mind the sleek black and white products. Neutrals are easy to live with and adding color doesn't in any way improve function. I look at all the colorful kitchen appliances out now and would still choose the neutrals. The colors are fun, but I'd get tired of them.


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Today Paula welcomes the stars of the movie "The Help," Viola Davis and Bryce Dallas Howard, in her kitchen. They are celebrating the South with delicious Elegant Stuffed Eggs. Then, Paula shows the ladies how to make Collard Greens and Dumplings in classic Southern style. Of course you can't have a meal at Paula's without a helping of Spicy Pecan Fried Chicken With Pecan Glaze. Last but not least, no meal is complete without a sweet treat, and it's Paula's No Fail Milk and Cookies Trifle. (Episode: PB0914H)
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Spicy Fried ChickenRecipe courtesy of Paula Deen
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Southern Collards with Cornmeal DumplingsRecipe courtesy of Paula Deen
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Elegant Stuffed EggRecipe courtesy of Paula Deen
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Milk and Cookies TrifleRecipe courtesy of Paula Deen


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When timid young maths genius Kenji Koiso is asked by older student (and his secret crush) Natsuki to come with her to her family's home for a 'summer job', he agrees without hesitation. Natsuki's family have gathered to celebrate the 90th birthday of the spunky matriarch of the family, Sakae and Kenji soon discovers that his job is to pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé! But when he receives a strange maths conundrum on his phone, his masterful solution ends up causing a bizarre parallel world to collide with Earth, and it's up to Kenji and his new 'family' to put reality back in order.
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Imaginext Super Friends Batcave Playset
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Help Batman and Robin take on the villains with the awesome Imaginext Super Friends Batcave Playset.
The Batcave features 3 red 'activation discs' and when you turn them using the Batman and Robin figures - cool things happen. One makes the Batcomputer open while the walkways extend, another moves the Batwing to launch position, and the final one opens the jail and the large garage doors.
There is also a Batpole for easy access between floors, a launcher that fires real projectiles and a Batcycle. They'll have hours of fun discovering everything the Batcave has to offer, and they'll get to use their imaginations as they create adventures for the Dark Knight and his faithful sidekick.
Useful info:
- Suitable for ages 3+
- Includes Batman and Robin figures.
- Comes withBatwing, Batcycle and 3 projectiles
- Activation discs make objects move
- Lots of interactivity
- Imaginext Super Friends Batcave Playset
Warning: Not suitable for children under three years.
Imaginext Dinosaur Deluxe - Blue
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Dinosaur deluxe blue, includes dinosaur figure and accessories. Age from 3 years.
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Dinosaur deluxe yellow, includes dinosaur figure and accessories. Age from 3 years.
Imaginext Superman Playset.
This Superman Playset is modelled after the new fortress of solitude. It features a disk activation that will open the armory and reveal Superman's suit and cape, he will need this to fight General Zod who is coming to steal the "codex key" which holds an important secret. They are able to battle in the front section where the figures will fly at each other when you clip them in then press down on one of the two disks. The set also contains a projectile launcher to use against Zod as he approaches. Age from 3 years.
Warning. Not suitable for children under three years.
Imaginext Castle Wizard Tower
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The Castle Wizard Tower is where all the Wizard's medieval action and magic come to life. With a turn of the disc, you can reveal the magic dragon inside the chamber featured by special lights that make his fluorescent colouring stand out, plus exciting sound effects!
Take the dragon out and push the button on his back to flap his wings and also bring the magic of Action Tech to play as the Wizard Tower will recognise the dragon as well as other Castle Action Tech sold separately.
Age range from 3 years.
The Alpha Walker is here to help your little space adventurer 'stomp out' invading aliens!
Put the space trooper figure in the 'crow nest' on the Walker to lead the charge! Turn the disc to get the Alpha Walker walking and his head moving side to side, all with realistic mechanical sound effects! Under attack? Fire discs at the aliens and use the crane to capture them
This mighty warrior even responds with cool sound effects and phrases when other Imaginext ships fire at him! (Other ships sold separately).
Requires 4 x AA batteries, which are included.
Age from 3 years.
For your little space explorer, Tentaclor is the ultimate alien enemy in the battle between humans and aliens!
Place figures in his tentacles and he'll hold them in his grip. Squeeze the handle on his back to watch him whip the figures back and forth and hit them with his fly-swatter. His giant eyeball moves back and forth, following the action! Push down on Tentaclor's brain to open his mouth. Place figures in his mouth to hear his 'chomping' sound effects.
Requires 2 x AA batteries (not included).
Age from 3 years.
Imaginext Castle
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Fisher-Price Imaginext Castle with lights, sounds and 'Turn Tech' technology creates a medieval world of action and adventure for kids!
From the Imaginext collection by Fisher-Price, this large Castle Playset is packed with exciting play possibilities. It's configurable in multiple ways, so kids can set it up exactly how they like, and is expandable to over a metre!
When the baddies attack, a turn of the centre figure activates defence mode, where the drawbridge is locked, window shutters close and weapons appear.
The Imaginext Castle includes 3 figure turn disks, 2 catapults, 1 'Turn Tech' cannon with 2 projectiles, 3 figures with helmets shields and swords, 8 firing disks for cannon, treasure chest, 2 ladders and 4 flags.
Requires 3 x AG13 batteries (included).
Available separately is the Castle Dragon (see item number 276C2), which interacts with the castle via infra-red.
Useful info:
- Age from 3-8 years
- Fisher-Price Imaginext Castle
Warning: not suitable for children under three years
Enter the Lions Den Castle if you dare!
Its eyes light up. It makes ferocious roaring sounds. And when young knights start turning disks, it comes to life and all sorts of exciting actions happen!
In defence mode, kids can close the mane on both sides of the lion's jaw entrance, release a lion, bring a giant lion claw to life and more! Or they can launch one of the six disks from the crossbow to weaken the castle's defences. Hit the centre shield to open the lion's jaw, and release his mane. Hit the right shield to activate the jail cell trap door. Or hit the left shield to bring the tower tumbling down!
Turn three different disks to bring the castle to life close the mane and lion's jaw, activate the lion's claw and more! Lion's eyes light up! Roaring sound effects! Fire disks to hit the castle shields and open the lion's jaw, release his mane, activate the jail cell trap door or collapse the tower!
Includes two guards; one dragon knight figure; helmets, axes and shields for the guards; a throne, a king's crown, a lion figure and a disk-firing crossbow with six disks.
Requires 2 x AA batteries (included).
Age from 3 years.
Imaginext Mega Apatosaurus
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The Imaginext Mega Apatosaurus takes the Dino-Tech line to a whole new level with motorized action, sound effects, armor transformation, and a removable gear for classic play! With the press of a button, the Apatosaurus comes to life with a roar as it steps into action. The dinosaur will pause after a few steps as his armor extends into attack mode while you hear transformation sound effects. The Imaginext figure sits in the cockpit of the Dino's gear behind a heads up display and is equipped with clear armor. Requires 4 x AA batteries (included). Age from 3 - 8 years.
A complete redesign to Batman's most iconic vehicle is sure to drive right off the shelf in 2013.
With the press of a button the Batmobile will drive into action with motorized wheels and cool sound effects. After 3 feet of motion the Batmobile will stop and launch its spy drone to get a bird's eye view of the villians in Gotham before it speeds off again. The included Batman figure will fit in the cockpit of the vehicle. This set includes: Batmobile, Batman figure and 2 drone flyers. Age from 3 years.
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Supporting a sizable range of digital media for both audio and video including a multitude of DVD and CD types, the LG DP561B-P Portable DVD Player is also capable of displaying high quality digital photographs. This portable DVD Player features a top loading single disc input system, an external USB port for additional memory input and DivX playback which lets you play downloaded material, together giving you an expansive range of digital entertainment.
Its compact size and light weight combine to further improve the portability factor of this LG DVD Player. The 5 hour battery backup when combined with its specialised Fast Recharge capability using a 12VDC, 2A Digital Switching power adapter. With an input voltage of 120-24, it takes only about half the normal charging time, making the LG DP561B-P an extremely travel friendly multimedia entertainment package.
The LG DP561B-P DVD player with compact dimensions of 195 x 48 x 151.2 mm, a 7 inch TFT LCD display with a WQVGA resolution of 480 x 234 pixels for wide screen display results in clear and lifelike image quality. Boosting the convenience factor of this portable DVD player is its screen design which features swivel and flip capability that provides for very ergonomic and improved usability. This portable DVD also comes with a 2 channel in-built speakers system and remote control feature for hands-free operation.
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The support of MP3, WMA and WAV file formats when clubbed with the advent of the Dolby Digital Sound System, 3D and Virtual Surround Sound gives the DVD player a greater audio playback capability. This together with digital photo playback of JPEG files along with a few image viewing features like zoom, picture rotate and slideshow with MP3 playback greatly expands the spectrum of the DVD player's practical application and usability.
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|Warranty does not cover the fibre body, plastic body, Physical damage of Accessory is not covered.
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