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Wipro, Demisto Deliver Security Managed Service
By Paula Bernier April 24, 2017
Demisto Inc. and Wipro Ltd. have joined forces to provide an automated incident response solution as a managed service.
Wipro Ltd. is a global business process services and consulting company. Demisto is a security automation and orchestration company.
Cybersecurity remains a top-tier concern for both IT teams and C-level executives at businesses and other organizations around the world. That's because of the growth and increasing sophistication of the security threat.
"From the moment the first worm was unleashed on the internet in 1988, to the massive 2016 Mirai distributed denial of service attack, the cyber security industry has witnessed exponential growth in the volume and variety of cyber threats," noted McAfee, formerly known as Intel Security.
Ransomware was the top threat of 2016, according to the 2017 Annual Threat Report recently released by SonicWall. The network security company said ransomware increased by more than 167 times year-over-year to reach 638 million attacks in 2016.
An AppViewX IT Security report lists data leakage as the No. 1 type of hack, with 60.51 percent of the 157 people surveyed at RSA 2017 choosing that answer. Other top picks were malware and viruses (at 56.05 percent), external hacks (at 55.41 percent), and end user access control (internal) (at 49.68 percent).
The most commonly breached kinds of data, according to Forrester, are:
identities and passwords, at 57 percent;
customer records, at 49 percent;
business partner records, at 44 percent;
employee records, at 41 percent;
proprietary intellectual property, at 38 percent;
business partner intellectual property, at 27 percent; and
non-public financials, at 21 percent.
Meanwhile, Gemalto's Breach Level Index indicates:
There were more than one billion data records (1.37 billion) compromised in 2016.
That means 3,776,738 records were lost or stolen every day.
Identity theft was the leading type of data breach in 2016, accounting for 59 percent of all data breaches.
More than 7 billion data records have been exposed since 2013 when the index began benchmarking publicly disclosed data breaches.
Edited by Alicia Young
Paula Bernier
Executive Editor, TMC

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Djokovic to be detained in Australia amid visa row
Novak Djokovic is set to be detained on Saturday after Australia cancelled his visa for a second time, in a row over his right to remain in the country unvaccinated.
The decision on "health and good order" grounds means he faces deportation and a three-year visa ban.
Djokovic's lawyers called the decision "patently irrational" and will appeal.
The men's tennis number one is still scheduled to play in the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
"Today I exercised my power… to cancel the visa held by Mr Novak Djokovic on health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so," Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said in a statement.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that the decision followed "careful consideration".
Alluding to the heavy criticism his government has faced for allowing the unvaccinated player into Australia, Mr Morrison said: "Australians have made many sacrifices during this pandemic, and they rightly expect the result of those sacrifices to be protected."
At an emergency late-night court hearing shortly after the decision was announced on Friday, Judge Anthony Kelly ruled that Djokovic cannot be deported while the appeal proceedings are happening. An appeal hearing is expected on Sunday.
The judge also said the government could detain Djokovic after he meets immigration officials in Melbourne on Saturday morning. However, he will be allowed to go to his lawyers' offices to prepare his case ahead of Sunday's hearing.
An initial hearing will be held on Saturday at 10:15 local time (23:15 GMT on Friday).
Djokovic's legal team called the minister's decision to cancel the visa "patently irrational".
Citing a government document with more details on why it was revoked, Djokovic's lawyer, Nicholas Wood, said it was not because he is a danger to the public, but because "he will excite anti-vax sentiment".
Although Djokovic is not vaccinated, he has not actively promoted anti-vax disinformation. However, Australian anti-vaxxers have been using the hashtag #IStandWithDjokovic on social media.
Mr Wood added that the minister had chosen to "remove a man of good standing" from Australia and "impair" his future career over anti-vaccination comments Djokovic had made in 2020.
The nine-time Australian Open winner was hoping to defend his title next week, which if he won, would make him the most successful male tennis player in history with a record 21 Grand Slam titles.
For the moment, Djokovic remains in the Australian Open draw and is due to face fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic on Monday – the first day of the tournament.
Djokovic's visa was first revoked shortly after his arrival in Melbourne on 6 January, after Australian border Force officials said he had "failed to provide appropriate evidence" to receive a vaccine exemption.
His initial announcement that he was coming to play in the Open prompted a backlash from some Australians, who have lived under long and strict Covid lockdowns, because it was unclear if he could meet the country's strict entry rules. Melbourne in particular was hard bit by lockdowns, enduring 262 days under heavy restrictions last year.
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We take it for granted, that we do.That we can smile or blink. That we can run or cry. That we can chew or jog on the spot. That we can read a word, both forwards and backwards. That we can contemplate and evaluate. That we can congratulate and regret. That we can bow and prostrate and stand with complete stillness and attention. Yes, we take it for granted. That we do.
This course of life is change. We hope that the change will mean improvements as moments fold one into the next - days turn quickly into weeks, months, and years. Sand in the time glass seems determined. For many, however, life does not always bear improvements. Logic suggests then that it is a waste, but I have to see that even utter failures are tools or lessons that can eventually force a wrong turn to move the right way.
I don't search for some of my wrongs as enough are blatantly obvious, but perhaps I dwell on the worthless symptoms while missing the root causes entirely. Some diagnoses are much too heavy to acknowledge inwardly, nonetheless, a window should at least remain open should one hope for their existences to be realized.
This moment, though brief, can and should at least be an expression of gratitude. It is only the beginning, but perhaps it will eventually lead to servitude.


All English levels are welcome. Beginners are very welcome!
My lessons are for High School students, College/University students and adults.
People like to meet new people and have conversations with them. That is why English conversation will be the main focus of my class.
Being able to read English is different from communicating with English. Oral communication using English is more important and more FUN! than only being able to read English.
Students will learn how to communicate using English for everyday situations eg conversation, shopping, restaurant, traveling etc.


Ihsahn will release his fourth album, Eremita, next month and a new song, 'Introspection', is streaming below, featuring a guest appearance from Devin Townsend, whose returning Ihsahn's favour of appearing on his album, Deconstruction, last year.
Eremita will be the start of a new saga for Ihsahn, as his last album After concluded a specific trilogy of albums, so Eremita will be a clean slate and time for change. What hasn't necessarily changed though, rather evolved, is Ihsahn's unique song writing. From Emperor to his solo work, he's always progressed in stunning fashion, now delivering the most enthralling prog metal in years. Have a listen to 'Introspection' for proof.


Today, I am spotlighting my previous review of A DEADLY ECLAIR by Daryl Wood Gerber as part of her blog tour to promote the release of the trade paperback edition of the book as well as to celebrate the upcoming publication of the second book in the series A SOUFFLE OF SUSPICION hitting shelves July 10! You can pre-order HERE!
Agatha Award-winning and bestselling author Daryl Wood Gerber also writes the bestselling Cookbook Nook Mysteries, and as Avery Aames, she pens the Cheese Shop Mysteries.
Fun tidbit: Daryl appeared on "Murder, She Wrote." She has also jumped out of a perfectly good airplane and hitchhiked around Ireland by herself. She loves to read and has a frisky Goldendoodle named Sparky.
This was such a fabulous debut and definitely one that you are going to want to pick up if you are a fan of culinary cozies as well!
From the feisty protagonist, Mimi, to the eclectic and suspicious cast of characters each with their own motives for murder, there is so much to love about this book. All of the people that make up Mimi's staff are so endearing and have created a heartwarming and welcoming place for visitors. It was such a treat to be in their company and move through the story along with Mimi as she tries to solve the case. I especially loved how much investigative work Mimi conducts herself; however, very few clues are revealed as the story unfolds, ultimately creating a truly well layered and plotted mystery that has to be read to the end in order to find out who the killer is. Her amateur sleuthing skills are far more competent and ambitious than Tyson's, the law enforcement officer charged with finding out the truth. And despite this scenario being the case in all cozy mysteries, it was incredibly well done and came across as highly believable, providing some light humor into their interactions with each other.
The author's descriptive style beautifully captures the setting and paints a lush and inviting place you would want to visit on your next holiday. And all the talk about the French food served in the bistro will leave your mouth watering! So make sure you have some snacks available while reading or cook up some of your own versions using the provided recipes at the end of the book! Maybe one day I'll get some time to recreate them myself!
I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to read this great start to a series that I will now be on the look out for and highly recommend! I definitely look forward to returning to Napa Valley in order to experience more adventures with Mimi at her bistro, but for now, I'm adding the author's backlist to my TBR while I wait!
Many thanks to Great Escapes Book Tours and especially Daryl Wood Gerber. It was a pleasure hosting and providing a review! And be sure to check out the blog tour for more opinions and author extras!


Home/ Gemstones/ Coral/ Red Coral/How Red Coral Gemstone Help Relationships Building?
Astrological planets play a major role in our lives and determine to a considerable extent, how we carry through our relationships and social life. Mars or Mangal is an important planet in this respect as it deals with energy, passion and sexual desire.
On the negative side, this planet influences aggression and argumentative nature. Appeasing this fiery planet can improve relationships by conquering its negative effects. For centuries, gemstones have been used as tools to overcome the ill effects of malefic influences of planets.
For invoking the positive influence of Mars, the exquisite Red Coral gemstone is used. A wonder of nature, it is an organic gemstone formed by skeletal deposits of marine polyps. Italian red coral is known as the best variety of this gemstone, which is considered beneficial for increasing energy and vitality in the wearer.
But it is necessary to seek the advice of an experienced astrologer before wearing it, so as to make sure that it will bring positive results for you.
Mars, better known as Mangal in Vedic Astrology, is the planet of war and aggressiveness. Mars is the planet of energy, vitality, and desire. This energy can either be constructive or destructive, which has a direct bearing on the personal relationships of an individual.
This planet is also linked with passion and sexuality, which is the reason why Mangal plays such a vital role when the horoscopes are matched at the time of marriage.
Basically, this planet reveals the sexual nature of the human being. We have often heard of Mangal Dosha, which causes the delay in weddings or marital problems or discord for the natives.
Therefore, a person with malefic Mars has a tendency to suffer as far as social relationships are concerned as this planet can induce irritability, hot temper, aggression and even violence in the native, causing a number of relationship-related issues.
Red coral stone has been revered for ages, as a stone with positive benefits, with the ability to harness the cosmic energy of planet Mars and channelizing it for right purposes. It can bring harmony in marital life and improve relations of the wearer with the spouse by getting rid of mangal dosha.
Wearing red coral gemstone ring can also help the native overcome obstacles in married life and even protect a woman from widowhood. It makes the native more energetic and confident, improving his interaction and behavior with others and making his relationships positive.
Wearing a spotless coral gemstone can, therefore, bring a wide array of benefits to the social life and relationships of a native. It can be worn in the form of rings or pendants.


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TravelCenters of America plans to expand its travel center network and truck services programs.
WESTLAKE, Ohio — In late 2013, TravelCenters of America LLC (TA) spread its wings and added standalone convenience stores to its operations.
During the past five years, the company took that $67.9-million, 31-store Minit Mart transaction and built a 230-location convenience store portfolio. However, the business has been struggling, with TravelCenters CEO Andy Rebholz often touching on the portfolio's issues during the company's quarterly earnings calls.
This March, Rebholz said "while some of those c-stores have performed very well, as a group, the results to date have been disappointing," as Convenience Store News previously reported.
Two months later, the chief executive noted an increase in competition for several of the Minit Mart locations, adding that TA's convenience store segment was the "biggest area of opportunity for improvement."
To help turn things around, the Minit Mart chain launched the GoGo Rewards loyalty program in July; and in early August, Chief Operating Officer Barry Richards said early indicators were positive, with more than 25,000 rewards cards distributed. In addition, the first few weeks of the program saw a 5-percent lift in nonfuel sales when comparing July's performance at the Minit Mart stores with the same period a year ago.
Also in early August, Rebholz said the decision to "fish or cut bait" on its standalone c-store segment would be made in quarters.
However, the decision came much sooner. On Sept. 4, Westlake-based TravelCenters revealed that it inked a definitive agreement to sell its Minit Mart portfolio and related assets to the U.K.-based EG Group for $330.8 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year.
With this sale, TA is shifting focus to its core travel center business.
"Today's news is a positive step forward for the business and we believe should translate to increased value for shareholders," Rebholz said on Sept. 4. "We have meaningful opportunities in front of us to grow and to improve profitability, and we are excited to get after those opportunities."
TravelCenters will direct the proceeds from the sale to two areas: improving the leverage of the company, and travel center growth initiatives, including expansion of its truck services programs.
"We continue to focus on the products and solutions that can best serve our customers today and have seen positive results from programs like our commercial tire network, on-site mobile maintenance and RoadSquad road-side assistance and call center programs," Rebholz said on Sept. 4. "These off-site services are valuable to existing customers as their needs and priorities change, plus they allow us to expand the universe of customers to whom we market."
Additionally, according to the CEO, TA expects to grow its nationwide network of travel centers through two key approaches:
Franchise and/or acquire or develop full-service travel centers where demand exists. "Our TA and Petro brands are well-known and well-liked and, in many cases, preferred by truckers. Increasing the number of TA and Petro branded centers will allow us to capture more share of our core customer market," Rebholz said.
Franchise, convert and/or acquire or develop smaller-format TA Express travel centers to complement the full-service network. "These could be well-run, well-placed sites in high-demand locations that historically failed to pass TA's acquisition screens because of the full-service and size specifications of our historic large-format travel center model," he explained.
Truck Stop Environment
A sharper focus on its travel centers and truck service initiatives comes as the trucking industry faces a driver shortage and a new electronic logging device (ELD) mandate that requires ELDs to be used to electronically record a driver's Record of Duty Status, replacing the paper logbook that some drivers currently use to record their hours of service per compliance requirements. The ELD mandate went into effect in December.
"It has been a good freight environment and you get a lot of complaining from the trucking companies because of the driver shortage generally, and the specific effect on that as the electronic mandate logging device went into effect for this year," Rebholz said in response to one analyst's question.
Those factors have put some constraints on growth by the trucking companies, which in turn affects TA.
"As it affects our business at the truck stops, it would be really great if we had another 50,000 or 100,000 truck drivers out there on the road moving the freight that the trucking companies want to move. That would be better for us," Rebholz noted. "I know the trucking industry is doing a number of things to grow the ranks of truck drivers, and I think that could be good for us, but the current environment is certainly not a negative one for us."
As for whether the current industry environment will push other truck stop and travel center operators to reevaluate their businesses, that remains to be seen.
"It is still a very fragmented industry; a lot of ownership by families on a one- or a few-site basis. Many factors figure into those decisions," Rebholz said. "What we've seen thus far, as we've begun to more aggressively beat the bushes, if you will, for both acquisition and/or franchising candidates, is a great deal of opportunity out there.
"We're hopeful that we'll soon have more to say about some success with those two prongs of the network expansion strategy," he added.
Melissa Kress
Melissa Kress is Senior News Editor of Convenience Store News. Read More
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With low prices for prescription medicine and next day delivery*, Medical Specialists is the obvious place to get your prescription dispensed. Simply order your prescribed medication and then send your paper prescription to our pharmacy.
Simply enter the name of the medication on your private prescription into the search box below, and click 'Find My Medicines Now'.
ARE YOU IN POSSESSION OF A PRIVATE PRESCRIPTION FROM YOUR OWN GP OR ANOTHER GP OR CONSULTANT?
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PRIVATE PRESCRIPTION FOR PETS – Please note that if you require medication for a Pet, you will be required to pay VAT, at 20% on top of your medication, dispensing fee and delivery charges. Once we are in possession of your pet's prescription, we will contact you to obtain payment. Medications will not be dispensed until the VAT has been paid.
If you place an order and are unable to provide a private prescription, your medication will not be delivered and you will be liable to a £10 administration charge.
What is a Repeatable Prescription?
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package org.apache.pinot.plugin.minion.tasks;

import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.UUID;
import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
import org.apache.http.Header;
import org.apache.http.HttpHeaders;
import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
import org.apache.http.message.BasicHeader;
import org.apache.http.message.BasicNameValuePair;
import org.apache.pinot.common.metadata.segment.SegmentZKMetadataCustomMapModifier;
import org.apache.pinot.common.utils.FileUploadDownloadClient;
import org.apache.pinot.common.utils.TarGzCompressionUtils;
import org.apache.pinot.common.utils.fetcher.SegmentFetcherFactory;
import org.apache.pinot.core.common.MinionConstants;
import org.apache.pinot.core.minion.PinotTaskConfig;
import org.apache.pinot.minion.exception.TaskCancelledException;
import org.apache.pinot.spi.utils.builder.TableNameBuilder;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * Base class which provides a framework for a single segment conversion task that refreshes the existing segment.
 *
This class handles segment download and upload.
 *
To extends this base class, override the {@link #convert(PinotTaskConfig, File, File)} method to plug in the logic
 * to convert the segment.
 */
public abstract class BaseSingleSegmentConversionExecutor extends BaseTaskExecutor {
  private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BaseSingleSegmentConversionExecutor.class);

  /**
   * Converts the segment based on the given task config and returns the conversion result.
   */
  protected abstract SegmentConversionResult convert(PinotTaskConfig pinotTaskConfig, File indexDir, File workingDir)
      throws Exception;

  /**
   * Returns the segment ZK metadata custom map modifier.
   */
  protected abstract SegmentZKMetadataCustomMapModifier getSegmentZKMetadataCustomMapModifier();

  @Override
  public SegmentConversionResult executeTask(PinotTaskConfig pinotTaskConfig)
      throws Exception {
    String taskType = pinotTaskConfig.getTaskType();
    Map<String, String> configs = pinotTaskConfig.getConfigs();
    String tableNameWithType = configs.get(MinionConstants.TABLE_NAME_KEY);
    String segmentName = configs.get(MinionConstants.SEGMENT_NAME_KEY);
    String downloadURL = configs.get(MinionConstants.DOWNLOAD_URL_KEY);
    String uploadURL = configs.get(MinionConstants.UPLOAD_URL_KEY);
    String originalSegmentCrc = configs.get(MinionConstants.ORIGINAL_SEGMENT_CRC_KEY);

    LOGGER.info("Start executing {} on table: {}, segment: {} with downloadURL: {}, uploadURL: {}", taskType,
        tableNameWithType, segmentName, downloadURL, uploadURL);

    File tempDataDir = new File(new File(MINION_CONTEXT.getDataDir(), taskType), "tmp-" + UUID.randomUUID());
    Preconditions.checkState(tempDataDir.mkdirs(), "Failed to create temporary directory: %s", tempDataDir);
    String crypterName = getTableConfig(tableNameWithType).getValidationConfig().getCrypterClassName();

    try {
      // Download the tarred segment file
      File tarredSegmentFile = new File(tempDataDir, "tarredSegment");
      LOGGER.info("Downloading segment from {} to {}", downloadURL, tarredSegmentFile.getAbsolutePath());
      SegmentFetcherFactory.fetchAndDecryptSegmentToLocal(downloadURL, tarredSegmentFile, crypterName);

      // Un-tar the segment file
      File segmentDir = new File(tempDataDir, "segmentDir");
      File indexDir = TarGzCompressionUtils.untar(tarredSegmentFile, segmentDir).get(0);

      // Convert the segment
      File workingDir = new File(tempDataDir, "workingDir");
      Preconditions.checkState(workingDir.mkdir());
      SegmentConversionResult segmentConversionResult = convert(pinotTaskConfig, indexDir, workingDir);
      Preconditions.checkState(segmentConversionResult.getSegmentName().equals(segmentName),
          "Converted segment name: %s does not match original segment name: %s",
          segmentConversionResult.getSegmentName(), segmentName);

      // Tar the converted segment
      File convertedSegmentTarFile = new File(tempDataDir, segmentName + TarGzCompressionUtils.TAR_GZ_FILE_EXTENSION);
      TarGzCompressionUtils.createTarGzFile(segmentConversionResult.getFile(), convertedSegmentTarFile);

      // Check whether the task get cancelled before uploading the segment
      if (_cancelled) {
        LOGGER.info("{} on table: {}, segment: {} got cancelled", taskType, tableNameWithType, segmentName);
        throw new TaskCancelledException(
            taskType + " on table: " + tableNameWithType + ", segment: " + segmentName + " got cancelled");
      }

      // Set original segment CRC into HTTP IF-MATCH header to check whether the original segment get refreshed, so that
      // the newer segment won't get override
      Header ifMatchHeader = new BasicHeader(HttpHeaders.IF_MATCH, originalSegmentCrc);

      // Set segment ZK metadata custom map modifier into HTTP header to modify the segment ZK metadata
      // NOTE: even segment is not changed, still need to upload the segment to update the segment ZK metadata so that
      // segment will not be submitted again
      SegmentZKMetadataCustomMapModifier segmentZKMetadataCustomMapModifier = getSegmentZKMetadataCustomMapModifier();
      Header segmentZKMetadataCustomMapModifierHeader =
          new BasicHeader(FileUploadDownloadClient.CustomHeaders.SEGMENT_ZK_METADATA_CUSTOM_MAP_MODIFIER,
              segmentZKMetadataCustomMapModifier.toJsonString());

      List httpHeaders = Arrays.asList(ifMatchHeader, segmentZKMetadataCustomMapModifierHeader);

      // Set parameters for upload request.
      NameValuePair enableParallelPushProtectionParameter =
          new BasicNameValuePair(FileUploadDownloadClient.QueryParameters.ENABLE_PARALLEL_PUSH_PROTECTION, "true");
      NameValuePair tableNameParameter = new BasicNameValuePair(FileUploadDownloadClient.QueryParameters.TABLE_NAME,
          TableNameBuilder.extractRawTableName(tableNameWithType));
      List<NameValuePair> parameters = Arrays.asList(enableParallelPushProtectionParameter, tableNameParameter);

      // Upload the tarred segment
      SegmentConversionUtils.uploadSegment(configs, httpHeaders, parameters, tableNameWithType, segmentName, uploadURL,
          convertedSegmentTarFile);

      LOGGER.info("Done executing {} on table: {}, segment: {}", taskType, tableNameWithType, segmentName);
      return segmentConversionResult;
    } finally {
      FileUtils.deleteQuietly(tempDataDir);
    }
  }
}

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Today's Scrip-Bit 18 August 2017 Psalm 34:4.
Oh friends, oh friends, it's here; Friday, the great leveller! For no matter what your persuasion or position, Friday plays an important part in all our lives.
Whether you're rich or poor, black, white, or any shade in between, we all have this affinity for Friday because it marks the start of the weekend, and the Jewish brethren consider it the start of their Sabbath. So Fridays are special in some form or the other.
That's why the workingman, with a couple of days off from work, makes a big to-do about it, crying out to all and sundry: 'TGIF! Thank God it's Friday! That means the weekend is here! Yes mih breddren, the weekend, the weekend!
And you really can't blame the ordinary working person for feeling that way, because life is indeed getting rougher and more impersonal, but that response is definitely overdoing it.
As believers in Christ, we can't just let go like leggo-beast, although it's very appealing. (smile) We must observe some sort of decorum, with definite boundaries to our behaviour. That's why our Friday Chant is a much more fitting declaration for believers.
Please declare it with me now: 'Oh Lord, thanks for getting me safely through another week of work! It hasn't been easy, but with your generous help, I made it through.
Yes my fellow believers, the weekend is indeed a time for some fun and frolic, but it also means resting, renewing and refreshing ourselves, with some praise and worship included, so that we can positively handle the upcoming week.
That brings us to our Bit: 'I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.' Ah mih people, that's the glory and wisdom of believing in Almighty God! When we truly seek Him, He can do such wonderful and marvellous things in our lives.
Bruh David proudly and positively proclaims in the psalm: 'The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Oh friends, how good and how pleasant it is to seek the Lord and to trust totally in Him! There is no want or lack or fear to those who sincerely reverence Him! So why aren't more people seeking and reverencing our Creator, Controller and heavenly Father eh?
It's certainly mind-boggling to see us all trying to go our own way and do our own thing, following the foolish and unwise wisdom of the world and suffering defeat and rejection, sorrow and pain every time.
That unsuccessful, do-it-yourself, or as the world does attitude and belief is very heart-breaking, especially when we have true and faithful affirmations from God's Son, our Saviour and Redeemer, who sacrificed His life for us on the cross at Calvary.
Listen to these true and encouraging words from the Master nuh, as He teaches about prayer. 'And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall opened.
Ah mih people, since Jesus is incapable of lying, why don't more people believe and live for Him eh? That's a billion dollar question which I can't answer, but I know that me and mine are certainly going to do so.
Now here are some explanations from the scholars. '7:7-10. The three imperatives ask, seek, and knock are in the present tense of the original language, suggesting both perseverance and frequent prayer.
And that's exactly how it should be with a Deity of such power and magnitude! Yeh friends, as Jesus so powerfully reasons; if we, with our natural sinful nature can give good gifts to our children, why wouldn't our holy and sinless and magnanimous heavenly Father give us good gifts if we genuinely seek and reverence Him eh? No reason whatsoever!
So let's ponder it all today nuh, and see the wisdom in Jesus' words and put them into practice, for it is to OUR great benefit, no one else's. Much LOVE!
Today's Scrip-Bit 6 December 2016 Deuteronomy 31:8.
Ah friends and neighbours, at last there is some decent heat in the ole homestead! Praise the Lord!
It has indeed been a challenging weekend without proper heat. A couple of heat space savers can never replace a central system. But through the good grace and mercy of our wonderful God we made it through. Praise His Holy Name!
But we'll simply chalk that up to faith building, because that's exactly what it was; an exercise to see how we'd react under less than perfect conditions. But again, with the ever-present help of our magnanimous, caring and understanding God we came through it all with flying colours! Please give Him the wonderful praise He so rightfully deserves!
And on this chilly Tuesday morning, to further boost our spirits and our faith, let's declare our Tuesday Mantra with sincere enthusiasm and strong belief, otherwise, we're simply wasting our time.
Yes my people, that's indeed who we are; beautiful and beloved children of Almighty God! Wow! What a privilege! And to make our situation even better, we are also friends of our wonderful Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! It certainly couldn't get any better than that my faithful, believing brethren!
Ah mih people, what a majestic and magnanimous God we serve! He had Moses make that statement to Joshua when he assumed leadership of the Israelites many moons ago, but the excellent thing is that that awesome promise still exists today, and still applies to each and every one of us who proclaims true belief and faith in the Godhead of the Holy Trinity.
No other supposed deity makes such a promise…and faithfully keeps it too. That's why I find it mind-boggling when others say they don't believe in the ONE true and LIVING God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Oh friends and faithful believers that ought to resonate deeply within our souls, because it is the gospel truth! And it's a promise that's been used, been given several times throughout the Good Book. Let's look at a few of them, beginning with the Lord's words to Joshua after Moses died and he took on the Herculean task of leading the Israelites.
'There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.' (Josh.1:5) And it's a promise the Lord faithfully kept.
But in the very next verses, the Lord point out Joshua's responsibility. 'Be strong and of a good courage… Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest do all the law which my servant Moses commanded thee… Have I not commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest.' (Josh.1:6, 7, 9).
Yes precious people of God, three times in four verses the Lord commanded Joshua to be strong and courageous, and it's the very same message that He's sending out to each of us today. We need to believe His promises and stand strong and faithful upon them.
The same thing applies to us today my brethren: The Lord will be with us all the way in our service to glorify His name. He will not fail nor forsake us, so we have no reason to be afraid and dismayed.
Ah mih fellow believers, from the beginning of the Good Book, right through to the end, we've been admonished to be strong and courageous because our omnipotent God will never fail not forsake us.
Please let's take it all to heart and go out and fight the good fight nuh, knowing that the Creator of the universe is always with us. It's the only way to successfully handle this earthly pilgrimage. Much LOVE!
Today's Scrip-Bit 16 October 2016 1 Timothy 1:12.
1 Timothy 1:12. And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into ministry.
Aye mih people, is fellowship day; the Lord's Day – the Sabbath, the day of the week that we concentrate on our most wonderful God to a greater extent than other day!
That leads us to gather in His sanctuary to fellowship with each other, to give great shouts of praise, worship and thanksgiving for His goodness during the past week, and to receive strength, faith, courage, confidence and LOVE to face the upcoming seven days.
Oh what faith raising and encouraging words my precious people! Remember though, we can't just leave all those sentiments, those faithful promises behind when we leave church, we need to take them with us and action them in the world during the week.
And having softened our hearts for the Word, let's hear it nuh, as we lead of with our Bit. 'And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into ministry.' Heartfelt words from Bruh Paul the mentor, to young Timothy, the protégé, re his becoming an apostle. And he tells of Christ's mercy that saved and enabled him, several times in other letters.
Ah friends, Bruh Paul did labour hard in spreading Christ's gospel. But as he says, it's God's grace that enabled him to do all that work and withstand all those trials. Likewise God's grace will help each and every one of us to do the work He has entrusted us to do. And I can personally testify to that, through the writing of this Bit. I can only do it because God grant's me the grace to do it.
And isn't that the indisputable truth? Bruh Paul would have had no power to preach the Word unless it was given to him by God. Meanwhile to the church at Rome, he writes. 'Nevertheless brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort (on some points), as putting you in mind (reminding you), because of the grace that is given to me of God.
And to the Colossians, he points out: 'If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled (steadfast) and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister.
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind (lacking) of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is in the church. Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation (stewardship) of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God.' (Col.1:23-25) It's all grace friends, nothing but grace!
Ah mih breddren, two thousand years later, nothing has really changed, for we as believers have also been given the divine assignment to spread the gospel wherever we can, even to the farthest reaches of the earth. Now we might not all have Bruh Paul's zeal and miraculous anointing, but in our own small way, we all can make a difference in winning souls for Christ.
So please, let's get serious and get on with the job of seriously and sincerely promoting Christ's gospel nuh, because that's what He expects of each and every follower. Much LOVE!
Psalm 40:4. Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
And then it was Monday! Hn! Work calleth my people! I do hope that you all are ready to leave home at some ungodly hour in the morning to beat the never-ending traffic jams, the numerous accidents, most of them caused by speeding and foolish driving, plus the ever-escalating road rage, a natural consequence of the road congestion and our rather high stress levels.
However, my beautiful brothers and sisters in Christ, fear not, for our Saviour has promised to guide and protect us, and to never leave us, once we don't leave Him. And we know He is ever-faithful. But on the other hand, if we had done our homework yesterday -going to church, resting and relaxing, we would have been much better prepared for today.
Anyway, we do have a remedy for your unpreparedness, it's called our Monday Morning Battle Hymn. So let's belt it out with great verve and vigour now, let's put a dazzling, brilliant smile on our choirmaster's face.
As one powerful and harmonious choir now: 'Oh Lord God Almighty, Creator of the universe and all therein! We, your humble servants, praise your Holy Name and thank you that this Monday morning we have jobs to go to; jobs we don't like, jobs that are unfair, difficult and even dangerous, but which serve a useful purpose here on earth; keeping lives and families together.
Now that was indeed a beautiful rendition my people! Jesus was smiling from ear to ear while strenuously working His conductor's baton, as all of heaven rocked along! Glory to God!
As per yesterday's activities: We went to the Harvest Service at St, Patrick's in Mt. Pleasant…and was it ever a beautiful time although it lasted for three hours! It's the first service of that length I've gone to and didn't even notice the time. Glory Hallelujah!
The church was full; downstairs, upstairs and outside, with lots of inspiring singing and worship. And one thing I liked a lot is the way they involved the children in the celebration, doing readings, making offerings of first fruits etc.
The Dean of the Region preached a powerful message on giving, using several anecdotes to illustrate his point. This one about a pig and a cow touched me. Apparently the cow and pig were out in the fields talking when the pig put down the cow with a remark about how all he does is give milk, while he, the pig, was used for ham, bacon and other products.
The cow looked at the boastful pig and calmly intoned: 'yes, you give when you're dead, but I give while I am alive!' Hn, hn! And the moral of the story there friends is that we ought to give while we're alive, not wait until we die.
Yes my brethren, when we put out complete trust in the Lord, we will automatically be led by His Holy Spirit to do what is right and good! And we will also forsake the proud and deceitful workers of iniquity who devilishly try to lead us astray! That's the promise of our God and our faith my people!
But we first have to step up to the plate and do our thing; surrendering our lives to our heavenly Father and allowing Him to put His infallible plan for us into action. Remember He is the Creator, and consequently knows what is best for us. And though we will have trials and tribulations, He has promised to see us through them and work everything out for our good.
Oh friends, it couldn't get any better than that nuh! We have the Lord's assurance on it! Glory Hallelujah! So why waste time and energy trying to do it on our own eh, when we have the Creator of the universe prepared to do it for us eh? No reason but foolish pride and the machinations of deceitful iniquity workers.
Now let's go home with some awesome uplifting, encouraging and truthful words of Bruh David from Psalm 37 – The true state of the wicked. 'Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed (feed on His faithfulness).
Words of gospel truth my brethren! And I can personally vouch for some of it, because coming to Tobago was a big desire of my heart and the Lord granted it to me. So as true and faithful believers, I implore us to raise the level of our trust in Almighty God, because it's only then we will see and experience the full barrage of His LOVING-kindness! Much LOVE!


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Q: Loopback's ReferenceMany-like relation with additional fields I need help with loopback framework.
I have two models: Post and Media.
Examples:
Media
{
  id: ObjectId("...a1"),
  type: "gif",
  path: "some/folder"
},

{
  id: ObjectId("...a2"),
  type: "mp4",
  path: "some/folder"
},

Post
{
  id: ObjectId("...b1"),
  title: "Apollo 13",
  content: [
    {
      mediaId: ObjectId("...a1"),
      header: "header-1",
      description: "descr-1"
    },
    {
      mediaId: ObjectId("...a2"),
      header: "header-2",
      description: "descr-2"
    }
  ]
},

{
  id: ObjectId("...b2"),
  title: "2 seconds to Moon",
  content: [
    {
      mediaId: ObjectId("...a1"),
      header: "header-3",
      description: "descr-3"
    },
  ]
}

As you can guess I'm going to use MongoDb. I want to describe a relation between this two models, but not sure how to do it in the right way.
If I had only array of mediaIds, I'd make it through referenceMany. Now it's look more like embedsMany, but embeds many what?
I even tried to make something like MediaItem model and give it transient datasource. But I didn't make it works right with rest APIs.
At final I want to get one or many posts with including media data such as type and path fields.
Any thoughts?

A: Probably you should use HasManyThrough relation (http://loopback.io/doc/en/lb2/HasManyThrough-relations.html) and then include filter (http://loopback.io/doc/en/lb2/Include-filter.html)

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Le syringaldéhyde ou 4-hydroxy-3,5-diméthoxybenzaldéhyde est un composé organique aromatique. Il s'agit d'un dérivé du benzaldéhyde qui porte un groupe méthoxy en position para et de deux groupes hydroxyle phénoliques sur chacun des positions méta.

Il est naturellement présent dans la nature, et certains insectes l'utilisent comme système de communication chimique.

Occurrences naturelles

Le syringaldéhyde est présent naturellement dans le bois de l'épicéa et dans celui de l'érable.

Synthèse

Ce composé peut être synthétisé via la réaction de Duff à partir du syringol :

Notes et références

Voir aussi

 Syringalcool
 Acide syringique

Hydroxyméthoxybenzaldéhyde
Phéromone
Biochimie de la vinification
Diméthoxybenzène

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This week there were 31 new apps and games released for the Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, and Fire TV Edition televisions. Poker Championship is a new Texas Hold'em game made specifically for Fire TV devices. Play with real players from around the world. The new NHL app lets you watch all out of market hockey games or you can subscribe to a single team to never miss a game. Stream classic western movies using the new Western Mania app. If you have littles ones at home, check out the new Cocoro app with a large library of kids content that's all available for free with any subscription required. Continue on for the full list of new apps and games released in the last 7 days.
The NHL app is great except that each time you close out of the app the setting to hide scores changes back to "OFF". When I contacted NHL.TV about it they showed me that the Fire TV is not supported. Classy.
Hopefully, they'll work out the app quirks in future updates.
I wonder if that press release is available somewhere? I'd love to send it to them. I had the same issue with the "hide scores" issue and I received the same response from NHL tech support.
I responded by reporting it as pirated software on the Amazon app store. They didn't seem to care.
Every time I start the app I press the down arrow as many times as possible as it loads. This moves the menu down to the SETTINGS screen and lets you change the setting without having seen (and ruined) and games.
Wow the Scientology Channel must be great, look at all those 5 star reviews!
Yeah boi!!! You know it. All praise our alien overlord from Planet Xanadu.


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Alternative environmental certification - PEFC
Many of our Wood Matter's subscribers will be aware that there is a second Forest Management Certification Scheme now available in New Zealand. It is known as the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification or (PEFC).
As its name suggests the PEFC works on the basis of endorsing (or otherwise) locally derived standards for forest management. Over the last few years a small group has been working in conjunction with Standards NZ to adapt the Australian Forestry Standard for use in New Zealand. This was completed with the approval and adoption by Standards NZ of the Australian Forestry Standard (with modification), to become NZ AS 4708:2014.
This standard then had to be presented for endorsement to the PEFC governing bodies, a process that was achieved in late 2015.
Why another Certification Scheme?
Since the early 90's the Forest Stewardship Council certification scheme has been available in New Zealand and it is now firmly in place as the certification system used by all the major forest owning and management companies in New Zealand. The primary rational for its use has been to maximise international market access for New Zealand's forest products and to raise forestry practice standards and demonstrate social and environmental responsibility.
Over the last decade both FSC® and PEFC certification schemes have been in existence and there has been a tendency for certain geographic markets and certain product segments to lean slightly more toward one certification system or the other.
In New Zealand, forestry product processors are seeing emerging demand for PEFC-certified product, and in more recent times China has embarked on the process of achieving PEFC for a national Chinese forestry standard.
It is these factors that spurred a wider interest in ensuring that the alternative standard was available in New Zealand.
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Not at present. However, PF Olsen has conducted a gap analysis to establish the costs and consequences of providing a PEFC option to its clients. Our conclusion is that in a practical applied sense the systems currently employed for FSC® certification will be more than adequate for PEFC. There are slight differences in the document and process trail requirements to set up a PEFC Group Scheme. However, while slightly different, these could be updated to meet both certification schemes.
On this basis, PF Olsen believes there is no fundamental barrier to providing for a PEFC based Group Scheme – the only question being is there sufficient demand from our clients to warrant the organisational and annual auditing costs associated with a Group Certification scheme?
If you would like to register an interest in following this certification option or would like to discuss the possible implications and costs of following such a pathway, contact:
PF Olsen's Environment Manager, Kit Richards
Please ensure you leave a contact phone number, the size of your forest estate if applicable, and whether you are interested as a forest grower/ owner or as a processor seeking PEFC-certified wood.


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Share this Story: RANDALL THE HANDLE: Rams and Steelers make dubious gambling history
RANDALL THE HANDLE: Rams and Steelers make dubious gambling history
Randall the Handle
Jets QB Sam Darnold scrambles out of the pocket as Rams' Aaron Donald gives chase. Getty Images
When both the Rams and Steelers lost outright last week, it marked the first time since NFL pointspread data has been recorded that a pair of teams favoured by 14 or more managed such an embarrassing feat on the same weekend.
If you're wondering what the psyche of such colossal failures does to a team in its ensuing week, history indicates that the sting persists. While faves of 14 or more have lost straight up just nine times since 1989 (in 85 tries), only two have rebounded to win their next game and just one went on to cover.
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Seven of the nine were favoured in their subsequent game with none of them managing a cover. Both Pittsburgh and the Rams are one-point underdogs in their respective contests this afternoon.
— The Giants might not be very good, but they are quite proficient when it comes to covering road games. The G-Men have covered six of seven away contests this season while holding the best against the spread (ATS) mark in the league over the past three seasons after covering 18 of 23 as the visitor. These New Yorkers are receiving a generous 10½ points today from the Ravens. That too should work to the Giants' advantage as Lamar Jackson has just seven covers in 19 starts as a home favourite. Baltimore steamrolled the Jaguars last week, but it's worth noting that Ravens are 0-4 ATS in games immediately following Jacksonville.
— With Kansas City's explosive offence, bettors are hesitant to go against the reigning champs. However, the Chiefs have now gone six straight weeks without a cover even though all six were victories, but none by more than six points. Patrick Mahomes and his arsenal are giving away 10½ points to the Falcons this afternoon. This will be just the seventh time that Atlanta QB Matt Ryan will be a double-digit dog and he has performed well the previous six occasions, covering five times. Falcons have also been efficient when traveling with seven covers in their previous 10. These Birds have also covered four of past five when coming off a loss.
— Perhaps it isn't his fault as he is saddled with a very weak roster, but the bloom seems to be falling off the Bill Belichick rose these days. Buffalo being favoured by seven points at Foxborough is all the proof that is needed. While the points may be attractive, the Patriots were 4-0 ATS this season as an underdog until their previous two taking points when falling to the Rams and Dolphins in consecutive weeks. It won't help New England's cause that Buffalo QB Josh Allen is smoking hot at the moment and that he has failed to cover just five times in 19 starts as a visitor.


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WHITMAN'S POETIC STYLE
INTRODUCTION: Whitman is not only the greatest poet of America but also one of the greatest poets of the world. Democracy is the keynote of his poetry. In his poetry we find newness. As a revolutionary poet, he gives voice to the new urges and aspirations of man in an age of science and democracy. His contribution to the American poetry is praiseworthy. He earned wide acclaim for his technical innovations.
AS TECHNICAL INNOVATOR: So for as the poetic technique is concerned, Whitman is a revolutionary technical innovator. He is the greatest American practitioner of verse Libra. Writing inthe 19th century, he anticipates some of the most vital and daring technical innovations of the 20th century. He does not write in any metre, but his is cadenced verse.
LANGUAGE AND DICTION: Whitman is a great innovator not only in the field of his subject matter but also in the field of language and diction too. In this context he can be compared with Wordsworth. His poetry was a new kind of poetry. Thus it required a new kind of language. In order to increase the expressive range of his language, he freely used words taken from trade, commerce and business of America. He imported words from foreign languages. He did not hesitate even to introduce slang, vulgarism and colloquialism into the language of his poetry. His omnivorous long lines convey the masses of America and their lives. His peculiar style is admirably suited to his purposes. In short, his language is fresh and original.
WORDS AND LINES: The word choice of Whitman was very good. Often he makes free use of words from factories and farms and trades. He freely coins new words. He takes words from the French and the Spanish. He distorts and adapts them to his own uses. Thus in his language there is a fantastic mixture of words taken from different levels and contexts. The result is often incongruous, grotesque and comic. He is fond of verse Libra. He does write in any particular metre but his is cadenced verse. The individual line in his poetry shows independent entity. It is complete in itself. This independence is especially noticeable in the catalogues where image follows image as line follows line. Such independence is not confined by metrical pattern or rhyme. The lines have a natural and swift movement.
VERSIFICATION: Whitman's versification is as unconventional as his language. It is equally suited to his purpose. He was the first poet to exploit to the full the possibilities of free verse. There is a rare compatibility between his forms and his themes. He even employed some of the traditional devices as assonance, alliteration, repetition, inverse word order, parallelism and many others. Though this poet freed himself from the measured foot, his poetry is filled with a rhythm of its own. His free verse captures the very rhythms of American speech. It reflects the American freedom and break from tradition. The movement of his verse is the sweeping movement of great currents of loving people.
IMAGERY AND SYMBOLISM: Whitman's poems have a number of recurring images. At each repetition the image gathers more meaning till at last it comes before us as a symbol. His major images are the grass, the sea, the bird, the celestial bodies and the like. In fact, Whitman was a symbolist long before symbolism became a conscious movement in Europe. Thus his poetry is highly symbolistic. He used symbolism to communicate his apprehension of the mystery of the universe. These symbols are flexible and ambiguous. In the 'Leaves of Grass' certain images appear again and again. They become symbols of major significance. Here grass is the central symbol. It is the part of the title of the poem.
CONCLUSION: Thus, Whitman was a painstaking artist. He carefully revised and re-revised his material till perfection was achieved. His peculiar style suits to his purposes. It is a curious mixture of a number of discordant elements. That is why, it provoked different reactions. It has been ecstatically praised as well as vehemently condemned


More rain and showers through Friday – Arctic Sea Ice hits new low maximum.
The forecast is pretty simple over the next few days so I won't spend too much time on it. You should expect rain or showers to continue for the rest of the week, but particularly Wednesday afternoon and evening, Thursday morning and Thursday night and then Friday afternoon.
Arctic Sea Ice hits new low.
In other news, the Arctic has set another record in the satellite data (1979). This time of year is the time, at the spring equinox, is traditionally the time when we see the largest amount of sea ice in the Arctic regions.
This year's 'maximum' for sea ice appears to be the lowest on record.
You can see all of the years since 1979 here.
Below are three graphs, they are each the same, but show data points for "Day 80" (the 80th day of the year, March 21) for 1979, 2007 (10 years ago) and 2017.
So we can see that even during the dark winter months the Arctic is demonstrating a clear trend to having less ice. Between 1979 and today, the difference is loss in maximum sea ice is 2.2 million square kilometres.
In comparison, British Columbia has an area of 944 thousand square kilometres. So the Arctic has lost over 2x the area of British Columbia in the span of 38 years.
If you're wondering, the difference on the minimum sea ice in September is of course much more dramatic. The highest amount of ice in September was measured at 7.555 million square kilometres. Last year we go down to 4.1 million and the lowest ever was in 2012 at 3.4 million square kilometres. That is a loss equal to 4 British Columbias of ice.
That loss of cooling from our northernmost regions *will have* an ongoing effect on our weather patterns here in the mid-latitudes.
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