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Amazon is where I bought the ones for my wife and daughters. You can also get the "classic" design at Sally's, don't know whether they have them in the store but it's worth a shot. I've seen them in the past at Wal-Mart but can't say if they have them nowadays. An excellent brand you can get on Amazon is Merkur, their Futur razor is adjustable but pricey at over $60. If you search for "adjustable double edge safety razor" on Amazon or Google you'll find several adjustables, but be certain to read the description because many of the ones that pop up when you do that search are not adjustable. The Weishi Nostalgic is about $25 on Amazon, it's the same basic design as my really, truly old Gillette Fatboy ( it's the one from 1950 on this Gillette web page), which to me is perfect. I've read good things about the Weishi and for the price I would try it out if I were in the market for one again. You can find old adjustable safety razors on eBay and I wouldn't hesitate to get one there, prices are okay there but not outstanding, then again those old ones are built like tanks and last forever. If you have a flea market or antique store nearby you might find one there--that's how I got my Gillette for a dollar almost exactly 17 years ago. Hope this helps!

Edit: I'm only talking about the adjustable safety razors here, I've seen the nonadjustable ones in any number of stores that sell shaving supplies, like Walgreens, Wal-Mart, etc., but I highly recommend starting out with an adjustable.

Edit 2: There's a brand of blades from Japan named "Feather." Don't get them unless you get a Feather brand razor. Other than that feel free to try any brand you see, I like the Crystal brand (dirt cheap but great quality) and Gillette, Astra, Parker, Wilkinson, and I've even tried some weird brands I've never heard of before or since, they all gave me a great shave, but the Feather is problematic unless you have a Feather razor.

the short answer is yes, but it's best to test it.

I have one for my daughter both with a soft minky cover, both them from amazon from here( quality seemed good from reviews and it really was).

After 6 months of using it, I can say that she never goes to bed without it and she absolutely loves it.

What to look out for:

- be careful how you wash it, machine wash only the cover, the Weighted blanket wash by hand

- if the children do not stand the blanket, do not force it on them ( some love it but some find it too heavy)

- the weighted blanket for children should be roughly around 10% of your kid's body weight

- the weighted blanket should cover the size of the person and not the size of the bed

I have bought one for me also and I find I sleep way better with it ( no autism here, just people enjoying great sleep)

There are some that cost 100 but you can find a great one for much cheaper, like around 50-60. Read some reviews off the internet and make sure it has a grated handle, if it doesn't have a grated handle it becomes very slippery when when wet. The other things is that different razors do better with different blades but I've yet to find a razor that doesn't work great with either feather blades or the Astra superior platinum so I would recommend buy a small pack of each to try.


I bought this one for less than 20 bucks for travel and it works really well with feather blades. It doesn't have the nice weight you get from a higher quality razor and the perfect blade stability, but it's still better than a cartridge razor and will get you started until you can save up for something better. When I get home I will send you some other things you should get.

https://www.amazon.com/WEISHI-Nostalgic-Handle-Butterfly-Double/dp/B00PKHIDRA/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=Safety+razor&qid=1556324878&s=gateway&sr=8-3

>Or if its a 6 of 1 half a dozen sort of thing.

My source was a talk from a head trainer who is a lead coach (as in, words for the DOD, not his own backyard program) in a program the military has to prepare people for an extremely physically intensive program.

"Minimalist" style running is generally better, if, IF, you either grew up frequently barefoot and active or if you've already been doing it for some time. I have the advantage in that I actually did grow up not wearing shoes often while I was young (god the first weeks of summer always hurt like hell though), and then I started running cross country early in my teens. "Minimalist" running works and has worked for me, but I'm pretty close to an ideal candidate as you can be in the first world. I've done both though.

If you're not used to it, it's a good idea to give it a try, but you need to understand that you've done it "wrong" your entire life and your body isn't going to be ready and you're going to have to actively change your technique in a way you're not used too.

Most or a near majority of elite runners (endurance runners, anyway) nowadays do and can do both, with various preferences and mixes, since being able to switch means you can change where the stress different muscles and joints is.

There is a huge faddish element to minimalist running, so be leery. The best "running shoes" for me were just wrestling shoes or similar (like this, which is basically just an extremely thin rubber sole. I'd avoid those toe shoes and other stuff, it's expensive and you can get the same thing with a martial arts/wrestling shoe for a fraction. Also, it's weird.

You run very differently "minimally" and with giant ass nike soles. "Natural" gait tends to have shorter, quicker steps, more leaning forward from the ankles, and landing with most of your weight mid/front foot with your heel touching last, if at all.

One good compromise are completely neutral ones (padded, but no incline/arch support/etc), which is the only type of heavily padded shoe I like to wear, I typically wore them for my longest runs. I think they were Altra shoes. I could run either way with them.

The takeaway. Minimalist running is great if you're already conditioned for it or willing to invest the discipline and time into changing your technique and work your way into it carefully. But it's not a panacea, and not everyone should be doing it.

I've heard some people have had success with Minoxidil (commonly known as Rogaine) which you can now buy online even at places like Amazon.

I don't have personal experience with it, but I have a friend who swears by it and his beard is pretty full now (though I didn't know him before he used it). There are a ton of blog posts out there with people attesting to its effectiveness with before and after pictures. I couldn't tell you about how it works or the safety of using it but if you're searching down that path, I thought it might be helpful to point you in one possible direction.

Another reference is The One-Minute Cure: The Secret to Healing Virtually All Diseases, which is a book (more like a pamphlet) that tells you how to do a protocol of taking h2o2 orally. Aside from the snake oil, miracle cure book title, it has a ton of positive reviews that all read like "I was paid to say this." Though I don't know anyone with a disease who has tried, successfully or not, treating it with h2o2 so I can't say. But if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...

>why are people still buying physical copies of modern games)

There's plenty of reasons. For that kid, it's because the internet espeically in places like Bangladesh is usually terrible or for many non existent. In a lot of places, the only internet available is through the data on their phones. Modern games would take forever to download on those connection and would be incredibly expensive. For the places with good internet, those people just like to own the things they buy. There's also the fact that it's a physical thing that can be shown off and it's a physical copy so it won't be deleted or anything so you can still play the game years later even after the distributor is gone.

> it was like he didn't even know what that meant.

He might not. If Bangladesh is anything similar to northern India then as far as he knows, that's how games are supposed to look. When staying in India for two months, I did not see a single store that had video games in northern India. Not even in the exact copy of an american mall that I visited in a fairly modernized city. The only video games I saw were brought by relatives who live outside India.

>Are people really making others charge for pirated games where you're limited to only single player?

Yes. It's been a thing since the beginning of video games. This is just the modern form.

>I really like the packaging for some reason, so if anyone knows the 'company' who does this style of packaging please let me know.

The packaging is the standard pirated DVD/game packaging. It's just a cellophane bag with a print out usually on standard computer paper of some cover art thrown in. The CD should be in between the two halves of paper. They're fairly easy to find. Here's a link to them on Amazon. You'll have to print out the cover art yourself. I've seen people selling pirated DVDs in that type of case in the US so if you don't feel like doing the work, just find one of those people and buy it prepackaged. I'm sure either they sell games themselves or they know someone who does.

1. ''Young'' as in your 20s-30s. Teenagers are practically children. Most political pollsters don't look to ppl that young. These are children that largely can't distinguish between fantasy and reality. Thats why they're not polled. Undeveloped brains.
   
   
2. Right wing free market laissez faire economic policy hasn't developed a single 1st world country. Hamiltonian economics is what was used for every 1st world country. This required heavy government intervention that went against conservative economic theory. The parts about lack of worker rights fits conservative ideas, but that was reversed. This book explains it well https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Samaritans-Secret-History-Capitalism/dp/1596915986/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500605237&sr=8-1&keywords=bad+samaritans
   
   >"a liberal anthropologist named J.D. Unwin did a massive amount of research trying to find a successful sexually libertine society at some point in history and wrote a book describing his findings, which were that virtually every society and civilization throughout history developed to great success when marriage, the nuclear family, and traditional morals and ethics became the accepted norm"
   
   Oh look, an anecdote. The Catholic Church is right I guess. You have to not wear contraception and stay in marriages you hate to stabilize society.

As a side note, if you go to conerts/festivals or any place with loud music, I absolutely cannot recommend how important it is to protect your ears. I use these and it doesn't hinder the experince at all, there are other similar types, but this is the one I got recommend over 5 years ago, and they work great. It actually improves the experience IMO, some places have such loud music, you end up leaving with some really weird headspace thing going on and it can be hard to hear for the next few hours. They don't mask the sound of the music, it just reduces the amount of decibels your ears take in, which is one of the ways your hearing can be damaged. You can talk to a person normally and hear them just fine, you don't have to take them out to have a conversation. I hope this helps even one person, hearing loss is no joke and it's so easy to protect yourself. It's on a similar level to me as how important sunscreen is during extended periods of being in the sun.

"Psychologists should stop saying that IQ tests measure intelligence. They should say that IQ tests measure abstract problem-solving ability."

That's a quote from the book IQ: A Smart History of a Failed Idea. Basically, IQ tests are good at measuring your aptitude at one or two aspects of intelligence. That's it. They don't measure how successful you will be, how you will perform under pressure, or other incredibly important traits like work ethic, social skills, ambition, and integrity.

There's seemingly an epidemic of kids being told they are geniuses when they are young, then growing up and being disheartened because it hasn't gotten them anywhere. Some will blame the school system or their parents or society for not harnessing their raw genius. I think the more likely explanation is that IQ itself isn't a good evaluation of intelligence and certainly not a good predictor of future success or happiness.

With that said, if you do have an IQ in that range (I only say if because the tests themselves are often flawed and prone to proctoring errors), it means you have a decent foundation for pursuing your interests. A high IQ isn't a trait you can just fall back on, but it will help when combined with a drive to sharpen your skills and better yourself.

If you mean one that's meant to purify a room like this, chances are it won't be able to completely remove the smell. They do help purify the air, but it's not concentrated enough for something like what your describing.

a mask filter would probably be your best bet for actually cleaning the air your breathing.

If you only care about the smell, I'd look at some odor-eliminator ideas from /r/trees

There is a post warning about toxicity, so some of the stuff there might not be what you need.

I disagree. I actually am happy with the current systems in modern (minus the dash board touchscreens. Fucking hate those things, just give me knobs and buttons!). In my opinion they are easier to work on. Hear me out.

I was broke through my 20’s, so whenever I had car trouble it was either “fix it myself, or don’t have a car”. I’m not a mechanic, but I’ve learned a thing or two about car repairs. Even though I can afford it now, I still fix my own car because I’m now aware of how much mechanics gouge people.

I can’t speak for all the cars, but I just like the way components were placed in my car. I drive a current model Grand Cherokee and everything is just so clean, spacious, and well organized under the hood. The difference between my modern car compared to my older cars is kind of like this. I can access major components much easier now that it’s not a cramped mess down there anymore.

With computers running everything they possibly can though, there is a downside. The thing people like to complain about is how a computer can fail and kill the car. A dealership will try to charge you well over $1000 dollars to “fix” a computer, but you can just order a new computer online for like $200 and replace it yourself (it’s easier to replace than any mechanical component). I actually like the computer systems because they do a fantastic job of monitoring all kinds of things making preventive maintenance a breeze. Playing with this thing has been very fun. Buy one and save yourself the $100 your dealer mechanic would’ve charged you for just to tell you what’s wrong.

Also in general, today’s cars are better than ever in general. Most of them are built to last longer now. Also, the basic major components are still the same (axles, exhaust, brakes, differential, underbody stuff) and are no more or less harder to work on now than in the past.

Complete bullshit. I’d just like to ask why you have to ask your mom to shave? You’re old enough to buy yourself some razors, dude. On the subject, I’d suggest a good double edge safety razor and some good shaving cream - it’s much better for sensitive, teenage skin and is just cheaper in the long run (the refill razor blades are like 10 cents each).

Creatine is good for muscle endurance and in my opinion its the only supplement that really works besides protein. You'll Gain weight from water retention In the muscle and it appears like you have more muscle. Here's a good one.

> So is there a better way to help my dry lips that won't have negative long term effects.

Boroline cream. It kinda smells, but it does the job. It's a medicated product from India that you can get on Amazon for a couple bucks. I highly recommend it. Unlike other products, Boroline cream promotes healing.

https://www.amazon.com/Boroline-Antiseptic-Ayurvedic-Cream-Pack/dp/B00E6NIZXQ

It's not bullshit.

I recommend this for the science behind it: The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living
http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Science-Carbohydrate-Living/dp/0983490708

Some of the newer papers:
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v67/n8/full/ejcn2013116a.html

Easy read on the newest papers on the subject:
http://profgrant.com/2013/07/05/how-ketogenic-low-carb-high-fat-diets-work/

Basically it comes down to ketogenesis: If you starve your body of carbs (less than 20g a day) you will deplete the carbohydrate storage in the cells, as it gets less the liver will gradually start increasing the production of ketone bodies to run the various metabolic processes instead. Ketones are made by breaking down fatty acids dissolved in the blood stream.

It worked wonders for me, not in the weight loss aspect (was lean already), but got increased energy, mental clarity and better sleep.

Actually in the past couple of years Differin has become over the counter in the US:

https://www.amazon.com/Differin-Adapalene-0-1-Acne-Treatment/dp/B07L1PHSY9

Differin is adapalene and Retin-A is tretinoin but they're in the same chemical family and the same strength. It's been a lifesaver for me to be able to buy it OTC now.

Some herbs have active effects on the body. But usually, if something works, they can refine a drug out of it that has a more precisely controlled dose and therefore safer and more effective. e.g. Asprin. Also if you buy herbal medicine often distributors give you the wrong herb or some adulterated mix that could be unsafe. And you should always consult with a GP, especially if say, you're pregnant or something.

You might want to read Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine for better information than I can give here.

TL;DR: Not really a "BS" or "Not-BS" case. Herbal medicine might work, probably stay away to be safe or consult your GP.

Side-note: often times people confuse homoeopathy with herbal medicine. Homoeopathy is 100% BS inert non-treatment and contains no herbs.

Chamomile, Lavender and Passionflower have poor evidence in favor of helping with insomnia, while Valerian has some evidence that it helps (Singh & Ernst, 2008, p. 235). As always, consult a doctor if you want to treat insomnia.

As an alternative, you can buy a quality safety razor, and then blades are as low as 16 cents a piece when you buy them in a pack of 100 from Amazon. I bought this razor for $30 and I get one week's use per blade, so after the initial investment of $30 we are looking at 16 cents per week.

razor: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RBF1PO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Blades: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0077LAJT2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1