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Putting lives back together after the battle.By FinalStand. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels.Either you embrace Change and are destroyed by it, or you resist Change and are overwhelmed by it. What is your choice? (The Politics of 'Not' Being Dead)The rest of the trip was made in silence. They dropped us off at the edge of Miercurea Ciuc, home base of the 61st Mountain Troops Brigade, of Professor Loma and from whence all this craziness had originated. The meeting was already awkward before I arrived. It only got worse. Where to begin? Well, Russia, the United States, the UK, Romania, Hungary and Ireland were now all interested parties. And I had gained two personal distinctions:1.) Not only was I now heralded (and not really joking anymore) by some sources as Magyarorszag es Erdely Hercege, I was thereby re-awakening old nationalistic and territorial fears. Hungary didn't want a Prince, yet they did have an anemic Monarchist party. I might not be a Hapsburg (the last royal house of Hungary), but I could possibly be misconstrued as a long-lost Árpád scion (first King and founder of the Hungarian state), which would be even better.A crisis was looming in my ancestral crucible. It seems I already had a webpage in Budapest and six hundred "friends" within 24 hours. Worse, they had some pictures of me. Besides being 'of regal bearing' in the descriptions, I was sexy-hot and a soldier of fortune, a modern day 'Wild Geese, (Goose?)' who was wanted for questioning in a, or perhaps multiple, murder(s) involving either a duel over a woman's honor or killing a dozen armed gangsters who prayed on young innocents newly arrived to the big city.I wasn't alone. My trusty companion was A.) an ascetic Jedi Mistress (my own, personal Yoda), B.) an ancient witch schooled in the necromantic arts (apparently the reason I couldn't die), or C.) a Cold-War Era SMERSH (too much James Bond) assassin repaying an old debt to the descendent of an anti-communist partisan she'd killed years ago, eerily close to the truth for once. That, plus the TEK investigation, were Hungary's main points of concern involving me.2.) I was now a person involved in significant events for half a dozen nations on the world scene.Let's start with Romania. Okay, foremost, I was responsible for the single deadliest day in modern (post-WWII) Romanian Land Forces history. There was no covering this up. Close to one hundred men and women had died in combat, and then you added the forty-some dead Amazons, many of them apparently tortured, and this was a political and public relations nightmare.No one doubted their troops behaved heroically. That wasn't the problem. The political conundrum was how could they explain Ajax and his fifty seasoned killers penetrating into central Romania with no one being aware of the danger? A few politicians wanted to blame Székely nationalists (by that, they meant the ethnic minority who 'vaguely' wanted Transylvania to rejoin Hungary), except they had me, the Hungarian Prince, leading the charge.Life would have been so much easier for them if I had died. Yes, I could read the minds of those politicians. Screw a girl, then her younger sister, and then his wife, who all say they love me, and you'll recognized the emotional intent a father directs your way. (I'd only done that once, and once was enough.) I was getting that vibe again.Unfortunately for them, I wasn't dead and three big time foreign governments (and Ireland) seemed really curious about me, my performance and my mortality. So dragging me out back for a firing squad wasn't going to happen. Riki Martin of the US State Department was there and she told me a representative of the US Military Mission was on his way up to debrief me. Russia's sexy military attaché was still on site and looking happy for some reason. Flaviu, who had some experience with me, was soon to be gone; replaced by some person who had some serious lettuce before his actual name and didn't know me from didly. Not good.The UK had one of their diplomats coming up as well, just so I didn't get lonely. They weren't driving up with the Irishman, or the American. No one considers their carbon footprint in a crisis, I swear. But wait! It gets better. My Romanian Special Force dudes had brought the rest of their company (around a hundred new buddies) with them, they seriously didn't want me to get homesick and wander off (because, you know, I liked living and freedom).The Romanian army shouldn't have worried. It seemed that there were some US Army Rangers with NATO in Kosovo, Albania, or Bosnia and Uncle Sam was expressing a desire for them to 'stop by'. Maybe they could share their C-130 with the British paratroopers who were equally concerned about my well-being. I just hoped everyone was going to play nice when the Spetsnaz arrived. Putin was suddenly (and surprisingly to me, anyway) my new pal. I had a feeling I'd soon be discovering my secret Russian heritage if I wasn't careful. I was thinking maybe I could squeeze an Order of Lenin, or a Hero of the Soviet Union out of him. I heard they both looked nice, were obsolete and came without an actual pension.If Katrina wouldn't let me write off this calamity as PTO, I was going to be irate. I was on the verge of having a large family to support after all, unless you considered me marrying a billionaire's heiress to be compensation enough. The only group involved who weren't trying to actually see me was the Khanate.Temujin most likely had some shamanistic mojo that would let him know if I croaked. That bit smacked of paganism, so it was kept under wraps because he had to appear dutifully Islamic for the masses. Still, some koumiss would have been nice. Heck, right then I could have gone for an 'atta boy', perhaps even a 'two thumbs up'.Oh yeah; the general of the 4th Romanian Division wanted me to stop by when I had the chance (if I didn't, he'd send men to kill me, or so it was insinuated). The 61st Mountain Troops was part of his division's combat command and if the General Staff went looking for someone to crucify, he was making damn sure it wasn't going to be him.It occurred to me that I could send a handsome-looking Spetsnaz (if there was such a thing) to go in my place. They were brother Slavs, right? I was sure that between the 'Fall of the Berlin Wall', Moldavian Independence and Romania joining NATO, they would have much to discuss. Out of the blue, Pamela smacked me on the back of my head, Jethro Gibbs' style. My 'more-evil Russian doppelganger' idea must have been poorly thought out.Before I could implement that silliness, or trigger the big brouhaha, there was a preamble: I had three compatriots. Of greater importance, I had three heavily armed/gravely-serious bodyguards who wouldn't surrender their weapons and/or abandon me. So I thought "play nice" thoughts to myself.Diplomacy, sovereignty and legality all reared their ugly heads. I wasn't really an Irish diplomat. My paperwork was still valid, but the Romanian government hadn't permitted my entry into their country under the standard diplomatic protocols. Ireland wanted to talk to me about that, why was I running around armed and killing people in two Central European countries? I was acting more like an Irish adventurer from the 17th century, than a genteel civil servant from the 21st.Then there was the niggling little complication that involved me, my friends and our criminal possession of military-grade hardware. Chaz had the dubious excuse of being an official British government agent on assignment. That meant he could hope for a prisoner exchange within the next decade. Rachel and Pamela were private citizens with painfully sketchy proofs of US citizenship.When the Romanian legal system finished buggering them, it would be off to Hungry and its serious inquiry into all the dead bodies we'd left in our wake. Who was I kidding? What I was really worrying about was how many members of the Romanian penal system would die when they escaped. Their flimsy identities gave no clue to how dangerous they actually were. Hell, they'd beat me home.I had the added difficulty of Ireland and their questions about who the fuck I was and why I had their gold filigree on something I didn't deserve sitting snugly in my back pocket.So first off, this new band of 'Eagles' wanted to disarm and separate us."Don't insult me," I scoffed. "I am your Prince. Don't make me explain it to your widow.""I'm not married," the Lieutenant snarled back, daring me."Well, rush out and marry somebody. I haven't got all day. We don't want me to be caught in an idle boast now do we?" I grinned. Verbal sparring apparently wasn't in his repertoire."What?""Shut the fuck up, Carl," Chaz blithely inserted himself into the conversation."But you don't even speak Romanian," I countered. "How do you even know what I said?" The Romanians didn't know English, but they knew Carl. The tension between us ebbed."By the expression on the officer's face, Hercege," he winked. "It's universal to the brotherhood.""Who is he with?" The officer questioned me."You and he are the same," I answered."You cannot go any farther armed," he returned to his mission parameters."I don't envy you going in and telling the Colonel to come out here, but so be it," I held my ground."We could kill you and take them off your corpses," he studied my reaction."You are the second handsome man to tell me that today," I shook my head. "I'll tell you what I told him: 'you sure are cute, just not my type'." Pause then laughter."You are a madman," the lieutenant snorted. "I'll go talk to the Colonel."I was a jerk, loved maidens and was a master of bullshit. Did that make me a modern day Minotaur? The lieutenant came back out, then ushered me inside; Riki had to wait for the moment. He motioned my team come along. In the staff room of the 61st were a handful of officers and several suits."Mr. Nyilas," the Colonel gazed upon me. "I don't know what to make of you.""You and my Mother both," I mumbled. Despite the somber atmosphere, a few of the men and women let their moods lighten. They didn't hold my levity against me. I'd been there, on the battlefield and if humor was how I dealt with the experience, so be it."Ha," the greying man mused. "It is wholly my fault that I disregard most of the information you supplied my staff. You were unerringly accurate in your assessment of our enemy's capabilities. I know my men and I know how good they are. Veteran commanders can barely describe what my troops endured. You warned us and I didn't believe you. I was wrong and my men died because of it," he sighed."Sir, I do not believe you could have done anything else and succeeded," I interrupted."Succeeded? Is this what you consider success?" he hardened."Absolutely, Sir. Had you been slower to respond, those men would have most likely come here, to Miercurea Ciuc, and you would have fought the same battle, except your civilians would have been caught in the mix," I lied.If Ajax had escaped he'd have hunted me down. The location would have been irrelevant to him. How he knew where to be was a question for later and something to be presented to smarter, more experienced minds."Perhaps," he allowed. "They were heading north when we encountered them.The Alal in me was going back over the plan. It had been sound."Sir, you had every reason to doubt my military experience and to believe I exaggerated the threat. I was right and I take no joy in that, nor do I think anyone can hold your decisions against you," I stated.Now he gave a bitter laugh. Yes, they could hold all the deaths against him."We both know your men and women didn't die for their country, they killed for it. Quite frankly, I believe they killed some of the most vicious creatures to ever walk the face of the Earth. Fuck them for taking so many of us. Pile their bodies up and burn them," I suggested."They deserve no more Romanian soil than a spot to inter their ashes," I concluded."You do not sound like any diplomat I've ever met," the Colonel regained his gruff exterior."I'm not. I'm a fraud. I know as much about Ireland as I do about being a prince," I confessed. "That said, I didn't come here to kill anyone. I came to save lives.""How has that worked out for you?" a sitting woman in a suit questioned, in Romanian. She was slender, waspish and didn't sound comfortable speaking English, though she knew enough to get by."I am not a fortune-teller. I don't know how this is going to work out," I said."That's not what I asked," she prodded."Yes it was," I corrected her. "You wanted to know if I thought the price of your dead countrymen was worth the life of me, my friends and the lives of your countrymen I came to save. I can't measure the promise of those lives against the loss of all the dead. Don't play games with me. I'm have a degree in Philosophy and I eat morally ambiguous people like you for lunch."Pamela laughed aloud and lively."Kimberly and Katrina would be so proud of you right now," she chortled."I don't think you grasp the deep pit your find yourself in, Friend" the suit stayed chillingly calm."Oh, I think we all know we both screwed the pooch big time," I smirked. "The difference is me and mine are all happy to be alive after two of the most trying, fun-filled days of our lives. You want to throw us in prison. The Hungarians want to throw us in prison. I'm sure if I get back to the States, they will want to put us in prison too. Have I missed anyone?""I'm glad you will confess. It will make it easier on us," she grinned like sexy weasel."Wait," Rachel put a restraining arm on me. "I've wanted to say this for some time." To the weasel, "Blow it out your ass, dipshit.""Rachel, you don't know what she said," Pamela faux-gasped."I don't know the words, but I know what he meant," Rachel glowered. She missed Charlotte so much, she was willing to court pain and death. "I want to go back in time and slap her mother repeatedly for not strangling her in the crib. Is that succinct enough?""I apologize for ever meeting you, Rachel. I've brought you to a bad end," I gave her a tender look."It's okay. I never thought I'd live long enough to sleep with you anyway," she smiled back.Phifft, sigh. It was so sad that I recognized the sound of a low-caliber, silenced round."Listen up, dipshit," Pamela snickered. "Good one, Rachel. If you don't believe the next one is going through your skull, you clearly haven't been listening to us. You are fucking with the wrong monkeys. You have this bizarre idea that if I kill you, your government won't replace your worthless, bullet-riddled hide with someone we find more agreeable. My grandson sent in motion a half million combatants a few hours ago, he nearly died leading your soldiers against your nation's enemies and you want him to kiss your shoes as if you matter at all in the grand scheme of things?" she snarled. "Think again."No one was moving because Pamela had her silenced 22 Beretta out and pointed at Weasel's head. The SF's were caught flat-footed, as was everyone else. No guards came rushing in because the closed doors further muffled the sound. "I think this is a good time for us to get a drink," Chaz advised as he slowly reached out and lowered Pamela's gun hand.It was Pamela's gunboat diplomacy yet again. She hadn't meant to kill the women. Hell, she'd been a random target of opportunity. What Pamela had done was clear up the doubts in the room. Everyone on the staff could self-consciously let themselves off the hook for not being in the front lines, risking themselves with their comrades. Thanks to Pamela, they too had confronted violence.'Crazy' Grandma had fired off her piece and everyone sighed with relief when Chaz got her to lower it. I was pretty sure Chaz was in on this dangerous game. It resided with the Colonel as to how to resolve this hiccup in our dispute."Mr. Nyilas, why don't we take a walk outside, just the two of us?" he 'requested'.I nodded because I'm not always as dumb as I look. He was letting my people off with incredible temperance and I could honorably send them away. They'd scoped out the scene and believed I'd be safe enough. He, in turn, had an excuse to take a step away from his political watchdogs."I think that is for the best," I nodded. "Do you want me to leave my guns behind?""No, Mr. Nyilas, we might run into trouble out there and one of my Captains has suggested you are a man who can take care of himself," he replied. That was very nice of him indeed. If I did do something stupid, he had a ton of troops about who would make my regrets rather temporary. I decided to behave as if I had a passing acquaintance with sanity.His first questions were about the fighting at the ruins. I peppered our exchange with my interest in what had happened to the advance force of the 22nd. It was bleak news, yet the Colonel felt a sense of relief. He was coming to accept the lethality of his enemies, which in turn, led to an understanding, if not acceptance, of the carnage his men had been subjected to.He was in a cycle of context, grief, context. He'd gambled on me and men died. Once the battle was joined though, his soldiers had done precisely the right thing under considerable stress. He could be proud without dishonoring the dead. Only Pamela and I had engaged Ajax earlier. Only I had talked with the man.The Colonel had to look into my eyes to get the spark that led to understanding the mind and ruthlessness of his opponent. The name 'Ajax' never came up. That was more than a rational mind could accept at the moment. He knew his men had fought and killed the best and that helped him cope a tiny bit. Our interview ended when the first of the unwanted guests arrived.Only when I walked inside did it occur to me that this had been my first soldier to soldier chat. We had respected one another and discussed matters like men who knew the score. That was depressing in its own right. It was well passed nightfall when we went back inside. In our absence, Riki had started to redeem my existence. My salvation lay in Romantic Americana Symbolism.Translation: I was a Horatio Alger, a working class kid raised by a widower father, who earned a scholarship to a quiet New England college, graduated near the top of my class and gotten an excellent job (salary and benefits not disclosed). That was the was the first part of the Americana, proof positive that America was still the land of opportunity and a place where poor children could still reach the highest levels of society (umm, okay?).The second Americana Part: my Father had been murdered in a case of mistaken identity. Those heavily-armed foreign corporate/rogue governmental-sponsored terrorist mercenaries (their exact origin was shrouded in double-dealing misinformation) had ruthlessly murdered my Pa to cover up their error. Like any true Son of the American Dream, I had sworn vengeance.The Symbolic Part: My compassionate, understanding government (the good governmental servants of Republican Democracy, not the bad, hires the covert, secret, black-bag, unaccountable private contractors/ pawns of the Wall Street Elite bureaucrats) allowed me to participate in a multi-national taskforce. These selfless guardians of the freedom had formed a coalition which had hunted down the villains.With the priceless assistance of two Central European countries, who currently had to remain nameless (cough: Hungary and Romania), we'd achieved a final, violent confrontation in which my allies and I had emerged bloody, scarred, yet victorious. Once more, free men and women had answered the call of duty and some had made the ultimate sacrifice.See, I had a good government that cared enough about me to let me become a gun-toting menace to the civilized world. Like a Hollywood Western hero of the 1950's, 60's and 70's, I had taken personal revenge against the forces of wickedness, exit the railroad tycoons and cattle barons, enter the shadowy world of private security forces and uncontrolled corporate capitalism.

Companions, History and Heroism.By FinalStand. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels.There are two distinct phases of falsehood. In the first, you realize you can lie to those closest to you. In the second, you realize you shouldn't.(And the stars continue to shine forth)"Stop trying to save me," Pamela remarked, once she was sure we were alone once more."Ask me to do something I'd at least consider doing," I sighed. "Let's go back to the party, I'm not sure where we are.""You've been walking in one big circle, Dummy," she chided me.Why was she letting me off the hook for walking off with the Grand Villain in the scheme of things? Well, if she started hitting me, she probably wasn't sure she could stop."One of these days I'm going to screw up and not get out of it," I noted sadly."That is the epitaph of anyone who has ever taken up a weapon and a cause," Pamela smiled.Maybe she wasn't angry with me."Why aren't you more pissed off?" I wondered."You are a good guy, Cáel," Pamela enlightened me. "That means you are going to reach out to people you think you can save. Personally, I don't think Alal can be, but then I'm biased.""Guy coming back from the dead?" I inquired."Damn right. No more surefire way to anger an assassin than to come back from the dead," she related. "Did you take note of his body?""Not really. What did I miss?" I requested."It didn't look right," Pamela shook her head. "Nothing more specific than that. I was hoping, since you touched him, you might have picked something else up.""Nope. I was too busy slipping a GPS locator on him," I grinned."You don't have one and the technology doesn't work that way, ya numbskull," she play slapped my left bicep."Wouldn't it be cool if it did?" my grin broadened."Laugh it up, Monkey-boy," Pamela countered. "Buffy would have you tagged like a mule deer in Yellowstone.""Eek," I gasped. "Point taken.""Well, " Pamela huffed."He's going to kill my soul," I observed. "Now I'm sure of it. All of that discussion was just gauging my personality so that when he offs me, he can become Cáel Nyilas / Wakko Ishara." Pause."Good for you," Pamela let go of a tense breath. She didn't have to ask."The whole Condottieri situation is a scam," I passed on that bit of information I'd first put together with the Vizsla. "It never left Granddad's control. Currently he's going to use various other factions to kill off the Condottieri and Illuminati leadership that oppose him, then it is Unity Time.""If he takes your place, that gives him leverage on the Amazon Council plus your appeal to the 9 Clans and the Earth  and  Sky," Pamela helped me work things through. "He couldn't get his hooks into the Egyptians because they knew too much about him. Matters of race stymied his efforts with the Earth  and  Sky and Seven Pillars.""Except I saved Temujin and he's been supplying them with weapons and tech for over fifty years," I told her. "Even when he was dead, his plan was working, he had predicted the path that warfare would take, invested wisely and left orders to implement his plans. When the time came, they were ready to take out the Seven Pillars.""Without you saving Temujin, the E and S wouldn't have cared, but you," Pamela nodded. "If it comes down to his coalition of Illuminati, Condottieri, Amazons and 9 Clans, the Egyptians will join him, Global Unification has been their goal all along," she continued. "Besides, you made one hell of a positive impression on them the only time you've met. Bang up job, Stud.""Temujin will join as well. He's anything but suicidal," I finished the roll call of my fate. We were almost back to the rave by this time. "You know, you could kill me and short-circuit all of this mess," I reminded her."No way. I plan to win, damn it," Pamela patted me on the back. "Save the Dum-sel in Disrepute, slay the Evil Warlord and re-retire with a boatload great-grandbabies to spoil.""I gave the Vizsla a clue," I let Pamela know the possible complications to her plan. "In 1847, one General of the Condottieri tried to have the Italian Black Hand kill another. Unfortunately, the victim in question was a puppet for Grandpa and the assassin team attacked them both. Because they saw his face, he hunted them back to their base and slaughtered the entire Verona Chapter house of the Wolf.""He must have fucked up a few other times as well," Pamela assured me. Speaking of miscalculations, Anya, Katalin and Orsi broke from the thrashing mob and ran up to me."Your crazy ex-girlfriend called," Anya seemed steamed. "She insisted must she talk to you." At first glance, it would be 'which crazy ex-GF', except only one had Anya's phone number. I took her phone."Bonjour, ma petite amie méchante ," I greeted Anais, the Mountie, in French. Yes, I was calling her a 'meanie'."Cáel, how are you? Where are you?" she was truly concerned. I didn't doubt her sincerity. I also didn't doubt she was convinced she knew what was best for me, as well."I've talked with the Hungarian Police too," I let my pique come through. "You screwed me over. I asked you to let me handled this and you didn't.""You are still a Jerk," she snapped. "I've been trying to help. And from the sounds of it, you are at a party.""It's a rave. It is a rave brought about by the police keeping people penned up in the town all afternoon. Now, if you would stop treating me like a freaking child, you would realize that I'm actually safer in a crowd than I am alone, holed-up in some room without a weapon because you've made it so that the TEK is now keeping a sharp eye on me," I retorted."Can't you tell I'm trying to help you?" she got loud, on the cusp of becoming enraged."Yes. I called you, asking for help. I also called to apologize, without making it sound like some lame stupid stunt to get you back. I'm in real trouble here and I've put other people in danger at the same time," I told her. And yes, I planned to get some 'Anais' when I got back to North America."I'm telling you," she persisted, "let Hungarian law enforcement help you.""I'm trying to make you understand," I countered, "that this is a situation that the police can't help me with. I called you because I believed I could trust you, even though you hate me.""I'm angry with you, Cáel. I don't hate you," she grumbled. "I am trying to help.""If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't still be talking to you, Anais," I allowed. "What did Timothy tell you?""Is that all you care about?" she grumbled."Actually, this is me trying not to be a selfish jackass," I said. "People are in danger because of me and I need to make sure they are safe before I take care of myself.""That's, very unlike you," Anais sounded unsure."I've been doing some growing up since graduation," I replied. "I only wish I'd grown smarter.""I, I'm sorry about your Papa," she quieted down."They gunned him down in his own home," I told her. "Dad never touched a gun in his life and they shot him with an assault rifle.""Oh, well, I understand your Federal Justice Department is investigating the matter," Anais tried to comfort me. "I talked with your Prosecutor Castello. She wouldn't tell me much.""Pity," I mumbled. "I know they are having difficulties.""It is an American problem," she noted."Not really," I sunk in my hooks. "We've been working with MI-6 and the CIA. They are all part of that international task force I told you about {see last chapter}.""Yes, how did you get Irish diplomatic status? That doesn't make any sense," she perked up. Anais liked puzzles. Actually, she liked solving conundrums. It made her a great cop."We are missing the party," Monika protested, in German."That's right. Tell your EX-girlfriend good-bye, Cáel," Anya insisted loudly."Who is that?" Anais groused."It is Anya, the Bulgarian mechanical engineer. We've had sex since you and I last talked and I think she's feeling a tad possessive," I explained.Pause."Bastard," Anais seethed. I was sure her cunt was twitching already. "Fine. I talked with your roommate, he says you have my uniform in a dress bag and my boots in a sealed box, so I forgive you. Anyway, he said Odette called, and she gave him a number to give to you."Since it didn't have 555 in it, I had hopes it was genuine. This was not the time to give Anais the quick kiss-off."I appreciate it, Anais," I sighed with relief. "Have you decided which restaurant you want to go to when I get back?""I haven't given it much thought, Cáel," I could feel her defrosting further. "How can I keep in touch with you?""Ugh, I don't have my own phone right now. Tomorrow I'm going to steal some means of conveyance and, " I grinned."Don't tell me that," Anais complained. "I'm still an officer of the law.""Well, the new 'me' is trying to be more honest with you, Anais. I've got to get out of town tomorrow. Would you rather I lied to you, again?" I confounded her."Well, no. Try to be careful, prends soin de mon amour," she sighed."I will call you as soon as I'm able. Thank you again," I signed off."I still say, 'that one' is confused about her 'ex' status," Orsi teased me."Do you know what is worse than having one woman save your soul?" I tossed out to them. They could not divine an answer. "Having three women do it at the same time, for different reasons. Now I believe we have a party starving for our attention."(Reunions)Pamela had convinced me the motorcycle driver who belonged to our newly acquired BMW K1600 GT would be at least four hours regaining consciousness and getting himself untied. We had stopped at a petrol station along the 431, between Kiszombor, Hungary and the Romanian border. She wanted to fuel up before the border crossing, in case things didn't work out, you know, with our guns and this stolen vehicle.She was already peeved that I'd stopped in Szeged to pick up a few pounds of paprika. Rumor had it that the fields around that stretch of the Tisza produced the highest quality of that spice on the planet, especially the sweet kind. Pamela pointed out I knew 'jack' about cooking. I agreed. What I did know was cooks, the female variety.Fresh spice from the 'source' was way better than a dozen roses, even with a box of chocolates added. Did I have a cook lined up in New York? No, but I was sure I could find one. Wait! Yasmin, my Brazilian, ex-Super Cop, hottie should be back in town by now. If she didn't cook, she'd definitely have a friend I could seduce.Honest to Ishara, I was starting to believe this constant 'work-work-work' was ruining my normally poor judgment where sex and fidelity were concerned.Pamela was getting some lunch for us while I gassed up my crotch-rocket. My luck kept being, exceptional. Two Hungarian motorcycle troopers showed up; both were women and they apparently had decided that I was worthy of attention. Hey, I'm good-looking, and I was wearing a ballistic vest. (The durability of my long coat wasn't so obvious.) "Nice bike," the first one, the one directly confronting me, said. "Thanks. It is a KT1600 GT, 2009," I smiled. "What are you two on?" "Yamaha FJR1300A's," she answered. I put up the nozzle, capped the tank and walked over to her conveyance. It was a really sweet ride. "You have a gun," she noted calmly. She and her partner both had their hands on their holstered weapons. Since the flaps were still down, I wasn't panicking. "Yes. More than one in fact," I kept pretending to look over her bike while I was really scoping her out. I'd nailed all six boat girls and then had the Macedonian babe for breakfast. So I still had three good sexual bangs in me before dusk and these two were nice and pleasant enough. "Do you have permits for those?" she asked. Her partner was calling something in. "Are we still in Hungary?" I mused. The question was a joke. "I believe we are," she smiled. Sure, I may have been a dangerous felon, but I was a nice looking and engaging one."Nope. I'm afraid not," I sighed. She understood my English. "Why are you so armed?" she kept calm. "Are you law enforcement somewhere?" "Does a secretive, non-governmental, paramilitary organization count?" "No," she sighed. "That sounds rather criminal. So, what are you carrying?" That was a nice way of saying 'give me your gun'."Left, right, back, or ankle?" I replied. "Which one do you want first?" "Let's try this again. Can I see some form of ID?" she remained rather comfortable despite this having to be the most bizarre traffic stop of her career."I'm reaching around to my right rear jean pocket for it," I related. Something dating Anais had taught me was that you always tell an on-duty cop what you are doing before you do it.She nodded, so I pulled out my NY Driver's license, my US passport and my Irish Diplomatic ID. She began looking them over. "You are Cáel Nyilas?" she looked over my documents. "If that who it says I am, then yes," I grinned.For a second, she was P-O'ed, then she realized I was playing with her. She snorted in amusement and returned to looking over my stuff.   "Nyilas is a Hungarian name," she hummed. "Székely," I clarified. "My family emigrated to America at the end of World War II. I've actually come back here to look over the homeland." "You couldn't land in Bucharest?" she handed me my ID back. "What?" I feigned an insult to my intellect. "Hungarian women are far prettier.""You don't appear to be Dortmund Schuyler," her partner looked me over.

Biserica Nr. 1 Carpați, Cluj-Napoca - Conferința regională de tineret, mesaj rostit de pastorul Flaviu Pop, în data de 19 octombrie 2024.

Biserica Nr. 1 Carpați, Cluj-Napoca - Conferința regională de tineret, mesaj rostit de pastorul Flaviu Pop, în data de 19 octombrie 2024.

Biserica Nr. 1 Carpați, Cluj-Napoca - Conferința regională de tineret, mesaj rostit de pastorul Flaviu Pop, în data de 19 octombrie 2024.

More on the Tamworth Two, Victor the Giraffe, Crouchy on a plane, foreign tomatoes, Flaviu the Lynx, and possibly the best book. (Rec: 28/6/23) Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flaviu Simihăian este un fondator român plecat în Statele Unite acum mulți ani. A lansat și a vândut o companie în domeniul sănătății, Amplicare, iar acum dezvoltă Troy.AI, o soluție care să rezolve problemele asigurărilor din SUA. Am discutat cu Flaviu Simihăian despre parcursul lui. De asemenea, Flaviu Simihăian a fost unul dintre partenerii documentarului Romanian Startups - Roaring Tigers of Europe, susținând crearea și publicarea primului film despre startup-urile din România. Flaviu a plecat din România la 14 ani pentru a juca tenis în Statele Unite. Între timp a studiat, a fondat un startup numit Amplicare pe care l-a vândut, iar compania lui actuală e împărțită în două direcții - Troy Medicare și Troy AI și încearcă să schimbe sistemul medical din Statele Unite. De asemenea, găzduiește un podcast numit Founder Secrets.

Extreme heat, our positions in the coming revolution, and the escaped ‘terrorist' and his many TFTM links Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dealing with unwelcome spiders, a nugget party, consumer rumours, and a lynx development. Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flaviu says he tried to be a good American. He wanted to help the United States. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After their arrests, Flaviu, Cristian, and Massimo are extradited to New York. Flaviu soon finds that everyone has an agenda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flaviu recruits Cristian Vintila, a Romanian government official, to help him facilitate the arms deal for Juan. But Cristian has some concerns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flaviu is talking to a wide-bellied Colombian named Juan about a deal to sell weapons to the FARC, a paramilitary group. But the arms deal hits a snag in Italy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Flaviu a trusted source for the U.S. government? In 2001, while living in Las Vegas, Flaviu became a longtime “friend” to the FBI.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After being approached to procure weapons for Colombian rebels, Flaviu calls the CIA. “I have information for you,” Flaviu tells the agent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flaviu Georgescu is arrested by DEA agents in Montenegro for brokering an illegal weapons deal on behalf of rebels in Colombia. But there's a wrinkle the arresting agents didn't consider: Flaviu claims he's working for the CIA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“We don't have to hustle our children into God's Kingdom; we get to invite them to come alongside us.” Today Stacy speaks with best-selling author, speaker and  mom of three, Asheritah Ciuciu about the incredible opportunity we have as parents; the opportunity to share our Jesus stories with our children. Listen in as she graciously communicates the highs and lows of her own journey as a parent and how she found rest in Jesus alone.  Don't miss all the beauitiful gifts Asheritah offers in helping us learn to ask good questions, preparing us to share testimonies and releasing us from perfectionism. ABOUT OUR GUEST: ASHERITAH CIUCIU is a bestselling writer and speaker, wife to her high school sweetheart Flaviu and mama to three spunky kiddos. She grew up in Romania as a missionary kid and studied English and Women's Ministry at Cedarville University. Her passion is helping overwhelmed women find joy in Jesus through creative and consistent time in God's Word. Discover your creative Quiet Time personality at www.OneThingAlone.com. SCRIPTURES: These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (NIV) Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 (NIV) “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:28-29 (NIV) The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.                         He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:17, 20 (NIV) LINKS: Asheritah Ciuciu Unwrapping the Names of Jesus Resources BOOKS BY ASHERITAH: Unwrapping the Names of Jesus For Kids Prayers of Rest Bible and Breakfast: 31 Mornings with Jesus MOMS IN PRAYER New to Moms in Prayer? Find Out More!  PRAY with Moms in Your Community for Your Children Support Our Mission Moms in Prayer Shop

Jim Paris of ChristianMoney.com gives us a warning about the new 1099 K. Jim is the author of more than 30 books including the bestsellers Living Financially Free and How To Pray For A Financial Miracle. Paris is the Editor in Chief of the website ChristianMoney.com and the host of Jim Paris Live. In addition, Asheritah Ciuciu talks with us about her book for children Unwrapping the Names of Jesus. Asheritah is an author, speaker, and blogger. She grew up in Romania as a missionary kid and studied English and Women's Ministry at Cedarville University in Ohio. Her passion is helping women find joy in Jesus through a deeper walk with God. Asheritah is married to Flaviu and together they raise their spunky children in northeast Ohio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He tends his flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young. Isaiah 40:11 Welcome to the Dear Daughters Podcast! I'm so glad you're here. We're right in the middle of this series all about stories. Because I love stories. I love to ask questions, I love knowing people's stories, and I love that when you dig deeper it leads to the awe of God. I am so excited that Asheritah Ciuciu is joining me on the podcast this week. Asheritah is married to her high school sweetheart, Flaviu, and has three kids: Carissa, Amelia, and Theo. She is a speaker, an author, founder of One Thing Alone Ministries for women. Asheritah met Jesus in the back of her parent's Subaru when she was a little girl. She grew up as a missionary kid in Romania with her mom, dad, and two brothers. She loved listening to their stories from the mission field and as she joined them in the field she developed her own passion for sharing the Gospel. And she does it through the power of stories. Listen in as Asheritah talks about a few of the things that are so important in her life: stories, quiet time with Jesus, and the Word of God. She shares parts of her own story … how God called her to Himself … the moments she can look back on and say, “oh that's when He was present with me.” How God used her desires, even as a 17-year old girl, to impact so many women now. She talks about the importance of reading Scripture and spending time alone with God … and shares resources for how to practically do that in our busy lives. She believes in the power of story. Especially telling children stories—the stories of Jesus in the Bible and our own stories of Jesus—so they can know “He will be faithful and present and good toward them all the days of their lives as well.” Her new children's book, Unwrapping the Names of Jesus for Kids, encourages us to share both kinds of stories with the children in our lives (and I'm so excited to talk about that, too!). I hope that you are encouraged to share your stories of Jesus with the people in your life. And I hope that you'll seek out Jesus and the understanding of who He is. Because my prayer for you and for me is that we will get to know more and more of who Jesus is every day of our one beautiful life. SUBSCRIBE IN ITUNES SHOW NOTES Visit Asheritah's website. Learn more about One Thing Alone Ministries. Follow Asheritah on Instagram. Get a copy of Asheritah's new children's book, Unwrapping the Names of Jesus for Kids. Get a copy of Unwrapping the Names of Jesus: An Advent Devotional. Become a Newsletter Friend and get weekly-ish encouragement and know about all the fun things coming up. Join us Sundays at my home church, Austin Christian Fellowship, online or in-person. Learn more about ACF's Ministry Partners here. Stay at The Franklin our treasure in small town, Texas! Airbnb link here. Listen to more of Sara Davis Regan's music. :)

MLOps Coffee Sessions #115 with Flaviu Vadan, Senior Software Engineer at Dyno Therapeutics, How Hera is an Enabler of MLOps Integrations co-hosted by Vishnu Rachakonda. // Abstract Flaviu talks about the internal ML platform at Dyno Therapeutics called Hera. His team uses Hera as an internal innovation engine to help discover new breakthroughs with machine learning in the biotech healthcare industry. / Bio Flaviu is a Senior Software Engineer at Dyno Therapeutics, the leading organization in the design of novel gene therapy vectors with transformative delivery properties for a vast landscape of human diseases. Flaviu comes from a background focused on Bioinformatics, which is a field that combines Computer Science, Mathematics, and Biology. He took stints in academia by working as a research assistant in Computer Science and Bioinformatics labs before joining Dyno Therapeutics to work on machine-guided design of adeno-associated viruses (AAVs). At Dyno, Flaviu works on compute and core infrastructure, DevOps, MLOps, and approaches that combine AI/ML to design AAVs in silico. He is also the author and maintainer of Hera, a Python SDK that facilitates access to Argo Workflows by making workflow construction and submission easy and accessible. // MLOps Jobs board https://mlops.pallet.xyz/jobs MLOps Swag/Merch https://mlops-community.myshopify.com/ // Related Links --------------- ✌️Connect With Us ✌️ ------------- Join our slack community: https://go.mlops.community/slack Follow us on Twitter: @mlopscommunity Sign up for the next meetup: https://go.mlops.community/register Catch all episodes, blogs, newsletters, and more: https://mlops.community/ Connect with Demetrios on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpbrinkm/ Connect with Vishu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vrachakonda/ Connect with Flaviu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flaviuvadan/ Timestamps: [00:00] Introduction to Flaviu Vadan [00:50] Takeaways [02:06] Share this episode with a friend! [03:20] What Dyno does [05:44] CRISPR and Gene Editing [06:21] Kidney transplants and using pig organs [07:31] Deciding what genes to put in the body [07:48] Role of ML at Dyno [10:07] Higher dose [13:41] Process of Machine Learning Deployment and Productionizing at Dyno [16:22] Proliferation of models [17:31] Building the internal platform [19:37] Interaction with data, translation to compute layer, evaluation [24:21] Venn diagram for MLOps [27:06] Leveraging Argo Workflows [30:34] Hera [35:28] Open sourcing [38:44] Human power at Dyno [41:17] Wrap up

“It was sitting with the truth of Psalm 46 and allowing God's voice to speak louder than my fears.” There is power in God's word! Today Stacy speaks with best-selling author, speaker and mom of three, Asheritah Ciuciu about God's beautiful invitation to find rest in Him. Listen in as Asheritah openly shares her struggle with fear and how God graciously revealed Himself as her refuge and strength.  What God did for Asheritah, He longs to do for us all! ABOUT OUR GUEST: ASHERITAH CIUCIU is a bestselling writer and speaker, wife to her high school sweetheart Flaviu and mama to three spunky kiddos. She grew up in Romania as a missionary kid and studied English and Women's Ministry at Cedarville University. Her passion is helping overwhelmed women find joy in Jesus through creative and consistent time in God's Word. Discover your creative Quiet Time personality at www.OneThingAlone.com. SCRIPTURES: (NIV unless noted) God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea. Psalm 46:1-2 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:28-29 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us And lead us not into temptation. Luke 11:1-4 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:14-16 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18 To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.  Jude 24-25 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God's people, went up before God from the angel's hand. Revelation 8:4 BOOKS BY ASHERITAH CIUCIU: Prayers of Rest Bible and Breakfast: 31 Mornings with Jesus He Is Enough: Living in the Fullness of Jesus MOMS IN PRAYER New to Moms in Prayer? Find Out More!  PRAY with Moms in Your Community for Your Children Support Our Mission Moms in Prayer Shop

Bethesda Romanian Pentecostal Church is a local community of believers unified through faith in Christ. It is committed to the teachings of Christ and obeying all of His commands, and it seeks to bring the Gospel to the world. Bethesda works together in love and unity, intent on the ultimate purpose of glorifying Christ. “The place where families grow together!

Bethesda Romanian Pentecostal Church is a local community of believers unified through faith in Christ. It is committed to the teachings of Christ and obeying all of His commands, and it seeks to bring the Gospel to the world. Bethesda works together in love and unity, intent on the ultimate purpose of glorifying Christ. “The place where families grow together!

Bethesda Romanian Pentecostal Church is a local community of believers unified through faith in Christ. It is committed to the teachings of Christ and obeying all of His commands, and it seeks to bring the Gospel to the world. Bethesda works together in love and unity, intent on the ultimate purpose of glorifying Christ. “The place where families grow together!

Medicare Advantage continues to be a hot market with new entrants emerging annually.  Each new player is out to make its mark and take market share from the national health plans by offering a customer centric, simplified experience.  Troy Medicare is one such player.  Looking at the Troy Medicare website, you will see their tagline prominently displayed: “Health Insurance.  No BS.”  Now that is an intriguing proposition.  Let's see if our guest can share how Troy Medicare is delivering on this promise. With us is Flaviu Simihaian, co-founder and CEO of Troy Medicare, a Medicare Advantage plan that entered the marketplace in 2019 and operates in the state of North Carolina with plans to continue its expansion.  Flaviu is a repeat entrepreneur who previously developed imedicare, a platform to help pharmacists manage patient care.  I am excited to learn more about how the team at Troy Medicare is changing the game for individuals on Medicare Advantage. Show notes: Podcasts: Tradeoffs with Dan Gorenstein and The Drive Podcast with Peter Attia.  Book: Doing Justice by Preet Bharara.

Back by popular demand! We’re thrilled to welcome back our esteemed panel of global youth climate leaders for a second round of discussions on Net-Zero. In order to meet the 1.5°C global warming target in the Paris Agreement, global carbon emissions should reach net zero by the year 2050. A lofty and admirable goal. But what good are goals if we aren’t making measurable progress toward them? Not much. In part two of our discussion, we’ll be asking these questions: ✔️What are the incremental steps we need to be taking now to achieve net-zero by 2050? ✔️How can we hold ourselves and others accountable? ✔️What areas are the most important for us to focus our efforts? ✔️How can we offset the challenges presented by climate change deniers?   Meet the panelists: Beth Eden is an independent sustainability impact and engagement consultant, implementing SDGs in institutions and networks globally. She is also a volunteer Sustainability Communications Officer for SDSN Youth (Sustainable Development Solutions Network), a global movement to build a network of institutions to promote practical solutions for sustainable development and implement the United Nations SDGs and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Beth was recently named one of Corporate Knights 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders. Flaviu Cipcigan, PhD, is a researcher and strategist at IBM Research. His research uses artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery of new materials for carbon capture. Flaviu also co-authored a method to accelerate the discovery of antibiotics published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. He led a joint project between IBM Research and a multinational pharmaceutical company to improve collaboration in drug discovery. He holds a PhD in physics from the University of Edinburgh. Flaviu co-founded and serves as co-curator of Global Shapers Manchester, and he was recently included in the Forbes 30 under 30 list.  Luna Abadia is the Founder and Executive Director of the Effective Climate Action Project, a youth-led environmental organization with a mission to promote effective and systemic solutions to climate change. She is pursuing the International Baccalaureate Diploma and is in her 11th year of the Spanish Immersion Program. Luna spent a year abroad in Japan as a Rotary Youth Exchange Ambassador, where she represented the US and won the JAFIE National Japanese Speech Contest for high school students in Japan at both the regional and prefectural levels with her speech on climate change.  Lore Van Onsem is a climate activist and author of If Nature Had a Voice, about a girl struggling to find a place for climate change in her life.  She learns about the reasoning behind human's complicated relationship with nature, the chance humans have to survive climate change, and more. Lore has been invited to join Darcy Winslow (Founder of Academy for Systems Change, former Nike GM) on the 2041 ClimateForce Expedition to Antarctica in November 2021. Vivek Badiani is the Co-founder eCO-SENSE, an ultra low-cost smart farming kit. Sensors in the soil measure metrics such as temperature, humidity, moisture and carbon dioxide emissions as well as nutrients. The sensors are sustainably powered using a biophotovoltaic cell that generates electricity from photosynthetic materials such as vascular plants and can be placed directly in the field, making batteries redundant. The data is transmitted wirelessly and stored in a connected cloud platform. Vivek is currently studying to achieve a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge.

Flaviu Simihaian is the co-founder and CEO of Troy Medicare, the first AI-driven, pharmacy-powered Medicare Advantage company.

Bethesda Romanian Pentecostal Church is a local community of believers unified through faith in Christ. It is committed to the teachings of Christ and obeying all of His commands, and it seeks to bring the Gospel to the world. Bethesda works together in love and unity, intent on the ultimate purpose of glorifying Christ. “The place where families grow together!”

Cu toții avem defecte și calități.Corect?Ei bine, din acest podcast pe care l-am înregistrat împreună cu Flaviu și Dan am tras câteva concluzii legate de "defectele noastre". Mai multe detalii pe:https://lglconsulting.eu/Înscrie-te în grupul de membrii pe care l-am creat https://www.patreon.com/GeorgeNedelcu și fii parte din dezvoltarea ta personală!Urmărește-l pe GN:Facebook: https://bit.ly/FBGeorgeNedelcuInstagram: https://bit.ly/IGGeorgeNedelcuTwitter: https://bit.ly/TWGeorgeNedelcuTikTok: https://bit.ly/TikTokGeorgeNedelcuUrmărește pagina Power Podcast:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcastGNInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerpodcastbygeorgenedelcu/

De ce pleacă tinerii din țară? Au impresia că afară este mai bine? Mai multe oportunități?În acest episod am discutat cu Flaviu, Cătălin și Dan pe acest subiect pentru a vedea mai multe perspective.Înscrie-te la o sesiune gratuită de coaching: https://bit.ly/Coaching30MinUrmărește-l pe GN:Facebook: https://bit.ly/FBGeorgeNedelcuInstagram: https://bit.ly/IGGeorgeNedelcuTwitter: https://bit.ly/TWGeorgeNedelcuTikTok: https://bit.ly/TikTokGeorgeNedelcu

None of us really expected that we would be indoors together, not really having human contact with other people and it can be really hard, for so many reasons. It’s easy to go to social media and vent about how difficult it is to be with your spouse 24/7 or how challenging it is to be with your little humans all the time. And yeah, it’s easy to get on each other’s nerves and it’s hard to be in close quarters with people. ASHERITAH CIUCIU is a bestselling writer and speaker, wife to her high school sweetheart Flaviu, and mama to three spunky kiddos. She grew up in Romania as a missionary kid and studied English and Women's Ministry at Cedarville University. Her passion is helping women find joy in Jesus through creative and consistent time with God's Word. Discover your creative Quiet Time personality at www.OneThingAlone.com. This content originally appeared at www.moodypublishers.com/help for the Moody Publishers Rethink Rhythms. Find Joy. campaign. Used by permission.

Bethesda Romanian Pentecostal Church is a local community of believers unified through faith in Christ. It is committed to the teachings of Christ and obeying all of His commands, and it seeks to bring the Gospel to the world. Bethesda works together in love and unity, intent on the ultimate purpose of glorifying Christ. “The place where families grow together!”

The problem women face in raising a family and growing in their faith is having a consistent “Quiet Time.“  Today’s guest, author, speaker and mom of three littles, Asheritah Ciuciu can relate. Lee and Asheritah settle in for the misnomer of time in Scripture needing to be quiet, and that hiding from our children during our time with the Lord can be counter productive.  Listen in for practical ways we can nurture our family’s love for the God’s word and how God can make our little effort much.        About our Guests: ASHERITAH CIUCIU is a bestselling writer and speaker, wife to her high school sweetheart Flaviu and mama to three spunky kiddos. She grew up in Romania as a missionary kid and studied English and Women's Ministry at Cedarville University. Her passion is helping overwhelmed women find joy in Jesus through creative and consistent time in God's Word.   Asheritah’s website: www.OneThingAlone.com

This week on Real Talk with Rachael I talk with Asheritah Ciuciu, who is a bestselling author and speaker, wife to her high school sweetheart Flaviu, and mama to three spunky kiddos. She grew up in Romania as a missionary kid and studied English and Women’s Ministry at Cedarville University. She is the founder of One Thing Alone Ministries, an online ministry that helps overwhelmed women find joy in Jesus through creative and consistent time in God’s Word. Visit BibleandBreakfast.com for resources about the book, including the free lock screens discussed during the episode! Today we talked about: Free lock screens for your phone at Bibleandbreakfast.com Snacking on scripture and feasting on God’s word Getting over all-or-nothing thinking What holds women back from taking quiet time and getting into God’s word How you can be creative about being consistent The key to forming good habits Moody is giving away THREE copies of Bible & Breakfast! Enter either of these ways: Leave an iTunes review on the show!Text the phrase REALTALKGIVEAWAY to 44222 on your phone! You can enter both ways and that gets you more entries! Connect with Asheritah on her website and/or Instagram. Connect with Rachael on the website, Instagram and/or Facebook.

  S2 E21: The Beast Of Bodmin Moor This time, on Counting Cryptids: We discuss releasing animals into the wild, how little we know about europe, and a big ass cat known as The Beast of Bodmin Moor. This "beast" is pretty much just a panther, but in a place where it has no business, Europe. Though official reports maintain that "No verifiable evidence for the presence of a 'big cat' was found" there has been no shortage of sightings adding credibility to these creatures. And with recent, well documented, big cat escapes in the area, this podcaster subscribes to the belief that a particular person plotted this European panther population expansion project. So grab your phantom wild cat repellent spray, and your anti-alien big cat abduction undergarments, its time for another episode of Counting Cryptids AKA Jellicle Cats Links: Main Image, Felicity The Puma, Flaviu, Puma prints in Bodmin, 1997, Peterson Prints, 2016, Carole Desforges Photo, YouTube video from Paranormal Reality "Big Cat Sightings The Beast Of Bodmin", Facebook Group, Counting Cryptids Merch Social:Be sure to follow us on social media to connect with the community and answer polls!Facebook @CountingCryptids Twitter @CountCryptid Instagram @CountingCryptids Join our Discord channel! Click here to subscribe on Spotify Make sure you subscribe and rate our podcast!

We had a pleasure to chat with Flaviu Simihaian, CEO of Troy Medicare, new Medicare Advantage plan founded and backed by pharmacist and many other healthcare professionals. Flaviu shares his vision for more meaningful and effective healthcare model, and explains how will Troy Medicare partner with local independent pharmacies and small chains to provide excellent clinical services to its members. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can find more information about Troy Medicare at: + Troy Medicare - https://www.troymedicare.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can find more Drugs&Coffee content at: + Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/drugs-and-coff... + Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0CjrawR... + iTunes podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... + Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?... + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drugsandcoffee/ + Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drugsandcof... + Twitter: https://twitter.com/drugsandcoffee + Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRpH... + LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drug...

Flaviu Simihaian is a Romanian entrepreneur, angel investor, and life hacker with a passion for fixing the healthcare system. He is the co-founder of Troy Medicare, who are building the first transparent, pharmacy-friendly Medicare Advantage plan. He also co-founded Amplicare (previously iMedicare), a Software-as-a-Service platform that 6,000 pharmacies use to grow their business and save time.   Main Topics: Breaking The Rules Diagnosing Employee Morale Humor In The Workplace Mentioned in this Episode: Troy Medicare Amplicare Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert T. Kiyosaki Traction - Gino Wickman EOS InboxZero Asana & Trello Onenote & Evernote Sleep Cycle The Reboot Podcast Flaviu on LinkedIn Flaviu on Twitter Flaviusim Blog

How are extreme athletes like Flaviu able to perform in situations where only one wrong step will end their days on our planet? By many hours and years of practice of course! And here Flaviu is not an exception. He has been practising his stunts so many times close to the ground that when he is up in hundreds of meters above sea level on narrow ledges he is able to control his fear and put aside the fact that falling will definitely lead to his death.I'm really happy that I started my online video interviews! Talking to Flaviu Cernescu is a great example that the world is really open for meeting high level performers from all around the world! You should really watch the one minute intro before our conversation starts cause this is thinly way to understand what Flaviu really does and how challenging the places are where he is doing his stunts. There's really no words to describe this. Do this by clicking on my YouTube channel or go to my website http://surferoflife.comhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFVUGB21a1gtTuk5ADo65pAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFsA3cs4RkU Watch Flaviu's unreal stunts by clicking the links below:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/flaviucernescuInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/flaviucernescu/?hl=fiFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/flaviucernescu/?ref=br_tf1:32 Trailer2:48 Introduction5:00 What is Flaviu's passion6:45  How did he become a performer in circus and different shows-What has he studied- What is his working background- How did he start to follow his passion- What did he do before YouTube10:25 Ways to live his years more efficient- All the multiple things he is doing- His relationship to nature and industrial constructions15:25 How and why he started to explore chimneys- His crush to mastodon buildings- Tallest chimneys in Romania 19:30 His first climbing experiences to higher towers - How did he get over his fears- Once in a lifetime event that never fades away23:00 Exploration- Different hobbies- Way to know himself better24:00 Fear and how to get comfortable with it- Learning to use fear as a companion- How to stay focused29:00 Balance of the soul- Experiences to enrich your life - Ups and downs in life- Injuries as experiences and how can they teach us37:00 Risk factors when climbing to chimneys- Important things to consider- Code of ethics- How do you know when a chimney is safe to climb44:10 Different disciplines on different constructions- Natural progression - Experiencing different feelings48:30 How to stay focused when balancing on very high objects- The practice  - Learning to focus55:35 Future goals58:40 Connection to the past, present and the future1:01:25 How to practice concentration- Art of letting go1:04:20 Has millions of views on YouTube changed him as a person- Aspects when video goes viral- Content in the future1:09:50 Making videos - Nothing fake1:12:40 Understanding the dangers with social media1:15.14 What makes Flaviu feel down and what makes him happy 

Why do 4,000+ pharmacies currently use iMedicare. Find out why in today's Pharmacy Podcast interview with CEO Flaviu Simihaian.  Here's what you need to know about the iMedicate iMPACT!  Demystify PBM Reimbursements   See which plans pay you more for specific medications on specific plans and identify opportunities to make more money. It even calculates your DIR fees. Don't forget Medicare or Medicaid patients can change plans any time during the year. Avoid Preferred Closed Networks   View plans in your network as well as which plans your pharmacy is preferred on. Moreover, you can now see which Medicare plans have been reported to send letters or make phone calls to patients pressuring them to go to other pharmacies or to mail-order.  View therapeutic alternatives on formulary   It's time to stop calling insurance to check what's covered. iMedicare shows drug alternatives on every formulary, with their coverage tier and copay, as well as reimbursement for each alternative.  Now you can give the doctor options that are cost effective for the patient without ever calling the insurance company. You can even see if a new drug will put them in the donut hole sooner. Improve Your Star Rating   iMedicare can increase revenue and improve your pharmacy's star rating by identifying which patients can benefit from actionable interventions.  Whether it is a Diabetes patient needing an ACE-I/ARB or a patient with several high risk medications, you can identify therapy changes that are cost effective for the patient, as well as increase reimbursements. Contact iMedicare Today: https://imedicare.com/contact/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During this hour with Marnie and guest, Asheritah Ciuciu, you'll discover: The 4 types of resolutionsHow to tell if your resolutions are biblicalThe secret of getting over past failuresThe 6 critical questions to ask yourself about your resolutionsThe 5 step formula for creating God-honoring resolutionsHow to align your resolutions with the will of God for your lifeStrategies to help you overcome initial setbacks in your resolutionsThe 2 simple questions to identify your life purposes and goalsSecrets to help you make SMART resolutions you'll actually keepThe #1 best way to keep your resolutions Asheritah Ciuciu is a writer and speaker. She grew up in Romania as a missionary kid and studied English and Women's Ministry at Cedarville University in Ohio. Her passion is helping women find joy in Jesus through a deeper walk with God, and she shares vulnerably from her own life experiences on www.OneThingAlone.com. She is married to Flaviu, a web programmer and artist, and together they raise their spunky children in northeast Ohio. 

Millions of Medicare patients walk into their pharmacy concerned about their Medicare plan coverage and how to save money. Pharmacists have the expertise to help them more than an insurance broker or a social worker can due to the complexities around Step Therapy, Prior Authorization, and Quantity Limits different plans require. We've seen time and time again how pharmacies that take the time to sit down and help patients see the highest profit returns. We make it easy to navigate the complexity of Medicare for your patients, show you preferred networks you are (and are not) in, and which plan reimburses your pharmacy best (and worst). Best of all, we are on an iPad, making it easy for you to market this service even outside of your pharmacy, in nursing homes or retirement communities! 483 Broadway 2nd FloorNew York City, NY 10013 phone: 1.800.817.6526   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CMS Decision on Proposed Changes to Medicare Part D 1. How have preferred networks affected the business of pharmacy? 2. How aware do you feel pharmacists are of how payor issues affect patients and pharmacies? 3. How do patients react to price fluctuations between $0 copay and the donut hole? 4. What changes would you like to see improved in Part D to help pharmacies and patients? 5. What do you believe are the most impacting NEXT STEPS for Pharmacists & Pharmacy owners on this pressing subject?  Today's #RxChat Pharmacy Podcast is sponsored by technology innovationiMedicare: http://imedicare.com/contact  The #RxChat Pharmacy industry Twitter dicussion was founded by RxWiki and thePharmacy Podcast Show.  Tags:#RxChatiMedicareCMSMedicare Part DPharmacy BusinessPharmacist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.