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In news that would've made one particular mountain goat very happy had it happened during the summer, Vancouver Canucks forward David Booth will be shelved for 4-6 weeks with a groin injury, the team announced.
Booth, a big-game hunter who has made some Twitter waves (see left) by posting pictures of his kills, hurt himself during his team physical, coach Alain Vigneault told reporters in Vancouver.
When he's healthy, the 28-year-old Booth is a legitimate goal-scoring, possession driving winger. He scored 31 times in 2008-09 and 23 times in 2010-11, but has also missed significant chunks of two of the last three seasons.
Considering that his current injury could keep him out until mid-March, you can make that three of four.
Vigneault added that lack of fitness wasn't a problem for Booth. and that over-training actually could've played a role. Maybe from climbing mountains.
Vancouver acquired Booth last season from the Florida Panthers. In 56 games with the Canucks, he had 16 goals and 13 assists and missed 18 games with an MCL injury. In 2009-10, a blindside hit from then-Flyers forward Mike Richards left Booth concussed and sidelined him for several months.
In any case, Booth's latest injury is important on two fronts: it's a blow to the Canucks, who are already without Ryan Kesler for the foreseeable future. The most immediate consequence, as noted by Canucks Army's Thomas Drance, is that it means a larger role for young power forward Zack Kassian.
It's also the first significant injury to come during the truncated training camp. The thinking is that the shortened, compacted schedule will cause problems for players, particularly those who didn't play anywhere during the the lockout.


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Getting the latest information on our watershed and our options straight from the folks who have this added knowledge would help us make better decisions about water.
Some of our problems originated a century ago and have persisted without a whole lot of movin'and shakin' going on.
"Movers and shakers in Las Vegas and San Miguel County have known for years that one of the biggest obstacles to progress has been the community's divisions. Las Vegas is known for pulling itself apart rather than putting itself together for a common purpose." Optic Sept. 26

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Clinton Hits Back at Critics on Libya
GOP Assails Secretary of State Over Handling of Attack; 'Benghazi Did Not Happen in a Vacuum,' She Says
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended the Obama administration's handling of the September terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya—as well as her overall legacy—in a long-awaited congressional appearance Wednesday.
Mrs. Clinton was by turns emotional and fiery as she faced Republican lawmakers who have pressed her for months to testify about charges that she and the State Department failed to properly defend U.S. posts in Libya despite extensive warnings about terrorist threats. Her appearances Wednesday before Senate and House committees also served as a final opportunity for Republicans and political critics to directly challenge her record at the State Department before she steps down as secretary.
She nearly wept while recounting her meeting with relatives of the four Americans who were slain in Benghazi, including the U.S. ambassador, Christopher Stevens. And she pounded on a table as she dismissed detailed queries from a Republican senator about what was known about the attack and the assailants in the hours and days after it occurred as well as why the administration's initial description wasn't more accurate.
"With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans," Mrs. Clinton snapped at Sen. Ron Johnson (R., Wis.), in response to those questions. "Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make?"
'We Had Four Dead Americans'
"With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans," Mrs. Clinton said, raising her voice and hammering her fist on the table. "Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference at this point does it make?" Read more about the exchange with Sen. Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) .
Democrats largely praised the former first lady's record as top U.S. diplomat, but many Republicans made clear they weren't satisfied with her responses. They said she failed to adequately explain the State Department's refusal to provide more security, the administration's description of the attack as an outgrowth of political protests that were racking the region at the time in response to an anti-Muslim movie, or changes by Central Intelligence Agency officials to public "talking points."
"The answers, frankly, that you've given this morning are not satisfactory to me," said Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.), who has been among the harshest critics of the administration's handling of Benghazi. Mrs. Clinton, who said she initiated an open investigation of the incident and had sent State Department officials to Capitol Hill more than 30 times to testify, concluded that critics may never be satisfied. "We just have a disagreement," she told Mr. McCain.
Mrs. Clinton, 65 years old, delayed her testimony for more than a month amid a string of health problems that kept her sidelined from the State Department, including a blood clot that formed near her brain.
As Mrs. Clinton leaves office, 69% of Americans approve of her job as secretary of state, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released last week. Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.) has been nominated to be her successor, and his Senate confirmation hearing is Thursday. Mrs. Clinton is widely seen as a front-runner to become the Democratic nominee for president if she decides to run in 2016.
Two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who were among her questioners Wednesday, are viewed as potential GOP presidential contenders in 2016: Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky.
Mr. Paul said Wednesday that he would have fired Mrs. Clinton if he had been president at the time of the Benghazi attack. He accused the secretary of state of being "culpable" in the worst terrorist act against the U.S. since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
"Had I been president at the time and I found that you did not read the cables from Benghazi, you did not read the cables from Ambassador Stevens, I would have relieved you of your post," he said, referring to messages from Benghazi about security concerns. "I think it's inexcusable."
Mrs. Clinton repeated that she has taken responsibility for the State Department's handling of the attacks. She said the reason she convened an Accountability Review Board and asked that its findings be made public was to ensure an independent investigation of the Benghazi attacks. The accountability board found the State Department's response to the Benghazi attack showed "systemic failures" in its handling of consular security. It faulted a "lack of proactive senior leadership" for security in Benghazi, and said physical security was "profoundly weak."
Republicans have charged that the Obama administration, following the 2011 killing of Osama bin Laden and a series of drone strikes on other top militant leaders, prematurely declared victory against al Qaeda. Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the top Republican on the senate panel, said the group has grown even more dangerous in the wake of the Arab Spring.
The departing secretary said that while al Qaeda has been weakened in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the group represents a global movement that can't easily be decapitated. Mrs. Clinton said al Qaeda militants and sympathizers are now returning home and joining up with Qaeda affiliates and related militant groups, which is bolstering jihadist syndicates.Mrs. Clinton acknowledged security threats posed by the militant groups operating in North Africa. She said the political rebellions that have spread across the Middle East and Africa over the past two years have created opportunities for democratic change as well as instability.
"We can kill leaders, but until we help establish strong democratic institutions, until we do a better job communicating our values and building relationships, we're going to be faced with this level of instability," she said.
"Benghazi did not happen in a vacuum," Mrs. Clinton said. "The Arab revolutions have scrambled power dynamics and shattered security forces across the region."
She characterized an Islamist insurgency in Mali as "a very serious ongoing threat."
"We are in for a struggle," she said. "But it is a necessary struggle."
Mrs. Clinton said that the investigation into the attacks is continuing and that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is pursuing some promising leads, though she didn't elaborate. A suspect who had been held in Tunisia but was released is being closely watched by the Tunisians, she said.
"I certainly hope that the FBI is able to investigate, identify, and hold responsible those who waged this attack against us," she said. "Based on their work, they feel they are pursuing some very positive leads."
Mrs. Clinton spoke delicately around the CIA presence in Benghazi—referring to "the annex" that was the base for the CIA there. She said the State Department and "other government agencies" need to strengthen their security agreements.
Her comments in both the Senate and House hearings clarified an earlier misunderstanding between the State Department and CIA. At the time of the attack, State Department officials believed they had a formal arrangement with CIA for backup security, while CIA didn't think there was a formal responsibility. Mrs. Clinton described as a more informal understanding.
"We had a very good relationship with the annex in Benghazi. We helped them. They helped us," she told the Senate panel. "It was more on-the- ground working together. It wasn't part of an overall template."
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|Outboards: Yamaha
Yamaha is introducing three new outboards, including a pair of High Pressure Direct Injected (HPDI) two-strokes and a 150-hp four-stroke. Billed as the world's first 300-hp direct-injection outboard, the Z300 was designed for boats in the 30- to 40-foot range. Another version of the same engine, the VZ300, is designed for bass boats. Featuring a 3.3-liter, 204-cubic-inch, 76-degree V-block, these engines develop considerable low-end torque, necessary to power larger boats while providing fuel economy.
Sporting second-generation HPDI technology, the Z300 and VZ300 utilize a pair of high-pressure fuel pumps that, according to Yamaha, delivers fuel at an industry-high 1,000 psi. This provides extra atomization of the fuel-air mixture and, according to Yamaha, results in more complete combustion, better acceleration, and higher top speed. Other features include a water-cooled intake crankcase, a new exhaust-pressure reduction system, and a heat-treated crankshaft, connecting rods, and lower-unit gears that Yamaha says are more durable.
Also new on this engine is a special ion plating applied to the top piston ring. According to Yamaha, it provides better cylinder contact, resulting in as much as a 55-percent reduction of oil consumption compared with the typical two-stroke.
Yamaha's HPDI features a fuel rail system that delivers the fuel to the top of the piston and, as fuel is not injected into the cylinder until the exhaust port is closed, results in minimal preburn fuel charge escape. An ECM constantly analyzes data and automatically adjusts vital parameters for maximum engine performance and fuel efficiency, and at idle the engines fire on only four cylinders to save fuel and prevent carbon buildup. Both the Z300 and VZ300 exceed 2006 EPA emission requirements and have a two-star CARB rating for very low emissions.
On the four-stroke side, Yamaha has introduced a new 150-hp model. Using a lightweight, in-line, four-cylinder powerhead, it weighs just 466 pounds and features forged pistons; a heat-treated crankshaft, gears, and connecting rods; a flywheel damper to reduce vibration; and water-sealed outer walls to reduce engine noise.
Yamaha's Crossfire Valve System, a double-overhead cam design featuring four valves per cylinder, provides clean combustion thanks to a blow-by gas reburning system that removes unburned fuel from the exhaust and routes it back into the fuel delivery system. The entire system is overseen by an ECM that ensures a precise fuel-air mixture and includes a warning system for overheat, over-rev, and low oil pressure, plus a neutral throttle limiter and start-in-gear prevention sensors.
The F150 exceeds 2006 EPA standards as well as the 2008 CARB emission standards and has a three-star ultra-low-emissions rating.
Yamaha Phone: (800) 88-YAMAHA. www.yamaha-motor.com.
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This article originally appeared in the December 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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A1. KLB1. Jukka-PekkaB2. Cheeseballs
Olimpia Splendid are Heta, Jonna and Katri, an all-female trio from Finland. They formed the band in the Summer of 2010, having also played in the likes of Toblerones, Bananas, Snällas Blood, Hertta Lussu Ässä, Hockey Night and Kuupuu.
Nuttu Nurin, their debut 7 offering c/o Fonal Records, is comprised of three exclusive, interlocking tracks that also whet the appetite for a more expansive Springtime salvo on Blackest Rainbow (who are set to re-release their 2012 Ominous cassette debut Lulu Coat). The album is a murky collage of live recordings and rehearsal jams, bearing witness to a band in their element. Thus far Olimpia Splendid have played shows in Sweden, Estonia and Finland, with further opportunities to catch the band live poised tentatively on the horizon. As John W. Fail once said of a bill "
the reason to come is to see Olimpia Splendid, who have stumbled into some true mindmeld dark juju ... seriously, this is like seeing the Dead C circa 1993, or Can in '71 .....
Olimpia Splendid offer a more feral synopsis:Beat is thh root, related to asbesto's boogie. Shrieks, clumsy hypnoso.
Olimpia Splendid is the blooming and rotting flower of the scorpio / mud cake rising. Was born in 2010 at the engineer area of the capital; Heta (guitar, vocals), Katri (bass, vocals) and Jonna (guitar, vocals).
Ari set the golden microphones up and left us in the studio. We recorded three songs.It took a few hours. We walked back home in the storm.
KL: suddenbirth before the gig at the fishharbour. Cheeseballs: rolling on the floor (later seen in the deep snow, being eaten by a magpie). Jukka-Pekka: you can find himfrom the intterweb, if you look at father's friends.
Heart, beat with me.
Artist: Olimpia SplendidAlbum: Nuttu NurinFormat: 7 inch FR-93 Total Lenght: 12 minutes RPM: 45rpm Cover: 300gsm with 3mm spineRelease: June 3rd 2013
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Portal 2 emerged as the big winner at Friday's British Academy Video Game Awards, with Valve's game walking away with Best Game, Design and Story.
If Portal was the clear winner, then The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was the unlucky loser. Bethesda's hugely popular RPG won nothing despite being nominated in five categories. Other big titles without BAFTA silverware this morning are Uncharted 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
EA got one up over Activision with Battlefield 3 winning the GAME Award of 2011, as voted for by the gaming public. DICE's FPS also won Online Multiplayer and Audio Achievement.
Elsewhere Arkham City won best Action game, Shogun 2 won best Strategy game, LittleBigPlanet 2 won best Family game, and Kinect Sports Season Two won best Sports and Fitness (somehow beating FIFA).
All BAFTA winners:
- Action: Batman: Arkham City
- Artistic Achievement: Rayman Origins
- Audio Achievement: Battlefield 3
- Best Game: Portal 2
- Debut Game: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
- Design: Portal 2
- Family: LittleBigPlanet 2
- Game Innovation: LittleBigPlanet 2
- Mobile & Handheld: Peggle HD
- Online - Browser: Monstermind
- Online - Multiplayer: Battlefield 3
- Original Music: LA Noire
- Performer: Mark Hamill, for The Joker in Batman: Arkham City
- Sports/Fitness: Kinect Sports 2
- Story: Portal 2
- Strategy: Total War: Shogun 2
- BAFTA Ones to Watch Award: Tick Tock Toys
- GAME Award of 2011: Battlefield 3
Neither Skyrim nor Modern Warfare 3 winning anything was a big shock, while Kinect Sports Season Two beating FIFA 12 and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet beating Bastion was also a surprise.


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I know tanking was a big topic in the Random Thoughts thread recently. This article was featured on the front page of the Purdue Student Newspaper this morning. I found it interesting but don't see this going through without a lot of adjustment. Apologies if posted elsewhere.
Purdue professor has plan for fixing NBA draft
By COLIN MAIRET Assistant Sports Editor | Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 10:00 am
Suck for Luck. Riggin for Wiggins. Tank for Teddy.
All of these terms reference the goals of underperforming teams in professional sports and a Purdue professor has a plan to correct the problem in the NBA.
Tim Bond, an assistant professor in the Department of Economics, and former colleague Arup Sen have developed an idea to discourage tanking.
Currently in the NBA, draft picks are awarded based on a lottery and the worse a team finishes, the bigger chance the team will win the No. 1 pick.
In order to prevent purposefully losing to improve lottery percentages, Bond and Sens system proposes eliminating the lottery and implementing an auction based off of credits.
Youre never going to be able to remove the incentive to lose, Bond said. But what you want to do is try to make the incentive to intentionally lose as low as possible.
In Bond and Sens system, credits would be awarded to teams based off of their record at the end of the season, with the worst teams receiving the most credits. The credits would be storable and could be used in any draft in the future, with credits being spent not only on the top pick, but every lottery pick.
While the worst team would still receive the most amount of credits, Bond said the flexibility in the form of rewarding credits (would) try and discourage teams from tanking.
In addition to the credits awarded based on record, Bond and Sens system would add or subtract credits from teams based on an objective formula. The formula would factor in various statistics that could show whether or not a team was actively tanking during a season.
Our goal with this formula is to use more advanced statistics than just rank order, to smooth out this formula, Bond said. Inside the formula would be things like (awarding) less credits if your performance in the second half of the season is worse than your first half. Basically smoothing out the payoff structure of these credits so that you didnt have much of a benefit from losing one additional game.
One of the worst instances of tanking in recent years that Bond and Sen cite in their article on NBA.com was the 2011 Golden State Warriors.
One example of what we are trying to fix is the Golden State Warriors when they magically lost just enough to keep their draft pick, Bond said. It didnt look very good at the time, it sort of looked like they were intentionally trying to get out of obligations.
The Warriors draft pick was top-7 protected, meaning they needed to finish as one of the worst seven teams in the league or they would lose their pick to the Utah Jazz. They proceeded to trade their leading scorer Monta Ellis for an injured Andrew Bogut and sat starters Stephen Curry and David Lee with vague injuries in the late portion of the year.
The Warriors finished the season 5-22, received their top 7 pick, drafted Harrison Barnes and made the Western Conference Semifinals the next season.
In Bond and Sens system, the Golden State issue would have been resolved with the new system of trading credits.
Trading credits instead of draft picks, that is something that would have addressed the Golden State problem, Bond said. You cant escape that credit obligation. So that eliminates all that tanking to avoid your obligation of a protected draft pick, so thats one thing we are able to eliminate without tweaking the formula.
Going forward, the duo plans to continue to work on their formula and hopefully present their system to NBA representatives in the upcoming months.
We are working to come up with a more formal proposal. I think we will know in about a month whether they are interested in getting a larger proposal from us, Sen said. Its a fairly competitive process. If they are (interested), we will work on a proposal, if not we will continue to try and work on it.


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2011 Grammy Awards' Best Hair - Including Nicki Minaj, Miranda Lambert, Janelle Monae and More!
Curls rocked last night's 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. Here are our highlights from music's biggest event.
Janelle Monae (one of our inspirational curly celebrities, received a standing ovation for her performance with B.O.B. and Bruno Mars at last night's Grammy Awards.
Receiving the Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, Miranda Lambert looked amazing with her sexy waves. Wavy hair can be increased by using a flatiron to create a wave pattern.
Anna Nalick had a short, spunky, fun, curly 'do and it was sooo sassy. By scrunching with a hard-hold gel, this look will stay all night.
Florence Welch was understated with her toned-down, wavy hair in her overstated swan dress. She should have added a little more pizzazz her to hair, too! Lightly scrunching during diffusing will give you this subtle wave.


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A Pomona business will open its doors Thanksgiving morning and offer a free breakfast to the needy and the homeless.
Dayday and Duke's Wafflehouse, a business that has been in operation less than a year, will offer a free country style breakfast from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, said co-owner Ryan Verdugo.
Dayday and Duke's Wafflehouse is at 994 E. Holt Ave.
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Camp Papillon is an animal rescue group dedicated to giving all homeless animals in the Poconos a chance for life. Nearly one hundred animals are currently in foster care at Camp Papillon. Each year hundreds of animals including dogs, cats, rabbits and many more are placed in their forever homes by Camp Papillon. Camp Papillon consists of a board of directors and many dedicated volunteers and numerous Foster Parents. Since 2007 Camp Papillon has saved over 800 animals just thru the power of our Foster Network. Camp Papillon dedicates much time and manpower to assisting dogs with behavior and medical issues, that would have been euthanized at any kill shelter. Our volunteers and trainers work hard to see that every dog that comes to Camp Papillon can find it's own forever home. Until they do they stay at Camp Papillon. Please consider your next companion to be a Camp Papillon animal or donating to our Sanctuary Fund.
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Wacha tabbed to start home opener
JUPITER, Fla. -- The last time he was on the Busch Stadium mound, right-hander Michael Wacha was pitching the Cardinals into the World Series. His next start there will usher in the club's 2014 home schedule.
In announcing the Cardinals' plans to have Wacha pitch behind Adam Wainwright in Cincinnati next week, manager Mike Matheny confirmed that it will be Wacha who starts the club's home opener on April 7 against the Reds. It's an honor that Wacha said he is "excited about," but one that is not monopolizing his focus.
Wacha is scheduled to make one more spring start on Thursday and pitch on the road against the Reds on April 2, before the Cardinals' first homestand.
"It's definitely an honor," Wacha said. "Just like all the other starts last year, I'll just try not to let the moment get too big. [I'll] just concentrate on my first start, really, in Cincinnati. I'm going to take it one game at a time and not really look forward ahead of my first start."
"It's an honor," Matheny added, "but I don't think it needs to get in the way of what each of these guys needs to do and how they need to prepare."
This won't just be the first time Wacha pitches the home opener -- it will be the first time he's even been at Busch Stadium for one. Last year, Wacha opened the season in Triple-A. He earned his first big league call up in late May.
Because the Cardinals and Reds play six times in the first 10 days of the season, Wacha's first two starts will both be against Cincinnati. In his only start against the Reds last season, Wacha threw six scoreless innings, allowing three hits.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. Andrew Simon is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AndrewSimonMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Breckenridge Music Festival presents pianist Robin Sutherland Tuesday
August 10, 2012
The Breckenridge Music Festival presents pianist Robin Sutherland for one of the most highly anticipated performances of the ongoing Tuesday Series concerts. The evening's performance will feature pieces by Dmitri Shostakovich, Csar Franck, and the world premiere of "Volant for Clarinet and Piano" by Nicholas Pavkovic. A featured work at the concert will be the Pavkovic piece, commissioned by Sutherland. It combines the influences of Francis Poulenc, Johannes Brahms and the Brazilian homeland of fellow performer, clarinetist Carlos Ortega. It consists of three movements, which are intended to transport the listeners to different places in the world. The first movement, "Picaresque," focuses on the ideas of American composers and jazz music. Swing influences are very prevalent. "Berceuse," the second movement, is more dissonant, in the style of French composers. The piece concludes with "Danza." This movement takes the audience to Latin America, with intricate rhythms and the influence of the tango. Also on the program, the Franck "Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano" is considered by many to be one of the finest sonatas for violin ever written. Sutherland will be joined for the Franck by Nathan Olson, co-concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The program is rounded off by Shostakovich's "Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor," performed by Sutherland with Olson and BMF principle cellist James Holland.
Born in Denver, Robin Sutherland grew up in Greeley, entering the studio of Dr. Rita Hutcherson, head of the piano department of what was then Colorado State College, at the age of 4. As a boy, another faculty member and founder of the BMF, Dr. Kenneth Evans, befriended him; this led to many musical experiences including the first of many solo engagements with the Breckenridge Music Festival. Sutherland is an alumnus of the Aspen Music School and Festival, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the University of Hawai'i and Juilliard.While still an undergraduate at SFCM, he was appointed Principal Pianist of the San Francisco Symphony by Seiji Ozawa; an appointment reaffirmed by subsequent music directors Edo de Waart, Herbert Blomstedt and Michael Tilson Thomas. At the time, he was the youngest principal musician in the Orchestra's history. His association with Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," has taken him all over the world. In addition to numerous performances on tour with the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas requested it for his farewell tour with the London Symphony, and Sutherland was Seiji Ozawa's soloist of choice when he programmed the piece for his celebrated guest appearance at La Scala in Milan in 1994.
What: Robin Sutherland & Friends, classical musicWhen: 7:30 p.m. TuesdayWhere: Breckenridge Riverwalk CenterTickets & Info: (970) 547-3100 or http://www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com


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SWINDON Robins have been given permission to bring Hans Andersen back to the club on loan, Peterborough co-owner Julie Mahoney has revealed.
In a saga which has run on for much of the winter the Panthers have continually insisted both Andersen and Troy Batchelor would only leave the club on full transfers, but now Peterborough have signed up number one Kenneth Bjerre the Robins have been given permission to talk to their Danish captain.
Swindon made two offers to buy Andersen out-right earlier in the winter, which Mahoney says were £6,000 and £8,000, while the Dane also rejected two contract offers from the Alwalton side as he did not believe their offers were serious.
Mahoney also claims the BSPA have not budged in their ruling declaring Batchelor can only leave on a full transfer, and plans to contest the decision regarding Andersen.
"The BSPA have decided Swindon can talk to both riders but, in line with their earlier ruling, Troy will only be allowed to move on a full transfer," she told the Peterborough Telegraph.
"We will be questioning the BSPA decision regarding Hans given the fact he rejected two offers from ourselves before Christmas.
"In light of that we feel a full transfer away from Peterborough would be the best option. It would provide a clean break between club and rider.
"Hans has claimed publicly that the offers put to him by Panthers were derisory but that is something we strongly refute.
"We feel confident that anyone who was able to compare the offers we made to Hans with our contracts for other top riders in 2012 and 2013 would see they were far from derisory.
"We've received a lot of bad press over this situation which has been completely unfair. Anyone who thinks our offers to Hans were frivolous is mistaken as he was very much part of our plans.
"We had Kenneth recovering from a very badly broken leg and we didn't want to be in a position where we were left without a number one. Therefore had to keep our options open.
"We told Swindon that we could not give them permission to speak to Hans until we had a clearer idea of Kenneth's fitness.
"Thankfully Kenneth has now been given a clean bill of health and we are delighted to be able to bring him back as our number one for the 2013 season, but had he not been declared fit we could have found ourselves in a difficult position."


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SAN FRANCISCO — Keli Sherwood had the volleyball equivalent of a triple-double, 17 kills, 15 digs and 11 blocks to help Marin Academy claim the Bay Counties League-West Championship at Lick-Wilmerding High over Convent of the Sacred Heart 25-18, 25-22, 20-25, 25-22 on Saturday.
Anna Dawson (35 assists, 17 digs, seven blocks), Beca Mathieson (23 digs, 12 kills) and Samantha Sherman (19 service points, 15 digs) all were major contibutors in the win for the No. 1 seeded Wildcats (23-11, 9-1).
"We played with great determination and composure, we played very strong defense," MA coach Craig Wong said. We did a great job executing the game plan. All four sets were very closely contested. It was a very well-played match from both sides."
MA avenged its only league loss of the year, a sweep by Convent (15-7) in the final match of the regular season. The Wildcats await their fate as far as the North Coast Section Division V playoffs are concerned where they figure to be among the highest seeds.
"It's really hard to say, the top seed will be Branson and then it gets really convoluted," Wong said. "We lost a couple early matches, but then pulled it together toward the end of the season."
Boys soccer
Terra Linda 2, Analy 0
Allan Estrada and Cylus Sandoval scored quick back-to-back goals in the second half to guide Terra Linda to a home victory against Analy in the North Coast Section Division I quarterfinals.
The No. 4 Trojans (15-6-3) advance to the semifinals against top-seeded Maria Carrillo (21-0-2) on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
"We played (Maria Carrillo) our very first game of the season and lost to them 2-1," TL coach Mike Crivello said. "It was pretty even although very, very early in the preseason. I'm sure they've made changes and gotten better. It was an even match-up the first time around."
Estrada broke a scoreless tie against No. 5 Analy (19-2-1) in the 50th minute of the game on an assist from Sandoval. The Trojans doubled the lead in the 58th minute after Miguel Rodriguez sent a cross in to Sandoval, who hit a one-timer into the net for a 2-0 lead.
"We came out and probably played our best game of the season," Crivello said. "We played a full 80 minutes today. I thought we came out on fire and we were able to sustain it for the whole game."
Marin Academy 3, Athenian 0
Dexter Eichhorst scored two goals in the 49th and 64th minute and also assisted on another to lead the top-seeded Wildcats past the the No. 8 Owls.
Jose Orozco scored the final goal and Noah Paravicini and Eloi Vasquez assisted on Eichhorst's scores. Athenian (15-2-4) did not register a shot on goal against the Wildcats (19-1-2). Marin Academy will play at home against No. 13 Head-Royce on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
"They just hunkered in and defended at the top of the box," MA coach Josh Kalkstein said. "Most teams once they give up a goal they're forced to come out and play, but they just sat in. It was very interesting."
Head-Royce 3, Branson 1
Ryan Louie scored on a 35-yard blast about six minutes into the second half to cut the Bulls' deficit in half, but his was the only goal No. 5 Branson could muster in a loss to No. 13 Jayhawks (13-5-1) in the NCS Division II quarterfinals.
Branson (13-9-2), the defending NCS champion, fell into a 2-0 hole about 10 minutes into the match.
"I think they just executed their game plan," Branson coach Tom Ryan said of Head-Royce. "They have a lot of seniors. We ended their season almost a year to the day ago and they came in with a purpose and executed a game plan and got the job done."
St. Vincent 4, Calistoga 0
PETALUMA — The No. 3 Mustangs (14-3) advanced to the semifinals of the NCS Division III playoffs with a shutout of the No. 6 Wildcats (13-8). St. Vincent features three Marin County players, Novato's Maddie Perry (defender) and Tavia Vitkauskas (midfielder) along with San Rafael's Taylor Gallagher (midfielder). St. Vincent will play No. 2 Sonoma Academy in Santa Rosa at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Boys water polo
Marin Catholic 21, San Marin 9
SAN PABLO — Thomas Carroll scored six goals, Patrick Eggert added five and Daniel Castagnola had three goals as the top-seeded Wildcats (19-8) ousted the No. 8 Mustangs (12-9) in the NCS Division II playoffs at Contra Costa College.
Marin Catholic built a 10-2 lead in the first quarter, rested its starters in the second quarter, then added eight goals in the third to take control again.
Jimmy Fewell and Ryan Campbell scored two goals each for San Marin.
"We had a bye (in the first round), so we were just getting used to the NCS flow," Marin Catholic coach Peter Urmini said. "You've got to do the introductions, all those things, so it's different. Just the whole arena — getting used to the arena is big."
Marin Catholic will face No. 4 Northgate (18-9) in the semifinals on Wednesday.
Tam 9, Cardinal Newman 5
SAN PABLO — Jackson Hettler, Daniel Carroll and Sean Haechler each scored twice to lift the No. 3 Red-tailed Hawks (20-8) past the Cardinals (14-9) in the NCS Division II quarterfinals at Contra Costa College.
Tam goalie Elliot Ordway had 12 saves.
"We had a long layoff ... almost two weeks since our last game so that hurt a bit," Tam coach Bob Kustel said. "Our defense was solid and we had balanced scoring."
Tam faces No. 2 Alhambra (15-10) on Wednesday at Acalanes High at 7:15 p.m.
Northgate 10, Redwood 6
ORINDA — The No. 5 Giants (15-9) saw their season end with a loss to the No. 4 Broncos (18-9) in the NCS Division II playoffs at Miramonte High.
De La Salle 15, Drake 10
CONCORD — Jesse Kaplanis had three goals and Matt Potter scored twice, but the No. 7 Pirates (17-10) fell to the No. 2 Spartans (21-5) in the NCS Division I quarterfinals.
Drake 15, Acalanes 6
SAN PABLO — The third-seeded Pirates (22-5) cruised to a victory over the No. 6 Highlanders in the NCS Division II playoffs to earn Drake its first semifinals match since 2007.
Thanks to a strong start and "better decision making on our passes," coach Peter Galli said, the Pirates built an 11-1 lead at halftime. "I was very proud of how well the girls played, particularly in the first half," Galli said.
Eleven players scored for Drake, with Lauren Emge, Quinn Galli, Meghan and Kendall Christie contributing two goals each.
Drake moves on to face No.2 Acalanes in Lafayette on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Campolindo 21, MC 2
The No. 8 Wildcats (14-12) were ousted in the NCS Division II playoffs with the loss to the No. 1 Cougars (24-1).


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Mr Cow as "he's" known in our house. This was the first proper toy my daughter had and she loved it. While the voice irritated me - as all of these toys do! - it was great that it would carry on playing for a short time without needing to be touched as it meant I could go to the toilet and my daughter would still be entertained for those couple of minutes!
I'm not sure that I ever heard everything that the cow can do because after about 6 months of having it it sang another song I'd never heard it do before! It has a lot of the typical songs you would expect - Old MacDonald, The Alphabet Song, Hickory Dickory Dock. It also teaches primary colours and basic shapes.
It's not as cuddly as I would have liked it to be because the plastic parts are quite hard but the benefit of the cow being a soft toy is that it makes it light enough for your little one to hold.
We used to take the cow on car journeys as "he" was a great distraction when stuck in traffic.
Our one was bought as a gift but I was amazed when I found out how little it cost - it's definitely good value for money and perfect as a first interactive toy. You get used to the voice after a while, in fact you'll soon be singing along with it!
(And yes, I know a cow can't be a "he"!)
This was one of the gifts my daughter received for her first christmas when she was around 8 weeks old. It is a cuddly toy cow with a grabbable ring with 2 bright colourful light up buttons and a spinning block. The ring is very easy even for small babies to hold, and the toy is quite light. My daughter quickly mastered the buttons and spinning block. The buttons are very touch sensitive which was especially good as my daughter only had to touch them lightly for them to respond.
The flashing buttons teach ABC, 123, songs and colours. The buttons and spinner are shaped as circle, triangle and square and the pharses once activated correspond to the colours and shapes of the buttons.
The spinning blocks focuses on the differences between day and night - "in the day the sun shines bright"..." twinkling stars come out at night".
Moosical cow looks very friendly and happy and has a very pleasant easy to listen to voice. He is turned on and off by a button on his tummy. Moosical cow is aimed at babies from 3-18 months.
Batteries are required and are included.
My daughter loves her moosical cow, with its bright flashing lights and easy activated buttons. There is lots of variety in the songs and pharses so it keeps her amused for ages and is very educational. She loves that she can press the buttons her self and use the spinner.
Highly recommend.
**The toy**
After the success of little alfie bear with my children I decided to purchase this version of the toy. They are very similar activity wise; the difference being this toy is based on a cow rather than a bear. The cow is very attractive to look at. With a cute cartoon face, a soft body and an activity ring all in one so it looks impressive. The bright colours, mixed with the friendly cartoon face of the cow all work together to attract little ones attention. There are two interactive buttons to press, each a different shape which suitably introduces shapes to little one, and each with either 123 or ABC written on them. The middle bead on the activity does no light up, but it does spin to show a picture to represent each day and night. Pressing the different buttons activates different songs and jingles. One side will play nursery rhymes and lists shapes. By pressing the opposite button it is very similar, but instead singing songs about number, and other catchy jingles about colours.
It also has beads above the cows head, but to be honest my children were never interested with these. They are tucked away behind the cows head so they are both difficult to get too, and don't really stand out as other interactive parts too. As the cow plays music, and lights up it is very interesting for younger children. It is a good size for little hands to hold as it is rather small, but we find it is a little heavy. Not overly so that it is impossible to play with, but still a little heavy for the younger age recommendation. This toy has an age recommendation for 3 months to 18 months. My little girl was around 3 months when she began using it, and although she could not full activate the activities she still enjoyed it. My son received it while he was around 12 months old, and he was able to use it a lot more. The only problem is I find the older the child the less amount of time it receives play. Older children become bored with it very quickly, but this will hugely depend on what your child likes.
**In use**
When I first gave this to my son he looked a little confused. He was not sure if he should cuddle it, or if it was some sort of game. He began exploring instantly and found it was a little of both. My little girl now uses this too as it is very durable and can be passed down between children. The flashing lights spinning beads, and catchy songs areal perfect for puling little one in. The buttons are large enough for small children to press, even if they are doing so by accident while just learning to use their hands. Older children can learn the songs, and sing along. My little boy has also worked out what he needs to press to be rewarded with his favourite songs.
My problem with this toy is that it is fun or a little while, but it does only hold my children's attention for a small while. The songs can be rather annoying, and I find myself walking around all day singing the songs. While they seem to stick with me for a very long time, my children become bored very easily so the cow does only receive a short amount of time being played with. The toy is very simple to turn on simply by pressing the on off button. I like that I has an automatic switch so that if little one becomes bored it does not waste batteries. However we find that this timer is set a little too low, and wit my youngest little girl by the time she figures out what she would like to do next it is already switched off. It does require mummy to turn it on so this means I am back and forth every few minutes switching it on for her which can become annoying.
It is definitely suited to a younger audience. My little girl who is six months old loves the songs, and thinks it is amazing that if she touches the button she can activate it. She does smile and really enjoy herself while playing, but the activities are simple and repetitive. For this reason it is used a lot but for very short amount of time. It is not overly loud so that it is annoying for parents while little one plays with it, but is loud enough to hold little ones attention. It is wipe down only which means over two children ours has become a little worn. You receive demo batteries included when you first purchase this toy, but we have had ours since 2010, and have not had to change the batteries yet.
This toy is widely available at toy shops, supermarkets and online. It retails at around £8 which I do think is a very good price for this toy. It is easy for little one to hold, and is well made so long lasting. It has received a fair amount of play from my two youngest children. It is not something I would say is a must buy, but certainly if you are searching for a toy for a younger baby this is one to consider
This toy the was the first of many VTech baby toys to enter our house. It was bought as a present for my twins at their first Christmas when they were 3 months old. Until this point all their toys had been suitable from birth soft toys so I was interested to see how they would respond to something more electronic. Moosical beads was soon to be become a very popular toy.
Cuddly Cow
The toy is a cuddly cow about 17.5cm in height with a plastic ring of features that goes through 2 of the cow's legs and is attached to the other 2. This makes it an ideal size for young babies and it used to sit nicely beside them when they were on their playmat or propped up on a pillow. As young babies like black and white a cow is a great animal to use for a first toy.
I think the recommended age of from 3 months is right mine weren't interested in much apart from milk and sleeping before this time. The upper age is 18 months although it still gets some attention from my toddlers at 20 months.
The cow has the following features
-Plastic beads
These can be moved backwards and forwards on the orange top half of the plastic ring, easy for little fingers to play with they are different shapes and have bobbles on them. Neither of my little ones have ever been particularly interested in them as there are more exciting things going on with this toy!
-Music and phrase buttons
The toy has 2 light up press buttons and a rotating one. Shaped as a circle, triangle and square they are really easy for baby to activate. All 3 buttons say the shape and colour they are as one of their phrases. The rotating square only has to be knocked slightly for baby to be rewarded with a phrase or nursery rhyme. It has a picture of a sun on one side and a moon on the other to fit in with the phrase of 'in the day the sun shine bright...twinkling stars come out at night' I used to place it where they could easily knock it with a hand or foot.
The 2 light up buttons are marked abc and 123 and also say phrases and play nursery rhymes. It was a while before my babies had the strength to press these 2 but they used to respond when I pressed them.
The cow says 'Moo' and 'Hug me' and has a really nice tone to it's voice. As long as it is turned on the cow also sings and speaks without buttons being pressed. This can be annoying when you've forgotten to turn it off and baby has gone to sleep!
Turning it off
The on/off switch is on the cow's blue printed t-shirt, it is under a red heart so easy to find but you can't tell whether it's on or off without activating one of the features.
It takes 2 x AAA and these have only needed changing once in 15 months which I think is great considering how much it's been on during this time. The battery compartment is accessed via a velcro strip on the back of the toy. It requires a screwdriver to open it so there is no risk to baby.
Price and Availability
As I said earlier it was received as a gift but looking online it is currently available from Amazon £8.29 with free delivery. I would have happily have paid this for the toy as we've had lots of use from it.
Would I recommend?
Yes, this is a great first toy that has been very popular in our house.
The Moosical Beads Cow was bought about 4 1/2 years ago now when my eldest daughter was a baby, my daughters Grandparents brought her this toy back as a present from their holidays however they had actually bought it at the local Tesco as they hadn't been able to find anything suitable for a three month old baby whilst they had been away.
Although like i say this toy was a bought a number of years ago it is a toy which is still going strong and is readily available in the likes of Asda, Tesco and Argos and of course online from the likes of Amazon. The toy costs around the £10 mark however only a few weeks ago I saw it in our local Home bargains store at about £6 which is a great saving although I think the toy is pretty good value anyway as my daughter loved it.
The toy came packaged in the usual beright blue box that comes with Vtech toys and I quite like this as it is easy to spot a Vtwech toy from the box and Vtech is a brand I often buy for my children. The cow was easy to remove from the box pealing back a small piece of sellotape and then unwrapping the usual plastic covered wires to release it from the box. The cow comes ready fitted with 2 x AAA batteries which i think is always a good thing for a childs toy although I always have a stash of batteries in the house for those presents that come without.
The Toy
The toy as you would have guessed by now is a cow, the cow part is a soft toy and really quite cute, the cow is decorated in the usual way a cow would be with the main body being white with black splodges all over his body and he sits down whilst holding onto a plastic ring. The cow is approximately 6 inches tall and is aimed at children aged from 3 months of age so he is about the right size for a baby to grasp hold of. The ring of plastic has two little rings which slide around it behind the cows head in bright colours and then there are three activities on the front of the ring.
The buttons at the front are a light up red button with abc on it, this button is circular, in the middle there is a solid coloured blue swivel piece with a moon and stars on one side and sun on the other and then the final button is a triangular green light up button with 123 on it.
When you first turn the cow on which is done so by a heart shaped push point on the cows chest the toy will moo at you and then play you a tune, as usual with babies toys the tune is catchy and will stick in your head and annoy you. The cow will make a noise if it is turned on but then not played with such as playing a little tune or saying hug me although it will say bye bye and turn itself off if still not played with so it preserves the battery life.
The cow plays a number of songs such as The Farmers in his Den and Twinkle Twinkle and some other tunes which we didn't know but certainly came to know, when you flip the middle section over it sets of tunes and songs too. All the buttons are easy for little hands to push and my this was the first toy my daughter managed to play with herself, we would sit her in her bouncer and she would happily push the buttons and seemed to love all the noise and babble away with the toy.
Our Thoughts
I really think this is a good toy which introduces numbers, letters and colours from a young age even though a baby has no idea what they are listening to and my daughter really seemed to enjoy the toy. The battery life of the cow was brillianrt and i would say it had about a years worth of play and we only changed the batteries once in this time, the toy shuts off when not being played with so of course this helps with the battery life too. The toy is noisy and flashes lights at your child so seems to hold their attention well and the only drawback of this toy is after quite a lot of play the stitching in the cows hand began to loosen and the cows hand came away from the ring although even myself who cannot stitch managed to fix it. This is a great toy and well worth the price a great beginner for baby.
I bought my nephew one of these Vtech cows when he was six months old due mostly to the fact that I knew very little about what a child of his age would like and a vaguely recalled memory that Vtech had some connection with learning.
Initially he loved the cow, though he did find it difficult to press the buttons at such a young age the lights and twisting sections delighted him.
I picked it up for around £12, which I initially thought was a little steep, but it is sturdy and has stood up to all of Oliver's abuse as he has gotten older (he's had the cow for around a year and LOVES throwing it around now). Not only has the cow managed to put up with mistreatment, it's also managed to remain a popular plaything when not many of the younger baby toys have remained interesting to a child who has developed further.
There are only two real negatives about the toy firstly (a very minor thing) the white of the cow did become grubby and even through cleaning has not really managed to stay "white". Secondly, the songs that the cow sings are impossibly catchy and annoying and manage to remain stuck in the heads of anyone who comes into contact with it. In our house, the cow has gained the nickname, "I'ma-cow" thanks to one of it's particularly infuriating tunes. "I'm a cow come play with me..."
The Vtech Moosical Beads Cow is a toy that is just about celebrating it's first birthday, having been bought when thirteen month old Freddy was just a few weeks old. We originally bought this because it was one of a very few toys in Tesco that were suitable for young babies. I must say though that Freddy was younger than the recommended minimum age of three months, but to be honest if a toy is considered safe for a three month old baby then it's going to be safe for an even younger baby. Although I'd be lying if I said this was an instant hit, it is a toy that Freddy is currently sitting and playing with.
==I'm a cow... - A Parent's View==
Normally at this point I would start with a short paragraph about how easy it is to remove a toy from the packaging, but to be brutally honest I really can't remember if it took me an age or not. I guess this means that it wasn't too difficult, but there were probably a few ties to untwist. One aspect of preparing the cow for play is that the first pair of AAA batteries are included and even though they are only for demonstration purposes they lasted a good six months.
The cow itself is very cute to look at, his main body is made of a very soft plush material and he has the classic cow design of white with black spots (which makes him a Friesian). Standing approximately six inches in height (well sitting really) and being about the same width, the Moosical Cow is the perfect size for fairly young babies to hold and explore. While most of the cow's body is soft, he does contain a hard battery pack and he is holding plastic ring, meaning that he's not really a toy for cuddling as such.
The plastic ring, (that looks a little like a hula-hoop), holds a few activities, with there being two smaller shaped and textured rings on the upper half. These smaller rings don't really move that freely though as the head tends to get in the way, only a small problem, but a design fault if you ask me. The bottom half of the ring features the lights and sounds that Vtech is famous for. As this is a toy designed for very young babies, there are only three different components to this section, all of which are switched on by a small heart shaped button on the cows chest.
There are two flashing buttons, a red circle with abc printed on it and a green triangle with 123, then there is a blue square that can be turned. When the cow is first switched on it moos and then plays a tune that soon becomes very monotonous. If you want to know what song is played then just read the headings in this review, buy this for your child and trust me you'll be word perfect within a day. If the cow is left alone for a few minutes it will suddenly pipe up "hug me" to get your baby's attention then a minute or so later it bursts into that song again, before finally realising that baby has lost interest and saying "bye, bye" and switching off.
The actual buttons are quite large and really only need minimal pressure to operate. The buttons sets off one of several phrases and songs most of which are related to either the colour, shape or numbers and letters. There are some other familiar tunes played though, including "Twinkle, twinkle", the ABC song (tune not words) and "Farmer's in the den". The blue square sets off yet more sounds and lights, this time based on day and night.
As a whole the cow is very well made, it has been played with extensively over the last year and there is no sign of any stitching coming loose. The Velcro closing the battery compartment is also holding firm, it's difficult enough as an adult to access the battery compartment, let along a child. Talking of batteries we have only needed to replace them once within the last year with the second set still going strong. My only real gripes with the quality of the cow are that it is sponge clean only and so has become a little grubby over the last twelve months and that the decoration on the square consists of stickers that are starting to peal at the edges.
As for how many stars out of five I, an adult, would give it, well I'm probably edging towards four out of five. Yes it is a noisy toy, but not too noisy (Freddy certainly has much louder toys), and the songs do become a little repetitive (especially the play with me song), but at least the voice is English (if a touch patronising). The actual toy is quite cute, with the black and white being attractive to even young babies and barring the stickers it's well made. But it's not just my opinion that counts...
==Come Play With Me - A Child's View==
At just over a month, Freddy was a little younger than the recommended minimum age for this toy when he got it, but as he was just starting to take notice of the world around him and I would be helping him access it I was perfectly happy for him to have it. To begin with, we just placed it in front of him during tummy time as something for him to look at and he was perfectly happy to simply look and smile. Then we made the big mistake of turning it on. Although the sounds aren't particularly loud they can start quite suddenly and they terrified him. Cue a screaming fit every time he saw the cow for the next few weeks. We continued to persevere and place the cow within Freddy's sightline without switching it on and eventually he began to start 'talking' and smiling to it, as long as we didn't switch it on. This continued until Freddy was about four months and started reaching for toys.
After he got to this stage, Freddy would enjoy twiddling the smaller rings and the square and loved that he could make the noises work for himself. It did frustrate him though that the cow turned off after a relatively short period of inactivity. At that age, babies are only just starting to master the fine motor control required to press buttons and turn the square and it can take time between presses, meaning that he'd finally succeed in pressing the button only to discover that it had switched itself off. So although the cow is suitable for very young babies, a lot of adult intervention is required and it's not a toy that can be used to keep them amused for five minutes while you get on with a bit of housework.
Over the last year, Freddy has steadily become far more capable of playing with this semi-independently. He does love to press the buttons, dance to the tunes and watch the lights flash, but he's still unable to play with it completely independently, which is all down to one small problem. Although he is brilliant at operating switches, Freddy finds it really difficult to press the on button on the cow, even though he knows where it is. This is because the button is actually very tiny and partially obstructed by the lower ring. I really would expect a little more thought to have gone into the design, especially from such a well known toy manufacturer. Because he finds it so hard to switch the cow on and it switched off so quickly if no buttons are pressed, the cow only holds Freddy's attention for a very limited period of time and while he will occasionally choose to play with it, he soon becomes frustrated.
So from a child's point of view I would probably give the cow three stars out of five. It's a toy that Freddy will play with for a limited period of time, but also one that he finds a little frustrating.
==Learning Colours and Say Yippee, ABC and 123 - Educational Aspects==
Being manufactured by Vtech, it's sort of expected that this is an educational as well fun (well not that fun) toy, unfortunately I don't personally feel it is as educational as it could be. Admittedly the black and white colouring is fantastic for grabbing the attention of very young babies and the friendly, cartoon like face will also draw their gaze. But the other educational benefits are very limited. Basic fine motor skills are rewarded by lights and sounds as the buttons are pressed, but these are large buttons that won't really tax a baby above six months of age. The smaller rings also encourage fine motor skills, but the way their movement is limited reduces their attraction. The songs and tunes, perhaps encourage musical creativity, Freddy does like to sing and dance along, but the short timeframe before the cow switches itself off, means that the older toddler becomes a little frustrated. In fact the only way that I think this is really educational is the way it names the shapes and colours (I'm not convinced over the abc and 123 aspect).
As to the recommended age range, well while there's nothing about the cow that would make it unsafe for babies at the lower end of the range (three months) or even younger, this really isn't the best of toys for them. There are very few textures for them to explore and the lights and sounds turn off far too quickly. Really I wouldn't recommend it for babies below six months and even they will need considerable help to play with it. The higher end of the age range is also a little problematic, yes at thirteen months, Freddy does like to play with occasionally, but there really isn't that much to hold his interest and again it switches itself off far too quickly. Toddlers have very short attention spans and do tend to go back to toys after a few minutes, by which time this has turned off. (The more I think about this the more I know what my final recommendation is going to be).
==We'll Have So Much Fun You'll See - Final Words==
At first sight, the Vtech Moosical Beads Cow looks a very attractive toy for young babies, but in my experience it really is style over substance. Although it is perfectly safe, the activities and textures it contains are very limited and there are a number of what I feel are basic design flaws. I paid £9.99 for this a year ago, and the more I think about it the more I wish that I had spent my money elsewhere. This is a toy that is occasionally played with, but also a toy that frustrates, is soon discarded and certainly wouldn't be missed if it disappeared to the great toy box in the sky. So I'm afraid I can really only give the Moosical Beads Cow three stars out of five and am not recommending it as there are far better toys on the market (both musical and not).
However should Vtech address the following issues, then I'm sure my opinion would change.
1. The stickers on the square. What are you thinking Vtech, stickers on a toy for young babies, did you forget that everything goes in their mouth?
2. The top half of the hoop. Lovely idea having the rings at the top, but the head gets in the way.
3. The on/off switch. Far too small and hard to get to, remember young toddlers like to be independent.
4. Time out. It switches off far too quickly, which combined with point three leads to lots of frustration.
I have had the V-Tech Moosical beads toy for several years and it has been used by both of my children. It remained a favourite toy for both of them for at least a year, and I would happily recommend it to other parents.
The toy features a friendly looking black and white cow and a plastic ring with interactive buttons and beads. The beads are great for exploring different textures and for biting during teething. The cow plays various tunes, operated by the pushing of very large, easy to use buttons. This means that your child will get a reaction to the smallest movement on their part - very handy for young babies. Each bead also has a educational function. One introduces numbers, another letters and a third, a short rhyme.
If the toy has not been played with for a while, it plays the tune to remind you that it is still switched on. After doing this twice, the toy then switches itself off, saving you money on batteries!
The only downside is that because it is white, it gets grubby quite quickly and can only be surface washed.
I bought this present for Hope this year even though it is suitable for babies much younger than her, there was something about it's cute, friendly face and funny noises that made me want to buy it for her. Since she opened it on Christmas day morning it has now been in her company the majority of the time and if it isn't then she is asking for it! Although the toy is aimed at children 3months to 18 months and Hope is almost two years old now it still has won her over, entertained her and provided her with lots of fun.
We have got several V Tech toys and I have been very pleased with all of them as they try to encorporate education into their toys creating a learning environment in a fun and interactive way which i think they achieve very well.
**What does it look like?**
The musical cow is rather interesting to look at as it isn't just a soft toy. He is actually a soft toy cow holding a big ring which goes around his head. The cow is black and whit with a big pink nose and a patch over his eyes. The ring is plastic and robust, it isn't squidgy so isn't a teething ring. It is orangea nd yellow with beads on. The beads that are above the cow's head are tectured rings of plastic in different bright colours- purple, orange and green. These don't do anything except are able to be moved along the ring and spun round. The other beads are the interactive parts of the toy. They are three big plastic beads; the two outer ones being buttons which light up and the middle one being a big plastic square. The other buttons are different shapes too; a triangle and a circle. The circle is read with 'abc' written on it and the triangle is green with '1,2 3' written on it. The blue square has a picture of the sun on one side of it and a moon and stars on the others.
To look at this toy is quite eye catching as it's very colourful with being black and white and then having the plastic yellow and orange ring around it. When you glance at it you can't help but look for longer to try to work out what it is; is it a soft toy or is it some kind of a game? It definitely does draw you in to explore it even as an adult so you can imagine what effect this has for a child!
***What does it do? ***
Well essentially it looks cute but it also educates and entertains your baby. You turn it on by pressing a button on it's tummy and upon doing so it moos loudly twice and begins to sing "I'm a cow come play with me, learning colours and shapes yippee, abc and 123 we'll have so much fun you'll see!" This is accommpanied by some jolly music and be warned- it is a tune which will stick in your head and you'll find yourself singing it for a while!
If you don't press anything for a few minutes it will start to moo and give instructions such as 'hug me' or begin singing again so do be warned! If you don't want to play with this for a while then switch it off else it will just start talking away to itself!
The circle when pressed says "abc, learn with me" and Twinkle twinkle little star then plays in a jolly, upbeat way and if any buttons are presse dwhilst this is on it creates a little jingling noise. When the circle is pressed a second time it states the colours 'red' and a little jingle follows. A third time and it tells you 'circle', a fourth time it says 'play with me' and sings the welcome jingle together' then it repeats the cycle again.
The triangle when pressed is similar to that of the circle- it lights up, it plays songs, it states the numbers, the colour and the shape before going back to the beginning. The middle bead is the blue square with pictures on and it spins round. As your toddler spins it it makes a clicking noise and it plays a jingle whilst stating it's colour 'blue' or shape 'square'. If the sun picture is facing upwards it declares "In the day the sun shines bright" or if it's the moon "Twinkling stars come out at night".
Everything I have written above is what this toy does. There aren't lots of different elements to it, it's quite simple really with having just three interactive beads and not great long pictures or words to be explained which is why I think this is aimed at the age range it is (from 3 to 18 months). I think children from 12 months expect more from their toys and quite often they end up with toys which do a lot more which may end up being a hindrence as they are overwhelmed by facts and various things which light up so this toy just keeps it simple which is quite refreshing.
This cow does shout out "Hug me" which is probably the only part of this toy which I am not very fond of. I don't think that this soft toy is very huggable as far as soft toys go. If your child tries to hug this to them then the hard plastic will dig into their chests so it is not very easy to give it a cuddle. I would quite like there to be an ablity to remove the beads so that this toy is more versatile, you could put it to bed with your baby for them to cuddle but with the plastic ring I don't think it makes a very cuddly toy.
I like how this is very simple. I have got quite a lot of Vtech toys and other interactive toys which if i were to write a review on them I wouldn't be able to explain everything they do as either I don't understand them properly myself or they just try to do too much. This toy like I have said earlier doesn't try to be clever and do too much.
Because it is not very large in size (about 15cm tall) it is easy for small hands to get hold of and interact with. Your baby doesn't need to have great strength to lift this cow or to turn or press the beads and again I think it is very age appropriate with aiming at from 3 months plus. It is also a good size to take out and about with you if you need something to accommpany your baby. We have another interactive soft toy but he is far too big to keep putting in my bag and carrying about but this cow is very practical in that sense.
It cannot be washed in a washing machine and should only be surface washed so beware of sticky fingers making marks on this as it's got a lot of white on the soft toy part of it it's easy to look grubby. The plastic ring is easy to wipe clean though so that's quite easy to maintain.
Hope is almost 2 years old and this toy is aimed at children a bit younger than her but that hasn't stopped her from enjoying playing with this toy and has taken a very fond liking to him. It is a very friendly, happy looking cow so I'm not suprised she is impressed with him! Children seem to like noisy, light up toys so this one really does incorporate everything with having singing, flashing lights and a cuddly element to it so it really does appeal!
In my opinion this is a lovely little toy which works well and is very suitable for the age range it is aimed at.
We run a Dairy Farm so anything cow related goes down well with us especially anything Black and white.
When I was expecting my third baby we knew he would be due in November as we like to get ahead with our Christmas shopping I had been buying things for the baby too. One of the things I bought was the Vtech moosical beads cow.
The first thing that attracted me to the toy was the fact that it was a cow. Once I realised it was a Vtech toy I was a little more interested and not so put off by the price as Vtech tend to be well made and age appropriate.
I bought our moosical beads cow from Toys r us almost 3 years ago and paid about £8.50 for it. I think it now (Sept 2010) retails at £9.99 in Argos but you can get it cheaper if you shop around.
The toy is a soft black and white cow holding a plastic ring with moving shapes on it. Two of the shapes light up when pressed and one spins around on the ring. The ring is hard textured plastic so also makes a nice teether.
To activate the cow you press a small heart on its chest and it moos and speaks and sings songs depending on which of the shapes is being played with. The voice is English and is very clear and jolly. After a few minutes inactivity the toy shuts down.
The moosical beads toy takes 3 x AAA batteries that fit inside a secure box inside the cows body. This is accessed by opening a Velcro closure on the cows back. This can be quite fiddly and you do need a screwdriver to open the battery box.
This toy has now been passed down to my latest addition who is five and a half months old. She loves this toy and it definitely a favourite and she reaches for it and kicks her legs whenever she sees it.
The manufacturers recommended age range is 3 to 18 months and I think this a good estimation as a younger child may like the sounds and colours but wouldn't have the fine motor skills to actually play with the toy but I think it still holds interest for a child over 18 months even if only for a short time.
The toy is quite heavy so a young baby would not be able to lift it up itself so it is best used when the baby is in a sitting position in a baby ring or propped on cushions so it can be placed in their lap and they don't have to hold it up.
I think £9.99 is a fair price as this is quite a robust little toy that has lasted through two of my children and if I had more it would definitely be brought out again.
The V-tech Moosical Beads cow is a really lovely little toy. My daughter received this for her first easter (which would have made her just over 4 months old) rather than waiting for her first birthday. The recommended age for the cow is 3 months plus, however i think it could quite easily be for older children.
This is such a cute little cow and has bright colours which instantly attracts the baby to it. On the chest of the cow is a heart which is the on/off button, and when turned on he moo's and then sings a little song encouraging the baby to play. Around the cow's neck is a plastic bar, with beads to move from side to side, there is a circle with abc on, and triangle with 123 on and a square in the middle with the sun on one side and the moon on the other.
When the circle is pressed - he says "ABC, Learn With Me" then plays the tune of Twinkle Twinkle, and when pressed again he says red triangle. When the triangle is pressed he says "123, Count With Me" and when pressed again he says green triangle. The blue square in the middle has a couple of different phrases - when turned says "In the day the sun shines bright" and also "Twinkling stars come out at night". If none of the buttons are pressed, after a minute or two he will moo and say hug me, and eventually will turn off if not played with.
I think this toy is one of V-techs best as it is great for learning and also is great fun for them. Even now at two my daughter still loves it and will play with it regularly. The battery life is fantastic, i have never had to change them yet and there is no sign of them running out. I really can't find fault with this brilliant toy, not only is it cute and colourful, the voice is really cute too and its good for early learning of letters, numbers, colours, shapes and night and day.
This is a lovely little toy for younger children. We received this as a gift for my daughter's first birthday. At first I was a little dubious as the age range on the packaging said it was suitable from 3 months old - my daughter has always seemed to like slightly older toys so I thought that she would show no interest in it at all but, to my suprise, found that she did actually quite like the toy.
The toy basically consists of a little black and white cuddly cow, who is around 6 inches high and is holding a ring around it's neck with two push buttons and a spinning block in the middle. The on off button is a little heart located on the cow's chest - the button is concealed underneath the fabric so there are no buttons sticking up off the cuddly cow so perfect for small babies. I found that my daughter did tend to struggle with turning the cow on as the button is located underneath the ring and she couldn't quite work out how to get to it. Once the cow is turned on the two buttons on the ring can be pressed which light up and flash and the cow then starts singing songs and teaching either the alphabet, numbers, colours and shapes. The block in the middle also triggers these noises. On the back of the ring, behind the cows hands which are holding on the the ring, are two little rings which move up and down on the larger ring - there is no function to these, just basically something for the child to fiddle with.
I personally found that my daughter did like to play with this toy occasionally but it did not hold her attention for very long and now, at the age of 22 months, she no longer shows any interest in the toy as she now owns much more interesting toys. I would therefore agree with the age recommendation of around 3 months for this toy as the lights and songs would definitely appeal to a younger baby and it is also a nice size for a smaller baby to hold and cuddle. Overall a pretty decent toy but I would definitely not buy this toy for a child older than around 9 months old.
I got this toy because it was on offer at tescos and out of the other toys in the offer that did similar things, this was the one that stood out!
I was torn between the VTEC alfie teddy and this but decided on this one because it did more. To look at the black and white colours are excellent for young babies as they contrast well which means they can see it more clearly. The beads and ring around the back are well used by my son as a teether!
the buttons on the front are easy for small hands to press and the flashing lights draw attention to the letters and numbers on the buttons. Each time you press the button it does something different- playing a variety of songs and phrases. This toy teaches numbers, shapes and letters, and also talks about day and night. There is a good variety of little tunes played which means the toy never seems to get boring. My son is mesmerised by the lights and sounds on this toy and it provides him with hours of fun. Initially he needed help to hold it as it can be a little bulky for tiny hands but he now plays with it completely independently and is constantly learning as he goes!
My daughter got this toy as a present for her first birthday. At first the 'mooing' noise freaked her out (but then she can be over-sensitive!), but she quickly got used to it and now plays with it almost every day.
It lights up and plays a few catchy tunes. It teaches numbers 1-3, a couple of shapes and the difference between day and night. It's designed for young babies as it's fairly basic, but it should keep their attention for at least a few minutes.
It's a very upbeat character (one of its lines is 'It's fun playing with you!'). The on/off switch is actually the red dot on its belly, which means that young babies can't switch it on/off at first, as it doesn't look like a button. This means you have to do it, which is either a good or a bad thing. If it's not played with for a couple of minutes, it switches itself off by saying 'Bye-bye!', preserving the batteries. The batteries have lasted for months, even though it's a popular toy.
On the whole, a nice present and not too pricey for what it is.
This toy was a presant for my youngest daughter when she was little and she really likes it. Its suitable from 3 months and is small enough to be taken out and about. My daughter plays with hers in her buggy alot. It only costs around ten pounds so its a great little wrap up or small gift for a young baby. It plays musical tunes and teaches 1,2,3 and A,B,C. The body is nice and soft, like a teddy, and there is a plastic ring with the buttons attatched. The buttons themselves are large and chunky so are easy for even tiny babies to press. The only real downside is that after a while it turns itself off and the on/off button is harder for little ones to press. My daughter is constantly chasing me round with hers saying 'on,on.' Other than that its a good little toy for small children, its musical, bright and friendly looking. Definatley worth the ten pound price tag
It's the most udderly fantastic way to learn! This huggable plush cow with grabbable plastic ring is great for tiny hands. Featuring two light-up push buttons and a spinning block that teach a-b-c, 1-2-3 shapes and colours with fun phrases and sung song. Let your little one get creative by jamming fun sounds into recognisable melodies. Baby can learn about cause and effect by pressing the buttons and sliding the beads also encourages motor skills.


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Same here. I still have a very strong attraction to Catholicism for some reason. I've never been Catholic - never even been in a Catholic Church or spoken to a priest.
I just think it's some old karma from many lifetimes ago. If this is the case, then how much stronger influence must a person's previous religion have over them?
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