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Printable worksheets for reviewing the associative, distributive, commutative, and identity properties of multiplication.
Associative PropertyAssociative Property (Basic) Member
According to the associative property of multiplication, it doesn't matter how the numbers in a given multiplication problem are grouped. In this worksheet, students practice grouping problems in different ways. Each problem has 3 numbers.
Commutative PropertyCommutative Property Member
According to the commutative property of multiplication, numbers in a multiplication problem can be in any order. In this worksheet, students rearrange the numbers in each multiplication problem, then solve.
Distributive PropertyDistributive Property (Basic) Member
This graphical worksheet has arrays to help students visualize how the distributive property of multiplication works.Distributive Property (Intermediate #1) Member
Write an expression indicated by each graphical model shown.Distributive Property (Intermediate #2) Member
In this worksheet, students will use the distributive property of multiplication solve basic problems.
See Also:Basic Multiplication Worksheets
Learn and practice basic facts up to 12 with these printable games, lessons, and worksheets.Advanced Multiplication Worksheets
These worksheets have 2, 3, and 4-digit multiplication problems.Fact Families (Multiplication & Division)
Learn about the relationship between multiplication and division with these number family and number bond worksheets.Skip Counting
Count by 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, and 10s. Skip counting practice can help kids learn their basic multiplication facts.Properties of Addition
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Jamie Lynn plays "The Luscious Brunette" in the new comic book-styled noir Break. I expect that if there are awards for truthfully naming a film's characters, Break will win one on the strength of Jamie Lynn's character name alone. The luscious brunette is probably best known as the 2006 Penthouse Pet of the year. She also has her own site, the aptly named sexyjamie.com where she opens herself up to all of the internet (for a small price). Recently, she has been branching out of what my conservative relatives would call "the smut business" in favor of acting in films such as Break and 2008's Ninja Cheerleaders.
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The following series was shot with an iPhone from a distance of about 50 feet, then cropped – that's how I achieved the grainy, amateurish out-of-focus effect (no app for that).
From left to right, Councilor Rachel Siegel, P-Ward 3; Councilor Sharon Bushor, I-Ward 1; Mayor Miro Weinberger; Council President Joan Shannon, D-Ward 5; and Councilor Paul Decelles, R-Ward 7.
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Apr 28 2009
This Might Just Save My Hair
This is a health and beauty tip.
But fear not! This section of my website is not going to spiral downward into step-by-step tutorials showing how to apply a thin line of liquid liner on your upper lid, or how to create a smoky eye look, or how to feather your hair like Farrah, or how to make your neck look ten years younger. Cross my heart and hope to die.
But I feel compelled to share this tip with you. If it can help just ONE PERSON (she says, beating her chest in martyrdom)…
The Background
My hair is not the same as it used to be. Now, I've never been tan, I've never had a perfectly flat stomach (not even a remotely flat stomach), I have freckles, and I have child-bearing hips. But the one thing I never had to worry about my entire life was my hair. It was always pretty thick and healthy, shiny and plentiful. It did what I wanted, and was probably the only aspect of my person that was a non-issue.
In the past five years, I've noticed a marked difference in my hair. It's more coarse. It's more thin. It's a little on the dull side. And its volume has decreased considerably—while my ponytails used to comprise a good handful, they're pretty small. In a nutshell, my hair has changed.
I started examining this last summer. I felt healthy, but maybe my hair was trying to signal an underlying problem—like a dog's fur usually reveals poor health. After five minutes on the internet, my self diagnosis was hypothyroidism. OF COURSE! THAT'S IT! I thought. I have all the symptoms: hair changes, fatigue, a few pounds more than I'd like to be, etc. I congratulated myself on such an astute diagnosis and called my local doctor to schedule a bloodtest so it could confirm my brilliance. Then I'd be prescribed medication for the condition and my hair would be back to normal again.
The bloodtest only revealed that there was absolutely nothing wrong with me; my thyroid was just fine. I STILL SAY THE LAB WAS WRONG! Don't they know I'm the greatest amateur physician in the land?
Throughout the next several months, I continued to examine the causes of the changes in my hair. Stress? Surely not. Cancer? No—hair loss is usually related to treatment, not the cancer itself.
And then it hit me one day as I was emptying the dishwasher and noticing the terrible hard water deposits on my glasses (I was out of Lemi-Shine at the time):
Of course: IT'S THE WATER!
To understand my theory, you need to understand that our rural water is terribly, terribly hard—packed with minerals. If I don't clean our ice maker once a month, it will become clogged with hard water deposits and quit working. I've replaced the motor three times. Faucets, without intervention, collect a white/green residue of calcium and copper. And without Lemi-Shine (my best friend), the dishwasher will become a clouded, murky mess.
We installed a salt water softener six years ago. It was kaput within six months.I'm dealing with some very hard water here.
So the question I asked myself was, if the mineral deposits from my water are killing my icemaker, clogging up my dishwasher, and clouding up my glasses…what must it be doing to my hair follicles? My hair shaft? My Farrah feathers? It was a major lightbulb moment.
I'm looking into a new water softening system for our house, but in the meantime I decided to give this a try:
Of course, it's no secret that distilled white vinegar is pretty much a wonder product in itself when it comes to household chores, and through the years I've heard that vinegar can prove to be a great hair rinse. I always thought it was more from a vanity standpoint, though, and had other things to do than add an extra step to my showering routine just to make my hair a little shinier.
But then I started thinking about what vinegar does to my coffeemaker when it becomes caked with mineral deposits…and how well it cleans my shower floor…and how sparkly clean it gets windows.
That day, just before I showered, I grabbed a plastic bottle from my kitchen cabinet and filled it with a solution of half vinegar, half warm water. Then I grabbed some essential oil (a mix of lavender and rosemary) and added a tiny drop, just to kill the vinegar smell. In the shower, after I washed my hair (this is getting personal; sorry), I leaned back my head and poured it all over my scalp, letting it run down the length of my hair. Then I left it on for a couple of minutes while I fished all my other shower shenanigans, and rinsed it a final time.
In the week I've been regularly rinsing my hair with vinegar, here's what's happened:
* My girls have both separately said, "Mommy, your hair is so shiny."
* My hair feels cleaner than it has ever felt.
* My hair feels thicker than it has felt in a long time. I think the vinegar is stripping away so much gunk that it's finally feeling alive again.
* I smell faintly like pickles.
* But I'm okay with that for now.
The experiment is still continuing, and I'll keep you posted!
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suzanne On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:01 am
I second what Cal Gal said……..if you suspect your thyroid, check further than just the blood test! It can be present and not show up in the blood test for a while, especially if you are having menopausal symptoms, too…..I thought mine were all related to the MENOPAUSE, but was later diagnosed with Hashimoto's…….it's not a fun ride. thanks for the tips on hair care….I will try it!
Vicki Miller On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:01 am
I will try this tonight, but where can I get the essential oils???
Alison (aka Cluck and Tweet) On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:01 am
I have a long, long relationship with vinegar. My mom used to rinse my hair with it and I hate it because it was so cold! We always put it on our cooked cabbage. Yum. I use it to clean our wood floors, unclog our slow-running drains, and eliminate odors (not that we have any). And I just wrote about the hard water stains on my glasses! Look! http://www.cluckandtweet.com
Ruthanne On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:01 am
Do you have naturally curly hair? Or wavy hair?
In addition to the hard water, it may be the "poo" in the shampoo that's hurting it. I switched to DevaCurl products three years ago and I've never looked back! Love, love, love them.
Dawn Marie On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:01 am
I have been using a vinegar rinse for years. I don't use it every time, but sometimes as time goes on your shampoo does not work as well. By using a rinse, it just strips all that out of your hair! If you don't want your hair to smell like pickles, just change the ratios. I use one cup of vinegar to one gallon of water, and using cider vinegar works as well and doesn't smell as badly.
Sarida On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:01 am
I used to use vinegar all the time when I was younger. It's a great & inexpensive conditioner. I also used lemon juice to "naturally" lighten my hair!!
Cat McKenney On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:02 am
Thank you for the reminder – I live in Manhattan and have been following the exact same hair path as you, ever since it started turning gray a few years back. I'd forgotten about how my Mama has always washed her hair – after shampooing, she rinse with a juice glass full of apple cider vinegar. Her hair has always been very healthy and very shiny. I'm going to try it!
p.s. Post any tutorials you like – I think most of us will give anything you try a read!
cheryl On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:03 am
I have used Mayo as well!
Dawn Marie On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:03 am
By the way, vinegar is also very gentle and safe for colored hair. It cleans it without changing the color. The one exception may be wash-out colors. The color may be gone!
Jennie On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:04 am
Cool! I'm gonna try it. My 44 year old hair is thinning and dull too and just like you, it's always been the least of my problems. Now, if the vinegar could cure my hypothyroidism that'd be rilly cool.
laura On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:04 am
do you think i could use white wine or rice vinegar?
distilled white is made from wheat and i'm allergic to it – even though chemists claim the wheat proteins are gone. yeah, tell that to my hives when i get white distilled vinegar on my hands.
Cheryl L On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:04 am
Great tip. But, I would also be just fine with a good tip for making my neck look 10 years younger, too!
Alayna On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:05 am
I do this quite a bit with apple cider vinegar. But…it strips my color pretty bad. Then the gray returns. oh my.
Amy On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:05 am
Google "no poo"
I promise the results will not be as disgusting as you are imagining. There are tons of people out there that are going the shampoo-less approach.
Michelle On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:06 am
I just love that you are so modest. It's nice to see. (I'm referring to the whole shower scenario…)
I've been threatening to use vinegar for months…but I don't WANT to smell faintly like pickles! I used vinegar in the rinse cycle for my laundry and I felt like that's all I could smell. And I don't like it…unless it IS connected to a pickle! I've got to dig out my essential oils…now where DID I put those?
Amy On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:06 am
Oh, pickled Ree, how long do you do this regimen? Your hair looks fabulous, darling!
Menolly On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:06 am
In shampoo it's the sulfates -sodium lauryl, ammonium (sp?) lauyrl- they're very stripping. Try a shampoo without those, like the V05 or Suave Naturals. Or organic lines like Aubrey Organics (they're ok), Giovanni (triple treat is FANTASMO), Burt's Bees… they make a difference!
kerry On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:07 am
i've recently ditched my shampoo and conditioner for baking soda and apple cider vinegar. i can't believe the difference in my hair. haven't tried using regular white vinegar, though.
Sarah On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:07 am
I've definitely heard good things about vinegar but was too scared to try it myself. You've totally convinced me! I'm going to try it with the apple cider vinegar in my house.
Menolly On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:07 am
I'm sorry, not Triple Treat, it's Triple Tea Tree, I think! LOL
Molly On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:07 am
Thank you, thank you, thank you! My hair was also my solitary non-issue until we moved last year. Now it is dull and *gasp* turning brown. I'm guessing the vinegar won't bring back the blonde, but it should help with the shine. Thanks, Ree!
pam On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:07 am
oh…very intrigued here. as a child my mother always rinsed our hair with apple cider vinegar to make it shiny, but i have never considered it for the other issues that you and i seem to share.
i have no idea if i have hard or soft water (that in itself would suggest my water's not an issue, right?), but i'm gonna try the vinegar anyway and see what happens.
2 reds and 2 brunettes On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:07 am
We have hard water here too. I'm gonna have to try that. Except I hate the smell of vinegar. So I'll wait until you update.
Tamara On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:08 am
Hmmmm……interesting theory. I wonder if my dry, thin, colored every 6 months hair may be suffering the same fate. Vinegar you say? I'll give it a go
Rachel K. On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:08 am
Sa-weet! I've been frustrated that my hair is twice as curly when I'm at my parents' house in Chicago than it is at my house in Michigan. I knew it was the water, but was starting to resign to waves instead of curls. I'm excited to try this! (BTW, my hair was stick straight until 22 (5 years ago), and now it's not. Weird!
Julie at Elisharose On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:09 am
I was going to suggest you check your thyroid. Sorry it's not out of whack. Mine either. But I do use the vinegar and have found it to be quite effective. And the smell doesn't bother me either.
Terri in Iowa On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:09 am
Our housecleaner swears by vinegar and goes through 2-3 gallon containers of it a month while cleaning our house. I've gotten quite used to the faint scent of vinegar every other Tuesday. But use it on my hair? Never thought of that, but lately my hair has been dull, so I may give this a shot. I wonder how it works with hair color though. Better check with my stylist first!
Buckeroomama On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:09 am
Another hurrah for good ol' vinegar! I might just try this.
Aimee On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:10 am
I too used to have this problem growing up in the country. I have very blonde hair and my hair used to turn orange where all the minerals would accumulate. I would have to go every so often and have a treatment done on my hair to strip the minerals. I know that Malibu Hair Products has a shampoo specifically for well water. Good luck!
Lindsay On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:10 am
Hmm, this is a good idea. I have thick course hair, and it can get kinda dull at times. My already sorta blonde hair has been enhanced *read: dyed platinum – its true that being blonde is a full time job. Does anyone know if vinegar is ok for my dye job?
Barbara in Texas On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:11 am
Good for you, Ree. I grew up rinsing my hair with vinegar…..creme rinse appeared in my life around age 15.
You have reminded me of this great beauty tip – and my hair could sure use it! I am off to shampoo and vinegar rinse.!!!
Skip On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:13 am
OH!! Awesome! I'm trying it. Thanks Ree! I've had dull hair lately too.
Leslie On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:13 am
I will be very interested to see how using the vinegar works out. Between my aging and the hard water, my hair is also on a down hill spiral. I actually love the smell of vinegar! Keep us posted!
Lindsey On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:13 am
We just moved out to the country…well not like where I grew up but far enough out of Chicago that the downtowners would say I live in the country and we have well water and it's been wreaking havoc on my hair for months and I really took for granted our city water, totally forgot what all this crazy hard water does to your hair. Anyway I've been pondering hosing my hair down with vinegar for a little while we'll have to see how it goes.
ARomero On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:14 am
Have you looked into magnets that supposedly soften water? I've seen them in several places but haven't moved on it. They come with a guarantee so you can return them. One of these days…
Aleta On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:15 am
A few yaers ago I got my hair highlighted and I had these weired stripes going through it and my hair dresser said it was from minerals in the water. She told me to put baking soda in my shampoo. I gave it a try and I have never had any more weired stripes. It smells better than vinager to.
Dione On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:15 am
I wanna see (the before, during and after result – and I'm not talking about the shower shenanigans!) Please post pictures! Red heads rock!
Debbie S On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:17 am
I like to use Apple cider vinegar on my hair at least once a week. It works wonders on my itchy scalp and makes my hair soft. My hairdresser told me that most shampoos have wax in them and they just coat the hair, covering up the other problems you can have with your water,etc. I now buy a wax free shampoo and with the vinegar my hair has never felt or looked better. Oh, and it doesn't hurt my color treated hair!!
eh On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:17 am
That's a great idea… I will be trying that. We have very hard water too and I can feel the guck in my hair.
Jennifer C. On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:17 am
Ooo interesting. I'm also curious if this is ok with color treated hair. I just got my hair colored and highlighted last weekend and I don't want to screw up my expensive do
cakehouse On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:17 am
i've been using the baking soda and apple cider vinegar "method" on my hair for over a year now. i started doing it to be more eco-friendly, but i've kept it up because my hair has never been so silky and shiny! the key, for me anyway, has been to keep the baking soda only around the roots, and to use less vinegar than i thought i needed (about 2T to a quart). here's a good explanation of the method:
hope the vinegar continues to help, ree!
MichelleSG On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:18 am
You must have magnesium and calcium in your water and yeah, vinegar works great. I put it in my laundry cycle instead of bleach. Also as someone suggested USE RAIN WATER. Just put a few empty buckets outside, I know the weather has been rainy there. You're going to LOVE what it does for your hair, I know men who swear by it.
Justina On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:18 am
Do you think this would work with other kinds of vinegar, or just white vinegar? Smelling like pickles seems like a bit of a bonus to me (mmm, pickles).
chateaudepaixinn.blogspot.com On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:19 am
I am going to try this for sure. thanks for the tip
Cindy On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:20 am
So glad this worked for you Ree. You discovered grandma's remedy for beautiful hair! Just don't use the vinegar rinse everyday, that could become drying. After you feel the hard water deposits are completely removed from your hair, just use it weekly. BTW…you absolutely must try WEN hair care by Chaz Dean.. Google "wen hare care"….this stuff is not shampoo, no bad sodium laurel sulfates, it's a cleansing conditioner that will transform your hair…I mean transform it to the max! Try it please, and still do the weekly vinegar treatment.
Ree with the hair that sparkles…that's you my dear!
Rachel On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:20 am
I've heard that Apple Cider vinegar works really well and doesn't leave as much an odor behind. My hair is starting to get dull and not as soft, I'll have to give it a go. Yeah for shiny hair!
Bettie On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:20 am
Makes sense. My mother used to firmly believe in a lemon juice rinse. Probably same acid eating mineral process. mmm – pickles.
Fay Chisholm On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:22 am
Great vinegar tip! Another good tip is about once a month or so, take about a tbsp of baking soda and make a paste with water in your palm. Massage this paste in your hair for a few minutes and then rinse. I then usually wash/condition afterwards as your hair will feel squeaky clean. This will clean your hair of pollutants, hair spray, etc.
Kirsten On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:22 am
if you get tired of the smell, try lemon juice…sometimes I take a half of a cut lemon into the shower with me, or you could probably make some warm lemon juice, add your oils and you would be set-
I discovered this makes my hair much less oily, but I love the smell (my husband was not a fan of the "pickle" scent)
Gwen On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:22 am
Just so ya know… thyroid tests aren't a very good indicator of whether or not you have a problem… Everyone's "normal" is different so all they can do is test you against the "average"…
It looks like your overabundance of minerals was the problem so that's awesome, but for others that have been blown off by doctors claiming you're fine, you may not be crazy… just unique… or you really could be crazy… but that's okay too!
Sues2u2 On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:22 am
I feel your pain on the water softener. So far ours is somewhat working but we've had the ice maker motor replaced once as well. The mineral deposits! Ugh!
I'm going to try this. My hair & dd's is getting very thin & just not as healthy looking. And when you are almost 7 & have gray hair you need a little pick me up!
Emmy On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:22 am
I could not stand being without my water softener. If it breaks I consider it an emergency to be dealt with immediately.
We have very hard water.
sarajane On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:24 am
Thank you for that public service announcement. Taken to heart, by a fellow thick, yet dull-redheaded with hard city water.
Lisa in Minnesota On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:24 am
I'm am all about trying this on my hair!
Debbie On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:25 am
Someone may have already mentioned this but I add a little baking soda to my shampoo when I get a build-up. It works great!
Kathleen On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:25 am
Vinegar IS a miracle for hard water–at least for Florida limestone-type hard water. You might not want to use it everyday though and BE SURE TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM YOUR SCALP because you'll end up with wicked-dry scalp and start LOSING your hair. My ponytails, too, are losing their girth. Doctor "GoodNews" tells me it's hormonal and genetic. Vinegar hasn't helped that.
Jen On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:26 am
I'm on the vinegar bandwagon, too….I use vinegar in my laundry as a fabric softener. I use vinegar as my staple cleaning product. I will be using vinegar as a conditioning rinse in my hair as soon as my regular conditioner is gone. I love vinegar! It's so versatile, and earth-friendly. Thank you for this post!
Karen On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:26 am
I've been having similar issues with my hair. Vinegar – that makes a lot of sense! Thanks!
CookieMonster On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:28 am
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Debbie Hauer On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:29 am
I got so excited there thinking you were going to talk about Hypothyroid. I seriously was just diagnosed with that about a week ago and am trying to learn about it. I have one tip for you but you would either have to order it or go to the city to get this product. I think you at one time said your sister in law, Missy, uses this product. I lived in an area that had extremely hard water but this product helped wonders! it is called Biosilk. I get it at JCPenneys because they always have specials on it. It is something that can be used as a lotion but I just use a little on my hair every morning when I get out of the shower. It is awesome stuff that works wonders! I swear by it!
April On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:29 am
I've read about using apple cider vinegar as a hair rinse. That might smell better (?).
I also keep hearing about people going shampoo-free — washing their hair only with baking soda. I want to try it but am nervous. http://babyslime.livejournal.com/174054.html
Meg On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:30 am
Neutragena makes a wonderful "clarifying " shampoo that smells better (costs more!) that does the same thing. You use it once a week and it's amazing! I believe they call it their "anti-residue formula". My 3 teenaged girls and I love it.
Joyce Nell Matta On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:30 am
I have been doing this for years……but I use apple cider vinegar. I put it in my bath water with my oils, because it's also good for the skin.
Deana On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:33 am
I wonder does this vinegar thing work for iron too? My sis lives in the country and her beautiful blonde hair is usually orange most of the year, if vinegar works I am sure she would use it!
Thanks Ree!
Ashlee Archibald On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:33 am
This reminds me of the times when Momma got a note in the mail that lice was going around the school. She would make us tilt our heads back and we would pour this over our hair. I guess the vinegar helps loosen the lice? or kill them? Or. something?
Leslie On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:33 am
This is cool. I have heard vinegar is marvelous. Just haven't tried it yet…I don't like the smell!
Amber On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:34 am
So, we bought a water softener when we moved into our house last year. Our water is 17 grains hard, which is supposedly very high. Anyway, we went to Sears to buy the water softener and have them install it. And… it was AWFUL. We now have a $3,000 claim against Sears for ruining our basement floor when the water softener overflowed from incorrect installation. So don't go to Sears!
Julie in WA On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:34 am
Come on Ree, we need to see it! Post a picture!
Kathleen Pate On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:34 am
OMG! My hair is thin and course and has been falling out in wads the last couple of years. I also have a scalp issue I never had before moving into my home of 5 years, We have city water but at one time the house was on a well and there is still a lot of residue in our pipes because I am still cleaning it off my shower walls. Florida water is not exactly soft either. Thanks so mush for the tip!!!
kathleen On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:34 am
I use a lot of home remedies haven't thought about vinegar on the hair for a long time tho. I do use brown sugar on my scalp about once a month, it keeps that itching feeling away, I use epsom salts, powered buttermilk, baking soda and essential oils for a milk bath soak. I make a huge bowl once a month and keep it in a large covered jar by my bathtub, it really makes the skin smooth and silky
Jess On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:35 am
I've been doing the baking soda scrub and cider-vinegar rinse for two weeks and my post-hysterectomy hair is FINALLY fabulous again!
Marlene M On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:35 am
Speaking as a former Cosmotologist, there are many brands of what is called, "clarifying shampoo". Just go to any Beauty Supply store, and ask for it. (my fav is one by "Framesi") Once or twice a week, and your worries will go down the drain! Not only does the hard water pose a problem Ree, it's the shampoos too. They build up on the hair shaft as will any hair product. That's why one should switch brands from time to time. But try the clarifying shampoo – you'll see a big difference!
Rhilborn On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:36 am
I will have to give that a try! I have heard this tip before but I think I'm just now desperate to use it. I have similar hair: thick, healthy, "my one true beauty" in the words of Amy March. That is until I gave birth. Now 5 months after having my son my hair is falling out still and not nearly as healthy. It's getting better now that I cut my hair off but it has been a self-concept adjustment:).
On the thyroid make sure that they're are looking at your T3 & T4 levels and not just your TSH. My mom and sister have hypothyroidism and it often goes undiagnosed because doctors (who are not endocrinologists that specialize in treating the thyroid) are looking at your TSH and the irony is that TSH shows how well your body is stimulating thyroid production NOT how sufficient your actual hormone production is (T3 is the most important because most T4 is converted into T3).
BeachMama On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:37 am
I used to do this when we lived on a well, but now that you mention it, my hair is looking a little dull. May have to give it a vinegar boost for summer.
Joyce Nell Matta On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:38 am
May I suggest and old book which is my Beauty Bible. "Mirror, Mirror On The Wall" By Gaylord Hauser. It may be hard to find, but is well worth the hunt. It is an amazing book. He has a recipe for apple cider vinegar and peppermint to bathe with, and so much more.
miss lola On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:38 am
P-dub, I grew up with hard well water…..we always rinsed our hair with vinegar! Works like a charm, and yes, smells like a pickle!~
Kristi On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:40 am
Hi Ree!
If you don't like the vinegar smell you could always try lemon juice. It will do the same thing to your hair. But I wouldn't dilute it.
Also a note on the baking soda, someone said don't try it but I love it. I have been using baking soda for years. I keep a glass jar of it on my shower. The trick is to mix it with your shampoo and my hair comes out silky every time. It would be even better if you did a baking soda wash and stripped with vinegar. Just be careful because vinegar can cause build up itself if used too often. Just ask my cloth diapers!
We have hard water here too. Terrible hard water. And we installed a Hague Ultra Max about a year ago and let me tell you it's wonderful. No more eczema, no more dry and itchy skin, clear ice cubes, yummy tasting water, I could go on and on. They aren't cheap. In fact it's one of the pricest on the market but it is the best. But the water treatment system is guaranteed pretty much for life. 60 years I think is what the guy said. You can check them out here… http://www.haguewater.com/ And then you can find a dealer near you. I'm in Colorado so I'm sure that my rep would not be best suited to help you.
Ginger On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:41 am
Ree- I think I have mentioned this in the past…the best other use of vinegar in your world and most definitely mine is in washing clothes. I have two teens boys who–YES–use large quantities of deodrant but with all the sports practices and teen hormones, there shirts just reek! Serious ground in BO–but someone recommended that I put vinegar in with the shirts. While not totally perfect–it sure does cut the stink in those t-shirts. Of course, like men, if they would throw some of those t-shirts away that would help too. My helpful hint for the day!!G
Starwoodgal On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:42 am
Well – I hate to tell you this, but you might be showing signs of perimenopause. My hair became more coarse, thin, wire-like, and dryer around age 37 or so.
As for the vinegar cure – Rinsing with vinegar is an old homemade cure for problem hair. My granny use to do that all the time. I do it every once in a while, but the pickle smell tends to drive my husband nuts and the dogs don't recognize me with a different smell.
However, I do use the baking soda rinse. It leaves hair really, really soft! This is a cure for swimming pool hair that I used on my kids when they were little and spent a lot of time in chlorniated water. It strips the chemicals left by treated water right out and without the smell of vinegar. And, since our city water occasionally smells like chlorine pool water, I still use the baking soda rinse.
Here's another tip: get one of these. It will save your skin and your hair and no pickle smell.
Sandy S On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:43 am
When I clicked on the site this morning I was sitting with my wet hair in a wrap after my shower. Naturally, I went to kitchen and made up vinegar/water rinse. I almost called my doctor a liar when she said the blood tests didn't show a thyroid problem! ha Even my fingernails are bad. My hair is colored and I buy special shampoo so it won't wash out so soon. Also had a special treatment to hold the color longer. Hoping this doesn't fade out my color. I may have to wait for Heaven for big hair and good nails!
SiggySpice On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:44 am
Hi there ~
I have to say, this post just took me back to a VERY traumatizing experience from HS. I had read in an article the "natural" remedies for hair….it had vinegar listed, mayo listed, and eggs listed. Well, me thinking I would be a FREAKING genius, decided if one type was good, 2 would be even better! So, I put egg in my hair and rinsed it with vinegar (straight). Um, yeah….rotten egg smelling hair for a WEEK!!! Seriously, I waslked into a room and everyone thought someone had farted or had a stink bomb…..HORRIBLE!
krysten On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:44 am
I grew up on well water which was extremely hard, actually turned my hair orangey/brassy from the iron in it. The only thing that worked was a shampoo from Nexxus, it stripped it of all the chemicals and made it wonderful again. don't remember the name or even if they still make it…
Mary M. On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:44 am
I'm going to give this a try. I think I did this when I was younger, but alas, my memory is gone…I need all the help I can get in the hair dept. Thanks!
Christin On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:44 am
I saw a picture that one of your weekend guests posted on their blog and I noticed the hair instantly. It's gorgeous even if it does smell like vinegar. At least in pictures we can't smell it! Thanks for the tip.
Pam On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:45 am
We have awfully hard water too….lime deposits, killed the water softner…etc. My daughter and I always use those cheap gallon jugs of water from grocery store to wash and rinse our hair. It helps keep the hair color from changing too (if you color your hair or perm it). We use baking soda to remove hair product build up too. Like gels, hair spray, whatever…those will dull your hair eventually and make it limp feeling.
Starwoodgal On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:46 am
@ comment 168 – Oh yes! This is a staple in my laundry room. My hubby sweats terribly and it turns the arm pits of his white shirts yellow and sometimes cakey. I KNOW! Gross me out! Anyway…… I dilute vinegar in a spray bottle 1 to 1 with water and spray his shirt pits before washing. It gets rid of the smell, the yellow and the caking. I read that on Hints from Heloise years ago and it really works well.
Jackie Masters On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:46 am
I hear you girl! I live in the boonies and do not have city water, we have a well. the water is very clear but can leave a shower a orangish color(no fun intended). So I have got to try this, I normally end up going to the salon and setting in the chair for 30 minutes while they put some chemical stripper on it a couple times a year. Send pic of the before and after.
Amy N. On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:47 am
I think I mentioned this to you already, Ree, but vinegar is also PERFECT for when you run out of Lemi-Shine.. just throw some in the dishwasher in the final rinse cycle. Dishes turn out sparkling clear! I'm going to try that vinegar rinse on my hair b/c this Texas hard water crisis is wearing thin on me. LOL
Bonnie Story On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:48 am
I LOVE this tip!! Soooo affordable and chemical-free to boot. Great info and here's to shiny hair!!!
Kim O On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:51 am
When I was a kid, my hairdresser showed my mom the horrible build up of soap on my hair. The prescription for it was to do just what you did, only without the essential oils. For days I had to lay back and have my mom rinse my hair in a vinegar/water solution. It helped. Maybe I need to start doing that again. Usually I just use my Neutrogena liquid soap every once in a while to clean the build up.
JUdi On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:53 am
Thanks for the tip. I have well water thats high in iron. I'm going to try this. Number 18 Judy, I use organic cider vinegar for my Rosacea, my face is a little less red from using it twice a day. I found this out from a natural remedy book for Rosacea. Just a dap it on your face with a cotton ball. But it doesn't hurt to try a small area first.
Stephanie On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:53 am
Thanks for the link to the LemiShine – not sure how I missed it on the previous post, but I did. I'm going to have to get some for our really hard water. I like the idea of having shinier, fuller hair. I wonder what the vinegar would do to my color… I guess I'll have to do a little research.
liz a. On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:53 am
hm! well, as a little girl, my mother used vinegar on my hair, and just recently i have been using it more around the house for cleaning! speaking of which, what exactly do you use to clean the hard water gunga around the faucets? i have the worst issues re: hard water stains, ack! and then, of course, i bought black faucets…they are a delight to my eyes, i love them, but every single droplet shows and sticks, and so far i haven't found anything that really works to clean the hard water stains…help! and i can't find that lemi stuff here in central california..help! and thank you too………..(sorry if i got carried away!!)
Slug-A-Bed On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:56 am
I use vinegar in my laundry after towels have been thrown into the hamper wet and get that musty yucky smell. I will try it on my hair next.
Kelly L On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:56 am
For Lucy #58….I use tea tree oil on my daughter's and husband's scalps for dry, itchy, crust scalp. Well, I did. Now I found a shampoo at Trader Joe's called Tea Tree Tingle. It has no bad ingredients and only essential oils for cleaners…nether of them have an dry, flaky scalp anymore. And I use it for my normal scalp and it is fabu.
Tonks On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:57 am
Wow! I may have to try that some day! Vinegar is such a wonder product, it's hard to keep track of all of the great things it does! It got rid of the "smoker smell" when we moved into our new house, it cleans my cloth diapers, etc, etc. Amazing stuff, that!
Susanne On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:58 am
Neat! I'll have to try that. We have very hard water here, which probably contributes to how icky my hair sometimes feels.
jackie cohen On Tuesday, April 28 at 9:59 am
Back in the old days when I was a child and teenager my mom and aunts and girlfriends and their moms and aunts all rinsed their hair with vinegar. A lot of the shampoo products were not detergent based as now, but actually soap based. The vinegar took the soap scum out of your hair. My mom actually had a shampoo called coconut oil soap, and it was just that. Got the scalp and hair clean and left its own residue. Vinegar has been doing wonders on hair for over a hundred, maybe more years. Also, it is supposed to bring out red highlights. That I could not swear to except in the summer on my dark hair but that could have been the sun. Nice to see an old stand by finding its place again.
rhonda On Tuesday, April 28 at 10:01 am
Well, you just described my hair saga for the last year of my life! I've always had that thick, shiny, enviable hair that strangers compliment. Then it started falling out – in handfuls. Clogged up the shower, burned up my vacumm, could stuff a pillow with all my lost hair…and my self-esteem went down the drain. So, I went to my family doctor for diagnosis and blood work comes back normal except premenopause. But my life continued to spiral as my energy left, my heels cracked,my head pounded daily, my eyebrows fell off my face and insomnia became my nighttime friend. In desperation I started researching and found a hormone/thyroid center in SoCal. Made an appointment and after $800 in bloodwork, found out that the T3 portion of my thyroid had left on vacation! Seems that when a doctor really wants to be that P.I. and search for an answer, they have to break the "rules" learned in medical school and look outside the textbooks. I've been on T3 meds for 8 months now and I'm starting to feel better. My hair doesn't come out in clumpfuls anymore but I've lost almost 2/3 of my hair! Still miss all that thick hair so much that I bought clip-in extensions.
I share this with you as encouragement to keep looking into the Thyroid issue. There is SO much on the internet about the thyroid including the doctor that has now helped me so much: http://www.holtorfmed.com/topics/thyroid. Email me if you want more info about my walk through the hair-loss, thyroid-messed-up stage of life! ~ Rhonda
PS: Evening Primrose also helps with hair thickening.
ljcadv On Tuesday, April 28 at 10:01 am
do we get to see before and after pictures!?


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There are worse things than being trapped inside a computer game with Olivia Wilde.
In "Tron: Legacy," the loud, long and less than wholly satisfying sequel to "Tron," that's the bittersweet fate of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), the computer-nerd hero of both the 1982 sci-fi cult classic and its high-tech, 3D update.
When we first meet the now-grizzled Flynn — who we learn in a prologue has been missing since 1989 — he's literally trapped inside a video game he created, a flesh-and-blood fugitive from a digital fascist state whose primary form of entertainment is gladiator-style combat using lethal flying disks and lightning-fast motorcycles.
But it's not all bad: He also lives with a smoking-hot babe in a body suit named Quorra (Wilde, from TV's "House").
In the two decades since Flynn disappeared from the real world, he has managed to not only stay alive but also to carve out a sweet life in hiding, far from the deadly gaming "grid" he designed.
In the years since he has gotten stuck in this parallel universe, Flynn, it seems, has grown philosophical about his situation. More specifically, he has turned into a geek-chic version of the Dude, the laid-back slacker character Bridges played in "The Big Lebowski."
Flynn spends much of "Tron: Legacy" meditating — he calls it "knocking on the sky and listening to the sound" — and addressing everyone as "man." The best way to fight, he says, is to "do nothing, be still." All that's missing is a white Russian in his hand.
Quorra, as it turns out, isn't exactly Flynn's girlfriend, but his protege. For one thing, she isn't actually a girl, but an "isomorphic algorithm." (Don't ask. You take it on faith, like warp drive.)
Into this cozy domestic situation comes Flynn's son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund). Like his father, Sam is a geek. After getting a telephone page — how last century! — that seems to have originated from the elder Flynn's old office, Sam manages, with a few keystrokes, to get sucked into the same virtual world that his long-lost father and Quorra live in. Sam awakens in his father a yearning for the outside. Now it's up to the three of them to get there.
Let the games begin.
Much of "Tron: Legacy" involves heart-pounding if protracted sequences of video game action as Quorra and the Flynns make their way toward the exit. There's a lot of smashing, crashing and flashing lights as evil humanoid "programs" pursue our heroes and are summarily "de-rezzed," a word derived from de-resolution, which is what happens when bad computer programs go boom.
Bridges gets to play not one but two parts in the film. Using digital technology, the actor appears both as he looks today and as his younger, "Tron"-era self, a digital doppelganger of Flynn called Clu (for "Codified Likeness Utility") that Flynn originally created to run the digital universe he designed. Clu is the hero's evil twin, a CEO run amok. It's a neat effect.
British actor Michael Sheen also shines as one of Clu's mid-level managers, an evil imp with a cane and a mane of white hair. He runs some sort of nightmarish nightclub, where the members of the electropop duo Daft Punk are house DJs. The group actually scored the soundtrack.
This brings us to a fundamental contradiction at the heart of "Tron: Legacy" (or, for that matter, "Tron"). Sonically, visually and conceptually, it's a richly imagined world. So richly imagined, in fact, that it's easy to see why gamers would fall in love with the idea of it. It fulfills the ultimate escapist fantasy of the user entering what can otherwise only be experienced from the outside with a game controller.
But if that noisy, adrenaline-addled universe is so wonderful, why are Quorra, Sam and his father so all fired up to get out of it and back to a world of long walks on the beach and quiet conversation?
Written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, and directed by Joseph Kosinski, the movie argues that doing nothing and being still are better than the frenetic activity of the game grid.
But can the movie have it both ways?
When you finally stumble back into the relative peace and quiet of the lobby, it'll hit you. "Tron: Legacy" may be nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there.
The Washington Post


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CAPTAIN JANE CAMPBELL (Pentagon spokesperson): Good morning here in the Pentagon Briefing Room and good evening in Afghanistan. I'd like to welcome Army Major General Daniel Allyn back to the Pentagon Briefing Room. As most of you are aware, General Allyn is the commanding general for Regional Command East.
General Allyn and the men and women of the 1st Cavalry Division assumed authority for RC-East in May of this year. In full partnership with the Afghan National Security Forces, he commands a combined team of eight U.S., French and Polish task forces. RC-East's area of responsibility includes 14 provinces with a combined population of more than 7.5 million Afghan citizens. This is the general's second briefing with us. He joined us in August of this year and will be briefing us today from his headquarters in Bagram Airfield. Following his opening remarks, we'll take your questions.
And with that, General, I'll turn it over to you, sir.
MAJOR GENERAL DANIEL ALLYN: Thanks, Jane.
And I appreciate the opportunity to talk with all of you. On behalf of all the teammates of Combined Joint Task Force 1, it's an honor to represent the troopers of Regional Command East today.
Combined Joint Task Force 1 just completed our six-month assessment on our campaign plan progress. And with the 68,000 Afghan security forces with whom we partner, we are currently on glide path to accomplish our assigned missions.
Our main effort continues to be partnership with and development of the Afghan security forces to achieve security primacy for the approximately 7 1/2 million Afghans in the 14 provinces and 160 districts that comprise Regional Command East. Due to the successes of our predecessors in CJTF 101, we are able to focus more and more on the Afghan security force partnership and capacity of the Afghan army, police and border police.
The campaign continuity with our predecessors has allowed us to sustain the momentum and maintain the initiative against the various insurgent groups such as the Haqqani Network. We continue to see indicators that Afghan security forces and coalition forces have disrupted security threats. During last month's Operation Shamsheer, Afghan security forces and coalition forces captured or killed a dozen Haqqani leaders and captured dozens of fighters. This operation involved almost 2,000 soldiers, 60 percent of which were Afghan. It postured us to keep the pressure on the enemies of the people of Afghanistan this winter.
Conversely, insurgent attacks this fall have failed miserably across the board. Examples of failed insurgent attacks in the last two months include suicide bombers who failed in their attempt to attack the Paktia governance center in the Gardez district on 16 October. One attacker detonated his device and killed himself, while Afghan police stopped the remaining three attackers.
In a separate incident, insurgents tried an ineffective attack on the Chamkani district center in Paktia on the 10th of November, where Afghan police and security forces killed eight insurgents. Additionally, coalition forces killed multiple insurgents during two separate failed complex attacks on Combat Outpost Marga in Paktika province on 7 October and 8 November.
It's increasingly evident that we are facing and defeating inexperienced and poorly-trained and led insurgent fighters. Most recently, despite public sentiments of their intent to use any and all available insurgents to attack the traditional Loya Jirga, the Afghan national security forces provided a secure environment for this historic gathering this past week.
Over the past 90 days insurgent violence continues to cause 85 to 90 percent of Afghan civilian casualties despite insurgent leaders such as Mullah Omar's recent directives to stop targeting civilians. We can deduce that the insurgents that continue to target Afghan civilians are either undisciplined, or their leaders lack the ability to enforce their own directives. Because of the enemy's continued violence against the Afghan people, we see increased cooperation between the Afghan people, the local governments and the security forces who serve them.
I believe we are now seeing in eastern Afghanistan the result of having the right inputs for the past year now. Senior leaders professed this last year, and recent successes demonstrate how vital those inputs are. Much more work remains to be done, but we are seeing tangible progress in the Afghan security forces and provincial government capacity. We will continue to press forward with our Afghan partners to achieve a stable and secure future for the people of Afghanistan.
And with that, I'm happy to take your questions.
CAPT. CAMPBELL: Thank you, sir.
And we'll start here.
Q: Thank you. Thank you, General. This is Raghubir Goyal from India Globe and Asia Today. My question is now some elements in Pakistan are now trying to reconcile, or they have announced that they will not attack anymore in Pakistan. What I'm asking you is, is this going to help you that the Haqqani network -- you will be controlling if they are having peace inside Pakistan, so this will affect your mission? And also, as we approach Thanksgiving, what is the mood of the -- during this Thanksgiving as far as the U.S. -- your mission is concerned? Thank you.
GEN. ALLYN: Well, I think I understood the second half of your question very clearly. Our morale is high. Our soldiers are very confident, and they're very excited about the capacity that's developing in their Afghan security force partners as we look forward to celebrating Thanksgiving here in the -- in midweek. And we definitely feel the support of our families back home and also of our leadership. We have many visiting us during the holiday period.
And in terms of whether or not the Haqqanis' dialogue with Pakistan affects our efforts here -- remains to be seen. And we will obviously be -- we are ready to continue to maintain relentless pressure on any and all insurgents who attack the Afghan people and the efforts of the security forces of Afghanistan.
Q: Hi, General.
It's Courtney Kube from NBC News. You mentioned in your opening statement that you believe that the inputs are right in your area over the last year of the increase in U.S. troops there and Afghan troops, but we've been hearing more and more that there will be a third or another increase of U.S. troops into RC East next year and maybe into the middle of the year before the surge starts drawing down.
Do you still anticipate that? Do you anticipate that you'll have an increase in troops and perhaps an increase in operations in your area coming early 2012?
GEN. ALLYN: Well, thanks, Courtney. And I know you're well aware that this was really the first full fighting season with all the surge forces on the ground. And I think we can clearly see the impact that it had on denying the insurgents any opportunity to regain lost ground both in the south, the southwest, and also in the areas that we wrested from their control during the summer campaign.
We are obviously still in the process of the early phase of the 2011 reductions, and we are on track to meet that by the middle of next month. And the resources that we have now are -- have us in good shape for both the winter fighting season and heading into the spring campaign. And I'd say any future decision that General Allen or General Scaparrotti make on resources is something that is probably best addressed to them.
Q: General, hi. It's David Cloud with the L.A. Times. Wanted to ask about the partnering effort that you mentioned. There are some here in Washington who think there ought to be a shift in that effort away from partnering U.S. units with Afghan National Army units and toward an embedded adviser kind of approach as -- in order to speed up the ability of Afghan units to take over battle space.
Do you -- my questions are -- two questions: One, do you have any embedded advisers with ANA units? And two, are you -- are you thinking about moving to that kind of model, and do you think it would be beneficial?
GEN. ALLYN: Well, thanks, David. And frankly, the quickest way that you accelerate the development of Afghan security forces is by putting the world's best army at that mission, and that's what we've been doing with our embedded partnership with the tolais and kandaks -- that's the companies and battalions of the Afghan security forces. And we have seen a marked improvement through that embedded partnership. And that has also built the confidence of their leaders, as well as their competence, as we do that.
Now, we also have security force assistance teams as a part of our effort, and we align them with the units that are -- have made the most progress, so that we can partner with those units that most need the development work. And frankly, it's a very careful assessment that our commanders at every level make, to ensure that we have our embedded partners with the right units and the right leaders, as well as our advisers working with those units that have developed to the point where advisory assistance is sufficient to sustain them toward the final readiness.
Q: So you have -- it sounds like a mix of embedded advisers and partnered units. Can you just help me understand what the -- what the breakdown is there? I mean, of the ANSF in your -- in your area, what's the -- and the units in your area, how many have embedded advisers, and how many are partnered units?
GEN. ALLYN: Yeah, that's a -- it's a very complex question to answer. Obviously, we have 68,000 Afghan security forces, and we have today just over 29,000 coalition forces. So if you did raw math, you can tell that about half of the security forces enjoy a(n) embedded partnership arrangement, but it's really based on where our -- the main focus of our operations are, where the enemy threat requires it. And those units that have advanced their readiness to the point where adviser teams are adequate to sustain them, that's where we align them. So within just about every brigade combat team's area of operation, you have a mix of adviser team and embedded partnerships. So I wouldn't want to try to give you a raw number, but suffice to say that all our adviser teams and all our units are fully invested in partnering with our Afghan security forces to accelerate their development.
Q: Dan De Luce at AFP. Could you tell us what's the state of rocket fire coming from the Haqqani network over the border?
We've heard that there was a dramatic increase since May, with the Pakistani Frontier Corps either turning a blind eye or worse. Is that still the situation? Has there been any improvement?
And then the other question, related to that, is, how do you see the Afghan forces' ability and capability to defend that border without coalition forces? Are they close to that, and are there any Afghan units that are able to operate there independently? And do they have helicopters, for example, to support that?
GEN. ALLYN: Well, Dan, first of all, to your question about the cross-border fires, that has actually tapered somewhat in the past several weeks. And in fact we've had some very good cases in the last three weeks of the PAKMIL coordinating with us to respond against those cross-border fires. And that coordination occurs with every event that happens. I'd say in the last three weeks we're probably averaging three to four cross-border firing incidents a week. Not all of those are confirmed to come from Haqqani Network operators, but the majority do come from the area from which they normally operate.
Now, we do have Afghan border police that are operating independently in several areas in Regional Command East. In fact, in recent -- on the 3rd of November we transitioned an area in southwest Paktika to independent control by the 7th Kandak of 2nd Zone ABP.
So that's a case where they advanced to that level and we were able to focus our partnership on other elements.
We are -- part of our strategy is to ensure that the Afghan Border Police are ready to defend their border, as we continue their development. And obviously, our enabler capability -- like helicopters, that you mentioned -- is a key capability that they will need for some time while we continue to train and develop their own Afghan Air Force assets. They're not ready today to do that, but they are clearly on a training path to attain that security primacy over time.
Q: Tom Bowman with NPR. I wanted you to talk a little bit more about troop reductions next month to meet the White House call for reductions in troops. A ballpark on how many you expect to pull out of the east? Will they be combat or support units?
And also, a broader question into next year: As you know, General Allen, the top commander in Afghanistan, wants to shift more American troops to the east. Do you see a need for more American troops in the east, or can that hole be filled by Afghan forces?
GEN. ALLYN: Well, thanks, Tom, for that question. First of all, we've got about 200 troops to withdraw from the east, to meet our target in our portion of the surge recovery. And none of those are front-line combat troops, so we will sustain our focus on partnership and pressure on the insurgent networks.
And looking forward to the east, clearly, the question of how many more resources you need depends upon how quickly you want to finish defeating the insurgent force here in the east.
And that timeline drives what resources are needed. We still have insurgent safe havens to deal with in the east. We're focused on those each and every day, and we're going to maintain the pressure against them with every resource we have at our disposal as we develop the Afghan security forces to hold and secure their nation over time.
Q: General, it's Mike Evans from The Times of London. Can you tell me, as you're planning various operations, how important is the element of night raids in both attacking the Haqqani network and in gathering intelligence for your other operations? And the second question, after 2014 -- can you see at this stage that it will be possible for all American forces to be out of the east in 2014, or do you think that it will be necessary to keep some elements of the coalition, particularly American forces, post-2014?
GEN. ALLYN: Well, first of all, to your question of night raids, clearly, operations going after the insurgent network leaders are a key component of the counterinsurgency and counterterrorism effort. Those enemies of Afghanistan clearly are successfully targeted at minimal risk to civilians through night raids, and those will continue to be important. And clearly, we are focused on continuing to expand the Afghan security force role in those operations.
They're increasing every day, and ultimately, as we are with all operations, the goal is for them to take the lead in those operations as we continue to expand their development.
And in terms of our commitment to Afghanistan after 2014, I know that General Allen has made it clear that there will be a continued need for security force development after 2014. And that is a part of the strategic partnership dialogue that is still ongoing. And so I would say that we will have an enduring commitment to the development of the Afghan security forces and their capability.
Q: General, it's Luis Martinez with ABC News. Can I go back to Tom's -- your answer to Tom's question about the 200 forces from RC East? Are you saying from the 14 provinces in that RC East controls, that 200 total will be sent home as part of the first tranche or of any tranches as part of this repositioning?
GEN. ALLYN: The question that I thought he asked was how much did you have remaining to meet your surge recovery, and that's about 200. So -- and yes, that is from across the 14 provinces of Regional Command East. That's our surge recovery effort.
Q: Does that mean -- did you have any other forces that left before these 200, or is this going to be the total, 200, for the year?
GEN. ALLYN: No, we had about 1,500 total that we contributed. And the largest portion of that was a unit that did not deploy in as part of one of the brigade formations.
So they were off-ramped on arrival, as opposed to being withdrawn from the force. So that was the bulk of our reduction, and the rest we were able to shave from non-infantry and maneuver force formations.
Q: Hi, General, it's Courtney Kube from NBC News again. If we could just quickly go back to the cross-border -- just one follow-up on Dan De Luce's question on the cross-border fire. It -- what -- the fact that the number of cross-border has gone down in recent weeks, does that have something -- anything to do with the weather or do you think that that actually has some kind of operational reason behind that? Or is it just that it's getting colder and it's more challenging for --?
GEN. ALLYN: No, Courtney, we don't see any connection to the weather at all. It's obviously a number of factors. We've continued to get about the same number of attacks against our border positions, but the majority of that firing over the last several weeks has been on the Afghan side of the border.
Now, whether or not there's more to the explanation than that's where the enemy is choosing to shoot from, I can't answer that. I do know the positive sign from our perspective is the responsiveness with which the PAKMIL border force have coordinated actions against the firing.
And we've also had some complementary efforts as we have maneuvered forces to deny insurgent infiltration. Our counterparts on the other side of the border have also adjusted positions, at our request. And this is a very positive step forward, and really was a direct result of the regional border coordination meeting that the Afghans held with the 11th Corps of the Pakistan military in Kabul a little over a month ago.
And another positive sign is the communications exercises. We've done one about three weeks ago; we've got another one scheduled to go here in November, and it involves the Pakistan border force, the Afghan border force and also our combat outpost. And again, the goal here is that Pakistan military and Afghan military secure that border as -- in a bilateral way. And we are increasingly allowing them to do the majority of that coordination.
Q: General, Tom Bowman again, with NPR. As you know, the strategy here in Washington is to both attack the Haqqani network and also try to get the leadership to the table to talk. At this point, have you seen or heard any indication that the Haqqani leadership is willing to come to the table for negotiations?
GEN. ALLYN: Well, Tom, I can only speak for who's talking with the Afghan leaders in our -- in our provinces here in Regional Command East, and so far, that has not been Haqqani leaders coming to the table.
Now, we have had a very sizable increase in insurgent leaders coming forward across about six of our provinces based on the pressure that's been applied against them over the summer, but that has not included, to date, any major Haqqani leadership.
CAPT. CAMPBELL: Otto.
Q: Good morning, General. Otto Kreisher, AOL Defense. You've talked -- said that you've reduced mostly non-combat units in your drawdown. We've been -- we've heard that one of the biggest needs of the Afghan security forces are the -- are the logistics and those kind of things. What are you doing to bolster the Afghans' combat support and logistics?
GEN. ALLYN: Well, thanks. It's -- I appreciate you bringing up our efforts in building their sustainment capacity. It is one of the primary objectives we have in the ongoing effort, particularly our focus for this winter as we prepare them for the spring campaign. And our brigade support battalions that support every one of our brigade combat teams are the primary trainers and partners in that effort. And they have not been touched at all by the surge recovery, and they are fully invested and partnered with the combat service support Kandaks that are the core element of each Afghan National Army brigade. And they will remain very, very focused.
And at the same time, really at the national level, the National Training Mission-Afghanistan under Lieutenant General Bolger has an expeditionary sustainment command arriving soon to focus on the national to operational-level logistics development for the Afghan security forces.
And those two efforts combined are focused on closing the gap on tactical through national-level sustainment needs of the Afghan security forces.
Q: General, it's Luis Martinez again, with ABC. I think you touched earlier on the peace talks with the -- with Pakistan, between the Pakistani government and some of the -- I guess, the Pakistani Taliban that's been in the news today. Would you support those efforts, given that in the past when there have been cease-fires, the safe havens have been -- the safe havens have been maintained and those cross-border attacks into RC East have continued?
GEN. ALLYN: Well, I think you're really asking a strategic-level question of a tactical commander. Obviously, the dialogue that's going on here within Regional Command East is occurring between insurgent leaders and government of Afghan -- Afghanistan leaders. As an example, Governor Fadai in Wardak was very engaged with several groups of leaders in Nirkh who expressed a desire to rejoin the government. And those conversations and that dialogue is still ongoing. And obviously, this is an Afghanistan-led -- an Afghanistan program, and our effort is to try to ensure that the resources that they need to facilitate the dialogue, if and when it occurs, is made available.
Q: Thank you. Raghubir Goyal again, Asia Today.
Let me just follow with one, General. One, do you agree that as far as peace and stability in Afghanistan, it will all depend on how Pakistan behaves across the border? And how do you see, sir, today relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan as far as the stability of Afghanistan is concerned? Thank you.
GEN. ALLYN: I think stability in Afghanistan has a -- has a number of factors. Obviously, the safe haven that some of the insurgents enjoy in Pakistan is a contributing factor, but there are several other variables that have to also be addressed by the government of Afghanistan and the Afghan security forces with our support.
And I'd say that the Pakistan and Afghanistan leadership are involved at all levels in healthy dialogue. I certainly see it with the military leaders that I work with and, as I mentioned, the regional border coordination meeting that the Afghan border police led with the 11th Corps of the Pakistan military. And so I think the two countries are in dialogue, and they have a lot of respect for each other.
I know you understand fully that during the Soviet era, there were a lot of the leaders here in Afghanistan that were protected in Pakistan, and they have never forgotten that. So those -- the two countries clearly have a lot of common ground that they -- that they lean on.
Q: General, this is a sort of general, broad question. By 2014, American troops, one way or another, will have been fighting in Afghanistan for 13 years.
You mentioned the Russians just now. Russians, the British, French -- as far as I know, no one has spent so much time fighting in one particular country than in Afghanistan. Now that you're contemplating that even after 2014 there will be thousands, maybe, of American troops still in Afghanistan, what's your feeling about that, and maybe your own guys? What do they feel about the fact that America is still going to be fighting, if that's the right word, in Afghanistan post- 2014?
GEN. ALLYN: Our soldiers are very committed to this mission. They see the progress that the Afghan security forces are making. They also see the amount of work that is still left to be done for them to be capable of securing their nation, and they are committed to seeing that through. They recognize that this is an enduring partnership. It's one that has gotten stronger each and every day, and they are -- they gain confidence seeing the confidence of their security forces partners in the army, the police and the border police as they succeed in missions across the spectrum from squad-level operations to brigade-level operations here in Regional Command East.
Q: Sir, Richard Sisk, War Report Online. You mentioned that some of the insurgent groups have been making contacts with the Afghan government, but not the Haqqanis. Have you been detecting friction between the Haqqanis and some of the other insurgent groups? Any clashes you can report?
GEN. ALLYN: Well, we have seen rifts and friction between multiple insurgent groups across Combined Team East.
And that has increased really as the summer campaign has continued into the fall. And we can see increasingly desperate actions as they attack civilians, murder tribal elders and resort to increased intimidation to try to get the support for their continued operations here in Afghanistan.
So we expect those frictions will continue. And clearly, we know that they have an opportunity, they have an option to rejoin the government and choose peace, and that's something that increasingly the local leaders are encouraging them to do.
Q: General, if I could follow. But have you seen any friction between the Haqqanis and the other insurgent groups? Have you been seeing any clashes there?
GEN. ALLYN: Well, the primary dialogue with Haqqani is with the larger Taliban Quetta Shura network, and that collaboration seems to continue, albeit it didn't achieve any results here with their attempted attacks against the Loya Jirga. And I'm sure there's a lot of pointing of fingers going on as to why they didn't succeed, but frankly, it was the Afghan security forces that denied them the opportunity.
CAPT. CAMPBELL: All right, General. Well, I'm looking out at a room with no hands raised. So with that, I will actually turn it over to you and any closing remarks that you'd like to make, sir.
GEN. ALLYN: Well, thank you, Jane.
And thanks to all the team there. We appreciate you tuning in and hearing about how our troopers are doing here in Afghanistan with this important mission that we're undertaking.
And as I mentioned, we still have a lot of work to do. We've made great progress with our Afghan security force partners over the last several months in some very, very hard fighting, and we have hard fighting yet ahead. But increasingly, Afghan security forces are leading that effort.
And I know that you'll keep us in your prayers over this Thanksgiving holiday period, and particularly our families as they continue to serve selflessly at home and support us while we serve here.
And on behalf of all the courageous troopers of Combined Joint Task Force 1, it's an honor to -- on behalf of you to represent our nation here.
CAPT. CAMPBELL: General, thank you.
And I can say on behalf of the men and women of my team of Defense Press Operations -- and I think I can do that -- on behalf of the members of the Pentagon press corps, we thank you. We know how hard it is to be away from family, friends and loved ones over the holidays. So we wish all of you a very happy Thanksgiving. And we'll probably see you again sometime here in the briefing room, but have a very happy holiday, sir.
Thank you.
GEN. ALLYN: Thanks, Jane. God bless all of you, and thanks for being here.


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Endicott Arm and Ford's Terror Wilderness Area
We awakened this morning aboard the National Geographic Sea Bird deep inside the Tracy Arm / Ford's Terror Wilderness Area. The air was crisp and clear, and the sky lightly sheathed in cloud cover, with blue patches and sun rays peeking out intermittently. The ship made her way between the high vertical granite walls of Endicott Arm through various colors, shapes and sizes of ice floating in the deep green waters to get as near to Dawes Glacier as we could. Bundled up in layers, we climbed into Zodiacs for further exploration, and got close enough to the glacier to see and hear the "CRACK" white lightening sound of calving. Along the way were winged, hoofed and flippered creatures… Arctic terns, mountain goats, and harbor seals (oh my!).
Once back on board we took a break from the outdoors to warm up and learn more about the importance of salmon to the ecosystem of Southeast Alaska. Our discussion was interrupted by the radio crackling with news of a black bear outside. Scrambling (quietly!) for layers, binoculars and cameras, we made our way out to the decks for looks at a beautiful big black bear ambling along the rocky tideline. The bear's entrance back into the forest cued our entrance back into the lounge for the continuation of our talk, but we weren't there long before we were pulled outside for yet another black bear. Thanks to the excellent maneuvering of the ship we got a really close look at this gorgeous creature.
Our destination for the afternoon was Ford's Terror, aptly named because of the narrow entrance into this magnificent wilderness area that requires slack tides to navigate. Indeed, our arrival was early and a scout boat revealed standing waves too treacherous for our Zodiacs. An hour later we glided right through, and were greeted with views of high snow- and ice-capped cliffs, waterfalls spilling down the sides, and several harbor porpoises. What stunning scenery! Another beautiful day in Southeast Alaska.
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