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Overview Biblical criticism in its fullest comprehension is the examination of the literary origins and historical values of the books composing the Biblewith Higher french essays state in which these exist at the present day.
Since the sacred Scriptures have come down in a great variety of copies and ancient versions, showing more or less divergence of text, it is the province of that department of Biblical criticism which is called textualor lower, to study these documents with a view to arriving at the purest possible text of the sacred books.
The name higher criticism was first employed by the German Biblical scholar Eichhorn, in the second edition of his "Einleitung", appearing in It is not, as supposed by some, an arrogant denomination, assuming superior wisdom, but it has come into use because this sort of criticism deals with the larger aspects of Bible study; viz.
In reaching its results it sets more store on evidences internal to the books than on external traditions or attestations, and its undeniable effect is to depreciate tradition in a great measure, Higher french essays that there exists a sharply-drawn line between the exegetes of the critical and those of the traditional school.
In the process by which the critics arrive at their conclusions there is a divergence of attitude towards the supernatural element in Holy Writ. Those of the rationalistic wing ignore, and at least tacitly deny, inspiration in the theological meaning of the term, and without any doctrinal preoccupations, except some hostile to the supernaturalproceed to apply critical tests to the Scriptures, in the same manner as if they were merely human productions.
Catholic Biblical critics, while taking as postulates the plenary inspiration and the inerrancy of the sacred Writings, admit in a large measure the literary and historical conclusions reached by non-Catholic workers in this field, and maintain that these are not excluded by Catholic faith.
Its Christian exponents insist that a reverent criticism is quite within its rights in sifting the elements which enter into human aspects of the Bibleas a means of a better understanding of the written word, since its component parts were given their form by men in certain historical environments and under some of the limitations of their age and place, and since, moreover, inspiration does not dispense with ordinary human industry and methods in literary composition.
Higher Criticism may be called a sciencethough its processes and results do not admit of nicety of control and demonstration, as its principles are of the moral-psychological order.
Hence its conclusions, even in the most favourable circumstances, attain to no greater force than what arises from a convergence of probabilities, begetting a moral conviction. While some attempts have been made to elaborate a system of canons for the higher criticism, it has not, and probably never will have, a strictly defined and generally accepted code of principles and rules.
Some broad principles, however, are universally admitted by critical scholars.
A fundamental one is that a literary work always betrays the imprint of the age and environment in which it was produced; another is that a plurality of authors is proved by well-marked differences of diction and style, at least when these coincide with distinctions in view-point or discrepancies in a double treatment of the same subject.
A third received canon holds to a radical dissimilarity between ancient Semitic and modern Occidental, or Aryan, methods of composition.
History before the eighteenth century The early ecclesiastical writers were unconscious of nearly all the problems to which criticism has given rise.
Their attention was concentrated on the Divine content and authority of sacred Scripture, and, looking almost exclusively at the Divine side, they deemed as of trifling account questions of authorship, date, composition, accepting unreservedly for these points such traditions as the Jewish Church had handed down, all the more readily that Christ Himself seemed to have given various of these traditions His supreme confirmation.
As for the New Testamenttradition was the determining factor here too. As exceptions we may note that Origen concluded partly from internal evidence that St. Paul could scarcely have written the Epistle to the Hebrews, and his disciple Dionysius adduced linguistic grounds for rejecting the Apocalypse as a work of St.
The Fathers saw in every sentence of the Scripture a pregnant oracle of God. Apparent contradictions and other difficulties were solved without taking possible human imperfection into view. Only in a few isolated passages does St. Jerome seem to hint at such in connexion with history.
Except in regard to the preservation of the sacred text there was nothing to elicit a critical view of the Bible in the age of the Fathers, and this applies also to the Scholastic period.
Even the Humanist movement preceding the Reformation gave no impulse to the critical spirit beyond fostering the study of the Scriptures in their original languages. It was not a Humanist, but the erratic Reformer Carlstadt, who first broke with tradition on the authorship of an inspired book by declaring that Moses could not have written the Pentateuchbecause the account of his death is in the same style as the rest of his book.
But though Carlstadt adduced a critical argument he cannot be styled a critic. HobbesPereyreSpinoza attacked the Mosaic authorship, but merely incidentally, in works in which anything like a systematic criticism found no place. A French priestRichard Simonwas the first who subjected the general questions concerning the Bible to a treatment which was at once comprehensive in scope and scientific in method.
Simon is the forerunner of modern Biblical criticism. In this he called attention to the double narratives and variation of style in the Pentateuchand thence deduced that, aside from the legal portion, which Moses himself had written down, much of the remaining matter was the work of several inspired annalistsa class to whom are due the later historical books, and who in subsequent generations added touches to the inspired histories by their predecessors.
This theory did not survive its author, but the use of internal evidence by which Simon arrived at it entitles him to be called the father of Biblical criticism. His novel view of the Mosaic books excited only condemnation, and his critical work, being an isolated effort which did not win the support of a schoolfound appreciation only in recent times.
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On Thursday, Siv Jensen informed the Progress Party’s (FRP) national board that she is resigning as leader and will not stand for re-election to the Norwegian parliament (Storting).
“This choice has not been easy, but I am convinced that it is the right choice,” Jensen said at a press conference on Thursday afternoon.
She added that she has been considering the decision for a long time. However, she denies that the party’s bad results in the opinion polls are the reason for her resignation.
“Actually, the will to fight woke up again with today’s bad polling numbers. That is not the reason for my decision at all,” Jensen explained.
Wants Listhaug to succeed her
Jensen recommends that Sylvi Listhaug be the party’s next leader, although she emphasizes that she cannot choose her successor.
In addition, she recommends that Ketil Solvik-Olsen be the first deputy leader.
“I am convinced that Sylvi and Ketil are the right choices as leader and first deputy leader now. The party needs unity and a steady course, to be one team.”
“It is time that others, who are willing to work night and day, all year round for the party, take over the baton,” Jensen said.
Jensen is resigning after 15 years as party leader. Siv Jensen took over after Carl I. Hagen as party leader in 2006.
She took the FRP into the government in 2013, served as finance minister from 2013 to 2020, and took the party out of the government and into the opposition again in January 2020.
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Insider Threats Responsible for 68% of UK Legal Data Breaches
Data analyzed this week highlights the percentage of data breaches carried out by insiders at law firms in the U.K.
It’s still difficult to dismiss the effect that working from home and working remotely has had on insider data theft.
More than two years have passed since the World Health Organization initially declared COVID-19 a pandemic and with it, a shift to working from anywhere. That’s posed a challenge to administrators, many who had to turn on a dime, and learn how to protect corporate data beyond the office doors.
New numbers released this week highlight how serious the threat of insider-driven data loss has become for law firms, particularly those based in the United Kingdom.
At one point last year, more than two thirds (68%) of data breaches at firms were caused by insiders. NetDocuments, a document and email management service, looked at numbers from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) - the U.K.'s data protection watchdog - and found that the bulk of breaches in Q3 2021 stemmed from actions taken by insiders.
The rest of the breaches (32%) were caused by outside threats, like hacks.
It's important to note that as is usually the case with insider threats, the breaches don’t necessarily correspond to malicious actions taken by employees. Many of the breaches can be linked back to human error, like an employee botching an email send by failing to use blind carbon copy (bcc) or emailing documents of sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) to the wrong recipient.
The full scope of the data loss breaks down as follows:
- 52 percent of data breaches in the legal sector occurred from sharing data with the wrong person (i.e., via email, post or verbally)
- 25 percent of data breaches in the legal sector occurred from phishing attacks
- 10 percent of data breaches occurred from losing data (i.e., loss/theft of device containing personal data, or of paperwork or data left in insecure location)
- 54 percent occurred from human error (i.e., verbal disclosure; failure to redact or use bcc; alteration of data; hardware mis-configuration; documents emailed or posted to wrong recipient)
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GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- A man jailed by the Hamas government in Gaza died of meningitis on Friday morning, the interior ministry said.
Mahrous Fathi Nassar, 37, who was in police custody, was taken to the intensive car unity of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, where he died, ministry spokesman Ibrahim Salah said.
Rights groups have expressed alarm at the number of deaths inside Palestinian prisons.
The death of 52-year-old Atef Khamis Derbas in December, who was being held at Ansar prison in Gaza City for unpaid debts, prompted an official investigation.
Derbas' family strongly believe Atef died due to medical negligence and poor conditions in jail, according to rights group al-Haq.
On Oct. 16, 27-year-old Mohammad Said Al-Zaqzouq man died in police custody in Khan Younis, south Gaza.
Police said he had committed suicide, and a police source told the Palestinian Center for Human Rights that officers gave him the blanket with which he later strangled himself.

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Are we making progress on the jobs front? The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 192,000 new jobs in Februrary (220,000 new jobs in the private sector and a drop in government employment), and a drop in the overall unemployment rate from 9 to 8.9 percent.
We’re heading in the right direction but far too slowly to make a real dent in unemployment. To get the unemployment rate down to 6 percent by 2014 we’d need over 300,000 new jobs a month, every month, between now and then.
Overall, the number of unemployed Americans – 13.7 million – is about the same as it was last month. The number working part time who’d rather be working full time – 8.3 million – is also about the same.
But to get to the most important trend you have to dig under the job numbers and look at what kind of new jobs are being created. That’s where the big problem lies.
The National Employment Law Project did just that. Its new data brief shows that most of the new jobs created since February 2010 (about 1.26 million) pay significantly lower wages than the jobs lost (8.4 million) between January 2008 and February 2010.
While the biggest losses were higher-wage jobs paying an average of $19.05 to $31.40 an hour, the biggest gains have been lower-wage jobs paying an average of $9.03 to $12.91 an hour.
In other words, the big news isn’t jobs. It’s wages.
For several years now, conservative economists have blamed high unemployment on the purported fact that many Americans have priced themselves out of the global/high-tech jobs market.
So if we want more jobs, they say, we’ll need to take pay and benefit cuts.
And that’s exactly what Americans have been doing.
Employers have demanded wage and benefit concessions from their unionized workers and often got them. Detroit is creating auto jobs again — but new hires are getting about half the pay that auto workers were getting before. Airline workers are taking home 30 to 50 percent less than they did years ago. And so on.
Conservatives say it’s not enough. That’s why unions have to be busted – and why some governors are seeking to abolish laws requiring workers to become dues-paying union members in order to get certain jobs. Hence, the fights brewing in the Midwest.
Meanwhile, millions of non-union workers have accepted cuts in pay and benefits just to keep their jobs. Health benefits have been slashed, pension contributions from employers dramatically cut, wages dropped or “frozen.”
Millions of private-sector workers have been fired and then re-hired as contract workers to do almost exactly what they were doing before, but without any benefits or job security.
The current attack on public-sector workers should be seen in this light. The charge is they now take home more generous pay and benefit packages than private-sector workers. It’s not true on the wage side if you control for level of education, but it wasn’t even true on the benefits side until private-sector benefits fell off a cliff. Meanwhile, across America, public-sector workers have been “furloughed,” which is a nice word for not collecting any pay for weeks at a time.
At this rate, the unemployment rate will continue to decline. But so will the pay and benefits of most Americans.
Conservative economists have it wrong. The underlying problem isn’t that so many Americans have priced themselves out of the global/high-tech labor market. It’s that they’re getting a smaller and smaller share of the pie.
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Over the last two decades, desalination has appeared to be the answer to Israel’s urgent potable water shortfall, but in reality it has produced damaging and problematic unintended consequences.
It is time to rethink Israel’s water strategy, especially in light of the April 2018 storms when millions of cubic meters of urban runoff simply flowed into the sea, rather than being redirected to replenish diminishing natural underground water reserves (aquifers). And beyond re-thinking the strategy, there are challenging questions about why Israel is proceeding with hugely expensive and energy-inefficient desalination rather than a proven cheaper and better alternative.
For at least the last five years, an acute lack of rainfall in drought conditions and an accelerating water deficit has been overtaxing Israel’s desalination and wastewater treatment plants. The received wisdom is that the only answer lies in the construction of more desalination plants, and indeed Israel’s Energy and Water Ministry has announced its intention to build two further such plants, which would be the sixth and seventh respectively – at a cost of approximately US$400 million each. Is this the most efficient and cost-effective response?
Myopic focus on desalination?
With the political and military temperature rising, and a standoff with Iran now teetering, investment in less targetable and more energy efficient water purification and storage sites would seem logical and appropriate. So why, when there is growing and significant evidence for more effective, cost-efficient and equitable solutions to the water crisis is there a myopic focus on the perceived impregnability of water desalination?
For Dr. Yaron Zinger, from the Center for Water Sensitive Cities in Israel (a unique platform, cooperating with Water Sensitive Cities Australia and headed by KKL-JNF, in collaboration with the Hebrew University, the Technion in Haifa and Ben-Gurion University), a number of pilot programs and field studies point to the efficacy and potential widespread implementation of biofiltration, which converts wasted urban runoff into a new secure water resource.
Biofiltration as proven water solution
Biofiltration is the process of using selected plants and different soil densities to remove impurities from rain or storm water. And it is an Australian model that provides the inspiration – Australia leads the world in biofiltration with thousands of bio-filtration systems in the city of Melbourne and many more in the city of Adelaide where hundreds of Dunams use biofiltration to create drinking water.
Zinger and Prof. Ana Deletic, a world-renowned academic and expert in water engineering, were part of a team that conducted a case study in Melbourne, and found that growing plants in certain areas and filtering rain and drainage runoff water through them, resulted in several positive outcomes: primarily, the treated water was cleaned, purified and stored; and secondarily, the ambient temperature surrounding biofiltration sites was reduced, and the vegetation and foliage at the sites enhanced the attractiveness to residents of nearby areas. A 2010 agreement between Water Sensitive Cities Australia and KKL-JNF to establish a joint Australia-Israel research center also led to examining broader questions about urban planning and use of water.
The cost of biofiltration programs was found to be at least 20 per cent less per unit of cleansed water than the cost of desalination, yet advocates like Zinger face serious challenges in obtaining the backing of Israeli decision-makers to progress to an Israeli national scale from the small, but successful Water Sensitive City technology biofiltration pilot projects established in 2010 in Kfar Saba, and subsequently in Bat Yam and Ramle. These pilot projects were successful and should lead the way to create a new urban water resource.
Water planning: Only a question of economy?
Case studies in Israel have confirmed the Australian finding that it is considerably cheaper to deliver biofiltered water through an aquifer than to desalinate water. Yet the value of drinking water strategy cannot be counted purely in economic terms.
According to Joe Krycer, former CEO of JNF Australia (Victoria) who worked with Zinger and Deletic to establish the joint Australia-Israel water research center, other important benefits of biofiltration include reduced dependence on air conditioning as the ambient temperature is reduced; the longevity of proximate asphalt roads can be increased by up to 20 per cent; and vitally, biofiltration acts as a cleansing barrier which inhibits diesel fuel and petrol which is washed off roads from draining into and contaminating the aquifer or the sea and endangering health.
Environmental and human costs accrue from an over-dependence on desalinated water. The energy required to desalinate seawater comes through electricity, which is expensive and its production exacerbates pollution. Reverse osmosis, by which a semi-permeable membrane is used to remove ions, molecules and larger particles from drinking water (the process used in Israeli desalinization), creates brine and other by-products such as iron oxide that can neither be safely deposited on land or at sea. There is growing evidence too that vital minerals which are extracted through desalination create health problems across age groups. The lack of magnesium, for example, has been linked to greater numbers of fatal, rather than treatable, heart attacks; lack of iodine in early developmental years can cause lower intellectual ability; and lack of fluoride is a factor in tooth decay.
Municipalities in Israel operate more like city-states, with labyrinthine systems of rules and regulations. Zinger argues that there is “a need for regulation about when and how cities can invest in water-sensitive urban design and technologies, and incentives for local councils to participate. There needs to be a supportive mechanism for cities to invest in smart technologies in the public interest.” Despite practical co-operation and technical assistance from Israeli national water bodies such as the Water Authority and Mekorot, there is no clarity as to who is ultimately responsible for capturing and treating urban runoff.
Biofiltration systems address water supply, storm water, road runoff management and drainage, but as there are not always common interests and cooperation between authorities, installation and management of large-scale biofiltration remains a major challenge.
Water and links to urban planning
Due to shortage of available urban land for the growing population cities are building up rather than out, creating a heat-island effect and elevating urban temperatures by approximately 4 degrees Celsius. A lack of open space is deleterious to people’s health by making cities hotter (if anyone is in doubt, find a well-shaded area in a city with trees and grass and notice the temperature difference), and affects emotional well-being. Through the creation of vertical biofilters – green walls – it is possible to regulate temperatures within buildings and outdoors. Large-scale biofiltration with appropriate vegetation will produce potable water forming a micro-climate and a pleasant environment.
Desalination is no longer the panacea to Israel’s water shortfall
Modern times call for sound water planning hand-in-hand with urban planning so that Israel’s buildings and cities can become water sensitive to the benefit of her people and so that Israel can remain at the forefront of water strategies.
The investment of US$800 million in biofiltration would create at least the equivalent amount of potable drinking water as the two proposed new desalination plants, with the added benefits of biofiltration, and without the problems of desalination. And if the local municipalities would match the government budget to double the investment, the future of Israel’s water strategy and urban planning would indeed be the envy of the world.


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Development news for the SDI-12 protocol, whose latest version is now available for Lufft UMB sensors.
The evaluation of large amounts of data plays an increasingly important role in climate monitoring. In many areas of our daily life numerous data on environmental factors have to be measured and evaluated accordingly. Modern big data systems are increasingly being used to ensure that this process can be completed within a manageable time period. But what exactly are the advantages of Big Data and what must be considered when implementing them?
Trade shows provide promising opportunities for both exhibitors and visitors. While companies use the events for product presentations and customer acquisitions, visitors can learn about the latest industry developments. However, the benefits of trade shows can only be fully exploited if the local climatic conditions are optimally controlled…
CO2 has been a very hot topic for a few years now mainly due to its relation to climate change and also government policy. Leaving this aside, controlling and monitoring indoor levels of carbon dioxide inside building is important for everyone to consider for safety, health and even energy efficiency. Here are 5 reasons why you should by all means measure the CO2 levels in your space.


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You can keep Seinfeld and Friends and stick Only Fools and Horses - no-one comes close to matching the mirth of Marge et al. What's their secret?
It's natural for a second effort to pale in comparison with the first - there's less time to come up with an idea, and a commercial impetus to stretch an idea as far as possible
The ITV stalwart is planning a storyline in which a child kills another child. And the stirrings of tabloid discontent are already evident
James Corden seems to think he's a comedy genius - but the supremely funny Sharon Horgan is streets ahead
It has sex dolls, Ferraris and a character called Angel Islington. ITV's latest drama left me smiling
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York lawmakers are considering a measure that would prohibit police and prosecutors from using the possession of condoms as evidence against suspected sex workers.
If passed it would make New York the first state in the nation to prohibit such evidence.
A study completed in 2010 found that more than half of sex workers surveyed in New York City had condoms confiscated by police.
Nearly a third said they sometimes didn’t carry condoms because they feared getting in trouble.
Prosecutors in San Francisco, Calif., Brooklyn and Nassau County in New York have already stopped using condoms as evidence of prostitution.
Advocates of the measure say a statewide law would ensure people aren’t targeted by police for possessing condoms.
The New York Police Department has long opposed the bill but said on Friday that it’s reviewing its policy.
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The Marked Men was formed in Denton, Texas by members of the Reds. Following two releases on Rip Off Records, Reds bassist Chris Pulliam moved to Japan and the remaining members, Jeff Burke, Mark Throneberry and Mike Ryan, formed the Marked Men with bassist Joe Ayoub. The band has since released music through Mortville, Rip Off, Dirtnap and most recently signed with John Reis' label Swami Records.
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Radioactivity: "I Know"
Radioactivity announce new LP, 'Silent Kill'
Under the radar bands to see at Fest 13

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Original Text by Mike Maggio
The stage is empty except for a chair and a small writing table.
On the table are some colored pens, sheets of paper, paper scissors and tape.
Enter silently and sit in empty chair.
Wear face covering (e.g. ski mask) and removable overalls.
The word cloudism.appears on the front and back of the overalls and on the face covering.
Hide white space.
The sound of sky.
The light of day.
Select one member of audience to respond using the tools on the writing table.
Audience member responds verbally or visually.
Audience member tapes paper to overalls.
Audience member selects another person from the audience.
Second audience member responds to previous member’s line or to cloudism.
Each audience member repeats until everyone has responded and taped to zippable overalls.
Drape over chair.
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Oscar Pistorius faces murder charge
Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee revered in South Africa for overcoming his disability to compete in the Olympic Games, shot and killed his girlfriend in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013. He was acquitted on murder charges but convicted of a negligent, although unintentional killing, known in South Africa as culpable homicide.
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Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, after being found guilty of the lesser charge of culpable homicide in the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.


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Now, more than ever, people are investing in real estate. It is a great way to save for retirement, develop passive income, and makes for good general financial planning. On its own, real estate offers cash flow, tax breaks, equity building, competitive risk-adjusted returns, and a hedge against inflation. Real estate can also enhance a portfolio by lowering volatility through diversification, whether you invest in physical properties or REITs. Typically, that focus is only given to residential properties.
The Maryland Smith Young Alumni Council would like to offer Real Estate 201 - something a little different for those looking to learn about, and one day become, investors. Hear the career stories of Aèkeam Awad '10, Eugene Poverni, MBA '10, and Scott Johnson who have had great success in residential and commercial real estate investment. The conversation will be moderated by Terri Jarboe-Farri '91, MBA '19, who specializes in residential and commercial real estate. After hearing these stories, attendees will have the tools needed to make an informed decision about what level of investment is right for you.

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REPRESENTATIVE MUNZLINGER’S CAPITOL REPORT
With the session over I have been busy in the district. I actually had a parade and an Armed Forces monument dedication ceremony at LaGrange. It was also a celebration for LaGrange’s 175 years as a community. I have also been very busy getting my crops planted.
I hope everyone took time to attend a Memorial Day ceremony to honor our soldiers who have fought to protect our freedoms that so many take for granted.
Overall, it was a very successful session to help make Missouri a better place to live, work and raise a family. We have been able to actually cut taxes for some against some of the liberal’s tax and spend wishes. By holding the line on taxes and actually cutting taxes for some we will be able to keep more senior citizens in the state after they retire. We will also be able to keep and hopefully draw more businesses to our state. We have tried to keep a business friendly tax climate in our state, unlike what has been proposed in Illinois. We would welcome those jobs on this side of the river! Like I have always said jobs and businesses help build our tax base to help our local government, schools, libraries, etc.
Along that line we passed the Quality Jobs Act that takes an innovative approach by providing incentives to employers who provide quality jobs. This allows us to build on the success we’ve had in transforming Missouri from a state ranked first in the nation in job loss to one that has seen more than 93,000 new jobs created in the last two years.
The sound fiscal policies implemented in the recent years have resulted in a robust economy for Missouri that has allowed us to turn this state around from a billion dollar shortfall under the Holden administration, to having a surplus that enabled us to set aside about $200 Million for potential emergency situations in the future. Despite the liberal cries to spend it all we know that we can’t take this prosperity for granted. This will leave the state a safety net so when the next downturn in the economy happens, hopefully the legislature will not have to cut needed services or raise taxes.
As always, you can feel free to contact me for any reason. I can be reached at (573) 751-7985 or at


Nunja, ich weiß nicht so recht ob es lustig sein soll, oder ob die Kids das toternst meinen, mit dem was sie hiermachen, aber es riecht mir hier verdammt nach Nerdsalat und nunja.. ach egal.. ich spar mir die Worte. Geniesst diesen Klassiker, nachgespielt von ein paar „Fans“ ;D
Check out two new songs that U2 debuted the other night in Italy at their tour opener, the first show since Bono’s unfortunate back injury. The songs they introduced are called “North Star” & “Glastonbury”, named after the festival.
“North Star” is was a ballad that Bono requested be heard with all the lights in the arena turned off. “Glastonbury” was a funky rocker that will have no problem getting stuck in your head.
Jimmy Eat World have released a new single titled „My Best Theory“ from their upcoming album Invented dropping on September 28th. Check out this great single below and then pick it up on and also preorder the album iTunes.
[soundcloud width=“100%“ height=“81″ params=“show_comments=true&color=a500ff“ url=“http://soundcloud.com/somekindofawesome/01-my-best-theory“]Jimmy Eat World – „My Best Theory“ by Some Kind of Awesome
So the new single from Weezer, “Memories” is out there. It’s the first song that we are getting from the band since their move to Epitaph Records for the release of new album, Hurley.
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst recently leaked his bands new song “Walking Away” online via the Limp Bizkit gaming clan site, Thelbgc.com (which has since crashed from the traffic.) The song, which is expected to appear on the bands new album “Gold Cobra“, has since made its way onto Youtube and can be heard below.


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Mike Amor, a TV anchor for Australia’s ‘Sunrise on 7,’ was on location in Los Angeles reporting on skateboarding and the recent emergence of prototypes for the hover-board when he got a surprise skateboard to the head.
Some San Francisco Uber customers are going to get the ride of their lives, Friday, thanks to the rideshare company’s partnership with Spotify.
Secret Show Podcast for November 20th, 2014 Eddie Ifft joins the show, the PC police, and circumcision (no letters please)! This Podcast is for ears 18 years of age and up only, thank you! Secret […]
Sarah And Vinnie’s Full Show Podcast: 11.20.2014 Today on Sarah and Vinnie’s Full Show Podcast: 6-7am -A list of Jim Carrey’s best movies, Taryn Manning’s beef, the outrage over Ryan Gosling not winning the sexiest […]
Today’s Lost 30 … Our big Toys For Tots event coming up tomorrow, Sarah’s birthday present, and eating out of over-sized bowls! Click Here to download. (Right click on PC, Control key and click on […]
The Barden Bellas are back in PITCH PERFECT 2, the follow-up to summer 2012’s smash hit.
Zooey Deschanel attempts to up her adorkability in the new She & Him video by dancing with an imaginary partner.
Grohl then sat down with Ellen to talk about his band’s new album, their HBO series and what it’s really like be a rocker dad. A lot of listening to Meghan Trainor and Katy Perry.
The somber PSA features a plethora of famous faces, including Matt Damon, Thandie Newton, Connie Britton and Morgan Freeman.

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COOLJAZZ and Smooth FM present a Talent Contest focused on national Jazz, in the 2023 edition of CoolJazz. The objective is to support national jazz production, giving Portuguese jazz projects the opportunity to present themselves in the 18th edition of COOLJAZZ and promote their aerial work on Smooth FM.
Applications are open from March 30th to May 31st. On the 20th of June, the bands that take the stage of the CASCAIS JAZZ SESSIONS by Smooth FM are announced.
“We are very pleased to once again have a contest aimed at national talent giving space to Portuguese jazz projects. In recent years, we have invited several young artists who are developing their jazz projects on the stage of the CASCAIS JAZZ SESSIONS, in order to give visibility and showcase Portuguese talent. In partnership with Smooth, we will elect three jazz, soul, or blues bands, in order to amplify the talents of national jazz.” – Karla Campos, CEO of Live Experiences.
For the director of Smooth FM, Miguel Cruz, “following what Smooth FM accomplished on its 8th anniversary (2019), it is with great satisfaction that we now launch this new challenge, even more relevant, since it is about being able to act on what is the biggest jazz stage in the country.”
Since 2017, COOLJAZZ has created the CASCAIS JAZZ SESSIONS stage, focused on national talents, with the aim of supporting jazz artists. This initiative became a specific moment in the festival’s programming, giving national talent a unique highlight in COOLJAZZ’s daily lineups. For the 18th edition, in partnership with Smooth FM, three winning projects will be selected that join the remaining 4 Portuguese jazz projects, thus forming the CASCAIS JAZZ SESSIONS by Smooth FM stage lineup.
All information about the contest is available HERE.
COOLJAZZ has 3 concerts per night.
It starts at 8 pm with the Cascais Jazz Sessions by Smooth FM, followed by the First Concert on the main stage and ending with the Great Concert on the main stage, at times yet to be defined. Closer to the date, check the festival schedule at cooljazz.pt.
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A provincial relief fund originally meant to support those who slip through the cracks of other government relief funds will be restarted to provide more financial support to foreign students and non-profit organizations.
Steven Myers, Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy, made the announcements before the legislature on Thursday, that special situations funds would be reopened, offering more than $500,000 CAD in financial support.
The program had been closed as of early June after distributing financial support to 444 persons and organizations.
Myers explained the funds were established early in the pandemic amid a flurry of financial relief programs from both the provincial and federal government.
“We swiftly realized that, as a government, we can’t know every situations Islanders are facing,” Myers told members of the legislature on Thursday.
“The special situations fund was then established as a way to help us fill any gaps.”
The funds were offered to individuals who were not qualified for other federal income relief support, such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). This special situations fund provides a one-time payment of up to $1,000 for people who did not qualify for the CERB or other provincial supports.
The Minister said much of the funding has so far supported individuals who needed more than one job to make ends meet. These people, Myers said, were not eligible for the CERB program because they continued to work, even after losing one job.
Many of the 1,500 foreign students on Prince Edward Island experienced a loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some had relied on support from their home country but found this support halted as their families also faced job losses.
In an interview, the minister said he has heard stories from Holland College administrators of some international students living in residence who can’t return to their home country but who have few job prospects in the island over the coming tourism season.
“It would be a very negative by-product of the pandemic if we didn’t do our due diligence to help people,” Myers said.
About $1 million was originally earmarked for the special situation fund in early April. Of this, $427,000 has been distributed to date, and the rest will be distributed in this second round of funding.
We heard reports in early May that several students had applied for the special situations fund in April but had been told they were not qualified. Others found they were often denied of other provincial or federal relief programs.
Some community groups have started establishing online GoFundMe campaigns for foreign students unable to afford groceries or facing sudden tuition arrears. A $77,000 fund created by UPEI for students facing financial challenges was quickly depleted.
Myers said the initial special situation fund did not exclude foreign students, but some were referred to other funding options administered through Holland College or UPEI.
However, Opposition Green MLA Hannah Bell stated she heard from international students who were told they were specifically not eligible for the first round of the special intervention fund.
In late May, Bell raised the matter in the legislature.
“I had asked the minister then, specifically, about the special intervention fund and why (it) was closed,” Bell said.
“The gaps have not gone away.”
Bell also noted she has been pushing since late May for more financial aids for non-profit organizations in Prince Edward Island, whose fundraising has been badly affected by the COVID-19 economic downturn.
On Thursday, Hannah Myers thanked Bell for her advocacy on the issue.


news: CREEPER – new album „Sanguivore“ to be released on Friday, October 13th
A new chapter in the thrillingly theatrical story of CREEPER today gets underway as the acclaimed UK band share
A new chapter in the thrillingly theatrical story of CREEPER today gets underway as the acclaimed UK band share their brand new single „Cry To Heaven“ and announce the Friday, October 13th release of their third album „Sanguivore“. CREEPER’s previous albums – „Eternity, In Your Arms“ and „Sex, Death & the Infinite Void“ – have seen the band enamour an army of devotees, a highly committed following that propelled their second album to a Top 5 chart position.
„Cry To Heaven“ is the latest result of CREEPER’s collaboration with the twisted mind of producer Tom Dalgety (Ghost, Royal Blood, The Cult, Killing Joke).
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Tower Seminar Series – Burrenscapes – Album Launch
September 28, 2022 at 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Presenters: Dr Óscar Mascareñas, Steve Boyland, and Cathy Purcell
In this seminar Dr Óscar Mascareñas will launch his
newest album ‘Burrenscapes’, released in the summer of
2022 by Diatribe Records. ‘Burrenscapes’ is a collection
of experiences and sonic impressions of the Burren, Co.
Clare, Ireland. The album incorporates voices, strings and
electronics as well as ambient sounds recorded in various
parts of the Burren. Haiku-like poetic texts create a
dialogue between words, silence and abstract sound that
aims not to describe the landscapes themselves, but to
embody the experience of being present in and with them.
The launch includes a performance of material from the
album as well as re-imaginations of that material by Óscar
Mascareñas (voice and electronics), Steve Boyland (voice)
and Cathy Purcell (demungs). With this series of poetic
sound essays, Mascareñas pays homage to the Burren, its
inhabitants – humans, flora and fauna – and their utterly
indescribable, otherworldly and extraordinary beauty. The
album is available at diatribe.ie/burrenscapes.
Admission is free and all are welcome.


Rubén Díaz de Greñu
Painting and grading
Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV)
Co-founder of the Raw Producciones audiovisual studio, where he has developed video art projects for Arco Matadero and large immersive projections such as Oceans, The Exposition.
He has worked as an artistic painter and applicator technician for set companies and theme parks, camera operator, post-production director (Tranvía Producciones), director of the audiovisual department of Versus Gráficas and Dartika Adloading.
Likewise, he has been director of photography and colorist at La Livingston studio, highlighting the documentary of the installation of the Dolphin Treasure at the El Prado Museum, or works for brands such as Verisure, Estrella Galicia, La Once or Bankinter.
He has developed his teaching work at the University of Zaragoza and in TAI.
Subjects and workshops
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CINEMATOGRAPHY AND AUDIOVISUAL ARTS
Grading and color correction
MASTER IN DIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERA
Grading and Color Correction Workshop
Painting, color, camera operation, relationship between painting and cinema.
Awards, mentions and recognitions
Second Prize of the XI ICOMA Painting Contest
First Prize for Best Video Creation Editing at the 16th Girona Film Festival
First Prize for Best Experimental Video at the Llodio Short Film Festival
Second Prize in Dial Art Painting from the UPV
Second Prize for Short Film "Valencia Crea" from the Valencia City Council


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Someone was clearly messing about with a time machine this year at Cannes Film Festival because the beauty eras were all over the place, and I’ll tell you what: it was a breath of fresh air.
Viewers of the Cannes red carpet weren’t just served looks in outfit form, but a varied and interesting palette of hair and makeup choices, which is a welcome change when most red carpets only vary between the confines of soft waved hair and “bold” red lips, no further.
I’ll show you bold, said Helen Mirren when she rocked up on the Cannes carpet sporting a messy up do with her hair dyed ten different shades of blue (the warmest colour, infamously). And lipsticks weren’t their typical pinks and reds, with Gigi Hadid repping a 90s brown to the screening of Henry VIII drama Firebrand. Here are some of favourite retro looks from the French Riviera.
Brie Larson’s 90s headband
Brie Larson has been single handedly running a one-woman Chanel promotional campaign this Cannes, turning out look after look from the French fashion house, with everything from couture to Ready To Wear collections all on display over the course of the two week festival. The best bit, though, was when she fully played into the preppy chic of Chanel and wore a simple black 90s headband to pull back her highlighted tresses. Simultaneously 1998 and Gossip Girl circa 2008.
Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Brigitte Bardot’ hair do
While Larson may have delivered a minor Brigitte Bardot moment with her hairband, the major 60s moment was Sydney Sweeney’s blown out ‘do. The slight messiness, semi-parted fringe and volume all screamed Queen of the Côte d'Azur - a title originally applied to Brigitte, but Sweeney embodied it effortlessly this week. The Euphoria actress loves to experiment with different styles, but this is a personal favourite.
Jennifer Lawrence brought back Y2K lipgloss
All hail the return of J Law! With a Hunger Games renaissance on the cards and a new comedy set to be released, Jennifer Lawrence is the talk of the town once again, and who can blame us - her look at Cannes was a showstopper, and while it’s hard to look away from the dress, her glam was actually what tied it all together.
Lawrence had sleek, honey coloured hair, styled to be poker straight, save for a few gentle waves at the ends, and a muted makeup look, except for a perfectly shiny lipgloss (speaking of renaissances). An oft-overlooked lip product, the Y2K gloss actually works perfectly with a classic look because it gives the appearances of whole-face dewiness. Consider it next time you want to look perfectly polished.
Helen Mirren’s punky blue hair
Now that’s how you do a blue rinse! Originally used to dilute the yellowish appearance of grey hair, 77-year-old Mirren seems less interested in “diluting” her signs of ageing and more interested in having fun with it. Her messy, punkish blue updo was dyed in all sorts of shades: there’s some purple in there, some turquoise - it’s perfectly imperfect. Channeling the 1970s in her 70s, perfection.
Not only that, but the beehive has obvious hair clip additions to the side, which contrasted to Mirren’s opulent Bulgari jewellery and Del Core gown, giving her the overall appearance of a Vivienne Westwood-Marie Antoinette hybrid. Not a bad combo, if you ask me.
Gigi Hadid brown lipstick
The older Hadid sister turned up the Firebrand premiere looking like Jessica Rabbit in sepia with her coffee-coloured gown, made by Zac Posen, dramatic side part and matching brown lipstick.
The trend, which was popularised in the 90s, has made a comeback as of late, but hasn’t been a major presence on any red carpets. It was a welcome additions to Hadid’s look, which would have looked a lot more boring with a basic red lip. Brava!


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The role of cell competition in the elimination of aberrantly specified cells
Main supervisor: Dr Fisun Hamaratoglu (Cardiff University)
Second supervisor: Prof Eugenia Piddini (University of Bristol)
Prof Helen White-Cooper (Cardiff University)
Host institution: Cardiff University
Cells in an organ take life and death decisions based on the input they receive from their immediate neighbours. For example, some cancer cells cause their healthy neighbours to commit suicide.
Indeed, cells with higher levels of the oncogene Myc slowly expand and occupy larger territories at the expense of normal cells. This phenomenon, known as cell competition, was first discovered in Drosophila and is conserved in mammals. Conversely, other precancerous cells, such as scrib mutants, are recognized and eliminated by neighboring wild-type cells, suppressing carcinogenesis via another form of cell competition. Altogether, cell competition can be defined as a range of cell interactions that enable cells within tissues to compete for space and survival cues.
During competition, the less fit cells are eliminated from the tissue and referred to as “losers”, whereas the remaining cells are called
“winners”. Research in the last two decades identified several
molecular players in the process, but which mechanisms are
common to all forms of cell competition remain unclear.
Likewise, aberrantly specified cells, cells of wrong identity in the wrong place, are eliminated from tissues during development, ensuring functional adult organs. Whether this is a form of cell competition is unknown and is the subject of this studentship. In the Hamaratoglu Lab, we have been developing quantitative assays and identified several players with roles in the elimination of aberrantly specified cells. Our unpublished results highlight a role for JNK signalling in the elimination of aberrantly specified cells; JNK was shown to be activated during cell competition as well. There are also differences between the two processes. In cell competition, the genetic identity of the cell determines winner or loser status. For example, Myc expressing cells would always be winners in competition with wild-type cells. However, the identity of the majority determines the winners during elimination of aberrantly specified cells.
The Piddini Lab has world-renowned expertise in cell competition, and is currently investigating the links between metabolism and cell competition. Together, we will determine the commonalities between cell competition and the elimination of mis-specified cells, we will test molecular players identified in cell competition for roles in the other process and vice versa.
You will join a dynamic and international research group and will be trained in the use of genomics, genetics, and microscopy techniques to investigate cell-cell interactions. You will also become a part of the interactive Cardiff and Southwest Drosophila communities.
Application website: https://www.swbio.ac.uk/programme/projects-available/


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Performance horses, whether involved in racing, show jumping, or other competitive disciplines, require optimal health and function to excel in their respective fields. Monitoring various blood parameters is an essential part of maintaining the overall well-being of these equine athletes. One such parameter is Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT), an enzyme found predominantly in the liver. Elevated levels of GGT in a horse's bloodwork can indicate liver dysfunction or injury. In this blog post, we will delve into the significance of GGT in performance horses and explore liver support supplements that can help restore GGT levels to normal.
Understanding GGT and Its Role
GGT is an enzyme present in various tissues throughout the body, with the highest concentrations found in the liver. It plays a crucial role in the metabolism of glutathione, a vital antioxidant responsible for neutralizing free radicals and detoxifying harmful substances in the body. Elevated levels of GGT in a horse's bloodwork can serve as an indicator of liver damage, as it leaks into the bloodstream when liver cells are injured or compromised. Interpreting Elevated GGT Levels
When GGT levels exceed the normal range in performance horses, it is essential to investigate the underlying cause. Several factors can contribute to increased GGT, including:
Liver Dysfunction: Liver diseases such as hepatitis, cholangitis, or cirrhosis can cause liver cell damage and subsequently elevate GGT levels.
Medications: Certain medications, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or corticosteroids, can impact liver function and increase GGT levels.
Dietary Factors: Nutritional imbalances, including excessive carbohydrate intake or diets lacking essential nutrients, may affect liver health and contribute to elevated GGT.
Exercise-Induced Stress: Intense exercise and training can temporarily elevate GGT levels due to the physiological stress placed on the liver.
Other Causes: Infections, toxins, and certain metabolic disorders can also lead to increased GGT levels.
Liver Support Supplements for Restoring GGT Levels
To address elevated GGT levels and support liver health, several supplements can be considered:
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum): Milk thistle is a widely recognized herb known for its hepatoprotective properties. Its active ingredient, silymarin, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, helping to support liver function and promote the regeneration of liver cells.
Artichoke (Cynara scolymus): Artichoke contains compounds that stimulate bile production and enhance liver detoxification processes. This herb can assist in restoring normal liver function and reducing GGT levels.
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC): NAC is a precursor to glutathione, the antioxidant that GGT helps metabolize. Supplementing with NAC can boost glutathione levels, aiding in liver detoxification and reducing oxidative stress.
Vitamin E: As a potent antioxidant, vitamin E helps protect liver cells from oxidative damage. Supplementing with vitamin E can support liver health and contribute to lowering GGT levels.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Found in fish oil or flaxseed oil, omega-3 fatty acids possess anti-inflammatory properties and can help reduce liver inflammation. They also support overall cardiovascular health in horses.
It's important to note that while these supplements may be beneficial in certain cases, they should be used under the guidance of a veterinarian. Liver health is a complex matter, and a comprehensive approach considering the horse's overall well-being, diet, and exercise regimen is crucial for optimal results.
Monitoring liver health is vital for maintaining the performance and well-being of horses involved in competitive disciplines. Elevated GGT levels can indicate liver dysfunction or injury, requiring further investigation and appropriate intervention. Liver support supplements, such as milk thistle, artichoke, NAC, vitamin E, and omega-3 fatty acids, can aid in restoring normal GGT levels by supporting liver function and promoting detoxification processes. Consulting with a veterinarian is essential to develop a tailored approach based on the horse's individual needs. By prioritizing liver health, horse owners and trainers can help ensure the long-term success and vitality of their performance horses.
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Play Slashville 3D. Slash and Collect Tomatoes. Craft Your Town. Upgrade Your Character. Go on Adventures.
Instruction to Play Slashville 3D:Only playable on PC Desktop. Collect and build.
If you enjoy this game, you may also enjoy these games: The Bonfire 1, The Bonfire 2 and Pixel Survive Western.


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The sun was ablaze in the African sky, When Cardwell Giraffe happened to spy A quite irresistible camel thorn tree, The sight of which made Cardwell weak at the knee. In a rapture of eating Cardwell closes his eyes and begins munching away. What follows next in this hilarious tale will have you in knots of laughter.
John Bush The Giraffe Who Got in a Knot
The Giraffe Who Got in a Knot

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Children are often told that home is the place to run inside when thunders hit or when the rain comes, and that home is a safe place. However, for billions of people in the world, it is not. By 2030, it is estimated that 3 billion people will be at risk of losing a loved one or their homes—usually their most important assets—to natural disasters. In fact, the population living on flood plains or cyclone-prone coastlines is growing twice as faster as the population in safe homes in safer areas. The 10 natural disasters causing the most property damages and losses in history have occurred since 2005.
The damages and losses were highly concentrated in the housing sector. While the poor experience 11% of total of asset losses, they suffer 47% of all the well-being losses. Worse, natural disasters can lead to unnecessary losses of life, with earthquakes alone causing 44,585 deaths on average per year. This is an issue that policymakers and mayors need to address. — blog.wb.org/blogs


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J Hus will play Afro Nation Ghana in December.
The festival was founded as a celebration of the African diaspora, and the multi-faceted global cultures it has inspired.
Afro Nation Lison sold out within 36 hours, with the festival in Ghana now adding yet more artists.
J Hus has led the afro bashment wave here in the UK, fusing West African sounds with elements of London's inner city life.
Debut album 'Common Sense' was a seismic moment in UK pop, and he'll be playing Afro Nation Ghana this December.
Elsewhere on the bill are new additions Medikal, Russ MB, Santi, and Tion Wayne, joining previously announced acts such as Burna Boy, Wiz Kid, Not3s and Yxng Bane.
Check out the announcement video below.
Afro Nation Ghana runs between December 27th - 30th.
Join us on Vero, as we get under the skin of global cultural happenings. Follow Clash Magazine as we skip merrily between clubs, concerts, interviews and photo shoots. Get backstage sneak peeks and a true view into our world as the fun and games unfold.


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|Article title||SOFTWARE COMPLEX FOR INTELLIGENT SCHEDULING AND ADAPTIVE SELF-ORGANIZATION OF VIRTUAL COMPUTING RESOURCES BASED IN LIT JINR CLOUD CENTER|
|Authors||N.A. Balashov, A.V. Baranov, I.S. Kadochnikov, V.V. Korenkov, N.A. Kutovskiy, A.V. Nechaevskiy, I.S. Pelevanyuk|
|Section||SECTION IV. CLOUD COMPUTING|
|Month, Year||12, 2016 @en|
|Index UDC||004.023, 004.75|
|Abstract||Rapid development of cloud technologies has led to their wide use both in commercial and academic areas. The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) hosts its own cloud infrastructure built on the OpenNebula platform based on the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model. The JINR cloud service is used as a universal computing resource supporting workload-intensive scientific computations as well as low-load activities. The complexity of modern software libraries and ap-plications makes it hard to predict possible workloads generated by the software. For this reason cloud resources are often over-allocated leading to a high degree of underutilization of underlying equipment. It is useful for commercial cloud providers to optimize their resources consumption but it is especially important for scientific organizations, such as JINR, limited in resources, where it is crucial to get the maximum performance out of the owned computing infrastructure. A common solution is to use consolidation of virtual machines (VMs) and a number of algorithms and methods for dynamic reallocation and consolidation of VMs were proposed recently. In this paper we describe a new heuristics-based method of dynamic VMs reallocation utilizing the ranking system of computing resources to control Quality of Service (QoS) while over-provisioning the cloud in-frastructure. The method allows to release an amount of computing capacities by the means of VMs consolidation and a set of approaches to deal with the released resources is described in the paper giving the detailed overview of a novel approach based on integration of cloud services with batch systems. Based on the proposed methods and strategies we review a universal software framework that is currently under development allowing implementing a complete solution for improving cloud environments built on IaaS model.|
|Keywords||Сloud computing; virtualization, optimization; intelligent control; datacenters; VM consoli-dation.|
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As the government’s new climate change accountability bill begins its parliamentary journey, NDP MP Laurel Collins is making some mischief of her own over in the Commons’ environment committee, where she is pushing a motion about making the Environment Commissioner a stand-alone independent Officer of Parliament. While it’s a procedurally dubious move, I nevertheless cannot contain my eyerolls as MPs look to fob off yet more homework onto another unaccountable body, and call it “accountability.” The number of these officers has proliferated as MPs abandon yet more of their own work and responsibilities, and try to find another person to act as both their cudgel and shield.
The Environment Commissioner is currently housed in the Auditor General’s office, which seems like a fairly natural home for someone whose job is to do performance audits of environmental programs. Apparently, the current interim Commissioner is having resourcing issues, which is in part because the Auditor General’s office has been dealing with a hugely increased workload while trying to negotiate more of their own resources from government, while also needing to deal with upgrading antiquated IT systems that the current AG’s predecessor let lapse as he played along with the Harper government’s deficit reduction game, and cut his own budget voluntarily. In the current parliament, the opposition parties have passed Supply Day motions to demand political audits of certain government programs, as well as the early emergency pandemic legislation put the work of accountability onto the AG rather than Parliament actually scrutinizing any of the spending before it went out the door – yet another abdication of their own responsibilities. (The AG also did say that she was confident that she was going to get her requested increased resources from government, for what it’s worth).
We’ve just seen the creation of another independent officer in the Parliamentary Budget Officer, who was spun off from being attached to the Library of Parliament to his own independent office. There were warning signs all over this particular move, and yet it went ahead because the previous Conservative government, who created the office in the first place, started to act capriciously toward it and threatening the office’s budget when they started doing the heinous act of contradicting the government’s spin. Part of the danger of this, however, is the propensity for media darlings in the position – the first PBO was one, and the current one is as well, to the point where he has started straying dangerously outside of his mandate and seems to want to get fired with cause because of it. He put his credibility on the line during the election by “costing” promises by simply taking certain parties’ words and just putting them on his own letterhead to give them credibility (such as the promise about “cutting corporate welfare”), and we’re seeing a growing number of reports that are either borne of partisan mischief that he isn’t refusing to undertake, or whose methodology is so dubious that it merits suspicion that the media doesn’t actually give it.
The history of independent Officers of Parliament in this country began with the best of intentions, where officers like the Auditor General and Chief Electoral Officer had specific purposes and specialist knowledge that performed functions that were not necessarily suited to MPs, either because of the possibility of partisan shenanigans (like the Chief Electoral Officer – look no further than the complete mess of 3000 different election systems in the United States, each with their own rules and procedures, and each under partisan control), or because it was a function MPs couldn’t provide. This expanded with specialist roles like the Official Languages Commissioner, Privacy Commissioner and Information Commissioner as the complexity of government grew, but it also started to change their roles. No longer were they organically attached to Parliament, where MPs would use their reports as tools to hold the government to account – now these officers have become detached from Parliament, and rely on their ability to mobilize public opinion to mount pressure on the government to act on their recommendation.
One reason why this happened is because MPs willingly relinquished their roles once these officers began to use the power of media to their advantage, and it became easier for MPs to simply quote the reports and then hide behind the non-partisan nature of the officer as “proof” that it wasn’t just a partisan attack. “Even the [insert officer here] says this government is failing,” is a common line, that appeals to authority while the MPs themselves have stopped doing this kind of accountability work. After all, why do your own homework when you have someone else to copy from? With the creation of the PBO, MPs abandoned the work of the Estimates and let the PBO do the examination for them, and more to the point, largely abandoned any semblance of pushing the government to reform the Estimates process so that it is coherent and matches up to the budgetary cycle. (Note that the Scott Brison led this charge for the Liberals when he was Treasury Board president, and the government has largely given up on trying to reform this in the time since Brison’s retirement, because the public service has become too entrenched in the status quo).
I’m sure that Collins’ thinking in trying to spin off yet another officer is the temptation of having yet another cudgel to hammer the government with, one more media darling who will feel free to go in front of the cameras and start straying outside of their lane and making political pronouncements, like the current PBO has been. But because these officers are accountable to on one, and because the lure of becoming a media darling is very real and a sure thing with a media that refuses to question these officers, even when they get their work very wrong (like the Senate audit), we should be careful that we are diminishing parliament with each new officer created. How many more officers can we create? How much more of their work can MPs pass onto someone else? Let’s hope we don’t have to find out.
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The official One Direction Scrapbook is out now! Click here to get your copy. Stay tuned for details about the official 1D FAN scrapbook, coming this year!
The guys have just announced they’ll be performing at the 2014 American Music Awards on November 23rd!


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Inspired by the beats of hip hop and evolved through the means of trap, this is how you make a beat. This production uses those ethereal voices combined with a heavy hip hop beat to create something new. When you hear this track start to playing it’s only a matter of time before it gets you.
As with all ghost productions on Producr.com, this track will only be sold once. As soon as someone purchases this track it will be removed from out website. All files will be available to you instantly and you will receive an official copyright transfer document with your purchase. Don’t miss out on your chance to make Gotcha your next Trap release.


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On our recent trip back to Aberdeen to visit family and friends we took some time out to visit the Botanical Gardens at the University of Aberdeen’s Zoology campus; Cruickshank Botanic Garden.
The gardens were in bloom with many different flowers and plants, their collection of Giant Thistles is what captured my attention.
Spring is definitely in full bloom with daffodils starting to appear along in parks, gardens, and along hedgerows. Confirming spring has most certainly arrived. The weather wasn’t the best, a typical rainy spring day, but the flowers managed to brighten up what was a rather wet and misty day. Hopefully I can capture some more shots on a day when the weather is brighter.
I’m not a big fan of winter so it is nice to see the start of Spring and the hope that the colder weather is behind us for another year. Our garden is showing the first signs of Spring with our first blooms Crocuses. I have to admit I do not remember planting these but they look lovely all the same.
Recently I certainly haven’t had to venture far to capture nature, it is literally on my doorstep. This is the first time that I have been out with my camera this year. Looking forward to the warmer weather to come and getting out to explore more.
Although we may now be in early December there is still a hint of summer that lingers on. Some of the summer flowers in our garden have weathered the autumn months and lasting in to the start of winter. This gave me the perfect opportunity to test out my new zoom/macro lens to capture the last hint of summer.
Another botanical photography expedition, one of the many things that I love about living in Sheffield is that even in the heart of the city you are never far away from the beauty of nature. There is no shortage of green spaces in the city.
I seem to be drawn towards capturing natures floral masterpieces of late. Most photographers usually have a genre that they tend to stick to, be that portraits, wildlife, commercial, macro. I find it so hard to dedicate myself to just one field. That being said this summers blooms seem to be what are capturing my creativity at present.


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itel A22 was launched alongside the A45 in India as budget-friendly offerings for light users on a budget. Unlike the A45, the A22 comes with a single rear camera.
Furthermore, itel went for an older Snapdragon chip with the older 16:9 aspect ratio screen. However, it comes with the same 1G RAM space and 8GB storage space as well. Let’s find out more.
itel A22 Key Specs and Features
・5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 480 x 960 pixels pixels
・Android 8.1 Oreo Go with 1GB RAM
・Octa-core 1.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
・8GB built-in storage
・5MP rear camera and 2MP front camera
・2400mAh non-removable Battery
Design And Display
The A22 looks good no doubt, it sports the trendy antenna lines. There’s one on top and another at the bottom. The Plastic body enables a non-slippery grip when held.
The rear camera and LED flash are horizontal at the top left corner on top of a black plastic foundation. This adds a sleek feel to the device. It measures 9.35mm in thickness when you turn to the sides.
Turning to the front, you’ll be greeted by the screen of course, with lots of bezels. The top bezels house the selfie camera, speaker grille and LED flash, while the bottom has the navigation buttons.
It sports a standard 5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, this boasts of 720 x 1440 pixels in resolution and 215 pixels per inch density for clear visuals. It also stretches up to 60.81% screen-to-body ratio.
Hardware and Software
Itel adopted the Snapdragon 210 from Qualcomm. The old chipset was built on a 28nm process technology and comes with quad-core processor clocking at 1.3GHz, while the Adreno 304 graphics card controls graphics.
For multitasking, it comes with just 1GB of RAM space. Although it runs on Android 8.1 Oreo Go Edition as well, this enables seamless performance with light apps. There’s an 8GB storage space for storing files.
Camera And Connectivity
The phone sports a single 5MP rear camera which comes with a LED flash and other internal features. For taking selfies, you’re left with a 2MP shooter at the top bezels.
The A22 supports 4G LTE connectivity and accommodates dual Nano SIM. It has support for Bluetooth 4.2, 3.5mm jack, USB TypeC, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Hotspot and A-GPS, GLONASS.
Battery And Availability
The itel A22 is powered by a non-removable 2400mAh battery with no fast charging technology. itel A22 will be available on shopping stores, starting from $59 to $79, that’s about (N20,000 – N25,000).
Full Specification Of itel A22
・Announced: August 2018
・Status: Available. August 2018
・Network Technology: GSM / WCDMA / LTE
・3G Support: WCDMA: B1 2100MHz / B8 900 MHz / 1900 MHz / 850 MHz
・4G Support: LTE 850 MHz
LTE 1800 MHz
LTE 2100 MHz
LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40)
LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41)
・Dual SIM Support: Yes (Nano + Nano)
・Material Type: Plastic
・Dimensions: 73.4 x 145 x 9.35 mm
・Colour: Black, Gray, Gold
・Screen Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
・Resolution: 480 x 960 pixels
・Pixel Density: 215ppi
・Screen to Body Ratio: 60.81%
・Operating system: Android 8.1 Oreo Go
・Processor: Quad-core 1.3GHz
・Chipset type: Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
・Graphics Processing Unit: Qualcomm Adreno 304
・Memory Card Slot: Yes, up to 32GB
・Internal storage: 8GB
・Back Camera: 5MP
・Front Camera: 2MP
・Back Flash: Yes, dual-LED
・Front Flash: No
・WiFi Hotspot: Yes
・Fingerprint Sensor: –
・Sensors: accelerometer, proximity, ambient light
・3.5mm Audio Jack: Yes
・Standby Time: –
・Fast Charging: No


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The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously on August 7 to place four out of five proposed amendments to the city charter on the November ballot.
The amendments are as follows:
1. Allow the mayor and city councilmembers to serve three terms instead of two and abolish what’s known as the “term limits loophole” for write-in candidates. Currently, the Long Beach City Charter allows the mayor and city councilmembers to serve two full terms in office. Following two terms, they are allowed to run as write-in candidates without term limits.
2. Create a citizen redistricting commission to reconfigure the council districts every 10 years, following the census. As it stands now, the charter allows councilmembers to change the boundaries themselves, according to Long Beach City Attorney Charles Parkin. The amendment was intended to prevent councilmembers from configuring the districts in a way that might support their reelection. The goal is to ensure that communities are fairly represented and that each district has an approximately equal number of residents, according to a report from the city attorney’s office. The commission would consist of 13 members and two alternates who reflect the diversity of the city.
3. Authorize the city auditor to conduct performance reviews of any city department, board or commission. City Auditor Laura Doud previously told the Business Journal that the amendment is needed to reflect the services she has already been performing. It also clarifies that her office is authorized to access all city records in order to conduct a thorough audit, unless prohibited by law.
4. Establish an ethics commission of city residents to ensure that government officials are adhering to the ethics laws of Long Beach. City employees and elected officials are ineligible for membership. Commissioner responsibilities would include advising city representatives on issues concerning financial reform and conflicts of interest.
At the request of the city’s water commission, councilmembers voted to defer until later the fifth proposed charter amendment, which addresses consolidating the water and gas utilities under a single utilities commission. According to Mayor Robert Garcia, the commission is looking to 2020 to bring the matter to voters because they would like more time to develop the proposal with their staff and the community.
Ninth District Councilmember Rex Richardson spoke to the importance of reworking the council districts to keep distinct communities together. “I think it’s shameful for us to acknowledge that we have a community of interest, the Cambodian community, that was divided into four distinct districts when elected officials drew the line,” he said. “The right thing to do now is to fix the process that wronged them in the past.” Long Beach is home to the largest population of Cambodians outside of Cambodia.
Seventh District Councilmember Roberto Uranga echoed this sentiment. “I’m hopeful that, once we establish this commission, it will view this community as viable and vibrant and give them the opportunity to vote for a representative of their choice.” The first new council districts map is slated for adoption before the end of 2021.
Although 3rd District Councilmember Suzie Price said she would vote to place the amendments on the ballot, she is conflicted about extending term limits. “A PTA [Parent-Teacher Association] mom who works like me, who has a full-time job, would never have had the opportunity to run for public office and win if I had been running against an incumbent. It’s not something I would’ve signed up for . . . because everyone knows going up against an incumbent is very difficult.”
Fourth District Councilmember Daryl Supernaw stated that, while he shares Price’s stance on term limits, he “places a great deal of faith in voters” to shape the future of their community.


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Islamic State (IS) has abducted dozens of Assyrian Christians from villages in north-eastern Syria, activists say.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least 90 men, women and children were seized in a series of dawn raids near the town of Tal Tamr.
Some Assyrians managed to escape and made their way east to the largely Kurdish-controlled city of Hassakeh.
It comes as Syrian Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes continue to advance into IS-held territory.
Hassakeh province is strategically important in the fight against IS because it borders both Turkey and areas controlled by the group in Iraq.
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Activists reported that IS fighters swept through a string of villages along the south bank of the Khabur river before dawn on Monday.
Residents of villages on the north bank fled, with about 3,000 believed to have headed for Hassakeh and Qamishli, another city to the north-east.
The militants have reportedly taken the male captives to nearby Abdul Aziz mountain, while the women are being held in the village of Tal Shamran, where activists say most of those captured came from.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group that monitors the four-year conflict in Syria, said at least 90 Assyrians had been taken captive.
Meanwhile Nuri Kino, the head of the group A Demand For Action, which focuses on religious minorities in the Middle East, said between 70 and 100 had been abducted.
Islamic State's online radio station, al-Bayan, reported on Tuesday that its members had seized "tens of Crusaders".
Osama Edward of the Sweden-based Assyrian Human Rights Network, who has relatives in the area, told the BBC that his wife's elderly aunt and her cousin were among the hostages.
"My wife tried to call her cousin's house and there was somebody who picked up the phone and said: 'This is not Akram's house. This is the Islamic State's house'."
The Syrian Observatory also said Tal Tamr had seen heavy clashes between IS and the Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG) militia.
On Sunday, YPG fighters launched an offensive about 90km (55 miles) to the east, near the Iraqi border.
Backed by US-led coalition aircraft and Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga, they quickly seized about 20 IS-held villages and forced the militants back to within 5km (3 miles) of the town of Tal Hamis, according to the Syrian Observatory. Another 10 villages reportedly fell to the YPG on Tuesday.
Christians are believed to have constituted about 10% of Syria's 22 million people before the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began almost four years ago.
Assyrians, of whom there were about 40,000 in Syria, are Nestorian Christians and speak Syriac, a form of Aramaic, the language of Christ.
The largest concentration of Assyrians in Syria is in Hassakeh province, but there are also smaller communities in Aleppo, Homs and Damascus.
Many Assyrians are believed to have fled Syria not only to escape the conflict but also violent attacks by extremist groups like IS, which has forced Christians living in the territory it controls to either convert to Islam, pay a religious levy (jizya) or face death.
The BBC's Jonny Dymond in Beirut says the motive for the seizure of so many Assyrians not yet clear.
A few weeks ago, Assyrians in the area were instructed by IS to remove crosses from churches and pay jizya; and Assyrian militia have taken part in the Kurdish offensive against IS in the area.
Our correspondent says it may be that the Assyrian prisoners are to be used as part of a swap with the Kurdish forces.
Mr Edward said the militants had threatened to kill the captives unless the Kurdish fighters halted their offensive, although there was no confirmation from al-Bayan.

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