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Scarbrough Animal Clinic
- Sunrise Golf Village East
The veterinary staff grooms pets and checks the health of all major organs to prevent future illnesses, weight issues, and problem behaviors
Homestead Animal Hospital
- Homestead
Pets stay overnight in recently renovated private kennels, and vets ensure good health with comprehensive exams
Happy Tails Pet Spa & Resort
- Wellington
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North County Training Facility
- Jupiter Farms
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The scene is a familiar one: hotel guests lounge beside the outdoor pool as staff members filter around, offering refreshments or collecting clients for a spa treatment. However, at Pet Paradise, the pool is bone shaped and all the guests are dogs. This luxurious scene is one cat and dog owners can find at this boarding and daycare facility that has been owner Fred Goldsmith's pride and joy for a decade. The animal lover was inspired to start his own pet hotel when he simply couldn't find a place he was comfortable leaving his bichon frise when he went on vacation.
Fred made Pet Paradise to his exact specifications, and the pet hotel's amenities reflect the loving care he lavishes on his own beloved pup. Dogs and cats can luxuriate in spa-quality grooming treatments or burn off some energy during group playtime. In the evening, pets can settle into plush bedding and feel safe knowing that the dedicated live-in staff resides just a bark away. Nocturnal kitties spend the night exploring their own private six-level cat condos while gentle spa music fills the air to keep them entertained. In case of any emergencies, Pet Paradise keeps veterinarians on-call, and in the event of a snack emergency, each staff member is a certified bacon cook.
After amassing 12 years of combined pet-care experience, animal lovers George Meneses and Alan Aghazadian opened a 3,000 square-foot, cage-free utopia for canines. Inside, dogs are split up by size to frolic around a 900 square-foot playground carpeted with joint-friendly, antimicrobial K9Grass. Cool-water misters and shade-providing awnings keep pooches comfortable in a 1,200 square-foot outdoor playground where dogs stretch their legs or practice cannonballs into the pool. Passionate about humane, dog-friendly conditions, the staff grooms pups in a cage-free room with deluxe John Paul Pet products, crafted by a cofounder of Paul Mitchell. Overnight guests stay in private, oversized pods equipped with windows, so they can look out onto fellow hotel guests or watch for room-service deliveries. The facility boasts modern décor—inside, a loft-like atmosphere has human-friendly seating areas outfitted with Saarinen tables and, outdoors, park benches let humans take a seat while pups burn off energy. In a petite gift shop, boutique products include The Kenyan Collection hand-beaded leather collars, as well as deluxe toys and food bowls.
Named after the owner's sassy feline CEO, Lola's Healthy Pet Cafe helps pets look and feel their best with cat and dog grooming services and a storefront packed with holistic food, treats, and supplements. Bringing more than a decade of grooming experience to Lola's, owner Kelly strives to give each pet personalized attention by scheduling a limited number of appointments each day. Though she specializes in doggy facials and massage, Kelly is armed with the skills and tools to spruce up both kitties and all breeds of canines, readying them for shows, everyday living, or immediate romps in backyard mud puddles. To keep families' furry companions as healthy on the inside as they are adorable on the outside, Lola's Healthy Pet Cafe purveys brands of food and treats comprising natural and holistic ingredients.


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Speaking Merits...How to start
I now have my CPP after my name and am ready to begin my journey towards earning my Craftsman and Master's.
I've volunteered to help at IUSA this year in order to get an inside feel of the organization and to earn a few merits towards my degrees. I enjoy doing things such as this so service merits will come easily for me.
I'm entering my state's Fall Print competition this month in preparation for District and then the International Print Competition. Earning print merits seems to be pretty straight forward, not easy but easy to understand.
Where I stand now is figuring out how to earn my speaking merits. I have considered putting together a few basic classes that are geared toward new photographers starting out in the business. I'm not looking to become a superstar on the speaker circuit but rather a person that's willing to share the knowledge he has with people that are eager to learn.
I have 15 years experience so I feel confident teaching the basics and after all the best way to learn something really well is to teach it.
What I need to know is where to start. By this I mean do I need to draw up a lesson plan, present the plan to someone for approval and then start recruiting students? I have a wealth of new start ups within 3 hours of my studio most of which have no affiliation of any kind. I figured I could make this my target market for both teaching and approaching potential new members.
Any advice on how to get started would be greatly appreciated.
I would also be willing to work alongside another instructor if need be.Greg Yager CPP
"Be prepared to lose anything you are not willing to share" - me
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Re: Speaking Merits...How to start
i assume your taking advantage of your resent membership to your state affiliate.
thats the perfect place to start. the affiliates are always looking for free speakers.
find out who is in charge of scheduling the speakers for the monthly meetings.
also call affiliates in the surrounding states. you could do a super monday.
there are many places to get a start speaking.
just come up with a few topics that your confident teaching, you don't have to present anything other then a topic. get the dates then write up a program. don't make it too long, usually your only giving about one hour. so don't expect to teach everything you know on a subject. better to cover a small aspect thoroughly then to try to cover too much. remember at an affiliate meeting you'll have photographers of all levels, so don't make it a program for just beginners. don't forget to leave some time at the end for q&a. at a super monday you could stress in the info that it's a program for beginners if that's what you want to teach.
hope this helps
Re: Speaking Merits...How to start
It helps a lot Joe. I have recently contacted my state affiliate to let them know I'm here and willing to work. Based on your advice I think I need to be a bit more specific and let them know I'm available to speak on a variety of topics. The idea of teaching basics was just one avenue I was considering.
Is there anything I need to do beforehand to insure I receive merits? I assume if I speak at an affiliate meeting they can help with this but what if I do put together a class? Finding students will be fairly easy but I want to make sure I have my ducks in a row before I start recruiting.Greg Yager CPP
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Re: Speaking Merits...How to start
the affiliate will ask you for your ppa # and apply for the merit.
you'll probably be earning some type of credit from the state org also which will be applied to state degrees. each state has their own degree program, they should have all that info for you.
at the affiliate meeting, you don't have to hustle to get attendance.
if the speaker sounds interesting, has some credentials or degrees
then people will show up. you've been in business for 15 years and have a cpp, that should do it.
i see a merit guy on the horizon. we've created the monster.
make sure you take care of your business & family first, the degrees will come in time.Last edited by Stan_Lawrence; 11-16-2010 at 01:20 AM.
Re: Speaking Merits...How to start
Hilarious. True, but hilarious.
Family and business do come first but this is what entertains me. My son is 22 and on his own so it's just me and the wife here and we're both photographers. It's our career and our hobby so becoming engrossed in projects like this is a good thing for us.Last edited by Stan_Lawrence; 11-16-2010 at 01:21 AM.
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Re: Speaking Merits...How to start
been there - done that
i'm waiting for the notice to "watch my language"
Re: Speaking Merits...How to start
local and state affiliates will usually have a contract for speaking gigs. They are only allotted a certain amount of merits to hand out -- so the number of merits you receive may vary from place to place. Depending on how far you are willing to travel, there are a number of affiliates across the country that are looking for fresh faces. You might also check with your lab, or another vendor, to see if they would be willing to sponsor you. Affiliates like speakers with sponsors -- it usually saves them a little bit of $$ when you begin talking about paid speaking engagements.
Local affiliates are usually more hungry for speakers than are state affiliates. Meaning, they will probably have openings in their speaker line-up for the current year, or year following (state affiliates often schedule a year to two years out).
If you are talking about hosting a program of your own, you will have to submit a syllabus to PPA for approval in order for them to list it as a PPA merited class. Be aware, when you host a class where the students get merits -- the instructor gets a merit as well, but it's not a speaking merit -- it is a service merit.
Super Mondays are easy ways to rack up merit points (2 speaking merits per Super Monday, the class gets promoted by PPA). As some have mentioned on other threads, they prefer to teach the class out of their competitor's market area. (i.e. plan a trip to a friends studio in another state, or a few hours drive away, and hold the Super Monday there).
Then there is always the option to contact PPA affiliate schools about being an instructor. These are multi-day courses though, so the schools will want to see a track record (i.e. can you teach a full day, or more than one day's worth of material).
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Re: Speaking Merits...How to start
Thank you very much everyone.
Just to let you know that your advice didn't fall on deaf ears I have dispatched an e-mail to the area director in my state to offer my services in any way they might need.
I also e-mailed the director in our neighboring region to offer my services there as well.
I then looked up the information on Super Monday and submitted a class for the May 16th event to be held at my studio.
If anyone has further advice please feel free to let me know. All input is welcomed and greatly appreciated.Greg Yager CPP
"Be prepared to lose anything you are not willing to share" - me
Re: Speaking Merits...How to start
If anyone has further advice please feel free to let me know. All input is welcomed and greatly appreciated.Mark Levesque, CPP, M. Photog., Cr. Photog, A.C. Ph., CPP Liaison, PPCC Judge


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Opened on the 7th July 2003, Al-Khair began its journey with five pupils. In over ten years, the school has evolved into a fully fledged primary and secondary school, with over 350 pupils.Al-Khair is a unique Islamic school which provides an exceptional standard of education, a breadth of extra-curricular activities and strong pastoral care. In essence, the fundamental objective of Al-Khair is to produce well balanced, confident and articulate individuals who will take the initiative to better their communities and surroundings. We are proud to say that we are currently succeeding in our vision of becoming one of the best schools in London.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Butterscotch Pudding - Foodie Friday
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...The day started well and it ended well. There were, however, some very low points between sunrise and sunset. I'll start with my morning effort, a milk chocolate cake, that stuck like mortar to the pan. By the time I was able to release it, it was so raggedy that I was embarrassed to share it with you. Then we'll move on to the deluge that greeted an outdoor healthcare rally that Bob and I had promised to attended. It was more successful than the cake but it ran longer than expected and I still did not have a recipe for you or a plan for our dinner. Bob came through for me. At his suggestion we, actually he, made Smoked Sausage Casserole for us and I made butterscotch pudding for you. Both recipes are favorites in our home and they are quick, easy and inexpensive to make. I've shared the casserole with you before, but this is the maiden voyage for the butterscotch pudding recipe. It was developed by David Lebovitz and it's not only simple, it's delicious. If you, or any who sit at your table, are a fan of butterscotch, I urge you to give this a try. It is, in a word, wonderful. Here's the recipe.
Butterscotch Pudding...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of David Lebovitz
4 tablespoons butter, salted or unsalted
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2-1/2 cups whole milk
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons whiskey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1) Melt butter in a medium-sized saucepan. Add dark brown sugar and salt, then stir until sugar is well-moistened. Remove from heat.
2) In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch with about 1/4 cup of milk until smooth (there should be no visible pills of cornstarch), then whisk in eggs.
3) Gradually pour remaining milk into melted brown sugar, whisking constantly, then whisk in cornstarch mixture as well.
4) Return pan to heat and bring mixture to a boil, whisking frequently. Once it begins to bubble, reduce heat to a low simmer and continue to cook for one minute, whisking non-stop, until pudding thickens to consistency of hot fudge sauce.
5) Remove from heat and stir in whiskey and vanilla.
6) Pour into 4-6 serving glasses or custard cups and chill thoroughly, at least four hours, before serving. Yield: 4 to 6 servings.
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46 comments:
- Diann @ The Thrifty Groove said...
I have never made a pudding with whiskey. I will have to give it a try. Is there any paricular brand you find better?
Have a wonderful day Mary! - November 13, 2009 at 1:37 AM
- Coleen's Recipes said...
Hubby is a huge butterscotch fan, so I'd like to try this. I don't have any whiskey (or alcohol) so I don't know what I'd use instead (any ideas)?
- November 13, 2009 at 1:49 AM
- CC said...
Mary, this sounds wonderful and is something I will certainly make. Butterscotch is my husbands favorite flavor..and I will enjoy making something special for him. Thank you for the recipe..
- November 13, 2009 at 2:21 AM
- My Little Space said...
Oh Mary, I've never seen a fresh butterscotch before! I wonder how does it look like? Is it something look like pumpkin?
- November 13, 2009 at 4:19 AM
- Katy ~ said...
I cannot tell you have long I have been looking for The Perfect butterscotch pudding. I think this is it. I cannot wait to try this. I'm going to make a quick stop at the local packy to pick up a nip of whiskey just to make this. I am THRILLED to find this recipe. Mary, you are just too too good!!!!
- November 13, 2009 at 5:18 AM
- Debinhawaii said...
It looks so creamy and good! At least it helped make the day end well after all. ;-)
- November 13, 2009 at 5:30 AM
- pigpigscorner said...
wow, gorgeous texture!
- November 13, 2009 at 5:48 AM
- Martha said...
Looks good -- we'll have to try this next time we need a quick dessert!
- November 13, 2009 at 6:49 AM
- Hootin' Anni said...
Hmmmmmmmm, a cake stuck to the pan? I tellya, if I had a dollar for every time that's happened to me, I'd be a millionaire. In a way tho, I'm happy to hear of your disastrous outcome on the cake.....butterscotch pudding!! Yum. But, I don't think I have any whiskey! Just Tequila. What could I use as a substitute? Any suggestions?!!!
Have a fantastic Friday the 13th! - November 13, 2009 at 7:18 AM
- Ginger said...
That is one interesting recipe. You had me at Sea Salt and whiskey!! It sounds and looks wonderful. Happy Friday Mary. . .
- November 13, 2009 at 7:23 AM
- Joyce said...
Well if David wrote the recipe you know it has to be delicious. I have his ice cream book and also read his blog. I have not made homemade pudding in a few months now so I will give this a try. I had to laugh at your cake sticking to the pan. For some reason my baking seems to be a disaster when I really need my cakes to be the center of attention:) This week I made two train cakes for my GS birthday and honestly both cakes looked like train wrecks but since they were being served to 3 yr olds I served them anyway:)
Joyce - November 13, 2009 at 7:26 AM
- susan said...
Mary-Good morning! I have always loved puddings and cream pies! That is real comfort food to me. When I was younger, I did not care for butterscotch, but have developed a taste for it (as if I needed more :) Glad the day ended with a great meal. Have a good weekend!
- November 13, 2009 at 7:46 AM
- Lisa said...
One of my absolute favorites. Thanks for the great recipe!
Lisa - November 13, 2009 at 8:03 AM
- bj said...
O, dear Mary...I have saved so many of your recipes, including this luscious sounding one, that my computer is going to get full !! :O)
You must publish a cookbook!!
Sorry your cho. cake stuck. Mine ALWAYS do if I plan to take it somewhere!!
xo bj - November 13, 2009 at 8:18 AM
- Cathy said...
Butterscotch pudding is a childhood favorite, Mary. My grandmother didn't add whiskey to hers, but I'm sure it jazzes up the flavors. I'm looking forward to trying this.
- November 13, 2009 at 8:56 AM
- Natashya KitchenPuppies said...
I made Dorie Greenspan's butterscotch pudding that was similar - what a revelation the booze is in the pudding!
Looks wonderful - a silky smooth treat. - November 13, 2009 at 9:30 AM
- June said...
It is wonderful isn't it? I think the sea salt makes all the difference in the world, although it could have also been the booze! We loved it.
- November 13, 2009 at 10:39 AM
- The Fajdich Times said...
Thanks for stopping by. Your Butterscotch Pudding sound wonderful. Can't wait to try it! Have a great weekend:)
- November 13, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- Mary said...
Diann, I use what ever is in the house. I've evn used brandy to make these.
- November 13, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- Mary said...
My Little Space, it is the color of caramels.
- November 13, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- Mary said...
Anni, you could use dark rum or brandy or an additional 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- November 13, 2009 at 11:15 AM
- Mary said...
Colleen, use an additional 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract and you'll be fine.
- November 13, 2009 at 11:16 AM
- Beverly said...
Mary, I've just been reading through each of your posts for this week, and of course, now I'm hungry.
They all look delicious. The chicken with morrels has me licking my lips. - November 13, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- Bridgett said...
Oh my, this would be heavenly! My mom used to make butterscotch pudding as it was my Dad's favorite and quickly became mine as well. I can just imagine how incredible this must be with the whiskey!
- November 13, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- honeysuckle said...
So sorry you were under pressure to make something for us bloggers. The pudding looks like it would be a winner under any circumstances. Hope your week goes well!
- November 13, 2009 at 12:40 PM
- Maria Berg said...
I am sitting her thinking how that will taste have not tried it ever.
And some days everything stick to the pan, for me to. I will have more the 30 persons here for dinner on Sunday and I will do the soup I did show a few days ago. And my husband will bake bread.
... "meats that are seasoned and oven ready" it is good that you can buy it ready at your place to, and yes it is more expensive but from time tom time I can find it not so expensive. It is better to do it your self but I am not so good at it to put good strong flavor to the meat but I know YOU can!!
Maria Berg - November 13, 2009 at 12:54 PM
- Mrs. P. said...
Mary...I'm tucking this away until next time my folks come to visit. My Mom LOVES butterscotch putting. Now I get where the *scotch* comes from :)
Gail - November 13, 2009 at 1:30 PM
- The Blonde Duck said...
There is nothing like a tasty pudding like this to fix a terrible day!
- November 13, 2009 at 2:14 PM
- Charlene said...
I love the thought of making pudding from scratch, something I've never done before. I think I need to add this to my "to-do" list for next week! It looks so creamy!
- November 13, 2009 at 2:20 PM
- Lori said...
When I was a kid I preferred butterscotch over chocolate. I would love to try this pudding for the kids!
- November 13, 2009 at 2:33 PM
- Barbara said...
You've hit the nail on the head with this recipe! Butterscotch pudding with sea salt and whiskey! Oh Man...I can't wait to try this. I've got everything in my pantry too.
- November 13, 2009 at 4:31 PM
- SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...
I haven't had butterscotch pudding since I lived at home and it was from a box. This sounds wonderful!
Sorry about your mishaps. Some days are just like that. - November 13, 2009 at 4:35 PM
- Gracie said...
I have those cooking days all the time,were nothing works out...:)I love the pudding recipe, I know can use that bootle of wiskey,thats been sitting just for ever.
The colors of the dish of pudding and the blue cloth are very eye catching!
Have a great evening Mary, and thanx for your visit.
Gracie - November 13, 2009 at 5:57 PM
- jeanne said...
Hello Mary, your butterscotch pudding is looking and sounding good. I have made corn starch pudding for years. My kids were raised on it. A matter of cost, raising five children. I admit to never making butterscotch pudding though. It looks easy and what about the whiskey? It sounds good.
Thanks for your comment on my post. I thought you would be horrified. HA!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs, Jeanne - November 13, 2009 at 6:06 PM
- Pam said...
This looks fantastic Mary. My husband loves butterscotch and would be thrilled if I made it for him.
- November 13, 2009 at 6:19 PM
- Foley said...
Love butterscotch pudding but am embarrassed to say I ususally just make the Jello package! You've given me the inspiration to try it from scratch!!
Too bad about the cake..hope you were able to salvage some of it! - November 13, 2009 at 7:19 PM
- Sue said...
I never would have thought to make homemade butterscotch pudding...looks easy enough and I love butterscotch pudding...I'm assuming the whisky can be left out...
- November 13, 2009 at 8:49 PM
- Charles said...
I've never pondered butterscotch flavor much, but you intrigued me to try this - sounds so simple. Thanks
- November 13, 2009 at 9:40 PM
- Michelle said...
We love butterscotch pudding and I make it all the time. I use Scotch Whiskey and it makes the pudding all warm and cuddly.
- November 13, 2009 at 9:49 PM
- the ungourmet said...
Wow! I would never have thought to put whiskey in my pudding. How would brandy taste?
It looks wonderfully delicious! :D
Sorry about your cake! - November 14, 2009 at 12:17 AM
- Sherri@lavenderfields said...
Looks good! I have never actually made pudding from scratch. Butterscotch is my favourite! Hope you are having a good Foodie Friday , and have a wonderful weekend! Sherri
- November 14, 2009 at 1:37 AM
- . said...
I must try it.
Alfazema - November 14, 2009 at 4:02 AM
- Claudia said...
Now that's a blast from my past - butterscotch pudding - having had that in decades - what a grand reminder! Delicious!
- November 14, 2009 at 4:56 PM
- Tasty Eats At Home said...
Butterscotch is one of my favorite puddings. This sounds awesome.
- November 14, 2009 at 5:10 PM
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Wow! This sounds divine. I really want a little bowl of this now. I'm saving the recipe. I've just been looking around your blog and you have some serious cooking talent!
- November 16, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- Susan said...
Couldn't find my usual go-to recipe for it, made yours. It was super easy, don't know why anyone would bother with a box. That said, it was a tad sweeter than I like (I know it's BUTTERSCOTCH) I'm the broken one in this dept, I think it's partly cause I have dental pain sensitivity. Anyhoo, I highly recommend this recipe. I am glad it had the salt to counter the sugar. I'm wondering if it would still come out with a little less sugar without my having to alter other things. I love that your recipe doesn't bother with all that straining and tempering etc. I also doubled recipe, worked fine. AND I even had to use 2 percent milk, still plenty thick. Thanks for sharing!
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SCOOBA – In their final non-division football action of the regular season, the top-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College will venture to Summit to take on Southwest Mississippi Community College Thursday evening. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Monroe McElveen Field in John I. Hurst Stadium. For the second straight week on the road, the Lions are set to face a first-time opponent during the Buddy Stephens coaching era. EMCC and Southwest Mississippi last battled on the gridiron during the 2007 campaign, with the Bears claiming a 12-7 advantage in Summit. The year prior in Scooba, Southwest earned a 22-20 road victory over the Lions. East Mississippi's most recent football victory over the Bears came during the 2001 season in Summit by a 10-7 final. Having received eight of the nine first-place votes in this week's NJCAA Top 20 national poll, the 2-0 EMCC Lions extended both their overall winning streak and regular-season win string to 14 consecutive games after breezing to a 51-7 road victory over East Central Community College last Thursday in Decatur. After winning their final three regular-season games of 2010 and going undefeated (12-0) for the first time in school history during last year's NJCAA national championship season, the Lions opened the current campaign with a 35-15 home triumph over Pearl River Community College on Sept. 1. Though maintaining their potent offensive attack through the air as well as on the ground, it has been the Lions' defensive prowess that has received most of the early-season headlines for the reigning MACJC state champions. Through the year's first two non-division victories over Pearl River and East Central, EMCC has forced a combined total of nine turnovers. A week ago in their 44-point win at East Central, the Lions limited the home-standing Warriors to just 183 yards of total offense for the game – 103 rushing and 80 passing – while forcing four ECCC turnovers in the opening half alone. Offensively, EMCC's balanced attack is averaging 463 yards of total offense (284 passing/179 rushing) through the first two contests with freshman quarterback Quez Johnson, of Starkville, at the controls. Johnson's primary receiving targets thus far have been Grand Rapids CC transfer Corey Smith (9 catches for 178 yards and 2 TDs) and Starkville's Billy Shed (8 catches for 93 yards and 2 TDs). SEC transfers Nick Brassell, from Ole Miss via South Panola High School, and Martay Mattox, from the University of South Carolina by way of Athens, Ga., follow with seven and six receptions, respectively. EMCC's ground game remains formidable in 2012 with the return of running back Rodriguez Moore, who ranked fourth nationally among the NJCAA's statistical leaders with 1,303 rushing yards a year ago. As a sophomore, the Bastrop, La., native is averaging 91.5 rushing yards through the Lions' first two games, including his seventh career 100-yard rushing outing (112 yards on 15 carries) coming in EMCC's season-opening home win over Pearl River. Guided by seventh-year head coach Charles Anthony, the Bears of Southwest Mississippi Community College are 0-1 on the young season after dropping a 22-10 decision at Itawamba Community College last Thursday. SMCC's scheduled season opener against Northwest Mississippi CC, originally set for Aug. 30 in Summit, was cancelled due to the effects of Hurricane Isaac. A year ago, Southwest Mississippi was 3-6 overall and 1-5 against MACJC South Division competition. Thursday's EMCC-SMCC contest will be broadcast live by WFCA-FM radio (www.wfcafm108.com), out of French Camp, with Jason Crowder and Glen Beard set to describe the play-by-play action and John Lyle Briggs serving as the Lions' sideline reporter. WFCA's broadcast of Thursday's contest is also slated to be carried live in the Meridian market on SuperTalk Mississippi 103.3 FM as well as on WLSM-FM (107.1) in Louisville. Post-game highlights and interviews will also be available Friday via EMCC's YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/emccathletics, which can also be accessed through EMCC's school website, www.eastms.edu, and Facebook pages. With three MACJC North Division regular-season titles over the past four years and a composite 22-2 division record (38-8 overall) under Stephens' guidance, the EMCC Lions are slated to begin division play next Thursday (Sept. 20) by playing host to Mississippi Delta Community College. Kickoff for East Mississippi's 2012 MACJC North Division opener is set for 7 p.m. at Sullivan-Windham Field on the Scooba campus. |
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Telcia Dremen |
Female human 16 rogue(knife master) |
still gets grappled for a moment at least, just means she shouldn't start next round grappled. Unless I'm wrong.
when I notice the grapple, I attempt to slip my +5 dagger in her ribs.
oh hey, I miscounted something, been forgetting my weapon finesse. With my +5 dagger, it should be 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (9) + 24 = 33 to hit
or, if opportunity presents, a full attack would be 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (20) + 24 = 44
1d20 + 19 ⇒ (19) + 19 = 38
1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17
Lyle Rihannsu |
M Tiefling Magus |
Irritated at her escape, Lyle repeats his grabbing attempt with his new claws.
Swift action- arcane accuracy, +6 to hit
Slam 1-1d20 + 28 ⇒ (6) + 28 = 34 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Grapple-1d20 + 30 ⇒ (16) + 30 = 46
Slam 2-1d20 + 28 ⇒ (16) + 28 = 44 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Grapple-1d20 + 30 ⇒ (11) + 30 = 41
DM Mathpro |
Round 4 wrap up
Tiran you fire off your first two arrows successfully but as you pull back the string for the third arrow the string snaps. Kalim you unleash another volly of arrows at the creature and all but the last arrow hit the creature. Your last arrow goes wide just missing Lyle's head. Jaeger you walk up and touch the woman. Your spell is able to penetrate her spell resistance and she instantly becomes nonhostile and releases the hold she had on Lyle.
I'm ending the round here if you guys still wish to attack let me know and I will allow it but she is no longer hostile.
Jaeger Frunte |
Human Oracle (Heavens) 16 |
"Stop attacking, everyone!" He smiles at the succubus. "She's not a threat anymore."
Then he addresses her directly in a sickly sweet tone. "Now my dear, perhaps we can have a more civilized conversation. Please, come down and sit with us. We would love to know more about what you're doing here. How exactly did you get here? It's such a long trip from the moon. And why would your queen send you?"
Telcia Dremen |
Female human 16 rogue(knife master) |
Since I'm probably still invisible, I'll just reload my daggers in my wrist sheaths, but I'm going to apply a dose of my two poisons to my +5 dagger, one giant wasp and and then one blue whinnis.
apply giant wasp poison 1d20 ⇒ 9
apply blue whinnis poison 1d20 ⇒ 13
(deadly cocktail FTW.)
Once done, I'll keep that dagger ready and my iron bands of binding in my other hand.
DM Mathpro |
The woman lands next to Jeager and looks at him a little confused. "I came here looking for something...but right now I can't exactly remember what...I have a bit of a headache. And you're right it used to be an impossibly long trip...but the gates make it almost instantaneous now. Want me to take you to the gate?"
That might be a bit to helpful lol but it works.
DM Mathpro |
Ignoring Lyle's question(for now waiting on an answer from Jaeager) she smiles at Jeager "We have been riding shantak's for ages...though I've never heard them described as large birds before...Before the gates were reactivated it was our only way of harvesting souls from this pathetic planet. You look just like your mother by the way. Did you like what was done to her? And don't worry your father will be in very good hands" There is a sinister twinkle in her eye as she mentions Jeagers mother and she almost purrs as she mentions his father.
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Jaeger Frunte |
Human Oracle (Heavens) 16 |
Sure, she can lie. The spell just makes her attitude Helpful. So she can lie and be dishonest as much as your best friend would want to be to you.
Jaeger gives the woman a look that could kill, but he doesn't move as Lyle grabs him. He closes his eyes and then opens them a second later. "My dear, why don't you just tell us where this portal is. That would save you the trouble of coming with us. And, what did you do with all the Pathfinders in this lodge? Surely it wasn't empty when you arrived. Did you do something naughty to them?" He smirks, hoping to use her playful side to his advantage.
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The woman laughs as Lyle grabs Jaeger. "My my my for an older man your friend sure fears your temper. Maybe there is something I can do to help take the edge off some of that anger? she reaches out and runs a finger under Jaeger's chin as she purrs at him seductively. "Being a big busy adventurer like you are I'm sure you haven't had much time to relax and enjoy the...perks of your career choice." She then looks at Lyle "Oh my friends call me Izzy. I'm sure a man of your...mortal mind couldn't properly pronounce my real name anyway. I'm sure once I get done having some fun with your friend here I could show you a thing or two as well." She pauses as Jaeger addresses her and then smiles "Oh yes I could just tell you where the gate is...that would allow me to finish what I came down here to do. Oh and don't worry your precious pathfinders are safe...for now. In fact about half a dozen of them seemed quite pleased with what I did to them."
I warned you this game will have adult themes and now we start lol
Rosa.Luminass |
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If Trian comes to support Kalim, Rosa will nod at him and point to here she headed off to, then head back to the harlot and Jaeger. As she dos so she starting looking in her bag for some thing, pulling it out she says.
"You know some once tried to use this on me, silly boy, he did have good hiar arr, o well, I kept it, strange that one day I would find a fun use for this thing, I fully expected to use this on some one good, how delishus to find some one bad to use it on"
Rosa says walking up to Jaeger holding an finely made platinum tiara,
"You know every princess should have a tiara, Jaeger please tell this princess to place this on, it would make her look so wonderfully sexy"
Rosa hands over to him a tiara (helm) of Opposite Alignment
"and ask her to let its lovely feeling wash over her completely sensuality, willingly, some thing wonderful and new to add to the mix, before we get down to pleasure."
Like I said Rosa really is a one very very evil and bad girl.
DM Mathpro |
Wow thats dirty pool Rosa...I like it lol...you know the really sad part? She doesn't even have detect magic so she can't even identify the thing as magical...thats really sad considering what she is...
"Hmm the portal...its about an hour south of here in the mountains. I can take you there myself." She then pauses as Rosa comes back into the room and gladly takes the tiara. She places it on her head and seems uneffected by it. She smiles greatly "A queen such as my self needs a crown, thank you very much. I'm sure you will make a very great subject once its time for that. Shall we be off?"
If anyone has detect alignment up she still detects as Chaotic Evil. If I'm understanding this right she still got a will save to ignore the effects of the helm. If I'm wrong please let me know and I'll change it.
DM Mathpro |
Not sure how that would be possible but then again if I'm wrong please explain why and I will happily retcon
Rosa.Luminass |
No longer active |
Yep same, with spells like Enlarge person, they have DC will saves but you want the effect, so the idea is to get her not to fight it, at this level she will auto save a will save DC15, so Rosa would not have tried, But shes going for "don't fight it let it happen" from Jaeger, but its your call. an a side not this is lake legendary game event stuff, do you remember the time we made a mage powerful evil sex driven sucubuss into a chased goody goody nun who bushed at the sight of some one nude, hehe means mage roll playing from a GM and may course more problems than it solves"
Telcia Dremen |
Female human 16 rogue(knife master) |
"Shh. don't speak yet. I think I know what happened. Just lead me to the others and we'll get them freed. Sorry I don't have any extra clothes to lend."
DM Mathpro |
I've posted a rather important post in the discussion thread and I would ask that everyone head over there and give me your input.
Telcia Dremen |
Female human 16 rogue(knife master) |
...Or do you want to find yourself some clothes first?"
DM Mathpro |
Once dressed the man turns and starts heading down the stairs. After a moment of descending down the stone steps you start to hear moans. After another moment you see a room full of about 20 naked men. Some are sitting on the floor, others are standing and pacing, and one is chained to a bed. The one that is chained doesn't seem to be breathing. They are all still in various states of arousal, the man on the bed being still fully...aroused.
Telcia Dremen |
Female human 16 rogue(knife master) |
"Well...I guess this shouldn't be too much of a surprise. I think I'll let you handle this one, Tiran. Room full of naked men recently tormented by a succubus, petite woman in leather armor....yeah no. I'm going back upstairs."
Telcia quickly turns to leave the room and return to the main chamber.
DM Mathpro |
Whats wrong Telcia you didn't like what you saw?
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Multiple Lines of Evidence for an Old Universe
Astronomers have many different methods for measuring the age of various objects in the universe, and they all support ages of billions of years, not thousands. Even if the assumptions of one or two methods were faulty, it is highly unlikely that all of the methods would be affected.
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Written by BioLogos Fellow of Biology Dennis Venema, this series of posts is intended as a basic introduction to the science of evolution for non-specialists.
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The evidence suggests that God has chosen to work through a random process, one which involves the routine creation and destruction of millions of cells that never get used. This is the ordinary means by which God maintains our health. The miracles of healing recorded in the Bible are miraculous precisely because they don't occur by this normal, natural process.
Searching for Motivated Belief: Introducing John Polkinghorne
Several times in my series of columns about "Science and the Bible," I briefly discussed a few ideas from John Polkinghorne, one of the leading Christian thinkers of our time. Although I presented him mainly as a representative of the "Theistic Evolution" (TE) view, much of his published work is about other topics, several of them largely or entirely unrelated to TE. It's time we got better acquainted with him.
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The tension generated by our understanding of God's character, as revealed in the Bible, and by the reality of the natural world around us has been the focus of much debate within the Christian church since the first century. This series examines critically several of the proposed solutions to this problem, viewing them from the perspective of a geologist, paleontologist, and orthodox evangelical Christian.
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In this series, we reexamine the claim made by Intelligent Design proponent Michael Behe to have found a limit to "Darwinian" evolution in light of recent results from the laboratory of Richard Lenski.
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In this talk, originally delivered at the BioLogos President's Circle meeting in October 2012, Dr. John Walton discusses the origin stories of Genesis 1-3, and why their focus on function and archetypes mean there is no Biblical narrative of material origins.
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In this excerpt from the book Delight in Creation: Scientists Share Their Work with the Church, astronomer Deborah Haarsma shares her excitement about recent findings about our universe from a Christian perspective.
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When they imagine evolution, many Christians picture novelty: new species arising over time, or speciation events. But as the most recent Southern Baptist Voices exchange makes clear, many Christians also focus on the role of death in evolution—something that can be a stumbling block.
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This exchange brings together related essays on death in light of evolution and Scripture from Southern Baptist theologian Dr. John Laing. Laing argues that evolutionary theory requires death to play a central role in the creation of new life, but sees Scripture depicting death only "as an invader, disturber of peace, and a force of evil." A BioLogos response is given by Dr. Jeff Schloss.
Becoming Human: New Insights from Genome-wide Functional Genomics
We live in exciting times for a geneticist: more and more genomes are being sequenced, and more and more novel genome-wide analyses are being performed to shed light on what all those newly-determined sequences mean.
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At a press conference on July 4, 2012, and with 99.99994% confidence (5 sigma), CERN announced the discovery of a particle consistent with that of a Higgs boson (a.k.a. "the God particle"). This is very exciting for elementary particle physicists. But what is the Higgs particle, and what is its meaning?
Naming 'the God Particle'
The discovery of the Higgs boson would certainly be a breakthrough for particle physics and cosmology, but would such a finding also radically redefine theology's understanding of God or challenge the existence of such a deity? Is there actually any theological or religious significance in Higgs physics at all?
The Transit of Venus
Today we have a chance to witness a special moment in history as Venus transits across the disk of the Sun for people across the world to see. Not only is this process of discovery exciting for natural science, but it has profound theological ramifications as well.
Fine-tuning and the "Fruitful Universe"
I ask the question, "Why is the universe so special?" Now scientists don't like things to be special; we like things to be general, and our natural anticipation would have been that the universe is just a common specimen of what a universe might be like.
Series: The Wonder of the Universe
BioLogos is pleased to share excerpts from Karl Giberson's book The Wonder of the Universe: Hints of God in a Fine-Tuned World. It presents a two-part argument: in the first section Giberson outlines the history of our understanding of the universe, emphasizing the reliability of our knowledge of its properties and its history. In particular he outlines the remarkable evidence of design. In part two of the book, however, he discusses the complexities of drawing inferences from the design of the universe, cautioning against arguments that fine-tuning of the universe proves the existence of God.
Scientists Tell Their Stories: Owen Gingerich
When it came time to go to graduate school, one of Owen Gingerich's science professors told him "If you feel a calling to go to astronomy, you should give it a try, because we shouldn't let atheists take over any particular field."
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In this brief series (taken from a 2009 paper), Jennifer Wiseman uses an excerpt from the famous hymn "How Great Thou Art," to explain why the study of God's creation can lead Christ's followers into meaningful worship and overcome the obstacles which impede true praise. Creation as encountered through our senses is pondered by our minds, which flows into wonder-filled songs from the soul. She further explains how knowledge of creation will help Christians to address the moral dilemmas of science, and she encourages all to see the process of scientific inquiry as a means to discover God's truth.
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Two annoying issues when using email are spam and viruses. Fortunately you can fight both using AMaViS (A Mail Virus Scanner). AMaViS is an interface between Postfix, SpamAssassin (famous for its Bayesian spam filtering capabilities) and optionally a virus scanner. AMaViS contains the spam filtering part but has no virus scanner built in. You have installed ClamAV for that purpose. It is a high quality and free virus scanner that gets updated frequently.
The AMaViS configuration is spread across several files in the /etc/amavis/conf.d directory. Fortunately the virus scanner "ClamAV" is already configured by default, though it will need enabling in the file /etc/amavis/conf.d/15-content_filter_mode by removing the '#' from the @bypass_... lines so that spam and virus filtering gets enabled. (It's confusing that enabling the bypass option actually enables spam and virus scanning.)
I suggest you also take a closer look at /etc/amavis/conf.d/20-debian_defaults. Don't change this file though. If you want to change settings then put them into the /etc/amavis/conf.d/50-user file.
- $sa_spam_subject_tag: if this line stays uncommented then every email that AMaViS suspects to be spam get this string inserted into the email's subject. If you do not want to alter the subject you should set "$sa_spam_subject_tag=undef". Users can still find out if AMaViS flagged the email as spam by checking the X-Spam-Status header.
- $sa_tag_level_deflt: spam with a score that is greater or equal to this level will get spam headers added. Debugging is easier if you always add the headers so you should consider setting it to some very low score (e.g. "undef" - which is the lowest possible level - so that headers are always added.
- $sa_tag2_level_deflt: emails with a spam score greater or equal to this level will be marked as spam. Usually this default is reasonable. Lower it if too much spam gets through. Raise it if you get too many regular mails caught as spam.
- $sa_kill_level_deflt: should be set to the same value as $sa_tag2_level_deflt
- $final_spam_destiny: the default D_BOUNCE setting is plain stupid here. The usual approach is to tag email as spam. But if you bounced them you would hit some innocent person because spam mails never contain the correct sender address. Just let the user decide what to do with spam. So it is strongly recommended that you set this to D_PASS.
- $spam_quarantine_to: where to send quarantined spam email to. As spam emails are just tagged and then passed through they should not be quarantined. So the recommended setting here is undef.
- $banned_filename_re: carefully check this list because these patterns tell AMaViS when to bounce an email because it contains data that you do not like to receive in an email
So a sensible "50-user" file would be:
$sa_spam_subject_tag = undef;
$spam_quarantine_to = undef; $sa_tag_level_deflt = undef; $final_spam_destiny = D_PASS; 1; # ensure a defined return
Restart AMaViS if you have made changes to the config files:
$> /etc/init.d/amavis restart
Make sure that AMaViS is listening on TCP port 10024:
$> netstat -nap | grep 10024
You should get this output:
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:10024 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 12345/amavisd
If you get such a line then AMaViS is running and waiting for incoming SMTP sessions. Otherwise check your /var/log/mail.log file - perhaps you have made a mistake in the configuration files.
A few words on how AMaViS will be plugged into Postfix. If a person sends you an email from the internet it will be received by Postfix (the smtpd process) on TCP port 25 (SMTP). If Postfix accepts the email it will be forwarded to AMaViS on TCP port 10024 (SMTP). And if AMaViS is happy with the email's contents it will be sent back to Postfix on TCP port 10025 (SMTP). Postfix finally delivers the email to the actual recipient. See the chapter "The Big Picture" for an illustration.
Making Postfix forward emails to AMaViS is done by setting the content_filter setting. Also set the "receive_override_options" setting that will be explained later:
$> postconf -e content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024 $> postconf -e receive_override_options=no_address_mappings
We need to define the smtp-amavis service first in the /etc/postfix/master.cf. And we also need Postfix to listen on TCP port 10025 for emails that get sent back from AMaViS. So add these sections to your /etc/postfix/master.cf:
smtp-amavis unix - - n - 2 smtp -o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200 -o smtp_send_xforward_command=yes -o disable_dns_lookups=yes -o max_use=20 127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - - - - smtpd -o content_filter= -o local_recipient_maps= -o relay_recipient_maps= -o smtpd_restriction_classes= -o smtpd_delay_reject=no -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o smtpd_helo_restrictions= -o smtpd_sender_restrictions= -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o smtpd_data_restrictions=reject_unauth_pipelining -o smtpd_end_of_data_restrictions= -o mynetworks=127.0.0.0/8 -o smtpd_error_sleep_time=0 -o smtpd_soft_error_limit=1001 -o smtpd_hard_error_limit=1000 -o smtpd_client_connection_count_limit=0 -o smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit=0 -o receive_override_options=no_header_body_checks,no_unknown_recipient_checks -o local_header_rewrite_clients=
Restart Postfix first:
$> postfix reload
Now two settings here deserve an explanation. First the receive_override_options are set to no_address_mappings. This disables all address mappings. Your virtual aliases for example are not considered at first. Then the email is sent to smtp-amavis and in the end returned to the 127.0.0.1:10025 service that sets a lot of options. One of those options is the receive_override_options again. But this time the no_address_mappings setting is left out. So at this stage Postfix finally checks your virtual aliases. Sounds complicated? Well, it has to be done like this or otherwise your aliases would be evaluated twice which leads to mails sent twice. The other options are used to disable checks that Postfix has already done during the first stage.
Note: receive_override_options=no_address_mappings makes Postfix not consider aliases any more. So if you wish to disable AMaViS as a content filter then you must disable this parameter, too!
Another tiny caveat is that the user "clamav" must be a member of the system group "amavis" so that the two services are allowed to talk to each other:
$> adduser clamav amavis $> /etc/init.d/clamav-daemon restart
And another issue to take care of: AMaViS tries to find out whether a certain email is incoming (sent from the internet to your domains) or outgoing (sent from your system to the internet) by looking at the @acl_local_domains setting. You need to tell AMaVis where to check if a certain domain is one of your destination domains. The reason is that you usually don't want to scan your outgoing emails. Imagine that an email is accidentally deemed to be spam and your customer gets warned of your emails. You don't need that.
So edit the /etc/amavis/conf.d/50-user file and before the "1;" enter these lines:
@lookup_sql_dsn = ( ['DBI:mysql:database=mailserver;host=127.0.0.1;port=3306', 'mailuser', 'mailuser2009']); $sql_select_policy = 'SELECT name FROM virtual_domains WHERE CONCAT("@",name) IN (%k)';
The @lookup_sql_dsn defines how AMaVis can access your database. And the $sql_select_policy sets the SQL query that is run when AMaVis wants to determine if the destination domain of the currently scanned email is one of your virtual domains. The %k is a list of strings that AMaVis expects to find. The actual query will look like this:
SELECT name FROM virtual_domains WHERE CONCAT("@",name) IN ( 'firstname.lastname@example.com', 'john', '@example.com', '@.example.com', '@.com', '@.')
This may look a bit weird. But in the end the string '@example.com' is searched for. Restart AMaVis:
$> /etc/init.d/amavis restart
Now try sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. If you examine the email headers of that mail you should find lines that got added by AMaVis:
X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mymailserver X-Spam-Score: 0 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0 tagged_above=-9999 required=6.31 tests=[none]
Your users will be able to filter out spam depending on this information. The X-Spam-Status line will be set to "Yes" if the spam score is above the required score ($sa_tag2_level_deflt). The X-Spam-Level line contains a number of "*" that desc the spam score. If your email program looked for a X-Spam-Level: ***** header then it would catch spam with at least a score of 5. A real-life example of caught spam:
X-Spam-Status: Yes, hits=16.0 tagged_above=-9999.0 required=6.31 tests=BAYES_99, FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK, MSGID_FROM_MTA_ID, RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET, UNDISC_RECIPS, URIBL_OB_SURBL, WORK_AT_HOME X-Spam-Level: *************** X-Spam-Flag: YES
All incoming emails should now be tested for viruses and spam. Try that. SpamAssassin comes with a spam sample containing the GTUBE (Generic Test for Unsolicited Bulk Email) that contains a signature that is supposed to trigger spam filters - just like EICAR.COM for virus scanners. Send John that spam email:
$> sendmail firstname.lastname@example.com < /usr/share/doc/spamassassin/examples/sample-spam.txt
Among other information your /var/log/mail.log will now contain a line being written by AMaViS:
amavis[13001]: (13001-02) Passed SPAM, <...> -> <firstname.lastname@example.com>, ...
So the email was detected as spam and passed through to John. Very well. Finally, fix the permissions of the AMaViS configuration files so that no unauthorized user can read the database password:
$> chmod o= /etc/amavis/conf.d/50-user