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Toys- Family Board Games for Children 8 and Up

These are some of my favorite board games for children 8 and older, from my years as a Pediatric Occupational Therapist. These games are ideal for families.

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Wilmington, North Carolina - The Port City

Wilmington, North Carolina is the county seat of New Hanover County. It is a port city located in the southeastern corner of North Carolina between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean. The first...

2 comments    travel north carolina atlantic
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How To Build A Battery Bank Box On The Cheap

It's one thing to "go green" with a bank of twelve volt batteries powered by a wind turbine but quite another to figure out how to do that without breaking the bank at the same time. My wife and I moved onto...

14 comments    battery going green wal-mart
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getting ready for a triathlon

A triathlon is a race with three different events. Iron Man The most popular triathlon is an iron man and it consists of 2.4 miles swimming, 112 miles biking and then a marathon, which is 26.2 miles. So,...

0 comments    job diabetes bike
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HMS Dreadnought: The Ship That Sparked an Arms Race

Imagine a weapon which was so powerful that its mere existence rendered all other weapons of its kind obsolete. What would be the response? Catch up or lose your position forever. This was the scramble...

10 comments    education history war
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Battleship USS North Carolina Still Serving Her Country

Moored on the Cape Fear River across from downtown Wilmington, NC, the battleship USS North Carolina (BB-55) is still serving her country today as a memorial to North Carolinians from all branches of service...

4 comments    travel world war ii navy
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Top 10 Classic Games for Kids

I was born before video games were popular -- and just saying that makes me feel like a dinosaur. Atari and PacMan were the latest electronic crazes when I was a kid, and if you had a computer it was probably...

6 comments    games fun games operation
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Why I Like Harry Truman

I have always thought of Harry Truman as the best president during my lifetime. About all time, I have nary an idea. My reasons for liking Mr. Truman are because of my perception he was a square shooter, a...

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World War II: The Battleship Yamato

Rationale: During World War II, A powerful battleship had entered the coast of pacific, superb fire power and with armaments that can sink all kinds of ships, Yamato . She joined the Japanese fleet in...

2 comments    life internet education
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What to do When the Batteries Wear Out

I’m talking about children’s toys. Let’s face it – most children’s toys these days need some type of battery.  Either they come preinstalled by the manufacturer or you have to buy them and keep buying them. What's a smart parent to do?

12 comments    toys toy imagination
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