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SubTopic Security automation
AI and machine learning in cybersecurity: Trends to watch
AI and machine learning in cybersecurity are not so much useful to security teams today as they are necessary. Examine cybersecurity automation trends and benefits.
Michael Cobb
IT security teams today struggle to make sense of the enormous amounts of data modern IT infrastructures generate and consume, while simultaneously prioritizing and responding to alerts. This enormous responsibility is one of the reasons why detection and remediation times are so poor. In fact, a malicious attack has an average lifecycle of 314 days from breach to containment, according to the "2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report" by IBM.
Manual and semiautomated checks and interventions cannot keep up with a constantly evolving threat landscape. And, with the average cost of a data breach estimated at $150 per record lost, according to the IBM study, a strong case can be made for automating many security tasks. Consider how the same study found that organizations without security automation experienced breach costs that were 95% higher than those with fully deployed automation and the case grows stronger.
Though AI and machine learning have been used in security products for some time, they are becoming increasingly important in modern incident response orchestration. Automation is critical for zero-day threat detection in particular as it can bring cyberattack response times down to milliseconds. Contrast this with human response times, which may take hours, days or even months. Critically, AI also helps security teams make more informed decisions.
In a Capgemini Research Institute study, 69% of senior executive respondents said they would be unable to respond to a cyberattack without AI. The same study found two-thirds of organizations plan to employ AI by 2020. Interestingly, many organizations categorized AI as a means of increasing revenues or reducing costs. This cybersecurity automation trend includes notable large companies, such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google, which are each incorporating AI into their internet-based services.
Automating identity and access management
As more organizations implement zero-trust security frameworks, identity and access management (IAM) will become more important than ever. Considering the new security perimeter, cybersecurity automation trends will likely include further advances in the use of AI to improve the effectiveness of IAM. For example, strong and effective passwords are impractical for everyday use. This often positions weak passwords as the only security measure that stands between a user's data and a cybercriminal.
Cybersecurity automation trends will include the increased accuracy of biometric authentication. This technology will provide constant authentication by monitoring and analyzing user activities, such as typing and mouse movements. AI and machine learning in cybersecurity will also determine if an account is currently compromised or under threat of compromise.
Another growing trend is the combination of supervised algorithms and unsupervised learning. This method proves effective in identifying anomalous behavior and triggering reduced or restricted access. It's important to understand the differences between the two types:
Supervised algorithms extract and learn from patterns in existing data to find relationships not discernible with traditional rule-based approaches. Identifying relationships enables the evaluation and risk scoring of new files that the algorithm has not encountered before, such as zero-day threats.
Unsupervised learning finds anomalies, interrelationships and links between unlabeled data sets or emerging factors and variables in order to extract hidden patterns. This can lead to threat predictions -- an almost impossible job for human analysts.
AI and machine learning in cybersecurity will play an even larger role in protecting the entire customer experience -- from account creation and login to service interaction. They will continue to improve the process of assigning risk scores to login attempts. They will also adapt responses to the nature and context of suspicious events -- as opposed to locking out a user or terminating a session. Applications overall will be more efficient at recognizing genuine user and system activities, while containing and mitigating real threats.
AI, machine learning and the edge
In the same way that edge computing has moved compute, storage and network connectivity resources closer to remote devices, AI and machine learning models will be placed on endpoints themselves. These models will feature collaborative information-sharing capabilities that enable dramatically faster identification and termination of threats in real time. For future AI and machine learning cybersecurity technology to be successful, the quality of diverse data sets that the products work with will need to be improved. Semantically enriched data provides more options for meaningful extraction and enables algorithms to produce more precise predictions.
The battle to protect AI-powered systems from being compromised will come center stage.
As with any technology, AI and machine learning can be used for good and bad. Cybercriminals already harness the power of AI to analyze network defenses and simulate behavioral patterns to bypass security controls. The battle to protect AI-powered systems from being compromised will come center stage. One significant threat to AI technology is training data poisoning -- when bad actors access training data and feed it incorrect data, resulting in faulty decisions. According to Gartner, 30% of all AI cyberattacks will use training data poisoning, AI model theft or adversarial samples to attack AI-powered systems.
Fortunately, AI and machine learning enable organizations to protect their users' accounts with more than just a password. For this reason, AI- and machine learning-powered systems look poised to be a central aspect of future IT infrastructure investments. Note that they will require specialized hardware and software, as well as dedicated teams with the skills to manage AI and machine learning models and understand the accuracy, attributes and model statistics used to reach conclusions.
To spend budgets wisely, organizations will need to understand the different options available in order to choose the appropriate technologies for their particular environments. Even with AI and machine learning capabilities to automate security operations and increase detection rates, organizations still need human teams to able to understand the scope, severity and veracity of threats found and to prepare an effective response.
This was last published in January 2020
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"You asked me a couple of weeks ago if I've ever had a girlfriend I could share thoughts with intimately?" Mieko asks Kevin.
"Yes, I remember that. You told me that you never found anyone who you trusted that completely," he said.
"Uh-huh. But I trust you. Completely," she replied, stirring her wine.
Most of my work explores the often misunderstood world of the inter-sexed person. If you are unfamiliar with the term "intersex" Google it, you'll find it very complex and complicated. The Wikipedia entry is very thorough although my work should never be considered clinical.
I've moved on from the intersex question to explore the often misunderstood issues that surround the gender blended individual. "Ruffles and Lace", "Her Best Friend Forever", and "A Simple Cloudburst" are titles that explore this issue, there will be more.
I try to make my characters believable and the world they inhabit relatable (well I suppose a world that contains vampires is a bit of a stretch but that story was just a lot of fun to write).
If you have the chance, please review my work. Your feedback is invaluable to me as an author, it spurs me to create deeper and richer characters in complex situations. Your words inspire me and I appreciate it very much.
This was a really unique and original story. I loved how it breaks gender stereotypes and it was all right for Kevin to explore his feminine side. I didn't like how they handled the assault, though. She was the second woman he had tried that with and just because he won't keep trying it with her doesn't mean he won't try with others. Why couldn't she go to human resources with the other victim and get that guy fired and arrested? He got off way too lightly and the story made it seem like there's no real way to deal with sexual harassment unless you have gangster uncles.
Wow another winner by Guy Winters! This book is about two best friends that lose touch and a high school reunion event forces them back together. It has mystery, love and triumph. I love Guy Winters's books! If you are a Guy Winters fan you will not be disappointed!
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The Google Bus Protestors Aren't Taking Yes for an Answer
Scott Lucas | January 7, 2014 | Story Tech World
"Is San Francisco just a town for the tech industry and wealthy folks?" asks Tony Robles, a co-editor of Poor magazine and one of the organizers of last month's protests that halted commuter buses in their tracks here and in Oakland. After Mayor Ed Lee's announcement yesterday that tech firms would begin paying $100,000 a piece for use of the stops as part of an 18-month pilot project, Robles could be forgiven for crowing a bit. After all, his group's demonstrations were reported around the world, and seem to have accelerated city negotiations over the fees. But the protests are unlikely to stop, in part because Robles has bigger targets in mind.
"The Google bus is just a metaphor," says Robles. "It's symbolic of this insulated and catered to class of people. The people on the buses are laughing at us." The protestors, Robles says, are much more concerned about the displacement of longtime residents than they are about the buses in their own right. He points out, for example, that the protestors haven't targeted buses of a similar size that use city infrastructure to ferry gamblers, many of them elderly Chinese-Americans, to casinos. For many of the activists, it's not how the buses are operating—it's who's inside of them. And the Mayor's deal yesterday didn't solve that. "They need to stop the theft of San Francisco," says Robles. "They are stealing money from us and causing evictions."
According to the Chronicle, which reported the details of the plan, shuttle bus companies like Bauer's and Compass Transport would be permitted by the city and pay $1 per day for use of the stops. The city has approved two hundred of its 2500 Muni stops for use by the shuttles, which will be required to yield to city buses, avoid steep or narrow streets, and provide usage data to the city. The average company is expected to pay $100,000 per year under the program, netting the city $1.5 million, which by state law is required to be spent on administration of the program, including improvements to some stops.
So why isn't this enough for the protestors? At one point they had based on a calculation of the fines they said the buses should have incurred, they put the total financial payment to the city at $1 billion. It's a far cry financially, but at least it provides public legitimacy to the shuttles—another key demand of the demonstrations, which had called for an end to what they called illegal use of public infrastructure. It's not perfect, but the deal gives the city some cash and the buses come in from the cold. Time to declare mission accomplished and go home, right?
Not a chance. "Mission Street hardly seems the same anymore," he says. "This is a culture of deletion. You can delete something from your computer; you can delete something from a neighborhood." Robles wants the city to increase the amount of affordable-rate housing being built ("market rate housing isn't for us," he says), and for the tech workers to stop taking private buses altogether. "Why can't they take MUNI like the rest of us? Instead of those yachts on six wheels. They want to feel special."
What's next? Robles isn't saying, but he suggests that tech workers should keep their eyes open. "When you have your head in an app, it's unbelievable what you miss."

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Hello readers, November and December were hectic times for me with University winding down and the Winter term finishing up. However, while I was on a blog break I had some new ideas come to mind from the down time. So with welcoming the new year, I decided it was time to reinvent some blog ideas.
In my blog I would like to incorporate a lot of different posts then before. My usual posts end up being reviews and Waiting on Wednesdays. Though those posts will continue, I want to start opening up my blog to new and creative posts. I have given it a lot of thought, and decided on some features I would like to do weekly.
One year I had partaken in Nori's blogger challenge. Each group was responsible and tasked with creating new features people could host on their blogs. My group ended up creating "Aesthetics Addicts." Each post would include an aesthetic and potentially a review for a set genre. I loved doing these because it let me be artsy, and my artistic heart fell in love. After a year the posts were done and I haven't really ever done it again. I would like to start posting a new aesthetic every Monday; a fun mindless post to start the week. Aesthetics are also called mood boards for books, so this post will be called Mood-Board Mondays (this must be a thing somewhere, mine will be all book related, and is just the name of the series of thes posts).
Another thing I would love to start showcasing more on my blog is fanart. The countless things created for series is something else. Fans have so much dedication and I have fallen in love with so many different artists. So every Friday I would like to include a post that showcases two of my favourite pieces of the week. I used to draw a lot back when I started my blog and I always loved when some of my fanart would get attention, so why not showcase my favourites. It'll be any kind of fanart I find interesting. This feature will be called Fanart Fridays.
One of my dearest bloggers friends BookNut from 21st Centruy Once Upon a Times started doing a drink your way through books tea editions; featuring books and their characters perfect blend. I am absolutely in love with all kinds of teas and so this post spoke to my heart. I asked if I could start including this kind of feature on my blog and she accepted. So I think from now on, I am going to try and have a "Drink Your Way Through ______ Tea Edition" as often as a I can. A feature that will include the prefect blends for some of our perfect characters.
Lastly, every month Alexis from Mad for Books Luv, and I will be creating a new tag a month. We use to do this, but the themes would be themed around holidays and events happening that month, so we began to run out of ideas. That feature slowly died and became less and less consitent. We have decided to resserct it, but every month the tag will be themed for a book series or book. The questions will be neutral, so essetianally anyone could answer, however they will be related back to the series in a non-spoiler type of way.
The last thing I would love to see more on my blog is guests posts. Me and Booknut have done a far share of blogging posts together, but we would like to start doing one at least once a month, maybe even more, depending on our business.
This post was a little different from what I usually post here, but I think it's welcoming a new change to my blog that will make it feel a little more like me.
What are some features you do on your blog weekly?


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Q: hwiOAuthBundle error on getting picture from facebook I'd configure a oAuth connection with the official documentation. All works except getting the profile picture from facebook.
The front redirects the valid user to a custom user-bundle register (need more data)
The weird part: When I try to use "infos_url" param, it redirects the autenticated user to the original register form, not the custom one. Either use the custom FOSUserProvider that gets the data.
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Decimation: Generation M (Trade Paperback)
Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 4 (Trade Paperback)
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Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne Vol. 3 (Trade Paperback)
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Marvel Mangaverse Vol. I (Trade Paperback)
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Excalibur (1988 - 1998)
Exiles (2001 - 2008)
Exiles Vol. 3: Out of Time (2003)
Fantastic Four (1961 - 1998)
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Impossible Man (2010 - Present)
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LEDs are rapidly becoming the light source of choice for indoor horticultural applications because the light spectra can be customized to meet the growth and nutritional needs of plants. In a study conducted by Tessa Pocock PhD, Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems and Applications (LESA), at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York (US), researchers grew leafy greens indoors under LED lights in order to study how specific light spectra influence the concentration of nutrients. "Nothing beats the sun", Dr. Pocock acknowledged, but growing the greens completely indoors safeguards the plants from the hazards and inconsistency of the outdoor environment, which can be weather, heat and other problems.
Under LED lights, the researchers monitored the concentrations of chlorophyll as well as two important bioactive antioxidants. The reason for the interest is that carotenoids are beneficial to human health and help protect against skin, eye, hepatic, and cardiovascular diseases. Anthocyanins, another group of bioactive antioxidants, are red, blue and purple pigments and their dietary uptake is also positively correlated with human health, such as in the treatment of vision disorders, protection against neurological disorders, reduction in incidence of cardiovascular disease, increase in cognitive ability and enhancement of antioxidant protection.
In past studies, commercially available LEDs were used and indicated that many leafy greens grown under phosphor converted (PC) LEDs had large, thin and pale leaves with consistently lower levels of chlorophyll and anthocyanins. This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of the Luxeon SunPlus Series of LEDs from Lumileds, which is a product line of direct and phosphor converted LEDs designed specifically for horticulture. What sets them apart from other horticultural LEDs is their broad range as well as the unique color points offered, including phosphor converted Lime and Purple. This range of LEDs enables the ability to select the spectrum depending on the type of plant that is being grown. The goal of the study was to determine whether recently introduced PC LEDs could improve the yield of red lettuce while producing high levels of key nutrients including anthocyanins and carotenoids.
The team focused their study on the relationship or compromise between yield (above ground biomass) and nutritional quality of the red lettuce cultivar, Rouxai. Spectral photon distributions were selected to deliver photosynthetic photon flux densities (PPFDs) at the crop level with identical output in red (600-700 nm), blue (400-500 nm) and green (500-600 nm) wavelength ranges (spectral ratios of 60%:20%:20% respectively) for each fixture. There was, however, a difference in PPFD in the far-red region (700-800 nm). It was absent from the RGB direct emission spectra and ranged from 19 µmol in the Valoya PC to 25 µmol in the Luxeon SunPlus Lime + Purple fixture, 28 µmol in the Luxeon SunPlus Purple + Luxeon 3535L Green fixture and 32 µmol in the Luxeon SunPlus Purple fixture.
Two fixtures were installed in each environmentally controlled growth chamber (Adaptis 1000, Conviron) with PPFDs between 217-242 µmol/m2 s by setting light programs and/or adjusting distance to the crop (see figure below). The spectral photon distributions in the center of the chambers and in a grid spanning the growth area were measured to examine the uniformity.
Spectral photon distribution measured as photon flux density (PFD) for each light source. To enable uniform comparison, SPD was measured at the center of each chamber at the crop level.
The light analyses indicated that spectral and PPFD uniformities were poorer on average from side to side of the chambers and significantly better from front to rear. A larger installation of light bars would improve these uniformity discrepancies. The photoperiods were 16 hours/day for 14 days, the day/night temperatures were 23°C/18°C and the relative humidity was between 50% and 70%. Plant health and photochemistry was monitored using pulse amplitude chlorophyll fluorescence.
When the seedlings grown under the different light treatments were ready to be tested, the above-ground leaves were harvested and weighed, giving the researchers the "fresh weight" measurement. The harvested leaves were flash frozen in liquid nitrogen and tested for anthocyanin, carotenoid and chlorophyll concentrations. Yields were significantly higher in seedlings grown under Luxeon SunPlus Series Lime + Purple and Luxeon SunPlus Purple + Luxeon 3535L Green LEDs and Valoya, followed by Luxeon SunPlus Series Purple and, lastly RGB direct emission LEDs. Significantly higher anthocyanin concentrations were observed in Rouxai grown under Luxeon SunPlus Lime + Purple, Luxeon SunPlus Purple + Luxeon 3535L Green and RBG LED spectra compared to Valoya.
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If grown properly, salad is an excellent source of nutrients including antioxidants, which help control the level of damaging free radicals in the body. This study showed that red lettuce Rouxai grown under specific LED spectra can have significantly higher yields as well as greater concentrations of anthocyanins and good levels of carotenoids. The Luxeon SunPlus Lime + Purple LEDs and the Luxeon SunPlus Purple + Luxeon 3535L Green LEDs was successful in terms of yield (fresh weight) and antioxidant levels. The Valoya PC LEDs produced greens of comparable yield, but statistically lower levels of antioxidants, indicating that the spectral photon distribution of phosphor down conversion can have different effects on crop quality. In summary, the data suggests that growth and nutrition can be maximized using PC LEDs with strong royal blue, green and deep red components. Dr. Pocock said the data gathered in this study has served as a jumping off point to look at different parts of the spectrum to further determine how phosphor down-converted LEDS can be used to influence nutritional value of leafy crops.


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Кепекчелия () е село в централната източна част на Северна Македония, община Карбинци.

География
Селото е разположено в планината Плачковица.

История
В XIX век Кепекчелия е изцяло турско село в Щипска кааза на Османската империя. Според статистиката на Васил Кънчов ("Македония. Етнография и статистика") от 1900 година Кепекчели има 185 жители, всички турци.

Според Димитър Гаджанов в 1916 година в Кепекчи живеят 52 турци.

Бележки

Села в община Карбинци

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Thursday Threads with Tina Susedik
From this sexy Valentine anthology, we have an excerpt from Tina Susedik's novel, The Valentine's Proposal.
MY SEXY VALENTINE HOLIDAY ANTHOLOGY
Featuring Tina Susedik's Short Story, The Valentine's Proposal
Other Contributing Anthology Authors: Cheryl Yeko, Sage Spelling, Lynn Cahoon, S.C. Mitchell, Char Chaffin
ANTHOLOGY HEAT LEVEL: STEAMY
Blurb for The Valentine's Proposal:
When a Valentine's Day proposal doesn't go the way she expected, librarian Janetta Simonson's life changes in ways she's never dreamed.
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Devlin Baran followed the statuesque brunette as she stomped from the woman's room and headed to the bar. His cock twitched as her hips swayed in tight jeans. Was the guy who dumped her crazy? To trade in this hot piece for the washed-out blonde?
He'd noticed her the moment she'd walked into the building. Full breasts. Tapered waist. Not too thin. Tall. His body had reacted immediately. He liked his women tall. He'd been ready to join her when the jerk arrived. During their argument he'd called her Janetta. The name seemed to suit her.
Pseudo cowboys irritated the hell out of him. New boots, shiny belt buckle, cheesy western shirt were all signs. But even real cowhands dressed up for a Saturday night on the town, so he could be mistaken. When the man tossed his hat brim side down on the table, Devlin knew him to be a fake. Any real westerner knew you put your hat top side down so not to ruin the folds.
Since he was out of luck with the brunette, he'd headed to the men's room, where he observed the encounter. He nearly applauded when the woman smacked the pretend cowboy across the cheek and threw the ring into the crowd. Hell. Not only did he like them tall, he loved them spirited, like his fillies on his ranch.
As she headed to the bar, he shook his head. He couldn't let a hot woman interfere with the job he had to do, needing all his focus to find out who was slipping drugs into women's drinks. As a rancher working undercover as an FBI agent, he always seemed to be one-step behind the assholes who thought it fine to have sex with unconscious women.
The man, or men, moved from bar to bar in the small rural area. This was the only one that hadn't been hit. He hoped to hit pay dirt tonight.
He tried to ignore Janetta's shapely ass as she sat on a stool next to another pseudo cowboy. She must have a thing for their type. After taking her time with one drink, the man tipped his overly white Stetson, leaned in and said something, making her laugh. The back of Devlin's neck prickled. He seemed familiar.
What was she thinking, Devlin wondered as she let the guy put his hand on her thigh. Even though she oozed sex appeal, after her encounter with Fred, he had the feeling she wasn't a sexually aggressive person. She seemed more like a kindergarten teacher.
Janetta took a sip of her orange-colored drink and spoke to the man—who threw his head back and laughed. The hand went a bit further up her leg. She took another drink and swayed into him. Maybe he was wrong and she was just another floozy looking to pick up an unsuspecting cowboy.
The man swung an arm around her shoulders and lifted the glass to her lips. Her head dropped into his neck. He glanced over his shoulder and snuggled her into his side. After a few minutes he pulled her from the stool, and like a man helping a drunk companion, headed toward the door.
Shit. She's been drugged.
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Thursday's Threads with Tina Susedik
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Eve Dayton, owner of a riding ranch, rose above her childhood past and overcame the emotional damage her boyfriend caused when he married another woman. When someone starts sabotaging her ranch, Eve is desperate to find the culprit before she loses everything. Is it a coincidence or is the return of Denton Johanson tied to the mystery?
Divorced Denton Johanson returns to his hometown to help convict the embezzling controller of the family business. When he runs into Eve, he realizes his feelings for her are still strong enough to try and win her back. His fear of horses won't get in the way of his goal and decides the only way to be near her is to take riding lessons from her. Can he convince her that his love is real and he is not behind the mystery surrounding the ranch?
Eve leaned against the door frame of the woman's bathroom. Grasping her purse against her stomach with both hands, she tried calming the herd of horses charging through her system. Taking a deep breath, she stepped forward and peered through the leaves of a tall potted plant placed to obscure the view of the restrooms. Her pulse picked up speed. Rose and Denton approached Max.
"Smart move," she muttered. "Chicken. You should be raising chickens instead of horses, moron!"
She slapped her hand over her mouth when an elderly woman walked out of the bathroom and gave Eve a small smile and a wide berth. The woman went to her table and whispered something to her companion, probably about a crazy lady talking to a tree. Eve suppressed a laugh. Crazy, that was her all right. Crazy to be afraid of Denton and the rush of adrenaline snapping her nerve endings at the sight of him.
"C'mon, girl, he can't eat you." Visions of Denton nibbling on her neck sent shivers up her spine and down her legs. "Well, not literally, anyway." Over the years, though, memories of his desertion had eaten away at her, turning her into an emotional cripple, afraid of becoming close to anyone except Tom. "Damn! Why did he have to show up tonight and ruin the evening?"
She peered through the branches of the plant. Max kissed Rose on the cheek. Rose's introduced Max and Denton.
Eve couldn't help comparing the two while they shook hands. Both men were good-looking, tall, about 6'2. Max's hair was blond, straight and short, while Denton's was dark, wavy and worn nearly to the collar of his pale blue dress shirt. Max's slim, wiry physique hid a strength making him capable of handling even the largest animals. Denton's broad shoulders and hips accentuated his slim waist making him seem taller than Max. Women's eyes followed Max when he came into a room, but he seemed to pale in comparison with Denton.
The men shook hands, but didn't immediately let go. Max frowned. Did Denton grimace? Were Max's fingers turning white? Were they going to start arm wrestling in the middle of the restaurant? Not that it mattered, but did Denton think she and Max were lovers? Max said something and the three of them turned in her direction. Eve quickly stepped back, hoping the rustling branches weren't obvious. She peeked through the leaves again. They were still looking her way.
"Oh, hell!" she muttered. "I can't hide out here forever." Wiping her hands down the sides of her dress and taking a deep breath, she stepped into the hallway, head high, shoulders back, knees trembling. "I'm not chicken," she said surprising a couple sitting nearest the restrooms.
"Eve, what a nice surprise," Rose said, giving Eve a gentle hug when she reached the table. "You remember my son, Denton, don't you?"
Eve couldn't believe Rose's question. What was she trying to pull? Even though her relationship with Denton had ended years ago, her friendship with his mother had grown and blossomed. Before she answered, Denton leaned over and placed a quick kiss on her cheek.
A lighted blow torch placed directly against her skin wouldn't have burned anymore than his simple peck. Memories flashed back at her. Denton chasing her around the trees in his parents' yard. Denton's first tentative kiss on their fifth date. His last soul-searching one the evening before he left for college. The one from a lover during his Thanksgiving break.
"Hello again, Eve." His soft words snapped her out of her memories.
"Hello, Denton," she managed to utter, avoiding his eyes and glancing at Max.
Max observed the interaction. The urge to mark his territory overpowered him. He took Eve's hand in his. "You two know each other?"
Max expected Eve to answer since Rose was only a passing acquaintance. When she didn't say anything, he glanced at Eve. Her face had gone from pale back to rosy again and kept her eyes on their clasped hands. With a subtle motion, she turned the pearl side of her ring to the inside of her hand, leaving only the thin, gold band showing. What the hell?
It was obvious he was not going to get an answer from neither Eve nor Denton. He raised an eyebrow at Rose.
"Max, Eve and Denton went to high school together. They haven't seen each other in a long time," Rose answered Max's silent inquiry. "Denton, Max is a veterinarian and takes care of Eve's animals."
"We're out enjoying one last quiet evening before the seasonal rush starts," Max said trying to cover the awkward situation while still trying to figure out all the currents flowing around them. It was more than the way Denton looked at Eve like a lost puppy having found his way home, or the way Rose watched Denton looking at Eve. There was so much voltage zapping between Eve and Denton, Max thought the restaurant lights should be popping and snapping. Was this Denton an adversary? A future friend? He sure as hell wished he knew because the situation was getting more strained by the second.
An awkward silence landed on the foursome once more. Eve didn't understand Rose's smug smile. Max squeezed Eve's fingers tighter and glared at Denton as the silence stretched. Denton looked alternately between Max and Eve's joined hands and their faces, seeming to come to some decision. He stepped forward and took Eve's other hand in his.
"Eve, I need to talk to you," he said, pressing her fingers in his.
Max's hold on her hand increased as he gently pulled her away from Denton. Denton grasped her hand tighter.
"Please, Eve. I need to explain."
Eve tried to turn and face Denton. Max's grip pulled her back toward him. She was beginning to feel like a piece of taffy, being stretched and tugged to the maker's satisfaction. A glance at Rose's smiling face and Eve realized she wasn't going to get any help from her. Max and Denton acted like gladiators in a coliseum ready to fight for their lives. Eve only wanted to leave. People were starting to stare at the foursome still standing beside the table. Eve tried to remove her hands from both men. Their grips became equally stronger. Her fingers began to tingle from lack of circulation. She tugged again and finally faced Denton.
"Please let go of my hand. I have nothing to say to you," she said quietly.
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"Darn. I'm late." Eve grabbed her mug of coffee and the clipboard with her notes for the day. "I'm never late. Ever. This is what happens when you let a man get under your skin." She jogged across the driveway to the barn. The clients weren't due for another half an hour, but she wanted to meet with Tom early to go over her notes once more to make sure the horses matched the riders.
Her steps slowed as she entered the barn. Tom was talking to one of the employees at the other end of the barn. Since he didn't immediately notice her, she took her time walking through the building, making sure the tack was all in place according to horse, helmets and riding sticks hung in order of size, horses back in their stalls from the field, and no stray horse droppings or straw littered the barn floor.
As she passed the row of licenses showing their employees were qualified as riding instructors, and she and Tom owners, he turned and waved her over.
"So how did your evening go last night, sweetheart? You danced quite a bit with Denton."
"Yeah." She batted her eyes at her friend. "You didn't have anything to do with it would you, honeybunch?"
Tom laughed, threw an arm around her shoulders, and gave her a hug. "Ah, busted." He kissed her forehead. "He's not so bad, you know, Eve. He's made some mistakes, and I believe he sincerely regrets them. But if he does anything to hurt you again, he'll find himself lying in a pile of manure, face first."
Eve grimaced at the image. "Well, I hate to say you're right, but I did have a good time. I forgot how easy it is to talk to him. Besides, he can't hurt me if I don't let him." She slid the clipboard from under her arm and started flipping through pages. "That doesn't mean I'm still not mad at him. It's going to take more than a few dances to get me into his good graces."
"Give him a run for his money?"
"Yeah," she muttered, glancing at her watch. "Now, let's compare notes before our subjects arrive."
For the next few minutes they walked companionably through the barn looking at stock, comparing horse sizes, and temperaments to clients. The stable of twenty-five horses ranged from duns to piebalds to grays and Appaloosas and included a few ponies for younger riders. Eve loved them all.
"I'll take the slowest, laziest one with the shortest legs," Denton said, interrupting Eve and Tom's decision to pasture a smaller horse needing to be re-shod.
Eve nearly dropped the clipboard at the sound of Denton's deep voice as she locked the stall door and tacked a note to the front for her staff. Keeping her back to him, she didn't hide a smile at his nervous tone. By the time she faced him, the smile disappeared, but not the heat that had risen to her face.
"Mornin', Dent," Tom said, stepping over to the next stall. "I think old Della here will do fine for you." He ran a hand down the bay's forelock, over the blaze markings to her nose and slipped a sugar cube into her mouth. "Eve's helped so many people learn to ride she'd teach me a few things, and I taught her to ride."
Denton let out a breath of air and took a few steps closer to the stall. "Good to know."
"Don't be misled, Dent," Eve said, following Tom's hands down the horse's face. "Della may be getting on in years, but she's a horse and horses can pull a few tricks on the unwary." Denton's Adam's apple slipped up and down as he swallowed a gulp. She pressed the clipboard to her chest. "Don't worry, since I'll be training you, I won't let anything happen."
"To me or the horse?" he asked.
"Good question," Eve answered over her shoulder as she sauntered away from the men.
Denton raked his fingers through his hair and suppressed a shudder.
"Scared you, didn't she?"
"And you're enjoying it, aren't you?"
"Don't worry, boy. She's never let a customer get hurt. Yet."
Denton breathed a sigh of relief. He wouldn't get hurt, not physically, anyway, he thought. His emotions were another matter. His heart tripped a little faster as he watched her walk through the barn.
The rest of the group began entering the building. Amazing how, in such a short time, a person learned to recognize someone, even by their black silhouette against the bright sun-lit entrance to the barn. The unmistakable buxom figure of Jackie was outlined in the door.
His breath left him and he quickly searched for a place to hide. After her seduction attempts at the dance, she was the last person he wanted to encounter. He still felt her body pressed against his, his arm muscles even a little sore from trying to stop her from performing the vertical bedroom tango publicly. The next woman to use his body in any way would be Eve, whether she knew it or not.
So desperate to be out of Jackie's sight, he contemplated leaping over the gate into his horse's stall and hiding behind her rump, then grabbing a shovel to start mucking out manure or take a hoof pick and clean out her hoofs. Before he could consider the wisdom of doing any of those things, Jackie spotted him.
He groaned. Everyone gathering at the end of the barn turned as she shrilled out his name. He moved toward her. If he moved fast enough, he'd get to the others and mingle, be able to hide among his compatriots, then shove her off on some other, more willing, male in the group.
About Tina:
As a child, Tina always had stories floating around in her head, but had no idea those stories could be put down in book form. One day her brother (yes, her brother) introduced her to Kathleen Woodiwiss' The Flame and the Flower. Tina was hooked and a love of reading and eventually writing romance began. She is also a non-fiction writer with six history books in print. She also has two children's books that were recently released.
Tina has been married for over forty years and lives in Wisconsin. After careers in accounting and teaching (not necessarily at the same time), she found her career in writing is what fulfills her the most. When not writing, she loves camping, hiking, photography, reading and playing with her five grandchildren.
She is a member of Romance Writers of America and Wisconsin Romance Writers of America.
Today's threads is from Soul Mate Publishing author Tina Susedik and her sensuous, romantic mystery novel, Riding for Love..
Look for it at Soul Mate Publishing, Amazon, and B&N
http://www.amazon.com/Riding-for-Love-ebook/dp/B00CLJD31/
Blurb: Eve Dayton, owner of a riding ranch, rose above her childhood past and overcame the emotional damage her boyfriend caused when he married another woman. When someone starts sabotaging her ranch, Eve is desperate to find the culprit before she loses everything. Is it a coincidence or is the return of Denton Johanson tied to the mystery?
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As a child, Tina always had stories floating around in her head, but had no idea those stories could be put down in book form. One day her brother (yes, her brother) introduced her to Kathleen Woodiwiss' The Flame and the Flower. Tina was hooked and a love of reading and eventually writing romance began. She is also a non-fiction writer with six history books in print.
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Ben Rutten of Cedar Rapids filed Monday for the District 1 Commissioner seat and will face incumbent Commissioner Hilary Maricle.
Also filing for office during the past week were Forrest Francis, a second candidate for Albion City Council, and Kallen Ryan, a sixth candidate for one of the three Ward 1 seats on the Riverside Public School Board.
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Greyhound-WW2 Naval Movie
jbob August 14, 2020, 3:38pm #1
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A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the...
I was very surprised as to how well this movie is. Ths script is excellent totally in line with Naval jargon. Uniforms are all correct and the command sequences must have been edited by a naval officer. I learned that the NAZI`s used high pressure air bottles launched from the torpedo tubes fooling sonar.Well worth watching.
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Dr_Manhattan August 15, 2020, 1:26am #5
Typical Hollyweird movie! I give it 3 stars out of 5.
probably the Lookmovie site
It's gotta be somewhere else online. Even 3 out of 5 stars might be worth it.
I haven't even watched 1917 yet which I own.
My criticism of this movie is that it lacked realistic tension and Character development. Giving it three stars I was being generous. The entire movie is surrounded by one character Tom Hanks! The CGI didn't give the viewer a sense of space to which they could feel the icy depths of the Atlantic, or the ships presence in water. Instead the action and tension we do get seemed too choreographed, forced, scripted. The script to which this is based on a true story is rather lost on emotions that should have been more terrifying as opposed to happy endings the typical Hollywood ride off in the sunset with the beautiful woman ( cue up heroic music by John Williams as an example) that we come to expect with such productions. Then again, it's Tom Hanks, snicker, snicker!
At least with "1917" we still get a sense of tension and the human struggle to find a semblance of humanity within the dirge of grief.
It's not another, Tom Hanks in a rubber raft movie is it? He can really bug me
Dr_Manhattan August 15, 2020, 2:46am #10
rp5x5:
It's not another, Tom Hanks in a rubber raft movie is it?
No I wouldn't say that, just seemed his portrayal of the character he is playing comes off as being devoid of any depth. Not organic but contrived. Such movies should be riveting, a sense of sea sickness. Instead we get shots of the cook making appearances with perfectly prepared meals on a steady ship, when realistically the ship being in rough seas and in inclement weather should have everyone on board bracing its unsteadiness.
rp5x5 August 15, 2020, 4:03am #11
So it seemed phony. Tom Hanks made some good movies, but most of his big movies I found annoying. I really hated that pretentious lifeboat movie.
Forrest Gump took multiple viewings to appreciate, but it is corny and fake.
I liked Joe and the Volcano.
Saving Private Ryan is good.
I compare him to Bruce Willis in that they are directors actors. They are capable in their skills but it's the directors job to mould them into the characters that they are suppose to portray. A good example of this is Bruce Willis in "12 Monkeys " and Hanks in SPR. Completely believable characters but it's the directors of those movies that were able to get that type of performance out of such actors. I don't fault Hanks for his portrayal in this movie but rather the creative team including the director for its short comings. Movies especially ones coming out of Hollywood these days lost the art of film making altogether when executives get involved in the creative process and "Greyhound" is a typical result when too many chefs spoil the sauce.
If I had the Budget to direct such a film, first off I would not recruit Hanks for such a role. Second I would also make a concerted effort not to hire Hollywood yes men to make my executive decisions. Thirdly and last, I could make such a film that would be much more effective for a third of the cost by reworking the script, the scenes and the overall pacing of the film.
Well it's not on Amazon Prime, Netflix or On Demand so I guess I'll have to wait. I'm not going try the risky links
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The link I posted works just fine for me.
My Norton 360 said it's a malicious site and blocks it.


Though small, the pretty town of Orford has many wonderful attractions including a boating river, a quayside, an oysterage, a famous smokehouse, an award-winning artisan bakery and a notable castle.
One of England's most unusual keeps. Its polygonal tower is totally unique. It's extremely well preserved, and this well–kept condition means that visitors can explore the maze of passages, chambers, chapels and halls that would first have been used by Henry II. For current opening times and prices, visit their website.
Orford's beautiful church was a favourite place of the composer Benjamin Britten, who performed some of his church parables here, as well as the first performance of his opera, Noye's Fludde, the recording of which can still be heard today.
This traditional little quay is a great place for crabbing, an excellent summer pastime. Moored at Orford Quay is the Lady Florence River Cruise Restaurant, a charming boat that takes up to 12 passengers out onto the Rivers Alde and Ore for catered cruises. A lunch or dinner cruise can be had, with all food prepared on board from local ingredients, including fresh Orford-landed seafood.
Perhaps the most famous artisan bakery in Suffolk, Pump Street Bakery attracts critics and foodies from all over the UK. As well as many kinds of delicious breads and pastries, including 'Britain's Best Baguette,' Pump Street has now started making their own chocolate, using a bean to bar philosophy. Take your time and enjoy a meal in the café, or buy a warm roll and take it with you on your walk.
You'll sample some of the freshest seafood in Suffolk at the Butley Orford Oysterage. Every day the restaurant's two fishing boats bring back the day's catch, while plump freshwater oysters arrive from Butley Creek, less than a mile away. After your meal, don't forget to visit the Pinney's of Orford shop at Orford Quay, where you can pick up some exquisite smoked delicacies.
The Crown and Castle inn is an ideal place to end your day walking around Orford, or break for one of their superb pub lunches, best enjoyed al fresco in the garden, which overlooks Orford Castle. Winner of numerous accolades for its delicious home-cooked food, cosy rooms and friendly staff, the Crown and Castle well deserves its reputation as one of the best inns on The Suffolk Coast, so if you're planning on staying in Orford a little longer, this is the place to rest your head.
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What do you immediately think of when I mention computer games?
Do they suggest shoot-em-ups or racing games, games that appeal and are marketed to teenage boys? Or maybe you've come across some of the amazing games that are emerging, often from indie studios? The games industry now produces a rich and diverse set of games, but people don't yet know about them.
I was invited to speak for an event on Ada Lovelace day at Anaplan this year, and I realised that this was an opportunity for me to share the impact that games have had on me, and are already impacting the world.
I've played some amazing games with powerful messages, which had me fully immersed in their gameplay, and the more I look, the more I find that I want to play. I've shared an overview of some of these games in my talk, as well as how I think each of them are changing the world.
I really believe that games are a fantastic platform for immersing us in new worlds, tackling difficult topics in a playful and lighthearted way, educating us, introducing new, beneficial habits and also for collecting data which can feed into behavioural research and give us deep insight into the human race.
However we need to design games, with an understanding of the power they can have, and we need more diversity in the industry to make it happen. By investing your time and money and spreading the word about the best games you are also building the case for more games created which use the power of games to change the world for good. This leads to more investment, providing a greater chance for those who have a game with a message to get it out there.
The industry is changing, games are changing, please go and check them out and help games to change the world!
These are the games I mention in my talk, with links to the games and the platforms you can play them on. Many are accessible to you if you have a phone! Please do go and check them out:
Pokemon Go (mobile – iOS, Android)
Minecraft (all platforms including PC, mobile and consoles)
That Dragon, Cancer (mobile – iOS, Android, Windows)
Hellblade, Senua's Sacrifice (Windows, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch)
My Child Lebensborn (mobile – Android and iOS)
Liyla and the Shadows of War (mobile – Android and iOS)
Sea Hero Quest (only available in VR)
Mission 1.5 (PC or mac – online game)
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Who can stop the assault on marriage?
Not surprisingly, GOP presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum made dumb, bigoted comments about the overturning of Prop 8, but let's focus on Mitt Romney's reaction, as he's frequently presented as the least horrific of the bunch.
"Today, unelected judges cast aside the will of the people of California who voted to protect traditional marriage," Romney said following the decision. "This decision does not end this fight, and I expect it to go to the Supreme Court. That prospect underscores the vital importance of this election and the movement to preserve our values. I believe marriage is between a man and a woman, and, as president, I will protect traditional marriage and appoint judges who interpret the Constitution as it is written and not according to their own policies and prejudices."
This loving couple has lowered the value of my 2-carat traditional marriage to that of cubic zirconia
"Unelected judges" is a conservative catchphrase. It is supposed to get your dander up: These "unelected" (that's not Democratic!) judges just do whatever they want without listening to the will of the people! This misses the fact that judges are tasked with protecting the Constitution. The majority of citizens cannot all agree to deprive rights from the minority. Otherwise, there would be states in which you couldn't own a gun.
Romney describes marriage equality as a "fight." How is it a fight exactly? Generally, in a battle, both sides have something to gain or lose. Homosexuals want to enter into a legal contract with a consenting adult. Some heterosexuals want to forbid it. This isn't a fight. It's bullying — an unwarranted intrusion into other people's lives.
"Traditional marriage" is another conservative catchphrase. Fifty years ago, that definition would not have included my own marriage. The use of "protect" implies that strangers marrying will somehow harm your marriage. It's as if they think all heterosexuals have stock in the marriage corporation, and allow gays to marry will dilute the value of your shares.
Romney then implies that fighting marriage equality is a critical matter in the upcoming election, as if the housing crisis was directly related to interior decorators deciding to get hitched. He vows to appoints judges who interpret the Constitution as it is written. Of course, the Constitution doesn't say anything about marriage, which is probably why Romney also supports a Constitutional ban against gay marriage.
"There's been an assault on marriage," Romney said in the Faith and Freedom teleconference. "I think he [Obama] is very aggressively trying to pave the path to same-sex marriage. I would unlike this president defend the Defense of Marriage Act. I would also propose and promote once again an amendment to the constitution to define marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman."
Where's the "assault"? The overt implication is that gays marrying each other weakens "traditional" marriage. How? Shouldn't conservatives opposed to marriage equality provide some modicum of data backing up this assertion? Something I couldn't counter with the sordid past of Newt "Henry VIII" Gingrich and The Bachelor?
Anything that comes out of Romney's mouth is as honest as what men tell women in a bar at closing time. He'll say whatever is necessary for voters to take him to the White House. The tragedy is that he knows that a sizable portion of the United States is irrationally homophobic. Romney can talk about American "exceptionalism" all he wants but most civilized nations already have gay marriage. What makes America so great again? Arrogance and iPods? And the former is the only one we actually make here.
Posted by Stephen Robinson on February 7, 2012 in Political Theatre, Social Commentary
Tags: Mitt Romney, Prop 8


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Holy Intercession Church in Glen Cove, NY, Celebrates its 70th Anniversary
Source: ROCOR
Pravmir.com team | 21 October 2021
Photo: eadiocese.org
Sermon on the Feast Day of the Protection of the all Holy Theotokos
The Feast of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos
This year, Holy Intercession Church in Glen Cove, NY prayerfully marked the 70th anniversary of its founding and the consecration of the church. On November 26, 1951, it was founded by the ever-memorable Metropolitan Anastassy (Gribanovsky; +1965), the second First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad. The parish council resolved to hold the anniversary celebrations concurrent with the parish's patronal feast – the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos. With the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, the celebrations were officiated by Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal & Canada, who paid the parish an archpastoral visit.
On Wednesday, October 13, His Eminence led the All-Night Vigil, co-served by parish rector Archpriest Alexandre Antchoutine and Protodeacon Eugene Kallaur (cleric of St. Seraphim Memorial Church in Sea Cliff, NY).
Two male choirs sang antiphonally at the divine service.
After the reading of the Gospel, Fr. Alexandre greeted parishioners with the feast, and after the anointing presented special gifts to the parish's long-time workers and worshippers. On behalf of the parish, Archbishop Gabriel was presented a cross and panagia set, produced by jewelers in Moscow.
Upon completion of the service, the sisterhood organized a supper for all in the parish hall.
On Thursday, October 14, the feast of the Protection of the Mother of God, parish treasurer Vladimir Mikhailichenko greeted Archbishop Gabriel with bread and salt and a word of warm welcome, after which the hierarch entered the church and celebrated the festal Liturgy. Concelebrating with His Eminence were:
Archimandrite Maximos (Weimar; rector of St. Dionysios the Areopagite Monastery in St. James, NY)
Archpriest Serafim Gan (rector of St. Seraphim Memorial Church in Sea Cliff, NY)
Archpriest Alexandre Antchoutine (parish rector)
Abbot Nicodemus (Balyasnikov; dean of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City)
Abbot Arseny (Manko; rector of Sts. Cosmas & Damian Church in Passaic, NJ)
Archpriest Ion Arama (rector of Holy Annunciation Church in Flushing, NY)
Abbot Silouan (Justiniano; cleric of St. Dionysios Monastery)
Protodeacon Nicolas Mokhoff (cleric of the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City)
Protodeacon Eugene Kallaur (cleric of St. Seraphim Memorial Church), and
Hierodeacon Panteleimon (Jigalin; diocesan cleric)
At the reading of the hours, young parishioner Andrew Pavlovic was tonsured a reader.
Present in church during the divine service was city Mayor Tim Tenke, representatives of the municipal government, and Dmitry S. Chumakov, First Deputy Representative of the Russian Federation at the United Nations. Despite its being a weekday, a large number of parishioners gathered for the festal services, most of whom communed of Christ's Holy Mysteries.
Upon completion of Liturgy, a short moleben was served to the Most Holy Theotokos. Archbishop Gabriel greeted those gathered, congratulating the clergy and faithful with the feast, much beloved by the Russian people, and spoke about the history of the church and the people who once served, labored, and prayed here. His Eminence sincerely thanked the rector and parish council for their labors in the church building and the parish school. He also welcomed the mayor of the city and the Russian state representative.
The rector thanked the parishioners for their prayers and their dedication to the church, and presented parish council members and other parish assistants memorial gifts: Athonite-style icons and other treasured items. Mayor Tenke congratulated the rector and parish on the occasion of their jubilee, and presented Fr. Alexandre a memorial certificate commemorating the parish's 70th anniversary.
The protodeacon intoned the Polychronion for the clergy and all of the parishioners. The sisterhood invited everyone to a festal luncheon, during which many kind words were spoken. Dmitry S. Chumakov presented gifts to the parish from the Honorable Vassily A. Nebenzia, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Russian Federation at the United Nations.
As a result of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the festal celebrations were held in accordance with all established sanitary recommendations.
Pravmir.com team
This year, Holy Intercession Church in Glen Cove, NY prayerfully marked the 70th anniversary of its founding and the consecration of the church. On November 26, 1951, it was founded by the ever-memorable Metropolitan Anastassy (Gribanovsky; +1965), the second First Hierarch of the Russian Church ...
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill Contracted the Coronavirus
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Arkansas Woman Warns Others After Escaping Possible Attacker
by: Jonathan Freeman
Posted: Aug 9, 2018 / 01:03 AM UTC / Updated: Aug 9, 2018 / 01:03 AM UTC
(8/8/18) A woman says a man in Hot Springs aggressively tried to break into her car while she was inside.
She says around 4:30 Wednesday morning she was dropping off her boyfriend at a co-worker's house so they could get to work in Little Rock.
She says a man appeared in her rear window and ran around to her back seat. She says he tried to open her door knob, but it was locked. He then banged on her driver's side window.
"I'm surprised he didn't break it," Davis said.
She says there was a car driving down Higdon Ferry Road and she couldn't immediately pull away.
"He was trying to get in my back seat to hurt me or tell me to go somewhere in the car," Davis said.
Instead of sitting there, she decided to pull out in front of the other car. Frightened and shaken up, she drove home.
She says a friend called police, but they didn't immediately fill out an official report.
She posted about it on Facebook warning others of what she experienced.
"If you have a gut feeling, lock your doors and if you leave somewhere lock your doors," Davis said.
She's glad she had a hunch to flip her locks on.
She says the apartment complex reached out to her asking how they can keep this from happening again.
Anna Reed former police juror for District F resigns from OPPJ
by Ashley French / Jul 17, 2019
MONROE, La (7/17/19) Anna Reed was appointed earlier this year to fill the District F seat left vacant after Pat Moore got elected to the statehouse.
As of yesterday, Reed resigned once she discovered she lived in the wrong District.
by ALLISON BRUHL / Jul 17, 2019
BATON ROUGE, La. – (7/17/19) Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards' request that the federal emergency disaster declaration is expanded to include six additional parishes were approved by President Donald J. Trump. The parishes that have been added include Allen, Beauregard, Catahoula, Concordia, Evangeline, and Vernon.
"I'm very thankful to the Trump administration for approving this request so quickly," said Gov. Edwards. "It means that the affected parishes will be able to receive federal assistance as the amount of the damage is determined and our citizens work to recover. In addition, teams from the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness are preparing to travel to the various parishes and will continue the formal process of assessing the storm damage."
Multiple ATV thefts have been reported in different parishes, including here in Ouachita parish. A local salesman says two ATV's have recently been stolen from his customers before they even got to use them.
That's why it's important to safeguard you four wheelers when they're unattended. One tip, never leave the key in the ignition when you're not using them. Sales reps say most brands have switched over to digitally encoded keys to prevent thefts from happening.


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Pittsburgh hires Heather Lyke as athletic director
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Heather Lyke spent nearly four years overhauling the athletic department at Eastern Michigan, aggressively courting donors and generating buzz for a program that lacked plenty of both.
The results were startling on the field and off. The football team shook off decades of mediocrity to reach a bowl game for the first time in 30 years last fall. Earlier this year, Lyke secured a $6 million donation, the largest cash gift in school history.
The task at Pittsburgh – which hired Lyke as the school's first female athletic director on Monday – won't be to turn things around so much as provide the propulsion necessary to keep pace in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Lyke replaces Scott Barnes, who left in January after two years on the job to take the same position at Oregon State.
Lyke, unlike Barnes, has local roots having grown up in Canton, Ohio before embarking on a career that's included associate athletic director stops at Cincinnati and Ohio State. While chancellor Patrick Gallagher stressed hiring someone familiar with the landscape wasn't part of the "primary criteria," he allowed he's hopeful that Lyke's arrival can halt what's become a bit of a revolving door. She's the school's third athletic director in less than three years.
"I want Pitt to be a destination," Gallagher said. "We've got to end this sort of (turnover). That's an aspect of believing in ourselves."
It's a virtue Lyke took with her to Eastern Michigan in 2013. Over the last four years the school has produced 17 MAC champions, though her biggest mark came in football. She spearheaded a drive that saw the rebranding of the program, from the school's signature gray turf field called "The Factory" to the hiring of coach Chris Creighton, who broke out in 2016 when the Eagles went 7-6 and earned a spot in the Bahamas Bowl.
Donations to Eastern Michigan athletics also rose 51 percent during Lyke's tenure, no small feat considering Big Ten power Michigan sits just 10 miles away. Lyke faces a similar challenge on a considerably larger scale at Pitt.
"It's an incredible brand, and you have a chance to be on a platform to compete for ACC and national championships," Lyke said. "And the only question is people say, àHow are you going to do that?' Well, why not? How aren't we going to do it?'"
Pittsburgh football coach Pat Narduzzi spent two different stints coaching in the Mid-American Conference and another seven years as an assistant at Michigan State, well aware of Eastern Michigan's inability to escape the shadow of its conference rivals and establish its own identity in a crowded landscape.
That all changed last fall, when the Eagles reached a bowl game for the first time in nearly 30 years. Narduzzi took notice of the buzz.
"They're in a bowl game, that shouldn't happen up there," Narduzzi said.
Yet it did. A large part of Lyke's job will be finding ways to fill Heinz Field on fall Saturdays. While Pitt has stabilized itself in football since moving from the Big East to the ACC in 2013, a packed house is a rarity outside of games against longtime rivals like Notre Dame and Penn State.
"The experience of coming to Heinz Field for a University of Pittsburgh football game should be unique and remarkable," Lyke said. "And so we've got to work hand in hand and recognize what they're doing and how do they build from that and then we've got to develop our own identity as well."


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Workbee
[ideas] Marketing Solutions has developed the complete branding platform for WorkBee, including positioning, brand essence, naming, identity, visual identity, logo, website, and ongoing marketing program.
Our intensive research phase highlighted the increasingly congested co-working market. Especially in a sector that has emerged from virtually nothing in the past five years, a wealth of new brands in the space means that cut-through is exceptionally difficult to achieve.
A recurring theme highlighted by prospective users during our interview phase was a desire to work in a flexible space that felt energised, and full of life. Although the space of a competitor may have a location, price point, and facilities that suit customers, many of our target market felt that those spaces lacked a true feeling of collaboration – of working in an environment where they could feed off the ideas, experience, and enthusiasm of others.
This powerful insight was used as the foundation of the brand essence – a collaborative, lively space where users feel a sense of community.
The final Workbee brand platform is a playful, extroverted identity that brings life and vitality to the space. We felt that a hive was a perfect representation of the brand identity – a structure where the residents do truly collaborate, and utilise each others' strengths to further the group as a whole.
WorkBee's visual identity is built around the hive element. A strong palette consolidates the space's emotional purpose – yellow for activity, energy, intellect and happiness, boldly offset by black.
Another unique aspect of our target demographic was highlighted during the research phase. Coworking space users come from a wealth of backgrounds, and span the complete spectrum of personalities, but one characteristic applies to all of them – entrepreneurship and drive,
and a deep sense of initiative. This persona is used as the basis of Workbee's marketing tone of voice. In all platforms, Workbee's voice speaks strongly of nurturing its members, and building a collaborative community that allows each one to reach their individual potential.
The branding execution has been a highly successful, with the space beating its targets for user uptake, and the continuing marketing platform providing significant leads.
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Date October 5, 2018
Category Branding, Out-of-home, Print & Branding, Social Media, UX / UI, Website Design and Development


LKQ Newark is looking for an upcoming position for Auto Dismantler successful candidates will be disassembling late model collision vehicles. We provide competitive wages, 401K, and hospitalization, paid uniforms as well as a host of other employee benefits. We offer a fair market pay scale for this position. Work schedule will be M-F 7am to 5pm no weekends.
You must have a complete set of tools and extensive, verifiable automotive background is necessary. But will train the right candidate with positive and upbeat personality.


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Adele-Rae Florist is a second generation, family owned and operated business. Kathy Hanson, Adele-Rae Florist's owner, naturally stepped into the profession after her mother. Kathy's mother has always been a florist, and one day decided she wanted to own her own flower shop. In 1963 she purchased Adele-Rae, and it has stayed in the family since. Initially, Kathy started in the sales and office sector of the industry, but overtime, she learned the design aspect of the industry. She has now been working at Adele-Rae for more than 40 years.
She loves the Heights because of its sense of community. The opportunity to build relationships with customers and neighbouring merchants creates a sense of familiarity. "Having great neighbours is great working together," says Kathy. Being a part of the community Kathy is also able to recognize customers and have customers recognize her and call her by name.
According to Kathy, the best part of owning a flower shop is that you are able to celebrate the good stuff with people; anniversaries, birthdays, new business openings, and holidays alike. There is a sense of joy in being able to offer a quality product that everybody needs. Adele-Rae prides themselves on the quality of their products and how long their flowers last. They also try to support local BC growers by purchasing local flowers and roses as often as they can. Over the years Kathy's favourite flower has continued to change, but she loves all flowers.
When Kathy isn't in the shop, she's either tending to her horses, spending time outdoors, or travelling with her husband.
To visit Kathy head over to Adele-Rae located at 4714 Hastings St. Call 604-299-0585 or visit www.adeleraeflorist.com for more information.
Address: 471 4 Hastings St.
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Basnyat Appointed As CIAA Chief
Nepal's parliament on Wednesday has filed the Motion of Impeachment against CIAA (commission for investigation of abuse of authority) chief Lokman Karki.
Karki has been accused of attempting to bypass law in Nepal, misconducting and misuse of power while in post.
A lawer had filed case against the appointment process of Karki as chief of CIAA.Karki was called to present in the court but he had been trying a lot of excuses to bypass the law. He unlawfully tried to stop those government representatives of the court while giving him the notice of the case.
After several attempts of obstructing the process, he flew to Canada and applied to extend his holiday while in abroad.
On Wednesday , 157 lawmakers of CPN UML and CPM Maoist Centre parties have filed the proposal of Impeachment against him in the parliament.
As per the law Karki has been automatically removed from the post after the proposal.
A high level committee has been formed to proceed the proposal. If the proposal is passed with the two third majority of the total number of the parliament members , Karki will be officially removed and he will have to face further legal processing.
Meanwhile Deep Basnyat has been appointed as the acting chief of CIAA.
Basnyat worked as senior commissioner in the office.
According to CIAA assistant spokesperson Khagendra Prasad Rijal, Basnyat appointed the Acting Chief Thursday as per the CIAA regulations.
Country Crime


But I'm working to remedy things. Last month I watched Zombieland. I've continued my education with modern cult classic 28 Days Later.
Premise: Jim wakes up from a coma 28 days after a zombie outbreak (related to scientists and chimpanzee experiments on "rage") has swept through London. After stumbling around in confusion, he links up with other survivors: the tough, no-nonsense Selena; the bad-joker Mark; young girl Hannah; and Mark, her father. They seek sanctuary, and Jim hardens from soft, confused coma patient to badass survivor.
Zombie Characteristics: Zombies are technically infected with this "rage" virus. Outwardly, they pretty well match your basic zombie template, with perhaps less rotting flesh. They're fast, or at least as fast as a human would be. They seem more inclined to rip and tear than actually eat, and there is no indication that they're after brains in particular. They're dumb but not totally moronic. The infection is spread by saliva (being bitten) and blood transmission.
Apocalypse Level: Severe. Jim wakes up to a totally abandoned London. It's pretty eerie. It looks like there may not be any other people at all, but he gets lucky. There aren't hordes or roaming undead, but it doesn't take many to be a real problem. Though the radio/TV services are all down, rumor has it that the zombie infection was not contained… perhaps the whole world is infected. There are, however, hints of other survivors.
Gore Level: Medium. There really aren't that many intense zombie attacks, but when they do show up, they can be visceral. Most of the "gore" and scare factor seems to come from the setting, and the rough film techniques. Isolation is the biggest danger here…after you've outrun the zombies. The worst parts may be the violence of the other survivors.
Overall: It turns out the scariest parts of a zombie apocalypse may be the other survivors. The parts with the soldiers… were deeply unsettling to me. I mean, they're supposed to be, but I found it more upsetting perhaps than was intended. That was the part that made me mad/scared, more than any of the creepy zombie parts. Zombies are scary and should be avoided, but trust for other survivors may be the hardest thing to come by in the apocalypse. Women, bring your Tasers and pepperspray when the zombies start rising up.
But I can see why 28 Days Later got so much attention. I'm grateful that the creators allowed a speck of hope at the end (though I did watch the two alternative endings, for science). I wouldn't call it "fun," but it's a great movie. Plus it introduced the world to Cillian Murphy, and for that we should all be grateful.
For that, and its importance in zombie lore, I give this movie 4 juicy, blood-splattery brains!
Need more zombies? Go buy Undead Rising: Decide Your Destiny, available in print and on Kindle. Your choices shape the story! When you die in the book, sometimes you rise again as a zombie, unlocking new adventures.
I typically exclusively review books, but…I'm gonna make an exception for Zombies, Run! Yeah, it's an app, but it's an app that tells a story — it just also happens to teach you how to get in shape and motivates you to run.
It turns out, someone yelling "zombies, run!" in your ear is powerful motivation to get running.
Zombies, Run! is an app for iPhone/iPod and Android devices. I, being a complete non-runner and couch-potato enthusiast, just finished with the beginner level, Zombies, Run! 5K Training. When I bought it, it was $2.99 — the best $2.99 I've ever spent.
Basically, it's a interactive story, in that the voices in your head(phones) will tell you to do things and you're expected to actually do them. In participating, you unlock more of the story. It's great motivation if you a) like zombies, b) like British accents, c) have no idea how to run and d) are bored by normal workouts.
Zombies, Run! 5K Training begins when your helicopter crash-lands outside one of the few remaining human settlements. You've got to shuffle to the base before the zombs get you. From there, the doctor looks you over and breaks the news: everyone on the base has to earn their keep somehow. Luckily (or, unfortunately, depending on perspective) a slot among the runners has just opened up. Over the next 8 weeks, you will train 3x a week with the doctor until you're in prime getting-supplies-and-fleeing-from-zombies condition.
Fun, yeah? It's great. Zombies, Run! 5K Training has action, adventure, romance, tragedy, mystery and tons of humor. It's so good, I started having dreams that the base needed me on the days I wasn't running. I hate having to skip a day because I want to know what's going to happen next.
If you think you have even an inkling that you might like learning how to run while hearing a zombie story, download it. Right now. You won't regret it.
Now, because I was a total newbie to all things running, I screwed up a couple of times. I've made notes that might help someone else. Learn from my mistakes, people!
Don't try to run when the temperature is over 105 degrees.
I didn't finish the program in 2 months, as scheduled, because Texas summers are so hot you feel like dying every time you inhale. I had to take a break for a few weeks to let things cool down, totally throwing off my momentum.
Buy some cheap athletic clothes.
When I first started, I had the attitude "I'm just going to sweat in it, who cares what it looks like?" Well, it turns out that stuff made for running is actually more comfortable to run in. Who knew, right? Besides, if you only have one shirt, you are not going to want to put it on by the third workout after it's been twice christened by sweat. Buy yourself some shirts.
Don't run on uneven paths.Another mistake that delayed my workout–in trying to hide from the painfully scorching sun, I once switched my jogging path to the unpaved, but far shadier, one nearby. Turns out your ankles aren't supposed to move horizontally when you step down. I was limping for weeks. Don't do it, kids.
Buy yourself a case so you don't have to hold anything.
The one time I had to hold my phone while I ran was the most stressful sucktastic thing ever. Don't do it. Besides, you'll get your sweat all over it. It's not worth it.
It'll be great, seriously. I feel so much stronger than I did before I started, and I have more energy, too. I can't recommend this app enough.
My grandmother is the perennial thrift store shopper, and periodically she finds something wonderful and weird. This time, I was the recipient of her bounty: my very own Gorgeously Gruesome Zombies kit!
But it combined two awesome things! Crafting + zombies = fun, right?
So, for your viewing pleasure, my very own DIY zombie, in step-by-step process.
Second, read the section on the "zombie kid" and discover it doesn't include all the supplies you'll need. Be annoyed but grateful you have a ridiculous assortment of scrap/craft supplies.
Third, trace templates from back of the book and then pin to felt.
Fourth: Cut out clothing and body parts. Feel ghoulish.
Fifth: Build your little Frankenstein's monster body with the help of craft glue. He's a spiffy chap.
Sixth: Sew monster's front to his back. Be annoyed that he's apparently wearing body paint clothes as his back is flesh-colored (grey). Add some blood to his stumpy arm.
7: Tell your zombie to stuff it.
8: Make a face. Ignore weird instructions to apply gross eyeball after head is complete and do it now because it makes way more sense. Be squicked out by the dangly eyeball. Love your zombie even more. 9: Sew him up.
10: Make sure he has a fat head.
11: Make a hat! Wish you also had a dashing red top hat of your very own. Be jealous of your zombie creation.
12: Attach head to body.
Just kidding. Don't add electricity to your zombie. It won't work, anyway. They're undead by nature.
Do store your zombie in a safe place to keep your cotton-stuffed creation away from your BRAIIIINS….
In my last post, I talked about the real-life preppers who kinda sorta maybe believe the zombie thing is real.
This guy probably doesn't, but he provides a cute look at why the zombie apocalypse works as a good trope.
Also, he's just sorta silly. And I approve of that.