Monday, April 8, 2013

Microsoft agrees to sell Mediaroom to Ericsson, goes all-in on Xbox

Microsoft reportedly selling its MediaRoom IPTV unit to Ericsson

A fortnight after rumors surfaced hinting that Ericsson was lobbying to buy Microsoft's Mediaroom IPTV unit, both companies have announced that a deal has been signed. Microsoft VP Yusuf Medhi blogged that as the Xbox has become the heart of Redmond's home entertainment strategy, Mediaroom has become a resource-hogging distraction. The Mountain View-based IPTV outfit powers AT&T's U-Verse as well as similar VOD services from companies like Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica, and will be folded into Ericsson's Business Support Solutions outfit. The deal's expected to close in the second half of the year, with neither company talking about how much the sale cost.

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Canadian Natural Mama ~ Product Reviews: Happy Baby Cheeks ...

You may remember this company as Happy Nappy.?

However, they have gone through a few changes lately and are now known as Happy Baby Cheeks.

Same great company, new great name.

?What is everyone's least favorite part about cloth diapering?

The washing, right??

It can be intimidating, especially for first time users.
?When you cloth diaper, what is the first question that non-cloth diapering people ask?
"BUT WHAT ABOUT THE POOP!?"
Haha. Not only that buy:

What soap to buy? How do you dry them? Do you rinse the diapers first?

?Well, this awesome company removes all of? those issues for you.

All you have to worry about is diapering your baby.
It is pretty much fool-proof.
You receive your diapers in a drawstring wet bag.
Take your clean diapers out.
You then either place the wetbag in a pail that you have purchased, hang it on a closet door handle, or simply leave it on the floor beside the change table.
Whatever works.
(We just put the wetbag & pail in the girls room beside a laundry basket full of diapers) ?

Then just diaper your baby as you would with a disposable diaper.


Make sure to secure a cover over this diaper, either with a cover of your own, or one that you have rented from Happy Baby Cheeks.
(You can purchase Mother Ease covers, here and they will be delivered with your next diaper delivery.)
When it is time for a diaper change, you just remove the soiled diaper and place it in the wetbag.
No need to rinse, soak, or pre-wash the diaper.
You can even use the cover again, provided it is mess free!
(covers are not placed in the pail, but will be used for the remainder of your diapering service until you need a bigger size).

It seriously is that easy.

Happy Baby Cheeks now even offers awesome cloth wipes, too just inquire when you are setting up your service! One less thing to worry about, and they go right into the diaper pail alongside your dirty diapers.
Store some in a smaller wet bag in your diaper bag or purse for diapering on the go.

Your new diapers will be delivered to your door step each week in a clean, drawstring wet bag and they take the dirty ones with them to be cleaned.

?If you do run out of diapers before your week is up, (though most people do not) you can pick more up at the warehouse and "up" your delivery count for next time if you find you are using more.
?Diapers going in and out will be counted, and are kept track of, so as long as you are returning what you use, you are good to go.
If you do not USE all of your clean diapers before your week is up, you do not have to send them in just because it is delivery day. Send the dirty diapers you have used out,? you will be sent an email later that day with the amount that you remaining and instructions for the next week. Sooo how does Happy Baby Cheeks deal with WASHING: Copy and pasted from the website:
There are five key factors involved in the cleaning of our diapers.?
The first is the process where we separate the diapers from the ?poop?. This process follows with the diapers having several flushes that eliminate any soil away from the diapers. Immediately following this step the phosphate free, CFIA approved detergents are injected into the extremely hot water wash. Any service that does not use extremely hot water for this step jeopardizes the chances of bacteria remaining in the diapers.

During the main washing cycle there are four key elements that come into play. The detergents (which remove the soils and keep them from re-depositing onto the diapers), timing (allowing enough time for the detergents to do their job), temperature (assuring the water is hot enough to assure all bacteria is removed from the diapers) and the mechanical action (which assists with removing the soil from the microfiber fleece). There are multiple rinse steps and high speed extracts to assure all detergents are eliminated from the diapers. ?All detergents used are environmentally friendly and safe for your baby?s skin. We PH balance test the diapers at the end of the cycles to assure the PH balance matches that of your baby. This process also assures there is no detergent residue left on our diapers. All of our diapers are washed in commercial grade laundering equipment and have computerized microprocessors to allow for consistency in our washing cycles. There is no Chlorine bleach in our washing process at any time.

When the diapers are dried each diaper is inspected to assure the washing process has 100% passed our strict protocol. Utilizing a diaper service instead of washing your diapers at home utilizes four times less water and power.


With this service, your diapers get washed in an industrial washing machines, so not only are you saving time, conserving energy and using less water but you are helping do your part to keep disposable diapers OUT of landfills and off of your baby's sensitive little bum.

Another awesome thing about Happy Baby Cheeks is that you actually end up SAVING money, too.

?You no longer have to spend time searching for coupons for disposables at big box stores or scouring online for the best deal on cloth diapers.

Even though you do pay weekly for your service, depending on your needs and how many children you have in diapers, you never have to worry about running out to the store in the middle of the night because you have run out. OR that your baby has grown out of the current size and you now have to sell off your entire cloth diaper stash to fund the next ones.

Sure you could get one-sized cloth diapers but they really are not as trim as a "perfect" sized diaper.

Bigger diapers mean buying bigger pants ;)

Though who can resist a cute little baby with a giant cloth diaper bum??

?

Happy Baby Cheeks diapers have the fit of a disposable without any of the harsh chemicals.
You can even use the newborn size if you like! Anyone that cloth diapers already knows that inner struggle, "Hmmm should I bother with newborn size or go right into small/size 1?!"
This system eliminates all of those issues.
Because you are able to cater your diapering service to your specific children's weight and size at that very moment, you are able to get a great fitting diaper at all times.

Where does Happy Baby Cheeks deliver?:

Happy Baby Cheeks delivers to the following cities within the greater Vancouver area:

  • Vancouver (Excluding UBC)
  • North Vancouver (Excluding Deep Cove)
  • West Vancouver (Excluding west of 15th)
  • Burnaby
  • New Westminster
  • Richmond
  • Surrey
  • Delta
  • Langley
  • Pitt Meadows
  • Maple Ridge
  • Port Moody
  • Coquitlam
  • Port Coquitlam
  • Aldergrove? (West of Ross Road)

OK so now for the nitty gritty...but how do they work on MY baby!???

Positives:
1. No leaks. Not a one. Not even with the messiest of messy baby explosions.
2. LOVE the fact that the diapers are delivered RIGHT to my door step.
3. LOVE that I do not have to worry about washing them, with 3 kids and babysitting 1-3 almost two year olds, I sometimes forget I have things in the washing machine, and end up having to wash things a second or even a third time.That is not even including the time it takes to DRY everything. I know I sound like the world's laziest mom here but I know we've all been there, right???
4. They fit under clothes is PRETTY trim. I mean it still is a cloth diaper but, not as big and bulky as some of the ones in our stash.
5. The actual size and fit of the diapers - definitely go by weight. Different from, say, a Fuzzi Bunz where Baby #3 is still in a size small, in Happy Baby Cheeks she was totally a size medium. I mean, she can fit in the small, but it is quite low-rise on her, and the buttons are nearing their final snaps.
7. Husband can manage them with no instruction. *bonus*
8. Love that they are delivered in a clean wetbag every week, too!
9. Customer service is excellent. SO easy to just email in with questions and get an answer right away.
10. Easy to renew your service, or add/subtract to your exisiting order.

Negatives or Neutrals:
1. I found that I used the plain Mother Ease covers, but also missed the cuteness of some of my other diapers so also just interchanged some of my other covers. Which worked just as well, of course. :)
2. Wish that the diapers came in more colours, although I do ove the orange and yellow.

Ok. I just had aesthetic complaints, so that's not bad!!


Source: http://canadian-natural-mama.blogspot.com/2013/04/happy-baby-cheeks-cloth-diapering.html

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Our Family Scrapbook: Adoption

Meet Anna Corinne...Isn't she a cutie? ?My sister, Elizabeth, is bringing her home from China sometime around September. ?Can you help her? ?Her friend, Emily Ferguson, designed the cutest fundraiser t-shirt. ?You can see Sam modeling it below. ?She is selling them for cheap. I actually told her too cheap--ha! But who listens to their big sister! ?$15 for one shirt or 3 for $12. ?

It has the James 1:27 verse on it with a heart over her home in China. ?James 1:27 is written on the front. ?They fit very true to size and are nice and thick. ?I actually have mine on right now!


It does come minus the drool spots on the front!?

?There is a $5 or so shipping fee (i think no matter how many shirts) or I can get them and give them to you. ?She is going to place an order the last week of April so you need to hurry if you want some. ?She can do paypal so just let me know what size you want and what your email is! ?You can also mail her a check, but payment has to be made before she orders! ?Just let me know! ?THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!

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Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth - Health ...

April 5, 2013

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FRIDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) ? Giving dental anesthesia to young children may interrupt the development of their wisdom teeth, according to new research.

The study included 220 children who had been treated at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine pediatric dental clinic between the ages of 2 and 6 years and who also had a dental X-ray taken three or more years after their first treatment at the clinic.

The researchers found that those who had received local dental anesthesia (numbing) in the lower jaw were over four times more likely to have missing lower wisdom tooth buds than those who had never received dental numbing.

?The incidence of missing wisdom teeth was significantly higher in the group that had received dental anesthesia; statistical evidence suggests that this did not happen by chance alone,? study corresponding author Anthony Silvestri, a clinical professor in the department of prosthodontics and operative dentistry, said in a Tufts University School of Dental Medicine news release.

Normally, wisdom tooth buds begin to develop in the back four corners of the mouth between the ages of 2 and 6 and typically emerge in the late teens or early adulthood.

The problem with wisdom teeth is that ? in as many as 9 of 10 people ? they can become impacted, which means the tooth doesn?t grow in properly. This can lead to pain and infection, according to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Therefore, many dentists suggest surgical removal of wisdom teeth.

?We hope our findings stimulate research using larger sample sizes and longer periods of observation to confirm our findings and help better understand how wisdom teeth can be stopped from developing,? Silvestri added.

?Dentists have been giving local anesthesia to children for nearly 100 years and may have been preventing wisdom teeth from forming without even knowing it,? he concluded. ?Our findings give hope that a procedure preventing [wisdom tooth] growth can be developed.?

The study was published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association. While it showed a link between dental numbing and an interruption in wisdom tooth development, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.

More information

The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons has more about wisdom teeth.

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