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For many small companies that aren't expecting to grow much in the coming years, the power in an MySQL databases will suffice to handle their business needs.
But for companies that intend on growing—particularly e-commerce businesses—it's only a matter of time before your MySQL database hits a wall and your website stops functioning properly. And when that happens, your customers become frustrated and you miss out on sales — both today, and tomorrow if they don't decide to come back.
To ensure this doesn't happen, some businesses decide to try and scale their MySQL databases. There's one problem: Achieving scale isn't easy. Here's why:
- Scaling is a massive undertaking. It's not difficult to support a regular MySQL instance. But if you want to scale it, i.e., ensure your database is able to handle more and more transactions without a hitch, you're going to be limited by the size of your 'write-master' server. Once that server 'box' is the largest available, you have less options left. One option is 'read slaves' —separate servers which off-load 'read-only' server requests to separate servers running copies of the main database. However, due to replication technology's asynchronous nature, ACID guarantees go out the window once you decide to take this path, making this a difficult solution in an e-commerce environment.
- Sharding is a nightmare. 'Read slaves' don't scale 'writes' to the database. As soon as your customers stop 'reading' things and actually want to buy something, your 'write-master' is now going to get a workout. So at some point you're going to have to scale Writes as well, and there's a limited amount of solutions for that. One known solution is to partition the database across multiple servers through a process called sharding. While sharding is certainly an approach to scaling MySQL, it's a very labor-intensive and costly one: administrators have to oversee multiple partial databases, and application developers have to constantly make sure the correct queries go to the correct place, and everything stays in sync. In other words, the power of the relational database is lost through sharding, and as a result, database managers have to deal with more latency and more code even in a best-case scenario. And as you'd expect, ACID guarantees go out the window again.
- Maintaining the database requires humanpower. To successfully scale MySQL, you'll need to employ knowledgeable database administrators who know the ins and outs of the relational database management system. They'll have to be well-versed in replication and synchronization, and they'll have to know how to promote slaves to masters. Additionally, your administrators must be able to handle multiple servers and be able to work cohesively with application architects and developers.
Finally, even if you have all the money in the world, like a Facebook or Google, you'll still encounter plenty of problems trying to scale MySQL. For example, Facebook spent millions of dollars on advanced automation tools (but the social networking juggernaut could have kept that money in the bank by moving away from MySQL altogether). In a similar vein, Google decided to build a database all on its own—a massive undertaking, which could have been avoided had the search engine giant looked for other modern solutions.
While businesses can certainly move forward with scaling MySQL if they can address these concerns, for many the process is an overly complex and unnecessary undertaking.


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Drupal Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CORE-2010-001
Project: Drupal core
Version: 5.x, 6.x
Date: 2010-March-03
Security risk: Critical
Exploitable from: Remote
Vulnerability: Multiple vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities and weaknesses were discovered in Drupal. Installation cross site scripting A user-supplied value is directly output during installation allowing a malicious user to craft a URL and perform a cross-site scripting attack. The exploit can only be conducted on sites not yet installed. This issue affects Drupal 6.x only. Open redirection The API function drupal_goto() is susceptible to a phishing attack. An attacker could formulate a redirect in a way that gets the Drupal site to send the user to an arbitrarily provided URL. No user submitted data will be sent to that URL. This issue affects Drupal 5.x and 6.x. Locale module cross site scripting Locale module and dependent contributed modules do not sanitize the display of language codes, native and English language names properly. While these usually come from a preselected list, arbitrary administrator input is allowed. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that the attacker must have a role with the 'administer languages' permission. This issue affects Drupal 5.x and 6.x. Blocked user session regeneration Under certain circumstances, a user with an open session that is blocked can maintain his/her session on the Drupal site, despite being blocked. This issue affects Drupal 5.x and 6.x.
Versions Affected: * Drupal 6.x before version 6.16. * Drupal 5.x before version 5.22.
Install the latest version: * If you are running Drupal 6.x then upgrade to Drupal 6.16 [1]. * If you are running Drupal 5.x then upgrade to Drupal 5.22 [2]. Drupal 5 will no longer be maintained when Drupal 7 is released [3]. Upgrading to Drupal 6 [4] is recommended. If you are unable to upgrade immediately, you can apply a patch to secure your installation until you are able to do a proper upgrade. These patches fix the security vulnerabilities, but do not contain other fixes which were released in Drupal 6.16 or Drupal 5.22. * To patch Drupal 6.15 use SA-CORE-2010-001-6.15.patch [5]. * To patch Drupal 5.21 use SA-CORE-2010-001-5.21.patch [6].
The security team for Drupal can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the form at http://drupal.org/contact.
[1] http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-6.16.tar.gz
[2] http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-5.22.tar.gz
[3] http://drupal.org/node/725382
[4] http://drupal.org/upgrade
[5] http://drupal.org/files/sa-core-2010-001/SA-CORE-2010-001-6.15.patch
[6] http://drupal.org/files/sa-core-2010-001/SA-CORE-2010-001-5.21.patch

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Phylogenetic Study of the Genus Piptadenia (Mimosoideae: Leguminosae) using Plastid trnL-F and trnK/matK Sequence Data
We undertook a phylogenetic study of the genus Piptadenia with a sample of 18 of ca. 27 recognized species using DNA sequences from the plastid trnL-F and trnK/matK regions. Parsimony jackknife results support the hypothesis that Piptadenia is polyphyletic and that there are three independent lineages. The largest groups of species form a monophyletic lineage that is sister to Mimosa and corresponds closely to Piptadenia section Piptadenia sensu Barneby. Three species (P. obliqua, P. moniliformis, and P. leucoxylon) of section Pityrocarpa are sister to species of Pseudopiptadenia in a lineage with Parapiptadenia, Microlobius and Stryphnodendron. Piptadenia viridiflora is distantly related to sects. Piptadenia and Pityrocarpa. Section Piptadenia is characterized by the presence of prickles (aculei), a potential synapomorphy linking it to Mimosa, and exserted, racemose or paniculiform inflorescences of aggregated spikes. Piptadenia viridiflora has stipular spines and 1–2 axillary, spicate primary inflorescences. Species of sect. Pityrocarpa are unarmed trees (sometimes with hardened, persistent stipules) whose flowers have recurved petals and an ovary on a long gynophore. We recommend that Piptadenia viridiflora be removed to a new genus, and that Piptadenia be restricted to the other species of sect. Piptadenia. We resurrect the generic name Pityrocarpa to encompass the Pityrocarpa clade and make the following new combinations: Pityrocarpa moniliformis, Pityrocarpa obliqua ssp. brasiliensis, and Pityrocarpa leucoxylon.
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Used a medical lift from Craigslist to mount the engine.
I had to lift the engine crate onto cinder blocks to get the legs of the hoist underneath. I was doing some serious head-scratching before I came up with this simple solution.
Ground a few spots on the elevator control horn to allow full up and down elevator motion. It was contacting in a few spots on fittings in the rear fuselage. Also had to grind a little on some aluminum angles to allow clearance for the pushrod. I decided to make a small deviation from plans and add an upside-down T-shaped piece of aluminum as a solid stop. Otherwise I was going to end up with really tight clearances all over the place.
Below, I have the elevator at full down travel with the horn hitting the other stop. It's hard to see the stop in this picture, but it is just above the reflection on the black powdercoated elevator horn. I was pretty anxious about this stage of the project, so I kept putting it off fearing I positioned the tail so horribly I would never be able to get full control deflection. It was certainly a tight fit, but I'm extremely happy with how it turned out.
I ended up using AN3-5 bolts instead of AN3-6 when attaching the rear spar of the vertical stabilizer. The AN3-6 were so long they required 3 washers apiece which seemed like overkill.
These three bolts connecting the stabilizers together required nutplates since access to the nut side is almost impossible. I'm extremely happy with the tight and solid connection.
Attached top and bottom skins to the wing. I did this with the wing stood vertically on the saw horses (supported by the main spar). I checked to make sure there was no twist and that the wing was square multiple times while drilling and clecoing. Eliminating twist seemed to be trickiest. My saw horses weren't perfectly aligned with each other so I needed to add shims under the spar to remove twist caused by the saw horses. Eventually, I was able to make multiple measurements with a level on the rear spar and convince myself there was no measurable twist down the length of the wing.
The "squareness" of the wing got locked in pretty quickly by the clecoes. The twist didn't get locked in until I finally clecoed the skin to the main spar, but I'm extremely happy with how it turned out and don't anticipate any problems with the next wing.
Looking down the lightening holes to convince myself the wing is square.
Clecoed the top side of the forward skin to the ribs and used a ratchet strap to pull the leading edge around the bottom side until I could cleco it to the spar. This wasn't nearly as difficult as I expected it to be.
When attaching the horizontal stabilizer, it is important to be sure the bolt holes will go through the angle beneath the longerons with enough room for the nuts to clear the leg. I checked the measurement and though I had more clearance then I ended up with–I may have got lucky. I did have to remove one rivet and install it from the other direction to prevent interfering with the nut.
I had to cut probably about 1/16″ or so off the stabilizer skins to get them to fit around the turtle-deck (as directed by the plans).
The vertical tail was a tight fit. I had to trim some of the rear turtledeck to allow for clearance of the spar attachment when installing it (the notch called for in the plans would work if you could magically teleport the tail into position).
It seems my hardware kit was missing two bolts for the horizontal stabilizer and all the nut plates for the vertical tail.
These parts are for the brake cables. The piece on the left attaches to the brake handle on one end and a pulley on the other to pull the brake cable. It is in the shot for convenience. The part bolted to the engine mount gives the cables a solid place to go through the firewall before twisting off towards each brake.
I was afraid I'd need to either get an extremely small right angle drill or remove the engine mount from the plane to get the cable guide drilled into position. Fortunately, I was able to mark the hole with my very flexible 12″ pilot drill bit on the top of the mount. Then I drilled up from the bottom through the nut-access-hole in the mount.
Were I to build this again, I'd probably make it about 1/8″ smaller in all dimensions. I was able to push the sides inward when mounting on the firewall (as suggested in the plans) for a snug fit. The "lid" pushes the battery snugly against the firewall. There is a pretty big gap on the front side of the battery, but the battery doesn't seem like it will be going anywhere–even at 6 G's. Maybe this will help with cooling?
A couple of rivets were tricky to get to from the engine side of the firewall so I installed them from the cockpit side.


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T-Mobile Begs Small Wireless Carriers To Support Its Awful Merger. The Problem: They Hate It Too
from the merge-ALL-the-things dept
We've repeatedly explained how T-Mobile and Sprint's latest attempt to merge will be terrible for both jobs and competition. Despite what T-Mobile and Sprint executives have claimed, history suggests the reduction of total wireless carriers from four to three will likely result in less incentive than ever to seriously compete on price. Similarly, while T-Mobile and Sprint have told regulators that the deal will somehow create an explosion in new jobs, Wall Street analysts have predicted that the deal could kill off anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 jobs as the new company inevitably eliminates redundant positions.
While some diehard T-Mobile and Sprint fans have bought into these claims, most objective observers with a firm grasp on history realize that the promised "synergies" of telecom mergers like this one almost never materialize. And the obvious impact on competition and jobs is a major reason this merger and others like it (including AT&T's attempt to acquire T-Mobile) have been scuttled by regulators. There's simply too many examples of this kind of consolidation resulting in massive monopolies with little incentive to give a damn (hi Comcast and AT&T, didn't see you standing there).
T-Mobile's looming merger is so unpopular, the company was forced to quietly hire Trump ally Corey Lewandowski in an effort to seal the deal (the whole mocking a kid with Down Syndrome thing be damned). Reuters notes that the company has also started reaching out to smaller wireless carriers, urging them to not only express support to the FCC, but submit favorable editorials to major papers supporting the merger. The problem: they don't much like the deal either:
"One wireless operator that works with T-Mobile said it received an email with suggestions on how to support the deal. The company declined to be named because it has concerns about how it would be affected in the merger.
The email from T-Mobile, seen by Reuters, suggested the company write an op-ed supportive of the deal or submit a letter of support to regulators. The email also offered talking points the company could use during media interviews, such as how the merger between the No. 3 and 4 U.S. carriers would help the build-out of a 5G network."
Countless news outlets (The Hill quickly comes to mind) simply adore publishing ostensibly "objective" editorials from parties without bothering to disclose obvious financial conflicts of interest. It's a pretty standard practice as companies try to sell regulators and the public on megamergers most people realize operate in stark contrast to the public interest. Worry not though, Reuters quotes one expert as saying there's perhaps "only a little" coercion going on as T-Mobile attempts to pressure smaller companies into supporting the deal if they want to enjoy future, productive relationships with the merged company:
"While it is not unheard of for companies pursuing mergers to ask vendors or customers for support, there could be a small amount of coercion going on, given that some of the smaller wireless companies have direct relationships with T-Mobile, said James Cox, a Duke Law School professor who specializes in corporate and securities law."
The problem for T-Mobile is that many of the same companies they're wooing now have repeatedly come out in opposition to the deal. For example, the National Wireless Independent Dealer Association has said the deal will be "devastating" for prepaid wireless consumers and the nation's 30,000 smaller wireless operators. Peter Adderton, co-founder of Sprint's Boost prepaid service, has also been making the rounds pointing out how the deal is decidedly terrible:
"Given that Sprint and T-Mobile are a dominant force in prepaid, they will have a significant incentive to restrict network access to competing MVNOs," he says. "If the Boost Mobile and MetroPCS brands are included in this merger, it would be bad for the overall competitive landscape, bad for the prepaid market, bad for our country's MVNOs and bad for the economy."
It's indisputable that T-Mobile competition has done some excellent things for the wireless industry in the form of added competition. But even with four major players that competition can often be theatrical in nature. And T-Mobile's consumer-friendly "uncarrier" branding schtick (and the hip and admittedly-amusing caricature that is CEO John Legere) is starting to look a little shallow in the wake of the company's opposition to net neutrality, bizarre attacks on the EFF, hiring of Corey Lewandowski, and now peddling of an indisputably-terrible new megaunion.
Filed Under: competition, merger, mobile, mobile carriers, mobile operators, wireless
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Sword at Sunset: Question One
The progression of the book was essentially a series of big events, mixed at the start with scenes with the purpose to introduce major characters. Did any of these events particularly strike you? Which ones?
I'm not sure how big they were, but the events that struck me most were the various interactions with the locals. The somewhat bizarre sex scene with Ygerna early in the book, the meeting of the dark people and the earth mother, and the scenes in Guenhumara's father's court. Also, the meeting with Bedwyr early on.
I would have thought the battles would play a more pivotal role, since the list of Arthur's battles is well know and one of the few things to come down to us to be fodder for a historical novel, but they seemed to just be filler, really.
I enjoyed the fight with the Saxons near York, though it didn't ring true like Tokien's battles do. It ws a good literary battle though!
I'm with @Apocryphal here - it was the human interactions which interested me more, especially the dark people (presumably picts?)


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I want to perform atmospheric correction of both Landsat 7 and Landsat 8 data. I am using ENVI 4.5. What scale factor should I choose for Landsat 7 and Landsat 8? Plese suggest.
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They've all lost out by a whisker but why do so few jockeys have beards?
Beards haven't been as popular as they are today in decades – yet they have been largely shunned by jockeys. James Pugh investigates.
Take a walk down any busy street, through any office block or indeed around any racecourse and you'll be guaranteed to spot one. Take a look round the weighing room, however, and you'll be out of luck. It appears beards, although common in everyday life, remain on jockeys' black lists.
Over the years many have noticed the weighing room ranks are notably clean-shaven and speculated on the reason why. Some have hypothesised it was down to extra weight or aerodynamics. Others have insisted some arcane rule, handed down from the old days, forbids it.
The truth, however, is more complex.
What do the rules say?
There is no truth in the longstanding rumour that somewhere deep in the rules of racing there is a sub-clause of a sub-clause stipulating that jockeys may not, under any circumstances, grow a beard.
BHA spokesman Joe Rendall says: "It's a common misconception jockeys aren't allowed beards, and seems to be based more on pub quiz folklore rather than anything in the rules. As it stands, any jockey considering growing a beard who might be concerned about a close shave with the stewards needn't worry."
A few have dared to go against the grain and sport some fluff. The late Davy Jones – an amateur rider and of Monkees fame, no less – had a beard when he won on Digpast at Lingfield in 1996.
Add to that list former Godolphin jockey Ahmed Atjebi and Martin Lane, one of the most recent British-based jockeys to ride with a beard.
Nonetheless, these are rare examples: facial hair remains very much the exception and not the rule. Yet if there is no rule against it, then surely jockeys would follow the fashions of their era like any other professional sportsman. So why don't they?
Traditionalism holds sway
The likely truth, say racing historians, is the sport's long history and traditionalist roots have created a culture where it is frowned upon for jockeys to sport beards or facial hair.
Racing Post historian John Randall says: "Until about 100 years ago it was normal for amateur riders to sport a moustache. In Victorian times it was almost obligatory, being the mark of a gentleman."
Professional jockeys, however, typically hailed from a different strata of society and so were subject to rather different expectations.
Randall adds: "Professional jockeys, even in Victorian times, have always known that it might harm their careers if they sprout a moustache, let alone a beard, because most trainers are so conservative that they would never employ such a bohemian rebel."
John Berry – Newmarket trainer, former town mayor, excellent soundboard for all things racing and owner of a fine beard – reckons those conservative beliefs supposedly held by trainers and owners actually linger strongest in the minds of jockeys.
"A generation ago, it certainly would have been the case that jockeys would have felt that some/many owners and trainers would prefer to use jockeys who sported a conventional 'short back and sides' look," says Berry.
"There is probably no longer any basis for such a feeling, but it could be there is still a suspicion among jockeys that it might still be the case."
Berry adds: "Realistically, if Ryan Moore decided to grow a beard, it would have no bearing whatsoever on how many rides he received. It is safe to assume the only reason why he does not do so is because he doesn't want to."
The odd one out
With that being said, what was the experience of one rider who defied this unspoken ban on bristles?
Lane, 2010 champion apprentice, speaks candidly of of his experience two years ago when he sported a full-on beard during a highly successful winter.
After arriving at Chelmsford one day with minutes to spare before a race – his first ride back after a short break – Lane had little option but to take to the saddle, whiskers and all. How did the weighing room react?
"Everyone was like, 'You can't ride like that', and I was like, 'Why not?' I got to the track 15 minutes before my race and no-one's concerned about anything – only the fact I can't ride with facial hair.
"It's just not done. Most of them are old-school guys and they've had to shave every morning before leaving to ride – it's just tradition, it's what they've been made to do. So for someone to not to do it, they were just in shock."
Lane says the negative comments he received from the weighing room only encouraged him to grow it – "I just went for it because it was annoying people" – but has doubts over such a scenario occurring at the height of the Flat season.
"It is deep-rooted," Lane says. "The trainers are very much clean-shaven every day, and they expect us to be clean-shaven every day, and that's the way it's been and I'd imagine the way it's going to be for the foreseeable future.
"I can't ever imagine a jockey, or an English jockey, turning up to Royal Ascot or Glorious Goodwood with facial hair, and personally I would never do it. Under a helmet it looks quite peculiar."
Lane worries some connections "would imagine you'd rather be a celebrity than a jockey – you're more worried about your image than your job", but can we expect to see a repeat of two years ago?
"I'll definitely do it again," says Lane. "It won't be a full-on beard but it'll be a nice, comfortable length. Hopefully, people don't see it as gimmicky and just let me do my job – I feel I do it just as well with facial hair, so why not?"
First published September 18, 2017
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JMC Motorsports
1225 South 10th Avenue
Pasco, Washington 99301
South on 395: Continue straight through the HWY 395 and I-182 interchange. This will take you onto N. Oregon St (HWY 397). Continue south on N. Oregon St until Lewis St. Turn right at the intersetion. Follow Lewis St west until S. 10th Ave. Turn left at this intersetion. JMC Motorsports will be on the right hand side approximately 4 blocks south on 10th Ave.
North on 395/I-82: Exit right at the I-82 and HWY 395 interchange to follow HWY 395 into Kennewick. Follow HWY 395 through Kennewick; exit right when you see the sign for HWY 240. Continue to stay right and follow the signs to take Columbia Drive. Follow Columbia Drive until you reach the N. Gum St intersection. Turn left here to travel over the Cable Bridge. JMC Motorsports will be on the left hand side shortly after crossing the bridge.
East on HWY 240/ Horn Rapids: Follow HWY 240 east towards Kennewick. When nearing the HWY 395 and HWY 240 interchange, be in the right hand lane. Follow the signs and exit right to Columbia Drive. Go through the double roundabout and exit onto Columbia Drive. Follow Columbia drive east to N. Gum St. Turn left at the intersetion onto N. Gum St and follow it over the Cable Bridge. JMC Motorsports will be the left hand side shortly after crossing the bridge.
West on HWY 12: Take the Kahlotus exit. Turn left and cross over HWY 12. This road will be E. Lewis St. Follow Lewis St through Pasco until you reach the S. 10th Ave intersetion. Turn left at this intersection, and follow S. 10th Ave approximately 4 blocks until you reach JMC Motorsports on the right hand side.
Contact InfoJMC Motorsports Address: 1225 South 10th Avenue Pasco, WA 99301
Phone: (509) 542-9925


text: To clarify the Pathogenesis and find the proper surgical treatment of oroantral fistula developed after tooth extraction, the medical records of 16 patients who underwent operations were analyzed retrospectively. On the bases of past history and paranasal sinus CT findings, we could classify the etiology into two group. The first group is ""odontogenic"" origin which is considered to occur from inflammation over dental root area including dentigerous cyst, remained tooth root necrosis after extraction, and periapical cyst. The other group is ""sinogenic"" origin due to preexisting maxillary sinus inflammation, for example, postoperative cheek cyst and incomplete Caldwell-Luc operation. The incidence of odontogenic and sinogenic origin was 67% and 33% respectively. All of the patient were successfully treated with buccal mucosal flap after Caldwell-Luc operation. However, it might be reasonable in pure odontogenic cases to perform minimal invasive treatment such as making nasoantral window to control sinusitis instead of radical maxillary sinus operation.


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New Snapchat Update: Chronological Snap Stories Are Back
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Snapchat has evidently decided to changed it's mind on it's decision to display Stories based on an algorithm instead of chronologically.
What you need to know about the latest Snapchat update:
As TechCrunch first broke the story, Snapchat users are now seeing their feeds displayed chronologically.
Although there hasn't been an official statement from Snap yet.
RT TO SAVE A LIFE @Snapchat just came out with a new update so you can view Snap Stories like how it was before the changes— BuyCustomGeofilters.com (@BuyCustomGeofil) April 8, 2018
The only explanation for this: @Drake fixed Snapchat, y'all 🙏 pic.twitter.com/UU5CWTOEW9
If you don't have the new Snapchat update yet, just give it some time.. you'll hopefully get it some time today.— Snapchat Geofilters (@geofilterfan) April 8, 2018
So don't panic.. @Snapchat always gradually rolls out new app updates.
Thanks again to @Drake for fixing #Snapchat 🙏 #NiceForWhat pic.twitter.com/CudYI9YonA
The company made the decision to change the way Snapchat Stories were displayed to an algorithmic feed last month.. the decision was met with huge backlash from users complaining they couldn't find their friends in the feed anymore.
Snapchat's decision to backtrack on last month's update clearly is related to the enormous pressure users have given the company over the last month to change it back.
Celebrities started to voice their opinions of the new update as well.
Kylie Jenner, who also turns out to be the most followed person on Snapchat Tweeted this out last month:
sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad.— Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) February 21, 2018
The backlash has grown so large for Snapchat's app update last month that as of April 8th, 2018, over 1,250,000 people have signed an official Change.org petition to bring back the old chronological feed in Snapchat.
Also in Snap's new app update:
There are now two tabs at the top of your Stories that allow you to filter what Snap Stories you want to appear.
About the new Snapchat update today:— BuyCustomGeofilters.com (@BuyCustomGeofil) April 8, 2018
The chronological feed is BACK!
There are also 2 tabs to filter your Stories 👻
If you don't have the new update yet, don't panic! @Snapchat always gradually rolls out new app updates to everyone https://t.co/RsgKWUJ7Ti #snapchat pic.twitter.com/ZPHk815rI2
The old chronological Stories feed is on both of the new tabs within the app.
Here's a short recap of everything that you need to know in Snapchat's latest update:


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One of the true signs you're in an authentic Irish pub is the engaging music. We host live music throughout the month, including the latest sensation sweeping the area: dueling pianos. Catch fast finger work and dulcet tones every final Friday of the month from 8 to 11 p.m.
Brian Aglira manages The Philly Keys, and is often on hand at Kildare's of West Chester for our dueling piano sets. Skilled pianists show off masterful musicianship by performing any and all crowd requests. He explains, "It's all requests; we just leave it up to the audience. We play everything from hip hop to jazz to country, and we're able to cover about 90 percent of what the audience throws at us."
With a music library that spans a range of genres, Brian and company never disappoint. While they provide the sounds for the party, Brian says the party is what makes it worth it. "If the crowd is having a good time, then it is a good show. I love playing the crowd-pleasers like ' Piano Man,' 'Sweet Caroline,' 'Don't Stop Believin' and 'American Pie'—all those kinds of songs." When the crowd is engaged with the show, as they so often are in our Irish pub, those songs make for one hell of a good time.
Join us to watch two members of The Philly Keys fulfill crowd requests every final Friday of the month. The vibe goes great with friends, a glass of whiskey or a brew, and a few appetizers. Dueling pianos is also a great occasion for a night out; they'll help you celebrate an event by performing a special song or light-heartedly roasting the person of the hour.
View our full event calendar, and be sure to stop by to see if you can stump The Philly Keys with your request.
Kildare's in West Chester is a destination: an authentic Irish pub that has something for everyone. We're a place to bring the family for weekend brunch; cheer your favorite soccer (or American football) team; enjoy next-level fare at a business lunch, dinner with friends or special event; spend happy hour (questionable dance moves and all); and, of course, imbibe great beer, whiskey and other adult libations. Join us and find out why we're not your average Irish pub.
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Our Ist Birthday!!!/
Today is our 1st Birthday! It's quite unbelievable that it has been a year already! This past year has been absolutely amazing for us and we would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all of our readers & everyone who has been supporting us. We have learned so much, met some wonderful people and all of this because of the blog.
Becky and I met in work a few years ago. It all started with tea breaks and chats. Very quickly it transpired that we have exactly the same interests; we are both makeup obsessed and talk about it all the time. Somehow we decided to start writing a blog together and in a way not much has changed: we still have our tea and chats, just now a lot of the chats end up as posts on the website.
We are so excited for the coming year, we have big plans for pinkelephantbloggin.com. We have come so far since our first post & we couldn't have done it without you!
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Skin is the largest organ of the human body yet many outdoorsy folks fail to adequately protect their skin from the harmful effects of sunlight (UV radiation). There is plenty of readily available information about sunscreens yet melanoma rates, the most deadly skin cancer, have tripled over the past 35 years. Since summer officially started with the recent summer solstice, I thought that a blog on sunscreens seemed appropriate.
In an attempt to help people protect themselves from UV radiation, the FDA has enacted new guidelines (as of 12/12) for sunscreens. Here are a few of the changes that they have instituted and some reasons why they can be misleading.
Only sunscreens that protect against both UVA (causes lasting skin damage, skin aging and can cause skin cancer) and UVB (causes sunburns, skin damage and can cause skin cancer) radiation may be labeled "broad-spectrum". But, the FDA's criteria for protection from UV radiation are the weakest in the modern world and the standard for UVA protection is very weak.
Only broad-spectrum sunscreens with an SPF (Sun Protection Factor) of 15 or higher may state that they protect against skin cancer if used as directed with other sun protection measures. But this criterion only measures the sunscreen's ability to filter burning UV rays, which are mainly UVB rays. The SPF does not necessarily indicate the sunscreen's ability to filter UVA rays.
UVA rays can be equally as damaging as UVB rays because they penetrate deeper into the skin and they may cause a different type of damage to one's DNA. Since sunscreen use helps to delay sunburns, people spend more time in the sun thinking that they are "safe from the sun". But UVA rays do not cause sunburn and since most sunscreens are not very effective at filtering them, many people end up with more cumulative exposure to UVA rays without realizing it.
Researchers believe that people may get a false sense of security using sunscreens with high SPF ratings. Thus, they don't apply enough of it, they wait too long to reapply it and they spend too much time in bright sun. When people apply too little sunscreen or reapply it infrequently, sunscreen can cause more free radical damage than UV rays on bare skin.
Sunscreen with an SPF of 15 filters out approximately 93 percent of all incoming UVB rays. SPF 30 filters out 97 percent and SPF 50 filters out 98 percent. Thus, SPF 30 is NOT twice as good as SPF 15. SPF 15 is fine for most people. People who have fair skin, a family history of skin cancer, or conditions like lupus that increase sensitivity to sunlight should consider SPF 30 or higher.
Only sunscreens that protect the skin for 40 (water resistant) or 80 minutes (very water resistant) of sweating or swimming may claim to be "water-resistant".
Play safe out there!
Dr. Kevin
All photos courtesy Tony Sheppard.


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They are a small -known presence in many operating rooms, offering technical expertise to surgeons installing modern knees, implanting cardiac defibrillators or performing tender spine surgery.
Often called device reps — or ~ dint of. the more cumbersome and less transpicuous moniker "health-care industry representatives" — these salespeople are employed ~ the agency of the companies that make medical devices: Stryker, Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic, to give an appellation to a few. Their presence in the OR, distinctly common in orthopedics and neurosurgery, is division of the equipment packages that hospitals typically bribe.
Many "people who don't be in action in health care don't realize that industry reps are sometimes in the OR," reported Josephine Wergin, a risk management algebraist for the ECRI Institute, a Pennsylvania nonprofit that conducts exploration on medical subjects for the freedom from disease care industry. "A lot of general condition of affairs they are the real experts without ceasing their products."
Unlike rotating teams of nurses and surgical techs, reps are a suitable accordant presence, experts say, often functioning being of the kind which uber-assistants to surgeons with whom they improve close relationships and upon whom their six-outline salaries depend.
Although they don't clean in, reps are expected to have ~ing intimately familiar with the equipment they exchange, making sure it is at the skilful for the surgeon and poised to answer technical questions.
Who's The Expert?
But in what way much influence do reps wield, for what reason necessary and costly are their services and does their air in the OR, which may not have ~ing disclosed to patients, raise ethical questions relative to informed consent? A string of court cases has raised questions with respect to their involvement in surgeries that went awry, dating back to the late 1970s whenever a New York sales manager who had not graduated from verging on taint school tried for three hours to make firm a prosthetic hip while a surgeon allegedly left the OR.
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Despite their role, resort reps have received little scrutiny, in fiery contrast to drug salespeople, whose role has been the subject of not little research.
"There's so weak public awareness of this," uttered Adriane Fugh-Berman, an associate professor of pharmacology at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and manager of PharmedOut, a project that focuses up~ the body prescribing and drug-marketing practices. Fugh-Berman is the coauthor of a novel study that raises questions about whether surgeons rely too heavily on reps for technical expertise and furtherance, to the potential detriment of patients.
But the cost of medical devices, an industry through about $150 billion in annual U.S. sales, combined by concerns about conflicts of interest ~ means of doctors who must report industry payments similar to part of the Affordable Care Act, has resulted in increased sifting, as hospitals from Savannah to Stanford inquire for to standardize and circumscribe the activities of plan salespeople.
Several high-profile lawsuits obtain played a role, among them a 2006 Ohio put in a box in which a surgeon and a rep were ordered to pay a indefatigable $1.75 million after botched brain surgery. The salesperson had amiss. assured the surgeon that a bone join was suitable for sealing a concavity in the patient's skull. In 2003, Endovascular Technologies pleaded guilty to 10 felonies in federal court and paid else than $92 million in criminal and suave penalties for covering up problems including 12 deaths associated through an abdominal device. Doctors had been removing the emblazoned bearing using a technique devised by reps that had not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Some hospitals, greatest in number notably Loma Linda University Medical Center in California, obtain largely eliminated reps in orthopedics, buying implants immediately from the manufacturer at a massive discount and training surgical technicians to take their station in the OR. Loma Linda's head of orthopedics said the hospital has saved ready $1 million annually, a savings of in various places 50 percent on the cost of the devices, outside of affecting outcomes.
"I think there is a role" for reps, afore~ Lisa McGiffert, director of the Consumer Reports Safe Patient Project. But, she added, when it comes to choosing the in the highest degree device — such as a prosthetic knee — "be able to the patient trust that they're acquirement the expertise of the doctor or the authority of the rep?"
The vicinity of device reps in the OR, she added, in like manner raises questions about the adequacy of approval, if patients are not explicitly informed of their state-room.
Learning On The Fly
ECRI freshly repeated its recommendation that hospitals obtain explicit written consent from patients allowing that reps are to be present and warned surgeons in anticipation of learning "how to use … devices put ~ the fly."
How often that happens is unclear, on this account that what happens in the OR tends to stay in the OR. A slender 2014 study suggests that reps' throughout-involvement is not uncommon.
A prospect conducted by researchers at New York's Albany Medical College cast that 88 percent of 43 emblem reps said they had provided oral instructions to a doctor during surgery, during the time that 37 percent had participated in a surgery in that they felt their involvement was enormous, often because the surgeon lacked sufficient expertise. Twenty-one percent said they had direct physical contact with hospital staff or a long-suffering during an operation, which could desecrate hospital policy as well as rank law.
Terry Chang, associate general interchange of opinion of AdvaMed, a device industry barter association, points to its code of deontology as well as newly revised guidelines issued ~ dint of. the American College of Surgeons, which state that reps are to refrain from therapeutical decision-making and participating in surgery.
But Chang says that reps, who regard witnessed dozens if not hundreds of the same procedures, provide an essential benefit on account of doctors and patients. They "are solely present at the behest of the medical man and only as a trainer," and they supply "a live interactive resource."
Their importance, Chang said, lies in their expertise, that can make surgery faster and besides efficient. "For a lot of institutions, it's a bandwidth outcome," he said, echoing a verdict in Fugh-Berman's study that some surgeons prefer working with reps inasmuch as they are more knowledgeable than hospital truncheon.
Gerald Williams, a Philadelphia joint replacement specialist who is president of the 18,000-head American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, agrees. "Even admitting that a surgeon is extremely familiar" with a device, "there are divergent teams scrubbing in" who typically require less familiarity with the procedure and the surgeon's operation than a rep with whom a surgeon regularly works.
"Their nearness is dictated by the complexity of the surgery," he said. "They are probably there conclude to 100 percent in complicated cases such as spine surgery and joint implants."
Williams afore~ he doesn't tell his patients that a rep decision be in the room, adding, "I don't publish speak of them there's a circulating rear, either. My patients look at me considered in the state of being the captain of the ship. I call to mind if I told them about a rep, they would everything be supportive of it."
While salespeople regard been in operating rooms for decades, their partaking mushroomed beginning in the late 1990s with the proliferation of total joint replacement operations, said Linda Groah, the longtime executive director of AORN, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
These days, "there's much more control of the reps," she reported. "They just don't arrive through willy-nilly.'"
But Jeffrey Bedard's 2014 study near their role in the OR makes it unimpeded that in some cases, there may subsist a chasm between guidelines and not fictitious practice.
Bedard, who conducted his inquiry as a graduate student in therapeutical ethics, said it was prompted through his experience as an orthopedic resource rep in the late 1990s. He subsequently became a unsalable article salesman and now works in the pharmaceutical assiduity.
Bedard vividly remembers participating in one case involving a patient in her mid-40s. The surgeon, with whom he had not beforehand worked, refused all preoperative training, including attention a video, on a new $10,000 hip replacement system. "He said, 'You're going to exist there, right?'" Bedard remembers sentient asked.
"To say that the capsule was a train wreck would subsist an understatement," Bedard recalls. The surgeon repeatedly cursed at him and at the circulating nourish, who continually monitors the patient and is accountable for ensuring that the proper gear is available, as he struggled to achieve the procedure. "I had to clutch up the illustrated surgical technique and conference him through the case step through step," Bedard remembered. "I was completely beside myself."
Bedard recalled that while he called his supervisor to statement what had happened, "my cover with ~es said: 'You just made $1,000 on the side of three hours' worth of work. What are you murmuring about?'"
Judging by the responses to his unacknowledged survey, which found that 37 percent of reps said they believed they had been excessively involved in one operation and 40 percent had attended a surgery in which they questioned the surgeon's adequate income, Bedard said little appears to consider changed. "As a rep," he related, "you're paid to betray, to grow your business."
Two years since, Gary Botimer, a joint replacement specialist who is capital of orthopedics at Loma Linda, undertook a extreme experiment: He got rid of reps in divide replacement cases. Botimer negotiated a imbue discount on the price of counterfeited joints bought in bulk from a well-known American manufacturer and sent hospital surgical techs to the technical instruction given to device salespeople.
"It took me sum of ~ units years to convince the administration" to hoax this, recalled Botimer, who said that united surgeon, who had significant financial ties to a manufacturer, discharge. "I took a lot of bullets."
"What we basically did is to take the readiness set of the reps and restore it with our own employees, who don't acquire a conflict of interest," Botimer uttered. "It's very easy to trail your own people. We have ground that the techs are better than the reps."
The 'Rep-Less Model'
To allege the groundwork, Botimer said he and other surgeons reviewed the letters to select the best implants of the same kind with the hospital's standard. After the program was launched in 2014, Botimer declared, he and his staff tracked the outcomes of aggregate 500 joint replacement cases for some year to see if the "rep-inferior model" was equivalent. No difference in outcomes was detected, he afore~, but the hospital saved $1 the multitude each year. (While standard implants are used in touching 90 percent of cases, Loma Linda surgeons are allowed to use other devices if they believe doing so is in the patient's most wise interest.)
The program has been for a like rea~n successful that it is being extended to other orthopedic surgeries, such as trauma and spine operations, he said. Botimer added that he is fielding inquiries from other hospital systems contemplating a uniform move.
"This is a important change in the culture, and ~t any one makes that change easily," he uttered. "You have operating [room] personnel who've solely known one way of doing things, doctors who are apprehensive to try it and administrators worried that docs would repeal on them. We've spent a leash of years proving to everybody that their overthrow fears didn't happen."
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[India], Feb 13 (ANI): In his last speech in the 16th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took potshots at Congress President Rahul Gandhi for his various gestures and comments made in the House during the last 5 years, including raking up of the Rafale fighter deal.
He listed various initiatives of his government which were endorsed by the House during its term and said "a lot more needs to be done", inferring his intent to return to power.
In this context, he thanked Samajwadi Party veteran Mulayam Singh Yadav for wishing that he returns to the top post.
Modi also appeared to be sending a message to the voters as he emphasised that the world had taken India more seriously during his tenure because his government had a full majority in Parliament.
"This was the first House without a Congress 'gotra' (lineage)," he said in his valedictory address.
He used the occasion to take potshots at Gandhi, who was not present in the House but was addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters over the CAG report on Rafale fighter deal.
"We used to hear that an earthquake will occur. Five years of this House are coming to an end but we did not see any earthquake," Modi said, evoking laughter from the ruling benches.
He was apparently referring to Gandhi's comments made long back that if he speaks in the House, there will be an earthquake.
The Prime Minister also referred, in a veiled manner, to raking up of the Rafale deal by Gandhi, saying "Kuch havai jahaz bhi udaye gaye (Some planes were also flown),"
He then went on to add that the might and stature of democracy is such that no plane can reach that level.
"Neither did any plane fly nor any earthquake occurred," he said.
At another point, Modi took a dig at Gandhi while referring, in a veiled manner, to the hug the Congress President gave to him in House in July last year during the No-Confidence Motion. Gandhi, after making a speech, had walked across the House and hugged a seated Modi, to his utter surprise.
"For the first time, I understood the difference between hugging and piling on," Modi quipped.
The Prime Minister also did not forget to mention, again in a veiled manner, the gestures which Gandhi was caught making in the House, twice.
"This is also the first time I saw playful exchange of glances in the House," he said.
He observed that the House had witnessed "nok jhonk" (trading of barbs) several times between the government and the Opposition.
He, however, regretted that at times, the discourse was not pleasant.
Recalling the achievements of the 16th Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister said a number of firsts were achieved its term.
"Several sessions in this Lok Sabha had good productivity... Overall the productivity was 85 per cent...This is a very good sign. I want to appreciate the role of the Speaker (Sumitra Mahajan) in conducting the proceedings of the House, as well as Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Ji (who is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha)," the Prime Minister said.
He paid tributes to former Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar who passed away a few months back. "We definitely miss the cheerful Ananth Kumar," he said.
"We will be proud of this 16th Lok Sabha, as it saw the highest number of women members elected to the House. 44 first time women MPs were time elected to the Lok Sabha. It is a matter of great pride that even our External Affairs Minister, Defence Minister, Speaker and registrar are women," he said.
Prime Minister Modi also said that the strength of a majority government is one that holds significance on an international level.
"It is after three decades that a majority government came to power in the country. It is for the first time after independence that a government was formed without the help of the Congress lineage," he said.
Recalling the measures taken by his government, the Prime Minister said members of this Lok Sabha should be proud as they were part of the House that enacted several crucial legislations like the GST, increased maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks, and introduced stringent laws curbing black money, shell companies and benami laws.
He added that this House made Aadhaar a superpower.
"Ours is the 7th fastest growing economy, and our self-confidence is at an all-time high," the Prime Minister said.
He said the world is discussing global warming and India took a lead in the formation of the International Solar Alliance to mitigate this menace.
While signing off, Modi said now since all the parties will again be going to the people, the discourse should be healthy. (ANI)


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Alex Woodyard left Lincoln City yesterday looking for fame and fortune at a higher level. Had we been promoted, I have little doubt he would have stayed. Instead, he's gone and we reluctantly have to move on.
Inevitably though, his career will be tracked by many on social media, always making reference to him being on the bench, being dropped or even worse, left out completely. Given his talent, that shouldn't happen, but given the manager he's working for, you never know. After all, Steve Evans isn't known for loving his players, not even a little bit.
Recently, quite a few players have left City looking for a better life in a higher division, or even in the same division, and few have come off well.
Jonny Margetts was the first, within a few months of joining City he was on the radar of Scunthorpe United. It was speculated he was never really wanted by the manager, but chairman Peter Swann coveted the striker. Some say it was because he knew him from Gainsborough Trinity, others say it was a malice buy, a show of strength in the battle to be Lincolnshire's top team. Whatever the case, Margetts left for the bright lights of League One after a handful of appearances and that four-goal haul against Southport to his name.
He played seven time for Lincoln in just a month. August 2016 saw him move to Iron and since then he's played five matches, all as a sub, scoring once in the EFL Trophy. He suffered an injury, but never got close to the first team and was recently released. He made more starts on his short return to City on loan, but his season on the bench saw a relatively unfit player stumble through four end of season games. His likely destination will be National League or below this summer.
Theo Robinson was another who fancied a stab at a higher division, although to be fair to Theo he never hid that fact. He played 19 times for us and scored six goals, five of which came under the FA Cup spotlight. Was he a show pony, putting on a performance when he knew the world was watching? Not for me, but some did note his improved performances in the FA Cup. He was another deadline day departure, another who got a League One call and couldn't wait to make the switch. again, but how could you bear him any malice? He was on a week to week contract and wanted to be in the shop window.
Since his January 2017 move he has scored seven league goals for Southend, but of his 43 league appearances, 33 have come from the bench. Did he 'make it' after his move? He got more game time than Margetts but it could be argued he hasn't really thrived at Roots Hall. He was linked with us in January too, just like Margetts it seemed a move back to Lincoln was in his heart. Both jumped ship and, if the speculation is to be believed, both regretted it.
What about Sean Raggett? He doesn't quite fall into the same category, Raggs was a fine servant to this club and earned his move fair and square, just like Alex did. His loan spell back here helped us establish ourselves as a Football League club and his return to Norwich was meant to be the next step on the ladder. However, speaking to a Norwich fan the other week I asked how h thought Sean Raggett was getting on. The answer I got was 'who is that?'
His game time has been limited to say the least, two brief appearances in the league, one of which came as the Canaries were thrashed 5-1 on the final day of the season. He's a Championship player so has gone one step further than Alex has, but his progress has stalled. He's younger than Alex and arguably has a bit more potential, but that green grass of Carrow Road has yet to see much of our National League hero. What price on another loan spell this season? Maybe not at Lincoln, but I wouldn't mind betting Peterborough are paying close attention.


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Annie & Neil
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Photography by Sue Kessler of Christian Oth Studio
Annie and Neil wanted a wedding that was romantic, had a playful vibe, and a celebratory feel, and that is exactly what they got at The Bowery Hotel. The bride tells Twirl New York they were, "drawn to the distinct charm and timeless design" of the downtown Manhattan hotel.
"Belle Fleur brought our vision to life, creating breathtaking floral design, accents, and tablescapes," Annie says. With tall taper candles creating a romantic glow, and low floral arrangements of peonies, roses, and other soft blooms in glass vases, the long rectangular tables had a communal feeling, while also remaining formal.
Music was a very important component of the evening for Annie and Neil and they set the tone for the night with a string trio that welcomed guests as they arrived for the ceremony and continued into the cocktail hour, putting a whimsical spin on classics by The Beatles, Cat Stevens, Led Zeppelin, Louis Armstrong, and Sting. The string trio from the ceremony and cocktail hour then joined the band to kick off the reception performing a beautiful rendition of The Book of Love by The Magnetic Fields.
Starlight Orchestras ensured that the dance floor was packed into the early morning hours. "We witnessed even the most modest guests throw down moves we never would have imagined from them," remembers Annie.
To us there was no better place to have our closest friends and family come together to help us celebrate our wedding.—Annie
Sliders, pigs-in-a-blanket and truffled popcorn were late night snacks brought out to help guests refuel as the night went on.
To cap off the evening, the band played an extended version of Hey Jude and the whole crowd sang along, "a most fitting wrap to a magical whirlwind day that was so much more than we ever could have dreamed."
Wedding Planning Anna Leath of Just About Married
Venue The Bowery Hotel
Floral Design Belle Fleur New York
Wedding Dress Designer Johanna Johnson
Bride's Ceremony Shoes by René Caovilla
Bride's Reception Shoes by Fendi
Bride's Sapphire and diamond earrings were an heirloom gift from the groom's parents
Bride's 18 carat gold tennis bracelet borrowed from the bride's sister Caitlin
Groom's custom suit & cufflinks from Paul Stuart
Groom's Tie Tom Ford
Bridesmaid Dresses Amsale from Bella Bridesmaids
Cake Empire Cake
Invitations Ceci New York
Calligraphy Kaleidakolor Calligraphy
Catering Gemma at the Bowery Hotel
Music Starlight Orchestras
Hair Mia Babas of Frederic Fekkai
Makeup Luis Rodriguez


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Called to Liberation – and to Liberate!
By Fred Pruitt
(Originally published as Sin Consciousness – Christ Consciousness)
Of the numerous issues and questions people bring up as we travel sharing our union reality, there are a few that come up regularly. The first one has to do with "sinning/not sinning," which, sadly, is the preoccupying issue that besets and partly spiritually cripples most of God's people in their personal awareness.
"Sin consciousness," as opposed to "Christ-consciousness," is almost universal among believers, and is nothing more (nor less) than a wrongful self-focus, (I, me, mine), when it is compared to a Christ-awareness and focus. In this greater Christ-awareness, the "me" issue is settled once and for all and we forget it (ourselves), because now as mature Christian spiritual "adults,"our focus is no longer looking back at ourselves and our behavior, or looking for some form of self-improvement that will make us more pleasing to God. From that incomplete vantage point of "sin consciousness" we believe and live as if we are continually falling short (in our own eyes) of living God's Life of perfect Love.
Sin consciousness keeps us focused on ourselves, "our" progress, "our" spirituality, "our" needs, etc., and is exhaustless. Sin consciousness is a bottomless pit, and is never resolved by rededication, trying harder, or any other "method" the consciousness of the flesh ("mind set on the flesh") can muster up. God winks at our ignorance while we flounder around like fish out of water trying to establish our own righteousness. We think we are looking for God's righteousness, and ultimately that really is ours and God's true goal. But in ignorance we do not realize that we are like Abram and Sarai, who thought they could fulfill the Promise of the Heir by Abram fathering Ishmael by Hagar.
The proof that many are in a sin consciousness mode (wrongful self-focus) is abundantly clear as we share from place to place, because once we have shared our astounding total liberty by recognition of the Total Perfect Christ manifesting Himself perfectly in and as the totality of our perfected humanity, almost the first thing people ask is, "What about sin?" – or – "Who then is sinning when I sin?"
That very question finds us out, that our focus and even trust or faith – yes, I said trust or faith – is directed toward the probability (so we think) that we continue to still commit sins on a daily basis, that we cannot help ourselves, (contrary to Paul's word that we are free from sin, having died to it, and no longer are indebted to it in any way, shape or fashion), and that condition is our life-long "best" we can do. We surprisingly find many of God's people completely incredulous and often resistant to any idea contrary to this sin consciousness, sometimes to the point of finding us as "false teachers," who would dare say such a thing.
However, when by the Spirit's revelation we come into a total awareness of Christ in us in completeness and perfection, our own "condition" is no longer at the forefront of our concern. From this point on life then reorients outward (away from us) toward looking into the world – "For God so loved the world!" It is God's purpose that the world by us would be drawn into the reconciliation that is our commission to declare, that God has already provided and accomplished through the Cross and Resurrection. Having already reaped the benefits of the Cross and Resurrection, God sends us out to continue that work of reconciliation. We find ourselves as Paul, who wrote:
"And all things are of God, Who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given unto us the ministry of reconciliation; to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation." (2 Cor 5:18,19)
The message is this: sin and sins have been forever dealt with. Forgiveness and restoration is freely available for all, as it has always been from the Eternal. To God, through Jesus Christ, Son of Man, Who did not come to "destroy men's lives, but to save them,"(Lk 9:56), the world is already reconciled!
Therefore God says:
"Come let us reason together. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." (Is 1:18), and again, As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us (Ps 103:12), and also, "I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for my own sake, and will not remember thy sins."(Is 43:25).
This is why Jesus could walk around Galilee and Judea, declaring the forgiveness of sins to people who did nothing but come and be in His presence. The Pharisees were upset with Jesus' Spirit words, commenting, "Only God can forgive sins." Sadly, they had missed the fact that indeed in God they already were forgiven and reconciled. Though the Cross came at the end of Jesus' life on earth, He could already declare the forgiveness of sins and restoration to all mankind because He knew He was the "Lamb slain from the foundation of the world … in the midst of the throne" (Rev 13:8; 5:6).
The Cross and the accomplishment of the Cross has existed eternally, and the physical Cross and Resurrection accomplished at Calvary was a once-for-all picture in time, stretching backward into the past beginning, and forward into the future final consummation, of the Truth that has always been so in God.
The Cross was not to reconcile God, but to reconcile US! Jesus did not present an "Angry Father," Who needed a Son to mollify His Father's All-consuming anger. From the foundation of the earth we have been God's heart, for which He has longed even as the father in the parable continually longed for his son to return from his prodigality, finally seeing him coming from afar off and running to greet and embrace him with tears and joy. Where was the anger in that father?
From the beginning we were the "apple of His eye." Where did He display any wrath or even anger toward Adam and Eve when they ate the fruit. No, contrary to what we have been taught, God's heart toward us was one of sorrow and Divine compassion, because He knew the tough road we had chosen to walk, but He also knew the end of that road would be life from the dead, and that the kingdom of Love would be above all, through all, and in all.
He knew we had been deceived and had fallen into the devil's trap. Therefore His first action toward us was to give us the Promise of the Redeemer through the Seed of the Woman. (Gen 3:15). At the very moment of the "Fall," God moves to provide the complete solution, seen in shadow, not yet understood by man, but nevertheless provided by God to bring man into the already established reconciliation that was the Father's Heart from eternity.
I often say the wrath was not really in the Godhead, as we have mostly been taught. The true understanding of the "wrath of God," is that the consuming Fire of God eternally manifests through the Son the Lamb Slain, as light, gentleness and outgoing love. That is ALL God is in Himself. But the "fire" was hijacked by Lucifer/Satan and became in him a raging inferno of unquenchable anger and self-elevating pride, into which that vile serpent also caught and drew all of us.
The wrath, therefore, which is God's in the sense that everything is God's, is actually not in the Triune Godhead where He calls Himself God, but came "alive" in the devil and through the devil, it came alive in man. As Paul said, we were "by nature the children of wrath,"(Eph 2:2,3).
That same "consuming fire" of God came forth in gentleness and ultimately power in the "burning bush" that caught Moses' sight. That bush was a true picture of our life in God when we are in right relationship to Him. When we are His, we are filled with that consuming fire, not to be burned up and consumed, but as the inner dynamo that constrains us to say, "The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up."
The reason is because this fire, burning eternally in the heart of God, through the Lamb becomes the working Life of the Universe to bless, lift up, and manifest the Love of God in Christ. It was never meant to be manifest as the devil manifested it, that is, in the possessiveness of self-for-self, which can only turn it into pride, covetousness, envy and finally wrath. In that state it becomes a fire that can never be quenched or put out, never satisfied, only raging and seeking to devour everything within itself. But in Christ, that fire becomes the energy of the Love, the power which raises up, that does not seek to destroy, but only to edify and to save!
Therefore, it remains only for the creature to participate in that reconciliation that God has already accomplished. By the free exercise of the singular royal function of our person-hood, i.e., the one facility God has given us by which our way is determined, the receptivity of faith, we speak the word of agreement or faith, either to life or to death.
"With the pure thou will show Yourself as pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself froward." (Ps 18:26).
Do we desire purity, singleness of heart and sight, and to live and do the truth?" Its reward is to live in the purity, i.e., oneness of will and life in God. Or do we desire to get for ourselves, to possess, acquire and fill ourselves up with anything we can get, to accumulate to and for ourselves, even at the expense of any or every one else? The reward there is to be what we have desired and taken – self-for-self. Again as the scripture says, "Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life."(Pr 4:23).
But by grace we have been brought into the clear purity of God, and once for all realized and recognized that we are not just "we," but we are "He," in all our doings. We see and have come to know, by the Spirit's inner witness, that we are no longer children of wrath, in bondage to sin and indebted to continue in it. We see that now having been delivered from Sin by the death of the Cross, we have arisen as completely NEW CREATIONS, i.e., first Christ "for" us, then Christ "in" us, and finally Christ "as" us. We have been permanently raised to newness of Life by the power of the Resurrection, and we now live in the world as simply us, but not "just" us, but He in us, manifesting His Divine Glory in the commonness of our clay-pot humanity. And we recognize that this clay-pot humanity was created, molded, and shaped into the vessel of Love that God has determined we would be from the foundation of the earth. "It is He who hath made us, and not we ourselves."
This then is our final self-liberation, because once this "me" thing has been taken care of, we begin to move out in the Holy Spirit to be bearers of Life for others – i.e., for the ones "out there." We become the "Bread of heaven," even as He is the bread of heaven. Now we see others "eating of us," feeding off that surging Eternal Life of Christ, coming out of us as the scripture says, from glory unto glory.
This is as distinct a change in consciousness as moving out of the kingdom of darkness and into the kingdom of the Son. Because we have moved on from "me," to "them!" This is the final result and pinnacle of Christ's Life in us in this world, that we might continually be Life for others.
And we cannot help it, because the "love of Christ constrains us," like a dam bursting at its seams, and out from us gushes a mighty Mississippi river of Life.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride.
There will be some tough spots. Perhaps quite a few. But you will get through and live to triumph both now and on the other side.


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Enter S'well, the organization that fundamentally made water bottles a form embellishment.
As per the brand's site, when author Sarah Kauss propelled S'well in 2010, her objective was to "freed the universe of plastic water bottles" by giving individuals reusable ones they'd really need to drink from. After eight years, S'well has developed exponentially: In 2016, the organization earned over $100 million in deals, Inc reports.
The reason I began to look all starry eyed at S'well in any case is on account of it keeps my water so damn chilly.
I was skilled my first S'well—a brilliant orange tone—around five or so years back, and it finished my water bottle usefulness test without a hitch. Not exclusively did my water remain frosty through an indoor cycling class in a warm room loaded with sweat-soaked individuals, yet it additionally remained chilly when I held the jug once for the majority of 60 minutes (however my hand cramped up like there's no tomorrow).
Excellence For All Ages
On account of the S'well jug's protected steel body, the organization says water in it will remain cool for an amazing 24 hours—and I can guarantee you that it satisfies this guarantee. In case you're endeavoring to keep a refreshment hot, it can do as such for 12 hours. The triple-layer development (steel, copper, steel) is intended to keep your water bottle from perspiring. Since I work from a minor work area in a modest Queens flat with no space to extra and little tolerance to continue cleaning, this is likewise essential to me.
Be that as it may, it's the stunning outlines that transformed me into a rehash client.
I don't really require in excess of one great water bottle. (Does anybody, truly?) But S'well is continually coming up new hues and examples—and I am a sucker for a pretty outline. So yes, I claim three of them: the orange one I specified as of now, a botanical print from the brand's joint effort with Liberty Fabrics, and a garden-roused mint green container from an elite line with Starbucks. The mint green (check my words, it will be the following millennial pink) bottle has mind boggling portrayals of blossoms, greeneries, and clears out. The palette additionally happens to coordinate my office stylish entirely well, so it truly takes a gander at home around my work area (as prove by my photograph up top). Which is something I unquestionably never pondered a water bottle.
Last December, S'well made the most additional water bottles ever, which were amazed in Swarovski precious stones and cost—sit tight for it—$1,500. It took everything in my radiance fixated heart to not spend a little fortune on a water bottle. Other cool outline accumulations have been in accordance with whatever is left of their ordinary evaluated stock—running from $25 to $45, contingent upon measure—incorporating joint efforts with form creator Lily Pulitzer and picture taker Gray Malin.
While I'm the first to concede my reusing amusement could even now utilize some work, I'd state my S'well water bottles are an exceptionally chic place to begin. Also, you know, ideally get me some more Instagram likes while I'm grinding away.
Peeing outside is as basic as finding a detached spot and popping a squat, isn't that so? Hypothetically, beyond any doubt—however as a general rule, everything from uneven landscape to tight hip flexors can divert you from your amusement (and, accordingly, your...trajectory). The mechanics of diminishing yourself in nature can be testing in the event that you battle with versatility and adaptability, as most present day work area racers do, or in the event that you experience serious difficulties remaining relentless on your feet. Finding the correct spot can be dubious, as well: level and unhampered, yet out of the way and to some degree private. And after that there's the entire cleanliness side of things: T.P. or then again no T.P.?
Regardless of whether you're in the backwoods or at Bonnaroo, having the capacity to effectively pee in nature (and rise perfect and dry) can be a distinct advantage. As a newish climber myself, I've by and by been endeavoring to ace the workmanship, so I chose to solicit a bunch from ladies explorers, hikers, kayakers, and other open air travelers for their recommendation on the best way to benefit as much as possible from your in the open air washroom encounter. This is what they (and I) suggest.
1. Know how to scope out the correct spot.
Search for even territory where you can keep a consistent balance. You'll keep up your adjust better on strong, level earth than on rough rock or free soil. Even better, a territory with a slight slope enables your pee to empty downhill and away out of your shoes. "It's tied in with finding that little slant and hunching down so your goods is path back and you won't encounter splashback," says Julie, a climber in Georgia whose developmental long stretches of woods peeing included drinking around blazes in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.
2. Squat as low as you serenely can.
Discussing hunching down: The closer you can get to the ground, the all the more relentless you'll feel—and the more probable your pee will really hit said ground, instead of denouncing any and all authority on your calves or lower legs. (In the event that you've at any point peed outside previously, you comprehend what I mean.) Try to sink as low into your squat as you can while holding your butt back and your feet level on the ground—raising up on your toes will simply make you unbalanced. In powerlifting speech, this squat style is known as "ass to grass," which goes up against a significant exacting importance in the wild. Simply ensure you're not taking that too truly: One explorer, Victoria, says she discovered that the most difficult way possible after she needed to cull a tick off one cheek.
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A large number of the ladies I talked with concur that a low, adjusted, level footed squat is vital to your open air restroom encounter. Be that as it may, contingent upon how much portability you have in your lower legs, hips, and knees, this can be simpler said than done. So simply do what you can—and check this down as another justifiable reason motivation to ensure you're fitting some portability works out (adaptability is one critical factor in that) into your general wellness schedule. (In excess of one explorer particularly prescribed honing the profound squat, and additionally seat stance or divider squats, to get settled in a drifting position.)
3. Utilize nature's props for help with adjust and situating.
Various ladies specified become a close acquaintence with a close-by tree for better adjust. "My most loved thing is to locate a fallen tree and roost on that," says Sydney. "On the off chance that it's a fallen tree with a groin in it, all the better." (The groin is the piece of the tree where the storage compartment parts into two.) Melissa G., a kayaker, wants to complete an adjusted divider squat with her back against the tree. "Do check the tree for toxic vegetation and bugs first," she alerts. You'll unquestionably need to acclimate yourself with poison ivy and its kinfolk.
4. Convey a bungee string to make adjusting simpler.
One continuous camper, Melissa, brings along a basic apparatus for these situations. "I keep no less than one bungee rope in my auto and my camp unit constantly," she says. "I wrap the bungee low around the tree and secure to each other. At that point I snatch the bungee string, squat, and recline."
In the event that there's nothing to prepare yourself against, and you truly don't confide in your adjust in light of either the territory or your drained legs, think about this next tip, which is as a matter of fact not for everybody but rather nature essayist and outside devotee Catie swears by. If its all the same to you peeing before an accomplice or companion, have them remain before you and clutch your wrists or hands (this way) so you can lean the distance once again into a profound squat without stressing over tipping in reverse . This enables you to accomplish a squat profundity that averts splashback, and in doing as such, additionally keeps your pelvic locale a sheltered separation once again from your jeans and clothing around your lower legs. Discuss collaboration.
5. A couple DIY embellishments can truly help with cleanup.
Hannah, an enthusiastic climber in Georgia, shares this virtuoso tip for tidying up subsequently: "Include a little sprinkle from your Camelback [or whatever hydration pack you have] water hose and you have a decent little backwoods bidet. No wiping essential." This additionally keeps her from dealing with tissue, which backwoods climbers ought to dependably pack out (carry retreat from the forested areas with you).
On that note, Colleen, a hiker and SELF supporter, suggests one tip she grabbed subsequent to burning through three months along a part of the Pacific Crest Trail and Oregon drift. "The best procedure I learned, and that numerous ladies honed, was bringing a 'pee cloth,' for the most part a handkerchief," she says. Utilize it instead of T.P. in the wake of peeing, at that point hang it off the back of your pack. "The sun dried it, and we would wash it when we reached town." While this is most likely over the edge for multi day climb or other short trip, it is anything but an awful thought in case you're investing a broadened measure of energy in the forested areas.
6. Utilize a stick to make a shallow opening to pee into; it'll limit the likelihood of pee streaming over your feet.
Climbers following leave-no-follow morals regularly convey little trowels with which to burrow catholes, where they cover their strong waste at campgrounds. While this is definitely not a fundamental practice for pee, Sydney says that she as often as possible uses a stick or the rear area of her boot to scratch a shallow trough into the earth, which gives pee a place to pool and keeps it from streaming over to her feet.
7. Consider putting resources into a pee pipe, particularly for more or more strenuous climbs.
Various ladies I talked with announced their affection for pee channels like the GoGirl and the


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Turmoil as clubs rail against penalties
Club presidents called an urgent meeting for last night to address concerns after sanctions were reportedly imposed on 12 of the clubs for not having suitably qualified coaches.
Sources confirmed yesterday that a meeting was planned among the presidents just a week after one president, Jason Wade of Southampton Rangers, had a motion to amend the Bermuda Football Association sanctions rejected at the annual Congress meeting by a vote of 7-6 with nine abstentions.
Mark Wade, the BFA president, subsequently instructed the clubs that �sanctions remain so fines have to be paid within 21 days of receipt�.
Wade reiterated his position on the matter yesterday, after a number of clubs did not make the August 31 deadline to have senior coaches achieve the �B� licence qualification.
�We have e-mailed all the affected clubs and will this afternoon advise all of the teams of what the sanctions were and what tournaments or divisions are impacted,� Wade told The Royal Gazette yesterday.
�I do understand there may be some appeals, so from our perspective we don�t really want to comment beyond confirming that we have sent out e-mails.�
It is understood that points have been deducted from four Premier Division and eight First Division clubs, and may even involve Dudley Eve [Trophy] group matches, which would affect the final standings.
�I don�t have that information in front of me right now,� Wade said.
A First Division club is understood to have been sanctioned for not having a �C�-licensed qualified coach who was also not certified with CPR training.
Yesterday, the clubs were hastily trying to arrange the meeting, although it is not certain if the meeting involved all 21 Premier Division and First Division clubs or just those affected.
Club officials contacted yesterday remained tight-lipped, but one said: �I received a few calls from a few presidents, starting last night, with concerns. As far as I know my club is not on the [sanctions] list.�
Wade is standing by the BFA�s position on the matter, after sufficient time had been given to clubs to have coaches become suitably qualified. �While we are acting on the policy and the sanctions that are contained in it, we wait for any appeals from the clubs,� he said.
�I have had a couple of calls from club presidents and we�re awaiting official communication. We delayed it [sanctions] in order to give the clubs the opportunity to speak to it at the Congress. They also put a motion to the floor at the Congress and that motion was defeated.
�It�s disappointing to have to come to this particular juncture. I�m still a coach at heart and these sorts of things are not something you want to do. The Executive Council is not taking any pleasure in enacting this particular policy and rule, but as an association it is our job; it�s what we�re elected to do.�
Wade added: �I wouldn�t say this is coming from Fifa, but there is the club licensing that has come directly from Fifa. But for coaches and those working with the development of children, there is a standard, and having a minimum standard is best practice.
�We�re always open to our members, so we�re here to listen to any appeals. But we also have to consider the members who have met the standard as well. It�s a ticklish situation and not one that we look forward to having to deal with, but this is what we are elected to do.�
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