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We are investigating Plastic SCM as possible alternative to Subversion for version control with our products. We have a very large number of binary assets (mainly art assets, but also includes some documentation, AVIs, etc.) in addition to a very large source code base. Just to put a number on it - a svn checkout of our HEAD revision of the trunk branch takes a little over an hour and has a size on disk of ~9 GB.
Does anyone have any experience with Plastic SCM in such an environment, or can refer me to some whitepapers or case studies on the matter of Plastic SCM's performance and handling of large repositories? Googling hasn't really turned much in the way of objective research - just stuff published by Codice themselves. I also realize that Perforce does extremely well in this environment - I've used it before - but we're a pretty small team, with an equally small budget, and Codice offers this system free for small teams ("Community Edition").
I'm very close to just installing it on a test server and trying it out...but wanted post the question first, so as to not waste my time if someone else has already tried it out in such an environment. Thanks in advance for your time.
UPDATE 02-FEB-2011: Just an update in case anyone else has a similar question and is viewing this...I got Plastic installed on a pretty modest Windows 2008 Server machine (2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, repositories being stored on a SAN on the local network) running SQL Server 2008 R2 for the Plastic repositories. The import of subversion revision history took a while - just under three days - ~28000 revisions. However, it is SMOKIN' fast to do a fresh checkout of a new branch from Plastic - just shy of 4 minutes with Plastic compared to over an hour on Subversion as described above. We're very impressed so far!


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The Cyclones were taken to the school of hard knocks by the Lions last night. Final score: 6-3 Lions. The Lion's physicality plus the experience of their senior dominated team were simply too much for our boys to overcome. The 'Clones made too many fundamental errors with the puck and Lindenwood capitalized almost every time.
On a couple of the Lions' goals, the Cyclones shot the puck to center ice, rather than working it up the boards, only to have an opposing player intercept and score on the break isolated against the good guys' net minder. On another couple of occasions, when the Lions were attacking the Cyclone goal, both defensemen were guarding the puck, rather than one defenseman guarding the goalie's backside. As a result, an opposing player scored an easy goal past the goalie's back. Neither scenario makes any goal keeper happy. The Cyclones definitely had a very sad and frustrated goalie last night.
Due to those fundamental mistakes and other errors, Lindenwood was able to control the puck at critical times when the Cyclones were trying to rally. Particularly the ISU players had a hard controlling the puck during power plays, and were only one for four on those opportunities. Such was Lindenwood's control on the puck, the Cyclones only made four shots on goal during the entire second period while the Lions made two goals on eleven shots.
The game started well for ISU as they played with energy, were physical, and played good team hockey. The Cyclones scored a goal within the first ten minutes, but gave up three to end the period. The wheels fell off in the second period as described above and the Lions went ahead 5-1. The third period was more competitive as our boys scored a goal on a power play early in the period and the Lions responded with a goal of their own soon afterward. Late in the third, the Cyclones scored their final goal on a nice pass play in front of the Lions' net shooting past their prone net minder to make the final score of 6-3.
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To make the sesame salt, place the sesame and salt in a mortar and pestle and crush. Set aside.
Slice the salmon into fingers and place in a non-metallic dish. Combine the miso and vinegar, add to the salmon and toss to coat. Heat a wok or large non-stick frying pan over high heat until hot. Add the oil and heat until just smoking. Cook the salmon, in batches, for 1 minute, turning, until skin is crispy and fish is just cooked through. Remove and set aside.
Add the peas, garlic and extra vinegar to the wok and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Arrange on plates, top with salmon pieces and sprinkle with sesame salt. Serve with fried shallots and pickled ginger. Serves 4.
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Apple wants to -- and, in fact, must -- make inroads into these regions, which is why the company is believed to be hard at work on an affordable iPhone, possibly made of plastic.Asked about this issue, Cook reiterated Apple's focus on developing great products, and pointed out another product line that began with a single, expensive option, and expanded to encompass models at a wide range of prices and functionalities. The iPod launched at $399 (£250), and today, you can get an iPod shuffle for a mere £40."Instead of saying 'how can we cheapen this iPod to get [the price] lower, we asked, how can we do a great product?'" Cook said. So the team developed a product that could "excel at a very low price, and appeal to a lot more people."On a similar front, critics historically asked Apple why it didn't offer a sub- £1,000 Mac. "Frankly, we worked on this, but we concluded we couldn't do a great product," Cook said. What did Apple do instead? 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"If you look at displays, some people are just focused on size. There's a few other things about the display that are important."Cook specifically singled out OLED displays (a favourite technology of competitor Samsung), saying their "colour saturation is awful." This, he said, could be a problem with online shopping, where you may expect the item you're buying to be a particular colour -- a colour not accurately represented on the display, he claimed.Tellingly, however, Cook did not diss the size of larger smartphones, nor did he offer any indication that Apple won't explore larger handsets. Cook called today's smartphone market "a market that's incredible to be in, and maybe one of the best markets of all time." It would be unwise of the Cupertino company not to do everything in its power to make sure it has a solid space in that market.Stores are more than stores Cook, perhaps mindful of sharing the love, name-checked a handful of executives, praised Apple's employees and, in particular, hailed the company's retail stores. Apple's retail stores played a vital role in the debut of a new product segment like the iPad, he said, giving consumers an easy way to discover what it is and what it does."I don't think the [iPad] launch would have been nearly as successful without stores that welcome people in," Cook said.And the store model itself has evolved over the years. Cook praised the Apple Store as a gathering place, a spot that plays an important role in a community. "I'm not even sure store is the right word anymore -- they've taken on a role much broader than that," Cook said, giving a few examples as to the types of events local Apple Stores host, from an elementary school class' field trip to performances by local musicians.In a day and age where many have begun to turn to the convenience of online and mobile shopping, Apple's stores continue to be wildly successful (Apple saw 370 million cumulative visitors to its retail locations last year alone)."I don't have many bad days," Cook said. "But if I feel I'm dropping down, I go in a store. It's like a Prozac or something."Environmental responsibility is a big priority Cook has long been a vocal proponent of eco-responsible business and improving conditions for its factory workers, even in the wake of harsh criticism from outsiders. We've seen supporters of improved factory conditions petitioning outside Apple Stores, for example, and Green Peace pushing Apple to embrace renewable energy. 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Back tomorrow with more travel planning....in the meantime, I am off to re-read my favorite Pat Conroy novel and dream of the low country!
Oh how those trees just speak such BEAUTY! Have a relaxing day my dear! Anita
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Charleston is one of my all time favorite places!!!!! I love that your niece has such a Southern name (also my middle name). She couldn't have picked a more romantic, lovely place to start her new life!
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Keeping Toddlers In Their Beds
Dear Amalah,
Love your blog and your column! I was hoping you could offer advice on what seems to be a problem with no good answers – how to keep a toddler in bed.
Our daughter is 2 and a half, and has been in her big girl bed and room for about 4 months now. We moved her in about a month before my son was born. On the whole, it wasn't a horrible transition – she liked the big girl room, was ok with the bed once it had a rail on it, etc etc. Of course, since the baby came we have had all kind of toddler unpleasantries – potty training backsliding, waking in the night, tantrums – but most of these things have gradually resolved, as all of the books said that they would (is there any other advice for toddlers besides "wait it out – things will be better in a couple of years"??) But we CANNOT. KEEP. THIS. KID. IN. BED.
We have a nice bedtime routine – bath, reading, singing – that usually goes pretty well, but 2 minutes after we go downstairs she pops up like a jack-in-the-box and is at the top of the stairs (there is a gate so she can't come down). She used to yell for us, but lately she has been just sitting up there singing, talking, playing with her dolls.
Things we have tried to prevent/stop this:
– immediately returning her to bed without saying anything or any emotion (she just thought it was a game and we almost lost our minds)
– creating a sticker chart where she gets a small toy if she stays in bed and also can accumulate stickers toward movie (some success with this initially, but no stickers recently)
– taking away privileges (no TV the next day – as much as she loves Dora, nada)
– turning off the hallway light unless she's in bed (she hates this, but it doesn't prevent her from getting out of bed)
– yelling (ok, not really a strategy, more a loss of patience. Also totally ineffective after brief crying spell)
– ignoring her completely (eventually she goes to sleep at the top of the stairs)
We have also tried briefly closing her door, but confining her to her room is not really an option because she is now night time potty trained and will get out of bed to go potty by herself, which I don't want to discourage in any way.
I should say that once she is asleep in bed (sometimes having been moved there) she does now sleep pretty well – maybe gets up once in the early AM, but will willingly get back in bed and go back to sleep if you walk her back there. But I am still concerned about the impact it's having on her sleep to go to bed closer to 9:30 or 10:30 rather than 8:30 – she's always been a kid who needed her sleep. She still takes a 1.5-2 hour nap every day (although we frequently fight this same battle for weekend naptimes also).
I am sort of despairing of anything that will motivate her to change her ways – she is extremely strong willed and very verbal and at this point she will recite back all of the consequences of getting out of bed in a singsongy little voice, like it's a game. My husband thinks we should just ignore her and let her fall asleep on the landing. But where is the endgame? I'm afraid that we'll still be at the same place in 6 months.
And did I mention that I have a 3 month old? I'm going back to work soon and would love to feel like I was addressing this issue in some sort of meaningful way rather than just flailing at it.
Well, there's no way around this, so I guess I should give you a heads up that you are going to hate my advice. HATE IT.
Because that first thing you did? The returning her to bed firmly and calmly, with no attention/eye contact, over and over? The one that made you almost lose your minds?
Yeah. That's the one. You've gotta do that some more. (Since the potty training issue precludes stuff like child-proof doorknob covers or putting her back in a crib.) I'm guessing that was the first thing you tried, and your instincts were spot-on — she's absolutely doing this for attention. But also to push your buttons and test your limits, which is why ignoring her out on the landing until she falls asleep isn't really the right approach either. You're not giving her the attention…but you're also not letting her know that this behavior is unacceptable. Even though you've already spent alllllllll this time and effort telling her that this behavior is unacceptable! You've given up and she knows it, and as God is her witness, she's gonna keep coming out of her room and fall asleep on the landing night after night after night.
Sure she could come to her senses and realize that this game isn't all that fun anymore (and sleeping in bed is a whole lot more comfortable than the floor), and that realization could happen next week…or next month…or sometime after her fourth birthday. You get the idea. I've learned to never, EVER underestimate a toddler's attention span and determination level when it comes to being completely ridiculous.
The key is 100% consistency. And patience, because it's probably not going to work after one night of going back and forth from landing to bed for an hour. (Especially since she's figured out how to break you once before.) Think of it more like kicking off a sleep training regimen. By night three or four you may feel completely mentally exhausted and convinced it's not working, but you KNOW that if you break the consistency and cave and go back to co-sleeping/night feeding/pacing/whatever-not-ideal-in-the-long-term-thing-you-were-trying-to-solve-in-the-first-place, you're gonna undo everything and may as well have not even tried. (Although I can't tell you the number of sleep issue questions I have waiting in the queue that are basically that exact scenario: We tried X method for one night and Y approach for two nights and some nights we do Z and none of it worked immediately so we gave up and now don't know what to do next.)
Be consistent. I know it feels like you're engaging in a battle of wills with a two-and-a-half year old by trudging up and down the stairs so many times a night, and there's definitely that aspect to it, but…well, we sleep in beds. We don't sleep at the top of the stairs. We don't disobey Mommy and Daddy at bedtime. These are perfectly sane, reasonable rules that need to be enforced in a sane, reasonable way. Escort her back to bed. Silently, emotion-free. No eye contact, no talking other than whatever phrase you guys settle on (Beds Are For Sleeping, or something). DON'T let your body language betray that you're mad and/or your brain is leaking out your ears. Try to make sure that at least ONE of you is not on the complete verge of losing it — if either of you feel that way by say, minute 45 of night three, let the other parent take the next bedroom escape.
I PROMISE you that if you are consistent and stick with it, she will give up. Enough nights of not getting any landing play time and of falling asleep in bed, where she's supposed to, she will give up. She may simply move her playtime to inside her room and continue to stay awake longer than you'd like (and if that happens feel free to start inching her bedtime up), but I suspect even that would be considered an improvement at this point? Anything but the naked, open defiance of cheerful, post-bedtime "HA HA LOOK WHAT I'M DOING" playtime at the top of the stairs?
One last idea — to try in conjunction with the back-to-bed chaperoning — is to take the baby gate down, if you're reasonably comfortable with her walking down the stairs by herself. (Different for every kid, obviously.) The gate and the physical barrier that's separating her from you might actually be stressing her out? And if the new baby is usually still downstairs with you, the gate could be exacerbating some jealousy and a need to act out/try to get your attention? Not to mention, if SHE'S having to make all those extra trips down the stairs and back up, she'll probably tire herself out sooner…and thus give up sooner. If she's reasonably balanced and capable of coming down by herself, wait for her to get to the bottom step, then immediately turn her around and march her back up. (Resist carrying, if at all possible, at least for some of the way up.) All that walking up and down with no reward or purpose might make this game seem a lot less appealing to her.
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30 Responses to "Keeping Toddlers In Their Beds"
What Amalah said. If you're not comfortable with her coming downstairs by herself, can you find a chore or three that needs doing upstairs for the next few nights? That way YOU don't have to march up and down.
This might be a good time to tidy the linen closet or pack up your daughter's winter clothes or something, so that you can immediately see when she's out of her room and pop her back into it firmly.
Kate Apr 06 at 1:42 pm Reply
Good advice all around. What if you, like Liz said, stayed upstairs for awhile until she actually fell asleep? Or.. and I know you probably won't love this idea… stay in her room until she falls asleep? We went through something very similar when my 7 month old was born (big brother was almost 2.5 at the time). His reaction to the baby was to become much more needy and, specifically, to need a lot more from ME. This meant a lot of me sitting in his bed until he fell asleep at naps and at night. Yes, it drove me nuts and I was afraid that I was starting a horrible habit that would never end. But it really and truly was a reaction to the new baby and it resolved itself after about 5 or 6 months. Now he's back to going to sleep on his own without any problem.
Michelle Apr 06 at 2:03 pm Reply
This is THE EXACT.ISSUE.I'M.HAVING.RIGHT.NOW. I couldn't have written it better except my 2.5 year old is a boy. So a spin on the question –
My son stays over at my parents house every Saturday night and they let him sleep in bed with them. I hate to tell them they're not allowed to do that anymore (my son and dad have an amazing bond) BUT, I think it's going to kill any progress we make. I was ok with the co-sleeping there as long as it didn't trickle over to behavior at home but unfortunately I think it has…
Is my only option to tell them they have to make him stay in his own bed? (He has his own bedroom across the hall from theirs.)
Candace Apr 06 at 2:55 pm Reply
I second Amalah!!! It's the first method that works. Its the only thing that really works. I promise. It took us some time but it works! Makes you crazy! But it works!!! BE VERY CONSISTENT. Even on the 44th exit, and the 98th exit. Yes yes I know it sucks, but it works!
Jess Apr 06 at 3:14 pm Reply
After 3-4 dasy of no progress with the returning him to bed over and over approach with our 2.5 year old, we actually ended up just sitting by his bed until he was asleep. I was worried about the precedent, but after a few weeks we were able to go back to an elaborate night-night routine without having to stay (although he still does beg us to sometimes). The main drawback is wasted time and a stiff neck when you fall asleep slumped on the floor by the toddler bed. And, FYI, this was around when our daughter was 4 months.
Therese Apr 06 at 3:17 pm Reply
OMG, I am totally having the same issue right now with my son. He is 2 years, 10 months and just moved to his big boy bed a few weeks ago. Fortunately for me (depending on how you look at it) he is not yet night time potty trained so we put a baby proof doorknob thingy (you know what I mean) on the inside of his door so he can't get out. He has yet to actually go to sleep any sooner but at least the reading books, playing with stuffed animals, singing, talking, changing clothes (seriously, this kills me!) is contained to his room. For a kid with no toys (accept for the aforementioned books and stuffed animals) actually in his room, he sure can find a lot of things to do at bedtime….The ironic thing of this is that we moved him out of his crib to a bed specifically for nighttime potty training. He has shown every indication that he is ready to get up and go potty during the night. Unfortunately, the getting out of his room 47 times in a row trumped the nightime pull-ups for me…. Good Luck with your daughter!
Jadzia@Toddlerisms Apr 06 at 3:18 pm Reply
I totally agree with this advice. The twin secrets are CONSISTENCY and BEING AS BORING AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.
But it is rough. I am dreading the transition to a toddler bed, and have put it off for my almost 2 year old until I can get her baby sister (5 months) sleeping through the night. If I had 2 kids getting up at random intervals I very likely would lose my mind.
Jessica Apr 06 at 3:41 pm Reply
What about a door knob cover on her door and you crack her door open once she is really asleep so she can get up at night to go potty? We are doing this with my son, he will play in his room for a little bit before bed but then go to sleep. He only has books and stuffed animals in his room so that limits his options. We crack his door when we go to bed so the potty is not an issue.
Shana Apr 06 at 3:46 pm Reply
Kate – I don't think that the grandma/grandpa thing is an issue. Our little guy has learned a whole new set of rules for grandma/grandpas house – some he likes and some he doesn't. I actually think it's been good for him to learn that different people do things differently. And I suspect that your little one will go through a bunch of different phases with you…regardless of where he's sleeping at grandma/grandpa's house. besides….they probably won't listen to you anyway. :).
Laura Apr 06 at 4:23 pm Reply
I like the advice of putting her back to bed, boring as possible etc. But just another suggestion that worked with our first was that we put one of those little potties in her room and she like peeing there if she needed to at night. That way you do have the option of the child-proof door knob and shutting her in. Of course if she decides it might be fun to dump the potty…
JCF Apr 06 at 4:36 pm Reply
We tried the whole "return the kid to bed a million times," and it absolutely did not work with our then two year old daughter, even after many nights of consistency. What we have done for the past year and a half or so is to sit in the bedroom with the kids while they fall asleep. We have three kids in the same room, and this is the only way we've found to prevent nighttime monkey business. We have a big comfy beanbag chair, and whoever is on duty reads on their phone or Kindle with a light until everybody is asleep (usually about 30-45 minutes). I actually don't mind it, now that my kids are used to the procedure and don' t mess around (generally). It gives me quiet time to read and relax before hanging out withy husband for the evening. Good luck!
Katie Apr 06 at 5:08 pm Reply
Another person agreeing! The secret is that it's not like Supernanny–this is a battle that is going to take some time–two weeks, for us. And yes, it is painful and tedious (I did it while 7 months pregnant). I found that it helped if I could get him the instant I heard him out of bed, rather than after he'd already started playing, so I wound up spending several evenings just outside of his door (and out of his sightline) reading my Kindle.
Grammy Apr 06 at 6:01 pm Reply
Once again, I agree with Amalah. My grandson (he'll be 3 in June) stays overnight with Grandpa and I once a week. We had to move him into a Big Boy Bed when he outgrew the playpen we were using for a portable crib. First time, up and standing in the hall near the living-room door SIX times, being taken back to bed with little or no conversation each time, before he fell asleep. The following week, it was only four times. The next week, only once.
One thing that I think helped was that after the first week we gave him a small flashlight (with the old-fashion bulb, NOT LEDs because they're too bright if he shines it in his eyes) and told him he could play with it as long as he liked, shine it under the covers or anywhere in the room, as long as he stayed in bed. For the past couple of months, he's been falling asleep within about two minutes after being put in bed. I go in and turn off his flashlight when he's asleep and he sleeps soundly through the night.
AND — he is still co-sleeping at home. So whatever the differences in household rules, it doesn't seem to bother him that it's radically different here than at his house.
Marie Apr 06 at 7:28 pm Reply
I only see a toddler who has a younger sibling that is 'allowed' to stay up late and feels isolated on the second floor, all by herself. Why don't you take the baby and your phone and stay in her room (or on the big bed) nursing/reading until your toddler is asleep? I'd be extremely annoyed (and feel bad) if I had to get up from the couch with my nursing baby multiple times to give my other kid the silent treatment.
And I'd skip the afternoon nap. If we let our 2,5 year old sleep for 2 hours during the day, she'll stay awake until 1030 easily. When we just kept her busy she'd sleep from 800 until 800, not even waking up to go potty (she did stay dry though), she was that tired.
Be nice to your kid! She's only 2,5 years old and should not be punished or rewarded for how sleepy she is at the time you *want* her to go to sleep. Things change so fast at this age – you can't expect a child to keep the same bedtime routine / times she had as a baby.
a Apr 06 at 11:00 pm Reply
Really? Put him back in his bed and be "boring"? When I try this with my 2 1/2 year old, he kicks and screams and cries and bites and he's out of his bed instantly. There's *zero* time between attempts to pop out of bed. I put him in, and he's out before my hands are even off of him, and after just a couple of rounds he's sobbing and hitting and biting at the same time. Has anybody tried this technique through this level of resistance, and had it work? Our current accommodation is staying in his room until he falls asleep, which, after at least an hour per night for 2 1/2 years, I'm really, really tired of.
cassie Apr 09 at 6:31 pm Reply
I'm with you, A! I sit at the end of my 2 1/4 year olds bed until he's asleep. Otherwise, he pops up IMMEDIATELY, and there's all kinds of insane happening and no amount of boring or repeating the process will help that.
(luckily, he handles night waking much better than going to bed. Usually, I just pull up his covers, hand him teddy, kiss his forehead and go! :))
christy Apr 06 at 11:43 pm Reply
Remember that your kids will only be babies for a VERY short time. We all work and have busy lives and are very sleepy most of the time. But why complain? Soon your baby will be dating and then you will really want him/her asleep in bed by 8.
Elizabeth Apr 08 at 2:19 pm Reply
True, but it's also important to have down time away from baby so that you can truly enjoy this very brief time! And if baby isn't getting a proper sleep, and is grumpy during the day, you're also losing that sweet time too.
Trust me, I'm a doctor Apr 07 at 2:37 pm Reply
It feels like we just did this. My 2 year old was going to sleep really well on his own in the big boy bed until a series of health problems and vacations completely rocked our world. After that he was up a few times each night and taking over an hour to go to sleep at night with us in the room. We moved bedtime back a half hr, made sure waking and napping times were consistent and tried both super Abby marching back in and finally Ferber. The marching back to the bedroom quickly became a game (happening 20-30 times a night). We had to shut the door and check in every 10 minutes the first night, 15 the second…. It took 3 nights. I know from the outside it seems like a short period of time that you should deal with but when you are in it and your quality of time with you child and partner are suffering majorly it is improtant to make a change. Once he was able to go to sleep on his own he was able to stay asleep and that is what truly makes for a happier toddler….a well rested one!
MR Apr 07 at 11:54 pm Reply
I took a completely different approach with my dd I guess. We did our share of putting her back to bed, but that was before she was 2. Once she got old enough to protest going to bed (which is what I see this being – she is trying to exert her power to say "I'm not going to sleep yet"), I simply told her she didn't have to go to sleep, but she had to play quietly in her room. I'd even go so far as to hand her a book she could page through. I'd tuck her in and turn off the light on my way out, and she'd usually get up and get some more books or toys. But she always stayed in her room. And if she got too loud I would just remind her she had to play QUIETLY. We often heard her just in there singing quietly to herself. At some point, she would get tired and just go to sleep. She is 3.5 now and days she is tired and cranky, but fighting a nap, we just tell her she doesn't have to nap, but, she needs some quiet time. She almost always falls asleep. Occasionally she even says, "Mom, I don't want quiet time, I want to nap." Um, ok. So, rather than putting her to bed over and over and over, tell her she can play quietly in her room (only coming out for potty). It also helped when we said she had to go to bed so WE could go to bed. We would go and watch something in our room, but as far as she knew, we were asleep. Sometimes we would hear her come out, look around (see the house was dark and everyone was "aslee
") and go back to bed. She just had to make sure she wasn't missing anything.
Meg in VT Apr 09 at 1:54 am Reply
Whatever method you do use to solve this, remember that kids at this age are just starting to be able to imagine a reality beyond what is just in front of them (welcome to rejecting the first 6 pieces of clothing offered every morning! yay!). But sometimes that is scary and overwhelming, and a matter-of-fact stating of How Things Are can be so comforting. Our 2.5-year-old was coming into our bed in the wee hours of the morning (only fair as we had been taking the baby into bed — which we stopped doing as part of this). But when we took her back to bed with no conversation beyond 'mommy and daddy sleep in their bed; you sleep in your bed' the drama stopped, like right away. Also some subsequent drama (night wakings, asking for us to hold her hand while she went to sleep) greatly subsided. It seemed like it was deeply comforting for her to have this absolute, non-negotiable truth to fall back on. We weren't giving her an arbitrary 'rule' — we were just saying this is how it it. So maybe try the 'beds are for sleeping' line, or say 'we all sleep in beds' or something like that. It may be comforting and help her stop the madness. Good luck! (2.5-year-olds are so trying, aren't they? Wonderful, delightful, but MAN THE DRAMAS!!!)
Susan Apr 09 at 6:24 pm Reply
I agree with the idea to shut her door and only open it after she has gone to bed – we actually turned the doorknob around on our son's bedroom door so the little push button lock is on the outside (also prevents him from locking himself in his room). It took a few weeks to totally sink in, but now, ~6 months later, he stays in his room with his books and stuffed animals (and when he doesn't, we just threaten to lock the door).
By the time one or both of us are ready to go to bed, he's asleep (in his bed, in the closet, or right in front of the door so we have to shove him a little to get in the room!) and we tuck him in, then leave the door slightly ajar.
Also, we hung this light over his bed – some nights he doesn't even want me to read to him, he just snuggles in and looks at his books by himself: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50010879/
We're about to transition his 20 month old brother to a toddler bed, and I'm dreading going through it all again – but it will be SO NICE to not have any more cribs to deal with.
Emily B Apr 09 at 7:47 pm Reply
Another thing to add to Amy's suggestion–seems like a lot of times getting out of bed repeatedly at night is also a "symptom" of wanting more attention from parents, whether it's positive or negative attention. (And that's why part of the solution is returning her to bed WITHOUT giving that attention.) With a new baby in the house I wonder whether that could be a big part of the motivation. One idea would be to institute the idea of "special time" one on one, ideally with each parent, 10 minutes once or twice a day where you just interact with your daughter and play what she wants to play. This has worked wonders with my now 5yo son since we started doing it when he was around 3. I find that spending around 20 minutes giving him my undivided attention each day is amazing for the payoff it gives–he's more willing to play on his own when I'm doing something else, he doesn't do crazy things to try to get our attention, and bedtime is relatively trouble-free (he went through the same leaving-the-bed routine for awhile and we nearly had to admit ourselves to the funny farm, it was so crazy-making). It doesn't happen every day without fail because sometimes life happens, but that just means I do notice a real difference between the days we do it vs. the days he misses that time with me!
stacy Apr 30 at 11:07 am Reply
I'd cut her afternoon sleep WAYYY back — to an hour, and no sleep later than 2pm. I think she's probably just not all that tired.
That said, when I put my kid in her big girl bed, it was great for a month. Then the creeping back out at bedtime started.
We did the "back to bed" technique that Amy and Supernanny advocate. It was MADDENING but it WORKED. Seriously, I did hold the door closed when we were going on HOUR TWO of marching her back to bed. She had an absolute FIT and for many days this became the bargaining chip "If you don't stay in bed, I will hold the door closed" and she'd pop right back in.
Now, a few months later, she's out of her room a couple times in the first 30 mins of bedtime, needing "a drink of water" needing "to go pee-pee" etc. etc. Last night it was "I am missing something!" me: "What are you missing?" her: "Something" ….. :/
But anyway it is infuriating the back to bed thing, but it works. Get a chair and a glass of wine, and take turns every 20-30 minutes with your husband. It's going to be a long week….
good luck!
Christine Aug 12 at 12:17 am Reply
Hate to disagree, but its been more than two months and this hasn't worked. My 2 year old still cries until 11 so don't feel bad if this doesn't work for you.
Amita Dec 18 at 7:47 am Reply
My almost three year old wakes up in the middle of the night crying for me and then I have to sit in her room for almost an hour sometimes until she sleeps. She has moved to the toddler bed in her room which she shares with her older sister 10 days ago. Last night the crying was so loud her older sister was woken up and had trouble falling back to sleep. am I doing the right thing sitting there and is 2 weeks a good time for this transition and night crying for me to stop?
Deb Nov 14 at 6:47 pm Reply
Hi I have a 5 yr. old with Down Syndrome who is continuously getting out of her bed and sleeping on the floor. I worry about this do to the fact that she sleep in the same room with her older sister.. I worry that the older sister will step on her when she gets up to go to the bathroom.. Is there away to stop the younger one from getting out of bed.
Thanks for any help/advice
Sarah @The Teacher's Wife May 16 at 9:57 am Reply
My husband and I have been trying this approach for a little while, but I think we've failed at keeping ourselves from getting aggravated and it has probably prevented us from having success at this point. I'd be curious to know how long it takes if this is done as you said – with no emotion and the utmost patience. I can handle anything for a little while, but I'd love to know how long to expect it to take when executed correctly.
Jojo818 Jun 07 at 3:35 pm Reply
We got our Zipadee-Zip from Sleeping Baby- its a gamechanger! We started using it around four months, and it soothes him and helps him fall asleep faster. I plan to continue having him use it for a while I found the Zipadee-Zip solved a bunch of my sons sleep issues. First thing we did was stop co-sleeping and then around 4 months place him his swaddle transition blanket. My son's crying and sleep issues were terrible up until 10 months. For the sanity of my wife and I we switched our little man to a sleeping suit. At first I was skeptical, but it really works! )
JinnyLin Jul 17 at 4:55 am Reply
My son at 16 months began to climb out of the crib! I decided to try using a swaddle transition sack called the Zipadee-Zip. My idea is that the taught wingspam would help contain him and prevent him from falling out. I found it helps keep in place! It totally worked and he was able to sleep for longer periods of time.


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A letter from Mark Adams and Miriam Maldonado Escobar in Mexico
August 2012
Welcoming Contrasts
"For Jesus Christ is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. Christ's purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility."—Ephesians 2:14-16
The Welcome of Political, Social, and Economic Realities
On June 23, after 10 months, 126 speaking engagements in 63 churches, 10 presbyteries, 5 seminaries and 4 universities, as well as wonderful time to reflect on life and ministry while based out of Clover, S.C., close to Mark's side of the family, we drove south on Highway 80 toward Agua Prieta, excited to reconnect with our colleagues, friends and family on the border.
Before crossing into Agua Prieta, we were greeted by the bright lights, heavily armed CBP (Customs and Border Protection) agents, serpentine barricades of our U.S. government's southbound checkpoint—seeking to interdict guns and drug money that help fuel the cartels and increasing violence in Mexico. When we drove closer to the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico, we realized that the previous "aesthetic" fence that had been constructed a decade before had been torn down and replaced by a much colder and intimidating steel wall. As we crossed into Mexico, we were greeted by election posters everywhere—a reminder of the coming end of President Caldedron's presidency and the more than 45,000 persons (law enforcement, cartel members and citizens) who have been killed during his six-year "war on drugs."
Perhaps we had been in denial before returning, conveniently forgetting the realities of the context of our life and ministry, but we were all a bit shocked, saddened, and even angered by our government's welcome.
The last time we had crossed the U.S./Mexico border, the PC(USA) and the Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de Mexico were still in covenant relationship. We were now crossing back after that relationship had been severed and despite having received supportive phone calls and emails, we were a bit apprehensive as to how our colleagues from the Presbyterian Church in Agua Prieta would receive us.
The Welcome of a Community of Faith and Their Pastor
Our first stop was to visit the Navarrete Ocampo family—Pastor Rodolfo had had his left leg amputated the month before. As soon as we walked in the door, the apprehensions were transformed into joy as the pastor's family, the Gastelum Sanchez family who were visiting as well, and our family were reunited with the shrieks of happiness, warm and heartfelt embraces, and tears of love. We were welcomed by Pastor Rodolfo's strong faith in the midst of the storms of life. He shared with us that night: "You know, there are so many people in Agua Prieta who have physical challenges and the society tends to ignore them. Now they have a pastor, a leader who they can identify with and who can identify with them."
The Welcome of a Courageous Young Person of Faith
The next day we were welcomed back to the New Hope Community Center, where the "New Hope" Mission was celebrating its first anniversary. Anyra, a 10-year-old girl who has been attending the Bible schools Frontera de Cristo (FDC) hosts at the Community Center all her life, has expressed the desire to become a member of the church so she can learn even more and eventually teach others the Bible. She was the catalyst for beginning the worshipping community there. FDC's intern Jocabed Gallegos provides the pastoral leadership for the developing mission.
Beginning about a year and a half ago, people started selling drugs very openly near the New Hope Community Center, which is also near an elementary school. One day before worship Anyra confronted the teenage boys who sell drugs in front of the Community Center by telling them that Jesus loves them and does not want them to sell drugs. Later when her school received the mayor of Agua Prieta, she told the mayor about the situation and told him she wanted him to make them stop. The next week the drug dealers who had been a permanent fixture on the corner were no longer there; unfortunately the "business" relocated.
The Welcome to Respond in Faith to the Challenges of Our Context
Frontera de Cristo, the churches of Agua Prieta, and the Community Center are joining together in hopes of following Anyra's example of courage by praying for God's wisdom for how to confront the reality of the drug trade and addiction with the transformative Good News of Jesus Christ. One of the first steps will be holding a community forum for children, youth and adults to hear from them about their concerns and hopes for the community and form a network of prayer and support.
Please join us in prayer for Anyra and the other children and their families in the Nuevo Progreso community as well as the New Hope Community Center, the churches of Agua Prieta, and Frontera de Cristo as we open ourselves up to respond to the substantial challenges of our community and to the formation of a new community of faith in the midst of a broken community that God loves.
The Adams Maldonado Family
Miriam, Mark, Cindy, Anna Flor and Nathan
The 2012 Presbyterian Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, p. 4
Write to Mark Adams
Write to Miriam Maldonado Escobar
Give to Mark Adams and Miriam Maldonado Escobar's sending and support
Welcome back!!! We are so glad you are returning, Thank you for being willing to accept the new challenges and needs. Hector and Genie
I'm so glad to hear that you are back. I hope we will be in contact again in the following months. I'm sure you will need time to get readjusted to your life there. Lovingly, Evelyn


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The third iteration in Crytek's open-ended shooter series is here. Prophet once again takes the lead as earth's defender against an invasion of the alien Seph. Crysis 3 keeps the tactical action from its predecessors intact while giving players more abilities to make you feel more powerful than ever before. While Crytek's first-person shooter is visually striking, adds entertaining combat elements, and includes an addictive multiplayer offering, Crysis 3 isn't without its flaws.
Crysis 2's conclusion left New York City in ruins. The once bustling sidewalks were filled with rubble, and the roads were stacked high with the bodies of innocents. Crysis 3 picks up 25 years later, pitting players agains the CELL Corporation--an organization that has since taken over the country. Now, New York is covered by a massive Nanodome, creating a overgrown urban jungle and beautiful environments to shoot bad guys in.
Crysis 3's story isn't nearly as convoluted as its predecessor's, which included so many twists and turns you were lucky to survive without whiplash, but the lack of character development or interesting dialog makes the narrative feel generic and uninspired. A resistance has arisen to fight the corrupt CELL, which includes one of Prophet's old squadmates from the original Crysis. You'll meet other characters, get missions from the resistance leaders, and experience Prophet's struggle with Seph visions of the future given to him by the squid-like aliens' leader, but none of these interactions are particularly compelling or are that well fleshed out. It's tough to feel attached to any of the characters in the five to six hour campaign, and you never really care about anyone you meet. Luckily, the gameplay overshadows its weak storytelling.
Where Crysis 3 succeeds is in allowing you to approach situations in any way you want. You have an advantage over your enemies by using the suit's enhanced strength, stealth capabilities and Nanovision visor to scout areas. Using all of these abilities in conjunction allows you to tag enemy locations, traverse the environment, and strategically take down enemies one-by-one like a hunter; or you can activate your Nano armor, go full Rambo, and engage in a full-frontal assault. Taking the stealth route is generally more enjoyable, since combining the suits powers to hunt your enemies makes you feel incredibly powerful. Exploring levels can also reap beneficial rewards. You can enhance your abilities to reduce the suit's energy handicaps by finding special upgrades, so you won't feel like the suit is holding you back as much as it did in previous games.
Prophet takes on the persona of a Hunter in Crysis 3, and thanks to his fancy new bow the super soldier is more lethal than ever. The bow's ability to fire without disrupting the stealth ability and the variety of arrow types opens extremely entertaining gameplay strategies. Electro-shock arrows, and explosive tipped arrows allow you to take out groups of enemies with one shot, and using the standard impact arrows to pin enemies to walls is delightfully satisfying.
"...you won't feel like the suit is holding you back as much as it did in previous games."
In addition to using a bow, Prophet can also use his hack ability to unlock doors, shutdown minefields, or disable Ceph drones. Also, in combat, he can hack mechanical threats like CELL automated turrets and turn them against his enemies. While adding hacking to the list of useful (and fun) ways to strategically take down enemy groups, you'll be hacking doors and control panels much more than you'd like. Objects that can be hacked cover the landscape, and trying to interact with them all can make the process tedious at times. Once you've hacked half a dozen objects within a few short minutes, the minigame quickly loses its charm.
The AI isn't perfect, either. Crysis 3's enemies are challenging and move around the the world intelligently as they try to flank your location, but in certain instances they're too smart. If you aren't using your stealth camouflage, enemies are able to spot you at incredibly long distances. While you're hiding in complete darkness, or even if you pop out of cover when their back is turned--they instantaneously proceed to spray you with hot lead. For a player using stealth tactics, getting spotted by a CELL guard with eagle eyes in the back of his head can be incredibly irritating.
"The AI isn't perfect."
Once you've completed the five to six hour campaign Crysis 3 still has plenty to offer in its competitive multiplayer modes. The matches play the same as the previous title in the series, but the player's accessibility to the Nanosuit powers still make the online competition feel unlike any other online shooter. The standard player progression system is in place with weapon, attachment, and ability unlocks, but never brings anything new to the table. However, the fact that every player has the ability to turn invisible, punch cars across the map, or pummel each other with steel posts gives the standard team deathmatch and capture the flag-like modes a unique feel that is a blast to play for hours on end.
Outside the standard multiplayer modes, Crysis 3's infection-style Hunter mode is particularly entertaining. Two playable but invisible hunters armed with Predator bows and Nanosuits must kill the entire opposing team--switching the fallen players to hunters. The other side consists of standard CELL soldiers, armed with assault rifles and shotguns. Playing as the CELL team against the invisible hunters is a blast and incredibly hectic, as everyone desperately tries to call out the enemy positions while firing in every direction.
"Playing as the CELL team against the invisible hunters is a blast and incredibly hectic..."
Crysis 3 has impressive visuals in both single player and multiplayer modes, and are easily some of the best we've seen this console generation. In the single player campaign, the environments are incredibly atmospheric. Leaky sewers splash water over your visor, and looking over the impressive, wide-open, Seph infested fields covered in tall grass, make you feel like you're about to step into a death trap. But the game isn't without its visual flaws. There's significant amount of texture pop-in while loading into multiplayer matches and respawning. Occasionally, entire objects pop-in a few seconds after spawning, which can throw you off during the chaos of an online match.
Overall, Crysis 3 is a gratifying shooter experience. Even though the campaign is on the shorter side, there are a few visual hiccups, and some of the enemy AI is unbalanced, those small gripes get overshadowed by Crysis 3's tactical gameplay, beautiful environments, and superb online multiplayer. While not treading new ground for the FPS genre, Crysis 3 is a solid shooter that will keep you entertained through the campaign and long after with its addictive online modes.
This game was reviewed on Xbox 360


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Southwestern Bartholomew Water Corp. will shut off water to customers on Carr Hill Road on Wednesday for water main work for a road construction project.
The water will be off from 9 a.m. until noon Wednesday for customers on Carr Hill Road east of Terrace Lake Road and customers on Terrace Lake Road north of Carr Hill Road.
Customers on Suburban Court also will be affected.
A boil water advisory will be in effect from when the water is turned back on until 4 p.m. Friday for the same customers.
As a precaution, customers should bring water to a full boil for five minutes before consumption or use in cooking or food preparation.


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Dim Sum for Everyone
Taught by Diana Kuan
Diana Kuan is a cooking teacher and writer in Brooklyn. She blogs regularly at AppetiteforChina.com and her first cookbook, The Chinese Takeout Cookbook, was published in 2012.
Love dim sum and curious about how to make it yourself? For our new Weekend Asian Cooking Camp in October, we're offering a special 4-hour dim sum workshop for Chinese food lovers (and pork and shrimp lovers).
While dim sum dishes can often be complex and time-consuming, in this class we'll focus on six easy dishes that you can incorporate into your cooking repertoire:
* Pork and Shrimp Shu Mai
* Steamed Pork Buns (Char Siu Bau)
* Mini Egg Tarts
* Chinese Roast Pork Belly
* Chinese Broccoli with Hoisin Sauce
* Mango Pudding
The class will be very hands-on, and we'll enjoy everything with Chinese tea at the end!
Also coming up during the Cooking Camp weekend: Shanghainese Soup Dumplings on Saturday, October 5th.


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Here's that Gears of War Kinect Rumor Again
Gears of War on Kinect was a popular rumor last year, but it went away for a bit after Gears was a no-show at the Spike VGAs in December. But now it's back!
Kotaku says they have sources telling them about a Gears of War on-rails Kinect game. They have a picture to go along with this report, and in that picture is a scene I believe is from early in Gears 2. Kotaku says their birds tell them the game "appears to re-use assets from Gears of War 2."
They had no official comment from anybody on this rumor, but CliffyB was pretty evasive about it on Twitter, saying, "I'd comment on that Kotaku Kinect rumor that just hit, but I can't find the article in their new confounding layout. Oh well!" Yeah, f–k Kotaku.
Cliffy's previous comment on this whole rumor was "No Kinect in Gears of War 3," so if this is something like Dead Space: Extraction, then he was not lying. This is probably what Gears of War: Exile is.
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My girlfriend was gracious enough to buy me a copy of Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon for Christmas of '03. The game has sat on my shelf collecting dust until I finally took the shrinkwrap off on Sunday and started playing it. The game has a lot to recommend, but ultimately I'm a little disappointed by it.
First off, I played the GBA port of the first Broken Sword game (have never seen, let alone played the second game) and I was so impressed with it. That game is remarkable for having beautiful hand-drawn graphics and a good plot with some truly witty dialog. The interplay between Nico and George was so well done that I really cared about the characters.
Most importantly though, the puzzles in the game were clever without being obscure. There was about six different times during that game where I would get stuck for about half-an-hour until I'd suddenly have an epiphany and figure out the puzzle. To this day it's the first adventure game I've finished without having to look through a walkthrough at least once. I got such a sense of satisfaction when I finally finished it.
Now that I've played through a good chunk of The Sleeping Dragon I have to say that I'm a trifle disappointed. First off, the game has made the transition to 3D, and brought with it some problems. The loading times are just atrocious and the static camera angles make navigating through all but the simplest rooms a chore.
I can forgive those flaws easily enough, but the move to 3D has also brought.... simplistic crate and light beam puzzles? Who decided that the world needed more of those? And to compound the problem, the game tips its hand far too often in the traditional puzzle sections, dropping very broad hints that all but give away the solution.
This isn't too say I don't like the game, because I do. The plot and dialog are a cut above what you see in most games and, for the most part, the voice actors completely nail the characters. Both Nico and George sound exactly like how I imagined they would when I played the first game. I think I'm getting to close to the end and I feel a little sad that it'll be over soon. I'm just a little disappointed that the series has lost something in its move to 3D. I don't think the game sold very well, but if they're working on a sequel, I hope they can address some of this game's flaws.
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What a coincidence. I finally opened mine up as well. Broken Sword was one of those odd adventure games for me. If you are an adventure fan you have to play them, but something always makes me feel detatched from the story. While I do plan on finishing it I have a feeling that it will take a walkthrough to do it. A) Because I suck at puzzles B)It will help the game move faster.
I agree the game suffered in it's translation to a somewhat 3D world. With the controls crawling out bloodied and both legs broken. I had no problem adapting to Grim Fandango (Which people refused to play simply because it used a keyboard), but between the switching camera angles and the fact that left doesn't always mean left, it becomes an exercise to keep playing.
I also opened up Beyond Good & Evil today and it was like the heavens parted to give way to the sun, and for good measure throw in a rainbow and that fresh rain smell and maybe a kitten or two. So far I'm entranced and I've only completed the first mission.
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Played the last Broken Sword game and thought it was lame. Never played the others though so I don't have the history with the series you do, but as a stand-alone I thought it was bad.
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Loved the first 2, hated the third. The whole move to console controls/ 3D destroyed the charm for me and overly complicated a game that really didn't need it. Although I did play the PC version, so maybe it's better on Console. I do hate it when a game in a PC series ends up being a console port.
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I really enjoyed it myself. I didn't think it was up there with the first game but I had a lot of fun and for the most part really enjoyed the transition to 3D.
It did have way too many block-climbing puzzles though.
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How do I get all A ranks on every stage?
I can hardly get any A ranks on any stage (this is including 1-5 missions) I want to be able to change characters in 2P mode.
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You get ranks depending on how many rings you have and how long it took you to beat the mission. An easy way to do this, if you have an action replay, is to use the unlimited rings and no time limit codes. Don't use unlimited rings for the get 100 ring ones, as that freezes the game.
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You have to know the game and stages very well. like in city escape, for the first mission you have to do it as quick as possible. your ranking decides on how fast you were, how many rings you got, and how sloppy you were (ex. hit cars alot = bad ranking)
hope this helped :)
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Use Action Replay or be good at the game
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Actually depending on the type of stage and mission you're doing, the a rank is based on your final score for the level. For example on the hidden chao missions (#3), its based entirely on how long you took.
For sonic and shadow's missions for the #'s 1 and 4, your final score must be at least either 15000 or 17000 (or something close to that) and try to aim for at least 18000-20000 in the hard mode missions. For everyone in general, missions 2 and 3 are entirely time-based, so do them as quickly as possible. If you don't get an a rank, try to shave off some time the next time you do the mission.
For example, if you don't get an a rank at 2:00 and instead get a b, finish the mission in 1:30. im pretty sure they do the ranks in 1 minute or 30 second intervals.
I just happen to know a bit too much about the game mechanics, seeing as how i've played the game since its dreamcast release. Oh well.
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