a region in SE France, bordering on the Mediterranean: formerly a province; famous for medieval poetry and courtly traditions. Images of Mary Magdalene were hard to ignore when I began traveling to Provence, where medieval beliefs coexist with modern ones.
But for kids that love them, Johnny Jump Ups can be a great place to play. They are generally recommended for children around the age of 6 months (Though the official recommendation from Evenflo is 4 months.) until walking and weighing no more than 24 pounds.
Dropping it may make it easier for the military to recruit the people it desperately needs now that it is stretched so thin with the deployment of more than 2,200 troops in Afghanistan. The US has also relaxed its standards, increasing its enlistment age limit from 35 to 42. In Canada, older recruits have long been welcome, but for those over 35 the test was even less stringent than for the under-35s: 14 push-ups and 17 sit-ups for men, seven push-ups and 12 sit-ups for women. It too has been dropped.