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What's worse than getting hit with a security breach? Getting hit with an easily preventable one.
Password Cracking Based on Special Keyboard Patterns
Passwords are still the most commonly used mechanism for user authentication. This paper proposes an efficient and effective method to attack passwords generated from some special keyboard patterns. The authors create a framework to formally describe the commonly used keyboard patterns of adjacent keys and parallel keys, called AP patterns,...
Provided By National Taiwan University
The Study on General Secure Multi-Party Computation
This paper, pertaining to the design of a new security model with multiparty computation for security, aims to study the rational model and UC (universal composability) model as well as design a security protocol for the requirements of the models. The structures of secret sharing agreement, fair computation agreement, bit...
Provided By National Taiwan University
A Note on Security Protocol for Multicast Communications
The authors show that the protocol recently proposed in for securing multicast communication is completely insecure. They described obvious insecurity of the multicast protocol. The proposal lacks any decent security analysis. Moreover, the protocol cannot be easily fixed, since not distributing the inverses of secrets assigned to other members of...
Provided By Comenius University
New Public-Key Cryptosystem Based on Two-Dimension DLP
The asymmetric cryptosystem plays an important role in the cryptology nowadays. It is widely used in the fields of data encryption, digital watermarking, digital signature, secure network protocol, etc. However, with the improvement of computing capability, longer and longer the key length is required to ensure the security of interaction...
Provided By Academy Publisher
A Meta-learning-based Approach for Detecting Profile Injection Attacks in Collaborative Recommender Systems
Recent research has shown the significant vulnerabilities of collaborative recommender systems in the face of profile injection attacks, in which malicious users insert fake profiles into the rating database in order to bias the system's output. A single Support Vector Machine (SVM) approach for the detection of profile injection attacks,...
Provided By Academy Publisher
A Grey Model for Evaluation of Information Systems Security
Quantitative security risk evaluation of information systems is increasingly drawing more and more attention. The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel method integrated grey relational analysis and grey-AHP evaluation to classification for Information Systems (IS) security. There are, of course, multiplicities of factors that will affect the...
Provided By Academy Publisher
Fundamentals of Application Security
This paper presents trends in the attack landscape, the attacker mindset, the concept of software security risk and the need to manage this risk as an organization. This paper presents common and dangerous misconceptions that lead to a false sense of security, including: client-side security does not exist, QA is...
Provided By Security Innovation
Agent Based Secured e-Shopping Using Elliptic Curve Cryptography
E-shopping has grown in popularity over the years, mainly because people find it convenient and easy to buy various items comfortably from their office or home. This paper has proposed a personalized e-shopping system, which makes use of agent technology to enhance the automation and efficiency of shopping process in...
Provided By Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net)
SMS Spam Filtering: Methods and Data
Mobile or SMS spam is a real and growing problem primarily due to the availability of very cheap bulk pre-pay SMS packages and the fact that SMS engenders higher response rates as it is a trusted and personal service. SMS spam filtering is a relatively new task which inherits many...
Provided By Dublin Institute of Technology
Analytic Hierarchy Process Aided Key Management Schemes Evaluation in Wireless Sensor Network
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been widely used in various applications. Since their sensor nodes are resource-constrained and their security primitives need to store a set of security credentials to share a secure channel, key management is one of the most challenging issues in the design of WSN. Currently, various...
Provided By Academy Publisher
A Private Data Transfer Protocol Based On A New High Secure Computer Architecture
Focusing on the characteristics of the new high secure architecture of network computer, an operating system with internal network structure is designed. The operating system contains two subkernels: local kernel and network kernel, the two subkernels run individually in two subsystems. In order to communicate between two subsystems securely, an...
Provided By Academy Publisher
Malicious Nodes Detection in MANETs: Behavioral Analysis Approach
The increased popularity and usage of wireless technologies has opened the doors for new emerging applications in the domain of networking. One emerging and promising areas is the domain of Mobile Ad Hoc NETworks (MANETs). A mobile ad hoc network is a collection of wireless mobile nodes that form a...
Provided By Academy Publisher
Based on combination of L2TP and IPSec VPN Security Technology research
This report is written to provide a method of building secure VPN by combination of L2TP and IPSec in order to meet the requirements of secure transmission of data and improve the VPN security technology. It remedies the secured short comes of L2TP Tunneling Protocol Tunneling Protocol and IPSec security....
Provided By Academy Publisher
A Distributed Trust Evaluation Model for Mobile P2P Systems
Security is one of key factors which influence the development of mobile P2P systems. However, traditional security techniques cannot be applied directly to a mobile P2P network due to some of its characteristics such as heterogeneous nature of the peers, limited-range as well as unreliability of wireless links. In the...
Provided By Academy Publisher
The Design and Implementation of Single Sign-on Based on Hybrid Architecture
For the purpose of solving the problems of user repeated logon from various kinds of Application which based on hybrid architecture and in different domains, single sign-on architecture is proposed. On the basis of analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of existing single sign-on models, combined with the key technology like...
Provided By Academy Publisher
An Access Control Model based on Multi-factors Trust
Conventional access control models are suitable for centralized and static environment, but they seldom meet the requirements of open and dynamic environments. The design of effective access control models to meet the challenge is a current research focus. As an important factor in security, trust is increasingly applied to security...
Provided By Academy Publisher
Signcryption Scheme Based on SCHNORR Digital Signature
The paper is structured in seven parts, as follows. Signcryption and its properties definitions are contained in the first part. Also here, in introduction, are presented the practical applications of Signcryption in real life. In the second part is exposed the original signcryption primitive introduced by Youliang Zheng, which combines...
Provided By University of Bucharest
Foundations for Designing Secure Architectures
Developing security-critical systems is difficult and there are many well-known examples of security weaknesses exploited in practice. In particular, so far little research has been performed on the soundly based design of secure architectures, which would be urgently needed to develop secure systems reliably and efficiently. In this paper, the...
Provided By Technische Universität München
Model-Based Design and Analysis of Permission-Based Security
To guarantee the security of computer systems, it is necessary to define security permissions to restrict the access to the systems' resources. These permissions rely on certain restrictions based on the workflows the system is designed for. It is not always easy to see if workflows and the design of...
Provided By Technische Universität München
Hybrid Framework for Mitigating Illegitimate Peer Nodes in Multimedia File Sharing in P2p
Peer-to-Peer network is one of the frequently used applications in terms of file sharing over a global large network. In such types of network, there can exist an illegitimate peer node who will attempt to have an unauthorized access to premium digital content. As it is very difficult to catch...
Provided By International Journal of Computer Science Issues
Mikko Hypponen: Three Types of Online Attack
In this Webcast, the presenter discusses about online attack. The presenter also explains about three types of online attack on the people privacy and data - and only two are considered crimes.
Provided By TED Conferences
An Empirical Comparison and Feature Reduction Performance Analysis of Intrusion Detection
This paper reports on the empirical evaluation of five machine learning algorithm such as J48, BayesNet, OneR, NB and ZeroR using ten performance criteria: accuracy, precision, recall, F-Measure, incorrectly classified instances, kappa statistic, mean absolute error, root mean squared error, relative absolute error, root relative squared error. The aim of...
Provided By Samrat Ashok Technological Institute
The Research of Machine Learning Algorithm for Intrusion Detection Techniques
Intrusion detection system is composed of hardware and software, used to detect network to find out possible intrusion or attack. The fast increasing of Web intrusion problems with the rapid development of the Internet technology, there are more and more complicated intrusions the traditional intrusion detection methods cannot work well....
Provided By Henan University of Technology
What's New in VMware vSphere Part 1: Overview
In this podcast, the speakers explain about how VMware vSphere helps IT cut capital and operational costs by over 50% for all applications while improving control over application service levels and preserving customer choice to use any hardware, OS, or application.
Provided By VMW Games
What's New in VMware vSphere Part 7: Control of Application Security
In this podcast, the speakers explain how VMware vSphere gives a better control over application security levels than possible in the physical world. The speakers also explain the new features of VMware vSphere.
Provided By VMW Games
Breaking a Proxy Signature Scheme From Lattices
A proxy signature scheme allows a proxy signer to sign messages on behalf of an original signer. Proxy signature schemes have found numerous practical applications such as grid computing, mobile agent systems and cloud applications. Recently, Jiang et al. proposed the first lattice-based proxy signature scheme and claimed that their...
Provided By University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene
What's New With VMware View
The latest release of VMware View, the next generation of the VMware VDI solution, enables one to streamline virtual desktop and application management, reduce costs and improve data security. This podcast features VMware product management and professional services discussing the technology advancements in the solution.
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Swarming Under Perfect Consensus Using Integral Action
Swarming is a collective behavior in which a group of distinct dynamical agents begin to move as a single entity. Swarming behavior has fascinated those interested in how collective actions can emerge from the selfish behavior of individuals in the group. Early examples may be found in physics and biology....
Provided By University of Notre Dame
Performance Analysis of Barker Code Based on Their Correlation Property in Multiuser Environment
Spread-spectrum communication, with its inherent interference attenuation capability, has over the years become an increasingly popular technique for use in many different systems. They have very beneficial and tempting features, like Antijam, Security, and Multiple accesses. This paper basically deals with the pseudo codes used in spread spectrum communication system....
Provided By Islamic University
Hybrid DCT-DWT Watermarking and IDEA Encryption of Internet Contents
Encryption and watermarking are complementary lines of defense in protecting multimedia content. Recent watermarking techniques have therefore been developed independent from encryption techniques. In this paper, the authors present a hybrid image protection scheme to establish a relation between the data encryption key and the watermark. Prepositioned secret sharing allows...
Provided By International Journal of Computer Science Issues
A Generalized Framework of Privacy Preservation in Distributed Data Mining for Unstructured Data Environment
The management of unstructured data is recognized as one of the major unsolved problems in the information industry and data mining paradigm. Unstructured data in computerized information that either does not have a data model and there are not easily usable by data mining. This paper proposes a solution to...
Provided By International Journal of Computer Science Issues
A Novel Chaotic Encryption Scheme Based on Pseudorandom Bit Padding
Cryptography is always very important in data origin authentications, entity authentication, data integrity and confidentiality. In recent years, a variety of chaotic cryptographic schemes have been proposed. These schemes have typical structure which performed the permutation and the diffusion stages, alternatively. The random number generators are intransitive in cryptographic schemes...
Provided By International Journal of Computer Science Issues
Improving Identity-Based Random Key Establishment Scheme for Large-Scale Hierarchical Wireless Sensor Networks
In this paper, the authors propose a novel identity-based random key pre-distribution scheme called the Identity Based key pre-distribution using a Pseudo Random Function (IBPRF), which has better trade-off between communication overhead, network connectivity and resilience against node capture compared to the other existing key pre-distribution schemes. IBPRF always guarantees...
Provided By International Journal of Network Security
A Novel Secure Self Proxy Signature Scheme
Recently, Kim et al.'s proposed a new type of proxy signature scheme, called self proxy signature scheme. In their scheme, a signer, delegates his/her signing capability to himself/herself and uses the proxy private/public key pair as temporary keys. In this paper, the authors will demonstrate some security leaks inherent in...
Provided By International Journal of Network Security
Provably Secure and Efficient Identity-Based Signature Scheme Based on Cubic Residues
Many Identity Based Signature (IBS) schemes have been proposed so far. However, most of the schemes are based on bilinear pairings. Only a few IBS schemes are without pairings. Up to now, there still remains a challenge to construct a provably secure and efficient IBS scheme without pairings. In this...
Provided By International Journal of Network Security
An Improved and Secure Smart Card Based Dynamic Identity Authentication Protocol
Password is the most commonly used authentication technique in smart card based authentication protocols. During communication, the static identity based authentication protocols leaks out the user's authentication messages corresponding to static identity to the attacker. Therefore, the attacker can trace and identify the different requests belonging to the same user....
Provided By International Journal of Network Security
netmap: A Novel Framework for Fast Packet I/O
Many applications (routers, traffic monitors, firewalls, etc.) need to send and receive packets at line rate even on very fast links. In this webcast, the presenter presents netmap, a novel framework that enables commodity operating systems to handle the millions of packets per seconds traversing 1..10 Gbit/s links, without requiring...
Provided By USENIX
Computation of Complex Primes Using Elliptic Curves: Application for Cryptosystem Design
Knowledge of how to count the number of points on Elliptic Curve (EC) provides certain advantage in the design of cryptographic systems for secure communication in various applicational environments (transfer of funds in banking, transmission of sensitive information between inventor and his/her attorney, national security agencies, military applications, diplomatic communications,...
Provided By Scientific Research
Secure Cooperative Spectrum Sensing based on the Distance Between Bodies of Evidence
In Cognitive Radio (CR) networks, unlicensed secondary users need to conduct spectrum sensing to gain access to a licensed spectrum band. And cooperation among CR users will solve the problems caused by multipath fading and shadowing. In this paper, the authors propose a multi-threshold method at local nodes to cope...
Provided By Scientific Research
Content-Based Image Unequal Error Protection Strategies for an Open Loop MIMO System
In this paper, the authors deals with strategies for optimizing the transmission of JPEG2000 coded images over a MIMO quasi-static Rayleigh fading channel, by exploiting different available MIMO STBC (Space Time Block Codes), as well as the image content to be transmitted. The aim is to propose a link adaptation...
Provided By Scientific Research
Network Box Intrusion Detection & Prevention System
Wikipedia defines Intrusion Detection as "The act of detecting actions that attempt to compromise the confidentiality, integrity or availability of a resource", and then goes on to say that "When Intrusion Detection takes a preventive measure without direct human intervention, then it becomes an Intrusion Prevention System". Network Box includes...
Provided By Network Box
Network Box White Paper: Forgotten Security Part 4 - Keeping Up-to-Date
Many vendors now have a rigorous attitude towards patching and updating their systems. These days, Microsoft is frequently used to demonstrate best practice and other manufacturers are following suit to provide regular updates to their systems. However, there are many places where this admirable policy is not being followed, or...
Provided By Network Box
Network Box Advisory: Forgotten Security
Some businesses rely on IT departments to spot the weak points in the system and rectify them as soon as possible. Whilst the need for a rapid resolution is understandable, this method exposes the company to vulnerability - human error. A procedure should be in place, so that if and...
Provided By Network Box
Network Box White Paper: Securing Schools From Social Media Threats
Schools today face increasing internet security risks from the number of new platforms and technologies used by pupils and teachers in and out of the classroom. The proliferation of social networks such as Facebook, Bebo and MySpace, instant messenger (IM) platforms, and file-sharing and peer-to-peer applications and software mean that...
Provided By Network Box
Authentication - Who Are You?
Identity fraud is rising. It is increasingly simple, with more ways of doing it than ever before. As more and more applications become available to over the Internet, there is a growing need to prove identity, in order to prevent criminals from taking advantage of all. To achieve this protection...
Provided By Network Box
SPAM Back-Scatter
The core of the back-scatter problem is that it is trivial to forge the sender address of an email; as the standard email protocols provide no mechanisms to authenticate the sender's email address. Spammers don't want to deal with backscatter, and they don't want complaints coming back; so they forge...
Provided By Network Box
How That PDA Could Bring the Whole System Crashing Down
As users blur work and personal Internet use, particularly on their own devices, one could find organization exposed to malware simply because of their ignorance. The battle for corporate network security is being fought at new endpoints. Businesses need to think laterally when it comes to protecting their networks from...
Provided By Network Box
From WEP to WPA: Securing Wireless Networks With the Flick of a Switch
At Network Box, one of the most common questions it asked by IT directors and managers is how to protect wireless networks. Obviously, there are many security technologies on the market that are capable of securing wireless networks; but what businesses - and home users - don't appear to understand...
Provided By Network Box
Network Box White Paper: Hacks, Hoaxes and Horrors
Most of the hoaxes people encounter these days come to them via the Internet. The number of opportunistic and targeted Internet-based crimes and misdemeanors carried out every day results in stolen data and damaged systems, and costs companies many hundreds of thousands of pounds. Other threats are more personal, attacking...
Provided By Network Box
How to Choose the Right Security Personnel
The continual success of the network security industry owes much to the ever-advancing, cutting-edge technology. However, this is only as effective as the security professionals that run it. This means recruiting high-calibre security professionals is essential for any organisation wishing to be protected from the external and internal threats. The...
Provided By Network Box
Proposed Next Generation Information Security Management Effectiveness Measurement Model
Information security management and maturity goes side by side. With the growing popularity among the organization to go for the implementation of a structured security management, this also warrants attention of the security community not to escape with the burden of realizing the significance of a mature security management. Additionally,...
Provided By Indian Institute of Technology Allahabad
Log Management and the Smart Grid
Smart Grid technology has been at the forefront of global news about energy transmission and distribution for some time now. And though people often think of Smart Grid as a single, cohesive initiative, in actuality Smart Grid encompasses a number of loosely related projects and technologies from Smart Meters to...
Provided By LogLogic
OmniPass and HIPAA Compliance
The passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996 gave the federal government the ability to mandate the ways in which health care organizations store and transmit individuals' personal health information. Until HIPAA's passage, no national or industry standards governed the privacy and security of an...
Provided By Softex
The State of System i (AS/400) Security 2009
The presenter will review a summary of the latest State of System i Security Study findings. The attendee will learn what steps the organization should take to address commonly overlooked and dangerous security exposures.
Provided By PowerTech Group
Ambush Hackers With Network Security
Network security is a complicated subject, historically only tackled by well-trained and experienced experts. However, as more and more people become "Wired'', an increasing number of people need to understand the basics of security in a networked world. This webcast shows how to ambush hackers with network security.
Provided By PowerTech Group
Preserving the Integrity of Security Events on IBM i (AS/400)
The presenter of this webcast shows how to preserve the integrity of security events through an overview of journaling, messages, system values, and other keys tools on IBM i, along with resources for auditors.
Provided By PowerTech Group
The State of System i (AS/400) Security
The presenter of this webcast reviews a summary of the latest State of System i Security Study findings. The attendee will learn what steps the organization should take to address commonly overlooked and dangerous security exposures.
Provided By PowerTech Group
The Top 5 System i Security Risks
The attendee will learn how a Security Assessment from PowerTech can uncover security vulnerabilities and provide recommendations to key challenges companies face when complying with government regulations.
Provided By PowerTech Group
Simplifying Compliance & Vulnerability Management on the IBM AS/400
The presenter of this webcast focuses specifically on Host Application Security, Vulnerability Management and Compliance Reporting. The presenter will demonstrate how to simplify the ever-increasing compliance burden while improving overall security.
Provided By PowerTech Group
Case Study: Web Application & Database Security Audit
This case study speaks about the web application security assessment as provided by Altius IT Solution. Altius IT is a leading company in the field of Information Technology (IT) that has been providing excellent web based security solutions to clients. This paper cites an example of one of the clients...
Provided By Altius Information Technologies
Issues and Challenges for Selecting a Programming Language in a Technology Update Course
The purpose of this paper is to identify the issues and challenges that face the decision to select a programming language to teach in a technology update courses. This paper also makes suggestions to address these existing issues in an effort to increase student success. The findings of this paper...
Provided By Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
An Ontology Based-Policy for Deploying Secure SIP- Based VoIP Services
Voice services over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are nowadays much promoted by telecommunication and Internet service providers. However, the utilization of open networks, like the Internet, raises several security issues that must be accounted for. On top of that, there are new sophisticated attacks against VoIP infrastructures that capitalize on vulnerabilities...
Provided By University of the Aegean
Performance Evaluation of a Flooding Detection Mechanism for VoIP Networks
The Internet based Telephony services (IPTel) are mainly exposed to set of vulnerabilities that inherited from the employed protocols such as TCP/IP and proprietary VoIP protocols. One of the most critical threats in this sensitive environments is considered the Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. The main concern of a mechanism...
Provided By University of the Aegean
Accuracy in Privacy-Preserving Data Mining Using the Paradigm of Cryptographic Elections
Data mining technology raises concerns about the handling and use of sensitive information, especially in highly distributed environments where the participants in the system may by mutually mistrustful. In this paper, the authors argue in favor of using some well-known cryptographic primitives, borrowed from the literature on large-scale Internet elections,...
Provided By University of the Aegean
Finding The Needle: Suppression of False Alarms in Large Intrusion Detection Data Sets
Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) must manage and monitor thousands of intrusion detection sensors. The sensors often vary by manufacturer and software version, making the problem of creating generalized tools to separate true attacks from false positives particularly difficult. Often times it is useful from an operations perspective to know...
Provided By University of Delhi
Novel Protecting Mechanism for SIP-Based Infrastructure Against Malformed Message Attacks: Performance Evaluation Study
This paper presents a novel mechanism to protect Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based infrastructure against malformed message attacks. The basic characteristics of this mechanism are the following: lightweight and easy to adapt to various SIP implementations. The proposed mechanism has been evaluated in terms of overhead processing. It is demonstrated that...
Provided By University of the Aegean
Museum Shops: Experiences Gained From Developing Electronic and Mobile Commerce Solutions
The phenomenal success of the web provides museum organizations an ideal medium for communication, documentation, promotion, advertisement, dissemination of cultural activities and marketing. Museum shops, which nowadays represent integral parts of the museums, have also a lot to benefit from a successful presence on the web arena. In addition to...
Provided By University of the Aegean
Effective Morphological Extraction of True Fingerprint Minutiae Based on the Hit or Miss Transform
Fingerprints are the most widely used parameter for personal identification amongst all biometrics based personal authentication systems. As most Automatic Fingerprint Recognition Systems are based on local ridge features known as minutiae, marking minutiae accurately and rejecting false ones is critically important. In this paper the authors propose an algorithm...
Provided By University of Delhi
Keep Your Auditors Happy With PowerTech Compliance Monitor
This webcast covers use of PowerTech Compliance Monitor to prepare a system for a SOX, PCI, COBIT or ISO audit.
Provided By PowerTech Group
Protect System i (AS/400) Data from FTP, ODBC and Remote Command
The attendee of this webcast will learn more about System i security and how to close the "Backdoors" not covered by traditional menu security schemes - including FTP, ODBC, and Remote Commands - as well as how to implement policy to restrict access.
Provided By PowerTech Group
Powerful Profiles, Regulations, and You
This webcast covers the use of PowerTech Authority Broker to manage powerful users.
Provided By PowerTech Group
Understanding Compliance Reporting on the System i
The attendee of this webcast will learn what the auditors will be asking for when they arrive on site.
Provided By PowerTech Group
Securing and Controlling Your Powerful Users
One of the greatest challenges that an organization faces when securing an IBM i environment is protecting the system from the very people who are also charged with its care: programmers, administrators, and security officers. While these power users often need access to restricted objects and commands, they rarely need...
Provided By PowerTech Group
How to Prevent a Data Leak
A data breach is a leak of information into a non-trusted environment, and discovered occurrences are growing exponentially. Data leakage can be the result of accidental or malicious intent, but unlike any other form of "Loss" often leaves the compromised data intact and therefore a challenge to discover. The attendee...
Provided By PowerTech Group
Configuring Real-time Security Event Notification
The IBM i operating system includes a facility to audit system and user events. However, once the event data is collected the challenge becomes how to disseminate the raw data into useful information, and how to do it in real-time.
Provided By PowerTech Group
Best Practices for Audit and Compliance Reporting for the IBM System i (AS/400)
Compliance with regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI, HIPAA and GLBA requires regular audit reporting against critical Information Technology (IT) assets. This white paper outlines the key items that need to be reviewed on AS/400 (now called System i) for both configuration data and transactional log information from the audit journal.
Provided By PowerTech Group
Incorporating Real-Time Security Events From the System i (AS/400) Into a Security Program
Off late the IBM System i (AS/400) is running some of the most business-critical applications in enterprises around the world. One would think that the server that houses the most confidential and critical data is the one that gets the most security attention - right? Unfortunately, that is rarely the...
Provided By PowerTech Group
Managing Privileged Users on the System i for Regulatory Compliance
This paper from PowerTech discusses best practices in managing, limiting, and auditing privileged or powerful user accounts on the System i and AS/400. What are the security exposures from powerful user accounts and special authorities such as ALLOBJ? What are auditors looking for? How do Information Technology frameworks such as...
Provided By PowerTech Group
High Performance in Parallel Data Integration: An Empirical Evaluation of the Ratio Between Processing Time and Number of Physical Nodes
Many studies have shown that parallelization decreases efficiency. There are many reasons for these decrements. This paper investigates those which appear in the context of parallel data integration. Integration processes generally cannot be allocated to packages of identical size (i.e. Tasks of identical complexity). The reason for this is unknown...
Provided By University of Potsdam
Design secure networks with these best practices
At the beginning of any secure network design project, many best practices apply more or less uniformly to all areas of the design. This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Network Security Architectures, covers those best practices in detail. After reading this chapter you'll understand the following:Physical security issuesLayer 2...
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• Combine two GoPro 1080p HD HERO cameras into a single housing to record 3D video and photos while simultaneously recording in 2D• A synchronization cable plugs into the rear HERO port on both cameras to join them together, enabling both cameras to record video and photos in perfect synchronization• The included GoPro Cineform Studio 3D editing software makes it easy to convert your 3D HERO System footage into viewable 3D files• Mounting System is compatible with all GoPro accessories• 3D waterproof housing is rated 180'/60m deep• Record 3D and 2D video• Capture side by side photos simultaneously• Includes 3D Waterproof Housing, 3D Waterproof Door and Skeleton Door, 3D Hero Sync Cable, 3D Anaglyph Glasses (3 pairs), Helmet Front Mount, 2 Flat and 2 Curved Adhesive Mounts, Assorted Mounting Hardware, GoPro CineForm Studio softwareNote: A firmware upgrade is required for your 1080p HD HERO cameras. Cameras are not included. The 3D HERO System is NOT compatible with the HD HERO 960 or standard definition cameras.Manufacturer Part Number: | AHD3D-001 | Sold in Units: | Kit |
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Daily Prompt: Tradition
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Jeepney Diaries: Trip-Cutting in Antipolo (Part2)
In my previous blog, I encountered jeepneys which usually travel from Antipolo to Tikling. In this part, I encountered those which usually travel from… 390 more words
Labskie's Kitchen Garden Restaurant
There were three reasons our family headed out to Antipolo:
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There are some drivers who are trip-cutting, which means that they're not completing the route. In this part, I encountered jeepneys which usually travel from… 592 more words
Travel: Loreland Resort, Antipolo
Don't be fooled by the cheaper rooms. They are nice and comfy but they are located a gazillion meters away from all the pools and the restaurant, an information they don't say anywhere, which is why we have to upgrade after checking in, good thing we have extra cash, from P2500 to P3500. 104 more words


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Charles - loving dad of Sammy
Guest Book Entries are free and are posted after being reviewed for appropriate content.
03-27-2010 8:14 AM -- By: , From:
May God bless you at Easter, And keep you all year through.
May God give you the faith it takes, To make your dreams come true.
May His love and wisdom always help, To guide you on your way.
May His light shine down upon you now, To bless your Easter Day.
Ruth Ann Mahaffey
03-27-2010 5:22 AM -- By: , From:
Easter Blessings.
May the glory And the promise Of this joyous time of year Bring peace And happiness to you And those you hold most dear, And may christ, Our risen saviour, Always be there by your side To bless you Most abundantly And be your loving guide.
03-26-2010 6:09 PM -- By: lauri, From:
Thank you for your prayers and huggs. She needs as many prayers as she can get so thanks so muchhh.
03-26-2010 5:46 PM -- By: Gina & Saada, From:
Hi Charles, Sammy, Gabby, Bob and Cupcake and Xander! Thanks for stopping by and I hope your Spring weather is holding out, but I bet Cupcake and Xander love to play outside regardless. But muddy paws are not fun... at least in the house! We had some beautiful days in the 60s-70s but now are back to rain and cooler weather. It was so nice while it lasted. Juji is doing very well and is such a good girl, we feel very blessed that she is part of the family. Take care and hope you have a good weekend.
03-26-2010 5:44 PM -- By: kelly, From: texas
beautiful.im so sorry i know its hard.,may you find comfort with the help from god
03-26-2010 3:37 PM -- By: pat and fayeroe and tippy, From: the wild, wild west
Thou art the Sun of other days. They shine by giving back the rays. ~John Keble, The Christian Year: Easter Days
03-26-2010 12:44 PM -- By: , From:
Charles and kids.......SAMMY IS HANDSOME..The path to forever, We'll walk hand and hand; In the name of love and friendship, I know you'll understand....
All of my many feelings, A shoulder to lend; I can count on you, To be my forever friend.
We'll share our greatest secrets, As side by side we stroll; Cross our hearts and promise, Not to tell another soul.
We'll talk about our future, And relive some of the past; And know our love and friendship, Will forever last.
I pray God's light to shine upon us, We'll always be together; I know that He will bless us, As we go down the "Path To Forever."
Written by Shirley Jean Pickens
03-26-2010 12:00 PM -- By: glenise, From:
Charles & Sammy, Gabby, BobM, Cupcake & Xander:
Easter Blessings for you....
Blessed are those to whom Easter is not a hunt... but a find; not a greeting... but a proclamation; not an outward fashion... but inward grace; not a day... but an eternity. ~ Anderson.
ps i like Xander's name and Bless you for all you do for this beautiful breed. sincerely, glenise & daisy
03-26-2010 10:03 AM -- By: Kia and Deb, From:
Hello Charles and Sammy , Gabby, Bob M, and Cupcake, and Xander, Thanks for your visit, we have gotten some very strange weather here , nothing like it should be, 60 last week, 20 today, just got my e-mail installed to having my new computer come in, keep your fingers crossed for me, my dsl provider in this area is no help at all, , I believe I knew more than they did, it will be nice to see the grass green up amnd the sun to shine so I can go work in Kia's gardens. hope you and the kids have a great weekend
03-26-2010 9:31 AM -- By: Lauvern , From:
Hi Charles and kids. Just wanted to stop by and say Hello on this snowy day. I guess i put my shovel away too soon. I had to dig it out again as we had about 2 feet of snow.It is suppose to warm up later so hopefully it will melt away. I surely will be happy when summer finally gets here. Are you still getting snow and have you figured out how to put a plow in front of Cupcake and Xander?When you do, let me know how as i have a few strong fur babies around here that i can hook up to a plow.Ha-Ha.
Have a good day.I am off to the shelter.
Sending hugs all around.
Lauvern and all at the shelter.
03-26-2010 8:26 AM -- By: Joyce, From: Buckingham
Sammy is such a beautiful boy. How fortunate you were to have such a precious angel for 15 years. My heart goes out to you for your loss.
03-25-2010 9:45 AM -- By: Kelly, From: Conroe TX
Good Morning,
Charles, Sammy, Gabby and Bob M,
So good to hear from you! I am doing much better-hand is almost back to normal. We had rain all night so we are back to MUD everywhere! Hopefully Spring will be in both of our futures soon!
Charles you know I cherish my friendship that I have made here at Critter's--you all have helped me get through some of the toughest and darkest days I think I have ever had in my life! So MY FRIEND you are stuck with me!
Have a Wonderful Day! Sending Hugs and Much Love,
Kelly and Jed
Give Cupcake and Xander a BIG HUG for me!
03-24-2010 1:06 PM -- By: Janelle, From: www.almosthomenm.org
Hey Charles.. Just stopping by to say Hello and steal pictures of the kids.. I am getting ready to send out another newsletter and wanted the kids pic-- so we can compare them to their baby pics.. I will talk to you soon..
03-23-2010 3:40 PM -- By: jules, From:
There is a bond that you can't see for it's not bound with twine. It's formed from strands within our souls, this love that's yours and mine. When I went home to be with God, you must now understand, I took with me this bond of love and I still hold that strand. So look now at my photograph. The smile, you'll quickly see. But only hearts can see the strand forever binding You and Me. Enjoy the precious memories although we are apart. We'll share more joys again one day. I believe that with all my heart!
03-22-2010 2:17 PM -- By: Kelly, From: Conroe TX
Stopping to send Hugs and to say Hello! Hope you have a Wonderful Week! Much Love, Kelly and Jed
03-22-2010 2:00 PM -- By: sarah, From: ashley,michigan
Such a handsome guy! I know hes up there with my casey running and playing with all the other kids up there,. my hes a nice looking guy. I am sorry for your loss such a tragedy to lose something so beautiful.. come see my caseys page some time...RIP sammy! we love you
03-22-2010 9:20 AM -- By: Lauvern, From:
Hi Charles and kids. Just wanted to stop by this monday morning and hope all is well with you. How is your weather? We have had a few beautiful days and have been working around the shelter grounds. We were able to rake the higher part of the land. I had many school kids come to the shelter to help clean up the yard. If we get another few days with no rain we should be able to get all of the grounds cleaned up next weekend. I won't count on it though as this is very unusual weather for us in March.
I love the new pictures of your kids. Xander certainly looks like a big hansome boy and of course Cupcake is just a princess. They look like they certainly get along well together,which is great.
03-21-2010 9:56 PM -- By: jules, From:
thank you for coming to meet butler. we came to say we are doing the best we can. sammy we love you.
jules and butler
03-21-2010 9:47 PM -- By: tina, From: Illinois
Thank you for stopping by ....yes, I too have a special love for Pitt Bulls, they are so smart, loyal, dedicated, loving beings. There could never be another Bean. I am so lucky to have had her for 13 years. Sammy was beautiful too and you have honored him from your heart.
03-21-2010 1:38 PM -- By: pat and fayeroe and tippy, From: the wild, wild west
When you're down and troubled And you need a helping hand And nothing, whoa nothing is going right. Close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest nights. You just call out my name, And you know whereever I am I'll come running, oh yeah baby To see you again. Winter, spring , summer, or fall, All you have to do is call And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. You've got a freind. If the sky above you Should turn dark and full of clouds And that old north wind should begin to blow Keep your head together and call my name out loud And soon I will be knocking upon your door. You just call out my name and you know where ever I am I'll come running to see you again. Winter, Spring, summer or fall All you got to do is call And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend? People can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you. Well they'll take your soul if you let them. Oh yeah, but don't you let them. You just call out my name and you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again. Oh babe, don't you know that, Winter Spring summer or fall, Hey now, all you've got to do is call. Lord, I'll be there, yes I will. You've got a friend. You've got a friend. Ain't it good to know you've got a friend. Ain't it good to know you've got a friend. You've got a friend. Sammy asked Tippy (they were talking about spring in New Mexico) to send you this and to make sure you know that he thinks about you always.....xoxo
03-21-2010 8:52 AM -- By: Dad, From: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Hi babies .. Sammy, Gabby and Bob M ... just dad stopping by to leave you a post. I don't have to tell you .. but I will .. but I LOVE YOU so very much. Each of you holds a special place within my heart.
Please watch over your sister Cupcake and brother Xander .. let them know you are watching over them. Thank You kids.
I know you all are having lots of fun up at Rainbow Bridge with all your friends .. running and playing in all those beautiful fields of green and with all those beautiful flowers. I LOVE YOU....... Dad
03-19-2010 2:15 PM -- By: , From:
I Miss You
  ; My eyes can no longer see you
  ; My hands can no longer touch you
  ; &nb sp; No longer can I hear you
  ; I call for you but no answer returns to me
I cry for you but it doesn't bring you back to me
  ; I try to dream of you but none come to me
  ; I loved you and love you still
I thought of you and think of you still
  ; I miss you now and forever will
03-19-2010 9:27 AM -- By: , From:
I am not so far from you, Just a little way beyond; Past the cares and past the pain, Far past my earthly bonds. When you feel you miss me most, As years go drifting by; Each memory will prove to you, That our love will never die. For memories are but a touch, From the Father's gentle hand; To heal your pain and mend your hearts, To help you understand... That while I left you far too soon, I did not leave alone; For the Father sent His angels, To gently take me home. Take comfort when you think of me, Keep my love alive in your heart; And with the warmth of each memory, We will never be apart.
03-19-2010 8:59 AM -- By: Kelly, From: Conroe Tx
Charles, Sammy, Gabby, and Bob M,
Stopping to let you know I am doing well--my husband and I had a minor 4 wheeler accident and my hand was bruised badly--haven't been able to type due to swelling. How are you and the babies doing? Hope all is well with everyone. Are you still having snow? We have had Beautiful weather the last few days--but rain is on the way. Have a Wonderful Day and Week-End! Keeping you and the babies in my thoughts, Sending Hugs and Much Love, Kelly and Jed
03-18-2010 9:55 AM -- By: granny doris., From: canada
hello charles and precious angel sammy.there is much excitement around here today. i am sure you will be told about the happenings as i can't post it here.thankyou angel sammy for what i believe you and angel luke have done.granny loves you sammy.. thankyou charles for the well wishes for st. patrick's day as you will learn ,we received two pots of gold.. you were right about the cookies. i had baked 12 dozen shamrock cookies for everyone to enjoy.lawrence is not here or i would have had to bake another 12 dozen for that guy. haha. thankyou for all your postings and note to me. samantha is in the mud right now having a great ole time. i will write more later as i am alone for now,lauvern had to go to a meeting this morning. butterfly hugs to all.
03-18-2010 2:50 AM -- By: jules, From:
i saw your sammy on my friends site i came by to say hello to sammy and a big hug
03-17-2010 9:52 PM -- By: Henry, From:
Hi Charles I also hope you had a Happy St Patricks Day. I am doing well as I went back to work this week so now I can work my wrist back into shape. Almost all our snow is finally gone and we are supposed to have nice weather at least thru saturday. Spring is finally coming. Henry
03-17-2010 8:52 PM -- By: gypsy rose, From: houston tx
Thank you for your wonder message Sammy and charles. Happy st. patricks day. Bless you all.


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A/N: A huge "Thank You" to everyone who read/reviewed/asked for more of the original one-shot of this story!
Based upon what everyone asked for, here's what going to happen:
A little bit more of what it was like when Bella arrived on the farm, before hiring Edward
What Edward was doing before she hired him
More details in the tension between B&E before she remembers him
Learn about their pasts
Progress the story after she recognizes him/work to save the farm together
I have plans for all this (& more) but I will need to change one thing about the o/s: It will be slightly longer than 4 days between when Bella hires Edward & when she lets herself remember him. Not forever longer. The story isn't going to end where the o/s did.
End result: We're treating the o/s as a weird kind of prologue. A little story will take place before it. Some will expand upon what is in it. More will happen after.
This will be an alternating BPOV & EPOV story. B is up first.
Thanks again for letting me know you want this story made!
Oh, everything that happens later in this chapter might make more sense if you've recently read the o/s. Just a suggestion.
Chapter 2 – Nothing to See Here Folks
2 days before start of Prologue
When ancient cities became buried under sand and soil, this must be how it sneaked up on them.
I can't imagine finding anything interesting here.
Slow moving and dust coated. Summer sun bakes it all in place. Dull seeps into the split paint siding, the spiderwebbed sidewalk cracks. Forgotten, fallow memories.
Old brick streets intersected with hot pavement. Country roads. Grey gravel.
Each ping and ding on the undercarriage of my car hits as if pelting the tense muscles of my back. A percussive hum. I grit my teeth. The car lease is up in a couple of weeks. Surely a few more trips down this gravel road won't affect anything.
The single venture down this road earlier today was the only one I've ever, personally, driven. When I left last, I was too young to drive.
A recurring theme of my youth. Too young for anything.
There's a niggling there. I think of kittens. I'm not sure why.
Being practically raised by my grandparents had only emphasized my youth.
The road, the farm, the life. I left it all behind. I changed.
I made myself.
Nothing has changed here. Only aged.
The moms and pops don't run their shops; they stay home and watch Wheel.
Apart from what might be a new stop light at the corner of sixth and main, everything seems exactly the same. As if the entire town awaits its future glory as an archeologist's life-time find. I shudder to think this might be labeled as a typical town of our time.
Or…maybe it is.
Maybe most towns and townsfolk live like this, but there are no film crews or photographers or news crews capturing the slow sunset, the front porch swings, the auctions, the craft shows.
I drive to the hospital. No injury. It's the only place in town where I can get a signal on my phone.
I need a new plan.
The papers that the executor left on the kitchen table need notarized. They're more in order than the entire farm.
"Weber." The notary I'm calling answers with this single word. Music pounds in the background so loudly it distorts his voice.
"Hello, Mr. Weber. This is Bella. We spoke on Tuesday regarding your services and you suggested I call you at this time. I've seen the property and am in town now. It would be best for me to finalize all the testacy matters without delay. Are you available now?"
"Well, now don't that beat all? Here already?" He shouts over the music. "Sure, sure. You're welcome to come on in to the bar now, but I won't really be able to read anything over until after I close down for the night."
I imagine myself weaving through a crowded country bar in this navy suit and heels. I agree to meet at closing time, 2am.
Four hours to kill.
It's dark now. I have no desire to go back out to the farm. Alone.
I drive around town. Repeatedly. I bask in the car's air conditioning; it's so different than the sultry farmhouse.
I pull into the near empty bar parking lot. Gravel. It digs into the leather of my pumps.
A short man slouches near a truck, emptying himself. I make my way inside.
I didn't expect to see much here, so there's no room for disappointment. So, to see this beauty here among the vice and vile, the boors and more, is startling.
But, it's here nonetheless. As am I.
I want to touch it, but I won't.
Underneath, glory screams.
The barren bar is covered in wet rings, soggy coasters, empty highballs. Its surface all deep mahogany and serpentine marble and reflected in an ancient beveled mirror. It seems to stretch on forever into the darkness. Such finery has no current business in this burg; it's a relic of a prosperous era, a vestige of the past carried over, clinging on for today.
The best of the past demeaned, debased and unappreciated. It doesn't belong here.
Neither do I.
Despite the late hour, the fume of booze and the cumulous of smoke linger in the air, dank and dark. My pumps crunch on floor grit.
The elusive proprietor, Mr. Weber, is nowhere to be seen.
The hollow clank of bottles in a concealed portion of the main floor draws my attention.
In the far corner, past a pale hanging tarp curtain and a backlit mechanical bull, the shadow of a female stretches out from a lit doorway, spreading across the floor and onto a pine wall coated in ornate Budweiser mirrors and other old brewing company placards. The shadow floats between unseen, darkened tables and gathers up what sounds to be empty longnecks and cans into a bag.
I'm about to go ask her if she knows where I can find Weber - I don't have anything else to do but I don't really want to hang out here at this late hour – when a second, decidedly masculine, shadow appears framed in the same doorway.
I still. I don't hear any sounds, but she appears to be aware of his presence nonetheless.
She turns to him briefly before resuming her task – this time opting to bend at the waist and stretch languidly to gather nearby bottles.
The man must take note, the brim of his cowboy hat tilting as he watches her repeated display.
His shadow arm bridges the small space separating them, runs slowly down the expanse of her bent back, between her shoulder blades, marking a thin line down her spine. It's beyond erotic…I want…no…I do feel as though he's touching me.
The first human sound, a slow moan, resounds from her and she arches back into his touch.
I realize I've halted to point of holding my breath only when I hear Mr. Weber's vaguely familiar voice behind me. "Ms. Swan?"
I blanch; I haven't used that name in years. I left it behind when I left this town. I'd opted to go by my mother's maiden name, choosing it as it seemed as good as any other…just so long as it was other…other than that farm than bore the name. The farm, the land that has managed to drag me back here again.
My odd, tenuous kinship with the shadows is broken. I blink away my surprise at the assumption that I am still a Swan because I've inherited the farm, then watch my hand shake Weber's.
The portly Weber leads me past his coolers and kegs to the office that is tucked away between a mop closet and clustered shelving area. A stack of yellowing porn magazines catches my eye. Hustler. Game.
The din and clink of bottles fades into the night. His office radiates stale and must, like he's only in there to pretend to balance the books, otherwise he's out mingling with his people, his clients, his brethren.
"Sorry," Weber begins, and waddles to his desk."Everything's all messed up being Lauren's last night and all." He says this name as if I should know to whom he's referring. "She'll be hard to replace." He looks strangely wistful for a moment then clears his throat. "Must admit, I was surprised when you called. So, ol' Charlie's seed's come home to roost, now?" He's leaning back in his chair, its front legs probably six inches off the ground behind the cluttered desk.
I shrug. This is not what I've come here for, this bonding. This is not my home. I refuse. Until yesterday, I've not thought of this area as home, not even been in this state, when it would be legal for me to put a toe in a bar.
The papers he needs are burning inside my shoulder bag. I pull them out and hand them over a bit quicker than intended. Weber doesn't seem to notice - or be bothered by - my anxiousness. I want to leave; more accurately, I do not want to be here. Unexpectedly, my mind jumps to the shadows I've just left behind.
Weber flips through most of the pages, gets out his notary stamp and signs away. I'm still reeling that he's a notary public, the only notary, in town. The other one moved away after a divorce, so I'm told. I want to file these papers first thing tomorrow, not wait until Weber wakes up at the crack of noon.
"Pert-near everything seems to be in order now," he says, handing the wad of papers back. "So, you're gonna try and make a go if it, huh? I reckon you'll be setting up the usual weekend Squirrel and Bart account for your boys, right? It's a tradition."
It's barely a question and most of it makes no sense to me.
I straighten in the rickety plastic chair and smooth my pencil skirt, its navy linen catches on the slick of my hosiery. I realize my wardrobe doesn't jive with a 2am meeting in the local… watering hole.
A moment later, I'm looking Weber directly in the eye.
"You must pardon me, Mr. Weber, as I'm neither familiar with the local vernacular nor have any point of reference for your customs. I can assure you, however, that I do have every intention of, as you put it, making 'a go of it.' Further, I haven't any 'boys.'" Surely he knows this. That I've chosen to be single and childless. Everyone here seems to know everything about everyone. There was actually the cliché neighbor who had dropped by with rhubarb pie before I'd even unloaded my second box yesterday. Rhubarb! Like the first drop on a rollercoaster, my stomach dips at the memory.
Weber stares, then guffaws. "You were a young sprout when you headed out, now weren't ya?" He slaps his thick thigh as if this is some stellar comic material he's unearthed. I can't even imagine my face.
Fifteen excruciating minutes later, I leave Weber's office alone with the contact info for one Billy Black, local feed store owner and the main go-to guy for hiring ranch and farm hands, cowboys. Also, I seem to have already christened a squirrely bite account, or whatever it was, for the as yet non-existent workers to use when they come to the "traditional" weekly standing reservation at the bar.
Tradition. Ha. Tradition had done nothing for the farm. Traditionally, it's a cash drain, a tax write-off at best.
Near the vintage porn, I laugh aloud at the ideas of needing a reservation and the hiring of workers in the plural. The farm is emaciated, if such a thing could be.
The quiet scuff of my pumps against the sandy bar floor gradually fades to the background, overcome by a low rhythmic whirling and thump. My pace slows. Around the corner of the bar, I see the shadows, charcoal but clear, cast on the curtain tarp.
The sounds continue. Whirl. Clink.
Thump. Hum.
The mechanical bull, undulate and unhurried, slowly tosses the entwined pair of shadows.
The female is in front and leaning her back flush against his chest, face turned into his and her arms woven back and around the male's arms and pulling the hair that she can reach under the back of his now downturned hat.
He's surrounding her, engulfing her.
Even through the screen I can tell his muscles clench and flex at the right moments, keeping them anchored to the rolling machine. On a downturn, they pitch forward. The machine slowly bucks to the side and he moves his hand to reveal the clear outline of her naked breast. Oh my God…is she? Are they…?
The answer arrives before I finish the question. She moans on a down thrust and breaks away from their kiss. He moves to hold her around the waist and angles her hips. Her round breasts brush against the saddle.
"Hmmm…Yes…you like that, Ren."
His voice in low, throaty.
A velvet hiss.
My eyes widen as it all resonates within me…this man's voice, the scene playing out in front of me. My hand braces against the cool marble bar.
The machine rocks them.
They rock themselves in counterpoint.
Whirl. Thump.
"Lean forward, hold the saddle horn. I want deep in you…like that Ren…mmm, fuuuuck yeah…you should see this, Baby. You should see how good you look wrapped around me."
A flutter of movement and I can tell he's still wearing a shirt. It appears to be hanging wide open.
Moaning and competing with the bull, she bucks forward and attempts to slam herself back into him on the next roll.
The pair move… and moan… and slide.
The bull slows and dips low, grinding to a near halt. Her whimpers become prominent as the engine winds down.
I will myself to leave, to take the few steps toward the door. The fight to stay is strong. None of this is mine to see; I'm no voyeur. Well, not before. Only this. Everything in this town is uncomfortable…except this. Their pairing, their coupling rivets me, vibrates in my very core.
After a few feet forward, my peripheral catches their true forms beyond the tarp. My eyes flutter closed and I mentally curse this new weakness as I crane to glean more…just more. They are facing away and most of what I can see is the man's black shirt covered back - fabric flowing like a robe or a cape – black jeans and what appears to be a very nice suede hat. This assessment, "nice," this adjective I've assigned, surprises me. A cowboy…a hat… so foreign from my typical turn-ons.
His long, low cursing growl swells as the bull freezes with his still jeans-clad legs clamp down and hold them at the summit of the metal beast. As he runs his palms around her sides, the loosed fabric of his open shirt billows and reveals bunched denim and a chiseled hip. His skin is near iridescent under the stage lights. I notice for the first time the leather strap of belt jutting out from his open jeans.
He's murmuring near her ear now; all I can make out is cadent beats. Her bare arm stretches to the thin ribbon band of his hat and retrieves a silver coin nestled there. She giggles and tilts, exposing her utter nakedness in contrast to him. It's striking, stark.
Lurching to life, the bull begins again, they resume, resume the sliding thrusts that never had truly stopped. She twines her bare, toned legs around his jeans, hooks her heels around leather boots.
With the increased sounds of the motor covering my scrapes on the dirty floor, I continue to the door. Behind me, their voices follow.
"Hmm, fuck Ren… may not let you move to Springfield… should've done… this…before."
A building and swirling moan punctuates the air. I involuntarily turn around, half-in and half-out of the exit. The tangled forms, again cast silhouettes on the shade, have melded into one.
She's wearing the hat now and her fingers are twisted back into his havoc of hair.
His fingers dig into her ample breasts, anchoring them, as he pounds up into her, shaming the bull's speed.
My knees are near liquid.
Her cries are fierce and long. Then, near breathless, she breaks out, "You should've spoken to me before."
He throws his head back from her neck, breaks what appears to be suction…and growls, deep, guttural, thick.
"Is. This. What. You. Wanted. To. Talk. About?"
Each word is punctuated with the impact of skin on skin. He grabs between her legs and thrusts into her fully from behind.
He throws his head back, his sharp jawline is piercing.
I praise the distance between us.
I want to touch him, but I won't.
I know if I were nearer, I'd be unable to stop. I'd have to trace his lines, preserve them in my skin.
"You won't feel this again….Remember me…Tell me how much you'll miss me." His voice is a rasp.
Her reply is lost as sanity finally reins me in and I ride it into the wide open night, into a space and place that suddenly doesn't seem so empty.
Well, that's not something you see every day.
A/N: Well… how was that?
Please, please tell me you know who the bull rider is…


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Towers Condo with Magnificient Views and Many Extras! Free Wifi
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Parkview Bay, The Towers condo description
NOW SPECIAL RATES! JANUARY 1,to MARCH 1, $125 per night in condo!
Luxury Condo at the Towers at Parkview Bay, in Osage Beach! We provide an awesome view over the lake and State Park, from the oversize screened deck. Kitchen provides a breakfast bar with 5 bar stools and table that seats six! The living room and master bedroom (king bed) have sliding doors that open to deck and offer a magnificent view. Master bath includes a large jetted garden tub. Second bedroom has a queen bed and third bedroom has two twins. Condo may sleep 2 to 8. This 3 bedroom condo is perfect for the family vacation. Condo has multiple TVs.
We have many other condos if you have larger groups. Please see other units we have available:vrbo #96736, 490034,99063,991062
The amenities at The Towers include a heated indoor and heated outdoor pool, indoor hot tub and sauna. A work out center faces the lake for a breath taking view! We are located one mile from the outlet mall in Osage Beach, which makes the quick shopping trip easy! Located at the one mile marker of the Grand Glaize arm which is close to the 19mm of the main channel - we are close to many restaurants by water and land. Easy access on paved Passover road. We are in the heart of Osage Beach!
Please call us to book. Call 24 hours a day ( a message will be returned quickly).
Property Type
- 1600 sq. ft.
- Elevator : 2 elevators
- Condo
- On floor 4
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
Onsite Services
- Housekeeper Optional
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Non Smoking Only:
- Pets Not Allowed
Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8, Beds for 6-8
Kitchen & Dining
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- Dishes & Utensils
- Oven
- Pantry Items
- Toaster
- Coffee Maker
- Stove
- Refrigerator
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Dishwasher
- Cooking Utensils
Parking For RV/Boat/Trailer:
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- Heating
- Iron & Board
- Fitness Room / Equipment
- Air Conditioning
- Linens Provided
- Clothes Dryer
- Gas Fireplace
Other Amenities
Shared Hot Tub:
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- DVD Player
- Video Games
- Satellite / Cable
- Television
- CD Player
- Video Game Console
- Video Library
- Stereo
Pool & Spa
Communal Pool:
Both indoor heated and outdoor heated pools are on the first floor of the same building you are in....moreless
Dry suana in indoor area with view of the lake on first floor of building....moreless
- Hot Tub
- Heated Pool
Outdoor Features
Large screened deck that overlooks the lake and state park across the cove.Includes furniture and gas grill....moreless
- Outdoor Grill
Location & View
- Lake View
- Water View
- Waterfront
- Necessary
- Mountain Biking
- Hiking
- Jet Skiing
- Water Tubing
- Sight Seeing
- Fitness Center
- Freshwater Fishing
- Hunting
- Golf
- Parasailing
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Cycling
- Water Skiing
- Wildlife Viewing
- Museums
- Cinemas
- Live Theater
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Churches
- Marina
- Winery Tours
- Boating
- Shopping
- Miniature Golf
- Horseback Riding
- Theme Parks
- Restaurants
- Eco Tourism
Other Activities
- The Towers is the premier location at the Lake of the Ozarks. Paved lighted roads only one mile from hwy. 54 1.5 miles to the Factory outlet mall in Osage Beach 1 mile to Dierberg's grocery store and 2 miles to walmart Quiet cove to boat, fish and swim- but very close to the main channel - mm 19 Close to many lakefront restaurants and bars by boat and land Within 12 minutes drive to several golf courses Condo complex is kept in superb condition Our condos are spotless and we pride ourselves in the excellent condition. We have many extras and updates to make your vacation one to remember! ...moreless
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Always enjoy our stay at Parkview Bay!
Always enjoy our stay at Parkview Bay!
- Guest Jaguars (Blue Springs, Missouri)
- Date of stay 04/08/11
- Review Submitted 05/16/11
My co-workers and I stay at Parkview Bay at least 2 times a year for our weekend girl's getaways. We have had groups from 4-12 people for the past 10 years and Kim has been great to make sure each condo we have rented is perfect for our group. The location is so convenient to shopping and restaurants. The condo's are always clean and well maintained. I would recommend Parkview Bay to everyone!Recommended for: Girls getaway, families with young children, romantic getaway, age 55+.
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Currency ConversionDates | Nightly | Weekend Night | Weekly | Monthly * | Event |
Peak Spring Season May 15 - Jun 15, 2014 2 night min stay |
$260 | $1,500 | |||
Peak Season Jun 16 - Aug 18, 2014 4 night min stay |
$260 | $1,560 | |||
Peak Fall Season Aug 19 - Sep 15, 2014 2 night min stay |
$260 | $1,500 | |||
My Standard Rate 2 night min stay |
$175 | $900 | |||
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If you would like other options to the damage insurance please call Kim to book.
Please call Kim at 3146501087 prior to booking online for specials.
We also have condos at Fountain View, The Towers, Parkview Bay, Loch Haven and Lands End.
Fees and Rental Conditions:
- Cleaning fee: $70
- Property Damage Protection: $49
- Tax Rate 13.5%
Cancellation policy:
100% refund if canceled at least 30 days before arrival date.
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- Nearest Beach: beach at 10 Miles
Owner info
Year Purchased: 1999
About the owner: As Owner/Broker of 6 Star Management I have been renting and also own at the Lake of the Ozarks at Parkview Bay and The Towers since 1999. I am also Licensed Real Estate Broker in Missouri, since 1999. My number one priority is to make your vacation the most memorable one ever. We will exceed your expectations in customer service! All of our condos are privately owned and include many extras. We take pride in the excellent condition and cleanliness of all our condos.
Why the Owner Chose Parkview Bay, The Towers:
The Towers and Parkview Bay are both well maintained properties that are both maintenance free exteriors, so the esthetics are great! The lakefront decks are concrete. The location is ideal for all vacationers. We are within 12 minutes of several golf courses. Dining and lakefront restaurants are within a mile of complex by water. Boat rentals are very close, and we have boat slip rentals if you will be bringing your own boat. The waterpark, antiquing, hiking, horseback riding and cave adventures are in the area and close. Grocery and liquor stores are abundant in Osage Beach and are all within a 5 minute drive. Our Passover Road is paved and lighted and we are one mile from the Highway 54 exit.
Contact us
- Primary: (314) 650-1087 (Missouri, USA)
- Fax: 3148150500
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Living room of three bedroom walk-in level condo at The Towers
Kitchen in Towers three bedroom condo
Sauna at the Towers
Indoor Heated Pool at The Towers at Parkview Bay
Outdoor pool at the Towers
Hot Tub at the Towers
Work Out Center at The Towers with a view of the Lake
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1830 North Marshall Street has a Walk Score of 77 out of 100. This location is Very Walkable so most errands can be accomplished on foot.
1830 North Marshall Street is a six minute walk from the Airport Line Airport Line, the Chestnut Hill East Line Chestnut Hill East Line and the Chestnut Hill West Line Chestnut Hill West Line at the Temple University stop.
This location is in the Hartranft neighborhood in Philadelphia. Nearby parks include Hetzel's Playground, Fotterall Square and Palmer Park.
Nearby schools include Ferguson Joseph C School, Hope Partnership For Education and Breath of Life Christian Academy.
The closest grocery stores are Cousins SuperMarket, La Cienaga Deli Grocery and Honor Foods.
Nearby coffee shops include Simply To Go, Lucky Cup Cafe and Starbucks. There are 32 restaurants within a 15 minute walk including China Star, El Cafeito and Grand Food Services.
1830 North Marshall Street is near Temple University, Moore College of Art and Design and Aramark Headquarters.
There are some bike lanes and the terrain is flat as a pancake. 1830 North Marshall Street is very bikeable, biking is convenient for most trips.


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Outsourcing conservatism
Arizona's new contraception law shows how the private sphere often leads the way for reactionary policies
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Climbing aboard the anti-birth control bandwagon, the Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-2 on Monday to endorse legislation that would: a) give employers the right to deny health insurance coverage to their employees for religious reasons; b) give employers the right to ask their employees whether their birth control prescriptions are for contraception or other purposes (hormone control, for example, or acne treatment).
As I argue in "The Reactionary Mind," conservatism is dedicated to defending hierarchies of power against democratic movements from below, particularly in the so-called private spheres of the family and the workplace. Conservatism is a defense of what I call "the private life of power." Less a protection of privacy or property in the abstract, as many conservatives and libertarians like to claim, conservatism is a defense of the rights of bosses and husbands/fathers.
So it's no surprise that the chief agenda items of the GOP since its string of Tea Party victories in 2010 have been to roll back the rights of workers — not just in the public sector, as this piece by Gordon Lafer makes clear, but also in the private sector — and to roll back the reproductive rights of women, as this chart, which Mike Konczal discusses, makes clear. Often, it's the same Tea Party-controlled states that are pushing both agendas at the same time.
What I hadn't predicted was that the GOP would be able to come up with a program, in the form of this anti-birth control employer legislation we're now seeing everywhere, that would combine both agenda items at the same time.
I should have foreseen this fusion because, as I argued in my first book, "Fear: The History of a Political Idea," in the United States it has historically fallen to employers rather than the state to police the political opinions and practices of citizens. Focused as we are on the state, we often miss the fact that some of the most intense programs of political indoctrination have not been conducted by the government but have instead been outsourced to the private sector. While fewer than 200 men and women went to jail for their political beliefs during the McCarthy years, as many as two out of every five American workers were monitored for their political beliefs.
Recall this fascinating exchange between an American physician and Tocqueville during the latter's travels to the United States in the early 1830s. Passing through Baltimore, Tocqueville asked the doctor why so many Americans pretended they were religious when they obviously had "numerous doubts on the subject of dogma." The doctor replied that the clergy had a lot of power in America, as in Europe. But where the European clergy often acted through or with the help of the state, their American counterparts worked through the making and breaking of private careers.
If a minister, known for his piety, should declare that in his opinion a certain man was an unbeliever, the man's career would almost certainly be broken. Another example: A doctor is skilful, but has no faith in the Christian religion. However, thanks to his abilities, he obtains a fine practice. No sooner is he introduced into the house than a zealous Christian, a minister or someone else, comes to see the father of the house and says: look out for this man. He will perhaps cure your children, but he will seduce your daughters, or your wife, he is an unbeliever. There, on the other hand, is Mr. So-and-So. As good a doctor as this man, he is at the same time religious. Believe me, trust the health of your family to him. Such counsel is almost always followed.
While all of us rightly value the Bill of Rights, it's important to note that these amendments are limitations on government action. As a result, the tasks of political repression and coercion can often be — and are — simply outsourced to the private sector. As I wrote in "Fear":
There is little mystery as to why civil society can serve as a substitute or supplement to state repression. Civil society is not, on the whole, subject to restrictions like the Bill of Rights. So what the state is forbidden to do, private actors in civil society may execute instead. "If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation," Justice Jackson famously declared, "it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein." But what star in our constitutional constellation forbids newspapers like the New York Times, which refused during the McCarthy years to hire members of the Communist Party, from prescribing such orthodoxy as a condition of employment? What in the Constitution would stop a publisher from telling poet Langston Hughes that it would not issue his "Famous Negro Music Makers" unless he removed any discussion of Communist singer Paul Robeson? Or stop Little, Brown from refusing to publish best-selling Communist author Howard Fast?
The Sixth Amendment guarantees "in all criminal prosecutions" that the accused shall "have the assistance of counsel for his defence." But what in the Constitution would prevent attorney Abe Fortas, who would later serve on the Supreme Court, from refusing to represent a party member during the McCarthy years because, in his words, "We have decided that we don't think we can ever afford to represent anybody that has ever been a Communist?"
The Fifth Amendment stipulates that the government cannot compel an individual to incriminate herself, but it does not forbid private employers from firing anyone invoking its protections before congressional committees. To the extent that our Constitution works against an intrusive state, how can it even authorize the government to regulate these private decisions of civil society? What the liberal state granteth, then, liberal civil society taketh away.
Let's come back now to the birth control employer question. Thanks to the gains of the feminist movement and Griswold v. Connecticut, we now understand the Constitution to prohibit the government from imposing restrictions on access to birth control. Even most Republicans, I think, accept that. But there's nothing in the Constitution to stop employers from refusing to provide health insurance coverage for birth control to their employees.
And here's where the McCarthy specter becomes particularly troubling. Notice the second provision of the Arizona legislation: Employers will now have the right to question their employees about what they plan to do with their birth-control prescriptions. Not only is this a violation of the right to privacy — again, not a right our Constitution currently recognizes in the workplace — but it obviously can give employers the necessary information they need to fire an employee. If a women admits to using contraception in order to not get pregnant, there's nothing in the Constitution to stop an anti-birth control employer from firing her.
During the McCarthy years, here were some of the questions employers asked their employees: What is your opinion of the Marshall Plan? What do you think about NATO? The Korean War? Reconciliation with the Soviet Union? These questions were directly related to U.S. foreign policy, the assumption being that Communist Party members or sympathizers would offer pro-Soviet answers to them (i.e., against NATO and the Korean War). But many of the questions were more domestic in nature: What do you think of civil rights? Do you own Paul Robeson records? What do you think about segregating the Red Cross blood supply? The Communist Party had taken strong positions on civil rights, including desegregating the Red Cross blood supply, and as one questioner put it, "The fact that a person believes in racial equality doesn't prove that he's a Communist, but it certainly makes you look twice, doesn't it? You can't get away from the fact that racial equality is part of the Communist line." (Though Ellen Schrecker, from whose book "Many Are the Crimes" I have taken these examples, points out that many of these questions were posed by government loyalty boards, she also notes that the questions posed by private employers were virtually identical.) The upshot, of course, was that support for civil rights came to be viewed as a Communist position, making public support for civil rights a riskier proposition than it already was.
It's unclear what the future of birth control McCarthyism will be, but anyone who thinks the repressive implications of these bills can be simply brushed aside with vague feints to the religious freedoms of employers — more on this in a moment — is overlooking the long and sordid history of Fear, American-Style. Private employers punishing their employees for holding disfavored views or engaging in disapproved practices (disapproved by the employer, that is) is the way a lot of repression happens in this country. And it can have toxic effects, as Liza Love, a witness before the Arizona Senate committee, testified:
"I wouldn't mind showing my employer my medical records," Love said. "But there are 10 women behind me that would be ashamed to do so."
In the debate over the legislation, Arizona Republican Majority Whip Debbie Lesko (also the bill's author) said, "I believe we live in America. We don't live in the Soviet Union." She's right, though perhaps not in the way she intended: Unlike in the Soviet Union, the government here may not be able to punish you simply for holding unorthodox views or engaging in disfavored practices (though the government can certainly find other ways to harass or penalize you, if it wishes). What happens instead is that your employer will do it for the government (or for him- or herself). As the president of Barnard College put it during the McCarthy years, "If the colleges take the responsibility to do their own house cleaning, Congress would not feel it has to investigate."
The standard line from Republicans and some libertarians is that requiring religious or religion-related employers (like the hospitals and universities that are funded by the Catholic Church) to provide health insurance coverage for their employees' birth control is a violation of their First Amendment rights to religious freedom. The same arguments have come up in Arizona. Just after she made the comparison above between the United States and the Soviet Union, Lesko added:
"So, government should not be telling the organizations or mom and pop employers to do something against their moral beliefs."
"My whole legislation is about our First Amendment rights and freedom of religion," Lesko said. "All my bill does is that an employer can opt out of the mandate if they have any religious objections."
Father John Muir, a priest at the All Saints Catholic Newman Center on the Tempe campus, said the controversial issue is not about birth control, but religious freedom and the First Amendment.
"It's not about birth control," Muir said. "It's about the right to live out your beliefs and principles without inference by the state."
There are many reasons to be wary of this line of argument, but the history of the Christian right provides perhaps the most important one of all. It's often forgotten that one of the main catalysts for the rise of the Christian right was not school prayer or abortion but the defense of Southern private schools that were created in response to desegregation. By 1970, 400,000 white children were attending these "segregation academies." States like Mississippi gave students tuition grants, and until the Nixon administration overturned the practice, the IRS gave the donors to these schools tax exemptions. And it was none other than Richard Viguerie, founder of the New Right and pioneer of its use of direct-mail tactics, who said that the attack on these public subsidies by the civil rights movement and liberal courts "was the spark that ignited the religious right's involvement in real politics."
According to historian Joseph Crespino, whose essay "Civil Rights and the Religious Right" in "Rightward Bound: Making America Conservative in the 1970s" is must reading, the rise of segregation academies "was often timed exactly with the desegregation of formerly all-white public schools." Even so, their advocates claimed to be defending religious minorities — and religious beliefs — rather than white supremacy. (Initially nonsectarian, most of these schools became evangelical over time.) Their cause, in other words, was freedom, not inequality; not the freedom of whites to associate with other whites (and thereby lord their status and power over blacks), as the previous generation of massive resisters had foolishly and openly admitted, but the freedom of believers to practice their own embattled religion. It was a shrewd transposition. In one fell swoop, the heirs of slaveholders became the descendants of persecuted Baptists, and Jim Crow a heresy the First Amendment was meant to protect.
So it is today. Rather than openly pursue their agenda of restricting the rights of women, the GOP claims to be defending the rights of religious dissenters. Instead of powerful employers — for that is what many of these Catholic hospitals and universities are — we have persecuted sects.
Knowing the history of the rise of the Christian right doesn't resolve this debate, but it certainly does make you look twice, doesn't it?
Corey Robin teaches political science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. He is the author of "The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin" and "Fear: The History of a Political Idea." He blogs at coreyrobin.com.
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