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A little girl with curly hair stared at Elizabeth Mello with saucer eyes. "You can touch my tutu," said Mello, at that moment clad in swirls of deep purple tulle as would befit any Sugar Plum Fairy. "Go ahead, you can touch my pointe shoes." The little girl slid off the chair and gently tapped the tops of Mello's toes.
That was on a cold day last December. The New Bedford Youth Ballet had just given a 50-minute performance of a mini-Nutcracker in the upstairs lobby of St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Doctors in scrubs stood against the wall while administrators, hospital workers, and a few patients sat in plastic chairs, all watching quietly as Snowflakes and Asian Dolls glissaded across the rug and tried not to let beepers and arriving elevators distract them. One waltzing Flower launched into a grand jeté and, upon landing, found herself nose to the wall. Someone knocked over a speaker. Dancers squeezed in and out of costumes and around each other in a sandwich of a space created by scenery flats.
"Oh, how beautiful," a member of the audience sighed.
It was just another on-the-road show for the Youth Ballet, a performing arm of New Bedford Ballet (NBB), a ballet-only school. The Youth Ballet is open to any Southeastern Massachusetts ballet student, not only those who take class at NBB. In the course of a year, the troupe will lug sets and costumes and pointe shoes through hospitals, elementary schools, and Councils on Aging. These serious dancers, ages 11 to 18, trade the comfort of sprung floors, private dressing spaces, and flattering lighting for the opportunity to share their love of dance with the most unlikely—but often most appreciative—audiences around.
Like the little girl at St. Luke's, who would be undergoing surgery the next day. "She's been so sick, but she's been talking and talking since we came in," grandmother and hospital employee Philomena Torres says. "I waited until the last minute to tell her she was going to see The Nutcracker because she'd get so excited."
Outreach performances and community-based programming has long been a staple of New Bedford Ballet. Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault, artistic director since last September, was a member of the original Youth Ballet, which began in 1988 when then-school director Shirley Kayne insisted that her pre-professional dancers take their dancing out of the studio and into the struggling industrial city. (A nonprofit foundation had been created in 1987 to support the Youth Ballet and other outreach efforts, while NBB continued to be operated as a for-profit.)
"I remember packing up the floor, going to public schools," Waskiel-Marchesseault says. "One of Shirley's biggest goals was to promote arts in the community and to be seen by people who would not otherwise have the opportunity to see ballet."
Many of Kayne's students went on to dance professionally or teach—like Waskiel-Marchesseault, a former member of Connecticut Ballet who taught at both Hartford Ballet and Boston Ballet schools. When Kayne retired last year after 22 years with the ballet, Waskiel-Marchesseault happily took the helm of her home studio.
Other changes were afoot at New Bedford Ballet. Forced out of its longtime studio when the building was sold to new owners, in summer 2008 the organization appealed to the public for help finding a new, affordable studio. Businesspersons and city officials offered expertise and advice, parents chipped in with physical labor, and New Bedford Ballet finally moved into its new home on Purchase Street last January.
"I think we'll remember these performances forever." —dancer Rebecca Bier, 16
Also in 2008, the for-profit school became a nonprofit under the umbrella of the New Bedford Ballet Foundation. The foundation uses grant monies from public sources such as United Way and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, as well as private donors, to fund the Youth Ballet's performances and numerous outreach programs.
And talk about outreach. There's a summer Dance Arts Camp for preschoolers, an afterschool program for at-risk, underserved children, and hip-hop classes for hearing-impaired students. A multicultural program introduces elementary school children to Native American, Indian, Asian, and Trinidadian dance, while seniors benefit from an age-appropriate dance and movement program.
Terri deMedeiros, New Bedford Ballet Foundation board president says, "Fourteen students are now dancing on scholarships—half on full scholarships—thanks to the foundation." Some dance students help with mentoring programs, such as Bringing Books to Life Through Movement, where school kids learn how to use dance to wiggle like the Hungry Caterpillar, or Mentoring Through Movement, where Head Start little ones dance out a story such as Peter Pan.
When the ballet comes to visit, everyone gets involved, says Karen Surprenant, PACE (People Acting in Community Endeavors) Head Start director. "They come with dance activities, with costumes; they talk about what it's like to be a dancer," she says. "All our boys and girls dance, and you should see them dance!"
On the morning of the St. Luke's performance, Surprenant and about 40 of her tiny charges had braved the bitter cold to travel to the ballet's studio for a Nutcracker showing. It was a lucky break for them—the Youth Ballet was to have danced, as it does every December, at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, but H1N1 flu fears got in the way. When the hospital cancelled the show, Waskiel-Marchesseault called PACE.
"For many of these children, their families don't have the opportunity to see a live performance like this," Surprenant says. "We do many projects with the ballet. It's a nice relationship."
The PACE performance would mark one of the ballet's first showings of New England Nutcracker, set in the 19th century when whaling had made New Bedford one of the most prosperous cities in the world. Instead of Clara, this tale featured little Mary as the daughter of a whaling captain who brings back exotic animals—and a Nutcracker—from his voyages around the world.
The lights went down and the little ones were transfixed. There were cries of "Who's that?" when a couple of Andean Bears tumbled about, and "Ooh"s of delight for two blue-and-pink Macaws. "Whoa, look at the pirates!" yelled another. (Actually, the "pirates" were whalers, but who cares?) Everyone wiggled and clapped when the Nutcracker and the Mouse King crossed swords, but the excitement was too much for one little tyke. "Quick, somebody stab him!" he shouted.
After the performance, the dancers and the Head Start kids mingled, laughed together, traded hugs. With three annual performances at hospitals, greeting children is a scene the dancers know well. "Talking to the audience after the show is the best," dancer Rebecca Bier, 16, says.
Sugar Plum Fairy Elizabeth Mello, 17, and dancer Emily Bungert, 17, agree. They and Bier have stories galore about dancing on "vomit-proof" carpet (sticky and slick at the same time), adapting choreography to avoid trampling each other in small spaces, carrying so many flats up so many steps that their arms ache. There's always that killer week in the spring when the Youth Ballet brings a spring production such as The Snow Queen or Peter and the Wolf to eight elementary schools in four days.
Minutes after the Head Start children climbed aboard their bus, the Youth Ballet dancers tore out of their costumes and prepared to move the show. Soon a heap of costumes and props was growing on the studio floor. Cold air whipped in an open back door as everyone picked up the edge of a flat and headed to the U-Haul. Carpool assignments were discussed, and it was off to the other side of town.
At St. Luke's, the process unfolded in reverse. Dancers carrying flats were briefly flummoxed by the hospital's revolving door, but soon they were hauling the scenery across the main floor and up the open-air staircase, oblivious to the stares of hospital patrons. Some warmed up holding onto telephone bays. Tiny Mice sprawled across the floor to chitchat. Waskiel-Marchesseault discussed a decision—pointe shoes or no pointe shoes?—with the senior dancers and adjusted a little dancer's makeup. In less than an hour, the familiar first strains of the party music had begun again.
The dancers love it. "Honestly, it's just crazy—the whole process of getting everything together," Bungert says. "Once you are into the performance and you look at people, and you see you are brightening their day, it's worth it."
The annual spring trip to Boston Children's Hospital is particularly special. There, many audience members are battling major illnesses. The dancers look out from their makeshift performance space to see tiny bald heads, feeding tubes, IVs in the aisles—but plenty of smiles. One little girl wearing a tiara told Bier, "If you get to look pretty, then I do too." Two boys fussed to try on a reindeer head. One patient missed most of the show but was still happy. "I get to go home today," she said to Mello.
The girls say that one of the "best shows ever" happened last year at a senior center. They danced in a space little bigger than a postage stamp, but the audience of elders was so grateful that some were in tears. "I talk to friends who dance other places. Technique here is important, but this is all just so different," Bier says. "I think we'll remember these performances forever."
Waskiel-Marchesseault remembers her days with the Youth Ballet. An admittedly nervous performer, she found it difficult to dance for her peers at a public school, but she felt the joy of unconditional appreciation from nursing-home audiences. It's why she came back to New Bedford—to continue what Shirley Kayne started, to serve the community through dance.
"Until last September, I was with Boston Ballet, and I loved being there. The prestige of that school is amazing," Waskiel-Marchesseault says. "But when this came up, I thought—New Bedford needs this more. This school has done so much for the community, and I want to help that continue."


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As I recently was introduced in Libertarianism, I have read many articles, surveys etc stating that economic freedom is extremely important for political freedom and reversely. I understood this after reading "Capitalism & Freedom" and "The Road to Serfdom". I figured out that as an economy becomes more free, citizens gain more political freedom.
However, some friends of mine who favor military juntas and are supporters of the Greek Junta of '67, believe that this is not true, showing the example of Chile and Pinochet (*1)
Facts about Greek '67 Junta: Oppression of speech, imprisonment of active opponents, farmers debts deletion, subsidies for professional purposes with strict supervision (*2), foreign direct investments, FDI, came to Greece (*3).
*1 Q: Chile opened its economy due to Chicago Boys' suggestions, but Pinochet governed till 1990. So, in the meantime did Chile citizens gain more political freedom because of their more free market? Or all these Junta's years, 1973-1990, the market freedom did not help Chileans gain more and more political freedom?
( Bonus irrelevant question: Surely Chile has the higher Income per capita( 15,000d) in Latin America, but still it is not a wealthy country, although it is 7th in the Economic Freedom Index according to Heritage.org. How can you explain this?)
*2 Q: What is your opinion about government subsidies for professional purposes (small & large industries openings, new jobs etc)?
*3 Q: I think that this era many West countries opened little by little their economies, and Democracies and Juntas. But do you think that a Dictatorship is prerequisite for FDIs?
Some Greeks claim that a military Junta is necessary now, in order to eliminate corruption, to make decisions about reform policies like Public Sector & public spending reduction, to confront groups that oppose to these reforms by oppressing opponents opinions and using the military etc. They believe that because a Dictatorship is powerfull, is strict and punisher.
Q A: I personally wonder, how can we trust few people to give me them absolute power and authority to make these reforms?
They suggest a military Junta with Libertarian governors. But even like this, there is no quarantee that the Libertarian dictator will maintain his ideas after taking absolute power. What do you think?
Q B: A Dictatorship or Military Junta, isn't it a Big Government, a huge Public Sector itself?
Political freedom and economic freedom are the same thing. Having so called economic freedom is meaningless if you are politically restrained, having so called political freedom is meaningless if you are economically unable to use your resources to better your situation in life.
^What he said.
Freedom of markets is positively correlated with the degree of evolution in any society...
I believe it is freedom from politics that we are after and not "political freedom". Political freedom is an intellectual mistake.
Does not Political Freedom imply the existence of a political system,i.e, a government? I think it does and those that usually talk about "political freedom" do tend to define it in this way. But freedom and government are contradictions. And so there can be no political freedom and we should not seek what cannot exist.
So, the classic statement "I prefer to have a high income due to economic freedom, even if my political rights are restrained", is a misconception?
YES!!!! There really is no Political or Economic Freedom. Individuals are either free or not free. And when individuals are free they can do three things:1. Own property (most importantly themself), 2. Use their property as they see fit without violence or the threat of violence, and 3. Plan for the future. Many people, myself included, fell for the propaganda that people could be politically free or economically free. The fact is that they can not do so. Government either gets involved in all three aspects of freedom or it doesn't. It is the degree to which it does that determines the long term wealth of society.
As for your questions:
1. Pinochet was a tyrant, he just gave the people in Chile a litte more room than the other nations in Central and South America to perform the three tasks above.
Also, Chile was not all that free relative to other nations under Pinochet and their accumulated wealth show it.
And it does take a while to increase your capital that much.
2. Government should not subsidize anything. Consumers will sort out their preferred suppliers. And Milton Freidman was completely incorrect when he suggested that a developing nation have tariffs on products in some industries to allow them to develop.
3. Dictatorship is bad because the person in charge must use the resources of his place to keep himself in charge. Democracy is awful as well. The only stable social organization is one where NO person or group of persons has the right to use violence or the threat of violence.
So, when people are restrained in expessing freely their opinions, this will lead inevitably to their restrictions in managing freely their property, money, resources, businesses etc?
Yes, but what about Dubai?
It is a monarchy, and as far as I am concerned people have their freedom to express themselves, to operate businesses etc. UAE have income per capita 49,000 doll, inflation 0.9% (One may say that UAE are so wealthy due to oil deposits over there. However, I read that oil is only 7% of GDP of Dubai)
A friend of mine who lives there told me that the monarch governs his citizes with liberal ideas. There are no restrictions. There is strong Rule of Law and strict punishments, as well.
a. So, how free are Dubai and UAE citizens, actually?
b. Is it possible, people to be free under a monarchy?
(P.S.** I thought Friedman was in favor of Free Trade. How could he support tariffs for developing countries?)
So, when people are restrained in expessing freely their opinions, this will lead inevitably to their restrictions in managing freely their property, money, resources, businesses etc?
This has begun to seem a weird topical distinction to me lately because I've come to think less about the words and more about what we're conceptually talking about and I believe it is something like "what decisions should people be able to make for themselves and what decisions should be made for them." But then in political discourse those questions all get separated and thrown under the hood of two basic categories: political and economic.
As has already been pointed out, restricting freedoms economically and/or politically basically amounts to the same thing: you're telling people they can't do something they presumably would've otherwise done.
A better way to think of the divide, imo, is not in terms of some distinction between economic and political but simply in terms of what you want people to be able to voluntarily choose about and what you don't.
Putting them into categories is nice for discussion's sake but it all amounts to the same thing in my mind. You're either letting people do their thing or you're not. Obviously the degree to which people are restricted moves along a spectrum. Certain choices just seem to be more crucial to people than others and sometimes different groups have different ideas about which choices matter more to them.
I am sorry but I find it difficult to understand that there is no distinction between political and economic freedom. For me:
One may say "You can do whatever want in your economic life, although your political rights are oppressed".
I would like some real-world scenarios/examples proving that economic and political freedom is actually the same thing.
The only example that made me understand this is the one that xahrx wrote about people who make their living by expressing their political opinions, journalists etc.. Definitely, here political and economic is the same, but what about the other professions?
The best example I can give is that of a lobbyist. This person has their business to get members of the political class to behave a certain way. Any political restriction on these folks is an economic restriction.
But that is beside the point. All "Political Freedoms" you mention are simply people letting you do with yourself (Your property) and the case of relationships between another consenting person who is using their property.
The basic unit of property is the self. If you own yourself and the results of your actions then there is no difference between political and economic freedom. If you do not own yourself or the results of your actions then you are not free.
In the Dubai example the government is just choosing which uses of property it allows and which it does not allow.
As for ideas, government can only control an individual's ability to distribute them to other folks, which is to restrict the use of that individual's property in this case their mouth.
a. If it is true, I wonder how an intellectual of Liberty like Hayek could support a military Dictatorship?
b. Liberalism-Libertarianism, isn't it about Freedom of speech/expression, Human Rights etc?
c. How can Libertarian ideas be compatible with Dictatorships?
I am sorry but I find it difficult to understand that there is no distinction between political and economic freedom. For me:
Political freedom is: supporting/opposing government, war, gay rights, religious rights, liberal or communist or fascist ideas, legalizing drugs and many more issues..., either privately either publicly, either in front of one single person either in front of a large audience.
Economic freedom is: Free market, free competition, no bureaucracy, no cronyism, low taxation, everybody chooses his profession, his suppliers-distributers-customers-resources, rights on property, money and many more...
One may say "You can do whatever want in your economic life, although your political rights are oppressed".
So, many researchs which show that market oriented free economies do not lead people to political freedom, are false?
Friedman once said that economic freedom is necessary but not sufficient for freedom.
By this, I understand that:
Q 1: To understand better, did indeed Chile had Free Market economy during Pinochet's authoritarian regime?
Q 2: How could Hayek - a Libertarian personality - support Pinochet's Dictatorship?
Obviously economic and political freedom are highly interrelated, but to throw away any distinction between the two seems like a loss of substantive variation in terminology. Defining all freedom in terms of economic freedom involves presupposing certain political values. For instances the status of the individual. The legal equality of persons within a society is a matter of politics not economics.
Conflating the two is a clear example of a "catdog" in my estimation.
Where can I get a catdog?
Easy, just re-categorize all dogs and cats into an animal called catdogs and then go get one.
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text: Boston Acoustics Bravo 20 Multi-purpose home theater speaker (Black) Zoom Black (pair pictured with and without grille) Back Back Ceiling mounted Corner mounted Floor mounted Wall mounted with flat-panel TV White (pictured wall mounted) Photos Videos Item #: 065BRAV20B Review Summary 2 people say In Stock Free Crutchfield lifetime tech support Free Shipping Your price $199.99 each Available options: White-$199.99 Black-$199.99 Add to cart + Add to wishlist Email me alerts for this product Buy this item and earn up to 200 Rewards points See more offers and ways to save Special Financing Available x By buying this product you'll earn up to 200 Rewards points. When you sign up for a Crutchfield account, you'll be enrolled in Crutchfield Rewards. You'll earn one point for every dollar you spend on gear from us. You can turn your points into Rewards Cards that you can use toward future purchases. You can sign up for an account now, or after you complete your purchase (you'll get credit for the points either way). Sign up for a Crutchfield account Overview Details Customer Reviews Q&A Articles & Videos Accessories Our take on the Boston Acoustics Bravo 20 by Dave Bar Great sound and versatile mounting optionsThe Bravo 20 from Boston Acoustics doesn't just deliver high-performance sound — this compact, multi-purpose speaker also allows for a variety of wall-mounting options, even in tight spaces. It features a wedge-shaped cabinet, so you can position it vertically in a corner or horizontally near the ceiling or floor — brackets and hardware are included. All that placement flexibility means you can enjoy clean, warm sound just about anywhere in your home.The Bravo 20 houses a 4-1/2" woofer for excellent midbass performance and a 1" aluminum dome tweeter, which delivers clear, crisp highs. A unique shallow air channel leading to the speaker's exterior port gives it a thinner profile while allowing it to breathe openly for deeper bass response. Pick up a pair of these speakers for smooth stereo sound, and team them up with a powered subwoofer for even more bass. Or you can use Bravo 20s as surround speakers in a home theater setup. They're voice-matched to all Boston Acoustics speakers.Got wire?Most speakers don't include any. Learn about choosing and installing speaker wire at the Crutchfield Learning Center.Shop our selection of speaker wire. See more info on this item Highlights:frequency response: 80-20,000 Hz (±3dB)recommended amplifier power: 15 to 125 wattsnominal impedance: 8 ohmssensitivity: 89 dB1" aluminum dome tweeter4-1/2" wooferaccurate sound dispersion in both vertical and horizontal positionsmetal grilleincluded bracket for easy wall-mountingcan be mounted directly to a single gang electrical box in new constructionweight: 5 lbs.6-9/16"W x 14-1/8"H x 4-3/8"Dwarranty: 5 yearsOur 60-day money-back guarantee Hands-on research from the Crutchfield Labs (what are the Labs?) Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes Features and Specs Enclosure Bass Reflex Number of Speakers 1 Bipole or Dipole No Tweeter Dome Midrange size (inches) N/A Woofer size (inches) 4-1/2 Connector Type Spring-post Power Range 15-125 Sensitivity 89 dB Impedance (Ohms) 8 Height (inches) 14-1/8 Width (inches) 6-9/16 Depth (inches) 4-3/8 Weight (pounds) 5 Mounting Bracket Included Yes Parts Warranty 5 Years Labor Warranty 5 Years Product Research What's in the box? Download owner's manual On-wall/table-top loudspeaker Grille (installed) Wall-bracket (installed) Horizontal stand 2 Corner fillers Two M6 x 44mm screws Four M3 x 50mm crews Four 1.5" Self-tapping screws 4 toggle nuts 4 Self-adhesive rubber feet Owner's Manual Optional Accessory note Product Registration Card Limited Warranty Information Note about disposal Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team — they open the box, verify contents, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Driver Technology Enclosure Design Connections Mounting Options Driver Technology Tweeter: The Bravo 20 uses Boston's 1" VR aluminum dome tweeter with AMD (Amplitude Modification Device). This tweeter uses a specially anodized aluminum dome. Compared to a soft dome, aluminum is equally light, yet more rigid. Compared to other hard dome materials, an aluminum dome is unrivaled in its ability to accurately track the input signal. AMD is used to further optimize the aluminum dome's output, without taking anything away. AMD is a patented acoustical tuning device that uses precisely sized hollow tubes positioned in front of the tweeter to refocus short wavelength energy and create an extremely smooth, flat response. This is done without using elaborate electronic components that can degrade the sound's purity. Woofer: The Bravo 20 has a 4-1/2" copolymer woofer that's built from the ground up for this speaker. A rubber surround is used for added durability. Bass Management: When setting bass management parameters on your home theater receiver, the outputs for this speaker should be set to Small. Enclosure Design ABS Cabinet: The Boston Acoustic Bravo 20's cabinet is made from textured ABS with a matching metal grill (detachable). The speaker is available in a black or white finish. Bass Reflex Enclosure: The Bravo 20 employs a bass reflex (ported) enclosure with a front-firing port. The ported enclosure adds to the full sound of the speaker by increasing efficiency. Connections Binding Posts: The wire terminals are spring-posts, allowing you to connect the speaker wire using pin connectors or bare wire. Bare wire up to 12 gauge fits through the spring loaded posts. The binding post are color-coded for easy identification between positive (red) and negative (black). Mounting Options Wall Mounting Brackets: The Bravo 20 includes a wall mounting bracket which can be positioned vertically or horizontally. The body of the speaker is essentially one quarter of a cylinder so it can be mounted vertically, recessed into a corner, or horizontally at the junction of the wall and ceiling. The bracket can also be mounted perpendicular to the wall anywhere in the room. Mounting hardware is included. The large rectangular hole in the middle of the wall-bracket will fit a single gang electrical outlet to route the speaker wire through a conduit. Tabletop Mounting: Included with the Bravo 20 are four self-adhesive rubber feet which allows the speaker to sit vertically on any flat surface (such as a table or shelf.) Also, included with the Bravo 20 is a rear bracket stand which allows the speaker to sit horizontally on a flat surface. When the rear bracket stand is removed, the Bravo 20 tilts up at a 45° angle (when placed horizontal). Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $500 rewards card Boston Acoustics Bravo 20 Reviews Average Customer Review: 2 people say: Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. Read our Review Guidelines for more information. Review title * Email Your email won't be visible. Please use the email address that is associated with your order. Display name (e.g., JohnD) Your review will be signed using the display name and location * Your location (e.g., Charlottesville, VA) * Your rating Click on a star to rate the overall product on a scale of 1-5 1500 characters left * Your review Attach a YouTube Review Crutchfield Video Review Guidelines Only submit videos that you made or are authorized to use. 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Written By Justin, Tarpon,Fl. on Friday, October 03, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These speaker are excellent in everyway. They fit on corners of walls, easy to install, and they sound excellent for surround sound. LOVE THEM!!!! I am currently running these with a Yamaha receiver. These are also great for Denon receivers as well Pros: excellent sound, loud Great speakers! Cons: Their is nothing I can say that is bad. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Boston Acoustics Bravo 20 Written By GeorgeG, Arl.VA on Friday, March 28, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Nice solid construction, the fit and finish if this speakers are top notch. I have then connected to a Yamaha Advantage AV RX-1010 receiver . Sound is crisp. "The Boston Sound" has highs, mids, and lows that all play in perfect balance..easy to hang good brackets for corner walls. I installed them as surround speakers in a home theater setup replacing older Boston Acoustics Micro90XII that I had for over 10 years. Really pleased with the purchase. Pros: Solid sound, in a wide direction. Excellent midbass. Crisp highs Included brackets allows for a variety of wall-mounting options Cons: Other than price I haven't found one yet Was this review helpful? Yes | No Add accessories for the Boston Acoustics Bravo 20 Add Accessories You'll need speaker wire to get the signal from your receiver to your speakers. None is included in the box. See all categories & accessories You'll need speaker wire to get the signal from your receiver to your speakers. None is included in the box. Speaker Wire with Connectors Cut your speaker wire to the size you need and add your own connectors. Speaker Wire without Connectors Have your speakers installed by qualified professionals. 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My daughter (2.5) loves colouring books, but she uses pretty much one every day. Could someone recommend a decent free online resource of printable materials for children? (at 2.5 years of age these would be mainly colouring books, but maybe some games would be more appropriate for older children). Ideally in pdf format for high-quality printouts.
Here are a few places that I have found that are kind of home school related but I figure I will use as color pages to help my kids learn as they are playing.
Here are some pinterest searchs that may have what you need:
Often if you go to the websites of her favourite characters websites (Peppa pig, for example) you'll find things to print for colouring in ("things to do" or "activities" normally).
Another approach you may want to consider is something that can be reset, for example:
1) White-board
2) Blackboard
3) A reusable colouring book like ReColoritz
One quick idea that comes to mind is all the line-art or black-and-white clip art in your computer's office suite. If you have MS Office then there is a huge library of clip art, and even more available online.
You could select a bunch of suitable images and print them out. If you do this, do a quick calculation on printing costs first, because it might still be cheaper to buy a stack of books than a stack of ink cartridges...!
I saw a link to the following website and remembered your question. This site has paperdolls from 27 different countries you can print, color, and play with.
You can search Google Images or bing images for a character of her choice with keywords like
In Google Images selecting for black and white images can save you the need for additional keywords.
The sites that come up in the search often have a collection of coloring pages.
I just came across this description on how to create coloring book pages from your own photos:
(hat tip to Lifehacker.)
Make Your Own
Also, you can scan the picture books, comics, stories, etc... that you already have at home and remove the colors using a photo/image editing software. That way you get neatly defined coloring books with familiar characters, and tons of possibilities. You can of course do this with just about any image, but obviously picture books have neatly defined drawings and it's just the reverse of the processed they went through (they're usually inked and then colored).
Pro-tip: digitally cut out some of characters or background elements and you can then make new scenes, or even build new stories with your child. Variation: do a cartoon/picture mad-lib.
Even my kid love to color a lot, he loves super heroes like spider man, pokemon etc., i regularly download from MomJunction , even they have many cartoons , animals, alphabet etc.
There are many pages two of my favorite are: http://www.coloring.ws/coloring.html and http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/
The first one is great because there is a wide range of pages and can be searched by something that interests your child. The second on is Crayola's site - this site is great because it has more than just coloring pages, it has a variety of projects as well, which may be great especially as your child grows. I have found if you are looking for something specific, search that topic and coloring page and you will generally find free pages to print off for example "bear coloring page" will provide you an extensive list of pages.


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- Fort Ord reuse: Another problem with plans
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- Large donation to Fort Ord veterans cemetery
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- Fort Ord: Board of Supervisors delays decision on plan to sell open space
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- Fort Ord sell-off raises hackles
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- Fort Ord open space fight extends to state-ordered sell-off
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- Monterey County supervisors to reconsider Fort Ord land use finding
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- MPC plans become bargaining chip in Fort Ord ballot measure
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- Seaside's Fort Ord ballot measure challenge fails
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- Seaside sues to kill competing Fort Ord ballot measures
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- Monterey Downs spent $86K on veterans cemetery petition campaign
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- Let the negotiations begin: Seaside picks possible developer for Fort Ord land
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- Seaside to mull spending $50K for 'education outreach' on Fort Ord land use
- Del Rey Oaks, developer headed to bankruptcy court in Delaware
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- Monterey County supervisors agree to open Fort Ord road despite concerns from hikers and bikers
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- Opening Fort Ord's Intergarrison road runs into resistance
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- Fort Ord Reuse Authority takes initial steps for special election
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The so-called guiding principles that would have limited land-use authority on Fort Ord are near death.
The proposed guidelines for base reuse, written by staff members of the land-holding jurisdictions, will be discussed at an upcoming workshop on implementing the base reuse plan's reassessment.
But Del Rey Oaks Mayor Jerry Edelen, newly elected chairman of the Fort Ord Reuse Authority board of directors, said he does not expect a vote to adopt them as policy.
Spearheaded by Carl Holm, deputy director of the Monterey County Resource Management Agency, the guidelines were proposed for the FORA board to follow as it implements suggested options in the reassessment of the 1997 base reuse plan.
One of the principles would have limited land-use decisions on the FORA board to the jurisdictions that hold land there, excluding Carmel, Pacific Grove, Salinas and Sand City.
The principles were adopted by all of the land-use jurisdictions except Monterey, which has not yet voted. They were adopted by the Board of Supervisors on a 4-1 vote, with Jane Parker dissenting. Then-FORA chairman Supervisor Dave Potter, who represents Carmel and Carmel Valley, told the board the guidelines were consistent with the reassessment report and he supported them.
Because they were presented on the consent agenda, Supervisor Lou Calcagno, who represents North Salinas, said he failed to recognize the significance of the measure.
From Edelen's standpoint, that may not be necessary. Describing them as a "self-inflicted wound," the mayor said the guidelines were a well-intentioned but ill-advised emotional reaction by some city and county staff members to an increasingly vocal element that opposes development on Fort Ord, particularly Keep Fort Ord Wild.
However, Edelen said, the effect was to leave the cities without land feeling like they had been attacked. The only mention of the guidelines at FORA's meeting Friday came at the end of the evening when Carmel Mayor Jason Burnett asked, what did we do wrong?
Edelen said he has come to respect the hard work that representatives from Carmel, Pacific Grove, Sand City and Salinas put in at FORA.
"For us to negate their influence which has been totally positive would be the absolutely worst thing we could do right now," he said. "The schism is between the extremists who want no development whatsoever and the land-use jurisdictions that want moderate development."
One of the reasons the expected firestorm over the guidelines fizzled at Friday's meeting may have been the decision to move the public comment time to the end of the agenda. While the guidelines were in the packet, they were not on the agenda, so the only opportunity for the public to speak came after 6 p.m.
Monterey City Councilwoman Nancy Selfridge said the decision to move the comment time was made because of criticisms over how long the FORA meetings run, but she questioned whether it's not disenfranchising the public.
If nothing else, it inconvenienced Monterey City Councilwoman Libby Downey, who attended to speak on what turned out to be the most controversial item on the agenda, the election of officers.
When then-Chairman Dave Potter refused to open the item for public comment when it was voted on by the board, Downey was forced to wait for the end of the meeting. Downey objected to the fact that Sand City Mayor David Pendergrass was on the committee that nominated him to serve his fourth term as the "at large" member of the executive committee, which sets the monthly agendas.
Others objected that newly elected Seaside Mayor Ralph Rubio was nominated as second vice-chairman, passing over board members who had served longer and never been elected officer.
Environmental attorney Jane Haines said FORA policies allow an officer to serve a maximum of two terms and require the officers' positions to rotate. FORA counsel Jerry Bowden said policy didn't apply to Pendergrass because he was not an officer. Edelen reasoned that Rubio's nomination made sense because former Mayor Felix Bachofner had represented Seaside on the executive committee and a vote for Supervisor Jane Parker, who nominated herself, would give the county two representatives on the committee.
Parker and Burnett, who was nominated as the at-large representative, were defeated on 8-5 votes. The representatives are considered two of the more progressive FORA directors.
On Monday, Libby questioned why Potter refused to open the nomination issue to public comment, saying it's the first time she has seen it happen in an open meeting. She asked for an explanation at the end of the meeting, she said, but was refused one by Bowden and told by Edelen that the staff would investigate the issue.
It is the second time in a month that the outgoing chairman called for a vote on an agenda item without first taking public comment.
At the December meeting, Potter called for the vote to accept the final reassessment report without opening the matter to public comment. Keep Fort Ord Wild spokesman Michael Salerno said numerous people, including him, were present to object that the report did not adequately address the issue of water supplies in the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin.
One of the now-dormant guiding principles calls on the board to monitor, but not re-evaluate the health of that basin.
The reassessment report was adopted on a unanimous vote.
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Aftercare: How to look after a new piercing
Aftercare, healing, and safety:- Well, to make my life easier and when writing out my guides, I thought that a single reference page would be a lot easier to link and refer to. Within this page, I'll be exploring every little inch of piercing healing, and aftercare!
So, I've just got a new piercing, how should I look after it?
Well, the first, and most important thing to remember is that you want to help your piercing to heal, not hinder it! This involves steering clear of harsh chemicals and unnatural ingredients, when it comes to cleaning, natural is always better!
Saline, and the importance of sea salt and small quantities.
1) When you go to a hospital with a wound, it'll be washed with what's known as a saline solution. This is a simple mix of salt (NaCl) and distilled water. This has powerful healing qualities, and is the only thing that you should be cleaning a piercing with.
2) So, you need salt, not just any salt, but SEA SALT. Why sea salt, I hear you ask? Well, other salts, such as table salt have other chemicals such as potassium and carbon added to add desirable properties. They might be 'desirable' for your cooking, but not for your piercing! A prime example of rough sea salt is Maldon Sea Salt, which is found in virtually all supermarkets.
3) You've got your sea salt. Now what to do? Fill a mug with HOT water that has been boiled. Obviously, you don't want to scold the piercing with boiling water, but hot water will help draw out the nasties. Add 1/4th of a teaspoon of sea salt. Any more than this, and you'll dry out the skin around the piercing.
Why will it dry out the piercing? Here's the biology bit.
- As we've all been taught in school, people are made of A LOT of water. We're looking at about 80% here!
- In our cells, there's a substance called cytoplasm. Cytoplasm is made primarily of water, and swells when there's a lot of water around, which explains why our skin gets happier when we drink a lot of water!
- Here's the harder bit: When you expose your skin (around a piercing in this case) to water, the skin takes up water through a process called osmosis.
- Osmosis is where water moves from a high concentration to a lowconcentration. So, the water and the salt in the saline solution will move into the cells surrounding the piercing. This brings the salt in with it.
- Now, we have a different problem, the salts like to move from a highconcentration to a low concentration, much like water. Now all the salt's inside the cell, it's in a high concentration. It wants to move to a lower concentration.
- The salt diffuses out of the cell, but, also brings water with it. Obviously, this is all happening on a molecular level, so we can't see it.
- So, the water has moved out of the cell, with the salt. If too much water leaves with the salt, the skin becomes dry and irritated.
So, that's why we use 1/4th of a teaspoon of salt! We don't want to ruin our lobes!
Help! I've got a bump on my piercing! What is it?
People often get bumps on healing piercings. They are medically known as hypertrophic scars. This can be for any number of reasons, such as a too strong salt solution, incorrect placement or incorrect jewellery. So, how do you get rid of the bump? There are a number of options.
- Do a Sea Salt Soak, as described above, except this time, add a chamomile tea bag, you can buy this in the tea section of a large supermarket. Make sure that it's only chamomile, you don't want anything else in there. NOTE: If you have a ragweed allergy, do a test first, the chamomile might aggravate the bump! Swirl the teabag in the mug, and remove it. Soak, and then rinse your ear as described above. Chamomile is a natural anti-inflammatory and has many soothing properties. It helps to calm the area, and reduce the bump. Do this three times a day.
- HEALED PIERCINGS: Dilute tea-tree oil and dab over the bump, it has very many natural anti-septic properties, but it can be rather harsh unless it's diluted. It'll help to calm the bump and help it go. Do SSS's at this time as well.
- Massage the bump with Vitamin E or Jojoba oil, this breaks down the tissue and helps the bump to go.
Help! My piercing's infected! What do I do?
Piercings actually rarely get infected, believe it or not! What many people think is infection, is mild irritation or the actual healing process. Your piercing may well be infected if it exhibits all of there symptoms:
- VERY hot to touch, does it burn and sting when you touch it? More than it did when you had it pierced?
- Is it very swollen? More than when you had it pierced?
- It the jewellery being 'swallowed' by the skin?
- Is there a very foul odour emitted from the piercing site?
- Is there a discharge? Note: All piercings have a normal, whiteish-yellow discharge called lymph. It crusts to form a yellow substance. This is totally normal. BUT: Is the discharge thick, gloopy, smelly, with a dark yellow, green or brown colour, streaked with red?
Three or more of those listed above can be the result of an infection. What do you do? Well, go straight to your doctor and ask for a broad spectrum antibiotic, this will stop the infection. If the doctor asks you to remove the jewellery, DO NOT!Removing the jewellery allows infectious abscesses to form, which are a lot worse than an infection.
What to expect from a healing piercing:-
Obviously, each healing time differs from piercing to piercing, but you can expect the same general healing symptoms:
- Itching. This is a sign of new cells forming round the piercing bar
- A yellow crust. This is dried lymph, which you need to soak off using an SSS. Lymph is made by the body's immune system to combat a foreign invader, and is a good sign of healing.
- The piercing hurts less to touch (only touch a piercing with clean hands mind!)
- Normal skin colour returning around the exit/entry holes.
Redness around the exit and entry holes, however is usual for a long time after piercing.
How else can I clean my piercing? The soaks look like a lot of effort?
Soaks are the best and, in my opinion, the only way to be cleaning a piercing. Below is a list of harmful chemicals that you should NEVER use to cleana piercing, healed or not.
- Hydrogen Peroxide. This is, essentially, bleach. You clean toilets with bleach, not piercings! It causes the cells to burst and die, which is quite the opposite of what you want to do when healing a piercing. STAY WELL AWAY!
- Benzoalkiumchloride. This is found within those dodgy little cleaning solutions that you get after a gunned piercing. Once again, it's too harsh in high concentrations, and in low concentrations that's in the little blue bottle, it's pointless, you may as well be washing with water.
- Antibacterial Soaps and sprays: Whilst a microbe free environment is important, anti bacterial soaps are far too harsh for piercings. It strips away the good and the bad bacteria, which is what your body actually needs (being the good bacteria) to heal the piercing, afterall only 1 in 10 cells in our body are actually ours!
If you have any questions at all, just ASK! In the ask box, I'm here to answer your qualms, questions and queries.
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