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Berkman, Tejada make NL ASG team
First baseman to start, while shortstop selected as reserve
By Alyson Footer / MLB.com
Most Houston players enjoy their careers playing mostly out of the national spotlight, but judging by the overwhelming support Lance Berkman received during the All-Star Game voting period, fans from all markets have clearly noticed the season he's having.
Berkman will be the National League's starting first baseman at the 79th All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium after running away with the fans' vote total for the first time in his career.
"That's just a great honor," Berkman said. "For sure, when you look at the National League first basemen, it takes a pretty special half a season to get it done. I'm just honored the fans chose me to start."
The Astros will be well represented at Yankee Stadium on July 15. Miguel Tejada was voted in as a reserve by the players' vote after he finished behind Florida's Hanley Ramirez in fan voting.
And outfielder Carlos Lee is one of five National Leaguers eligible to make the team as the winner of the 2008 Monster All-Star Game Final Vote, which will be decided by fans online at MLB.com.
"It's always more fun when you have teammates there," Berkman said. "Taking nothing away from the two Cubs outfielders, [Kosuke Fukodome and Alfonso Soriano], Carlos deserves to start ahead of either one of those guys. I'd like to see him in the game."
The 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet HD and televised around the world by Major League Baseball International, with pregame ceremonies beginning at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive national radio coverage that will also be available on XM Satellite Radio, while MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage.
Berkman and Jeff Kent started the All-Star Game at first base and second base, respectively, in Houston in 2004, but Berkman received the honor after Ken Griffey Jr. dropped out because of an injury. Never before has Berkman been voted in by the fans, which is understandable, considering that he plays the same position as fan favorite and perennial All-Star Albert Pujols.
This will be Berkman's fifth All-Star appearance. He was selected by either the NL manager or his peers in 2001, '02, '04 and '06.
This will also be Tejada's fifth All-Star Game. He participated in the Midsummer Classic in 2002, '04, '05 and '06.
"I'm really honored to be selected to the All-Star team," Tejada said. "Making the All-Star team is special, no matter where the game is. It would be special this year, because it's the last year at Yankee Stadium. The All-Star Game is exciting."
All of Berkman's All-Star appearances were justified, based on the spectacular numbers he's put up year after year. But this season could turn out to be just a bit more extraordinary, which makes his All-Star starting nod that much more fitting.
Through Sunday's game, Berkman had a .349 batting average, ranked as the third-highest mark in the first half in club history. He also holds the record after hitting .365 in the first half of 2001. The Puma has scored an NL-best 74 runs this year, and he is tied for third in the league with 22 home runs.
Berkman produced unprecedented numbers in May, which earned him Player of the Month honors and helped to guide the Astros through their only winning month so far this season. He hit a Major League-best .471 that month, with nine homers and 22 RBIs. He set club records with 89 total bases and 31 runs scored, and during his season-long hitting streak from April 30-May 18, he hit .545, logging 36 hits in 66 at-bats.
Among switch-hitters, Berkman's nine consecutive seasons with 20-plus homers is tied with Eddie Murray for the third-longest run in history. The two are behind only Chipper Jones (13) and Mickey Mantle (11).
The 32-year-old Texas native has been an All-Star in five of his eight full seasons in the big leagues. He has a chance to follow in the footsteps of Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio and play his entire Major League career with the Astros, and he could shatter most of the offensive records currently owned by the two Houston icons.
Berkman signed a six-year contract extension prior to the 2005 season that will keep him in an Astros uniform at least through the '10 season.
Berkman is signed on to participate in the State Farm Home Run Derby on July 14, and he hopes Lee will join him. Tejada said he has not been approached to participate, but he will if asked.
"Oh, yeah," Tejada said. "If they ask me and I'm able to do it, I'll do it. I've already done it two or three times already."
The switch-hitting Berkman hasn't decided if he'll hit from the right or left side. In 2004, he hit right-handed, partly because he wanted to aim for the short left-field porch at Minute Maid Park, but also because he didn't want to mess up his left-handed swing, as he suspects he may have done during the Derby in '02.
"[I'll] probably [hit] right," Berkman said. "But I might switch back and forth, every other pitch."
Alyson Footer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Scout leader enriched lives of many
Last month Donald Gilbert announced his retirement from Pittsfield's Boy Scout Troop 20 after more than two decades leading the troop and nearly a lifetime in scouting. These next few lines represent the genuine feelings of gratitude of nearly 30 Eagle Scouts from Troop 20's past.
In a world filled with adults who don't demand too much from children or expect them to travel through adolescence with dignity, Mr. Gilbert was the exception. In joining Troop 20 you were no longer merely a child who could be condescended to or ignored. There were expectations and responsibilities laid upon you and you were expected to meet these with maturity and poise.
To be in scouting under Mr. Gilbert meant more than learning how to tie knots, orient a map, or fold a flag. Instead, it was a place where boys could begin to learn how to be men, take responsibility seriously, have dedication to achieving goals, and distinguish between things in life that were truly important and those that were otherwise. In scouting we learned to be men of accountability, duty, and honor.
This was no mere accident. As we advanced toward be coming Eagle Scouts we were given the opportunity to mature and grow into adults able to cope and succeed. In Mr. Gilbert's Troop 20 we were leaders with responsibility, pressures, and expectations. We were able to travel to other countries, meet people from different cultures, and hone our own identities.
We will always be grateful for the role scouting has played in our lives. Our alumni are now parents with their own children. We are teachers, doctors, academics, journalists, accountants, and members of the military. Some of us remain in the Berkshires and work to keep in touch with Mr. Gilbert and the troop, but many of us have become a diaspora; spread throughout the world and living our lives in the manner which we learned in scouting.
Although he has retired, Don Gilbert's impact on those who knew him will continue. It will show up in the way we raise our children, how we navigate our lives, how we carry ourselves, and how we treat those around us. While some of us have known each other only as names passed down in stories from older scouts, we all are connected through Troop 20. From campfires filled with chanting and singing to friendships forged to last a lifetime, it was in scouting that we were able to truly become ourselves.
For all that he has done, all the time and support he has given, and for playing such an important role in forging us into the men we have become, we are and will always remain thankful. While not every child can have the opportunity to be blessed with the same mentor we had, Mr. Gilbert's lasting legacy is that all the world over there are scouts of his who demonstrate his commitment, dedication, and drive in everything they do, and his influence carries ever forward.
Enjoy retirement. You have earned it
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Sheffield, England
Other signatories: A.J. Piper, Alan Zawistowski, Andrew Chandler, Ben Latini, Andrew Murphy, Ben Taglieri, Chris Nailos, Dan Leibinger, Derek Supranowicz, Eric Belknap, Frank Bonnevie, Jeff Belair, John Carchedi, John Kuczarski, Joseph Zawistowski, Kevan Nieratka, Kevin Zawistowski, Liam Morrison, Matt Anderson, Matthew Bolus, Mickey Dayton, Michael Carchedi, Mike Chague, Peter Carnevale, Timothy Vrabel, Tom Hamilton, and Tom O'Brien.
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Greetings from Gate C-11
Good morning from Logan Airport. We're waiting for a flight to Fort Myers and the start of spring training. Pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 12, but players have started to gather and it's time to start reporting on the 2013 Red Sox.
We'll have reports on Boston.com starting on Tuesday and in the paper on Wednesday. Please follow along on Twitter, too. You can find me at @PeteAbe and Nick is at @nickcafardo.
A few thoughts on the Red Sox as camp prepares to open:
• The Red Sox do not appear to be preparing any major roster additions before camp breaks. But there could be some shifting once the players assemble.
Ben Cherington has a surplus of relievers, particularly if Daniel Bard has himself back in working order. Cherington also has an extra catcher, particularly if Ryan Lavarnway looks good in camp. Scouts will be keeping a close eye on Andrew Bailey.
• At this time last year, the Sox had an unsettled rotation. Felix Doubronbt, Daniel Bard, Alfredo Aceves and assorted non-roster players were competing for two spots. Now the Sox have five starters they believe in and most of their depth is in the form of legitimate prospects like Rubby De La Rosa and Alan Webster.
That seems like a positive sign. If one of the starters stumbles or becomes injured, it's much preferable to have a prospect get those innings instead some last-hope veteran. The Red Sox wasted a lot of innings last season on pitchers who had no chance of returning for this season.
• John Farrell is interviewing for bullpen coaches and a decision is expected soon. Minor league instructor Chad Epperson and minor league coach Rich Gedman are the two obvious candidates. The Sox are almost certain to hire from within this late in the process.
• It'll be interesting to see whether John Lackey had more velocity on his fastball. Pitchers coming back from Tommy John surgery often add a little zip because they spent a year building up the muscles in their arms.
Lackey averaged 91.5 mph with his fastball in 2011 while pitching much of the season with an injury. That's in line with the rest of his career. But the year off and rehab work could boost him him up a little.
• Daisuke Matsuzaka, as of this morning, is still a free agent. The fall from "best pitcher on the planet" to "should we take a shot?" was pretty steep.
• Wonder how much Jason Varitek and Pedro Martinez will be around camp? As of last week, their schedules were still being worked out. In essence, both have the right to dictate how much (or how little) they want to be around.
• Really looking forward to seeing Jackie Bradley, Xander Bogaerts and some of the other position player prospects. After a fallow period caused in part by a change in draft strategy, the Red Sox have a group of young players that are worth getting excited about.
A few non-Red Sox thoughts:
• The spring training playlist (a work in progress) includes "Anna Sun" (Walk The Moon), "Runaways" (The Killers), "Stay Useless" (Cloud Nothings), "Here Comes My Man" (Gaslight Anthem), "No Light, No Light" (Florence + The Machine), "Take A Walk" (Passion Pit), "Closer" (Teagan and Sara), "Teenage Icon" (The Vaccines), "Yeah Yeah" (Willy Moon) "Saturday" (The Enemy) and "World Wide Rebel Songs" by Tom Morello.
Recommendations are welcome.
• By the way, if like alternative tracks, you really should be listening to Radio BDC here on the site.
• Bringing a few books to spring training. Have "The Signal and the Noise" by Nate Silver and "The Liberator" by Alex Kershaw.
• Watched the Super Bowl with no rooting interest beyond being in a few pools. Happened to be in my car during the first quarter and it was amazing how quiet the streets were. As much as we all love baseball, the NFL rules the world.
• Was it me or were the commercials largely forgettable? But Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Beyonce were tremendous. The kids from Newtown, too. Heartbreaking to see them and think back to that awful day.
• Spring training is a good time to catch up on Oscar contending movies. Not sure "Amour" will be playing in Fort Myers, however.
That's it for now. It's just about baseball season. Hope you hang out with us for the ride.


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Hello everyone,
I was wondering if anyone else has come across this...
Earlier this year I bought a female Goliath from an RFUK member I'd consider a professional. 'She' was sold to me as a mature female & I have no reason to doubt 'she' was anything else.
I bred her with my male (Therphosa Blondi: breeding - YouTube) & all seemed to go swimmingly with all the usual behaviour I'd expect from each side without incident.
'She' continued to put weight on, widened & deepend her burrow & then spun herself shut in what appeared to be preparation for creating an egg sac. Some months later she emerged to have a lengthy drink & returned to her burrow. I was later disappointed to discover her on her back in pre-shed.
Well, the spider finished it's shed & is definitely a mature male with palpal bulbs! To all intents & purposes, it appears this spider has changed sex!? Has ANYONE run into this before? I know it could just as easily be that the spider was male all along & despite careful sexing following what must have appeared to be a maturing shed it was never anything else.
But then why would the breeding attempt go so 'succesfully'? Please, share your thoughts.
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I know nothing about sexing spiders but found this interesting
Hello Steve,
I have actually read that article quite some time ago & it was where I learned to sex tarantulas by epiandrous fusillae! Thank you for the post, I appreciate the assistance. I still have both living specimens, both 'maturing' exuviae & the video evidence of the 'breeding' but sadly no further along in understanding what has actually happened here & whether this has ever been documented...


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In 1867, James Clerk Maxwell imagined a tiny demon capable of sorting fast from slow molecules. That capability and much more has been achieved by molecular beam and laser techniques. This talk describes these developments, illustrating means to analyze and control molecular trajectories and spatial orientation and to select rotational and vibrational states, with applications to elucidating chemical reaction dynamics. Also discussed are means to "trap" molecules, confining their translational motion and cooling them to ultracold temperatures (< 1 mK) while still in the gas phase. Such ultracold molecules will move like lazy beetles rather than chaotic bullets, thus acquiring deBroglie wavelengths longer than their size or separation. In prospect, this gives access to an exotic realm of "hyperquantum" collision dynamics, with chemical reactivity governed by resonances and tunneling processes. Another exotic realm now in prospect is quantum computing, using ultracold polar molecules trapped in an optical lattice (the subject of the Theoretical Chemistry Lecture tomorrow).
Third-generation native of San Jose, California. Grew up near Cupertino, in what was then rural area; for years milked cows, fed chickens and pigs, picked prunes, apricots, and walnuts in summers. First in his family to attend college, recruited as a football player. Earned B.S. in math and M.S. in chemistry at Stanford, mentored by George Polya and Harold Johnston; A.M. in physics and Ph.D. in chemical physics from Harvard, mentored by E. Bright Wilson. Appointed assistant professor of chemistry at U.C. Berkeley in 1959, undertook experiments to probe reaction dynamics of molecules in single collisions. Returned to Harvard in 1963. With Yuan Lee and John Polanyi, shared Nobel Prize in 1986. Taught graduate courses in quantum mechanics, molecular spectroscopy, and collision theory; undergrad courses in physical chemistry and for twenty years freshman chemistry.
Emeritus at Harvard since 2002, have continued since to teach freshman seminar ("Molecular Motors: Wizards of the Nanoworld") there; also have visiting appointments in physics and astronomy at Texas A & M University and at the geophysical laboratory at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Current research topics: pursuing an unorthodox dimensional scaling approach to electronic structure; elucidating interaction of molecules with superintense laser fields; analysis of wave function entanglement that pertains to proposed quantum computers; experiments striving to produce very slow, cold molecular beams which act like waves.
Efforts to enhance science education and public understanding have centered for 20 years on the Society for Science and the Public, which publishes Science News and conducts the Intel Science Talent Search and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Have had many radio and TV appearances, including as a guest voice on The Simpsons. Also a life member of Friends of Franklin and of the Sierra Club, and for many years chaired the Hans Bethe Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation.
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It was an inside job. A group of scam artists stole hundreds of high-end apparel bags. The scam continued on eBay and that move was the beginning of the end.
"You feel violated. You feel angry," said Melissa Maxwell, Customer Service with LeSportsSac.
Maxwell works for the company that distributes the fashionable LeSportSac brand of high end purses and travel accessories. The firm's distribution center was robbed and then caught in the middle of an online scam involving their merchandise.
"When they first started they were just taking one or two from each box and by doing that it was really not showing up on radar that things were really missing," said McCreary County Sheriff Gus Skinner.
Police say the thieves then became brazen.
"They said all the boxes were empty… and there was stuff all over the floor… and the bags were gone," said Maxwell.
More than 200 bags were stolen, costing the company more than $50,000 in sales. From the beginning, authorities suspected it was an inside job.
"We knew they had worked at LeSportsSac, and one of them had a brother - so we knew they had an inside connection," said Skinner.
Then, officials realized the stolen goods were being sold on eBay.
"One of the key pieces of evidence we had against them was that they were selling these purses on Ebay that hadn't even been released yet, so we knew they had to be stolen from the distribution center because they hadn't even been released yet," explained Skinner.
That's when US Postal Inspectors got involved. they were able to track the goods back to several people. nine individuals were arrested in connection with the case.
Police say when you're buying online - be careful.
"If you're buying off eBay you should look at the ratings, to see what type of ratings they have. If they just opened up be wary of that," warned Skinner.
New security measures are now in place at the distribution center and Maxwell says they will be extra cautious when hiring new employees.
"You really just can't trust anyone," she said.
All of the defendants in this case were charged with buying or possessing bags that they knew had been stolen. The sentencing varies from two years in prison to probation depending on past criminal histories.
Be safe when using eBay:
- 3 Things Buyers Need to Know to be Safe on eBay
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- Advice from safeshopping.org (site created by the American Bar Association)
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Week 2 of the college football season doesn't have quite the major games that Week 1 had in Alabama versus Michigan and Boise State versus Michigan State, but it does have some compelling action.
Follow all the college football scores for Week 2 on our live scoreboard, which provides up-to-the-minute updates, box scores and play-by-play trackers.
As you follow the action, consider Saturday's biggest story lines, and what it means in the national landscape.
1) How about the official SEC entrances for both Missouri and Texas A&M? Sporting News' Steve Greenberg will be in Columbia, Mo., covering the Missouri-Georgia game.
2) What about LSU, Sporting News' preseason No. 1 team that got jumped in the AP and coaches' polls this week by Alabama? Can the Bayou Bengals respond with a resounding victory against Washington, a rising Pac-12 team? The thing is, Steve Sarkisian and the Huskies are looking for the same signature win, Matt Hayes writes.
3) Other games worth tracking: Purdue at Notre Dame at 3:30 p.m. ET, and Nebraska at UCLA. The latter will be a homecoming of sorts for Cornhuskers QB Taylor Martinez, who is from California.
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Divorce ranks as one of lifes most stressful changes. The emotional and financial trauma of a couple splitting up or a family breaking apart can take a long time to heal.
Taking control of your finances is essential to rebuilding your life, and limiting financial stress through careful and realistic planning can help reduce emotional turmoil.
The smart, goal-oriented management of your money can provide structure to your life during what can be a chaotic time.
Here are three steps to help yourself:
Become financially independent again.
Create healthy financial boundaries.
Dream your new life.
Financial independence
Becoming financially independent can take some time. Be patient, and try not to allow frustration derail you from your goal.
First, assess your situation. Determine your income, including spousal and child support, if appropriate. (Make sure you are planning for their end, too, because you wont be independent until you can live without them.)
Next, assess your spending. The best way to look at your spending is by creating a budget that reflects your basic needs, obligations, futures expenses and wants.
My advice is to do this when you are feeling happy. Sit down after exercising, for example, when the endorphins are flowing and negative thoughts arent dominating your mind.
Financial boundaries
Creating financial boundaries begins with complete financial separation. Yes, this means getting your ex-spouse off your credit cards or off the mortgage and ending any other shared financial obligations.
Creditors dont care that you are divorced. They care about getting their money. If your ex-spouse promises to take care of a shared bill but doesnt, creditors can come after you because your name is on the original contract.
Assess your income realistically before agreeing to the debts and obligations you are going to assume. You need to make sure you have enough money to live with.
As you start this new chapter in your life, take time to dream.
Do you have a dream powerful enough to pull you through the hard work of becoming financially independent with strong boundaries? If you dont, a dream session can help you tap into a larger vision for your life.
Find a notebook or journal and a quiet place. Use a page for each of these categories: travel, financial, adventure, spiritual, creative, physical, material, character, relationship, intellectual and legacy.
Dont worry about being realistic or about what others might think. Just write. Write down eight to 10 dreams for each category. In some categories, dreams will come easily; in others, they will require searching and imagination.
From the list, pick one or two dreams you can reach within two years. Use your dream for inspiration and guidance, and remember that if your choices are not leading you toward your dream, stop, change your behavior and get back on course.
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Rob is featured in a new photo-shoot for France's Premiere magazine.
The Cosmopolis-themed photoshoot includes a (non-KStew) "leggy brunette" in all kinds of compromising positions - rawr!
However, haven't I seen these pics somewhere before???
Perhaps Rob's embracing his post-Cosmopolis confidence? He said recently of choosing the script:
"Filming Cosmopolis with Cronenberg changed something in me. It gave me balls. Before, I spent my time doubting myself. As soon as I read a script that I liked, I was working myself up, asking myself if I was good enough. Now, I tell myself: 'F--k it! If they want to hire you, go!"No complaints here.
Anyone in French TwiCrackers want to be our new BFFs? Grab a copy and send it to TwiCracker headquarters, please!
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Medical History for Autism
Medical History for Autism
A complete medical history will be taken along with a physical examination to help confirm the diagnosis of autism or to see whether there are other causes for unusual behaviors. footnote 1 Also, the doctor will ask questions to assess the child's strengths and weaknesses and the family's resources.
Information from this interview will help your doctor apply the diagnostic standards from the American Psychiatric Association. footnote 2 These standards are the basis for recommendations used by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP).
The doctor will ask questions similar to the following.
The mother's pregnancy
- How was the mother's general health during pregnancy? Was she exposed to infection? Did she drink alcohol, smoke, or use drugs?
- How was the child delivered, and were there problems during delivery?
- How much did the child weigh, and did he or she have problems after birth?
The child's communication skills
- Is the child able to speak at the same level as others his or her age?
- Does the child ever bring parents items that are of obvious interest or enthusiastically engage with parents to point out objects or events?
- Without making eye contact, will the child take a parent's hand and guide the parent to a desired object instead of asking for it?
- Can the child follow simple commands?
- Does the child respond to his or her name?
- Does the child have any unusual speech patterns, such as repeating heard phrases over and over (echolalia), pronoun reversal, or using a monotone voice?
The child's social interaction
- Is the child interested in social interaction, or does the child distance himself or herself from others?
- Does the child make and sustain eye contact?
- Does the child have a social smile that he or she initiates or responds with to others' gestures?
The child's interests and unusual behaviors
- Does the child have an attachment to any unusual objects, such as a hard, metal object, rather than a blanket or stuffed animal?
- Does the child stare frequently?
- Has the child ever had any seizures?
- Does the child play with toys in an unusual manner?
- Does the child play "pretend" (if older than age 2)?
- Does the child have severe temper tantrums that can last a long time?
Parents and siblings
- What are the parents' occupations and education? Other resources?
- Is there a family history of mood or anxiety problems?
- Are any other siblings developmentally disabled in any way? Have they had problems developing language skills?
- Johnson CP, et al. (2007, reaffirmed 2010). American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report: Identification and evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics, 120(5): 1183–1215.
- American Psychiatric Association (2000). Autistic disorder. In Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed., text rev., pp. 70–75. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
Current as of: November 20, 2015
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: John Pope, MD - Pediatrics & Fred Volkmar, MD - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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SNOW HILL – Citizens heard a sobering report of Worcester County's budget outlook at the public budget hearing Tuesday night, including drops in revenue that will likely last for the next few years.
Budget requests for the next fiscal year now total $181.8 million, while revenue comes in far short of that at $175.6 million. The decline, said county Finance Officer Harold Higgins, is unprecedented in recent history.
Saying that the county will see $13.9 million less in revenues next fiscal year, which begins July 1, does not paint the whole picture. For the first time since 1987, Worcester County will see the value of its assessable tax base drop. The assessable base increased between 1987 and 2001, followed by a huge jump from 2002 to 2009.
Property tax revenue is estimated to decline 5.2 percent, about $6 million, over the next fiscal year. Property values and associated revenue are projected to continue falling through at least 2012, according to county staff. Continued property reassessments in northern Worcester County pose another concern for fiscal year 2011.
"It is likely this will result in additional tax revenue reductions," Higgins said. That decline could continue through 2015, Higgins said.
Recordation tax will also fall this year, a number that has been declining since 2005, showing a $10 million decline since that peak. Transfer tax revenue has followed the same pattern, showing a $5.5 million reduction. Highway user revenue estimates also show a decline since 2008.
Income tax revenue peaked in 2007, but has seen a decline since. With unemployment at 16.9 percent in January 2009, the highest unemployment rate in Maryland, the decline seems sure to continue, Higgins said.
County income from interest on investments has fallen sharply to a rate of half of one percent, a decline especially apparent in recent months with the plunge in the stock market.
The constant yield tax rate, for once, is higher than the actual county tax rate, at 73.8 cents vs. 70 cents per $100 of assessed value. The constant yield tax rate is the tax rate that would produce the same amount of revenue as the previous year. In recent years, the constant yield has been lower than the actual tax rate.
"As assessments go down, the constant yield tax rate goes up," said Higgins.
In the last several months, the County Commissioners have often said that they will not raise taxes.


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Personal computing discussed
Moderator: JustAnEngineer
BIF wrote:This means 2P/4P Opterons or Xeons. For the Xeons, the jump to 2P and 4P is fairly large, and then FB-DIMMs are not the cheapest thing in the world. For cost (and other component choices), you can pick a 2P system, but there is no telling whether future BIGADV will up the core count yet again.1. Take advantage of BIGADV work, if they are still available. I believe the requirement is 16+ cores.
BIF wrote:Server boards may not have that many PCIe x16 slots. I would set a more realistic expectation of 2. Do you know if the x17 GPU core can take advantage of DP instructions? If not, then you don't have to go for the Teslas, Titans will do.2. Take advantage of x17 core GPU work. To support multiple slots, I will need as many economically available modern graphic cards as possible; one or two at first, up to four total in the future.
BIF wrote:What is the software involved and which OS does it require? This dictates whether you will be using Linux or WIndows as the host OS, or whether you need to put things on a VM. That said, animation server should probably benefit more from more cores vs higher IPC cores, meaning you can go AMD without worrying too much about falling behind the performance curve compared to the Xeons.3. Possibly use this box as a backroom animation server. More cores, more cores!
BIF wrote:Media library = storage. Server/workstation boards should give you plenty of ports and even RAID options. Not sure about iTunes, especially if you want to run this headless. If your primary rendering software on Windows can take advantage of the cores, then why limit it to be on a VM with limited cores?4. I want to be able to run Windows on this box, so that I can support a rendering software, a SQL Server database, or even my iTunes and media library from a central location.
5. As far as I'm concerned, the folding can run in a Linux virtual machine, as long as that will not disqualify this system for BIGADV or x17 work. I could also let Windows also run as a virtual machine but only let him see a maximum of two physical processors. What is feasible, and/or doable on a software budget of $300-500?
BIF wrote:A relatively cheap PCIe x1 card can handle it, or just get a USB one.6. I would like the new box to have 802.11 N or AC, and would like it to run without a monitor so that I can plug it in anywhere close to an Aircon vent; even the laundry room.
BIF wrote:It can bust $2k easily. May be you do need to make some compromises.7. I need help putting some of this into perspective so that I can arrive at a reasonable hardware budget. At this time, I think I'm willing to spend a couple thousand just for the hardware.
BIF wrote:For 16 cores you can get away with 2x 8-core Opterons or 4C8T (may be even 6C12T) Xeons. Going to 4P you have the following issues:8. Loose Hardware Specs:
---- 2 or 4 processor motherboard that can support at least four PCIe Graphic cards and 24 GB RAM
---- Start with 2 CPUs, add more later. Would prefer to get to 16+ cores with the initial build.
BIF wrote:You pretty much cannot do it with server boards.---- I do not want to overclock either the system or the GPU. Stock speeds only because I want to run this server for several years.
BIF wrote:BIGADV is supposed to use a lot of RAM as well, add to rendering and SQL server (how big are your databases?), I would say you should shoot for 32GiB. More costs.---- Start with 16 GB RAM, add more later.
BIF wrote:If the x17 cores can take advantage of the DP instructions in Teslas, then just get a Titan or 2. I am not sure if you can find server boards with properly spaced out PCIe x16 slots for all double-width cards.---- Start with 2 graphic cards, HD 78xx or 79xx or Nvidia equivalent, add more later.
BIF wrote:For 2P systems, I would say 850W is minimum. If going to 4 video cards, then may be those 1KW+ PSUs make sense. However, if you want 4P and rackmount server chassis, mainstream ATX/EATX power supplies won't apply and I don't know much about those power supplies.---- Power supply that can handle the number of processor slots and GPUs that I have listed above.
BIF wrote:Remote DB access is just basic networking. We can almost take it for granted.1. The database won't be big (home stuff mostly for learning, but I want to be able to access it from other computers/devices, to learn this part of it).
BIF wrote:Can it suck up all the cores that you can throw at it? If this animation stuff is as important, then I think the simplest is to stick with Windows as the OS (if you are looking beyond 2P then you will need Windows Server). A quick search did not come up with any recent comparisons of bigadv-16 Windows vs Linux (both are supported I believe). Let's say even the Linux version is better, do you want to sacrifice the animation stuff by relegating it to run in a VM with less cores and RAM? Depends on your animation software of course.2. The animation stuff will run under Windows.
BIF wrote:I would trust the OS to handle that for you, that's why I suggest running Windows only for simplicity.3. I was thinking of hosting Windows and Linux both under VM (which VM is TBD). Linux because I was under the impression that BIGADV pretty much required Linux, but also to allow me to distribute CPU resources to the two VMs.
Nec_V20 wrote:It may be so in Europe, but in the US the best deals are usually around Thanksgiving/Christmas. Although I must say with stores like Newegg/Tigerdirect/Microcenter/Amazon, good deals that are close enough can be had all year round if you are patient and check very often. However, server-grade hardware will not be discounted so heavily so often so this may be a moot point.I have found the summer months to be the best time to buy hardware as the demand goes down worldwide because normal people (not troglodytes like us) are spending their money on things like holidays. I have found it to be the best time to look for bargains over the years.
DPete27 wrote:... Oops, there's $2000 already and I haven't even picked out a case and a GPU.....
just brew it! wrote:(For those of you who weren't around, that was a 2 CPU "node" in the massive diskless Athlon XP folding farm I had back in the day...)
Captain Ned wrote:just brew it! wrote:(For those of you who weren't around, that was a 2 CPU "node" in the massive diskless Athlon XP folding farm I had back in the day...)
One Athlon XP HSF install was enough for me.
just brew it! wrote:DPete27 wrote:... Oops, there's $2000 already and I haven't even picked out a case and a GPU.....
Real Folders don't need cases.
DPete27 wrote:I was curious about the cost of a system like this so I took a stab at it.
***Disclaimer - this type of system requirements is wayyy above my level of expertise***
2P mobo for $580
Dual E5-2620's (24 threads) for $850 total
4x8GB ECC memory for $310
1200W PSU for $275
Oops, there's $2000 already and I haven't even picked out a case and a GPU.....
Flying Fox wrote:Based on my quick search, it seems like for dual-gpu-on-a-card you just need to set up 2 GPU slots and have 2 WUs crunching, like the old multiproc days.
I think Nvidia has the edge still in Folding? By how much I don't know. You thinking of cost?
BIF wrote:Flying Fox wrote:Based on my quick search, it seems like for dual-gpu-on-a-card you just need to set up 2 GPU slots and have 2 WUs crunching, like the old multiproc days.
I think Nvidia has the edge still in Folding? By how much I don't know. You thinking of cost?
Yep, that's what I was thinking, regarding the slots.
Yes, I think Nvidia does have the edge in folding. But as I understand it, Geforce GPUs hogtie a CPU core for folding. Logic suggests that two 690's would hogtie all four cores in my Q6600, leaving nothing for a4 processing or even for media server, database, or browsing duties. And I don't know how long I may have to run this machine before I can upgrade the motherboard and CPU. Maybe only a couple months, maybe longer. Hence, my leaning toward AMD.
Flying Fox wrote:I forgot what the drop off of points is if the CPU core is in use. The process will not hog 100% of the CPU AFAIK. So you should still be able to overlay the GPU folding processes (they are low priority anyways) with your other programs. So it will be a little slow if you run your other apps, but that's exactly what you want, right?
BIF wrote:Flying Fox wrote:I forgot what the drop off of points is if the CPU core is in use. The process will not hog 100% of the CPU AFAIK. So you should still be able to overlay the GPU folding processes (they are low priority anyways) with your other programs. So it will be a little slow if you run your other apps, but that's exactly what you want, right?
Yes, it is...but (again, only as I understand it), AMD GPUs (with today's drivers) will leave a little bit more CPU headroom than Nvidia GPUs (with today's drivers). This would be nearly a non-issue if I were to install a couple of 8C/16T SBEs, but it is a consideration for a 4C/4T Q6600.
But I should ask: For anybody who might know, is my understanding correct?
BIF wrote:Ok I get it now. And the answer is yes, that would be okay.
So you're saying I'd be better to dive into this folding server with Geforce? If so, what would be my best choices for um, "maximum GPU folding" on said Q6600 then with the limitation of two PCIe cards in the P5KC motherboard?
DPete27 wrote:I have NO experience in folding, but AFAIK, AMD GCN dominates Nvidia Kepler in GPU compute. Here's another with Folding@Home where the 7970 is on the same level as a Titan. Double precision is on the next page.
Flying Fox wrote:...Not that dominant once you go to the Folding benchmarks...
Flying Fox wrote:Not that dominant once you go to the Folding benchmarks.... with explicit SP mode.
BIF wrote:Any thoughts on dual GPU card comparisons such as the 7990s vs. GTX 690


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FootJoy would like to wish Justin Thomas of Goshen, Kentucky good luck at this weeks Wyndham Championship. Justin won the prestigious FJ Invitational back in June with the winning score of 72-66-67-67-272 and earned a sponsor's exemption into the tournament. The FJ Invitational fields the top 99 junior golfers in the world and is considered a "Major" for the AJGA. Justin's shoe of choice is the new FJ ICON. BEST OF LUCK JUSTIN!!!!
What do you think, will Justin make the cut in this years Wyndham Championship??
Good Luck Justin, don't just make the cut...WIn the event!
The field he is playing in is pretty deep this year. I can't say if he will make the cut, but I am sure he will have a great time out there either way. If he shoots like he did the last 3 days of teh FJ Invitational, I couldn't see him missing the cut!
Best of luck Justin, hope to see your name on Sunday.
I hope he not only makes the cut.......I hope he wins.Go get 'em Justin.
Good luck to him.
Not sure if he will make the cut or not, but I want to be the first to wish him the best of luck! Go get um Justin.
It would be great to see him make the cut, BEST OF LUCK JUSTIN!!!
Make sure you enjoy this experience!!!
I have known Justin for almost 10 years now. Its super exting to see him playing in the event and also off to a good start. Also just to let you guys know he is a very loyal Acushnet player! His dad who is caddying for him is also a loyal long time Acushnet guy as well. Go get em guys!
What an opportunity. I will be rooting for you to make the cut. Just hanging out on the range near all of the equipment trailers would be a blast!!
Good Luck Justin!
Looks like he's on his way to making the cut at the Wyndham
Championship. G-R-E-A-T start for Justin with a bogey free 1st round
of 65. Keep it going bud.
Great start to the championship. Good luck Justin, and I'm sure it will be a great experience!
go get it son!!!
Wow...65 is pretty impressive. Good luck for the rest of the tournament.


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Jack Kerouac's classic book On the Road, is soon to be released as a new film. Join us when Kerouac biographer Gerald Nicosia chairs a panel discussion with Kerouac and Beat experts Peter Coyote, Dennis McNally, Joanna McClure, Rick Dale and Brad Parker. They will examine the cultural and artistic impact of the novel over the past 55 years and how the new movie is likely to affect Beat influence in our culture as well as how the Beats themselves are viewed in the new film and as icons.


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Initial native support for DXVA2 in SVN - Time to say goodbye to your firstborns - Printable Version
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Initial native support for DXVA2 in SVN - Time to say goodbye to your firstborns - spiff - 2010-02-02
cause elupus just claimed them all ;P
- Balthazar2k4 - 2010-02-02
I just compiled the very latest SVN and WOW, DVDPlayer DXVA works almost flawlessly. The only issue I have run into is a green screen with MP4s containing H264 and AAC audio (which elupus stated was a problem in the TRAC). The cool thing is the scalars, smoothvideo, and subtitles work with it. Now we have two choices for DXVA (DVDPlayer or DSPlayer)! You guys are awesome!
- Jezz_X - 2010-02-02
Yeah quicktime trailers also have a green screen so its not perfect yet but a nice start
- brulsmurf - 2010-02-02
Is it correct that this provides DXVA2 support, not DXVA1, and therefore requires DX10, not DX9?
If so: is it correct that installing DX10 on Windows XP (which seems to be possible) would make DXVA2 support available on Windows XP, and therefore provide h/w accelerated video and working subtitles on Windows XP?
- Elis - 2010-02-02
Nice work!
- Don't link staticly with DXVA2 since you will get "DLL not found" under XP systems.
- Its better to use a render target texture that to render to the back buffer.
- Elis - 2010-02-02
brulsmurf Wrote:Is it correct that this provides DXVA2 support, not DXVA1, and therefore requires DX10, not DX9?
DXVA2 need DX9, not DX10. You can't run on XP since it requires a different driver architecture.
- AzzX - 2010-02-02
Excellent work. Now I have the ultimate HTPC thanks to XBMC and the Boxee team.
- buzzqw - 2010-02-02
is automatic refresh change working ?
with dsplayer not..
- vanvonno - 2010-02-02
It,s not working for me with Intel G45, with Boxee/MPC/HC it is working !
I tried with my laptop Nvidia 8600 and there it works.
- steelman1991 - 2010-02-02
buzzqw Wrote:is automatic refresh change working ?
Can't get it to work on my set-up (Vista X86). DXVA partial success with some files - others have a mixture of green pixelation, solid green line along the top inch (approx) - all are x264 encodes in mkv containers.
Those that playback flawlessly - do just that and I have seldom witnessed cpu load at anything over 5% on 1080p encodes - ATI HD4670. Full subtitle playback as well.
I know that elupus mentioned on TRAC that "Decoder is not enabled by default as it still has issues." - but Auto Detect dosen't function either.
Superb work so far.
- spiff - 2010-02-02
autodetection is what's meant by 'not enabled by default'.
- steelman1991 - 2010-02-02
Thanks - my bad.
- Scott R - 2010-02-02
So, just so we get this out of the way here...is there any chance of adding in "official" XP support, or is DSPlayer (which may or may not be folded into the official branch) how that will need to be done?
BTW, before anyone points this out...I fully appreciate the fact that XP is quite old, so the added effort required to add XP support probably won't happen. But you should expect others to ask about this, because it just so happens that the arguably best bang-for-the-buck XBMC PC released recently is the very popular and inexpensive ION-powered $200 Acer AspireRevo 1600. Which just so happens to come with XP installed.
- spiff - 2010-02-02
no, there's no chance we'll add xp support. dxva1 requires that you use directshow. you'll have to rely on dsplayer.
- vanvonno - 2010-02-02
Which Videocards are supported ?
Is it only ATI and Nvidia and not Intel graphics ?
Or is Intel work in progress ?
Compliments for making XBMC better and better !


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Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data [United States]: County-Level Detailed Arrest and Offense Data, 1992 (ICPSR 6316)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation
This data collection contains county-level counts of arrests and offenses for Part I offenses (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, auto theft, and arson) and Part II offenses (forgery, fraud, embezzlement, vandalism, weapons violations, sex offenses, drug and alcohol abuse violations, gambling, vagrancy, curfew violations, and runaways). Two sets of county populations are reported: one for total county population and the other for counties reporting six months or more of data.
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U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING PROGRAM DATA [UNITED STATES]: COUNTY-LEVEL DETAILED ARREST AND OFFENSE DATA, 1992. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1994. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06316.v1
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Violence Against Police: Baltimore County, Maryland, 1984-1986 (ICPSR 9347)
Principal Investigator(s): Uchida, Craig D.; Brooks, Laure W.
This data collection examines individual and situational characteristics of nonfatal assaults on police officers in the Baltimore County Police Department. In the assault data, variables include: (1) information on the officer such as age, race, sex, height, weight, education, rank, assignment, years of experience, weapon, and injury sustained, (2) information on the offender(s) such as age, race, sex, height, weight, weapon, injury sustained, and arrest status, and (3) information on the actual situation and incident itself, such as type of call anticipated, type of call encountered, type of location, numbers of persons present (by role, e.g., assaulter, nonassaulter, complainant, etc.), type of initial officer action, actions of suspect before assault, sobriety/drug use by suspects, and final disposition. The calls for service data were collected to provide an indication of the frequency of various types of calls. In these data, variables include time of call, initial call category, disposition code, and sheet ID.
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Study Description
Uchida, Craig D., and Laure W. Brooks. Violence Against Police: Baltimore County, Maryland, 1984-1986. ICPSR09347-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1997. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09347.v1
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This study was funded by:
- United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice (86-IJ-CX-0022)
Scope of Study
Subject Terms: assaults on police, offenders, police officers, police response
Geographic Coverage: Maryland, United States
- 1984-01-01--1987-03-31
- 1987
Universe: All calls for service in Baltimore County, Maryland, from 1984 through 1986.
Sample: For Part 2, Calls for Service Data, an activity sample was based on calls for police services that were received between January 1, 1987, and March 31, 1987. From this 90-day period, 14 days of calls were randomly selected.
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Original ICPSR Release: 1990-05-16
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I have seen many different versions of bead roller coasters and by way of various gifts my children have had 4 different ones from memory.
Annoyingly this toy does not come pre assembled but that is to be expected when shopping at ikea. The whole thing requires putting together including threading the beads onto the wires. A quick word of warning on this, the springs can jump apart with quite a force when you unpack them so be careful! Once assembled the toy feels very robust and the birch wood beads feel good quality.
Once assembled you have a thick wire maze with 21 beads. The beads are a range of shapes including round, square, hexagonal etc and are in lovely bright primary colours. The beads easily run along the wires and make a satisfying sound when they fall on to the one below.
I like the idea of simple, wooden toys like this one but often the children don't find them particularly interesting. This is a good example. While it captured their imagination briefly it was never played with for long and they grew out of it very early on.
The advantage that this ikea version has over the others we have been given is that it is significantly larger. At around 30cm in each dimension it allows space for little hands to get into the gaps for playing.
It is easily wiped clean and has lasted well. In summary, I would recommend this toy over other similar ones but as a concept I wouldn't particularly recommend buying one. There are other toys in the ikea mula range which proved much more interesting for my children.
The Ikea mula range includes numerous toys for babies and small children at modest prices. The bead roller coaster is priced at £10, recommended for children 18 months plus and comes flat packed for self assembly.
Bead rolller coasters, sometimes also known as bead mazes, seem to pop up everywhere I go. Opticians have them. Doctors surgeries have them. My local branch of National tyres have the Ikea one and my lcoal library has two! Whether you call them roller coasters or mazes, the design is basically the same - some form of base in to which a seeming tangle of wires fit. Threaded on to the wires are beads, generally wood and of varying colours, that can be mvoed around.
So, what's the big deal here? These toys are a child magnet. Put a kid under ten in the same room as one of these things and they will zero in on it in seconds, sink to their knees and start to click-clack away with the beads, with a look of intense concentration. I can't recall exactly when I first saw a bead rollorcoaster but they certainly weren't around in the 70's when I was a nipper.
I think these bead frames have a certain 'x' factor about them. Probably the appeal to institutions who have them is that they are compact and have no pieces that can go astray. Also, a wide range of age groups appear to find them engaging. For the child, they can learn about colour and shape from both the beads and the wire, and improve spatial awareness by following the wires, moving the beads and understanding how the wires interlock. There is also a certain sensory satisfaction in feeling and hearing the beads click clack in to each other.
So, how does the Mula bead rollercoaster measure up? The three wires come in three different colours. Two of the three interlock (ie cross over), whilst one stands alone. One is a very satisfying loop the loop spiral - this springs out of the box when you open the flat pack like a jack in the box! The wires are fixed in a wooden base. The beads themselves, of which there is a good number sufficent to fill but not over fill the wires, come in five different shapes and four different colours. I would guess that the overall dimensions are about 35 wide, 25 deep and 30 high. So far so good!
As mentioned, this item comes flat packed. Assembly is simple. I started assembling mine during Mastermind and had finished by the end of the specialist subject round. I then took it apart to alter the allocation of beads to wires to give a better colour and shape combination and considered the assembly complete by the end of the general knowledge round. No problem there.
In terms of robustness, I think the quality is reasonable - this is only a ten pound toy afterall. It's not going to break easily however, I can already see a couple of weak points. First, the wires are clamped in position between two pieces of wood that make up the legs of the frame. There is some play here as, as per many a flat pack item, the holes drilled are not precise. They are a little too big and this allows movement. This is not so significant as to spoil the fun but I can see it getting worse as the toy wears. I think at some point I may take the toy apart and try to glue/fill the wire in the holes with a wood filler or some such. The second weak point is the paint on the beads. I can already see wear on some of the beads and they are only at the start of their click-clacking career.
In terms of fun, there is much to be had with this item. I can spend a happy and therapeutic few minutes pushing the beads around and enjoying the sensation of the push-pull and the satisfying click clack sound. My little boy at eight months, is under the recommended age range by quite some months but he loves this toy. I can't really see any danger to him and certainly there is never any safety advice when the rollercoaster is placed in a public place. Currently he enjoys pushing and pulling the beads, gaining an idea of how much force he needs to apply to send them on the journey round the wires. He does this with one hand if he can, two if he needs to control the beads more. Like his Mum, he seems to enjoy the sound and sensation of the beads moving. In time, he can learn the names of the colours and of the shapes.
Overall, I'd like to give this 4.5 stars. It loses a point for not being the most robust, however, there is more than ten pounds of play value here. I think I will round down to four though as I would happily have paid a few pounds more to have the holes drilled precisely giving a snugger fit around the wires. This would have made this an item to be passed on where as, as it is, I don't think it will find it's way to a sec0nd home.
We have had our bead frame for just under a year now, my friend bought it for my daughter for her 1st birthday. The frame is good value for money and costs £10 in IKEA.
It comes in a flat box and requires some minimal assembly, this consists of the base of the frame, two wooden slats, the bead runners and beads as well as the screws. You also get the alan key needed for the screws. To assemble the frame you simply need to line up the bead runners and then thread the beads. You can place the beads on however you like, I just chose different shapes and colours to go next to each other. You then need to screw the screws in tightly and it's ready to go. IKEA state that is designed to help fine motor skills and encourage logical thinking.
Young children seem to love these frames and my daughter loves the one in the doctors waiting room and she had also played with the one in the restaurant in IKEA. The recommended age is 18 months plus however my daughter was playing with this from around 6 months. There are no sharp edges and it is fairly lightweight and sturdy so I can't see no reason why a younger child couldn't play with this.
My daughter loves this frame and the fun it brings, she loves to move the beads altogether and allow them to drop as they make a noise that she seems to find really funny. As she has got older and she can count to 5 now we count the beads together as we move them along the frame, we are also starting to use the frame to identify colours.
This frame has provided hours of fun, sometimes the simpler toys are the most fun, for the money it is great value. It is also very durable my daughter has been a little rough with it at times and it is still as good as new. It can be wiped clean too.
This gets 5 out of 5 from us as it is educational in a fun way.
Everytime we go to the doctors surgery my youngest daughter who is 2 makes a bee line for their table which is like this toy, knowing how much she loved the table my Mam decided to buy her this from Ikea for her second birthday.
The toy is one of Ikeas own creations and so can only be bought from there however you can buy very similar in many different places, the toy in Ikea is £10 which is reasonable in my opinion.
The toy cames packaged in a flattish box which was quite a surprise which may just me being a bit dim but I just expected it to come ready built. The packaging is a simply open topped cardboard box with cellophane wrapped around it which was easy to tear open.
The toy was easy to build and it only took my husband about 5 minutes to put it together, there are three letal pieces which sit between two rectangles of wood and then the two rectangles of wood are screwed togther.
The toy comprises of a purple piece of thick metal which is like a curv m shape, there is a red thick metal wire which is a spiral all the way across the wooden base and then finally there is a green thick metal wire which is like an m shape again but less of a steep curve in the middle. Each of the metal pieces has wooden different coloured shapes on it which your child can move from one side to the other.
The blocks are a great range you get red, green, blue and yellow so your child can learn the basic colours from it if they don't already know them and the shapes are spheres, flattened spheres, cubes cones and cylinders so lots of different shapes to contend with.
My daughter doesn't play with this toy every day but this is a toy which she will return to time after time and she will sit for ages pushing the blocks from one side to the other fastinated by it all. She also likes to come over and show you what she is doing to get some praise for it and she thinks it's funny when an adultdoes it from one side to the other really fast.
the toy is durable and the blocks are chunky and easy for young hands to handle, the wires are lovely and smooth so there is no chance of any injury from them. The wooden base makes this toy a little bit heavy for carrying around which my daughter often does but she has never hurt herself with it. I think this toy is a very basic toy but it gives a lot of entertainment for a young child although I just can't really understand why, it is a decent price and a toy that is robust enough that it will be passed down through the years.
My Mum bought this for my little boy a while ago and it has proved to be a good little toy.
It is from Ikea and therefore comes flat packed, it cost £8.99. It is easy to assemble, though at first I thought it would be a nightmare, what with all the metal runners, but it all worked out well and took about 15 minutes in total.
It basically has a wooden base, three metal runners, in blue, red and green and a number of wooden beads which vary in shape and colour, and include, yellow, red, blue and green. The beads run along each runner, around the runner tracks. Each runner track is different in shape, one is very curly, and another quite tall and gently sloping and the final one is quite up and down, so there is variety.
The bead runner, helps to improve the dexterity of your child, and also can teach them colours. It also makes them think of ways to get the beads to move around the runners from one side the other.
The toy is fairly simple to look at and I would find it quite boring to play with myself, but my little boy loves playing with it. I would recommend it to others as it well priced, easy to assemble and provides hours of twisty fun for little hands.
I picked up one of these bead frames in IKEA when I first moved into this house 7 years ago, alongside a wooden train set. This was before we had kids ourselves, but I wanted to have a couple of items at our house that were hard wearing that my nephews could play with when they visited, or any other children to come to the house. Then we had our own children who also played with it.
Bead frames are really popular toys with kids. Although they are not that special in terms of they don't make a noise, and all you can do is make the beads follow the shape of the curved wire, there is something that makes you keep wanting to touch it and move the beads along the different shapes of wire.
There are a lot of these about. As well as seeing them a lot at places like playgroups and doctors surgeries, you also get them attached to cube boxes with other items to entertain small children, but this version from IKEA is one of the better ones I have seen.
It is quite a large frame, and has a sturdy wooden construction, with the metal coils firmly attached to the wooden base. The beads are all wooden, and big enough for a small child to grasp comfortably in their hand to move it around. The colours are all bright and attractive, and the mix of colours and shape was excellent to provide variety in texture, and give plenty to talk about when playing with a small child. E.g. shall we move this yellow one now? What happens when we get to the top of the hill here and let go?
The set was quite cheap when we bought it, and is now available for about £10. This is a bargain really, as it is a really hard wearing toy and will show no sign of wear and tear after being played with by lots of children.
I found that it was a good toy to sit in front of my two when they were big enough to sit, but not big enough to crawl. They were not strong enough to be able to pick it up from the floor, but they could get close enough to move the beads, especially once you showed them what to do.
I have only recently sent this to the charity shop, and not because the boys were fed up of it. They still liked to have a play now and again. Just because I was trying to create space for more used toys.
My only negative to this toy is that I sometimes would get my foot caught in it and trip over it if it was on the floor. I would register in my brain that there was a toy there and go to step over it, but not lift my foot high enough. I am honestly surprised I didn't break my foot in it. Even when it has been stood on, the toy held strong and the wires remained firmly attached to the base with no sign of them moving. I was sure I would have bent them or broken it in some way, but I just had a really sore foot.
This is a nice toy to look at, has the advantage of being attractive and interesting to kids without the need for batteries or loud sounds, and is a good value entertainment as it really will last years.
Whenever you go the doctors, hospital, dentist they always seem to have these style toys and my son at a young age seemed attracted to them. They are lovely old fashioned style toys with no electrical components and fiddly little push buttons to be seen. It consists of some large wooden frame, large beads and strong bendy wire made into fun loops. You can't go wrong with this simple yet wonderful toy.
I came across this version in Ikea. You can pay quite a bit for these toys as I had previously looked. I found they ranged in price and style. One of this size could set you back around thirty pound. This Ikea version is a great price of £8.99! I had to add it to the collection of Ikea toys we already had as they had been good fun and reliable.
This one doesn't disappoint. Now it does come flat packed as most things from Ikea but my other half soon had it put together in seconds while I made him a cup of tea!! I could have done it as quick, you just had to slide the beads onto the wires and push the curvy wires into the base simple.
This particular toy is made from solid birch and steel wire. The beads are painted the simple bright colours, blue, red, green and yellow as well as the wires too. They are great to teach your child to recognise colours. It is a decent size measuring 31cm's in length, 25cm's in width and about 28cm's high. The beads are large and chunky for small hands to push them round the wires. They are different shapes too which makes it more interesting and slightly easier for you little one to move them individually.
I bought this for my son when he was just under a year old and he instantly took a liking to it and was trying really hard to get the beads to move. It took him a little while to get the hang of it but when he did he loved it. Bearing in mind this toy is suitable for children 18 months plus. I think the toy is safe enough for a younger child as long as they are supervised. My youngest son is 14 months and he loves playing with it.
We have had ours for two years now and it still looks as new. It wipes clean easily if needed. We have often had sandwiches stuck to the beads from mucky little hands!
This toy is great for motor skills as they learn to move the beads along the bends and curves of the frame. Both my boys have spent time sitting on the floor moving the beads along the different wires and have enjoyed it.
I love these simple toys and I think they make lovely presents for young children. What small child wouldn't like this.
This is a lovely wooden toy at a a great price. I think I paid £8.99 for it and it is well worth the money.
I really like the fact that it is wooden as it feels very sturdy and looks nice and simple amogst a sea of plastic toys. The colours of the beads are lovely and bright and really eyecatching. It is also a very good size and is not at all small so it is easy for my son to get his hands in between the wires.
This toy really holds my son's attention and has since the moment we got it. He spends ages moving the beads backwards and forwards and to help him learn I count with him when he moves them. My son has had this since he was 1 even though it says 18 months+ on it as he was able to move it about since we got it and has always played with it.
The price is unbelievable when you see what a good well made toy this is. The wood at the bottom is solid and so are the wooden beads and I think this toy will last for generations and it is so easy to keep clean because it is wood that it still looks in perfect condition. The beads have no chips in them at all. My son can be very rough with it and drags it about and bounces the wires but has not damaged it in any way.
I would definately recommend this to all my friends.
There are various versions of this style of toy available at many different toy stores. I went and got various toys from IKEA for my son and nephew and this was one of them.
The products comes flat packed in true IKEA style. I found it really easy to put together although the coiled red wire does ping open when you pull the tags off which is a little dangerous. Also you choose the pattern in which the beads go on which is great for someone like me who has mild OCD!
It is marketed for children aged 18months plus. I bought this for my nephew as he turned 13 months and my son was around 10 months when he got his. Both of them found the chunky and bright beads easy to hold and move. Being made of wood it also withstands the obligitory drops and chews that our babies love to give their toys.
My son loves his bead coaster and will sit and play when he finds it on his toy box. He does however get bored a little easily but I think that is just him as a child rather than what I find a "limited" activity.
It costs a mere £8.99 from IKEA which is a bargin when you consider the cost of wooden toys these days and also toys of this style. I found a bead rollercoster that was more expensive and half the size.
A good buy as far as I am concerned!


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Jadey wrote:Keeping Breaking Dawn PG13 or 'young adult' was a joke.
I wanted some juicy details :l
I do agree that there was a biggish/longish build up to it.. and we ended up getting ripped off.
But I got a bit distracted the first time by the bruises and whatnot to even be mad that there were no details.
But all the other times from then on just got boring. Yawn.
And I didn't like the part when she woke up crying, begging for it.. either.
Sorry, I just now stumbled onto this thread and I'm glad to see other people feel the same way I did. I was just making sure I wasn't being a perv or something when I read it, but I wanted a little more than was offered (I don't mean i wanted something raunchy...just a tad more than what SM provided). The scene in Eclipse was 100x better in my opinion (how it was written at least)....But I'm glad that other people feel the same way so I don't feel the same way now lol...