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January 29 & January 30 (Wed, Thur) 11:00am-2:00pm Outdoor Quad
Come visit Phi Beta Delta's table at the Discoverfest event in the outdoor Quad! We will feature desserts from countries around the world and promote Phi Beta Delta to our campus community!
March 7 (Friday) 12:00-2:00pm UH-205
Women's Day Panel Discussion and Lunch
This is a panel discussion and lunch event honoring "Women Inspiring Change Around the World" that Phi Beta Delta is co-sponsoring with the Women's Center. It's a networking/learning/socializing event where you can meet other PBD students and faculty, learn about international issues, and enjoy delicious food!
April 29 (Tuesday) 3:30-5:30pm SGMH 1506
Spring 2014 Induction Ceremony
We will sponsor a panel of student/faculty speakers on their international research or travels, which will be very interesting! Following the panel will be our Spring Induction Ceremony of new PBD members. (Are you interested in joining Phi Beta Delta? If so, please see the application on this website.)

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There is a great hot tub in the women's locker room at my health club.
I L O V E it.
I love having a good soak in very hot, deep water. I love the bubbles. I love the whole experience.
I even have a favorite sitting spot in the hot tub: the bottom left-hand corner closest to the showers. I like it because the water jets are positioned perfectly to hit all my achy spots. I can just lean back and let the bubbles and heat take my cares away.
This sitting spot is also positioned so I can see all the other women come and go through the locker room as they make their way to the sauna, the steam room and the change area.
Smack dab in the middle of all that action is THE SCALE.
As much as I love the hot tub, I hate the scale.
It has been my own personal nemesis for pretty much my whole life.
I was a fat kid; a fat teenager; a fat adult.
As a teen and young adult, I certainly had bouts of thinness. But, pretty much, I was fat.
Having an eating disorder for many, many years didn't help my relationship with food or the scale either.
I avoided the scale like the plague for years on end. If I had to get weighed, I'd turn my back to the numbers, so I wouldn't have to see the damage.
When I was on a diet, I was more open to the scale, because the number was generally going down. But still and all, the scale was something to be feared and avoided.
Anyway, from my vantage point in the hot tub, I watch, with continual amazement a vast number of women that just hop on that hulking piece of metal with nary a thought.
Yep, they just trot on over to the scale, get on it, look at the number , step off it and seem to go on about doing what every they had planned to do for the rest of the day.
Some women get on naked; many get on with their clothes on. A BUNCH get on with their shoes on. Doesn't matter if they are big women or little women or old women or young women. It's just "hop, read and move on".
Now, before you all think I'm a total scale voyeur, let me just say that the numbers are so small on the digital read out, I can't tell what their weight actually is. The number is really not the point.
The point is that I'm just so amazed at how little power the scale has over them BUT still seems to have over me.
It's ridiculous. Totally, incredibly ridiculous.
I'm sure that some of the women who confidently step on the scale dread the results as much as I do. I'm willing to bet that for some of those women , their own personal beratement tapes start going off in their head the second they get off of that scale.
I'm currently struggling with keeping a commitment to weigh myself once a week. My weight is reasonably under control (meaning, I weigh more now than I did right before Ironman last summer, but that is totally understandable. I weigh a lot less than I did a year ago and have seemed to avoid a gigantic winter weight gain).
So the number isn't as bad as I fear it is going to be, yet getting on the scale is really rough.
I need to keep up that commitment though, so the number doesn't creep up.
In reality, my goal is to really lean up between now and June so I can haul less ballast up the hills of Madison in September....
That is going to require a commitment to eating less and hopping on that box more.
I'm just not going to do it with my shoes on.
Friday, January 21, 2011
The Scale
There is a great hot tub in the women's locker room at my health club.
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Snow... Snow.... and more Snow
Okay. I understand that it is January. I get that January = winter.
I also am fully aware that winter, in the upper midwest, = cold, dark and white fluffy stuff.
But, really. THIS much snow?
It all started in early December. Hubby and I went to Florida, where he got to golf in one more tournament for the year and I was hoping to enjoy a little warm weather, swim outside and eat an orange or two.
We left on a Thursday-- nothing on the weather map about a big, bad snow storm blowing in to Minneapolis until I got up on Friday. Then, the BIG BLIZZARD of 2010 was all over every channel.
Hubby golfed and I was riveted to the WeatherChannel, watching updates from Minneapolis that came ever 15 minutes....
Why wasn't I using those 15 minute intervals to swim in an outdoor pool or run in the sun? Because it was friggin' cold in Florida! Yes, they were in the middle of a cold snap. With wind chills and all things frosty.
So instead of warming my bones, I piled on tee shirts, watched the WeatherChannel and shopped at an outlet mall that was literally across the street from our hotel.
(ONLY good thing out of that experience was finding a Lululemon Athletica OUTLET store. Yep. I was walking through the mall, turned a corner and there it was: a big, beautiful store, bathed in a wash of dreamy light. I swear I heard the angels singing...)
Anyway. Hubby finished his tournament, we flew home and had to face the BIG DIG out of the BIG BLIZZARD of 2010, which dumped over 17" of snow over the city.
I will say, that well before the BIG BLIZZARD of 2010, my mother-in-law decided that this was the year that she and my father-in-law would buy Hubby and me a snow blower.
Now, we already had a little snow blower that worked perfectly well if the accumulated snow was less than 6 inches in height. AND we are perfectly capable of buying our own snow blower, had we wanted one. So, initially, I thought it was kind of a silly gift.
Nonetheless, Hubby and I looked at snow blowers before we left for Florida, but couldn't decide on which one to buy before we left for our trip. (We were soooo silly!).
Before we even got on the flight in Florida to come back to Nanook -- I mean, Minneapolis -- we called HomeDepot to have them hold one for us. Our plan was to pick it up from the store after we landed in Anchorage -- I mean, Minneapolis.
The store clerk at HomeDepot said. "You want to buy one NOW? After the BIG BLIZZARD of 2010? We are totally sold out and won't be restocked for at least a week".
By the time we got home, the snow plows had gone down our street. Twice.
So we had to shovel a huge frozen mountain of snow and ice out of the driveway. I kid you not, that mound of snow from the street to the sidewalk was 4 1/2 feet high and 3 or 4 feet wide.
I do not like shoveling. I had to do it when I was a kid -- and we lived in a corner house, so had to do sidewalks in front and on the side of the house. Plus the driveway. I should say the three car garage driveway...
When Hubby and I moved in to our house, I told him that I would happily mow any day, any time. I would rake leaves, any day, any time. I was not, however, going to shovel our stupid, forever-long driveway.
Most years, I've been able to live up to my word. I just couldn't let Hubby do all the work that night and we ended up spending over 2 hours digging out. BLECH.
So, naturally, I thought: "well, at least we got this over with early this year. We can't get much more than this....".
I hear the angels laughing now.
We've had more snow this winter than we have in a long, long time. Fact is, it is the third snowiest winter in Minneapolis' history.
Again, yippee.
Driving is a pain. Parking is a pain. Motivating myself to get out to run or to the gym (or even to get up for work) is a pain.
Shoveling? Is a ROYAL pain.
I have to admit that I DO think that snow is beautiful. (As long as I don't have to drive in it or shovel it). It does make the scenery look more peaceful and serene.
It also coaxes me to nappy-nap land pretty easily, which is really not want I want/need now. It is so much cozier to come home, slip on some fleece pjs, stretch out on the couch and snooze than it is to say, slip on eight layers of clothes and ice cleats to go out for a run.
Or to get up HOURS before the sun even gets up to go to the gym for strength training or to get in a freezing cold pool.
Yet, most of the time I do it. Why? Because Ironman Wisconsin is a mere 8 months away.
So it is snowing again tonight. We are supposed to get up to another 5 inches of fluffy white flakes. The good news is that Hubby is happily blowing out the driveway from hell with the snow blower from heaven. I only had to shovel the sidewalk (front of the house ONLY) and the walk up to the house. So...not so bad.
The question looming is whether I'll be able to face the snow and roads tomorrow morning (that is SATURDAY morning) at 6:30 am to get to a 4-hour spin class, or if I'll turn over, sleep in till 10:00 or so and then just spin on the trainer I have set up on our second floor.....hmmmmmm.
What ever the answer is for tomorrow, this girl, who loves the summer, open widows, warm breezes and open water swims, thinks that this winter has really been enough.
How many days till spring?
Posted by Amytrigirl (aka Amybee) at 8:24 PM 4 comments
Sunday, January 2, 2011
2011 Race Schedule
Happy New Year to All!
Hubby and I had a fantastic whirlwind New Year's Eve. I'll post more details and pics soon.
Today is the day that I committed to my 2011 race schedule...as I know it today.
Only about 5.5 weeks until the first event of the year: Tri U Mah Indoor Tri at the University of Minnesota on February 6th. Tri U Mah was my intro to triathlon, seven years ago. The format is a little different: it consists of a 30 minute swim in a wonderful pool (University of Minnesota's Aquatic Center), then 30 minutes on a stationary bike; then 30 minutes of treadmill running. Winners are determined by the total distance covered.
As usual, a bunch of my tri and running friends also signed up this year: Nat, Marcia, Gary, Cheryl and I will all be in the pool for the 9:10 am heat.
I love this event because it is very well run, a lot of fun and means that summer season is on its way!
New for me this year will be the Minneapolis Marathon (June 5th). I asked my Coach, JonnyJ, if I should consider an early marathon to help me prep for IM WI. (I had such a big breakdown during the IM marathon last year, I thought just getting through the distance and practicing a nutrition plan PRIOR to this years Ironman would be a good idea.). I suggested to JonnyJ that I do Fargo Marathon in May.
JonnyJ agreed that a marathon was a good idea but immediately nixed Fargo. "Too flat". He suggested Minneapolis because of the hills. Yippee.
So, I signed up for Minneapolis full and Fargo 1/2. Fargo will be just a training run for me.
Also new will be the YWCA Women's Triathlon on August 14th. I've heard great things about this event and wanted to do one shorter tri before IM WI. The event venue is very close to my house and is only a sprint distance (500 yd swim; 15 mile bike; 2.5 mile run). By then, I should be well trained, used to my new tri bike and will hopefully have a very good RACE. (Yes, I plan to actually RACE this event as opposed to my usual "participate". JonnyJ will be happy to hear that....)
There are a couple other events not listed yet: I'd like to do the Lake Harriet Open Water and Great Prairie swim events again (dates not posted yet); I'm putting my hat in the ring for New York Marathon (November) along with some other friends. If I get in great. If not, this will be the third year I've been declined, so it is an automatic "in" for 2012; I'll do some additional bike events, but none of the dates have been posted yet.
As busy as my schedule seems, it feels a little "light" to me. I have no duathons planned; a super busy June and then very little for the rest of the summer. JonnyJ wants me to concentrate more on training before IM WI than on racing, so I'm sure even though I won't be doing a lot of events, I'll still be busy!
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This school turned our son from a quiet, questioning student into a self-assured college student. He regained his self-confidence and LOVED Ben Franklin and all his teachers there. He says that he wished he could go to college there, as well! The teachers are excellent and really care about teenagers. The plethora of courses is amazing and the work-study program offers great opportunities for internships or pursuing a student's interest. We love the Mastery Education approach!
BFA is a go at your individual pace school. A student not only can take as long as he needs to master a subject, but can also progress as quickly and as far as he can in subjects in which he excels. The individual attention that is given is almost like home schooling but done by expert teachers in each subject. Each student is appreciated as an individual with unique needs as well as unique gifts. After attending BFA, my sons were well prepared for their prestigious colleges and higher professional degrees and credentials.
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This school is wonderful for the high-schooler who has not had success at other private schools in Atlanta. Their high teacher to student ratio is unbelievable resulting in great academic success. Very laid-back atmosphere. They care about the whole child. This school teachers respect for everyone, teachers as well as other students. Students with mild LD and ADHD can thrive here. I am an Educational Consultant and I have the utmost respect for this school for the right student. If your child has fallen behind in some areas, they work especially hard to make them catch up to their peers and graduate on time.
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Bionic Commando (Xbox 360)
Let's begin our review with a song.
The two coolest words that I know
are "bionic" and "co-man-dooooooooooooo."
Put them together and what have you got?
An awesome game about a one-armed maaaaaannnnnnnn.
He shoots his proboscis all over the place
Trying to save the human raaaaaaaccceeeee.
He fights off robots and says dumb things.
He dies a lot and that's the end of our sooonnnnggggg.
Good luck getting that out of your head for the rest of the day!
There is a moment about halfway through Bionic Commando when you walk into a large, dramatic-looking stone arena. The game goes into cut-scene mode. (Spoilers ahead, reader.) You encounter a woman named Mag during the cut scene. She is angry with you, Nathan "RAD" Spencer, for some reason that is not clear. She starts beating the crap out of you during the cut scene. And then you knock the woman down using your bionic, extendable proboscis. (The bionic arm, particularly during the hacking sequences, looks like an elephant trunk crossed with a penis.) And then you say something dumb, and she says something dumb, and then she runs away, and the cut scene ends.
You do not have to fight Mag in this moment, and I was kind of relieved about that at first. But then I thought, Wait, so I don't get to fight her? Because the game just gave me all the signs -- big stone arena, introductory cut scene, dramatic music -- of a boss battle. What the hell? Welcome to Bionic Commando, a cock-teasing, uneven, confused mess of a videogame that, I'm pretty sure, is not the reinvention of the original that Capcom was hoping for.
Disclaimer: I did not play the original game. I have read that it's very good. I was curious about it, so I bought Bionic Commando Rearmed a few months back on Xbox Live Arcade. I tried to enjoy it, but I found it difficult to like.
Because I didn't play the original, and only played around 50 percent of Rearmed, I didn't have a lot of context for what is going on in this game. I tried to follow along; I tried to understand who Spencer is, and who Super Joe is. I tried to understand why Spencer is doing what he's doing. But it's pretty hard to follow. I gave up eventually, and proceeded to steep myself in what I was sure would be some truly epic, kick-ass, third-person action. Capcom has made some of my favorite epic, kick-ass, third-person action games of all time. Example: Devil May Cry. God Hand was another total piece of junk, but I liked it anyway. Onimusha was also great. Capcom publishes the best nonsensical, epic, kick-ass, third-person action games in the world. They should put that on their stationery: Capcom: Publisher of the Best Nonsensical, Epic, Kick-Ass, Third-Person Action Games in the World.
So I didn't care that Bionic Commando did not make any sense to me. I didn't expect it to. But I did expect it to feature some epic kick-ass third-person action.
It does not.
I found myself spending much of the game running through somewhat barren environments. I remember one particular section in which I was running, running, running; I looked at my watch, and about 10 full seconds elapsed and I was still running. Groan.
Enemies come out sometimes and shoot very tiny guns at you. You are equipped with a tiny gun as well, so you can shoot back. Several hits, and they will go down. A few levels later, you meet a pair of robots that you must defeat. To beat them, you need to somehow get behind each robot and target the vulnerable panel on its back, then attach your proboscis to this panel, and then do a zip-kick (A button). Do this several more times for each robot, and they will soon be defeated. An electric gate will vanish, and then you will get to run for awhile, and then more enemies with tiny guns will come out.
That's mostly who you will fight in the game: humans and a couple of different kinds of robots. There isn't really much variety when it comes to enemies in the game. Plus, I never felt like these enemies were working as a team, or displayed even a dim sense of intelligence beyond "GET THAT GUY!!!!!"
But Bionic Commando's downfall -- yes, that is a play on words -- is its crummy, mushy, totally dodgy swing mechanic. There are environments in the game that have clearly been designed as places for you to "get your swing on." But it almost never works. I'd get one, maybe two swings in, and then Nathan would fly out of control and plummet back to earth. Then there are the floating-mine sections of the game, where you have to swing from mine to mine high above a deadly body of water. (Because the bionic arm is heavy, you will sink like a yacht anchor should you fall into the water.)
These floating-mine sections are extremely tricky. You have to have a lot of patience, and a bit of luck, to get through them. You can't simply swing through the whole thing, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Instead, you have to hold your breath and carefully target each floating mine and then swing away, hope you release your bionic proboscis at exactly the right time, and then, as you fly through the air, hope that you have enough distance to reach your intended target.
Instead of feeling like a total bad-ass, instead of feeling like this bionic arm was truly a gift, I found myself working through these swing-sections with the same kind of deliberate, fussy focus that my grandmother employs when she clips her Denny's coupons from the paper.
I fell into the water many, many times. I am sure my neighbors heard me say the phrase "OH COME ON!!!!!!" at the top of my lungs on dozens of occasions. It's these swing-centric sections of the game that undo whatever dramatic momentum that the game might have generated. Example: There is the underground/cave/Tomb Raider section of the game where I needed to use the swing mechanic to cling to the cave walls to reach my target. Only instead of performing this act with any kind of gymnastic grace, I bounced; I dangled. Instead of feeling like a muscle-bound, savvy superhero worthy of a song -- "Put them together and what have you got/An awesome game about a one armed maaanannnnnn" -- I looked like I was attempting to rub my genitalia all over the cave walls.
Bionic Commando is grim. It's cheerless. It takes itself much too seriously. (Rearmed, at least, was kind of funny.) Take away Nathan's crappy, useless high-tech arm, and all gamers are left with is the sound of one hand clapping.
This review is based on a retail copy of the game provided by the publisher.
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Tengwar (Elvish) alphabet — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
that awkward moment when you realize the Elvish tattoo on the back of your neck is wrong.
so there was no "sometimes y"
*sighs* This is only correct for sindarin. In fact, the tengwar that here says is used for the "ch" sound, is in fact...


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Oscars 2013 - Best Short Film - Animation
Here's part of the OSCAR NOMINATED 'Head Over Heels', directed by Tim Reckart. Winner of the Annie Award for Best Student Film. Won't be predicting anything this year!
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R.I.P Tony Scott 1944 - 2012
The Last Boy Scout - 1991 - There's always a bad day, but we have to smile regardless. Here's a clip from one of the oldies but goodies from Scott, one of my favourites.
Jimmy Dix: It ain't right.
Joe Hallenbeck: No, it ain't right. [sighs]
Joe Hallenbeck: This ain't no game, flash. Real guns, real bullets. It's dangerous.
Jimmy Dix: Danger's my middle name.
Joe Hallenbeck: Mine's Cornelius. You tell anybody, I'll kill you.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Batman: The Dark Knight Rises
Year: 2012
Director: Christopher Nolan
Screenplay: Jonathan and Christopher Nolan
Characters: Bob Kane
"Now is not the time for fear... that comes later!'
Director: Christopher Nolan
Screenplay: Jonathan and Christopher Nolan
Characters: Bob Kane
Starring: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Matthew Modine, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Morgan Freeman, Brett Cullen, Cillian Murphy, Ben Mendelsohn, Tom Conti, Burn Gorman
MAJOR SPOILERS inside!
The final movie in director Nolan's trilogy, the stoic Batman of a new age, left me with a sense of disappointment. Although it is definitely a film worth watching, it did not live up to the promise or the expectations that the previous Dark Knight tantalised us with, and where Heath Ledger gave the performance of his life as the sinister new-generation Joker.We find our Batman now a virtual recluse eight years after the devastating events of part two. There are no heroes to save Gotham except for the local police force, and the city is looking a shade greyer. Wayne Enterprises is in financial trouble and the stock markets are about to suffer an apparent terrorist attack. Can Batman find his way back to the cave and rekindle his sense of justice one last time?
Well, the trailers spoke of a battle of cataclysmic proportions and a foe of tremendous strength. Again I find myself saying what a shame that such a fantastic ensemble cast of favourite faces should lead us down the road to disillusionment. We sure can 'relate' to this year's Batman – it's dark and gloomy, with an apocalyptic edge.Christian Bale, along with Joseph Gordon-Levitt seem to improve with age, and they both really played their parts to perfection as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Blake/Robin. Anne Hathaway's Cat Woman was suitably sassy and less of a caricature than previous embodiments. She deserves the calls for her own franchise.
It was also a delight to see Matthew Modine (Foley) turn up, and in uniform, along with an underrated Brit actor Burn Gorman (Stryver). There were a lot of familiar faces, including Ben Mendlesohn as Daggett, a thorn in Bruce Wayne's side, and the reason for all the chaos in Gotham.Tom Hardy as Bane, the creepily sadistic bad-guy of the piece, stole the show for me. I had wished for more of his character to be revealed, and to hear more of his Lawrence Olivier style delivery of sadistic one-liners.
There are moments of humour – chief among them a genius appearance by Scarecrow aka the instantly recognisable Cillian Murphy.There are a few bugs that spoilt the film, it was badly edited, which is a crime for a big budget tent-pole like this, disjointed in many places, and occasionally our hero and nemesis spoke with voices barely comprehensible. Perhaps this is not the fault of the movie, but the digital rendering. IMAX is apparently to blame – see link at the bottom of this post.
Nolan has fallen foul of the trilogy 'curse', tying up loose ends and packing far too much into a film which ultimately felt over-long and yet lacking at the same time. Amazing scenes reminiscent of 9/11, and with a premise raising the spectre of nuclear terrorism to new heights, this final instalment of Batman comes to a predictable and somewhat mediocre ending.Why do all our superheroes have to 'die' in this way?
"Now is not the time for fear... that comes later!'
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They're Never Too Young To Sleep In Bunkbeds
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Without a doubt, bunkbeds are the best friends of space-challenged parents. Maybe you are counting the days until you can purchase bunkbeds for your kids. But the little one is still in a crib, so you're out of luck, right? Maybe not.
Look closely at this bunkbed set up. The lower bunk isn't a bed at all. The bed was removed and the baby's crib was slid into its place. The height of the top bunk allows for good clearance and easy access to baby. If you're not handy, think about purchasing a loft bed and place your baby's crib underneath. It's a creative solution for those with babies not old enough to sleep in a regular bed. If you're curious about the rest of this house, take a tour over at House To Home.
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I have a friend whose sister lives with them. She's a single mom and took over one of their bedrooms, and lofted HER bed and put the crib underneath. Not sure if she sleeps in a twin or not, but it works great and she has enough space in there.
I don't know... doesn't look like much clearance... I'd worry about hitting babies head all the time... but a smart idea.
Neat idea, but not loving the drop side crib.
Ditto Gwendolyn, but given the pillow/blanket set up below, maybe this is for an older child and not a baby? Does that make the drop side crib less/not dangerous? I don't have one, so I didn't follow the warnings too closely. Seems like this set-up might be hard to pull off without a drop side crib, unfortunately, because otherwise I think head bonking really would be an issue (for the baby, mostly, but possibly also parents).
Just a note that House to Home is a UK publication and drop side cribs are still sold and in use in the UK to my knowledge.
I get the impetus for this, but my back hurts just looking at it. The crib + loft bed combo that a previous poster mentioned might work better though...aren't loft beds generally a bit higher than bunkbeds?
It does look like this might be for a toddler and not a baby baby. Maybe a toddler bed set up the same way would work?
I was actually considering doing this for my boys once my baby moves into the same room as his brother, we're planning on getting the IKEA KURA bed for my son and stashing a mini crib on wheels underneath, that way we could slide it out to get the baby out. (Then later when the baby is out of a crib we could put him on a mattress on the floor. IDEAL!
Drop side cribs can be safely rigged to be stationary, perhaps this parent rigged it down rather than up.
With the side down there appears to be loads of space to remove the baby without hitting their head, you know, like how we manage to put kids into car seats just fine without decapitating them with the roof of the car?
I was curious about this-- but my problem is that I don't think my older one is ready for the top bunk--- 2 kids in cribs!
Angus, lol, my kids' heads have gotten bonked more than a few times on the way into the car seat. That's one way I know this set up would be a problem for us.
ugh, Angus....my poor kid's head has been bonked way too many times. I would be a total klutz with a set-up like this! It's pretty awesome though..
This looks like a good solution, unless you have a kid that eventually climbs out of the crib (like my youngest) and climbs up the bunk bed (like my youngest) and falls out of the bunk bed (yep, my kid) three times in one day (we're a family of slow learners, apparently).
We ended up having to turn our IKEA bunk bed over, to turn it into a canopy bed, and put the toddler on a crib mattress on the floor.
Now, that doesn't mean that the arrangement pictured here isn't a great solution for some families. Not everybody has an adventurous, knuckle-head of a child like I do. But it is something to consider when you are figuring out to do with your kids. If you raise a baby in a room with a bunk bed, there may come a time when they cannot be left alone in that room. The bunk bed we thought would be a nice space-saver turned out to be a big pain in the butt. We've spent the last eighteen months wishing we had just gone with two twin mattresses on the floor.
I think it looks fab & is a clever Soultion.
I guess it depends on the age of kids though, my nearly 3 year old would be a nightmare sleeping above my 8 month old, but He also wouldn't be ready for bunks so it must be for older kids or a bigger gap.
Drop sides are still sold in lots of countries outside the US, in Australia they are very different to the type the US used to have, our mechanisms have to be all enclosed and there are no hinges which is safer than the rail type.
the top bunk is the concern. the ladder can be dangerous. i got bunks at age 5, at my request, but was not allowed to use the top bunk for several months. once i finally was, one morning i was climbing down groggily and fell off. i didn't cry b/c i didn't want my mom to cut me off again.
but she was right.
We did this with a 1 and 4 year old except in an 'L' shape. With the crib sticking out just a little you're left with a handy space to retrieve baby and the rest of the lower bunk space as a 'playhouse.'


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UNDATED (WSAU) Hundreds of students from China would attend U-W Milwaukee under a five-year recruiting agreement that's expected to be signed today in Beijing.
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Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. to Announce First Quarter 2012 Results
CANTON, Mass., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc., (Nasdaq: DNKN), the parent company of two of the world's most recognized brands, Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, plans to release its first quarter 2012 financial results on Thursday, April 26, 2012, with a conference call to follow at 8:00 a.m. ET. The dial-in number is (866) 393-1607 or (914) 495-8556, conference number 70918022. Dunkin' Brands will also simultaneously broadcast the conference call live over the Internet at http://investor.dunkinbrands.com. A replay of the conference call can be accessed on the Company's website at http://investor.dunkinbrands.com.
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With more than 16,800 points of distribution in nearly 60 countries worldwide, Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) is one of the world's leading franchisors of quick service restaurants (QSR) serving hot and cold coffee and baked goods, as well as hard-serve ice cream. At the end of 2011, Dunkin' Brands' nearly 100 percent franchised business model included more than 10,000 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants and more than 6,700 Baskin-Robbins restaurants. For the full-year 2011, the company had franchisee-reported sales of approximately $8.3 billion. Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. is headquartered in Canton, Mass.
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Mission Espada first known as San Francisco de los Tejas, was established in 1690 for certain Caddoan Indians of eastern Texas at a locality some 40 miles southwest of the present city of Nacogdoches. The mission was never very successful, and after 1690 it was abandoned and re-established several times, with slight changes in name and location, before being transferred in 1731 to San Antonio, where it became known as San Francisco de la Espada.
Attempts to discover the names of all Indian groups that were represented at Mission Espada in San Antonio have never been very fruitful because the earlier mission registers have not been found, and because other kinds of documents have yielded so few specific group names. Bolton (in Hodge 1910 Vol. II:435-436, 584) was apparently able to find only five group names in documents which he had examined: Arcahomo, Borrado, Malaguita, Pacao, and Siguipan. If his guess that the Arcahomo represented a subdivision of the Tacame is correct, then the list can be expanded to six names. Schuetz (1980b:51) found late documents that yielded two more names, Pootajpo and Zacuestacán. She omitted Arcahomo and Siguipan from her list but did include Tacame, evidently equating the Tacame with Bolton's Arcahomo. The lists of Bolton and Schuetz can be expanded by one additional name, Mesquite, which Castañeda (1939 Vol. IV:11) and Habig (1968:215) found in documents for the year 1762. Campbell and Campbell (1981:45) have also found a document which shows that at least one Pamaque was at Mission Espada in 1752.
We have been fortunate enough to find another document which adds more names to the Espada ethnic unit roster. In a report of 1767, Acisclos Valverde referred to 11 group names which were said to have been taken from the Espada mission registers for the period 1753-1767. It is evident that Valverde did indeed take the names from the mission registers because he cites numbered entries. Valverde's list, in alphabetical order, includes the following names: Assaca, Cacalote, Caguaumama, Carrizo, Cayan, Gegueriguan, Huaraque, Saguiem, Siguipan, Tuarique, and Uncrauya. If one includes the names of groups collectively known as Pamaque, as many as 25 specific names can be listed for Espada. Valverde's report more than doubles the list of Indian groups represented at Espada. His list shows that a longer list could be obtained if all the mission registers had survived intact.
The name Arcahomo, occasionally rendered as Acoma, Axcahomo, and Azcahomo, refers to an Indian group clearly associated with Mission Espada. Bolton (in Hodge 1910 Vol. II:435, 666) regarded the Arcahomo as an alternative name for the Tacame, or at least a subdivision of the Tacame, but proof of this has yet to be presented. Schuetz (1980b:51) evidently follows Bolton because she lists Tacame at Mission Espada but not Arcahomo. Pacao and Arcahomo deserted Espada in 1737, but most of these were later persuaded to return (Orobio y Bazterra 1737:44-45; Ysasmende 1737:41-42).
No documents seem to have specified a pre-mission location for the Arcahomo, but circumstantial evidence suggests an area lying between the lower San Antonio and Nueces Rivers. Some Arcahomo seem to have entered one of the missions at Goliad (Walters 1951:293, 298). Nothing has been recorded about the language spoken by Arcahomo and, surprisingly, very few writers have suggested that they probably spoke Coahuilteco. It has been speculated that the Como known to Cabeza de Vaca in 1533-1535 were the same as the later Arcahomo (Campbell and Campbell 1981:41).
The name Assaca appears to be known only from Valverde's report of Indian groups at Espada during the period 1753-1767. Assaca could be a variant of some other recorded group name, such as Pajasaque or Masacuajulam, but no demonstration is possible. The Pajasaque, also referred to as Carrizo (Valverde listed Carrizo as being present at Espada), were reported as living with several other groups at the mouth of the Nueces River in 1747 (Bolton 1915:393), and in the same year Masacuajulam were documented as one of many named groups who lived along the Rio Grande near its delta (Escandón 1747:238).
See Concepción: Borrado.
Valverde (1767) listed "Pacalote" as the name of an Indian group represented at Mission Espada during the period 1753-1767. As the name Pacalote has not been found in other documents, it seems likely that Valverde miscopied the name Cacalote from the Espada registers. In the middle 18th century the Cacalote are documented as an Indian group of the Camargo-Mier-Revilla section of northern Tamaulipas (Bolton 1913:450-451; Lopez de la Cámara Alta 1758:133, 141; Saldívar 1943:32).
The report by Valverde states that the Caguaumama of Mission Espada were also known by a Spanish name, Cometabacos ('tobacco eaters'), and that during the period 1753-1767 they were numerous at Espada (hay muchos en esta mision). The name Caguaumama cannot be positively equated with any other name recorded for the region. It may refer to the Camama of Mission San José, recorded by Solís in 1767 (Kress and Hatcher 1931:51), but nothing is known about the identity or pre-mission location of the Camama (Campbell 1975:20-21).
See Concepción: Pamaque and Camasuqua.
At the San Antonio missions, Carrizo were recorded only for Mission Espada during the period 1753-1767 (Valverde 1767). In the second half of the 18th century, the name Carrizo was often used by Spaniards to refer collectively to various Indian groups living along both sides of the Rio Grande between Laredo and the Gulf Coast. These groups were apparently called Carrizo (Spanish 'cane') because they used cane or grass to cover the framework of their houses (Gatschet 1891:38; Kress and Hatcher 1931:35; Wheat 1957 Vol. I:Maps 115 and 149; Wilcox 1946:249, 255-256). Specific groups referred to at times as Carrizo were Comecrudo, Cotoname, and Tusan (Campbell 1979:51). The Pajaseque, who in 1747 lived at the mouth of the Nueces River in Texas, were also once referred to as Carrizo (Bolton 1915:393). The Carrizo of Mission Espada thus probably came from the Rio Grande area of Tamaulipas and southern Texas.
The Cayan Indians were recorded for Mission Espada during the period 1753-1767 (Valverde 1767). No name resembling Cayan has been found in other 18th-century documents, and little can be said about an identity for this group. We can only suggest that Cayan may be a shortened variant of either Cayanapuro or Cayanaguanaja, names recorded for Nuevo León in the middle 17th century (León, Chapa, y Sánchez de Zamora 1961:190-191). The former is linked with the Cerralvo area of northeastern Nuevo León; the latter is not recorded for any particular part of that area.
The name Gegueriguan is linked with Mission Espada during the period 1753-1767 (Valverde 1767). A similar name, Ogeguerigan, given in the same document, is probably a variant of Gegueriguan. We are unable to relate these to any other Indian group name recorded for northeastern Mexico and southern Texas, or adjacent regions.
Valverde (1767) obtained the name Huaraque from the registers of Mission Espada (1753-1767). If appropriate documents can be found, eventually it may be possible to relate this name to an ethnic group of the lower Rio Grande area recorded as Pauraque and Paurague. Pauraque were said to be represented, after 1764, at Mission San Agustín de Laredo of Camargo, Tamaulipas (Bolton 1913:450-451). Davenport and Wells (1919:217-220) discovered a Spanish land survey document of 1777 which records a settlement of Paurague near the Rio Grande in the southwestern part of present-day Hidalgo County, Texas. It is of some interest to note that Parisot and Smith (1897:39) listed a group designated as "Iparoque" for an unspecified mission of San Antonio.
See Concepción: Malaguita.
See San José: Mesquite.
See Concepción: Pacao.
See Concepción: Pamaque.
Schuetz (1980a:51) has discovered a document which refers to an Indian group with the name Pootajpo at Mission Espada. According to Schuetz, the Pootajpo were at Espada "before 1734." Pootajpo could be a badly distorted variant of some other Indian group name, but we are unable to cite any names with which it may be profitably compared.
Valverde (1767) listed the name Saguiem for one of the Indian groups represented at Mission Espada during the period 1753-1767. We are unable to establish an identity for the Saguiem, although we suspect that they came to Espada from the lower Rio Grande area.
See Concepción: Pamaque and Sarapjon.
Siguipan is another group name known only for the period 1753-1767 at Espada (Valverde 1767). As in the case of Saguiem (above), we suspect that the Siguipan came to Espada from the lower Rio Grande area.
See Concepción: Tacame.
See Concepción: Pamaque and Taguaguan.
See Concepción: Pamaque and Tinapihuaya.
From the Mission Espada registers (1753-1767), two similar names were copied by Valverde (1767): Taguarique and Tuarique, which we take to be variants of the same name. The Tuarique of Espada may have been the same as the Toaraque of Concepción, but for this we are unable to present any documentary evidence.
The name Uncrauya is known from one 18th-century document that lists Indian groups at Mission Espada between 1753 and 1767 (Valverde 1767). We can only suggest that perhaps the Uncrauya were the same people as the Icaura (or Incaura), who in the middle 17th century were reported as living in eastern and northeastern Nuevo León (Hoyo 1972:366, 416, 546; León, Chapa, y Sánchez de Zamora 1961:51, 87, 107-109, 114, 116).
See Concepción: Pamaque and Viayan.
The name Zacuestacán appears to have been recorded only in a document examined by Schuetz (1980a:51). According to Schuetz, the Zacuestacán arrived at Espada "before 1734."
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel opened the door Thursday to compensating businesses affected by security restrictions during the May G-8 and NATO summits, but the mayor's office and the city's host committee later said there are no such plans.
The confusion came as Emanuel sought to reinforce his message that the gatherings of world leaders present an economic development opportunity that will burnish Chicago's global reputation. But he also faced another round of questions about possible disturbances and business closings because of demonstrations involving thousands of protesters and security needs for dozens of world leaders.
McCormick Place convention center could recover lost profits, he responded: "The host committee is working on that. They have a process for that."
Pressed on whether businesses might receive compensation if they close, Emanuel would only say, "We're going to address this issue."
Asked to expand on the mayor's remarks, a spokeswoman for Chicago's G-8/NATO host committee, Jennifer Martinez, said, "There is no plan to reimburse businesses; the plan is for all businesses to remain open."
A spokesman for the Secret Service, which is in charge of security for the events, said agents "don't foresee any business needing to close."
"The Secret Service as an agency does not ask businesses to close," said spokesman George Ogilvie.
Emanuel spokeswoman Sarah Hamilton said there was no contradiction between the mayor's comments and the host committee's response. "We're not reimbursing businesses because the city is open for business during the summits," Hamilton said.
Emanuel and his allies on the host committee have sought to play down the inconvenience of potential large protests and security restrictions, but have been faced with a steady dribble of announcements about closings or postponements related to the May 19-21 overlapping meetings.
On Thursday, DePaul University officials confirmed that in addition to relocating its law school commencement that weekend, it would close its Loop campus from Friday, May 18, through Monday, May 21.
Noting that the summits "are extraordinary events for Chicago that will attract thousands of extra visitors to downtown," the university sent out an email to faculty, staff and students explaining the decision was made "as a precaution against potential logistical issues that may arise."
The meetings have prompted other organizations — including the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra — to reschedule events.
Also Thursday, a spokesman for the Cook County sheriff's office clarified earlier remarks about considering a shutdown of the Daley Center courthouse, which overlooks a key demonstration site. Frank Bilecki said that there is no plan to close on the Friday or Monday of that weekend but that officials would take into account security zones, traffic flow and the ability to get to the building during the events.
"Then, if it made sense for safety reasons that could be something we would consider," Bilecki said.
Emanuel, speaking after an unrelated news conference, once again emphasized that the bulk of the summits will take place over the weekend when they are "least disruptive." He said inconveniences would be outweighed by the benefits for the city.
The mayor also was asked about an Associated Press story that said the New York Police Department spied on Muslims in Newark, N.J., when Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy was chief there.
Emanuel expressed confidence in McCarthy's leadership and said Chicago does not perform such intelligence-gathering on its residents.
"We don't do that in Chicago, and we're not going to do that," Emanuel said. "I can't speak to why or anything associated with what happened in Newark or New York City. But I can speak to what we do in Chicago, and there's a clarity of what we're doing here in Chicago."
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Kombucha's popularity is in part due to the probiotic content of good-for-you bacteria that studies show can benefit digestion and boost immunity. In order to maintain the probiotic benefits, the tea must not be pasteurized, which also increases the risk of contamination.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – According to the New York Daily News, the Yankees might end up being the only team bidding to sign Robinson Cano.
In recent years, general managers have been reluctant to hand out monster deals. Franchises like the Los Angeles Angels have been burned by long-term deals. The free-spending Los Angeles Dodgers signed Cuban second baseman Alexander Guerrero to a four-year contract worth $28 million in October.
Cano and agent Jay Z might be in for a long winter.
Jay Z took the time to dis Cano's former agent, Scott Boras, on his song "Crown." He rapped, "Scott Boras, you over baby/Robinson Cano, you coming with me."
The Yankees' attention has turned to outfielders Carlos Beltran and Shin-Soo Choo. Highly-coveted catcher Brian McCann is also in their sights. Should the Bombers wish to remain under the luxury-take threshold, they have about $80 million to spend on new players.
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"We can catch a generation right now and help them to turn from their ways and provide for them a future that is bright and promising," said Bishop Frederick Williams, Gethsemane Worship Center.
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555-19900 - 320 LED Light Bar with 26 Channel DMX Control
320 LED Light Bar with 26 Channel DMX Control
The Pulse LEDBAR 320 features (320) 10mm LED's split across eight controllable segments. Offering greater output than the standard 252 LED products the LEDBAR 320 is ideal for adding effects to stages, washing walls i...
Mfr Name: Pulse
Mfr Number: LEDBAR 320
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50-4640 - Four Channel Stereo Receiver - 100W x 4
Distributed Audio Stereo Receiver
This receiver is perfect for music listening in any room of the home, with conventional left/right stereo output. What sets it apart is the existence of four amplifier channels instead of the traditional two, allowing up to four...
Mfr Name: Sherwood America
Mfr Number: RX-5502
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555-12630 - 18 LED Scanner DMX LED Moving Head Light
Moving Head Mini Wash LED Effects Lamp
Permanent Price Reduction
Perfect for virtually all lighting effect applications, this fully DMX controllable RGB light rotates and pivots on two axis, and is perfect for use in any live performance and entertainment ins...
Mfr Name: Stellar Labs
Mfr Number: 555-12630
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555-19915 - Slim PAR56 RGB LED Light
Slim PAR56 RGB LED Light
The Pulse SLIMLITE 56 features a total of 150 super bright, 10mm LEDs offering rich colors and a variety of operating modes. The split yoke bracket makes it ideal for hung and floor standing operation. The slim line housing also reduces t...
Mfr Number: SLIMLITE 56
22-3280 - Technician's Tool Kit
Technicians Tool Kit
Perfect for general feild sevice and repair applications, this complete tool kit includes a rugged carrying case with inside and outside file folder pockets and a shoulder strap.
Overall Dimmsions: 16" (W) x 13" (L) x 3' (H).
Mfr Name: Pro'skit
Mfr Number: 1PK-2003A
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58-16425 - Dual Alarm Clock Radio with iPod® Dock
Both sleek and functional, Memorex Dual Alarm Clock has a chic silhouette with the ability to play crisp, clear music. Wake up to your iPod, iPhone, radio or buzzer.
Mfr Name: Memorex
Mfr Number: MI4703P
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28-16930 - LED Cube Kit 5x5x5 125 Blue LED Cube
Blue 5x5x5 LED Cube Kit
Build the ultimate desk toy: A 3D led cube that can create unlimited 3D effects. The unit comes with pre-programmed patterns or you can connect it to your computer via USB and create your own!
Also available in White
Mfr Name: Velleman SA
Mfr Number: K8018B
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21-10260 - Rechargeable LED Magnifier Lamp - 55 LEDS
Portable LED magnifier lamp can be taken wherever you need without a cord attached. Allows convenient work for up to two hours on a full charge without an outer power supply. Three diopter acrylic Fresnel lens allows detailed viewing for a variety of applications...
Mfr Name: Duratool
Mfr Number: 21-10260
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555-12616 - Basic DMX Controller 32 Channel
32 Channel DMX Controller
The RGBW4C is a 32-channel RGB, RGBW or RGBA LED controller. It was designed to control any standard 3 or 4 channel group of LED fixtures where channel 1 is Red, channel 2 is Green, channel 3 is Blue and channel 4 is White or Amber. Up t...
Mfr Name: American DJ
Mfr Number: RGBW4C
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80-5045 - ELENCO 300-in-1 Electronic Project Lab Kit
Everything you need to build 300 exciting electronic projects. Uses spring and breadboard hook-up methods so no soldering or tools are required. Projects include a transistor radio, delayed timer, digital light dimmer, electronic candle, voice level meter, voltage...
Mfr Name: Elenco
Mfr Number: MX-908
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82-19110 - Skylink HomeControl Starter Kit
SkylinkHome™ HomeControl Starter Kit
The Skylink HomeControl Starter Kit (SK-100) has everything you need to setup the HomeControl System and to start controlling your lighting and appliances. All devices come pre-programmed and can be set up in less than 5 mi...
Mfr Name: Skylink
Mfr Number: SK100
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50-7806 - 100W X 2 Channels Stereo Receiver
Stereo Receiver
Straight–forward AM/FM receiver features outstanding tuner sensitivity, multiple component inputs, and a solid, discrete output, 100W RMS x two channel stereo amplifier.
Note: This receiver featurs a high quality RIAA Equalized phono preamplier ...
Mfr Number: RX-4109
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555-19045 - Light Effect RGB Color Wash
RGB Color Wash
This RGB color mixing block features four heads, each containing three of the tri-color LEDs for a total of 12 tri-color lamps. With a 1W red, green and blue LED per lamp, there are a total of 36 1W LEDs in this high output, compact fixture. This...
Mfr Name: Ledj
Mfr Number: COLOR BAR 12TC
29-5670 - LED Lantern
12 superbright LEDs
Carrying handle and built in compass
Dimmable option
Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Dimensions: 6.1" x 3" x 3"
Mfr Name: Pro Elec
Mfr Number: HTYS4025
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25-6065 - Touch Sensitive LED Light Switch
Designed for mounting underneath cabinets and controlling LED lighting. The Touch LED dimmer detects touch and turns cabinet lights on and off. Mounted underneath a cabinet or counter top, the Touch LED dimmer either turns the lights On/Off or Dims/Raises the leve...
Mfr Name: Distributed By MCM
Mfr Number: ES-TDS01
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According to Husserl's theory, all that exists is the perception of the cat. And the cat itself? Well, we can just do without it. Bye-bye kitty. Who needs a cat? What cat? Henceforth, philosophy will claim the right to wallow exclusively in the wickedness of pure mind. The world is an inaccessible reality and any effort to try to know it is futile. What do we know of the world? Nothing. As all knowledge is reflective consciousness exploring its own self, the world, therefore, can merrily go to the devil.
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