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Stokke Tripp Trapp High Chair & Baby Set Bundle (White)

July 31st, 2010 | Author: pobkosp

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Stokke Tripp Trapp High Chair & Baby Set Bundle (White) Simple design, no frills, no plastic and will always be part of our furniture. We love Stokke because we think they have the best ergonomic and most modern design. This chair can turn into a child chair and a step ladder just like other pieces of our son’s Stokke furnitures that will transform into other useful pieces of furniture when he grows out of them. My husband used this chair when he was a child and now our son gets to use it too! Stokke: Tripp Trapp TRIPP TRAPP® from STOKKE® The chair that grows with the childTM When Peter Opsvik started to work on the TRIPP TRAPP® high chair , his aim was for children of all sizes to be able to sit in the natural way at the family table with their elbows at table height. TRIPP TRAPP® is fully adjustable in both height and debth, and is the first high chair that can actually grow with your child. Your child can sit comfortably and the family table becomes the biggest and best tray ever put in front of the children’s high chair. Features The original award winning highchair. Adjust to be used when a child is ready to sit on his own (around 6 months) through adulthood. Seat and footrest are adjustable to the size of your child. Ergonomically designed to provide stability, comfort and confidence. Made of cultivated beechwood, providing strong, solid and durable product. Meets US and international safety standards. Five-point safety harness. JPMA certified. Holds up to 300 Lbs. 9 Wood finishes. 7-year warranty on all wooden components. H 31″ x D 19.25″ x W 18″ Read the research study from Cornell University to find how TRIPP TRAPP® from STOKKE® helps improve preschool children’s functioning while sitting Stokke Tripp Trapp High Chair & Baby Set Bundle (White)

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July 31st, 2010 | Author: pobkosp

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Stokke Tripp Trapp High Chair Finish: White

July 30th, 2010 | Author: pobkosp

Stokke Tripp Trapp High Chair Finish: White Stokke: Stokke Tripp Trapp Bring your child to the family table! The Stokke Tripp Trapp is an updated version of the popular Stokke Kinderzeat, a revolutionary chair that grows with children from age six months up until adulthood! It also features a five-point safety harness for the best security available. Once your child no longer needs to be supported while dining, the Tripp Trapp converts to an attractive full-sized chair. No other highchair can boast the simplicity, versatility, and simple beauty that the Stokke Tripp Trapp can. The Stokke Tripp Trapp elevates your child to eye level with everyone at the family table, creating closeness and bonding between children and adults. From this vantage point baby is able to really take part in meals and truly feel seated at the table, instead being isolated and removed from the interaction in a traditional-style high chair. The adjustability of seat depth makes it possible for your child to bend his or her knees and reach the footrest, which helps to support the proper posture and development. Both the footrest and seat, in depth and height, are easy to adjust as your child grows. The Stokke Tripp Trapp feels like a real piece of furniture – a handsome addition to your home. With the variety of beautiful finishes available, you are sure to find a color to complement your dining set. Stokke also makes Tripp Trapp cushions in a variety of colors for added comfort and style. This award-winning high chair is ergonomically designed to provide stability, comfort and confidence. Rest assured, the Tripp Trapp will provide a lifetime of use for your family – it can hold up to 300 pounds! Stokke Tripp Trapp High Chair Finish: White

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Chad: Influx from Central African Republic

July 29th, 2010 | Author: pobkosp

The conflict in Central African Republic receives far less media attention than Darfur, but the effects are much the same. In all, more than 50000 refugees are sheltering in southern Chad. This influx has overwhelmed villages on the border. To maintain harmony, the UN refugee agency has initiated projects which help locals and refugees alike.

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Stokke Tripp Trapp® Highchair – Walnut

July 28th, 2010 | Author: pobkosp

Stokke Tripp Trapp® Highchair – Walnut great high chair – DocBrown – Boston, MA USA
This is the second chair we have bought for our grand children. The chair grows with the kids. Is sturdy, well-made and adjustable. Our 5 year old grandson is still using his. Now our 18 month old granddaughter has her own chair!
We have 2 Stokke Tripp Trapp chairs and have been very happy with them. We used a more conventional highchair when our children were younger but switched them to these seats at about 18 months. They are now 3 and 5 and continue to use them. They are able to sit at the table with us, the chairs are comfortable for them, giving them good height for both eating and for drawing, painting, writing, etc. They also appreciate having a place to rest their feet rather than having them dangling above the floor or sitting on their knees. The chairs are very expensive, but my kids use them for hours per day at times between meals and play. We have wood floors and have had no issues with the chairs tipping as some have had.

I have one complaint and that is with the five-point harness. My oldest child’s chair has a three-point harness and is very soft- the only plastic parts are the buckle itself. My youngest child’s chair is a newer model with a five-point harness. It was ridiculously difficult to adjust and the part of the harness holding the crotch strap is bulky plastic and uncomfortable, particularly once a child is out of diapers. I ended up removing the harness system completely as soon as we didn’t need it. If anyone had a better experience with this aspect, please post in comments!

All in all, I’m very happy to have them and foresee using them for several more years. Stokke: 100206 The Tripp Trapp is a sturdy children’s chair that grows with your child. It lifts them up so they can be included in activities around the table.

Children love interacting with the family. In today’s hectic lifestyle, it is more important than ever to encourage these special moments of togetherness. The dining table is more than a place for mealtimes. It’s for playing, homework or simply just talking, enjoying quality time together. A child sitting at the same height as an adult at a table stimulates development of confidence. We believe that life around the table is incredibly important.

As an adult, we have the luxury of being able to rest our feet on the floor, allowing us to move freely to get comfortable. For your child, there is no such luxury. Tripp Trapp therefore features a unique, adjustable footrest that brings the floor up to your child. This creates better balance and comfort, as your child can easily shift their weight.

By sitting with the feet supported and elbows at the table height, your child can move easier and naturally and use their body without strain. It’s all about support, balance and movement.

Features:

The original award winning highchair
Adjust to be used when child is ready to sit on his own (around 6 months) through adulthood
Seat and footrest are adjustable to the size of your child – 5 different seat positions
Ergonomically designed to provide stability, comfort and confidence
Made of cultivated beechwood, providing strong, solid and durability
Meets US and international safety standards
Five-point safety harness
JPMA certified
Holds up to 300 lbs.
Seven-year warranty on all wooden components
Measures 18″W x 19.25″D x 31″H

Stokke Tripp Trapp® Highchair – Walnut

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Writing Effective (and Requisite) Essay Openers

July 27th, 2010 | Author: pobkosp

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When we write for college courses, we write for an audience other than ourselves. And it’s an audience of more than one–the professor who assigned the piece. A good way to think of (and never forget) audience is to imagine we are writing the assignment for a popular magazine that sits in multiple copies on the shelves of an equally popular bookstore. For each magazine sold, pretend, we get a percentage.

Our goal, then, is to have as large and widespread a readership as possible–to hook as many browsers as we can–with an effective opener (also known as an introduction). We therefore must engage, first, before we entertain, educate, or inform.

First the Caveats and Comments on Ineffective (Bad) Openers

NO to SNORE openers – Forget burdening or alienating your readers with comments of how many people in many countries have many different ideas about life and society and all those other blah, blah, blah hard-to-wrap-the-brain-around opening commentaries…which really just send the reader off to find a more intriguing read.

NO to OBVIOUS – Similar to the snore generalizations, the obvious comments in an opener will have eyes (if not heads) rolling as readers take in the TV is mental masturbation or ads are used to manipulate us statements you can avoid–by using an old Marshall McCluhan quote or Cleo awards description, for example, instead.

NO to HYPERBOLE – Putting myself through school as a waitress, I had a number of regular customers who were writers, too, they said. They would talk at me all through my shift, reciting their best work. One insisted on reiterating his description of the verdant rolling hills that kissed the edges of the glistening waters at the feet of the majestic span of the Golden Gate Bridge…until I would get so mental I would fantasize about bringing the heft of the glistening glass coffee pot screaming down onto his head. In other words, do not exaggerate. Do not bring in heavy drama and description that will overwhelm and, again, alienate your readers. Stick with the truth. Stick with the openers that work.

We Use Modes for Engaging Openers…and I’m going to Use One Here, Out of Necessity…and Spite

I once read a how-to article on web content writing, on making a site that brings traffic (the attention of many). I had already begrudgingly given in to the understanding that web content writing is very different than academic writing–it has different goals, different audiences, and different elements that lend themselves to an ‘A’ piece of writing. In fact, it is so different that to write for the web we have to unravel all we have worked to weave, have to unlearn all we have learned as college English writers.

Don’t Confuse Web Content/Writing and Academic Writing

So the writer of this article says to start web copy you skip the opener and go directly to the main point (what we in academia know as the thesis). Okay. This made sense, I thought, as web readers read differently: they read fast, they skim, they scan, they skip…to draw the most usable info in the shortest amount of time. (Probably the way you are reading now, hoping I get on with the point).

-I was with Mr. Web when he explained these facts.

-I was with him as he noted the research findings that back up the rationale for sacrificing good academic exposition for web text.

-And I was there with his tips and tricks, which were great…until he went too far, editorializing about writers who actually use openers:

He claimed that writers who rely on openers don’t have “the courage” to just get to the point. So he lost me.

Don’t Let Anyone Shame Your Learning Writing Tricks

We can adapt to just about any rhetorical style. We can adjust our notions of what makes for good writing. But we should balk when a how-to writer insults other methods of writing. We should even disregard implications of cowardice as unnecessary ad hominem attacks. False attacks. Fallacious and floppy and frivolous teaching. Screw that.

Readers of Academic Essay Writing Appreciate (even Prefer) a Good Opener

Openers in academic writing, whether in a creatively developed literary response or a historical survey, are imperative. They are a gentler way of drawing in, luring our readers. They are at first quite challenging to get right, but our mastering them–which is possible–has nothing to do with courage, which comes from the French word, “coeur,” heart. We have plenty of heart. We’re studying English, for hell sake.

Against my wishes, then, this page opens with a declaration and gets right to the point. At first. But it also has a “grabber” slipped in–because we’re looking at grabbers and because, well, I can’t help it. I want to model decent prose for you.

Samples of Effective Essay Openers by Mode/Type

Even better, I’ll share with you some samples, written by my former students (who have granted permission for the use of their work as models):

****People Love Stories. We Love to Tell Stories. The Narrative Opener:

Once upon a time, during the era of slavery, whites were afraid of blacks, and the “word” was born. That’s why someone came up with the “word.” Two hundred years later around my sister’s house, the children still use this “word”. Sometimes I even hear myself say this “word.” But guess what? I check myself and correct myself, because when you use the “word” to address someone, no matter who you are or what color you are, it is totally disrespectful.

The word: “nigger”. (1)

****To Establish Credibility, Try a Sober, Scholarly Introduction. The Statistics/Facts Opener:

By the age of forty-four, 47 percent of American women will have had an abortion. (Day 6) To describe this statistic as anything other than a tragedy is to deny the sanctity of human life. The Christian abortion debate rests upon the moral and theological dimension[s] of this issue. To examine the moral dimensions of abortion without examining the social realm is to ignore the mutually dependent relationship that surrounds this debate. (2)

****Appealing to the Senses Lures and Keeps Readers Interested. The Descriptive Opener:

Rain is pelting my car relentlessly as I drive home from [XXX] College. Cars rushing on the freeway cause the water on the pavement to burst into a fine mist, surrounding each and every vehicle with a billowing sheet of opaqueness. Finally, I arrive in front of my little two-bedroom home. With a sigh of relief, I enter my living room.

Lately, this house has turned into a haven of safety, sheltering me as much from nature’s elements as from the unpredictable and unprovoked malevolence I experience from one of my instructors. My dread is heightened by the fact that I appear to be the primary recipient of this teacher’s outbursts of viciousness. Slowly, my gaze shifts across the room and comes to rest on the play I have to read for my English class. It is Mamet’s Oleanna. I pick up the book and soon find myself drawn into the story. Quickly, it becomes clear to me that this play [deals with] the relationship between a teacher (John) and his student (Carol). While both characters show evidence of an interesting variety of behaviors, John mesmerizes me to a greater degree. I begin to wonder whether John displays symptoms of an underlying psychological disorder. (3)

Put the Readers in the Frame, Inside the Paper. The Direct Address Opener:

You are in the midst of a blazing inferno. Your mind is moving at the speed of light. Yet you are paralyzed by fear. The silence is deafening between the confinement of the four walls. You are no longer in control. You wonder how the communication between the members of the family has ceased, specifically between Mother and Father. Each passing day, only silence can be heard. The usual chatter at the dinner table is considerably lessened. It comes down to, “Pass the corn, please.” Or one excusing oneself from the table. (4)

Advance Trust, Establish Authority from the Start. The Authoritative Quote Opener:

“Generations of students have studied calculus without ever seeing its power.” This statement is found in an article by K.C. Cole titled, “Bringing Calculus Down to Earth,” from The Los Angeles Times. I most certainly agree with Cole. At one point earlier in the course of the class (calculus), I was not sure about the use of calculus and the importance of it. Others like me, such as friends, felt the same way. For this reason, I would assume, I am doing this research. This research is for students like myself to realize that “there is something about calculus,” as Cole states in the article…. (5)

Keep with the Traditional “Show, Don’t Tell” Lesson. The Example Opener:

Sex is great. To me, it is all about feelings and experiences–the feeling of flesh against flesh, the experience of orgasm after orgasm. Sometimes, even, there is that feeling of being special, wanted, and loved. I suppose my parents had sex. It is not really an image I like to bring to mind. But when my father has sex with someone other than my mom, how am I supposed to feel then? (6)

Engage by Asking for the Readers’ Opinion and Thoughtful Participation. The Profound Rhetorical Question Opener:

Is the play, True West, written by actor/writer Sam Shepard, a sublimation of his own sibling rivalry or a rationalization of one? He writes of two brothers who are equal in intelligence but opposite in character. The older brother lives by his wit and the younger by his pen. In his unique style, Shepard uses many symbols describing the keen emotions that make up these two brothers. He also uses metaphors that reel you, the audience, into the depths of anger, pain, and the reality of life…. (7)

Finally, the Encouragement of Effective (Good) Openers

YES to APPROPRIATE introductory material. That is, use an opener that is relevant to your essay topic. Use an opener that fits the material. For example, a definition of alcoholism (which might work if you were writing a book) might be too clumsy for a cause and effect paper studying the influences of alcoholism on the family.

YES to APT openers. Do the modes that you are best at writing. And do what you best like doing. Write what works for you, your audience, and your assignment.

YES, modes overlap. A narrative opener will have descriptive details. A quote may be combined with statistics and facts. But instead of tripping on what the exact boundaries are between modes or types of writing passages, focus on the specifics of one type of opener as you understand it. The rest will be bonus material that merely enhances your style.

And YES to engaging, alluring introductions that lead your readers in to the place where your thesis/opinion sits waiting to declare your bold, informed truths. Which should never be denied or neglected…any more than your audience should be.

End Notes

(1) Bronson, A. “The Word.”

(2) Roncella, L. “Judging Abortion.”

(3) Prince, U. “Who Cares? [A Study of Oleanna]“

(4) Tolosa, W. “Dark silence.”

(5) Pham, D. “Calculus as a Necessary Tool.”

(6) Guiterrez, R. “Dad, Why Cheat?”

(7) Stark, C. “[...a Study of the Psychology of True West].”

N.H.-born prize-winning poet, creative nonfiction writer, memoirist, and award-winning Assoc. Prof. of English, Roxanne is also web content and freelance writer/founder of [http://www.roxannewrites.com], a support site for academic, memoir, mental disability, and creative writers who need a nudge, a nod, or just ideas…of which Roxanne has 1,000s, so do stop in for a visit, as this sentence can’t possibly get any longer…….

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The Corsican; a Diary of Napoleon’s Life in His Own Words..(1910)

July 27th, 2010 | Author: pobkosp

The Corsican; a Diary of Napoleon’s Life in His Own Words..(1910) : The Corsican; a diary of Napoleon’s life in his own words.. (1910)

A FEW words are needed to explain what this book is, and what it is not. The matter, with the exception of the few bracketed
passages, is derived entirely from Napoleon’s own words, written and spoken. But there are abbreviations, and transpositions of words and of dates.

The abbreviations are not shown, for the reason that they are of constant recurrence, and this general warning is therefore substituted for the usual typographical indication.

The transpositions of date are made for the purpose of maintaining the journal form, and belong, in all except rare cases, to one of the two following classes: first, the placing of the details of an event that were written a day or two after it, at the very day of that event; secondly, the placing of a statement uttered at St. Helena forward under the date of the event itself. Of this second class there are not many instances.

There are also a number of cases of composite texts, as for instance the speech to the Council of Ancients on the 19th of Brumaire, or that to the Polish officers on the retreat from Leipzig, each made up from several versions. Once for all, the warning is given that such is the case, as from the nature of the book the footnotes covering this, and the other matters mentioned, appeared to be out of place; they would have been longer than the text itself.

The Corsican; a Diary of Napoleon’s Life in His Own Words..(1910)

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Scalloped Iron Crib

July 25th, 2010 | Author: pobkosp

Scalloped Iron Crib : Scalloped Iron Crib by Corsican Iron Furniture This hand forged iron crib by Corsican has a classic style and timeless appeal. Made by skilled craftsmen who uphold a tradition of handcrafted beauty, attention to detail and a commitment to quality. Corsican cribs have stationary sides that cannot be lowered; mattress height is adjustable and these cribs use a standard crib mattress. Meets all safety standards and is JPMA certified. This item can only be shipped within the 48 contiguous states. This item is custom made especially for you upon order.Finishes are hand-applied and are subject to variations. Due to differences in computer monitors, the appearance of finishes may not be reproduced accurately online.
Scalloped Iron Crib

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king hussein: the man behind the legend part 3

July 25th, 2010 | Author: pobkosp

Hussein bin Talal, King of Jordan (Arabic: حسين بن ط… Hussein bin Talal, King of Jordan (Arabic: حسين بن طلال‎, Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl) (Amman, November 14, 1935 Amman, February 7, 1999) was the ruler of Jordan from the abdication of his father, King Talal, in 1952, until his death. Hussein guided his country in the context of the Cold War, and through four decades of Arab-Israeli conflict, balancing the pressures of Arab nationalism, the burdens of sheltering a large Palestinian refugee population, and the allure of Western-style development against the stark reality of Jordan’s geographic location.[1] Hussein’s family claims a line of descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad. “We are the family of the prophet and we are the oldest tribe in the Arab world”, the king once said of his Hashemite ancestry

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Stokke Tripp Trapp® Highchair – Red

July 23rd, 2010 | Author: pobkosp

Stokke Tripp Trapp® Highchair – Red Stokke: 144402 The Stokke Tripp Trapp is an updated version of the popular Stokke Kinderzeat, a revolutionary chair that grows with children from age six months up until adulthood! It also features a five-point safety harness for the best security available. Once your child no longer needs to be supported while dining, the Tripp Trapp converts to an attractive full-sized chair. No other highchair can boast the simplicity, versatility, and simple beauty that the Stokke Tripp Trapp can. The Stokke Tripp Trapp elevates your child to eye level with everyone at the family table, creating closeness and bonding between children and adults. From this vantage point baby is able to really take part in meals and truly feel seated at the table, instead being isolated and removed from the interaction in a traditional-style high chair. The adjustability of seat depth makes it possible for your child to bend his or her knees and reach the footrest, which helps to support the proper posture and development. Both the footrest and seat, in depth and height, are easy to adjust as your child grows. The Stokke Tripp Trapp feels like a real piece of furniture – a handsome addition to your home. With the variety of beautiful finishes available, you are sure to find a color to complement your dining set. Stokke also makes Tripp Trapp cushions in a variety of colors for added comfort and style. This award-winning high chair is ergonomically designed to provide stability, comfort and confidence. Rest assured, the Tripp Trapp will provide a lifetime of use for your family – it can hold up to 300 pounds! Stokke Tripp Trapp® Highchair – Red

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