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VDB Relationships (hugs and bugs!)
Like any circle in any industry, having good professional relationships can be valuable to involved parties. In the world of security, more specifically Vulnerability Databases (VDBs), the relationships we maintain benefit the community behind the scenes. Like ogres and onions, there are layers.
Someone from CVE and someone from OSVDB run an informal list called 'Vulnerability Information Managers' (VIM) for discussion of vulnerabilities as relates to post-disclosure issues. New information comes up, additional research, vendor confirmations, vendor disputes and more. It's a great resource for us to discuss the details that help each VDB fine-tune their information. (No new vulnerabilities are posted there, don't bother)
In addition, some of the VDBs have stronger relationships that allow for great dialogue and information sharing. A few examples of these, from OSVDB's perspective:
– A couple of the CVE guys are great for very informal chat about vulnerabilities. Despite being the dreaded "government contractors", they are respectable, very knowledgeable and have a great sense of humor. I just sent one a mail with the subject "PROVENANCE BITCHEZ?!" challenging him on the details of a given CVE. They are so nice, I broke my rule of not taking candy from strangers and happily accepted the bag of leftover candy from their BlackHat booth. Joking aside, the ability to coordinate and share information is incredible and a testament to their integrity and desire to help the industry.
– OSVDB uses Secunia for one of our feeds to gather information. The two guys we regularly have contact with (CE & TK) lead a bright team that does an incredible amount of work behind the scenes. In case it slipped your attention, Secunia actually validates vulnerabilities before posting them. That means they take the time to install, configure and test a wide range of software based on the word of 3l1t3hax0ry0 that slapped some script tag in software you never heard of, as well as testing enterprise-level software that costs more than OSVDB makes in five years. Behind the scenes, Secunia shares information as they can with others, and there is a good chance you will never see it. If you aren't subscribed to their service as a business, you should be. For those who asked OSVDB for years to have a 'vulnerability alerting' service; you can blame Secunia for us not doing it. They do it a lot better than we could ever hope to.
– The head of R&D at Tenable contributes a lot of time and information to VIM based on his research of disclosed vulnerabilities. Installing the software, configuring, testing and sometimes noticing additional vulnerabilities. He is a frequent contributor to VIM and has worked with OSVDB on sharing information to enhance the Nessus plugins as well as the OSVDB database.
– str0ke, that mysterious guy that somehow manages to run milw0rm in his spare time. What may appear to some as a website with user-posted content, is actually a horrible burden to maintain. Since the site's inception, str0ke has not just posted the exploits sent in, but he has taken time to sanity check every single one as best he can. What you don't see on that site are dozens (hundreds?) of exploits a month that were sent in but ended up being incorrect (or as OSVDB would label, "myth/fake"). When str0ke was overwhelmed and decided to give up the project, user demand (read: whining & complaints) lead him to change his mind and keep it going. Make sure you thank him every so often for his work and know this: milw0rm cannot be replaced as easily as you think. Not to the quality that we have seen from str0ke.
Since we have no corporate overlords, I'll go ahead and talk about the flip side briefly:
– ISS (now IBM) runs a good database. Very thorough, keen to detail on including original source and vendor information. In 2004, the head of that group (AF) left, and until that time, we had a great dialogue and open communication. Since then, even before the IBM frenzy, we've mostly gotten the cold shoulder when mailing. Even when pointing out problems or negative changes on their side. LJ, bring back the old days!
– NVD. Why do you waste taxpayer money with that 'database'? We pay $22 for Booz Allen Hamilton to "analyze" each CVE entry (thanks FOIA request!), yet they find a fraction of the typos and mistakes I do? By fraction, I mean exactly none from what I hear through the grape vine (DHS cronies are cool). If you can't notice and report simple typos in a CVE, and you botch CVSS2 scores left and right (yes, I've mailed in corrections that were acted on), what exactly are you doing with our money? Are you the virtual Blackwater of VDBs?
– SecurityFocus / BID. Sorry, not going to bother with verbal fluffing. My countless mails pointing out errors and issues with your database are seemingly dumped to a black hole. Your promises of certain mail archives 'not changing' were pure fantasy. To this date you make erroneous assumptions about affected products, and still don't grasp "case sensitive". I know some of your team, you have great people there. Just lift the corporate policy that turns them into virtual shut-ins, please?
Sorry to end it on a downer. I still dream of a niche of the security industry (VDBs) where we can all play well with each other.
Who discovered the most vulns?
This is a question OSVDB moderators, CVE staff and countless other VDB maintainers have asked. Today, Gunter Ollmann with IBM X-Force released his research trying to answer this question. Before you read on, I think this research is excellent. The relatively few criticisms I bring up are not the fault of Ollmann's research and methodology, but the fault of his VDB of choice (and *every* other VDB) not having a complete data set.
Skimming his list, my first thought was that he was missing someone. Doing a quick search of OSVDB, I see that Lostmon Lords (aka 'lostmon') has close to 350 vulnerabilities published. How could the top ten list miss someone like this when his #10 only had 147? Read down to Ollmann's caveat and there is a valid point, but sketchy wording. The data he is using relies on this information being public. As the caveat says though, "because they were disclosed on non-public lists" implies that the only source he or X-Force are using are mail lists such as Bugtraq and Full-disclosure. Back in the day, that was a pretty reliable source for a very high percentage of vulnerability information. In recent years though, a VDB must look at other sources of information to get a better picture. Web sites such as milw0rm get a steady stream of vulnerability information that is frequently not cross-posted to mail lists. In addition, many researchers (including lostmon) mail their discoveries directly to the VDBs and bypass the public mail lists. If researchers mail a few VDBs and not the rest, it creates a situation where the VDBs must start watching each other. This in turn leads to "VDB inbreeding" that Jake and I mentioned at CanSecWest 2005, which is a necessary evil if you want more data on vulnerabilities.
In May of 2008, OSVDB did the same research Ollmann did and we came up with different results. This was based on data we had available, which is still admittedly very incomplete (always need data manglers.) So who is right? Neither of us. Well, perhaps he is, perhaps we are, but unfortunately we're both working with incomplete databases. As a matter of my opinion, I believe OSVDB has better coverage of vulnerabilities, while X-Force clearly has better consistency in their data and a fraction of the gaps we do.
Last, this data is interesting as is, but would be really fascinating if it was mixed with 'researcher confidence' (a big thing of Steve Christey/CVE and myself), in which we track a researcher's track record for accuracy in disclosure. Someone that disclosed 500 vulnerabilities last year with a 10% error rate should not be above someone who found 475 with a 0% error rate. In addition, as Ollmann's caveat says, these are pure numbers and do not factor in hundreds of XSS versus remote code execution in operating system default install services. Having a weight system that can be applied to a vulnerability (e.g., XSS = 3, SQLi = 7, remote code exec = 9) that is then factored into researcher could move beyond "who discovered the most" and perhaps start to answer "who found the most respectable vulnerabilities".
OSVDB – Apr 14 Code Push
Dave pushed a new set of code changes today! Here is a very brief summary of some of the highlights:
Public Enhancements:
- Browse now has: Browse by Top Creditee, Browse by Creditee Name [Remember, we need more entries at 100% to make this more accurate and complete. Mangle your own vulnerabilities and fill in the missing creditee!]
- Three new dates added to schema (Screenshot) [The new date fields won't appear on the front end yet, as more changes are required, but we now have the capability to track a more thorough history of the vulnerability]
- Menu Changes and new pages in support of that.
- More diverse "Donation" options [Come on, donate 5 bucks and skip that fourth Latte!]
- General bug fixes/tweaks
- Vendor dictionary – change e-mail addresses to stop automatic harvesting
- New template for CSRF vulnerabilities
Behind the Scenes:
arfis: Automated Remote File Inclusion Search
Nutshell What you see here is the output of the "arfis project", a simple perl script. It automatically downloads and extract PHP projects from sourceforge.net and checks for Remote File Inclusion vulnerabilities. It then post's the potential (now it's -potential-, cause the script is in an early stadium) vuln to this blog.
The idea behind this tool was joked about by several VDB managers over a year ago due to the growing trend of false vulnerability reports popping up in 2006 and 2007. The style of many posts to mail lists were becoming the same, several signatures suggesting a tool or group was involved appeared and it was speculated that many remote file inclusion (RFI) vulnerabilities were the result of a very primitive "grep and gripe" style vulnerability 'research'. Jump to today and we have this script doing what we suspected all along. Some will proclaim "genious!" and others may be quick to download and taste the fame of being a "vulnerability researcher". Before you plan your victory party and brush up your resume to include vulnerability research, consider that this script is blindly searching projects for specific lines that suggest an application is vulnerable to RFI. Without looking at the source code manually, there is no way to accurately determine if it is a legitimate vulnerability or a false positive. The people using this script don't seem to fully understand that and blindly use the tool w/o consideration.
Recently, 8 or so of these arfis-found vulnerabilities were reported to milw0rm for inclusion in their database. Upon examination, 6 of the 8 were not legitimate vulnerabilities. Of the 2 that were, one had been reported two years prior. This is a good indication of how trustworthy the tool is, early release or not, and what kind of burden it places on VDBs who do their best to vet vulnerability disclosures to a limited degree.


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Barack Obama's tweet suggests Twittering your Congress member on healthcare reform
Things to do this morning, according to President Obama:
Eat healthy (so much for that bacon-wrapped Krispy Kreme) and Twitter my congresswoman.
Obama has sent a tweet on the exploding social network encouraging his Twitter followers to send messages urging their Congress members to support healthcare reform.
"Are you calling & writing members of congress re: health insurance reform?" Obama's tweet asked. "Now you can tweet them too."
The link goes to a page on BarackObama.com called Tweet Your Senator. In addition to a tool for finding your senator by inputting a Zip Code and quickly posting to your profile, there's a nifty map that plots similar tweets from around the country.
Judging by all of the activity on the map, Obama is successfully leveraging some of his 1.8 million Twitter followers to help pass his healthcare legislation. Plus the regular e-mails to millions on his vast fundraising list. (Now, aren't you glad you gave away your address?)
Meanwhile, the White House eagerly tries to inflate its Twitter follower count to a million in order to achieve the same muscle as the president -- or Ashton Kutcher, for that matter, who is almost 3 million strong.
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The second year of the West Wales classic meant a slight change to itinerary. We decided to start at Nefyn where the new and improved peninsula was up and running. Then to Royal St David's and finally finishing at Aberdovey and this is how it will remain. Standard of competition was again high with a good blend of regular AGPT customers and new. The event started in horrendous wind at Nefyn and was very tight on the scoreboard. Royal St David's provided respite from the elements bathed in sunshine and the scores matched with some mid 40's coming in. Finally onto Aberdovey which would be more aptly described as armageddon. Torrential rain made playing very hard but our main sponsors for the event Natural Retreats coped best and scored very impressively to win the coveted trophy. Once again another week fought out comp on 3 outstanding courses.
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Your Guide To Allergy Testing
Millions of Americans live with allergies every day -- could you be one of them? Allergy testing is the diagnostic tool used to determine if you have allergic reactions to common substances, like grass and nuts. The goal of the doctor will be to trigger a mild allergic reaction to make the diagnosis. If you are looking for answers regarding your allergy questions, a doctor may be able to help you.
What Do Allergy Tests Look For?
An allergy test will look for common allergic reactions. These will include allergies to molds, pollen, bug stings, food, animal dander, medication, and more.
What Happens During an Allergy Test?
Allergy testing involves either skin or blood testing. The skin test may involve pricking a bit of the allergen into the skin, usually on the back but sometimes on the arm. This will likely occur several times, as most tests look at several allergens at one time. In some cases, the doctor may recommend an injection of the allergen. Thankfully, you will receive the results quickly.
In some cases, the doctor may recommend a blood test instead of the skin test. For instance, the doctor might feel that you are taking medication that might interfere with the test or that another skin condition will be affected from a skin test. Some allergens are also quite strong, possibly leading to a more serious reaction than intended. These tests may not provide results for several days, so it is slower than the skin test.
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Every other year, the National Psoriasis Foundation provides an Award for Outstanding Volunteer Leadership. I was nominated back in 2013, but did not win. This year, I was nominated again for the 2015 volunteer conference which was held in July. I didn't know if I would win or not - I was up against some amazing volunteers. Each of us had unique reasons to what drove us to donate our time, but the common denominator was simple; we want to help find a cure, and provide ways for people to cope until a cure is found.
As the NPF puts it volunteers are "…those who find the courage to transform the challenges and frustrations of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis into positive action." This year's award was presented during the conference's volunteer breakfast. A pre-recorded interview about why we volunteer, dubbed over pictures of our advocacy work, was showed to everyone at the breakfast. I listened to each of the finalists in amazement - honestly unsure of who would win because ALL of us had done amazing work. Finally it came time to make the big announcement. After a few moments of keeping the audience in gripping anticipation… The 2015 Outstanding Volunteer winner was… ME.
I felt as though I had waited my whole life for that moment, even though 4 years prior to my involvement with psoriasis advocacy, I never thought it was even a possibility. I didn't have a speech prepared, I was prepared to speak from the heart if I won. It was a very emotional moment for me, but I finally was able to put the words together. I was just thankful that I didn't allow this disease to ruin me and that I used what I thought was a curse to help others. I felt as though I had waited my whole life for that moment...I was just thankful that I didn't allow this disease to ruin me, and that I used what I thought was a curse to help others.
Honestly, advocacy and volunteering have changed my life. Years ago I was this timid, shameful, girl ashamed of speaking out about my disease. But now I am a strong and willing woman who not only wants to speak out about psoriasis but provide compassion for all people who may be misunderstood.
Here are 3 ways patient advocacy changed my life and will change yours too:
1. You Realize You Aren't Alone. One of the reasons I was so afraid to speak out about having psoriasis is because I felt like I was alone, and that no one would understand what I was going through. I hid my skin at all costs, although sometimes the severity of it would not allow me to.
I remember going to my first NPF conference 4 years ago, when one of the special education teachers that taught at my old elementary school was at the event. We looked at each other shocked, not realizing that after all these years we both had psoriasis. We passed by each other in the school halls for years, and it wasn't until almost 20 years later we realized we were fighting the same battle. He too, spoke about feeling alone. Once you get involved in patient advocacy you meet people from all over the world who are fighting the same battle, and who can support you throughout your journey.
2. It Will Help You Find Your Voice I realize everyone is at a different stage with their disease. Some people are able to speak out, while others haven't quite yet found the courage. Whatever stage you are in your journey, connecting with a foundation that helps fund research for your disease will help you find your voice.
3. It Will Connect You One of the greatest things about being a patient advocate is I'm usually first to know about the hottest trends in the psoriasis community. I have connected with a variety of leaders and influencers, including researchers, doctors, community advocates, patients, pharmaceutical reps and many more!
I met a dermatologist in Atlanta at an NPF event who later became MY doctor, and for the first time in my entire life I am almost psoriasis free. Our relationship began to build even more and she is now a great sponsor for the Team NPF Walks we do here in Atlanta. Without being involved in patient advocacy I probably would have never met her, and if I did, the relationship probably would not be the same.
Which form of advocacy are you ready to tackle? I challenge you today to get your voice heard and speak out about your disease!
Ready to get started and share your story? Here are two great places to start:
Support Groups You might not be ready to tell the world about your struggles, but you can share your story with like-minded people who will definitely not judge you and understand exactly what you are going through.
Capitol Hill Day Almost every cause has a Capitol Hill Day. This enables volunteers from non-profit organizations to step on the grass of Capitol Hill and speak with their congressmen about why a particular cause should be supported. I've done 2 so far in my life! This event usually take place a few weeks before bills are voted on. It's a great chance to get up close and personal with your state's senators and representatives to share your story and why your cause should be important to them.
Read more of Alisha's posts as a community expert on what it's like to live with psoriasis, and be sure to join Alisha during HealthCentral's #ChronicLife Twitter Takeover this August 28-29, 2015.


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Cache a Predatorby, M. Weidenbenner Officer Brett Reed will do anything to gain custody of his five-year-old daughter, Quinn. But when the man-hating judge grants Brett's drug-addicted ex-wife custody and slaps him with a protective order for losing his temper, he fears for Quinn's safety. Who will protect her now? When Quinn is found abandoned on the streets, Brett's worse nightmares turn toward a dark path. His daughter is placed in a temporary foster home until Child Protective Services can complete an assessment. It should only take a few days. But a lot can happen in a few days. Especially when there's a deranged psychopath on the loose, someone who's attacking pedophiles, someone who wants to protect children like Quinn, and someone who's planting body parts in geocaching sites. Cache a Predator is a novel about a father's love, justice, and the unhinged game of hide-the-cache.
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My Review: Cache a Predator was a nice change of pace for me. It got me away from the romances that I usually read. There was some romance in this book, but it was mainly a thriller. I was reading as fast as I could to find out who the culprit was. I liked the little views into the psycho's mind throughout the book. It was creepy and enlightening as to why they were doing what they were doing.
I loved Brett's character. He is a strong man, a good cop, and an extremely dedicated father. I hated reading his struggle with getting Quinn back. He tried so hard to do the right things, but it always seemed that the system was against him. It made me so sorry for him, and for Quinn. Quinn is a sweet and incredibly smart and brave little girl. My heart broke for her. I like that even Quinn's dog Max had a part. He was Quinn's loyal protector.
I thought Sarah started off a little blinded by her past, especially since she is a psychologist who shouldn't make judgments based on her personal feelings. As the book went on, that changed, and we actually got to watch her grow as a person. She is fiercely loyal to the children she helps protect, and I do love that about her.
This book is a wild and exciting ride. Towards the end I started to guess who the culprit was, but it didn't take away from the book. I think readers will love this book. It is a gripping thriller, and a heartfelt story of a father trying to get his daughter back.
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Michelle is a fulltime employee of God's kingdom, writing and encouraging writers every day. She's often a sucker for emotional stories, her sensitive side fueling the passion for her character's plights, often giving her the ability to show readers the "other" side of the story.She grew up in the burbs of Detroit with five brothers. No sisters. Each time her mom brought the boy bundle home from the hospital Michelle cried, certain her mom liked boys better than girls. But when her brothers pitched in with the cooking, cleaning, and babysitting—without drama, Michelle discovered having brothers wasn't so bad. They even taught her how to take direct criticism without flinching, which might come in handy with book reviews. Michelle is living her dream—writing every day and thanking God for the stories He puts in her path. When Michelle isn't writing she's winning ugly on the tennis court. She's known as "Queen of the Rim Shots." No joke. It's ugly.
I received an e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.


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If you are a first time renter or have not rented from Dc-Camera within the last year, we need this information: * Rental Agreement * Credit Card Authorization * Certificate of Insurance, or our No Insurance Agreement (for value below 5,000 dollars). These forms are located on the RENTAL FORMS tab located at the top of the page. In creating new accounts, we may request additional information such as business/trade references, especially other rental houses you have done business with previously. We may require a deposit to hold against the value of the equipment which will be refunded shortly after the successful return of gear. The deposit amount is dependent on gear type and value at the discretion of the manager.
Accidents or thefts always happen when you least expect it. Insurance protects YOU because you are responsible for the kit once you walk out our door. We do offer an uninsured option for gear valued under 5,000 dollars. However, you will still be held responsible for loss/damage personally without the aid of an insurance company. Please visit the RENTAL POLICY tab for more detailed information.
It is in your best interest to send us your equipment request list as soon as possible. Same-day rentals (or within 24 hours of pickup day) are subject to an additional Expedite Fee.
Browse the equipment category navigation tabs and add the desired item to your request "List" which is gathered in the cart. NOTE: The Shopping Cart will tally your total based on ONE-day rental only. Multiply the quoted fee by the total number of rental days if you plan to rent (or use) on multiple days. Dc-Camera offers 3-day rentals (multiply quotes by 3) for one week away. Weekend rentals are tallied as one rental day. Discounts for multiple weeks/months are at the discretion of the manager. Please use our Cart's tally function to change and check with your crew etc., and then "submit" for inventory check and reservation only when you are ready. If there are additional considerations relative to the pick up and drop off dates, then include this information in the comments box. A "Pickup Day" is after 3 pm the day prior to your shoot and "Drop off Day" is before 10:30 am the day after your shoot. There is no charge for the days on which gear is picked up and dropped off (unless you are using the gear on those days) this allows you full days to film/shoot your project.
Contact us if there is any confusion about these issues. Once you "submit" for reservation we will contact you within a few hours of receiving your emailed "Cart" list with gear availability based on the dates you provide. You do NOT have an automatic reservation when submitting a cart reservation request. Dc Camera staff will get back to you with availability ASAP and you will then be given an opportunity to confirm the reservation. Please note we are located in Virginia and 6% sales tax will be added to your total unless you provide a valid tax exempt certificate issued by Virginia.


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Infamous: Second Son's Lead Designer Leaves Ahead of Launch
While it's not unusual for employees to leave game developers around the launch of a game after their services are no longer required, the latest development over at inFamous: Second Son developer, Sucker Punch Productions, was certainly unexpected.
Very quietly, the lead designer on inFamous: Second Son, Jaime Griesemer, has left Sucker Punch Productions only days before the release of the game.
No public release of Griesemer's change of employment was made. Instead, he changed his information on LinkedIn and confirmed it to a fan on Twitter.
Griesemer joined Sucker Punch in June 2011 which was when the company launched inFamous 2. Prior to that, he was with Bungie working on the Halo games and their upcoming Destiny. There's no word as to what the future holds in store for him but I would imagine that his resume means that he won't remain unemployed for long.
This is the second high-profile departure at a first-party Sony Computer Entertainment studio in the last few weeks. We're only two weeks removed from finding out that Uncharted series director and writer, Amy Hennig, left Naughty Dog. You almost wonder what's happening over at the blue brand to cause two prominent developers to leave in quick succession.
Source: GamesIndustry
Posted on March 20, 2014, in Games and tagged inFamous: Second Son, PS4, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sucker Punch. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.


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Due to the increasing number of request, the current waiting time for you to get the reading is from 15 days (not counting day of purchase, weekend and any public holidays) after payment & information required are received. I do my best to work quickly. The reading is delivered as a private youtube video, where everything is filmed, and you will receive the link through email to access your reading. There's is not predefined time for video reading length, as a reading with me is not about length, it's about depth and those for whom I read knows it!
Angel Cartomancy
Alexandre Musruck is internationally known for his extra accurate readings. He is a passionate of Oracle cards and had created numerous decks from Tarot to Angel oracle cards, and of course his many attractive Lenormand decks. Alexandre loves to teach people how to use their intuition and you can find his many teaching videos and insights on his You Tube channel. Alexandre is the author of " The Art of Lenormand Reading, decoding the powerful messages conveyed by the Lenormand oracle ", this empowering book had helped many people understand and use the wisdom of the Lenormand accurately, an oracle that Alexandre has been using for 23 years. When he's not writing books, creating oracle cards, teaching audiences, or working with clients, he enjoys life on his exotic island of Réunion, a heavenly place in the Indian Ocean with his loving and supportive wife Erika, their 6 years old son Raphaël and baby daughter Mathilde


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THOUGHT PROCESS: Stop trying to be all things to all people. Instead, create a consistent brand experience that is uniquely yours.
Some prosperous salon owners got that way because they are good at being "all things to all people." They learn every technique in the book and know how to work on every kind of hair.
That's one approach to growing a business. And over time, say 20 years, it's doable!
Is There A Better Way?
You bet! Get the 7 Secrets to Salon Ownership - and Get Started RIGHT!
Truth is, the best way to build your business no matter how many clients you already have is to create a uniquely personal, consistent experience for the clients who come into your salon.
What are your specific skills and unique personality traits? How you can combine the best of who you are, and how you serve others, into a brand experience that attracts, pleases, and gets shared?
The ONLY thing NO ONE ELSE can ever do is be YOU!
Developing a personal brand is fun, exciting and a great way to express who you are. You'll also attract more clients who are a good fit - and keep them loyal to you.
What is a "brand"? It is a defined customer experience that is consistently maintained and communicated. There are two parts to defining your brand experience:
Personal Identity: Your style, FLAIR for life and sense beauty must be reflected in your brand. Your salon can and should feel like an extension of yourself.
Client Preferences: What your best clients want most from you.
ACTION STEPS: Discover Your Personal Brand
Let's get started with a few crucial elements in your unique brand identity. Make sure you have a pen and paper handy to write down your responses.
What sets you apart from other beauty professionals? Think about your personal style and how you interact with others.
- What are your special talents that can help others look their best?
- Do you have a niche interest that would develop your personal brand?
- Who are your most likely clients? This is your target market. What characteristics do they have in common? What do they want from you? If you're not sure, ask them!
- What kind of atmosphere would express these specific qualities?
- What big to-dos and little touches can you do EVERY TIME, consistently without fail, to create anticipation and expectation that never lets your clients down?
- Super important - HOW DO OTHERS SEE YOU?
What do you consistently hear others say about you? What do they like best about your service? Who are you in their eyes?
We'll get more into that in a future blog post. For now, re-read any testimonials and reviews you've gotten, and think about the compliments you've received. What are people saying about you?
Take Control Of Your Business
Guerrilla marketers gave up trying to be "all things to all people" a long time ago in favor of a targeted, brand experience. So can you.
Define your personal identity and brand, and design your salon atmosphere, service, and market image around it. This is a wonderful opportunity to get your space to look exactly the way you want it.
If you make the effort to develop your own consistent, personal brand, you will become a shining gem among the stylists that haven't thought this through. Your clients will take notice of the distinct and pleasing experience they receive whenever they visit, making your salon business more memorable, desirable and marketable.
How To Put Personal Branding Into Practice
Once you have designed your brand experience, start collecting items that will help your salon physically embody your concept. Also focus on nurturing the talents that set you apart. If you are exceptionally good at complicated hair cuts, then get even better. If you specialize in dramatic-stage makeup, then continue playing up that skill. Creating a brand identity is the best way to let clients know what you are all about.
Think about your personal brand whenever you:
Shop for new supplies
Talk to people on the street
Meet new clients
Help a client decide what they want for a new look
Take time for yourself
You can use an inspiration board to work on the brand image you want to project. Decide what you're best at, how people perceive you, and the detailed service you want to be known for.
Make It A Habit!
Always remember, you are in the business of marketing your products and services. Next week we'll talk about how to COMMUNICATE your carefully crafted brand experience.
It's a LOT easier to create a consistent brand experience when you own your own salon and run it out of a single chair Studio. At MY SALON Suite, where you set your own rules and create your own professional atmosphere, it's easy to develop deep and lasting one-on-one relationships with your clients.
Wouldn't you LOVE to get YOUR clients into your own salon without the hassle of setting your salon space up from scratch, all by yourself? Not to mention, having to find, hire, and manage other stylists!


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18 Jan 2018 IRS Reporting Tip 2, Form 1094-C Line 22
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals are required to have health insurance while applicable large employers (ALEs) are required to offer health benefits to their full-time employees.
In order for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to verify that (1) individuals have the required minimum essential coverage, (2) individuals who request premium tax credits are entitled to them, and (3) ALEs are meeting their shared responsibility (play or pay) obligations, employers with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees and insurers are required to report on the health coverage they offer. Similarly, insurers and employers with less than 50 full time employees but that have a self-funded plan also have reporting obligations. All of this reporting is done on IRS Forms 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C and 1095-C.
Form 1094-C
Form 1094-C is used in combination with Form 1095-C to determine employer shared responsibility penalties. It is often referred to as the "transmittal form" or "cover sheet." IRS Form 1095-C will primarily be used to meet the Section 6056 reporting requirement, which relates to the employer shared responsibility/play or pay requirement. Information from Form 1095-C will also be used in determining whether an individual is eligible for a premium tax credit.
Form 1094-C contains information about the ALE, and is how an employer identifies as being part of a controlled group. It also has a section labeled "Certifications of Eligibility" and instructs employers to "select all that apply" with four boxes that can be checked. The section is often referred to as the "Line 22" question or boxes. Many employers find this section confusing and are unsure what, if any, boxes they should select. The boxes are labeled:
- Qualifying Offer Method
B. Reserved
C. Reserved
D. 98% Offer Method
Qualifying Offer Method
The instructions provide the following definition to explain the qualifying offer method.
Check this box if the ALE Member is eligible to use and is using the Qualifying Offer Method to report the information on Form 1095-C for one or more full-time employees. Under the Qualifying Offer Method there is an alternative method of completing Form 1095-C and an alternative method for furnishing Form 1095-C to certain employees. If the ALE Member is using either of these alternative rules, check this box. To be eligible to use the Qualifying Offer Method, the ALE Member must certify that it made a Qualifying Offer to one or more of its full-time employees for all months during the year in which the employee was a full-time employee for whom an employer shared responsibility payment could apply. Additional requirements described below must be met to be eligible to use the alternative method for furnishing Form 1095-C to employees under the Qualifying Offer Method.
This means that, if an employer used code 1A for any employee on Line 14 of its 1095-C form, the employer should check Box A. Code 1A is only used by employers who offered minimum value, minimum essential coverage to a full-time employee, and the coverage meets the federal poverty level safe harbor.
It cannot be used for minimum value, minimum essential coverage that meets either the W-2 or rate of pay safe harbor.
98% Offer Method
An employer meets the requirements of the 98% Offer Method if it offers affordable, minimum value coverage to at least 98 percent of its total employees for whom it is filing a Form 1095-C (regardless of whether they are full-time or part-time). This means that the employer does not need to report whether an employee is full time and it does not need to provide a count of its full-time employees. If the employer meets the requirements of the 98% Offer Method, it should check Box D.
However, the employer will still need to provide Form 1095-C to each of its employees, which includes all of the other information required, and if an employee requests a premium tax credit, it will need to respond to an IRS inquiry about the employee's work and coverage status. Employers that anticipate difficulties reporting full-time employees (excluding those in waiting periods) may find this option helpful.
If an employer selects Box D, it does not need to complete Part III Column (b) of the 1094-C.
The IRS provides the following example for the 98% offer method:
Employer has 325 employees. Of those 325 employees, Employer identifies 25 employees as not possibly being full-time employees because they are scheduled to work 10 hours per week and are not eligible for additional hours. Of the remaining 300 employees, 295 are offered affordable minimum value coverage for all periods during which they are employed other than any applicable waiting period (which qualifies as a Limited Non-Assessment Period). Employer files a Form 1095-C for each of the 300 employees (excluding the 25 employees that it identified as not possibly being full-time employees). Employer may use the 98% Offer Method because it makes an affordable offer of coverage that provides minimum value to at least 98% of the employees for whom Employer files a Form 1095-C. Using this method, Employer does not identify whether each of the 300 employees is a full-time employee. However, Employer must still file a Form 1095-C for all of its full-time employees. Employer chooses to file a Form 1095-C on behalf of all 300 employees, including the five employees to whom it did not offer coverage, because if one or more of those employees was, in fact, a full-time employee for one or more months of the calendar year, Employer would be required to have filed a Form 1095-C on behalf of those employees.
Reserved Code B (formerly, Qualifying Offer Method Transition Relief)
This box is not applicable in 2017. In 2015, the instructions provided the following definition to explain the qualifying offer method transition relief.
Check this box if the employer is eligible for and is using the Qualifying Offer Method Transition Relief for the 2015 calendar year to report information on Form 1095-C for one or more full-time employees. To be eligible to use the Qualifying Offer Method Transition Relief, the employer must certify that it made a Qualifying Offer for one or more months of calendar year 2015 to at least 95% of its full-time employees. For this purpose, an employee in a Limited Non-Assessment Period is not included in the 95% calculation.
This transition relief has expired, and is no longer available to employers regardless of size or their plan years. No employer should select Box B, which is now reserved for future use.
Reserved Code C (formerly Section 4980H Transition Relief)
This box is not applicable in 2017. In 2015 and 2016, Box C was used to inform the government that an employer is entitled to one of two forms of transition relief for its 2015 plan year:
- Midsize Employer Transition Relief (only available to employers with 50 to 99 employees who meet the maintenance requirements of transition relief)
- Relief when Calculating Assessable Penalties (only available to employers with 100 or more employees)
Different real-world situations will lead an employer to select any combination of boxes on Line 22, including leaving all four boxes blank. Practically speaking, only employers who met the requirements of using code 1A on Form 1095-C or who offered coverage to virtually all employees will check any of the boxes on Line 22. Notably, employers who do not use the federal poverty level safe harbor for affordability will never select Box A, and corresponding with that, will never use codes 1A or 1I on Line 14 of a Form 1095-C.
Download IRS Reporting Tip 2, Form 1094-C Line 22
The UBA Compliance Advisors help you to stay up to date on regulatory changes to help simplify your job and mitigate compliance risk.
This information is general and is provided for educational purposes only. It reflects UBA's understanding of the available guidance as of the date shown and is subject to change. It is not intended to provide legal advice. You should not act on this information without consulting legal counsel or other knowledgeable advisors.


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Dawn's Family History
About This Site
On this site, I present information about some of the families in my 'tree'. I can't hope to display every piece of data on every line, so I've been very selective – I'm hoping I've made it a good read, even for those who find their line is unconnected to mine after all.
Family Names
Click here and you'll go straight to the page that lists all the family names currently featured on this site. There aren't many at present, but more will follow.
Part of the thrill of our hobby is finding out about the places where our ancestors lived, worked, loved and laughed. Click here for a list of the 'place' pages on this site. Again, not many at present, but more will follow.
Worth remembering.........
The information on this site is presented in good faith, but as always in family history, if you think you are related to the families you read about here, you should check each piece of information - preferably against original sources.
© D. M. Watton, 2001


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Well-educated minds are the future of our world. They will run our businesses, govern our society, care for those in need, educate and guide future generations. Nothing is more important than giving those minds the knowledge, skills and abilities they will need to lead our world. Ashland University educates people for the future and seeks to collaborate with its corporate friends to build and strengthen pathways from classes to careers.
The Corporate Connections Program at Ashland University serves as a relationship manager for corporations and campus-wide partnerships. Working collaboratively with key stakeholders, Corporate Connections aligns Ashland University with industry priorities to yield mutually beneficial results. AU seeks to establish new relationships as well as strengthen those already attained. Ashland University has connected with corporations across the state, the country and the globe to help them improve performance, enhance efficiencies, locate new talent and ensure the quality of their talent pipeline. By working with corporations that share Ashland University's values, the collaboration creates economic value in a way that also creates significance for society by addressing its needs and challenges.


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When Guru Nanak appeared on the Indian scene, the place assigned to woman was low and unenviable. The tyranny of caste had left its marks on Hindu women. They had resigned themselves to their miserable lot. A widow had to burn herself on her husband's funeral pyre to become a Sati (the ancient Hindu custom […]
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Men's League
If you are interested in joining the league, please attend the Captain's Meeting on April 22nd at 5:30pm at Angushire club house. Team Fee is $150 for team of 5 members with a $5.00 charge for each additional sub.
Teams consist of 5 man teams and is played Wednesday evenings.
League play begins April 29th and runs through September 9th.
Teams go off on the same tee time each week and consist of five players. Players must be 18 years of age.
Your teams score will be computed weekly and league standings will be posted.
A course handicap will be established and used for league matches.
There is also a mid-season and end-of-the-season scramble with dinner and awards.
Beverages are available on the course each week.
COME JOIN THE FUN! Call 320-251-9619 for more information.
Todd Ostby, Neil Helegeson, Steve Leabch, Doug House, Steve Lutgen, Dale Herbst


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EDI Information
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Information
As part of the Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act of New Jersey, natural gas and electric utilities are required to support EDI standards. EDI is a statewide protocol of electronic data and business standards. NJNG supports both EDI and non-EDI transactions for suppliers who are eligible to transport in the NJNG service territory.
How a supplier chooses to bill their customers determines the type of EDI transactions they can use.
Suppliers who use the utility consolidated or dual billing options can retrieve usage history, enrollment and receive billing transactions through EDI.
Suppliers who use supplier consolidated billing can retrieve usage history and enroll customers through EDI.
NJNG offers EDI testing one to two times a year to natural gas suppliers that are eligible to serve customers in the NJNG service territory. If you are an eligible supplier interested in EDI testing, please send an e-mail to email@example.com. For a list to the list of eligible suppliers, check out our natural gas supplier list.
In addition, NJNG offers non-EDI transactions to enable suppliers to perform account maintenance.
Energy Consultants
Energy Consultants who have been licensed by the BPU can retrieve customer usage history. This can be done through EDI or as a non-EDI transaction. Licensed Energy Suppliers are encouraged to contact NJNG by sending an e-mail to email@example.com.


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Thursday night at The Penny Black in Northwich was 'ladies night', but there was no 'pink' marketing in sight. Our very own beer missionary – Sales Manager Anne Jones was there to host a beer tasting evening for the women of Cheshire.
The night was really well attended, our thanks go to Karen, Membership Secretary for North Cheshire CAMRA. "All the women were happy to taste all the beers on offer, even the styles that they would normally steer away from" said Anne, "the tapas style food pairing went down well and many said how it made them look at beer differently. It gave them ideas for matching their own food with a decent, well chosen glass of beer".
Karen commented "the session far exceeded my expectations and, I think, those of many of the attendees. Anne was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic, her passion certainly rubbed off on everyone - some were already plotting their beer matched dinner parties!"
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Archive for July 18th, 2014|Daily archive page
Tips to jump-start your college application
Whether your summer plans involve flipping burgers, lounging at the shore, or obsessively watching every World Cup game, we recommend five simple steps that won't overly-detract from your summer vacation but will give you a leg up in the college admissions process come the frenetically-paced autumn months that loom ahead.
1. Demonstrate Interest
Carve out a few moments to show your prospective colleges some love. Trust us, with yield rate statistics causing admissions officers many restless nights, making schools feel wanted can leave a favorable impression. Whether or not a student showed interest in the form of a campus visit, an email, or time surfing the university website can become a factor come admission time. Colleges want great students, but they really want great students who are genuinely interested in attending their institution.
2. Request Letters of Recommendation
Separate yourself from the panicked masses who, in a few months time, will be begging their favorite teacher to crank out a recommendation 48 before their application deadline. Trust us, recommenders will appreciate your proactive approach and may even utilize the extra time to write a more thoughtful, detailed letter. Additional tips include supplying your recommender with a resume to better inform their testimonial as well as picking an individual who knows you intimately rather than someone prominent who doesn't know you at all (admissions officers see mountains of generic letters from Congress members signed in autopen).
3. Work on the Common App Essays
There will be no further changes to the common app essay prompts in the 2014-15 admissions cycle, which means you are free to begin them now. Click here for brainstorming advice on each of the five prompts that will help you decide which essay will inspire your best story and win the hearts and minds of admissions officers. Trying to pre-write and generate ideas can cause undue stress when attempted weeks from an application deadline, in the middle of studying for exams. Let the ideas flow while the gentle (and sort of creepy) melodies of the Mr. Softee truck still play on.
4. Complete the Students Activities Resume
When it comes to listing your extracurricular achievements, the goal is not to fill a single-spaced page in 6 point font with a record of every single action you've ever taken as a human being. Admissions personnel are looking for depth over breath and want to see evidence of leadership, commitment, and burgeoning passion that will carry over to their respective campus. In other words, leave off that afternoon as a freshman when you attended a Model U.N. interest meeting, only to embarrassingly realize that it was not, as you assumed, a club for building miniature replicas of embassy buildings.
5. Finalize your College List
Developing your college list can be a lot more challenging than it sounds. It's easy to get caught up dreaming about one's top choice school, yet it's important to have not just multiple irons in the fire, but the right irons (all you blacksmiths out there know what I'm talkin' about!). Remember admission to Ivy and Ivy-level colleges can never be taken for granted so you'll need to diversify that portfolio. Also make sure to pick at least one financial safety school in case you end up on the short end of the merit aid chase.
Rising seniors, Enjoy this well-earned respite from hard work. Relish the opportunity to enjoy a late breakfast while taking in a Honduras/Ecuador scoreless tie. That being said, if you can find an hour here and there to work on the above activities, you will thank yourself in just a few short months.
As read on: http://bloomfield-mi.patch.com/groups/college-transitions/p/tips-to-jumpstart-your-college-application_f99b2bcd136649411127


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Linda S. found these simple home remedies she wanted to share with you.
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Fungus Woes
There is Always Some Damn Thing…
I happen to have both juniper and crabapple trees in my yard that usually look quite beautiful. The crabapples were especially pretty this year. Not especially pretty were the orange "mushrooms" infesting my juniper. Upon investigation I discovered that cedar/junipers and apple/crabapple trees can be an unfortunate combination. Wikipedia offered some enlightening information. And yes – I did notice spots on my crabapple leaves last year.
Organic Landscaping With Javier Gil
Our featured speaker on April 18 is Javier Gill.
Are Your Impatiens Dying?
Nance went to Churchills the other day and was told that they will NOT be selling Impatiens this year because of the Downy Mildew disease. The same thing will happen if you replant impatiens in the same spot this year because Downy Mildew is still lurking in the soil. They suggest using Begonia, Coleus, Sunpatiens or New Guinea Impatiens instead.


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Deadpool 2 is set to have an impressive worldwide box office opening.
Per Deadline, the sequel is poised to make between $305 million to $350 million worldwide this weekend. This is split between $130 million to $150 million domestically and $175 million to $200 million internationally.
For context, Deadpool made an estimated $132 million domestically and $132 million internationally, making for a combined $264 million worldwide debut, according to Box Office Mojo. It opened in theaters during the Valentine's Day and Presidents Day four-day holiday on February 12, 2016.
Logan, which came out last year in early March, had an estimated $247 million worldwide opening, while this year's Black Panther made roughly $371 million globally in its first weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. Avengers: Infinity War had a record-breaking $257 domestic opening and also made an additional $383 million overseas for a combined $640 million worldwide opening.
Deadpool 2 opened in theaters on May 15 in the UK and comes out today in Australia, with a May 18 release in the U.S. In our review, we say the sequel is "crasser, gorier, and funnier than its predecessor."
Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. Be sure to check out his YouTube channel and follow him on Twitter.


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Thursday, 27 November 2014
We have long-standing family friends who live in Ashbourne which is a nice old-fashioned market town in Derbyshire near the border with Staffordshire.
Around the corner from where they live there is a row of houses which are overlooked by the path which I use to walk my dog. I know your heart is sinking already at the thought of a long drawn out story, but in fact the nub of the matter is simple and very encouraging to any English nationalist.
When our friends first moved to their house about 15 years ago, I went out for a walk and looked down on this row of houses there was then one flagpole which flew the Union Jack.
About 10 years ago there were two flagpoles, one flying the Union Jack and the new one flying the Cross of St George.
About 5 years ago there were two flagpoles with the Cross of St George and the one flying the Union Jack.
Last Saturday there were seven flagpoles all flying the Cross of St George and that also included the flagpole that had previously flown the Union Jack.
I suspect that this is very bad news for the Emily Thornberrys of this world and all those who hate and fear the rising sense of English national identity!
But in case you are wondering, these seven flags appeared to have been flying for some time and not to have just been raised in the last few days in order to tell the Islington set to "go forth and multiply"!
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- Anonymous27 November 2014 at 21:50
Less encouraging is the Smith report on more powers for Holyrood. One of its recommendations is that the Scots should set their own tax rates. Another is (of course!) that the Barnett Formula continues.ReplyDelete
So we could see the rate of income tax reduced in Scotland to 15%, 10%, (0%?) in the knowledge that the English will coninue to pay 20% and provide the funding for the subsidised Scottish rate.
I contacted "Your Call" (BBC Radio 5's phone-in,) this morning to try to present some pro-England views on-air. I had about 35 minutes before I had to go into work. I sat through 25 minutes of Lord Smith outlining his proposals, followed by Scottish politicians, all concluding that today was "a great day for Scotland." They hadn't beegun to take listeners' calls by the time I had to go.
Have you noticed that even "Unionist" Scottish politicians don't give a tuppeny damn about the "U.K."? Their only concerns are Scotland and Scots.
Then we got Cameron saying that this was a great day for Scotland (and the U.K.!) and that he would be railroading EVEL through by Christmas.
Finally, we got the whinging Welsh demanding the same powers for their tin-pot parliament as the Scots are about to get.
Yup! today was a great day - for Scotland.
(Bitter and Twisted!)
- Anonymous28 November 2014 at 10:27
Interesting to hear the maverick Godfrey Bloom telling Russia Today that this will not keep the Scots happy and they will still expect the English to pay for everything. He said that the Scots will never be happy, we will never stop paying and nobody every asked the English whether they want to maintain the union. Anissa Nouai was a bit surprised but one commentator said that it is time for the English to vote on ending the union and like Godfrey waving the miserable Scots bye bye.Delete
Trouble is, that UKIP are getting voter attention, not EDs, right now.ReplyDelete
A snarky post earlier said we were finished Electorally- but it's a sad fact that UKIP are pushing ahead on the anti EU/population control ticket.
I'd still rather see a Union Flag than the EU star spangled Flannel- but better when EDs get a wider hearing, by far!Replies
- Anonymous2 December 2014 at 14:58
UKIP have vast resources available to them. Surely there must be some very rich people you could get on board Robin. England is perhaps unique in Europe for having a flag which is associated with the indigenous population and another flag - the union flag - which is for the British. The British can mean anybody who has been allowed to settle here since the end of the War. The English is an ethnic description as is the Scots - although the SNP will deny it - and the Welsh, although Plaid Cymru will as well. Watch the Eistedfodd if you want to see the Welsh. Because there are an overwhelming majority of ethnic Welsh still as ethnic Scots they are still able to carry the blacks of Tiger Bay or the Italians of the Valleys or even a few Asians without being compromised. Watch all this change as - as in England - the number of non-ethnic Welsh and Scots begins to skyrocket. If Scotland and Wales end up with - as in Sweden- a third of their population being immigrants - and this does not include the children and grandchildren of immigrants then will they ever be the same countries again? As I have said, there will soon be little difference between England, France, Sweden or Holland as the once so distinctive natives will be edging towards minority status. All will be pluralist, multi-racial and little different from the United States. Europe's unique homogeneous nations will be gone for every, all according to the plan.Delete
The UKIP effect is now becoming noticeable as the English patience - backs against the wall - has finally run out. A majority now would vote to come out of the EU and 72% blame the EU for immigration. I am not sure if this is the whole picture. And now Owen Pattison has told Cameron that any attempt to change the free movement of labour will be sat on by Berlin. England is full to bursting and people know this and they also know that pluralism is not the answer it was touted as. Pluralism suddenly became fashionable pushed on by the naïve and infantile Marxists against all the received wisdom because of the actions of Adolf Hitler who pushed ethnic nationalism to absurd proportions. But pluralism is just as destructive and unsustainable as his Third Reich was. The signs are that the fashion is beginning to fade just as the EU is beginning to collapse and fragment as people realise that it is not just for Christmas but for ever and a day and that their ancient nations will be totally destroyed in the process. Once they are gone they can never be revived.


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Sorry, did I say "hate?" I meant "love." So please remember once again that the original "fast-food lawsuit" was a pointless, frivolous enterprise that would achieve nothing... except here, where I... well, told you so: "Fast food joints may soon get singled out by U.S. health czar Tommy Thompson if they don't shape up and stop feeding the country's obesity problem," sez Reuters.
UPDATE 5/12: It's not just Tommy Thompson, either: WHO Urges Food Companies to Help Improve Diet
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Thursday, May 8
A former employee of an egg production facility claims she was unlawfully terminated for failing to take part in alleged illegal activities and is asking that a court award an unspecified amount in damages. According to the lawsuit, Goble alleges her "constructive discharge" was brought about after she refused to:
* tag products as "organic" when they were really "non-organic,"
* change tags on barns regarding the crating and labeling of caged birds as cage-free birds,
* "go along with" waste violations and the pollution of local rivers,
* engage in the unlawful disposal of dead birds
Well, I'm sure they're not having anyone else do any of that now. And of course it's a good thing this came to light, since it's surely the only place where this was or is going on...
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Wednesday, May 7
So this dumbass gets drunk, comes home and kicks his dog. So what, right? Well, a couple interesting things. One, he kicks the dog to death, Two, he's blind, and Three, he actually gets jail time for the killing. But here's the real, er, kicker: The judge says "The thing that upsets me most is if you didn't want the [guide] dog, why not give it back? You not only took the dog, but you also took someone's sight." ...uh, yeah, that IS the most upsetting part of a guy kicking his own guide dog to death. And if the poor thing hadn't been a guide dog, would this loser be in jail? I wonder.
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Family shocked by horse's slaying blares the headline, and well they might be. '"She was a gorgeous mare, jet black, with a beautiful mane and tail," Marcia Mickelson said as her husband and kids loaded two Hereford cattle into a trailer...'
No, the cattle weren't on their way to be slaughtered... yet, though of course they will be ultimately. It's a mystery to me how people can miss the 10,000-decibel irony in this story, even without dragging in the fact that the horse was bred as part of an institutionally corrupt industry or that Texas still routinely turns horses into meat. '"The hardest thing to think of is what trauma she went through, and she's my daughter's pet," Mickelson said, her voice tinged with sorrow and quiet anger.' That's all true, and tragic, but howcum a horse goes through trauma in being killed but not a cow? A horse goes through trauma being hunted down, but not a deer? What is the freakin' difference? Do grown adults honestly believe that an animal is soulless unless and until we bestow our love on it, and then its life magically acquires value, it becomes "real" like a velveteen rabbit? That seems to be the prevailing sentiment, and frankly, it boggles my mind.
UPDATE 5/8: $13,700 reward for tips on truck driver who mowed down mare. "We're going to go ahead and exhaust the fund" in hopes of catching the assailant, said the humane society director. Meanwhile, the line between acceptable and unacceptable animal abuse gets thinner and thinner as a farmer is found guilty of animal cruelty, neglect in deaths of cows ...but only because they starved to death.
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Tuesday, May 6
It's another jab in the seemingly endless back-and-forth of fish do/don't/do/don't feel pain, as scientists now say fish exhibit behavior indicating pain when they're hurt. But critics will pull out the different structure of the piscine nervous system to say we can't tell whether it means the same to them as it would to us, and on and on. All of which simply obscures the basic issue of removing fish from their daily lives to hurt and/or kill them: Why does it need to be done at all? If your answer is "for food," you may be as surprised as I was that trout farmers are complaining that Allowing fish to suffocate is cruel. With fish, I guess, it's a verrrry slippery slope.
UPDATE 5/16: Heh. Slippery slope indeed: Now the same question is being asked, again by the fishermen themselves, about lobsters.
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Monday, May 5
That massive listeria recall from late last summer lives on in a new "wrongful death" lawsuit filed by a widow whose husband ate Pilgrim's Pride deli meat and died with the same strain of listeria as that found in the "Wampler" plant. Here's hoping the negligence and apathy of the USDA, which played such a huge part in this story, is a casualty of the spotlight, bringing a semblance of a silver lining to this egregious tragedy.
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Sunday, May 4
Some commentators are gleefully recounting the story of lettuce contaminated with Perchlorate (courtesy of Lockheed Martin) and possibly causing trouble for people who eat it. Oddly, there hasn't been so much talk about the 42 children at Laraway Elementary School in Joliet who were rushed to a hospital after eating chicken with 133 times the accepted level of ammonia because the schools weren't informed of the ammonia contamination. Either way, it's worth remarking here that any food can be contaminated by an external source. Animal foods, though, bring their own potentially-fatal-disease-causing bacteria right there in their own package.
UPDATE 5/6: More on the Perchlorate/Lockheed Martin issue - the Bush Administration imposes a gag order. "BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS IGNORING POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS HEALTH EFFECTS," sez The San Jose Mercury News. So, refreshingly, it's not just dangerous meat companies these folks will step in to protect, it's also dangerous defense contractors.
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