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Two ways of looking at sexuality:
It is our human nature. This is how we are. Morally neutral; an expression of our physicality. Just exactly the same as our ‘handedness’ or the colour of our hair – nothing other than a consequence of our genetic nature. Morality relates to sexuality then through:
Convention – some things are deemed appropriate or inappropriate because of the way they relate to the norms that we as a society have decided upon: adultery is an issue only because society has elected to value faithful marriage.
Exploitation – some things are deemed wrong because they involve coercion or the abuse of power; they are wrong because one person ignores the will of another – rape, paedophilia.
That’s the approach of our society as a whole. And it is consistent, mostly. It can be enforced by law and statute, and modified as society changes – so the ‘age of consent’ has varied through history, from as low as 7 up to 19. And changes in the ‘rules of society’ will alter the way that society regulates sexuality. Every human society works this way – we agree the things we value, and we shape our laws and customs to regulate life accordingly.
But the Christian (and some other faiths too) add another perspective to that. And it changes the way we understand sexuality. Here’s the difference: Christians believe that our human nature is broken, damaged. Affected by one choice: the choice to leave God out of the picture. And as a consequence, human nature is flawed. And our sexuality is as affected by that as any other part of our nature.
What did God intend sexuality for?
Companionship – being blessed by difference. Being one, even though we are two different people. ‘it is not good for the man to be alone’. More than that – we are created to be companions of God. Created ‘male and female’ in his image; the image of God in us includes that sense of being complete only in relationship – Just as God is complete in three persons, so too with humankind.
Co-operation – we have a job to do that we can only do together. In Genesis, that task is twofold. To populate the earth, and to be stewards of creation. For thousands of years, both those tasks have been accomplished through the family – whatever a family has looked like – and sexuality has bound that family together.
Pleasure – Song of Solomon is a celebration of sexual pleasure. God intended sex to be fun. Just as the rest of creation is marked by extravagant excess – colour, shape, and beauty – so sex is over-the-top pleasure.
What went wrong?
Rebellion and selfishness. We chose to go our own way. And as a consequence creation broke. Not so that it wouldn’t work, but so that it was no longer ‘good’ all the way through.
How does that work?
First, the relationship between a man and a woman has been damaged: it’s become dominated by desire and by power. (Gen 3:16) Companionship has become domination, conflict and competition.
Second, the whole relationship between mankind and creation has changed. Childbirth has become physically burdensome. (Gen 3:16). Being stewards of creation is now a battle (3:17-19), and the task of ‘filling the earth’ has oppressed women and so often resulted in their deaths.
Third, the physical act of sex has been connected with shame. (Gen 3:10) Not pleasure, but lust. Genesis 6 – the descent towrds the flood begins.
The world, and our sexulaity with it, has broken. It’s so important. Because it means that we have to start from the understanding that every human expression of sexuality needs redeeming. For example: without Christ, marriage is broken – and no less broken than singleness. With Christ, both singleness and marriage can be perfect expressions of God’s creativity. We get from where we are to where we were meant to be by redemption and grace – never by law or judgement.
So how does that brokenness show itself in the area of sexuality?
We have an intimacy problem
Desire has taken over from companionship. The seemingly inexorable rise of pornography; the sexualisation of advertising – sexuality has become about lust and desire. Not about companionship. Young men and women are seen simply as accessories, items to possess.
We (mostly ‘’The West’, but maybe ‘modern society’) have an intimacy problem. We find it harder and harder to find intimacy. Read the (now very dated) novels of John Buchan, or even get out your Biggles books. Deep, committed friendship, particularly between men, was such a common theme. That’s why we read the story of David & Jonathan.
Our society only knows of one serious kind of intimacy; and that’s sex. After a couple of dates – the next step has to be sex. No place for growing to know another human being. Apart from that we (men especially) struggle to know how to have deep friendships. So to be intimate with another of the same sex must mean ‘to be gay’ – and that’s a lie.
We (The Church) need to be able to offer a place where there is a different way. Where it is possible to form friendships that are deep, committed, honest and open without it being assumed that sex has to follow. A counter-cultural place, another way.
We have a fidelity problem
Scripture is absolutely clear about some things. Sexual activity that is an abuse of power – that’s rape – or that has no regard for faithfulness – that’s adultery – is plain wrong. Along with sexual activity that dishonours God by associating with idols (not so much of that around these days, but cultic prostitution was widespread in Paul’s day.) Romans 1:18 is a case in point, where (v23) Paul describes idolatry, and the things that flowed out of it (‘therefore’ and ‘because of this’ in v24) which included homosexual prostitution.
The church needs to be able to stand on ground that allows us to address infidelity and abuse clearly. And even to address infidelity in gay relationships. 1 Corinthians 6 and 1 Timothy 1 are both passages about fidelity, rather than homosexuality: Married men who have sex with young boys on the side. Now nowhere is scripture ever positive about gay relationships; for the most part (including the teaching of Jesus) it is silent. But these two passages are (in my opinion) about fidelity and faithfulness in relationships.
We have an understanding problem
So much is happening in our world that was unknown in the ancient world. Intersex, transgender – all these words and groups are not referred to in scripture. Here’s my plea and my advice. Scripture says nothing (and seems not to care greatly) about sexual identity or orientation. There’s nothing to indicate that ‘being gay’ is sinful, nor anything else about our sexuality. What scripture does care about is the way we act upon that sexual desire. Whether we choose our sexual orientation or not is a much debated subject, But what is sure is that we do choose our sexual behaviour.
So let’s not get sidetracked into arguments that accomplish nothing.
Arguing about whether or not gay men and women should be able legally to enter into marriage contracts is a distraction. In the pages of scripture the society of the day has permitted polygamy, levirate marriage, arranged marriage and even forced marriages. The form of marriage has been determined by the society of the day, and the world will not explode because of it. What matters is that we tell the truth: that fidelity inside marriage, and chastity outside it, are better ways to live.
Let’s put our energies into things that matter. Into ending the sex tourism industry in countries like Thailand. Into ending the practice of sexual trafficking – where young women and men are bought and sold against their will.
We already understand that it is our job to witness, and the Holy Spirit’s job to convict and transform. Our job to love, welcome and accept, and God’s task to rebuke and change.
I continue to be of the opinion that the NT considers same sex sexual activity to be sinful – although I understand and do not condemn those who reach a different position. But I don’t see any justification in treating people differently because of this sin than any other. Jesus calls us to transform by radical love, and to welcome every sinner. I want more sinners in the Church; and so should you. And let God determine the journey that they (no; not ‘they’; the journey that we travel to reach holiness)
There’s a phrase that is often used. So often that it has become a bit of a joke. That we are called to ‘love the sinner but hate the sin.’ I don’t think it is untrue – but I think that all too often we parrot the phrase, and then forget that we are supposed to do the loving bit. We use the expression, and then talk and actly mostly about how much we hate the sin – ‘but it’s not about you, personally’. How about concentrating more on the ‘loving the sinner’ – like we do with most other sinners?
I think of a church I know. A while back, I became aware that a couple of men had started attending. Fairly obviously both gay and a couple. At least – it seemed obvious to me! I was surprised that a relatively traditional church was able to welcome them as they clearly did. Years have now passed. Both are still involved with the church; one has been baptised, and both are involved in leading a craft outreach activity on behalf of the church. They are loved within the church; they are both still gay, and they are still a couple. I’m sure that ‘behind the scenes’ there have been many conversations – maybe even arguments. But this I know. That doing the difficult thing: genuinely loving and accepting these two, and trusting the Holy Spirit to set the agenda for their transformation – has been a powerful parable of the heart of Jesus.
Over the last few weeks I’ve been so encouraged to see that while hate for ‘immigrants and foreigners’ has been increasing in our nation, in this church there is a place of welcome. Whatever you feel about membership of the eu, here there is a welcome for all. And my prayer is that the same would be true of our approach to those who struggle with their sexuality. Whatever exactly you believe about the rights and wrongs of various relationships, may we be a place of welcome where people can work those things out with the help of a loving God, a transforming Holy Spirit, and an understanding people. May we be the safe place that people need.


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On New Years Eve the twitter account for the U.S Strategic Command @US_Stratcom tweeted a message that has garnered headlines throughout the world New Years day. A tweet they later apologized for calling “in poor taste.”
The sentiment of the message was clear, our military is ready for war if ever needed.
How and why would that offend anyone? There are grave threats to our national security from countries and entities around the world who would love to see our nation fall and its people targeted.
Our military’s ability and willingness to defend us, if and when they’re needed, is something to be celebrated. Not something to be ashamed of. For those who believe otherwise, you’re missing the point. It is those on the front lines willing to give their lives to protect our lives who make it possible for you to sit behind a computer or phone screen and whine and complain about how the reality of their jobs.
To the naysayers “offended” by a show of might: May 2019 bring you some perspective on the safety and rights that are often taken for granted in our great country. In the meantime, thank you to each of the servicemen and women and their families.

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Gov. Ricketts Appoints La Grone in LD49
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced the appointment of Andrew La Grone, an attorney and small business owner from Gretna, to fill an upcoming vacancy in Legislative District 49.
“Andrew’s experience in private practice and work with the Unicameral make him well-prepared to represent the people of District 49,” said Governor Ricketts. “He is a solid conservative who will push to cut taxes, protect public safety, and champion pro-life policy. I look forward to working with Andrew to help grow our state in the coming years.”
“I am deeply honored by the Governor’s appointment,” said La Grone. “I will be a voice for Gretna and western Sarpy County in the Legislature. The people can count on me to put District 49’s conservative principles to work to help deliver new property tax relief, hold the line on state spending, and stand up for Nebraska’s unborn children.”
La Grone, 28, is the founder of La Grone Law, LLC and legal counsel to the Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee in the Nebraska Legislature. Previously, he has clerked for Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson and a private law firm.
Currently, he serves as the President of the Gretna Optimists. He is also a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, the Gretna Chamber of Commerce, and the Nebraska Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society.
La Grone holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Nebraska College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Bharat Ane Nenu breaks records of Bahubali 2 becoming a massive hit
Bharat Ane Nanu, Mahesh Babu’s super hit movie has set the box office collections on fire since its release on April 20, 2018. The movie has reached on its fourth week in the theatres but is still running successfully with all theatres houseful. Bharat Ane Nenu has been said to crush all the records of Bahubali 2 by storm and is still continuing to become the massive feat.
Bharat Ane Nenu has created a new record in Chennai box office with rankings as high as 1.66 crores till date in the city and is still on the rise. Bahubali 2, starring Prabhas held this record last year with the entire collection of 1.65 crores in Chennai. It is a fact that Mahesh Babu Starrer films do really well every year in Chennai and no doubt this year also he has maintained to keep high the benchmark for other competitors. Being a Telugu superstar, Mahesh Babu also has a massive fan following in the Kollywood industry.
It was always expected that Bharat Ane Nenu would surely be a hit and would certainly give tough competition to the Bahubali 2 collections in the Chennai box office. Looking at the popularity and love among the audience for the film even in the fourth week of the movie release, it can be estimated that the film would run and earn more than Rs. 1.75 crore in Chennai box office alone.
In the meantime, Mahesh Babu’s Bharat Ane Nenu has managed to earn 202 crores in the worldwide collections. This film is certainly the highest grossing film for Mahesh Babu till date and certainly the first one to enter the 200 crore list as well. It is a treat to watch Mahesh on screen and one can say that he has definitely worked hard to get into the role and give his best on the screen.
This movie was a much-needed boost for the actor especially after the two failing movies Brahmothsavam and Spyder. No matter what, as long as the movie is on the theatres, it will keep making business and crushing all the old records of big movies. Audience reaction to his movie outside the theatres is something that will move anyone to watch the movie.

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Int J Performability Eng ›› 2012, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (4): 399-408.doi: 10.23940/ijpe.12.4.p399.mag
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DILIP KUMAR YADAV, S. K. CHATURVEDI, and RAVINDRA B. MISRA
This paper presents a model to predict the number of residual defects before testing phase. The developers need this information a priori for optimal testing resource planning and quality assessment of the software being developed. In the early stages of software development life cycle (SDLC), software residual defects are affected by both product and process characteristics of the project. These product and process characteristics are embedded in software metrics which have subjective assessments in the early stages of SDLC. Therefore, software metrics are considered for developing the model for early software defects prediction. This paper uses the software size metric and three metrics of requirement analysis phase for predicting the residual defects that are likely to be found during testing or operational usage using fuzzy logic. The predictive capability of the proposed approach is examined using qualitative data of requirement metrics of twenty real software projects and results are compared with the existing model.
DILIP KUMAR YADAV, S. K. CHATURVEDI, and RAVINDRA B. MISRA. Early Software Defects Prediction Using Fuzzy Logic [J]. Int J Performability Eng, 2012, 8(4): 399-408.
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soul, rock, blues, jazz and even disco -- Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players have done it
all. And now they’re bringing their signature sound to the Talking Stick Resort
Showroom stage on Friday, July 20. This American funk and R&B band is best
known for its double number one hit songs "Fire" and "Love
Rollercoaster." With their slinky, horn-powered grooves and impeccable
musicianship, the Ohio Players were among the
top funk bands of the mid-'70s.
group, originally dubbed the Ohio Untouchables, formed in 1959 in
the musical hotbed of Dayton, Ohio. While eye-popping, racy album covers made
the Ohio Players notorious, it was hit songs like “Sweet Sticky Thing” and
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I woke up this morning trying to identify the smell in the air.
"Oh yeah, that's right...it's New Years Day."
Eating the right food on New Years Day brings luck. Unfortunately for MY household, both SM and I were raised with the thought that eating Sauerkraut and Pork will give us luck in the New Year. (SM asked that I slow cook it in the crock pot overnight for "brunch-time" today.)
Now I love me some pig. I haven't met a pig part that I didn't like. Except pork rinds...those fried up nasty things you get at the 7 Eleven during a road trip. (yick) I'm not even sure pig parts are even in pork rinds. (double yick) SM likes BBQ pork rinds. I'm not kissing him after those, I can tell you that.
Come to think of it, I'm not sure SM has met a food he didn't like. "Hey Baby!?! What food don't you like?"
(Coffee cup in hand...deer in the headlights look for sure.)
"Oh that's right...it's only 7 am...Soorrrry."
I don't think he likes brussel sprouts....or Okra. But who does? (grin)
Now I don't grow cabbage...it seems silly to grow it when the only kind of cabbage I like is in coleslaw. It's sweet, crispy and crunchy. Yum. Perfect summer side. But I can buy a head of cabbage here and there for those times that I want to top a Brat with some yummy coleslaw.
But sauerkraut is just wrong...stinky stuff. Now I've read most of your blogs and understand that I am alone in thinking that Sauerkraut is unappealing. Sorry. But let me offer up another acquired taste. One that will make alot of you turn your noses up.
Yep...I love me some split pea soup. Double YUM.
Looks nasty, doesn't it? But sooo good. I trimmed off some of the smaller ham bits off the bone (bone went into the freezer for now) and made up this soup yesterday.
SM declared it "better than Progresso."
Say what? (Please understand that until a couple of years ago any soup in this household (except Chili) came out of a can. And SM's favorite brand was Progresso.)
The only Progresso in the house now is his Tomato Basil. (You just wait until I have a successful tomato crop. I plan on canning some good tomato soups and sauces this year.)
But anyway...Last night SM came home to find, homemade Split Pea Soup, a homemade pizza I whipped up (sorry no picture but "Hey" it's a pizza...) and some Strawberry Sorbet I made from some of the berries I picked and froze this year.
(He ate some before it had solidified.)
And today? Sauerkraut and Pork.
Man...my house is gonna be stinky (evil grin)
What stinky stuff have YOU got cooking today?


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THE EFFECT OF WHOLE BODY VIBRATION ON THE DYNAMIC STABILITY OF WOMEN BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Keywords:Time to stabilization, countermovement jump, landing, postural stability
AbstractThis study investigated the effect whole body vibration (WBV) on the dynamic stability of NCAA Division I women basketball players. Eleven subjects were evaluated in two test conditions including one with and one without WBV. After each condition, subjects were tested for time to stabilization (TTS) on a force platform during bilateral, right leg, and left leg countermovement jumps (CMJ). Results of the statistical analysis revealed no significant difference in TTS between the vibration and non-vibration conditions for the bilateral (p = 0.24) and right leg (p = 0.48) CMJ. A significant difference was found between the conditions demonstrating a shorter TTS in the non-vibration condition for the left leg CMJ (p = 0.04, d = 0.57, ηp ² = 0.36). Acute WBV has no effect on and in some cases impairs dynamic.
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Web processes are the next generation workflows created using Web services. This paper addresses research issues in creating a framework for configuring and executing dynamic Web processes. Our approach is that of a multiparadigm constraint analysis for process configuration using quantitative and logical constraints. We also present a software architecture and an engineering approach for extending current Web service infrastructure to support dynamic Web processes. An execution environment, extending Apache Axis, one of the most popular SOAP implementations, to support dynamic process configuration is presented. Empirical evaluation of the system is performed to demonstrate the cost benefits of dynamic process configuration over static processes. We also demonstrate the time overheads caused by the addition of semantic processing capabilities to Axis.
Sheth, A. P.,
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New Delhi, March 31: Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) will soon launch its most powerful motorcycle Mojo and a 110-cc scooter, dismissing rumours of exiting the two-wheeler segment.
The company now sells two 110cc bikes — the Centuro and Pantero.
Mahindra took four years to give shape to the Mojo — the bike was showcased in 2010 but went through some transformations and design changes. The final version was unveiled at this year’s auto expo.
The motorcycle is powered by a 295cc liquid-cooled, four-stroke, single cylinder engine and has a six-speed manual transmission. According to official sources, the Mojo may be launched by June.
It will be pitted against the KTM Duke 390, Honda CBR250, Kawasaki Ninja300 and the Bajaj Pulsar SS400.
It is likely to be priced between Rs 1.75 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh.
The company will also bring in a 110cc scooter in the next few months. Mahindra already sells four scooters with similar engine configuration.
“The scooter segment is extremely important for the company and we will come out with brand new models from time to time,” a senior M&M official said. The company expects to double its two-wheeler sales by the end of this year.
Meanwhile, M&M has completed the merger of the trucks and buses vertical of its subsidiary Mahindra Trucks and Buses Ltd (MTBL) with itself for greater synergy with the group business. The vertical was first demerged from MTBL and then merged with M&M.
M&M said the scheme of arrangement had become effective from March 30. Under the new arrangement, all assets and liabilities of MTBL have been transferred to M&M. MTBL had suffered an accumulated loss of Rs 920 crore till 2012-13.
The company has lined up an investment of Rs 500 crore for its truck and bus business. Of this, Rs 300 crore will be spent to explore new product lines in commercial vehicles. M&M plans to launch around 15 vehicles in the next couple of years.


Bringing Back the Natives
Welcome to Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep country.
These steep, rocky cliffs, which look so inhospitable to
us, were once home to large herds of bighorn sheep. But
because sheep are docile, they were an easy and desirable
prey for prehistoric hunters. In fact, most of the archeological
sites in this area are bighorn sheep hunting camps.
Sadly, but the early to mid-1900s there were no Rocky
Mountain bighorns at Sheep Creek &151; or anywhere in Utah
Over hunting during the 1800s, poaching during
the 1900s, epidemic diseases contracted from domestic
sheep and human-related habitat changes eliminated
these majestic animals. It wasn't until 1983 that Utah
reintroduced Rocky Mountan bighorn sheep to the
Flaming Gorge area so we can all enjoy them today.
Think like a Naturalist.
Shoot Like a Pro.
Bighorn sheep and other wildlife are very photogenic, but please
remember to keep your distance when photographing them. The
basic rule: when an animal changes its behavior, you are too close.
Here are some tips to make your shooting more successful:
Learn about the animals you expect to see. If you want professional
photos, become a good naturalist first and spend time n the field
watching animal behavior.
Take pictures early in the morning and late in the afternoon.
Wildlife are more active then and the quality of light creates.
Use a telephoto lens, 300mm or longer, for the best close up photos.
Pay attention to the landscape and take time to compose your shot.
Remember, the animal does not need to be centered in the frame.
Most importantly, be patient. Wild animals are not cooperative
subjects. But if you get one good photo out of 100, congratulations.
You are shooting like a pro!
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Happy Friday All! Time for another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge. This one is very different than anything I normally do, but came together very easily-gotta love that!! Here is my card
based on this sketch brought to us by Melinda Couden.
My card base is Real Red and sized to fit a #10 envelope. It's 9 inches wide by 3-1/2 folded. A Basic Gray strip is behind the heart print DSP from the Love Impressions pack. Lots of hearts across the front in Real Red, Basic Gray & Pink Pirouette. The stamped heart is from the Filled with Love (from the Holiday Mini) that is still available as part of the Bundle Special right now. It is punched with the Full Heart Punch. One of the hearts has the Red Glimmer Paper. The punched hearts are layered onto the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit, and then onto the Punch Window Heart. Love how these three items are sized to go together so well!! On the Pink heart I added the "be my valentine" saying with a small red glimmer heart. That's it!
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|Date of Birth||1950|
|Birthplace||Los Angeles, California|
Bobby Roth is a director of Revenge.
Roth began his tertiary education at the University of California, Berkeley studying philosophy and creative writing before earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Cinema at the University of Southern California in 1972. He continued his education at the University of California, Los Angeles enrolling in the Master of Fine Arts program and received his graduate degree in motion picture production in 1975. In the following year, he wrote, produced and directed his first film, Independence Day.
Since then, Roth has written, produced, and directed dozens of television and feature films and episodes. His 1984 film Heartbreakers was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. Television series he has worked on include, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Numb3rs, Commander in Chief, Without a Trace, New Amsterdam, Raising the Bar, Criminal Minds, Prison Break, Lost, FlashForward, Fringe, Life Unexpected, V, The Mentalist, Revenge, Breakout Kings and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

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ESPN Begins Laying Off Around 100 Personalities ESPN Cuts Drive Discussion On Twitter Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Up For NBC Sports Media Notes Tirico Replacing Hammond As NBC's Horse Racing Host Report: ESPN Talent Eyes Pay Cut To Avoid Layoffs Stanley Cup Viewership Up On Canadian Outlets Social Studies: Toyota Racing's Jeff O'Keefe NBC's Lead NHL Team Earning Kudos Browns, FS Ohio Reach Multiyear TV Agreement
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BROADCAST NEWS: CBS MAKES IT OFFICIAL; TURNER AT NBC AGAIN
Published February 24, 1995
CBS made it official yesterday, appointing Peter Lund to succeed Howard Stringer as President of the CBS Broadcast Group. Stringer announced yesterday that he is joining a new multimedia entertainment ventured formed by Pacific Telesis, Bell Atlantic and Nynex (Tim Jones, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 2/24). Salomon Brothers media bond analyst Oren Cohen: "It's clear [CBS is] in trouble, but I'm not sure [Stringer's] resignation is really a signal that there's more trouble ahead" (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 2/24). TURNER: TBS Chair Ted Turner was sighted yesterday at NBC's headquarters where he met with NBC President Robert Wright, but according to John Durie of the N.Y. POST, "Turner's chances of winning control" of the network look "slimmer than ever." Durie notes the talks between Turner and TCI about buying Time Warner's 18% stake in TBS for about $1.2B (N.Y. POST, 2/24). "If successful, Turner would remove a powerful player who often has blocked his expansion plans" ( Charles Haddad, ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 2/24).


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The iPhone 4S was released 3 years ago and at that time there weren’t many smartphones that could compete with Apple’s flagship. Now, the new iPhone 6 is driving the fans crazy, luring them with the new features added to the device. But, there are many iPhone 4S users who aren’t ready yet to upgrade. However, maybe after reading this article, they’ll find out a few things about the iPhone 6 and they’ll want to get their hands on it.
With every iPhone they released, Apple made significant improvements on their smartphones, bringing more beautiful and powerful devices to blow their fans’ minds. This is exactly what happened with the iPhone 4S, which replaced the plastic iPhone 3GS, and the iPhone 6 was meant to replace the glass from the back and to be more elegant only with metal. So, while the iPhone 4S measured 115.2×58.6×9.3mm and weighted 140grams, Apple increased the body sizes of the iPhone 6, which now measures 138.1x67x6.9mm and made it a lot lighter, of 129grams.
If you have to go back into the past, you’d be very satisfied of iPhone 4S’ 3.5inches display which is able to support a resolution of 960x640pixels with 326ppi. With the new iPhone 6, Apple recovered the lost ground and made some improvements in the screen technology, opting for a bigger 4.7inches display which has the same pixel density, but a higher resolution of 1334x750pixels.
It’s easily to conclude that a bigger display means a better viewing experience, but it’s harder to operate on. That’s why Apple came with a one-hand mode called Reachability, which slides the top of the display down.
Hardware and OS
The iPhone 4S was powered by an Apple A5 dual-core 1GHz Cortex A9 processor which coupled with a PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU and 512MB of RAM, and it had four unexpandable variants of internal memories of 8/16/32/64 GB. The iPhone 6 is a lot more powerful, being equipped with an improved 64-bit Apple A8 dual core 1.4 GHz Cyclone processor, which teams up with a PowerVR GX6450 GPU. Unfortunately, Apple still doesn’t seem to satisfy their customers’ desires to add microSD card slots for expanding the internal storage. And now, you can opt for one of these variants: 16/64/128 GB. However, on the iPHone 6, Apple added faster WiFi.
The iPhone 4S came with the prehistoric iOS 5, but now it runs on iOS 8.1, while the iPhone 6 came with the new OS and received the new update in short time.
Both cameras are 8MP, but the iPhone 6 comes with additional features such as dual-LED flash instead of single LED flash, phase detection autofocus, 1/3” sensor size and 1.5µm pixel size instead of 1/3.2” sensor size and 1.4 µm pixel size; HDR, simultaneous HD video and image recording, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or cellular etc. While the older iPhone had a VGA front camera, the one on the iPhone 6 is 1.2MP.
The iPhone 4S was powered by a 1432 mAh battery which allowed only 8 hours of talking time on 3G. The iPhone 6 is kept alive for 14hours when talking on 3G, because its battery is bigger, of 1810 mAh.
Apple introduced Apple Pay -NFC on the iPhone 6, with which you can make payments. The TouchID on the front panel, hidden inside the home button, can be used to lock and unlock your device. Also, the new model comes with 4G LTE, for a faster data speed.
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My name is Ashley and I live in a church house in Colorado with my husband and dog and two cats. And by church house I mean that our house used to be a church. And this is my story.
The church is still around but they needed a bigger building, which makes sense when you enter our living room and ask yourself, how was this a church? It is not an enormous space and it has a kitchen and bathroom just like a house. The giant window in our great room is just like the giant window in the great room of my husband's parents' house, and the vaulted ceiling with its huge beams is just like the ceiling in the house where I grew up. However, it is also true that when you turn onto New Church Avenue, you know for certain that you are driving toward a church at the end of the block. Furthermore, when I am home and it is quiet and I look around the place in wonder, I can feel in my gut that this was a house of God. And still is.

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Erica Mena’s Supposed Fight w/ Rich Dollaz’ New Chick Is A Lie!by Jacky Jasper
HSK Exclusive - Don’t believe the ‘Love & Hip Hop New York’ hype. Erica Mena hasn’t stepped to Rich Dollaz’ new girlfriend. Know why? Because sources tell HSK the pair haven’t even met! Just ask Mona Scott Young.
This news comes after we’ve confirmed there’s already three episodes in the can, and filming of the season continues. Sources tell us though Rich Dollaz and Aleea Stanton have been together for the past five-months, she’s not part of the cast. So how did those pics of the pair come about? We’re told the new couple did a shoot for Black Men’s Magazine.
“Aleea Stanton never shot a scene for Love and Hip Hop New York. So rumor of Aleea and Erica fighting on the set is fabricated by a website all to get hits.”
Here’s the drop:
“Love and Hip Hop New York airs late October, early November. They’ve cast rapper Saigon and Peter Gunz to join the line-up.”


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I am currently in Russia on a 90-day student visa that expires in September. I have tickets to attend the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 final match on July 2nd. Attending this event requires registering for a FIFA FAN ID, which gives access to the stadium. According to the FIFA FAN ID FAQ:
FAN IDs are issued to all spectators of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 for access to a stadium. FAN ID gives the opportunity to use free transport services on the match days in the host city the sports events. The foreign citizens, who come to the Russian Federation as spectators of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 matches, can use their FAN IDs for multiple visa-free entry into and exit from the Russian Federation upon presentation of valid identity documents that are recognized as such by the Russian Federation, during the period that starts ten days before the date of the first match and ends ten days after the date of the last match of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017.
Considering the above, would it be legal for me to leave and re-enter Russia for tourism purposes (e.g. visit Finland or Estonia) by using my FIFA FAN ID?
It seems to me that the intended use of this feature of the FIFA FAN IDs is for travelers to enter Russia for the purpose of watching the FIFA Cup, not for visa-holders like myself to leave for tourism purposes.
Lastly, even if this is technically legal, is it a good idea?
I'd be interested in hearing the pros and cons of such travel.

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Unemployment rates rose in all 120 Kentucky counties between April 2008 and April 2009, between May 2008 and May 2009, and again between June 2008 and June 2009, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.
LaRue County’s rate in April 2008 was 5.2 percent. A year later, it was 11.5 percent. In May 2009, the rate was 12 percent, up from 5.9 percent in May 2008.
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Trump Withdraws Treasury Nomination Of Former US Attorney Jessie Liu – Who Oversaw Flynn, Stone CasesTue, 02/11/2020 – 20:05
President Trump withdrew the nomination of former US attorney for DC, Jessie Liu to the #3 spot
The Great Lou Dobbs Reveals Stunning Information about U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu Connected to Wolfe Case Cover-up…
Wow, earlier tonight the great Lou Dobbs shared some incredible information with his audience that highlights just how Machiavellian the DC system of tiered justice can be.
In a tremendous exposé on Fox Business with Lou Dobbs, the intrepid bringer of sunlight outlined how the Senate Intelligence Committee Security Director James Wolfe leaked the FISA application used against Carter Page and how DC U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu dropped all charges related to the leak and instead only charged Wolfe with one count of lying to FBI investigators. Wolfe only received a 60 day sentence. WATCH:
Devin Nunes appears with Lou Dobbs and breaks the news on national media the nomination of former DC Attorney Jessie Liu was withdrawn. Mr. Nunes went on to discuss the issues around the DOJ and Deep State resistance effort and then contrasts the sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone against the 30-day sentence for SSCI Security Director James Wolfe.
What do the following four points have in common?
- The manipulated DC legal case surrounding the Awan brothers; and how they escaped full accountability, likely due to need to protect politicians. (House of Representatives) The sweetheart plea deal.
- The manipulated DC legal case surrounding SSCI Security Director James Wolfe; and how he was allowed to plea only to lying to investigators when the evidence was clear from the outset how he leaked classified information to his journalist concubine. Again, likely due to the need to protect politicians. (SSCI, Senate) The sweetheart plea deal.
- The manipulated DC legal case surrounding Obama lawyer Greg Craig; and how he escaped accountability for FARA violations by running out the statute of limitations and burying Mueller’s evidence for 18 months. Again, likely due to the need to protect politicians (Obama White House). Sweetheart double standards.
- The manipulated DC legal case, a non-filing, surrounding former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe for lying to INSD investigators about his media leaks. Again, likely due to the need to protect the administrative state. Criminal referral (April 19, 2018); grand jury (Approx. July 2018); Status?… Oh, wait for it….
US Attorney Who Declined To Charge Cops For Killing Innocent Man Is Nominated For Treasury Roleby Tyler DurdenFri, 02/07/2020 – 18:45…If this makes you angry, it should. Only in D.C. does cowardice get you a promotion.The driver was Bijan Ghaisar, a 25 year-old young man who fled the scene of a minor car accident. (He was the one who had been hit.) Officers Lucas Vinyard and Alejandro Amaya followed him and eventually blocked his Jeep’s path at an intersection. Ghaisar turned his car from the officers and tried to get away at a low speed. The officers weren’t threatened – Ghaisar didn’t have a gun and they weren’t in the path of a speeding car. They responded by firing nine shots into his Jeep at close range. He was hit four times in the head and once in the wrist. He later died at the hospital.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Duran.


Raises Oked for St. Charles’ next council
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, November 4, 1998
By LEONARD GRAY / L’Observateur / November 4, 1998
HAHNVILLE – St. Charles Parish civil service employees have enjoyedcost-of-living raises since the early 1980s. Monday, the St. Charles ParishCouncil approved a pay raise for the next panel to take office in January 2000.
This means none of the current members, unless they are elected to the next council, will receive the raise.
The council salary was fixed by the Home Rule Charter at $7,200 per year for district members and $9,600 per year for at-large members. The 10percent increase approved Monday raises it to $7,920 for district members and $10,560 for at-large members.
Administrative Officer Tim Vial observed that if the Parish Council had received the same cost-of-living raises as parish employees, members’ salaries would be 83 percent higher than they are now.
That would have made those salaries $13,143 for district members and $16,794 for at-large members, Vial added.
“It won’t affect me, so I fully support it,” Parish Councilman Dickie Duhe commented.
Parish Councilman Curtis Johnson Sr. added the job is “supposed to bepart-time” but often becomes a full-time occupation. “I’m not asking youto feel sorry for us, because we asked for it.”Parish Councilman Barry Minnich observed, “I don’t think it’s too much to ask.”Jim Fazzino of Destrehan voiced his support, and noted, “Every one of you has put in the effort beyond what was asked by your constituents.”The raise was approved 7-2, with Parish Councilmen Terry Authement and “Ram” Ramchandran voting against it. Both are expected to run for seatson that next council. Sponsors of the ordinance were Ron Phillips andBarry Minnich.
The council salaries will draw it closer in line with comparable parishes, such as Washington Parish, which pays $9,600 and $10,800, and has a population almost identical to St. Charles Parish.In other activity, the Parish Council heard a brief Housing Authority report from Leala Jackson, which detailed the number of units and the funding for the program.
Also, the Parish Council approved an informational guideline booklet for the Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Phillips questioned why the resolution approving the handbook was necessary for council consideration, as it was already in informal use by the panels.
Planning Director Earl Matherne responded it would become part of the orientation for new members. In a related action, it was announced ParishPresident Chris Tregre had re-appointed Allen Braud of Luling to a new five-year term to the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
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There's a lot of stigma around drug and alcohol misuse. People with substance use disorders continue to be blamed for their illness. Although medicine has long concluded that dependence is a complex mental health issue, many employers, law enforcement, and healthcare systems, continue to see addiction as a sign of flawed character, or as a moral weakness. Oregon's decriminalization law hopes to change that.
Thanks to the media and the heavily-politicized ‘war on drugs’, people see those who use drugs as bad people, who are deserving of punishment. There have also been policies that systematically criminalize addicts – throwing them behind bars each time they're caught in possession of personal or noncommercial drugs. But arresting an addict repeatedly for possession because they are unable to get treatment doesn't help. Well, at least not from the lens of Oregon's Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act.
Oregon ranks almost last out of the 50 states when it comes to accessibility of drug addiction treatment resources. It also has one of the longest waiting lists in the United States. The latest report by the Oregon Substance Use Disorder Research Committee, shows that 1 in 10 Oregonians struggle with alcohol or drug use. And that 2 in 3 Oregonians either struggle with a substance abuse problem, or they have a friend or family member who does. The report further shows that addiction costs the state about $6 billion dollars a year in everything from policing, to healthcare, to lost productivity and other associated costs.
Going by the numbers, Oregon is in the middle of an addiction crisis. Substance use disorders devastate the state’s youth, communities, finances, and governments. Issues surrounding drug and alcohol misuse also exacerbates many of the state's most pressing issues, like poverty and homelessness. Loss of employment, high medical costs, violent crime, and the destabilization of families are also common concerns. Other impacts include poor educational achievement, huge burdens on Oregon's criminal justice system and the growing need for state-sponsored social services.
The aforementioned report mainly recommends treating substance abuse like a disease, as opposed to a moral failing. This is the general consensus among members of the modern medical and mental health fields. After all, addiction behaves like any other chronic medical condition. It cannot be cured easily, but with medical intervention, it can be controlled. Health care treatment is effective at helping individuals who abuse drugs, to regain control of their lives. Criminal punishment doesn't typically help in this way. Sometimes jail time can make the substance abuse worse, over time. The modern health care approach includes an overall assessment to determine an individual's needs. It then connects them to the services they need to turn their lives around.
Before the new decriminalization law, Oregon was treating addiction as a criminal problem. In 2017, for instance, the law enforcement officers arrested over 8000 people in cases where possessing small amounts of drugs was the most severe offense. In many cases, the same people were arrested for possession, over and over, because they were unable to get treatment for their addiction.
Unfortunately, criminalizing drugs burdens people with criminal records. These records hinder them from going to school, getting jobs, receiving licensing, housing, or even keeping their job. The criminalization of drugs in the United States typically has harsher consequences for people of color and the poor.
In a bid to address the drug issue, the Oregon State introduced Measure 110. This measure is intended to expand access to treatment services and eliminate unfairly harsh punishment for minor, nonviolent drug offenses like simple possession. This approach will allow individuals to recover more easily.
Oregon's Measure 110 (aka, Drug Addiction and Recovery Act) seeks to make addiction to hard drugs a public health issue instead of a criminal one. When the act goes into effect on the 21st of February, 2021, oxycodone, meth, heroin, cocaine, and other illicit drugs will be decriminalized in the state. From now on, people won't be arrested and jailed for possession of small amounts of drugs. Instead, they will get a fine of up to $100. And they can have the penalty waived, if they complete professional addiction assessment within 45 days of getting the citation.
These assessments have to happen in an addiction treatment center. In which case, the individual goes through a series of substance use disorder screenings and, upon completion, expresses the need to get treatment. At this point, the case manager works with the individual to create a personalized drug rehabilitation plan.
Oregon's decriminalization law: Measure 110, focuses on recovery. As mentioned above, it aims at removing penalties for low-level drug possession charges and replacing them with a $100 fine. This fine can then be waived if the individual seeks treatment. On top of that, the measure tries to enhance treatment options in Oregon. It reallocates marijuana tax dollars and the savings from law enforcement making fewer arrests, to fund assessments, harm reduction, addiction treatment, and other services for people who are struggling with addiction.
According to the chief petitioner for the measure, Janie Gullickson, Oregon's existing laws have been a failing system. It is costly and in many cases, the penalties ruin people’s lives. The decriminalization law addresses how the current laws treat drug-related crimes and how Oregon promotes and supports addiction treatment. Measure 110 makes Oregon the first state in the United States to decriminalize all drug use.
Under the measure, drug possession is a civil violation, like a traffic offense, and is subject to a $100 fine without the possibility of jail time. Initially, possessing personal/noncommercial drugs was a misdemeanor in many cases and a felony where one has more than two prior convictions of possession or any felony. But now, these offenses are termed civil violations.
Possessing large amounts of drugs like 2 grams of meth, heroin, or cocaine or 40+ Oxycodone pills was a felony that attracted criminal penalties. The new measure reclassifies these offenses as misdemeanors. But Oregon still applies strict penalties, when there is evidence of a commercial drug offense, like manufacturing or distributing drugs. Oregon will continue to charge these types of crimes as a felony. Other factors include when a person is selling drugs, or they have weapons or stolen property in their possession.
A detailed analysis by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission says that this measure should minimize 3,679 or 90.7% of drug-related convictions.
Oregon's decriminalization law also targets addiction treatment. It redirects some marijuana tax revenue from schools and other programs into a new grant for substance use disorder treatments. Cannabis tax is projected to reach $91million between 2021 and 2023. The measure will use some of this money to develop addiction and recovery centers that will run every day to address drug users' needs and help connect them to a wide-range of healthcare services.
In addition to treatment, these funds will cater to the housing needs of those with addiction problems and provide harm reduction services like needle exchanges. The Oregon Health Authority will appoint a committee that oversees the centers and decides how to use the fund's money.


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why do you guys use rifles like 300RUM 338LM and so on. for normal deer at shortish ranges like 300-400-500 yards? you dont need to use that much gun powder. l always try and put a hole in the animal-but it looks like you dudes are trying to drill a hole in the mountanin aswell as the animal. and go to the pub and talk about it '' l shot a deer today from 350 yards and my bullet whent 2 meters in to the side of the mountain after exiting the deer. and the other guy sais- ohh whell thats nothing l shot a deer from 200 yards the bullet first whent through 5 pine trees then killing the animal and l found the bullet 10 feet inside the mountain. you wanna advice. use 30-06 308 7mm-08 and so on and for extender ranges for deer go with a 7mm rem mag or a 300 wm. you dont need bigger rounds. remember you shoot beter with less recoıl. and the 270 ofcourse. if you gonna kill big big game than ok 300rum is allright.


MURRIETA, Calif. - Demonstrators from Murrieta on both sides of the immigration crisis protested outside a U.S. Border Patrol Station.
This time it was a counter-protest on the bus transfer of mostly Central American women and children from overcrowded border patrol facilities in Texas, to those in Southern California.
President Obama addressed the issue at a swearing-in ceremony for immigrants from 15 countries; they were becoming US citizens after serving in our military.
"I'm going to do everything I can do, to keep our immigration system smarter and more efficient. If we want to do everything we can do to keep attracting the best and brightest from beyond our shores, we're going to have to fix our immigration system, which is broken," said President Obama.
The president has vowed to do more, despite congressional gridlock, including using executive powers, if necessary.
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Donald Sutherland's enthusiasm for The Hunger Games was contagious when we spoke with him at a recent junket for the movie in Beverly Hills. The veteran actor was so engrossed in the book and his character, President Coriolanus Snow, that he and director Gary Ross actually created two new scenes featuring The Capitol's ruler. He also talked about the emotional impact he knows the final scene between Katniss and Rue will have on audiences and why he thinks the book and film can be a call to action for young people. Watch our interview and check out The Hunger Games when it hits theaters on March 23.
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The cheetahs, which crawled through a hole in a fence then swam across a protective moat, were seen prowling in the public area of the Orana Wildlife Park, near Christchurch, on Thursday.
Lucy Tame, 25, and her mother said they began to feel concerned when they watched the animals emerge from the water and then edge to within 6ft of them.
The pair made a dash for the passing zoo shuttle.
"The next thing we knew they were running across in front of the shuttle," Ms Tame said.
Lynn Anderson, chief executive of the wildlife park, which advertises "exciting encounters" with its animals, said the shuttle driver alerted rangers, triggering emergency lockdown procedures.
She said about 100 people were taken to safe areas while the cheetahs were recaptured.
No one was injured and the cheetahs did not escape outside the zoo's perimeter.
Ms Anderson said a full investigation would be held into what was "the most serious incident we've ever had".
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The federal Circuit Courts of Appeals have not seen eye to eye on standing to bring data breach class actions. Into this jumble now leaps the Second Circuit in a decision that, in effect, splits the baby.
On May 2, 2017 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in Whalen v. Michaels Stores, affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of the Complaint, stating that theft of credit card information, without the loss of additional personal information such as date of birth, Social Security Number or Driver’s License number, or proof of identity theft, was not a sufficiently concrete injury to grant standing to sue.
Yet, the Court took pains to discuss what might have been had the named plaintiff chosen to, or been able to, assert a more well-defined harm. Citing the U.S. Supreme Court in Clapper v. Amnesty International, the Second Circuit in this decision did not require that an actual injury be alleged if a risk of harm from a data breach could be described as “certainly impending.” Recognizing the difficulty in making square-peg real-life losses fit into to round-hole phrases like “concrete” and “certainly impending,” the Court explained that Ms. Whelan was not the victim of consummated identity theft as a result of this data breach because the one attempt to use her purloined credit card number was unsuccessful and she incurred no costs as a result. Additional harm was not “certainly impending” because her credit card was cancelled shortly after the breach was known, and no additional personal information which could have led to future fraud was disclosed in the breach.
The Court observed that these “shortcomings” in her Complaint distinguished her claim from cases that found standing in the wake of data breaches from P.F. Chang’s, Inc. and Neiman-Marcus. The Court also noted that Ms. Whalen did not seek to amend her Complaint to aver more specific fraud or costs or even detailed efforts to monitor her credit. The Complaint stated that the named plaintiff and the class lost “opportunity costs” in expending time and effort in credit monitoring, but offered no details on these monitoring efforts and the Court held that this allegation didn’t meet the injury standard. While the choice of the phrase “opportunity costs” may cause some litigators to scratch their heads, those same litigators are also undoubtedly aware that one takes one’s client, and her injuries or lack thereof, as one finds her.
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Because that’s why there are a lot of issues to deal with when you move from old systems to the cloud, like how to keep data safe and keep sensitive information secure, as well as how to deal with regulations when insurance CIOs talk about the Big Digital Transformation Plan at work, they worry about security issues. What if our cloud provider has technical problems and we lose data? Or what if we accidentally delete it by accident?
Cloud Computing: Types and Benefits
But what is cloud computing, and why do we need it now? It’s possible to pay as you go for services like computing. People no longer have to keep their applications and data on their computers. Instead, they get them as a service, either private or public cloud. This means that insurers don’t have to buy, build, or maintain hardware and software independently.
It is possible to use cloud computing in the following ways:
According to a report from E&Y, insurers hope to achieve the following goals with cloud adoption:
According to the report, most insurers expect to move at least 80% of their workloads to the cloud within the next decade. However, moving to the cloud is one thing, but having a strategy for adopting cloud-native services that makes the most of their power is another.
It’s essential for people who make decisions about technology to learn about the landscape and understand that technology can do more than move your data to a new place. There are many different ways that insurers can use the cloud at the same time. We’ll find out.
Azure or AWS?
Wait a second. What do we talk about before we go into the woods? AWS vs. Azure: Which one should I choose?
Neither Amazon Web Services nor Microsoft Azure has a clear winner or loser, so the choice comes down to the needs of a business. If you need an excellent Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider and you need Windows integration, think about Azure. It would also be better for a company to use AWS if it needs a robust infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS).
When you choose, keep these things in mind:
- Familiarity with the toolset;
- Current usage of the CSP;
- Availability of the needed services (mainly PaaS);
- Vendor lock-in vs. open-source tech support;
- Regulatory/industry compliance;
As you can see, there is a lot to choose from when you choose between AWS and Azure. If you’re a big player in the market, you should pick Microsoft Azure, while small businesses should go with AWS (primarily US-based ones).
Directions in Insurance
SaaS and other cloud computing models have already been used by more and more insurance companies worldwide. When it comes to cloud computing, things have been getting better and better since 2018. A report by AiteNovarica says that the percentage of people who use the service has gone up as of July 2021.
As of right now, many insurers use them cloud-primarily for storage and computing. Even so, other options are being looked at for the future. Security, APIs, analytics, and AI are all being looked at.
In its own right, customer-centeredness grows with the cloud. The technology helps insurers attract new customers, retain existing ones, and increase sales.
It all comes down to personalization, happy customers, and speed. Customers can get personalized products and services thanks to the cloud’s analytics that are everywhere. As customers’ needs change, insurance companies can develop new business models that can make a huge difference in how many opportunities they make. Companies can communicate with customers and get quick feedback on anything they want with cloud solutions.
The cloud has a lot of room for new ideas. It’s easy for insurance companies to quickly try out and use new technologies. The technology also allows insurers to work with other businesses in the ecosystem to develop new products and services.
The move to the cloud gives businesses a wide range of cloud solutions and apps that can help them run more smoothly. Even though Microsoft-based solutions can be integrated without extra costs, this isn’t always the case. Insurance companies can now do business worldwide thanks to the power of the cloud. Thanks to a network of partner companies from different countries, they can also bring their business processes up to international standards and use databases around the clock.
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Myth-busting is what we’re going to do next. To keep the cloud safe, you should take steps like logging everything, limiting access, and using VPNs. People who work at a company can deal with any possible threats if they know how to use security tools and follow the best cyber defense practices in the right way.
Solutions in the cloud aren’t as expensive as those installed on your servers. This means that insurers can save money on hardware and software licenses and the cost of maintaining in-house legacy systems.
Second, cloud technology has a lot of ways to make things easier. If you need to speed up business processes like claims processing and management, underwriting, or onboarding new clients, the cloud is there for you, no matter what. Insurers can spend more time on their core business and marketing when they don’t have to do as many IT-related tasks as they used to.
Cloud computing is suitable for almost every business field, including insurance. Fair enough, there are problems with adoption:
As long as you have the right mindset, digital transformation can be made happen. When it comes to digitalization, insurers should take a “cloud-first” approach and think about how to use it first. In the short term, new technology can be more important than people think. If you look at the benefits discussed here, both big and small insurance companies can start from scratch and build a cloud infrastructure that works right away.


The REST interface for programming access to HPC resources
FirecREST is a RESTful services gateway and interface for managing HPC resources. Designed and developed as a high-performance and reusable framework of micro-services, it provides a coupling layer between the identity and access management of the cloud and web world and the essential POSIX interfaces used in HPC. FirecREST therefore serves as a secure, web-accessing interface for accessing HPC services such as HPC compute capability or high-speed storage.
Together with the use of standard technology, its modular design enables simple integration into existing HPC infrastructure. FirecREST allows communities that require HPC to build value-added workflows or services to maximise the productivity of their members. Developing such services is made easier with FirecREST because it uses standard technologies such as REST API. With the addition of pyFirecREST, any HPC user can develop a simple Python program that connects through the web to his/her HPC providers and enable the submission of jobs or transfer of data in and out of the HPC centres.
- Establishes a web interface for HPC systems
FirecREST is platform-agnostic and interoperable with different web technologies through HTTP protocols. This eliminates the need to use complex SSH keys setup, a VPN connection, or to establish a direct connection to the HPC centre. Thanks to FirecREST, your program just needs a simple network connection to be able to manage your HPC resources.
- Built modularly to integrate HPC ecosystems
FirecREST is a collection of loosely coupled services. Each service focuses on different capabilities, such as an identity translation from standard web identity protocol to POSIX user names, or manipulation of HPC resources to match the HPC infrastructure. With such flexible design, FirecREST can adapt to many technologies, and its interface can be extended to specific services provided by an HPC centre.
- Secures and monitors HPC resource access
FirecREST uses “OIDC connect” as an authentication protocol to ensure a valid authentication of the program accessing the infrastructure. For authorisation, FirecREST uses Open Policy Agent (OPA), which allows fine-grained rules for users, clusters, and micro-services when accessing resources. FirecREST provides an entry point for every API requests that enables an extra layer of monitoring and validation of requests.
- Facilitates programmatic HPC resource access
FirecREST simplifies the technical complexity of programming access to HPC resources. From a programmatic point of view, users can build or consolidate existing HPC workflows or HPC services by using a common REST API technology or by using the Python bindings of FirecREST.
Enabling complex workflows and coupling research infrastructures
Scientific institutions often operate large-scale equipment that enables both scientists and industry researchers to perform complex and relevant experiments. During the lifespan of these experiments, an enormous amount of data is generated, so complex pipelines or workflows running in HPC facilities are needed in order to produce relevant output.
Therefore, general-purpose supercomputing should offer a flexible interface for a broad spectrum of scientific domain requirements. FirecREST fills this gap by providing an interface in which institutions can relay and build their workflows, or “FirecREST clients”, which interact with an HPC resource provider.
One example of such a coupling of research infrastructure using FirecREST has been co-developed by CSCS and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in support of the SELVEDAS project. Thanks to FirecREST, PSI could develop and integrate an online workflow using CSCS HPC resources to post-process the output of their scientific device in real time. The goal was to build a FirecREST client to support PSI online workflows in real-time.
Benefits of FirecREST:
- For PSI: by building their own client, they manage and maintain the entire pipeline of the experiments; and by using FirecREST standard technology, they easily integrate HPC resource access to it. PSI no longer needs to export the identities of their users to CSCS, and they can keep complete control of their business logic.
- For CSCS: by using standard technology together with a Python binding library, CSCS offers a simple service to its customers for creating and deploying specific clients. Moreover, CSCS does not have to maintain custom solutions for each of its customers and can instead provide one single interface. FirecREST brings more control and security for customer requests.
Please see our documentation at Read The Docs for details on installing and using FirecREST.
- FirecREST: a RESTful API to HPC systems. Read more here.
Interviews and news
- Meet Sarus and FirecREST: CSCS launches new software product website in support of EuroCC Project. Read more here.
- “FirecREST makes it easy to integrate HPC into web-based applications”. Read more here.
- FirecREST Hackathon: API for HPC. Read more here.


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TMZ is reporting that Rosie will announce her departure as early as today. So make sure you tune in to see it live if it does happen. The thing about Rosie is for the most part she's done good by that show and the other ladies should be so grateful they've had a job becuase if it weren't for her, that show would've been cancelled in October.
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A Chinese developer has purchased nearly one acre in Miami Beach for $38.5 million. It is their second substantial buy in the area in as many years
With clean lines and clever storage systems, custom kitchens imported from Italy are finding favor with American homeowners.
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Economy Minister Paulo Guedes declined to comment on the change in the presidency of Petrobras. This Tuesday (24) the minister participated in a lunch organized by Itaú Unibanco in the midst of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland.
Upon arriving at the Belvedere hotel, where the event was held, the minister was questioned by journalists about the resignation of José Mauro Coelho and the appointment of Caio Paes de Andrade —then secretary of Guedes—, but the minister declined to comment on the matter and entered at the event without speaking to the press. The same happened at the end of the event.
After lunch, the chief economist at Itaú Unibanco, Mário Mesquita, said that the change of names at Petrobras was not the subject of the lunch, and the participants did not question the minister about the change.
Mesquita told journalists that Guedes and the other participants talked about the prospects for the Brazilian and world economy, and the risk of recession in the world economy that is beginning to be mentioned in some macroeconomic scenarios.
Regarding inflation, the economist at Itaú Unibanco also mentioned that the tax reduction recently announced by the federal government only temporarily helps prices. Therefore, the impact is limited and temporary.
Asked about the fiscal impact, he recognizes that there is a loss of revenue, but that it is necessary to understand the real impact of measures such as the ICMS reduction project on fuel and energy.
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On an unsuspecting Friday evening, Kokoro ventured out of his apartment into the sick and savage streets of Downtown Los Angeles. Wandering aimlessly into the night, he found himself weaving through piles of trash and tent colonies in the infamous Skid Row District, where unexpectedly, he heard a sound. It was an unmistakable sound — the boom of a 4/4 kick drum emanating from professional grade subwoofers. Confused but captivated, he crept cautiously towards the music, down a dark alleyway and through a rusty, metal door into one of Los Angeles’ notorious warehouse raves. Captivated by the scene — the ground shaking bass, the psychedelic sounds, the grit, the grime, the open-mindedness of his fellow ravers — he was finally home.
Inspired by the indescribable feelings of freedom and connection to the scene, he set out to produce the very powerful and future-focused sounds that had captivated him so much; thus initiating his dive into the never-ending rabbit hole that is techno music production. As a deeply driven, systematic, and motivated work horse, he found music production not unlike his daytime passion for coding — a spiritual practice. Ever since, he has spent countless hours in his DTLA studio, lost in a timeless and egoless state, consumed the mysterious art of techno production.
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