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This poll will close on Friday the 15th in the morning.
Any ties will have a one day runoff vote.
Any suggestions for future poll topics can be posted here.
Short, simple, to the point.
If we manage to screw this one up, we're in alot of trouble.
Where did all the zombie fans go?
Where did all the zombie fans go?
Muscle cars and ugly chicks are neck and neck.
Zombies fan here ;)
How about these,
1. favorite astronomy pic - or Hubble specific pic.
2. favorite environment/location - again we could pick a specific locale, like mountains, or streams, or fields.
3. favorite part of the body
4. favorite athlete
5. favorite monument
6. a toy from childhood
7. amusement park ride
8. favorite animal
9. coolest Fantasy/Sci-Fi pic
10. pic of what you think JD actually looks like :p
Some good ideas, thanks!
If we do #3 do you think newbies would think we're a gynecologists forum?:D
And we'll have to do #10 while JDs out of town, or we all get the ban hamster!:eek:
Look, there is only one, known picture of the real JD that has been published on the Interwebz. That picture is on a website that is no longer up, because the owner is no longer alive, and that makes me sad.
I would honestly ask that, with all sincerity, to please drop this one lone issue.
I worked very hard to fall off the grid - and for over 5 years, I accomplished it. I am only on the grid now because I own a place to live and have an address that isn't a hotel room. :rolleyes:
No worries bro.
To be honest, in the choice of posting JD pics, or pu__y pics, You lose anyway:D
As much as I like Zobies I truly love my cars so give me an excuse to post pictures.:D
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CSS speed typing for Visual Studio
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For the past few months, I've been looking at how to improve the web development experience in Visual Studio. This summer I released the Web Standards Update which brings HTML5 and CSS3 to Visual Studio, and a few weeks back Web Essentials was published.
This week I've been working on a proof of concept that eliminates the need for typing curly braces, colons and semi-colons when working with CSS. In non-English keyboard layouts, these characters can be rather difficult to type, because you need to use SHIFT and ALT to get to them.
Here is a quick demonstration of how to write CSS without the need for these characters.
I've been using this for about a day now on an English keyboard and I am so much more productive writing CSS. What I'm really interested in though, is whether or not YOU are when using this extension. Also, is it annoying, in your way, a waste of time, or the best thing EVAR!! Please try it out and let me know. I'd appreciate any feedback on this. Thank you!
Try it today!
Download the SpeedTyping extension for Visual Studio 2010 and let me know what you think on Twitter
Who knows, we might add this to the next version of Visual Studio…
Typing faster can be a big help, but well over 80% of my time in CSS will be in making sense of a mess that was created long before I arrived. Today I worked in a CSS file which was over 3000 lines long and assembled over the past year by multiple contributors. If I were to define a set of killer features it would be to better make sense of a complex CSS file. Being able to relate files like you can with JavaScript files would be helpful. Being able to tell the editor how this CSS file relates to others which are in the project locally and even remotely would be very helpful. One difficulty with CSS is side effects due to conflicting selectors, possibly because you did not know that a class selector was specifying a width and you thought the class name you just created was already in place somewhere else in the CSS file you are editing or even in another file entirely. It would be a huge help to show a window alongside the CSS editor which would show these complex relationships and help point out how the current selector and ruleset relates to what else is there. When you can help the developer conceptualize a large CSS file that would truly cut down on their work load because I really find myself reading CSS that I ever do in writing it.
A secondary feature I would then leverage with these features is to break up blocks of CSS into separate files which can later be assembled into a single file without difficulty. I recently leveraged AjaxMin from Microsoft to power an MVC Controller which assembled a set of CSS files into a single output file for use live on the web site. During development the developer can have the CSS outputted without minification to assist with debugging layouts and once it is deployed the CSS (and JS) would be minified. The extra benefit of this approach is that I can break sections of CSS coding into separate files, document the techniques which are being used even with links to blogs about those techniques, which are then stripped out when the CSS is minified. I find this greatly speeds up development because the developer can organize the CSS better and document workarounds which are still very much necessary for a wide range of desktop and mobile viewers.
Then there is Less which may mix this up a bit, but a workflow to also work Less into the mix would be great. So far I have not bothered with Less because I do want syntax support from my IDE. Once I am satisfied that I can get great support for Less I will switch to it in a heartbeat. But if I could mix legacy CSS with Less so that I can get the features I listed above I could really work Less into my projects more easily and greatly simplify my work and really focus on the real features of the web site instead of the complexity of a garbled mess of CSS.
Brennan Stehling
Huge stylesheets are always an issue to maintain. I'm planning to add some sort of refactoring to Web Essentials to help this. Also a CSSCop would be very helpful in this regard.
LESS support is already in the extension gallery. Search for Web Workbench by Mindscape. Web Essentials play nicely with both LESS and SaSS when using Web Workbench
Mads Kristensen
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A WIRRAL MP had a Question Time-style grilling from members of the student council at a school in her constituency.
Woodchurch High School Council invited Wirral West MP Margaret Greenwood MP to the school to answer questions on a range of issues such as Trident, Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, junior doctors and the life of an MP.
Ms Greenwood also spoke to the group about the importance of electoral registration and of how she became an MP.
She said: "It was a huge pleasure to speak to the Council who are a great credit to the school.
"I was very impressed not only by their questions, but also by their knowledge and interest in many issues.
"As a group and as individuals the Council members were clearly well informed and mature representatives of their fellow students."
Following the meeting with the school council Ms Greenwood was taken on a tour of the school by headteacher Rebekah Phillips.
"The school has fantastic facilities and dedicated staff who ensure the best possible education is given to the pupils.
"I would like to thank the School Council and Ms Phillips for their kind invitation."


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MOM's Organic Market Drops Products Marketed to Kids
Items with licensed cartoon characters on packaging will no longer be carried
In what is sure to be seen as a controversial move, MOM's Organic Market is discontinuing products with packages featuring cartoon characters from children's books, films and TV. The items are being replaced with organic alternatives in cartoon-free packaging.
"Marketing to children is wrong and should be illegal," said MOM's founder and CEO Scott Nash, a father of three. "Advertising is a shady game. It focuses on creating a shallow emotional attachment instead of pointing out the merits of a product. Unfortunately, it works -- and young children are particularly susceptible."
"Using beloved media characters to sell kids on a particular brand of food is wrong, even if it's healthy food," asserted Susan Linn, director of the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood. "Children should not be trained to pick foods based on the cartoon on the box. We congratulate MOM's for taking this courageous stance on behalf of families and urge other companies to follow suit."
Not everyone was as supportive of MOM's decision to ax all products targeting kids via popular cartoon characters on the packaging, however.
While agreeing that the move "makes complete sense when it comes to food that we should be eating less of, Elizabeth Pivonka, president and CEO of the Produce for Better Health Foundation in Hockessin, Del., thought it was "a bit rash to eliminate all foods with characters, since some of these characters are being marketed on foods that we should be eating more of, specifically fruit and vegetables."
According to a recent report by the Federal Trade Commission, major food and beverage brands spent $1.79 billion marketing to children in 2009, including more than $80 million on licensing fees for cartoons and other popular characters.
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Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
This is so soothing
This is one heck of a song man. I'm digging it!
There is one thing I really get annoyed about.
at about 1:20 - 1:25 somewhere, a kick is just a bit off and at "...waaas the key" you pronounce 'the key' just a tad too early and it sounds like that part is a bit muddled together...
Only thing bothering me. A mistake that's small and probably just slipped by in the mixing phase. Only reason you get 9/10
5/5 though ;)
Rated 5 / 5 stars
This is beautiful
I have little else to say.. Except one thing that irritated me. You did not pronounce the 'y' in reality very well, it's like it's not there. That is my only issue with this entire song.
It is sad, yet peaceful, and the beat makes it sound almost like the 'person' in this song is trying to move on, after some terrible event, during the calm afterwards. Very nice job.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
do you want to know my opinion of this song?
this is the best damn song on newgrounds in my opinion you have the most excelent voice on newgrounds. I think you should make more peices with vocals instead of the majority of your works being instrumentals.
plz continue to make songs like this. They make you feel so happy. Yet sad at the same time.
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Wow I really like the mood of it, sad yet so peaceful. Didnt know that you can sing that well too
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The family of former NSW Labor minister
Forensic accounting reports prepared for the Independent Commission Against Corruption, released on Tuesday, show some of the proceeds of the $30 million deal were used to buy a 30 per cent stake in the infrastructure company, then chaired by Liberal senator
Paul and Moses Obeid, two of Mr Obeid's sons, signed an agreement to buy Australian Water shares on November 4, 2010, two weeks after the family received the first $5 million instalment of the $30 million payment from Cascade Coal.
The mining company, set up by coal mogul
In 2010, it agreed to buy out the family's 25 per cent stake in a coal joint venture for $60 million, but to date it has only paid half the amount.
Senator Sinodinos, then treasurer of the NSW Liberal Party, was appointed chairman of Australian Water a day before Mr Obeid's sons signed the agreement with the company's majority shareholder, Nick Di Girolamo.
The agreement stipulated the $3 million purchase price for the shares was to be made in two instalments. The first $1 million was due on November 8, 2010 and the balance of $2 million was to be paid by March 31, 2011.
A report by the ICAC's forensic accountant, Grant Lockley, showed the money was paid out of an Obeid family trust in those instalments on November 5, 2010, and March 22, 2011, shortly before the deadlines set out in the agreement.
Mr Lockley traced the money from the proceeds of the deal with Cascade Coal.
"I conclude that the $3,000,000 paid to Australian Water and Australian Water Holdings was drawn from the monies received . . . from the sale of the interest in the Mt Penny joint venture," he said in his report.
Accounts for the Obeid family's principal trust record the $3 million payment as a loan to a beneficiary, and Moses Obeid testified at ICAC last month that he believed the share agreement was superseded by a loan arrangement.
But Mr Lockley said in his report: "I have not identified Australian Water . . . as a beneficiary of the Obeid family trust." He concluded that the transaction should have been recorded as an investment in the company rather than a loan.
Mr Lockley said in his report that the $30 million from Cascade Coal was also used by Eddie Obeid to make loan repayments totalling $83,000 on a $1.12 million apartment at Port Macquarie on the NSW mid north coast and to buy a luxury Mercedes-Benz S500 for $286,817.
Mr Obeid's wife, Judith, used some of the proceeds to put a $400,000 deposit on an $8.15 million mansion in Woolwich on Sydney's lower north shore.
Their daughter-in-law Nicole, who is married to Moses, put $2.3 million towards a $4.5 million house in Vaucluse in the eastern suburbs.
Senator Sinodinos was granted a 5 per cent stake in Australian Water on January 27, 2011. He abandoned his claim to the shares last week, following questions from The Australian Financial Review about political donations by Australian Water to the NSW Liberal Party.
Australian Water, which has a lucrative 25-year contract with state-owned Sydney Water, made its single biggest donation to the NSW Liberal Party on December 3, 2010, a month after Senator Sinodinos was appointed chairman, with a payment of $30,000.
The company's donations to the Coalition parties between 2009 and 2011 totalled $84,603.
Senator Sinodinos has said he was unaware of the donations and was "shocked and disappointed" to learn that the company was financially linked to the Obeids.
He claims he was made aware of the financial links only after he had resigned as chairman of the company on November 9, 2011.
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Star-Ledger Reaches Deal With Production Unions
The Star-Ledger of Newark has reached a tentative agreement with its production unions, heading off a threatened shutdown of New Jersey's largest newspaper.
The newspaper reports that officials on both sides say compromises have been made. No details were released.
Publisher Richard Vezza says savings were needed to "warrant continued publication" of the Star-Ledger. He'd threatened a shutdown at the end of 2013 if an agreement wasn't reached by Friday.
Council of Star-Ledger Unions President Ed Shown says the deal came after two days of nonstop talks and includes buyouts, wage freezes and other concessions. He says the unions maintained some "quality of life" issues.
Unions representing pressmen, machinists, engravers and mailers are expected to meet next week to seek ratification of the new four-year contracts by their members.
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Luv U Zoo™ Deluxe Musical Mobile Gym
More info on the Fisher Price website
Some of our lucky members were given a Fisher Price Luv U Zoo™ Deluxe Musical Mobile Gym to review - thanks to Mattel, and here is what they thought about it:
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Luv U Zoo™ Deluxe Musical Mobile Gym
Posted by EB Product Panel , 22 September 2011 · 11527 views
Adorable animal friends make baby feel right at home on the big, round, cozy mat! There's lots to see and do overhead and all around. Baby will love to watch the spinning mobile with dancing lights and lively music. The soft elephant gives baby a boost for easier tummy-time play. You can reposition toys on the arches or mat, and even take them along wherever baby goes! Requires 4 AA batteries.
More info on the Fisher Price website
Some of our lucky members were given a Fisher Price Luv U Zoo™ Deluxe Musical Mobile Gym to review - thanks to Mattel, and here is what they thought about it:
My bub is at the age now where she is interested in everything so she loves having lots of options. The Luv U Zoo is great fun for her. She plays with everything and loves all the different colours and noises. I feel comfortable leaving her on the mat to play as there is nothing in it that is dangerous or small enough that she might swallow. My daughter has just started to roll over and plays on her belly as well now so it would be nice if the Luv U Zoo mat had different textures and dimensions on it as well.
It was easy to put together but I don't find it all that convenient to pack away in the closet. I have seen play mats that just collapse down flat with no extra parts to detach which make them easier to transport as well.
I think all babies should have an activity mat and this is as good if not better than any other I have seen. If I could change anything it would be that there was just a little less plastic and maybe more material toys. It is a great product for an inquisitive child
Wow I am really impressed, easy to put together and many toys included to add to the play arches. I was extremely happy this morning when it appeared on my door step as it was unexpected. As the previous poster said it isnt as compact as it could be which is a downer.
Apart from that, love the lights and music, much more glam than what we were using.
All in all a great product!
A great musical gym for babies up to 18 months. Easy to assemble, the gym comes with many attachments, including the mobile that lights up and plays music for 20 minutes - mesmerizing for baby!
The mat was really soft and comfortable, and the attachments for the overhead gym had 8 different toys in total that were in easy reach. When baby gets old enough to roll over, there's a soft elephant toy that doubles as a support rest for the upper body - a really great feature.
The toys are also portable and can be attached to a pram. I also think a couple of soft toys would be a good addition though.
Overall, a great product
As a first time mum, working out which toys are suitable for my little one has been a challenge.
I was given a basic activity mat/gym as a baby shower gift, so even though i had been eyeing off the luvuzoo one in shops, i just couldn't justify buying another one. So, it was a fantastic surprise to get the luvuzoo one to review.
Firstly, the positives. The gym is very easy to assemble, and comes with quite a few toys for baby to play with. The mat itself is comfy and soft for baby to play on. Visually, it's great to look at, with lots of pretty colours and patterns to catch baby's eye. The elephant support pillow is not only cute, but very practical and can be used in a few different ways. The musical mobile is fantastic, plays a wide variety of tunes, and plays for 20 minutes. Although, i do wish that the lights and mobile could be on at the same time.
There only a few minor negative points about the mobile gym - as pp's have alluded to, it's not very easy to pack away without dismantling the whole gym. The only other problem i have found is that most of the toys are made of hard plastic - not a wide variety of textures for baby to play with.
Overall, i'm thrilled with the luvuzoo deluxe musical mobile gym - it is a great way for baby to play independently, it looks fantastic, and will easily grow with baby as he develops.
My first impressions of the Luv U Zoo mobile gym was of the lovely colours, which are bright but not too garish or offensive to the eyes. I love the elephant support pillow (so cute!) which adds an extra element of functionality to the gym. I think the variety of toys that clip on to the gym are also well thought out. There is a mirror, harder toys for teething, toys that make sound and soft toys for baby to grab on to. The music that the mat plays is also nice and soft.
The gym was easy to assemble and the instructions were easy to follow. The mat was not that easy to pack up and it was hard for me to find a place to store it away considering I do not have a large closet in the nursery. Regardless of this factor, I would personally recommend this product to anyone who is looking for a functional and stylish play mat for their baby.
Absolutely love the Luv U Zoo deluxe musical gym! So bright and capturing to the eye.
So easy to set up, and not too bad to pack up, although it would be great if it had a little carry bag to make it a little more portable.
The elephant pillow toy is great, as it really helps with tummy time, and my little girl loves the teething toys too. The mat and toys are so colourful and engaging, it is great that you can hang the toys from different heights and move them around so that it can grow with your baby. I also love how it lights up and plays music.
Would definitely recommend!
WOW - That was my first impression.
Wonderful Bright Eye Catching Colours - lots of different textures and patterns to capture the attention of a bubba.
I love that the product is suitable for a boy or girl without being plain and boring.
It has many inclusions and can be used is a few different applications Ie: Playmat, pram toy etc.
My little man especially loves the Mirror
I think the 20 min music option is a great one as it is very annoying to have to go back to a toy constantly to turn the music back on.
The lights are a great eye catcher and really help with keeping bubba entertained while on the mat.
The elephant support pillow is very cute and a great addition to the playmat.
It was easy to set up but I wish it had some type of cover on the top of the mobile where the batteries go. Even a bright rainbow fabric cover would make it more appealing.
It doesnt collapse down like my other playmat but I think the quality and other inclusions make it more applealing.
I would HIGHLY recommend this to any of my family and friends whom are pregnant or have a bubba.
And Lastly I love that it is suitable up to 18 months
Great Product, Thanks Fisher Price and Essentital Baby.
When the Luv U Zoo mobile gym arrived on our front door we were very excited. The play gym is a nice colour theme suited to both boys and girls. It was easy to set up, but is a little bulky to pack away. doesn't both us though, we leave it out on the floor in our lounge area.
I would certainly reccomend to others as this is one of the nicest play gyms I have seen around. also a bonus that it is suitable up to 18 months.
What a surprise! I didn't expect (and had forgotten...) the musical baby gym
The colours and characters are great, lots of different stuff and very varied. I love the monkeys because my son can use them for teething. It's also great how the toys can easily be attached on other baby things like prams, above cots, in rockers and bouncers etc.
Set up was no fuss at all, the same goes for packing it away. The bars snap together very easily.
My son was totally overwhelmed at first because there were so many different things around, but it definitely keeps him busy and distracted!
I'd definitely recommend it for others, especially if you've got an active and restless baby!
The colours are great. I like that you can move the animals to other things.
The music is a good distraction for unsettled babies.
Set up and pack up is easy
When I saw the big box, I was apprehensive on setting it up, it could not have been more easy — even with a 2 year old "helper" and not finding the instructions until after ( not actually needed to set up so simple) .
Love the fact the toys are removable to be added to other items ( pram etc and for ease of cleaning) and all of them have passed the 2 year old test as well as he seems just as fascinated.
Only slight downfalls and really they are very slight
Wish the head had a handle or something so I could double use the musical/light up bit as a cot mobile as well.
I thought the mat could be slightly more padded. And it when folded it was more compact.
The only real trouble I had with set up was getting the battery back off ( shaped like a crocodile on top — very cute) but as I dont want the kids to get it off it's not really an issue.
Would I recommend it to other mums, yes, Its bright without being overbearing in any room and unisex, entertaining for bubs, and is easy to clean. Its size is perfect in our lounge room even with three older sons running around.
This is a fantastic toy, my child loves to watch herself in the mirror and could play for hours on her own.
I found it very easy to ensemble and my other two children lov to play with it too.
I think the material of the matt is great because it easily wipes up any little spills or chucks. Better then the other play matte which soak right in.
Only downside is my older children try to rest onto of the mobile causing it to fall over, luckily it's when my baby isn't playing under it.
What an amazing play gym. I'm so impressed with everything about it. The bright colours and variety of toys keep my little man amused and entertained when he's on it.
Even my 2 year old finds it great fun, she loves to lay on there with her little brother and swing the toys for him. It's really great for tummy time play as well.
I found it really easy to set up and it remains up in the corner of our lounge room. A big thumbs up from me.
The new Fisher Price Luv U Zoo Deluxe Musical Mobile baby gym is an attractive, well designed toy for the new baby. The baby gym is sturdy, colourful and interesting to look at. I particularly liked the inclusion of a koala. The pieces are all baby and toddler friendly and can be easily held. They attach and detach quickly and easily from the structure and can be placed at different levels, according to the needs of the baby. The mat is colourful and appealing with its animal images and combined with the mobile pieces would be great for tummy time. There's even a cushion to prop up the baby to help with this activity.
It is easy to take out of the box as there are no plastic ties that hold the pieces in place. Fisher Price has used cardboard instead, which eliminates a good deal of frustration for the person putting it together.
The baby gym is straightforward to assemble – even without the instructions. It is equally as simple to dismantle and packs away flat into a draw of slipped back into the box. The three legs that click into the mobile hub make the baby gym very stable and unlikely to warp, which has been a problem with past baby gyms. The pieces unhook easily and could be used as pram mobiles if you so desired. The gym would be simple to clean. The mat and the elephant are machine washable and a quick wipe over on the plastic pieces would be easy to manage.
You will need four AA batteries to run the lights and sounds for this baby gym. There are three different tunes and the music is quite acceptable. It is not too tinny or computerized. There are three settings with the music and you don't have to have the flashing lights if you choose not to. The one problem that I had with this toy was that I found it difficult to open the lid to insert the batteries. It took a bit of pressure and finally the lid did open, but it was an effort.
The baby gym is not limited to the new baby, even when the baby is sitting up they would still be interested in the lights sounds and swinging mobile pieces. Overall, I think that you would get good value for money with this baby gym.
very cute, and extremely easy to use. bub thought the colours and toys were fascinating, and we found the gym great.
the colours are so bright, they are perfect for either a boy or a girl, the characters are extremely cute, and it's great being able to take parts off to use elsewhere (it means the gym lasts that much longer, and is more versatile)
easy to set up, but as i've found with all gyms, a bit bulky to store (but it is being left set up, so no issues).
definately worth the money.
This is an awesome play gym! It's easy to put together, and the vibrant colours and music help to soothe my baby even at 2 weeks old! It also attracted the attention of my 17 month old and encouraged him to lay underneath the gym with his new brother. He was equally entranced by the music and lights.
I like the sturdiness of this gym. Many on the market go quite flimsy and floppy if any pressure is put on the bars, but this one stay strong and in shape, which is handy when my older baby decides to give it a good workout! I also like the idea of using some of he components as pram toys, great idea.
The only downfall I see with this gym is that with other gyms that form a cross shape with the bars, they can be easily folded up in half, whereas this one, as it has 3 bars that come together in the centre with the light and sound section, it can't be folded up. That said, it is easy to disassemble so this won't be too much of an issue.
I would definitely recommend this gym to my friends (in fact a few came to our house today and commented on what a great looking gym it is!) and I think it would make a wonderful gift for mums of small babies.
We too were very excited to find this playgym on our doorstep, and I'm grabbing the opportunity to add my thoughts while my 4 month old daughter plays happily and noisily beneath it. Not too much to add to other's insightful comments. It is a lovely looking playgym - beautiful colours - bright but not too garish, and all the detachable toys are very cute. It was a bit of an ordeal to remove from the packaging and get the batteries in, but the rest of the assembly was easy and it is quite a lot sturdier than my collapsible playgym (while not as portable or easy to put away). Sound, lights and moving parts are a bonus, though I don't chose to have them on too often - the music still doesn't pass the easy adult listening test - it would be better if you could have movement/lights without the music, but it's less annoying than some!
My one cpncern is that some of the hanging toys are quite hard and heavy and I feel like they could cause a bit of a shock to bub if swung too hard in the wrong direction and hit her in the head - hasn't happened so far though!
My Baby Daughter who is 10 weeks old absolutely loves the baby gym,she loves the flashing lights and the music thou it would better if the lights could flash and the moving mobile could work at the same time.She loves the colours of the mat and all the toys.,and the elephant is great for tummy time.
What a wonderful surprise to find the Luv U Zoo™ Deluxe Musical Mobile Gym waiting on our front doorstep when we arrived home. My 7 1/2 week old daughter already loves the cheerful music and beautiful colours - looking forward to her interacting with it fully as she gets a bit older. My 3 1/2 year old already walks around the house humming the tunes. Animals are also a big favourite in our house. Another home run, Fisher-Price!
I love love love U zoo, thankyou for keeping my little one entertained. The animals, the colours and the lights he loves and the mat is so comfy. There's nothing like hearing him squeal with excitment.
Thanks EB.
Thank you very much, my baby loves this Gym, The colours, lights do the entertain my little son. Easy to set up, light and comfy..
definately will recommend this to others..
Th Love U Zoo playgym is fantastic!
It looks great in the box, and was very easy to set up. My only quip about set up is the batteries are a little tricky to install, the plastic back is really hard to get off once it is unscrewed.
The toys are great, the monkeys tend to come with us everywhere we go, great for teething. The music is much less annoying than other playgyms and I love that you can restart it with a big red button.
I think the rattle on the hippo hangs down a little low but in general the toys are great.
Thanks for letting us test the product :-)
Thank you for letting my little one test this product, she loves it!
The initial set up was quick and easy and the detachable toys are handy to grab as we are heading out of the door. They can be also be attached to the pram and my little one especially likes the monkeys which tend to go everywhere with us also. The koala is the next favourite, providing a great portable rattle and visual distraction when we are out and about.
At 9 months she is on the move and into everything. The playgym manages to keep her attention longer than most of her other toys which is great for me too! It has not been put away since we got it. The lights are also a great addition and the inclusion of music, a mirror, bright colours and pictures it is a treat for her developing senses!
I agree with some of the other comments that the base could be a little more padded and the hippo is a little big and does hang down too low. However, these are very minor negatives to an otherwise great playgym.
Other mums have commented on how good it looks and how much more interactive it is than some other gyms on the market and I would definitely recommend this gym to others.
I have only had the chance to open and assemble this playgym, as my next baby is not due for another 5 weeks, but I have already noticed a couple of positives over my old playgym. The first of these is the sturdiness of the structure. My old gym only had 2 foam arches to support the toys and light display, and as soon as my little one started to roll over, it would collapse in a heap on top of her. Because of this, we were unable to utilise the old product after she was 7 months old. There will be no problem like that with this one. And I love that this one has a mobile to keep my little one entertained.
We too were very excited to find this playgym on our doorstep and felt very happy.
we are expecting baby this November and Lu V U Zoo is the first precious gift from essential baby. However we just finished assembling it, which was pretty easy and didn't find any issues at all.
The colours, lights will definitely entertain my baby and the only negative aspect I felt was it could have been much easier if it can be folded easily for storage purposes rather than now it needs to be dismantled completely for making away for more space.
I have gone through the product information and I am interested in purchasing this Luv U Zoo Deluxe Musical Mobile Gym. I think my baby will like it a lot. He is now 3 months old and started responding to dolls and other toys. I think he will love those hanging animals in this Luv U Zoo Deluxe Musical Mobile Gym. I think this musical mobile gym is good for my child in his playing as well as in the brain development process. I would also love to make some Christmas cards of his pictures and hang it with his Gym. I would like to know about the price and the list of available stores so that I can buy one for my child.
I absolutely love this product! My daughter is 7 weeks old and it is her favourite past time.
It is difficult to amuse a baby of this age especially when trying to distract between feeds but i put her on the mat and each time it is like a new experience for her. She chats and coos and laughs at all the animals. She especially loves the lights and music.
My daughter had difficulty looking to her right side from birth but with all the different animals and mirror all around her she was soon looking around and after a few weeks she happily looks to her right and the elephant pillow for tummy time is an excellent idea.
It was easy to assemble, the mat is soft and washes well and it can be moved easily to any room of the house.
Well done Fisher Price!!
My 9 week old son loves this play gym!!!
It was easy to assemble the mat and toys although to insert the batteries you need to use a very small screw-driver which we didn't have. Also batteries weren't included – but besides these 2 small downsides we love everything else about the gym.
The toys can be moved around to different hanging locations on the mat depending on where my baby is positioned. Also the mirror can be propped on one of the hangers so he can see himself when doing tummy time which he loves.
The music is very catchy and I even find myself humming the tunes to my baby when we are out and I am trying to settle him. The lights and moving mobile he loves too, although I wish you could use them separately without the music.
The colours are well co-ordinated to suit wither a boy or girl and the mat is nice and soft when it is used on our carpet. The size is also nice and large for when he is older.
Overall I would definitely recommend the Luv U Zoo Deluxe Musical Mobile Gym!!!
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Dairy markets have been mostly down in the last month. Nearby Class III futures have fallen, while those for December and later are about the same. Of course the drop in Class III is tied to the cheese market. Cheese blocks have fallen $0.355 since last month, to about $1.78 per pound. The drop occurred in mid-August and cheese prices have gone nowhere since. Butter was steady until September 1, when it began a two week slide, dropping $0.20/lb., before stabilizing a week ago at $1.90/lb. The Class III futures price is $21.67/cwt. for August and averages $18.47 for the remainder of 2011 (see Table 1). Whey powder and nonfat dry milk prices moved in opposite directions once again, with whey powder up by 6.0% and nonfat dry milk powder down 1.6%.
The August Pennsylvania all-milk price was $0.20 higher than July at $23.70, the fourth consecutive month of increases. The Class IV price fell by $0.19 to $20.14/cwt. The Class IV futures prices average $18.61/cwt. for the rest of 2011. Together these values imply a Pennsylvania all-milk price for the rest of 2011 of $21.54. For the entire year, the forecast average is $21.79, $3.51 above the 2010 average price. Taken as a group, the outlook for dairy prices for the rest of the year is lower, but still better than the same months in 2010. The forecast prices for the first half of 2012, based on the futures prices, are also shown in Table 1. These prices imply a PA all-milk price of $20.05/cwt. for the first seven months of 2012, the same as last month. The forecast all-milk price for this period is $1.56/cwt. less than the 2011 average for the same months. If feed costs remain high, margins will be squeezed in 2012. Certainly most Pennsylvania farmers will not produce the feed they need for the next year in 2011, and will have to buy at high prices to replace what they lost.
Although the value of the dollar remains at very low levels, it rose compared to the currencies I follow in the past month. Since last month, the Australian dollar fell 1.7% against the greenback, and the New Zealand dollar fell 1.8%. The roller coaster for the Euro continues. Recent days have seen more uncertainty about whether Germany and France will support the Greek debt. Bank regulators are considering whether banks in these countries should mark down Greek debt to market levels, which would endanger reserve levels for many banks. Standard and Poors may lower the ratings for several large French banks. Like our own budget reduction efforts, much of the progress in the Euro zone is illusory. The Euro finished at $1.38, down 3.6% from last month.
Corn and Soybean Markets
Corn markets rose in the August to almost $7.80 for the December contract, and then dropped below $7.00 in September. The latest close was $6.92, unchanged from last month. Beans followed a similar path, closing at $13.55, up 20 cents from last month, but having hit $14.60 in the interim. August soybean meal is $349/ton, about the same as last month. Despite a variety of bad news about the 2011 crops, the market keeps falling.
Income over feed costs (IOFC)
Penn State's measure of income over feed costs rose by $0.47/cow/day in August to $9.56/cow/day, up 5.2% from its July level. The PA all-milk price was up $.10 at $23.70/cwt. Feed cost fell by $0.34/cow/day, mainly because the USDA estimate of Pennsylvania hay prices in August was $40/ton less than its July estimate. I wondered about the accuracy of the July estimate last month, but found some transactions to support it. The market this time of year is very local and variable, but the August value of $177/ton is more consistent with the prior months. Corn and soybean meal prices rose in August, but not by too much. Income over feed cost reflects daily gross income less feed costs for an average cow producing 65 pounds of milk. Figure 1 and Table 2 showing the monthly data are appended. Figure 1 shows that income over feed cost has been steady for the past several months. Given the lower milk prices that apparently are ahead, the income over feed cost will be falling.
The allocation of the revenue per hundred pounds of milk is shown in Table 3. The milk margin is the estimated amount from the Pennsylvania all milk price that remains after feed costs are paid. As with income over feed cost, this measure shows that the August PA Milk Margin was up 5% from July.
The feed cost was down this month. However, it looks like dairy farmers in Pennsylvania, and probably elsewhere, will be buying a lot of feed to replace the corn silage that they will not get from their fields. The September floods from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee affected some areas, although how much it will mean to crops is still unknown. I know some areas were hit hard. Given the poor corn silage crop, I expect some corn for grain to be harvested as silage, with corn brought in from the Midwest to replace the shortfall. The corn basis is at historically high levels, and will probably remain high through the harvest because of the small 2011 crop. I expect Pennsylvania to import corn from the Midwest at record levels until the 2012 harvest. Wheat has been fed to replace corn in recent months and the wheat price is still below corn. However, the wheat available for feed is being depleted, especially given the terrible hard red winter wheat crop from Texas and Oklahoma.
Cow Numbers and Milk Production
Figures 2 and 3 show the monthly number of dairy cows on farms and the normalized monthly milk production for a 30-day month. In both cases, the figures show an increase year over year. In the case of cows, the national dairy herd in July 2011 is 0.9% above July 2010, exactly the same as in May and June. July milk production is also above the prior year by 0.7%. Therefore the increased production is entirely because of more cows, while production per cow is down slightly. The very hot weather in July throughout much of the country certainly was a factor in the drop in milk per cow.
A Longer Run View: Milk Per Cow
Figure 4 shows the monthly milk per cow for the last few years, normalized for 30 day months. As you can see, the milk per cow for July 2011 was below July 2010, and the monthly increase over the corresponding month the previous year has fallen steadily since October 2010. USDA in their latest World Supply and Demand Estimates forecasted that higher feed prices would lower the rate of growth in milk per cow. Given that milk per cow is averaging only 0.7% above last year for 2011 so far, and actually shrunk in July, lower growth in milk per cow may mean shrinking, not growth. USDA anticipates a larger herd, so the total milk supply is forecast to be 1.45% over 2011. Of course, milk per cow is partially determined by conscious actions by farmers and partially is a response to weather. Over the past decade the average growth rate was 1.6%, with no apparent trend. Although the monthly patterns in milk production are not as pronounced as when most cows were on pasture, the normalized milk per cow in May averaged 7.3% more than October for the past decade.


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Tilt-in-space and Recline Wheelchairs
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Definition and Explanation
Tilt-in-space refers to changing the orientation of one sitting in a wheelchair, but keeping the hip, knee, and ankle angles the same. A recline wheelchair allows change to the seat-to-back angle, as well as the lower extremity joint angles using the leg rests. Tilt-in-space and recline wheelchairs can combine both features or be found separately. Either one can be incorporated with a power chair and numerous other assistive wheelchair features. Tilt-in-space wheelchairs often offer 45 degrees of tilt, but some can go as far as 55 degrees. Recline chairs change the seat-to-back angle up to 180 degrees.
Goals of Both Systems
Both systems have the goal of redistributing pressures or loads on the body, particularly on the ischial tuberosities and coccyx or the distal/caudal pelvic bones that humans commonly sit on. Some of the other benefits that both systems supply are: • Increase blood flow or regulate blood pressure • Head and trunk control • Positioning for function or ease of transfers • Aid with sleeping and resting • Improve feeding • Improve respiration • Adjust the field of vision • Minimize muscle tone (spasticity)
Potential Users
Persons with conditions such as cerebral palsy (CP), spinal cord injury (SCI), muscle diseases, head injuries, or those who cannot actively reposition themselves are the beneficiaries of such systems. However, not all features are recommended for all populations of people.
Tilt-in-space devices are prescribed more for patients with the conditions including CP and pediatric patients with SCI, that leave patients with spacticity or limited range of motion (ROM). Spastic muscle responses are often muscle reflexes that due to injury can not be regulated by the body in a normal way, and are often activated by any kind of movement or stretch. When repositioning patients with this condition changing joint angles can cause this unwanted muscle activation. Additionally, ROM may be inhibited by muscle contractures or stiffened joints. Both situations require that the lower extremities maintain their positioning.
Tilt benefits
The tilt system provides additional benefits over recline wheelchairs. One of these is maintaining posture, that would be lost in a recline system, requiring that the person be removed from the chair and reseated. Posture maintenance is important for pediatric patients who are more at risk of developing scoliosis. Tilt chairs can also be set to provide access to other tools and utilities on a persons wheelchair, such as communication devices and chair controls, at all times. These other items often tilt with the user in the chair.
Tilt limitations
Conversely, tilt can limit patients who use a desk or other furniture that could be harmful if the person tilted without first pulling away from the item. They offer limited access in these situations because they will not often fit underneath while tilted. Fixed hip position can also keep the bladder constricted, which is not indicated for persons experiencing urination problems and catheterization. Items on a lap-top tray or one connected the wheelchair can fall during tilting and a tilted position can make transfers more difficult.
Recline systems offer better distribution of weight or load by decreasing the seat-to-back angle of a wheelchair. They also position the patient for easier transfers, passive stretch or ROM, bowel and bladder function, and will not effect set up of trays or work space on the wheelchair.
Contraindications for both
Neither is recommended for persons who experience increased tone or muscle reflex activation in a supine position. Such activation can occur in persons with tonic labyrinthine regardless of hip position or angle.
Lange, M. L. (2000, June). Tilt in space versus recline--New trends in an old debate. Technology Special Interest Section quarterly, 10, 1-3. http://www.wheelchairnet.org/wcn_prodserv/Clinicians/Tilt_vs_recline.html


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The world's richest man recently sent a shockwave through the world food community by calling for another green revolution built upon n sustainability paired with genetic modification. Gates, one of the preeminent global philanthropists, made the case for empowering Africa's small landholder farmers to be more productive in drought-ridden and other harsh environments. read more »
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NEW YORK – New Jersey's lower house has voted to pass a resolution recognizing the women and girls forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during the war.
Introduced to the state legislative body last September, 76 of the 80 assembly members approved last Thursday the resolution that demands the Japanese government "accept historical responsibility" for the so-called comfort women and also "educate future generations about these crimes." Four assembly members did not vote.
The document states that "about 200,000 young women" were forced into sexual slavery, but the Japanese government destroyed "official documentation," making it difficult to accurately estimate the total number.
The state has two comfort women memorials and both are in Bergen County, which sits next to New York on the Hudson River.


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Jane Shahmanesh, Chair
Managing Director, Adherence Consulting Group
Willa Cohen Bruckner, Vice Chair Senior Partner, Alston & Bird, LLP
Michael Sullivan, Treasurer
Independent Investor and Company Advisor
Gretchen Ki Steidle
Founder and President, Global Grassroots
Karen Prior
Non-Profit Consultant, Starfish Collaborative
Lee Scheuer
Founder and Chairman, International ProInsurance Services
Global Grassroots Staff
Gretchen Ki Steidle, Founder and President
Our overarching operations, strategy, vision, and program design are managed by Founder and President, Gretchen Steidle who holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a BA in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia. Gretchen is a certified Integrative Breathwork Practitioner and has a background of 18 years in international finance, social entrepreneurship, mindfulness-based leadership, personal transformation, and mind-body trauma healing methods.
Heidi Luquer, Global Programs Officer
Heidi holds a Masters in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, a BA in English from the University of Vermont, and has completed her certification as a practitioner of Conscious Social Change. She has worked globally in the fields of conservation, social change, and education for more than 20 years, including in Senegal, Guatemala, and The Netherlands. In addition to providing core support to Global Grassroots' President Gretchen Steidle, Heidi oversees all global program operations.
Kathleen P. Mahoney, Fundraising and Communications Coordinator
Kathleen holds a Bachelor's in Business Management from St. Joseph's College of Maine. She has been Director of Annual Giving for MaineGeneral Health, Associate Director of Development for Kents Hill School in Kents Hill, Maine, and Senior Relationship and Communications Officer for Housing Families, Inc. Kathleen has served on the Board of Directors for The Box Project which matched families living in extreme poverty with supportive families who did not. From 2010-2012, Kathleen was Fundraising and Communications Coordinator for Amani Children's Home in Moshi, Tanzania, where she also lived.
Gyslaine Uwitonze, Rwanda Senior Program Officer
Gyslaine manages our Rwanda country programs. She holds a Bachelors degree in human rights law from Kigali Institute of Education and is certified as a Conscious Social Change practitioner. Gyslaine has served Global Grassroots since its inception in 2006 when she first joined as an interpreter. She currently oversees all training, venture development, and monitoring and evaluation activities for both our Academy for Conscious Change and our Young Women's Academies, as well as international staff training. Gyslaine is supported by two Program Assistants and a university intern.
Thacienne Nyiraneza, Rwanda Program Assistant
Thacienne holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from Kigali Independent University. She has eight years experience working in microfinance and community economic development programs. Thacienne has been instrumental in building strong relationships with our venture teams and provides support for all of our programs in Rwanda.
Claudette Habimana, Rwanda Program Assistant
Claudette is completing her degree in accounting. She brings ten years experience in microfinance and commercial banking and is also a professional volleyball and basketball player at the national level in Rwanda. In addition to inspiring our young women, she provides support for all our programs in Rwanda.
Juliet Aber, Uganda Program Associate
Juliet has a BA in English from Makerere University and an MA in Development Studies from Uganda Martyrs University where she studied the effectiveness of microfinance. She has seven years experience teaching and working in the field of development for international NGOs, including managing educational programs and overseeing monitoring and evaluation processes. Juliet manages our venture development and monitoring and evaluation of our women's ventures in Gulu and provides support for our Uganda young women's program.
Francis Kumakech, Uganda Program Assistant
Francis has a BA in Organizational Studies from Makerere University and has work experience in graphic design, psycho-social support programs, and social entrepreneurship endeavors, founding two local groups to support vulnerable women and youth in his community. He is currently focused on providing translation assistance and support for our venture development and oversight in Gulu, as well as management of our eAcademy platform.
Global Grassroots also has a corps of 15 certified Conscious Social Change practitioners who are qualified to teach our curriculum where requested globally as independent contractors, and dozens of others in the process of completing their certification.
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Holden Sports Management
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Communications, US Veterans Administration (retired)
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Founder, Influence Films
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Founder and Chair, Lee Pesky Learning Center
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Die Schwarzgelben's CEO has stressed that his club is under no pressure to let the striker leave anytime soon, insisting that holding on to him could be economically smarter
The Poland international has been in outstanding form so far this season, scoring nine goals in 12 Bundesliga appearances. Despite having reportetly attracted the attention of big European clubs, the club's chief is confident in their ability to hold on to the player.
"Just to make one thing clear, we alone will make the decision [on whether or not he will be sold]," he told Kicker. "But of course we will discuss it with him."
Regarding the risk of potentially having to let go of the star for free at the end of his contract in 2014, Watzke said he is in no rush to make a decision.
He added: "It is simple math. Having Lewandowski play one more season could make more sense economically than to cash in a huge transfer sum. We are under no economical pressure to act."
Dortmund currently sit second in Bundesliga, nine points behind table-toppers Bayern Munich. They host Fortuna Dusseldorf on November 27 and play the league leaders next Saturday.


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COMMUNITIES in the South East are being urged to remain aware of the potential for more river, coastal and groundwater flooding over the weekend with further heavy rainfall predicted to fall this afternoon.
The warning comes as high spring tides are also forecast along the south coast today and over the weekend, which could result in flood alerts and possibly some flood warnings.
There are currently seven flood warnings and 102 flood alerts in force for the South East. A flood warning means that flooding of property is expected and that people should take action to prepare.
High groundwater levels mean there is a continued risk of flooding in many areas such as south Wiltshire, Hampshire, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Surrey and Kent. Flood alerts for groundwater flooding are in force currently across the South East and the forecast is for levels to continue to rise in the days ahead.
People are urged to avoid driving or walking through flood water. Fast-flowing water that is just 15cm deep can be enough to knock an adult off their feet.
Dave Bedlington, regional flood risk manager for the Environment Agency, said: "We are expecting further heavy rainfall today and into the weekend, which will continue to raise the threat of flooding to communities along rivers and along the south east coast, and we already have several flood warnings in force in Hampshire, East Sussex and Kent.
"We will continue to monitoring the situation very closely as river and groundwater levels across the South East remain high and responsive, and standing water remains in some flood plains. As high spring tides are also forecast over the weekend we will be keeping a close eye on the developing situation around the coast.
"Environment Agency teams remain out on the ground around the clock operating pumping stations, issuing flood warnings and checking that flood banks, walls and barriers are working effectively. We are urging communities to prepare in advance by signing up for free flood warnings and to take action if they receive one. A flood warning indicates that flooding is expected and immediate action is required."
Advice for those dealing with flooding is available on the Environment Agency website and from Floodline on 0845 988 1188. Up-to-date information is available on Twitter @EnvAgencySE and by following #floodaware.


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Congratulations NYC: Smoking Down 19%
Quitting smoking is something I can wholeheartedly support, and if you can break the habit in the big apple you can break it anywhere. My clumsy changes to the classic lyrics really don't do justice to the excitement I feel about the drop in the amount of smokers living in NYC.
Maybe it seems a little weird to get so excited over this but a 19% decrease in adult smokers is huge. It means there are 240,000 less smokers living in NYC. If you project the numbers a little further you come up with this statistic - since a third of all smokers die from smoking related illnesses, 80,000 lives have been saved.
Increase in taxes on cigarettes on both the state and city level made the price of cigarettes very expensive and smoking was banned in virtually all indoor workplaces, including restaurants and bars in 2003. The one, two punch of exorbitant price and nowhere to light up really helped some folks stamp out a bad habit. It took a while but the measures really paid off.
If you are contemplating quitting smoking set a "quit date" and read these posts about reasons to quit and ways to stop the nicotine cravings.


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Ship of Gloom: Carnival Pride Cruise Review by lovelife
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Ship of Gloom
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Baltimore
We are a mature couple on our 23rd cruise having sailed Celebrity, Princess, Disney, Norwegian, Carnival, the old Cape Canaveral, and 15 on Royal Caribbean. Our very first cruise was on Carnival 20 years ago and we remember it being fun. Since we just moved within an hour and a half of Baltimore and Turks & Caicos was on my bucket list, we thought we would give Carnival another try. This sailing was not easy on the pocketbook as I had expected so I had high expectations for my hard earned money.
We arrived at the port about 10:30 a.m. The ship had a delayed arrival so we sat in our car lined up in the parking lot with many others for about 45 minutes until we were waved through. Although we printed our luggage tags and had them secured to our bags, we had to stop and get out of the car and obtain another type of luggage tag More before proceeding in our car to the porters. The line was pretty long for check in. Once that was accomplished, we waited inside for about another 30 minutes before our section was escorted toward the ship. No biggie -- we had seven days of fun and relaxation ahead of us. We finally boarded about 12:30 p.m.
I have never stepped foot on a ship and had such thoughts as I did on this one. We walked into a dark, morose lobby with candelabra that reminded me of Dracula's castle. I thought why did I book this cruise? (DH admitted later he thought the same thing.) But determined to keep an open mind and enjoy myself, I thought okay, it can't all look this bad. I was mistaken. Almost all areas had the same depressing atmosphere. It was all so overly decorated and one would be hard pressed to find a space not covered in baroque decor. The lobby, casino, and some of the lounges were especially gloomy. I had read on these boards that the ship was a little dark. Oh boy, what an understatement. A few places were bright such as the sunset garden and the entrance to the theater. I was prepared for the adult only artwork so no surprise there except the David statue gave me a bit of a startle. Sizeable David stands guard over a gorgeous specialty restaurant, but I just can't imagine eating with that dangly part looming above.
The cabin was roomy with a shower larger than I am accustomed to. It had a 70s-like decor with an orange vinyl sofa and a turquoise bathroom. The extended balcony was a treat. The mattresses are nothing special and kind of hard so I had to laugh out loud when I read we could purchase one of their "comfort collection" mattresses. We met our cabin steward the first day and never saw him again until departure day. At that initial meeting I requested ice each day but after not getting it, I left him a note to please bring it. Another day went by without it. Finally on the fourth day we started getting it but only in the morning. Otherwise he kept things clean and gave us great towel animals every day. Our cabin thermostat remained on the coolest possible setting all week and it just couldn't keep up. I reported it twice but it never improved. According to the maintenance worker's measurement, the coldest it could ever get was 76 degrees! Too warm for me. The interactive TV did not function but it was repaired promptly after I reported it.
When booking this cruise we selected the only available dining option, late, and were supposedly waitlisted for anytime dining. I kept checking on line and before the cruise, anytime dining became available so I changed it and got a confirmation. I always cover my butt so I printed a screen capture of this confirmation. Good thing as our set sail card showed late dining!! Once on board I talked to the maitre d' and he advised no way did we have any time dining and in fact 238 people were waitlisted. He would not do anything until I "proved" to him that I had confirmed anytime dining. I had to go to my cabin and get the confirmation and take it back to him. He still fussed and carried on but did eventually correct it.
The dimly lit Mermaid's Grille had good and not so good food. It does not offer a very large selection but certainly enough that I never went hungry -- far from it. The food stations are set up oddly and it is difficult to find certain things. Omelettes were great three of four days. I had seen folks walking away from the deli with delicious looking sandwiches so I couldn't wait to try one. I asked for a ham and cheese panini. What I got was slightly toasted bread with rolled up cold ham and a slice of cold unmelted cheese. Couldn't even eat it - pretty nasty. The desserts I tried here were good to excellent. Pizza was pretty good.
Hot dogs and french fries from the outdoor grill were quite yummy. The ice cream cones were good. Specialty coffee from Piazza Cafe was not good. Mixed drinks were good.
The dining room experience was interesting. Unlike other cruise lines, you cannot make a daily reservation for anytime dining; instead you just show up and take your chances. People began lining up for the 5:45 to 9:00 p.m. anytime dining before 5:30. Everyone would be rushed in at 5:45 and then there was no service until at least 6:00. One day we had to take a pager and wait 20 minutes to be called. All other days when we lined up early we were seated immediately. We tried unsuccessfully to get the same wait staff several times. Dining room breakfast was pretty good but sometimes very slow. Dining room lunch was good a few days but the final day it took 30 minutes to get our order. After an additional 20 minutes we still didn't have our dessert so we just left. We checked out Mermaid's Grille for some dessert and to our surprise there was an all chocolate buffet. Wish they would have advertised that as we would have tried it. When we got there the line was way too long. The dining room food ranged from okay to very good. It was great being able to have shrimp cocktail and the warm chocolate melting cake (just divine) every day. We had some wonderful dishes and some no so much. I did have one of the best desserts ever on a ship - cappuccino ice-cream pie.
The food and service on this ship were so hit and miss I would rate the overall dining experience a 6 out of 10.
Grand Turk was very nice but not exactly what I was expecting. We took a taxi to Pillory Beach and began walking at Bohio Dive Resort which I had read so much about. Definitely beautiful water and beaches but not a lot to see otherwise. We walked the beach all the way back to town where there were several historic buildings. From there it was back to the port by taxi where we swam by the ship and in the Margaritaville pool. The copycat flowrider was not functioning. It was such a short stay.
I can't say enough about Half Moon Cay -- simply heavenly. I could have stayed in that water for days. The sand was like baby powder. This is the best cruise line private island beach I have visited. I really liked the barbeque area too. Unlike other private islands, there was plenty of seating in small sections scattered throughout the area. The food was very good there. I did not want to leave this place. Too bad I can only go back if I take another Carnival cruise because that ain't happenin'.
Freeport is a waste of time.
What a treat it was to experience some different types of entertainment from what we have been seeing over the last 20 years. We enjoyed karaoke until the same people who were really not as good as they thought started coming back over and over. But....they were unquestionably better than I, since I can't carry a tune in a bucket. We had seen the juggler/comedian on another ship but still enjoyed him. The three comedians were very good. One requested during his show that we give the entertainers a good rating as that is how they get promoted (promote contracted entertainers?), but there were no comment cards on this cruise. For some unknown reason the late night comedians performed in the small Butterflies Lounge. When we arrived 15 minutes early, there was standing room only. At 11:30 p.m. there is no reason they cannot use the theater where everyone gets a chance to attend. Just does not make sense to me.
We attended the welcome aboard show and the final Legends show. The Newlywed show (or whatever Carnival calls it) was funny as was the Liar's Club. I liked that there was always available seating in the theater when we went.
A big letdown was no live band on the pool deck. I don't recall ever being on a ship without one. Instead there was a DJ. At times there was a singer in the lobby and a singer in the casino.
It seemed such a contradiction to have a fun Mardi Gras in the oh-so-dismal lobby. We did enjoy people watching though and the music and dancing were a hoot.
Gumby, the assistant cruise director, was hilarious and I liked cruise director Kirk.
We booked at this particular time of year thinking most children should be in school. I guess we were right as there were very few children and we only encountered one group of unruly female teenagers.
The one time we ventured up to Carnival's signature slide there was a huge line of mostly drunks. Good thing there was a crew member there to oversee things.
The walk-around deck had no lounge chairs to sit on as we are accustomed to. To me sitting out there for a while in the evening is the real "old timey" cruising and I missed that.
This cruise had no past guest party (or at least we weren't invited).
The adults only serenity area was pretty nice. It has a miniscule pool and one small hot tub. It was always extremely crowded during sea days and in the evenings the furniture was dirty and wet.
All crew members were friendly and accommodating except the maitre d'.
I talked to other passengers who shared my sentiment about the dreariness of this ship.
Debarkation was painless.
I try to make the most of things when they are not as expected and overall had a good time, but this ship is just too dark and depressing to be called a "fun ship."
Will I cruise Carnival again? Nope. Less
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|The Feast of the Dead by V.F.F.
"Silence! Silence! Silence!
Symbol of the Living, Incorruptible God!
Guard me, Silence, NECHTHEIR THANMELOU!"
"Silence! Silence!
I am a star, wandering about with you, shining forth out of the deep, OXY O XERTHEUTH!"
- PGM IV. 475-829. (Untitled/"The Liturgy of Mithras.")Finally, should the picture above become my new header? With a bit more cleanup, of course.
"The Demon of a Dead Man."
This post is in part inspired by R.O.'s The Dead are Everywhere! I had planned to do a post like it, anyway, but why not jump from where he started?
Most of the terminology I'm going to use stems from the PGM (Papyri Graecae Magicae or Greek Magical Papyri). I was going to try and flesh out a rough "three world structure" and place the spirits discussed in it, but I keep thinking of all kinds of exceptions and becoming annoyed with myself for not being able to sort the different categories of Daimons into specific spaces. So, instead, I'm just going to talk about the Daimons and try to keep this simple. Where possible, expect to see references to the PGM.
The most important term I will be using is that of the "daimon." To quote Betz Greek Magical Papyri in Translation: "In the PGM, as often in Greek literature, this term is used of deities and lesser spirits whose influential control is sought. In the New Testament, the word is used of an evil spirit, 'demon,' a sense not generally used in the PGM." Thus, a daimon can be just about any spirit ranging from a God such as Hermes Kthonios, to the most impotent and least empowered of the spirits of the dead.
However, if we want to achieve some coherency when it comes to distinguishing between the Heroic/Mighty Dead and the Restless Shades, it might be helpful to default to original terminology beyond the simple reference point of "daimon."
The Heroic Dead
To quote Phil, again:
"Of the various classes of divine being that existed for the Greeks, heroes are an interesting further option. Gods are gods (let us take what this means for granted!), and demigods are often born of a god and one mortal parent, though very few are recognized as such in cultus. Dionysos, for example, is never called a demigod, though Semele (his "final" mother) was mortal (though eventually made immortal as well). However, Herakles and Perseus are both sons of Zeus, and the latter is never considered a god and is only a hero, whereas the former hero was eventually deified and underwent apotheosis. The Dioskouroi seem like they ought to be heroes, but in fact they are considered gods more often than not. However, many heroes seem to have started out as strictly mortal. Whatever the cultic or theological reality may be in each individual case, perhaps the main distinction is that most gods have a timeless and eternal quality about them, whereas heroes have a beginning and end in death, but a very productive afterlife..."
- P. Sufenas Virius Lupus, The Syncretisms of Antinous.
The Heroic Dead express a range of action and potential. At the upper end is someone like Asklepios, who "attained divinity" (or was treated as though he had by his cult) and is considered a God, but whose divinity was often contested even at the height of his cult's practices. At the other end of this spectrum is any one of the number of soldiers that died in the battles of antiquity and was part of the Mass Heroizing practices that were performed at some sites.
Conceptually speaking, we might well compare them to Saints, and perhaps even more-so to Folk Saints. A given hero may or may not have had a cult, or a cult site, but that doesn't make them any less Heroic. It sounds like for the most part, contact was contingent on some form of space they may have also inhabited (such as their tomb), but... Who knows? There were a lot of heroes, by my understanding, and they don't act like some of the other Daimons one might come across.
Am I allowed to add pantheons of Daimons like the Daimones Argyrei or the Daimones Khryseoi? There were human at some point, but now they aren't. So, do we class them along with Heroic Spirits or do they occupy their own special categories? I have no idea. I want to, but, I'm not like an expert or anything.
The Biaiothanatoi.
According to Betz, they were:
"those who died violent deaths, were unable to enter the underworld because their time on earth had not been completed. After death they lingered as evil spirits and were subject to magical compulsion."
They belong, if I'm correlating them correctly, to Hecate's Horde.
Even when their presence is not explicit in the PGM, materials relating to them for lunar workings or invisibility is present. For example PGM IV. 2785-2890, a "Prayer to Selene for any Spell." The prayer is over-all to the Moon, but heavily influenced by Hekate and her aspects. After crafting the protective charm for the rite, the magician is told to "clean with natron and water, and dip in the blood of one who has died a violent death." (V.V.F. Has argued that alternatively, a magician could try using one of the plants attributed to being sprung from the blood of a hero. This is an interesting suggestion, but... I don't know. I need to think more about it.) Additionally, since the rite is all-purpose ("for any spell"), there are two different offerings that are to fed to the charm upon it's completion: "For doing good, offer storax, myrrh, sage, frankincense, a fruit pit." This is contrasted for doing harm: "offer magical material of a dog and a dappled goat (or in a similar way, of a virgin untimely dead)." Some of the polluted materials (excepting the elements relating strictly to Hecate and her relation to pollution) largely appear to be relating to the Biaiothanatoi.
Alternatively, some invisibility spells such as the one mentioned in the third part of the Dead Man's Hand (Edit: continuing from points made in the second.) entries call for materials relating to these daimons, for reasons I assume exist along the lines of inoculation. (A great many of the spells don't seem to be created to make one literally invisible, but appear more likely to make one invisible to a spectrum of adverse daimons that the magician wishes to avoid. But I am being perhaps too general on that subject. I've seen at least two PGM spells for invisibility that seem to be semi-literal.)
Finally, simply because a spirit is of this class doesn't appear to be all that it can be. PGM IV. 1928-2005 is entitled "Spell of Attraction of King Pitys over any skull cup." A crucial line to it is this: "Grant me power over the spirit of this man who died a violent death..." Far from being horrific, the goal of the ritual is to introduce said dangerous, and restless, shade to the power of Helios. Thereafter the spirit is altered, presumably by the power of the Solar God, into a badass that can crank out exorcisms. However, PGM IV 2125-39 is "a restraining seal for skulls that are not satisfactory for use in divination, and also to prevent them from speaking or doing anything whatever of this sort." So, clearly, even the rituals attributed to King Pitys were not thought to work universally. Nonetheless, I am bringing these rituals up to make it clear that even a spirit that initially is encountered and part of one group of spirits can end up doing something radically different when employed by a magician. At least that is the view that the PGM leaves one with. The question of whether or not the rituals referenced above even work is... Something I can hardly attest.
Still, I hope this little dialogue was of some benefit to someone.
If I got something wrong, please let me know so that I can correct it. Again, I'm not an expert or authority or anything on these matters.
And also: there is no "the Goetia." There is "The Lemegeton," and there was Goetia (which was practiced by Goetes), but they are not precisely the same thing. Just sayin'. I know I've also sinned against that category of practice by referring, many times, to demons evoked from the Lemegeton and similar magical books as "Goets." My bad. I should stop that. Like. Forever.


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I'm glad Warren Jeffs was found guilty and can only hope they sentence him to life. He is disgusting proof that anyone can use God to push any adjenda no matter how wrong.
The stupid crossing guard at the HS wouldn't let me turn left to got back to the Parkway this morning even though I just came that way and had my blinker on. Made me go straight where I just turned around anyway?
I hope they find that little Madeline McCann girl, but I still don't understand how the children at such a young age were left alone while the parents dined out.
There must be a bad batch of styrofoam cups as all the ones I'm getting from different locations all leak after a day. It's really putting a damper on my refill efforts.
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When planning a Halloween party, you'll want to keep in mind the potential complicated costumes people may show up in.
So you'll need to make sure you food menu consists of easy Halloween party finger foods that people can easily grab and go as they mingle.
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Witch Finger Cookies
This takes the term "Halloween finger foods" quite literally. Bake a batch of these witch finger cookies for guests to snack on. They'll do a double take of this slightly gross cookies since they look a little too real beyond anyone's preferred comfort level.
Follow our easy recipe to make this creepy fingers.
Eye-Popping Cake Pops
Cake pops are the perfect party finger food. It's portable. It's sweet. It's perfect! It's just the right size of sugar and they give your party menu a cute look and feel especially if they are decorated in a special way. And these bloodshot eye cake pops are certainly special.
These eerie eye cake pops are fun to make and decorate for a Halloween party.
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Deviled eggs are a party menu standard. Maybe it's because it's a simple and inexpensive dish to make, or people just love the comforting taste of this classic dish, but give it a spook-worthy twist with our recipe. These deviled eggs make for an easy Halloween party finger food people can pop in their mouths as they get their spook on.
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Halloween is a fun holiday that let's you get really creative with your party menu. By incorporating a few scary elements to your Halloween treats, you can make up an array of Halloween party finger foods that guests will enjoy nibbling on as they socialize.
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Any sort of "Man on the street interview" reporting is useless except for laughs. Talk to X many people, pick the answers that best fit your narrative and make a "story" out of them.
What? You're saying that the 5 people who couldn't locate the US on a globe aren't indicative of college age citizens? I'm shocked!
Just like polls that show most of the US is in favor of SSM, even though the states aren't implementing SSM when there is nothing preventing the states from implementing it...
I think we'll see tomorrow, won't we? We'll also likely see the first time a popular vote has stopped one of these silly constitutional amendments from passing the electorate. Happy days are ahead, oh my! How many years until it's legal everywhere here? Just about time for people to decide and place themselves on the right side of history or be seen in the same light as the kooks who are against things like interracial coupling...OH LAWDY, MY PEARLS! IMMA CLUTCHIN' EM SO TIGHT!


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EXCLUSIVE: Ray Winstone has been offered the role of Noah's nemesis in the Darren Aronofsky-directed Biblical epic Noah. Negotiations are underway for Winstone to go mano a mano against Russell Crowe in the film, which also stars Logan Lerman, Douglas Booth and Emma Watson. I'm told that Aronofsky considered a number of actors — Val Kilmer was among them — but wanted a thesp with the grit and size to be convincing as he goes head to head against Crowe's Noah character. And here I thought Noah's main nemesis was bad weather. I expect this deal will work out. It's a big job for Winstone, who's coming off Snow White And The Huntsman and Hugo. Winstone has shown his macho chops though in films that include 44 Inch Chest, Sexy Beast and The Departed. Still to be cast by Aronofsky is Noah's wife. I'd heard that Jennifer Connelly was among those being considered — she and Crowe starred together in A Beautiful Mind — but nothing has been decided. Noah is being co-financed by Paramount and New Regency. Winstone is repped by ICM Partners.
Ray Winstone Gets Villain Offer In 'Noah'
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Ray Winstone as the villain? Granted, I haven't read the source material in a while, but isn't the bad guy in the story God?? After all, he's the one committing genocide against the entire human race — pretty villainous move right there! Either way, I'm actually totally fine with Ray Winstone playing that role…he was great in Sexy Beast.
If I remember the book, the story is like PROMETHEUS except the ending is different.
Well done.
Is it really genocide if you created that which you are destroying? And, I think it was more of a starting over type of move. If you build a lego house and decide to take it apart and start over, does that make you a villain?
First of all, people aren't Legos. And yes, I'd say if you, as a human, founded your own country, say, then murdered everyone in it, you'd be committing genocide. Genocide is often seen as a "starting over type of move." Or to be more precise, a "cleansing."
Why couldn't God have just snapped his fingers and made everyone except Noah disappear, if that's what he wanted?
44 Inch Chest and Sexy Beast. Those are two of my favorite movies. Hopefully Ray Winstone gets this role! And I can't believe they considered Val Kilmer for the role. I thought his days of being in big Hollywood blockbusters were over.
Val Kilmer deserves a comeback, something better than being the bad guy in MacGruber. He used to be an exciting actor. Kilmer should take a page from Alec Baldwin, who seems to be enjoying himself.
Actually the villain would be the rain clouds. Which this guy could play given his um…heft,lol.This just seems needless and eyerolling.I'm guessing he will play the city's leader or such, doubting what Noah says is coming and trying to stop him?
Great get for this film…I'm truly excited to see this with this great, talented, and dignified cast.
Noah, huh? I wonder how the story will end?
Well, Lego people are plastic, so no. The distinction between real humans and little plastic figures is, granted, a fine one, but I think it holds up regardless.


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|Spin, Spin, Spin! When I first started riding, I thought I would build my legs up faster by pushing higher gears. Not good! This is bad for your knees. Seventy to ninety pedal RPMs are recommended, depending on who you ask. One way to monitor without counting is: if you are feeling the burn in your leg muscles on fairly level terrain, then you are probably not spinning enough. If you are breathing hard on level ground, you may be spinning too fast.
|Drink, drink, drink! By the time you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated. Try to remember to take small drinks often. Until you get in the habit, every time you see another rider take a drink, reach for your bottle. Some riders like water, others prefer sports drinks such as Gatorade. A benefit of sports drinks is the carbohydrates and potassium they contain. Read the label and choose one which contains sucrose or dextrose. Drinks which contain high fructose corn syrup are harder to digest and can cause some riders stomach distress.
|Eat, eat, eat. Fuel your body. If you are on your bike for more than an hour, you need food. Sports drinks help, but they are not enough for longer rides. Believe me, you don't want to "hit the wall" (your body has used up its supply of readily available fuel). It's better to eat small amounts often rather then a larger amount all at once. Some riders like natural foods. Bananas, raisins, and fig bars are good. I like to take a couple bites of Power Bar every ten miles or so to stay fueled up. Experiment and find what is best for you.
|Prepare for flats. If you ride very much it WILL happen. Practice putting in a new tube at home. Always carry tire levers, a spare tube, and a patch kit. Just a spare tube is not enough in case you have two flats on the same ride. Glueless patches work fine to get you home, but they are only a temporary repair. Check your tire before putting in the new tube. Often, whatever caused the flat is still sticking through the tread.
One thing to remember: be willing to try different things based on the advice of experienced riders. Then decide what is best for you personally. Make sure to keep your riding fun!