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One of, in my opinion, the world's finest singer-songwriters is coming to Bend's Tower Theatre on Tuesday.
You should go. It's going to be great.
Ladies and gentlemen, the wonderful and ever-so-slightly warped Todd Snider:
I chatted with Snider last week while he was driving south through California. He was kind, totally forthcoming, and highly quotable. But the most interesting part was when he told me he's done making records! Wait, what? Yeah, that's what he said. Believe him if you like, or don't. (I don't.) Who knows? But here's an excerpt:
"I mean, I think I should stop making records, yeah. I may go out and try to tour for a while and really … work on my guitar playing and learning my old songs … but I think I've said the s–t I need to say. I don't see any reason for me to say more s–t. People have given me plenty of attention."
"You gotta ask yourself how many songs the world needs, you know? God. There's already so many, and in my neighborhood, I promise you, there's 10 since me and you started talking. There's 10 more songs in this poor world," Snider said. "Maybe there could be something else I could write … maybe a bunch of love songs, (but) that last bit felt like the last bit of throw-up, the bile part. I like it. I think it might be my favorite one. But I (also) think I might've said what I was supposed to say, if I was even supposed to say anything."
You should go read the whole thing.
Also next week: The return of Last Band Standing, Central Oregon's multi-week, audience-determined battle of the bands. The schedule calls for 28 bands to duke it out over nine weeks, and the winner will pick up some studio time, a vehicle and other stuff. Plus, it's all free to attend! This really is a pretty great way to sample lots of the local music scene, so go and get all the Last Band Standing info you need.
This week's music section is packed, by the way. We've got something on The White Buffalo, Matt Hopper, Basin & Range and The River Pigs' CD-release shows, plus The Dig, The We Shared Milk, Michael Allen Harrison Superband, Warm Gadget, the Central Oregon Songwriters Association's annual showcase, an underground hip-hop show at JC's and more.
Oh, and tonight's Roach Gigz show at the Domino Room is canceled.


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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The excitement mounts. Elves bustle from room to room, digging out decorations, hiding gifts, grinning impishly as they slither and slide ever-so discreetly from room to room. Cupped hands around whispering lips, winks and nudges the latest form of communication; the glee is uncontrollable and contagious as the countdown to the first candle begins. Silver and gold flutter through the house creating a festive backdrop, both Christmas and Hanukkah decorations find their way out of drawers and cupboards in abundance and we find ourselves humming old tunes, from Silver Bells to I Had a Little Dreidl to Winter Wonderland. Our favorite holiday movies, Christmas in Connecticut, The Holiday, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Swing Time (really, anything with snow and romance will do!) are pulled off of the shelf and begin to fill the house with the enchanting sounds and flickering images of the holidays. Yes, even How the Grinch Stole Christmas with the magical voice of Boris Karloff makes its seasonal appearance to the still-excited child in each of us.
Though the purse strings are tugged a tad tighter this year, the Scrooge-like tendencies have evaporated faster than one can say "Twas the night before Christmas" or, more appropriately, "Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah". A Festival of Joy, indeed! As is our habit, we celebrate alone, en famille, just the four of us, and happy we are to do so. During the year, the boys are rarely seen, Simon just returning from a year-and-a-half-long hiatus and working holiday in the States now down in Milan since early November, Clem spending his days at school, out with friends or closeted away in his room, door firmly closed against nosy, chatty parents, working, working, working. Little time for family nonsense, his company and undivided attention is almost as rare as his brother's. But together we will be, like old times…but better.
Ghosts of Christmasses – and Hanukkahs – past. No Christmas ever crossed our threshold when I was a tot. My secret joy was always being invited next door to help the neighbors decorate their ceiling-high, gorgeous tree. Hours of pleasure was mine as we hung heirloom ornaments, tossed shimmering tinsel and wove garlands in and out among the branches, overabundance in all of its Christmas glory! The bright, chilly afternoons of a Florida December were spent wandering the streets around our house, ogling the crazy, romantic, ethereal and silly decorations, only to return at night under cover of darkness to see entire streets ablaze with lights, dizzy with gaudy baubles and bulbs dangling from palm trees, reindeer and Santas perched atop chimney-less roofs or standing proudly among dancing, prancing elves on green lawns. Life-size crèche scenes brightly illuminated, Snowmen innumerable, at home even in the balmy Florida evenings, grinning in delight at the amazing display of which they are a part, rising up from the dirt and sand like a brilliant phoenix in glorious, blinding Technicolor. And the mystical, eerie, entrancing luminaries dotting the night, lining the street, heralding the celebrations.
Hanukkah was always rather low key, our simple family menorah aglow, a plateful of sizzling latkes, a rambunctious game of dreidl with peanuts or M & M's passed hand to hand, losers to winner, edible prizes pooled around our impatient fingers itching for our turn to spin the top. One present each night as the candles were lit, gifts we had more than likely helped our mother pick out for ourselves. The greater celebrations were reserved for Sunday School festivities with our friends, exchanging gifts, singing songs, clamoring for a much-coveted role in the yearly play of the story of Hanukkah: the Maccabean fight for Jewish survival against the Assyrian army, the oil that kept the Eternal Light glowing in the destroyed Holy Temple miraculously lasting 8 days and nights instead of the expected one. Christmas carols and Christmas plays filled our public school Decembers, but glory be the year I was the motivating factor in getting permission for our Sixth-grade class to write and perform a play about Hanukkah in front of the entire elementary school. The one year, the festivities I will never forget.
We've brought the quiet, low-key, intimate family tradition into our own home. Once or twice we've had friends over, offering gifts, explaining the rituals and introducing them to traditional – and not-so traditional Hanukkah foods and dishes amid the warm glow of the flickering flames. But normally we celebrate amongst ourselves, just the four of us. We excitedly exchange gifts, enjoy meals of latkes and sweet and sour chicken, play board games and watch films. And just talk and laugh together, the true joy and meaning of the holidays. And I love to cook and bake. Happily, we rarely have guests…happily because I am random, without rhyme or reason when it comes to my holiday cooking and baking. I will prepare piles of cookies, tin upon tin of sweet cakes and breads, macarons and truffles to please an army. Yet I cook and bake when the whim comes upon me, pulling out flour and apples, sugar and eggs, potatoes and cinnamon when the mood strikes and creating from morning to night. Then I may not cook or bake again for days or weeks. If I must prepare a complete meal for a certain number of people, for a particular date, an approaching hour, my nerves fray, my brain sizzles and I panic. But for my little family or as gifts for friends, the holiday goodies, the festive treats come rolling out of the door, the oven in an almost continuous display. Just like the gifts I buy for my family.
Hanukkah is the holiday not only to cook and bake but to fry as well! Sizzling potato pancakes; cheese latkes both savory and sweet; donuts of all types, shapes and sizes; chicken or fish, breaded and slid into bubbling oil; anything and everything is good as long as it is fried, the oil a reminder and celebration of the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days and nights instead of one, keeping alive the Holy Temple's Eternal Flame after the Temple's destruction while new oil was prepared. And these fried Hanukkah treats are almost always served up with something sugary and fruity: jam nestled inside fluffy donuts, a generous dollop of homemade applesauce or other fruit compotes atop fritters, pancakes and latkes both savory and sweet; chicken bathed in luscious, glistening sweet & sour sauce and rugelach, our favorite cookies, find a favorite jelly or bits of chocolate rolled up in the decadent, cheesy, moist crescent of dough. Add to the equation tiny sacks of chocolate Hanukkah gelt, candy coins wrapped in shiny gold tinfoil, and you truly have a Hanukkah to remember.
For our first night of Hanukkah, I turned to Jewish food maven Jayne Cohen's Jewish Holiday Cooking, the updated version of her first cookbook The Gefilte Variations, a book I have loved and cooked out of for years. A Food Lover's Treasury of Classics and Improvisations is the oh-so appropriate subtitle of Jewish Holiday Cooking; this book is filled with more than 200 fabulous recipes inspired by Jewish holiday dishes from communities and cuisines around the world, both Ashkenazi and Sephardi. Jayne offers scrumptious contemporary renditions of traditional dishes and creative, exciting reinterpretations, twists on the classics, as well. Her beautiful stories, her luscious, mouthwatering descriptions, tales of her childhood and growing up in a Jewish household, as well as concise, entertaining, informative explanations of each holiday and the rituals and traditions surrounding those holidays make this book more than delightful to cook from as well as simply to read. The perfect gift, the perfect holiday companion for any Jewish – or non-Jewish – kitchen.
This is one of my holiday go-to cookbooks… I make Jayne's Hungarian Chocolate Walnut Torte and her Hazelnut Macaroons, her stunning Snapper Filets in Pistachio-Matzoh Crust and her Lemon Fried Chicken over Tart Salad every single Passover; her Almond Challah has graced many a Rosh Hoshana, the Jewish New Year, celebratory dinner table; her Chopped Chicken Livers, one of my favorite foods, is just like my dad used to make! And this year, for Hanukkah, I decided that it was time to make her Apple Fritters (among others). They were perfect, the beer batter coating was light and crisp (although to be perfectly honest, not the easiest thing for me to photograph!), the apple slices nestled inside delicate, meltingly tender and sweet with just a hint of cinnamon. And to top it all off, I spooned dollops of just the batter into the sizzling oil for light, crispy fritters – without apples! Delicious and sweet!
I also had to make her Rich Fudge Brownies. One can tell by the photographs just how dark and gooey these are. Perfect, fudgy texture, deliciously chocolate, the perfect brownie!
N.B. Jewish Holiday Cooking was a gift to me from the author herself, and I want to express my heartfelt appreciation for her kindness in both the book and her kind words. A very Happy Hanukkah to Jayne and her family! But the decision to write about the book was my own and all views and opinions are my own.
From Jewish Home Cooking by Jayne Cohen
6 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/3-inch rings
6 Tbs brown sugar
1 Tbs vanilla
½ tsp ground cinnamon
3 large eggs at room temperature, separated
3 Tbs mild olive, canola or avocado oil
2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
2 tsps baking powder
1 ½ cups beer
Canola oil for frying
Confectioner's sugar, brown sugar or maple sugar for sprinkling
* I used Royal Gala apples and as I noticed too late I had run out of brown sugar I used granulated white sugar.
Put the apple slices in a large, resealable plastic bag and add the brown sugar, the vanilla and the cinnamon. Seal the bag then move the apple slices around in the bag until the seasonings are evenly distributed. Let the apples macerate at room temperature for about 1 hour.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks with the oil until well blended. In anther bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the yolks, alternating with the beer, squooshing the batter up against the side of the bowl to break up any lumps. Stir the batter until smooth. Let it rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 200°F (about 100°C) if you want to bring all of the fritters to the table at the same time instead of serving and eating them right from the pan as they are done.
Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff but not dry. Gently fold into the batter until there are no more lumps of whites.
In a large, heavy skillet (do not use nonstick!), heat ½ inch of oil over medium heat until gently sizzling (about 360°F/180°C). Dip the apple rings one at a time into the batter making sure it is completely coated, then letting the excess batter drip off before slipping it into the hot oil. Fry in batches, about 5 rings at a time so you don't crowd the pan, until golden brown on each side, the fritter is puffed and the apple inside is tender and cooked through. Use two spatulas or one spatula and a large spoon to turn them.
Line a serving plate or large ovenproof platter with crushed paper towels. Serve the fritters immediately, sprinkled with one kind of sugar or another or, less desirably, keep warm on a rack placed over the platter in a low oven (in one layer) until all of the fritters are done and ready to be brought to the table.
From Jewish Holiday Cooking by Jayne Cohen
1 cup granulated white sugar
1 cup granulated bight brown sugar
16 Tbs unsalted butter, melted and cooled; ¾ cup mild oil; or 16 Tbs unsalted kosher-for-Passover margarine
4 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla or 2 tsps coffee liqueur
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch processed)
½ cup matzoh cake meal (if you don't have matzoh cake meal, try flour)
1 ½ tsps finely ground espresso coffee or instant espresso powder
¼ tsp salt (omit if using margarine)
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Lightly grease or line with parchment an 11 x 7-inch rectangular or 9-inch square baking pan.
In a large bowl, combine the white and brown sugars with the melted butter, oil, or margarine. Add the eggs and vanilla or coffee liqueur and beat until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, stir together cocoa, cake meal, coffee and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the batter and blend until smooth.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 25 minutes. Do not overcook: the brownies should be moist. They are done when the batter is just set, the to dry to the touch but no crust has yet formed around the edges. A toothpick inserted halfway between the center and the edges of the pan should come out just about clean; a toothpick inserted in the center will emerge with some batter still clinging to it. The size and material of the pan will affect cooking time, so begin checking after about 20 minutes.
Transfer the pan to a rack and let stand until cook. Cut into squares
23 comments:
- Sips and Spoonfuls said...
Wonderful Jamie......hope you have a wonderful Hannukah an Christmas. I can just imagine those little elves running around and helping you out!
- December 21, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
That is a celebration I would love to experience! I've read so many great things about Hannukah.
The fritters look delightfully crispy and the brownies must be devilishly fudgy, mmmhhh!
Happy Hannukah and Merry Christmas!
- December 21, 2011 at 10:19 AM
- A Spoonful of Yumm said...
lovely writeup jamie...i loved the elves part. the brownies are so gooey and dark - very tempting. the spork is cute ! happy hannukah & merry christmas !
- December 21, 2011 at 11:22 AM
- Shulie said...
Love this Italian apple fritters Jamie. Happy Chanuka my dear friend and low key is fantastic just enjoy the closest family!!
- December 21, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- Lisa said...
What a beautiful post about Hanukkah and tradition. My memories run so deep - I was the gelt champ in every round of dreidel, until I was trumped by my cousin. That said, I knew I should have made rugelach for my last post, but time few by, and I ended up with a 'shlump' coffee cake because it was quick and easy.
That said, you cannot celebrate Hanukkah without something fried, and your apple fritters are perfect, not to mention lovely. Love the brownies too, but fried is where it's at for me this year.
BTW, have you ever checked out The Gefilte Fish Chronicles that's now available on DVD? Although it takes place at Passover, you'd love it any time of the year. You can read about it here;
Happy Hanukkah to you and yours! May every one of 8 nights illuminate with the flicker of menorah lights :)
- December 21, 2011 at 1:39 PM
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
Chanukah brownies? I'm definitely going to incorporate that into our own tradition! For us, it's latkes, my grandmother's applesauce recipe, games of dreidl with chocolate gelt for dessert -- and we're having that meal this year on Christmas Eve when all of the kids and grandkids will be here. Happy holidays to your family, Jamie.
- December 21, 2011 at 1:42 PM
- Robin said...
Happy Hanukkah! A post of richness and love for the joy of family. I like the way you celebrate!
I think I need me some of those crispy fritters. The photos came out enticing me to deep fry SOMETHING quick!
- December 21, 2011 at 2:32 PM
- Priscilla - She's Cookin' said...
Two scrumptious recipes for Hanukkah - I'm especially taken by those crispy apple fritters! Happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas to you and your family, Jamie!
- December 21, 2011 at 9:59 PM
- Les rêves d'une boulangère (Brittany) said...
I love the look of those fritters...what a unique recipe! I hope you enjoy your holiday. I've never had any Hanukkah experiences..but it sounds like you've had both Christmas and Hanuakkah. Lucky!
- December 22, 2011 at 2:14 AM
- Nuts about food said...
Love the pictures from you childhood: what astounding tresses! I wish you and your family a Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas. Those brownies and fritters are a dream
- December 22, 2011 at 4:46 AM
- Sanjeeta kk said...
Long time since I made Apple fritters..gonna use this recipe, looks lovely. And that fudgy brownies..awwee...so gooey and yummy. (I think it is 'l'ight brown sugar, Jamie)
Happy holidays have loads of goodies and fun.
Love and tight hugs.
- December 23, 2011 at 12:12 AM
- Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen said...
I've always preferred a quiet, low-key, intimate celebration as well. Those are the times you really appreciate each other and enjoy the moment. Happy Holidays to you and your family Jamie!
- December 23, 2011 at 12:25 AM
- tasteofbeirut said...
This post reminded me of my (French) friend's mom who used to make latkes and boy were they good! Happy Hannukah and a merry New Year as well!
- December 23, 2011 at 5:36 AM
- JavelinWarrior said...
These brownies are incredible and thanks for sharing! I've been inspired to feature this post in today's Friday Food Fetish roundup. If you have any objections, please let me know. Keep amazing food coming!
- December 23, 2011 at 7:06 AM
- Sarah said...
Merry Christmas and happy hannuah, only the very best to you and your family. Think my next fried treat just might be those apple fritters of yours.
- December 24, 2011 at 7:19 AM
- Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen said...
Those rich fudge brownies wouldn't last long at my house. Happy holidays and happy Hannukah to you and your family Jamie.
- December 24, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- A Canadian Foodie said...
What a pleasure to read...the images of your memories are now implanted within mine... a lot of yummy food here and most importantly the spirit of warmth and love and family over the holiday season! Happy Hannukah, Jamie! There is definitely magic in the air! Best wishes for a prosperous and dream filled 2012!
- December 24, 2011 at 6:09 PM
- Heli said...
This is incredible Jamie.. Wish you have a wonderful Christmas.
- December 24, 2011 at 8:08 PM
- Deeba PAB said...
You create magic with everything you bake/make! Love both. never made apple fritters and that ridge fudge brownie is calling my name. Hope you and your men have wonderful holidays ...Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas! Big hugs from this very cold country... bbrrrrrrr...is it getting very cold in Nantes too?
- December 25, 2011 at 3:29 AM
- Bunkycooks said...
You have been very busy in the kitchen. The description of all the foods sounds so amazing. I wish I could have been there to taste some of these traditional Hannukah foods. I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday, Jamie! I can't wait to see what 2012 has in store for you! :-)
- December 25, 2011 at 6:27 AM
- Kate at Serendipity said...
Jamie, these look like the perfect brownies--dark, mysterious, fudgy. One of my friends here has asked me for a brownie recipe, and I think I'll translate this one for her. It's perfect.
I love seeing the little chocolate box in the background here! Happy Happy Hannamas!
- December 29, 2011 at 4:38 AM
- Jamie said...
@Kate at Serendipity: Happy Hannamas! I love it! Thanks and same to you and yours! And, yes, I think of you each time I pull out the little box to use as a prop. xo
And the brownies are really fabulous!
- December 29, 2011 at 4:41 AM
- Lana said...
After a few weeks that flew by while we were moving, packing, and unpacking, I can finally sit down and catch up on your words. While I lived in Michigan, I spent many celebratory Hanukkah nights with my Jewish friends and the food reminded me of the food I ate as a child in Serbia (my mom requested fried apple fritters while I was there last Fall and I just blinked in astonishment!)
We used to pack into the car in Ohio and drive around the neighborhood, looking at the crazy and kitchy Christmas displays once the sun set. It is much different here in SoCal - when there is no snow, it's hard to even imagine reindeer and Santa Claus:)
The brownies look perfect for my girls - they love them fudgy and very chocolatey:)
I hope the new year brings you everything you wish for! I am so happy to have found you and call you my friend, albeit only virtual. Happy New Year to you and your family!
- December 30, 2011 at 8:45 PM

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Am I the only one who noticed this:
怕 猴 偷 桃 - Frightened Monkey Steals the Peach
Ona more serious note, I respect the fact that he is willing to demonstrate or take challenges, but the fact that he refuses to identify his sifu/sigung/etc is a tad suspicious.
SifuAbel is supporting the "Monkey King"
He seems to have something against Bullshido http://z6.invisionfree.com/No_BS_Mar...hp?showforum=1
I gather from a cursory investigation that this is all relevant to the whole Omar thing?
Style: Mixed Martial Arts--
Oh my bad. Sorry about that.
In reference to the OP, you said the instructor doesn't teach weapon forms?
According to his post on the other forum, he teaches a whole range of weapons including an Iron Ring that I'm not familiar with (not that I'm an authority on these matters).
Inconsistent claims by this instructor, coupled with questionable nutrition advice, unclear and secretive lineage, and a tendency to associate with less-than-reputable artists all point towards a bullshido claim.
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In the late 1800's northern Shaolin monk Lee Shao-hau developed a style of monkey kung fu known as the Angry Monkey, which he developed from six theories of fighting from various monkey fighters of his day.;
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soulasasion who cares if it it real or fake monkey kung fu.....IT'S MONKEY KUNG FU! do you really see yourself hoping around and makeing monkey faces it a real fight? Good god man! there might be chics watching.It's bad enough getting youre ass kicked no sense looking ridiculos in the process.
Thank you, hooded monk. Seriously, Soul Assassin, read that bullshit from Wikipedia again. Does ANY of that sound like it's not bullshit? What on that list would you want to learn in order to defend yourself?
Falling down and waiting for someone to wander over so you can upkick him? And that's the "most powerful" of the styles. No, that didn't come straight out of a kung fu movie . . . .
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text: Clara Utt Davis, 97, of Fancy Gap, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Trinity Mission of Hillsville. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Ray Davis, parents, Ellis & Lucy Midkiff Utt, several brothers & sisters. She is survived by her sons & daughters-in-law, Roy & Janice Davis, Woodlawn, James Elmo & Cathy Davis, Richmond, Willie Davis, Fancy Gap, ten grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren, brother Reaford Utt, Fancy Gap sister Georgia Haynes, Woodbridge also survive. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel at 11:00 AM with Rev. Wenford Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Heath Banks Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, one hour prior to the funeral service. A guestbook is available online by visiting www.vaughanguynnandmcgrady.comm. Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel is serving the family of Mrs. Davis.


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Nickname: Matty A
01Why do you wear the number that you do?
It was the first number my dad wore when he started playing hockey.
02What is your most memorable goal?
My first professional game and with the Wolves in the 2007-08 playoffs against Milwaukee.
03What is your geekiest possession?
My drawer full of argyle socks
04What is your 'go to' song if you Karaoke?
September by Earth Wind and Fire
05What do you typically eat before a game?
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I'm not entirely sure how I came to have this in my possession. I do remember that, some time after Mum passed away, my Dad finally found the strength to have a bit of a sort through her things.
At that time he gave me a small bag with some of her old jewellery in it. Costume jewellery for the most part, but amongst the beads and brooches were items which I recognised as the annual gifts my father used to buy for my mother at Christmas or anniversary times. Perhaps this was one of the earliest of those?
The little silver pendant is badly tarnished. When I opened its now-delicate hinges, a tiny scrap of paper fell out. I scrabbled to pick it up (before the dog) and thanked my lucky stars that I had got there first when I realised that it was a tiny heart-shaped photograph of my dad. It must date from around 1952 at a guess – he would have been about 17 years old.
As I placed it back in its rightful home, I realised that my Mum's face was also there, side by side with my Dad, as she had always been for 50 years or more. It seemed so poignant.
They are preserved, locked in this silver housing, protected from the world and from illness and death, still so young and alive and in love.
I wonder what tales it could tell, this little heirloom of mine, if it could talk?
I have taken its photograph, so that it can take its rightful place amongst our ongoing family stories.
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Manda Moore Pratt, age 91, of Garrett, widow of John C. Pratt, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at Highlands Regional Medical Center, in Prestonsburg.
She was born June 13, 1921, at Garrett, the daughter of the late Harry Lee and Ida Moore.
She is survived by four daughters, Zeda P. Martin, of Garrett, Priscilla Prater, of Hueysville, Juanita Sowards, of Belleville, Mich., and Carnetta "Tookie" Combs, of Gilbertsville; nine grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Raben Pratt; a daughter, Marilea Pratt; four brothers, Arnold Moore, Beverage Moore, Artis Moore and Albert Moore; and five sisters, Anise Lawson, Sarah Turner, Hildred Martin, Mae Salisbury and Maude Spencer.
Funeral services for Manda Moore Pratt will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, in Martin, with Jimmy Conley, Darrell Slone, Willie Crace and Gary Branham officiating. Burial will follow in the Harry Lee Moore Cemetery, at Langley.
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Adam Kraarĺs work includes a quartet of plays about American families living in Asia, and a play inspired by the Civil Rights Movementĺs ôFreedom Summer.ö
His plays have been produced and developed at Primary Stages, The Public Theatre, Theatreworks U.S.A., The New Group, Cherry Lane, LaMama, N.Y. Theatre Workshop, Geva, Performance Network, Alliance Repertory and many others. Fellowships from: Manhattan Theatre Club, Bogliasco Foundation, Millay Colony, New River Dramatists and Sewanee Writersĺ Conference. Adamĺs plays are published by Dramatic Publishing, Smith & Kraus, and Applause Books (including five Best American Short Plays anthologies).
Recent work includes Empire of the Trees (Wizard Oil Productions at Abingdon Theatre; NY Innovative Theatre Awardsĺ Outstanding Script Nominee); New World Rhapsody (Manhattan Theatre Club commission); The Spirit House (Performance Network); The Abandoned El (Illinois Theatre Center); Wild Terrain (EST Marathon of One-Act Plays) and Freedom High (Queens Theatre in the Park).
Adam is a Core Alumnus of The Playwrightsĺ Center and a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre. He was a previously a Playwrightsĺ Workshop Fellow at the Lark Play Development Center, a Featured Artist at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference, and was twice a resident playwright at the Inge Center for the Arts.
Adam grew up in India, Thailand, Singapore and the U.S. He earned an M.F.A. at Columbia University, has taught at the University of Rochester, Adelphi University, Hampshire College and NY Institute of Technology, and lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Karen.
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Dancing on the Edge: A new play with dance inspired by the stormy marriage of American dance pioneer Isadora Duncan and the Russian poet Sergei Esenin. Commissioned by Theatre Novi Most in Minneapolis. Slated for production in 2015.
Dream of a Deer at Dusk: a lyrical drama focusing on an idealistic 15-year-old girl trying to rescue a 27-year-old autistic man from the persecution of their small town. Workshopped at N.Y. Theatre Workshop. Finalist, National Playwrights Conference.
The Karpovsky Variations: a dark comedy about the diaspora of an American Jewish family, set mostly in their surrogate homes: airport lounges. Developed with The New Group. Selected for Ruth Easton New Play Series; workshop presentation at The Playwrightsĺ Center in 2013.
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Just call them or email. Yes it takes awhile but they may even send you the copies you missed. Mine is sorted out(I hope)
Got my fingers crossed I'll still get October's print issue. As a huge fan of Halo, I like adding magazines with Halo featuring in them into my Halo collection. Here's hoping mine's sorted by then.
I send an email on monday and still no response from them at all.
Trying to call the number to get some answers. I am switching right now, this is BS. Even the Android app won't download the enormous files without failing. If the site is in Beta make switching optional, even promote the crap out of it but don't switch people to something that doesn't work yet. Good grief Charlie Brown.
Just found this link for anyone else that needs it.
Not sure how quicky it will be done but hopefully it will work just the same.
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Up above click Magazine > Contact us > Under Digital there is a FAQ link for it just read the options.
I can not believe that they tell me at my local GameStop that they are not allowed to switch my issues from digital to print. Also if you forget your passwords for GameStop and Game Informer etc. And you change one of them it will change for GameStop and Power up rewards it will not change for Game informer so that eliminates that option of changing from print and digital online. So what do I do?
I was told when I renewed my subscription at my local store in West Lebanon, New Hampshire (USA) that pretty soon they were not going to be doing print editions soon and that I could sign up for print for the remainder of it's shelf life or to switch to digital now. I am the type that uses it as bathroom reading material. A loyal subscriber/reader for nearly 10 years and now this. I am not happy!!
Where do I find my subscriber number so I can switch to print? I found the form in the contact us portion of the magazine drop down menu but I don't know where to find my subscriber number to submit it.
I don't like that I was tricked into switching to digital. When I renewed my subscription I received an email saying I could get digital copies and I would still get the physical copy as well. Went to gamestop and they gave me the issues I have not received in the mail. I now switched from digital to physical copy a couple minutes ago. I'm just hoping I don't get screwed again. On top of that I haven't even received my digital copies either. I think it's pretty lame. Make our options clear and not so shady.
It's on the back of the magazine in the address area. It's the 8 digit number right above your name.
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Amy Zombeck returns for her tenth season as the winningest coach (94 wins) in UMass Boston women's soccer history and as a three-time Little East Conference Coach of the Year recipient.
Since coming to Boston, Zombeck has changed the program into one of the top ranked teams in all of New England, including winning back-to-back Little East Conference Regular Season Titles and the program's first ever Little East Conference Title in 2012.
This past season, she led the Beacons to their second consecutive Little East Conference Regular Season Title and the team's longest winning streak in program history. UMass Boston won nine consecutive games to close out the regular season to set a new program mark, including defeating NCAA Tournaments participants Keene State and Bridgewater State.
The Beacons not only took home the Little East Conference Regular Season and Tournament Titles in 2012, but they also earned their first ever national ranking, coming in at #23 in the D3Soccer.com Top-25 Coaches Poll on October 16.
UMass Boston opened the 2012 season on a then program-record eight-game winning streak, en route to a program-best 18-3 mark. The Beacons dominated the Little East going 6-1 to earn the number spot in the postseason and knocked off Keene State College and Western Connecticut State University in the LEC Tournament to win their first ever LEC Tournament Title and finish a perfect 12-0 at home.
For the first time in school history, UMass Boston defeated every team in the conference during the season, and earned their first ever victory over Keene State and first regular-season win against Eastern Connecticut State University.
Zombeck picked up her third career Little East Conference Coach of the Year Award at the end of the regular season and coached the program's first ever All-American and Little East Conference Offensive Player of the Year in Krista Ledin.
During her eight seasons, Zombeck has coached multiple all-conference and all-region honorees, and has led the Beacons to the conference tournament every single season since 2008.
In 2010, she made history by leading UMass into their first conference tournament final after upsetting the first-seeded Warriors of Eastern Connecticut State in penalty-kicks. UMass also made conference tournament history by becoming the first fourth-seed to ever advance to the championship round.
The 2011 campaign was just as impressive as Zombeck and her Beacons made a serious run in both the conference and the ECAC New England tournament. Led by the program's third conference Rookie of the Year honoree in the last four seasons, UMass advanced to the semi-finals of both tournaments.
On-top of their postseason appearances, Zombeck has set a new standard for wins in a season each of the past four years, with a combined record of 60-22-7.
During the remarkable turnaround, Zombeck has coached a combined 14 all-conference, seven All-Region selections, three conference Rookies of the Year, one ECAC Offensive Players of the Year, and one All-American selections. Prior to her arrival UMB had only one player named to an all-conference team since the program's inception in 1995.
Zombeck arrived at UMass after serving as the assistant coach for Keene State College women's soccer for four years. Before joining the Keene State coaching staff, Zombeck was a highly decorated soccer player for the Owls, earning Little East Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior. The midfielder was named Second-Team All-American by the Division III National Soccer Coaches Association of America, as well as All-Regional First Team and Little East Conference First Team as both a junior and senior.
Zombeck earned All-Region Second Team accolades for her junior and senior campaigns from the New England Women's Soccer Coaches Association of America and, following her sophomore year, she was tabbed as a member of the Division II NSCAA All-Regional Second Team after leading the Owls to an appearance in the NCAA tournament.
After graduating from Keene State in 1999 with a degree in sociology, Zombeck continued her career as both a coach and player. She coached in various soccer camps and leagues and enjoyed two seasons playing in the United States Independent Soccer League with the Springfield Sirens and the New Hampshire Lady Phantoms in 2000 and 2001, respectively.


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Since we opened our new facility last September, it seems like each week gets busier and more exciting than the previous one. This week we are just beginning, and it is starting off the same way.
Our medical team members spent last week in Asheville, N.C., training with the Humane Alliance team (www.humanealliance.org) enhancing their skills as we recently moved into our new regional high-quality, high-volume spay and neuter clinic. This week, Humane Alliance personnel will join us in Aiken to put what they taught us into effect in our clinic.
Our two long-term veterinarians will soon be joined by two new part-time veterinarians who will help us expand the days we perform surgeries, as well as the numbers we can do each day. Growing from last year's record of a little more than 2,500 surgeries to our new capacity of 18,000 surgeries will take time and effort, but we are quickly building momentum. When at full capacity, the number of surgeries will have a very large impact in reducing unplanned litters of puppies and kittens coming into shelters throughout the entire CSRA.
To help raise funds for some of these surgeries and bring more awareness to the issue, you'll continue to see more "Yards of the Mutts" all around Aiken County as our staff and volunteers work to spread the message about the importance of spay and neuter services as part of the overall animal welfare plans in our community. If you would like to participate and have a "litter" in your front yard to raise awareness and funds to help provide low cost spay/neuter services to our community, please call us at 648-6863.
Today we'll also be offering a tour of our new facility to an animal welfare professional from Charlotte, N.C. This is probably about the 20th tour we've been asked to provide since opening our doors. We are proud of the facility our wonderful donors allowed us to build, and each tour allows other groups throughout Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina to take back information to make improvements to their current facilities or give them more motivation to construct one of their own.
Adoptions have been going along well since we opened our new facility, too. If this is just an average week for us, we'll find new homes for about 13 dogs and cats this week. As we always stay full, that will allow us to bring in that many more stray dogs and cats from the City of Aiken, Aiken County shelter or from citizens who can't keep their animals any longer.
Finally, to "share the love" during Valentine's week, we are going to offer an adoption special aimed at bringing in love to your home during this week. Since Valentine's Day always falls on Feb. 14, the first 14 adult dogs and cats adopted Tuesday through Saturday of this week will only have a $14 adoption fee! Once we reach adoption 15, adoption fees will remain at half price for the rest of the adult dogs and cats this week, which is only $37.50. As always, adoption fees always include age appropriate shot and microchipping, and your new love will be spayed or neutered. Hopefully we'll have a record week of adoptions, which will allow us to transfer in even more wonderful stray dogs and cats next week.
As always, we are so grateful to the thousands of CSRA citizens who helped us build our new facility, who have already adopted, volunteered, continue to donate and help raise awareness to animal welfare issue throughout our part of the world. Busy weeks are a great sign that we are moving in the right direction.
To learn more how to help, please give us a call or stop on by our facility at 199 Willow Run Road in Aiken, Mondays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Gary Willoughby is the President and CEO of the SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletics department held its annual "Meet the Mocs" event Saturday at the First Tennessee Pavilion at Finley Stadium. More than 1,500 alumni, friends and family came out to meet their favorite UTC student-athletes and coaches.
The Chattanooga football team was joined by their comrades from men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, wrestling, soccer, track & field and volleyball. Cheerleaders and Sugar Mocs were there as well, while the Marching Mocs played to the delight of the assembled throng.
"This is my first 'Meet the Mocs'," Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics David Blackburn stated. "I love the enthusiasm around our programs and our student-athletes. Most importantly I liked that this wasn't about just one sport, but it was about all of them. That is exciting for me."
Football is the starter for the day. With the new season fast approaching, today's event came on the heels of Friday night's scrimmage, which was a first look for season ticket holders and UTC Mocs Club members.
"I thought it was a great day," Head Football Coach Russ Huesman added. "It's an opportunity for our guys to interact with our alumni and fans. I know I enjoy getting to visit with everyone who comes out, and our players get a lot out of it too. We get a lot of former guys back as well, so it is a family atmosphere."
While football is at the front of everyone's mind, they were not alone this afternoon.
"It's important for us to engage our fan base," added Head Wrestling Coach Heath Eslinger. "There is so much to be proud of when you talk about our athletics programs. It was great that so many student-athletes from our different sports were able to come out and feel the support we are so fortunate to have here in Chattanooga."
The Mocs open the season on Thursday night, August 29, with UT Martin coming to town. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m., with festivities prior to (tailgating) and following the game (fireworks.). Click the season ticket link above for information on the packages available that suit your needs.
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If you or your partner is subject to UK immigration control there are several options for you forming a civil partnership, depending on your circumstances. You may need to gain specific entry clearance in order to come to the UK and register your partnership. For any of the options available lesbian, gay and bisexual people should be assessed and treated in exactly the same way as a heterosexual couple.
Bi-national same-sex couples who are not in, or do not want to be in, a civil partnership are subject to the concessions for unmarried partners set out in the immigration regulations introduced in 1997.Under these regulations same-sex partners were only recognised as eligible for British residency if they could prove they had been in a four-year relationship akin to marriage. In 1999 this term was reduced to a two-year relationship. In 2000 the unmarried partners concession became an Immigration Rule.
For more detailed information about immigration for same-sex couples please see our immigration section or download our 'Civil Partnerships - everything you need to know' guide, which includes a section on immigration rules.
For lesbian and gay couples who have already formed a legal relationship in another country, if that relationship meets the requirements of the Civil Partnership Act, they will not need to register in the UK as well. Schedule 20 of the Act sets out which overseas relationships are automatically recognised in the UK. If your relationship is not listed in Schedule 20, it may still meet the general conditions of the Act, which are outlined in Chapter 2 of the Act.
For an up-to-date list of recognised overseas relationships follow the two links below;
Schedule 20, Civil Partnership Act 2004
Schedule 20, additional list 2012
For more information about having your overseas partnership recognised see the Direct.gov website here.
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Treasure of the Black Jaguar
Two boys with a get-rich-quick scheme end up in prison, but when they meet a famed treasure hunter named Blake West with a plan to break out they agree to journey out into the unforgiving desert to uncover a mysteriously cursed artifact. Blake West's former employer, a Japanese industrialist, is determined to beat our hero to the treasure and stop the boys by any means necessary.
Cast: Masayuki Imai, Cameron Van Hoy, Timothy V. Murphy, Michael Drayer
Produced by: Cameron Van Hoy
Directed by: Mike Bruce
Written by: Mike Bruce, Cameron Van Hoy
Running time: 1hr 42min
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All about pancreatic cancer. American Cancer Society website. Available at:
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003131-pdf.pdf. Accessed August 25, 2014.
Pancreatic cancer. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated August 12, 2014. Accessed August 25, 2014.
Pancreatic cancer. National Cancer Institute website. Available at:
Accessed August 25, 2014.
9/23/2008 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance
http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed: Boffetta P, Hecht S, Gray N, Gupta P, Straif K. Smokeless tobacco and cancer.
Lancet Oncol.
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BRASELTON, Ga. – In 2011, karters from all over North America competed in the 16th annual Skip Barber Racing School Karting Scholarship Shootout. This fall, October 15-17, the 17th Annual Karting Scholarship Shootout travels to the historic Virginia International Raceway to showcase the world's most talented karters and help in the next step in their racing carreer.
For an entry fee of $3,000, the next generation of racecar drivers will have the opportunity to learn about racing open-wheel formula cars, what it takes to be a complete driver and to compete for scholarships for the 2013 Skip Barber Racing School race season. Observed by a panel of motorsports experts, fifty karters will be coached as they go through a series of tests both on and off the racetrack.
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Competitors will also gain exposure from the event, with constant media coverage of the shootout.
The Karting Scholarship Shootout is exclusively for karters with no professional auto racing experience and no Skip Barber Racing School race event experience. Racers who do not meet the requirements below can elect to participate in the Skip Barber Racing School Summer or Winter Race Series to qualify for the Championship Shootout which will be held at Road Atlanta on December 14-16, 2012.
By limiting the field to strictly karters, Skip Barber Racing School returns to the core commitment of providing scholarship opportunities for karters to advance to professional racing via the Skip Barber Racing School ladder and also the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development ladder. An integral part of the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development ladder and the Mazda Road to Indy, Skip Barber Racing School allows racers to advance through its system of race schools and race series with the possibility of earning scholarships to move up to the next level at the conclusion of each championship.
The winner of the Karting Scholarship Shootout will receive a full scholarship to compete in the full 2013 Skip Barber Race Series of their choice. The other top four drivers will receive scholarship funds to compete in 2013 Skip Barber Race Series events. At the end of the year, competitors of the Race Series will have the opportunity to participate in the Skip Barber Race Series Championship Shootout, with the grand prize being a scholarship to compete in the full USF2000 race season funded by Mazda. The Skip Barber Race Series Championship Shootout is also open to all racers who have taken part in four (4) Skip Barber Racing School race weekends in the calendar year leading up to the shootout. The cost of entry is $8,500.
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Citing three unnamed sources that are involved in the bidding process, The Wall Street Journal posted a story that said the last round of bids were due today, although the deadline could be extended, according to one of the sources.
Two sources told The Journal that the bids could be in the $1.5 billion to $2 billion range, while a third said Moto's set-top box and hardware division could fetch as high as $2.5 billion. Google would be willing to finance the deal, according to one of the sources.
Google has been stripping the patent-rich cupboards of Motorola, but supposedly the cable-related hardware patents will go to the auction winner. In May, Google paid $12.5 billion to buy Motorola Mobility, in part to protect its Android-based assets.
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Brian Ussery noticed an interesting reference to GDrive in a file used by Google Pack. The file includes "localized information which is sent to translators".
The product category for GDrive is "online file backup and storage" and there are two lines that describe the application:
"GDrive provides reliable storage for all of your files, including photos, music and documents. GDrive allows you to access your files from anywhere, anytime, and from any device - be it from your desktop, web browser or cellular phone."
If the description is accurate, we can conclude that GDrive will provide a software that could be included in Google Pack, you'll be able to store any kind of files and you'll be able to access them from your mobile phone.
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The White House released a report this week on the impacts of global warming. Many places are already feeling the effects. There's drought in the Southwest, rising sea levels in Miami, and now even fictional worlds are feeling the burn.
There have been novels about climate change since the 1960's, but to me the definitive example is a book that's not well known outside the field of science fiction: The Windup Girl, by the American novelist Paolo Bacigalupi, which won both the Hugo and the Nebula Awards in 2010.
Great science fiction isn't so much about predicting the future as it is about taking seriously the nightmarish implications of the present. In The Windup Girl, Bacigalupi asks the question, what if all our nightmares came true?
It's the 23rd century and New York and New Orleans are underwater. Genetic engineering has unleashed devastating plagues and famines. There are no flying cars or jet packs because there are no fossil fuels left to run them. Computers are powered by foot-pedals. Cars and factories run on energy stored in enormous springs, which are wound by monstrous mutant elephants.
The plot of The Windup Girl centers on an agent of an American biotech firm, who is searching for a trove of rare genetically intact seeds. Along the way he meets the windup girl of the title: a woman who has been trapped by her own DNA. She's designed to be nothing but a servant and a sex toy.
But the real point of The Windup Girl is that dreams and desires don't matter. In a world this ecologically devastated, the only thing that does matter is energy in the form of calories: people it grow as crops, consume it as food, expend it as work.
These people look back on our time as a utopia, "a golden age fueled by petroleum and technology. A time when every solution to a problem didn't engender another."
What they learn is that we're a part of nature, and anything we do to her we do to ourselves.
Lev Grossman is the author of The Magician's Land, which is out in August.
According to the report the White House released this week about the impacts of climate change, many areas are vulnerable. Even fictional worlds are feeling the burn, or so says author Lev Grossman. Here he is for our series This Week's Must Read.
LEV GROSSMAN: Novels about climate change have been around since the '60s, but my favorite example is a book that came out just five years ago called "The Windup Girl" by an American novelist named Paolo Bacigalupi. Good science fiction isn't really about predicting the future; it's about taking seriously the nightmares we have now. And that's what "The Windup Girl" does. It takes our worst environmental scenarios and follows them to their disastrous conclusions.
By the 23rd century, New York and New Orleans are underwater. Genetic engineering has unleashed plagues and famines. There are no flying cars or jet packs because we have no fossil fuels left to make them go. The power we do have is stored on giant springs that have to be wound by mutant elephants.
In the midst of all this we meet Anderson Lake, an agent for an American biotech firm. Anderson is searching for a trove of rare seeds that could be used to engineer new, plague-resistant crops. Along the way, he meets the windup girl of the title, a woman who's trapped by her own DNA. She longs for freedom; she was genetically designed to be a servant.
The point of all this is that in this world, dreams don't matter. When the planet is this ecologically devastated, the only thing that does matter is energy in the form of calories. All they can do is grow them as crops, consume them as food and expend them as work. These people look back on our time as a utopia. They call it a golden age, fueled by petroleum and technology, a time when every solution to a problem didn't engender another.
What they learn is that we're a part of nature, and anything we do to her we do to ourselves.
SIEGEL: That's Lev Grossman, the author of "The Magician's Land." He was recommending "The Windup Girl" by Paolo Bacigalupi.
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great review - thanks dan
the backpack seems really unnecessary to me, it doesn't seem to fit in with the design ...
apart from that, looking forward to getting mine ! ... (some time next month! ) ... ah, international shipping! ...
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Thanks for the review man, I don't have him yet so was nice to see him in motion and posed about a bit. Looks like a solid figure.
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Mine hasn´t arrived yet as well, so it´s nice seeing him up close.
His face is stunning and since he uses a lot of existing parts, so he needed some extra details and stuff but his armor is weird in a way and looking at his vintage clamp(i love comparison time ) for the "old" looks somehow cooler than the new version….
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Let your child's imagination run free in a Teddy Bear Tee Pee by Pacific Play Tents. This 100 percent cotton canvas tee pee with adorable teddy bear graphics is perfect for indoor campouts. Just set up the included wooden poles and you've got yourself an easy-access tee pee. It offers a wonderful space for your child to embark on camping adventures.
- Soft, durable 100% cotton canvas
- Flame retardant, meets CPAI-84 & ASTM F963 safety standards
- Sturdy wooden poles
- Full fabric floor
- Window with flap cover
- Carry bag
- Dimensions: 45 in X 45 in X 56 in high
Shipping Note: This item ships directly from the manufacturer within contiguous United States only. Cannot be shipped to AK/HI, PO boxes, US territories, or APO/FPO addresses.