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Home Remedies For Dry Skin
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Hi friends. Please suggest home remedies to heal dry skin. My son, almost 12, has very dry skin and lips throughout the year, even in summers. We are constantly applying vaseline and such lotions but that only works for the moment. We have to apply loads of lotion on his arms, legs and everywhere 2-3 times a day. I would like to fix this at home than apply over-the-counter lotions. Also, I have been thinking of going back to using baby products for him, need to know if they froth - chicko, pigeon. Brought johnsons shampoo but it wouldn't froth so kids wont use it as often. thanks
| Jun 19, 2014
Hi Neetu, you may go for pigeon skin care lotions for your child, i found them to be gentle and apt for my child's dry skin and they don't froth as well.
| Apr 15, 2013
great, thanks Gaurima. I did happen to see the pediatrician for something else and they mentioned that for an oil massage, olive or coconut oil is a better option than almond oil.
| Apr 13, 2013
The proportion of the mixture should be 1:1:1 then it's just fine. however during humid days you can reduce the quantity of glycerin to 1/2 or 1/4 depending upon skin condition.
| Apr 13, 2013
oh great, thanks, I was looking for something like this, but isn't glycerine sticky?
| Apr 13, 2013
Dear Neetu... dry skin and its side effects have bothered a lot in the past. But now i make a lotion at home that works wonderfully. Its very simple to make - In a bowl mix equal parts of Lemon juice + Glycerin + Rose water - Transfer the mixture to a small bottle and apply immediately after bathing and wiping the skin with the towel.
| Apr 10, 2013
right, thanks Indu :)
| Apr 09, 2013
Neetu, If u are planning to apply oil all over his body, make sure he cleans it thoroughly. Just like when we massage little kids with oil, oil is supposed to be clean within 2 hours. It may make the skin prone to infections in case oil doesn't go away properly ....
| Apr 09, 2013
hey Indu, thanks for the detailed post. In fact it reminded me that I too used Emoderm when Arjun was little. It did work when used on moist skin. Now I wish there was something which could moisturize his body from within for the longer run. Last night I applied almond oil all over his body, which is not possible every night, with grown up kids..
| Apr 08, 2013
Hey Indu. Thanks for the informative post. Dry skin is a problem with most of us. Hope this helps your son as well Neetu :)
| Apr 08, 2013
My daughter is too having dry skin... in fact its in her genes. She has suffered a lot because of it, as dry skin is too much prone to infections. Many a times, she used to suffer with infections which leave round shaped white marks. I also keep check on her scalp for dandruff, as dry skin is one of the prominent cause for it. Since last 2 years she has got relief from a lotion - Atogla, its a skin lotion by Curatio company. The main reason for using it is ..its 10% aloe vera content and after atogla - a layer of Emoderm -its white paraffin cream which keep skin moisture in tact. She is advised by her pediatrician, she cannot even a single day bath.. whatevr weather it may be ... extreme winter or rainy ... And post bath, without towel she has to put cream, this helps in keeping skin moist for long. In winters I apply cream twice on her skin , in fact in extreme winters, thrice .... I have seen the relief since last 2 yrs. You can also try it - After bath, No towel, Atogla, and then emoderm .... I am sure u will see the effects ..All the best !!!


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Brown's budget assumes reprieve on prison order
Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed 2014-15 budget for California prisons is built around a much-disputed assumption - that a federal court will give the state two more years to reduce prison overcrowding, enough time for the state to build or find more cells for most of its inmates.
The three-judge court in San Francisco ordered the state in 2009 to lower the inmate population to about 110,000, or 37.5 percent above the designed capacity, to ease crowded conditions that have disrupted prison health care. The court has extended its deadline several times, most recently until mid-April, but has not been receptive to Brown's requests for much longer extensions.
In Thursday's budget proposal, however, the governor assumes the court will grant a two-year reprieve, allowing the state to comply with the order by expanding the prison system rather than releasing prisoners. The $9.8 billion Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation proposal includes $228 million to reduce the current prison population, mostly by moving inmates to newly built prisons and to leased cells in jails and private prisons.
"We're hopeful that the court recognizes the many steps that the state has taken, and that they will in fact grant us the extension" in the next few weeks, Corrections Secretary Jeffrey Beard said.
He was referring to Brown's realignment program, which has reduced the prison population by 25,000 since October 2011 by sentencing lower-level felons to county jail instead of state prison.
The budget also includes $500 million for local jail construction, which Beard said would be used mostly to improve county holding and treatment facilities. The state has already provided funding to expand county jails.
California has nearly 120,000 inmates in its 33 prisons and also houses nearly 9,000 in private prisons in other states. If the federal court refuses to extend the deadline, Beard said, the state will have to transfer 4,000 more prisoners out of state, using money that would otherwise go to drug treatment and other rehabilitation programs.
Moving inmates out of California "isn't good for their re-entry (into society) or family contact," but the state has no other reasonable options, Beard said.
That's not true, said a lawyer for inmates whose health care suit in 2001 led to the court order.
"The state has many effective ways of reducing the prison population," such as increasing sentencing credits for good behavior and participation in prison programs, said attorney Donald Specter of the nonprofit Prison Law Office, which has been in court-ordered negotiations with the administration. "Instead, (Brown) apparently intends to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to send inmates to private prisons."
The proposed budget includes a few court-suggested proposals to release sick and elderly prisoners and increase sentencing credits for a limited number of well-behaved inmates, but Brown has rejected other court recommendations and vetoed legislation to reduce drug-possession sentences.
Bob Egelko is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com

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A wide array of foreign policy experts, former U.S. officials and lawmakers agree that President Obama's foreign policy, to the extent that he has one, is in disarray. Policy assumptions have proved false again and again. Iran would not be engaged. The root of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not the settlements. Reliance on aging Middle East despots was a mistake. Quietude on human rights has led to even more atrocious conduct in Cuba, China and elsewhere. Dov Zakheim, writing on Bahrain at the Shadow Government blog of Foreign Policy, explains:
Unfortunately, Washington appears to be willing to offer little more than words, and its words no longer carry much weight. The administration's vacillation over Libya, coupled with the imminent withdrawal of combat troops in Iraq — where Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is becoming ever more authoritarian — has underscored a growing perception of America's declining influence in the region.
The same could be said of many of the Middle East countries where the United States has no clear policy and has exhibited no leadership.
We have almost two years to go in Obama's term, and it is not to late to examine, critique and, we would hope, influence Obama administration policies. To do that, however, exacting oversight is needed. It is not enough to issue news releases and give speeches; the relevant chairmen of Senate and House committees need to summon administration figures and ask hard questions. Why are we offering World Trade Organization status for Russia without conditions? What have we accomplished by returning an ambassador to Damascus? What policy, if any, do we now have toward autocratic regimes that crack down on popular uprisings? Are we conditioning aid and support to "friendly" regimes on human rights progress? The questions are endless.
A case in point concerns our participation in the U.N. Human Rights Council. Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) put on quite a performance at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the nomination of Joseph Torsella to be the representative to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform. The video is worth viewing not only to see Rubio's focus on the fundamental flaw in our decision to participate in the UNHRC (namely, that we've not improved it, only given it legitimacy), but also to watch the Obama appointee's inability to articulate a cogent defense:
And that really is the central issue with so much of the Obama foreign policy, namely whether it is working. There is substantial evidence, from Alan Gross's courtroom in Cuba to Iranian nuclear facilities, that it is not. And in Libya, as the New York Times reports, our dithering has now made a less extreme option to halt the bloodshed (a no-fly zone ) obsolete:
The administration, which remains deeply reluctant to be drawn into an armed conflict in yet another Muslim country, is nevertheless backing a resolution in the Security Council that would give countries a broad range of options for aiding the Libyan rebels, including military steps that go well beyond a no-flight zone.
Administration officials — who have been debating a no-flight zone for weeks — concluded that such a step now would be "too little, too late" for rebels who have been pushed back to Benghazi. That suggests more aggressive measures, which some military analysts have called a no-drive zone, to prevent Colonel Qaddafi from moving tanks and artillery into Benghazi.
And how long will it take to gain consensus on that? Congress can add "excessive reliance on feckless international bodies" to the oversight topic list.


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today, my arms are just hanging from my shoulders like giant linguini and i have a new favourite thing:
DRAGON BOATING. {click for more info}
i know i'm constantly like, "go try new things!" but i'm going to say it again because so few people actually do. when it comes down to it, we're all too tired, or too lazy, or too broke. well not to be morbid or anything, you guys, but on your death bed i guarantee you're going to be like, "i wish i'd gone dragon boating."
what you need to do right now, is find yourself 21 friends and a dragon boat and a pretty big body of water. and don't even look at me like i'm crazy, because my pops-in-law rented three of them last night, and we filled them and we raced them.
barclay and i sat in the very front, and we paddled like nobody's business, and our team won. i got all competitive about it and sometimes i was really good at it, and sometimes i lost count and gave the guy sitting behind me a pretty full-on shower. which i tried not to think about too much because, after all, this was the lake i saw them pull a dead body out of last year.


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I did not get the chance to dine here when in Toronto a month prior because they decided to take a vacation. So, I was very much looking forward to returning to see what kind of fall menu experience I would have. I was again at the chef's counter, dining a little later than usual because it was my flight arrival day. They were already booked up for the next evening, so I had to pick this evening for my visit.
For wine, I had already tried the Niagara Chardonnay, which I liked. So to be different, they offered a wine that was not on the list. It was a Piemonte blend of Chardonnay and Arneis 2008 which went well with the food. It was from the pairings and was matched with the mushroom course.
The first bite looked the same as before. There was a radish drizzled with emulsified brown butter, a gougère filled with Fontina cheese and topped with fermented chili, and caramelized onion and foie gras torchon with coconut and passion fruit meringue.
The next course was firm raw Hokkaido scallops in a sauce made with uni, caviar and crème fraiche. Surprisingly, this came across with a mild flavor.
The next presentation featured Matsutake mushrooms with a foie gras terrine and toro (the fatty part of the tuna). The sauce was made from grilled Matsutake mushroom. This was a creamy and mellow dish.
The next dish featured Japanese A5 wagyu beef tartare with crunchy flatbread (made with a little wagyu fat) and mustard seeds for some nice texture. On the left was a quail egg yolk served on emulsified fat and mayonnaise.
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Taking on the position of Chairperson for the Information Technology Committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter in my local district opened up a challenge for me to see how and where my skill sets fit within the oldest civil rights organization in the nation. For those of you that do not know about the NAACP, it is the organization that led the civil rights movement in the United States. Dr. Martin Luther King, Thurgood Marshall and Rosa Parks are past historical icons that laid the foundation for this generation that has benefited from the social status of historically disenfranchised communities. Landmark cases such as Brown v. Board of Education, Virginia v. Loving and others have changed the face and landscape of the political and socio-economic conditions in the United States.
Now, the question remains; what's next? The digital paradigm called the 'Internet Age' has empowered the individual in ways that were unimagined just two generations ago. Mobile devices and twitter have made it possible to reach remote parts of the world in the matter of seconds. Therefore, this collaboration and interchange of data has challenged both the legal and software engineering professions to find a happy medium.
I think we found it. Cyber Civil Rights (#CyberCivilRights) are the new frontier for civil rights litigation. In this new frontier legal questions regarding personal data, privacy and the use of your private information will be the cornerstone of this movement. For example, who owns your Facebook data? Is this data a cooperative exchange between the individual and the corporation? Yes, technically, the terms and agreement we accept from Facebook makes our data available for Corporations to share across various platforms and devices. This cooperative agreement includes legally sharing your profile and information with law enforcement officials. In the matter of Microsoft v. USA, the company is alleging that government officials are over reaching and abusing this cooperative privilege.
How will an organization like the NAACP address the issue of racial injustices when data is platform independent and appears colorless? Some would argue data is data. In more complex cases one might have to consider the impact a data analytics report on housing data has on determining violations of the Fair Housing Act. Then who are the parties at fault? What jurisdictional boundaries hinder the civil prosecution of such cases? Is the analytics report even admissible in court? These complex questions are easily answered by the litigation team that chooses to embrace data analytics as a viable tool to advance the success of their cases. The NAACP in our district has taken the challenge of using data analytics to understand the complexity of foreclosures and the impact this litigation has on communities. Hence, the Information Technology Committee looks at census.gov data in order to formulate a community demographic profile. Then we correlate this profile with historical financial data from hud.gov and make inferences based on bar charts over a twenty-year period.
This approach gives the attorney an indication as to how foreclosures are impacting a community. In addition, hud.gov data provides detail information about the lending institutions and servicers that are conducting business in these districts. The data often times can tell us whether or not foreclosures fraud has been committed by looking for spikes in the scatter charts that indicate whether elderly constituents are being targeted with reverse mortgage schemes or whether or not new homeowners are inflating their incomes and purchasing more homes then they can afford.
In closing, there is no question about the power of big data as a viable tool in the investigative and legal lifecycle process. These and other questions are at the heart of this new cyber civil rights frontier. In my opinion, the NAACP has secured its position in embracing data analytics applications that will add value to their organization mission. I am just happy to be a part of the team that will shape and mold the next generation of NAACP litigation and contribute to this organization's Civil Rights legacy.


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The Good Earth Farm is an operation of like-minded members of the Episcopalian church. The farm produces enough food to sustain itself and some local food pantries.
Christ often gets accused of being a glutton and a drunk, because he spends so much time eating and communing over a dinner table with people. That's something very important to me, simply spending time with people.
My name is Paul Clever and I have been farming for the past ten years.
My religion and how sustainability ties into that…
For us to really do the work of sustainability requires building up a spiritual ethic that will allow us to live smaller, allow us to constrain our individual desires for the needs of community, the needs of relationship.
We've got about three acres of vegetable production and all of that either goes to support the house or goes to the food pantries in the county.Dan Kauffman:
One of the main things I do is get projects ready for Saturday volunteer days and maintain our production. Last year, I think we donated about 12,000 pounds, and our goal this year is, just off the cuff, to double that.
So last Saturday we had a seed potato planting day and had about a thousand pounds donated from community food initiatives.Woman:
Anybody else need to take a pit stop?Paul Clever:
Beyond the vegetable crops, we also have chickens and pigs and dairy cow and in the evening we usually milk the cow, collect the eggs, check on all the livestock.
During the summer there was a lot of harvesting, planting, and cultivating.Dan Kauffman:
Fall season is a little bit less intense. In spring, everything comes alive again, in winter, things die back, seeds are buried in the ground, animals are inside of their mothers, and then things get born and things bloom, things sprout, things grow.
For me it's a metaphor for my religion; for life in general.
A warm spring rain reminds you that winter is okay.Paul Clever:
It's not purely about a farm, it's about creating community, creating relationship.
It forces you to constantly acknowledge the scared.
Each Tuesday night we have a mass at the farm, or a communion service and then afterwards we have a really nice meal showcasing things from the farm.
Sort of organic communion with folks.
God is everything, God is in the soil, in the animals, and in the land. In people, in all other people.
How we use things is in the most utmost significance
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Almost 10kg of cocaine worth an estimated £380,000 has been discovered during a raid on a flat.
Police said the drugs were found at a property in Landemer Drive, Rutherglen, on Monday morning.
Two men have been arrested and charged following the search in the South Lanarkshire town.
Police Scotland said they have recovered 9.5kg of what they believe to be cocaine in the property.
A 51-year-old man and a 31-year-old man are expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday February 12 2019.
A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.


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Went for lunch and shopping during June school holiday with my children. When without DH along we will opt for western meal as he is a more traditional man who only goes for Chinese meal. Decided to eat at The Bistro in Borders as it was years since we last dined there. The bookstore was crowded as usual and was lucky able to secure a place without booking.
Our favorite - cream of mushroom soup. Chock full of mushroom and awesome with a dash of pepper


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Commonwealth Computer Recycling urges businesses owners and executives to ask themselves five key questions related to their computer recycling efforts
Greensburg, PA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/29/2014 --Commonwealth Computer Recycling, a company that provides dependable electronics collection and recycling to businesses and organizations across the greater Pittsburgh area, has released a new white paper titled "Is Your Company's Data Disposal and Electronics Recycling Program Putting You and Your Customers at Risk?"
The white paper, available now for free on the company's website, addresses a number of key concerns for businesses and organizations related to proper electronics recycling and data destruction. In particular, it encourages business owners and executives to ensure that their recycling providers are appropriately certified, maintain secure facilities and use the right methods for disposing of items.
"Too often, companies fail to properly dispose of their old and outdated computers and electronics, even when they work with supposedly reputable recycling services," said Serdar Bankaci, president and founder of Commonwealth Computer Recycling. "The fact remains that many recycling providers out there don't even know the places where sensitive data may exist, and so businesses must be extra diligent about making sure they work with a company that leverages the correct techniques to remain protected at all times."
As part of the guidance offered by Commonwealth Computer Recycling, the white paper outlines five key questions businesses executives should ask themselves about their current electronics recycling efforts. This involves making sure their current providers are legitimate, knowing the best methods available for data destruction, understanding the wide range of items that may contain data and being aware of what back-end staff are doing with old and unused computers. Businesses should also check that their computer recycling provider is properly insured.
"Now more than ever, it's absolutely critical for organizations to have the best possible protection when it comes to their data and sensitive information," said Bankaci. "Our goal with this white paper is to give businesses the insights they need to make sound decisions regarding their computer recycling and data destruction now and in the future."
About Commonwealth Computer Recycling
Commonwealth Computer Recycling, based in Greensburg, offers recycling and disposal of a wide range of electronic devices, including laptops, monitors, cell phones, copiers, printers and other items. The company also provides secure data destruction services for hard drives and electronic storage devices to businesses across western Pennsylvania.
"Is Your Company's Data Disposal and Electronics Recycling Program Putting You and Your Customers at Risk?" is now available for download for no cost at http://www.ccrcyber.com/white-paper-companys-data-disposal-electronics-recycling-program-putting-customers-risk/.


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Mike Haliechuk says: Lonely Wholesome is one of Jonah's "secret" bands. He likes to play instruments and sing, so he has a band where he does mostly both. ( FU Mixtape 5 Liner Notes):
Check out Jonah's soundcloud for some nice tunes. Discographied below are the following physical releases:
- ''Vanity'' - Lathe Cut 7"
- ''Who Killed Anna'' - Lathe Cut 12"
- ''Vanity'' 7"
"Vanity" (Lathe Cut 7")
|Sleeve - Front
|Sleeve - Back:
Fold-out sleeve with half-panel on back showing numbered envelope containing disk.
|Lathe Cut Disk:
Blue flexi plastic with two holes, comes in numbered envelope instead of dust sleeve.
Tracks: Vanity (Single-sided disk)
Released: 2010
Label: Scotch Tapes (Scotch Tapes & Young Guv Presents Lathe Cut Series Volume 4)
Matrix A: (No matrix)
Pressing Info: 50 copies
The lathe was part of a 'Scotch Tapes & Young Guv Presents'' series featuring various local artists. There were five different lathe-cuts in the series.
"Who Killed Anna?" (Lathe Cut 12")
Tracks: Who Killed Anna? B/W Hey Russia
Released: 2010
Label: Scotch Tapes
Matrix A: (No matrix)
Pressing Info: 30 or 50 copies
|Sleeve - Front:
Fold-out black card, with pasted artwork
|Sleeve - Back
"Rubbed out"
|Lathe-Cut Disk
1. Single-sided disk with two tracks. The record sold out very quickly, but disaster struck at the label and most, if not all of the records were not sent out. Apparently some surfaced later, in Toronto second-hand shops...
From Jonah's Instagram: Unexpectedly united with a copy of the Lonely Wholesome "Who Killed Anna?" 12" acetate from 2009. This came out in what was supposed to be an addition of 1-200, of which maybe 30 were actually produced before the label guy disappeared. I have never seen, heard, or held one until today. PS it rips.
3. Anna Politovskaya...
"Vanity" (Vinyl 7")
|Sleeve - Front:
White dust sleeve, hand stamped
|Sleeve - Back:
Hand stamped and numbered out of 400
|Vinyl - 'A' Side:
Includes removable yellow 45 adapter
|Vinyl - 'B' Side
|Insert - Front & Back
Tracks: Vanity BW Lethargy
Released: 2014
Label: Wild Animals
Matrix A: LonelyWild 6 - A WWM / CJ III
Matrix B: LonelyWild 6 - A WWM / CJ III
Pressing Info:
8 Test Pressings with blank labels - labels have scribbles by Jonah
5 Test Pressings with printed labels
Press of 400* comprising:
284 on black vinyl
41 on pink / purple marbled
26 on blue marbled
25 on white
24 on green marbled
Of the above coloured versions, 25 copies have 'signed' sleeves.
*Pressing Note From Dan @ Wild Animals:
also, i got an extra 15 black copies with the big hole....i've stamped the labels and they have the yellow 'spiders' but i literally only had a few over 400 sleeves so once i'd fucked up a bit of printing, i decided to just number them up to a clean 400 rather that 408 or 415 or anything like that....although, 408 does look like a nice number now i've typed it.
Inserts: Regular insert as pictured above
Variants: Black vinyl plus four colour variants, some of which have signed sleeves - see below.
|'Pink /purrple marbled'
|'Blue marbled'
|'Green marbled'
|'Signed' sleeve version
From Wild Animals Blog:
So, Fucked Up were over in Australia in Feb and i finally got to meet Jonah when they played at the Ding Dong Lounge. I got him to sign some records in the hope that some of you kind folks will buy it!
I've got 25 signed copies of the 7" on cloured vinyl, thats pink/purple marbled, blue marbled, green marbled & white.
Now, i say 'signed'...Jonah sat down with a sharpie and wrote/draw some odd things on the back of the sleeves! A maple leaf, some London postcodes, reviews of the band that was playing at the time...all sorts.
Dan Williams of Wild Animals Records was living in England when he sent a message to Jonah Falco expressing an interest in releasing some Lonely Wholesome material. Jonah missed the message. Two years drifted by. Dan moved to Australia. Human-beings everywhere got older or died. Then one day Jonah found the message, contacted Dan and everyone lived happily ever after.
You can read the full epic story on Vice-Noisey and you can read an interview with Dan on the Psychedelic Baby.
Dan had a few copies of the limited colours left when I contacted him yesterday, hit him up before someone else gets there first.
Commodity Fetishism:
|White Label Test Pressing:
8 copies with white labels + JF scribbles
|Printed Label Test Pressing:
5 copies
(Image pinched from Jonah's Instagram)


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Inexpensive. Good selection of national networks. Flexible channel options. Reliable streams. Movie rentals available.
Offers few local channels. Cloud DVR costs extra. Confusing Extra packages. Interfaces and apps lag behind competitors.
Bottom Line
Sling TV is a reliable and cost-effective streaming video service for replacing cable, but it falters in the local programming department and is not as intuitive as competitors.
A video streaming service can easily replace your cable subscription—and usually for less money. Sling TV lets you tune into dozens of live television channels for a low monthly fee and offers extensive programming options. It also lets you rent movies and was reliable in testing. However, you must pay extra for DVR capabilities and the service does not offer much local programming. Finally, Sling TV's interfaces on both the web and its mobile apps are less intuitive than those of top competitors.
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Channels and Add-Ons
Sling TV offers three tiers: Orange, Blue, and Orange & Blue. Sling Orange costs $25 per month and includes 32 channels, including AMC, CNN, BBC America, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, Disney, ESPN, Food Network, HGTV, IFC, and TBS. Sling Blue also costs $25 a month, but it offers 44 total channels. While the Blue plan removes ESPN and Disney, it adds Discovery, NBC Sports, NFL Network, Nick Jr, and SYFY. Sling Orange & Blue combines both lineups into a single $40-per-month, 50-channel package.
You can expand these packages by adding one of Sling TV's many Extra bundles, which start at $5 per month each. The Kids Extra add-on bundles family and children's networks like Disney XD, Nicktoons, and Boomerang. The Comedy Extra package includes MTV, TruTV, Logo, and CMT. Sports fans will want to add the Sports Extra add-on to get ESPN U, NBA TV, NHL Network, and PAC 12 Network. Note that Sling TV offers a 4-Extras deal, which includes Kids Extra, Lifestyle Extra, Comedy Extra and News Extra for $10 per month, half of the typical cost.
Keep in mind that the packages and pricing are different depending on whether you subscribe to Sling Orange, Blue, or both, which can be confusing. You can also add premium networks such as Cinemax, Epix, HBO, Showtime, and Starz, though these add-ons generally cost more than the $5 Extra packages.
Sling TV lacks robust local programming and only supports NBC affiliates in major markets. Local CBS and Fox (Sling TV recently lost all its Fox channels) networks are not available without the use of an antenna, which partially defeats the purpose of subscribing to an all-digital streaming service in the first place. Note that Sling TV will send you an HD antenna or a Roku Express if you prepay for two months. If you pay for three months up front, you get the antenna as well as an AirTV Player Bundle. Although Sling TV may lack local content for US subscribers, it is one of the best suited for international TV, with channel packages aimed at Asian, European, Latin, and Middle Eastern audiences.
One of Sling TV's most unique offerings is the ability to rent movies in either HD or SD resolutions, with varied pricing for each movie. Relatively new releases such as Captain Marvel can be rented for $4.99 for standard-definition versions and $5.99 for high-definition versions. Older and less popular movies typically cost less. Rentals are valid for 24 to 48 hours after you start playing them, but you have up to 30 days to start watching them. Amazon Prime Video also offers movie rentals.
Sling TV for Sports
A good sports streaming service lets you watch all the games you would have with cable without missing a beat. Unfortunately, neither Sling TV's Orange nor Blue packages are ideal for sports fans, as they split some important channels between each other. As mentioned, for example, the Blue package loses all of the Orange's ESPN programming. On the flip side, the Orange package lacks the Blue's NBC Sports and NFL Network channels. Thus, sports fans are best served with the Orange & Blue combination plan. However, to get the MLB Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, and the Golf Channel, you need to add the Sports Extra Package for an additional $10 per month for Sling Orange + Blue subscribers.
Another problem for Sling TV is its lack of local network coverage for sports broadcasts. Although you can get affiliate NBC channels, CBS and Fox channels are not available with the service unless you use an antenna. Football fans should look for an alternative in our roundup of the best NFL streaming services, since this means that, without an antenna, you will not be able to watch Sunday afternoon games or the Thursday Night Football matchups that air first on Fox and simulcast on NFL Network. There are alternative ways to watch these NFL broadcasts though, such as the NFL and Yahoo Sports apps.
FuboTV, which starts at $54.95 per month, offers the vast majority of the sports channels of Sling TV's combined plan (although it notably does not include ESPN) and includes excellent features for rewinding games from the start and watching games from a few days prior. Hulu TV beats Sling TV for sports coverage on both price (once you factor in the extra cost of the Sports Package and DVR) and availability of local channels. YouTube TV is a similar story.
Platforms and Features
Sling is available on a wide range of platforms including streaming devices, such as Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast; Android and iOS devices; via the Windows Store and Chrome; and on the Xbox One. Notably missing from this list is the PlayStation 4, where Sony's own PlayStation Vue reigns supreme. Hulu matches Sling TV's platform support and even offers an app for the Nintendo Switch.
Sling Orange can only stream to one device at a time, but Sling Blue can stream to up to three. If you have Sling Orange & Blue, you can stream to up to four devices at once, which is slightly better than average. Hulu and YouTube TV, for example, respectively limit you to two and three simultaneous streams.
Currently, 4K content isn't available on the service. While it's relatively rare for a cable-replacement-type video streaming service to support this resolution, some do offer it for some select programming. FuboTV, for instance, aired the 2019 Women's FIFA World Cup in 4K.
Web Interface
Sling TV's web interface looks fine overall, with a dark color scheme and modular design. However, individual elements take up a lot of horizontal and vertical space, which makes it more of a pain to scroll around and discover content. Many modules are a bit text-heavy, as well, which is a marked departure from the more visually compelling and informative home interfaces of rivals Hulu and YouTube TV.
Options across the top menu bar are for: My TV, On Now, Guide, Sports, and Rentals. The My TV section arranges your favorite channels in a horizontal row, followed by your DVR recordings, previously watched shows, and individual favorite movies and shows. In the upper right-hand corner of the screen, there's a search bar that works reasonably well and your account profile icon. YouTube TV's search is much quicker and more advanced; it lets you combine search terms, such as a genre and a year. In your account area, you can manage your subscription, choose a streaming quality, set up parental control limits, and manage your DVR recordings.
You can discover content in the On Now and Guide sections, which respectively show you content that is currently streaming live and let you browse either by channel or using a traditional grid-like channel guide. The channel guide has helpful filters for specific categories, such as Premium Channels, Entertainment, Sports, Kids, and News. You can also use the guide to view listings and schedule DVR recordings up to six days in advance.
Once you settle on what you want to watch, you can click on the entry to get more details or on the thumbnail to launch directly into the stream. The playback screen is pretty typical, with an information bar on the top and a set of playback controls and time slider on the bottom. Note that the sliders and buttons for adjusting time are only available for some content, such as your DVR content. Clicking on the arrow at the top of the playback bar brings up a navigation menu that shows a guide to upcoming programming.
I tested Sling TV over a fast Ethernet connection (200Mbps download) and had no streaming issues. I was able to watch live 2019 NBA Final games and news shows without any trouble. Sling TV only recommends a streaming speed of three of five megabits per second, depending on your device. For households with multiple internet users, your internet speeds should be at or above 25Mbps.
DVR and Accessibility
Sling is the only major cable replacement video streaming service we reviewed that requires you to pay extra per month for DVR capabilities. For an additional $5 per month, you can record up to 50 hours of live TV to watch for as long as your subscription is active. I appreciate the flexibility of this option, in the case that a subscriber does not want to use it, as well as the fact that that Sling TV is still competitive in terms of pricing when adding this fee on to the Orange or Blue packages. However, this capability should be included for subscribers of the Orange & Blue combined packages.
For comparison, YouTube TV keeps titles for nine months, but has no storage limits. PlayStation Vue allows subscribers to save an unlimited number of episodes from up to 500 shows for up to 28 days. FuboTV keeps 30 hours' worth of content indefinitely, while DirecTV Now only allows you to save 20 hours of content for up to 30 days.
On the accessibility front, Sling TV's closed captioning features are par for the course. Users can make adjustments to the appearance of the text, edges, background, and window, but only on some platforms (web excluded). However, I don't like the positioning of the closed captioning for some on-demand shows; the captions appear close to the speaker on screen, rather than in a consistent spot and oftentimes over several lines. It's very distracting. During live broadcasts, the captions were also several seconds behind the action.
Some on-demand services offer enhanced capabilities. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, for example, host content with Audio Descriptions, or narrations of on-screen events that might not be discernible from the scene's dialog alone.
Sling TV does allow you to set parental controls restrictions based on content rating and for purchases, which I appreciate. However, since Sling TV does not support profiles, this functionality is limited. An all or nothing approach means that you'll need to constantly be aware of those settings, since not every member of your household would presumably be allowed to watch the same content. In addition to the benefits it can bring to a parental control system, profiles also help keep recommendations relevant to individual users based on their watch histories.
Mobile Apps
As mentioned, Sling is available on Android and iOS devices. I downloaded the mobile app on a Google Pixel 3 running Android 9 and did not have any issues signing in with my account. The mobile app looks fine, though, again, it's not as elegant or snappy as the offerings from Hulu or YouTube TV. For instance, when scrolling down the main page's list of content, it took several seconds for thumbnails to populate. Scrolling through the channel guide felt less fluid than on other apps, as well as did searching for content.
The main app page, called My TV, shows horizontally scrolling lists of content categories, such as Hit Movies, Popular Shows, and Kids' Favorites. Sling also highlighted some relevant events, including the NBA Finals and FIFA Women's World Cup matches, during the time of my review. The rest of this main interface is clean, but we would prefer to see a persistent search bar and link to account settings, rather than only via the hidden left-hand menu. You do get a My Channels section for adding a quick-access area to your favorite content.
Additional menu options in the side menu include On Now, Channel, Guide, Sports, Rentals, Search, and Settings. Oddly, your DVR Recordings are only available from the main My TV screen; there's no option for it in the side menu. The search section allows you to search by show, movies, and channels, but results took a bit to appear. From the settings area, you can view your add-ons, set up parental controls, view remaining DVR storage, and edit closed caption settings.
The On Now section gives similar watch recommendations as the My TV section, but with a focus on live content only. Categories include Sports, News, Kids, Lifestyle, and Drama. The Channel area lets you view content specifically from your add-on channels and those in your plan, while the channel guide allows you to filter by genre and airdate. The last notable section is for movie rentals, which you can sort by Rotten Tomatoes' Freshness tiers and parental ratings.
The now playing screen is a little bit cluttered, especially if you expand the guide from the bottom of the screen. It is just a scaled-down version of the web interface's now playing screen. Performance on mobile was good. A stream of a Women's FIFA World Cup matchup launched quickly and looked crisp in playback.
Sling TV and VPN
A virtual private network (VPN) is an excellent way to protect your privacy online. However, many video streaming services, such as Sling TV, may block VPN users due to content licensing restrictions or other geographic-based policies. Since Sling TV is only available for users in the US and Puerto Rico, this rule applies to people in other countries using a VPN to access its region-locked content. However, when I connected to a US-based Mullvad VPN server, I had no trouble launching and watching a live stream or on-demand content from a mobile device and a web browser.
You will likely have a tough time finding a VPN that works with every one of your video streaming services, since these services actively look to close the loopholes that VPNs may exploit. Some VPN services maintain dedicated servers for various streaming services, but this shouldn't be your main concern when choosing a VPN. Instead, you should look for the VPN that will best protect your privacy.
Is Sling TV for You?
Sling TV still offers one of the most flexible and cheapest live TV services, but it's starting to lose pace against top competitors. On one hand, we like its range of national networks, streaming performance, and rental content. However, a lack of robust local programming channels such as CBS and Fox, the need to pay extra for DVR capabilities, and confusing add-on options give us pause.
Our Editors' Choice winners for the video streaming category are YouTube TV, Hulu, and Netflix. YouTube TV excels for its top-notch interfaces and channel offerings. Hulu is a great value, considering its on-demand component. Netflix is still the leader in terms of producing on-demand original content.


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Down to earth (and impossibly pretty) young graduate takes demeaning job for megabitch of a boss in fashionista Manhattan. Hmm⦠sound familiar?
This Devil Wears Prada knock-off screams 'fake' at every turn. 'I was the Chanel bag of nannies,' muses Annie (Scarlett Johansson) as she juggles the incessant demands of Mrs X (Laura Linney â having a ball), a shallow socialite unable to handle her only child or her philandering husband (Paul Giamatti).
The top-of-the-range cast also includes Alicia Keys as the obligatory 'ethnically diverse, wise friend' (again, soooo DWP) and there's catty wit galore but quite who this chick flick is designed for is puzzling.
If it's for yummy mummies, why the snippy single gal's perspective? However, it's surprisingly touching â if hardly supercalifragilistic.


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Matt 23:23, "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."
We should take this sharp rebuke by Jesus to the legalist of His day seriously today. Although we are saved by grace alone, there are many things we ought to do, not as a matter of credit toward salvation, but as gratitude for our salvation. Surely judgment, mercy, and faithfulness are high on such a list. Other "ought" of the born-again Christian life would include the following incomplete list. "Ought to" appears some ninety-nine times in the entire Bible. We have listed just a few to cause us to think about "SEVEN THINGS WE OUGHT TO DO IN THE NEW YEAR".
WE OUGHT TO ALWAYS PRAY: "Men ought always to pray, and not to faint."
Luke 18:1-14. Also see notes in Daniel chapter six.
WE OUGHT TO OBEY GOD IN ALL THINGS: Acts 5:29-32. "We ought to obey God rather than men."
1 Samuel 15:22, "And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams."
Acts 20:35, "I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."
1 Corinthians 9:9, "For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?"


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Vargas, Twins power past Padres 3-1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The book on Target Field so far has been dimensions that favor the pitchers.
Perhaps the sample size is too small. Kennys Vargas has only played one game there, after all.
Vargas hit a three-run homer in his first home game for Minnesota, powering the Twins past Jesse Hahn and the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Tuesday night.
"I think I'm going to be good here," Vargas said.
The 6-foot-5, 275-pound first baseman told manager Ron Gardenhire before the game he believes the ball carries well here, and it sure did when Hahn threw Vargas a 1-1 curveball with two outs in the sixth inning. That was the first home run allowed by Hahn in 55 2-3 innings, since he made his debut for the Padres on June 3.
"Just a bad pitch. I wish I had it back," said Hahn (7-3) who went 5 2-3 innings with four walks, an outlier in an otherwise-stellar stretch since joining the rotation two months ago.
The crowd of 34,495 roared for Vargas, who looks and swings like former Twins slugger David Oritz. He was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Thursday.
"I appreciate that. I play for the fans," the perpetually smiling Puerto Rican said.
Vargas was so excited to swing, he took his bat to the outfield, instead of his glove, for shagging duty during early batting practice in the afternoon. Gardenhire was too amused by the rookie's enthusiasm he could hardly scold him.
"But that does tell you about what he likes to do," Gardenhire said.
Phil Hughes had a season-high nine strikeouts in six innings to snap a three-start losing streak, and Glen Perkins earned his 28th save. The Padres, who came off a three-game sweep of Atlanta and had a National League-leading 78 runs entering the night since the All-Star break, left 11 men on base.
Yonder Alonso, who has spent much of the summer on the disabled list, hit his first homer since June 7 but his drive to the upper deck in right field in the fifth inning was all the Padres put together against Hughes (11-8).
"It happens. We've just got to keep getting those guys on base," Alonso said.
Hughes was removed after six innings and 99 pitches because of a cracked nail on his right index finger, a common side effect of his sharp curveball.
"Take it easy on the bullpen days and use some super glue or whatever I have to do," Hughes said. "Usually it's painful at the time, but it tends to grow out enough where it's fine by my next start."
Jordan Schafer singled in his debut for the Twins on the first American League pitch he faced and stole second base before being thrown out when he overeagerly broke for third on Danny Santana's grounder to shortstop.
Schafer, claimed off waivers from Atlanta, was in left field but will see plenty of time in center, so the Twins can use Santana again at his natural shortstop position. The Twins have used six center fielders this season, with former first-round draft pick Aaron Hicks, who was moved back up to Triple-A on Tuesday, unable to hold the job.
Padres right-hander Andrew Cashner, on the disabled list with soreness in his right shoulder, will start a rehab assignment on Friday with Class A Lake Elsinore. Cashner has been limited by injuries to 12 starts this year.
The Twins had their two highest-paid players, Joe Mauer and Ricky Nolasco who will make a combined $35 million this season, at Class A Cedar Rapids on Tuesday for rehab work. Mauer, out for more than a month with a strained muscle in his right side, went 1 for 3 as the designated hitter. Nolasco, coming back from a sore right elbow, threw 3 2-3 scoreless innings and will start again on Sunday. Mauer will likely rejoin the Twins at Houston next week.
The Padres will give Odrisamer Despaigne (2-3, 2.68 ERA) his eighth career start in the finale of this two-game, 20-or-so-hour series. They are off on Thursday for the second time in four days, and Ian Kennedy will pitch the opener in Pittsburgh on Friday, followed by Eric Stults and Tyson Ross.
The Twins will send Kevin Correia, who beat the Padres in San Diego in May, to the mound against his former team. They have yet to announce their starter for Saturday in Oakland, but recent acquisition Tommy Milone, who started on Tuesday for Triple-A Rochester, is a strong candidate for the spot.


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We did it! We managed a successful first hair cut: take two!
I recently blogged about how I was dreading getting Miss Belle's hair cut after a horrendous experience when I took her for what I thought would be her first hair cut. We both left in tears, with no hair cut, and a nice bruise on her cheek very close to her eye. But my scruff pot has been in desperate need of a trim. So I booked a cut at my new hairdressers and after lots of helpful advice from some of you lovely readers, I went into the First Hair Cut: Take Two, much more prepared.
Today as the clock ticked closer to her appointment, I became increasingly anxious. I booked the appointment for 4pm, knowing that Miss Belle normally naps after lunch. We'd been to playgroup this morning and had a brief 15 minutes at the park so she could use up even more energy, in the hope that she'd go down for a good nap after lunch. So of course, she chose today to refuse to nap at her usual time. The nap time battle commenced at 1.30pm. In the end I had to rock her to sleep and she finally went down at 3pm. I had to wake her from a really deep sleep at 3.40pm and only just got to the hairdressers in time, walking in apprehensive with a bleary eyed, slightly cross toddler.
But, this time she didn't take an instant dislike to the hairdresser. Always a bonus. And, I had my First Hair Cut: Take Two survival kit – nursery rhymes on the iPad and a packet of Organix crispy things (and a weaning friendly banana choco muffin for extra back up in my coat pocket – sorry that's not photographed because it's since been eaten).
And that was all I needed. I sat there with her on my lap. I put the gown on her this time. And she was fine. She was more interested in the crisps than anything else. It was really quick; she's barely had anything taken off but her fringe is neater and the experience will do her good. I gave her the cake thing as we walked out the door, internally giving a sigh of relief.
So thanks everyone for your comments last time. I feel so much better now.
The secret to a successful first hair cut is clearly bribery, in whatever way works for you. Oh, and a nice hairdresser that your child doesn't detest.


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BC: "Don't cry because it's over, Smile because it happened." - Dr Seuss
FC: Me, Myself, and I | Abby G.
1: Dedicated to: Sophie, the Goodwins, Greta, the Killeens, my relatives
3: Table of Contents pg. 1 - Dedication pg. 2 - Table of Contents pg. 4 - Foreshadowing pg. 6 - Setting pg. 8 - Flat Character pg. 10 - Round Character pg. 12 - Internal Conflict pg. 14 - Climax pg. 16 - Mood
4: For the first six months of my life, I was a total wreck, crying nonstop. The only that would calm me down was my father. Everyday when he arrived home from work, I would reach out to him, and he would take me into his arms and carry me to the living room. Immediately, my sobs quieted. He pressed play and the music began. We danced together for a while, to a mix of slow and fast songs. All the while, I stared up at him, delighted. When we finished, I was happy, but didn't want to stop. This routine continued long after I was through my colicky phase. For four years, my dad and I danced together, with a special set of songs just for us. This extremely close relationship with my father when I was young foreshadowed our relationship today. My dad and I still love to spend time together, although dancing isn't really our thing anymore. Trips to the corn maze every summer, inside jokes that no one else can understand, and endless conversations about just about everything has followed in the next thirteen years. My relationship with my dad has been crucial to the person I am today, and I am so glad I have gotten to share these past fourteen years with him. | Foreshadowing
5: "Any man can be a Father but it takes someone special to be a dad." - Anne Geddes | "A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart."
6: Setting | My house has been a constant setting in my past fourteen years. I have lived in my house for my whole life. My house is a place of comfort for me, filled with love and warmth. It is my favorite place to read, relax, and spend time with my family. We play countless games together, share endless family dinners, and watch movies with each other. When it snows, since my house is on top of a hill, we sled down the hill into our neighbors yard, hiking back up the treacherous slope just to go flying back down again. Since is the only house I have ever lived in, t has been one of the main settings in my life. Other one of my main settings is school. I have spent most of my waking hours at one school or another, almost as much time I spend at home. So, as you can imagine, school is one of the most frequent settings in my life.
7: "There's no place like home." -Wizard of Oz
8: Flat Character Grandma Judy, though not related to me by blood, was a constant influence in my life. She was a source of comfort and guidance. Judy was a person who always knew how to do the right thing, no matter how difficult it may be. Even when cancer took over her body, she was still able to remain positive. She had faith that everything would work out like it should.. That was a trait of hers that I deeply admired. I could always count on her to be there for me. Her compassion for all living creatures has inspired my to help others anyway I can. My memories of the adventures we shared will remain with me forever. In my heart, I know my life will never be the same without her by my side.
9: "If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve." -Lao Tzu
10: Round Character | My brother, Matt , has been in my life for nine years. In that time, I have gotten to watch him grow and change as a person. As a baby, he was sweet and charming. I remember when he began to talk, and his first day of kindergarten. If I think back hard enough, I can recall his second birthday, at his party, when he smeared his cake all over his face! Now, as a fourth grader, he is a intelligent kid, who can always make me laugh. We always have so much fun together. Whether we are playing a complicated game of our own invention, or simply talking, we enjoy each other's company. When we were still little, we would "camp out" in one of our rooms., sleeping on the floor, or on separate bunks. Other times, we would hold secret meetings for our exclusive club, of which we were the only members. No matter what we do when we are together, it is sure to be a blast!
11: Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. -Vietnamese Proverb
12: Internal Conflict | I have a long, ongoing conflict with myself. You may not have noticed, but I am an extreme perfectionist. My mind pushes me to the limits. It makes no difference whether I am doing my homework, taking a test, or skiing down the most difficult slope. No matter what, I have to give it my all, and won't stop until I have done everything required of me, and more. When it comes to school work, I have to be flawless - 93% is not good enough for me. For example, last marking period, I gained every extra credit point possible in the hopes of reaching that elusive 100% GPA. Much to my dismay, I was off by several tenths of a point. You can bet, though, that I will be aiming for perfection again. Frankly, sometimes I wish I would cut myself some slack!
13: "When you aim for perfection, you discover it's a moving target." -George Fisher | "Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." -Salvador Dali
14: "There is magic in long distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound." -Diana Cortes
15: Climax I have only lived fourteen short years, but the climax of my life so far is my trip to Colorado in summer 2011. Flying out there was even interesting, as it was my first solo flight. I met my friend Sophie and her family at the airport. They live just outside of Denver. Sadly, that means they are Broncos fans. On the first night of my stay, we saw a movie. We spent one day making our own movie. Also, we went swimming, and just had fun being together. After a few day, we headed to Breckenridge. Our time there was spent hiking in the mountains. The scenery was beautiful! That vacation, spent laughing with my friend and getting to know her family, is one that I will never forget.
16: Mood | The mood of my life so far has been upbeat and positive. Despite the occasional bump in the road, I have been fortunate. One of the aspects of my life that really influences my mood is my family. We are extremely close, and enjoy spending time together. Since I am with them most of my waking hours, they shape who I am and how I view life. They are the ones that support me, and my interactions with them are crucial to the mood of my life so far. In addition, I have been given and the ability to be active. Everyday, I am thankful that I can run, dance, and ski, when others do not have the opportunity. Also, I am so grateful that I have been given the intelligence to excel academically. I am blessed to live the life I do, and I hope the mood of my life remains so bright and happy.
17: "If you want to be happy, be." -Leo Tolstoy | "Happiness is never stopping to think if you are." -Palmer Sondreal | "The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer someone else up." -Mark Twain


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Retrofit existing NF, NQ, Powerlink™, or other manufacturer's lighting/plug panel
The Measurement and Verification Lighting Panelboard Retrofit (MVP-R) system is designed specifically with facility and energy managers in mind by allowing them to convert existing panelboards into branch-metered panels.
FeaturesThe MVP-R system can be easily integrated into any standard Schneider Electric or third-party panelboard.
By using the MODBUS™ RTU communication protocol, the MVP-R system conveniently operates with most existing building management or energy management software and analytics tools. The system provides granular, measured, and real-time energy data from lighting and plug loads down to the circuit level.
- Retrofit any existing NF, NQ, Powerlink™, or other manufacturer's lighting/plug panel
- Revenue-grade current transformers (CTs)
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- Utilizes Schneider Electric's BCPM model A, Power (kW) & Energy (kWh) on branch circuits and mains (with optional mains CTs
- Retrofit most eligible existing panelboards regardless of circuit configuration
- Quickly install MVP-R into new or existing panels
- Combine data from MVP-R retrofitted panelboards with new MVP panelboards for a consistent view of all of your electrical lighting and plug loads
- MVP-R does not require purchase of new MVP panelboards
- Improve energy efficiency and reduce costs
- Verify energy savings by circuit, zone, space, or complete lighting system
- Gain detailed access to energy data
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The Family Law and Victim Rights Unit at Pine Tree Legal Assistance provides statewide coverage for the civil legal needs of victim/survivors of sexual assault. In many areas of the state, the Family Law and Victim Rights Unit also provides civil legal services to victim/survivors of domestic violence.
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Bryan says she does this because I scare her with my kisses, hugs and attempts to dress her in clothing or play with me, like a normal dog. Blasphemy. He says that she doesn't understand what I'm doing when I kiss her, hug her, throw toys for her to fetch, or call her Pookie (or a variation of other pet names that are not 'Addy'). I call bullshit.
Have you ever read The Art of Racing in the Rain? It's totally changed my perspective on dogs.
I do not care what you say: My dog is a person. She cuddles and watches TV. She will sleep until 11am if we do. She can't stand to be alone in a room. She loves Sour Patch Kids, watermelon, cheese, and Bryan and I are convinced that if allowed, she could eat an entire pizza. She sleeps with her head on the pillow and with her body under the covers. She huffs and puffs when we kick her off the bed, and she sighs when we argue in front of her.
Things she does not do but that all "normal" dogs do, which further supports to my theory that she is a person stuck in a dog's body: She does not fetch. She does not devour her food in seconds at dinnertime. She doesn't chew on shoes or destroy anything in the couch. She won't eat my dinner if I leave it on the table unsupervised. She doesn't need to be let out at specific times of the day. She doesn't really love to go on walks. She hates dog parks, and other dogs in general. If let out without a leash, she will not run away. My girlfriend who dog sat for us once put it best when she said that watching Addy was more like "cat sitting."
Anyway, on this "Way Back {Whensday}" with Rachel, I'm not TOTALLY doing what I think this linkup is intended for, but, whatevs. It's my blog and I do what I want! I'm doing a throwback to my sweet Addy, showcasing her cuteness as a puppy.
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A little background on Addy, for those who have never met our little bundle of joy: We rescued her in October 2006. She was originally named 'Chelsea' and was just the sweetest puppy you'd ever met. We met a series of dogs who upon seeing us tried to run us over, peed with excitement, or literally bounced off the walls. Not Addy. She calmly walked over, hopped into my lap and immediately started nuzzling me. I was a goner.
We took Addy home that night, even though we technically were not allowed to have a dog at either of our apartments, and even though we had just gone "to look." Addy was the worst smelling thing to come in our vicinity, but we loved her all the same. We argued the entire ride home about what to re-name her. We finally settled on "Addison," because that was the street where I lived.
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Avangard Omsk have released the following statement regarding the passing of forward Alexei Cherepanov:
Yesterday during the Continental Hockey League game between Chekhov Vityaz and Omsk Avangard the heart of Avangard forward Alexei Cherepanov stopped. Alexei was quickly sent to a hospital in the city of Chekhov. Unfortunately, despite efforts undertaken, it was not possible to save the life of the 19-year old hockey player. The leadership of the club, coaches, and players of the team express their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Alexei Cherepanov. We grieve together with you, and will always remember and love our Lesha. Without him we we have all become orphans.
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To whom this e-mail may concern i just wanted to say i'm very sorry for Alexei Cherepanov having that terrible encounter with his life being taken away from him at a young age.I'm a former football,an basketball player an at the age of 44,i had to experince a life threaten senerio,my heart stopped on me but with the blessing of God he was not ready to take me to another place,so i feel the pain that his family an friends will have to go thru.I will say good prayer's for this young man but i know he is in a better place.God Bless u All
Our prayers and thoughts go out to the family and friends of Alexei Cherepanov in this tragic time. I have children that may want to play hockey soon, and I have a fear, and this was it. My heart goes out to his parents, we think they're safe doing what they love. god bless. the mcnab family.
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OnePlus X Smartphone Features Specifications Price Launched : Chinese smartphone manufacturer brand, OnePlus gave its another installment in the wide market of smartphones. The smartphone is titled as OnePlus X. The OnePlus X smartphone is one of the most awaited one in the market as the phone is full of latest technology and features. The smartphone makes a great contrast between its price and specifications.
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Company launched two variants of its new smartphones one is named as Onyx and another one is Ceramic. Both the variants are different in itself and competes their individual range in the market. The Onyx variant of the smartphone is priced at Rs 16,999 while the Ceramic variant holds a price tag of Rs 22,999.
The smartphone is available for sale on India's leading online shopping portal Amazon India. The smartphone will be available from 5th November 2015. Interested can register thier ones on the website of Amazon. Ceramic variant will be available for sale from 24th November 2015. There are only 10,000 units of ceramic variant for sale.
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"OnePlus X is a design-centric device, chic and powerful enough to fit any lifestyle. The Onyx also marks our entry into the sub-Rs.20,000 range and will help us expand our base further in the country," Vikas Agarwal, General Manager – India told PTI.
When it comes to features and specifications the OnePlus X covers a 5-inch AMOLED display creating a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The phone is inbuilt with Qualcomm's quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor of 2.3 GHz along with 3 GB RAM. The phone posses internal storage space of 16GB which is further expandable up to 128GB using a microSD card slot.
Both the variants posses a 13MP rear camera along with an 8MP front-facing camera on board. The smartphone is a dual SIM smartphone and it will run on Oxygen OS based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. A 2525 mAh battery completes the bulk of specifications in the smartphones.


text: Since my first chocolate testing experience using cacao butter, I've created quite an extensive repertoire of delicious treats. I mean, what can't you cover in chocolate? But of all my creations, the toasted almond and sea salt bark is my favorite. The salt adds another dimension by enhancing the sweetness, and toasting the almonds brings out their natural oils, which adds more flavor. The first time I made it, I didn't add enough toasted almonds (in my opinion), and so I would break off the pieces without almonds and put them back in the container for Justin. Ha! So the next time I made this, I was sure to cover every inch of the bark in toasted almonds. This chocolate is smooth, rich, and nutrient dense. It rivals chocolate sold in lavish boutiques, because after all, the handful of ingredients used to make this are of the finest quality. No artificial or processed fillers here! Continue reading "Toasted Almond & Sea Salt Chocolate Bark"


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Good Monday morning! I hope your weekends were amazing! Mine was very nice minus the Falcons' loss to those dumb old 49ers. Le sigh. That aside, Sean and I spent a lot of time relaxing, perusing Lowe's for home ideas, checking out the house we saw on Friday again. Maybe a nap was involved…
I think our house hunting has lost sight of its original scope. Does that ever happen to anyone? We started out looking for a nice, small starter home near where we currently live, and somehow ended up looking at houses $50k over our original budget that need tons of renovations to resell later and are way out in suburbia just because they're in better school districts (which is also better for reselling down the road).
I thought the process of house hunting would be fun, but it just feel like I'm in over my head. It's kind of bringing out the worst in me, as much as I hate to admit it. We'll figure it out, though. Being a first-time home buyer is not as easy as TV makes it seem…
Pudge doesn't care where we move as long as snuggling still happens.
But, more importantly than that, I'm super excited that today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. I know that this day means different things for some than it does for others, but I am inspired by MLK, Jr.'s unrelenting fight for equal rights for all. We think we've achieved equal rights on all fronts. But the truth is, we're far from equality. Racism still exists, whether we want to admit it or not. Women are not treated equally in the workplace. Two consenting adults are not allowed to be married, just because other people don't like it.
But you can't fight hatred with hatred. Fighting fire with fire burns the whole town down.
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."
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Welcome to the second annual International Cookie Exchange hosted by Sarah from Curious Cuisiniere! Today a group of cookie-loving food bloggers is sharing recipes for cookies from around the globe. Get ready to break out your mixing bowl, because these recipes are sure to inspire you to fill your cookie jar with cultural treats! I am joining with a recipe for Basler Brunsli, Swiss Chocolate Almond Cookies. Missed the event last year? Check out my Kourambiethes (Greek Shortbread Cookies) along with a variety of other International holiday favorites.
- From France: Palatable Pastime – Sablés
- From Germany: Cindy's Recipes and Writing – Lebkuchen (Spiced Molasses Cookies)
- From Greece: Cooking the Globe – Kourabiedes
- From India: Love Is In My Tummy – Kal Kal
- From Iraq: Caroline's Cooking – Kleicha (Iraqi Date Cookies)
- From Italy: An Italian In My Kitchen – Cranberry Almond Biscotti
- From Italy: Culinary Adventures with Camilla – Ricciarelli
- From Poland: A Day in the Life on the Farm – Rogaliki
- From Scotland: The Redhead Baker – Cranberry Orange Shortbread
- From Serbia: Curious Cuisiniere – Vanilice (Little Filled Vanilla Cookies)
- From Switzerland: Tara's Multicultural Table – Basler Brunsli (Swiss Chocolate Almond Cookies)
- From Venezuela: Five Senses Palate – Coquitos
This year I made Basler Brunsli, a chocolate almond cookie from Basel, Switzerland. These naturally gluten-free cookies are formed with a combination of ground almonds, sugar, chocolate, and egg whites. Cinnamon and cloves are added for a warming winter flavor. It seems like I have been going through a massive supply of butter lately, so it was nice to come across a cookie that is free of that too. Overall, the flavor reminds me of a chocolate gingerbread.
The dough will be on the sticky side. Rolling it between two sheets of sugar-dusted parchment will help with handling. I used smaller cookie cutters (about 2 inches across) in the shape of crinkled circles and hearts. Stars and flowers are also popular.
Before baking, the cut-out cookies are dried on the baking sheets until the surfaces are no longer shiny. This creates an almost macaron-like texture. The outside is crisp with a brownie-like chewiness in the center.
If you don't have almond meal available, you can also use about 8 ounces of blanched almonds. Pulse them with the sugar until ground before adding and pulsing the chocolate.
I have also come across recipes that add a splash (about 1 tablespoon) of Kirsch to the dough. Kirsch, or Kirschwasser, is a clear brandy traditionally made with morello cherries. It can be found in some stores selling liquor. If added to the dough, a little more almond meal may need to be incorporated to make up for the extra moisture.
I sprinkled the tops with a little powdered sugar after baking for decoration.
Basler Brunsli (Swiss Chocolate Almond Cookies)
Adapted from Saveur
3-4 dozen cookies
1 1/2 cups almond flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
6 ounces dark chocolate chips
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 egg whites
Granulated sugar for dusting
In a food processor, combine the almond meal, sugar, and chocolate. Pulse the mixture until finely ground. Add the cinnamon, cloves, and egg whites. Continue to pulse until dough comes together. If the mixture is still too wet, add a little more almond meal.
Line baking sheets with parchment. On a large work surface, spread out a piece of parchment. Dust with granulated sugar. Add the dough, form into a disc, and sprinkle the top with more sugar. Top with another sheet of parchment.
Use a rolling pin to roll the dough 1/8 inch thick. Use small cookie cutters to cut out desired shapes. Transfer to prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart. Repeat with remaining scraps of dough.
Allow the cookies to dry on baking sheets at room temperature for 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Once heated, add the dried cookies and bake until cooked through and slightly puffed, 12-15 minutes. If cooking more than one baking sheet at once, rotate the sheets halfway through. Allow to cool on the baking sheets for about 10 minutes before transferring to wire rack. Cool to room temperature before storing in an airtight container.