With our Sissi Suites, we have captured the aesthetics of the glorious imperial age and perfected them with progressive design elements. Rationalised cosiness and given the Belle Époque a contemporary interpretation. In the process, six linear living worlds have been created that perfectly bring the essential to the fore: life.
Simple elegance meets imperial splendour.
Each of our six holiday apartments pays homage to the 19th and early 20th centuries. At the same time, the selected furniture fits discreetly into the mountains and natural world of Zillertal. Creates lots of space for big ideas. Room for dreams and timeless moments of happiness.
The Sissi Suites are located in the best area of Mayrhofen. Just 500 metres from the Europahaus Mayrhofen at Congress Zillertal and only a three-minute walk from the Penkenbahn gondola lift. All our apartments in Mayrhofen are operated by ElisabethHotel, one of the most extraordinary hotels in the Tyrol. Look forward to excellent service. To the top-class leading location in the heart of the Mayrhofen-Hippach adventure region in the Zillertal Alps. To adventures that start right on the doorstep. To hiking trails, bike tours and wonderful nature in the immediate vicinity. And, of course, to recreation and imperial living in our holiday apartments in Mayrhofen.


Constantly rising productivity and quality requirements lead to higher demands on fabric and web run and thus also on the dryer fabric tension. Reliable fabric tensioning systems are therefore increasingly gaining significance. Exactly adjustable and constant dryer fabric tension is the most important precondition.


Mother's Day is just around the corner and there is a wonderful Chicken Soup for the Soul book that you may want to consider just for mom….. For Mom with Love.
For Mom with Love captures stories about Mom in all stages of life. They are heartwarming and touching just as is expected with Chicken Soup for the Soul books.
For Mom with Love is a great way to say Thanks to Mom and to acknowledge all she does for everyone in life. Moms don't often get thanked enough and this book truly acknowledges the special role Moms play in our lives. It would make a perfect gift for Mother's Day, a birthday, or just to say I love you.
One thing I really love about For Mom with Love above and beyond the book itself, is that all the royalties form the sales of the book go to the Boys & Girls Club of America. So you can thank mom, and support a great cause all at the same time.
You can find For Mom with Love in your local book stores or online at Amazon Canada and Amazon USA.
Enter for a chance to win a copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul – For Mom with Love. This giveaway is open to residents of Canada and the US over 18 and where permitted by local laws to enter and win giveaways. Please ensure that you read the full terms and conditions found at the bottom of the entry form.
I would love to read the Cat Lover's Soul.
The book My Very Good, Very Bad Dog, looks like another great one to read!!


With the introduction of macOS Mojave and Windows 10, there is a new need for some modernization of the My Checkbook for Desktop product. Starting with version 3.5 there are some new foundational improvements being made. Here is some explanation of what we're doing and why.
Our latest release provides a fresh update to the user interface which is now consistent between macOS and Windows. We have taken a step towards a brighter and cleaner user interface than earlier versions. The new interface focuses on higher contrast for easier reading.
We have improved the database to ensure the application has a more stable experience for users. Data integrity is a major focus as we begin to update the app with new features. Our new architecture provides a much needed improvement which will allow for more rapid introduction of features.
While we have not yet introduced an ability to sync your data, the process of moving your data between computers is being improved. With this new release, the data is no longer kept in the Documents (or My Documents) folder. Instead, it is kept in a system location meant for application data. When it comes time to move your data, you can access the folder by selecting the "Show data folder..." option in the Help menu. This will reveal the system location for your data. You then move all these data files to the same location on your new computer. We'll be updating the help site with new articles to provide step-by-step instructions.
Our eventual goal with My Checkbook is to provide full data sync between computers and mobile devices, allowing you to have your data wherever you are. This has been a goal for some time at Surprise Software, and we are pleased to be moving forward with a technology partner to make it possible. We are adding SyncEntry.com technology to the apps to enable full sync and backup of your data. This will be an optional add-on service you'll be able to purchase if desired.


Ann Coleman is a ceramic artist with a creative passion and a unique perspective.
Born and raised in Calgary AB, Ann spent much of her time experimenting with various mediums. Upon graduation from high school, she followed her heart to pursue a further education at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design on Granville Island, Vancouver. This program fostered her growth as an artist and four years later, Ann graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Visual Arts.
After completing her studies, she set off on a year long odyssey to explore the world. It was a year filled with adventure and inspiration, a perfect segue to the next phase of her life. When Ann arrived back in Canada, she decided to establish herself as a ceramic artist in Victoria, BC. Currently Ann is spending all of her time at her new studio, Yunomi, near the Bay St Bridge.


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Face To Face With My Own Fatphobia
There was a part of me that I wanted them to know that while I was fat, I wasn't that fat.
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"You have Stage 4 Lipedema. It's a rare fat disease. Your bottom half told me."
You might wonder who said this to me. Was it a friend? A doctor? Someone close to me in the medical profession?
No, it wasn't anybody like that. It was a stranger, a random woman on Facebook messenger who informed me that I had a major health issue.
Although I didn't know her, what she wrote was personal, and I was immediately annoyed. What did she mean that my bottom half told her? Where had she seen my bottom half in the first place? I'm not a plus-size fashion blogger showing off my ample curves. There aren't any full-body shots of me anywhere. Let's also not forget my strict rule forbidding my ass or any other part of my body from talking to strangers.
Since I'm a writer, people contact me through a variety of ways: emails via my website, Facebook messages, and of course, media website comments in response to some of the articles I've written. There are people who are grateful to me for my words and others who aren't as nice. I've heard it all and have become somewhat immune to internet- trolls and their wicked ways.
However, when I'm being diagnosed from a picture, I can't help but engage.
The woman, Lisa, mentioned seeing an article in which I was quoted. Alongside the article was a picture of two women — one whom Lisa assumed was me. The article, titled "Brave: Chunky Feminists Are Now Coming Out As Fat," was on The Daily Wire, a conservative site. In the article, they quoted from my piece "Coming Out As Fat" and made a few snarky remarks about it.
The problem was, the woman didn't resemble me at all: she was younger and had a much different body-shape — she was pear-shaped, and I'm more apple-shaped. I know there are those who think all fat people look the same. I've gone places with a fat friend where we've been mistaken for twins, and we look nothing alike. Fat people are like other people: distinctive, special, and beautiful in their own ways.
I messaged Lisa.
"Oh no, that's not me. I'm about a third of her size."
"Well, they sure made it seem like it was you by putting that pic with the article," she responded.
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I considered going on the site and setting the record straight, but I knew that it didn't matter who the woman in the picture was; The Daily Wire readers had their target and were already spewing their fat-shaming hate towards me, my words, and what they thought was my body.
But still, there was a part of me that I wanted them to know that while I was fat, I wasn't that fat.
After a little Internet-sleuthing, I discovered that Bobbi-Jo Westley was the name of the woman in the photo. According to an article on The Daily Mail, Bobbi-Jo not only makes her living doing super-size webcam modeling but wants to be famous for having the largest hips in the world. Her goal is 99-inch hips.
I was upset that people were thinking she was me, but at the same time Bobbi-Jo was probably equally as upset that I was stealing her fame.
I try to be as body-positive as I can be, so I didn't fault her for using her body to her advantage. But my need to point out to Lisa and the readers of the article that she wasn't me wasn't very body-positive. In fact, I was being just as fatphobic as the commenters who were saying things like, "how can she come out of a closet when she's too big to get into it?"
To me, body positivity is about believing that all bodies, no matter what their size, are valuable. There should be no limits on acceptance. I can't say, "Well, everyone around, below or a little above my weight is inherently valuable, but if you're extremely fat and you want to be even fatter, then your value goes down with every pound you gain." That's not body-positivity — that's bigotry.
Body-positivity is one-size fits all. It's all of us, regardless of size, health, or disability. I like to think of myself as an empathetic person, but I showed no empathy to what Bobbi Jo's life might be like.
Now I know that just because I'm fat doesn't mean that I don't have moments of fatphobia.
I need to genuinely accept myself before I can be honest in my support of others. I may not be the woman in the picture, but in some ways, she is me, and I'm her. While we celebrate our differences, we also need to embrace the qualities we share, like our humanity and our compassion.
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Antonio Cacace's DVD 'Insomnia' was well received and the best effects are now available as an instant download!
Collector's 2.0 is a display of sleight of hand, where two random cards are found by the aces, then magically, they change places. Wonderfully visual and impressive to watch. Pitched at the intermediate difficulty level, meaning you should ideally have good working skills with cards in order to be able to master this routine.
Just supply your own cards and get ready to learn Collectors 2.0!


The pilot calmly bringing the powerless plane in for a textbook landing with NO injuries to the anyone! But, at least, there was the Hudson river to somewhat soften the impact.
Wait a minute! The crash I'm talking about was nowhere near the Hudson river. Instead this pilot had only the hard cement of Douglas Municipal airport's runway to "soften" the impact.
But the result was the same; the hero pilot brought the big bird down safely, with minimum damage and NO injuries.
was our own Obie Oakley!


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Intec and Z Are Back on Track for Success – Trade Fair GrindTec Enhances the Trade Fair Combination in Leipzig
After the previous edition of the industrial trade fairs Intec and Z had to be held entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, preparations are now in full swing for the trade fairs to take place on-site from 7 to 10 March 2023 at Leipziger Messe. Furthermore, the successful trade fair duo is becoming a trio. GrindTec, the International Trade Fair for Tool Grinding and Tool Machining, will be held parallel with Intec and Z as of next year. The trade fair trio Intec, Z and GrindTec will be the first important get-together in Europe in 2023 for the metal working, subcontracting and machine tool industries.
"Intec and Z are back and can finally take place on-site and in full strength again on their well-established dates in the trade-fair calendar at the beginning of the odd years. This means that providers and users throughout the metalworking industry as well as its suppliers will be able to engage in personal dialogue at our trade fairs in March 2023 where investment decisions will be made and projects moved forward", explains Markus Geisenberger, Chief Executive Officer of Leipziger Messe. " Another plus point for our exhibitors and visitors is that the internationally leading trade fair GrindTec is starting with us as the new organiser and will in future enrich our trade fair combination Intec and Z, which has been very successful for many years. With the world of tool grinding and tool machining, GrindTec further enhances the excellent range of products and services offered by the trade fair combination."
The strong trade fair brand GrindTec takes off in Leipzig under the motto "By users for users". Prof Dr Wilfried Saxler, Managing Director of Fachverband der Präzisionswerkzeugmechaniker e.V. (Association of German Precision Tool Grinders, FDPW): "The 'new' GrindTec will be focusing on everything surrounding the art of precision tool grinding from tool development, processing and manufacturing, to grinding, sharpening, repairing, measuring and coating to digital support. By developing the GrindTec concept and joining forces with Intec and Z, we've created true added value. On the one hand, visitors can now benefit from visiting all three trade fairs and their exhibitors with a single admission ticket, and on the other hand, our exhibitors can look forward to additional valuable contacts with visitors of Intec and Z." The FDPW is and remains responsible for the GrindTec concept and programme.
Intec, Z and GrindTec: Creating Value as a Trade Fair Trio
Innovative products and the latest developments in manufacturing technology for metal working, automation technology for upstream and downstream processes in production, but also technology and equipment for workshops and plants are the focus of the Intec. Embedded in an environment characterised by the manufacturing industry, mechanical and plant engineering, the automotive industry and renowned research institutions, the trade fair is an efficient, practice-oriented platform for both globally active industry leaders and solution-oriented SMEs from all over Germany and Europe. Despite the relatively short preparation time, many companies have already registered for the upcoming Intec, including BIMATEC SORALUCE, CERATIZIT, EMAG, EMUGE, FANUC, GROB-WERKE, Gühring, HEDELIUS, Hermle, Igus, INDEX-Werke, MAPAL, NILES-SIMMONS, OKUMA, Paul Horn, Profiroll Technologies, SEW, SCHUNK, TRUMPF and ZOLLER.
Preparations for the subcontracting fair are likewise moving forward at full speed. In March of next year, Z will once again offer the perfect platform for suppliers to position themselves in the market, particularly those supplying the intermediate stages of production. With innovative ideas and sophisticated products, suppliers will present an exhibition tailored to the needs of the industry. Visitors to the trade fair Z can learn about everything from the tiniest component to production technology for the processing industry as well as full assemblies.
The registration period for GrindTec 2023 also started a few weeks ago. Exhibitors presenting innovations at this international trade fair will include providers of tool grinding systems, manufacturers of sanding machines for tool production and grinding, and producers of sanding and dressing technologies. Providers of machine peripherals and companies from the process engineering sector will also be present at GrindTec. Key industry players such as GDS, Gühring, Günter Effgen, Haas Schleifmaschinen, Heinz Berger Maschinenfabrik and Vomat have already secured their places.
Conference Programme Provides Practical Inspiration for the Industry
In addition to the attractive range of exhibits at Intec, Z and GrindTec 2023, this international trade fair trio will also include a conference programme designed to provide inspiration for real-world industry issues. Experts at the special exhibition and trade forum entitled "Additive Manufacturing – Evolution of a modern technology" will shed light on the dynamic process of integrating additive manufacturing into industrial production. The special exhibition and trade forum "Sensor technology - use and perspectives in manufacturing" will focus on various topics including new concepts for this key technology in both established and developing production methods and the demands it faces. "Fuel Cell Hub" is another subject that will be addressed by the trade fair trio. A collective stand including a professional colloquium will provide the ideal framework for discussions surrounding practical fuel cell applications.
With various theme worlds, the GrindTec will once again present itself in its many facets of tool machining. For example, specialist lectures and presentations of trade fair innovations will be offered in the GrindTec Forum. In addition, the exciting competition for Tool Grinder of the Year will take place. Visitors can also look forward to news from the research at the GrindTec Campus. A special highlight will be the GrindTec Innovation Award, which will be presented for the second time.
About Intec, Z and GrindTec
The international trade fair trio Intec, Z and GrindTec will take place from 7 to 10 March 2023 at Leipziger Messe. Intec is one of the leading trade fairs for metal processing in Europe. Active global market leaders as well as SMEs make use of the trade fair as an efficient marketplace in the fields of machine tools, systems for automated production and precision tools. As one of Europe's most important subcontracting fairs, Z focuses its exhibition profile on parts, components, modules and technologies. GrindTec, the international leading trade fair for tool grinding and machining, will be held in parallel with Intec and Z as an independent exhibition for products and services surrounding tool machining systems. In 2019, 24,400 visitors and more than 1,300 exhibitors from 31 countries participated in Intec and Z. The most recent GrindTec in 2022 welcomed 7,100 visitors and over 300 exhibitors.
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Five Londoners share stories about the different ways they get around in the city. How do you get around? What moves you? Join the conversation.
The way we get around in the city affects everyone else. And our choices are affected by how our city is designed.
We can all agree that we could do a better job with the way we design our transportation system. In order to change it is important to start doing things differently. Understanding how individual choices and system design are interrelated can help everyone make better decisions aligned with their own values.
- An ongoing series of short youtube videos to share stories of Londoners who chose not to use a car as his/her main mode of transportation.
- An ongoing survey to learn more about what moves us.
It's a free admission event but you need to register in advance to secure your spot and get a chance to win some door prizes!


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Kids and Video Games: It's All about Moderation, Quality, and Safety
There's a lot of debate these days about kids and screen time. Since eliminating screen time altogether isn't an option, it all comes down to three words: moderation, quality, and safety. Moderation, we'll leave up to you. But here are three high-quality games and two tools that will help you ensure that your kids have the safest on-line experience possible.
Birthdays the Beginning
This wonderful game is the brainchild of Yasuhiro Wada, creator of Harvest Moon, and to grasp what it's like, imagine a combination of Minecraft, Sims, and evolution. There are two modes: Build and Macro. In Build mode, players create a world, with mountains, trees, valleys, statues, and so on. In Macro, you're now in charge of time, temperature, climate, and life itself (there are more than 300 life forms, including plants, fuzzy mammals, and plenty of dinosaurs). As you move back and forth between the modes, you have a chance to see the intricate and delicate ways that the environment and everything in it affect each other. Too hot or too cold, your creatures could go extinct. Too many critters? They might run out of food. Available for PlayStation 4 and PC. http://www.birthdaysthebeginning.com/
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged birthdays, esrb, pokemon, rpg, social judy on June 16, 2017 by Parents@Play Team.
Figure This
Is your little one a cuddle monster—the kind of kid who falls asleep amid a pile of stuffed animals on the bed? If so, your child will love the plush toys we review this week. But wait, there's more. We've got movie-themed characters and something to keep cuddle monsters entertained when you take them outside.
Nintendo Plush
These video-game themed toys have hit the trifecta: they're cute, fun to play with, and encourage your child (and you) to act out scenes from his or her most beloved games. You'll find just about any Nintendo character you can imagine—old ones, new ones, and even the most obscure ones—including Kirby, Mario, the coin box (really!), Koopa Troopa, Cat Toad, and regular Toad. Some make those well-known Nintendo game sounds like the coin bling and the Koopa Troopa "hit" sound. Prices vary, but most are under $10, and they're available at any toy store.
Pokémon Collectibles
Pokémon fans and collectors will love the new collectable Pokémon toys, which are being released to mark Pokémon's 20th anniversary. Every month through December 2016, Nintendo will release one retailer-exclusive, Mythical Pokémon. These extremely rare plush figures will be 8-inches tall and made with a very special crushed velvet material. There will also be 2-inch pearlescent-finished figures that come with their own pearlescent-finished Poké Balls. The company will also release a number of limited-edition Pikachu products throughout the year, but you'll have to move quickly because when they're gone, that's it! Visit http://tomycollections.com/ to see which Pokémon is being released in which month, and at which retailer. Prices will vary.
These plush toys may not have the same instant recognition and cachet as Nintendo's, but they're just as sweet and snuggly, and they're made by Aurora World (which has created some of our very favorite stuffies). The new 17-piece Precious Baby line is perfect for even the smallest cuddle monsters, and includes a blanket puppet, wind up musical toys, plush rattles, toys that recite prayers (in either English or Spanish), and a number of traditional plush toys. Prices typically range from $12-24. Visit Aurora's website, www.auroragift.com, to see their full line of baby items as well as stuffed animals for older children.
Zootopia figures (Tomy)
If your kids loved Zootopia (is there anyone who didn't?), you can't go wrong with these figures. There are plush toys, character sets, and more. There are even vehicles, like Nick's convertible and Judy's Police Cruiser, which has a little jail cell in the back. Characters some in sets of two, three, and more. Prices vary. Available at your favorite retailer or http://tomy.com/
Marvel's The Avengers Big Wheel
With summer here, you'll probably want to be outdoors as much as possible. For some parents, getting the kids away from screens can be a challenge, but you'll be able to remedy that situation by making going outside an event for the whole family. Grown-ups and big kids usually have bikes, but what about your little one—you know, the one with the short legs and less coordination? Well, a Big Wheels trike might be just the ticket—and it'll be a fun blast from the past for mom and dad as well. With the new Marvel's The Avengers Big Wheel, your kids can ride with their favorite superheroes. These Big Wheels are easy to assemble (even for non-techies) and they're sturdy, so when your helmet-wearing Captain America wannabe decides to take on a tree, the Big Wheels will survive to ride another day. These new Big Wheels have a "Grow With Me" seat that can be positioned up to three times. Retails for about $60 at stores such as Amazon and Walmart.
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged aurora, marvel, nintendo, pokemon, zootopia on June 24, 2016 by Parents@Play Team.
Gentlemen—and Ladies—Start Your Consoles…
For many kids (and tweens, and teens, and—let's face it—adults, too), gaming is a part of life. It can be a great way to unwind by yourself or (better yet) to log some major parent-child bonding time. As you put the finishing touches on this year's Holiday lists, you may want to include a few of the following for your favorite gamers (or gamer wannabes).
Wii U Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Set Bundle (Nintendo)
Do you own a Wii U yet? If not, you won't find a better way to start than with the Wii U Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Set Bundle, which includes the Mario Kart 8 and Nintendo Land games, an MK8 steering wheel, and, of course, the deluxe 32GB Wii U console, complete with a Mario-themed red Wii remote (or Wii-mote).
The Wii U is Nintendo's sleek, new console, which has next-generation graphics that are comparable to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Images and textures are sharp, the sound is clear, and the characters look like they're about ready to hop right off the screen to join you on the couch.
Speaking of screens, the Wii U GamePad controller, with its 6.2-inch touchscreen, is the star of the show. The GamePad has dual analog sticks, the usual buttons (A, B, X, Y, Home, Select, and more), as well as left- and right trigger buttons. Use it to control action on the TV screen or to access additional features such as in-game maps. Oh, and you can even use it as a TV remote control. If you're just getting started, this bundle is a very good deal at $299.99. You'll find it at your local retailer or http://happyholidays.nintendo.com
Super Smash Bros (Nintendo)
If you're not ready for the Wii U or you just prefer to play on the 3DS, Super Smash Bros. is the way to go. This fighting game has a host of Nintendo and non-Nintendo characters who face off in multi-person, last-man-standing battles. Each character has different weapons, different speeds, different heights and weights, and different ways of attacking. That should make it pretty easy to decide who your favorite is—and who your arch-enemy is too. What's especially nice about Smash Bros. is that there are just a few buttons, which makes it easy for players—even complete novices—to master their character fairly quickly. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS is available now for $39.99 from all major retailers and the 3DS e-store.
Pokémon Art Academy (Nintendo)
For a somewhat less enervating gaming experience, take a look at Pokémon Art Academy, a Pokémon-themed version of Nintendo's highly successful Art Academy. This one includes 40 lessons that will have anyone and everyone painting, sketching, and drawing the Pokémon characters you know and love. It starts with a stylus on the 3DS. But the Academy introduces kids (and their parents) to an incredible variety of media (including paint, pastel, pen, pencil, and a few others that don't start with P), and teaches them skills and techniques that they'll be able to use in real life and that go far beyond Pokémon. Pokémon Art Academy costs $30, and you can download it digitally or buy a hard copy at your favorite retailer or on the Art Academy website at http://artacademy.nintendo.com/pokemon/
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged brott, feuss, mario, nintendo, pokemon, smash bros., wii on November 28, 2014 by Parents@Play Team.
Where Have All the Superheroes Gone?
In a word, everywhere (at least the little, plastic ones). If you've got a son, nephew, or superhero-loving child of either sex, you'll find that there are tons of toys to go with movie blockbusters, TV shows, cartoons, and even a few just because.
Marvel Superhero Mashers (Hasbro)
Why is it that so many superheroes seem to have multiple personality disorders? They want to save the world, but they're distraught and angry, filled with angst, feeling responsible and lonely, pushing people away, clinging to friends, and occasionally going off the rails (yes, we're talking about you, Spiderman). Well, now you can make your own disjointed (literally) superheroes by mashing them up with other heroes and villains. Take the head of Iron Man, the body of Thor, the legs of Hulk, and the arms of Dr. Doom and you've got, well, we're not sure. Prices range from $10 – $20 on http://www.hasbro.com or at your favorite toy retailer.
Since they first appeared in 1992, Power Rangers have morphed through more incarnations than we can shake a stick at, if we were stick-shaking people. Two decades and nearly 100 Rangers later, the show is still going strong. The Power Rangers are an institution and they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. They're still making movies and TV shows, and our children and their friends look forward to the new toys as much as we and our friends did a thousand years ago. So, what's new in Power Rangers? Well, let's start with the Legacy Megazord who's celebrating 20 years of helping the Power Rangers saving the world. This latest Megazord has all the original details from the first toy, but beefs up the durability factor by using die cast metal pieces. The Megazord comes with a Ranger Key that can be used to open its chest. Good for collectors and fans of the current show alike. The Mystic Dragon Zord and Green Ranger set is also inspired by past seasons, and connects to other parts of the Zord Builder collection. Any four-inch figure or Power Ranger Key can work with the Dragon Zord. And the Legacy Megazord and Mystic Dragon Zord can be used together. Roughly $35 and $16, respectively, depending on where you buy them.
Pokemon (TOMY)
While we're on the subject of toys (and TV shows) that have been around forever, does anyone (or everyone) out there remember Pokemon? Ash and his lovable companion Pikachu have been fascinating kids for a while now on several continents, and the latest versions (inspired by the hit Nintendo video games) are Pokemon X and Y. This generation of Pokemon lets you go head to head with the older Pokemon you have already "caught" as well as the newest ones, like Chespin and Fennekin. Kids (and their adult wranglers) learn at an early age that you've "Gotta Catch "em Al.", And considering that they cost about $8 for a two-pack, that won't be too hard. Each two pack contains two two-inch figures and two "Attack Tags" for game play. http://tomy.com
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Hasbro)
With the new Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie recently coming out, kids want to act out the adventures (or perhaps misadventures) of Steve Rogers and the unfortunate Bucky Barnes at home. Hasbro has a line of 3.75 inch action figures to go along with the movie, complete with weapons, feature motions, and of course the famous shield. These figures are quite articulated and have weapons that fire actual projectiles. Additional accessories are sold separately. There are six figures in this line, $10 each. http://www.hasbro.com
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged brott, captain america, feuss, hasbro, marvel, megazord, pokemon, power rangers, tomy on May 7, 2014 by Parents@Play Team.
Looking to connect with the kids in a virtual way, but still keep a foot in the "real world"? Check out these fun systems and games, perfect for rainy days, nights, or just hangin' out.
This sleek, new, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean-powered micro-console started life as a Kickstarter campaign, got funded quickly, and hasn't looked back since. There are more than 400 games available for OUYA, ranging from racing, to role-play, to action—every one of which you can try for free, which means never having to shell out good money for a not-so-good game. Some games stay free after the trial period, others you'll have to buy. Aside from taking a long time for the initial setup, OUYA works flawlessly, and its open-source platform makes it easy to upgrade and add on later. Comes with a one Bluetooth wireless controller. Additional controllers (sold separately) are easy to pair to the console. $99.00. OUYA.tv
From the name, one might think that the 2DS would have preceded the 3DS, but it's actually Nintendo's latest and greatest handheld console. The new 2DS has dispensed with the 3DS's hinge, which makes it harder to break. And its slight wedge shape gives it a tablet-like look and feel. The 2DS can play most DS games, all 3DS games (minus the 3D effect), including Pokemon X and Y and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. So if you're a first-timer and are looking to jump into handhelds, this is a high-entertainment-value, relatively inexpensive way to go. Comes with an SD card, wall adapter, stylus, AR cards, and access to the Nintendo eShop. $129.99. nintendo.com
Pokemon have been around since 1996, and they seem to get better—and more popular—every year. The new Pokemon X and Pokemon Y keep the familiar role-play elements, leveling up, vast territory to explore, grand story line, and the fun of collecting cute little critters. But now there are more battles, more evolution, and tons more features. Start by picking a gender and then one of three starter Pokemon: Chespin (grass type), Fennekin (fire type), or Froakie (water type). As the game progresses, you'll battle other trainers and Pokemon. For younger kids or those who just want to skip the battles and go right to the roleplaying, this is a series of mini-games, where players interact directly with the Pokemon—petting, giving treats and playing with them. Available in the 3DS/2DS shop for about $39.99. nintendo.com
The Skylanders are invading again, but this time they're coming apart at the seams. Skylanders Swap Force is the newest Skylanders game and the main feature is that you can create your own characters by swapping the tops and bottoms of existing ones. For example, if one of your characters has an arm cannon and tire feet but you'd rather have the tentacle feet from another character, you can make the switch. Small magnets keep the tops and bottoms of the new figures together during play, but easily pull apart whenever you want. Combining characteristics and creating new characters opens up new areas in the game. The 16 Swap Force characters create 250 combinations, 16 new Core characters, 8 LightCore characters, and more. And not to worry, all your old ones—including Giants—will work with Swap Force. $74.99 for starter packs, $14.99 for SWAP Force figures, and $9.99 for Core figures. skylanders.com
A final note: As we move into the Holiday season, be sure to check the Entertainment Software Rating Board (esrb.org) for reliable, bias-free ratings and game reviews.
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged 2ds, 3ds, brott, feuss, nintendo, ouya, parents@play, pokemon, review, skylanders, swap force on November 15, 2013 by Parents@Play Team.
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Driving around Page Arizona
We drove around yesterday to acclimate us to the area. Page Arizona started out as a town for the workers on the Glen Canyon bridge and dam projects in the late 1950's. Until that time there was nothing here due to the remoteness of the area.
Looking to control and harness the power of the Colorado River this location was selected for a dam. But first they had to build a bridge because it was a 200 mile journey from one side of the canyon to the other.
Actually first they built a footbridge from one side to the other. The video in the Carl Hayden Vistior's Center shows the footbridge better, the bottom was a chain link fence and the sides were chicken wire. The width was 7 feet across and about 1200 feet long. Seeing the workers walk on this unsteady footbridge sent chills up and down our spines.
The footbridge allowed workers to get from one side to the other so they could begin building the bridge. The bridge allowed the heavy equipment to go from one side to the other saving 200 miles each trip.
Now they could build the dam, a concrete arch dam with a crest length of 1,560 feet. It contains 4,901,000 cubic yards of concrete. The dam is 25 feet wide at the crest and 300 feet wide at the maximum base. It is 710 feet high, only the Hoover Dam is taller by 16 feet of all the USA concrete dams. Construction started in 1956 and was completed in 1963, the first electricity was generated in 1964 and the dam was dedicated in 1966 by Ladybird Johnson. It took until 1980 for the lake to reach full pool. The power generation is a maximum of 1300 megawatts with normal operations between 600-800 megawatts.
Here is a photo of the dam and bridge together.
This is an amazing part of the country and we are going to enjoy exploring the area although today the truck is in the shop who is looking at why the auxiliary fuel tank is not draining to the main fuel tank. They had to remove the fuel tank when we had our repair work done on the truck bed when we dropped the Cameo on the truck. When they put it back on they must have done something wrong. We should have checked this while we were still in the area, oh well another lesson learned.
Jim and Sandie April 11, 2012 at 11:20 AM
So sorry to hear about your fuel tank issues. We have other friends who also have their truck in the shop because of axillary fuel tank problems. There is no way I could have walked on that so called "bridge".
Beautiful area. Wish we were there with you.
Pedersen Park near the falls
Idaho Falls - The Falls
Museum of Idaho - A T-Rex named Sue
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
On the road again and a new State camped
Temple Square (finally)
Ruth's Diner and a grocery store
Oh the day we had
2012 Travels Map Gadget issue
On the move again - to Salt Lake City
Bryce Canyon National Park, Day 2
In Bryce Canyon City with new truck bed cover
Dam Overlook Trail
Hanging Garden
Housekeeping and other things
Auxiliary fuel tank and other things
Diesel Milestone (again)
On the move again - to Page AZ
Jerome and surrounding area
Watson Lake Park
Lost GPS Signal
First trip in 5 months - to Prescott Valley AZ


The Ferrari 625/250 TRC. It won over 50 races and was driven by such notables as Richie Ginther, Phil Hill, Caroll Shelby, Ken Miles, Jack Nethercutt and John von Neumann, and is one of the most successful Ferrari chassis of all time in private ownership. The first outing was at Avandaro, Mexico where it won convincingly followed by eight further victories at Sacramento, Pomona, Hawaii and Laguna Seca. It also won its class in a number of European Hillclimbs. In 1958 Neumann acquired one of the first new 250 Testa Rossas which he raced until the end of 1959 when thoughts of creating a hybrid competition Ferrari were finalized by combining the superb road holding of the 500 TRC with the power advantage of the V12 250. This shoe-horning exercise was undertaken by Richie Ginther and the resultant increase in performance was quantified by winning ten events during the next year, beating much more powerful competitors such as Jaguar D types, Corvettes and 860 Monza Ferraris.
It won over 50 races and been driven by such notables as Richie Ginther, Phil Hill, Caroll Shelby, Ken Miles, Jack Nethercutt and John von Neumann, and is one of the most successful Ferrari chassis of all time in private ownership.
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PMID:18507836 "Identification and characteristics of microRNAs from Bombyx mori" He PA, Nie Z, Chen J, Chen J, Lv Z, Sheng Q, Zhou S, Gao X, Kong L, Wu X, Jin Y, Zhang Y BMC Genomics. 9:248(2008).
PMID:18714353 "The silkworm (Bombyx mori) microRNAs and their expressions in multiple developmental stages" Yu X, Zhou Q, Li SC, Luo Q, Cai Y, Lin WC, Chen H, Yang Y, Hu S, Yu J PLoS One. 3:e2997(2008).
PMID:18977439 "Identification of conserved microRNAs in Bombyx mori (silkworm) and regulation of fibroin L chain production by microRNAs in heterologous system" Cao J, Tong C, Wu X, Lv J, Yang Z, Jin Y Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 38:1066-1071(2008).


When Paul Akers first published his book 2 Second Lean he began reminding the world to a side of lean manufacturing that is very often lost in the piles of books, commentaries, and reviews of the subject.
Traditional lean as taught in industry tends to be very technical and complex. Hundreds of books have been authored on the subject and thousands of consultants pitch their own angle on "implementing lean" successfully.
Even so, many if not most companies attempting to become lean fail to make the transition.
Paul takes another angle in 2 Second Lean. In our opinion, it's the perfect solution for companies looking for a simple and fun way to become lean and grow people.
Instead of complicated jargon, flowcharts, and teachings, Paul made lean simple.
He took 5S–a workplace organization and efficiency strategy–and reduced it down to just 3S's.
He ditched "kaizen events" and taught his people to make a 2-second improvement every day (hence 2 Second Lean).
He made it all sustainable and easy with an engaging daily morning meeting.
And on top of all that, he discovered the surprising effectiveness of using video to empower employees and massively accelerate results.
If you're familiar with traditional lean, you know that this is quite different. 2 Second Lean could easily be frowned upon by engineers and operational excellence coaches, consultants, and managers.
But at the same time, he made lean so radically fun and simple that everyone can do it every day.
We think that deserves recognition. The whole idea of lean fails and has zero power to transform an organization when the front line operator is denied empowerment. But Paul found a way to do it.
And for the small- to mid-sized organization with a DIY (do-it-yourself) attitude, we think 2 Second Lean is wickedly awesome.
2 Second Lean perhaps the best thing that ever happened for the small business owner or leader that just wants to grow people and run a healthy and profitable organization.
In this article our goal is to survey and review the lean operating system practiced at Paul's company FastCap and preached in his book 2 Second Lean.
At FastCap every employee attends the morning meeting every day of the week. Today the meeting is quite grown-up and mature (just check out their daily meeting checklist to see what we mean). But when Paul first started the meeting was pretty simple.
The entire purpose of the daily meeting is to grow people. Everything else follows after this principle.
When Paul drew a line in the sand to dedicate time to his people and team every day the organization began to transform from the inside out. A lean culture took root and found a life of its own.
Instead of focusing every lean tool and consultant on creating lean processes (which he had already tried, and it didn't create a lean culture), Paul created an operating system that creates world-class problem solvers.
By growing his people every day in the daily meeting he creates a workforce that is fully engaged and alive. To this day Fastcap does millions of dollars more in business with a similar size crew. And they never work overtime.
It's all because Paul put his people first–not just in words, but in action. He scheduled time for a daily meeting that is never missed and always attended, and they've been doing it for now for years on end.
After being inspired by a trip to Japan to see lean in action, Paul returned to the United States with a simple vision: 3S.
Traditional lean teaches the original 5S, which stands for five Japanese words that when translated into English mean: sort, sweep, straighten, standardize, and sustain.
5S is essentially a workplace organization and productivity strategy. It gets junk out of the way, makes problems more visible, and keeps every needed tool nicely organized and within reach. The only problem is that it can be hard to practice (hence the commandment to "sustain" it all with the 5th S).
In wonderful 2 Second Lean fashion, Paul makes 5S simple by reducing it to just three: sort, sweep, and standardize.
By setting the bar low, everyone can succeed.
Don't be fooled: they do no other work during this time. They don't make widgets or take orders. They improve their processes and EVERYONE pitches in, and not just the engineers!
What about the other two S's: straighten and sustain?
Well, in our observation there's really no need. It's impossible not to sustain these basic lean principles because the entire organization meets every day in the daily meeting to review metrics, improvements, and everything else.
It's not necessary to add "sustain" to 3S at a 2 Second Lean company, because sustainment is built into the very frabric of the lean operating system.
And "straighten" is also not necessary to require in the daily 3S process because of the next element of this lean operating system: teaching everyone to see waste.
Traditional lean teaches waste in the form of three Japanese words: muri, mura, and muda. Muda then breaks down into the "eight wastes of lean" that you may already be familiar with.
FastCap reviews and reinforces each of the eight wastes every day in the daily meeting. There's not a single employee in the company that doesn't know each of the wastes by heart.
Paul teaches that learning to see waste is so important because you can't eliminate waste if you can't see it.
So everyone learns and understands the eight wastes. Employees even take turns in each daily meeting to tell a story incorporating the wastes.
Indeed, it's the things that bug us every day that are actually the eight wastes of lean in disguise. For FastCap employees, process improvement is as simple as squashing the bugs and making life a little bit better.
This part of the FastCap lean operating system takes us by surprise the most. In such a technical industry it's surprising to find a world-class lean company with employees whipping out iPhones and filming their 2 second improvements.
And it's not just the millennials who do this.
According to Paul, using video in this way is like "putting gasoline on a fire." It takes the process improvements of employees, puts them in 60 seconds of video, and makes it immediately (and visually) available to every employee in the organization.
This takes kaizen (i.e. continuous improvement), standardization, and training to a whole new level. It makes lean go viral.
We should also mention that small companies are not the only organizations leveraging lean videos in this way. There are multi-site organizations with thousands of employees who are making 2 Second Lean videos, uploading them to the cloud, making simple improvements accessible to everyone in the company.
Creating a video eliminates the constraints of time and space in showing other employees an improvement.
It makes documenting and standardizing an improvement extremely easy and fast.
It allows for easy recognition.
It makes training and standardization a breeze.
It's no wonder Paul says that video is like gasoline.
This last part of Paul's lean model is extremely important. It can't be overlooked.
Gratitude and generosity are core values of the community Paul has created with 2 Second Lean. FastCap has never charge anyone anything for sharing what they've learned with others.
Paul's book is available online for free in pdf, audiobook, and multiple languages. Even the Global Lean Leadership Summit–a lean conference Paul started in 2014–is free admission.
Generosity is central to the 2 Second Lean wordview and philosophy and these organizations take the principle very seriously: giving is truly better than receiving.
The implementation guidance that Paul offers in his book includes instruction to open the doors after practicing lean for a year and give lean tours to anyone in the community.
In this way the entire community benefits and the company itself learns to take pride in what they've accomplished.
We think that he could very well be doing it.
In that same spirit of generosity there are tons of resources freely available to companies interested in learning more about 2 Second Lean. You can find many of them by visiting the FastCap website or PaulAkers.net. You can also contact Paul with any lean questions you have at paul@fastcap.com or on Voxer/WhatsApp at 360-941-3748 (he prefers Voxer or WhatsApp).
But if you're looking for a clear and simple step-by-step method for implementing lean at your organization, we've actually compiled many of the best 2 Second Lean videos and resources into a free course. It's not limited to just Paul and FastCap but also includes examples from other organizations practicing 2SL.
Check out the Getting Started with 2 Second Lean free course here!


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Automatic Renewal for Season Ticket Holders — The Wave of the Future?
CATEGORY: Pricing
"LeBron James," © 2014 Erik Drost, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
"The Cleveland Cavaliers have become the first NBA team to require all season-ticket holders to agree to an automatic renewal policy, essentially eliminating the need for the club to pursue season-ticket renewals annually," John Lombardo reports in a recent Sports Business Journal article.
All new season-ticket buyers have had to agree to an auto-renew policy since 2012 — but this new policy affects existing season ticket-holders, too.
"Now, like a gym or a country club, you are in until you want out. There is no chasing people down, and we can focus on engaging the fan," says Brad Sims, chief revenue officer for the Cavaliers.
More time, money and resources are available to dedicate to the fan's experience.
In Jim's post about subscribers, or season ticket holders, he wrote about the importance of the fan/subscriber's experience. He wrote:
"[The season ticket] has certainly transformed, … taking on aspects of membership in a club, rather than just a bulk ticket purchase commitment. I would say that, in fact, when it's done right, subscriptions are hotter than ever. When they're as much about a statement of self-definition and exclusive access rather than best price and reduced purchase friction, they can be very powerful. Heck, even restaurants are selling out of season tickets.
So if you're in this business and you'd like to keep seeing blue-chip returns, you can if you make your subscription mean more than cheap tickets and a single-purchase moment. Make it special; make it be something that enhances the eventgoing. In other words, if you offer me membership in a club I want to be in, I'd subscribe to that."


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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United's cutting edge after Arsenal stalemate
by Haruna James	| Posted on January 31, 2021 January 31, 2021
Manchester United's Norwegian manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer smiles on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in London on January 30, 2021.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United's forwards need to be more clinical after a 0-0 draw at an under-strength Arsenal dealt a second setback to their Premier League title challenge in four days.
United threw away top spot with a shock 2-1 defeat by bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United in midweek and are now three points adrift of league leaders Manchester City having played a game more than their local rivals.
The quartet of Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani, Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes have now scored just once in United's last five league games.
Cavani was the biggest threat for the visitors with two second-half efforts that flew just wide, but Arsenal were worthy of at least a point despite missing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Bukayo Saka and Kieran Tierney.
"We come away with a clean sheet and we had good chances," said Solskjaer. "We need to get our forwards firing again. That's the next step now. We need to be more clinical and get them going again."
A point does at least maintain United's long unbeaten run away from home in the league, which now stands at 18 games, bettering the previous club record held by Alex Ferguson's 1998/99 treble-winning team.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been promising a spectacular season, and he delivered in prompt fashion, scoring on a late header as the LA Galaxy rallied for a 2-1 victory on Saturday over the visiting Chicago Fire in the MLS season-opener for each team.
It was an opportunistic goal in the 80th minute for Ibrahimovic, who closed in on goal from the left side as Chris Pontius fired a shot that rebounded off the crossbar and down toward the goal line before rebounding back onto the field of play.
Ibrahimovic, who was second in MLS last season with 22 goals, rushed in to put his header into the left side of the Fire goal and past goalkeeper David Ousted.
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The Galaxy had trailed 1-0 into the 68th minute, before a Daniel Steres header evened the score. Steres took a feed from 16-year-old midfield debutant Efrain Alvarez and beat Ousted with ease. Alvarez worked the ball in toward goal before flipping a left-footed centering pass through traffic and onto Steres' head.
After a scoreless opening half, the Fire's C.J. Sapong scored a goal in the 49th minute of his debut with the team.
Sapong's goal came after a breakdown by the Galaxy defense when defender Diego Polenta attempted a backward pass, but the ball split two Galaxy teammates and was nowhere near goalkeeper David Bingham.
The free ball was picked up by Sapong, who dribbled around Bingham before scoring his first of the season and the 57th of his MLS career. Sapong was traded to the Fire from the Philadelphia Union on Feb. 23 for $450,000 in allocation money.
The Fire defense had been able to keep Ibrahimovic in check before the Swedish international finally was able to deliver. Ibrahimovic's touches were limited until late in the second half.
The Los Angeles offense did take a blow early when midfielder Romain Alessandrini had to leave after 20 minutes because of what was diagnosed as a right hamstring injury. The injury appeared to happen when the left-footed Alessandrini took a right-footed shot in the 15th minute.
The Galaxy victory came in the debut of new head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto. Former Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid, who died during the offseason, was honored with a pregame video tribute.
Before the game, the Galaxy also unveiled a statue of former player David Beckham.
Alejandro Pozuelo and Jordan Hamilton each scored two goals as Toronto FC rallied to a 4-3 home win over Minnesota United.
Toronto FC get braces from Alejandro Pozuelo and Jordan Hamilton to turn a 2-3 deficit into a 4-3 win for their fourth win of the season.
Albert Rusnak scored twice, including a penalty kick, as Real Salt Lake defeated host FC Cincinnati 3-0 Friday night.


Danielle Domenic studied bones, body forms and 'Spherelogy' with Joseph Slusky, a modern sculptor, at the University of California, Berkeley. When Joe asked her to draw how a physical ailment was perceived from the inside of the body, her unique style developed-- a style often compared to that of Georgia O'Keefe, Salvador Dali and Gustof Klimt.
She worked for a time with this concept, developing her early work series entitled 'Bulbous Art'. During this time, she studied in India, where the openness of the culture inspired her works with intense body forms and colors.
In 2003, she returned to India, to complete an artist in residency at the Kanoria Centre for the Arts. She taught free-hand drawing at the Centre for Environmental Planning Technology and completed her 'Birds of India' series.
After running her own studio gallery in Locke, a historical town in the California Delta, Danielle moved to Taos, New Mexico, where she works from her studio gallery with a view of Taos Mountain.


Yoga for Peace of Mind incorporates a number of Hatha Yoga styles, including Yin and Ashtanga, and offers a blend of flow and static poses. The classes are structured to provide everyone the opportunity to improve their personal level of strength and flexibility at their own personal pace. Students are encouraged to focus on breath and sensation during the yoga practice, thereby promoting mental relaxation and peace of mind through connection with self and awareness of the present moment.
In February 2011, Brendon completed a 200 hour registered yoga training program at Yandara Yoga Institute and has been teaching Yoga at various venues in the Quinte and Brighton region since then. He is certified to teach Trauma Sensitive Yoga and works with survivors of PTSD and other emotional trauma. This fall he will be working with Queens University to conduct the first Canadian Academic study to assess the effectiveness of Yoga as a treatment for PTSD. Well grounded in the Brendon is also a Reiki Master and Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner.


how to add HP laserjet printer on an embedded system?
Hello every body. I'm developing an embedded system using cubieboard2. I Chose Linux as my operating system. To build a customized Linux I used BuildRoot project and generated uboot (as boot loader), Linux kernel and a Root filesystem that supports Qt. Now i wanna add a hp Laserjet 1102P printer to my embedded system, so I added cups (Common Unix Printing System) and Hplip packages to the BuildRoot and recompiled the project. Then I configured cups (setting listening port, setting SystemGroup and setting acceses) and install my printer driver on the board using a web browser (board_ip_address:631). now when i send a test print i get nothing!
Re: how to add HP laserjet printer on an embedded system?
Check /var/spool to see if anything going in there.
I'd also look at the usual /var/log/syslog and /var/log/messages to see if anything in there.
Nothing really special because its a cubie, its standard linux..
E [23/Nov/2016:16:45:46 +0000] Unable to open listen socket for address [v1.::]:631 - Address family not supported by protocol.
E [23/Nov/2016:16:51:38 +0000] [Client 15] Empty Basic password.
Go to http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/ identify your printer, download appropriate file and follow the instructions in the instruction file exactly.
If it works for you, consider making a donation to the developer (no connection to me).


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Q: Lightning Web Component Error: ['set' on proxy: trap returned falsish for property '0'] I am trying to build a cart where I add products to it and can then remove them. However on remove I receive the error  ['set' on proxy: trap returned falsish for property '0'].
In my component ParentComponent, I select the products and add to an array cartItems. For each cart item a child component called cartRowItem is instantiated. See code below:
parentComponent.html:
<template>

            <lightning-card class="slds-col slds-size_1-of-3" title="Product Search">

                        <lightning-input type="text" placeholder="Search for a product" value={productSearchKey} onchange={handleSearchKeyChange}></lightning-input>

                        <button class="slds-button slds-button_brand slds-button_stretch slds-var-m-right_small" onclick={doSearch}>Search</button>

                <template if:true={products}>
                    <lightning-datatable
                        key-field="id"
                        data={products}
                        columns={columns}
                        onrowaction={addToCart}
                        hide-checkbox-column>
                    </lightning-datatable>
                </template>

            </lightning-card>

        <lightning-card class="slds-col slds-size_2-of-3" title="Product Cart">
            <template for:each={cartItems} for:item="item">
                <c-cart-row-item key={item.id} cart-item={item} cart-items={cartItems} oncartitemremove={handleRemove}></c-cart-row-item>
            </template>
        </lightning-card>

</template>

parentComponent.js:
import { LightningElement, api, track } from 'lwc';
import findProducts from '@salesforce/apex/TechDocSelfServeController.findProducts';

const tableColumns = [{
    label: 'Product Code',
    fieldName: 'ProductCode',
    type: 'text',
    sortable: true
},
{
    label: 'Product Name',
    fieldName: 'Name',
    type: 'text',
    sortable: 'true'
},
{
    label: 'Add to Cart',
    type: 'button-icon',

    typeAttributes:
    {
        iconName: 'utility:add',
        name: 'addToCart',
        title: 'addToCart',
        disabled: false,
        alternativeText: 'Add to Cart',
    }
}];

export default class TechDocSelfServe extends LightningElement {
    products;
    @api cartItems = [];
    columns = tableColumns;
    productSearchKey = '';
    error;

    doSearch() {
        let productSearchKey = this.productSearchKey;
        findProducts({ productSearchKey })
            .then((result) => {
                this.products = result;
                this.error = undefined;
            })
            .catch((error) => {
                this.error = error;
                this.products = undefined;
            });
    }

    addToCart(event) {
        const row = event.detail.row;
        this.cartItems = [...this.cartItems, row];

        const selectedEvent = new CustomEvent("cartitemadd", {
            detail: this.cartItems
        });

        console.log('cartItems on add -> ' + JSON.stringify(this.cartItems, null, 4));

        this.dispatchEvent(selectedEvent);
    }

    handleSearchKeyChange(event) {
        this.productSearchKey = event.target.value;
    }

    handleRemove(event) {
        this.cartItems = event.detail
    }
}

cartRowItem.html:
<template>
    <template if:true={displayRow}>

            <lightning-card>

{cartItem.Name}

                    <lightning-button variant="destructive" label="Remove Item" title="RemoveItem" onclick={handleRemove} value={cartItem} class="slds-align_absolute-center"></lightning-button>
            </lightning-card>

    </template>
</template>

cartRowItem.js (updated as per Rahul comment):
import { LightningElement, api } from 'lwc';

export default class CartRowItem extends LightningElement {
    @api cartItem;
    _cartItems;
    displayRow = true;

    @api get cartItems() {
        return this._cartItems;
    }

    set cartItems(value) {
        this._cartItems = value;
    }

    handleRemove(event) {
        console.log('Should remove here.')
        var array = this._cartItems;
        var key = event.target.value.Id;
        var index = array.findIndex(function(item, i) {
            return item.Id === key
        });

        array.splice(index, 1);
        this._cartItems = array;

        console.log('cartItems after remove -> ' + JSON.stringify(this._cartItems, null, 4));

        const selectedEvent = new CustomEvent("cartitemremove", {
            detail: this._cartItems
        });

        this.dispatchEvent(selectedEvent);
        this.displayRow = false;
    }
}

When pressing Remove button in cartRowItem I will receive the error ['set' on proxy: trap returned falsish for property '0'] with the number at the end changing depending on what item in the array I am trying to remove.

A: The property set by the parent component is immutable, which mean's you can't modify that. You need to use the getter setter for the public property.
_cartItems;
...

@api
get cartItems(){
    return this._cartItems;
}

set cartItems(value){
    this._cartItems = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(value));
}

Note that I have created new private property with different name i.e. _cartItems.
Now you can perform all the operations and update the _cartItems. To send updated data into parent, you need to dispatch a custom event from child.

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by Jocelyn K. Glei | Nov 21, 2017 | Decision-Making
Photograph by Julia Soler.
There's one area of life where most of us are uniquely good at going slow—decision-making. Or as this week's guest, Scott Belsky, puts it: "The most common decision we make is not to make a decision."
For those unfamiliar with his work, Scott is an investor and an entrepreneur, who co-founded Behance and led the company for seven years until its acquisition by Adobe for $150 million in 2013. He also wrote the insightful bestselling book Making Ideas Happen, and is hard at work on a new book about entrepreneurship, due out in 2018.
We dig into why good and bad decisions are equally useful, the role that "merchandising" decisions plays in a leadership context, and why—when it comes to creative decisions in particular—it's always wise to trust your gut.
Key takeaways from the conversation:
Why making a decision is the start (not the finish) of great idea execution
How introverts and extroverts differ in their decision-making styles
Why "executing shyly" is the primary driver of bad decisions
How quick decisions can be more powerful (and relaxed) than wise decisions
Why instinct matters more than data when it comes to creative decisions
How to align your career with your personal decision-making style
"When we make a decision, whether it's good or bad, at least it's motion. That motion is what moves us forward. Ironically, whether that motion is in the right or wrong direction, at least it's giving us some better visibility of the terrain around us and helping us learn."
"Part of my brain is always processing uncertainty. There's this 10% of my RAM that I attribute to the decisions that I make ultimately. It's a very expensive process to run though, because you're never truly present anywhere."
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The sunk cost mentality
Perseverate, an interesting word Scott uses related to decision-making
Introverts, extroverts, and the complexities of team dynamics
The "advise a friend" decision-making trick
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Poor seniors needing home repairs, residents who rely on publicly funded legal assistance with civil cases, low-income renters and homeowners struggling to pay winter heating bills and public radio stations are all served by programs whose funding will be cut or eliminated.
Trump's administration is proposing to eliminate the 21st Century program, the Community Development Block Grant and Low Income Home Energy Assistance programs.
Other cuts include the elimination of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes funding to public radio and television stations, and the Legal Services Corporation, which funds legal assistance in civil cases.
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It would lose $1.7 million if LSC is eliminated.
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Middletown recently issued a bid for a contractor to repair a sewer line at the home of a senior living on a fixed income, Mayor Joe DeStefano said.
Community Development Block Grant funds will cover the $10,000 cost. Without the repair, the senior would have to vacate the house, he said.
Housing has been a "major" focus for Middletown's use of its roughly $550,000 in annual CDBG funds, DeStefano said. The projects listed on this year's plans include housing rehabilitation, code enforcement, job creation and small-business assistance.
"A lot of our seniors and retired low-income homeowners, especially, will be devastated by this," DeStefano said of the potential loss in funding. "I think it's 180 from what Trump promised the people that voted for him."
If the cuts survive Congress, they would also hurt public radio stations, especially ones serving rural communities.
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0:07Skip to 0 minutes and 7 secondsTRISH LALOR: In this activity, we are going to introduce you to some of the key cell types that reside within your liver. This is so we can explain what they all do, and importantly, how things change in liver disease. This will help you to understand some of the tests for liver function that we describe later on, and also some of the structures and cell types that our surgeons and clinical colleagues talk about later in the course. In particular, our liver pathologist, Professor Stefan Hubsher, will show you how the liver appears under the microscope when a transplanted organ is being rejected. By this, we mean when the patient's immune system recognises the foreign transplanted tissue and begins to destroy it.
0:47Skip to 0 minutes and 47 secondsSo it's important that we understand the basic structure of the healthy liver first. Let's start by looking at a healthy liver under the microscope. This is an example of a normal liver that was collected for transplantation but not used. This sometimes is because a clinical team noticed an abnormality in the donor liver, maybe an unexpected lesion or too much fat in the tissue that would stop it working properly, or there's some other functional indication that they're worried about. In this case, the donor's family may give consent for the organ to be utilised for research rather than not being used.
1:21Skip to 1 minute and 21 secondsGenerous donations such as this are one of the reasons that our research group in Birmingham is able to do the ground-breaking clinical research and teaching that we do. Now, this section has been cut very thin, about 5 micrometres or 1/10 of the thickness of a hair, and stained with chemical dyes that allow us to see the individual cells. One of the dyes in this stain, which is called a Van Gieson stain, makes collagen or connective tissue appear red. You can see this indicated by the white arrows on this image.
1:52Skip to 1 minute and 52 secondsIn a normal liver like this one, the connective tissue or extracellular matrix is there to provide a structure for the cells to sit in and also to provide support for tubular structures like blood vessels. So there is not much red staining in this sample apart from around those vessels and bile ducts. The rest of the tissue stains a brownish colour with this dye, and you can see the nuclei of the cells-- those are the bits which control the genetic information and the cell itself-- stained a slightly darker brown. I've also indicated some of these with white arrows here. So let's think about some of the specific cells you can see in this image.
2:29Skip to 2 minutes and 29 secondsThis liver has been stained with another common stain called hematoxylin and eosin to show you the hepatocytes. These are a typical epithelial cell or barrier cell, and they make up about 80% of the volume of the liver. They're 20 to 40 micrometres across, which is about half of the thickness of a hair. These are the cells that make bile, store vitamins and fat, make important proteins, secrete glucose, and are also involved in detoxification and metabolism. Our next cells are another epithelial population, this time the biliary epithelial cells, which make up about 1% to 3% of your liver tissue. These cells are labelled with a white arrow in the image shown here. They look a bit like a string of beads.
3:17Skip to 3 minutes and 17 secondsThey make up the biliary channels or bile ducts, which can range in size from tiny little structures of the portal areas to great big tubes which drain out into your gallbladder. And these cells exchange materials to and from the bile, things like water and bile salts for recycling. You can also see three other major structures in this picture, one on either side of the bile duct and the big vessel below it. These are all blood vessels, and this area where they all enter the liver is called a portal tract. You can see two branches of the hepatic artery, which brings oxygenated blood into the liver. And these are indicated by black arrows. And also the portal vein below these.
4:00Skip to 4 minutes and 0 secondsThis is the big vessel which brings blood from the intestines to the liver. All of these vessels are lined by another epithelial cell population called endothelial cells. There are also capillary like channels called sinusoids, which are another endothelial-lined lined blood vessel there to ensure that there is a maximal exchange of blood contents to and from the liver. This makes sure that cells like the hepatocytes are abundantly supplied with oxygen, and also that anything they might make, such as the albumen and clotting factors we mentioned before, are easily secreted into blood.
4:45Skip to 4 minutes and 45 secondsIn this next image, you can see the edge of another of these portal areas, where the blood comes into the liver. But this time, I've indicated the little group of cells that look like black spots in the bottom of the picture. These are white blood cells, which sit inside the liver to protect it from any bacteria or viruses. So they tend to sit around those areas where the blood comes into the tissue to deal with any problems. There are several different white blood cell types, which can either engulf or eat pathogens like bacteria to kill them, or they can kill infected or tumour cells, or they can secrete compounds which direct other cell populations to deal with a problem.
5:27Skip to 5 minutes and 27 secondsIn disease, the number of white cells increases rapidly in the liver to fight infection with something like a hepatitis virus, for example. These cells are really important in the context of transplantation, so you will hear more about them later this week and also when we talk about organ rejection later in the course.
5:47Skip to 5 minutes and 47 secondsNow, the next cell I would like to introduce you to is very important in a process called fibrosis that you may have heard of. These so-called stellate cells sit inside those sinusoidal capillaries I mentioned earlier, some of which I've indicated here with white arrows. The image next to the arrows shows the stellate cells, which are labelled HSC for Hepatic Stellate Cells. And they're sitting next to a red vessel, which is lined by Endothelial Cells, or EC. The stellate cells are star-shaped cells-- hence the name-- which sit between the hepatocytes and endothelium like the filling in a sandwich. In health, they store useful fats or retinoids like vitamin A, which are used to regulate liver growth and function.
6:34Skip to 6 minutes and 34 secondsThis is indicated by the white bubbles in the picture. However, in response to liver injury, these cells change dramatically. They lose this retinoid and begin to proliferate fast, so they increase in number. More importantly, they secrete a lot of extracellular matrix proteins, like the red collagen we talked about in our first picture of the normal liver.
7:01Skip to 7 minutes and 1 secondNow, if you look at this next image of a seriously diseased or cirrhotic liver, this graphically shows you this build-up of connective tissue in red. As you can see, when those stellate cells are activated in disease, you get this enormous increase in matrix production, which compromises the rest of the tissue. There aren't many hepatocytes left to fill in all those essential functions that we described earlier. And also, that build-up of scar tissue, or fibrosis, makes the liver very hard and shrunken and restricts the flow of blood through it. You can also see that this liver is quite inflamed, as there are a lot more of those white blood cells in this sample, which I've indicated by the white arrow.
7:43Skip to 7 minutes and 43 secondsNow, this change in texture and function of the liver in disease causes a lot of problems that are commonly faced by patients with end stage liver failure who need a transplant. The build-up of pressure in the liver forces tissue fluid out into the abdomen. This is called ascites and is very uncomfortable and needs to be drained regularly. The increased blood pressure or portal hypertension within the cirrhotic liver also can cause upsets in the blood supply to other organs, such as a kidney, so then you might see renal damage too. And you can also develop bulging vessels or varices in the oesophagus in this situation. And these vessels can sometimes burst to cause dramatic blood loss in some patients.
8:24Skip to 8 minutes and 24 secondsThis is a very serious complication of cirrhosis. In addition, the lack of functionally capable liver mass due to that build-up of scar tissue where the hepatocyte should be means that key detoxification processes are not carried out efficiently. There can be impaired removal of toxic compounds like ammonia from the blood, and this can then travel to the brain and cause swelling and neurological symptoms, or even coma. And this is called hepatic encephalopathy. OK, so that's the major cells that make up the liver covered, and we've also touched on some key processes that we'll pick up on later in our discussions of liver disease and symptoms.
9:04Skip to 9 minutes and 4 secondsIn our next activities, we'll talk a bit more about both the plumbing of the liver, or the blood and bile supply, as well as key populations of immune cells.
Your tasks: watch this short video in which Dr Patricia Lalor introduces the individual cell types that make up the liver and also shows you how the structure of the liver can be devastated by disease. We'll also introduce some important signs and symptoms of liver disease which are important to think about when we consider the transplantation process later in the course.
There may be words here that will be useful to add them to your glossary. Reflect on any new information or ideas and share your thoughts with other learners in the comments area.