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I am just wondering if the recent deluge of negativity towards the news articles has been noticed over the past week or so and if steps are being taken to increase both the quality and the relevance of future postings.
I'm not going to do a huge long post explaining why and what is wrong exactly because it will be obvious to most of the people reading this what I am taking about. There is a very tangible sense of standards slipping dramatically over recent months and that can't be attributed to one individual, but seems like a delibrate shift to a tabloidesque approach.
More discussion, more analysis, decent game reviews (Civ 5 and Mafia 2 were frankly shocking, and I'm not talking about score). Less PR (especially the day after you put a though provoking piece denouncing such activites), less 'here is an interview I've split into multiple articles' and if you must do 'he said she said' stories, at least try and make them sound a bit more proffesional.
Personally I've never come here for the news or reviews in particular and like reading the comments more, but it would be nice if my favourite gaming website stopped lowering itself to the level of other sites that I don't really have to name.
Or put in a karma system for articles, then we could let you know exactly what we are interested in.
Are EG aware of the negative response to the news 'articles'?
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Don't have a problem with the reviews, the news is a different matter. But think about it: we're all commenting on them, generating lovely page hits for EG. I don't think they'll stop.
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I'd have to agree. The writing standard has fallen, it's now a given that every news article has at least one factual mistake and there's always some sort of grammar/spelling error.
That being said, still better than most of the stuff out there...but that's not a good reason to 'let yourself go'.
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Bah, who comes here for the news anyway!
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I was going to create this very thread yesterday. The Bobby Kottick - Tom Schfaffer thing is frankly terrible and crass.
That's coming from me as well so god knows how more mature posters feel.
Sort it out.
Come and get it cumslingers!
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Yeah. I didn't much like the multiple articles about that one Edge interview. I know its all about the page hits but if it wasn't for the fact I'm a mod I'd avoid them altogether.
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The Kotick stuff yesterday was shameful. Standards have slipped considerably over the last few months, but I still think EG puts out some good articles.
Apologies for this, but I need to get it off my chest and bury the hatchet.
Shikasama might not be explaining what is wrong but I am, and one incident above all makes the point.
The "Last Guardian - Holiday 2011" news post and its condescending follow-ups are the case in point.
We all know that when North Americans say "Holiday 2011" they mean the period between Thanksgiving (November) and Christmas. It wasn't that we didn't know what it meant, the complaints were generated because of the "Aww, fuck 'em, they'll know what it means, they can sort it out for themselves" appearance given off by the original news article.
The complaints were rooted in a love that EGs core audience has for it, and we don't want to see EGs standards descend to the level of other sites - Don't confuse this with being against change, change is always needed but it should never be used as an excuse to drop standards.
Our only way of expressing our concerns is to complain in the comments and in the forum, and we might come across as a bunch of whingers, but the recent moans have been brought about by a notable change in some EG news stories (and, lets be honest, "stories" is pushing it for some of them).
The added childish jibes at the users who criticised the Last Guardian story, via Wesley's totally inappropriate follow-up post or the childish stuff on the podcast, shows that the point being made either wasn't understood by anyone at EG or, worse, deliberately ignored under a veil of "Stupid users" sniggers.
We've always had banter between EG staff and its users, but recently its felt like something has changed and that we're - not sure what the correct description is - an inconvenience?, a handicap?, baggage?, always the butt of the joke?. Not sure what it is, but something IS different.
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X201 wrote:
We all know that when North Americans say "Holiday 2011" they mean the period between Thanksgiving (November) and Christmas.
I didn't. I genuinely wasn't sure and actually emailed EG for clarification.
And a couple of responses to the article were along the lines of "I have to wait for summer? Damn!" so I guess I wasn'ty the only one.
EG is pretty big now, so the type of stuff posted on the front page is different, shame really as it was interesting articles and reviews thought brought me here all those years ago.
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Personally I'm now spending more time reading the articles over at computerandvideogames, never thought id say that! They're brief and to the point, plus they have news up much quicker than EG. So if hits are what you want here then you could end up losing them not increasing.
WTF is a bobby kotick?
someone say something funny
nickthegun wrote:
WTF is a bobby kotick?
A dick according to Tim Schafer
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I thought format of the Kotick articles was highly amusing. C'mon, it's not like they do that every day.
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CrispyXUK64 wrote:
EG is pretty big now, so the type of stuff posted on the front page is different, shame really as it was interesting articles and reviews thought brought me here all those years ago.
EG are only the 5th biggest gaming site in the UK - according to Comscore.
I still think the quality of articles is way ahead of the others though - the reviews are mostly trustworthy and the style of writing has always been entertaining. I find it difficult to trust any review posted on IGN and Gamespot - CVG seems a lot better these days though.
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Do lots of spam bots post at 3am in various new articles?
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X201 wrote:
nickthegun wrote:
WTF is a bobby kotick?
A dick according to Tim Schafer
I didn't realise that Schafer was all up on his Glaswegian slang.
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9 out of 10 articles are fine, only rarely (Mafia 2 and the Kotick Edge debacle) do they clearly mess up and even then it's just the opinion of one guy.
OP is a serial moaner.
The whole Bobby Kottick slagging off thing is embarassing though its like playground name calling. Really shouldn't be about 5 or 6 articles. One samll article would have been enough.
They are milking it for some reason dunno why.
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Hi everyone,
I'm sorry some of you aren't enjoying Eurogamer as much as you used to. I understand where some of the concerns come from so let me try to address them.
A lot of stuff on this thread seems to be down to a long-held belief that every link, page break or separate story on a webpage is a cynical, cold-hearted attempt to gouge another page impression from your innocent mice and touch-screens.
It's true that we need traffic to keep the wheels turning, but it's not true that we need you all to click on 50 different things (it's far more important that you're here in the first place) and many of the changes you think you've noticed have almost nothing to do with page impressions.
On a lot of points the truth is rather boring - these days Eurogamer publishes way more content than it used to do when we came up with this design, so we're forced to do different things to make sure people are finding content they're looking for or seeing the things that we want them to see.
Some of them can appear a bit redundant to attentive readers - you would of course know what somebody said in an interview if you had read the interview, so you wouldn't need to read a shorter news story explaining it as well. A lot of people wouldn't bother reading the interview in the first place though, so the news story draws their attention to it.
Similarly, if Bobby Kotick decides to answer a bunch of questions on EA, Tim Schafer, Infinity Ward, etc, each of his statements is likely to be individually interesting because of his personal status and recent history. If we dumped them all in one long wall of text most people would miss key elements, or context would need to be sacrificed, and it would be harder to make the meaning apparent on the frontpage.
As for the language we use, that's just how we speak, really. We do try to write about things responsibly and professionally, but we're not very formal. That's been true for years. The only recent change is that Wesley's joined us and he has his own style. But so does Ellie, so does Bertie, so does Oli - we can support all sorts.
I think people who have been here for a while know traffic isn't my primary motivation as editor. Last Christmas is a good example - for years we had done a Top 50 Games of the Year feature series over the Christmas break, and no matter how we wrote it, no matter how good our intentions and positive our prose, it always wound people up. I got so sick of that that I scrapped it in favour of a different, list-free format, and to my unending relief people were simply able to enjoy that.
Anyway, it's important to me that you realise we *do* pay attention to what you think and what you're saying. Some of your criticisms are definitely justified, some of them I don't believe are, and some of them are down to things that are understandably hard to perceive just by staring at the homepage, as with the issues I've talked about above. They're all valid comments though and we do take them all into consideration when we're thinking about how to develop the site and our editorial, and I don't take you for granted.
Anyway, I hope that explains things a little bit, and thanks for all your feedback.
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Who's going to post 'Planet!!1' first?
Peoples capacity to whine about things on the internet never ceases to amaze me.
someone say something funny
nickthegun wrote:
Peoples capacity to whine about things on the internet never ceases to amaze me.
And there you go: on and on and on about people whinging. Just let it go for God's sake.
I lurk. If I've spoken to you, I'm either impassioned, or drunk.
Thank you for taking time to respond.
I understand why now you have split it up into so many articles though.
I don't generally have a problem with news subject matter but the whole 'he called me this so i called him that' subject matter is frankly a bit beneath you.
It's not really your fault though a multimillion pound video game company exec that constantly spouts cringeworthy comments is unfortunately bound to get picked up on.
rodpad wrote:Lol, was thinking the same thing.
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I applied for the job Wes currently performs. It's time like this I think thank fuck I didn't get it you ungrateful bastards.
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I honestly don�t get how people get their panties in a twist over such trivial things.
It's fairly obvious if you have read EG's full interviews when they are cherry picking certain quotes for news stories but as far as I am aware this practice has yet to cause me any harm as I have developed the ability to only read things that I want to read.
speedofthepuma wrote:
nickthegun wrote:
Peoples capacity to whine about things on the internet never ceases to amaze me.
And there you go: on and on and on about people whinging. Just let it go for God's sake.
It was an observation!
someone say something funny
nickthegun wrote:
speedofthepuma wrote:
nickthegun wrote:
Peoples capacity to whine about things on the internet never ceases to amaze me.
And there you go: on and on and on about people whinging. Just let it go for God's sake.
It was an observation!
I know, I was trying to be ironical.
I lurk. If I've spoken to you, I'm either impassioned, or drunk.
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And I am not a huge fan of this look. It reminds me of Ben Affleck back in his cockier days. Luckily, Vince's look isn't by choice - it's for a movie role.
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ethiopian_princess 8 years
eww. he looks like that creepy guy (eva l's hubby) on DP.
My-Opinion 8 years
Oh man Felice!!! I see what you mean about the peterson resemblance here, lol* You know I like me som VV, he's aight with me now that he's with Jenn. :) uh oh~
babybeluga 8 years
Jen certainly whipped him in to shape. He's so skinny! It's like 'Swingers'-era Vaughn.
Annie2u59 8 years
he`s a sweetheart, love the guy!!!!
Luna13 8 years
Vince is brill actor! He saved the film 'break up' if it wasn't for him, the film would of totaly sucked!
PrincessPixie 8 years
Thats right emma and jleegirl - he looks exactly like that carlos guy! i hate those mostache/beard things. it makes his mouth look like a vagina.
MissRobinson 8 years
Agh! He's so wonderous, this is horrid! If this is for a movie, he shoulda just bought a fake press on beardy thing. This isnt nice. It hurts my heart.
jleegirl 8 years
Emma - I was just posting the same thing. For a minute there I thought he was Ricardo Chavira (sp?)!!
Emma 8 years
quick looked and he reminded me of that guy from desperate housewives.
pink_magnetism 8 years
Yeah JK, I bet the weight loss is Jen's influence.
JK-Boogie 8 years
Look like being with Jennifer has done him some good...looks like he is on her zone diet
pinkangelmonkey 8 years
you see beyonce have inch long armpit hair! hahaha
Shiloh-Jolie-Pitt 8 years
Vince's funny but still fug.
beachkate08 8 years
seriously, i just don't get it! but sooo many guys tend to let themselves go when they're not working. like, come on, is it really that hard to shave? you don't see the women walking around with inch long leg and armpit hair when they're between films.
pinkangelmonkey 8 years
what?!?!?!?! this over his normal look? no way!
brazilian_girl 8 years
Major improvement… Did you see the episode of Family Guy where they make fun of Vince and Susan Sarandon for having that purple look under the eyes? They keep asking each other if they are tired or if they slept ok.
pinkangelmonkey 8 years
agreed beachkate im glad its for a role and not by choice. could you imagine choosing to look like that!? booooo
ValjGra 8 years
I like him like this over his normal look!!
GolferGirl 8 years
I'll be nice...he lost weight and that's good. The face? not good. I can't be all nice.
MiamiGirl9 8 years
blaaahhhh.. i want Jen to find another rebound!
ocsunshine 8 years
all io have 2 say is ewww
beachkate08 8 years
so glad it's for a movie. i was afraid he was another actor letting himself go between films.
dAiLlEstBaByD 8 years
either way ...he was neva cute...juss funny so w/e
sweet-caroline 8 years
jenny jen no movies for you???
purse.ho 8 years
oh man. i'm a big fan of facial hair. i think he looks so hot like this. :)
ladyKt 8 years
well im just glad its for a movie.
lexaboo 8 years
He has lost weight, though which sort of makes up for it lol.
JennyJen2 8 years
Defintely skinny here.
lexaboo 8 years
Not likin this at alll.
sheetal215 8 years
He does loook like a lost mariachi band member... me llamo vince...lol! We should have a popsugar outing get drunk and talk sh*t about all the celebs! lol...
CRAZiiBEAUTiiFUL 8 years
is he playing a role in an italian mob? it doesn't suit him, he's too funny to look serious. love you vince!
sweet-caroline 8 years
he does look pretty thin here
sweet-caroline 8 years
vince is now getting 20MM a picture. he is now one of the "big boys" i heart vince :)
caligirl1201 8 years
At least he's lost weight and is better dressed. He needs to go get Heath Ledger and they both need to go visit an electrolysis though.
FB1977 8 years
Yeah...for a second there, he reminded me of Scott Peterson. Scary!
atoxicsparkle 8 years
sheetal you know it!! it's been one of those weeks...
Super_Fly 8 years
He looks like a lost member of a Mariachi Band.
sanD13 8 years
At least he's lost all that BreakUp weight. This time, it'll be easier: just get a haircut and shave. I miss the original pretty boy Vince from Swingers.
sheetal215 8 years
He looks like he lost some weight! I need an apple martini right now!!!
musiclvr224 8 years
Thank goodness it's for a movie role because it isnt a good look for him at all lol but I still love him, he is such a funny guy.
atoxicsparkle 8 years
well....ummmm....ok, going to bite my tongue on this one....all i have to say is i am soooo glad it's friday and ready for a fa-reakin bloody mary!!!!
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I am just curious in knowing; are there any TEDsters who deny alien existence?
I find the simple explanation of "life can only mean more life" is enough to prove alien existence, but some still seem doubtful.
If we exist at a comfortable distance from the sun, what makes anyone believe that this is unique to our one planet in the entirety of the universe?
So why do you not believe in aliens?
Stop here if you doubt alien existence
With 2011 coming to an end, there has been an increase in UFO siting than ever before.
Instead of posting relentless videos and wiki-files, I encourage the doubters and the people are "on the fence" to look at the mass amounts of videos, reports, documents and files that exist about aliens/UFOs. So popularly studied today, ancient astronaut theorist have more evidence for ancient influences than theologians do for Biblical accuracy. I would wager there is not a single Egyptologist that doubts aliens.
I want to know why anyone would/does doubt aliens' existence.
A mini-debate that keeps bringing me back to this topic is "what will it take for humanity to drop their differences and unite." And the best answer historically is a common enemy - I think that is suggestive of aliens.
Hawking says we should be prepared for a scenario similar to the films of "World at War" or "Independence day" - do you agree with this, why?
*Let's see how popular "alien talk" is on TED.
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First part response to Paul,
Skepticism is a balancing manor.
Science is only good to build on more science, to declare mountains of material useless based off of one position of research is not mature. Also maturity is subjective. Your attitude of uncertainity stops at alien contact but continues to say aliens do exist... I see flaws here in reasoning but will end here as I am uninterested in debating semantics and basic logic.
My final words are simpler.....
There is more advanced life in the universe... if they are good natured or not. Care about earthlings or not ... should be where question lay... not just if they are in existence because history dictates a lot of ancient evidence to suggest gods and flying ships.... angels - beings with the ability to fly... Christopher colombus has a journal entry of a weird interactions.
The line between knowing and not knowing should not depend on anyone but yourself... so if you still deny DO THE RESEARCH especially the archaeology of ancient cultures and civilizations.
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Dec 22 2011: Aliens definitely exist- at least until they get their green card.Kidding aside, personally I have witnessed an Aliens definitely exist- at least until they get their green card.
Kidding aside, personally I have witnessed an alien spacecraft. While enjoying a break between classes, I observed the low and large harvest moon, at least I thought it was the moon until it moved markedly up and down for at least five minutes. A crowd of us were staring at it, somewhat mesmerized. I recall looking around at the crowd of onlookers to verify that they were seeing what I was seeing and they looked frozen in place. When it stopped bouncing people didn't seem amazed or shocked, they simply went back to their business. Of course I cannot prove it was an alien craft, anymore than I can prove the moon was bouncing.
I disagree with Hawking though- like his physical body, his world view seems very crippled and limited compared to mine.
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A post on the Yahoo Search Blog late Friday by Jon Glick, Sr. Manager of Yahoo Search reports on his visit to WebSearch University where I was a member of the faculty. Chris was also there.
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I have to disagree with Jon. Of course, web search services from Yahoo and others are IMPORTANT and ESSENTIAL tools for the type of researcher that attends WSU. However, saying that web search is the de-facto starting point for "most researchers" is a bit of a stretch. Knowing where to start is often a challenge but in many cases the place to begin is with a premium database and "vertical" on the open web.
I think these types of tools are growing in importance as the searcher realizes that one search tool can't answer evey query. We've been seeing a growing interest in the vertical or "specialized" search tool business.
Actually, even if a general web engine can provide an answer, how long is it taking the searcher to find it with a general web database? Many presentations at WSU talked about using the right tool at the right time. It's been my experience that a reason people don't begin the search process with a vertical and/or premium resources (and waste time looking elsewhere) is because the searcher is unaware of their existence or believe these types of tools are difficult to use.
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Chris put down his glass and reached over to put his hand on her knee. "It'll all work out, you'll see."
"I hope so." She toyed with her glass. "It was a big job getting it going in the first place. Now it's like starting all over."
"What about insurance?"
She shrugged. "Insurance will cover some of the contents, I suppose. But the building wasn't ours. We rented it. In fact, we were looking at relocating because the landlord wanted to raise the rent. As a charity, that's a tough pill to swallow, you know?" She sighed. "We don't have a choice now. But we've also lost all our equipment, cages, food…"
"Don't think about it." Chris could tell she was feeling overwhelmed again. "You can figure that out later. One thing at a time, and right now it's looking after you. Making sure you're okay."
She looked at him so sweetly he nearly forgot the edge of bitterness he still felt when he thought about their breakup. It still hurt, knowing they'd been so close but that she'd been able to walk away so easily.
"I'm okay thanks to you. A lot of animals are okay thanks to you. You saved us today, Chris."
He'd left his hand on her knee, and now she put her hand on top of his. It was warm and soft, and without thinking he turned his over so his fingers were twined with hers. For all the hurt, he'd never hated her. It was impossible to stay angry with Ally. She was too kind of a person.
That kind nature was part of why her leaving had hurt so bad. It would have been easier to get over her if she'd been nastier, selfish, vindictive. But she was none of those things. She never had been.
"I was just doing my job," he said. But he knew that wasn't strictly true. For a second today, it had been intensely personal. All he had to do was think about her wide, frightened eyes and he had the urge to pull her into his arms and protect her.
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"You'd never know it." His voice came out all husky, and he swallowed, putting an arm around her back, trying to hold on to his composure. It was difficult when she was pressed against him, smelling like his shampoo, wearing his clothes. "You started barking orders."
"Only because I saw you and I knew it would all be okay. I knew you'd make sure it was okay."
It was the grandest statement of trust he'd ever heard. And certainly unexpected from her, who'd been so disapproving about his training to be a firefighter and had made no secret of her feelings. She'd hated the fact that he'd wanted to be a fireman. But he had no regrets. The only thing that had kept him sane for the first year after their breakup was how much he loved it. He still did, even if it was only as a part of a volunteer department. He could have gone somewhere else with a paid department, but he'd wanted to come back to the one place that was home for him. This way he got to have both the job and still stay in the valley. It was where he belonged.
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This marks the 13th year Capital Metro has been providing free rides to customers on Ozone Action Days, and is one component of the agency's overall efforts to reduce emissions and improve the air throughout the region. On Ozone Action Days, Capital Metro sees an average increase in ridership by up to eight percent.
Cost of taking Amtrak? $40He would've paid 60% more to take Amtrak. Plus, he gets to go door-to-door, on his own schedule, and he can control the temperature.
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Cost of taking BART? $24 ($6*4)We saved $4 apiece, plus a long walk to the station, waiting for trains, and that screeching noise in the tunnel. Even going by myself, I'll gladly pay that extra $2 because the trip takes half as long. With a group, it's pure social charity to take BART. That's why there were so many families on BART on those free days -- the exact same math probably keeps them away the other days. I imagine parents living in the suburbs with three kids -- they wouldn't be able to justify paying all those BART fares when they have a car. You want to talk about culture change, why not let kids ride free? (4 and under is free now on BART, but c'mon, it's not like the five-year-old is paying his own way.)
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The Hottest Pop Star on earth has teamed up with the Hottest Fashion Accessory: Silly Bandz is releasing the most popular pack of Silly Bandz to date: The Justin Beiber Silly Bandz. The 24-pack will include 6 shapes with 4 of each style; Headphones, Music Note, I Heart JB, Bieber Heart, Justin Singing and Justin's Hat.
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"When we were presented with the opportunity to align our brand with the biggest pop star in the world we were excited." Said Robert Croak, BCP's President. "This pack is a great way for kids to enjoy their Bieber fever; it has even spread around our office."
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Should a special tax be applied to "junk" food and applied to offset the costs of healtier foods?
We've all been told the virtues of eating healthy and reducing our intake of unnatural, processed, sugary fatty foods. However due to the economies of scale generated by huge multinational corporations it is often cheaper to eat unhealthy.
For example a bottle of Coke is usually cheaper than a bottle of juice or milk. A McDonalds happy meal is usually cheaper than a fresh salad sandwich. A chocolate bar is usually cheaper than a piece of fruit.
Therefore in order to promote healthier eating and increase its affordability should we be applying an additional tax to food and beverages that fall into certain categories and using this revenue to offset the price of health, natural foods?
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This adds the ability to close all documents and to close all other document except the current document for Dreamweaver MX.
This fixes a bug in Dreamweaver MX 2004, when you choose Close Other Files, it doesn't update the document tabs and displays an incorrect list of documents.
important: if you are upgrading from a previous version, make a copy of MMint.bak in Startup folder to a temporary folder, then install the new extension, move MMinit.bak to the Startup folder and rename it to MMinit.htm
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File > Close All or right-click on the document tabs > Close All or Close Other Files


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Hewn from the near-vertical sides of a horseshoe-shaped ravine, the caves at AJANTA occupy a site worthy of the spectacular ancient art they contain. Less than two centuries ago, this remote spot was known only to local tribespeople; the shadowy entrances to its abandoned stone chambers lay buried deep under a thick blanket of creepers and jungle.
The chance arrival in 1819 of a small detachment of East India Company troops, however, brought the caves' obscurity to an abrupt end. Led to the top of the precipitous bluff that overlooks the gorge by a young "half-wild" scout, the tiger-hunters spied what has now been identified as the facade of Cave 10 protruding through the foliage.
The British soldiers had made one of the most sensational archeological finds of all time. Further exploration revealed a total of 28 colonnaded caves chiselled out of the chocolate-brown and grey basalt cliffs lining the River Waghora. More remarkable still were the immaculately preserved paintings writhing over their interior surfaces. For, in addition to the rows of stone Buddhas and other sculpture enshrined within them, Ajanta's excavations are adorned with a swirling profusion of murals, depicting everything from battlefields to sailing ships, city streets and teeming animal-filled forests to snow-capped mountains. Even if you aren't wholly familiar with the narratives they portray, it's easy to see why these paintings are regarded as the finest surviving gallery of art from any of the world's ancient civilizations.
Brief history
Located close enough to the major trans-Deccan trade routes to ensure a steady supply of alms, yet far enough from civilization to preserve the peace and tranquility necessary for meditation and prayer, Ajanta was an ideal location for the region's itinerant Buddhist monks to found their first permanent monasteries. Donative inscriptions indicate that its earliest cave excavations took place in the second century BC.
In its heyday, Ajanta sheltered more than two hundred monks, as well as a sizeable community of painters, sculptors and labourers employed in excavating and decorating the cells and sanctuaries. Sometime in the seventh century, however, the site was abandoned – whether because of the growing popularity of nearby Ellora, or the threat posed by the resurgence of Hinduism, no one knows. By the eighth century, the complex lay deserted and forgotten, overlooked even by the Muslim iconoclasts who wrought such damage to the area's other sacred sites during the medieval era.
Cave painting techniques
Cave painting techniques
The basic painting techniques used by the artists of Ajanta to create the caves' lustrous kaleidoscopes of colour changed little over the eight centuries the site was in use, from 200 BC to 650 AD. First, the rough stone surfaces were primed with a thick coating of paste made from clay, cow-dung, animal hair and vegetable fibre. Next, a finer layer of smooth white lime was applied. Before this was dry, the artists quickly sketched the outlines of their pictures using red cinnabar, which they then filled in with an undercoat of terre-verte. The pigments, all derived from natural water-soluble substances (kaolin chalk for white, lamp soot for black, glauconite for green, ochre for yellow and imported lapis lazuli for blue), were thickened with glue and added only after the undercoat was completely dry. Thus the Ajanta paintings are not, strictly speaking, frescoes (always executed on damp surfaces), but tempera. Finally, once dry, the murals were painstakingly polished with a smooth stone to bring out their natural sheen. The artists' only sources of light were oil-lamps and sunshine reflected into the caves by metal mirrors and pools of water (the external courtyards were flooded expressly for this purpose), a constraint that makes their extraordinary mastery of line, perspective and shading – which endow Ajanta's paintings with their characteristic otherworldly light – all the more remarkable.


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Federal employees are sitting at home, popular tourist spots like the Washington and Lincoln Monuments are closed, as well as national parks.
"At midnight last night for the first time in 17 years, Republicans in Congress chose to shut down the federal government," President Barack Obama said Tuesday morning at a press conference.
The President said Tuesday that the shutdown stems from the difference in opinion over one law.
"They've shut down the government over an ideological crusade to deny affordable health insurance to millions of Americans," President Obama said.
But what exactly does a government shutdown mean?
"They're shutting down some of the non-essential things. The airports will be running, traffic controllers, the military and everything like that. They will be cutting down 20 percent of the FBI, the parks, and stuff like that," said Butch Tennant, Marion County Commissioner.
The shutdown effects 800,000 federal workers until further notice. Local governments and law enforcement aren't included in those numbers.
"The federal shutdown does not effect the state or county level at all or the cities. We will operate as normal. If this lasts for a long time, it would start to have an effect on the state," Commissioner Tennant said. "But as a county government, we operate on our own money and our own budget."
County officials said if the shutdown drags on for a long period of time it could effect some of its incoming grants, but they don't expect it to last long enough to change things at the local level.
"There won't be any effect here at all. We will just be operating every day business here in Marion County," Commissioner Tennant said.
President Obama has sent a message to Congress asking that it pass a budget and end the government shutdown.
There is no word on how long this shutdown could last.


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Nile crocodile: Crocodylus niloticus
Distribution: Madagascar, Egypt and central Africa, south to Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Habitat: Mainly large rivers, lakes, waterholes and wetlands; also estuaries and mangrove swamps.
Size: Average 3.5m, but up to 5.5m.
Description: A long body armoured with bony plates set in the skin of the back; long deep-sided tail, short limbs and long-snouted skull.
Lifespan: Ages of over 56 years have been recorded. Estimated to live 70 - 100 years.
Diet: Mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and carrion.
There are between 5 000 - 6 000 species of reptiles in the world today, and of these 23 are crocodilians. One family of crocodilians includes the crocodiles, alligators and caimans - Crocodylidae; the second family, Gavialidae, has only one member - the gharial or gavial (a very narrow-snouted crocodile).
Crocodilians are the closest surviving relatives of the great dinosaurs and they have changed very little during the 150 million years that they have lived on Earth!
Alligator or crocodile? What is the difference?
The answer is that there is very little difference between any of the crocodilians. The easiest to identify is the gharial because it has an extremely long, thin snout. True crocodiles have lower teeth which fit into notches either side of the outer upper jaw - protruding when the jaws are closed. Alligators and caimans have broader snouts than crocodiles and the lower teeth cannot be seen when the jaw is closed - all their upper jaw teeth hang over those in the lower jaw.
Geographically speaking, true crocodiles live in Africa, Asia and the Americas; alligators are found in China and the southern United States; caimans live in South America and the gharial in southern Asia.
Adaptations for a life in water: Crocodilians can move about on land - with surprising speed, particularly when alarmed or angry - but their bodies are mainly adapted for a life in water. The nostrils, eyes and ears lie along the top of the head so that the animal can hear, see, smell and breathe when the rest of the body is submerged.
When completely under the water, the ears are covered by small flaps of skin which can be closed to make the ears watertight. The nostrils can also be closed by special muscles, and the eyes have a 'third eyelid' which gives protection when diving.
There are special bony flaps in the throat which allow a crocodile to eat when submerged or breathe when its jaws are open underwater.
Crocodilians, being cold-blooded reptiles, have to avoid extremes of temperature. When it is fairly cool, they rest on a waterside bank, allowing the sun to warm their body. During the hottest part of the day, the animals will move into the shade or water to prevent their body from overheating.
The Nile crocodile is one of the largest of all crocodilians ( the estuarine crocodile, the most aquatic and marine of all crocodilians, living in South India, Indonesia and South Australia, is reputed to be the biggest of all). It preys on almost anything, including hoofed animals that drink at the water's edge, predatory fish - and sometimes humans! The crocodile uses its strong jaws and teeth to drag an animal underwater and drown it. It cannot chew, so it clamps its jaws and spins its own body to tear off large chunks of flesh. It eats every part of the body, including bones and antlers, which help digestion.
Breeding: Nile crocodiles begin to breed when they are around 2.5m in length - this may take 7 - 35 years to achieve. Mating occurs in the dry season and, when the rainy season begins, the female digs out a nest in a bank near the water. She lays up to 80 white hard-shelled eggs, covers them well with sand and guards them for about 3 months. When the young are ready to hatch, they begin to call with squeaky 'chirps' and their mother digs them out of the nest. As the miniature crocodiles (about 30cm long) hatch, the female gently picks up a few at a time in her jaws and carries them to a safe nursery area in the water. She will guard them from predators for several more weeks until they go off on their own. At first, the young feed on insects and then, as they grow (about 25cm a year), progress to crabs, birds and fish before tackling the adult diet.
Despite the mother's protection, very few crocodiles reach adulthood. Large lizards, mongooses, hyenas, birds, large fish and other crocodiles all eat hatchlings.
The Nile Crocodile and Humans
Crocodiles were revered by the ancient Egyptians but nowadays they are generally regarded as ugly, fearsome and dangerous creatures. Relentless hunting, particularly during the last 50 years or so, has severely reduced most crocodilians and of the 23 living species, 11 are endangered, including the Nile crocodile.
The main reason for the over-hunting of crocodilians is the demand for their skins, which may be made into handbags, shoes, brief cases etc. During the 1950s some 5 - 10 million Nile crocodiles a year were killed for their skins.
Another threat to the crocodiles is destruction of their habitat - drainage of wetlands, clearance of riverside forests, trampling of nesting sites by cattle - have all reduced suitable habitat. Yet another problem is the use of new types of fishing nets called gill nets, in which crocodiles can become entangled and drown.
The Future?
Crocodilians play an important role in the ecology of their watery habitats. They act as scavengers, just as vultures, hyenas and jackals do on land, keeping the rivers and lakes clear of carrion (dead animals). They also eat large quantities of predatory fish, so helping to preserve suitable fish for humans.
Although legally protected in many places, crocodiles continue to be hunted. The best hope for their survival lies in the setting-up of sanctuaries within their existing habitats, where they are protected from hunters. Also, several projects have been started for breeding Nile crocodiles in captivity with the intention of restocking suitable rivers and lakes. Commercial crocodile farming is also being tried in a few countries, a small percentage of the crocodiles raised being used for restocking wild habitats, and the remainder used for skin products. It is most important that the skin trade is carefully monitored so that only farm-bred animals are used for leather goods. The illegal hunting of crocodilians must be stamped out if these interesting and useful reptiles are to survive in the wild.


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A new question brought up to our school has been the use of technology on site and FIRPA. FIRPA in the states is in place to help give privacy to children, and with every device having a camera it has brought up some questions. I'm wondering how you folks deal with similar issues.
For example: We (staff) can not take and publish a photo of a child where the guardian has requested a photo not be taken. But what if students take the photo with their equipment? What if the student him/herself takes the photo and publishes it? What if a student takes a photo with our laptop of the other kid and publishes it?
You get the point. How do you absolve yourselves of the liability from such actions when clearly their is no stopping it.


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The Lomography Hipshot Showdown: My Extraordinary Selfie
Ahh, selfies. I'm pretty sure you know them and that you're guilty of doing them. Maybe you have one, two, three, or even an album full of those self-portraits!
Philosophy, and Vision of Garry Winogrand
World famous photographer Garry Winogrand was quoted saying "I photograph to see what the world looks like in photographs." If you feel like delving deeper on what this means philosophically, read on!
Art Through the Eyes of Analogue
Art is different for everyone. For some, a beautiful piece of art can be ugly and this goes vice versa. Art is based on taste, and taste is never similar.
The Road Rarely Traveled (Special Edition): Road Trip!
Headed out for a brief road trip, and there's a story to be told from every adventure. Here are a few things I learned behind the lens on my recent trip to the Chicago suburbs.
Non-conventional travel photos taken using the Lomo LC-A+
Stiff poses and obligatory shots of scenic places are what usually come to mind first when we talk about travel photos.


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Bentley's Continental lineup currently features a GT Coupe and a GTC Convertible , but now rumors are milling around that the company is working on a new GTH, with "H" standing for hybrid. Bentley has already downsized quite a bit with their engines, going from the popular W12 down to a V8 in their new GT. Now it seems as though added pressure from the "greener" way of doing things has prompted them to add an electric motor into the equation.
It is believed that the next hybrid system will be derived from the power source used in the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid and Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid . This means we will see a V6 engine combined with an electric motor, but with more than 380 HP for the sports hybrid. A similar system will also be used for the upcoming Bentley SUV, with an autonomy of 30 kilometers in pure electric mode.
It is rumored that the future GTH will be shown off earlier than we would initially expect, with the 2013 Geneva Motor Show being the prime location for the unveiling. Sales would then begin later in the Summer 2013.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say three people are dead and three others were transported to the hospital after reports of a stabbing in Brooklyn.
The Fire Department of New York says Saturday it responded to a home in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn just before 11 p.m. The FDNY says three victims were found dead at the scene and another three were transported to Lutheran Medical Center. Their conditions were unknown.
The NYPD didn't immediately have any other details on the incident.


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Past Events
Tow Center Launches Three Tow Reports on UGC, Sensors, and Data-driven Journalism
The Tow Center team is thrilled to launch three new research reports.
Amateur Footage: A Global Study of User-Generated Content in TV and Online News Output, written by Claire Wardle and Sam Dubberley is the result of a major global study into the integration of User Generated Content (UGC) in news output in television broadcasts and online.
Sensors and Journalism, led by Fergus Pitt and including a wide range of contributors, explores how recent advances in sensor networks, citizen science, unmanned vehicles and community-based data collection can be used by a new generation of sensor journalist to move from data analysis to data collection. The report critically reviews recent prominent uses of sensors by journalists, explores the ethics and legal implications of sensing for journalism, and makes a series of recommendations for how sensors can be integrated into newsrooms.
The Art and Science of Data-Driven Journalism, by Alex Howard provides a recent history and current best-practices in the space of data and computational journalism, based on dozens of interviews with industry leaders.
This research was made possible by grants from the Knight and Tow Foundations. More details on the Tow Center research program can be found here.
All three reports will be launched at today's Tow Center conference Quantifying Journalism: Data, Metrics, and Computation, which will also include panels on newsroom metrics, data journalism, and sensors as well as talks by a range of Tow Fellow. Further information on today's conference can be found here. All sessions will be broadcast live starting at 9am (EST) here.


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平和公園 (Heiwa Park)
The Heiwa Park in Chikusa, Aichi is a spacious park in the eastern side of the city popular among visitors during Hanami. It has a statue of Kannon, woodland trails, ponds, and a large cemetery. It is a park dedicated to peace.
my friend lives around here:) I need to go here in the spring.. not too far from me:)


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Not so fast
on the Engineering School thing. I went twenty five years ago and CLEP'd most of my humanities courses so I didn't have to endure very mcuh zeitgeist. Nowadays they make the engineers take the CORE curriculum before they even get to Engineering school and now everything is couched in Green. It is still mostly fact based but the problem statements are leaning Green and the answers have an agenda. Comes with all that great goverment money.
Aren't we glad though that there are no really truly postmodern engineers.
Disinherited alma mater
V Lee,
There has been a pretty big splash over one individual who disinherited his alma mater, for some of the reasons you cite.
Story starts here: http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/15284-I-Just-Disinherited-My-Alma-Mater.html
but continues with later posts, and links to newspaper articles.
I've seen other discussions citing exactly the things you say.
I personally can't imagine ever giving to my alma maters, although I have bought clothing and sports tickets to events they've been in.
Adding to all of your legit points, is the Higher Ed bubble that will likely soon burst. I'm to the point where I would only send my kids to college under specific circumstances. One is going to engineering school (those are pretty focused on facts, and not so much indoctrination).
I wouldn't pay for a Comp Sci degree, since you're able to do as well or better w/o a degree.
Anything else I would expect my kids to have a demonstrated need for a degree (i.e. Med school) and enough successful work experience to show that they are serious about pursuing that path.
In any case, most of the Oldies are available for very low prices; sometimes for free, over the computer. Someone who wants to read himself can do so.
Do parents - prosp students QUIZ their prospective
Do we test our prospective college---to see how well (or how badly) they do at---teaching persons how to think...including rigorous versus fluff junkfood reading? (Think of a quality balanced meal versus marshmallows on white bread).
Do college alumnie/alumnae - QUIZ their alma mater BEFORE they write the check???
Who holds the collge profs accountable if they pick a lame overpriced textbook which INDOCTRINATES in current thought fashions...and doesn't do so well at its official subject?
(Here Ivisualize my college daughter's small speech & communications text...which (for the obscene price of $100) told me Pres. Bush was "bad" and Candidate Obama was "good" and gay marriage was "good" and helping save Terri Schiavo was "bad"...and had a LITE approach to effective speechmaking...and didn't bother to cite, examine any notable speechmakers (a contrast between a Churchill speech and a Hitler speech could have been written up!!)
Maybe the Breakpoint scholars could come up with interview questions, etc. for that college and its text selection process.
They surely would be more gracious than this post of mine...But surely the college interns have FRESH PAINFUL memories of forking out $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for secondrate propagandized texts and for (sometimes) secondrate propaganda versus the rigorous exercise of learning to think and reason effectively!!!
And - as our moms/grandmas replaced white bread with the more substantive whole grain bread...so too can we replace somesecondrate speech text with a SUBSTANTIVE speech text which actually mentions some potent speechmakers from the past...
(i.e. study a Churchill speech versus a Hitler speech...Lots of great historical examples to draw on!!!)
As for what value you have taught them, Chris:
No.1 You have taught the truth. The Iliad really is about "Babes, blood, and bashing". It survived because it was recognized as doing that sort of thing well.
No.2 You have taught them to recognize that people in different ages and times are not aliens.
No.3 You have taught them not to be to sanctimonious, or over-refined in their literary tastes.
No. 4 Conversely you have taught them not to be overawed
No. 5 Finally, by comparing the Iliad's idea of a hero with later ideas of a hero, you can teach that there really is a difference between civilization and barbarism.
But that is exactly what Homer WAS about. That's what it's readers thought they were reading, and surely original intent count?
Aeneas was a much more civilized hero, as was Hector.
My point was that if you're teaching subtleties first without remembering what such works originally were, you are missing the point.
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I have 40 years each of X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man, and Fantastic Four on DVD. So I know exactly what Fr. Schall is talking about!
Seems like Classic Comics
Are a fair compromise. I think I learned about most of the important things in life by reading comics. I'm looking forward to the day when I can be bombarded with cosmic rays, so I can be mutated. You don't get that from Dostoyevski! (Victor Von Doom >> Smerdyakov)
Jason- I thought education was the watering of deserts. If all you're going to teach the barbarians is about barbarian fighting, have you really provided value?
One thing about more people reading the Iliad...maybe the name 'Ajax' would come back into vogue. That's such a cool name.
(And I don't think Achilles was all about killing for reputation.)
It's not a bad idea Kim. In fact Victorian's used to almost do that sort of thing.
One message we can get from Homer is the difference between values. Achiles was not like the best remembered action-adventure heroes. Jack Aubrey fought because he was a professional, Aragorn fought for a cause, and even Michael Corleone fought to protect his family. Achiles fought to be a cool dude who gets a reputation for killing people-and for no other reason.
Libraries should carry Homer & Co. in the Action Adventure section--bookstores ought to consider it too. Love the idea, JT.
Or is it that college students don't aspire to greatness because colleges don't?
Or is it simply a dual mistake. First the false prestige given to scholarship at the expense of artisanship, and second the false egalitarianism that combined with the first error makes one think that everyone should be a scholar.
And then too, there is the self-defeating pomposity and pendantry of the lecture-room atmosphere which seems to be not only purposely designed to be boring, but to drown out the purpose of much Great Literature. When people think of Homer they should first think, "Cool dude; hot babe, barbarians smashing each others heads over her, blood...gore." Because that is what the first readers intended. Other subtleties are all very well, but if those points aren't gotten across one hasn't taught Homer-or any other comparable work. Such misleading pompousness may increase a students pride, but he will have nothing to be prideful about. Epics are written by barbarians, and for barbarians and they are to be understood that way, not picked apart as if they were the Talmud.
Maybe I am arguing against a strawman here, but sometimes I wonder.
In any case, only a few people are made to be scholars, and assuming different is hammering square pegs into round holes.


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Jacques loses bid to limit testimonyJanuary 07,2013Staff Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will not review a decision by the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in the case against Michael Jacques, who is accused of sexually assaulting and killing his 12-year-old niece in 2008.
The appeals court had said a jury could hear about allegations that Jacques schemed to shift blame for the killing onto a fictitious sex ring. His lawyers asked the high court to reverse that decision.
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India GP boss quits to work in Abu Dhabi
Hughes, formerly involved with the F1 race in Bahrain, was in charge of the promoter Jaypee group's project, which has a ten-year contract to host the event on a bespoke circuit currently under construction near Delhi.
Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil of Germany leads teammate Vitantonio Liuzzi of Italy during the second practice session at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne,Friday, March 26, 2010.
An AFP media report on Monday said Hughes resigned last month for "personal reasons".
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The Jaypee spokesman said the FIA is expected to homologate the new Jaypee Group Circuit in "July-August".
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We've all been there when a child of ours has a meltdown. Whether it is from frustration at a school assignment, or not doing their chores or even while out running errands with you before getting home there is something in common that brings out this bad behavior in children. Most likely it is a lack of sleep. How can such a simple solution be the answer to such a varied problem? Researchers have shown through studies and surveys that when children have a regular and calming bedtime routine not only do they perform better in school but behavioral problems seem to disappear. Let's face it; don't we all get a little cranky when we don't get enough sleep? Why should our children be any different? In order to encourage the best behavior in kids we need to encourage some good habits. Try to establish a standard bedtime routine with your children starting at an early age. This should include such things as bath time, reading and snuggling, homework checking, brushing of the teeth and any other toiletry routines, plus any other habits that are standard to your family. In all cases, try to avoid keeping your kids out of the house running errands with you until the last possible minute before bedtime. By doing that, you only wind them up more and keep them hyped up with an on the go mentality. It takes time to relax into a state ready for sleep; give your kids the opportunity to do so. Also, it has been shown that by disconnecting from video games and television at least an hour before bedtime gives kids a chance to let their eyes adjust away from the flickering and stimulating light. Use the time with your kids to your advantage as well. Prepare lunches for the next day, ready things so your exit in the morning is more stress free. When you get into a regular routine of going to bed at a certain time each day your body naturally adjusts and lets you fall into a deeper sleep that goes through all the stages of the sleep cycle. By doing these simple things and establishing a standard routine you will encourage good behavior in your kids in a natural and healthy way.
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As each of us strives to live more eco-friendly lives, we find more and more areas in our daily life to make some of those changes. Raising kids is a big responsibility, and one challenge is teaching our children how to live in a way that they impact our planet in a positive way. Organic living is just one way to help save the environment while protecting the health and welfare of our family. This all begins with the choices we make during our kids childhood years – including letting them play with organic toys, natural toys, wooden toys and open ended toys. Giving our kids toys that are organic is a proven and safer step to a greener lifestyle.
The toys made from organic products are simpler toys. They don't have all the bells and whistles that their factory-made plastic counterparts have, but the simplicity of the toys encourages children to engage in creative playtime and use their imagination. The colors might not be as flashy and bright, but they are sturdier toys and more pleasing to the child's touch.
Some of the beloved toys you can find are the soft animals children enjoy sleeping with at night. Organic dolls and cloth animals are made from organic cotton as well as other natural fibers. A major benefit of toys with natural fibers is that they are easily washed in a washing machine. Some of the first toys parents can find for their baby are organic rattles, teething rings and blocks. These toys are made of wood and left in their natural state or stained with an organic paint. There is no need to worry about kids chewing on them because they have no lead or chemicals. With recent scares with the toys imported from China that contained lead paint and harmful substances, more parents are looking for organic and natural types of toys so they feel sure their children are protected.
Visit us at www.earthkidsplace.com to find the safest toys for your children to enjoy.
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November 4th, 2013 -
Although cloth diapers may not be the most convenient option, they are more economical and green than using disposable diapers. Plastic pants over droopy folds of cotton fabric and safety pins have given way to snug, breathable diaper covers with washable fabric liners. Saving money and doing what is best for your baby and the environment make cloth diapers the best choice. There are many styles of cloth diapers, most have Velcro fastening covers of wicking fabric with removable washable liners. There are also Velcro fastening polyester covers made to be worn over prefolded cotton diapers. Some natural diapers are made of hemp or bamboo, some liners snap in and some tuck into a pocket in the diaper cover. Earth Kids Place has a great selection of cute diapers and can help you find the best diapers for you. You will love having control over what touches your baby's skin.
Cloth diapers must be changed when baby wets, usually every 2 to 3 hours and always whenever there is a bowel movement. Moisture irritates sensitive skin and can cause diaper rash and discomfort. Tender infant skin must be kept clean and dry to prevent skin breakdown. To start, you will need two dozen diapers or liners, plus 3-6 covers. These numbers will vary based on how often you wash them. Liners and diapers will need the bulk of BM removed, usually by dropping the BM into the toilet or by swishing the diaper in the toilet bowl to remove most of the soil. A pair of long tongs can be used if this makes you squeamish. A covered plastic trash can is needed for soiled diapers until laundering and baking soda can be sprinkled in to help contain odors. The liners, diapers and covers must be washed in hot water and detergent. Soaps and fabric softeners interfere with absorption and should not be used. Most diaper covers must be air, not machine, dried. Cloth diapers or liners and covers make great baby shower gifts. Let friends and family know your plans so they can help you, baby, and the planet.
by Simone for Earth Kids Place
October 27th, 2013 -
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