Why I'm Ditching Roku For Amazon Fire TV

I've been a Roku fan for a while, owning versions 1 through 3 and several variations. I don't have cable TV and use streaming almost exclusively, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu Pro are my main stays. But throw in Plex streaming from a local server and Roku struggles.

The three things that sold me immediately on the Amazon FireTV (affiliate link) were

• Quad core processor - screaming fast


• 2GB of on board memory - reduces buffering


• Voice search - find things without using the crappy single character on screen search

I'm not a gamer, but games are included with this box. I'm sure that will be one way of bringing devs into the fold. I should be getting the device tomorrow and will post what I find, but in the mean time, go buy one right now.

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Angiogram

Over the past couple of days my dad has had a few tests to determine if he would be a good candidate for a procedure that would allow the doctors to surgically remove the tumor on his liver. We still don't know the outcome of the Pet Scan from last week, but the Angiogram performed today seemed to have very positive results. The Angiogram test was to take a picture of how his blood vessels are laid out and how they supply blood to the liver and surrounding organs.

We're hoping the oncologist and surgeon find both tests positive so a surgical procedure can be performed that will help my dad fight the cancer quicker. More to follow.

 As always, we appreciate the love, thoughts and prayers from everyone.

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Wristbands

Hey everyone,

My dad wanted a wristband (the rubber kind) in his cancer color to wear, and a few family members have them to. If you would like one I can get you one for $3.50 a piece. Where I get them, they do not have child ones but you could always get those online (Amazon) or here and here.

Please contact me at ashlenalley@gmail if you would like me to get you one!

Thanks.

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Colorado Avalanche Secure Playoff Berth

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Adding A Fixed Utility Bar To WordPress Genesis Theme

I wanted to add a new utility bar at the top of my site that was fixed. Using Carrie Dils example with a small modification, I achieved what I wanted. Thanks Carrie.

Here are the additions I added:

style.css
.utility-bar {
background-color: #4cbb17;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
color: #ddd;
font-size: 12px;
font-size: 1.2rem;
padding: 10px 0;
padding: 1rem;
position: fixed;
width: 100%;
line-height: .5 !important;
z-index: 1;
}

And I had to make a small change to padding for the @media areas so the title had some distance between the green and the the text. Carrie's example included two sidebars, I only included one and stretched it to 100% in CSS.

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