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A few weeks ago, I threw together this salad with my haul from the farmers market. I wasn't aiming for anything in particular as I grabbed ingredients from the fridge, just a quick supper. But as it came together, I realized I had made a sort of a Pacific Northwest version of a Niçoise salad.
After I made the salad again a couple weeks later, my thoughts turned to the many little ways I've managed to weave pieces of my travels to France into my Seattle life.
Unlike the many books out there suggesting you can transform yourself into a Parisienne overnight with a little red lipstick and a few glasses of heart-healthy red wine, I don't think the French mystique can be exported wholecloth to the other side of the globe. Let's be honest, most Americans are not ready for 5 sinful weeks of paid vacation or multiple glasses of wine over lunch on a Tuesday.
Though it would be challenging, ridiculous even, to go full-on French here in the U.S. of A., I happen to think there's a lot to be gained by folding cherished bits of another country's way of life into our own. So I sat down and made a list of some of the Paris-inspired habits that have improved my life:
First up is walking. Seattle is not a particularly walkable city. It's easy to get in your car for every little trip. In Paris, you walk. Once I started going everywhere on foot in Paris, I realized that those walks around the city gave rise to my best thinking. They created a space to disconnect and unfurl my thoughts in a way I can't behind the wheel of a car or crammed against a stranger in the Metro. Now I walk everywhere I can. It's helped me drop a dress size (while still eating croissants and cream puffs on my tours), shake stress more easily and come up with better ideas than I would otherwise. I've decided walking is one of the best (and easiest) things I can do for my body and my mind.
Next, is the very French art of making yourself feel beautiful. It is no secret that Parisians don't run around grocery shopping or dropping their kids at school in their sweats. In Paris, when you leave the house, you dress like an adult, preferably an attractive one.
Before traveling to Paris often, I was a bit more--shall we say, lackadaisical--in my get-out-the-door routine. Especially since, as someone who works from home, I don't actually need to get out the door most days. But all-day pajama parties are a thing of the past! I may not be pulling on my sexiest heels for a trip to the butcher (though don't put it past me), I have discovered that I feel more confident, competent and beautiful when I take the time to wear clothes I love, brush on a coat of mascara and apply a hint of my favorite perfume.
On a related note, I've decided to prioritize skincare over makeup. For the most part, French people have gorgeous skin. I have developed an elaborate, Beautiful-Mind sort of theory as to why this is the case. But the short version is that they seem less stressed than Americans and they learn to care for their skin at an early age. (It's a thing. If you have a French friend, ask them at what age their mother introduced them to a formal skin-care regime!)
Having not been born into a culture that teaches its youth how to cultivate glowing skin, I've had to hack my own quasi-French skincare routine. It involves some fancy-sounding French cleansers and creams--and even a dramatic spritz of thermal water! But it works. My skin has never looked better, which means I spend almost no money on makeup and still get to feel like a total babe.
Parisians are also great at turning a few stellar ingredients into an amazingly satisfying meal. I'm talking a plate of creamy burrata, fruity olive oil, some aged ham and a handful of Sicilian almonds. Or maybe a pint of perfectly ripe cherry tomatoes tossed with olive oil, feta and dill spooned over a slice of toast or a pan-seared lamb chop. Or, a personal favorite: a whole steamed artichoke accompanied by a bright, lemony aioli. You get the idea--delicious, sophisticated flavors that come together in a flash. I've made it my mission to master this kind of weeknight dinner sorcery and I think you should, too. It's creative, delicious and way more satisfying than grabbing take-out.
This one has been the biggest game-changer for me: Sitting down at the table for all meals. No phones. No TV. No scarfing a burrito over the kitchen sink or shoveling a sandwich into my face while I drive.
Eating a meal undistracted allows you to slow down and fully taste what's going in your mouth. I'm not going to lie, sometimes it's a pain in the ass; I want to grab something quick and run out the door. Or answer emails over lunch. But I am amazed at how much more delicious food has become since I started eating this way! The bonus side effect is that I need less food to feel satisfied. (Why has it taken me so long to figure this out?!?)
Last, and most certainly not least, is wine. Yup. Wine. Before Paris became a regular part of my life, I was more of a weekend drinker: maybe a cocktail with friends before dinner or glass of wine if we had a bottle on hand. Now we always have a bottle on hand! Not that we've turned into great lushes. But I've fallen in love with some of the natural wines I first tasted in France. And there's something magical about how a glass of wine with dinner serves as a marker of sorts, a signal that the work day is done and that things can become a touch looser, more fun. With friends, the best conversation always seems to start after a bottle of wine has been opened and everyone's feeling buzzy and bright and a little more open than usual. (And then of course there's that whole heart-healthy thing.) So when it comes to pouring myself a glass or two, I'm most definitely a convert.
There you have it, friends: Some of the things Paris has taught me about how to live a beautiful life. I hope this list encourages you to work the most inspiring elements from your own travels into your everyday life. Drop me a line in the comments below if you do--I'd love to hear what habits you're making your own!
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Northwest Niçoise Salad
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons minced shallot
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 lb. young wax beans (or green beans), stems removed
- 1 cup shelled English peas (from 1 pound unshelled peas) or thawed frozen peas
- 6 breakfast radishes, shaved lengthwise
- 1 cup cherry or other small tomatoes, halved
- 1 tablespoon mint, cut into chiffonade (thin strips)
- 3 tablespoons whole cilantro leaves
- 8 oz hot smoked wild salmon, broken into bite-size pieces
*Notes: If peas aren't your thing, try subbing in shelled fava beans or cooked chickpeas.
- The vegetables (except tomatoes), eggs and vinaigrette can all be prepped up to 2 days before serving. Store covered in the fridge and bring to room temperature before assembling the salad.
Heat enough water to cover the egg in a small saucepan over high heat. When the water comes to the boil, add the eggs and cook for 10 minutes. Pour off the hot water and run cold water over the eggs until they are cool to the touch. Peel, halve and set aside.
On a separate burner, fill a large saucepan ⅔ full with water. Salt generously (it should taste like the ocean) and bring to the boil over high heat. (You'll use this to blanch your vegetables in a moment.)
While the eggs are cooking, make the vinaigrette. In a medium bowl, combine the shallot, mustard, vinegar, a generous pinch of salt and several grinds of black pepper. Gradually whisk in the olive oil. Adjust seasonings and set aside.
When the salted water has come to a rolling boil, add the fresh peas and cook for about 1 minute (no need to blanch if you're using thawed frozen peas). Remove with a slotted spoon or spider to a small bowl and cover with ice water. Add the beans to the pot and cook to your desired doneness (I like mine to remain a little snappy). When done, transfer the beans to a medium bowl and cove with ice water. When completely cool, pour off the water and dry the peas and beans well.
To assemble the salad, place the beans, peas, radishes, tomatoes, herbs and salmon in a large bowl along with the herbs. Salt lightly and toss with some of the vinaigrette. Add more vinaigrette to taste. Transfer to a serving platter or individual plates and arrange the eggs over the salad. Salt the eggs and pour a bit of the vinaigrette over them just before serving.
Makes 4 servings.


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October 10, 2014By Rick Moran
A huge explosion on Sunday at an Iranian military site suspected of being connected to their nuclear bomb program was an attack carried out by a foreign government. The report in a Kuwaiti newspaper also quotes American and Israeli sources saying that Tuesday's blast on the Israel-Lebanese border that killed two IDF soldiers was ordered by Tehran in retaliation for the blast.
The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezb'allah took responsibility for the attack on Israel.
The Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Friday that that the Parchin blast earlier in the week was an attack "by a foreign country," rather than an accident as presented by Iran.
It quoted European and American sources as saying that Iran had ordered Hezbollah to undertake Tuesday's bombing in retaliation for Parchin.
The A-Rai report has not been confirmed by any other sources.
Analysis of before and after satellite images of the Parchin military compound in Iran show the telltale signs of "damage consistent with an attack against bunkers in a central locality within the military research complex" analyst Ronen Solomon wrote in a report in Israel Defense this week.
According to Solomon's report, the effects of a large explosion in the center of the complex can be clearly seen in satellite images.
On Monday, an Iranian defense industry told Iranian news agency IRNA that two workers were killed in a fire at an explosives factory in an eastern district of Tehran.
An Iranian opposition website, Saham, described the incident as a strong explosion and said it took place near Iran's sprawling Parchin military facility, which is located around 30 kilometers (19 miles) southeast of the capital. It did not give a source for its report, which could not be independently verified.
The Parchin military facility where the blast occurred has long been suspected of being a primary location of Iran's nuclear bomb efforts. Some experts say that the blast revealed evidence for the first time that Iran has not stopped trying to build the bomb.
Parchin, a site to which international inspectors have repeatedly been denied access since 2007 – a fact that many opponents of the P5+1 talks have long insisted in itself makes a mockery of the so-called negotiation process – is rumored to be the location of the development of the key warhead components required for making a nuclear bomb.
"Western officials suspect that at the heart of this secret development is the weapon group developing the nuclear lens mechanism," Bergman said. "It's a complex system of timers and explosives assembled around the core of the bomb, which explode in a way that "pushes" the enriched uranium sphere inwards and starts the chain reaction needed for an atomic explosion. If the smoking gun for the existence of the weapon group is found, it will serve as decisive evidence that Iran has been lying and that there is no point in negotiating with it."
The assassination of a series of Iranian nuclear scientists inside Iran in recent years as the result of bombs planted on, or next to their vehicles by mysterious motorcycle-riding hitmen, together with the vicious Stuxnet computer virus that hit Iran's key Natanz nuclear facility in 2010, has allegedly put the brakes on the Islamic Republic's nuclear project.
While unverified, the charge that Iran thinks Israel is responsible makes sense in the context of Hezb'allah's attack on Tuesday.
It's unknown how much Iran's nuke program has been set back. But as long as western nations march toward inking an agreement that would allow Iran to continue its nuclear program, it won't matter in the long run.

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Latest News
Lowe's said to seek acquisitions in Brazil
Lowe's is seeking acquisitions in Brazil, two people with knowledge of the matter said, in a move that would help it penetrate a fragmented industry to take advantage of a growing pool of homeowners.
Lowe's is working with Goldman Sachs as it searches for targets, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private information.
Options for the Mooresville-based company include buying part of BR Home Centers, the home-improvement holding company valued at about $220.1 million that is working with Rothschild to study strategic options, one of the people said. Also exploring a sale is Curitiba-based Balaroti Materiais de Construcao, which is working with Morgan Stanley, the person said.
While Lowe's and rival Home Depot have built a presence in Mexico, the U.S. construction-materials superstores have yet to expand into most of Latin America. An acquisition in Brazil would have Lowe's entering a market where the formal home-improvement industry still competes with corner hardware stores, even as rising incomes present compelling prospects for sales.
Although economic growth is slowing this year, retailers still see a market in which tens of millions of Brazilians entered the middle class in the past decade. The government has also encouraged homeownership with its low-income housing initiative dubbed Minha Casa, Minha Vida – or My Home, My Life – which has delivered more than a million homes, with more on the way.
Last year, Santiago, Chile-based SACI Falabella bought a majority stake in Brazilian home-improvement chain Construdecor, which runs stores under the Dicico brand, for $171 million.
Lowe's, Balaroti, Goldman Sachs and BR Home Centers declined to comment. Morgan Stanley and Rothschild didn't respond to requests for comment.
Lowe's is the second-largest home-repair retailer in the U.S., with $53.4 billion in revenue last year, behind Home Depot's $78.8 billion.
Both companies missed estimates for same-store sales in the first quarter as a harsh, prolonged winter forced people to put off renovations.


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London Metropolitan University is to consolidate its teaching at a single campus in North London.
The university will invest a total of £125 million in its main Holloway Road campus in Islington, as it brings all its faculties together on one site for the first time, it announced on 12 October.
Its visual arts, architecture, business and law courses are currently taught in buildings at Aldgate and Moorgate.
"We are excited about this project, which aims to create a one-campus, one-community university in Holloway," said John Raftery, London Met's vice-chancellor.
"We believe this will benefit our students, who will enjoy an enhanced student experience, and our staff, who will have more opportunities to collaborate," Professor Raftery added.
The move to one campus will be staged over several years, starting from September 2017, the university said.
It will be accompanied by a curriculum review and significant investment in facilities at Holloway, with £125 million to be spent on the estate and new IT projects.
London Met said that the move had been driven by student feedback, with joint research involving the students' union earlier this year showing that 65 per cent of London Met students said that they would prefer a one-campus university, citing an enhanced student community and more opportunities for collaboration as key benefits.
Obie Opara, president of London Met's Students' Union, said that students will "welcome this decision and the long-term benefits it will bring".
"We are excited by the prospect of a one-campus, one-community university, where all students can interact and learn from one another and have access to the same facilities and the best student experience," Mr Opara said.
"We also know that this may cause concerns for some students, particularly those at the Aldgate and Moorgate sites," he added, saying that the university and the students' union would "continue to work with students across all sites to ensure their voice is central to the development of this plan, ensuring a smooth transition and creating a more sustainable London Met".


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Royce Da 5'9" feat. Jungle Rock Jr. - Bad Boy
We serve teardrops, prolific flow from Jamaica
Wake up, we getting that bread like a baker
Take ya life like it's nothing, boys swing
I will blood clot everything from your block
To your offspring, you not hardcore
Wouldn't crack an egg, why the fuck you acting hard boiled?
Boom bye bye is the tune I abide by
I'm aligned with goons, it's wireless like wi-fi
Why try? I'm on the cusp of greatness
You bum-ba-cluts fly, I'm on a fuckin' spaceship
Enough in the bracelet to make the blind squint
I'm Eazy, Cube, Yella, Dre, Ren times ten, I'm a (Bad Boy)
Put you in a slumber, come on bruh
You a bum, you under my umbrella, I put you in the dumpster
Whatever, I ain't the Fella who you want Roc with
I will batty boy kill ya, fuck all that dumb shit
Put you up under concrete, I'm cut like a gauntlet
Beat ya like a blum blum drum stick
Mumble something I come through dumping
AK-47 pumping, blow like a trumpet
The foolishness of niggas bullshit
Who you trying to push bitch? Booyakah, full clip, don dada
You no test me Shabba Rank impostor
You no want drama I'm prepared for 'Nam, I'm a (Bad Boy)
You're in a headlock, tie your family up like a dread lock
Gong niggas like Junior Marley when the lead drop
Eat 'em like a meal while the fed watch
You married the street I just fucked it out of wedlock
Before I rip on ya, rasta should warn ya
They don't all love ya, push needles into the eyeballs
Of a little doll of ya, blind ya, align ya
Red rum with murder for hire, serve your supplier
Pill poppin' and coke snortin'
We kill for fun 'til we come for your fortune
Bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do?
When them killas come for you, I'm a (Bad Boy)
Writers: NICHOLAS WARWAR, R ROACHFORD, RYAN MONTGOMERY
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG Rights Management
Lyrics licensed by LyricFind


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Anthony was due for new frames and lenses and so of course we waited until the end of the year to get them. While Anthony took care of the paperwork Isobel decided she needed glasses, too.
Have a great weekend!
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sbellelauren my checking account just told me to get a job :(
quantumpotpie Snow falls slowly on Fangorn, as Ents trod into a clearing to place parcels, wrapped in bark & moss, under a brightly-decorated human torso.
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vforrestal I just went up to talk to my parents, forgetting I had a tiara on. Neither of them commented on it. I think this means I'm winning at life.
Angel__Bee Matt: That guy's a real dickbag. Me: I don't get that. dicks aren't in bags. Matt: Like a bag of dicks. Me: but how did they get in the bag?
theleanover I wanted to make a joke about seeing my elliptical trainer only once a year but I don't think enough people know how planetary orbit works.
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theleanover "Dalek Rock" is my favourite song by MC T.A.R.D.I.S. & The Rhymelords.
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theleanover What's the polite way to tell someone you're miserable without them? And also does anyone have She-Ra, Princess Of Power's email address?
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J__Swift Couldn't reach my loofah so I pumiced my armpits and now I opened doors to Narnia all up in there.
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TheEricGosselin All the most thoughtful critiques of movies always start with "I haven't seen the movie yet, but…"
papersquared Every time @exlibris favorites a tweet, an angel gets her wings. Or something. I don't know, I've never seen that movie.
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wordlust I wonder if getting waterboarded is as painful as talking on the phone.
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apelad Once my archive of tweets is available I'm going to unzip it, format it for printing, print it, laminate it, then use it as a slip n' slide.
HeidiCF8 I love you so much it squirts. *OhmygodthatsgrossandSEND!
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Krud My urge to be polite and friendly is frequently at war with my desire to be sincere and genuine.
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torgospizza Light is faster than sound, but stupid is faster than smart.
sbellelauren just said i love you to my new curtains might be time to get a life
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kelkulus #HowToPissAGirlOff Turn the lights down low, cover her with kisses, pour honey on her naked body, then unleash the squirrels.
notthatkendall Turns out there's a cologne that smells like Hunter Thompson during Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and it's available exclusively at the DMV
norcross grabbing a handful of Jelly Bellys and eating them, sight unseen, is like playing Russian Roulette with your mouth.
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robdelaney Just threw a bunch of Christmas cards away. My friends' children are all terribly ugly/misshapen.
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EveryTweet_Ever If I make it to a milestone follower count by an arbitrary deadline, I will disguise my gloating as thankfulness.
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anomicman Matthew, Mark, Luke and John Bless this bed that I sleep on John, Paul, George and Ringo Save my baby from the dingo
anomicman Is there an innocent use for a burlap sack?
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inversejaik If I put these four oversized pillows together I can pretend I'm married! Sob.
kelkulus People who complain that my Christmas gifts are "stupid" and "thoughtless" clearly have no idea how hard it is to wrap a pineapple.
sgnp My wife caught my kid's bug. Pretty excited at my chances, you guys.
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rstevens The Passion of the Christ Starring Commander Riker
pancaketwats Spilling floor cleaner only makes the floor cleaner.
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davepell My aging anatomy has reached the point where I take it personally when someone uses the phrase: Low Hanging Fruit.
JulieFredericks Her: His teeth are starting to come in and he's biting me! Me: Should he have a..chew toy..? (I'm not a mom)
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annsrants Whenever I fold the king-sized pillowcases around our deflated regular-sized pillows, I remember I should probably get fitted for a new bra.
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Tenth Mountain Division Blend Genres and Define "Ski Rock" on Debut Release, "Cracks in the Sky"/
TMD is going to make you love "ski rock".
As my friends and I stumbled out of the Boulder Theater adorned in all the green clothing we own and drunk on Irish car bombs, we headed in the direction of home. Or so we thought. It had been a successful enough St. Patrick's Day. We all agreed, alarms already set and ready to wake us in a matter of hours, that home was the direction to go. But we didn't make it far. Mere steps from the Theater, we were drawn elsewhere: the music was loud, the crowd was huge, and there was a buzz of energy in the air from more than just the alcohol.
We found ourselves stumbling into The Lazy Dog, and immediately, I noticed that I'd never seen the place so crowded. It was shoulder to shoulder; toes on toes. I couldn't see the stage. I had no idea who was playing. It was rock music and the crowd was definitely into it. Was that a mandolin? I made my way closer to the stage.
The band was Boulder's Tenth Mountain Division. And that was a mandolin. The eclectic mix of musicians onstage included MJ Ouimette, Campbell Thomas, Winston Huega, Connor Dunn, and Tyler Gwynn. I soon realized maybe this wasn't "rock music" after all, because according to the band "well known amongst small groups of people", this was "ski rock". And it just so happened that I had walked into TMD's ski rock album debut. Gnarly.
The release, Cracks in the Sky, features the 5-piece group on guitar, keyboards, mandolin, bass, and drums, as well as a handful of guest musicians on saxophones and banjos; oh my! The album starts a little slow paced, picks up early, and drives it home.
Much like the band itself, this release seems to effortlessly blend genres. At any moment, it drifts from String Cheese-inspired jams to Shakedown Street funk, to traditional bluegrass breakdowns to sax-heavy jazz beats, all without ever digressing too far from the true Hercules of this band's repertoire: fun. "Storm of the Century" is the perfect example of this, a funky ballad beginning with a driving drum beat accompanied by a mellow, instantly catchy piano riff, joined in perfect harmony by funk-rock bass lines and high energy mandolin chops.
The track "Eskimo" sums up more than any other tune what "ski rock" is all about. It is probably the most improvisational song on the album, and features their now (kind of) famous catchphrase, "A man could go crazy in a search of snow".
Though the energy found at their live shows seems a little lacking in the album, several songs, including "Drunk Man's Blues" and "Camp Hale", serve to keep live performance fans happy with the high energy TMD they've come to appreciate.
Cracks in the Sky closes out with its title track, a banjo/mandolin-heavy tune that once again perfectly blends and bends (genres that is). This album is definitely worth a listen, but even more so, get out there and catch these guys live! You can find their upcoming show dates here.
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I love having two boys and I really enjoy planning mustache bashes and creating train cakes for them! But, as you might suspect, there isn't a whole lot of pink and ruffly happening at our house. And that's why, when my sister asked if I could find a way to make cupcakes into ballerinas, I jumped this girly challenge!
As soon as I heard ballerina cupcakes, I immediately envisioned turning an upside down cupcake liner into a tutu - but how to make that work was another issue. At the end of the day, it was actually very easy, although I think I would do a couple of steps in reverse order if I made the ballerina cupcakes again. Fortunately, you get to learn from my mistakes!
I'll walk you through my simple process, and I'll point out what I would do different next time.
Let's start with the supplies:
- Cupcake Mix - I chose strawberry for it's nice pink color.
- Frosting - The photo shows two kinds of frosting {because I was making up the plan as I went along}, but I actually only ended up using the pink canned Betty Crocker cake icing, which conveniently came with it's own frosting tips (no need for a cake decorating bag).
- Cupcake Liners or Baking Cups - I wanted pink tutus, and was surprised that pink baking cups were hard to find the day I needed them. After trips to three stores, I purchased a combo pack of black and pink baking cups at Michaels.
- Gift Tags - I created the leotards from a package of cute pink gift tags. These were ideal because they were the weight of tag board and had a slick surface on the front that didn't absorb the frosting - but any other heavy weight paper world work as well.
- Lollipop Sticks - You only need one lollipop stick for each cupcakes, but you'll likely have to buy a larger package. Fortunately they are very inexpensive. I bought a bag of 50 at Michaels.
- Washi Tape - The washi tape will be on the back side of the cupcakes, so it doesn't even have to match, but I chose a cute pink pattern from my collection.
- Flowers - The flowers are the optional item here, but I really do think that they made a cute addition! I bought this package of pink ombre paper flowers in the cake decorating section of Michaels.
- Toothpicks - You will need one toothpick per cupcake.
STEP ONE: Bake Cupcakes
Begin by baking your cupcakes and allowing them to cool on a cooling rack. Once cool, I proceeded to frost them - although if I made them again, I wouldn't frost them until after I had added the tutus!
While the cupcakes were in the oven baking, I sketched out a leotard on the back of one of the cute pink gift tags. I erased and redrew it numerous times until I was happy with the shape.
Once I got the shape about right, I cut the leotard out of the gift tag, and then used it as a template to trace and cut one for each cupcake.
After cutting out all of the leotard shapes, I attached a lollipop stick to the back of each with a short piece of washi tape. I then used scissors to cut down the length of the lollipop sticks so that each only protruded about 1 inch below the bottom of the leotard.
As the cupcakes continued to bake, I prepared the tutus. I simply cut a slit down one side of each cupcake liner and then cut off the round bottom, leaving me with a long, ruffly strip. You'll need two cupcake liner strips per cupcake.
After the cupcakes were cool and frosted, I began to attach the tutus. I quickly discovered, however, that it would have been much easier and less messy to attach the tutus first, and then frost the cupcakes. Lesson learned!
To attach the tutus, turn each cupcake liner strip upside - by which I mean that the edge where you cut off the round bottom will be wrapped around the top of the cupcake. As you can see in the photo above, because the cupcakes are bigger at the top than at the bottom, one upside down cupcake liner won't wrap all the way around, so you'll need to overlap two ruffly cupcake liner strips to create the appearance of one complete tutu.
After overlapping two cupcake liners, I then used toothpicks to hold the tutus in place. For each cupcake, I snapped one toothpick in half and used each pointy end to puncture through the two layers of tutu and into the cupcake. Did this in two places on opposite sides of the cupcakes, leaving just a small bit visibly sticking out so that they are easy to see and remove before eating. {If you are serving these to kids, be sure to remove the toothpicks for them!}
I was impressed by how tutu-like those upside down cupcake liners really looked, and I was now ready to finish assembling my ballerinas. This simply meant placing a leotard in the top of each cupcake and adding a flower.
In order to leave room for the flowers, I placed the leotards toward the back of the cupcakes, rather than right in the center. I then sat a flower in front of each leotard, positioned to one side, as if it were sitting on the ballerina's hip.
I stood back to see how it looked, and was thrilled to see that my simple plan for creating ballerina cupcakes was actually working! After assembling the remaining cupcakes, I had a whole ballet class worth of pretty, pink ballerinas!
These were so fun to create, and were really super quick to put together! I was able to make a dozen ballerina cupcakes in just about an hour, including baking time.
If you have a little ballerina in your life, be sure to pin the image below so that you'll be able to quickly pull up these simple instructions the next time a birthday rolls around. Or, why wait for a birthday? Any day is a good day for cupcakes in my opinion! :)
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If you're reading this article, the chances are that you're interested in transforming tons of data into sound, right?
Sonification, the art of representing data as non-speech sound, is getting more popular among scientists and people who want to understand alternative options to storing data. In fact, any data with a structure (pattern) can work well for sonification.
However, you must understand more about this principle first. Since it's a well-known fact that people perceive visual information better, we've collected the list of six YouTube videos that can help you learn more about data sonification.
1. The Problem with Making Music from Data
If you haven't heard of sonification before, this video can give you a brief explanation of this principle. While people have been storing infromation in a visual form, many scientists and researches work hard to transform data into sound. It's considered to be more comfortable and easier for interpretation. In this video, you can also see main scientists who are exploring the subject these days and who lay a bet on this form of data storage – Wanda Diaz Merced, Lily Asquith, Daniel Crawford, and others. What is more, you can see what types of data can be used for sonification and why it's so important by watching short sonification examples.
2. Data Sonification by GEAN TV
Dr. Domenico Vicinanza explains the use of sound and music to data interpretation. In this video you can understand how the correlation between taking musical notes and converting data into signals. Since people find it easier to understand the data with rhythm, harmony, and tone, data sonification has become a powerful tool to simplify the way we analyze data. Vicinanza believes that sounds make the process of exploring information easier.
3. Data Sonification by Dale Basler
After listening to the O'Reilly Hardware Podcast, data sonification caught Dale Basler's eye. As a science teacher, Dale is interested in finding new alternative ways to collect and portray data, so he starts looking for ways to give sonification a try. In this video, he shows practical tips how to use Sonification Sandbox app to turn data into sound. Dale uses his examples of data sonification to explain people the aspects of the process and possibilities to hear data.
4. Data Sonification and Audio Visual Experience
In this video you can understand about data sonification as a method and its effect on humans' health. Two scientists, Radek Rudnicki and Kevin Hicks, explain what is data sonification and use this principle to raise awareness of ozone level.
5. The Sonification of Everyday Things
Have you ever thought about using everyday objects to create data sonification? If so, this video is right for you. Scientists from the German University has invented a non-contact laser sensor. This instrument that scans the shape of items to create musical melodies and rhythms. To understand more about these audible frequencies, play the video.
6. Using the Sun to Make Music
Data sonification is about the collaboration of musicians and scientists who unite to achieve the same goal. This video is about a composer, Robert Alexander, who works for Motherboard to turn raw data into sound. One of the most interesting things is a possibility to convert any data into music, so Rober Alexander uses the sun to make sound. If you want to understand more about solar wind sonification, its process and research findings, watch the full video.
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Using sound to express data is another trend. Although it may be hard for beginners to understand the conceptual issues of data sonification, watching videos is a great way to learn more about the principle. The variety of videos is so big that every person can get an insight on data sonification, understand its origins and types, and find out more about available tools in an interesting and interactive way.


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When a body is found on the bridge connecting El Paso and Juarez, two detectives, one from the United States and one from Mexico, must work together to hunt down a serial killer operating on both sides of the border.
An interesting little series. I was kind of hoping it was going to be the Denmark/Sweden version, but I suppose Shine's Americanized version will have to suffice for now.
There are some interesting and quirky characters and some generally good acting. I'm not sure why I should care about Sonya Cross. Though there is a short mention that her sister died, it isn't really explored at all. Some better earlier character development would have helped.
The first two episodes, though only an hour long seemed to drag on forever and don't seem to go anywhere. I'll try a few more before potentially giving up.
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Bitcoin is back below $1,000. Aggressive selling on Friday has the cryptocurrency down 4.1% at $987 a coin as traders remain uneasy over its near-term outlook.
Traders continue to grapple with a number of headwinds. The future of bitcoin was called into question last weeekend as a rift among developers has created the possibility that a "hard fork," or alternative marketplace could emerge, splitting the cryptocurrency in two. Additionally, traders have had to contend with a crackdown on trading in China, as well as the US Securities and Exchange Commission's ruling against the Winklevoss twins' ETF.
Friday's selling has trade probing key support in the $1,000 area. Trade briefly broke below that level a couple of times over the past two weeks, but has been unable to close below it. The last time bitcoin ended a session below $1,000 was on February 9.
2017 has been a volatile year for bitcoin. It gained as much as 37%, putting in an all-time high of $1,327 a coin on March 10, but has fallen 25% after the SEC's ruling on the Winklevoss ETF. Two more rulings are on the horizon with the first due out on, or before, March 30. Neither is expected to pass.
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The term "collaborative" in automation has largely meant the implementation of safe robots into the workspace. Here at Machine Design, we've covered the future of collaborative robots in depth.
Due to a lack of skilled laborers, there will be a shortage of 3.5 million workers in the years leading up to 2025. Two million of those jobs will likely be unfilled due to the skills gap, and with the current workforce due to retire soon it is predicted that 2.7 million professionals will exit the manufacturing workforce by 2025. To fill this labor gap, there will be an increase of automation and robotics. The Boston Consulting Group predicts that 25% of all labor will be performed by automated and robotic systems by 2025. However, in speaking with George Schuster, lead systems engineer in robotic assembly systems from Rockwell Automation, these increases in automation will be more than just implementing robotic solutions. They will focus on increasing the collaborative work environment.
Schuster has 34 years of work experience in the engineering industry. Starting out with General Motors prior to his work with Rockwell Automation, he has experience in conveyor systems, safety applications, welding and joining technology, as well as a background in automation and robotics. According to Schuster, the advances in safety technology have created a new workspace and are fundamentally changing the way people and machines can interact. Before, legacy systems would arbitrate the shared space of humans and machines. Factory design would intentionally separate machines and robots from human works to ensure safety. As Schuster says, "The contact between the equipment and the human can be more intimate. Before you had 'the robot dance,' where you had to alter the path of the robot to avoid the person. The new innovations are opening up an exciting new range of application possibilities that were simply not possible in the past."
The main cause of this new collaboration is the development of new tools and standards. The increase and affordability of sensors, laser scanners, and vision cameras have created products that are inherently safer. With these sensing technologies now integrated into machine control systems (i.e., PLCs, controllers, robotics), you can create a complete work cell that is a true shared space with the machine. There is also a better definition of the shared work space. The standards that directly apply are the ANSI/RIA R15.06-2012 and the ISO 10218. These standards analyze the risks and define the shared workspace. They allow safety engineers to analyze the risks and hazards, and provide more formalized language on how people and machines interact. However, don't be fooled that safer machines mean that there is no longer a need for risk assessments. Schuster stresses that formal safety analysis is required and these safety technologies are still just tools; there are still several pieces required to completely integrate the safety.
Schuster will be speaking at the Industrial Design & Engineering Show, where he will be providing insight and lessons learned on how to establish safe work environments for machine, robotics, and there human operators. When asked about what he hopes people will learn at his session, he summed up to two main talking points: the upside and the downside. "The upside is these new collaborative applications can increase efficiency, strengths of the machine, and complement the worker. The downside is users should not be lulled into thinking that these new safer machines cannot hurt you. Engineering is still required to perform safety analysis and risk assessment. Any time technology can make people better, considering people are still important cogs in the wheel of manufacturing, it is really exciting."


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(Beirut) - The Lebanese authorities should prosecute those involved in the mob killing on April 29, 2010, of Muhammad Msallem, an Egyptian suspected of murdering four people in Ketermaya, a village in the Shouf mountains, Human Rights Watch said today. The justice minister announced on April 30 that the authorities had identified 10 of those who took part in the mob killing, but security forces have not arrested anyone.
"Nothing can justify mobs taking the law into their own hands, not even the horrible murder of the Abu Merhi family," said Nadim Houry, senior researcher at Human Rights Watch. "The Lebanese authorities are facing a test: if they don't reassert the rule of law by prosecuting those who killed a suspect who was entitled to the presumption of innocence, the law of the jungle will have won the day."
Yusef Abu Merhi, his wife, Kawthar, and their two granddaughters, Amina, 9, and Zeina, 7, were found murdered in their home on April 28. The Internal Security Forces (ISF) detained Msallem, an Egyptian who lived in a neighboring home, after they reported finding a bloodstained shirt and knife in his house. According to police leaks to the media, he reportedly confessed to the crime that evening.
On April 29, the police set off for the Abu Merhi home with Msallem, with the intention of having him re-enact the crime. When they arrived in the village, residents overpowered the seven policemen who accompanied Msallem and beat and stabbed him.
The security forces managed to extricate Msallem and drove him to the nearby Sibline Hospital, but the mob followed. According to media reports, the mob removed Msallem from the emergency room and killed him after overwhelming the police. They then stripped him to his underwear and hanged his body from an electrical post in the village square.
President Michel Sleiman, Interior Minister Ziad Baroud, and Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar all strongly denounced the killing of Msallem and promised a crackdown.
"Whatever the feeling of the villagers, nothing can justify this type of reaction," Najjar said on a local television station. "We have the names of at least 10 people who took part in this horrible crime, and the courts must now do their work. No state of law can condone what happened."
Public Prosecutor Said Mirza confirmed that judicial authorities had received the names of 10 people suspected of being implicated in the mob violence. The suspects were recognized after video footage of the crime aired on television stations. Mirza said investigations were proceeding to identify the remaining suspects.
Baroud also criticized the way that the Internal Security Forces (ISF) had handled the situation. The National News Agency reported that the commander of the ISF, General Ashraf Rifi, took disciplinary measures against a number of ISF personnel for their "grave error in underestimating the situation and not providing necessary and sufficient protection for the murder suspect." However, Najjar said on May 4 that none of the officers had been arrested. Human Rights Watch urged the Lebanese authorities to investigate the ISF's failure to protect the suspect and to develop new guidelines to ensure that suspects are protected from retaliatory violence.
No one has been charged or taken into custody in connection with Msallem's murder. One Ketermaya resident told Human Rights Watch that he blamed the security forces for bringing the suspect back to the village when the villagers' "sorrow and anger were still boiling." Another villager said that justice had been served: "He killed an innocent family and now the village made him pay for it."
The National News Agency reported on April 30 that a police forensics team confirmed that DNA tests from Msallem's shirt and knife show that the blood belongs to the four victims.
"The question is one of law and due process," Houry said. "Msallem deserved to have his day in court like any other suspect, not to be killed by a mob when he was in the custody of the authorities."


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Everywhere you turn, someone is hawking some new weight loss miracle. "Take this and melt away the fat!" "Take that and drop four dress sizes in a week."
Naturally, we have all become suspicious of weight loss claims — and rightly so. But what if you really could lose weight in your sleep?
According to researchers from Quebec, that promise is not only a reality, but it may hold the secret to maintaining a healthy weight over the years.[1]
The Sleep-Fat Connection
For years, research has shown us that too little sleep is associated with too much weight.[2] There are many hypotheses for this. The less you sleep, the longer you are awake and the more likely you are to eat.
Another theory is that by sleeping fewer hours, you throw off your hormonal regulation of how much you eat by affecting things like leptin and cortisol levels. Plus, there's the constant fatigue and low energy that comes with too little sleep, which naturally affects your ability and desire to exercise.
But what happens when someone changes their sleeping patterns? If they start getting more sleep, can they prevent or even reverse weight gain?
To answer this question, researchers used details from the Quebec Family Study, a group of obese participants between the ages of 18 and 64. They chose those with self-declared short sleeping durations of less than six hours a day, giving them a total of 43 participants. They then chose people who reported sleeping at least seven to eight hours a night to serve as a control group.
They followed the participants for six years, and at the end of the six years, they learned that those people who continued to sleep less than six hours a night had a greater increase in fat mass, BMI and weight gain than those people who originally sleep fewer hours but subsequently increased their sleep to seven or more hours nightly.
These changes stayed consistent, even when researchers accounted for things like diet and exercise. Based on this, they concluded, "Short-duration sleepers who reported sleeping 7-8 hours per day six years later were less likely to gain weight compared with those who maintained their habitual short-sleep-duration habit."
Get Those ZZZs
This one is pretty straightforward. If your waistline is a concern, your sleep schedule should be too.
Of course, it's not always as easy as it sounds to get a good night's sleep. To help you out, give these sleep tips a try:
1. Avoid daytime napping. The more tired you are, the more likely you are to fall and stay asleep.
2. Plan your exercise for earlier in the day. Working out too close to bedtime can energize you rather than calm you.
3. Make sure your bedroom is dark. A very dark room stimulates natural production of melatonin.
4. Use a white noise machine. The rhythmic humming of an air filter, dehumidifier or a natural sounds machine can block outside noise and help you fall asleep faster.
5. Establish regular bedtimes and waking times. Research has shown that people who head to bed before 11 p.m. get a better night's sleep.
6. Run a warm bath and add in a few drops of lavender oil. Lavender increases the alpha brain waves associated with relaxation and induces sleep.
7. Several herbs have been proven to help you fall asleep, including valerian root and lemon balm. Research indicates that in addition to being helpful with regulating sleep cycles, valerian has also been shown to calm the nervous system, promote relaxation, and help with stress and anxiety. When it comes to lemon balm, research indicates that when utilized with valerian root, it has been shown to help support normal sleep and relaxation.
[1] Chaput JP et al. Loner sleep duration associates with lower adiposity gain in adult short sleepers. Int J Obesity. 2012;36:752-6.
[2] Nielsen LS et al. Short sleep duration as a possible cause of obesity: critical analysis of the epidemiological evidence. Obes Rev. 2011;12:78-92.


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The Worst Place to Buy a Mobile Phone?
72 year-old Gerry Soubly went to a Verizon store with a friend to buy a new phone. Shortly after they entered, the place was invaded by three armed men who shot out the glass front door. 'I felt helpless,' Soubly said, despite having the presence of mind to shield his friend and dial 911. The suspects were quickly captured, and then the real robbery began...
Where NOT to Buy a Mobile Phone
The retail stores of major carriers are the worst places to buy phones. Their prices are considerably higher than the same phones offered through other outlets with the same service. I experienced this the hard way when my wife's phone broke and she went to a Verizon store. She wanted the popular Samsung Galaxy S III, with a MSRP of $599. Verizon offered it for $199; that seemed like a great deal, so we bought it.
The next day at the local mall, I found the same phone at Best Buy for $149. I strolled over to Radio Shack and there it was for $99. I returned the phone to Verizon and saved $100 by purchasing it at Radio Shack -- 50 per cent off that "great deal" at the Verizon store.
A few days later, I found the same brand new Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone on Amazon Wireless for $49! That deal required that you add a line to a family account, which I was unable to do. But wow, what a long way from the original price at the "official" store.
The moral of this story is that the obvious place to buy a phone is probably going to be the most expensive. Also, I was under the false impression that resellers could not replace the phone on my existing Verizon contract, so I was stuck buying through Verizon. That isn't true, I was happy to learn. The third-party resellers can access your AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile or Verizon account and make any changes necessary.
The Mobile Phone Food Chain
The phone hardware industry has three tiers: manufacturers who set artificially high MSRPs; carriers who give illusory discounts tied to contracts; and resellers who buy hardware and contracts in bulk. The last group is the most numerous, so competition lowers prices most effectively.
Some good places to shop for bargains on the latest smartphones include your local Best Buy, Staples, Radio Shack, Costco, and WalMart stores. Amazon Wireless and Wirefly are two online phone sellers that offer excellent deals. Amazon offers free two-day shipping on phones, and WireFly is currently offering a $50 Google Play credit with the purchase of selected Motorola Android phones.
Popular smartphones such as Samsung's Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2, the HTC Droid DNA, Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, and HTC One X+ are all available at prices much lower than you'll find at the carrier's company storefronts. One exception would be the iPhone 5, and that's because Apple keeps tight control over pricing, even at third-party stores. That'll cost you $200 in the Apple Store, or anywhere else you look. But if you're willing to settle for something other than the latest and greatest, you can find a refurbished iPhone 4S with 16GB Memory for $49.
I'm not trying to say that the carriers' stores are dishonest, they just don't offer the best deals, because they don't really have to. And in fairness, I should mention that the official Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile stores do offer deals on low-priced mobile phones. Sometimes you can find smartphones for $49, $29 or even for free, with a two-year contract. But these are almost never the popular models that everyone wants. They might be last year's model, refurbished units, or just poor sellers they want to move.
If you need a new phone, with or without a new contract, start shopping at the bottom of the food chain. You'll find better prices and more information about your options than carriers will give you willingly.
Of course, by "bottom" I do not mean some guy selling out of his trunk in a parking lot. If some stranger accosts you with an elaborate tale about having to sell iPhones for $100 to avoid trouble with his boss for ordering too many, do not do him the favor that he requests. You're likely to get your shrink-wrapped package home, open it, and find a piece of cardboard with the word "iPhone" taped to it.
Craigslist and eBay are risky places to buy phones, too, especially if they are advertised as "new in box." One of my all-time favorite "Judge Judy" episodes involves an eBay scammer who got her comeuppance as only Her Honor can deliver it.
What's your favorite place to buy a mobile phone? Post your comment or question below...
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My wife and daughter only use text message and voice service, no web browsing or apps. Previously I waited until we could get deep discount phones if we renewed our contract for 2 years. However, now they charge a $19 "activation" fee for the free or discounted phones. Instead, when their phones wore out, we bought $29 "Go" phones on sale at Target, which were perfect. We simply changed the SIM card to activate them at no additional cost, and without a 2 year commitment.
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Consumer Cellular has some nice phones and has Great no contract plans at good prices!
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I bought my last two phones at Walmart.
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I'd always bought my phones direct from Sprint, until a few weeks ago. My husband dropped his phone and the glass cracked, and we'd just come into upgrade eligibility, so I started researching through the Sprint website. I had a few questions about certain phones, and googled a few comparisons (like iPhone vs. Galaxy S3, etc.). I am SO glad I did, but not for the reason you'd think. I did learn a lot about the phones, but in the process discovered there are a BERJILLION other options than paying the price Sprint listed.
I've since replaced all our family phones through the Amazon Wireless site, and saved about $500. Hub's phone was $200 cheaper, and the phones I bought for me and my daughter were each about $150 cheaper than Sprint's prices. That's no small savings!
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Before retirement in 2004, I had an earlier Kyocera Smart Phone, with lots of functionality and access. Then in 2007 and relocating from Tennessee to the NE corner of rural Alabama, it was time to update our two Cell phones and service. Basic connectivity was all we needed. We were mostly concerned about having service and "dead zones" because of our mountain location.
After talking with friends and neighbors about their experiences and service, we bought two Motorola Razr V3m from a local Verizon store. I don't even remember exactly what we paid, but there was a "deal" at that time. We found that our land line was our primary phone access, and our cell phones being used only when making trips to town, or when traveling, or those rare emergenices. We also learned where the dead zones were around us. But pretty quickly, we found our batteries were dropping power more frequently. We had to recharge constantly....to the point of being a nuisance, even after replacing batteries. We had 4 chargers, 2 in cars, and 2 in the house. We often chose to just leave our Cells at home when running to the store. And we regretted this on occasion when we really could have used them! But the real kicker was after a few years, we noticed that we were spending about $100 per month for phones we were NOT using. Our annual total minutes usage for 2 phones last year (2012) was 138 minutes! Verizon was making a profit from us!
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Re the comment in the article that resellers can make changes to your account.
We have had Verizon for a decade and just go to our account at Verizon dot com and change the information ourselves. You just need the new phone serial number and it takes just a couple of minutes. The only caveat, you cannot change to a phone that will do more than your plan allows.
We are both currently using phones purchased at a Yard Sale for a dollar a piece! Just be sure it is going to be compatible. For example, if you have service with Verizon, only Verizon phones will work as they do not use a sim card.
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When the Galaxy S111 came out somebody in the family just had to have it. We shopped everywhere, including Radio Shack and Walmart, before we went to the company store. It was the same price everywhere. However, we determined that with a contract we paid twice as much for the phone overall than without a contract, so we bought it outright and made our savings that way.
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I buy my unlocked cellphones from Amazon. I never had a problem so far. Amazon has free shipping for products over $25.00. I usually get my merchandise in six to eight days.
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I called Radio Shack about the price of samsung galaxy s iii. The $99 price is only with contract with one of the big 3 carriers.
EDITOR'S NOTE: That's correct. Any phone purchased without a carrier contract will cost hundreds of dollars more.
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In Canada I have been with a number of providers. I bought my LG smart phone from Amazon. The best service I have seen and least expensive is Pay as you Go from 7-11. Twenty five cents a minute, text is ten cents each or $15 a month unlimited, and data is $10 a month. 7-11 Canada uses the Rogers network, which is great. Downside is the phone quits in the USA. My wife and I have USA burner phones for that.
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I wish I had read this before I bought my phone from T-Mobile store last year while in Chicago. My old phone broke so I bought a smart phone which was supposed to have a rebate and which never happened but I am stuck with a 2-year contract and the full price of the phone is added into the plan for like 20 months. I have been a T-mobile user for many years but this will be my last contract I am pretty sure. Dealing with these companies has become a nightmare for many. Thank you for your very informative site and newsletter.
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I still love my palm centro. :-). Got it reprogrammed to boost mobile for $20 and I have an unlimited plan, including international land-lines (which I use every week to call family). Phone breaks? $20 replacement on ebay. Can't beat it.
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My wife and I decided to "Upgrade" our Samsung Galaxy phones which we usually do at a Verizon Store. Normally free of charge, we found we would have to pay $199 @ for two with NO data and NO net service. The high dollar "Smart Phones" were free but you had to pay the $30 per month 4G Fee. We were told to go to Target for a better deal on our no frills phones, which we did.
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No problems for this UK PAYG phone user. I think I'm getting my money's worth: I have topped up the PAYG with only about £30 total($40?) in last five years or so!
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What is meant by "locked" and "unlocked" phones?
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Thank you for the info!
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Dear Bob Rankin,
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WOW!!! This topic certainly generated a large response. Good article, Bob.
When, I started using wireless phone service, again ... I went to AT&T/BellSouth. I had their service before and was pleased with it. I am still using this service, one main reason, my phone, Long Distance and wireless service are "combined" into one bill. For me, this is a good solution and works well with my budget.
The last 2 upgrades that I have had, I have gone to Walmart. Walmart's price, beat the online price for the phones, that I purchased. Plus, I didn't have to wait days, because of mailing. I got my phone, while in the store. While, I can setup and activate my own phone, it was a pleasure to have the Walmart personnel do this for me.
In my mind, those that are not as "technical", it really would be best, to have another person do it, for them. Even Walmart has personnel that is knowledgeable about wireless phone sales, setups and activations. Yes, there is caution in everything you purchase ... But, when you do some good research, for your needs, the results can be very beneficial and rewarding.
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I bought a Samsung Rush from Radio Shack to use on Boost network, which is a prepaid monthly plan. They offered a 2yr warranty that covers everything for 17.99.
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Why do you and others never discuss Straighttalk?
EDITOR'S NOTE: It's a vast conspiracy. THEY (you know who THEY are, right?) frown upon it, and WE quake in fear. Actually, that's not the reason. The reason is that Straight Talk is actually owned and operated by Tracfone. And as I mentioned in the article, Tracfone does not offer 4G service.
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therefore we do not lose heart
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed,but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
hard pressed
my husband's sister was in a car crash on saturday. it was very, very bad, and it happened very far away (in japan). multiple skull fractures, severe head trauma, broken ribs and collarbone, ruptured spleen, bleeding in the brain. she arrived at the hospital in a coma, and is now in a medically induced one until next week. at that point, the extent of her injuries will be known. for now, we wait.
she is so young, so full of life. she graduated from high school this year, is adored by our toddler, has a zest for life. we cannot believe this happened.
it is hard for thoughts not to swing wildly back and forth, to the two extreme outcomes of this situation, to the muddle of everything in between. it is hard to be so far away, both from the hospital and from support systems of family and friends.
struck down
it is hard to know how we are supposed to act, living in this limbo of grief and shock. sometimes we talk and pray and cry, and reach out to others. sometimes we sit and drink cold apple cider and watch harry potter, cocooned away from the world. we don't know what to do.
i am writing this as a way of telling you i don't really have any words right now, and i am writing this so you can pray with us. for if there is one thing we can do this week, while we wait in fear and hope, is pray. to the ultimate healer, the one who holds us all in his hands.
if you feel called, this wednesday we are going to be praying and fasting, that this precious girl would be restored to health. consider fasting one meal out of your day and let us be a great cloud of witnesses, of hope in things unseen.
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