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posted at 8/21/2012 9:14 PM EDTPoppy - Congratulations! Great name (it took you some time to decide, right :)?
Summer- my DD just had her 2month last week. She got two shots and an oral vaccine. This was different than her 3-year-old sister got when SHE was 2 months, because I'd looked back to see. The shots are combined differently. I think luv is probably remembering right, they might have used to give 6 shots. Now they give 1 shot that protects against 3 things.
It depends on the kid how it'll go. DD#1 was ok, mostly sleepy and fussy due to an achy leg (whichever one the tetanus shot goes into was really sore). I nursed her on the opposite side and just pumped on the side the other one so she wouldn't have to lean on the sore leg. She didn't have any trouble with the oral vaccine (which is for some rotovirus thing that is an intestinal thing) but DD#1 always had a cast-iron stomach.
DD#2 had a little more trouble. The day of, she fell asleep right after the shots and woke up 3.5 hours later screaming. Her leg REALLY bothered her (like, shrieking at the top of her lungs, inconsolable). After I nursed her and got some baby tylenol in her she was fussy but stopped screaming. She was VERY gassy and fussy for a few days from the oral vaccine.
Liz- ugh, thrush. DD#1 had that. It's nice you're formula-feeding, it'll make it a LOT easier to combat, not passing back and forth between you and her like you would if you were breastfeeding.
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posted at 8/21/2012 9:48 PM EDT
I was thinking 6 was a lot of shots and couldn't remember DD actually getting that many but was just counting what was in the book. After reading other posts, I remember her getting the oral ones too. There were 6 vaccinations that were covered but not all were shots. Oops! How quickly we forget! Speaking of, I can't remember how we treated DD's thrush. I also had a fever during labor, so she received antibiotics while in the hospital, and the lactation consultant thought that probably caused it.
Do toddlers ever stop throwing their food? DD is a pretty good eater, but once she is done, she tosses everything on her tray. I sort of ignored it for awhile saying once you throw food you are done and would remove her from her chair. Now she is 17 mos, so I was thinking she would understand if I tried to get her to stop. I do make her stay in her seat until I finish cleaning up which she doesn't like. I try to make the connection that if she throws the food, she needs to stay in her seat while Mama cleans. She used to know the sign for "all done," but she hasn't used it in the past month. I give her small amounts but even small amounts of cottage cheese make for big amounts of clean up.
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posted at 8/22/2012 6:59 AM EDTWe got some drops that we need to use 4x a day for 2 weeks. My pedi said it is super common and not harmful at all, which is good. I am washing every bottle/nipple in the dishwasher and soaking them in boiling hot water for about 5 minutes after every feeding...hopefully that works.
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posted at 8/22/2012 10:23 AM EDTI am not doubting any of y'all in any way, but I'm curious. How does antibiotics lead to yeast/thrush when yeast is fungus not bacteria? It's interesting, so I'm just wondering if anyone has some more info about how it's all connected.
Liv - Funny I just noticed the other day that DD hasn't been throwing her food as much. I'm sure it's just a short reprieve! She absolutely loves using utensils now, so maybe that distracts her. Does your LO use utensils? I picked up some toddler forks recently. Half the she still uses her hands or I feed her a few bites, but the other half she does manage to stab the food and get it into her mouth. Big girl!!
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posted at 8/22/2012 10:31 AM EDTAntibiotics can make you more susceptible to yeast/fungal infections because they kill all the bacteria, not just the ones causing disease. Most of the bacteria that live on us, and in our digestive systems, are harmless or even beneficial. When we are given antibiotics those bacteria get destroyed, and leave us open for opportunistic infections (and babies haven't developed some of the other elements of our immune systems that can fight off these pathogens). When we have lots of good bacteria (sometimes called probiotics) there isn't room for the bad ones. That's the theory at least.
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posted at 8/22/2012 10:47 AM EDTFram, I'm not sure why a fungus is susceptible to your bacterial level, but it is definitely related. Maybe certain bacteria fend off yeast, an opportunistic infection that Amy-Lynn is referring to.
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posted at 8/22/2012 11:50 AM EDTIn Response to Re: August Infants and Toddlers:Antibiotics can make you more susceptible to yeast/fungal infections because they kill all the bacteria, not just the ones causing disease. Most of the bacteria that live on us, and in our digestive systems, are harmless or even beneficial. When we are given antibiotics those bacteria get destroyed, and leave us open for opportunistic infections (and babies haven't developed some of the other elements of our immune systems that can fight off these pathogens). When we have lots of good bacteria (sometimes called probiotics) there isn't room for the bad ones. That's the theory at least.
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Pretty much this. Most of the bacteria in your body is beneficial, especially in your intestines and "down there". Antibiotics don't discriminate, so both good and bad bacteria are unable to reproduce or are killed - due to action of the antibiotic. Some types of bacteria actually eat yeast, so if there's too little or none of this bacteria present, the yeast have the opportunity to reproduce in high numbers and cause an uncomfortable infection.
This is why a common side effect of antibiotics is diarrhea, upset stomach, and/or a yeast infection. When you're on a course of antibiotics, it's a good idea to take a probiotic or at least an acidophilus supplement along with it, to help keep some balance of good bacteria.
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posted at 8/22/2012 11:57 AM EDTLiv - my DS, 22 mths, rarely throws anymore. Like Fram, he also uses utensils (but the real metal ones... gets offended if I put something plastic in front of him... so I finally found use for my salad forks!). He also knows how to say, and loves to say actually, "All done." So as long as I respond fairly quickly and help him down, he tends to leave the remaining food where it is. And regardless of how much food is still remaining, when he says all done, he's done. And I've accepted to just follow that lead. Last night he only had 1 1/2 little meatballs and 2 bites of mac and cheese, and he was done. Oh well...And an update. I've been using the "Lose It" app for 2 1/2 weeks, and have lost 3 lbs! I'm over the moon and already feel better - 7 more to go! For me, so much of this app is just about learning portion sizes and general knowledge of food calories. I needed to hit a Subway for lunch the other day, so I went to the website and their nutrition menu, and made a smarter choice than I would have before. Still a tasty choice... but a good 300 calories less than what I would have ordered before. Thanks so much to, I think it was Stefani, who suggested it!
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posted at 8/22/2012 12:01 PM EDTI don't know if this is recommended for children/babies, but I found this probiotic from Dr. Natura that has 8 different strains of bacteria, far more than yogurt and in quantities you can't get by food alone. I've taken it after antibiotics to restore my immune system. Can't say for sure if it prevented my getting sick or a yeast infection, but I didn't. http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?product=25122&es=237530000ESC&utm_source=CSE&utm_medium=weblink&utm_campaign=froogle&cvsfa=408&cvsfe=2&cvsfhu=3235313232
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posted at 8/22/2012 12:18 PM EDTThrush-it feels like a dry patch in the back of your mouth/throat. More annoying than painful. And yes, the antibiotics kill the good bacteria that keeps things in balance. After 6 mo of age, any time the kids get anitibiotics we make sure they have yogurt and I'll mix in some culturale (target brand) into the yogurt-It's a probiotic in a capsule form that you can open and mix in with food. We've found this helps the kids out with their tummies.
There have been articles all over the place in the last day or two about antibiotics before a certain age causing obesity in kids. They are linking it to the bacteria in the intestines. I'm not sure I believe this is a significant contributor to obesity.
Lose-it app. I recently started to use mine again. had a good laugh when it gave me an "award" for logging my food three days in a row. Having to document my food always encourages me to make better food choices.
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posted at 8/22/2012 2:27 PM EDTThanks for expanding on that. It makes sense if the yeast is always there and the good bacteria keeps it in check.
Does anyone else constantly get "page not found" messages from BDC??? I just want to read a little news once in a while, but 75% of the time the pages won't load.
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posted at 8/22/2012 2:36 PM EDTI'm not getting "page not found" but I have the worst time signing in. And all of a sudden my virus software is clearing all my cookies every night so I have to sign into everything every day. It's driving me crazy!BDC is the worst - you sign in and they say you don't exist and need a new profile - so I sign in somewhere else and instead of bringing me back to the boards it takes me to the front page..etc. etc. etc.
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posted at 8/22/2012 3:26 PM EDTRandom hair question- my DD has this patch of crazzzzy hair on the left side of her head. It's wiry and rough textured and sticks straight up/out no matter what I do...the rest of her hair is smooth and pretty straight. This patch developed a few weeks ago. Will this crazy patch fall out? She's 2 months and lost just some of the hair she was born with but has kept most of it so far.
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posted at 8/22/2012 3:43 PM EDTMisslily, try this to log in: From the main page, choose "Register," but instead of creating a new profile go to the right side of that page and log in...it works for me that way with all the browsers I've tried and a number of devices. (I can't log in by choosing "Log In," either.)
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posted at 8/22/2012 4:15 PM EDTSorry- I did have my baby- but posted on the pregnancy boards, I have been juggling back and forth between the two for the past few months. DD is doing well (wow, it is weird to write that) after a bout of jaundice... daily blood draws almost killed me. She is adorable and I have taken some time (with DS in daycare) to bond with her a little bit. Although DS has been great- helping with diapers and bath time and such, he is also really sad about some necessary changes and just cries- it totally breaks my heart. Now, I have to try to finish all of the work i didn't while on leave, while caring for two kiddos... have I mentioned how much i love my job??
ditto on keeping the boards until they are teens- although I definitely don't want to lose any members, the constant battles we have with BDC makes me wonder if we should move to another site... I am waiting for them to start charging for them like everything else.
Liv- instead of wiping/picking up food, do you have a dustbuster? it sounds really mean, but it scared the crap out of DS- he stopped the first time we used it.
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posted at 8/22/2012 6:01 PM EDTWinter.. out of curiosity.. why do you need to finish work? Usually out of general human courtesy fellow coworkers come together and cover for new mamas, and if you are on STD it is technically illegal for your company to require you to work. (even when you do need to leave a bit earlier than expected). I would be extremely upset that my employer could not come up with a better plan than having me finish assignments while caring for a newborn and a toddler not to mention the physical recovery from L&D. Definitely a matter to call HR about if possible. Perhaps you have no option (small company, tenuous employment situation, etc) ... but seriously! they should be more considerate! I am mad for you... so my sympathy definitely goes out to you and hopefully DH and family can help a bit?
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posted at 8/22/2012 7:16 PM EDTIn Response to Re: August Infants and Toddlers:Liz, sorry about the thrush. They will definitely treat both her and you if that's a problem (if you are b-fing, so you don't pass it back and forth). Ajuly - it's not easy. I am still nursing DD in the AM and I'm ready to end it. We got rid of the PM one by going out a few nights in a row and putting her in PJ's before coming home, and then the next night had DH read books to her in a different spot (not the nursing spot). The first night of that she didn't even ask, and the second night she did ask and I said we'd do it in the AM and she accepted that. I'm more at a loss with the AM since I'm always there and we can't really be out some place. I went on "don't ask don't tell" and for a few weeks we would only do about 50% of the time, but now she's asking every day. And, whenever DH goes to get her when she wakes up, she gets really, really upset. So I don't know. She's older than yours (just turned 2) and responds well to explaining things in advance, so I think I'm going to say "we'll do three more days and then that's it". I think perhaps the off-and-on that some people say works for them was making her feel uneasy. She's big on routines.
Posted by medfordccThanks for your help Med. The part about reading books some place else is really going to help when I cut out the night nursing. And maybe DH will have to take over the night time routine. Not sure when that will be though!
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posted at 8/22/2012 11:46 PM EDTThanks for all of your congrats, ladies! Lissa - love the pics you posted on the facebook page - just went there recently ("liked" your pics, but you may not have known who the heck I was!). It did take us a while to decide on a name - it was day 3 in the hospital before it was official.
So, I know this is extremely common, but DD didn't do it... DS is a spitter. He spits up after an average of 1-2 feedings per day. Any advice about methods to prevent it, or is it something I just need to wait out? I first try burping him (he's not a good burper), if I dont get one, I try to keep him upright for a while, then periodically try for a burp again, if I still don't get one I just have to go about my day and take my chances! At night he was screeching when I put him flat on his back in his bassinet, so sometimes I have him sleeping in his carseat. At the moment I don't have anywhere else he can sleep. We have our 2 week pedi appointment next week and I'll bring it up, but in the mean time would love any advice.
Winter - sounds like we are having a similar experience as with your DS with my DD. She's been wonderful with DS, but after about a week at home, she's been very emotionally fragile, crying at the drop of a hat. Because I had a c-section I can't pick her up, and that's been very hard for her. She's very focused on it, repeating it to herself constantly, "Mommy can't pick Zoe up." and makes DH carry her everywhere, constantly, including inside the house, including when he's cooking. I truly think we're all dealing with it in the best ways possible, but it doesn't negate the fact that things are different and she has to go through an adjustment period (as do we all).
Meanwhile, DH and I are arguing a lot. I think we're both tired and stressed, with all that's been going on (the house is still not put together, don't know when that will happen). It's making everything harder.
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posted at 8/23/2012 6:42 AM EDTPoppy, try feeding in a more upright position; just learned that as my BFF with three has a spitter I was feeding. Between the three of them she has an example of everything, lol. Sorry about you and dh, but I think that's to be expected, although, can be attenuated. If either if you feel like an argument is bubbling up inside, decide on a timeout phrase that is a safe, immediate way to table the discussion before either if you gets really mad. Something like a simple, "I can't talk sanely right now," or a little sillier, "we have to be quiet, I'm going to blow!" whatever you decide, use the same one for both of you so it's a signal, not an attack that could be misconstrued as "shut up!" And, set a cool off time to return to the subject so things don't utterly get tabled to the point of further aggrevation and feeling ignored or dismissed. This temporary measure will probably cut down on the frivolous arguments that make both of you feel terrible afterwards for fighting over nothing while you are super sleep deprived.
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posted at 8/23/2012 7:30 AM EDTMy husband was a champion burper. We'd have my maternity leave mom's club over for an afternoon and all the women would be passing their babies to DH to burp. He was very proud and empowered by the experience. :)
The method he used was the first one in this youtube video:
Hold DS in front of you with your thumb and index finger holding up his neck and tap and rub his back.
Sorry to hear about the added stress Poppy, I guess you both have to cut each other some slack and let things go - moving + new baby + sibling adjustment - you both deserve a medal for not completely losing your minds yet!
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posted at 8/23/2012 7:33 AM EDTpoppy- hang in there. i started crying yesterday while making lunch because DS's sadness just got to me. DH was trying to joke around with me when I started crying and got all defensive that I couldn't take a joke anymore, and totally doesn't get why my heart breaks when DS gets so sad. poor DH has also been doing a lot of carrying around- and we have been working to encourage DS to be more independent- like I taught him to climb into his car seat. a lot easier for me, and he mistakenly sees it as fun.
thanks boston for your thoughts- unfortunately, since it is patient care, no one can cover me for documentation part. and since 4 of my 12 paid weeks are considered my vacation time for the year, they said that I could "earn back" some vacation time- and it protects them from the whole short term disability issue. in the end, I don't know how I could make it a whole year without vacation time, so in a few months I will be happy about it. just frustrating right now... particularly when my boss calls me at home to see how it is all coming...
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posted at 8/23/2012 7:33 AM EDTOh Poppy - poor you. My twins were spitters. I used to prop them in boppy pillows when they were tiny - bottoms in the hole and heads on the "U". Once they were big enough I put them in bouncy chairs. I also put those flannel receiving blankets down in the crib over the sheet. It was easy to pull up and throw in the wash, and I didn't have to change the sheet every time. I hated changing crib sheets!
As for Zoe - poor lamb - lots of transitions all at once. I have no great advice. I do remember my mom saying that when I was born she wrapped up a bunch of little presents for my older brother that were "from the baby." When he was good and/or helpful she'd dole out a little gift. One of the potty training books I have mentions putting 25-30 dollar store gifts in a jar and letting the child have one everyday for not having an accident. I'm not huge into rewards, but it may help her weather these early days and get you to the point where you've healed enough to pick her up.
Finally - I know everyone is trying to keep some peace, but I don't think holding her while cooking is safe. Even if she's insisting. I always think of Ferber - he has a great line in his book about kids "insisting" on things at bedtime...more water, another trip to the potty, another story, etc. He says, "Would you let them play with matches or knives if they insisted? Run in the street?" Of course not. So maybe while DH is cooking you and Gavin and Zoe can all sit on the sofa together and watch a video. That way she gets some snuggle time with you and DH gets some peace in the kitchen. It may help his mood too!
I have absolutely no idea how you will get the house set up. I don't suppose your in-laws will come over and help? (Maybe it's just not worth it)
Good luck and Hang in there...you're doing great!
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posted at 8/23/2012 8:05 AM EDTJust two quick thoughts as I am running out to a day of training for FOCUS and TIME MANAGEMENT (have to laugh):
1) What about a backpack carrier for DH and Zoe?
2) Can you have some special snuggle time on the bed with just Zoe and you while you can't pick her up?
There is also a service called Women on the Move out of Marblehead, basically Mom's that will come in and set up house for you. It's probably more than you want to pay but might be worth your peace of mind these days! I know a number of women that work there, all mom's of kids I went to school with - super nice and calming and helpful.
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posted at 8/23/2012 8:08 AM EDTI have to agree with misslily about the cooking with the baby. Fairly often I will splash or spatter things that burn my hands, arms, even face sometimes...not badly as far as I'm concerned, but it would be for a baby. Steam, fat, etc. can be unpredictable - I am careful even without a baby in my arms, and spoons/spatulas slip and flip making a mess and spraying hot stuff all over. I was making cookies with one of the triplets in my arms, but much to his chagrin I put him down and let him cry when I was using the oven even though I probably could have managed fine with one hand.
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posted at 8/23/2012 10:08 AM EDTPoppy, my DD is a serious spitter too, and has been since the day she was born. We relied on that blue sucker thing so much in the hospital. The only advice I have is stock up on burp cloths- we keep on everywhere she lays- in her RnP, PnP, we have a sheet saver in her crib; we always have a cloth handy. Now that she's 8 weeks and bigger I've started using bibs on her, and they really have been very helpful to prevent her (and me) from going through 4 outfits a day.
Other than that, it's just something you have to wait out until baby's sphincter between stomach and esophagus strengthens. If the spit up is green or yellow, or baby seems very upset/in pain when spitting up, then you definitely need to ask the pedi. Otherwise they'll probably tell you it will get better with time. Feeding in an upright position and burping frequently can also help.


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Wow, well done on your loss hunny bet you are over the moon!
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Adam Finley: Learn about cans for some reason
A little secret about TV blogging: some of the stories we cover are boring as hell. Sometimes it's hard to make some news story about cable programming interesting. Adam was the best at it. This is titled "Learn About Cans For Some Reason," about a National Geographic Channel special on tin cans. I think it shows Adam's cleverness, his love of quirky documentaries, and his knack for making a dry topic really really funny.
Originally published on February 24, 2007.
In all of human history, no object is as revered as the mighty can: holder of both liquid and solids, aluminum liner of truck floors in most Southern states, and able to double as a phone or a bong whenever the situation calls for it. Where would we be without the can? I'll tell you where: at the store trying to mop loose soup into our grocery bags with a sponge, crying out to whomever will listen: "why isn't there some kind of receptacle that will hold this soup?"
On March 8 at 10:00 p.m., Man-Made: The Can premieres on the National Geographic Channel. The episode promises to delve into the history and making of the cylindrical items, and also promises not to be boring, even though it's a show about how cans are made. In all of recorded history, the phrase "hey, wanna know all there is to know about cans?" has never been met with an affirmative response. At least not that I know of.
Nevertheless, the press release reads that cans are amazing marvels of technology and "even an object of desire." I laughed at first but then I remembered this conversation I had with a can of sliced peaches the other night:
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A Saudi man found guilty of performing 'black magic' has been beheaded, the country's Interior Ministry said.
Muree bin Ali bin Issa al-Asiri was convicted of "witchcraft, sorcery and owning written talismans". He was also said to have admitted carrying out adultery with two women, according to the official SPA news agency.
Last year, at least two people were beheaded for sorcery in Saudi Arabia: a Saudi woman, executed for committing sorcery and witchcraft in December; and a Sudanese man executed in September.
At the time, human rights groups around the world condemned the executions, and Amnesty International described the Saudi woman's beheading as "deeply shocking and highlights the urgent need for a halt in executions in Saudi Arabia."
And yet now there is another atrocious killing.
Mr Asiri was beheaded after his sentence was upheld by the country's highest courts, the Saudi news agency website said.
The execution, in Najran province, comes as part of a wider crackdown on crimes of 'sorcery' across the country. In March this year, the country's Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice announced that it was setting up a unit to "fight sorcerers and charlatans in all parts of the Kingdom".
"The unit has been given orders to immediately arrest sorcerers and charlatans and refer them to the specialized authorities to apply God's punishment on them and end their harmful deeds against Muslims," according to a statement at the time from the Commission's president, Sheikh Abdul Latif Al Shaikh.
And just how is beheading a human applying "God's punishment"?
According to The Epoch Times, part of the problem is that the country does not have a clear legal code. Cases are heard according to Islamic religious laws, and judges often have wide ranging powers of interpretation.
"The judges think they are the interpreters of God's word, and this is the whole problem in Saudi Arabia," said Ibrahim al-Mugaiteeb, director of the Saudi-based Human Rights First Society, in comments to the New York Times in 2010. "We have enormous numbers of examples where the same case was judged radically differently between two judges."
I have no idea how one proves the charge of witchcraft in Saudi Arabia, but I suspect it might be similar to 17th century England, where reports of a woman turning into a bird and flying away were sufficient evidence.
In any case, however "radically different" two judges may be, the sentence of beheading should never be an option.
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Patricia M.: Are you the latest troll on Care2? Just wonder, because yoo seem oblivious to the fact that the variety of islam in Saudiarabia is called wahabism and it's a lot contrary to what other muslims believe in. Wahabism rely mostly on medieval sources and that what any interpretor of the quran says, goes. Saidiarabia is run buy a feudal "royal" family and all the laws are interpreted by mostly uneducated representatives of wahabism.
Every time you fill up your gas tank, you support the medieval treatment of people, beheading of women, denying women any and all civil rights, etc.
This just goes to show everyone how sick the royal family really is and how afraid they are of loosing their stronghold on the people!
Looks like the last public execution in the US was of a black man in Kentucky (go figure) in 1936 before a crowd of as many as 20,000.
Though public outrage over it led to public executions being totally outlawed. I think both Pam and LD B. make good points though. I doubt the US will start publicly executing people for religious reasons however much a few extremists/murderers may want to, but you never know. I do agree with LD B that we should not get too self-congratulatory.
For example, I don't think throwing people in prison for life for fairly minor petty crimes is drastically better than executing people for superstitious reasons. And that is fairly common with the "3 Strikes" and mandatory minimum sentence laws some states seem fond of. It seems to be the religious conservatives lawmakers that push hardest for those kind of laws too, and ethnic minorities happen to end up with the ridiculous prison sentences at higher rates.
A major economic collapse or something like that might allow more violent extremists to take over too.
Some people are still living in Medieval times.
LD B. said "American religious extremists DO execute people, as evidenced by anti-abortion activists."
Plus the religious extremists who kill or try to murder gay people.
"A christian group tried to execute a rural Georgia man by burning him alive in his home over the weekend."
I don't think executing LGBT people is any better than executing "sorcerers", though I think the large majority of US Christians would of course condemn such extremes.
I don't really see people that violently extreme gaining control of the government in the US. Though, obviously, it's best to keep extremists out of office even if they don't advocate outright execution. It didn't take very long for extremists to take over Germany before WWII, it can happen surprisingly quick.
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So, you had to go clear back to a Saudi king who was born in 1920 and died in 2005 to find some kind of derogatory statement (not that I believed you for one second). The present king (Abdullah) is a progressive. Unfortunately, he has to deal with HIS version of the Christian Taliban(his are muslim). Oh well, everybody has a cross to bear...
Kings are like some of the people on this site...some are pretty cool...others...not so much...
Seems to me that this was too much.....there are spirits in the world that most of us cannot control and that does not mean we are witches or warlocks.......
There should be banishment laws .... so banish them elsewhere....frankly I would not trust the govt or any govt because govts use bad volativel, lying, covert mediums who pass themselves off as good people and hurt normal people.
Sounds like the days of the Salem Witchcraft trials....and I do not condone any religion that makes people act like bigot slaves.
It sounds like the Middle Ages!
I think the Saudis are correct! When you have people that disobey the religion, especially a capital offense, then the strong message is sent that breaking sharia will not be tolerated. This makes following Islam very persuasive. Muslims will be far less likely transgress the laws that Allah gave them.
There is no room for personal allowances. Once you let people get away with breaking God-given laws given through Muhammad, then society will fall apart, and Allah's punishment will be collectively visited upon the country who allowed such transgressions to go unpunished.
If Allah wanted it, Muslims should do it.
I think the Saudis are correct! When you have people that disobey the religion, especially a capital offense, then the strong message is sent that breaking sharia will not be tolerated. This makes following Islam very persuasive. Muslims will be far less likely transgress the laws that Allah gave them.
There is no room for personal allowances. Once you let people get away with breaking God-given laws given through Muhammad, then society will fall apart, and Allah's punishment will be collectively visited upon the country who allowed such transgressions to go unpunished.
If Allah wanted it, Muslims should do it.
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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to a type of transaction terminal known as a PINpad, and in particular to a system and method for enabling displayed user prompts and numeric keypad assignments, i.e., the manner in which digits input through the numeric keypad are interpreted and processed, to be secured so as to permit entry of information other than PIN numbers using the keypad of the PINpad. The invention also relates to a system and method for enabling the secured user prompts and keypad assignments to be varied or updated after installation of the PINpad.
[0003] The invention uses a prompt table to associate the user prompts with keypad assignments, thereby permitting numeric keys on the keypad to be used for entry of numerical data other than PINs if and only if pre-formatted prompts or messages appropriate to the data have been previously displayed, and are still on the display when the data is entered. Unlike conventional static prompt tables used for the same purpose, however, the dynamic prompt tables of the preferred embodiment of the invention are in the form of authenticatable files that may be loaded into the PINpad, thereby permitting variation in the prompts and keypad assignments.
[0004] In accordance with the principles of an especially preferred embodiment of the invention, the authentication procedure involves use of a smart card having an embedded private key to sign the prompt table file, a signer's public key certificate to be transferred with the prompt table file, and authentication of the signer's public key certificate based on an owner's or sponsor's public key certificate stored in the PINpad.
[0005] 2. Description of Related Art
[0006] A PINpad is a small device featuring a basic keypad with numeric keys, function keys, and a small display. The PINpad's primary function is to permit a user to enter a PIN, and to securely communicate the PIN to an external computing device. This means that the PIN never leaves the device in plaintext, but rather must always be encrypted before being retrieved from the PINpad. A typical displayed message is "Enter your PIN." Once the PIN is entered, the PINpad encrypts the number and sends it to a remote location for verification by comparison with a PIN stored in a database.
[0007] In addition to entry of PINs for verification, the PINpad may be used to enter non-numeric information such as selection of a transaction type or amount approval. In the first generation of PINpads, these functions were handled by dedicated function keys, with the numeric pad being solely for the purpose of entering PINs.
[0008] However, there has been an increasing demand for PINpads capable of handling entry of numeric information other than PINs, such as zip codes, odometer readings, or license numbers, which are echoed back on the display sent out in plain text rather than cipher, upon display of appropriate prompts such as "Enter License Number." In order to limit the ability of a malicious programmer to modify the prompts and trick the user into entering a PIN or other sensitive information when the information will be sent out in plaintext, the conventional approach is to pre-store prompts and enable the numeric keys only when a corresponding prompt is displayed. The association of prompts and numeric key enablement is handled by a static table known as a "prompt table" that is included in the PINpad firmware.
[0009] The prompt table protects data entry by enabling numeric keys to be used for data entry other than a PIN if and only if pre-formatted and known messages are previously displayed and are still on the display when the digits are entered. The messages are gathered in the static prompt table.
[0010] The major disadvantage of the conventional static prompt table is its inflexibility. The messages have to be known up-front when the PINpad is built, since the prompt table is included in the PINpad firmware. If new messages are necessary for a given application, then a new firmware version has to be created and a new PINpad version built. Moreover the programmer needs to know how the messages are ordered in this prompt table so as to be able to select the correct one at the correct time. In addition, messages in this arrangement can only be displayed in association with a specific display function.
[0011] It is accordingly a first objective of the invention to provide a system and method for enabling the numeric keypad of a PINpad to be used for entry of data other than PINs, while ensuring that prompts associated with the data entry correspond to the type of data entered, thereby preventing a malicious programmer from causing a prompt to be displayed that calls for input of sensitive data such as a PIN, when digits input to the keypad are to be sent out in plain text.
[0012] It is a second objective of the invention to provide a system and method of using a prompt table to enable the numeric keypad of a PINpad to be used for entry of data other than PINs, and that further permits variation in the prompts and key assignments permitted by the prompt table.
[0013] These objectives are achieved, in accordance with the principles of a preferred embodiment of the invention, by arranging a prompt table that correlates user prompts with key assignments to be dynamically loaded into the PINpad as an authenticatable file, at any time during the PINpad life, and by using digital signing techniques to ensure that the prompt table loaded in the this method is authentic. Further, the invention enables multiple prompt tables to be loaded and co-exist in the device, thereby enabling several languages to be invoked or the use of the PINpad device in connection with different remote applications with different needs.
[0014] Unlike the conventional static prompt table mechanism, the display of a prompt controlled by the dynamic prompt table of the preferred embodiment of the invention may be carried out using an existing display interface function, thereby eliminating the need for a special interface. The mechanism is implemented in such a way that any message sent to the display will enable the numeric keys to be echoed on the display, but entered digits will only be processed for transmission outside the PINpad if the message is part of one of the loaded prompt tables. In other words, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, only the messages present in one of the loaded prompt tables activate the numeric keys. Since addition of new prompts or messages can be carried out simply by uploading a new prompt table file, the programmer requires no knowledge of the organization of existing prompt table files to activate the numeric keys.
[0015] While the method of the invention may be used with any terminal system capable of file authentication and generation of a random number, and is not to be limited to any particular authentication method, in an especially preferred embodiment of the invention, the clear file containing the random number is signed by a system that includes a private key contained on a smart card protected by multiple PINs, and a corresponding public key certificate modified to include a clear string in, for example, the FileType field, and in particular that includes the following elements:
[0016] a certification authority/smartcard management system that issues smartcards containing a signer certificate, a private key for generating digital signatures, one or more PINs for accessing each of the smartcards, and an embedded secured processor capable of performing all digital signing operations that require access to the private key;
[0017] a customer file signing tool including a smartcard reader arranged to digital sign a file upon input by the user of one or more PINs corresponding to the PIN or PINs on the smart card, the smartcard performing all operations that require access to the private key before supplying the results of the operations to the customer file signing tool for further processing as necessary to generating a digital signature that can be appended to the file together with the signer certificate and downloaded to the terminal;
[0018] a terminal to which the signed file is to be downloaded, the terminal including a means for verifying the digital signature according to the signer certificate, and a higher level "sponsor certificate" or "owner certificate" for authenticating the signer certificate. It is noted that the term "sponsor certificate" is generally equivalent to the term "owner certificate," and that these terms are used interchangeably herein.
[0019]FIG. 1 is a flow chart illustrating a method of clearing or restoring a terminal to its default state in accordance with the principles of a preferred embodiment of the invention.
[0020]FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a key management and file authentication system in which the method and system of the preferred embodiment may be utilized.
[0021]FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a key management and file authentication method corresponding to the system illustrated in FIG. 2.
[0022] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the preferred method of enabling the numeric keypad of a PINpad to be used for entry of data other than PINs, and of enabling the prompts and keypad assignments used to facilitate entry of such data to be varied, involves the following steps:
[0023] providing a file including a prompt table having as entries a list of prompts and corresponding keypad assignments (step 100);
[0024] digitally signing the prompt table file (step 110);
[0025] loading the prompt table file into a terminal (step 120); and
[0026] authenticating the prompt table file (step 130), after which data entered through the keypad may be processed, according to entries in the prompt table, as non-PIN data if and only if a corresponding prompt has been, and continues to be, displayed on a display of the PINpad.
[0027] Turning to FIG. 2, the preferred system includes a terminal 2 having a display 20 and standard display interface 21, a numeric keypad 22, function keys 23, software for displaying prompts in response to pressing of selected ones of the function keys 23 and for processing data input through the numeric keypad in accordance with the selected functions, and one or more prompt table files arranged to initiate said data processing in response to display of prompts listed in the prompt table.
[0028] According to the principles of the invention, the prompt table files are arranged to be loaded into the terminal using an appropriate file authentication method. One example of a file authentication arrangement, although it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, for purposes of the present invention, any file authentication system capable of authenticating a signed prompt table file may be used, and that the specific file authentication system illustrated in FIG. 2, and the method illustrated in FIG. 3, are included herein solely for purpose of illustration and not by way of limitation.
[0029] As illustrated in FIG. 2, the system of the preferred embodiment of the invention includes, in addition to terminal 2 arranged as set forth above, a certification authority/smart card management system 4 that issues smart cards 6 containing one or more signer certificates 9, one or more private keys 3 corresponding to the signer certificates for generating digital signatures, and PINs 13 for enabling controlled access to the digital signing process carried out by the file signing tool 5 for the purpose of signing the above-described prompt table files.
[0030] Optionally, to protect the private key, smartcards 6 may be arranged to store the private key 3 in such a manner that the private key can only be accessed by a secure processor embedded in the smartcard, the secure processor being programmed so that it performs all digital signing operations that require access to the stored private key. In addition, further protection for the signing operation may be provided by requiring entry of one or more PINs before the smartcard can be used in a prompt table file signing operation.
[0031] Smartcards that include a secure processor and the capability of storing information in a manner that ensures that the stored information can only be accessed by the secure processor are commercially available from a number of sources, and the present invention can use any such smartcards. In addition, the present invention could utilize other types of portable storage/processing devices, including optical cards having internal secure processors. The exact structure of the smartcard is not critical, so long as the smartcard is capable of performing all necessary file signing operations that require access to the stored private key. It is possible, for example, to perform all digital signing operations on the smartcard, or to assign operations that do not require key access to the file signing tool 5. Of course, it is essential that the private key (or keys) stored on the card cannot be accessed by physically tampering with the card, but tamper protection features are readily available in conventional smartcards.
[0032] In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the entity that prepares the smartcard 6 is certification authority/smartcard management system 4. While the certification authority/smartcard management system of the preferred embodiment of the invention is not to be limited to a particular hardware configuration, one possible configuration is a regular PC 7 running Windows NT, a smartcard DataCard reader/printer 5 that prints information on the cards and that loads the private keys and certificates into the smartcard, and a GCR410 smartcard reader used to validate the generated smartcard before sending it out. The private key may be generated by any private-public key generating algorithm, of which a number are well-known.
[0033] Also in the preferred embodiment, the signer certificate 9 associated with the private key 3 stored on the card may, by way of example and not limitation, comply with the IUT X509-V3 generic certificate standard, and in particular the PKIX-X509 profile. Since this is a publicly available standard well-known to those skilled in the art, further certificate definitions are not included herein, except to note that several private field extensions to the pre-defined version, serial number, algorithm identifier, issuer, validity period, key owner name, public key, and signature fields of the certificate may be added to define specific key properties. Especially advantageous are extensions that limit file types attached to the certificate, key width (which permits multiple keys to be loaded in the same field is the key is "narrow," for example in the case of sponsor certificates), and an identifier for a replacement certificate.
[0034] The customer file signing tool 5 may also include a regular PC 10 running Windows NT, and a GCR410 smartcard reader 11 that receives the smartcard and uses it to process the prompt table files for downloading to the terminal 1. In particular, the file signing tool must at least be capable of receiving the prompt table file and supplying data necessary to the digital signing process to the smartcard reader for transfer to the smartcard, of receiving the digital signature 12 from the smartcard, and of supplying the digitally signed prompt table file to the terminal 1, preferably together with the signer certificate retrieved from the smartcard.
[0035] If the smartcard is to be protected by a PIN 13, then the file signing tool 5 must be capable of relaying an input PIN to the smartcard for comparison with a PIN stored on the card by the certification authority 4. In order to enable multiple PINs to be established, it is simply necessary to include a field in the memory area of the card designating the number of PINs, and to store the multiple PINs on the card. Corresponding PINs must be sent separately from the certification authority to the file signing entity, for distribution to the person or persons that carry out the file signing. These PINs may be distributed to multiple individuals and correct entry of all PINs required to enable signing of a file, thus ensuring that a single individual cannot access the card without cooperation from all PIN holders, or the multiple PINs may be associated with multiple access levels. In the latter case, one PIN might be used to permit signing of certain non-critical types of files, while multiple PINs might be required to permit signing of critical file types.
[0036] As indicated above, terminal 2 is a PINpad having the capability of authenticating a downloaded file by decrypting the digital signature 12 with a corresponding public key 14 derived from the signer's public key certificate 9, and of authenticating the public key certificate 9 by means of an owner's certificate 15 that has previously been installed in the terminal, for example by the certification authority, and preferably by using appropriate authentication procedures. One example of such a transaction terminal is manufactured by VeriFone, Inc., a division of Hewlett Packard, which utilizes a single chip microcontroller with GPV3 functionality implemented as an on-chip hard-coded ROM and fixed-use RAM with sufficient input/output capabilities to drive a display, scan a keypad, support a magnetic card reader and primary interface, and a communications port for communicating with a main processor internal or external to the host platform. Additional support for authentication may be provided by an optional transaction speed coprocessor arranged to provide RSA cryptography functions, and to communicate with the core processor by means of triple DES encoding or a similar data protection algorithm. The input/output features of the terminal may be omitted when the core is used as a security module in a PINpad.
[0037] Such a terminal is capable of receiving the prompt table file downloaded from the file signing tool, and of authenticating the file by extracting the public key 14 from the signer certificate 9, decrypting the digital signature 12 using the public key 14, and comparing the values extracted from the decrypted digital signature with either (i) a reference value, (ii) values extracted from the signed file, and/or (iv) values extracted from the signer certificate, depending on the specific algorithms used to generate the digital signature, and on the specific authentication method used by the terminal, which may be pre-determined or selected based on information provided in the public key certificate.
[0038] If the signer certificate used to authenticate the prompt table file is downloaded to the terminal 2 together with the digitally signed file, then it is necessary for the terminal to authenticate the signer certificate. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, the signer certificate is signed by the certification authority 4 and authenticated by an owner or sponsor certificate previously installed in the terminal.
[0039] Although not shown, the terminal may also include further certificates used to authenticate the one or more owner or sponsor certificates during installation. The terminal 2 may include a single partition or multiple partitions which can be assigned to different sponsors, such as different banks and/or credit card companies, for storing application programs that control data communications, customer prompts, and so forth. Each of these partitions has a different owner's or sponsor's certificate for authenticating signer's certificates.
[0040] The partitions may, preferably, be arranged in a hierarchy that permits different levels of authentication within a partition. Initially, the terminal is provided with a root platform certificate in a secure root directory. The root certificate is used to authenticate an operating system partition certificate and an application partition certificate that permit operating software loaded by the manufacturer or that authenticates the operating system owner certificate of another party such as the key management authority to be authenticated so that the other party can load operating system software, and that permits the key management authority to authenticate owner or sponsor certificates for the application areas of the terminal.
[0041] Although not required by the present invention, the partitions may advantageously be arranged in a hierarchy that permits different levels of authentication within a partition. Initially, the terminal is provided with a root platform certificate in a secure root directory. The root certificate is used to authenticate an operating system partition certificate and an application partition certificate that permit operating software loaded by the manufacturer or that authenticates the operating system owner certificate of another party such as the key management authority to be authenticated so that the other party can load operating system software, and that permits the key management authority to authenticate owner certificates for the application areas of the terminal.
[0042] In addition to securing the terminal against unauthorized access through file transfers, the terminal should of course be physically secured, for example by arranging the terminal to erase information if an attempt is made to pry open the case without proper authentication, or that renders the terminal inoperative upon repeated such attempts. Similar protection against physical tampering may also be provided for the smartcard or secure processing unit. Such tamper prevention arrangements are well-known and are not part of the present invention.
[0043] Turning to FIG. 3, the specific authentication method used in the preferred embodiment of the invention involves three principal subroutines or sub-methods carried out, respectively, by certification authority 4, file signing tool 5, and terminal 2: certification, signing, and authentication. The certification subroutine begins when a request for a sponsor certificate is received by the certification authority (step 200). The certification authority then collects data concerning the identity of the requester for the purpose of creating the certificate or, if the requester is an existing customer, authenticates the requester (step 210) by asking the requester to the use the file signing tool and an existing signer certificate to sign a file supplied by the certification authority, thus enabling the certification authority to verify that the requester is entitled to new signer or clear certificates for a particular sponsor certificate. The order is then confirmed by the requester, signer certificates for the previously generated sponsor certificate are generated, and the signer certificates, private key(s), and PIN(s) are loaded onto a smartcard (step 220). Finally, the smartcard is sent to the requester (step 230), as is a separate communication containing the PIN(s) necessary to use the smartcard.
[0044] When the sponsor wishes to load a prompt table file into a terminal, the prompt table file is transferred to the file signing tool, (step 240), the smartcard is inserted into the card reader of the file signing tool (step 250), and all necessary PINs are input (step 260). If the set of entered PINs is complete and correct, the file signing tool generates a digital signature (step 270), retrieves the signer certificate (step 280), and then downloads the digitally signed file together with the signer certificate to the terminal (step 290).
[0045] Upon receipt of the digitally signed prompt table file, the terminal authenticates the file by decrypting the digital signature and verifying that the resulting plaintext information or values correspond to those included in the signer certificate (step 300). The terminal then authenticates the signer certificate by referring to a sponsor certificate previously stored or loaded into the terminal (step 310), completing the authentication process.
[0046] Having thus described a preferred embodiment of the invention in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to make and use the invention, it will nevertheless be appreciated that numerous variations and modifications of the illustrated embodiment may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and it is intended that the invention not be limited by the above description or accompanying drawings, but that it be defined solely in accordance with the appended claims.
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