diff --git a/plasmoid/contents/ui/PulleyItem.qml b/plasmoid/contents/ui/PulleyItem.qml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plasmoid/contents/ui/PulleyItem.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import QtQuick 2.9
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
+import org.kde.plasma.extras 2.0 as PlasmaExtras
+import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
+
+Item {
+ id: pulleyFrame
+ anchors.fill: parent
+ anchors.topMargin: units.gridUnit * 0.05
+ anchors.bottomMargin: units.gridUnit * 0.02
+ property bool opened: state === "PulleyExpanded"
+ property bool closed: state === "PulleyClosed"
+ property bool _isVisible
+ property var barColor
+ signal pulleyExpanded()
+ signal pulleyClosed()
+
+ function open() {
+     pulleyFrame.state = "PulleyExpanded";
+     pulleyExpanded();
+ }
+
+ function close() {
+     pulleyFrame.state = "PulleyClosed";
+     pulleyListView.positionViewAtBeginning()
+     pulleyClosed();
+ }
+
+ states: [
+     State {
+         name: "PulleyExpanded"
+         PropertyChanges { target: pulleyMenu; height: pulleyFrame.height - pulleyIconBar.height; }
+         PropertyChanges { target: pulleyListView; interactive: true; }
+         PropertyChanges { target: menudrawIcon; source: "go-down";}
+     },
+     State {
+         name: "PulleyClosed"
+         PropertyChanges { target: pulleyMenu; height: 0; }
+         PropertyChanges { target: pulleyListView; interactive: false; }
+         PropertyChanges { target: menudrawIcon; source: "go-up";}
+     }
+    ]
+
+
+ transitions: [
+     Transition {
+         to: "*"
+         NumberAnimation { target: pulleyMenu; properties: "height"; duration: 450; easing.type: Easing.OutCubic; }
+     }
+    ]
+
+    Rectangle {
+      id: pulleyIconBar
+      anchors.bottom: pulleyMenu.top
+      anchors.bottomMargin: 4
+      height: units.gridUnit * 0.40
+      color: barColor
+      width: cbwidth
+        PlasmaCore.IconItem {
+                id: menudrawIcon
+                visible: _isVisible
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                source: "go-up"
+                width: units.gridUnit * 1.25
+                height: units.gridUnit * 1.25
+            }
+
+        MouseArea{
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            propagateComposedEvents: true
+            onClicked: {
+                if (pulleyFrame.opened) {
+                    pulleyFrame.close();
+                } else {
+                    pulleyFrame.open();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Rectangle {
+        id: pulleyMenu
+        width: parent.width
+        color: PlasmaCore.ColorScope.backgroundColor
+        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+        height: 0
+
+        ListView {
+            id: pulleyListView
+            width: parent.width
+            anchors.top: parent.top
+            anchors.bottom: pulleyEndArea.bottom
+            model: SkillModel{}
+            clip: true
+            interactive: false;
+            spacing: 5
+            delegate:
+                Rectangle {
+                id: pulleyDelegateListBg
+                height: units.gridUnit * 2.5
+                color: Qt.darker(PlasmaCore.ColorScope.backgroundColor, 1.2)
+                radius: 4
+                anchors.left: parent.left
+                anchors.right: parent.right
+                anchors.leftMargin: units.gridUnit * 0.50
+                anchors.rightMargin: units.gridUnit * 0.50
+                layer.enabled: true
+                layer.effect: DropShadow {
+                    horizontalOffset: 0
+                    verticalOffset: 1
+                    radius: 10
+                    samples: 32
+                    spread: 0.1
+                    color: Qt.rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)
+                }
+                
+                PlasmaComponents.Label {
+                id: pulleyDelegateListLabel
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                    text: CommandList.get(0).Commands
+                    color: PlasmaCore.ColorScope.textColor
+                    
+                    MouseArea {
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        hoverEnabled: true
+                        propagateComposedEvents: true
+                        
+                        onEntered: {
+                            pulleyDelegateListBg.color = theme.linkColor
+                        }
+                        onExited: {
+                            pulleyDelegateListBg.color = Qt.darker(PlasmaCore.ColorScope.backgroundColor, 1.2)
+                        }
+                        onClicked: {
+                            pulleyFrame.close();
+                            var genExampleQuery = CommandList.get(0).Commands;
+                            var exampleQuery = genExampleQuery.toString().split(",");
+                            var socketmessage = {};
+                            socketmessage.type = "recognizer_loop:utterance";
+                            socketmessage.data = {};
+                            socketmessage.data.utterances = [exampleQuery[1].toLowerCase()];
+                            socket.sendTextMessage(JSON.stringify(socketmessage));
+                            qinput.text = "";
+                            }
+                        }    
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+         Item {
+                id: pulleyEndArea
+                anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+                anchors.bottomMargin: units.gridUnit * 1.22
+                width: parent.width
+                height: units.gridUnit * 2.5
+            }
+        }
+    }
diff --git a/plasmoid/contents/ui/main.qml b/plasmoid/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/plasmoid/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -430,7 +430,14 @@
         doc.onreadystatechange = function() {
             if (doc.readyState === XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
                 var req = doc.responseText;
+                var checkNewsItem = JSON.parse(req)
+                if (checkNewsItem.totalResults == 0){
+                    globalcountrycode = "us"
+                    fetchDashNews()
+                }
+                else {
                 dashLmodel.append({"iType": "DashNews", "iObj": req})
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -496,7 +503,12 @@
             }
             else {
                 convoLmodel.clear()
-                disclaimbox.visible = true
+                if(mycroftStatusCheckSocket._socketIsAlreadyActive == true){
+                    disclaimbox.visible = false
+                }
+                else {
+                    disclaimbox.visible = true
+                }
             }
         }
         
@@ -795,9 +807,11 @@
         id: mycroftStatusCheckSocket
         url: innerset.wsurl
         active: true
+        property bool _socketIsAlreadyActive: false
         onStatusChanged: 
             if (mycroftStatusCheckSocket.status == WebSocket.Open && socket.status == WebSocket.Closed) {
             socket.active = true
+            mycroftStatusCheckSocket._socketIsAlreadyActive = true
             disclaimbox.visible = false;
             mycroftstartservicebutton.checked = true
             statusId.text = i18n("<b>Mycroft is ready</b>")
@@ -807,6 +821,7 @@
 
             else if (mycroftStatusCheckSocket.status == WebSocket.Error) {
             mycroftstartservicebutton.checked = false
+            mycroftStatusCheckSocket._socketIsAlreadyActive = false
             statusId.text = i18n("<b>Mycroft is disabled</b>")
             statusId.color = theme.textColor
             statusId.visible = true
@@ -1071,6 +1086,15 @@
             }
         }
         
+        PulleyItem {
+            id: favlistPulley
+            visible: true
+            barColor: theme.linkColor
+            _isVisible: true
+            z: 900
+            
+            onPulleyExpanded: {disclaimbox.visible = false}
+        }
         
         Disclaimer{
             id: disclaimbox
@@ -1465,10 +1489,13 @@
             onCheckedChanged:   {
                 console.log(dashswitch.checked)
                 if(dashswitch.checked){
+                    tabBar.currentTab = mycroftTab
+                    disclaimbox.visible = false
                     showDash("setVisible")
                 }
                 else if(!dashswitch.checked){
                     convoLmodel.clear()
+                    disclaimbox.visible = true
                 }
             }