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As a vendor of security products, I see a lot of Requests for Proposal (RFPs). More often than not these consist of an Excel spreadsheet with dozens—sometimes even hundreds—of questions ranging from how our products address business concerns to security minutia that only a high-geek can understand. RFPs are a lot of work for any vendor to respond to, but they are an important part of the selling process and we always take them seriously. RFPs are also a tremendous amount of work for the customer to prepare, so it's not surprising that they vary greatly in sophistication.
I've always thought it would be nice if the SOA gateway space had a standardized set of basic questions that focused vendors and customers on the things that matter most in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC). In the cloud space, such a framework now exists. The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has introduced the Security, Trust and Assurance Registry (STAR), which is a series of questions designed to document the security controls a cloud provider has in place. IaaS, PaaS and SaaS cloud providers will self-assess their status and publish the results in the CSA's centralized registry.
Providers report on their compliance with CSA best practices in two different ways. From the CSA STAR announcement:
1. The Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ), which provides industry-accepted ways to document what security controls exist in IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings. The questionnaire (CAIQ) provides a set of over 140 questions a cloud consumer and cloud auditor may wish to ask of a cloud provider. Providers may opt to submit a completed Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire.
2. The Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM), which provides a controls framework that gives detailed understanding of security concepts and principles that are aligned to the Cloud Security Alliance guidance in 13 domains. As a framework, the CSA CCM provides organizations with the needed structure, detail and clarity relating to information security tailored to the cloud industry. Providers may choose to submit a report documenting compliance with Cloud Controls Matrix.
The spreadsheets cover eleven control areas, each subdivided into a number of distinct control specifications. The control areas are:
- Compliance
- Data Governance
- Facility Security
- Human Resources
- Information Security
- Legal
- Operations Management
- Risk Management
- Release Management
- Resiliency
- Security Architecture
The CSA hopes that STAR will help to shorten purchasing cycles for cloud services because the assessment addresses many of the security concerns that users have today with the cloud. As with any benchmark, over time vendors will refine their product to do well against the test—and as with many benchmarks, this may be to the detriment of other important indicators. But this set of controls has been well thought through by the security professionals in the CSA community, so cramming for this test will be a positive step for security in the cloud.
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An entirely new security model is needed for the Internet of Things, or is it? Can we save some old and tested controls for this new and different environment? In his session at @ThingsExpo, New York's at the Javits Center, Davi Ottenheimer, EMC Senior Director of Trust, reviewed hands-on lessons with IoT devices and reveal a new risk balance you might not expect. Davi Ottenheimer, EMC Senior Director of Trust, has more than nineteen years' experience managing global security operations and assessments, including a decade of leading incident response and digital forensics. He is co-author of t...
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ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it is bringing a greater level of control, security and flexibility to cloud-based application development and delivery with a single-tenant version of Bluemix, IBM's platform-as-a-service. The new platform enables developers to build ap...
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The security devil is always in the details of the attack: the ones you've endured, the ones you prepare yourself to fend off, and the ones that, you fear, will catch you completely unaware and defenseless. The Internet of Things (IoT) is nothing if not an endless proliferation of details. It's the vision of a world in which continuous Internet connectivity and addressability is embedded into a growing range of human artifacts, into the natural world, and even into our smartphones, appliances, and physical persons. In the IoT vision, every new "thing" - sensor, actuator, data source, data con...
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C-Labs LLC, a leading provider of remote and mobile access for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the appointment of John Traynor to the position of chief operating officer. Previously a strategic advisor to the firm, Mr. Traynor will now oversee sales, marketing, finance, and operations. Mr. Traynor is based out of the C-Labs office in Redmond, Washington. He reports to Chris Muench, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Traynor brings valuable business leadership and technology industry expertise to C-Labs. With over 30 years' experience in the high-tech sector, John Traynor has held numerous...
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UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Sutil and Bianchi in Force India test
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LONDON Feb 18 (Reuters) - Germany's Adrian Sutil and Frenchman Jules Bianchi, rivals for the coveted last remaining seat on the Formula One grid with Force India, will both test for the team in Barcelona this week.
The team said on Monday that Sutil, the team's former driver who was dropped at the end of 2011 after being convicted of grievous bodily harm, would be in the car on Thursday with Bianchi testing on Friday at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Britain's Paul Di Resta, the team's only confirmed race driver at present, will start the second pre-season test on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A team spokesman said the test was not a 'shoot-out' between the two candidates, however.
"No, it's not a shoot-out," he said. "It's just two drivers helping the team with this week's test. I don't think it should be perceived as such, that's not the intention."
The vacancy, at a team aiming to score regular points and challenge for the podium, arose after Germany's Nico Hulkenberg moved to Ferrari-powered Sauber at the end of last season.
Sutil, who first raced for the team in 2007 when it was called Spyker, had a seat fitting at the Silverstone factory last week.
His return has been mooted for months but Force India have stalled on any announcement, amid reports that they were looking to see who had most financial backing.
This week's test could be the 30-year-old's last chance of a comeback.
The German was given a suspended 18-month sentence and fined 200,000 euros ($267,000) last year for a post-Chinese Grand Prix incident in a Shanghai nightclub in April 2011 that left a Renault team executive nursing cuts from a champagne glass.
Bianchi tested with Force India in Jerez this month and was the team's reserve last year. The 23-year-old is also a member of Ferrari's driver academy, with the Italian team keen to help him into a race seat.
The season starts in Melbourne, Australia, on March 17. ($1 = 0.7490 euros) (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Mark Meadows and John Mehaffey)
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Nick Johnson's block saves Arizona's undefeated record
Dec 26, 2012, 1:06 AM EST
Anyone that watched the final possession of No. 3 Arizona's 68-67 victory over No. 17 San Diego State will ask the same question: Where did he come from?
SDSU's Chase Tapley proved, once again, why he is one of the nation's most underrated players, as he led the Aztecs with 19 points on Christmas night, hitting a pair of tough, contested threes in the final minutes. But after Mark Lyons knocked down two free throws with 13.1 seconds left to put Arizona up 68-67, Tapley found the ball in his hands with a chance to knock off the Wildcats. Tapley ran off of a pair of high-ball screens, turning the corner and finding what appeared to be a wide open lane to the basket.
But as Tapley went up to lay the ball in with his left hand, Nick Johnson exploded — quite literally, it looked like he was a halftime performer jumping off of a trampoline — towards the goal, swatting the shot off the back board and locking up the win for the Wildcats.
It was an unbelievable way to cap off what turned into a terrific second half of basketball between the two teams that just may be competing for West Coast supremacy.
What's scary about Arizona right now is that they are only going to get better as their freshmen big men continue to develop. Kaleb Tarczewski didn't have a single point or rebound in 18 minutes tonight. Grant Jerrett had one point and six boards in 18 minutes. Brandon Ashley was the only one that played well, as he finished with a respectable nine points and seven boards. And that came against a team that's known for having a lack of size up front.
Those three big guys have a way to go to get better, but they are still young. They'll get there.
And with guys like Solomon Hill and Kevin Parrom on the roster, the "there" that they need to get to isn't all that high.
The perks of having seniors on your roster is that they can help carry your team through tough times, keeping your head above water as the more talented youngsters learn how to pull their own weight. Hill and Parrom are as good as anyone in the country when it comes to all-around ability and leadership. Throw in the likes of Lyons and Johnson — who sealed the win with the free throws and the block — and you can see why the Wildcats are 12-0 for the first time since 1987-88 despite their front court issues.
Pac-12 teams must be licking their chops.
Because now that Arizona owns wins over Florida and San Diego State, they are now a target.
Every single league team will be thinking "RPI booster" whenever they face Arizona.
That's not a bad thing for the league.
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Second-half efficiency the difference as Wyoming steamrolls Colorado
Nov 22, 2014, 8:06 PM EST
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No. 6 North Carolina wins as Kennedy Meeks posts another double-double
Nov 22, 2014, 4:58 PM EST
Meeks accounted for two double-doubles all season in 2013-14. He's now matched that total through three games.
Providence cruises past struggling Florida State as Kris Dunn looks like a major factor
Nov 22, 2014, 4:46 PM EST
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Notre Dame guards Demetrius Jackson and Jerian Grant played well to help lead the Irish to victory.
Report: 2015 CBE Classic field announced
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Ball State suspends reigning MAC Freshman of the Year indefinitely
Nov 22, 2014, 12:30 PM EST
Ball State will be without a key piece for the immediate future.
Florida guard will miss at least a few games with foot injury as team hopes for positive news
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Pregame Shootaround: Multiple top-25 teams in action during a solid Saturday
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Recently, at Artis—Naples, my husband and I had a wonderful experience.
We toured the Baker Museum with a docent, Bunny Levere, whose knowledge and enthusiasm for the art was contagious. We've visited many art museums. In fact, my sister is a docent at the Newark Museum in New Jersey.
Naples is so fortunate to have a beautiful museum, and Artis—Naples is lucky to have a docent like Bunny.
We also thoroughly enjoyed the rehearsal of The Youth Orchestra. Magnificent!
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A mathematical wizard who could do complex calculations faster than a computer is honoured Monday with a Google Doodle.
Shakuntala Devi was born 84 years ago in Bangalore, India, and died in that city on April 21, 2013.
Her father discovered her dazzling ability when she was three years old. They went on the road as she demonstrated her wizardry in circuses and road shows.
"She could give you the cube root of 188,132,517 — or almost any other number — in the time it took to ask the question," The New York Times enthused about her when she performed in New York in 1976.
"If you gave her any date in the last century, she would tell you what day of the week it fell on."
Researcher Arthur Jensen, who studied her abilities, noted that Devi manipulated numbers the way most people spoke their native language. But he pointed out she honed that ability with intense practice from the time she was very young.
Devi, known as "the human computer, spent her life touring the world to show people her skill. She figured out the 23rd root of a 201-digit number in 50 seconds, faster than a Univac computer, during a performance at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, The New York Times said in her obituary.
Devi was named to the 1982 Guinness Book of World Records for multiplying two 13-digit numbers in 28 seconds at Imperial College in London, the Times said.
Those 28 seconds included the time it took to deliver the 26-digit solution.
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Football clubs from the Crimea region annexed by Russia will play in the Russian leagues this season.
Three clubs will play in the second division south, a third-tier Russian league, the Russian Football Union said in a statement. The move could bring Russia into conflict with UEFA and Fifa.
The three clubs were SKChF Sevastopol, Zhemchuzhina Yalta, and Tavria Simferopol, which shares its name with a former Ukrainian champion club, but is a new entity.
The former Tavria club was renowned as a hotbed of pro-Ukraine sentiment in Crimea, especially among its hardcore supporters.
SKChF, whose name stands for Sports Club of the (Russian) Black Sea Fleet, will use a stadium occupied by now-defunct Ukrainian Premier League team FC Sevastopol last season, and Tavria is expected to do likewise.
Since Russia annexed the peninsula in February, it has registered a total of five new clubs there.
Ukrainian Football Federation spokesman Pavel Ternovoi told The Associated Press on Friday (local time) that Russia had no right to administer football on what Ukraine considers its territory, and called on Fifa and UEFA to respond.
"We can't do the work of Fifa and UEFA. We hope that in the near future these structures take the corresponding decisions," he said.
The Ukrainian federation "doesn't want the destruction of Russian football," Ternovoi added, when asked about possible disciplinary sanctions against the Russian Football Union.
"The federation wants justice and the absence of politics in football, both in Russia and in Crimea."
Sergei Stepashin, a former Russian prime minister who sits on the RFU executive committee, told local media that "sanctions are possible" if Russia incorporates the Crimean clubs, but that the organisation had "no doubts" it was the right thing to do.
The RFU wants Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, a Fifa executive committee member, to lobby Fifa president Sepp Blatter on the issue, Stepashin added.
Russian organisers of the 2018 World Cup have previously said Crimea could host teams' training bases during the tournament. In March, Blatter dismissed suggestions that aggressive actions by Russia toward Ukraine in Crimea could affect the tournament.
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Video: UCLA Safety Stan McKay Proposed To His Girlfriend After Tonight's Win, She Said Yes
This is going to be quite a day to remember for UCLA safety Stan McKay. McKay and his Bruins teammates claimed yet another conference victory to start off the night, winning 41-31 in Pasadena. The victory keeps them within striking distance of Arizona State in the Pac-12 South.
That win was probably a big enough reason for the players to smile after the game, but McKay figured he'd give everyone something worth really celebrating instead. The safety brought his girlfriend out on the field following the matchup, got down on one knee, and proposed in front of all of his teammates. She said "yes":
UCLA's Stan McKay proposing to his girlfriend at midfield after the game. She said yes pic.twitter.com/iQ2JhPu2ht
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There must be something extra romantic about UCLA football — just a few weeks ago, a Bruins cheerleader was proposed to during a game as well. Both of the recent proposals have been successes, so I guess it provides the perfect time and place to pop the question.
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channel-surfSyllabification: chan·nel-surf
Pronunciation: /ˈCHanlˌsərf /
Definition of channel-surf in English:
Change frequently from one television channel to another, using a remote control device.
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- Linda picks up a week-old sales paper and looks through it for good coupons, while Annie turns on the TV and channel-surfs through the four stations that come in.
- I was listening to the album on headphones in my parent's car, sitting in the backseat, when my dad turned the radio on and proceeded to restlessly channel-surf.
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Griffin Rider: Planning an Ambush"You are sure of this?" Sheera asked with a scowl as she sat atop the wagon.Griffin Rider: Planning an Ambush2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
"I'm standing here telling ye such aren't I?" Caleb replied gruffly.
Sheera frowned and pursed her lip in annoyance as she glanced at Nil. "I assume you saw them as well?"
Nil shifted uncomfortably under the wood elf's scrutiny. Caleb felt bad putting the girl on the spot but there was nothing for it.
"I'm not sure, I've never seen a bandit camp before, but they were heavily armed and hidden within a dell so they couldn't be seen from the High Way."
Ikras looked towards Sheera dubiously. "It is possible, reports of banditry upon the High Way are not uncommon."
Sheera sighed and turned, pulling up the flap for the wagon. "Ra'ma. Come."
The nidracaal flowed out of the wagon, dropping to the ground and looking up at Sheera curiously with her shimmering yellow eyes.
"Yes lady-elf?"
Sheera glanced at Caleb. "How far down
Griffin Rider: First FlightThe morning broke as it always did in this part of the world, slowly at first as the sun fought to rise above the low rolling hills and then poured down upon the sheltered depressions between them. Caleb's eyes opened slowly as he yawned mightily, stretching out his stiff joints. He lifted himself from Bracken who crooned softly as he lifted his head out from under his wing, clicking his beak and warbling a good morning.Griffin Rider: First Flight2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
"Good morinng to ye as well." Caleb said gruffly as he turned to stroke Bracken's mane.
The griffin clicked his beak and began to preen himself, cleaning away the morning dew clinging to his feathers as Caleb brought out his feed. Bracken set about eating eagerly as Caleb checked over their gear. He didn't expect any of their companions to have taken anything but old habits died hard.
"Good morning."
Caleb turned at Nil's voice to find the girl standing behind him smiling with her hands clasped behind her back.
"Good morning." he replied.
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Griffin Rider: Making CampTheir party made good progress that first day. Caleb had never worked closely with either of the taurian races, however he'd heard stories of their amazing stamina and much to his shame they exceeded even Bracken's steady and inexhaustible pace. The others of course rode with the wagon...except for the gnome who sometimes floated alongside it and at other times vanished all together only to reappear somewhere up ahead waiting for the group to arrive. The centaur in particular seemed to take great offense to Duulingknopf which seemed only to encourage the gnome to further acts of depravity. He even buzzed past Bracken once during the journey yelling: "DUUUUU!" as he flashed by. The poor griffin had jerked and hissed in agitation and it was all Caleb could do not to take a try with his sling at knocking the gnome from the air.Griffin Rider: Making Camp3 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
Thankfully the rest of the party was more tolerable. Ikras proved to have a musical side to him, producing a set of the pipes that his people were famous for and p
A Wasteland MelodyA Wasteland Melody: Or, A 1983 Doomsday Tale through a Nation's Eyes.A Wasteland Melody3 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
Somewhere near the Sopron Frontier. 2009.
The cold November winds coursed through the empty cottage as Austria let his hands recreate Mozart's brilliance from the myriad piano keys. He no longer wondered when he first started this peculiar ritual, out here at the very fringes of not only the Alpine Confederation but also of civilized life in Mitteleuropa. He knew that the proud men patrolling the still irradiated borders who heard it at the very least considered it a relief from the dreary reality of their watch. And yet deep down, he knew that he was playing for an old love he hoped against hope was still out there in the wastes. Not since Doomsday, he thought bitterly as the notes grew more disjointed. That he was in what had once been Hungary's doorstep made it all the more difficult.
He could still vividly remember that day in 1983 when the world nearly ended. When at long last, Americ
Griffin Rider: A MeetingCaleb strode through the city gate, glancing at the guards who eyed him warily. He couldn't say that he blamed them. After all, a fully armed and armored rider and griffin were intimidating to say the least. Granted given that by nature of the fact that Bracken had to be able to fly with all the gear the armor was relatively light. Only the griffin's breastplate and skullcap were iron. The rest was hardened leather reinforced with bronze barding. His own armor was equally light. Consisting of hardened studded leather. Over the years of constant fighting he'd acquired a shirt of chain mail to wear beneath the leather and a scale mail vest to wear on the exterior. The triple layered armor wasn't the strongest thing he could've worn but it protected Caleb well enough. He wore leather chaps with inlaid chain mail and iron plates covering his thighs and shins. He wore a simple iron skullcap to protect his balding pate.Griffin Rider: A Meeting3 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
At his waist rested the long sword which he'd drawn on the elf bitch the
Griffin Rider: A PropositionCaleb ran his hand over Bracken's breastplate, examining its surface carefully as he examined it for damage. The tawny beast in question lay sprawled besides him. The griffin's blue eyes watched Caleb's motions intently, its head turning rapidly to follow even the slightest shift in its rider's body.Griffin Rider: A Proposition3 years ago in Flash Fiction & Vignettes More Like This
Bracken's beak lunged forward suddenly, pecking at Caleb as he adjusted the breastplate's straps.
"Here! Off ye great winged git!" Caleb snarled, throwing up his hand and grabbing the griffin by the beat. "The damned thing is loose ya fool, how're ye supposed to protect yer chest if ye've got a loose breast piece eh? Tell me that why dontcha."
The griffin chirped and warbled at him indignantly before settling into a low humming growl that emanated from its thick chest.
"Oh yer just sulking ye great oaf." Caleb replied tersely, rubbing Bracken between his ears affectionately. "It'll be alright, just ye watch."
Bracken chirped again and pulled his head away with a snort, turning back to poke
Why I Love Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 and Only 2003Why I Love Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 and Only 20033 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
Fullmetal Alchemist (Which will he by be known as FMA) the first animated series (2003) has not gotten me through anything in my life, or anything like that. FMA was the first, and one of the only animated series from Japan that I actually liked. This series unlike the original storyline of the manga makes the Homunculus storyline much deeper and have their hatred towards humanity more real. The relationship of Edward and Alphonse is more caring then that of the manga. The rest of the cast also seem more human, and less 1 dimensional in FMA then in the manga and even more then the -1D in the manga's poor adaptation (Brotherhood) Even the ending was more realistic and more moving then the rainbow bunny ending of the manga. Now it's not to say that I never liked the manga's storyline, in fact my username is a character's name from the story, but with the ending of the manga came my hatred for the series. When it comes to the poor adaptation of the manga (Brotherhood) I never l
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Title: Memories Of Harmony
Author: Knights-Honour
Pairing(s): Harry/Hermione, Ron/Luna and Neville/Ginny
Disclaimer: "Harry Potter" and related characters © JKR
Rebecca Knight, Pan and Athena © Me; Natasha Maxwell
"Meeting you was fate. Becoming your friend was a choice. But falling in love with you I had no control over."
Five years have past since Harry Potter defeated Lord Voldemort.
Harry and Hermione have returned to Hogwarts, along with all their friends, to celebrate this milestone and reminisce about everything that has occurred to them over the years.
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Thanks go to my Beta; Blueglaceon, for doing such a wonderful job editing this fic and suggesting some brilliant lines.
Thanks go to Misti, or miscard on Portkey.
Listening to her wonderful Harry/Hermione podcast; Harmony Podcast, encouraged me to write my first Harry Potter fic. To all my fellow Harmonians who are reading this and have an I-Pod an
Wizarding World ReviewWizarding World Review4 years ago in Reviews & Guides More Like This
Let's just say I'd been waiting for this since January, and exclude the fact that it's technically been all my life, this way it sounds less melodramatic and I can get on with things. The car was approaching Universal when I saw it. . . among the green tracks of the Hulk Roller Coaster were the tall spires of Hogwarts Castle reaching to impale the sky. It was my Statue of Liberty, symbolizing to me that I'd finally made it home . . . I almost cried with happiness. What I actually did was put my iPod in my bag, scream, and begin talking nonstop about how excited I was.
So there I was, walking with my aunt and her boyfriend Steve [more like skipping, because they'd made me eat lunch in the Dr. Seuss land and I was about ready to spontaneously combust]. The Lost Continent is lovely, but when you've been waiting for your family to take you for about four months, nothing else is as beautiful to your eyes as the approaching arch of the entrance to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
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The Worst Fanfiction EverHi. Im Scarlet. Im 18. Im a shy, headstrong girl who doesnt have friends. I wear a lot of black and people think Im a freak. Im totally not though, Im just goth.The Worst Fanfiction Ever6 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
One day, I was like, walking, and I bumped into Bernard Wicken from Poison of your Choice. My God hes sexy.
Oh dear, Im sorry Miss. he said, his light brown eyes looking at me apologetically.
Oh, thats okay. I said shyly. But I was totally like OMG its Bernard hes so sexy! in my mind.
Well, I feel bad, how about I get you some coffee to make up for it? He offered.
Yes! I mean, okay, sure. I said. My heart almost exploded. My mind was racing. Bernard Wicken just offered to get me coffee!
So we like, went to this coffee shop. He got some sort of French Vanilla specialty thing, I just got a good ol regular coffee, because its black, like my soul.
We got talking n stuff
How to cut a deficit.10 Downing Street,How to cut a deficit.4 years ago in Letters More Like This
Dear Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg,
I am writing to you today to discuss an issue which, speaking on behalf of the British public, many find bothersome. I am, of course, referring to the deficit. Now, I am fully aware of the fact that you must have already received hundreds, if not thousands of letters from people nationwide expressing concern about the tremendous debt our country faces. However, I urge you not to discard this letter, as this letter contains a valuable thing, something I doubt you will find in the majority of the other letters you receive: a solution.
It has come to my attention that
Steve and Tony want to adopt.Steve and Tony want to adopt.2 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
Steve and Tony walk hand in hand into the orphanage. They were greeted by a kind middle age lady with brunette hair. "Hi you must be Mr. and Mr. Stark-Rogers. Come in come in" she says as he opens the door wider to let her guests in. The place was pretty worn down, scratches on the floor, marks on the wall and some of the ceiling is peeling. Kids were running all around the house. The lady puts his arm out of from of them. "Hi. Please call me Ms. Stanley" she says with a smile. "Hi I'm Steve and this is my husband Tony" Steve says while he shakes her hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you" Tony says as he then shakes her hand. "Well let's go into my office and talk about the type of kid you want to adopt" Ms. Stanley grins as she leads the couple more into the house.
A few hours later they narrowed the choices to three little children. A five year old blonde hair girl name Cassandra, a little 6 year old brunette boy name Peter and another boy who is 7 years old name Jack. "Well do you want
Observe, not ControlObserve the world aroundObserve, not Control4 years ago in Philosophical More Like This
But do not try to control it
You cannot control what has its own pace
You can only observe and change within
Observe the mindless people
Understand their actions and thoughts
Observe the clouds in their dance
Observe your pain and learn from it
With plain observation comes pure knowledge
Of things how they are without your judgment
Effort to control gives an illusion that you change
The world that is unchangeable and out of reach
Give in to the truths you see
Without prejudice know what's real
Without fear read the mind of god
And see yourself in his face
An Essay for a FriendAn essay for a friendAn Essay for a Friend3 years ago in Editorial More Like This
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We think we're strong.
We think we're immortal.
We are not.
Today, Friday, February 10, I learned that a close friend of mine from Middle School killed himself. He jumped from the third story of my school to his immediate death. I went to lunch, like any other day and saw a massive crowd in my usual hang-out area.
"Another fight, jeez," I muttered as I passed through the crowd. As I progressed, another friend of mine came out in tears, obviously having seen the body. She informed me of the jump, but was unaware of who he was.
I turned around, to avoid seeing the body. Despite my physical desire to avoid it, some little part of me thought I should see it. I thought I needed to see it. That it was important I see this. I thought to myself "Well, what happened? I mean what REALLY happened?" I went to Walgreens to take my mind off it.
Coming back to school with a Coke and a box of "sweethearts" (those chalky crap valentine's candies sold this time of ye
Stupid Shirt -FMA mpreg-Stupid Shirt -FMA mpreg-7 years ago in General Fiction More Like This
Well, this is one very random idea for a one-shot mpreg with Roy and Edward. Like most of my stupid and yet oh-so popular mpreg stories, the idea came from
Out of fucking nowhere.
I have no idea why I though of this silly little idea, but it might be because of the Roy/ Ed mpreg Ive been reading, and that is some fine ass stuff right there. So anyway... I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist, if I did, I would have had Envy killed earlier and Greed would have lived because I like Greed. And Roy would have screwed Ed silly and Havoc would have a bigger roll.
AL is human in this by the way and Edward still has his automail.
Summery: When youre an eight-month pregnant male alchemist and all you have in your closet is a skin-tight red shirt, what do you do? You try and kill the one who knocked you up.
On with the fic.
Ed: Wait a minute you made me pregnant?!
Yes, and do you have a problem Ed?
Ed: Yeah! Youre making me look fat!
Just shut up and go do the world a maj
New Anniversary"Hey, Castiel, look at this," Gabriel called to his brother over his shoulder. He had stolen Sam's laptop while the hunter was out with Dean on a food run. Cas walked up to Gabriel curiously and peered over his shoulder at the article the archangel was reading.New Anniversary2 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
"National Kissing Day?" Cas said, his head tilting. "What is the point of this?"
"Well, it gives you an excuse to kiss Dean senseless," Gabriel chuckled. "Though I never need one to kiss Sammy." Cas's eyes flicked over the article, reading quickly. A smile curved his lips and Gabriel knew he had scored a point. He closed the laptop and stood to stretch.
"So, that mind of yours planning madly?" Gabriel asked, smirking at Cas. The younger angel nodded, a light in his eyes. Without warning, Cas turned on his heel and rushed upstairs, stomping loudly in his haste. Gabriel chuckled again and wandered into the kitchen. He had already planned out exactly how he was going to seduce Sam today, having found out a few days ago about the up
Late Night Texts 24G: Send me a picture.Late Night Texts 242 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
S: What?
G: I'm tied up, and I won't be able to make it down for a few days.
G: So send me a picture.
S: (picture message enclosed)
G: Cute, kid. Real cute.
S: I'm sensing sarcasm.
G: We both know I didn't mean a picture of Bobby.
S: Well you didn't specify.
G: All right, fine. Sam, it would please me very much if you were to send me a picture of yourself.
S: (picture message enclosed)
G: If you EVER want to sleep with me again, you'll send me a picture of you shirtless.
Late Night Texts 25(Group Message Sam and Dean Winchester)Late Night Texts 252 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
C: Dean. Sam. We must help the mighty Thorin Oakenshield reclaim his stolen homeland of Erebor.
D: What the hell are you talking about?
S: I meant to tell you this earlier.
S: I took him to go see the Hobbit.
D: Why would you do that?! You know he gets weird ass ideas.
C: Dean, we must go help him. He could die without us.
D: Why should I give a rat's ass?
C: He is a majestic ruler, Dean. His majesticness must be saved for future generations.
D: His what?
C: His majescticness.
D: What the hell?
S: Thorin was pretty majestic. I have to admit that.
C: Then you understand, Sam! We have to go help the Dwarves reclaim Erebor!
S: You know what, Cas, you're right. You and Dean should get ready and be on your way tonight.
D: Sam, what are you doing?
S: I'll even go find you a bow and arrow. You can match wits with Kíli.
D: Sam, what the hell are you doing?
S: I'll pack your provisions.
D: Sam, stop it.
S: I'll even call Gandalf for you.
C: Dean, Sam is g
Late Night Texts 7S: Bad pick up line war. Three two one GO!Late Night Texts 73 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
G: If I said I liked your body, would you hold it against me?
S: If I had to choose between you and a Chevy, I'd ride you any day.
G: Are you from outer space? Because your ass is out of this world.
S: I'm allergic to your clothes. I'm going to have to ask you to remove them.
G: You have such a beautiful smile. It'd be better if that was all you were wearing.
S: Let's convert our potential energy to kinetic energy.
G: You fucking sexy nerd.
G: What are you doing tonight? Besides me, of course.
S: That's not a pick-up line. That's a command.
G: Are you forfeiting?
S: Hell no.
S: You might say I'm a samurai, because I'm a master of the sword.
G: If you were aspirin, I would take you every four to six hours.
S: Was that an earthquake, or did you just rock my world?
G: Do you have a mirror in your pocket? Because I can definitely see myself in your pants.
S: I'll marry you tomorrow, but let's honeymoon tonight.
G: Really?
S: What?! Your pick-up li
this isn't progress, because you're irreversible.You were never meant for me.this isn't progress, because you're irreversible.3 years ago in Flash Fiction & Vignettes More Like This
I knew it in the most obvious manner. It was in the way you had a subtle sort of comfort in your own skin a quiet and humble confidence while I struggled to make sense of the prints on my fingertips and the way one of my eyes crinkled in the corner more than the other when I smiled. You felt safe with yourself while I was always warring with my own reflection. Half the time, I didn't know who I was. A quarter of the time, I still don't. You would call this progress if you were here to see, but I just call it sad.
When you miss something for long enough, you start to forget the exact way that things happened. Or the exact way they happened to fall apart. For instance, I don't remember the first time you didn't call, but I do remember when you told me you loved me but not enough. It's never enough, is it? The point is you were gone before I could even say goodbye. You were gone before you were ever really here, but somehow I let myself bu
Like The Way It FeelsThat woman he brought home with him. Always giving Alphons the look, the eyes. It drove Edward crazy. He couldnt believe that hed let such a girl into their home, a girl who would move in on what was most definitely his. He wanted her gone, but tried to keep his cool for as long as he could. It was alright. As soon as he could find a good excuse for her to move out, she would be out and his problems with having someone between he and his blonde German friend (who had a really nice butt, by the way) would be over. So he endured each day when hed come out and see her making breakfast and looking back at Alphons. And that boy would be looking right back, the little smile on his face dancing into a huge grin and his eyes sparkling with some kind of mischievous thoughts.Like The Way It Feels6 years ago in Horror More Like This
It was one day, when Ed and Alphons were off to work, that Ed completely snapped. She had the nerve to walk up, and softly plant her lips on Alphons cheek.
WHY I LOVE FMA 2003WHY I LOVE FMA 20033 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
Urgh, this is gonna be hard to write down my feelings for this show in this Word Doc, it's blank and I'm already going "Ummmmm" and "Errrrrrrrrrrrr". Before I get started, I'll say I'm NOT an anime/manga person in the slightest as you'll see in the following paragraphs, so that's already a big tick on the series.
Firstly, it's difficult for me to exactly explain why I love the first anime. For me, THIS is Fullmetal; THIS was the Fullmetal I was introduced to, not having read the manga before I completely finished the first series. For me, THESE are the characters, THIS is the storyline, and THIS is what I see as Fullmetal Alchemist.
I had started watching anime the week before I watched FMA, that being Wolf's Rain and it touched my heart deeply, but had said it was a lucky punt, so I wouldn't watch anymore of it. I first heard of it last year (2011) when we were doing title pages for our Digital Media class unit on animation, and my friend (ScottieDoctor) wanted me
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Caramel was running through the street in his neighborhood in Manehattan not paying attention to where he was going. The young colt was having too much fun tossing his ball into the air and bouncing it off of his nose to notice, and he certainly did not notice when he ran right into a filly. A filly he would meet again years later.
"Whoa," yelped the orange filly.
"Oh I'm sorry," Caramel said quickly forgetting his ball being worried for the filly he ran into. He knelt over and helped her back to her hooves. When he saw her, he was stunned by how pretty she was. Her hair was a bit exaggerated but she had the most beautiful and honest green eyes he ever saw. All he could was stare.
"Oh don't ya'll worry none," Applejack said. 'Shoot say it right,' she scolded herself. "I mean," She said quietly, "That is quite alright. Accidents do happen you know." She gave him a warm smile.
Caramel shook his head, "Why are you talking differently?"
"Why I am certain I have no idea what
Malkav's Mirror13 Possible Reasons Why Malkav's Mirror is CrackedMalkav's Mirror10 years ago in Humor More Like This
13. Brujah got sick of listening to Malkav talk about what a pretty mirror he had and decided to beat him over the head with it. Though, in his rage, he didn't notice it is was Toradore looking into it at the time.
12. Gangrel got pissed when he saw the duck bill he acquired after his last frenzy.
11. Assamite discovered that he could not diablerise himself.
10. Tremere learned the hard way that a house hold hand mirror cannot deflect Path of Levinbolt, no matter how many times it works in the cartoons.
9. Set realized that he could get far more profit from selling off a lot of little mirrors rather than one big one.
8. A reanimated corpse knocked it off the table while running like a bat out from hell from Giovanni's bedroom.
7. Not even Black Metamorphisis helped Lasombra see her reflection and so she broke the mirror in frustration with her hairbrush.
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Nine arrested for animal cruelty at Wyoming pig farm where workers were caught on video brutally punching sows and flipping piglets in the air
Nine former Wyoming farm workers have been charged with animal cruelty after an undercover investigation has revealed that pigs were allegedly being beaten, punched and tossed in the air.
The probe began in April when an employee of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) began secretly videotaping the goings on inside Wyoming Premium Farms in Wheatland.
A graphic video posted on the website of HSUS showed workers caught kicking and punching pigs, tossing small piglets in the air and keeping the animals in deplorable conditions.
Justice: Nine Wyoming farm workers who were spotted by an undercover investigator beating pigs and tossing piglets in the air were arrested and charged with animal abuse
Vicious: The film posted by the Humane Society of the United States in May shows workers kicking and punching the pigs
Wyoming Premium Farms Assistant Manager Shawn Colson was charged with seven counts of animal cruelty as a result of a follow-up investigation conducted after the release of the shocking video, according to Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
Employees Kali E. Oseland and Richard Pritekel were charged with four counts of animal cruelty each; Edward Raymond 'Jake' Pritekel, Steve Perry and Patrick D. Rukavina are each facing three counts, and Bryan David Bienz Jr, Kyla Erin Adams and Jarrod Barney Juarez were hit with two charges each.
All nine suspects have been reportedly fired from the farm since the allegations first came to light. Their first court appearance has been scheduled for January 18.
An animal cruelty conviction in Wyoming carries a maximum penalty of up to two years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.
'I think that (the citations) will send a strong message to people that cruelty to animals won't be tolerated, even if they are animals in the food chain,' Adam Parascandola, director of animal cruelty response for the Humane Society of the United States, told the paper.
He added: 'They deserve not to suffer fear and torment until that point.'
Intolerable cruelty: The animals were confined to tiny cages that did not allow them to move, left, and the HSUS investigator also spotted mummified piglets and sick sows, right
The Wyoming farm was a major pork supplier for companies like Tyson Foods, but as a result of the public outcry over the gruesome video, the corporation was forced to defend its dealings with the pig breeders.
'We do not tolerate the mistreatment of animals by any of our suppliers,' Tyson Foods spokesman Worth Sparkman said via email Monday.
Sparkman went on to say that Tyson's Office of Animal Well-Being investigated the pig farm and is satisfied with steps it made to address the concerns, including hiring an onsite animal welfare consultant and retraining employees in proper animal handling.
The spokesman for the food giant also wrote that Tyson does not buy hogs raised at Wyoming Premium Farms, although a small subsidiary owned by Tyson does purchase older sows from the Wheatland-based business which are then sold to other companies.
'However, these animals are sold to other companies and are not used in Tyson's pork processing business,' he pointed out.
'Hellhole': The Wheatland-based pig farm was a major pork supplier for companies like Tyson Foods, which has since denied buying hogs from the breeders for its processing plants
Wyoming Premium Farms and the management services company said in a statement Monday that they are committed to 'ensuring that swine health and welfare are adequately provided for every day.'
Although companies like McDonald's and Burger King have denounced cruel treatment of pigs that spend their lives confined to tiny crates, activists argue that this type of behavior is all too common on factory farms.
Despite these claims, the Huffington Post reported that some states have embraced 'ag gag' laws to criminalize gaining access to a farm facility under false pretenses.
Troubles for the Wyoming pig farm started in May when the HSUS released shocking footage online showing workers viciously kicking animals, hitting them with sticks and tossing small piglets.
Shot by undercover activists over 27 days, the video shows a bearded worker taking his anger out on a sick-looking mother pig, shouting: 'You want to f*** with me today? I'm in no f***ing mood!' before punching it.
Hideous treatment: The graphic footage showed sows and small piglets living in deplorable condition and wallowing in manure
Outcome: The nine workers accused of mistreating animals were fired from the farm, where officials said they have overhauled the operations
Later in the video, a severely obese worker hits and kicks a pig with a broken leg before bouncing her weight on its injury, yelling at it to get up. The pig lets out a blood-curdling squeal.
'I am sickened and outraged by what I've seen, and any right-thinking person will have the same reaction,' HSUS president and chief executive Wayne Pacelle said at the time.
'The shocking abuse at this facility shows why so many Americans are calling for reforms in the pork industry.'
The undercover investigator also found pregnant pigs with untreated abscesses and severe rectal and uterine prolapses, mummified piglet corpses, and baby piglets who had fallen through floor slats to either hang to death or drown in manure pits.
Pigs used for breeding were confined in two-foot-wide metal cages so small they can't even turn around.
.VIDEO. WARNING: Video contains graphic images of animal cruelty
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QUESTION:Your site w/ all its varied aids are great, and your answers are so helpful, so I don't want to seem critical with this question. I trained as a landscape architect in the Northeast 20 years ago and increasingly am interested in using native plant species. I'm teaching a planting design class at a university, in which we only use natives, the better to learn about habitat, communities, etc. I'm now a plant consultant at a landscape architecture firm in nyc. I don't like to specify plants that I don't know well, and the best way to get to know plants, of course, is to grow them. We have a small yard in Old Lyme, CT, a village on the LI sound, which is my laboratory. I want to grow a number of CT native grasses in the sunny front yard this summer. One of my first steps of research was to check your website's list of recommended grass species for CT. To my surprise, only 3 were listed. But when I have checked other individual grasses on your website, I learn that the grass I'm looking up is also a CT native. Am I just doing something wrong in my use of the recommended species page? It would be wonderful if I could get a list of all graminoids native to CT in one place. Can you suggest such a place? Is it possible that your site will be that place in the not-too-distant future? I know websites take time and effort to build; I'm not impatient, just don't want to be missing something if it's out there. Again, thank you for all your help in the past, and doubtless, in the future.
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Hiep also was the winner of the group for contestants between 35 and 50.
The 55-year-old Tran Thi Kim Thoa of Khanh Hoa Province won the first prize for contestants between 51 and 65.
The winner of group for contestants above 65 was 68-year-old Duong Van Va of HCM City. He was also voted as the Favourite Contestant by the audience.
The grand winner will receive VND40 million in prize money, while the winners from each group will get VND20 million each.
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The quiet clicks of a satisfied purr
Miniscule ball of fur,
You captivate me.
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Tears In Rain (10/14/2005 11:04:00 PM)
Precious...for me this is the redemption of Gently Passing. I had recently been thinking of a Little Tiger I once knew who would also grasp the bottle as best he could and fervently suckle away, propped up on hind legs, tail all spitz and rigid. boing! What a sight!
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