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The importance of context when discussing biblical passages is certainly nothing new, but it's important to constantly remind ourselves of this. 2 Tim. 3:16-17 is often cited, appropriately, as one of the biblical sources we have for the sufficiency of Scripture. You really can't talk about sola Scriptura without citing it. And yet, many defenders of this biblical doctrine don't often see the overall context of 2 Timothy itself which makes the argument for Scripture's sufficiency all the more powerful.
As the Apostle Paul is writing this, he knows that he will soon taste death and that this epistle will likely be his last. In this situation, he gives Timothy essential instructions regarding the ministry of the church. These commands are perpetual to the church in all ages. As James White states on page 46 of his book, Scripture Alone:
Paul gives Timothy no indication that God will someday banish false teachers from disturbing the saints, at least not until that final day when the bride will be presented to her husband "having no spot or wrinkle" (Ephesians 5:27). So what is Timothy to do, now that Paul will no longer be there to give him guidance? If ever there was a point where the apostle would refer to some kind of extra-biblical source of sufficiency, it would be here. If Paul believed we should look to a papacy, or to some Spirit-led prophet, or to some group of leaders, or to some new source of revelation, this would be the place to delineate this all-important source of aid for his beloved Timothy. What he does instead is perfectly in line with the teaching of Moses, the prophets, the Psalter, and, most important, the Lord Jesus Christ: He directs Timothy to the God-breathed Scriptures as the never-changing, always sufficient source of truth…
That is by far one of the best expositions (albeit brief) of 2. Tim. 3:16-17 I've ever read. Apostolic teaching on this issue is certainly clear. Not only is Scripture alone unique in its God-breathed attributes, but the church itself cannot stand without it. After all, it is the preaching of Scripture which produces the church (Rom. 10:17), not the other way around–sustaining the church from generation to generation.


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Another month another Birchbox. For those of you who don't know Birchbox is a company that offer subscription packs you can purchase and in return you get sent some full size or sample size products, to find out more click HERE. Don't forget Birchbox have their very own shop on their website, where you can purchase items featured in their boxes! This month's Birchbox is called 'Global Strikers' inspired by the World Cup and the Brazil colours where its being held!
Here is what I received in my box…
I was so excited to receive this item in this months box. I have heard so much about the beauty blender from various beauty YouTuber's and bloggers, but had yet to give in and buy it. I don't know why but applying my foundation with a sponge never appealed to me. I think it's because It reminds me of when I was a teenager and used them awful white sponges. This is quite pricey for a sponge so I had high hopes after hearing amazing things and I love that it comes with a solid cleanser, to clean the sponge with. This is best applied when damp and almost bouncing it along your skin to blend in your foundation. I used this once already and I must admit I quite liked it, is it better than my Real Techniques Buffing Brush? I don't know. I definitely like how this pats the foundation into your skin rather than feeling like your just sliding it around your face, like it can do when your trying to cover a blemish with a brush (hope you understand what I mean)! It's a huge thumbs up from me when it comes to this item Birchbox!!
I never get that excited over skin care samples and products just because I feel like you never get enough to fully try the product out, and also because I already have my skin care routine. Having said that Caudalie is a very expensive luxurious brand and this sample is a good size, so I will definitely be trying this and seeing what I think, its always good to branch out!
Body moisturisers are always a good thing to have and I like how generous this sample size is! Korres is another well known brand and I remember receiving a shower gel in this scent via Birchbox, not long ago so its cool that I have the body milk to match. I gave this a sniff from the bottle and it smelt like a lovely creamy lemon scent, very refreshing for summer. Its a body milk so its lighter than a body butter, something light can be quite nice in the summer. I am looking forward to smelling like zesty lemon and hopefully feeling hydrated!
This is a cute little extra from Birchbox, I now have this on my keys!
This product is £55 for a full size recipe kit, so you can make the product yourself with instructions, which is pretty cool but very expensive. I'm looking forward to trying this because for something to cost that much I feel like it has some high standards to reach! I'm not a huge fan of hair masks because I have very soft silky hair, and find its hard to do anything with and lacks volume when its to shiny. I am looking forward to seeing what effects this has on my hair. I think I will apply this after I've dyed my hair as a nice conditioning treatment.
I was quite happy to receive this product as I don't actually own any O.P.I nail polishes and I've heard many good things about them! This is a mini size and a very pretty almost barbie pink, which wouldn't be my first choice of colour but its a very summer appropriate and a very wearable shade. This months boxes included shades from either of the Brazil Beach Sandies Collection or the Copacababies Liquid Sand Collection.
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An age-old question
A young child with leukemia… a mother struggling to make ends meet with no-one to help her… people caught in earthquakes, tornadoes… the innocent victims of injustice, at school, at home. These are just some examples which might suggest that God lets people suffer pointlessly. We could think of many more similar instances.
And it's a good point … surely a good and powerful God would not let all the bad things happen? If God is who he is supposed to be (all-powerful, all-loving), then why is it that life is so hard and even unjust at times? It makes no sense!
The honest truth here is that 'the problem of evil', as it is called, remains a mystery.
That's not a cop-out though. A mystery is not something that is incomprehensible; rather, it is something that cannot be explained on purely rational grounds. "Life is a mystery", Madonna (as in the singer) once sung. She's right. But that doesn't mean that life is not worth trying to understand. Including the seemingly-irrational 'problem of evil'.
We have the choice
Now, natural evil (earthquakes, sickness etc) and moral evil (sin) both exist in our experience, but were not there at creation.
Adam and Eve's taking of the fruit really messed things up. And God allowed it to happen! That is both the cause and the solution of our problem. God's gift of free will to us is so great because it makes us great. You can read elsewhere about what it really means to be free. Through our freely-chosen responses, we can mature and actually come closer to each other and to God.
And so: we don't know why natural evils occur when they do, upsetting lives as they can do. Indeed one must never underestimate the great suffering that many people go through on a daily basis – unanswered prayers, untimely deaths through car accidents or illnesses, broken relationships, hardships at work or at home. In faith, we are able to grasp that this life is a kind of pilgrimage back to our heavenly home. Through the sufferings that we encounter, we can become purified in preparation for the life that really matters (heaven). Sufferings can produce opportunities for the greatest expressions of love. Take the huge earthquake in Haiti in 2010. A tragedy for sure. But literally millions of people mustered in response to the disaster. And they came together, in all the various ways, to bring help, support, love to this crushed people.
How Christ helps
Without going into too much philosophy, we can say that the apparent failure of God to do anything about evil is actually overcome by the death and resurrection of Christ on the Cross. So if we try and stay close to Christ, by getting to know him and imitating him, he will show us the way through all our problems. That is because there is nothing that we suffer which Christ has not suffered first. We are not alone because Christ carries our sufferings even now, on the Cross!
God does not want bad things to happen as such. He simply allows them to take place; we have the opportunity, if we freely choose to do so, of 'offering up' our sufferings – whatever they are – to Christ. In turn, he uses them for his own good purposes.
Don't forget – Christ is just as much God as is the Father, since he is a divine person with a human nature. Somehow, through his own loving acceptance of his Father's will, in the power of the Holy Spirit (who is also fully God) He overcame all the sin in the world, and as a result brings us with him to salvation, if only we will accept him.
To find out how to accept Christ more personally, it would be worth reading about the power of prayer.
And sin too: even sin can be used to good purpose! This is not a reason to go out and bash your best friend or worst enemy over the head. But the point is, we can learn from our mistakes. Learn what? When we recognise how we have sinned, we experience remorse. But we can in fact use this painful experience to make a decision to do better next time. Gradually, we realise that a much better way is to choose to follow Christ, who heals the deepest divisions of all – those within our very selves.


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This Paleo Friendly and Gluten Free recipe is an easy and delicious one pot meal.
This recipe is perfect for anyone who has an allergy to dairy and wheat products
like me or you can adapt it to fit your diet.
1 Large Yellow Onion Diced
6 Tablespoons Olive Oil
3 16oz Bags Organic Frozen Broccoli Florets (or 3 heads fresh broccoli chopped)
3 14oz Cans Organic Coconut Milk (NOT sweetened)
1 Cup Organic Chicken Stock
Salt and Pepper to taste
1.) In a soup pot saute the diced onion in the olive oil until the onions are translucent.
2.) Pour coconut milk and chicken stock into the pot and stir to combine.
3.) Add all of your broccoli to the pot and simmer on low to medium heat for 30 minutes or until tender
4.) Remove from heat and blend the soup using a handheld stick blender or with a blender in two batches. I blended the soup briefly as I like it a little chunky.
5.) Salt and pepper the soup to taste.
You can garnish with slivered almonds as shown or you can fry up some bacon and crumble it on top as my husband recommends (mmmm bacon!).
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Ep 83. This is why you are not achieving your goals…
What does your relationship with accountability look like? Could it be the one thing holding you back from achieving your goals?
If you're serious about holding yourself accountable and taking the next step towards success, take a moment and check out the Inner Circle, a mastermind group where you'll be able to network with others who are all trying to move in the same direction.
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Camillo Sivori was Paganini's only acknowledged pupil, and a musician in his master's mould, a virtuoso of incredible brilliance. He was also a composer of distinction. His Caprice-Studies are superbly realised examples of grace, lyricism and exceptional digital difficulty drawing on the resources of a prodigious technique. La Génoise consists of a theme and seven variations with violin and piano equal partners in a breathtaking display of brio and bravura. Folies espagnoles is a descriptive marvel, a parade of narrative 'engravings' that summon up Spanish sights and sounds.
Sivori, Camillo
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Luciani, Fulvio; Motterle, Massimiliano
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Series: 19th Century Violinist Composers
Genre: Chamber Music; Instrumental
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Great project, I super dig Retro Gaming setups. I am a big fan of Joust; could any game be ported from Uzebox?
Yes, I wrote a compatibility layer that allows to port games from Uzebox almost unchanged. It is limited to mode 3 and mode 1 and the graphics needs a bit of conversion because Uzebox uses 256 colors instead of 64. Alterego, Loderunner, TankFu, Spaceinvaders and Pacman are all ports from Uzebox.


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Review: ChargeKey microUSB
The world of accessories fascinates everyone, of course, the drive to make everything smaller and smaller, yet still doing the same job. In this case, the ChargeKey microUSB, a full data and charging cable (i.e. all pins are connected through) that cuts bulk to the nth degree and fits nicely on a key ring. It's even shaped like a key and is a really neat accessory, albeit a little pricey.


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In partnership with the California Department of Fish and Game
Carry on fair planter!! Winter rains have helped to loosen up that dirt and get it ready for our native seedlings just waiting for their new home by the Bay. We are so close to completing our goal of planting 30,000 native seedlings by March, but we need your help! So come on out and be part the largest wetland restoration project on the West Coast.
Due to the sensitive nature of the restoration site, space is limited and RSVP is requested. If you have filled out a form on one of our partner websites it does not mean that you will be included in our event. You must fill out the online registration form below to register yourself or a group of 9 people or less.
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Date:Sat Feb 18
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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More information: If you need more information about this or other events or if you would like to sign up a group larger than 9 people please contact Natalie LaVan at (510) 463-6809 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
No experience necessary. Gloves, tools and instruction provided. Each event is led by Save The Bay staff certified in CPR and Wilderness First Aid and all site projects have been planned to ensure safety.
If you would like to schedule a private restoration program for your community group or employee team, visit www.saveSFbay.org/corporate-and-group-programs. If you are interested in scheduling a school restoration program, visit: www.saveSFbay.org/environmental-education.


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In the gloom of maroon attributing French Soiree, this wedding robe looks exceptionally gorgeous and beloved by many females. This long sleeve Georgette material wedding gown will give you feminine and classic appearance on your occasion. The hands and waist are adorned with shining golden beads and are hand embroidered with multi-colored sequins. Affordable in different sizes and colors, your piece will remain versatile!
Care Guide: ***Gentle Hand Wash/ Dry Clean only.
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I love food. Who doesn't?! And you even may have seen me talk about chicken a lot in various blog posts. I am a big lover of chicken, so when I was invited to the opening event held by WingZone UK I just HAD to be there
WingZone is an American franchise that has finally come overseas and is currently just outside of Finsbury Park tube station. But don't worry, they do plan on expanding and getting more and more franchises!
WingZone are BIG on flavour, even though it is spelt flavor which is the American way and they call their fans Flavorholics. I am now a massive Flavorholic after attending this event and trialling each and every one of their chicken wing flavours
My favourite was their Buffalo Bliss, which is a mild and lovely Buffalo chicken wing. They then have the Hot Shot and Nuclear Habanero. After the Nuclear Habanero I went home because I ended up with the sweats. It was definitely far too much for me to handle!
They also have an amazing sweet chilli and a nice fruity Mango Fire, as well as Liquid Gold which was a glorious honey & mustard coating. There is a flavour for absolutely everyone and every spice level
They offer their chicken wings in boneless and boned varieties, and they claim to have sourced the biggest chicken wings within the UK. Now that is damn impressive!
Not to mention the fact they have a 50 piece option on their menu!!!
I said they should make that into an eating challenge, even though I reckon I could clean up 50 wings of those Buffalo Bliss. I may even go back and attempt 50 by myself because I loved it that much. Not so sure about 50 of the Nuclear Habanero though...
They don't just offer chicken wings though. They also offer burgers coated within their various flavour choices. We didn't get to trial the burgers on the opening, but who cares?! The chicken wings were AMAZING and the sole reason you should go anyway
They also offer various sides and I have found a new love within mozarella sticks. I have never had them before because I have a weird relationship with cheese, but these were the crispiest damn things I have ever eaten and they tasted like a crispy mini pizza. All of the love
Will you make a trip to Finsbury Park and to WingZone? It is seriously well worth it!


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At last a longing is gonna end! Die hard fans of Indian musical genius AR Rahman & stylish director Gautham can rejoice bcz they gonna team up!! This is a wonderful news because Gautam is the most stylish director of south India ever. Till date Guatam had only worked with Harris Jayaraj for music. Both where good though, the perfect blend hasn't happened so far & its gonna happen. Rare blends always exists in Tamil movie industry like Maniratnam -ARR & Shankar – ARR. Mani is ARR s godfather & Shankar is his creativity extractor. Just look @ the statistics, these combos had only given super duper hits to Tamil movie world. No one can beat the record of these dual combos that exist.
Now whats special in the new combo Gautham – ARR? Yes-there is, it will also grow up like the other rare dual. Gautham was able to create many melodious songs with Harris but the only prob is Harris's songs has low life. Songs will be damn super hit, loved by everyone @ time of launch but it will die out gradually. But Gautham's picturisation & directorial skills are well above Harris's techniques. We fans don't wanna die out such superb picturisations because of Harris's probs.
What if a union occurs?
Well both ARR & Gautham has their own signatures. We will get a combo of two masterpiece creations which would be cool to watch & sweet to hear. Two will work together for movie "Chennaiyil oru mazhayikaalam" which will be Guatams next project after surya starrer "vaaranam aayiram" Trisha will be the heroine & 5 young faces will be in lead role. Movie is based on the IT youth of Chennai. This movie line especially its youthfulness will create wonderful opportunities for Gautham menon to show up the maximum of his talent.
We wish this team a grand success!


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This is a sponsored post on behalf of Scotts® EveryDrop™. The desire to make the earth a better place is all mine.
I grew up in Indiana. While the winter landscape was brown the rest of the year was lush, green and gorgeous. Water was in abundance as rain was always more than plentiful. Drought was the furthest thing from our minds. San Diego is a very different story. The last three years have been nearly rain free and we are in a severe drought. Water conservation is on everyone's mind and in nearly every conversation you have with locals. We have spent a lot of time educating ourselves on best practices around the Mullen household.
As you MomSmack readers know, we recently bought a new house and remodeled. We took out all of the water needy landscaping and replaced it with beautiful succulents and decomposed granite. We kept one small area of grass for Colton and his friends to play, because every little boy needs grass to roll around in.
You don't need to live through a drought to learn to conserve. Water conservation is always a good thing. Below are eight super simple ways you and your family can help the environment by using less water.
1. If you pour it, drink it. Pour half glasses of water, then refill instead of pouring the full glass and dumping half. In restaurants don't order water unless you are going to drink it, only allow them to fill halfway.
2. Turn the water off. When in the shower, turn it off while you lather, turn it off while you shave, turn it off while you wash your face…you get the idea. While washing dishes get a small bowl of water, wash all the dishes at one time, then rinse at once. Turn the water off when doing the tasks, like scrubbing and washing, that don't require running water. Same goes for face washing and teeth brushing.
3. Water as little as possible. Only water the exact amount mandated by your city or if no mandates are in place, as little as you can get by with. Make sure your sprinklers are low to the ground and only spraying the grass (not the driveway and sidewalks) and water in the morning. Water evaporates in the afternoon before plants can use it.
4. Replace water hungry plants and grass with beautiful succulents. Not all of it, of course, a little lawn is an awesome place for the kids to run and play. As I said above, we made the decision to have only a small lawn and not only are we being good water conserving people, we are loving the lack of efforts required by us outside!
5. Reuse your cooking water. Use boiled water from cooking corn, pasta or anything else, to water your potted plants outside. If you don't have potted plants, use it on any other part of your landscaping.
6. Fill them up. Fully load your washing machine and dishwasher before using. No more half loads!
7. Mulch it. Mulch to retain moisture in the soil around plants. Mulching also helps to control weeds that compete with plants for water. Winner, winner.
8. Make the most of the available water. Apply Scotts® EveryDrop™ once a month to your lawn. It is designed to move more water into your soil. EveryDrop™ is a unique blend of wetting agents designed to help move water into the soil, consistently and evenly. This helps to reduce wasteful runoff and pooling. Whether relying on rain, sprinklers or hoses, EveryDrop™ helps to make the most of available water.
Have you ever noticed when the weather conditions are extremely dry rain or water from your sprinkler often pools up on the surface or it can run off, instead of being absorbed into the ground. Scotts® EveryDrop™ uses a unique formula of wetting agents that help make water wetter and easier to be absorbed. When added to lawns or gardens, Scotts® EveryDrop™ can help water spread out and sink into the soil, allowing more water to reach the roots – where it is needed most – and hydrate the plants.
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Scotts® EveryDrop™. The desire to make the earth a better place is all mine.


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Hannah Bond was the top English performer for Arabian Gymnastics in Cumbernauld in Scotland.
A team of five travelled from Milton Keynes to the Scottish town to take on the best from north of the border.
The very hard fought event saw the eldest gymnast of Hannah Bond aged 19 fared best out of the English on all pieces giving her an overall medal placing of fourth.
Individual apparatus she was ninth on Vault, seventh on bars and fourth on both beam and floor.
Her stunningly romantic choreographed floor routine, made by Wendy Kitching, got the biggest ovation of the day for any gymnast, which was really touching.
Natalia Andrzejak (13) found it quite hard in this round of 19 gymnasts and she eventually finished in 11th place but was in first place on bars beating a very good group of gymnasts, but her nerves just over shadowed the normally cool competitor and she did not fair quite as good on the other pieces.
Emilee Brookes (10) the youngest competitor and Dagmara Koziolek (11)were in a round of 25 gymnasts and Emilee finished overall in sixth place and Dagmara in 11th.
Emilee was second on bars and sixth on beam with Dagmara taking first place on vault, eighth on the floor and sixth on bars.
Lucy Thompson (12)competed in a round of 29 gymnasts and managed a credible eighth place finish, coming fifth on vault, eighth on bars sixth on beam and seventh on floor. Again nerves played their part for Lucy stopping her full potential to shine.
Head coach Alan Armitage said: "The closed-in arena had standing room only at one point and this hugely partisan crowd really placed the girls in an event where they had to have nerves of steel.
"It was not an arena for the faint hearted.
"It was a wonderful sight to see our eldest and longest serving gymnast Hannah Bond perform so gracefully as she has for the club and city for many years staying calm, cool and on form, despite the intense noise and atmosphere.
"Both Natalia and Dagmara picking up first place finishes on bars and vault respectively was a bonus in what was a very hard fought event with some exceptional talent on show from Scotland.
"Lucy and Emilee joined Hannah with clean balance beam routines.
"We would like to thank our official sponsors the Engineering Quest for their amazing support of the girls. "


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Caméléon's parent company has filed a plan to save the company from bankruptcy to the commercial court in Brussels. A judge will now decide the company's future.
"Drastic measures"
Caméléon's specialty is to buy all the surplus from large fashion brands, but it currently has a 10 million euro debt. In order to be able to continue, it had to present a restructuring plan.
"We have done the most realistic in order to save the company. If this plan does not succeed, the company will go bankrupt. We have taken drastic measures, but we want continuity and the company to survive", crisis manager Pascal Leurquin said.


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The family of a man who was killed in a road traffic accident in 2013 has said they cannot forgive the two men responsible.
Speaking after the sentencing of 27-year-old Thomas Andrew Hyndman and 34-year-old Stephen Edward Joseph Magee, the family of David Ritchie said they felt nothing but "anger and hatred towards them".
Mr Ritchie died after a head-on collision on the Glenshane Road near Londonderry.
Hyndman, of Knockbrack Road, Ardmore, was jailed for a total of eight years, half of which will be spent in custody and half on licence.
He pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mr Ritchie by dangerous driving on April 17, 2013.
Hyndman also admitted causing grievous bodily injury to his co-accused by dangerous driving and to being a disqualified and an uninsured driver at the time.
He admitted further charges of failing to remain at the scene of the accident and failing to report it.
Magee, of Ivy Mead in Londonderry, was jailed for 18 months, half of which will be spent in custody and half on licence.
He was acquitted by a Crown Court jury of causing death by dangerous driving, but was convicted of causing Mr Ritchie's death by careless driving.
Hyndman and Magee were also disqualified from driving for seven years and five years respectively.
Speaking outside the court, Mr Ritchie's daughter, Karen Kirkwood, said she will "never, ever forgive" the defendants for what they did, adding: "They took my father's life away."
Mrs Kirkwood said her father was "one of the best and would have done anything for anybody" and life for his family "will never be the same again".
She said that Hyndman and Magee had shown no consideration for anyone on the road that night and the "law needs to be changed and sentences increased".
Mrs Kirkwood said the family do not accept the defendants' expressions of remorse.
"They can get their lives back when they are released from prison but we, as a family, cannot."
Mr Ritchie's grand-daughter, Megan Kirkwood, branded the sentences imposed by the court a "disgrace".
"It has taken us five years to get to this point and for them to be handed petty sentences it's not enough," she added.
The family also said the crash has had a major impact on Mr Ritchie's other grand-daughter, who was a passenger in the car and sustained minor injuries.
Londonderry Crown Court heard it was the prosecution case that the defendants were racing prior to the crash in which Mr Ritchie died and Magee sustained a brain injury. He has no memory of the accident as a result.
A number of witnesses gave evidence that prior to the crash, Magee and Hyndman were travelling at speed and were tailgating.
Hyndman overtook Magee as he approached a sweeping right-hand bend.
Magee then lost control of his car, veered across the road striking a crash barrier and then collided virtually "head on" with Mr Ritchie's car.
The court heard there was "a prolonged and persistent course of bad driving" by both defendants for around three miles before the accident.
Both men have previous motoring convictions, and it was also revealed Magee has a subsequent conviction for driving on the Glenshane Pass at 98mph.


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Using Logical Operators To Perform Ternary Operations In Javascript
Yesterday on Twitter, Cody Lindley pointed out that logical operators in Javascript (&& and ||) don't simply return True or False - they return specific operands used in the logical statement. While I have leveraged this concept in the past with statements like this:
- // Logical OR in assignment.
- var options = (options || defaultOptions);
- // Logical AND in testing.
- if (window.console && window.console.log){ .. }
... it was still hard for me to wrap my head fully around what the logical operators were really doing. If you look at the Mozilla Development Center documentation on logical operators, you will see that not only is the statement being evaulated for its truth, but one of the operands is returned based on that truth, even if the returned operand is NOT true. To help understand this, you have to stop thinking in terms of individual operand truths and concentrate on the statement-level truth (regardless of the individual values).
Thinking this way helped me clarify the situation in my mind (pseudo code):
UPDATE: This is not quite accurate; (a && b) retuns "a" only if "a" can be converted to false.
- // Logical AND. ------
- if (a && b){
- return( b );
- } else {
- return( a );
- }
- // Logical OR. ------
- if (a){
- return( a );
- } else {
- return( b );
- }
When you start to look at it this way, you think less about what values "a" and "b" contain and more just about how the AND / OR statements will be evaluated.
Even with this mentality, I still felt a bit fuzzy on how things were really working. As such, I needed an exercise that would force it into my brain. That's when I came up with the fun idea of duplicating the ternary operator in Javascript using logical operators. Here's what I came up with:
UPDATE: This does not quite work; will not return proper value if ifTrue is a falsey.
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What I created above is two different IIF() style methods that perform a ternary operation of sorts; the first one, easyIIF() used the actual ternary operator while the second one, hardIIF(), uses a combination of logical operators to duplicate the same functionality. When we run the above code, we get the following output:
This is pretty fascinating stuff... and a bit terrifying; using logical operators to perform more than simple boolean evaluation is nowhere near readable and requires the programmer to have an exhaustive understanding of how logical operators work. I wrote this post as an exercise - not to recommend that people use this approach (except in the most commonly understood use-cases).
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The 'fuzziness' was in my head too... and this cleared it! Thank you :)
Ha ha, sweeet.
That is interesting stuff. I sure hope, though, that I never have to work on code where someone decided to substitute that approach for ternary operators! It's just not at all readable to me, and would be easy for me to get outputs flipped in my mind as I'm working through the logic. You should burn this blog post immediately. lol
Right?!? Even after writing it, I have to remind myself what it's doing. It's all about the short-circuit evaluation on the || :)
hi, I just thought "huh?" but then when I viewed the script closely, I became gradually clear what you mean ^ ^ is not at easy to understand, I really must admit ^ ^
I've already been doing the logical OR ( var options = (options || defaultOptions); ) and always felt like I was cheating or doing something I shouldn't be doing.
Now that Ben & Cody blogged about it, I can sleep better at night.
Think about it this way:
When || is encountered, if the preceding expression was truthy, evaluation stops and that truthy value is returned.
When && is encountered, if the preceding expression was falsy, evaluation stops and that falsy value is returned.
Otherwise, things continue getting evaluated.
A truthy value is anything that == true, like 12 or "foo" or true, while a falsy value is anything that == false, like 0 or '' or undefined.
Where this is great is when you need to "test your way" into a property. For example:
var log = window.console && console.log;
1) window.console: truthy
2) &&: the preceding thing wasn't falsy, so continue.
3) console.log: it's the last statement, so its value is returned.
If you just tried this and console didn't exist, you'd get some errors:
var log = console.log;
Also, this..
var result = something ? something : otherthing;
..can be more succinctly written as:
var result = something || otherthing;
And because logical || and && short-circuit, that means when evaluation stops, nothing afterwards gets evaluated..
Meaning that in this example, if something is truthy, somefunction() will never get executed:
var result = something || somefunction();
Now, if you've made the "logical" leap here.. you can see that logical || and && can also be used.. to conditionally execute functions.
something || somefunction();
..is equivalent to:
if ( !something ) { somefunction(); }
And this..
something && somefunction();
..is equivalent to
if ( something ) { somefunction(); }
So now you know what this code does:
window.console && console.log( "i'm only logged if window.console exists!" );
Either way, the end goal should be to write more readable, maintainable code though.. so if it looks complicated to you while writing it, it'll probably be about 5x worse to someone reading it six months from now, you know, someone like you :)
Yeah, funky stuff right?
I think that's one of those common use-cases that we all use. There are going to be nuances of complexity. Like, I think, as you are saying, that:
var a = (b || c);
... is pretty common. But, what about:
var a = (b && c);
... this gets a bit more fuzzy in my head (especially if you think that "a" will now hold a boolean).
But what about this?
var logger = ((window.console && window.console.log) || window.alert);
... definitely complex, but you sort of get the idea of what's going on.
I guess you just have to treat each situation as a judgment on usability and readability.
Ha ha, we both used the console.log example at the same time :) Really good comment.
@Ben, this is a perfect example of where *not* to use logical && and ||:
var logger = ((window.console && window.console.log) || window.alert);
What if console.log returns undefined? Then it logs AND alerts. I'm guessing that's not what you want.
This is probably what you want:
var logger = window.console ? console.log : alert;
Also, as an aside, note that you can't reference console.log in this way in all browsers. You should actually do:
var logger = window.console ? function(){ console.log.apply( console, arguments ); } : alert;
.. but that's why I've created a cross-browser console.log debugging wrapper:
I wasn't necessarily saying that you should do that - I was just pointing out that sometimes the complexity of a statement is made somewhat clear based on the items being referenced.
But, I am not sure what you are saying referring the undefined value? If console.log returns undefined, then the first statement would become false, and hence, window.alert would be returned.
I tested this in Internet Explorer, which doesn't have console.log and it went to the alert. Even if it's only partially defined:
window.console = {};
var logger = ((window.console && window.console.log) || window.alert);
alert( logger );
... IE still defers to window.alert.
I am not sure what you mean. Also, I am not sure how it can both "logs AND alerts" - can you explain that further? Wouldn't that require some sort of concatenation of functionality?
Your cross-browser logger looks badass. I'll have to take a close look at that. Thanks for posting it!
I listed out a few examples of these in my jQuery Anti-Patterns talk. (They're a good thing, in my opinion; and can save quite a few bytes).
http://paulirish.com/perf/ <== Slide 54 of jQuery AntiPatterns slides
http://gyazo.com/8893db96d6d18b90b2a2ac150f4dd6cd.png <== Screenshot of that slide
It's just important to commment so noobs know what the heck you're doing. It's not the easiest code to understand. :)
Sorry for the confusion.. the problem would be if you were actually invoking the function like:
var value = "foo";
window.console && console.log( value ) || alert( value );
In that case it would both log and alert, since even though console.log exists, when it's invoked it returns undefined, which is falsy.
Either way, a ternary removes all ambiguity:
window.console ? console.log( value ) : alert( value );
Still, you can't reference console.log like that win Webkit, it'll assplode all over the place.
Ahhh, gotcha - sorry for the misunderstanding. I hate when Webkit assplodes... no one wants to start their day off that way :)
I'll take a look; sounds like maybe a good lead into one of your anti-pattern segments on YayQuery ;)
Nice post Ben. I think it's okay to use basic stuff like:
function runFn(fn) {
return fn && typeof fn === 'function' && fn();
It may not seem readable to a JS beginner, but frankly, I write code assuming that another developer reading it will be proficient in the area. For me, a&&b&&b() is more readable than:
Another interesting aspect of this topic is operator precedence and associativity, I discussed both in this post: http://james.padolsey.com/javascript/express-yourself/
Does "a&&b||c" really mean "a&&(b||c)" or "(a&&b)||c" ... They are both very different. In this case, since &&'s precedence is higher than ||, it would be: "(a&&b)||c".
It's also interesting to note that expressions with multiple operators will sometimes be processed from right-to-left instead of the conventional left-to-right. For example, the ternary operator (a?b:c), if encountered more than once in a single expression, will evaluate from right-to-left:
a ? b : c ? d : e
is the same as:
a ? b : (c ? d : e)
but not the same as:
(a ? b : c) ? d : e
This is actually quite important -- it can cause a lot of confusion sometimes.
Another example (that Paul and I have already discussed) of where function invocation can be an issue with logical || and && is in the slide he just mentioned:
data = window.JSON && JSON.parse(data) || eval('('+data+')');
If window.JSON exists, JSON.parse(data) is called.. but what if the initial data is "0"? That's valid JSON, and when parsed returns 0.. which is falsy. So at that point, eval('('+data+')') is actually called even though the JSON has already successfully been parsed.
Why not use:
data = window.JSON ? JSON.parse(data) : eval('('+data+')');
Well, if JSON.parse doesn't exist, you'll get an error. But you'd actually get that same error in the initial code.
So why not use:
data = (window.JSON && JSON.parse) ? JSON.parse(data) : eval('('+data+')');
It's the best of both worlds, logical && and a ternary!
Case in point why I wake up happy every day that I have the option to litter my code with parenthesis - zero confusion on order of operations.
I think I vaguely remember Paul talking about that in his jQuery Performance talk. Maybe it was different (haven't looked at the slide yet), but I remember him talking about something where a result of zero would cause an issue.
I like your last example - to me, the combination of ternary and logical seems like the most clear.
With the ternary-ish trick, you can force the first branch to always return true (and therefore always skip the second) regardless of what the first branch's expression evaluates to:
(exprTest && !(exprTestTrue && false)) || exprTestFalse;
ternary equivalent:
exprTest ? exprTestTrue : exprTestFalse;
heh - you can take advantage of string truthiness and make it even shorter (and more unreadable) with this:
exprTest && (exprTestTrue || ' ') || exprTestFalse;
Ha ha, you are a mad man. I had to read your first statement like 8 times before it made sense. Too much partial-result storage in my head.
This exercise (and the resulting conversation) is one of the cool but frustrating things about programming to me.
It's cool to be able to write code to do things like you're discussing here: sometimes you can wrap up something that took 10-15 lines and compress it to 1-2 lines. The frustrating part is realizing that after you do that, no one else is going to be able to understand it, and if anything ever goes wrong with that part of the code, people are going to track you down to fix it ...
OK - last one, but this is too hot not to share (worked in all my tests):
exprTest && exprTestTrue|1 || exprTestFalse;
bitwise ops FTW!
David Gault just pointed out a typo in my example - easyIIF() was called twice; the second one should have been hardIIF(). The result is the same.
I hear what you're saying. I would err on the side of readability, when in doubt.
Bit-wise operations make my brain hurt - you are a mad scientist.
Hold on.... I'm thinking this doesn't work now (specifically my example). If the ifTrue value is false. Working on it now.
Regardless of the good conversation we've had here, I put some updates into the blog entry (in red) to signify some slight misunderstandings I had.
hello ben. it's a funny script, but why do not create a rubric and give us a little more of these scripts, i think it would be fun to read ^ ^
I am not sure what a rubric is? Can you explain further?
In excess it certainly reduces readability, but the idea that the operators return a value is pretty foundational to some languages.
For instance, ruby doesn't have a ternary operator, instead you use the logical operators.
An example from a recent project was:
# username is the first command line argument if it exists
# or instead we prompt for the username
username = ARGV[1] or Prompt.prompt("Username: ")
And another example where we emulate the ternary operator:
# format a URL for doing an http request where we need an int
URI.encode("reusetoken=#{reusetoken and 1 or 0}")
This certainly feels more readable than ?:
I was pretty disappointed to see the ternary operator added to CF9. I had hoped that the boolean operators would be uncrippled so that you'd no longer get the "X cannot be converted to a boolean" errors and instead get more JS like behavior. Perhaps in a later version.
#user.getEmail() or "Not Provided"#
#len(user.getEmail()) ? user.getEmail() : "Not Provided"#
I personally like the ternary operator, but that's just a personal opinion.
Going back to the example you have regarding email, I made this just for you :) Hopefully it doesn't give you a heart attack:
<cffunction name="getFirstName">
<cfreturn "Ben" />
<cffunction name="getLastName">
<cfreturn "" />

<cfset evaluate( "len( setVariable( 'firstName', getFirstName() ) ) || len( setVariable( 'firstName', 'Not Provided' ) )" ) />

<cfset evaluate( "len( setVariable( 'lastName', getLastName() ) ) || len( setVariable( 'lastName', 'Not Provided' ) )" ) />

First Name: #firstName#

Last Name: #lastName#
... When you run this, you get:
First Name: Ben
Last Name: Not Provided
... I feel so dirty now.
Hah! You should start a CF obfuscation contest.
Ha ha ha, it might be too rough on my stomach ;)


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May I interrupt, for a moment, the howls of anguish from those liberals in uproar at the news that authorities in France are banning burkinis on their beaches? I'd like to relate an incident that occurred earlier this month in France.
It involved my girlfriend, who was on her way from Paris to visit her grandmother in eastern France. An hour into her journey she pulled into a service station to fill up with petrol. On returning to her car she made a small sign of the cross as she slid into her seat. Navigating one's way on a French motorway during the height of summer can be a fraught experience, particularly for the nervous driver. Suddenly there was a violent thump on her window. She jumped with fright. A man stooped so his face was level with hers. 'Why do you make that sign?' he asked, menacingly. 'You don't make the sign of the cross in France.' The man then ran his eyes over my girlfriend's summer dress. 'And next time you go out,' he sneered, 'cover yourself up.' She was still in shock when she phoned moments later. Did you get his number plate? I asked. She hadn't, she'd been too bewildered. But she'd spotted the headscarved woman in the front passenger seat.
I have a fund of similar stories from female friends in France. There's the one who was insulted by two women in headscarves while out jogging because she had on a pair of shorts; the friend who no longer travels on the Paris metro after a certain hour because, as a Muslim, she's fed up with being insulted by men of her religion because she dares to wear a skirt and blouse; and the one who sold her baby's car seat through an ad in the local paper. The man met her asking price but refused to shake the hand of a woman.
Then there are the cases outside my immediate milieu. On the first day of Ramadan this year a Muslim waitress in a Nice bar was assaulted by two men. 'Shame on you for serving alcohol during Ramadan,' one of them screamed, as he attacked her. 'If I were God, I would have you hanged.' Last year in Reims a young woman sunbathing in a public park was set upon by a gang of teenage girls. They objected to her bikini, reported the newspapers, although the town's authorities insisted there was no 'religious' aspect to the attack. Few believed them.
That's because such incidents are becoming more common across France. There was a spate of similar confrontations last summer in Lyon, prompting Jacqueline Costa-Lascoux, a director for the French National Centre for Scientific Research, the largest governmental research organisation in the country, to explain: 'We're seeing the emergence of a police of mores who are principally targeting young women on the issue of modesty.'
This important point is blithely ignored by naive liberal writers, particularly those in Britain, who have little understanding of the extent of extremism in France, where 100 of the country's 2,5000 mosques are controlled by Salafists, the most puritanical Islamic ideology. The Salafists want all women covered, at all times, and the burkini is part of their strategy. It is a symbol of Islamic purity with a clear message: good Muslims wear the burkini, bad ones wear the bikini. Toleration of the burkini will only embolden France's 'police of mores' in their campaign of coercion, a point emphasised by Nicolas Sarkozy in an interview to be published in Friday's Le Figaro magazine. 'Wearing a burkini is a political act, it's militant, a provocation,' said Sarkozy, styling himself as the uncompromising centre-right candidate ahead of next year's Presidential elections. 'If we do not put an end to this, there is a risk that in 10 years, young Muslim girls who do not want to wear the veil or burkini will be stigmatised and peer-pressured.'
The Guardian and the Telegraph are among several British papers to have run articles in recent days shrilly denouncing the ban. The headline in the former was glibly entitled 'Five reasons to wear a burkini – and not just to annoy the French.' Thursday's Evening Standard draws a fatuous comparison between a burkini and a nun's habit with the writer wondering why Sister Marie isn't being forced 'to shed the wimple'.
Many British media organisations have reproduced the series of photographs of policemen on a Nice beach ordering a woman to remove what appears to be a burkini. The pictures – which some believe were staged – have now gone viral and the reaction on social media has been one of predictable childish hysteria. Of course the French authorities don't consider the burkini a terrorist threat but, as Sarkozy says, allowing it would 'suggest France appears weak'. Engaged as they are in a bloody struggle with homegrown Islamists , France must stay strong in the ideological war against the Salafists.
One wonders how the twitterati would have reacted had they been in Corsica a fortnight ago when a large Muslim family arrived on a beach. While the women bathed – not in burkinis, as originally reported, but in full Islamic dress – the men set about protecting their modesty by 'privatising the beach'. When a group of local teenagers refused to leave, they were viciously assaulted by three brothers.
Those Corsican youngsters were courageous in standing up to the swaggering threats of the Islamists, and similar bravery was shown earlier this year by a Muslim organisation called 'Women Without Veils. Based in Aubervilliers, a suburb of Paris with a reputation for Islamic extremism, 'Women Without Veils' published a statement on 8 March, International Women's Day, entitled 'The Veil; denier of liberty and equality'. In the statement they declared: 'We refuse to wear the veil because it represents a symbolic violence visible in a public space… the Islamists are formalising the inequality of the sexes in the family and social context at the expense of the fundamental values of the Republic.'
These women have a deeper understanding of the Republic than people like Herve Lavisse, a leader in The League of Human Rights, who in condemning the burkini ban on Côte d'Azur beaches, said: 'It is time for politicians in this region to calm their discriminatory ardour and defend the spirit of the Republic.' In banning the burkini France is defending the secular spirit of the Republic, and Lavisse and his ilk would see that if only they took their heads out of the sand.
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Philip, R, Lefoe, G, O'Reilly, M & Parrish, D 2007, 'Community, exchange and diversity: The Carrick Exchange', in RJ Atkinson, C McBeath, C Soong, S.K.A. & C Cheers (eds), ICT: providing choices for learners, Proceedings of the 21st annual conferences of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), Singapore, 2-5 December, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore pp. 854–864.
Published version available from: http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/singapore07/procs/
The Carrick Exchange is a significant new online service that will provide communication and collaboration services, and learning and teaching resources across the Australian and international higher education sectors. The Carrick Exchange is sponsored by the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. It is for those who teach, manage and lead learning and teaching in Australian higher education. The Carrick Exchange aims to provide access to quality learning materials and resources; information about new technologies and ideas that impact on teaching practice and student learning; opportunities for academic and support staff to network with others, comment on and exchange ideas; and a means for academics to participate in discussions, debates and dialogue about teaching. This paper reports on the first component of the Stage 2 ascilite research into the Carrick Exchange. Using a design-based research approach, the ascilite project team investigated the human issues involved in development of the Carrick Exchange. Twenty-nine key practitioners were interviewed. The interviews generated a comprehensive discipline, cross-institutional, national and international perspective of user needs and contexts of use for a national online repository. The interview findings were analysed in relation to engagement, resource identification and contribution, and peer review. The findings presented in this paper will inform the design, management, utilisation and associated processes of the Carrick Exchange.


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By David Joel Miller.
Should you give up or keep going?
You read a lot of advice that tells you to never give up. But I think we've all seen people who continue doing something which never had a chance of success. I notice a lot of people starting businesses full of hope, and over time they pour everything they had into that business only to lose everything. We also see people who gave up just before success could have happened. How do you decide when to persevere and when to give up?
People don't like to quit but sometimes quitting is the smart thing to do.
I recently came across a Seth Godin book titled "The Dip" that talked about precisely this dilemma. There are several reasons you might have to choose between continuing and giving up.
In the beginning, you don't know what's ahead.
Many people get themselves into something, a job, a career, or a relationship, without knowing what's ahead. That can be the result of not researching your planned course of action or not spending the time to get to know the person you're getting involved with. A change of path can also happen because situations in the world have changed.
Many things sound a lot easier and more enjoyable than they actually are. Being a rock star musician is a common fantasy. But unless you really love playing your instrument and performing in front of people, trying to make it to the top can be a painful path. Being a rock star looks attractive, but the thousands of hours of practice and the long stretches of playing one-night stands in small clubs deters a lot of would-be rock stars.
Quit when the things you must do, don't match your values.
It is imperative that you be clear about your values. Sometimes you start on something only to discover that what you'll have to do will not be consistent with your values. In that situation, many people compromise their values. Sometimes it pays to re-examine your beliefs. But if what you will have to do does not match your core values it's time to give up the pursuit of that goal and headed in a different direction.
When your approach stops working you should change tactics.
No matter how well thought out plan was, if it doesn't work it's not the right plan. Many people invest so much pursuing something they want that they find it impossible to give up the pursuit of that goal even when they know what they're doing won't work. Working longer and harder won't help if you are using the wrong approach.
It's time to change when you are putting more in than you're getting back.
We never seem to have all the information we need before starting on a project. If you find that the cost of reaching your goal will be more than you have or more than that goal is worth, it is time to change your plan. Many people succumb to the sunken cost fallacy. They tell themselves I put so much into this that I must keep going. What you put into it in the past is irrelevant. Past efforts and past expenditures are gone. What's important is how much more will you have to put in and will the result be worth the additional investment.
Abandon a course when it's not taking you where you want to go.
Sometimes life's maps turn out to be inaccurate or missing details. If you set off in one direction and discovered that the effort you're putting in is not taking you where you want to go, don't keep wandering in the wrong direction. People can spend their whole lives saying that they're working to make money so that someday they'll be able to do what they want. Unfortunately, far too often people run out of life before they make the change and headed in the direction they wanted to go. For many things, the journey will take you a long time, don't wait too long to begin heading in the right direction.
Are there things in your life you need to re-examine? What goals should you abandon and what will you need to dedicate yourself to?
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Blood. We live because blood provides us with the nutrients and oxygen needed to survive. Blood can also carry dangerous pathogens that have serious and even fatal consequences upon exposure. Because of this very real potential duality, if you encounter a situation involving the need for a blood cleaning service, you need to know when seeking professional assistance from a blood cleaning company is necessary.
Professional Blood Cleanup Test
Apply this simple test when determining whether or not you require the services of a blood cleaning company:
If the blood that needs to be cleaned up consists of an amount larger than a dinner plate seek professional assistance.
Keep this important warning in mind:
Even if you are faced with cleaning up a small amount of blood, you must follow the safety procedures and utilize the personal protective gear which is discussed in a moment. (The only exception is if you are cleaning up your own blood following some sort of minor mishap.)
What Specific Situations Require a Blood Cleaning Company?
Keeping in mind the "professional blood cleanup test" just referenced, there are specific circumstances that demand the intervention of a blood cleaning company. Dangerous pathogens biohazardous pathogens can exist even when only trace amounts of blood are present.
In addition, traumatic situations occur that warrant the intervention of a professional blood cleanup company for your own emotional wellbeing.
The most common situations in which professional biohazard cleanup are needed include the aftermath of:
- Accidental death
- Traumatic injury
- Suicide
- Homicide
- Other types of violent crime
- Unattended death
What Are Bloodborne Pathogens?
The National Institutes of Health defines a bloodborne pathogen as:
A pathogen is something that causes disease. Germs that can cause long-lasting infection in human blood and disease in humans are called bloodborne pathogens.
How do Bloodborne Pathogens Spread?
According to the American Red Cross, bloodborne pathogens spread in one of four different ways:
- Direct contact: Bloodborne pathogens spread through direct contact with infected blood, or other bodily fluids. Pathogens can transfer in this way when a person has direct physical contact with the blood, or other bodily fluid, of an infected individual. Sexual contact is an example of how bloodborne pathogens can spread.
- Indirect contact: A person touches an object that contains contaminated blood. For example, if a person cleans up blood without proper personal protective equipment, and is splashed by the blood, contamination can occur in this manner. The potential for transfer of an infection by a bloodborne pathogen in this manner underscores the necessity of engaging the services of a professional blood cleaning company.
- Respiratory droplet transmission: In this scenario, infected blood is inhaled. This occurs when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Droplets of contaminated blood can be transmitted through this process.
- Vector-borne transmission: Infected or contaminated blood enters into a person's system via penetration by an infected source. An insect can result in a vector-borne transmission of certain types of bloodborne pathogens. For example, malaria can be transferred via a mosquito bite.
Are Some Bloodborne Pathogens More Dangerous Than Others?
In a word: Yes.
Some bloodborne pathogens are more dangerous than others. In fact, the scale of harm potentially caused by different types of bloodborne pathogens ranges from milder illness to death.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classify biohazards in five levels. Biohazard cleanup typically is concerned with remediating pathogens found in Level Three and Level Four. The problem is until blood or another matter is tested, you have absolutely no way of knowing what types and severity of pathogens may be contained in blood, bodily fluids, or other biological materials. The CDC classification is:
Biohazard Level One: Bacteria and viruses that only result in clinically mild illnesses.
Biohazard Level Two: These pathogens are a bit more difficult to contract, but generally result in clinically mild illnesses.
Biohazard Level Three: Bacteria and viruses that can cause severe or fatal illnesses. Vaccines and treatments exist for these pathogens.
Biohazard Level Four: Bacteria and viruses that cause severe to fatal illnesses. There are no vaccines or treatments for diseases caused by these pathogens.
What Are the Most Common Types of Bloodborne Pathogens?
In the United States, there are four different types of dangerous infections that are caused by bloodborne pathogens. These are:
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
HIV is a virus that can result in AIDS. Once infected by HIV, and if left untreated, the virus (technically a retrovirus) will attack what is known as CD4 of T cells in the body. These calls are vital in fighting off various diseases and infections. If left untreated, the loss of T cells can reach a point at which a person is diagnosed as having AIDS. The most common method of transmission of HIV in the United States is sexual contact with an infected partner. It can also be transmitted via infected blood, like that found in the aftermath of a traumatic accident or some other event that resulted in a loss of blood.
A vaccine does exist for hepatitis B. Absent being vaccinated, and upon exposure to the virus, a person can experience a liver infection. Hep B is considered an acute illness for most people. What this means is that once exposed and infected, the infection resolves itself. A small number of people develop chronic (or more long term) hep C. A chronic case, left untreated, can result in liver damage.
Hepatitis C also caused liver infection. Left untreated, hep C can cause serious liver damage and even cancer. Many people exhibit no symptoms of this infection. Symptoms may not appear for years and not until significant damage has been done to the liver. There is no vaccination for this type of hepatitis. It is the single most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States. One in 30 Baby Boomers is said to be infected with hep C.
MRSA stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This infection results from a strain of staph bacteria that is highly resistant to a variety of different types of antibiotics. In other words, if you end up infected with MRSA, it can prove to be very difficult to treat. Bear in mind that are people who carry the MRSA infection and have no symptoms. They can unknowingly transfer the infection.
What Are the Stages of Blood Cleanup?
A professional blood cleaning company generally uses a process that involves four steps:
- Cleanup
- Sanitization
- Deodorization
- Restoration
Cleanup Stage
The initial stage of blood cleanup, or of any biohazardous remediation, involves that actual cleaning and removal of contamination at the site. This includes the cleanup of:
- Blood
- Other bodily fluids
- Other biological material
This step in the process also involves addressing items on the premises that have been contaminated by blood, bodily fluids, and other biological materials. Depending on the circumstances, including the location of the contamination, these items very well may include:
- Furniture
- Personal property
- Walls
- Ceiling
- Flooring
These contaminated materials, together with anything disposable used in the cleaning process, must be properly disposed of.
Sanitization Stage
Following the thorough elimination of blood, bodily fluids, other biological matter, and contaminated items, sanitization occurs. The sanitization of the scene requires the use of medical grade chemicals that a professional blood cleaning company can obtain. These sanitization agents are what hospitals utilize to control the spread of dangerous pathogens. They are far stronger than the types of cleaning and antibacterial products you can purchase at the store.
Deodorization Stage
The third stage of the blood cleaning process is deodorization. A professional blood cleaning company utilizes commercial grade deodorizing chemicals and approved equipment for this process. As is the case with sanitization chemicals, these are not items available to you at the local store. The deodorization process cannot be understated, particularly after a situation like an unattended death. Deodorization addresses the seriously negative consequences even a somewhat faint, and yet lingering, the odor can have on a home or place of business:
- Reduce the value of the property
- Render the premises not compatible with wholesome or enjoyable living
- Jeopardize the physical health of occupants
- Jeopardize the emotional or mental health of the occupants.
The ultimate goal of a professional blood cleanup and biohazard remediation company is to restore a home to a habitable condition. If the premises are a place of business, the objective is to ensure that the property is fully usable going forward.
Prompt intervention by a blood cleanup company lessens the damage to a home and limits the potential exposure from biohazards. In addition, the day may come when you want to sell your home. The failure to obtain professional blood cleaning assistance may have the ultimate outcome of lowering the market value of your residence.
What Are "Universal Precautions" for Preventing the Spread of Bloodborne Pathogens?
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed universal precautions for dealing with any contact with blood. These universal precautions apply to you and to a blood cleaning company called in to undertake what technically is known as biohazard remediation. Biohazard remediation is the cleanup, sanitization, and restoration of a site that has been contaminated with blood, bodily fluids, and other biological materials. The universal precautions promulgated by the CDC are:
- Avoid and all contact with blood, bodily fluids, and other biological materials
- Wear a mask when cleaning up blood and bodily fluids (or use CPR breathing barriers when providing rescue breaths)
- Wear goggles or other eye protection when facing contact with blood or other bodily fluids
- Wear disposable apron or gown when in contact with blood or bodily fluids
- Wear disposable gloves when cleaning up blood and bodily fluids (or when you have contact with blood or bodily fluids during a rescue)
- Remove all jewelry, including rings, before putting on disposable gloves
- Cover any of your cuts, sores, or scrapes
- Remove and replace disposable gloves after each use
- Properly dispose of all disposal personal protective equipment
- Properly sanitize all non-disposable personal protective equipment
- Thoroughly wash your hands after engaged in blood or bodily fluid cleanup, or having contact with them during a rescue
What Is "Personal Protective Equipment?"
The personal safety of any person engaged in blood cleanup is a paramount consideration. As has been discussed, the risks and dangers associated with cleaning up blood can be serious, even deadly. Proper personal protective gear or PPE is specialized gear that must be utilized by a person engaged in blood cleaning.
The reality is that consumers, people like you, do not have easy access to PPE. You can find equipment and gear that is like PPE. However, it may not meet the established standards necessary to provide you with appropriate protection when in contact with blood, bodily fluids, and other biological materials. A professional blood cleaning company (or biohazard remediation service) does have access to approved PPE.
The Basic Types of Personal Protective Equipment Are:
- Masks or respirators
- Disposal gloves
- Smock, apron, or uniform (disposable preferred)
- Goggles
In some cases, necessary PPR may also include head and show coverings, depending on the circumstances.
A Final Thought on Hiring a Professional Blood Cleaning Company
Odds are that if you have a situation in which a good amount of blood needs to be cleaned up, a traumatic event of some type has occurred in your home. Such an event may have included a crime, like an assault or even a homicide. You may have lost a loved one due to suicide. A loved one may have experienced an unintended death, a passing that was not immediately discovered.
While these are difficult situations to read about, they are even more emotionally wrenching to face. Understanding this reality, you need not heighten the loss, grief, and pain you very well may be experiencing at this time by personally undertaking the task of cleaning up after a truly traumatic event.
A professional blood cleaning company will provide the remediation and restoration help you need – in a compassionate, caring, and private manner. This permits you the ability to focus on more important issues like being with your family and supporting your loved ones in what may be a difficult time for you all.


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The Zombie Zone
Written by Ron Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney
Random House: 2005
3.5 / 5 zedheads
As the last book in Ron Roy's "A to Z Mysteries" series, The Zombie Zone introduces the series' protagonists (Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose) to a mystery in the heart of the Louisiana bayou. On vacation with Ruth Rose's grandmother, the intrepid junior investigators uncover stories from local villagers of a tall, silver-haired zombie they believe is digging up graves in the local cemetery. Sightings of a strange man in the cemetery seem to point toward the existence of a zombie, but other evidence seems to suggest the culprit is a human and none other than Jack, their adult friend and bayou guide. It's up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to solve the mystery and piece together the conflicting evidence to solve the case before the village locals flee their homes for fear of living in a ZOMBIE ZONE!
The Zombie Zone is a substantial book for young readers, with 82 pages of text including a handful of inserted illustrations and full-page pictures. To its credit, it is a surprisingly well-plotted little mystery. Any fan of Scooby-Doo, however, can probably predict the end result, but the book does go out of its way to offer multiple possible solutions to the mystery. I imagine kids would have a fun time weighing the evidence and trying to guess for themselves as they read.
However, the characters of Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose don't seem very interesting to me. Granted, it's a kid's book and I'm an adult, but the characters felt flat and less like people and more like sieves through which the plot details are collected. Perhaps kids who have read the other books in the series might have more invested in the characters. Also on the flat side of things is the pencil-shaded art. It is fairly bland to look at. It serves to illustrate key points in the story, but creates little in terms of mood. It does, on the other hand, provide kids who might have a difficult time picturing the setting of the story with a visual example and a map of the location on which to imagine the events unfolding.
Despite the title, the zombie content and discussion of zombies is fairly minimal in this book, but it may provide an introduction of Voodoo-style zombies to children since we don't see Voodoo zombies in media much anymore.