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List of Characters
Petruchio—the clever but rough man who tames the "shrew" to be his wife.
Katharina—the shrew; a sharp-tongued woman who will not take a husband; She finally capitulates to the overpowering Petruchio and becomes the model wife.
Bianca—Katharina's beautiful younger sister who cannot marry until a man weds Katharina.
Lucentio—a young man who wants to marry Bianca; disguises himself as Cambio, a teacher, to woo Bianca covertly.
Baptista—the wealthy father of Katharina and Bianca.
Gremio—an old man and suitor to Bianca.
Hortensio—disguises himself as Litio, a musician, in order to woo Bianca covertly; breaks off his suit when she favors Cambio, and marries a wealthy widow instead.
Vincentio—Lucentio's father; a wealthy merchant who resides in Pisa.
Tranio—Lucentio's servant who disguises himself as his master and comes to Baptista to court Bianca on Lucentio's behalf.
Biondello—servant to Lucentio who slanders his father, Vincentio.
Grumio—patient servant to Petruchio.
Pedant—is disguised as Lucentio's father, Vincentio.
Widow—marries Hortensio and surprises everyone at the play's end by being more shrewish than Katharina.
Christopher Sly—a common tinker, fooled into believing that he is a nobleman.
Lord—a nobleman who plays an elaborate joke on the unsuspecting...
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Characters Discussed (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, Revised Third Edition)
Katharina (kat-uh-REE-nuh), the "shrew," the spirited elder daughter of Baptista, a well-to-do Paduan gentleman. She storms at her father, her mild young sister, and her tutors until she meets Petruchio, who ignores her protests of rage and marries her while she stands by in stunned amazement. She continues to assert her will, but she finds her husband's even stronger than her own and learns that submission is the surest means to a quiet life. Her transformation is a painful revelation to Lucentio and Hortensio, who must pay Petruchio their wagers and, in addition, live with wives who are less dutiful than they supposed.
Petruchio (peh-TREW-kee-oh), her masterful husband, who comes from Verona to Padua frankly in search of a wealthy wife. He is easily persuaded by his friend Hortensio to court Katharina and pave the way for her younger sister's marriage. Katharina's manners do not daunt him; in truth, his are little better than hers, as his long-suffering servants could testify. He meets insult with insult and storm with storm, humiliating his bride by appearing at the altar in his oldest garments and keeping her starving and sleepless, all the while pretending the greatest solicitude for her welfare. Using the methods of training hawks, he tames a wife and ensures a happy married life for himself.
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Character Analysis
Katherina (Character Analysis)
Katherina is established as a "shrew"—a loud, unmanageable, bad-tempered woman—by her own behavior and by the comments of other characters, who repeatedly characterize her as ill-tempered and unreasonable. Unlike the stock character of the shrew found in many plays from Shakespeare's time, however, Katherina emerges as a complex individual who engages the audience's sympathy and concern. Baptista's obvious preference for her sister, Bianca, his crassly materialistic approach to his daughters' marriages, and the shallowness and rudeness of the Paduan suitors suggest possible reasons for Katherina's shrewish behavior. Her "shrewish" remarks are generally also clever and to the point, suggesting that she is more intelligent than most of the other characters in the play. Moreover, despite her shrewishness she is capable of concern for others, repeatedly trying to shield the servants from Petruchio's violent displeasure.
Katherina first appears in Act I, scene i, where she vigorously protests both Baptista's decision not to allow Bianca to marry until a husband is found for Katherina, and the insulting remarks of Gremio and Hortensio. This leads Tranio, who is looking on with Lucentio, to comment that she is "stark mad or wonderful froward [disobedient, unmanageable]." After Baptista and his daughters leave, Hortensio and Gremio continue to comment on Katherina's bad temper and the near-impossibility of any man agreeing to marry her.
At the...
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Petruchio (Character Analysis)
The traditional interpretation of the character of Petruchio sees him as a romantic and dashing figure, sweeping Katherina off her feet with his manly energy, intelligence, and determination. His displays of violence and bad temper are then presented as merely a ploy intended either to show Katherina the absurdity of her own violence and bad temper or to shock her out of her habitual contrariness. While this remains the most common dramatic interpretation of the role, more recently literary critics and some productions of the play have portrayed Petruchio as a less than ideal man. These interpretations present his violent, domineering, and frequently unreasonable behavior as an intrinsic part of his character rather than as an affectation assumed for Katherina's benefit. They also tend to stress the crudity of many of his comments about marriage and about Katherina.
Petruchio first appears at the beginning of Act I, scene ii, when he and his servant, Grumio, arrive in Padua from Verona to visit Petruchio's friend Hortensio. Petruchio is quickly involved in a heated misunderstanding with Grumio and ends up wringing the servant's ear. When Petruchio tells Hortensio he has come to Padua to seek a wife, Hortensio tells him he knows of a woman who is very wealthy, but shrewish. Despite warnings from both Hortensio and Gremio about Katherina's temperament, Petruchio insists that he will woo her, claiming that wealth is his sole requirement in a wife and that he...
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Lucentio (Character Analysis)
Lucentio is Vincentio's son. With Vincentio's permission, Lucentio is traveling abroad in order to expand his horizons and pursue his education. He has stopped in Padua on his way from Pisa to Lombardy and decides to remain in Padua for a while, exploring what that town has to offer. He must feel that Padua offers more cultural depth than Pisa because he says,
... I have Pisa left
And am to Padua come as he that leaves
A shallow plash to plunge him in the deep,
And with satiety seeks to quench his thirst.
The comparison he makes between Pisa and Padua is, perhaps, like the comparison between a small town and a big city. He will "quench his thirst" for knowledge in the rich center of learning that is Padua. He is no great and intense scholar, though. When Tranio says, "Let's be no stoics, nor no stocks" (I.i.31), Lucentio readily agrees. He will pursue only those forms of education which offer entertainment, nothing tedious or demanding. But before Lucentio can embark on this quest for higher learning, he sees Bianca and falls in love with her at first sight. Her father, Baptista, has removed her from the company of men, with the exception of her male teachers. The only way Lucentio can get close is by adopting the disguise of Cambio, a schoolmaster. It is not clear why Lucentio insists that Tranio wear his clothes and impersonate him. He has already told Tranio that...
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Sly (Character Analysis)
Christopher Sly is the main character in the Induction, or frame story. He falls asleep outside an Inn after drinking too much and arguing with the hostess there. A passing lord discovers Sly's drunken form and decides to make Sly believe that he is rich. That lord has his huntsmen carry Sly up to a richly appointed bedroom, dress him in fine clothes, and pretend that he is the sophisticated lord of the manor when he wakes. The essence of the joke is that none could be less sophisticated than Sly. When he wakes up, the first thing he calls for is "a pot of small ale" (Induction.ii.1). He is offered a glass of sack but denies having ever drunk that in his life, the distinction between the two drinks probably like that between beer and champagne. When the servants address him with "your lordship" and "your honor," Sly tries to maintain his identity and describes who he really is:
Am not I Christopher Sly, old
Sly's son of Burton-heath; by birth a pedlar, by education a
card-maker, by transmutation a bear-herd, and now by present
profession a tinker?
Sly does not seem to be convinced totally by the servants' story that he has been suffering from delusions for years. True to his nature, Sly only becomes interested in assuming the role of the lord of the manor when he is told that he has a wife, the lord's young page disguised. He wishes immediately to gratify...
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Other Characters (Descriptions)
Baptista is a wealthy landowner in Padua. He has two daughters, Bianca and Katherina/Kate. The younger daughter, Bianca, is much sought after, but Baptista has resolved that she should not marry until her older sister, Kate, is married. He is firm with Bianca's suitors, Hortensio and Gremio, on this point and insists that Bianca devote her time to study until he finds a suitable husband for Kate. Kate accuses Baptista of favoring Bianca over her, but actually Baptista demonstrates that he wants the best for both his daughters. He spends much of his time in the play haggling over his daughters' dowries, trying to insure that both Bianca and Kate are provided with material comforts. He even conducts a kind of bidding war between Gremio and Tranio (who is pretending to be Lucentio) for Bianca's hand in marriage. He also insists that his daughters' husbands have appropriate pedigrees. He is extremely upset when Petruchio shows up for the wedding dressed in wild attire, but since he knows Kate to be a terrible shrew and one for whom it will be difficult to find a match, his desire to see Kate married overrides his fear of public ridicule. His opinion of Kate does not change after she is married; at the end of the play, he even bets that Kate will lose the contest to see which wife is the most dutiful to her husband. It is true that Baptista does not consider his daughters' affections for the men with whom he arranges their marriages, but he has...
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I lived in the wilds on the SD/WY border for a week, in a pair of shorts. I only brought a knife, a portable Berkey water purifier, Tango Papa, and a bow drill with a friction chord. I built a shelter out of fallen trees and covered it with pine limbs. Never rained, so I never got to see how well it would have kept me dry. I hunted with sharpened sticks and managed to kill a squirrel on my third day and two rabbits; one on the fourth day and one on my last day. No luck spearing any fish. Gathered some sage for purification/cooking and some chokecherries. I'd walk/sprint for miles up and the Black Hills (using stealth to avoid Rangers/tourists and I did stalk a few!), through valleys, crossed and swam in streams and climbed trees. I spent a lot of time gathering wood and picking off ticks. I saw grizzly, elk, mule deer, mountain lion, eagles and hawks among many others. I did it for only one reason....I simply wanted to experience a Human....BEING.
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Pwned my athletic team students (high school) in push ups :) I was the only one to last till 50! (well, not all were full, 27 regular, the rest on knees, but as a woman I was supposed to do all of them on knees!). it was during our school's version of the "Presidential Fitness Test" or something like that. In all of the points I did at least 100%. My plank was seriously best, even compared to some colleagues! yay!
oh, and I did it to impress myself and the kids as well. I like to be the kick-butt teacher ;-)
Fasting. Anything. I used to get sick after just a few hours of not eating, now I can go whole day (most I did was 24h) and I feel great!
I never before did weight lifting. It's the first time in my life that I own a bench and weighted vest :)
oh, and just for the personal satisfaction - I like to eat my 5 egg omelet in the faculty room, with them eating all the low-fat, "diet" meals and "egg beaters" knishes... The terror in their eyes is precious ;-)
Answer by Jeff 1 16770 · Feb 21 '11 at 02:05 AM
raw liver smoothie
raw bison liver, raw milk, raw honey, raw cacao powder
not as awful as it might sound
well, the idea that cooking denatures food is part of it. Liver is probably the single most nutrient dense food, some people call it nature's multi-vitamin.
Being from grass-fed bison (and the milk is from grass-fed cows), I didn't worry much about e coli or anything. Also, I eat about 5-8 raw eggs each day (in a smoothie) so it wasn't that much of a stretch.
A good book about raw foods (meats, etc) is 'We Want to Live' by aajonus vonderplanitz. I don't agree with everything he says but he does make some good pointsAnswer by texasleah 4860 · Feb 21 '11 at 02:53 AM
I fasted for 3 full days (75 hours total)! This is unheard of for me as I am at minimum a two meal a day girl, and I usually snack too. It was not as hard as I thought it would be, the hunger just vanished. I did it in order to determine what "real hunger" feels like in an attempt to kill cravings. A few months ago, I made it 24 hours with pure determination, but knowing when the finish line was just seemed to make the hunger miserable. The last few months I have tried the 16/8 feeding window, which I have no problem with skipping one meal, but I have a problem with eating too much during that window because it does nothing to abate my appetite. This time, I started the fast with no time goal, just a goal of refraining from eating until I truly needed to eat to function and this mind set made all the difference. Continuing the fast for as long as I did seemed to put an end to "mental hunger" and it was liberating to be free from food cravings.
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By Stephen UnderwoodIt's been noted that while the Dempsey Indoor Track is something of a distance runners' Mecca, and that the Brooks PR Invite for preps was designed with distance runners in mind, that the meet has become just as appealing to sprinters and hurdlers – thanks to performances like last year's 60-meter hurdles USR by Donovan Robertson.But that doesn't mean the distance races still aren't packed with thrills and drama, and plenty of questions to be answered.That will be true Sunday as many of the nation's top prep guys take to the track in the 800, mile, and two mile. Can Canadian Tyler Smith defend his 2012 crown over 800, or will US#1 Tre'Tez Kinnaird unseat him? Can 2012 Brooks PR mile runner-up Jacob Burcham shake off his last two outings – 84th at last December's NXN XC Finals and last weekend's 5th at the U-Kentucky Invite 800 – and capture another major title? And, perhaps most compellingly, who will reign supreme in the meet's longest race as seven sub-9:00 types take to the track for the two mile, led by the supremely talented Bernie Montoya?Even amongst well-credentialed distance studs like Jake Leingang, Sam Wharton, Jacob Thomson, Andrew Gardner and a dozen others, Montoya stands out in the deuce and fans can't wait to see what the 2013 debut will be like for the Cibola (Yuma, Ariz.) star. While it's fair to say he and Ed Cheserek don't spend a lot of time worrying about each other, it is also fair to say that only Montoya (and perhaps now-graduated Futsum Zienasellassie) have shared with Cheserek the conversation of "who is the nation's best prep distance runner" since back in the fall of 2011.Think back to a year ago at this time. Cheserek had won his first Foot Locker title and just set a 5,000 USR at Millrose. The New Jersey Kenyan had also run a 4:02 mile indoors. But after he lost the final race of his New Balance Indoor quadruple attempt, perception slowly began to shift. A month later, Montoya was a stunning second behind Zienasellassie in the Arcadia 3,200, with both breaking 8:50, and then in June Montoya was basically on top of the prep distance running world after his adidas Dream Mile victory in 4:01.32 (Cheserek was 12th). Montoya was also impressive in a Nike mile exhibition later at the Olympic Trials and, even though he wasn't the top harrier returnee, he went into last fall as some folks' choice to be the best.Since October, however, Cheserek has regained top distance prep stature, repeating at Foot Locker (Montoya was unbeaten until NXN, then 22nd there) and last weekend breaking Gerry Lindgren's decades-old 2-mile standard.Now, Montoya re-enters the scene. It's been awhile since he's overwhelmed us, but who could argue if he's able to pick up where he left off last spring, that sub-4:00 and sub-8:40 aren't within his grasp? Sunday night in Seattle will provide the first glimpse of what 2013 might be like for him. Of course, there are a dizzying number of others who could smash the 2M meet record (8:59.15) and claim victory. So read on for previews of the meet's boys' events, finishing off with the continuation of this discussion of the deuce.Boys 60One thing that this meet does is go after not just the athletes who are currently starring indoors, but others who may be solely focused on the outdoor season ahead. Six of this event's 10 entrants are from Texas and Florida, top sprint-talent-producing states which both have very limited indoor action, but are also already underway outdoors. Five of those six athletes, plus Californian Khalfani Muhammad, have raced once or not at all indoors this winter.On the other hand, six of the top eight finishers from last year's race were non-seniors and all have returned to race Sunday, so it's a very experienced field. And those who have been racing are here, too: The top four from the 2013 US list in the 60 will hit the blocks here.You have to start with the top two from the 2012 race. Local star Tatum Taylor was less than a hundredth of a second off the win last year at 6.71 and he recently clocked a US#2 6.73 on this track to prove he's ready. He'll hope to top defending champ Levonte Whitfield from Florida, who debuted last month in a torrid 55 at the Jimmy Carnes meet where he was third in 6.32.Another athlete is even faster than Taylor in Washington, though, as Isaiah Brandt-Sims has improved to 6.70. That's just .01 off of Cameron Burrell's US#1 6.69. The Texan was seventh here last year, but has gotten better and more consistent. Look for one of the above-mentioned four to claim the victory.The FieldLevonte Whitfield, Jones HS (Orlando, FL), 2013(1st in '12, US#6 6.32 55 (6.71 60 in '12))Trayvon Bromell, Gibbs HS (St. Petersburg, FL), 2013(DNR in '12, US#7 6.33 55)Tremayne Acy, DeSoto HS (DeSoto, TX), 2013(DNR in '12, 6.99 60 (6.86 60 in '12))Cameron Burrell, Ridge Point HS (Missouri City, TX), 2013(7th in '12, US#1 6.69 60)Tatum Taylor, O'Dea (Seattle, WA), 2013(2nd in '12, US#3 6.73 60 (6.71 60 in '12))Kyle Fulks, Katy HS (Katy, TX), 2013(DNR in '12, no indoor in '13 (7.03 60 in '12))Kendal Williams, Stanton Coll. Prep HS (Jacksonville, FL), 2014(4th in '12, 6.44 55 (6.81 60/6.35 55 in '12))Khalfani Muhammad, Notre Dame HS (Sherman Oaks, CA), 2013(8th in '12, no indoor in '13 (6.89 60 in '12))Isaiah Brandt-Sims, Wenatchee HS (Wenatchee WA), 2014(6th in '12, US#2 6.70 60)Greg Popylisen, Valor Christian HS (Highlands Ranch CO), 2013(DNR in '12, US#4 6.80 60)Boys 60m hurdlesThis event saw a stunning national record last year, as Donovan Robertson came from seemingly nowhere to explode to a 7.57 victory. Interestingly, though Robertson ran very well the rest of 2012, both indoor (New Balance Indoor champ) and outdoor (US#1 300H, #3 in both 110H and 400H), you argue that he was never better than he was at Brooks. This meet brought out his best; the one time everything went perfect technically for the Ohio standout. Is there record potential in this field?If so, it could come from the very talented Alabama junior Marlon Humphrey, whose career arc has taken him most recently to a US#3 7.80 60H to win his state title. Like Robertson, he's at least as good at the longer hurdles, but his speed has improved markedly this winter. Or it could be someone who's recent improvement has been even more dramatic. A few weeks ago, Freddie Crittenden from Michigan was an 8.06 hurdler, but now suddenly he's tied for the US lead after his 7.76 at Grand Valley last weekend. Interestingly, Crittenden started at McClure North HS in Missouri before transferring after his sophomore year. Sunday, he'll meet an old teammate in Aaron Mallet, who has gotten down to 8.00, but has run even better in the 55H at US#2 7.36.Also watch for the amazing Devon Allen from Arizona, who is also doubling in the 400. He was third here last year at 7.80 and while he has not competed yet this winter, last spring was arguably the nation's best combo sprinter/hurdler with US#5 20.75 200, #4 13.52 110H and #4 36.39 300H chops.The FieldAaron Mallet, McCluer North HS (Florissant MO), 2013(DNR in '12, US#9 8.00 60H (US#2 7.36 55H))Freddie Crittenden, Utica HS (Shelby Township MI), 2013(DNR in '12, US#2 7.76 60H)Derrick Willies, Rock Island HS (Rock Island IL), 2013(DNR in '12, no indoor in '13 (7.84 55H PR '12))Marlon Humphrey, Hoover HS (Hoover AL), 2014(5th in '12, US#3 7.80 60H)Isaiah Moore, Cummings HS (Burlington NC), 2014(DNR in '12, US#12 8.02 60H (US#3 7.41 55H))Devon Allen, Brophy Prep (Phoenix AZ), 2013(3rd in '12, no indoor in '13 (7.80 60H PR '12))Daniel Zmuda, Steilacoom HS (Steilacoom WA), 2013(DNR in '12, US#19 8.12 60H)Devin Liebel, White River (Buckley WA), 2013(DNR in '12, no indoor in '13 (14.62 110H best))Davon Anderson, Summerville SC), 2014(DNR in '12, US#5 7.88 60H)
Boys 400mThis was maybe the meet's best race last year as Najee Glass and Aldrich Bailey nearly pushed each other under 46 seconds with an incredible duel to the wire. This year, it might – like the 60 – be a great chance for a Washington boy to win a gold before the home state crowd. Marcus Chambers from Tacoma is the only returnee from last year's race (sixth) and has already run a US#9 48.56 on this track in 2013. He also sports the best outdoor PR in the field as he got all the way down to 46.18 last summer. No non-senior ran faster.But he should get a battle from the above-mentioned Allen, as well as others. The Arizonan has run "just" 48.45 for the 400 outdoors, but has those great 200 and 300H PRs that suggest he could go faster. Another leading contender should be Theodore Foster, who's used to running oversized indoor tracks at his home facility at the new SPIRE Academy. Since transferring from CBA in New Jersey, Foster has ducked under 48 seconds, leading the US at 47.85 until last week when his mark was overtaken.Three others in the field ran 47.5 or better outdoors in 2012, including Californian Alex Rohani (47.34), Antwon Smith from Ohio (47.34) and Ceolamar Ways from Florida (47.27). Ways blitzed a 21.48 200 to win the Carnes meet in Florida with a US#2 time, while Smith has also clocked a US#13 48.80 undercover this winter.The FieldMarcus Chambers, Foss HS (Tacoma WA), 2013(6th in '12, US#9 48.56 (46.18o PR '12))Ceolamar Ways, Nease HS (Ponte Verde Beach FL), 2013(DNR in '12, no 400 in '13 (47.27o PR '12))Theodore Foster, Osbourne/SPIRE Acad. (Geneva OH), 2013(DNR in '12, US#2 47.85)Devon Allen, Brophy Prep (Phoenix AZ), 2013(DNR in '12, no 400 in '13 (48.45o in '12))Jonathan Green, Ephrata HS (WA), 2014(DNR in '12, 49.70 400)Alex Rohani, Beverly Hills HS (CA), 2013(DNR in '12, no 400 in '13 (47.34o in '12))Antwon Smith, Kennedy HS (Cleveland, OH), 2013(DNR in '12, US#13 48.80 (47.44o in '12))Andrew Brown, Tumwater HS (WA), 2013(DNR in '12, 50.02 400 (48.35o in '12))Boys 800mTre'Tez Kinnaird came here in 2012 off of his World Youth appearance, but light on racing for the indoor campaign and managed just eighth while Canadian Tyler Smith dominated the field. This year, Kinnaird already has one outstanding 800 effort to his credit – a then-US#1 1:51.83 at the Hoosier Hills Invite – and should be much more ready to take on Smith. The Canadian is hardly an underdog, though. He's coming off defending his Simplot Games title with a 1:51.46 and last summer threw down a 1:47.96 that exceeded anything a US prep did. In any case, these two have separation from the rest of the field.There are several other strong contenders in the field – for the top three, anyway. Perhaps the most precocious talent in the field is Charles Jones of Missouri, who as a sophomore last spring stunned with a pair of 1:49 performances. He has not raced yet this indoor season, however. Another from Missou, Amos Bartelsmeyer, has a 1:51.07 outdoor best from last year and impressed last month indoors with 1:52.56 and 4:13.26 for a full mile at Arkansas. Another who has run under 1:53 already this winter is Ricky Faure from Wyoming, who also claimed the Simplot 1,600 last weekend.A pair with exception range are Floridian Andres Arroyo and Jacob Dumford from Ohio. Both went 1:51-low outdoors as juniors, yet have been on the verge of the harrier national elite: Dumford was the state D1 runner-up last fall, but a late collapse kept him out of NXN Finals, while Arroyo has won two state 4A titles, but struggled at the Foot Locker level. Both would love for their senior track seasons to be statement-making.Also watch from Donnie Lee, Jr. from Alabama, who held the US#1 at 1:52.18 for several weeks before Kinnaird reset it.The FieldTyler Smith, Wetaskiwin, Alberta (CAN), 2013(1st in '12, 1:51.46 1st Simplot (1:47.96o PR '12))Tre'tez Kinnaird, Butler HS (Louisville KY), 2013(8th in '12, US#1 1:51.83 (1:49.31o PR '12))Andres Arroyo, Colonial HS (Orlando FL), 2013(DNR in '12, no indoor in '13 (1:51.04o PR '12))Amos Bartelsmeyer, MICDS (St. Louis MO), 2013(DNR in '12, US#7 1:52.56 (1:51.07o PR '12)Brett Moulten, Santiago HS (Corona CA), 2013(DNR in '12, no indoor in '13 (1:51.49o PR '12))Jacob Dumford, North HS (Westerville OH), 2013(DNR in '12, no 800 in '13 (1:51.15o PR '12))Ricky Faure, Rock Springs HS (WY), 2014(DNR in '12, US#8 1:52.67 (1:51.66o PR '12))Donnie Lee Jr, Tuscaloosa Co. HS (Northport AL), 2013(DNR in '12, US#2 1:52.18 (1:51.79o PR '12))Brad Johnson, East HS (Brookfield WI), 2013(DNR in '12, 1:59.56 (1:51.43o PR '12))Adel Yoonis, Wheeler HS (Marietta GA), 2013(DNR in '12, no 800 in '13 (1:52.06o PR '12))Cody Johnson, San Lorenzo Valley HS (Felton CA), 2013(DNR in '12, no indoor in '13 (1:52.44o PR '12))Charles Jones Jr., Cardinal Ritter HS (St. Louis MO), 2014(DNR in '12, no indoor in '13 (1:49.78o PR '12))Boys MileLast year, the Brooks mile had a thriller of a finish, with previously unheralded Washingon standout Marcus Dickson coming from behind and nipping favored leader Jacob Burcham at the line. Burcham is back and there's some good talent behind him, but really this is a field with more questions than answers.Those questions start with Burcham. Yes, he is a 4:02.73 miler outdoors, second in the Dream Mile to Bernie Montoya last winter. In the fall, he looked primed to battle for the Nike Cross Nationals individual crown after a season where he was unbeaten save for an invitational loss to Jacob Thomson. But he was one of several standouts to falter in the overwhelmingly muddy conditions and finished 84th. In his only indoor race so far this winter, he was a well-beaten fifth last weekend behind winner Thomson in the U-Kentucky Invite 800. Of course, Burcham has had many successes, including making the World Youth Finals as a soph and winning the New Balance Outdoor mile last spring. If he's back to form, the rest of the field can forget about it.Several of the other top contenders are also searching for a return to that PR-level. Texan Trevor Gilley had a 4:09.37 shocker as a soph in his incredible 2011 5A state meet 1,600, but hasn't been under 4:12 since – including when he was 11th here last year. Chris Marco from New Jersey hit 4:07.31 for 1,600 last spring, but has a best of 4:16.51 for the full mile this winter as he finished in the middle of the pack at Millrose.Others haven't tested the water yet in 2013 after varying finishes in cross country. Carl Hirsch from Wisconsin had an electrifying 4:08.21 1,600 in 2012 and some good XC races early (a second behind Jake Leingang at Griak), but struggled far back at state and Foot Locker Midwest. On the other hand, local star Joe Hardy is looking for a sharp debut after getting down to 4:09.29 for 1,600 last spring and finishing up XC with a fourth at NXN Finals.Another Washington standout who has started strong, however, is Keith Williams, who netted a recent PR of 4:13.21 for the full mile on this track – so watch out for him, as well as Connor Mora from Michigan who has been unpushed with a 4:15.05 best this winter after a 4:10.72 last spring. Tennessean Brock Baker is a 4:10.99 miler from 2012, then had ups and downs in XC, but while he hasn't raced the distance yet in 2013, he rocked an 8:59.39 for the deuce last weekend at Kentucky, so he's in good form, too.The FieldJacob Burcham, Cabell Midland (Ona WV), 2013(2nd in '12, no mile in '13 (4:02.73o mile PR '12))Carl Hirsch, Central HS (Brookfield WI), 2013(DNR in '12, no races in '13 (4:08.21o 1600 PR '12))Ryan Silva, Rincon HS (Tucson AZ), 2013(DNR in '12, no races in '13 (4:10.33o mile PR '12))Trevor Gilley, Carroll HS (Southlake TX), 2013(11th in '12, US#19 4:16.57 mile (4:09.37o 1600 PR '11))Chris Marco, South HS (Toms River NJ), 2013(DNR in '12, US#16 4:16.51 mile (4:07.31o 1600 PR '12))Patrick Gibson, Squalicum HS (Bellingham WA), 2013(DNR in '12, 4:19.62 mile (4:11.29o 1600 PR '12))Connor Mora, Cedar Springs (MI), 2013(DNR in '12, US#11 4:15.05 mile (4:10.72o mile PR '12))Brock Baker, Oakland HS (Murfeesboro TN), 2013(DNR in '12, no mile in '13 (4:10.99o mile PR '12))Joe Hardy, Seattle Prep (WA), 2014(DNR in '12, no races in '13 (4:09.29o 1600 PR '12))Keith Williams, North Central (Spokane WA), 2013(DNR in '12, US#5 4:13.21 mile (4:12.38o 1600 PR '12))Jean Baptiste Tooley, Central Catholic (Portland OR), 2015(DNR in '12, 2:33.08 1k (4:01.38o 1500 PR '12))Sumner Goodwin, Lewis & Clark (Spokane WA), 2013(DNR in '12, 4:27.36 mile (4:18.36o 1600 PR '12))Robert Domanic, Hebron (Carrollton TX), 2013(DNR in '12, no races in '13 (4:15.48o 1600 PR '12))Boys Two MileWhile top US mile and 3,200 returnee Bernie Montoya is mentioned at length above, the bottom line for the Brooks PR deuce this year – and every year, it seems – is that almost anyone could win it. And that's because in this event, more so than any other in this meet, nearly all of the entrants have not run a meaningful race at this distance (or close to it) since last spring.That's sort of by design and by necessity. The top distance performers at this point in a season are generally going to be East Coasters who are in the middle of their state indoor campaign anyway, so why not base your invitees on the top outdoor returnees and top XC runners from the previous fall – even if they haven't really raced yet? This is Montoya's first Brooks PR meet, but an iron-clad example of the success of this philosophy is Jake Leingang from North Dakota. After his stellar XC campaign in 2011, he made his 2012 track debut here and was runner-up in the deuce with a sterling 8:59.66 PR. He would go on to run 8:51.23 outdoors at Arcadia for 3,200 and win the New Balance Outdoor 5,000. This past fall (save for a bad day in the mud at NXN), he had a stellar senior year – third at Foot Locker after fourth in 2011 – and you'd have to think he'd be the most dangerous guy in the field next to Montoya.An amazing seven additional runners come in with 3,200 PRs ranging from 8:54 to 9:04, but to lump them all together would be a mistake as they have displayed greater or lesser potential signs of readiness. For example, Californian Blake Haney (8:54.65) and Kai Wilmot from Washington (8:57.66) – sub-9:00 super sophs in 2012 – both had injury issues during XC last fall and are question marks until they show they've regained form (Wilmot won a low-key 3k recently in 8:50). On the other hand, fellow Evergreen Stater Andrew Gardner (8:59.83) had a disappointing Foot Locker (11th), but then earned a Team USA singlet for the IAAF World XC champs with an outstanding sixth at USATF Juniors a few weeks ago. Jacob Thomson (8:58.12) from Kentucky was fifth at Foot Locker XC, then just 17th at USATF Juniors, but opened his track season last weekend with a strong mile/800 double at U. of Kentucky. And Zach Perrin, the Montana standout who shocked at Arcadia last year at 8:55.24, then had mixed results until a 10th at Foot Locker, will be racing for the first time since.There's also Ohio's Sam Wharton at 9:01.24 and Bakri Abushouk from North Carolina at 9:04.02. Wharton was the surprise NXN champ in the mud, took sixth at Foot Locker, then has just a middle-of-the-pack 9:41 effort to his credit this winter. Abushouk, who got his 3,200 PR in a Foot Locker track tuneup in November, has actually been busy racing this winter, but mostly at 1,600 and a mile.Then there's a group of runners who haven't run faster than 9:14 for 3,200, but who each had huge breakthroughs in XC last fall. They include California D1 state champ Bryan Fernandez (9:14.55), who also won Mt. SAC, Woodbridge and Clovis; Wisconsin's Ryan Kromer (9:19.23), who stunned with ninth at NXN and eighth at Foot Locker; Aaron Templeton of Tennessee (9:25.56), who was seventh at Foot Locker; and Estevan De La Rosa, the Californian who was runner-up to Wharton at NXN.De La Rosa, in fact, stayed with XC through two Team USA trips to the Great Edinburgh and NACAC junior meets, and an eighth-place finish at USATF Juniors. He's never broken 9:30 for 2M or 3,200, but he looked very impressive at a California indoor state double this past Monday and cannot be overlooked.The FieldBakri Abushouk, Cary HS (NC), 2013(DNR in '12, 9:25.40 3200 (9:04.02o 3200 PR '12))Bernie Montoya, Cibola HS (Yuma AZ), 2013(DNR in '12, no races in '13 (8:48.25o 3200 PR '12))Andrew Gardner, Mead HS (Spokane WA), 2013(9th in '12, no indoor in '13 (8:59.83o 3200 PR '12))Zack Perrin, Flathead HS (Kalispell MT), 2013(DNR in '12, no races in '13 (8:55.24o 3200 PR '12))Blake Haney, Stockdale HS (Bakersfield CA), 2014(DNR in '12, no races in '13 (8:54.65o 3200 PR '12))Jacob Thomson, Holy Cross HS (Louisville KY), 2013(DNR in '12, no 2M/3200 in '13 (8:58.12o 3200 PR '12))Troy Fraley, Glacier HS (Kalispell MT), 2013(DNR in '12, 8:59.91 3k (9:25.56i 3200 PR '12))Sam Wharton, Tippecanoe HS (Tipp City OH), 2013(DNR in '12, 9:41.76 3200 (9:01.24o 3200 PR '12))Aaron Templeton, Hardin Valley Acad. (Knoxville TN), 2014(DNR in '12, no 2M/3200 in '13 (9:27.56o 2M PR '12))Alex Riba, O'Fallon HS (IL), 2013(DNR in '12, no indoor in '13 (9:21.75o 3200 PR '12))Taylor Wilmot, North Central HS (Spokane WA), 2014(DNR in '12, 8:50.94 3k (8:57.66o 3200 PR '12))Ryan Kromer, Hudson HS (WI), 2013(DNR in '12, no races in '13 (9:19.23o 3200 PR '12))Bryan Fernandez, Dos Pueblos HS (Goleta CA), 2013(DNR in '12, no races in '13 (9:14.55o 3200 PR '12))Joe Sansone, Carroll HS (Southlake TX), 2013(DNR in '12, no 2M/3200 in '13 (9:09.24o 3200 PR '12))Patrick Perrier, O'Fallon (IL), 2014(DNR in '12, no races in '13 (9:22.55o 3200 PR '12))Estevan De La Rosa, Arcadia (CA), 2014(DNR in '12, 9:33.80 2M)Jake Leingang, Bismarck (ND), 2013(2nd in '12, no races in '13 (8:51.23o 3200 PR '12))


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I would like to find a good system to mount in my car on the console. I carry either a Star Firestar .40 S&W or a Taurus 85 .38 spcl 2"bbl.
This is a discussion on Car mounting system within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I would like to find a good system to mount in my car on the console. I carry either a Star Firestar .40 S&W or ...
I would like to find a good system to mount in my car on the console. I carry either a Star Firestar .40 S&W or a Taurus 85 .38 spcl 2"bbl.
What is the make and year of your car? That would help people better understand the specifications of what you are asking for.
You specified "on the console" = what console in what vehicle?
Regardless, sounds like any solution to this would be 'way' too obvious to LEO and Thieves = easily seen.
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Heck, I have a holster that clips on my closed ash tray. Anyone can see it and that doesn't bother me a bit. I am not going to leave it in the car so I am not worried about thief's and in Ohio I can carry in my car anyway I like so I am not worried about the police. There really is no other place I can get to the gun easily if I need it. If I can't get to it easily there is no point to have it is there.
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I have one of these:
Gum Creek - Vehicle Holster Mount, Steering Wheel Handgun Mount, Anti-CarJacking, Anti Car Jacking
Works great, fits both of my handguns and is not easily seen.
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I just tuck my IWB holster in between the console and seat...fits snugly.
In FL, the gun cannot be seen from outside the vehicle, so I just set my hat over it. One must have a permit to do this, otherwise it must be in the glovebox.
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Tuck my LC9 between the seat and console in my superfly. I then put whole rig in my pocket when I get out.
My car gun is a SW99 and I just clip my Kydex tactical holster to the pocket on the back of the passenger side seat. It is within easy reach and
secure in the event of violent braking or other unexpected manuevers.
Can't be easily seen from outside the car since the gun and holster are black and the seats are black leather. If I want to wear the holster I just disengage it from the seat pocket and put it on my belt.
"Life is tough but it's really tough if you are stupid"
Being a "leftie" (not politically, of course), the seatbelt doesn't interfere with access from my strong side OWB holster.
It is easier in the truck than in the car, but is doable in both.
Thumbs up on the Desantis Kingston holser. I have one in each of my cars. I just move the car gun into which car I'm driving at time. I'm a lefty too but I don't like to have to re tuck every time I have to leave the car, so I carry a car gun and a CCW when driving.
CZ-75 Primary Carry
Sig P-220 Secondary Carry
WaltherP-1 tertiary carry when i want a break from the others
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Thanks. That Kingston is my favorite, truth be told. I've seen Police use a similar method of carry, and while sitting at a traffic light, they'll just sit with one hand resting on the grip of the gun between their legs, in case someone takes a shot at them while stopped at the light. It's pretty much the quickest draw method I've seen for a vehicle. It's also easy to transition to your carry holster before leaving the vehicle.
Same here. Bought a cheapo canvas IWB from Gander Mnt that stays in my car. It fits my XDm's and Glocks almost perfectly and when I'm driving, I have it snugged in between my seat and the center console. I drape my jacket or a hat over it for obvious reasons.
I so want a Gum Creek, but my car's steering wheel doesn't have those gaps necessary to attach the holster, so I'll continue with what I have. Plus, since it fits almost all of my pistols except the full size 1911, it's slam dunk practical.


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Kel Hemminger
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- Gender: Female
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Same great Shark you know and love, with a silicone strap is that is much more flexible and more durable and fade resistant than polyurethane, not to mention also has increased flexibility for an improved fit!!
Freestyle USA Shark Classic Sport Watch
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I have the white with the "shiny stones" on the front. Durable and pretty. Not your typical sports watch. Easy to use.
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What size is the face on the black gloss/ orange Freestyle USA Shark Classic Sport Watch
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About 30 years ago I bought a couple of very slim, feminine freestyle watches with cloth bands and absolutely loved them and got compliments all the time. They came in white and being a nurse of course I had that one, also pink, blue, aqua, etc. The very slim, feminine look is gone and I miss it. Please bring it back!!!!!!!!
no battery :(
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i ordered two watches because i wanted to see which one i liked better. unfortunately one showed up without a battery. that pretty much made my decision for me which i was a little disappointed about. otherwise, the watch i kept is completely fine and the guy i talked to about returning the other watch was awesome. very good customer service and i appreciate you do a full refund to my card rather than store credit.
thanks for the help. too bad about the battery though.
Ty Roth
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I have the cyan colored one and it is amazing! I want to buy another soon also. But seriously go shop around for these because they have some really intense colors that you can't always find online!
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Jason Lund
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Have had this watch now for three years and it still looks good. There is some slight discoloring on the band that is to be expected with the lighter color that I chose. I have worn it swimming, hiking, biking, and even for work and it has held up great. Definitely an eye catcher with the brighter colors and will definitely get you some second looks and compliments.
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Gary Halversen
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I have a freestyle shark with nylon band. I replaced the battery and now the numbers aren't displayed so they can be read, that is parts of numbers appear. Some times appear complete. Is there something wrong about the way I replced the battery, is the watch fixable? Is this watch warrented for life?
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looks WAY better in person!
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Does it have a countdown timer?
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Does this watch have a 'stop watch' mode? I really want to buy it (GREEN!) but I don't want to get a watch that isn't able to be a stop watch.
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Yes, these have a stop watch mode.
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The white/red combo is rad. Super functional for running or work. Only thing is, it is a little large for my wrist -- I have it on the last hole and it works enough (doesn't slide around to other side of my wrist or anything)... I am pretty small/short though, so if it works for me, it should work for most; but if you are extra tiny, probably should go with the smaller, thinner band model.
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I just ordered a free style USA Shark Classic Sport watch ( orange !!! )and my question is does this watch come with a battery? and the the other question will I have a problem getting a battery for this watch in the future??
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it does come with a battery in it ... and you should be able to take it in to your local jeweler or watch shop and they will be able to replace the battery for you!
enjoy the watch ... its hott!
Zach Pina
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Snag an old watch from yesteryear, fine-tune the features (updated chrono, backlight, band, etc.), and lay on enough color to make your eyeballs explode, and you have this year's Shark. Definitely the simplest watch I own, but the ease of use, mad throwback style and rad color make it an easy favorite.
* contrary to the tech specs, this isn't a large watch by any means
* while the blue I got is the tits, expect the brighter colors (green / yellow / white / pink / etc.) to get get hella dirty if you don't wash regularly
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Evan Vogel
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Great watch! I bought the yellow and black one and it looks dope! It does everything a good watch should do. I don't have to worry about ever taking it off (since its waterproof) and its very solidly built. The alarms are easy to use as well and it has a stop watch. Also its super cheap for how good the watch is. While it might look like this watch is more about fashion than anything else, it is a extremely functional and effective watch for any outdoor activity.I'd buy it again in a second
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Dustin McClellan
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Ok, for those of you young guns out there this is the watch that you would have worn back in the day. I have had a few in my life time but this was a present for my 7 year old son. He absolutely loves it and these things will take a beating which is why I got it for him. These are great watches and i'm sure it will last. Thinking about getting one for myself here pretty soon.
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I love freestyle watches and have been wearing them since I was a kid. It's completely waterproof and really resistant to bangs on tables, walls, etc. I wear it running and it feels great on my wrist and is generally super comfortable. The ONLY thing I would change is the face size--it is a little too big for me (female). Otherwise, everything about the watch is excellent!
Andreas Birk
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It's comfy and the colors are intense.
Got a lot of questiones about it! everyone here wears nixon watches, so people notice it even more.
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Rasta For sure!!!! Hands down the rasta watch is the illest its simple and sweet gets the job done during the dawn patrol morning sessions when u gotta get out for work at 9!!!
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So many people comment on this watch! They love it and I do to. I have the full size one, careful not to purchase the "Shark-Mid" if you are a boy.
It is tough and waterproof. I take it surfing and snorkeling, I have not had it off since I got it in the mail.
I am totally getting another color!
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The Step2 Crabbie Sandbox is a brightly colored crab character sandbox for sand and water activities. It has a sculptured shell lid that protects sand from weather and pets. The Step2 Crabbie Sandbox holds up to 300 lbs of sand. It features two molded-in 'claw' seats.The Step2® Company, LLC is a family company with toy brands including Step2®, Infantino®, and Thinkativity® that foster learning and development through creative play in children from birth to school-age years. Step2 designs and produces new toys that receive recognition every year for their durability, creative play value, and fun designs. The Step2 Company not only designs and produces innovative toys, it also provides parents and child care professionals access to learn and share information about the importance of creative play.
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I love this sandbox. Its says that it holds up to 300lbs of sand but that must be if it is filled to the rim because I put 160lbs of Crayola sand and it is...Read complete review
I love this sandbox. Its says that it holds up to 300lbs of sand but that must be if it is filled to the rim because I put 160lbs of Crayola sand and it is about halfway up and the perfect amount of sand for this sandbox. I have 2 boys...a 1 year old and a 4 year old and this crabbie is perfect size for the two of them to enjoy playing in the sand together. I love the claw seats because when my oldest son feels that my little one is over crowding his area then he just sits on the claw to make even more play room for his little brother. I also want to comment about the Crayola sand. I have seen some people on other websites say that the colored sand stains clothes and skin. IT DOESNT! When a child plays in regular sand it turns clothes brown and skin looks dirty but you just wash the clothes and the body and it comes clean. Its the same with the colored sand. It may look stained because its blue or purple or whatever color you buy but as soon as you run clothes through the washer and kids take a bath they are clean again. Not stained just dirty with different colors. I would for sure recommend this crab sandbox. I love the lid feature. No water gets in! Its great! I do check the sandbox for snakes before my children use it because there are 2 small holes on each side of the crabbie. It is made this way so the sand can breathe and dry out after getting it wet. Yes you get the sand wet in order for the kids to make sandcastles. Not really wet just damp enough to be able to mold. Anyway so the sandbox is made with 2 small holes on each side of the crab where the lid meets the rim so I live somewhere with ALOT of snakes so just check everytime to make sure there are non in there.
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Great size; lid a little flimsy
Nice size for 18 mos - 5 year-oldsLid is a little on the flimsy side--I'm concerned that it won't hold up in even a light wind. I bought two of ...Read complete review
Nice size for 18 mos - 5 year-oldsLid is a little on the flimsy side--I'm concerned that it won't hold up in even a light wind. I bought two of these for my grandchildren and they love them even though we haven't added the sand yet. I've read that if we put one cup of ground cinnamon in the box and mix it in with the sand, that it will deter bugs from getting in. I think we'll try this, especially since the lid has a small indentation (hole) space in the lid. I'm hoping rain won't get in and accumulate in the bottom of the sandbox.
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By Sandy the fun Grma
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This is the 2nd Crabbie I've purchased. One for Grma's house, the other is a present for the boys. Loved the size. Have 2 grandsons under 3 and they can both sit in it with toys and still have plenty of room to play. Love that it has a lid too.
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We bought this for our son's 1st birthday. We actually filled it with plastic balls instead of sand since winter is coming soon and there were younger children. The kids loved it! We can't say yet how it holds up with sand, but so far quality of the sandbox is great. It's big enough to fit a few kids as well so space is nice. Great quality for the price.
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My Grandson loves his new Crabbie Sandbox. He thinks he is at the beach and loves to play in the box. It is the perfect height for him.I do wish the lid secured on its own, but a bungee or two works fine.
KIds love it!
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Sturdy, bright and colorful, which the kids love. Only wish there was some sort of latching for the lid to stay closed in case of wind.
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I bought this sandbox for my dog to use for digging and it works perfectly. We filled it with potting soil and treats. Our dog loves it! It's a good size and depth for what a child would need for a sandbox too. The cover works great so far. I just thougth the price should've been $10-15 lower.
covers are awesome!!!!
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my grand children just love this sand box
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good product, fairly pricey for simple plastic, but really cool
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Just the right size for my Granddaughters. Love the cover/lid keeps the sand clean and dry.
Crabby sandbox is very nice
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My son absolutely loves his sand box! He'll play in it all day long. It's a nice size for him to be able to move around a little. The only down side I have found is that there isn't a removable plug if for some reason water gets in there.
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We have 4.5 and 1.5 year old boys who are loving this. I was concerned they might not both fit well in the sandbox together, but they (+ toys) do fit perfectly with room to spare. The lid is snug and keeps rain/bugs out well.One piece of advice: I really think 200 pounds of sand is sufficient!
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Seats at the table. In the end, that's what carried the day for a proposal to have Cumberland County negotiate merger prospects with a regional mental health care alliance.
It could have gone either way. Merger would mean the end of the county Mental Health Board, whose community-focused concern and expertise would be greatly missed.
As board chairman Lodies Gloston noted, "If you merge, you can't go back." The problem is that the county can't go back if it doesn't merge, either. In this new managed-care regime, the state simply is not going to offer the county a third choice of opting out of reform altogether. Change isn't merely inevitable. It's here, waiting to be shaped.
Cumberland County, and Johnston as well, tried to split the difference by contracting with Durham-based Alliance Behavioral Health rather than going all in. The only thing that's bought us is time - time in which to get truly uneasy about the dearth of local representation at the regional level.
Nobody's happy about this, but exploring possibilities makes sense.
One possibility, as Commissioner Billy King has noted, is negotiating with an alliance closer to home, as well as with Alliance - most particularly Eastpointe, which serves Cumberland's neighbors to the south and east.
(A new proposal, to contract with Cape Fear Valley Health System to run the county's troubled outpatient psychiatric clinic, is related to state reform, but not in the same way. The clinic, no longer under the mental health tent, is now run by the health department. But it's losing both money and clinical staff. Pervasive uncertainty about the future isn't helping any.)
A negotiation is by definition something that requires mutual assent. No one knows all that might be hashed over, worked out and rejected. But Cumberland County must choose, before June 30, between a new contract and a merger that might give it leverage to improve patient care. The commissioners are not wrong to want a closer look at the alternatives.
Our county's bottom line, as commissioners and board members alike well know, is good-quality care for our most vulnerable people. If they don't get it, we'll all park our differences, pool our outrage and force an accounting.
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Imagine a fire starting to engulf your neighbor's home, but the fire engine that rushes to the scene has tanks filled with kerosene instead of water. It'd be disastrous. In a few days, the Supreme Court will hear a case that threatens to be just like that fire truck, one that could take a political system already dominated by big money special interests and allow even more influence buying by elite donors.
The case, McCutcheon v. FEC, is a challenge by Alabama businessman Shaun McCutcheon and the Republican National Committee to a limit on the overall amount a political donor can give to federal candidates and committees. The limit was put into place as an anti-corruption measure during the post-Watergate reforms, aiming to keep campaign donors from doing an end run around limits on the amount of money a single donor could give to a political candidate or party.
This aggregate contribution limit or "superlimit" is already far out of reach for the vast majority of Americans – set at $123,200 for 2014, well over double the amount a typical American family makes in a year.
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While this kind of limit may seem quaint in the era of big money super PACs, it's an important measure aimed at limiting the direct corruption of elected officials and it's a sort of backstop on the political inequality already built into our big money system. Without it, a 2016 presidential candidate could directly solicit donations of nearly $1.2 million from a single donor to distribute to various committees supporting his or her candidacy.
If you made a list of groups that don't have enough political power in America, billionaires and wealthy, white men probably wouldn't be at the top. But if the Supreme Court rules the wrong way in McCutcheon, that's exactly who would gain the most.
A new report by our organization, Public Campaign, found that the 1,219 donors who would win the most additional power from the Court striking down the limit – those who got within 10 percent of the superlimit cap in 2012 – look virtually nothing like the rest of America. The ranks of these elite donors look more like the membership of an exclusive country club than a cross-section of the country.
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The list was chock full of the American elite that already wield vast amounts of political power, including the energy billionaire Koch brothers, Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, K Street power lobbyist Tony Podesta and Wall Street titan Charles Schwab. Only four in 1 million Americans were on the list in 2012, but one in six billionaires has a spot. They include three of the richest five Americans: Larry Ellison, Charles Koch, and David Koch.
They come from the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country. Nearly half of the elite donors (47.6 percent) live in the richest one percent of neighborhoods, as measured by per capita income, and more than four out of every five (80.5 percent) are from the richest 10 percent. And on the fifth anniversary of the bank bailouts, it's worth noting that Wall Street dominates the ranks of these donors. Twenty-eight percent of donors come from Wall Street and the financial sector, leading New York State to have more top donors than 32 states combined.
These donors don't reflect the country's ethnic diversity either. While more than one-in-six Americans – 57 million people – live in a neighborhood that is majority African-American, Hispanic or Asian, less than one-in-50 superlimit donors do. In fact, a single wealthy ZIP code in Manhattan's Upper East Side (10021) has as many elite donors as all of these neighborhoods combined. Women are also highly underrepresented, making up only one-quarter of these top donors.
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If the court sides with McCutcheon, a small set of big campaign donors would win even more sway over politics, while the rest of the country, including historically marginalized groups like women and minorities, would get pushed farther to the sidelines.
Our elections are already dominated by the voices of a wealthy few. If the court throws out these limits, or opens the door to invalidating all contribution limits, it will essentially be guaranteeing a constitutional right to bribery.
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Perfect scrambled eggs
By Bill Granger
Cooking time
Takes 15-20 minutesSkill level
Easily doubledLearn how to make perfect scrambled eggs time after time with Bill Granger's recipe
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Gluten-free
Nutrition info
Nutrition per serving (with milk)
- kcalories
- 254
- protein
- 18g
- carbs
- 4g
- fat
- 19g
- saturates
- 7g
- fibre
- 0g
- sugar
- 0g
- salt
- 0.6g
- 2 large free range eggs
- 6 tbsp single cream or full cream milk
- a knob of butter
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- Lightly whisk the eggs, cream and a pinch of salt together until all the ingredients are just combined and the mixture has one consistency.
- Heat a small non-stick frying pan for a minute or so, then add the butter and let it melt. Don't allow the butter to brown or it will discolour the eggs. Pour in the egg mixture and let it sit, without stirring, for 20 seconds. Stir with a wooden spoon, lifting and folding it over from the bottom of the pan. Let it sit for another 10 seconds then stir and fold again.
- Repeat until the eggs are softly set and slightly runny in places, then remove from the heat and leave for a few seconds to finish cooking. Give a final stir and serve the velvety scramble without delay.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2003
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This was a brilliat recipe. I have made my own website which has a variety of scrambled egg recipes for you to explore http://howtomakescrambledegg.com/


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Remembering Mindy McCready - Mindy McCready Dead of Apparent Suicide at 37
Cleburne County Sheriff Marty Moss says that Mindy McCready died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Deputies discovered her body on the front porch of her home in Heber Springs, Arkansas. It's the same home where her boyfriend David Wilson was found dead just over a month before.
McCready arrived in Nashville in 1994 with tapes of her karaoke vocals and earned a recording contract with BNA Records.
In 1996, her "Guys Do It All the Time" hit No. 1 and its dig at male chauvinism endeared her to females. Her other hits included "Ten Thousand Angels," also in 1996, and her album by that title sold 2 million copies.
In 2004, she was charged with obtaining the painkiller OxyContin fraudulently at a pharmacy. She pleaded guilty and was placed on three years' probation. She violated the probation with a drunken driving arrest in May 2005.
McCready's apparent suicide was not her first attempt. She tried to kill herself in July 2005, overdosed in September 2005 and slit her wrists again in December 2008.
Also that year, McCready was charged in Arizona with hindering prosecution and unlawful use of transportation. Those charges stemmed from an alleged attempt in June 2005 to purchase two high performance boats, but she claimed she was trying to stop a con man.
In May 2010, she was hospitalized briefly after police responded to an overdose call at a home in North Fort Myers, Fla., owned by her mother. This followed a stint on "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew," where she declared herself clean from drugs.
Last week Fox 17 News reported McCready had entered into a rehab facility. Her father said she had been drinking and taking prescription drugs since Wilson was found dead. McCready was recently released from that facility.
Some of her hit singles included "Guys Do It All the Time," "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now," ''A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" and "You'll Never Know."
( The AP contributed to this report)
Remembering Mindy McCready
Mindy McCready was born in Fort Myers Florida on November 30, 1970. Her given name was Malinda Gayle McCready. She began singing in church at the age of 3. When Mindy was 18, she moved to Nashville and signed with BNA Records. Her first album, "Ten Thousand Angels" , was released in 1996 and sold two million copies. She had a number one hit, Guys Do It All the Time", off that album. In her career, Mindy had 14 songs and 6 of her albums on the Billboard Country Music Charts. But in recent years, she had a number of arrests, served time in jail and lost custody of her son Zander. Her boyfriend, David Wilson, killed himself in January of 2013 in their home in Heber Springs Arkansas. Mindy's father had her committed to rehabilitation in early February 2013. He claimed Mindy had been drinking and taking prescription drugs in the wake of Wilson's death. She was reportedly released after 18 hours. Police were called to Mindy's home on February 17 2013 following reports of gunshots. Officers found her body on the front porch, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.