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3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity
The 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake (NRU) Phototoxicity assay is a 96-well cytotoxicity-based assay that utilizes normal BALB/c 3T3 mouse fibroblasts to measure the concentration-dependent reduction in neutral red uptake by the cells after exposure to a test material either in the presence or absence of UVA light. Duplicate 96-well monolayers of 3T3 fibroblasts are exposed to serial dilutions of a test material. One of the plates is exposed to 5 J/cm2 UVA while the other plate is kept in the dark. To assess viability, the neutral red uptake (NRU) by cells exposed to the test chemical in the presence of UVA exposure is compared to the NRU by cells exposed to the test chemical in the absence of UVA exposure.
Neutral Red (NR) is a weak cationic dye that readily diffuses through cell membranes and accumulates in cellular lysosomes. Once in the acidic environment of the lysosome, the NR is oxidized, becoming positively charged and trapped within the lysosome. Unless the cell or lysosome is damaged, the red dye remains trapped. Alterations to the cell membrane (caused by toxicity of the test material) are generally irreversible, resulting in the loss of the NR from the lysosome. For specific assay procedures, please see Step-by-Step.
Assay Design: Quick Facts
Assay Model: 3T3 cells seeded in duplicate 96-well plates
Endpoints: calculated using Phototox 2.0 software (supplied by ZEBET)
IC50 (the concentration of test material that causes a 50% decrease in viability, relative to the solvent control)
PIF (Photo-Irritation-Factor) compares the IC50 of treated cells in the presence of UVA exposure to the IC50 of treated cells in the absence of UVA exposure.
MPE (Mean Photo Effect) compares the response curve of treated cells in the presence of UVA exposure to the response curve of treated cells in the absence of UVA exposure.
For more information about testing your materials using this assay, please see Applications. Specialized protocols may be prepared as requested through consultation with an IIVS Study Director


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As patients begin to take a more active role in selecting where to receive healthcare, it has never been more important to focus on hospital safety and transparency. The 'A' hospitals, including Inland Hospital, are helping us to raise the standards of healthcare nationwide
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2013 season at Bethel Woods 'rocked'
September 11, 2013 —
The 2013 season at Bethel Woods met it's finale on Friday, September 6 to a sold-out crowd of very diverse fans.
The show's opener, Uncle Kracker serenaded fans with songs like "Smile," "Follow Me," and "Four Letter Word."
ZZ Top took the stage next performiing not only classic hits that fans of all ages love ("Legs," "Sharp Dressed Man"), but also newer releases ("Chartreuse") off their 2012 release Texicali.
The headliner, Kid Rock, made sure not to disappoint fans by opening with some of his harder rock and rap style songs ("Cowboy," "American Bad Ass") before moving on to his recent country hits ("Born Free," "All Summer Long"). A show filled with an energetic stage performance as well as pyrotechnics had fans dancing in their seats and all over the lawn.


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26.11.12 Website Meeting Minutes
How we've done this meeting before
Pirate pad where we collected comments:
Pirate pad with action points:
Space on website, post in that space any mods, 24h wait, if no objections, go ahead
Admin roles based on what people would like to do, e.g. post, work on back-end
Re the meeting, I'd prefer not to facilitate. Shouldn't need one for 4 people.
Mike Gold – outside people
hard to navigate, too much content, unclear if for insiders or outsiders
news item on separate tab, top photos really powerful, what Occupy is about, achievements, how it operates, lost the will to live, focus on core messages
Vica – pirate pad. If we just put a plus beside the thing we need is more important to start from.
I think it's the design we need starting with, it's not attractive.
Concern. Couple of problems. Lots of discussion, thought has gone on the design.
What was said at last meeting. Basic wordpress site. Buddypress plugin. Jack – we need a completely new design. Jack now doesn't want to be involved anymore.
EWG – Clive (website liaison), it took me some time to actually look at it properly
Mark – very fair point (is it only for insiders or outsiders too). Lots of practical suggestions, many alterations to make it more logical, accessible, more participation, outreach perspective. Work through the changes that people have suggested.
I have to go at 6 o'clock.
1a. Collaboratively on a pirate pad (About). Make it an open thing. Probably try and instill a mentality (about). Let's not get into a wordsmithing game. Website built trying to build all of occupiers more so than taking users into account. Who's going to activate this? Contact Em. Option for people to join. TINA TO CONTACT EM.
Mike – great reservations of doing each thing individually without an overall picture. What we're trying to achieve with the website. What I want, would like to see, is it being used to bring people into Occupy.
We all agree on that now. That was easy.
Vica – I think it's also a platform where people can organise. Lots of other functions but I agree that primary function is to communicate with people who want to get involved in some way.
Mark – I've been adding a lot of stuff to the newsfeed. Affinities with O(i)L. It probably could have more links to other struggles.
Mike – There's plenty there but not much there about Occupy. The name Occupy has become so well known, to not utilise that is practically criminal.
Dividing the About from the Statements. The way the menu is designed.
Mark – About and then statements. It's a bit daunting having them all together.
About page now. Have text
Let's just get rid of the statements. We also have them down the side as well.
New design of sidebars – statements.
Add an image to the About page. I like pages to have colours and images.
MPU – middle page unit. Standard size, commercial website, banner at top, MPU on LHS. All have standard sizes.
Load film of what was happening wherever.
Livestream channel on the main page? Other times it might be a static image.
GA – Em was saying that she was happy to update the GA part.
Mark – EWG events, we might know what that means.
Vica – I don't think today we should dedicate too much time on GA menu.
Mike – People see GA out there and they have no idea about what it is.
Vica – Needs a bit more thinking. It's a bid of a broader discussion, not just website meeting. Just ask Em to update the GA.
Mark – Take down the stuff that's not working. We don't need the schedule, any GA will go down in News and Events. Proposals register, I can see people having problems with this going. Minutes make sense for them to be there.
Mike – Get rid of GA and under Events, put General Assembly in Events menu.
Mike – Can't we just have a separate Members section?
Vica – I'm finding it very difficult to make any decisions for GA menu. GA was very central. Right now I'm very confused about GAs. We have to think of what we can have now without annoying people who'd still like GAs to go on. Finding the right solution. I think we should keep it in the menu. I'd like to have GA written as a word, taking away another menu?
General Assembly as a word
Are we intending to have a physical meeting in the near future to treat this meeting as sounding out different ideas, have a face-to-face meeting to discuss broader issues, website and strategy.
Mike – I put in an e-mail yesterday. Friday December 7th meeting. Doing a presentation on suggestions for a way-forward/strategy, call it what you like. Intention was, if we can agree, we'll come to a GA to get agreement with the GA. There's quite a lot of possibilities. One of the things we are talking about is website, social media.
Groups. Not a bad part of the website.
Vica – I'm happy to do this. Contact groups. Take off the ones that are not there.
Working group meetings.
Mark – Nice to have a menu that said Get Involved. Button with working groups, option to create your own working group etc.
Mike – I think the idea of having a button for getting involved, a nice big one, is very good.
Mark – Welcome team. I haven't proposed this yet. Some place, reasonably prominent, if nothing quite fits you, you can go to Welcome Team, get personal with people.
Peoples' postal codes. Poster codes. Point is, new peoples' postal codes, we can see where we've got supporters and arrange events in those areas.
Get involved: GAs, groups and people. People click on Get Involved and it takes you to this Event or whatever.
Drop-down menu (from Donate).
PEOPLE: forum (non-existent), problem with the plug-in, get in contact with Tom see if we can reactivate it.
Based on what you choose. News and blog and GA minutes. Position it in different points of the homepage. Was thinking of using categories more for website structure and tags as topics. We could have, in the menu, a menu that just says blogs.
How many users? Around 300 users, but not many contributors. Lots of people writing stuff.
Login issues have been resolved, at least from what I know.
Mark – I think the blogspace is not very logical in the way it's laid out. When I write a blog, as I write it, I don't know where it'll appear and who will read it. Button seems to take you to all blogs. I don't think it's clear what the blogs are for. Is it a forum where anyone can blog and if so, how does it work?
Bottom on any topic.
Sometimes things fit very easily in one of the categories and some don't. I wonder if we shouldn't have a continuous stream, no distinction.
We can have themed pages. Guest blogs. Occupiers' perspectives. I can see Michael's point about how news is not related to Occupy. I asked my mum what you'd look in a website. I'd look at some thing that said, what's happening right now.
Vica – Maybe for now we just leave it like that. We can think a bit more about it, think of different options for how we could do this.
Mark – Front page, news. Bits of video, livestream. Beneath that, news, beneath that blogs.
In the section itself, news.
Vica – I don't want to delay everything. I do think it needs a very broad discussion what to have on the front page. News is important, the most recent things up.
Mike – Trying to think of concrete ideas. A problem, a person goes to the Occupy London webpage.
Starting draft, third column.
Vica – I'm happy to play with layouts a bit when we have time. Have a meeting next week.
Spam has not been due to backend of website. We need some sort of disclaimer when they log in, create a profile. I wouldn't know who to ask. VICA TO ASK SARA ABOUT DISCLAIMER.
Mark – Welcome team of friendly people. Kind of a wonky thing. Some volunteers that are willing to receive an e-mail or give their phone numbers. It's just my instinct.
Vica – I had asked Liz and Tina-Louise, e-mail address. We can start it off and see how it goes. It might be a lot of work.
Mark – If there's a lot of work, that's a good thing.
Vica – Shall we start it off.
Mark – We should have a pool of people doing it.
Vica – If you have one person checking it, then they get answered. If you have a group of people, everyone expects someone else to do it.
WelcomeTent, make a little triangle shape, takes you to some place where you can write something.
Add a submit article button. I've asked both Em and Liz, they've said they're happy to be moderators, spell-check, make sure it's not controversial.
Really good if it went out on a weekly basis. Say we send out the newsletter on a Monday, have a deadline two days before. Know they have to have written a blogpost.
Mark – I'd like a more focused discussion about making a cool newsletter.
Vica – Should we try it out and say, we'll be sending out a newsletter on this date, who wants to be involved on design (organising a meeting for that) and at the same time give a deadline for when people have to submit this.
Mark – I suspect whoever authors the newsletter is the author.
Vica – If you do it every week, you get information about what's going to happen the week after. We're not able to plan one month ahead. Every two weeks?
Tina – Sounds good.
Mark – Why don't we do something, like before the newsletter is about to go out, say on the 10th, on the 5th, people collect everything as a group and then it's done.
Vica – I think the newsletter itself needs a separate group of people, separate meeting to the website. If it's the 3 of us who are prepared to work on it.
Tina – There's 4 or 5 events happening.
Vica – Generally I don't think Saturday or Sunday are good times to send it out. Maybe it's something that we can do online. I honestly don't have much time to dedicate to it. Maybe Em would be happy to help with that. There are two levels, one simply creating the newsletter and sending this off, the other is getting people to get the information.
Tina – Work with Ronan on newsletter? Also Mark
Vica – Liz might also be able to help with that.
Maintenance tasks. Pending events. Tech issues.
9th December – Our communities, our rights and other animals
In the first of a series of discussions, Peoples Republic of Southwark invite you to join us in an attempt to assess where we, Southwark residents, communities and workers are at both in the local and wider context.
Caught in the perpetual, vicious circle of 'reacting' and 'fighting against' local government's inanities, national government malice and global destruction of everyone and everything, including the planet, it is difficult to step back, reflect and work on alternatives.
First of the discussions, on Sunday 9
the December, 2-5pm, will look at some of the recent alternative proposals,
Community Bill of Rights,
Agreement of the People and Democracy 2015.
We hope to have people from each of the three projects introduce the ideas.
We are in the process of booking a free venue in Camberwell, so it would be good if you would RSVP by Friday 30th November
(firstname.lastname@example.com )
whether you would be able to attend, to give us an idea of numbers/most suitable venue. We will confirm the venue as soon as possible after 30th November.
We hope to continue the discussion in the next year, with film screenings etc. If there is a specific topic you think should be discussed, please let us know so we can include it in our programme.
Best wishes
Liliana Dmitrovic
Peoples Republic of Southwark
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Default way is comments off. If someone would like to have comments on their blogpost, they can activate it. At back-end, click on posts, go to your post and do quick edit, allow comments on RHS. The idea is that whoever creates a blogpost, it's their responsibility to moderate.
A lot of things are put on GS, not on website.
Can you submit to website, add personal e-mails. Em is really keeping the events calendar updated. That's part of the training, people getting used to doing things by themselves.
Sometimes it's just a technical. Can't we mirror, have them feed in directly.
Vica – We could have an image that links to someone else's blogs.
We have to try to make things as efficient as possible, that people don't have to do too many clicks.
bantering about other things, outreach
We could in some way, it could be part of newsletters, make our own publication. Put it into some sort of form. Something that OL releases.
Just as you've got ONN, Occupy Radio, invite people to write blogs and articles. It would go up on the website.
Vica – How's that different from what is there now?
Mark – Something with a bit of character.
Tina – Give it a theme.
Mark – What is reading a newspaper about? Things people are interested in reading about. Have something that OL renews on the website, a collection of what people have been writing.
Vica – I would see it as a newsletter. There are things that could go onto the website. Newsletter is really powerful.
Mark – We've got ONN, a bit of a problem with everyone reinventing the wheel. ONN are doing all right, they're getting slowly but surely more and more people doing submissions. More space on the website to look at their articles.
Tina – Can't we have the default as ON?
Vica – You have to understand that this website was created when we had trolls.


text: Hi Ladies!! I am new here and would appreciate any advice. My baby is 5 wks old and almost every pm he cries and fusses. When I nurse I feel like I am empty and he cries even louder, (the rest of the day he nurses fine). I pump in the morning and have had to give him a bottle to settle him down at night and fall asleep. I pump about 4 ozs in am and last night he drank almost 8 ozs!! I was trying to store it for when I go back to work but at this rate I will have to supplement if he drinks more than I make. I have tried fenugreek and I dont really thinks it works. Also my husbands answer for everything is to give the baby a bottle which makes me crazy!!! But I am at my wits end here and getting really stressed out!


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cohan wrote:
For whatever reasons, hardiness in the ground and hardiness in exposed pots are two completely different things-at least here, prob much colder than where you are- anything-even most natives- that will be left outside in a pot over winter is sunk into the soil, and then they are fine. Sitting on the surface is a much less certain prospect..
Not sure Cohan
I think it has to do with the "fastness" (is this English ?) the temperature changes in a pot
this changes much faster as in the soil


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For Immediate Release
April 3, 2013
Honor Roll schools honored in Macoupin, Madison, Jersey, Christian and Montgomery counties
Annual list recognizes improving and high-performing schools across the state
CARLINVILLE — State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch recognized 13 schools from Christian, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison and Montgomery today (Wednesday, April 3) for being named to the 2012 Illinois Honor Roll. The schools were honored during a school assembly at Carlinville Primary School.
"It is so important we take the time to recognize good news and share the many success strategies and stories in education," said Superintendent Koch. "These schools stand out and prove we can make sure every student is prepared for the next level of education and ready to do great things in their careers and communities. Thank you to the educators, parents and students here for working together for these achievements."
The 2012 Illinois Honor Roll lists 624 schools from nearly 4,000 public schools in Illinois. The Honor Roll is divided into three categories – Spotlight Schools, Academic Excellence and Academic Improvement. Each award has unique criteria that best reflect the diverse circumstances of Illinois schools.
- Spotlight Schools – Recognizes 105 high-poverty, high-performing schools that are beating the odds by overcoming the achievement gap.
- Academic Excellence Awards – 454 schools have sustained high performance over at least three years.
- Academic Improvement Awards – 81 schools are showing substantial improvement.
Carlinville Primary School is one of only 15 schools from across the state that earned both Spotlight Schools and Academic Excellence awards this year. Carlinville Primary also received the Academic Excellence Award the previous four school years.
The schools recognized today in Carlinville were:
|Carlinville CUSD 1
|Carlinville Primary School
|Edwardsville CUSD 7
|Woodland Elementary School
|Highland CUSD 5
|Grantfork Upper Elementary School
|New Douglas Mid-Elementary School
|Jersey CUSD 100
|Jersey Community High School
|Delhi Elementary School
|Madison CUSD 12
|Madison Senior High School
|Harris Elementary School
|Northwestern CUSD 2
|Northwestern Jr. High School
|Panhandle CUSD 2
|Farmersville Elementary School
|Taylorville CUSD 3
|North Elementary School
|Triad CUSD 2
|St. Jacob Elementary School
|C A Henning School
The 2012 Honor Roll roster contains elementary, middle and high schools, including charter schools, and represents 293 public school districts statewide. Downstate schools represent 39 percent of the Honor Roll schools, suburban schools represent 49 percent and Chicago schools make up the final 12 percent this year. The schools earned a total of 640 awards in the three categories.
A complete listing of the 2012 Illinois Honor Roll Schools can be found online at http://www.ilhonorroll.niu.edu.
Follow us: Visit the official ISBE website at http://www.isbe.net.


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Question for all you moms out there,
Do I have to offer nursing first before meals or can I just go right to feeding solids, then nurse after?
My DS is 8 1/2 mos old just now really eating solids at 8 months. He'll eat 1-2 ounces twice a day if I offer them first, then nurse after. If I do the reverse he won't eat hardly at all.
Our schedule is this:
7am wake up, nurse
9:30 nurses well, then nap
12 noon solids, then nurses (not much)
1:30 nurses well, then nap
4:30 nurses somes
5pm solids
6:30 - 7 nurses well, then bedtime
nurses around 8:30, 11, then sleeps til 5 or 6 am *Usually except lately I think he's doing a growth spurt and nursing a lot more a night (we cosleep still)
Any suggestions would be so appreciated. If I nurse him first before solids, he won't eat. But he's only eating 2-3 ounces total solids per day.


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In the past few days, I've been sorting through my piles of notes and organizing the security tips I've gathered from various resources over the years. I thought some of them might interest you, so this week, I'll take a break from the archiving series and write a bit about securing your FreeBSD system.
Obviously, I won't be able to give a thorough coverage of such a broad topic in the confines of one article. Which is just as well, since it is impossible to create a one-size-fits-all list that will guarantee the security of any system.
As I sort through my notes, I notice that most are geared toward tightening the security of a FreeBSD system that acts as some sort of server (e.g. Web server, mail server). Which isn't so great, if you are instead using your FreeBSD system as your personal system, and desire full desktop functionality. You would be a very unhappy camper if a security setting broke some functionality that took you a week of struggle to learn how to get working in the first place.
For this reason, you'll note that, unlike most security tutorials, this article will not address changing any of the permissions on your FreeBSD system. This is intentional. Unless you're securing a production server and you know what you're doing, never change the permissions of any file. (If you must practice with permissions, stick to the files in your home directory). Otherwise, things might stop working; things you might miss like email, X Window System, sound. Strange things will happen at strange times, making it harder to clue in that they are related to the permission setting you played with a week ago Tuesday.
We all know that the Internet isn't always a friendly place and that you
probably don't want to give the rest of the world the same access to your
system as you give yourself. This means you don't want to be on the
Internet without being protected by some sort of firewall. Fortunately,
your FreeBSD system supports two firewalls:
ipfw and
ipfilter. Even
better, the amount of easy-to-follow documentation has steadily improved
over the last year. If you're not behind a firewall, dedicate a Saturday
afternoon to do some reading and configure firewall functionality on your
system. You'll be glad you did. Here are some resources to get you
man ipfw
FreeBSD Handbook: Section 10.7 -- Firewalls
Setting Up a Dual-Homed Host using IPFW and NATD
man ipf
IPFilter and PF resources
Good security is always "defense in depth," meaning that if one mechanism fails, there is a backup mechanism. Even though your system is now protected by a firewall, you should also disable all services except for those you absolutely need. On a desktop system, you need very few services.
To see which services are listening for connection attempts on your system, use this command:
sockstat -4
Your output will vary, depending upon what settings you selected during the final installation phase of FreeBSD and what ports and packages you have built since then.
It is very common to see port 6000 (X Window Server) in the output; if you don't,
start an X Window session and rerun
sockstat -4. Unfortunately, there
have been many X Window exploits over the years; fortunately, you don't need to
leave port 6000 open in order to use X on your system. Don't worry,
you'll still have a GUI if you close this port!
There are several ways to close this port; I've found the easiest is to become
the superuser and edit
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx. Find the
serverargs line
and change it so that it looks like this:
serverargs="-nolisten tcp"
Once you've saved your changes, start X as a regular user and rerun
sockstat -4. If you didn't have any typos, X will start as usual, but port 6000 will be missing in your
sockstat -4 output.
If you'd like to read up on some of the security issues of leaving port 6000 open, here is a Crash Course in X Window Security.
Okay, that's one less service in your
sockstat -4 output. You probably
still have two ports that deal with email: ports 25 (
smtp) and 587
(submission). You don't need port 587 to send/receive email; to close it
you can edit
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf. Find this line:
O DaemonPortOptions=Port=587, Name=MSA, M=E
and put a
# in front of it to comment it out. Then, to tell
sendmail about
your change:
killall -HUP sendmail
-HUP won't stop
sendmail, but will tell it to read the changes you made
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf. Repeat
sockstat -4 and it should no longer
show port 587.
What about port 25? You may or may not need to leave this port open,
depending upon which program you use to send and read your email. If
you're running FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE or higher, put this line in
This will tell
sendmail to only listen on the localhost, which will allow
any mail client to be able to send email. If you know that your mail
client has its own built-in SMTP agent or you're feeling adventurous, you
can try this line instead:
which will close port 25 completely. To see if you've broken the ability to send email, make sure you've closed all of your terminals and saved all of your work. Then, as the superuser:
shutdown now
Press enter when prompted, then type exit. Once you've logged back in, see if you can send a test message to your email account. If you can't, go back to the word "NO" and repeat the above to re-open port 25 for the localhost.
If port 111 (portmap) shows up in your "sockstat" output, remove it by
adding the following lines to
/etc/rc.conf (or, if a line already exists in
that file, change the
YES to a
Portmap is only needed if you are running NFS, which you won't be on a stand-alone FreeBSD desktop. It also has a long history of security issues, so if you don't absolutely need it, disable it.
syslog (port 514) will probably also show in your output. You don't want to disable
syslog completely, as you do want to receive logging messages.
However, you don't need to have this port open to do so. In your
/etc/rc.conf file, make sure
syslog is enabled and add a second line with some options:
Those two
sses (make sure you have two, not just one) in the flags will disable logging from remote hosts and close that port, but still allow your localhost
to keep its logging capabilities.
Next, make sure
inetd_enable is not set to
YES in
/etc/rc.conf. If
inetd is showing up in your
sockstat output, something has been uncommented
out in
/etc/inetd.conf. If you don't need it, put a
# back in front of
that line, and do a
killall inetd.
If you get your address from your ISP's DHCP server, keep
dhclient (port
68) open, or you won't be able to renew your IP address.
If you find anything else in your
sockstat output, skim through
rc.conf to see if there is an option to disable it. If there isn't, it
was most likely started with a startup script that was installed with a
package or a port. If this is the case:
cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d
to see which startup scripts have been added to your system. Most
packages/ports will install a sample script with a "sample" extension. As
long as it ends in "sample," that script will not run at startup. Other
packages/ports install a working script that is read at bootup and you
will find the culprit in this directory. The easiest way to disable the
script is to rename it with a "sample" extension, and then kill the daemon so that its port number no longer shows up in
sockstat -4. For example, I recently
ethereal and noticed that
snmpd showed up in my
sockstat -4 output. The
snmp daemon has a long history of exploits and I didn't want it
listening on my system, so I became the superuser and did this:
cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d
mv snmpd.sh snmpd.sh.sample
killall snmpd
You might also want to consider adding the following options to
This option prevents something known as OS fingerprinting, which is a scan technique used to determine the type of operating system running on a host. If you decide to enable this option, you will also have to rebuild your kernel with the following option included in your kernel configuration file:
options TCP_DROP_SYNFIN
Two related options are:
ICMP redirects can be used to launch a DOS attack, as explained in the ICMP redirect portion of this ARP and ICMP redirection games article.
Be very careful if you decide to include the
icmp_log_redirect option, as
it will log every ICMP redirect, which has the potential of filling up your
logging directory if you ever are the victim of this type of attack.
When you built your firewall, you probably included this option:
If you didn't, it is a good option to include, as it logs all attempts to closed ports.
An interesting option is:
This will enable system accounting. If you're new to system accounting,
man sa and
man lastcomm to decide whether this option would be
useful to you or not.
Finally, this is a good option to include:
as it will clear
/tmp at startup, which is always a good thing.
Let's leave
/etc/rc.conf and see what else we can do to tighten
up your system. I like to change the default algorithm used when encrypting a
user's password to the Blowfish algorithm, as it provides the highest security
at the greatest speed. Here is a quick comparison of algorithms.
Also, if you're interested in this sort of stuff, check out the Cryptogram newsletter written by the author of Blowfish.
To implement Blowfish hashes, edit
/etc/login.conf and change the
passwd_format line so that it looks like this:
Save your change, then rebuild the login database with this command:
cap_mkdb /etc/login.conf
You'll then have to change all of your user's passwords so they will get a new Blowfish hash. You can do this by typing:
passwd username
as the superuser. Whatever username you use, that will be the user whose password will be updated. Repeat for all of your users, including the root account.
Once you're finished, double-check that it worked and you didn't forget any users:
more /etc/master.passwd
All of the passwords for your users should begin with
Finally, configure the
adduser utility to use Blowfish whenever you
create a new user by editing
/etc/auth.conf. Change the
crypt_default line
so that it looks like this:
You've probably noticed when you log in to your FreeBSD system that your login prompt reminds you that you are running FreeBSD. And that after you log in, you receive the FreeBSD copyright information, which is followed by the version of FreeBSD and the name of your kernel, and finally, a useful (but rather boring) motd which again reminds you that you are running FreeBSD. You probably already know what version of FreeBSD you are running and might not want to share that information with the rest of the world. And the motd is a good place to remind the rest of the world that they shouldn't be messing with your system anyways.
You can edit
/etc/motd to say whatever suits your purposes, be it
anything from your favorite sci-fi excerpt to all the nasty things that
will happen to someone if they continue to try to log in to your system.
Next, to remove the copyright info:
touch /etc/COPYRIGHT
Then to change the text that appears at the login prompt, edit
/etc/gettytab. Find the line in the
default:\ section that starts with
Carefully, change the text between
\r\n\ \r\n\r\nr\n: to whatever text
you wish to appear. Double-check that you have the right amount of
\rs and
\ns and save your change. For example, my login prompt looks like this:
I'm a node in cyberspace. Who are you?
You can test your changes by going to another terminal and logging in.
Finally, even though you've edited your motd to remove your version and
kernel information, by default FreeBSD will still re-add it to /etc/motd
every time you log in. To prevent this behavior, add the following line to
This change requires a reboot, so make sure you've first tested your previous changes and have saved all of your work on any other terminals.
There are a few edits that will also restrict logins to your system in the
first place. Since these changes modify the behavior of the
program, you'll want to carefully test your changes. Keep one terminal
open and go to another terminal to log out and ensure that you can still log in.
If for some reason you're unable to log in (this shouldn't happen, but you
can't be too careful), you can return to the other terminal and look for
typos in the file you just edited.
No one (including you) should ever log in to your system using the
root account. To prevent this from happening, edit
/etc/ttys. Once you get past a
page's worth of comments, you'll notice a section that goes from
ttyv0 to
ttyv8. Change the word
secure on each of those lines to
insecure. This is a file you don't want a typo in, so double-check your changes carefully. Test
your change by trying to log in as root on one of your terminals. You should receive a "Login incorrect" message.
Personally, I tend to use all nine terminals on my desktop. If you don't, you
can also change the word "on" to "off" on some of the
ttys in
/etc/ttys. Remember to leave at least one terminal "on," or else you
won't be able to log in, which will severely hamper the usefulness of your
system. You'll also note that
ttyv8 is "off" by default, which means you have to manually start an X Window session. If you'd like X to start automatically at bootup, change that "off" to "on."
The last edit I'll mention in today's article allows you to restrict who
can log in to your system and from where. This is done by editing
If you want to prevent all remote logins (meaning you can only log in if
you are physically sitting at your system), remove the
# from this line:
#-:wheel:ALL EXCEPT LOCAL .win.tue.nl
and remove the
.win.tue.nl so that the line now looks like this:
-:wheel:ALL EXCEPT LOCAL
If you plan on accessing your system remotely, replace
.win.tue.nl with
the IP address(es) or hostname(s) of the system(s) you'll be logging in
from. If there are multiple addresses, separate them with a single space.
If you have only one or two user accounts that you wish to be able to log in to your system, you can prevent all other logins like so:
-:ALL EXCEPT user1 user2:ttyv0 ttyv1 ttyv2 ttyv3 ttyv4
user1 user2 with the names of the user accounts to which you wish to give
access. Put in as many
ttys as you wish to restrict.
Alternatively, you can place the users in a group and give login access to
that group. This example adds the users
biko, and
dlavigne6 to a group called
mygroup and allows only the members of that group to log in to
my FreeBSD system. First, I'll edit
/etc/group and carefully add this
When you add your own group, make sure you use a GID (in my case, 100)
that is not being used by any other lines in your
/etc/group file.
Then, change
/etc/login.access to:
-:ALL EXCEPT mygroup:ttyv0 ttyv1 ttyv2 ttyv3 ttyv4 ttyv5
It is very important you test this change. Leave one terminal logged in, just in case something goes wrong. Go to another terminal and try to log in as each of the users in your group. That should work. Then try to log in as another user; if need be, create a test account and try to log in as that test account. That login attempt should result in a "Permission denied" message.
That's all the space I have for this week. In the next article, I'll
resume the archiving series by demonstrating the little-known but very
pax utility.
If you've tried to email me lately, you've noticed that my address has changed. I can now be reached at email@example.com.
Dru Lavigne is a network and systems administrator, IT instructor, author and international speaker. She has over a decade of experience administering and teaching Netware, Microsoft, Cisco, Checkpoint, SCO, Solaris, Linux, and BSD systems. A prolific author, she pens the popular FreeBSD Basics column for O'Reilly and is author of BSD Hacks and The Best of FreeBSD Basics.
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Second City DYING to Catch Not-So-New Axis of Evil
"My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they're going to stay that way."
— Al Capone (1899-1947)
Dear readers, whilst the baseball mavericks in New York, Boston and New York haggle and jockey for the mightiest and heftiest of major league players (the Sabathias, the Burnetts, the Mannys, the Teixeiras, the K-Rods, the Putzes, blah blah blah) both Chicago teams — the ugly step-sisters of large market franchises — have been busy making equally impressive moves that not only represent the unattested clout of the City of Big Shoulders but also prove that no matter how much money the Northeast Axis of Evil throws at free agents, Chicago still has that good 'ole familiar, untouchable charm.
"You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone."
— Al Capone
Perhaps this was the motivation for Joey Gathright to become a Cub. Now that's clout! When I first heard the news, I thought to myself: Wow, the Cubs really showed 'em who's boss with that move. Take that Jake Peavy and Kevin Towers. Yeah, take that. The Cubs got Gathright. Whoowee, watch out world!
But the Chicago melee of off-season moves didn't just stop there! No, the White Sox kept 'em comin' with that miraculous acquisition of Wilson Betemit and mind-blowing one-year signing of DeWayne Wise!
And wait! There's more…
New York, you think you had a crooked governor? Ha!
You hear that? He's "dying" to talk to we citizens of Illinois. Dying! See, our seedy politicians don't just quit when the heat starts coming down on them. No. They stick around, hire expensive, slick-talkin' lawyers and go for winter jogs in Ravenswood! BOO-YEAH!
Of course, New York (and you too, Boston), it should be known that Chicago isn't just a harbor for back-alley gangsters and pay-to-play nepotists; no, we also breed crooked wife-killin' cops who not only get away with murder but crooked wife-killin' cops who get away with murder TWICE! Then we celebrate when said crooked wife-killin' cop gets engaged… again! Duh, my friends. Everyone knows that happiness comes in threes. The Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times are already preparing for the inevitable, mysterious disappearance of Drew Peterson's latest (and perhaps craziest?) fiancé — what normal people call "murder" — but this is Chicago! We do things our way — the US American way!
"Now I know why tigers eat their young."
— Al Capone
Me too, dear readers.
Look, it's true. I love Chicago. I really do. It has character, it has heart, it has Oprah.
And yes, when it comes to dueling with the New Yorks (and subsequent Bostons) of the world, certainly, we have an inferiority complex bigger than Rush Limbaugh's mouth at an all-you-can-eat Ponderosa buffet; but the fact remains:
We're awesome.
Wilson Betemit will prove it in 2009.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
9 Comments
" commenter wrote:
They forgot number 51: lots and lots of "buffering"
…you posted that as a comment on the bottom of my MLB Network article now on the MLB.com homepage. Not sure I follow you since there's no buffering on cable TV unless I'm missing something. It's not an MLB.TV article…one's our streaming service from MLBAM and one's the new cable network (which I was writing about)…no buffering! Number 1 ranked blogs gotta know that. 🙂
Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert had some great comments on that Illinois governor (I'm not even going to try and spell his name).
Congrats on being number one!
Wilson Betemit will definitely save the city, Jeff. He's got a very nice smile and is pleasant to the media. He even smiles when he strikes out with bases loaded. A total mensch.
"A total mensch."
Well, in that case, Jane, we Southsiders got the better end of that deal because you got Swish, who is a total LUSH. He too strikes out with the bases loaded, but the bases aren't all that's "loaded" if you know what I mean.
Your Chicago pols put ours here in Boston to shame! And you make Whitey look second class! Good luck! Who knows – maybe this will be Chicago's year! There could always be an earthquake that will knock everything from NY east into the ocean!
"Wilson Betemit will prove it in 2009."
^LOL, I hiiiighly doubt that, but if by some miracle that happens, I will give him and ChiSox fans a round of applause.
P.S. Despite all that you've mentioned.. I'm still going to have to disagree with you and say sorry, New York is much more awesome. I mean, New York is the only city that can be described as a city where genuine kindness is considered creepy, eye contact might as well be a death sentence and even public bathrooms can be turned into an amusement park for tourists.. I kid you not. Gotta see this vid: http://www.charmin.com/en_us/pages/restrooms/broll_video.html
V – http://flairforthedramatic.mlblogs.com
Yay, for Chi-Town! Sounds like I've got you all on my side! Julia, hoping for that earthquake and yes, Matt, brochure is in the mail… don't mind the spots of blood on it. It's just er… eh… ketchup. Yeah, it's ketchup. V, will check that vid out when I am not at my office computer — something tells me I shouldn't look at it while I should be working😉
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Dr. R.F.Saliman Ahmed
I have pain in tooth and water are very cooling in my tooth so have very problem create in feeding time.
Suffering from mouth ulcers every month it comes nd go even I use citric fruits its so hard to me I cannot tolerate what should I so for it.
I am 42 years old n suffering from acute mouth sores around my gums n whole tongue for the last 3 yrs. I feel that I have swallowed something very hot, like burning sensation. Most of the time, my mouth is watery. Is there any remedy for the same.
Recently I noticed a symmetry in my TMJ. There is no pain, no clicking sound. How would it be treated? By braces or surgery? Your insight on my case would be really appreciated.
Sometimes mostly during morning and evening I find some little blood it's over teeth only not near tongue so what's the problem that there is bleeding and is it serious condition and can you suggest me some preventions for it.
My mom is suffering from acute tooth pain. It started paining suddenly after couple of days. Please suggest the way out. Thankyou.
Mam I have stopped eating tobacco since last 3 months and also my doing mouth exercise .but also I am not getting benefited .when I stopped eating tobacco that time also only 2 figures were going inside my mouth .presently also same. No improvement .what should my treatment .(other than surgery) any normal medicine for fast result, as I am getting shamed of it .while with friends Thanks
Which paste is best for senstive tooth and gums bleeding and pain in tooths when i went to doctor he suggest me for cleaning byt after that also no improvment deep cleaning done 4 tyms in 6 months but no improvement So suggest me paste for all these
I hav teeth problem, my two molars are already get whole n paining also. So suggest me n tel me which toothpaste I used.
I have a small gap between front upper incisors. What is the best treatment to close the gap. Gap is very small.
I am suffering from sensitivity of my tooth when I take cool items ......and I have seen one change is that my tooth gums are decreasing in size......need suitable advice
I am getting itching on one teeth, always I need to feel to touch that teeth, can you suggest me what is problem, I have teeth biting problem last four years due to stress.
Dr. Can U Please explain me about teeth problem, bleeding in teeth during pregnancy, why its happen and what is the solution for it. Thanks.
Using tooth picks
The worst habit you could possibly have when you have food lodgement in the mouth is using a tooth pick to get rid of it. We often try and use this as an acceptable habit even socially but few things are grosser than watching people pick out food bits after meals. If you have a cavity get it fixed. We have numerous cases where the toothpicks have either injured the gums and caused a larger infection or even worse broken in the cavity and triggered of even more pain. So stay safe from dental emergencies do not use tooth picks! while it's important to prevent food lodgement in the mouth and keep your mouth clean use things like brushes interdental brushes and floss sticks or dentists to help you do the same without harming you!
Using a hard or medium brush.
The oldest myth we have seen is brushing your teeth with a hard or medium brush. Please terminate this habit right away ensure you switch to a soft brush at the earliest.
We do not need more teeth ruined or worn off due to overzealous brushing. We see cases with the entire left side worn down and sensitive and I can tell the person is a right handed vigorous brusher. The softer the brush the better it bends and cleans between teeth as well. The gums also recede due to repeated trauma from the hard bristles so save your mouth from these constant attacks in the name of cleaning.
Scrubbing your teeth
The same principle applies when you switch from a hard to soft or extra soft brush don't apply so much pressure that the teeth and gums are still braving the injury.
You need to brush gently as though cleaning glass the force being minimum the reach and coverage being maximum!
So scrubbing is a habit we need to stop.
Not brushing at night
One of the best things we can do to avoid the dentist or any dental troubles is brushing at night. When it comes to cleaning your teeth frequency matters more than force. Ensuring you clean every 12 hours makes bacterial attacks that cause decay inactive so whenever we skip brushing at night we may not realise but it's definitely costing us.
Popping painkillers
The first sign of dental pain and we instinctively choose to ignore it hoping it will go away and if it doesn't we want to go ahead and pop a painkiller till it does. Masking the problem will actually make it bigger -while we all know this we prefer to accept the instant relief the medication provides over the tedious dental visit that may end with bad news. But imagine if we had gone at the very first sign of trouble most likely we would get away with a dental cleaning -the later we go the more often we need to go for extensive treatments.
Let's try and muster the courage to nip these problems in the bud -a habit to develop show up at the very first sign of trouble.
Do it yourself dentistry (diy) at home
We have all been our own dentists at some point!
From self medication to oral applications and home remedies when all else fails we make an appointment.
A few things are harmful and should be used with care when attempting our own dental care.
We recommend mild things like oral rinses or applications which relieve pain but do not use aspirin or any other pain killer to crush and put in the site, that can cause burns.
Also clove oil is a safe remedy but not cloves which can be sharp and hurt your cheek.
Do not try to remove shaking teeth or attempt any procedures the bleeding can be profuse and the damage severe.
In case of trauma ice to freeze the blows and water to clean the wound will work best.
In the age of technology and information let's not fall prey to easily avoidable dental habits that harm you more than they help you.
Write to us or call us at 9209200024 if you have any queries.
How to keep your mouth clean and maintain good oral health?
I'm suffering from severe tooth ache. When seen in mirror I got a hole at the middle of the tooth .wisdom teeth to be exact.
Sir. My teeth is little bit broken and I was so depressed few days I have no eating food properly and after one week through operation Dr. Attached a Metal cap on my teeth successfully. But my depression is not gone and I have more tension in my mind after operation and I don't knw how this problem I face and this is so terrible about me. Please help and suggest Dr. What I do for exist this depression.
Here are habits to implement today to maintain that perfect smile for you and your family tomorrow
As women at work or at home, we are responsible for the health of those around us. If you are a compassionate and caring mother, daughter, sister or wife looking after the dental health of your family becomes imperative to their well being.
Here are some useful habits that can go a long way in keeping you and your family smiling for years.
#1 go soft automatic
Rev up your brushing-use an automated tooth brush. This maybe true for not only you as a woman but for your family. Make sure you switch them to an automatic or motorized brush with soft or extra soft bristles. This works best since it takes the guesswork out of brushing and improves your and your children's technique even if they're sleepy in the morning.
#2 dental emergency kit
Keeping a dental emergency kit loaded with some essentials like a basic dental painkiller (as prescribed), clove oil, some dental floss and a toothpick (not a habit recommended by us but when things get lodged and cause pain it maybe the last resort)
#3 vitamin check
Best way of ensuring good tooth and bone health is to ensure good levels of vitamins vitamin d3, calcium especially if you're beating menopause and even iron, b complex to prevent anaemias which can be detected orally. Deficiencies of vitamins and essential minerals can make your family more susceptible to oral health problems.
#4 gift a smile
Gift your dependents a great smile be it preventive treatments for your young ones like our decay protection programme which ensures they never have to feel dental pain like we have, or the braces intervention campaign which helps guide teeth to proper positions at an early age. More questions about your young ones dental health
For the elderly who missed out on a lot of preventive dental work can now enjoy the benefits of latest technology giving them fixed teeth instead of removable dentures.
#5 start a trend-family oral health checkup
Mark a day in your calendar a public holiday or the beginning of the year a time that you can easily remember and as a family get an annual checkup to not only ensure that you do not suffer from any dental problems but also early detection of any upcoming medical issues can be done.
How to effectively handle work related stress
The statistics on stress at workplace are staggering with half of respondents in studies reporting that they face higher than normal stress levels at work. Stress is a silent killer and can lead to serious health issues like stroke and heart attack. Stress at the workplace could be due to excessive workloads, unclear responsibilities, lack of control, unrealistic deadlines and noisy work environment.
While it is a good thing to be competitive and excel in whatever you are doing, it is also very important to learn to tackle stress and take life easy. Remember, we live only once! here are some simple and effective ways to handle workplace stress:
1. Seek support at work
Research has shown that having one good friend at work reduces the chances of quitting. Sharing your thoughts with another person not only reduces the stress levels but also might lead to discovering new ways to handle tough situations. Take proactive steps to be more friendly and sociable at work.
2. Manage work better
Try prioritizing better and not expecting perfection in every task. In case your role is over-loaded, try talking to your manager to reduce the load or if possible, delegate some work. Accept that you have certain limits to your productivity and do not try to prove yourself by over-working.
3. Get moving
It is a proven fact that exercises in any form reduces stress levels. Try to exercise for half an hour daily in the form walking, swimming, playing a sport or running. You can take short walking breaks at work that can add up to half an hour in a day.
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4. Try breathing exercises
Breathing deeply for four counts on inhale and exhale can reduce stress levels immediately. You can try alternating breathing exercise i. E. Long inhale with one nostril and exhaling with the other nostril, which brings focus and energy in the morning before starting work.
5. Take a power nap
10 minutes of shut eye goes a long way in recharging your tired brain. Any longer than 15 minutes will end up making you groggy. Just put your head down on the desk, and clear your mind of all thoughts for 10 minutes.
6. Eat right
Food has a big role to play in determining our stress levels. Avoid processed food, sugar and high amount of refined carbs like flour, white rice etc. Maintaining your blood glucose levels by eating more complex carbohydrates that are slowly digested like ragi, jowar, bajra gives you steady energy levels throughout the day.
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7. Get enough sleep
Over-worked employees often cut back on sleep and try to squeeze in work at night. Over the long term, this practice can severely impact your health and leads to more stress. A restful night's sleep of at least 6 hours is mandatory for all adults. Lack of sleep causes irritability and diminished ability to deal with stress. Avoid looking at laptop, tv or phone screens when you are trying to fall asleep.
You have to take charge of your own work-life balance and draw the line where you feel uncomfortable since no one will do it for you. Over-working might give benefits in the short term in terms of recognition and promotion, but it causes emotional, mental and physical burnout in the long term. Stay healthy, stay happy.
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By Barb Besteni, Staff writer
In a television commercial for a popular fast food chain, a father and son sit on the living room couch as the dad prepares to teach his boy an important life lesson -- how to eat a pizza. It's a rite of passage the boy will remember for the rest of his life.
But if he plans to live a long and healthy life, he may want to chow down on a carrot stick or two while bonding with his buddies.
Take a look at the recommendations for what men should be eating for optimal nutrition and to help prevent some of the diseases common to them.
Love Handles May Kill You
Men are generally larger and have a higher muscle to fat ratio than women. As a result, they also have higher protein and calorie requirements.
Extra muscle gives men higher fat-burning abilities. But if high-fat foods are your fuel of choice, over time the belts in your closet will start to shrink.
And so will your arteries.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, your expanding waistline increases your risk for heart disease -- the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the United States -- and a host of other illnesses, including stroke, diabetes and certain types of cancer.
"Eat healthy before you go to the party so you won't be as likely to overindulge," it advises. If you're hosting people for any game, the guidelines suggest that while it's OK to offer the traditional pizza, wings and chips, you should also add some healthy snacks to the menu, including vegetables and carrot sticks.
Too Much Protein?
Because men weigh more than women, they also require more protein.
The recommended daily allowance for protein for the average man is about 52 grams per day. That's roughly the equivalent of about 8 ounces of meat. Protein requirements increase if you're an athlete or are physically active.
Here's the formula for determining your personal protein requirements. For every pound of your ideal body weight, you will need 0.36 grams of protein. The key here is the word ideal. If you're overweight, the extra pounds should not be factored into the equation.
Doctors also caution against eating too much protein since low-carbohydrate/high protein diets may cause kidney problems through a process called ketosis. Ketosis is said to increase insulin resistance and glucose intolerance. Insulin resistance is one of the risk factors for the development of coronary artery disease.
Good For Heart, Bad For Prostate
Monounsaturated fats such as olive oil or omega-3 fatty acids offer health benefits to both men and women. But studies suggest that alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a vegetable-based omega-3 found in canola and flaxseed oils, may increase the risk of prostate cancer, the third most common cause of death from cancer in men.
ALA has also been found, however, to be good for the heart. For men with risk factors for heart problems the benefits of ALA may outweigh the risks. But those with risk factors for prostate cancer should get their omega-3 fatty acids from fish and vegetable fats from olive oil, according to the American Cancer Society.
Studies have also linked eating large amounts of red meats or dairy products to an increased risk of prostate cancer.
The Cancer Society says men need to eat five or more servings of a wide variety of vegetables and fruits each day, limit intake of red meats and dairy products, and maintain an active lifestyle and healthy weight.
Watch Calcium
Although statistics show that about 80 percent of those suffering from osteoporosis are women, men are not completely immune from the disease.
A high-calcium diet is a woman's primary protection against osteoporosis, but a high consumption of calcium from food or supplements in men -- more than 2,000 mg. per day -- has been linked to an increased risk of advanced prostate cancer.
Studies suggest that about 800 mg. of calcium per day will protect men from osteoporosis without increasing the risk of prostate cancer associated with high calcium consumption. A cup of milk, for example, contains about 315 mg. of calcium.
Although there are some differences when it comes to the dietary needs of men and women, there's one common theme for both sexes, regardless of age, fitness or health: When in doubt, check with your doctor to find what's right for you.
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Dr. Thomas McDowell (third from left) delivered Bluefield State College's Spring 2012 Convocation message. Pictured (left-to-right) are Micah Blanks (President/BSC Campus Ministries student organization), Mrs. Barbara Stephens McDowell (Dr. McDowell's wife), Dr. McDowell, and Dr. Felica Wooten Williams (BSC Executive Director of Academic Outreach Programs and the Advisor of the BSC Campus Ministries student organization). Dr. McDowell (a BSC alumnus/Class of 1986) focused on the theme, "A Hope-Filled Future," during his convocation address. He is the Lead Pastor at Christ/St. Andrew's United Methodist Church in Parkersburg, WV.


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She probably nurses on demand at least 6 times a day. We co-sleep so she usually nurses at night. She takes 3 solid meals a day. I usually offer her fruits/veggies/whole grains/sometimes cheese or yogurt and occasionally meats. I am at work 4 days per week and those days she drinks 2 - 4 oz bottles of EBM (I come home at lunch and nurse as well).
So I guess I'm confused about if I should start offering her snacks twice a day with the EBM. Do I need to pump at all? The ped kinda said that if she's drinking the EBM and nursing and I feel like she's getting at least 16 oz of milk a day that I don't have to give her CM. Do I now need to make a greater effort to make sure she's offered protein/dairy, etc?
I'm not trying to wean her and am taking the child-led approach. I'm just confused I can't find a whole lot of info about what she needs to eat right now. I'd like to know what other moms are doing! TIA!


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Is anyone doing infant massage?
Do you use lotion or oil?
Where did you learn techniques from?
I give my lo one after baths...I use lotion (I would rather use 100% almond oil). I learned from my baby... I mean as I am applying the lotion I look for clues of what feels good and what doesn't...i.e, he doesn't like his feet touched much!
Married mama with 4 kiddos...2 girls (11 & 6) and 2 boys (21mo & 3mo)
I learned infant massage in a Mothers & Infants Yoga class that I took when DS was a few weeks old. I use cold-pressed apricot oil & have also heard that Burt's Bees makes a nice baby massage oil. I used to do massage every day with DS; however, at almost eight months old he is too much of a wiggleworm now! But I would highly recommend it. It is a nice way to bond with your baby.
they had a free class at our libaray.
What fun.... I lotion up my 4 year old almost every night her feet are so dry.
Is there any advantage of oil over lotion?
I've had trouble finding certain oils (apricot, almond, etc.) but I did find grapeseed oil. For those of you that use an oil - does it just get absorbed or do you need to "wash/rub" it off?
And I suppose time of day and length of massage will be up to my LO?
Should I get a book on infant massage or kinda just wing it?
ive used lotion and i learned it from those parenting magazines...all mine have loved it
I use almond oil and learned from a certified infant masseuse who came to my house and only charged $20 per half hour to teach us. It was pretty cool. If anyone is from the OKC area and wants her contact info, then PM me.


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I hate to say this, but my son is a toddler and I'm still tired all the time.
So long as you are nursing on demand (when baby wants and for how long baby wants), there's no reason your milk supply should suddenly drop in the ordinary course of events. But I would be wary of hormonal contraception - even the mini pill may interfere with milk production for some moms. And fwiw, the mini pill is not super effective. You may wish to explore a non-hormonal IUD, spermicide, barrier methods (condom, diaphragm), etc.
Generally, though, milk is produced on a supply and demand basis. The more your baby demands, the more is produced. You should not react to increased nursing by supplementing with formula, the increased frequency and duration of nursing is necessary to teach your body to produce the amount of milk your baby needs.
What I did was try to nap when DS slept. I also co-slept - if you're not comfortable having your baby in your bed, a co-sleeper or a "sidecar crib" (typically a dropside crib with the drop side removed, affixed to the side of your bed) will allow baby to be near you for easier nursing during the night.
In my experience, DH was also an integral part of "the team," and if your hubby isn't, now is the time to enlist him. I always said that I was responsible for input, DH was responsible for output. When DS was very young, he usually pooped during nursing, so I'd nurse for a bit, he'd go, DH would change him and bring him back, and I'd nurse him to sleep. As he got older and didn't always poop when he ate, he'd still usually be wet a lot during the night, so DH would change him before I nursed him. At any rate, the whole diaper changing process was delegated to DH so that I got a bit more sleep.


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"I was gave up Koki, but I didn't want to give up the rights to Koki so I had her microchipped because I always thought if anything ever happens, they can only contact me if she's dropped off somewhere," said Jans.
And that's exactly what happened.
About a week ago, Jans' ex-girlfriend's mother turned Koki over to the Hawaii Island Humane Society. The Humane Society was able to track down Jans in Northern Illinois.
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By Dave Wagner, CNJ Sports Writer
ALBUQUERQUE — Fort Sumner climbed one major hill on Friday. Now the Vixens will have to do it again in today's Class 1A state volleyball championship at Tingley Coliseum.
Fort Sumner turned the tables on District 3-1A rival Elida, handing the Lady Tigers their first loss of the season with a 25-23, 25-23, 25-18 verdict in the semifinal round.
The Vixens (17-6) meet defending 1A state champion Tatum (19-4) for the crown today in a rematch of the 2004 finals, won by Fort Sumner. Tatum took Friday's first semifinal over Animas 26-24, 25-19, 25-19.
Elida had beaten the Vixens three times this season.
"We knew this was a huge (match)," said senior outside hitter Alex Owens, who collected 12 kills and two aces for Fort Sumner. "I really wanted this (win) so bad. I really talked to the girls and tried to pump them up."
Against the Lady Tigers (23-1), Fort Sumner maintained a lead much of the way, answering each Elida run with key points.
"They had a lot of pressure on them," Vixens coach Lisa McMath said of the Lady Tigers. "They had more pressure than we did."
Junior middle blocker Bree'Anna Lucero matched Owens with 12 kills for Fort Sumner. Lucero also notched four blocks, all coming by the early part of the second game.
The Vixens had some trouble closing out the first two games, with respective leads of 24-19 and 24-20 turning into nailbiters. McMath, in fact, used both of her timeouts on the same rotation trying to stop Elida's late run in the first game.
The Lady Tigers had a service error in the first game and an attack error in the second on the game points.
"It just wasn't our day," Elida coach Darrell Chenault said. "I thought they played well, and I thought we played well.
"I told the girls (before the match) that if we played good, they'd probably have to play about perfect to beat us. And that's about what happened."
Fort Sumner fell behind 6-3 in the third game, but took the lead for good at 12-11 when setter Rita Herrera's tip fell for a kill. The Vixens built a 16-12 margin and never led Elida within three points after that.
McMath and Owens pointed to consistency as a factor in the win.
"The key today was we never gave them more than two or three points (at a time)," Owens said. "When we did, we'd just pick ourselves up again."
Senior outside hitter Alicia Cross-Smith kept the Lady Tigers in the hunt with 14 kills, three aces and a block. Junior outside hitter Janice Taylor added eight kills.
"We had trouble passing the ball today, and if you can't pass the ball it's going to be tough," Chenault said. "But we don't have anything to hang our heads about."
Owens said Tatum plays a similar style to Elida.
"If we come out with the same energy, we can give them a good game," she said.
The Mike Majors-coached Lady Coyotes were hard-hit by graduation after going unbeaten last year, but they've been able to compensate in making a third consecutive finals appearance.
"They've had a great year," McMath said. "We're going to have to come in again and play at a top level."


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princess purr wrote:My daughter was born at 26.5 weeks, which is viable, but only 80% of babies born that early make it. Sadly, we were in the 20% even babies born full term can develop problems and not make it. It is why I hate statics. Because a 99.9 chance of everything being okay sounds great....unless you are the unlucky .1%
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eleni wrote:I'm sure some of our able moderators will have more expert sounding responses, but from one affected woman to another, I would say the answer is "it depends." Usually babies die because of a wide variety of issues related to their prematurity. A baby born before term is usually going to face health challenges, even as sophisticated as neonatal medicine has become. Sometimes those babies have the added insult of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) - a fancy term for the placenta-wasn't-delivering-enough-nutrition-to-the-baby and his/her size was compromised. And sometimes preeclampsia causes the placenta to tear away from the uterine wall (placental abruption) which instantly starves the baby of oxygen and nutrients.There are no guarantees in birth and those of us who have lost babies - whether first or subsequent babies - got dealt a lousy hand. Talking about it and sharing our experiences helps the healing process. Reading only about the loss of babies is not a balanced perspective - many, many babies do live and are born healthy. The most important thing for you is to be seen by a specialist in preeclampsia and to have a doctor you are comfortable with - in their skills in this area as well as their compassion for the extra anxiety you may be feeling. Doing all you can do to be healthy before you get pregnant and throughout pregnancy, staying vigilant for the usual signs and symptoms, and being in close communication with your care provider are the best things you can do.We wish you the healthiest, stress-free pregnancy possible!Eleni
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The new laptops will give sheriffŌĆÖs deputies the ability to connect to the Internet while on the road, to view pictures of suspects, check warrants while at the scene of a crime or a traffic stop, and send reports and citations without having to make the trip back to the office. Queen says the bottom line should be more efficient and more effective patrolling.
Without the laptops, a lot of information was conveyed via phone or radio while other tasks were put on hold until agents were back in front of a computer.
ŌĆ£Now, I can evaluate that myself in the car and reduce time on the radio and phone,ŌĆØ Queen said. ŌĆ£You have real-time access.ŌĆØ
The laptops were bought with a $60,000 grant through the N.C. GovernorŌĆÖs Crime Commission, along with a $20,000 contribution from county government. The equipment is built for the field and resistant to spills and other shocks.
The laptops will be used along with Internet aircards the sheriffŌĆÖs department purchases with a grant it receives annually from the state. The cards are the second half of the equation and allow deputies access to the Internet much like a cell phone.
Queen said the sheriffŌĆÖs office got its first laptops in 2000 and at one point had more than a dozen patrol units with computers. Over time however, they have become damaged or no longer useable. Lack of funds has kept the sheriffŌĆÖs office from replacing them.
ŌĆ£The expense has been prohibitive,ŌĆØ Queen said
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European banks find some Fed relief
It is a hard slog running a major European investment bank these days. New rules from the US Federal Reserve won't help much. But they could have been a lot worse.
The Fed is trying to increase its oversight of large foreign banks including Deutsche Bank and Barclays so that their US units don't fall short on capital or liquidity. That means, for example, that foreign banks with large US operations will have to hold qualifying equity equivalent to 3% of their assets.
On the face of it, banks that have run capital-light models could have to raise new funds. But they will have until 2018 to meet the rules, rather than until mid-2015 as previously feared. Banks could make up capital shortfalls by accumulating retained earnings or shrinking their balance sheets steadily.
Other potential headaches look manageable. One worry was that the Fed might force foreign banks to rely more on funding themselves within the US, rather than relying on cheap loans from their parents. But the final rules suggest such parent-to-subsidiary funding won't be penalised, according to analysts at JP Morgan.
Sure, foreign banks will have to set up local holding companies with their own risk committees and a chief risk officer. Another bureaucratic issue, yes. But a game-changing imposition, no.
Still, all this may prove only temporary relief. US banks have in general made more progress in repairing their balance sheets and adjusting their business models than their European peers. Banks such as Deutsche and Barclays are still in the middle of substantial deleveraging programs, while weighing which business lines they can and can't afford to be in.
That is having an impact. Both Barclays and Deutsche lost market share in the all-important fixed income, currencies and commodities business last year. Rivals JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup all gained, based on data from brokerage Jefferies.
And while the Fed's rules may not be as problematic as feared, they still add to growing worries about the Balkanisation of global banking. Already, European politicians have objected to the Fed imposing tougher rules on European banks than US banks face in Europe. That raises the prospect of regulatory tit for tat.
Six years on from the global financial crisis, the banking world is still pulling apart.
This article was first published on the Wall Street Journal.