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Megabloks Build n Learn Table
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13 reviewsThe Mega Bloks Build 'n Learn Table is designed to encourage your child to learn through exploration.
With this portable playset, your child can build worlds designed by their imagination, with the table providing a handy platform for independent play with First Builders blocks and colourful stickers.
Once your child has finished building their toy town, they can load the friendly mini figure into the included car to zoom through it.
Once the fun is over, simply store the pieces away inside and fold up for easy travel.
Useful info:
- Lots of stickers to decorate the bright blocks
- Portable playset for easy transport and a tidy toy box
- Tracks and archways
- Mini figure and car
- Ideal for ages one and up
- Mega Bloks Build 'n Learn Table
VTech Baby Turn and Learn Cube
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0 reviewTurn and Learn Cube. Features 4 animal buttons and lots of manipulative features including maraca slider, drum button and cymbal slider. Motion sensor triggers fun sounds, melodies and songs. Introduces shapes, animals and their sounds. Includes 10 melodies and 5 sing-along songs. Age from 6 -36 month.
Ladybird Tap n Learn Musical Drum
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10 reviewsIntroduce your child to music and rhythm with the Ladybird Tap n Learn Musical Drum – a bright and colourful toy with fun educational features.
This toddler's toy features a large LED screen that shows fun animations while they play with the 4 educational game modes, including a letter-by-letter alphabet song and a number learning mode – an ideal way to give your child a head start on their development.
Other great features include a shape sorter with 4 plastic shapes, a play-along mode that plays melodies to tap along with, and a free play mode so they can drum away as they please.
Kids will love this Tap n Learn Musical Drum with its entertaining musical games and fun educational features.
Useful info:
- Ladybird Tap n Learn Musical Drum
- Featuring 4 game modes
- Alphabet song; number learning; play-along; free play
- Shape sorter including 4 shapes
- Large LED screen with fun animations
- Requires 3 x AA batteries (included).
- Age from 12 months.
VTech First Steps Baby Walker - Classic
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22 reviewsThe VTech First Steps Baby Walker features a sturdy design to support and encourage your baby's initial attempts to get about on their own 2 feet.
This colourful baby walker also features a detachable learning centre packed with activities, including shapes and light-up musical keys that introduce letters, words, numbers, animals, colours, singalong songs and melodies.
A moving butterfly, discs and rollers develop help to develop your child's motor skills plus a removable rattling telephone is great for role play games.
The walker also features textured wheels, easy grip handle and durable design to ensure your baby gets ample support when taking those first steps. Assembles very easily and can be stored away in small spaces!
It's also available in Pink - see item number 27GSR.
Useful info:
- Requires 3 x AA batteries (included)
- Age from 6-30 months
- Light-up musical keys
- Introduces letters, words, numbers and animals
- Removable toy telephone
- VTech First Steps Baby Walker - Orange/Blue
In The Night Garden Pick 'n' Place Wooden Puzzle
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1 reviewFrom the popular TV series, In The Night Garden, this Pick 'n' Place Wooden Puzzle is sure to be a hit with any young fan! The six chunky pieces are designed for little hands, helping to develop manual dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination. Have fun placing the characters back into the picture, but if you get stuck, the brightly coloured pins match up to the colours in the gaps! Age range from 12 months.
VTech Interactive Robot
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4 reviewsThe VTech Gadget the Robot will be your child's cool friend, while teaching them about number, letters, phonics and more.
Pop in a learning token, turn his nose and watch as his eyes and eyebrows move! You can also twist his ears and eyes for fun sound effects and phrases. Gadget the Robot will even dance for you and react to your clapping.
VTech Gadget the Robot includes 26 letters/objects tokens and 10 funny tokens, with each one activating fun animations on the LCD screen.
You can also store Gadget's learning tokens in his backpack for easy storage.
Useful info:
- LCD screen recognizes 36 learning tokens
- Sound sensor that reacts to clapping
- Teachesphonics, letters, numbers, objects and music
- Requires 4 x C batteries
- Age from 3 - 7 years
- Great gift idea
- VTech Gadget the Robot
Warning: Not suitable for children under three years.
Tomy Pic and Pop
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8 reviewsGet playtime on the move with the Tomy Play to Lean Pick 'n' Pop toy.
Children can fire balls out of Pick 'n' Pop's front chute and then pick them up again between the wheels! Best of all, it includes 5 coloured balls so you can fire all of them, then go around picking them up to start again.
Whilst it's great fun, Pick 'n' Pop is also good for spatial awareness and walking exercise.
This great toy is part of Tomy's Play to Learn range. It's designed for ages 18 months and over, and is suitable for indoor or outdoor use.
Useful info:
- Pick and Pop Play To Learn toy by Tomy
- Includes 5 coloured balls
- Fires balls and picks them up again
- Suitable for indoor or outdoor use
- Assists walking and spatial awareness
- Age from 18 months
Fisher-Price Infant to Toddler Rocker - Multi
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6 reviewsThe versatile Fisher-Price Infant to Toddler Rocker adapts to suit your growing child, providing plenty of comfort and stimulation.
You can initially use it as a low-profile seat and rocker for a newborn with the option of soothing vibrations.
As your baby grows, it can easily be converted to an infant seat by adding the removable arch with toys to play with, while their own movements will provide a gentle rocking motion. Perfect for babies who have yet to develop enough upper body control to sit up unaided.
It will soon become an essential part of your nursery kit as it can also be used for feeding or when your baby needs a little nap.
Encourages the development of motor skills and eye-hand coordination as your baby reaches and grasps toys. Colourful activities also offer visual stimulation. Not to mention giving you a moment's peace to enjoy a cup of tea!
For toddlers, just remove the toy arm and the rocker supports to extend to a higher position, allowing toddlers to have both a stationary seat and a rocker.
Useful info:
- Suitable from birth to 18kg
- Converts from a rocker to infant seat
- Soothing vibrations
- Removable toy bar with 2 soft toys
- Machine washable pad
- 1 x D battery is required (not included)
- Fisher-Price Infant to Toddler Rocker - Multi
JCB Talking Frankie Firetruck
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13 reviewsWith his flashing light and fire hose, your little one will love the My First JCB Frankie Firetruck.
Part of the My First JCB range, Frankie Firetruck is energetic and cheeky, but always takes his job of saving people and putting out fires very seriously.
Made from durable plastic that can cope with the bangs and knocks kids dish out to their favourite toys, Frankie Firetruck also features a flashing light and moveable fire hose that are ideal for encouraging your child's imaginative games.
Other great toys in the My First JCB range include Freddie Fastrack (see item number UW554), Talking Joey (UT694) and Dan Dozer (UU290).
Dimensions: 9.5 x 8.2 x 15cm.
Useful info:
- Chunky, bright plastic, perfect for little hands
- Includes 5 fun phrases plus sounds effects
- Flashing light and moving hire hose
- Requires 2 x AAA batteries (included)
- Age from 12 months
- My First JCB - Talking Frankie Firetruck
Talking Frankie Firetruck JCB. Chunky, bright plastic - perfect for little hands. Includes 5 fun phrases, fun sounds, flashing light, ariculated tipper. Requires 2 x AAA batteries (included). Age from 12 months.
Minnie Mouse Fashion Jet
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3 reviewsMinnie Mouse Bowtique Fashion Jet - come fly away with Minnie in her very own fashion jet!
Your little one will love setting off around a world of make believe with Minnie Mouse and her best friend Daisy in this fabulous Fashion Jet. The pretty pink jet opens up to reveal a playroom and even a salon on the second floor - if only real planes were so well equipped!
When your child pulls down the hinged wings she'll find a set of stairs and a walk runway that lets Minnie Mouse and the other characters enter the jet in style, and it comes complete with 3 inch Minnie figure, 3 inch Daisy figure, 2 suitcases, 3 passenger seats, 1 food cart, 1 salon hair dryer.
Useful info:
- Age from 2 years
- Includes 3 inch Minnie Mouse figure and 3 inch Daisy figure
- 2 suitcases, 3 passenger seats, 1 food cart and salon hair dryer
- Minnie Mouse Fashion jet
In The Night Garden Large Talking Soft Toy - IgglePiggle
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8 reviewsIn The Night garden Large Talking IgglePiggle Soft Toy - when IgglePiggle finally decides to go to bed, he'll love talking to your little one as they cuddle him
This large soft toy of Igglepiggle - star of TV's In The Night garden - will keep your child company with a range of familiar phrases and sounds.
Made from soft textured fabric, IgglePiggle has a huggable body, embroidered facial features and includes his all-important blanket. Comes complete with 3 x AAA batteries.
You can give IgglePiggle some company for when your child isn't around by adding his friend Upsy Daisy, who is available separately (see item number 3KFHY).
Useful info:
- Age from birth
- Batteries included
- In The Night garden Large Talking IgglePiggle Soft Toy
Woolly and Tig Poseable Talking Woolly
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1 reviewYour little one will love cuddling this cute Tig and Woolly Talking Woolly soft toy.
Your child can squeeze this colourful spider character and press his head to hear popular phrases from the CBeebies show.
He's suitable for newborns, his front and back legs are bendy and he's made from bright and cuddly fabrics to encourage your little one to play and improve their hand eye coordination skills.
Useful info:
- Tig and Woolly Talking Woolly
- Press his head to hear him speak
- Bendy legs
- Encourages play and coordination
- Age from birth
- Requires 3 x LR44 (non replaceable) batteries (included)


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How to curb chronic homelessness? First, a home!
Permanent supportive housing, a movement to supply homeless people with housing first and deal with their other issues second, has made big strides in reducing homelessness this decade.
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Supportive housing is working, says Dennis Culhane, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, who has conducted extensive research on homelessness and housing-assistance policy.
Skip to next paragraph"The fact that homelessness has stayed solid and didn't increase in such a deep recession is a major accomplishment," he says. "Treatment programs and shelters help a lot of people, but many chronically homeless individuals would die on the street before getting into housing under the normal homeless system."
For Barry Boudreau of Quincy, Mass., homelessness came at the worst possible time. After serving for two years in the Vietnam War, he returned in 1970 to his home in Somerville, Mass., where he married and opened his own bakery. After a few years, he was forced out of business by larger conglomerates, he says. That same year, he divorced from his wife with whom he'd had three children. Mr. Boudreau says he started drinking and quickly ended up without a home.
"Veterans, myself included, can be pigheaded and sometimes proud to a fault," he says. "I didn't want to be a burden on or inconvenience my children, so I ended up at a veterans shelter in Boston."
One day in February 2003, he accompanied a friend on the friend's appointment to obtain permanent housing at a shelter in Quincy. Boudreau was asked if he'd ever consider moving into the permanent housing shelter as well. About a week later, Boudreau had a new home at Father Bill's & MainSpring, an organization devoted to ending homelessness through permanent and temporary supportive housing.
"That was huge, to be able to walk in and up the stairs to my own apartment, sit down, and shut the door," Boudreau says. "You don't realize how meaningful that is. I'm grateful every day."
Sometimes the "homes" are just single rooms, but as permanent residences, they can change the equation for homelessness, says Sullivan of HUD. "The goal is to get people to stabilize themselves and confront the root cause of their homelessness as opposed to making housing conditional in whatever way."
Various studies have also shown that providing homeless people with permanent housing saves money:
•In Seattle, the housing-first-style 1811 Eastlake program saw savings of nearly $30,000 per tenant per year compared with conventional shelters, says an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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For Boudreau, the new approach saved his life, he says. "There is such a stigma attached to homeless shelters," he says. "But Father Bill's isn't a shelter; it's a home. And I don't know what would have happened to me if they weren't there. To think back what they've done for my life, I just sit here and say, 'Thank God.' "
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West Regional High School Lacrosse Notebook: Mercer Island tops Bainbridge Island, and St. Ignatius Prep tops Cali
A.J. Juliani - 4/23/2009
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Mercer Island Wins Battle of Washington Heavyweights
In one of the most hyped regular season games in Washington State history, No. 9 Mercer Island defeated No. 6 Bainbridge Island in dramatic fashion. Senior attackman Daniel Shields scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime to give Mercer Island a stunning, 7-6 victory over rival Bainbridge Island in a Washington High School Boys Lacrosse game Saturday night.
In the second overtime Mercer Island junior middie Jon Wettack dodged towards the cage from the back right side of the net and took a shot as the slide came late. Bainbridge Island goalie Bryce Stevenson made a quick save, but could not control the ball as it bounced straight to Shields in front of the net.
Shields was blanketed by defenders as he scored the clincher to give the Islanders (8-4) a victory over their in-state rival. The estimated crowd of 1,500 erupted onto the field at Mercer Island to celebrate the victory in a game that lifted the Islanders to the top of the Washington State Lacrosse Rankings.
Bainbridge Island came in undefeated, but Mercer Island improved to 6-0 against Washington competition, with all four of its losses having come against teams from New York. Bainbridge Island (7-1) had its seven-game winning streak snapped.
"It was a great win," Mercer Island head coach Ian O'Hearn said. "It could have gone either way multiple times."
The Spartans broke the game wide open and led 4-1 at the end of the first quarter. Their lead increased to 5-1 when Sam Snow scored to start the second quarter.
Mercer Island scored back-to-back goals going into halftime to cut the lead down to 5-3. They continued to fight back with two more goals in the third period and tied it up 5-5. Bainbridge finally got back on the board in the fourth period, but the Islanders answered right back to tie the game heading into overtime.
After a scoreless first overtime, Shields scored his game-high fourth of the night that emptied the stands.
"I'm just proud of the guys for not giving up when we were down the whole game," O'Hearn added. "It's just a great rivalry, but the mutual respect is really impressive. Bainbridge played a phenomenal game, and we expect to see them again this year."
This could likely be a preview of Washington's Division I State Championship game, and I think both teams would like to add another chapter to this growing national rivalry.
St. Ignatius Prep is NorCal vs. SoCal Champion
St. Ignatius Prep, the No. 3 ranked team in IL's West Regional Rankings, and arguably the top team in California, won the Jerry Langkammerer Tournament for the third consecutive year. Senior attackman Billy Mattimore had five goals and four assists to lead the Wildcats to a 17-8 victory over Foothill-Orange County in the championship game of the third-annual Jerry Langkammerer Tournament.
The Wildcats offense continues to dominate California lacrosse. Senior attackman Carlton Fisher had four goals, junior middie Rob Emery had three points, and senior middie Jack Farr added two tallies to help St. Ignatius Prep (16-1) win their 11th straight game.
Sophomore attackman Jack Bodine, sophomore middie John Gibbons, junior middie Nick Alimam and junior middie Dax Cohan each had a goal for tournament host St. Ignatius Prep.
"Certainly, the boys are proud of the field they get to play on," St. Ignatius Prep head coach Chris Packard said. "They think it's a privilege, not a right, and they are adamant about playing their best lacrosse in front of the home fans."
The Foothill-OC Knights played a tight first quarter as were only down one after 12 minutes. However, the Wildcats took a 9-5 lead at halftime and began to pull away in the third period, outscoring Foothill-OC 5-1 to take a 14-6 advantage going into the fourth quarter. Foothill-OC (12-4) had its six-game winning streak snapped.
"I thought the team played hard," Packard said. "We didn't have as close of games on Thursday and Friday as we anticipated. Certainly, Foothill was ready to play us. They played very well early."
Games to Watch
April 24 Issaquah @ Mercer Island
The Islanders don't have a lot of time to celebrate the win over Bainbridge as the Eagles, 9-1 with their only loss coming to Oregon power Lincoln, come to town.
April 25 Coronado @ Foothill — OC
Foothill can make a splash with a win over Coronado, undefeated in California and looking like the class of SoCal.
April 29 La Costa Canyon @ Rancho Bernardo
RB, who started a comfortable 4-0 before losing to the Bishop's School and narrowly turning back Monarch, has reeled off four more wins by 10 goals or more. They'll face two stiff tests before LCC comes calling.
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Also this year, the Under Armour All-American Underclass tournament has
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Samantha Pangrac and Dana Brandt announce their engagement. Their parents are John and Bonnie Pangrac, Minot, and Kelly Jay and Penny Brandt, Minot.
She graduated from Minot High School in 2008 and attended Minot State University. She is employed as an off-site director at Good Shepherd Child Care and also works at Kaffee Kiosk, both in Minot.
He graduated from Minot High School in 2008 and from Bismarck State College in 2009. He is employed at M & S Sheet Metal in Minot.
They plan a May 5, 2012, wedding.


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To provide an integrity formation experience that encourages individual accountability, promotes civic engagement, guides personal growth, and cultivates ethical development as students discern and clarify their own values.
The mission of the office of integrity formation is to promote and create opportunities for awareness, dialogue, and critical engagement with integrity, justice, and ethical decision-making. Through a holistic educational approach students will model community standards, clarify their personal integrity and actively develop their role as global citizens.
As a Catholic and Jesuit University, Seattle University is a learning community that values the dignity and worth of all persons. All members of the University community are expected to observe standards that reflect personal accountability and responsibility for the common good; demonstrate regard for the safety, security and health of others; maintain the atmosphere needed for study and reflection; showing respect for individuals; and valuing truthfulness and personal integrity. This policy is referred to as the "Code of Student Conduct" or "Redhawk Commitment."
The Redhawk Commitment is intended to be developmental, educational, and restorative in nature. Standards of conduct assist each student in the formation of their own integrity. Conduct that evidences good intentions, mature consideration of the foreseeable consequences, and respect for the rights and property of others, generally will not conflict with University and Community Standards. Students are expected to exercise responsibility and to show appropriate regard for the Catholic and Jesuit traditions and the mission of the University. There is no replacement for active participation in the life of the community and we encourage our students to claim their place and their voice in our community.
Since the integrity formation process is designed to be developmental, educational, and restorative, sanctions for inappropriate conduct are assigned to help students develop individual responsibility, to encourage self-discipline, to foster respect for the rights of others, and to encourage full and active participation in campus life. The purposes of the conduct process are:
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I have found it difficult to make trades in my own fantasy hockey leagues since joining the DobberHockey crew full-time over two years ago. I share my thoughts on sleepers, overrated players, and my favourite players/prospects with all of you on a daily basis. When I propose a trade in any of my leagues, my potential trading partner is usually quick to check out the site to see what I have said in the past about the player(s) I am inquiring about.
However, I managed to pull the trigger on a very interesting deal yesterday in my favourite league. It is a head-to-head league with many DobberHockey veterans, and I finished fourth out of 12 last year (my first year in the league after taking over a pretty decent roster).
The League: The Ultimate Fantasy Pool (who the hell named it this?)
The Team: The Crosby Show
The Scoring Categories:
Skaters: G, A, PPP, SHP, GWG, +/-, SOG, PIM, FOW, HITS
Goalies: GP, SAVES, W, L, SO, SV %, GAA
My roster before yesterday's trade:
C | Crosby |
C | Stamkos |
C | B. Richards |
LW | Neal |
LW | Carcillo |
LW | Kulemin |
RW | Franzen |
RW | Gaborik |
RW | Clarkson |
D | Boyle |
D | Del Zotto |
D | Roszival |
D | Souray |
D | Eminger |
D | Karlsson |
G | Luongo |
G | Quick |
Bench | Bolland |
Bench | Latendresse |
Bench | Cullen |
Bench | Roszival |
Bench | Lehtonen |
Bench | Roloson |
Farm | Shattenkirk |
Farm | Ekman-Larsson |
Farm | Crawford |
Farm | Empty |
Farm | Empty |
A few things...
I have no idea why Steve Eminger is there. Perhaps I was trying to bring down my plus-minus during the final week of the season? My defensive depth was atrocious last year, obviously.
I had been looking to move Jonathan Quick since the season ended. I have a feeling that Jonathan Bernier plays at least 30-40 games this year. Quick is a very solid goalie, but he faded down the stretch and in the playoffs last year (playing over 70 games will do that to almost any goalie). Goalies are very important in our league (especially durable ones with a GP category), as they are in most. After Luongo and Quick, I had Kari Lehtonen, who is not a player I want to be relying on. Dwayne Roloson is a decent depth option, and I am still holding on to Crawford in hopes he sees time with Chicago at some point ever.
We added hits as a category to the pool this off-season. I have never used hits in a league and it will be interesting to see how this affects player values. I will start doing my research closer to the draft in September.
The Negotiations
I targeted two teams that I figured would be interested in Quick. One player I really focused my efforts on was Patrick Sharp. He is a LW in our league, and his ability to count towards faceoff wins makes him incredibly valuable. I really like Neal but figured his value outweighs his worth for the next few seasons (I want to win now). Great young player, but you have to give up value to get value (especially in this league).
8:30 PM Wednesday
I proposed Quick and Michael Del Zotto for Alex Edler, Cory Schneider, and Patrick Sharp last night. I really like Edler, and feel he has 50-point upside, especially with defensive studs like Ballard and Hamhuis taking away some of the tough minutes. Del Zotto is a great young player but I already have a few other young defensemen (Karlsson, Ekman-Larsson, and Shattenkirk) and want to stagger my talent in terms of where they are on the development curve. I don't like having all veterans or all prospects, and Edler is a nice balance.
Sharp is a stud in our league and represents a short-term upgrade on Neal. In the long-term Neal has 40-goal upside, but Sharp is an upgrade for today. The proposal is rejected. I mention James Neal, and he comes back with Versteeg and draft picks to balance. Not a fan of Versteeg in Toronto.
10: 00 AM Thursday
The counter-proposal involves Ondrej Pavelec instead of Schneider. I favour Schneider for a few reasons – Mason will probably see most of the games in Atlanta (although Pavelec will play more than Schneider this season), and Vancouver is primed for a strong season. The division is the weakest in hockey, and having both Luongo and Schneider would give me arguably the best fantasy goaltending situation in the league. With daily lineup changes I won't have to worry about trying to guess when Schneider will see his starts. I also see him starting full-time in the NHL ahead of Pavelec.
The counter-offer: Quick, Del Zotto, Neal, for Sharp, Pavelec, Edler, player-to-be-named (Conklin was discussed)
The haggling continues... I am really trying to add in David Perron or Mason Raymond. I favour Perron but of course I don't tell him that (I let him choose). I'd be happy with either but I think Perron sees time on the top line this season – not much competition on the left side in St. Louis right now (he's better on his off-wing).
11:00 AM Thursday
I manage to get Perron in the deal, but have to give up some draft picks. The deal is finalized:
Outgoing: Jonathan Quick, James Neal, Michael Del Zotto, 9th overall farm draft pick, and 21st overall pro draft pick
Incoming: Cory Schneider, Patrick Sharp, Alex Edler, David Perron, 15th overall farm draft pick, 27th overall pro draft pick
I don't mind giving up the small upgrade with the draft picks – I usually find a way to get the players I want, some way or another.
This trade strengthens my incredibly weak LW position. I upgrade on defense in the short-term, and I improve my keeper list dramatically. I am still debating whether to keep Roloson or Latendresse – I figure I can probably redraft Latendresse or get a similar winger. Goalies are incredibly valuable and tough to get.
I won't be relying on Lehtonen as my second goalie. Brad Richards is trade bait.
Oh, and if Chicago trades Sharp to Atlanta like they did half of their roster, I won't be happy.
His breakdown on the trade:
I knew you wanted Perron more than Raymond. I don't have an account, but I followed some of the discussion on twitter. Regardless, my depth at LW and my history with Perron (lots of disappointment and impatience thusfar) meant Perron was in my list of potentials for that last keeper spot but could have easily been my final drop. The picks made the decision easier for me.
I asked for some trade advice on twitter, which was a bit of a role-reversal. This deal benefits both of us because he had too many potential keepers and I was short a few.
As for Edler, I agree that he's worth more now but like Del Zotto because of more pp time for the Rags.
Great point. Tortorella loves him, and Tortorella plays the crap out of players he likes.
I see Sharpie and Neal as a virtual wash with any edge tilting your way for the here and now aspect. I need the latter, but I've had a very hetero man-crush on Neal since I saw him play at the Traverse City prospect tourney a few years back. He was one of the few players on anyone's block that made me even slightly budge on Sharp.
I really like Neal too (having originally acquired him from this same guy last summer).
Finally, I think Schneider is more likely to stick as a starter at some point. Like I said, I love that guy. Still, the fact that he is the handcuff in Vancouver makes him worth more to you than me in the short-term unless he gets traded to a team on which he can start. I may deal Pavelec still. He has some sentimental value for me because I drafted him in front of Rinne a few years back (hindsight, eh?) and he spent some time on my farm. I know of a few GMs that need to take a risk on a tender. Plus, I hate ATL for fantasy purposes.
Agreed on all accounts.
Roster now:
C | Crosby |
C | Stamkos |
C | B. Richards |
LW | Sharp |
LW | Carcillo |
LW | Perron |
RW | Franzen |
RW | Gaborik |
RW | Clarkson |
D | Boyle |
D | Edler |
D | Roszival |
D | Souray |
D | Eminger |
D | Karlsson |
G | Luongo |
LW | Kulemin |
Bench | Bolland |
Bench | Latendresse |
Bench | Cullen |
Bench | Roszival |
Bench | Lehtonen |
Bench | Roloson |
Farm | Shattenkirk |
Farm | Ekman-Larsson |
Farm | Crawford |
Farm | Schneider |
Farm | Empty |
Keeper list:
1 | Crosby |
2 | Stamkos |
3 | B. Richards |
4 | Carcillo |
5 | Kulemin |
6 | Franzen |
7 | Gaborik |
8 | Clarkson |
9 | Boyle |
10 | Souray |
11 | Bolland |
12 | Edler |
13 | Sharp |
14 | Perron |
15 | Luongo |
16 | Lehtonen |
17 | Roloson |
Farm | Shattenkirk |
Farm | Schneider |
Farm | Karlsson |
Farm | Ekman-Larsson |
Farm | Crawford |
Farm | Empty |
Mike said:
duballstar014 said:
For anyone else interested in the league, please go to www.ultimatefhp.com
Steve Zissou said:
We use Yahoo and they don't include hits as a category, to my knowledge. You must be doing your own stats?
Jas Furrer said:
Any chance you could post/email me the rules for that particular league? Been looking to set up something similar with a farm team and the ones posted here are OK, but this looks fun too!
Thanks Angus!
Subcrazy (mike) said:
Lol just kidding bud.


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The hardest division in the league, which includes last year's world champs, looks to be just as intense again. For that matter, it probably will be that way for the foreseeable future. My favorite team is also being covered here. I'll do my best not to be biased about the Yankees, and I think I'm pretty good at keeping my emotions away from the reality of the team. That being said, I think the Yankees are going to win 120 games this season. (You can check out the NL West Spring Training Preview here, the AL West Spring Training Preview here, the AL Central Spring Training Preview here and the NL East Spring Training Preview here.)
Please, blog, may I have some more?Tim Wakefield
R.A. Dickey will not be remembered for what he did before wearing a Rangers, Brewers, Mariners, Twins, Met's uniform. Nor will he ever be remembered for his mediocre fastball or equally mediocre changeup. He likely won't be remembered for his scrumptious beard. (Actually, I have no proof of that. He *should* be remembered for his facial hair, since all beards are regal and spiffy in nature and form, but I will leave that in the capable hands of history.) No one will remember that he was born without an ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. Or that he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for awareness of human trafficking. Or even that he had been sexually abused as a child. While all these things are noteworthy, the truth of the matter is, he will most certainly always be remembered for throwing a very goofy pitch, and throwing it in a very special way. For baseball fans, like myself, who are enamored with such an unconventional baseball skill, this is still quite a special thing to be remembered for. Though we should at least try to remember the beard too.
On Christmas day, 2009, the Mets signed an obscure knuckleballer named R.A. Dickey. The cynical Mets' fans whispered to each other that the Wilpon family, owners of the franchise, were broke, as a result of the Bernie Madoff scandal, and all they could afford to sign was a mediocre 35 year old career nomad, who had been tried and discarded by four major league franchises.
Please, blog, may I have some more?The extended/new week is a pain in the you know what. It seems as though everyone knows who is pitching but have no idea of when. So I apologize in advance for the 3 comments that I will get that say "so and so isn't pitching then and he isn't a 2 start guy." So sit back relax, take the 6 minutes it takes to read this and if you have an extra 30 seconds drop me a comment. Enjoy the week to come and good luck.
Please, blog, may I have some more?The average for caught stealing percentage in the Major Leagues is 28% so there's not a whole lot of clubs that believe keeping the guy at first base is of much importance. Of course, some pitchers and catchers are just much easier than others. I remember watching one game where John Popper stole 2nd, 3rd and home on Chris Young while Run Around was playing on the stadium's PA. Or maybe I just made that up. Either way, Chris Young's terrible but he's also a seven foot stick of injury proneness, which is a "u" and some fiber short of pruneness. So let's look at some guys who are actually playing and how easy they are to steal on for fantasy baseball:
Gil Meche – Leads the league in steals allowed at 13. That's also more than a third of the bases stolen against Kendall. So Kendall sucks, but Meche is making the most of his suckiness. Or the least. Not sure, lost myself there.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Okay, take off your aluminum foil cap you use to get better TV reception and put on your thinking cap because we're going into The Land of Sabermetrics with your host, me. Today we're going to look at FIP. Stands for Fielding Independent Pitching. It's basically ERA without those pesky fielders helping or hurting you. It's a pure ERA. It's like when you go to the Supercuts and then you don't want to shower because you'll never get your hair styled again like Jeffrey does it. It's your hair right after Jeffrey styles it and before you wash it. That's FIP. Okay, so let's take a Exhibit A pitcher who has an ERA of 2.75 but his FIP is a 6.75. A -4.00 difference. That means he's been very lucky and there's a good chance his ERA is going to go way up. So here's a list of pitchers with the biggest difference between their actual ERAs and their FIPs.
Please, blog, may I have some more?It's analogy time. Stolen bases = candy. Chris 'Tall' Young = baby. Dexter Fowler's 5 SBs are thus like taking candy from a baby (or, as Steve Rogers would sing, like takin' can-dee from a bay-bee). It's hard not to love Dexter Fowler right now. He's everything we hoped Cameron Maybin would be. He's now to the point where he's must own in 10 and 12 team leagues especially when facing the man we shall now call Cristal (Chris Tall) Young (as opposed to his doppelganger Krispie Young). But he's still a rookie OF straight from AA (insert trite Josh Hamilton joke). His .335 / 9 HR / 20 SB line in 400 ABs at AA does not equate to much more than a 5th OF when equivalized for MLB. But neither did Hanley Ramirez's. And you never know in Colorado. So if he's available in your league, you'd be more of a Dexter if you didn't take a chance on him. If he's already snapped up, look to trade that bottom starter, reliever, or OF you've got. Anyway, here's what else we saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Brad Hawpe – Left on a stretcher after Hundley hit him in the neck with a pickoff throw. Sounds like someone had some misplaced aggression about Fowler. Hopefully Hawpe's okay… Because I have him on a team! No, I'm kidding. I don't own him.
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A neighbor versus neighbor political race is taking shape in North Carolina House District 115. Democrat John Ager has announced he will seek his party's nomination to challenge incumbent Republican Nathan Ramsey. Ager spoke with David Hurand.
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AMAZING Massage! – I have been in desperate need of a massage lately, and I decided to check out Massage Harmony after hearing about their great introductory rates. I called to make an appointment Thursday morning, and they were able to squeeze me in at 7:30 that night. They are actually open until 9:00PM! The receptionist was very friendly and helpful as I had no idea what type of massage I wanted. She listened to me talk about painful and sore areas, what type of pressure I liked, and decided to put me with Sarah W. Sarah specializes in ashi, which is when the therapists use their feet instead of their hands to massage the body. I recently heard about this, and was really excited to try it. When I arrived at the Bee Caves location I was quite impressed. It was nicely decorated, the music was relaxing, and the receptionist was very warm. My therapist, Sarah W., greeted me and brought me back the room which was clean and comfortable. She took a few moments to go over what I was looking for, and listened to me discuss all my pain areas. As I laid on the table I felt instantly relaxed, and experienced the best massage of my life. Sarah was AMAZING. She did a mixture of ashi and deep tissue, which I would highly recommend. I enjoy a deep pressure, and by using her feet she was able to adjust the pressure to what I wanted. It was so enjoyable and relaxing, and a few days later I am still feeling amazing. The best part was that their introductory rate is only $39.00. I haven't gone this long without neck or back pain in a long time, and I am definitely going to be going back to Massage Harmony and Sarah W.
Amazing Massage! – Massage Harmony is a wonderful massage spa...Both my husband and I get regular massages there, and we can't say enough positive things about the experience... We both enjoyed a 60 min "deep tissue" massage - which was absolutely amazing! My therapist balanced the deep pressure without going overboard like some masseuses (who think deep tissue = torture). My husband and I work long hours, so Massage Harmony is the perfect little slice of heaven we need to relax!!! 5 STARS!!
Excellent Place for Massages in Austin!!! – I recently had a massage with a young woman named Tiffany at the Westlake Hills location. She was very pleasant, and the massage was BEYOND AMAZING!! The prices here are less expensive then most salons I've been too in Austin, and no membership fees! My husband and I have been here several times over the years, and have tried out many of the therapists.. by far we both enjoy Tiffany the most! We'd recommend Massage Harmony to anyone looking for a seriously good massage, a tranquil ambiance, and a very friendly staff!!
Awesome Massage – I'm stuck at my computer all day, so I get some serious shoulder/neck and back pain. I went to Massage Harmony in a last minute decision because it's close to my house and I don't regret it at all. The front desk girl was very sweet and didn't leave me waiting when I checked in and my therapist was on time. I hate having to do that awkward wait and here I didn't have to. The therapist was considerate of my pains, I have a chronic shoulder issue, and asked me tons of questions to make sure it was ok to work on it. We did a full body but she concentrated heavily on my shoulders and such and she was amazing! She really seemed to know what she was doing and I'm not a beginner to massages. I walked out of there feeling relaxed and physically better. All the pains I had were gone. I would go back in a heartbeat just for the massage, but believe me I didn't mind the price. Anywhere else you're typically paying $65 for an hour and here you're paying almost 1/3 less. WORTH IT!
Not the best deal in town. – Okay, the rates may seem cheap, but the massage is only 50 minutes cut to 45 by intake. That is no deal, especially when most of the therapists appear to be new and inexperience. In a time when we are all watching our money, I want to get the most for my money, and this is not it.
Just what I needed – I do a lot of computer work and my upper back and shoulders will knot up with tension and stress after a few months. I'd been experiencing chronic tension and pain in my right shoulder and needed to get a massage Sunday really bad. I called Massage Harmony pretty last minute Sunday afternoon and they were able to squeeze me in for a late evening massage. My therapist was very good and I left feeling completely relaxed. She was willing to work on my back the entire 60 minutes since that was such a problem spot. It was definitely worth the $34 (their rates are $44 for an hour massage but they offer $10 off for new clients). A massage for $34 - I couldn't beat that. If you are looking for the whole "spa experience" this may not be the place for you. However, if you are interested in getting some bodywork done and getting in and out - you can't beat this for the price!
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Each year, almost 1.5 million children around the world die from diarrheal disease* due to unsafe water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene practices. PSI currently manages diarrhea control programs in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
In order to effectively prevent diarrheal diseases it is essential that households have good hygiene practices and access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation. To this end, PSI applies its expertise in social marketing to change hygiene behaviors and make markets work for the poor to ensure affordable water, sanitation and hand washing with soap products and services are in demand and easily accessible to consumers at the bottom of the pyramid.
For the management of diarrhea cases, PSI promotes the use of oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc. In May 2004, WHO/UNICEF issued a joint statement recommending the use of zinc with ORS as the best way to decrease the incidence, severity and recurrence of diarrheal disease in children. In 2011, PSI distributed 1.3 million DTKs and averted 58,000 DALYs. PSI's diarrheal disease treatment programs identify the most significant factors that influence diarrhea treatment seeking among caregivers to develop communications and product distribution strategies that respond to their needs and preferences. PSI promotes the benefits of diarrhea treatment, educates caregivers and health providers on why ORS and zinc is the most effective way to manage acute diarrhea, and ensures availability of these life-saving products through private and public sector channels, including community case management of diarrhea.
* United Nations Children's Fund and World Health Organization, 'WHO/UNICEF Joint Statement: Clinical management of acute diarrhoea', UNICEF, New York, 2004.
PSI improves access to clean water by promoting and distributing point-of-use household water treatment products. Household water treatment is a water-quality intervention that uses chlorine based solutions that are effective, easy-to-use, and inexpensive. Through numerous field-based studies, chlorine-based water treatment prevents roughly 50% of new episodes of diarrhea. PSI currently has national-scale safe water programs to prevent diarrheal disease in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. PSI delivers water treatment products using multiple channels, including community health workers, trained public and private health providers, private pharmacies, and free distribution in emergencies, such as outbreaks of cholera. PSI's household water treatment interventions address water quality issues where they are needed most, and are part of an integrated WASH strategy that includes hygiene, and sanitation interventions.
Safe Water Solution
Safe water solution is a dilute sodium hypochlorite (chlorine) solution used to disinfect water at the household level. One capful of solution treats about 20 liters of water, about the size of most containers used to obtain and store water. The solution is easy to use and extremely inexpensive —a bottle typically costs less than thirty cents to protect a family of six for one month.
PSI markets and distributes safe water solution in 18 countries and has become the largest distributor in the world. The solution is locally-manufactured, which allows PSI to engage and develop the local private sector, improve sustainability of the program, and reduce production costs.
Chlorine Tablets
Chlorine tablets are water purification tablets that have an effervescent base comprised of pharmaceutical and food grade compounds. Each tablet treats 20 liters of water and can be sold in small quantities (typically strips of ten individually sealed tablets), which allows consumers with minimal disposable cash to afford safe drinking water for their families. As a tablet is dissolved, free available chlorine is released, disinfecting the water and preventing water-borne diseases.
Through numerous field-based studies, chlorine-based water treatment prevents roughly 50% of new episodes of diarrhea.
P&G Sachets
Developed by Procter and Gamble in collaboration with the CDC, the P&G Sachet is a robust household water treatment technology that effectively removes turbidity (dirt), bacteria, viruses and parasites from water through a combined process of disinfection with calcium hypochlorite and flocculation with iron sulfate. Using the same technology utilized by municipal water treatment facilities, the product is a powder packaged in 4 gram sachets with each packet treating 10 liters of water. It is effective in removing bacteria, viruses, parasites, arsenic and DDT. Because of its efficacy in visibly removing dirt and parasites from water, PSI often targets P&G Sachets to people living with HIV/AIDS and to those drinking turbid surface water.
For the management of diarrhea cases PSI promotes the use of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and zinc. PSI works with local partners to train community health workers and medical providers on health promotion and diarrhea case management, in line with the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) protocol. Where feasible, PSI promotes diarrhea treatment kits (DTKs) with a pre-packaged combination of two ORS sachets and ten dispersible zinc tablets. PSI's diarrheal disease treatment programs identify the most significant factors that influence diarrhea treatment seeking among caregivers to develop communications and product distribution strategies that respond to consumer needs and preferences. PSI promotes the benefits of diarrhea treatment, educates caregivers and health providers on why ORS and zinc is the most effective way to manage acute diarrhea and ensures availability of these life-saving products through private and public sector channels, including community case management of diarrhea. Globally, PSI socially markets ORS and zinc, packaged into DTKs where possible, in 13 countries.
Handwashing with soap at key times has been shown to decrease the incidence of diarrhea in the general population by 48%*, making it the most cost-effective of ALL major disease control interventions**. Even though studies suggest that soap is available in more than 95% of households, handwashing with soap is not a common practice. PSI programs work to increase the practice of handwashing with soap at key times among caregivers of children under five, primary school children, and vulnerable populations including people living with HIV/AIDS. Formative research is used to understand the most important factors that influence adoption of handwashing with soap behaviors. This consumer insight is used by PSI to develop marketing strategies that include dissemination of key messages through a variety of communication channels such as mass media campaigns, community level events and interpersonal communications.
*Cairncross S, Hunt c, Boisson S et al. Water, sanitation and hygiene for the prevention of diarrhea. International Journal of Epidemiology 2010; 39:i193-i205.
**World Bank/WHO Disease Control Priorities Project
An estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation facilities, which contributes to 1.5 million deaths from diarrheal diseases among children under five. PSI's programs address urban and rural sanitation through the whole value chain, including latrine construction and maintenance, and use complementary demand creation activities to encourage consumers to climb the sanitation ladder from open defecation to the use of improved sanitation. PSI contributes to a decrease in open defecation and an increase in access to and use of improved sanitation by working through the private sector to make markets work for the poor.
PSI overcomes supply and demand barriers to latrine access and use by developing an understanding of what makes investment in sanitation attractive to households and what makes investment of capital attractive to the private sector. In urban areas, PSI facilitates the development of pay-for-use toilet franchises run by local entrepreneurs in urban slums to provide affordable, safe, private, clean, and well maintained environments for populations that lack the ability—due to cost, space, or land ownership constraints—to construct household toilets. In rural areas, PSI creates franchises of one-stop sanitation shops where consumers can purchase a range of context appropriate sanitation products and services as well as access finance options.
PSI has been an instrumental partner in responding to natural disasters and other crisis situations around the globe. PSI's commitment to effective and efficient interventions combined with its strong procurement and distribution capacity allow PSI to offer swift help when countries are faced with emergency situations. Through its affiliate organization Greenstar Social Marketing Limited, PSI collaborated with numerous aid agencies to help those affected by the severe 2005 earthquake in Pakistan access safe water.
In 2008, PSI responded to the cholera outbreak in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe with point-of-use water treatment tablets and hygiene promotion IPC activities. PSI was able to distribute more than 300,000 tablets within a 3 day period while performing a door-to-door hygiene promotion and household water treatment campaign.
In response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, PSI secured water purification solution to provide survivors with 30 million liters of safe drinking water. As the rainy season approached shortly after the earthquake, the risk of malaria, dengue and water born disease increased; PSI mobilized its existing communications network to target highly concentrated populations with key disease prevention messages.
PSI contributes to global efforts to reduce child mortality by two thirds in 2015 compared to 1990 levels, by implementing integrated case management (ICM) programs that focus on treatment of pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, and severe acute malnutrition. PSI is focused on improving access to effective treatment, enhancing quality of care, and increasing informed demand among caregivers to seek prompt and effective treatment from trained providers. To increase access, PSI works through pharmacy networks, franchised and non-franchised private clinics, and community health workers (CHWs) to reach caregivers of children under five with the quality services and commodities they need. By leveraging the most appropriate channel to reach caregivers, PSI will provide high quality, cost effective integrated health services that address the main causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in a given country.
Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) is an ICM strategy to prevent child deaths in settings where access to facility based care is limited. PSI works with Ministries of Health to develop iCCM programs that involve clinical diagnosis and treatment provided by trained and supervised community health workers who promote timely treatment seeking, encourage appropriate home care, and facilitate referrals to facilities. In addition to improving access to care, PSI's iCCM interventions focus on preventing child deaths by increasing quality of and demand for iCCM services. Children with danger signs are referred to health facilities. iCCM may include the treatment of malaria (with ACTs), pneumonia (with antibiotics) and diarrhea (with ORS and zinc). When CHWs diagnose uncomplicated malaria, pneumonia or diarrheal disease, treatment is provided free of charge. An iCCM intervention typically includes training and supervision of CHWs, appropriate treatment, and behavior change communications targeting mothers and caregivers. PSI implements iCCM programs in Malawi, Mali, DRC, South Sudan, Madagascar, and Cameroon, with funding support from CIDA, Global Fund, and other donors.
September 24, 2013 - Hygiene Must Be Recognized as Key Intervention to Reduce Child Mortality
March 1, 2013 - USAID: $36 million for PSI/Madagascar
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> Conversion > Utilities > TECkit TECkit DownloadsHere is where the current version of TECkit can be obtained. New version 2.5.1, released 7 April 2008 This release updates the supported character repertoire to Unicode 5.1, for purposes of character name lookup in the compiler, and Unicode normalization support. There are also a couple of minor bug-fixes. Otherwise, the software is functionally identical to earlier releases, and the updated libraries should work with existing applications. The TECkit package is copyright ©2002-2008 SIL International. It is being made available as free software but without any warranty; see the license for more information. Source code The source code for TECkit is available via the Subversion repository at http://scripts.sil.org/svn-public/teckit/TRUNK/. An archive of the sources used for release 2.5.1 can be downloaded from http://scripts.sil.org/svn-view/teckit/TAGS/TECkit_2_5_1.tar.gz. The code is expected to compile and run on typical Unix/Linux systems using standard ./configure && make && make install commands. Available downloads Documentation DocumentationOverview of TECkit package:
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Encore2Unicode utilityEncore2Unicode is a command-line utility for Windows that can examine a font built using the Encore font system and create a draft TECkit mapping table for converting data using that font to (and back from) Unicode. Note that Encore2Unicode will not work with any other fonts than those built using the Encore font system, version 3. It is also important to note that the mapping tables created are only drafts, and must be carefully reviewed before being entrusted with important data. Further information is in the zip file or self-extracting archive available below, together with the utility itself and a set of data files that it requires.
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Chinese pistache leaves are translucent enough to glow like stained glass when lit from behind. To celebrate their vivid fall
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