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How to buy a Christmas Tree with children
How To Buy A Christmas Tree With a Preschooler and a Kindergartener
In theory, one would think buying a Christmas tree consists of simply driving to a tree sale, choosing a tree, paying for it and then heading home with the tree to set it up.
Once you toss two young kids into that equation, you'll need to add a minimum of 97 steps to that theory. You seem to think I'm joking. I'm not.
This is what it is really like to celebrate the holidays by selecting that very special tree for your family to decorate.
1. On the first below-30-degree day of the season after two weeks of holiday travel and a husband M.I.A. due to the busiest work period of the year, select today as the day to surprise your kids with Christmas tree shopping when you pick the 3.5-year-old girl and 5.5-year-old boy up from school.
2. Tell them you have a BIG SURPRISE for them.
3. Bring them home, get them both to pee without totally removing all their clothes*, re-bundle them up and grab snacks and water, all while batting away screeches of delight and nagging inquiries as to what this surprise could possibly be ("Is Santa here? Are we getting a cookie? Are we going to the airport? Is 'Max & Ruby' on? Are we going to the Lego store?").
4. Get them back in the truck, buckled in.
5. Try not to go deaf during the drive to charity Christmas Tree sale.
6. Park.
7. Pull out camera, gloves, measuring tape.
8. Hop out of the truck, swinging open the back door with a made-up-on-the-spot-song about how HUGE a tree you're gonna get this year.
9. Look over your shoulder.
10. Realize it doesn't open for another three hours.
11. Get back in the truck.
12. Drive weeping children back home.
13. Unbundle them, placate them with another annoying episode of "Max & Ruby" in the family room for her, "G-Force" (for the 600th time) in the basement for him.
14. Console.
15. Hug.
16. Wipe tears.
17. Bribe.
18. Beg for mercy and swear on your life they can buy the biggest damn tree in the place if they Just. Stop. Whining.
19. Wait three hours.
20. Make them pee (again).
21. Bundle them up (again).
22. Put them in the car with snacks and water (again).
23. Call friend to meet you there.
24. Drive to charity Christmas Tree sale (again).
25. Confirm they are open, finally cheering the kids back up.
26. Tell them you need two Special Helpers to pick the Christmas tree out.
27. Explain to 3.5-year-old that you can't buy the wooden sign in the shape of a tree or the tree painted on the side of the trailer.
28. Watch 3.5-year-old stomp her foot and pretend to cry over inability to buy trees that aren't actually tress until Old Dude who works there and has experience with ornery grandchildren distracts her.
29. Lose the 5.5-year-old amidst the trees.
30. Find the 5.5-year-old.
31. Ask for the tall trees.
32. Lose the 3.5-year-old while walking towards the tall trees.
33. Find the 3.5-year-old.
34. Quietly threaten both children that if they run off again, they will not get a Christmas tree.
35. Silently pray you don't have to actually follow through on this threat.
36. Feel a twinge of guilt asking two Old Dudes volunteering there to heave a couple 9+ foot-tall trees up so you can fully inspect the suckers** before choosing one.
37. Hear the sobs of your 5.5-year-old who is insisting he "HATE that tree" and wants one of the stacked and bound trees not on display.
38. Watch 3.5-year-old try to spear herself with a wrought iron tree stand.
to be continued
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Wrought iron menorahs
Menorahs range from simple to quirky
By Carly Cline
Menorahs aren't just for Hanukkah; many families display their menorah collections year-round. Whether you're looking to add to your collection or hoping to pick up a new one for your festivities this year, we've rounded up eight of the most unusual, beautiful menorahs we could find.
The only thing that can hold a candle to the stunning craftsmanship of this glass Ring of Lights menorah is, well, a candle. Use beautiful, colorful candles to create a matched set of sorts.
This Bird Family Menorah serves as inspiration to spend quality time with the family – a truly special reason for the season.
If your collection is missing a larger hannukiah, look no further than this striking piece from dh Collection in Fort Worth. The large wrought-iron menorah is perfect for display on a grand table.
This small but divinely detailed piece from Michael Aram features an adorable fruit motif. It comes in two pieces to arrange in whichever way you choose, making it great for tabletops both large and small.
Uncommon Angles carries menorahs in several styles, including this piece, called "Tree of Life." We love the different colors found in the foliage and the natural tone of the metal.
If a menorah can be simultaneously serious and whimsical, this piece has both qualities down, with its simple chrome exterior and a spinning dreidel in the middle.
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Wrought iron lawn decoration stolen
Massive wrought iron lawn ornament stolen from rural yard
By Celeste Tholen Rosen
A beloved lawn ornament in the silhouette of an elk was stolen Wednesday and the owner is offering a reward for its return.
The 8-foot, light-up wrought-iron lawn decoration was stolen from Pam Bigelow's front yard in the early morning hours of Dec. 5. A favorite Christmas decoration of hers, Bigelow is offering a $100 reward for its safe return. The family believes it was stolen to be sold for scrap.
According to her daughter, Alisha Bigelow, of Monroe, the elk — made by a local artist and won by her mother in a drawing — is a local landmark in the rural town. Her mother's house is diagonally across the street from the only convenience store in town, making it a prominent display. The area newspaper, the Richfield Reaper, even featured the decoration a few years ago in a roundup of Christmas displays to see.
She's a little bit depressed right now. She doesn't even want to turn on the rest of her Christmas lights.
"There's not a lot to do around here, so you go around looking at Christmas lights, obviously," Alisha Bigelow said. "…People would drive from all over to come and see it."
Alisha Bigelow said after she posted a photo of the town-famous decoration on Facebook, the picture quickly circulated, with 50 shares on it in two days.
The Bigelows filed a police report, but say no leads have come of it yet.
"She's a little bit depressed right now. She doesn't even want to turn on the rest of her Christmas lights," Alisha Bigelow said.
Pam Bigelow retired from Sevier County Jail earlier this year in her position as a jail commander, but has recently returned as a cook — the position at which she started her 23-year tenure at the jail.
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Open the tall black wrought iron gates on Government House
The governor's home opens up for the holidays
By WENDI WINTERS
On Saturday, the tall black wrought-iron gates on Government House will swing open at 1 p.m. to welcome hundreds of Marylanders to the Governor's Holiday Open House.
The open house is not only an opportunity to shake hands and chat with Gov. Martin O'Malley and his family, but to admire the public rooms of this 142-year-old mansion.
Visitors also will be entertained by youth choirs and string quartets, and nibble one of the more than 8,000 cookies baked for the occasion. Each visitor will receive a commemorative pewter ornament. As for the beautiful, understated décor, the butler did it — with some help.
Each year, Barb Harward-Troska, the Government House butler, and her assistant Christy Sweeney plan, prepare and put up the decorations throughout the public rooms on the main floor.
The effort requires hanging ornaments on the 15-foot Fraser fir in the Entrance Hall and winding dozens of yards of artificial pine garlands through the spindles in the banister of the main staircase.
"We're staying with a very traditional look, again, this year," Harward-Troska said. "We used things we had in the house."
The tree in the Entrance Hall is laden with angels garbed in patterned ribbons strumming instruments, and gilded glass ornaments, sparkling silk blossoms and clusters of golden grapes.
The Empire Room houses the "Peace on Earth" tree. Among the classic glass ornaments and glass icicles are hydrangea blooms harvested from the Government House garden.
The rest of the public rooms are dotted with displays of flowers, mixed evergreens and pine cones, and dangling ropes of magnolia leaves twined with gilt-edged ribbons.
In the kitchen, meanwhile, the cook staff was busy baking homemade cookies. Vickie Fowley, the first lady's assistant, pulled out a list of the 19 varieties of cookies that will be served during the open house. Besides classics like double chocolate chip and sugar cookies, there will be cookie flavors of coconut pecan, white chocolate macadamia and snickerdoodles with M&Ms.
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Black wrought iron staircases for the biggest cruise ship Voyager of the Seas
Life of sheer luxury on the water
The Voyager of the Seas is an awesome spectacle. The biggest cruise ship ever to visit Tauranga dominates the skyline, rising high above the port terminal and surrounding buildings.
As your eyes stretch up its bright white flanks, 15 passenger decks high, past the encased yellow lifeboats, up to the angled funnels 64 metres above, you begin to feel very small.
You get a sense of how insignificant those people on Southampton docks in 1912 must have felt approaching Titanic. Except this ship is nearly 50 metres longer than Titanic and three times as heavy.
The Voyager is one of the 10 biggest ships in the world. If it was stood on its bow it would be taller than the Eiffel Tower.
It is just 8 metres shorter than New York's Chrysler building. It was the biggest cruise ship in the world when delivered in 1999 and cost US$500 million to build.
Once inside, it becomes obvious why people refer to this as a floating town.
It houses 5020 people and has all the facilities you would expect to find in a small town. There is a medical centre, shopping arcade, basketball court, swimming pools, mini-golf course. It even has its own postcode.
But there are facilities you wouldn't typically find in a small town: An ice-skating rink, 1200-seat theatre, 14 bars, clubs and lounges, casino, art gallery, climbing wall, inline skating track, and a three-storey restaurant which accommodates 1800 at one sitting.
It is the details which make Voyager an experience.
The three tiers of the restaurant are stylishly interlinked with curling staircases of ornate black wrought iron topped with polished wood. A grand piano sits on the middle tier and gently serenades diners as they eat.
Each area of the ship is designed by a different architect and visually refreshing as a result. For those of a forgetful disposition, there's even a carpeted floor panel in each lift which is changed daily to tell you what day it is.
Strolling around you find yourself craning your neck at cathedral ceilings high above, marvelling at the scale.
The ship's dimensions are not the only massive statistics though; there's the food consumption. There are 105,000 meals prepared each week and within that 28,000kg of eggs, 30,000kg of fresh vegetables, 18,000 slices of pizza and 30,000 litres of ice cream.
The food and drink is endless and, if the guilt kicks in, you can burn off those extra calories in the gym. Its curved serried ranks of steppers, bikes, rowing machines and running machines stare out to sea. And, if you have to be running for 30 minutes getting nowhere, there can't be many better views.
It is easy to be impressed with the Voyager but taking in the panoramic scenery from the bridge is a reminder of just what a stunning place this is we call home. Here I meet the Voyager's charismatic Norwegian captain, Charles Teige, who is of the same opinion.
"New Zealand has the most beautiful ports in the world, there is no doubt about that. I grew up in the Norwegian fjords and the landscape is very similar but we don't have such fantastic weather."
Garrulous and gregarious with a ready smile, he makes the perfect ship's captain. He is not averse to a one-liner either.
"We have upgraded the casino because of the Chinese guests and on this leg, with so many Australians joining us, we've had to make sure we have enough beverage on board."
As we chat, our conversation is interlaced with references to "biggest", "largest", "first".
The Voyager was a groundbreaker in the cruise ship industry when launched, redefining the rules.
"Even if it's one of the biggest cruise ships in the world, it's easy to find your way around," says Teige.
I'm not so sure about this though. I think it would take me a while to get acquainted with the labyrinth of corridors. And the number of craning passenger heads we encountered, looking back and forth bemusedly, would seem to bear testament to that point. But if you did get lost it would scarcely matter, with 1200 smiling staff members (from 60 different countries) you're never far from assistance.
The ship is in the midst of a 14-night cruise, including stops in Sydney, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Dunedin and Melbourne. Those on board this trip include 1500 Australians and 65 New Zealanders.
The Voyager will remain in Australasia until March, offering a range of cruises. A two-night sampler cruise out of Sydney, Australia, costs $476, while a 14-night New Zealand and South Pacific Cruise is $3143.
Her affable Scandinavian skipper has been in charge of the Voyager for 10 years.
"Of course, everybody thinks it's easy to be a captain," he smiles, "but it's 5020 people and a US$650 million ship, so it's a big responsibility. You're just like the mayor of a small city."
The most difficult part of his job is not, as you might expect, manoeuvring such a vast ship into difficult harbours. It is, he says, all the small organisational matters that need to be undertaken when coming into a new port; jobs where he is forced to rely on others outside the ship's staff.
Not that he has had a problem in New Zealand.
"Small details can make for big delays," he says.
"I have to say though, both in Australia and New Zealand, you deliver what you promise. You go to other places in the world, like Italy, it's not always the case. But from the morning everything here has been excellent, tug boat, gangways, everything."
If Teige is not the world's happiest man in his job, he does a very good impression of it. He is energetic, enthusiastic and his stream of chatter is not interrupted by too many breaths.
"Every morning I come to my job I see the sun coming up and see these wonderful views." he says, casting a blue-blazered arm out towards Mauao.
"I don't have to sit in a car battling traffic for hours and I get to navigate these beautiful waters," he says.
"Of course, sometimes I have to work shoreside on projects. Every time I do, I'm longing to get back to my ship."


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The product itself is wonderful, However I had to call customer service after receiving the 3 boxes I ordered. The first batch arrived with a 7 day expire date. that meant I had 7 days to use 96 ounces of beef broth. The company reordered for me. The next batch arrived with the same date, this meant I had ONE day to use the product. I was ready to send all back and tell them to refund my money. But I didn't , called customer service again, and this time product was shipped with a 8 month exp. date. so persistance does pay off, eventually.
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As I've found to be true with any product Rach endorses, this one is a winner! Great quality stock, delicious and versatile. Terrific price, too!I recommend this product.
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Surprisingly good beef stock
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I received a copy of "Conquering Diabetes" by Dr. Anne Peters a few weeks ago. I must admit: I feel very guilty for letting it sit so long on my desk while others are clamoring for copies… I know they are, 'cause I asked my mom (newly identified as "pre-diabetic") to take a look at it and tell me what she thought. They put her on a long waiting list at the library. What a popular book! And now I think I know why…
It is clearly written and jam-packed with valuable information. It intersperses scientific fact with personal stories of people's diagnosis experiences and struggles with diabetes. It explains, quite literally, everything you need to know about your diabetes and how to treat it: prevention, diagnosis, eating, exercise, oral drugs, insulin, women's health issues — you name it!
Nevertheless, it's still a pretty good read. That is quite a feat for any author, let alone one of the rare breed of "doctors who can write."
Also, it makes a great bedside reference book because the information is broken down into nice, palatable chunks. Which is especially good because it's mainly aimed at pre-diabetics and new Type 2′s, who may have trouble swallowing a huge amount of Diabetes Knowledge all at once. Don't be put off by the "be the perfect diabetic" list on the back cover. All diabetes books seem to sport one.
Mom concurs, btw: "It covers everything, explains what's happening to your body… even the charts with brand names of medicines are easy to read… it was very realistic… a medical book that actually kept my interest… I like things that are straight on!" (Ahem, looks like the apple doesn't fall far from the tree)
Anyway, Dr. Peters ought to know her stuff. She is director of clinical diabetes programs at the University of Southern California (USC), and also treats producers, writers and stars in her own Beverly Hills clinic. Star-quality job creating a readable and REAL guidebook to diabetes.
Hudson Street Press, retails for $24.95, or currently $16.47 at Amazon.com.


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Miley Cyrus added a new tattoo to honor her late puppy
Miley Cyrus added a new tattoo on Saturday to honor her late puppy, Floyd. She posted some photos on her Instagram of herself and friends getting tattoos at a house party.
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09 February 2011
A popular family-run pub and hotel in Birchington now boasts a refreshing new look, thanks to Shepherd Neame.
The Seaview Hotel's reputation as a traditional and family-friendly venue has been enhanced thanks to new decoration and carpeting throughout.
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07 February 2011
Shepherd Neame brewery saw a dramatic increase in visitor numbers during 2010.
There were 25 per cent more people on brewery tours compared to 2009, and 10 per cent more overall, including special events such as Beer and Food Evenings and Ale Samplers' Suppers.
Shepherd Neame employees Glynis Newman and Laurence Halls have received Long Service Awards to mark 20 years working at the brewery.
Glynis and Laurence were presented with watches by Shepherd Neame chairman Miles Templeman.
Glynis joined the company in November 1990, working in the accounts department and now holds the position of Purchase Ledger Clerk.
03 February 2011
Every year for the past 7 or 8 years I have been asked to be a judge for the IBD English Hop competition. The hop judging itself took place on 20th December organised by Botanix in Paddock Wood. The competition was well supported with plenty of good hops on show in various classes including "best high alpha", "best aroma", "best fuggle" and a more recent class "best dwarf.
31 January 2011
Shepherd Neame chefs are proving themselves to be a cut above after learning some new skills.
Head development chef Simon Howlett hosted the skills development day at Kent food supplier Brakes, in Ashford, which introduced a new specification guide to improve meat quality and a Ready, Steady, Cook-style competition.
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On the second day of a six-day training camp, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle called Morgan Rielly a quick study, but added that the short camp would make it difficult for the defensive prospect to make the team.
"He's got great vision on the ice. If you watch him move the puck and pass the puck, he's got NHL passing skills," Carlyle said of the 18-year-old. "You see him up top on the power play, you can see that's one of his strengths. He's not intimidated by any of those situations. The other part of it — the defensive zone coverage and the gap control drills that we did today — those things are different. But they're different for any junior player coming into an NHL camp."
Rielly can play up to five games with the Leafs and still retain his junior eligibility. If he plays a sixth game, it would begin the first year of his entry level contract with the team.
I think there's a risk with any 18-year-old young player. I think the risk is magnified here with a short camp
The decision becomes complicated, because Jake Gardiner is currently out with a concussion and the player who might be his closest comparable is Rielly. While that provide an opportunity for Rielly to make the team, not having someone so similar in age might have robbed him of a buddy.
"They would probably play video games together or something," joked Carlyle. "That's today's kids, right?"
"We play a lot of Call of Duty in Moose Jaw," said Rielly, who is currently living in a hotel and currently going through a bit of withdrawal. "I don't have an X-Box here, but I would [play] if I could."
Aside from trying to find a way to stand out amongst the crowd — Rielly is competing with Marlies' Mike Kostka, Korbinian Holzer, Mark Fraser and Matt Mottau for possibly two available jobs — the youngster said the biggest challenge so far has been adjusting to the speed of the game and the size of some of the players.
"In our practices we've done some drills where we're down low and there's some pretty big guys out there, but I'm pretty confident with how I am right now," said Rielly. "I think I might have to get used to it a little bit."
When Carlyle was asked if he believes there is a risk in having an 18-year-old jump straight from juniors to the NHL, he said it depends. Two years ago, when he was the head coach of the Anaheim Ducks, Cam Fowler made the team. But the circumstances are different this time around because there is less time to evaluate how Rielly might fare against NHL competition.
"I think there's a risk with any 18-year-old young player. I think the risk is magnified here with a short camp," said Carlyle. "Normally, you'd have a three-week period to assess a young kid and you'd play some exhibition games and you'd see the rigours of training camp.
"I can remember playing Cam Fowler in every exhibition game. Most players, if a young player had a chance to make your hockey club, you'd give him every opportunity to prove to you that you could. And right now, we're not afforded that with four days left to practice.
"You only have a short period of time. That magnifies the assessment."
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When it comes to Nazem Kadri making the jump to the NHL, Carlyle believes it is matter of when and not if.
"Bobby Ryan spent three or four years developing," said Carlyle. "I think Nazem Kadri is in the same boat. I think he has the ability to play in the National Hockey League. It's a question of when he is going to be given that opportunity or earned that opportunity. And we're here about earning it."
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While the Brian Burke era featured a clear division on top-6 and bottom-six forwards, Carlyle's said he is looking for three or four lines that can score.
"I think we have a chance to put some people in different situations up higher in our lineup and move some people around and that should give us balance and three lines of some form of offence," he said. "The one thing we looked at is our fourth line is going to have to play. Everybody is going to have to make a contribution."
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Carlyle said the Leafs were disappointed in the season that Tim Connolly had last season, but still believes he has the potential to be a top-line forward.
"He didn't have the year that he expected or we expected last year and we're looking for a rebound year from Tim Connolly," said Carlyle. "We had conversations with him over the course of the summer and he indicated to us that he'd like us to enlighten him in a few of the areas, so we enlightened him. We told him what our expectations are, we told him what he can expect from us."
Connolly agreed that there are areas where he needs to improve, but said last year was not a total waste from a personal standpoint.
"Even strength, I think I had my second-highest career points last year," said Connolly. "I'd like to improve my play on the power play and play a bigger role. Penalty killing, my individual percentage was 89.7 I read somewhere. I was able to lead the forwards in blocked shots."
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Please note that any positive test in this pilot test will not count as a 'strike' when the full testing programme is introduced. We will provide further information before then, however we expect that at that stage, a first positive test will lead to counselling, but repeat positives will lead to disciplinary action.
We have put together some questions and answers below, but if you have any further queries, do not hesitate to get in touch with either Jason Ratcliffe or Angus Porter.
1. Who is being tested?
All players registered to play first-class cricket are being screened in the pilot testing.
2. What is the purpose of this pilot test?
The purpose is to establish how widespread any problem is, which will in turn allow the ECB to design the testing protocol (which will be on a random basis) for the on-going test programme. It is also being used to assess different testing providers and to select which of them will be contracted to do the testing on an on-going basis.
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From revamped favorites to cool tech tie-ins, these new launches were standouts at this year's Toy Fair.
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K'Nex fans will have a blast building their new line of insect-inspired robots ($17.99, ages 7+, amazon.com). The kits come with a motor and each creation has its own set of creature-specific moves. Kids can develop their fine motor skills while building these 'bots, and combine components from different sets to build a super robot.


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Marriott Oaks Brunch to feature Guy Fieri
Guy Fieri, NBC's "Minute to Win It" star and celebrity chef, will return to join forces with the Louisville Marriott Downtown to present the third annual Marriott Oaks Bourbon Brunch on Friday, May 6, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. to benefit Kosair Children's Hospital.
The multi-course, bourbon-infused brunch draws a crowd of close to 700 guests who want to enjoy a fabulous kick-start to their Derby weekend.
"The Marriott Oaks Bourbon Brunch is becoming as much of a Derby tradition as mint juleps and extravagant hats," said Michael Howerton, vice president and general manager of the Louisville Marriott Downtown.
Howerton is thrilled to partner with Fieri and Kosair Children's Hospital.
"Marriott is excited to be able to host a benefit for a great organization such as KCH, and the fact that we can partner with Fieri, who shares our passion for great food and entertaining, is the perfect way for us to do what we do best and give back to the community at the same time."
Fieri, known for his culinary and comedic entertainment during his television cooking shows, including "Guy's Big Bite," "Ultimate Recipe Showdown" and "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," brings the same spontaneity and charisma to the brunch event.
"Guy will be front and center during the entire event," said Hailee Lampert, event spokesperson.
After VIP photos with guests (and mimosas, of course), guests will take their seats and Fieri will take the stage for his electrifying cooking demonstration, where he usually auctions off items as he cooks. From items such as trips to France and Napa Valley to the cooking utensils he is using, Fieri will auction off whatever he can get his hands on.
"Last year, he has even auctioned off the stovetop at the end of the demo, just pulled it out of the kitchen set, sparks flying and signed it with his big sharpie marker," Howerton said.
The fun will continue as several lucky guests will be chosen to compete in a live "Minute to Win It" contest.
Tickets are $150 per person, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Kosair Children's Hospital. The meet and greet will begin at 8 a.m. with brunch starting at 9 a.m. Getting to the track or various other Oaks Day obligations on time won't be a problem, with taxis in abundance and a shuttle service, which stops less than a block from the Marriott's Jefferson Street entrance.
Guests are welcome to stick around because Fieri will not be whisked away to the track but will continue to autograph copies of his book, proceeds of which will also be donated to Kosair Children's Hospital.
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10 years after introducing 43 Things to the world, we have decided we have met our last goal: completing the incredible experience that has been 43 Things. Please join us in giving one last cheer to all the folks who have shared their goals with the world, as well as all the people who have worked at The Robot Co-op to build this incredible website. We won a Webby Award, published a book, and brought happiness to a lot of people.
Starting today, 43 Things users can export their goals and entries from the site. Starting August 15, we will make the site "read only". 43 Things users will still be able to view the site and export their content, but we won't be taking any new content from users. We hope to leave the site up for folks to see and download their content until the end of the year. Ending on New Year's Eve takes us full circle.
It has been a long ride (one of our original goals was to "build a company that lasts at least 2 years" - we beat that one!) While we wish the site could live on, it has suffered from a number of challenges - changes in how people use the site, the advertising industry, and how search engines view the site. We wish the outcome was different – but we've always been realistic about when our goals are met and when they aren't.
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Location: Tallahassee, Fla
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How shallow is the grave and did you bash said coworker over the head with Mickey Mouse?
I always say it's my money and my dang vacation. I will go where I dang well please. Also its different strokes for different folks. I know people who go and spend a week at some small house on the beach. They tell me what they do and I get bored by the description alone.
Why does going to Disney have such a stigma? Geez.
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 353
I do wonder how some of you are doing Disney for only $2000 or so. For our small family of 3 airfare alone is at least $1000. If we drove it would be 16 hrs each way and a total of over $700 in gas so flying is a no brainer. Tickets for the 3 of us is another $1000 (8 day parkhoppers). So we are at $2000 already and still need a place to sleep and food to eat. We are doing the DDP but I figure if we went OOP we could save a little but it would be close to a wash so there is another $900. We are renting points to stay at AKV but that cost isn't significantly more than staying at the All Star resorts for a much better place to stay. So we easily will be spending over $4000 and that's not counting PhotoPass+ or souvenirs.
And this includes planning ahead, looking for discounts and no wasted spending.
Props to those that can do it for half that but I simply can't figure out how you can unless you have APs and living within 8 hrs driving distance or have free airline miles for tickets.
Do love the stories of those friends and family that are doing WDW wrong and then complain about it though.
AKL - Kidani (Dec 2013)
Next Visit - 2017/18
Now with FOUR Beans
Join Date: Jul 2010
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" They can drink pepsi, but they can't pee in the street." - WALT DISNEY
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Where it is cold!!
Posts: 2,683
I also wanted to say we also use our tax refund... And any extra money we did not plan on getting,,
That's how we pay for our trips.. No extra OOP, we just give up.. Parties, gifts, and other smaller trips..
And we skip entertainment ( movies, disney on ice, and other things like that)
Does that make us rich.. Heck NO!
I just think it we say "Do you want to go to the movies or to WDW?"
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: MILTON MA.
Posts: 124
Hey I just booked a last minute trip for 3/16/13.We are two adults in our 50's.People think I am crazy as my job is a family child care provider .I take care of 6 children 5 and under in my home.When our 4 children were small we went 4 times.It was fun but could be stressful.Last time I went 2010 my husband and I stayed at polynesion.I rented him a scooter (he has some trouble walking)and we made reservations for differant resteraunts.It was fun,last year Iwent to the ocean .I spent most of my time reading on the deck and we ended up going to the same resteraunts more than once.It is great when you can prepay (dining plan) for meals and plan ahead.I am looking forward to each park and enjoying the resort ,downtown disney and maybe seaworld. Some people just shake there heads and laugh at me but each to his own. Nan
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I had a similar situation when a bartender noticed my Disney key chain and declared that was the worst place they had ever been and would never go again. They spent $10,000.00 and they had a horrible time.
First off, they booked the most expensive place to stay and one of the most expensive levels. I said, you know, they have different levels of resorts - you didn't have to go all out the first time. They wanted to "make it a trip of a lifetime." I said that is what happened, you made it a trip you could only afford to go once in a lifetime, already setting it up for failure."
Second, they flew and took ME and arrived at 2:30 pm. At 3:00 pm, their luggage hadn't arrived yet and the woman stormed down to the front desk to demand their luggage for the entire family. She said the TA told her the bags would be there by 3 pm. I told her she might have misunderstood; it is actually three hours. She said that is what the front desk clerk said; but she didn't believe it and expected to speak to the manager.
She needed her luggage right away, because WHY - she left her anti-seizure medication in her checked baggage. Seriously, what happens if the airline had lost your luggage - she was appalled that an airline would be stupid enough to lose your luggage.
Anyway, the manager whisked into action, found a CM to go down and found their luggage (all of it) in the luggage bay and whisked it upstairs, about 45 minutes later, which she also found appalling. She couldn't see how it could take so long, because it was already supposed to be there at 3 pm.
I reminded her that they dispatched someone who was busy delivering luggage to people who had waited 3 hours for it and they should be grateful they got it because of HER mistake.
I also reminded her that if they couldn't find her luggage right away or the airline had lost it, Disney would go above and beyond to get her to a place where she could get the replacement medication that she so stupidly placed in her checked baggage.
Here is the kicker; she told me that cannot be true; they must have known they made a huge mistake because the next day, they so rudely tried to make it up to them by sending over monogrammed ears for each of the kids and the slipper dessert - but she wasn't buying it in the least. Of course, I explained to her about Disney magic.
To her, it was the worst place they have ever been and will never go back.
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Wow, Missytara, that beats all!!
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I wouldn't call myself a Disney expert like many on here but, we have taken three trips and I have done extensive research on each of those trips.
I read books, I read forums and I make sure I know in detail about the parks and restaurants.
My husband's co-worker knows we have taken a few Disney vacations in the last few years so, he asked for advice from my husband. My husband in turn gave me his email address and asked me to email him some useful information as my husband doesn't really know much about Disney details as I have always been the one that has done all the planning.
I sat down and started writing and ending up writing him an email with all the little things I felt he needed to know to plan his trip.
A couple days later my husband came home from the office and said... "**** thanks for you for all the help but, they have changed their mind about going". I was curious as to why they changed their minds and he said **** told him that my email intimidated him and they didn't want to do that much planning for "just a vacation". lol
I felt sort of bad about it but, the truth is you do need to know alot to do Disney right and have a great time. They were also planning to go in July so, the extra planning would have been even more important.
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Exactly what I was thinking when I was reading that post.
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Location: S Florida
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We also save our Disney reward points for as long as possible & let them keep building. They cover a lot after 4-5 years.
We always do at least one small garage sale before we go for some pocket cash. We always net more than we expect to.
Once we've committed to Disney we always buy AP (we live 3 hrs away) so we spend months forgoing all kinds of entertainment; $5 pizzas, McDonalds, the movies, skating, expensive dinners out, etc. When the girls ask for something I tell them, "Don't ask me to spend $ on anything that doesn't have Disney in the name/title". Once we have AP, a day in the park cost me about the same as taking the kids to the beach, lunch & the movies with popcorn so it's a no-brainer. I'd rather have 2-3 park days each quarter (& the weekend away!) vs. nickle & diming our entertainment budget over McNuggets & overpriced movie tickets. JMHO.
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This thread had me cracking up the entire time I read it. On our neighborhood web forum DW and I are known as the local Disney Gurus and anytime a question about Disney or planning a WDW vacation pops up they are usually directed to us. As agents through my mothers travel agency we have met with several neighbors over the past few years and meticulously planned vacations at WDW for them and their families.... some as large as 12-16 people. The comments in this thread I have heard over and over again from clients who have not taken our advice.
Client: The parks were hot and/or crowded.
Me: When did you go down?
Client: Pick a time when school is out.... (Summer, Thanksgiving, Christmas or Spring Break)
Me: WDW was crowded during ______? I'm shocked.
Client: It took us over an hour to get from the parks to our hotel?
Me: Where did you stay?
Client: We found a 3 or 4 BR condo off property for less than a value resort.
Me: Yeah, WDW buses only run to WDW resorts from the parks.
Client: We had to walk over a mile each way from Downtown Disney to our hotel.
Me: Pretty sure I covered that in the presentation....
Client: Everything was soooo expensive.
Me: Again, You planned your vacation during peak season when WDW jacks up the prices of everything. Next time try to off season when the parks are empty and the prices are lower.
Client: But the kids are in school during those times.
Me: WDW is an educational facility and offers classes through the YES Program. Contact your local BOE to get an educational waiver and then their time away from school doesn't count against them.
Client: But we really want to go during summer so the kids can swim.
Me: Seriously? It's central Florida. The temps don't exactly drop by 60 degrees the day after Labor Day.
Client: The Cast Members were rude.
Me: Well it's the middle of summer, 140 degrees in the Pluto outfit and they had to put up with you....
On the other side the clients who have taken our advice have had a lovely time and booked several trips through us and recommended us to their friends.
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: S Florida
Posts: 1,172
I offered to help a good friend plan their DD's first trip last year but her eyes glazed over just hearing about all the options so we never made it into the actual planning.
They had a very mediocre time & missed TONS of stuff they should have easily been able to see.
Since they had unused days left on their passes, they decided to go over Christmas because, "it can't be as bad as you say..." I tired to tell them, we live 3 hrs away... wait for ANY better weekend!
So they went the day after Christmas & before they were even inside the parks I was already getting text messages about how "Unbelievable" and "Insane" the parking was & how she wished she had known just how bad it would be. I literally laughed out loud but refused to respond!
Me DH DD9
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 63
Well I am a little different in that I really DON'T plan much park wise. I've never done the ADRs and we always go in June (due to school) however I've never had a bad time. I just find it hard to believe that you can . I know that we have to go in Summer so I already know it will be hot and crowded... how could anyone be surprised at that lol.
I too get the "why do you spend so much money every year for Orlando" question. My husband started buying into the rhetoric and I was like if we enjoy this time with our kids and THIS is what we want to put our money towards there is nothing wrong with that so don't let negative people bring you into that thought process.They spend their money on things they feel are important its just not the same thing! These weeks are generally the most carefree, fun filled times we have as a family and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
This year we'll get to go in April and I know even if it's "spring break" busy we'll think we're almost there by ourselves compared to the summer lol.
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Nothing comes easy for Sonics fans; report heavy hitters for Sacramento entering Kings dealon January 23, 2013 @ 10:11 am (Updated: 3:03 pm - 1/23/13 )
All day Tuesday, we'd heard Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was going to announce a major counter offer - from a gang of Sacramento powerbrokers. Instead, we got this:
"In three days we got 19 people to come in at $1 million dollars," said Johnson. "Isn't that the Sacramento story? Isn't that who we are as a community?"
That's the Sacramento story: a measly $19 million? That was the big announcement when we're talking about a $525 million price tag?
The hometown cheers only made the pitch sound that much more bush league. A few minutes later, the mayor exhorted the crowd to give them all another round of applause.
It felt like the mayor was leading a small town pep rally rather than making a serious counter offer to keep a pro NBA team in town. Plus, he buried the lead.
"A lot of you are going to want to know about the equity major partner. We are doing everything we can to put ourselves in position to announce that and who they are by the end of this week. Can I guarantee it today? Absolutely not," said Johnson.
It was as if Sacramento puffed up its chest and then let out a squeak. Seattle fans went to bed a bit relieved.
But then overnight, a USA Today story broke that Sacramento had indeed lined up a couple of serious heavy hitters, including the billionaire owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Burkle and the founder of 24-hour Fitness Mark Mastrov.
Mastrov had earlier made a run at the Golden State Warriors in 2010, so we know he has an ongoing interest in the NBA.
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BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | W Australia sea level rising fast
Statistics from Australia's National Tidal Centre show levels have increased by 8.6mm a year off the coast of the state capital Perth.
That compares to a global average of just over 3mm.
Scientists have said that man-made climate change has played a significant role in the rise.....
Not a mention that Perth sits on the Perth Basin which shows a very high subsidence rate because groundwater is
being over-extracted and that the whole basin continues to subside because of the weight of sediments within it.
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Background-my family: I don't speak with my father. I don't even think he knows I'm married, let alone pg, and I'd like to keep it that way. I don't intend to ever speak with him again if I can avoid it. My mother passed away 6 years ago in a car wreck. I have one sibling, in law school, who has a long time boyfriend who I can't stand. My mother had several siblings but they are all much older and while one set did have kids, I did not at all agree with their parenting style, neither did my mother.
Background- dh's family: His parents are hoarders, there's no nice way to put it. I've got several weddings after LO's due date and have already requested they come here to watch LO because I'm not comfortable with their house unless some SERIOUS changes happen between now and July. DH has two younger siblings that are both sort of flighty and in "transitionary" stages of their lives. He is not close with his extended family.
So I tell DH that he doesn't have to decide today, but we need to put some serious thought into who would be the guardian for LO if something happened to both of us at the same time. I have a will, he doesn't, and we'll need to get stuff in order sooner rather than later. We have an otherwise really good working relationship with his parents and I don't want to offend them but given his mom's current physical state and the state of their house, if something happened, I wouldn't want them to be guardians. And I don't trust anyone in my family either. Has anyone else had anything like this? DH's response was, "No one. No one will be good enough." Well, yes, I agree, except that's not a reasonable answer. Never in my life did I think I'd lose my mom to some stupid drunk driver but it happened. So that causes me to be freakish about stuff like this. :-/
Thank you if you made it all the way through this- I know no one gives a hoot about my family issues but DH is not being any help and I figure someone else has got to have encountered something similar... maybe...?
It's true that no one will be good enough because no one will be you. DH and I are struggling with this question ourselves and it's difficult. My IL's are out of the question, my folks would be great but they are getting older, and my SIL and her husband are wonderful...but haven't really tried to be involved in DD's life and work long hours - not sure they would be able to change their lifestyle to be able to handle one much less two kids.
I agree with PP that close friends might be a good avenue to explore. DH may just need some time - it can be hard to think about being gone and your kids being without you.
We also have a similar problem.
ILs are out because 1) they're too old already (mid 70s); 2) already care for SIL who is disabled and 3) I would never give them my child to ruin, but I can't tell DH that so reasons 1 and 2 sufficed.
My brothers are young (20s) and just not in a place to take care of anyone, they can barely take care of themselves. In a few years my youngest brother will probably be our choice if he agrees.
My sister has mental problems (diagnosed I just don't think she crazy, I know she is), 5 kids of her own and her DH is abusive so they are out.
DH's sister is disabled and will need us to care for her.
So that leaves my parents. While my Dad isn't in the greatest health my Mom is pretty young and in great health so we are going to ask them to be our guardians. I'm terribly thankful for so many reasons that my Mom will be able to be our guardian or we would be pretty screwed.
If we didn't have our parents I guess we would ask a friend, but honestly I don't think DH would go for that and would insist we ask his parents.
I'm a bit like you - mom passed away and don't speak with father.
Ahh, when I was first pregnant, I told my DH that I was not comfortable with our future child going to either of his sisters. He got very upset. I let it go to revisit later. After our daughter was born we made a will that makes my oldest brother the guardian of our kids, with some dear family friends as his "backup". My brother is in his 50s and he's wonderful, but it might be hard for him to start over again with more small kids. Our friends are thrilled to be the backup.
Dh had a very hard time with me not wanting his sisters as potential guardians. I pointed out how bratty and spoiled one sister's kids are, and he grudgingly agreed. I pointed out how completely creepy his other sister's DH is, and he again grudgingly agreed but still wanted to consider them. Ah blood is thick right?! I went with HELL NO and he knows it was the right thing. It still hurts him, because they are family, but our daughter had to come first.
Since then, his sisters have gotten worse. The creepy BIL got creepier and will NEVER be around by children. I thank G-D we made arrangements for our child(ren). I had to insist, and having that document in place is SO important.
So - best wishes to you. If you have solid stable friends, consider going outside of your family for a guardian.
These things are hard. I have thought many of times who would be gaurdian of our kids if something were to happen. except all of my family, and his family, are intact, with us, on speaking terms. we just don't agree with their parenting styles. by FAR!
it's ok to take time to talk this out, if you pray- pray about it, etc. but also think about anyone who has been stable and very influential in your lives. anyone who has been "like your dad" or "just like an adopted aunt" or anyone in those roles?
nsturm85:We are looking at cousins, and aunts and uncles. We don't want drama by chosing one set parents over the other.... hehe but no truly thinking it over and don't forget you can have two sets. So if one changes their minds down the road you are still covered
I am usually a lurker. But DH and I have decided that one of his cousins with children similar in age to DD would take her while someone on my side of the family would manage the financial part that she would be a beneficiary to. That way it will *hopefully* maintain a relationship between Dh's family/ my family and keep both sides involved in her life in some way if something should ever happen.


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Did you strip for a whole bunch of people this year? Why not? Pretty much everybody else did. And for once, our famous men seemed as happy to reveal as much as our celebrity women. Channing Tatum and crew sex-packed to the max in Magic Mike, Bobby Cannavale put the part into his part of an auto-asphyxiation-loving mobster on Boardwalk Empire, and Prince Harry came dangerously close to showing off his crown jewels in Las Vegas. As for the ladies, Lena Dunham went au naturel on Girls and during the Emmy Awards telecast, Madonna unleashed her right breast during a show in Istanbul, and both Lady Gaga and Rihanna showed off their birthday suits on billboards for their respective scents. This was also a very good year for accidental nudity or a very bad one if you happened to be The Newsroom star Alison Pill, who made headlines in September when she accidentally tweeted a topless photo of herself; or Anne Hathaway, who earlier this month suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction while exiting her car at the New York premiere of Les Misérables. Yes, 2012 was the year when there seemed to be 50 shades of naked skin everywhere even before you read a certain S&M book trilogy.
Don't believe me? Then maybe you'll believe Internet flesh-pert Mr. Skin, whose Top 10 Nude Scenes of 2012 include celluloid sequences featuring the likes of Michelle Williams and Sarah Silverman (Take This Waltz), Olivia Munn (Magic Mike), and Helen Hunt (The Sessions). Something was clearly in the air and we don't just mean Kate Middleton's paparazzo'd boobs.
Even the conservative broadcast networks aped their risqué cable colleagues by ramping up the amount of flesh acreage featured on their shows, albeit of the pixelated variety. In August, the censorial-minded Parents Television Council released a study that showed that in the 2011-12 season, the five major networks beamed 76 incidents of full nudity into homes, compared with 15 the year before. Guilty parties included The Office, The Bachelor, and, rather marvelously, Betty White's Off Their Rockers.
So are we heading toward a naturist utopia in which Brian Williams reads the news naked? Not so fast! As with many sociological phenomena, nudity tends to be cyclical. Back in the '60s and '70s you couldn't escape folks getting naked and dancing around to an endless Carlos Santana guitar solo. But the '80s and '90s proved a more conservative period. Despite our current fleshy free-for-all, there's evidence that the wheel may be turning yet again: Just last month, a ban on public nudity was successfully introduced in, of all places, California's ultraliberal Bay Area by a local politican named wait for it Scott Wiener. Whether this will turn out to be the, ahem, tip of a conservative iceberg that leads to a cooling effect on the rest of our currently clothes-off-mad culture remains to be seen. But certainly fans of male nakedness should hope that things don't get too ... chilly.
Meanwhile, people looking to point the finger of blame at someone for this year's rash of nudity should probably aim for Michael Fassbender and, specifically, the penis he so fully displayed last year in Shame. Frankly, as targets go, it's a hard one to miss.


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Category: "Science, Environment, & Climate"
Climate change: It's not us, it's the cows
Dec 13th
Straight from the homeland of global warming alarmism and it's worrier-in-chief, Tony Blair, come two interesting pieces of information about climate change…both of which are likely to be ignored by mainstream media in America because they do not jibe wi… more »
Big Brother comes to a restaurant near you
Dec 5th
NY City has just passed a ban on the use of trans-fats in restaurants and food preparation in the city. By July 2007, no trans-fats will be allowed in "normal" frying and shortening, and by July 2008 trans-fats must be gone from baking and deep-frying… more »
Supreme Court to hear CO2 case today
Nov 29th
Today (11/29/06) the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Massachusetts v. EPA in which over 25 plaintiffs, including a dozen states, are suing the EPA. There are two fairly straight-forward questions at issue: 1) Does the EPA have… more »
And I thought Chicago was cold....
Nov 29th
Thanks again to Christopher for this one: Cold set to snap city record (Calgary Sun, 11/28) http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2006/11/28/2530545-sun.html more »
Will modern science bring Thanksgiving to developing nations?
Nov 25th
see "Breakthrough in genetics sows better wheat seed" (SF Chronicle, 11/24/06) http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/24/BAG4JMJ6EK1.DTL After cloning a gene from wild Israeli wheat into strains of modern American wheat, scientists have… more »
US and Australia correct to scorn greenhouse tax
Nov 21st
re "US pours scorn on international greenhouse tax proposal" Sydney Morning Herald, 11/20/06 http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/us-pours-scorn-on-international-greenhouse-tax-proposal/2006/11/19/1163871272165.html To the Editors: The US and Austr… more »
2006 hurricane season far milder than predictions
Nov 18th
In April, two respected climatologists at Colorado State University, Philip Klotzbach and William Gray, released their 2006 hurricane forecast in which they called for "another very active Atlantic basin tropical cyclone season in 2006. Landfall probabi… more »
Scientific American or Political American?
Oct 21st
This letter was sent to the editors of Scientific American by my Friend who is known on this blog as The Freak. Gentlemen, On a recent flight, Lufthansa provided me a copy of your September 2006 special issue focused on global warming. It was a l… more »
The (private) value of computer games
Oct 19th
The Federation of American Scientists has released a fascinating document following their Summit on Education Gaming. The report, called "Harnessing the power of video games for learning", makes some observations that are noteworthy, even if any teenager… more »
The enviro-wackos show their true colors
Oct 12th
Thanks to Christopher for sending along this story. Note that it comes from a US Government web site, from the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Have no doubt that what you read in this piece is another reason we should be very afraid of… more »