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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
McLaughlin, John
John McLaughlin, considered by many to be among the most unique and influential guitar players of the modern era, was born on January 4, 1942 in Yorkshire, England and was the youngest of five children. His parents went their separate ways when he was only seven. He stayed with his mother and moved away from Yorkshire to a small seacoast village near the Scottish border. John has very little memory of his father, who was a turbo engineer by trade. His mother and his sister and his brothers, who were great intellects and would go on to careers in academia, supplied him with the tools for life.
John McLaughlin, 2006, photo by Ina McLaughlin
When he was 11, John inherited an acoustic guitar from his brother David that had been passed down from each of his brothers. One of them taught him a few chords. Through the chords he discovered the blues. John became an instant fan of blues legends Muddy Waters, Leadbelly and Big Bill Broonzy. He lived with the instrument day and night and began devoting every waking moment to its mastery. One day his amateur violinist mother Mary had to take away the guitar because the fingers on his left hand were bloody from playing it.
It's not work," McLaughlin has commented. "It's not anything. It's just you love that instrument so much and you just go for it." When John was about 13 years old, he heard some Indian music on the radio. It made his hair stand on end. He did not pursue any further understanding of what he heard because it was from some far away place. But it had left its mark.
About a year later, John discovered flamenco. He was instantly attracted to it because he could feel the blues deep inside of it. John played the guitar using his first fingernail to pluck the strings until he heard the great gypsy-jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. To play like him, John needed a pick.
While in school he played in three bands. Playing in front of the class provided much opportunity for young John to mess things up. He did so often. But the pressure of public performance did much to accelerate his learning process. "It was very stimulating for me to have the chance to play on a fairly regular basis in front of the class because it's a 'public,'" he has remarked about this period. "No matter what kind of public it is, it's a public. And the moment you stand up and try to do something in front of a public is when you start learning. And you start quickly discovering how really incompetent you are."
In 1958 McLaughlin left home to begin his professional music career. He moved to Manchester, England and played with Big Pete Deuchar and his Professors of Ragtime. John got some important experience under his belt before the band eventually broke up. He then decided to relocate to London.
McLaughlin's first big break came when he landed a gig with Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames. Georgie's band was jazz influenced and one of the most popular live acts in London. "This was good music," McLaughlin has recalled. "You'd be doing King Pleasure and Mose Allison tunes…It was R&B. But anyway, you take the R&B out of jazz you don't have any jazz left. Do you? Georgie had a great voice and played Hammond organ. It was a good band. "
When John was 21, he joined the Graham Bond Quartet. Bond was a very charismatic keyboardist who would influence McLaughlin in other more personal ways. Bond introduced the young guitarist to the concept of self-realization. John would begin a lifelong investigation into the nature of being and consciousness. This would shape his approach to life and to music.
It was during this time and afterward that John became very good friends with guitarist Big Jim Sullivan, who several years later would become the guitarist for singer Tom Jones. Sullivan was really into Indian music. This intrigued McLaughlin, who still remembered the impact a few minutes of Indian music on the radio had on him when he was a kid.
" It was Big Jim Sullivan who let me hear the vina player Balachander for the first time," McLaughlin comments. :This had a big impact on me. I must have been 25 by this time. But I recognized the South Indian music. I recognized that it was also part of what I'd heard when I was about 13 years old."
In 1968, John did a stint with the Gordon Beck Quartet. He also toured Europe with the free jazz vibes player Gunther Hampel. In addition, John developed an affinity for the baritone sax during this period. This turned him on to John Surman's playing. McLaughlin formed a band that included Surman, Tony Oxley on drums, and Dave Holland on bass. The group managed to get a few gigs.
McLaughlin got a call one day offering him the opportunity to make his own record. The record became Extrapolation, which has since been called by some the greatest jazz album ever recorded by a British artist. Concurrently, Miles Davis' young drummer Tony Williams heard a tape of McLaughlin jamming with Jack DeJohnette and Dave Holland. "Unbeknownst to us," McLaughlin recalls, "Jack recorded it on a little cheap, old tape machine. It was during some conversation in America that Tony was telling Jack he was thinking of leaving Miles and forming his own trio. He was asking Jack about a guitar player. Jack said, "Well, listen to him." – listen to me. He played him the tape with us jamming together. That's what eventually led to the call from Tony."
In February of 1969, McLaughlin went to New York to be in Williams' new group which would eventually be named The Tony Williams Lifetime. Within two days of his arrival he found himself in the recording studio with the great Miles Davis for the In A Silent Way sessions. "I was just really lucky," McLaughlin has explained. "I was in the right spot in the right time with the right instrument. The fact that Tony still had a week to do with Miles was instrumental in my meeting Miles within like 24 hours. In fact, I met him the same day I arrived in America."
For the times, Lifetime was a truly bewildering experience. Playing distorted and twisted lines, McLaughlin tried to keep pace with Williams' constant machinery. Larry Young, the third member of the trio, was producing screeches and high-pitched whines from his B-3 that often times could only be heard by dogs. This was not a band for everybody. It was especially anathema to anyone that couldn't stomach volume. Lifetime was cranium-crunching loud. Later, The Cream's bassist Jack Bruce would join the group.
During Lifetime, McLaughlin was quite busy on other projects as well. He appeared on saxophonist Wayne Shorter's Super Nova and Miroslav Vitous' Infinite Search records. Miles was using him for session after session. In fact, he had turned down a more stable role with Davis to play with Lifetime.
It was around this time that John first met a drummer named Billy Cobham. They would play together on Davis' A Tribute To Jack Johnson. On the tune "Right Off," McLaughlin created one of the first great jazz-rock guitar warning shots. During this time McLaughlin also recorded his first American album. The very distorted electric jazz-rock Devotion featured Larry Young, Billy Rich on bass and Buddy Miles on drums was produced by Jimi Hendrix' manager Alan Douglas.
John continued to do some occasional gigs with Miles Davis. Up to this time, putting together his own band was one of the furthest things from his mind. But one night after a show with Miles at Lennie's on the Turnpike in Boston, Davis told John it was time for him to start forming his own band. So he did.
In 1971, while McLaughlin was in the process of finding some players, he still owed a second record to Douglas. He recorded My Goal's Beyond. An acoustic record, it featured John playing solo, with some overdubbing on one side, and a group of musicians performing Indian influenced compositions on the other side. The recording would go on to have a far and continuing influence that lasts through today. The drummer in the ensemble was his new friend Billy Cobham.
McLaughlin asked Cobham to be in his new band. Eventually, he would be joined by Irish Bassist Rick Laird, who had performed with Wes Montgomery and many other jazz masters, Czech keyboardist Jan Hammer who was with the Sarah Vaughn band and American violinist Jerry Goodman, who was coming out of the popular folk-rock band The Flock.
McLaughlin's personal life continued to be steeped in pursuit of spiritual meaning. He had become a disciple of one Guru Sri Chinmoy who had a small but devoted following in NYC. It was Chinmoy who suggested the name of the new band- The Mahavishnu Orchestra. The word "Mahavishnu" means "creator and preserver" in Hindi.
The Mahavishnu Orchestra attained the commercial success that no band coming out of modern jazz music had up until that point. Its deafening loud cross-pollination of jazz and electric rock, mixed with Indian rhythms, found a welcome home in the ears of thousands of open-minded listeners in the jazz and rock worlds. At the same time, the band was controversial in some parts of the jazz community for its unadulterated use of electric instruments. After a brief, but held-over, premier stint at the Gaslight Club in New York City- it was off to the races.
Mahavishnu sold thousands of records and filled arenas all over the world. McLaughlin became a superstar, but every member of the band was an extremely gifted musician and their interplay, including otherworldly improvisational forays, created the band that, because of its trailblazing, will always be the most noteworthy in any discussion of John McLaughlin's music.
After recording three popular and groundbreaking albums, the original Mahavishnu Orchestra disbanded due to serious acrimony. It was a case of too much fame too soon. McLaughlin put together two more versions of the band that, although good, never achieved the heights of the initial Mahavishnu.
In 1975 McLaughlin formed the Indo-Fusion jazz outfit Shakti. It was one of the first bands to play "world music." Featuring the Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, the group made the strong case that Classical Indian music could be seamlessly integrated with western jazz. Due to his participation in and mastery of this music, which continues in a very strong way to this day, McLaughlin has attained "maestro" status in India.
In 1979 McLaughlin, Larry Coryell (later replaced by Al DiMeola on record) and Paco DeLucia formed the fusion acoustic group The Guitar Trio. Hailed around the world, especially in South America, because of its latin-tinged undercurrent, the trio had two successful records and played to full houses in every international venue possible. Its album, Friday Night in San Francisco is arguably the most popular acoustic guitar record ever released.
McLaughlin played in several different settings in the 1980s after the success of the trio. However, during this decade his career suffered commercially. There was an effort to put together a new Mahavishnu band using new players and Billy Cobham. This did not work and Cobham was replaced by Danny Gottlieb.
As the decade waned, McLaughlin went on to write a guitar concerto, The Mediterranean that was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra and formed several acoustic trios with the Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu and revolving bass players.
The 1990s and 2000s saw a strong comeback for McLaughlin as he formed an organ trio, a fusion band, had a reunion with DiMeola and De Lucia, formed a new Shakti group and wrote yet another concerto, Thieves and Poets. His guitar instruction DVD This is the Way I Do It was also very well received.
McLaughlin's guitar playing has been universally admired for several decades. But, in recent years, reverence for McLaughlin's composing has greatly increased due to the acknowledgement that he has been in the forefront of several important musical movements that have influenced musicians two generations removed. These movements have been the appreciation of the acoustic guitar, his founding father status of jazz-fusion and what has become known as "world music." No fewer than 5 tribute albums to his music have been released in recent years, and more are planned.
Additional Reading:
Kolosky, Walter. Power, Passion and Beauty - The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra : The Greatest Band That Ever Was. Published by Abstract Logix Books (ISBN 0-9761016-2-9).
Selected Discography John McLaughlin as Leader:
John McLaughlin: Extrapolation. (1969)
John McLaughlin: Devotion. (1970)
John McLaughlin: My Goal's Beyond (1971)
Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame. (1971)
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Birds of fire. (1972)
Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Lost Trident Sessions. (1973)
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Live - Between Nothingness and Eternity. (1973)
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Apocalypse. (1974)
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Visions of the Emerald Beyond. (1974)
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Inner Worlds. (1975)
Shakti with John McLaughlin. (1975)
Shakti with John McLaughlin: Handful of Beauty. (1976)
Shakti with John McLaughlin: Natural Elements. (1977)
John McLaughlin: Electric Guitarist. (1977)
John McLaughlin & One Truth Band: Electric Dreams. (1978)
Al DiMeola - John McLaughlin - Paco de Lucia: Friday night in San Francisco. (1980)
John McLaughlin: Belo Horizonte. (1981)
John McLaughlin: Music Spoken Here. (1982)
John McLaughlin - Paco de Lucia - Al DiMeola: Passion, Grace and Fire. (1982)
John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu: Mahavishnu. (1984)
John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu: Adventures in Radioland. (1986)
John McLaughlin: The "Mediterranean" Concerto. (1988)
John McLaughlin Trio: Live At The Royal Festival Hall. (1989)
John McLaughlin Trio: Que Alegria. (1991)
John McLaughlin: Time Remembered. (1993)
The Free Spirits featuring John McLaughlin: Tokyo Live. (1993)
John McLaughlin: After the Rain. (1994)
John McLaughlin: The Promise. (1995)
John McLaughlin: The Heart of Things. (1997)
John McLaughlin: Remember Shakti. (1997)
John McLaughlin: The Heart of Things - Live in Paris. (1998)
John McLaughlin: Remember Shakti - The Believer. (1999)
Remember Shakti: Saturday Night in Bombay. (2001)
John McLaughlin: Thieves and Poets. (2003)
John McLaughlin: The Montreux concerts. (17-CD set) (2003)
Remember Shakti: The Way of Beauty. (DVD) (2006)
John McLaughlin: * Industrial Zen. (2006)
John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension: Official Bootleg. (CDR) (2007)
John McLaughlin & S. Ganesh Vinayakram: The Gateway to Rhythm. (DVD) (2007)
The selected entries of this discography, used by permission, come from the much larger and complete John McLaughlin discography compiled by Johann Haidenbauer.
Contributor: Walter Kolosky


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Is MSC the New Norwegian?
May 22, 2012 | By Carolyn Spencer Brown | 5 Comments
5 Responses to "Is MSC the New Norwegian?"
May 25th, 2012 @ 1:38 pm
MSC has a long way to go in the customer service department. Ships are beautiful, service only fair, food not great and menu is limited. Pre-planning was the worst I ever experienced, onboard was not much better. Half the time no one at the desk spoke any english. I would not sail with MSC again!
Frank Fisher
May 25th, 2012 @ 3:39 pm
Totally agree with Debbie
WE were on the Poesa out of Venice last year, and it was the worst cruise experience we have ever had in 18 cruises. The service was simply non existant and you could not even get a simple glass of water!!
The purser staff were rude and arrogant – I would never waste my travel dollar on thie line ever again. NCL is outstanding.
Kathy Warren
May 27th, 2012 @ 2:13 am
I was interested to read the comments comparing NCL and MSC. I have never sailed on MSC, but just debarked the NCL Jewel today in Seattle. This was my first cruise with NCL and I have to say, I was sorely disappointed with the food on Jewel. I thought it was barely average. We spent $$$ on several of the specialty restaurants, and were VERY disappointed! The dinner in Mama's Italian Kitchen was OK. I had the Pork Saltimbocca, and it was OK. My husband had spaghetti and it was cold and the strands of pasta "Stuck together". The night we ate in Moderno, the Brazilian Churascarria restaurant, we thought the food stunk! The meat was dry, very over seasoned, and in some cases tasteless! VERY disappointed. The sushi bar was just OK, and Cagney's Steakhouse also just OK. Almost the entire dessert menu in the main dining rooms consisted of desserts based on whipped topping! YUCK. Not sure we will sail again with NCL!
Mr. Garlic
February 19th, 2013 @ 7:28 pm
MSC has the garlic and great pasta. Hairy armpits galore !
February 27th, 2013 @ 8:09 am
We just went on the MSC Divina. I was surprised that they only have a thin sheet on their beds, no mattress pad or protector. When you think about the number of people that sleep on the beds (including lots of young children), it gets pretty gross. It makes me think if they are thinking long-term or just trying to cut corners where ever they can. Maybe others can check out their other ship's beds.
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UMass Falls In Overtime Thriller With William & Mary, 96-88
Nov. 30, 2013
BANGOR, Maine - Massachusetts women's basketball closed competition at the Black Bear Thanksgiving Tournament with a 96-88 overtime loss to William & Mary at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, on Saturday afternoon. Rashida Timbilla led four Minutewomen who scored in double-digits with a career-best 25 points to go with 13 rebounds for her second double-double of the season and the ninth of her career.
Jasmine Harris followed with 17 points on a 6-for-9 afternoon from the floor, including four made three-pointers, and a free throw. Kiara Bomben added 14 points, five rebounds and four assists while Emily Mital chipped in 11 points, seven rebounds and five helpers.
With her points total, Timbilla became the first UMass women's basketball player to earn 25 points in a game since Jasmine Watson provided as many on March 4, 2011 against Charlotte. Timbilla, who was awarded all-tournament honors after the game, went 12-for-17 from the floor and added one made free throw in two chances.
Jazmen Boone paced William & Mary with 24 points, Kyla Kerstetter provided 18 points and Marlena Trembra added 15 to go with six assists. Kaitlyn Mathieu earned a double-double on 14 points and 10 rebounds.
In the extra period, the Tribe earned the win on the strength of its free throw shooting as they finished 10-of-10 in the frame on attempts from the charity stripe. Anna Kestler scored four consecutive points for William & Mary on a pair of free throws and a layup to give the Tribe an 86-82 lead with three minutes, 31 seconds to play in overtime, which they held the rest of the way. Overall, the Tribe finished 25-of-28 from the free throw line (89.3 percent) during the game.
Harris sparked the UMass offense from the on-set, scoring eight points during the first four minutes, nine seconds of play as the Minutewomen raced to a 14-5 lead. Massachusetts recorded the first six points of the game, with Timbilla swishing a layup to make it 6-0 UMass only 1:39 into the game.
Harris continued her strong start from the floor with a three-pointer to counter William & Mary's first bucket and give the Minutewomen a 9-2 advantage at the 17:45 mark. Harris added to the lead with a layup two possessions later and drained a trey to reach the 14-5 margin with 16:31 remaining in the first.
William & Mary (1-5 overall) fought back during the next 11 minutes of game action to earn its first advantage of the day, 34-32 with 5:43 to play in the opening half on a basket by Kerstetter, who led the Tribe with 16 points in the frame.
The designated home squad for the neutral site competition continued on its run to expand its hold as large as 12 points, 46-34 in the final minute of the half. Timbilla cut the Minutewomen deficit to single-digits during the last 37 seconds of the first with a pair of layups in transition to make it 46-38 in favor of William & Mary at the break.
The Minutewomen (2-6) responded to William & Mary's offensive success with a mix of layups and outside shots to eventually tie the game at 64-64 with 8:48 left in the final half. With the Tribe's lead at nine points, 55-46, Mital hit a layup and Nola Henry followed with a fastbreak jumper in the paint to pull UMass within five with 14:30 left in regulation.
Henry followed with a three-pointer two possessions later and hit the front end of a pair of free throws after a Mathieu trey to move the Minutewomen to within three, 57-54. Mital followed with another layup to make it 57-56; however, the Tribe continued to knock down their attempts as well to keep pace.
A three-pointer by Harris gave UMass the lead back initially, 75-73 before Bomben responded to a Mathieu layup with a trey of her own for the 78-75 margin with 3:31 to play. Timbilla extended to advantage to four with a free throw 41 seconds later; however, Tremba drained a long-distance shot to slice the UMass lead to one with 1:45 to play.
After a Boone layup gave William & Mary the lead, 80-79, Timbilla responded with a bucket on the opposite end to swing the margin back in UMass' favor with 29 seconds remaining.
The Minutewomen forced an off-target three-pointer by Mathieu during William & Mary's next trip down the floor and Henry scooped up the loose ball with 11 seconds to play. The Tribe fouled Henry to send her to the line with eight seconds left, where she hit the second of two attempts for an 82-80 advantage.
However, William & Mary hustled down the floor and Latrice Hunter drove the lane to force a UMass foul with four seconds left. Hunter swished both free throw attempts to tie it at 82-82 and necessitate overtime.
Massachusetts shot 50.0 percent from the floor (32-of-64) against the Tribe, including 4-for-9 from beyond the arc (46.7 percent). The Minutewomen finished 17-of-27 on free throw attempts (63.0 percent).
William & Mary hit 33 of the 71 field goal attempts (46.5 percent), but only 5-of-22 three-pointers (22.7 percent).
The Tribe led in points in the paint, 47-42 and scoring off of turnovers, 39-16. UMass held advantages in second chance points, 14-10 and bench scoring, 17-13.
The Minutewomen return to the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass., to host Boston University for a Wednesday, Dec. 4 contest at 7 p.m.
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"The Violence Policy Center regularly puts out these bogus charges in a report called 'Concealed Carry Killers,'" economist, author and commentator John R. Lott, Jr. writes in a Tuesday article at National Review Online. "But how does it claim to arrive at these numbers?
"It seems the Violence Policy Center piles on any numbers that it can get hold of, anything that can be related to concealed-carry holders," Lott observes in his detailed explanation of why the numbers are incompetently tallied to the point of producing fraudulent results. "For instance, it counts legitimate self-defense cases in which no charges were filed or the permit holder was charged and later exonerated."
This column has criticized that effort before, posing a challenge the group has no intention of addressing -- by using their own methodology to compare if lawful gun carriers are more likely to kill than police (the "only ones" VPC thinks should be "allowed" to bear arms). Admittedly the evidence is incomplete and anecdotal, but if a national anti-gun group can present sloppy conclusions as settled science, it seems fair to beat them at their own game using "rules" they've established.
Lott, of course, does not need to resort to VPC tactics. The man is a legitimate research scientist and authority, and as the author of the groundbreaking "More Guns, Less Crime" and "The Bias Against Guns," among other bestsellers, he's eminently qualified to come up with real numbers that accurately reflect real world conditions.
Debunking agenda-driven baloney like the kind VPC is serving up is but one area out of many needed undertakings for a project proposed on the Indiegogo crowdfunding website, where an effort is being made to raise $300,000 to finance the Crime Prevention Research Center. Core activity plans for the CPRC include:
- Conduct and publish academic quality research on the relationship between laws regulating the ownership or use of guns, crime and public safety.
- Support affiliated academics in conducting and publishing similar research by means such as providing direct financial support, sharing data, and providing technical assistance.
- Educate the public, journalists, and policy makers on the results of research on these issues by means such as books, public lectures, newspaper columns, academic seminars, and information briefings.
- Make research and data available to researchers, the public, policy makers, and journalists by maintaining a comprehensive website.
- Engage in other related activities consistent with the mission and goals of CPRC.
That's needed not only to counter the wealth of disinformation on the gun issue promulgated by anti-gun activists, politicians and the media, but also to address a great funding discrepancy those interested in honest research cannot afford to leave unaddressed. As CPRC notes, the Obama Administration is working closely "with 23 large foundations to organize a push for national gun control." Additionally, "Michael Bloomberg donated $250 million to Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health," and "Obama has also been directing federal government funds towards gun control projects. Still other funds are being set up, such as the Fund for a Safer Future, which has $16 million to fund gun control research and is one of the many gun control projects being partially funded [by] George Soros' Open Society Foundation. Recently, the MacArthur foundation has also been given a large million dollar grant."
Add to this a constant crocodile tears lament from those who would impose "agenda science," that is, a fraudulent "public health model" con game, on American gun owners at taxpayer expense.
"Congress blocked research on gun violence," a politically-motivated Slate "Science" piece asserted, wherein Paul D. Thacker interviewed anti-gun researcher Garen Wintemute. Curiously, the article, which promised to explore "[t]he ugly campaign by the NRA to shut down studies at the CDC," made no mention of a key reason why and how the agency destroyed its own credibility as an honest broker that could be trusted with public funds in pursuit of real science, as opposed to political objectives.
"Dr. Mark Rosenberg, Director of the CDC's National Center for Injury Control and Prevention (NCIPC) in 1994 told The Washington Post: We need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes. Now it [sic] is dirty, deadly, and banned.'" Miguel A. Faria, Jr., M.D. wrote in "The Perversion of Science and Medicine (Part III): Public Health and Gun Control Research."
Also curiously, that interview resulted in a false charge by Wintemute that a "Wanted poster" for him had been published on this correspondent's The War on Guns blog (actually, it was a warning to notify gun show proprietors and security in case "The Hero of Medicine" was stalking their aisles snooping in on private conversations between their exhibitors and customers, a practice he'd publicly bragged about. And while the accusation that I had been the one who "outed" Wintemute resulted in an incomplete correction published in the science journal Nature, Harvard "ethicist" Thacker felt no moral obligation to correct his copy when the error was pointed out to him.
The point for that diversion being, if I can uncover glaring falsehoods and uncaring attitudes within the anti-gun "research" and "reporting" crowd just through my limited interactions with them, imagine how a professional like Lott must view the multitude of errors and deceptions he regularly encounters. Imagine what he could do if adequate funds were available for real research efforts, as opposed to the propaganda-masked-as-studies hype churned out by the antis.
CPRC has raised almost $14,000 at this writing toward a goal of $300,000, with 40 days left to meet it. And that's a minimum.
"Meeting the goal of $300,000 will allow the center to hire additional research associates, acquire data, and do research on a variety of topics that are central to the debate over gun ownership," the fundraising site advises. "If we could meet $500,000, it would cover our costs for a year."
While it would be nice to think that some big contributor or foundation would step forward to cover the bill, the strength of those interested in the truth about the right to keep and bear arms has always been their grassroots nature, as opposed to the AstroTurf elitism of those whose interest is in more control. As with such crowdfunding ventures, there are various levels of incentives based on how much is donated, including signed books, backstage passes to a Ted Nugent concert, and more. And while the higher-level "perks," going into the thousands of dollars, may be beyond the means of many, the minimum donation level of $1 is within the means of everyone reading this. And many can come up with $20 and more.
If you see a value and a benefit to you and yours in this, the project can be supported simply by going to this link and clicking on the "Contribute Now" button. And don't forget to share the link and promote it on social media.
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TUCSON ˇ?Sam Banister found several ways to drive in?runs and help lead Arizona to a 8-0 victory over New Mexico on Saturday night at Hillenbrand Stadium in the second game of a three-game series.
Stacie Chambersˇ? sixth home run of the year, a two-run shot to left center, brought in the eighth run in the five-inning game in walk-off fashion.
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Katie Gilmore of New Mexico (13-7) hit a two-out triple down the right field line to give New Mexico a shot at a run in the top of the second, but Lindsey Sisk got Ashley Allen to foul out to third. Samantha Hughes singled and stole second in the third, but Sisk again got out of trouble with a popup and ground ball.
The Wildcats (17-5) added to their lead with one hit in the third. Lastrapes singled, moved up on Lauren Schutzlerˇ?s infield out and moved to third on a wild pitch. Banisterˇ?s grounder to short brought her in for the third run.
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Sisk earned her ninth victory against one defeat. She scattered three hits and struck out four, walking none. Kelly Ninemire (8-4) took the loss. She gave up seven runs, all earned.
The two teams complete the three-game series at 12 noon Sunday.
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The two-monthly program of IFI (Institut Français Indonesia) Bandung supported by KlabJazz named Saung Jazz is coming again in a very special theme! In the last edition, they collaborated with TreeSpeak Production presenting the first Jazzspeak Festival, featuring some of the best jazz musicians in the independent scene, both from Jakarta and Bandung at the end of October, 2012 (Read our coverage here: http://jazzuality.com/jazz-event-report/jazzspeak-festival-2012-the-report/). Now as we are in the month of December where many of us celebrate Christmas, you can celebrate it early on December 11, 2012 especially if you live in Bandung. It's been confirmed that the last edition of Saung Jazz for year 2012 will be filled with Christmas spirit. Christmas Jazz Concert, that's how they called it, is on the way, featuring the stunning straightahead group Halfwhole Project.
Halfwhole Project is still less than 2 years old. We first saw them around the first months last year with slightly different formation. Later on young saxophonist Kenneth Timotius Djaja joined three members of the first formation Christ Stanley (piano), Edward Manurung (drums) and Gallang Dalimunthe (bass), quickly they found chemistry to one another, then the rest is history. Together they graced many stages, from the local circle all the way to Jakarta's big events.
They are all still considerably young, but most of them already have more than enough experiences on stage. By combining forces, Halfwhole Project have a lot to share. Look at the way Christ Stanley pours his spontaneous jazz chords above the keys, the powerful drumming of Edward, the steady bassline of Galang, and of course the wild, lively saxophone playing of Kenneth. When you watch this group, you can get cool straightahead and entertaining stage act at the same time. Yes, they play straightahead really well, but they can go further embracing other sides of jazz too. Will they swing their way this time, as most of us might relate Christmas jazz with swing, or will they still keep the theme in their joyous boppin' straightahead? Or maybe, they will bring other flavors too? No matter what, as we have seen them many times, they will merry your heart even before you reach Christmas. To make it even merrier, the group will collaborate with two guest stars, Adhie Wilhelmus Soejipto and Agnes Kaunang.
Since the event will come really soon, we hope this article finds you well. The show is going to be presented as usual at Auditorium IFI Bandung, located right in front of Bandung Electronic Center (BEC). With the ticket price as low as IDR 20.000 you can get good quality of live jazz performance bringing the Christmas spirit. Think of it. So while we're waiting for the 25th of December, it's time to set our mood early with this special Christmas Jazz Concert. Well, look forward to see you there.
Saung Jazz Presents: Christmas Jazz Concert with Halfwhole Project
Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Time: 7:30pm – onwards
Location: Auditorium IFI Bandung
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As much as I like The Sopranos , I suggest you consider slightly fine tuning some of the Mafioso pieces on your site. They're very well written, and a lot of ethical and male issues are raised by them, but some of these things are easily misinterpreted (taken out of context) by those in the readership who don't know any better, and that's most people.
This isn't an ethnic identity thing on my part, and I'm not too PC. But most people, especially non-Italians, don't realize that wise guys don't just kill bad people, they kill innocent ones too — like those who don't remit protection money. It's a serious problem here in Sicily, and even in New York.
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I never said I was a good guy, hell, my name is Mr. Mafioso if you used your whole brain for a change, you'd realize that people wouldn't confuse me with the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus (unless I wear that red suit of his). I'm not a good guy, I do what I do and happen to write articles for AskMen.com. If people think mobsters are good guys, then they should try pissing me off and see what happens. Then again, we aren't psychopaths (in most cases) and if you don't bother us, we won't bother you.
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Goc admits this was second concussion but he and Samuelsson skating again
While the team has danced around the 'concussion' word all season, Panthers forward Marcel Goc admitted this was his second concussion in the past four years, but it was good to see him out there skating with the team during Saturday morning's optional practice.
"It felt pretty good. First time I get back on the ice, felt pretty good. It was the first practice with few guys on the ice, it was an optional practice, so the risk of getting hit was pretty small. I guess I got to progress every day a little more," Goc said.
"The head is one part of the body you shouldn't mess with. It's a pretty important organ in your body. I guess if that doesn't work right you can be messed up for a long time after.
"I think the trainers here are doing very good job with the concussion. There was no pressure, they're trying to progress me as best I could. If it didn't work I took a step back. Now I took a step forward on the ice, now every day a little more, and hopefully get back in full contact practice soon.''
Goc, out since mid-November, said he had a concussion three years ago with the Sharks, but this one took longer to shake. Goc was told to keep his internet usage down during the past month because of his headaches and nausea. He is still probably 10 days away from a return.
His German compatriot, Marco Sturm, has been out with a concussion since Dec. 21. While Sturm has been around the dressing room he has not begun to skate yet.
Forward Mikael Samuelsson, who finally played his first game for the Panthers on Dec. 8, has been out since sustaining a bruised tailbone after a clean check from Shane Doan in the Dec. 20 game vs. Phoenix. He skated before practice today and a little bit with the team and said he should be ready to play in next week's rematch with the Rangers.
"I'm feeling better and better every day. A little stiff in the tailbone, that was the worst part of it," said Samuelsson, who had three assists in the two games before his injury. "Absolutely (play next week). Once again I'm looking forward to it. This wasn't great timing, obviously, it's never a great time an injury, but I was starting to feel better. I just got to dig in again and come back with your energy."
Samuelsson said the young AHLers have done a solid job of filling in but, "it's too many injuries to cover up."
"It's exciting news to have those guys out there," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. "There was a flatline, especially from Marcel for a month and a half, and he's been progressively been having positive days. That's a good sign. [Goc] has some testing to go through before we make some decisions. It's all up to when the doctors deem him cleared to play. Then we'll check his conditioning. It's been a long time off."


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Height: 6-2 Weight: 203 lbs.
Born: April 27, 1975 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: El Camino
College: Nebraska (school history)
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Fresh off guiding the Duke University men's lacrosse team to its first national championship, John Danowski recently sat down with Championship Productions' editor Adam Warner for an exclusive interview. Now entering his fifth season as head coach of the Blue Devils, Danowski reveals some of his favorite drills, dishes out advice for young lacrosse players and talks about his squad's title run in 2010.
Championship Productions: The Duke men's lacrosse team toured Washington D.C. and visited the White House for a special ceremony on September 13. Did you ever think you'd get to meet a president in your lifetime?
John Danowski: "No, not at all. We were invited as part of a sports reception honoring recent NCAA champions and student-athletes who have given back to their communities. Just to be there among the other teams and President Obama was quite an honor."
CP: What did you learn most from your championship season?
JD: "Just recognizing how small the distance is between being successful and not. You really learn to appreciate it. Last year, winning validated what we were doing when we lost, when we told ourselves that we were just a goal away. When you win, you don't over-analyze things or keep thinking about the 'what ifs?'"
CP: What was the difference in breaking through this time?
JD: "There was less pressure. I also think we tried too hard in the past. This time, it was more about simply defeating our next opponent."
CP: What advice do you have for athletes and coaches on how to handle pressure situations?
JD: "It's all about competing and being in the moment. Our guys will cherish that last month we were together and we were all on the same page. It's not about one player. It really takes a team effort and that's the truth, from the guys who play every day to the guys who don't play. There are so many things behind the scenes that play a big role."
CP: With that in mind, take me behind the scenes of a college lacrosse program and tell me what exactly goes on during the off-season months.
JD: "September is about the individual player. We lift and run three days a week from 8-10 a.m. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we do individual work where the goal is to teach three or four fundamentals that the kids can carry with them for the rest of the year. We recently had Greg Dale, a Duke professor of sports psychology, speak to the kids about the multitude of challenges they will face in the year after winning a championship. In October, we begin our fall practice and go four days a week. It's more team-oriented and there's a particular emphasis on strategies and schemes."
CP: Can you recommend any drills for young players during the off-season?
JD:: "The key is to improve the athlete in general, especially with regards to running and lifting. Skill improvement is one component. The better you can pass and catch, the better you will be in the game and more confident overall. It's important to get a lot of ball work with a lot of reps, being creative off the ball and just being accurate, position by position."
CP: Can you name a specific drill you've done for most of your career?
JD: "It's called the 'Shoot as Hard as You Can Drill.' It's an offensive drill and we use it during pregame warm-ups and even run it three or four days a week in practice. We get the guys right out in front of the cage and we teach them how to shoot as hard as they can without worrying about where the ball goes. We try to get in a lot of reps, focus on keeping your hands back, your momentum going towards the shot and having the players fall into the crease."
CP: Can you recall a favorite drill of your players?
JD: "It's called the 'Scrapping Drill.' We run it at the beginning or end of practice with the emphasis on picking up ground balls and keeping focused while under pressure. We'll get two teams together with a goalie in net and have two players going up against one. The team of two has to figure out how to score. It happens very fast and is over sometimes in three or four seconds. It's a high-energy and high-tempo drill that gets the guys amped up and often has consequences at the end of practice for the losing team."
See the Scrapping Drill in John Danowksi's new DVD, All-Access Duke Lacrosse, Volume II: Individual Skills and Full Field Drills.
CP: How important is off-season conditioning at any level?
JD: "I encourage kids to play as many sports as they can. You can be the star or ride the bench, it doesn't matter. It's about leadership and competitiveness. You only get one shot in high school to play. If you like to play a sport, then play it, because what you learn will carry over to lacrosse. Guys who want to be good will still find the time to pick up a stick."
CP: What's the best advice you can give for a young player?
JD: "Love and honor the game. If you do, there's a place for you. There are so many places to play now at the next level and the game can provide so many opportunities and chances to meet new friends. If you have a passion for lacrosse, it will take you to places you never dreamed of going."
John Danowski has partnered with Championship Productions and has produced eight instructional lacrosse DVDs. The DVD titles include:
All-Access Duke Lacrosse, Volume I: One-on-One and Team Drills
All-Access Duke Lacrosse, Volume II: Individual Skills and Full Field Drills
Becoming a Champion: The Defenseman
Becoming a Champion: The Attackman
Becoming a Champion: The Midfielder
Shooting Technique & Drills for Championship Lacrosse
Offensive Techniques & Drills for Championship Lacrosse
Speed, Agility & Strength Training for Championship Lacrosse
With school back in session and the fall sports season now in full swing, it's important for coaches, parents and athletes to remember some basic hydration tips. Even if the sweltering summer heat is behind us, proper hydration is vital for athletes regardless of the temperature or season.
Here are five helpful tips to incorporate into an athlete's daily training routine. Remember, a hydrated athlete is more likely to be at the top of his/her game and at a peak performance level during strenuous activities.
Drink Fluids BEFORE Engaging in Athletic Activity
Hydrate frequently during the day of the big game or practice. Don't wait until the last minute and then down a bunch of water. This will only make you sluggish. For best results, also drink 8 oz. of water or an energy drink about 20 minutes before a game or practice. This will give your body some natural sugars and a boost when you need it most.
Consume Energy Drinks to Boost Electrolytes
Energy drinks often contain potassium salts, which restore the body's water and electrolyte levels after demanding stretches of exercise. Avoid sodas and drinks that contain artificial flavorings. Also, a balanced diet featuring a steady dose of fruits and vegetables will naturally keep your body hydrated and with a proper electrolyte level.
Keep it Cold for Excessive Exercising
For energy-consuming events lasting more than one hour, experts recommend that athletes consume cold drinks rather than drinks at room temperature. During digestion, cold water actually passes through the stomach faster and is sent to the intestines where it absorbs quicker. So what's the solution? Fill up half of a water bottle and stick it in the freezer until it ices over. Then, fill up the rest of the bottle with cold water just before practice or the big game.
Replace Lost Electrolytes With a Well-balanced Meal
Following strenuous exercise like practice or a workout, it's vital to consume a well-balanced meal featuring fruits, vegetables, carbohydrates and protein in order to get your body back on track. Consuming sports drinks after strenuous exercise will help replenish your system, too.
Drink, Drink, Drink.
Research has shown that athletes are most hydrated when they consume 8 oz. of liquid per 15 minutes of engaged activity. A hydrated athlete also stays in peak physical condition and will likely see less involuntary stress during exercise. Ultimately, athletes can recover faster and maintain optimal performance, particularly when engaged in long periods of physical activity.
Sources: Discovery Health & UltimateDirection.com
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Families seeking hiking trails and outdoor fun in Las Vegas area will enjoy the new Hidden Falls Park in Henderson, NV. The park is located on an expansive 60-acre site, 18 acres of which has been developed with neighborhood and community park amenities including a playground, splash pad, dog park, skate park, basketball court, shaded picnic ramadas, restrooms, and a trailhead.
"Hidden Falls Park is nestled against the mountains, and it was designed to blend harmoniously with the natural, rugged look of the area," says Shari Ferguson, assistant director, City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department. "Residents will especially enjoy the trails and scenic overlooks, which provide a quiet opportunity to reconnect with nature."
Hidden Falls Park is a gateway park to regional hikes. The Amargosa Trail, which is popular for hikers and their canine friends, continues from where Horizon Drive terminates. After entering the trailhead, hikers can opt to link up with Sloan Canyon National Park in a short half mile walk. For even shorter treks there are switchbacks that reach an overlook.
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I am working on a machine that has Intel Matrix Storage Manager on it. It says it needs to rebuild the RAID1 array, but it seems to get to about 35% and then starts the rebuild over again at 0%. That's been going on for a while now. What does this indicate?
This machine was in disarray when I got to it. It may have been cycling like this for a long time, but no one noticed.
This is Intel Matrix Storage Manager 22.214.171.1243 (on on the windows console).
This is an older version of Intel Matrix Storage Manager. I could update it if this might be a software issue. Or, if I'm not mistaken, Matrix has been replaced with Intel Rapid Storage Technology, and moving to that would probably be better?
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Samsung i900 Omnia heads to Italy, Xbox 360 included
With its debut in Italy only a week away, Samsung's Omnia has all it takes to woo the European market, but here's a deal that will make it that much more endearing to the Italians. Any user who decides to pre-order the i900 will take home an Xbox 360 console, at no extra cost.
You read it right. Starting July 14, all customers who place their order through Media World stores across Italy will also get an Xbox 360 when the device starts shipping. This offer will be available on 8GB version of the Samsung i900 and will cost 499 Euro (about $793).
Let me remind you of what else the Omnia carries other than the gaming console:
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, single-band UMTS/HSDPA
- Synaptics 3.2-inch WQVGA (240 x 400 pixel) touchscreen with haptic feedback
- Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
- WiFi
- Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR
- FM radio
- GPS receiver
- 8 or 16GB of internal memory with microSD slot for further expansion
- Touch-sensitive trackpad instead of a regular D-Pad
- 5.0 megapixel autofocus camera with facial and smile detection, auto-panorama shot and image stabilizer
- 1440 mAh battery
The Samsung i900 will start shipping on July 22, 2008 in Italy with a gradual rollout across the Europe and other countries before the end of August.


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Pete Malinverni, a jazz pianist and composer on the faculty of the Purchase College School of the Arts Conservatory of Music, will perform at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, February 18 at 8 PM in the Weill Recital Hall. Joining him will be members of the Purchase College Soul Voices Gospel Choir and the Devoe Street Baptist Church Choir. Tickets are $35, $15 students and seniors. Contact www.carnegiehall.org or 212-247-7800.
Malinverni will perform his own works and arrangements for solo piano and for Gospel Choir. Since coming to New York in 1981, he has left his mark on live and recorded performances here and worldwide. His work has earned him an entry in the "Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz" compiled by Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler.
Purchase college students performing in the concert include: Caliaf St. Aubyn, Brooklyn, NY; Adrienne Mack-Davis, Rochester, NY; Martin Peters, Hamden, CT; Andrew Fox, Los Angeles, CA; Colin Macdonald, Radnor, PA; Evan Feist, Old Bethpage, NY; Audrey Mae DeRocker, Queens, NY; Brittany West, Plano Texas; Michael Alas, Cebu Philipines; Samantha Adams, Groton, NY.
"Pete Malinverni doesn't seem capable of playing a dishonest line," observed Down Beat magazine in a recent four-star review of one of his many recordings. Never content with the current level of mastery, he continues to seek new language and a widening and deepening of the jazz idiom. To those ends, he has written for and recorded in the solo piano, piano trio, quartet, gospel choir and big band formats. Each of his ten recordings as leader has been released to excellent notices in Jazz and general publications and he continues to receive heavy airplay, several of his recordings having been in the Top Ten nationally.
His appearance on NPR's "Piano Jazz" with Marian McPartland was hailed as an informative and engaging presentation. He is a writer on music whose articles and letters have appeared in publications worldwide and he has contributed liner notes for his and many other recordings.
He serves on the Jazz Studies faculty at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College where he has organized the Soul Voices, a student choir whose mission is to explore the music of the African-American tradition.
For the past fifteen years, Pete has been Minister at the Devoe Street Baptist Church in Brooklyn, where he directs the Gospel Choir. His work there was featured in a recent profile on New York 1 Television.
One of Pete Malinverni's life missions is to reintroduce Jazz and Gospel Music, two long-lost siblings, separated at birth. "Both, having come from the great font of the African-American experience," says Malinverni "teach us much about what is possible when, through music, we express openly our shared humanity."
The concert has been made possible by the Abby Whiteside Foundation.


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Have you ever met that person that whenever they say 'sure is sunny outside' then it rains the rest of the week? Well I am starting to feel that way about patch 5.2.
Just yesterday I commented about how the Valor points and Conquest points were going to be reset. People rushing to make sure they have spent their points for valuable prizes. Well thanks to Uncle Blizzard last night they have changed their mind. Valor and Conquest points will not reset. (Ugh).
So this a tale of two cities when it comes to valor. The current Valor items will be at half price (unless the big guys change their mind again) so you will end up with more bang for your buck item wise. But after 5.2 the upgrading of items for valor points will not be available. (Supposedly this will return in patch 5.3 but who is really counting that.)
It still is a good idea to have the majority of your items that you intend on keeping upgraded with your valor points before patch 5.2 hits. There will be some new goodies from the Shadow Pan offensive and the Kirin Tor/Sunreaver Offensive. But these will be very dependent on your reputation with either faction. Having your gear in top shape for raiding with the next patch will put you above the average.
But this is a good journal and not a whine fest. The same application of your raw materials your saving for patches and enhancements. The one thing that might take a large hit is going to be Meta Gem Market. 5.2 introduces the next step in the epic raiding quest line. Those that complete the questline end up getting a meta gem for their helm. Depending on your server this could vastly impact the demand there is for meta gems from Jewelcrafters. There will always be some demand when it comes to gear helms for raiding. But when players reach their Best In Slot gear for their helm they won't be replacing those meta gems often.
Don't ignore the professions that tend to take a beating at the end of a raiding cycle. Jewelcrafters are going to be in demand to fill up slots from the new gear. Each tier of gear gives more slots and more opportunity for sales. So picking up some of the base cut gems (str, agi, int, spirt) for cheap prices and then flipping them on the first week of Patch 5.2 should set you in a good place.
Currently the estimated release for patch 5.2 is the 26th of Feburary. But with this Valor change and them stating you will be able to max out your valor before the patch it is possible that date will be moved back further. But it's a better plan to just post on your calender for the 26th for everything to explode.
Keep your head above water and keep on planning. Uncle Blizzard can't change his mind again can he????
Good Luck and Good Hunting
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Experts want residents in Garfield, New Jersey, to hand over toenails so they can check levels of exposure to a toxic chemical.
15:09, UK, Sunday 24 March 2013
Residents of a New Jersey town will be asked to hand over their toenails as experts investigate whether they have been exposed to a toxic chemical.
Scientists want to measure the level of hexavalent chromium in people living near a Superfund site in Garfield.
For the last 30 years the substance - a known carcinogen - has been in the ground in part of the city.
Researchers from New York University want to measure whether residents have been exposed to dangerous levels of chromium.
Experts say toenails grow slowly and retain chromium.
The metal spilled out of an electroplating factory in 1983 and was never full cleaned up.
A plume of it has now spread for nearly a mile from the site and into a neighbouring city.
Superfund is the common name of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act if 1980 - a federal law to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances.
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Eco-Novelty Recalls Jumbo Size and Jumbo Multipurpose Cosmo Beads Toys Due to Serious Ingestion HazardPublish Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:30:00 GMT
UnitsAbout 3,500DescriptionCosmo Beads Jumbo Size Colorful Water Balls and Jumbo Multipurpose Colorful Water Balls toys are being recalled. The toys are water absorbing beads that when placed in water will hydrate up to the size of a racquetball. On the front of the toy packages it states Cosmo Beads � Colorful Water Balls, Just Add Water, Biodegradable, Non-toxic and Colorfast. The packages have yellow and black color on the upper left corner and red in the lower right corner. The beads can be seen through an oval, cellophane window near the bottom of the package. Cosmo Beads Jumbo Size were sold as single packets of beads in various colors: clear, green, purple, red and mixed colors. Each packet contains a variety of bead sizes. The front of the Jumbo Size package has a picture of a hand holding two water balls and the words �Grows up to 600X (1.5�) Size.� Cosmo Beads Jumbo Multipurpose came in three packets per set. Each packet contains beads in one size and comes in clear, dark purple and orange colors. The front of the Jumbo Multipurpose packet has a picture of flowers in a glass vase and the words �Deco Centerpiece: Toys-Games: Plant-Vacation watering.�Incidents/InjuriesNone reported. CPSC is aware of one incident where an 8-month-old girl ingested a similar water-absorbing polymer ball that had to be surgically removed. RemedyConsumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and contact Eco-Novelty for a refund.Sold atAmazon.com, ifleemarket.com and crystalsoilusa.com from June 2011 through August 2013 for between $2 and $20.ImporterEco-Novelty Corp., of Troy, Mich. Manufactured inChina
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