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- Subjects:Reading, Classroom Management, Homework and Tests, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Preparing for High Stakes State Testing
- Grades: 1–2
In California, we do our state testing in May, but we begin reviewing and planning for it now. Second grade is the youngest grade to take state tests in California, and we take it very seriously. I hope that you will find some helpful testing tips for students and teachers in this post.
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In the district where I teach, there is a huge push for kids to do well on state tests. At my school, we only have kindergarten through 2nd grade, but we also have six or seven classes at those grade levels and about five hundred students. The pressure is especially high since we will only test one grade level, and that score is directly reflected in the API score that's published in the newspaper. So I've given testing quite a bit of thought. Here are some tips to help you get you and your kids ready for your state tests.
Before the Test
During the state test, we are required to move students to discourage cheating. So early in the year, I introduce "Testing Positions." Whenever we have a math test, spelling test, or other assessment, we go to Testing Positions. The places change every month when we change desk formations and jobs, but the kids really stay focused in Testing Positions.
I have about ten areas in the classroom that do not have a person next to them, so every other student in the normal desk formations has a special testing area to go to. These areas face the wall, my horseshoe table, my volunteer worker's desk, or my teacher's desk. I have whoever's left just pull their desk forward or back from the group. This way every student has space on either side of them. Each student also gets a privacy shield to protect their answers from prying eyes.
2. Listening Practice with Review Quizzes
The state test is filled with tons of questions, especially in the math section, where the students are required to take notes on scratch paper and work out the problem outside of the test booklet before bubbling in the answer on the test booklet. Young kids struggle with using a separate paper and with picking out the important information while listening without visual clues.
When I review for a math exam, we create scratch paper together and learn to organize our listening notes. I give them each a standard piece of copy paper and ask them to fold it two times down and two times across. This creates a paper with sixteen boxes on it. We number every box, and then they listen carefully as I read the quiz questions. They have to write down the important information and work out the problems. The first few times I did this, I guided them through what was important to write down and how to create the problems. Now, it's just a part of our review routine.
3. Spiral Reviews
Even though state testing is about six weeks away, I begin planning some review time into my day. I love using Mountain Math/Language as part of my review. I have the old bulletin board kits up, but their review materials are now available as small center boards, workbooks, and even digitally, as interactive whiteboard lessons. A review has about 40 cards in every problem, so if you use it once a week, it will last 40 weeks. Some teachers use this program all year, but I prefer to use it after I have taught all the concepts and for review purposes during the second semester.
4. Books That Talk About Testing
The week before the state test, I read a great book, Testing Miss Malarkey by Judy Finchler, which follows the students in Miss Malarkey's class as they get ready for THE TEST. It's a fun look at test preparation from the kids' point of view. We talk about the similarities between what we are doing and what the kids in the book are going through. We also talk about the idea of just doing your best: I explain that the test is not going to effect their report cards, but is going to reflect upon the teachers and the school. The other books pictured above are also about testing. There is a book coming out in July 2011 called The Big Test by Julie Danneberg that I am looking forward to adding to my collection. Julie Danneberg wrote First Day Jitters (a must for every teacher!), Last Day Blues, and First Grade Letters.
5. Test-Taking Tools, Rulers, and Number Lines
Practice with the tools that you will be allowed to use during the test and practice doing without tools that you may have had all year. During the test, we are required to cover all of our bulletin boards, number lines, alphabet strips, and anything else that could help a child during the test. When I was a new teacher, I had name tags that had a number line, an alphabet, and a hundreds chart on it. The kids loved them, but when the test came and they weren't able to use them, they were very frustrated. Now, I have my kids learn to draw a number line on their scratch paper; when we have reviews, they automatically generate a number line next to their name. When the test comes, they already know what to do. I have also taught them to use the ruler they get with the test as a number line.
During our measurement unit, the kids have a lot pf practice with rulers, but all rulers are not created equal. As part of our test prep, we look at the starting points, where the zero is (if it has a zero), and where to begin measuring with it. During our spiral review, we use a ruler that is very similar to the one they will get for testing.
During the Test
The morning of the test, make sure you have at least two sharpened number two pencils and an eraser for each child, a sign outside your door that says "Shhh. We are testing!" and a test for each child. Ask if you can look at the Directions for Administration for the section that you are doing that day.
Before you hand out the test, have your children take a few deep breaths. Emphasize that you want them to try their best. Remind them of their choices for when they are done. (In my class it's "Read or rest after a test.") If they break their pencil, they can hold their pencil up silently and you can exchange it for them. If they are done with a section, I ask them to stay in their seats reading or resting with their pencil's point sticking out of their closed booklet. Then I come by and check to see that they answered every question before collecting their test.
Special note: When you are checking a student's booklet, DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. If you do, you will notice that some of the answers are wrong and that some of the questions are poorly written and it will cause you stress! :) Trust me on this.
After the Test
After the whole class has completed the test each day, and the tests have been collected and delivered to the office, give the kids some downtime. Play a game, go out to P.E., or do an art project or something else fun. They deserve it. It's tough for young kids to maintain that kind of focus for an extended period of time!
I hope that you found some good tips for preparing your class for state testing. What other tips do you have to share?
Leave a comment on this blog post and win some cool prizes for your classroom! I am giving away a 2GB flash drive, a package of five brand new books from Scholastic for your classroom library, 36 sharpened number two pencils, and a test prep book for 2nd grade. Limit one comment per person. Comments must be submitted by Monday, March 14, 2011.
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Comments (53)
Chandra, Thanks for your comment. I hope that you'll be able to implement some of these ideas for next year!
Happy Teaching, Nancy
Thank you for these fabulous tips. It's a little too late in the game to implement your math scratch paper strategy (we test next week and are currently on spring break), but I will keep it in mind for next year's classroom. I happen to have the Testing Miss Malarkey book in my library, so I plan to read it the day we get back from break.
Thank you for these helpful tips!
Chandra Miss Lockett
Laura, Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and for your ideas. Good luck to you on testing too!
Happy Teaching, Nancy
Great ideas, especially the list of books. Another idea is sharpen pens on both ends, so they don't use the pencil eraser. We love the magic rub erasers. Also, give a a little treat each day from the test busters. It could be a roll of smarties to recharge brain cells. Good Luck!
Linda, Thank you for taking the time to post a comment. I love using my testing positions all year long and it really helps the kids lower their fear of testing.
Happy Teaching, Nancy
These are great tips. I liked the testing position tip. When I was a classroom teacher, I used that from the beginning of the year to the end. It was just so natural. Anytime you set up a routine like that, it makes state testing not as different and a little less anxiety.
Kathy, Thanks so much for your comment. The kids work so hard during testing, it's nice for them to have a bit of fun and relax!
Best Wishes, Nancy
Well I love this little incentive program you are devising here to get suggestions to your great post. Congrats! I think that you make a great point about balancing the stressful aspects of testing along with the stress breakers...like the books following the tests. I always promised my kids popsicles under a tree reading a book--nothing more peaceful that a popsicle! Thanks Nancy--terrific post!
Sandy, Thanks for leaving a comment. I also have a hard time when they get something wrong, especially when I know that they learned it and are just making a silly mistake. It is WAY better for me NOT to look at the actual questions and their specific answers! :)
You are entered into my drawing. Good luck on your testing! Nancy
Kayla, I'm glad that you found my post helpful! Thanks for taking the time to comment. I'm entering you into my raffle.
Happy Testing, Nancy
Thanks so much Nancy for your great posts every week. This is my first year with my students taking "The Test", and I'm really nervous. It is always hard for me when one of my students has an answer wrong, so I'm going to take your advice and try to not look at the actual answers.
I loved this information! These tips were very helpful - I loved the idea of reading a book to prepare them for the test!
Mary Ellen, I'm glad that you found my post interesting. Thank you! Good luck with your testing and remember to take a deep breathe!
You are entered in to my drawing. Happy Testing, Nancy
Thanks for all of the great information. I was especially interested in this week's blog because my 2nd graders take our standardized test beginning on Monday!
We have been practicing with sample test questions, but I'm going to find time to squeeze in Testing Miss Malarkey. I really enjoy that book, but hadn't thought about reading it in preparation for the test.
Mary Ellen
M. Collins, I love that book Hooray for Diffendoofer Day and I agree with you! I feel that out of all the books, that is the one that means the most. Learn to be a good thinker!
You are entered into my drawing. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Happy Teaching, Nancy
Gail, It's so neat that your staff really gets into a skit that helps the students review good test taking skills! Thanks for sharing.
You are entered into my drawing. Happy Teaching, Nancy
Allison, Thanks for your comment. My kids love playing that game too. We are always trying to beat our previous times. You are entered into my drawing.
Happy Teaching, Nancy
Rebecca, Thanks for your comment. I love the idea about using the time when you are walking from one place to another to review on the fly. I'm gonna try this out woth my kiddos next week. Thanks for sharing. You are entered into my drawing.
Happy Reviewing, Nancy
I too read Hooray for Diffendoofer Day to my classroom. We talk about how a teacher can't teach you everything, but they can teach you to become a thinker and that is what we want them to do. Do their best thinking as they take the test.
Our teachers have to "de-stress" a bit before the test, so we have fun preparing a "Deal or No Deal" skit to present to our students. Students answer questions about test taking strategies which allow them to open the cases.
We also have a big bulletin board in the hallway. Teachers write positive testing comments and strategies on the board with bright markers.
We make up a game of "I Have, Who Has" to review skills and vocabulary that will be on "the test". Example: Who has: A noun is .. ." I have "a person, place, or thing. Who has: An antonym for "ancient" is . . ."
When we covered our bulletin boards the night before our test the teachers wrote encouraging words on the butcher paper. The positive signs were very encouraging to the students. When walking in line or waiting in line I have flashcards made to quiz my students on items that will be tested like types of angles, shapes, etc... The students now beg me to ask them to identify the shape.
Emmalyn, Thanks for your comment. We all struggle at one time or another to make sure are kids are paying attention. I hope that your adjustment to the U.S. is a smooth one. I appreciate your kind words and I hope that you glean some good ideas from the posts! You are entered into my drawing.
Happy Teaching, Nancy
Camille, Thanks for your comment! I love that you are doing art and PE activities after testing to help relax the kids. You are entered into my drawing. Thank you for sharing.
Happy Teaching, Nancy
Chelsea, Thanks for your tip! Easing the tension with a laugh is a great idea. You are entered into my drawing.
Happy Testing, Nancy
Becky, Thanks for your comment! Here are some teacher tips. :) During the week of testing, teach some of the really fun things that you never get a chance to do anymore, get a massage, a manicure or a pedicure or all three, read a good book or watch a movie when you get home (Don't think about grading, testing or how your students are doing on the test!), have your favorite beverage, and most importantly BREATHE! You are entered into my drawing.
Happy De-stressing, Nancy
Sharon, I love using the scrap paper for quizzes and review. I hope that it works for you! It's added benefit is that you don't have to photocopy anything, and it doesn't have to be fancy. When kids are done and quietly waiting for the next question, I let them pick a square in the last row to draw a mini picture in one of the boxes. You are entered into my drawing!
Happy Teaching, Nancy
Jan, Great tip. I agree with you! Thanks for sharing. You are entered into my drawing!
Happy Teaching, Nancy
Inger, I love the positive reinforcement! I'm sure that a little note like that really makes their day. You are entered into my drawing.
Happy Teaching, Nancy
These are wonderful tips, and you don't know how thankful I am. As a new teacher here in the US, I am still adjusting. And I am having a hard time making my students pay attention to me. I am looking forward to reading your next article. Thank you so much!
Amy, Great ideas! Thanks for your comment. You are entered into my drawing.
Happy Testing, Nancy
Lori, Thanks for your comment. That is a great suggestion! We try and go over released questions in a game type format to make it more fun.
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Rhonda, Thanks for your comment. I do that too. You are entered into my drawing!
Happy Testing, Nancy
Jennifer, Great tip! I send home a letter the week before testing telling parents make sure that kids get a good healthy breakfast and plenty of sleep that week. I also remind them to be on time!! You are entered into my drawing!
Happy Teaching, Nancy
Amanda, I hope that some of these ideas will help your kids this year and next year. Thanks for your comment. You are entered into my drawing!
Happy Teaching, Nancy
Cindy, Thanks for your comment! Teaching them how to make a number line has been a great tool for my kids. Then they don't feel so deprived and they have a tool that they are actually allowed to use. I hope it works well for you! You are entered into my drawing.
Happy Teaching, Nancy
M. Da Silva, Thanks for your comment. We are only allowed to look at the test during the testing period with the students and only with a proctor present in the classroom. We are supposed to check that they filled in every question. I actually wish that I didn't have to look at it. :D It would save me some stress!
You are entered into my drawing. Thanks, Nancy
ELA Teacher, Thanks for your comment. Implementing these routines has helped my kiddos A TON. It's was tough because my kids were having a hard time with things that were not what they were being tested on, but REALLY impacted their scores!
You are entered into my drawing. Happy Test Prepping, Nancy
In past years, I know that ensuring a breakfast for every child helped the class focus on their task, not when we might be having snack if the test ran a bit long. It's definitely worth asking parent volunteers or PTA to help every child get a filling, protein-packed breakfast.
I send notes home the week before testing and remind parents to make sure their child goes to be on time or early and has a good breakfast.
I also like to prepare my students ahead of time. No sense in them doing less than their best because they're uncomfortable. We do practice sessions with released items in practice test form, but in real test time amounts. I post the time when we start and when we finish. Then, we talk about how that time feels. They feel very confident when they know how long they have to sit silently and focus.
I make sure to do a little stretching and brain gym before we begin to help the kids get focused. I also take class breaks every 45 min to hour. Finally, since it's hard to sit for so long my kids know that at any time they can stand up behind their desk and stretch or take a brain break.
I have the students' parents write them a personal note along the lines of "You can do it!" and "I am very proud of all you've learned to do!" on star shaped stationery. The kids can post the note on the front of their privacy shield every day as a motivator to do their best and to know that a lot of people are on their 'team'.
Every student needs to hear that the teacher has confidence in him or her. The personal voice of encouragement can be the added boost for the student to do his or her best. Sometimes I leave a note on the student's desk; sometimes I pull the student aside to whisper the encouragement.
I love your idea for folding paper and practicing using scrap paper. I'm going to give that a try this year.
Thank you for the helpful tips. Every bit helps this time of year. You should include more tips to help teacher stress during testing times!
On testing days, I know my students are nervous/anxious and the stress can effect their performance on the test. So, I wear goofy glasses on test days (either the really huge ones or the disguise glasses with a nose and mustache attached). When I walk out to the playground to pick up my class in the morning, they get all giddy and laugh at me. It relieves the stress, and shows the students that we don't always have to be so serious all the time. You could also try the fake gold teeth or the fake Billy Bob teeth too. All of these things can be picked up at the dollar store or the party supply store.
I teach 7/8 language Arts and Social Studies and I will be monitoring the STAR tests for the 7th grade this year. I give out gum before each test, sugarless of course, even though I don't allow gum during the regular school day. I find that it helps the kids concentrate and they appreciate it. We also do activities between tests like PE, and spend the afternoon doing Art projects. At the end of the week we have an Art show that is judged by the High School art teacher,
These are great ones to me, as a student teacher, to keep in mind for (hopefully) next year. I know we are giving standardized tests at my school next week and, we have already set aside time to go outside each afternoon, for students can make noise and get some energy off.
These are great ideas for destressing and making test-taking more approachable for kids. Love the books! There is a picture book for everything! And I will certainly use the idea for having the kids generate their own number line.


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It's just the modern generation - which I am part of only by dint of my age! My musical tastes are much better than the average student! Ha! There's nothing average about me! (Says the Average Member!)
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Who turned the Tsarnaev brothers?
Investigators continue to uncover more and more disturbing information about the Tsarnaev brothers, accused of setting off bombs at the Boston Marathon. A common theme of much of the news involves so-called "radicalization" of young people right here in America.
The Tsarnaev family may have had links to Muslim terrorists in southern Russia. But it appears the brothers and, in all likelihood, their mother, adopted attitudes that excused and even encouraged violence while they lived here in the United States.
Investigators have talked to a man, once identified only as "Misha," who family members say influenced the Tsarnaev brothers' attitudes concerning Islam. It turns out he is a Rhode Island resident named Mikhail Allakhverdov, who insists he does not condone violence and, in any event, had not talked with the Tsarnaevs in three years.
If not "Misha," who or what turned the brothers into vicious murderers? Someone else in this country? Someone abroad, communicating via the Internet?
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North Central Idaho
A map of Riggins, Idaho, comfortably fits on a cocktail napkin. Straddling Highway 95, the only north-south artery between Boise and the Canadian border, the town is squeezed between Preacher Mountain and the Salmon River and is home to only about 420 people.
Tiny Riggins has a large claim to fame, however: it is the state's whitewater capital. Each summer and fall, this town and its sleepy neighbors up and down river swell with visiting kayakers, rafters, jet-boat thrill-seekers and fishing enthusiasts. These tourists are eager to splash their way through one of the deepest gorges in North America, or to hook salmon, trout and sturgeon.
"We get people in here from a lot of places," said Pete Broyles, co-owner of Riverport Brewing Company, just over the Washington state line, about 100 miles north of Riggins. It was a Monday night in Clarkston and I was listening to him describe how the locals came around from mass-produced lagers to handcrafted ales like his ruddy-colored, medium-bodied B-Run Red.
"This is Keystone country," he said. "They didn't know what to do with all those flavors. At first, people were dumping Clamato in there."
I shuddered to think about a beer spiked with tomato juice and clam broth, but Broyles eventually gained a small legion of converts, and flavorsome food and drink is no longer a scarcity in this mountainous corner of the West. From onsite coffee roasting at Two Rivers Coffee and Creamery to the upscale atmosphere at the Rogue Wine Bar, north central Idaho is just cosmopolitan enough to make a visit to the country feel comfortable. If this is the wilderness, it has certainly gained more than a bit of sophistication since 1805 when explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark became the first U.S. citizens to cross the Continental Divide. Yet with miles upon miles of prairie, forest and river to go around, crowds are still unheard of.
Following the Salmon River up out of the canyon from Riggins onto the Camas Prairie, I drove past old timber railroad trestles, a bed and breakfast built in the shape of a dog (and billed as "the world's largest beagle") and Tolo Lake, where paleontologists uncovered the skeletons of Columbian mammoths and prehistoric bison. Few trees interrupt the landscape, which stretches infinitely toward the horizon, and towns are far apart. If it weren't for the power lines and the semis trucking goods along the north-south highway, you might think nothing had changed since the 19th century.
Now as then, fishing attracts out-of-state visitors, especially those hoping to reel in bass, three-foot steelhead trout or maybe a great white sturgeon, a fish that has been known to reach lengths of 10 feet (note that sturgeon are catch-and-release only). As for steelhead, anglers from across the country vie for a $2,000 grand prize during Lewiston's annual derby in November. I happened to turn up during the right month, but not being much of a fisherman, I set my sights lower and sought the help of an expert.
"My goal is to make sure everybody gets at least one," explained Brent Sawyer, a driftboat guide with Exodus Wilderness Adventures who met me just before dawn at the company's offices in Riggins.
I hadn't been river fishing before and asked him what to expect. "We'll give 'em hell and see what happens," he said, adjusting his faded blue baseball cap.
I didn't do badly on my first day out, catching four steelhead and bringing two back to town to be smoked, dried and vacuum packed. Brent deserved all the credit, though: He'd done almost everything except cast lines and reel them in for me. Plus, he brought the thermos of coffee, an essential provision for any mid-autumn river trip. Patience is also something to pack, because as I learned, hours can go by without so much as a tug.
Luckily, the scenery doesn't disappoint. Not long after I caught my first steelhead, I spotted several mule deer picking their way along the stony slopes above us. And near the end of the day I got lucky again, counting three bald eagles from my perch in our driftboat.
If a day of fishing doesn't appeal to you, rent a kayak or join a rafting trip and paddle your way to a good time. Or maybe, instead of observing a group of predators from afar, you'd rather see them on foot, at a shorter distance. In that case, stop at the Wolf Education and Research Center in Winchester, where sign-posted trails on the 20-acre property allow visitors to enjoy short nature walks on their own.
At the Center, you can watch endangered gray wolves and learn about their biology and importance to Western ecosystems. First noted by Lewis and Clark in 1804, gray wolves earned frequent mentions in their journals, and were often described by the explorers as large and great in number. Later hunted to near extinction for sport and profit, the species was reintroduced to Idaho only 17 years ago.
This is a state for people who want to vacation outdoors, and backcountry camps are ideal bases for trail rides, day hikes or excursions to hunt elk, bighorn sheep, black bear and even mountain lion. Serious anglers and hunters will want to venture into the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, the second-largest such protected area in the lower 48 states.
The nearby Hells Canyon National Recreation Area is another good bet for its sheer lack of civilization. It also beats the Grand Canyon by almost 2,000 feet to claim the title of North America's deepest gorge. Accessible by small aircraft or jet boat, riverside lodging at places like Copper Creek Lodge, Heller Bar Lodge, Shepp Ranch and Mackay Bar Guest Ranch offer amenities like hot tubs and catered meals in a backcountry setting–just the thing after a long day spent battling wits with Mother Nature. For unspoiled scenery, privacy and tranquility, few locations top these retreats.
Rustic luxury doesn't have to mean a journey deep into the wilderness, however. Ninety miles by car from Lewiston on the Middle Fork of the Clearwater, River Dance Lodge rents resort-style cabins as well as lavish campsites while west of the Memorial Bridge in the city proper, a handful of comfortable hotels cling to Main Street, affording views of the river and the towering bluffs on the opposite bank. That said, room service and indoor pools aren't the only reason to linger at the confluence of the Snake and the Clearwater.
Golfing makes for another good way to enjoy the state's open spaces. Four 18-hole courses and a driving range lie on either side of the lower Snake River while closer to Riggins, Meadow Creek Golf Course, which is open from May through October, provides views of 8,400-foot Granite Mountain and its slightly shorter neighbor Brundage from its 6,696-yard, par 72 course. Clinics and lessons are available, as are a swimming pool and a tennis court. Wake up early enough, and it's possible to fit two or even three outdoor activities into a single day.
In the spring of 1803, Meriwether Lewis gathered supplies for his expedition west. Along with salt, tobacco and a "portable soup" intended as an emergency ration, Lewis purchased wine, knowing he wouldn't find any en route. Fortunately for the modern traveler, wine is no longer a scarcity in Idaho, least of all in the Lewis-Clark Valley. In fact, a French immigrant planted one of the first Pacific Northwest vineyards here in 1872, giving rise to a small industry that withered after the passage of the 18th Amendment. Grape-growing returned to the state in the 1970s, and today, four boutique wineries operate within about 30 miles of Lewiston.
"I guess you'd say we're wine and grape-growing nerds," Coco Umiker of Clearwater Canyon Cellars told me. Since 2004 when they released their first vintage, Umiker and her husband Karl have expanded their business steadily. Content to remain relatively small and focused on the region, the Umikers go so far as to use local glass for their bottles, despite the fact that they pay more for it.
On the other side of the Snake River, Basalt Cellars quickly found success, too. Its 2004 merlot won best of class at the Tri-Cities Wine Festival, the oldest continuously running event of its kind in the Northwest. Three years later, its 2007 merlot, which also placed first at the Tri-Cities fest, earned a gold medal at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.
I tried and liked it but my favorite might have been the dessert wine, a ruby-colored, medium-bodied nectar with aromas of kirsch. Draining my glass, I headed to my hotel for the night. Something told me I would remember how to get back to north central Idaho–even without a map.
Traveler Report Card
ACCOMMODATIONS (B+): Red Lion in Lewiston and the Best Western Salmon Rapids Lodge in Riggins rank among the best large hotels. To be closer to the wilderness, consider River Dance Lodge on the Clearwater River or Shepp Ranch on the Salmon River, both of which offer excellent accommodations.
FOOD (A-): Restaurants in the Lewis-Clark Valley, even those that are relatively upscale, tend to be casual, with the best places concentrating on American fare. For steak, seafood and wine from Basalt Cellars or Colter's Creek, try Macullen's on Main Street in Lewiston. Tomato Brothers on Bridge Street in Clarkston is the place to go for pasta, thin-crust pizza and Riverport Brewing beers on tap. Don't look for white tablecloths in Riggins, but don't expect any shortage of first-rate meals, either. Dine on elk tacos or a bison burger at Shelly's Back Eddy Grill, and then start the next day with a homemade pastry and a latte or a cappuccino from Two Rivers Coffee and Creamery just down Main Street.
ACTIVITIES (A+): In north central Idaho, outdoor enthusiasts have it all: fishing, hunting, hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing. And for those who'd rather not go it alone, dozens of guide services and outfitters help visitors get onto the water or into the mountains. Remember to bring sunscreen, bug spray and a jacket for the water or higher altitudes because there's no such thing as a quick trip to the hotel to grab the one thing you forgot to pack.
QUIETUDE (A+): Noisy jet-boat rides notwithstanding, there's simply no beating the serenity to be found in this region.
Traveler Fast Facts
WHAT IT IS: North central Idaho, where you'll find abundant wildlife, crystal-clear high mountain lakes and postcard-worthy panoramas. The area includes the Lewis-Clark Valley, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Nez Perce National Historic Park and Riggins, the state's small but spirited whitewater capital.
CLIMATE: Lots of sun, low humidity and mild winters allow visitors to golf year round, fish well into November and spend more time exploring the state by foot, boat, bike or horseback. Temperatures in July and August can approach 90 degrees but average in the low 70s. Late spring and early fall temperatures hover reliably in the 60s and in winter they only occasionally dip below freezing.
GETTING THERE: The Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport at approximately 1,400 feet above sea level is the ideal gateway to the region with two runways, the longest of which is 6,511 feet. Other options in the area include the Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport and McCall Municipal Airport.
"Real People" Culture
Gold mining brought many of the first settlers to north central Idaho in the 1850s and '60s, setting off nearly two decades of increasingly tense relations with the native Shoshone, Kootenai and Nez Perce. Wishing to avoid conflict, the Nez Perce, who call themselves Nimi'ipuu ("real people"), signed an 1855 treaty that would turn much of their ancestral territory into seven million acres of reservation. The peace was short-lived, however, as prospectors encroached on tribal lands and forced the creation of a treaty that resulted in a reservation one-tenth the size of the original.
Disillusioned and angry, several Nez Perce leaders refused to move, and the U.S. military sent troops to pressure so-called "non-treaty" bands onto the smaller reservation. This ignited a war in 1877. After skirmishing with soldiers across Idaho and Montana, the non-treaty bands eventually surrendered.
Today, many of the places most significant to Nimi'ipuu culture and the brief war are part of Nez Perce National Historic Park, a collection of 38 sites concentrated in north central Idaho. To learn more about the people who first called Idaho home, stop at the Visitor Center in Spalding, a short drive from Lewiston's regional airport.
Before entering the museum, pause to admire the Clearwater River, a nearly 75-mile ribbon of water that Lewis and Clark navigated in dugout canoes. After days of hard travel and lean meals of soup and horsemeat, their Corps of Discovery was happy to find the Clearwater when they did, for the river contained–as it still does–an abundance of fish, salmon in particular.


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Skip to comments.Defence will not turn pro-lifers into killers
Posted on 01/14/2010 10:27:08 AM PST by rhema
The killing of Wichita, Kan., abortion doctor George Tiller was wrong. It was terrible. There just isn't any question about it; in fact, it doesn't need to be stated because it's so obviously the truth. Yet, pro-choice proponents seem to believe that pro-life people -- those who believe in the sanctity of all human life -- have just been given a licence to kill by the judge presiding over the trial of the man accused of fatally shooting Tiller.
There is no dispute about Scott Roeder's admitted guilt. On May 31, 2009, he shot Tiller as the doctor was talking to an usher in the foyer of Wichita's Reformation Lutheran Church. Tiller was one of just a handful of American doctors who provided late-term abortions. Roeder is facing first-degree murder charges, but his defence is arguing that the shooting was justified because it saved unborn babies from being aborted, and therefore the charge against him should be reduced to voluntary manslaughter.
The defence's argument is ludicrous, but it's not the first ludicrous defence any lawyer has offered up in court on his client's behalf, and it won't be the last. Clearly, walking up to someone and shooting him in the head with a .22-calibre handgun is first-degree murder. There are no mitigating arguments. Yet, the judge ruled that Roeder's defence arguments would be allowed -- a ruling that was challenged by the prosecution team on Tuesday in court, delaying jury selection in the trial.
If the defence ultimately succeeds, Roeder might face five years in prison instead of life.
Legal wrangling aside, the most troubling aspect about this case is the assumption that lowering the charges against Roeder will turn otherwise peaceful, law-abiding people into gun-brandishing fanatics ready to rush out and kill other abortion doctors.
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The absence of a pro-life peril is an easily grasped truth for everyone. Everyone, that is, but hysteria-mongering pro-aborts whose hyperbolic prevarications aren't being peddled successfully anywhere these days ... except to other pro-aborts.
Does anyone here believe this is a valid defense?
Correction, partially delivered babies, not "unborn babies". Is it still an abortion when the act takes place outside of the womb in open air?
I do. In fact if one truly believe that abortion is murder, it becomes ones moral imperative to act in a similar manner.
Now personally I'm opposed to shooting abortionists but I certainly don't want to impose my morality on anyone else.
It doesn't require murdering someone to stop their slaughtering alive unborn children the way Tiller practiced his demonic rites. Murdering someone is prima facia evidence of other motives beyond merely protecting/saving alive unborn the bloody monster, George Tiller, would murder.
Because we have so many leftists now posing as fellow freepers, I'm not going to elaborate. But murdering someone to stop their behavior done with bloody hands ... well, let's just say Roeder had/has selfish motives.
The Left denies the evils of Communism and Islamic jihad and yet paints every pro-lifer with the slur that all are potential murderers.
Vigilante acts are wrong. Two wrongs do not make a right.
In Virginia we send murderers off on final gurney rides with some degree of frequency so it's pretty much a life and death issue for the defendant.
That applies, BTW, whether or not the defendant admits to murder ~ after all, he's not a jury, he's not a judge. As Illinois' officials can tell you just because they got a confession out of somebody that doesn't mean their guilty.
It would be very nice to find a nonviolent end to legal partial birth abortion. Thing is, what are we supposed to do when they start legalizing the killing of toddlers and young children? They are already doing infanticide so we can expect the evil to grow and grow as the years go on.
At that point we would have to kill every liberal on sight. Hopefully that day will never come but we have very little chance of avoiding it.
So, you support the individual's right to choose?
Nope, not a valid defence at all.
Just for the sake of argument, let's look at an impossible scenario.
Let's say that you were sent back in time to 1910 where you met a young struggling artist in Linz named Adolf Hitler. You knew what a monster he would become and how many millions would suffer and die at his hand.
You also knew that killing him would be cold-blooded murder. Would you do it knowing that this would not be a valid defence?
Roeder murdered him. He should suffer the consequences of that murder. What he prevented and what he caused is not at issue here. If he truly believes that he saved thousands of lives with his actions, then death is not that much of a penalty for him. No punishment would be if he held that conviction in his heart.
There aren't that many pro-life leftists to worry about.
Isn't 'choice' the Holy Grail of the Left?
I know 'murder' is part of the pro-life/anti-abortion rhetoric but 'murder' is a specific legal term for a specific action that doesn't include abortion. I don't like Roe vs Wade at all but it is the law. Under Bush, Liberals went nuts and threw around terms like murder every day, but we expected them to follow the law.
Shooting one of them, most of us would recognize as an heroic act.
If the government won't act to protect the innocent, then individuals must.
Call me when a millions-strong Protestant or Catholic denomination calls for jihad against the United States.
The belief is in the sanctity of innocent human life. Tiller was a mass-murdering madman. He was a hitman of the innocent and defenseless. A dr. of death for hire. Don't get me wrong, while I am personally opposed to killing abortion doctors, I don't want to force my beliefs on others. sarc
The "justification" doesn't remove the perp's knowledge of the wrongness of his actions. If he didn't have the capacity or knowledge of the wrongness of his killing Tiller, there might be mitigations.
Committing an illegal act to end a great evil does not make the illegal act LEGAL - just perhaps makes the illegal act RIGHT. The illegality is the source of required punishment.
Keep in mind, the arbitrary laws set in place by whatever man happens to wield power have been used to slaughter serfs by the millions. In short, many laws are evil and should be disregarded if not subject to the rules of decency. The Laws of God transcend those of man.
We know that a homicide took place because we have the dead guy and it seems that this fellow admits that he was indeed the one who committed the act of killing the other guy. Whether it's a "murder" or not is a matter for the court to decide. I see no problem with allowing the man to put on whatever defense he and his attorney choose to. I would see a much larger problem if the courts refused to allow his chosen defense. As to whether it's an effective or valid defense, that's up to the jury, isn't it?
How does Tiller compare? His numbers were smaller, but if Roe didn't happen, 50,000,000 babies could have grown up to have productive lives. Ok some abortions would have taken place anyway, so let's be crazy and cut that in half, if it makes pro-aborts feel better. Say, 25,000,000. That is STILL a holocaust.
There is NO DOUBT killing "Tiller the baby killer", as he was known, saved lives. If it discouraged doctors from becoming abortionists, even more babies are saved. If abortion clinics become as hard to find as a "Sambo's" restaurant, the genocide will finally stop.
While I do not advocate violence, I will shed no tears for abortionists or their families who live off the blood and body part sales of innocent life.
You don't need a GUN to take a stand.
Abortion is an ABOMINATION. If you deliver the mail to an abortion clinic, you are part of the problem. If you plow the parking lot of an abortion clinic, you are part of the problem. If you deliver fuel oil, shovel their sidewalk, cut their grass, deliver them packages, fix their toilets, replace their garbage (baby) disposer, rent or lease them property, or deliver ANY type of service to these butchers, you are part of the problem.
These "businesses" could not operate without your help. You can "CHOOSE" your customers. You can REFUSE to work for them. You can REFUSE to rent to them. You can refuse on the basis of your religious beliefs. If they start to loose money they will close, because it is all about the money.
Are you friends with an abortionists wife or kids? Does an abortionist or his family belong to any social groups that you do? Ostracize these people until they get the message.
Guilt by association you say? ABSOLUTELY YES. SHUN these people and anyone who works for them. Do not associate with EVIL.
Uh, serfs were never slaughtered by the millions. The whole point of serfdom was to ensure a stable supply of labor to work the land in order to finance a governing and military elite. If you slaughtered your serfs you and your noble family would starve. So you didn't slaughter your serfs.
What made them serfs was lack of the personal freedom to pick up and move elsewhere, ensuring you as the lord that your lands would be productive. In return for giving up personal fredom, the serfs had a right to enough productive land to live off of—the lord could not arbitrarily remove them, much less slaughter them.
Mass genocide, slaughter by the millions is a modern phenomenon, made possibly by new and improved slaughtering technology as well as changes in personal status.
When you need eeeeeeeeevvvvvvvvviiiiiiiiillllllll examples, you'll usually find them much closer in time to today than you will find them back in the Big, Bad, MiddleEvil days.
Serfs in the Middle Ages were a lot more free than American taxpayers are today. Bureaucratic control today and the tax bite are far more oppressive than serfdom was in the Middle Ages.
But, like the frog in the gradually brought-to-a-boil water, we believe the lie that serfs were slaughtered by the millions, a lie foisted upon us by our Elitist Betters.
Wise up. Knowledge is power.
All Roeder should have to prove is that Tiller intended to continue performing late term/partial birth abortions. The fact that Tiller was acquitted of an earlier abortion related crime is not relevant to this case.
Roeder has a statutory defense, especially since no one can honestly argue a partial birth abortion is necessary to protect the life or health of the mother.
Because he has a statutory defense, the principle of lenity applies. This means that any ambiguity in the law must be construe in his favor.
This judge is simply applying the law that the legislature enacted regardless of his personal feelings.
Peasants launched tax revolts back in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. They were taxed for the same reasons we are today: to support a parasitic, non-working, profligate elite class. Hayek didn't choose the title The Road to Serfdom without reason.
At the end of Schindler's list, Schindler breaks down as he lists the items he could have sold & thus redeemed even more human lives from the concentration camps. Sometimes I wonder if at the end (judgement day), will we not finally realize we should have physically attacked and pulled down every single abortion facility in this country.
But no, we are "civilized", & wait for non-existent laws to come into effect to protect our weakest members of society.
Do you remember Ben Kingsley's response?
"He who saves one life saves the world entire."
Food for thought, that.
My failure to communicate—I was referring to Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and the like.
"I had to kill that SUV salesman, he was going to kill thousands through global warming!"
"I had to kill that Republican candidate, he was a warmonger who would have killed thousands!"
To some it only matters whose ox is getting gored, not the insane precedent of allowing some cold blooded murders as being justified due to political considerations.
Pro life is a misstatement. Pro INNOCENT life is correct. There are lots of folks out there who NEED killing!
RE :"Those that think this is a valid defense will scream bloody murder when, if the precedent were established, it would be used by the liberal cause de jour to justify killing"
Thanks. I am ketting pings with replies saying things like "Kill them. We decide the law" And this is the pro-life group LOL . They are candy for MSNBC and Air America.
Something isn't a valid defense for one side, but a lousy precedent for the other side. Just as an expansion of Presidential power should not be judged on if you like the current occupant of the White House or not; but if you would like to see your worst case scenario President of the other party exercising that power.
THey weren't tax revolts.
They had rights and appealed to them and their cases were heard. They were not slaughtered by the millions. If you would actually read some history, you would discover that the late medieval peasant revolts were largely the result of a rising standard of living for peasants due to the labor shortages caused by the great Plague, combined with the lords, who were being squeezed by inflation (obligations of peasants had to some degree been converted into money but at fixed rates because no one understood or expected inflation), so the lords were losing ground and tried oppressive means to squeeze the peasaznts IN NEW WAYS. The peasant revolts did not challenge the notion of serfdom itself (most peasants had actually been granted personal freedom by the later Middle Ages) but claimed that the Lords were violating ancient rights and customary laws. They were simply asking for their due under the law, largely because they were better off than their ancestors a few centuries earlier and they knew it.
Sure, being personally free they could run off to the cities, but most of them did not want to. In the cities they were on their own and had fewer rights. Having a piece of land that was yours by long tradition that you could farm to earn a living was not a bad thing for everyone. Entrepreneurial types wanted the city with its risk and freedoms, but not everyone did. And not all peasants reolted. And the ones who revolted were, for the most part, not serfs but free mentheir expectations had been raised. But they thought, rightly or wrongly, that the lords were not upholding their end of the bargain.
But if it makes you feel better to use the Middle Ages as your bogeyman so you dont have to confront the truly horrific conditions of the early modern and modern era,
be my guest.
Its just bad history. Thats all.
I can imagine getting a 5 vote majority to bring back the Code Duello in fact, and that'd just muddy the waters further.
Still, I don't believe Tiller is dead, or if he's dead he wasn't killed at that location. You'd have to first believe one of these partial birth abortionists actually ever went to a church of any kind.
I don't believe in fairy tales, so whatever really happened is probably far different than the prosecutor's presentation or the shooter's admission. Doesn't mean the abortionists won't get their shot at executing another adult.
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We live in an era in which science is evolving from a materialist worldview to integrate into its theoretical structure the last great frontier of science, consciousness. It is natural during this phase transition for those steeped in a mechanistic paradigm to be critical of the emerging scientific understanding that consciousness plays a fundamental role in natural law. The scientific investigation of consciousness is critical to our understanding of the natural world and for solving the recalcitrant problems of humankind, which are all ultimately problems of mind.
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I found this Aloe Vera Concentrate to give the most value for money, especially when adding freight (i.e. low weight) costs into the calculations, as the bottle is smaller than one might expect, and although one can find it difficult to portion out the recommended 1/8 of a teaspoon per day, the taste is not bad at all and it can still be applied topically for burns etc., yet one should beware not overdo the consumption of this product swim say, and plants love it too, as one can add some Aloe Vera Concentrate to the water one waters one's plants with (as a fertilizer for soil-watering and as a surfactant for spraying on leaves) and this will help them thrive on so many levels, e.g. good for hot weather conditions by helping plant stay cool and hold their energy, helps the root tips form faster and become more resistant to diseases etc. etc.:)
Posted by 5133347468899091209 on Jun 25, 2016
Nice product. Still waiting to see results.
Now Foods, Aloe Vera Concentrate, 4 fl oz (118 ml)
Posted by 5717041312409861081 on May 02, 2016
Very fast delivery send to Singapore, received within one week. No started to consume, so not much to comment on the product.
Posted by 5755060079333972756 on Jun 19, 2015
Not so good taste and didn't see any difference in anything.


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What to do after surgery or radiation to help reduce swelling
Right after surgery, the incision (cut) in the breast and underarm area may swell. This swelling usually goes away slowly over the next 6 to 12 weeks. Some women also have swelling in the affected arm, which may go away on its own. But arm swelling after breast surgery can mean a higher risk of lymphedema later.
Talk to your doctor or nurse about what you should expect and what you should do. These tips may help ease the swelling:
- Use your affected arm as you normally would when combing your hair, bathing, dressing, and eating.
- Put your affected arm above the level of your heart 2 or 3 times a day and keep it there for 45 minutes. Lie down to do this, and fully support your arm. Place your arm up on pillows so that your hand is higher than your wrist and your elbow is a little higher than your shoulder.
- Exercise your affected arm while it's supported above the level of your heart by opening and closing your hand 15 to 25 times. Repeat this 3 to 4 times a day. This helps reduce swelling by pumping lymph fluid out of your arm through the undamaged lymph vessels.
- Talk to your doctor, nurse, or physical therapist before doing any exercises. Exercise is an important part of fitness, but you need time to heal after surgery and should follow the advice of your cancer care team.
- Keep in mind that radiation therapy after surgery may also cause some swelling in the arm, chest, and breast, especially toward the end of treatment. In most cases, this swelling will only last a short time and will slowly go away. During and after radiation therapy, you should do simple stretching exercises each day to keep full movement in your chest, arm, and shoulder muscles. The tissue damage from radiation treatment can continue over many years, so plan to make these simple stretching exercises a long-term part of your daily routine.
If you notice tingling or strange sensations in your arm after surgery or radiation, talk with your doctor, even if you haven't noticed swelling. If you feel uncomfortable, ask your doctor to refer you to a specialist who's an expert in managing lymphedema.
Some doctors measure the arms before surgery, then re-measure afterward so that swelling can be detected and treated before it becomes obvious. You can ask your doctor to take these measurements or refer you to a physical therapist to have this done. If possible, ask to be referred to a certified lymphedema therapist (CLT).
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Call your doctor, nurse, physical therapist, or lymphedema therapist if you notice any of the signs of lymphedema listed above or any of these changes:
- If any part of your affected arm, chest, breast, or underarm area feels hot, looks red, or swells suddenly. These could be a sign of infection or a blood clot, and you might need treatment right away.
- If you have a temperature of 100.5°F or higher (taken by mouth) that's not related to a cold or flu
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Integrated Device Technology a has announced the industry's first motion-compensated frame rate conversion processors with an integrated resolution-enhancement engine for use in 120Hz and 240Hz televisions and high-definition video projectors. The new IDT VHD1200 and VHD2400 devices feature the IDT HQV MotionSMART technology, which provides smooth motion and full-detail images while minimizing side effects seen with competitive solutions.
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Bob's Red Mill, Gluten Free, Old Fashioned Rolled Oats, 32 oz (907 g)
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- Product Code: BRM-00375
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- Package Quantity: 32 oz (907 g)
- Dimensions: 9 x 5.5 x 3.5 in, 2.05 lbs (0.93 kg)
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- Wheat Free
- Dairy Free
- RS ELISA Certified
- Pedigreed Pure Seed
- Dedicated Farms
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- Free of Preservatives and Chemical Additives
Dear Customer...
Our premium gluten free oats start as pedigreed seed planted in oats-only fields. At harvest, R5 ELISA testing verifies their purity. Our dedicated gluten free facility and additional R5 ELISA testing ensure their integrity.*
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Our Gluten Free Rolled Oats are pure. They are grown by over 200 farmers on clean, dedicated oat-growing fields. They plant only "pedigreed" seed stock. Each farm delivery is sampled hundreds of times and tested with an R5 ELISA gluten test to ensure the absence of gluten. Advanced color-sorting removes undetected impurities.
Roasting enhances that wholesome, robust flavor you expect from Bob's Red Mill. The oats are packaged in our new, 100% gluten free facility and tested once more for gluten to ensure their purity.
*Please be advised that a small percentage of people with celiac disease may not tolerate even the purest of oats. If you are unsure whether oats are suitable for your diet, please check first with your health advisor before eating them.
Diets rich in whole grain foods and other plant foods low in total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease and some cancers.
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Basic Cooking Instructions:
It's so simple. Bring 2 cups water and 1/4 tsp salt (optional) to a boil. Add 1 cup Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Rolled Oats, reduce heat and cook 10-20 minutes (depending on the consistency you like your cereal) stirring occasionally. Cover and remove from heat and let stand a few minutes. Makes 2 servings.
In the Microwave: Say you're in a hurry. Combine 1/2 cup oats and 1 cup water. Cover and microwave on high for 3 to 5 minutes. Let stand for two minutes. Enjoy. Makes one serving.
Serving Suggestions
- Serve with milk, cream, or a pat of butter.
- Add brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup for sweetness.
- Add fresh or dried fruit, raisins, nuts, and/or cinnamon.
Other Ingredients
Whole grain oats.
Manufactured in a facility that also uses tree nuts and soy.
Keeps best refrigerated or frozen
|Supplement Facts
|Serving Size: 1/2 cup dry (48 g)
|Servings Per Container: 18
|Amount Per Serving/Dry
|% Daily Value*
|Calories from Fat
|Total Fat
|3.5 g
|Saturated Fat
|0.5 g
|Trans Fat
|0 g
|0 mg
|0 mg
|Total Carbohydrate
|32 g
|Dietary Fiber
|5 g
|Soluble Fiber
|1.6 g
|Insoluble Fiber
|3.4 g
|1 g
|7 g
|Vitamin A
|Vitamin C
|* Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
|Total Fat
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|65 g
|80 g
|Sat. Fat
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|20 g
|25 g
|Less than
|300 mg
|300 mg
|Less than
|2,400 mg
|2,400 mg
|Total Carb.
|300 g
|375 g
|25 g
|30 g
Very tasty oats, I just adore them :) Pour it with hot milk, add sliced apple and let it draw for a few time - it's delicious! Очень вкусная овсянка получается, просто обожаю :) Заливаю горячим молоком, кидаю порезанное яблоко и даю чуть-чуть постоять - супер!
Some oatmeal products bother me as I am gluten intolerant. Although, oats contain a protein called avena, many instant oatmeals and oat products are cross contaminated in facilities that also process things with gluten. Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Oats are quick to cook, tastey, and don't upset my stomach at all! Thanks, Iherb. My family and I will be happy when it is back in stock! san diego, ca
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I wouldn't have known this was gluten free unless if I was told. This tastes great. Just like the non gluten free ones.


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Whatever you call them, these are simple products designed to let you access the wide world of Internet streaming content - Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, Pandora, iTunes - and in some cases, the media you have may already have hiding on your own computers and networked hard drives.
We take a look at four current offerings - bare-bones (but surprisingly full-featured) DMRs from Apple and Roku, Western Digital's WD TV Live Hub (which adds an internal hard drive) and the Boxee Box, which is a miniature computer in its own right - to help you decide where your DMR/DMS/ME/MS/DMA - or ISD - money should go.


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Osteo Bi-Flex, Joint & Energy, Glucosamine Chondroitin Plus Joint Shield, 80 Coated Caplets (Discontinued Item)
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- Package Quantity: 80 Coated Caplets
- Dimensions: 2.9 x 2.9 x 5.7 in, 0.45 lbs
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- Key Building Block of Cartilage
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Join the millions of people who choose Osteo Bi-Flex for their joints every day, and have made it the #1 brand.**
Osteo Bi-Flex Joint & Energy caplets are a potent combination of highly effective ingredients in Joint Care Science and is the only leading brand containing Joint Shield with 5-Loxin Advanced.
Osteo Bi-Flex is manufactured under the highest standards for product quality, purity and potency.
Like calcium supplement can help your bones, Osteo Bi-Flex can help your joints.
The natural aging process can add excessive stress on your joints. Annoying flare-ups can strike at any time. Add Osteo Bi-Flex Joint & Energy to your joint care regimen. It contains 1,500 mg of Glucosamine, a key building block of cartilage. With the addition of our Joint Shield Proprietary Blend, which contains Chondroitin, MSM and 5-Loxin Advanced, this revolutionary Energy Formula helps support energy metabolism and revitalize your joints to keep them jumpin'.
The only leading brand with 5-Loxin Advanced. Starts working to improve joint comfort within 7 days.
Osteo Bi-Flex Joint & Energy helps to:
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∇Based on the results of a GfK Healthcare 2011 survey among physicians who recommend a brand of Glucosamine and Chondroitin or Glucosamine supplements: and the result of a Pharmacy Times Survey among pharmacists who recommend a "bone/joint strengthener" dietary supplement, 2006-2012.
1Based on two human studies with 5-LOXIN Advanced where subjects rated their joint health over time, subjects joint health improved within 7 days, and continued to improve throughout the duration of the studies.
**52 week Nielsen ScanTrack data ending 8/25/12.
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Adult Use: Take two (2) caplets per day preferably with food. As a reminder, discuss the supplements and medications you take with your health care providers.
Other Ingredients
Cellulose (plant origin), crospovidone.Contains <2% of: Cellulose coating, silica, titanium dioxide color, vegetable magnesium stearate.
Contains shellfish (shrimp, crab, lobster, crayfish) ingredients.
Free of gluten
Keep out of reach of children. Store at room temperature and avoid excessive heat. Tamper Resistant: Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Caution: Not intended for use by pregnant or nursing women. If you are taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use. Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur. Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18.
|Supplement Facts
|Serving Size: 2 Caplets
|Servings Per Container: 40
|Amount Per Serving
|% Daily Value
|Total Carbohydrate
|2 g
|Dietary Fiber
|<1 g
|Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)
|60 mg
|Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol)
|Thiamin (Vitamin B-1) (as Thiamin Mononitrate)
|1 mg
|Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2)
|1 mg
|Vitamin B-6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride)
|2 mg
|Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin)
|25 mcg
|Manganese (as Manganese Sulfate)
|2 mg
|40 mg
|Glucosamine HCl
|1,500 mg (1.5 g)
|Joint Shield Proprietary Blend
Energy Blend
(Chondroitin Sulfate, Collagen (Hydrolyzed Gelatin), Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), Citrus Bioflavonoids (Citrus limon) (fruit), Panax Ginseng Extract (root), Green Tea Extract (Camellia sinensis) (leaf), White Tea (Camellia sinensis) (leaf), Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) (root), Boswellia serrata (resin), Hyaluronic Acid)
|1,104 mg (1.1 g)
|5-Loxin Advanced AKBA
Boswellia serrata Extract (resin)
|Choline Bitartrate
|50 mg
|50 mg
|Boron (as Sodium Tetraborate)
|3 mg
|***Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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New Year Premiere Furniture & Decorative Arts Auction
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Lot 694: ADOLPH MUHLHAN OIL ON CANVAS (Hamburg, German, 188(61 views)
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Skip to comments.Stevie Wonder Working on Three Albums, Wants to Go to North Korea to Talk About Love
Posted on 04/09/2013 9:29:13 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
If Dennis Rodman can go to North Korea and hang with leader Kim Jong-un, then why cant Stevie Wonder? As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, and Kim threatens nuclear war against the U.S. and its allies in the region, the music legend says hed like to travel there and talk some sense into the young Supreme Leader.
Speaking about unity and love with reporters backstage at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night, Wonder said, Listen, we could not be here without love. I wish I could say to the president at this very moment, President Obama, will you let me go to North Korea to talk to the leader? Because he must not know the people that are helpless, thatll be killed, if there were war. His voice breaking, Stevie added, Its emotional to me.
(Excerpt) Read more at classichitsandoldies.com ...
"Ray Charles was driving the other car."
Send him close to home, L.A. Chinatown, feed him dog food, and tell him he's in NK, he'll never know!
He's just jealous of Jay-Z and Beyonce going to Cuba.
'Cause you've gotta cut Steve off, 'cause if he get a roll goin' he'll talk your ears off!
You ever see Steve win a Grammy and go up and give one of them long ass acceptance speeches? They say, 'And the winner is Stevie Wonder!' Stevie be goin, 'I'd just like to say...all the people in the world today...God's children...'
'Look, just take the award and go!' 'Cause the credits be rollin' and Stevie be up there goin' 'And I'd like to thank...' I be in the car, I just said 'Shut the —— up, Steve. I'm tellin' you, you a genius and all that ——, but you my boy, man, we hangin', man.
It's nice and ——, but I don't appreciate all the flak. And personally, the piano and the singin' and all that, I told you how I feel about singin' man, I ain't impressed. You wanna impress me, take the wheel for a while, —————!'
-Eddie Murphy
What is it with celebrities thinking they can change the minds of dictators?
Steve the ones in prison camps would like to talk about 'love' to you as well.
clueless fool
No matter where he goes it all looks the same.
I guess Dennis Rodman's visit and advice didn't do the trick.
Parts 1 & 2
Why not send the band War over there so they can sing "Why Can't We Be Friends"?
We start off with Jimmy Carter, then Dennis Rodman and now Stevie Wonder. And no one can seem to figure out why we aren't taken seriously in the world.
I'm not seeing it.
Sounds good, Stevie, but you'll have to drive your own boat.
Sure thing, by all means, send all the useful idiots to North Korea!
Stevie is no longer a wonder....
You know, these two might just hit it off... lots of emotion and narcissism. Infantilism with a capital "I"... It might work.
Will he be taking pictures?
Reminds me of idealistic liberals in "invaders from mars" or "independence day" that want to connect and bond with the alien only to be summarily destroyed.
Stevie, look, Innervisions was one of the greatest albums ever, but dude, in the dictionary under the word "Naive", your picture is there.
Send him to the streets of Chicago and use that as a primer for his love speech. Maybe he can get his bros to stop killin the black man and sending themselves to prison!
Roll out another lost and forgotten star!Maybe they would like to go to Iran and preach the dangers of nuclear fission and how they could self destruct!
Shut up and sing.
While they're there they can also sing "War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing." That will be sure to impress Lil' Kim.
Stevie Wonder??? Oooooh I got all your albums! Talking Book, Music of my Behind, Fullfilinee, Fullfoonemee....oh F&*& it! The Good one!
go ahead, and take Jesse Jackson with you...
I can't SEE that happening, but I'll keep a sharp eye on it. Don't blink.
What is it with Liberals that make them so utterly foolish? Yeah, how about requesting ameeting of the prisoners in Camp 14 or any of the other gulags and ask them about love?
Man, these Liberals are insufferable.
Hey it worked for Michael Jackson in the "Beat It" video.
Maybe baby Kim can set him up with a blind date . . .
Yeah, maybe Stevie can keep an eye out for Mullah Omar.
As far as I am concerned he can go and stay.
SW: Yeah, thanks, it's good to see you, too.
Fat Boy: Huh?
SO send the moron.
Remember Jimmy Carter's advice: Dictatorships are much easier to deal with because you only have t talk with one person to know what the entire country thinks.
On the other hand, Kim might say, "I love you music until you do that stupid "I Just Cawed to Say I Rove You"....what the hell was that clap?"
Isn't he lovely...
Isn't he wonderful....
I'm only hearing this as a good thing. I'll note that there is talk of "going" and none of "returning".
"Give me just a little more time. And our love will surely grow."
He and Kim are going to collaberate on a new song: " Ruv is Brind "
Just what did Dennis Rodman say to the Un to make him go all nuclear?
Was he just passing on a "create chaos" message from the Won?
Musicquarium 1&2.
Mostly 2 if I recall correctly, it's all on ipod now.
One word.
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There aren't many bars in Dubai that can rival the location of the 360°, perched on top of the (rather good) Marina Seafood Restaurant, situated at the far end of a pier extending from the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. This place delivers exactly what it says – spectacular 360° views. It doesn't get much better than sipping your cocktails surveying the setting sun reflected in two of Dubai's best-known landmarks, the billowing sail of the Burj Al Arab and the wave-shaped Jumeirah Beach Hotel.
This is a place to see and be seen, attracting a bold and beautiful crowd and always busy. The music is good, with live DJ sets most evenings, the sofas are comfortable, and the outside venue perfect for sitting back with a cocktail or shisha. Thursdays and Fridays are now guest list only.
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quote AznLiquidYes, I have a few hacked bonuses, and 4875 per Level 50 isn't bad if all you did was go though the game with them. I'm not a badass rank seeker so that is good for me.107,256 / 22 = 4875. You're only getting 4875 ranks for every level 50? That's either terribly inefficient or you're just pulling numbers out of your ass (you claimed before to have 100% bonuses, which is impossible with that rank, unless it's a hack).
Anyway. here's an update on mine:
Only played a couple hours in the past month, I'll get back into the game whenever the final season pass DLC is out, or the level cap increase, whichever comes first.
quote BorderManMike22 level 50's thank you very much, and like I said I have to much time on my hands.I'm at 17,000 give or take, level 50. I figure if I do badass challenges like I do missions I'll be at over 50,000 in no time, but 100,000? Good God you must have 10 level 50's and played through TVHM on all of them
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