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Breaking Down Obama's New Executive Order On Guns
After multiple nationwide reports of mass shootings last year, President Barack Obama is starting the New Year with action on gun control and gun safety. The gun debate is a divisive one and has literally brought any law-making efforts to improve gun control and safety to a standstill. What's more, this is President Obama's last year of his second term in office so, the effectiveness of his executive order is uncertain, especially with an opposing Congress and the likelihood of a potential Republican president vetoing the order upon taking office. But, the Obama administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); the Attorney General (AG); and others will work together to expand, clarify, and uphold gun laws. Obama lists four components to his executive order regarding gun safety:
"1. Keep guns out of the wrong hands through background checks."
If you sell firearms, you need a license and you need to conduct background checks on the people who want to buy your firearms. Not having a firearms seller's license and not conducting background checks are violations of the law and violators are subject to criminal prosecutions. With regards to background checks in particular, the FBI will develop more modern and thorough license examinations as well as an electronic system that effectively notifies authorities of any illegal firearm purchase.
"2. Make our communities safer from gun violence."
Key government agencies are going to be more active in upholding and engaging gun laws. The ATF will employ 200 additional investigators to ensure compliance with these firearm licensing laws and have already created an Internet Investigation Center to track illegal online gun sales. Additionally, dealers who ship firearms must inform law enforcement if the guns to be shipped are stolen. This will enable law enforcement to act accordingly to locate the firearms and stop these guns getting into the wrong hands. The other big push made under this point is to urge every U.S. Attorney's Office to work with domestic violence outreach programs to protect those innocents that could be in danger from gun violence.
"3. Increase mental health treatment and reporting to the background check system."
There is a stigma that people with mental health illnesses are capable of mass murder, but Obama stated in his speech that "nearly two out of three gun deaths are suicides." So, to avoid perpetuating the stigma of mental illness, it is being formally recognized that people with mental health issues need help from themselves and their mental illnesses shouldn't be treated any less than physical illnesses. A $500 million investment is proposed in order to make the mental healthcare accessible to those who need it. A critical inclusion to the background checks scenario is to consider mental health in applications and prohibit those who suffer from mental illnesses from possessing a gun.
"4. Shape the future of gun safety technology."
To further prevent gun violence, the Obama administration is asking the relevant Departments to research and support the creation of gun safety technology. Smart devices can be used based on a fingerprint with perhaps similar future technology implemented for guns. Certainly, the priority to explore such technological advancements is much higher now.
Read the detailed press release here.

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Goal.com looks at whether Russia will qualify from Group A as they are widely expected to, or stumble at the international stage like before..
By Kaustav Bera
Russia are clear favourites to progress out of Group A unscathed as under Dutch coach Dick Advocaat they topped their qualifying group. The Euro 2008 semi-finalists comprise of players mostly plying their trade in Russia, with the probable starting eleven all from the Russian Premier League. In a group filled with teams with overtly defensive tactics, Russia play a different game with their 4-3-3 attacking formation, quite different from the other teams in the group.
The return of Andrey Arshavin, who hardly found playing time or form in England, to Russia with former club Zenit St. Petersburg has been a boost as he has hit a rich vein of form. However with the peculiar playing period in Russia only in summer means the Russian players have played almost one and a half seasons due to the transition. As a r direct consequence, there have been many players returning from injuries and not fully fit.
| How Russia defend
Russia's central defense is made of the CSKA Moscow pairing of Sergei Ignashevich and A Berezutskiy who are sturdy and physical defenders but are immobile and slow on the ball. Their full backs meanwhile are actually wing backs who love overlapping and attacking further up the pitch, with Zhirkov often joining in the attacking forays while the equally pacy Anyukov joining in late. Igor Denisov, part of the midfield three exclusively from Zenit ( the other two being Zyranov and Shirokov) plays the defensive screen but the midfield triangle often exchange positions among themselves with Denisov going further forward on occasions. However their wingers do not usually track back.
|How Russia attack
Russia really typify a 4-3-3 while attacking. This is different from the Barcelona 4-3-3 as here the wingers, Arshavin and Dzagoev prefer coming infield to join central striker Kerzhakov, with Arshavin almost playing as the No. 10 behind him as Kerzhakov likes drifting wide and not play as a target man like Russia's other strikers, Pavlyuchenko and Pogrebnyak. Then Alan Dzagoev plays the furthest man upfront as he streams ahead of Kerzhakov. The all Zenit midfield triangle is an interesting bunch as they can exchange positions at will. Both Zyranov and Shirokov usually join the midfielders upfront with the latter proving to be a goalscorer as proved by the recent friendly where he scored a brace against the much fancied Italy. The attacking full backs are then employed to provide width and at a time when Russia attack, there can be as many as 7 Russians in the attacking third.
Strengths - Obviously their free flowing attacking is Russia's biggest strength in the otherwise cagey group. Moreover Arshavin who had a torrid season with Arsenal returned to form as he was loaned back to Zenit. The core group of almost 6 starters from Zenit itself provide an impressive core group of players similar to Vicente Del Bosque's Spain where majority of the players in the starting eleven are from Barcelona. Moreover Advocaat, who formerly coached Zenit is equally informed of their tactics. Also in 21 year old Alan Dzagoev they have a bright and talented prospect as he was Russia's highest goal scorer in qualifying.
Weaknesses - The wingers in the 4-3-3 do not usually track back to help out of the defense. Also susceptible in the center of the park is Denisov alone as the other midfield two join the attack. He also has a knack of making cynical fouls to stop the opposition. The center backs although good on the ball are pretty slow and a fast attack can put them to the sword, especially since the full backs are often found much higher up. That Dick Advocaat has vowed to join PSV after Euro 2012 might also negatively influence Russia's chances.
Opportunities - Russia stand a clear chance to repeat their 2008 heroics and even go beyond that this time. In being placed in Group A, they could not wish for a better one as their ageing and slow defense will certainly not be tested much by the other predominantly defensive teams.
Threats - The players' fitness is an issue with almost everyone in the starting eleven playing in Russia and are not certainly 100% fit. That they are expected to easily qualify from a relatively easy group might also play on the minds of the players.
"I don't care about big names as long as they can play as a team. Everyone knows what their position is."
- Dick Advocaat
Russia will certainly qualify from their group but whether they repeat their 2008 heroics will certainly depend on Kerzhakov getting more on the scoresheet.
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Following on from two previous postings (here and here) on the subject of cognitive load in the domain of the teaching of phonics, here is a practical demonstration of the cognitive challenges a four-year-old child has to contend with in just one simple word building exercise.
But first, why word building? Word building is our starting point because it is where we teach code knowledge explicitly. Rather than introduce young children to random spellings (letters) and then tell them that such and such is this sound or that sound, it's much better to give the learning a practical context. Word building offers the opportunity to learn a limited number of sound-spelling correspondences at any one time in the context of a word. This approach gives phonics teaching both a purpose and a psychological reality. For the child, who already knows what a mat is and what sit means, word building pulls back the curtain on the mystery of the connection between spoken language and writing.
But first, why word building? Word building is our starting point because it is where we teach code knowledge explicitly. Rather than introduce young children to random spellings (letters) and then tell them that such and such is this sound or that sound, it's much better to give the learning a practical context. Word building offers the opportunity to learn a limited number of sound-spelling correspondences at any one time in the context of a word. This approach gives phonics teaching both a purpose and a psychological reality. For the child, who already knows what a mat is and what sit means, word building pulls back the curtain on the mystery of the connection between spoken language and writing.
Assuming the child does not fall within that very small percentage of children who have particular speech and language difficulties or suffers from a serious learning difficulty, what follows is a measure of the cognitive load involved in learning how to build words. It is designed to make concrete the relationship between the word, the sounds comprising the word, and the spellings that represent the sounds.
To start with, anyone wanting to teach word building and looking for tips on reducing cognitive load from the start would do well to introduce children to small whiteboards, pens and wipe-off cloths. Getting children to become familiar with these items and to get used to drawing lines on the board, like the one below, is very useful because teaching a child to link sounds to spellings and to manipulate them at the same time as thinking about drawing lines on a whiteboard without prior learning will overburden some children.
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Now, if we are going to introduce the class to the three sound-spelling correspondences that we'll need to build the word 'sat', we need three Post-Its, laminated squares with magnetic tape on the back, or even squares of paper on a sheet of paper on a table top. On these, the teacher writes the spellings, though not necessarily in the correct order because some children are adept at spotting the order in which the sound-spelling correspondences are placed on the board and then don't have any cognitive work to do.
The teacher places the three squares, jumbled up and out of order and slightly out of line, like this:
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The children are sitting on the carpet or in desks with the classroom whiteboard in front of them looking like the above. To some children, it's likely that, without prior learning, the symbols representing the sounds will be new to them. To others, whose carers/family members read to them and even teach them, the spelling symbols will not come as anything new and this will give them a huge learning advantage (prior knowledge).
The extraneous cognitive load we're presenting them with is the lesson template itself. As I explained in the previous post, the lesson presentation in itself does not contribute to schema creation or to the teaching of procedural skills. The intrinsic content is what we want to create a schema for: sounds and spellings, starting with s, a and t. But that's not all! We are also going to be teaching them the procedural skills of segmenting sounds in words and of blending. In addition, we are, simultaneously, going to be teaching explicitly that spellings are symbols for sounds in words.
The teacher stands by the board and says to the children, "I'm going to say the word 'sat' very slowly. Listen carefully to hear the sounds that make up the word 'sat'." This is scaffolded by the teacher drawing their finger in one sweeping movement under each sound as they stretch out the word, taking care not to do the segmenting for the children. This should be done so that the finger corresponds to each sound as it sweeps across the word.
Note too that we are also teaching a word that begins with a continuant (/s/: a sound we can hang on to) allowing the teacher to stretch out the sound so that all children have the opportunity to hear it. [We know that gesturing in a way in which the movement of the finger corresponds to what is being spoken is very helpful. Using continuants in the beginning also enables children to hear the separate sounds in words.]
Now the teacher says, "What is the first sound (gesturing to the first line) you hear in 'sat'? Listen to what you hear when my finger is under this line."
As already indicated above, say the word slowly, but don't segment it. (Example: 'sssssaaat') As you say the word, slide your finger along under the lines corresponding to each sound.
Now choose a child to answer. I personally have never seen a reception class in which there isn't at least one child who is able to do this. I choose a child to respond with /s/ and the teacher should say, "Yes, you can hear /s/. Everyone say that sound." And, all the children say /s/. Now you have all children saying /s/ and not 'suh' or 'ess'.
Next, the teacher asks: "Which of these is the way we write/spell /s/?" [Notice the accurate, brief and explicit language.] And, we choose someone to come out and demonstrate which spelling is '/s/'. Having done that, the child pulls the spelling on to the first line and says '/s/' and all the children are encouraged to say the sound as it is pulled into place '/s/'. If the child doesn't know, simply tell them by pointing to the spelling and saying, "It's this one!"
The process is now repeated for the second sound and then for the third.
When the word is built and we have the spellings s a t, sitting on the three lines. We now ask the children to say the sounds and read the word. Every day, I would choose four or five children to repeat the process by saying the sounds and reading the word. That way, the teacher makes sure that every child is able to do what is being asked and also that every child gets the kind of rehearsal and practice necessary for learning.
After the word has been read, I remove the squares and I ask the children to tell me the sounds in 'sat'. As they tell me, I write them, thus providing a model of how the letters/spellings are formed. Then, to check that we got what we wanted, we say the sounds and read the word, the teacher gesturing to each spelling as the children say the sounds.
Finally, with the word still on the whiteboard, I ask the children to draw three lines on their board and show me their boards. Now comes the writing. I ask them to write and say each sound as they write it. After they've finished writing, everyone puts their finger under the first line and we all say the sounds and read the word.
Of course, making a child fully literate, which for me means teaching them to be able to read and write very long, complex words, takes time and patience but this is the kind of practice required to turn novices into experts over time.
Of course, making a child fully literate, which for me means teaching them to be able to read and write very long, complex words, takes time and patience but this is the kind of practice required to turn novices into experts over time.
Can you expect this process to go smoothly from the start? The short answer to this is no! It will take children time to grasp the format of the 'game' (because that's what it is) and some will take longer than others. Teachers need to remember what learning new activities are like from the perspective of what Jean of VAS blog calls 'the child's view at the point of learning'. They also need to remind themselves just how much effortful practice goes in to learning a new activity from scratch. In laboratory activities involving unfamiliar materials, even adult participants evidence surprisingly poor performance; on the other hand, when presented with tasks and materials to which they are accustomed, people demonstrate competent thinking, they grasp things readily and they can manipulate materials to problem solve.
So, just to summarise how carefully we've been to follow the kind of advice given by John Sweller and his colleagues, we've:
- introduced only three items for children to learn
- begun to give practice in procedural learning skills of segmenting and blending, skills the children will need all their reading lives
- begun to build a schema for sounds and spellings
- kept down the amount of teacher talk to a minimum and made sure that the language used is accurate
- introduced a simple lesson template which will serve for lots of other similar lessons in which we introduce new elements of learning
- challenged the children to combine their auditory, visual and oral skills in a way that offers success very quickly.
Here's an example I contrived on a course to help teachers see the difficulty they had in learning just four new symbols to represent sounds in English and to manipulate them in a word building exercise.


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Quadrigger Stoyn was a Time Lord engineer who was decommissioning the Doctor's TARDIS when the First Doctor and Susan Foreman first stole the machine. Stoyn travelled with them to Earth's moon. He was angry as he was in the engine room when the Doctor made his first journey. He was scared at being on a different planet. When a stasis field was released by the TARDIS, he told the Doctor that he had ruined the Archaeons' experiment. He wanted to leave the Doctor on the Moon and take Susan travelling with him. (AUDIO: The Beginning)
Stoyn stayed on the Moon for some time, but found that the noise of too many people disrupted his focus. Stoyn left the Moon and found a sentient planet far away from civilisation. The planet created the circumstances from which Stoyn could track the Doctor's travels through space, and he created a wormhole drawing the TARDIS to him. When the TARDIS arrived, Stoyn encountered the Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot. He wanted to drain the TARDIS of its energy. He later asked Zoe to help him build a machine. He was trying to make a hypercube. (AUDIO: The Dying Light)
Romana and the Fourth Doctor visited Rome during their search for the Key to Time and tracked the sixth segment there. Stoyn presented a play in the streets of Rome called Luna Romana. He found the TARDIS in the temple of Luna and told Romana that he had been to the moon once. He thought that Romana was his only hope.
The Randomiser later took Romana's second incarnation to a recreation of ancient Rome on Earth's moon, where she was captured by Stoyn, who had been trapped there for 2000 years. Stoyn captured the Fourth Doctor as well, and showed his prisoners pictures of their travels which he'd gathered via components stolen from the Doctor's TARDIS; during his exile on the Moon he'd only been able to watch the Doctor's travels. After Romana stabilised a time field, Stoyn accidentally used it to travel back to ancient Rome where he met the first Romana, experiencing her earlier adventure from his perspective.
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How will my diet change after the transplant?
Because of the new freedom to indulge in many different foods, and an increased feeling of hunger due to medications such as prednisone (Deltasone®), it is easy to see why excessive weight gain is a common problem for many transplant patients.
To promote healing after surgery, you should eat more lean meat, poultry, fish, and low-fat dairy products. You should also include a variety of grains, fruits, and vegetables for adequate calories, vitamins, and minerals.
Will I have a nutritional plan to follow?
Yes. In order to monitor your weight gain after transplant surgery, a registered dietitian will work with you to develop a nutritional plan to meet your needs. This plan will be determined by your weight, blood work results and medications.
Some transplant medications may cause your potassium level to dramatically increase or decrease. This is a serious condition, but fortunately, it usually does not last long. In order to control your blood potassium level, make sure to eat the foods your dietitian recommends.
Sodium or salt
Many people experience high blood pressure or fluid retention following an organ transplant. If fluid retention or high blood pressure are problems for you, the dietitian will incorporate low-salt foods throughout your meal plan. A low-sodium diet may need to be followed indefinitely after transplant.
How can I control my weight and cholesterol levels?
Two common long-term problems for transplant patients are weight gain and high cholesterol levels. The following are suggestions that may help you control both:
Weight gain
The medication prednisone (Deltasone®) may cause you to experience an increased appetite which could lead to excess weight gain. Because you may or may not need to gain weight after your transplant, it is important to discuss this concern with your dietitian.
If you do need to watch your weight, it doesn't mean you have to eat less food -- just be more selective about the foods you do eat. Your dietitian will work with you to achieve and maintain your ideal weight. In general, you should follow these suggestions:
- Limit foods that are high in fat and calories.
- Include more high fiber foods, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, and pasta in your diet.
- Consult your physician for recommendations on the types of exercise you can include in your daily schedule.
High cholesterol levels
By limiting fat in your diet and eating foods high in fiber, you may be able to control high cholesterol levels. If you are overweight, your dietitian will discuss a diet plan that is low in both fat and cholesterol.
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Snooki Boxing Team
January 1, 2012 by staff
Snooki Boxing Team, Snooki is no stranger to the squared circle, having had a brief stint with WWE. But she'll now be venturing into the world of boxing.
The Jersey Shore star might not throw on a pair of gloves herself, but she has already begun assembling her team, known as Team Snooki Boxing, according to NBC10 in Philadelphia.
Snooki has signed three Irish brothers — Patrick "Pajo," Eddie and Paul Hyland — to the team. All are champions in their respective weight classes.
"We are incredibly excited to introduce The Hyland Brothers and Team Snooki Boxing. We've seen what these boys can do, and expect nothing less than continued success and 'living up to the hype' for each of them here in the States," Vice President of Final Round Promotions Mike Pascale said in a press release.
The first glimpse we'll get of Team Snooki Boxing will reportedly be on Jan. 28, 2012, when the Hyland brothers headline a night of action at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City.
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EDMONTON, AB (February 13, 2014): The 10/10 Community Infrastructure Transfer would result in Alberta municipalities receiving $265 million more this coming year and even more in future years from the Alberta government. However, that hasn't stopped Municipal Affairs Minister Ken Hughes from inventing facts to try and say it would actually result in less. Here's a helpful chart for Minister Hughes, and anybody else who might be misled by his wrong statements:
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Newcastle United have been linked with Leeds United left-back/left winger Charlie Taylor for a few months now, but there seems little chance that Rafa Benitez will be successful in trying to get him to Newcastle this summer.
That's if Leeds United's new manager Garry Monk has anything to do with it – as Garry sees Taylor as a key player as the former Swansea manager tries to build a strong side at Leeds United to get them back into the Premier league – where the famous Yorkshire club belongs.
Leeds United left back Charlie Taylor
Garry Monk was asked in the Yorkshire Evening Post if he expects Taylor to stay at Elland Road this season:
"For sure, 100%. He has to be here." "Charlie's been great, he's been fantastic in training and he's very focused on what we're doing. That's not a problem."
"There's no worries about it from my side and it's business as usual. Charlie's a big important part of what I'm doing."
Charlie was the Leeds United Player of the Season last term and he had a great season in making 43 total appearances and it's hardly surprising a number of clubs have been interested in the player this summer, especially since his contract only has one year to run.
Clubs credited with an interest in Charlie include Newcastle, West Brom, Burnley and Middlesbrough.
The York-born 22 year-old has been at Leeds since 2010 when he was 16 years old and he made his first team debut for the club at 17 years of age as a second half substitute against local rivals Bradford City in the League Cup in August 2011.
He has since played 72 times for the Leeds first team with 3 goals and has had another 59 first team games on loan at Bradford City, York City, Inverness CT and Fleetwood Town, where he played 42 times on a season long loan in the 2013-2014 season.
Rafa may want to bring in a left back this summer to challenge Paul Dummett and Massadio Haidara for the starting position, but it's unlikely to be Charlie Taylor.
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Bissell Little Green ProHeat Deep Cleaner 1425A Reviews
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We bought this carpet cleaner when our son played with a science experiment in his room unbeknownst to my husband and I and we were left with a very large blue stain on our white...Read complete review
We bought this carpet cleaner when our son played with a science experiment in his room unbeknownst to my husband and I and we were left with a very large blue stain on our white Berber carpet. Since our home was for sale at the time we thought that we were in big trouble, it would have been really hard to fix and we were hoping we could avoid replacing the carpet. We knew it would be completely dishonest to cover it up or move furniture to hide it so I had to find a way to fix it! Secretly, I've always wanted one of these, I even watched the infomercials when I was still at home when I was younger and knew that eventually I'd like to own one. Now that we had a very large, blue stain I was a little bit excited to have a reason to finally justify purchasing my very own Little Green Machine! So, long story short, I put in some time and some elbow grease with this cleaner and honest to God the stain came out of the carpet and we were able to sell our home without a huge blemish. I've found that with hard to fight stains or large areas its really good to immerse the area with a lot of water/cleaner and then when you turn it on to clean use small, circular motions and it will work. The extra liquid along with gently moving the fibers of the carpet does a really good job of actually taking the stain out of the fibers of the carpet. One of my favorite things too is that its not obvious where you've worked on the carpet, the fibers don't look smooshed down and since the stain comes out completely, wherever you've cleaned is well hidden. Seriously, you couldn't pick the area that was cleaned if I asked you to show me. If you have kids, pets or a messy husband you really can benefit from having this in your house. I'm only wishing I had purchased this earlier. Its fun and easy to use and it really works. Its sooo satisfying dumping out the dirty water and knowing that your carpets no longer carry that dirt. I love it!
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Little Green cleans small areas well
I actually LOVE this little machine, so let me explain why I didn't give it a higher rating.
I am on my third portable Bissell cleaning machine. I purchased two Little...Read complete review
I actually LOVE this little machine, so let me explain why I didn't give it a higher rating.
I am on my third portable Bissell cleaning machine. I purchased two Little Greens and now my new one is the SpotBot Pet series. My first two worked wonderfully, but then after about 1-1/12 years the tank and hose got an awful musky smell.
I always drained the water and even rinsed the tank with bleach, but this smell never seemed to disappear and would even transfer the smell to the carpet or whatever I was cleaning.
After reading the comparisons on the Bissell website, I noticed that Pet Series products all have microban protection. I love, love, love this feature. I have now purchased the Spot Bot pet portable cleaning machine, the ProHeat Pet Deep Cleaning machine as well as the Healthy Home vacuum cleaner from Bissell.
The problem of mold and mildew is a worry of the past!
I have a very mold-sensitive asthmatic child and these products are a life saver.
The Little Green proabably gets used more than any cleaner in my household. It's such a great, compact size and works wonders on the stairs, in the vehicles and just about anywhere the big machine can't get to!
I buy the Bissell cleaning products as well, since I've tried out the store brands and just don't think they do as good of good as the actually Bissell cleaners do.
Overall, i would recommend a portable Bissell cleaning machine, but just get the one with the microban tanks.
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I clean my carpets on a regular basis. But with kids and pets I always seem to find a spot somewhere. My Bissell Little Green ProHeat Deep Cleaner is how I handle those spots. It's so convenient to use. Much easier than dragging out the full sized carpet cleaner every time I find a new spot on the carpet which is a couple times a week in my home. It really saves me time and saves my back! It works great. Lifts stains just as well as the full sized cleaner without all of the work. It lifts stains quickly. Does most of the work itself and saves time.
There really isn't a factor in maneuverability with this machine because you just sit it where the stain is. It isn't necessary to maneuver the machine around.
Ease of Maintenance
Easy to maintain. Just empty it and rinse and wipe down after each use.
Suction Performance
Suctions just as well as the full sized machines.
Versatile enough for me. It gets the stains out of anywhere you need it to.
The design is perfect for what this machine is made for.
Very durable any machine that holds up to use in my home and keeps going is durable!
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We purchased and used a Bissell Little Green Pro Heat Deep Cleaner and found that it didn't have very much suction. This product is fairly light weight which is nice for transporting and using to steam clean your vehicle. When we tried to use it at our home we found that it didn't have very much suction and the rotating brush barely moved. I did like that the tanks were easy to fill and empty. The tanks are fairly small and so it does require frequent emptying. The heat feature is nice, however it is just as easy to put hot water in the tank and so I don't think that is a necessary feature. The unit that we used had two attachments and we only found the basic one to be useful. The rotating attachment looked very nice, however we found that ours didn't work well. The spraying mechanism does sometimes have issues. When I was using it the other day it was barely spraying. I had a hard time getting it to work
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I was really excited when I first got this. I wanted a steam cleaner for spots on my carpet, but I didn't want a big and bulky one. This seemed like the perfect solution. This machine lasted us for about half a year before it stopped working well. At first this worked great. I could see all the dirt getting sucked up in the solution/water and it helped a lot with spots on our carpet. It's pretty easy to set up and use also. I really liked the size of it and how easy it was to carry it from one place to another. My problem was that little by little it lost it's strength. The suction power went, the water wouldn't heat up as well and it just didn't do anything after awhile. I ended up having to toss it. I remember being so frustrated when I would have the water and solution on the floor, but it wouldn't suck anything up. I ended up with just a big mess. I tried multiple times on different days, but it just wouldn't work. I was really hoping that this would keep working because at first I loved it. I wouldn't recommend it for the long run or at all. I would look for a different cleaning machine.
It was easy to move around and use.
Suction Performance
At first it does, but not after awhile.
It's a neat design and shape. It's easy to store.
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There is nothing that I feel makes my home feel dirty more than dirty floors and rugs. As a result I am a bit of a vacuum/carpet cleaner junkie. I LOVE my full size carpet cleaner but it is a bit of a production to take it out to use. When I take it out I want it to be to clean a whole carpet, not just a little spill that one of the kids or pets create all the time. The Little Green is perfect. It is small and lightweight so it is nothing to pull it out for a quick clean up. It gets both new and older stains out quickly and easily and I have been really pleased with how quickly and thoroughly it removes most of the solution from the carpet, leaving it really close to dry so that I then don't have to spend hours keeping the kids away from the spot. The other thing I love this for is stairs! We have two flights of carpeted stairs in our house and another flight with a runner. And they get dirtier than anything else in the house. I vacuum and vacuum and still don't feel like they are really clean and using the full size on them is borderline impossible and not very efficient. This is a great little machine to have on hand!
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I bought this bissell little green proheat deep cleaner right after I brought my italian mastiff puppy home. With my puppy being so young and going to get big quick i had to house train him fast. He had a few accidents before he was fully house trained and this little green took out the smell and the stains. It saved me from the cost of replacing the carpet in my home. Now that he is house trained and much bigger he slobbers a lot . So I was noticing slobber pools on my carper. This little green takes out spots better then any other carpet cleaner I've had in the past.
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I bought this product because my dog has a very sensitive stomach which leads to him puking once or twice every few months and sometimes he doesn't make it outside in time. This exceeded my expectations. Every single stain on my carpet that had been there for either years or months was completely gone by the end of using this product.
The cleaning solution can be a little pricey but it lasts a long time (depending on how many spills and accidents you have, lol!).
Also, after the second year of owning this I didn't use it as much and when I did go to use it, it smelled very bad. I thought maybe it was my own fault so I cleaned it as well as I could but still could smell it, the smell mostly came from the hose.
Can be a pain to move around and also could get a little heavy depending on how much cleaning solution you put in and how much area you plan to cover.
I feel like the design could have been a little better because it gets a little heavy and after 3 years of occasional use it started leaking from the cleaning solution compartment, and also as I mentioned before, after quite some time the hose started to smell really bad. I could only imagine that it was a minor clog from the carpet I was cleaning.
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This is the third Bissell little green machine I have had. They just keep getting better and better. At one time I used my little green machine to virtually clean my whole carpet. They work beautifully and are the biggest bang for the buck I could find.
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My mom moved in with my family about a year ago and brought her Pomeranian and her Bissel Little Green along with her :) Between our Yorkie and my mom's dog there have been a TON of "messes" on the floor. Keep in mind that we are renting an apartment so messes on the floor = money taken out of our deposit when we move out! Also, my mom spilled RED Crystal Light on our BEIGE sofa a couple of months ago. All I can say is that I am beyond thankful that my mom purchased this product - it has saved our floors and our couch!
The cons of this product are:
It's a little bit difficult to clean and refill the water reservoirs. We have spilled cleaning solution/water on the floor quite a few times!
Although the product does a great job of getting out even set-in stains, it doesn't cover a large surface area (although keep in mind I don't think it's really meant to) but if you are looking for an affordable and portable spot-cleaner it is definitely worth the extra time involved.
If you have an extension cord handy, this product is particularly helpful if you need to clean the carpet and upholstery in your car - just be careful to secure the water reservoir so that you don't spill water everywhere!
I definitely recommend this product, especially if you have pets and children!
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Light weight & easy to use... I am very happy with my purchase. I have used this a few times since buying it a couple of weeks ago and am very pleased with my decision on this machine.
My only cons about this machine is that it does not get as hot as I would like and there are no rotating brushes like the larger machines.
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This machine is not going to clean your whole rug or carpet. You'll need a carpet cleaner for that. But it will get spots out of your carpet or rug, even old ones will at least lighten up if not come out completely using this machine. It does have to be operated, its not like the Spot Bot which can be set on top of stains and then the machine scrubs away, but this allows you more control in my opinion. I've used this to get everything from baby stains to kid spilled drinks like fruit punch and every time, I've been more than pleased with the results. In one place where I lived, it actually took the old stains out of the carpet. It takes some work, but it will get just about anything out of your carpet, if you get on it right away. I've even gotten red snow cone liquid stains out of my tightly woven carpet.
It does require the use of Bissell's cleaning fluids, but you use such a small amount each time, a bottle goes a long ways, even with small kids running around on a light colored carpet!
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The historic city of Boston has it all: sports, historic buildings, cultural destinations, parks, churches, elite colleges, and more. Boston also boasts a strong economic climate and a healthy job market, but public education is still a work in progress.
Education Pioneers' work in this region extends outward from the city to include diverse working-class communities like nearby Chelsea and upstate Lawrence.
The state of Massachusetts itself has long been known for its commitment to educational excellence, with strong academic standards and rigorous assessments. Home to the country's oldest public schools, Boston's schools have steadily improved and even come close to statewide averages -- despite a low-income student population.
Working in education in Boston means joining a vibrant community focused on student impact, with talent from nearby universities and steady philanthropic support. Meanwhile, national education nonprofits like City Year and Jobs for the Future based here are growing rapidly. Talented educators have created some of the nation's best charter schools in Boston, many of which are growing and collaborating with one another.
Boston is Education Pioneers' second-oldest location, and we've been working in Beantown since 2005 to supply local organizations with the talented people they need to achieve their goals.
- 33 partner organizations, including Boston Public Schools, charter school management organizations Uncommon Schools and UP Education Network (formerly Unlocking Potential), and service nonprofit City Year.
- EP Fellows in the Greater Boston area have worked on strategic projects that make a difference, including supporting Boston Public School's new student school assignment model, overhauling operations of Cristo Rey Boston High School's school lunch program, conducting policy analyses for Jobs For the Future, and much more.
- Many of EP's 200+ Boston-based alumni have remained to contribute to the region, including 2008 Fellow Carter Romansky, now Managing Director of Business Development for The Achievement Network; 2010 Fellow Julie Swerdlow Albino, now Chief Redesign Officer for Lawrence Public Schools; and 2011 Fellow Elizabeth Walczak, now Program Officer for Education at the Boston Foundation.


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Live isn't worth living unless it is lived in the service of humanity—Albert Einstein
It appears David Sabo Kente, the Taraba State born politician, is a good student of Albert Einstein. A study of what he stands for in life in terms of his humanitarian gestures, revealed a life of living for others, especially, the down trodden and the needy in the society.
As a qualified Accountant, he worked from the state to federal level in Accounting departments and units, in the process, exposing himself to government accounting processes and procedures. This surely puts him in good stead to understand the relationship between State and Federal government in terms of finance management.
As a result of his burning desire to serve the people, he joined politics but, the undemocratic practices and injustice forced him out of the PDP platform on which he wanted to realize his dream. He joined the SDP after dumping PDP to realize his ambition of governing the State. The anti-democratic forces in Taraba State made sure Kente's effort was thwarted in the governorship election. Though, he came third in that election, what transpired is now history. Reports have it that David Kente has since teamed up with progressives to right the wrong in the state.
David Kente is living a life of selfless service to humanity. His carefully structured Foundation has touched many lives in Nigeria and Taraba State in particular. The most remarkable aspect of it is its components which are: Education, Health, Youths and Women Empowerment as well as Infrastructure. The foundation provides scholarship and bursary awards to Kente Youths, Jukun youths in Wukari LGA. About 350 students of tertiary institutions learning across the 16 local government areas across the state benefited from the foundation's scholarship awards. The foundation bankrolled the WAEC, SSCE as well as NABTEB examination fees of less privileged secondary students. Some special students from Donga were sponsored in national mathematical centre in Abuja.
In health, David Kente's foundation has sponsored more than 50 persons on medical treatment in Abuja and India for cases of heart operation and related ailments. The sick and physically challenged persons have benefited from the foundation's magnanimity. One Andrew Abah who was referred from Benue to Yashoda Specialist Hospital in Hyberabab, India for Cardiac Resynchronization, got N2million. In the area of youth and women development, about 50 motorcycles were distributed to different youth groups in Wukari. NKST Church women in Gassol LGA benefited to the sum of N1 million from Kente's generosity. More than 50 vehicles had been given to youths across the 16 LGAs of the state. With respect to infrastructural development, he has built Churches and Mosques across the state. Boreholes have been drilled to provide potable water to the people in the state. The foundation built a model Islamic primary in Karim Lamido. Many Muslims and Christians were sponsored to Mecca and Jerusalem respectively. Donation of relief materials worth N2million to victims of flood disaster was done across the affected areas. The list of David Kente's philanthropic activities is endless.
Clearly, David Sabo Kente has written his name on the sands of history in Taraba State with his unparalleled humanitarian gestures. It is only a matter of time before his dream of serving the people of Taraba State as governor, comes true. With President Mohammadu Buhari's fervent search for men and women of selfless disposition to complement him in government, people like David Kente, could be useful if called upon.
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The New York Knicks responded well to Carmelo Anthony's players-only meeting, and they came out with a lot more energy in their rematch with the Charlotte Bobcats, who are being coached by Knicks legend Patrick Ewing. In their first game without Tyson Chandler, they showed a greater commitment to good ball movement and renewed focus on the defensive end, leading to their first win since the season opener.
New York's gameplan included more activity from beyond the arc, as they attempted 26 shots from deep, hitting 12. The three ball was a huge part of their offensive success last season, so it's good that the Knicks are working for good three-point attempts. They also crashed the offensive glass far more than usual, picking up 12 extra possessions in the process (Melo had five). The Knicks would end up attempting 14 more field goals and 10 more threes than the Bobcats.
The Knicks' defense was much improved, especially on the perimeter, where the Knicks were very aggressive. They were able to hold the Cats to just 40.8 percent shooting from the field and 25 percent shooting from three. Still, the defense wasn't without its issues. While the perimeter defense was fine and they did a much better job on Kemba Walker, the Knicks' interior defense was still a little spotty.
In the first quarter, Andrea Bargnani, who started at center, looked lost after even the simplest offensive actions and was only able to muster weak, half-hearted hedges in the pick-and-roll. He got better as the game went on, though, and he managed to block five shots. The Knicks also switched on screens far too often, leaving some rather unpleasant mismatches, but the Bobcats just weren't good enough to capitalize on those opportunities consistently. While their defense should struggle against the league's better teams, simply increasing their effort and dedication was enough to stifle the Bobcats.
Bargnani's offensive performance will go down as the story of the game. He had his best game as a Knick, putting up 25 points while grabbing three offensive boards. His 25 points may have come on 25 shot attempts (he generated zero free throw attempts and he shot a decent 44 percent from the field), but it was nice to see him shooting confidently and in rhythm. He had a few short hot streaks that helped the Knicks build a lead, and he was able to score without disrupting the team's offense.
Melo also bounced back nicely. He was really forcing things early on, but he eventually settled into a nice groove offensively. He ended up with 28 points off 12-of-22 shooting and six assists, despite tough defense from Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.
The Knicks won't be nearly as good with Chandler out, but until he gets back, this is what the Knicks need to keep doing. They have to continue to play smart offensive basketball, work hard on defense and beat the sort of teams they're supposed to beat. They handled business in Charlotte tonight.
Chris Harrison is a New York Knicks and NBA writer for RantSports.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @chris_harrison1.


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There's nothing you can't do, now you're in New York!
New York was voted the most arrogant state in the country. On the plus side, we were also voted to have the best food... bonus!
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Author's note: So I said after Double-edged Sword I wouldn't be writing another SAO fic, but then I watched episode 22. My soul was destroyed but this fic was born.
You are in love with your brother.
It's taken a long time for you to admit this – not to him – but to yourself, in somewhere other than that secret corner of your heart that you've always pretended has never existed. It's a thought that you fear, if spoken aloud, will tear apart the fabric of your very being. Because this, whatever it is, it's precious to you, and you can never let it go.
Of course, he's not actually your brother, but he may as well be. You grew up together. You ate the same meals, you played together in the same yard, you even had baths together. Your early childhood is sprinkled with memories of him in every corner. You are certain that if he had never existed, you would be a different person now.
So, you love him.
It's not as simple as that, though, never was. But it's enough, you think, and that thought satisfies you for a long time, until one day you realise that it never actually did.
But anyway.
It's not like you're always down in the dumps about this, mind you. You're smart, you get good grades in school, and you know that moaning about love all the time is kind of obnoxious, so you keep it to yourself. Besides, your brother is a dork and you wonder how you can be in love with him sometimes. He's absent-minded and you know when he's been to the toilet because he leaves the seat up. He also plays too many games and talks in several different dialects of Geek Speak, none of the varieties of which you understand. As soon as he starts talking about computers, he's lost you.
Not that he actually does talk about computers in front of you. Maybe he's being nice, trying not to obfuscate you, but you call it being a jerk. He's shutting you out, after all the years you spent together.
You don't tell this to him, but sometimes you want to do something stupid like stuff earwigs under his mouse pad, just to wallow in his reaction. You would do this, if you were actually siblings.
See, the thing is: you know the bickering and the bullying part of having an older brother? You never got to experience that. Your brother is too nice. When you were kids, he always did stuff for you whenever he could. Kendo didn't count. So, looking back, you never actually did have a normal sibling relationship, but that was okay. In a lot of ways, it was a lot sweeter.
That's why it hurt, when you drifted from him.
But now he's back and he's changed a bit, grown a bit more backbone, become sombre and somewhat broody. The look in his eyes is what's changed the most. He used to look apologetic or dreamy all the time, like he was always living in some fantasy world. Now his eyes look straight ahead and he meets your eyes when he's talking to you. He's good-looking too. Well, he was always easy on the eyes, but um, yeah. You don't know how to explain it, but he's cute…?
His cheeks are squishy, okay!
But when you think about it, the appeal in him lies in how long you've known him. He has that kind of face that grows on you. You've watched him for so long you've long since come to overlook the imperfections in his features. Even as his body wasted away in hospital for two years, his beauty was never lost on you.
You never once lost hope that your precious older brother would come back to you during those dark days.
You got into this game called ALfheim Online, just so you could understand the kind of world your brother lives in, if only a little.
It's a fun game, though tricky to play. Flying is especially hard to get the hang of at first. You're completely new to video games, but you're surprised by how quickly you pick up the mechanics of fighting. Looks like your kendo training came in handy after all!
ALO is like this whole new world. It seems gimmicky at first, but gradually you stop thinking about how the scenery is like something photoshopped and cel-shaded out of a National Geographic magazine and you spread your wings and you fly. You soar. Sometimes, you crash, but you always pick yourself up again. And if it ever hurts, you can just log out and press the reset button. The beauty, you find, comes in the unrestrained freedom.
This is the kind of world that your brother lives in, you think, as you stretch your hand in flight and try to catch the sky in your fingertips. You reach out, and it's like your hearts connect. All of a sudden, you feel a sharp pang in your chest, a heavy weight, and it takes all of your effort to stay afloat. You think: I wish I could press the reset button on our relationship.
You'd tell him all you know now, and maybe, just maybe, things would have turned out differently.
When your brother woke up for the first time in two years, he wasn't in his bed. The hospital staff rang your house and told your mother that he willfully crawled out of his bed for some reason. He was looking for someone, they explained. At the time, you didn't understand what would make him do that, but now you know.
It's true love, like something out of the movies.
He doesn't love this girl like you love him. It's not some deep, dark secret, a love he refuses to flower in fear of what it could become. His feelings hang out in full bloom and it is only lessened by the fact that this girl is not at his side. Then, you are certain, they could have been a fairytale.
You will be blunt about this: it hurts. Even comatose, this Asuna girl is far prettier than you'll ever be. When he sits by her bedside and gently holds her hand, your brother's look of love is complete. This is not something you can ever hope to compete with.
So, you quietly tell yourself, you should give up. Just put those feelings away for a bit. Maybe they'll die away on their own accord.
Your brother did not grow up and mature beyond his years because of you. He did not spend the two most harrowing years of his life with you. You were not with him when he needed you the most, ergo, you are not his soulmate.
Get with the program, you conclude to yourself. The world does not need your disgusting incestuous feelings polluting the place. Just who are you kidding, thinking your brother is going to fall in love with you just because he's being nice and trying to repair your distant relationship after two years? Anyone would do that, you little fool. Look! Look at that girl he's in love with! Bet she's not the same jealous, insecure little girl you are. Your brother wouldn't fall for someone that idiotic. Not that you've ever known about any crushes he's had, but the boy had to have some taste. Seriously, stop thinking about him like this!
Argh, you are a very frustrating person, you know that?
Why can't you stop being so stubborn?
You actually, genuinely, try to take your own advice.
Really, you do.
You meet this guy in ALO. He's nice, a bit stupid and cocky in your opinion, but really brave and loyal where it counts. He's a Spriggan, so his magic sucks, and his giant lame-ass sword is something only a grade schooler could appreciate. He should really have a cheesy online name like Dark Flame Master, not something plain like Kirito. You help him out, at first because you're impressed by what he can actually do, but gradually, you start to be drawn in a little by him. There's a mysterious aura around him, but at the same time he's dorky and approachable. He's like your brother in a lot of ways, but you can talk easier to this guy, maybe because you're not in love with him. Not yet, at least.
You've never actually met your online friends offline. A part of you still doesn't think they're real in a way. It's Kirito who actually convinces you that these online friendships can mean just as much – maybe more – than what they mean in real life. He protects you and swears never to let you die. It's stupid because death doesn't actually mean death in ALO, but you're touched anyway. When he's done trying to climb the World Tree, you decide you'll ask to meet him. That seems about right.
When your brother finishes breaking your heart in a thousand tiny different ways, it's Kirito who you confide in. He doesn't do anything, just sits there and listens to you sob endlessly. He doesn't put your heart back together, but at least he's kind enough to assemble the pieces and lay them out for you.
Fragile, aching, weeping, you lean against him and don't realise what you've let him done for you. Fixing your heart means he can just as easily break it again, and that would be just so easy, wouldn't it? Just look at the cracks. You're holding yourself together with duct tape and super glue at this point. One little nudge, one soft comment, one offhand mention of Asuna from his lips and-
-Oh look. Your world is breaking.
You shouldn't have let yourself think that you actually had a chance with this guy.
You know how it's common knowledge in ALO that half the Cait Sith population are actually men? Well, Spriggans could be estranged brothers, too, you just never know.
Your life is so thoroughly tied to your brother you just can't get away from him. Later on, you'll see the humour in this a little bit, but it will take a while. The revelation turns you inside out and leaves you raw for all the world to see.
You even snap at your brother, who you love so much. And then there's you.
You can fix this, can't you?
Your feelings are messy, but they'll work out in the end, won't they?
There's got to be an easy solution somewhere, right?
Your fingers reach out for a reset button that doesn't exist.
You are no longer flying. You've crashed, and your wings aren't clipped, they're utterly broken.
"I'm sorry," is all your brother can say to you. He stands awkwardly outside your bedroom and the way he looks at you is so numb and apologetic, it's like he's fourteen all over again.
That's when you tell him how you feel. You open your door and scream your feelings at him. Some dim part of you knows that you're being unreasonable here, but there is nothing you can do to stave off the torrent of emotion flooding off your chest.
Your brother is so dense. His kindness to you is his greatest cruelty. Seeing the confusion and hurt spread across his face as you lash out viciously at him – something about this scene makes you think that it's not just your heart that's been broken today.
Your sibling relationship – that thing you treasured since you were small – is now in tatters.
How do you feel?
You find you are unable to express yourself. An exhaustion sweeps over you and all the energy seeps out and meanwhile, your brother just can't meet your eyes.
So you slam the door in his face and tell him to leave you alone. You curl up in your bed and you let out a choked sob against your pillow. You know he's still there. You can hear him breathing.
That's right. Your brother is by your side, just how you've always wanted, right from the beginning.
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