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If you live in Michigan this is probably not news, but you have by far the highest car insurance rates of any state. In fact, according to CarInsuranceQuotes.com, you're paying well over two to four times more than drivers in all but a handful of states.
The online car insurance site divided the median cost for car insurance by the median household income in each state (plus the District of Columbia) and found that the typical Michigan household pays a whopping eight percent of its annual income for car insurance. Louisiana is next highest with five percent, while in Kentucky, West Virginia and Mississippi the burden is between 4 and 4.5 percent.
The least expensive state is Massachusetts, where the typical household pays 1.4 percent of its annual income for car insurance. North Carolina, Hawaii, Alaska and Oregon round out the five most affordable states.
There are many factors determining the cost of auto insurance including state regulations, density of traffic, costs of repair, costs of medical care and the number of uninsured motorists.
Those of us living in California will probably be surprised, maybe even shocked, to know that we only fork out an average of just under two percent of a household's average income on insurance, ranking the state 44th.
Just why is car insurance much more expensive in Michigan than anywhere else?
"Michigan is very unique in our auto insurance system," says Lori Conarton, a spokeswoman for the nonprofit Insurance Institute of Michigan. "It's really hard when people compare Michigan premiums to other states because (policyholders in other states) are not paying for the same benefits." Michigan is a no-fault state, which means each policyholder must buy personal injury protection (PIP). PIP covers the policyholder's own medical costs in an accident, no matter which driver is at fault. Also, Michigan is the only state where that coverage includes unlimited lifetime medical and rehabilitation benefits for treatment of car accident injuries.
Check out the table to see where your state's ranking for the cost of car insurance. A more detailed analysis can be found here.
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One of the most common myths I deal with is people having a misconception about what it means to murder as opposed to committing some other serious crime such as homicide or manslaughter. This misconception is so rampant that I would be willing to bet that almost every person who has ever been in trouble for any criminal offense believes they were wrongly charged and that they could have beaten the charge if only it was "murder" instead of some lesser included offense. That's probably true in many cases (it certainly is for me), but there are certain crimes where the distinction between murder and another serious crime makes a very big difference. So let's talk about how homicide differs from murder in New Jersey.
In most cases, the term "murder" is an emotive one that often conjures up images of brutal killings or murders committed by serial killers, and that may be why some people make such a big deal out of it. The reality though is that there are many different degrees of murder in NJ (and throughout the country), which range from 1st degree to 4th degree. Murder is typically defined as when someone purposely causes the death of another human being under circumstances involving recklessness, malice, or depravity that demonstrate a complete disregard for life. First and second-degree murders require premeditation (the perpetrator planned to kill that person before they did so), but can also involve an act during the commission of another violent felony crime, or an act to cover up a prior crime. Third-degree murder does not require any advanced planning on the part of the perpetrator and can be committed in furtherance of some other serious offense such as robbery or arson. Finally, fourth-degree murder is usually referred to as criminally negligent homicide (causing the death of another person by criminal negligence) although it's also sometimes referred to as involuntary manslaughter (if there was no intent to kill).
Of course, what makes all these crimes so interesting for this blog post is that they carry very different sentences depending upon the severity of the charge. First-degree murder carries a potential penalty of 20 years to life in prison with a conviction whereas fourth-degree murder carries a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison.
So what's the lesson here? It probably isn't that you should try to get yourself charged with murder instead of another crime such as homicide or manslaughter (although there are always exceptions). The real lesson is that when it comes time to discuss your criminal case with an attorney, you need to make sure that you aren't assuming you were charged with murder when it was some other more serious offense such as 2nd degree aggravated assault. Mistakes like this can have disastrous consequences because they affect whether or not a judge will allow certain evidence at trial and how serious a potential penalty might be.

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Jeep club donates to food pantry
The Matanzas Jeep Club recently donated about 400 pounds of food to the St. Johns Ecumenical Ministries Food Pantry.
Club president Scott Rock had the idea to collect food to help individuals in need within the community. In conjunction with Jennifer Wallace, manager; and Paul Mackey, owner, of the Kingfish Grill they conducted a food drive Nov. 22 through Dec. 17, during which they collected canned goods and other staples.
Within the past year the St. Johns Ecumenical Ministries Food Pantry helped feed 3,219 families, distributing 142,770 pounds of food to the hungry of St. Johns County. It is because of the generosity of organizations like Matanzas Jeep Club and businesses like Kingfish Grill and individual donors that the pantry is able to help feed such a large group of people, Larry Collins, president of the ecumenical ministries board, noted. The pantry is a volunteer group comprised of members from 13 sponsor churches who, for the past 20 years. have been serving the needs of the hungry in St. Johns County.


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Ryan Miller and the deteriorating NHL goalie market
The question has been asked every week since the St. Louis Blues were ejected in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs: where will Ryan Miller play next season?
When the Blues signed Brian Elliott to an extension last week, we knew St. Louis was officially out of the running and, late in the week, we also learned two potential destinations – San Jose and Anaheim – were bowing out. ESPN's Pierre LeBrun reported the Ducks are happy to move on with a tandem of Frederik Andersen and John Gibson, while the Sharks planned to forge ahead by targeting younger players for their "minor rebuild," meaning a veteran acquisition like Miller wasn't in the cards.
There was a time when, if a 33-year-old Vezina winner hit the open market as a UFA, he'd have teams lining up around the corner to sign him for a lot of money. About a decade ago, Miller could have basically picked any team to go to and they would gladly have thrown all sorts of money at him.
But today, the goaltending market is as weak as it's been in a long while. Not only does it look like Miller won't be able to go to the California destination he wanted, it may even be a challenge for him to get a $6.25 million deal, which would match the cap hit from his expiring contract. Free agent spending is crazy, but this is the current reality for over-30 goalies.
First of all, not a lot of teams are in the market for a No. 1 goalie. For the past year, the Ducks have been mentioned as the front-runner for Miller, but even they're prepared to go with two goalies who gave started a combined 31 regular season NHL games. That's not a condemnation of Miller so much as it is an example of how teams would rather save cap space to spend on the rest of the roster and either run with a goalie in their own pipeline, or acquire a stopper who has, or who they can get for, a smaller cap hit (like the Islanders with Jaroslav Halak, although they were probably long shots for Miller anyway).
As my colleague Brian Costello wrote at the end of last week, the goalie market is in favor of the team's seeking to buy, and not the teams looking to sell or the players looking to sign a home run contract. Prior to the Miller trade from Buffalo to St. Louis, I looked back at the goalie trade market and how weak the returns had been. And although I was wrong when I suggested Buffalo should expect a weak return for Miller, was it even close to worth it for the Blues? Would they have done any worse with Halak in net? Next March, would any team pay that much for a goalie again? It's hard to see why.
If the results difference would have been negligible between Halak and Miller, how hungry will any team be to invest $6 million-plus in Miller, who had a sub-.900 with the Blues, one of the best defensive teams in the league? If younger, cheaper goalies like Gibson and Dustin Tokarski have had their moments and a reclamation project like Steve Mason even starred in the playoffs, why not chance a cheap tandem instead of locking in to a 33-year-old, who will eventually decline, for a long time and a lot of money?
What Miller would bring to the teams who are interested in his services is stability in net and, hypothetically, he would remove the aspect of "chance." For the most part, you know what Miller brings to the table. He's had a save percentage of at least .915 each year since 2008-09 and is a good leader in the dressing room. He'd bring a management team the freedom to focus on other roster issues and not have to worry so much about adapting to the ups and downs of a young goalie.
But there's a risk to any road taken: when will Miller stop having those .915 save percentage seasons? Will his contract eventually become an unmanageable millstone around the neck of the next team who lands him? Will the long-term payoff for a team be better with an ageing Miller, by playing with a rested tandem, or by committing to developing a home grown goalie?
Because California now appears to be off the table, we have to start looking at teams like Vancouver (since they're on the West Coast) and Washington as potential destinations. Miller's not going to end up where he originally wanted and it's looking more and more likely he won't even land with a contender, but a secondary or even tertiary challenger instead. Not ideal for him at age 33.
Any team considering targeting Miller this off-season, though, has to ask themselves the ultimate question about what his contribution will be and what his value is in dollars:
Is Ryan Miller still an elite goaltender capable of leading a team the way Henrik Lundqvist is leading the Rangers – or would his acquisition be an expensive "name" pick up who would gets worse or only marginally better results, at a higher price?
What kind of goalie do you need to be successful in the NHL these days, and how much of your cap space should you commit to the position?
The answer, at least as it pertains to Miller, is as unclear as ever.


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As several of you probably already know, BurdaStyle revealed today that they're going to be making a book! (You can read the announcement here.) It's a really great concept– five patterns (designed by Alison Dahl Kelly, who was one of my favorite designers from her season of Project Runway, so yay!) along with instructions and ideas for how to vary the patterns.
I'm thrilled that the announcement is finally out…I may have alluded once or twice to a secret project that I'll be working on in July, and now I can say that I was selected to make one of the variations! We were asked what our preferences were out of the five types of patterns that would be created, and after being asked to do two sketches for each of two types, I get to do a variation of my first pick, which was the coat pattern. (You know me, I love my jackets and blazers!) I have my fabric, and am just waiting to get the pattern– I think it's coming out this weekend.
I have permission from BurdaStyle to document the process on here, so that's what I'll mostly be talking about over the next couple of weeks. Though hopefully I'll have a finished project to show beforehand, since I have all but the hem done on the dress I'm working on.


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NEW DELHI, March 18 (UPI) -- India's solar market is expected to reach $2.05 billion in 2015, nearly double the $1.05 billion market of 2012, market research firm Frost and Sullivan says.
Frost and Sullivan, in a report, estimates demand for chemicals and materials used in solar cells and modules to increase 22.2 percent until 2015 and module components by 25 percent during the same period.
It cites the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission -- in which the Indian government aims to install 10 gigawatts of PV capacity by 2017 -- as a major boost for India's solar sector. The program also mandates that solar photovoltaic modules based on crystalline technology be sourced domestically.
Solar power generation in India now accounts for less than 1 percent of the country's total power production, or 1.3 gigawatts, compared with 211 gigawatts from all sources combined.
"With high peak power deficit, erratic crude oil prices, coal shortages and uncertainty of nuclear power, renewable energy sources such as solar power will be the future of sustainable power generation," states the report.
"New opportunities to explore in the market for chemicals and materials used in solar cells and modules are presented with the JNNSM mandating indigenization of solar cells and modules."
The report, however, says that low-cost importation of finished cells and modules from China continues to be a key challenge for India's solar sector.
Last November, India's Ministry of Commerce officially launched anti-dumping investigations into imported solar cells from China, Taiwan, Malaysia and the United States.
Investment in products that benefit from smaller lead times, backed by government support through the solar mission "will aid in overcoming competition from China," it states. "Continuous innovation to reduce costs and upgrade efficiency will further sustain market expansion."
Hari Manoharan from Indian consulting firm RESolve told PV Magazine that reaching the Solar Mission goal could be difficult to reach because most domestic manufacturers are operating at 10 to 20 percent of their capacity.
Furthermore, solar power developers are likely to be affected by the trade case, Manoharan said, because "they may not always be able to secure the lowest possible price or the best quality modules."
Adding another wrinkle to India's solar sector, last month the United States launched a complaint with the World Trade Organization over India's National Solar Mission's photovoltaic domestic content requirements policy, saying it is discriminatory against American solar manufacturers.
Growth of India's solar sector over the next five years, Manoharan said, would be driven more by state policies rather than a federal policy such as the solar mission.


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1. Many chefs attribute their culinary skills to the wise use of spices.
(A) sewing
(B) cooking
(C) pleasing
(D) serving
2. Every month the farmer culls the nonlaying hens from his flock and sells them tot he local butcher.
(A) kills
(B) cooks
(C) picks out
(D) stews
3. The manager has reached the culmination of his career.
(A) ebb
(B) flow
(C) wane
(D) apex; acme
4. Corrupt politicians who condone the activities of the gamblers are equally culpable.
(A) meritorious
(B) blameworthy
(C) cunning
(D) shrewd
5. The culprit of the mess deserved punishment.
(A) guilty person
(B) defender
(C) egoist
(D) egotist
6. Buddhism includes many cults.
(A) creeds
(B) limitations
(C) follies
(D) reasons
7. You'd better travel light; you will find your luggage very cumbersome.
(A) expedient
(B) convenient
(C) unhandy
(D) futile
8. The defeated people could not satisfy the cupidity of the conquerors.
(A) revenge
(B) avarice
(C) demand
(D) requirement
9. Please curb your passions.
(A) spur
(B) restrain
(C) release
(D) emancipate
10. Terror curdled her blood.
(A) steamed
(B) stirred
(C) thickened
(D) exhausted
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Brazilian forward Kléber has signed for FC Porto where he will link up with former CS Marítimo team-mate Djalma.
Kléber, 21, has penned a five-year deal with Porto having scored 14 goals in 38 Liga matches during his two-season spell at Marítimo. He had been with the Madeira outfit on loan from parent club Clube Atlético Mineiro, for whom he never started a league game.
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Climate Regulation Begins at the State Level, Speakers Say
Altering climate change regulations is a task that starts and ends with the states, according to a pair of experts who spoke last week at a Law School symposium sponsored by the Virginia Environmental Law Journal.
Vivian Thomson, an associate professor who teaches in UVA's departments of Politics and Environmental Sciences, and Cale Jaffe, a Law School lecturer and senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center, were two of the featured speakers at the symposium, which focused on the impact of climate change legislation on the American energy economy.
Thomson shared lessons she learned as a young analyst with the Environmental Protection Agency and, more recently, as an eight-year member and former vice-chair of Virginia's State Air Pollution Control Board.
From her work with the EPA, Thomson said she learned that state cooperation with federal environmental mandates is key to the success of national laws.
"We're too large and too varied a country for the EPA to do the work of the Clean Air Act and we are, after all, the United States of America," she said."There's a long tradition of sharing responsibility between the state, local and national government authorities in various policymaking arenas, including the environment."
Thomson said that when the EPA fails to respond to pertinent issues, many states will respond by attempting to regulate themselves. However, states often lack the technical and scientific resources that may be necessary to create and enforce effective regulations.
And politicians, regulators and the regulated community respond much better to incentives - the proverbial carrot - than to punishment, Thomson said. The 1986 Clean Water Act amendments and the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments were passed with bipartisan support in part, she said, because of appropriate incentives.
Thomson advocated use of firm regulatory floors to respond to the opposition posed by businesses with substantial resources. The regulated community must be matched on technical, legal and scientific grounds, and state regulators must be ready to tackle "complicated, thorny, technical legal policy thickets."
The sharp partisan divide between Republicans and Democrats will make it harder than ever before to pass effective national legislation to address climate change, she said. The remoteness of climate change also makes it difficult for members of Congress to convince constituents to support such measures.
"Local and regional impacts of climate change are not immediately palpable to ordinary people as are smog or soot or polluted waterways. This remoteness temporally and spatially makes it harder for members of Congress to belly up to the bar of steep emission reductions when their constituents are asked to pay for improvements in far-flung corners of the world."
Jaffe agreed with Thomson's assessment that, although there is little dispute that climate change is occurring, the movement to address it is weaker than ever. It would be impossible today to pass many of the influential environmental laws that were implemented in the 1970s, he said.
The two most innovative elements of those environmental laws are citizen supervision and the requirement of pre-construction permitting, Jaffe said. Citizen supervision deputizes all of us to enforce environmental law, he said, and pre-construction permitting introduced by the Clean Air Act requires polluters to obtain permits before they even break ground on a polluting facility.
The Clean Air Act had wide, bipartisan support, and was signed into law by Richard Nixon, Jaffe said. Now, however, environmental issues are polarized as a Democratic issue, and are much less likely to receive support from both sides of the aisle. Jaffe said this is in part the fault of environmentalists, who wrote off John McCain as an enemy of the environment in February 2008 - before the Democrats had even chosen their presidential candidate. Jaffe said McCain historically has not been an opponent of environmental groups, but once they made it clear they would not work with him, McCain changed his position on some key environmental issues, including offshore drilling. After that, his donations from oil and gas companies skyrocketed, Jaffe said.
Jaffe discouraged congressional leaders from engaging in tactics meant to delay the passage of environmental regulations. While it is helpful to engage in economic analysis of potential environmental regulations, no environmental laws will be pure winners or pure losers, he said.
"There's a wide, disparate range of views, which highlights a second reality here, which is that climate change legislation will not be either an economic loser or an economic winner," Jaffe said."There will be some companies for whom this will be a huge gain. They've made the [research and development] investments, they're ready to succeed, they're waiting for a price to be put on carbon and they will make money hand over fist. And there are others who have sat back, who aren't ready to take advantage of that change, and they are going to lose. It's not the economy versus the environment."
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Family TreePosted on February 1st, 2006 2 comments
I have always had a faint interest in a family tree. It has surfaced again, however slightly.
So, a new category on this web site is now "tree," and this is where I will post info as I find it.
To start, tonight I found a file when doing some research on Melody's side. I can always find something about her family, it is my family that causes me to search the web to the end of the earth.
So, check it out, all you Kulke's and Kulke Wannabe's:
FamilyTreeMaker – Sally Lauersdorf
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Melody February 2nd, 2006 at 08:53
This is a 70 page document…we are on page 36!
I think I am related to everyone I went to school with at Immanuel. :-/
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Stepping through the entrance of Hotel Istana, guests will immediately feel as though they have been granted accommodation by Kuala Lampur's royal family. As set forth by its name, Hotel Istana is inspired by a Sultan's palace. From the regal motif of arches to the rich palette of colors and gleaming foyer tiles, visitors might check out believing they themselves are blue-blooded.
A "House of Malaysian Culture," as noted by general manager Praba G. Menon, Hotel Istana offers guests a luxurious experience of the country, especially its capital city. Located in the main Golden Triangle business and commercial centre, thus close to such iconic landmarks such as the Petronas Twin Towers and the Kuala Lumpur Tower, Hotel Istana boasts 505 rooms suitable for both personal and business needs.
Hotel Istana is Fit for Guests Looking for a Royal Treatment
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There are hundred of new launches and properties in the market. Hence, making these properties attainable requires strong monetary backing from the financial institutions in this country.
MIDF Research believes the six percent increase in net approved property loan to RM8.72 billion in January 2017 does not signal a sustained recovery for the sector, reported The Sun Daily.
This is because despite the increase, approval rate remains at a very low level of 40.5 percent.
With the weakening ringgit affecting consumer sentiment, loan demand – which is measured by applied loans – continues to be weak as it falls one percent year-on-year to RM21.53 billion.
"Note that the six percent improvement in applied loan was attributed to a seven percent year-on-year increase in approval rate, which more than offset the one percent decline in demand," said MIDF Research.
The house price index (HPI) increased 5.3 percent year-on-year to 241.6 in the third quarter of 2016. While it was lower than the 8.9 percent five-year average growth, it maintained the 5.3 percent year-on-year growth recorded in the second quarter of 2016.
HPI growth was slowest in Penang at 3.4 percent, but better in Selangor at 7.5 percent. Johor and Kuala Lumpur saw the HPI increase 5.5 percent and 5.1 percent respectively.
National Property Information Centre's latest Property Market Report showed that property market transactions in Malaysia fell 6.3 percent quarter-on-quarter to RM30.8 billion in Q3 2016. The low transaction value mirrors the 8.5 percent fall in transaction volume.
And given the decline in the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research's consumer sentiment index to 69.8 points in Q4, MIDF Research believes "demand outlook for potential property buyers remains soft in 2017" with the buyers likely to remain price sensitive.
With this, MIDF Research maintained a "neutral" call on the property sector, naming UOA Development Bhd as top pick.
"We like UOA for its decent property sales where launch of its properties at an affordable price range is well received by genuine home buyers. Besides, we also like its healthy balance sheet with net cash position and decent dividend yield of 5.9 percent," said the research house.
Among the many new launches in Malaysia are:
3. Setia V Residence, Gurney Drive
Radin Ghazali, Content Writer at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact her about this or other stories email firstname.lastname@example.com
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The Clevo P150HM / Sager np8150 is everything one would expect from a reputable builder like Clevo. This is my 2nd Clevo purchase and I am very happy with the P150HM. I went with the 2nd generation Intel Sandy Bridge processor by way of the i72670qm - 2.2 GHZ to 3.1 GHZ over-clocked. I have 12 GB of SoDimm 1066 204 pin memory, and chose the Ge-force GTX 560m graphics card. I like the speed, response and performance of my Clevo - especially for what I do with it. I am not a gamer but I edit and produce short films and videos for You Tube and home use.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/10/2012
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 90% features: 80% display: 100% mobility: 40% ergonomy: 100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M:
The successor of the GeForce GTX 460M based on the new GF116 chip. The performance is about 13% better than the 460M but with similar power requirements due to hardware optimizations.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
2670QM: Fast Quad-core processor clocked at 2.2-3.1 GHz based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15-16 inch is a standard display size for laptops and offers the biggest variety of products.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.5 kg:
Usually subnotebooks, ultrabooks and quite lightweight laptops with 12-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.
Clevo: Founded in 1983, CLEVO is an important Taiwanese notebook computer manufacturer for distributors and OEM/ODM partners (barebone production). Service centers exist in in USA, Germany, Britain, China, and Taiwan. Clevo laptops are rarely sold directly to consumers. Therefore scarcely any reviews for Clevo laptops exist as these are branded with other names.
90%: There do not exist many models, which are rated better. The most ratings get ratings, which are a bit worse.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.


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Despite the word "International", it seems that this holiday is only celebrated in Russia, Ukraine and former Soviet republics!
The 8th of March is a national holiday and a day off. Several nations celebrate this, but only a few acknowledge it as an official, non-working holiday. The 8th of March is one of the favorite holidays for most Russian women and along with New Year and Christmas and St.Valentine's Day, it is also one of the most romantic holidays.
The 8th of March, Women's Day, is an amazingly beautiful holiday filled with tenderness. Every year, when spring comes the "strong" half of the world from a young schoolboy to an old general with rich mustache worships the "weak" one. All the ladies receive presents, flowers, poems, text messages and simply kind words and wishes. This is the day when women get the particular attention from men and positive emotions are felt everywhere.
Not everybody knows the history of the holiday we celebrate so widely every year on March, 8. The beginning was the following.
Even ancient Rome knew women's day celebrated my matrons. That was the day, when matrons (free-born married women) received presents from their husbands and enjoyed their love and attention. Female slaves were given presents as well and a senior woman at home allowed them to have a day off. Wearing their best attires, with fragrant flowers in their hair, Roman women came to the temple of goddess Vesta, who was believed a hearth guardian.
Much time has passed since then. Women decided to change their life, struggle for equal rights with men.
March 8, 1857 women working in the textile industry of New York City walked along the city streets to protest against low wages and bad working conditions.
In 1908, this same day, their granddaughters demanded the prohibition of children's labor, improvement of working conditions at the factories and giving women a right to vote. A year later the Socialists' party of America announced the last Sunday of February as National Women`s day. In 1910 at the international women`s conference in Copenhagen Klara Zetkin suggested an annual celebration of International Women`s day on March 8 in the memory of the events in New York.
In Russia this holiday has been celebrate since 1913 and is widely spread. Some countries do not consider this date a holiday, though. By the way, not all the countries announced it as a day off. The Roman women are the luckiest in this regard, as this wonderful day of Love, Beauty, Spring devoted to women has been a holiday for many centuries for them.
What do women expect of March 8?
First, declaration of love, admiration, delight, compliments on their heaven beauty - both inside and outside.
Second, their role in relations, family life, work and whole country being highly appreciated. This should be announced at least once a year by a man, boyfriend, husband, boss and the country leader, respectively.
Third, little surprises, flowers, presents and other signs of attention. Well, even if nobody attaches any importance to such things, it is pleasant anyway. Most surely every married lady in Russia will receive some gifts, why should your lady remain unneeded without a flower and a greeting card?
The 8th of March is the main spring holiday in Russia when all women without any exception feel happy, gorgeous, desired and the most beloved!


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As I stepped out into Piazza di Spagna, the sunshine, the space, and the fashion labels all hit me full in the face, like long lost friends. I searched eagerly for the first sighting of my friend, who I had come to meet, and there she was. Dolce & Gabbana, almost directly opposite the metro exit, across the Piazza. Panting slightly in anticipation, my gaze swept along to the left, she was there too! Missoni, and further left still, Christian Dior. The Mecca. The haven of Haute Couture, and all that is lovely and beautiful in the world. Pretty colours, pretty shapes, pretty materials, pretty things, pretty objects.
I stumbled towards it, drawn like prey. To quote popular vampire mythology, I had been "glamoured". By the time I reached the windows I had fixed my sunglasses on, so was moving less like a stumbling deer caught in head lights, and had manovered myself so that the wind was blowing my hair out of my face in a Farrah Fawcet type movement, not whipping it into my eyes. I moved confidently forward around the perimeter of the shop. Not randomly taking it all in like a tourist, but starting at my left and inching methodically along. Taking in the full view of what the Dior windows had to offer.
I gazed long and deep, drinking at the well of John Galliano, head designer at the House of Dior. A well that never runs dry. It was like being in a holy place. I was in the presence of God, of beauty, of genius, of femininity, of creativity, of pure joy and purposelessness. I felt the prayers coming. Forgive me for I have had fearful and depressing thoughts. I have not appreciated the joy and beauty that life has to offer. I have let my fear pull me down and focus on the negative, on the lack, on the hardness, unfairness, and pain in life. I have thought only about the bad and negative things.
And there they all were, appearing slowly before my re-focussing eyes, as I looked up and along the street. Gucci, Prada, Bulgari, Hermes, Armani, La Perla, Ferragamo, Vuitton, Versace, Max Mara, Alberta Ferrara and Valentino. All coming out to welcome me home. I glided down the Via Condotti, Rome's most fashionable shopping street, nodding to each one of my welcomers, escounced on either side by their beauty, craftsmanship and design. Their existence and their wares giving my mind and soul a visual feast of luxury, pleasing aesthetics, and the good, nice, soft things in life.
I was tumbled and caressed by them as I careened from one side of the narrow street to the other, not needing to go in, not needing to buy, just needing to know that they were there, whenever I needed them to be. There to remind me that the world consists not only of starving and diseased children, of power hungry dictators, of incompetent bureaucrats, and of burnt out humanitarians. But that it also consists of beautiful glassware, glittering jewels, delicately painted scarves, and fantastic fabrics. All evidence that we are capable of making great beauty, producing joy, as well as inflicting suffering on one another.


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Yet another Tegra 4-powered HP device shows up in benchmarks, this time the SlateBook 10 X2
It looks like HP might be preparing a major Android push in the near future. With the HP Slate 7 now out the door, there have been two new HP Android devices allegedly revealed today, both thanks to AnTuTu benchmarking scores. Earlier we reported on the HP Slate 21 AIO, and now it looks like a device called the HP SlateBook 10 X2 is also in the cards.
Just like the HP Slate 21 AIO, the SlateBook 10 X2 benchmark reveals a device equipped with a Nvidia Tegra 4 processor and running on Android 4.2.1. While they run the same processor, the SlateBook X2 actually scored a bit higher on the posted results with a 27,259 versus the Slate 21's 23,584. Of course, benchmark results can vary wildly from test to test, so the difference in scoring might not mean much.
So is this legit? Hard to say, as benchmarks can certainly be faked. If they are indeed real, it's interesting to see HP is not only embracing the high-end of Android, but doing it with Nvidia as a partner. So far the only other potential partners we've heard about for the Tegra 4 are Toshiba and ZTE.
It is worth mentioning that HP's two newly benchmarked devices seem to be a bit "different" from the rest of the pack, with the Slate 21 being a massive tablet and AIO, and the SlateBook 10's name could perhaps be hinting that it might be some kind of convertible Android tablet/notebook– of course that's just a bit speculation, as the 'book' part of the name could mean absolutely nothing.
What do you think, would consider a premium tablet from HP considering their mixed history in the mobile sector?


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The Marvelous Clouds: Towards A Philosophy of Elemental Media
By John Durham Peters
(4th Estate)
"I get all the news I need from the weather report"
(Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel: Only Living Boy In New York)
Media is now environmental, like the air we breathe. It's a ubiquitous and vital fact of contemporary life, like the water from our taps. It is a condition of modernity like the fuel in our cars or the text on this screen. But what can we learn from our new relationships with these elements that are certainly material and, at least in some way, from nature?
This is one of those special books that occupies that elusive space between academic, theoretical 'discourse' and those 'ideas' books aimed at 'the General Reader'. It is written in intelligent, accessible prose that is always delightful, thoughtful and suggestive. Marvellous Clouds is packed full of detail drawn from the world around us – especially the natural world of earth, water, fire and air (language) – but also from a dizzying range of thinkers from an array of periods, places and positions. Peters' task here is not to define a new or definite way of thinking about 'media' but instead to ask us to think more creatively about its nature (forgive the pun).
Peters says that "this book offers a philosophy of elemental media – the elements that lie at the taken-for-granted base of our habits and habitat – with special reference to the digital era." This is not a 'return to nature' book in the usual ecological sense, so much in vogue at the moment. As Peters says, media is an incredibly artificial phenomenon in practice. In fact 'media are civilizational ordering devices'.
Media as described by Peters are always grounded in material reality, but they also offer a way for us to reinvent or reimagine the world around us, albeit always imperfectly:
"The history of media is the history of productive impossibility of capturing what exists."
As Peters goes through the elemental categories towards a kind of philosophy of media, he bolsters the narrative with compelling anecdotes, detail and citations from the scattered corners of his almaniacal (sic) mind. You get dogs, dolphins, Mid-Western farmers, and Chicken McNuggets interwoven with German, French and Ancient sages. You get media history seen through things: logarithms, calendars, sundials and Google. This is not a chronological but a philosophical narrative that sees media in the stars (literally), but we humans are at least in the gutter of perception, looking up at them.
The more disciplined media theorists among you might feel frustrated at his refusal to define the parameters of this approach. He is curious rather than rigorously critical about some of the ideas that float across the narrative sky of the book. But then, who can catch or shoot down a cloud?
I am personally sympathetic to this approach. I found it helpful in thinking again about my interest in the role of emotions in new forms of social media journalism, for example.
Peters may love nature, but he is the opposite of a luddite. In fact in some ways he is rather blasé about some scare stories about digital media. But he is certain that we need a more humane understanding of the elemental technological forces:
"The task is to rethink technology as constitutive of the human being without thereby providing Silicon Valley with one more marketing argument…after decades in which humane voices opposed – and with good reason – the technophilia of the technicians and engineers, changes in our meteorological and technical climate invite a reorientation toward a philosophy of media that appreciates the embedment of techniques without forfeiting critical judgement"
Instead of worrying about the over-abundance of media and data we should be admiring its variety and interested in its diverse significance. It requires a sort of global Artificial Intelligence, albeit, applied to the detail too, like Blake's grain of sand:
"There is a clear intelligence of some kind in planetary, physiological, and genetic feedback loops. We do not need to posit some kind of superintending mind that keeps the operation afloat, but rather should understand intelligence at all scales, as the dynamic, restless, inarticulate genius of life-forms evolving in their environments".
But we can't know for sure (this is a good kind of 'post-truth') because media is always a process, not a final product. Perhaps it's just me but this sounds familiar:
"We rarely know what we mean until we say it, and often saying it reveals meanings that we didn't know we had."
Like I said, the stricter kind of media theorist may well end up hating this book. It's too charming and allusive (and readable). For those looking to 'save' journalism or the world, there's not much in the way of practical policy ideas. Though he does have the intriguing idea of turning weather reports into something more like climate reports.
The last page ends with a simultaneously bleak and beautiful vision of the ultimate place of humans and our obsession with mediation in the wider universe and eternity. By that point in the journey of this book you will either be bewildered by Peter's lack of concrete positions and prescriptions or – like me – glowing with a refreshed sense of what media might mean in relation to our world.
This review by Charlie Beckett, professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the LSE and director of Polis, the LSE's journalism think-tank.
For a more detailed review of the content of Marvelous Clouds try this review and for a more academic review try this.


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Siding, Window & Roofing Services in the Twin Cities Area
A Word from the Owner, Paul Trautmann
I wasn't born into the remodeling industry, but the remodeling industry was born in me. Early in life, we all leave home with aspirations of what we want to do in life. Who we are is not yet determined – much less what we are destined to become. I imagined a life in law enforcement, so I left home and went to school believing my life was meant to be in service to others.
While working as a police officer for a brief few years, my life took a different path. I was introduced to the world of remodeling, and that is where I truly found my calling. Since 1993, I have been involved in the remodeling business, replacing windows, siding and roofing for now thousands of homeowners. My path truly was to live a life of service, just not what I had originally planned – but where I found my love and passion exists.
Honor and Character
It was my father who instilled in me values of honor and character. Do what you do, say what you say, and mean what you mean. Do more than what is expected, and life will never lead you wrong. He mentored me by his "old-world" craftsmanship and taught me most the "true" meaning of quality and excellence.
Over the years, those values and lessons taught to me served as the foundation that formed the guiding principal that permeates every aspect of our company, my belief system that is shared by all members of my team and the core values of our company to this day.
Our Guiding Principal
Our Guiding Belief
We believe that it is truly an honor to be invited into your home, to tear it apart and to rebuild it better than it was before. We want to work with you as a partner – to build the project you dream of using your ideas and your desires, not pushing products on you that are not the best fit for you or your home.
Our Core Values: Listen, Listen, Listen
Ever invite someone into your home to present you with a product, and after spending hours with them, you think this is not what you wanted at all. Every consultation we want to work with you to find the best fit for you. That is why we offer windows from trusted wood manufactures like Marvin, Pella® and Andersen®, as well as maintenance-free options from the highest quality brands like Revere and Simonton®.
Simply stated: this is your home. With our craftsmen, we can bring your ideas along with ours together to create the exact look of which you were dreaming.
That is why at Timberland Exteriors™, we believe it's not WHAT we do, but WHY we do it.
People are more important than profits. We want clients for life, not just a job. That means treating you with respect and realizing that when you invite us into your home, you are entrusting us with the safety and well-being of not only your hard-earned money and largest financial asset, but also your family. We will not jeopardize our relationships and your well-being for profits…PERIOD.
Live up to our commitments. I learned long ago that the world is not perfect, and although we try, we aren't either. But, our commitment to you is that your job will be perfect before we leave. We photograph and document our jobs so that we can send you updates and ideas via email or text, and if there is anything you want adjusted or corrected, we will make sure it is done.
Product is what we leave behind. It has to be perfect. At the end of the day, the only thing that people have to judge us by is our work and our actions. Therefore, we are absolutely determined to leave behind a product that is flawless and a client that is ecstatic!
This is what drives us, what compels us and what led us to create a truly unique and amazing experience for our valued clients.
In 2013, Timberland Exterior branched out our regional office in the Twin Cities to expand into Northwest Minnesota at Detroit Lakes. Headed by Marty Waller, Timberland Exteriors NW Division is equally committed to the same strict standards of quality and commitment that we have become known for. With our full line of products available in both locations, we are able to service those Twin Cities residents who have vacation homes up north, as well as the current residents of the area.
In 2003, Timberland Exteriors was first established, and we are still just as unwilling to compromise on our quality or our construction methods as we were on Day One. Which is a good thing, because if you're like most people, when you remodel your home, you want it done right – the first time! You want it to last for years and you don't want it to be mediocre – you want it to be stunning.
We want to be the company you refer to your friends and family!
It is not a sales pitch; it is our promise!
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So you have decided to look for a home. Using our site FranklyMLS, you have an option that is not available on most other search sites. Gas prices continue to rise and the cost of driving to and from the office is becoming a concern for many. Realizing that using the Metro system may be your best option, we have put together information gathered from several sites for your use.
You will notice that there is a box labeled "distance calculator from" where you can enter an address. This gives you the opportunity to see how far a certain home is from your place of work. It also can be used to determine how far the home is located from public transportation. I have listed the Red Line metro station addresses below as well as the Marc Brunswick line location addresses. Copy and paste them into the site and you will have an idea of your commute to public rails.
Red Line Stations (outside the Capitol Beltway)
From Glenmont into DC (available parking spaces in parentheses)
12501 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20906 (1,781)
11171 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20902 (977)
Forest Glen
9730 Georgia Avenue Forest Glen, MD 20910 (596)
From Shady Grove into DC
Shady Grove
15903 Somerville Drive Rockville, MD 20855 (5,745)
251 Hungerford Drive Rockville, MD 20850 (524)
1600 Chapman Avenue Rockville, MD 20852 (1,097)
White Flint
5500 Marinelli Road Rockville, MD 20852 (1,270)
10300 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20852
If you use the Marc Train Brunswick Line, you can take it to the Silver Spring Metro Station on the Red Line and transfer to the Metro or use it to travel to Union Station in Washington, DC
The Brunswick Line (click link and follow instructions for schedule) has stops located at (number of available parking spaces in parenthesis):
Brunswick 100 S. Maple Ave.Brunswick, MD 21716 (740)
Frederick 100 S. East Street Frederick, MD 21701 (100)
Monocacy 7800 Genstar Dr.Frederick, MD 21704 (870)
Point of Rocks 4000 Clay Street Point of Rocks, MD 21777 (503)
Dickerson 22211 Mt. Ephraim Rd.Dickerson, MD 20842 (15)
Barnesville 8 Beallsville Road Barnesville, MD 20841 (48)
Boyds 15031 Clopper Rd.Boyds, MD 20841 (15)
Germantown 19311 Mateny Hill Rd.Germantown, MD 20875 (657)
Metropolitan Grove 2 Metropolitan Ct.Metropolitan Grove, MD 20885 (352)
Gaithersburg 5 S. Summit Ave.Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (280)
Washington Grove 100 Railroad St.Washington Grove, MD 20877 (15)
Rockville 307 S. Stonestreet Ave.Rockville, MD 20850 (532)
Garrett Park 11015 Rokeby Ave.Garrett Park, MD 20852 (22)
Kensington 3701 Howard Ave.Kensington, MD 20895 (45)
Silver Spring 1170 Bonifant Street Silver Spring, MD 20910 (715)
There are also other methods available to cut the cost of commuting. Maryland has a "ride share" program available at commuter choice.
These are some of the options available to residents that are seeking the most economic way to commute from home to work. If you need more information, or would like to discuss you home buying plans, give us a call at 301-509-5111.


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The challenge is for Davina to drive somewhere and have to stop for a pee. The only place is through some strands of barbed wire. She rips her clothes getting through then falls in the mud while having a pee. Coming back through another section of barbed wire she has to crawl under through the mud but still ripping more.
Quite a challenge to film and even more to find the right location or locations.
Anyway, here's what happened.
here I am at the start of the walk to the location. In itself a challenge for Davina.
After a very short time the mud was building up on the white trainers.
Now halfway across the first field. The trees in the distance are the start of the path. The hedge marks the start of the second field.
Still a long way to go
Here we are at the start of the path
When I got to the spot all the barbed wire was covered in a layer of brambles and bushes.
The path was muddy if you were walking and being clay was slippy because it was wet. However it was less than an inch deep. Not proper mud!
Further along I did find some barbed wire which was accessible alongside a ditch. Perfect I thought.
But the bottom of the ditch was almost dry. probably muddy when it rains a lot.
Even the path by the ditch was dry. Back to the drawing board.
However I did find this which looks very inviting.
However it is on a very exposed footpath with nowhere to hide. Will need some courage to use this.
This was the only sort of muddy bit I could find and again no cover.
Still I had to try it out even though it was mainly water.


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The Muscogee County Finance Department administers finances for a municipality, often at the state or local level. As part of this job, Finance Departments keep records about tax payments and tax refunds, including Muscogee County unclaimed property or money. This can include overpayments on taxes, property or money owed by the government, and other unclaimed property. Finance Departments may provide an online searchable database to locate unclaimed property in Muscogee County, Georgia.
Columbus Finance Department Columbus GA 100 10th St 31901 706-653-4087
The Muscogee County Veterans Affairs Department is a federal agency that provides services to veterans, including providing life insurance to service members. In some cases, policyholders or their beneficiaries may have unclaimed insurance funds which are owed to them, which are considered Muscogee County unclaimed property. The Veterans Affairs Department provides an online search database to identify unclaimed life insurance funds owed to people in Muscogee County, Georgia.
Chattahoochee Valley Veterans Columbus GA 1000 Victory Drive 31901 706-596-9510
Disabled American Veterans Columbus GA 230 Airview Drive 31903 706-687-0296
From One Veteran To Another Columbus GA 1230 Freedom Ridge Drive 31907 762-821-3507
Georgia Department of Veterans Columbus GA 1520 3rd Avenue, 5 31901 706-649-1264
Moina Michael Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 665 Columbus GA 1824 Victory Drive 31901 706-687-6656
The Muscogee County Clerk Office maintains public records for a county or local government, including records on unclaimed property. This can include property transferred through a will or gift deed, overpayments on taxes or tax refunds, or other moneys owed by the government. An unclaimed property search in Muscogee County can find money or property that has not been claimed by an individual or a relative. The Clerk Office may provide an online database to find unclaimed property in Muscogee County, Georgia.
Muscogee County Clerk Columbus GA 100 East 10th Street 31901 706-653-4370
The Muscogee County Recorder of Deeds preserves real estate documents for a county or local government as part of their job to ensure the accuracy of land, property, and property tax records. Recorders of Deeds may also provide information on Muscogee County unclaimed property, including property transferred through a will or gift deed. Unclaimed property information may be available on the Recorder of Deeds website through a searchable database.
Muscogee County Recorder of Deeds Columbus GA PO Box 2145 31902 706-653-4358


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How Do You Clean a Clock Face?
Cleaning a clock face or dial depends on its type of material. Antique clock faces require extra care in cleaning compared to the newer ones. In most cases, cleaning antique clock dials should be left to the expertise of a professional restorer. This ensures proper care and reduces the risk of damage. La Pada explains that regular clock dials can be cleaned with little or no polish or cleaning solutions.
First check the materials that the clock is made of before deciding if polish, cleaning solutions or water is the acceptable cleaning solution to use. Normally, a soft cloth, cotton balls or buds can clean clock dials efficiently. Avoid using commercial glass cleaners or cleaning solvent with strong acid content, as these substances can destroy metal and damage your brass or silver clock cases and dials.
According to The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center, instead of cleaning solutions or polish, it is better to create a mild paste. The research center recommends combining gilders whiting chalk with a 1:1 mixture of ethyl alcohol and distilled water. This is a safe mixture to use in cleaning most clock dials. Use no pressure in applying this paste to the clock dials to avoid damage. Remember to keep clocks, especially metal ones, in low humidity areas to keep them from unwanted moisture, dust accumulation, metal corrosion and eventual damage.


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This course is geared towards anyone looking to take the CompTIA A+ certification exam. This certification focuses predominately on computer support or helpdesk. This course gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by many in their preparation of the CompTIA A+ certification exam. This course focuses on two primary areas, visual based questions, and simulation-based questions that are based on common core concepts of the exams. Using these approaches, regardless of your skill levels in the topics and objective areas of the exam, should provide you a glimpse of what a tier 1 helpdesk would be. If you're already working in the industry or already have experience working as a helpdesk individual for a good length of time, this practice course will cover the more focused details about the exam. If you're not as experienced, you'll see not just the focus on exams details, but will also be given the opportunity to explore and grow. If you've ever wanted to become certified as a CompTIA A+ technician, this course will help serve as your guide. This course has a wide array of exercises, all with the purpose of ensuring that you have the tools needed to be successful of your exam. The only equipment needed is a computer with internet access.
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Basic understanding of computers, and computing operations.
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CompTIA Exam Overview
This introductory module outlines what this course is about and what you will be learning.
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Review of Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes #NewLaunch #MedicalGradeFabric #SuperThickwaterWipes
I have been using Mother Sparsh water wipes for quite some time now because these wipes are made of 98% water and cloth fabric. Unlike other wipes available in the market which are made of polyester and contain traces of alcohol too, these wipes are made of fabric. Recently Mother Sparsh, India's wipes brand, launched their new #PremiumWaterWipes which are unscented, 3 times thicker and made of medical grade cloth. Here is my review of Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes .
Why use the Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes :
I am very careful about what I use around my family. I am a chronic label reader, yes some may even call me high maintenance but I prefer to keep my family safe and healthy. And for that I am extra vigilant about the products that we use around the house. As far as possible, I try to cut out refined, processed, chemical filled things around the house.
Lifestyle Choices
This I achieve by reducing refined and processed food from the pantry, by using organic and sustainable fashion and lifestyle choices and by removing chemical filled daily use products from the shelves. I make it a point to use fragrance free products for self and family. Thus I was unhappy using wipes which are available in the market as most of them have fragrance and a lot of chemicals.
The worst part was when I realized that these wipes are made of polyester which can be harsh for my child's skin. When I came across Mother Sparsh it was a relief as these wipes are made of water and from bio degradable, medical grade cloth fabric! And now they have launched their new Premium water wipes range, Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes, which is in fact 99% water! I am really glad to have been sent a pack of these new premium wipes and here is what I found.
Features of the new Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes
1. Gentle Water wipes:
Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes are made of 99% water and free of any parabens, sulphates and any chemicals and are thus safe for use for a newborn. There are no chemicals in these wipes thus it is safe to be used on the delicate skin of a baby.
2. Cloth Fabric:
Made from biodegradable medical grade cloth fabric and no use of polyester, these wipes are soft on baby's skin and suitable for use on the baby's gentle skin. The wipes are made from the finest natural plant fabric and 99% pure water. It is all natural plant derived fabric thus it is not allergic or harsh on baby's skin.
3. Unscented:
Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes are unscented wipes with no fragrance and are certified safe even for the delicate skin of new borns as these are do not contain any alcohol or parabens. These do not contain any harsh fragrance which can be harmful for baby's skin.
4. Thicker & Softer:
The new wipes are 3 times thicker than ordinary wipes and much softer thus making cleaning easier.
5. Suitable for Hands, face & Body:
Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes are hypoallergenic and are dermatologically tested. These are suitable for use of cleaning hands, face & body because they contain 99% water.
6. Plastic moisture lock lid:
These come with a perfect lid over the resealable sticker lid and are thus much more user friendly. Most of the wipes only have the sticker lid which becomes useless after a few uses and the wipes dry up. Mother Sparsh packets have a plastic lock lid on top which ensures that no germs or dirt enter and freshness is locked inside for longer.
7. Biodegradable:
Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes are biodegradable; need I say more?
I am a now a loyal user of Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes and always carry a small pack around in my bag even when travelling with my son. You know how messy it can get when travelling with a baby around.
With these wipes around I am not worried anymore as I know I have a solution to clean him up easily and without worry even if he drags around in all the dirt.
The biggest thing is that with Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes, I am free of worry of any harmful effects on my baby's delicate skin. And that for me is the biggest selling point.
You can take my word for it and try the new Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes premium and rest assured that you will love it.
Availability of Mother Sparsh Unscented 99% water wipes
These are available on www.amazon.in and are priced at 299/- INR for a pack of 72 wipes
Difference between Mother Sparsh 98% scented and 99% unscented water wipes:-
|Features Comparisons
|Mother Sparsh 98% water wipes
|Mother Sparsh 99% unscented water wipes
|YES (Scented/fragrance wipes)
|NO (Unscented)
|Skin Type
|Normal Skin
|Sensitive skin/Extra gentle
|Plant derived/Natural fabric
|Plant derived + 3- times thicker + Medical-Grade fabric
|Plastic Lid
|Not available (Resalable Sticker)
|Yes (Moisture lock plastic lid)
|188/- (80 Pcs baby wipes)
|299/- (72 Pcs baby wipes)
#UnscentedWaterWipes #SensitiveWipes
Until next time,
Love Smita


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ESA adds three gold-level partners
By SSN Staff
Updated Wed March 26, 2014
IRVING, Texas—The Electronic Security Association recently announced that Telguard, Axis Communications and Tri-Ed Distribution have agreed to support the association as gold-level executive strategic partners for 2014.
Available only to ESA associate members, the ESP program was established in 2008 as a means of providing funding to support ESA programs that promote and enhance the industry's mission, according to an ESA news release. Being a gold-level partner ensures that all three companies will receive valuable exposure through all available media and at several industry events, including the 2014 Electronic Security Expo on June 22-26 in Nashville, Tenn.
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PMCS 3D - Software for online moisture sensors
The PMCS 3D software is a database-based software for storing and analyzing measuring results obtained with traversing MF-P-HT online moisture sensors. It was developed especially for our PMCS paper moisture sensor (but can be used just as efficiently with other sensors as well) and enables you to utilize the full potential of the 4-dimensional measuring results.
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The PMCS 3D software takes those 4 dimensions and generates meaningful and readable plots (as seen in the screenshot). The 2D plot displays temperature and moisture across the current breadth-profile while the 3D plot adds the time dimension. These two plots nicely visualize the collected data and give you a comprehensive overview of your paper or cardboard web.
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