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Chapter 50 - Living the Dream
My dad had rearranged the basement a little, fitting a queen-sized bed in it for Edward to sleep on. There was a twin and a toddler bed in my old room. I was sure he expected me and Jake to sleep up there, but he didn't fight us when we changed and cuddled up on the bed with Edward.
He gave Edward a nod as he watched him pull me closer, with Jake between us. I think he understood that as a family, we needed our time together before we lost Jake.
The next morning, my dad navigated through the streets of La Push. Edward was in the front seat, and I was in the back, talking softly to Jake about seeing his grandpa. The little rundown house looked quiet, and I wondered if anyone was home.
Dad had worn his uniform and gun. He'd said it was just to be on the safe side. "You never know how someone is gonna act when you drop big news on them."
"I'm not sure anyone is home."
"He's here," Edward said without question and headed up to the house, knocking on the door with a bit of determination.
I stood back by the cruiser, letting the men handle the first part.
"What's this, who are you? Why are you here? You have no jurisdiction here," the older man glared at my father.
"Sir, if you'd…" my father started, but Edward cut in.
"We have your grandson. Chief Swan brought us here as a courtesy."
"Grandson?"
"His daughter, Bella Swan, and I were on the same plane as your daughter that crashed off the coast of Florida several months ago. We were able to make it safely to an island, where we were rescued and just returned home last night. I believe your grandson's name is Jacob, correct?"
He looked at Edward stunned, unable to answer. Edward waved me over, and I brought a nervous Jake up on the porch. The man covered his mouth, trying to hold back his crying when he saw him.
"This isn't a hoax. He and his mother were in the seat next to mine. She died on impact, painlessly," Edward said the last part softly.
"Edward worked quickly to get him out of the plane, there were eight of us, besides little Jake, but the storm tore apart our little group. Edward was able to keep him above water somehow. I was lost as well, and it was sheer luck that I was washed up on the island where Edward was with your little Jake."
I looked over at my father when I heard him sniffle. He pulled me into his arms. I realized I'd never mentioned to anyone how we had arrived on the island. Only Edward knew what had happened.
"The only reason I was able to keep Jake above water was because of Bella. During the storm, my floatation device was yanked from my grip by the rough sea shortly after our group was scattered. I was struggling to keep Jake and myself above water. Bella gave up her floatation device, throwing it to me, because we were so far apart from each other. I was able to grab it just in time for the next wave to hit, and then she disappeared. I was sure she was dead. There was no way she should've survived that, but I've found that she's very resilient." He pulled me into his arms and kissed the top of my head. "I don't know what I would've done without her."
I looked to the old man, and his watery eyes were fixed on Jacob. He finally reached out to him, but Jacob curled away from him, not wanting to leave my arms.
"Maybe we could sit inside for a little bit, get him used to the new surroundings," I offered.
The man glared at my father, who put his hands up in surrender. "I'll be in the car waiting. Holler if you need anything."
Once he was in the car, Mr. Black led us into his home.
"From what we understand, you're all that's left of Jake's biological family?" Edward asked.
The man nodded his head, watching us closely as we took a seat on the couch. Jake's curious eyes started to look around, but he hadn't climbed off of my lap yet. "He's been having a hard time adjusting to civilization. On the island, everything was very simple. He played with the animals and stayed close to either me or Edward. There were no buttons or doors. There wasn't a lot to get into like there is here." To prove my point, Jake slid off my lap and toddled over to a shelf with movies and started taking them off. He had himself an armful, looking at the pictures and then discarding them on the floor for more. Edward quickly sat on the floor next to him. "What did you find there?"
"Dis!" Jake held up a movie proudly, showing Edward the picture on the case.
"That's a cool picture. How about we look at more and then put them all back."
Jake held up a different movie, "Dis!"
Edward nodded and then picked a couple off the floor, sticking them on the shelf. Jake smacked them down off the shelf. "NO! MINE!"
"Hey, now," Edward gave Jake a stern look and opened his arms to him. "Come here." Jake dove into them and hugged him tightly. "It's okay, Jake, I've got you." Edward kissed the top of his head and then turned him, keeping him on his lap. He pointed to his grandfather, "That's Grandpa, these are his. He's being nice and sharing. Can we be nice and pick up his movies?" He handed one to Jake, who toddled over to his grandfather and handed it to him.
"Thank you," his grandpa was holding back tears as he took it from him.
Our interaction with Mr. Black felt stunted at best. I could tell he wanted us to leave, but at the same time, he wasn't sure if that was a good idea yet.
"Jake isn't used to sleeping alone. He slept in the hut with us and then in the cave for a while. We eventually moved him to a separate alcove, but he slept with Sam and Ollie."
"Sam and Ollie, were they rescued as well? It sounded like you were the only ones…"
"They're a dog and a monkey, we're the only ones who survived," Edward answered quickly. "We can see about bringing our dog and monkey over. Even in the hotel rooms on our way here, they shared a bed." He was rubbing his forehead.
"Or we can stay, or me. Whatever you feel comfortable with," I cut in.
Edward narrowed his eyes at me. He dropped his scowl as soon as Jake leapt into his arms, shouting, "Da-Da!"
"He calls you both Ma-Ma and Da-Da."
"Yes, well, we were on the island for nine months, and saying 'Edward' and 'Bella' was a bit of a challenge. We consider him our son, we love him like one," Edward attempted not to snap at him. "He sees us as his parents. We've been the only people he's been in contact with. We were his sole caretakers for over half his life. It was only natural that we formed a bond as a family."
"You can't have him!" Mr. Black snapped.
"We're aware of that," I added trying to cool everybody down. "We're living in Forks, not far from here, and were hoping to stay in contact with him."
"I don't trust…" Mr. Black started, but didn't get to finish what he started.
"Chief Swan will not interfere with your custody of Jacob. He has no desire to start trouble. He was just worried you might not respond positively to the return of you grandson."
"Why wouldn't I respond positively?" he shouted at us.
"There was always a chance you wouldn't believe us, and your emotional loss over your daughter and Jake could've had this reunion turning out bad. Our return would be unbelievable, even in the best of circumstances. Chief Swan just had his daughter returned to him. He wasn't going to risk her being put in danger again," Edward explained.
Mr. Black ordered take-out and watched as I gave Jake a bath and dressed him for bed. Being in a new place was not conducive to settling him down. The diaper change after dinner was pretty wicked. His little system was struggling with the processed food, and it was obvious by the smell. Mr. Black actually backed out of the room, covering his face. It made the stink worth it, though, if it showed him one more challenge he'd have to face.
He agreed to let me stay and sent Edward home with Charlie. I fell asleep on the couch, with Jake stretched across my chest, just like how we used to sleep in the hut.
I woke the next morning to pancakes being made. I thanked Mr. Black profusely and told him how much I'd missed real pancakes on the island. We talked a lot about our time on the island and how there was so much we had taken for granted until it was gone.
I told him silly stories about Jake playing with the animals and how Ollie was almost like a mischievous little brother. I talked and talked for weeks, letting him know of the fun and excitement we'd had on the island. I reassured him that it wasn't torturous, but nice in some ways.
I spent most nights at his house, and the few nights I didn't, I was a mess, and Billy didn't look much better. Edward came over to visit as much as possible, but he had taken a position as a surgeon at the hospital. His wild hours left me open to spending most of my time at Billy's, and when Billy was at work, Jake was with me at my dad's house.
It took some doing, but we finally got Billy to warm up to my father. They both spoke the same fishing language.
Edward brought over a few different house plans one evening and asked me to go over them. "What going on with this stuff?" Billy asked.
"I've bought a piece of land between here and Forks. I'd like to build a house on it, and since I plan on asking Bella to marry me very soon, I think it'd be best that she pick the floor plan."
The mixed emotions on Billy's face had me worried. I found out why a month later, when I showed up with an engagement ring on my finger. I excitedly told him about the cheesy proposal. It had an island theme that involved our animals and Jake, who had spent the night, because Billy had a poker game.
"How is Jake going to fit in with all this? Do you plan on having kids?"
"I don't know. I suppose we'll probably give him a brother or sister." I kissed Jake's little dark curls. "He'll have his own room, with toys and everything he could need or want, just like any other children we may have. He'll always be our son and have a place with us. "
Billy looked at the floor, as if reflecting on something, before nodding his head, "That's good, and I think it's time we made the pair of you his parents permanently, because I've realized I'm really only cut out to be a grandpa."
I literally leapt into Billy's arms, nearly knocking him over, and squished Jake between us.
"I'll take that as a yes, you're interested in adopting him?"
"Yes, the answer is a huge yes!" I thought it'd take an eternity to get Billy to let us adopt Jake, but thankfully, it only took six very long months.
Alice called and told me the Volturi law group and the dirty judge had been taken care of. My medical license was officially reinstated, and she wanted me to take the job at the local hospital. I didn't think it would show that I was committed to being Jacob's father if I just brushed him off and worked a surgeon's schedule. The hours were erratic and not conducive to parenting. I planned on quitting as soon as possible. With Alice's financial advice, I had become very wealthy while in Black Land. Her continued tips kept my account growing. At this point, I was only working as a surgeon to kill time. I had more important things to do with the second chance at life I'd been given.
I still hated being around people, and when Charlie suggested we buy some land between here and La Push, I nearly kissed him. Okay, not even close, but Bella loved the idea and pointed out that if we picked an equal distance between the two places, I'd be well away from both of the small town's noisy minds.
We looked up properties online, and I stood out on the plots, listening to see if there were any annoying minds nearby. There was just a mild hum in the distance. It sounded more like Bella's crazy bees than people. So the land was purchased and plans picked.
I made a call to Alice after I heard Billy's mind worrying about us leaving Jacob behind. He'd been hurt before. He had originally been a foster child himself. When he saw the floor plans and heard Bella and me talking about building a house, he became nervous. He didn't want Jake to be hurt like he had.
I let Alice in on that little tidbit and asked her if there would be a way to reassure him. I didn't want him to panic and shut us out, because by the tone of his thoughts, he was on the verge of it.
She shocked me by saying that it would be me proposing that would make him relinquish Jacob. I was sure it would have had the opposite effect, but Alice was always right.
Alice assured me that I already knew the answer to the question I'd ask Bella. I had seen it in Charlotte's head, when she met us for the first time. I hadn't been lying when I told Bella that every possible future Alice had seen had her and I together. I knew the answer, and it was time I got her to actually verbalize it.
I had gone out to our little piece of land, where I planned to propose. The construction workers thought I was nuts when I insisted the outdoor fireplace be built first. Outdoor décor usually came last.
I built us a makeshift hut and set out our few clay dishes from the island, along with a few dried fruits she had made, on the log table I'd fashioned from one of the cleared trees. The dishes were easy to find in the trunks. We didn't really need them anymore, but we kept them, mostly for nostalgic reasons.
I made a fire in the backyard fire oven, so I could cook dinner in it, and then I started another in a fire circle. I laughed when Charlie reminded me of the camp toilet he'd gotten Bella. We would be "roughing it" for the most part, but I knew Bella would appreciate having it. I had a couple of air mattresses with me in the hut, which would have to do, since I didn't have any soft moss available. We'd be spending a couple of nights out on our own. Luckily for me, I'd managed to make it a two-room hut, so Jake would have his own bed.
Charlie helped me take all the animals out to the property. He hadn't seen much of the stuff we'd made on the island and was impressed by the mats, baskets and clay dishes Bella had made. He helped me set up, and I told him a few stories about our time on the island. Bella didn't talk to Charlie much about it. I think she didn't want to upset him, because she talked just fine with Mr. Black. I think that was different, because she was talking to reassure him of his grandson's happiness and safety. When she talked to her dad, it would just remind him of how unsafe it really had been on the island.
Charlie held the fort down, while I went to pick up Bella and Jake from Billy's house. She was confused, but not suspicious when I turned down the road to our land. She just assumed I was going to show her the progress the construction workers had made. She never expected to see her father there tending to the fires.
There was a large flat boulder on the edge of the firelight. I had decided it was very fitting for what I was doing. I collected all the things she'd wished she'd had on the island and set them there, toilet paper, sitting on a picture of a toilet, being the first, followed by light bulbs, a bottle of water labeled "hot," toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, fast food and grocery receipts, my stethoscope, a pillow with "real bed" written on the pillowcase, a disposable diaper and wipes, a picture of a washer, dryer, dish washer, and lastly, a house.
"These are all things you went without, and did so with very little complaint. You stuck by me and helped me work for our family on the island. You shouldered the load, and once done with your chores, you often offered to help me with mine. Your creative thinking, adventurous spirit and bravery benefited our family in so many ways, even if it did scare the crap out of me on a regular basis. Your compassion made our family grow." I petted Sam's head, rubbed Ollie's back, and pointed to Polly, "Your friends showed me that I needed to do more for you." I motioned to the chickens she'd chatted with so often, "And I'll never forget the goats that gave us that extra little push, changing our friendship forever," I waggled my tongue at her, making her giggle. "You forced me to open up and let you in, and you taught me how to be a good father, friend and lover. You're everything to me, and I promise you'll never go without again. I'll give you everything, every part of me, for the rest of my life, if you'll marry me."
She threw herself into my arms, kissing my face all over, and finally claimed my lips. She pulled back, nodding her head yes, and I was ecstatic as I slid the ring up her finger. She was finally going to be mine. "You owe me cookies," I whispered against her lips, causing her to laugh. We spent a couple of days reliving our time marooned, and I'd never dreamed I would have said it, but I missed our simple island existence. However, every time Bella smiled when she grabbed the toilet paper made being back worth it.
It was only a short time after we returned before Bella called me and let me know that Billy was ready to give us Jacob, and I shouted a loud, "YES!"
I was alone in the break room when I did it, but there were several minds wondering what the hell was going on in there.
Billy wanted to wait until we were married to put the adoption through. We decided to get married quickly, not wanting to put off the adoption any longer.
Our wedding was perfect, in its own twisted way. I knew Bella was happy, and that was all that mattered. I think any outsiders would have been appalled, but for us, it was just right.
There were chuckles from the audience as Oliver and Jake came down the aisle, followed by the goat, only to round things out with the chickens, or "the girls" as Bella called them. It was just perfect. My best man was a little annoyed with the mess of it all, but I think that was because he was an old fuddy-duddy. I smirked to myself, looking down at Sam. He was man's best friend and my best man. He sat stoically by me, until the last of the pictures had been taken, and I snuck off with him to get him his own little treat. I'd made sure the caterer brought a plate just for him. It was a meat sampler.
We decided to get married quickly, and Alice had obviously seen it coming and planned accordingly. She promised that Jasper would forgo the sock eye patch for our wedding, but I'd heard from Edward that he'd worn one for theirs, as playing pirate and cabin wench had become a favorite thing for them. To each his own, I suppose, not that I was judging. I did have a surprise of my own for Edward for our honeymoon. I was looking forward to being treated by my own personal witchdoctor and being sacrificed by impaling as his pseudo-virgin to the fertility gods…repeatedly.
I stood with my dad at the back of the church, not really nervous, per se, but excited.
"Come on now, you have a gentleman waiting at the end of the aisle, and I know your monkey and Jake are ready to run down it."
I peeked around the corner of the door and saw Billy holding Jake on his lap, waiting for my dad and me to make an appearance, before he released Jake to run up to Edward. I smiled as Billy double-checked the knots that were holding our rings tied to the pillow. Alice was holding Ollie, whispering something to him, but I had no idea what it could have been. When the guests turned and saw us, they all smiled, and I heard the music start. Emmett and Rose were sitting next to the aisle, and I saw him wrap his arm around her shoulder, pulling her close and kissing her head, making me smile. It looked like they wouldn't be too far behind us.
I looked up the aisle to see Edward smile brilliantly at me, and suddenly, my nerves were gone. It was just him and I. Of course, that was short-lived, as Ollie was let loose to drop flower petals, and by dropping, I meant he was throwing them at the people sitting on either side of the aisle and chattering softly as he looked back to Alice, who seemed to encourage him to keep moving forward. Of course, when he realized his basket was empty, he started back down the aisle, picking up the petals and started over again. Billy let Jake go, and he ran up the aisle screaming, "Daddy!" and waving the pillow as he went. Edward squatted down and caught him in his arms, picking him up and kissing his little cheek, smiling widely.
Reverend Webber was smiling and chuckling at our odd but wonderful wedding procession. Baby, my goat, wandered up the aisle and started eating the petals Ollie had been throwing at people. Once Ollie saw this, he started chattering angrily, screeching at the goat.
I was trying hard not to giggle, when I heard Edward yell, "Oliver!" sternly and saw Ollie was getting ready to throw something else at Baby. Polly flew to Edward's shoulder and squawked, "Stop throwing shit!" Percy started to screech something I was sure would have been obscene, but thankfully, Jasper managed to muffle him quickly. Reverend Webber seemed to be a fairly liberal guy, but I really didn't think one of Percy's lewd exclamations would have gone over very well.
"Ollie!" I called to him, and he climbed up my dress with ease. He grabbed my face with his hand and held up his basket with the other, chattering excitedly.
I nodded in understanding. "Come on, Baby," I called to my goat, holding my flowers out to him. He trotted forward and followed me up to the altar. My dad was chuckling next to me and kissed my cheek as he gave me over, smiling widely.
The only thing missing was my girls, but I should've known Alice would know this, because halfway through our vows, the girls came clucking up to us, wondering what the fuss was all about. Sam was at Edward's side, wearing a bow tie as his best man, and he let out a huff as the last of our crazy family came forward.
Reverend Webber was very helpful, taking the ring pillow from Jake and pulled out a pocketknife and cut them off the pillow. He handed Edward my ring and then took my bouquet to keep Baby busy so Edward could put it on my finger.
Our vows were short and sweet, and the reception was a wonderful blur. Billy planned to babysit for the weekend, and my dad was taking all the animals on.
Everything was signed, marriage license and adoption papers. I couldn't wait to record this in my journal, and who knew, maybe I would finally get around to typing it out and publishing it somewhere. Maybe the story of how a grumpy, angry man and a girl with no direction in life found each other would be a hit. It would have a happily ever after, I knew that much, since we were finally getting our happy ending, or rather beginning, one I knew Edward deserved. We were a family, one Edward had thought he could never have, but now he had everything he'd ever dreamed of, and I would give him and our family everything I could, for the rest of my life.

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The G&L Z-Coil pickups are typically associated with the more popular Comanche guitar, but in the ASAT they take on a quite a different character. A chunkier body and saddle lock bridge design results in a sound that is a little less aggressive than the Comanche, with a sweet top end and more substantial lows. In addition we specifically like how Swamp Ash compliments the Z-coils; as it provides a sweeter top end and a more restrained midrange response that enhances the overall balance. Looks great too.
These are dual coil pickups, where the side-by-side arrangement of the coils creates true single coil sound, but with a lot more output and a broad, flat response. The Z-Coils have tremendously good balance, and there are no dead spots anywhere in across the tonal spectrum. As a result you do lose a little of that glassy midrange scoop characteristic of a traditional Legacy-type single coil, but the benefits are great sensitivity to playing style and excellent pedal performance. And no noise.
Working the pickup switch, pull volume, and the tone controls, the Z-3 can elicit everything from twangy country, smooth and articulate clean tones, chicken pickin' or neck tones that are reminiscent of an ES-335. The in-between position are strong, clear, and have that wonderful out of phase quack without sounding thin and anemic. If you like switch position 2 and 4 on your Strat, the Z-3 will knock your socks off. The Z Coils also love pedals, and the strong output and even response of the MFD pickups creates big, articulate rock tones with great string-to-string definition and lots of harmonic content. Using a Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive pedal we got nice fat lead and rhythm tones that were crunchy and detailed but never harsh. Not as glassy as a traditional single coil, but more substantial in the manner of a humbucker but with greater midrange clarity and note separation.
One little-known tweak we added is the former "Will Ray" version of the Z-coil bridge pickup. With more windings that the regular MFD Z pickup, it adds bumps the mids for a thicker tone with slightly softer highs. For those that feel the Z-coils have a little too much high end, this is the cure. It also works great with overdrive and distortion pedals. While not an official option, it's also available separately at the oneline G&L parts store on their website.
The neck on this guitar is the standard Modern Classic decked out with a handsome Chechen fretboard. It is a fairly new Rosewood-alternative at G&L and is often referred to as "Carribean Rosewood". The color is a little lighter than most Rosewood, and it reminds us of Pau Ferro. It's dense, tight grained, very smooth, and we found it to be smooth feeling and percussive. Absolutely no reservations, and it's CITES-friendly. The Modern Classic profile blends a slightly wider nut width with G&L's Slim C profile, and a 9.5" radius fretboard. The wider nut reduces the chance of string falloff, and the slimmer profile and 9.5" radius keeps the extra width from feeling cumbersome. G&L makes several different neck profiles, but the Modern Classic has really been a hit with players of all types.
The G&L ASAT Z-3 is really a breed unto itself. You get all the familiar 5-way sounds that you'd expect out of a three pickup guitar, plus the Nashville-ready neck+bridge combo just by pulling the volume knob. Plus you get the noise-free enhanced dynamics of the Z-Coil pickups that just ooze power, detail and clarity. A true chameleon wrapped up Leo's classic T-shape, the G&L ASAT Z-3 is worth a serious look.


A fresher who has completed foreign language courses in India can easily look at salary package in lakhs. Starting from freelance writers and editors, who make around Rs 1000 per hour for checking basic language and grammar; foreign language teachers and interpreters can land a package of around Rs 10 to 15 lakhs.
The advent of 21st century marked the beginning of the global age; a time when the entire world became one entity. With globalization, the world transformed into a small interconnected village, where businesses, people, cultures and even languages crossed the geographic barriers. Talking about languages, prior to globalization, knowledge of just one language or along with the basic knowledge of English was considered sufficient to stand apart from the crowd. However, today, when English has acquired the status of being the global language; students who want to build a successful career in the global market, need to learn foreign languages as well. The expanding market of foreign language classes stands as a testimony to this trend. But still, compared to other professional courses like MBA and engineering; students still don't look at foreign language as career option.
One of the first question that a student will have before joining any foreign language courses would be why another language. The answer is simple 'Demand & Supply'. The globalization phenomenon we talked means that many foreign companies have set up their base in India. While the majority of business conducted by these MNCs is conducted in English; there are some operations that need to be run in local foreign languages. Therefore, there is demand for language professionals who can run these operations and thus job opportunities. Due to this trend, many career counsellors suggest that learning a foreign language or taking up foreign language courses during school or college studies can add significant weight to your resume.
Now that we have established the fact that foreign language courses are indeed a good career choice; let's have a look at how foreign language as career can be a lucrative option? Despite the general neglect among the students, formal training in foreign languages like Spanish, French and German can open up great employment opportunities. While many students pick up full-time graduation and postgraduate programmes offered by universities; some prefer short-term certificate or diploma programmes offered by private institutes like Max Mueller Bhavan, Instituto Hispania, Goethe Institut and Alliance Francaise.
Although official numbers are not available, a fresher who has completed foreign language courses in India can easily look at salary package in lakhs. Starting from freelance writers and editors, who make around Rs 1000 per hour for checking basic language and grammar; foreign language teachers and interpreters can land a package of around Rs 10 to 15 lakhs. Contrary to the belief that foreign language experts are only hired by the private sector, the Ministry of External Affairs regularly hires candidates with knowledge of foreign languages for different roles in the government departments. As far as package details are concerned, you can easily look at attractive salary package along with all the perks associated with a Sarkari Naukri.
On the other end of the things, many students who have completed their foreign language training from reputed institutes/universities have also been hired by embassies of different countries. They mostly get paid in foreign currency which can range anywhere from $20000 to $30000 for full-time employment.
Considering the importance of the Foreign language courses in India and the variety of lucrative career options they offer; many students would be interested in joining them. Currently, there are two primary options available to students planning on joining a foreign language course in India.
We hope that the detailed analysis regarding the scope of foreign language courses in India would have helped you understand the diverse range of career prospects that they have to offer. By joining any of the aforementioned foreign language institutes, you can add an incredible asset to your resume that will help you not only get your dream job but also pay you rich dividends in terms of the salary package.
If you feel that you have missed out on any important foreign language course or excluded any foreign language institute from our list; feel free to point the same out to us via the comments section. Your suggestions are very valuable to us.


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Can You Afford a Third-Party Data Breach?
August 27, 2020//Tori Taylor
The past few years have been filled with third-party data breaches, cyberattacks, and unauthorized access. With all of these cyberattacks happening, it seems like there's a new company making headlines for it each and every day. Let's take a look at some third-party data breaches that broke headlines around the world.
Top Third-Party Data Breaches
In 2017, Select Restaurants left customers' sensitive information – including name, card number, expiration date, and CVV– on the table. The company, which manages 12 seafood restaurants across the US, was alerted to the hack by their point of sale (POS) vendor. Further investigation showed a data breach across all the restaurant locations, stemming from a third-party network intrusion. According to Upserve's comprehensive list of compromised restaurants, cyberattacks on vendors and POS systems are quite common in the restaurant industry because these systems aren't as secure as they could, or should, be.
In early 2018, an unnamed utility company was fined $2.7 million for leaving 30,000 records about its information security assets exposed online for 70 days back in 2016. Months later, it was released that this company was Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). According to Data Breach Today, this breach happened after a third-party vendor had improperly copied data from the utility network to their own network.
In June 2019, both LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics experienced third-party data breaches that exposed 7.7 million and 11.9 million records, respectively. Included in the exposed records were names, date of birth, address, phone number, date of service, and more, according to TechCrunch, and ranged from August 2018 until March 2019. Both data breaches were caused by a hacker that gained access to American Medical Collection Agency's (AMCA) system, which is a third-party vendor that the two companies have in common.
2020 has been a wild year in terms of life in general. From the Coronavirus pandemic, to killer hornets, to sports being played in a bubble– it might seem like third-party data breaches have taken the backseat. That, sadly, isn't the case. Though we're all feeling fatigued when it comes to headlines and continued news, hackers aren't going to sit back and wait for a more convenient time to steal data. The Bar Exam (the test that you have to take in order to become a lawyer) has crashed and also been hacked, people are worried about voting in elections, and you've probably received a couple of letters in the mail about a data breach that happened– but don't worry, they're offering you free credit monitoring. Usually, that move is too little, too late.
Are You Next?
These events highlight the multitude of data breaches that occur every day (remember Tesla, Ford, and the Ticketmaster breach), which leads us to ask this question– how secure is your data, especially when it comes to your third-party vendor access?
Have you considered the consequences of becoming susceptible to a third-party data breach or ransomware attack? Data breaches that stem from third parties, vendors, or contractors are on the rise. In fact, the increase in third-party data breaches is due to the industrialization of the cybercriminal ecosystem and innovations such as ransomware, which makes cybercrime much more profitable and easier to carry out. Plus, the tools used for remote access, like virtual private networks (VPNs), aren't properly secured to keep your network (and your company) safe from bad actors.
The biggest issue with any data breach is that it doesn't just affect your company monetarily. You have to also consider the other risks, like:
Reputation risks: Can you keep yourself afloat if you've essentially told customers you don't know how to protect their data?
Compliance issues: It's fun when you're in compliance, but a data breach of any sort will get you some hefty fines from any mandate.
3 Easy Ways to Keep Your Data Secure
A lot of companies focus their efforts on ensuring that their internal employees are educated and understand the importance of not clicking on links in emails, changing passwords every 90 days, and not sharing passwords. But, when we don't consider the same education and importance for external users that have network access, we leave ourselves open to the possibility that a bad actor uses that as a way to get into your network.
And this isn't hypothetical. It happens, and it happens a lot. Let's look at three ways you can keep your data secure.
Evaluate your vendors: Just one unregulated third-party could allow a hacker access to your entire network. It is important to be selective when choosing your vendors.
Determine what data each of your vendors needs access to.
Confirm that the internal assessments and controls of your vendors align with your organization's assessments and controls.
Confirm that your vendors have strong security policies and procedures in place to ensure your company is in compliance with the latest regulatory requirements.
Enforce strong reporting and auditing: To ensure visibility of your vendors' actions, regular security audits and in-depth report logs are imperative. It is important to monitor the "who/what/when/where" of every individual accessing your network. By monitoring and tracking all movements on your network, you'll be able to detect vulnerabilities and weaknesses immediately – and address them swiftly.
Ensure powerful controls: By analyzing your vendors' security protocols, you can make sure your company's security requirements are being met. Ensuring you have granular levels of control over the degree of access you grant each of your vendors – and what data specific individuals can see on your network – will help keep your data secure. Gaining complete control of your vendors' access will minimize your exposure to third-party data breaches.
Without clear visibility into remote networks and third-party systems, it can be hard to know if a current or potential vendor may be vulnerable or compromised. You need to be able to identify possible red flags so you can take steps to protect your network from cyberattacks and other threats to your data. Interested to learn more about how to keep your data, your company, and your reputation safe? Download our helpful and interactive checklist that highlights the top 3 ways to identify a vulnerable vendor.
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1. Introduction to Operations Management -- 2. Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity -- 3. Forecasting4. Product and Service Design -- Supplement: Reliability -- 5. Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services -- Supplement: Decision Theory -- 6. Process Selection and Facilities Layout -- 7. Work Design and Measurement -- Supplement: Learning Curves -- 8. Location Planning and Analysis -- Supplement: The Transportation Model -- 9. Management of Quality -- 10. Quality Control -- Supplement: Acceptance Sampling -- 11. Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling -- 12. MRP and ERP -- 13. Inventory Management == 14. JIT and Lean Operations -- Supplement: Maintenance -- 15. Supply Chain Management -- 16. Scheduling -- 17. Project Management -- 18. Management of Waiting Lines -- 19. Linear Programming -- Appendix A Answers to Selected Problems -- Appendix B Tables -- Appendix C Working with the Normal Distribution -- Company Index -- Subject Index.


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declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Zhiyi\Component\ZhiyiPlus\PlusComponentFeed\AdminControllers;

use Carbon\Carbon;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Zhiyi\Component\ZhiyiPlus\PlusComponentFeed\Models\Feed;
use Zhiyi\Component\ZhiyiPlus\PlusComponentFeed\Models\FeedPinned;
use Zhiyi\Plus\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Zhiyi\Plus\Models\Comment;
use function Zhiyi\Plus\setting;

class HomeController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * feed management background entry.
     *
     * @return mixed
     * @author Seven Du <shiweidu@outlook.com>
     */
    public function show()
    {
        return view('feed:view::admin', [
            'base_url' => route('feed:admin'),
            'csrf_token' => csrf_token(),
            'wallet_ratio' => setting('wallet', 'ratio', 100),
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * 获取分享统计信息.
     *
     * @return mixed
     * @author Seven Du <shiweidu@outlook.com>
     */
    public function statistics(Request $request, Feed $feedModel, Comment $commentModel, Carbon $datetime)
    {
        $type = $request->query('type', 'all');
        // $now = $datetime->now();
        $feedPinned = $commentPinned = new FeedPinned();
        switch ($type) {
            // 查询总统计信息
            case 'all':

                break;
            // 查询今日统计
            case 'today':
                $datetime = $datetime->today();
                $feedModel = $feedModel->where('created_at', '>', $datetime);
                $commentModel = $commentModel->where('created_at', '>', $datetime);
                $feedPinned = $feedPinned->where('created_at', '>', $datetime);
                $commentPinned = $commentPinned->where('created_at', '>', $datetime);
                break;
            // 查询昨日统计
            case 'yesterday':
                $stime = $datetime->yesterday();
                $etime = $datetime->today();
                $feedModel = $feedModel->whereBetween('created_at', [$stime, $etime]);
                $commentModel = $commentModel->whereBetween('created_at', [$stime, $etime]);
                $feedPinned = $feedPinned->whereBetween('created_at', [$stime, $etime]);
                $commentPinned = $commentPinned->whereBetween('created_at', [$stime, $etime]);
                break;
            // 查询一周统计
            case 'week':
                $datetime = $datetime->subDays(7);
                $feedModel = $feedModel->where('created_at', '>', $datetime);
                $commentModel = $commentModel->where('created_at', '>', $datetime);
                $feedPinned = $feedPinned->where('created_at', '>', $datetime);
                $commentPinned = $commentPinned->where('created_at', '>', $datetime);
                break;
        }

        // 动态总数
        $feedsCount = $feedModel->count();

        // 动态评论总数
        $commentsCount = $commentModel->where('commentable_type', 'feeds')->count();

        // $feedPinned = $feedPinned->whereDate('expires_at', '>=', $now)->count();

        // 置顶动态
        $feedPinnedCount = $feedPinned
            ->where('channel', 'feed')
            ->count();

        $commentPinnedCount = $commentPinned->where('channel', 'comment')->count();

        // 付费动态总数
        $payFeedsCount = $feedModel->whereExists(function ($query) {
            return $query->from('paid_nodes')->where('channel', 'feed')->whereRaw('paid_nodes.raw = feeds.id');
        })
        // ->orWhere(function ($query) {
        //     return $query->whereHas('images', function ($query) {
        //         return $query->whereExists(function ($query) {
        //             return $query->from('paid_nodes')->where('channel', 'file')->whereRaw('paid_nodes.raw = file_withs.id');
        //         });
        //     });
        // })
        ->count();

        // 付费总金额
        // TODO 目前只统计文字付费动态金额
        $payCount = $feedModel->whereExists(function ($query) {
            return $query->from('paid_nodes')->where('channel', 'feed')->whereRaw('paid_nodes.raw = feeds.id');
        })->get()->map(function ($feed) {
            return $feed->paidNode->amount;
        })->sum();

        return response()->json([
            'feedsCount' => $feedsCount,
            'commentsCount' => $commentsCount,
            'payFeedsCount' => $payFeedsCount,
            'payCount' => $payCount,
            'topFeed' => $feedPinnedCount,
            'topComment' => $commentPinnedCount,
            'status' => [
                'reward' => setting('feed', 'reward-switch'),
            ],
        ])->setStatusCode(200);
    }

    /**
     * 关闭应用打赏.
     * @param  Request $request [description]
     * @return [type]           [description]
     */
    public function handleRewardStatus(Request $request)
    {
        setting('feed')->set('reward-switch', (bool) $request->input('reward'));

        return response()->json(['message' => '设置成功'])->setStatusCode(201);
    }
}

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The Slugger
Steve Harpst
Award-winning (Best of Show 2001) museum-quality deluxe bronze, with a custom granite base and brass engraved nameplate, by artist Steve Harpst.
The Slugger is a creation of Steven Harpst.
"The raw power, the devastating combinations and the relentless attack of "The Slugger" are now captured and forever immortalized in museum-quality bronze. Inspired by one of our youngest champions ever, this powerful piece stands 19 inches tall and weighs in at 25 lbs."
€ 4,750.-
Award-winning artist Steve Harpst has been creating artwork and competing as an athlete nearly all his life.
His work has been featured in television, print and film venues such as the International Boxing Digest, USA Boxing Magazine, The USA Boxing News, Ringside Report, World Boxing Hall of Fame program, ABC Television and 20th Century Fox.
Harpst designed among others the bronze sculpture entitled "The Prizefighter" that is awarded to every inductee into the World Boxing Hall of Fame since 2004.
Harpst founded the Burbank Boxing Club in 1996. He was inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.
Stephen HollandMarciano
© 2021 Meg - The Art of Boxing Gallery.


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Southern Cross Group Services win at the Western Sydney Business Awards for Excellence
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SCG Admin WASABE "Excellence in Business" Award
Building upon our success last year, when CEO Sam Johnson won the 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' award, Southern Cross is delighted to be honoured at the Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence (WSABE) 2015 award: a win in Excellence in Business category and a finals berth in the Excellence in Innovation category.
WSABE is hosted by the Parramatta Chamber of Commerce and recognises businesses within the Greater Western Sydney region for their outstanding achievements and success.
Southern Cross Group' victory in the Business Excellence category highlights our success in attaining significant growth and demonstrating the specific strategies and processes implemented to achieve sustainable growth in the 2014 financial year.
The Excellence in Innovation award recognises businesses that have made significant contributions to their industry through the introduction or improvement of an idea, method, technology, process or application. Southern Cross Group achieved a finalist status in this category via the implementation of industry leading practices of numerous innovations such as our proprietary IT system, C.R.O.S.S.
The evening was also a great chance to rub shoulders with other successful up-and-coming companies, entrepreneurs, and established businesses from Western Sydney. Southern Cross Group is once again grateful and humbled to be a part of such a fantastic event and we look forward to next year's awards with an eye on the future.
Southern Cross Group Wins OSPA Outstanding Guarding Company Award 2015


In this case Mr O'Flaherty worked as a car groomer for Andrew Simms Newmarket. He was promoted to a position which involved training and supervising other employees. In 2016 the company hired a man with asperges. Mr O'Flaherty was consulted prior to the hiring and was given advise about asperges and what was needed to train him.
Unfortunately, the new hire, did not work out well. Mr O'Flaherty found it to be mentally exhausting to train and supervise the new hire, to the point he became unwell. Mr O'Flaherty advised his employer about the performance issues with the new hire, but not about the impact it was having on his own health, and he did not advise his employer about a previous time when he had experienced a mental burnout at his work.
After taking some time off work, Mr O'Flaherty finally advised his employer of the risk to his health and safety caused by having to manage the new hire. The employer took immediate steps and removed the new hire who was on a 90-day-trial period. But Mr O'Flaherty went off on long term sick leave and eventually resigned in early 2017 and filed a personal grievance against his employer.
In this case the Authority stated that the onus was on Mr O'Flaherty to advise his employer at the earliest opportunity about what was causing him stress in the workplace. The employer couldn't take action until they were aware, and in this case as soon as Mr O'Flaherty did advise them, the employer immediately dealt with the situation.


Rationale: Ultrasound-mediated opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier(BBB) has shown exciting potential for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease(AD). Studies in transgenic mouse models have shown that this approach can reduce plaque pathology and improve spatial memory. Before clinical translation can occur the safety of the method needs to be tested in a larger brain that allows lower frequencies be used to treat larger tissue volumes, simulating clinical situations. Here we investigate the safety of opening the BBB in half of the brain in a large aged animal model with naturally occurring amyloid deposits.
Methods: Aged dogs naturally accumulate plaques and show associated cognitive declines. Low-frequency ultrasound was used to open the BBB unilaterally in aged beagles (9-11yrs, n=10) in accordance with institutionally approved protocols. Animals received either a single treatment or four weekly treatments. Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) was used to guide the treatments and assess the tissue effects. The animals underwent neurological testing during treatment follow-up, and a follow-up MRI exam 1 week following the final treatment.
Results: The permeability of the BBB was successfully increased in all animals (mean enhancement: 19±11% relative to untreated hemisphere). There was a single adverse event in the chronic treatment group that resolved within 24 hrs. Follow-up MRI showed the BBB to be intact with no evidence of tissue damage in all animals. Histological analysis showed comparable levels of microhemorrhage between the treated and control hemispheres in the prefrontal cortex (single/repeat treatment: 1.0±1.4 vs 0.4±0.5/5.2±1.8 vs. 4.0±2.0). No significant differences were observed in beta-amyloid load (single/repeat: p=0.31/p=0.98) although 3/5 animals in each group showed lower Aβ loads in the treated hemisphere.
Conclusion: Whole-hemisphere opening of the BBB was well tolerated in the aged large animal brain. The treatment volumes and frequencies used are clinically relevant and indicate safety for clinical translation. Further study is warranted to determine if FUS has positive effects on naturally occurring amyloid pathology.


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Bock, R. Darrell and Elsie G. J. Moore. Advantage and Disadvantage: A Profile of American Youth. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1986.


I grouped under this title the first chapters of the saga which, under the appearance of a fable crowded by mysterious metamorphoses and talking animals, continue and develop the anthropological themes of totemism and matriarchate, that already had surfaced in the myth of the "Croda Rossa". We are allowed to draw some interesting deductions about the evolution of the Fanes' society, and even to take a look, from a completely new and surprising point of view, at the legend of Romulus and Remus, the myth of the origin of a society destined to much greater fortune.
The Crown Princess of the Fanes' dinasty marries a foreign prince, but she dares not reveal him, as she ought to, the "secret alliance" between the Fanes and the marmots.
We only know two Fanes' queens, the first, i.e. Moltina, and the last one, who remains unnamed. How much time intervened between them? We shall see that, in the meanwhile, deep modifications have occurred in the Fanes' society, therefore we are allowed to suppose that a few centuries must have elapsed.
The king meets a gold-taloned eagle who spits fire from his beak. He actually is the king of a remote island, inhabited by single-armed men; both kings agree upon a new secret alliance, that must be consecrated by an "exchange of twins". The king keeps it secret to everyone, his wife included.
The eagle is the transposition (probably due to Wolff himself, who wished to convey to a modern audience the concept of "noble bird of prey", even at the cost of committing a big mistake of folklore transcription) of the Ladinian "variul de la flüta", i.e. the Flame Vulture (see > Essays > The Flame Vulture). The king's wish to replace the traditional Fanes totemic animal, the peaceful marmot, with a large bird of prey, clearly shadows a change that is going to occur, or better has already occurred, in the Fanes' socio-political balance, and must be reflected by a corresponding change in the tribe's mythological apparatus.
The Fanes' queen gives birth to a couple of twin girls, named Lujanta and Dolasilla. The next morning, however, Lujanta has disappeared, replaced by a white baby marmot. The king is left unaware of the exchange. A short time later, he orders a servant to bring the twins to the eagle, so that he can choose one of them. The queen is informed and makes it so that the servant can't discover that one of the twins actually is a marmot. The eagle chooses the marmot, but she escapes and disappears in a crevice.
The rate of twin births in the human race is rather low (about one out of eighty). It is absurd entrusting the good result of a sacred alliance, that decides of the tribe's destiny, to the hope that all queens give birth to a pair of twin girls at every generation. The original meaning of the myth must have been slightly but significantly different from the literal one. It was not mandatory, I mean, resorting to a couple of human twins, because the "twins" actually were the baby and the marmot. They were exchanged in a symbolic twinning, that perpetuated the myth of the ancient partnership between Moltina, the first queen, and the marmots, in sisterhood with whom she had grown up. The purpose of all this must have been that the sacrifice of the firstborne (see >Essays >Lujanta's destiny) conveyed the "marmot's spirit" to embody in the secondborne, thus bestowing upon her the sacredness required to ascend the throne. The similarities, not evident but deeply structural, with another "myth of twins", are investigated in > Essays > The parallel with Romulus and Remus.
Some time later, the eagle brings to the Fanes' king a young eagle, his son, in order to fulfil the second "exchange of twins". The king loses him (in a road accident!), but when he comes back to his castle he finds that, all of a sudden, a single-armed baby prince has been delivered by the queen. The king is delighted and has the marmot, that was painted on the castle walls, replaced by an eagle.
- as a consequence, the ancient institution of matriarchate looks inadequate as well. The totemic twinning based on the exchange of sons is going to replace that of daughters; since this moment on, the sacred regality connected with the totem will be inherited by patrilinear heritage.
This thorny and complex socio-political-religious transformation is accounted of with great pain and by means of logic contortions. I even suspect that there must have been an important omission. To fulfil the correspondence of both totem twinnings perfectly, I mean, the twinning pledge given to the eagle originally ought to be no baby marmot, but a firstborn son of the royal couple, who isn't even mentioned in the tale. It's just obvious that this son "entrusted" to the vultures cannot but have been sacrificed to them. Sooner or later, the bloody and repugnant episode must have been completely removed from the narration, to be replaced by the mythological acrobacy of the eagle who chooses the baby marmot, but loses it shortly after.
Can a kingdom ever have existed on the Fanes' plateaus?
If for "kingdom" we mean a more or less modern state, with towns, castles and extents of farmland, the answer is obviously "no".
Some people have even alleged that the Dolomites "could not" be inhabited earlier than the Middle Ages, because they were totally unfit for human settlement. Several archaeological findings, dated to different periods, have definitely demonstrated this assertion to be false. As a matter of fact, if it were true, men could never have been able to colonize permanently, by primitive means, environments much more hostile than this one, like deserts or the Arctic; nor would they be able to emerge from the Ice Ages. Today the climatic conditions on the Fanes' plateaus (about 150 km² at altitudes between 1800 and 2200 m a.s.l.) are certainly less severe than in the European far North, and in some periods of the past they have even been more favourable than today (see > Essays > Climatic variations). The area represented an echological niche, admittedly a poor one, but where man could survive permanently. Every niche sooner or later finds its occupants, and we should be highly surprised to discover, reversely, that this one never did. The correct question to ask is not if, but how many people could find food on the Fanes' plateau, and what food? All along the legend, we are never shown the Fanes performing any other economical activity than hunting and gathering. There are isolated and doubtful hints to stock raising, but they are completely unrelevant for the story and might very well be spurious, maybe just fictional embellishments by Wolff himself. We can also exclude that farming was important for the Fanes. Farming is never quoted, nor can we find any symbolism that may be directly or indirectly related to agriculture. The legend implicitly but definitely denies that the Fanes ever claimed any lower-altitude area, better suited to cultivation than their own. At most, the Fanes might have developped some semi-spontaneous cultivation for integrating their diet.
On the other hand, even if we admit that they lived in the most favourable climatic period, in the final Bronze the woodland limit in the Alps never rose higher than two hundred meters above today's level. Therefore, the area of the now arid and desolated plateaus never was really suitable for farming, rather it represented a good high-altitude grazing land (probably for goats and sheep: at Sotciastel (middle Bronze) cattle bones have been found as well, but historical sources document no other animals being raised in the Dolomites even much later than that).
We have seen the Fanes' territory to span over about 150 km², not all first-class. If its inhabitants had been pure hunters-gatherers, we can estimate that a territory of this type might feed about one person per square kilometer; accordingly, the Fanes tribe could have numbered up to one hundred – one hundred fifty people. A tribe this size could field not more than a few dozen warriors. But a people of shepherds (or better, who raised livestock in addition to hunting and gathering) might significantly increase their density, and so be able to field those one-two hundred warriors who appear to be an absolute minimum for the Fanes' warring enterprises.
We can conclude, therefore, that in the time elapsed from Moltina to Dolasilla the Fanes' society had gradually transformed from a pure hunting-gathering to a prevailingly stock-raising economy, maybe also because of cultural contributions coming from abroad (condensed or symbolized by the legend as foreign kings). But a people of shepherds is no longer a people who has nothing to lose by taking shelter within caves every time a foe appears at the horizon; they must learn how to defend their flocks. So the "marmot-like strategy" is no longer applicable.
According to the events described later in the course of the saga, the Fanes warriors didn't stop with learning how to defend themselves, they gradually pushed as fas as committing themselves to happy and successful plundering, and considering perpetual warfare as an appraisable and profitable lifestyle. Given this economical and social transformation, the shame for the ancient marmot-like behaviour was just obvious. But, in a vital society, socio-economical ordering and mythological apparatus must support each other. The legend states that the champions of this new lifestyle found in the vulture, the largest bird of prey, that was already present among the Fanes' range of symbols, although with a much different meaning, the new icon to be opposed to the ancient marmot.
At the same time, connecting matriarchate with marmots, the warriors wished to overthrow this institution also, therefore conferring on the army commander the full royal power. The queen's husband, in order to play the sacred role of a sovereign at all effects, was then in need of proposing himself as minister and warden of the new cult that was being instituted. From here the conflict – that probably never ended up, however, in real acts of force – that the legend condenses in the ambiguous relationship between an individual queen and her individual husband.


When all kids need to be strapped into car seats until they're either 135cm tall or 12 years old, costs can go through the roof. Is it too much to ask manufacturers to make these life-saving seats more affordable?
Who'd pay £17,000 for their car insurance? Few experienced drivers could cough that up, so why should teenagers? Insurers need to start developing solutions to help young drivers cut their costs.
Most of us know that going on holiday during the summer months will probably cost us a pretty penny. But, do you realise just how much lighter your pockets will be?
Take out family travel insurance and you'd expect your children to be covered on holiday. In fact, due to outdated definitions of what a family actually is, they may not be.


Many times, people expect a miracle after just one body session or facial. No matter how good your massage therapist or Esthetician we cannot perform miracles. However, we can help you improve your well being and meet your skincare goals if you are willing to commit to a program which involves coming in for regular treatments and doing some work at home.
"Homecare" is one of the most over looked components of getting the results you desire. It would be like going to the dentist every 6 months and not brushing your teeth in between. Regardless of what problems you want to address from injury to anti-aging you must implement regular selfcare practices.
Here are some tips to help you maintain your results after a professional treatment.
Follow "post care" instructions – After receiving a facial, massage or Ortho-bionomy we always recommend follow up care. This is because we realize there may be soreness, skin flaking or irritation after a treatment. When you stimulate the body you trigger the repair process. Healing takes time and special attention so following instructions the week after your treatment is crucial.
Aide in detoxification – After any body work or facial toxins will be released and it's important to help your body remove them naturally. Drinking lots of clean, filtered water is the most effective way to do this. Most of us don't drink nearly enough water. Half your weight in ounces per day is recommended and if you drink caffeine or alcohol even more. Another great way to detox is through salt baths. My favorites are Epsom or Himalayan salt a couple times a week. This will help flush toxins and acid build up in the muscles.
Use your products – Most likely you have purchased skincare, body care or even tools to use at home. This is a important part of maintaining your results. The skin and body need nourishment between treatments. Using that serum daily, practice self-massage, apply moisturizer, essential oils, dry brush, jade rolling or whatever you decide to commit to. This will play an important role in the healing process.
Stretch & move your body – This is more than just exercise. Most likely your therapist gave you some stretching or mobility moves to keep your muscles loose and flexible. Do them every week! They will change as your body begins to heal and release tension. Listen to what your body is telling you, if it feels good do more of it and if it hurts don't do it.
Eat healthy – Nutrition is the key component to look and feel great. Everything you put into your body is showing up on your skin or as pain and inflammation. Pay attention to how you feel after eating healthy food. Try not to over complicate things, eat fresh, organic veggies, fruit, whole grains and hormone free lean meats. Don't forget healthy fats to keep your skin hydrating and your joints mobile.
I hope this helps you on your journey to better health!
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Discover the highlights of Paris on a 2-hour lunch cruise aboard "La Marina de Paris." Enjoy a menu of French cuisine, including a ¼ bottle of wine. Cruise past iconic sights such as the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame, and sail under historic bridges.
Enjoy panoramic views of Paris from a glass-enclosed boat as you sail down the River Seine at lunch time.
Board the boat at Port Solferino on the Quai Anatole France, and enjoy a delicious 3-course meal as you cruise past some of the city's most historic landmarks, such as the ornate façade of the Musée d'Orsay in the Beaux-Arts railway station of the former Gare d'Orsay.
Pass the iron-lattice Eiffel Tower, and see the Gothic face of Notre Dame. Glide past the palatial home of the Louvre Museum, marvel at the bombastic building of the French National Assembly, and cruise under the magnificent Pont Neuf.
Along the way, you will be served a variety of starters, followed by your choice of a main course, and a selection of gourmet desserts with coffee to end. Return to Port Solferino by 14:30 to continue your Paris adventures on your own.


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Lilac City Invitational: Grove moves into lead after 36 holes; Bayley second
The leaderboard at the halfway point of the 56th Lilac City Invitational has a distinct North Idaho flavor.
North Idaho College men's and women's golf coach Russell Grove, the 2013 Lilac champion, shot a 4-under-par 68 on Friday to take the 36-hole lead at 9-under 135 at The Fairways at West Terrace outside Cheney.
One stroke back is Derek Bayley of Rathdrum, the former Lakeland High and Washington State star. Bayley, now a member of PGA Tour Latinoamerica and the Mackenzie Tour (PGA Tour Canada), shot 70 on Friday and is at 8-under 136.
Grove and Bayley are scheduled to tee off today at 1:30 in the final threesome of the third round.
Strong winds and low temperatures kept scores higher Friday.
First-day leader Steve Tarkon, from Red Hawk Golf Course in Nampa, shot 72 on Friday and is tied for third at 7-under 137. Vinnie Murphy, the 2018 Lilac champ, is part of that four-way tie at 7-under after shooting 69.
Derek Barron, the 2016 Lilac champ, is at 6-under 136 after shooting a second straight 69.
Eddie Heinen of Hayden, a former member of three pro tours (Mackenzie, Korean PGA and Asian PGA), and currently a marketing consultant for a golf club distributor, shot 72 on Friday and is tied for ninth at 5-under 139. He tees off at 1:10 today.
Billy Bomar, co-owner of Prairie Falls in Post Falls, shot 71 and is tied for 27th at even-par 144. His tee time today is 11:40 a.m.
The region's only 72-hole tournament is scheduled to conclude Sunday.
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Frank Darabont doubled down Thursday on his claim that AMC cheated him out of millions of dollars in "Walking Dead" profits, filing a new lawsuit alleging that he is owed additional tens of millions of dollars.
Darabont has been warring with AMC for more than four years, as he and his agency CAA contend that AMC deprived them of $280 million by failing to engage in arm's length transactions for distribution of the show.
In the new lawsuit, filed Thursday in New York Supreme Court, Darabont alleges that new information shows that he is entitled to tens of millions in additional compensation. Darabont's attorneys contend that he is entitled to "most favored nation" treatment with respect to how his profit participation is calculated. But until recently, his lawyers were unaware that another producer on the show, Robert Kirkman, had a profit calculation based on AMC's "actual" distribution fee, rather than an "imputed" fee used in Darabont's case. Since Kirkman received a more generous agreement, Darabont alleges his contract is entitled to the same treatment.
This information came to light last fall, when Kirkman and other profit participants filed their own lawsuits against AMC, and attached Kirkman's contract. Previously, Darabont's attorneys alleged that AMC had withheld the relevant provision of that document.
Darabont and CAA are seeking at least $10 million in addition to the $280 million they are already claiming in the separate litigation.
Darabont created the hit show, which was based on Kirkman's comic books, in 2010. He was fired as showrunner the following year. Though the conflict has broad implications for networks' calculation profit participation, the dispute came to wider attention when Darabont's rage-filled emails to his colleagues and crew were released last summer.
"Congratulations, you all accomplished what I thought was impossible," he wrote in one representative missive. "You've turned me into a raging a–hole. Thanks a lot, you f—ers."
Update: AMC's attorney, Orin Snyder of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, issued the following statement:
"At the heart of this lawsuit — and all the litigation related to 'The Walking Dead' — is the greed of CAA. Their goal is every dollar for themselves, with total disregard for contracts, clients, fairness or even basic decency. AMC was the only network willing to take a risk on 'The Walking Dead,' after many others passed. AMC has been an honest steward of the series and has paid all of its creative partners handsomely and appropriately. This is just another opportunistic lawsuit orchestrated by the most powerful lawyers and Hollywood agents seeking an unjustified windfall and we are confident that it will be defeated in court."


The Greater Austin Crime Commission lost a cherished friend with the passing of Betty D. King on December 1, 2014. A founding director, executive committee member, and treasurer, she will be greatly missed.
"Gracious lady of the Capitol" they called Betty King, the longest serving Secretary of the Senate in Texas history. In addition to her dedication to this state, the Texas Senate, Longhorn football, and the University of Texas, Betty was a loving, caring mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend. Those whose lives she touched will never forget her. Devoted to her family and friends, she left wonderful memories. She was kind and treated others with dignity and respect, always looking out for those who needed help. Betty passed away peacefully on Monday, December 1, from cancer and complications due to Parkinson's.
Born to Bess and Donald Dunlavey on November 27th, 1925, in Port Arthur, Texas, Betty grew up in McAllen, Texas. She soon arrived in Austin, where she spent the remainder of her life. Her love for Texas government took hold when she served as an honorary page at the age of 14. She attended the University of Texas and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. While at UT she met the love of her life, William M. King. They spent 60 happy years together until his death in 2009.
Betty began her career in the Capitol in 1947 as a clerk for the House Appropriations Committee. She served in various state government roles for many years, until the members of the Texas Senate elected her as Secretary of the Senate in 1977. She went on to serve an unprecedented 97 state senators and four lieutenant governors, Bill Hobby, Bob Bullock, Rick Perry and Bill Ratliff, earning the love and respect of them all. The Governor's Commission for Women named Betty one of the Outstanding Women in Texas Government in 1988. She served as staff chair for the National Conference of State Legislatures and received the organization's Legislative Staff Achievement Award. After 54 years of service to the Texas Legislature, Betty retired in 2001. Emphatically, she was a beloved mentor, confidante, and friend to members of the Senate and to countless Senate employees and others.
Loyal, dedicated, poised — not to mention always impeccably dressed — Betty was an unflappable personality and earned the reputation as a diplomat in the Senate. Her presence at the Secretary's dais throughout hours of contentious debate infused the Senate with a spirit of bipartisanship and decorum. Her example set an enduring standard for the mutually respectful and constructive conduct of democratic government in this state.
In 2001 the Lieutenant Governor's Committee Room was renamed the Betty King Committee Room and the Betty King Public Service Award was established. On that occasion, Senator Rodney Ellis of Houston said, "Mrs. King, we named that room after you because we believe in what you stand for." Senator Ellis truly spoke for all Texans.
In addition to her career in state government, Betty was a tireless volunteer to many charitable, arts, and civic organizations in Austin. She was named the YWCA Woman of the Year of 1999 and earned the YWCA Outstanding Achievement Award for Government Service. One of the original docents of the Friends of the Governor's Mansion, she served as Chair of Docents of the Governor's Mansion and was named Docent of the Year 1998. She was elected President and Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Austin Lyric Opera and received the Opera's Ducloux Award for Meritorious Service in 2004. She served as Vice President of the Women's Symphony League, receiving Texas Association of Symphony Orchestras Achievement Award. A dedicated supporter of scouting, she served as President of the Girl Scouts, Lone Star Council and was named a Girl Scout Woman of Distinction in 2004. She was a tireless volunteer at The Settlement Home and served as President and most recently served as Treasurer for the Greater Austin Crime Commission. Betty was a long-time member of The Headliners Club, the Austin Club, and Westwood Country Club.
Betty is survived by her beloved daughter, Kevin Ann Marcyes and her husband Richard; two grandsons who brought her great joy, Griffin King Marcyes and Maxfield Austin Marcyes; nieces, Bess Long-Browder, Lynda Wood, and Russelene Peacock; nephews, Jim Long, Alex Long, Myles Richards and many great nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Settlement Home for Children, the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the Austin Lyric Opera, and the Long Center for Performing Arts, Greater Austin Crime Commission, the Girl Scout Lone Star Council, or the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd.


Hello again my crafty friend. I am playing catch up with some of my most recent project that I have completed but not had the time to upload.
Here is the inside of a card that I have completed using Christmas Elf Luka and Christmas Elf Marci from La-La Land Crafts.
This was a pop up card and I loved putting it together.
Here is a close up of the images. They were colored with my Spectrum Noir markers, The presents popping out are line stickers that I placed on American Crafts glitter tape and darkened the bows with my SN markers. Luka has Snow-Tex applied to his hat and cuff. Marci has glitter glue applied to her hat and skirt. The background was made using a paper napkin that I cut down.
Happy Monday everyone! X-mas time is coming near and I have been super busy with making Xmas cards and getting photos done of the kiddos. I wanted to share a non-Xmas project. Here is a birthday card for my sister-in-law. This is Daisy Faerie Marci sitting on the Whimsy Mushroom from La-La Land Crafts. I colored her with with my Spectrum Noir Markers.
I entered this into the La-La Land Crafts challege for different colored hair and won most creative.
Thanks for stopping by and have a good night!
Hello everyone! I know I have been missing in action. I wanted to share with everyone my newest card. Here is I am Lucy from Pixie Dust Studio. I really enjoyed making this card. She has been colored with my Spectrum Noir Markers.
Here is a view from the side, you can see that this is an easel card. There is Glistening Snow-Tex on her hat to make it puffy and sparkle. The snowflakes were punched with an EK Success punch.
There sentiment is from the Paper Company. The tag was cut using Spellbinders. The edges were inked in Mowed Lawn and Peeled Paint by Tim Holz. The brad and bling are from my stash. I absolutely love my Spectrum Noir markers! I will be entering this card into the Spectrum Noir Challenge.
The colored image is from La-La Land Crafts, Beach Luka. He has been colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.
The sand was made with torn sandpaper from the hardware section of my local store. The Polariod frames were cut with my Cricut using the Cricut Craft Room Basics.
Here is a creation using an image from La-La Land Crafts, Kimono Marci has been color entirely with Spectrum Noir markers.
Once the image was colored, I used my True Black marker in a dot pattern on her kimono.
Happy HUMP DAY!! I know I have not posted in a while. I have now gone back to work from maternity leave. I has been a challenge to try and juggle work, a three year old and a new born. I am loving this freebie from Pixie Dust Studio, I hope you like her too!
Lil' Miss Pixie Dust is a digital image which I have printed onto X-press It blending card. She has been colorded with a combination of Spectrum Noir, Copic, and Bic Mark-It markers. I adorned her crown with Star Dust Stickles.
Here is the finished card. The sentiment if from Pink By Design. The Butterflies are from Hero Arts. The flowers were cut using my Cricut.I sprayed the flowers with my Homemade glimmer mist. I am entering here in the Pink by Design Challenge #10 and Simon Says Stamp, lets play Bingo Die Cut/Free/Glitter.
Good Night all, and thanks for stopping by!
Hello everyone! Hope you are having a fabulous weekend. I know I have MIA this week. My oldest son is turning 3, lots of prep for that.
Today's card was made for a special little girl also celebrating a birthday this month. The image is from Pixie Dust Studio, this is Celebration Pixie. I have once again used a combination of Spectrum Noir, Bic Mark-It, and Copic alcohol markers. I thing she is adorable!
Here is the finished card. The card based is from My Minds Eye. I also used my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and my Spellbinders Die. Finally I added from bling from Recollections.
Thanks for stopping by! Have a totally awesome weekend!!
Happy Wednesday! Today I have another image from La-La Land Crafts. Kimono Marci is a digital image that I have purchased. I colored her face with Copic Markers.
Next I stamped an image in Rich Cocoa Momento ink. I wanted it to appear as a printed kimono.
Here is the complete coloring. The white of her Kimono has been embellished with Stickles.
Next I cut at window into my cardstock layers. I stamped an image onto acetate and backed it to the window. In the background I layer a diecut made with my cricut "Pagoda" cartridge. I also adhered another diecut to the front of the card. The sentiment is provided with the stamp.
It is the weekend!! So I have had a lot of crafting projects lately. How am I going to show them to people that do not do the blog thing? We I decided to start an art journal.
To get started I stamped and white embossed "My Crafty Stuff" using letters from Inkadinkado and American crafts. Next I stamped image on the page in Archival Ink from Ranger. Finally I inked areas with the Spring and Summer Distress Inks from Ranger.
I pulled out a piece of stencil material from my stash and my Sizzix Sizzlits and went to work creating a stencil.
I sponged over the stencil with the Distress Ink's again giving a two tone effect. I embellished with stickers from Studio 112. Finally I lightly spritzed the page with Perfect Pearls Mist. And here is the final project.
Happy Friday! The project that I have made today is for a little boys birthday. I have used the Magician Luka stamp from La-La Land Crafts. I have also printed an image for curtains on red cardstock from a downloadable image at PBSKIDS.ORG.
Luka has been colored with alcohol markers and afterwards fussy cut.
The curtain folds were colored with Memento marker in Rhubarb Stalk. The curtains were popped at 1/8 with foam squares. A stage was created by scoring black cardstock at 1/8 and folded and glued to the side of foam squares. The squares were attached in place to attach the stage to the card front. Luka has also been popped with 1/16 foam dots.
Here is the final card. The inside of the card says "Wishing you a very magical birthday".
Thanks for stopping by and have a happy and safe weekend!
Happy 4th everyone. I decided to make a card today because, well, I really wanted to try out another La-La Land Crafts stamp. I have been on a card making frenzy these past couple of weeks. All of these cards will be sent to Operation Write Home for our troops.
Now to the nitty gritty of this card... Here are some of the supplies used to create this card.
The bricks for the brick was were cut from a Sizzix die and the grass cut from a Cricut cartridge. The background paper is from My Minds Eye, Lime Twist. The sentiment is from Fiskars and is stamped in Barn Door by Ranger.
Hello everyone. Today I am sharing me newest creation. I am starting an adventure into alcohol markers and this stamp, Mod Marci, from La-La Land crafts has plenty of room to practice.
Here are some of the supplies used to create this card.
I have used a combination of markers to create Mod Marci's look. She is colored with markers from Spectrum Noir, Bic Mark-It, and Copic. I am very pleased with how she came out.
Here is the finished card. The back ground is a card base from My Minds Eye. The paper doily has been tea dyed by me. The sentiment is from Hero Arts Everyday Sayings set.


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World of Warcraft is a juggernaut when it comes to popularity, consistency and playtime longevity. The game remains as one of the highest regarded MMORPGs of all time and is holding its title of the most subscribed MMORPG in the world with report of 5.5 million subscriptions in October 2015.
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G-белки () — это семейство белков, относящихся к ГТФазам и функционирующих в качестве вторичных посредников во внутриклеточных сигнальных каскадах. G-белки названы так, поскольку в своём сигнальном механизме они используют замену GDP на GTP как молекулярный функциональный «выключатель» для регулировки клеточных процессов.

История
G-белки были обнаружены и исследованы Альфредом Гилманом и Мартином Родбеллом, которые получили за это открытие Нобелевскую премию по физиологии и медицине 1994 года.

Типы G-белков
G-белки делятся на две основных группы — гетеротримерные («большие») и «малые». Гетеротримерные G-белки — это белки с четвертичной структурой, состоящие из трёх субъединиц: альфа(α), бета (β) и гамма (γ). Малые G-белки — это белки из одной полипептидной цепи, они имеют молекулярную массу 20—25 кДа и относятся к суперсемейству Ras малых ГТФаз. Их единственная полипептидная цепь гомологична α-субъединице гетеротримерных G-белков. Обе группы G-белков участвуют во внутриклеточной сигнализации.

Гетеротримерные G-белки

У всех гетеротримерных G-белков сходный механизм активации: они активируются при взаимодействии со специфическими рецепторами, сопряженными с G-белками, при этом обменивая ГДФ на  ГТФ и распадаясь на α- и βγ-субъединицы. α-субъединица, связанная с ГТФ, воздействует на следующее звено в цепи передачи сигнала. βγ-субъединица также может вызывать собственные эффекты. Инактивация G-белков происходит в результате медленного гидролиза ГТФ до ГДФ α-субъединицей, после чего происходит реассоциация (объединение) субъединиц.

Некоторые G-белки и их функции
Gs  – сопряжение возбуждающих рецепторов с аденилатциклазой;
Gi – сопряжение тормозных рецепторов с аденилатциклазой;
Go – сопряжение рецепторов с ионными каналами;
Gq – сопряжение рецепторов, активирующих  фосфолипазу C.

Белки-помощники G-белков
В работе многих G-белков участвуют вспомогательные белки. GAPs (GTPase Activating Proteins, белки-активаторы ГТФазной активности) ускоряют гидролиз ГТФ, ускоряя инактивацию  G-белков. Особенно важна функция GAPs  для малых G-белков, так как альфа-субъединицы гетеротримерных G-белков часто сами обладают достаточной ГТФ-азной активностью. К GAP-белкам относятся белки семейства RGS.
GEFs (Guanine nucleotide Exchange Factors, факторы обмена гуаниловых нуклеотидов), ускоряют обмен ГДФ на ГТФ и таким образом активируют G-белки. Обычно для G-белка GEF-ом служит активированный лигандом рецептор, однако в некоторых случаях белки AGS (Activator of G-protein Signaling, активаторы передачи сигнала G-белками) могут активировать G-белок независимо от воздействия на него рецептора.

Примечания

Ссылки

 Lodish et al.  2000.  Molecular Cell Biology 4th ed.  W.H. Freeman and Company, New York.
 Voet, Donald and Judith G. Voet. 1995. Biochemistry 2nd ed. John Wilely & Sons, New York.

Внешние ссылки

 G-белки: введение

Мембранные белки
G-белки
Передача сигнала (биология)
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Countries Visited: England, France, Germany, Peru, Turks & Caicos, Mexico, Jamaica, and Dominican Republic.
Favorite Souvenir - I collect pressed pennies every chance I get. Cheap and compact!


Based out of Hollywood, California, Amra is a recent alternative rock band, influenced by the garage-band energy of post-punk revivalists such as The White Stripes and The Strokes, as well the pop-leaning sensibilities of stadium alt-rock acts like Kings of Leon and The Killers. Amra takes a "What you see is what you get" philosophy to their live performance, inspired by the DIY punk bands of 70's New York rock scene. Their 2018 album What Made It Easier showcased the songwriting and production of lead singer Hanson Briggs, and focused on the atmospheric and the ambient.