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Beverli DeWalt serves in the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization at the U.S. Department of State.
My name is Beverli DeWalt. I am a member of the Civilian Response Corps Active Component. I work with the Office for the Coordinator of Reconstruction and Stabilization, and I'm a Foreign Service officer.
I deployed to Afghanistan in June of 2008 and I returned in December of 2008. The conditions there were – they varied, but for the most part I stayed on an airbase with the military in a container. I had two roommates. We all had a little, like, 8x8 square and these bunks to sleep on and a bathroom down the hall, which was not in the hall, more down the catwalk, which was one of the best situations there was. I didn't have to stay in a hut.
I was deployed initially to work on a planning team to help bring together the strategic thought of the U.S. within Afghanistan. But then I had the opportunity to switch to a PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team), and I spent the bulk of my time working as a State Department officer there. While I was there, I worked on so many issues, everything from women's issues to governance to rule of law, and it was great. I got to work with the Afghans, mentor, help coordinate international responses to these things, and also to work on a personal basis with individual people who really care about what's going on there, both from an Afghan and an international perspective.
Two of the most exciting things that I did there – one was working with women on a saffron project. Saffron is a crop that they're looking at as a replacement for poppy. And we worked with a women's group to help them receive the training and the tools to be able to plant this crop. And at the end of my time there, we had it harvest and it was neat to see it all packaged and ready to sell.
The other great accomplishment I think that we did there was – I worked very closely with the UN. And during that time, we worked with a variety of groups in an area that was really unstable. And we brought together a bunch of different community groups that were at odds with one another into a forum that they could discuss with one another to try and resolve some of their internal problems that were contributing also to the Taliban, and it strengthened their area.
And after that meeting, through no effort on our part, they started to work together. They resolved one of their longstanding conflicts. They elected their own leader. And it was very rewarding to see them move forward on their own. And those were probably two of the best things that I experienced during my deployment.
This deployment is – it's been one of the best in my career. I would gladly do it again in a heartbeat. There's always tons of work to do, and every day you can wake up and you have at least 20 different things that you can pick from to do that are important, that are necessary. And it's great, because you're never bored and you never do something you don't feel is important.
Related Entry: Ambassador Herbst discusses S/CRS and the Civilian Response Corps.
Joe in Tennessee writes:
BBC, just four minutes ago: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been urged by the UN and Western aid agencies to abolish a new law that they say legalizes rape within marriage.
Just to show this is not new: http://pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2007
Pakistan seems to have the best handle on developement right now...SLOWLY. To give everyone an idea of how deplorable it is for women even in the more educated Pakistani areas: Watch this: http://vodpod.com/watch/1445016-five-pakistani-women-buried-alive-in-gro...
It is a very uphill battle, but great gains are happening...because of the persistence of all Human Rights organizations and both administrations of the DOS....
Angie K. in California writes:
Thank You Beverli for all your hard work. It is refreshing to hear about progress that is being made in Afghanistan. Keep it up!


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For six years Noah Galloway has lived with a horrible secret and the fear that his rebuilt life could be shattered at any moment. Now his dread has become a certainty, and he has been arrested for the arson murder of 26 people.
David Rosenfelt, a native of Paterson, New Jersey, is a graduate of NYU. He was the former marketing president for Tri-Star Pictures before becoming a writer of novels and screenplays. He currently lives in Southern California with his wife and 35 dogs.
Grover Gardner, a Washington, DC.-based actor, director and audiobook narrator, has been a member of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, as well as Resident Director at Everyman Theatre in Baltimore.
©2011 David Rosenfelt (P)2011 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.
"The wait is over!"
I have been waiting for David Rosenfelt's next Andy Carpenter series release for almost a year now! To me, Grover Gardner IS Andy Carpenter. I could not imagine another narrator for this character! I absolutely love this series and am completely hooked! I highly recommend these books to everyone. By accident, I started in the middle with "Dog Tags". However, it was kind of fun to go back to "Bury The Lead" and see how it all started! It has it all: suspense, drama, compassion, romance and a witty humor that keeps me wanting more. Be careful...once you start...you just can't stop! Mr. Rosenfelt...I'm ready for the next one!
"Can't get enough Andy Carpenter...."
Although I've been a member of Audible for several years and have listened to well over 100 books, the Andy Carpenter series is my absolute favorite. The story lines are great but what brings Andy to life is Grover Gardner. His narration of this series is dead on and I can't imagine anyone else doing it. The only problem with the series however is I can't quit listening and before I know it the book is over leaving a void in my literary life until the next one comes out. If I could offer some advice to Mr. Rosenfelt, it would be to write quicker and get me more Andy Carpenter. I would highly recommend this series of books to anyone and everyone.
I love espionage, legal, and detective thrillers but listen to most genres. Very frequent reviews. No plot spoilers! Please excuse my typos!
"OK, but unimpressive"
I bought One Dog Night and New Tricks in this wildly popular series expecting great things. These are good 3 star novels made worse by bad puns and smartass, unfunny remarks. I am disappointed.
"Andy Carpenter, excellent lawyer and sleuth"
Andy Carpenter books are just plain fun. Andy is funny, and has so much interesting self-talk going on in his head (which you get to hear in the book). You also hear quite a bit about Tara, Andy's golden retriever, a plus for dog lovers.
In this installment of the Andy Carpenter series, Andy and his team take on a client who has been accused of locking 27 people in an apartment building and then setting fire to the apartment building. Seems like a lost cause, but somehow Andy and his team figure things out and get a good resolution as always. Great book, can't wait for the next one!
"Another good one."
David Rosenfelt never disappoints with his books about Tara and the rest of the gang. This is another good one. It is such an enjoyable, fun read. The narrator is excellent, the sarcasm is fun. Keep them coming.
Audio Book Fiend
"Another Fun Read"
This was another fun novel by David Rosenfelt. The humor he includes in his writing just puts a huge smile on my face with every chapter. I swear it feels like Andy Carpenter is one of my good friends and I can't wait for every new book. The storyline kept me guessing and the characters excellent.
"Andy is back"
andy and the gang are back,
Good story andy always wondered about where Tara came from
So when her prior owner is up for murder, andy has to help he owes him,
Good story not enough Tara but so worth a credit
"Always Well Worth the Listening Experience."
David Rosenfelt's Novels are always very enjoyable audio Books, especially with this crowd of fun characters. I own all of David's recent Books and all have been well the effort & expense. Not all of David's Books entail the rascally attorney Andy Carpender & company but here are Andy's loveable team mates at their best. Rosenfelt spins an excellent yarn and he has a very indebth grasp of our legal system, amazing even. For an enjoyable teeth tightening listen you could not go wrong with Rosenfelt's latest offering. A teriffic blend of humor, legal masinations & a "who done it" all in one package. John Wagner, Professional Grandpa
"One Dog Night"
David thank you so much for 8 hours of listening pleasure. The suspense, humor and cast of characters kept me wondering and laughing.
"The author never disappoints."
I love this series. The author is witty and over the course of the series, the narrator has grown on me. I especially like the fact that the hero is a bit of a wimp while the rest of his team is fearless. And of course the fact that there is always a happy ending is a nice touch. These books would make a great television series.
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On The Record
Conewango Twp.
Burglary/Theft. Warren-based state police reported that between 9 p.m. on April 14 and 11:40 a.m. on April 15, at Rolling Express on Route 62 in North Warren, an unknown suspect took a large rock and smashed out the rear window at the Rolling Express shop, which was positioned in front of the beverage cooler. The suspect then proceeded to remove various types of alcoholic beverages, varying in size and brand. If anyone has information regarding this incident, contact PSP Warren or Warren County Crime Stoppers. Investigation is pending.
Freehold Twp.
Crash. Warren-based state police reported that at 1:45 a.m. on April 15 a crash occurred when Lyle M. Ladd, 82, Corry, driving a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country, was traveling east on RT6 and lost control of his vehicle, traveling off the south berm and struck a guiderail. There was no injury. The vehicle was towed from the scene.
Sugar Grove Twp.
Forgery. Warren-based state police reported that between Dec. 19 and Dec. 28 on Hazeltine Run Rd., a known 50-year-old male, Sugar Grove, cashed a two-party check and allegedly forged the other party's name. The investigation continues.
Harassment/Domestic. Warren-based state police reported that at 6 p.m. on April 15 on Jackson Run Rd., a suspect struck a known female, 62, Sugar Grove. The victim declined prosecution.


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Celebrate spring with beautifully braided Italian Easter bread.
Classic�Italian Easter bread is one of our favorite�braided breads, thanks to�its creative use of colorful�Easter eggs between woven layers of dough. The design is�a nod to the early Catholic tradition of forbidding eggs until the close of Lent, and Italian Easter bread can be enjoyed in both sweet and savory form.�Elaine McCardel, the voice behind�The Italian Dish, knows how to bring new life to all aspects of classic Italian fare�so naturally, her take on�Italian Easter�Bread is no exception. Italian Easter Bread Recipe Ingredients ? 1 package Rapid Rise (instant) yeast, about 2-1/4 teaspoons ? 1 1/4 cups milk ? pinch of salt ? 1/3 cup butter ? 2 eggs, beaten ? 1/2 cup sugar ? 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (approximate) ? 1 egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon of water ? 6 dyed Easter eggs ? sprinkles or pearl sugar 1. In a small saucepan, warm the milk and butter together, until the butter melts. 2. In a large mixer bowl, combine yeast, salt, eggs and sugar. Add the warm (not hot - it will kill the yeast) milk and butter. Add about half the flour and beat until smooth with dough hook. Slowly add the remaining flour to form a stiff dough. Add flour until the dough is no longer sticky. 3. Knead until smooth with dough hook attachment or turn out on floured board and knead. Place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about an hour.?? Punch dough down, divide into 12 pieces. 4. Roll each piece to form a 1 inch thick rope about 14 inches long. Taking two pieces, twist to form a braid. Pinch the ends, and loop into a circle. Place on two baking sheets lined with parchment paper or Silpats. Cover and let rise until double, about an hour again. 5. Brush each bread with beaten egg wash. Put on the sprinkles or pearl sugar. In the middle of each bread ring, gently place an Easter egg, making an indentation with the egg. 6.Bake at 350 degrees until golden - about 20 minutes. Cool on rack. This recipe originally appeared as Italian Easter Bread Revisited on The Italian Dish. For more bread recipes that are fantastic for Easter, see below. This article originally appeared as on Relish


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Skip to comments.Wind turbine destroyed by wind (40 mph)
Posted on 09/04/2013 5:45:09 AM PDT by markomalley
Two blades were ripped from the 18m high turbine in the Scottish Highlands and thrown up to 60 yards away after it was hit by 40mph gales. A third was left badly buckled.
The incident has led to calls for all wind turbines to be removed from school playgrounds in the Highlands as the councils safety trigger for turbines to be shut down currently stands at 80mph winds 6mph above hurricane force.
No one was hurt when the turbine at Dunhobby, on Scrabster Hill, near Thurso, in the Highlands was destroyed, but there are fears turbines in playgrounds could put children at risk.
"Surely now Highland Council will take notice and remove wind turbines from school playgrounds. This is not an anti-wind farm issue but a safety one, said Stuart Young, chairman of Caithness Wind Information Forum (CWIF).
He said turbines are currently in playgrounds at Castletown, Bower and Crossroads, where children are only metres away and called for the council to take action after the incident on Friday evening.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
They were talking about putting these in Lake Ontario. Wonder what a water spout would do to one of these things. We have several here every year.
Too funny. You can't make this stuff up.
Not to mention the fact that it costs 2 to 3 times as much to erect and maintain them offshore.
Why are there no pictures of the aftermath of the failure?
We have ship go through there. Fracking would open up a while new world for NYS...but Cuomo is stuck on stupid.
Silly rabbit ... TRIX are for kids ...
Imagine one hit by a Sharknado.
Life can be frustrating these days, but then the schmucks who make it so frustrating provide some much needed laughs.
I'm waiting for the global warming nuts to get trapped in icebergs. I would like to drive by in my suv, and chuckle at their frozen expressions.
Yeah you can tell that oil and gas extraction is on the upswing here in Michigan because the democrats are desperately introducing regulatory anti fracking legislation pretty much every day. (about 7 last week)
Thanks for my morning laugh. It took two tries but I finally made it all the way through that movie.
Where,oh where, is "The 80's, a Look Back" when I need it? It was a 1979 satirical look at the decade ahead, and it included a story (a la Three Mile Island) about a runaway wind turbine that destroyed a town.
Green Energy, it's for doing it to The Children.
My buddy turned down an offer on his property in the Southern tier after being frightened to death by these jerks. He's kicking himself in the pants now.
OMG!! ..Liberals want to kill all the little children.
This makes perfect sense, as it is being pushed by leftist environmentalists. Indeed, Solar panels are destroyed by the sun: my landscape lighting don't last more than one season, as the sun's UV does them in.
Calling on Arnold to do what he does best...
Children are expendable in the quest for Sustainability.
"People are fungible."
-Al Gore.
Not only do LIB eco-asshats want to chop birds into mincemeat...now they are going after the children they failed to abort. Death...they crave death. Ghouls, I'd say.
I really wonder if it was the wind that did it?? They have several of these near Laramie Wyo and 40mph is barely considered wind there...
After it was destroyed by that high wind the blades became liberated from the structure and decapitated fifty humans.
Those blades are under a lot of stress. If you make them strong, they tend to be heavier and less efficient. If you make them light weight, they're more efficient but will tend to be weaker. Of course, you can use high tech materials like carbon fiber, but manufacturing something that large from CF is tricky. Bird strikes on the blades can cause damage that might not be noticed for a while. Still, the wind turbine should be able to turn away from the wind and feather itself if the wind speed is too high.
just wondering because there are several of these in Wyo... which has a surplus of wind :) and I havent seen any damaged..
Posted on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 6:08:45 AM by PJ-Comix
In one of the most hilarious cases of being tripped up by dubious scientific hype, British yachtsman Adrian Flanagan attempted to be the first to sail across the arctic north of Russia. He based his hope on the fact that he believed in the Global Warming propaganda that the arctic is rapidly losing its ice thus making his trip possible. One little problem. Cold cruel reality has crushed the Global Warming hype and now Flanagan's boat is trapped by ice in the arctic. To add to the irony, Flanagan who seems to be destined to go down in history as Wrong Way Flanagan, is now pleading with Russian authorities to provide him with the services of a nuclear powered icebreaker to get him out of his embarrassing situation.
I always make sure that my kids, all of whom weigh less than 60 pounds, are outside playing in 40-80 MPH winds. They just
love to fly.
Duct tape may not fix that one....
There are thousands of broken windmills all over this country.
Lol lol lol! I didn't notice that thread. Thanks for the link and the guffaw :)
15,000 years in the future, the global warming demonstrators will be thawing out of the receding ice sheets and the then population will look upon their carcasses as 'hearty souls making their way South for survival when an accident befell them.'
Windmills of Mass Destruction). LOL!
I recently watched a documentary on Netflix called "Windfall" about a small county in NY state (about 4 counties away from NYC). Anyway a bunch of NYC libs had been moving there for years and then the wind energy companies started showing up in these rural counties to install turbines.
At first the libs all said the same thing that it was good for the environment, global warming, less dependence on fossil fuels, and then they started doing their homework about what a scam it actually is, how they are not good for the environment, etc.
In the end they stopped them not because of NIMBY syndrome but because of the truth that they really are not and do not do what everyone thinks they do.
In the UK, we'd call him 'Fannyigan', as fanny means, erm, a lady's 'front bottom' here and is used as an insult (fanny=complete tool).
You might enjoy this too:
"The Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific has remained blocked by pack-ice all year. More than 20 yachts that had planned to sail it have been left ice-bound and a cruise ship attempting the route was forced to turn back."
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Where to Park, in order of preference.
Full Map: http://g.co/maps/5drs2
Anytime. (Indicated in green)
- In front of our building
- On the North side of Wordsworth St. from i3 down to the House. Do not block any landscaping company vehicle in.
- On Wordsworth, on the other side of Wanda.
After hours or on the weekends only. (Indicated in Yellow)
- In front of Vix Vending. The building East of i3, North side of Wordsworth St.
- On the South side of Wordsworth St. in the Gage visitor spots.
- Try not to be a jerk and park in front of the garage door if you're not loading stuff in or out.
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This use case addresses the Outage Notification message generated by the Smart Meter and how this message gets generated into a trouble ticket.
Many AMI systems offer endpoints with a "last gasp" message transmission capability to tell the utility that the endpoints have lost power. This last-gasp transmission serves as a surrogate for the customer's call. AMI systems using thes "last gasp" capabilities work well in helping the Outage Management System (OMS) and dispatcher understand and efficiently respond to widespread outage conditions.
This Use Case is unique as it is initiated at the NIC when it detects a zero voltage event lasting more than a programmed period of time. The NIC will issue a last gasp message that flows back to the enterprise without any request from an enterprise system. The Last Gasp Message is routed through the AMI Network to the AMI Head-End. The AMI Head-End sends the message to the ODS and the Outage Filter. The Outage Filter sorts the message(s) and sends it to the Trouble Ticket System (TTS). TTS sends the message to the OMS and the ODS. The OMS system updates the outage ticket and sends the update to TTS and ODS.


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I have a lot of issues with listening to a lot of the early Beatles stuff pre-1965. When i was younger, i loved to hear harmony and the simpicity of the music. However, as i have heard the songs many, many times and i got more sophicated about music, i kind of get annoyed at how cheap and weak the sounds were recorded (little or no bass, too much treble, drums being weak in the mix) - For me as a music fan, i sort of have to take a pass at some of the early Beatles songs just because the mixes are horrid and the songs have been played over-kill.
Even Rubber Sould as great as it is - you really have to aggressively try to hear the bass in the mixes and that's a goddamn disgrace especially on the Word and others. It's just poor recording really.
Sure, i get a kick out of hearing "Hard Days Night" or "8 days a week" on the anthology with a different mix or a raunchier sound. But, to sort of sit through "I want to hold your hand", "She loves you", "Love me do" - eh, i have to pass since there's nothing really special about these songs. Sure, something like "No Reply", "If i fell" or "I'll be back" i can hear again and again cause of the harmony or the mix of the songs or the fact that they are not over-played but listening to "I should have known better" or "Please mister post-man" - i'd have to refrain from playing them again because they don't offer anything to me anymore from a musical stand-point and it's a bit of over-kill. I feel the same way about most of the popular motown songs (My Girl, I'll be there") between golden oldies radio, movies, television, the saturation point of these songs is enough to make you want to bury the masters.
I kind of feel the saturation level of these early Beatles songs has been reached.


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30" Dell UltraSharp U3011 Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor with PremierColor
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Designed for those who dream bigger
Bring your biggest ideas to life on the Dell UltraSharp U3011 monitor's stunning 30" (76cm) widescreen display area.
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Incredible color accuracy: For professionals in design, photography and other fields where color precision matters, the U3011 is compatible with 100% sRGB and 99% AdobeRGB standards to help meet your needs for color accuracy.
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The weekend before the Sept. 10 recall election of state Sen. Angela Giron, a North Carolina polling company surveyed 579 voters in District 3 to see how Pueblo's nationally watched political fight over gun control and gun rights was trending.
Tom Jensen, of Public Policy Polling, wrote on the PPP website later that week that he didn't release the survey immediately because he didn't believe it. Giron, a Democrat in a Democratic majority district, was losing her election 54 to 42 percent.
More stunning, 33 percent of Democrats surveyed were voting against her. And the anti-Democrat attitude included Gov. John Hickenlooper as well because only 39 percent of those surveyed liked his performance while 44 percent — including 39 percent of Democrats — didn't.
And this was Pueblo County, where President Barack Obama had easily won the local vote just 10 months before. But the PPP survey was right, as the election results confirmed. Giron was recalled and Republican candidate George Rivera will take her place Oct. 3.
Also recalled — but by a much narrower margin — was state Sen. John Morse, D-Colorado Springs. The National Rifle Association and other gun-rights groups had made Morse and Giron their targets while gun-control advocates, like New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, had put money into the Giron and Morse war chests.
"This election was a significant turnaround," said Floyd Ciruli, the well-known Colorado pollster and Pueblo native. Not only did it cut the Democratic majority in the Senate to one vote — 18 to 17 — "But it threatens their entire agenda. It's certainly energized Colorado Republicans."
Rick Palacio, chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party, insisted it was a limited result. Giron's foes accused her of not representing her constituents and a majority apparently agreed, he said.
"We lost this one and the lesson here is that lawmakers have to stay engaged with their constituents," he said.
On that, Pueblo County Republican Chairman Becky Mizel agreed. But she also sees Democrats as vulnerable on a wider front.
"The recall was about gun rights but it was also about legislators not listening to the people," she said. "Democrats have been promoting a radical agenda that Pueblo citizens can't relate to. We intend to follow the lead of the recall and listen to our citizens."
During the election, the GOP broadened their attack on Giron to other issues besides gun control, claiming her votes on renewable energy would raise rural electric rates and faulting her on water legislation.
Pueblo County Commissioner Sal Pace, a former legislator with a strong gun-rights voting record in Denver, said it was a mistake to try and draw larger trends from the recall fight.
"This wasn't a typical election," he said, "This isn't Boulder or Denver. There are local Democrats who are conservative on some issues."
Fellow Commissioner Liane "Buffie" McFadyen, another former legislator who voted for gun rights during her terms, said she wasn't surprised by the backlash against the new gun laws that Giron and Morse supported.
"People should keep in mind all the Department of Corrections employees, federal Bureau of Prisons, law enforcement officers and military veterans we have in this region," she said.
Pace said a key statistic in the PPP poll was that 53 percent of voters said they had a favorable impression of the NRA — even though a strong majority, 68 percent, also supported background checks on all gun purchases.
The PPP poll also showed local voters were evenly split on the new law limiting gun magazines to 15 rounds. In the poll, 47 percent were in favor and 47 percent opposed.
"That NRA rating was the better indicator of how voters were reacting overall," Pace said.
"But it wasn't all about guns," said Ciruli. He noted Giron was a political newcomer appointed to the seat in 2010 after state Sen. Abel Tapia, D-Pueblo, took the job of Colorado Lottery director. And she only had the one election campaign later that year where she won the seat.
"A more veteran politician may have fared better," Ciruli said.
City Councilman Chris Nicoll is a gun-rights Democrat who thought the Legislature blundered into a political minefield on gun control.
"The Legislature needs to focus on fixing the economy and creating more jobs," he said. "I think voters looked at the new gun laws this year as an affront to their right to personal safety. Washington D.C. has lots of gun-control laws and look what happened there this week (at the Washington Navy Yard)."
Similarly, it didn't surprise Nicoll that Hickenlooper's support has declined. He thinks the governor's decision to give convicted killer Nathan Dunlap an indefinite reprieve from his death sentence — essentially postponing a final decision for the next governor to make — angered many voters.
"People want accountability for crimes like that," Nicoll said, referring to Dunlap's conviction for murdering the employees of an Aurora pizza parlor during a robbery.
Ciruli agreed and both Hickenlooper and Democrats in the Legislature will be on the defensive in the upcoming session.
"You'll remember that Hickenlooper didn't veto a single bill passed by the Legislature this year. That will change, I'm sure," he said.
State Rep. Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo and gun-rights supporter, said he never had any doubts that Pueblo-area voters were cool to new gun-control laws. He supported the law expanding background checks on gun purchases, but went no further.
"I see it as a conflict between urban and rural attitudes," he said. The push to set magazine limits at 15 rounds was arbitrary and political, not based on any knowledge of guns being sold today, he said.
Denver-area Democrats wanted to do something after the mass shootings at the Aurora movie theater and Newtown, Garcia said.
"They ended up trying to put a band-aid on the problem," he said. "The way I see my job is I go to Denver to represent my constituents."
McFadyen said Pueblo Democrats ought to be "humbled" by the effectiveness of the recall campaign in getting signatures on recall petitions and then turning out their supporters to vote.
"This really was a grassroots campaign by people who were upset," she said.


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Issue Brief #3788 on Homeland Security
November 29, 2012
November 29, 2012 | Issue Brief on Homeland Security
Senator Joseph Lieberman (I–CT) has filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (S. 3254) that would reauthorize the ineffective fire grant program. The amendment is a revised version of the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 550), and it reauthorizes a grant program that has significant shortcomings.
Ineffective Fire Grants
Fire grants, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), encompass a number of grant programs. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program subsidizes the routine activities of local fire departments and emergency management organizations. Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants fund projects to improve the safety of firefighters and the public from fire and related hazards. Created in late 2003, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants are intended to increase staffing levels by funding the salaries of career firefighters and paying for recruitment activities for volunteer fire departments.
The Heritage Foundation's Center for Data Analysis evaluated the effectiveness of fire grants by matching fire grant award data to the National Fire Incident Reporting System, an incident-based database of fire-related emergencies reported by fire departments.[1] Using panel data from 1999 to 2006 for more than 10,000 fire departments, the evaluation assessed the impact of fire grants on four different measures of fire casualties: firefighter deaths, firefighter injuries, civilian deaths, and civilian injuries.
The Heritage evaluation compared fire departments that received grants to fire departments that did not receive grants. In addition, the evaluation compared the impact of the grants before and after grant-funded fire departments received federal assistance.
Fire grants appear to be ineffective at reducing fire casualties. AFG, SAFER, and FP&S grants failed to reduce firefighter deaths, firefighter injuries, civilian deaths, or civilian injuries. Without receiving fire grants, comparison fire departments and grant-funded fire departments were equally successful at preventing fire casualties.
Exacerbating Existing Problems
Senator Lieberman's amendment would encourage local firefighter departments to become increasingly dependent on federal funding. It would also bolster the false public perception that basic fire services are a federal responsibility. This would prompt local officials who fail to devote adequate resources to fire services to shift accountability for firefighting to the federal government. The amendment's provisions include these specific shortcomings:
An Absent Federal Homeland Security Function
As currently written, the amendment continues the fire grant program's lack of focus on fulfilling a federal homeland security function. It continues to focus fire grants on subsidizing the routine operations of basic fire services.
A 2007 report by the National Academy of Public Administration acknowledged that "basic fire incidents are usually well-handled in the U.S. and have been for some time, whereas large-scale, complex incidents are less well addressed and usually require cooperation of organizations and across jurisdictions." However, the fire grant program "mainly funds local entities and isolated projects not tied to improving regional capabilities."[3]
In addition, fire grants have been awarded for highly questionable purposes. In September 2009, FEMA awarded a fire grant worth nearly $1 million to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a scandal-plagued organization linked to voter fraud and other potentially criminal activities.[4] FEMA officials have since withdrawn the grant award to ACORN.[5]
By subsidizing firefighter salaries, the SAFER grants supplant rather than supplement state and local responsibilities.[6] In addition, the AFG grants are routinely used to purchase vehicles and equipment used for routine activities, such as pumpers, tankers, self-contained breathing apparatuses, and Personal Alert Safety Systems. While they are important to providing basic fire services, federal funding of these items merely replaces local responsibilities. Federal assistance for the purchase of interoperable communication equipment and training to help local fire departments from different jurisdictions to coordinate responses to large-scale catastrophic incidents, such as natural disasters and acts of terrorism, is a more appropriate use of federal resources.
Significant Shortcomings
Senator Lieberman's amendment reauthorizes a grant program that has significant shortcomings. It continues a grant program that has failed to reduce fire-related deaths and injuries of firefighters and civilians. It is specifically designed to encourage local fire departments to become increasingly dependent on federal funding.
As currently drafted, the legislation fails to reorient the fire grants toward fulfilling a federal homeland security function. Instead, fire grants would continue to be focused almost solely on subsidizing the routine operations of basic fire services.
David B. Muhlhausen, PhD, is Research Fellow in Empirical Policy Analysis in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation.
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[1]David B. Muhlhausen, "Do DHS Fire Grants Reduce Fire Casualties?" Heritage Foundation Center for Data Analysis Report No. CDA09-05, September 23, 2009, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2009/09/do-dhs-fire-grants-reduce-fire-casualties.
[2]Lennard G. Kruger, "Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding," Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, May 8, 2009, p. 2, table 1, http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32341_20080806.pdf (accessed February 15, 2012).
[3]James Kunde, Paul D. Brooks, Glenn Corbett, Harry Hatry, Bruce D. McDowell, and Darrel W. Stephens, Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program: Assessing Performance, National Academy of Public Administration, April 2007, p. 92, http://www.napawash.org/pc_management_studies/Fire_Grants_Report_April2007.pdf (accessed February 15, 2012).
[4]Audrey Hudson, "Firefighters Stood to Lose Grant to ACORN," The Washington Times, October 7, 2009, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/07/firefighters-lose-large-grant-to-acorn/ (accessed October 19, 2009).
[5]Tony Romm, "FEMA to GOP: We Never Gave Grant to ACORN," The Hill, October 7, 2009, http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/62021-fema-halts-acorn-grant-gop-lawmaker-praises-decision (accessed October 19, 2009).
[6]While financial supplanting of federal funds for local funds is supposedly not allowed for fire grants, the federal funding of these grants is also another form of supplanting because the federal government is taking over the traditional responsibility of local government for funding the routine operations of local fire departments.


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There is an ongoing fight between a number of premium memory modules manufacturers in terms of clock-speeds. But does anybody need them? OCZ Techology Group, a leading supplier of memory modules, does not think exactly so. Kits that best fit their targeted market segments are needed by the consumer, not record-setting products that may cost like inexpensive computers.
Intel Corp., the world's largest maker of microprocessors, currently has two platforms: the LGA1366 for high-end systems and the LGA1156 for mainstream computers. The triple-channel LGA1366 platform by definition has higher bandwidth than the LGA1156 one with dual-channel memory controller at almost any reasonable clock-speed. Naturally, ultra high-speed memory modules in dual-channel mode can compete against low-speed triple-channel memory sub-systems. But maybe the rise of clock-speeds will not work efficiently and such modules will be too expensive? Performance gain will be indisputably achieved, but only in the certain cases it will be cost-efficient enough, according to OCZ. Moreover, with the demand towards high memory densities increasing, memory modules with higher capacities will make more sense for users of mainstream platforms.
"We are offering a complete line of memory and it does make sense to make more mainstream parts for the LGA1156 platform. DDR3 1333 and 1600 are just fine for this platform and we are still focused on high density kits because the larger memory volumes are good for 64-bit applications. We still think it makes sense to have more memory than ultra fast lower densities," said Alex Mei, executive vice-president and chief of marketing operations.
But OCZ is looking ahead and maybe one day the world will see 2.60GHz DDR3 from OCZ designed for dual-channel memory sub-systems.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (1561 votes).
In short: another rating for 2008In full: right i have had time to think. a few things, why not move the expo to a more suitable venue i.e. meadowbank or the commonwealth pool and the route is that the only one available, like instead when you get past musselburgh race course could you not do a loop not an out and back. cant comment on the expo my picked my number up but judging by some of the reports it wasnt that good but to end on a positive note great medalDate of review: May 29, 2008
In short: Perfect weather and perfect surroundings.Date of review: November 26, 2007
In short: Broke the 4hr barrier for the first time! Loved it and would reccommend!Date of review: October 8, 2006
In short: Enjoyed the race, thought it was well organised, no problems (apart from the heat - which is no ones fault)In full: Would run again as the support from the crowds really make this race worthwhile. Good start on Princess Street, scenery good in places, nice city to spend the weekend.Date of review: July 4, 2006
In short: Too hot and poorly organisedIn full: I really enjoyed my first trip to Edinburgh but wouldn't go back for the marathon. There was no lucozade until mile 10 and even then none left when I reached it (I was near the back) Water was luke warm and quite infrequent for the conditions. At one point wasn't sure I was going the right way (along the prom) as it was full of people, pushchairs and bikes and no signage. Also nearly got run over several times by relay runners but the marshalls were very supportive. Date of review: June 25, 2006
In short: Great venue but the heat made it harder workIn full: Wow, it was hot. Did not expect this temperature in Scotland of all places, so a winter training programme didn't seem like much help. A great city to run around with a course that tried to do the city justice while keeping it to only 1 lap. Great start on Princes Street and finish in the park. The run between 18-23 miles were not so grand (sewage works, traffic jams). The supporters were excellent with the locals spraying the runners with water over the last few miles. Enough runners to feel that you had been part of a big event.Some gripes. Can't understand how mile markers can't be accurate. School boy errors. Too many cobbled streets for my liking. Spacing of water and energy drink stations seemed odd. The two could be very close together then nothing for what seemed a long way. Why can't decent maps be produced for these races rather than very generalised pictures pretending to be maps. I quite like knowing the route before I run it. This was my first marathon so I have little to compare it with. It is a great city to run around and well supported. I would consider doing it again but not in a month when temperatures could be this high. I am pleased that the organisers are thinking of changing the month of the race.Date of review: June 25, 2006
In short: Great race with excellent start and finish, some things were a little disappointingIn full: This was my first marathon and broke the time I had hoped for when serious training started. Loved every minute of it, the crowds were great and such a great feeling when you cross that finish line. The Expo was good even signed up for another race while I registred for this one. Good bag was a average but nothing to rave about. Raised over £1000 for charity. The weather had a huge impact but the pain suffered was only temporary while the menories and medal will last forever. Date of review: June 24, 2006
In short: Average marathon but what a fantastic city to go for a post race party Date of review: June 22, 2006
In short: Much improved after 4 years but organisers are not past the learning stage yetIn full: I enjoyed this race despite the poor toilet provision, cobbles, relay runners, poor reception at the finish and the poor goody bag. All that is now standard for this race.Water and energy drink was greatly improved and the route was easier to attract elite.Edinburgh CC are right to pull out and challenge the organisers to find a BIG sponsor. Possibly the organisers are afraid of losing control over their race but after 4 years they have done their bit. Thanks. Time to move on and allow a big sponsor to test if Edinburgh can support a big Marathon field without swelling the publicity with a Relay field. I don't think the Marathon can survive on its own but the Relay possibly could under current management.NB. Elite wont turn up unless the route teases them with a PB. Edinburgh is a long way from offering big money without that BIG sponsor Date of review: June 21, 2006
In short: bit hillier than advertised; other than rundown industrial area good supportDate of review: June 21, 2006
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While runners often shuck extra layers on a hot, sunny day, Dr. Brewer encourages us to stay covered—even if it's uncomfortable. "Extra clothing is always on option," he says. "There are a lot of runner-friendly shirts that are long-sleeved, with material that allows the skin to breath well and sweat through the material, so you don't feel the heat of normal long-sleeved shirts." SPF-treated clothing can also be found at most outdoor retailers.
Elite ultrarunner Michael Arnstein, who wore a long-sleeved shirt for much of the notoriously hot Western States 100 last year and plans to cover up at Badwater this summer, recommends skin-cooling clothing from De Soto and the Wicked Lite shirt from Mountain Hardwear. "The trick to keeping this stuff amazingly cool is to keep it wet," he says, noting the clothing has to be white. "Way cooler than being exposed to the sun in skin."
Even if you are steadfast in trying to prevent it, skin cancer can still occur. Learning to identify potential cancerous spots on your skin can be key to getting treatment early and preventing complications.
Dr. Brewer recommends performing skin checks once per month, as well as seeing a dermatologist regularly. "Anyone who is out in the sun frequently, like most runners, should have their skin looked at by a dermatologist once a year," he says.
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This hand-crafted stoneware pot is uniquely designed to encourage the fermentation of fresh fruits and vegetables. Use it to transform cabbage into sauerkraut, to pickle vegetables and to cure olives. The process is simple: Place salted vegetables in the crock, fill with water, then cover with the pot's heavy lid to keep vegetables submerged and encourage lacto-fermentation.
- 1-gallon stoneware pot is hand-thrown, then fired at high heat for durability.
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Adobe AIR is a cross-operating-system runtime that lets developers combine HTML, JavaScript, Adobe Flash® and Flex technologies, and ActionScript® to deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) on a broad range of devices including desktop computers, netbooks, tablets, smartphones, and TVs. AIR allows developers to use familiar tools such as Adobe Dreamweaver®, Flash Builder®, Flash Catalyst®, Flash Professional, or any text editor to build their applications and easily deliver a single application installer that works across operating systems.
Adobe Flash Player is a browser plug-in that provides advantages for users and content creators in the browser, including the ability to deliver RIAs in the browser. AIR incorporates technologies originally developed in Flash Player and enables RIAs on the desktop. AIR and Flash Player provide complementary deployment methods for RIAs.
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The Columbus Dispatch - November 13, 2013 11:24 AM
So as it turns out, financial dishonesty isn't limited to those in Washington or on Wall Street.
More than a third of those polled for a MoneyRates.com survey admitted to cheating when it comes to money. We're not talking Bernie Madoff type scams here, but more often the kinds of things that people encounter everyday.
In the survey, 37 percent of the respondents said they pocketed excess change from a cashier; 25 percent said they have taken home company property for personal use; 23 percent admitted cheating on their taxes; and 12 percent said they have understated a child's usage of a vehicle to keep insurance premiums down.
Age and gender can play roles in whether people cheat and who they cheat from.
In general, the survey found women come across as more honest than men. As far as age goes, younger adults are more likely to admit to pocketing excess change from a cashier or padding an expense account while older adults are more likely to acknowledge taking home company property or avoiding taxes by sheltering income offshore.


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- 12-31-2012, 07:56 PM Thread Author #1
Unlock iPhone 4?
Hey, everybody. I've had an iPhone 4 for years, and it's been running on iOS 4.1 for years, and now I'm thinking abut updating it to iOS 6.1
It's currently unlocked to work with a T-Mobile SIM, and I want it t stay that way. Now, I don't know how it was unlocked before, since I took it t a shop where they unlocked fr me, but I moved and can't go to said shop. How do I unlock it t work with T-Mobile on iOS 6.1?
- 12-31-2012, 09:55 PM #2iMore Genius
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If it is factory unlocked, you don't need to do anything. If it is unlocked from a jailbreak, that's another story. But you need to find out how it's unlocked first. I know there are several websites that can tell you whether your phone is locked or not from your IMEI.
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Then it's unlocked by jailbreak. Peruse the threads here in the jailbreak section and you'll find out how to restore without upgrading your baseband or updating your OS so that you can re-jailbreak and unlock.
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I just want to note that if you are unsure on any step, please ask here or on the dev team blog before you attempt to update. Once the baseband is updated, it cannot be undone and I would hate to see you lock out your phone.
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Woman says dead babies were hers
GRANITE FALLS – A Clarkfield woman has admitted to being the mother of two newborns whose remains were found on family-owned land in South Dakota in November, according to documents filed in Yellow Medicine County District Court.
A petition from Yellow Medicine County Family Services is seeking to have Kelly Anderson-Person, 34, involuntarily hospitalized after she pointed a gun at herself during an interview with investigators. A civil commitment hearing is scheduled for Friday.
The petition for commitment, filed Aug. 16 in Yellow Medicine County District Court, said investigators spoke with Anderson-Person at her home in Clarkfield on Aug. 13. During that interview, Anderson-Person acknowledged that she had been pregnant in 2009 and 2011 and that she had given birth to two infants whose remains were found in South Dakota in November, the petition said. Toward the end of the interview, Anderson-Person pulled a revolver from under a couch cushion and pointed it at herself, the petition said. At the time, she was holding the gun in her right hand and her infant child in her left hand, the petition said.
Investigators attempted to get the gun away from Anderson-Person, and the gun went off during the struggle, the petition said. No one was injured.
Court documents said Anderson-Person was being investigated by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, in connection with the remains of two infants found in Deuel County, S.D., on Nov. 2. Court documents said the land on which the remains were found belonged to a member of Anderson-Person's family, and the DCI had received leads saying Anderson-Person had appeared pregnant at two different times, but did not have a baby afterward.
A search warrant filed in Yellow Medicine County District Court last week said investigators were seeking DNA evidence that Anderson-Person was the mother of the two infants, as well as photos or other evidence that she had been pregnant.
Court documents said Anderson-Person, formerly of Hendricks, has been held at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar since Aug. 13. Although Anderson-Person was held under emergency admission at first, court documents said she waived her right to a preliminary hearing, and would continue to be held at the hospital until a commitment hearing Friday. The court appointed a psychologist to examine Anderson-Person and file a report by Wednesday, in preparation for the hearing.
No criminal charges have yet been filed against Anderson-Person.


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The real gift is always there
Over the last month, we have witnessed the competition for the consumers' bucks. It begins before the feast of Thanksgiving and ends after Christmas. What have Thanksgiving and Christmas become?
It seems that sales, bargains and the thrill of the chase can be more alluring than family time. Focusing in on these holidays as a family event rather than the pure essence to be thankful and giving may be part of the problem. The illusion of a family being an idyllic image of love has passed, negating past iconic families in "Father Knows Best," "Leave It to Beaver," "Gidgit," etc.
With the probability of the family unit "at risk" and prime and quality time limited, there has been an invasion of things as a substitute for love, caring and connection. Commercials announce all of the wonderful things that money can buy, "showing the love factor." Parents and people hear messages to enhance the pursuit of the need for the latest cell phone, newest fab toy and the best technology around, so that one can have bragging rights of being in an elite category of privileged consumers.
One's insecurity shows when that person needs things to be validated as a worthy or valuable human. An old Beatles tune, "Money Can't Buy You Love," seems like an admirable philosophy to direct one's life path. People need human kindness. So many times people substitute objects for happiness, love and comfort, leading to an internal emptiness or void. Therefore, the consequences of object appeasement can translate into an obsession to buy.
This madness to shop has been in the spotlight like a gladiator bout with other warriors. Shoppers receive the same sort of satisfaction to be the purchaser of something hard to get. Their prowess in the aisles leads to a sense of accomplishment since their efforts have paid off with the prize of purchase. No longer are challenges in life as exciting as copping a limited number item in the shopping bag. There's an adrenaline rush when a shopper has outlasted the other competitors. If someone gets hurt in the process, all's fair in love and shopping.
One thought has been repeated to urge this consumer rush. When the holiday season comes, the stores imply that they "get out of the red" due to the "Black Friday" label. This comment is erroneous since those words referred to people getting injured because of uncivil behavior in the past and replicated today. Somehow, this misused concept has furthered the stores' purpose to make money because people believe that purchasing commodities saves jobs. Seventy percent of the economy is based on buying, and the consumer mentality to help the economy bears out by excessive spending sprees. If people wanted to be more fiscally prudent, the economy would be shaken to its roots with reduced indulgent behavior.
So the current theme during this season is promoted with a witty saying like "Shop 'til you drop." In all of the hustle and bustle of buying and doing, it would be hard to imagine much attention to the most exciting moment in history, the birth of our savior for all people. How can that take second place to some commercial hype to buy for a "love object?" For a moment, let's reflect on the statement "The best things in life aren't things."
Remember, a person's character could be defined by love for all genres of people and never reserving it for only cherished family and friends. Show your love in an abundant way and make that as one's mantra.
The love of God shows in His gift of His Son … So can we do anything less than love one another?
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Oct. 5, 2012
BYRON—The Carl Sandburg College men's golf team is in second place after Thursday's opening round of the Region IV tournament at PrairieView Golf Course.
The Chargers shot 318 as a team and trail defending champion Black Hawk by 12 shots. The top two teams qualify for the NJCAA Division II national tournament, which be be played at Goose Pond Village in Scottsboro, Ala.
Sophomore Nick Gustafson shot 36 on the back nine and finished with a 4-over-par 76 to lead Sandburg during a cold, windy and sometimes wet first round. Sophomore Cody Reiber shot a 79, sophomore Mark Dockstader shot an 81 and freshman Joey Juergens and sophomore Chad Hatch each came in with an 82 for the Chargers.
"It took a lot of heart for Nick to shoot 76 after limping off the blocks today," Sandburg coach K.C. Harding said. "I believe he was 3 over through his first four and got settled down to shoot a even par side of 36 on the back, which was the only round at par."
Black Hawk's Josh Bausman finished 1 over to lead the individual standings. The second round of the three-day tournament begins at 10 a.m. today.
"Black Hawk is a very good team, and to spot them 12 shots is not what we had in mind," Harding said. "But the beauty of this tournament is it's three days long, so it's a long ways from over."


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Parenting Awareness Month is a Michigan initiative to promote awareness, education, and resources – through state outreach and local efforts – emphasizing the importance of effective parenting in nurturing children to become healthy, caring, and contributing citizens.
Parenting Awareness Month is unique to Michigan and has been celebrated since 1993, said Katie Smith, Iron-Dickinson Children's Advocacy Network (CAN) Council Secretary.
Parenting Awareness Michigan provides guidance, materials, resources, and technical assistance throughout the year.
In celebration of Parenting Awareness Month, the initiative promotes locally planned parenting events in March, and education and resources for developing parenting skills year around.
Parenting Awareness Michigan celebrates people who are parenting children, and seeks to:
– Draw public attention to the critical importance of effective parenting across the lifespan.
– Raise awareness that effective parenting is a key factor in alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention.
– Promote education and resources for developing parenting skills.
– Raise awareness that everyone benefits from parent education and support.
– Encourage and assist in the development of parent networks.
– Celebrate the month of March as Parenting Awareness Month.
– Promote locally planned events in March and throughout the year focused on parenting.
The Iron-Dickinson Children's Advocacy Network Council suggests a number of ways to be a good parent.
– Show children love, concern and respect at all times.
– Give children a safe place to live and play.
– Help children express all their feelings appropriately and listening to what they say.
– Give children appropriate choices whenever possible.
– Have reasonable rules that are understood by all.
– Be responsible and teach children to be responsible.
– Spend time with children.
– Set an example by what we say and do.
– Work with local schools and communities to make them better for children.
– Ask for help when needed. Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-942-HELP.
To assist parents during a child's first years, other experts offer the following tips:
– Be warm, loving and responsible. When children receive warm, responsive care, they are more likely to feel safe and secure with the adults who take care of them.
– Respond to the child's cues and clues. Recognize and respond with sensitivity to the sounds, movements and expressions that your child makes. This will help you build secure attachments.
– Talk, sing, and read to your child. All of these interactions help your child's brain make the connections it needs for growth and later learning. Talking, singing, and reading to your child is not only important for brain development, but a wonderful opportunity for closeness with your child.
– Establish routines and rituals. Teach your child to know when it's time for bed by developing routines such as singing a song and pulling the curtains – daily routines associated with pleasurable feelings are reassuring for children. Repeated positive experiences provide children with a sense of security.
– Encourage safe exploration and play. As infants grow, they begin to explore the world beyond their care givers. Parents should encourage this exploration. While many of us think of learning as simply acquiring facts, children actually learn through-playing.
– Make television watching selective. Be selective and involved in your children's television habits. Whenever possible, watch TV with your child and talk about what you are viewing. Don't use TV of a computer as a baby-sitter.
– Use discipline as an opportunity to teach. As children explore their ever-expanding world, they need limits and consistent, loving adult supervision. Setting limits is intended to help and children, rather than punish them. When you respond in a supportive, consistent way, you are helping your child to feel safe in the world. Never hit or shake a child.
– Recognize that each child is unique. Children grow at different rates. Their ideas and feelings about themselves reflect, in large measure, parents' and care givers' attitudes towards them.
– Choose quality child care and stay involved. Choosing a child care provider is one of the most important decisions families make. Seek someone who responds warmly and responsively to your child's needs. Select someone who will give children individual attention and engage them in creative play and exploration. Carefully check provider's references. After choosing your child care provider, stay involved.
– Take care of yourself. Parents and care givers need care, too. Because you provide the primary environments for infants and young children, your health and welfare are extremely important. When you feel overwhelmed, take care of yourself. Reach out and get some help. Family, friends, neighbors, pediatricians, child health care providers and others – all can assist you in fostering your child's healthy development.
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By mmachiro
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Comments about Learning Resources Hot Dots® Jr. Cards: Shapes Card Set:
My son had a lot of fun with it. It got him engaged and of course he was learning too.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Recommended - Fun, educational product
By TXMomofTwo
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About Me Education Oriented, Parent Of Two Or More Children
These hot dots cards are a wonderful way to learn the alphabet. This product is a great educational tool to use at home or in a PreK classroom. The set creates many useful teaching moments that benefit children who are learning the alphabet. My children love using the hot dots pens with different hot dots sets and the Alphabet Cards are a great addition to our collection. My younger child (4) was given simple directions in the beginning and was able to work independently using this set to practice the alphabet. The directions were simple enough that when he needed help, my older child (6) could read it to him and give him assistance. My children already knew their alphabet when we tried this product, but they still enjoyed using it to practice their knowledge. Children who don't know the alphabet or letter sounds yet would benefit most from the learning experience if parents did the set alongside them. I would recommend this product. *I was provided this product in exchange for an honest review.*
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By OT
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My children love the Hot Dots alphabet cards. I am a pediatric occupational therapist and it is a great activity to work on grasping, visual discrimination, letter recognition, form constancy, and visual motor integration skills. For parents it is a great activity to work on independent learning and play, as the pen provides feedback as to whether or not the chosen answer is correct. My kids love when it lights up and makes a sound. If you want to do this activity in a quiet area, you can even turn the sound off and just see red or green lights to notify the child if the chosen answer is correct. The only thing I would change would be to have an option to only provide positive feedback (lights and sound) when the chosen answer is correct versus providing lights and sound for incorrect answers as well. I believe this would encourage increased attention to the task in a more desperate attempt to receive the auditory and visual feedback on the first attempt. Overall, I would recommend this product!
Great ABC learning for Pre K and Kindergarten!
By Cakes
from Cedar Falls, IA
About Me Education Oriented, Parent Of Two Or More Children, Stay At Home Parent
These hot dots are wonderful! Very educational and engaging for the preschool/kindergarten age child. They have many different types of cards that teach the ABCs in a variety of ways.
Great Way to Learn!
By Homeschooling Mom
from Apache, OK
About Me Homeschool, Parent
My child is thoroughly enjoying learning while utilizing this great educational learning tool. It allows her to learn individually giving me some time to focus on our next project. We both love this learning tool! Great fun!!!
Very Nice Product
By Nick
from Dayton,NJ
About Me Educator, Parent
I really like how this product gives me an additional way to teach in my classroom! The cards are great for helping the children to review and in some cases learn to identify various colors! The only con that I have found in this product is that the cards can be bent or damaged easily. I wonder if they can be laminated!!??? The children in my classroom like the counting card set most of all!
A great way to learn through review!
By genia
from atlanta, ga
About Me Education Oriented, Educator
About Me Education Oriented, Educator, Pre-k teacher, Professional
I really love using all of the Hot Dots Jr. products in my classroom because the children use these products with great ease and not much instruction. The Shapes card set does seem to be the most simple for the children so they quickly switch to another set of the cards but they are still very useful for matching and recognition!
Great set mid-level Beginner
By Amy @ Oh So Savvy Mom
from San Antonio, TX
About Me Parent
The Hot Dots numbers & counting are a great mid-level intro to numbers and counting. This set is great for children who have a basic grasp of counting and can identify at least a few numbers visually. My son began using this set when he could visually identify numbers 1-5 and verbally count up to 15. I think that, unless you are an extremely patient parent, if you tried to introduce these cards to a child with no number knowledge you'd just get a very frustrated child.Ace, the Talking, Teaching Dog Pen doesn't come with the set, but can be purchased separately, and is very fun for the kids...sometimes too fun. Occasionally, when my son doesn't feel like doing anything he'll just press all the wrong answers because he thinks the incorrect sounds are funny.*I was sent this product at no cost to myself, in order to provide a review of it on my blog, Oh So Savvy Mom.
immediate feedback
By k teach
from ca
Great way to give kids immediate feedback.


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Skip to comments.Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson dies aged 83
Posted on 12/26/2012 8:59:40 AM PST by the scotsman
'Gerry Anderson, creator of the Thunderbirds and Joe 90 puppet superhero TV shows, has died at the age of 83, his son has announced.
Anderson had been suffering from Alzheimer's Disease since early 2010, and his condition had worsened in the past six months, Jamie Anderson said.
Gerry Anderson also created Stingray and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Thunderbirds was filmed on Slough Trading Estate in Berkshire and was first broadcast in 1965.
Jamie Anderson announced the news on his website, saying his father had died peacefully in his sleep at noon on Wednesday.
His other creations included UFO, Space: 1999, Supercar and Fireball XL5.'
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
"Thunderbirds are go!"
Damn. I watched and greatly enjoyed most of those shows.
Rest well Mr Anderson, you've earned it far more than most.
His fans say "R.I.P."
Heaven responds "S.I.G."
I always loved the Thunderbirds I have the Thunderbirds Are Go. RIP ANDERSON
We also wouldn't have Team America: World Police if it weren't for Anderson.
"What's the word"?
Loved his shows when I was a kid back in the 1970s, especially Space 1999.
Opening credits
The making of UFO
Mr Thunderbird - The Gerry Anderson Story (1 of 4)
"Stand by for ACTION!"
So high tech. So cool!
(meaning A-OK, or Roger Wilco)
From Captain Scarlett. btw- here's my favorite version of the intro & end credits music from that show.
Marina was hot.
"What's the price?"
"Sixty twice!"
Troy Temptest -= P.W.O.R
R.I.P Mr. Anderson and thanks for the your genius entertainment
Capt. Scarlet was my favourite.
InDesTructAble...Capain Scarlet!
Thunderbird 1 = ?
Thunderbird 2 = underwater C-119 almost
Thunderbird 3 = Saturn 4B or so
Thunderbird 4 = ?
Thunderbird 5 = Space station?
I have DVD box sets of UFO and Space:1999.
Supercar Theme Gerry Anderson 1961 (Original)
UFO was truly extraordinary for several reasons.
First and foremost was fashion, and it is a good question whether it was heavily influenced from Star Trek, but with the keen fashion sense the British had at the time. Produced in 1970-71, but supposedly taking place in 1980, men wore "Beatle boots", had Star Trek pointed sideburns, wore synthetic Nehru jackets, etc. The women's fashions were amazing, but not as glamorous as "Star Trek guest star" outfits.
The car the lead character drove was a Ford Zephyr-Zodiac Mk IV, but modified to look like a DeLorean, before there were DeLoreans.
The plot-lines were pretty brutal at times, and as the lead character observed in one episode: "They may be years ahead of the human race, but we've got one thing they haven't: bloody-mindedness. It built this planet."
i was a big stingray fan
Gerry Anderson's "Thunderbirds" was one of my favorite shows as a kid. And before that, his "Supercar" (with Mike Mercury).
I liked UFO. Used to sit in a grubby ol' LaZboy in the basement and watch it. Gave me some real chills... I wish the UFO movie project had succeeded.
I still wonder where my Moonbase and its Interceptors are.
I have to chuckle whenever I see anything about "Thunderbirds" because I always think of Team America.
Enjoyed his projects. RIP.
but I did love this bit of disgusting satire and homage to Thunderbirds
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore did a great spoof of the Super-Marionation shows on their series "Not Only But Also." It's available on DVD, although unfortunately not all of that series has survived.
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