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" Brand: Early Learning Centre / Type: Musical instrument - drum / Age: 12mth+ / Type: Musical Toy "
We have not long had a sort out of all the toys in the loft that we had kept from our first daughter and we found this drum along with other items which have now made their way to the living room.
The drum was from the Early Learning Centre and it costs us about £10 when we bought it a couple of years ago.
The drum is made of hard plastic and is mainly bright green in colour although there are parts of yellow, orange and blue too. The drum is shaped like an egg timer rather than the usual cylindrical shape.
The drum can be used as a drum which Emily really loves which is probably because she simply likes to create noise one way or another, Sophie always enjoyed banging on the drum too. The drum can also be rolled along the ground and it will make a noise from that too, the drum is an egg timer sort of shape so it rolls really well and Emily has suddenly gone back to crawling as she likes to chase it on her hands and knees.
There are three different settings for the drum all controlled by the buttons, firstly you can make the drum play four different tunes along with your child hitting the drum, secondly the drum can be played just as a drum with your little one banging it and lastly there is a button which makes lots of different little noises for your baby. Whilst the drum is making a noise it also has lights that light up at the top and bottom of the drum.
Both my daughters have loved this drum and it is a toy that they always go back to, Emily is nearly two but I don't see this drum being put away any time soon and Sophie likes to play along with the tunes now she is a little older and understands beat and rhythm a little better.
This is a really good toy and well worth the money we paid although I am sure it will have increased in price by now I would still recommend it as so far it has been played with by our children for about 3 years and I think it still has a lot more play in it yet.
With three young children in the household, we've acquired a number of toys and games from the Early Learning Centre over the years. These have, with very few exceptions, proven to be great value, entertaining and educational toys for my boys. Fortunately, this 'Light and Sound Drum' is not one of the exceptions and it has been a permanent fixture in our toy box for over four years and is still going strong.
The 'drum' is a particularly chunky and really colourful plastic toy which, as the name suggests, features lights and sounds to capture and maintain a baby's attention. Unlike a traditional child's drum, this toy doesn't need any sticks or beaters to create sound as baby just needs to tap the top of the drum to activate both colourful changing lights on the top as well as fun sound effects. There is a selection of three different modes - music, drum noises and a strange whistling noise- which are chosen by pressing one of three chunky round buttons around the edge of the drum.
The drum is recommended for babies of nine months old and over which I feel this is a fairly accurate recommendation, based on my experiences with my two younger sons. It is certainly best suited to babies who are confident sitters and able to reach over without tumbling over. My middle son acquired this when he was just over six months old. He was, however, a fairly early stable sitter and was a very placid, settled baby, happy to sit and play with toys such as this from a very young age. The drum is very well designed so that even if accidentally (or deliberately) knocked over, it doesn't tend to roll very far, making it ideal for an immobile sitter as they are unlikely to push this out of their own reach. The drum is still light enough to allow it be rolled about by a slightly older baby and it makes a fun selection of noises and sound effects if baby does roll it over, designed to encourage crawling and toddling after it.
My youngest son was much more active and had less interest in sitting and playing with this toy until he was around a year old and started to enjoy standing and dancing to the music. Now as he is approaching his second birthday, this is still one of his favourite toys and is played with on a regular basis. At the upper age range, I'd imagine most youngsters would have outgrown this by the age of three, although my five year old son will still have the odd boogie to this if his little brother is playing with it.
Despite their different personalities and development, both boys loved this simple but entertaining drum. Without any doubt, their favourite aspect has to be the music, which has proven to be more entertaining than the bright colour changing effects on the lid. There is a definite Caribbean feel to the music - it plays some really catchy and upbeat sounding tunes which just make you want to get up and dance! That's certainly the effect that it has on my toddler who loves dancing to his drum and has some great moves perfected. The only issue he has is that he can't quite work out how to operate the different modes, as it involves pressing the correct button and then banging the top of the drum. My two year old often accidentally switches it on to one of the other settings and can't work out how to get the music going again. This can be a little frustrating for him and for me, as I have to keep setting it back on for him.
The toy is fairly 'parent friendly' in other respects with a handy volume switch at the base of the drum although, fortunately, this isn't a toy that particularly grates on me even at its highest volume. I do find the tunes going round and round in my head though! There is also an 'off' switch so this shouldn't be accidentally going off all night in the toy box. Lastly, the battery life is pretty impressive, with the three AAA batteries required lasting for several months between changes. As I'd expect from the Early Learning Centre, the battery compartment is firmly secured with a screwdriver, so inquisitive little fingers can't get up to any mischief here.
The drum is an ELC branded toy, available from ELC stores and online as well as from other stockists including Mothercare, Debenhams and Boots. The full price is currently £14, which does seem a little expensive for what is essentially a relatively basic baby toy. It has proven to be a very popular, entertaining and robust toy, however, with ours looking almost new, despite considerable use and abuse. It is also fairly frequently included in one of the Early Learning Centre's sales where it can be picked up for less than £10. I'd be reluctant to pay the full price for this but, at the £10 mark or less, this is a product that I'd be happy to recommend to other parents.
We don't have a Mothercare or Early Learning Centre at close hand, but every so often we would visit a bigger town that has a store. A couple of months ago we made a visit to a store and we were keeping a look out for some new toys for our now 10 month old daughter, as at the time, she was quickly outgrowing her baby toys and teethers. At that stage, she was already enjoying banging things and so when we saw this Light and Sound Drum we thought it would be a good buy, although it has been designed for babies of 9 months plus, which she wasn't at the time.
It isn't like me to spend a lot of money (!) and at £14 this was a lot pricier than I would usually purchase, however I have picked up a lot of second hand toys for my daughter and I thought it would nice to get her some brand new things, so bit the bullet and paid the price.
This light and sound drum is quite versatile, in that although it can primarily be used as a drum for baby to bang on, it can also be rolled along to create noise. The drum itself is brightly coloured as you can see from the picture at the top of the screen. There are three play options on the side of the drum which can be changed by pressing the appropriate button. One button allows baby to 'free play' and batter and bang the drum to create noise and as they hit the drum, the top of it flashes different colours with every movement. A second button plays a selection of 4 tunes when the drum is hit, and the third button creates silly noises for baby to hear when the drum is banged. These lights and sounds also come on when the drum is rolled along the ground.
I gave this drum to my daughter when we bought it expecting her to be excited about being able to bang something that would then light up and make noise. However, she took one look and started playing with her other toys, despite me trying to intrigue her by banging the drum and showing her the lights as they flashed. So I decided to put the toy away and bring it out in a couple of months time.
Well, a couple of weeks ago I brought the drum out, now she has turned 10 months, and this time I got a totally different reaction. She couldn't wait to bang the top of the drum, and smiled everytime the lights flashed and danced along to the beat. She has also just discovered that rolling the drum produces the lights and sounds as well. This toy has now become quite a favourite and is one of the first ones in her toy box that she will reach out for when she sits down to play, so I am pleased now that we spent the money, when I see the enjoyment she gets from it.
All in all, this may be quite a pricey toy but it is a very entertaining toy for baby and helps with hand eye coordination as baby reaches out to hit drum. That fact that it can either by hit or rolled to make noise makes this more interesting that the plain drum. When I see the enjoyment my daughter gets from it, I am pleased we bought it, and in my daughter's case, the age range suggested was certainly appropriate, as any younger, and she just wasn't interested.
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My little girl loves music and musical instruments and one of her favourites is the drum. We decided to buy her this drum after witnessing her "playing the drum" on top of a Christmas tin of Quality Street chocolates. It seems a proper drum was needed in order to harness her natural drumming talent. This drum from The Early Learning Centre is so much more than a drum as it includes lights and sounds as well. It was a bit pricey at £14 I thought but has been a well loved toy so in my opinion well worth the investment.
The drum is round with two large ends but goes in at the middle, I've completely drawn a blank as to the name of this shape, someone please put me out of my misery but you can see from the picture the shape of the drum. What is great about this toy is that it does so many different things and is not just a drum. As this has working lights and sounds you will need to use 2 AAA batteries with it but we still have the ones that were supplied with the sum and it is still going strong. I find most toys that come with batteries last about a year before they need changing so so far, so good.
On the middle portion of the drum you will find four different coloured buttons. One of the buttons is the speaker so that actually doesn't do anything. When you press the blue buttons it activates the drum function so the drum works just like it should as a drum. When you drum on the top of the toy it makes a really nice drumming noise and sounds really good in my opinion. This function also has lights that work when you bang the drum. Both sides of the drum and made of a white plastic and so you can see lights coming through. The lights are all different colours, red, green, blue and yellow and are fun to see so my little girl will keep drumming to see the lights go on.
When you press the red button and drum on the drum it will make some sharp whistle noises and again the lights will flash. The purple button activates the music function and when you drum on the drum different tunes will play and again lights will flash.
You can also roll this drum along the floor and when my little girl was younger she mostly did this as it was easier for her to just push it rather than attempt to push the buttons. Nowadays she mostly prefers to drum on the top of the drum and push the buttons so this is a toy that has lasted for quite a few months and still brings enjoyment.
I bought this for my daughter in 2010 as a birthday present. Wish I hadn't bothered!
I paid fourteen pounds for it and it was the biggest waste ever.
I had previously bought some Early Learning Centre toys for her, and had never been that impressed, but I came across this drum and thought it looked robust and solid; as children's toys should be.
The first time she dropped it, it stopped working. My husband had to unscrew the while thing and sort it out to start it working again. It uses a lot of battery life, and I found that every two weeks it would run out. I made sure i switched off the toy, and had it on the quieter setting, but this made no difference at all.
The toy in itself is a nice idea; it has lots of different sounds and lights on top for sensory development. however, unless it is pitch dark, you cannot even see the lights. Half the time the sounds stopped working half way through a tune; not due to batteries, but due to the toy being rubbish!
My daughter, being a small child, would on occasion drop the toy and each time it stopped working. don't understand why ELC makes toys that cannot be dropped when they are aimed at small children!
A real disappointment and a real shame all in all; wouldn't recommend it.
When my son reached 6 months and was able to sit up independently we realised that we would need some new, bigger toys for him. He was always throwing his arms about and bashing things and loved different noises, so I know a drum would be perfect. We had a good look around but could not really see anything that met our requirements for him. A lot of the drums that were available came with sticks and were designed for much older babies.
Eventually, we settled on a drum that we had seen in the Early Learning Centre - a place I like to buy most of his toys from if possible as I know that they will be safe and well made. The lights and sounds drum is suitable for babies from 9 months (some websites say 12 months), but on examination we decided that there were no small parts and we would let him have it at 6 months for supervised play. The drum takes 2 AAA batteries, which we have not had to change in 2 months when used nearly every day so I am happy with how long these last. It is priced at £14.
The drum itself is as pictured. It is made of really bright colours, largely a pea green and orange which seem to make it extra appealing and stimulating to my son. The sides have four different coloured plastic circles on. Three of these are buttons but the orange one has lots of holes in as this is the speaker from which the sounds emanate. The other three buttons can be used to control the features of the drum. The blue button selects the basic drum function. Here the top of the drum is struck and a drum beat sounds, the top of the drum is a clear white plastic and through this you can see the different colour lights flash as you strike - red, green, blue, purple and yellow. The purple button selects the music function. When the top of the drum is struck, one of four different tunes is played and the different coloured lights flash along with the rhythm. Finally, the red button selects the 'silly noise' function. When the drum is struck in this function one of three silly noises plays and the lights flash - these noises all sound like whistles.
On the bottom of the drum is a slide button that can switch the drum off or on and select from two different volume levels. The loudest level is very noisy and quite irritating! We tend to stick with the lower noise level! The drum can also be placed on it's side and rolled. When it does this, another tune plays as it rolls and the lights flash. This feature can be used to encourage crawling and walking.
The drum is really well made and has withstood a lot of bashing, dropping and rolling from my son and even a few of his older (and therefore more boisterous and stronger!) friends. They all seem to enjoy making a noise and love the noise this makes - therefore I expect this top last my son a while, making it a good investment at £14! My son loves watching the lights on this and is really stimulated by the combination of lights and sounds. He also quickly learnt how to work the drum and enjoys rolling it over to it's side to get the tune to play. It is a really good toy as it is teaching him about music and helping his co-ordination by bashing the top. As he gets older I also think it will be a fun way for him to learn his colours by identifying them as they flash.
This is definitely one of my son's favourite toys and always one of the first he reaches for when we get the toys out. I think this is for a combination of reasons - he loves noise, the lights are interesting and stimulating to him and it is a toy that he can easily grasp and hold. It is also quite a simple 'do-ing' toy in that he can perform easy actions and get a pleasurable result. He always looks around the room for recognition when he has switched it to music mode and got a tune playing (he has no idea how he does this but always looks so proud!). I would definitely recommend this for all babies that are sitting up well and enjoy music, obviously the recommendation is from 9 months but our son has enjoyed it from 6. My son gains great pleasure from the bright colours and learning that his actions have a result.
For parents, as with all noisy toys, it can get irritating - especially the tunes that the drum plays. I feel that it could benefit from having one or two more tunes in it's repertoire just to give us parent a little more variety! However, you do soon learn to hear things over this and the drum just blends into the background noise. Hearing all the giggles that it provides my son with makes the minor irritation worthwhile.
I spotted this in a charity shop on Christmas Eve 3 years ago! It was 99p! My daughter was 9 months old at the time and this was her favourite Christmas present that year!
The drum is nice, chunky and brightly coloured with 3 big buttons around the middle. The top of the drum is made from semi transparent plastic through which different coloured lights appear when the drum is hit. The buttons can be used to change the type of sound that is made when the baby hits the drum, one button makes a drum sound, one plays tunes and the third button makes a sound that is somewhat hard to describe! I think the feature that makes this toy an absolute winner is that the sounds are also activated when the drum is knocked over or rolled around, so no matter what the baby does with it they are rewarded with a sound - this can be great for encouraging little ones to crawl. The sounds also change pitch each time so several movements/hits will create a little tune.
We are now reliving the fun this toy brings with my son, who is now 10 months. Even though we bought it second hand it is still in good condition, with only a few scratches here and there. He hasn't really worked out the function of the buttons yet, but is enjoying as my daughter initially did, as something you bash and roll around! The manufacturers recommended age is 12mths+, but both of my children enjoyed it before this age.
On the bottom of the drum is an on/off switch with an option of setting the drum to two different volume levels. I have found the battery life of this toy to be excellent.
I went to the Early Learning Centre with my husband on his pay day with our oldest when she was nearly a year old. I did not want to buy anything as she does not play with many of her toys, she prefers to play with everything she should not!! Hubby wanted to buy the whole store (as usual)!
The drum caught my eye as it is brightly coloured. I gave it to her to play with and she loved it immediately. She loved the lights that appear on the top of drum when you beat it, so I thought she has to have it.
When we got home she played with it ages. The top of the drum lights up and makes sounds when you beat it, there are also 3 buttons on the side that either make sounds or play different melodies for approximately 30 seconds. She especially loves the melodies as she can place the drum on the floor and dance. It also has a button at the bottom to mute and lower the volume - believe me, this is a necessary button!!
As well as being fun, the drum teaches her that her actions are making the noises. In the beginning she would press the buttons and then look at me when the sounds came and look shocked. Now she plays away knowing exactly what she is doing. She has had it for 5 months and is not bored of it yet.
When my daughter was a baby she was never much a fan of toys, she would look at them and play with them but she never really enjoyed it. It was for her first Christmas when she received the ELC Lights and sound drum. I can definitely say that this was the toy that would have her fascinated and laughing for hours on end.
The light and sound drum is an odd shaped thing, its sort of like the shape of an egg timer. Its design consists of four colours, green, yellow, orange and blue. The colours are bright and attractive and will draw babies into to play with it and examine the fascinating coloured object. Its very basic in terms of what it does but for a babies educational toy it has lots of different functions to aid learning and development.
The drum is activated by touch, not with drum sticks however but with babies hands. The idea is to bang on the top of the drums surface to reveal a colour and a funny noise. Every time the drum is hit the colour changes, at least until it comes to the end of the cycle and it starts back at the same colour again. The noises are different every time as well creating move of an interest for babies rather than it being repetitive. There are three buttons that go around the middle section of the drum these are all overly large and easy for babies to be able to press. The idea is to press a different button to here a different type of sound. There is a button with a picture of a drum which plays drum related noises when you hit it, there is one with a swirl which plays noises which could only be described as nonsense however still entertaining and engaging for little ones. The last button has a music note, the noises that come from this are similar to those from the swirl button however the noises have a little more melody and a slight tone to it.
The entire drum is made from plastic however the top cover is made from a lighter, thinner sort of plastic, despite it still feeling solid it does not hurt under the hand if you spend a great deal of time hitting it. The drum does not have to be hit hard to activate it anyway, I wouldn't even call it a hit, just a light tap, even for a baby. For me to activate it I just have to touch the top slightly with my finger, giving it a little tap. I don't think my daughter would have liked it if she couldn't active it, I am sure it would have frustrated her.
The light and sound drum encourages babies to develop the sensory skills, fine motor skills and there hand eye co-ordination. Despite it looking rather simple it introduces baby to rhythm and colour and allows them to see that they have to act and activate it for it to work and show them the pretty colours.
My daughter really loved this toy, when she first used it I almost thought I could see on her face that she was working out that it was activated by her touch. She looked curious but like she was trying to work something out. Real concentration. She would smile the biggest smile when she heard the happy music and saw the flashing colours. As she grew however the toy did start to take more of a bashing. As she discovered her strength so did the poor drum. I'm happy to say though, it is still in one piece and works fine, so there is a definite tick for durability.
The drum is designed from 12 months + and I would say it lasts until around 2 years. My daughter stopped playing with hers at around this age anyway. I really like this toy and I can't fault it in any way. It has two volume buttons one on quiet and one on loud but the quiet one is definitely loud enough. It is easy to clean and maintain and the batteries have lasted for the duration that it has been played with. It costs around £10.00 from early learning centre, which for such a good fun and educating toy is a bargain. Highly recommended.


text: Sims delivered again in victory By Dave Hickman November 3, 2013 Story Share AP Photo Charles Sims is averaging 112.5 rushing yards in West Virginia's four wins. In the Mountaineers' five losses, he's averaging just 60.8 yards. MORGANTOWN - By winning at TCU on Saturday, West Virginia lifted what seemed like the weight of the world off its shoulders, at least for the time being.That 30-27 overtime win snapped a three-game losing skid. It was the first road win in almost a calendar year. It stopped a string of late collapses. And, most significantly, it made becoming bowl eligible with two more wins in the last three games go from a good bet that it won't to perhaps an even better bet that it now will.But it's certainly not the end-all goal. That would be a winning record in addition to bowl eligibility. And that starts with a more immediate task."I just told them that now we needed to win two in a row. We haven't done that all year,'' coach Dana Holgorsen said right after the win in Texas. "We got one, now we've got to figure out a way to get the next one. It's not like we've got an easy opponent next week.''Indeed, that next opponent for the Mountaineers (4-5, 2-4 Big 12) is revitalized Texas (6-2, 5-0), which has gone from a coach-firing 1-2 mess to start the season to the team alone in first place in the Big 12 (a game ahead of 4-0 Baylor). The teams meet at 7 p.m. Saturday at Mountaineer Field, the first night game of the season in Morgantown.And if WVU does have a chance of putting together back-to-back wins, it is becoming fairly apparent that the best way to do that might be to use running back Charles Sims more.True, it would be fairly easy to make an argument either way on a couple of diametrically-opposed viewpoints regarding just how much of an impact Sims has had on West Virginia's offense this season.First, one could argue that the Houston transfer has accomplished and contributed little, given the state of WVU's offense. Like an MVP candidate from a last-place baseball team, can Sims really be all that if the Mountaineers still can't seem to get out of their own way most of the time?And then there's the flip side, which argues that one man can do only so much, especially if he's not a quarterback who touches the ball on every snap. Perhaps because the cast around him remains largely unaccomplished, Sims' value is being buried.But no matter the case, this much is certain: On a few occasions this season, Sims has been asked to play a huge role in WVU's offense and, when that happens, he's made good. Saturday's season-rescuing win was a perfect example. Sims had season highs in rushes (24) and yards (154), had 189 all-purpose yards, scored two touchdowns and had a third nullified by a penalty in overtime. There were plenty of heroes to go around - including a defense that forced four turnovers and Josh Lambert with his three field goals, including the game-winner - but perhaps no one stood out more than Sims."He can handle about anything we do with him,'' Holgorsen said of 6-foot, 213-pound fifth-year senior who arrived this summer as a graduate transfer. "And we do a lot with him.''The intent with Sims is always to use him in a variety of ways and as much as is practical. Sometimes that works out, sometimes not. Sims has had games this season in which he has all but disappeared, but almost never because he simply wasn't playing well. Sometimes the game plan overlooks him or one of his backups, Wendell Smallwood and Dreamius Smith, are on the field."I don't keep track of this [during games], but we try to rotate fresh bodies,'' Holgorsen said. "Wendell came in there a couple of times and gave us a spark. Dreamius, for whatever reason, hasn't been getting loose lately. He just has to keep plugging away.''But the reality is that those two are second fiddles to Sims in the offense. Neither has his kind of versatility to be able to run, catch and line up anywhere in the backfield or at inside or outside receiver. Truth is, few players in the country have that kind of versatility, which is still what will make Sims a fairly valuable commodity in next spring's NFL draft. When Sims is at his best - or perhaps when WVU asks him to play a big role - West Virginia's offense is likely to be at its best. It is probably no coincidence that in what rank by far as the Mountaineers' two best wins this season - Saturday's first road win in almost a year and an earlier win over Oklahoma State - Sims has come up huge. In the OSU game he had 18 carries for 60 yards, five receptions for 82 yards and scored a touchdown.Stat of the day: In WVU's four wins this season, Sims is averaging 112.5 yards rushing, while in the five losses he's averaging 60.8 yards.The soft-spoken, almost reticent Sims doesn't like to talk about anything, least of all himself. But others are quick to sing his praises, especially Holgorsen, who recruited and coached Sims originally at Houston in 2009."Charles is a special player. We all know that and we've been saying it since the day he arrived here,'' Holgorsen said. "He's a special player in the run game and he's a special player in the pass game. There are no other backs in the country that do as much as he does.''Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or email@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/dphickman1 Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Charleston restaurant 2 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 3 Rod Run and Doo Wop brings classic cars, music to Boulevard for 12th year 4 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 5 Doug Smock: AAC not ready for Power 6 quite yet Prep volleyball, MSAC tournament results Previous Story Serving up leftovers from Herd's lopsided win Next Story

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Mind Over Miller: A furry solution to global overpopulation
Now that we are well into the 21st century, forecasts uttered decades ago seem to have become reality. The world population explodes toward seven billion. And most people live in huge cities, thanks to modern technology.
Transporting all of us; supplying people with food and clothing; keeping us warm when it's cold and cool when it's warm; and providing us with electricity for our ever-increasing demands for soap operas, video games, news broadcasts, music, and spectator sports require enormous amounts of energy. This energy is supplied largely by finite resources.
Now I have heard all about dog astrologers, dog masseurs, dog portrait artists, dog boutiques, and dog fashion designers. But until I read this article, I didn't realize it was all so prevalent. I didn't know that there were outdoor cafés that cater to the "young, single doggie crowd." And I didn't know that specialty stores offer birthday cakes and customized treats for poochie. However, the most striking part of this article was in the last paragraph: "So many trends that begin in California seem silly at first, dissonant notes in the national chorus. But then they wash over the rest of the country, and what seemed laughable becomes inescapable."
What does this have to do with the population explosion? The article tells us that San Francisco has the lowest ratio of children to adults of any major U.S. city. This makes me wonder if our anthropomorphism of our pets may be curbing our innate desire to procreate. This might save the world if it spreads. And it will ensure prosperity for our profession.
You see, I have a great idea! If dogs are becoming our children, they can have pets too. I can foresee a new veterinary specialty: Practice limited to pets' pets.
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California PUC Cracks Down On Innovative Ride Sharing Operations As Another Batch Of Taxi Drivers Sue Uber
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However, too many are just focused on the status quo. And this isn't to say that there isn't a place for regulatory bodies to ensure that cabs and limos are safe and that they don't take advantage of passengers. But the line between protecting passengers and protecting legacy players from competition sure does become a blurry line very, very quickly. And this week a bunch of these companies have run into legal problems on their home turf. Uber, specifically, has has been sued in San Francisco by some cabbies demanding that the company be shut down. They claim that Uber's car hailing service is really an unregulated taxi service, and thus, unfairly competing with them.
Perhaps the bigger issue, however, is that the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has fined Uber and two other companies, Lyft and SideCar (who offer ridesharing). As that Wired link notes, this seems to be a clash between two core concepts that seem to thrive in San Francisco: on the one hand, freedom to innovate and disrupt and, on the other hand, support in government intervention for the public good. I'd argue that the two concepts aren't in quite as much conflict as the article suggests, if the intervention actually is for the public good. The problem is that's not really clear here, and it's not hard to see how it's really for the sake of limiting competition.
SideCar points out that this is a case of regulators not knowing how to classify an innovation:
asserting that we are operating a transportation carrier... is like saying Airbnb is a hotel chain, that Travelocity is an airline, or that eBay is a storeLyft, similarly, suggests that there's a problem in regulators taking a square peg and trying to shove it into a round hole, because they've never seen a square before:
Transportation has historically been a highly regulated industry, and the existing regulations weren't designed to imagine a world where two neighbors who have never met are able to connect within a matter of minutes to share a ride across town.Uber's CEO, Travis Kalanick, told Wired that the PUC fine is particularly ridiculous in its case, since it only works with drivers who are already regulated by the PUC. It's just offering them another channel for finding customers. But under the PUC's ruling, it appears that they want those people to be doubly regulated, which seems completely wasteful:
Our contention is that if you read the regulations, such a notion doesn't make sense. Are we supposed to give drivers a second drug and alcohol test? Are we supposed to have cars inspected by the DMV a second time after they've already inspected (our) partners' vehicles?In the end, you have to wonder if the role that regulators have still makes sense for these kinds of innovators. Yes, there are issues about safety and avoiding scams, but the various companies have built in systems to deal with that -- such as driver ratings and public reviews. Those types of things weren't really possible in the past, which is why you needed a PUC to make sure taxidrivers weren't ripping people off. But now the "PUC" can be the public itself. But... that only works if you believe the regulations are supposed to help the public, rather than the legacy players.


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INCONSIDERATE cycling and burglaries from out buildings form part of Cheshire Constabulary's policing priorities for Northwich during the month ahead.
Officers will also step up patrols to curb anti-social behaviour in the town centre throughout January, targeting areas around McDonalds and the new Waitrose marina.
A spokesman for Neighbourhood Policing Team said: "It has come to our attention that inconsiderate cycling is becoming and increasing problem across all areas of Northwich.
"The pedestrian areas of Witton Street and High Street are no cycling zones, as are the majority of pavements, unless designated as cycle paths.
"The police have various powers in tackling this behaviour including the right to issue fixed penalty notices which I will be encouraging officers to issue."
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The spokesman added: "Anti-social behaviour has increased recently on the town centre, particularly around McDonalds and the new marina next to Waitrose.
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With a handful of blockbusters to his name, Hoult is one of the brightest young stars working in Hollywood. As if to embody his accelerated rise to the top, his next picture actually has the Warm Bodies actor climbing to the clouds. We see a giant beanstalk, Hoult sees a path to the A-List.
With Jack the Giant Slayer right around the corner, the movie has released seven new stills featuring Hoult, Ewan McGregor, and an assortment of grotesque, towering beasts. Director Bryan Singer's comic book movies X-Men and Superman Returns weren't stretching his imagination enough. From this batch of magical new pics, it's clear the filmmaker's pulling out all the stops. Good thing, too — adventure movies could stand to gain a bit of weirdness.
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In nearly eight out of ten people, sarcoidosis requires no treatment at all and goes away on its own. Some people will have the condition for their entire lives. Only about 20% of kids with sarcoidosis will require treatment. Severe cases of sarcoidosis can lead to lung scarring, eye disease, skin disease, heart problems, liver problems, and infertility.
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Most cases of sarcoidosis do not require any treatment. The lumps simply go away on their own. The 20% of children with sarcoidosis who do require treatment may receive corticosteroid drugs which help dissolve the granulomas. The length of treatment varies by the individual because there is no set time it takes for the nodules to dissolve. In children who do not receive treatment, the lumps may take several years to disappear.
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Millsap and Hayward and we have a deal, Burks? meh.
I would have probably done Granger + Orlando + 1st for Millsap and Burks, Lance is a bit too much to just add.
Doesn't really matter though, some team with cap space or something will potentially take a gamble on Danny in the offseason.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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Deal couldn't have gotten that far considering Utah would've needed to add at least ~4 mil to make it legal.
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Interesting. If true, how does this jive with the FO saying that keeping west is a priority?
Doesn't mean west was gone. Milsap would be a good 6th man. I still wouldn't do this deal unless u replace lance with a first or Orlando or something. Lance is too good of a prospect.
Yeah, that deal isn't worth Danny and Lance. I'm wondering if that's why it didn't go through. Paul Millsap would be one helluva 6th man though.
Milsap would of probably been our starting 3 if we were making that trade. I don't do it because of the stage this team is in. Last year though I would of been all of this not an insant no like I am now. I would of had to think long and hard about it. Alec Burks is a good prospect and he really needs a fresh start. He needs a coach like Frank who will give you a role and believe in you. He along with Gordon and the bigs in Utah get yanked around way to much. Corbin is always changing guys roles and I am not a fan of how he uses that personal at all.
Plus that trade hurts us vs Miami IMO takes away two good defenders for Wade and Lebron.
Milsap is going to command at least 9+ mil a year ( if not more ).
Having a frontcourt rotation of Hibbert, West, Mahinmi and Milsap would be great....but makes little sense given the amount of money that Milsap would command. The only way that it would make sense would be to play Milsap at the Starting 3 spot and then playing some backup PF minutes.
Of course, I would have no problem paying Milsap $9 to 10 mil a year to be the Starting SF / backup PF as opposed to having Granger being paid $14+ mil next year.
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But what is Danny going to make on his next deal if he doesn't come back playing better than Milsap? And if he does play better than Milsap as a more natural SF and 3pt threat, then he makes the Pacers much better until they have to punt due to the looming contract.
To me the only thing that makes sense if you have to move Danny is that you don't take salary back. Otherwise just keep Danny. Moving Danny for Milsap says you are giving up on keeping West, not changing your SF. And to also give up Lance for that change? It makes NO sense.
Of course the deal didn't get done so that matches the idea that it didn't make sense. My guess is that the Pacers were feeling out what Danny's market value was, Utah was obviously looking to clear out some of their frontline money (everyone thought they would make a deal for sure), and the two teams started talking about what they would be interested in. Utah says "Danny, sure, but what do you want?" Pacers say "Milsap". Utah ups price to Lance and Danny. Talks die, rumor shows up a month later. Simple as that.
The main reason Indy will end up moving Danny (if they do) is CAP ONLY...or injury which would mean no one wants him. A healthy Granger finishes his career in Indy if they could afford it. But with Lance coming on and OJ having a strong 2nd half, Danny starts to look like the only place you can save money to keep West and Paul. Its been this way all year, no news there. But I think some people forget that with their trade scenarios and start throwing salary coming back to the Pacers which defeats the point of letting DG leave.
Either add Hayward or take out Stephenson and replace him with a 1st and I would have done the deal in a heartbeat.
Why trade Lance? He's the most fun to watch on the team. He's really good for us on both sides of the court, and he's cheap (for now). We pick up a prospect like Lance once in a blue moon and are going to trade him away? Bad idea, unless you have something really special coming back.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
Yea, the inclusion of Lance makes this a no go for me.
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One source said the Jazz and Clippers discussed deal that would've swapped Paul Millsap and DeMarre Carroll for Eric Bledsoe and Lamar Odom.
So in other words the "source" was somebody in Utah or an agent of one of the players and there is zero way for us to know if it was a mutual two way conversation where there was serious negotiations or if it was the G.M. of the Jazz picking up the phone and calling saying "hey how about this" only to be told no. Also understand that this could totally be agent driven, most likely Milsap's, and it could be that they made the call.
Never EVER right out believe unnamed sources from sports writers on twitter. Since there is so much competition now to break things and seem like an insider we now have a lot of agent manipulation and probably some GM manipulation as well.
Having said that this is a tough one for me as I have always liked Milsap but I am pretty sure that he does not wish to be a 6th man and Lance being in the deal is an absolute killer for me unless they threw in Kanter & Haywood and even then I would probably still rather not do it.
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That's an unbalanced trade unless Granger is about to retire.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
While it is fun discussing potential deals and realeted topics. I think it is worth mentioning that if we had a list of everything that was "discussed" the two weeks prior to the trade deadline, we would have hundreds of different potential deals
I have a feeling this "discussion" about trading Lance was one-sided on Utah's part. Can't see the Pacers trading him right now, especially not as part of this deal.
Getting Milsap - where does this leave West. If Milsaap is to come off the bench, where does this leave Hanbrough?
I'd much rather have Jefferson or Favors over Milsap
"So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.
It'd leave Hansbrough on the bench where he belongs. But had we acquired Milsap, there were plenty of minutes available for Hibbert, West, and Milsap to each get 30+ per night.
Milsap would have started at the 3. He's done that before and it fits what Frank likes to do.
You don't part with Lance right now, not after the rapid progression he's shown in just his first season of playing time. Born Ready is a keeper.
This would have been a bad trade. While I'm skeptical about Granger's ability to contribute this season, I'm certainly not ready to write him off beyond this year. But Lance is the main reason why this would have been a bad deal.
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News Flash, this starting up line is set for the next 4 years. Its proven to be one of the best in the league. If Danny is traded this offseason it will be for a young PF prospect to take the place of Tyler, and to be groomed to replace West in a few years.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Very weird that within a year of last season's playoffs, most of us are more ready to part with Danny than Lance.


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The purpose of the study is to develop and pilot-test a Recovery Management Intervention (RMI) program for heroin addicts released from compulsory rehabilitation in China.
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Inclusion Criteria:The study population will be drawn from all adult patients at participating compulsory rehabilitation facilities who:
- have been incarcerated for at least one year and would have been eligible for MMT at the time of incarceration,
- have at least 1 month remaining before release,
- met the DSM-IV criteria for heroin dependence at the time of incarceration,
- are willing to enroll in methadone maintenance treatment, and
- are Shanghai residents who reside in the areas of Shanghai targeted by the study.
Exclusion Criteria: Individuals diagnosed with severe mental illness will not be eligible to participate.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01270100
|Shanghai Mental Health Center
|Shanghai, China
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01270100 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1R21DA025385-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|January 4, 2011
|Last Updated:
|January 4, 2011
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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After battling infection, Saunders works out at Safeco
SEATTLE -- Right fielder Michael Saunders returned to Safeco Field on Friday for an on-field workout and said he's feeling healthier after recovering from a viral infection he got while on paternity leave for the birth of his daughter.
He also revealed he caught the viral infection, Fifth Disease, from his daughter.
It caused him to lose 12 pounds. He said he wouldn't wish the infection "on his worst enemy."
"It was like the flu on steroids, plus arthritis," he added.
While he was sick, Saunders didn't eat for four or five days, but tried to stay hydrated.
"I was in pretty rough condition there, but I've turned a page for the better now and am definitely working my way back," he said.
Last weekend, Saunders was officially recalled from his Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma.
He said he's slowly regaining his appetite and energy, but there's no current timetable for when he might return to the big leagues. He still needs to regain his strength, according to general manager Jack Zduriencik.
"This is what I said to him today, 'Michael we would love to have you here, we want you here, but we also want Michael Saunders here,'" Zduriencik said. "'We don't want 70 percent of Michael Saunders or 80 percent of Michael Saunders.'"
On Friday, Saunders hit in the cage and played catch a few hours before the Mariners opened a three-game series against the Nationals.
Saunders, 27, was hitting .276 with six home runs and 28 RBIs in 65 games for the Mariners when he went on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain July 11.
Adam Lewis is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Greenbrier falls off AAA's top-rated list By Megan Workman January 18, 2013 Story Share WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- AAA on Friday released its annual Five Diamond Award list, denoting the top hotels in the United States -- and for the first time in 36 years, The Greenbrier isn't on it.The resort in White Sulphur Springs, despite spending $300 million to improve its appearance, received four diamonds.In a prepared statement sent to the Gazette-Mail, Greenbrier President Jeff Kmiec said the resort learned last year that it "would be rated four diamonds in 2013 primarily as a result of our standard rooms -- bedrooms and bathrooms -- being too small to meet the current criteria for five diamond hotels."Kmiec said the rooms in question represent "less than 10 percent" of the resort's 710 guest rooms."We made it clear to AAA from the start that we were unwilling and unable to alter the size of these rooms to meet the current standards," Kmiec said in the statement. "We simply cannot alter the footprint of the hotel in order to meet the new standard. We cannot destroy hundreds of years of legacy and history for larger bathrooms."Kmiec quoted The Greenbrier resort owner Jim Justice, "That's like asking to change the face of Mount Rushmore; we won't do it."Kmiec said The Greenbrier did try to raise its standards. The resort has spent $300 million on renovations and additions, he said."We attempted to appease AAA by updating the interiors of these rooms. The rooms look absolutely beautiful," Kmeic wrote.He credited the resort's interior designer, Carleton Varney, "talented craftspeople," including the plumbers, HVAC technicians, electricians, painters, carpenters, upholstery and housekeeping teams for the updated look.AAA appreciated the room upgrades and additions to the resort but "they were unwilling to give us exemption concerning the size of the standard rooms" and "declined our appeals," Kmiec said. He said The Greenbrier resort "looks forward to revisiting this issue with AAA for next year and continuing the legacy of being America's resort."The Mobil Travel Guide removed the Greenbrier's five-star rating in 2000. The guide is now known as the Forbes Travel Guide.The ratings are based on unannounced on-site property evaluations by AAA inspectors. AAA spokeswoman Heather Hunter told The Associated Press that AAA doesn't discuss individual ratings or property inspections."The Greenbrier is one of the nation's most historic and notable hotels," Hunter said, "and we are proud to have it as AAA Approved and Four Diamond Rated hotel."AAA awards five diamonds to properties that provide meticulous service, exceed guest expectations and maintain standards of excellence. Hunter defined four-diamond hotels as being "refined and stylish with upscale physical attributes, extensive amenities and a high degree of hospitality, service and attention to detail." Joining The Greenbrier resort on the four-diamond hotel list in West Virginia is Stonewall Resort in Lewis County and the Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown.The Broadmoor hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., is the only hotel in the nation to earn AAA's Five Diamond Award every year since the rating system's inception in 1976. The Greenbrier and JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz., enjoyed that status until this year.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Reach Megan Workman at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5113. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says 4 Reunions: Sept. 26, 2017 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in boyfriend's death Previous Story Winter storm closes I-77 at Virginia-West Virginia border Next Story


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Soundwave 2015: more bands to come, no side shows
If you're a Soundwave fan we've got good news and bad news.
The bad news is that none of next year's Soundwave headliners will play sideshows, so you'll have to fork out for a festival ticket to see the likes of Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Slash, Faith No More and Soundgarden.
But the good news is twofold: you can expect one-day tickets to go on sale and promoter AJ Maddah has promised to add "around 14 bands" to the line-up because many acts he approached were not ready to confirm their involvement. Or, as Maddah put in on social media: "a bunch of bands couldn't get their s*** together in time. So now there'll be 2 [announcements]."
On Thursday morning, Maddah also tweeted that the "supplementary announcement" would happen in September, so stay tuned.
Which bands will be named is anybody's guess, but persistent rumours include high-profile hardcore punksters Rise Against, Springsteen-inspired rockers Gaslight Anthem, Italian Gothic metal act Lacuna Coil, Finnish metallers Lordi (Eurovision winners in 2006), classic metal act Manowar, Evergreen Terrace, Chimaira, Anvil and even glam metallers Motley Crue.
Reaction to Wednesday's announcement has been surprisingly mixed considering the line-up includes acts which have established themselves as household names in hard rock over the past two decades. It is a top-heavy line-up (so far) that is certainly weighted towards legacy acts, but does include progressive rock acts like Antemasque (which includes members of the Mars Volta and At The Drive In) and metalcore acts like Of Mice and Men and Escape the Fate, with a bonus emo heart-throb thrown in (Gerard Way).
A predictable split on social media has been around which of the two days has a better line-up: Faith No More, Soundgarden, Incubus, Lamb of God and Gerard Way headline the first day in each city, while Slipknot, Slash, Marilyn Manson, Fall Out Boy and Judas Priest lead day two.
One of the most common complaints was that there had been no mention of single-day tickets, although a Soundwave spokesperson told Fairfax they would be released later. All official information released so far refers only to "weekend passes".
Soundwave is on in Adelaide and Melbourne on February 21 and 22, and February 28 and March 1 in Sydney and Brisbane. Two-day tickets ($188) go on sale to Soundwave members on Friday and to the general public at 9am on August 29.
For more Soundwave 2015 information, go to: soundwavefestival.com
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@jamesfrith_ Yes. Supplementary announcement some time next month
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(B.A. Degree) (No minor is required) Fifty-one hours, including AMS 250 Introduction to American Studies; HIS 223 and 225, Introduction to American History I and II; HIS 475 Topics in the Social and Intellectual History of the U.S.; English 318 and 320, American Literature I and II; AMS 450 Senior American Studies Seminar. Total hours required: 51.
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