I know what you mean, the small canvas 'problem' I had today went flying accross the room, so no output today!
Never any need to apologize Julian. Anything I get to see is just gravy!
Lovely recovery though! The pears are gorgeous.
You are amazing, nice to know even you have 'one of those weeks' now and then. Perfect pears.
A perfect pair. We need some blocks from time to time to appreciate the flow when it returns and it looks like the muse is back in force again!
How lovely that you answered me! I am most touched!
I have regularly received your paintings for the last ...years - I believe and so when you stopped I was concerned!
So all is well that ends well. Again thank you so much for responding!
Julian, so glad to read that all is well with yourself and family.
Fantastic painting as per usual.
Great to see you are back, although it is good to break off sometimes.
Thank you Julian for your postcard much appreciated and i hope you have a great week. Love the painting. Having a break is very important, looking forward to more of your lovely work.
We all have weeks like that sometime. Hope all is getting better again. I really missed your paintings, and it made me happy to see your colorful pears.
Hi Julian , well I can understand having a bad week my wife and I have been taking turns being sick!! Her turn right now , so many specialists and every one is a trip out of town , Ahh!
Dear Julian, the month of January are sent to try us! Not long now and the light of spring will generate the spark of inspiration and motivation will follow. New ideas will manifest themselves as if by magic and the muse will return. Just look back at the stupendous output last year!! Anyway, the pears are a joy to behold.
We have heard that Van Gogh painted every day and all day long. But when we read details about his tumultuous way of life, I think it is a myth!
I admire your tenacity and it is reassuring that you do not paint night and day like a robot, oh sorry... like a "Hubot", contraction of "human + robot" ( in a wonderful TV serie 2012: " Real Humans"). Act of painting should not become a symptom of the malignant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder! But I confess that as beholders of your site, we are your paintings addict! That is one of your mysterious talents, Julian.
The reality of life is that we have ups and downs and we have to face up to and deal with things. As much as we may think about the past or the future, the reality is that we live in the present and as a dear friend of mine told me years ago, the 'present' is a gift. So, it's good to see Julian, that you've created another beautiful painting which delights so many of us to see, after a 'problematic and unmotivated' week! P.S. good to know you're only human too!
A delightful painting Julian. Being an artist myself I am all too aware that we need time away from painting now and again. Sometimes I want to paint so much that I get a complete block, but then I casually pick up a brush to start a painting when lunch is being served!! and the magic comes back, usually at the most in-opportune of moments!. I have also found that I have my favourite subjects to paint which go swimmingly well, but if I try and paint something because I think it might sell well, then the painting is usually under par! Have you ever painted a dog I wonder ?! They are my favourite subjects.
This is one of my new favourites! Beautiful!!
Dear Alain,I am indeed one of the an addicts of Julian's work!!How this has come about is something I don't understand fully.... could you enlighten me? What if Julian decides to stop his near daily output? We are so very fortunate to have access to the archives.
It is both simple and hard to explain.
First of all, Julian is a very nice man. I have never met him, but I feel it when I look at him through his photos. He shows us how he is, without preciosity exactly like a Cezanne or Freund. So we like his works because we feel that all of them are like self-portraits: humane, fragile and strong too. Everyone of us I think should like to have a friend like him.
Then, his art: we are waiting for his next work, as a new gift of God. Each day, the subject is the same, but each day, we are surprized! His works transpire life, often joyful life. As Van Gogh, we like to see the brushstrokes that are life instincts against the death which is so anxiogenic. So we need every day our dose of that driving force of life. Finally, we forget the harshness of life, but transiently: that is why we wait for the next painting eagerly. It is almost a day-to-day matter of survival. A last thing: we know that this website (of course it is not the only one) is well known through the world: in a way, Julian allows us by our comments to speak to the world too! And we are happy to share our thoughts and existencies with the others. Alchemy of a website so consensual that shows Art is indispensable to healthy societies, even if it is not "Modern non representational art"! Thanks to our contributions here, we are aware that figurative art will never die. Our only fear is that Julian gets sick. Because we all need to dream through his art and to dream... in colour. Endlessly.
What a pleasure to share your brush strokes these pears are delicious stem and all. God Bless.
Thanks Alain,very well said. How we straddle two worlds,the "real" and the virtual, a phenomena of our time. Anna.
Julian early this morning, as the sun was rising, I saw the light on the branches of a tree. For a photographer, currently living in an unusual number of cloudy days, this was a joy. And despite the freezing cold of Toronto, I can feel the sun on my face. So take heart, things do eventually get better.


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The Story of Ralph Israel Charak
Alternate spellings: Isaac, Isaak, Jssak.
Isak Mamo Abraham was born on September 16, 1883, in Rustchuk, Bulgaria. He was the third son of Mamo Abraham and Lea Jacob.
By the time he was ten years old, both his parents had died of tuberculosis. He was then raised by his maternal grandparents, Salomon (Moni) and Rebecca Jakob.
Nothing else is known about his early life.
Isak Abraham, age 13, Rustchuk, 1896.
Nothing is known about Isak's young adult life. The only document so far is this photograph of Isak holding a bicycle. Although undated, it must have been taken in the early 1900's, when Isaak was in his early 20's.
Unknown location and date.
Collection of Iris Eldar Nir
Unlike his brothers Haim, Moritz and Mony, Isak apparently never moved to Constantinople. Instead he spent his early adult years in Varna, Bulgaria.
Varna was a large port on the Black Sea, the third largest city in Bulgaria and the second most important business center.
One of the very few surviving documents related to Isak is his business card:
Isaac Abraham, (Ex) Fondé de Pouvoirs de la Société de Crédit Ghirdap, Varna
Crédit Ghirdap was the first Bulgarian Bank founded in 1881, with branches in Roustchouk, Sofia and Varna. The title "Fondé de Pouvoirs" can be translated as "Legal Representative", or "Authorized Officer".
Isak's name appears (Russified as Isaac Avramoff) in the publication "Zionist Work in Palestine" (1911) (London : Pub. on behalf of the Zionist Central Office by T. F. Unwin). His name is listed as the representative of the Jewish National Fund Agency in Bulgaria:
"The following Collecting Agencies (of the Jewish National Fund ) will supply any further Information and receive Contributions"
"Bulgaria: Isaac Avramoff, Directeur de la Societe de Credit "Ghirdap", Varna"
Isaac Avramoff, Directeur de la Societe de Credit "Ghirdap", Varna
Isak's name also appears in three issues of "Die Welt", the publication of the Zionist Organisation, listing donations he collected. (10 February 1911, #6, 7 April 1911, #14, July 19 1912, #29).
Die Welt, 1912: Isaac Avramoff
If, as I assume, "Isak Abraham, Ex Fondé de Pouvoirs de la Societe de Crédit Ghirdap" and "Isaac Avramoff, Directeur de la Societe de Credit Ghirdap, Varna" are one and the same person, these listings provide some interesting information.
First, they indicate that Isak was succesful at a relatively young age - he would have been the head of a branch of a bank when only 28.
They also show that, like his brothers Haim and Moritz, he was involved in Zionist activities - apparently in charge of fund raising for Bulgaria.
Argentina?
There is no information on Isak's whereabouts between 1912 and 1924. A recently found immigration manifest to Argentina dated 1916 raises the intriguing possibility that he might have moved to the New World, at least for a few years.
While researching his younger brother's Mony move to Buenos Aires, I wondered if he had relatives there, and found an entry for someone who very closely matches Isak's identity:
Manifest / Immigration Registry
Last Name First Name Age Civil Status Nationality Place of Birth Occupation Arrival Date Ship Port
Abraham Isaac 33 C Rushtshuk Merchant 1916/11/14 Malte Santos
While this could simply be a coincidence, one has to consider the odds of there being two merchants named Isak/Isaac Abraham, born in 1883 in Rustchuk. According to Wikipedia, there were 1,943 Jews in Rustchuk in 1883.
There are no other documents at this point to confirm that "Isaac" and "Isak" are the same person, but if they are indeed the same person, this might help explain why his brother Mony chose Argentina as his new home in 1925.
On the other hand, Isaac is listed as being married ("C" = Casado = Married) on the manifest. I am not aware of Isak Abraham having ever been married, so this could after all be a different person.
In 1924, Isak sent a photo from Vienna to his brother - whom he called "Moise" - with wishes for the Jewish New Year. It is not known if he resided in Vienna or was travelling.
Isak Abraham - Vienna - 1924
This 1928 photo was taken in a photo studio in Bad Ischl, a spa town in Austria.
Isak Abraham, September 30, 1928
Bad Ischl, Austria.
A draft of a Power of Attorney drawn in the 1920's to allow an unnamed party to sign a mortgage agreement between Isak ("Abramov") and his maternal grandmother Rebecca Yaakov for her one half of a house in Ruse indicates that Isak lived in Berlin when this document was created.
Power of Attorney for mortgage, 1920's
"I, Rebecca Isaac Solomon Jakob, from the city of Ruse, now living in Vienna, 11 Prater Straße # 34, floor IV, auhtorize ( no name ) from ( no city name )
- to conclude a mortgage agreement and to mortgage to Isaac I. Avramov from the city of Ruse, now living in the city of Berlin, 1 Tatseninu (?) Street, my half of the house in the city of Ruse, which I have 27 Evreiska Street, and now David Street, plot 69 with neighbors: Merdohai Nesimov, heir to Jewish Street (?) and now David Street.
- to appear before all persons, authorities and institutions and the Notary in the Kingdom of Bulgaria to take out the mortgage and sign all the papers on the case, and this mortgage made for 140,000 BGN equal to 5200 Swiss Francs with 10% annual interest for 3 years from interest will be paid every six months."
(Note that the wording and the exact addresses are not completely clear (Google translate).
Isak Abraham - August 29, 1930
In January 1931, Isak sent a photo to his brother, whom he now called "Moritz". His address was Kaiser allee 66, Berlin-Friedenau.
Isak Abraham - Berlin - 1931
Isak Abraham never married and left no descendants. He died on December 11, 1931, at the age of 48. His occupation was listed as "Kaufmann" (businessman/trader/merchant). His last home was Berlin-Friedenau, Kaiser allee 66 (although in a document dated 1956, his last address was given as Berlin, Wittenbergerplatz (probably Wittenbergplatz), "in a well-known pension".)
Isaak was buried in the Weissensee Jewish Cemetery in Berlin.
Isak Mamo Abraham's tombstone, Weissensee cemetery, Berlin.
Isaak's Will
The beneficiaries of Isaak's will were two of his brothers - Chaim (Haim) and Mony - and his two nephews - my father Uriel, and his brother Gideon (Gisy). Left out from his will was his third brother, my grandfather Moritz. It's not clear why he decided to make this exception, and whether this indicates a possible falling out between Isaak and Moritz.
At the time of his death, Isaak owned or co-owned seven rental properties in Berlin. It's not clear what happened to his estate, however what happened to one of the properties would trigger a lengthy lawsuit initiated by Ronya after the war.
According to documents related to the case, the property was supposedly bought in 1934 by a person also named Isaak Abraham. After his death in 1938, the property was then sold for a fraction of its value due to the Aryanisation laws. According to Ronya, it was difficult to believe in such a bizarre coincidence, and she argued that it had to be a hoax since Jews couldn't buy real estate in 1934 but were instead pressured to sell what they owned at a steep discount. After years of proceedings, the lawsuit ended unsuccessfully in 1957 and Ronya lost the case.
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The Louis Vuitton luggage range is the ultimate sign of luxury. Their customized trunks hold everything from tea sets, to surgical instruments, shoes, cigars with humidor and even a solar panel to charge up all the gadgets on the go. The Australian cricket team captain, Michael Clarke, or 'pup' as he's better known has come together with Louis Vuitton to create a special order Cricket Trunk, the proceeds of which will benefit The Sydney Children's Hospital. Louis Vuitton's special order workshop on the outskirts of Paris has created this one of a kind sleek graphite canvas case, that stands at a tall 140cm in height. This opulent trunk has space enough for bats, blazers, baggy green and most importantly a Bose sound system, after all it is designed by a sportsman.
At the launch of this colossal trunk, Clarke explained that he was delighted to be raising money for such a wonderful cause. "I've really enjoyed not only learning a lot more about how things like this are made, but I've also enjoyed the steps of helping to design it as well. It's a little bit different to playing to cricket, that's for sure," he said, laughing.
The private sale of the trunk being handled by Christie's auction house will also include cricket memorabilia donated by Clarke. The estimated selling price of this one of a kind trunk is $170,000. The Foundation's chief executive Adam Check said that he was excited about what the proceeds from the auction could mean for the Arts Program at the hospital.


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It's very rare to find a battery-powered backpack leaf blower on the market, but thankfully, in 2016, DEWALT released a 40V battery-powered backpack blower which is an exception to the rule. The DEWALT DCBL590X1 is covered later in the article, but you should know that it's one of the best backpack blowers for your money due to it's low noise levels and the fact that it doesn't emit fumes.


A former World No.1 British tennis player, Angela Mortimer Barrett won three Grand Slam singles titles, the first at the 1955 French Championships, the second at the 1958 Australian Championships and another in 1961 at Wimbledon, where she beat Christine Truman Janes in the first all-English final for 47 years. She also won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1955 with Ann Shilcock.
Angela Mortimer was ranked in the World Top 10 nine time between 1953 and 1962, reaching the top position in 1961. As a member of the British team she playing in the Wightman Cup six times, helping Great Britain defeat the United States in 1960. She captained the team from 1964 to 1970 as well as serving as captain of the British Federation Cup Squad between 1967 and 1970. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993.
Angela Mortimer Barrett was born and raised in Plymouth until the age of 16, when she moved to Kingskerwell, near Newton Abbot.
Professor John Gardner (PhD MSc PGCE BSc FBCS CITP CEng FAcSS FCIEA) is a Senior Deputy Principal at the University of Stirling. His main research and teaching interests include policy and practice in all sectors of education, particularly in relation to assessment and information technology.
Professor Gardner has over 120 academic publications and has authored or co-authored seven books, including his 2014 editorship of the four-volume Assessment in Education. He has presented numerous international keynote addresses and has been principal investigator for research projects exceeding £2.5million.
From 1994-2010 Professor Gardner was a member of the globally influential Assessment Reform Group and is currently a visiting professor at the Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He has previously been a member of the steering committees of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Teaching and Learning Research and Technology Enhanced Learning programmes, Professor Gardner is currently a member of the ESRC's Peer Review College.
In 2011 Professor Gardner completed a two year term of office as President of the British Educational Research Association and during the period 2011-2014 was a member of the Research Excellence Framework Sub-Panel for Education.
Bushra Nasir CBE, is the first female Muslim Headteacher of a state secondary school in the UK. After serving on the General Teaching Council from 2000-2005 and having been President of the Muslim Teachers' Association for six years, Bushra retired in 2012 after giving 20 years of service to Plashet School, a University partnership school in the London Borough of Newham.
Currently Bushra is Chair of the Education Advisory Panel for Mosaic, a Prince's Trust charity. She is also Chair of the Education Board of the Migration Museum project and a Coach for the National Council for School Leadership's Black and Minority Ethnic Headteacher internship programme. Bushra authored the book 'Breaking Stereotypes', which aims to provide positive role models for black and minority ethnic young people.
In 2003 Bushra Nasir was awarded the CBE for her service to education. In 2005 she won the Asian Woman of the Year award and, in 2009, she was named in the Top 10 Muslim Power List, produced by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and published in The Times. Most recently, in 2012, she was awarded the Times Educational Supplement (TES) Headteacher of the Year.
The Right Reverend Tim Dakin was enthroned as the 97th Bishop of Winchester in 2012.
Tim was born in Tanzania. As the son of missionary parents he grew up in both East Africa and the UK. After studying theology and philosophy at the then named, University College of St Mark & St John, Plymouth, Tim went on to complete a Masters in Theology at King's College, London. He was ordained in 1993, returning to East Africa to work as Principal of the Church Army's Carlile College in Nairobi. Whilst there he also served his curacy at the city's Anglician Cathedral where he had worshipped as a teenager. It was during this time that Carlile College established a validation relationship with the University.
Tim was General Secretary of the Church Mission Society from 2000 to 2012, before he became a Diocesan Bishop. Tim was also a member of the Church of England's ruling body, the General Synod, an associate priest in the parish of Ruscombe & Twyford in the Diocese of Oxford, and an honorary Canon Theologian of Coventry Cathedral.
As (Lord) Bishop of Winchester, Tim sits in the House of Lords and is the Church of England's spokesperson on further and higher education. Tim is married to fellow priest Sally and they have two grown-up children.
Lindsey Hall is co-founder and CEO of the Real Ideas Organisation group (RIO), leading and managing the organisation to run its own social enterprise ventures and enabling others, particularly young people, to set up and run their own socially entrepreneurial activities, solving problems and building skills. RIO works with more then 350 schools and has developed a range of nationally recognised social enterprise qualifications. Lindsey's experience and skills at management, board and executive level have allowed her to steer social business ideas towards success, whilst making money and a difference at the same time.
Lindsey is a NESTA Cultural Leadership Fellow, and INSEAD graduate, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Trustee of Social Enterprise UK, Kernow Arts Education Partnership, Fifteen Cornwall and Plymouth Culture Board, a member of BIS Enterprise Education Expert Group and a Governor of Devonport High School for Boys.
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre Being Turned into Horror Resort!
First, let's address the elephant in the room: What exactly is survival horror? Aren't all horror movies about survival?
Indeed, the parameters of this particular subgenre are more nebulous than most, but survival horror films share certain characteristic. They feature protagonists who face dangerous, potentially fatal situations in locations far off the beaten path (away from societal safety-nets). While survival is a common goal, not just in horror, but cinema in general, the primary goals here are finding escape and/or awaiting rescue. There's definitely a lot of overlap with natural horror, but survival horror isn't limited to purely natural phenomenon; it may incorporate supernatural elements, fantastic creatures, and vicious psychopaths, for example.
These are the kind of movies that make you want to stay home and board up the windows! Below, in no particular order, are some of the best examples of 21st Century survival horror you're likely to find. Enjoy!
If you have seen all of these survival horror films or looking for a new release we recommend checking out Refuge. You can read our review here. Matt gave it a 4 out of 5 saying "There isn't a big budget or a slew of a-listers in Refuge, but that doesn't change the fact that it's a great flick, appropriately bleak and beautifully acted." You can get it right here on iTunes!.
Survival horror becomes a surrealist nightmare for a father and son on a camping trip. Pursued by a shadowy entity, they must face past demons if they hope to escape with their lives. Lance Henricksen stars as Russell in perhaps his most under appreciated role. For drama, suspense, and thrills, It's in the Blood is an absolute winner.
Family estrangement is exasperated when two brothers are mercilessly pursued by a grizzly bear while trekking through the wilds of Alaska. Canadian director David Hackl (Saw V) helms this chiller, which stars James Marsden, Thomas Jane, Billy Bob Thornton, Piper Perabo, and Scott Glenn. The film also features Bart the Bear 2, an Alaskan brown bear who also had runs in Into the Wild and Game of Thrones.
Loosely based on events that transpired in the back country of Missinaibi Lake Provincial Park, North of Chapleau, Ontario back in 2005, Backcountry follows a couple of urbanites who cross paths with a territorial black bear while on a weekend camping trip. Like several other movies in this subgenre, the trial becomes a metaphor for the pitfalls of romance/commitment and all the vulnerabilities that come with it. Still, this is a particularly vicious example of survival horror, one that illustrates nature's brutality and indifference.
High Lane is an excellent example of survival horror in the same vein as The Most Dangerous Game. It's yet another example of city-slickers getting in way over their heads, this time while on a rock climbing excursion in the Swiss Alps. Dizzying cliffs are only part of the dangers they will have to maneuver; a love-triangle and a violent feral human also feature prominently.
Part of what makes Adam Green's Frozen so devastating is that the protagonists/victims aren't miles off the grid, just out of town on a weekend ski trip. The tension builds slowly but powerfully as what first seems like a troubling inconvenience becomes a desperate fight for survival for a trio stuck on a ski lift. But it's the banality of this premise that makes the film's ultimate moments of horror so extreme.
When their sailboat capsizes along the Great Barrier Reef, the crew is forced to make a terrifying choice: Stay with the sinking boat and pray for rescue, or swim over 12 miles through shark infested waters. Those who decide to risk the swim are ruthlessly dogged by a hungry great white shark as they push forward. The tension and suspense are relentless, and the ending is absolutely unforgettable.
"We should have gone to Hawaii." A honeymoon trek through the Grand Canyon goes horribly awry for a young couple when their guide succumbs to mortal injuries. What makes matters worse is that the couple is illegally hiking miles away from their assumed location; nobody has any idea where they are. Hunger, dehydration, and venomous snakes are only a few of the obstacles they face. The strength of their love is also put to the test.
A challenging hike through the Scottish Highlands takes a bizarre turn when a group of skilled mountaineers discover an Eastern European girl buried alive in the wilderness. Suddenly engulfed in a political kidnapping and ransom plot, A Lonely Place to Die adds elements of gangster mumble-core to standard survival horror tropes. A nearby village doesn't offer the shelter or protection they're desperately hoping for.
A group of 20-somethings on a beach vacation in Mexico venture inland to explore Mayan pyramids in the dense jungle. While they do run afoul of aggressive locals, the real villain of The Ruins is an exceptionally insidious carnivorous plant that can burrow through flesh. Elements of body horror add intensity to this outstanding survival horror.
A British couple on holiday at remote and idyllic Eden Lake find themselves relentlessly pursued by a gang of teen hooligans after accidentally killing their dog. Often regarded as one of the most brutal genre offerings ever produced in the UK, Eden Lake becomes a metaphor for blistering tensions between urbanites and country folk. The perpetrators are exceptionally cruel; the onscreen violence is shocking and extreme.
A young college student (Emily Blunt) comes to regret accepting a ride home for Christmas from a secretive (and potentially manipulative) young man when they become stranded on twisted backroads during a blizzard. If freezing temperatures don't kill her, he just might. Then there are those damn pesky ghosts they also have to deal with.
A war veteran on an extended bicycle journey crosses paths with a couple of backwoods yokels who take pleasure in hunting him down like an animal. They're forced into an uneasy alliance, however, when they're all abducted by a sadistic hermit with a secret torture chamber hidden in the woods. In addition to being an amazing example of survival horror, Shadow is a poignant examination of the lingering after-effects of war.
A snowboarding excursion becomes an unrelenting nightmare for a group of friends seeking shelter at an abandoned, burned out ski resort after a serious injury. While it appears completely uninhabited, they soon learn they aren't alone. Cold Prey mixes survival horror with slasher tropes for an experience that feels fresh and immensely suspenseful.
An investigative documentarian on a mission to prove Bigfoot is a hoax leads his film crew into the most remote forests of Northern California. After meeting an isolated huntsman who claims to have indisputable proof, they find themselves stalked by, not one, but a gang of extremely strong, shadowy humanoids. The found footage presentation adds a Blair Witch Project feel to this distinctive example of survival horror.
The only film on this list that proves harrowing survival horror and horror comedy aren't mutually exclusive, Severance follows a group of office workers on a mandatory team-building retreat in the Hungarian wilderness. Bear traps and meat pies collide with psychedelic mushroom, hookers, and a squadron of paramilitary psychopaths. This grotesquely hilarious film is one of a kind!
When venturing into the unknown, preparation can only take you so far; survival horror is about being pushed to your limits and beyond. Stay safe, horror fans!


This document analyzes approaches to identity management for public safety networks in an effort to assist individuals developing technical and policy requirements for public safety use. These considerations are scoped into the context of their applicability to public safety communications networks with a particular focus on the nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN) based on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) family of standards. A short background on identity management is provided alongside a review of applicable federal and industry guidance. Considerations are provided for identity proofing, selecting tokens, and the authentication process. While specific identity management technologies are analyzed, the document does not preclude other identity management technologies from being used in public safety communications networks.


This is the third article in my series on foot massage tools, this time focusing on massage sticks and rollers. Similar to how tennis balls and other types of balls can be used to aid in foot massage, these tools tend to be simple, inexpensive, and easy to transport.
To use this type of massage tool you can simply sit in a chair (or you could stand) and roll your foot back and forth over it. In some situations, though, it may help to hold the stick or roller and manually roll it back and forth over the bottom of your foot.
Previous posts have already discussed two other types of foot massage tools: Electric Foot Massagers and Plantar Fasciitis – Are They Helpful, which also provided information regarding cautions and overall benefits of using massage tools in general, and Anyone Can Do This! Foot Massage with a Ball.
Rolling tools come in various shapes and sizes. Most simple rollers are made out of plastic, foam, wood, PVC, or bamboo.
Many are in the form of a simple bar or stick, 1-2 inches in diameter, with raised, flexible surfaces or "ribs" that stretch and knead muscles to promote sensory stimulation. Larger versions, typically described as foam rollers, can be as thick as six inches in diameter but these are not generally used for massaging feet.
There are also "multi-roller" structures, constructed as a flat or slightly convex curved surface with multiple rows of small, individual rollers, each row holding 2-4 of the small rollers. This type of structure allows you to roll your foot over the top of the structure, engaging your foot with numerous rollers rather than struggling to keep one smaller roller tool under your foot. These multi-rollers have as many as 40 rollers total, each roller having its own "bumps" to stimulate your feet.
The "bumps" on rollers or "ribs" on massage sticks are typically small protrusions or indentations that, combined with a rolling action, provide more impactful stimulation for muscles and tissues in your foot. As noted previously, they stimulate circulation, helping to soothe and massage tired, aching feet.
Certainly these no-cost objects aren't as elegant as a well-crafted roller manufactured with foot massage in mind, however, the price is the best you can get! Just be a bit careful at first. If you already have a problem such as plantar fasciitis, some of these objects, the ones with sharp edges or prickly constitution, may be a bit rough based on your tolerance level for pain.
One other no-cost roller comes to mind: a plastic water bottle filled with warm or room-temperature water or frozen to provide both an icing effect along with a massage. You can read about the benefits of water bottles in the article entitled Practical Water Bottle Massage Therapy for Plantar Fasciitis.
No external power source required!
Are there disadvantages compared to electric foot massagers? Yes, there are. Number one, you have to move your legs continuously to get the massage. There simply is no massage if you stop moving your legs and feet. Another disadvantage is that massage sticks and rollers cannot provide some of the functions that electric massagers may provide such as hydrotherapy (water therapy), heat, and/or the ability to massage multiple parts of your foot at one time. Obviously, rollers cannot duplicate these features.
What about comparing massage rollers to massage balls? When you consider their purpose, they seem very similar. Do rollers provide more or less relief than a ball when it comes to massaging your feet?
Well, first of all it depends on which massage ball and which rolling tool you compare. There are so many of each of these types of tools on the market and they vary in what they have to offer.
Based on the opinions of numerous trainers, doctors, and therapists who have posted on the internet, along with many comments from those suffering with plantar fasciitis, the answer to this question is that it probably is a toss-up.
There has been one thing that appears to stand out when researching this comparison. It is that the bottom of your foot appears to be stimulated more by something with ribs or bumps (ball or roller) that can dig into smaller spots and that can help focus on specific sore spots or trigger points. Not all rollers or balls can do that.
The following video by James Tatum describes the use of one very simple type of massage roller.
Want to make your own foot massage roller? If you own a lathe or know someone who does, it apparently isn't all that hard to make a wooden massage roller using a chisel. The next video, by Peter Brown, gives a quick three and a half minute view of how it can be done.
In most cases, foot massage rollers are used to assist with sport massage and general relief of tight, sore muscles. The texture (bumps) can aid in myofascial release, a process that allows muscles and tissues to relax, thus promoting pain relief and elimination of soreness.
Some rolling tools are made in such a way that they can also assist you in performing self-massage such as deep tissue and trigger point massage. For example, if created for such a purpose, the end of a rolling device could be utilized to place pressure on a specific trigger point.
With regard to trigger points and reflexology, one product description noted that you do not have to believe in reflexology or even know what it is to enjoy the relaxation provided through use of the device. The description stated that using any rolling device will typically leave you with a tingling feeling in your feet.
But can these simple devices actually help eliminate plantar fasciitis?
According to the website Beyond Talk, rolling devices are "especially useful if you are experiencing sore feet or conditions like Plantar Fasciitis." The opinion is based on the idea that this type of massage tool can aid in myofascial release.
Perhaps it is best to say that these tools can most likely aid in relief of some portion of plantar fasciitis pain. Since everyone is different, however, it is impossible to say that any one specific type of massage treatment will definitely eliminate a problem such as plantar fasciitis.
So many tools that can be used to aid in massage! And so little scientific study to test whether massage can actually aid in the healing of plantar fasciitis or the elimination of heel pain. How can we know?
What we do have is a multitude of foot specialists, trainers, and doctors who swear that deep tissue massage has helped many of their patients who have come in with this type of problem. Plus, we can read many comments from those suffering with heel pain that confirms that massage has helped relieve at least a good portion of the pain.
How about you? Any testimonials of massage to share? Or, have you tried massage only to have it fail to provide any type of relief? I would love to hear from you.
Allyn Beekman has worked in the computer industry and higher education. At a point of semi-retirement, he struggles with plantar fasciitis. His goal is to share all avenues of treatment and exercise that will help eliminate heel pain.
Electric Foot Massagers and Plantar Fasciitis – Are They Helpful?
I've been dealing with plantar fasciitis off and on over the past 5 years. The first time it started it felt like someone was sticking a nail through the bottom of my foot. As described on your website, the foot massage sticks and rollers was something I used multiple times everyday on the road to recovery. Thanks for the great information on the massage tools!
Hi Brandon. It's nice to hear from someone else who has used this type of tool. I'm glad that the massage rollers were helpful to you.
Was there any one particular model of roller or massage stick that worked best for you?
Pain is a sensory-affective signal threat, or damage to the body. A man can learn to live with, but can also search for the cause.
and it take up most of the space, which is defined for needed rest , the body protesting with tendons problems.
The Healing Power of Illness: Understanding What Your Symptoms Are Telling You by Rüdiger Dahlke, Thorwald Dethlefsen. I hope that my advice was useful for you. Good luck.
Thanks Jana. I'll take a look at that resource. I haven't heard of it previously.
I could say that foot massage is necessary for our health as all of our body organs are connected to the feet. By pushing different places of the foot, the equivalent organs relax and get better. I mostly use a water bottle to do this, but foot massage sticks seem to be doing much better work.
Great article. I love foot massage and massages in general. Thanks for the information!
Thanks for your comment, Effie. I've seen a few comments on other sites where individuals talk about using a water bottle, especially using warm or hot water to help relax their feet. Most water bottles I've encountered are pretty smooth, however, so they don't "push" a lot on any particular spot. Massage sticks are designed specifically to do just that so they would probably do a better job of stimulating the specific spots on your feet. Or, like I mentioned, you could go "natural" and use a stick or pine cone but that seems like it might hurt a bit!
I've been experiencing foot pain lately. I think getting something like this would help me out. Something you mentioned for a no-cost massage roller is a pine cone. This seems very uncomfortable. I guess I just have sensitive feet though.
I've never even tried the baseball thing for massaging the foot. I should probably look into some of these ideas since it hurts to walk around sometimes.
Hi Gina. I expect the pine cone would be very uncomfortable, yes. My feet are very sensitive also. The pine cone and rough boards were mentioned to show that there are many "free" tools out there but I certainly wouldn't choose them first.
I use balls quite a bit myself when I'm just sitting at my desk. If I haven't rolled my foot on a ball for a number of days I can really feel it work out some of the sore spots when I first start using it. I prefer a baseball or even a smaller, harder rubber ball.
Then there are the electric foot massagers, too, like the UComfy Shiatsu Foot Massager. If your pain is mostly from foot fatigue, that could be a very nice Christmas present for yourself.
My son in law has this affliction and he hobbles around like an old man sometimes. This is rather difficult for him because he is a kitchen fitter and tiler and this heel is interfering with his work.
At the moment he has been given some sort of boot from the hospital, which he has to put on his left foot regularly and whilst in bed. It's a bit cumbersome and he didn't seem sure if it's working or not. It certainly is a passion killer in bed according to my daughter!
He was complaining about the right foot a few weeks ago. I gave my daughter some magnesium chloride solution to put into his drinks. Now both feet seem to be improving. He thinks the left foot is better because of the left boot. Personally, I think its the Mg.
He also has to soak his feet in iced water twice a day for half an hour. My daughter is also putting epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) into the water as it will absorb through the skin.
Thanks for sharing. You've mentioned several things, each of which could be having a positive effect on the plantar fascia. It's hard to say which might be doing the most good. My site actually addresses almost all of these in one form or another. For example, I wore a night splint for a while also and it did a lot of good for me because it kept my foot in a normal position during the night (and yes, it may kill some passion but so does terrible foot pain!). The ice water is part of common RICE method of treatment. Magnesium and epsom salts can be helpful also.
So, your son-in-law is doing good things to help out. Keep that boot on a little longer at night. Keep up the other good things he is doing. And yes, get him some sticks/rollers/balls to use to massage the fascia when he is sitting down. Whatever you can do to get rid of the pain, do it!
While I don't have heel pain now I've had it before in the form of heel spurs and they are extremely painful. I'm interested in foot massage sticks and rollers because I have numbness in my feet. I've tried so many things for relief and so far no success. These might be the answer. Do you know if they help with foot numbness?
Hi Rob. My research indicates that most of the wooden massage rollers do talk about relief from foot numbness. Since I'm not focused so much on numbness as opposed to foot pain I haven't really delved into this very deeply. The wooden rollers, particularly those with multiple rows of rollers, are intended to stimulate the entire bottom of the foot. Thus, it makes sense that they could relieve not only pain but also numbness caused by damaged or distressed nerves.
Diabetes and Heel Pain – A Link to Plantar Fasciitis?


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He gestures with his hands.
And you know what he was listening to?
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while I'd make it look like an accident.
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arms to settle in for another night.
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complete with an ice cream truck.
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She cocoons herself around her swollen belly.
"Stairway to Heaven"murmurs in the background.
Venetian blinds slice up the moon.
She watches as it moves across the sky.
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She grasps at what could have been.
The moon is a hole in a box.
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Is The Public Key Infrastructure Outdated?
Subject: Is The Public Key Infrastructure Outdated?
adds public key binding and digital signature authentiction (for both message integrity as well as authentication) to these existing business process, account-based, binding infrastructures. In fact, many of the existing "PKI" deployments have actually used certificates as a front-end facade ... and than fall-back on traditional account-based binding authentication for the real operation. AADS just eliminates the duplication, superfluous and redundancy introduced by the more traditional PKIs.
dchat writes: Roger Clarke, Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the Australian National University claims that the "Conventional, hierarchical PKI, built around the ISO standard X.509, has been, and will continue to be, a substantial failure", and then he goes on to explain why. I'd be interested in the views of Slashdot users, as my organisation is contemplating considerable investment in X.500 and PKI (including X.509). Lots to read here.
to a large extent, certificates are an answer to offline electronic authentication/security. compared to having no authentication/security in an offline environment, having a copy of some (potentially really stale) auuthentication/security information is better than nothing.
in that respect, certificates are analogous to the '60s "signing limit" corporate checks. Printed on each check was the maximum value that the check could be written for ... say $5000. The problem was that they started finding people that covered $1m transaction by signing 200 $5000 checks.
The 1990s online solution is corporate purchase cards ... a special form of credit cards. Standard credit card is real time transaction aggregation i.e. say an aggregate of credit limit of $50,000. To that can be added additional business rules on each transaction. Credit card transactions normally have had merchant type/code, merchant id, store id and total transaction amount. Purchase card transactions now carry SKU/item level detail (in addition to aggregate). Business rules can be written about transactions at type of merchant (say office stores), specific merchant, specific store and specific types of itmes (only pencils and staples) and individual transaction amount (no more than $20/day, no more than $500/month and only for pens less than $2 each). Also can do groups of account aggregation (all members in deparment can't spend more than $250/day & only at office stores).
In any case, if it is really offline ... then the certificate 1960s electronic offline paradigm is an improvement of no authentication/security at all.
However, if it is a 1990s electronic online paradigm, then offline, stale certificates repreasent a decrease in the level of authentication/security that could be done. Or what may happen is an attempt is made to implement both real online real security as well as an offline certificate security ... and there is significant cost & effort duplication (since the offline certificate effort is redundant and superfluous when the real online security is being done anyway).
oh yes, as to the other kinds of certificates.
basically this is an issue of trust establishment. there are various forms of trust establishment, advertisement, brand, word-of-mouth, previous history, etc ... not just BBB or consumer report like stuff.
1) offline paradigm; certificates are offline paradigm solution ... they've been manufactured at some time in the past with potentially out-of-date and/or really stale information.
2) online paradigm; a BBB, consumer report, etc online web site that gives up-to-date, real-time information about a merchant. these would be well-known web-sites and merchants could even have buttons that take the consumer to such a web-site.
Some number of the certification, licensing, & trust organizations have actually expressed preference for the online paradigm, in part because it creates a tighter bound with the consumer, they have better tracking of consumer reliance on their services, and the information provided is current & up-to-date.
in general it is sufficient to have registered any DBA name & have a d&b entry plus some misc. other stuff ... all relatively easy to establish. Since the DBA name & d&b entry aren't cross-checked as part of the SSL certificate validation ... just the domain name in the certificate against the domain name used ... you could be really surprised at what comes up for DBA names.
I've had credit card statements that listed the DBA names which had absolutely no relationship to the name of the store I had been to ... which i eventually had to call both the credit card company/bank and the store to figure out what was going on.
The difference is that a CA _also_ binds the certificate to a legal entity. When the fraud is discovered, the identity of the fraudster is, too.
specifically with respect to SSL server certificates ... their primary objective was supposedly to overcome shortcomings in the domain name infrastructure integrity (and as stated, most of the SSL server certificate issuing entities actually also have dependencies on that integrity). Fixes for the integrity of the domain name infrastructure ... eliminates the domain name infrastructure as a business case/justification for the existance of those certificates.
Specifically with respect to SSL server certificate, the remaining issue is possibly merchant/server trust (not trust with respect to internet operational integrity ... but fusiness/fraud trust with respect to the business operation of the merchant/server). Establishing that trust goes beyond just having the comfort that if you are defrauded that you might be able to identify the guilty party. That can be addressed with an online BBB &/or consumer report type of service providing real-time information.
Eliminating both justifications for SSL server certificates ... then makes the vast majority of the existing SSL server certificates redundant and superfluous (and I believe would severely impact the business case justification for setting up an operation to provide such a service).
Now this is applicable to the current existing dominant PKI deployment in the world today (possibly accounting for 99.999999999% of instances where there is a certificate transmitted and a client checks the contents of that certificate). It possibly is not applicable to any other hypothetical PKI implementation which may or may not currently exist.
This is not a comment on the crapness of PKI, it is a comment on the crapness of Verisign. The two are far from synonymous.
Don't get me wrong - I don't think PKI is a perfect solution by any means - however, it gets us nowhere to attribute the faults of others to PKI.
as pure asside ... any SSL server certificate signed by any CA in my browswer's CA list is acceptable.
my broswer makes no distinction on which CA signed what ... and/or even what they signed. If I get a certificate signed by any CA in my browswers list that says foo.bar ... and I think i'm connecting to foo.bar ... then the SSL connection will go thru.
given that the supposed justification for SSL certificates is weaknesses in the domain name infrastructure integrity ... and they beef up the domain name infrastructure integrity (in part so that SSL certificate issuing operations ... like any from the above list ... can rely on domain names not having been hijacked) ... then it eliminates that as a business case & justification for SSL certificates.
There are a lot of short-comings of the existing SSL certificate infrastructure. To a large extent, most PKI definitions are purely hypothetical (there is the line someplace, in theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is) ... trivial example is that most PKI definitions include things like CRLs for dealing with revoked or compromised certificates/private keys ... and yet the SSL infrastructure doesn't have any of that in it (even tho client checking of server SSL domain certificates accounts for 99.999999% of all such PKI operations that occur in the world today).
the other scenerio that some certification agencies have expressed (i.e. licensing bureaus, bbb, consumer report, etc operations) is that in the online world ... that they would provide an online service .... rather than certificates designed for an offline world. the online website provides a superior experience, real-time information, and a better binding between the certification agencies and the relying parties (i.e. current use of certificates totally disintermediate the certification authorities and the relying parties .... except in the scenerio where the certification authority and the relying party are the same ... in which case the certificates are redundant and superfluous).
in the shopping experience trust establishment ... trust can be established in a variety of ways, brand, advertisement, word-of-mouth, previous experience, etc. certification trust is just one of the many ways of establishing various kinds of trust. however, any certification trust in the online environment could be better provided by online certification delivery vehicle ... rather than an offline (certificate) vehicle (which disintermediates the certification agency and the relying party).
>> when they issue a certificate, then all these problems would go away.
Basically cetificates are an implementation of R/O partial replicated distributed data that were intended to address availability of information in a predominately offline environment.
In the SSL server certificates, distribution of CRLs tend to create a problem for consumers because they aren't likely to want to see 99.99999999999999999999% of the CRLs distributed and/or they aren't online at the time the CRLs are distributed (and/or if done via email would create a horrible spam issue ... every possible consumer in the world receiving email CRLs from every possile SSL server certificate issuing CA).
The other solution is to go online and do real-time checks ... but doing real-time checks invalidates basic design decision trade-offs associated with choosing a R/O partial replicated distributed data implementation in the first place.
A number of other efforts have looked at the trade-offs associated with large distributed data implementations and have made various different implementation decisions based on different criteria & requirements. Some of the partially replicated data implementations have gone to the trouble if 1) truely offline, R/O replicated data that has low change frequency, and possible adverse effects of dealing with stale data is non-existent or 2) support R/W partial replicated distributed data with various dictionary implemenations keeping track of the "current" R/W owner.
However, in the case of both having R/O replicated distributed data and also requiring online access ... creates a situation where the R/O replicated distributed data implementation is redundant and superfluous (except in some scenerios where the packet of R/O replicated distributed data is significantly larger than the transaction to check on its staleness ... aka multi-megabyte documents might be an example).
It isn't that you can't have perfect R/O replicated distributed data implementation if there is also concurrent real-time access to the original data ... but that usually invalidates the design decisions trade-offs that justified having a R/O replicated distributed data implemenation in the first place.
The degree of redundancy and superfluous becomes more significant as outlined in the SSL server certificate case ... where 1) in large part SSL server certificates are justified to address integrity weaknesses in the domain name infrastructure, 2) SSL server certificate issuing agencies are dependent on the domain name infrastructure as the authoritative source associated with proofing information for issuing an SSL server certificate, 3) correcting integrity weaknesses in the domain name infrastructure (needed by the SSL server certrificate issuing agencies) by registering public keys with domains names, 4) said registered public keys can both a) eliminate integrity weaknesses justifying SSL server certificates and b) be distributed as part of domain name server real time request to the client ... which then can be used in a much more efficient SSL protocol implemenation.
A possibly better phrase is that in a large number of cases revokation isn't practical w/o real-time access to the original data ... but real-time access to the original data obsoletes the need for revokation (by obsoleting the necessity for R/O partial data replication which might require revokation).
The issue in many scenerios isn't that revokation can't work ... it can work if you have real time access to the original data ... which obsoletes the requirement for R/O partial data replication which in turn obsoletes the requirement for revoking R/O partial data replication. The ideal solution for revokation is somehting of a catch-22 ... the ideal solution for revokation also removes the requirement for revokation (somewhat analogous to the catch-22 for solving the problem that SSL server certificate issuing agencies have with domain name server infrastructure integrity issues ... the solution is also the seed for obsoleting the need for issuing SSL server certificates).
I would like to get further information as to why you don't think revocation does not work? I'll admit that in the case of the revocation of Sun's certificates, it was very apparent that the notification process was weak. The other piece, the browser checking of expired/revoked certificates is non-existent but if you properly set up your application, it "should" check the revocation status of both the CA certificate and the subscriber's certificate.
> > the other scenerio that some certification agencies have expressed (i.e.
> > certificates designed for an offline world.
> "dcsb-request@xxxxxxxx" with one line of text: "help".
the other way to look at it ... is why design something that is broken (i.e. offline certificates in an online world) and then turn around it have to patch it up (with various online CRLs) ... unless you are really interested in featuring how broken something is.
there use to be a company that sold a lot of copying machines in the '80s ... the product was one of the worst in the industry with regard to paper jamming. they came out with a television ad campaign highlighting how easy it was to fix paper jams in their product (compred to other products ... which of course you hardly ever had to worry about fixing paper jams).
in many cases ... the use of (offline paradigm) certificaets are redundant and superfluous in an online environment ... much simpler to just register a public key with the relying party or if you prefer .... appended certificates, compressed to zero bytes ... significantly reducing the problem of revoking information carried in the zero byte certificate.
Have you looked at the design of SPKI CRLs? I think there are possibilities in there that address the difficulties you raise.
public keys can be used to provide some degree of trust propagation w/o the problems associated with shared-secrets ... independent of key-exchange for session confidentiality.
certificates were designed to provide for offline trust propagation (i.e. trusted 3rd party generating paper credentials in the days of sailing ships ... for things like letters of credit).
two possible online scenerios for online trust propagation was online domain name infrastructure providing public key as part of online hostname resolution response ... and licensing/certification agencies providing public key as part of a trust lookup.
trust propagation also works going from highly authenticated environment ... which might register a public key with a relying party; to a quickly authenticated environment remote, non-face-to-face transactions with digital signature (the digital signature would be a mathematical encapsulation of the authentication business process that occured as part of public key registeration) . Asymmetric algorithms have some advantages over traditional shared-secret algorithms in that there can be lower maintenence expense at the relying party (i.e. security exposure associated with divulging a shared-secret).
>>designed for an offline world.
>operation appears to be online operation.
problem is that consumer don't normally know that they want to check on a particular merchant's CRL entry until they realize that they want to go to that merchant site. in general, the consumer's aren't going to want keep a local (usenet) database of all CRL entries (however they are distributed) ... so it is more likely the ISP would have to keep all the entries ... pushed into a database ... and let the consumer do an online database lookup of the CRL entries (effectively the local ISP is keeping cached copy of all entries ... and uses usenet as the distribution infrastructure).
In which case, the local ISP would be considered a "stand-in" ... maintaining a negative file ... and returning positive answers if there isn't a match in the negative file for the online transaction ... in which case the consumer may still want to do another online transactions against the master file (located somewhere in the internet).
Given that online transactions are being performed ... then it may even be more straightforward to use domain name infrastructure to manage distribution and management of cached entries. It has a somewhat better online transaction semantics than usenet (already). However, since this is turning into online transaction infrastructure ... it is then possible to eliminate both the certificates and CRLs totally and just use the straight-foward domain name infrastructure.
back again to certificates typically being redundant and superfluous in an online infrastructure.
Sounds like a job for Usenet.
that is one reason that some of the european parties a couple years ago went to relying-party-only certificates ... we've been able to show for 3-4 years that using certificate compression techniques that such certificates can be highly compressed to zero bytes (redundant and superfluous to repeatedly resend copies of information to the relying party that has the original copy of the information).
the real issue is does any of the transactions have to be offline. the analogy is the business paper checks of the '60s that had signing limits ... until they found that people were signing 200 individual checks to achieve their results.
certificates (of whatever kind) represent offline trust propagation between entities with no prior business relationship. as online becomes more & more prevalent and online costs drop, the threshold justifying not doing things online is dropping. the typical current day replacement for the '60s signing limit paper checks is a corporate purchase card, akin to a form of (online, electronic) credit card, that in addition to the familiar credit limit (i.e. real time aggregated balance), also can have business rules about things like merchant type, specific merchant, merchant location, and SKU (product) codes.
x9.59 (financial industry standard for all electronic account-based retail transactions) addresses all of this.
the response (to the merchant) doesn't currently have to be signed for authentication purposes because it comes in via a trusted network. One could imagine migration to a non-trusted network implementation for the response ... reguiring signed authentication. However, because of the required prior business relationships there isn't a requirement for offline trust propagation, the public key of the responding merchant financial entity is simply installed at the merchant (possibly in a manner similar to the way that root public keys are delivered in browsers, but under somewhat more strict business controls).
one way of characterising a much thiner form of PKI uses highly optimized compression techniques for redundant and superfluous information transmission reducing certificate to zero bytes in cases of online transaction between entities with prior business relationship (i.e. in the retail transaction scenerio, there is a consumer instruction to the consumer's financial institution, and the response is an instruction from the merchant's financial institution to the merchant).
the transaction value threshold for offline trust propagation involving certificates that haven't been compressed to zero bytes is dropping as online becomes more & more ubiquitous and the corresponding cost of online drops.
I tend to agree with you. For most on-line transactions, the concept of "identity" is fairly irrelevant - the real issue for the relying party is the authorization to perform an action. Once the high-level legal trust relationships exist [Read: "If you cheat, we will sue you out of business."], the remaining issues are mostly about transferring authorization - delegation - and avoiding fraud by the users.
of course one could quibble whether the above referenced signed response is a thin certificate or not. it could look & taste like a thin certificate ... the primary business difference between a thin certificate and a signed transactions ... is one (the certificate) is signed before the transaction (and might possibly be used for multiple transactions) and the other (signed transaction) is specific to the current transactions. In effect, the thin certificate has the liable party signing something for offline trust propagation that they might not have exact knowledge of before hand. As a thin PKI makes more & more of the transition to online ... it eventually crosses the business line from doing pre-authorized signatures to signing the actual transactions.


A dental implant is a support that is anchored to the jaw and helps support a tooth replacement. This procedure requires surgery with a high degree of technical experience and cosmetic dental practice. It is considered a specialization in the dental field and dentists that can perform such surgeries successfully are highly sought after in the Toronto area. Dr. Ed Philips is one such dentist that has received much praise throughout the GTA for his skill and precision when it comes to many dental procedures, including implants. The surgery requires the implant to be embedded in the jaw, where the bone and metallic (or ceramic) structure of the implant fuses with the bone over time to create an extension of the jawbone that can receive a dental prosthetic.
Who would be a good candidate for a dental implant?
The procedure is very complex and incorporating a foreign material into the body typically has a high failure rate, so dentists must be very sure that the patient meets all criteria necessary to ensure the best chance of successful surgery that will not be rejected.
The standard procedure of implantation requires five main actions that your dentist will generally follow for a basic implant. The steps below would occur after the dentist has made molds of the patient's bite pattern for his/her tooth, bridge or denture and for the procedure they would be under general anesthesia. This is a brief overview of what the patient can expect.
After the patient has been thoroughly anesthetized, the dentist will make a deep incision along the ridge of the gum, directly above the jawbone. This split tissue will be pulled back to expose the bone underneath. The location of the incision is important to allow for proper gum tissue to wrap the implant or cover it completely depending on what the dentist and patient have discussed for long term plans.
This is where a highly skilled dentist is really necessary. He or she will use a high speed drill to place a pilot hole in the bone. This process requires much practice and experience so as not to burn or damage the bone, which could result in some of the tissue being damaged.
After the pilot hole has been made, the dentist will drill again with a much slower speed drill and several progressively larger drill bits. When the excavation has reached the optimal size for the implant, the drilling can stop. Care is also used during this step to keep the temperature low during the drilling process to avoid nerve and cell damage.
The implant is then screwed into the cavity with a pressure-sensitive wrench that is designed to prevent the screw from over-tightening or causing undue stress to the surrounding tissue and bone.
When the implant has been screwed into the bone, the soft tissue that was split is now brought back together in a manner that either allows for just the tip of the implant to show or can be completely covered by this tissue. The choice to embed the implant completely or allow it to break the surface depends on the type of prosthesis that will be installed.
What type of prosthetics can be installed in the implant?
Once an implant is placed in the patient's mouth, there are a number of options as far as what type of prosthesis can be attached to the abutment. Dr. Ed Philips and his team located in the city of Toronto have several years of experience attaching crowns, dentures and fixed bridges to abutments, which can be supported by an implant. For multiple tooth prosthetics, the patient may require more than one implant in order to secure the prosthetic. They can be further supported by the adjacent teeth when used to anchor the bridge. Typically this type of bridge is a fixed one that cannot be removed by the wearer. These bridges can also consist of as few as two prosthetics, to as many as a full row, which would essentially be a denture. There are also dentures that the wearer can remove. These types of prosthetics have a connector at the anchor points or the abutment itself that allows the individual to remove the denture with minimal effort.
The recovery process from start to finish can take several weeks or months, depending on how quickly the patient heals. The primary goal of all cosmetic dentists is to achieve osseointegration with the initial implantation. Osseointegration is the process of binding the implant to the bone structure, which can occur naturally as long as the implant is embedded properly and not rejected by the body. The process can take as much as six months to ensure primary implant stability, but after the process has taken hold, the dentist can proceed with installing the prosthetic tooth, bridge or denture.
Overall the installation of a dental implant is not a major surgery, but allowing proper time for the implant to osseointegrate is key to a successful one. Bone growth is slow but paramount to the success of keeping the implant from any mobility. Dr. Ed Philips and his team in Toronto are dedicated to their patient's long term success, so they can be sure every effort will be made to achieve a positive result with their dental implant. If you are located in the GTA and in need of cosmetic dental work, you would do well to consult Dr. Ed Philips and his staff.
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18 Amazing April Events in California
Soak up spring's magic with music festivals, films and flowers
By Katrina Hunt
This April, California is booming with things to do, from the long-lasting ski season and wildflower super bloom to the first weeks of baseball season and the ever-hip Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival in Indio. It's a great time to be outdoors, whether you're looking at rare cars, flying kites, or tasting wine with a good soundtrack in the background. Here are 18 ways to make the most of this epic spring in the Golden State.
All Month: Napa Valley Arts in April
April in Napa Valley means pairing your wine with cultural nourishment: wineries, museums, and galleries across the county hold special events such as live music, pop-up art exhibits, storytelling, and theatrical performances. One special event this year is Sarafornia (April 4–7), which celebrates Calistoga's bohemian roots.
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Active 20-30 of Santa Rosa #50 is excited to welcome these great breweries, along with about 75 others, to the 24th Annual Battle of the Brews on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the fairgrounds. We'll celebrate all things craft beer, along with live music and great local food. Proceeds benefit underprivileged youth in our community. Get your tickets at BattleoftheBrews.com.
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April 6: Battle of the Brews Sonoma
The one-day festival at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa celebrates both global and California craft beers with a juried competition (The Craft Cup) as well as a Main Event, where regular-folk craft beer fans can vote on their favorites among 71 beers, paired with local bites.
April 11–14: Monterey Sea Otter Classic
This Central Coast cycling event is considered the kick-off of the North American cycling season, attracting more than 10,000 athletes—including pros and national, world, and Olympic champions. Watch athletes compete in mountain bike, cross country, dual slalom, road, and cyclocross events, and join in the fun during non-competitive recreational events for all ages.
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Something we can all get thirsty about.... @aviarycocktails team is coming out to PBFW with their gorgeous Aviary Cocktail book. Join @micahmelton @nkokonas #allenhemberger #sarahhemberger for a look and taste behind the scenes of one of the best cocktail institutions in the world ... The Aviary.
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April 11–14: Pebble Beach Food & Wine
Browse the offerings from 250 wineries and 100 celebrity chefs during this weekend of themed tastings, dinners, and cooking demos. This year's culinary headliners include Dominique Ansel, Richard Blais, Kelsey Larson, and Peter Armellino.
April 11–28: Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle, Universal Studios Hollywood
Dabble in the dark arts during this limited run of an evening light show at the L.A. theme park's The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It will feature lights, music, and special effects, all with an emphasis on He Who Shall Not Be Named (aka Voldemort). On April 11–12, special-admission evenings include a red-carpet photo op, a specially-catered dinner, and keepsake memorabilia. The light show will run through April 28.
April 12–14: Temecula Valley Bluegrass Festival
Downhome music and locally made wine harmonize nicely at this third year for this Inland Empire wine country festival. The home base is Tucalota Creek Ranch, where there will be two stages for music, a main stage jam, a Kids Zone, RV and tent camping, and plenty of wine tasting.
April 10–23: San Francisco International Film Festival
It may be the longest-running film festival in the U.S., but this annual film fest always keeps it fresh with a mix of international films and Hollywood crowd-pleasers. This year's lineup includes a based-on-a true story thriller, Official Secrets, starring Keira Knightley, and Q Ball, a documentary about a prison basketball team, executive produced by Golden State Warrior Kevin Durant.
April 12–14: La Jolla Cours D'Elegance, San Diego
Ogle 150 rare and restored vehicles on display in La Jolla's Cove area—grassy lawns with sweeping views of the ocean. Past "moving sculptures" have included horseless carriages, British Marques, and American classics. The weekend also includes themed events with music, dancing, and classic cocktails.
April 13–14: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles
This two-day event on the University of Southern California campus features book sales, readings, signings, and musical performances. This year's festival will include appearances by A-list authors such as Erica Jong, Lawrence O'Donnell, and Dave Barry as well as talks on writing and even cooking demos.
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Fun fact: Michelangelo illustrated nine central stories on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Come and see the life-size exhibit at Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition here in Orange County! Link in bio. #VatiCali #SistineOC #OrangeCounty #SoCal #artexhibition #michelangelo #thingstodoinoc #comingsoon #renaissance #classicart #art #beautiful #photooftheday #instagood #italy #vatican #rome #roma #catholic #christianity #judaism #spirituality #biblestories #saints
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Begins April 13: Michaelangelo's The Sistine Chapel Exhibition, Garden Grove
Come see state-of-the art reproductions of the ceiling paintings from Italy's Sistine Chapel, at this this traveling exhibit installed in Orange County's Cathedral Cultural Center, near Anaheim. Reproduced at original size, the exhibit lets you learn about the history behind the famed project and see the iconic images relatively up close. Runs through Jan. 12, 2020.
April 13: Chico BrewFest
The Butte County town of Chico is famously the hometown of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., a pioneer in the craft beer movement. But this festival goes beyond, offering tastes of more than 30 beers, wines, and bites—such as British Bulldog Brewery, also from Chico, along with Fifty Fifty Brewing from Truckee, Dust Bowl Brewing from Turlock, and Butte County winery Churn Creek Cellars. Proceeds benefit a wide range of local charities, including the Camp Fire Recovery.
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April 13: Cider Summit SF, San Francisco
They may often take a back seat to local beers and wine, but artisanal ciders have been on a serious upswing for the past few years and take center stage at the 6th outing of this festival at the city's Presidio. Taste from 50 exclusive cidermakers (most from the Bay Area). Your admission ticket gets you a souvenir tasting glass and 15 tasting tickets.
April 13: UC Davis Picnic Day
This annual event started as an open house for a new dairy barn in 1909, but now is a big party showcasing the esteemed state school with a thriving agricultural program. It's great for prospective students or anyone nostalgic for their own college days, with its parade, picnicking, or quirky activities like the Doxie Derby and the Battle of the Marching Bands.
April 13–21: Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, San Francisco
This explosion of pink blossoms and a Grand Parade is said to be the second-largest festival of its kind outside of Washington, D.C. The two weekends feature food, music, bonsai exhibits, and the crowning of a Queen in San Francisco's Japantown.
April 14: Santa Barbara Kite Festival
All of April is Kite Month, but the Central Coast city of Santa Barbara offers a particularly lovely setting for a one-day kite-flying festival, located on the west campus of Santa Barbara City College. Activities include a Children's Tail Chase and contests for Most Unusual Kite, Funniest Kite, and Most Unflyable Kite. Food, drink, and, of course, kites can be purchased at the festival.
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Two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come together in Joshua Tree National Park. A fascinating variety of plants and animals make their homes in a land sculpted by strong winds and occasional torrents of rain. Dark night skies, a rich cultural history, and surreal geologic features add to the wonder of this vast wilderness in southern California. . Image: Joshua trees against a backdrop of purple and red clouds./Brad Sutton . #Nationalparkservice #findyourpark #joshuatreenationalpark #beautifulsky #california #parksunset
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April 20–28: National Park Week
Celebrate Earth Day (April 22) by visiting one of the nine national parks that call California home. Admission fees are waived on April 20, and there are special events at parks throughout the week. Or, celebrate Earth Day early on April 13 at various California State Parks, which are hosting open houses and clean-up days.
April 26–28: Salt & Fog Fish Festival, Eureka
Soak up the North Coast's maritime ambience at this three-day festival on Eureka's historic waterfront by sailing on tall ships, paddle boarding, or kayaking. You'll also want to sample the local cuisine at a crab feed, a chowder cook-off, and more.
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April 26–28: Stagecoach Festival, Indio
After the rock fans have dispersed from Coachella, the grounds of the Empire Polo Club welcome the cowboy hats and honky-tonk lovers for this beloved weekend festival. Headliners include Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, and Jason Aldean, supported by genre-crossers such as Lynyrd Skynyrd , Rita Wilson, and Tom Jones.
April 27–28: Lancaster Poppy Festival
Make the most of this year's super bloom by seeing the state flower in all its glory. This festival first launched to coincide with Earth Day, which is usually prime time to see the poppies at Lancaster's Antelope Valley State Poppy Reserve. Activities—held not at the preserve, but at a nearby Lancaster park—include live music, dancers, a kids' zone, arts and crafts, and a car show.
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When director Julie Taymor set out to make a '60s-era musical using Beatles songs, she had her work cut out for her. How do you narrow down the 200-plus songs in the Lennon/McCartney (and Harrison) catalogue, most of them classics?
We spoke with Oscar-winning composer Elliot Goldenthal, a longtime Taymor collaborator, to discuss which songs made the cut, and how they re-envisioned them for the movie. In the film, Evan Rachel Wood stars as Lucy, an all-American teen-turned-activist who falls for a British painter (newcomer Jim Sturgess) against the backdrop of New York's antiwar movement. Bono, Eddie Izzard and Salma Hayek also make appearances.
"This is a very interesting number, because you have three Beatles songs happening simultaneously. You have 'Across the Universe,' which takes place on the subway, where you see the multicultural face of New York. And it goes into a magical-realism section, where the character sees himself on a passing train. And then he's going to the Columbia riots, and he's singing 'nothing's gonna change my world,' and the police are singing it, and the professors are singing it.


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Due to a tragic death of a student at New Prairie, Tonight's Gils basketball game with New Prairie has been moved to Thursday. It will be Senior night on Thursday. The entire John Adams Family sends our prayers and condolences to the entire New Prairie family.