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La Receta del Dia: Coconut Meringue Pie
- by Chef Melissa
- October 09, 2005
- 10:05 am
I really appreciate your putting the oven temperature in both Fahrenheit and Centigrade. I never worried about it in the US. However, my stove here in Panama is in centigrade and all my recipes from the US are in Fahrenheit.
Good morning Don! you are giving me a great idea, from now on I will put both F and C. Do you have a Mabe stove?
Yes I do have Mabe. I love the stove, but wasn't aware that its temperature scale was in Centigrade. Luckily, I have a conversion program in my Palm Pilot.
11.24.05 at 10:04 AM |
I have a beautiful Mabe stove and oven in my home in Bucerais Mexico. However I am not fluent in Spanish and neither are my renters, and my manual is in Spanish of course.
Does anyone know where I can go to download an English Manual? I have model # X05500C
Good morning Sandi! I am afraid I have not seen a Mabe manual in English, BUT if I find or see one I will let you know. Thanks for your visit and Happy Holidays
I will definitely be trying this recipe and so will my mom. Will let you know how it turns out. Hmm Yummy
12.23.05 at 10:18 AM |
I, also, just purchased a Mabe stove in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. My oven only has numbers from 1 to 5. I looked for a model with both, but couldn't find one quickly and needed the stove. The stove is a mess. The oven takes an hour to get to 375F because of not fitting correctly. The store sent out technicians a week ago (4 days after I had it) and still I have not had the stove exchanged. The store now tells me the 'report' can't be found. The men that were here said it definitly needed to be exchanged. I had a La Cross ( I think it was spelled that way ) for 18 yrs before it had to be replaced and it had both C & F on the oven. I switched to Mabe this time because everyone said their product was superior. I can't believe I'm the only one to get a 'lemon'. I certainly will not recommend this brand again.
2 weeks of long distance phone calls has proced no results. I'm very upset as I'm sure you can tell.
12.25.05 at 12:17 PM |
Happy Holidays Barbara! Hope your stove problems have been fixed by now. Hugs…
02.15.06 at 07:44 PM |
Hey! Guys don't despair if you purchased a Mabe or what we call in our country of Belize (MayBe) stove, you have something good the only problem is that the site only has manuals in Sapnish, if it is purchased in Mexico.
But if you get a spanish/english - english/spanish dictionary and donwload the pdf manual from the mabe website you may be able to make some sense out of it.
go to "estufas", click and choose "de piso" (floor models), choose the size (20, 24 or 30 inch model) click and look at the wide range and see if your model is pictured, click on the picture of your model (Note: to locate the model of your stove, pull the oven door and look just below the control panel (upper door lip) and you should see model and serial number, write it down. compare it with the model, after your have found the model, click and a larger illustration of the stove will be shown and on the upper right hand corner of the illustration, you will see the following
instructivos | dónde comprar | recomendar | imprimir
click on the instructivos and choose the model of the PDF document, you wish to download and save to desktop or my documents folder.
Hope that this will help.
Bye! Tony, Belize C.A. Happy Cookin.
02.20.06 at 10:57 AM |
GREAT! thank you for the info
10.03.06 at 01:58 PM |
Help please… I bought a stoven mod. XO5500H but I don't have the manual and its not avalible en MABE web page, could someone helpme to find this manuals
Thanks in advance
Juan Diego
12.19.07 at 06:30 AM |
We have a Mabe stove but it only has one rack in the oven and my wife does a lot of baking. Any idea where I can order a second rack? The store where it was purchased "doesn't know how" and I can find anywhere online to do so. Any ideas?
02.23.10 at 03:34 PM |
We have a Mabe model x05500c in our recently purchased condo. Can't figure out how to start the oven. We can get the broiler started but not the oven. Advice, please?
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Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Compact Hyperzoom 35mm Zoom
Product Description
This lens can capture widely varying subjects, and you can rely on it when the decisive monument arrives. A compact design with a length of only 3.5 in (90mm) gives the lens even greater mobility. And SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass and aspherical lenses give it high optical ability.
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Submitted by sonydk a Casual
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2004
Strengths: - Price
- Hyperzoom
- Zooming range is great (28 to 300, er almost 300 mm)
- Zoom ring damper is ok
- AF is allright
Weaknesses: - Weight (much more weight compare to Tamron's)
- AF searching in low lights
- Not so 300 mm zoom (don't know why)
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I've compared this one to Tamron AF 28-300 mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Aspheric Ultra Zoom. In terms of price to value, the Sigma is far beyond the Tamron. Performance are in par, but the feel of Sigma is above average. The petal shape hood is easy to install and to detach, the Zoom Lock button is proven to be useful, and also the AF/MF button. My lens appears to be an older version with 72 mm filter diameter, which a bit harder to find and more expensive (the new ones uses 67 mm filter diameter). AF is good at bright light, and a bit searching on the dimmed areas. Overall quality of the picture is, IMHO, good, although I found out that the result at 300 mm is not as 'large' as the result of Canon EF 75-300 mm f/4-5.6 III at 300 mm (somehow,I found out just a couple of days ago while cleaning those lenses). Price to performance level is OK, especially if you going places and don't want to be bothered with carrying a bag full of lenses...
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Duration Product Used: 2-5 years
Price Paid: $250.00
Purchased At: BH Photo Thailand
Similar Products Used: - Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
- Canon EF S 18-55 mm
- Sigma 15-30 mm f/3.5-4.5 EX DG
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Submitted by deguss a Intermediate
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2004
Strengths: light weight, great price and sharp picture.
Weaknesses: little soft on wild open and 300mm.
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It is a good all in one len for people who like travel. I used this len on Grand Canyon and Tibet and result is great. Yes, I agree it has little soft on wild open and quality drop on 300mm; but we all know it can not compare with prime len and price is 1/10 of the high end len like Canon and Nikon. I get a very good photo and sharp image between 80 to 200mm. For this price, I'm very happy on it.
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Duration Product Used: 11-20 years
Price Paid: $180.00
Purchased At: eBay
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Type of photography: Outdoor
Submitted by TwoBoy a Professional
Date Reviewed: December 21, 2003
Strengths: Excellent "in car" lens when lens changing is not really convenient.
Peformance vs. Price
Weaknesses: I guess every lens has its own problems but I believe everything has its place in life. No real issues at all.
Bottom Line:
Very Good for specific uses like taking pictures from your vehicle when there is no time for making lens changes etc.
Mine has been a pleasure to use under the stated conditions.
The results have been sharp, auto focus is good and fast, and the overall feel is good. I think it is probably an ideal lens for anyone wanting a good all round lens and if you have a restricted budget.
An ideal starter lens - you can always buy up later when you determine what you really want and can afford.
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Submitted by Vito a Casual from LA
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2003
Strengths: ^
Weaknesses: ^
Bottom Line:
When I paid $200 for this lens I thought this was too good to be true, so I used it for a few months trying to find out what gives.
It covers a wide range (28-300), eliminating the need for several lenses. The advantage of convenience is huge. It is very compact at 28mm, but gets long fast, and can be hard to hold steady at 300mm. It is also a bit on the heavy side.
The overall workmanship is good, I never found anything to complain about. The lensmount is metal, I happen to like that. Use the zoom lock or it will creep.
I found the optics to be clear and very sharp at all ranges, just like Sigma is expected be. You should be able to shoot as fast as 1/2000 @ 5.6 in bright sunlight on 100 ISO film.
Well...that's where the fun ends. The optical quality of the lens is compromised to allow for the long range. All images get very noticeable barrel distortion at almost any length. If you are shooting wildlife or people it may not be a problem, but try architecture (or anything straight) and you are in trouble. It is clearly visible, I kid you not, I didn't have to use any tools to find it. Also, vignetting at extreme ranges shows up unpredictably, usually not enough to ruin a picture.
The versatility of this lens, which is its primary advantage, is defeated by the barrel distortion. This makes it very hard to rely on in all situations. In all other ways its a quality product. It may just be near perfect for amateurs who like to travel and aren't willing to spend a lot of money.
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Duration Product Used: 2-5 years
Price Paid: $200.00
Purchased At: eBay
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Submitted by Terence a Beginner
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2003
Strengths: Convenience lens
Low Price with reasonable quality
Really Sharp images at small Aperture
Good for taking portrait photos(tender tone, soft skin) while to use big Aperture.
Weaknesses: Four sides of this lens is sub-average level.
No image stablizier.
Bottom Line:
Actually, after I bought my first AFD-SLR, I picked up the Sigma 28~300HZ. This lens wasn't great or inputs very bad results such as distortion blur and so on.However, When I took it on the wedding day, I found out that it worked fine with external flash, especially "the small aperture"
The images were sharp and colorful enough as I expected even zoom out to 300mm.
Here is some tips.
Using tripods or monopods with this lens is always better than hand held.
When you zoom it to 300mm, choosing small aperture is necessary, F7 or smaller because I still discoverd some photos underF6.3 and 300mm were a little bit blur.
Because of 1.5x of S2Pro, it crops the center,so the images do not have serious distortion, but it must happen on the full fram camera.
This lens is good for travelling and using on ASP side D-SLR. The center of Sigma lens is cool~
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Duration Product Used: 2-5 years
Purchased At: Hong Kong
Type of photography: Outdoor
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Why aren't teams/franchises more upset over poor ft%?
When I started playing fantasy hoops last year, it was alarming to see the horrendous ft% across the league. It would be naive of me to think that teams aren't doing things to work on this, but why isn't it a bigger focus? I remember a few years back reading that teams had special rims installed at practice facilities that were smaller than regulation hoops, and they made their team practice free throws on them, but why isn't it a more pressing issue if it means scoring more points each night and putting yourself closer in more games?
It seems like, in a strictly business sense, that a team would be more demanding of better ft%, especially when it came to individual practice, proper coaching, correct form and technique, if it meant scoring an average of five points more per night at least. While I understand that it isn't an EASY fix, with all of the time and money devoted to scouting, offensive and defensive sets, and all the other things an organization does just to get a step ahead, I can't believe this wouldn't be one of them. I also know that there will always be people who can't shoot ft's well, but if these incredible athletes can learn to hit fadeaways, runners and 27 foot three pointers against the toughest defenders in the world, why can't they sink free throws?
Does it all just come down to a desire to be good at shooting them? Do you attribute the lack of this skill to the attitude of young players today (as in, I'd rather practice my dunks than practice ft's), or is it bigger than that? Like I said, I'm not trying to act naive, but it just seems like a simple way to score more without doing anything different during a game, like playing a more efficient game, getting the most points you can out of your team each night. Thoughts?
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wikiHow to Cook Corned Beef in the Oven
Three Parts:Preparing the Corned Beef for the OvenBaking the Corned Beef in the OvenFinishing the Corned BeefCommunity Q&A
Corned Beef is a salt-cured cut of beef, typically the brisket, that is particularly popular for a traditional Irish dinner on St. Patrick's Day, but is also prepared in other cuisines around the world throughout the year. "Corned" is term used to described food that has been preserved with grains or "corns" of salt. While corned beef is often boiled, cooking the beef in the oven offers a delicious alternative that helps retain the meat's deep red color and rich flavor.
- 3 lb. (1.36 kg) corned beef. Serves roughly 1/2 lb. (.23 kg) per person.
- 10 whole cloves
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) sweet hot honey mustard
- 2 tbs. (30 mL) brown sugar
Part 1
Preparing the Corned Beef for the Oven[1]
1Preheat Oven to 350˚ F (177˚ C)
2Drain the corned beef brisket. Store-bought corned beef usually comes wrapped in plastic to keep the beef moist in brine, a solution of salt in water.
- Cut the package open and allow liquid to completely drain.
- Discard or save seasoning packet (used for boiling method).
- If corned beef is homemade, drain brining liquid.
3Place the corned beef, fat side up, on large piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil.
4Trim excess fat from the brisket using a sharp knife (if necessary).
5Poke 10 to 15 small holes in the top (fattier side). This process, known as jaccarding, tenderizes the meat by cutting the connective tissue.
6Insert cloves into the top of the corned beef, evenly spaced.
7Spread sweet hot honey mustard over the top of the corned beef brisket.
8Sprinkle brown sugar over the honey mustard.
9Cover the corned beef brisket with large sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil.
- Arrange the foil to allow for a small amount of space between top of brisket and foil.
- Secure the bottom piece of foil to top piece to keep juices that are released during cooking to remain within foil wrapping.
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Baking the Corned Beef in the Oven
Part 3
Finishing the Corned Beef
1Remove roasting pan from oven.
2Open the aluminum foil cover carefully.
3Spread additional sweet hot honey mustard over top of brisket.
4Place the roasting pan back in the oven with corned beef uncovered and roast for 2-3 minutes. Allow top of brisket to become bubbly and golden brown.
5Remove the corned beef from oven and place on cutting board.
6Unwrap tin foil and allow corned beef to rest, undisturbed, for 5-10 minutes.
7Slice the corned beef at a diagonal, across the grain of the meat, into 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) thick slices.
8Serve immediately with your choice of delicious side dishes.
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- Corned beef can be quite salty, particularly when baked. To help reduce the amount of salt before baking, you can cover the corned beef with water in a pot, bring to a boil, then discard the water and proceed as outlined above. This can be done a second time before baking to remove even more of the salt if desired.
- While time consuming, curing your own corned beef is an excellent way to control the flavor and salt level of your meal.
- Corned beef is often served with boiled cabbage, but to add a fresh twist you can sauté the cabbage in a pan with onions, garlic, salt and olive oil.
- Potatoes and carrots also go well with corned beef. Try tossing the vegetables with salt, pepper and olive oil, then roasting them in the oven in the roasting pan used to cook the corned beef.
- Open the aluminum foil wrapping from cooked corned beef carefully to avoid steam burns.
- Use caution when placing and removing items from a hot oven to avoid burns.
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Going along with the theme of video tours, Apple released a video today showing you how to activate your iPhone on AT&T, and also how to sync your iPhone. With t-minus 3 days until the iPhone is launched, it makes sense that Apple has finally released this information. The best part is that you will be able to do everything from setting up your cellphone plans, to syncing your iPhone right from iTunes!
The bizarre part of the video though is what you see in the above screenshot. 74.40GBs? Confused? Yeah, me too. The Summary tab indicates that an iPhone with a 7.2GB capacity is used in the video, but the screenshot says otherwise.It is most likely that this is a mistake, though an iPhone with 80GBs would be really awesome.
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HENRICO, Va. — Pro-choice advocates still face a number of hurdles after the Virginia Board of Health's sudden decision to exempt existing abortion clinics from having to comply with hospitallike construction requirements on items such as hallway width and room sizes.
The permanent regulations, which the board approved 8-3 on Friday, still face review from the executive branch, including the offices of Gov. Bob McDonnell and Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Allyson Tysinger had advised the board that providing such an exemption would violate state law and that doing so exceeded the board's authority, but members ignored her advice. Before an unsuccessful attempt to reconsider the vote, she also suggested the attorney general's office might not certify the amendment to the regulations that had been proposed and could send them back to the board.
Advocates say the new construction requirements could have forced many clinics that perform five or more first-trimester abortions per month to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on renovations in order to stay in operation.
But advocates did not get everything they wanted. The board did not change other measures they thought were unnecessary.
For example, health inspectors can remove patient records from abortion clinics and request a list of current patients and all patients from the past year under the regulations that passed.
"Allowing government bureaucrats to compile lists of women seeking an abortion and access to their medical records is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to shame and intimidate women out of seeking safe and legal medical care," said Anna Scholl, executive director of the progressive advocacy group ProgressVA.
Nevertheless, Chairman Bruce Edwards applauded the board after the daylong meeting Friday, given the emotional nature of the topic.
"We appreciate the passion that people have," he said. "I know that we can agree to disagree and just move on."
The General Assembly passed a law in 2011 directing the Board of Health to draft emergency regulations for abortion clinics - akin to what the board approved last week - which have been in effect since late December. The temporary regulations, however, can only remain in effect for a year, though Mr. McDonnell has the authority to extend them for up to six moremonths.
More than 50 people testified before the board Friday- the overwhelming majority of whom complained that the new regulations were unnecessarily burdensome, or urged members to amend them to make them less onerous.
At the behest of consumer representative James H. Edmonson Jr., the board voted 7-4 to adopt the amendment exempting the current facilities from new construction standards and ignore Ms. Tysinger's advice. A motion to reconsider the vote later in the meeting failed, with five members voting in favor of reconsideration and six members voting against it.
"We do not need to add regulations that are going to make it more difficult for everybody else that does a good job," said Paul Clements, who represents the nursing home industry on the board.
Some onlookers stood up and cheered after the vote was tallied, drawing a sharp rebuke from Mr. Edwards. Throughout the public comment portion of the meeting, he repeatedly gaveled down the crowd as they cheered on the parade of speakers testifying against the regulations.
Stephanie Saavedra, whose mother works for the state health department, choked up when she told her story of having an abortion at a Planned Parenthood facility in 2007 - noting that the facility was conveniently located close to her home, and the staff was exceptional.
"I was relieved and I was just filled with gratitude to these people who provided this to me," she said, her voice shaking.
Evangeline Jones with Americans United for Life, meanwhile, argued that the facilities cannot provide an adequate, safe doctor-patient relationship, because most women who seek abortions at such clinics do not have a relationship with the staff before or after the procedure.
"Abortion is an invasive surgical procedure that can lead to many serious medical complications," she said.
At least 200 protesters gathered before the meeting to rally against the regulations.
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America's most notorious family feud began in 1865 with the murder of a Union McCoy soldier by a Confederate relative of "Devil Anse" Hatfield. More than a decade later, Ranel McCoy accused a Hatfield of stealing one of his hogs, triggering years of violence and retribution, including a Romeo-and-Juliet interlude that eventually led to the death of one of McCoy's daughters. In a drunken brawl, three of McCoy's sons killed Devil Anse Hatfield's younger brother. Exacting vigilante revenge, a group of Hatfields tied them up and shot them dead. McCoy posses hijacked part of the Hatfield firing squad across state lines to stand trial, while those still free burned down Ranel McCoy's cabin and shot two more of his children in a botched attempt to suppress the posses.
Legal wrangling ensued until the US Supreme Court ruled that Kentucky could try the captured West Virginian Hatfields. Seven went to prison, and one, mentally disabled, yelled, "The Hatfields made me do it!" as he was hanged in the Bluegrass State's last public execution. But the feud didn't end there. Its legend continues to have an enormous impact on the popular imagination and to exact an onerous toll on the region itself.
With a charming voice, a wonderfully dry sense of humor, and an abiding gift for spinning a yarn, best-selling author Lisa Alther makes an impartial, comprehensive, and compelling investigation of what actually happened, masterfully setting the feud in its historical and cultural contexts, digging deep into the many causes and explanations of the fighting, and revealing surprising alliances and entanglements. Here is a fascinating new look at the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud.
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Time for the Stars by Robert Heinlein.
This was the first recording I have listened to by Ms. Ronconi. I thought her performance was very nice.
The first half was a good synopsis of the Hatfield-McCoy feud.
The first half of the book was a nice synopsis of the events comprising the Hatfield / McCoy feud. FULL STOPAt this point, I should have stopped listening and burned my copy!The second half of Ms. Alther's book is pure rubbish beginning with a listing of other feuds in KY. This listing serves as a starting point for Ms. Alther's thesis that all Scots-Irish Southerners are blood-thirsty, neanderthals who will readily shoot or stab a passerby for any perceived slight!The greatest humor inducing section of Ms. Alther's book was her tale of driving along a highway and upon seeing a billboard for a gun store, she noticed how the barrel of the gun reminded her of a phallus and the trigger guard resembled a testicle.This Southern-WASP Male thinks Ms. Alther needs to get out and about a bit more.Two stars is charitable but as I noted above the first half of the book was OK!
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Jesus. I didnt mention or state rebellion but diversion and division is always the tactic of the decietful and mistrusting. Every tyrant state in the history of humanity has always attempted disarmament of the masses. Its in the first pages of Tyrrany 101. If you or any of the liberal brainwashed actually choose to not look up the factual history of tyrrany and its baby steps towards actual power than my time is wasted on you. Long story short history repeats itself and the idiots in control today tell you that disarmament and registration are the keys to piece just like Hitler told the Germans in 1933.
I will never understand why people bring up Hitler's "disarmament", when #1 it was to disarm just the jews and #2 Hitler was a beloved popular figure that had almost all of Germany on his side. Germans LOVED life under Nazi rule, what would guns do to stop Hitler's Third Reich?
And like i said, if you think a few guns is gonna stop the US military, then thats on you
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Representative Pam Peterson and I filed an Amicus Curiae brief on an Oklahoma Supreme Court challenge to a pro life law in October.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court just handed down their opinion on this case, as well as another one involving the use of ultrasounds in abortions. The Court has ruled against both these pro life laws.
Needless to say, I am disappointed. But I am also not downcast. This is the way things sometimes go in our Democracy. Now, it's up to those of us who want to protect unborn people to re-tool and re-think.
Other than this, I'm not going to comment on this action at this time. I may have something else to say later. I may not. But for today, this is my only statement. Feel free to express your ideas in the com boxes, however.
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Throughout the first year of life, your baby will undergo rapid social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. He will recognize your face and imitate gestures you make, such as smiling or sticking out your tongue. Your baby will begin to crawl, and later walk, expanding his reach from just inside a crib to the entire world. He will start to babble, eventually forming sounds and then words like 'mama' and 'dada.' She'll start swatting at objects and eventually learn to grasp and even feed herself. These miraculous changes develop over time and at different rates for different children, but keep in mind the following developmental generalizations as you watch your child grow.
It is impossible to spoil your infant. Responding to your baby's needs in a loving and consistent way helps you develop a secure and positive relationship with your child. Doing so is critical since this relationship is your infant's first one, and it teaches your baby how to form healthy, trusting connections with others in the future.
How to support Your Child's Learning Process
• Your newborn baby loves to be touched, held, comforted, and talked to. Laugh and smile with your baby. By 3 months, your baby will be able to return your smile!
• Your child will begin to recognize voices and sounds. Your baby especially loves the sound of your voice. Feeding times, diaper changes, and bath times are wonderful moments to talk to your child about what you are doing together. Your voice is reassuring and familiar.
• To help your baby develop language skills, play music for your newborn to stimulate hearing. Read to your child and name objects as you point to them in books.
• Provide toys with different textures to encourage your child to explore with her fingers.
• Place your infant on her tummy while she is awake to develop neck and back muscles.
• Between 3 and 6 months your baby will begin learning to comfort herself and to stay calm after waking or when going to sleep. Forming a secure relationship with your baby helps her learn that you will be there if she needs you.
Developmental Milestones
Social and Emotional Development
• Begins to display a social smile – your baby is learning to recognize familiar faces and is eager to greet them
• Enjoys playing with others and may cry when playing stops
• Expressive and communicates more with face and body
• Drawn to image of self in mirrors
• Begins to learn how to comfort herself
Physical Development
• Raises head and chest when lying on stomach
• Supports upper body with arms when lying on stomach
• Stretches legs out and kicks when lying on stomach or back
• Opens and closes hands
• Can sit with and, later, without support
• Pushes down on legs when feet are placed on a firm surface
• Brings hand to mouth
• Takes swipes at dangling objects with hands
Cognitive & Language Development
• Watches faces closely
• Responds to her own name
• Follows moving objects
• Recognizes familiar objects and people at a distance
• Starts using hands and eyes in coordination
• Smiles at the sound of your voice
• Begins to babble and starts to imitate some sounds
• Responds to music and turns head toward sound
This information was compiled by Sunindia Bhalla, and reviewed by the Program Staff of The Children's Trust.


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A three-time winner of a Petro Canada Coaching Excellence Award, Peter Lawless has been involved in High Performance sport for 25 years in the sports of sailing, athletics and cycling.
Peter has been a staff coach with Team Canada at the UCI Paracycling World Championships and several World Cups. He has also been a staff coach with Athletics Canada at various events including IPC Athletics World Championships. Peter's athletes have had remarkable success including breaking 27 World Records in athletics and winning over a dozen Paralympic or World Championships medals in both cycling and athletics. While predominately a coach of Paralympic athletes Peter also coaches high performance able-bodied athletes including the highest placed Canadian finisher at the 2011 World Junior Championships (cycling).
Beyond direct coaching, Peter is on the Board of ViaSport and has been the President of Coaches of Canada, served on the Board of Directors of the Pacific Institute of Sports Excellence; Canadian Sports Institute – Pacific; Cycling Canada and Cycling BC. Peter also served as the President of Tripleshot Cycling, one of the largest cycling clubs in BC and helped organize a large (100+ rider) charity ride which has raised almost $100,000 for cancer research to date.
In his professional life Peter is a lawyer with an extensive sport related practice. Peter has appeared as counsel before the International Court of Arbitration for Sport centered in Lausanne, Switzerland and has served as the Chief Arbitrator for a variety of national level sports disputes. Peter often appears as counsel before the Sports Dispute Resolution Center of Canada and, in addition, regularly teaches Sports Law at Camosun College and is often called upon to speak to various sports groups and organizations about legal matters, and more importantly, how to stay out of legal trouble. Peter's broad experience with a wide range of litigation matters has seen him act for clients in matters before all levels of court in British Columbia as well as the Federal Court of Canada, the Ontario Court of Appeal, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench, U.S. District Court in California and the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
Peter lives in Victoria, BC.


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A three-year-old girl did not die in a playground accident but from an "act of significant violence", police have said.
Lia Green was feeling unwell on August 30 and was taken by paramedics from her home in Norris Street, Preston, Lancashire, to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
A post-mortem examination carried out by a Home Office pathologist showed she died as a result of significant violence being inflicted upon her which caused serious injuries to her internal organs.
Police want to know where Lia was and who she was with from any time on Tuesday August 28 to the time she died at 8.20am on Thursday August 30.
Lia's parents, Richard Green, 22, and Natalie Critchley, 20, were arrested on suspicion of murder and are on bail until October.
Detective Superintendent Dermott Horrigan, of Lancashire Constabulary, said: "This is a murder inquiry as Lia was killed by an act of significant violence.
"There has been talk of a playground accident causing her death but this is simply not the case. The post-mortem examination has determined that this little girl did not die as a result of a fall from a swing.
"My team of officers are working around the clock to try to establish exactly what happened to Lia to cause her death and who is responsible for causing the injuries. I would appeal for anyone who has any information or who has seen Lia in the days leading up to her death to contact us.
"This remains an incredibly complex and sensitive inquiry and we have a team of highly trained and professional officers looking into the matter. Dedicated family liaison officers are working with the family.
"We have dedicated neighbourhood policing officers working in the area and talking to residents and I would urge anyone who has any concerns to speak to them."