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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Sometimes the calls come in the middle of the night. Other times it's a text message sent to a mobile phone. But the warnings are always the same, threats of death for having worked with the German military in northern Afghanistan.
"I might be the next victim," said a frightened 22-year-old Zamir Ahmadi, who interpreted for the German military for two years in northeastern Afghanistan until May 2013.
"I have been threatened with death because I worked with German advisers who were training the Afghan Security Forces," he said in a telephone interview from northern Kunduz province.
Ahmadi and others who worked for Germany in Afghanistan fear for their lives and have applied for special immigration visas to move to Germany. But they face a slow bureaucratic march toward getting visa, like others who worked for foreign forces in the U.S.-led international coalition in Afghanistan.
Particularly frightening for Ahmadi was the mention of his name by a Muslim cleric who shouted that he was a traitor to Islam before the start of prayers in a local mosque where the Taliban have influence. The cleric railed against Ahmadi as a spy and called on the faithful to kill him, Ahmadi said. A neighbor later told Ahmadi about the cleric's tirade.
Ahmadi applied for a visa shortly after he left his job.
About 1,500 Afghans have worked for Germany during the time its personnel have been present in Afghanistan, including drivers, translators and others, according to figures provided this week by the German Interior Ministry.
As of March 3, 2013, Germany had processed 596 cases of local Afghan staffers and their families wanting to come to Germany. A total of 265 thus far have received permission to immigrate, and 59 local staffers along with 115 family members have so far arrived in Germany.
In December, Germany made it easier for Afghan nationals to immigrate, waiving the need for approval by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees in their cases, making it possible for them to arrive with a visa alone.
"If they feel threatened, we take this very, very seriously, even if they are not working for us anymore. We take every single case into account," Brig. Gen. Walter Ohm, director of military support for the German military in Afghanistan, told The Associated Press.
At its peak, Germany was the third-largest troop contributor after the United States and Britain in Afghanistan, with more than 5,000 soldiers and police officers in the country, mostly in the north. Last September, Germany shut down its base in Kunduz ahead of the final withdrawal of foreign combat troops by the end of December.
Just more than 2,900 German troops still remain in Afghanistan.
Germany has promised to leave behind a residual force of 800 service personnel to train and mentor the Afghan National Security Forces, although that deployment is contingent on the U.S. signing a security agreement with the Afghan government. NATO has warned that if the United States is not part of a residual force after the end of this year, its troops will not stay.
Germany is not the only country facing the issue of what to do with its local employees and interpreters.
The U.S. so far has issued 2,230 Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans who have worked for the American government, out of 7,500 that were available from 2009 to 2013. Some domestic critics have said America is not doing enough for those who helped it during the nearly 13-year war.
Britain and Denmark last May announced that they would make available 600 visas for Afghan interpreters whose lives have been threatened because of their association with NATO forces.
Meanwhile, many remain fearful they could be targeted by the Taliban. Last November, a former German interpreter, Jawad Wafa, was found dead in the trunk of a vehicle parked near Kunduz city, only six kilometers (three miles) from the former military base. His body showed signs of torture and his hands were tied behind his back.
It remains disputed if his death was linked to his job as interpreter. Police in Kunduz said no arrests have been made.
Ohm said Wafa's death was investigated and while tragic, "it is not related to threats because of his employment" with the International Security Assistance Force, as the U.S.-led international coalition is known.
But a fellow interpreter and close friend of Wafa's said he is convinced that his friend's association with the German military caused his death. Wafa had confided in his friend about his fears, the man said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he fears retaliation by the Taliban. He has applied to go to Germany.
Kunduz police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Hussaini said the security situation in the province is troubling, but that threats from Taliban have lessened with the departure of German troops from Kunduz. He said the police have received no complaints from former employees of the Germans about death threats.
"There were threats when the foreigners were in Kunduz, but right now since the foreigners have left those threats don't exist anymore," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from northern Afghanistan.
Last April, former translators working for the German military protested in Kunduz against the German government's reluctance to relocate them to Germany.
"If they don't give us asylum and don't take us out, without any doubt, we will be killed" by the Taliban, said Shamsuddin Nawazish, who worked with the Germans as a translator for four years.
Nawazish has been unable to return to his village, where the Taliban have a presence.
Associated Press writers David Rising in Berlin and Kathy Gannon contributed to this report.


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Pasta alla Formiana is a recipe where the pasta cooks right in the sauce while it bakes, encompassed in fresh tomatoes and seasoned with inordinate amounts of oregano. To truly revel in this dish a deep love for tomatoes and oregano is an absolute requirement.
I love this recipe on so many levels! You don't have to cook the pasta ahead of time. It only takes a few minutes to throw together to let the oven do all the work for you. I can pick the tomatoes right from my garden.
Not to mention the fact that it's insanely, insanely, insanely delicious!
Thick-sliced, large tomatoes are lined in a deep-sided casserole dish.
A can of crushed tomatoes pureed with garlic is mixed with the uncooked pasta, oregano and olive oil, then poured into the tomato-lined pan. The crushed tomatoes mix with the fresh juices from the tomatoes and 'cook' the pasta. Fresh tomatoes alone don't have enough liquid to cook it.
More tomatoes are placed over top and drizzled with olive oil before baking for an hour.
Where the magic happens.
The tomatoes intensify to a rich, concentrated flavor and at the same time the oregano is also very pronounced. The two strong flavors really stand up to each other well and complement one another making this so extra-special.
The recipe comes from Giada De Laurentiis and is named for a town in Italy where her aunt first ate the dish.
My family loved it! They lapped it up like starving wolves.
1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 8-inch glass baking dish with deep sides. Set aside.
2. Use a food processor or blender to puree the crushed tomatoes and garlic together. Pour into a large bowl and mix in the uncooked pasta, 1/3 cup olive oil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Toss well.
3. Line the bottom and sides of the baking dish with the sliced tomatoes. Pour the pasta mixture into the pan and spread out evenly. Arrange the remaining tomato slices over top, overlapping them and making sure the mixture is completely covered. Drizzle olive oil over top. Bake* until the tomatoes are slightly crispy and the pasta is cooked, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before serving with Parmesan cheese and crusty bread.
*You can place a baking sheet on the rack below to catch the bubbling juice drips, although that wasn't the case with mine, it's insurance just in case.
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TROY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Monday that he doesn't see any reason to halt the execution of an inmate whose attorneys claim he could suffer during the lethal injection because of a rare medical condition.
Russell Bucklew, who was convicted of killing a southeast Missouri man during a crime spree in 1996, is scheduled to be the first person put to death in the U.S. since a botched execution in Oklahoma last month. His injection is set for 12:01 a.m. CDT Wednesday.
"This guy committed very, very heinous crimes and while it's a difficult and challenging part of this job, we'll continue to move forward unless a court says otherwise," Nixon told The Associated Press in an interview.
Bucklew, 46, has a congenital condition known as cavernous hemangioma that causes weakened and malformed blood vessels, as well as tumors in his nose and throat. His attorneys, in several court filings and interviews, have said he could experience a great amount of suffering during the execution process, and Bucklew told the AP in a phone interview last week that he is scared of what might happen.
None of the six inmates executed since Missouri switched to pentobarbital last year have shown outward signs of pain or suffering. But when Oklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett's execution went awry on April 29, it prompted renewed concern over lethal injection.
Lockett's vein collapsed and he died of an apparent heart attack 43 minutes after the start of the punishment. Oklahoma put on hold a second execution scheduled for the same night as Lockett's death, while the state investigates what happened.
Many states, including Oklahoma and Missouri, have changed drugs they administer and refuse to disclose the source of the execution drugs. Death penalty opponents say the secrecy makes it impossible to ensure a drug couldn't cause an inmate to suffer cruel and unusual punishment.
Bucklew's attorneys have filed several appeals asking courts to halt the Missouri inmate's execution over concerns about how the state gets its execution drug, and citing Bucklew's medical condition.
On Monday, the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri, denied an appeal that cited concerns over what effect the state's execution drug could have on the inmate. Lindsay Runnels, an attorney for Bucklew, said she will appeal to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
A federal court is also considering a request to allow Bucklew's lawyers to record the execution on video.
In an interview with the AP last Friday, Bucklew said his condition is so bad that he's on constant pain medication. Attorney Cheryl Pilate has said he also suffers from impaired circulation, which she said increases the risk that the execution drug may not work the way it is supposed to.
Missouri has not indicated that it will be slowing down on executions in wake of the botched Oklahoma one. The Missouri Supreme Court on May 9 set a June 18 execution date for another inmate, John Winfield.
Gov. Nixon, a Democrat who's a former four-term attorney general and a staunch supporter of the death penalty, said the Missouri Department of Corrections works "very hard to make sure this challenging responsibility is handled as humanely as possible."
The AP and four other news organizations filed suit Thursday against the Missouri Department of Corrections, claiming the state's refusal to provide information on the execution drug violates the public's constitutional right to have access to information about the punishment.
Former Cape Girardeau County prosecutor Morley Swingle, who called Bucklew "the most evil person I've ever prosecuted" during an interview last week, said the man's crime spree began in March 1996 after his girlfriend left him.
Swingle said Bucklew was angry and threatened Stephanie Pruitt, prompting her and her two daughters to move in with Michael Sanders and his two sons in Cape Girardeau.
Bucklew stole a car, guns and a knife from his police officer brother in Jefferson City and was able to track down Pruitt at Sanders' home on March 21, 1996. He shot and killed Sanders in front of Pruitt and the children.
He handcuffed Pruitt, beat her with a pistol and drove to a secluded area, where he raped her. Later, after a state trooper spotted the car, Bucklew shot at the trooper but missed. Bucklew was grazed in the head and hospitalized.
He later escaped from jail, hid in the home of Pruitt's mother and beat her with a hammer. She escaped and Bucklew was arrested a short time later.
Pruitt later married and was killed by her husband in a murder-suicide in 2009.


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Like who isn't?
Grey/gris gateaux with red dots.
tosses dots around.
If you pop by Cyril Lignac's La Patisserie this weekend, bring your running shoes. You'll need them.
What amazing things to be seen there. But that bookstore wrapping gets the grand prix!
I have just started to join your Paris Breakfast Club meetings
and I'm so enjoying the lift it brings to my morning!!!
Did I find 'you' because of your watercolour talents?
Maybe you have seen some fab paintings you could pass on. Much as I adore the pastry scene, I find my willpower being constantly challenged. Where I come from, a small Ontario city, we don't have such delights in quantity....so I would have to try following a recipe....whoo, too much time and too many calories!
Continue to explore and share....
Not sure why the French call polka dots "pois," not petit pois (peas). Maybe we are sillier to make our dots sound like Polish dots??
If you find out why the French call them "pois," let me know.
BTW, it hailed in Paris early this p.m.!!
I meant to ask that question since I noticed 'poise' in the La Grande Epicerie choc bunny adds.Delete
I know a couple of places that are going on my list for my next trip up....!ReplyDelete
I am seeing spots before my eyes.....Those spotted legs.. oh my..That bag is cute. Good thing you saw it in time. :)ReplyDelete
Love Dots.. use to wear some dotty tights and shirts as a teen going out at night... your site always reminds of fun and being artsy!!!! Jag älska det!!ReplyDelete
HI Carol!
How are you?????? This just made me NEED to be in a patisserie....... That first picture lookeed like a lemon Eclair??????? and I too loved the wrapping on your cadeau.... Btw juft signed up to follow you on Pintrest.xo Maryanne
Yes, U R dotty....and I mean that in a good way.ReplyDelete
It takes someone DOTTY to know one!!Delete
Ah tarte au citron. That picture made me so hungry for my favorite pastry in France. Last Fall while in France for three weeks, I had it for dessert almost at every restaurant we were at, if they had it. I finally found a recipe for it for the years when I can't be in France. Love your pictures of those wonderful Patisserie's goodies..yum yum yum...ReplyDelete
fun post ! nice to see paris in a dotted way !
happy sunday
Dear PB,
Thank you for all of your updates on Paris(EVERTHING!)
I took the Paris By Mouth foodie tours you mentioned and leved every minute with Phyllis and Meg.
Please keep mentioning their tours!!!!
Better yet draw pictures of them giving tours!!!!!
thank you for making me smile everyday.
Yes U R definitely dotty, in the best possible way :)
Thanks for the larf c/o AbFab (did you see their Xmas reunion special? They all look older except for Eddie's mum who manages to look even younger!)
Best pic ever award goes to dotty tights lady in the bus - fantastic!


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Get an overview of this hotelResort hotel with golf courses in a mountain setting
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- Good for sightseeing
- Beach location
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Close to downtown
Located at the foot of Mount Finlayson, this resort hotel is 19 km (12 miles) from downtown Victoria and the Inner Harbour, and 25 km (16 miles) from Butchart Gardens.
Nicklaus course
The centerpieces of this planned resort community are 2 18-hole championship Nicklaus Design golf courses with views of Victoria and the Olympic Mountains.
Walk-out balcony or patio
All 156, recently renovated, guestrooms are non-smoking and have walk-out balconies or patios. Amenities include pillowtop mattresses, down comforters, and 37-inch LCD TVs.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us! Opens in a new window.
The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa, Victoria
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Hotel Amenities
On-site amenities include concierge services, an athletic club, partially covered outdoor pool, and spa tub. The hotel also offers spa services at its full-service health spa including beauty treatments, facials, and body treatments. Business services include complimentary high-speed Internet access (on a computer workstation) in the hotel lobby. Complimentary self parking is available, or valet parking is offered for a surcharge.
The hotel also has a ballroom, garden, and picnic area. The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa, Victoria has a restaurant and a lounge featuring tasty tapas. A full breakfast is also available daily for an additional cost.
- Picnic area
- Bar/lounge
- Elevator/lift
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Express check-out
- Free self parking
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Outdoor pool
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Computer station
- Conference space size (meters) - 430
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- ATM/banking
- Concierge services
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Pool umbrellas
- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
- Total number of rooms - 156
- One meeting room
- Number of floors - 4
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Golf course on site
- Fireplace in lobby
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Year Built 2004
- Pool sun loungers
- Free WiFi
- Sauna
- Free wired Internet
- Smoke-free property
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Spa services on site
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 4629
- Laundry facilities
- Spa tub
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Wedding services
- Garden
- Free newspapers in lobby
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Free self parking, Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Pay movies
- DVD player
- Premium bedding
- Balcony or patio
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Rainfall showerhead
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Desk
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Iron/ironing board
- Pillowtop mattress
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Phone
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Number of bathrooms -
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- In-room massage available
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Cable TV service
- Room service (24 hours)
- Down comforter
- Pillow menu
Where to Eat
Bella - Located in a clubhouse overlooking the resort's golf course, this restaurant specializes in local cuisine. A children's menu is offered, and terrace dining is available seasonally. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Masters Lounge - Rich leather seating, relaxed ambience. Tapas bar serving lunch, dinner, light fare, appetizers, and drinks with golf course views.
Room service - Available 24 hours a day.
Nearby Things to Do
Adjacent to the hotel are 2 championship golf courses co-designed by Jack and Steve Nicklaus. A clubhouse with pro shop, tennis courts, a fitness facility, and pool with sun loungers are on site. Please note: children must be accompanied by an adult in the fitness facility, spa, the health club, spa tub, and in the swimming pool.
Guided hikes and runs are offered seasonally. Bear Mountain Bike Shop and Park are located onsite, offering mountain bike rentals. The hotel is 1.25 miles (2 kilometers) from All Fun Recreation Park (surcharge), which offers a go-kart track, batting cages, and miniature golf. Goldstream Provincial Park's hiking trails are 3 miles away (5 kilometers).
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Pilates classes on site
- Ecotours on site
- Golf driving range on site
- Golf lessons on site
- Golfing on site
- Fitness classes on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Tennis lessons on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
The Sante Spa Victoria offers nurturing spa treatments in a tranquil resort environment. Sante Spa draws upon the beauty of its natural surroundings to create a pristine spa setting that inspires a sense of balance, restoration, and growth.
Indigenous spa treatments harness the therapeutic benefits of locally cultivated ingredients, including coastal sea kelp, northern clay, and lavender. Spa treatments and packages can be experienced individually, as couples, or groups. Choose from unique treatment offerings for men and golfers. Appreciate the surrounding views from the comfort of the spa lounge, or journey to the terrace to meander through the meditative labyrinth and soak in the mineral pool. Waxing services and a steam room are also available.
Luxurious spa treatments nurture body and mind in Sante Spa Victoria's 6 treatment rooms.
Children must be accompanied by an adult in the spa facilities.
- Number of treatment rooms 6
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body treatments
- Body scrubs
- Facial treatments
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Prenatal massage
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Steam room in spa
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
Minimum check-in age is 19
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 3 children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 23 per pet, per night
- Dogs only
- 1 per room (up to 40 lb)
- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply
- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. Parties and events are allowed on site.
- Resort fee
- Pool access
- Health club access
- Fitness center access
- Fitness/yoga classes
- Sporting facilities or equipment
- Business center/computer access
- Internet access
- Newspaper
- Phone calls
- In-room bottled water
- Laundry facilities
- Self parking
- Parking
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between CAD 5 and CAD 25 for adults, CAD 5 and CAD 12 for children (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: CAD 15 per night
- Pet fee: CAD 23 per pet, per night
- Late check-out fee: CAD 100 (subject to availability)
Hotel Name
- Bear Mountain Victoria
- Westin Bear Mountain
- Westin Bear Mountain Golf
- Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort
- Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort Victoria
- Westin Bear Mountain Golf Victoria
- Westin Bear Mountain Resort
- Westin Bear Mountain Resort Victoria
- Westin Bear Mountain Victoria
- Westin Bear Mountain Victoria Golf Resort
We should mention
A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Up to 3 children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Babu offers authentic Indian food with vegetarian options prepared in a separate kitchen.
First opening our doors to the public in 1992, Babu provides complete catering, take-out and delivery services. We strive to offer plenty of variety on our menu.
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My favorite part was when Geronimo drank cold ice water and fainted. He rolled down the snow and could not get up. The ice cold water was so cold that I would not have wanted to drink it. I like the way the author wrote the words in different styles. For example, the word tornado was written swirly like a real tornado. The illustrations looked real because they looked the same way they did in your mind.
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The Saint Louis Art Museum offers a four-week paid summer fellowship to an area educator interested in promoting arts-based interdisciplinary learning both in the Museum and in the classroom.
In order to include a wider range of talents and abilities, the fellowship requirements have broadened to also include those experienced applicants who hold bachelor's degrees
The fellow works independently as well as collaboratively to develop experiential teaching materials based upon the Museum's collections. Over the course of the fellowship, the fellow works on various projects, including:
· Researching of art objects and teaching methodologies
· Writing interactive interpretive resources for students and teachers
· designing and leading education programs for diverse school audiences
Applicants must have a bachelor's degree and at least three years teaching experience. A Master's degree is preferred. The fellow will receive a $3,500 stipend as well as bus transportation funding for two field trips to the Museum during the following school year.
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Teacher workshops continue to emphasize core curriculum connections to science, language arts, history, and mathematics.
Weekend Studio: Books Inside and Out (FULL)
Saturday, January 21, 2012, 10:00am – 3:00pm
The interrelated arts of creative writing and bookmaking are explored during this hands-on, half-day workshop in which participants design and assemble artisan books and compose written narratives.
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Orchestrated Vision: The Theatre of Contemporary Photography
Monday, March 12, 2012, 2:00 – 8:00pm
Area scholars and educators will equip teachers with strategies for studying the intersection of photography and related themes such as portraiture, painting, and theatre during this afternoon of professional development workshops.
Math at the Museum: Patterns and Randomness
Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 5:00 – 8:00pm
Mathematics is employed as both a problem-solving instrument and an artistic tool in this interactive workshop which examines the aesthetic applications of pattern and randomness.
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This annual, eight-day experiential teachers' academy introduces educators to the wealth of natural and cultural resources available in Forest Park.
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It may seem too early to start prepping for kindergarten, but little things you can do now will help your child make a smooth transition later. Don't worry—we're not talking drilling facts and figures. Experts say playing with him is the best way to help him learn. "Flashcards and worksheets are going to turn kids this age off," says Kim Hughes, a former preschool and kindergarten teacher of the year and an educational consultant in Wake Forest, NC. That's where these games, matched to the skills kindergarten teachers say are most important, come in. Bonding—and learning—can be a blast!
Fishing for Fun: Ages 2 to 4
Help your child make different-color fsh out of construction paper, and number each one. Then glue a magnetic strip (available at crafts stores) to each. Make a fishing rod by tying a string to a wood craft stick and attaching a small magnet (also sold at crafts stores) to the end. Then spread the fsh out across the carpet, call out a number, and take turns fshing.
Matchbox Math: Ages 2 to 5
Number cars with washable marker. Build a simple ramp using wooden blocks and a piece of cardboard, and then pretend to be race announcers as you send the cars down the ramp. He'll practice basic numeral recognition by calling out which car wins. (Introduce engineering by altering the ramp's height to see when the cars go farthest.) Older-kid upgrade: Take it one step further by telling him that the "race rules" require the car with the bigger number to be in one particular lane, or to put multiple cars in order before they race. Don't forget to keep score, another way to build number smarts.
Make Your Own Board Game: Ages 4 to 5
The more board games children play, the better they perform on math tasks. But that doesn't have to mean endless rounds of Chutes and Ladders. Instead, make your own game together, suggests Sally Moomaw, Ed.D., a child-development expert at the University of Cincinnati and coauthor of More Than Counting. Get a piece of poster board and draw a squiggly line all the way around it. Help your child cut different-color squares out of construction paper, and then glue the squares side by side to cover the squiggly line. Encourage her to use her imagination: Is the squiggly line a snake? A road through a magical kingdom? A race track? Decorate the board accordingly, using markers, glitter, stickers…whatever she likes! Now make action cards in the same colors as the squares. They can be silly: "Take a nap. Miss a turn" or "Set the table. Move forward two." To play, roll a die and move forward that number of spaces. Then pick a card in the color of the square you land on and follow the instructions. "This type of game is especially beneficial because you're working with a number line, a concept that children work with in kindergarten," Moomaw says.
Number Match: Ages 3 to 5
Divide 20 index cards into two sets of ten. On the first set, write the numbers 1 to 10 or make numbers your child can trace. Then help him with the second set: Put one sticker on a card to match up with the card that has the number 1, and so on. Lay the cards out faceup, and challenge your child to make matches. Once he's got that down, turn the cards over to play a traditional game of memory. You'll both get a right-brain workout, and he'll master counting.
Silly Songs: Ages 2 to 3
Tell her that you're having trouble remembering the right words to a song she knows. Can she help? Then sing a familiar song incorrectly by changing one word; for example: "Mary had a little worm." Wait for your child to laugh and correct you. The next step is distinguishing sounds in words. Play the game with rhyming words: "Mary had a little bam."
Think Inside the Box: Ages 3 to 5
Most preschoolers can "read" the name of their favorite cereal, notes Malia Hollowell, a kindergarten teacher who blogs at playdoughtoplato.com. Decorate a shoebox to make a "Words I can read!" box. Hunt for words in the pantry and toy chest. In the car, watch for names of stores and restaurants your child likes. Cut out or write words on cards to add to his collection.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Ages 2 to 3
Arm your child with dry-erase markers or finger paint, sit with her in front of a large mirror, and let her go wild. Encourage her to trace her head or ears, or adorn your reflections with silly glasses, a beard, a hat! Not only is this a hoot, but writing or painting on a vertical surface "promotes better muscle coordination of the hand," says Christy Isbell, Ph.D., an occupational therapist in Milligan, TN, and author of Everyday Play: Fun Games to Develop the Fine Motor Skills Your Child Needs. Kids even like the cleanup: a few squirts of glass cleaner and a squeegee.
Baking-Soda Art: Ages 3 to 5
Fair warning: You may want to take this one outside! Dump a 12-ounce box of baking soda into a 9 by 12-inch pan, and then fill four or five small bowls with white vinegar dyed different colors with food coloring. Give your child medicine droppers of different sizes (squeezing develops the hand and finger muscles he'll need for writing). First show him how to pinch and release a dropper to fill it up, then drip the different colors of vinegar onto the baking soda, and—surprise!—watch what happens. He'll love the way it froths and fizzes into a rainbow, so work in a little lesson on color-mixing.
Treasure Hunt: Ages 3 to 5
Put some candy or small trinkets in a "treasure chest" and hide it in your house or yard. Create simple picture clues (a plant, a couch, a step stool, or other items around your home), either by drawing them or cutting them out of a magazine. Then start a scavenger hunt with the clues. Your child will follow them to find the treasure. This will enhance the listening and direction-following skills that help children in the classroom, Hughes says. Plus, you'll whet your child's appetite for problem solving. Add a twist by writing a few clues you'll read to your child, ranging from the simple ("I wash dishes") to more elaborate ("I rhyme with 'think' and I'm in the bathroom").
Total Recall: Ages 4 to 5
Read her a story, telling her to listen very carefully. Then see if she can re-create it with her stuffed animals or puppets. Another version: Read a book without letting her look at the pictures. When you finish, give her a few sheets of paper and ask her to draw her own pictures. Then compare them to the ones in the book.
The Touch Bag: Ages 1 to 3
Collect items from nature—a flower, a stick, a rock, a feather, a leaf—and put them in a bag. Have your child feel each item to guess what it is. Once she pulls it out, ask questions: How long do you think it hung on the tree? What animals did it see?
Alphabet Store: Ages 2 to 5
Appeal to kids who love imaginary fun with this twist on playing store. Go through magazines with your child, helping her spot and cut out big capital letters. Tape the letters to a bunch of small containers or empty food boxes. Hand her a grocery or tote bag, lay out the containers, and have her shop for letters. Afterward, it's her turn to be store manager, helping you find the letters you want to buy. Once that's easy, you can start naming what you want to buy, asking her to find the letter that "broccoli" or "swiss cheese" starts with. "Many young kids love to go shopping, so this one is usually a hit," says developmental psychologist Betty Bardige, Ed.D., coauthor of Your Child at Play.
Camera Letter Hunt: Ages 4 to 5
Grab your camera or smartphone. The challenge? Spot everyday objects shaped like letters, such as the "Y" in a tree branch, and help your child photograph them so that they're the focal point of the picture. For inspiration, pick up the book Alphabet City, by Stephen T. Johnson, which is filled with his striking photographs of letters he found in the urban landscape, including an "M" in the arches of the Brooklyn Bridge and an "A" formed by a sawhorse at a construction site.
This game will boost your child's observational skills while reinforcing the letter shapes, Bardige says. "Some children may find the 'S' on a stop sign rather than something in the shape of an S, but that's OK," she says. "You can build from that and look for more interesting examples together." Once you've found the whole alphabet, print the pictures and put together a flip book.
Letter Scramble: Ages 3 to 5
Cut eight big letters out of foam or cardstock. Have your child trace each a few times, and then tape them to a plastic tablecloth you've laid on the floor. Call out a letter, and challenge your child to race to it. Another variation: Make him jump to the correct letter, as if you're playing alphabet Twister. Once your child is familiar with that group of letters, tape new ones to the plastic. Phonics upgrade: Shout out a word and have him race to the first letter.
Rainbow Plates: Age 2
Snag a package of white paper plates (basic, not coated). With your child, paint eight of them a different color each, emphasizing the color name. After they dry, bring him to the kitchen to see if he can put fruits and veggies on the right plates based on their colors. Then search the house for more items that belong on each plate. Two-year-olds love any kind of "I spy" adventure, Hughes says. Make sure you talk about all the different shades of each color, like lavender, aquamarine, peach, and forest green. If you don't have those colors around your home, just show your child what you mean with a big box of crayons.
Scene-Stealing Blocks: Ages 4 to 5
Hit the recycling bin and dig out colored flyers, catalogs, and old magazines. Look for animals, places (settings), and colors. Once your child has six of each category, help him glue them to the sides of three blocks: one for animals, one for settings, and one for colors. To play the game, take turns rolling the blocks and telling a story using the character, setting, and color that come up on top. A 4-year-old can think up funny stuff with a chihuahua, a hot tub, and something yellow.


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Civil Liberties Union sues state over tax credit tuition planBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 09. 2013 11:53AM
Civil liberty advocates filed suit today against the Education Tax Credit system, the Republican-backed plan that issues tax credits to businesses that donate to scholarship funds used to pay tuitions for private and religious school.
The lawsuit was filed in Strafford County Superior Court and names the state of New Hampshire as the defendant. It says the system violates two provision of the New Hampshire Constitution -- one that forbids the use of tax money for religious schools, the other that no person shall be compelled to pay for the support of any religious school.
"A robust respect for the separation of church and state is vital to protecting the religious freedom of all New Hampshire citizens," said Barbara R. Keshen, staff attorney for the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union. "That's why our state constitution contains several provisions intended to prevent this type of program."
The program, passed by the New Hampshire Legislature last year, took effect Jan. 1. It allows up to $3.4 million in tax credits to be claimed in the first year and $5.1 million during its second year. Keshen said she understands that some families have applied for funding.
The New Hampshire Attorney General is responsible for defending all lawsuits against the state.
Mary Ann Dempsey, head of the Attorney General Civil Bureau, said it is too early to comment on the substance of the complaint.
"Statutes are presumed to be consitiutional," she said. "Certainly, we will be defending the case and defending the statute."
Keshen said the suit was filed in Dover because two of the eight plaintiffs live in Strafford County. Plaintiffs include state Rep. Rebecca Emerson-Brown, D-Portsmouth; the Rev. Homer Goddard, a retired Unitarian-Universalist minister; the Rev. Richard Stuart, a United Church of Christ pastor; and Rabbi Joshua Segal, the rabbi emeritus at Congregation Betenu in Amherst.


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I was recently asked what kind of criticism comes from pro-life people regarding the political activities of the pro-life movement. Such criticism does come regularly, and, interestingly, it takes two contradictory forms.
On the one hand, many pro-life people claim our movement is not strong or aggressive enough politically. They complain that we do not set the standard high enough by which a candidate should be considered "pro-life", do not hold their feet to the fire if they are elected, and do not elicit in them the fear that we can punish them politically.
In particular, pro-life people are fed up with what they perceive to be a failure of the clergy to do what is needed to stop the killing. One problem here is an unwillingness to carry out those activities that the IRS indicates Churches may do and still maintain their 501 (c)(3) status -- such as non-partisan voter registration drives and voter guides that do not directly or indirectly endorse or oppose candidates, parties or their positions. Often, this inactivity is accompanied by outlandish, exaggerated, and inaccurate portrayals of what IRS guidelines require, and those who put forward these portrayals have no expertise in that area of the law.
On the other hand, a criticism many pro-life people voice is that the pro-life movement is too political, too partisan, and too identified with the Republican Party. The real weakness here is a lack of understanding of what "non-partisan" really means. It does not mean that we have to avoid any activity that in fact helps a candidate or party. Rather, it means that we pursue the goals for which our Church or 501(c)(3) organization was established without regard for whether they help or hurt a particular candidate or party.
Ironically, therefore, the very complaint that an activity helps a candidate is in the end often more of a partisan action than is the activity against which the complaint is leveled -- simply because the complaint shows more concern about helping or hurting the candidate than the activity does. For instance, the bishops teach that life is the fundamental right, and that concern for this right carries more weight in our voting decisions than other issues. Now indeed, such a teaching helps pro-life candidates and parties, and hurts pro-choice candidates and parties. But being non-partisan doesn't mean we keep silent. It means we speak no matter what, and moreover, it means that if tomorrow the parties or candidates swapped their positions on abortion, our message would not change a single word.
So, another political season is upon us. I, for one, will be more aggressive than ever. As for who qualifies as "pro-life," I prefer to speak (and listen) in descriptive rather than evaluative terms: what is this candidate willing to do to protect the babies? Don't give me labels, give me specific commitments.
And as for being partisan, I belong to neither major party, and will continue to challenge both to protect the unborn.


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How do parents envision their childrens financial future?
Theyre not optimistic.
More moms and dads believe it is likely life exists on other planets than they believe in a secure financial future for their sons and daughters here on Earth.
In a T. Rowe Price survey, 59 percent of parents of 8- to 14-year-olds said it is likely life exists on other planets, while only 26 percent believe Social Security, in its current form, will exist when their children are ready to retire. More parents, 39 percent, believe their kids will become millionaires.
Given the overwhelming belief that their kids will not be able to depend on Social Security, what is the most important financial advice these parents said they can give their children?
Thirty-one percent said work hard just 18 percent said start saving for retirement early.
This is troubling. If Social Security is not available, their children will need to bank more than a million dollars in retirement savings. The limited focus on savings also is surprising considering parents financial regrets:
Forty-three percent said they did not save enough, 32 percent spent too much or were in debt and 29 percent started saving too late.
One of best things we can do for our children is teach them to avoid the mistakes we made. But clearly we are not doing that with financial matters.
About one-third of parents reported they avoid talking to their children about money and more than 75 percent admitted not telling the truth to their kids when it comes to money-related topics 15 percent actually lie weekly.
Most often parents are not telling their children how worried they are about money matters. While this may seem noble, it can actually deprive them of a learning opportunity. Kids need to become familiar with lifes challenges and its financial decisions.
So what should we, as parents, be doing when it comes to money and our children? To raise financially secure sons and daughters we can:
Talk frequently with our children about money.
Learn about how to take control of our personal finances and set a good example for them.
Teach them about saving and how to make money by giving them age-appropriate jobs.
Let them make minor financial mistakes early in life when the consequences are small.
Tell the truth about financial matters.
Teach them to start saving early and regularly for retirement.
With experience and practice, our children can become smart managers of their money. Parents can help them build good habits that will last a lifetime.
We can debate the existence of aliens, but there is no argument that raising financially healthy kids is one of our most important jobs.
firstname.lastname@example.com Durango resident and personal finance coach Matt Kelly owns Momentum: Personal Finance. www.personalfinancecoaching.com


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One thing missing yesterday when Killzone: Mercenary had nearly everything revealed – release date, multiplayer, gameplay – was the box art we can expect to see when it comes to store shelves on September 17th.
I want the Helghast to invade Los Santos
I want CJ to fight the Helghast...
I want the Helguast to fight CJ in Los Santos!!
I want to see a helghast in a gimp suite ....
All you had to do was follow the damn Dropship, CJ!
Man nothing ever happens in my town...... But I think they should be fighting in Denver Colorado.
I want a Hot Coffee mod in Killzone!
Ew, wait, no. No, I don't want that at all.
Lol funny
Will buy this at launch along with Vita so Sony make sure this is good and you have yourself a Sale
What is going on in that headline?
Read the article...
Even after reading the article the headline still doesn't make sense.
Lol, what is this read the article nonsense you speak of? Stopped reading past the headline in 4th grade!
What's so difficult?? they literally tweeted "come at me bro" to Rockstar as both Killzone:mercenary and GTAV are set to release on the same day.
i would prefer if the killzone release date was pushed back to about september 1st, that would give it the time to get a shitload of sales (at least a million units easily based on the quality of the game and if sony is able to market the game properly) before gta is out.
also rockstar is a great company but i think they just pulled two fingers up at guerilla cambridge by puttin the gta release date on the same day as killzone, which has the chance of harming vita sales. they could have easily put it on a different date, but if the games are released on the same day i'm going to make sure i have enough cash to get both
The side profile of the guy in the screenshot looks like the main guy from Watch_Dogs.
I didn't notice that till you pointed it out! It totally does.
And now the picture is changed so no one knows what I'm talking about... awww damn.
Sweet looking cover.
I like that it is showcasing that these mercenaries are between the ISA and the Helghast, it's got a good "duality" sort of look to it.
NO...come on Sony change the release of this
You can't expect a PSV game to go up against GTA V, it will be slaughtered and over shadowed
They should delay this, I thought the same thing with the Last of Us when I thought GTA V was coming out in May
I fully expect Sony to change the date either up one week or back one week.
Yeah, they were really unlucky about the timing, and the last thing they want is the Vita's most exciting game to be overshadowed
Thats my point, it's one of the most promising games for the PSV this year do you really want it overshadowed my GTA V.
We don't want this game to get low sales, you won't hear the end of it if it does
I agree. "Come at me bro" lol, funny, but they should definitely change the date!
If I was Sony I'd get pretty much any game as far away from GTAV as I could, it's gonna sell some crazy numbers.
Love both series so its not an issue for me to get both on the same day, but i understand if they do want to move it. if your a fan of both franchises do you really care if they come out the same day your gonna get both games eventually right?
Yeah they may want to delay it another month, would result in better sales and more polish on the actual game.
Doesn't matter to me as I will get this awesome looking game well before Mediocre Theft Auto V.
Uhh, I'm no genius, but that's not a great marketing strategy. It's like if Nintendo tried to release Luigi's Mansion 2 or if Microsoft put out Splosion Man Jr. On the same day as half-Life 3's release date (whenever the hell that is).
You'd simply never win. Sony should pick a more accessible, preferably earlier date for this game to come out. The vita needs content and it needs viable customers who are not already interested in getting GTAV, arguably the most anticipated game this year.
Dude...it's a joke. Really dude? I fully expect them to pull back the release date 1-2 weeks.
I'm talking about the release date, not the tweet. If they change the date, that's great. If they were being serious about it though, I would seriously question their judgement.
Vita release date was made before R* changed theirs, so I don't think they intentionally went after R* and GTA in the first place...
Not sure where the complaint is here.
people are complaining that the killzone mercenary (and potentially vita) sales would be affected by gta V.
also i wish i had that many bubbles.
I'll buy the game no matter when it comes out. Honestly, not a GTA fan. Yeah, I said it. >__<
But I really want this game to succeed, so I hope Sony changes the date.
Not a GTA fan either ! I play the games,but it's just like I ummm .. I play for a week or so then leave it .. never get back to it unless I'm bored and need something different or that isn't too much demanding .. like RPGs or Action games with story modes and stuff like that ..
GTA to me is just about having fun with no chores.
Tbh not a GTA fan either. I enjoyed Chinatown Wars though because it reminded me of the original GTA.
Nice boxart.
But yea, that the hell? why has rockstar announced the GTAV release at the same time Sony has their for KZM and why is it the same day?
"come at me bro"... lol. GTA V will kick the teeth of Killzone Mercenary and not think twice about it.
people crying about it being "generic" in 3.... 2.... 1....
Actually, box art looks bad. Maybe not generic, but art direction is weird and the whole composition is messy. It feels like this box-art would be more suitable for some top-down view game, but not for bad-ass FPS.
Just my opinion though
Don't think its bad per say but I do agree. Too much clutter on the box for my liking.
Not complaining cause I won't be buying it anyway, but the fact that you yourself thought generic is very telling.
Only thing remotely unique about it is the mechanical looking helgast/ terminator overlooking the box art. Rest of it is as generic as they come.
Least its not the cool protagonist with his chin down and eyes up walking ever so cooly towards us weapon in one hand and an explosion behind him.
And Rockstar respond with a GTAV Vita version :D *in my dreams*
Don't worry guys, there is zero chance this game will launch alongside GTA. Sony will move it foward,
Soooo, will be able to choose which side you are on?
I think it's more like you will fight on both sides, since you are a gun for hire I don't think there's much choosing going on.
So it's completely linear garbage? That is incredibly lame.
Cyan and orange, c'mon Guerilla, you can do better than that. Don't sink to EA's level. Although those are the colours of the two sides...
I'll be getting both games anyway.
I Just want to play as the ISA soldier on the cover with the cigarette and the bad [email protected]@ pure white skull cap! I imagine he carries spares on him in case they get dirty! I want the cigarette smoke to be constantly rafting around as I cut down the Helghast! Also, it's cool to hear rival game developers going at it, 'in fun'.
Rockstar will destroy this game.
Just when you think Sony can't screw up the Vita any worse, they release their only well-known Vita game against the biggest game of the year.
Actually, CoD is the biggest game of the year lol. Are people forgetting one comes out every year? Not a fan of GTA anyway, always thought it took itself too seriously and was boring, but killzone is a must buy.
Are you all also failing to realize that this is a HANDHELD game and a completely different monster from a AAA console release? Because it is.
You are correct, it is not in 'direct' competition, as one is on a handheld and one is on a home console. However, there will definitely be many people who are fans of both, and might opt to pick up GTAV instead.
Also, the most damaging of all the factors is that the media hype/frenzy around GTAV will overshadow Killzone,'and many people buy what is the most popular thing. Sad but true.
I myself will be getting Killzone day 1, and I hope its release date is changed so that it sells more, thus increasing the Vita's reputation, which can only be a good thing. A lot of people are probsbly fans of both, but as I said if all their friends are playing the new GTA, guess what, they will be to. Humans always try to assimilate.
Did Sony send this tweet? Do you even know if they are being dead serious? Nope.
Like I said these developers know exactly how to get your tail feathers all ruffled. I mean they probably know each other personally and here everyone is making such a big deal over it when most likely it's a freaking light joke.
They knew that though and of course people are responding probably exactly how they expected, now more attention is focused on both games..
Can you morons stop blaming Sony for everything like these developers have absolutely no say in anything.
Be sure to check out IGN's video on Killzone and Tearaway.
The Playstation team wasn't impressed with either of them.
"I feel like the character is WAY too heavy." - he claims he liked Killzone 2 controls, but Mercenary is way too tank like.
Touch functionality is forced. You can't turn it off. You have to swipe the screen like an idiot for melee attacks.
Tearaway didn't impress him at all. "I wouldn't give this game a second thought." - the executive editor of IGN's Playstation team (a man who admittedly doesn't play the 360)
Looks like Sony have failed again.
The part about the controls being heavy is a lie. You can tell if it's "tank like" by looking at the video and it's not. I bet he's lying about liking KZ2's controls because no true KZ2 fan would complain about heavy controls PERIOD as those complaints are what lead to the abysmal KZ3. I bet he's too used to KZ3's light controls so Mercenary's controls is a bit of a shock to him.
As for the touch functionality I agree with that. You can tell by looking at the vid that it is forced like the sixaxis was forced on PS3 games early on. I hate that you are forced to swipe in order to melee. I hope swiping is exclusive to SP only.
***"Looks like Sony have failed again."***
How about waiting until the games actually comes before jumping to conclusions based on someone's opinion?
Yea because the IGN staff are some of the best journalist in the world.
Especially when the article they have on their site currently literally is some stupid blog post about how some guy hates his Vita and how he traded it in for a Kindle Fire HD which apparently to him can do so much more gaming wise.
A Kindle Fire HD for fuck sakes LOL.
Yea listen to IGN they are the smartest people in the industry.
firstly, are there analog triggers on the vita... no, thats why the knife attacks are done using the touchscreen, which i think is way better and interesting than just clicking a trigger, and also you have to swipe the screen in time otherwise the other guy can avoid your attack and knife you back and kill you.
secondly, IGN are absolutely fucking biased when it comes to the vita, i remember greg giving one of the best vita games Gravity Rush a 7.5/10 and another ign reviewer giving need for speed most wanted vita 7.4/10 (giving the ps3 version 9/10, DESPITE BEING THE FUCKING SAME GAME WITH THE ONLY SERIOUS DIFFERENCE BEING THE LOWERED GRAPHICS!!! SINCE WHEN DO GOOD GRAPHICS MEAN A GAME IS GOOD? you want an example of a game which has good graphics but is shit... GTA 4). even in the current tearaway and killzone articles on ign you can tell that they just want something to hate on like a bunch of sad priks. FFS THE VITA IS A HANDHELD NOT A CONSOLE!!! ign review the vita by comparing it to console games instead of as a handheld, just like other sites do. i bet if they reviewed the vita as a handheld, gravity rush would have got 9.5, need for speed would have got the same as the ps3 version, and they wouldn't be spouting the bull shit that you have mentioned them saying in your post
Some people try way too hard to troll. You're one of them.
They really should change the release date. GTA is too big of a franchise to beat!
LOL no one will compete with GTA, that day will be known by all as GTA day!!!
The next alan wake should release that day as well.
Some people need to keep in mind many of these developers know each other. Just some light hearted banter no doubt, as usual though it will turn into a shit storm but hey now people are paying more attention to both games, so better for the both of them.
Pretty sure that was the plan all along just by making that tweet.
Really not a huge deal shouldn't be to anyone else either. I would gladly buy both, there is plenty of time to save money until then also if buying both at the same time is seriously that big of a problem for anyone.
The only reason I won't be buying GTA V on release is because they felt the need to shaft PC users and not release a PC version at the same time. So that is their fault.
I would have bought both though on the same day without hesitation but GTA to me is just best played on PC especially if you want to get the most out of the game graphically. So I am going to wait for the PC versions release.
I mean trust me when I tell you I LOVE GTA! but this is stupid people think GTA is god or something like no one else can think of any other game once GTA is around..
I'll be pre-ordering both games anyways. Excited for both.


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New priorities: What will Concord's be?
December 02. 2012 5:29PM
How quickly will New Hampshire Democrats try to repay the public employee unions that helped them win the House and the Corner Office? They campaigned this fall on bringing new priorities to Concord. Now we'll get to see whose priorities those are.
In the last legislative session, Republicans passed two important reforms that public employee unions hated. One was an overhaul of the state's public pension system to put it on a more stable financial footing; the other was a tax credit for educational scholarships for lower-income children.
Pension reforms included reducing state contributions, increasing employee contributions, raising employee retirement ages, limiting the types of work that would be used to calculate pensions (overtime would be excluded, for example), and preventing employees from "spiking" their pensions by padding their pay in their final three years.
The education scholarship law allows businesses to take a tax deduction for contributing to funds that make scholarships available to lower-income children. Teachers unions perceive it as a threat to their public school monopoly.
Public employee unions are eager to repeal these reforms and get back the fat old days.
How quickly Democrats take up these issues could give us an indication of whom they really believe they were elected to represent.


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I was supposed to work this entire weekend, but I made an Oscarworthy job of convincing the boss that I'm suffering from exhaustion!
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This past weekend, the Vans Bowl-A-Rama returned to Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia for the 2014 version, and the world's top skateboarders traveled from all corners of the globe to attend. Considered to be the Southern Hemisphere's biggest bowl skateboarding competition, Vans Bowl-A-Rama 2014 awarded wins to Tony Hawk in the Masters Division, while Pedro Barros took the Pro Division win. What follows is a collection of photos from the weekend. Here, Steve Caballero backside disasters the deep end.
Sean Goff
Bastard plant in the deep end.
Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk, Caballerial in the deep end. Hawk finished first in the Masters Division. Some things never change.
Nicky Guererro
Nicky Guererro, sadplant in the deep end. Guererro finished third place in the Masters Division.
Sergie Ventura
Sergie Ventura, grind over the hip on his way to fourth place in the Masters Division.
Darren Navarette
Darren Navarette, heela monster in the deep end.
Felipe Foguinho
Felipe Foguinho, ollie over the hip in the Pro Division. Foguinho finished third place in the Pro Division.
Bucky Lasek
Bucky Lasek, stalefish over the hip. Lasek took fourth place overall in the Pro Division.
Alex Sorgente
Alex Sorgente, backside over the hip. Sorgente finished second place overall in the Pro Division.
Pedro Barros
Pedro Barros, frontside grind off the hip on his way to first place in the Pro Division.
Pro Division podium
From left to right: Felipe Foguinho (third place), Pedro Barros (first place) and Alex Sorgente (second place). Yes, those are golden slices of cake as trophies.
Masters Division podium
From left to right: Steve Caballero (second place), Tony Hawk (first place) and Nicky Guerrero (third place).
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An article to be published in the American Journal of Public Health recommends changing the federal regulations that govern oversight of human subjects research ("the Common Rule") to address continued underrepresentation of minorities in research studies.
Co-written by Bill Rencher (M.P.H. '12), health access program director of the consumer advocacy nonprofit Georgia Watch, and Leslie Wolf, Georgia State University professor of law, the article, "Redressing Past Wrongs: Changing the Common Rule to Increase Minority Voices in Research," is part of a special issue on the Ethics of Human Subjects Research in Minority Populations.
The article responds to the underrepresentation of African-Americans and other minorities in research, an important public health problem because numerous diseases and health conditions, regardless of income, age, or gender, disproportionately affect these populations. Without adequate representation of minority populations in research, these health disparities will likely persist.
There are many reasons for the underrepresentation of minorities in research. Many point to the Tuskegee study in which the U.S. government followed hundreds of poor, rural African-American men with untreated syphilis for 40 years as a cause of mistrust in research.
However, "the history of medical and research abuses dates to slavery," Rencher says. "African-Americans may be disinclined to participate because of long-standing suspicion with the medical establishment." They also may lack access to care, which means they are not asked to participate in the first place, and see few minority physicians or researchers.
"We recommend treating minorities as a vulnerable population for regulatory purposes, as is done for children, prisoners and pregnant women," Wolf says, "to focus the attention of those overseeing the studies. We continue to have problematic studies involving minority populations. Our hope is creating special regulatory provisions will focus attention in ways that eliminate these problematic studies."
The article also suggests greater community consultation and increasing minority representation on Institutional Review Boards, organizations charged with reviewing research studies, to better provide greater minority input into the research oversight system.
Rencher and Wolf hope more attention to the concerns of communities affected will facilitate research that can find solutions to the health inequities that persist in the United States.
"The changes we're recommending alone are not going to solve the problem. There need to be other structural changes, such as more minority researchers and physicians. But we hope our article gets the conversation started," Rencher says.
The collaboration with Wolf on the article resulted from taking her human subject research course, which Rencher, an attorney, took as an elective for his master of public heath degree through Georgia State's new School of Public Health.
The AJPH call for papers on the Ethics of Human Subjects Research in Minority Populations provided an opportunity for Rencher and Wolf to collaborate and take their recommendations to a larger audience. This was Rencher's first journal submission.
"Leslie's help and the whole process also helped me be a better writer, and I think the paper is one of the best things I have written because of that," Rencher says of the collaboration with Wolf. "Overall, I enjoyed the process. It was definitely challenging and at times downright daunting, but it was well worth it."
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NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Actress Kim Cattrall says she loves the excitement of performing in front of a live audience for the Broadway revival of Noel Coward's comedy "Private Lives."
"It's live every night. I love that. I started in the theater, so it feels like being home," the 55-year-old former "Sex and the City" star said on Tuesday's edition of TV's "Live! with Kelly."
"It was written in the early 1930s and it was the original romantic comedy," Cattrall said of "Private Lives," a story about a divorced couple who find themselves honeymooning next door to each other with their new spouses. Paul Gross plays the on-again-off-again-on-again flame of Cattrall's character.
"Out of this came sort of 'Bringing Up Baby' and 'My Man Godfrey.' All those kind of crazy, zany comedies of the 1930s that we all know and love today," Cattrall explained. "Every night, you fall in love, fall out of love, you hate him, you love him,y, you fight him, you hit him, he hits you -- that kind of thing."
The actress admitted creating that emotional roller coaster each performance can be exhausting.
"But it's also exciting," she said. "There just is something that happens every night that's very special. The show is always the same because the script is the same, but the audience is always a little different. They laugh differently. They react differently."
The British-Canadian actress said she plans to spend Thanksgiving serving meals to people through the charitable organization In God We Trust, then performing that night in her show.
"We're working Thursday night. We're one of the one Broadway shows that are. We hope everyone will be awake because of all that turkey," she joked.


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It must be the second-term syndrome. President Obama had the harshest words yet for his Republican opponents during a speech at a construction company in Maryland this morning, a speech that was also notable for being the most entertaining in memory. This was due, in large part, because Obama abandoned his usual peeved tone after just a few minutes, and let loose his cutting wit on the House GOP for forcing a "reckless" shutdown.
Obama made particular fun of one Republican congressman's quip to the Washington Examiner (after noting that this was a quote, so reporters knew "I'm not making this up"): "We're not going to be disrespected. We have to get something out of this. And I don't know what that even is." Obama repeated it with unflattering emphasis on "GET something" and "I don't know what that EVEN is."
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He took Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans to task for trying to "get" something for just doing their jobs, for manufacturing political crises every few months, for the increasingly desperate attempts to stop or gut Obamacare — one of the few federal programs not shut down this week — and for even threatening the stability of the world's economy in the coming vote to raise the debt ceiling.
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