HOT TIPS THE METER OF THE PACK EXPRESS THEIR MAGNETIC PERSONALITIES WITH PORTABLE POETRY.Students everywhere already have everything from ``teenie-beenies'' to miniature ``Etch-a-Sketches'' dangling from their backpack straps, so why not pocket-size poetry portfolios? Dave Kapell, the creator of Magnetic Poetry, has introduced Backpack Poet kits. These 4-by-4-inch magnetic journals clip to any bag or backpack for creative expression any time. With kid-friendly themes like ``Friends Forever,'' ``Wild Things'' and ``Superstar,'' budding budding, type of grafting in which a plant bud is inserted under the bark of the stock (usually not more than a year old). It is best done when the bark will peel easily and the buds are mature, as in spring, late summer, or early autumn. Emily Dickinsons will find a number of ways to create portable prose. Each colorful kit comes with 100 magnetic, mini-word tiles and a plastic carrying case that latches onto bag straps. And, if poetry isn't enough to pass the time, pre-teens, teens and even the young-at-heart will enjoy Magnetic Poetry's new Game Series: Backpack Chess, Backpack Checkers checkers, game for two players, known in England as draughts. It is played on a square board, divided into 64 alternately colored—usually red and black or white and black—square spaces, identical with a chessboard. , Backpack Hangman HANGMAN. The name usually given to a man employed by the sheriff to put a man to death, according to law, in pursuance of a judgment of a competent court, and lawful warrant. The same as executioner. (q.v.) and Backpack Reversi. The Backpack Poetry and game kits have a suggested retail price of $6.99 and are available at most toy and novelty stores. - Jacqueline Etcheverry Hello Kitty says hello, school Sanrio is taking kids back to the '60s with its new Hello Kitty Rainbow collection, featuring a backpack made of clear pink vinyl and a retro-style tin lunch box. School kids can also show off new Hello Kitty Rainbow and Spottie Dottie school supplies: notebooks, clipboards, binders, pencil sharpeners Noun 1. pencil sharpener - a rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils sharpener - any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener" pencil sharpener n and erasers. Also, older students will sport Badtz-Maru's new products this fall. The popular penguin will be donning DJ gear and spinning platters on Sanrio's techno techno electronic dance music that first appeared in the U.S. in the 1980s and became globally popular in the 1990s. It originated with Detroit deejay-producers who, inspired by European electro-pop, underlaid dreamy synthesizer melodies with rapid electronic rhythms. translucent translucent slightly penetrable by light rays. calculator and an ultra-cool mouse pad A fabric-covered rubber pad roughly 9" square that provides a smooth surface for rolling a mouse. There are also mouse pads that provide a better surface; for example, 3M makes the Precise Mousing Surface, an ultra-thin mouse pad that is engineered to reduce friction. . Also check out the Badtz-Maru CD case and messenger-style DJ bag. All products are available at Sanrio, Sanrio Gift Gate and Sanrio Surprises stores. - J.E. Chillin' out at lunchtime Say goodbye to the handy plastic lunch box with a matching thermos and say hello to the virtual portable refrigerator - Arctic Zone's Z-20 (below left). Kids can return to school in style with this futuristic-looking box that keeps both sandwiches and your drink chilled. Of course, the Z-20 is just one of the Arctic Zone's new line of lunch essentials. Others include the Expandable Lunch Tote (above right), designed to adjust to all size lunches, and the Crushproof Lunch Carrier, which can help avoid smashed bags of chips when the noon bell During the Siege of Nándorfehérvár (modern-day Belgrade) in 1456, Hungarian nobleman John Hunyadi defended the city against the onslaught of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II. During the siege, Pope Callixtus III ordered the bells of every church to be rung every day at noon, as a call for rings. Most Arctic Zone products have suggested retail prices from $6.99 to $12.99 and are available at Target, Wal-Mart and K-Mart. For other retailers near you, call (800) 722-2545. - J.E. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) no caption (Backpack Poet) (3) no caption (Artic Zone's Z-20) (4) no caption (Crushproof Lunch Carrier) (5) no caption (Hello Kitty Rainbow collection) |
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