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Wall Street is peering over the "fiscal cliff" and feeling vertigo.
The stock market finished one of the worst weeks of the year Friday, pushing Washington to work out a deal to avoid the tax increases and government spending cuts set to take effect Jan. 1.
Remarks by re-elected President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner on the looming deadline didn't do much to cheer the market. Stocks finished barely higher for the day.
Chris Bertelsen, the chief investment officer at Global Financial Private Capital of Sarasota, Florida, said he expects Congress and Obama to reach a compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff.
"But it could well be the conventional U.S. political way of doing it — the last minute type of stuff — in which case the markets will be haunted by it until the point it happens," he said.
The Dow finished up 4.07 points at 12,815.39. The S&P advanced 2.34 points to 1,379.85, and the Nasdaq composite gained 9.29 points to 9,204.87.
For the week, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 277 points, or 2.1 percent. The Dow has fallen 795 points since hitting its closing high for the year, 13,610 on Oct. 5.
The S&P fell 2.3 percent during the week, its worst weekly decline since June 1, when investor concern about the debt crisis in Europe was rising.
Stocks began their slide Wednesday in the biggest sell-off of the year after voters returned Obama, a Democratic Senate and a Republican House to power. Investors immediately turned to worrying about the cliff.
If the tax increases and spending cuts take full effect, the U.S. will likely fall back into recession, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday.
Boehner said Friday that he remains unwilling to raise tax rates on upper-income earners. But he left open the possibility of balancing spending cuts with revenue increases that come from some revisions to the tax code.
Stocks managed a small rally. The Dow was up about 30 points when Boehner started talking and about 80 points shortly after.
Then Obama said he would not accept any approach to federal deficit reduction that doesn't ask the wealthy to pay more in taxes. A spokesman later said Obama would veto legislation extending tax cuts for families making $250,000 or more.
The Dow began sliding just before Obama spoke, at 1 p.m. (1800 GMT), and had lost its gain for the day by 1:30.
As they head into talks with Obama next week on the fiscal cliff, congressional leaders no doubt remember what can happen on Wall Street when investors are worried and watching Washington's every move.
In September 2008, at the depths of the financial crisis, the House defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue of the nation's financial system, sending the Dow plunging 777 points.
The Dow also slid for eight straight days in the summer of 2011 as politicians squabbled over a deal to raise the nation's federal borrowing limit before eventually reaching an accord Aug. 1.
The index slipped as much as 634 points between July 27 as the political bickering intensified and Aug. 5, when S&P downgraded the national credit rating, citing the weakening of U.S. political institutions as a reason for the cut.
On Friday, stocks pared losses as investors took encouragement about the economy from a report by the University of Michigan showing that consumer confidence rose more than expected in November.
Stocks are well below the highs of this year. The S&P is down 5.5 percent from its peak of 1,465 in September, when the Federal Reserve announced a third round of a bond-buying program intended to hold down borrowing costs.
The dimming outlook for Europe also weighed on markets this week. The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, cut its forecast for economic growth in the region Wednesday.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was little changed at 1.62 percent compared with 1.61 percent late Thursday. The yield on the benchmark government security has tumbled from as much as 1.84 percent Sept. 17, as investor aversion to risk has grown. Treasury yields fall as investor demand pushes up prices.
Among other stocks making big moves:
— Walt Disney fell $2.98, or 6 percent, to $47.06 after it said that advertising sales were flat at its ESPN unit, raising concern about the outlook for growth.
— Online deals company Groupon slumped $1.16, almost 30 percent, to $2.76 after it disclosed late Thursday that it was hurt by the economic problems in Europe and growth failed to meet expectations.
— J.C. Penney dropped $1.05 cents, or 4.8 percent, to $20.64 after the company reported a loss that was larger than investors were expecting. Shoppers have been abandoning the store after it got rid of blockbuster sales in favor of everyday low prices.
— Kayak Software surged $8.63, or 28 percent, to $39.67 after the company said it had agreed to be bought by rival travel website Priceline.com.


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In today's Q&A, World Vision program management specialist Erica Stetz discusses World Vision as a Christian organization and how we strive to witness to Christ in all aspects of our work around the world.
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World Vision is a Christian organization. How does that fact affect the work we do?
Our faith is the essence of who we are. We look to Christ, the one who redeems the world and reconciles people to himself, for strength and guidance in our work. We seek to personify Christ's example by being the active, visible expression of God's love to those we serve, to those who support our work, and to each other.
"Proclaim" is defined as "to give outward indication of" and "to praise or glorify openly," and we proclaim the fullness of the gospel through all of our work. Coercion and manipulation lack integrity, and we would never use community development as an exchange for "making a decision for Christ." Jesus' call took him to the poor, and we follow his example. We want to witness to Jesus in all aspects of our work.
How is World Vision's work different in Christian countries versus non-Christian countries?
In some areas, our Christian commitment is easy and straightforward to fulfill because most of the population is Christian and there is an atmosphere of religious freedom. In other areas, we face restrictions that require wisdom and discernment to do our work as a Christian organization.
Despite the challenges, we celebrate the opportunity to go into some of the world's toughest places. At the community level, our work will generally look the same in both of these places. We're working with schools, children's groups, the local government, and other organizations in the country to transform lives, seek justice, and proclaim the good news of the kingdom.
Does World Vision preach the gospel to non-believers? If not, in what other ways do we witness to our faith?
Bryant Myers, one of the great thinkers for World Vision, used to say that our work in development "provokes the questions to which the gospel is the answer." Isn't that an amazing thought? We witness by our life and our deeds as individuals, through the signs of God's action, and by word when people ask the question. Good development, which says that injustice and inequality are unacceptable and reparable, makes people ask these questions from a place of openness and freedom: Why do you stay after the war breaks out and others leave? Why didn't you let us stone the man who stole that money from you? Why do you ask about my children and care about me?
Some define proclaiming Christ narrowly, as a spoken call to repentance preached to large groups. But God has opened doors for World Vision to work in areas where certain methods may be inappropriate and insensitive or ineffective. Jesus gives us an example to follow. By feeding the hungry, restoring sight to the blind, and freeing the oppressed, he showed that his good news includes the promise of care and hope for the downtrodden. Following in Jesus' footsteps, we proclaim the hope of the gospel not only in words, but through the quality and character of our lives and by our actions on behalf of others.
Why does World Vision work in non-Christian countries?
Working in ultra-restrictive and sensitive contexts such as Mauritania, Sri Lanka, Senegal, Ethiopia, or India isn't easy. But for us, the alternative — allowing children to suffer needlessly from hunger, poverty, and disease — is unacceptable. Jesus' call took him to the poor; we follow his example.
Is there an expectation with the people World Vision serves that they become Christian?
It is our greatest hope that people would come to know Jesus, but it is not a requirement that this occurs at all, and especially not before receiving help. We expect Christ to be at work all over the world in every community where we are working (and those where we aren't).
We know, expect, and pray for the Holy Spirit to point people to Jesus, but our service is never tied to that outcome, nor do we believe we have the power to do what only God can.
World Vision's work is focused on children and strengthening the communities in which they live. How does our faith serve this mission?
In programs funded by World Vision U.S. alone, we partner with more than 90,000 churches. This could be discipleship training programs to help pastors engage in better ministries, theological education, interfaith training, or providing a space for churches to come together work toward shared goals.
With children, we work with local partner organizations to create sustainable programs that help children grow in their faith and engage with their community in ways that show the love and compassion of Christ. This looks like kids clubs, Sunday schools, summer camps, etc. We believe the spiritual aspects of a child and community's life are just as important as the physical. For true transformation to happen, all areas of our being must be engaged.
How does our faith support and connect with World Vision's child sponsorship program?
Last year, World Vision embarked on a revamped journey of doing this very intentionally. We call it spiritual nurture of children, and it's all about helping each of our 4.1 million sponsored children to develop and foster their faith in ways that are appropriate to their age. This is something that we have done in a less formal way for years; but with a renewed commitment, each of the 95+ countries where we work are now finding new, exciting ways to achieve this goal.
It's not just about the faith of our staff. Sponsorship allows people all over the world to partner with an individual child and their community. We invite you to pray with and for that child, asking God to help them experience life in all its fullness.
Child sponsorship is the cornerstone of World Vision's approach to community development. Join us! Reflect God's love to a child in need. Sponsoring a child helps provide life-saving basics to address the child's physical, social, and spiritual needs. Consider sponsoring a child today!

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The First Book of Nephi
His Reign and Ministry
An account of Lehi and his wife Sariah, and his four sons, being called, (beginning at the eldest) Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. The Lord warns Lehi to depart out of the land of Jerusalem, because he prophesieth unto the people concerning their iniquity and they seek to destroy his life. He taketh three days' journey into the wilderness with his family. Nephi taketh his brethren and returneth to the land of Jerusalem after the record of the Jews. The account of their sufferings. They take the daughters of Ishmael to wife. They take their families and depart into the wilderness. Their sufferings and afflictions in the wilderness. The course of their travels. They come to the large waters. Nephi's brethren rebel against him. He confoundeth them, and buildeth a ship. They call the name of the place Bountiful. They cross the large waters into the promised land, and so forth. This is according to the account of Nephi; or in other words, I, Nephi, wrote this record.
Chapter 1
Nephi begins the record of his people—Lehi sees in vision a pillar of fire and reads from a book of prophecy—He praises God, foretells the coming of the Messiah, and prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem—He is persecuted by the Jews. About 600 B.C.
1 I, Nephi, having been aborn of bgoodly cparents, therefore I was dtaught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many eafflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a frecord of my proceedings in my days.
2 Yea, I make a record in the alanguage of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians.
3 And I know that the record which I make is atrue; and I make it with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge.
4 For it came to pass in the commencement of the afirst year of the reign of bZedekiah, king of Judah, (my father, Lehi, having dwelt at cJerusalem in all his days); and in that same year there came many dprophets, prophesying unto the people that they must erepent, or the great city fJerusalem must be destroyed.
5 Wherefore it came to pass that my father, Lehi, as he went forth prayed unto the Lord, yea, even with all his aheart, in behalf of his people.
6 And it came to pass as he prayed unto the Lord, there came a apillar of fire and dwelt upon a rock before him; and he saw and heard much; and because of the things which he saw and heard he did bquake and tremble exceedingly.
7 And it came to pass that he returned to his own house at Jerusalem; and he cast himself upon his bed, being aovercome with the Spirit and the things which he had seen.
8 And being thus overcome with the Spirit, he was carried away in a avision, even that he saw the bheavens open, and he thought he csaw God sitting upon his throne, surrounded with numberless concourses of angels in the attitude of singing and praising their God.
9 And it came to pass that he saw One descending out of the midst of heaven, and he beheld that his aluster was above that of the sun at noon-day.
10 And he also saw atwelve others following him, and their brightness did exceed that of the stars in the firmament.
11 And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and astood before my father, and gave unto him a bbook, and bade him that he should read.
12 And it came to pass that as he read, he was filled with the aSpirit of the Lord.
13 And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem, for I have seen thine aabominations! Yea, and many things did my father read concerning bJerusalem—that it should be destroyed, and the inhabitants thereof; many should perish by the sword, and many should be ccarried away captive into Babylon.
14 And it came to pass that when my father had read and seen many great and marvelous things, he did exclaim many things unto the Lord; such as: Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty! Thy throne is high in the heavens, and thy apower, and goodness, and mercy are over all the inhabitants of the earth; and, because thou art merciful, thou wilt not suffer those who bcome unto thee that they shall perish!
15 And after this manner was the language of my father in the praising of his God; for his soul did rejoice, and his whole heart was filled, because of the things which he had seen, yea, which the Lord had shown unto him.
16 And now I, Nephi, do not make a full account of the things which my father hath written, for he hath written many things which he saw in avisions and in bdreams; and he also hath written many things which he cprophesied and spake unto his children, of which I shall not make a full account.
17 But I shall make an account of my proceedings in my days. Behold, I make an aabridgment of the record of my bfather, upon cplates which I have made with mine own hands; wherefore, after I have abridged the record of my dfather then will I make an account of mine own life.
18 Therefore, I would that ye should know, that after the Lord had shown so many marvelous things unto my father, Lehi, yea, concerning the adestruction of Jerusalem, behold he went forth among the people, and began to bprophesy and to declare unto them concerning the things which he had both seen and heard.
19 And it came to pass that the aJews did bmock him because of the things which he testified of them; for he truly testified of their cwickedness and their abominations; and he testified that the things which he saw and heard, and also the things which he read in the book, manifested plainly of the coming of a dMessiah, and also the redemption of the world.
20 And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; yea, even as with the prophets of old, whom they had acast out, and stoned, and slain; and they also bsought his life, that they might take it away. But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender cmercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of ddeliverance.


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Chapter 21
The Messiah will be a light to the Gentiles and will free the prisoners—Israel will be gathered with power in the last days—Kings will be their nursing fathers—Compare Isaiah 49. About 588–570 B.C.
1 aAnd again: Hearken, O ye house of Israel, all ye that are broken off and are driven out because of the wickedness of the pastors of my people; yea, all ye that are broken off, that are scattered abroad, who are of my people, O house of Israel. Listen, O bisles, unto me, and hearken ye people from cfar; the Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
3 And said unto me: Thou art my aservant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
4 Then I said, I have labored in avain, I have spent my strength for naught and in vain; surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
5 And now, saith the Lord—that aformed me from the womb that I should be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him—though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my bstrength.
6 And he said: It is a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the atribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give thee for a blight to the cGentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the ends of the earth.
7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nations abhorreth, to servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful.
8 Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time have I heard thee, O isles of the sea, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and give thee amy servant for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
9 That thou mayest say to the aprisoners: Go forth; to them that sit in bdarkness: Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their cpastures shall be in all high places.
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them; for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my ahighways shall be exalted.
12 And then, O house of Israel, behold, athese shall come from far; and lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
13 aSing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; for the feet of those who are in the east shall be established; and bbreak forth into singing, O mountains; for they shall be smitten no more; for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his cafflicted.
14 But, behold, Zion hath said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me—but he will show that he hath not.
15 For can a awoman forget her sucking child, that she should not have bcompassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may cforget, yet will I not forget thee, O house of Israel.
16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the apalms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
17 Thy children shall make haste against thy destroyers; and they that made thee awaste shall go forth of thee.
18 Lift up thine eyes round about and behold; all these agather themselves together, and they shall come to thee. And as I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on even as a bride.
19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants; and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
20 The children whom thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the first, shall aagain in thine ears say: The place is too strait for me; give place to me that I may dwell.
21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart: Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am adesolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? And who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where have they been?
22 Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the aGentiles, and set up my bstandard to the people; and they shall bring thy sons in their carms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
23 And akings shall be thy bnursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers; they shall bow down to thee with their face towards the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; for they shall not be ashamed that cwait for me.
24 For shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the alawful captives delivered?
25 But thus saith the Lord, even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
26 And I will afeed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; they shall be drunken with their own blood as with sweet wine; and all flesh shall bknow that I, the Lord, am thy cSavior and thy Redeemer, the dMighty One of Jacob.


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I Resolve to Make a List of Resolutions...in a minute
Seriously, I feel a heart attack coming on every time I scale a set of stairs. I run out of breath chasing the kids around the house. I need a small crane to help me get up after playing with the kids on the floor. This can't be good.
Putting on jeans, fresh out of the dryer, takes a feat of Herculean strength. My fat rolls have developed rolls of their own and if I gain one more pound, I fear I'll need the jaws of life to extricate my butt from the seat of the plane the next time I travel.
Why is it such hard work to lose weight? You have to really pay attention to what you eat. You have to make wise decisions and choose the stinky ole fish over the cheeseburger with 1400 grams of fat. You have to *ugh* exercise. It takes so much effort to lose 5 pounds, yet you can gain 5 pounds in a single day without blinking an eye. It's really not fair. Why is that?
So, anyone else trading in ice cream for nonfat, plain yogurt; cheesecake for an apple; pizza for broiled fish and steamed broccoli?
Maybe I should add some more attainable resolutions to my list. Yeah, that's not a bad idea. Hmmm, let's see. I can resolve to not lose my temper with my kids.
Oh wait - scratch that one.
I can resolve to keep my house clean.
Hmmm, nah, that's no good either.
I could resolve to save money, or read every night, or not let my laundry pile up.
I don't think so.
I know! I can resolve to stop procrastinating.
Ugh, I think I'll just make my new year's resolution list later.
66 comments:
- Debbie @ Three Weddings said...
Yep, I usually just don't make any resolutions, then I don't have to worry about it. Last year we bought an exercise machine that we used for about a month and now it sits, untouched. I keep thinking we should get back on it. Good luck to you. As soon as I think about eating healthier, I crave the bad stuff even more.
- December 29, 2007 at 1:13 AM
I'll join your club. Your whole list of resolutions sounds great to me! I agree with you.....
It takes SOOOO much work and effort to loose 5 lbs. It doesn't seem right, but it HAS to be done.
I want some new summer clothes!!! - December 29, 2007 at 1:16 AM
I'm right there with you sister! Can't decide if I'm happy the 1st is here or sad lol. Happy since I know how much I NEED to lose some weight but sad I can't eat anything considered YUMMY lol.
- December 29, 2007 at 1:16 AM
- Shellie said...
This is why I'm still trying to nail down my resolutions for 2007 before it ends. I have a lot of good resolutions, but keeping them would require a plan and all the plans would require being in control of my life, which is sort of unrealistic at this point.
- December 29, 2007 at 1:19 AM
Oh, how I can relate, Dawn! My goodness, how I can relate. But this year, I must at least try to stick with it...at least try to make an attempt to try and stick with it ;)
- December 29, 2007 at 1:20 AM
Oh my gosh, I am so with you. I have been psyching up to start my annual diet as well. And what makes it worse, is I tend to eat MORE knowing I will have to be eating less on the first. I did lose 35lbs in 2004, but um...it's all back plus some. Hang in there, and good luck with it. Maybe one of us will last longer than two weeks.
BTW-I just love your blog. I have to always check in and see what your latest adventure is. Thank you!! - December 29, 2007 at 1:24 AM
- Unknown said...
Dawn, I can totally relate to the weight issue. After #3, I joined Weight Watchers (just over a year ago). Still at it. It is SLOW for me, but only 8-9 pounds more to go and OH so worth it! You get so much traffic on your site, maybe you can just "trade" advertising for free weekly meeting fees . . . never hurts to try. Thanks for all the laughs you provide us as we look at daily life through another's set of eyes.
- December 29, 2007 at 1:33 AM
- Becky said...
Soooo true, Dawn, lol!
Why do we torture ourselves so every year by making unattainable resolutions?
The thing is, I shouldn't even bother with yearly resolutions, because I do this diet self-talk thing almost weekly and fail time after time. It's not working for me.
It's just so hard to take up with the likes of Kashi, Kelloggs, Dole and General Mills when you've had longstanding relationships with such seductive European Lovers like Ghiradelli, Godiva, Guittard... - December 29, 2007 at 1:49 AM
Have you ever met a SKINNY mom who's pleasant and happy? I think all that dieting and working out makes most women miserable so my theory is that you can either be skinny and B*tchy or you can be plump and happy. At least, that's how I rationalize it for myself...
Thanks for all the laughs, I send your link to all my friends. - December 29, 2007 at 1:49 AM
- Rick said...
I could resolve to sew my mouth shut to loose weight, but then I would probably find myself sucking a cheese burger up my nose.
http://organizeddoodles.blogspot.com/ - December 29, 2007 at 2:15 AM
- Unknown said...
OMFG I miss Lou Malnati's...and Portillo's! (grew up in Chicago burbs, moved to Denver 10 years ago)
I hear you on this. Although with the pizza out here, I have nothing to worry about.
I am with you on every other bit! I really will vow to be healthier... or finally fill out that application for the Biggest Loser.... - December 29, 2007 at 2:29 AM
ok well I am with you on the healthy goals, well I'd like to stop yelling at my kids, but lets be serious here!
Like many I am a weight watchers girl! I joined in April and have lost over 40#'s (of course I gained 3 back this week *sigh*). my resolution for this year is to lose the last 25.
oh and if you want an easy exercise regime to start, I suggest the couch to 5K program on coolrunning.com! it's awesome. and you can do it as a run walk program, of if you don't feel ready, do it as a speed walk/slow walk program. only 40 mins max a day, 3x a week ;) gee doesn't that sound FUN!?!?
we'll at least you'll know we are all sweating and depriving ourselves alongside you! - December 29, 2007 at 2:35 AM
- Shari said...
Dawn-You make me laugh! They say losing weight is a change of "lifestyle." Hmph! Maybe so, but who has time for that??? Have a wonderful New Year!
Shari - December 29, 2007 at 2:38 AM
I'll be there with you Dawn but I can't 'diet'. If I do I only think of food all the time. I have to tell myself I am eating healthy. Anyone else need the comfort of an online site to keep them occupied while losing weight? I have tried a couple but begrudge some of the subscription fees. I am going to do the Paul Mckenna 'I can make you Thin' book & journal (again - but properly this time).
Good Luck Girls! - December 29, 2007 at 2:59 AM
- Jenn's finding life funny! said...
My Motto for New Years Resolution's is, "You make 'em, to break 'em!" Just Kidding;)
Actually, I feel like I have a little perspective this year. With my prayers and thoughts with Julian and his family and other families in the same situation, I think my New Year's resolution will be to enjoy life more.
Last Valentines day, my son 12 year old son Austin had a doctor's appt. The doctor thought Austin had a silver dollar size tumor in his knee. We went to MRI's, CT scans, Primary CHildren's Hospital, and to 2 specialist. Thankfully, it was a break in the bone and scar tissue build up around it. We did 3 months of Physical Therapy, not Chemo Therapy. For the 2 months of not knowing, were the longeest of my life. I want to enjoy my family more and not be in such a rush.
I read this poem last night and I hope it is ok, to post it here:
(It is from Erma Bombeck, which I thought was appropriate, for you Dawn;)
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck
"I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.
I would have talked less and listened more.
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained or the sofa faded.
I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.
I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.
I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."
There would have been more "I love you's." More "I'm sorry's."
But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute, look at it and really see it , live it and never give it back."
So here is to enjoying life, and yes taking better care of our bodies, so we can enjoy life. (This coming from a plus size girl ;O) - December 29, 2007 at 3:08 AM
- Kalynne Pudner said...
Dawn, have you met Flylady (www.flylady.net)? Resolutions imperfectly kept still bless our families. And us, too.
As for me, here goes South Beach Phase I for the fourth year in a row. Right after I finish this bottle of Chardonnay.
Happy New Year! - December 29, 2007 at 4:34 AM
It is hopeless. I have eight children and it was easier when I was physically chasing them around the house trying to control them. Now, all my time is devoted to their activities and I spend all my time driving them to and from events, sitting on my butt in a car, or homeschooling them, sitting on my butt in a chair. sigh
- December 29, 2007 at 5:35 AM
- roseys madhouse said...
LMAO I love it!!!!
I think the only way I could lose weight is to tape my mouth closed. Lets see 6 children, a housefull of housework, schoolwork, tennis practise for the 7 yr old, netball practise for the 9 yr old, soccer training for the 9 and 7 yr olds, Hap ki do for the 11 yr old, so where do I find the time for my excercise regime? You would think that all the running around I would have the body of Angelina Jolie..... but no I love my food too much and have to suffice with the body of a regular mum of children lol. - December 29, 2007 at 5:47 AM
- Donna. W said...
Hubs and I usually resolve to lose weight after Christmas, and we're usually successful. Especially the past two years: Believe me, your spouse having a 4-way heart bypass is a wonderful motivator. This year both of us gained 11 pounds; we've dropped that 3 that everyone says is water weight, the 3 that you lose the first day or two. From here on, it'll be slow going.
I think you should resolve not to let nasty commenters on your blog upset you EVER. - December 29, 2007 at 6:28 AM
Do not make a resolution to diet. Make a resolution to eat 300 grams of veggies with lunch and 300 grams of veggies with dinner + 4 pieces of fruit a day. Also drink plenty of water.
Allow yourself to eat normally otherwise.
Veggies and fruit will fill you up so you do not eat as much of the unhealthy stuff.
Diets don´t work and the weight you lose dieting will come back + 20%.
By dieting you are setting yourself up to fail. - December 29, 2007 at 6:39 AM
Okay Dawn - I am losing weight now (after baby #2. I have been for the past 2 months and have lost about 8 of the 15 I want to lose. My FAVORITE way to lose weight - Low Carb, Low Sugar. Why? Because I have found a couple of GREAT manufacturers of Sugar Free Chocolate. IT IS DELICIOUS. And Fudgesicles as well. Good Luck and thanks for the laughs
- December 29, 2007 at 8:34 AM
- Anna said...
Yep - I was going to make the same old diet resolution this year. Instead, I got pregnant with twins! So now I get to resolve to gain at least 15 pounds by the time I'm 20 weeks (I'm 10.5wks now), and at least 35 pounds overall. Whee... I think I'm going to like this new year. ;-)
Of course, I still have to have that old "eat healthy" resolution. Apparently, twins like fish better than cheeseburgers, too. However, I don't have to be consumed with guilt when my boyfriend, Haagen Dazs, seduces me. Fat is good for brain development, right? - December 29, 2007 at 9:00 AM
- kimikki said...
I hate to sound like a wet blanket, but I need to stop losing weight. I had back surgery in December, and if I lose any more weight, I'll have to have a new back brace made. I'm not skinny, not by a long shot. I only hope that I can maintain this weight until I no longer need my brace, and then take a bunch off. I weigh less with my brace than I did before surgery without it. If you want to know how I'm losing, I'm "grazing" instead of eating meals. I have an apple or a serving of diced pears, maybe a half bagel (with cream cheese). I am walking, as instructed, on my treadmill. I don't mind that, because I've always been a "walker", not content to sit and watch the pounds pile on. Instead of chasing your kids, why not lead them in a walk or something? Occupy them, instead of wondering what they're doing?
I love your blog. I get a huge giggle every morning. Sometimes, if I'm up late at night, I'll check to see if the next edition is out, yet. I can relate to your family, but only because I was one of six kids. My mom says that, if she had it to do over again, she'd have had all six of us at once. Any thoughts? - December 29, 2007 at 9:23 AM
- Hoffman Family said...
Oh yes its that time again....to set resolutions. To loose weight is a the most popular. However, it may be mine again this year. I gained 11 pounds after my hospital visit....I know it is mostly water, and coming off slowly. But why could I have been one to loose 11 pounds and not gain?
Keep up the good work in 2008 and we all love reading your blog! - December 29, 2007 at 9:28 AM
- Suburban Correspondent said...
Weight Watchers' meetings are mobbed in January with all those people like us who make these weight-loss resolutions. Let's go against the crowd and refuse to lose weight in January.
- December 29, 2007 at 9:47 AM
- Tikig0rama said...
Hey HEY now! Here's a mom who has finally lost all her post-"Baby" weight and ahem, a little pre-baby weight too. Not by dieting (die is in that word, Missy!).. but by finding activities that I LIKE to do! Also, by finding a place that let's me do them that has GREAT childcare (I only have ONE though)... I go to a great YMCA... They have great children's programs though so the idea is that you get all your kid's involved in classes while you get your GROUP workout in! You still eat how you do now. You don't try to go it alone at home, with temptation, and guilt as your silent naughty partners! ::grin:::: Then you find group classes you get into... A lot has changed in 20 years!!! Slowly, you start by changing some of your snacks - you'll see a difference. It doesn't happen overnight and you don't expect it to - otherwise you give up. You don't give up on your kids right away if they don't master something immediately - why do that to yourself??!! Lighten up!
Anyway - I LOVE your blog! Thanks for all the laughs and I will continue to stay tuned! Oops, my little angel is calling in her singsong way.... la la la!
Tory in Orlando - December 29, 2007 at 9:55 AM
- Unknown said...
I just wrote a whole post about my Non New Year's Resolution! Funny because it sounds a little bit like yours!!
I'm with you! - December 29, 2007 at 10:13 AM
Your "failed" resolutions seem to be working fine. I'll bet you never thought of resolving to get a book published last January, yet here you are.
You've done so much good with your blog, and used your new found fame for helping others. I think the Dawn we all know and love is perfect just the way she is. - December 29, 2007 at 10:15 AM
I made the same resolution last year. I am happy to report I have lost over 80 pounds since January 2nd of 2007. There is a great website called www.sparkpeople.com It helps you track your calories and exercise. And it's free. Look me up when you get there dcash10367
- December 29, 2007 at 10:26 AM
- Lady Loony said...
Just wondering what's with all the santa bags under the tree. I have never seen all the presents look so uniform, and I know you have a good reason...I love it, and all the Christmas pics! Thanks for sharing!
- December 29, 2007 at 10:28 AM
- Sara said...
I have to agree with Eileen - weightwatchers is the way to go. My mom has been at it for 2 months and she's lost 30+ pounds. The best part is that you can eat whatever you want - just not as much of it as you'd like ;) Whatever you decide to do I wish you the best! I love your blog btw!
- December 29, 2007 at 10:43 AM
- Homeschoolin' hot-rodders said...
yep I am there with ya!I actually started a couple weeks ago while I had the "gung ho" attitude..hum...
Aty any rate I started at Sparkpeople.com. It is alot like Weight watchers online only...FREE! Ha! My favorite word:)
Good luck!
Angela - December 29, 2007 at 10:52 AM
- Crystal said...
As I type with my breakfast Coke in hand, I swear I'm going to make better choices...
- December 29, 2007 at 11:03 AM
- Lisa said...
I actually am resolving to stay on the plan I've been doing... FAT FLUSH by Ann Louise Gittleman. This is the best and easiest program of eating I've ever done! I've lost 42 lbs since May 28th, 14" total, no longer am pre-diabetic and my cholesterol levels are now perfect!
Check it out and see what you think. I go by weebeme on her forum (just google her name) and you can view my picturetrail there. - December 29, 2007 at 11:15 AM
- Laura ~Peach~ said...
Count me in. uggggg Happy new year!
Peach - December 29, 2007 at 11:22 AM
- hpalleiko said...
Awe guys... don't look at it as a diet. That always sets us up for failure! ALWAYS! I did Weight Watchers a few years ago and lost 35 lbs on their CORE program in 4 months. After some health stuff I've gained 15 lbs back so my goal after new years is to get back into a healthy eating lifestyle again. I am already active so that part isn't hard. My size 4s are staring at me from the drawer whispering my name and I am determined to get them up over my butt once again.
Go slow and don't worry. Attitude is half the battle. And walk walk walk - its the BEST exercise.
Good luck everyone! - December 29, 2007 at 11:37 AM
Just a 'hear, hear' from me!
~~ - December 29, 2007 at 11:48 AM
I resolve to keep reading your blog. Now *that's* a resolution I can happily keep! :-)
- December 29, 2007 at 12:07 PM
- Heidi said...
LOL! Good luck with that! :)
- December 29, 2007 at 1:01 PM
- Ruth J Leamy said...
Oh, I understand! I've tried so many eating plans and I just can't stick to them. I enjoy good food too much! This fall I read French Women Don't Get Fat, and I finally found an eating plan I can stick with. It's about eating the food you are passionate about -- in healthy quantities, planning your indulgences, etc. There's a forum, too, and the author of the book is active on the forum. So when you post about a success, she congratulates you! It's great!.
--Ruth - December 29, 2007 at 1:24 PM
- jugglingpaynes said...
Don't give up the good stuff! You end up craving it more. Resolve to add healthier items to your day, drink more water, etc.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Also, lack of sleep is a bigger cause of weight gain for parents. Kids make us fat. :o) - December 29, 2007 at 1:37 PM
- Carla said...
I resolve to never make New Year's resolutions. I did however join an online bible study called The Lord's Table. After trying EVERYTHING to stop eating emotionally, I found this.
Happy New Year, Dawn! - December 29, 2007 at 2:16 PM
- SuddenlySouthernCyndi said...
I've heard the most common top 2 resolutions for women are losing weight and getting organized-- ironically these two tend to go hand in hand. In my years as a professional organizer I helped folks see the correlation between getting rid of all the "negative excess" whether it's weight, junk or even hobbies/committments. The whole "letting go" concept can apply to so many things! I know, New Year's resolutions are tough, I still struggle with my unending list but my best suggestion is this: moderation! Instead of saying: "I'm not going to eat pizza & cheeseburgers" and then turning around the doing just that try saying: "I'm going to have more meals with less fat/calories and fewer high fat/calorie meals but still get to occasionally enjoy my burger or pizza"! And instead of saying: "I will keep my house clean and in order" instead try saying: "I will make small efforts each day that make a difference" (such as working on collecting things that need to be put away in a basket even if you can't take care of it all right then.) Hope that helps at least a litte and Happy New Year! Make it a Great 2008.
SAHM - Surviving Assorted Home Mayhem - December 29, 2007 at 2:47 PM
- godlover said...
Love your blog. You should be standing up in front of a paying crowd!!!
- December 29, 2007 at 3:39 PM
- jennyonthespot said...
Ya know... I sure like you :)
- December 29, 2007 at 6:10 PM
Oh yes. The dreaded New Years Resolution. Normally, I don't bother making any because I never keep them. This year, however, I'm determined to shave off that 15 lbs I've gained. It started out as 5 lbs and when I wasn't looking, it creeped up to 15. It's not a lot, but it's hard to lose. If heart disease and diabetes didn't run rampant in my family, I wouldn't even bother, but I fear the 15 will turn into 30 and the 30 will turn into 60..rinse...repeat. I don't mind the exercise...it's the actual diet part I don't like. When I was younger, the exercise part was enough. Just run every evening for a week and those 5 lbs came right off. Now I can run for a month and gain 10. Bleh. Aging metabolism sucks.
Good luck on the diet, Dawn! Maybe this is the year we will both be successful. - December 29, 2007 at 8:05 PM
Oh how I miss Lou Malnati's, it was walking distance for me. Our pizza here is HORRIBLE! No good bakeries either. We do have Portillo's, but it's just not enough!!!! Dawn you could do a blog on all the wonderful food you have there. Jarosch's Bakery, Lou's, Mr Beef, oh my I' think I've gained 15 pounds!!!!!
- December 29, 2007 at 8:51 PM
- Melissa said...
I resolve to complain less and give more (even if it takes duct tape for my mouth and a crowbar for my hand. :-)
- December 29, 2007 at 9:03 PM
- Lois said...
Well, I have quickly purused the comments posted so far and I see lots of commiserating and some suggestions for the weight loss. I used to feel exactly like you do--so easy to gain 5 pounds and so hard to lose 5 pounds.
But now I have found Isagenix. It is easy and leaves you feeling on top of the world. The pounds and inches melt off. It's very healty, unlike most quick weightloss products.
You can check my website at www.loiswaterman.isagenix.com to see stories and a couple of short videos.
By the way, I am the mother of 7 and the grandmother of 16. I went from a size 14 to a size 6 with Isagenix in a very short period of time.
I loved the pictures of your family at Christmas. Thanks for sharing with all of us. - December 29, 2007 at 9:29 PM
- Kate said...
I started exercising 15 minutes a day 4 years ago with T-Tapp. It's an amazing program that changed my life, even helped me battle thyroid issues in the past year, losing 33". You can check out my photos and blog on my myspace: http://www.myspace.com/k8stertexas Oh, and I don't diet...they don't work ya know?
- December 29, 2007 at 9:32 PM
- Mrs. Schmitty said...
I love your blog! And I am SO with you on that last resolution!
- December 29, 2007 at 9:50 PM
I'm with I. king - we love Dawn just the way you are!
Also, I thought of the following only because I share that largeness of butt special feature. You know how sometimes some readers take you very literally? I was laughing at picturing literally a small crane being needed (maybe operated by your little ones :D) to help you off the floor when you've been playing with them.
(please don't be offended - none intended!)
KR - December 29, 2007 at 10:00 PM
My Dr would like me to lose 30 lbs. She is crazy. I would love to lose 10....5...3 even! I have that exercise machine gathering dust just like everyone else...you are SO NOT ALONE!!!
- December 29, 2007 at 10:15 PM
- Andi said...
My absolute day from (HEdouble-hockey-sticks) just got a little bit brighter reading your blog. Didn't know I had a laugh in me, but you found it. Thanks!
My only resolution is to make it to May so I can graduate from college. After that, I'll take what the Lord gives me.
Happy New Year! - December 29, 2007 at 10:18 PM
- Rsymphony said...
Happy Almost New Year Dawn!
I have a little system that works pretty well. Have you ever hard of Leslie Sansone? I use her walk at home DVDs and I still eat whatever I want but I walk ten miles a week at home. It's perfect with three little ones (mine are almost four, almost three, and one). As long as I keep up the pace I can walk while doing laundry, correcting or playing with my girls, holding my little man, talking on the phone (my sister doesn't mind the occasional lack of breath :), and cleaning the kitchen! You may not lose as fast this way but it sure beats the heck out of watching what you eat :) Plus the kids love to "walk" with me and that makes it so much fun!
Anna :)
There's a link on our blog to Leslie's site - Walk at Home - December 29, 2007 at 10:18 PM
Whenever you decide what your resolution is, let me know and I'll do it too.
- December 29, 2007 at 11:19 PM
- Dorothy H. said...
I am right there with you on the losing weight - you would think chasing around 5 kids that would not be an issue, but no such luck.
- December 30, 2007 at 1:11 AM
- Jillybean said...
In November, I joined a blog with a bunch of ladies who want to loose weight.
This has been a great motivation for me, knowing I would need to post each week to let everyone know how I was doing. They are all so encouraging!
This worked SO well for me, and I lost 10 lbs. I exercised, and I even stayed on my eating plan (I don't like to use the word "diet") during a week long vacation to Disneyland.
This past week, within 4 days, I gained 7 pounds.
I was so depressed about it, that I went and stole a bunch of chocolate out of my kids Christmas stockings.
Now I need to start over.
Jill - December 30, 2007 at 1:16 AM
I am with you girl. January 1 starts a low carb, no soda, excersize full year (or week) for me. In preparation- I have eaten every brownie, cookie and chip I can get my hands on. Just to get my strength up so I can diet you know
- December 30, 2007 at 2:01 AM
Try using Sparkpeople this year and see if it helps? Its free, there are recipes, message boards for support, a way to track your calories and exercise, and all sorts of other helpful things. Its helped me lose 40 pounds so far, and even if you decide to do a more formal program like Weight Watchers, the site can still help. Good luck!
Sharon - December 30, 2007 at 12:23 PM
I love your list of non-resolutions, Dawn. I stopped doing resolutions years ago when I realized that I never keep them. I did make one last year though, and I'm continuing it this year: every day, I will do something for myself (no matter how small) and not feel guilty about it. Maybe I'll take a section of the newspaper into the bathroom and read the comics or have a piece of *good* chocolate and not tell my kids or go to yoga or put on eyeshadow... whatever I can think of that day. The "and not feel guilty" was the part I had the hardest time with at the beginning, but it got easier as time went on.
With regards to the weight loss, many of the comments sound like those from my yoga instructor: make resolutions/commitments positive not negative to be more successful, fill up on veggies and fruits, drink more water, etc. I think that's a subtle hint to me!
As an aside that hopefully someone will find funny, my mom bought me an outfit from one of my favorite stores. The pants were a size 6. I have never in my life been a size 6, nor did I aspire to be. However, since moving to a new house a year and a half ago with two active children, I have lost some weight (it probably also has to do with not traveling for work anymore with all the eating out I was forced to do). However, I explained that I am NOT a size 6. My mom pshaw'ed that and insisted I try them on. *sigh* no, the didn't even begin to zipper -- although I was able to get them over my hips. I'm definitely not a size 6. Does anyone else have a mom who subtly hints at such things?
However, since they did fit over my hips and some people have mentioned great things about sparkpeople.com, maybe I'll check them out at some point. Maybe. Do they have info on commercial food (e.g., when eating out or brands of packaged foods)?
And whoever mentioned Jarosch's... mmmmm! My wedding cake and sweets table were from there, and boy were they good! I don't live close enough to go at all regularly but I have a rumbly in my tumbly now, as my son would say!
Happy New Year!
Michelle - December 30, 2007 at 8:12 PM
Yes, they have info on commercial food, and there is a way to build foods in if no one has added them yet, you just have to have a package or the nutritional info from the restaurant's website or whatever.
Sharon - December 31, 2007 at 1:27 AM
"So, anyone else trading in ice cream for nonfat, plain yogurt; cheesecake for an apple; pizza for broiled fish and steamed broccoli?
yeah...as IF...... - December 31, 2007 at 5:36 AM
Hi Dawn,
I started losing weight for my wedding, and I dropped 18lbs in 2 months. The only exercise I did was speed walking for 30 minutes every day during my lunch break. I also used the new FDA approved diet pill called Alli. It prevents your body from absorbing the fat in the foods you eat. I really think it helped me a lot. Just be careful: there's only one way for the fat to leave your body, and if you make a mistake like me and eat Chinese food after taking one of the pills, you'll have explosive diarrhea for a few hours. No fun at all. But I highly recommend it! Good luck! - December 31, 2007 at 1:22 PM
LOL Right there with you, Dawn! I'm not only starting a new diet but I'm doing a 'cleanse' and fast to kick it off. Blech! The drink I have to drink is so nasty I need a good distraction...so I read your blog while I'm drinking it. How's that for a nasty visual?! Thanks for the distraction!
- January 1, 2008 at 12:58 PM
- Damama T said...
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Peace, Blessings, and HAPPY NEW YOU!
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Spammers create accounts at free mail services like Yahoo Mail or Gmail, but to make the process more efficient, they need to automatize it. The major challenge is that most web mail providers use CAPTCHAs ("Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart") and they are difficult to solve automatically. Last month, Websense Security Labs discovered that spammers managed to create bots that automatically sign up for new Gmail accounts with a success rate of 20%.
We discovered that the CAPTCHA breaking process for Gmail is sophisticated when compared to the Live Mail CAPTCHA break up which was reported in our recent blogs. It is observed that two separate hosts active on same domain are contacted during the entire process. These two hosts work collaboratively during the CAPTCHA break process. Unlike Live Mail CAPTCHA breaking, which involved just one botted host doing the entire job (signing up, filling in details, getting the CAPTCHA request), the Gmail signing process involves two botted hosts (or CAPTCHA breaking hosts).
Jeff Atwood thinks that "there's simply too much money to be made in email spam for the commercial CAPTCHA algorithms, regardless of how good they may be, to survive forever." He suggests to diversify the tests and use more difficult tasks like distinguishing dogs from cats or solving failed OCR inputs, but making the test more complicated will frustrate users.
Update: there's a program called Jiffy Gmail Creator that promises to automatically create Gmail accounts. "Normally, the average amount of time it takes to create a GMail account on a fast connection is approximately 4 minutes. With this software you can create a single account in under 10 seconds, and 10 accounts in under 2 minutes. Obviously this saves you loads of time," explains the site (I think you need less than a minute to create a Gmail account manually). The program costs $57, but I'm sure it's not the only one.


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On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, a conference will be held on 9 October 2012 in the Park of the Škocjan Caves, in Slovenia, "40th Anniversary of the Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage - The Meaning of the Convention Today".
Dr. Danilo Türk, President of the Republic of Slovenia, will address the participants at the beginning of the conference.
The meeting will be organized along two axes. The first one, moderated by Magdalena Tovornik, vice president of the Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO, will study the Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage itself, with its history, its objectives and its links to the List in Slovenia. The second part, presented by Igor Teršar from the Public Fund for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia, will be an overview of the UNESCO and the protection of cultural Heritage and Natural values, with a presentation of the formal framework of UNESCO's legal and other instruments. Eventually, the representative of the Department for cultural heritage in the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Ms Špela Spanžel, will conclude on the results and recommendations for the future.
The conference will be accompanied by an exhibition of several material that demonstrate the most important pillars of UNESCO´s policies to protect Heritage: cooperation with the local communities and education.


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Mobile Payments Will Top $1 Trillion by 2017, Report Finds
Total volume of purchases made with mobile devices will top $1 trillion worldwide by 2017, new report released by IDC Financial Insights, a research and consulting company, found. The research in "Technology Selection: Worldwide Mobile Payments 2012-2017 Forecast" indicated that most of this purchase volume would come from mobile commerce, which includes digital media consumed on mobile devices as well as e-commerce conducted on mobile web browsers. The reported concluded that such e-commerce spending on mobile devices will be the number one driver of mobile purchases.
Despite recent setbacks for the adoption of NFC technology here in the US, IDC predicted that NFC payments will grow rapidly in the next five years with handset and point-of-sale upgrades. Point-of-sale payments will be the second most common type of mobile purchases, the report said, with P2P payments coming in third.
[See Related: NFC Retail Payments Market to Reach $180 Billion by 2017 ]
Regardless of whether NFC payments or m-commerce is the most common form of mobile purchases, IDC suggested that banks are still in a strong position to take advantage of these trends because they will probably continue to be driven by traditional card products. Banks should look to incorporate their card products into NFC payment systems in the near future to take advantage of that, the report said. Banks that do so will be able to leverage the data that they already possess concerning their customers' shopping habits. IDC's research found that customers will favor mobile payments products with the best rewards and loyalty programs, so banks should look to add supplemental rewards programs combined with targeted marketing to attract customers who use mobile payments.
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Penicillin doses may need to be increased as youngsters are getting heavier, The Daily Telegraph has reported. The newspaper said that dosing guidelines for penicillin and related antibiotics have not changed for almost 50 years, and are mostly based on children's ages rather than their weight.
This story is based on a review that examined how recommended doses of penicillin drugs have changed over the last 60 years. The review said that adult guidelines have been revised several times but that children's penicillin guidelines have not been updated since the late 1950s. This means that doses are too low for today's children. Currently, the British National Formulary for Children recommends different doses of penicillins depending on the individual drug and the condition being treated. For example, sometimes a dose recommendation is given by weight (such as amoxicillin for the treatment of ear infection), but in other cases the dose may be decided using age ranges (such as amoxicillin for the treatment of urinary tract infection). Prescription guidelines may also vary slightly from the dosing information provided by the manufacturer.
The review's authors call for an evidence-based re-evaluation of the guidelines, to ensure that the most effective doses are given. The current review suggests that dosing guidelines provide ineffective levels of the medication, which could have consequences for both effective treatment and antibiotic resistance. Any review of clinical guidelines will need to consider both the most appropriate doses for children and instructions that prescribers can follow easily.
The study was carried out by researchers from the University of London, King's College London, the University of Athens, the University of Hong Kong and Boots the Chemist.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed British Medical Journal.
The media covered this study appropriately, with the BBC providing commentary on both the pros and cons of any change in dosing guidelines. However, while many newspapers concentrated on the childhood obesity angle, the review focussed on the lack of evidence for the initial guidelines and the lack of periodic review of these dosing guidelines. The review mentioned changes in children's weight over the years (due to both obesity and changes in growth patterns), and that these should be accounted for when reviewing the guidelines in future.
This narrative review looked at the dosing guidelines for children's penicillin over the past 60 years. Penicillins are a large group of antibiotics that all work in a similar way and are used in the treatment of a wide range of infections. In addition to the two drugs named penicillin (penicillins G and V), the group includes many widely used related drugs, including amoxicillin and flucloxacillin.
Narrative reviews such as this can serve as springboards for important policy discussions, but on their own do not provide sufficient evidence for making policy changes.
Antibiotics are widely prescribed, for both children and adults, but setting the right dose is important. Under-dosing may not kill enough of the bacteria causing an infection, leading to the need for retreatment, the development of antibiotic resistance and an increase in the risk of severe complications. Giving a larger dose than necessary carries a risk of toxicity. With penicillins, such risks include, in rare cases, salt and water imbalance in the body or brain inflammation. Therefore, it is important that the proper dose is taken.
The researchers conducted a historical review of the scientific literature and UK pharmaceutical guidelines. They reviewed the evidence base for initial dosing guidelines drawn up in the 1950s, and examined how these guidelines have changed over the years. Next, using the dosing guidelines and recent demographic data, the researchers calculated the amount of penicillin today's children receive, and compared these figures to the recommended doses.
The authors found that initial penicillin dosing guidelines were based on the child's weight, but that these quickly gave way to dosing based on age. In 1963, the British Medical Journal published a general recommendation that age bands be used to determine antibiotic dose, regardless of the type of drug or the disease being treated. These recommendations have not changed since they were first published nearly 50 years ago.
British National Formulary (BNF) dosing guidelines for children's penicillin V (phenoxymethylpenicillin), published in the early 1960s, have not changed either. The BNF lists the following age-based doses, which are usually prescribed four times a day:
These guidelines are based on the following weight assumptions:
Recent UK survey data suggest that the average 5-year-old weighs 21kg, not the 18kg assumed in 1963, while the average 10-year-old weighs 37kg rather than the 30kg estimated at the time. The authors calculate that in practice, a 10-year-old who weighs 40kg receives 18mg of penicillin for each kg of weight a day, instead of the recommended 40-90mg/kg/day.
The authors said that they "were surprised at the lack of recent evidence to support the BNF's current dosing recommendations for such commonly used drugs as oral penicillins". They said that under-dosing can lead to the need for retreatment, increase the risk of severe complications and encourage antibiotic resistance.
This was a narrative review of an important area of medicine: the appropriate prescription of antibiotics for children. The authors' call for an evidence-based update of prescribing guidelines appears to be well founded, particularly as dosing guidelines for adult penicillin and related antibiotics have been updated several times over the last 50 years. During this time, adult doses have increased substantially. The authors say it is time for the same type of review to be applied to children's dosage guidelines, and this would be likely to support increasing the doses given to children.
While this narrative review has highlighted the evidence behind the current guidelines for prescribing penicillins to children, and suggested ways these can be updated and improved, it is not intended to set new guidelines on dosage. Updating and standardising the clinical guidelines or prescribing formularies on child penicillins is likely to need to look at a wider range of evidence, and include considerations of the over-prescribing of antibiotics as well as antibiotic resistance.
Antibiotic resistance is of increasing concern all over the world, and arises in part due to inappropriate use of the drugs, as well as doses that are too low. Using penicillin in situations where it will be ineffective at knocking out target bacteria will provide them with an opportunity to adapt to the drug. This can lead to strains of bacteria evolving that do not respond to standard antibiotics.
Currently, the British National Formulary for Children recommends different doses of penicillins depending on the individual drug and the condition being treated. For example, for some conditions it gives a dose recommendation by weight, such as 40mg/kg of amoxicillin for an ear infection. However, for others it is by age group. For example, doses of amoxicillin for a urinary tract infection are given by the age categories 1-12 months, 1-5 years and 5-18 years. The manufacturer's dosing information accompanying branded preparations may also be slightly different. The dosing regimen for penicillin V from the 1960s was based on the idea that a big child is half an adult, a small child is half a big child, and an infant is half a small child. Such recommendations would be unlikely to pass the evidence-based scrutiny of the current appraisal process for new drugs, but have become accepted and unquestioned since they were inherited from a time when the approval process was less robust.
The review points out that a similar policy discussion recently occurred regarding the use of children's anti-retroviral (anti-HIV) medication. This discussion resulted in the overhaul of prescribing guidelines for these drugs, and the standardisation of practice across Europe. The authors suggest that a similar discussion is now needed for children's penicillins, and that updated and standardised guidelines will ensure that the most effective dose is provided, reducing the need for repeat treatment and lowering the risk of antibiotic resistance.


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Migrating a Samba NT4 Domain to Samba AD (Classic Upgrade)
This guide is only relevant if you have a Samba NT4-style domain, that you want to upgrade to Samba Active Directory! |
Many people find themselves in a situation where they have an existing Samba NT4-style domain, complete with an extensive set of domain users, groups and machines. The domain is functioning rather well, but they find themselves running into more and more dead ends. Things that a NT4-style domain just doesn't support.
Samba provides a way to migrate an existing NT4-style domain to a new Samba Active Directory. The following guide describes the upgrade scenario. It is suitable for upgrading an existing Samba installation, as well as running the migrating on a new server, if you had considered e.g. replacing the hardware at the same time.
About classicupgrade
The classicupgrade is a function built into samba-tool. The intent of this function is to do a full replacement of an existing Samba NT4-style domain. It is possible to do the conversion and the users and machines will simply re-connect to the new Samba AD installation without needing to manually re-join.
Doing a classicupgrade is possible from all passwd backends (smbpasswd, tdbsam and ldapsam).
Important notes before you start
The migration from an NT4-style domain to Active Directory is one way! This means that once your clients contact your migrated AD Domain Controller, they will never be able to access the NT4-style domain again - even if you roll back your changes!
It's highly recommended, that before you do the migration, you should test the upgrade process in a separate network from your production! This enables you to avoid unnecessary downtime through unpredictable problems and it won't have any effect on your existing network.
It used to be thought that using Windows RIDs for Unix IDs was acceptable, time has proven otherwise. If you have users and groups that use their Windows RID for their Unix ID (uidNumber or gidNumber), you should consider changing these before carrying out the upgrade. You should also remove any Unix IDs (uidNumber or gidNumber) from the 'Well known SIDs'.
Server information used in this HowTo
Inside this HowTo, we will be using the following configuration/settings:
AD DC Installation Directory: /usr/local/samba/ AD DC Hostname: DC1 AD DNS Name: samdom.example.com Realm: SAMDOM.EXAMPLE.COM NT4 Domain Name: samdom IP Address: 192.168.1.1 Databases of the Samba NT4-domain: /usr/local/samba.PDC/dbdir/ smb.conf of the Samba NT4-domain: /usr/local/samba.PDC/etc/smb.PDC.conf
Upgrading on a new server
If you had chosen to migrate to Samba Active Directory on a different machine, some further steps of preparation are required.
If the backend of your PDC is ldapsam, you have the choice of:
- allowing the LDAP backend to stay on it's current host, as it is only required for the classicupgrade. Samba AD is shipped with its own LDAP server and won't use the external LDAP server. In this case, make sure that you check/adapt your configuration (ldap.conf, smb.conf) to retrieve the information from your old LDAP backend host.
- install a temporary openLDAP backend on the new host, import the content of your current installation and after the classicupgrade, shut it down. The following is just a basic set of steps, typically required for this procedure. Consult your distributions documentation for specific requirements.
- LDAP export on the old host:
# slapcat > ldap.backup.ldif
- Copy the export file to your new server
- Install openLDAP (incl. headers and libraries) on the new host
- Stop the LDAP service on the new host
- Import the ldif:
# slapadd -l ldap.backup.ldif
- Check/adjust permissions on your LDAP database directory (distro specific):
# chown -R ldap:ldap /var/lib/ldap/
- Copy the slapd.conf from your old LDAP host to the new one
- Start the LDAP service
You also need to transfer several databases and the smb.conf of your old PDC to the new host, as well. The classicupgrade process section will tell you later about everything needed. You just have to copy the required files to the new server before.
Avoiding common problems
Prevent failure due to duplicate SID's
A common problem is duplicate SID's in the backend. In a healthy environment, a SID is unique. However, old Samba versions without sanity checks, wrong manual changes or other things, could have allowed duplicate SID's in your environment. These need to be fixed/removed. Otherwise the classicupgrade is not possible!
If any of your users have a RID less than '1000' and you wish them to exist in the new AD domain, you will need to change their RID, see below for how to do this.
See: What are the consequences changing an SID/RID?
To detect duplicate SID's in an LDAP backend, you can use the following script on your LDAP server:
#!/usr/bin/python # A quick and dirty python script that checks for duplicate SID's using slapcat. import os data = os.popen("slapcat 2>&1 | grep sambaSID", 'r') line = [] def anydup(thelist): dups = list(set([x for x in thelist if thelist.count(x) > 1])) for i in dups: print "Duplicate id: ", i for each_line in data: line.append(each_line.strip()) anydup(line)
To find duplicate SID's on other passdb backends (smbpasswd, tdbsam), you have to script around the output of the following two commands:
# pdbedit -Lv # net groupmap list
To change SID's for groups, remove the mapping and re-add it. A new SID with the next free RID is created and used.
# net groupmap delete ntgroup="demo group" Successfully removed demo group from the mapping db # net groupmap add ntgroup="Demo Group" unixgroup="demo group" No rid or sid specified, choosing a RID Got RID 1009 Successfully added group Demo Group to the mapping db as a domain group
If you have mapped any of the Well Known SID's, e.g. Domain Users, to a Unix group, you should delete these mappings and not recreate them. |
For user and machine accounts, you have to manually assign a new RID:
# net maxrid Currently used maximum rid: 3001 # pdbedit -U 3002 -u demo1 ... User SID: S-1-5-21-4097619914-84555263-3210783664-3002
Prevent failure due to common user/group names
If you have any usernames that are the same as a groupname, you will have to rename one of them. Otherwise the provisioning will fail ("ProvisioningError: Please remove common user/group names before upgrade."). Also, if you have unique groups that, for whatever historical reason, share the same displayName, they will have to be edited so that all the displayNames are different.
slapd.conf sizelimit
Note: The following is only relevant in passdb backend = ldapsam setups:
If you have many objects in your PDC LDAP, you should consider adding
sizelimit {<integer>|unlimited}
to your slapd.conf. This parameter specifies the maximum number of entries returned from a search operation. The default, if not set, is 500. This can cause problems, when having many objects in your LDAP directory and classicupgrade can't retrieve them all!
Active Directory Domain Name
Choose a meaningful and suitable Active Directory domain name / realm. See DNS best practice.
Note: Currently Samba does not provide capabilities to change the AD Domain Name afterwards!
Domain Controller name
If you need to change the Domain Controller name during the migration, simply edit the old PDC smb.conf file that the classicupgrade will use for doing the migration and set/change the netbios name:
netbios name = DC1
Though it's possible to rename a DC afterwards, it is always additional work and can cause problems (forgotten configuration adaptations, etc.).
The netbios name set in smb.conf must match the short hostname the Domain Controller will run on. |
Installing Samba
This HowTo is frequently updated to reflect the latest changes. Please see the Samba Release Planning for more specifics.
Different ways to install
You have a few options to install Samba:
- Build Samba yourself.
- Install binary distribution packages. Make sure that you use a recent Samba installation with Active Directory Domain Controller capabilities!
- Install from SerNet Enterprise Samba package.
See Operating System Requirements for dependencies and recommendations.
Take care when running Samba commands, if you also have a previous version of Samba installed. To avoid inadvertently running the wrong version, you should consider putting the /usr/local/samba/bin/ and /usr/local/samba/sbin/ directories in the beginning of your $PATH variable!
You can see what version of Samba, if any, is in your $PATH variable, by running:
# samba --version
The classicupgrade process
Before you start, If you are carrying out the upgrade on the same server as your NT4-style domain PDC, you should shutdown your Samba PDC services (smbd, nmbd, winbind), but leave your LDAP server running (if using passwd backend = ldapsam). You should also stop the services from restarting at boot. If you are carrying out the upgrade on a new Computer, you should also stop any running Samba services.
To avoid mixing binaries/libraries/databases from the old and new installations, create two new Samba PDC installation directories:
# mkdir -p /usr/local/samba.PDC/dbdir/ # mkdir /usr/local/samba.PDC/etc
The classicupdate process uses information from the databases of your old PDC installation. That is why it is necessary to have them all in one directory. Copy the following databases from your old PDC installation to a new folder. This guide will use /usr/local/samba.PDC/dbdir/ :
# mv /usr/local/samba/private/secrets.tdb /usr/local/samba.PDC/dbdir/ # mv /usr/local/samba/private/schannel_store.tdb /usr/local/samba.PDC/dbdir/ # mv /usr/local/samba/private/passdb.tdb /usr/local/samba.PDC/dbdir/ # mv /usr/local/samba/var/locks/group_mapping.tdb /usr/local/samba.PDC/dbdir/ # mv /usr/local/samba/var/locks/account_policy.tdb /usr/local/samba.PDC/dbdir/
This will also prevent problems happening, if your old Samba installation is started automatically at boot time again.
Move your smb.conf to a new location, with a name that indicates it's the one from your old PDC:
# mv /usr/local/samba/etc/smb.conf /usr/local/samba.PDC/etc/smb.PDC.conf
The classicupgrade will setup a database based on the Samba NT4-style domain SID. A default directory layout is created including accounts, groups, ACLs, etc. Imports of e.g. user and machine accounts are done.
The classicupgrade step must be run as user root. Otherwise you will get permission denied errors!
To start the classicupgrade with Internal DNS setup, run:
# samba-tool domain classicupgrade --dbdir=/usr/local/samba.PDC/dbdir/ \ --realm=SAMDOM.EXAMPLE.COM --dns-backend=SAMBA_INTERNAL /usr/local/samba.PDC/etc/smb.PDC.conf
To start the classicupgrade with BIND_DLZ DNS setup, run:
# samba-tool domain classicupgrade --dbdir=/usr/local/samba.PDC/dbdir/ \ --realm=SAMDOM.EXAMPLE.COM --dns-backend=BIND9_DLZ /usr/local/samba.PDC/etc/smb.PDC.conf
Parameter explanations:
--dbdir= Path to samba classic DC directory, containing all databases required for the migration --realm= Set the realm name --dns-backend= Optional. Required if BIND9_DLZ should be used as DNS backend. Default is the internal DNS (SAMBA_INTERNAL) Optional: If you have multiple NICs, classicupgrade auto-chooses the IPv4/v6 address of one NIC to setup the Domain Controller. To prevent this, add the following parameters to the classicupgrade command. This will bind Samba to the given interface (eth0) and localhost (Samba should always listen on localhost too). --option="interfaces=lo eth0" --option="bind interfaces only=yes"
The following is a sample output of a successful classicupgrade. Depending on your database backend, Samba version and other factors, the output will differ:
Reading smb.conf Provisioning Exporting account policy Exporting groups Exporting users Next rid = 1007 Exporting posix attributes Reading WINS database Cannot open wins database, Ignoring: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/local/samba.PDC/dbdir/wins.dat' Looking up IPv4 addresses Looking up IPv6 addresses No IPv6 address will be assigned Setting up share.ldb Setting up secrets.ldb Setting up the registry Setting up the privileges database Setting up idmap db Setting up SAM db Setting up sam.ldb partitions and settings Setting up sam.ldb rootDSE Pre-loading the Samba 4 and AD schema Adding DomainDN: DC=samdom,DC=example,DC=com Adding configuration container Setting up sam.ldb schema Setting up sam.ldb configuration data Setting up display specifiers Modifying display specifiers Adding users container Modifying users container Adding computers container Modifying computers container Setting up sam.ldb data Setting up well known security principals Setting up sam.ldb users and groups Setting up self join Setting acl on sysvol skipped Adding DNS accounts Creating CN=MicrosoftDNS,CN=System,DC=samdom,DC=example,DC=com Creating DomainDnsZones and ForestDnsZones partitions Populating DomainDnsZones and ForestDnsZones partitions See /usr/local/samba/private/named.conf for an example configuration include file for BIND and /usr/local/samba/private/named.txt for further documentation required for secure DNS updates Setting up sam.ldb rootDSE marking as synchronized Fixing provision GUIDs A Kerberos configuration suitable for Samba 4 has been generated at /usr/local/samba/private/krb5.conf Setting up fake yp server settings Once the above files are installed, your Samba4 server will be ready to use Server Role: active directory domain controller Hostname: DC1 NetBIOS Domain: SAMDOM DNS Domain: samdom.example.com DOMAIN SID: S-1-5-21-4097619914-84555263-3210783664 Importing WINS database Importing Account policy Importing idmap database Cannot open idmap database, Ignoring: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Adding groups Importing groups Group already exists sid=S-1-5-21-4097619914-84555263-3210783664-513, groupname=Domain Users existing_groupname=Domain Users, Ignoring. Commiting 'add groups' transaction to disk Adding users Importing users Commiting 'add users' transaction to disk Adding users to groups Commiting 'add users to groups' transaction to disk Setting password for administrator
Note: If you re-run the classicupgrade, you will need to remove the auto-generated smb.conf and the databases:
# rm -f /usr/local/samba/etc/smb.conf # rm -rf /usr/local/samba/private/*
After the classicupgrade
- If your passdb backend was ldapsam, shutdown your LDAP server, Samba Active Directory will start its own LDAP server that binds to the default ports port 389/tcp (LDAP) and 636/tcp (LDAPS).
- Disable the automatic start of your Samba PDC services and LDAP server (if any).
- Enable your Samba AD service to automatically start at boot time.
- If your passdb backend was smbpasswd or tdbsam, remove the domain groups from /etc/group. All groups that had a groupmapping were imported, including their members. You should also remove any Samba users from /etc/passwd, they are now stored in AD.
- If you used the internal DNS server, you will need to add a
dns forwarder
line to smb.conf, such asdns forwarder = 126.96.36.199
- Edit /etc/resolv.conf to use the DC's ipaddress for the first nameserver.
- Install winbind, if it is not already installed
Once you have upgraded your NT4-style domain to an AD domain, be very selective about what lines you add to your new smb.conf . Never add any idmap config or vfs object lines. |
Continuing with the AD DC setup
The "classicupdate" process replaces the "provisioning" step in the Samba AD DC HowTo. If the classicupgrade finished without problems, you have to continue with the Samba AD DC HowTo after the provisioning step.
Improving classicupgrade
Because of complexity and the various setups, the classicupgrade doesn't catch all exceptions with a meaningful message yet.
Please open a bug report for every uncaught exception error (please first search bugzilla, to see if it has already been reported).
Of course all other bugs, feature enhancements, etc. should be reported, as well, to improve the migration process in future releases.
classicupgrade FAQ
What are the consequences of changing a SID/RID?
Warning: SID's are the only thing that Windows uses in it's backend to identify users, groups and machines. Changing a SID, without due consideration, may result in serious problems or damages!
Example 1: You have two accounts with the same SID. One of them is member of the local administrators group on a workstation. If you change the SID of this account, the group membership gets lost, because Windows had stored the account SID in the group and not the account name.
Example 2: You have two machine accounts with the same SID. If you change the SID of one account, then this computer is not part of the domain any more and logins are not possible. If you have duplicate SID's and at least one of them is on a machine account, the easiest way is to delete the machine account and rejoin the computer to the domain.
Error: User 'Administrator' in your existing directory has SID ..., expected it to be ...-500
The error says what's wrong: In your NT4-style domain backend, the RID of the domain administrator account isn't -500, what it should be (see Windows well-known security identifiers). Change it to 500 and start over. You can remove the account, too, as it will be automatically created during the AD provisioning. See What are the consequences of changing a SID/RID?.
Not all attributes were copied when migrating from passwd backend = ldapsam
Sadly classicupdate currently does not migrate all attributes found in LDAP. You can follow bug report #9908 about the progress. But improvements would only take effect when doing the classicupgrade - not afterwards!
- Change the listen port of your NT4-style domain LDAP server to a different one than its default (389/tcp), if hosted on the same machine as your new Active Directory.
- Write a small script, that walks through all user accounts in your AD, then search the same user account in your old LDAP and retrieve the attributes you want to transfer. Add them to an LDIF file, which can be imported with
# ldbmodify -H path/to/sam.ldb LDIFfilename