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I'm gonna be a happy idiot and struggle for the legal tender.
Set your sights on the STARS and you will at least get to the MOON
'Two men looked out from prison bars, one saw mud but one saw stars'
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'And if my ideas concerning the boundaries of art seem rather lenient, that's too bad. I'm no snob, and if you are, that's your problem. In my business, if you lose your taste for good baloney, it's time you got into some other line of work.'
Sai King - 'Danse Macabre' - 1981
Long days and pleasant nights
"Only 1,326 work related accidents this month. Keep up the good work!"
"You are who you eat"
"Mudokons entering this door will be slaughtered and packaged as disgusting yet yummy novelty meat products"
"Wanted: Modokon Fleech Flusher. No experience necessary"
"Scrab cakes..mm..they'll cost ya an arm and a leg!"
(that was also said by the Slig at the M.O.M.) [magog on the mosh, the live propaganda news station]
"Arms not good enough? Buy a new pair ya idiot!"
"A little hard work never killed anyone important"
These all went by in the ticker tape neon signs in the background of the original Oddworld game...


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Sophomore Amanda Sumner (Bristol, Conn.) led by a wide margin throughout the two-mile race and came in with a time of 11:38.02 followed by teammates Kathryn Stuart (Brentwood, Tenn.) with a time of 11:57.83 and Keeley Stewart (Winchester, Tenn.) in third at 12:09.29.
Senior Mary Cumbee (Brentwood, Tenn.) was the fourth UTC runner across the line with a time of 13:05.41 while newcomer Helenka Kis (13:43.42) was the fifth scoring runner across the line for Chattanooga.
The Lady Mocs scored 49 points to finish first with Middle Tennessee second with 62 points followed by Austin Peay (68) and UT Martin (81) in fourth. Covenant College and Alabama A&M tied for fifth with 153 points each while Tennessee State was seventh with 195 points.
In the men's race, senior Nathan Wanuch (Mississauga, Ontario) took up the torch for the Mocs and won the men's 5-kilometer with a time of 15:31.72. Freshman Paul Stuart (Brentwood, Tenn.), younger brother to current Lady Moc Kathryn and former runner Emmie, was the second UTC runner across the line placing fourth with a time of 16:02.65. Junior John Gilpin (Nashville, Tenn.) was seventh overall with a time of 16:32.98 and freshman Trevor Janssen (Jordan Station, Ontario) was ninth (16:38.88) followed by sophomore Patrick O'Brien (Chattanooga, Tenn.) in 11th with a time of 16:53.39.
Middle Tennessee placed all five scoring runners in the top 10 with Robinson Simatei second with a time of 15:48.58. The Blue Raiders claimed the title with a score of 26 points followed by the Mocs 32 points. UT Martin was third with 67 points while Austin Peay placed fourth (103). Covenant College was fifth with 148 points and Tennessee State was sixth with 150 points.
Up next for UTC is the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 9 a.m.


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The above mentioned stars may have retired from the league, but Derrick Rose, the team's present star player, along with Jaokim Noah will be leading them again on the road to the Finals, and will stop at nothing to claim what great players before them have achieved.
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On Day 3 of my SF book tour, I visited the vibrant Spencer Christian and beautiful Janelle Wang for a return appearance on their afternoon talk show The View from the Bay. Spencer already loves raw vegan foods, and this visit, we may have won Janelle over to our side with my Jap Chae Korean No-Cook Stir Fry Noodles and Berry Kream Tartlets. (The recipes follow below).
Watch video of my TV appearance here.
It's always fun to be made up by a professional make up artist. Skye said she's been working weeks without one day off. A perfect candidate for the raw vegan diet.
Abbeba kicked off this show with her dehydrated crackers and salsa. I like to remind folks raw dishes like guacamole, salsa, gazpacho, and salads are already popular, so raw foods really aren't that much of a stretch from what we're already eating.
I met this pretty teen last year on my Ani's Raw Food Desserts tour. She seems to have grown a foot or more, and has the coolest parents. Her pops brought her to the Ferry Building for my talk on Saturday, and her mom brought her to the TV station. She's thriving on raw, and is continuing to convert and inspire her friends. What an inspiration.
The 2 recipes I made on air were for my Jap Chae, page 224, and Custard Tartletts, page 267. Jap chae is one of my favorite Korean noodle dishes, and it's traditionally made with rice noodles. This recipe was inspired by my mother, who pointed out how similar kelp noodles are to rice noodles. Mom helped me figure out how to season my noodles with pretty much the same ingredients as the cooked version.
Watch video of my TV appearance here.
JAP CHAE – Korean No-Cook Kelp Noodles with Vegetables
Place the onion and mushrooms in a large mixing bowl and toss with salt or soy sauce until mixed well. Nama Shoyu is a raw unpasturized soy sauce, and Bragg's Liquid Aminos is a live food. Another wheat free soy is tamari, if you prefer that. Set aside for at least 15-20 minutes to marinade and soften. Add the carrot and sesame oil. Mix well. Add the noodles and toss to mix well.
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To make crust, add nuts and salt into your food processor, and process into small pieces. Add dates to bind together your batter.
Line tartlet pan with plastic wrap. Press 2 tablespoons of the batter into pan. Remove tartlet crust, and place on plate.
Make kream by blending cashews with vanilla and water until smooth.
Scoop into tartlet crust. Top with fresh berry, and serve.
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The Sultan of Swat and the Challenge of Integrating Pakistan's Periphery
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Pakistan's security crises resemble the Whac-A-Mole game regularly found in amusement parks and fairs. The central government bashes — or at least attempts to — the head of insurgents in one area, only to find "miscreants" popping up elsewhere. The cycle continues with repeat offenders. Crises aren't resolved — just temporarily contained. The containment strategy has served to keep these regions, as well as Pakistan as a whole, stagnant.
However, the potential danger of the coming months and years may leave one longing for stagnation. The words of Fatima Jinnah — Pakistan's first female presidential candidate and sister of the country's founder — expressed over fifty years ago have been proven to be prescient: "Those who resort to maneuvers and machinations only succeed in raising up Frankensteins, which ultimately threaten to devour them."
Violence in Balochistan, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and now Swat could spread further into the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and even into pockets of Punjab and Sindh. The short-lasting but deadly bursts of violence in Pakistan's major cities could also regularize.
Pakistan's central government has had historically difficult relations with areas in the country's periphery. These were the areas least modernized and integrated by the the British presence. Bureaucrats in the new Pakistani government, largely of Punjabi and Urdu-speaking Muhajir background, merely continued the role of their British predecessors. They interacted with locals via agents — largely, if not exclusively, traditional elites. While this process was mirrored to some extent in electoral politics in Punjab and Sindh, the hierarchy and distance was greater in the periphery.
In many senses, these elites provided an efficient way of dealing with insular communities populated in difficultly-accessible areas. However, central governments repeatedly failed to game plan a transition toward greater equity and representative governance in these areas. Due to a variety of reasons, it failed to establish its writ locally and provide basic services that would provide residents with a sense of national citizenry. They have failed to integrate the periphery with the center.
In FATA, Islamabad has been challenged by the area's peculiar constitutional status. These areas were never formally integrated into British India; local notables (maliks) consented to joining Pakistan on the condition of that their autonomy would continue. Common folk in the region face dire poverty and severe backwardness; literacy rates, for example, are abysmally low — somewhere in the teens. The hegemony of traditional elites relies on the preservation of the area's constitutional exceptionalism and prevailing hierarchy, as well as the subjugation of the common man. However, the rise of religious militancy since the 1980s — with the assistance of security agencies and foreign donors — has progressively challenged eroded the influence of these locals. Baitullah Mehsud and Haji Omar are prime examples of today's Frankensteins produced by short-sighted or non-comprehensive policies of the past.
Similarly in Swat, which was nominally integrated into the NWFP in the early 1970s, has witnessed the rise of a 28-year old upstart by the name of Maulana Fazlullah. He leads the outlawed Tehreek-e Nifaaz-e Shariat-e Muhammadi (TNSM), while his father-in-law — the group's original leader — Sufi Muhammad, is in jail. TNSM's capabilities declined significantly shorly after 2001, but the government's meager response in the area to the 2005 earthquake boosted the group's fortunes. Fazlullah's group fills a void by providing law and order through his Talibanistic forces. Moreover, he has won the hearts and minds of many locals (including women) with his illegal FM radio station. TNSM has sought to impose its interpretation of Islam upon other Muslims and has also targeted non-Muslims. Their movement could potentially spread to nearby Chitral, where many residents practice a pre-Islamic tradition. Here, jihadi upstarts have also displaced local notables and mainstream political parties.
Balochistan faces an altogether different problem. The province has been and continues to be dominated by a hierarchy led by notables (nawabs/sardars). Resource rich, but otherwise desperately poor, the province has featured several proto-wars with Islamabad and at least two insurgencies. The tensions are exclusively ethnic-nationalist, not religious. The most recent insurgency was dealt a significant blow by the assassination of Nawab Akbar Bugti, an Oxford-educated Baloch notable, in 2006. Since then, the government has used a multi-pronged strategy to defeat the insurgency. Its non-military tactics include supplanting notables with the JUI-F, an Islamic party; capitalizing upon (and creating) divisions between and within Baloch tribes, as well as between Baloch and Pathans.
A recently released report by the International Crisis Group states, "Previous insurgencies were led by sardars but today's insurgency is spearheaded by ordinary, middle-class Baloch." This suggests that Pervez Musharraf's purported strategy of breaking the nawab's hegemony and winning the hearts and minds of the common Baloch by increasing their quality of life is failing. While the Baloch nawabs were highly obstinate, they played a semi-predictable game (serve as chief minister one year and lead an insurgency the next). For many, there isn't an offer they can't refuse and the hierarchy keeps their followers under control. But a middle-class insurgency led by younger Baloch will be much more difficult for Islamabad to manage. They will be less willing to compromise and will be prone to fragmentation — which destroy the insurgency or push it toward erratic behavior and/or nihilism.
The Federally Administered Northern Areas of Pakistan (FANA) — including Gilgit and Baltistan — have had an unsettled constitutional status as a result of their connection to the dispute with India over Kashmir. Islamabad has deferred giving the areas any sort of permanent status until the resolution of the border conflict with India, which has a claim over FANA. Recently, the government issued a governmental reform package for the region, increasing enfranchisement and local governance. These are steps in the right direction — signaling that both Islamabad and New Delhi are coming to terms with the Line of Control as a de-facto border — but the local population wants more. A senior government representative there has suggested the current reforms are only a prelude to future ones. Future movement toward provincial status would have to take place after elections. Any moves before that would add new variables to a volatile election calculus; moreover, New Delhi is waiting for things to settle down in Islamabad for peace talks to move forward any further. Islamabad, however, should recognize that it is presented with a significant opportunity to integrate one of its elements on the periphery into a democratic, federalist framework. Such opportunities are rare and don't last forever.
The challenges faced by Islamabad in Balochistan, FATA, and Swat — and the current opportunity in FANA — are all spokes in its crisis of governance. It is convenient for many talking heads in the U.S. to throw out the question, "Why don't we just go in there and take care of them (al-Qaeda and the neo-Taliban) ourselves?", when they don't have the responsibilities (and risks) associated with governing Pakistan after the bombs fall. The challenges faced in the first three regions will undoubtedly involved targeted military solutions, but real, long-term change requires structural, political reform. Even Hamid Karzai appeared on 60 Minutes this Sunday asking for the U.S. to restrict its use of air power in southern Afghanistan. So-called "actionable" intelligence has all too often proven to be bunk or outdated, resulting in the loss of innocent human lives and no associated strategic gains. It furthers the idea within Pakistan, its military, and its frontier regions that it's fighting a war on behalf of a foreign benefactor — and not in its national interest.
Ultimately, the solution to these conflicts are political and socio-economic. Some Pakistanis turn against the federal government because the only face of Islamabad they see is an attack helicopter or the barrel of a rifle. Government's primary task is to provide security, law and order, and basic services and infrastructure. If it offers little but has a visibly heavy military presence, what else can it be seen as but a colonial army?
All of Pakistan's citizens must be given the right to complete citizenship and adult enfranchisement. Regions such as FATA with an outdated tribal-colonial mode of government should be given full status and integrated into the provinces or made into their own. Public activity should be channeled into legitimate, representative institutions. Citizens must be able to redress their grievances through the ballot and the judiciary, not the Kalashnikov. All non-violent and non-secessionist political parties — mainstream, Islamist, subnational or otherwise — should be considered by the federal government as allies in winning back the periphery. A federal security presence must gradually yield to a local and provincial police force, combined with a competent and elected local administration that provides necessities such as medical care and education.
Development in Gwadar and elsewhere in Balochistan must make use of available human resources talent from the province's indigenous talent. Balochistan's nawabs have subjugated their people as much as they have actively voiced their collective discontent. A Baloch middle class must be developed — not only for the improving the lot of the locals, but also for supplanting an antiquated authoritarian socio-political order. It is preposterous to assume that those who offer their complete loyalty to a feudal lord can be integrated into and reap benefits from the global economy.
Similarly, economic and political empowerment should be encouraged in FATA and the NWFP. The $750 million U.S. aid package for the region can contribute greatly toward this, but Congress should monitor such aid extensively and ensure that it's reaching the common Pakistani, rather than simply getting distributed as booty to various local and federal elites.
Above all, Pakistan's military-intelligence apparatus must engage in some serious introspection. Like the country's feudal lords, it has made sizable pockets of the country and various institutions its playground. In doing so, not only has it embraced the worst characteristics of the civilian power class it derides, but it has also contributed to a virtual state of lawlessness across the country. Not only is the state of Pakistan a global joke, it is in danger of imploding from within. The state and only the state must maintain a monopoly over the use of violence, implemented by an individual under the control of an elected executive, and checked by an empowered judiciary. This needs to be the case all across Pakistan — not just in FATA and Balochistan, but also in cities like Karachi. This is not only constitutionally mandated, but also a national security imperative for Pakistan. What goes on it FATA doesn't stay in FATA.
Finally, these crises should cause some deeper study of Islamabad's engaging in non-conventional war. Pakistan must consider the strengths and weaknesses of its previous and current usages of the strategy — including the lack of a socio-political endgame and the dangers of blow back. Interested foreign parties in Kabul, New Delhi, and Washington must also consider whether they have helped create a structure that only avails Pakistan's security establishment with the sole option of nonconventional war. The lessons of recent years indicate that all those involved in non-conventional warfare, whether they be inducers or the induced, tend to lose greatly in the long-term from such short-term, deleterious methods.


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I'm 25 years old, not pregnant at the moment, and I have chronic proteinuria. I'm not sure what the cause is yet; I saw a urologist who said it was due to cystitis, but I'm now following up with a nephrologist in the next few weeks hoping to find the cause. In addition to chronic proteinuria, I have chronic high blood pressure, which I'm controlling with Methyldopa already. I really want to conceive now because I have concerns about infertility, but my OBGYN recommended that I try to lose 40 pounds first because of the risk of pre-eclampsia. She made it sound like death would be likely. I've had friends with similar risk factors as me (high blood pressure and obesity) who had normal, healthy babies and were okay themselves, so I'm sort of confused. Are the risks are drastic as my doctor makes them seem? Is high blood pressure very uncontrollable during pregnancy? I've been trying to lose weight, but it hasn't been coming off easily; I've only lost 8 pounds in 3 months with 90 minutes of exercise a day and a healthy diet. It's very frustrating.
Anyway, my question is: If you were me, would you risk getting pregnant right now, or would you keep waiting until you lost 40 lbs to be in the "normal" BMI range before trying?


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The comfort, ease and drape of this top are so wonderful. Probably acquired from the yarn, which I wasn't a huge fan of working with. It is slightly slippery, and I am sure if I would have used bamboo needles instead of my addi's, I would have liked it better. I am not sure if this feel could be obtained with many other yarns. There is only one thing that I would have done differently. Knit this in the round! That would avoid the seam, which I am slightly unhappy with. It won't prevent me from wearing it though.


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Some Ashe County post offices will be reducing business hours under the U.S. Postal Service's Post Office Structure Plan — also known as POStPlan — as part of a nationwide effort to keep open rural post offices.
According to USPS spokesperson Monica Robbs, the following weekday business hours will apply in Ashe County effective Monday:
- Creston — 8-10 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. (five hours)
- Grassy Creek — 12-4 p.m. (four hours)
- Laurel Springs — 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. (six hours)
- Piney Creek — 12-4 p.m. (four hours)
- Warrensville — 12-4 p.m. (four hours)
Saturday hours will remain unchanged.
Citing decreased mail flow due in an increasingly paperless world, the USPS posted over $8 billion in losses between 2001 and 2010 — $5.2 billion in the third quarter of fiscal year 2012 alone, according to their financial documents.
Thousands of post masters and postal employees took early retirement buyouts offered by USPS in 2012.
In July 2011, USPS announced it was reviewing 3,700 post offices for possible closure.
According to a USPS press release, "although retail sales and foot traffic for most post offices (have) declined significantly in recent years, the Postal Service has received considerable feedback from communities around the country, requesting their post office remain open for business."
"In the months that followed the July 2011 announcement, thousands of community meetings were held and surveys were conducted in each affected location. The feedback generated by those meetings and surveys…helped outline the new options being announced now," read the press release.
As a strategy for preserving the rural post office, POStPlan is "really a win-win compromise," said Robbs. "We're matching the (business hours) with the public are already using."
Editor's note: This story has been updated. The original version listed incorrect hours for the Creston Post Office of 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:15-4:15 p.m.. The correct hours for Creston are 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m..


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My fiancé and I went to a Wolves game with a few friends. Around one of the intermissions, we were walking around the concessions and saw an area with dogs for adoption. We just happened to walk by this giant boxer/pit mix named Roxie and simply fell in love with her. She looks intimidating at first, but is the sweetest dog you will meet. We filled out the application for adoption, were approved, and walked out of the Wolves game with a new dog.


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My C section has been moved forward to this Friday 19th December. There is no emergency but the baby appears large on the scan, I dont want to be induced, my BP is rising but not in any danger zone yet and my swelling is up. No protein yet though.
Thanks to all of you. Being part of this web site has helped me through this pregnancy ( I'd have gone potty if it wasn't for knowing that there were other people like me out there) and this has given me the confidence to be more demanduing in my care this time around.
The great thing is that a c section on 19th as opposed to 22nd means Im likely to be home for Christmas with my 2 year old.
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Finally got the next shorty. Stamp applied for. June 1st. About the same time as the Col. U.S.M.C. applied for his.
5.45x39 Rock River Arms.
Thank you crew at ProjectGuns for the excellent inscription on the lower and your help in helping me obtain the weapon.
Cant put it together till my stamp comes in. But I fired it with my other NFA lower.
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Deschutes River Recordings: Eric D. Johnson
Over the last six months we've been working hard to create the Deschutes River Recordings, a unique partnership between musician and cause. We're dedicated to keeping the Deschutes River healthy and clean and to supporting independent music in the Northwest, so this summer we invited Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats, Laura Gibson, and Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper to Central Oregon to perform river-inspired songs along our beloved waterway.
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To watch or listen to the action live online, log on to www.chicagowolves.com
Head Coach JOHN ANDERSON earned his 500th regular-season win behind the Wolves bench on Saturday. ANDERSON has posted a .627 regular-season winning percentage in 11 years with the Wolves, which includes 300 victories in the AHL and 200 wins in the IHL, and has led the franchise to three league titles during his tenure.
--- Jason Krog: Notched six points (3G, 3A) in four games last week to pus his AHL-leading totals to 35 goals, 62 assists and 97 points in 69 contests this season, all career highs ... Recorded 17 more points than the next-closest player in the league ... Collected at least one point in 54 of his 69 tilts this season, which includes 28 with two or more
--- Ondrej Pavelec: Held opponents to just one goal in two straight starts, which includes notching 38 saves on 39 shots in Saturday's win ... Surrendered one or fewer markers 12 times in 18 appearances since Feb. 8 ... Leads active AHL goaltenders with 29 wins - a franchise record by a Wolves first-year pro - and has notched a 2.59 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage in 43 contests this season
--- Darren Haydar: Racked up 15 points (6G, 9A) in his last 11 matchups, which
includes his 14th multiple-point outing of the season in Saturday's win (G, A) ... Netted 47 points (16G, 31A) in 42 contests with the Wolves this season and eight points (G, 7A) in 16 games with the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers
--- Jesse Schultz: Registered five points (2G, 3A) in his last six matchups, which includes a helper on Saturday's game-winning goal ... Shares second on the squad with a career-high 37 assists and is tied for 16th in the league and holds third on Chicago with 59 points in 69 contests this season
--- Colin Stuart: Netted Saturday's game-winner, his first goal in 11 tilts ... Recorded eight assists, 13 points and a +10 plus/minus rating in 48 games with the Wolves this season, which includes four helpers, five points and a +8 rating in his last eight tilts
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--- The Wolves are two points away from clinching their 13th postseason berth in 14 years; Chicago owns a 14-point lead for first place in the West Division and
ranks second in the AHL with 47 wins and 98 points, the most in franchise history through 69 games.
--- Center Jason Krog leads the AHL in goals (35), assists (65) and points (97) with 11 contests remaining on Chicago's regular-season slate; only two players in AHL history have ever won the offensive "triple crown" by leading the league in goals, assists and points.
--- The Wolves finish a five-game road trip at Rockford on Friday before hosting a pair of games at the Allstate Arena on Saturday and Sunday; Chicago leads the AHL with a .743 winning percentage on home ice this season (25-8-1-1).
--- Chicago's 3-1 win at San Antonio snapped a four-game losing streak, the squad's longest in 43 matchups.
--- The Wolves lead the AHL with 257 goals and 95 power-play tallies this season.
--- Twenty-five different players have lit the lamp for Chicago this season, which includes 18 of the 21 on the current roster.
The Wolves will host an end of the season merchandise sale at home games on Sat., March 29 and Sun., March 30 in the Allstate Arena's East lobby. Discounts on Wolves apparel will be available. For more information, call 1-800-THE-WOLVES.
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Chicago 3, (at) San Antonio 1
--- Chicago posted three straight goals to overcome a 1-0 deficit en route to earning a 3-1 win over the San Antonio Rampage at the AT&T Center
--- Linemates Darren Haydar and Jason Krog each tallied a goal an assist in the win
--- Netminder Ondrej Pavelec notched 38 saves on 39 shots
Fri., March 21
(at) Houston 5, Chicago 4
--- Leading 3-0 after 20 minutes and 4-1 halfway through the game, the Wolves allowed four consecutive goals en route to being defeated, 5-4, against the Houston Aeros at the Toyota Center
--- Forwards Kevin Doell, Jason Krog and Jordan LaVallee and blueliner Chad Denny scored for Chicago while goaltender Robert Gherson notched 33 saves on 38 shots
Thu., March 20
(at) Houston 1, Chicago 0
--- The Houston Aeros tallied a power-play marker midway through the second period and rode a 26-save shutout performance from netminder Anton Khudobin to post a 1-0 victory over the Wolves at the Toyota Center
--- Netminder Ondrej Pavelec recorded 19 saves on 20 shots
Tue., March 18
(at) Lake Erie 7, Chicago 5
--- Tied 4-4 after two periods, the Wolves surrendered two third-period goals in a span of 41 seconds en route to being defeated, 7-5, by the Lake Erie Monsters at Quicken Loans Arena
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Hi ya'll! This is my first time posting. I live in Montgomery with my husband and our son Samuel Ivan (30 weeker). Sam was born via emergency C-section Thursday, Sept.16,2004 during Hurricane Ivan (hence the middle name) at Baptist South. My pregnancy was complication free until the Tuesday before Sam was born. I had been swelling for about 6 weeks, but the doctor kept telling me it was normal. I had no other pre-e symptoms at the time. Pre-e was diagnosed during my first two week checkup. Elevated blood pressure, protein in my urine, and I had gained 10 lbs (water weight) in 2 weeks. I was not feeling ill in any way. I had noticed decreased fetal movement Sunday, but decided that I was overreacting and should wait for my doc appointment on Tuesday. I never had a headache and the only time my blood pressure was elevated was when they had checked it at the doc's office. It was within normal range the whole time I was in the hospital. He sent me over to the hospital for monitoring and they noticed that the baby's heart rate was lower than it should be and was not fluctuating like it should be. I had a biophysical profile done and the baby got a score of 4 out of 10. Also, we had low amniotic fluid and no reason why. (I still don't know what happened with that. My water NEVER broke, and my doc kept asking me over and over if it had.) My doctor said that the pre-e was affecting the baby more than me and that this is a rare occurance. Anyone else heard of this? I had one steroid shot Tuesday night and one 24 hrs later on Wednesday. The doc's wanted to wait until Friday to deliver, but the baby was in fetal distress and they took him at 12:27 am Thursday morning, weighing 2 lb. 6 oz., 15 1/2in. long. Sam was in the NICU for 2 months. His major problems were feeding intolerance and a septic infection at about a month old. He is doing very well now, over 8lbs and 21 inches long! I can hardly remember how small he was.
I am the first of my friends to have a child and needless to say this has been anything but normal. It's difficult to talk to people who don't understand an early birth due to pre-e. I came across this forum and am very thankful I did! It feels good to write it down. Merry Christmas !
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Republicans rejoice! The Republican party is hard at work curtailing the rights and wages of working Americans (For our own good, no doubt!)
Because if plutocrats don't make even more billions in profit, they may not eventually trickle down wealth on us.
36 Senators Introduce Bill Prohibiting Virtually Any New Law Helping Workers
More than three-quarters of the Senate Republican caucus signed onto legislation introduced Wednesday by Sens. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Rand Paul (R-KY) that could render it virtually impossible for Congress to enact any legislation intended to improve working conditions or otherwise regulate the workplace. Had their bill been in effect during the Twentieth Century, for example, there would likely be no nationwide minimum wage, no national ban on workplace discrimination, no national labor law and no overtime in most industries.
Like many Tea Party proposals to neuter the federal government, Coburn and Pauls bill is marketed as an effort to bring America back in line with a long-ago discarded vision of the Constitution. Its named the Enumerated Powers Act of 2013, a reference to the provisions of the Constitution outlining Congress specific powers, and it claims to require all federal legislation to contain a concise explanation of the specific authority in the Constitution that is the basis for its enactment.
The key provision in this bill, however, would revive a discredited interpretation of the Constitution that America abandoned nearly eight decades ago. Although the text of the bill is not yet available online, a press release from Coburns office explains that it [p]rohibits the use of the Commerce Clause, except for the regulation of the buying and selling of goods or services, or the transporting for those purposes, across boundaries with foreign nations, across State lines, or with Indian tribes.
To translate this language a bit, in the late 19th Century, the Supreme Court embraced an unusually narrow interpretation of the Constitutions provision enabling Congress to regulate commerce . . . among the several states. Under this narrow reading, which lasted less than half a century, the justices said that they would only permit federal laws that regulated the transport of goods for sale or a sale itself. Manufacturing, mining, production and agriculture were allheld to be beyond federal regulation. This theory was the basis for several decisions striking down basic labor protections, including a 1918 decision declaring a child labor law unconstitutional.
Coburn and Pauls bill appears to be an attempt to restore the constitutional regime that prohibited child labor regulation and other such nationwide regulation of the American workplace. While the bill does not apply retroactively so existing labor laws would continue to function the bill does allow a procedural objection to be raised against any new legislation that does not comply with the limits imposed by the bill. Such an objection could be used to block any most attempts to enact new workplace laws such as a bill increasing the national minimum wage or a bill prohibiting all employers from firing workers because they are gay. Similarly, Coburn and Pauls bill could permanently entrench decisions by the conservative Roberts Court rolling back existing protections for workers such as a recent decision shielding many employers whose senior employees engage in sexual harassment.
Such an effort to shrink the constitutional role of government until it is small enough to be drowned in a bathtub is consistent with Paul and Coburns records. Last March, Paul praised a particularly infamous Supreme Court decision empowering employers to ruthlessly exploit their workers. Coburn told a town hall meeting in 2011 that Medicare and Medicaid are unconstitutional because thats a family responsibility, not a government responsibility.
What is somewhat surprising, however, is the sheer breadth of support for Coburn and Pauls discredited view of the Constitution within the Senate Republican Caucus. According to Coburns press release, their bill is cosponsored by Senators Ayotte (R-NH), Barrasso (R-WY), Blunt (R-MO), Boozman (R-AR), Burr (R-NC), Chambliss (R-GA), Coats (R-IN), Corker (R-TN), Cornyn (R-TX), Crapo (R-ID), Cruz (R-TX), Enzi (R-WY), Fischer (R-NE), Flake (R-AZ), Graham (R-SC), Grassley (R-IA), Hatch (R-UT), Heller (R-NV), Inhofe (R-OK), Isakson (R-GA), Johnson (R-WI), Lee (R-UT), McCain (R-AZ), McConnell (R-KY), Moran (R-KS), Risch (R-ID), Roberts (R-KS), Rubio (R-FL), Scott (R-SC), Sessions (R-AL), Thune (R-SD), Toomey (R-PA), Vitter (R-LA), and Wicker (R-MS).


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The Local Spin: Music rolls in with autumnSeptember 25,2013By Ali Flewelling
Arts Correspondent
This week I would like to introduce you to the sounds of a great local group. Split Tongue Crow formed in 2010 and members include Jeremy Woods, Matt Marro, David Anderson, Eoin Noonan and Cara White. The band has a unique sound which comes through in the song "Horizons" from its self-titled album. You can hear "Horizons" by visiting the band's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYzcQBRmKpo.
As we officially enter the autumn season the music scene blows in as do the leaves. So, without further hesitation let's take a look at this week's roster.
Friday night, our own Jim Sabataso will be at Griffins Publick House in downtown Rutland beginning at 6 p.m. Jim puts on a smooth solo show and you are sure to recognize some of his well-known covers.
Friday night also welcomes Duane Carleton to The Foundry at Summit Pond. He will perform beginning at 7 p.m. for Killington Mountain-goers.
Also on Friday, Carnival Hill will perform at CJ's Suds South in Rutland at 9:30 p.m. The show will be the band's first with its new bass player, Chris Cornelius.
Although it is a bit of a hike, local favorites Chad Hollister and Jeff Poremski will be at Crossroads Bar & Grill on Rainbow Street in South Royalton Friday night. The pair will take the stage at 9 p.m. and I didn't want to count this performance out as they both have quite a following. I mean, who can tear it up on guitar like these two?
If you happen to be in Montpelier on Friday evening, I recommend checking out Kina Zore at Postive Pie II. The group is one of the areas hottest Afro-pop bands and will entertain attendees starting at 10:30 p.m. On Saturday, rock band Bad Dog will be in the same spot, also at 10:30 p.m.
Brandon Music invites you to see Emily Mure at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The New York City-based singer-songwriter will perform originals from her albums "Where I Began" and "Odyssey." Tickets can be purchased for $15 and you can call 802-465-4071 for additional information.
The Thunder Road Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion in West Rutland. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10 or $15 for a couple.
Mike & The Monsters will take the stage at 9:30 p.m. Saturday night at 3D's in Rutland. The group hails from Albany, N.Y., so if you are looking to switch things up a bit or hear some new sounds I recommend giving them a listen.
The music just doesn't quit on Saturday as we also have Steve Audsley and Eli King at Frank's Tavern on Main Street in Ludlow for a 9:30 p.m. show.
On Sunday, Woodchucks' Revenge will perform at the Dorset Farmers Market at 10 a.m. This is one of your last chances to enjoy this great outdoor venue before the cold moves in. The market is held rain or shine at the H.N. Williams General Store on Route 30.
In addition on Sunday, Duane Carleton will be at JAX on Killington Road in Killington for local's night starting at 9:30 p.m. Rick Redington will be just up the hill at The Outback at 9:30 p.m.
I also wanted to give a heads up to some regularly scheduled music events taking place in the area: Every Tuesday, the Poultney Bluegrass Society performs at Taps Tavern in Poultney at 8 p.m. On Wednesdays nights Steve Audsley hosts an open mic night at Center Street Alley in downtown Rutland. Interested musicians are invited to share their talents beginning at 9 p.m.
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Discover the rich history behind nearly 50 years of great skiing.
Our story begins 135 years ago when Army soldiers discovered rich silver veins in the mountain above what would become Park City. Since that time, Park City has been home to a colorful cast of characters, set among silver mines, saloons and eventually ski lifts.
In 1868 prospecting Army soldiers discovered rich silver veins in the hills above what would become Park City. George Snyder, a Mormon polygamist, built a boarding house with his third wife Rhoda near the present Town Lift to profit from the mining trade. On the Fourth of July, 1872, early miners raised Rhoda's hand sewn American flag over the Snyder's log house. "We shall call this place Parley's Park City," George declared. Very soon the "Parley" (named for early settler Parley Pratt) was dropped and a new mining boom town had its name.
The Silver King Mine produced fortunes in silver and made several investors millionaires. Near the present Bonanza chairlift, the Silver King hoist building remains. The mine company also built a miner's dining hall with upstairs bedrooms and offices for its top management. In 1987, it was in disrepair and awaiting demolition when historic preservationists rallied to save it. The 144 ton building was jacked up and pushed uphill by a fleet of bulldozers and restored to its original grandeur. Mid-Mountain Lodge now serves meals again, this time to skiers and riders near the Pioneer Chair.
Early Park City miners used what were called "longboard snowshoes" as early as the 1880's for transportation to the mines, but by the 1920's, skiing was becoming a recreational sport. Scandinavian miners built a jump on the Creole Mine dump, (now the Creole ski run to the Town Lift), and held jumping tournaments. Park City's young adults formed the Park City Ski Club and guided kids and adults on ski tours on the hills that one day would become Park City Mountain Resort. As early as 1923 the Park Record newspaper was predicting skiing would make Park City "a mecca for winter sports."
The last surviving mining company in Park City, United Park City Mines, turned to skiing with help from a federal loan meant to revive economically depressed rural towns. In Park City, the $1.2 million dollars bought a gondola, base and summit lodges, a chairlift, a J-bar, and a nine-hole golf course. The resort was called Treasure Mountain Resort. Mine company officials urged townspeople to hang on to their real estate because, they said, "it will be valuable some day." At the time, a town lot and house were worth about $500.
The Skier's Subway lift carried skiers like they were silver miners. Skiers climbed into modified mining trolleys and were pulled two and a half miles through the pitch dark Spiro Tunnel to the Thaynes Hoist, where they boarded the old mine elevator and were lifted 1,750 feet to the surface near the Thaynes chair lift. From there skiers could access the whole mountain. No other ski lift was like it in the world, but it ran just four winters. Although skiers thought it was memorable, they also found it slow, and some thought it was too creepy!
In March 1985, Park City Ski Area held its first World Cup ski race on Willy's run when another resort cancelled. Craig Badami, the lively son of the then-resort owner, jumped at the chance. Badami pulled out all stops. He featured rock bands, street dances, speed skiers, skydivers, and - oh yes - world class ski racing. The first event drew 12,000 spectators - a North American record. Park City's spectacular staging of World Cups set a new standard on the circuit and earned Park City the permanent slot to open the World Cup season each November.
The Eagle Race Arena at Park City Mountain Resort became a field of dreams for American athletes at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Park City Mountain Resort hosted four events, each averaging 15,700 ski and snowboard fans. The perfectly sculpted Eagle Superpipe showed America's snowboard dominance, with Kelly Clark's gold, and the American men's sweep by Ross Powers, Danny Kass, and J.J. Thomas. In parallel snowboard giant slalom, liver transplant recipient Chris Klug inspired the world with his bronze finish. Bode Miller came from behind in the men's giant slalom on CB's Run for the silver. Six of the ten U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team medals were won on the home mountain.
Park City Mountain Resort celebrated its Golden Anniversary throughout the 2013-14 season with a series of parties, concerts and special guests. A ceremony at PayDay Lift opened a day–long celebration on December 21, 50 years to the day after the mountain first opened, that ended with a concert in the plaza and fireworks on the mountain. PCMR also helped make more history that season, hosting the final qualifying competitions — and the official naming ceremony — for the first-ever US Olympic Freeskiing team. Park City local, and longtime PCMR skier, Joss Christensen earned a spot on the team by winning one of the events before going on to win the first ever Olympic gold medal in Ski Slopestyle at the 2014 Sochi Games.
For an additional glimpse of exciting days past, including town history, skiing history and mining history please follow the links below. Many thanks to the Park Record, the Park City Museum, and the numerous individuals who donated photography for this project.
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Tomales Bay harbor seals: a colony at risk
Conservation, management, and protection of harbor seats come under the purview of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972 (Public Law 92-522). A primary directive of the MMPA is to protect marine mammal stocks from declining below their optimum sustainable population. To fulfill this directive in California, the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), has been conducting annual, state-wide, aerial surveys of harbor seals to assess the status of the population.
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As you can see, not much knitting happening over here. But that old sewing machine has been doing overtime. Hope to knit a lot this weekend, as I have a cobblestone to finish!
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As you can see, not much knitting happening over here. But that old sewing machine has been doing overtime. Hope to knit a lot this weekend, as I have a cobblestone to finish!
Enjoy your weekend!
Love those bags. Wishing you big sales at the bazaar. I'm sure the bags will go quickly.
I love them! They look to be the perfect project-bag size!
Those bags are going to fly off your table. So cute!
cute cute bags! i just knit a gauge swatch for a cobblestone....a gift for fatty, if i can keep it a secret!
I can vouch for these bags: cute, strong, the perfect size. And you're not even showing them the insides!!
You have inspired me! I've finally signed up for a learn to sew class and start in December. I can hardly wait.
You are such a stylish bag lady though...have fun!
Beautiful bags. Enjoy the Holiday Bazaar. Can't believe how quickly the holidays are coming around!
So pretty! I bet they'll go like hotcakes! :D Can't wait to see all your sweaters together. :)
I absolutely LOVE the bumblebee mules...
I love the bags... especially the red ones. Good luck at the bazaar!
Ooooh I LOVE that last bag!!!! What is the floral fabric - it looks like barkcloth. What a beautiful combination of colours - very autumny. Have a good day at the bazaar - but secretly I hope you don't sell that one and I can buy it off you!!!!
Ahhhh! Those are fabulous!!!!
Great bags, Les. Hope the bazaar was a huge success.
The bags are great! Have fun at the show :-)
Lord child you have been busy! Yes! I will meet you this week, I'll be in touch.
the bags look great. i am sure they will sell. lickety split.
I love your bags, particulary the leafy ones. they would look nice in greens too! If you ever make any to sell other than at the baazaar let me know please.
Hope the sales were good - I think the bags are great :)
Love those bag, my favourite is the green one.
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Two Quick Points:First, the best advice for first time telescope buyers is to attend a "star party" given by an astronomy club in your location. You'll be...Read complete review
Two Quick Points:First, the best advice for first time telescope buyers is to attend a "star party" given by an astronomy club in your location. You'll be invited to look through members' telescopes and you'll come away with a first-hand appreciation of what to expect in the areas of capability, price and availability. You'll also get an idea of what your child might be able to handle.Second, even a bare-as-bone telescope designed for a beginner can be expensive. For example, what might be called the standard telescope for a moderately interested amateur astronomer, a six-inch Dobsonian reflector, will cost over $200. And for what some people might call high-end or professional telescopes the prices begin in the thousands.This may be why the time-honored advice given by experienced amateur astronomers to the parental question what should I get for a child just taking an interest in the sky has been a pair of binoculars and a good star map or beginner's book, such as "Turn Left at Orion". Most binoculars have acceptable optical performance, are relatively inexpensive and will still be of some use if the astronomy interest doesn't pan out.But practically all beginners want a bona fide telescope, an instrument that will "really show something". So there is a market for small telescopes aimed at beginners and children. Frankly, most if not all of them will show lunar craters, Jupiter's four Galilean moons and Jupiter's two prominent cloud bands on a good night. While all of these telescopes make compromises of some sort to be affordable, but all should meet some basic requirements and of course some will be better at that than others.I can't recommend Educational Insights Nancy B'S Science Club Moonscope because there are a number of beginner telescopes roughly in the same price range, for example Celestron's 70mm Travel Scope or their Cometron FirstScope that have better fundamentals and will perform better.The Moonscope has a clear aperture of 45mm (the diameter of its lens. Both of the Celestron units are larger in aperture. They will resolve details more clearly and capture more light. Both should be easier to use and will accept some standard accessories if a child's astronomy interest grows.Here are some basic requirements that any telescope should meet:1. A TELESCOPE SHOULD BE RIGIDLY MOUNTED. The legs of the Moonscope are plastic and will easily transfer vibrations should they or the surface on which the scope is set up is bumped. Also because the Moonscope and its tripod are extremely light a good breeze will give it the shakes. Few things are more aggravating than trying to observe something through a vibrating telescope. Having to "fight the telescope" could really deaden a child's interest. All beginners telescopes have this problem, but it's especially obvious with the Moonscope due to its construction.2. A FINDER SCOPE SHOULD CLEARLY SHOW AND HELP PINPOINT A TARGET. Like the cross hairs on a rifle, a telescope finder helps you point the more powerful main scope at a target which would be difficult or impossible to center using the main scope alone. Usually, they are adjustable, but the finder on the Moonscope is not. It's a pre-aligned plastic tube that's partially closed at one end. Unfortunately, it's next to useless. It totally distorts the image of the Moon and using it to point the Moonscope at Jupiter, a really bright star-like object, was just about impossible. I gave up and pointed the telescope by sighting up the main tube – a skill picked up over the years. Most beginner scopes include a small telescopic finder and an adequate finder should be considered a necessity if a child is to use the telescope.3. A TELESCOPE SHOULD HAVE GOOD OPTICS. The Moonscope comes with two eyepieces, a 20mm and a 4mm. The view through the 20mm is acceptable, but the image produced by a binocular of comparable magnification is significantly sharper. When compared to the image produced by a slightly larger, but more expensive telescope with more expensive eyepieces, the difference is clearly obvious.The 4mm eyepiece indicated as giving a magnification of 90 is a bit of a disaster. First the power is at the limit recommended for a scope of this size, even with perfect optics and great seeing conditions. The views that one would normally get at this power, even with expensive equipment, will be disappointing – a bit dark and "mushy". But the 4mm eyepiece is far from being optically perfect. Move the object you're viewing to the periphery of the field of view and it turns into a "blob". After using the 4mm a few times, I put it permanently in my pocket.Also eyepieces for modern astronomical telescopes come in two standard diameters, 1.25 and 2 inches. The Moonscope eyepieces are smaller and non-standard. You have only the two eyepieces that come with the Moonscope. Starter scopes, such as those mentioned above, use standard eyepieces so other eyepieces with different magnifications or fields of view (and things like filters which fit them) can be added.A NITPICK. The Moonscope comes with a permanently attached star diagonal (the device that bends the light path 90 degrees and accepts the eyepieces). A diagonal presents a "mirror" image of what you're viewing. North is north, south is south, but east and west are reversed. This is mentioned in the activity journal that comes with the Moonscope. However, the lunar chart in the activity journal shows the Moon in its normal orientation. This could be confusing for a youngster trying to navigate the lunar surface and identify its features.Sparking a child's interest in astronomy is a laudable goal. It can lead to a lifetime of interest, activity or in some cases, even a profession. Taking a bit of care with regard to the tools a child will use to explore the sky for the first time can make all the difference.
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I would buy this product again and again
By Mary
from New Orleans, LA
About Me Parent Of Two Or More Children
Comments about Nancy Bs Science Club MoonScope™ and Star Gazer's Activity Journal:
has a couple of great activities to go along with it
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Great gift for my grandaughter
By jrw
from Little Falls, NJ
About Me Grandparent
Great lenses for distance views
Reach for the stars
By Bonnie G
from USA
I think the Moonscope is perfect for my youngest daughter. She always loves looking at the sky and asking questions about it so I knew she would love this product. I think this is a great beginners telescope. It was easy to set up and we like that it has a red LED light so she can read and look at the journal when it's dark outside. I had a telescope when I was a kid but it was nothing compared to this one. Wished this was around when I was a kid. Great learning tool.I received this product for review. All opinions are my own.
Excellent toy
By LAE
from Gilbert AZ
About Me Education Oriented, Parent Of Two Or More Children, Stay At Home Parent
My 7 year old son loves science and living in Arizona we are lucky enough to have many clear nights to look at the moon and stars. He was so excited to get this moonscope. He goes out on our patio in the evenings and looks at the moon and stars. He just loves it. Then he draws pictures and writes about what he sees in the journal that comes with it. It's so neat to see his mind engaging and all the learning he is doing. Plus the joy it brings him. His teacher has already made comment that he is telling stories in school about what he saw. I would absolutely recommend this toy
Easy to use
By angie k
from st louis mo
This moonscope was super easy to put together and get started within minutes of opening the box. My 11 year old took control of this and he is really interested in the moon and looking for the planets. We found it a little difficult to use if we could not find the moon or see any stars. This is best for younger children that would like to have fun with it. It did work nice but we are just a little bit beyond it.
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Makes learning fun!
By Amberlee Cave
from Colfax, CA
I received the Nancy B's Science Club Moonscope from Educational Insights to review and my two little girls love it! They are both obsessed with the moon and stars and love to sit outside just to stare at them. I love that this Moonscope is not only functional for kids but it also has a really cool design and it is offered at a great price. When I was younger I wanted a telescope, but I could never get one because of how expensive they were! Not only were they expensive, but they didn't come in any cool colors either. Living in the country I can always see lots of stars and I was obsessed with them at a young age as well. With this Moonscope I can share this obsession with my girls and not break the bank trying to do so. The Moonscope is fairly simple to use and even comes with an activity journal so you can find something cool and know what you are looking at. It makes it easy for kids to learn more about stars and have fun while doing it. It is a very colorful book too which makes it even more engaging. My youngest gets super excited when we pull out the Moonscope because she has stars on just about everything! I am very happy with our Moonscope and if anything happens to it I will definitely purchase a new one!
By Julie M
from West Seneca NY
About Me First Time Parent, Stay At Home Parent
Awesome! We are working on teaching my son about space and the solar system and we found this. He just loves it. He is constantly counting stars and can spend hours looking at them. This is an excellent telescope for your kids. It is very simple for my son to use, yet it has really great clarity so this will work for him as he grows up as well. The Star Gazer's activity Journal is great for keeping track of activities and it has so much great information in it. It was packaged very nicely and very secure. It was so easy to put together.The directions were fantastic. It seems very strong and durable and I think this will last my son a a very long time. It also folds up nice for when he is not using it to. If I could suggest just one thing different is the color. My son would like a different shade. he says it looks a little girly.(but that doesn't stop him from using it.)
Fun Nighttime Exploration for Kids
By Spit Up is the New Black
from Ohio
We received this moonscope as a gift from the manufacturer. This telescope has been so much fun for our family. My daughter is enamored with the moon and loves to point it out in the sky, so when Nancy B's Science Club Moonscope arrived, we couldn't wait to set it up and see the moon up close!It arrives fully assembled, which is great for busy parents. If you've ever used a microscope in science class back in high school, you'll be able to figure out how to use this moonscope pretty easily. We didn't even need to reference the instruction manual before use.It's nice that it comes with two different eye pieces to change the magnification and it sits nicely atop a table for star-gazing. It's also a clever added touch that the finder scope has a glow-in-the-dark edge so kids can see it in the dark.We really like this moonscope and for the price, it's a great learning tool for kids, especially in this tech-aged world.
Great Learning Material
By ajcain1980
from Georgia
Great product. Very educational. Really like how this teaches my kids about everything in the sky. Would highly recommend this product. I received this promotion in exchange for unbiased review.
Great starter telescope for kids!
By NashvilleMommy1
from Nashville,TN
About Me Parent Of Two Or More Children, Stay At Home Parent
I received the Moonscope and Sky Gazers Activity Journal for free in order to give a honest review. All opinions are 100% my own.My daughter wanted a telescope very badly. She is crazy about the moon and stars! When I came across this Moonscope I knew my daughter had to have it but I was a little nervous since the age recommendation is 8-11 years and my daughter is only 3, but when it arrived it was extremely simple for me to put together and surprisingly very easy for my daughter to use. She loves how girly and pretty it is and she was very pleased with how easily she could move it around on her own and view the moon and stars. The only thing I had to help her with was the focusing, other then that I think this is great for younger kids also! I think the thing she is a little to young for at this very moment is the Activity Journal. The Activity Journal is great as well because it lists interesting facts and your child can track, write and draw in it as well as do some activities. The Moonscope also has a convenient little LED light attached to it so your child can see to write in their Activity Journal. I will be saving this for her because I know we will have this great educational telescope for a very long time. It is made very, very well. It is sturdy and very easy to fold up and put away when not in use. I love this adorable telescope as much as my kid does. I think it is a great toy for children and very affordable!
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With a fierce in-ring style and insatiable appetite for improvement, a local boxer hopes to knock out his dreams at the professional level.
Javier Frazier, a 21-year-old three-time South Carolina Golden Gloves champion from Aiken, is attempting to duplicate the success of Paul Williams, another local product who twice earned the WBO welterweight championship.
A fast-riser in the boxing ranks, Frazier began his career in 2008 under the tutelage of LeRoy Green at the Aiken Boxing Club. Frazier said the sport instilled discipline in him at a time in his life when he needed direction.
"I wasn't a bad kid, but I did some things I shouldn't have," he said.
Although boxing helped Frazier get on the straight and narrow path, convincing his mother to let him take up the sport was a challenge, he said.
"My mom would tell me, 'Boy, you already got a screw loose. I'm not about to let other people knock you around,'" he said. "But eventually she saw that (boxing) was good for me."
Frazier currently trains at the Warrior Boxing Gym under William Pope, who said Frazier leaves everything in the ring during his bouts.
"Aggressive, very aggressive fighter," Pope said. "He fights with bad intentions."
Frazier said he patterns himself after Williams as a boxer and current WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. from a business and marketing standpoint.
He'll make his professional debut on Feb. 16 at Fight Club University in Columbia.
The process of acquiring a professional boxing license is an easy one, Frazier said. He simply has to pay a small fee to the South Carolina State Athletic Commission and pass a physical and blood test.
The hard part, he said, will be building on the dedication that has gotten him to this point and surrounding himself with a strong support system once he goes pro.
As he makes the transition to being a professional, Frazier said he must avoid complacency.
"I don't want to be slack," he said. "I have to continue to improve. The money would be nice, but I know that the money's going to be there if I keep working hard."
In addition to improving himself as a fighter, Frazier said he is also striving to become a better man. He is currently working toward earning his GED after not earning his high school diploma from Aiken High School, where he briefly attended.
Frazier said his improved maturity will make him a better father to his two young daughters, Zaniya and Mya, ages 1 and 11 months, respectively.
Inside the ring, Pope said Frazier is capable of becoming even more dominant.
"He can always learn new things," he said. "The thing about boxing is that you never know it all. If he just continues to work hard and listen to his trainers, he'll continue to get better. But he's a beast. You'll probably be seeing him on TV one day."
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