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3 ways to use tech to sleep better
Nothing throws off your day like a lack of sleep the night before. It ruins your concentration, makes you impatient, cause memory lapses and worse. Over the long term, sleep deprivation can lead to depression, diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
It can also be deadly. According to AAA, people who only sleep 6 to 7 hours per night are twice as likely to be involved in a car accident as those who sleep 8 hours or more. Sleep less than 5 hours per night and you are four or five times more likely to be in a car accident.
That's a bigger problem when the Centers for Disease Control reports that 30% of adults say they sleep an average of 6 hours, and up to 70 million Americans will have a sleep disorder at some point. Fortunately, technology can actually help sleep.
1. Sleep-recording gadgets
There's been an explosion of gadgets that are designed to monitor your sleep and help you improve it. The market for these gadgets is headed for more than $125 million in 2017.
Sense, for example, is a little orb that sits in your room monitoring noise, light, temperature, humidity and air particles, and can wake you up at the ideal part of your sleep cycle. A tiny clip attached to your pillow tracks your movements. In the morning, it can tell you through an Apple app how much sleep you really got, and if something in your environment is disturbing your rest. It's currently available for pre-order on Kickstarter for $99 and will cost $129 when it ships in November.
Some similar monitors already available include Beddit ($149), which also tracks your heart rate and breathing, and SleepRate ($100), which has an app full of useful information plus a wearable heart rate sensor. Withings Aura ($300) is another upcoming gadget that not only monitors your sleep, but it cycles through light and sound programs to try and improve your sleep.
2. Sleep-recording apps
You probably already have a sleep-improving gadget sitting next to you at night. I'm talking, of course, about your smartphone.
A sleep-recording app coupled with your smartphone's sensors can give you a good idea of your sleep patterns. You usually just have to put your phone on the bed near your pillow and let it do the rest.
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Some popular sleep-tracking apps are Sleep Better (Android, Apple; Free), SleepBot (Android, Apple, Free) and Sleep Cycle Alarm (Android, Apple; $1). They all track your movements during sleep.
Sleep Better includes a journal to keep track of sleep-affecting factors like diet, exercise and even your dreams. So it's good for tracking down lifestyle choices that may be hurting your sleep.
SleepBot tracks your sleep like the others, but also includes sound recording so you can detect problems like sleep apnea, or find out what nighttime sounds cause you to move around.
Sleep Cycle Alarm is the one to get if you generally sleep OK but seem to always wake up at a bad time. It uses your movements to predict the perfect time for you to wake up, and includes plenty of restful alarms.
3. High-tech mattresses
Soon, you might not need a stand-alone sleep-tracking gadget. Everything you need will be built right into your mattress, and that future is now if you're willing to pay for it.
I'm sure you've seen commercials for Sleep Number mattresses. These mattresses let you continually adjust how hard or soft the mattress is to get the perfect sleeping experience. They can even have dual zones so you and your significant other can each tailor the bed to your preference.
Now, Sleep Number offers SleepIQ. The mattress includes sensors that track your breathing rate, heart rate and movements. You can then pull up your sleep statistics on the companion app to see how long you slept and how well. There's also a journal function to keep track of your diet, exercise and more that could be impacting your sleep. For those with a partner in bed, SleepIQ can track their sleep as well and even figure out how your sleep patterns affect each other.
Naturally, any new mattress is going to be a serious financial commitment, and SleepIQ is no exception, starting at $999.98 for a queen mattress. While it might be worth the cost in the long run, you might be hesitant in the short run.
If that's the case, take a look at Luna. It's a mattress cover that adds SleepIQ-style sensors and tracking to any mattress. So it keeps tabs on your sleep cycle, heart rate and breathing rate over time so you know if your sleep is improving or not. However it has some other impressive features. For example, it includes temperature adjustment so you have just the right level of comfort for sleep. There are two zones, naturally, so you and your partner won't need to argue about how warm is too warm.
Because Luna tracks your sleep cycle, it can work with your alarm clock to wake you at the ideal moment in your sleep cycle; no more groggy mornings. It can even learn your habits, so it knows when you typically go to bed and starts adjusting the temperature in advance. You can control it remotely using your smartphone. Luna is available for pre-order right now starting at $235 and should be shipping in late Summer 2015.
Bonus tip: The practical option
While technology is rushing to cure sleep problems, one growing cause of poor sleep is technology itself. It's easy to get sucked in to Facebook, playing a hot new game or binge-watching a show on Netflix instead of going to bed on time. Then there's that text from a friend that makes your phone light up right as you're dropping off to dreamland.
I know forcing yourself to turn off the gadgets, or silence your phone, is tough, but it is worth it. There are some ways you can help yourself out if you're struggling. Go poking in your network router settings and you'll see that you can schedule it to cut off Internet access at night. The parental controls for most video game consoles include blackout times as well. For Android gadgets, an app like Tasker lets you program times and places to cut off communications.
Of course, even using technology near bedtime is still a problem. The blue light from most screens tricks your brain into thinking it is daytime even when it isn't. That's why many sleep experts recommend shutting down your gadgets at least two hours before bedtime.
If that isn't possible, a program like F.lux for computers and Apple gadgets, and Lux for Android, tints your screen red at night. That reassures your brain it's night time, and that means you'll fall asleep easier.
Now, when it comes to sleep, it is possible of course to overthink things. Your might be able to improve your sleep without going to so much trouble. Click here to watch a video about seven simple sleep tricks you need to try if you're having trouble catching Zs. Nighty night!
On the Kim Komando Show, the nation's largest weekend radio talk show, Kim takes calls and dispenses advice on today's digital lifestyle, from smartphones and tablets to online privacy and data hacks. For her daily tips, free newsletters and more, visit her website at Komando.com. Email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Configure WinRM access for Non-Administrator users
Dear Friends,
Recently I was working on WinRM and trying to execute Powershell cmdlets on a remote Windows 2008 R2 machine with WinRM enabled, I could successfully execute the cmdlets with a domain user who belongs to administrator group, but I couldnot execute the same cmdlets as a domain user where is not an Administrator.
After debugging and searching for couple of hours, I could find the problem cause and the way to resolve this. The reason for the problem is that by default non-administrators wouldnt have access for WinRM, we need to provide access for non-admin users explicitly. Please find below the details of configurations to be done.
1. Launch Powershell prompt as a user with Administrator access (as we need to do privileged action)
2. Run the following command:
Set-PSSessionConfiguration Microsoft.PowerShell -ShowSecurityDescriptorUI
3. At the prompt, enter: Y
The Permissions window appears.
4. Add the users which need access to WinRM and close the window by saving changes.
By doing above configuration we should be able to use non-administrator users also use WinRM.
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REVIEW: Shazam! delivers a giant dose of tongue in cheek super hero fun
PUBLISHED: 10:03 10 April 2019 | UPDATED: 10:05 10 April 2019
Expect a giant dose of kapow! blam! and zap! in this fast paced, fun-filled, super hero film that pokes fun at the genre with a few serious messages thrown in for good measure.
Shazam is family goofball fun at its finest, but also perfect for the young at heart, telling the story of foster kids in a group care home who find their inner power.
Probably the lightest film offering yet from DC Comics' extended universe, the key character, Billy Batson (Asher Angel), is 14 and keeps running away from foster care in search of his mother.
He is finally placed in a group home where he shares a room with his witty but much bullied foster brother Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer).
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Zachary Levi plays the lovable, but hapless adult super hero who uses his new identity to save a few folk, buy beer, saunter into a strip club and go viral on YouTube.
However, the evil Dr Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong) is after Billy's powers, hell-bent on revenge after being told as a child, by both his father and an ancient wise wizard, that he is useless.
There's a message of family unity as we watch Billy and his foster siblings bond and as the movie ends (I wont spoil it here) it is clear there will be a sequel.
I can't wait.
Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes
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Istanbul's Sultanahmet (or Blue Mosque). W. Evan Golder photo | Randy Varcho graphic.
Ken and Betty Frank are Christian missionaries in Istanbul, Turkey. So is Alison Stendahl. All three serve with Global Ministries, the common world ministry of the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). And they serve in a secular Muslim country.
All three serve because their presence was requested by a Global Ministries "partner," one who appreciates the Christian missionaries' influence far beyond their slim numbers.
Global Ministries sends missionaries to a particular country only if four things occur: 1) a "partner church" in that country requests missionaries for a particular task; 2) missionaries are available to meet that request; 3) the requested missionary service meets the criteria of "critical presence;" and 4) money is available to fund those missionaries.
In 1921, at the zenith of its overseas missionary activity, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), a Global Ministries' predecessor, had 728 full-time missionaries serving around the globe. By 1966, that number had slipped to 480.
Today, Global Ministries has only 81 full-time missionaries serving abroad - and that number may drop before it increases. Budget shortfalls in the UCC and Disciples mean tough choices ahead. No new missionaries have been commissioned in the last two years, and the number of missionaries has dropped due to retirements and resignations.
Turkey's missionary history
Take Turkey, for example, once ABCFM's largest mission enterprise.
In 1820, two missionaries, Pliny Fiske and Levi Parsons, set sail for Palestine. En route, they disembarked in Smyrna (later Izmir), Turkey.
Around 1914, according to Brian Johnson, the American Board's archivist today in Turkey, it employed 174 American workers. These included about 133 missionaries, who worked at 17 principal ABCFM stations, 256 sub-stations, one publishing department, nine hospitals and 426 schools with more than 25,000 students.
Today, Turkey still has more Global Ministries missionaries than most countries, but they number only three. Ken and Betty Frank serve as co-general secretaries of the Near East Mission in Istanbul and work in ecumenical and interfaith relations.
Alison Stendahl is academic dean at Üsküdar American Academy and teaches mathematics. Alison Stendahl arrived in Turkey in 1980, the Franks two years later. All three served first in Izmir, and later moved to Istanbul, Stendahl in 1982, the Franks only recently. Besides their primary responsibilities, each has special concerns: Stendahl for Turkish-Armenian reconciliation, Betty Frank for education in Turkey and peace-and- justice issues, and Ken Frank for Christian- Muslim relations, about which he has co-authored a book, "Visible Islam in Modern Turkey," with Adil Ozdemir.
On a daily basis, the Franks work with a partner organization made up of secular Muslims on the running of three schools, a hospital and a publishing house. "All of these were started by our 19th century predecessors, and all continue today because of the Turkish people who run them and think that they should go on," says Betty Frank, "and most of these people identify themselves as Muslim."
Unique 'partner' relationship
This "partnership" relationship with a secular Muslim group is unique among Global Ministries' missionaries. It evolved even as the concept of partner church itself was evolving. Historically, AFCFM missionaries went out in response to Jesus' commandment (Matthew 28:19, KJV) to "go ye therefore, and teach all nations." As these new Christians began to run their own churches, the sending church body began to take its cues from the receiving churches as to what newly arriving missionaries should be doing.
The UCC and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) formally combined their global mission work in the Common Global Ministries Board in 1996, even though joint work and cooperation dates back as far as 1967.
In Turkey, in the meantime, for various reasons the American Board's responsibility for running its schools, hospital and publishing house were gradually being taken over by the Health and Education Foundation (or SEV, its Turkish acronym). Today SEV has a $30 million annual budget.
"The foundation is far bigger than what missionaries and the American Board created," says Ken Frank. "So, if you look at it from the perspective of what the missionaries started in health and education, it's a huge success."
Although Ken Frank is legally responsible to the Turkish government for the American Board schools, he knows that all three missionaries serve at the request of SEV, acting as a "partner."
"Every so often I remind them that any time that they don't need us here, we'll leave," he says, "and they keep saying, 'We need you here.'"
"We want our tie with the American Board," says Ziya Köseoglu, SEV's general coordinator. "These schools gave Turkey a leadership edge, providing Turkey with educated leaders who could speak English. They also emphasized basic values, especially in terms of serving the community. Instead of saying, 'What's in it for me?' our students learned how to serve without expecting anything.
"In some parents' eyes, schools are successful if their students get into the university, but not here," he says. "Our students are prepared for life. Why would we want to give up our ties with this heritage?"
Interfaith relations are at the heart of what all three do, but it is not programmatic. "Even though Turkey's population is 99 percent Muslim and it is constitutionally a secular state," Ken Frank explains, "everyone - the government, the Orthodox Christian church, and the secularists - would be very suspicious of anything too explicit."
"The best interfaith relations are built on trust, good character and empathy," he says. "If you can build these things among people of different religious, ethnic and national backgrounds, then you are participating in the realm of God."
The Rev. W. Evan Golder is editor emeritus of United Church News.
'Critical presence'
New standard for missionary appointments
At the April 2004 spring meeting of the Common Global Ministries Board in Indianapolis, the board amended its standing rules so that all appointments or re-appointments of its missionaries would be based on a group of criteria referred to as "critical presence."
The board defined "critical presence" as "to meet God's people and creation at the point of deepest need - spiritually, physically, emotionally, and/or economically - in a timely and appropriate manner."
The approach affects not only the appointment of missionary personnel, but also the establishment of overseas partnerships, the allocation of program grants, the configuration of home-based staff, and other components of Global Ministries.
Priority will be given to ministries of "acompañamiento (being there in various forms and modes of presence) to and with people in critical situations," with priority given to health care and capacity-building assignments. These may include:
. Pastoral ministries related to fear and hopelessness where people are desperate for meaning;
. Dangerous or life-threatening situations related to social, economical or political realities;
. Partners living in countries where in the Christian faith is a minority faith;
. Interfaith relations;
. Conflict resolution; and
. Areas where Global Ministries can offer a distinctive presence.
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#1556 closed change (fixed (in master))
Change purple non-unique monsters to some other color
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Since #1491, all unique monsters are displayed using purple (TERM_VIOLET) and not light purple (TERM_L_VIOLET) when the "purple_uniques" option is set. This forces to (l)ook at every purple monster to check if it's an unique or not.
Solution: use another color for non-unique purple monsters.
Currently, the problem only arises for Giant Spiders. Using the now unused TERM_L_VIOLET color would fix that nicely.
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Sounds sensible - set for 4.0
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Family surprise, part 1. Sometimes a person can surprise you, this is the story of the time an entire family surprised me. I suppose a bit of background is in order. My name is Mathew Webb, I'm 37 and a retired stockbroker.
Being retired my seem odd at 37, but the truth is that I made a lot of money in the .net bubble, cashed in my shares, and have been living handsomely on my investments since then. Life is good. Being so focused on my career I pushed people away, never forming a close relationship, and when I retired I was determined to make up for it.
It was 3 years of painful discovery, going from relationship to relationship with young women, always looking for the 20 year old bleached blond bimbo, always disappointed when they showed more interest in my money and material things than in me. That all changed when I met Laura. Laura was 35 and a single mom. Standing just five feet tall, brown hair, and not fat but definitely on the plump side, she was everything I never looked for.
We met at a local restaurant, I had stopped in for a quick bite and she was my waitress. She was just going to take my order, but with her warm green eyes, her friendly smile and - if I'm honest - her generous breasts, I stretched out the conversation.
The restaurant was quiet and she seemed happy to talk to a new face. We started off talking about the restaurant, but then I slowly moved it on to her, finding out her name, that she was a single mom, and that she was just working here so she could save up and move her family back to her parents in California.
I finished my meal and she brought me the bill. When she bent forward to put the bill on the table I couldn't help but stare down her top, her breasts pushing against her waitress uniform, my dick standing to attention.
God how I would have loved to put my dick between her breasts and fuck them till they were covered in my cum. I paid the bill, thanked her and was about to leave the restaurant when I thought fuck it, here was a women who knew nothing about me, seemed like a nice person, and who I would like to get to know better. Short story even shorter I asked her out, she said yes, and we've been going out for the last 2 months. I still hadn't met her family, but we'd spent a lot of fun evenings out together.
I'd kept hidden from her how much I was worth, even going so far as to buy a small car to take her out in, rent an apartment in town to take her home to, and let her pay for the odd thing.
I had to know that she liked me for me, and she did. We were on our way to her place after spending the evening at a comedy club and I decided the time was right to let her know the truth about me. She looked so good tonight, just in dark blue jeans and a loose red blouse.
I couldn't help glancing at her breasts as they bounced up and down in time to the car. "Take a picture", she said smiling, "It lasts longer". I blushed, I had been caught.
Laura reached out her small hand and put it flat between my legs, gently resting it on my dick. It began to get hard and I could see Laura feeling it grow. "I like you, let me do this" she said, then she undid her seat-belt, leaned over and pulled down my zip.
This may seem hard to believe but I was so determined Laura like me for me that I had held out on close physical contact. Tonight I couldn't hold back any more. As we sped along highway 15 I tried to look dead ahead, hoping no one could see what we were doing. Her hand felt inside my pants and her fingers grasped around my dick.
"Wow!" she said with a sly grin, "Somebody's been keeping a big secret from me" I blushed again, but God it felt good. I'd always thought my dick was pretty average, a shade under 8 inches, definitely not as thick as my wrist.
But hey, I guy likes a compliment. One thing I knew, I could come cum. A lot. Women often got a surprise when I came and I got a kick out of that.
Holding my dick in her warm fingers Laura pulled it out my pants. It stood up straight and hard and she slowly licked the top, circling her tongue over the head. She bent it back a bit and ran her tongue up and down the bottom.
Without taking her head away from my lap I heard her say: "I've waited so long for your cock, I wanted to do this from our first date." She kept licking before she admitted, almost guiltly, "At work today I fucked myself with carrot and pretended it was you." She licked some more, then chuckled, "I should have picked a bigger carrot" She then went back to licking my dick, her spit running down the shaft, then she opened her mouth and put it round the head, sucking softly as she kept licking the top.
She slowly moved her head down my dick, taking more and more in, trying hard to get down to the bottom but stopping with a couple of inches to go. She pulled out for a breath then dived back on, moving up and down faster now. I slipped my hand under her chest, cupping one of her breasts.
She moaned but kept on sucking. I could feel her hard nipple, and I took it between my thumb and forefinger, squeezing it through the fabric. I pulled it softly and she moaned some more. God her tits felt so good. She hadn't been sucking long but it had been so long since I had last had a women suck my dick that I knew I wouldn't last.
I told her so. "I'm gonna cum!" I shouted it, almost as a warning, I hadn't told her about how much I could cum and I wasn't sure how she would handle it, would she want to even keep her mouth over my dick when I came?
"Cum" her response was muffled, her mouth full of cock, and I did, I took my hand off her tit and put it on the back of her head, softly pushing down as I felt myself erupt. Spurt after spurt filled her mouth, so much that I felt her gag and some cum come running out of her mouth down my dick.
I felt like I would never stop cumming, but Laura kept her mouth over my dick long after the last spurt, her tongue lapping gently. She pulled her mouth up my dick, keeping her lips tightly closed and keeping as much cum as possible in her mouth. Eventually she reached the top of my dick and took her head off, sitting back up in her seat. She turned towards me so I could see her face, the cum dribbling over her full lips, down the side of her chin. She made an exaggerated swallowing motion and opened her mouth to show me it was empty.
I pointed to cum on her chin. She took her finger and scooped it into her mouth. Then she looked down at my dick and saw some cum still on it, she bent down and licked it up, running her tongue all around until it was clean. She tucked my dick back into my pants and pulled up the zip. Then she sat up in her seat and put her seat-belt back on.
I didn't know what to say, her mouth had worked so well, but I had done nothing for her. Yet.
We arrived at her house and I was wondering if she would invite me in, and maybe she would have, but at that time another car drew up. What the hell! I thought, don't tell me she's married. "That's my daughters," she said, "looks like there home early" Two girls stepped out the car.
Like their moms they were short, with brown hair, although unlike their mom they were skinny. I couldn't help but notice that both girls had nice breasts, not as big as their moms but a real handful. God what was I thinking, they were young enough to be my daughters.
Despite this I felt my dick begin to stir again.
I later learned that the older one was Trisha, she was 15, and the younger one was Kathy, 14. "I had a fantastic evening" Laura said, planting a soft kiss on my cheek, "see you tomorrow?" Without waiting for an answer she got out the car, smiled at me and walked over to the girls. Putting her arms around both she walked them in to the house.
All in all a great evening, and I hadn't even told her the truth about me yet. To be continued. Please let me know your thoughts, what you liked, what you didn't.
The story for part 2 already exists, since this is my life, but I really want part 2 to be fun to read.


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A married man who has been identified simply as Greg, is in the eye of the storm for sleeping with his best friend's daughter and leaking the video because her father boasted that the 20-year-old girl is a virgin and does not know a man.
Read: "Stupidity: Zimbabwean pastor's daughter in leaked sex-tape scandal (Graphic Video)"
According to inside sources, Greg and the young lady's father have been childhood friends and their children refer to them as uncle. But unknown to the man, Greg has been having sex with his daughter.
Read: "Stupidity: Dumped boyfriend leaks girlfriend's nude photos"
It was gathered that the father of the girl has been inundating his friends how his daughters are very innocent and God fearing, boeasting that the 20-year-old who is an undergraduate would get married as a virgin.
Read: "Shame: Boyfriend leaks nude photos of married lover"
This must have angered his friend who has been sleeping with the girl that he wanted to show the father that the girl is not so innocent and decided to record one of their sex scene in a hotel room and afterwards, he sent the video to the father and also posted it on social media.
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Fleet management involves a much wider scope of stipulations within the realm of ensuring fleet operators are driving safely and efficiently. With the discrepancy between federal and international weight regulations, weight management of individual vehicles is a continual hot topic of discussion. In addition to the legislation in place, an improperly loaded vehicle can have disastrous results.
Risks of Vehicle Overload
To stymie the risk of legal action, it is important for Fleet managers and fleet drivers to be cognizant of payload size. Federal and state regulations dealing with maximum weight limits have been passed not only because of the dangers overloaded trailers present to the driving environment, but the economic impact associated with road damage as well. Aside from damage to the road and risks of operation, there is an inherent risk of vehicle damage when overloading.
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While there are isolated, positive financial impacts of increasing a vehicle's payload past the specified limits, the overall fiduciary risk of doing so greatly outweighs the positives. To avoid legal fees and extraneous maintenance costs due to mismanagement of weight in your fleet, fleet operators and managers need to acknowledge that these limits have been provided for reasons of safety and damage to roads and vehicles.


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"O Radiant Dawn, shine on those who dwell in darkness…"
Grounded in the British choral tradition, this concert features seasonal music from Herbert Howells and Kenneth Leighton, as well as the newer generation of English composers, such as Jonathan Dove and James MacMillan. Also on the program are works by Canadian composers Kristopher Fulton and John Burge. Join us for the lush warmth of the Christmas season!
December 13, 2019 | 7:30
Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Burnaby
December 15, 2019 | 3:00
St. Philip's Anglican Church, Vancouver
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Knox Presbyterian Church, New Westminster
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Shepherd of the Valley Church, Langley
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This is the second time around that Keren Charles of Two Stylish Kays and I are styling plaid. You may have remembered our first plaid styling here. Don't forget to check out Keren's blog for the details of her plaid dress with pretty hues of grey.
As I have said before, plaid isn't the easiest pattern for me to style. But, while visiting Las Vegas a few months back, I found this beautiful plaid blazer in a Savers thrift store. The pattern immediately stood out and I took a chance. Now, while the blazer fit perfectly, the sleeves appeared to have been altered and were really short on me. However, this Ralph Lauren blazer cost $7.99 and I was determined to add more plaids to my closet and work with it. In this case, I simply rolled the sleeves and without me telling you, there is really no reason for you to believe that the sleeves are too short.
In styling this outfit, I went with a little more edgy look. Definitely not an everyday look, but hey, if you are going to step up your fashion game, you need to sometimes work outside your comfort zone. I found this black and cream sheer bodysuit during the same Las Vegas trip at Buffalo Exchange for only $6.00, and decided to style it with my plaid blazer.
I styled the blazer and sheer top with a high waist skater skirt. I purchased this skirt from Asos several months ago for a ridiculous clearance price. The skirt originally sold for $59.00. You already know that this Diva was not paying that price for it. But, stalking a site has its benefits. The skirt finally went on sale for $9.99 and I happily purchased it at that thrifty price.
Of course, I am getting my full wear out of my over the knee boots as you see here, and here. I swear, I will make those boots go with every outfit. I added some fishnet stockings in this case, and loved how this outfit turned out. I am slowly warming up to plaids. The trick is definitely pulling it out and giving it a try in styling rather than packing it in the back of the closet.
Have you tried styling something that you normally don't wear?
Now, it's time to jump into our Thrift Sisters link up! Keren and I launched our Thrift Sisters link up, encouraging you to post thrifted or thrifty priced items to this link up. We are very appreciative of those who take the time to link up their great outfits. This week's featured Thrift Sister is Troy from Thriftanista in the City. Check out her blog for great thrifty style inspirations.
Now it's your turn to join us this week. Please note that you can still link up with us even your items are not thrifted. We are looking for your favorite thrifted OR thrifty priced item. Go ahead and link away for a chance to be featured as our next Thrift Sister!


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10:00pm PT by Josh Wigler
'Westworld': 10 Key Moments From "The Stray"
[Warning: This story contains spoilers for the third episode of HBO's Westworld.]
In the third episode of HBO drama Westworld, Dolores' (Evan Rachel Wood) journey through a nightmarish Wonderland of sorts was made explicit in the opening scene, in which she reads a passage from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
"Dear, dear! How queer everything is today," Dolores reads out loud, in front of curious scientist Bernard Lowe (Jeffrey Wright). "And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I've been changed in the night?"
It's an outward projection of Dolores' evolution through the series, beyond the fact that her blue dress already gives her the appearance of an Alice of sorts. And it's only one of many details worth keying in on over the course of the episode, called "The Stray." Here's everything that deserves closer scrutiny:
1. Through the Looking Glass
It's not just a passage she's reading. Dolores is changing, and it's at least partly thanks to Bernard speeding her along the path toward self-discovery. Near the end of the episode, Bernard questions whether or not he should allow Dolores to continue toward becoming aware of her reality. He's convinced to continue the experiment by one of her self-evaluations: "There aren't two versions of me. There's only one. And I think when I discover who I am, I'll be free." Perhaps she's right, but in this case, "free" comes at a high price.
2. Bernard's Secret
Why is Bernard so fascinated with Dolores, anyway? Perhaps it has something to do with the dark secret in his past: his son, Charlie, is dead, the circumstances not currently known for the viewer. Bernard occasionally speaks with his estranged wife (Gina Torres) about Charlie, but otherwise, the only thing he has left of his son is "pain." Is it possible that Bernard's interest in Dolores' growing consciousness is leading the scientist toward a way of reinventing his son?
3. Hey Arnold
Bernard isn't the only Westworld scientist with a secret. In the episode, Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) finally opens up about Arnold, one of the co-founders of the park, who developed a theory that the hosts could have actual working consciousness. Arnold died in the park — "an accident," according to official but likely inaccurate reports — and for whatever reason, certain hosts in the park are now exhibiting behavior linked to the deceased scientist's theories. There's more than meets the eye when it comes to this man from Ford's past, and only a matter of time before it's revealed.
4. A Thousand Deaths
If the show continues on its current path, then expect Teddy Flood (James Marsden) to die in every single episode of Westworld. He died twice in the premiere, once in the second episode, and at least one more time in episode three — and likely again during an ambush near the end of the hour. As Robert Ford (and Shakespeare) puts it: "A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once … but you have died at least a thousand times, and it hasn't dulled your courage."
5. The Legend of Wyatt
In the same scene between Ford and Flood, details start to emerge about the veritable Victor Frankenstein's new narrative. It involves a menacing figure called Wyatt, a Civil War soldier who goes down a dark path. Ford ties Teddy into the narrative, giving him memories of his days fighting alongside Wyatt as a fellow soldier and friend, and finally adding some clarity to the nebulous guilt that's driven Teddy forward all these years.
6. Maeve Remembers
It's a quick flash, and then it's gone, but it's worth capturing the moment nonetheless: Maeve (Thandie Newton) remembers her traumatic trip behind the Westworld curtain. The memory hits her when she passes Teddy in the saloon, her mind racing back to visions of Teddy's lifeless body in cold storage. Chalk it up to Maeve's growing awareness, or her surgeons not following protocol with wiping her memory clean. In either case, it's bad news for all the humans who dare to cross her path.
7. Stars and Strays
Elsewhere in the episode, Elsie (Shannon Woodward) and Ashley (Luke Hemsworth) stroll through Westworld in pursuit of a host who has wandered away from his storyline, inexplicably off-script. They discover the host's obsession with carving star patterns into pieces of wood, and later, are shocked further when the host violently commits suicide in front of them by smashing his own head in with a boulder. Westworld rocks, often literally.
8. First Blood
The episode sees two characters enacting their first kills of the series: Dolores shoots and kills Rebus (Steven Ogg), the milk-guzzling bandit who shoots up the Abernathy family virtually every night — a stark contrast to Dolores' inability to fire a gun during an earlier scene with Teddy. Meanwhile, William (Jimmi Simpson) shoots a criminal in the middle of Sweetwater, earning the admiration of Clementine (Angela Sarafyan) and scoring cool points with Logan (Ben Barnes). It also gives William his first taste of Westworld's potential, inspiring him to join a search party looking to thwart some other deadly outlaws.
9. Something Nice Back Home
There's another key moment for William in this episode, though it's a quieter moment. After killing the bandit, Logan offers to buy William a prostitute, telling him he'll want the memories "after you've been married to my sister for a year." So, there you have it: William and Logan aren't just colleagues, but are about to become brothers-in-law. Suppose that's one way to throw a bachelor party!
10. The Connection
The episode closes the same as the previous episode: William meeting Dolores. Except this time, the circumstances are much darker than picking up a can of condensed milk. Dolores walks into William and Logan's camp in the middle of the night, shortly after she's killed Rebus and fled the farm. Will white hat William convince black hat Logan to help Dolores along? It's a question that's bound to get answered in the weeks ahead, and far from the only mystery surrounding William.
Follow along with all of THR's Westworld coverage for interviews, news and theories.
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How to Get More Done in Less Time as a Blogger (Part 3)
If you missed Part 1 and Part 2, be sure to read them first.
6. Work Smarter, Not Harder
I'm a minimalist at heart and believe there's no reason to make blogging any harder than it needs to be. So I'm constantly looking for ways to be more efficient and work smarter, not harder.
A few things which I find helpful:
::Use Google Calendar — I find it very helpful to have a plan, but I rarely stick completely to the plan. With Google Calendar, I can map out the posts I'm planning to run during the upcoming week, but if something else comes up and they don't end up running, I can quickly and easily drag and drop things to another day or week or month.
Google calendars are also really helpful for planning out series, giveaways and blog projects. In addition, we use them for our family calendar and my husband's work calendar. It helps to be able to see both of our schedules at a glance!
::Use Email, Rather Than the Phone — Advertisers and other people often want to set up conference calls to discuss potential opportunities. I've found that you can spend a lot of unnecessary time on the phone only to discover that the opportunity isn't a good fit.
If a company contacts me and wants to set up a phone call, I email back and say that I prefer to correspond by email and if they give me more details on the proposal, I'll be glad to see if it's something I'm interested in. In most cases, they will send back the proposal and instead of having to have a 20-minute phone call, it will instead only take me two minutes to review and respond.
I only set up phone calls when it is really merited and I feel like it'd be more productive and efficient to hammer out details by phone.
::Set Up WordPress Templates — I just recently discovered Article Templates, a WordPress plugin, and I've been blown away by how much time I've wasted by not using these!
Since I post a lot of deals on my blog, I often have the same photos and wording in some posts each week. For instance, every Saturday evening, I post the best deals at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens for the upcoming week. I used to have to upload the image into the post and copy and paste the information about linking up at the bottom of the post.
Not anymore. I now have templates set up for Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid and with just a click of a button, the photo is uploaded and the wording for the link-ups is there and I just have to add in the new deals for the week and the post is ready to go.
If you have regular features on your blog, this can be a great timesaver for you!
::Have a Weekly Planning/Writing Retreat — It's been said that one minute of planning saves you five minutes in execution. And I'd pretty well agree with that statement. Making time to plan ahead, instead of living by the seat of your pants is critical if you want to manage your time well.
So I set aside a block of time on Saturday to have a mini "Planning Retreat" while my husband takes the children out to to run errands or doing something fun. During this time, I plan out our upcoming week, map out my blog posts for the next week, tie up any loose ends on projects, place online orders, clean out my email to-answer file and just generally get things in order so that I can rest on Sunday and start with a clean slate on Monday. Taking this time to plan makes a world of difference in all areas of my life!
Next Monday, we'll talk about Time Management when it comes to homemaking, laundry and household chores. And then I have an amazing line-up of guest posts from women in all different walks of life to share with you!
What are your best tips for saving time and staying organized as a blogger? I'd love to hear as I'm always looking for ways to streamline and be more efficient!
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Other posts in the Time Management 101 series
- Time Management 101: Stop Trying to "Do It All"
- Time Management 101: Determine What Your Priorities Are
- Time Management 101: Create a Time Budget
- Time Management 101: Create a Time Budget (Part 2)
- Time Management 101: Make a Personalized Plan
- Q&A Tuesday: How can I be organized when I have a nursing baby and toddler?
- Time Management 101: Make a Personalized Plan (Part 2)
- How to Get More Done in Less Time as a Blogger (Part 1)
- How to Get More Done in Less Time as a Blogger (Part 2)
- How to Get More Done in Less Time as a Blogger (Part 3)
- Time Management 101: Home Management (Part 1)
- Vlog: My Very Simple Homemaking Binder
- Time Management 101: Home Management (Part 2)
- Taming the Teenage Schedule
- Free Customizable Daily Docket now available for download!
- Managing Your Time When It's "Just You"
- 5 Time Management Tips for Busy Families
- Time Management Tips for Parents with Special Needs Kids
- 7 Time Management Tips For the Working Woman
- How to Manage Your Time (and Sanity!) as a Military Mom
- Time Management Tips for the Single Mom
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You just inspired me to finally set up a Google blog calendar, something I've needed for a long time. Do you have a good reference for using the WordPress templates? I've never used them, either. Thanks!
@Dawn Camp, here's the link to Article Templates (a WordPress plugin).
@Amy Andrews, Thank you SO much! You are wonderful.
Crystal, I'm curious. I use the Thesis theme for WordPress and would REALLY like to know how to just click and it instantly will put the CVS photo & any extras. Help?! lol Thanks so much for this – you are AWESOME 🙂
Hi Crystal,
Great series of posts. I am learning a few new things. If you have the time, exactly what do you mean by WordPress templates? When I search all I get is about the WordPress themes. I assume you mean setting up a post template. Is it a plug-in or are you just creating posts and them putting them in draft mode?
@Wendy (aka Sweeties Sweeps), I'm not sure if this is right, but I think it is a plugin. I had this bookmarked and I believe I found out about it through a tweet from Amy Andrews:
@Stacy @ Delighting in the Days, thanks! You're exactly right. (The post is now updated with the link.)
I am with you 100% on the email thing. I love being able to respond to emails any time, day or night (a lot of times the middle of the night).
I would love to know more about setting up templates. I am going to look into that. That would save me a TON of time!
WordPress templates?
I use a text template in Windows Live Writer – it can do the same thing Crystal was mentioning. I have a set like she said to have the information about coupon abbreviations, CVS 101, whatever you want, and with one click of a button it is in my post! I love it! And I find it useful for affiliates too! I can save my coupons.com link and other links and quickly post it instead of having to login to the affiliate company to get it.
Maybe that was what she was talking about?
For a couple months after the Savvy Blogging Summit, my husband kept the kids on Wednesday nights after church and for 3 hours on Saturday mornings. I also had my older kids watch the toddler for 30 minutes each every afternoon during the week (and I increased their allowance for this help). I became pretty productive.
Then all at once school started back and my husband's schedule picked and I lost ALL of the help. I just had to stop most of my blogging because the family and the homeschooling had to come before the job (obviously).
Last month, I finally realized that I needed some type of help so I signed the toddler up for Mother's Morning Out and she started last week. My big kids go to Independent Studies two days a week and MMO happens to be on one of those days. Since I had all three kids in the same building for a 3.5 hour stretch, I decided to spend some time working right there in the church. It was wonderful!
I plan to spend every minute of each Tuesday sitting at a table writing and planning for the family's needs (meal plans, homeschool, calendar. etc.), and my work needs (blog and store). I am excited. I am adding my $5/week back into the budget to buy a drink and snack at the church's new cafe.
The cost of MMO is the exact same amount I was paying my kids to watch the toddler this summer. I was excited to tell my husband that he did not have to change the budget at all to cover the MMO costs!
Wow! I love these series. Thanks so much! My husband and I are praying together on how to make things work better for our family. I look forward to every installment you post. There's always something to glean from them.
Thanks so much for the tip on wordpress templates – we could all use something like this it seems! What a timesaver!
Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
I love the tip on Google calendar. Thanks so much. I already went in and set it up. 🙂
Thank you so much for this series. I just started blogging again (I tried a few years ago), and with six kiddos, and homeschooling the oldest four, I don't have a lot of spare time right now. I love finding ways to use my time more wisely. 🙂
Thanks so much for writing this series! It is so hard to work out a good blogging schedule, especially when dealing with young kids in the house! Your series gave me some new ideas! Thanks!
Thank you SO much for the template idea! That will save me so much time!
I just installed the Article Templates plugin. THANK YOU for the tip!
Thanks for the plug-in information. I installed it and it looks like it may just work. ~Wendy
Crystal, I just moved to wp (like last night!) and I am about to start working on some templates. I know those will save me a TON of time. Thank you so much!
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Woman caught stealing package off porch in viral video receives jail sentence
KTLA -- A Montebello woman who was caught on camera trying to steal packages from an Alhambra homeowner was sentenced Monday to 180 days in jail.
Rianna Adrienne Medina, 20, entered a no contest plea to felony charges of second-degree commercial burglary and grand theft of personal property, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.
SEE ALSO: 'This is my house': Viral video shows man confronting suspected package thief
Medina was captured on video in mid-May trying to steal package from the front of an Alhambra house. The homeowner confronted her, recording cellphone video, and Medina claimed her mother lived at the home.
When the homeowner said he would call police, the woman dropped the packages and walked away.
The video was shared by Alhambra police, and Medina was arrested in a Rosemead motel a few days later.
She checked in to the motel using another person's identification, the DA's office said.
Medina was initially charged with identity theft in addition to the other two charges. She had faced up to four years, four months in state prison if convicted as originally charged, the DA's office said at the time of her arraignment.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Cathryn Brougham sentenced Medina to 180 days in county jail, and 180 days in a live-in residential treatment program, along with five years of probation.


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WWE announced its latest (and last?) inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016. It's the Bad Man from Borger, Texas, Stan "The Lariat" Hansen.
Hansen's inclusion ends the wrestler inductions (is Joan Lundeon really going in as Warrior Award recipient??!) with a bang. The innovator of the lariat clothesline, Hansen serves both as an obvious Texas inclusion and as the international star for this years class.
Hansen has to be the biggest US star in Japan's history, due to his amazing battles with Japanese Legends like Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba as well as his vicious matches with the likes of Vader. Stan spent a great deal of his wrestling career outside of the USA, but still had major accomplishments in the borders of the States!
I am very happy with Hansen's inclusion. It brings a welcome addition to a fairly middle of the road class. (The Godfather…really??). I will do a full breakdown of Stan Hansen shortly!


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A true mutual insurance company, Northwestern Mutual stands to separate itself from the rest by holding true to the foundation which has made it so strong today. A truly unique carrier, they are a model for many and a trusted name.
Whether you require simple term life insurance, or advanced planning with life insurance and long term care, Northwestern has what you need. Below is our full Northwestern Life Insurance Company review, and it is based on our data.
As we suggest each and every time, seek out the best possible life insurance solution given your unique situation.
Our Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Review
Northwestern Mutual is one of the longer standing life insurers in the United States today, having been in business well over 150 years. It began as the Mutual Life Insurance Company of the State of Wisconsin back in 1857. A Fortune 500 company, it has almost $220B assets under its management, and has been awarded with the highest available ratings for its financial strength and outlook.
It has earned a spot among the best life insurance companies in strength and stability by all four rating agencies, including A.M. Best, Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's, which only a very short list of life insurance companies have been able to achieve. This is one of the crowning achievements for the insurance industry.
As a mutual life insurance company, Northwestern Mutual is owned by its policyholders only. It currently has the highest dividend payout of any of its competitors in the industry, by nearly three times. This dividend is built into the structure of its policies.
This dividend structure has been maintained annually since 1872, which the company is extremely proud of, although it is never guaranteed in the future.
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It is also unique is its formation of the Examining Committee of the Board of Trustees, which allows for policyholders, not members of the company's board, to inspect the operations and financial actions of the company, to ensure they are strictly for the benefit of the policyholders.
Having long been a company strictly focusing on its sales of life insurance products, NW Mutual entered another product, disability income, back in 1969. Today, it operates on a full line of products including long term care insurance, financial products for retirement, employee benefits for small and large businesses, and more.
It is a pioneer in its focus on life insurance, providing products of all kinds, like:
- term life insurance
- universal life insurance
- variable life insurance
- combination life insurance products
In addition to life and long term care, they have disability insurance for those who need it.
Investments & Philanthropy
Its investment side is hosted under Russel Investments, founded in 1936. It has grown to greater than $130B in assets under its direct management, while $786B in assets can been seen under its overall advisement practice.
NW Mutual is also quite fond of philanthropy, and has its own philanthropic organization, the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, where it focuses largely on making an impact in the prevention of childhood diseases like cancer.
In addition to childhood cancer, Northwestern Mutual has partnered with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (better known as the NCAA) in supporting higher education for young adults. It is proponent of secondary education, as well as offering internships for those who are looking for real world experience.
Life Insurance Products
As a mutual company, the core product is a whole life insurance policy, but it's not the only thing they have available.
Term Life
From Northwestern Mutual, your term life options are as follows:
- Level Term 10
- Level Term 20
- Term 10
- Term 80
The Level Term 10 is, actually, a 20 year policy, but the first 10 years are level and then it resets to a new premium for the second decade of the policy. The Level Term 20 is truly a 20 year level term policy, where the premium starts and stays at one price from beginning to end.
Their Term 10 options is the cheaper way to secure a 10 year term, by allowing you to purchase a policy which will start low, and increase annually until the tenth year. In somewhat similar fashion, the Term 80 will start at the insured's age, and increase up until their 80th birthday, where it ceases.
Permanent Life
Within the permanent life umbrella from Northwestern, there are actually several different sub-types; combination, universal, variable universal, and whole.
The Adjustable CompLife, Estate CompLife, and Survivorship CompLife are all extremely unique products which combine both a whole life policy, as a base, with a term life insurance benefit on top.
This essentially allows you to have the best of both worlds, while growing a small, permanent death benefit, and simultaneously ensuring you're protecting your full need with a cheaper, temporary death benefit. This can help you meet both short and long term needs with a lesser overall cost.
The Custom Universal Life (CUL) – Accumulator is the main universal life insurance option from the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. It's the most affordable way to get a permanent death benefit, and have potentially flexible premiums along the way. There is cash growth within the policy, as well, though the guarantees aren't quite as strong as the whole life.
If you want to pre-pay all premiums, you could utilize the Single Premium UL option, but there are different tax considerations here because it creates a Modified Endowment Contract, or MEC.
If growth is a key feature you're looking for, consider a variable universal life insurance policy from Northwestern through the help of one of their registered representatives. The cash portion of the contract can be invested into mutual funds or other market related avenues, giving you the potential to accumulate more within the policy (assuming a level of risk, to do so).
Finally, the core products for Northwestern Mutual is its whole life. They are:
- 65 Life
- 90 Life
- Limited Pay Life
The simple goal for all three, despite their differences, is permanent insurance. The only real differences are how you, the insured, pay for them.
The 65 Life gets you a permanent death benefit, where you pay premiums up until your 65th birthday.
The 90 Life is the same, but extends your payments up until you turn 90 years of age, helping to reduce the costs per payment.
The Limited Pay Life is the most flexible, by actually letting you pick how long you'll pay for. The shorter time frame you pick, the higher monthly cost you would incur, of course. Your selection range from as few as 10, and up to 30 years in length.
Our Final Thoughts
From a young family's first life insurance policy to the full guidance of building a solid estate plan or business succession plan, Northwestern Mutual has thousands of agents who help individuals across the nation for the the needs of their family, their businesses and their employees and established themselves as one of the best life insurance companies in the United States for 2017.
You can find cheaper term policies elsewhere, but you're unmatched in finding better conversion to their solid, high-performing universal and whole life insurance policies.


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Breakfast, lunch or dinner, Pho is an excellent anti-inflammatory, gut healing and (this version) is low FODMAP. Bone broth is a potent ingredient for anyone with gastro-intestinal disorders, or anyone who is healing muscle or bone injuries. Making your own broth is well worthwhile, and makes your home smell delicious. Warm soup may seem strange to eat for breakfast at first, but with the change of the seasons and cold weather approaching, your body will thank you.
Here is a delicious protein-rich breakfast that is perfect after a workout to help replenishes essential nutrients and build lean muscle. Notably, it also has anti-inflammatory, blood sugar balancing, and thermogenic ingredients for those looking for a healthy weight management breakfast.
Enjoy Eggs Benedict without feeling guilty. Butternut squash is high in beta-carotene and Vitamin A, all of which are good for eyesight and heart health. The hollandaise sauce is completely dairy free – which is also perfect for a vegan tofu benedict.
This phytonutrients abundant green smoothie is not only delicious, but it contains a wealth of antioxidants, minerals and vitamins. The avocado provides us with critical monounsaturated fats that help to maintain the integrity of our cell membranes and improves our brain health by promoting healthy blood flow.
Planting a garden this year? How about adding some rhubard, which can be harvested from about April to September in Canada and the United States. Rhubarb is a great source of calcium which is one of the minerals needed for bone health. In addition, it is a good source of Lutein, a compound which is beneficial for your skin and eyes. Here are some suggestions to incorporate rhubarb into your dietary routine.


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Community Resources
We are pleased to offer our space for meetings of all parent support groups as well as community, regional, and state-wide organizations serving families and individuals with special health care needs.
In cooperation with Child First of Greater Bridgeport, we can refer a family in financial need to The Community Closet for gently-used (and new) infant and children's furniture, toys, and books. By prior arrangement, the Family Center is also a collection point for donated items for The Community Closet.
We encourage families to become well-informed and empowered advocates for their child's needs and, if able, in turn to use their personal experience to help other families advocate for their child. We can suggest contacts that families may make if they wish to become more involved in working for the health and welfare of all children with disabilities and special health care needs on the local, regional and State level.
The following links will be helpful in finding information and services throughout the State:
State of Connecticut Links
Official website for State of Connecticut
Connecticut's Birth to Three Program – Early Intervention Services
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Title V Regional Medical Homes for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Stamford Regional Office: (203) 276-7552
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Bridgeport Regional Office: (203) 551-2700
Husky Health Care Program
Call (877) 284-8759
Connecticut Department of Developmental Services
Telephone: (966) 433-8192
Social Security Administration
Bridgeport Regional Office: (203) 365-8452
Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Center
Telephone: (203) 265-7717
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)
Telephone: (800) 445-2722
Connecticut State Education and Resource Center (SERC)
Telephone: (860) 632-1485
The Family Support Network (Southwest)
Telephone: (203) 556-7317
National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD)
Telephone: (203) 744-0100


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The biometrical product offers extremely high level of vehicle protection, far better than other common solutions like auto-alarms or immobilizers.
The protection against vehicle theft is provided through fingerprint identification and authentication. The system protects the vehicle by interlocks that prevent the engine starting until the fingerprint is duly accepted.
The embedded LED and audible signals indicate the system status in case of fingerprint identification and help for programming of various functions. No additional devices such as computers or keyboards are required in order to change the parameters of the system – you only need to follow the instructions and enter into the fingerprints system.
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If you routinely perform transient gene expression studies and/or gene silencing by RNA interference, the new powerful jetPRIME™ is the reagent for you!
Transfection with this versatile reagent requires low quantities of nucleic acid and small amounts of reagent. Therefore, jetPRIME™ is both gentle to cells and economical. A simple and convenient protocol ensures that it's easy to scale up or scale down.
- Outstanding DNA transfection efficiency
- Economical: less DNA and less reagent needed
- Better cell viability
- Excellent gene silencing
- Cotransfection of DNA & siRNA
- shRNA and miRNA plasmid transfection
- Convenient protocol
Catalog Number Description 114-01
jetPRIME kit 0.1 ml of jetPRIME + 5 ml of jetPRIME buffer
jetPRIME kit 0.75 ml of jetPRIME + 40 ml of jetPRIME buffer
jetPRIME kit 1.5 ml of jetPRIME + 2 x (40 ml of jetPRIME buffer)
jetPRIME kit 5 x (1.5 ml of jetPRIME) + 1 x 55 ml of jetPRIME buffer 10x (conc.)
jetPRIME kit 5 x (1.5 ml of jetPRIME) + 1 x 120 ml of jetPRIME buffer 5x (conc.)
1.5 ml is sufficient to perform ca.375 transfections in 6-well plates. Bulk quantities are available upon request
Contact us for a trial size of jetPRIME™ DNA & siRNA transfection reagent. Special offer with your first order of jetPRIME™!
For more information on jetPRIME™, click here.
INTERFERin™ siRNA transfection reagent achieves over 90 % silencing efficiency at 1 nM siRNA in a wide variety of adherent and primary cells with excellent cell viability. Using low siRNA concentrations avoids unwanted toxic and off-target (non-specific) effects observed when transfecting siRNA at higher concentrations, resulting in more robust data.
- Ready-to-use
- Compatible with serum and antibiotics
- Easy standard protocol
- Gentle mode of action for more robust data and excellent cell viability
CATALOG # DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF TRANSFECTIONS 409-01 INTERFERin™ (0.1ml) 50-100 siRNA transfections in 24-well plates (1 nM siRNA concentration) 409-10 INTERFERin™ (1ml) 500-1000 siRNA transfections in 24-well plates (1 nM siRNA concentration) 409-50 INTERFERin™ (5 x 1ml) 5000-10000 siRNA transfections in 24-well plates (1 nM siRNA concentration)
1 ml of INTERFERin™ is sufficient to perform 500-1000 transfections in 24-well plates.
For more information on siRNA in vitro - INTERFERin™, click here.
jetPEI™ transfection reagent is particularly well suited for automated or manual HTS (High Throughput Screening) as transfection with jetPEI™ is exceptionally efficient and reproducible. A distinctive linear polyethylenimine (PEI) derivative, jetPEI™ gently facilitates intracellular DNA delivery for high performance.
Three HTS protocols are available depending on the experiment: forward, batch or reverse.
Figure: HEK-293 cells expressing GFP after transfection using jetPEI™.
- Fast and efficient methods to transfect cells for HTS
- Compatible with serum and antibiotics
- Robust jetPEI/DNA complexes
- Exceptionally reproducible results
- Well-suited for automated approaches
CATALOG # Amount of reagent Amount of NaCl solution 101-01N 0.1 mL 5mL 101-10N 1 mL 50 mL 101-10 1 mL - 101-40N 4 x 1mL 4 x 50 mL 101-40 4 x 1 mL - 101B-010N 10 mL 2 x 250 mL 101B-010 10 mL -
One ml of jetPEI™ is sufficient to perform 2 000 transfections in 96-well plates.
For more information on DNA for HTS application - jetPEI™, click here.
NEW! INTERFERin™-HTS is a new generation siRNA transfection reagent especially developed for high throughput screening (HTS) applications providing great silencing efficiency, excellent reproducibility and high cell viability with very low amounts of reagent.
INTERFERin™-HTS is cost-effective, easy to handle, compatible with serum and antibiotics, and comes with reverse and forward protocols for 96- and 384-well plates.
Figure 4. siRNA transfection with INTERFERin™-HTS gives higher silencing efficiency than competitor reagents. HeLa cells were transfected in 96-well plates with 10 nM siRNA duplexes targeting lamin A/C following a reverse transfection protocol according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Lamin A/C expression was measured 24 hours after transfection by branched DNA assay and normalized to GAPDH expression.
- Great silencing from 10 to 50 nM siRNA
- Designed for automated procedures
- Reproducible at all levels
- Small volume of reagent per well, cost effective
Catalog Number Amount of reagent 410-002 0.2 mL 410-015 1.5 mL 410-060 4 x 1.5 m
1.5 mL of INTERFERin™-HTS is sufficient to transfect 200-300 plates in (96-well)
For more information on INTERFERin™-HTS, click here.
Non-viral gene delivery to animals is easy with in vivo-jetPEI™ transfection reagent. Simply mix your DNA (or siRNA) with this reagent and administer to animals for gene expression in multiple tissues.
With in vivo-jetPEI™, you can also deliver genes by different modes into different species based on your needs (even humans in GMP conditions). You'll avoid experimental and regulatory hassles by choosing in vivo-jetPEI™ in place of virus for gene delivery.
This reagent can be made under GMP conditions and customized to target specific cells.
Figure : Non-invasive bioluminescence of a living mouse following systemic delivery of in vivo-jetPEI™/DNA complexes.
- Successful delivery of DNA, siRNA and oligonucleotides in vivo
- Multiple modes of administration in many species
- RNAi with in vivo-jetPEI™
- No detectable inflammatory response
- Currently used in several phase I-II clinical trials
- Reproducible results
CATALOG # Amount of reagent Amount of glucose solution 201-10G 0.1ml 10 mL 201-50G 0.5 mL 2 x 10 mL
0.1ml of in vivo-jetPEI™ is sufficient to perform up to 20 intravenous injections in mouse with 50 µg of DNA.
For more information on in vivo-jetPEI™, click here.
PULSin™ is an innovative reagent for the highly efficient transfer of functional proteins to the cytoplasm of living cells. With PULSin™, you can target intracellular proteins in living cells with antibodies without fixation, eliminating the time and effort of fixing cells.
PULSin™ also has advantages over DNA transfection because the amount and timing of exogenous proteins in cells can be controlled. With this precise control even lethal proteins can be studied.
Simple and fast protocol
- Effective and robust delivery into the cytoplasm
- Delivery to a wide variety of cells including primary cells, with up to 98% efficiency
- Highly efficient transfer
- Easy to use (Simply add PULSin™ to the protein, incubate, and apply to cells)
- Easily perform real time function blocking and protein localization studies using antibodies.
Catalog # Reagent Number of Reactions 501-01 PULSin™ (0.1ml)* 6 reactions in 6-well plates 501-04 PULSin™ (0.4ml)* 24 reactions in 6-well plates 501-16 PULSin™ (0.4ml)* 96 reactions in 6-well plates
0.4 ml of PULSin™ protein delivery reagent is sufficient for 24 reactions in 6-well plates.
For more information on PULSin™, click here.
FectoPROTM gives amazing antibody production yields in suspension CHO cells.
Cells were seeded at 1 x 106 cells/ml in 30ml of FreestyleTM CHO Expression Medium and transfected with FectoPROTM (0.8μg DNA/ml) or FreeStyleTM MAX Reagent (1.25μg DNA/,ml)
following recommended protocols for the respective reagents. Recombinant mouse lgG production yield was assayed 1 to 6 days after transfection using protein G biosensor (fortéBIO® octet RED96 system).
Data kindly provided by ProteoGenix SAS (France)
FectoPROTM gives high transfection efficiency in suspension CHO cells.
FreeStyleTM CHO-S cells were seeded at 1 x 106 cells/ml in 30 ml of FreeStyleTM CHO Expression Medium and transfected with FectoPROTM + FectoPROTM Booster of FreeStyleTM MAX Reagent using 0.4μg/ml and 1.25μg/,l of a GFP expressing plasmid, respectively. GFP expression was assayed 24 h after transfection using fluorescence microscopy.
FectoPROTM gives superior protein prodcuction yields in suspension CHO and HEK-293 cells.
FreeStyleTM CHO-S and HEK-293F cells were seeded at 1 x 106 cells/ml in 30 ml of FreeStyleTM CHO or 293 Expression Medium and transfected with FectioPROTM + FectoPROTM Booster (0.4μg DNA/ml), FreeStyle TM MAx Reagent (1.25μg DNA/ml) or PEIproTM (1μg DNA/ml) following recommended protocols for the respective reagents. IgG3-Fc (34kDa) production was assayed 72 h (CHO cells) and 120 h (HEK-293 cells) after transfection by protein G affinity quantification (HPLC) and Western Blot. Standard corresponds to purified IgG3-Fc (34kDa).
FectoPROTM HEK-293F cells were seeded at 1 x 106 cells/ml in 30 ml of FreeStyleTM 293 Expression Medium and transfected with FectoPROTM + FectoPROTM Booster (0.5 μg DNA/,l) following the standards protocol. IgG3-Fc production was assayed at different day by protein G affinity quantification (HPLC). Similar results are obtained with FreeStyleTM CHO-S (data not shown).
FectoPROTM is easily scalable and reproducible in CHO cells.
FreeStyleTM CHO-S cells were seeded at 1 x 106 cells/ml in 30ml, 100ml, 300ml or 1L of FreeStyleTM CHO Expression Medium and transfected with FectoPROTM + FectoPROTM Booster (0.5μg DNA/ml). At day 1 to 6, cell viability was assayed using Trypan blue exclusion assay (A) and IgG3-Fc production was assayed by protein G affinity quantification (HPLC) (B) and Western Blot (C). Standard (C) corresponds to purified IgG3-Fc (34 kDa).
Suspension CHO cells were seeded at 1 x 106 cells/ml in 30 ml of CHO medium and transfected using 3 different lots of FectoPROTM (CCIII 078, CCIII 104 or CCIII 106) following the standard protocol. 72 h after transfection, IgG3-Fc production was assayed by protein G affinity quantification. Similar results are obtained on suspension HEK-2933 cells (data not shown).
FectoPROTM gives superior protein production yields in suspension CHO cells grown in different media. CHO cells were seeded at 1 x 106 cells/ml in 30 ml of FreeStyleTM CHO Expression Medium, CD CHO Medium or Pro-CHOTM 4 Medium and transfected with FectoPROTM + FectPROTM Booster or FreeStyleTM MAX Reagent following recommended protocols for the respective reagents. IgG3-Fc production was assayed 72 h after transfection by protein G affinity quantification (HPLC).
For more information on jetCRISPR™, click here.


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Christmas 2018
At Christmas there are lots of things to celebrate: family, holidays, food, summer, presents..
On the first Christmas, there was the greatest reason to celebrate—the birth of 'a saviour, who is Christ the Lord.' This newborn child caused angels to sing and kings to tremble.
This Christmas we invite you to join us to celebrate the saviour, Jesus.
Carols: December 21. You're invited to a free sausage sizzle from 5 pm, and we'll some some great Christmas carols and hear the Christmas story together from 6 pm.
Christmas Morning: December 25, 8:30am
Around Gympie there are other Christmas events Gympie Presbyterian will be participating in. If you can't make it to our carols or Christmas Day service (or just want more!) then we encourage you to get along to these.
Gympie Carols in the Park - hosted by the Ministers' Network - 17th December
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This cheeky print is by Manon Nanette Bijkerk (La Nonette). Manon is a Dutch illustrator and we are so excited to introduce her stunning designs to you. Her art is bold, feminine, colourful, emotional and totally unique. This would make a stunning gift.
This print is a reproduction of a painting by Manon and is made with gouache and acrylics and fine pencil. This print is printed on 250 grams environmentally friendly & acid free biotop paper, is signed and is A3 in size.