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Potty Talk: The Toilet Evolution

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PRODUCT DETAILS Product: Glacier Bay Dual Flush High Efficiency Toilet Item Number:   215-583 Model Number: N2316 Box Contents:   Bowl, tank, toilet seat, wax ring, hardware kit UPC:   732291231619 Made in China Measurements:   Width--18 in. (45.720 cm) Floor to tank height--34 in (86.360 cm) Floor to seat height (with toilet seat down but cover up)--19 in. (48.260 cm) Back to front--36.5  (92.710 cm) From wall to holes at the base--12 in (30.480 cm) Cost:   $98.00 at Home Depot...if you buy the white one. Over the weekend, I was having problems with an overactive bladder.  Possibly because of this, the flushing mechanism on our toilet broke.  We called the plumber and found out it would be three days before he could come.  I was glad when my bladder calmed down and got back to normal, because it is really tiring to flush your toilet manually (you pour a bucketful of water into the toilet). Though we could have just replaced the insides in the tank, my mom decid

Book Review of The Ever-After Bird by Ann Rinaldi

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PRODUCT DETAILS: Author:   Ann Rinaldi Intended Audience:   Juvenile Copyright:   2009 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Published:  2007 Summary:   In 1851, 13 year old Cecilia McGill learns about the horrors of slavery when she accompanies her ornithologist uncle on an expedition to the South to find the rare scarlet ibis, known by the slaves as the Ever-After bird. ISBN-13:   978-0-547-25854-6 UPC:   9780547258546 (50799) Price:   $7.99 in the United States, though it can be found cheaper.  I got mine for $3.00 at Booksamillion. Websites:   www.hmhbooks.com;  www.annrinaldi.net Genre classifications:   Historical fiction, American history, Black History Still in Print:   Yes My Personal Rating:   5/5 _____________________________________________________ I fully admit that I judge a book by its cover...or at least whether I want to read a book.  Though I know that an interesting cover doesn't necessarily mean the book is interesting

Review of Monster High Scaris City of Frights Deuce Gorgon

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PRODUCT DETAILS Recommended Age:   6+ Additional Information:   Conforms to safety requirements of ASTM F963 (have no idea what that is, but I guess it is to be considered a good thing) Year Produced:   2012 Company:   Mattel Made in Indonesia Height:   13 inches (33 cm) Hair color:   Er...doesn't have hair.  Head has green scales and snakes in a mohawk style Eye color:   Green Skin color:   Caucasian...has some green scales down his left arm Written on box:   The ghouls from Monster High are haunting the City of Frights for an international fashion competition where the winner will become THE apprentice to the world famous designer Madame Ghostier.  It's the chance of an unlifetime...or is it?  Follow our ghouls above and below the cobblestone streets as they cheer on old friends, make new ones, and discover not everything is always as it screams. Web sites:   www.monsterhigh.com UPC: 746775185978 Availability:   Ebay and Amazon.  The price starts at $25.00 an

Review of 2014 Journey Girl Chavonne

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PRODUCT DETAILS Doll size:   18 inches (46 cm) Age recommendation: 6+ (not recommended for children under 3  due to choking hazard) Put out by:   Geoffrey, LLC (subsidiary of Toys R Us) Year:   2014 Made in China UPC:   803516066771 Awards:   Oppenhiem Toy Portfolio Best Toy Award Platinum Price:   If you can find it  at Toys R Us, $39.99.  However, these dolls can  go high due to scarcity.  Though released every year, particular editions can become expensive due to scarcity or popularity. Skin Color:   Light black Nationality:   African-American Hair Color:   Black, curly afro Eye Color:   Light brown, long eyelashes, eyes don't close Movement:   Classic baby doll--head turns side to  side,  arms move front and back (not up and down like  flapping wings), elbows don't bend, legs move back and forth,  don't bend at knees, don't bend at ankles.  Doll can stand on its own and sit down if propped against something or hands prop it up. Fill: