Andy Reed was born in Portland, Maine, on February 11, 1966. His dad was from Missouri, but his mom's family had lived in Conway, New Hampshire. Being the sixth of nine children, he graduated from Kennett High School in Conway in 1984. For the last eighteen years he's lived in Wakefield, New Hampshire, about fifty miles to the south. While in high school, he wrote short science-fiction and fantasy stories, and even got them to give him his own independent study class. At the end of his senior year, he received a writing award. Almost twenty years later, he decided to start writing again, only this time delving into poetry. Mind you, Andy's poetry isn't what you'd expect. His style slowly evolved and gave him the contents of his first book of poems: Adrift (Off the Shores of Sanity). Having thoroughly enjoyed that endeavor, he continued to write as the poems came to him. Thus, his second book: Lost in the Head. While the first book incorporated writings from high school and through the years to the present, this book is all new. And if you aren't into poetry, don't worry, just try it. You'll see that it's different. It steps out and gets your attention.
Life as a cowboy in the Wild West was rarely as glamorous as John Wayne or Clint Eastwood. For the truest grit, you need to read this remarkable novel by Andy Adams. "Reed Anthony, Cowman" is the fictional autobiography of a simple cowman, who after the Civil War migrates to Texas and begins a new life as a cowboy. Told in a diary format, it is steeped in the authenticity and knowledge gleaned by Adams during 12 years in the saddle. The daily drama of struggling to earn a living and to actually live are woven together with descriptions of the epic cattle drives from Texas to Dakota. With gunfights, deadly snakes, showdowns, and rustling... this has the lot! The fairness and kindness of his character, as well as the historical accuracy and vivid descriptions, make "Reed Anthony, Cowman" a satisfying read for all western enthusiasts. Andy Adams (1859-1935) was an American writer of westerns, who grew up on his family’s farm in Indiana. He worked as a cowboy and cattle driver, which later prompted him to start writing his cowboy stories. He started writing novels in his forties, and his work is characterised by its realistic descriptions of everyday life and the troubles ranchers and cowboys experienced. His best-known works include 'The Log of a Cowboy', 'Reed Anthony, Cowman', and 'Wells Brothers'.
In the ranks of NCAA college basketball, Duke University is like something scraped off the bottom of a shoe. It's like a nasty virus you catch from a door handle at a public toilet. No team in sports is as uniquely hated as those smug, entitled, floor-slapping, fist-pumping, insufferable Blue Devils. The loathing has almost reached the level of a religion. Christian Laettner is a punk. Amen. The Cameron Crazies are obnoxious. The Plumlees are worthless times three. Coach K is a jerk. Kumbaya. The team is dogged by an intense hatred that no other team can match—and for good reason. Millions of hoops fans and March Madness aficionados around the world are not imagining things. Duke really is evil, and within the pages of Duke Sucks, Reed Tucker and Andy Bagwell show readers exactly why Duke deserves to be so detested. They bruise and batter the Blue Devils with fact after fact, story after story, statistic after statistic. They build an airtight case that could stand up in a court of law. So sit back in your "I Hate Duke" t-shirt, and in true Duke fashion, force someone poorer than you to do your work as you crack open the ultimate guide to Duke suckitude.
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Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Computer Science - IT-Security, grade: Merit, The Open University, course: MSc Advanced Networking, language: English, abstract: This research report investigated the potential risks from DoS (Denial of Service) attacks faced by SMEs (Small to Medium-sized Enterprises) that have an online presence. From the examination of case studies, reports, global surveys, and discussions with IT professionals this report evaluates which DoS attacks are the most prolific, and which DoS threats organisations need to secure against. From the results of the investigation it can be seen that the potential risk of becoming the target of a DoS attack continues to pose a significant threat to an organisation regardless of the size. It was evident from the results of the initial research that further investigation was required to evaluate which DoS threat were of most concern to SMEs (Small to Medium sized Enterprises). Through practical experimentation in a controlled network laboratory environment, a number of DoS attacks that are of current concern to SMEs were investigated, the main purpose of this investigation was to evaluate appropriate mitigation strategies to secure against the identified DoS attacks. This report concludes by highlighting that SMEs may be susceptible to well-known DoS attacks when deploying network hardware in default configuration, and by identifying the appropriate DoS mitigation options available to network and security administrators associated with SMEs. The conclusion also shows how these DoS mitigation options can be practically applied to the type of network hardware typically deployed in a SME environment.
While in high school, I wrote short science fiction and fantasy stories. When I had exhausted all the writing courses offered, I met with the English Board and they agreed that I should continue. So they gave me my own independent study class. At the end of my senior year, I received a writing award. Years later, when my daughter was high school aged, I was reading the lyrics of some of that wild music that she listens to. I thought to myself, I can write like that! Eight months later this book is what I ended up with! Some of these poems are serious, some are funny, some are dark, and some are thought-inspiring. Some come from my life and others are just stories. But all come from inside my head.
Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Computer Science - IT-Security, , language: English, abstract: This paper investigates the rise in popularity of MANETs (Mobile Ad Hoc Networks) and discusses their valuable role in all manner of situations that require a rapid deployment, and a highly flexible and dynamic approach to mobile networking. The paper examines the advantages, along with the limitations of MANETs, and identifies many of the current security concerns. Examining these concerns has exposed DoS attacks as being of high priority when planning for, and provisioning a secure network. The role of the IDS has been identified as being a crucial element in the security requirements. However, it has also been identified that the IDS is not a single solution, and that there are a number of options available, each suited to a particular scenario. Many of the IDS solutions have been identified as being complex and difficult to administer and maintain, and can lead to aggressive resource consumption. In conclusion to this paper it is felt that there is further work to be done to `develop a low resource intensive node based IDS design methodology to help protect MANET nodes from DoS attacks’.
The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3,000 cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana during 1882 along the Great Western Cattle Trail. Although the book is fiction, it is based on Adams's own experiences, and it is considered by many to be literature's best account of cowboy life. Adams was disgusted by the unrealistic cowboy fiction being published in his time; The Log of a Cowboy was his response. It is still in print, and even modern reviewers consider it compelling. The Chicago Herald said: "As a narrative of cowboy life, Andy Adams' book is clearly the real thing. It carries its own certificate of authentic first-hand experience on every page."Andy Adams was born in Indiana. His parents, Andrew and Elizabeth (Elliott) Adams, were pioneers. As a boy he helped with the cattle and horses on the family farm. In the early 1880s he went to Texas, where he stayed for 10 years, spending much of that time driving cattle on the western trail. In 1890 he left the trail to try his hand at business, but the venture failed, so he turned his hand to gold-mining in Colorado and Nevada. In 1894, he settled in Colorado Springs, where he lived until his death.
The Story of a Poker Steer, The Log of a Cowboy, A College Vagabond, The Outlet, Reed Anthony, Cowman, The Wells Brothers, The Double Trail, Rangering, A Texas Matchmaker and many more
The Story of a Poker Steer, The Log of a Cowboy, A College Vagabond, The Outlet, Reed Anthony, Cowman, The Wells Brothers, The Double Trail, Rangering, A Texas Matchmaker and many more
Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Greatest Westen Novels & Stories of Andy Adams." This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: Novels: The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days A Texas Matchmaker The Outlet Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography The Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories The Double Trail Rangering The Ransom of Don Ramon Mora Drifting North Seigerman's Per Cent "Bad Medicine" A Winter Round-Up A College Vagabond At Comanche Ford Around The Spade Wagon The Passing of Peg-Leg In The Hands of His Friends A Question of Possession The Story of a Poker Steer Andy Adams was an American writer of western fiction and was born in Indiana. Since childhood Andy used to help his parents with the cattle and horses on the family farm. Due to this Andy's works have been lauded widely for his first hand and authentic portrayal of the life of a cowboy unlike his contemporaries like Owen Wister who romanticized it.
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