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Ozzy Osbourne has reassured fans that he is in good health after cancelling a recent concert.
The 63-year-old rocker - who is married to 'America's Got Talent' judge Sharon Osbourne and fathers children including Kelly and Jack Osbourne - left fans in Germany were fearing the worst when he backed out of a gig with his band a Black Sabbath.
The Germany music event was canceled at the last minute earlier yesterday (20.06.12) however Ozzy only decided against taking part because of ''vocal concerns.''
Sources at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, told TMZ.com that Ozzy was supposed to go on stage after the band Black Label Society finished their set.
But instead of Ozzy, another man announced that he would be unable to perform due to a medical condition.
A representative stated that The Rock legend's overall health is OK and he decided to cancel the show due to issues with his voice.
Concertgoers have been instructed to check the venue's official website to see if Ozzy will reschedule or issue a refund.
The news comes as it has been revealed that his son has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.


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I know its a silly question but I was just curious. The Beast doesn't really have a last name either all we know is he is named Prince Adam.
Does the original story contain this info? Anyone know?
I know its a silly question but I was just curious. The Beast doesn't really have a last name either all we know is he is named Prince Adam.
Does the original story contain this info? Anyone know?
Where does it reveal his name is Adam?
Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." -Walt Disney
ORDDU: My sisters and I recall a rumor--from cast members at Disney Hollywood Studios--
ORGOCH: --formerly known as Dizzy M&M's Studio--
ORDDU: (Ahem!) --that, supposedly the Disney animators who worked on BEAUTY & THE BEAST had given the prince from this particular film the name of Adam. It was a way of identifying him behind the scenes. It's nothing new for Disney animators to assign names to the various 'unnamed characters' from the Disney animated films.
ORWEN: Of course we don't know for sure that Adam is really the name the animaors gave to the prince in BEAUTY & THE BEAST. But there are certainly enough theme park cast members around who used to claim this, anyway...
He is also called Prince Adam on the D-Show CD-ROM game, which BTW is the best Disney video game ever! Kingdom Hearts can't compare. The questions (including ones on Emil and the Detectives and the Viewliner) and the THEME SONG? All awesome.
I like The Happiest Millionaire. What's wrong with that?
i was told it was prince vincent by quite a few disney employees. i guess adam it is.
As far as I know, it has never been confirmed, as it was never used in the film itself. I assume those are just rumors.
Press today is so concerned with cool vs. not cool that they're starting to forget good vs. bad. I'm not sure I'll ever be "cool", but I will always tirelessly strive to be "great". - Josh Groban
Can't find anything in the original story or translations, so probably not.
ORDDU: My guess is that those who wanted you to belive that the prince was named Vincent were avid fans of the former TV series called BEAUTY & THE BEAST. They tried very hard to make a connection between that and the Disney animated film. But there was never any proof to support such a thing. Just wishful thinking, I'm afraid.
Of all of the "original" stories I have read the name of the castle has never been mentioned. From what I can recall his name wasn't even used? I've read quite a few stories (Beauty and the Beast is by far my favorite) and I haven't heard anything concrete enough for a real answer.
"If we cut the budget are you going to be the one standing at the exit explaining to guests why the ride they just rode is a piece of crap?" - - John Lasseter
Good morning, son
In twenty years from now
Maybe we'll both sit down and have a few beers
And I can tell you 'bout today
And how I picked you up and everything changed
It was pain
Sunny days and rain
I knew you'd feel the same things...
As for the guy's name being Adam. What can I say? Belle likes a He Man.
I like The Happiest Millionaire. What's wrong with that?


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|3 1⁄2 Pound, cut into 8 pieces and excess fat removed
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|2 Tablespoon
|1 Medium, chopped
|Celery stalks
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|2 , peeled and sliced
|All purpose flour
|2 Tablespoon
|Canned chicken broth
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|Heavy cream
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Ground black pepper
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|Lemon juice
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|Chopped parsley
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1. Sprinkle chicken with salt. In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add chicken to skillet, in batches if necessary, and cook until browned, about 4 minutes per side. With slotted spoon, transfer chicken pieces to plate as they are browned. Pour off all but 3 tablespoons drippings from skillet.
2. Reduce heat to medium; add onion, celery, and carrots to skillet. Cook, stirring, until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
3. Add flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add chicken broth and cook, stirring until browned bits are loosened from bottom of pan. Return chicken and vegetables to skillet along with any juices on plate; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer, turning pieces occasionally, until chicken is tender, 40 to 45 minutes.
4. Transfer chicken to large, deep platter and cover with foil to keep warm. Add cream and pepper to sauce in skillet and whisk until blended; heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice. Pour sauce over chicken; sprinkle with parsley. Serve over hot noodles.


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|Frozen puff pastry
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|Whole milk
|750 Milliliter
|Vanilla bean
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|1 Pinch
|Toasted walnuts
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1. Defrost puff pastry overnight in refrigerator.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F or as mentioned on puff pastry package.
3. Unroll both sheets of the pastry, place them on baking sheet and pop into oven for 15-20 minutes or until light golden and puffed.
4. Then take out and let them completely to cool.
5. Meanwhile, let's make cream patisserie:
6. In saucepan warm the milk thru but don't boil. Add to milk vanilla bean that was cut lengthwise and seeds scraped out.
7. In a bowl whisk well egg, sugar and cornstarch.
8. When the milk is warm, start slowly adding it to egg, sugar and cornstarch mixture; about 1 cup of milk, whisking constantly.
9. Return the rest of the milk to medium heat, add the egg, sugar and cornstarch mixture and continue to cook and whisk for 2-4 minutes or until it thickens.
10. Sift the cream thru fine sift, cover it with plastic wrap, make sure that plastic touches the cream.
11. Cool it in the fridge for at least 2 hours or until completely cold.
12. When everything is cold, take serving platter and place the first layer of puff pastry, then cover it with half of the cream patisserie.
13. Top it with next layer of pastry and cover with the rest of the cream.
14. Sprinkle the toasted walnuts on top, let it stand for 30 minutes
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Using paper punches and decorative papers you can make this brightly colored butterfly box from Beacon Adhesives. In eight steps you can store all your fun little things in this box including love notes from your significant other. Also makes a great recipe box.
- Bright & Blue Butterfly Box
- 6" X 6" paper mâché box
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- Paint box lid with yellow paint using the craft brush. Let dry and apply a second coat.
- Paint box with blue paint. Let dry and apply a second coat.
- Using the ruler and a pencil, measure and cut out papers as indicated in the materials list. Apply ZIP DRY to the back of the blue decorative paper and press onto the center of the box lid. Glue the square of yellow paper to the center of the blue paper as in photo.
- Use the GEM-TAC to glue the daisy trim around the edges of both papers.
- Punch out 8 large butterflies from the blue paper. Turn 4 of them over and use the stylus to make a spiral embossed design on the wings. Use the blue chalk to enhance spiral design.
- Glue 4 flat butterflies to lid with ZIP DRY and then glue the embossed butterflies on top of the flat ones.
- Add pearls to the butterflies with GEM-TAC.
- Glue the yellow paper band around the box with ZIP DRY. Punch out the smaller butterflies and glue around the box.
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Overall the SPOT II seems nicer with its few extra features, smaller size, updated GPS Sirf III chip set, but I could just never get by the fact it went from 2 AA batteries to 3 AAA batteries and their life is drastically reduced. I love the super long battery life in the Spot 1 and how little I have to actually replace the batteries. It seems quality on the Spot II is not quite as good and a lot more people have had issues with them eventually failing. For me, the SPOT 1 still works, the larger size doesn't bother me, and I don't have an issue with the Tracking/OK limitations since I understand how they work.
Last Saturday, I rode for 3 hrs in the hills and got zero track points out.
I didn't wait long enough for it to get a gps fix before leaving.
Sunday, I turned it on 20min before leaving and got a track point from home and 3 more in the hills in 3 1/2 hrs of riding.
Riding with thick tree cover and in steep gullys.
I want to be able to hit the OK button
tracking without having to turn tracking off, send OK, wait 20min until cycle completes, turn tracking back on...
Going to be interesting to see how the 2 performs in the same terrain.
be great if the 2 got the same battery life as the 1 although I feel the battery life in the 2 is great anyway, it's just that it's almost unbelievable in the 1.
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In lamens, for cars the alternator charges the car battery, and most importantly it produces electricity to run all the electrical system when the engine is on. Alternators
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When it comes to the function of an alternator it does the job of a DC generator. Technically when a magnetic field around a charger changes, current is induced in the condenser. The rotator magnet revolves and cuts the field there by electricity is produced. Alternators in modern vehicles have a voltage regular build within them. In terms of efficiency
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Protecting Farmers' CropsIon Baban grows grapes for Moldovan wine. He is one of 53 farmers who received a grant to help him adapt to harsh weather conditions. With over 20 years' experience in farming,... Show More +
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History of abortion in America
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The House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday banning all taxpayer money for abortions. Take a look at the history of this hot-button issue in America.
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I bought some second hand Veloce shifters on ebay the other day and at first it only seemed as if there were 6 clicks when shifting to a larger cog (instead of 8). I then realised that the first two clicks of the gear pawl by the brake lever actually moved two click positions each. Is this always the case? If i'm in the smallest cog and want to go up one cog, do I need to click the inner pawl once followed by the thumb shifter once?
I don't have the shifters set-up so I can't check! Overall not all that impressed with the shifters, don't think I'll invest my time and money converting to a partly campag set-up.


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I'd like to see that guy walk normally. Stupid video.
You can't carry some many guns in "hip-hop style". The pants would fall down with all the weight!


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The Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans - the world's only legal framework for protecting the oceans and seas at the regional level - celebrate their landmark 40th anniversary in 2014. As the world transitions to an inclusive green economy and looks towards the post-2015 development agenda, countries will continue to rely on the Regional Seas Programme "shared seas" approach to help restore the health, productivity and resilience of oceans and marine ecosystems, and to maintain their biodiversity.
Earth's oceans face a crisis that threatens to become insurmountable. Depleted fishing stocks, destruction of coastal habitats by urbanization and tourism, warming and rising seas, pollution from maritime and land-based activities, and a host of new perils such as deep sea mining and mid-ocean islands of plastic debris combine to challenge our technical abilities, institutions and willpower to deal with them.
In 2014, UNEP's Regional Seas Programme celebrated its 40th anniversary. We are reminded of how successful these 18 regional MEAs spanning seven continents have been at bringing nations and institutions together in responsible stewardship of theirshared environment. Around the world, the Regional Seas have improved coastal zone management, reduced land-based pollution, protected priceless habitats, and perhaps most importantly demonstrated solidarity of purpose. Every one of the Regional Seas Programmes fulfills a unique role, by creating an essential link between local and global levels of action and between member countries and the international community.
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Jack Cunningham can no longer serve as commissioner of the Town of Colonie's Department of Public Works.
The State Of New York's Appellate Court ruled today that to hold the position as the commissioner of DPW, the person must be a resident of the town.
\Given the nature of this position - and the crucial role it plays providing essential services for the town - we conclude that the Commissioner of Public Works is a town officer who must be a town resident, the ruling said. "Since Cunningham has acknowledged that he was not a Town resident when he was appointed to this position, and does not intend to become one in the future, his appointment as Commissioner of Public Works does not comport with relevant state law and is invalid."
The court continued to say that it did not rule on Theodore W. Ricket's, the plaintiff in this case,argument that Cunningham could not hold the position because he is not a qualified engineer due to the ruling on the issue of his residency.
Colonie Republicans hailed the court's decisions as "a victory for the residents of Colonie" and that it upholds the idea of appointing those who are the most qualified for the job.
"It reinforces the importance of hiring the most qualified people to deliver important services to our town and reverses the Mahan [Supervisor Paula Mahan] administration's attempts to give away these critical jobs to political cronies," said Chairman John Graziano, Jr. "Supervisor Mahan has referred to this case as a 'frivolous lawsuit.' The court's ruling today highlights that it is the Mahan administration that has been frivolous in their approach to ensuring the health, safety and welfare of town residents."
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Both of our terriers sleep in bed with us now but they started out in separate crates on either side of the bed. After a month of neither of them waking us at 3:00AM to go potty, they were allowed on the bed and have been there since. Part of waiting that extra month was so that we wouldn't have any "surprises" on the bed. The other part was giving their bodies more time to mature so that when they jumped off the bed, they were less likely to hurt themselves.
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Located in Union City, this family-friendly hotel is 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Union Landing, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Southland Mall and Garin Regional Park. Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum and Niles Canyon Railway are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Crowne Plaza Silicon Valley N - Union City features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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Hillview Community Church Coffeehouse presents the band Michael B & the Sent Forth in concert to benefit the Baldwinsville Food Pantry at 7 p.m. Saturday Jan. 16. Enjoy an evening of great music as we work to fill the Food Pantry.
Mike Bolio, Al Weaver and Robbie Brown have been called by God to their current calling of playing Christian praise music with an up-beat country feel. Join us as Michael B. & the Sent Forth provides a set of favorite contemporary songs of worship as well as some of their own songs of praise.
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I've lived in the Philippines, Australia, Texas, and now NYC. I've traveled through about 20 or so states, parts of Canada, parts of the Caribbean, and most recently London and Paris.
For TV, usually it's between the Food Network or the Cooking Channel. If I watch reality TV, it's more of the talent competition shows: SYTYCD, Top Shot, Face Off. Last good movie I loved was RED 2. Helen Mirren with a semi-automatic? Yes, please.
Catching a movie, watching a show, eating at one of those off the beaten path great restaurants littered through NYC, quirky coffee shops, friends' apartments for a get together with wine, and conversation will always top the bar and club scene.
Just finished The Wheel of Time series. Jenny Lawson's "Let's Pretend This Never Happened" had me laughing more than Sedaris' last book. About to start Jeffrey Steingarten's "The Man Who Ate Everything." Perennial favorite: Eat, Shoots & Leaves.
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Re: I can't set up dual monitors with TwinView/Xinerama/Separate X
Phewww... This wasn't easy for a first time Linux user. (Even exiting X properly was a challenge, but on the upside I now know what it actually is, let alone exiting, restarting, I can do all... Ok, I can do a few things with X.) Eventually I got to install 190.36, which works fine-ish, thanks for the tip, AaronP!
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1/ In the X server settings I can set the primary monitor resolution to 1920x1200, which I should because its a 24" widescreen monitor. On the identical secondary monitor I can go only up to 1440x900. Why is that?
2/ After I installed the 190.36 driver, I ran an update on my system, lots of staff was installed, and the driver went to kaboom. I ended up reinstalling Ubuntu, running all the updates, and as a last step installing the driver. Now it works fine. But I'm worried to have to run a major update and it would compromise the graphics driver somehow. Is there a proper procedure to update (I run Update Manager) that would avoid all this?
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German freight forwarder DB Schenker, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, is being joined by additional plaintiffs in its civil lawsuit against air cargo carriers to recover damages allegedly caused by global price-fixing of surcharges from 1999 to 2006.
A report published in German weekly business news magazine, Wirtschaftswoche, stated that engineering and electronics firm Robert Bosch, and forwarding and logistics companies Kuehne + Nagel and Panalpina, have joined in the German suit, which names 13 airlines as defendants. DB Schenker had filed a separate but similar civil suit on Dec. 1, 2014 – the same day as the German action – in the U.S. court system.
The addition of the new plaintiffs brings the total claim for damages in Germany to €2 billion, with an additional €900 million sought for interest payments. The German suit originally claimed US$2.2 billion and included Air Canada, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Cargolux, Japan Airlines, LAN, Lufthansa, Qantas, SAS, Singapore Airlines and Swill Airlines as plaintiffs. Schenker has since dismissed SAS from the suit.
The U.S. suit, with claims totaling about US$370 million, named Air France, All Nippon Airways, Cargolux, KLM, Martinair, Qantas and SAS. The U.S. Department of Justice charged all seven with violating antitrust laws by fixing fuel and security surcharges. Deutsche Bahn has said that the court could award triple damages, which would bring the U.S. total to $1.1 billion.


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when we do jndi lookup for a home object we get the home object reference..
does this mean that home object references are serialized..??
I am slightly confused by the fact.. when they say objects should be serialized if they have to travel via the network
but in this case aren't just the home and remote references travel via the network..
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However, it you need to return objects as a result of say calling session bean business methods, then these objects are passed by value and a copy needs to be serialised across the network. Therefore these objects must implement the Serializable interface.
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I have another thread about problems I've had recently.But let me start new.My 06 KLR650 quit running about 1400 miles ago,way north of Santiago.Finally got it running,and don't know what I did.!400 miles were perfect.Then IT came back.I had great support from this forum.But I never identified the problem.The bike quit in the middle of nowhere in the rain with little traffic.A guy with a small flat bed truck picked me up and took me to his small horse shed.I set my tent up inside and had a dry place to work.
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I have good carb venting.Easy blow through.
I have a good strong spark.Even after it dies-when I get it running
My float is set very close to spec.There is gas in the bowl.It is a CV carb.
The CV diaphragm looks good.
I took the carb apart.Looks clean.Blew thru all orifices and jets that I could.
Dumped most of my gas (7 gallon tank)into a bucket.No debris or water.
I have vacuum(can't say how much.Feeling from petcock vacuum hose).
Feels like good compression with spark plug out and turning over.
The couple times I got it started I let it idle.After about 5 minutes it stops.Immediately with an old plug on the side of the motor I have a good spark.I open the float bowl drain,and it drains a lot.I pull the petcock vacuum line and put one end in a gas can to suck gas straight into the intake,and it doesn't start.10 minutes later this method starts the motor.And 5 minutes later it quits again.
Only thing left I can think of is a sticking valve.When it warms up,it sticks.Before leaving the USA the bike had 10,000 miles on it.I set all the valves to the widest gap that was still in spec.Thinking I could do this trip without need to readjust.!2,000 miles now.I haven't checked the clearance yet.But I don't suspect a clearance problem to cause this.I don't think it would be such an abrupt stop.Would appreciate any thoughts.I want to spend Christmas in the USA.My internet is spotty here.A town of less than 200.And it is hard to get time on the 2 computers at the gas station,if they are open and if the internet is working.
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I multipled my baby's weight by 2.5 to get how many ounces total she (approximately) requires in a day (12 pounds x 2.5=30 ounces), divided by the amount of times she eats in a 24-hour period (7) and she thus eats three 4-oz bottles a day (sometimes 5 oz each bottle if I can pump more). I can only pump about 7 ounces a day when I am at work (in 2 sessions) so I pump a couple of ounces before I go to bed each night and 4 ounces when I get up in the morning before baby wakes up (ie, right now). As PP said, output varies among women. Compared to my friends, my pumping output is pretty low. One friend can pump 10 ounces a session, for example. I don't take fenugreek because it causes me to get plugged ducts. I probably should drink more water. Hopefully, you will be more like my friend and less like me becuase I would rather be sleeping right now! GL!
^^ that is the correct calculation for determning how much milk per feeding. Only you know how many feedings you will miss while you are at school.
I pump 3 times a day (3am, 9am, 3pm) and get 15 to 18 ounces usually. sometimes more. It depends on how much water I drink and how stressed I am while pumping. Luckily working on my excel spreadsheets at work seems to relax me...I'm such a dork
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Suppose you have an ActiveRecord::Observer in one of your Ruby on Rails applications - how do you test this observer with rSpec?
You are on the right track, but I have run into a number of frustrating unexpected message errors when using rSpec, observers, and mock objects. When I am spec testing my model, I don't want to have to handle observer behavior in my message expectations.
In your example, there isn't a really good way to spec "set_status" on the model without knowledge of what the observer is going to do to it.
Therefore, I like to use the "No Peeping Toms" plugin. Given your code above and using the No Peeping Toms plugin, I would spec the model like this:
You can spec your model code without having to worry that there is an observer out there that is going to come in and clobber your value. You'd spec that separately in the person_observer_spec like this:
If you REALLY REALLY want to test the coupled Model and Observer class, you can do it like this:
99% of the time, I'd rather spec test with the observers turned off. It's just easier that way.
Disclaimer: I've never actually done this on a production site, but it looks like a reasonable way would be to use mock objects,
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I would write a spec like this (I ran it, and it passes)
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MS11-025: Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library could allow remote code execution: April 12, 2011
Article ID: 2500212 - View products that this article applies to.
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Microsoft has released security bulletin MS11-025. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft websites:
How to obtain help and support for this security updateHelp installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update
Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support
Help protect your computer that is running Windows from viruses and malware: Virus Solution and Security Center
Local support according to your country: International Support
Known issues and additional information about this security updateThe following articles contain additional information about this security update as it relates to individual product versions. The articles may contain known issue information. If this is the case, the known issue is listed below each article link.
Updated and replaced security updatesOn June 14, 2011, the following security updates were replaced with newer security updates.
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Article ID: 2500212 - Last Review: May 11, 2012 - Revision: 4.0


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Traveling with Kids? Think Beyond the Coloring Book
When you're traveling with children, it's key to bring the entertainment along. But not all travel activities are created equal. The way we see it, the best portable toys and games educate as well as entertain.
Family adventures are wonderful opportunities for new learning experiences. Children are visiting new places and trying new things. So as far as travel activities go, less is often more. Put imagination into play, and a few well-chosen toys can go a long way. Here are a few staff suggestions, inspired by our Smart Kids on the Go collection.
Activities for Toddlers
Let's link, let's sort, let's make up "countless" activities using one simple toy: our Snap 'N' Learn™ Counting Elephants. Take this bucket of 10 numbered elephants and, for starters...
Activities for Preschoolers
Give your preschooler's imagination a workout, wherever you are. Need some downtime after a busy day outdoors? Turn off the TV, and turn that RV into a classroom with our Pretend & Play® School Set. It's a 149-piece schoolhouse in one compact case. Ring the school bell, teach a lesson, and handout report cards, all before dinnertime.
Ah, family fishing trips! Even three year olds can get in on the action with our Pretend & Play® Fishing Set. Everything—magnetic pole, fish, worms, vest—stores in a compact tackle box. Idea: bring along an extra bucket (water is optional), and your child can fish alongside you. Not to mention from a rocking boat (imaginary, of course) formerly known as…a sleeping bag, picnic table, or hotel couch.
Games for School-Age Kids
Use the 100 cards to string words into sentences. Who can make the longest sentence? Pull out a card. Make a sentence with that word about something you saw or did today.
For long car trips, kids often turn to handheld games. Every so many miles, shake things up: switch out the usual stuff for our 60-second Electronic Flash Card Games. Or, host a travel tournament or relay: kids play a quick round of Minute Math or Word Whiz, then pass the game. Who's solved the most questions? Who's most improved?
Need more ideas? Consider these free, downloadable pages from our Encyclopedia of Social Studies Blackline Masters book. (You can print out the worksheets by clicking the links below.)
Now, we want to hear from you. Does your family play educational travel games? Have you put your own twist on a classic game, or a Learning Resources® toy or game? We'd love to hear about them. "Like" us on Facebook and join the conversation!