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Recommended by veterinarians, this bed generates a gentle warmth to soothe older or arthritic pets. An integrated 4-watt heater produces a mild, 102º F radiant warmth that ensures cats always have a warm place to lie, yet is not warm to human touch. The soft microfleece-lined interior evenly distributes warmth and the foam cushion provides proper support. The roof provides cats with a partially sheltered, private cove, or it removes for open-air relaxation. The bottom of the unit has a non-slip fabric for stability on hard floors. The cover and cushion are removable and machine washable. Plugs into AC. Also suitable for small dogs.
"The cats LOVE this bed and sleep in it all the time. " - D,
"The cats LOVE this bed and sleep in it all the time. " - D,
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By Fin
from Philadelphia, PA
Our house has become over run with vermin because Oskar, our cat, will not leave the bed.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Cat loves this bed.
By Catmom
from Newark, DE
Although the picture shows the 'lid' of the bed arched over the cat, in actuality it flops down. Our cat avoided the bed until I took the lid off, then she jumped in and has used it almost continuously. The size is perfect for her - she's long and lanky, and other beds I have had for her leave her legs hanging out.I haven't tried the heater yet since my husband is freaked out by electrical appliances that are to be left on, but since the cat used to hang out around the heating vents in the winter, I have no doubt she would like the extra warmth.
Hammacher Schlemmer Response: Thank you for your feedback on this product. Our product team investigated the lid of this product and has made an improvement to ensure the lid stays up as pictured. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and please contact us at 1-800-321-1484 if you would like to exchange.
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My cat loves it
By libs20
from medford,ma
My cat absolutely adores this bed and she hates everything that I buy. My cat is 12 lbs and the large bed fits perfectly. I don't think the small would be big enough for her. The 'hood' does not work and is a little dilapidated-this was the only disappointment. Again, she loves this bed. I would recommend it to everyone-especially if you have an older cat with arthritis issues.
(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
Kitties love it!
By Kitty Grandma
from Santa Rosa, CA
Bought this as a Christmas gift for my daughter's two cats. One is very long-legged, and the other is a little chubby so I hoped that the large size bed would fit both. Apparently it does, and both cats are very happy which, in the cat world, is all that matters.
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My cat loves this bed.
By Cassie's mommy
from Orlando, Florida
My senior cat weighs only nine pounds. However, she can stretch out in this bed. She had to keep curled up in the smaller version of the bed. It is easy to clean out cat hair with the yellow sponge you can buy at a pet store. I put the bed on the floor next to her formerly favorite bed. I put her in it a few times so she knew it was hers. She can see me when I'm in be from the vantage point of her new bed. My cat has four beds in our bedroom. She likes the H.S. bed the best, by far!
I got what my cat wanted.
By Mel in Magnolia
from Chicago, IL
I used it for cold weather and the cat loves it. When he feels so warm he leaves the bed and lays down on the carpet. The shape of the bed as well as the dome makes him feel secured. I am happy for him.
Warming Cat Bed (Large)
By Linda B
from Feeding Hills, MA
We bought this bed for our cat after she had a fall that injured her back. She seems to like the bed and the heat has a therapeutic effect which helps her mobility.
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Fabulous product!
By JM
from Chicago
Elderly cats love the warmth!!!
The Warming Cat Bed (Large).
By InfantryBadger
from Canada
Cats love it. Especially on cold days and our elder cat. Even fits our mutant Tom
My Cat Just Loves It.
By Cat lover
from Winsted, Ct.
I gave this to my cat for Christmas. He is an older cat and he just loves the heat. It did not take long for him to sleep in the bed. If he could talk, he would say "I just love it".
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WASHINGTON - Thousands hoping to buy tickets to the Tony Award-winning musical "The Book of Mormon" were disappointed when they were met with an error on the Kennedy Center's website and a busy signal on the ticket line.
"We have had, I guess the best word is historic demand for tickets. The on-sale date happened at 10 o'clock and at that moment, we had thousands and thousands and thousands of people trying to buy tickets all at once," says John Dow, spokesman for the Kennedy Center.
While demand remains high, tickets are still available for the show, he says. As the day continues, that number will dwindle.
The presale Wednesday morning was only open to members of the Kennedy Center, however the 30,000 person group is far from exclusive, including anyone who has donated to the performing arts center.
Many people encountered an error when the online ticket queue was flooded with interested buyers. As of 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, the Kennedy Center website was unresponsive.
"We had so many people trying to buy tickets at the same time and refreshing on the website that it slowed down an amazing amount. It slowed down a lot. So the website still worked, it was very slow, to the point that some people got kicked out," Dow says.
We are working to address issues due to the high demand as quickly as possible. We thank you for your patience.— Kennedy Center (@kencen) February 27, 2013
The rush forced the Kennedy Center to reset its server and that meant some people in line got kicked out, Dow says.
Unhappy customers flooded both the Kennedy Center's Facebook page and sounded off on Twitter about their inability to get tickets to the "Book of Mormon."
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Two college football coaches, both named Kelly. Chip has just completed a marvelous season marred only by the fact that his Oregon Ducks did not get to compete for a national championship and stand to finish third or perhaps second in the final polls. Brian has one of the two teams playing for the national title in a couple of days and logically does not have time to do much other than try and figure out how to beat Alabama. Chip this week has been talking with the Cleveland Browns, an alleged NFL team. Brian this week has been coaching his ass off for Notre Dame and would be kind of an idiot for even acknowledging the existence of an NFL.
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Jessica Jackley is a co-founder of Kiva, and the spirit behind the organization. Jessica first saw the power and beauty of microfinance while working in rural Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda with Village Enterprise Fund and Project Baobab on impact evaluation and program development.
Jessica has worked in the Stanford Center for Social Innovation to launch the inaugural Global Philanthropy Forum, and at Amazon.com, Potentia Media, the International Foundation and World Vision. Jessica has spoken widely on microfinance and social entrepreneurship, and has seen microfinance at work in a variety of communities in more than 30 countries.
Jessica serves on a number of non-profit boards, including Opportunity International. Jessica holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business with Certificates in Global Management and Public Management, and a BA in Philosophy and Political Science from Bucknell University.
Moderator: Good morning, everyone! Welcome to our Web chat with Jessica Jackley. We will begin promptly at 9am. Feel free to start sending questions at any time.
Jessica Jackley: Hi everyone - this is Jessica. Looking forward to chatting with you this morning!
Jessica Jackley: For those of you who aren't familiar with Kiva, definitely open up a new browser and check out www.kiva.org as we chat. Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. We're is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.
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Evelyn, Boston, MA: Why does Kiva use a lending model rather than a giving/donation model?
Jessica Jackley: From the standpoint of the entrepreneur, receiving a small loan is often the ideal resource for them to boost their entrepreneurial activities and earn more revenue, grow their business, and eventually have a higher standard of living.
Jessica Jackley: From the lender standpoint, actually being able to participate in this process - through lending, not just providing a donation that is then loaned to someone down the line - allows for a deeper, more transparent, more sustainable ongoing connection.
Deborah, San Francisco: Does Kiva allow borrowers to use the money to acquire housing in fastly urbanizing and developing countries (in other words, get ahead in other ways) or is the model solely focused on business? Would you consider expanding the scope of what gets funded? What about requiring your partner institutions to provide additional services, such as training, health care, and literacy programs?
Jessica Jackley: Kiva does allow partners to post entrepreneurs on the Kiva site who are in need of what are called consumption loans, and this might include housing or a number of other things.
Jessica Jackley: Here's an example of an entrepreneur who needs a lot RIGHT NOW on the Kiva site for that purpose - http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=111857&_tpos=2&_tpg=1
Justin Watt, Washington, D.C.: As Kiva's growing pool of lenders seeks more microloans to fund, do you worry about creating demand for "debt" where there is none? To put it differently, for Kiva specifically and microfinance generally, how much capital is necessary to meet all of your needs?
Jessica Jackley: No. Only 20% of worldwide need is met at this pt - in other words, 80% of potential microfinance clients (those who need microfinance services but have not been able to access them yet) are still waiting for the type of small loans Kiva allows lenders to provide.
Jacquie, Menlo Park, CA: One common reason for microloan defaults is disaster: tsunamis, political unrest, war. Does Kiva have any systems in place to support lenders caught up in sudden catastrophe?
Jessica Jackley: Kiva itself doesn't have special systems beyond our team's efforts to support our microfinance institution partners - those organizations on the ground that are actually doing the hard work everyday of finding entrepreneurs, administering loans, collecting repayments, and supporting entrepreneurs in whatever circumstances arise (including disasters).
Laila Frankel, Baltimore, MD: I know that Kiva doesn't charge interest for transactions, but do the microfinance institutions you work with charge a percentage or interest? Do you limit the interest they can charge?
Jessica Jackley: Yes, our microfinance institution (MFI) partners do charge interest. We don't limit what they can charge, because in each country and each community the situation is different, but we don't partner with MFIs that we believe are charging unnecessarily, unfairly high interest rates in the first place.
Nikole, Santa Fe: What are some of the challenges you faced while starting Kiva?
Jessica Jackley: I'd say one of the biggest challenges was simply to communicate a new idea to people. No one had heard of this thing we wanted to do, this idea of person-to-person (vs. institutional) lending (vs. investing or donating). The biggest battle was defining this new thing, and then communicating it to people in a way that they could appreciate.
Francie Small, U.K.: A common issue for start-ups is that to get investors, you often have to relinquish control to more 'senior' personnel who may not understand such an innovative idea. Did you face this and if so, how did you overcome it?
Jessica Jackley: We were very strict about not accepting funds - in the past, and in the present, and I hope into the future - that would have gotten us off-mission. At first saying no to funding was really difficult, but it's gotten so much easier over time to say yes OR no to the people or ideas or potential partners that would cause us not to be focused or to stray from our mission. In my opinion, it's just crucial to wait for the right funding to come along vs. changing your plans every time someone with money comes along and wants to redesign what you're doing.
Miranda, Berkeley, CA: I enjoyed your talk last night and I applaud your desire to break down barriers between the poor and the rich and to allow people to interact as individuals, but the reality is that huge barriers exist. Does it ever bother you that there's such a power imbalance between lenders and borrowers? Do you feel obliged to educate your lenders about the underlying causes for poverty?
Jessica Jackley: Great question (and thanks for the kind words). Absolutely, I feel frustrated that those barriers still exist. However, I do believe Kiva can perpetuate relationships based on equal partnerships, not ones where there's a severe imbalance of power. For example, as Kiva expands to more and more countries, you'll see not just Americans (for instance) lending to Ugandans, but Ugandans lending to each other, and maybe soon Ugandans lending to Americans too. This will happen!! And this is what gets me most excited about Kiva's potential.
Lawrence Chickering, Palo Alto: I founded an organization called Educate Girls Globally (EGG), which promotes girls' education by reforming government schools. Does Kiva allow investors to support non-profit institutions such as schools? Does it create "spaces" for groups or investors to finance entrepreneurs (together), either profit or non-profit?
Jessica Jackley: Hi Lawrence! It was nice to meet you at the event last night. Kiva allows MFIs to post profiles of entrepreneurs who are then supported (funded) by individual lenders. Indirectly, the MFIs that post these profiles are supported too since they receive the funding that they can then pass along to entrepreneurs, and don't have to look elsewhere for those funds, but the point is allowing people to support other people. We don't work with schools directly to post entrepreneurs - just lending institutions. HOWEVER, we do have nearly 7,000 lending teams, and these teams allow groups of lenders to work together to support entrepreneurs. There are lending teams through schools, churches, you name it. Check them out here: http://www.kiva.org/community
Leigh Wasson, San Francisco: What is the average time for return of capital? How can Kiva be effective in the U.S.?
Jessica Jackley: Hi Leigh! :) Average loan term is 9-12 months.
Jessica Jackley: Re: the US, I'm sorry to say I can't speak more specifically about that at all right now... But there's more coming soon, I promise!
Brandon Hayes, Chicago, IL: How has the global economic crisis affected Kiva?
Jessica Jackley: We've actually been incredibly fortunate during the econ crisis, as lenders have continued to come to the site in record numbers, and lend record amounts. If anything, I think people realize in these times that the need for capital is great, and universal, and Kiva's an easy way to stimulate economies (even the tiny economies of a family or village) very directly and immediately.
Elizabeth Colton, San Francisco: Last night after your presentation I became a new lender -- it was easy to do and very rewarding. What kind of updates should I expect to receive about the people I selected?
Jessica Jackley: Hi Elizabeth!! THANKS for becoming a lender! ;) Now that you've loaned, you can expect a few kinds of updates. First, repayment info will be sent to you when the entrepreneur you supported makes regular payments. You may also receive qualitative updates, written by either MFI staff, or Kiva Fellows, on the more colorful stuff - how the entrepreneur's standard of living might be changing, or photos of the new equipment/resources (like a sewing machine or a bicycle or even a goat or cow!..) they've been able to purchase, etc. Check out some updates on entrepreneurs who are currently repaying their loans here: http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=listJournals ENJOY!
Jane, Sacramento, CA: Where do you see Kiva growing and becoming in 5 or 10 years?
Jessica Jackley: Kiva's grown very quickly, and it feels pretty surreal to say but we're still JUST STARTING...so, we will continue to focus on the core activities centered around our mission, Connecting people through lending to alleviate poverty - this will mean deepening and enriching that CONNECTION, finding more and more incredible institutions who can facilitate LENDING services and products with excellence and a real focus on a social mission, and finding better ways to make sure that translates into ALLEVIATING POVERTY - and showing that (measuring and communicating this impact) to lenders. Kiva's becoming such a huge fund though that we will also absolutely need to pay attn to this and be responsible about our other roles that emerge, as, for example, a huge network of MFIs. For instance, we need to be mindful of the opportunities and responsibilities that come just with that. (This is a BIG question, there's a LOT that will happen in 5-10 yrs!!)
Jane, Sacramento, CA - follow up question: Are there any problems with Kiva now that you would like to see changed in the future?
Jessica Jackley: Uh-oh...just wrote long response and it didn't send.....testing??
Jessica Jackley: Oh boy. Just a sec...going to re-type! thanks for your patience
Jessica Jackley: OK. Re: the question of whether or not there are problems...
Jessica Jackley: Basically, I don't think there are problems, but TONS of ways we can take advantage of this incredible momentum that's been created, and things we can continue to improve and iterate upon... For example, we should and we will provide more and more info about how these loans truly do change entrepreneur's standard of living for the better, and give them an opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty. this isn't easy to do... (more in a sec...)
Jessica Jackley: ...and I know I personally often struggle with HOW this should best be done. I studied a lot of poetry in college and one of my teachers reminded us a lot about how poets SHOW, they don't TELL... I think about this with Kiva sometimes. Is it better to have a long list of things that we/lenders/someone else prescribes as important changes in someone else's life (TELL)? Or do we just build a relationship with an entrepreneur and allow them to tell their story however they want it to be told (SHOW)? I personally like the latter, but obvs appreciate that both are necessary. Maybe one entrepreneur is most excited about the fact that they can now send their daughters to school; maybe another is excited about how they replaced their grass thatch roof with iron sheets; maybe another is proud that now they can afford to put sugar in their tea. I personally don't want to miss these details.
David, Canada: What is the success rate of Kiva loans? Isn't it all pretty risky?
Jessica Jackley: It's actually not - our current repayment rate (as of midnight last night) is 98.35% (so, default rate of 1.65%). There are a lot of reasons for this, and most of it is due to the hard work and expertise of our MFI partners.
Rose Sims, Portland, OR: Are there trends or particular types of businesses that seem most appealing to lenders? A seamstress or a dairy farm as opposed to a bricklayer or a bar?
Jessica Jackley: Well, there are trends, but sadly I don't have recent data in front of me... I'm sorry! I can tell you offhand that agriculture usually does really well and is very quickly funded..and that an African woman will get her loan funded (on average) 10x more quickly than, say, a Bulgarian man. So there are definitely trends.
Clare Winterton, San Francisco: Jessica, what really impressed me at your talk last night was how steadfast you were about protecting your vision of personal connection between lender and borrower, and resisting other models that might have been more compelling from a strict business or legal perspective but less inspirational and tranformational for the users. Hanging on to your vision is what has given Kiva such differentiation and strength. What advice would you give people about protecting a powerful personal vision even in the face of adverse comment, or resistance to innovation?
Jessica Jackley: Thanks Clare - and thank you again for having me at IMOW! I so admire this organization and am happy to be here. OK... I guess my advice is pretty broad, and is about life in general as well as business or anything else: BE YOURSELF. Just be who you are and pursue the things and the people that you love. This inevitably means having priorities, and focusing, and NOT doing every opportunity that comes along.. It's easy to do this some days and difficult to do this some days, but in the end it's the only way to be, I think.
Jessica Jackley: Re: a specific business vision like Kiva, I guess the lesson for me there was figuring out what truly made us unique, and clinging to that. It would have been fine and at least incrementally valuable to create another org that copied an existing model; most businesses do this and it's honorable and important to do. But we really wanted to do what no one else was doing. So that's what we stuck to. Oddly, at times this has actually been an easier thing to do than what, at the beginning, seemed like a more straightforward path.
Shabnaz: What is the process for becoming a Kiva fellow? What time and financial commitment is involved? How can I get more information?
Jessica Jackley: Hi Shabnaz! the Fellows program, as you know, offers individuals a rare opportunity to travel abroad and witness firsthand the impact and realities of microfinance, by working directly with a host microfinance institution (MFI). The Kiva Fellow is an unpaid, volunteer based position designed to increase Kiva's impact and to offer participants a unique insider experience. Past participants have found the fellowship to be a great first step in a career in microfinance or international development. ALL info on this program is here: http://www.kiva.org/about/fellows-program/
Shawn Henning, Los Angeles, CA: Could you elaborate on how you vet microfinancers?
Jessica Jackley: This could be a ridiculously long answer, so what I'm going to do is point you to the info on our site that walks through this... Most of it is here, http://www.kiva.org/about/pic and some other info about how we think through risk is here http://www.kiva.org/about/risk/overview In short, though, we look at basic financial data, we make sure the organization has a successful history of lending, we make sure they are focused on a social mission, we go and visit them and interview their leadership and team, etc. It's a long process of due diligence, and we're proud of the system we've created. You can see a list of all of our partners and how they are rated in our system here - http://www.kiva.org/about/partners/
Emily Geary, Middlebury, VT: Do you think private lending models such as microfinance institutions let governments off the hook?
Jessica Jackley: Hmm. I hear what you're saying..but I actually believe that what MFIs around the world are doing can set a great example and lead the way for governments (and any other organizations or institutions, actually) to see what works. And truthfully I don't think governments are the best providers of some of these services and products anyway. I think there are things that flexible, nimble, independent organizations can do - and problems that they can actually solve - more quickly and effectively than sometimes a government can.
Anuschka, Germany: Can you please share with us the story of an entrepreneur and or lender that you have seen or heard from that you have found most inspirational?
Jessica Jackley: Aah....this is the TOUGHEST question I ever get because it's so hard to choose just one story...! OK. One I do love so much is the story of Elizabeth Omalla, who is a fish mongerer in Uganda. She was one of the very first entrepreneurs (one of the first 7!!!!) on the site, and I've visited Elizabeth in her home many times. Anyway, her entire story is here http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=91&_tpos=1&_tpg=1 - but in short, just $500 allowed her to completely change her business model and begin to cut out a middleman from whom she'd traditionally purchased fish, then resold them...with the loan, she was able to get transportation to go directly to the lake and buy from the fishermen literally as they would come back to shore from their fishing everyday. I think she tripled her profits within a few weeks, and it kept getting better. Pretty amazing stuff.
Carrie, San Antonio, TX: As someone who packed up, left her job and moved to East Africa, what practical advice would you have for someone wanting to do the same? What about your own future plans?
Jessica Jackley: First of all, GOOD FOR YOU! :) I'm definitely a fan of trying new things, going on adventures, etc.. You mention the word practical though, so in terms of actually making it happen, I'd say three main things. First, make sure you find an organization, or at least a person or project, that you BELIEVE IN and can get behind and are willing to join at any level (even the gruntwork). And make sure they appreciate what you can offer, whatever that is. Second, and this is related, but don't worry too much - especially if you're starting out your career - about having the job you actually do be a perfect fit with what you envision for your ideal job right now. Focus on being challenged, being somewhere where you can learn a LOT, being around people you admire and trust and respect, and just having new experiences. third...(will send in a sec)..
Jessica Jackley: ..it's hard to articulate but as you do this, as you embark on your adventure, HONOR it and celebrate and let it be a catalyst for you in whatever way it turns out to be. Let it guide you and lead you to new places, maybe unexpected places. Be open to seeing new things, and be respectful enough of yourself to appreciate those things as real and special. We saw new possibilities 5 years ago in Uganda that led to Kiva, and I had no idea that's where my adventure would lead.
Jessica Jackley: Lastly, re: my future plans, I feel totally convinced that, whether it's through microfinance and Kiva or some other endeavors, I am going to spend my life working to connect people and help us open up to each other in ways that promote understanding and peace. I think this is what life is about. Some of my friends joke with me and say gosh jess you should just go work for match.com or something then :) but obvs what I mean is, I care about connecting people from seemingly different worlds, very different experiences, and bring those types of people together - I am convinced that when we believe more for each other and ourselves, believe that more is possible for our lives, a lot of the problems in the world will solve themselves.. So. More soon. THANK YOU everyone for your questions! it's been a pleasure chatting with you this morning.
Moderator: That's all we have time for today! Thanks, everyone, for your questions and thanks to Jessica for taking this time, giving us such thoughtful answers and sharing your passion with all of us. You're truly inspirational. All - Please check out www.kiva.org to find out more about how you can participate!


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Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Posts: 348
Location: london england
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:39 am
Post subject: playing surfaces
I was wondering what do my fellow players like to play on. i like to sometimes to play on the map boards supplied in the games. but how
many boards does it to cover a 6ft by4ft table or larger but when i talk
to people they like to play on 2" hex geohex mats. what i have or the
hexon tiles we have started to use. but the one i rember was geo hex starscape mats this is what we are using at the minute in the campaign
game the hex size is 1-5" so this is what my mate likes.
So any feed back would be helpful also i saw on scoutdads site about
the web rings so i ask what are they made of. also are map boards
availble seperate. also i have played on a normal table and the floor
so what is other players choice.
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Lieutenant JG
Joined: 07 Oct 2006
Posts: 44
Location: Secret
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:13 am
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What only two choices?
The hexless rules included in the game allow for endless play areas.
Playing on a floor 12' x 16' , like in the old days at one of my friend's house or in a gym or stage like we used to play at conventions.
Of course you haven't played until you have used the 1/3788 scale rules; firing photons from Allentown and hitting a ship in Reading (32 mi so you would roll on the 13-25 part of the photon chart), driving around with a mini for a hood ornament. I mean hell it's much easier to play today what with cellphones, text-messaging, and GPS's, than it was back in the day using CB's and compasses. [THIS IS HOW A FED COMMANDER EVENT SHOULD BE HELD IF AMARILLO CON EVER BECOMES A REALITY, TEXAS IS BIG ENOUGH FOR THIS].
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Location: Plano, TX
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:50 pm
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When playing with miniatures, I use the 2" hex star maps from Hotz Artworks (
). Their 4' x 6' map uses a hex grain that matches the SFB half sheet map (i.e. the hex rows go from 4' side to 4' side) so that two of the maps side by side make a fair approximation of the full SFB ABCDEF map.
Now, for certain scenarios, I use the FC mapboads. And when I do, I put down a router pad no-slip surface. This is something I got at the hardware store for use when holding small pieces of wood for the hand sander or router. It works wonders for the FC maps as it keeps them from slipping and slide apart (for those keeping track of the FedCom slang, it stops "space quakes").
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Location: Middle Tennessee
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:04 pm
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Since we almost always use miniatures, we tend to use our 8-foot x 6-foot felt starmaps with 2-inch hexes. Two of them gives planty of room for even big battles.
Scoutdad's minis photos here!
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:01 am
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I usually use the hexmaps. However, I've experimented a bit with the tabletop (non-hex) movement system for miniatures, and IMO it's better than using hexmaps when you're playing with miniatures. It adds options (and therefore, strategy) to the movement phase. A scale of 1 hex = 1" gives you plenty of room on a typical 6'x4' miniatures game table.
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Location: Middle Tennessee
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:04 pm
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Terry: If we flip our felt starmaps over, they are hexless on the reverse side. We've tried to do the hexless movement systemand the old timers (read as SFB'ers) like the differences in tactics... the problem is trying to recruit newcomers.
Most of the, emmmm... let's call them "
" that hang out at our FLGS only want to play 'clix and Star Wars starship battles. It's hard enough getting them to count hexes to determine range... I don't even want to bring in a tape measure adn a 20 page rule book.
They would flip out and run for cover. We might could get the 40K'ers to play hexless FC - but only if we told them the minis and rules came from a British Company and then doubled the price...
[Hey Vanessa, do I detect a new market segment and strategy that the Steve's might need to be made aware of... ?
Anyway, until the CCG / CMG market peaks adn disappears - we are just happy to hold a niche in the market, even if it isn't hexless.
Scoutdad's minis photos here!
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Posts: 52
Location: Oregon
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:34 am
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I used to work for Geo Hex
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Posts: 1565
Location: South Carolina
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:31 am
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I made a template for 2" hexes on legal size paper (8.5"x14"), printed several sheets on a laser printer, and painstakingly glue-sticked them together into two 2'x6' strips. Then I laminated both long strips and trimmed the plastic. From all that, our group now has a 4'x6' map with 2" hexes. I made the background black and the hexgrid lines a dark gray. Also put three different sizes of white dots in all the hexes randomly to give the "stars background" feel.
Problems with the above: it has a seam down the middle (lengthwise) that sometimes opens ("There's a rip in the fabric of space-time!") and it is very shiny with the lamination.
I recently did another map with a template of 1.6" hexes on standard letter paper. Each section was 6 hexes x 6 hexes. Again, the black background, dark gray hexgrid lines, and white stars. This time, though, I did not laminate any of it. The gluestick method sealed all the seams and it worked beautifully. A bigger plus on this one was that it is 30 hexes "tall" and 42 hexes "wide." I think that is the official size of the ABCDEF map.
The only minor problem that this size map has is that the minis are so much longer than the hexes. With just a few ships it works okay, but I could see difficulties with lots of ships.
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Location: Seattle, WA
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:00 am
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Interesting. I've been considering making a range-ruler in a similar way. It would be 1.25" hexes out to the limit ranges of the various weapons, cut out of clear plastic sheet.
Just one more way to cut down on counting and keep from scaring my friends and potential opponents away.
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:21 pm
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Interesting. I've been considering making a range-ruler in a similar way. It would be 1.25" hexes out to the limit ranges of the various weapons, cut out of clear plastic sheet.
We used to run a 3x scale Car Wars campaign, using Hot Wheel cars and did something similar. Rather than try to bring higher level mathmatics into determining the ranges based on dividing the actual range by the up-scaled factor... we made custom range rulers. We made them out of several materials and used different methods.
1) Method #1 was a length of masons twine with knots at the 3x range intervals. Measure from firing unit to target, count the knots, and that's the range. Simple but unattractive
2) Method #2 was several sections of printed cardstock - laminated and pinned together with brads that allowed the pieces to rotate 360-degrees. This was simple, slightly more appealing than the string, and folded up to a 12-inch long total length, but the game box was only 11 1/2-inches.
3) Method #3 was pieces of clear acetate with the range makrs scribed into the plastic and then inked. Visually, this was the most appealing method - but since 3xScale car Wars sometimes has ranges of 5-feet - we broke a lot of long rulers.
4) Method #4 was finally the way we went with. It was the simplest to make, simplest to use, simplest to store, and the cheapest and can easily be converted to hexless FC. We took one of the 6-foot folding ruler from Home Depot, spray painted both sides, and then went back and useda marker to remark the divisions we needed and then labeled the ranges. Quick, simple, and cheap.
In fact, now that think about it - I'm stopping at Home Depot on the way home from work tonight and will have 4 new range rulers in my FC box this weekend.
Scoutdad's minis photos here!
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:23 am
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What only two choices?
The hexless rules included in the game allow for endless play areas.
Playing on a floor 12' x 16' , like in the old days at one of my friend's house or in a gym or stage like we used to play at conventions.
Of course you haven't played until you have used the 1/3788 scale rules; firing photons from Allentown and hitting a ship in Reading (32 mi so you would roll on the 13-25 part of the photon chart), driving around with a mini for a hood ornament. I mean hell it's much easier to play today what with cellphones, text-messaging, and GPS's, than it was back in the day using CB's and compasses. [THIS IS HOW A FED COMMANDER EVENT SHOULD BE HELD IF AMARILLO CON EVER BECOMES A REALITY, TEXAS IS BIG ENOUGH FOR THIS].
Why wait until Amarillo con? Could'nt we do this by PBeM? I'm sure there are a few die hards out there, who would be crazy enough to try.
Imagine being in Minneapolis, and blowing something up in Annapolis
Could be a way to find other players in your area.
Course, I could just be talking out of my neck like most days...
This would give those folks who travel alot a big advantage...
Maybe we can even get frequent flier miles out of this
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:46 am
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We play on the SFB map sections I made. They are basically 1/2" plywood with ceiling tiles glued to the top (think dropped ceiling). Most are 2'x4', but we have a couple in 2'x2' and 1'x4' for battles that wander away. I painted the tops black, and also marked the edges every two inches for the 2" scale. The ceiling tile material allows us to have small accessories (plasmas, drones, shuttles, etc.) mounted on pushpins and stuck into the tile. The bottom of each map panel had a 5 gallon bucket lid screwed on, and we set them on buckets to get them off the floor. We use the hexless rules
You can see them in action at my friend's site
One of the guys that sculpts the minis (Starline 2400)
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:24 am
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I just purchased two plain space maps with hexes from Monday Knight Productions (3X3 & 6X4) for dirt cheap.
Using fabric paint and Wal-Mart spray paint, I painted nebulas, dust clouds and stars. It took me two days of paitning stars (10hrs total) to finish both both maps. Right now I know you are probably saying huh?, but trust me the maps came out really nice for the amount of money I spent and the fun I had.
Got to play my first game with the 3X3 map tonight. ***Note the new playing surface did not make a difference in my game, I still lost ***.
Planning to play again next week with the 6X4 map. Federation and Orion Pirates vs Romulans and Klingons (couple of ships for each player using fleet scale).
As soon as I get a chance, I will try to take pics of the maps.
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Cooking up Ratatouille for School Lunches, Farm to School Style!
Winnebago County Farm to School and the food service staff from Omro, Winneconne, and Oshkosh school districts are teaming up to prepare and freeze 1250 lbs of Ratatouille sauce to be served this school year. The sauce will feature locally-grown tomatoes, squash, eggplant, peppers, onions, garlic, and fresh herbs from farms within a 50 mile radius. Over 12,000 students will have the opportunity to eat the ratatouille sauce in their school lunch in various dishes like pasta, wraps, and pizza. Fun school events will be held to promote the sauce, like showing clips of the movie Ratatouille, sending home colorful fliers with nutrition information, recipes and games, and having volunteers hand out samples of the dish while inspiring the children to try it.
Kid Friendly Recipes Featured on Healthy Oshkosh
Our own Sabina Bastias and Emily Dieringer were recently featured on the Oshkosh Northwestern's Healthy Oshkosh making kid-friendly guacamole! Find the recipe, and some others here!
Drive Your Bike to Get From Here to There
Whether it be to work, or to the store, to the library or to the park, making that trip by bike can be easier than you think. We're trying to make biking more likely to happen! Visit the DYB page for more details about how easy it is to get up and ride. Register for our kickoff rides on April 26 at the 20th Ave YMCA, part of Healthy Kids Day!
re:TH!NK Receives USDA Grant to Increase Local Foods in School Cafeterias
re:TH!NK and the Winnebago County Health Department are pleased to announce that they are one of 71 projects spanning 42 states and the District of Columbia receiving support this year through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm to School Program, an effort to better connect school cafeterias and students with local farmers. Read more...
eatsmart! at Local Restaurants
We've partnered with several area restaurants to bring you eatsmart! a new initiative highlighting menu items that get a "thumbs up" from local health professionals. The eatsmart! icon clearly identifies our menu items that you can eat everyday. For more information on the project and to see which restaurants are participating visit our re:TH!NK nutrition page or the eatsmart! website at eatsmartwi.com.


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Women's Driving Moccasin Slippers
Driving Moccasin Slippers with the Added Warmth of Australian Shearling
Women's Driving Moccasin Slippers
Driving Moccasin Slippers with the Added Warmth of Australian Shearling
Velvety soft, with an adjustable leather tie, these sueded leather moccasin slippers are lined with Australian Merino Shearling, the best in the world. The ultra-warm, moisture-wicking Australian shearling keeps feet warmer and toastier than they've ever been. Suede slippers feature a flexible driving moccasin bottom with an indoor/outdoor flexible sole. Imported.
- Soft sueded leather exterior
- Moisture-wicking sheepskin interior
- Indoor/outdoor sole
The Lamo moccasin slipper looks like a traditional driving moccasin but keeps feet warmer than a night by the fire, thanks to the plush Australian shearling lining.
Women's Driving Moccasin Slippers
Cow suede upper, Shearling Wool Lining, TPR sole.
Spot Clean only, Lamo Sheepskin protection kit recommended.Brush the fleece.
Arch Support: false
Insole Construction: Sheepskin
Manufactured In: China
Material - Country Of Origin: China/Austrailia
What Our Customers Are Saying about Our Women's Driving Moccasin Slippers …
"These slippers are fabulous! I'd tried on FIVE pairs of slippers from other companies. Sizing was off, didn't feel right - whatever. These slippers are terrific. I wear between a size 9 and 10 women's - got a 9, and they fit perfectly. They are comfortable now in March, and it's a bit warmer but will be great when it's colder with the yummy warm insides. They aren't too fuzzy that I can't wear them now and think I'll probably wear them throughout the year. But they will be heavenly in the winter! I am SO happy I tried these! Thanks Vermont Country Store!" - Jill , Knoxville, TN