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Martin Luther King had a dream for this nation. It is an important dream. The dream was more than voting rights for people of color. The dream was more than desegregation of lunch counters, buses, and schools. The dream was more than little black boys and little black girls holding hands with little white boys and little white girls. These are all wonderful aspects of Martin Luther King's dream but it is not the whole of his dream.
His dream included ending the terror of living in America as a black person. And that is a much nobler dream than all the other pieces of the dream that people speak about when they talk about King's dream.
The emotional history of African Americans in our nation is one of terror . The dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. was to rid this terror from the experience of people of color in this nation. The world that Martin Luther King, Jr. was born into included this fact: If an African American even so much as looked at a white person, that African American might at best have been beaten unconscious or worst lynched from a tree. With no consequences to the white people who committed such heinous acts. No person should live a life where fear is the norm.
The gift Martin Luther King, Jr. gave to African Americans in the 1950s/60s was to no longer be afraid of the consequences of seeking to do what is morally the right thing. When confronted with the morally right thing—sitting at a lunch counter, remaining seated on a bus, requesting voting registration, confronting Jim Crow laws, refusing to be humiliated—white America responded with violence to put African Americans back into their 'assigned' place of subjugation. When people stand up for their rights and are willing to absorb violence and not strike back, not defend their bodies, then those people are free. They have reclaimed their agency to self-determination in a society that denied this basic human right.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was expanding his dream beyond racism to include classism. King was speaking up about the effects of poverty in America. He was speaking up about the effects of exploitive work practices on the white and black poor in America. His last days were to apply pressure on the city of Memphis regarding the work conditions and poverty wages of sanitation workers who were on strike for better treatment. His assassination on the 4th of April 1968 brought an end to the focus on poverty in America. The status of the average American worker has deteriorated ever since. The class divide in this country has not seen such a widening gap since the eve before the Crash in October 1929.
I believe that if King had lived, he would have achieved the same for people of poverty that he had for people of color. He would have instilled the ability to face their own fears of not being able to provide for their families by organizing and demanding justice in the work place.
It has been fifty years since King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Fifty years to take his dream and move it beyond dreaming and into reality. But it hasn't happened. The time is now.
The march had a list of goals that are still relevant today as they were then. Here is a sampling of the goals for the March on Washington that may not be well known:
• A Federal law prohibiting discrimination in public or private hiring;
• A $2-an-hour minimum wage nationwide;
• Enforcement of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution by reducing congressional representation from States that disenfranchise citizens;
• A broadened Fair Labor Standards Act to currently excluded employment areas
Do any of these issues still sound familiar? In 1963 the federal minimum wage was $1.25 an hour. In 2014 dollars that pay scale would purchase the same as $9.58. Our federal minimum wage is $7.25. This amount does not allow a family of four to afford the average rent. The proposal in 1963 was to increase minimum wage to $2.00 an hour or in 2014 dollars–$15.33. There is a current push to raise the Federal minimum wage to $10 an hour. This is a start but it still does not even bring the middle class back to the purchasing power they had in 1963.
Alabama does not have a state minimum wage. The federal minimum wage only applies to businesses of over $500K, businesses that involve interstate commerce, and hospitals and schools. Domestic workers are only covered if they work 8 hours or more a week for one or more employees. Therefore there are many people, such as farm workers, who may not even be earning minimum wage because their jobs fall outside of the purview of the federal law.
I recently saw a poster that said The Middle Class is too big to fail. If the Middle Class fails in our nation, then all our ideals collapses as a failed experiment. It is time for us to move beyond dreaming and address minimum wage for all workers, including restaurant workers whose minimum wage of $2.13 has remained static for 22 years.
The business community has lobbied successfully against such measures. They are only looking out for their shareholders, those people who are in the top 10% of controlling the wealth of the nation. A recent report came out stating that 85 people control the same about wealth as half of the world's population . We are approaching 7 billion people on this planet.
Winnie Byanyima, the Oxfam executive director stated, "Without a concerted effort to tackle inequality, the cascade of privilege and of disadvantage will continue down the generations. We will soon live in a world where equality of opportunity is just a dream. " Dream in this case means fantasy, not feasible goals like Martin Luther King's dream.
But the argument against a rise in minimum wage is that it would take money from the shareholders, approximately $11 Billion dollars based on a 2007 study so this is a dated figure, but only $1.6 Billion of these dollars would benefit the working poor. It is argued that the Earned Income Tax Credit would be a better way to go as it can be adjusted upwards, cost $2.4 Billion of which $1.4 billion would benefit poor families. But if we as a people of faith even have an inkling of considering remediating income inequality and improving the quality of the lives of the poor, then we need to consider doing both; raise the minimum wage and increase the Earned Income Tax Credit.
A recent empirical study of what happens when poor people get cash showed something rather amazing. Harrah's Cherokee Casino when it opened in 1996 decided to proportionately share its profits with its 8,000 members. A professor from Duke University had already been following the rural children with a good percentage of them being Cherokee. A substantial baseline had been established over a course of four years prior to the casino opening.
In 2001, when each Cherokee was receiving an additional $6,000 in income a year, the poverty level of the Cherokees had dropped by half. But what was also discovered is that the frequency of behavioral problems within the poorest of these families dropped by 40%. It was also discovered that the earlier this money arrived in their children's lives the better their children's mental health. What was also discovered is that the supplemental income saved money in the community in the long run. The children were one third less likely to abuse drugs or to have psychiatric issues as adults and this reduced community costs. On schedule Highschool graduations increased as there were fewer children repeating classes. This means that students were able to focus on their studies and not worry about their next meal.
The amount of money the casino disbursed amongst its members was not enough for anyone to not need employment but it was a substantial unconditional cushion. As a society, we might not be able or even want to provide what King advocated for which was a guaranteed minimum income to abolish poverty in this nation. But if we were to raise the minimum wage and increase the Earned Income Tax Credit, we would be offering the same type of assistance as the Cherokee Casino. Just as the members received a lump sum check disbursement, the income refund check would be a similar boost. We would give back personal control to those who are desperately poor in this nation. It is time to move beyond dreaming and working towards creating the society that we know we can be.
The 14th amendment was as much an issue in King's day as it is today. In fact, it may be even argued that the problems this amendment caused in our society have only compounded in the years since the March on Washington in 1963.
The 14th amendment which was written to grant full citizenship to emancipated slaves is now being used to enslave all of American workers. It is said that a law has no real influence until it is faced with litigation. It is in the litigation that the law comes alive and develops teeth. This amendment was litigated 150 times between its passage and 1896. Only 15 of these cases had to with the citizenship of the African American, the remainder had to do with the personhood rights of the corporation. We have seen the devastation this gross misinterpretation of this amendment has caused throughout the 20th century and now with the Supreme Court ruling of Citizens United four years ago; our very democracy is at stake. Citizens United has created the ability for Corporations to have the privilege to create and purchase passage of laws that benefit solely the shareholder's profit and not serve their purpose of serving society's welfare. As we observe our society today, it is clear that corporations do not have society's welfare best interest at heart.
We have created a protected class in giving corporations personhood. They are able to poison our water supply, cause irreversible environmental damage through oil spills, and destroy the economic lives of thousands without assuming any accountability for their actions. We have allowed corporations to become too big to fail which has placed the very quality of our lives at risk when they violate laws and are allowed to continue to do so after paying what amounts to a mere penny of a fine.
We have seen corporations in the form of for-profit prisons make contract deals with the government that turns people into nameless quotas to be filled. This requires the creation of laws that change misdemeanors into felonies and condemns a class of people to a life of perpetual dehumanizing institutionalization. Our nation represents 25% of all incarcerations in the world, yet we only represent 5% of the world's population. Contrary to our national myth we are not the land of the free; we are the land of the incarcerated.
The 5th and 14th amendments should be ensuring due process and equal protection under the law. But instead we are feeding our corporations quotas by creating laws such as stop and frisk. Minorities are disproportionately singled out for stop and frisk in direct violation of the 14th amendment . It is time to move beyond dreaming and reclaim the 14th amendment for its intended purpose, strip it of its litigated purpose and assure that all citizens, born or naturalized, have equal protection under the law.
We live in a state that still allows discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. We shame our young LGBTQI teens by teaching abstinence until marriage and ignore the realities of their lives. We still require our Alabama schools to teach homosexuality is a criminal offense and do not consider the ramifications of such a statement on our gay children. Housing and employment discrimination against the queer community is still a reality. Homophobia is still an acceptable behavior in the state. We need to support pending legislation that will protect their rights and limit the damage that homophobic religions in our state spew on these innocent lives. We need to move beyond dreaming and stand up for our siblings of sexual and gender diversities.
We need to move beyond dreaming that things were different and begin embodying our values in our daily lives. T. E. Lawrence also known as Lawrence of Arabia stated "Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible. "
How we decide to move beyond dreaming is open for discussion but the issues that Rev. Martin Luther King sought to address are still with us today. We must not be afraid to speak out about them. If we move together in community to address these issues we need not be cowering in fear. Sister Simone of Nuns on the Bus said, "The antidote to fear is community. In community, we know we are not alone and that someone has my back. This shared responsibility calls us to exercise our civil obligations. In fact, community can only exist if everyone contributes to the shaping of our society."
Let us as a community move beyond dreaming of how things might be into the light of day of making it so. Blessed Be.
[Sermon delivered to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Tuscaloosa on January 26 2014 (c) by Rev. Fred L Hammond
http://modeledbehavior.com/2010/10/26/why-the-minimum-wage-should-go/ The link for this study actually sent me to the Congressional Budget Office's study from 1986 and not to the 2007 study it reportedly was quoting.
http://www.progress.org/tpr/martin-luther-king-on-guaranteed-income-social-dividend/ http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/stop-and-frisk_tactics_by_new_york_cops_violated_fourth_and_14th_amendments


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Ways to harden WordPress Accounts to Prevent Attacks
Your blog is your baby, which is why it is important to harden your WordPress account. Read here why you need to harden WordPress accounts!
The internet is a dangerous place these days. If you live on the internet like the rest of us, you probably see signs of danger all around you.
Facebook friends warning you that they've been hacked. Large corporations losing sensitive information to hackers and bots.
If you have your business online, you're even more vulnerable to attack. There are people out there who want to get into your stuff.
And lately, that stuff is your WordPress site. You should already know WordPress is an amazing platform but did you know that you need to secure it?
You need to harden WordPress. Why? Because recently, WordPress found a "zero-day flaw" in their software. Let's look at how you can stop attacks from the outside.
What Parts Of WordPress Does The Flaw Effect?
The flaw affects versions 4.7 and 4.7.1 of the WordPress content management system. What does this do? It allows the attacker to modify all pages on the unpatched sites and redirect visitors to malicious pages.
A man by the name of Marc-Alexandre Montpas discovered the issue. He reported it to the WordPress security team who then released a patch.
It specifically affected the WordPress REST API. This API allowed users the ability to view, edit, delete, and create posts.
How Do I Harden WordPress Against Such Exploits In The Future?
Most webmasters think their job is to protect the website and its files. But the real asset isn't your website. It's your customer data. That's what the attacker wants. They want information.
Information is the currency of the internet. And if they can get their hands on your customer's data, they can sell it on the black market for a pretty penny.
So, even though you are going to be fortifying your software, the reason you do it is your customers.
Because, once you've broken their trust, you won't come back.
An attacker can worm his way into user data by attacking your website and files. If they have the ability to modify your files they can gain login information for your database and access user information.
Only Install Trusted Software
If you want to harden WordPress, only install trusted software. This may seem common sense, but one of the ways attackers get past your defenses is by giving you infected software. They are pretty good at passing it off as the real thing.
There are malicious people out there who can take a perfectly safe and secure plug-in and turn it into something malicious.
This is called a nulled script. The only way to avoid a nulled script is to download your plugins from reputable sources.
You will find all of what you need at these two sites.
If you only download plugins and APIs that come from reputable sources, you should be fairly safe.
Another way to harden WordPress is to update WordPress on a regular basis. WordPress should be updating automatically, but you should be constantly checking to make sure it missed nothing.
The conclusion
Your user's data is precious. Treat it as such. Make sure you secure everything you can.
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Purpose: Microbial contamination of manual toothbrushes relative to their design has been documented for decades, citing concern for cross contamination and self-infection with microorganisms. A pilot study of different power toothbrushes was conducted, to compare a solid-head brush to 2 hollow-head brushes for residual contamination with commonly occurring oral microorganisms.
Methods: Participants who met inclusion criteria were enrolled and brushed twice daily for 3 weeks with 1 of 3 randomly assigned power toothbrushes. Brush heads were vortexed and cultured using 5 appropriate media for oral microorganisms: anaerobes and facultative microorganisms, yeast and mold, oral streptococci and oral enterococci anaerobes, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Fusobacterium species. Analysis of covariance was used to compare the brush groups for transformed microbial counts after adjusting for any demographic variables that may have confounded the results.
Results: The solid-head power toothbrush was found to have significantly less microbial contamination than either of the 2 hollow-head power toothbrushes for all the bacteria tested and less than 1 of the hollow-head brushes for yeast and mold.
Conclusion: The solid-head power toothbrush studied had significantly less residual microbial contamination than the 2 hollow-head power toothbrushes after 3 weeks of twice daily brushing with non-antimicrobial toothpaste.
Studies have reported that toothbrushes become contaminated with microorganisms during use, and the amount of these organisms increases with repeated use.1-4 The microorganisms which survive on toothbrushes can be transmitted back to the user during subsequent brushings with the potential for causing further infections.1,2,5,6 In one study, 70% of toothbrushes were found to be heavily contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms after use.7 Most microbial contamination was reported to be within the tufts of bristles/filaments of the multitufted toothbrushes tested. Bacterial survival was dependent upon the type of bacteria (aerobic versus anaerobic) as well as the toothbrush design and bristle/filament type.8,9 Multi-tufted toothbrushes that had the anti-microbial ingredient, Triclosan, added to the heads were not shown to reduce residual contamination, but use of a dentifrice containing Triclosan did reduce it significantly.10-12 Mehta et al found that retention of moisture and oral debris in the bristles, as well as the use of a cap on the brush, increased microbe survival and retention.7
While no studies to date have demonstrated that bacterial growth on toothbrushes can lead to systemic health effects, several microorganisms have been associated with systemic diseases.4,5 For instance, Fusobacterium nucleatum frequently serves as a "bridge bacterium," promoting plaque formation with other oral pathogens, especially between early and late colonizing bacteria in the oral cavity.13 It has been found in colorectal tumor samples and is being studied for its role in carcinoma, inflammatory bowel disease and early-stage adenomatous polyp lesions, precursors of colorectal cancer.14 Studies have also looked at this organism's role in pre-term birth and stillbirth since it has been found in the amniotic fluids of pregnant women who have miscarried.15,16 Candida species can cause mild to severe infections of the mouth, throat, esophagus and even the brain. In immunocompromised individuals, this infection can even be fatal.17 Streptococcus sanguis and Porphyromonas gingivalis have been shown to induce platelet aggregation, which leads to thrombus formation and the potential for a heart attack or stroke due to an embolus.18 Quantification of oral bacteria has been demonstrated through the use of rapid adenosine triphosphate (ATP) driven bioluminenscence.19
No studies were found to-date reporting on residual microbial contamination of various types of power toothbrushes with different head designs. The purpose of this in-vitro study was to compare the residual microbial contamination of a power toothbrush designed with a solid head with 2 power toothbrushes designed with hollow heads.
Methods and Materials
Approval to conduct this study was obtained from the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. A convenience sample of 40 subject volunteers were recruited from the dental clinics at the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, were enrolled in the pilot study and agreed to participate by signing the consent form. All participants met inclusion criteria and were stratified by ATP scores and systematically assigned to brush with 1 of the 3 test power toothbrushes shown in Figure 1: 2 hollow-head toothbrushes, Sonicare® DiamondClean (H1) (Philips Electronics, Andover, MA) and Oral-B® ProfessionalCare Smart Series 5000 (H2) (Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio) or the solid-head toothbrush, Broxo® Orabrush™ (S) (Advance Response Corp, NY). Due to limits in laboratory resources, the brushes of the first 10 subjects assigned to each group, representing an equal distribution of brush types, were ultimately cultured and included in the final analysis resulting in a sample size of 30.
Inclusion Criteria
Had received an oral prophylaxis within the previous 12 months, but not within the last 4 months
Had not taken a systemic antimicrobial compound for the past 6 months
Had not used a prescription antibacterial mouth rinse in the last 6 months and agreed to abstain from using any mouth rinses during the study
Agreed to brush twice daily with 1 designated toothpaste
Had an ATP driven bioluminescence meter score in the range of 800 to 1000 (CariScreen® Oral BioTech, Albany, Ore)
Was between the ages of 25 to 70 years
Had a minimum of 6 teeth in each quadrant
Participants agreed to brush for 2 minutes, twice a day, for a period of 3 weeks. All subjects were instructed to use the assigned toothbrush with designated toothpaste (Crest Cavity Protection®, Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio) and to refrain from using any other dental products, such as toothpastes or mouth rinses, for the study duration. No further oral hygiene instructions were offered. Participants were also advised to contact the primary investigator in the event they were prescribed an antibiotic for a medical condition as this would eliminate their results from the study. One participant was withdrawn due the use of an antibiotic nasal spray. All participants were allowed to keep the power brush at the end of the study after submitting the 1 used toothbrush head for testing.
Toothbrush heads were placed in numbered sterile tubes by the participants at the conclusion of 3 weeks and transported to the lab for testing. Participants from each brush group were tested independently at the beginning and end of the 3 week brushing period using a sterile swab and an ATP driven bioluminescence meter (CariScreen®, Oral BioTech, Albany, Ore) for the purpose of balancing groups for oral hygiene levels. Intact toothbrush heads from each of the 3 brush groups were cultured independently after collection at set times to avoid cross contamination by a research technician blind to study design. The tubes containing the brush heads were allowed to air-dry (250C) for 4 hours prior to processing to simulate regular home use. Ten ml of sterile peptone-saline buffer solution (1% peptone, 7.5% saline, pH 7.0) were added to each of these tubes which were thoroughly agitated for 2 minutes at high speed using a Vortex mixer (Troemner-Henery, Thorofare, NJ). Serial 10-fold dilutions were made in PBS and specimens were plated and incubated in Brewer jars at appropriate temperatures and atmospheres (AnaeroGen Saachets: Fishe-Thermo Scientific that lower oxygen content to no less than 1% within 30 minutes and add 7 to 9% CO2) on 5 different solid microbiological medium:
Brain Heart Infusion agar (Difco, Becton Dickinson and Co., Sparks, MD), a general, non-selective microbial medium for anaerobes and facultative microorganisms (A/FA);
Yeast Mold agar (Difco, Becton Dickinson and Co., Sparks, MD), a selective medium for yeast and mold (Y/M)
Mitis-Salivarius agar (Difco, Becton Dickinson and Co., Sparks, MD), a selective medium for oral anaerobic streptococci and oral enterococci anaerobes (S/EC)
PGING AS 6422 (Anaerobe systems, INC, Morgan Hill, Cali) a selective medium for Porphyromonas gingivalis (PGING)
FSA AS 6427 (Anaerobe Systems, Inc, Morgan Hill, Cali), a selective medium for anaerobic Fusobacterium species. (Fuso)
Because a general count was desired, a selective media was chosen for fastidious anaerobes. Media were checked for quality control with the designated microorganisms. If deemed necessary, 0.1 ml was plated directly from the specimen tubes for PGING and aerobes. Petri plates were appropriately incubated until colonies were large enough to be easily counted. All bacterial media were incubated at 350C and the yeast/mold media at 300C. Plates containing 100 to 300 colony forming units (CFU) were selected for counting. Values of 0 for the microbial counts were converted to 1 prior to log10 transformation. This resulted in transformed values of 0 for those with no recoverable colonies. On occasion, Gram-stained slides of organisms from colonies were observed. After use, all experimental materials were disposed of according to the University Infection Control policy.
Statistical Analysis. Prior to statistical analysis, total microbial counts (in the 10 ml specimen) were converted to log10 to approximate a normal distribution for the data. Descriptive statistics in the form of means and standard deviations were calculated for the transformed data. Comparisons of the 3 brush groups for demographic characteristics were conducted with one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for continuous variables and Fisher's exact test for categorical variables. Analysis of covariance was used to compare the brush groups for transformed microbial counts after adjusting for any demographic variables that may confound the results.
Comparisons of the 3 groups by age and baseline ATP measure using ANOVA, as shown in Table I, indicated that there were no significant differences between the groups with regard to age and baseline ATP measure (p=0.78 and 0.74, respectively). Group comparisons by gender and race using Fisher's Exact Test found there was no significant difference by gender (p=0.66), but there was a significant difference between groups by race (p=0.045). Because of this, further between groups comparisons included race as an independent variable to account for its possible effect as a confounder.
Table II shows group means and standard deviations (in log10) for the microorganisms studied in the 3 brush groups (10 brushes each). Mean microbial counts were lower in the S group than in the H1 or H2 groups in 9 out of 10 comparisons. Microbial levels were higher in the H2 group than in the H1 group in 4 out of 5 comparisons.
Table III shows results of a statistical comparison of the 3 brush head groups for each of the 5 microbial groups. Counts in the S group were significantly lower than in the 2 H groups in 8 out of 10 comparisons (p<0.05). The mean value for the Y/M microbe group was significantly lower for the H1 brush group than in the H2 and S groups. The findings are as follows:
A/FA: Group S significantly lower than H1(13x) and H2 (115x)
S/EC: Group S was significantly lower than H1 (48x) and H2(138x)
Fuso: Group S was significantly lower than H1 (3162x) and H2 (550x)
PGING: Group S was significantly lower than H2 (50x)
YM: all 3 groups were significantly different from each other, with H1 the lowest, S in the middle, and H2 the highest
Data are reported as the total number of microorganisms found in the initial 10 ml tube containing the toothbrush head after vortexing. Statistical significance was set at p<0.05 for the intergroup comparisons.
The results of the study indicate that the solid-head power brush had fewer residual microorganisms in general than the brushes with hollow heads. Perhaps the hollow heads provided more surface area for the microorganisms to form biofilms. Less microbial growth on the solid-head power toothbrush could offer a simple solution to the residual microbial contamination problem cited in previous studies.7-9 This information could be especially important for immunosuppressed patients who are extremely vulnerable to pathogenic microorganisms such as Fusobacterium nucleatum that have been shown to contaminate toothbrushes.13
Additionally, even though the results did not indicate a statistically significant difference between H1 and S with regard to Porphyromonas gingivalis levels (p=0.051, reflected in the 95% confidence interval, −0.004, 3.47, where 0 is contained within the interval), the data indicate a "borderline significance" with a trend for S to be lower than H1 for Porphyromonas gingivalis.
The limitations of this study include the fact that the convenience sample size was small, participant compliance may have been an issue and toothbrush head design factors could have had effects on the outcomes as stated in previous studies.8,9 Participants were advised and given written instructions to avoid the use of other dental products and to brush twice a day, but as with most clinical studies, compliance could only be monitored through self-reports. The toothbrush head design factors which could have contributed to the results may have included the overall number of filaments and number per tuft, the filament construction and material, the size of the head, the storage of the toothbrush and the use of a cap on the brush after brushing. Another factor may have been the total plaque actually removed by each type of toothbrush, but no plaque assessment was performed to affirm or negate. Additionally, had one brush removed more bacteria on a daily basis, there would have been fewer bacteria in the mouth to contaminate the brush. Future studies could control for these variables when comparing residual microbial contamination of solid-head manual with solid-head power toothbrushes and compare the reduction in levels of intra-oral microorganisms as well.
The solid-head power toothbrush studied had significantly less residual microbial contamination than the 2 hollow-head power toothbrushes after 3 weeks of bi-daily brushing with non-antimicrobial toothpaste.
Donna W. Morris, RDH, MEd, is a Professor in the Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene at the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Dentistry at Houston, Texas. Millicent Goldschmidt, MS, PhD, is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Dentistry at Houston, Texas. Harris Keene, DDS, is a retired Professor from the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University Of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas. Stanley G. Cron, MSPH, is a Research Instructor, Center for Nursing Research, School of Nursing, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
This study supports the NDHRA priority area, Clinical Dental Hygiene Care: Assess the use of evidence-based treatment recommendations in dental hygiene practice.
This study was funded in part by a grant from Advance Response Corp., NY, NY who provided both products and funding for laboratory supplies. The authors acknowledge that there are no conflicts of interest to report associated with this study.
- Copyright © 2014 The American Dental Hygienists' Association


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President Barack Obama's auto bailout czar Ron Bloom is under fire from the House Oversight Committee for a pro-union comment he reportedly made in 2009.
David Shepardson, a reporter for The Detroit News, wrote in 2009 that Bloom told a dinner audience, "I did this all for the unions." While testifying under oath at an Oversight subcommittee hearing in June, though, Bloom denied making those comments.
Rep. Dan Burton, an Indiana Republican, asked Bloom about the comment. Bloom replied that he didn't say it. So, Burton asked him if he thought he was "misquoted." Bloom said "that's correct."
Burton then said that he was going to call Shepardson and ask him if Bloom said it, and reminded Bloom he was under oath. "I'm fully aware," Bloom responded.
In an email to The Daily Caller, Shepardson confirmed that Bloom made the comment, but said it was a joke. "Our 2009 story was based on first-hand accounts of mutiple [sic] people who attended the dinner and said Bloom made the comment in jest," Shepardson said.
Burton and Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, wrote to Bloom late last week offering him the opportunity to clarify his statements to the committee. (Private emails detail Obama admin involvement in cutting non-union worker pensions post-GM bailout)
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Battling severe liquidity crunch, BSNL plans to aggressively chase outstanding dues from its enterprise clients and is hoping to recover the bulk of over Rs 3,000 crore receivables in the next two-three months, its chairman said.
The move comes at a time when Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is facing mounting pressure on its financials, and it even delayed payment of employee salaries for the second time this year. BSNL on August 5 had released July salaries of employees.
"There are outstandings from our enterprise customers, which is more than Rs 3,000 crore. We are following up with them aggressively and on a day-to-day basis ... there is success coming to us," BSNL Chairman and Managing Director P K Purwar told PTI.
Purwar said that while it is difficult to give a definite timeline for recovery of the full amount which is due, BSNL hopes to recover a "substantial" portion of its receivables from clients in the next two-three months.
The corporation is also eyeing increased earnings from renting out its premises at various locations - the target for rental income has been set at about Rs 1,000 crore this year, from the previous level of Rs 200 crore. As part of this plan, BSNL plans to increase utilisation of its existing buildings, and lease out more space.
The troubled telecom PSU has also embarked on an exercise to 'streamline' outsourced functions for saving up to Rs 200 crore a year and hopes to rationalise power bills to derive 15 per cent additional cost savings.
That said, it faces a gap of about Rs 800 crore between its monthly revenue and expenses (operational expenditure and wages).
The telecom department is preparing a rescue plan for BSNL as well as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) in the form of a revival package that entails components like voluntary retirement scheme, asset monetisation, and allocation of 4G spectrum.
The department is also said to be "working on" a proposal for merger of the two PSUs as part of efforts to revive the embattled state-owned telecom firms.
BSNL's loss is estimated to be around Rs 14,000 crore with a decline in revenue to Rs 19,308 crore during 2018-19. Its losses have risen steadily from Rs 4,793 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 7,993 crore in 2017-18 and are estimated to have swollen to Rs 14,202 crore in 2018-19.
The number of employees of BSNL stands at 1,65,179 and the total employee cost is a staggering 75 per cent of the total income of the company. In contrast, private sector telcos have very low employee cost ranging between 3-5.5 per cent.
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Michigan Mom Who Lost One Son to Duchenne Works to Give Fresh Hope to the Other
Caring for a son with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is hard enough. Imagine how much harder it is when you've lost your other son to the same disease.
That's the uncertainty DeAnne Friar of Grand Rapids, Michigan, lives with day after day.
Her first child, 20-year-old Colleen, attends Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. The middle child, Kevin, died of Duchenne about four months ago at the age of 18. Her youngest, Kyle, is 14. He was diagnosed with the genetic neuromuscular disease in November 2004, shortly after his birth and less than a year after his older brother's diagnosis.
"I thought we were done having children," Friar said. "Then Kyle was born and we found out that not only was it a boy, but that he also had Duchenne."
Friar underwent genetic testing the December before Kyle's birth, and was told she was not a carrier.
"Throughout my pregnancy, I was concerned, yet it wasn't a constant concern," she said. "Fast-forward to February of this year. I went through a study at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. They redid my tests and confirmed that I am a carrier."
Until she retired early in June 2017, Friar, 51, was working full-time as a speech therapist at Forest Hills Public Schools. Mike, her husband, works in real estate.
Same disease, different personalities
Friar talked about her life in an interview early last month in Arizona, where Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) was wrapping up its 2018 annual conference.
"It's so overwhelming when you sit back and look at it. They were very close," she said, with tears in her eyes. "It's exhausting as a parent to have two children with Duchenne. I would put my kids to bed at 10 p.m. My morning started at 4:45 a.m., when I would get up, and get myself ready for work. They had to be at school by 7:00."
Unlike his younger brother, Kevin would not have been comfortable attending the PPMD meeting and seeing other Duchenne boys scooting around in electric wheelchairs, Friar said.
"Kevin kept the disease to himself. He did not like to share information. He wanted to stay as far away from this as possible. I think it was denial," she said. "Kyle loves to come to something like this and be with kids like him. Kyle's a fighter. He's a go-getter and an adventurer."
On his 16th birthday, Kevin went into a local Ace Hardware — a store he knew well — in his wheelchair and told the manager he wanted a job, despite his inability to walk. He was hired. It was part of his struggle to "be a normal kid," said his mother, even though Kevin suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) — a common byproduct of Duchenne.
"Kevin was the kind of kid who would watch those other kids who had DMD with breathing machines and say 'I will never wear a machine like that'," she said. "He was in a power chair, and frustrated because he was losing strength in his hands."
But as Kevin entered his senior year of high school, his OCD got worse.
Family struggle continues
"This anger he had toward his disease, it really built up anxiety. He would say the only control he had in his life was telling people what to do," she said. "For the last six to nine months, I would have to wash his hands over and over again. That was his control."
On Easter Sunday, during a badly needed family vacation in Destin, Florida, Kevin fell out of a chair and hit his head while taking a shower.
"He was naked in the shower and I was yelling for help. My mother-in-law picked him up, he started to moan and then he went unconscious and never woke up," Friar said. "We took him to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center and spent more of the night doing CT scans and MRIs. His heart was giving out, and I'm sure his anxiety played into it. He passed away at 7:22 the next morning."
Back in Michigan, more than 700 people attended his funeral — yet the Friar family knew the struggle wasn't over. Both DeAnne and Mike continued fundraising efforts to find a cure for Duchenne through their annual Friar Fight, staged the last Saturday in July.
They've raised about $50,000 a year for the cause, and this year, Kyle happily participated in the Friar Fight Golf Outing. The family's upcoming GR-0.1K race takes place in November in Grand Rapids.
"Kyle is much more accepting of his disease. He's motivated to do his exercises and use whatever machines he has to in order to function," she said, recalling that Kevin once gave his younger brother some advice about dealing with inquisitive schoolmates: "If you say it really fast — like Duchennemusculardystrophy — kids won't ask you again what you have."
Until he broke his leg on April 15, about two weeks after his brother's death, Kyle could walk with assistance. The teenager has been using a wheelchair for nearly four years now because he tires easily, although he's still able to take a few steps with the help of an adult.
Kyle Friar: 'I can do everything'
"I can do everything, but I do it a little differently," he told Muscular Dystrophy News Today. "I ski with my friends, but I'm in a sitting ski. It's two skis next to each other, and a chair on top. I also swim every morning for about an hour."
Kyle is on seven medications, including the corticosteroid Emflaza (deflazacort), vitamin D, and licinopril, an ACE inhibitor. Both he and his late brother began taking Emflaza at the age of 4, with immediate positive effects. Kyle added that he's tried to get into clinical trials, but so far has not been accepted for one reason or another.
Financially, the Friar family appears to be managing despite the high cost of raising two boys with Duchenne.
"We've been really fortunate," she said. "When I was working for the school system, we had great insurance. Kyle and Kevin were both eligible for Michigan Medicaid waivers, too. But more recently, the boys' Emflaza was denied because our regular Blue Cross insurance wouldn't cover it. They completely flat-out denied us. But we had secondary Medicaid insurance which did cover the treatment."
Meanwhile, Friar counts her blessings — difficult as that may be sometimes.
"I look around and I know we are not the norm. My husband and I have been saving for years, knowing we'd have to live in a house that would be handicapped-accessible," she said. "Some people save for college. We saved to make our house accessible for our family. It was the best decision we could have made."


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Depending on your asylum procedure in Bulgaria, there are several possible scenarios that can happen to you if you are returned from another European Union member state to Bulgaria.
1. If you left Bulgaria before the authorities made a decision on your asylum application
When you return to Bulgaria, the State Agency for Refugees (SAR) should complete the examination of your asylum application. By law, SAR must resume your asylum procedure. If that doesn't happen, you can consult a lawyer.
It is likely that during your absence from Bulgaria, your asylum procedure was "suspended" or "discontinued."
According to the law, if you are invited to attend an interview with SAR officials and you don't show up, or if you change your current address without notifying SAR, your asylum procedure is suspended. If you do not appear before SAR for 3 months from the date your procedure is suspended, your procedure is discontinued.
What you can do
If your asylum procedure is suspended and SAR does not resume it automatically, you can submit an application to SAR asking to resume it. You are strongly advised to get an attorney for help.
In case your asylum procedure is discontinued and SAR does not automatically resume it, you can submit an appeal in court within 14 days of receiving notification of the decision to discontinue it. FAR advises you to contact a lawyer for help submitting an appeal. Your appeal will be examined before the local administrative court. If the local court gives you a negative decision, you have the right to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court.
SAR might have sent the notification of its decision to discontinue your procedure to your address in Bulgaria when you were already in another EU country. In that case, upon your return, this decision is already in force and you cannotappeal it. If the decision is in force, the authorities will place you in immigration detention, for example in Busmantsi detention center. Instead, you can submit a new asylum application. This asylum application will be considered your first asylum application in Bulgaria. You are strongly advised to contact a lawyer who will assist you with the application.
If your procedure is resumed, SAR will treat you as an asylum-seeker. You will not be detained, but rather you will get accommodation at an open center.
If your procedure is discontinued and the decision is already in force, the authorities will place you in immigration detention, for example in Busmantsi detention center.
You will be accommodated in a reception center run by SAR. Upon your arrival in Bulgaria, the Border Police will give you an order stating which SAR center you should go to.
Read more about SAR centers:
If your asylum procedure is suspended or discontinued and SAR does not automatically resume it, you will not be accommodated at a SAR center immediately.
According to the law, when your asylum procedure is suspended or discontinued, you are no longer entitled to state accommodation. You should consult a lawyer who can assist you with resuming your asylum procedure and gaining access to SAR accommodation centers.
Assisted Voluntary Return And Reintegration
Once you are returned to Bulgaria, you are entitled to the following rights during the asylum procedure:
- To stay on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria
- To move within a certain zone, depending on which SAR reception center you are allocated to
Read more here.
- To get free food and accommodation from SAR
- To get social assistance - If you have trouble accessing this right, you can consult a lawyer.
- To get health insurance, access to medical assistance, and free health care under the same conditions as Bulgarian nationals
- To get psychological assistance
- To get a foreign language interpreter or sign language interpreter
- To get a registration card
- To work in Bulgaria 3 months after the date you submit an application for asylum
If your asylum procedure is suspended or discontinued and it is not automatically resumed, you will not have access to accommodation, food, social assistance, health insurance and free medical assistance. Consequently, you need to consult a lawyer who will assist you with resuming your asylum procedure and thus accessing these rights again.
2. If your asylum application has been rejected
In this case, you will be transferred to one of the migrant detention centers, either in Busmantsi (near Sofia) or in Lyubimets. The decision to reject your asylum application becomes final if you have not appealed it before court or when the court rejects your appeal.
In such a case, you are regarded as an illegally staying migrant, and you are detained for the purpose of your forced return to your country of origin or to another safe country.
What you can do
You can appeal the order for your detention within 14 days of being detained. You should contact a lawyer as soon as possible after being detained. If the court finds the detention order unlawful, you will be released.
You can ask for an alternative to detention. You should consult a lawyer.
You can submit a new asylum application, but this does not guarantee that you will be released soon. The authorities might see your subsequent asylum application simply as trying to avoid your forced return to your country of origin. They will not give you a registration card as an asylum-seeker immediately. You should present written evidence about new facts related to your personal situation or the situation in your country of origin. If you fail to do so, SAR may not admit your asylum application to examination in a new asylum procedure. If SAR issues a decision that you are not admitted to a new asylum procedure, you can submit an appeal in court within 7 days of receiving the notification of the decision.
The longest you can stay in immigration detention is 18 months total. After your first 6 months, authorities can issue an order that requires you to stay another 12 months. You have 14 days to appeal that order in court. The court will decide whether to release you or to prolong your detention. If you had already been in a detention center for a certain period of time before leaving Bulgaria, this period should be added in the calculation of your overall detention period
There is an option to voluntarily return to a safe country.
If you are released from detention and you are admitted to a new asylum procedure, you are entitled:
- To stay in Bulgaria
- To move within a certain designated zone
- To get healthcare insurance, access to medical assistance and free healthcare and medical aid
- To get psychological assistance
- To get a foreign language or sign interpreter
- To get a registration card
- To have the right to work in Bulgaria 3 months after the date on which you submitted an application for asylum
You are not entitled:
- To get food
- To get accommodation and social assistance unless you belong to a vulnerable group
In case you are released from detention and you are not admitted to a new asylum procedure, you will not have the rights that asylum seekers enjoy. For example:
- You will not get a registration card
- You will not get food and accommodation from SAR
- You will not have the right to work or to receive social assistance in Bulgaria
3. If you got asylum in Bulgaria before you left the country
In such a case:
- You will not be placed in SAR reception centers
- You should not be detained upon your return to Bulgaria
- You will be able to stay lawfully on the territory of Bulgaria
- You will be able to enjoy all the rights that people with refugee status or humanitarian protection have in Bulgaria
Read more on these rights:
An entry ban might be imposed on you by the country that deported you back to Bulgaria. If this happens, you will not have the right to travel to that country for a certain period of time.


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Mister Rand is often disturbed when he encounters advertisements or Internet posts from and about persons espousing atheism as a rational, more balanced approach to understanding and coping with life than theism, religiosity, mysticism, or theomancy. He is disturbed because deep down he himself does not entirely believe that he can be lucky enough for his channelings of unconditional love and light to be accurate and valid. Particularly since his mystical experiences feel so undramatic to him—familiar, almost ordinary in their safeness and familiarity—and never accompanied by UFO sightings, beams of mysterious light breaking through ceilings, angels with outstretched wings, and so forth.
But true mysticism is not always expressed via the melodramatic memes one encounters in television and film. True mysticism is less likely to be a riotous adventure of alien abduction and much more likely to be turning a corner in one's day and discoverin g that one is suddenly seeing everything afresh, as though one were awakening from a dream.
Beliefs are not the same things as experiences. One can experience the mystical without believing in it; similarly, one can believe in something without experiencing it. The keynote of whether a belief is core or a superficial adoption lies in whether one takes that belief and builds a world for oneself to inhabit out of it.
Atheism is currently fashionable, particularly among certain classes of intelligentsia in the USA where Mister Rand dwells. As a belief structure, atheism dates back thousands of years in Western civilization, and like religious beliefs, atheism often arises from (1) trauma, (2) acculturation, (3) home rearing, and/or (4) gender role identification.
Traumatic atheism, like traumatic religiosity, arises from unbearable psychological wounds such as those suffered by rape, war, accident, and bereavement victims. Traumatic atheism, however, often can be traced to an individual's abuse in childhood or another vulnerable life period at the hands of overtly religious persons or institutions. Hence, for the traumatic atheist, atheism can be experienced as a liberation from the manacles of "terror theology"—religiosity rooted in Force, Threat, and Blame, that seeks to expunge the individual self and soul in order to make the self more easily controllable by the religious hierarchy. Where traumatic atheism does not arise from religious abuse, but from unbearable pain due to violence and loss, it can provide liberation from the torment of a sufferer's wondering whether their suffering is a "punishment" by Deity for some deed or character flaw in a given or former lifetime. Traumatic atheism can also be an expression of rage against a deity one secretly still believes in, the atheist "punishing" that deity (or one's parents, or one's pastor) by refusing to worship the deity one has been taught to venerate. In all these cases, therefore, atheism serves the same purpose as other belief systems: protection or liberation of the self from the unbearable weight of pain.
Opportunistic or social atheism is our term for atheism arising from an individual's desire to fit in with a desireable social group, usually a group that confers upon its members or adherents social, intellectual, [monetary] or political status not afforded to individuals who are theists or religious. Fad atheism, like fad religion, depends upon group pressure for its continuation; when the individual outgrows the need for group authentication, fad atheism—like fad religion—often fades.
Environmental atheism, like environmental religiosity, is atheism arising from family or bonding-group indoctrination. It is cultural in origin, with powerful emotional triggers and anchorings. For such atheists, theism can seem like a betrayal of intensely intimate familial and cultural values and kinship ties.
Gender-based atheism arises, usually amongst boys and men, when they are exposed to the notion that religiosity is somehow effeminizing, something that "real" men do not believe in—the province of moral, intellectual, or sexual "weaklings." The statement, "Religion is the opium of the people" is [in our view] an expression largely of gender [role] based atheism.
Then there is a kind of atheism that arises from a genuine, heartfelt examination of one's observations of the world and experiences therein. This kind of atheism, which we may term "true" atheism, is a true reflection of the internal process whereby an individual seeks to make emotional, intellectual, and philosophical sense of a frequently violent, apparently heartless, and often random and impersonal world. Just as "true" religiosity may be said to arise from an openhearted examination of evidences for universal consciousness, "true" atheism may represent a "high" and transfiguring awakening within the individual to a broader sense of reality. As such, true atheism can be a powerful tool for healing, acceptance, resourcefulness, and balance within the individual. And we thank you for sharing. •
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Soy Applications in FoodAuthor:
Publisher: CRC Press
Price: $149.95
Pages: 304
Publish date: November 2005
§ Provides thorough coverage of soy applications in specific food groups § Includes discussions of new food products incorporating soy ingredients § Presents information on the specific health benefits derived from soy, organic, and chemical-free soy ingredients § Explains how soy protein fulfills the need for protein in underdeveloped countries. Soy is prized by the food industry for both its versatility and the major role it plays in food functionality. However there is currently a limited amount of information that explains soy's full potential in food applicability. Soy Applications in Food provides insight into the different types of soy ingredients available for consumption and details the processing conditions required for their successful application in food. Comprehensive and complete, the book offers a wealth of information about soy health benefits, the current soy food market, and the processing of soybeans into different soy ingredients. It discusses the use of soy protein in baked goods, pasta, cereal, meat products, and food bars. The book also addresses how to process soybeans into soy milk, soy beverages, and textured soy protein, how to select identity-preserved soybeans for various food applications, how to overcome the beany flavor of some soy products, and how soy protein is fulfilling the need for protein in underdeveloped countries. Featuring contributions from industry experts with years of experience in the field, Soy Applications in Food is a valuable resource for obtaining information on the technical and practical applications of soy ingredients.


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Hey there you Fashion Fabulousians!!
I hopped over to the SL Fashion Week event @ Tequila/137/88/2006, and when you join their group, which is free to join, you can find some great freebies on the counter @ the event….. Check them out!!
SL Fashion Week Credits
(Items found @ SL Fashion Week)
Dress: [LIV Glam] Boutique-Spring 2013-Viola Print Dress (FREE)
Shoes: Retro' – jeand shoe (FREE) (Comes with HUD to change color of feet)
Face Tattoo: .mala. – dippedidoo (FREE) You get two different facial tattoos (I used this tat in all the photos)
Other Credits
Hair: Exile Karena Color Demo Hair – Lapis (FREE) (I used the same hair pack in all the pictures, and just changed which color hair I wore)
Skin: .::Mother Goose's::.Trudy-III(tan)LB (FREE) (I used this skin in all the photos, This skin is on Lucky Boards, You can see them all in Clar's Post "Lucky Treasures @ Mother Goose's")
Nails: @->~ InSpired Designs Widow Nails Shadow (FREE) (I used these nails in all the photos- This is from their Midnight Madness board in their store, there is also a man's version MM there!)
Necklace: *** Just You Jewels *** Necklace Merry Christmas aquamarine (L$ 1) (I found this on the Marketplace….. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/LIMITED-OFFER-Just-You-Jewels-Necklace-Merry-Christmas-Christmas-Gift/4307665)
I ran over to the Echoes in the Garden destination to snap these pictures above for this next look! "Echoes in the Garden," is an interactive installation by Rose Borchovski on the "Susa Bubble" story (You can read more about Susa Bubble at the Linkie)
SL Fashion Week Credits
(Items found @ SL Fashion Week)
Glasses: –UtopiaH– Pink Mustache Nerd Glasses (FREE)
Shoes: [whatever] CG Spikes – SL Fashion Week Groupgift – L [SILVER (FREE) (Comes with Black/Gold/Silver spike options)
Shorts: little bones. Malibu Highwaisted Shorts – (FREE) (Comes with 5 mesh standard sizes)
Other Credits
Echoes Gift: Umbrella folder with Umbrella (built in pose), cigarette, Echoes Word over avatar, and Happy Time butterflies (FREE) (You can find this gift as you wander around this sim…. Make sure to try to "sit" on things, as there are spots there that offer extra fun!!
Coverdress: .StrawberryJam. \SpicesDress/ 04 (L$ 65) (Found at the Stuff in Stock event)
Jewelry: *Phoebe* Chinese Doll Jewelry Set (P.MESH) (L$ 100) (You can get this set @ the current Designers' Circle event)
SL Fashion Week Gift Credits
(Items found @ SL Fashion Week)
Shirt: .:villena:. – jumper brown (FREE) (Comes with male and female versions (4 standard sizes)
Other Credits
Pants: Sn@tch – Danger Jeans (FREE) (Lucky Boards gift – comes in a set of 8) (Yes, I got both of these items while fishing the other day 🙂 )
Jewelry: Sn@tch – Crystal Gypsy Jewelry (FREE) (Found on Lucky Boards as well)
SL Fashion Week Gift Credits
(Items found @ SL Fashion Week)
Dress: [LIV Glam] Boutique-[Summer 13] Dulani May Gift (FREE)
Other Credits
Boots: Paint – Vanessa Boots – Black (L$ 1) (Found on the Marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PAINT-PROMO-Vanessa-Boots/4756590) (
I wrote about these boots once below here )
SL Fashion Week Gift Credits
(Items found @ SL Fashion Week)
Mesh Tshirt: [Le Forme] Casual Mesh Tee Mohammad Ali (FREE)
Couple Pose: {Pose Maniacs} : 67 (FREE) (I stuck a picture of the couple pose in my mouth!! hehehe… try it out with someone you like!)
Other Credits
Pants: :::Sn@tch Danger Jeans (Silver Brocade) (FREE) (Lucky Board item, same as above, just a different pattern)
So go and check out the SL Fashion Week and all the designers highlighting there….. while you are at it, turn on your graphics, turn up your sound, and wander over to the Echoes in the Garden…. really amazing exhibit… *big hugs* ………. till next time……………care ❤


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Thieves steal flowers from church's garden
SEATTLE -- Thieves are taking aim at a church in Edmonds, making off with their rose bushes and petunia plants, the Everett Herald reported.
The newspaper said about a dozen petunia plants and four large rose bushes have been swiped in the past two weeks from Maplewood Presbyterian Church.
Church volunteers said the thieves are plucking them right from the church garden and leaving behind large holes. The Herald said the church does have a surveillance system, but so far they haven't been able to catch the theives.
Many of the stolen flowers were planted in memory of church members who have passed away.
Anyone interested in donating rose bushes to the church can call 425-778-5248.


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When I first saw and heard The Manhattan Transfer sing "Java Jive" on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the mid-Seventies, I really liked them. They were doing music that was far removed from anything I or any of my friends were listening to at the time, but I really enjoyed the vocal harmonies and the songs that they were doing. One of my friends said that he thought they were the best thing to happen to music in years, and I had to agree with him. Over the years, they've covered nearly every style of music and won multiple Grammy awards, and it's a testament to their popularity that the group is still performing and recording over forty years later.
Named for John Dos Passos' 1925 novel of the same name, The Manhattan Transfer has been around since the late 1960's. After the first version broke up, the group reformed in 1973, with Janis Siegel, Laurel Massé and Alan Paul joining original member Tim Hauser. They developed a following after their many performances at Max's Kansas City in New York, and were signed to a recording contract by Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegün. Their eponymous first album included the gospel-flavored "Operator," their first hit. It's our first video here, and comes from their summer replacement series on CBS in 1975. Laurel Massé was seriously injured in a car accident in 1978, and was replaced by Cheryl Bentyne, who appears in our second video today, a cover of Joe Zawinul's "Birdland," originally recorded by fusion band Weather Report, with lyrics written by Jon Hendricks. The recording, on 1979's Extensions, earned their first Grammy Award in 1980 for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, with Janis Siegel earning a second Grammy for her arrangement. Their latest project is a retrospective of their forty-plus years together, called The Vaults.
Enjoy The Manhattan Transfer, your Two for Tuesday on this January 8, 2013.


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Great idea! Just one suggestion: change the color of the girder behind him to be more like the others. Right now it almost looks like part of his head. You might want to darken the little guys as they recede into the background, to create depth. GL author.
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The portal for LeasePlan drivers that is fully integrated with all the company's other applications. It provides the customer an complete experience for managing online the services offered in the contract.
Web based pre-credit approval website for an Romanian credit company. The platform is for enduser and is integrated with Charisma from TotalSoft. It allows the customer to ask for a credit be approved and digitally sign the contract. The application is build in Laravel.


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Blackberry Application Development
One of the main reasons why BlackBerry mobile devices are popular across most segments of the mobile device market is its dependence on reliable and effective apps for business and other purposes. Ydeveloper's user-friendly services and apps from BlackBerry are extremely effective in marketing and promoting your products, services, and business ethos.
Blackberry offers cost-effective services with rich graphics and multitasking ability. The Blackberry brand appeals to a wider range of customers with its reasonably priced devices and high-end communication capabilities. It has reinvented its offerings to appeal to both corporate and young users.
Applications for BlackBerry smartphones and tablets are offered by Ydeveloper.
Other benefits of BlackBerry devices are as follows:
- Capable of providing quick access to organizational database, including reports and accounts
- Enable users to track metrics that give them a handle on their business performance
- Allow critical data to be safely accessed and used on the go
- Enable users to take informed decisions with regard to their business
- Keep business owners connected to their audiences 24x7
Ydeveloper's BlackBerry app developers have the acumen to build the very best apps for the BlackBerry mobile devices.
Research in Motion announced plans in 2011 whereby customers will have access to highly optimized and integrated apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet built on Adobe Flash and Adobe AIR, HTML5, JavaScript, and the Android platforms. When Android apps are available on the classy PlayBook hardware, there may be a revolution of sorts in the tablet market. The PlayBook is all set to deliver top all-round performance as RIM keeps working on its tablet.
No matter how things work out, the BlackBerry OS is still a highly valuable and competitive platform to develop apps. Ydeveloper's inputs can work the magic in favor of your business or application and help you address a niche audience.
And Ydeveloper is perfectly poised to deliver the immense advantage of a BlackBerry mobile app. What kinds of BlackBerry mobile applications does Ydeveloper provide? Here's a short list:
- Business apps
- Productivity apps
- Communication apps
- Social Networking apps
- Game apps
- Travel apps
- Multimedia apps
- Security apps
- Fun apps
- Health and Fitness Apps
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Disclosure: some of these recommended items StoreGear receives a referral/affiliate reward. That said, that in no way impacts our decision to recommend a product or creates any biases. Most of these items we are recommending have competing products offering higher rewards for referrals. Our goals is to bring attention the better products and help our audience thrive, when our audience thrives in the long term so do we.
I checked out the top payroll tools that have been around for years: ADP and Paychex. After extensive review…and the other companies sales people straight up lying to me…there was one clear winner: Square Payroll.
When reviewing payroll, there are a few items to consider:
- Quarterly tax filing and compliance
- W2's
- Workman's comp insurance, broker AND integration
- Time tracking integration
- Payroll being sent out bi-weekly
During my review process I was very confused by the sales people and insurance brokers associated with Paychex and ADP. All the people from Paychex and ADP repeatedly said that there were some gaps in what Square was offering for compliance, tax filing, problems as you scale…but I couldn't find them. I don't want to believe they were lying…but they were highly misinformed and acting as if they knew what they were talking about. As I added all the extra fee's up associated with what would be needed for a small business from both ADP and Paychex…it wasn't close. The other companies over the course of the year are charging 1000's more for the same stuff that Square is offering all in a fixed price package.
So if you are a small business, check out Square Up for Payroll, they haven't been around as long, they don't have the same sales business structure overhead, but from your standpoint, it should be a more efficient service, providing everything you need at a lower cost.
Here's a link to SquareUp Payroll


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Ato Essandoh Of Django Unchained & Copper Episode (FanBrosShow)
Ato Essandoh joins the spaceship to discuss the recent Harriet Tubman & Russell Simmons Sextape and how it relates to Ato's starring role in Copper. We also talk about Ato Essandoh being the star of two different Internet memes, how Chico Leo compares as a director to Quentin Tarantino, and what it's like to be a FanBro in Hollywood. Plus the return of Comics I Copped, Chico's Netflix Pic of the Week, and we give you a very special #FanBrosClassic. Peep the pic above and do the Smiling African Drummer dance every time Uncle Rush's name comes up. Why did you have to do it Russell? Why???
1. Can a member of one race play another in a movie, television show or even in cosplay?
2. What would you like to see the FanBros cosplay as at NYComicCon? We will pick up to four winners from the entries we receive and the winners will all get some kind of ComicCon swag. Since there are four of us attending suggestions that are team oriented or work for four people will get special consideration.


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Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository
Johnny Hart
Johnny Hart.
|February 18, 1931
Endicott, New York
|April 7, 2007
Nineveh, New York
American cartoonist. Best known for the comic strips "The Wizard of Id" and "B.C."
The repository contains three quotes from Johnny Hart.
Bridegroom: A guy who spends the rest of his lifes earnings grooming his bride.
Listless: what men become when their wives dont give them a list.
Sermon: An inspired message directed mainly at those who are not in attendance.


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Dousman, Wisconsin
Summit of Everest Racing drivers Max and Everest Fedler just returned from a long weekend at the Badger Kart Club in Dousman, Wisconsin. Traveling with their Performance Division at Unser Karting Team Manager and long time coach, Greg Welch, the boys spent four days testing the SKUSA TAG JR Leopard engine package for the first time. Leading the test was Blake Wankowski of Praga North America's race team and local owner of Kart Start Motorsports.
Blake put together a great testing plan that included access to P1 race engines and Praga Dragon chassis. During the weekend, weather included everything from heavy rain to sunny warm days to a mix between the two. It was a perfect way for the boys to learn more about arriving at a new track, dealing with adversity, and coming up quickly to speed. Our team thanks Greg and Blake for all of the hard work and their valuable time.


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Thomas P. Machuga, CPA/PFS, CLU®, ChFC®
Thomas P. Machuga, CPA/PFS, CLU®, ChFC®, has a financial background spanning more than 30 years. After spending five years with one of the world's largest accounting firms, Tom formed his own financial services practice. His goal was to use his unique ability to solve problems along with his high level of technical knowledge to provide clients with an opportunity to achieve their maximum financial potential.
After graduating from Bryant College, Tom passed the CPA exam and became a Certified Public Accountant in Connecticut. He went on to achieve the FLMI designation and then completed the series of exams needed to earn the CLU® and ChFC® designations. Later, he was designated by the American Institute of CPAs as a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)—one of only a small percentage of CPAs to hold this designation. Tom has received the Five StarSM Wealth Manager Award*. He is registered as a registered representative and a registered securities principal through Commonwealth Financial Network®, holding FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, and 65 securities registrations. He also holds life and health insurance licenses.
Tom is active in a number of civic and professional organizations. He recently completed his second term as chairman of the Board of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and has a long history of service on its board and executive board. Tom has served as a vice president of Tolland Little League, president of the Central Connecticut Business & Estate Planning Council, and a board member of the Estate & Business Planning Council of Hartford. Through the Bryant University Alumni Association, Tom is a longtime participant in student job shadowing, mentoring and serves as a judge for its innovative IDEA program. Tom has served on the Parish Council of Saint Matthew Church and its preschool committee. He has coached youth baseball, softball, and basketball. Tom and his wife, Toni have four children.
*Five Star award is based on 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria, including a minimum of 5 years as an active credentialed financial professional, favorable regulatory and complaint history, accepts new clients, client retention rates, client assets administered, education, and professional designations. 3191 Connecticut wealth managers were considered for the award; 272 (9 percent of candidates) were named 2021 Five Star Wealth Managers. These awards are not indicative of the wealth managers' future performance. Your experiences may vary. For more information, please visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.


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Mission & Goals
The Mission of the Council is to advocate the sustainability of North Carolina's urban forests through the use of economic, human, and environmental resources.
Our Goals
Inform and educate the Council membership and general public through various media and methods to equip and empower the people of North Carolina to fulfill the mission of the Council.
Promote public interest and participation in the Council's mission, and maintain a high standard of professionalism and relevance in the eyes of the citizens of North Carolina.
Encourage professional development by providing forums to exchange ideas and foster individual growth and maturity.
Engage in strategic planning and advocacy to move the organization forward with vision while monitoring and pursuing issues that concern the mission of the Council.
Identify resources needed to sustain the organization in its pursuit of the stated mission, including financial, human, and environmental resources.


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Independent film festival coming to James Island Carmike
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On March 2, Carmike Cinemas in James Island is kicking off a 12-week 'Independent Film Series,' where they will present great independent films for only $5!
They will be featuring movies like: Remarkable Power!, Bad for Business, Altered Courses, One Lamb, and The Lonely Stag.
The Charleston City Paper has some details.
More information regarding the schedule will be exposed as the date nears -- we'll update to let you know.
This should be a great series!


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"God has a plan for you." "God works all things for good."
These are words that we often hear in our times of waiting, but while I believe they are true, (and I even said them in my last post) I think they can be thrown around carelessly at times. People say these words with good intention, but they are not always helpful to hear.
The problem is that there are times when we just can't see it, when we look at our life and our situation and wonder how this could possibly be part of God's plan if God really is a good and loving God.
In our suffering or in our waiting these questions confront us. Does God really have a plan? What does that mean? Is it always a good plan?
Let's take a look at the story of Joseph and some of the events of his life:
(If you're not familiar with the story this video gives a fun summary in less than 4 minutes, or you can read the full version in Genesis 37-50.)
- He is favoured by his father and given a special gift which makes his brothers jealous.
- He has dreams of greatness, of his brothers bowing down before him.
- His brothers plot to kill him but change their minds at the last minute and instead he is sold as a slave and taken to Egypt.
- He is faithful and successful in his job and placed in charge of the whole household.
- He is falsely accused and put into prison. Once again he is faithful but he remains in prison for several years.
- He is called to Pharaoh to interpret his dreams and God enables him to do that. He predicts seven years of good crops in Egypt, followed by seven years of famine.
- He is made governor of Egypt and, through his wisdom and organisation, many lives are saved during the famine.
- He is reconciled with his brothers, he forgives them and the whole family relocates to Egypt.
As we look at Joseph's story, it seems clear that God was at work, that he had a plan. He gave Joseph dreams which came true several years later in ways none of the family would ever have imagined. Through a series of events, both good and bad, Joseph ended up in the right place at the right time and was able to save the lives of many people.
We have the advantage of looking back and seeing the big picture of Joseph's story, but it's interesting to consider how it would have looked from the middle of the story. When Joseph was at the bottom of the well, or on his way to Egypt or sitting in prison for years, do you think he had a sense that God had a great plan for him? We know that he trusted God and that he was faithful, but I doubt he had any idea how things would turn out.
This gives me hope. As I sit in the middle of my story- not in a bad or desperate situation like Joseph, but in a place of waiting and uncertainty- it encourages me that God knows what he's doing. Or as Margaret Feinberg puts it: "No matter what always remain suspicious that God is up to something good."
But I do want to make something clear: this is a series about waiting so that is my focus, but I am not suggesting that we should always automatically accept our lot in life as being part of God's plan. There is a time to take action: Moses going to Pharaoh to free the Israelites, Esther approaching the King to plead for the Jewish people… I'd suggest that if we are falsely imprisoned or in an abusive situation, for example, we should be taking action to change things if there's something we can do.
I am also not suggesting that God causes our pain to accomplish a higher purpose. God is a God of love and justice. I don't believe it was his will for Joseph to treated that way by his brothers or to be falsely accused and imprisoned, just as I don't believe it is God's will today for people to be abused or children to die. People's sinful choices and the wider effects of living in a broken world cause these things, but they are not what God wants for the world. Otherwise why would Jesus teach us to pray, "May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven"? (Matthew 6:10 NLT)
Having said that, God is a master at bringing beauty from the ruins, and that's what I think we see in Joseph's story. He somehow takes even the sinful actions of Joseph's brothers and Potiphar's wife and works them into his plan for good.
Once they are reunited, Joseph reassures his brothers: "You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people." (Genesis 50:20)
The tension between God's sovereignty and human free will is a difficult one, which I doubt we will ever fully understand, but Joseph's story reassures me that God is ultimately in charge and that even when our situations are difficult and messy he can redeem them so we should "always remain suspicious that God is up to something good."
This is a complex topic which is impossible to cover adequately in a short blog post. I realise it is also a topic where people have different views. Consider this a starting point for thinking and discussion. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments, but let's show respect to one another.
Join me throughout November and December as we explore the topic of waiting. Click here for an index page of all the posts in the series.


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I had never been to this place before so i was pretty excited when we had it all booked. It looked like a great little place to start, not too big of a city, a great beach and some lush green and tall mountains. We had decided to stay off of the beach when booking our place cause Koh Lanta was all about being in a beach bungalow so we booked our week at Andaman Pearl Resort. If you're looking for a great little hotel, close to the main strip but tucked into the tall gorgeous mountainous backdrop, this is the place to book! I was blown away by the view, the beautiful rooms and the breakfast buffet. We had a great little pool that was open 8-8 that we utilized a lot after a long, hot day walking or hiking around in 70% humidity. The main beach was only a 20 minute walk or the hotel had a free shuttle that went several times a day if you didn't feel like making the trek.
We spent our time really well while we were here. We found our favorite restaurants that we ate at more than once and we also made sure to venture out and try something new. Scroll to the bottom for my list of our favorite local restaurants to eat at while in Krabi.
If you follow the main strip all the way down to the water and turn left you come across some gorgeous beach front hotels and bars. At 10pm every night there is an awesome fire show that you can watch that lasts around 15-20 minutes. Its absolutely worth checking out, just give a tip at the end when their done. Lots of spots to swim as well as stop and grab a drink at one of the many places offering happy hour specials. This is also a great place to grab a massage! My mom and i opted for Golden Massage cause they had foot scrub and massage offers for only 400 thb which is an excellent price! Her and i spent one evening walking along the main drag popping into the little tourist shops for shopping and getting a massage while escaping the evening downpour. It is at the end of the rainy season here but just before high tourist season so right now is a great time to visit i find. It does tend to rain every day, mostly in the evenings around 5-6pm but only lasting around 15 minutes.
If you turn right off of the main road when you hit the beach you can follow that road down for more shopping and restaurants as well as more beach. The beachfront at the T is quite busy, full of long tail boats waiting to be filled with tourists to take over to one of the many islands for snorkeling.
We chose two places to snorkel, one was called Chicken Island which is a beautiful spot, but not whole lot of room as the beach is quite small. It has a huge reef great for snorkeling but unfortunately it was a tad windy when we went so the visibility wasnt the greatest. We were fortunate enough to have a 3 foot Monitor Lizard stroll right past us while we were relaxing on the beach.
Another great place we went for snorkeling was Poda Island. Both islands we had rented a private boat to take us over as there was 5 of us and it made sense rather than paying about the same amount for a public one. It costs us 1500 thb for all of us plus each island has a National Park fee off 400 thb to enter. Its completely worth it and a great way to go and snorkel on your own. The visibility here was great for us and we were able to see alot of beautiful fish and sea creatures like a very large puffer fish, several nemos, barracuda, huge parrot fish and one gorgeous angel fish. We spent most of our 3 hours on the island snorkeling, it was an absolutely wonderful day.
I highly recommend taking a tuk tuk to Tiger Cave Temple Mountain, which is a 20 minute drive from Ao Nang beach. A gorgeous temple with lots of large bright statues and beautiful fountains and ponds. If you're brave you can also attempt the hike up the mountain that consists of 1260 steps to the top. Its a really tough climb, especially in this humidity but the views from the top and the monkeys you get to see are totally worth it. I dont recommend bringing small children to do this hike and also remember to pack plenty of water and snacks. You can fill your bottle back up at the top but there is no where to purchase water once up there.
Mark and my dad had decided they both wanted to get tattoos done in the traditional bamboo style while here in Thailand. We popped into one of the top rated tattoo shops in Krabi called Reggae Ink Aonang. What a cool little shop with an incredibly talented artist. If you check out their Instagram you can see some of his amazing work including the tattoos Mark and I both got. Yes, i got one. Mark booked his first and got a traditional Thai symbol. I loved his piece so much that spur of the moment booked a spot for myself for our last day in Krabi. I have always wanted an owl tattoo but because my last tattoo was such a horrible experience I hadn't gotten one since then, 7 years ago. For those that don't know about my last tattoo, it was actually here in Thailand. I got two flowers on the top of my foot done by tattoo gun but was never told that i couldn't go in the water for 2 weeks so that was my first mistake. Second mistake was trying to get home after it was done and not properly covered and getting caught in a downpour and the tattoo got infected. I couldn't walk for 2 days, my foot swelled up twice its size and i spent way too many hours googling infected tattoos scaring and convincing myself my foot was going to have to be amputated. Although my foot survived and made a full recovery the tattoo looked like garbage and almost faded completely over the years. Today it looks like a bruise or a child drew on my foot with purple felt. So, needless to say, booking this tattoo spontaneously was a big deal for me. But this artist had so many beautiful pieces and the one he did on Mark was stunning. I also knew bamboo was safer, healed quicker and you could also go swimming on day 2 after getting it done. I'm so glad i went ahead and did it cause i absolutely love the piece he did and its given me more confidence to go ahead and finally get some more done!
Our 7 days in Krabi was pretty fantastic and i would definitely recommend a visit here. We spent other days enjoying the ocean, walking Monkey Trail by the water and relaxing at our refreshing pool at the hotel. If i plan on coming back to Thailand for a 4th time, i would probably add Krabi to the for a couple nights, even just to get another tattoo at Reggae Ink.
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Strange hostname in RRD and syslog
I just reinstalled pfsense and setup the correct hostname in "general setup". First it showed the correct hostname in the rrd graphs and syslog but after some time (not sure what triggers it) it shows something like this "x1-6- <mac-address-from wan)"="" for="" the="" hostname.="" <br="">Has anyone an idea where this comes from? I have a WAN connection with dhcp and I already tried to supply the hostname there in case it got overridden by the tsp dhcp server.</mac-address-from>
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It's being overwritten by DHCP. We've fixed that issue recently:
Thanks, I've applied the patch manually to my systems.


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What is the "umask"? How can I set it?
The umask defines the permissions a new file will get – or better:
the permissions it will not get.
You can display the current umask numeric and as text:
user@host:~ $ umask 0027 user@host:~ $ umask -S u=rwx,g=rx,o=
The numbers mean the following:
0 0 2 7 | | | '--> permissions for others (o) | | '--> permissions for the group (g) | '--> permissions for the owner (user, u) '--> special permissions (SUID, SGID, sticky) - always 0 in umask
The digits for user, group and others are the sum of:
- 1 – execute permission (x)
- 2 – write permission (w)
- 4 – read permission (r)
Therefore umask 0027 means:
- all permissions for the file owner (user)
- no write permissions (but read and execute permissions) for the group
- no permissions for others
You can specify the umask with the command umask 0027. The
number can vary, of course. The umask you define this way is valid in
the current shell and all child processes. If you set the umask in
~/.profile, it is valid for the whole time you are logged in.
If you define it in a xterm, it is only valid for everything you do in
this xterm.
If you want to define the umask for a specific directory (example:
group write permissions for a directory you use together with your
colleges), you'll become sweating when using the umask command
because it is always valid for all directories.
The solution of this problem is setting a default ACL. The
following command ensures that all new files in /home/shared/
have all permissions (including write permissions) set for the group:
setfacl -d -m mask:007 /home/shared/
You should also set the sgid-bit for the directory and choose the
wanted group using chgrp:
chgrp the_team /home/shared/ chmod g+s /home/shared/
If /home/shared/ already contains subdirectories, you have
to change their permissions as well. Tip: all mentioned commands know
the -R option.
Starting with KDE 3.5 (which will be contained in the upcoming SUSE
Linux 10.1) you can easily define ACLs using the file properties dialog.
If you want to access /home/shared/ only using samba, you
can instead use the directory mask and create mask for
the share (be warned: samba doesn't use the inverted permission mask as
umask does!). You should also set the force group option.
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