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Since its inception, Shopify Scripts has enabled high-growth merchants to optimize and automate their ecommerce checkout in all sorts of ways.
Whether it's offering …
- Automated discounts and promotions
- Precalculated shipping costs
- Free shipping thresholds
- Fewer clicks, steps, and screens
- Or, simply building trust
You can augment your store's most critical moment to create an unforgettable customer experience … and see more conversions as a result.
In fact, Shopify Scripts — along with the ability to fully customize your ecommerce checkout and offer a mobile-first approach to shopping — enable you to head off the most common reasons for cart abandonment:
As Campus Protein founder and CEO Russell Saks says:
"Shopify Scripts have allowed us to build out features that we've always wanted, in a truly customized way.
"On the front end, ease of use for the customer is increasing, and on the backend we're seeing that correlate into more conversions and orders. We see scripts as the missing piece to Shopify's already robust platform."
However, instead of just telling you about Shopify Scripts, I wanted to show you its power in action and offer ready-made code you can copy-and-paste then apply to your store today …
- Storewide Discount
- Buy One, Get One Free
- First-time Customer Discount
- Percentage Off Least Expensive Item
- Tiered Pricing for Bulk Purchases
- Tiered Discounts by Spending Thresholds
- Free Gift with Purchase
- Free Standard Shipping for VIP Customers
- Fallback Shipping Rate for Calculated Carriers
- In-Store Pickup for Customers by Location
- Percentage Off Next Purchase If Accepted Marketing
- Provide Invoice for Wholesale Order
- Auto-Select Default Payment Method
- Disallow Discount Codes for a Sitewide Sale
- Calculate Value-Added Tax (VAT) Rates in Europe
At the end of this post, I've also put together a list of additional resources to guide you through implementation.
1. Storewide Discount
Whether it's a special holiday incentive or a flash sale to attract customers, nothing gets visitors more excited than a storewide discount. A sale like this becomes an event and (when used strategically) can attract visitors and turn them into buyers, and eventually convert them to loyal, repeat customers.
Shopify Script
While the Script above is for 10% off, you can easily adjust it. Last Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Pura Vida Bracelets deactivated all other discounts — see number 14 for the deactivation Script — and went big with a sitewide 50% sale:
At checkout, Pura Vida combined their sale — which applied and displayed the discount automatically — with a countdown clock to add urgency:
In the words of Pura Vida Bracelets' co-founder and CEO, Griffin Thall:
"If you feel that you're not getting enough orders where an extra push on a percent or two is really going to move the needle, then maybe it's not for you.
"But if you need to aggressively A/B test the checkout and push it to the next level, then Shopify Plus is the best."
2. Buy One, Get One Free
Getting more than you bargained for is a wonderful feeling that creates joy in a buyer. Deep down, we all love free stuff. MMA warehouse combined their Buy One, Get One (BOGO) sale with a prominently-displayed countdown clock to add urgency.
The added value is obvious to the customer.
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A free additional product can compel first and second-time buyers who are on the fence. As we've written before:
"At this moment your customer has only made one purchase and the chance of them making a second is just 27%. However, if you can achieve that second purchase, the chance they will make a third jumps significantly to 45%."
3. First-Time Customer Discount
It takes a visitor about 13 milliseconds to judge your site, so give the first-timers a chance to get a deal. A quick discount — e.g., 20% off the least expensive item — is a great way to entice and conclude a purchase, but you've got to get that customer through the checkout.
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Evy's Tree is a luxury hoodie company that wanted to make checking out easier by reducing the number of clicks. In a similar way to this script, they calculate the discounts in real time, automatically excluding sale items and selecting the lowest price.
Using a bit of JavaScript as well, you can even call attention to the discounted item so that it might display something like this, all without coupon codes:
4. Percentage Off Least Expensive Item
You don't have to be a first-time customer to enjoy a discount. Advertising to people who have already shown interesting in your products (known in the industry as "remarketing") can lead to a 70% increase in conversions.
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When modified, the code can be just as useful to encourage second-time buyers. Consider Evy's Tree again, whose Scripts and reward formula encourages 50% of their customers to make more than one purchase.
5. Tiered Pricing for Bulk Purchases
"Spend money to save money," my friend once laughed. That's exactly what this Script does. It provides every buyer an incentive to purchase multiples of the same product and increase average order size, creating the strange sensation of simultaneous spending and saving.
For example, depending on your margins, you might implement something like this:
- 5% off for 10-19
- 10% off for 20-29
- 20% off for 30+
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Greats uses a similar script to display a very visible discount as customers increase the quantities to their cart, making it clear that the larger purchase offers incredible value.
On their B2B online store, Merchology does this by including real-time product pricing based on order quantity:
6. Tiered Discounts by Spending Thresholds
Similar to the previous script, this script allows buyers to unlock tiered discounts at different monetary levels. This encourages customers to add a new item to their cart to close the gap.
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Brooklinen uses a version of this Script to combine a free gift alongside three discount "thresholds":
- Spend $250 amount and get $50 off
- Spend $500 amount and get $100 off
- Spend $800 amount and get $200 off
7. Free Gift with Purchase
Speaking of gifts, a small, unexpected extra can be a wonderful, cost-effective, way to make a customer feel good as they check out. Emazing Lights adds a free, lightweight item that doesn't impact shipping costs and can fit into flat rate containers for customers who reach a certain purchase threshold.
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Similarly, for higher ticket items, Purple uses this approach by automatically adding The Purple Pillow to mattress purchases:
8. Free Standard Shipping for VIP Customers
Being part of a club can have its benefits, and while your company might not be Amazon Prime yet, you can certainly take a chapter from their book. Offer customers the opportunity to be a member of your community, and reward them with incentives like free shipping on items. You could also do an "item of the month" subscription service.
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CandyClub offers specific subscription packages with different monthly lengths, products, and pricing. Similarly, Shopify Scripts enables Campus Protein to create a minimum price threshold, which unlocked free shipping for their customers.
9. Fallback Shipping Rate for Calculated Carriers
Shopify Plus comes built-in with custom calculated shipping rates for different carriers shown at the checkout. Depending on your Shopify plan, you'll be eligible for reduced rates from USPS, UPS, DHL Express, and Canada Post.
Using these, you can calculate most shipping fees automatically, including offering free shipping based on cart value to optimize fulfillment costs at the customer's benefit:
Shopify Script
10. Offer Pickup for Customers By Shipping Location
Whether shipping is free or not, online customers might want to save time and just go into a physical store to pick up their product. This can save time and effort on the part of the distributor, but it has to be incentivized correctly — especially for omni-channel retailing that merges the worlds of online-to-offline commerce:
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Warby Parker used the locations of its online consumers to gauge opportunities for opening physical stores. Over 75% of customers that buy at its stores browse online before coming in and enjoy the physical experience of the store.
11. Percentage Off Next Purchase If Accepted Marketing
Besides making actual sales, getting a customer's email address is crucial for marketing and retargeting. There are a couple of ways that merchants do this, and one tried and true method is to offer a discount in exchange for the person's email address.
Shopify Script
SkinnyMe Tea offered a 5% discount and a free eating plan to anyone who gave their email address, and their email opt-ins increased by 758%. Additionally, the discount code improved their sales conversion rates by a full 1%.
12. Provide Invoice For Wholesale Order
The B2B ecommerce is trillions larger than B2C ecommerce, so it's important not to neglect these less glamorous sales.
Laird Superfoods was wrestling with an extremely manual B2B ecommerce process. "It was a really labor-intensive and time-consuming process," Laird's CEO Paul Hodge says. "We had to add to payroll and hire more staff just to take orders."
When they switched to Shopify Plus, they were able to dedicate their team's time to research and marketing, instead of constantly answering the phone.
Sales now grow 15% per month, and 2017 Q2 year over year sales growth is at 550%. Their wholesale business is expected to expand to 75% of their company's sales.
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13. Auto-Select Default Payment Method
Abandoned carts exist all over the internet, and are left there by people who just couldn't pull the trigger. Not to worry — you can customize your checkout to show your customers' most relevant payment methods:
Shopify Script
Urban Planet's mobile checkout begins with offering shoppers a choice between PayPal, logging into their account, or utilizing Shopify Pay.
Pura Vida Bracelets, on the other hand, front loads their mobile checkout experience with PayPal and Amazon Pay as well as allowing customers to log into their accounts via email, Facebook, or Google and then pay by credit card:
14. Disallow Discount Codes for a Sitewide Sale
Some people work magic with discount codes … but, this can potentially get dangerous if they stack up and eat aggressively into your margins.
It's crucial to protect your business amidst promotions and ensure that discount codes don't run recklessly alongside sitewide sales. Think especially of Pura Vida Bracelets' 50% off Black Friday, Cyber Monday extravaganza.
Shopify Script
15. Calculate Value-Added Tax (VAT) Rates In Europe
The product finally reaches the buyer. And as the delivery man hands it over to them he also hands over a bill…
That's exactly what happened to Nanoleaf. Their customers were understandably upset when they were slapped with taxes, tariffs, and courier fees after they already paid for their products.
Their Shopify Script allows the company to set up international storefronts that let customers check out in their own currencies, and offered local deliveries that were faster and cheaper than their previous international providers.
Shopify Script
Hidden fees and taxes sour the experience. These unexpected costs ruin the buyer's experience, making it less likely that they come back. That's why it's crucial to be able to show a customer exactly what they'll be paying, in their own currency and taxes, in order to deliver some transparency and build trust.
Additional Ecommerce Checkout Resources
For more guidance, take a look at how to …
- Customize your checkout pages themselves
- Install Shopify Scripts and Scripts Editor
- Understand Ruby methods within Scripts
- Use, create, and customize with the Scripts Editor
- Get Started with Shopify Scripts: A Practical Walkthrough
- Explore my own Scripts builder, Playwright, which requires zero coding knowledge to put into action
- See how Peepers increased conversions by 30% with a custom checkout
Final Thoughts on Optimizing Your Ecommerce Checkout
I've shared over a dozen codes here, and I want to leave you with some thoughts on how to pick and choose which one to start with.
Your promotion must make sense for your customer base and your product.
How price-sensitive are your customers? What discount would they respond to — or do they care about saving money? If they're loyal to your brand, do they care more about exclusive free gifts than price?
If you're not sure, that's okay — make an educated guess (i.e., a "hypothesis"), and consider this the first test as a way to validate that guess.
Don't just do something because you saw another merchant, or a competitor, doing it. Take a step back and figure out what the reason is for their promotion.
Also, a promotion is only as good as it is communicated clearly. Running too many promotions at once can confuse customers as they decide on the best one to choose (or try to learn about all of them!). More choices lead to fewer decisions.
As a rule of thumb, especially at the beginning, I'd recommend only running a couple of different scripts at the same time. This means you can test different discounting strategies, but really focus on communicating them to your customers and seeing which work. It's common to have one script running all the time, and then an extra promo to new customers or a sitewide discount.
Lastly, creating a coherent story makes your promotion far more shareable and interesting to shoppers. For example, one of the merchants we worked with offered a "12 days of Christmas" special during the holidays — sharing 12 completely different promos each day until Christmas. They promoted this with an email announcing and explaining the promotion every day.
On that note …
I hope you use Shopify Scripts to the fullest! It's a great tool to drive conversions, attract new customers, and retain old ones.
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Gothenburg, 6 October 2015: SKF today announced the introduction of the Spandau PSC Immersion Pump with water-cooled motor. Developed to deliver water and emulsions, this multistage, centrifugal pump provides an optimal solution for electrical discharge machining (EDM).
Because EDM machines perform temperature-sensitive applications, pumps with air-cooled motors are not suitable for installation inside the machines. However, a water-cooled motor allows for efficient collection and removal of excess heat. The Spandau PSC Immersion Pump with water-cooled motor can be installed vertically inside an EDM machine, saving space and helping to ensure that machining accuracy and quality are maintained.
Designed for versatility, the pump is available in immersion depths ranging from 376 to 812 mm (14.8 to 31.9 in.). The Spandau PSC Immersion Pump is constructed of stainless steel for durability and corrosion resistance.
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Mobile data protection options for enterprise CIOs
What mobile data protection tools and options are available to safeguard mobile devices that could potentially be lost or stolen? Find out here.
Mobile data protection is an important issue as many enterprise CIOs continue to address regulatory requirements and consequences from lost and stolen laptops and other mobile devices. CIOs need solutions to protect their mobile devices and data from internal and external threats.
In this podcast, Karen Guglielmo, executive editor for SearchCIO.com, interviews Kevin Beaver of Principle Logic LLC about the various options for mobile data protection, including data encryption, endpoint threat detection and protection and network access control.
BIOGRAPHY: Beaver is founder and principal information security consultant of Atlanta-based Principle Logic LLC. He is an information security consultant, speaker and expert witness with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. Beaver has written seven books on information security including Securing the Mobile Enterprise for Dummies and Laptop Encryption for Dummies. He is also the creator of the Security On Wheels audio programs and blog.
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Hello, my name is Karen Guglielmo, executive editor for SearchCIO.com, and I'd like to welcome you to today's expert podcast on mobile data protection options.
I'd like to first welcome today's speaker, Kevin Beaver, with Principle Logic LLC, based in Atlanta. Kevin is an information security consultant, speaker and expert witness with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. He has written seven books on information security, including Securing the Mobile Enterprise for Dummies and Laptop Encryption for Dummies. And he's also the creator of the Security on Wheels audio programs and blog. Welcome, Kevin.
Beaver: Hey Karen, thanks for having me today.
Great, and as I mentioned earlier, we're here today to talk about mobile data protection options. I'm going to spend the next eight-plus minutes asking Kevin to answer a number of questions about today's topic. So let's get started:
My first question today is, what type of internal policies, or consequences, even, are companies setting up for employees who lose or have their laptop or other mobile devices stolen?
Beaver: Well, this whole area of mobile devices and data protection is getting real interesting. We've been talking about this very thing for years and years, and the thing is finally getting some traction. In fact, the time that I spend forming internal security assessments for clients is actually shifting from the traditional network devices, like operating systems and databases, to this big, gaping hole that every organization seems to have with their laptops and their smartphones.
When it comes to mobile policies and sanctions, I can honestly say with conviction, there's a little bit of bark and hardly any bite. By that, I mean there are a lot of gaps in policies and procedures surrounding mobile security. This is across the board, too, at Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, government agencies, SMBs, you name it. I've seen it everywhere. Many organizations do actually have mobile device policies that cover things like who owns the device, acceptable usage and who to contact for support. But it's very rare to see policies that cover security or actual theft or loss.
In fact, this is something that actually needs to be documented in an incident response plan that outlines the actual steps and procedures to be taken when an incident occurs. I'm not just talking about the technical side of things, but also on the breach notification stuff -- that is, working with legal counsel, customer service and whoever on procedures for notifying people when their information has been compromised or is suspected to have been compromised.
There are currently 46 states that have laws in place for this very thing, yet many organizations I see aren't being proactive and putting things in place before an incident occurs. And interestingly, many businesses don't even have an incident response plan at all. As far as sanctions and consequences go, I'm certainly not seeing or hearing about any organizations that hold their employees responsible for theft or loss beyond just having to replace the device out of their own pockets. So again, a little bit of talk, but nothing of substance.
So what type of security features do enterprises use to enforce mobile data protection policies in the enterprise?
Beaver: Let me answer this with something I came across during a security assessment not long ago that pretty much sums up my experience with mobile security:
I was reviewing internal documentation in the new employee orientation materials. There was a quiz question that said something like, "What secures your laptop when you're away from it?" And the quote-unquote "correct" answer for them to choose was, "Control-Alt-Delete and selecting 'Lock workstation.'" This is the mind-set that a lot of people, even technical people, have regarding mobile security. It's really the assumption that Control-Alt-Delete and locking your screen is going to keep your laptop protected, and it's crazy.
So I believe that the general perception of risk is still not there. I hear everything from, "We require users to log into Windows, so our laptops are protected," to things like, "Well, we don't have anything sensitive on our smartphones, so we don't have any security controls on them." And this is amazing stuff to me, Karen. I've seen some enterprises use power-on passwords for their laptops, but those are easily defeated. I've seen other organizations encrypt everyone's documents and settings folder, but that still doesn't protect all the other sensitive information, like files and passwords that are outside of that encrypted area on the drive.
One of the things that I do when I'm performing these assessments is to look at the security of a sample laptop and see what I can get into, and it usually only takes a couple minutes to get into a laptop with full administrative privileges -- and you wouldn't believe what I find. This is the same stuff that anyone that comes in contact with a laptop can access, and it doesn't take any mad hacking skills to do it.
I assume that most companies are really most concerned with the loss of data from employee laptops. But what about some of the other mobile devices, like BlackBerrys? Are theft and data loss from those also on the rise?
Beaver: Well, another thing that I do in these assessments is look at random smartphones and BlackBerrys and whatnot, to see what I can find and get into. As with laptops, it usually takes just a minute or two to get in and browse around -- and sometimes even be able to sync up with the device and get unprotected emails, Word documents, spreadsheets, whatever.
It's funny to me -- as much as people, especially managers have their heads in the sand about laptop security, they really have them down deep when it comes to smartphones and BlackBerrys. In fact, I was told recently by a C-level manager in a prominent organization that no controls are being placed on these devices, because users just don't like them. No power-on passwords, no encryption, no antivirus, no remote delete, nothing. And, of course, it was also because they don't have anything of value on their smartphones. This is the reality of any given organization's mobile security that I look at, and it's not very good. I'm not complaining -- this is the kind of stuff that keeps me busy and keeps me employed. But it is a pretty big problem.
I would say regarding theft and loss being on the rise, I think they are. Most likely because more and more people are just using these devices. I remember seeing a study last year showing that over 12,000 handheld devices are forgotten in the back of taxis in London and New York City every six months. The one thing to keep in mind here is that people aren't always stealing and accessing these mobile devices just to recover the sensitive data off of them. Just because a mobile device is lost or stolen or whatever, it doesn't mean that you have a breach on your hands. But in reality, you'll never know if you don't have the right controls in place.
Are options for protecting data on laptops different than those for protecting data on some of these other mobile devices, like smartphones?
Beaver: Yes, they are. There aren't as many choices for smartphones and BlackBerrys, and whatnot. But there are some specialized vendors out there that have some pretty good, centrally managed products to help with things like encryption, remote deletion, antivirus, backup and things like that.
The downside that I've seen, which I think is contributing to the hesitation we're seeing in the deployment of these types of controls, is that it's yet another piece of software that has to be managed on its own, so there's no one piece of software that you can go and buy and deploy to manage your laptops and your smartphones and your BlackBerrys and all that stuff. It's yet another hurdle, yet another system that has to be managed on a daily basis, so it's creating some hesitation.
And finally, in your opinion, what would you say are the best options for mobile data protection today? Data encryption, endpoint threat detection, network access control, or anything else?
Beaver: Well, every organization has different risks and different priorities when it comes to locking down their mobile systems. That said, there are some common weaknesses that affect pretty much everyone across the board -- the biggest of which is sensitive data exposure. And that's something that well-implemented and well-managed encryption controls can solve. There are also backup solutions, which are really important, since most laptops and many smartphones that I see are not being properly backed up. There's also remote tracking, remote delete, antivirus protection and so on.
Again, it just depends on what the organization's needs are, what the budget is, what the culture is, and generally what management believes is a priority. The thing is, with most current devices out there, there are actually built-in controls that are often overlooked -- things like power-on passwords for smartphones, and built-in encryption software on Windows laptops. Those are the bare minimum controls you need, and until you have them in place on every mobile device within reason, you're exposing your business to one of the greatest risks I've ever seen. More than unsecured Web applications, more than vulnerable databases sitting out on the Internet, more than unsecured wireless, and really even more than unpatched servers.


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RICHMOND, VA, December 15, 2007 – OSVDB announced a major milestone in the cataloging, classification, description and management of software and hardware security vulnerabilities: The release of OSVDB 2.0, a complete rewrite of the web site using Ruby on Rails, provides substantial performance and reliability improvements for both developers and researchers. "OSVDB 2.0 will help evolve stagnant Vulnerability Databases and position OSVDB as the go-to security vulnerability database," says Brian Martin, one of the project leaders.
OSVDB, a recognized leader in providing services to the security industry for the past five years, has cataloged nearly 40,000 vulnerabilities, with the help of over 300 volunteers, while gaining industry recognition and vendor support.
"The new Ruby on Rails MVC framework will allow for quick and efficient deployment of changes," says Dave Shettler, Lead Developer of the OSVDB project. "This will provide greater flexibility to adapt to the changes in the vulnerability and security industry."
Eighteen months ago OSVDB project leaders identified the need to provide more services, an easier interface for updating vulnerabilities and a way to make it simple for individuals and companies to integrate with the project. OSVDB 2.0 achieves these objectives.
OSVDB 2.0 enhancements include: greater detail about the overall nature of a specific vulnerability, a "Watch List" service that provides alerts for new vulnerabilities, consolidating external blogs by vulnerability, and new reporting metrics. The enhanced data will allow users to find vulnerabilities based on criteria such as attack type, solution status or if the vulnerability has been confirmed or disputed by the vendor. "We know that OSVDB 2.0's new features will prove to be useful for the security community." says Kelly Todd, one of the project leaders. "OSVDB is a team effort for improved security by the security community."
Users of the old system will immediately notice that the project has implemented a customizable portal that fully integrates the old backend interface and the front end website. In addition, the method for updating vulnerabilities has been changed to a "Wiki style" system that allows contributors to edit individual fields when needed.
The enhanced classification system is now tracking the following additional fields: •Context Dependent •"Wormified" •Vulnerability Dependent •Security Software •Coordinated Disclosure •Uncoordinated Disclosure •Vendor Disputed •Vendor Verified •Solution Types •Wireless
The OSVDB project leaders–Jake Kouns, Brian Martin, Dave Shettler, Chris Sullo, Kelly Todd , and Steve Tornio– would like to thank all of the volunteers and organizations who help make the project a success. The full list of contributors to the project can be viewed at: http://osvdb.org/contributors
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Pump and Dump
There has been a pretty good buzz about MP3 spam in the past couple days……… Some folks at GFI sent us the following and thought it would be worth sharing…
Spammers are back with a new trick, this time round sending messages with MP3 attachments that contain the latest pump-and-dump stock scams. One sample identified this morning by GFI, was a heavily distorted 30-second MP3 file. A synthetic female voice was used to promote a particular stock. This voice is distorted to avoid filtering approaches based on the file signature. Once again, spammers are taking advantage of the fact that the MP3 format is one of the most common in use today, another attempt at social engineering GFI Software have uploaded a sample on their website, if you want to listen to it, click here. For further details read GFI's mp3 spam roundup.


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This is my last song for the year and my first collaboration with another artist, there is a video and press release below …
This is my last song for the year and my first collaboration with another artist, there is a video and press release below …
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You seem to have an affinity to The Joker. Why?
I always had a wry sense of humor and a lot of times growing up I was the class clown. So The Joker was the first comic character I felt an affinity for. I like truth tellers and to me The Joker represents that. The music industry's very artificial, a lot of smokes and mirrors. I think theatricality's great, but it's got speak to a larger truth. I like The Joker because when he's written well, it is a guy arguing a point of view. He's trying to prove a point to Batman and to the society at large and I am trying to do that with my music. That's what you see in The Dark Knight and The Killing Joke.
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Charlie Uptown and Jimmy ValenTime discuss Take it in Blood, the open mic scene, and Dominican culture…
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I contemplated dropping out of college and joining the military. I was no longer the smartest kid in the room or the one the teachers took instant interest in. There was girl I had meet a few months before the semester started, that coincidentally was also going to the same college. On my tribute to Nas, "Take It in Blood" I said one of my best days was 9/11, it was because I was with her. She was the reason I stayed in school that first semester, those four months even with all the uncertainty at school and within the city itself were some of the happiest times of my life.
Stillmatic drop at the end of that semester, the album really blew my mind the thing about listen to an album that has an impact on you, is you can recall that exact moment and place you were when you heard it. I remember I had gone to the movies that day and on the ride back on the bus, I started listening to the album. I can't tell you what movie it was, but I remember how the album made me feel. I felt like I had found my artist, someone who captured how I felt inside and shared my views on life. Nas was someone like myself, who grew up poor, but was intelligent and perceptive. I spent a lot of my adolescences trying not to get engulfed in my family street bullshit. I grew up in The Bronx, but I didn't want to be of The Bronx.
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SEC's conflict minerals vote comes under fire
SEC's conflict minerals vote comes under fire
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Wednesday vote to require public companies to disclose whether they use conflict minerals from the war-stricken Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring countries came under fire this week.
But not from people who opposed it -- from those who argue it doesn't go far enough.
Humanitarian groups said they were disappointed with the final rule, which included a provision allowing companies to report that they couldn't determine the origin of their products.
"It's a huge loophole that undermines the rule," said Corinna Gilfillan, head of the U.S. office at Global Witness, of the clause. "The SEC seems more interested in protecting the bottom line of these companies rather than helping the citizens of the Congo."
The rule, called Section 1502, requires companies to trace their supply chains and disclose if their products use tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold from the DRC, minerals that are said to fuel the conflict in the troubled Central African nation.
The SEC voted 3-2 to adopt the controversial rule, a provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law.
The commission came under fire from humanitarian and environmental groups not solely for what they called a loophole, but also for taking so long to vote on the bill after missing the April 17, 2011 statutory deadline.
The delay was due in part to pushback from various business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, that claimed tracing their supply chain would be too costly and difficult for companies.
The SEC's analysis found the initial industry-wide cost for companies to implement the new rule would run between $3 billion and $4 billion. The annual cost was estimated to be anywhere from $206 million to $609 million.
In what looked like a move to placate the business community, the commission granted companies two years, and smaller companies four years, to merely state that they could not successfully determine whether the minerals they use are conflict-free. Companies were also given flexibility on scrap or recycled minerals.
SEC Chairperson Mary Schapiro said during the meeting the final rule "faithfully implements the statutory requirement as mandated by Congress in a fair and balanced manner," according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
But humanitarian groups accused the SEC of bowing to pressure from the business community. Gilfillan of Global Witness said allowing companies to deem the origin of their products as undeterminable was a "disastrous decision."
But some insiders say Wednesday's vote is a step in the right direction, and it's only a matter of time before companies see the benefits of a more transparent supply chain.
"It is a historic day," said Jess Kraus, CEO of Source 44, a company that helps businesses improve the transparency of their suppliers. "As the dust settles and diligence begins, companies will start to see the positive impact Dodd-Frank section 1502 will have on the larger purpose of supply chain transparency and business performance."
The SEC only narrowly approved the vote. Republican commissioners Daniel Gallagher and Troy Paredes voted against the ruling, stating that securities laws should not be used to further foreign policy goals.
Despite opposition from business groups, a number of big name companies support the rule and have thrown their weight behind initiatives aimed at cutting conflict minerals from the supply chain.
HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Motorola (NYSE: MOT), for example, have taken a multi-pronged approach. As GreenBiz has reported, they are among the 21 companies and organizations that have joined a U.S. government-led effort to reduce the use of conflict-minerals from the DRC. Both companies are also working on advancing a smelter program that identifies and validates smelters that process conflict-free minerals, as well as participating in Solutions for Hope, a project that has established the first validated source of conflict-free tantalum from the DRC.
"We support the SEC's final rule as well," said an HP spokesperson on Wednesday. "HP remains committed to taking a leadership role in working with stakeholders and industry peers to develop sustainable, practical solutions that create transparency in the supply chain and promote responsible sourcing of minerals."
In preparation for the rule, technology company AMD (NYSE:AMD) ran a pilot test to trace its supply chain, said Tim Mohin, AMD's director of corporate responsibility. The company took two of its products, identified all of the suppliers who provided the materials and sent them each a standard questionnaire. This helped the company pinpoint the initial smelter for each mineral. By using this process, AMD has identified more than 100 smelters, thirteen of which are certified as conflict-free.
"We anticipate that many more will be added as implementation of the rule progresses," Mohin said.
The efforts on the part of the big companies are starting to pay off, according to a report released this month by the Enough Project. The report, which includes a list of where companies rank on the conflict mineral scale, found that militias in Central Africa have seen a 65 percent drop in revenue on conflict minerals in the past two years, largely thanks to big companies conducting due diligence on their suppliers.
Under the new rule, companies will have until May 31, 2014 to file the first report disclosing whether the minerals they use are conflict-free.


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Youth in Central Asia Are Ready to Collaborate for a Better Future
So you think the last thing young people want to discuss is politics or business strategy? Think again.
As a young woman actively involved and passionate about the role of youth in civil society, I was interested when the World Bank brought together youth from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan to talk about exactly that.


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3A high school state basketball championships
The best high school basketball teams in the state competed at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday for the 3A state championship. Rainer Beach beat Lakeside for the boys' title while Cleveland beat Seattle Prep for the girls' title.
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Last month, we announced the coming release of the UW Blogs Network for faculty and staff, powered by WordPress. For those of you who couldn't wait to get started on your own UW blog, we have good news: it's now available! By going to blogs.uw.edu, you can learn more or start creating your own UW WordPress-powered blog. Please note that you must activate the UW Blog Network through your myUW account (these steps will be covered in the second half of the post).
We at Learning Technologies would like to help get you started. If you continue reading, we will provide a quick step-by-step tutorial on getting started with a UW blog. If you feel you need to get a little more inspired first, check out some existing UW Blogs.
Update: Thanks to the UW Bothell Web Team for informing us about the custom Bothell theme that has been developed for UW Bothell pages. See below for details on changing the default theme.
- Before you set up your blog, you must go to your myUW to activate blog activity. Go to myuw.washington.edu, log in, and click on My Account in the top right corner of the page.
- From the menu on the left of the page, click Computing Services. This will reveal a list of active and inactive services. To activate your UW blog, check the box next to WordPress Network Blog and click Subscribe.
- Now, go to blogs.uw.edu. This is the UW Blogs Network home page. Click Login/Dashboard at the top of the page and sign in with your UW NETID.
- You will be automatically directed to your personal profile for the site. Fill out your personal information (nickname & email required) and click Update Profile.
- Go to the top of the page and find My Sites. Hover your mouse over it, and select your blog from the drop-down menu that appears. It should be called Blog of XXXXX (your NET ID).
- You will be redirected to your blog's Dashboard. This is where you can publish new posts, view and edit comments, set preferences, and manage users for your blog, among other things.
- To add a new post, click on Posts from the menu on the left side of the page. This will give you a view of all of your previously published posts and drafts, and will also allow you to create new posts. To do this, click Add New next to the title.
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- To change the theme of your blog, click on the Appearance tab on the left menu bar and select Themes. You can pick from existing themes or search for additional themes to install. A custom Bothell campus theme has been developed for use on UW Bothell pages.


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The fitness and health of children are the priority of Operation FitKids (OFK). Working with local high schools, organizations and youth groups, OFK creates fitness centers, at minimal cost, to provide adolescents and teenagers with greater access to comprehensive physical fitness programs. In doing so, OFK touches many lives. OFK continues to reach as many children as possible and along the way, there are people and personalities who will always stand out. One such person is a girl named Valy Reyes.
Born without eyes and a hole in her heart, Valy had struggled to participate in her adaptive physical education program. She began her new exercise program on a computerized treadmill that was donated through OFK.
When Valy first began walking on the treadmill, she started off at the lowest speed, .5 mph. She was only allowed on the treadmill for 10 minutes per session due to her weak heart. Valy occasionally wore a heart rate monitor to track her progress. Within three to four weeks, Valy progressed to 1.1 mph with a small incline.
"She may not walk fast, but for Valy, this was great," said Trish McIntyre, Valy's instructor. "Her family is thrilled that she is out there walking."
After working out on a regular basis, Valy is now able to participate with her classmates in a "vigorous" cardiovascular exercise program.
"With music blaring, the students work their hearts and bodies in ways they've never dreamed of," said McIntyre. "They feel as if they are at a health spa and it makes them feel very special."
In June of 2000, OFK provided the treadmill, a stairclimber, a Nordic Track, and an exercise bike to the Adaptive PE Program at Montgomery High School in San Diego. With other donated equipment, the students with severe disabilities are able to complete a cardiovascular fitness circuit that is the envy of other students on campus.
OFK is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and fitness of America's youth. Through the use of recycled commercial fitness equipment donated by manufacturers and health clubs, OFK provides fitness facilities to communities in need.
Although granting wishes isn't always instantaneous, OFK tries to meet the needs of every request. To learn about ways you can help Operation FitKids, including sponsoring a fund-raiser or donating equipment, please contact Jeanne Dierickx at (800) 825-3636, ext. 757, or at [email protected]. All donations are tax-deductible. Financial donations may be sent to Operation FitKids, 5820 Oberlin Drive, Suite 102, San Diego, CA 92121-3787.


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Strictly Observation: Karma Face loves a Homo?
General consensus: Claire Danes is dating Hugh Dancy. Hugh Dancy the maybe gaybe may be no longer gaybe. So they say. And while I have no confirmation otherwise, let's offer up another suggestion, shall we? Simply on observation, of course…
Maybe she's just the hag to his fag? I walk arm in arm with my Mo's all the time. Hand in hand, arm in arm – we cuddle too. And kiss. And touch each over all over. And if you ask me, Hugh is too pretty, too pretty with his 80s Patrick Dempsey circa Can't Buy Me Love haircut to not ping my gaydar.
One step further though – perhaps the cruelest karmic boomerang, extremely clever Homewrecker Justice if you ask me – is Claire headed for the ultimate heartbreak by falling in love with her Homo? Look at her face. You all know that face. THAT is the face of butterflies in your stomach, anxiously awaiting his phone call, relief only when you're with him, distress when you can't reach him… THAT is the face of total and complete crush.
Happens to the best of us, most of the time as teens, leaving a barely noticeable scar in the end. But to go through this as an adult woman?
I suppose that's what you get for stealing another girl's baby father. Girls just don't do that to other girls, you know?


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The Windows Azure family has been extended with deployment regions in Australia. The deployment regions are paired for geo-redundancy and in Australia are located in the New South Wales and Victoria sub-regions.
Why is geo-redundancy important ?
Windows Azure Storage is an important service that underpins a number of other Windows Azure services – Blob Storage, Table Storage, and Virtual Machine (OS and Data Volumes).
Geo-replication is enabled by default in Windows Azure Storage and provides the highest level of storage durability. Data is asynchronously replicated from your primary location to a secondary location within the same region. These locations are guaranteed to be at least 400kms apart to ensure that data durability across catastrophic events.
The following picture shows the New South Wales and Victoria sub-regions within the Australia geographical region. Here the NSW deployment region is the primary location and is asynchronously replicating data to the Victoria deployment region which is the secondary location.
In the event of a catastrophic event in the primary location where the primary location cannot be restored, all traffic will be failed over to the geo-replicated secondary location. This ensures business continuity.
What about redundancy within the deployment region ?
Within each deployment region there is an additional layer of redundancy. All data is synchronously replicated to 3 different storage nodes across 3 separate fault and upgrade domains. This allows each deployment region to recover from common issues such as disk, node or rack failure.
The following picture demonstrates the 3 copies across 3 separate racks and the creation of a new copy after the failure of a storage node.
When geo-replication is enabled, you will effectively have 6 copies of your data distributed across 2 geo-graphically dispersed deployment regions. The multiple layers and mechanisms ensuring highly durable data will provide business continuity across a number of scenarios.
How do these new deployment regions affect Australian businesses ?
The most obvious answers would be reduced latency and data storage within Australia.
Even though a Windows Azure CDN has been available out of Sydney for a while, it has only offered lower latency on Blob Storage for very specific read-only workloads. With an Australian region available now, lower latency is available to a wider range of Windows Azure services and this will benefit Australian businesses utilising the Windows Azure platform.
Content in Blob Storage that is produced and consumed within the local Australian market will benefit from the lower latency. A more compelling case can now also be made for cloud integrated storage solutions such as StorSimple. Those customers within Australia that have regulatory pressures preventing them from storing data outside of Australia will also be heartened and this announcement should remove this hurdle.
Australian businesses utilising Virtual Machines within the Windows Azure Infrastructure Services will also enjoy lower latency when connecting via Remote Desktop or SSH.
This is a truly exciting announcement that will hopefully see more Australian companies begin their journey into the cloud.


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I was so impressed with how Destiny Mikuru came out that I decided to start up the figma Theater again! I've had several ideas running about my head with how to continue and end the current run of The three girls vs. the Ace of the TSAB and just need time to photoshoot and implement it. Please bear with me as I set it up, I promise it'll be great! I think I might have to break out of the 4koma style though, as the action I'm planning lends more to a comic book style, but I'm going to need to insert backgrounds, so I need to get a green screen so I can do that. Might need to "hire" a background painter as well ;) Anyway, enough of me talking, let's get to the pictures! (image heavy post!) Continue reading 'The Return of figma Theater'


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Spinal muscular atrophy is a group of disorders of the motor neurons (motor cells). These disorders are inherited and canappear at anystage of life. The disorder leads to muscle weakness and atrophy.
Alternative Names
Werdnig-Hoffmann disease; Kugelberg Welander
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a collection of different muscle diseases. Grouped together, it is the second leading cause of hereditary neuromuscular disease, after
Most of the time, a person must get the defective gene from both parents to be affected.About 4 out of every 100,000 people have the condition.
The most severe form is SMA type I, also called Werdnig-Hoffman disease. Infants with SMA type II have less severe symptoms during early infancy, but they become weaker with time. SMA type III is the least severe form of the disease.
Rarely, SMA may begin in adulthood. This is usually a milder form of the disease.
A family history of spinal muscular atrophy is a risk factor for all types of the disorder.
- Infants with SMA type I are born with very little muscle tone, weak muscles, and feeding and breathing problems.
- With SMA type II, symptoms may not appear until age 6 months to 2 years.
- Type III SMA is a milder disease that starts in childhood or adolescence and slowly gets worse.
- Type IV is even milder, with weakness starting in adulthood.
Symptoms in an infant:
- Breathing difficulty, leading to a lack of oxygen
- Feeding difficulty (food may go into the windpipe instead of the stomach)
- Floppy infant (poor muscle tone)
- Lack of head control
- Littlemovement
- Weakness that gets worse
Symptoms in a child:
- Frequent, increasingly severe respiratory infections
- Nasal speech
- Posture that gets worse
Exams and Tests
The health care provider will take a careful history and perform a brain/nervous system (neurologic) examination to find out if there is:
- A family history of neuromuscular disease
- Floppy (flaccid) muscles
- No deep tendon reflexes
- Twitches (
muscle fasciculation) of the tongue muscle
Aldolase Erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR) CPKlevels
- DNA testing to confirm diagnosis
- Lactate/pyruvate
MRI of the spine Muscle biopsy Nerve conduction
- Serum amino acids
Thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH)
There is no treatment for the weakness caused by the disease. Supportive care is important. Attention must be paid to the respiratory system because affected people have trouble protecting themselves from choking. Breathing complications are common. Breathing can be assisted with invasive or noninvasive devices.
Physical therapy is important to prevent contractions of muscles and tendons and abnormal curvature of the spine (
Outlook (Prognosis)
People with SMA type I rarely live longer than 2 - 3 years because of respiratory problems and infections. Survival time with type II is longer, but the disease kills most of those who are affected while they are still children.
Children with type III disease may survive into early adulthood. However, people with all forms of the disease have weakness and debility that gets worse over time. Adults who develop SMA often have a normal life expectancy.
Possible Complications
Aspiration(food and fluids get into the lungs, causing pneumonia)
- Contractions of muscles and tendons
- Heart failure
- Scoliosis
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if your child:
- Appears weak
- Develops any other symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy
- Has difficulty feeding
Genetic counseling is recommended for people with a family history of spinal muscular atrophy who want to have children.
Sarnat HB. Spinal muscular atrophies. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier; 2011:chap 604.2.
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This week, burn launched its new burn Yard project. The first of its kind, the project fuses the realms of art, electronic music, and extreme sports to form a single and explosive whole. Driving the initiative is the burn Yard Collective, a team of creative individuals who have been paired up to devise some world-first collaborations exploring skateboarding, F1, music and art in innovate new forms.
Collective members have been paired up to work on three individual projects: a skateable sculpture, F1-inspired graffiti murals, and an F1-inspired dance track. The completed projects were unveiled in Budapest on July 26 in front of thousands at the first burn Yard live event. A five-part web series documents the journey of the collective members as they develop their own unique projects, concluding in the final burn Yard live event in Budapest.
For the project, world famous conceptual artist and designer Gerry Judah teams up with pro skater Rune Glifberg to create the world's largest skateable structure. Stencil artist M-City brings graffiti into the world of F1. In a mini burn Yard event in Barcelona, he re-sprays an F1 car with his designs, and in Budapest he paints an enormous mural, which forms the backdrop for the event. DJ and producer Avicii creates an F1-inspired dance track following a visit to Enstone, home of the Lotus F1 Team. Kimi Rakkonen, driver of the Lotus F1 Team, acts as a source of inspiration for the collective and the burn Yard program.
Watch the first burn Yard episode here and subscribe to burn's channel to catch the rest of the series.


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I am Alison Haasch, a licensed midwife serving the East Valley. I began my work with mothers and mothers-to-be in 1997, when I became a childbirth educator trained through the Bradley Method® and then taught independently. Also in that year, I became a peer counselor for the WIC breastfeeding support and education program.
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Chacin to up workload in next rehab start
DENVER -- Rockies right-hander Jhoulys Chacin's rehab from a shoulder injury that he suffered at the start of Spring Training should reach a new gear when he starts for Class A Advanced Modesto at Lake Elsinore on Saturday in an injury rehab start.
Chacin threw 50 pitches in a start Tuesday. Rockies head athletic trainer Keith Dugger said Chacin could throw 50 but also could be allowed to go as high as 65 on Saturday. After that, Chacin will join the Rockies in Denver for an evaluation before his next start on April 24 -- which could be at Double-A Tulsa on April 24 or Triple-A Colorado Springs on April 25.
After that, the Rockies will decide whether to give Chacin one more Minor League start or activate him to pitch on the road against the D-backs on April 29.


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Wed, 28 April 2010
Eric Milligan and Peter Jones join Lesley in the Scotsman pod. Eric is a former Provost of Edinburgh and a self confessed Labour man. This makes for an interesting half hour as they all pull apart 'the Clegg Bounce' and 'the Brown Effect'. Everyone in this podcast is known for their straight talking and you will be left in doubt as to the state of the nation after this one.
Direct download: The__Quality_Mince__episode.mp3
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Fri, 23 April 2010
Andy Myles joins Scotsman Podcast regulars; Joyce McMillan, Peter MacMahon and Lesley Riddoch. To say, it's a robust display of fireworks is an understatement. Andy Myles is the former Chief Executive of Scottish LibDems and has some issues about the current "Nick Clegg" bounce and the media treatment.
Direct download: Scotsman_podcast_21042010tx.mp3
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Fri, 16 April 2010
On the day after the Tories launched their election manifesto, Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser joined George Kerevan and Lesley in the pod. They started by looking at co-operatives, the emasculation of local government and the Scottish General Election. Detouring via the Leaders' Debate, they managed to pull apart the current campaign without a reference to Gene Hunt. Remarkable.
Direct download: Scotsman_Podcast_Number_9.mp3
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Fri, 9 April 2010
This week in the pod, Kenny Farquharson and Joyce McMillan join Lesley Riddoch talk through how the election announcement was actually handled, what Coalition Government really means and the role of SamCam. As ever, strong opinions are expressed and if you listen carefully Lesley makes an appeal at the end that you could help with.
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This is the recording, in its entirety, of the Caithness Debate or the Gaelic Debate. It is a continuation of the first part, without interruption, and plunges back into the discussion.
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This is the recording, in its entirety, of the first half of the Caithness Debate or the Gaelic debate. This was a public meeting held at Mackay's Hotel in Wick in March 2010.
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This week, Peter MacMahon, Joyce McMillan and Tiffany Jenkins join Lesley Riddoch in the pod. It all starts with 3 billion pounds cut from the Scottish Government, goes on to Tony Blair signing off, Tommy Sheridan stepping up and Alex Salmond standing down. As ever, good craic, some unusual opinions and more from Scotsman columnists.
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"Do you want to go to that essential oil class on Monday?" my sister-in-law asked me the other night. I hesitated, definitely intrigued but still hesitant to take the step into what I apparently irrationally labeled as full-blown crunchy-granola-mother in my head.
But what kind of mother wouldn't want the best for her children and their health? The premise of going all natural and chemical-free really does sound promising, but I am also at my core, a skeptic. I don't want to get swept into a fad or a trend or heck, even a pyramid scheme of the latest stay-at-home business.
So I talked to one mom who's been there, claiming that she and her family have been completely medicine free for almost a year, to get the low-down on essential oils and if they are actually safe for young children and babies.
Disclaimer: The following information is a personal testimony from a mother who uses essential oils and you should always check with your doctor for full medical advice.
Rachel Stuewer Leipprandt is a mom of two who not only distributes and educates on essential oils in her community, but claims that the oils have completely changed their family's lifestyle. She blogs at Pins & Pigtails and was kind enough to answer my questions.
Getting started in oils
Like many mothers, Rachel worried when her daughter started showing symptoms of severe allergies. "We struggled with her for two years, fighting rashes, behavior issues and sicknesses," Rachel explains. Even after visiting several doctors, trying strict diet modifications, using prescriptions creams and having surgery to remove her adenoids, nothing seemed to be working.
"We really didn't know where else to turn and the numerous medical professionals we had seen basically said we were doing all we could and she may or may not grow out of her allergies," Rachel remembers. Shortly after experiencing what Rachel calls "rock bottom" with her daughter's ailments, a coworker introduced her to essential oils as an alternative medicine — and Rachel's daughter's allergies were instantly transformed. "We are now nearing our year anniversary of being medicine and allergy free! We are healthier and happier than we have ever been," she says.
Oils, the baby-proof medicine
"Oils are safe to use on all ages," Rachel says. "Babies, elderly and everything in between." She also used essential oils successfully while breastfeeding, although she cautions that women should be more careful using oils during pregnancy.
And while I was not able to find any guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics specifically on the use of essential oils on babies or children, they do caution for the use of alternative medicine for children, primarily due to the lack of thorough scientific testing for the treatments, saying, "Parents should not equate 'natural' with 'safe.'"
One oil fits all
Honestly, it's easy to get overwhelmed when even contemplating getting started using essential oils, especially on a wriggling, squirming little baby. Rachel recommends getting started with one oil that can be thought of as the "one size fits all, catch all" oil: lavender.
"Lavender is one of those 'everything oils,' especially when it comes to children," Rachel explains. "When I first started oiling, it honestly used to bother me that every time we had an ailment arise, I would look up the recommended oil in my reference guide and it would almost always recommend lavender. Now I have come to accept this as a good thing because who doesn't want an affordable oil that does everything? We have used it to rid earaches, heal wounds, clear rashes, calm our restless/hyperactive girls and as a vital part in overcoming allergies." And as a bonus, Rachel adds that lavender is great for teething too.
A complete list of oils for baby
Rachel recommends using the following oils for common ailments in babies and young children:
- Fennel: aids in digestion, eases colic, and increases lactation
- Lemon: clears jaundice, eases gas, rids heartburn
- Peppermint: reduces fevers, eases tummy aches, clears congestion, relieves nausea
- Thieves: prevents and helps fight sickness, removes wart, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-everything bad
- Peace and Calming: soothes and relaxes, relieves tension
How to use essential oils
This is the part I was most confused on when it comes to essential oils — how do you actually use them? Do you eat them, smell them, rub them?
"With kids, I use a carrier oil (coconut or olive oil) to apply the essential oils to their feet," explains Rachel. "This is a great place because it keeps the oils away from their eyes. Not that getting them in their eyes is damaging, but it can hurt to get peppermint in your eye, right? Your feet absorb the oils very quickly and they are able to get into the bloodstream and circulate through the entire body in less than 20 minutes. So this is a great option for treating children. I prefer to keep my socks on and put oils on my wrists and neck. My husband drinks all of his. When you are using a certified, pure essential oil, we like to say there really is no wrong way. Get the oils on you, or in you, and your body [is] innately designed to know what to do!"
Get started using your own essential oils
To get started as an essential oil user, you might consider purchasing a "starter kit" that includes the basics for successful oiling. For instance, the kit that Rachel uses and distributes contains eleven common oils, including lavender, peppermint, lemon, Peace and Calming, Thieves, Panaway, Valor, Purification, and Stress-Away.
"With that, it is great to get a reference guide to help you know what oil to use when," Rachel states. "I would highly recommend the "Reference Guide for Essential Oils by Connie and Alan Higley."
Lastly, attending an introductory class is a great way to hear more testimonies, learn some everyday uses and gain knowledge and know-how for getting started. "I have started teaching these classes myself in order to teach others about these life-changing, healing oils," says Rachel. "You can contact me or a distributor you know for more information on classes available in your area."
More on baby health
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Few would confuse the glitz of the Academy Awards with a ceremony held by a folk arts society in Poland, but Hollywood doesn't want anyone else handing out Oscars.
So the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is demanding that Poland's Association of Folk Artists stop giving out what it calls the "People's Oskar."
Waldemar Majcher of the Association of Folk Artists said Monday the dispute is the result a misunderstanding. But he also questioned Hollywood's demand.
Majcher said the "People's Oskar," was named after Oskar Kolberg, a 19th-century Polish ethnographer who wrote some 10,000 Polish folk songs. Still remembered and respected in Poland, Kolberg died in 1890.
In its 10-year history, the "People's Oskar" — a metal plaque with an engraved image of Jesus — has been awarded to individual artists, museums, folk festivals and even a bread fair.
Last week, Majcher said, he received a letter from Polish lawyers representing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences protesting the use of the name "Oscar" in its Polish spelling "Oskar."
The letter from Wardynski and Partners — which Majcher read to The Associated Press — demands the Association of Folk Artists stop using that name and said the academy had obtained protection of the "Oscar" trademark in Poland in a law adopted in 2000.
The letter said the "verbal trademark Oscar ... is inseparably associated with the Academy Awards."
"The letter gave us a scare, but we are receiving plenty of encouragement from people," Majcher said, adding that in some ways members of his association are impressed that "such a big institution got interested in our modest project."
He said a team of lawyers is preparing a response defending the use of the name People's Oskar.
Polish folk art society defends its 'Oskar' award
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Few would confuse the glitz of the Academy Awards with a ceremony held by a folk arts society in Poland, but Hollywood doesn't want anyone else handing out Oscars.


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2 cups short grain or sushi rice
2 cups hot broth
2 cups baby bok choy or baby napa cabbage, chopped
1 cup cabbage kimchee, chopped
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
1/2 cup green beans, quartered
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 inch piece of ginger, grated
8 oz lean ground pork
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
salt to taste
30 minutes before you start cooking, rinse the rice once and soak in warm water. Do not let the rice soak for more than 30 minutes are it will get mushy. If the time is up on your rice before you are ready to cook, strain it and leave it in the colander to dry.
In a large non-stick saucepan with a lid, add the vegetable oil and sesame oil and set the heat to medium high. Saute green onions, garlic and ginger for 1 minute until fragrant. Add the pork and brown it, breaking it up with a spoon. When the pork is brown, add the baby bok choy and kimchee. Saute for 5 minutes or until the green are wilted. Add hot broth and rice and stir. Bring to a boil, cover, and cook for 15 minutes on medium heat, stirring every 5 minutes or so. Add green beans, turn the heat down to low and cook for 10 more minutes. Turn off heat and let sit for 10 more minutes. Serve.
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In 1964 when Kathleen Hoy Foley was 16 years old and pregnant from a rape, the New Jersey woman knew she didn't want to raise a child. Abortion was illegal at the time, so she opted for a closed adoption with Catholic Charities.
She wanted to move on.
"The day I walked out of that hospital, it was the day it ended for me," Foley, now 65, told the New York Daily News. "I was emancipated. I truly believed I was free."
Foley kept the door closed on that horrible chapter of her life for many years, never telling her husband or daughters that she gave a baby up for adoption. She didn't want anyone to know what happened. Over 30 years later she was forced to face the past.
Foley was contacted by the unwanted child she put up for adoption 15 years ago. How Elaine Penn found her birth mom is questionable. Foley claims Penn hired a private investigator and that Catholic Charities unlawfully passed over important information. With a closed adoption the birth certificate is supposed to remain sealed and the birth mom's name never revealed.
Elaine denies hiring an investigator and says she found leads in public documents. She first made contact with Foley's lawyer who ended up being her biological mom's son-in-law.
Even though Penn has reached out to her mom several times over the past 15 years, the two haven't met in person. Foley, now age 65, doesn't want to ever meet her daughter and she has become an advocate for women who have given up a child and prefer to remain anonymous. Foley wrote a book, Woman in Hiding: A True Tale of Backdoor Abuse, Dark Secrets and Other Evil Deeds, about her rape, the adoption and her daughter trying to contact her. Now, she's speaking to the media about her cause and national news sites from the New York Daily News to the Daily Mail have covered the story this week.
In the state of New Jersey adoption rights groups have pushed for legislation to give adoptees increased access to birth records and their medical histories.
"The primary issue is a right to our own identity at birth. This should not be a state secret," Pam Hasegawa, an adoptee and spokeswoman for the New Jersey Coalition for Adoption Reform, told the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2009. "It's really outrageous that this bill is stalemated."
Foley and her husband, Philip Foley, have fought hard against this legislation as they feel it discriminates against older women who couldn't get an abortion.
Penn, on the other hand, has become an advocate for opening up adoption records and she has actively campaigned in support of a law.
Penn, now age 48, became interested in meeting her birth parents after having her own child in 1996. First she found out that her biological father was dead and then she was rejected by Foley. She admitted to the New York Daily News that her mom's reaction was like "a knife to my heart."
"It's really sad," Penn added. "It is very hard for somebody in this time to put their brain back in 1964 in that society. I've never experienced it. But I would hope that whatever happens in that situation that at this point, I would get myself help and I wouldn't take it out on the person I gave birth to."
This story brings up an interesting debate around the rights of mothers who give up their children for adoption and adoptees. Should adoptees have access to medical records and their biological parents' names even if the parents prefer a closed adoption?