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That Which Defiles
1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 "Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands before they eat!"
Very interestingly Jesus engages with those who are his relentless critics. He points out their own hypocrisies.
I would have expected him to shrug his shoulders and blow them off.
but their hearts are far from me.
9 They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.'"
The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly."
She is not going to take no for an answer. She has the persistence of the patriarch Jacob.
The covenant blessings.
She contradictions and argues with him in her desperation. In response, he essentially changes his mind, as God did in response to Abraham's prayers. We see here the power of faith.
NIV note–Jesus was pleased with the woman's reply. It revealed not only her wit, but also her faith and humility.
Jesus delays his answer three times–he first ignores her, then seems to refuse her. He is testing her faith. She persists in her prayer with a deep, prescient faith in his identity and power. Because she persists in her prayer–despite the fact that apparently it wasn't going to be answered–her faith is rewarded. I
Faith brings about the answering of prayers.
ESV note–Though God's plan was to bring salvation first to Israel and then to the Gentiles, Jesus responds to all who call upon him in true faith. The Gentile woman's attitude of humble faith allowed Jesus healing ministry to operate.


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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers scored two touchdowns in five red-zone opportunities against the Buffalo Bills Sunday with a four-yard run by Le'Veon Bell and five-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Jerricho Cotchery.
That makes 13 touchdowns for the Steelers in 29 trips inside the 20-yard line, an efficiency rating at 44.8 percent. The Steelers rank 28th in the NFL, while Denver leads at an amazing 79.5 percent. The only teams worse than the Steelers are Buffalo, Green Bay, Philadelphia and Jacksonville.
"We had a couple," Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. "Obviously, we scored twice down there, and we kicked field goals. That's why I was so disappointed after the game. We should have done better."
The Steelers reached the 18-yard line during their fourth possession, following an interception by Ryan Clark, but had to settle for a 36-yard field goal by Shaun Suisham. The Steelers tried to ram the ball down the field and did pretty well, but Roethlisberger took an 11-yard sack to kill the drive.
"We brought Mike Adams in to run the ball, and because it worked the last time down there," Roethlisberger said. "We grinded it and picked up the yardage, (but) that time, it didn't work. Their defense stopped us.
"So, when we get down there, I want to keep being aggressive. ... I don't want to play conservative. We can still spread them out and run the ball. So, we'll take a look at what we need to do to get better down there."
One thing the Steelers can do is expand their scoring options. Cotchery's touchdown was his sixth this season, which is a team high, two more than rookie running back Bell.
"Ben's a guy who creates opportunities for his guys," Cotchery said. "It's a lot of fun playing with him, and I'm cherishing every moment of it. ... I feel like we're growing as an offense, and the guys are anxious to keep that moving in the right direction."
One option that hasn't been there as often is tight end Heath Miller. Last year's leading receiver, Miller has 25 catches for 274 yards and one touchdown. Since coming back from knee surgery nearly 13 months ago, Miller's practice time has been limited during the week, and his production has been down. There's a reason for that, Roethlisberger noted.
"Teams are really doing a good job of trying to look him up and sending two guys on him, holding him and doing everything they can to slow him down,'' Roethlisberger said.
So, instead of running the ball more often, does that mean Roethlisberger and the Steelers are going to take more shots into the end zone?
"We just want to have the right personnel group, at times, the right people on the field,'' Roethlisberger said. "The first time we got down there after Ryan's interception, it worked. We got all the big guys in there and used it.
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It is past 12:30 Saturday morning. Because I use a different time zone on Blogger, I have more than 3 hours before a blog post will show up as being published on Saturday. This one, though written Saturday my time, will have Friday's date on it.
Hmm? What's that?
Oh, you don't care?
After work this evening, we drove to Bedford and decided to have dinner at the Esquire restaurant along the Bedford Highway. It is one of those places that have been around for decades, like The Ardmore, like The Chicken Burger, like so many other joints, that I had never been to until recently. Well, I have been to The Chicken Burger before, but each time seems like the first time, because the place is forgettable. If there is a more overrated food place in all of the HRM, I would like to know what it is.
But I digress.
Patricia had been to the Esquire many times, starting as a little girl when her parents would grab a meal there after a long day trip to the city. She began to associate the place with good times and nostalgia. I had no such feelings, though. It could only live or die by its merits.
I loved the place.
I ordered the turkey dinner. It was real turkey, folks. Not that pressed meat crap that is no more turkey than a cat in an oven baked at 350 degrees for half an hour, is a biscuit. This was real turkey. Real meat. Real good.
And the mashed potatoes. They didn't come from a box. They came from... potatoes that had been boiled and mashed and had milk and butter added to them. And garlic.
I ordered a vanilla milkshake for a beverage. It was perhaps the best shake I have had in my life. Right up there if not.
I was in such a good mood after we finished our meal that I didn't mind taking Patricia to Home Depot to look at paint sprayers. I just dropped her off there and went to Staples to buy some school supplies, not because I am going to school, but because I wanted a good deal on looseleaf and pencils and so on. They are practically giving the stuff away. Many of those things must be loss leaders. I swear, the cost of school supplies, at least what I got tonight, is less than what my parents had to pay for my own, all those decades ago.
I got some pencils to keep in my mother's garage. 33 cents for 10 of them. And a couple of manual pencil sharpeners. I will need those things for work I will be doing there this Fall. I probably should buy carpenter's pencils, those big fat ones that produce a thick line so that carpenters can readily see them when they need to cut something. But I am not sure how to sharpen them, and Dad seemed to have got along fine with regular pencils in his last years. I think Dad just used one of his pocket knives to do that, but I am not sure. I am having a hard time finding a carpenter's pencil anywhere on the property.
I have spent quite a bit of time in the garage over the last couple of months. There was a big work area in the back that I remember Dad using when I was a youngster. He would work all day, tend to his oxen at his brother's, and return home to putter in the garage until all hours before going to bed for a short time and getting up to do the same thing the next day.
Over the years, and especially the ones leading up to his death in 2010, that work area became overrun with detritus, things that obscured the work area to the point where there was barely a bare space to put something down on. I have been clearing that space off this summer, and have nearly finished. There are still two levels beneath it to look after. I do not look forward to dealing with the rest of that area, but I am happy to have pretty much cleared off some space at least.
I have found bag after bag after bag of nails and screw nails and those things you screw electric wires together with and fasteners and more nails. My frig, that man must have been preparing for the great flood. What will I find next? The blueprints for an ark and directions for how to march in animals two by two?
The garage, if I don't mind saying so myself, looks significantly better now than before Dad passed. I have tried to be a good steward to the property and to have respected what my dad built until he became too sick to take care of it himself.
I will be back there in 2 weeks. I am looking forward to resuming the job I started.
It's the least I can do for my dad.
You know, he would have loved The Esquire. Must take Mom there sometime.
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Today, I'll show off this IDA plug-in I made over a few months last summer.
I ended up with basically an enhanced replacement for IDA Pro's Strings window that understands many character set encodings (of the multi-byte foreign language kind, other then our ubiquitous friend ASCII), extracts ambiguous UTF-16 strings (real ones, using code pages beyond "ASCII-16″/Latin 1), with some statistical understanding of languages, and wrapped up with some automated web translation to translate the found "foreign" strings into English.
StringMiner™ screenshot:
At first I set out just to solve an annoying problem with IDA where it would occasionally miss valuable text strings.
I'd be browsing around, typically in the .rdata and .data sections, of an x86 target executable and notice that some strings were not in the "Strings Window" as they should be.
It seemed the problem was particularly prevalent with certain executables, like ones that just have a lot of strings in general, or in such a state that code references to the strings were missing et al.
As you may know with reverse engineering it's often, at least feels, like your putting together a big puzzle.
Some times parts of it come together quick conceptually, while other times you might spend hours (maybe days) mulling over and piecing things together until it all clicks in (depending on the size and scope).
Text strings can be particularly useful as they might instantly put some contextual meaning to a particular area of code (or data); they can be important.
Now, not saying IDA is bad or particularly faulty, as it does amazingly well for the majority of what it is supposed to do. Just that some times it makes the wrong guess.
You might be familiar with Mark Russinovich's useful Strings utility, or Luigi Auriemma's more advanced Executable's strings lister and replacer for extracting strings from binaries.
Algorithmically they work the same way. They extract strings by walking the input data looking for patterns of pure ASCII range. Valid ASCII characters (in range byte/char range from about 0 to 127), using API calls like isprint() to test for valid characters. And the same for UTF-16 for a repeated ASCII byte, zero byte pattern. This is only a limited (albeit fairly common) "Latin 1" subset, what Ralph Brown calls "ASCII-16", of the whole UTF-16 code page range that can cover a wide range of language encodings.
I started on a similar path with my plug-in to run the same type of simple algorithm to find my missing strings.
Also another thing I had been trying to solve for a while is how to view foreign language strings.
"Foreign" being a relative term of course.
In some targets I'd find typically Chinese or Korean encoded strings. I wanted to identify and find some way to read them.
I sort of handled it before with lot of manual steps using a plug-in I made where it could dump selected strings to a text file, then I'd text file up in a browser where I would set the appropriate text encoding option to view it natively, then finally copy and paste the properly encoded text one line at the time into yet another browser window to be web translated.
While researching the topic on the web I ran into Ralph Brown's amazing Language-Aware String Extractor project!
Enhanced version of the standard Unix strings(1) program which uses language models for automatic language identification and character-set identification, supporting over 1000 languages, dozens of character encodings, and 3500+ language/encoding pairs.
Incidentally if you're from the DOS days, you might recognize Ralph Brown as the author of the "Bible" of interrupt lists that we all used to interface with the PC hardware.
Okay, this was the ticket. I'll take Ralph's code and convert it into a plug-in.
But it wasn't so simple. It had a huge Linux library (a lot of which wasn't even being used) deeply entwined that I had to rip out.
And Ralph I love you (figuratively speaking), but it's not the easiest code base to deal with (but then who's is after all?).
Then digging into it deeper and understanding the science behind it, I realized how ambiguous the whole solution is. It is after all statistically based, not finite.
That's just how the data is. It's literally "needles in a hay stack".
A good description from the ICU User Guide:
Character set detection is the process of determining the character set, or encoding, of character data in an unknown format. This is, at best, an imprecise operation using statistics and heuristics.
Some of the supported character encodings are indeed very ambiguous.
Tends to be more bit populated entropy wise, but one of the worst is UTF-16 (in code ranges beyond ASCII, other then English). Runs of UTF-16 bytes might look like any other runs of bytes.
I had to give UTF-16 special attention, processing it in a 2nd pass (after ASCII and the multi-byte sets had their chance), and relied on the fact that on the PC these strings will be evenly aligned, etc.
Note yea this is all very PC-centric, but it could be expanded to any number of platforms where one needs to extract such strings.
And while "1000 languages, dozens of character encodings" (and growing) sounds great, I had to really narrow down the data set to the ones I'd most likely encounter, and allow the selection of only the ones of interest to get things to work properly. Else the output would be full of false positives, and one encoding would trample over another et al.
I'd say the tool is about 80% done, could certainly use more honing and tweaking.
Along the way I evaluated and added two other related engines, the Mozilla universal charset detector, and the ICU Character Set Detection library. I tried the Windows native Microsoft MLang character detector, but it was just horrible; Returned incorrect results the majority of the time, at least for the necessarily small to medium string length inputs anyhow.
I wanted to have it where it would do an optional pass over the data (typically just the ".rdata" and ".data" segments) and automatically figure out what character sets are being used, but it's not a trivial thing to do as there is a lot of variants to it.
What I did instead (at least for now) was add a character set "guess" feature, so that I could probe around to determine what sets are being used.
Needs more work with practical things like a UI fancy enough to allow the selection of character sets of interest, etc., so don't know when if at all if I release it all.
Now on with some more demonstration…
The encoding detection feature:
StringMiner™ list/chooser window:
Gentle color highlighting:
MBCS = multi-byte character set.
Uses the Microsoft Bing translator to translate to English:
Now nicely translated!
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And where can it be downloaded?
I have a Chinese OllyDbg plugin (dll) that contains (naturally) only Chinese Unicode text which I am dying to translate.
Can I beta test your plugin or shall I send you the dll for you to test how your plugin performs?
(Yours seems a million light years ahead in comparison to Luigi's "Executable's strings lister and replacer" )
Looking forward to this.
Nice plug-in! You should enter in the Hex-Rays plug-in contest =)
Oh yeah, and release it too!
I'd like to cast my vote here and say this is a really cool project. Thanks for sharing, Would love to see the finished project release and play with it myself.
A while back, you seemed to be working on a project called CFSearch. I wonder what happened with that? It showed great promise…
It's been 2 years now! Why don't you release it?
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Meaning: clothing, admit, obey.
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I had sex with my boyfriend the night yesterday. And then this morning at around 8:30am But i took morning after pill. Not the generic. But the brand name Plan B. And then had sex again after an hour at around 9:30 am he didn't ejaculate inside. He did withdraw for all the sex we had the night and this morning. Will i still get pregnant? And will that pill still work? I was worried since we had sex after the pill and i know he didn't ejaculate inside.03/19/2018 at 5:31 am
Dear Maria loncheta,
It is comm belief that, once taken, the morning-after pill allows you to continue having unprotected intercourse for some time. But this is a misconception. You should know that the effects of the morning-after pill last around 11 to 15 hours. After 18 hours, you body will have eliminated the pill and you will be no longer protected against an unwanted pregnancy.
You say that you used the pull-out or withdrawal method, which is totally unadvisable due to the high number of risks associated. In any case, the chances for the pill to fail are low, so in principle there's no reason for you to be concerned. It's likely, however, that you experience a delay in your next period due to the effects of the pill.
Related content: Which Contraceptives Really Work? – Types of Birth Control Methods.
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Thank you so much for the information. That's a relief. And i hope we're in the right date to make love.03/20/2018 at 1:49 pm
I had unprotected intercourse on my fertile days. I've read somewhere else that, if ovulation has occured, protection against pregancy is not given anymore. Is this true?? I'm very worried now!! help please!!10/16/2019 at 10:02 am
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It's a struggle to keep up with all the demands of a classroom and have any time left for yourself and your family. Literacy and math stations require a lot of prep and this can become exhausting. Worksheets can be useful to check for understanding but only if they are well designed and used strategically.
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Last month the Department of State hosted a meeting of the International Contact Group for Freedom of Religion or Belief (ICG). The Contact Group was launched last June as a network of likeminded governments that fully support an individual's right to freedom of religion or belief, as set out in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Canada and the United States worked collaboratively to form the ICG in response to rising restrictions on the exercise of freedom of religion or belief occurring worldwide, and out of our shared values supporting this fundamental freedom. Religious freedom at its core is about freedom of conscience, the ability of individuals to hold the belief of their choice, to change faiths, or to hold no faith all. It includes the ability of individuals to worship alone or in community with others, to educate children, and to share the faith through teaching and other communication. It is a capacious right, one that is strongly linked with other fundamental freedoms like peaceful assembly and expression. But its exercise is under attack by some governments and non-state actors.
In response to global challenges to these rights, the Contact Group has been active in a number of ways, generally using the tools of diplomacy behind the scenes. For instance, ICG members have traveled together to highlight shared concerns in particular countries. They have also undertaken joint diplomatic actions (known as "demarches") in which officials from a group of countries all approach diplomats from a particular country of concern to encourage that government to address a problem. In addition, ICG members have worked through multilateral venues including the UN General Assembly and at the UN Human Rights Council to highlight issues of shared interest. Participating states have also used the ICG as a venue to share information about grants and other assistance projects aimed to advance respect for religious freedom, so as to help ensure that these efforts are complementary and not duplicative. The ICG has developed alongside the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief, a parallel effort to network like minded Members of Parliament from around the world who support religious freedom for all.
Sixteen countries attended the May 20 meeting of the Contact Group, as did as a representative of the European Union's Mission to the United States. The U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, David Saperstein, chaired the meeting, along with me and Andrew Bennett, the former Canadian Ambassador for Religious Freedom. In recognition of Ambassador Bennett's work to establish the group and for his advocacy on religious freedom issues, Ambassador Saperstein presented Bennett with a certificate of appreciation.
The meeting focused on ways to make ICG activities less ad hoc and more frequent. Participants discussed possible areas of cooperation, including where joint action could help encourage governments to take needed reforms. I also shared about our plans to convene a meeting in late July with international partners on ways the international community can assist religious minorities in Iraq and Syria. In addition, a representative of the State Department's human rights bureau briefed participants about ways the United States uses foreign assistance to advance respect for freedom of religion or belief.
It is encouraging that so many nations were represented to discuss ways to promote and protect religious freedom. The need for such action cannot be overstated. Both governments and non-state actors continue to mistreat individuals for what they believe or for their perceived membership in a particular faith community. While the United States has been -– and will continue to be –- a leader in promoting freedom of religion or belief, we cannot do it alone. Working in coalition with likeminded countries allows for the delivery of stronger messages of concern that are harder for oppressive governments to ignore. And at a time when terrorist syndicates commit horrific atrocities against religious and ethnic minorities, we must be similarly networked across regions and political systems to help ensure rights are respected. The International Contact Group for Freedom of Religion or Belief is an important step in that direction.
About the Author: Knox Thames serves as the Special Advisor for Religious Minorities in the Near East and South and Central Asia in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the U.S. Department of State.
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Pulpitis can occur when
A tooth requires multiple invasive procedures
Trauma disrupts the lymphatic and blood supply to the pulp
Pulpitis is designated as
Reversible: Pulpitis begins as limited inflammation, and the tooth can be saved by a simple filling.
Irreversible: Swelling inside the rigid encasement of the dentin compromises circulation, making the pulp necrotic, which predisposes to infection.
Infectious sequelae of pulpitis include apical periodontitis Periodontitis Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory oral disease that progressively destroys the tooth-supporting apparatus. It usually manifests as a worsening of gingivitis and then, if untreated, with... read more , periapical abscess, cellulitis Cellulitis Cellulitis is acute bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue most often caused by streptococci or staphylococci. Symptoms and signs are pain, warmth, rapidly spreading erythema... read more , and (rarely) osteomyelitis Osteomyelitis Osteomyelitis is inflammation and destruction of bone caused by bacteria, mycobacteria, or fungi. Common symptoms are localized bone pain and tenderness with constitutional symptoms (in acute... read more of the jaw. Spread from maxillary teeth may cause purulent sinusitis Sinusitis Sinusitis is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses due to viral, bacterial, or fungal infections or allergic reactions. Symptoms include nasal obstruction and congestion, purulent rhinorrhea... read more , meningitis Overview of Meningitis Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges and subarachnoid space. It may result from infections, other disorders, or reactions to drugs. Severity and acuity vary. Findings typically include... read more , brain abscess Brain Abscess A brain abscess is an intracerebral collection of pus. Symptoms may include headache, lethargy, fever, and focal neurologic deficits. Diagnosis is by contrast-enhanced MRI or CT. Treatment is... read more , orbital cellulitis Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis Preseptal cellulitis (periorbital cellulitis) is infection of the eyelid and surrounding skin anterior to the orbital septum. Orbital cellulitis is infection of the orbital tissues posterior... read more , and cavernous sinus thrombosis Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis Cavernous sinus thrombosis is a very rare, typically septic thrombosis of the cavernous sinus, usually caused by nasal furuncles or bacterial sinusitis. Symptoms and signs include pain, proptosis... read more .
Spread from mandibular teeth may cause Ludwig angina Submandibular Space Infection Submandibular space infection is acute cellulitis of the soft tissues below the mouth. Symptoms include pain, dysphagia, and potentially fatal airway obstruction. Diagnosis usually is clinical... read more , parapharyngeal abscess Parapharyngeal Abscess A parapharyngeal abscess is a deep neck abscess. Symptoms include fever, sore throat, odynophagia, and swelling in the neck down to the hyoid bone. Diagnosis is by CT. Treatment is antibiotics... read more , mediastinitis Mediastinitis Mediastinitis is inflammation of the mediastinum. Acute mediastinitis usually results from esophageal perforation or occurs after median sternotomy. Symptoms include severe chest pain, dyspnea... read more , pericarditis Pericarditis Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, often with fluid accumulation in the pericardial space. Pericarditis may be caused by many disorders (eg, infection, myocardial infarction, trauma... read more , empyema, and jugular thrombophlebitis.
Symptoms and Signs of Pulpitis
In reversible pulpitis, pain occurs when a stimulus (usually cold or sweet) is applied to the tooth. When the stimulus is removed, the pain ceases within 1 to 2 seconds.
In irreversible pulpitis, pain occurs spontaneously or lingers minutes after the stimulus (usually heat, less frequently cold) is removed. A patient may have difficulty locating the tooth from which the pain originates, even confusing the maxillary and mandibular arches (but not the left and right sides of the mouth). The pain may then cease for several days because of pulpal necrosis. When pulpal necrosis is complete, the pulp no longer responds to hot or cold but often responds to percussion. As infection develops and extends through the apical foramen, the tooth becomes exquisitely sensitive to pressure and percussion. A periapical (dentoalveolar) abscess elevates the tooth from its socket, and the tooth feels "high" when the patient bites down.
Diagnosis of Pulpitis
Clinical evaluation
Sometimes dental x-rays
Diagnosis is based on the history and physical examination, which makes use of provoking stimuli (application of heat, cold, and/or percussion). Dentists may also use an electric pulp tester, which indicates whether the pulp is alive but not whether it is healthy. If the patient feels the small electrical charge delivered to the tooth, the pulp is alive.
X-rays help determine whether inflammation has extended beyond the tooth apex and help exclude other conditions.
Treatment of Pulpitis
Drilling and filling for reversible pulpitis
Root canal and crown or extraction for irreversible pulpitis
Antibiotics (eg, amoxicillin or clindamycin) for infection that cannot be resolved with local measures
In reversible pulpitis, pulp vitality can be maintained if the tooth is treated, usually by caries removal, and then restored.
In irreversible pulpitis, the pulpitis and its sequelae require endodontic (root canal) therapy or tooth extraction. In endodontic therapy, an opening is made in the tooth and the pulp is removed. The root canal system is thoroughly debrided, shaped, and then filled with gutta-percha. After root canal therapy, adequate healing is manifested clinically by resolution of symptoms and radiographically by bone filling in the radiolucent area at the root apex over a period of months. If patients have systemic signs of infection (eg, fever), an oral antibiotic is prescribed (amoxicillin 500 mg every 8 hours; alternatives for patients allergic to penicillin include cephalexin or another first- or second-generation cephalosporin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, or doxycycline) (1 Treatment reference Pulpitis is inflammation of the dental pulp resulting from untreated caries, trauma, or multiple restorations. Its principal symptom is pain. Diagnosis is based on clinical findings, and results... read more ). If symptoms persist or worsen, root canal therapy is usually repeated in case a root canal was missed, but alternative diagnoses (eg, temporomandibular disorder, occult tooth fracture, neurologic disorder) should be considered.
Very rarely, subcutaneous or mediastinal emphysema develops after compressed air or a high-speed air turbine dental drill has been used during root canal therapy or extraction. These devices can force air into the tissues around the tooth socket that dissects along fascial planes. Acute onset of jaw and cervical swelling with characteristic crepitus of the swollen skin on palpation is diagnostic. Treatment usually is not required, although prophylactic antibiotics are sometimes given.
Treatment reference
1. Wilson WW, Gewitz M, Lockhart PB, et al: Prevention of viridans group streptococcal infective endocarditis: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation 18;143(20):e963-e978, 2021. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000969
Key Points
Pulpitis is inflammation of the dental pulp due to deep cavities, trauma, or extensive dental repair.
Sometimes infection develops (eg, periapical abscess, cellulitis, osteomyelitis).
Pulpitis may be reversible or irreversible.
In reversible pulpitis, the pulp is not necrotic, a cold or sweet stimulus causes pain that typically lasts 1 or 2 seconds, and repair requires only drilling and filling.
In irreversible pulpitis, the pulp is becoming necrotic, the stimulus (often heat) causes pain that typically lasts minutes, and root canal or extraction is needed.
Pulpal necrosis is a later stage of irreversible pulpitis; the pulp does not respond to hot or cold but often responds to percussion, and root canal or extraction is needed.
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As a physician-founded and led organization, ensuring everyone has access to quality healthcare is what inspires us. The magic we've created lies in Carbon Health's custom EHR and the collaboration among clinical teams, engineers, and designers who work side-by-side to deliver innovation like our hands free AI charting tool. That's why we hire people who genuinely care about patients, solving healthcare challenges, and making a positive impact every day. Join us and help change the future of healthcare for the better.
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Interface between Sage and Python
I wonder if there is a way (or an API) that one can use Sage inside a Python code.
More specifically, I have a system of equations defined inside a big Python code, and I want to make Sage solve the equations and give the solutions back to Python.
Using the Python of Sage is out of option, unfortunately. Rather, I want to 'import' Sage onto Python and use its functionality as I import other Python libraries.


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Key features:
- Sleeps 14-17
- Communal dining area and lounge
- Private hot tub
- Large patio with BBQ
- Shared use of the games room
- Shared use of the children's play area in the garden
High View Grange Farmhouse at Standlow is a luxurious 7 bedroom farmhouse, just 20 mins by car from Alton Towers, and with stunning views over the village of Kniveton. This large house can sleep 14 – 17 guests, with a large communal area for up to 18 to dine together. This makes it a fabulous space for group celebrations or family holidays. Further accommodation can be added for larger gatherings in the other Standlow cottages.
High View Grange has a large private hot tub and decked area in the garden behind. The house offers a modern cinema room, which can also be used as a meeting room, or space for activities like dance or yoga classes. Guests have shared use of the large Games Room, containing a full size snooker/pool table, and the children's play area.
This super house has an extremely spacious ground floor, including a bespoke kitchen with black granite worktops, double range oven, dishwasher, fridge-freezer & microwave. The kitchen opens out to the farmhouse style large dining area/conservatory. The lounge boasts a stone fireplace, plenty of comfy sofas and a TV. WiFi is included free of charge.
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Panoramic windows overlook the wonderful rural views of Kniveton Valley.
The Bamboo Room – spacious double/twin bedroom
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Rick Ross Arrested in Georgia
Rick Ross' penchant for smoking weed has gotten him in trouble once again. The rapper was arrested for marijuana possession in Georgia Wednesday afternoon (June 10).
The God Forgives, I Don't creator was driving around Fayette County, Ga., in his black Bentley (we wonder what he named this one) when he was pulled over by a deputy for a tinted window violation, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. When the official approached the Miami native's vehicle, a strong odor of weed was in the air, which apparently gives probable cause to search his ride.
After conducting a search, the deputy found five joints inside the "The Devil Is a Lie" rhymer's pricey car. As a result, Ross was taken to the Fayette County jail and booked on misdemeanor marijuana possession.
This marks the fourth time the 39-year-old MC has been arrested for a pot-related offense. In 2008, he was taken into custody in his hometown of Miami. Three years later, Ross was busted for having weed in Shreveport, La. Then in 2014, the Maybach Music Group leader was put in handcuffs in North Carolina for a similar offense.
Looks like the bawse needs to get hooked up with a medical marijuana card or enjoy a smoke in the comfort of his own home -- not when he's cruising around town.
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EeZee Conceptz artiste, Minister GUC returns with a spirit stirring worship single titled "Ike Nile."
The new single follows the release of the very successful "All That Matters." It carries a rapturous ambiance which is typical of Gospel music GUC; to pour his soul in worship. The song speaks of God's invincibility. It is a reassurance that we can rest in his infallible wisdom and might. GUC further paints pictures with the lyrics of how amazing God's ways are.
"The ability of God which is unchanging and able to do all things, is both an encouragement and an advantage to us as we go through life. This sound given by God will remind you of God's might in your life, It will both encourage you and help you to release your faith for the impossible. Is there anything God can't handle or do? In all said and done beloved, 'madu ni le di na ka gi Jesus' (everyone on earth is in your hands Jesus)." – GUC
EeZee Conceptz announced the signing of GUC on Tuesday, the 5th of October, 2019, Joining Gospel music ministers Mercy Chinwo, Judikay, and other members of the EeZee Conceptz family. He reintroduced the song "Desperate" immediately after the signing and has since followed up with the amazing single "All That Matters."
"Ike Nile" was produced by Isreal Dammy for EeZee Conceptz Global.
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I have called Hughes technical support 4 times in 2 days without any relief from the Internet connectivity on my wifi connected devices all coming to a screeching halt approximately 5 times a day. The wifi icon on all devices shows good and Internet is connected, but all web pages and web apps we are using stop responding. The lights on the modem are all alluminated and transmit/receive flashing. Within 5 minutes of this the wifi icon on all devices shows No Internet. State codes I recorded before the "tech support" cleared them were as follows:
30.2.2 Web acceleration disabled by user (never disabled this, didn't even know where to find it)
30.1.1 Web accleration connection in backoff state
21.1.5 Associating with Data IPGW
"Tech support" told me that Web Acceleration was in "backoff mode" and could not explain how that happens. They told me they fixed it on 10/7 when I called. The screeching halt of Internet connectivity continued to happen and each time I called of course the connectivity was back up and they would tell me "everything is fine".
State code I continuously receive now is 14.1.3 but I have nothing connecting to the HughesNet Gen5 modem anymore via wifi, only a secondary access point via LAN that I am using wifi on and it is stable.
Another behaviour of the modem is unplugging a LAN device will reboot the modem. It never did that before. All cables are tight, secure and not damaged.
This leads me to believe the modem and/or wifi component in the HughesNet modem is failing, but Hughes wants to charge me $125 to come and service their device that I am paying to use.
These are a few of the things "tech support" told me was the problem from the 4 calls in 2 days:
Bad weather at my gateway
Too many devices on my wifi (2 connected at any given time)
Our modems are very sensitive and can reboot if moved or touched
Your laptop computer is the problem it needs rebooting
Your security cameras are the problem unplug them
I work from home, I have meetings all day. If I did not have a landline I would not be able to attend to those meetings with the death spiral HughesNet connectivity is in the last 4 days. Can anyone shed light on this? Anyone having the same issue? Thanks!
A 14.1.3 State Code correlates to a device with intermittent connection. Just in case, you can see your currently connected and currently disconnected devices here. Currently disconnected devices are those that were connected, but are no longer, since the last time the modem was plugged in, as the modem logs are wiped when it loses power.
From your description, the modem may very well be on its last leg, so to speak.
The reps here are on M-F from approximately 9AM to 6PM EST, so they are off for the weekend at this point, though Damian is sometimes on in the evenings. They normally reply within a day or two.
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So 5th call will be a charm and get me to someone other than level 0 to replace this modem?
The only way you would know that is to call again, but whether you do is entirely up to you.
If you want help here, you'll have to wait for a HughesNet rep to reply.
If you can wait until tomorrow, the HughesNet reps on this site could run remote diagnostics to see if they can figure out what's amiss.
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The prettiest and most unique fedora hat you will find! The perfect accessory for summer approaching!
Each hat comes with a beautiful floral engraved leather hat band. Attached at the back with 2 black rivets that compliment the engraving detail.
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The North Face Ultimate Trucker Cap
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In an interview with desert highways, bassist Zack Anderson comments on the writing process of this album, as it was a little different due to the circumstances of their rising popularity. The band has been non-stop on tour, therefore there was little consecutive time to focus on writing new material. Lady In Gold came together piece by piece over the past two years. Blues Pills have developed their sound to a more embracing celebration of positivity. Singer Erin Larsson is a huge Aretha Franklin fan – Larsson's gospel charged soul shows another side of her vocal acrobatics.
Lyrically, the album is inspired by Kate Bush to come up with more fantastic stories than to write about themselves. The opening track 'Lady in Gold' steers away from the cliché personification of death as a grim reaper. In this song, death is a dazzling lady in gold. The first few piano notes are merciless and announce the integrity of Blues Pills newly found sound.
Yet there are a lot of experiments with effects on instruments and nicely tucked in percussive details, from shakers to oral percussion to the use of xylophone. For those who fell for Blues Pills for their heart-aching, raspy blues rock, the songs 'Gone So Long' and 'Burned Out' embody that raw sound as an echo of the first album.
Blues Pills went back to the same studio and producer Don Alsterberg as on the debut album, who has also worked with Swedish blues rock kinsmen Graveyard. What makes these two bands stand out from other modern bands pursuing the 60's and 70's sound is the authentic ring of their music. The warm, but slightly muddy tone is materialized by analogue reel-to-reel tape recording. The sound is clear enough to hear all those meticulous, devoted details but has this imperfect and sincere tone to it that addresses what's it like to be human.
The second half of the album beholds many elements that perplex the listener. 'Bad Talkers' has almost an air of latin music, 'Won't Go Back' shows prog rock influence in the construction and 'Rejection' sparks a curious, almost synthy guitar sound.
The album closes with 'Elements And Things', a Tony Joe White cover. All in all Lady In Gold can be embraced as a part two of their debut Blues Pills – only with more soul and less blues. The red lining of this album lies in the layered vocals, gospel choirs, 60's organs and heart beating rhythm.
Blues Pills will be playing Dublin's Voodoo Lounge for their only Irish show on Friday November 4th with special Kadavar. Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster, Tickets.ie and Sound Cellar. Please check DME Promotions for more details.
Lady In Gold is out now via Nuclear Blast, and available in digital format and on vinyl. Get your copy here!
Read more and stay in touch with latest updates on Blues Pills official website.
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The holiday stars have aligned and today is both Easter Sunday and April Fool's Day. So it seems all too fitting that we enjoy being fooled (or at least charmed) by three Easter-ish acts.
First off, check out Penn and Teller visiting The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon back in 2015 dusting off that old chestnut: pulling a rabbit out of a hat.
Next, João Miranda offers a fun meta performance of the silk to egg routine.
And finally, it's not Easter without Peeps.


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Why do I start my own blog?
There are three reasons:
First, I sometimes feel the urge to post a photo or a thought, or to review a book, film, or game. Until now, I did such things on social networks or specialized places like Amazon product reviews. But the popular German blogger Sascha Lobo convinced me in
this widely regarded article
that giving up content ownership is bad, and the comparative decline of blogs is lamentable. So I intend to put my posts here, and I will only copy them to other places when needed.
Second, I have a university page with my publications and lectures in theoretical computer science. But I left academia years ago, and they may shut down my page some day. So I want to move the contents to this blog. EDIT: I have created the pages
My publications
My lectures
My academic talks and notes
on this blog and uploaded my material.
Third, I am a software engineer who wants to share his insights. My company has an internal Wiki for such things, but some of my findings may be of public interest. While there are great Q&A sites like Stack Overflow, they are not suited for proactive, Wiki-style content. So I intend to share my software-engineering wisdom on this blog.


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The mother and brothers of Jesus
The Gospel today from Luke (8: 19-21) has the title 'The true family of Jesus' and in it we see that Mary and the brothers are outside. The crowd in this Gospel form a barrier between Jesus and his mother and brothers.
Mary and the brothers are pointed out as those who listen to the word of God and put it into practice. This Gospel comes straight after the parable of the lamp where reference is made to listening.
For our reflection today, given what Jesus declares in the Gospel today, Fr Paul says we might ask ourselves 'How often and how well do I listen to the word of God? How often and how well do I put it into practice?'


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Patrick McCarville
Director, Irish Whiskey Bureau
Patrick McCarville was born in Dublin, survived an Irish upbringing in the company of such as Brendan Behan and went on to begin a journalistic career with the Irish Times in 1955.
Patrick McCarville later took to the stage, working in Dublin Theatre in a wide rang of productions and breaking into English television with roles in The Avengers, Z Cars, Softly Softly and Emergency Ward 10 among others.
With his experience in front of the camera, Patrick McCarville was a natural for television journalism and in the late sixties he joined NBC News as a foreign correspondent. During that year he covered the Six Day War, the British evacuation of Aden and the Mercenary action in the Congo for the Huntly Brinkly Show.
In October 1967, Patrick McCarville was on his way to an assignment in Vietnam when he stopped off to take a look at Sydney. He loved the place and decided to stay.
Director of the Irish Whiskey Information Bureau since 1987, over the last 20 years, Patrick McCarville has continued to work as a high profile actor and writer, while also concentrating on his favourite pastime of golf and whiskey tasting.
In 2001 the film The Man Who Sued God starring Billy Connolly, Judy Davis and Colin Friels was released. Based on a storyline penned by Patrick in 1963, the manuscript lay in a bottom drawer until finally optioned by producer Ben Gannon.
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- Compact and robust bookshelf/monitor speaker for listening and production applications
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- Long-lasting ferrofluid-cooled soft dome tweeter
- 3M® EVA antivibration pad dampens unwanted acoustic vibrations
Whether you're enjoying or producing music, our Nero MB5 is an expertly engineered monitor speaker that delivers professional-level sound output. This compact and well-crafted passive bookshelf speaker pair incorporates bleeding-edge audio component technologies including a 5.25" composite fiberglass woofer that consistently supplies vivid, punchy, and accurate bass that doesn't overload the room, as well as a 1" ferrofluid-cooled soft dome tweeter. This type of tweeter is an audiophile favorite because the ferrofluid-treated surface damps unwanted resonances and cools the voice coil to improve sound quality and prevent overheating.
Directing Sound Wave Traffic
The Nero MB5 monitor recording and home listening speakers also include a front bass reflex port that directs energy forward and away from rear walls. This design is more forgiving in rooms that may not have the ideal acoustic set-up so you have more placement flexibility and can still experience optimal sound output.
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Articulate 101: Create Flash Movies Without Knowing Flash
This is the 24th post in the Articulate 101 series. It was written by Articulate VP of Community Tom Kuhlmann.
We already know that Articulate Presenter is a great tool for elearning. However, another great feature of Presenter is that it is an easy way to build Flash movie files (.swf).
I've used PowerPoint and Presenter to create Flash animations and graphics for Engage and Quizmaker. I've even built simple animated banners for websites and other projects. For example, the animation at the top of this post was created in PowerPoint and published with Presenter. Here's a link to see it play in your browser.
OK…so that's pretty cool. How do I do it?
PowerPoint + Articulate Presenter = Flash Animation
- The first step is to create an animated slide in PowerPoint. It can be as simple or complex as you want the animation to be. It can even have audio.
- Then publish the file. Presenter takes the PowerPoint slide and combines it with the audio to create a slide.swf. What we're going to do is pull the slide.swf out of the data folder and use that as a Flash file in Engage and Quizmaker.
- Go to the publish folder. Inside the data folder is a .swf folder. That holds the slide.swf files. Locate you .swf file.
- Copy it and paste it to a different location.
- Give it a new name so that you know what it is.
- Then all you have to do is insert the .swf into Engage or Quizmaker as you need it.
See it in Action
Here are some examples of the PowerPoint-created .swfs inserted into Engage or Quizmaker:
Click here to see the Engage demo.
In the demo above, the content and narration in the pyramid sections all comes from PowerPoint. As you can see, it's an effective way to add animations with narration to Engage.
In the demo above, you'll notice that I inserted PowerPoint-based Flash files in many of the Engage interactions. What I like to do is not use any of the Engage features like text and narration and just build all of the content in PowerPoint. Then, I insert the slide.swf into the interaction. They fill the entire screen (as you can see in the tab image above) and look really nice.
Click here to see the Quizmaker demo.
Inserting the slide.swf into Quizmaker is just as easy. If you want to replay the .swf, just click on the zoom button. You'll notice that the second .swf is partially transparent and the quiz background shows through it. I explain why below.
As you can see, the .swfs work well in the other Articulate products. What's nice about this approach is that it lets you add text, audio, and animation to the Engage screens. Many times, I'll create all of my content in Presenter and pull the slides into Engage. It's a great way to make the Engage screens more colorful and lets you add animation like you can in Presenter with PowerPoint.
Here are some tips and tricks when using this approach.
- The published slide.swf has a transparent background. If you look at the second quiz question in the demo above, you'll notice that the .swf blends into the quiz background. That's easy to fix. Just add a background image to the slide before publishing. That's what I did for the first question. i just added a black box to the back of the slide.
- You have limited control of the .swf. It is what it is. However, with some creativity you can create the illusion of control by timing the recorded PowerPoint animations before publishing.
- Hyperlinks won't work. If you insert a hyperlink in the slide and publish, you'll notice that the slide.swf will change the mouse cursor when you rollover the link. This implies you can click on it. If you want to build the muscles in your clicking finger, feel free to click as often as you like. However, nothing's going to happen.
- Leverage the transparent slide. As I mentioned earlier, the slide is transparent. You can create a slide with nothing on it and just record narration. Since it's transparent, you can insert that .swf into Quizmaker and turn off the zoom. This way the user sees nothing, but can hear the audio.
- Insert the slide.swf into a different PowerPoint presentation. Since the .swf is transparent, you can create animated characters that can be inserted into your PowerPoint presentation via the insert flash option. The size is a little different, but with some practice, you can make simple animated avatars.
Here's a quick explanation of how the transparent slide.swf works with a demo of an animated character.
You can see a presentation with an animated background, too.
The only thing left to do now is to fire up PowerPoint and create some slides. Remember, you don't need to create any fancy animations. It can be something as simple as just pulling your regular slides from PowerPoint and loading them into an Engage interaction.
You can also check out these related posts on animation:
- How Walt Disney Would Use PowerPoint to Create E-Learning Courses
- Articulate 101: Add Animations to Your Next E-Learning Course
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Happy Birthday Black Music Box
A Happy Birthday-themed Wooden music box makes a perfect gift for anyone whose birthday is nearby. The song is lovely, amazing, melancholy, and wonderful. It has a pleasant color and brightness that will enhance the beauty of your living room.
Ideal gift for anyone who is a music lover: girlfriend, boyfriend, family, colleague, friend, etc.
HIGH-QUALITY MATERIAL: Carved out of high-quality material and plays at a steady but slow pace for about 18 seconds, and then you can repeat it! The music box is made of solid wood, is long-lasting, and produces a crisp and pleasant sound.
PORTABLE SIZE – Fits the size of the palm of a child and is portable enough to carry everywhere. Cute music box-mini, light, and portable, could be carried in your hand or your bag.
EXQUISITE CARVING: The music box features carving craftsmanship, with clear lines, exquisite patterns, and a retro simple style that will make your life more enjoyable.
VINTAGE DESIGN: The design is inspired by vintage storage boxes, and the music is vintage-themed.
PARTY DECORATION – You can use this horse musical toy to decorate a cake for a birthday. Simply twist the carousel's top to make it move and play music. It's ideal for a cafe, shop, book store, living room, wedding parties, or a girl's room.
WOODEN BOX: Each music box is lightweight and portable, allowing you to place it wherever you want. This box is also beautifully carved and makes for an interesting conversation piece.
Highlights of the product:
1 hand-cranked Happy Birthday theme song music box
Material: Wood
Battery-Operated: No
Type: Musical Box
Ideal for: Boys and Girls
Assembly required: No
Color: Dark brown
Item Weight: 250gm
Skillset: Rhythm & Pattern Recognition
Product Box Dimensions: 18x10x10 (cm)
More Details:
Generic Name: Musical Toys
Country of Origin: India
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Way back in the nineties I became aware of the Tour de France. It looked interesting, lots of action, amazing feats of riding and endurance, and the likes of Miguel Indurain, Jan Ullrich and the now-deposed Lance Armstrong making the headlines. For me, though it was just a bike race, and a bike race simply meant the fastest cyclist winning.
Fortunately, I knew someone who understood about cycling and he was able to explain that it was far more than just a bike race. I quizzically looked at him, 'What more is there to know about a bike race, surely I know all there is to know. I have been riding since my Dad taught me and I can see it is a bike race with my own two eyes". Oh, how wrong I was….
He explained to me about the teams, the way they are set up, i.e. sprinters, climbers, time trialists, and the domestiques, (riders who serve others in the team). He coached me on the meaning of GC (Grand Classification), King of the Mountains, the various coloured jerseys, the tactics, etc. Patiently, he listened to all my questions, "Why does the leader let another rider go off ahead and win a stage? Why does nobody attack the race leader on the last day", and so many more?
Turns out that the Tour de France is far more than just a bike race. I learned how to watch it actively, rather than passively. What a difference this has made to my enjoyment and understanding of the race.
So what has this all to do with active listening?
Only 6% of us are actually active listeners, yet the majority of us believe we are good listeners. Many people would say – "What more is there to know about listening, surely I know all there is to know, I have been doing it all my life, I can hear well enough with my own two ears". The reality is that listening is passive, active listening is, well, active.
So what does active listening entail that makes it so different to just listening?
- Attention – giving the person who is speaking your full attention. If there is anything more important to you at the time the person is speaking, stop the conversation and go and do it. Attention is the greatest gift you can give to another person, be it a work colleague, your partner or your children.
- Eye contact – looking the speaker in the eyes, and continuing to do so even when they look away to think. The quality of their thinking will increase when they return to looking at you and notice that you are still looking.
- Silence – not speaking, or even looking like you want to speak. Even when it feels or looks like they have finished, wait longer. More often the best thinking happens in that moment of silence.
- No interrupting – do not say anything, as doing so interrupts their thinking. Ideally, do not take notes.
- Be curious – intend to be open-minded and interested about whatever they may say to you,
- Body Language – sit facing the speaker, lean forwards, unfold your arms, be still, relax and breathe deeply and quietly.
- No fixing – you are here to listen, not to fix them or to solve their problem. In listening they will more often than not arrive at a solution without you saying anything.
- Equality – see the person in front of you as an equal, fellow human being, who needs to talk or think.
- No judging – difficult as it may be, this is not about right or wrong, just an opportunity for them to speak and to think.
- Appreciation – once the conversation is over, offer one specific thing that you appreciate about them, and do so whilst looking them in the eye.


text: Did anyone notice that I thought yesterday was Tuesday? My date stamp below (since changed) said "tuesday, october 03". I really am out of it, and so are you for not catching it. Usually megnut readers are quick to correct me about these types of things. (Wait a second, did I write it on Tuesday? Did I get the date wrong? I can't remember now.)


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How Marketers Can Build Links on Expired Domains?
Many marketers look for expired domains and the existing back-links for building links to their sites. In addition, some marketers use expired domains as a link building opportunity for their client's site. The advantages of building links with expired domains are they save substantial time and provide your website with link structure and decent authority in short time.
Be Careful About Purchasing Expired Domains
Sometime back, Google had made changes in its algorithm for providing the best results to users. The changes made in their algorithm requires marketers to deploy link building strategies in a professional manner. You need to be more cautious about purchasing expired domains, else, you may face penalizing situations that do harm to your site and its ranking.
Finding the Right Expired Domains
You can try some domain auction sites. You can place bids for your preferred domains in these sites. Many online tools are available for finding expired domains with traffic. For example, you can use Juicy Domains. This site is recommended by many expired domain consultants. This site would provide you list of high PR domains that rank high in search result pages. The domains available on this site are of high quality and have natural back-links. The customer support is also up to the mark.
Things to Check before Purchasing Domain with high PR
A few factors need to be checked before purchasing a domain with a high PR. Every kind of check would help you to fulfill your business goals safely.
Check Back-link Structure
Checking back-link structure of a website would suggest what you will receive for your money. If you find many spammy links directed to the website you should think twice before purchasing that domain, but you could simply disown those links.
Checking 301 Redirects
If a domain has high PR, you should always check whether the domain has any 301 redirects. Some domain sellers intend to sell worthless domains at high prices by manipulating page rank. You have to be prepared before purchasing existing domains. Check whether the domain is attached with many spammy 301 redirects or not. If the issue exists, avoid that domain.
Using Wayback Machine
You can look at the previous versions of a site with Wayback machine. Wayback machine is easy to use and it would notify you whether the previous versions were up to the mark.
Checking Brand Reputation
Before you purchase an expired domain, you should check whether the previous owner faced brand reputation issues. If the domain does not hold good reputation, then purchasing the same would not score high rank during the search.
Building Links with Expired Domains
Expired domains can be used in a number of ways for building links. Some marketers redirect expired domains to their existing domain. Some website owners use expired domains in their blogs and use them as link resource. All the methods are correct until that time when Google makes any update.
Whichever method you use, you need to follow the best practices suggested by Google. You have to disown bad back-links, fix on-page issues, etc.
You definitely want to the theme of your new website relevant to requirements of your targeted audience. In order to make the website relevant, you should include proper Meta description, title tags, image titles, theme specific articles, etc.
After you have designed a theme specific website, you have to place links in a natural way as possible. The first link should be your primary keyword. The second keyword should be pointed towards high authority site which is operating in your industry. Use internal linking to connect other related pages.
Building links with expired domains can prove effective if carried out in the right way. You should ensure that the expired domain which you purchase has no brand reputation issues.
This guest post was written by Den Frankson is an expired domain consultant. He develops linking building strategies for his clients with expired domains with traffic.
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