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Loving Family Dollhouse Backyard Gardening accessory set - Everything you need to grow & decorate with flowers. Includes, three sets of molded in flowers, a hanging basket two window boxes (that attach to the new dollhouse), a soft goods apron, a hose, a small tethered garden shovel and a vac-metalized watering can.
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great activity for the loving family
By 2 girls, 2 boys
from Northeast
About Me Parent Of Two Or More Children
Comments about Toys R Us 1001153 Fisher-Price Loving Family Dollhouse Backyard Set, Garden Fun:
My kids love to mimic our life in their dollhouse world; this is a great one for all of them. They find it frustrating that the hose does not stay wound up, and the window boxes DO NOT fit on the Grand Dollhouse. The watering can became an immediate hit with my 3 yo son, and the girls like planting the flowers, and harvesting them for the basket.
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Child's 1st doll house
By Stay @home mom
from Tampa, FL
About Me Education Oriented, First Time Parent, Stay at Home Parent
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My daughter loves this set. She is having tons of fun with her new doll house and accessories.
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My daughter loves it.
By Mary, the working mom
from Sterling Heights, MI
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It is very cute. She couldn't wait to set it up. We cannot fit one more thing in here. I do wish you could add on rooms to the exisitng dollhouse. Even a garage would be great add on to store the car and outdoor activities.
look it's a really cool garden
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again it just works great with all or any of the dollhouses hours of fun
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cute addition
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from Atlanta, GA
About Me Daycare Provider/ Educator, Education Oriented, Parent of Two or More Children, Working Parent
my 8-year-old loves this dollhouse and plays with it daily - as do her friends! The pieces are sturdy and easy to handle.
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It's pretty but the hose doesn't wind up. It is one of the accessories I'd suggest if you bought everything else. The plants don't hang anywhere on the house.
Cute garden set
By Becky the working mom
from Clarkston, MI
I bought this for the twin time dollhouse because it has a bedroom balcony off of the parents' room. This set is a very cute way to introduce gardening to young children. I love that the apron fits the adult dolls. My favorite aspect of the product is that the child can actually plant the flowers in the "dirt" because they come out of the baskets so they can be placed in the grooves in front of the lattice. Another option is to hang them on the front of the house. There is a tiny shovel that is attached so it can't get lost. After planting the flowers, the child can water them with the hose or watering can. Very clever and attractive!
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"It's a great way for students to anonymously report bullying. If they're being bullies or someone they know is being bullied. Those kinds of situations need to be taken care of quickly," said parent Todd Strelka.
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Lovely Lowcountry 4/3 House nr bch.pool,hot tub,internet in Hilton Head Island
- bedrooms 4
- baths 3
- sleeps 10
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
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- community Forest Beach
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"Sandycove Cottage" A beautifully decorated fourth row cottage with
four bedrooms,three baths, out the door, past 4 houses and your
relaxing on the beach.
Hardwood floors throughout the first floor living area, featuring an
open floor plan.
The master bedroom and the second bedroom on the first floor include
king-size beds,,the master suite has a large bath with walk-in
and large soaking tub. The two bedrooms upstairs have a queen bed in
one and two twins in the other, seperated by a den/reading room. A day bed and game table are offered in this area. The upstairs
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Phone, Air conditioning, Cable TV, VCR, Stereo, CD player, Full
kitchen, Microwave, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Ice maker, Cooking
utensils provided, Linens provided, Washer & Dryer, Covered parking,
BBQ grill, NO smoking.
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No Pets
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All locations will be closed Dec 15, 22-25, 29 and Jan 1 and close early during the last 2 weeks of December. See December Calendar for details.
There are 9 computers for customer use.
Building features include a lively teen corner and children's bay window area. Stories From the Rocking Chair are told every Tuesday at 10:30 for birth to 5 years old.
There is one meeting room which seats 75.
The stain glass window was paid for by donations from the community.
Collinsville Library plays a vital role in the history of what was once a little pioneer town in Indian Territory. In 1903 a group of women formed the Comedy of Errors Book Club. Their first order of business was to adopt the project of founding a library for Collinsville, Oklahoma. Their first books were donated from a Methodist Church organization and were kept in the home of Comedy of Errors Book club founder, Mrs. J.A. Tyner. The books were moved to several locations in downtown Collinsville until in 1911 when the books found a permanent home in a room on the second floor of the new city hall. Members of the COE club and The Women's Council operated the library for the public. The members of the COE club held teas, talent shows, and benefits to purchase books for the library. They even had a 'book shower" which brought in books from women's group all over the state.
In 1913 Clyde Bollman and J.B. Potter went "back east" to secure funds from the Carnegie Foundation. The City Fathers went east, but the City Mothers sent them. They were granted $7,500.00 to erect a building on land furnished by Collinsville. The new building was started in 1915 and at the dedication on July 20, 1917, the members of the COE Club were given a glowing tribute for starting and keeping the project alive, and for the 1500 books they gave to the library.
The new library, located on a 100 by 140 foot lot on the corner of 13th and Main, was a one story building with a basement, built of brick and stone with a tile roof, and made fireproof throughout.
In 1962 a countywide vote decided that a new city-county library system would be adopted. The Carnegie Collinsville Library closed on June 30, 1962, and the Collinsville Branch Library of the Tulsa City-County Library System opened its doors on July 1, 1962. In 1999 the collection from the library was moved to a small store front on Main Street, back to one of the first homes of the CV Library, while the entire building was renovated and expanded. On April 6, 2000, the Collinsville Library once again opened its doors to an increase in square footage from 3, 260 to 7, 860, an expanded collection, a children's corner with a bay window, a neon teen center sign, a stained glass window, 11 computers, videos, CD's, DVD's, and the only elevator in town. The budget for this library renovation was over $800,000. The renovations maintained the historical integrity of the original Carnegie Library. The library still proudly displays the inlaid stone that designates it as a Carnegie Library.
In a Tulsa World article dated Sunday, May 26, 1940, The Librarian, Mrs. Ollie B. Howell, states that the library is the headquarters for many youngsters every day after school. In 2006 the same holds true. As soon as school is out, the youngsters from the middle school walk to the library to read, visit, use the computers and complete their homework. Parents bring their youngsters throughout the day. The high school students rush in to complete reports and homework assignments in the evening. Each year the library hosts a summer reading program for the children and teens and a winter reading program for the adults.
Circulation statistics have increased dramatically during the past 6 years. January – December 2000 we circulated 19,391 items. January – December in 2005 we circulated 49,688 items. Our collection in 2000 had 18,000 items and in 2006 we have 29, 667 items. As of March 17, 2006 there were 5,762 registered Collinsville borrowers on file.
Magicians, American Indian storytellers, puppets, musicians, "Will Rogers", "Woody Guthrie", several Oklahoma Authors, and a long list of programs have entertained children and adults in the meeting room. The Patchworkers, a library quilting group, was formed in 2001, The Collinsville Library Red Hat Red Bird Club meet monthly in the library, The Friends of the Collinsville Library host a membership gala each year, as well as a Mystery Dinner. One of oldest Garden Clubs in the Oklahoma use the library for their monthly meetings, scout troops, sports groups and homeowners organizations also use the meeting room. Summer evenings resound with music during Concerts on The Library Green. We organize various children and teen programs throughout the year.
The citizens of Collinsville have always loved their library. That care, concern, and love has held true since 1903 when the COE first met and made the library a priority until today when the current COE Club meets once a month to discuss the book of the month.
As well as being an integral part of the community, the library's goal is to provide the opportunity for many happy memories for our customers and to continue the tradition started by a handful of pioneers in 1903.


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Here are three images I almost entirely forgot about until I rediscovered them yesterday night. These were all made on Texada Island, in the fantastic home of An, Oscar and Seneca. In one of the washrooms in this house—the quaint middle-floor one that gets lots of sun—there is a corner with a sketch pad and some art supplies; this ought to be a washroom standard. Allow me to explain why.
Halfway into July, I came down with a gastrointestinal ailment of undetermined origin; I suspect it had something to a dirty water bottle that had been sitting in the sun all day, and with my decision to drink from it after a long and exhausting horseback ride—a decision I will never make again.
In any case, as a result of my delirious state, I was blessed with three full days of nothing but uncomfortable sleep, and long trips to the washroom.
The following three pieces are a result of my washroom art-times, and are not for the faint of heart.
Drawing #1: What is it you hear?
Drawing #2: Untitled, with eyes and bow tie by Seneca :P
Drawing #3: Attempts at a horse
Note my artists' signature on the last drawing… right next to the horse wearing glasses and a fake mustache.
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Hotel in a residential area with parking (covered & uncovered). Walking distance from central area, 20 min. Near by tram. Rooms are good size with very comfortable beds.Reception staff is nice as well as the restaurant staff, friendly and professional.The restaurant is closed on Sat night but open on Sunday nights what helps a lot when most of the town... More
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Standing in line at the Raspail market on a recent Sunday, I overheard a woman telling her young granddaughter about the meal they were going to have later.
"Et, j'ai fait un gâteau au chocolat," she said, to the great joy of the girl.
I imagined the cake would be something like this one: a deeply chocolaty single layer, with a richness and elegance that belie the fact that it is actually fairly easy to make. It's a sort of Little Black Dress of cakes, really.
This recipe is adapted from David Lebovitz's last book, The Sweet Life in Paris. I made it to bribe my French teacher in New York, and I go back to it again and again when I need something that will impress.
The not-so-secret ingredient is crème fraîche, the thick, fermented cream that is one of the glories of the (let's face it) glorious array of dairy products found in France. Cheese shops and market stands sell crème fraîche made from unpasteurized cream, and it is utterly delicious. The pasteurized version found at the supermarket is not nearly as flavorful, but it will do just fine here.
Truthfully, this is barely a cake; the final texture is mousselike, thanks to many eggs, no flour and the crème fraîche. The chocolate flavor is pure and unadulterated. It will taste like the chocolate, so choose one that you really like in its raw state. I use Valhrona 61 percent.
It's very delicate, so don't be sad if you cannot achieve perfect slices. Honestly, I don't think anyone will mind once they taste it.
Chocolate Cake with Crème Fraîche
Adapted from The Sweet Life in Paris, by David Lebovitz (Broadway).
Serves 12–16.
12 oz (340 g) high-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2/3 cup (160 ml) strong coffee or water
1/4 cup (60 g) crème fraîche
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 large eggs at room temperature
1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
pinch of salt
1. Preheat the oven to 325°. Lightly butter a 9- or 10-inch springform pan and wrap the outside of it with foil to make it watertight. Place the pan into a roasting pan wide enough to hold the cake pan and deep enough to hold at least an inch of water.
2. Put the chocolate and coffee or water in a large heatproof bowl, and place the bowl over a pot of barely simmering water, making sure that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth, then remove the bowl from the heat and set aside to cool. Stir in the crème fraîche and vanilla.
3. Put the eggs in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add the sugar and salt and whip on high speed until the mixture is thick and pale and holds its shape when dropped from the whisk, about 5 minutes. (You can use a handheld mixer, but it will take significantly longer for the eggs to reach optimal volume.)
4. With a large rubber spatula, fold about half of the egg mixture into the chocolate, then gently fold in the rest.
5. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Set the cake pan in the roasting pan and transfer to the oven. Pour enough warm water into the roasting pan to come halfway up the side of the cake pan. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the cake is firm on the surface but still feels soft when gently tapped.
6. Carefully remove the cake pan from the water bath, take off the foil and cool the cake, still in its pan, on a rack. When it has cooled to room temperature, run a knife along the edges of the cake to separate it from the pan, and remove the outside of the springform.
To serve the cake, use a thin knife dipped in hot water to make thin slices (it's very rich!), and wipe the blade clean between every cut. You can also use dental floss to cut it. Refrigerating the cake will make it easier to slice, but it does change the texture a bit, though not at all in a bad way! The cake will keep, well covered, at room temperature for a day, in the fridge for up to 5 days or well-wrapped and frozen for one month. Serve plain, or with ice cream, caramel sauce or whipped cream.


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This hotel is a decent place to stay if you're in town for business. It's close to a lot of major retailers such as Staples, groceries, great Husky House... just down the way, spacious parking lot, reasonable rates etc. The one gripe I do have is that the hotel is ageing and it's beginning to show...the showers swing wildly from hot to cold and back again, the heating/cooling rattles occasionally and the alarm clock in our room was broken and emitted random static noises ocassionally with no way to turn off the radio (button was busted off). The TV needed a full minute to actually turn on, etc. Despite this, the rooms are kept quite clean and the housekeeping staff are friendly and helpful (wish I could say the same for the front desk, it can take a half hour or more waiting for them to slooowwwlyyy moveeee tooooo geeettt aaaa cusssstooommmeerrr cheeeeckkkeddd innnn...). I would stay here again but unfortunately it would not be my first choice for a hotel in the area. oleh Nikki dari dari Edmonton, AB pada 15/11/2013


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Melanesian Art:
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Study Area, 9th floor, Axinn Library
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Of the three South Pacific culture areas, the 2,500-mile double chain of islands named Melanesia ("Black Islanders") is the most culturally varied and complex. Less than Polynesia in spatial sprawl, but considerably larger than Micronesia in island size and population diversity, Melanesia today holds several island nations and a few "colony" provinces of other nations. Its largest island is New Guinea, some 1,300 miles long (the world's second largest island) and immediately north of Australia, separated from it by the 100-mile wide Torres Straits. The western half of the island of New Guinea is a province of Indonesia, West Irian Jaya. The eastern half, Papua New Guinea, became an independent nation state in 1975. It is from Papua New Guinea that most of the Salgo Melanesian materials derive, particularly the Sepik River district. In 1989 Papua New Guinea's 3,736,386 population had 715 indigenous languages spread through the country's 415,710 square kilometers of territory bordered by 5,152 kilometers of coastline. The northeastern flow of the Sepik River extends hundreds of miles and remains one of the major ground transportation paths for the country (of whose 19,200 kilometers of roads, only 640 kilometers are paved). Villages among the Sepik are bounded by rainforest and, in traditional times, friendly contact between neighboring settlements was rare. Hence along the Sepik, many regional variations on common cultural themes and artistic styles can be found. The modern world has yet to intrude parasitic layers of technology between the Sepik peoples and their physical environment. While they can be considered "primitive," living in close harmony with nature, their artistic motifs and methods represent the sophisticated relationship of their myths, history and moral beliefs with their daily lives.
The Art of New Guinea and the Sepik River District
The highest form of material culture for the peoples of New Guinea, "art," as Westerners now properly term it, is linked to their fundamental needs for survival and security; continuity and stability; equilibrium and balance. All complex species seek the survival of their kind and a real sense of security from known and unknown forces. For most people in the Primitive Tradition, nature was the repository of the unpredictable, capricious elements and from these, the people desired protection and the security it brought. Hence, one of the motivations for the manufacture of art was its ability to protect, to help assure survival and security through an apotropaic function: to guard against caprice and to nurture the good, the "people." Once somewhat assured of survival and security, complex species and societies strive for continuity and stability. Social organizations and their members seek continuation beyond any individual's life, and if this perpetuation appears assured, a stability in organizational goals and norms often is achieved. Hence, a second motivation for art among peoples of New Guinea was for it to serve as an agent of socialization, a symbol of the people's attitudes, values and behaviors to unite the generations. Once linked by the processes of socialization, the succeeding generation continues the norms and beliefs of the preceding one whose members have passed into the world of ancestors.
The continuity of one generation with the next, and for that matter, with all generations obliges a living presence of ancestors from all ages. This, then, is the equilibrium and balance that all humans desire for their history and its actors. For the peoples of New Guinea, the most memorable actors are mythical and genealogical (historical) ancestors of importance to clan lineages. Apparently, important equated with recent, those with the most contemporary experiences in both natural and spiritual worlds, for example, the newly dead. The Sepik River peoples of Papua New Guinea were absorbed with achieving an equilibrium between the past and the present and their art was motivated as much by the resolution of this psychic need as it was by its use to help assure survival and security as well as social continuity and stability. With equilibrium of past and present, ancestors and humans, the spirit world and the earthly realm, all the elements of human existence were to become in balance. To achieve satisfaction of the totality of human needs and desires through objects of art is a heavy demand, so heavy that trust in the job was relegated to the supervision of elders. Often the precise meaning, the content or subject matter of an individual piece, was the intellectual property of a clan's few elders, and we will not know what their minds inherited or intended the exact meaning to be. They did not wish us to, for their art was to serve their "people" and not those who would threaten survival physically, continuity economically, and equilibrium morally or religiously.
As part of the primitive tradition, New Guinea's art and its complex functions were grounded in what the people found, figuratively and literally, in nature. While motivation, function and meaning are figurative messengers of cosmological beliefs, forms and materials literally represent their natural environment.
Much New Guinea and Sepik art is sculpted from locally available woods. Sculpture--frontal principally, but in the round often for utilitarian objects or sacred objects meant to be seen in open space--was their chief medium, and both colors and materials were added to the wood to bring the finished piece to full significance. Colors came from earth and vegetable pigment; added materials were shells, seeds, feathers, fur, grasses and flowers. Much of what we see has lost the added materials, and colors have faded. When in original New Guinea/Sepik context, artistic objects were renewed to full significance by the application of fresh pigments and materials when judged necessary by their trustees. The style of New Guinea/Sepik art is curvilinear--painted and sculpted curvilinear patterns on plastic, sculpted surfaces or the less familiar 2-D shields, banners or palm spathe paintings. The curvilinear patterns, applied with geometric sensitivity to surface shape and the need for acceptable meaning, often have spiral hooks meandering over surface sections; when spiral hooks meandering or connected are absent, concentric circles appear, again with a sensitivity to surface.
A few figures in the exhibition at Hofstra exemplify a substyle of the more prevalent New Guinea/Sepik artistic language, and that is the "Beak," a regional variation of the lower Sepik and environs. In these areas, a figure's nose descends into a prominent tip occasionally reaching to the chin or further into the lower anatomy. Complimentary to this distinctive representation of nose is narrowing of the face along a perpendicular axis with corresponding slanting eyes. Lost in history is the reason for this unique facial appearance; over the current century, Western scholars have postulated the nose "beak" as a sign of clan identification with the totem hornbill bird or as a provincial adaptation of the Hindu/Balinese Ganesha elephantine god of wisdom and scholarship.
Tambaran House
The placement or location of these objects varied, but most often the Tambaran Men's House was the residence. The Tambaran secret men's society and house have been defined as an embrace of tradition, community, ancestors and the dead. Frontal sculpture was placed along the interior walls, and similar ancestor forms also appeared on smaller suspension hooks to hold substances and objects up among the rafters of the saddle-shaped roof which could rise as high as 50 feet.
Sculpture in the round frequently was laced on the tops of the exterior gables as finials, clear announcers of the house as "Tambaran" and over protectors of the house's ancestral and living users. Raised on sturdy piles to surmount seasonal Sepik floods, the Tambaran House was the dominant physical feature of the environment, and often the landscaped adjacent clearing served as the arena for the performance of masquerades with masked dramatists in ancestral roles, important to socialization and the continuity of Sepik life.
The Tambaran House is the Sepik equivalent of a Western Fine Arts Museum turned into a religious shrine. For the West, the best of the past is preserved and displayed for those with occasion to view and debate. For the Sepik peoples, their Tambaran Men's House joins the mythical and ancestral past with the living world of the present to make them one entity, one world of sculptured mythical and genealogical ancestors united with the "people" in the Earth Mother's Tambaran house womb. This unity of spirit and flesh no longer has salience for the Western tradition, but the display of the Museum's Melanesian collection allows an evocation of a people's need for unity of mind, body, spirit and nature.
David Christman
Director, Hofstra Museum


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Hi I'm Bill O'Reilly thanks for watching us tonight the last weekend before the presidential vote that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo as -- points predicted yesterday.
The national media's reporting today's economic news is a plus for -- Obama.
-- -- and the data is not applause I'm just telling you what the national media is doing I'm reporting.
Not analyzed.
But now I'll start analyze.
Imus and CBS radio every morning -- pretty fair in its assessment of the news but I knew I knew.
That when the economic data came out today CBS.
Would report it this way.
The Labor Department's October employment report the last big reading on the economy before Election Day.
-- stronger than expected job gains but more people were looking for last month.
And that pushed unemployment a tenth -- a point higher to seven point 9%.
Still a pick up of 171000.
Jobs is significant.
Economist Stuart Hoffman calls it the real New York.
Good gaining jobs a widespread -- this is -- -- -- this is a genuine improvement in -- -- job market.
That a moment Lou Dobbs who tell us -- he agrees to that point of view but here's what's really happening economically.
Unemployment ticked up from seven point eight to seven point 9% however.
There were more jobs available in October in fact the workforce.
Rose by 578000.
Americans that's good.
The reason unemployment -- up is that more Americans now looking for jobs because more jobs are becoming available.
The bad news -- is that unemployment among African Americans jumped almost a full percentage point.
From thirteen point 4% to fourteen point 3%.
That is a disaster.
Also the real unemployment rate -- in October was fourteen point 6% including people who have given up looking for work.
Bottom line twelve and a half million Americans who want to work.
Can't find employment.
The candidates respond.
2008 we were in the middle two wars in the worst economic crisis since the great question.
And today our businesses have created nearly five.
A million new jobs in this morning we learned the companies hired more workers in October that at any time in the last.
They said -- was got a lower the unemployment rate down to five point 2% right now.
Today we learned that it's actually seven point 9% and that's -- nine million jobs short of what he promised.
Unemployment is higher today that when Barack Obama took office.
Now is always you make a call which candidate has a better grasp of the economy of course I will be the deciding factor in the election on Tuesday.
Finally I think -- covered this economic deal today fairly.
And my prediction of yesterday that the mainstream media which overwhelmingly supports president Obama's reelection will use the last few days before the vote to bolster mr.
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David Crystal is a world-renowned linguist. He's the author of over 100 books, and an advocate of what he calls "Internet Linguistics" — an approach to understanding how we use language online. Nora Young interviewed David for Spark 220. This Q&A is a lightly edited version of that interview.
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Michael Cook is a PhD student at Imperial College, and he's fascinated by video games. He's also fascinated by artificial intelligence, and he's fascinated by creativity. And so, he's found the perfect research – exploring whether Angelina, an artificial intelligence program he's created, can design video games from scratch.
We know that human beings attach emotions to robots. We tend to think of them as anthropomorphic, even if we know they're not alive. Young designer Julia Ringler wanted to know if humans would actually hurt robots, given the chance and how humans would feel about doing it. She engineered an experiment to find out.
As we move towards a future with robots and smart devices everywhere, the focus is usually on designing these objects to be as smart as people. But what if we created them instead to be as smart as a puppies? That's a design philosophy Matt Jones embraces. He's a principal at a design company called BERG and he wondered if it was possible to develop user interfaces to be well, a little more loveable. He calls his design theory "Be as smart as a puppy" (or BASAAP) – instead of designing for "artificial intelligence" we should emphasize "artificial empathy".
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Senator Harry Reid made the following statement today after the U.S. Senate
passed H.R.2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009,
ensuring children they get the doctor visits and medicines they need when
they're sick and the checkups they need to stay well: "Mrs. Cervantes works for a non-profit organization called 'Family Ties Nevada' that offers support and services for families with children with special needs. For her, this is not just a job but a central life calling, because Adrian is a child with special needs. Adrian has Down syndrome. "Mr. Sanchez works in the hospitality industry that employs many working Nevadans. His job as a banquet server is subject to the whims of Las Vegas's tourism industry, and his income is largely comprised of tips. "Few places in America have been hit as hard by the recession as Las Vegas. As a consequence, times have been tough for Mr. Sanchez and his family. As any family with a child with special needs knows, health care bills can pile up fast. Adrian has undergone two surgeries, including an open-heart surgery, and several other major medical operations. Despite the trauma and challenges that the 8-year old had to face, Adrian is a tough boy, and he is fortunate to have such good parents. "When Mr. Sanchez is consistently employed, the family's income is too high to be eligible for Medicaid. Until 1996, the Sanchez family and millions just like them, living in every neighborhood and state in our country, would have nowhere to turn for health insurance. Their income too high for Medicaid, they can't afford private insurance. "President Clinton worked with those of us in Congress to create the Children's Health Insurance Program, targeted directly to the working-class families who fill the gap between poverty and the middle class. "Few government programs in our time have enjoyed such great success, as acknowledged by members of both parties and all bipartisan health care experts. Because we created the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Sanchez family can provide their son with the doctor's appointments, medicine and intensive care he needs. "But millions of children like Adrian are still not covered – and still don't receive the care they need. For every Adrian Sanchez the Children's Health Insurance Program helps, every single United States Senator could recount the story of other children in their own states – children of families that can't afford private insurance but have no less a right to quality care. "That's why Democrats and many Republicans came together in the last Congress to make the reach of this successful program broader. Both the House and Senate passed the Children's Health Insurance bill with overwhelming bipartisan support. But former President Bush made the terribly misguided decision to veto the legislation, and just a few too many Republican loyalists in the House of Representatives prevented us from overriding his veto. "For the past year and a half, millions of families continued to lack the health care their children needed. Today, the United States Senate will do its part to redeem one of many mistakes of the Bush Administration by passing the Children's Health Insurance bill, moving us closer to the promise that every American child has the right to grow up strong and healthy. "I applaud not just the content of this legislation, but the legislative process as well. The original bill was written with strong bipartisan cooperation in committee. The amendment process in committee was fair and open. I understand that some Republicans were not pleased with the result of the amendment process. I also know that some Democrats would have preferred a more expansive bill. On the floor, the bill has again received a fair and lengthy review. "Our work on this bill can and should serve as a model for future debates in this Congress, as both Democrats and Republicans were heard with an outcome that reflects the wishes of a majority of the United States Senate. What could be more fair? "I appreciate the tireless work that Chairman Baucus and Chairman Rockefeller put into this legislation. I also thank Senators Grassley and Hatch for working with us on this legislation for the past several years. "The day the President signs this legislation – giving more children like Adrian Sanchez access to the care they deserve – will be a signature accomplishment of this Congress and the new Administration." ### |
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Special to the Standard
NORTH KINGSTOWN ã Lewis Cahoone Jr. sits in his garden paradise at the end of Pineland Drive and credits maternal nurturing with instilling an interest and talent in growing beautiful things.
ãShe took care of the yard and gardens,ã he says. ãMy three sisters ã two are deceased ã and I took after my mother.ã
Lewis, who retired June 29 as supervisor of the physical plant and grounds for the North Kingstown School Department, will have even more time to add to the towering floral displays, wending trails and handcrafted birdhouses he has created.
ãI was with the School Department 40 years; a lifetime career,ã he reflects. ãItãs been good to me. Iãve worked with a lot of good people. I started as custodian at Hoskins Park school [now Fishing Cove Elementary] and from there had a number of jobsã in the system including that of assistant to Walter Kettelle, director of buildings and grounds.
When budget cuts eliminated his most recent supervisory position, Lew ã as heãs known to friends ã took retirement at age 60.
ãI opted not to have a party,ã says this supremely self-effacing man. ãI went out the way I came in: very quiet, unknown.ã
Hardly unknown.
Lew has certainly been a presence in many aspects of civic life and also led a movement to offer an introduction to vocational skills to high school kids who are unlikely candidates for college.
ãI was dismayed in the mid-ã80s to see the vocational part of the high school go away,ã he explains. ãThere was no FFA [Future Farmers of America]; the wood and metal shops closed. It didnãt sit well. Three years ago, I was talking with the principal who was sending some kids to a program in Newport.
ãI said it was too bad we couldnãt do something.ã
After years of planning, six students began job shadowing, watching maintenance workers tackle a variety of projects.
ãI wanted the kids to benefit; I was always interested in them. I love the kids. They were all good except for one who didnãt keep up his grades. Some of the maintenance crew bought in: they thought they were really accomplishing something.ã
Sometimes the students got hands-on experience building things. Lew credits teachers Barry McPeake and Briand Lacroix with helping pull the program together and choosing the participants.
ãThis was the first full year for the program,ã he notes. ãI hope theyãll continue it.ã
Lew has long been involved in the Memorial Day parade. Heãs also a familiar figure at the North Kingstown Arts Councilãs summer concert series where he sets up the open-air events ã putting out orange cones, roping off the parking lot on Brown Street behind Rite-Aid and providing whatever the entertainers need.
ãI used to go to the concerts and nine years ago I put a letter in to the arts council.ã The job ãgrew and grew,ã he says, smiling. ãI love it. I have to be around people.ã Nine concerts take place between June 1 and the second week of August.
Lew also sells popcorn, water and soda at the events. ãEvery dime goes back to the kids,ã he says. They received such free treats as T-shirts and hula hoops.
He has two assistants now, grandsons Nicholas, 8, and Zachary, 5. ãTheyãve been my helpers since they could walk. They like to tell people, ãMy granddad runs the concerts.ãã A third grandson lives in New Bedford and Lew frequently drives out to pick him up for visits to his peaceful getaway.
The grandkids, he says, always want to know, ãGrandpa, why do you live in the woods?ã
Remarkably, in what can only be called a Rhode Island story, Lew grew up on Pineland Drive only to return to the secluded, tricky-to-find byway after divorcing in 1996.
ãI had to move and I remembered old Mrs. Lupo from my childhood. She was very big in the Democratic Party and was on the board of canvassers.ã Elderly, she was no longer able to stay in her home and Lew gladly bought it, adding on to the house and transforming the all-gravel grounds into charming gardens.
ãMy mother would be proud,ã he happily observes.
She should be.
Everywhere are beds of daylilies, ornamental grasses, sage, dusty miller, cosmos, salvia, hostas, giant sedum, sweet potato vines and annuals grown from seed started in his greenhouse.
Accent pieces include hanging baskets, birdbaths, strategically-placed chairs for admiring the view, an antique sharpening wheel and a trellis covered with colorful child-size watering cans.
Lew also has a towering Japanese maple that he planted, a grape arbor, and apple and peach trees. He puts up grape jelly, apple sauce, sliced peaches and makes an abundance of apple pies. He made cranberry-orange relish from the harvest of a nearby wild cranberry bog.
His property is surrounded by protected land that can never be developed.
ãI was fortunate,ã he says. ãIt all timed out right.ã
When it comes to carrying out new design ideas and keeping everything ship-shape, Lew says he used to be ãa busy little ant, running around getting things done. Now it takes me all day.ã
For now, heãs enjoying the season and says of all the beauty heãs made and the fun theyãve had together, ãI want to leave memories for my grandchildren.ã
Sitting peacefully, sipping lemonade with a guest in his place of divine quiet, Lew says, ãI went through years of being rushed. Now I live simply and simply live. Iãve had a very full life.ã


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An electric trolling motor is an important tool for any angler who fishes from a bass boat. But which type is best for you? How much power do you need? Let's look at what you need to consider.
Trolling motors come in bow and transom mounts, with foot controls, tiller-steer, and remote control versions. In virtually all bass boat scenarios, you'll want a bow mount. Transom mounts are usually reserved for very small boats, which use the electric motor as their main propulsion. And if the motor is on the bow, you'll almost certainly be better served with foot controls, as opposed to a tiller-steer. One exception: boats that don't have pedestal-mounted seats or leaning posts on the foredeck; if you're dealing with a low seat or a bench seat, the tiller-steer is going to suit you better. What about the remote option? Obviously, you can comfortably use a remote from just about anywhere on just about any boat. But there is one drawback to remember: unlike a foot control or a tiller, remotes can be dropped over the side, or lost.
Understanding power is a little tougher, because electrics aren't usually rated by horsepower. Instead, pounds of thrust are the standard measurement. How does this relate to HP? Unfortunately, this is a complex subject. Because of current draw, variable motor RPM, declining amperage, and differences between electric motor manufacturers, direct conversion between pounds of thrust and horsepower simply isn't possible. But a few years back while researching an article, I did compare speeds directly and found that a 70 pound thrust motor pushes you along about as fast as a two horsepower outboard, on identical boats with identical loads.
How much power is enough for your boat? That depends on how patient you are, but as a general rule of thumb, electrics in the 50 pound thrust range will do the trick for boats up to about 16 feet in length. Larger boats need more oomph, and bass boats larger than this should stick with trolling motors that have at least 70 pounds of thrust. Monster bassers in the 21 foot range will want 101 or more pounds of thrust.
But when you consider power, also consider voltage. Most motors of 55 or fewer pounds of thrust run on 12-volts, but if you need more power you'll need to go to 24-volts. That means you have to carry twice as much battery power. Go over 100 pounds of thrust, and you'll need 36 volts. As a result, the range of a 12 volt motor used with multiple batteries is far better than a more powerful motor requiring more voltage, using the same number of batteries. So if you fish from sunrise to sunset and use an electric extensively, a smaller, low-voltage motor may be the better choice.


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On a rainy afternoon in the Flatiron district we sat down with blogger and fashion PR assistant Landon Miller (fashiongoggled.com) for a cup of coffee. He's got an eye for thrift finds and a style that can be described as "a preppy kid who went to boarding school, then got kicked out".
He has always had a strong opinion about what to wear and what not to wear. As a kid, he was very picky when shopping. "Cargo shorts where huge when I was little, and from a very young age I knew cargo shorts where not ok, I refused to buy them." His mother had to take him to older mens store "to avoid the hammer loop on weird cargo shorts." This was around the age of 7 or 8. Before that his favorite outfit was a pair of oversized biker shorts paired with cowboy boots that he wore all the time, to his family's despair.
A year an a half ago Landon moved to New York and he has no plans of leaving the city. "I get so much inspiration, on the subway and on the streets here. I really like the L-train for people spotting and I feel like everyone always looks fly on the westside highway." Brooklyn Flea in Williamsburg is also a place Landon visits often, both for people spotting and buying vintage accessories.
"Big cities are good for finding cheap good new basics, but smaller towns have better vintage." He later admits that there are some stores in New York with amazing vintage pieces, but he then adds that they are always overpriced.
Maybe as a true vintage fan, Landon picked time travel as his superpower. Not to visit the future but to go back in time. "I would start with visiting Marie Antoinette and Versailles. I have always thought that time was super, super frivolous, everyone was so over the top and ridiculous." We asked him to be careful because mixing with the past can have serious consequences. He told us he just wants to observe, be a fly on the wall. But after meeting Landon, we are convinced that he could never be just a fly on the wall.
For the summer he will leave the "kid who went to boarding school, then got kicked out" behind for a Rihanna We Found Love video inspired look. "Acid washed bleached denim, pastels, shredded and a lot of confetti. It's gonna be a hood summer." We are looking forward to it too.