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  var samuraiURI = 'https://api.samurai.feefighters.com/v1/payment_methods';
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  var dataReceived = false;
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   * *Processes data loaded into the iframe*
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   * found [on Github](https://github.com/douglascrockford/JSON-js/blob/master/json2.js).
   *
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   * @private
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      // Clear the timeout clock
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   * *Remove the hidden iframe*
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   * @private
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  function removeIframe() {
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      $('iframe[name=samurai-iframe]').remove();
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  /**
   * ## jQuery.ashigaru(data, merchantKey, redirectURI, callback)
   * *Create and submit hidden form to make request with*
   *
   * The data argument is used to populate form with data. It can have any of
   * the following fields:
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   *  + _firstName_
   *  + _lastName_
   *  + _address1_
   *  + _address2_
   *  + _city_
   *  + _state_
   *  + _zip_
   *  + _number_
   *  + _csc_
   *  + _year_
   *  + _month_
   *  + _custom_
   *
   * The callback is called from the load event handler on the iframe. See the
   * details of the ``onResultLoad`` function in this module.
   *
   * @param {Object} data Object containing the data for the form
   * @param {String} merchantKey Samurai gateway merchant key
   * @param {String} redirectURI URI of the transparent redirect handler
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      firstName: '',
      lastName: '',
      address1: '',
      address2: '',
      city: '',
      state: '',
      zip: '',
      number: '',
      csc: '',
      year: '',
      month: '',
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      '<input type="hidden" name="merchant_key" value="$merchantkey">'+
      '<input type="hidden" name="redirect_url" value="$redirecturl">' +
      '<input type="hidden" name="custom" value=\'$custom\'>' +
      (data.sandbox && '<input type="hidden" name="sandbox" value="true">' || '') +
      '<input type="hidden" name="credit_card[first_name]" value="$firstName">'+
      '<input type="hidden" name="credit_card[last_name]" value="$lastName">' +
      '<input type="hidden" name="credit_card[address_1]" value="$address1">' +
      '<input type="hidden" name="credit_card[address_2]" value="$address2">' +
      '<input type="hidden" name="credit_card[city]" value="$city">' +
      '<input type="hidden" name="credit_card[state]" value="$state">' +
      '<input type="hidden" name="credit_card[zip]" value="$zip">' +
      '<input type="hidden" name="credit_card[card_number]" value="$number">' +
      '<input type="hidden" name="credit_card[card_type]" value="$issuer">' +
      '<input type="hidden" name="credit_card[cvv]" value="$csc">' +
      '<input type="hidden" name="credit_card[expiry_year]" value="$year">' +
      '<input type="hidden" name="credit_card[expiry_month]" value="$month">' +
      '</form>';

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    formHTML = formHTML.replace('$redirecturl', redirectURI);

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    // Inject this into DOM
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      throw 'Form error';
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    // Attach the form to body
    form.appendTo('body');

    // Submit the form
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    form.submit(function(e) {
      e.stopPropagation();
      return createIframe(callback);
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    // Fire the timout clock at 3 seconds
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      // Set the timeout flag
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      // Execute callback with error message
      if (!dataReceived) {
        callback('Connection timed out');
      }

    }, timeoutInterval);

    form.submit();
  };

}(jQuery, JSON, this));


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Q: why does JMeter create so many threads in a load test? I have a number JMeter tests that all run from the command line at the same time.
These have the number of users passed in as a property file (users_concurrent.properties).
For instance:
C:/applications/apache-jmeter-3.0/bin/jmeter.bat -n -t RDA_CAEventMaintenance.jmx -l UK_RDA_CAEventMaintenance.jtl -q dev_uk.properties -q users_concurrent.properties

For most of these tests, this runs 5 test threads (verified in both results file and thread dumps).
However 2 of these tests ran out of memory and created hprof.pid dump files.
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Is this a JMeter bug? It shouldn't be starting that many threads when I specify 5.
Using JMeter 3.0

A: Looking into

Thread Group 1 - 100

it seems you have at least 100 threads. You can double check it in jmeter.log file, look for the line like:

Starting thread group... number=1 threads=XXX

So you either define or refer the property which stands for the number of threads in the wrong way. Example correct configuration would be:

*

*Under JMeter Thread Group define number of virtual users using __P() function like
${__P(threads,)}

*Make sure your users_concurrent.properties file contains the following line (and the line appears only once)
threads=5

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Mack Trucks, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Topics: Mack LEU
Jeffrey Giuseppe
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50069-50070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20310]
[[Page 50069]]
[Docket No. NHTSA-2015-0054; Notice 1]
Mack Trucks, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
SUMMARY: Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack), has determined that certain model
year (MY) 2014-2016 Mack LEU model incomplete vehicles do not fully
comply with paragraphs S5.3.3 and S5.3.4 of Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 121, Air Brake Systems. Mack has filed an
appropriate report dated April 27, 2015, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573,
Defect and Noncompliance Responsibility and Reports.
DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is September 17,
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written data,
views, and arguments on this petition. Comments must refer to the
docket and notice number cited at the beginning of this notice and
submitted by any of the following methods:
Mail: Send comments by mail addressed to: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Deliver: Deliver comments by hand to: U.S. Department
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. The
Docket Section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except
Federal Holidays.
Electronically: Submit comments electronically by: Logging
onto the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Web site at http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Comments may also be faxed to (202) 493-2251.
Comments must be written in the English language, and be no greater
than 15 pages in length, although there is no limit to the length of
necessary attachments to the comments. If comments are submitted in
hard copy form, please ensure that two copies are provided. If you wish
to receive confirmation that your comments were received, please
enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard with the comments. Note that
all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
Documents submitted to a docket may be viewed by anyone at the
address and times given above. The documents may also be viewed on the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by following the online
instructions for accessing the dockets. DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement is available for review in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477-78).
The petition, supporting materials, and all comments received
before the close of business on the closing date indicated below will
be filed and will be considered. All comments and supporting materials
received after the closing date will also be filed and will be
considered to the extent possible. When the petition is granted or
denied, notice of the decision will be published in the Federal
Register pursuant to the authority indicated below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Mack's Petition: Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h)
(see implementing rule at 49 CFR part 556), Mack submitted a petition
for an exemption from the notification and remedy requirements of 49
U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that this noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. After reviewing the petition,
NHTSA requested additional information from Mack by letter dated July
9, 2015. In response to that letter, Mack provided supplemental
information by letter dated July 17, 2015. Copies of NHTSA's request
and Mack's response are available from the petition docket.
This notice of receipt of Mack's petition is published under 49
U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not represent any agency decision or
other exercise of judgment concerning the merits of the petition.
II. Vehicles Involved: Affected are approximately 1,977 MY 2014-
2016 Mack LEU model incomplete vehicles manufactured between July 22,
2013 and April 20, 2015.
III. Noncompliance: Mack explains that the noncompliance is that
the brake actuation and release times slightly (by milliseconds) exceed
the requirements as specified in paragraphs S5.3.3 and S5.3.4 of FMVSS
IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S5.3.3 of FMVSS No. 121 requires in
pertinent part:
S5.3.3 Brake Actuation time. Each service brake system shall
meet the requirements of S5.3.3.1(a) and (b) . . .
S5.3.3.1(a) With an initial service reservoir system air
pressure of 100 psi, the air pressure in each brake chamber shall,
when measured from the first movement of the service brake control,
reach 60 psi in not more than 0.45 second in the case of trucks and
buses, . . .
Paragraph S5.3.4 of FMVSS No. 121 requires in pertinent part:
S5.3.4 Brake Release time. Each service brake system shall meet
the requirements of S5.3.4.1(a) and (b) . . .
S5.3.4.1(a) With an initial service brake chamber air pressure
of 95 psi, the air pressure in each brake chamber shall, when
measured from the first movements of the service brake control, fall
to 5 psi in not more than 0.55 second in the case of trucks and
V. Summary of Mack's Analyses: Mack stated its belief that the
subject noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety for
(A) Mack conducted pneumatic brake timings tests on a test vehicle
representative of the affected population to show the results compared
to the requirement. The test vehicle was configured similar to a dual-
drive (or twin steer) residential garbage truck equipped with left-hand
and right-hand steering and brake controls. Tests were conducted on
each axle, separately, using the left-hand brake control and then, the
right hand brake control.
Mack's data indicate that, on average, steer axle pneumatic brake
actuation times exceed the requirement by 0.04 seconds, steer axle
pneumatic brake release times, on average, exceed the requirement by
0.09 seconds, and drive axle brake timing results indicate compliance
with the safety standard's requirement.
Mack stated that a change in brake chamber size from type 24 to
type 30, which occurred in 2013 production, may have caused the
noncompliance.
(B) Mack conducted additional brake timing and dynamic performance
tests to evaluate how this noncompliance affects overall brake
performance. The tests were performed by an independent testing and
evaluation company, Link Commercial Vehicle Testing (Link) located in
East Liberty, Ohio. According to Mack, the results of these tests
clearly show that the trucks that are affected by the subject
noncompliance are compliant with the brake stopping distance
requirements. Mack provided a chart to illustrate the stopping distance
test results. (Detailed results from the tests provided by Mack are
available from the docket for this petition).
(C) Mack stated that LEU's are used almost exclusively in
residential garbage collection service. Because of that, Mack
says there are no concerned vehicles that tow air-braked trailers and
that compatibility with other air brake vehicles is also not cause for
(D) Mack also stated that brake release timing has been the subject
of previous petitions that it believes are similar to its petition and
were granted by NHTSA.
Mack has additionally informed NHTSA that it is correcting the
noncompliance so that all future production of the subject trucks will
fully comply with FMVSS No. 121.
In summation, Mack believes that the described noncompliance of the
subject trucks is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety, and that its
petition, to exempt Mack from providing recall notification of
noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 30118 and remedying the recall
noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 30120 should be granted.
NHTSA notes that the statutory provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to file petitions for a
determination of inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to exempt manufacturers
only from the duties found in sections 30118 and 30120, respectively,
to notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of a defect or noncompliance
and to remedy the defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any decision on
this petition only applies to the subject incomplete vehicles that Mack
no longer controlled at the time it determined that the noncompliance
existed. However, any decision on this petition does not relieve
equipment distributors and dealers of the prohibitions on the sale,
offer for sale, or introduction or delivery for introduction into
interstate commerce of the noncompliant incomplete vehicles under their
control after Mack notified them that the subject noncompliance
existed.
Authority:  (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: delegations of authority at
49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8).
Jeffrey Giuseppe,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-20310 Filed 8-17-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-59-P


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"We sat around the table and said 'really it's 2015, can't we send this out live over the web?'," Rabbi Lazarow told 774 ABC Melbourne's Red Symons.
"None of us could find a good answer to say no, so we've done it."
The streaming service, called TBI Live, is available via the synagogue's website.
Rabbi Lazarow said the service would make a big difference to people who were unable to be at the synagogue due to geography or physical inability.
He said streaming Shabbat services online could also help to widen the broader community's understanding of the Jewish faith.
"It allows people who have an interest or a curiosity or just want to learn more about the world to be able to connect and see what services are like," he said.
"We live in a world where 'the other' is not particularly well-known and if a little bit of technology can help us demystify, then it's a great gift and we should take it for what it is."
Going to shul is a social occasion as well as a religious one, and Temple Beth Israel has been careful to reflect that in their web service.
"We haven't miked the congregation because that would be slightly disruptive, but yes there was a very clear commitment to putting a comment box on the live video feed so that people could chat away whilst watching from the privacy of their homes," said Rabbi Lazarow.
While Orthodox Jews were unlikely to use the service, Rabbi Lazarow said as a progressive synagogue there was "not a great degree of orthodoxy" within their congregation.
"They're noticed and recognised, but they're probably only 10 per cent of Melbourne's Jewish community," said Rabbi Lazarow.
He hopes Jews using the streaming service will still observe Shabbat.
"If people really are looking for the best way to not observe Shabbat but join in services, it would probably be whilst driving your car, streaming it through your phone, going to a non-kosher restaurant for dinner," said Rabbi Lazarow.
"That's not what we're trying to do."


The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a policy brief on the challenges of antibiotic resistance (ABR) with a specific slant on the challenges of cultural factors as one of the biggest obstacles. The brief examines how the prescription and use of antibacterial medicines, the transmission of resistance, and the regulation and funding of research are influenced by cultural, social and commercial, as well as biological and technological factors.
Three-quarters of women are diagnosed once the cancer has already spread, making treatment more difficult. It is hoped that increased awareness can drive forward improvements in diagnosis, treatment and survival.
A group of health professionals is calling on the UK Government to amplify its response to climate change, and to bring in measures that will reduce UK green house gas emissions to zero by 2030, twenty years sooner than proposed by the EU. The group claims that steps required to stop climate breakdown will result in cleaner and more efficient transport, more walking and cycling, healthier and more sustainable diets and insulated homes, which will improve the physical and mental health of society and deliver economic and social benefits.
Scottish Water has initiated a £15 million project in Glasgow's west end to help improve the environment and water quality in the River Kelvin.
The project involves the installation of new and improved waste water infrastructure, underground combined sewer overflow (CSO) chambers and upgraded pipework.
These upgrades will help prevent items which are wrongly flushed down the toilet, such as rags, baby wipes, and plastic cotton buds, from overflowing into the River Kelvin during severe storm events. The upgrades will also reduce the frequency and volume of waste water spillages in storm conditions.
Work on the entire project is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2020.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) have released data showing that emergency service crews dealt with 1,824 blazes between March and April 2018.
Deliberate fire calls included 319 in the city of Glasgow, 128 in Edinburgh, and hundreds more in counties across the country.
Over 1,800 deliberate fires, involving building and vehicle fires, incidents in outdoor areas such as fields, the countryside and burning refuse, resulted in call-outs for SFRS crews.
This is a reduction of 34% on the 2,782 deliberate fire calls that mobilised SFRS crews during the same period in 2017.


Mastering is the last step before a record gets duplicated. For the best results, it is necessary that an objective person, with great room, monitoring, high end analog gear and experience does the final processing needed to enhance cohesion and listening experience of an album and assure its translation to the largest amount of different audio systems, from cheap ear buds to big PA systems in festivals (that I know quite well because I'm producing and playing on those quite regularly). Because the mastering engineer is a dedicated professional, and does this every day, he know in just a few seconds of hearing the song what it needs. It can go from drastic mix correction for a bedroom producer with difficult acoustics and problems with translation to very small and subtle tweaks to a stellar mix.
Anyway, I like challenges and never reject a project and, if needed, will take some time to listen in advance to your mixes and will suggest some tweaks to ensure the best possible master at no additional costs.
You will find on this website a presentation of the studio and gear, an FAQ and a booking form. There are some pictures of the gear, studio, and my previous works on the slideshow above. For any inquiries, please contact me with the contact form on the « Booking » page.


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Some say that people eat with their eyes first. That's why, for us at Marley Spoon, creating an inspiring user experience is key. We're working hard to bring delightful, market-fresh, easy cooking back to the people. Our chefs create inspiring and mouthwatering recipes every week, our customers select what they'd like to cook and we deliver the recipes with all the ingredients they need. We are a growing business across 3 continents, 6 countries, 700+ employees and use technology to re-invent the global food supply chain to reduce unethical food waste.
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Explainer: Events Surrounding Belarus Flight 'Hijacking'
The forced landing of a European commercial flight with a dissident on board has caused East-West tensions to flare.
The EU has moved to cut air links with Belarus. Stringer / TASS
Belarus' interception of a commercial flight Sunday in order to arrest Roman Protasevich, a 26-year-old Lithuania-based dissident blogger has triggered global outrage and condemnation.
Protasevich faces charges of inciting mass rallies in Belarus following last summer's disputed presidential election which triggered an unprecedented wave of protest across the country.
The EU has already hit Belarus with a sweeping travel ban, blocking access to its airspace and urging European airlines to avoid the country.
Here's what's happened so far:
Flight intercepted
Belarus forced Ryanair flight FR4978, travelling from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lithuania, to make an emergency landing at Minsk airport Sunday afternoon, citing a bomb threat.
Strongman President Alexander Lukashenko deployed a MiG-29 fighter jet to intercept the commercial airline just minutes before it was set to leave Belarusian air space and start its descent into Vilnius.
Protasevich was detained after the plane landed in Minsk. He faces charges of organizing the mass protests which erupted across the country last year following a disputed presidential election — charges which carry a maximum penalty of 15 years.
Lukashenko Warns Belarus Protesters He Will 'Take No Prisoners'
Protasevich's girlfriend, 23-year-old Sofiya Sapega, a Russian citizen, was also detained in Minsk.
Lithuanian police said that according to flight manifest details a total of five passengers disembarked the plane in Minsk, Reuters reported. Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said he believes Belarusian KGB agents were on the flight from Athens and left the plane after its forced landing in Minsk.
Dissident blogger
Roman Protasevich is a dissident journalist, the former editor of the influential anti-Lukashenko Nexta Telegram channel which has more than 1.2 million subscribers.
He fled Belarus in 2019 and has since lived in Poland and Lithuania — both EU members and home to many Belarusian dissidents who have fled the country. At the time of his detention he was a resident of Lithuania.
He was first arrested in 2012, aged just 17, for running two groups on the Russian-based social networking site Vkontakte criticizing Lukashenko.
Belarus issued a warrant for Protasevich's arrest in November over his work for Nexta, declaring that he was "involved in terrorist activity." Terror offenses can carry the death penalty in Belarus, which still carries out capital punishment.
Roman Protasevich: From Teen Activist to Belarus Bugbear
Passengers aboard the diverted flight have described the panic that overcame Protasevich when the pilot announced they were being diverted to Minsk. "He said: 'I know the death penalty awaits me in Belarus,'" fellow passenger Marius Rutkauskas told Lithuanian TV after the plane arrived in Vilnius late Sunday evening.
In a video posted on Belarusian state TV on Monday evening, Protasevich appeared to "confess" to charges of organizing mass protests last summer — claims which carry a possible 15-year prison sentence.
"The attitude of employees towards me is as correct as possible and according to the law. I continue cooperating with investigators and am confessing to having organized mass unrest in the city of Minsk," he said in the video. Supporters said the confession was coerced, pointing to marks on his forehead, and similar videos which have been published, including of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya when she was briefly detained following last summer's election.
Protasevich's girlfriend Sofiya Sapega, who was detained alongside him on Sunday, will remain in custody for two months, her lawyer Alexander Filanovich told RBC news website Tuesday. Sapega is being held at a detention center in Minsk on suspicion of "committing crimes" between August and September 2020, according to the statement made by the Russian foreign ministry.
'State Hijacking'
The reaction from the international community has been swift, with condemnation of Lukashenko's actions coming from across the Western world.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the forced landing of the plane a "state hijacking."
U.S. President Joe Biden called the incident "outrageous," said Protasevich's confession video appeared to have been made under duress and added that Belarus' actions amounted to "shameful assaults on both political dissent and the freedom of the press."
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has pointed the finger at likely Russian involvement in the plot, saying it is "very difficult to believe that this kind of action could have been taken without at least the acquiescence of the authorities in Moscow."
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will pay "a bitter price" for the "heinous" flight diversion.
Russia defended Belarus' actions. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Minsk had treated the incident with "an entirely reasonable approach."
Flight bans
EU leaders agreed Monday to cut air links with Belarus, banning state airlines from operating in EU airspace and urging EU-based airlines to avoid flying through Belarus' airspace. Britain and Ukraine announced similar measures.
Airlines including KLM, Air France, Wizz Air, Air Baltic, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines had started avoiding Belarusian airspace by Tuesday morning. Belarus' Belavaia cancelled all flights to London and Paris until Oct. 30 in anticipation of the sanctions coming into force.
EU Cuts Air Links With Belarus Over Forced Plane Landing
The 27-member bloc also said it would hit Belarus with "targeted economic sanctions" and add more individuals and businesses to a list of sanctioned entities, banning them from travelling to Europe and doing business with European firms.
The EU already has sanctions in place against 88 figures and seven companies, put in place in response to the crackdown on opposition launched last year ahead of, and after, the disputed August 2020 presidential election.
Opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has backed the sanctions against Minsk. In a call with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan she said she had "called on the U.S. to isolate the regime, pressure it through sanctions, support Belarusians and hold a high-level international conference on resolving the crisis." She also called on the Belarusian opposition to be invited to next months' G7 meeting in Britain.
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Belarus Leader Hits Out as U.S., U.K. Levy New Sanctions
London pointed to "the continued undermining of democracy and human rights violations" by Belarus' leaders.
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Russian National Guard to Partner With Belarus Police Amid Protests
Under the new agreement, Russia and Belarus will cooperate on combatting extremism and terrorism, among other things.
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Putin, Lukashenko To Talk 'Integration' Amid Belarus Protests
The leaders will discuss plans to further integrate their countries in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi.
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Belarus Leader Admits to Staying 'Too Long' in Power in Russian State TV Interview
"I've built up Belarus for a quarter-century, I won't just give it up," Lukashenko said.


Residents of a Shannon Lake neighbourhood are fed up with a lack of police attention on a persistent problem.
"Once a month we're getting broken into," said Mike Young, a resident of Shannon Way, a street that's being hard hit by a prowler.
Without other options, Young decided to cast some light on the issue. This weekend he posted several clips of surveillance footage his neighbour took on his Facebook account and already it's had more than 1,200 shares and 60,000 views.
"My truck and my neighbour's truck, both got broken into and several thousand dollars worth of tools were stolen," he said.
Young has turned the video footage over to police and all the tips that have come in from the video post.
He said several people claim to know who the prowler is.
Until something comes of it, however, Young said he fears he and his neighbours will just have to wait for the next break in because there's no other way to deal with the monthly occurrence.


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Is it mandatory to transcript a marriage certificate issued outside Romania's boarders?
The marriage certificate transcript is mandatory for the marriage under discussion to be registered in Romania.
Furthermore, the procedure to transcript the marriage certificate as well as the procedure to transcript the birth certificate is a preliminary condition in case a Romanian passport is your main goal.
In the case of the marriage certificate transcript the application is addressed to the mayor from the common spouse residence, and if the spouse have different residencies in the country, to any of these two city halls, as the case may be.
The application transcript of a marriage certificate needs to include Xerox copies of the spouse's birth certificates, as well as Xerox copies of their Ids.
In the event that, at the transcript application there are changes of name and/or surname of the document holder acknowledged by comparison to the documents that accompany the application request, then further documents are required to clarify the discrepancies.
In the event that the foreign authorities released the certificate having data inconsistent with the data registered under the Romanian registers of civil status, the transcript shall be done after the foreign authorities performed the correction on the released certificate.
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Around the Atlantic 10: Flyers' fight, La Salle's loss, and how Rhode Island got a huge win over Cincinnati
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Updated onUpdated on Nov 19, 2016 at 1:11 PM
It was a quiet day for college basketball in general, but the Atlantic 10 nevertheless had some key non-conference games. Notably, Dayton lost a tough game against St. Mary's 61-57 after almost coming back to win. Rhode Island rallied from a first half deficit to take down #24 Cincinnati. La Salle lost 77-76 to Texas Southern on a buzzer beater, and Fordham got its third win of the season downing Saint Peter's 63-41.
1. Dayton Flyers fought hard despite a serious offensive slump
This was an ugly game. The Gaels shot a mere 37.7% from the floor while the Flyers were just 34.0%. Neither team could get much going offensively, especially in the second half. Saint Mary's lack of offensive production opened the door for a Flyers comeback all the way through the second half, but Dayton could not buy a bucket either. Saint Mary's maintained a double digit lead throughout a majority of the game until the Flyers went on a run to close the deficit to just 2. Despite Dayton's efforts, it'd ultimately fall short and move to 2-1 on the year.
Dayton obviously struggled down low, as the Gaels' star center Jock Landale had 15 points and 14 rebounds. However, this game was certainly winnable considering how bad the opponent shot. Unfortunately for Dayton, its offense went cold, and when it decided to heat up, it was just too little too late. Dayton will try to rebound when it faces Nebraska in the first round of the Wooden Legacy on Thursday.
2. La Salle suffers a brutal home loss to Texas Southern
This one hurt. Just when you think La Salle is going to make a big turnaround and have a stellar year, it goes out and loses a game like this, and we can't help but be skeptical. Dulani Robinson of Texas Southern nailed a three pointer at the buzzer to secure the win over the Explorers. B.J. Johnson had 24 for La Salle, but it wasn't enough to lift them over a bad Texas Southern team.
La Salle has looked less than impressive this season, struggling in its two home games after almost pulling out a road win against Temple. Is this Explorers team actually improved, or are they going to fall down to the bottom of the Atlantic 10 once more? It's definitely early in the season, but it's going to be tough if La Salle can't put away these opponents. The Explorers will try to bounce back on Sunday when it faces Drexel.
3. Rhode Island rallied to beat a very talented Cincinnati team
Rhode Island picked up the biggest win of the young season in the Atlantic 10, downing #24 Cincinnati in the first round of the Naismith Hall of Fame Tip-Off. The Rams could not hit the ocean from the beach in the first half, but they fought hard enough to keep the deficit within 10 going into the break. After half, the Rams came alive and started grinding their way back, eventually taking their first lead with around 14 minutes left to play. A huge three pointer by E.C. Matthews would seal the deal down the stretch, and Rhode Island moves to 4-0 on the year.
Rhode Island committed just 10 turnovers against a very stingy Cincinnati defense. E.C. Matthews came alive in the second half after a slow start; he led the Rams in scoring with 18 points. Kuran Iverson had a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards. All in all, this was an enormous win for Rhode Island, and barring an unlikely season collapse form the Bearcats, this win is probably going to look very good come March. The Rams will move on to face Duke in the Championship game tomorrow; the Blue Devils looked a bit shaky against Penn State in the first round, but they'll still be the clear favorites over the Rams. Win or lose, this is a great chance for Rhode Island to boost its RPI, and even if the Rams leave Connecticut with a 1-1 record, they'll take it.
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In Monday's blog I suggested you choose your theme tune for the week – a piece of music that helps set your mood. Today, I would like you to add something visual to the mix. Choose an image that helps you focus on a dream or a goal, something that connects you with a choice you made to work towards something important.
This image is on my desktop at work and reminds me everytime I look at it of our plans to own a small woodland with a home nearby. We strive towards this every day and make choices that impact our daily lives to help us make our dream a reality. Having the image as something I see constantly, helps me connect with the choices and enjoy them. We can so easily become disheartened when progress takes time and every time I look at this picture I smile and feel uplifted – and all the more determined.
What picture will you choose and where will you put it to remind you why you've made those important choices?
… oh yes. And the picture I've chosen is of our current dream home which is a white HUF HAUS ART 3 with gabled entrance. This really reminds me of where I'm inevitably going. T.
Well, my wife Zoe and I have created an entire 'dream wall' at the foot of our bed, with images of what want to have, how we want to experience life and a roughly planned itinerary of how we're going to get …sorry… how we're getting there! What we put up there, at first seemed to me a ludicrous act, but because I see it every night before I go to sleep and every morning on waking, I've now been trained to feel that everything on the wall is perfectly normal, ordinary even and perfectly achievable (Strangely, the soundtrack that chose me this week was Ordinary People). Posted on the wall behind my desk monitor, I have a photo of our dream wall and images and literature about how valuable what I do as profession is. I also have an image of our dream home set as the background image on my computer desktops, reminding me of where I'm going to be at home. It may seem like visual overload compared with a single picture, but it's constantly inputting on a subliminal level and is always there to observe in a still moment. I've found it really useful in terms of training my mentality and I therefore waste less time and energy on internal conflict and lack of belief, allowing me to focus more rational efforts on a manifesting my goals. Nice blog Dinah! T.


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Here at Heart-Shaped Glasses, we're not just authors who blog together, we're family.
We started as a private online critique group which has evolved into so much more. Yes, there's critiquing, which is invaluable. Especially when it's from people who focus just as much with what's right as what's not working. I trust these ladies with my precious stories, I trust their experience, which probably (added together) is a lifetime of writing.
I love that we all bring something different to the table. We each have strengths and weaknesses, not only in our writing but in our critique styles. I'm constantly learning.
The next best thing about being part of a great writer's group? The cheerleading. We're all at different places in our careers, going down different paths of publishing, writing different genres. But the support we give each other transcends all those things.
I get hurrahs when I succeed at something, even if it's meeting my wordcount, and sympathy when things are going rough.
Which brings me to my next point on why writer's groups (the right ones) are awesome: trust. It takes trust to upload a first draft for critique. It requires trust to say, "Hey, I'm having a rough time in my life right now, and this is why." And I've never, ever seen anything shared in that private group shared anywhere else. It's like a vault. A vault of caring, kindness, and support.
We're not accepting new members right now, but don't worry. Your perfect writing group is out there somewhere. Here are some articles on finding and getting the most from writing groups. Read all about them, then find your perfect writing home.
Tell us about your experience in writer's groups. Has it been more positive, like mine, or do you have horror stories?
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So many great nuggets in your post that I found myself nodding with. "I love that we all bring something different to the table. We each have strengths and weaknesses, not only in our writing but in our critique styles. I'm constantly learning." Your comments on trust are spot on, too. I'd even say that, for me, the support is often more important than the feedback, because it is a journey — both the writing and the balance of it all.
Thanks for sharing the link to my guest blog post with Jane Friedman!
Thanks so much for stopping by, Brooke. I agree that the support is crucial to the journey, for me.
I totally agree with you, Anni. Support comes in lots of forms.
Thanks for stopping by–I loved your Random Notes from a Debut Author post.
I have always wanted to be part of a group but after years have never found one that last or worked for me. My first group was filled with MFA'ers (bar me) and I was the only one who wrote consistently. The others included a cat lady, a woman who sat on a bed, a man whose wife sat in all the meetings to keep an eye on us gals… and so on. I am going to check out your links.
I wrote a reply and my phone ate it, Brenda.
What I said (if I remember correctly): I'm sorry you've had such a terrible time with writing groups, although I do love your description of some of the characters you met.
I hope you find the right fit fit you soon!
By the way, I always enjoy your posts and your site design is gorgeous.
Thank you, Marin. I'm excited that you've got your next book coming out just five days after mine.
Another one of the perks of being in such a great group of writers is getting to read awesome stories and I loved yours.


The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) maintains the so-called Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM), a list of controls that can be used to get assurance on the quality of a cloud provider. (See earlier blog post for more details and background on the CCM). The CCM is part of a larger suite of CSA best practices, one of which is the CAIQ (Common Assessment Initiative Questionnaire). The CAIQ list a number of questions per control, which a provider can answer with yes or no.
In practice we see that this tool is used in a number of ways in this process.
CCM and CAIQ list a significant amount of cloud specific controls that are not found in other frameworks such as ISO 27001. Some companies use these as input to their own control frameworks.
Use the CAIQ as a first level filter. Providers are asked to provide a response with only yes/no answers. After passing that test, the provider can be asked to provide more specific demonstration on controls that matter most to the consumer. It is neither necessary nor efficient to ask the provider to demonstrate evidence on all controls.
The CCM and CAIQ can be used as input for a ranking activity, where multiple offers are scored on their security assurance.
Providers can use the CAIQ to demonstrate the breadth of their control, and as a 'standard response to an RFP'. Examples of these (such as Microsoft Office 365) can be found in the STAR registry (https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/star/). Although answering to the CAIQ will take some effort, anecdotal evidence suggest that a provider who is already progressing with an assurance initiative will need only a few hours to draft a first version of their CAIQ.
Providers can use the CCM and CAIQ without publicly disclosing all their control evidence. Full evidence will then only be given to customers that have signed a non-disclosure agreement.
Providers can refer to the controls that their upstream providers have implemented. For example, an application provider could refer to Microsoft's Azure CAIQ. In practice however, this still leaves a few questions open.
Providers are warming up to the idea of using the CCM. For them, it standardizes responses, so they can be reused, which can save work.
Cloud consumers see the advantage of standardizing control sets. It allows for easier comparison across potential providers, as well as having potential in creating control visibility in the supply chain.
The CAIQ as it is developed only allows for yes/no answers. There is no provision for extra information, nor is their guidance on how the provider should qualify their answers (i.e. this is how we do this, this is the extent to which we do this). In practice, most providers do add another column to their response in order to provide more detail.
There is only minimal experience in efficiently handling assurance obligations over a supply chain of providers, such as a SaaS provider working on top of a PaaS provider working on top of a IaaS provider.
Cloud consumers like to add their own questions to the CAIQ. They are of course capable of doing it, but the answers will not be reflected in the STAR registration.
Most companies are procuring cloud services these days. Generally speaking, most of these are SaaS and just a few are IaaS or PaaS. Managing these contracts and relations is a bit out of the scope of this article, but essential bits are to have a clear owner of the contract of every cloud service, even if it is a free service, and some indication of the data classification. From a risk management perspective, it would then be good to have a filled-in CAIQ for every provider.
For more education on the various risks and control areas in the CCM, you can consider Cloud Security CCSK training.
As this is ongoing research, please send me comments and notes on this article.


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Aaron Rodgers: Green Bay Packers must move on from loss
Published: Sep 26, 2012 at 01:25 PM
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- One day after venting on his radio show about the refereeing debacle that cost the Green Bay Packers a game in Seattle, Aaron Rodgers saved one last barb for the NFL.
Asked Wednesday about how the Packers were handling the aftermath of a Monday night loss that touched off a national firestorm about the league's use of replacement officials, Rodgers dismissed an NFL-issued statement generally supporting the officials' handling of the situation a "bogus report."
Beyond that, though, the NFL MVP said it's time to move on from the defeat.
"I think one thing that we really learned from it is, as frustrating as it is, ultimately it's a game judged by people who are imperfect, and there's going to be mistakes," Rodgers said.
"And you hate it that it affected us and we lost a win because of it, but there's a lot of blame to go around other than referees. They have a job to do. They're trying to do their best. They obviously didn't bring their best in that game and in that play, but there's a lot of blame to fall on the shoulders of guys like myself who didn't play their best game that night."
Going into Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints, Packers coach Mike McCarthy says it's fine for his players to use the incident as motivation -- to a point.
"I love emotion," McCarthy said. "Emotion is the engine that makes this thing go. So I'm for any kind of emotion, as long as it's channeled properly. So you want to talk about chips on your shoulder, whatever it is, the only emotion I don't really care about is self-pity. We're not the victim. Nothing's guaranteed to you."
Packers players know the time for venting is over. There's too much work to be done to dwell on anything else, especially since they're 1-2 after Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson's last-second pass was ruled a touchdown catch by Golden Tate.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press
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