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The proposed gas station currently being constructed opposite the Robert Louis Stevenson Primary School in Lotopa has the potential to impact the health of over 400 students.
According to some parents of students at the school – they were not consulted about the gas station.
"I cannot believe that this has gone ahead without my knowledge as a parent," one parent said who did not want to be named. According to him he is concerned about the safety of his children once the gas station is operational.
Apart from a higher concentration of traffic around the area – the potential impacts of health hazards of chemicals from cars have been well established by scientific studies – and these include automotive oils and fluids which have been proven harmful to the environment, and when they leak, they contaminate the ground, air and waterways, causing health hazards to humans.
The construction of the gas station has the potential of exposing the RLS Primary children to automotive oils and fluids.
According to published research – engine coolant in car radiator contains ethylene glycol, a chemical that can cause serious damage to the nervous system of humans and animals in moderate to high exposures. While modern coolants contain bitter-tasting agents (behavior deterrents) to keep pets and children from drinking them, any coolant leaks can work their way into the ground and waterways, causing serious damage to plants and animals.
Transmission fluids when leaked have also been known to stay on the ground for a long time. According to research when transmission fluid breaks down in the sun, hydrocarbons are released into the air. These chemical compounds can affect breathing in humans and contribute to air pollution.


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25+ Astonishing DIY Pallet Outdoor Projects
Astonish the people entering your home with the captivating and eye-catching DIY pallet outdoor projects. Focusing much and spending lots of mind, effort, money, and creativity on the indoor home decor is quite common. While we often forget the decor of our outdoor. We should keep it in mind that it is the main place with which the guest encounters. You surely have heard about the popular maxim that the first impression is the last impression. And the outdoor portion of your home would set a peculiar impression about you in the mind of guests. Make it pleasant by considering the fascinating and astonishing DIY pallet outdoor projects.
Fabulous Pallet Serving Table Ideas
While crafting the pallet serving table, you must consider the moveability factor. It must be able to be taken at any place with extreme ease. It is possible when wheels are attached to the pallet serving table. Having pallet shelves in the pallet table is a great idea. It aids in keeping enormous plates, dishes, etc on the shelf. Hence, you do not need to use the pallet serving table again and again. A single usage would be ample for bringing all the meal right to the guests. Make it look attractive with creative crafting ideas.
Magnificent Pallet Shelf Ideas
Among the home decor ideas, the pallet shelf ideas are the leading ones. The outdoor pallet shelf ideas are quite fascinating. It carries a plethora of plant pots on it and potentiates the display of these plant pots. While the indoor pallet shelf ideas permit you to keep the crockery, books, bags, laptop, decor items, shoes etc on it. The quantity of pallet shelf is determined as per your need. Make the border of it quite eminent. The outdoor pallet shelf is a highlighted part of your garden decor.
Attractive Pallet Wall Decor Ideas
Pallet wall decor ideas can be multipurpose. Yes, using the pallet shelf, you can decor the wall of your home. Craft the pallet wood in squares of different sizes. paint it with either different bright colors or a single solid color. Attach such beautiful pallet squares to the wall in a unique manner. These can even overlap each other which would further enhance the appeal of your home interior and decor. You can use this pallet wall decor for placing enormous substances on it which can be cosmetics, books, decor items etc. Similarly, another pallet wall decor idea is the pallet glowing bear art which contains the plants at the bottom.
Economical Pallet Storage Cabinet ideas
Budget is the main factor for deciding the home decor items. Surely, it is hard for people to afford expensive decor items for their home. Hence, they keep on looking for the most pocket-friendly home decor items. Pallet storage cabinet is one of the most economical and durable pallet ideas which can be utilized in almost every room. You can have pallet storage cabinets in the kitchen. drawing room, bathroom, etc. For storage, durability counts a lot. You would be pleased to aware of the fact pallet storage cabinets are fabulously reliable and durable.
Stylish Pallet Table Ideas
A stylist pallet table can be a laptop table, coffee table, dining table etc. The pallet back support of the pallet table can be used for keeping various objects. If it is a pallet study table then the pallet back support can be used for keeping the books, laptops, notes, and other study related material. Pallet shelves, pallet cabinets, pallet drawers etc are some of the useful things to be considered for a trendy pallet table. Pallet outdoor projects also include the pallet table that comprised of the adorable pallet chairs around it.
Innovative Pallet Outdoor Decor Ideas
Outstanding pallet outdoor decor ideas include the pallet planter boxes. You can take out the different pieces of the pallet from the shed and transform it into various pallet boxes. The size and dimension of these pallet planter boxes can be same or different as per your desire. Fill it with soil and plant your desired plants in it. The garden would become amazingly eminent with such amazing pallet outdoor ideas.

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Not a few people have written me e-mails along the lines:
"How could the Holy Father appoint to New York a bishop who celebrated Mass wearing a 'cheesehead' hat?"
The reference is to Archbp. Timothy Dolan who has been moved from Milwaukee to New York.
Back in 2002, right after he arrived in Milwaukee, the new Archbishop, very aware of the relationship people in Wisconsin have with the Green Bay Packers, momentarily put on a 'cheesehead' hat at the beginning of his sermon time.
He did not say Mass wearing a 'cheesehead' hat.
Should he have done that? I wouldn't have. To my mind it was infra dignitatem, both for the moment, the congregation and his person.
But I am not the brand new Archbishop of Milwaukee, just arrived after years and years of mismanagement under Weakland and the scandal at the end. Facing these circumstances, he made a decision at the moment to brighten the atmosphere in a time of pain and uncertainty. It is hard to fault his reasoning.
One lives and one learns.
Even bishops have to have some on the job training. They must learn from reactions to their decisions. They make mistakes and hopefully, with grace, grow in their ministry.
So if you are really upset about the 'cheesehead' hat thing, I suggest that you cast your first rock at yourself.
Unless of course you have never made a mistake you eventually learned from.
Good luck to Archbishop Dolan! He'll need both luck and prayers.


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April & Sami's Wedding Day
April and Sami's wedding day was perfect. It took place on a small beach in Annapolis, MD. The day called for rain, but we lucked out. There were a few showers during the afternoon making it perfect for clear umbrellas. For weddings I use both my digital and film camera. I want to make sure there are backup copies of the images in case something happens to the film.


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Optomeditech will exhibit at AVA Scientific Meeting in Las Vegas (October 4 - 7, 2019).
Optomeditech will present OptiVein IV catheters during the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of Association for Vascular Access (AVA) in Las Vegas. Come and visit us at our booth #635. We're looking forw..
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Optomeditech Oy has successfully secured patent for OptiVein cannulation system.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent for Optomeditech Oy on July 11, 2017 entitled "Intravascular Catheter Assembly." The granted patent is a culmination of years of determined..
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Optomeditech Oy gets 2.5 Million dollars in Funding
Optomeditech Oy gets $ 2.5 Million in Funding from Lifeline Ventures and Sitra, The Finnish Innovation Fund! Read the latest publications on Optomeditech Oy: http://www.arcticstartup.com/2014/12..
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Optomeditech has successfully secured ISO 13485 certificate of Quality Management System and has obtained CE mark approval for its OptiVein System to aid in IV cannulation
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Optomeditech listed among 20 top promissing start ups in 2014
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Optomeditech wins the MedTech Nordic Growth reward
Optomeditech Oy participated in the MedTech Nordic investing and Partnering event on September 3, 2013 in Helsinki as one of the 30 leading Nordic start-ups presenting in the event. The presenting com..
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Milestone: ISO 13485 - Stage 1 Audit passed
Today Optomeditech Oy passed Stage 1 of its ISO 13485 certification process to become a full designer and producer of Medical Devices.
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Optomeditech Oy begins clinical testing at Helsinki University Hospital
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In Short, it's not supported. If you're running Workstation 9 or above, there's this trick.
Now this guy goes into the real nitty gritty, and I love that! I however was working with ESXi 5.5 u3b. Now VMware did the same thing with the ESXi hypervisor and introduced USB 3.0 support via the xHCI controller. However the exact same limitation apply.
1) Drivers of USB 3.0 Host Controller are not provided by VMware Tools.
2) VMware USB 3.0 Host Controller will work only if your Virtual Machine OS has Native USB 3.o Support. Examples of such OS are – Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and Linux Kernel 2.6.31 and above.
He goes on to say he's screwed, but I've found the older EHCI +UHCI controller works for USB 1.1 and 2 devices I haven't fully tested all case scenarios however. .For a Windows Server 2016 VM, on a HP Gen9 server with ESXi 5.5. My findings were as follows:
- Installed xHCI usb controller, via VM settings.
- Guest OS picked up hardware change and installed driver without issue.
- Plugged in USB 2.0 device, showed up in Host, as USB device became available to add to VM via VM settings, so added device.
- Guest OS didn't see the USB device connected.
- Removed device via VM settings, then disconnected from host.
- Connected USB 3.0 Stick into host, added to VM via VM settings.
- Device was seen on Guest VM, and performance was equal to that of the sticks specs. (18~20 MB/s write, 100+MB/s Read)
I wasn't sure why the USB 2.0 Device didn't show up, so I simply removed the xHCI USB controller, and instead installed the EHCI +UHCI. Re-Connected the USB 2.0 devices and added it to the VM, this time the device did show up. I can't remember the exact performance counters. I'll update this post when I do some better analysis. My plan is to script some I/O tests using diskspd and PowerShell. Stay tuned. 😀
I'm also going to see if I can connect the same USB device via hardware pass-through instead of utilizing the USB controllers and Devices VM settings options. I've manly done this with RDM's and storage controllers with storage type VM's (FreeNas mostly).
As for the main point of this post… I figured the main link I posted and this one here as well form the VMware forms that I'd be able to get a way to make the xCHI controller work on the Windows 7 VM guest. The answer is basically grab the Intel xCHI drivers for Windows 7/2008R2 from Intel and install it manually, not via the setup.exe.
To my dismay I couldn't get it to work, the wizard simply couldn't locate the device (since the hardware IDs didn't match) and installing the otherwise the device wouldn't start.
I even decided to try and use double driver (extracts drivers) against a newer guest OS. This also failed. I simply couldn't get it to work.


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Information access without technology limitations
Over the last few years, there have been several developments that in the end all come to a single conclusion; people want access to information faster and without technology limitations.
Last year I wrote an article about serverless computing; there I introduced the concept of "Applications without technology". Almost a year after the original blog was published, we received several requests for a follow-up.
What we are seeing is a developing awareness in our partner ecosystem, and in the worldwide market by extension, when it comes to information awareness. Knowledge workers, the key-users of many business applications, need to access information in their preferred way, on their favored device and on their schedule without accepting limits placed by others. As we have it, that's what WEM delivers.
Developments like gamification, cloud computing, serverless, dev-ops and the decades old promise of configurable packaged software in the end all accomplish the same thing; putting the control of information and the way it is being processed back with the user and the business function they need to perform.
Business users can create software
Putting the user in charge of their information needs makes sense because of a variety of different reasons: the expertise on the processes, the budget, the future vision and everything else that the information helps you and your business accomplishes is with the user. Historically, the average user lacked one important element to enable them to control their own information need; technology skills.
Using modern no-code platforms, business users can create software that does exactly what they need, when they need it. No more long development projects with numerous layers of technology experts and many month-long turn arounds, just the people that need the information and a simple what-you-see-is-what-you-get (another one of those ancient IT promises) interface to build the applications they need.
The impact of WEM
WEM takes that concept a step beyond the no-code application. WEM includes all the technology required to create and operate your application. Your application and data is in a secure and enterprise class environment with the latest technologies like automatic scaling included all with clear service levels.
The user simply models their information need and with a single button deploys that new or updated application globally. All while, not to forget, meeting all regulatory needs. Combine that with a simple predictable and usage driven pricing model and we can claim that we have achieved that ultimate goal – and what those industry buzzwords I mentioned earlier promised – "Information without technology".
This doesn't mean the technology is not there, just like your car has all kinds of hidden technology that the driver uses without needing to understand the details, WEM provides you with all the technology elements to make your applications work, you don't need the knowledge to understand the details, you just need to know what your information need is.
The importance of IT
While we put all that power in the hands of the knowledge worker, the final user of that information, we should not loose sight of the importance of the role of the IT team, keeping data accurate and safe, integration between different systems and continuity of the information of the business are all key elements of the WEM platform. Maybe that should be the subject of my next blog.
Low-code versus no-code
A word of warning to the casual buyer, as with any new "hot" technology there are a lot of fakes out there. There is huge difference between low-code (products that make developers more productive) and no-code (products that allow anyone to create applications without programming) and not all no-code products can deliver "no-technology" or support enterprise level requirements.
If you think WEM fits your needs, feel free to create an account and try it yourself. You can build and test any application you want free-of-charge, you pay only after you publish your application. If you think we can make WEM better in delivering our promise of "Information without technology" please let me know, we're always looking to make our offering even better at meeting that promise.


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Coon Rapids Dam undergoing upgrades to prevent spread of Asian carp
Construction crews began installing massive steel gates at the Coon Rapids Dam as part of a $16 million upgrade to prevent Asian carp from spreading to the upper Mississippi watershed, the Star Tribune reports.
The gates will replace older, less effective rubber tube gates.
The goal is to install five gates on the Anoka County side of the dam by Dec. 1. Four more barriers on the Hennepin County side would be installed in the spring, the Star Tribune said.
ABC Newspapers says the Legislature approved funding for the rehabilitation project in the 2011 bonding bill.
About 130 miles southeast, a silver carp carcass was found near Winona -- the farthest north the invasive species has been spotted in the Mississippi River. The DNR suspects the invasive fish was attempting to leap over Lock and Dam 5.
"We can control them," Duane Chapman, a fisheries expert who works for the U.S. Geological Survey's Environmental Research Center in Columbia, Mo., said at a speaking engagement in St. Paul earlier this month, according to MinnPost.
MinnPost reports promising research on invasive species control methods is underway, including an option that would involve carp-killing chemical "toxicants" that are relatively harmless to other fish.
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Date: Dec 8, 2013
After visiting the 七星谭 beach, Danny (our private tour guides leader) asked if we are interest to go to his friend's place to take a look, i.e. Taiwan Tun Huang Precious Stone Museum.
I say "Why Not?"
So, here we see and learn about all these jade, ruby and precious stones.
This one is the rose jade.
Taiwan jade.
Blue ruby.
Does not seems like a ruby to me.
Cat eye jade.
The amazing thing bout cat eye jade is no matter how you flip it, the eye is still there, and one side darker and one side light. Light properties does not change.
The colourful 七彩艺石.
It is nice. But I don't like it.
After learning all the stones, we are about to step into this 2 storey mega stores. This is where they going to try to sell us the stones, jade, ruby, etc etc.
The outside of the rose jade looks like this. black color.
After process, it becomes like this.
The colourful 七彩艺石.
The kids are shopping too.
Now, you know why three sales girls surrounding this Boon Ching.
Now, you know why she put a smile on her face.
Because you did not see the one who take this pictures has a tear coming out from his eyes.
And the wallet suddenly have 2 wings on it. (imagine it)
She bought a 168 Taiwan Jade.


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Hedge funds have had a hard time keeping up with the broad market indexes over the past ten years. Maybe this will be the year the hedgies break the cycle? Via Sam Ro, here's a Goldman Sachs chart showing hedge funds' performance so far in 2013 – click to enlarge:
Usually when you see figures about average hedge fund performance you don't get a helpful broad breakdown like this – so you end up wondering how far the average was skewed by outliers. Here you can see that not only did hedge funds as a class underperform the S&P 500 by fully 10% through May 10, but only a small sliver of funds managed to outperform it – and that's before hedge funds' hefty fees, typically 2% of assets and 20% of gains. (Zero Hedge published a separate HSBC report from mid-April showing the outlier funds that managed to achieve 40+% gains through that date.)
Now, the Goldman report seems to include all types of hedge fund strategies – including Managed Futures, Market Neutral, etc. – which makes the fixed S&P 500 benchmark a bit unfair in some cases, especially when Goldman defines the 'Average Mutual Fund' as just large-cap core equity funds.
The 'Hedge Fund VIP Basket' is Goldman's collection of 50 individual securities that "mattered most" to some of the largest hedge funds – that is, they were broadly held as top 10 positions in individual funds. Looks like they should have stayed more concentrated in those positions.


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If there is a better time to try new things than New Year's, we sure can't think of it! New Year's is a time of new beginnings and fresh starts. Because of this, as the New Year rolls in people love to make resolutions! While many resolutions revolves around cutting something negative out, this year we at Healthy Little Cooks are challenging you to add in something positive by trying new foods in the new year. Read on to find out how to complete the new foods challenge!
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- Cookbooks or food websites
- Imagination and an open mind!
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- Congratulate yourself! You have already taken the first step of the Healthy Little Cooks New Year-New Food Challenge by reading this far!
- The Rules. Try any new foods that you want, but avoid processed and packaged foods or foods with added sugars. Think about how many new foods you want to aim to try. For some of you, your goal may be once a week; for others once a month will be a great goal. Remember you can always go back and change or modify your list later if you want.
- Brainstorm. Browse through this healthy food sites (like this one!), cookbooks, grocery circulars, magazines, and anything else you think might provide you with ideas of new and healthy foods you would like to try. Foods can be a single item you'd like to taste such aspomegranates, a new recipe you'd like to try, or a combination of the two.
- Make a List. Now that you are feeling inspired, put pen to paper and make a list of the foods you want to try this year. Use a calendar to plot out when you want to try new foods or make a master list.
- Take Notes. As you try new foods, make notes about what you like and what you don't. With so many new foods, some will be hits and some will be misses, but the important thing is that you're giving so many healthy new foods a try!
- Spur on One Another. Be sure to post to the Healthy Little Cooks Facebook page to encourage other Healthy Little Cooks out there and to let everyone know how you are doing!


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This Genius Flowchart Will Help You Pick the Best Holiday Romance Flick for Any Situation
Whether this season is bringing you quality time with your S.O., best gals, or your family, there's nothing like cuddling up under blankets for a movie night.
Enter the ever-present dilemma: Who gets to decide what to watch?
This handy flowchart will lead you to the perfect holiday pick with the precision of a March Madness bracket. And though it's not an exact science, this will help you resolve the never-ending argument over whose turn it is to pick the movie.
From a mix of modern love tales to a dash of the classics—that are always Christmas-ready (although not always overtly), queue up one of these movies in front of the fire, wrapped in your favorite sweater on your living room couch.


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Chat with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
What should you say to a friend dealing with the death of a loved one? How do you raise resilient children? What are the keys to finding joy after a life-changing event?
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, author of 'Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy' (Knopf, available now), will answer your questions in an exclusive Facebook Live session with USA TODAY Network Editor in Chief Joanne Lipman June 16.
Sandberg wrote Option B following the sudden death of her 47-year-old husband Dave Goldberg. Sandberg and Goldberg, a Silicon Valley executive, were on vacation in Mexico when Goldberg died suddenly in 2015.
Sandberg's 'Lean In,' a No. 1 USA TODAY best seller, launched a movement to change the culture of women in the workplace. She hopes the new book, written with psychologist Adam Grant, can do the same to change how our culture treats grief.
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Joel is a writer, director, and cinematographer from Boston, Massachusetts. A graduate of USC's School of Cinematic Arts, his films have been featured in film festivals around the world, including Cannes in 2012. The rest of his family are scientists and doctors, though, so he's a bit of an underachiever.


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Sustainable rebuilding options in Nepal
Since before the April 2015 earthquake in Nepal I have been passionately researching & exploring practical, sustainable rebuilding options in Nepal that can be earthquake resilient and easy to build by local villagers as well being affordable lovely homes. I met Nripal Adhikary almost four years ago & have followed his developments of his company/training centre ABARI and now I partnering with them to rebuild in Nepal. These last two months have been a culmination of various visits in the communities and site visits to Nripal's buildings underway to convince Neel Shahi (TEAM Nepal) & local community leaders that this is a practical, sustainable way to help rebuilding in Nepal.
I am happy to say we have a green light to go ahead smile emoticon Already this last week a joint project with ABARI & Stichting Sathsathai Mundi & HandswithHands e.V. in Timal, Kavre, slowly begins ... YES!! rebuilding in Nepal, safely, sustainably and with dignity - empowering local communities - is possible heart emoticon We can certainly use some further donation to really get this practical approach underway - many hands together build (literally!!) better futures heart emoticon
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Int J Med Sci 2012; 9(1):20-26. doi:10.7150/ijms.9.20 This issue Cite
Research Paper
1. Institute of Human Genetics, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel
2. Department of Pathology, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel
3. Department of Laryngology Head and Neck Surgery , Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel
4. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
5. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery , Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel
Three hundred and twenty-two patients (192 male and 130 female) with cystic lesions of the jaw were successfully diagnosed and treated. One hundred and fifty-five (48%) were radicular cysts, 80 (25%) were dentigerous cysts, 23 (7%) were odontogenic keratocyst (=keratocystic odontogenic tumor), 19 (6%) were eruption cysts, 16 (5%) were traumatic bone cysts, and 29 (9%) were non-odontogenic cysts.
There were 95 in the pediatric age group (1 month to 16 years) and 227 in the adult age group (17 years and older). Male to female ratio was 1 in the pediatric age group and 1.7 in the adult age group. The treatment modalities were: marsupialization, enucleation, enucleation with bone grafting, or resection. The distribution and characteristics of jaw cysts in children are different from those in adults. In children there is a relatively high rate of developmental cysts, whereas in adults the inflammatory cysts are more common. Following enucleation of a cystic jaw lesion, the entire surgical specimen and not only a biopsy specimen, should be examined histopathologically to prevent any possibility of an intramural squamous cell carcinoma that may be overlooked. The differences in prevalence of each type of jaw cyst during a lifetime may point toward a multifactorial polygenic pattern rather than a monogenic pattern.
Keywords: cyst, jaw bone, children, adults, genetics
Odontogenic cysts are defined as those cysts that arise from odontogenic epithelium and occur in the tooth-bearing regions of the jaws. It is usually considered that proliferation and/or degeneration of this epithelium leads to odontogenic cyst development. Cystic jaw lesions may be epithelial or non-epithelial, odontogenic or non-odontogenic, developmental, or inflammatory in origin. The distribution of jaw cysts according to diagnosis in a general population is: radicular cysts (RC) 56%, dentigerous cysts (DC) 17%, nasopalatine duct cysts (NPDC) 13%, odontogenic keratocysts (OKC) 11%, globulomaxillary cysts 2.3%, traumatic bone cysts (TBC) 1.0%, and eruption cysts (EC) 0.7% [1,2]. According to the 2005 WHO Classification of Tumors [3], OKC is currently designated as a keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT) and is defined as a benign uni-or multicystic, intraosseous tumor of odontogenic origin, with a characteristic lining of parakeratinized stratified squamous epithelium with the potential for aggressive, infiltrative behavior. Although they are benign, keratocystic odontogenic tumors (KCOTs) are locally aggressive and have a tendency to recur after treatment; reported recurrence rates range from 3% to 60% [2].
Several long-term developmental processes are taking place in the maxillofacial area during the pediatric age period. These include the three-dimensional growth of the maxillofacial skeleton as well as odontogenesis of the deciduous and permanent dentition, all of which may be associated with cyst formation. During the adult age period the permanent dentition sustains damage originating from caries and / or trauma, both of which may be associated with cyst formation. As most jaw cysts are odontogenic in origin, it would be interesting to look at the distribution of jaw cysts in the different age groups.
The purpose of this article is to follow the distribution, characteristics, histopathologic diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of jaw cysts in a series of 322 patients and review the literature.
During a 20-year period, 322 patients (192 male and 130 female) with cystic lesions of the jaws were referred for consultation. All patients underwent clinical examination and plain film radiography (panoramic, periapical, and occlusal views). Some of them were referred to computed tomography (CT) with a multiplanar reconstruction program (MPR) [4]. Age, sex, cyst type, and cyst diameter were recorded. Patients were divided into two age groups—pediatric age (range: 1 month to 16 years) and adult age (range: 17 years and older). Depending on the case, surgery was performed under local or general anesthesia and included one of the following treatment modalities: marsupialization, enucleation, enucleation with bone grafting or resection.
Student-Newman-Keuls test was used for statistical analysis at the P = 0.05 level for significant differences.
The types of cysts, mean age of patients, and mean diameter of cysts in the pediatric age group are listed in Table 1. In this group (N=95), the most common cysts were DC (44%), followed by EC (21%), TBC (18%), and RC (17%). The mean ages were 11, 4.3, 14, and 8 years for DC, EC, TBC, and RC, respectively.
The types of cysts, mean age of patients, and mean diameter of cysts in the adult age group are listed in Table 2. In this group (N=227), the most common cysts were RC (63%), followed by DC (18%), OKCT (10%), and non-odontogenic cyst (9%). The mean age groups were 42, 50, and 46 years for RC, DC, and OKCT, respectively. The difference in distribution of RC and DC between the pediatric and adult age groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05).
Types of cysts, ages of patients, and cyst diameters in pediatric age group (N=95).
|Number (%)
|Mean age (years)
|Mean diameter (cm)
|Dentigerous cyst
|42 (44%)
|Eruption cyst
|20 (21%)
|Traumatic bone cyst
|17 (18%)
|Radicular cyst
|16 (17%)
Types of cysts, ages of patients, and cyst diameters in adult age group (N=227).
|Number (%)
|Mean age (years)
|Mean diameter (cm)
|Radicular cyst
|144 (63%)
|Dentigerous cyst
|40 (18%)
|Odontogenic keratocystic tumor (=Keratocyst,
Primordial cyst)
|23 (10%)
|Non odontogenic cyst
|20 ( 9%)
The mean diameters of DCs were 2.1 and 3.2 for the pediatric and adult age groups, respectively. The mean diameters of RCs were 1.4 and 3.0 for the pediatric and adult age groups, respectively. The differences in mean diameters of DC and RC between the age groups were significant (P < 0.05).
The M:F ratio was 1.0 in the pediatric age group and 1.7 in the adult age group. This difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).
The treatment modalities included marsupialization in 113 (35%) patients, enucleation in 145 (45%), and enucleation and bone grafting in 62 (19%), by intraoral approach. Two cases (0.6%) with recurrent KCOT underwent resection, by extraoral surgical approach.
The follow-up period ranged from a minimum of one year to five years. Such follow-up consisted of an annual examination and periapical or panoramic radiographs. All patients were without evidence of disease during the follow-up period.
Cystic lesions of the jaws can be either odontogenic or non-odontogenic, developmental, or inflammatory in origin. In the present study 44% of the cysts were developmental and 48% were inflammatory in origin. This is in general agreement with the type of cyst distribution found in a large series [2]. However, when looking separately at the pediatric and adult groups, an overt difference in distribution of RC, an inflammatory cyst (17% and 63%, respectively), and DC, a developmental cyst (44% and 18%, respectively), can be seen. This finding is in agreement with earlier reports [5-10].
The difference in prevalence of developmental cysts is probably related to the fact that during the pediatric age period the jaws are involved in profound developmental processes. These include growth of the maxillofacial skeleton and development of the primary and permanent dentition, all of which can be associated with cyst formation. The difference in distribution of inflammatory cysts may be due to the fact that RCs arising from primary teeth are considered very rare [11]. RCs arising from permanent teeth are also infrequent in the pediatric age, because the RC arises from the epithelial residues in the periodontal ligament as a result of inflammation that follows necrosis of the dental pulp. Recently erupted permanent teeth, as in the pediatric age, are usually intact.
Clinical presentation of infection at the cyst area is usually associated with acute or chronic inflammation at the cyst wall. In such cases the epithelial lining of the cyst wall may be destroyed, regardless of cyst origin, leaving the cyst wall with granulation tissue.
Of the 95 pediatric cases in our series, 48 were male and 47 female, providing a M:F ratio of 1. In contrast, of the 227 adult cases 143 were male and 84 were female, with a M:F ratio of 1.70. This in agreement with the reported distribution in the general population, where there is a significant difference in occurrence by sex, with male predominance [12-14].
The greater frequency in adult males may be because they are more likely to neglect their teeth or they are more likely to sustain trauma to their teeth, compared to females, all of which may be the etiology for cyst formation [1,2].
The mean diameter of DC and RC in the adult age group was significantly larger compared to the pediatric age group. Apparently, it does not point toward a more aggressive nature among the cysts in the adult group, but rather a general tendency among adults to postpone medical care, allowing the cyst to increase in size. The normal size difference of the mandible and maxilla between the pediatric and adult groups may also contribute to the cyst diameter.
For most of the cysts, plain film radiography (PFR) was an adequate imaging modality. In some of the cases, CT with MPR program was also performed. The CT with MPR software, originally designed for implant dentistry, has proven to be useful in the evaluation of jaw abnormality and pathology [4, 15-19]. Using this software program, anatomic structures, such as the mandibular canal, mental foramen, incisive canal, and maxillary sinus, can be seen in cross-section. CT with MPR has also been shown to be superior to PFR in demonstrating cystic lesions of the jaws and in evaluating bone regeneration following marsupialization of jaw cysts [17-19].
The main advantage of CT with MPR is that it allows planning of the surgical approach with the least morbidity to the adjacent anatomic structures [20]. Despite the advantages, CT should not be used routinely, but rather reserved for large lesions, particularly those where extension into the nasal cavity, maxillary antrum, orbit, or pterygomaxillary space must be assessed.
The treatment objective is restoring the morphology and function of the affected area. There are two basic surgical procedures, namely marsupialization (decompression) (Fig.1) and enucleation. Marsupialization, a relatively simple procedure, consists of surgically producing a "window" in the cystic wall to relieve intra-cystic tension. After this, the cystic cavity slowly decreases in size. The cavity is lightly packed with paraffin gauze until the line of junction between the cystic lining and the oral mucosa has healed. Three to six months later, enucleation is performed [16].
The notable disadvantages of the technique are: (a) it is a two-stage surgical procedure, (b) pathological tissue is left behind and a more sinister pathological process (i.e., squamous cell carcinoma) may be overlooked [21], and (c) in a large cystic cavity it takes a long period of time for the bone to regenerate.
Enucleation with primary closure is the treatment of choice [22]. It is a one-stage surgical treatment followed by periodic radiographic examinations at regular intervals to observe the progress of bone regeneration of the defect. It also allows pathologic examination of the entire specimen for histopathologic diagnosis. Enucleation can be done only when the jaw bone adjacent to the cyst is intact. If CT demonstrates erosions in the buccal or lingual cortices, marsupialization should be the treatment of choice (Fig. 1) [4].
Marsupialization was performed in all patients with eruption cysts and for a few patients with sizeable cysts. Enucleation without bone grafting was done with patients who had smaller diameter cysts. Enucleation with bone grafting was performed with large cystic lesions. Allogeneic or xenogeneic demineralized freeze-dried bone was used for grafting with satisfactory results [23-25]. Autogenous cancellous bone is considered the best grafting material and has been used with clinical success for treatment of cystic lesions for many years [7]. However, donor site morbidity, either inta-oral or extra-oral, is a factor when obtaining a bone graft and it is an added morbidity regardless of site [26]. Its use for grafting of cystic lesions should be restricted if bone substitutes are available [27]. Two cases of recurrent lesion of KCOT treated initially in the community and referred to the hospital following recurrence, underwent resection. The traditional method for treatment of most KCOTs is enucleation. However, due to the lining of the cyst being delicate and the fact that they frequently recur, this method alone may not be sufficient.
The surgical treatment method for KCOT was categorized as conservative or aggressive. Conservative treatment is "cyst-oriented" and includes marsupialization or enucleation with or without curettage. Its advantage is preservation of anatomical structures, including teeth, which is advocated because KCOTs commonly present in younger patients. It has been asserted that a conservative approach is applicable to all age groups as well as to patients with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS). Aggressive treatment addresses the "neoplastic nature" of KCOT and includes peripheral ostectomy, chemical curettage with Carnoy's solution or en bloc resection. The aggressive modalities have been recommended for NBCCS cases, large KOCTs and recurrent lesion [28].
Dentigerous cyst affecting the left mandible of a 15-year-old boy treated by marsupiallization. At presentation, there was an acute infection in the area. A) Pre-operative radiographs: 1) Panoramic radiograph demonstrating a tooth within a large radiolucent area in the left mandible; 2) Axial CT scan demonstrating expansion of the body of the left mandible with very thin buccal and lingual cortices. A tooth is within the lumen; 3) Coronal CT of the mandible demonstrates an expansion of the ascending ramus of the left mandible with very thin cortical borders. A tooth is within the lumen. B. Postoperative radiographs: 1) Panoramic radiograph shortly post-marsupialization, extraction of tooth 37 that was adjacent the cyst as well as tooth 38 that was within the cyst; 2) Panoramic radiograph one year post-treatment. The radiodensity of the cystic area is similar to normal bone, indicating complete bone regeneration.
The follow up for patients with cystic lesions of the jaws following surgery is yearly panoramic radiograph, at least up to full bony regeneration of the affected area. KCOT should be followed for a 5-year period, due to the higher recurrence rate [28,29].
The proliferative activity of odontogenic epithelium in cystic lesions was examined by immunolabeling of Ki-67, EGF, and Survinin [30]. It was found that the proliferation rate of KCOT was greater than that of DC. In KCOT, the epithelial cells showed neoplastic proliferative characteristics, suggesting the presence of a suprabasal proliferative compartment, maintained by inhibition of apopotosis. The angiogenesis was assessed in KCOT, DC, and normal oral mucosa using CD-105 antigen [31]. It was demonstrated that CD-105 antigen is strongly expressed in microvessels of KCOT compared to DC and normal oral mucosa, suggesting that the cyst wall of KCOT plays a role in the neoplastic behavior of the lesion. These finding can further support the WHO decision [3] recommending the term KCOT, as it better reflects its neoplastic nature.
The fact that DC is more common in childhood, whereas RC is more common in adults, may point toward more genetic involvement in the etiology of DC, compared to RC. It is obvious that among the elderly, there is a long-term accumulation of environmental influences, compared to the pediatric age period.
Nowadays it is well known that there is a genetic basis for any kind of disease. Some of them are one gene dependent, while most are polygenic and multifactor dependent. The genetic basis might explain the wide range of different host responses to various environmental factors (viruses, bacteria, poisons, etc.) and thus the formation of odontogenic cysts.
Our understanding of the genetic basis of odontogenic cysts is limited. Most reports are on KCOT (odontogenic keratocysts or primordial cysts). It has been found that point mutation occurs in the suppressor gene PTCH mapped onto chromosome 9(q22.3-q31). Also, several genes were over-expressed in 12q13, including KRT6B, ERBB3, and GLT1. Deletions were also found in 3q13.1, 5q14.3, and 7q31.3 including CDH18 and ALCAM, and MEMD. KCOT shows a high expression of bcl-2, p53, p63 [32-34].
Shear [35] has discussed the possibility that Knudson's "two hit" hypothesis of cancer development [36] may also explain the transformation of KCOT into neoplasia. However, it cannot explain the predisposition for KCOT formation. Recent advances in genetic and molecular research, i.e., PTCH mutations, have led to increased knowledge of KCOT pathogenesis, which hints at potential new treatment options, although the question of whether the KCOT is a cyst or a cystic neoplasm is yet to be answered with certainty. Since some advocate a more conservative treatment for KCOT, notably marsupialization, future treatment strategies may focus on molecular approaches that will reduce or eliminate the need for aggressive surgery [37,38].
The differences in prevalence of each type of jaw cyst during a lifetime may point toward a multifactorial polygenic pattern rather than a monogenic pattern. Since jaw cysts are common, and some of them carry tumorigenic potential, there is a need for an in-depth genetic study to determine the possible role of genetics in the etiology and prevalence of different types of jaw cysts.
The DC is most common in the pediatric age group, whereas the RC is most common in the adult age group. The treatment modalities in both groups were: marsupialization, enucleation, and enucleation with allogeneic or xenogeneic bone grafting. Harvesting of autogenous bone for grafting should be restricted to cases with large cysts and where bone substitute is not available. In recurrent KCOT lesion resection is the treatment of choice. Following enucleation of a cystic jaw lesion, the entire surgical specimen and not only a biopsy specimen, should be examined histopathologically to prevent any possibility of an intramural squamous cell carcinoma that may be overlooked. An infected cyst may lose its epithelial lining. Cytogenetic studies are useful and should be performed in KCOT.
The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists.
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Corresponding author: Lipa Bodner, DMD, Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 151, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel. Tel: +972-8-6400505; Fax: +972-8-640-3651; E-mail: lbodnerac.il
Received 2011-8-17
Accepted 2011-10-4
Published 2011-11-9


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There is a very good reason I have neglected the Jews here and there are no "Chanukah fitness tips". Its not because of any slight toward the Jewish faith, in fact, I have the highest respect for the culture and the faith. The reason there are no "Chanukah fitness tips" is that because Chanukah is neither gluttonous like Christmas, nor is it deprivation like Ramadan, so no tips are needed.
I would also like to warn people that any anti-Muslim comments will not be tolerated. If you want to say hateful things about Muslims then do it in your own house, not mine. Hating and fearing Muslims seems to be in fashion these days. In my view, hating 1.6 billion people because of what one extremist, or a small group of extremists have done make no sense. Following that logic we would hate all Catholics because Timothy McVeigh who killed 168 Americans in the Oklahoma City bombing was Catholic. Even better reason to hate Catholics because of one of the most evil people of all time, Adolph Hitler, was a Catholic who killed over 6 million Jews. Perhaps we need a national registry of Catholics to keep tabs on this dangerous group? The actions or beliefs of one single person do not represent an entire religion.


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Allahabad HC Acquits The Talwars, Know About The Aarushi Talwar Murder Case
The Allahabad high court acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar on October 12 of charges of killing their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in 2008.
The couple were awarded life sentence by a special CBI court in Ghaziabad on November 26, 2013, a day after their conviction. They had later appealed the decision to Allahabad high court.
A Division Bench comprising Justices A.K. Mishra and B.K. Narayana, gave the benefit of the doubt to the Talwars, adding that the parents did not murder their child.
The court pointed out that CBI had failed to prove guilt beyond doubt. It accepted the argument of counsel for the Talwars that the case against them was based entirely on circumstantial evidence and that they were innocent.
Speaking to The Hindu, Rebecca John, the lawyer of the Talwars said, "I am happy that the Allahabad high court has allowed the appeal filed by Nupur & Rajesh Talwar against their conviction and sentence. The case against them was untenable in fact, and law and their prosecution and subsequent conviction resulted in grave miscarriage of justice."
The Aarushi Talwar Case – a timeline
May 16, 2008: Soon-to-turn 14-year-old, Aarushi Talwar was found dead in the bedroom of her house in Jalvayu Vihar, Noida. Her throat was slit and her head poorly clobbered. The family's live-in domestic help Hemraj Banjade was seen as the prime suspect in the murder.
However, a day later, Hemraj (45) was found dead on the terrace of the same flat. His throat also slit and, he had suffered injuries to his head. There were wounds all over his body, and the door to the terrace was found locked from inside.
Noida Police suspected the twin murders to be an insider job and said that they had been committed with 'surgical precision'.
May 23, 2008: Rajesh Talwar was arrested for the double murder. The Noida Police opined that case was of 'honour killing'- Rajesh had committed the twin murders after finding Aarushi and Hemraj in an 'objectionable' position. No forensic or material evidence was provided to substantiate the claim. The case was handed over to the CBI.
June 13, 2008: CBI arrested Krishna Thadaraj, an assistant at Rajesh's Noida clinic. On June 20, CBI conducted a lie detector test on Rajesh Talwar. A second lie detector test was also performed on Aarushi's mother, Nupur Talwar, as the first one was found to be inconclusive five days later.
July 12, 2008: After spending almost two months in jail, Rajesh Talwar got bail.
December 2010: Post the narco-analysis tests that were conducted on the Talwars, the CBI submitted a closure report on the grounds of "insufficient evidence". Clean chit was served to the servants, Rajesh Talwar was named the primary suspect. Due to lack of evidence, CBI did not charge him. The court said that the case cannot be closed.
November 25, 2013: CBI judge Shyam Lal convicted the Talwars guilty of both murders and destruction of evidence. Life imprisonment was awarded to the Talwars by the CBI court, a day later.
The couple then filed an appeal in the Allahabad High Court challenging the previous court's order. They were finally acquitted in October 12 this year.


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As we learned yesterday, Gareth Edwards is promising "cinematic foreplay" in his movie, with monster staying hidden until it really counts. And that's fine by us — Edwards seems to care about creating a genuine monster movie experience, and we're certainly on board with that. And it helps that the non-monster movie moments will be headed by a cast that includes Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, David Strathairn and more.
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SAN BERNARDINO – Nearly three decades ago, Manny Acosta expanded his father's Los Angeles towing business into the Inland Empire, opening a location in Colton with one truck.
Now, Pepe's Towing Service has 11 Southern California locations and 74 trucks.
Acosta, 52, has negotiated contracts with more than 20 law enforcement agencies across three counties.
But he can't get one in San Bernardino.
"I've never had such a problem obtaining a franchise or tow service agreement with a city," Acosta said Tuesday, July 17, from his East Victoria Avenue tow yard.
For 18 years, Pepe's Towing Service has been unable to secure a contract with San Bernardino, despite the Police Department using the company for hauls that require a big rig, Acosta said. He's taking the issue up with the City Council at its meeting Wednesday, July 18.
The California Highway Patrol and the San Bernardino County Auto Theft Task Force (SANCATT) are among the agencies utilizing Acosta's services.
"We work well together," CHP Lt. Tony Pena said Tuesday. "We've experienced nothing but great stuff with Pepe's. They're always there to help."
In 2008, San Bernardino leaders created a tow services franchise agreement that provided for one tow company per 35,000 residents. Three years later, the city and its six carriers negotiated an agreement that required future franchisees have 65,000 square feet of outside storage space.
Acosta asserts the city grandfathered its carriers into the agreement and that none of the businesses have ever had that sort of room. Police officials could not confirm whether the carriers had the requisite outdoor space.
"I think (the minimum lot size) was a way to keep people out of contracts," Acosta said.
City officials declined to comment Tuesday.
Two years ago, the tow services agreement was extended through 2021.
According to a 2017 memo from police Capt. Paul Williams to Chief Jarrod Burguan, the Traffic Unit inspected all six tow carriers that March and deemed them in compliance with the minimum requirements of the agreement, though the memo does not specify those requirements.
A staff report prepared for the council meeting Wednesday says carriers have been informed of non-compliant items and provided a time frame to address them. While the time frame to make improvements still is active, Acosta doesn't expect the carriers to bring their yards into compliance.
"It's not cost effective to come up to code," he said.
Earlier this year, the city solicited bids for a seventh tow carrier to keep up with the increase in population.
Pepe's was one of two companies to apply, but was denied, notably, due to its outdoor storage space, which, at 40,000 square feet, can fit about 200 cars of all sizes, Acosta said.
An appeal of the city's denial will be heard at Wednesday's council meeting.
Acosta, who has made improvements at the city's behest, contends the space requirement is excessive given the volume of cars towed in San Bernardino.
The Police Department tows about 3,500 cars a year, he said, which, divided by six towers, is nearly 600 cars a year or 50 cars a month per franchisee. And not all cars stay in a yard for the same amount of time, Acosta said, adding later that 65,000 square feet of outdoor storage space accommodates about 500 cars.
The six current tow carriers must agree to remove the storage space requirement, the staff report says.
In addition to San Bernardino and Colton, Pepe's has yards in Fontana, Moreno Valley, Ontario and Rialto.
The City Council meets at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, at the Council Chambers, 201 N. E St.
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a distractionPosted: August 10, 2016 Filed under: Baseball, Random thoughts Leave a comment
Earlier this summer I was watching a baseball game. I don't remember who the teams were. They weren't either of my local teams. The game was not terribly exciting and I noticed two attractive young women sitting behind home plate. They were just two or three rows back. These were certainly ultra-expensive seats – the ones where servers come and take your order for gourmet snacks.
In any case, these two women where talking to each other and seemingly not paying attention to the game at all. I could only see them when a left-handed batter was at the plate, but I became fascinated. When one of the women left her seat for a while, the other woman seemed to be looking at her smart phone rather than watching the game. When the first woman returned they resumed their conversation.
Obviously these ladies were not baseball fans. I am guessing that their tickets must have been gifts from a season ticket holder who couldn't make that particular game.
They were definitely a distraction from the game, but an interesting insight into human nature.


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Menara Komtar Complex
Shopping Magazine Road, 10300 Georgetown, Malaysia Published on: 13-11-2015
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Why Menara Komtar Complex is special ?
Komtar Tower, or Menara Komtar Complex is Penang's tallest building and the sixth tallest building in Malaysia located in the heart of George Town, dominating the island's skyline. KOMTAR is an acronym for Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak. When the skyscraper topped out it was the second tallest building in Asia after Sunshine 60 in Tokyo. Komtar was still Malaysia's tallest building for 3 years before it was surpassed by Menara Maybank in Kuala Lumpur in 1988. Komtar is a multipurpose complex consisting of retail outlets, transportation hub and administrative offices for the Penang State Government. An acronym for Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak, KOMTAR was named after Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, the second prime minister of Malaysia, who officiated in the piling of Phase 1 on 1 January 1974. It bears the same name as Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak in Johor Bahru, built about the same time but on a smaller scale. The Johor Bahru KOMTAR only has 25 storeys.
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Today's Scripture: "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?" (1 Thess. 2:19)
The New Testament speaks of at least five different types of "crowns" for faithful followers of Jesus. Over the next few devotional posts, I want us to take a closer look at the verses where we see these crowns made mention of.
To begin with, the Apostle Paul refers to a "crown of rejoicing" in 1 Thessalonians 2:19 which is in reference to the believers themselves. As he looked back on his ministry, it brought him great joy to see fruit from his labor in preaching the gospel. Though he had ministered for only a short time in the city of Thessalonica, Paul was excited about what was happening there. Lives were being transformed by Christ, the gospel was being proclaimed, and the church was growing in leaps and bounds. According to the book Acts, Paul first came to the city on his second missionary journey. After having been prevented by the Holy Spirit to preach in Asia, Paul received a vision of a Macedonian begging him to come to that region to preach the gospel. Doing so, he first came to Philippi where his preaching started a riot. As a result, he and Silas were arrested and thrown in jail, but were delivered at midnight by the angel of the Lord. This opened up the way for the gospel to be shared with the jailer who received Christ and was baptized. Forced to leave Philippi, Paul made his way toward the city of Thessalonica where for three weeks he preached and ministered, "explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead" (Acts 17:3). Many were persuaded and came to faith in Christ, and thus the Thessalonian church was born. Nearly a year later, upon hearing of their growth and faithfulness to Christ, Paul wrote to the church to encourage and instruct them. By referring to them as his "crown of rejoicing," he is simply saying that it brought great joy to his heart to know that there was some fruit that came from planting the seed of the gospel in Thessalonica.
When it comes to sharing our faith, we must remember that our task is to simply scatter the seed of the gospel. We must simply be faithful to share Christ with others while trusting in the power of the Holy Spirit and the gospel to change lives. Every Christian should desire to possess "crowns of rejoicing," or the fruit of seeing others come to faith in Jesus as the result of their witness. Perhaps you have a family member who needs to be saved, or maybe it is a close friend. Perhaps you work with someone who has not yet received Jesus as Savior. Share Jesus with them over dinner, or over a phone call, or in casual conversation. In doing so, simply trust in the power of the Holy Spirit and rely upon the gospel itself to change their life. You may be just the person that God desires to use to win them to Jesus.
So, let's pray and trust God together that we will be faithful in sharing Christ with others so that we will receive some "crowns of rejoicing" that we can one day lay at Jesus' feet! "Father, open our eyes today to the opportunities that are all around us to share the gospel with our neighbors. Amen."


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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., at podium, speaks during a news conference on the Senate steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, to discuss the ongoing budget battle. President Barack Obama was making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days as pressure builds on both sides to resolve their deadlock over the federal debt limit and the partial government shutdown. Front row, from left are, Reid, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill.
(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
A top Massachusetts housing official warned that the state will no longer be able to pay landlords rental assistance for low-income tenants if the government shutdown continues through the end of the month.
Aaron Gornstein, Massachusetts's undersecretary for housing and community development, said the state is operating its Section 8 rental assistance off money that it received before the federal government shut down Oct. 1. However, if Congress does not reopen the government, that money will run out.
"We had some funds that were flowing, but starting Nov. 1, however, we will not have those funds," Gornstein said. "We will not be able to make payments to landlords, so what could happen is landlords may start the eviction process. But we don't know."
Gornstein's comments come as social service providers and government officials have been trying to warn the public about the long-term impacts of a shutdown, even as many of those impacts are not yet apparent. Gornstein spoke to The Republican/MassLive.com on Tuesday before a rally of social service provider, who called on Congress to restore government funding. While some effects of the shutdown are obvious – for example, non-essential federal employees have been out of work since Oct. 1 – many government programs still have money to function for several weeks.
Even within the Section 8 rental assistance program, it is hard to determine the exact impact of the shutdown. Around 20,000 Massachusetts residents get Section 8 vouchers administered by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development. But around 55,000 Massachusetts residents receive housing vouchers from local housing authorities, which have independent budgets.
Mary Ellen Lowney, a spokeswoman for the Springfield Housing Authority, said the rental assistance it administers is funded through the end of December.
Michael Kane, executive director of the Boston-based Mass Alliance of HUD Tenants, went to Washington this week to lobby moderate Republicans in Congress to resolve the shutdown. Kane said housing agencies nationwide generally have enough federal money to get through October. "But after October, there's no guarantees," Kane said. "If they don't get money, landlords might find they're not getting payments…. If the shutdown continues more than another week or two, we could be talking about mass displacement of millions of low-income tenants in a few weeks."
Carolyn Federoff, a lawyer for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Boston and executive vice president of a union representing HUD employees, said after October, an agency's funding depends on how much money it has in reserves. Realistically, she said no Massachusetts housing court is likely to evict a family from public housing before the winter because the government has stopped paying landlords. "I predict people will continue to be housed," she said. "Whether or not there's money to keep electricity or lights on…there will be little or no maintenance."
Similarly, several other assistance programs have money, but only through this month. In Massachusetts, 887,000 people benefit from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. Anyone who clicks on the SNAP benefits page on the U.S. Department of Agriculture website will see a message, "Due to the lapse in federal government funding, this website is not available." However, Matthew Kitsos, spokesman for the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance, said benefits are continuing through October.
"While a long-term federal shutdown would have an impact on SNAP benefits and the approximately 887,000 individuals that receive these benefits in Massachusetts, October benefits have been authorized through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and are currently being issued," Kitsos said.
As MassLive.com previously reported, a major concern for social services agencies is fuel assistance. But while agencies have lost funding for staff to process applications, and some are relying on reserves, actual benefits to individuals are not scheduled to start until Nov. 1.
The Massachusetts Association for Community Action, which represents service providers, has asked the legislature for $20 million in state funding for the program, but the legislature has not taken action yet on that request. "We're assuming that if the federal government shutdown continues through the month, it's going to directly impact that program and people will not get fuel assistance," Gornstein said.
Gornstein said the state's program for weatherization and heating system repair will also not be able to function as of Nov 1.
The state has not provided information about how long it has funding for other programs. Kitsos said the federal government will not continue quarterly formula grants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and "as these programs run out of cash on hand, they will not be able to provide services." Kitsos could not say when that is expected to happen.
Meanwhile, the agencies that administer social service programs are trying to keep pressure on the federal government to reopen before benefits are denied.
Nearly a dozen service providers attended Tuesday's rally hosted by the social service agency Action for Boston Community Development. "We just want to keep the word going that this can't continue," said Paul Bailey, executive director of Springfield Partners for Community Action. "It can only go on for so long."
Emily Shea, commissioner of the city of Boston's Commission on Affairs of the Elderly, said by the end of October, "phones will be ringing off the hook in the mayor's office" from seniors seeking heating assistance.
Many expressed frustration with Congress. John Drew, president and CEO of ABCD, said in his 40 years with the agency, said, "I don't remember as much bumbling idiocy…from our national government."


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