Rich, Creamy and yummy Paneer Gravy!
Paneer Lababdar is one of the popular Paneer based gravy which often you can see on the restaurant menu. The paneer cubes are cooked in spicy onion-tomato and fresh cream gravy makes a delicious Paneer Lababdar. This gravy is rich, creamy and delicious gravy. It's not that popular as other Paneer based dishes like Paneer Butter Masala, but it's still favorites for many Paneer lovers. It's a great addition to the party menus to surprise the guests and friends.
We can make this Paneer Lababdar without onion just with tomato and for the thickness we can increase the cashew or we can soak poppy seeds in hot water and then grind it and add it to the gravy. Any Veg Gravy with Paneer is always an awe factor especially for the kids. Most of the Paneer Gravies are rich, creamy with a tinge of sweetness. The richness comes from the nuts paste we add and also from the cream we add it to the gravy. Here, like most of the other Paneer gravies, we add cashew paste. Instead of cashew paste we can also add badam or melon paste.
We can serve this Paneer Lababdar with hot Roti/Naan. We can also serve with plain Jeera rice or saffron rice and enjoy this delicious and creamy Paneer Delight.
Paneer cubes are cooked in spicy onion-tomato and fresh cream gravy makes a delicious Paneer Lababdar. It is rich, creamy and delicious gravy. Most of the restaurants have this wonderful dish in their menu.
Heat oil / butter in a pan. Add onions and sauté the onions till translucent.
The scrumptious Paneer Lababdar now ready to serve! Serve with Roti / Naan and enjoy the wonderful dish!
Just out of curiosity – why boil tomato/garam masala/ginger-garlic/green chilli? and why boil cashews separately?
there is nothing big deal to boil them separately. The cashew paste can be added at last to improve the richness. If they are boiled together, the cashwes full richness will be overboiled.


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Home Community GoodwillSR set to safely reopen stores and career centers
GoodwillSR set to safely reopen stores and career centers
Special to the Opelika Observer
As of May 2, Goodwill opened stores and career centers, except in Albany, Georgia, after nearly six weeks of temporary closures to help disrupt the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of employees, shoppers, donors and clients is of highest priority and given the concentration of confirmed cases in Dougherty County, re-openings will be delayed to a later date for all Albany locations.
Reopened stores and career centers will temporarily run on shortened hours to allow employees to conduct heightened cleaning procedures daily. Career centers are set to reopen on May 4.
"To ensure the safety of all team members, shoppers, donors and clients, Goodwill has implemented social distancing and safety guidelines throughout all stores and career centers," said Goodwill President and CEO, Jack Warden. "We are also introducing added safety measures that include limiting the number of people entering a facility at one time, required forehead temperature scans for all persons before entering the building, quarantining all donations for at least 72 hours before they are put on the sales floor, and the addition of shields at all registers. We are committed to taking as many safety precautions as possible and getting our employees back to work."
Before temporary closures, Goodwill had already begun to enact certain safety measures with the addition of disinfecting wipes for shopping carts, hand sanitizer stands placed throughout all locations and social distancing with drive-up, drop-off donation services where donors do not have to get out of their cars.
The decision to close temporarily was in the best interest of the community, but was not taken lightly as revenue generated through the sale of gently-used donations supports Goodwill's mission of helping put people to work, which also happens to be an even bigger need in the community at this time. Virtual career services and job fairs were offered by Goodwill career centers during the closure period and will continue to be offered in tandem with the re-addition of in-person services.
Goodwill understands the complexity of the situation many people in the community are currently going through and continue to stand ready to help businesses find the essential employees they need as well as connecting individuals to employment that best fits them.
During the six weeks of temporary closures, Goodwill maintained financial stability and did not have to make the difficult decision to furlough any employees. While some employees did have shortened hours, Goodwill continued to pay more than 400 employees who were unable to work during the closures.For Immediate Release May 5, 2020
As the reopening process remains fluid and may change, please visit goodwillsr.org or GoodwillSR on Facebook to stay up-to-date on any new announcements regarding openings, closures, or other important information relayed to the public.
About Goodwill Southern Rivers:
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers (GoodwillSR) is one of 157 independent, community-based Goodwill nonprofits across the United States and Canada. Headquartered in Columbus, GoodwillSR serves 50 counties throughout east Alabama and west Georgia. We provide employment readiness training, computer access, educational assistance, skills workshops and more to spur job placement and economic stability in the communities we serve. We can provide these and other programs thanks to the continued donations of giving patrons. We use the revenue generated in GoodwillSR stores to fund the majority of our community services. For more information about Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers, visit www.goodwillsr.org.
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HomeUncategorizedFurther Movement Of Messaging Apps Is Decentralized
Further Movement Of Messaging Apps Is Decentralized
Governments and commercial information mill using chat apps to obtain access to important computer data and metadata. Therefore there's a strong require private and decentralized messaging applications. What is this great evolution of messaging apps started not too long ago. Chat had been very public on the early versions with the internet, but the increase of presidency observation and commercial gain, you will find there's rising requirement of privacy. End-to-end encryption occured, however that turns out to be too few. Your metadata is simply as valuable, and now the letter for blockchain technology and decentralization keeps growing stronger.
Early days of messaging applications
If the internet was a public domain in early nineties, chat was very limited. People can use Internet Relay Chat (IRC) for live chat as you may know it today, and they would use the Newsgroups and leave messages on a message board. As the net matured, the net came into existence and chats became popular on community oriented websites. It didn't require much time before companies made their unique standalone chat applications for a desktop. ICQ, Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger were among the most popular apps in the business.
Privacy may be the big elephant space
Thankfully individuals are more and more mindful of privacy issues involving social networking. Mention some topic having a handful of friends, and Instagram will highlight an associated advertisement from the coming hours. That's where we're now. However, huge amounts of people love using WhatsApp , WeChat and a lot of other chat applications.
Thankfully privacy has developed into a major talking part of society. Banks, software companies, other commercial enterprises, are common prone to hackers. The result is that creditcard information or another data comes into a bad hands. Identity fraud thus remains a real problem. Another issue is the fact that these chat applications use your some time to chat history as marketing data. Whatsapp may be end-to-end encrypted, but Facebook knows exactly how long with whom you've been talking. They understand your social media background connect the dots. Unsurprisingly, also Apple's iMessage collects metadata. Additionally it could be cool to make use of WeChat's payment options, but we can't say it's really private.
Decentralized messaging applications
Twenty years ago chat applications were a novelty. The world wide web was still innocent and comparatively clear of commercial greed and government observation. Simultaneously the net wasn't yet in the center individuals society. To be honest, it's now. To flee the internet of greed and observation, we must produce a new network that could exist without these Orwellian influences. Decentralization is the vital thing.
Blockchain technology have a key role in creating the way ahead for decentralized messaging applications. Funds end-to-end encryption, but centralized servers still log certain metadata. Using blockchain technology will prove to add another layer of privacy to have a chat applications. Users get more responsibility over their unique data since they hold the private critical for it. We now have entails there's not one reason for failure. Regardless of whether a hacker or thief gets access to a telephone, it won't hurt your entire ecosystem. The whole not enough centralization implies that users just have access to the data to remain granted entry to by peers or themselves.
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Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, July 27, 2014
by Fred F. Farkel, Monday, July 28th, 2014
Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 2.10.3 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox's website. [See Citadel's warning below]
Mozilla Firefox: Mozilla has released version 31 to fix at least 11 highly critical unpatched vulnerabilities. Updates are available within the browser or from Mozilla's website.
Opera: Opera has released version 23.0.1522.60 to fix moderately critical vulnerabilities. Updates are available from within the browser or from Opera's website.
Piriform CCleaner: Piriform has released version 4.16.4736 for CCleaner. Updates are available from Piriform's website.
Dropbox 2.10.3 [Citadel warns against relying on Dropbox security. We recommend files containing sensitive information be independently encrypted with a program like Axcrypt; encryption keys be at least 15 characters long; and the Dropbox password be at least 15 characters long and different from other passwords.]
Cisco Multiple Products: Secunia reports that Cisco has released updates for its Unified Attendant Console, Unified Attendant Console Advanced, Unified Communications Manager, Desktop Collaboration Experience DX650, Expressway Series and TelePresence Video Communication Server, Prime Data Center Network Manager, and others. Apply updates.
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Cyber Security News of the Week, July 27, 2014
Hackers steal user data from the European Central Bank website, ask for money: Hackers have stolen user contact information, including email addresses and phone numbers, from the website of the European Central Bank and attempted to extort money from the institution. PCWorld, July 24, 2014
Feds: Hackers Ran Concert Ticket Racket: A Russian man detained in Spain is facing extradition to the United States on charges of running an international cyber crime ring that allegedly stole more than $10 million in electronic tickets from e-tickets vendor StubHub. KrebsOnSecurity, July 23, 2014
Banks: Card Breach at Goodwill Industries: Heads up, bargain shoppers: Financial institutions across the country report that they are tracking what appears to be a series of credit card breaches involving Goodwill locations nationwide. For its part, Goodwill Industries International Inc. says it is working with the U.S. Secret Service on an investigation into these reports. KrebsOnSecurity, July 21, 2014
Financial Cyber Security
Hackers Find Way to Outwit Tough Security at Banking Sites: Researchers at the computer security company Trend Micro have named a new attack on online banking Emmental. Why? Like the Swiss cheese, the researchers said, online banking protections may be "full of holes." The New York Times, July 22, 2014
Cyber Warning
50,000 sites hacked through WordPress plug-in vulnerability: A critical vulnerability found recently in a popular newsletter plug-in for WordPress is actively being targeted by hackers and was used to compromise an estimated 50,000 sites so far. PCWorld, July 24, 2014
Nigerian 419 Scammers Evolving Into Malware Pushers (But Not Very Good Ones): "Silver Spaniel" attacks use commodity malware to damage others' security, but they aren't very good at protecting their own. DarkReading, July 22, 2014
Forensic scientist identifies suspicious 'back doors' running on every iOS device: Forensic scientist and author Jonathan Zdziarski has posted the slides (PDF) from his talk at the Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE/X) conference in New York called Identifying Backdoors, Attack Points, and Surveillance Mechanisms in iOS Devices. ZDNet, July 21, 2014
Cyber Security Management – Cyber Update
FIREFOX 31 PATCHES 11 SECURITY FLAWS: Mozilla has released a new version of Firefox, which includes patches for 11 security vulnerabilities. Three of the bugs fixed in Firefox 31 are critical, including a use-after-free vulnerability and a handful of memory safety issues. ThreatPost, July 23, 2014
Cyber Underworld
Even Script Kids Have a Right to Be Forgotten: Indexeus, a new search engine that indexes user account information acquired from more than 100 recent data breaches, has caught many in the hacker underground off-guard. That's because the breached databases crawled by this search engine are mostly sites frequented by young ne'er-do-wells who are just getting their feet wet in the cybercrime business. KrebsOnSecuriy, July 18, 2014
Cyber Research
How Hackers Hid a Money-Mining Botnet in the Clouds of Amazon and Others: Hackers have long used malware to enslave armies of unwitting PCs, but security researchers Rob Ragan and Oscar Salazar had a different thought: Why steal computing resources from innocent victims when there's so much free processing power out there for the taking? Wired, July 24, 2014
7 Black Hat Sessions Sure To Cause A Stir: At Black Hat, researchers will point out the weaknesses in everything from the satellites in outer space to the thermostat in your home. DarkReading, July 22, 2014
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by Fred F. Farkel, Monday, July 21st, 2014
AVG Free Edition: AVG has released version 2014.0.4744 of its 32 bit Free Edition. Updates are available on AVG's website.
Google Chrome: Google has released Google Chrome 36.0.1985.125 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame to fix at least 2 moderately critical unpatched vulnerabilities in previous versions. Updates are available from within the browser or from Google Chrome's website.
Google Chrome for Android: Google has released version 36.0.1985.122 of Chrome for Android to fix at least 2 unpatched vulnerabilities in previous versions. Updates are available through the program or device.
Oracle Java: Oracle has released Java SE 7 Update 65 to fix at least 20 vulnerabilities, some of which are highly critical. The update is available through Windows Control Panel or Java's website. [See Citadel's recommendation below]
Cisco Multiple Products: Secunia reports that Cisco has released updates for its SPA300 / SPA500 Series, WebEx Meetings Server and Meeting Center, Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), Unified Contact Center Express, Unified Communications Manager, Wireless Residential Gateway, Identity Services Engine (ISE), Unified Contact Center Enterprise, multiple Wireless Residential Gateway products, and others. Apply updates. Secunia report several unpatched vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (CUCDM), Business Edition 3000 and others. No official solution is available.
Citrix NetScaler: Secunia reports that Citrix has released updates for its NetScaler and NetScaler Gateway to fix 2 vulnerabilities. Update to version 10.1-126.12.
Citrix XenDesktop: Secunia reports that Citrix has released updates for it's XenDesktop to fix a vulnerability reported in the following products and versions: Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 Common Criteria, Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 x32, Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 x64, Citrix XenDesktop 7, Citrix XenDesktop 7.1, Citrix XenDesktop 7.5. Apply updates.
Citrix XenServer: Secunia reports that Citrix has released updates for it's XenServer to fix 2 moderately critical vulnerabilities and a security issues. Apply updates.
Oracle Multiple Products: Both Secunia and US-Cert report that Oracle has released updates to fix more than 100 vulnerabilities, some of which are highly critical, for Oracle Linux for java-1.7.0-openjdk, Solaris, Hyperion Provider Services, Hyperion Common Admin, Hyperion Business Intelligence Plus, Hyperion Essbase, Siebel CRM, Communications Messaging Server, Secure Global Desktop, Agile Product Collaboration, E-Business Suite, BI Publisher, BI Publisher, PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Chain Management (SCM), Retail Returns Management, PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management Solutions (FMS), PeopleSoft PeopleTools, PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management, Glassfish Communications Server, Glassfish Server, Retail Back Office and Oracle Retail Central Office, JDeveloper, WebLogic Server, WebCenter Portal, iPlanet Web Server, iPlanet Web Proxy Server, Traffic Director, Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Architect, Database, MySQL Server, Transportation Management, VM VirtualBox, JRockit, ISC BIND included in Solaris, and others. Apply updates.
Chinese Hackers Extending Reach to Smaller U.S. Agencies, Officials Say: WASHINGTON — After years of cyberattacks on the networks of high-profile government targets like the Pentagon, Chinese hackers appear to have turned their attention to far more obscure federal agencies. The New York Times, July 15, 2014
Why were this company's computers attacked millions of times this year? Algae: About 16 months ago, a Florida-based biofuel company called Algenol noticed that its Internet service was slowing down. In checking that out, Jack Voth, Algenol's information technology chief, stumbled on something odd: a telnet connection to its videoconference camera from an Internet Protocol address in China, a country where Algenol has never sought to do business. The Washington Post, July 12, 2014
Attack Campaign Targets Facebook, Dropbox User Credentials: The goal of the attackers is not fully clear but the credential theft could set up sophisticated targeted attackers. DarkReading, July 11, 2014
New banking malware 'Kronos' advertised on underground forums: A new Trojan program designed to steal log-in credentials and other financial information from online banking websites is being advertised to cybercriminal groups on the underground market. PCWorld, July 14, 2014
Vulnerability exposes some Cisco home wireless devices to hacking: Nine of Cisco's home and small office cable modems with router and wireless access point functionality need software updates to fix a critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to completely compromise them. PCWorld, July 17, 2014
Beware Keyloggers at Hotel Business Centers: The U.S. Secret Service is advising the hospitality industry to inspect computers made available to guests in hotel business centers, warning that crooks have been compromising hotel business center PCs with keystroke-logging malware in a bid to steal personal and financial data from guests. KrebsOnSecurity, July 14, 2014
DropCam Vulnerable To Hijacking: Researchers at DEF CON to demonstrate flaws in a popular WiFi video monitoring system. DarkReading, July 14, 2014
SEC Playing Bigger Role in Cybersecurity: Besides clarifying disclosure requirements, the agency is prompting companies to take proactive steps. JDSUPRA, July 14, 2014
Cyber Security Management – Cyber Defense
GOOGLE SET TO CHANGE MALWARE, PHISHING WARNINGS FOLLOWING STUDY: In the not too distant future, Google will change the way it displays malware and phishing warnings in its Chrome browser. ThreatPost, July 15, 2014
Java Update: Patch It or Pitch It: Oracle today released a security update for its Java platform that addresses at least 20 vulnerabilities in the software. Collectively, the bugs fixed in this update earned Oracle's "critical" rating, meaning they can be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. In short, if you have Java installed it is time to patch it or pitch it. KrebsOnSecurity, July 15, 2014
Securing the Village
Meet 'Project Zero,' Google's Secret Team of Bug-Hunting Hackers: When 17-year-old George Hotz became the world's first hacker to crack AT&T's lock on the iPhone in 2007, the companies officially ignored him while scrambling to fix the bugs his work exposed. When he later reverse engineered the Playstation 3, Sony sued him and settled only after he agreed to never hack another Sony product. Wired, July 15, 2014
National Cyber Security
Justice Department's New Crime Chief Targets Cyber Cases: WASHINGTON—International organized crime groups, lured by the prospect of thefts that can net hundreds of millions of dollars, increasingly are turning to cybercrime, said the new head of the Justice Department's criminal division. The Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2014
Cyber Misc
How Russian Hackers Stole the Nasdaq: In October 2010, a Federal Bureau of Investigation system monitoring U.S. Internet traffic picked up an alert. The signal was coming from Nasdaq (NDAQ). It looked like malware had snuck into the company's central servers. There were indications that the intruder was not a kid somewhere, but the intelligence agency of another country. More troubling still: When the U.S. experts got a better look at the malware, they realized it was attack code, designed to cause damage. Bloomberg, July 17, 2014
Adobe Flash Player: Adobe has released version 14.0.0.145 to fix at least 3 moderately critical vulnerabilities in its Flash Player for the Windows and Mac versions. Updates are available from Adobe's website. Updates are also available for Adobe AIR.
Apple iTunes: Apple has released version 11.3 of iTunes for Windows (32-bit). Updates are available from Apple's website.
Avira Antivirus: Avira has released version 14.0.5.464 of its free Antivirus. Updates are available from Avira's website.
Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit: Malwarebytes has released version 1.03.1.1220 of its free Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit. Updates are available from Malwarebytes' website.
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Microsoft released several updates addressing at least 29 security vulnerabilities, some of which are highly critical, in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, and more. This release of updates specifically fixes at least 24 highly critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. Updates are available via Windows Update or from Automatic Update.
Skype: Skype has released Skype 6.18.0.105. Updates are available from the program or Skype's website.
TechSmith Corporation SnagIt: TechSmith has released version 12.1.0.1322 for SnagIt. Updates are available from TechSmith's website.
Dropbox 2.8.4 [Citadel warns against relying on Dropbox security. We recommend files containing sensitive information be independently encrypted with a program like Axcrypt; encryption keys be at least 15 characters long; and the Dropbox password be at least 15 characters long and different from other passwords.]
Cisco IOS XR: Secunia reports that Cisco has released updates for its IOS XR to fix a vulnerability. Update to version 5.1.3.9i.BASE or 5.2.2.11i.BASE.
Novell iManager: Secunia reports that Novell has released updates for its iManager to fix reported vulnerabilities in previous versions.
BitBeat: Phishing Scam Tries to Lure In Bitcoin Bidders: – A scam artist tried to swindle a group of potential bidders in the June auction of 30,000 bitcoins by the U.S. Marshals Service, and appears to have scored a small win with at least one of them. The Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2014
Cyber Privacy
Controversial Cybersecurity Bill Known As CISA Advances Out Of Senate Committee: The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence voted Tuesday to approve a controversial cybersecurity bill known as the Cyber Information Sharing Act (CISA). The bill is intended to help companies and the government thwart hackers and other cyber-intrusions. The bill passed by a 12-3 vote, moving it one step closer to a floor debate. Forbes, July 9, 2014
Why Information Sharing Isn't Working: Tim Pawlenty, CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, says the only way to ensure adequate cyberthreat information sharing is through federal legislation that would furnish liability protection and other incentives. BankInfoSecurity, June 25, 2014
FFIEC Launches Cybersecurity Web Page, Promotes Awareness of Cybersecurity Activities: WASHINGTON –The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today launched a Web page on cybersecurity (www.ffiec.gov/cybersecurity.htm).The Web page is a central repository for current and future FFIEC-related materials on cybersecurity. FFIEC, June 24, 2014
Crooks Seek Revival of 'Gameover Zeus' Botnet: Cybercrooks today began taking steps to resurrect the Gameover ZeuS botnet, a complex crime machine that has been blamed for the theft more than $100 million from banks, businesses and consumers worldwide. The revival attempt comes roughly five weeks after the FBI joined several nations, researchers and security firms in a global and thus far successful effort to eradicate it. KrebsOnSecurity, July 10, 2014
HARD-CODED PASSWORD VULNERABILITY PLAGUES SOME NETGEAR SWITCHES: A vulnerability in Netgear-branded ethernet switches could give an attacker full access to the hardware, including the ability to log into the device and execute arbitrary code. ThreatPost, July 7, 2014
The Rise of Thin, Mini and Insert Skimmers: Like most electronic gadgets these days, ATM skimmers are getting smaller and thinner, with extended battery life. Here's a look at several miniaturized fraud devices that were pulled from compromised cash machines at various ATMs in Europe so far this year. KrebsOnSecurity, July 7, 2014
Funeral Announcement: Origins: In January 2014, Internet users began receiving e-mails from various funeral homes with attention-getting subject lines such as "Passing of your friend," messages that informed recipients a "dear friend" had passed away and invited them to attend that person's upcoming funeral or memorial service. The messages provided a hyperlink (on the word "here") for readers to click in order to obtain detailed information about the date and location of the service. Snopes, January 24, 2014
Strategic Security: Begin With The End In Mind: The trouble with traditional infosec methodology is that it doesn't show us how to implement a strategic security plan in the real world. DarkReading, July 11, 2014
The CISO-centric Information Security Triad: What is the information security triad? Just about everyone knows the answer to this question is CIA – Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. Security professionals, service providers, and technology vendors are responsible for these three infosec pillars in one way or another. NetworkWorld, July 10, 2014
Managing Cyber Risk: Job #1 for Directors and General Counsel: Each year, FTI Consulting and NYSE Governance Services survey public company directors and general counsel about the legal and governance issues that concern them the most. FTI Journal, July 2014
Rogers: Cybersecurity is the 'ultimate team sport': Thank you very much for taking the time from your very busy days to focus on a topic that I think is of critical importance to us as a nation: this idea of how do we maintain security in a cyber arena in a world where cyber continues to grow in importance and, at the same time, the level of vulnerability that is present within our cyber systems has probably never been greater. So that's quite a challenge for anybody. Federal Times, July 8, 2014
Ponemon: Data Breach Costs Rising: On the day Target's CEO resigned in the aftermath of a massive data breach, the Ponemon Institute issued its 2014 Cost of Data Breach Study, which Chairman Larry Ponemon says helps explain why CEOs should be more involved in breach preparedness and response. BankInfoSecurity, May 5, 2014
Black Hat USA 2014: Third-Party Vulns Spread Like Diseases: Understanding the impact of vulnerabilities in libraries and other components. DarkReading, July 7, 2014
APPLE UPDATES OSX BLACKLIST FOLLOWING FLASH VULNERABILITY: Apple acknowledged on Thursday that it has updated its OSX plugin blacklist to reflect a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash made public earlier this week. ThreatPost, July 11, 2014
Microsoft, Adobe Push Critical Fixes: If you use Microsoft products or Adobe Flash Player, please take a moment to read this post and update your software. Adobe today issued a critical update that plugs at least three security holes in the program. Separately, Microsoft released six security updates that address 29 vulnerabilities in Windows and Internet Explorer. KrebsOnSecuriy, July 8, 2014
The Hazards Of Probing The Internet's Dark Side: Late last year, hackers breached Target's data security and stole information from millions of credit cards. Brian Krebs, who writes about cybercrime and computer security for his blog, Krebs on Security, broke the story. A few days later, he broke the story of a credit card breach at Neiman Marcus. NPR, July 8, 2014
Chinese Hackers Pursue Key Data on U.S. Workers: WASHINGTON — Chinese hackers in March broke into the computer networks of the United States government agency that houses the personal information of all federal employees, according to senior American officials. They appeared to be targeting the files on tens of thousands of employees who have applied for top-secret security clearances. The New York Times, July 9, 2014
Chinese Attackers Targeting U.S. Think Tanks, Researchers Say: Government-backed group "Deep Panda" compromised "several" nonprofit national security policy research organizations, CrowdStrike says. DarkReading, July 7, 2014
Study: Most Critical Infrastructure Firms Have Been Breached: A new Ponemon Institute study finds 70% of critical infrastructure companies have been hit by security breaches in the last year, but cyber security programs are still a low priority. DarkReading, July 10, 2014
Scammers, hackers and spies hit campaign trail: Political campaigns are hotbeds of criminal activity and mischief — just not in the way you think. Politico, July 7, 2014
Cyber Sunshine
Global Law Enforcement, Security Firms Team Up, Take Down Shylock: A la GOZeuS, an international, public-private collaboration seizes a banking Trojan's command and control servers. DarkReading, July 10, 2014
Feds Charge Carding Kingpin in Retail Hacks: The U.S. Justice Department on Monday announced the arrest of a Russian hacker accused of running a network of online crime shops that sold credit and debit card data stolen in breaches at restaurants and retailers throughout the United States. KrebsOnSecurity, July 8, 2014
Cyber Calender
ISSA-LA July Lunch Meeting: Attack Trends, the Need for Intelligence. Integration and a Prevent-Based Security Posture: This presentation will review recent trends associated with malware, advanced threats and risky applications. It will also highlight security administrator views toward their ability to identify, analyze and prevent security breaches. The data points associated with these findings identify a clear need for information security intelligence that is rich in content and also actionable. Security administrators must be able to integrate intelligence into their security controls in near real-time to prevent evolving attacks. The session will also raise the need for security practitioners to consider switching their security postures from detect to prevent. ISSA-LA, Event Date: July 16, 2014
Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, July 6, 2014
by Fred F. Farkel, Monday, July 7th, 2014
Adobe Shockwave Player: Adobe has released version 12.1.3.153 of Shockwave Player running on Windows and Macintosh. Updates are available through the program or from Adobe's Shockwave Web Site.
Apple iOS: Apple has released version 7.1.2 of its iOS for iPhone 4 and later, iPad and iPod touch to fix at least 35 vulnerabilities, some of which are highly critical. The update is available through the devices or through Apple's website.
Apple OS X: Apple has released updates for its OS X to fix at least 16 vulnerabilities, some of which are highly critical. Update to version 10.9.4 or apply Security Update 2014-003.
Apple Safari: Apple has released updates for Safari to fix at least 11 vulnerabilities, some of which are highly critical, reported in previous versions. Update to Safari 7.0.5 for OS X Mavericks and Safari 6.1.5 for OS X Mountain Lion and Lion. Updates are available from Apple's website.
Apple TV: Apple has released version 6.1.2 for Apple TV to fix at least 29 vulnerabilities, some of which are highly critical. Updates are available through the device or Apple's website.
Avast: Avast has released version 9.0.2013. Updates are available on Avast's website.
AVG Antivirus Free Edition: AVG has released version 2014.0.4716 (32-bit) of its Free Edition Antivirus. Updates are available through the program or from AVG's website.
Foxit Reader / PhantomPDF: Foxit has released version 6.2.1.0618 to fix a vulnerability reported in Foxit Reader, Foxit Enterprise Reader, Foxit PhantomPDF. Updates are available through the program or from Foxit's website.
RealPlayer: RealPlayer has released version 17.0.10.8 to fix a highly critical vulnerability. The update is available from RealPlayer's website.
Siber Systems RoboForm: Siber Systems has released version 7.9.8 of Roboform. Updates are available from within the program, look for the "Check for Update" button on the Help menu or download from the Roboform website.
BlackBerry Multiple Products: Secunia reports that BlackBerry has released an update for its BlackBerry Enterprise Service to fix at least 3 moderately critical vulnerabilities. Update to version 10.2.1 or later. Secunia also reports several moderately critical unpatched vulnerabilities in BlackBerry OS due to a bundled vulnerable version of OpenSSL and at least 2 moderately critical vulnerabilities in BlackBerry Link. No official solution is currently available. Secunia also reports a partial fix to address a security issue in BBM for Android versions prior to 2.2.1.40, BBM for iOS versions prior to 2.2.1.24, Secure Work Space for iOS and Android WorkConnect component. Apply update if available.
Cisco Multiple Products: Secunia reports that Cisco has released updates for its Unified Communications Domain Manager (CUCDM), Universal Small Cell 3000, 5000, 7000, and 9000 Series, and others. Apply updates.
Novell Open Enterprise Server: Secunia reports that Novell has released updates for its Open Enterprise Server and Novell Messenger to fix vulnerabilities reported in Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) SP3 and Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (OES 11) SP1. Apply updates.
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Cyber Security News of the Week, July 6, 2014
Astros Say Hackers Got Inside Trade Information: The Houston Astros said Monday that they have been the victims of hackers who accessed their servers and published months of internal trade talks on the Internet. ABC News, June 30, 2014
Benjamin F. Edwards Co. Discloses Data Breach Affecting Customers: The brokerage house, Benjamin F. Edwards & Co., disclosed yesterday that they had suffered a data breach due to an unknown intruder. Forbes, June 28, 2014
Russian Hackers Targeting Oil and Gas Companies: SAN FRANCISCO — Russian hackers have been systematically targeting hundreds of Western oil and gas companies, as well as energy investment firms, according to private cybersecurity researchers. The New York Times, June 30, 2014
Hackers tweet fake World Cup bomb threat on federal police page: Hackers infiltrated the Brazilian federal police's Twitter account on Saturday and posted a tweet about a bomb threat at the Mineirao Stadium hosting the Brazil-Chile World Cup game. WashingtonTimes, June 29, 2014
Cybercrime Scheme Uncovered in Brazil: SAN FRANCISCO — Security researchers have uncovered what they believe is a significant cybercrime operation in Brazil that took aim at $3.75 billion in transactions by Brazilians. The New York Times, July 2, 2014
United States most popular target of online banking malware attacks: The United States accounted for 23 percent of online banking malware attacks during the first quarter of 2014, according to security company Trend Micro's "TrendLabs 1Q 2014 Security Roundup" report. It's not a surprise to find the U.S. is the most popular target, with a growing number of malware-related bank attacks. TweakTown, June 19, 2014
Identity theft rises, consumers rage: The big data breaches almost seem routine. The count is 368 breaches so far this year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, a cybercrime research and education group. That's up nearly 19 percent from the same period last year. The number of personal records exposed in 2014 thus far? Over 10 million. CBS News, July 1, 2014
Infamous Banking Malware Adds Email-Sending Feature: Cridex — a.k.a. Feodo and Bugat — now has a more streamlined and automated way of infecting victims and stealing their information. Dark Reading, July 1, 2014
Serious Android crypto key theft vulnerability affects 10% of devices: Researchers have warned of a vulnerability present on an estimated 10 percent of Android phones that may allow attackers to obtain highly sensitive credentials, including cryptographic keys for some banking services and virtual private networks, and PINs or patterns used to unlock vulnerable devices. ars technica, June 26, 2014
Half of All Network Devices Are Outdated – And Vulnerable: Aging, unsupported equipment leaves devices wide open to hackers and criminals. InfoSecurity, June 26, 2014
Information Risk Maturity Index Says We're Aware But Not Ready: A new study from PwC and Iron Mountain shows that businesses are having trouble balancing the need for data insight and the need for data security. Dark Reading, June 12, 2014
Microsoft flips switch on new webmail encryption: Following a Google report about Web-based email that raised questions about Microsoft's encryption efforts, Microsoft unveils major encryption milestones, including the use of TLS. CNet, July 1, 2014
Information Security for Journalists: The Bigger Picture: "Digital" security for journalists is intrinsically linked with information security, but the two are not necessarily the same. It's important to understand information security to maximize digital security. Information security relates to all aspects of how you collect, manage, control, use and dispose of your data. It applies on paper as well as in digital format, but many of the principles are the same. PBS, June 27, 2014
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ISSA-LA Members Winners of Los Angeles Business Journal 2014 CIO Awards: Two members of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association have won awards relating to cybersecurity at the recent annual Los Angeles Business Journal CIO Awards. PR Log, June 30, 2014
Cyber Survey
Net Losses: Estimating the Global Cost of Cybercrime: Cybercrime is a growth industry. The returns are great, and the risks are low. We estimate that the likely
annual cost to the global economy from cybercrime is more than $400 billion. McAfee, June 2014
Microsoft says disrupts cybercrime rings with roots in Kuwait, Algeria: (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) launched what it hopes will be the most successful private effort to date to crack down on cyber crime by moving to disrupt communications channels between hackers and infected PCs. Reuters, June 30, 2014
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Q: Boost, posix time from string issues I need to use the function boost::posix_time::time_from_string(string) but it doesn't work ...
With a very simple exemple :
My code (main.cpp)
#include <iostream>
#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>

using namespace std;

int main() {
    using namespace boost::posix_time;
    cout << "Getting t1" << endl;
    ptime t1 = microsec_clock::universal_time();
    cout << "Getting t1 OK" << endl;

    cout << "Getting t2" << endl;
    ptime t2 = time_from_string(to_iso_string(t1));
    cout << "Getting t2 OK" << endl;
}

Output
Getting t1
Getting t1 OK
Getting t2
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'boost::exception_detail::clone_impl<boost::exception_detail::error_info_injector<boost::bad_lexical_cast> >'
  what():  bad lexical cast: source type value could not be interpreted as target

Process finished with exit code 134 (interrupted by signal 6: SIGABRT)

My Cmake
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
project(sandbox)

set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)
find_package(Boost 1.45.0 COMPONENTS date_time)

include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
add_executable(sandbox main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(sandbox ${Boost_LIBRARIES})

A: There are two functions to get ptime from string, ptime time_from_string(std::string) and ptime from_iso_string(std::string). You want to get ptime from string returned by to_iso_string so should use the second:
cout << "Getting t2" << endl;
ptime t2 = from_iso_string(to_iso_string(t1));
cout << "Getting t2 OK" << endl; // printed

A: You have to use from_iso_string instead of time_from_string
ptime t2 = from_iso_string(to_iso_string(t1));

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E-commerce giant Amazon has its sights set on Stratford
Stamford business organization gets $300K investment
Jordan Grice
Nov. 4, 2019 Updated: Nov. 4, 2019 10:10 p.m.
State and local officials including Gov. Ned Lamont, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda, Senator Len Fasano, and Senator Martin Looney toured Amazon's North Haven fulfillment center for the first time Thursday June 20, 2019
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Amazon has announced plans to open a new distribution center located in warehouses at 500 and 600 Long Beach Boulevard, seen here in Stratford, Conn. Nov. 4, 2019.
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Amazon is coming to Stratford.
The e-commerce giant has set its sights on opening a new distribution center at 500 and 600 Long Beach Blvd., signing a seven-year lease for almost 200,000 square feet of warehouse and office space.
"We are pleased to be welcoming Amazon to Stratford," Mayor Laura Hoydick wrote in a press release. "Stratford is an ideal location for this new distribution center for Amazon."
The facility is expected to open Jan. 1, 2020, making it Amazon's first distribution and fulfillment center in Fairfield County.
The facility will be located off Lordship Boulevard near the FedEx building, which Mary Dean, director of economic development for the town, said makes for a prime location off Interstate 95. Hoydick added that it also provides access to Routes 8 and 15 and Sikorsky Memorial Airport.
"It's huge to be recognized by Amazon as a place where they want to be, but it makes perfect sense because we have so many transportation modules," Hoydick said.
The company has already begun advertising job openings for the new location, including shift managers, warehouse associates and warehouse team members. Amazon has not released information on how many people it's looking to hire.
Amazon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Hoydick, along with other town officials, said they are still trying to confirm how many jobs Amazon is looking to fill with the new facility.
"We don't know how many they will bring because we haven't yet spoken with Amazon," Dean said. "I'm hoping that they would be able to hire locally… I can't even imagine how many jobs they are going to be able to bring to Stratford, encompassing almost 200,000 square feet. That's huge."
The plan for a Stratford facility comes a few months after Amazon opened its massive fulfillment center in North Haven on the former Pratt and Whitney site during the summer. Prior to opening the 1.2 million-square-foot facility there, the company said it was looking to hire around 1,800 people for various positions.
According to North Haven's First Selectman Michael Freda, the facility has surpassed expectations with more than 2,000 people hired and counting.
"Since Amazon has opened here it has been a resounding success," Freda said. "There has been a wonderful economic development multiplying aspect of having Amazon here."
Stratford's distribution center is nowhere near the size of North Haven's, but Hoydick said it could be the start of bigger things for the town.
"I'm happy that they started here, and I would hope that they would expand here," she said. "There are other distribution companies that may identify with Stratford the way that Amazon has and then we can grow and have more job creation and then expand our tax base more than we have right now."
Amazon has come under fire in recent years with accusations of unhealthy workplace practices like forcing employees to work with limited breaks and at faster paces to meet order demands.
The allegations have also been associated with reported efforts by Amazon employees in the U.S. to unionize. The digital giant reportedly employs more than 613,000 people nationwide.
Amazon has denied the allegations.
"We strongly disagree with these unsubstantiated comments and laundry list of allegations," said a company spokesperson in a published interview.
State officials said they were optimistic regarding Amazon preparing to open a facility in Stratford.
"Stratford is home to a talented workforce, great local businesses and a strong community," wrote Senator Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford. "I applaud the entire team that worked to bring Amazon to Stratford who are dedicated to economic development and making our town an even better place to live, work and raise a family."
jordan.grice@hearstmediact.com


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No Criminal Charges For Cop Who Fatally Shot Ronald Johnson: Alvarez
By Rachel Cromidas in News on Dec 7, 2015 8:43PM
CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 07: Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez discusses the shooting of Ronald Johnson by Chicago police officer George Hernandez on December 7, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Alvarez announced charges would not be pressed against Hernandez. Alvarez has been under fire for not taking quicker action to press charges against Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
On the heels of charging an active-duty police officer with first-degree murder last month in the high-profile, fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez says she will not charge a different officer with a crime over a separate fatal shooting.
Ronald Johnson III, a 25-year-old black man, was fatally shot by officer George Hernandez on Oct. 12, 2014 as he fled police on foot, shortly after a drive-by shooting took place outside of a party near the intersection of 53rd Street and King Drive.
Johnson had a gun, was running towards several police officers in Washington Park and made Hernandez believe he and the other cops were in danger, according to authorities, leading Hernandez to fire his gun five times, hitting Johnson once in the leg and once in the back.
Johnson's family has staunchly disputed these claims, saying Johnson was not carrying a weapon and that police may have planted the gun on him after he was fatally wounded.
Alvarez announced in a lengthy press conference Monday morning that prosecutors had found Hernandez was acting reasonably and should not face criminal charges. Prosecutors displayed a dashcam video, pieced-together police radio recordings, interactive graphic depicting what happened and a photo of the gun recovered at the scene to show reporters that there was not enough cause to charge Hernandez.
"I think I have the hardest job in this county," she told reporters. "I am making the decision which I believe is the appropriate decision here."
Alvarez also said FBI officials viewed the evidence, including the dashcam video, and decided not to pursue a criminal investigation into the case.
The city at first denied requests to make the video public, for similar reasons to the request denials that kept the video showing the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald under wraps until last month. The city reversed course and said it would in fact release the video from Johnson's shooting after all last week.
There are several complicating factors to the case; among them, there is only dashcam footage from one police vehicle, though several were present at the scene. The video has no audio and it's extremely grainy; a zoomed in screenshot appears to show Johnson holding something in his hand that could be a pistol, but it's far from obvious. The gun recovered at the scene had Johnson's DNA on it and was covered with a clump of grass that could have gotten lodged in it as Johnson fell to the ground at the edge of Washington Park, but critics of the county's decision say it could have been planted on him by a cop after the fact.
"Based on an objective review, we determined the prosecution could not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Hernandez's actions were not reasonable," at the time, Assistant State's Attorney Lynn McCarthy said.
She noted that, even if Johnson was not in fact carrying a gun, prosecutors would still have found that Hernandez acted "reasonably"—because he believed Johnson had a gun at the time based on information from police radio dispatches.
His use of force is justifiable, McCarthy said, "when a person's belief is reasonable, even when it is mistaken. It must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than 20/20 hindsight."
To demonstrate how Hernandez may have believed Johnson was a threat, prosecutors played a video of an unrelated shooting from 2011 in which a man running away from a police officer abruptly turned around and shot the officer.
Alvarez, who has called for a Department of Justice investigation into the Chicago Police Department, said critics of state's investigation process should turn their scrutiny on the police department's practices instead.
"These dascham videos are not Hollywood-quality videos. They're grainy, dark, blurry, it all happens so fast," she said. While she wouldn't say it is 100 percent clear that Johnson has a gun, she pointed out that it's also extremely difficult, if not impossible to make out Hernandez's gun. The video also lacks audio.
Responding to multiple journalists who asked "why is there no audio," Alvarez told them to ask the police department.
"That is frustrating. That's a problem for CPD, and I think they need to answer to that. I don't know why there is no audio. There should be audio. That's something I believe the police department will have to address, and they're going to have to fix it, because we would prefer to have the audio."
Alvarez also criticized the city's Independent Police Review Authority, which investigates police shootings, for taking eight months to find two witnesses to interview for the case. Mayor Rahm Emanuel just replaced IPRA's head Sunday in response to growing questions over the authority's efficacy.
The Chicago Police Department posted the video, with a warning about its graphic nature, on YouTube:
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1/ #Gunsense peeps, the #FFL I work for reported an illegal #strawpurchase to #ATF in December. We didn't know it at the time we sold the #gun, but walking the woman out of the store we saw her exchange the gun w/ someone else for money. We reported it the same day.
2/ Less then two weeks ago, IN FEBRUARY, ATF reached out to us to investigate the straw purchase bc the firearm was given to a felon who used it in a crime. THEY WAITED UNTIL A VIOLENT CRIME WAS COMMITTED TO INVESTIGATE NEARLY TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ILLEGAL SALE WAS REPORTED.
3/ but you know, totally need more unenforceable gun laws right? #HR8 wouldn't have made it illegal for the woman to sell the gun to a felon, it already is illegal. We had plates. It was reported. The paperwork was ready. They just didn't care.
1. In the 70's and before, you got spanked in school and at home. It was life, you learned consequences real quick at a young age. Ouch!! There wasn't any ADD or ADHD, you just paid attention or failed, period.
2. You learned gun safety in school: classes that all genders (only 2 then, and only 2 now but had to say it due to my rant) ok..so you learned all about guns. Guys came to school with guns hanging on the rack attached to their pick-up trucks back glass.
3. Oh the horror (enter sarcasim) and they would show each other their hunting knives (mine is bigger than yours) in school! Just don't know how we survived through all this, but we did (😉) ok..now the real stuff..ready?


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Blood of Tyrants (Temeraire, #8)
Novik, Naomi *
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it was amazing
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Crucible of Gold (Temeraire 7)
Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6)
Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5)
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Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)
Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
They are not in China as much as I remembered in this one, only the last third of the book. But I appreciate that, it would have been weird to fast-fo They are not in China as much as I remembered in this one, only the last third of the book. But I appreciate that, it would have been weird to fast-forward so many months of the trip like it was nothing.
I really enjoy how Novik splits these books into three parts, she manages to make them of similar length without stretching parts out unnecessarily or rushing stuff. It's impressive! Especially when you know what's going to happen in the next two books, because the set-up for certain plot-points are so well-done and subtle. Love it! ...more
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
Oh, I love this book! Rereading the series back in 2013 is what had me reading over 100 books that year and the year afterwards, and I totally underst Oh, I love this book! Rereading the series back in 2013 is what had me reading over 100 books that year and the year afterwards, and I totally understand how that happened now because pretty much the second I started again I couldn't put it down. I'm so excited that I get to reread the entire series again AND that there's a book I haven't even read yet waiting for me at the end!
Basically if you're even remotely into dragons and stuff you need to read this book. I don't understand the history aspect because I'm not into English history and I can't always understand Laurence, but it's well-written enough that you can still relate to him and keep up with the broad strokes of history, so it's not ever been a problem for me. ...more
Löparglädje: från motion till ultradistans
Larsson, Rune
Shadow Scale (Seraphina, #2)
Hartman, Rachel *
liked it
I don't know what I think about this. I don't remember that much from the first book which I don't think was good, because then you have to catch up t I don't know what I think about this. I don't remember that much from the first book which I don't think was good, because then you have to catch up to all the weirdness going on. Seraphina's mind garden is pretty weird, even though it has it's cool moments.
The pacing felt like it was all over the place, which I didn't remember from the first book, but I think all the travelling is to blame. I seem to remember the first book mostly took place in one city, but then again maybe it didn't. Maybe the pacing was off in that too.
It had good LGBTQ+ representation (and not just some token gay dude with a tragic ending), so that was something, and I'm always a slut for dragons, so that was nice. I would read a third book and it would probably make me like this more. ...more
The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andrée and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration
Wilkinson, Alec
I acutally finished this ages ago but forgot to write a review. Ooops.
I thought I would be prepared for this. I have read plenty about people freezing I acutally finished this ages ago but forgot to write a review. Ooops.
I thought I would be prepared for this. I have read plenty about people freezing to death on mountains, and I loved The Expedition so I assumed it would be fine reading this. It's about the same thing as The Expedition after all!
Yeah, I was wrong. It is about the same expedition, but it also gives a lot of context (that is not in The Expedition) about Arctic Exploration in general. Other expeditions, why it was so important, stuff like that, which was super-interesting, don't get me wrong. Kinda hard to keep up sometimes with all the names, dates and different expeditions, but still interesting.
So what am I hinting about? The starvation. People freezing to death is not pleasant, but people starving to death? That's disgusting. Reading about people so starved, so desperate, that they're literally eating their own boots? For some reason the boots stuck with me more than the cannibalism, because if I were dead and someone else was starving I would not get mad or haunt them if they ate me, but imagine being so hungry that you're biting into the leather of your boots! I cannot get over that.
So yeah, not the same as reading about mountaineering accidents. But still interesting, though not as much about Andrée as maybe I would have preferred. ...more
Gryningsstjärna (Idijärvi, #2)
Cederlund, Charlotte *
Sometimes I feel like I complain about all the books I read. "It wasn't well-written, I didn't like this, that was bad" blah blah to a point where I'm Sometimes I feel like I complain about all the books I read. "It wasn't well-written, I didn't like this, that was bad" blah blah to a point where I'm wondering if I'm maybe being too critical? I always complain about books not being well-written and at some point it's like, is any book ever good enough? I especially felt this reading the last book I reviewed, Odinsbarn, which everyone and their mother loved but left me feeling completely underwhelmed.
Then I read this and you know what? I can appreciate well-written things. I just need them to actually be well-written! Maybe I'm overly positive now because Odinsbarn was such a disappointment, but it was soooo refreshing to read something good. Something that did not repeat every sentiment fivehundred times to make sure the reader got it. Something that felt edited. With characters I could relate and care for!
Honestly, I don't know if it deserves five stars, because if I had read something amazing before this maybe I'd just give it four. But the awkward "Oh here's your powers, Aíli" scene from the first book which was my biggest complaint then was not present here, so it is better. It's a good sequel! And I can't wait for part three.
So five stars it is. ...more
Odinsbarn (Korpringarna, #1)
Pettersen, Siri *
Does this book live up to the hype? No. I will go as far as to say that it has been overhyped and is not nearly as good as everyone says. It's like in Does this book live up to the hype? No. I will go as far as to say that it has been overhyped and is not nearly as good as everyone says. It's like in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt when Mikey says Cate Blanchett is a great actress and Titus responds "is she? Or is she just tall?". Is this book good or is it just long? Spoiler: it's just long.
Honestly, I'm not saying all books that are this long are bad, but unless it's like idk Stephen King's IT or Lord of the Rings, there probably could have been some cuts and edits. So is the case here. At first I had gotten the idea that the author was very young and was like "I'll cut her some slack", but that wasn't really the case so now there's not really any excuses. Don't let a debut author write 600 pages unedited.
And it feels very unedited to me? The writing is rambly, constantly going over the same things again and again and again, and sometimes concepts are introduced at a part of the story where they should have been mentioned already. It feels like the author just kept writing thinking "I'll fix that in editing" and never did (though I'm sure the book was edited, it just doesn't feel that way).
Plus it just does a lot of things that bothers me in writing. Cursive thoughts that have already been explained in plain text. Waaaaaay more exclamation marks than are necessary. Witty dialogue that honestly just made me cringe. And it can't really decide on whether it should use a modern language or more archaic and settles for a mix that just doesn't work.
All these things made it very had for me to relate to the protagonists, who aren't very interesting people. Hirka is ????. She's like your typical YA protagonist in that she doesn't have much of a personality and just changes it whenever the scene needs her to. She's a bit egocentric and very convinced the world is out to get her, which is often true but not always. Her love interest, Rime, is like every Edward Cullen tragic-angsty-broody dude you've seen. And as in Twilight there's of course reasons they can never kiss or have sex that are ... kinda problematic. Because shaming girls, even for magical reasons, for having sex or wanting sex is kinda last century.
Plus I think the ball was dropped with the world-building. It takes way too long for tails to be mentioned given the premise of the book and they don't seem to play a particularly big part in Hirkas life? Which seems weird to me because I feel tails should be a big part of the body language of the world, but it's not. I never get the sense that Hirka is having trouble expressing herself for her lack of tail or that any of the other characters give themselves away by a tail twitch they didn't intend to do. It feels like a missed opportunity.
So why three stars? Idk, maybe because I liked the basis in norse mythology or because it was nice to be reading proper high fantasy again, where people hang at inns and throw beer at each other. It's not something I read that much these days and it made me nostalgic. And given the end of the book I am, annoyingly enough, interested in how it continues. ...more
I ljusets makt (Grisha-trilogin, #1)
Bardugo, Leigh *
As Chriss put it, "it's garbage, but it's good garbage". It's not particularly revolutionary, people with any knowledge of Russia seems pretty mad at As Chriss put it, "it's garbage, but it's good garbage". It's not particularly revolutionary, people with any knowledge of Russia seems pretty mad at it but it is entertaining and hard to put down.
The thing is, it could have been good because I thought the first chapter/prologue was very well-written, but then it switched from third to first person and the writing took a turn for the worst. Which was a shame.
A bigger shame? Boring old stereotypes. Some not so subtle racial stereotypes where fantasy races and nationalities obviously coincide with real stereotypes that are ... not great. And add some classic sexism to that, where all the beautiful girls (except the one) are evil bitches and the plain-looking ones are good and pure. Because that's how the world works.
But I'm gonna read the other books. Because entertaining garbage is still entertaining. ...more
Ordbrodösen
Arvidsson, Anna
THe first book this year (I believe) that I finished in a day and couldn't put down. Anna Arvidsson has managed to come up with a magical power we hav THe first book this year (I believe) that I finished in a day and couldn't put down. Anna Arvidsson has managed to come up with a magical power we haven't seen a million times before, that doesn't feel stilted, and that creates an interesting world around itself.
Plus it has a lot of interesing characters with interesting relationships with each other, even if some are a bit cliché. I like that the plot goes a bit all over the place (geographically), and that it uses social medias, though this whole "no contact with the oustide world"-thing just seemed like a way of not having to give the MC any friends or too much baggage.
But it's very good and I think I would like to read more about these characters. There's definitely a lot more to explain. ...more
Solvarg (Rosornas Krig, #2)
I don't know about this series. I really enjoyed Conqueror and Emperor series, but they were basically just following one specific character, while th I don't know about this series. I really enjoyed Conqueror and Emperor series, but they were basically just following one specific character, while this is following a THOUSAND characters. Even worse, since this is set in England they have like THREE names to go between them, and I don't know enough about British history to be able to keep up. Meaning, I'm in a constant state of confusion about which character is which.
However, I do really like Margaret and my parents' have the sequel, so the odds of me reading more fo these books are kinda high. Doesn't mean I'll enjoy them half as much as the other series. ...more
Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries (Bridget Jones, #4)
Fielding, Helen *
Okay, so here's where I stand on Bridget Jones: I love book one and two, I'm a huge fan of the original movies, and as far as I'm concerned Mad About Okay, so here's where I stand on Bridget Jones: I love book one and two, I'm a huge fan of the original movies, and as far as I'm concerned Mad About the Boy DID NOT HAPPEN. Not just because of certain decisions Fielding made in it, but also because it just isn't funny. My opinion on Bridget Jones's Baby: the movie is that I LOVED IT and it was everything I wished Mad About the Boy would've been.
Sooo, I should love this right? Eh, I don't know. It has potential, and I like it better than Mad About the Boy, but it's NOTHING compared to the original books. It feels entitled to say, but it's too short. It feels like Fielding didn't want to write it at all and just rushed through all her scenes as quickly as possible, and tried really hard to put some comedy in there that doesn't work for the most part.
Bridget and Mark seems at time almost out of character, which, eh, sucks. Daniel is also a big ??? because he doesn't seem able to decided who he is at all. I prefer the movie version of event, actually, though obviously this works better with Mad About the Boy ... but who cares, that book didn't happen!!!!
But it's not all bad, I feel it picked up towards the end and there were some really enjoyable scenes where Bridget was her old crazy self. I just wish that the entire book had been written like that, instead of being rushed through just to get a cool movie tie-in. It doesn't need it.
I might reread this in the future, but probs not as often as I reread the original two books. ...more
Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns, #1)
Blake, Kendare *
I love teen books where people live in dystopian societies and have to kill each other, so OBVIOUSLY I was excited to read this. Especially since it w I love teen books where people live in dystopian societies and have to kill each other, so OBVIOUSLY I was excited to read this. Especially since it was a about sisters and promised to be about more than just a stupid romance.
And it was! Hah, I realize I made it sound like that part disappointed me, but it did not. There's some romance in it, sure, but it's good, and it's not one girl and one boy against the world, so it's very refreshing in that way.
The thing that did put me off at first was the writing, which feels a bit ... amateurish. It's written in present tense and like omnious POV and that didn't sit right with me, especially since it leads to so much tell don't show, especially in the beginning. But it definitely is not a book that could do first person, there's too many characters and too much going on for that to work. And I think it got better the more I read.
Some things in the world-building is a bit off, like what the fuck kind of power is "can eat a lot of poison" and who CARES if she can't if she's also very good at poisoning people? But if you accept that it is a power and that it does matter, then it works.
The ending was not what I expected and I'm very curious about the sequel, which I'm probs gonna buy as soon as money decides to come my way. ...more
Jag ger dig solen
Nelson, Jandy *
I should have read this years ago. I thought the author's first book was great, and my best friend proof read the Swedish translation and told me it w I should have read this years ago. I thought the author's first book was great, and my best friend proof read the Swedish translation and told me it was great, so really, this is coming many years too late. Lucky it was a book worth waiting for!
Usually I'm not a fan of poetic language because even if it isn't purple it comes off as somewhat pretentious to me, but somehow Jandy Nelson never seems that way, not to me at least. Maybe a line here and there doesn't work for me, but for every one of those lines there's at least ten that resonates deeply with my soul, so I can't complain even a little bit.
The story was good, though since I reread The Sky Is Everywhere after finishing it I can see that she's very fond of certain tropes, but it's okay. It's not like Stephen King is the most creative when it comes to character creations, and I love what he writes.
But most of all I love how this talks about art and I love how inspired it made me feel. I haven't been writing much this year for a lot of reasons, but suddenly I'm excited to. And isn't that the best praise you can give a book? ...more
Weir, Andy *
Okay, you can read my other review because I still stand by it, I just wanted to tell you a story. Yesterday, a few days after finishing the book, I h Okay, you can read my other review because I still stand by it, I just wanted to tell you a story. Yesterday, a few days after finishing the book, I had the opportunity to try on some VR glasses. It was awesome. I spent time in Iceland playing fetch with a robot dog and died while trying to repair a Portal robot. One game I tried is called The Solar System and when you play, it is like you're walking around in our solar system, with stars all around you and the planets circling the sun.
The thing is, as well as walking around among the planets, you can pick up them up and have a look at them. And more importantly, you can move them. So, with this book in mind, I took great pleasure in picking up Mars, and just throwing it as far away from the sun and all the other planets as possible, while thinking "that's for Mark Watney, you gigantic red asshole".
Anyway, I still love this book and the movie, read and watch if you haven't already. ...more
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
Every time I reread this book I get so mad about the movie. I KNOW, it's been fifteen years, I should get over it, but the movie is so bad compared to Every time I reread this book I get so mad about the movie. I KNOW, it's been fifteen years, I should get over it, but the movie is so bad compared to the book. They skipped all the good parts just so they could focus on a stupid war. >:(
Things I enjoy more and more on every reread is Gollum though. He's adorable, in the most annoying and creepy way. I mean, his big dream is to eat fish every day!!! I know I mention this every time I review the book, but I always forget it and then I love it so much.
Anyway, I love it. I love this entire trilogy. Shocking!!! ...more
I can't believe it took me this long to read it. I'm a reading disaster this year if I takes me four weeks to get through The Hobbit.
Also I wanna rewa I can't believe it took me this long to read it. I'm a reading disaster this year if I takes me four weeks to get through The Hobbit.
Also I wanna rewatch the movies now. That's a project in its own ... ...more
Den som finner (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #2)
King, Stephen *
This book was weird because there was like a hundred pages before Bill Hodges made an appearance, and I was like what is he even gonna do in this plot This book was weird because there was like a hundred pages before Bill Hodges made an appearance, and I was like what is he even gonna do in this plot? But he ended up doing good once he arrived, and the story leading up to it (ehh, the actual plot of the book I guess) was interesting enough on its own.
Gotta talk about the ending though. I can't believe this crime series is turning into supernatural territory???? I honestly thought King was trying to do something else, but apparently I was wrong. I am, however, neither mad nor disappointed, I'm very interested in reading the next book and see where it all leads. It's just not what I expected.
Oh well ... is the third book already out in Swedish? Gotta look into that. ...more
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This book is so good! I just love it. Grief seems so real and you really end up feeling sorry that you never got to know Bailey before she died. Maybe This book is so good! I just love it. Grief seems so real and you really end up feeling sorry that you never got to know Bailey before she died. Maybe in the end things wrap a little too neatly (I think Joe is a little too understanding), but whatever, the characters needed it so who am I to deprive them of happiness? ...more
Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
I love this book so much. I love pretty much every part of it, even the deaths I suppress literally every time I reread it and have to be sad about EV I love this book so much. I love pretty much every part of it, even the deaths I suppress literally every time I reread it and have to be sad about EVERY goddamn time.
It's the best. ...more
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
I love rereading Lord of the Rings because while I always know I'm going to enjoy reading my favourite book, I never know what mood it will put me in. I love rereading Lord of the Rings because while I always know I'm going to enjoy reading my favourite book, I never know what mood it will put me in. Some years it's hardcore fangirling that can't even be put into words, other years it's more like "yes this was good and enjoyable". This year it's kinda like coming home - whenever I've had time to sit down and read a chapter without being interupted it's been one of the best forms of stress-relief I've had this year.
That's all my entire review for this time. ...more
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Permanent fund CEO stresses long-term focus
Short-term gains hurt future generations, Rodell said
Thursday, October 1, 2020 5:45pm
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Alaska's Permanent Fund remained relatively steady throughout the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to prudent management and investing, said Angela Rodell, CEO of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.
Speaking to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce Thursday, Rodell said the percent of market value draw from the Earnings Reserve Account of the fund used for the state budget would be about the same $3 billion it's been for the past few years, even with the percent drawn dropping to an even 5% from 5.25% since 2018.
The fund dropped from $67.9 billion to $65.1 billion at the end of February this year, and as of the latest report on Aug. 31, the total fund value is currently $65.8 billion. Rodell told the chamber it came as a huge relief when the fund ended the fiscal year with positive gains.
But there is still uncertainty ahead.
"There is concern about a recession, not just in the U.S., but globally," she said. "This is not a U.S.-centric event, it's affecting the global economy as well. We expect returns to come down some, that would be consistent with where we're seeing markets headed."
The nearly $3 billion loss in the spring, when the coronavirus pandemic was first unfolding, caused alarm the decline would continue draining the state's reserves. But Rodell said even before the pandemic, the fund had been holding on to more cash than usual in anticipation of a natural retraction in the market. When markets dropped earlier this year, the fund was able to put that cash into equity and "ride that wave back up again," Rodell told the Empire after her talk.
In a news release following the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Trustees' annual meeting on Sept. 24, APFC said "through prudent management and opportunistic positioning, the Fund recovered most of its losses incurred at the onset of the global pandemic and returned 2.01% for FY20, demonstrating strength in the diversity of assets, investments, and our team."
[Permanent Fund Corporation CEO says virus-affected markets offer opportunity]
Rodell stressed the importance of diversifying the fund, and not relying too heavily on one kind of asset. Private equity, or shares of private companies, comes with high returns but also high risk, she said, and if the fund were to rely too heavily on one kind of asset APFC would be violating its statutory duty to maximize return while minimizing risk.
"We can't take unchecked risk with the fund," she said. "Some of the strategies we've taken are long term and may not appear to be prudent year-to-year. If we lose sight of our long-term investing we will lose the fund."
Since 2015. an increasing share of the state's spending has relied on the Permanent Fund, Rodell said, but it would not be fiscally prudent to use a greater share of those funds to pay for the state's obligations.
"If you drew the ERA to zero this year, and you allocated it out…used to pay dividends, all the other things the Legislature and Alaskans may want, what's going to happen is it's going to accelerate the need for fiscal reform in the state," she said. "If that money is gone, what's going to happen is you're not going to be able to generate that $3 billion for (Fiscal Year 2023 and 2024). You've done it at the cost of those future years."
Rodell noted that despite the pandemic and political divisions over the budget, the Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy had added $4.8 billion into the fund for growth and inflation-proofing. Periodic investments like that had been able to transform the state's oil wealth into what Rodell called a "truly renewable resource" for all Alaskans.
But political divisions can undermine the long-term goals of the fund, Rodell said, and warned against lawmakers making decisions for the fund based only on short-term results. The difficulty, she said, was trying to distinguish what's being done in the long term with what's possible in the short term.
"The temptation might be to put it all in private equity," which could yield returns as high as 20%, she said. "But that would violate our prudent investor statutes; maximize return and minimize risk. The state is relying on us to be smart and prudent about this. We are going to be long-term investors. We do not get into the spend discussion."
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have\have not | be you.
What if we have the whole – save the world.. help others … idea.. wrong?
What if people who think they are the ones who have.. are actually the ones who need more. What if things that matter are much more rhizomatic/level/non-hierarchical than we're thinking.
Imagine more reeses moments, where those with loads of resources realize, that's not making them happy. And that the people they think they need to help, actually have the solution.
The solution being.. interconnectedness.. being known by people.
Imagine the people with loads of resources.. start spending less money and spending more time, learning from those without resources..
Imagine the people with little to no resources.. realize the value they have to offer the world, how to be a community. Imagine empowering them (with or without resources) to teach us what community means/is. Imagine 7 billion entrepreneurs/people taking charge of their days.
Perhaps we'll find all 7 bill of us have more than we need. Perhaps we make the world work – for 100% of humanity.
winning the argument by perpetuating the argument.
Poverty contributes to the crisis motif that keeps the majority of any society distracted from the minority elite benefiting disproportionately from the labor of the majority. Crises large and small—from Nazis, Communists, and Terrorists to the War on Drugs to teen pregnancy to the achievement gap and thedrop-out crisis—create the perception that the average person cannot possibly keep these crises under control (crises that would plunge otherwise decent people into the abyss of poverty) and, thus, needs the leadership and protection of the elite.
The ruling elite have created a culture where we see the consequences of poverty, but mask the realities of privilege.
it has a lot to do with how awake you are.. to now ness.


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Celebs Attend 38th Annual UNCF Mayor's Masked Ball… (PHOTOS + VIDEO)
Jan, 2 2020 | Written by ATLien
Atlanta Mayor Keshia Lance Bottoms poses with Tyrese Gibson and Morris Chestnut at the 36th annual UNCF Mayor's Masked Ball in Atlanta.
The UNCF's Mayor's Masked Ball, which is the city's premier fundraising gala and major social event focusing on raising awareness of the need and benefits of a college education, the students UNCF serves and the contributions of historically black colleges and universities was held at Atlanta's Marriott Marquee Hotel on December 21, 2019
Hosted by a diverse group of corporate sponsors, local businesses and professional organizations the Mayor's Masked Ball Atlanta was an evening full of celebration attended by national celebrities, civic leaders, alumni, dignitaries, volunteers and friends of UNCF.
Celebrity attendees included: Jermaine Dupri, Charlie Wilson, Ambassador Andrew Young, MLB Legend Hank Aaron, Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Tucker, Tyrese, Tamron Hall, Pastor Jamahl Bryant, Giselle Bryant (RHOP), Kandi Burruss (RHOA), Todd Tucker, Tanya Sam (RHOA), Paul Judge, 2 Chainz, Ronnie & Shamari Devoe, Killer Mike, Louis Gossett, Jr. Morris Chestnut and many more.
Photos + video below from the event below… Continue Reading…
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T.I. Opens Up About Losing His Sister & The State of His Marriage on The Tamron Hall Show… (VIDEO)
Clifford "T.I." Harris was all smiles as he appeared on the October 29th edition of The Tamron Hall show.
The Grammy Award-winning rapper and actor opened up about grieving the loss of his sister, his groundbreaking Netflix series 'Rhythm & Flow" and the current state of his marriage to Tameka "Tiny" Harris. Pepperjam Verification
Details + video below… Continue Reading…
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Tyler Perry Studio's Star Studded Grand Opening Gala… (RED CARPET PHOTOS)
The grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios was held this past weekend in Atlanta, Georgia and the media mogul marks history as the first African-American male to own his own studio lot.
Tyler Perry Studios welcomed guests to celebrate on the 330-acre lot, where sound stage dedications were made in honor of Oprah Winfrey, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Whoopi Goldberg, Sir Sidney Poitier, Halle Berry, Will Smith, Harry Belafonte, Cicely Tyson, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, and the late John Singleton, Diahann Carroll, and Della Reese.
Celebrities came out in droves to honor Perry's accomplishment as nearly 800 people walked the red carpet prior to the event.
Guests included Beyonce and Jay-Z, President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Diddy, Ava DuVernay, Samuel L. Jackson, Viola Davis, John Lewis, Bernice King, Stacey Abrams, Maxine Waters, Tiffany Haddish, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai, Jeezy, Ludacris, Usher, Tyrese, 2 Chainz, TI, Terrance Howard, Gladys Knight, Gayle King, Jenifer Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Patti LaBelle, Tina Knowles, Tamron Hall, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Storm Reid, and BeBe Winans, among several hundred others.
Red carpet photos below… Continue Reading…
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New 'Doo Alert! Mary J. Blige Reveals New Look During #EssenceFest 2017 (PHOTOS)
Jul, 1 2017 | Written by ATLien
Singer Mary J. Blige revealed a hot new look during an appearance at the 2017 Essence Festival in New Orleans yesterday (June 30, 2017).
[FLASHBACK: Boi Bye! Mary J. Blige's Ex Weighs in on Her BET Performance… (VIDEO)]
Mary debuted a new box braided style onstage during an empowerment panel held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, moderated by Tamron Hall.
Check out more photos from Mary J. Blige's new 'doo below… Continue Reading…
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Oklahoma City, OK, June 26, 2015 -- /EPR NETWORK/ -- Association Motor Club Marketing (AMCM) just announced they will launch their new mobile application, AMCM Presentation, during the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA-PBL) National Leadership Conference in Chicago June 25- July 1, 2015. The app was designed specifically for Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) participating in the AMCM Fundraising Program.
AMCM is one of the only organizations at the FBLA Conference giving students the opportunity to learn technologically advanced business skills by fundraising through their smartphones and tablets. It is also one of the only fundraising options providing students with recurring revenue, another learning opportunity for students.
AMCM partnered with Victory Info Services to utilize Victory's 360's mobile platform. This provides students with the necessary tools on their phones to successfully present and complete the sale of AMCM's roadside assistance and travel discount programs. These tools include a sales presentation and video, plus a communication feature allowing chapter Advisors to connect with their members. Other features of the app include the fundraising FAQs, a gas price finder, weather, roadside assistance demo, and support.
For information on Association Motor Club Marketing and the new AMCM app, visit www.amcm-online.com or email mamuncey@amcm-online.com. AMCM will be giving away a $500 cash prize during the FBLA National Leadership Conference. Visit booth #126 at the FBLA National Leadership Conference for more information or sneak peek of the new AMCM app.
Association Motor Club Marketing specializes in providing roadside assistance services and fundraising programs tailored to fit the needs of any association. AMCM has offices located in Oklahoma City, South Dakota, Virginia, & South Carolina.
Victory Info Services provides mobile services and applications for clients in various industries. Victory has offices located in Las Vegas, NV and Jacksonville, FL. For more information on Victory, please visit victoryinfoservices.com or email mark.burns@victoryinfoservices.com.


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Church Announces Replacement for Boy Scouts, Personal Progress: "Children and Youth"Deseret News - The new initiative to replace the Boy Scouts and Personal Progress programs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is called "Children and Youth" and will be rolled out in September in a special worldwide satellite broadcast. The church is exiting its century-old relationship with Scouting and retiring some of its other core activities for teenagers, like Personal Progress in its Young Women program. President M. Russell Ballard, the acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, will lay out the new initiative to replace those programs in a special broadcast on Sept. 29, according to a letter...
President Nelson to Speak at 2019 NAACP National Convention in DetroitLDS Living - President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will address the 110th annual national convention for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) July 21, 2019, in Detroit, Michigan. Newsroom will publish multimedia resources and President Nelson's full transcript. Over the past 18 months, the First Presidency has made its partnership with the NAACP a high priority. The groups have met several times to pursue a joint education and employment initiative that has been deployed in Chicago, San Francisco, Houston and Charlotte. They have customized the Church's self-reliance services materials and programs to...
Russian Court Rules Against Deportation of Mormon Volunteers
byDeseret News | Jul. 20, 2017
In August 2016, police in Samara, Russia, detained six LDS volunteers, who had been serving as missionaries until the Church changed their titles to volunteers after a new Russian law was enacted last year, expelling two from the country.
A Russian high court ruled Thursday that authorities violated the constitutional rights of two young Mormon volunteers when they expelled the men from the country last year.
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation ruled that Elder Nathaniel Worden and Elder Drake Oldham were properly registered as volunteers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and did not violate Russian rules regarding migration registration.
Worden and Oldham said they were pleased with the decision, according to a news release on the church's Russian newsroom website.
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