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"That's right it starts with an earthquake..."
Only a fool believes the mainstream media these days and the alternative/Internet system is perforated with enough zealots to drive a person into six sublevels of deep paranoia. Hoaxes reign and the true whistleblowers are quickly strung up, locked down or shamed into exile. The only way to really know the truth is to see it for yourself but if the world really is ending (it certainly seems hot enough) more than a few pundits will point to the Fukushima earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown as the point of no return. We might still get away with that one or we might be skiing glowing pow this winter but there's no question the times they are a changin' so expect a surge in Sci-fi the next few years and get ready for more epic post-apocalypse movies. Life imitates art.
The trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road blew the roof off of Comic Con last weekend and is now readily available online. Fans of the original trilogy can rejoice that original writer-director, Australian George Miller, is back on board and Tom Hardy (Warrior, Inception) stars in the title role with Charlize Theron (Reindeer Games, The Road) as a badass road warrior in a film that appears to have many more female roles than most actioners these days. It also looks like a game-changer for car chase scenes but don't hold your breath because Mad Max 4 isn't scheduled for release until May of 2015. Can humanity hold things together till then?
Speaking of female roles, Scarlett Johansson won the box office last week with Lucy. This is great news because it helps offset the early summer damage Tammy did to the concept of female-driven blockbusters. Lucy catapults Miss Johansson into an orbit of estrogen-fueled ass-kickery usually only frequented by Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lawrence. Imagine one day in the future (if we make it) where Hollywood studios will bankroll, release and even promote all sorts of movies aimed at and starring women. I bet some of those movies would even appeal to dudes. You may say I'm a dreamer... but what dream isn't better with Scarlett Johansson in it and don't even get me started on Angelina.
On the other hand, four of The Guardians of the Galaxy are dudes (one is a dude raccoon) and that summer tentpole opens this Friday at the Village 8 in both 2 and 3D. As a fan of the grittier, bloodier Marvel comics like The Punisher I can honestly say I have no idea what this movie is about but it looks like a more expensive and slightly less derivative remake of Spaceballs. Huge stars like Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper (as the talking raccoon) should make for snappy humour and director James Gunn is the guy who made Slither so that is promising. I'm still not totally sold on this but it looks like fun and the 13-year-old version of me would be all over it. The real question is does Cooper's Guardians raccoon have anything as epic as John Candy's "Barf" character in Spaceballs — "I'm a Mog, Half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend."
The Download of the week is perfect for this heat wave. Snowpiercer, the latest from Korean director Bong Joon-Ho (The Host) takes the angle that global warming might not burn us all in a lake of fire like almost every honest scientist is claiming. Rather, we inject some chemical into the atmosphere to reverse it and get the recipe wrong, creating a sudden ice age. What few human survivors remain must ride a massive train around the world ad infinitum under the benevolent will of a creator/engineer named Gilliam.
The Snowpiercer train is set up kind of like the Hunger Games on rails— the poorest sector lives at the back and things get better the closer you get to the engine. Having all of humanity living in a closed system that's continuously circumnavigating a glaciated planet gives Bong Joon-Ho plenty opportunity for claustrophobic action sequences and cunning social commentary. Chris Evans and Tilda Swinton star as Snowpiercer sets up a slightly plausible future dystopia and fills it with enough detail and humanity to make it seem almost inevitable.
Happy Summer.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- PNC Financial Services Group PNC, -0.90% reported third-quarter earnings of $258 million, or 91 cents a share, down from $304 million, or $1.07 a share in the same period a year ago. Excluding a non-recurring charge, earnings were $300 million, or $1.06 a share, topping the average analyst estimate compiled by Thomson First Call of $1.03 a share. Net interest income rose 1.8 percent to $498 million and non-interest income increased 1.6 percent to $838 million. The financial services company's stock closed Tuesday down 81 cents at $52.20.
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text: Liverpool have agreed a fee of £142m with Barcelona for the sale of Philippe Coutinho. The Brazilian playmaker has travelled to Spain to finalise the details of his personal terms. Coutinho had been at Anfield since January 2013, joining from Internazionale and in his five years at Liverpool, he scored 54 goals in 202 appearances.


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By – Rijul Nadkarni (RLBU)
He takes his guard at the popping crease and goes through his ritual of adjusting the velcro strap on his gloves . The crowd in the meanwhile is going berserk with chants of "Dhoni! Dhoni! Dhoni!" echoing in the stadium and mind you in a game in which he's the captain of the away team. It was the home ground of a newly formed franchise in the IPL , the Gujarat Lions . Such is the respect this individual commands in a country where cricket is religion and cricket's own 'God' dwells in . Be it captaining the number one test team in world cricket , an unbelievable unbeaten run , winning every possible ICC event there is ,most number of stumpings in international cricket ,a staggering limited overs average; MS has done it all . But what he has achieved goes way beyond mere numbers . He has told young small town Indians that they could conquer the cricket world or any world for that matter if they have the hunger and determination to succeed . Though this article may seem to be tilting towards MS's journey to cricket , it is more about MS in cricket or cricket in MS . P.S. It has nothing to do with MSD – the movie !
Generally when there's an upcoming Indian cricketer, there's always a buzz in the Ranji circuit about the talent he possesses. I don't think anyone knew Mahendra Singh Dhoni when he made his debut in 2004 . I don't think anyone was meant to.
Who would've imagined that the long-brown-haired , free-spirited and explosive batsman of 2004 with average wicket-keeping skills would be considered in the same league as Adam Gilchrist ,Mark Boucher and Kumar Sangakkara among wicket-keeper batsmen and one of India's greatest captains ten years down the line. If his role-model , Adam Gilchrist , revolutionized the role of a modern-day wicketkeeper-batsman, Dhoni has set the bench mark for the position in India .But his true worth to the Indian team is undoubtedly provided by his captaincy skill set.
After being asked to float about an almost flawless batting lineup in the years from 2005-07 under Greg Chappell as coach , he was given all the freedom to express himself and the then explosive Dhoni didn't put a price on his wicket. After India's debacle at the 2007 WC and due to dressing room unrest , 'experience' in the Indian outfit opted out of the inaugural world T20 . Dhoni was named captain of a young and amateur outfit after being recommended by Tendulkar to the selectors who was impressed by his calm demeanor and figured that composure was the need of the hour at the crux of things at the time. As it is said , with more power comes more responsibility and the added responsibility brought the best out of Dhoni – the batsman and the keeper .
After India's shock World Cup exit in 2007 , there were attempts to burn down MSD's home in Ranchi which was under construction then . But few would've predicted him to go on to build an empire of his own .
India beat the odds and went on to lift the inaugural World T20. One time wonder, they said. Dhoni has the rub of the green, they said. As the years rolled by , Dhoni amassed resounding victories in ODI's , T20's and Tests even taking India to the numero uno position in Tests . While Dhoni's win percentage is not comparable with that of say Ricky Ponting or Hansie Cronje, the numbers indicate that he is certainly in the league of Steve Waugh, Graeme Smith and Allan Border, statistically and those are big names mind you. What must also be factored in is that Dhoni probably captained teams that weren't blessed to have a bowling attack of the quality that some of the above mentioned captains were fortunate to have. Even Kumble and Harbhajan Singh scaled to their peaks under 'Dada' and were only mere reflections of their abilities under Dhoni. In addition to captaining the side, he also had the arduous task of keeping wickets and of course batting lower down the order to finish off games in crunch situations.
What he did in Test cricket was remarkable. He took his rustic game — the firm jab, the slash over point — and squeezed more out of it than you would have thought possible. An average of 38 is excellent for someone who did as many squats behind the stumps as he did, for someone who had to be in the game always. It is very difficult to be a wicketkeeper, captain and batsman. He did it for 60 Tests — remarkable. We are all creatures of our own experience and in Test Cricket if you can't take 20 wickets you don't win games . After bagging the highest win percentage in tests , he decided it was time for someone less wounded by overseas defeats to take over.
If you asked Dhoni secretly, he would say he favours the shorter format as you don't need to take 10 wickets to win matches . You could just outscore the opposition over 50 overs by choking them with your spinners in the middle overs and holding your nerve at the death. Captaining Ashwin and Jadeja ball in the middle overs in tandem in a limited overs game is euphoric to MSD as he is a fond lover for keeping at and captaining spinners .
He has memorabilia of moments from his career as a leader . Be it handing the ball to Joginder Sharma in the final over of a WC final against Pakistan , Ishant Sharma bowling the 18th of the Champions trophy final to remove two set batsman of successive deliveries , promoting himself in World Final to play that match winning innings , that unbelievable last gasp run-out to beat Bangladesh in the recently concluded T20 WC and many more which ascertain how he's always one or two overs ahead of the game.
Such is his élan that strangeness has become his sword and unorthodoxy his quixotic method of achieving success. He may not have the extravagant diving prowess of Gilchrist or Boucher or the footwork of Sangakkara but when it comes to whipping the bails in a flash there is none like him . Even at the age of 34 , he's running doubles and threes effortlessly with only Virat Kohli fit enough to match his efforts. When the bat turns in his hand simulating a chopper's swish, a billion eyes swing in front of TV sets to follow the ball to the stands. Yes, all the haters can deny as they like , Dhoni has become one of the best finishers of the game. Today , if India's chasing 300 odd and Dhoni walks in at 100/4 at the halfway stage , Indian fans are still calm of touching the finish line or if there are 20 odd runs to get of the last over , logic would acknowledge the heftiness of the task at hand but the heart would say as long as Dhoni's around there's still a chance. This is what MSD brings to the table which nobody could think of in the nineties and the early 2000's after Tendulkar was dismissed early.
Again, numbers speak more than they're meant to . MS averages almost as much as Michael Bevan and more than Mike Hussey with better boundary per match ratio than either making him the most lethal in the death overs . I quote Harsha Bhogle here when he spoke of Dhoni's finishing abilities :
"'Right gentlemen, a lot of you have been playing this game, now let me come and finish it off" .
This is where people get the plot wrong thinking that Dhoni walks out to finish games so that he can hog the limelight . But I may have to beg to differ . Remember the long-haired new captain who had just won India the first World T20? He gave away his match shirt to someone in the crowd and walked away quietly. And the suave captain who won India the 2011 World Cup? Spot him in any of the pictures? He let it be Tendulkar's moment. It was actually his evening but he let it be about Indian cricket . The sign of a confident man.
He has given India all the major ICC trophies on the planet. When the team wins , he gives credit to his team-mates and he's the first to take blame when the team loses . Still, Dhoni has been hounded by the retirement question whenever India lose a series , a knockout match or even a normal match they're expected to win . He almost never answers questions in a simple manner, opting to leave the media bewildered with his chain of thought . Often he uses humour and sarcasm to hide what's running through his mind like when he schooled the Australian reporter at the press conference post the semi-final of the T20 WC 2016 .
Ravi Shashtri once said :
"You'll know his true worth when he hangs his boots .I won't be surprised if he just walks away from the game and never comes back."
In Virat Kohli , India have found an able replacement for the great Sachin Tendulkar but who could fill the gaping hole that MSD would leave when he calls it a day. Lets just hope that day doesn't arrive soon and we continue to get oppositions to envy us for possessing an asset such as him . I'd like to conclude with Cricket is a Gentleman's game with Mahendra Singh Dhoni as it's true gentleman.


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The real Valentine's Day
Pink hearts, chocolate hearts and candy hearts fill the stores before February can even officially begin.
People are suddenly falling in love and wanting an extravagant date with their boo. Couples are dropping hundreds of dollars just for some flowers that will die within a week and chocolates that will be eaten in two days. Valentine's Day is overrated. Show love year-round and not just on this Hallmark holiday.
Couples go all out for each other on this specific date. Does anyone really know why it's even deemed the "day of love?" A baby in a diaper with a bow and arrow is the day's mascot. That alone is something to be concerned about. Also, why does this chocolate-filled holiday fall a month after we all set our "healthy body" goals for the New Year? After getting a month into our New Year's resolution, we are getting showered with chocolates.
The dreaded teddy bears
Teddy bears seem to be a staple in many gift ideas. Usually, the bear has some sort of saying like "I love you." If you're giving a bear that says this, your partner probably already knows. A bear will just take up space. These giant teddy bears are too big. A four-foot-tall bear doesn't fit nicely in any room. Spending $100 on something that is basically a dust collector is just ridiculous. If you're going to spend that much, you might as well just go to a nice dinner.
Agonizing dates
Fancy dates are cute, but every "nice" restaurant is going to be booked solid on Valentine's Day. You either have to make reservations way in advance or be willing to wait hours for a table.
These nice restaurants tend to come with a dress code, and who wants to stand in a crowded area waiting to be seated while wearing uncomfortable dressy clothes? Not many people. You'll spend more time waiting than actually eating.
Instead of going all out for this one day, why not just stay in sweats and enjoy each other's company?
Knock off candy
Stores that sell Valentine's Day items tend to immediately put everything at 50 percent off, if not more, the next day. So, instead of spending $20 on a decent sized box of chocolates, pig out on two for the price of one, or even less, the next day.
Really though, do whatever makes you and your partner happy. If celebrating Valentine's Day is what you do, then do it. If you see no importance of celebrating the day, then don't. Spend time with whoever you want, even if it's just yourself. Being happy is all that matters, not just on Feb. 14, but year-round. AntiValentina's


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The ZappBug Heater is the second most compact bed bug heater offered today.
Since PackTite has cut production and switched hands several times, the good folks at ZappBug have stepped in to fill the void.
While the Heater is comparable to the size and function of the Original Packtite, the ZappBug model is slightly larger, stores smaller, and is significantly cheaper.
It is the middle-child between the popular ThermalStrike Ranger and ZappBug Oven 2 in size.
It is not without its faults, however. As with most entry-level heaters, cold spots and a noisy fan are part of the package.
Unless you are using it for preventative measures, the ZappBug should be a part of an overarching integrated pest management (IPM) system.
Following an IPM is the only way to guarantee results if self-treating – it's what the pros do!
Key Features
- Volume: 13.6 cubic feet (collapses into 13 inch cube without heater)
- Dimensions: Length: 43 inches, Width: 22.75 inches, Height: 24 inches
- Weight: 10 pounds unloaded
- Power: 1500 watts
- Materials: Double-walled heat-reflective insulated fabric
- Heating Method: Convective – One heater blowing hot air
- Maximum Temperature: 120˚F – 155˚F
- Temperature Probe: Included, wireless
- Setup: Unfold tent, insert heater to ventilation, load, plug, and run included timer in 5 min. max
- Time per Load: 6 hours to be safe – the maximum timer duration
- Automatic Shutoff: Yes
- Warranty: 1-Year limited
- Lab tested and verified effective
- Effective chemical-free treatment of bed bugs at all life stages
- Compact size: It's the second most compact bed bug heater after the ThermalStrike Ranger
The ease of setup and simple controls make it a great option for frequent users.
Travelers will appreciate being able to set their Heater up minutes after getting home.
You'll have no problem fitting your luggage, backpack, purse, and shoes in a single load. No more worrying about bringing bed bugs home from abroad!
The Zappbug Heater's dimensions are convenient for individuals treating medium-sized suitcases and carryon bags.
It's also a 100% effective and pesticide-free way to treat your items.
How's it Perform?
The single heater that the Heater is outfitted with is small but powerful.
Although bed bugs will die in as little as a minute at 120˚F, it is widely agreed upon that you should expose them to such temperatures for at least an hour to ensure complete eradication at all life stages.
A full suitcase left unzipped in the ZappBug Heater will reach and maintain temperatures well above that after its recommended 6 to 8 hour cycle.
It does take time for heat to completely saturate whatever you'd like to treat, so try to stick to the maximum time if possible to be safe.
This is doubly important due to the presence of cold spots in the unit – better safe than sorry!
The included wireless thermometer probe makes it easy to keep tabs on the very center of your items. Emptying suitcases of things that could be treated elsewhere, such as clothing, also helps heat pass quickly.
Who Should Buy it?
The ZappBug Heater is perfect for travelers and traveling professionals who want to take a proactive approach to preventing bed bugs.
- Keeping bed bugs out after a trip is as easy:
- Keep your bags outside
- Change and throw clothes in dryer
- Place luggage, shoes, and other bags in ZappBug Heater
- Run it
In four easy steps, you no longer have to worry about the number one vector of bed bug infestation. The Heater offers peace of mind, which is truly priceless.
Unlike the ThermalStrike Ranger, the Heater is large enough to accommodate more than just a carryon bag. The Heater actually has 3 times the usable space!
This makes it a great option for anyone dealing with bed bugs on a budget.
What Should it be Used On?
If you're dealing with an infestation, the heater can function as any other bed bug heater would function to whatever you can't put in the dryer, steam, or spray with pesticides.
It's a great help with larger items or those that call for something a little gentler like:
- Thrifted and used goods
- Library Books
- Rugs
- Delicate clothing
- Shoes
- Clothes
- Luggage
- Documents
- CDs
- Bedding
- Curtains
- Pillows
- Bean bags
- Boxes full of miscellaneous goods
- Briefcases
- Purses
Keep in mind that the maximum internal temperature of 155˚F can certainly do damage to some items.
It is also useful to know that you can throw garbage and Ziploc bags full of items to be treated in the Heater.
The bag will not melt and provides a convenient container! Keep bags open so that heat can circulate easily.
Certain electronics can also be treated by heaters, but be sure to read your manufacturers manual before committing to heating electronics for hours. Some will be damaged at the upper limits of 155˚F.
Where Can I Buy It?
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The ZappBug Heater is tied as the cheapest bed bug heater with the smaller ThermalStrike Ranger.
If you plan on treating bed bugs on your own, a heater can be a core part of your integrated pest management.
When used diligently after traveling and on used goods, any heater will pay for itself. Just one prevented infestation would save you thousands in professional pest control fees.
Once you've invested in the Heater, its free to use for years outside of electricity costs.
Editor's ZappBug Heater Review
For many people, the ZappBug Heater is the perfect size.
When it comes to personal use, the Heater is quick to setup, easy to use, completely effective, and affordable to boot.
As one of the most affordable units, it is not free of a few faults that you'll have to consider.
It does have cold spots, makes noise for the hours that it operates, and can't quite fit large items like chairs and other oddly-shaped upholstery.
If interested in something that will fit larger items, you will need to look into a model with more usable space – like the ZappBug Oven 2.
For those of us looking to actively prevent bed bug infestations, the ZappBug Heater is the perfect size.
You'll gain the ability to take peace of mind with your own hands!
ZappBug Heater Rating
4.2 / 5.0
With the presence of cold spots, a noisy fan, and relatively budget construction taken into account, I feel that 4.2 is a fair rating.
When you compare it to the ThermalStrike Ranger, for example, there is a clear tradeoff between space and cost. The Ranger accomplishes complete heat saturation without cold spots but has far less usable space and costs the same amount.
The Heater is still a great option for people hoping to treat medium-sized objects – picking up a cheap temperature monitor will make this purchase very solid.
ZappBug Heater Alternatives
Compared to the ZappBug Heater,
- The ThermalStrike Ranger has 1/3rd the space
- The ZappBug Oven 2 has 6 times more space
- The PackTite SC has 3 times more space but is not currently in production
- The PackTite Closet has 6 times more space but is not currently in production
- The ZappBug Room has 21 times more space
When shopping for bed bug heaters, you typically pay more for more usable space and number of heaters.
|ThermalStrike Ranger
|ZappBug Heater
|ZappBug Oven 2
|PackTite Closet
|ZappBug Room
|3.6 cubic feet
|13.6 cubic feet
|25.3 cubic feet
|25 cubic feet
|286 cubic feet
|Heating Method
|6-sided Conductive
|1 Convective Air Heater
|2 Convective Air Heaters
|1 Convective Air Heater
|4 Convective Air Heaters
|Cold Spots
|Setup Time
|Under 5 min
|About 5 min
|Under 10 min
|Under 15 min
|Under 20 min
|4.8 / 5
|4.4 / 5
|4.6 / 5
|3.0 / 5
|4.8 / 5
Looking for more in-depth reviews and more on options like the massive ZappBug Room? Look no further than the heater page – it's the most extensive bed bug heater page on the internet!
Thanks for Reading!
If you do decide to go with the ZappBug Heater, you won't regret it!
It's the smallest price you could pay for a tested heat treatment unit in your own home.
You'll love your newfound control over what gets in your house.
Best of luck getting and staying Debedbugged!


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'Leo congratulated me while my FF party colleagues stayed silent' - Averil Power
As she soaked in the carnival-like atmosphere in Dublin Castle on Saturday night, Averil Power felt a man's hand squeeze her right shoulder.
It was Leo Varadkar, the Health Minister and fellow Yes campaigner, expressing his congratulations for her efforts during the referendum campaign.
Mr Varadkar, like most TDs advocating a Yes vote, knew Ms Power had tirelessly spent night and day knocking on doors while most of her Fianna Fáil parliamentary party colleagues remained on the periphery. "He thanked me for my work on the campaign and he said he knew it had been difficult for me," Ms Power explained.
But while Ms Power was met with words of congratulations from politicians within Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and the Labour Party, there was a stony silence from Fianna Fáil's all-male team of TDs.
She admitted feeling a sense of resentment as she watched party leader Micheál Martin and justice spokesperson Niall Collins celebrate the result from the declaration centre - a room that Ms Power did not have access to. Neither politician, she insisted, got stuck into a campaign that the party was in favour of, on paper at least.
It was among the myriad of reasons that prompted Ms Power to walk away from the party she once loved so dear.
And in a wide-ranging interview with the Irish Independent, the Dublin Bay North senator claimed her ex-colleagues "have the knives out" for her since her decision to quit the party fold. These include people who she once called friends, she said, adding that the personal attacks will put other women off entering politics.
Read more: Averil Power: 'Former Fianna Fáil colleagues putting the knives out for me'
"I think the nastiness of it is not only hurtful on a personal level - of course it's going to put others off. People who I thought were friends, to be out attacking me ... I guess the way they see it is that my resignation looks bad for the party and maybe they think it will cost them support in their constituency," Ms Power said.
"They're rallying around the cause for that and putting the knives out for me with their own political interests. I think that's sad," she added.
Ms Power is in the process of packing up her belongings and moving office to a different wing of Leinster House.
She admitted she is "nervous" at the prospect of bumping into her former Fianna Fáil colleagues in the corridors of the Oireachtas.
But Ms Power is adamant that her decision has nothing to do with the upcoming Dublin Bay North selection convention, despite claims to the contrary by party leader Micheál Martin.
She insisted that other issues raised by her as part of the decision to quit, such as the party's "lack of policies, vision and teamwork", have been ignored by the Fianna Fáil leader in his many media interviews.
She says any doubts she had about her decision were eradicated as she listened to Mr Martin's interview on RTÉ's 'News at One' on Monday afternoon.
Read more: Averil Power's shock resignation won't 'take from my day' - Bobby Aylward
"Thirty seconds into Micheál Martin's interview on the 'News at One', I knew I had done the right thing because he was so disingenuous and unfair, I thought, very personal and quite vicious in that interview.
"I was surprised, to be honest, I hadn't expected that. I knew the party would try and spin it in its favour."
Ms Power said she would make a decision about the general election in the coming weeks but she ruled out joining any other party.
Underlying her decision to quit Fianna Fáil was that she was in a party that she no longer recognised.
"I've been uncomfortable for some time, been unhappy with how things were going, just a general lack of vision on policies.
"I thought for a long time I could change that and I worked very hard to do that over the last four years but the referendum was just the final straw because it taught me that not only had things not changed, but that they weren't going to."
She said that Fianna Fáil was a party in crisis. "When I got home from doing my last TV interview yesterday, I had 700 emails, hundreds of texts and tweets from party members, from former Oireachtas members and current councillors of the party telling me they share my view."
Irish Independent
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Why have I put other wedding photographers in here too? I like to acknowledge good work, but also photography is subjective in its very nature and I would never expect EVERYONE to love my photos. Actually this is part of the fun. The photos you may love may be COMPLETELY different from the ones that I love. I would also want you to feel like you have made an informed decision on your own. It is an important decision and i'd encourage you to take time and admire all the work below!
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Amazing work from my friend Lois!
she was snowdrops in the midst of summer;
unexpected, meant for another.
i liked to wrap myself inside her.
comely couples, dulcet tones:
who's talking now? god knows.
she was my panacea
panted, see her – in my pandemonium,
she was quoniam.
she was the talisman
to the haggard man who breathed her in.
she was ebullience, magnificence –
she loved me, once.
she loved with her elixir eyes,
my evanescent prize.
she was lavender and boiling water,
milk and coffee sunsets
over a steamy city,
where the highway blinks in red and yellow,
high-road fireflies
buzzed in her elixir eyes.
ineffable, she bubbled like champagne in the foyer,
in white-gloved hands,
on silver trays.
she was patent leather over marble floors,
red cheeks and chapped lips,
water and wine.
she was fine,
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Fifth-graders at St. Mary Parish School in Wisconsin, some clad red bandannas in tribute to Welles Crowther's signature item of apparel, display letters they wrote to his parents.
The story of BC alumnus Welles Crowther, who lost his life saving others at the World Trade Center on 9/11, is now inspiring a new generation.
When Deana Brudney, a fifth grade social studies teacher at St. Mary Parish School in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, shared the story of Crowther's heroism with her class, the students began a letter-writing project to express their feelings to his parents, Allison and Jefferson Crowther.
This is what they wrote.
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Substance abuse and AIDs are hilarious, right? Well, no, not usually. But for the past decade, stand-up comedian Mike DeStefano has crafted a career telling jokes about these hardships, and the other painful and tragic parts of life that we're not supposed to laugh at. He's not trying to make life any easier — just funnier.
DeStefano's new one-man show, Drugs, Disease, and Death: A Comedy debuts this week at The Producers' Club in New York City. It is an autobiographical story based on the comedian's life in the Bronx, battling heroin addiction, losing his wife to AIDS, and simply struggling to survive.
"What I'm going to be talking about in Drugs, Disease and Death," DeStefano reveals, "is death, disease, and drugs." You might call him an expert on the subject. (In one joke, DeStefano explains: "I'm a stand up comic. Before that, I was a drug counselor. Before that, I was a drug addict. Before that? I was 12.")
DeStefano grew up in the Bronx, where he now realizes he used comedy as a coping mechanism from an early age. "I was trying to make people laugh so that they wouldn't hurt me," he says. "Instead they would like me, you know? I made all the gangsters laugh when I was a kid. They loved me because I was funny — not because I was tough or crazy, just funny."
He began using heroin when he was 15. In his late 20s, his wife (also an addict) died of AIDS. By age 31, he was living in Florida and had been sober for about a year when he began working as a drug counselor. He discovered that audiences would laugh at him, even when he was talking about subjects that no one had any right to be laughing about.
"People would laugh when I would talk seriously about serious issues," DeStefano recalls. "Even when I was doing AIDs education, people were hysterical. It was just natural for me."
He used that response to his advantage, realizing that he suddenly had the unique ability to help people who were going through the same things he had. He soon began performing at open mics and rehab meetings, and moved back to New York City about 10 years ago to pursue comedy full-time.
"I wanted to be somebody who can talk about really terrible personal experiences," he says, "and make people laugh at it so that they feel better."
But more important than the healing power of laughter, he says, is "the healing power of the truth. You tell the truth and people will see that they're not alone. Ultimately, I want to get to a point where everything is fair game. When I say everything, I mean about myself, the things in me that are wounded and fucked up. Not commenting necessarily on other people; that's easy to do. What's hard to do is to really be vulnerable as myself and make that funny. I want to take the darkest parts of my life and try to make people laugh with it.
"I always had a deep feeling in me that my life wasn't just for me," DeStefano adds. "That if I had an experience and got through it, then I saw an obligation to share it with people. Because everybody is suffering, everybody is in the same boat."
In addition to regular gigs at comedy clubs in New York City, DeStefano has performed at recovery events around the world, and continues to visit rehab centers and drug and alcohol recovery meetings. He was part of the lineup for Comics Anonymous, a recent Comedy Central special starring comedians who have battled substance abuse and lived to laugh about it that also featured Jim Norton, Robert Kelly, and Rich Vos. DeStefano is also finishing the Last Comic Standing comedy tour, which has followed his fourth-place finish on the NBC reality competition.
"I feel like I'm an extraordinarily strong person, being honest with you," he says. "I've gotten through a life that I don't think a lot of people could have really handled. If I had that strength in me, then I got to share it with other people and tell them, 'Hey, look what we're capable of as human beings.' Not, 'Look at me, I'm wonderful.' If people leave [the theater] giving me their admiration and that's it, then it's a failure. But if people leave there feeling happiness and hope for themselves, then that's a great thing."
Drugs, Disease and Death, produced by Cringe Humor Entertainment, runs Feb. 7, 10, 11 & 12 at The Producers' Club, 358 W. 44th St., NYC. Click here for more info and to purchase tickets.
This story was posted online Feb. 4, 2011 at Blog Stage.


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I didn't really have time to do the subject justice because Lucy was on her new bike and we were walking. I am such a worry-worry-worry mother, I can't let her out of my sight. Thankfully, Nigel just laughs and tells me to relax. Yea. Maybe when they are all married. (but probably not)
This week I am spending at the studio at home. Painting. Painting. Painting. I have set up a store on Etsy and I still have to finish off certain things. There is so much I need to do with shows coming up and all sorts of things to do. Oh well, a quiet,working week would be great.
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The lead track, "Mandala" is an oriental inspired masterpiece, showcasing the duo's more melodic side. With fluid and organic drums, the main synth pulsates throughout the track with a striking vocal, reaching it's climax with the breakdown and beautifully executed piano solo.
The second track entitled "Rush Hour" strikes immediately for its artfully selected percussion and loose limbed sub bass, counterweighting perfectly with the contrasting melodic synth in the back. The breakdown with it's long driving bass delves deeper until eventually drops brilliantly with the sound a docking train, anchoring perfectly with the overall theme of this composition.
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Symmetric Properties of the Syllogistic System Inherited from the Square of Opposition
The logical square \(\Omega\) has a simple symmetric structure that visualises the bivalent relationships of the classical quantifiers A, I, E, O. In philosophy it is perceived as a self-complete possibilistic logic. In linguistics however its modelling capability is insufficient, since intermediate quantifiers like few, half, most, etc cannot be distinguished, which makes the existential quantifier I too generic and the universal quantifier A too specific. Furthermore, the latter is a special case of the former, i.e. A ⊂ I, making the square a logic with inclusive quantifiers. The inclusive quantifiers I and O can produce redundancies in linguistic systems and are too generic to differentiate any intermediate quantifiers. The redundancy can be resolved by excluding A from I, i.e.2I = I-A, analogously E from O, i.e.2O = O-E. Although the philosophical possibility of A ⊂ I is thus lost in2I, the symmetric structure of the exclusive square \(^{2}\Omega\) remains preserved. The impact of the exclusion on the traditional syllogistic system \(\mathbb{S}\) with inclusive existential quantifiers is that most of its symmetric structures are obviously lost in the syllogistic system \(^{2}\mathbb{S}\) with exclusive existential quantifiers too. Symmetry properties of \(\mathbb{S}\) are found in the distribution of the syllogistic cases that are matched by the moods and their intersections. A syllogistic case is a distinct combination of the seven possible spaces of the Venn diagram for three sets, of which there exist 96 possible cases. Every quantifier can be represented with a fixed set of syllogistic cases and so the moods too. Therefore, the 96 cases open a universe of validity for all moods of the syllogistic system \(\mathbb{S}\), as well as all fuzzy-syllogistic systems \(^{\mathrm{n}}\mathbb{S}\), with n-1 intermediate quantifiers. As a by-product of the fuzzy syllogistic system and its properties, we suggest in return that the logical square of opposition can be generalised to a fuzzy-logical graph of opposition, for 2 < n.
KeywordsFuzzy logic Reasoning Set theory Syllogisms
Mathematics Subject Classification03B22 Abstract deductive systems 03B35 Mechanization of proofs and logical operations 03B52 Fuzzy logic 03C55 Set-theoretic model theory 03C80 Logic with extra quantifiers and operators
Thanks are due to Mikhail Zarechnev for developing applications that generate various data sets of the fuzzy syllogistic systems \(\mathbb{S}\), \(^{2}\mathbb{S}\) and \(^{6}\mathbb{S}\), for analysis purposes.
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Incident Clinical Review Setup
An incident can be composed of up to 15 questions to record the actual incident, but it can also contain an additional 15 questions for a Clinical or Supervisory Review. This article will address setting up the Clinical Review questions.
Clinical Incident Review is a process of capturing a second set of questions related to an incident. When an incident is first documented, users enter data then close the screen and all the data is saved. If you require follow up questions or a clinical review to be performed, the nurse or supervisor will open the incident, review the initial entry, then click Clinical Follow Up and enter the answers to the second set of questions. Both the original incident entry and the clinical followup will print on an incident summary report.
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- Go to the Setup tab, Campus and Campus Configurations. Under the category of Incidents, turn on the feature "Require Clinical Review of Incidents".
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Small business of-interest and takeaways of ideas and future innovation. Good read.
Excerpt: Impact of public social media is important, but McKinsey study sees two-thirds of the value coming from social business collaboration within and between businesses.
Maybe it's time for collaboration technologies to step out from the shadows of their sexier social media cousins
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Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Monday that any military action undertaken in Syria would be "unbelievably small."
"We will be able to hold [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad accountable without engaging in troops on the ground or any other prolonged kind of effort in a very limited, very targeted, short-term effort that degrades his capacity to deliver chemical weapons without assuming responsibility for Syria's civil war," Kerry said during an appearance with British Foreign Secretary William Hague, according to The Guardian. "That is exactly what we are talking about doing -- unbelievably small, limited kind of effort."


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I Dennistoun, large, sunny room. Available now for gay man. Suit professional non- smoker to share with another (+ cats). Own phone £190 per month (excl phone) + deposit. Phone 0141 554 7159.
I Kelvinside, large room to rent in a quiet flat. Sharing with three others. available end Jan. Rent £200 pcm + bills + CT. Tel 01413341033.
ATTRACTIVE, SUNNY ROOM available for six months. in large. shared house off the
Royal Mile. All mod cons. Suit professional. non-smoker.
£200 pcm plus bills. 0131 557 2395.
I Rosebum two very attractive double bedrooms to rent in shared flat. All mod cons. Cool atmosphere and great location for two professional. n/s. £175 pm. per month. Tel 0131 337 9038. I West End would suit prof or post graduate. n/s. in West End Edinburgh. All mod cons incl TV. Video etc. Good location. To share with two females. £255 pcm. Tel 01131 476 9122 ask for Anita or Fiona.
I Two floor flat to share with five others. Large(ish) room. non-smoker. fair rent. male or female. For info contact Sharing in Development Ltd Housing Co-operative 0131 229 7487.
I Large room available in country cottage from February. sharing with one other person.
10 miles from city of Edinburgh.
Arniston estate — 15 minute walk to bus stop. Non-smoker preferred. £120 pcm plus bills and CT. 01875 830550.
I Housing co-op in Portobello by the sea. is looking for a man to join three women. one man and one cat. If you are interested in communal living. Please phone 0131 669 3924 by Jan 31 for further info. I Room to let in shared flat with excellent view ofArthur's Seat and Calton Hill. All mod cons inc. TV. video etc. Would suit prof. n/s. vegetarian. £2 10 pcm inc. CT + bills. Tel 0131 552 4668.
I Large furnished room
in clean. quiet. central flat with all mod cons. We seek gay- friendly. non-smoking. thirty- something. £210 pcm (includes gas & elec). Cathy 0131 467 2909.
I House share for lesbian/bisexual female. Beautiful three storey house with garden. CH. real fires. Vegetarian household. complete with loveable pets. Rent £45 pw. Call 0131 552 0071.
I Large, bright room in very tasteful flat near 1.eith. £250 per month including bills. Tel: 0131 467 6923.
I Marchmont single room in luxury flat. All mod cons. Suit n/s. mature post grad or prof. Rent £190 pcm plus bills. Tel 0131 447 7484.
I Prof female has double room to let in a stunning. galleried. warehouse apartment for another prof female — Leith available end of Jan '99. £250 pcm. deposit and ref required. Phone: 0131 661 0126 (answer machine).
I Single room to rent
in central Polwarth flat. Electric shower. washing machine. GCH. etc. £200 pcm plus
bills. Telephone 0121 707 0371.
I Room available in house near city by pass. Suit someone with own transport. N/s preferred. Refs required. Rent £225 pcm. Tel 0131 672 3241. I Large, bright double room in friendly New Town flat. Excellent decor. F/f. £240 pcm. CT + bills. Te1013l 556 3441 eves.
I Single room available in comfortable Portobello flat. Easy access to buses. shops. beach. pool. £220 inc. bills. Tel ()131 669 0654.
I Double room available in Newington flat. A11 mod cons. GCH. garden. £180 plus council tax. Non-smoker's only please. Phone Steve on 0131 535 3243. I Single room available in large Georgian flat. 5 minutes from city centre. £ 175 pctn + bills and CT. Sharing with three others. Non-smoking. gay- friendly. Phone 0131 557 6350. I Room in spacious two- storey flat. overlooking Leith Links. Available from February 1. All mod cons including GCH. dishwasher. Suit laidback professional. £225 peril & bills & CT. Tel 0131 555 5713.
I Room in large fully furnished and equipped Marchmont flat sharing with three others. Would suit. n/s. professional. £150 pctn inc CT. Tel 0131 4479891.
I Non-smoking flatmate required to share with a woman and a cat. Small but comfortable lower Colony house. Someone who would enjoy sharing a quiet and tidy space. £185 pcm plus CT and shared bills. Entry from beg Feb. 0131 661 2837.
I Bright room (newly furnished). Available January in nice quiet. central. two bedroom flat with one guy. All mod cons and more. Tidy. n/s required. £260 pcm includes bills/CT. 0131 477 4072.
I Room to let in shared flat with excellent view ofAnhur's Seat and Calton Hill. All mod cons inc. TV. video etc. Would suit prof. n/s. vegetarian. £210 pcm inc. CT + bills. Tel 0131 552 4668.
I Morningside - double room to let in two bedroomed flat. Would suit female prof/mature student. Wooden floors. newly decorated. all mod cons. GCH. easy parking. £240 pcm. Call (1131 446 9700 after 6.30pm.
I Newington large. attractive. sunny room in quiet. friendly house. Sanded floor. white walls. stripped pine furniture. GCH. £250 per month including hills and CT. 0131 662 9421.
I Not a flatshare I'm looking for but a home-share! Sensitive male. 39. seeks good-sized room in quiet. non-smoking. harmonious household with good facilities and kindred spirits. Phone James 0131 669 8974.
I Male/female required to share four bedroom flat with three friendly people. £200 pcm plus bills. Call 553 6373.
I Corstorphine, near 6er single room in comfortable house. all mod cons. 25 mins by bus to Princes Street. Must be cat-friendly. Female only. £50 per week. no bills. Refs required. 0131 466 1448.
I Bright, single room available in large friendly. central flat (Lothian Road). £200 per month + CT + bills. Suit prof n/s. Tel 0131 228 8179.
I Fantastic views across Forth ultra-central. 2 mins Princes Street. Single room available in spacious. renovated New Town Georgian flat for mature. n/s quiet prof. Avail immediately for poss. long let. £250 pcm + bills + CT. 0131 556 9398.
I Large double room to suit n/s prof in lovely flat off Leith Walk with all mod cons including dishwasher and bar fridge and a cleaner on the way. Live in luxury for £210 pcm + bills. Call Phil on 0131477 9434.
I We need a nice flatmate for the big empty room in our flat. £160 plus CT plus bills. Give us a ring on 0131 225 1800. Central. friendly and nice views!
I Edinburgh room to let in spacious central flat. sharing with two other people. £220 pm + bills. Telephone 0131 661 7416.
I Morningside double room to let in two bedroom flat. Would suit female prof mature student. Wooden floors. newly decorated. mod cons. GCH. easy parking. £240 pcm. Call 0131 446 9700 after 6.30pm.
I Newington large attractive sunny room in quiet. friendly house. Sanded floor. white walls. stripped pine furniture. GCH. £250 pcm including bills and CT. 0131 662 9421.
I New Town double room in large comfortable flat. sharing with one other. Would suit n/s. professional. £275 pcm + bills + CT. 0131 556 4067.
I Room to let in friendly. Morningside flat. Small and cozy room with skylight. Lovely flat. all mod cons. Suit n/s. female. £170 pcm + CT + bills. Tel 0131 447 9547. pm.
I Spacious room to let in modern. centrally heated. double glazed. lower flatled villa. Fully equipped kitchen. Own telephone in room and nice view from room. Would suit. single person or couple. Gay friendly. £220 per month including bills. Call [an on 0131 539 2535.
I Large room to let in historic old town near Royal Mile. close to uni and Infirmary; smart decor. all mod cons. GCH. sharing with one young professional. £220 + CT + bills. ()131 220 3619.
I Gay-friendly flatmate wanted to share with one other male in well-equipped. central flat. GCH. Suit prof male or female. £275 pcm incl. CT and hills. Tel 0131 315 3711.
I Large, single room in spacious Marchmont flat. Available early Feb. GCH and most mod cons. Suit n/s. professional or post grad. £180 pcm + CT. Longer term lease preferred. 0131 447 7962 (after 7pm).
I Viewforth, attractive, single room available. Central location to suit n/s. gay-friendly. professional in shared flat with two others available mid-Feb for £160 pcm plus bills and deposit. Tel 0131 229 9088 after 7pm.


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Dan Mazeau ("Wrath of the Titans," "Flashpoint") has been tapped to pen the script for "Armada," a film adaptation of "Ready Player One" author Ernest Cline's 2015 novel.
The story follows a teenager who plays an online video game about defending against an alien invasion, only to find out that the game is a simulator to prepare him and people around the world for defending against an actual alien invasion.
Like "Ready Player One," this one is full of pop culture easter eggs though these all tie back to films games and books about alien invasions and military simulations from "Flight of the Navigator" to "The Last Starfighter".
Random House and Universal picked up the rights in 2012, but the success of 'Player' has prompted movement on the project. Dylan Clark and Dan Farah are producing.
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I am beyond ecstatic to finally be able to reveal my very first session in my brand new studio room for newborns/kids/seniors/whoever wants pictures in this awesomeness!
Paisley is the beautiful new arrival of good friends of my husband and me, Tony and Ashley (the stars from THIS downtown maternity session), and I'm so happy Paisley is the first to be photographed in the completely finished room! I cannot believe how great she did for her first photo shoot! She slept the ENTIRE session, no pee or poop, and we finished all of this in an hour and a half. *gasp* If you've ever photographed newborns before, you know just how rare that is! The best part is that she's absolutely adorable.
I know you're all dying to see the pictures, so I'll step back and let you enjoy!
To match Paisley's nursery theme: pink and gold!
The fingers <3
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Dawson: Class of 2018.
Dawson is a senior at Dee-Mack High School and I met him through Caleb. They are best friends and did their senior sessions back-to-back. Dawson plays baseball, football, and basketball at Dee-Mack High School which really keeps him busy all year round. Thank you for letting me take your senior pictures, Dawson!
10 Facts about Dawson:
10. Something people don't know about Dawson is that he has a guinea pig named Hoops.
9. His favorite subjects are business resource and math.
8. Something Dawson cannot live without is sports.
7. If Dawson could have a super power, it would be the ability to make people be quiet.
6. What he is going to miss most about high school is being around his friends.
5. His favorite food is chicken wings and he loves BWW.
4. The biggest challenge he has faced so far was dealing with an ankle injury.
3. Someone Dawson looks up to is LeBron and his favorite TV show is Fresh Prince.
2. After high school, Dawson wants to go to college for sports management and play basketball and/or baseball.
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Now available on Amazon: Frank M. Ahearn The Digital Hit Man and His Weapons for Combating the Digital World.
In all my years in business I have become extremely skilled at four unique talents. I can hunt down and find most people anywhere. I have the ability to extract sensitive information over the phone via pretext. I can also "disappear" people in need. These parts of my business are behind me, but the one thing they all have in common is the use of deception which is my fourth and greatest skill.
In my world you will never find the heavy sell or some bullshit about the use of innovative software designed by scientists, mathematicians and technologists. I leave that lie for the snake oil salesmen pimping tonic water as a remedy. The reality is I lie to deal with a client's information but I never lie to a potential client or a client, or ever make promises I cannot deliver. There have been plenty of times I have walked away from big pay-days because the request was not doable.
I have always had the attitude that this is what I do and this is what it costs, take it or leave it. I am not a salesman—I am a master of deception. In the digital world there are dozens of articles floating around about me and my crazy life. The articles share tales of misdeeds, misfortunes, audits and alcohol, but none have ever had a complaint about my services. I have been described as a long-haired-hippy, biker and street-kind-of-guy and most recently as the kind of guy you meet in a corner bar. In the great words of Popeye, "I am what I am." Because of that I am better at hiding, deleting, manipulating and creating digital distortion than any scientist, mathematician, technologist or Ph.D. So ask yourself, when you're at war, who do you want fighting for you, a gunslinger or a word-slinger?
I do not have a sales pitch or a factory of employees working for me. But if you are going to place your trust, you should place it with one professional, not a company of two-hundred where your information is vulnerable and easily accessible to each and every one of these employees. What I do is create digital deception which solves your digital problems.
Related articles
- Beware the Snake Oil Salesman, Pundits, and Bullshit Peddlers. (definedontdefend.com)
- Protect Yourself from Intrusive Laptop and Phone Searches at the U.S. Border (eff.org)
- Anonymous Hack Stratfor Intelligence Company Leaking Sensitive Information From UK and US Defence (mobileinquirer.com)
- DHS, come clean! What are you doing with my laptop? by Electronic Frontier Foundation (socialactions.net)


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November Reading Round Up
So... the year is basically over. That's ridiculous, isn't it? Oh boy.
With November being National Novel Writing Month, I didn't get a whole lot of reading done since I was working on my novel. (I'll have a NaNoWriMo wrap-up post next week!) But, I find that kind of refreshing from time to time because in my spare time I also let myself focus on other things which I like when I'm hard-core working on my own book.
Some notes on how I review:
I rate books on a 5 star scale. One being the lowest, five the highest. Most of the books you see me review will get at least a 3 star rating because I enjoyed it. Usually, if I'm not enjoying a book, I don't finish it, and therefore won't have much of a review. Then, I also have included trigger warnings for people who find those helpful. If there are any I have missed, please let me know.
These are all of my personal opinions on each book. If you would like plot summaries, click on the title of the book and it will lead you to it's Goodreads page.
Also, when you see my use of the word "trope," do not take it as a negative comment, particularly with romance books. It is simply a term to express different standards in the genre. (Ex. friends to lovers trope)
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
- Genre: Classic Murder Mystery
- Format: Audiobook
- Rating: 3 Stars
I know... I'm awful that I only gave this book 3 stars. I feel like such a terrible person! I just... I found it boring.
The premise is awesome. I love the setting of the train and the mix of people and how they all have different stories. The reveal is really cool and totally ahead of her time. Which is what makes it such a classic and I totally get why people love it so much.
But friends... I WAS SO BORED. The only things that kept me going were the fact that Dan Stevens was that narrator was AMAZING (seriously, I'll now listen to anything he reads. SO GOOD) and it was a classic so I wanted to see what all of the fuss was about.
I'm glad I listened to it and I'll go see the movie, but overall not my favorite.
- You'll like this book if you also enjoy: Other classic murder mysteries, travel, eccentric casts
- Trigger Warnings: there's a lot of negative stereotyping of different nationalities and genders, violent murder (off screen), discussion of a child's murder
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
- Genre: Epic/Historical Fantasy
- Format: Mass Market Paperback
- Rating: 4 Stars
I was pleasantly surprised by this one, particularly as it got towards the end. It doesn't read quickly, but not slow either. Just a nice leisurely and enjoyable pace. I was liking the book the whole time I read it, but wasn't in love. Then as the plot started to wrap up I realized I was much more invested in the characters than I thought! It was moving and I definitely want to continue to the next book.
- You'll like this book if you also enjoy: historical fantasy, light fantasy, something with a folk/fairy-tale feel, light romance
- Trigger Warnings: on page rape (this was a big reason why this book doesn't have a full five stars, I had some issues because while the depiction of the aftermath and how it effected the main character psychologically was done well, I don't think it's necessary to have the actual event so detailed), animal abuse/death, violence, negligent parents
A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab
- Genre: Epic Fantasy
- Format: Hardcover
- Rating: 4 Stars
This is the third and final book in Schwab's Shades of Magic trilogy. (Although, I've heard she's writing a spin-off series set in the same world. I'm unsure of if it'll be the same characters or not.) I know of a ton of people who are completely in love with this trilogy, and I'm so happy they are!
I'm not one of them. I definitely enjoy it, and I see why so many people have fallen in love with this trilogy. The world is unique and I love the relationship the characters have with magic. The first book was okay, but the next two definitely got better. Out of the three, I think this one was my favorite. It was very character driven and I liked getting into their heads more. There just is something about this series which doesn't draw me in the way some of my other favorite fantasy books. It's purely a personal preference sort of thing.
- You'll like this book if you also enjoy: the other books in the Shades of Magic series, epic fantasy, multiple worlds, strong emphasis on magic, m/m romance, f/m romance, pirates
- Trigger Warnings: violence, torture, abusive flashbacks, pain
Romancing the Inventor by Gail Carriger
- Genre: Steampunk/Paranormal/Historical Romance
- Format: ebook
- Rating: 5 Stars
Well, this novella was all kinds of delightful and everything you'd want in a Gail Carriger book. Carriger writes Victorian Steampunk Paranormal and they're ridiculously entertaining and fabulous. It's funny, cute, witty, sexy, smart, and full of paranormal romance shenanigans. (This novella literally made me LOL. When what the last time you ACTUALLY laughed out loud while reading?) Many time with novellas I feel like they're lacking, but I never felt that way with this book. Also, it was fun to see characters from her other novels pop up!
If you aren't a fan of longing glances and sexual tension in a f/f/ romance... this book might not be for you. But if you're a total sap and love a cute romance like me, you'll love this one!
- You'll like this book if you also enjoy: romance novels, F/F love interests, unrequited love trope, steampunk, The Parasol Protectorate series, Victorian England, vampires, werewolves, strong female leads, women dressing as men
- Trigger Warnings: sexual harassment
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
- Genre: Science Fiction Novella
- Format: ebook
- Rating: 5 Stars
This is another one of those books I kept hearing about all last year and heard nothing but wonderful things (I believe it won a Hugo last year, but don't quote me on that), yet I haven't read it until now. Binti is a fast sci-fi read since it's barely even 100 pages. (I think it took me about an hour to read - maybe less.) So, if you want something good but don't have a lot of time, this will be perfect for you. Like Romancing the Inventor, in spite of it being a novella I didn't feel it was lacking at all. The world was beautifully built, Binti had a great character arc, and I loved how it was a classic space travel/coming of age/survival story while also exploring what it's like to be an outsider and moving to a new place where you need to learn how to hold onto your culture while also adapting to your new surroundings. I can't wait to read the next one!
- You'll like this book if you also enjoy: space travel, survival stories, short stories, unlikely friendships, African culture
- Trigger Warnings: graphic violence, loneliness, culture shock, homesickness, racism
Romancing the Werewolf by Gail Carriger
- Genre:Steampunk/Paranormal/Historical Romance
- Format: ebook
- Rating: 4 Stars
Another awesome Gail Carriger novella. This one featured the London werewolf pack and took place at Christmas. I loved getting to know Biffy more and seeing him as the alpha. It wasn't quite as Christmasy and swoony as I had hoped - but I still completely enjoyed this one!
- You'll like this book if you also enjoy: bumbling men with babies, m/m romance, werewolves, paranormal, historical fiction, comedy of mannors
- Trigger Warnings: child abandonment, cult-like religion
Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melisa de la Cruz
- Genre: Contemporary Romance Retelling
- Format: Hardcover
- Rating: 3.5 Stars
This was a ridiculously fast and cute read. I read it within a couple of hours yesterday. It's a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice where the characters are gender bent. (Mr. Darcy is Darcy Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth is Luke Bennett. Also, Bingley and Jim Bennett are gay and make me happy.) The big downfall of this book is that everything felt rushed. All of the events in this book happen within a few days. (MAYBE a few weeks.) Imagine cramming all of the events of Pride and Prejudice to make them all fit within a couple weeks of the Christmas season? Yeah.
But, it's still fun. If you want a really well-done modern retelling, go watch The Lizzie Bennett Diaries on YouTube. Seriously, it's one of my favorite Mr. Darcy's. This book was fun though. It was exactly what I expected and wanted. It's a book version of a Hallmark Christmas Rom-Com. And sometimes, that's what you want and need.
- You'll like this book if you also enjoy: Jane Austen, retellings, Hallmark Christmas Romantic Comedies
- Trigger Warnings: heart-attack, panic attack, some drunken kissing and making out
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Why we believe in Red Teaming?
Modern organizations are too complex to really consider themselves "secure". Breaches can and will occur, it's a matter of when, not if-it is more likely that an organization has already been compromised, but just hasn't discovered it yet. It is critical to assume this is true, and preparing for this will greatly enhance your chances of continuing business when a breach happens. One of the best things an organization can perform to be better prepare for the impact of current and future threats, is simulating real-world attacks, and bringing to bear tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) that a determined and persistent adversary uses during breaches. The information gained from Red Teaming and live site assessment exercises helps to significantly strengthen defenses, pointing what works and what doesn't, holes in plans, improving response strategies, train defenders, and drive greater effectiveness of the entire security program.
Start with the assumption that you have been breached!
In the current world, a prevention-only program is not enough to address determined and persistent adversaries. You have to be proactive and address the what, where and how.
Red Teaming also plays a big role when planning your business continuity strategy. Traditional security methodologies have largely been focused on prevention. Prevention is a defensive strategy that, while a vital part of any good security program, doesn't address post-breach or emergency planning. Red Teaming can steer decision makers in the right direction, helping the teams create preventive plans, as well as TTPs to be use during an incident and immediately post-incident.
The ever-changing perimeter
With the evolution of networking, and adoption of the cloud paradigm, the boundaries or perimeter of the organization can no longer be defined by a network perimeter managed physically or virtually through firewalls and network devices. Corporate data, including sensitive data and source code, can be found spread everywhere: on-prem, in datacenters (co-located or fully owned), in the cloud, with partners, with vendors and services providers, and on a variety of user devices. All of which require a different security strategies that most companies haven't even began to address. This is why factoring Red Teaming on a security program will help look at all the different corners of the organization, allowing the decision makers to address issues that were unknown until then. The role of a Red Team is to attack and penetrate environments using the same steps and TTPs as an adversary, and often creating new attack methodologies made specifically for the organization. Red Teaming verifies that protection, detection and response mechanisms are implemented properly.
The "social" aspects
Last but not least, there is one very important aspect that security plans often overlook: people and social media / the internet. A capable adversary will often begin reconnoissance of a target by looking at the employees and service providers of an organization. There is a lot to learn from what people comment on social media sites, the pictures they post (often with pictures taken inside the office and other locations of interest). A good security plan should account for this, but often this last bit is neglected. Red Teaming looks at this as well. A good Red Team spends time learning the target, combing the internet for any publicly available piece of data. Most of the time, the people supply all this information for free. Open for the taking. Don't forget the people. Act, don't react. Actively looking at the threat footprint of an organization is one of the first steps towards making the organization more secure and resilient to attacks. Look at the people.
An overall look
At the end of a Red Team assessment, a very thorough report and review is presented to all interested parties. This report describes every failure and success, the response by the defenders, and things that need to be addressed immediately, from controls to planning to better TTPs. Lessons learned is the name of the game. A Red Team engagement will provide solutions and enhance decision making. Organizations open to this, allowing Red Teaming as part of their security strategy, will remain the top players, even if a breach occurs.
When in doubt, Red Team it.