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Red Nose Day 2013 urged people to "Do something funny for money" and the youngsters took it to heart.
At Parc Eglos Primary School pupils wore spotty clothes and held a talent show to raise extra finds, while at St Michael's there was a lunchtime parade of the various red outfits they wore for the day.
Porthleven Primary School was filled with pupils sporting crazy hair – the wilder the better. This resulted in all manner of wigs, back-combing and spray dyed tresses.
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Gunkan (軍艦; Captain Battleship in the U.S. dubbed version, Capitan Incrociatore in the Italian anime, Cañonero in the Spanish anime) is the first of the Maruhage Empire Four Heavenly Kings, under Tsuru Tsurulina IV. He is also Bo-bobo's former friend and sworn rival.
- Created by: Yoshio Sawai
- Voiced by: Ryuuzaburou Ohtomo (Japanese), Paul St. Peter (English)
- Age: 27-28
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- Occupation: Hair Hunter (Maruhage Empire)
- Titles: Heavenly King
- Goisu (Younger Brother)
- Episode appearances: 5 (Shadow), 10 (Cameo), 16-21, 31-33, 35, 74-76
- Manga appearances: 34-37, 39-40, 44-48, 85, 92, 162, 176, 179, Shinsetsu 40, 42, 51, 56, 72-73
Gunkan is a man with a long black pompadour hairstyle and a white beard. He wears a green shirt version of Bobobo's original outfit with red lederhosen straps attaching to blue trousers with brown shoes. He and Bo-bobo share the exact same body build; a large upper-body build, and very thin legs.
Gunkan can be sinister, as he exploits Heppokomaru's weakness for Beauty, and has destroyed countless towns and his own fellow Hair Hunters. He also uses Bo-bobo as a scapegoat to blame his attacks on the Hair Hunters on the former. Being a hajikelist, he can be extremely random and weird at times. Gunkan also comes off as a liar, saying that Heppokomaru is the real villain, and even lying about the origin of his hatred towards Bo-bobo (a tale about their high school years, and another one involving giant robot versions of Bo-bobo and himself)! Despite all of these bad traits, Gunkan has been shown to have a sensitive and emotional side.
This regent-haired, white bearded fighter had also been trained in the "Fist of the Nose Hair" alongside Bo-bobo in the Kingdom of Hair, but turned against his afro-haired friend when Bo-bobo was chosen as the Seventh Master of the Fist of the Nose Hair by their teacher (a juice can) because Captain Battleship was not a citizen of the Hair Kingdom. Afterwards, he modified it to fit his own style, calling it the "Garyu Hanage Shinken" (我流鼻毛真拳; "Personalized Fist of the Nosehair"). It makes him the fourth greatest power in the Empire, (The stronger ones are Fist of Horrible Bloody Murder, used by OVER, Fist of Gorgeousness, used by Halekulani,and Fist of Object D'Art, used by Giga, respectively.) Though it may be a copy of Bo-bobo's Fist of Nosehair, it is indeed powerful enough to wipe out enemies easily. Gunkan mastered this art so that even his ducktail hair style can be used as a weapon.
While most of the attacks are his own, his ultimate attack, "Armageddon", has him calling up the Earth Defense Forces to attack for him. Like Bo-bobo, he can also fuse with his allies, but it results in an absolutely pathetic form.
As a Fist of Nosehair user, and possible hajikelist, he is bound to be a little weird (turning into an octopus, blowing up his own ship, having a bad knowledge of numbers). On a lesser note, his ducktail seems to be very strong, as it can support 13 people walking on it at once.
- Mermaid Lagoon (マーメイドラグーン)/Helicopter Hair Attack: Gunkan attacks with rolling nosehairs. Used against Bo-bobo's pet ducktails.
- Construction Fist (建築拳): Gunkan makes the enemy help him build a house and use another enemy as a brick. Used against Softon.
- Law of the West (西部の掟)/The Code of the Old West: Gunkan attacks the enemy with his nosehairs. Used against Heppokomaru.
- Bone Bone Going Fist (骨骨行く拳)/Welcome to Boney Island: Gunkan's nosehair suck the energy of whatever their attached to until there is nothing left, but the bones. Used against Bo-bobo.
- Armageddon (最終戦争): Gunkan calls the Earth defense forces to fire lasers at the opponent. Used against Bo-bobo.
- Ducktail Attack (髏苦漢命髪): Gunkan attacks the enemy with his ducktail. Used against Bo-bobo.
Video Game-Exclusive Attacks
- Ducktail Bazooka (リーゼントバズーカ):
- Blood Killer Personalized Nosehair Revolution (斬血我流鼻毛レボリューション):
- Western Scissors (西部のハサミ):
- Jagged Heart Lullaby (ギザギザハートの子守唄): Gunkan fuses with a knife to become this form. It is a literal representation of it's title (which is the name of an actual lullaby). Despite how strange it is, this form is completely useless.
- Battleship Roll of Green Onion and Tuna: In the anime, this form replaces Jagged Heart Lullaby. Gunkan fuses with the Don Patch Sword to become a piece of gunkan maki (軍艦巻), also known as battleship sushi. Just like the form it replaced, it is completely useless.
Gunkan was the oldest son of an average family, born in the Hair Kingdom. When he met Bo-bobo for the first time, he trained hard in the Fist of the Nose Hair to be acknowledged. Gunkan wanted to be acknowledged because he wanted to have a purpose in his life. He and Bo-bobo were described as fierce competitors as well as close friends. Unfortunately, Bo-bobo was chosen by his master as the Seventh Master of the Fist of the Nose Hair because he was a Hair Kingdom descendant, despite being weaker than Gunkan. Because his pride was crushed, Gunkan decided to punish the Hair Kingdom. He didn't do anything when the kingdom was attacked, and was glad it was destroyed. Bo-bobo was infuriated by Gunkan's indifference and the two of them became rivals.
Years later, the two rivals met again. Gunkan had just knocked out the last of the Fist of Nose Hair warriors (all of which had afros and sunglasses like Bo-bobo) when Bo-bobo himself challenged him. Gunkan had changed so much, that Bo-bobo did not recognize him; he had gone from being Bo-bobo's black-haired friend, to a large man with a white beard and a ridiculously large ducktail hairstyle. The two of them fought their battle using the Fist of the Nose Hair, ending in a draw.
A little while afterwards, he met a strange creature by the name of Flowerman. He and Flowerman became fast friends and with all Gunkan's time spent with him, he began to forget all about his grudge with Bo-bobo. But one day, Gunkan woke up to find that Flowerman had been killed by his worst enemies, the flower demons. Furious, Battleship immediately killed the demons, and refocused on his hatred towards Bo-bobo.
Time in the Maruhage Empire
Gunkan, still upset at the Hair Kingdom and Bo-bobo, joined the empire to become its very enemy: a Hair Hunter. As Bo-bobo trained for 20 years to get strong, Gunkan worked his way up till he was one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Tsuru Tsurulina IV may have respected him, but Gunkan wanted more. To that end, he secretly plotted with his minions to control the empire. During those years he met Suzu, a blonde psychic who would be his second in command and destroyed countless villages. After destroying Heppokomaru's hometown Pupuu City, he had taken an interest in his shinken's ability to hide one's true strength. He had become the leader of a massive army of powerful warriors, still waiting for Bo-bobo to show up and be able to finally pay him back for taking what he thought was rightfully his.
He finally got that chance after Bo-bobo had taken down A-Block's leader Tokoro Tennosuke. Bo-bobo encountered Gunkan again after applying for a job at a local hair hunter recruitment station. Heppokomaru immediately reveals him as the one who destroyed Pupuu City, but Gunkan claims otherwise, saying that Heppokomaru is the villain. After the liar is finally revealed, Gunkan gets fed up and orders one of his assistants, Dollman, to turn Beauty into a doll. He picks up the doll and tells the rebels that if they ever want to see Beauty again, then they will meet him at his new base in Pupuu City.
Pomade Ring
Gunkan controlled his vast military forces from the "Pomade Ring", a sky fortress flying over the destroyed Puppu City (Heppokomaru's hometown). He forces the rebels to fight through six of his strongest henchmen, during which Bo-bobo was the only one able to defeat his opponent. This made Gunkan overconfident, and he began to celebrate with two of his henchmen. But during his celebration, he pushes a button that sends Pomade Ring crashing to the ground.
Once on the ground, he goes searching for Bo-bobo, only to find that Softon has sent him to train in Babylon World. To pass the time, he Softon and Heppokomaru decide to build a brick house, and he secretly tricks Heppokomaru into sealing Softon into the wall! When Bo-bobo finally returns, the two begin their showdown. Although Gunkan's powers are great, Bo-bobo reveals his trump card: the one nosehair move that Gunkan could not master: "Nosehair Alley". During the nasal hair onslaught, it is revealed in Gunkan's mind that he didn't mean what he said about the Hair Kingdom, and that he didn't want to rule the world. All he really wanted was Bo-bobo's respect. After the attack, Bo-bobo tells Gunkan that he is the stronger of the two. Gunkan begins to cry, and runs up to Bo-bobo to apologize to him, but Bo-bobo strikes him down for "crying like a baby".
Appearences throughout the series
The next time Bo-bobo and company saw him, he was unconscious, and had been scalped for his failure by OVER. After Bo-bobo defeats OVER, the castle comes crumbling down. Luckily, Suzu teleports him and everyone else out of the tower.
He later participated in the new emperor playoffs (up to this point, his ducktail had grown back. He and Suzu were both finalists, but LOVE and Crimson show up looking for strong people to sacrifice. He almost becomes the last victim, but Bo-bobo intervenes and switches Gunkan's unconscious body with a pig, thus saving his life. Though unconscious, he assists Bo-bobo in reaching the Reverse Maruhage Empire's floating warship (there is a button in his chest that makes his hair become really long).
Gunkan in Shinsetsu
Gunkan later appears in Shinsetsu, where he is shown unconsious (again) after a beating from Usui, Princess Chinchiro, and GURA-san the punisher. Afterwards, he and Suzu are forcibly moved to a Neo Maruhage Prison, for their failures to the empire in the past. He appears later on with Suzu, Dengakuman, and Giga to get revenge for being worked like a slave, only to be crushed by GURA-san.
At the end, he is shown attending Tennosuke's Hair Hunter reunion with Suzu.
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Ougi 87.5 Bakuretsu Hanage Shinken
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Gunkan first appears at the top of C-Block right after the defeat of Kabeo. Gunkan lately appears again on the Train, along with the rest of the Four Heavenly Kings.
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Gunkan is a playable character, who can be unlocked if you beat the game 5 times and buy him in the shop for 5000pts.
- According to Purupu, Gunkan was the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings. This is very subjective, as it took numerous episodes/chapters to reach Gunkan and then defeat him, and it only took one episode/chapter to defeat Purupu. Even further still, Bo-bobo was forced to recruit two enemies (Softon, and Tennosuke), and had to train in Babylon World to defeat him. In fact, it seems that he was the longest lasting of the Maruhage Empire Four Heavenly Kings in terms of arc time in the anime.
- Despite his reconciliation with Bo-bobo, Gunkan technically never changes sides, and does little to assist the rebels, aside from assisting them in reaching Hydrate's Yamiking, while unconscious. However, Bo-bobo does tend to encounter and help him out several times after their fight, including saving him from OVER, Hydrate and Gura-san.
- While Bo-bobo was weaker than Gunkan when they were chosen, being of the Hair Kingdom, Bo-bobo has the Hair Ball inside of him, so he may have had more potential than Gunkan; as Bo-bobo mastered the one technique that Gukan couldn't. Furthermore, Bobobo has the Nosehair Seal though it is unknown if Gunkan also has this.
- In Japan, his hair style is called a "Riizento".
- Originally, Sawai intended to use Gunkan as one of Bo-bobo's allies, but decided to use Heppokomaru instead.
- Gunkan seems to have more subordinates than any other member of the Four Heavenly Kings.
- After his defeat he never actually spoke except for groans.


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Raymond Hill's trailer thundered under the heavy hooves of Belgian draft horses Bill and Sam as Hill got ready to work on a cold morning in Lincolnville.
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Ostergard fells the pine trees and cuts them into manageable saw logs. The horses — weighing 1,800 to 2,000 pounds each — pull the logs from the woods on rough trails one at a time. Hill walks behind at a brisk pace holding onto the reins, talking to the horses nonstop along the trail, commanding them to turn one way or another or just telling them how great they look doing their job.
Using a skid-steer machine, the logs were loaded on a scoot, a large wooden sled, that Bill and Sam easily pulled on the hard-packed snow to the roadside landing, where a logging truck can pick the logs up.
The work is hard and no one will get rich doing it, but it is fun to work with the horses, Ostergard and Hill agreed.


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Wow, the last time we did Panel 350 Friday was 6 months ago! So fellow PANEListas, consider this my shot across the bow of laziness. Let's get some more flash fiction up on this blog!
Dazzle – by Dara Naraghi
"How much longer?" she asked.
"Not much," I answered, as I concentrated on painting a swirling design at the intersection of her nose, eyes, and forehead. The reflective paint mirrored the light in the room, making it hard to concentrate on the design.
She tried touching her lips again, but I gently batted her hand away. "Stop it, you'll smear the pigment," I said.
"Sorry, sorry. It's just that it's caked on pretty thick. And did you have to extend it so far out on the sides? I look like a clown. Or the Joker."
"From the old playing cards?" I ventured.
"No, from the old Batman vids. You know, 'The Clown Prince of Crime'?" She seemed rather disappointed when I replied with a blank stare. "Seriously? And you call yourself an anarchist cloaking artist," she chuckled.
I ignored her jab, instead finishing the highlights on her cheekbones. "There, asymmetrical by an inch."
She examined her face in the mirror and laughed. "Ugh, like the love child of David Bowie and a Kabuki dancer."
I took some measure of consolation in catching the latter reference, but the former eluded me.
"What did you call this again? Dazzler?" she asked, as she tossed me her credit chip.
"Dazzle," I corrected her. "It's an old concept, but the term's from World War I, when they'd paint battleships with odd geometric patterns, sort of a cross between camouflage and optical illusion. The idea was to make it hard for the enemy to discern size, speed, and direction of travel."
"And you're sure this'll fool the facial recognition programs?"
"No guarantees, but it should," I said, adding "confusion, not concealment."
"Ten million people in this city, and twenty million security cameras," she said, shaking her head as she slipped on her jacket.
"You're not planning on robbing a bank or anything, are you?" I asked, not really interested in her answer.
"Nah," she offered, pulling down her knit cap. As she headed out the door, she turned and flashed me an impish smile.
"Sometimes a girl just needs her privacy, you know?"
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Interactive information kiosks are helping grocers sell across categories and giving shoppers more reasons to eat at home.
Creating meal solutions is a key element of current category management trends in supermarkets, typically manifested in a cross-merchandised display that brings together products from several departments, united by a particular theme.
While common examples are wine-and-cheese pairings, or total grilling solutions encompassing ingredients and implements, the only real limit to the amount of meal solutions a grocer can develop through cross-category tactics is the available space in the store.
Some grocers are even getting around this barrier with the help of touchscreen information kiosks that provide services ranging from simple ingredient lookups and food-and-beverage pairing suggestions, to building custom shopping lists and printing out coupons for a meal's components.
While the various kiosk vendors may differ in some of the finer points of their offerings or equipment functionality, they're all designed to help shoppers plan meals that they prepare at home. Optional add-on functions include coupon dispensing, an integrated price checker, an aisle locator, and a loyalty card interface.
Here are a few examples of the types of kiosk programs grocers are lately bringing into their operations.
Supervalu shares tips, coupons
Edina, Minn.-based Customer-Facing Media's (CFM) Touch 'n Save interactive kiosks are now available at all 56 Twin Cities-area Cub Foods stores to help make shopping easier.
"We are always striving to meet our customers' needs, and the Touch 'n Save kiosks are another tool to accomplish this," says Steve Irland, v.p., advertising/marketing at Cub, a division of Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Supervalu. "Customers want easily accessible product information, food preparation tips, and money-saving offers."
The kiosks feature full-color displays with full-motion graphics and video capabilities. An integrated high-speed thermal printer allows shoppers to print recipes, shopping lists, and coupons.
Each kiosk is tailored to the store department where it's located, with content specifically developed for the department. For example, the produce kiosk has information on everything from exotic fruits to the proper way to peel a mango. The kiosks also provide shoppers access to cents-off coupons, which in turn boosts both convenience and cost savings.
Associated's wine tie-ins
Harvest Markets, based in Pembroke, N.H., is piloting a touchscreen kiosk in one of its two stores to provide shoppers with meal solutions that can be created using ingredients found in the aisles.
The kiosk, provided by Buffalo, N.Y.-based ShoptoCook, Inc., is located in the produce department near the entrance of the 19,000-square-foot store in the upscale town of Bedford, N.H.
"We installed the ShoptoCook Recipe Center because we thought our customers would relate well to it," says Tim Merrill, g.m. of Associated Grocers of New England, which owns the retailer. "It's been a good tie-in because we're a big player in the wine business, and we've had a very good response from consumers."
Harvest stages wine samplings in its stores every Thursday and Friday evening, and the kiosk's wine-and-food-pairing application has quickly become a shopper favorite.
During the first 40 days of the kiosk's deployment, about 900 recipes were printed, representing over 6,600 ingredients that are available for sale in the store.
1 million users at Bloom
For Salisbury, N.C.-based Food Lion, 900 kiosk interactions is just a drop in the bucket. The retailer's Bloom stores installed the ShoptoCook units in June 2006, and just one year later hit a milestone when the number of shoppers who've used them for meal planning, price checking, or locating products surpassed 1 million.
Each of Bloom's 52 stores in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina is equipped with six kiosks.
"Bloom takes the hassle out of shopping and makes it fun and easy," says Robin Johnson, the banner's director of marketing and brand development. "The interactive informational kiosk with its savvy technology allows our guests to find products, select from thousands of recipes, select and get information on wines, print grocery lists, and visit the Kids' Corner for interactive games, plus a host of other options. We've seen increased usage by guests of all ages. The millionth customer documented using the kiosk validates how accepted and valuable a tool it is."
The kiosks are typically located in or near such departments as produce, meat, wine, and organic/natural foods. To use the kiosk, shoppers scan the bar code of any meat, seafood, or produce item, and are instantly presented with three recipes that use the scanned item. Shoppers can then select a recipe or view additional choices, up to hundreds per cut. They can then print the recipe to use as an ingredient list.
Publix's healthy plan
Publix Super Markets plans to install health-and-wellness information kiosks in its Publix GreenWise Market stores to provide its customers with healthy-living ideas and recipes during shopping trips.
The Lakeland, Fla.-based retailer will offer Healthnotes Connect "Fresh Ideas" kiosks from Portland, Ore.-based Healthnotes, Inc. in response to growing consumer interest in health and nutritious eating. The installation will be an in-store extension of a service Publix has been offering online for the past three years under the "Wellness & Pharmacy" section of its Web site.


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Kia Becomes Official Automotive Partner Of Segerstrom Center For The Arts
Irvine-Based Automaker Joins with Orange County's Largest Non-Profit Arts Organization to Showcase All-New K900 Flagship Luxury Sedan
- Multifaceted K900 launch extends with three custom-built vehicle displays throughout the Center's campus and involvement with special events, including the Off-Center Festival, Movie Mondays and the annual Candlelight Concert
- The Center's 600,000 annual visitors will have the opportunity to interact with and test drive Kia vehicles throughout the multi-year partnership
IRVINE, CA -- June 30, 2014: Patrons visiting the Segerstrom Center for the Arts will experience a new side of luxury as Kia Motors America (KMA) proudly introduces the all-new K900 rear drive luxury sedan1 in collaboration with the Center, which presents a wide variety of the most significant national and international productions of music, dance and theater to the people of Southern California on multiple stages. As Official Automotive Partner, Kia has built three custom K900 displays that will reside on the Segerstrom Center's campus. Kia will also provide a complimentary K900 to aid in transporting artists and the Center's community education staff.
Praised by the automotive press for "elegant yet dynamic exterior styling" and "a dizzying array of luxury features," a recent certification by AMCI Testing2 revealed the Kia K900 V8 is Quieter, Smoother, and Better Riding Overall than the Audi A8 4.0T, the BMW 750i and the Lexus LS460.
"The K900 offers a modern and different twist on luxury, and partnering with the Segerstrom Center for the Arts will allow people from all over Southern California with a passion for the performing arts to see and interact with our new flagship sedan," said Michael Sprague, executive vice president sales and marketing, Kia Motors America. "At Kia, we are committed to supporting the communities we call home, and our involvement with the Center is the latest extension of our efforts to create opportunities for engagement with the K900 and allow people to see for themselves why it challenges everything they think they know about luxury – and Kia."
In addition to the K900 displays, Kia also will have a significant presence at several of the Center's hallmark events, including: the Off Center Festival, Arts & Business Leadership Awards Dinner, Movie Mondays and the annual Candlelight Concert fundraiser.
On all fronts, the all-new K900 continues to challenge the conventional trappings of vehicular luxury with the recent introduction of the new K900 iPad®3 app. Downloadable from iTunes®3, the free app takes viewers on an in-depth engagement into all the K900 has to offer. From its advanced technology to its stunning design, users are immersed through a unique 720-degree augmented reality experience that uses the iPad's® internal gyroscope to provide a virtual window into the heart of the K900. Loaded with 12 computer-generated videos, customization tools and interactive features, the app also includes photo galleries, can help schedule a test-drive appointment and even allow users to receive a price quote from an authorized Kia K900 retailer.


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SWANAGE'S Royal British Legion will host the first Terry Dorland Foundation event on Saturday, March 1.
The foundation was established following the death of popular Terry, pictured, who sadly lost his fight against brain cancer last September.
Terry, remembered as a "larger than life "character became involved with a number of charities and worthwhile causes during his lifetime.
His sister Carolyn Hooper said: "The family decided that the best way to deal with our loss was to carry on his good work and formed the foundation, with the aim to raise money for local causes and charities we feel he would believe in."
The Legion event, 'Dorland's Delight' involves a spa room with treatments, a pre-loved clothes stall, books, cakes, many craft stalls, willow work, a darts knock-out contest and a host of other events and chances to win prizes.
"The evening will be a good party night to celebrate and enjoy in the Dorland fashion," said Carolyn.


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The Baha'is of DC are dedicated to fostering the moral and spiritual development of children and youth in the District of Columbia through a series of regular classes held throughout the city.
"Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit therefrom." - Baha'u'llah
The children's classes encourage children to recognize their own nobility and the inherent nobility of their classmates. The children acquire knowledge and spiritual capacities which they can integrate into their everyday lives.
Youth are encouraged to develop a strong sense of purpose, empowering their own transformation and leading them to contribute to the advancement of society. Young people's spiritual capacity, the basis for their own happiness and sense of well-being, is a powerful force for social change.
There are classes are held every Sunday at the DC Baha'i Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In addition to the classes held at the Baha'i Center, there are also neighborhood children's classes.
The Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh form the basis of these classes and introduce the Bahá'í Teachings and those of other Messenger's of God to foster a fully united, just and peaceful world.
The Writings of the Bahá'í Faith affirm that spiritual education is at the heart of an educational process that leads to the elevation and transformation of the human spirit. It is through the conscious effort of loving families, combined with a systematic offering of classes based upon the guidance that has been given to humanity by a loving God, that the spiritual development of children can be nurtured and developed. Hundreds of communities offer children's Bahá'í classes in the United States, and many local classes are offered weekly throughout the school year. Children's classes are also offered at national and regional schools across the country.


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I HATED the bathers as soon as I unwrapped them. To my 10-year-old eyes, everything about them was wrong. On the front was a pair of cheetahs - or were they panthers? - in repose, white at the top and fading to dark brown, slightly spotty, at the bottom.
The costume was low on Lycra and cut square across the top, and because I didn't have anything with which to hold it up, it concertinaed in at the bust. The long straps were the shoelace kind that required someone else to tie them, and meant the swimsuit never really fitted properly.
In short, it was hideous. But I feigned excitement as I unwrapped my presents on Christmas morning because new bathers meant something wonderful: we were about to make our yearly summer trip to the New South Wales central coast to see my grandparents.
So a few days later my father set the alarm for ungodly o'clock and the four of us piled into the family car, the colour of which was officially ''autumn tan'' but in truth was bright orange. My dad drove, my mum was in the passenger's seat, and I was in the back with my brother Matthew, who had just turned 15.
Nearly five years older, he was physically far stronger and bolder, but that never stopped me from trying to keep up. He would, for example, happily hurl himself from the 10-metre diving board at our local pool. Copying him, I had once - only once - done the same, crashing painfully into the water before surfacing, gasping with shock.
We shared the back seat peaceably enough, but would intermittently squabble over the Walkman or the Pacman - both of which belonged to him - or a Game & Watch, of which we had one each. Students of history will have correctly identified that it was the 1980s.
Up the Hume Highway we went, past kilometre after kilometre of dull, brown landscape, punctuated only by signs that heralded the next town - Wangaratta, Gundagai, Yass - and my plaintive requests to stop for a ''toilet break'', which everyone knew was code for buying lollies.
Eventually, as the summer sun was setting, we pulled into the steep driveway of my grandparents' double-storey brick house in Killcare, and there they were, as happy to see us as we were to see them.
My nanna was a big, extroverted woman, slightly eccentric and very funny, who always smelt of cooking oil and sugar and 4711 cologne. My grandpa was an altogether different character, shy and slight and witty, a politics and sport junkie who would often press $5 into my hand with a conspiratorial wink. I adored them.
As always, Nan had been baking in preparation for our visit, and the kitchen was filled with tins of mars bar slice, fruit cake and orange cake. She immediately arranged generous servings while listening to Matthew and me bang on about what we had been up to.
My grandpa mentioned there was a fantastic-looking waterslide at Woy Woy that we might like. Matthew and I were enthusiastic and so, a few days later, I put on my hideous bathers - my mum had run the extra-long straps around my midriff like a belt, so I now looked like a badly wrapped present - and we drove to Woy Woy.
Once we were through the turnstile I grabbed a rubber mat and, highly excited, looked up at the complex's two slides - the Little One, which was enclosed, and the Big One, which was partially open. Both seemed to start from a tremendous height and deliver their passengers into the pool below at some speed and with a large splash.
I watched. And then I realised that I was scared.
Had it been a spelling bee, I would have puffed myself up like one of nanna's marshmallow slices and raced to the front of the queue. But this was vaguely sporty. And sport was Not My Thing.
Matthew had already hared off up the concrete stairs to the first of the slides, while I stopped for a minute at the pool, watching what happened. Sometimes kids were delivered into the pool sideways or even backwards, their bare backs slapping the water. Occasionally they emerged from the slide without their mats. Other times - far more alarmingly - a mat arrived without its person. What had happened to them?
I had visions of someone stuck in the body of the slide, like greedy Augustus Gloop in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Would it take a massive build-up of pressure to force them out as well? Or were they lost forever?
Aware that my anxiety was starting to show on my face, I braced myself and climbed the steps to the little slide. It started with a momentous drop, then seemed to meander benignly to the pool below.
I stood to one side and watched in awe as kids whooped with delight and hurled themselves down the slide, some of them lying down or sitting backwards on their mats to increase the thrill. They were so brave!
Eventually I placed my mat on the starting ramp, my heart racing, and with the help of the attendant I took off, facing forward and bolt upright. The first drop sent my stomach into my mouth but … wait a minute, this was so much fun! I splashed into the pool, grasping at my hideous bathers, then quickly climbed out, the sound of my feet slapping on the concrete as I hurried up the stairs again.
After a few turns on the little slide, my confidence up, I wondered if I'd dare tackle the big one, which looked much more fun but altogether terrifying. So the next time, I climbed the extra steps all the way to the top to check it out.
The water gushed fast where the slide started, hinting at the speed a person might get up on the journey down. I shuffled forward in the queue, then discreetly slunk back, wrestling with my anxiety and my annoyance at my anxiety.
I noticed that some of the younger kids were sliding down with adults. How I wished my grandparents were here! They would ride with me, for sure.
My brother arrived on the landing, still dripping wet from his last trip. I was lolling against the barrier, trying to be in the queue without really being in the queue, keeping my options open until I could muster the courage to go on the slide. I moved to stand alongside him, testing things out, just to see if he would let me. To my surprise, he did.
As we shuffled together to the front of the queue, I worried about what was going to happen, and whether an Augustus Gloop-like experience awaited me.
Then we were there. The attendant was hurrying people through with a no-nonsense friendliness born of long days managing teens and, as it turned out, their dorky little sisters.
"You two riding together?" he asked, looking from my brother to me.
I looked at Matthew, my face willing him to say yes, my mind expecting him to say no. But somewhere in his teenaged heart was a kernel of compassion, even if only for me having to wear those hideous bathers. He nodded. Excited beyond measure, I put my mat on top of his and he sat behind me, his skinny legs alongside my chubby ones.
We took off, at high speed, racing around the curves of the slide, past the occasional rubber mat stuck to a wall (so that's what happened to them).
It was utterly exhilarating, and as we crashed into the pool I snatched my mat, hauled myself out of the water and raced back up to the top. The next time, I rode alone, and soon I had completely disregarded the little slide in favour of the big one.
We went to the Woy Woy slide several times on our holidays, a highlight in two glorious weeks of beach and cinema and my grandparents.
My brother doesn't remember his kindness to me, but I do. It was a lesson in finding a way through fear, and that sometimes you can find help from unexpected sources.
By the end of the two weeks it was time to pack up our bright orange car again for the long, boring trip home, my nanna tearfully waving to us as we reversed back down their driveway.
Before long we were back on the Hume, with dad at the wheel, mum in the passenger's seat, and Matthew and I in the back seat, squabbling about who was hogging the Walkman.


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Burt's Bees Doctor Burt's Res-Q Ointment Reviews
wonderful stuffI use this on cuts, scratches, and broken blisters. It helps to heal them quickly and doesn't irritate the healthy skin around it. — 9 years, 1 month agoMiss_Vicki | 271 reviews
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A nice alternativeI'm not sure how effective this is on bruising, but it does work on minor skin irritations, like an insect bite or a minor rash. Wouldn't trade it in for my Bengay or Neosporin though! — 9 years, 3 months agoModernDayWriter | 205 reviews
SoothingThis is a nice ointment for soothing bug bites and minor scrapes. Some people will want the tingle of some insect bite soothers, but this one is very mild. It is full of natural ingredients so I don't worry about slathering it on. I've had one pot for over two years so if you only use it for bites and scrapes it should last a long time. The tiny tin is also great for throwing into a backpack f...read moreor hikes. I don't know if it really helped with the healing of my various scrapes, cuts and burns but it felt nice having it on. — 8 years, 3 months agoTwoBirds | 284 reviews
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Feels greatI'm not sure if it helps heal any faster, but man it feels good on minor cuts and scrapes and bites. I keep a tin of it in my purse and one in the bathroom. It's fantastic for shaving nicks and other little wounds that aren't quite bad enough to warrant a slathering of Neosporin and a bandage. It smells really strong when you first put it on, but the smell fades quickly. It also soaks in nicely and doesn't just sit on the skin like Neosporin type products. — 5 years, 3 months agoKayArrEff | 29 reviews
Great for Bug Bites!I live in Florida and we're prone to both mosquito & red ant bites. Burt's Bees Doctor Burt's Res-Q Ointment is Awesome! It not only relieves the itching instantly but also helps help the redness & swelling go away faster, — 8 years, 3 months agoj_nettuno | 5 reviews
I love this!!Whenever I got a cut or burnt, i just put this on. The next day, I would be totally fine. Especially, after wearing some high heels or uncomfortable shoes, i got blisters. This relieves pain like right away, and makes it heals so much faster. — 8 years, 4 months agoxtingliu | 5 reviews
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Good on dry heelsMy feet got pretty rough and dry from running around in sandals all summer. I have been using this on my feet for about a week now and have noticed a dramatic improvement on my skin. My callouses are starting to disappear and the cracks that were starting to form on my heels are going away. Plus, it leaves your feet smelling good! — 8 years, 9 months agoghastlyfemme | 12 reviews
Not horribleThis ointment is just OK, it doesn't stop the itch of my bug bites but it does soothe irritation of paper cuts and feels good on my sore nose in the winter time. I prefer something with a little more of a camphor and menthol kick. This one is just not for me. — 8 years, 10 months agoesaltbush | 7 reviews
Less scarring, faster healing!I had a bad fall and ended up with some nasty abrasions along cheek from the outer corner of my eye to my mouth (I even broke a couple of teeth!). This ointment not only eased the sting and quickened healing time, the areas I used it have less noticeable scars/discolorations than where I didn't use it. I also use it it for bug bites, blisters, etc. It's very handy and highly effective - but my young daughter hates the smell. — 8 years, 10 months agoElessaria | 53 reviews
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Chartiers Valley to host annual 'Hoops for a Cure'
The finest talent in Western Pennsylvania will be showcased as part of the 18th annual "Hoops for a Cure" basketball tripleheader on Saturday at Chartiers Valley High School. The WPIAL Girls and Boys All-Star teams will be playing in the first two games of the tripleheader with the girls playing at 4:30 p.m. and the boys following at 6 p.m.
The third game of the evening will feature the Chartiers Valley High faculty and coaches facing off against South Fayette High's faculty and coaches beginning at 7:30 p.m.
With more than $1.2 million raised for pancreatic cancer research over the past 17 years, the popular "Hoops for a Cure" charity event benefits the Nathan S. Arenson Fund for Pancreatic Cancer Research, which is overseen by Dr. Olivera Finn, Professor and Chair at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
After the games, prizes will be raffled off, including autographed sports memorabilia, a grand prize of two tickets to the quarter finals of the U.S. Open, along with tickets to several other major sporting events, as well as many other gifts. Raffle tickets are $10 each. Door prizes will also be given away during the evening to several lucky patrons who have a winning admission ticket.
Adrienne Arenson established the Nathan S. Arenson Fund for Pancreatic Cancer Research in memory of her husband, a respected and well-known member of the South Hills community, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer on May 31, 1995.


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You have to give the market credit. It's been consistent as far as volatility is concerned, and there was no shortage of it during Tuesday's session.
The Nasdaq had a good shakeout on Tuesday, as the tech index finally undercut its Aug. 9 intraday low of 2,331. It hit a low of 2,299, then reversed and ended sharply higher at 2,404, up 2.95%. With about 50 minutes left to go in the session, the index was down 1.4%. Volume was also impressive with just more than three billion shares, nicely above Monday's heightened level of 2.5 billion shares.
The bulls have to be encouraged by the performance, but in the end, it was only the first day of a rally attempt for the Nasdaq and the other major indices. In other words, don't get too excited yet. Wait a few more days and let the short-covering run its course. After that, watch for signs that new institutional investors are coming in from the sidelines. This usually happens in the form of big percentage gains in higher volume (similar to Tuesday), which is what will drive a true market rally.
Keep in mind that the market has experienced a lot of technical damage. Waves of institutional selling seen in several growth names in recent days will most likely result in a shift in leadership, but this leadership needs more time to take shape.
The leadership will basically come from the stocks that are the first to re-test their prior highs. Expanding volume will be important as this happens because it will signal that institutions are buying.
I've written in recent days that I'm not expecting former leaders like Priceline (PCLN), Baidu (BIDU) and Fossil (FOSL) to resume their leadership roles anytime soon. But, one retail name that is setting up nicely is Nordstrom (JWN). Shares outperformed on Tuesday, rising 6.8% to $48.44 in fast trade.
Nordstrom operates 115 full-line department stores and 97 Nordstrom Racks in 29 states. The company will report September same-store sales on Wednesday, along with many other retailers. The company reported an impressive 6.7% jump in August same-store sales and an impressive quarter with earnings up 25% from a year ago to $0.85 a share. Sales rose 12% to $2.8 billion, driven by a 7.3% increase in same-store sales. Gross profit as a percentage of sales improved 135 basis points to 37.4%.
JWN has been consolidating gains since July and is close to a potential breakout above $49.25, its Sept. 27 intraday high. It currently sells at 16x trailing and 14x forward earnings.
Meanwhile, Genesco (GCO) soared 9.7% to $54.84 in strong trade. The Nashville-based specialty retailer sells footwear, headwear, sports apparel and accessories in more than 2,375 retail stores in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. However, I'm not as keen on Genesco as I am on Nordstrom. Short interest is relatively high in the stock, and it's arguably a later-stage base due to a big price run already. Still, the company has plenty of positive traits.
I like the fact that sales growth has been accelerating in recent quarters at Genesco. In August, the company reversed a year-ago loss with a second-quarter profit of $0.22 a share. Sales rose 29% to $470.6 million from a year ago . Same-store sales in the quarter rose 14%. Fiscal 2012 profit is expected to rise 38% from 2011 and fiscal 2013 profit should be up 18% from 2012.
Headed into Wednesday, Genesco was sitting just below a swing point of $55.53. Breakouts from later-stage bases can still having staying power, especially if the fundamentals are still intact, and that appears to be the case with Genesco.
Even though Nordstrom and Genesco continue to act well in the retail sector, both charts are anomalies in the market. I scan about 200 charts on daily basis. Very few stocks are in a position to break out at the moment, which is not surprising since most sectors are filled with damaged charts that need more time to repair. If a new market uptrend begins in earnest, it won't be long before the next crop of leaders makes their presence felt. Be patient though, because the process doesn't happen overnight.