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Sturdy Trolley for Multiple Uses
By Laura
from MI
About Me Meticulous Cleaner
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This is much more than a laundry trolley. Should be called a All Purpose Home Trolley. Great for moving books, groceries, bulky items.... especially if you have hand/finger dexterity issues, and/or lifting/back issues. So ideal to move many things around your home. So ergonomically correct with height of "handle-bar" and pushes without any effort.Strong wheels leave no marks on hardwood floors. I don't even use mine for laundry because I purchased the Rolling Laundry Cart from Carol Wright and found this one to be exceptional for so many other around-the-home uses. It's so lightweight I can fold it can carry down the basement stairs and move things around there. If you have trouble lifting and carring items, this is for you. This trolley adds independence for those who live alone and may struggle with activities. Great find!! Love it.
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By lazy lady
from Crown Point, IN
About Me Casual Cleaner
I use it for transporting laundry from one room to the laundry room. Would have prefered if it had its own solid platform to set the laundry basket on and would prefer a higher handle. Overall I do like it, it is easy to roll.
Great laundry helper
By Loves The Sun
from Havasu, Az
Now I don't have to carry the laundry basket, the cart gets the job done
By EWE
from North Carolina
also great for moving objects from room to room when you have a weak back.
Great idea
By PeeWee
from Lincoln, NE
Been looking for a laundry cart. This is a great idea. I`m disabled and can`t do any lifting. This cart makes it so much easier to move things from one place to another. I bought cart first and then bought a tug to fit the cart.
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"We are excited to have a world-class golfer with such an engaging personality and sense of style join the ranks of PUMA Golf," said Bob Philion, President of COBRA PUMA GOLF. "Ian's worldwide presence on multiple Tours will help drive home COBRA PUMA GOLF's core message to enjoy golf through innovative, performance products with a stylish edge that sets them apart."
Poulter, who is currently ranked 16th in the Official World Golf Ranking, will wear a new PUMA Golf shoe, the Neo Classic Pro-Type. While this style is not yet available to consumers, Ian will be wearing it on Tour and come mid-Summer, a limited release of the style will be available for the public to purchase. Taking design cues from the runways, the upper is full grain leather with brogue details in the formstripe. The outsole is PUMA Golf's S2C Pro (Swing Speed Chassis Pro). This outsole was designed with the professional golfer in mind, providing the perfect blend of control, leverage and balance. The S2Quill Technology in the outsole combines directionally molded S2Quill Spikes and replaceable S2Quill Spikes for ultimate grip on the course.
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I had been wanting an under-desk bike for about 2 years for my office at work. I've seen the one in Skymall and was going to get that until I saw this one. Although this is an elliptical and not a bike, I LOVE it! I can do it sitting in my chair if I turn it around backwards (the angle of the pedals works out better this way), or I can do the normal ellipticalling standing up. Quality is solid. It's not a cheap product and is pretty neat in its engineering. The center of gravity is directly underneath you instead of behind as in normal ellipticals. So doing it standing up is surprisingly easy and you stay balanced (no one in my office believed me until they tried it). You won't fall or even feel like you will fall if you're going forward. Going backwards may be a little trickier when standing. The varying resistance is definitely noticeable; much more so whilst sitting than standing. When sitting, I put the resistance over halfway and my legs do start to burn after a few mins. When standing, I have the resistance all the way up and I get more of an aerobic workout than a muscle-building type workout i.e. my legs don't burn per se. Obviously my body weight is greater than the resistance and there are no arm holds to counteract any added resistance, so standing produces an easier workout (in my opinion). The counter keeps track of your time and reps until you clear it, which is a great feature since I will do ~5mins, get up to check the printer, then come back and keep going. The color is awesome (I got the orange one-it's vibrant and the combo on the black looks sharp). It is quiet, you barely hear it. It sounds like a very, very low whoosh (almost like a mini fan is on). So it is not awkward for me that people think I'm ellipticalling nor is it a disruption to my office mates. I think this is a FANTASTIC piece of exercise equipment, especially for the price, and would recommend it to anyone (the avid worker-outer or the beginner). For the more advanced people, I would say this is a good tool to break up the monotonous workday or just to do if you get antsy like I do throughout the work day. I pretty much do it whenever I'm sitting down at my desk or I'll stand and do it when reading some literature, but it isn't my substitute for my daily workout. But I think it would be a great way for non-worker outers to get some exercise during the day and perhaps catalyze a more active lifestyle. And PS, yes, everyone at work teased me at first for having an elliptical at my desk. But I was like forget them because I'll have a better bottom because of this. And now 2 of my office mates are getting this exact one. I just told them they can't have the orange one ;) And last note, the instructions do caution you about picking it up correctly...follow this, please! My husband immediately picked it up incorrectly and pinched his fingers. But this shouldn't deter you from buying this item.
This portable elliptical really does the job with toning t legs with some arobic benefit as well. I found that you can't get on it right away and use it without some support like using a chair for balance. You tend to get out of sync without some type of support in front of you. Maybe after a while I'll be able to use it without the chair? Time will tell. I have to say, this is a quality product at a reasonable price. It will not give you the benefit you would receive int he more expensive models but you will expect positive results. I have been using it in 15 min increments but will move that up. All in all it is worth the money.
Got this for hubby who is getting Physical Therapy for broken hip. Builds s strength! while sitting down. I use it standing. Very smooth and easy to assemble. Couldn't be happier. Really good deal! Love Overstock.com
Love it. Good quality, very easy to assemble. Placed under my desk as per directions it allows me to cycle through long hours at the computer
The product was easy to assemble and is easily portable. It appears smaller then in the pictures but the measurements are accurate. However...there is no reference as to the gate and elevation while actually using the product. If you've ever used a full sized elliptical, you will be disappointed. I feel like I am stepping in place. And I am just under 5'4". I was hoping for more stride and incline but I guess this is to be expected from a mini and at this price. Unless you are severely out of shape you will not feel like you are getting much of a workout on this other then a bit of cardio. And if you are much taller then myself, using this will be very awkward.
Love this Elliptical. Use when can't get to the gym or walk. Easy to put together and takes little space. A great find!
I mainly bought this little machine to put under my desk. I sit in front of a computer and don't move around as much as I should during the day. I already workout in the mornings before work, but we need to move every hour for those of us who sit all day. Impressed with the machine overall. Very sturdy, heavier then I was expecting, love the tension setting too. I wouldn't recommend this for some over 200 pounds unless they are sitting and peddling. My co workers seem to be jealous of my extra calorie burning, so two of them have ordered this machine as well. I totally recommend for an under the desk or just sitting and watching tv. Hope it lasts for years!
I had it a month and now it sounds horrible. There does not seem to be a way to fix it.
I have a small urban apartment and this little machine sits perfectly behind a lounge chair in my combined living / dining room space. I am a runner, and recognized right off that this machine would not replace or replicate the benefits from running. But on those weekends when I just don't feel like going out -- or evenings when it's dark out and I just want to stay in -- I jump on this little machine and can easily exercise my legs for hours at a time (it's all about staying mobile, right?!). The machine is stable enough that I can read articles while using it, watch tv, or talk on the phone. Like I said, it's not a cardio replacement, but a great reminder to keep moving. I initially bought one of these machines for my mother, who is 81. She uses it while sitting and watching tv. From what I've heard, she is really enjoying this gadget. At 81, any mobility is good mobility, I suppose. So I was very happy to find something she can have in the house without taking up too much space and not difficult to use. I'm very happy I found this thing!
Wanted a small machine that I could but in my family room to exercise (goal of 10,000 steps per day) at anytime and that would not be an obstruction. It was easy to set up. Easy to use and easy to move around. I have no problem with balancing to use it standing up. Once you get use to the shortened stride it is not difficult to use. I use it while watching tv or movies on Netflix. I have only had it about a month, but so far so good. Hope that I will not have some of the problems listed in the other reviews.
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Sep 19, 2008 | Posted by: roboblogger | Full story: CBS 5
Business owners are raising more complaints about the popular consumer review site Yelp.
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Judged: 2 1 1 Ive been to places that had only positive reviews on the yelp.com site and had terrible and rude service there. When I wrote my negative review *all within the guidelines* the site quickly removed it. It wasnt removed by the BUSINESS but another "loyal customer 'the initials "Just another member ingnorances ensured Because" they were angery b/c I didnt like there hot spot.* She raised so much H**L that b/c I gave her favorite spot a bad mark that she had yelp remove it. With yelp, negative reviews are always removed by a consumer/customer and not a Business owner. RARELY an owner. Ive had rebutals from the business owner saying that they were sorry and HAVE ACTUALLY cleaned up there act, but Ive never been paid off.*and my review remained negative* Some businesses WILL AND HAVE HAD employees write positve reviews only and point out that my review is a 'lie.' So it goes either way. If this yelp site was against business owners, then why did a customer* not a business owner* on yelp, reported yelp.com on the ripoffreport? Think about it. |
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Judged: 2 1 1 We had a hating and ungrateful customer who wrote a mostly dishonest and terribly negative and biased review of our company. We had no opportunity to address all of the non sense this person was claiming. A few sentences would have put away the long and dramatic review of this hating customer. A whole handful of our old customers reviewed us afterward, all with five star rankings. I tried to address the gross inaccuracies in the comments this person had made and eventually the people at Yelp even stopped sending me their boiler plate responses. After many positive reviews and more interest in our company had occurred, not only did the negative review remain at the top spot but some of the positive reviews also disappeared. I tried to correspond with the yelp people quoting the policies that they had uttered to me earlier and how there was contradiction in how things where taking place. They sent me another boiler plate response that did not even address my points. It is of course puzzling why they would behave this way but I had to accept this ridiculous situation and the undeserving bashing this person that does not have a life away from a computer screen had given to our efforts. Oh well this kind of stuff makes you believe in God cause someone must know the truth..(haha) |
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Judged: 2 2 1 Which goes to say that the ROTD's are just as much of a joke. The quality of reviews chosen are very bleak. So many good reviewers out there and you never see their reviews receive recognition. The entire site has become a popularity contest and nothing more. I wouldn't lose any sleep over any review that is posted. |
Judged: 1 1 1 Obviously you cant satify everyone, when it comes to business, e.g. cutomer owner relationships. This is meant to be a place where you can take all of these reviews and then decide,do I go or not. Personally outlandish and biased reviews are an eye sore that I take with a grain of salt. I dont give them any credibility. I feel that I get great feedback from Yelp overall. |
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I was looking at the front page of yelp and again the yelpers are at it. This time they are not at it with me since I'm not on yelp anymore and that makes them happy. But there is this new yelper that needed advice because she went out with this guy for a short period of time and they went on various dates, which they seem to be doing fine and it turns out that the guy was still thinking about his ex and he had a lot of problems. He stringed her along and now is no longer talking to her. She was asking what she should do, which in my head is just dump him and lose his number and forget him. But most other yelpers had to be sarcastic and make fun of the situation. I mean all some yelpers really want is sound advice. They don't need jokes or sarcasm, which is what got me in trouble in the first place. I had no sarcastic remark or joke and wrote very long messages and I was a goner. But with the exception of two yelpers all the others don't have a clue as to how to help other people. I would love to know what these yelpers would do if they really needed help with something. I wonder what kind of responses they will get.
The thing is I don't know what I did so wrong to make people make fun of me.
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People are making me laugh about this with these posts. It's not even the same Jordan. The originals posted on this site and on Kicks on Fire are actually "SUEDE" w/ NO cement tones. THESE are "NUBUCK" (a material I absolutely despise) w/ the cement accents. That nubuck makes the shoe look a lot cleaner though.
im tired of seeing you selfish fucks always bitching about them posting this as if you are only supposed to know about them. Im sure if somebody saw the release date before they would mark it down, plz stfu. I have shit on my list all the way in nov/dec and im glad i get to know.
Sigh these again smh, the funny thing is when they release date comes around people who didn't get them are going to be calling everyone a hypebeast who has them.
I swear by next week were gonna see another post about these... Smh.. but ill PASS. #GREENGLOW
i knew these comments would flood in... i just knew and that's the only reason I clicked the "read more" link LOL
OMG are these those fire reds they talked about a couple days ago?! I never saw these before .....Wait no I saw them last week, week before that, before that....
Now when the week of the release comes everyone's going to be called a hype beast... Thanks a lot SN you make my life eaay
I love this CW...you can post these as much as youd like SN...If i get sick of seeing them ill just keep scrolling and ignore the post.
Why you ask, so people like you asking the question will click on the link and drive traffic on their site. You've seen them a bunch of times right? Yet you still clicked the link. Case and point. Be sure to click on the next batch of pictures next week fellas.
Kinda tired of seeing these now honestly we kno what they look like a and we have a release date its time to chill with the pics sn
Oh, these are going to be red??? Oh ok, because I was starting to forget what color they where since the last post last week. Thanks SN I don't know what I would do without you. Remind me again tomorrow ok?
Why do they keep posting this...they released the price and release date over a week ago. This is how sneakers get hype.. Sometimes I wish they didn't tell the dates until a couple weeks before.
Sneaker sites are treating this shoe like the second coming of Christ an shii! If somebody hasn't seen a pic of this shoe yet there is a problem.
@Born2fly They never updated anything about a date and they showed them a whole month ago have you not seen them. You're the only one cursing people out about like calm down.
@JFresh_136 omg its just fucking sneakers you actually give a fuck about being called a hypebeast?. damn like get over this bullshit. you get what you want thats all that counts.
@Born2fly @JFresh_136 No one said I do care but you don't need to go on a tirade about it. The first time was enough, about a month ago. They release 7-8 months from now do they really need to post about every week they're not releasing this Saturday.


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The sophomore middle blocker from Sweden had a career-high 11 blocks as part of a 16-block effort for No. 11 Nebraska, which swept Illinois 25-21, 26-24, 25-12 at the Devaney Center.
The 16 blocks were the most this season in a three-game match for Nebraska (16-4, 9-2 Big Ten) and paved the way for NU's eighth consecutive win against the Fighting Illini.
"Whenever you get a block, you kind of get a turnaround because the side that gets a block gets so pumped, and the other side is kind of defeated getting stuffed," Hall said. "It's almost like two points worth."
For the first time in Hall's career, her parents traveled from Sweden to watch from the stands and they were among a crowd of 8,283 fans that saw Hall have a hand in two of Nebraska's biggest blocks of the night.
Illinois appeared poised to even the match 1-1 with a 23-20 lead in Game 2. But after a Fighting Illini service error, Hall teamed with Kelsey Robinson to block Liz McMahon, Illinois' 6-foot-6 outside hitter, to close the deficit to 23-22.
After an ace by Kadie Rolfzen tied the set 23-23, Hall combined with Amber Rolfzen to block Illinois' leading hitter, Jocelynn Birks, giving the Huskers a set point. NU finished off the set three rallies later on a solo block by Robinson.
"That's the number one thing we work on in practice, because we know we're all such exceptional blockers," said Kadie Rolfzen, who had 13 kills and 11 digs. "I think that's the one thing we're all great at. Just the fact that we have to trust it. We have to trust our skill, and we do it all the time, so we know we can do it. We just have to put it in games now."
Did the Game 2 comeback take the air out of Illinois (9-12, 5-6)?
"Oh, yeah. You could just tell by their faces," Kadie Rolfzen said. "The way they were coming out, they weren't swinging hard. They weren't doing what they did in Games 1 and 2. We all looked at each other and were like 'We got this. Just look at them.' "
Nebraska jumped to a 10-3 lead in Game 3, led 20-8 at one point, and closed the match with six more blocks in the final set.
The Husker blockers have to enjoy seeing Illinois on the schedule. The Fighting Illini tend to run a slower offensive system that sets high balls to the outside, where on Wednesday, a pair of NU defenders were usually waiting. NU had 11 blocks in a three-set win in Champaign on Sept. 28.
It was more of the same Wednesday with four other Huskers besides Hall each adding four blocks. It was the second-highest block total of the season for NU, behind only 17.5 stuffs in a five-set win over Wisconsin.
"Illinois sets really high sets, so we have a lot of time to wait," Hall said. "It just clicked today."
Hall's 11 blocks marked the first time a Husker had reached double figures in blocks since Brooke Delano had 10 stuffs in a 2010 match against Oklahoma.
Robinson led all players with 15 kills and had just one error to hit .389 — the 10th time in 11 matches she has hit at least .333.
Hall and NU setter Mary Pollmiller each added five kills as the Huskers hit .318 as a team, and freshman middle blocker Melanie Keil had three kills and four blocks after replacing starter Meghan Haggerty in Games 2 and 3.
Illinois outside hitters Birks and Morganne Criswell both started hot with six kills in Game 1 before cooling considerably. Birks led the team with 11 kills, but had six errors to hit .132. Criswell managed just three more kills after Game 1.
McMahon, who had 20 kills in Illinois' upset win at No. 15 Wisconsin on Saturday, had six kills and five errors against the Huskers while being blocked four times.
"We couldn't stop Criswell or Birks in the first game. It was driving us nuts," Cook said. "But, by Game 3, we started doing a good job on them, and I thought we did a nice job on McMahon."
Illinois (9-12, 5-6 Big Ten) ............................ 21 24 12
At Nebraska (16-4, 9-2) ............................ 25 26 25
UI (kills-aces-blocks): Birks 11-0-2, Criswell 9-0-2, McMahon 6-0-3, Mayers 6-0-0, Dorn 2-0-4, Viliunas 1-1-0, Stadick 1-0-1
NU: Robinson 15-0-4, K. Rolfzen 13-1-4, A. Rolfzen 6-0-3, Hall 5-0-11, Pollmiller 5-1-4, Keil 3-0-4, Haggerty 1-0-0
Set Assists: I, 30 (Viliunas 28). N, 42 (Pollmiller 31) Total Digs: I, 40 (Beltran 19). N, 43 (Wong-Orantes 12, K. Rolfzen 11). Att.: 8,283


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In light of the December 24th Webster tragedy, one resident is urging lawmakers to take a second look at making a permanent crossing at the Irondequoit Bay outlet.
It's been a bone of contention between boaters and motorists for many years, and now there's a renewed effort to keep the bridge open to motorists year round.
During the Christmas Eve ambush, firefighter Joe Hofstetter called for help.
"I am struck in the lower back and lower leg I need immediate EMS."
One resident says had the bridge been closed to cars the outcome could have been quite different.
"If that event had happened on July 4th, middle of summertime, no bridge, how would Joe have gotten out?" asked Sharon Sienkiewicz.
Sienkiewicz, of Webster, started a petition on Facebook to put a permanent bridge at the Irondquoit Bay outlet. She says it's a longstanding issue of public safety.
"If the guy on Lake Road has a heart attack, if they take the ambulance, it's a twenty minute drive, over the outlet it's probably a ten minute drive to the hospital," she said.
On the issue of response time, the Seabreeze Fire Department agrees year-round access to the Irondequoit side would help mutual aid efforts.
"It would be a benefit to both West Webster Fire Department and Seabreeze Department because we rely to help each other out," said Commissioner Ray Walker.
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The Coast Guard decides how long the bridge stays open to boaters. The DOT says not only would a larger bridge upset property owners on the Webster side but it's very costly.
"We're talking as low as ten million to 50, 60 million dollars," said Rice.
Town supervisor Ron Nesbitt says it doesn't make sense from an economic development standpoint. He spoke with a Coast Guard representative who said they adamantly oppose changing any bridge procedures.
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Prisoners in the Security Housing Units, SHUs, at Pelican Bay and Corcoran state prisons in California are beginning an indefinite hunger strike on July 1, 2011, to protest the cruel and inhumane conditions of their imprisonment in what is being called "an unusual show of racial unity." Breaking news: Prisoners at Centinela have joined the hunger strike. A prisoner there reports: "Only a few inmates are walking the yard. No Blacks or Hispanics have left their cells. No one has gone to work. He said all the races are united in this fight."


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By Rita Brhel, managing editor & API leader
I am quite happy with the preschool that my children attended, although it took a lot of interviewing teachers and visiting sites, and a bit of trial-and-error, to find a program that I agree with. And now that my daughter is entering Kindergarten, I wonder if we will begin the process of finding an appropriate, like-minded school all over again?
A major concern of mine about organized school programs outside the home is the lack of child-led play offered. The preschool programs that I turned down for my children were focused so narrowly on teaching reading, writing, and math for ŌĆ£school preparationŌĆØ that they missed the best learning opportunities provided by a childŌĆÖs natural inclination to explore. Preschoolers are wired to learn through play, not through deskwork.
Nicole Polifka, MEd, Head of Early Childhood Professional Development at the Minnesota ChildrenŌĆÖs Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, shares my concern, adding that even childcare programs designed for infants and toddlers are increasingly becoming more geared toward academic testing and orienting away from free play.
ŌĆ£Play is very complex,ŌĆØ Polifka explained. ŌĆ£A very big difference between promoting intelligence in a child and just promoting academics: With the latter, there is a lot more they need to learn.ŌĆØ
Teachers tend to view play and learning as opposing forces when in fact they are synonymous for children, she said: ŌĆ£Play and learning are partners, not competitors. Learning is a whole-body experience. Learning by doing creates a ton of positive things for the brain.ŌĆØ
Five Stages of ChildŌĆÖs Play:
- Onlooker ŌĆō younger infants watching others play, objects such as ceiling fans, or themselves such as their hands.
- Solitary ŌĆō older infants and young toddlers playing by themselves away from others.
- Parallel ŌĆō toddlers playing near others but without interaction.
- Associative ŌĆō three- and four-year-old children playing together but without a story line, role, or theme.
- Cooperative ŌĆō older children playing together with a story line, roles, and themes.
This theory was developed by American sociologist Mildred Parten in 1932. While children often go through the play stages according to developmental stage, it is not unusual for children to flit in and out of the first four stages. Once children reach the cooperative play stage, usually by five years old, they may continue to visit the other stages but prefer cooperative play.
Polifka explained that there are two types of play, both of which are important to child development in their own rite:
- Free play ŌĆō when the child is in control.
- Guided play ŌĆō when the adult is in control.
Whether child- or adult-led, play creates connections in the brain, sharpening both existent and emerging skills. Play is well-researched and consistently shown to nourish the whole child ŌĆō cognitive, physical, social, and emotional. Furthermore, by utilizing creative thinking and imagination, play establishes a positive disposition toward learning ŌĆō which should be the primary purpose of preschool programs, Polifka said. In addition, play promotes the development of underlying self-regulation skills such as persistence, risk-taking, and acceptance of others.
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As much as the traditional 3 Rs ŌĆō reading, writing, and ŌĆśrithmetic ŌĆō were valued in the 20th Century as indicators of future career success, these academic skills are no longer enough to keep employees competitive in the workplace. In addition to the 3 Rs, according to a 2010 American Management Association survey, future employees ŌĆō todayŌĆÖs children ŌĆō will be expected to enter the workforce also possessing the 4 Cs:
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Creativity and innovation.
Both free play and guided play are useful in developing these skills in a child, but there are ways to specifically encourage creativity during play:
- Simply state what you see without placing value or judgment on it ŌĆō Make observations and state the facts; rather than ŌĆ£ThatŌĆÖs a great picture!ŌĆØ say ŌĆ£You used red paint.ŌĆØ As described in Attached at the Heart by Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson, the overuse of praise, rewards, and value judgments ŌĆ£can place an inappropriate value on a childŌĆÖs activities, interfering with the childŌĆÖs intrinsic motivation, decision-making skills, and his ability to self-evaluate; inadvertently encouraging the child to constantly seek approval or stifling his motivation.ŌĆØ
- Use new words for common words ŌĆō Teach synonyms, and donŌĆÖt be afraid of using big words with small children.
- Ask open-ended questions ŌĆō Avoid questions that can be easily answered with a yes or no.
Especially with infants and toddlers, younger children often like to play the same games over and over. While introducing children to a diversity of activities broadens their experiences, there is something to be said for the same activity. By participating in the same activity over and over again, the child is actually building his skills and will eventually master the activity. Even once self-mastery is accomplished, the child may like to play the activity again and again to reinforce the skill.
It depends on each childŌĆÖs unique temperament and natural talents as to how quickly to introduce new play activities. Some children are excited by change; others are easily upset. While itŌĆÖs good to challenge your child, itŌĆÖs not recommended to overwhelm her. If your child is easily upset, transition slowly and gently.
(As an aside, sharing typically isnŌĆÖt mastered until at least five years old.)
Most preschool programs provide ample guided-play opportunities; these are any activities where an adult is guiding the exploration and play. But free play opportunities are just as important ŌĆō free play specifically inspires creative thinking. There are ways that an adult, without leading the interaction, can enhance the child-led activities, Polifka said. Keep these guidelines in mind when creating an environment for free play:
- There is no right or wrong way to free play ŌĆō ŌĆ£ChildrenŌĆÖs play is natural and beautiful and it has no limits, so resist the urge to hijack the process by giving them answers,ŌĆØ Polifka said. ŌĆ£Even when your intentions are good, thereŌĆÖs more to be learned by empowering their thinking.ŌĆØ
- Embrace the process ŌĆō The result of a play activity is important because it teaches a child how to be successful, but the energy and time and skills it takes to get to a result is as important as it teaches a child how to deal with frustration and disappointment. A results-oriented comment: ŌĆ£You got the puzzle together!ŌĆØ A comment that encompasses both the result and the process: ŌĆ£You did it! You moved the pieces together to make the picture!ŌĆØ
- Encourage inquiry ŌĆō Pose challenges and encourage children to find the answer on their own. This teaches problem-solving as well as how to delay gratification.
The Inquiry Loop
Wonder and Ask –> Plan and Predict –> Do and Discover –> Review and Reflect –> Repeat
Even though playful learning should never look like deskwork, this doesnŌĆÖt mean that academics canŌĆÖt be introduced. Here are examples of how literacy, math, and science can be incorporated into everyday activities to make a playful experience:
- Literacy ŌĆō Whisper during the dayŌĆÖs routine. Literacy is more than reading; itŌĆÖs also vocabulary-building and conversing. Plus, children love to whisper.
- Math ŌĆō Count the letters in the mail and sort it according to size.
- Science ŌĆō Gather objects of different material, such as wood, plastic, and metal.
Play for School-Agers
Play can easily become a central theme in a preschool program where testing scores arenŌĆÖt a requirement, but what about school-age programs where children must meet certain academic standards? ItŌĆÖs true that deskwork is inherent to most schooling programs for elementary-age children through teenagers, but Polifka said there are ways of better balancing deskwork with the need for play and exploration. Many programs use such strategies as:
- Hands-on learning
- Frequent breaks from deskwork in the classroom
- Regular play/recess breaks outside the classroom.
Many parents consider organized sports as the play activity needed by older children and teenagers ŌĆō and it can be, but it depends on the experience. The coachŌĆÖs attitude and approach is important ŌĆō posing challenge is OK, but unrelieved stress and pressure is not.
Sports would be considered guided play. They teach important skills, but free play shouldnŌĆÖt be discouraged, Polifka said. ŌĆ£Sports isnŌĆÖt that child-driven, natural, curiosity-involved type of play, so if your child is watching an airplane during the game, donŌĆÖt discourage that.ŌĆØ


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by Maarten Goldstein, May 05, 2005 10:33am PDTA while back we mentioned that TimeGate Studios had licensed the Unreal Engine 3, though at the time it wasn't mentioned what kind of project they would use it for. GameSpy is now reporting the strategy game developer is moving into the first person shooter market with an action game called Section 8.
The game's title refers to an elite squad of powered armor infantry that serve as the focus of the single-player content. The squad gets its nickname because of its penchant for taking on suicide missions that no one else will tackle. Chaveleh said that even though the studio is known for its strategy games, it wants to bring that experience to the FPS genre. "This title will be, at its heart, an action-packed FPS. There will be new innovations and elements from strategic titles added to the mix, but the focus is definitely large-scale FPS gameplay," he said. "Everyone at TimeGate loves the FPS genre and we have always wanted to put our trademark 'spin' on that type of game."The game will be released on PC and next-gen systems, though no release date is mentioned.


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I love lentils and cook them in so many different ways. I think this may be one of my favorites! It's my Chipotle Kissed Lentil Soup with Fresh Basil. The tomato/lentil combination is enhanced with the smallest amount of spice and smokiness. It is a simple soup, only relying on one dried spice and few veggies to bring out the flavor of the lentils. Fresh basil makes everything better.
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Great staples. I love lentils to, chipotle is a taste that I have acquired and like it in a few things.
The avacado, I never even heard of it while growing up. I did buy one a long time and tried it plain unsure of what to do with it, of course I didn't like it.
I did like it in the recipes from Dreena's cookbook though. With prices at $1.89 each here, they probably won't become regular.I love soups - have some kind at some time or other (but usually for supper) every day. Your Chipotle Kissed Lentil Soup looks like something that has the best of all worlds, since I'm a fiend for lentils too :)
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ReplyDeleteYour soup looks yummy - I can't decide whether to test the chipotle split pea or the chipotle kissed lentil soup next. Both sound so good.
I've been trying to make the switch from white flour == I'm going to see if my store carries that white/wheat blend.
Thanks for your kind words on my blog. It's nice to have the support.That lentil soup and those sandwich buns look amazing!
Also, don't feel bad about only having one bowl. I recently started a blog myself, and commented that since I recently graduated from college (and am thus, still poor) that my one set of ugly plates will have to do right now.
Did you make up the recipes for the bread and soup or were they in a cookbook? I am trying to convince my parner Brett that lentils are not gross (he had poorly cooked mushy ones) and that soup might just do the job.Yum! I love pasta too, although I'm ashamed to say I rely too much on sauce from a jar. I love fresh basil, too bad getting good stuff around her in the winter is so rare.
I love lentils too, although I usually stick by the same ol' sloppy lentil recipe with occasional variations. I used leeks instead of the usual onions last time, it was really good!wow, I like your blog a lot! You have really mouthwatering and pretty pictures, nice stories and also some recipes showed there. I think you must publish some recipes in cookbook? If you make this cookbook some day I must will be one who want it!
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