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Juan Luis Colino Salamanca (ur. 5 maja 1947 w Valladolid) – hiszpański polityk i urzędnik państwowy, poseł do Kongresu Deputowanych, poseł do Parlamentu Europejskiego II, III i IV kadencji.

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Ukończył prawo na Uniwersytecie w Valladolid, pracował jako urzędnik służby cywilnej. Działacz Hiszpańskiej Socjalistycznej Partii Robotniczej. Od 1977 do 1987 z ramienia PSOE zasiadał w Kongresie Deputowanych kadencji konstytucyjnej, a następnie I, II i III. Od 1986 do 1999 był eurodeputowanym, należał do frakcji socjalistycznej, pełnił funkcję przewodniczącego komisji zajmujących się kwestiami rolnictwa.

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Hiszpańscy posłowie do Parlamentu Europejskiego
Hiszpańscy prawnicy
Politycy Hiszpańskiej Socjalistycznej Partii Robotniczej
Urodzeni w 1947
Posłowie do Kongresu Deputowanych
Ludzie urodzeni w Valladolid


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Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China
Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction finalist
Winner of the 2014 National Book Award in nonfiction
An Economist Best Book of 2014
Winner of the bronze medal for the Council on Foreign Relations' 2015 Arthur Ross Book Award
A vibrant, colorful, and revelatory inner history of China during a moment of profound transformation
From abroad, we often see China as a caricature: a nation of pragmatic plutocrats and ruthlessly dedicated students destined to rule the global economy-or an addled Goliath, riddled with corruption and on the edge of stagnation. What we don't see is how both powerful and ordinary people are remaking their lives as their country dramatically changes.
As the Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, Evan Osnos was on the ground in China for years, witness to profound political, economic, and cultural upheaval. In Age of Ambition, he describes the greatest collision taking place in that country: the clash between the rise of the individual and the Communist Party's struggle to retain control. He asks probing questions: Why does a government with more success lifting people from poverty than any civilization in history choose to put strict restraints on freedom of expression? Why do millions of young Chinese professionals-fluent in English and devoted to Western pop culture-consider themselves "angry youth," dedicated to resisting the West's influence? How are Chinese from all strata finding meaning after two decades of the relentless pursuit of wealth?
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Writing with great narrative verve and a keen sense of irony, Osnos follows the moving stories of everyday people and reveals life in the new China to be a battleground between aspiration and authoritarianism, in which only one can prevail.
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Under a sliver of moon, on an island off the coast of China, a twenty-six-year-old army captain slipped away from his post and headed for the water's edge. He moved...
Praise for Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China
"In the pages of the New Yorker, Evan Osnos has portrayed, explained and poked fun at this new China better than any other writer from the West or the East. In Age of Ambition, Osnos takes his reporting a step further, illuminating what he calls China's Gilded Age, its appetites, challenges and dilemmas, in a way few have done." —John Pomfret, Washington Post
"Age of Ambition is… a riveting and troubling portrait of a people in a state of extreme anxiety about their identity, values and future, [and] a China rived by moral crisis and explosive frustration." —Judith Shapiro, New York Times
"For those new to China, Mr Osnos beautifully portrays the nation in all its craziness, providing a ringside seat for the greatest show on earth." —The Economist
"Beautifully written ... an absolute must-read." —Edward Steinfeld, Harvard Magazine
"China's Gilded Age has been every bit as fascinating, colorful and tragic as our own -- and [Osnos] offers an engrossing account of it… [He] understands the depths of the transformations, the complexity of the contradictions, and the fragility of the overall enterprise." —Chicago Tribune
"Evan Osnos ... has put his keen insight and intrepid research skills to use in his exploration of the internal intellectual and spiritual infrastructure of China's rise." —Dan Blumenthal, The National Interest
"[Osnos] adeptly chronicles… China's 35-year journey from poverty and collective dogmatism to a dynamic if cut-throat era of compe… More…
"[Osnos] adeptly chronicles… China's 35-year journey from poverty and collective dogmatism to a dynamic if cut-throat era of competition, self-promotion and materialism." —Julie Makinen, Los Angeles Times
"Age of Ambition [is] eloquent and comprehensive…" —Jonathan Mirsky, New York Times Book Review
"Age of Ambition is a splendid and entertaining picture of 21st-century China…" —Michael Fathers, Wall Street Journal
"Evan Osnos gives us twenty-first-century China the way the best American journalists gave us the Gilded Age--he introduces us to outsized characters, tells tales of aspiration, success, and defeat, rakes the muck of corruption and repression, and captures the tremendous energy, as well as the darker impulses, of a society in the throes of a historic transformation." —George Packer, author of The Assassins' Gate and The Unwinding
"The very hardest thing to convey about modern China is the combination of hope and despair, idealism and crassness, coordinated mass action and chaotic individual scheming, that you encounter each day. Evan Osnos has captured all parts of this disorienting 'reality,' but he has done so much more. Beautifully written, humane but critical-minded, funny on every page, Age of Ambition offers a better understanding of China's process of 'becoming' than most people could ever gain by living there. China veterans and amateurs alike will find it an illuminating and delightful read." —James Fallows, author of China Airborne
"How often have travelers asked: 'What is the one book about China that I should read before I depart?' Alas, for years I have had no good answer to this question. But now, Evan Osnos has provided a stellar candidate. Wonderfully engaging, readable and informative, this vivid tableau of actors from all walks of Chinese life goes a long way to helping us make sense out of the often confusing complexity that is today's China." —Orville Schell, coauthor of Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
"The best book on China I've ever read. Witty, indispensable, and often moving. I look forward to stealing Evan Osnos's wisdom and passing it off as my own for years to come." —Gary Shteyngart, author of Little Failure and Super Sad True Love Story
"The rise of China is the biggest story of the past twenty-five years. Evan Osnos captures the country in all its striving, thunderous diversity, through a narrative that moves, provokes, and makes us laugh. Age of Ambition is a marvel of great reporting, careful thinking, and powerful writing." —Dexter Filkins, author of The Forever War
"For most of a decade, Evan Osnos has been one of the most energetic, skilled, and thoughtful observers of China. Whether he's accompanying Chinese tourists to the Best Western in Luxembourg or watching Ai Weiwei blur the lines between performance and protest, Osnos is always engaging. This is a wonderful book." —Peter Hessler, author of River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze and Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip
"If you have time to read only one book about China today, read this one. Woven from vignettes of Chinese life at many different levels, it provides unerring insights into what makes the Chinese the people they are while wearing its learning so lightly that the narrative never flags. It should be in every tourist's baggage and every diplomat's library." —Philip Short, author of Mao: A Life
Evan Osnos is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he served as the China correspondent from 2008 to 2013. He is the winner of two Overseas Press Club awards and the Asia Society's Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia. Previously, he worked at the Chicago Tribune, where he was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 2008. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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10 of the best-sounding vinyl records
By Andrew Murphy 17 April 2020
Because your deck deserves a treat
Vinyl isn't like CD or downloading a digital file, where identikit reproductions mean you're more or less certain to receive the music as intended. If not quite a lottery, there is a game of chance you play when buying your favourite music on a big black disc.
No two vinyl records are exactly the same, but deficiencies from mastering to press can also leave whole batches sounding sub-par, and in the gravest scenarios have you eschewing some of your otherwise favourite albums.
No doubt we all have some of those gathering dust in our collections, but likewise there are those records where the vinyl sounds so good we can't help but spin it nearly every time.
That's what this list represents. It is by no means definitive, but if ever you've read a turntable review on What Hi-Fi? you can bet at least one of these ten records will have been part of the test.
50 great British albums to test your hi-fi system
Music For Films by Brian Eno
Miles Showell has produced a number of half-speed masters of Brian Eno's work at Abbey Road Studios, including seminal albums Another Green World, Here Come The Warm Jets and Ambient 1: Music For Airports.
The reason Music For Films makes it to this list though is precisely because we weren't totally enamoured with it before we heard Showell's half-speed version running at 45rpm; the sonic upturn in all from detail to dynamics, though admittedly often subtle, for us gave the music new dimension.
You can read all about half-speed mastering in our interview with Showell, here.
View Music For Films by Brian Eno on Amazon
Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
It's a scary thing, replacing an over-played record with a brand new press, but doing so with Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures worked out a treat for us.
It's an album that feels suited to the format – it was originally mastered for vinyl, after all – with the rolled off treble offering warmth to Bernard Sumner's often hauntingly sparse guitar lines and Ian Curtis's affecting vocal, and it still comes with the same textured cardboard sleeve.
View Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division on Amazon
Blue by Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell's Blue is as essential to a record collection as bread and milk are in your weekly shop.
We don't mean that vegans won't like it, but rather its intimate production desires a physical medium spinning as close to you as Mitchell's voice appears in the room.
Given the number of times this truly beautiful album must have been re-cut, it stands to reason by now pressings are pretty much as good as they can be. That certainly rings true for us.
View Blue by Joni Mitchell on Amazon
Director's Cut Chapter 1 by Jeff Mills
While the Godfather of techno's productions may have mellowed a touch his relentless approach to releasing records shows no signs of abating. Unconcerned by the fashions of the day, Jeff Mills' Axis label has been releasing a steady flow of minimal music on vinyl since 1992.
This release kick-starts The Director's Cut reissue project and forms part of the Axis Audiophile Series, so we're treated to four tracks of reissues and rarities given the level of attention you'd expect from a meticulous master of his craft. Gamma Player from the classic Humana EP (under his Millsart alias) is the warm and dreamy highlight, marrying tight, deep bass notes with crisp, hypnotic melodies.
View The Director's Cut Chapter 1 by Jeff Mills on Amazon
Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
Kind Of Blue is one of those works that as good as defines its genre, and in many ways it feels peculiar to play it on anything other than vinyl.
We know of those who cherish their charity-shop-bought pressings for their cracks and hisses, which we can see might complement well the authenticity of the music. But so marvellous a suite deserves to be heard in its full glory, on a clean and well-mastered pressing; at that point it is virtually irresistible.
View Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis on Amazon
Kid A by Radiohead
Don't be unnerved by Kid A's dimensions, you won't need a turntable that'll spin at 78rpm to play this double 10-inch record; whether it was made this way for aesthetic or simply due to Radiohead being willful, it's really just a 33rpm vinyl in fancy dress.
It does sound fantastic, though. There's a boldness to the sound that is strangely euphoric, despite the album's often subdued phrasing, and a luscious quality to electronic and acoustic instruments alike that creates a genuinely immersive soundscape.
View Kid A by Radiohead on Amazon
Fallen Trees by Lubomyr Melnyk
We've spoken before about the benefits of listening to Lubomyr Melnyk's works on vinyl.
Regardless of any sonic upturn, there is the implication that the effort you've made to place a record upon the platter prepares you for deep listening, but also the near hypnotic relationship between the pianist's continuous music and watching your record spin indefinitely that cannot be replicated.
Melnyk released Fallen Trees at the end of last year, shortly before turning 70 years old, and it is proof that as a composer he is still well within his prime.
View Fallen Trees by Lubomyr Melnyk on Amazon
Grace & Danger by John Martyn
As we mentioned earlier, there are those records whose sonic pallets are tailor-made for the warmer, less clinical treatment of a vinyl cut. For us, John Martyn's Grace & Danger is one such body of work.
It is undoubtedly to do with his velveteen vocal draped stunningly over this nine-song set, but also in the rounded body of its accompaniment and the jagged edges he allows sometimes to cut through.
Listen to tracks such as Sweet Little Mystery and Hurt In Your Heart both digitally and then on vinyl and we're sure the former could never quite sate you again.
View Grace & Danger by John Martyn on Amazon
Arca by Arca
The argument that placing a record upon the platter helps prepare the mind of deeper listening is just as relevant when discussing Arca's self-titled album of a couple of years ago.
It is an intriguing sonic collage, finding the line where music and sound art meet, and often it feels as though you can hear the needle picking its grimy textures from between the grooves. Just make sure your system is well enough equipped for when Arca goes low.
View Arca by Arca on Amazon
Nothing Is Still by Leon Vynehall
Strange, Leon Vynehall's name springing to mind when compiling this list; his inclusion, though, is about more than some half-baked homonym.
This album, released last year, was somewhat a departure from much of his previous house music output, and a generally more laid-back affair. Combining effusive string sections with textured synths, field recordings and subtle beats, Nothing Is Still makes the most of vinyl's full body and fills it with delectable variety of sonic elements.
View Nothing Is Still by Leon Vynehall on Amazon
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I guess classical music record don't sound very good?:tearsofjoy:
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Thejane Malakane
Toloane Primary School, Maseru, Lesotho
Thejane is an ambassador for innovative education, an advocate for inclusivity of girls in technology fields, and a supporter of rural school improvement.
He began teaching in 2005 as an unqualified substitute teacher, contracted to teach for two years replacing someone on study leave. During his first year of teaching, fell in love with the diversity of learners. His students come from families of differing socio-economic status and he had to learn to integrate them all together in the classroom. After 18 months, he was told that he would be employed permanently because of the impact of his work and the dedication he showed. Thejane then registered with the local teacher college to receive professional training, which he completed successfully after four years.
Thejane's school is located in a rural village. Classes are overcrowded: in a typical classroom there are often eighty pupils to one teacher, although the prescribed teacher-learner ratio is 1:30. Many students come from other villages, having to cross rivers to get to school. This causes them to miss school and has a direct impact on their academic performance. Many learners are orphans and therefore living in child-headed families. They are forced to contribute to their family's welfare, meaning that they too miss school. The school experiences vandalism and burglary regularly because it has little security provision, and learning materials are often stolen or damaged.
To remedy some of these problems, Thejane has exploited his resources innovatively. He began using his phone to record lessons for students that are absent, and then play them the next day when they return. Eventually, both absent and present students began to play the lessons repeatedly to get more understanding. Seeing the impact, Thejane has since experimented with both online and offline tools to support his teaching. He downloads educational videos that reinforce what the students learn in class, then shares them to their borrowed mobile phones so that they can watch at home. Using Microsoft LCDS, Thejane has developed an environmental project that learners can access from a CD or mobile phone. He has also developed links with international schools via Skype, despite not having connectivity within the school (he arranges with the owner of the village convenience store to use his electricity to connect a Wi-Fi router and laptop). He is a voluntary trainer at the School Technology Innovation Centre (STIC) based at the Lesotho College of Education, where he shares basic computer skills for teachers as well as innovative ways of teaching and building educational projects. He is also a Microsoft Expert Educator.
In 2017, Thejane was selected as a Mandela Washington Fellow and given a rare chance to study a Civic Leadership course at Arizona State University in the US. If awarded the Global Teacher Prize, he will launch his own educational trust that focuses on financing tertiary education of underprivileged students. He will also be able to install electricity and Internet connectivity in his school – a long-held wish.


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Q: sql error while creating a table "ORA-00907: missing right parenthesis" I'm trying to create tables but an error is occurring at table ROUTE. I have no idea why. Can you point me the issue? thanks.
create table LOCATION (
  airportCode   VARCHAR2(10) not null,
  country       VARCHAR2(15) not null,
  address       VARCHAR2(50) not null,
  PRIMARY KEY(airportCode));

create table ROUTE (
  routeID       VARCHAR2(10) not null,
  airportCode   VARCHAR2(10) not null,
  description   VARCHAR2(100) not null,
  PRIMARY KEY(routeID, airportCode)
  FOREIGN KEY(airportCode) REFERENCES LOCATION(airportCode));

This error is coming, ORA-00907: missing right parenthesis. all the parenthesis are correctly placed but still showing this error.

A: There is a , (comma) missing between PRIMARY KEY(routeID, airportCode)and FOREIGN KEY(airportCode)

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Influenza: The great deceiver
Noah R. Mincheff, Opinion Editor
In 1834, Quaker writer John Wilkinson wrote in a letter the following statement: "One of the artifices of Satan is, to induce men to believe that he does not exist…". Various figures applied this statement to different subjects in magazine articles, short stories and most recently the 1995 film "The Usual Suspects."
I would apply the phrase to an illness that most people regard as a seasonal nuisance rather than an ancient enemy.
The greatest strategy influenza ever employed was to let the world forget its true danger. The public consciousness has neglected the topic of influenza research, and our government is not supporting the development of a universal influenza vaccine as they should be, leaving the entire world at risk.
The generations who remember the Spanish Flu outbreak are no longer with us and neither is the wariness they carried. The Spanish Flu arrived near the end of World War I, allowing the virus to take root among malnourished soldiers in the trenches and then ship travel facilitated the virus's global spread through returning military personnel. This influenza strain's symptoms were so horrific that at first, the illness hardly resembled influenza. Many died of bacterial pneumonia, as the virus made them vulnerable to other pathogens, while the influenza itself killed through a massive hemorrhage and fluid build-up in the lungs. Patients coughed and gasped, bled from the nose, mouth and ears, and died by the millions.
To add to the horror, unlike most illnesses which affect infants, the elderly and the sick, the Spanish Flu took the young and strong. The primary means of mortality was an overreaction of the immune system, therefore the stronger one's immune system, the more severe the symptoms. Having just lost 20 million people in the trenches and near the battlefields of World War I, the world reeled as this new virus robbed them of at least 50 million more according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — mostly young men and women. Urban and rural communities alike fell into disarray as their workforces fell ill and died. Not enough medical workers still stood to care for the sick, not enough undertakers remained to bury the dead, not enough cemeteries were available to receive the world's young and beautiful, war and pestilence having snuffed them out. In some remote areas like Alaska's northern reaches, civilization nearly ceased to exist. In one village, Point Possession, only a single family survived.
The pandemic of 1918 that killed nearly 2% of the world population's centennial anniversary passed with little word, and to think the public has dismissed this nightmarish episode of human history as irrelevant frightens me. The Spanish Flu was a modern pandemic, and one of the driving factors behind its spread was a modern development that has only become more efficient at spreading disease: rapid travel. Influenza is ever-changing; were a novel strain to emerge with similar mortality as that of 1918, 2% equates to 156 million deaths in today's world population. Our complacency with seasonal flu exposes us all to a grievous threat. We as citizens have a responsibility to vaccinate ourselves against influenza, and we must support the development of universal influenza vaccines. Furthermore, we must remember that influenza outbreaks are not a figment of the past, and we must seek to arm ourselves against such a versatile virus for the question is not if, but when will influenza put a gun to the world's head once more.
Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Noah R. Mincheff is a sophomore student of History and German at South Dakota State University. Formerly an Army...


I'm Lily! If you're looking for an elite companion who possesses charm, grace, and sensuality, then I am for you. I am classy, educated, and most importantly, I know how to have fun.
Although I don't show my face in my pictures, I promise you won't be disappointed when we meet. My exotic heritage has given me a classic look you're sure to love.


Quite selfishly, every second longer it takes for NodeBB to build, affects us ten-fold simply because we build and re-build NodeBB hundreds of times per day.
A fast forum is a forum that is a joy to use. The worst thing we can show to a user is nothing at all.
Our build system, while not a novel idea, drastically reduced the start time of NodeBB, and allowed assets to be built and re-built even if NodeBB was running. Reducing downtime when NodeBB restarts happened was the key driver here.
Utilising your reverse proxy to serve static assets and compress files instead of NodeBB. Splitting up the work and minimizing the actual content sent over-the-wire makes a big difference.
Our decision to utilise a hybrid templating engine (templates.js, and later on, Benchpress) meant we could serve the fully-formed HTML to the end-user without requiring post-processing commonly associated with client-side templating strategies. At the same time, we were able to handle intra-site navigation quickly again because of the hybridized approach3. In essence, we got the best of both worlds in terms of our view engine.
Thanks to the awesome work of Peter Jaszkowiak, NodeBB is actually powered by a view engine that self-reports to being in the top three view engines available, while maintaining full feature compatibility with the templates.js syntax. Way to go!
... nine times out of ten, the effort is worth it.
We have a couple of changes in the pipeline that are worth sharing already. Thanks to automated tools like Google PageSpeed and Lighthouse, we were able to make measurable changes to NodeBB in order to improve page load speeds further.
We used to brush off complaints about our PageSpeed score by saying that automated tools don't tell the whole story, and sometimes, they don't4. In the end, we felt like we were avoiding the problem and set out to ace PageSpeed/Lighthouse, because benchmarks are still benchmarks.
We started by removing any @import statements found in our codebase. We moved those out to <link> tags with the prefetch attribute, because a split-second of a fallback font was an acceptable tradeoff for faster initial page loads5.
Any script that is loaded now uses the defer attribute so as to not block the critical path, including the main nodebb.min.js file, to prioritise loading the page content and style first.
All of the above changes are tracked in our develop branch at the moment, since they contain some breaking changes for themes. They're slated to land in v1.7.0, which is not scheduled quite yet.
Those changes were just the easy ones. We're just about reaching the point of diminishing returns, where we'd likely be spending a fair bit of time just to squeeze out a few measly milliseconds of load time7. However I personally don't see any reason not to continue to ensure that NodeBB is faster than any other forum software out there.
Should we create a successor to the Persona theme, we would likely opt to utilise common fonts found on the majority of systems, instead of relying on an imported font from a CDN like Google Fonts. Our users in China will love this one.
Our css stylesheet can also be split up into separate files to allow browsers to intelligently choose which stylesheet to load based on device size, orientation, etc.
On the server-side, our translator still takes a disproportionate amount of time relative to other tasks. Could this be our next optimisation project?
I guess sometimes I just feel the need... the need for... what was it again?
1 One quite controversial improvement we added was to place a progress bar at the very top of the page, much like YouTube has. When you clicked a link, right away the progress bar started animating from zero up to the ~60% region, before we started making the request to the server, and as it turns out it didn't really matter because 95% of the time, by the time the animation finishes, the page finished being requested. We learned then that perceived speed mattered a whole lot in addition to real speed.
2 However, this tradeoff only benefits you in the short-term, and introduces technical debt if and when you need to excise the same feature out in the future.
3 Intra-site navigation only sends the raw data in JSON format, and the template is parsed on the client-side.
5 Designers are screaming here.
6 The answer is: None. Nothing is needed right away.
7 Some say we're there already.


I like to focus on saving money on my biggest expenses. That's why I'm happy with my savings on my auto/homeowners insurance policies.
My homeowners did go up $43, but I was able to knock my car insurance down by $288 by dropping collision and the associated rental coverage if I filed an accident claim.
So my homeowners is costing me $682 this year and the car insurance is just $544.50 (for a 2013 Honda)! I'm very happy with that since I ponied up $887 last year.
Plus, since I timed applying for my latest bonus credit card acquisition to just before payment would become due on the car and auto, I will earn a $200 bonus with this one payment, so you might say that would reduce my auto to $344.50.
Last year is when I should have dropped collision since being out of work I wasn't driving much. Now I am commuting, but the car is a year older. I will try not to let the aggressive drivers affect my own driving habits and just be very careful.
That is awesome! I wish I could find a budget item to reduce. My only variable that can be controlled somewhat is the grocery budget, and my partners are probably close to mutiny on this only buying the minimum kick I'm one.


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Ingestre Hall est un manoir jacobéen de grade II* du  situé à Ingestre, près de Stafford, dans le Staffordshire, en Angleterre. Anciennement le siège des comtes Talbot puis des comtes de Shrewsbury, le manoir appartient maintenant au Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council et est utilisé comme centre résidentiel d'art et de conférence.

Histoire
Ingestre est mentionné dans le Domesday Book. Sous le règne d'Henri II, le manoir appartient à la famille de Mutton. Sous le règne d'Édouard III, la maison passe à la famille Chetwynd, par le mariage de l'héritière Isabel de Mutton et de Sir John Chetwynd. Leurs descendants sont élevés à la pairie en 1733 en tant que baron Talbot et plus tard dans le siècle en tant que comte Talbot .

L'imposant manoir est construit en briques rouges, sur le site d'un ancien manoir, en 1613 pour Sir Walter Chetwynd (High Sheriff of Staffordshire en 1607). Un plus tard, Walter Chetwynd, son petit-fils, est créé vicomte Chetwynd en 1717. La fille et héritière du  vicomte épouse l'hon. John Talbot en 1748 et leur fils John Chetwynd-Talbot (qui est plus tard le  baron Talbot, et à partir de 1784 vicomte Ingestre et comte Talbot) héritent du domaine Ingestre .

La maison est rénovée au début du  par l'architecte John Nash pour le  comte, Charles Chetwynd-Talbot. En 1856, le  comte et  vicomte Ingestre, Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, succède à un cousin éloigné pour devenir le  comte de Shrewsbury. Le manoir est gravement endommagé par un incendie et en grande partie reconstruit en 1882.

En 1895, Charles Chetwynd-Talbot (20e comte de Shrewsbury) fonde le Staffordshire Polo Club à Ingestre Hall .

Le domaine Ingestre de  est démantelé en 1960 lorsqu'il est vendu par le  comte. Le West Bromwich Borough Council (qui devient plus tard une partie de Sandwell MBC) achète le manoir et , et depuis exploite un centre résidentiel des arts sur le site, la vente de 1961 stipulant que le manoir "doit être utilisée à des fins de promotion des arts et de l'éducation".

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Monument classé de Grade II dans le Staffordshire

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This article shows the requirements for Face to Face Instructors to set up their courses for the beginning of the semester.
As a Face to Face Instructor you will have a few things to do to get ready for the beginning of the semester. Copying a previous course, Adding the WIDS Syllabus and updating Grading Information.
Please note, you must copy Grade Settings before copying Materials for the process to work properly.
Face to Face Instructors are expected to have Grades/Dates planned out at least 1 week in advance.
The easiest and most effective way is to use the Bulk Edit tool.


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Germaine Ameye (née à Valleraugue le  et morte à Montpellier le ) est une latiniste et résistante française.

Biographie
Fille du poète Georges Noguier, Germaine Georgette Noguier naît à Valleraugue le .
Après des études secondaires à Nîmes, elle obtient un baccalauréat de philosophie en 1941 ; elle est félicitée en personne par Philippe Pétain pour sa mention très bien, ce qu'elle perçoit comme une  et une  à ses positions personnelles. Licenciée ès lettres classiques en 1943, elle obtient le CAEC en 1944, puis l' agrégation féminine de lettres en 1947. Elle enseigne le français, le latin et le grec ancien à Narbonne, au lycée de jeunes filles de Nîmes (1947-1951), au collège Legouvé de Montpellier (1951-1952), puis au lycée de jeunes filles de cette ville (1953-1961). À partir de 1961, elle devient assistante, maître-assistante puis maîtresse de conférences à l'université de Montpellier ; elle y crée une section tchèque et, spécialiste de poésie latine, elle consacre ses travaux à Lucrèce, Virgile ou Ovide.

, elle cache durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale Edith Zukermanova, une réfugiée tchèque, dans la maison familiale de Langogne. En parallèle elle prend part à la Résistance, au sein du Mouvement de libération nationale.

Après la Libération, elle épouse Jacques Ameye, réfractaire au service du travail obligatoire et maquisard, et qui devient enseignant de lettres classiques en classes préparatoires. Ils ont deux enfants, dont Jacqueline, épouse Tartar, enseignante de lettres et traductrice. Quant à elle, elle adhère à l'Association des Français libres et à l'Union départementale des combattants volontaires de la Résistance de l'Hérault. À Legouvé, elle lie amitié avec Laure Moulin, sœur de Jean, qui y enseigne l'anglais. Après 1958, elle milite dans des mouvements gaullistes : elle est secrétaire des fédérations héraultaises des diverses organisations gaullistes de gauche contemporaines, à savoir le Centre de la réforme républicaine, l'Union démocratique du travail, le Mouvement pour le socialisme par la participation puis le Mouvement solidarité participation. Proche de Pierre Billotte et de Léo Hamon, elle collabore à Notre République, organe de l'UDT. En 1962, elle refuse l'investiture de l'UNR pour les élections législatives en Lozère.

Après la mort de Charles de Gaulle, elle adhère à l'Association nationale d'action pour la fidélité au général de Gaulle, et soutient le Rassemblement pour la République, sans y adhérer. En 1995, elle signe l'appel des universitaires en faveur de Jacques Chirac. Également féministe, elle prend part à Femme Avenir et à l'Association française des femmes diplômées des universités. Militante du Syndicat national de l'enseignement supérieur, elle est trésorière de la section montpelliéraine de l'Association Guillaume-Budé. Investie dans la vie universitaire, elle vient en aide aux étudiants tchèques dans le dénuement après 1968. Protestante engagée, elle est à partir de 1973 secrétaire du conseil presbytéral du temple de Montpellier.

Elle meurt le  à Montpellier. Elle est inhumée à Mazet-Saint-Voy. Ses archives et sa correspondance sont déposées aux Archives départementales de l'Hérault.

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Naissance à Valleraugue
Naissance en juin 1924
Décès à Montpellier
Décès en août 2008
Décès à 84 ans
Résistante française
Latiniste français
Lauréate de l'agrégation féminine de lettres
Personnalité inhumée dans la Haute-Loire


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Q: MYSQL (Percona) Failed to read auto-increment value from storage engine I am getting a "Failed to read auto-increment value from storage engine" error from MySQL (Percona), after trying to:
 LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE

I have been trying to find an answer on stackoverflow and google, but the answers did not solve the problem/error for my case.
The following shows Auto_increment as 1:
show table status like 'my_table_name';

Setting the auto increment value to the next value or to 1 did not solve it:
ALTER TABLE `my_table_name`  AUTO_INCREMENT = 1;

Dropping the auto incrementing id column and recreating it did not solve it.
Dropping the table and recreating it did not solve it.
Dropping the database and recreating it did not solve it.
Destroying all data and rebuilding my docker development environment did not solve it.
Check table extended gave "OK":
 CHECK TABLE distributor_users EXTENDED;

And it is the only auto incrementing value in the table.
This is what I use to create the table:
 CREATE TABLE `my_table_name` (
    `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
    `x0` varchar(191) DEFAULT NULL,
    `x1` varchar(4) DEFAULT NULL,
    `x2` varchar(191) DEFAULT NULL,
    `x3` varchar(191) DEFAULT NULL,
    `x4` varchar(191) DEFAULT NULL,
    `x5` varchar(191) DEFAULT NULL,
    `x6` DATE DEFAULT NULL,
    `x7` int(10) DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
   UNIQUE KEY `x0` (`x0`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;

What could it be? Any lead to start looking at is highly welcomed!

A: I solved it myself by adding to my query:
 SET id = NULL

The new query now looks like this:
 LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '$csv_file_location' INTO TABLE $destination_table
 FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
 ENCLOSED BY '\"'
 IGNORE 1 LINES
 (x0,x1,x2,x3,x4,x5,x6,x7)
 SET id = NULL;

Although my query worked previously without it.
MySQL was trying to place the first column in the csv file into the first column of the database. Setting the column that has the auto_increment to NULL solved it.


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The long-term achievement of this team – the last two, really – was building the program itself. We all wanted more for Admiral Schofield and Kyle Alexander, in large part because of that very truth. But Schofield, Alexander, and the rest have given Tennessee a chance to be in the second weekend conversation going forward, and with that a chance to break new ground in the future.
One of the things that made Bruce Pearl's run so impressive was a sense of linear progression: the stunning run to the tournament in year one, the Sweet 16 in year two, a No. 1 ranking and SEC title in year three, then the program's first ever Elite Eight in year five. But it's also true that his two highest-seeded teams lost, just like this one, earlier than they were bracketed to fall.
Every path through March is different. Last night's loss feels so bad in part because of the potential this team had. But the bracket's potential for upsets ended up being non-existent this year. The 2000 and 2018 losses were far worse in this department, because the path was so much easier on paper.
The bracket will always be unpredictable. What Tennessee has done is create an expectation that it will give itself a chance to advance.
The program still carries those memories from Pearl's 2006-11 tenure. But we also can't forget the danger of three coaches in three years when Barnes took over. And the present accomplishment isn't a cycle-up year with a bunch of great players; that's what Cuonzo's 2014 run felt like as it was happening. It was Pearl, in the second half of his time here, who argued the Vols were a Top 25 program. It's the same argument he's making right now at Auburn.
Barnes has the credentials for such an idea too, past and present. If next year's team makes the Elite Eight, there will be a sense of linear progression again. But in sports, thinking in those terms is usually more trouble than it's worth. It won't always be linear. But progression overall is the important part. And this Tennessee team and its players have earned that.
If Grant Williams and Jordan Bone return, the Vols will find themselves right back in the national conversation from preseason on. Those two would join Jordan Bowden and Lamonte Turner as seniors, with John Fulkerson a redshirt junior. The Vols will also get D.J. Burns as a redshirt freshman, who would've been the highest-rated recruit on this year's team. And they'll bring in Josiah James, the third-highest-rated recruit of the modern era period.
If Bone leaves early, Lamonte Turner's importance will only increase, but they can also get some of those minutes from James in theory. Bone could end up being the better NBA prospect, but Williams would be harder to replace, and not just because he's a two-time SEC Player of the Year. With or without him making a comeback for a chance to win it thrice and improve his draft stock, the Vols have to get more from their post players. The Vols got 12 minutes per game from Fulkerson this year, up from nine the year before, with an in-kind uptick in scoring and rebounding. But Derrick Walker's minutes actually decreased, from 8.8 to 5.3. Without Alexander, Schofield, and potentially Williams? There's a big void someone (or multiple someones) has to step into next season.
If both Williams and Bone depart early, next season will have a reload/retool feel that could depend a lot on how good James and Burns are right away. But just as the Vols have played themselves into the second weekend conversation, they're recruiting at a level to continue the program's progress. There are no certainties; the program looked ready to ascend a number of times in the last 20 years and then ran into trouble soon after. But Rick Barnes is a better fit than Jerry Green and Cuonzo Martin, and a more stable one than Bruce Pearl.
The 2019-20 Vols will continue their series with Memphis, begin home-and-homes with Wisconsin and Cincinnati, and we could get Tennessee-Purdue III (plus Florida State and VCU) in Destin for Thanksgiving. The SEC shows no signs of slowing down, as the long line of fired coaches will attest to.
But neither does Tennessee. March is cruel. But four years after what could have been a crippling situation, the Vols are building a program to survive and advance.


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Q: how to fetch multiple tables using spark sql I am fetching data from mysql using pyspark which for only one table.I want to fetch all tables from mysql db. Don't want call jdbc connection again and again. see code below
Is it possible to simplify my code? Thank you in advance
url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/dbname"
table_df=sqlContext.read.format("jdbc").option("url",url).option("dbtable","table_name").option("user","root").option("password", "root").load()
sqlContext.registerDataFrameAsTable(table_df, "table1")

table_df_1=sqlContext.read.format("jdbc").option("url",url).option("dbtable","table_name_1").option("user","root").option("password", "root").load()
sqlContext.registerDataFrameAsTable(table_df_1, "table2")

A: you need somehow to acquire the list of the tables you have in mysql.
Either you find some sql commands to do that, or you manually create a file containing everything.
Then, assuming you can create a list of tablenames in python tablename_list, you can simply loop over it like this :
url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/dbname"
reader = (
    sqlContext.read.format("jdbc")
    .option("url", url)
    .option("user", "root")
    .option("password", "root")
)
for tablename in tablename_list:
    reader.option("dbtable", tablename).load().createTempView(tablename)

This will create a temporary view with the same tablename. If you want another name, you can probably change the initial tablename_list with a list of tuples (tablename_in_mysql, tablename_in_spark).

A: @Steven already gave a perfect answer. As he said, in order to find a Python list of tablenames, you can use:
#list of the tables in the server
table_names_list = spark.read.format('jdbc'). \
     options(
         url='jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/', # database url (local, remote)
         dbtable='information_schema.tables',
         user='YOUR_USERNAME',
         password='YOUR_PASSWORD',
         driver='org.postgresql.Driver'). \
     load().\
     filter("table_schema = 'public'").select("table_name")
#DataFrame[table_name: string]

# table_names_list.collect()
# [Row(table_name='employee'), Row(table_name='bonus')]

table_names_list = [row.table_name for row in table_names_list.collect()]
print(table_names_list)
# ['employee', 'bonus']

Note that this is in PostgreSQL. You can easily change url and driver arguments.


How to prevent and minimize damage.
Timeline - How to spot damage through the year.
Plant resistant varieties. Some viburnums are more resistant to this pest than others. Visit our preliminary list of susceptible and resistant species.
Beneficial insects help control viburnum leaf beetles. A lady beetle adult feeds on larvae (above), while certain stinkbugs feed on adults (below).
Remove egg-infested twigs. Egg-laying sites are easiest to spot when viburnums are leafless. Look for infested twigs between early October and mid-April and prune them out. This is probably the single most effective measure you can take to limit beetle populations. More information and pictures of egg-laying sites.
Encourage beneficial insects. Several generalist predators feed on viburnum leaf beetle larvae including lady beetle adults and larvae, lacewing larvae and spined soldier bugs nymphs. The lady beetle adults and spined soldier bug adults also eat adult viburnum leaf beetles. Encourage these and other beneficial insects by avoiding broad-spectrum insecticides and maintaining diverse species of plants for beneficial insect habitat near viburnums. Initial investigations by Cornell researchers on these biological control options also indicate that augmenting natural populations of these predators may dramatically limit viburnum leaf beetle damage. Researcher continues in this area, check back later for more information.
Foil larvae. Researchers recently learned that the larvae don't drop from the leaves to the soil to pupate. Instead, they crawl down the tree. While it hasn't yet been tested, it is likely that putting a sticky barrier such as Tanglefoot tree pest barrier around the base of the shrub could keep larvae from reaching the soil to pupate.
Pesticide options. Some insecticides are registered for use to control viburnum leaf beetle. Most (including organic pyrethrins) contain contact poisons which can also kill beneficial insects that help keep viburnum leaf beetles in check. Alternatively, organic pesticides derived from the fungus Saccharopolyspora (spinosad) and insecticidal soap have effectively knocked back viburnum leaf beetle larvae with less damage to beneficial insects. Both spinosad and insecticidal soap are contact pesticides that require direct contact with the pest.
The most effective way to use contact pesticides is to spray when larvae first emerge (the younger the better), usually in late April or early May. Before spraying, inspect plants to make sure larvae are present and be certain to make a thorough application that directly contacts the larvae which feed on the undersides of young and emerging leaves. Spraying adults or eggs is far less effective.
Initial field trials conducted by Dr. Paul Weston also indicate that horticultural oil sprays applied to egg laying sites might reduce egg hatch by 75-80%. Horticultural oil is highly refined petroleum oil that is mixed with water and is sprayed on to coat and suffocate eggs. It is most effective when a high rate of oil (4%) is used. However, this high rate of oil can burn plant foliage so apply only before viburnum leaves emerge; mid-April is usually a safe time to make the application because the leaves usually emerge in early May. Adjust the application time to suit plant development in your area.
For more information on using horticultural oil and insecticidal soap, see New Tools for Taming VLBs.
Check local regulations, carefully read labels and follow instructions precisely. Check with your local Cooperative Extension office office for more information.
Some pest control professionals (outside of Long Island) use soil-applied systemic pesticides that are absorbed by the plant. These are targeted more directly at the pest and are generally less harmful to beneficials. For specific pesticide options, see the Department of Entomology's Viburnum Leaf Beetle factsheet, under the heading Management Recommendations.
"The viburnum leaf beetle hit us hard in the Rochester area about 15 years ago. During those first few years in which the beetle population peaked most of the susceptible native species like arrowwood, that were growing in wooded areas, were killed. Some landscape plants succumbed to the defoliation then too.
"At that time I would not have recommend planting a susceptible species like the Cranberry bush viburnum. Now however the populations of the beetles are down significantly and it is safe for us to plant species again like cranberry bush and arrowwood viburnums. They'll get a little bit of damage but nothing lethal.
"Why did the populations go down? It seems with all the very susceptible native plants that were around initially allowed the populations to reach unnaturally high levels and the beetles moved into landscapes annually. With those food sources gone the populations declined. Also, and maybe more importantly, predator insects, and nematodes that affect the larva in the soil have built up and found the Viburnum leaf beetle as a food source!
"This insect went through southern Canada about 30 years ago and they have experienced a similar situation. Now it's okay to plant susceptible species again, just expect a little leaf feeding."


Developers face a host of cloud, mobile and analytics challenges, and IBM's Rod Smith discusses this and how CIOs fit into these exciting times in technology.
These are unprecedented times for both developers and organizations looking to capitalize on applications that harness the power of the cloud to boost the bottom line. Tech leaders are often pulled in many directions at once, as business executives from different departments look to technology to fill a need and grow revenue. At the recent Spark Summit East held in New York, some of the best and brightest in IT gathered to talk shop and discuss where application development is heading. Rod Smith, an IBM Fellow and IBM's vice president of Emerging Internet Technologies, took time recently to discuss with CIO Insight the importance of moving to the cloud era and how millions of developers are looking to access tools and services that will enable them to leverage this fast-emerging opportunity.
CIO Insight: How would you describe the relationship between developers and line-of-business executives? And where do you believe CIOs fit into this dynamic?
Rod Smith: Business people didn't choose their profession because they wanted to be techies. But whether they are in marketing, sales, purchasing, finance, HR or any other company department, mainstream professionals are faced with business challenges that require advanced technology solutions.
As a result, line of business leaders today are facing a backlog on IT projects that can stretch to well over 12 months, and they are being challenged to develop applications that meet user experience needs, especially as they develop mobile applications. To deliver value, engineers should match their technical knowledge with a mix of inter-personal skills and a solid understanding of the business goals. Additionally, to build a solid relationship, development teams need to move fast and deliver projects on time and under budget.
I see LoB executives looking to CIOs to help advise them as they move to new technology solutions. The CIO's role is expanding to help LoB executives vet alternatives from independent developers to cloud deployments–and, in many cases, they will advise on how these solutions integrate back into business processes and governance–and at what expenses. Cloud offers much more transparency in making these types of decisions.
CIO Insight: Has there been greater demand for developers since the advent of the cloud?
Smith: Marc Andreessen said a few years back that software is eating the world, and he was right. This is an unprecedented time, when small teams of creative developers can mold new applications and scale them globally very quickly–and create new business value. The list of new applications that businesses need are exploding in areas like cloud, mobile and analytics.
Cloud developers require the right training, tools and experience to achieve the business benefits expected of them. I've seen some developers who struggle adopting the new best practices for building scalable, flexible cloud solutions. By offering over 100 cloud-based run times and services via Bluemix, and by offering several different programs that help developers learn next-generation development skills, IBM is helping to prepare developers to make a seamless transition to the cloud.
CIO Insight: How much of an impact has the cloud had on developers?
Smith: Cloud offers new opportunities for developers to get connected to the business. In a way, it's a new vehicle for establishing a dialog with business leaders. When business leaders can see the art of the possible in composing a solution in very short order, they open up about additional solutions–which helps a development team get a deeper appreciation of what's important from the business perspective.
CIO Insight: Have you ever been tasked with providing something to a customer in which they didn't even know what they wanted or needed? For example, they're sitting on terabytes of data but have no idea what to do with it?
Smith: In IBM Emerging Technology, we've seen this many times. Customers come to us with insights that they think their data could hold–but they are often frustrated due to a lack of tangible cost/benefit analyses required to persuade IT to work on the projects.
We call these the "open-ended business questions"–meaning there is an initial exploratory phase where it's less about a specific answer and more about the insights that are uncovered. This is another area where cloud is important: it lowers the costs to build these types of applications while enabling businesses to see what the art of the possible really is.
CIO Insight: What's the biggest pain point for developers today?
Smith: Unlearning past techniques for building new workloads. A common mistake is to think cloud-based solutions and services are nothing more than existing middleware hosted on a virtual machine. Cloud-native and cloud-enabled applications offer a seemingly endless amount of possibilities for developers to build solutions that help people connect with each other easier and more efficiently and manage data, but building these solutions requires a new way of thinking and new tools and skills. We're helping developers bridge that gap with Bluemix by giving them tools they need to build applications that draw on data from on premise and cloud-based environments with hybrid deployments to deliver value.
CIO Insight: What makes developing apps easier or better today than 10 years ago?
Smith: Born-on-the-Web companies and the open source community–which IBM is actively involved in–have worked hard to create technology that makes it much easier for small teams to be successful. Cloud models like infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service make it much easier to build, deploy and scale applications, which in turn enables solution developers to focus on projects that help differentiate on business value.
CIO Insight: What's the best aspect of being a part of a successful project?
Smith: Seeing the solution in production and blowing by the business expectations. The collective team creativity always sets the groundwork–but we all hold our breath until we can see business leaders smile with appreciation.
CIO Insight: Any advice for CIOs on how they should navigate the world of developers and the world of business?
Smith: Moving forward, CIOs can deliver value by acting as a bridge between the line of business executives and the development teams, and by playing the role of a cloud service broker to help vet solutions from independent developers to cloud deployments. In this role, they will advise on how new solutions integrate back into business processes and governance–and at what expenses.


Now in the closing few days of its Kickstarter campaign the Pixy camera board from Carnegie Mellon is an interesting departure from cameras intended to be connected to micro-controllers like the Arduino. It isn't just another camera, it's a "smart" vision sensor.
Pixy has its own processor and connects to your micro-controller board through one of several interfaces: UART serial, SPI, I2C or simply through a digital or analog pin. Rather than providing raw image data to the micro-controller, instead it analyses the images on-board and sends more useful data—actionable data—to your micro-controller, e.g. a red ping-pong ball has been detected at x=54, y=103. Although even without an attached micro-controller board attached Pixy can use its digital and analog outputs to trigger switches or servos, which means that you can use it to drive simple robots without any programming.
The Pixy camera board connected to an Arduino micro-controller board.
The Pixy uses a hue-based color filtering algorithm to detect objects, calculating the hue and saturation of each pixel from the image sensor making it reasonably robust to lighting changes, and a connected component algorithm to detect multiple objects.
Pixy can detect, track and discriminate between multiple objects simultaneously.
Howeve,r the really interesting thing about Pixy is that you can easily teach it what you're interested in sensing. If you want to track a red ball the you just hold it in-front of the sensor and press the button on top of the board. While in learning mode Pixy will generate a statistical model of the colors contained in the object in front of the camera when the button was pressed, and going forward it'll use that to find similar color signatures (and objects) later on.
While other sensors have proliferated, cameras have been left on the shelf by makers, they're generally too hard to play with directly from a micro-controller board and the data isn't as particularly useful—directly actionable—as data from other sensors. It's possibly the Pixy will be able to change that and really reduce the friction in using computer vision to build robots.


Imagine a healthcare delivery system that maintains a single electronic health record system, where facilities and services aren't duplicated and where all healthcare providers share information about best practices and procedures as if they were a single entity. Belgium's largest healthcare provider, UZ Leuven, is bringing that groundbreaking vision to life with nexuzhealth.
A centralized, shared electronic patient record (EPR) for each patient can foster better communication and care coordination among clinicians across disparate healthcare settings. With a complete view of a patient's health, providers make faster, more informed treatment decisions.
With the addition of nexuzhealth and the growth that we anticipate, availability is even more important than before, and that's where Data ONTAP is very important for us.
Through nexuzhealth, partnering hospitals are better able to manage the increase in patient data and maintain consistency of quality and safety systems, making sure of cross-checking of critical patient health information concerning medications, dosages, and allergies. Hospitals also can save time and money for their patients and for themselves by not repeating tests that were performed at other locations.
Every hospital that joins the network increases patient data, adding 6TB to the EPR database every year. Using NetApp All Flash FAS and its ONTAP® data management software allows UZ Leuven to add more users and absorb the data impact of new facilities—in all, data grows nearly 1PB annually—without compromising EPR performance or patient care.


CLC World Resorts & Hotels (CLC World) has announced the addition of a further yacht, CLC Gemini, to Club La Costa Yacht Club. Based in the British Virgin Islands, it offers members the opportunity of winter sailing in the Caribbean to complement the Mediterranean summer sails.
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) are one of the world's top sailing spots. A sailor's paradise with calm currents, consistent trade winds, protected bays and more than a hint of a pirate past, it is comprised of four main islands – Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke and Anegada – that are complemented by fifty plus smaller isles. The BVI offers an unspoiled Caribbean experience.
This sailor's dream was the reason CLC World chose the BVI for the home port of its newest yacht. A sleek 60-foot catamaran, CLC Gemini combines grace, size and beauty.
On-board, the interior has a light and airy feel courtesy of its wide-aspect windows. The upper-level saloon is spacious with comfortable lounging area including plasma screen TV, DVD player and radio/CD with cockpit speakers. A professional cook prepares sensational meals from the well-equipped, open galley and there's plenty of room on the yacht's double hulls, and the trampoline nets that stretch between them, for sunbathing and socialising. The four double, en-suite air-conditioned cabins are at the extremities of the yacht ensuring privacy and personal space.
Captain Leor Revivo is passionate about sailing, with more than 15 years' expertise in the marine holiday industry, and excited about Club La Costa Yacht Club's recent addition and destination.
"We launched the Yacht Club in 2007 and have been sailing the Mediterranean around the islands of Greece, Turkey, Italy and Spain, offering our members inspirational and changing itineraries, ever since.Members do not need to be experienced sailors with our professional crew at their disposal. However, those who wish to can help the crew sail the yacht.
As well as warm and sunny climates, the Yacht Club's destinations are ideal for a range of water sports: snorkelling, water-skiing, wakeboarding, fishing and scuba diving. The BVI have a range of world-class dive sites including the RMS Rhoneoff Salt Island and Kodiak Queen, with her Kraken, off the shore of Virgin Gorda. Club La Costa Yacht Club's supervised dives allow members to explore these sites and the compelling marine environment, creating magical memories.


With product capabilities as heavy as 40,000 tons and bed sizes exceeding 240" (6,100 mm), Greenerd Press & Machine's hydraulic presses are available in a variety of styles, ranging from gap-frame and straight-side to die-spotting and forging.
With product capabilities ranging to 40,000 tons and bed sizes exceeding 240" (6,100 mm), the company's hydraulic presses are available in a variety of styles, ranging from gap-frame and straight-side to die-spotting and forging. The systems are tailored to the customer's individual needs, and customized products include a turnkey system for an industrial hardware application that includes tooling and an indexer for bearing insertion and forming for an industrial hardware application; a 100-ton, four-post metal forming press for an appliance manufacturer with full tooling integration; and a 1,000-ton gib-guided press for coining heavy truck brake components.


It can be hard to know when you're sick enough to need help. Our expert provides guidelines.
Q : If I'm sick or feel really wiped out, how do I know if I should just stay in bed or if I need to go to my college health clinic?
You have a fever that lasts more than a week. If you have a fever of 102 or higher, go in right away.
You can't hold down any food. If you have severe diarrhea for more than two days or even mild diarrhea lasting a week, it's probably time to visit the clinic. Constipation for more than two weeks or bloody diarrhea is another reason to go.
You're in pain, such as you'd have with a severe headache, backache, or stomachache. Get it checked out to (a) make sure it's nothing serious and (b) find some relief. Headaches with a fever, stiff neck, rash, mental confusion, or signs such as sensitivity to light or speaking problems are cause for concern.
You have red, swollen, and hot joints (such as hands, knees, or ankles), which could indicate a serious infection that needs urgent medical attention.
You've been "blue" for more than two weeks. Academic stress, homesickness, and social issues can lead to depression in students. Unexplained weight loss, difficulty falling asleep, or poor concentration may be signs of depression or other ailments that call for a check-up.
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Network Rail and Colas rail achieve 97% diesel free site
Network Rail and Colas Rail Ltd have used solar power to achieve an almost diesel free site at a major project in Llanwern, South Wales.
The site is being powered with solar power and batteries from Prolectric Ltd ensuring 97% of the power used at the site is diesel free and low carbon. The solar energy has saved 6,000 litres of fuel and almost 15 tonnes of carbon.
This forms part of Network Rail's CP6 target to reduce non-traction energy consumption by almost 20% and carbon emissions by 25%. The power was used during a 14-day project focussing on a 72 hour stretch of work.
Ryan Ballinger, Production Manager for Colas Rail Ltd, said: "A 97% diesel reduction at the first attempt is a great achievement. Saving close to 6,000 litres of diesel is the same as driving a family car at 40 mpg twice around the circumference of the world."
"It's also clear where we have learnt the lessons from Llanwern so we can aim to close that small gap. We really want to get to that 100% fuel-free figure by the time of our next challenge, planned for a rail renewal project later in the summer."
"There's no doubt these technologies are going to be a complete gamechanger and we need to push on to get to a place where using this type of technology is just business as usual."
A total of 21 Prolectric ProLightTM solar tower lights illuminated the site compound, car parking and work preparation areas, as well as being deployed on the trackside, where 200m of ProTrack battery-powered link lighting was also used. Prolectric ProTempTM column street lights were positioned along the access road to the site
Prolectric's solar lighting and power generation technologies were used across the site covering more than 21-acres. This included access roads, the welfare cabin area, car parking and the track working area itself, where the London to Cardiff main line meets the Llanwern steelworks spur, near Newport.
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For years, there has been loud debate and even orders from courts to do away with or, at least, amend Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deals with the offence of matrimonial cruelty. This clause is considered to be rampantly abused, with several examples of husbands and their families being arrested without a preliminary inquiry on allegations of harassing their wives for a range of reasons, including dowry.
Now the Ministry of Home Affairs has written to all state governments, advising them that arrest for an alleged offence under Section 498A should be the "last resort," not the first step. In a communication sent to the Chief Secretaries and DGPs of all states and the Administrations of the Union Territories on October 13, the MHA has cited misuse of the clause.
"In some cases, every member of the husband's family has been arrested, irrespective of whether they had a role in inflicting cruelty on the married woman or not. In some cases, the provisions have been used to settle personal scores. Cases have been reported where momentary anger has resulted in invocation of Section 498A, which resulted in the arrest of the members of the family shutting down any possibility of reconciliation in future and total collapse of the marriage. Even where there is a divorce proceeding, the case under Section 498A continues to persist because of the offence being non-compoundable," the letter says.
Section 498A, incorporated in the IPC in 1983, provides for adequate punishment for any cruelty inflicted on a married woman by her husband and his relatives. The maximum punishment under the Section is three years and/or fine.
The MHA letter, incidentally, says that in light of judicial pronouncements, an attempt was made earlier to find a via media by amending Section 498A to make the offence compoundable. "However, this could not be pursued because of the opposition from women organisations," the letter says.
In 2003, the Justice Malimath Committee, submitted a report to the MHA on reforms in the Criminal Justice System, recommended that the Section be made bailable and compoundable to give a chance to the spouses to come together.
i got married last year.but now days iam highly afraid with my wife. because their family always said to me and my parents to register a 498a law.reason is just not to live with my family.there is urgent need to amend in 498a law to remove a fear.


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Ильо Стоянов Илиев български поборник, четник в Първа българска легия и участник в Априлското въстание от 1876 г.

Роден е в град Панагюрище и работи като терзия (шивач) в родния си град, Копривщица, Цариград и Букурещ. Като четник на Георги Раковски в Белград изпълнява поръчки на войводата през 1862 г. След две години емигрира във Влашко, а от 1867 г. се включва в четническото движение. Когато през 1870 г. се завръща в Панагюрище, в дома си укрива Васил Левски. Във връзка с подготовката на Априлското въстание служи като коимитетски куриер между Панагюрския и Търновския революционен окръг. Във въстанието Ильо Стоянов е стотник, командир на чета от стотина души. С тази чета служи като охрана на прохода към Златица.

След неуспеха на въстанието се укрива в Средна гора, начело на малка хайдушка чета. През Освободителната война подпомага войските на генерал Виктор Дандевил при освобождението на Средногорието и родното Панагюрище. През 1878 г. се явява като борец срещу несправедливите решения на Берлинския конгрес.

Ильо Стоянов Илиев умира през 1921 година в Панагюрище.

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UK infrastructure investment: Qatar to invest £5bn over the next few years
Despite Qatar already investing £40bn in the UK, they are making another UK infrastructure investment over the next few years.
Qatar has said that it will invest a further £5bn in Britain in the next three to five years. This property news comes at a time despite the recent Brexit decision.
Ali Sharif al-Emadi, the Qatari finance minister, said that he is feeling optimistic about the future of the British economy, and this is no surprise with such a big commitment to investing this large amount into the UK.
He has said: "Currently the UK is our first investment destination and it is the largest investment destination for Qatari investors, both public and private."
Qatar already has "more than £35bn to £40bn of investments" in the UK and was committing an additional £5bn "in the next three to five years.
"I am still looking, even after Brexit there will be opportunities Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) can really hunt for.
"Our aim now in the future is really to focus on infrastructure, and we will be focusing also on healthcare and IT."
The UK will also double export finance available to support trade with Qatar, according to the International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox. This will improve the relationship between the two countries, which will further the opportunities for investment even more.
The country is one of the most proactive investors in London so this is something the UK's authorities are remaining mindful of. They own several landmark sites all across the city and this trend is only set to continue in the future.
QIA are headhunting the perfect investments but they are primarily focusing on infrastructure over the next few years.
Attractive long-term investments are set to take place and this means that the next three to five years is going to a prosperous one for investors all over the world.
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Theudho are a solo project from Belgium that plays a pagan form of black metal and this is a review of his 2018 album "De roep van het woud" which will be released on August 30th by Heidens Hart Records.
Nature orientated soundscapes start off the album along with some clean guitars a few seconds alter before going into a heavier direction while the riffs also bring in a great amount of melody as well as some atmospheric synths also being mixed in at times and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard.
When tremolo picking is utilized it gives the songs more of a raw feeling while the vocals are mostly grim black metal screams along with all of the musical instruments having a very powerful sound to them as well as the songs also bringing in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
Spoken word parts can also be heard in certain sections of the recording while the guitar solos and leads are done in a very melodic style along with some of the tracks being very long and epic in length and acoustic guitars can also be heard briefly as well as a brief use of clean vocals as the album progresses and there is also an ambient instrumental before closing the recording with a heavier track.
Theudho plays a style of pagan black metal that is very melodic, epic and atmospheric sounding, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Belgian and cover Germanic Mythology, History, Philosophy and Cultural Tradition themes.
In my opinion Theudho are a very great sounding pagan black metal solo project and if you are a fan of t his musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Waar kraaien de ondergang bezingen" "De eik van Hakiloheim" "Wolfstijd" and "In de schaduw van de zwarte banier". 8 out of 10.


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Windows has changed dramatically over the last few years, but File Explorer (formerly known as Windows Explorer) has remained largely untouched and, frankly, it's not very good.
Transferring files and folders between locations is a cumbersome process that often involves opening two Explorer windows and dragging icons between them. Once you've started transferring a big chunk of files, there's no way to pause and restart the process, you can't create a new folder without digging into a menu, and forget batch renaming – it's not happening.
Here we've rounded up the best alternatives to Explorer, which will make managing your files faster, easier and more intuitive. Most of these third party file managers can be set to replace Explorer as your default app, though we recommend testing them thoroughly first.
Total Commander (formerly File Commander) has been around for 23 years, and its developer lives by the maxim 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. It's not flashy and uses a classic design with two vertical panels, but each update introduces modern additions like support for cloud storage services and native Windows 10 features.
Total Commander is a great choice for transferring large volumes of files thanks to its background process manager, which lets you check progress, pause and resume transfers, and set a speed limit.
Its interface is uncluttered for fast navigation, it offers customizable keyboard shortcuts, and there's a built-in file archiving tool for creating and extracting archives in all the most common formats.
Total Commander is also expandable via plugins. Optional features include the ability to sort images by size, search for text strings within PDFs, and edit music metadata without opening any other applications.
Total Commander is distributed as shareware; you can try it free and share the EXE file with others, but after 30 days you're prompted to buy a license for €37 (about US$45, £30, AU$55). The payment process is a little unusual, and it might take a couple of days to receive your key, but the wait is worthwhile.
Directory Opus comes a very close second, but Total Commander's sheer flexibility it our file manager of choice.
Like Total Commander, Directory Opus is as premium file manager – and it shows. It has an attractive icon-led interface that's busier than Total Commander's, but can be pared down using the various customization options. This is where Directory Opus really shines – pretty much every aspect of its operation can be tweaked and tuned to suit your needs.
It's extremely fast too, using multi-threading for faster processing and enabling you to queue and manage operations.
There are two versions of Directory Opus: Light (AU$49, about US$40, £30) and Pro (AU$89, about US$70, £50). Both make managing your files far easier, but Pro is worth the extra outlay thanks the the ability to replace Explorer – for everything, or just specific folders.
Directory Opus Pro isn't just a file manager; it also serves as an FTP client and file compression tool. Its interface is customizable interface than that of its lower-priced counterpart, it offers integrated metadata editing, and it can save complex search terms as macros for future use. You can try both versions free for 30 days.
Another premium file manager, Xplorer² is available in two versions. The Professional edition costs US$29.95 (about £20, AU$40) for one PC, while the more powerful Ultimate is US$49.95 (about £40, AU$65. If you're not sure whether to open your wallet, you can try either option free for 21 days.
Of all the file managers we've tested, Xplorer² is the most modern looking. Take your pick from either a ribbon-style interface or a more traditional menu bar.
It's packed with unusual features that you didn't realise you needed, including the ability to select several files at once without the risk of accidentally de-selecting them by clicking elsewhere (Sticky Selecting), an option to quickly identify duplicate files, and color-coding so you can identify files and directories at a glance.
Xplorer²'s default layout is a pair of horizontal panes with a traditional Explorer-style tree along the left. This is open to some customization, and there are tabs to keep things organized, but vertical panels seem like a more logical choice when you want to transfer files.
The Ultimate version of Xplorer² is a more business-oriented tool, with portable/network deployment and priority support. For home users, the Professional edition will be fine.
Q-dir (aka the Quad Explorer) is a lean little file manager that – as its name suggests – gives you up to four file panes to play with at once. It's also free.
It's a simple premise executed without any extraneous clutter, though Q-dir's navigation icons are absolutely tiny on a high-resolution screen. It sounds like a minor quibble, but it's a major drawback and one the developer seems to be aware of; there's a link to a screen magnifier at the top right.
There's support for tabbed browsing, plus a bookmark function for frequently used files and folders. Unfortunately, although there are keyboard shortcuts for common tasks, there's no way to customize them or add new ones to speed up your workflow.
Q-dir is very handy if you simply want a more convenient alternative to Explorer and don't often need to transfer huge amounts of data, but anyone else will be better served by the premium tools listed above.
If you're happy with the fundamentals of Windows Explorer but are sick of having multiple instances open at once, check out Clover.
Unlike the other tools here, which are full standalone file managers, Clover is a neat little app that simply adds web browser-style tabs to Explorer. It's a small change, but makes a real difference.
Clover also adds a handy bookmark bar for your most frequently accessed files and folders. It's more convenient than Windows' own Quick Access links because it doesn't require any scrolling, or mix your favorites up with other directories. To bookmark a folder, just drag it into the space underneath the tab titles.
Although Clover's site and the software itself are available in English, the installer is in Japanese. It's simple enough for English-speakers to follow, though; just click through on the green buttons.


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Whether you're looking for vehicle insurance or professional insurance, you want to have a good company by your side. With so many options to choose from, it can be difficult to determine what providers are there for you and which ones are just trying to make some extra money. To help you weed through the muck, we're going to share with you the top factors that will assist you in identifying the best insurance providers out there.
One of your first concerns when it comes to your insurance coverage is that it's affordable. While it's important to realize that various plans will have differing rates, you should still compare price between major providers that you're looking at plans from. Try to keep the plans as similar as possible when comparing rates. You'll want to select a company that falls within the competitive range in your area. Those which are much lower typically offer less coverage. Those that are much higher tend to be a major waste of money.
While you may only be currently looking for a resident unit manager insurance policy, it doesn't hurt to choose a provider that offers many different types of insurance policies. This can help you later down the road as most providers offer a bundling discount. This discount can save you hundreds of dollars a year as compared to having all your different types of insurance policies at various providers.
A good insurance company will have a great reputation to back their name up. While you may get more online feedback from companies that are nationwide, you can still find out the reputation of smaller, local companies by checking reviews out online. See what people are saying about their experiences with the service provider. Look for similar reviews, whether good or bad, to get a clear idea of how the company operates. Think of this step as a pre-assessment to weed out any obvious bad apples so you can avoid hiring them.
From signing up to an insurance policy, to getting your questions answers, to filing a claim, you want the process to be easy to do. You should look at each potential insurance provider to see how easy it will be to perform these regular tasks. Do they automatically bill you? How long does it take to report a claim? Is there a representative available 24/7 to answer your questions? These are all questions that you want to get an answer to prior to signing up with any insurance provider.
Sometimes it can seem impossible to find a good homeowner's insurance policy at an affordable price. With mortgage payments, utilities and car payments, you may think you can't afford a homeowner's insurance policy. Read these tips and learn how to save without giving up quality.
Paying off all of the money that you owe on your mortgage is a great way to reduce insurance costs. Insurance companies make the assumption that people who own their homes will take better care of their homes than those who don't. When your mortgage never goes down, your premium won't either.


It had its moments. People will be showing Taker diving into the camera guy for the rest of eternity. (Poor camera.😦 ) Unfortunately, neither guy is at their best anymore. They pulled a good match out of each other, a far better than I'd expected match, but it wasn't the greatest. It suffered from the same rant that the Jericho match suffered from: all of its momentum was killed by too many near falls. You may disagree. Cewsh does.
Segment 12 – WWE World Heavyweight Championship – Edge (Cewsh Sounds Better) (c) vs. The Big (OVERCOMPENSATING) Show vs. John (Insert Eminem Joke Here.) Cena.
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'Merry Happy Whatever' Series Presents Mundane Christmas Plot
By Kaylie Ramirez
December 5, 2019 Updated June 3, 2020 at 7:41 pm
If Christmas is still considered to be a religious holiday in 2019, then capitalism is the faith it follows. Bright red Starbucks cups runneth over with $5 peppermint mochas, devout followers congregate outside of Canada Goose storefronts, and streaming behemoths race to the Christmas tree to claim the holiday titles guaranteed to keep subscribers in their matching tartan pajamas for hours on end.
While Netflix surely checked off some of the wishes at the top of its list—Christmas with the Kranks (2004), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), The Grinch (2018)—much of its holiday strategy is focused on creating new content. It's no secret the streaming frontrunner has struggled in the holiday department in years past—Twitter had a field day with last year's A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding thanks to its shoddy editing, and Vanessa Hudgens has curiously signed on to play three dopplëgangers in the upcoming Princess Switch sequel.
Merry Happy Whatever, an eight-episode series—yes, series—only adds another name to Netflix's naughty list. Starring Bridgit Mendler (Good Luck Charlie), Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical), and Dennis Quaid (The Parent Trap, among other things), the show packs empty one-liners and garish plotlines into utterly forgettable 25-minute episodes.
The premise is relatively mundane for the first five minutes: Emmy Quinn (Mendler) and her typecast slacker boyfriend (Brent Morin) are picked up at the airport by her sheriff father Don (Quaid). The boyfriend sweats in the backseat of Don's patrol car, the dad brings up serving during Desert Storm, and Emmy earnestly tries to convince her dad she doesn't need to move closer to home—your typical American family interactions. Thankfully, a laugh track plays every three lines to remind you that the writers intended for this to be funny.
And then the dead moms and divorces come up. We find out that Don's wife died when his eldest daughter (Siobhan Murphy) keeps shoving "mom's eggy"—a dish that closely resembles a standard Egg McMuffin—in people's faces when they arrive at the house. Kayla (Tisdale), Emmy's extremely type-A sister, enters with her husband (Tyler Ritter) in tow. A mere 30 seconds after arriving, he turns down an eggy and asks for a divorce instead.
Kayla doesn't even muster up a glossy-eyed response, but rather quips, "When you die—that's when you leave, Alan. Til death do us part." "Death, Alan, not Christmas," Don adds. Cue the laugh track. And somehow, this all happens in the first seven minutes. Strap in.
In later episodes, the show tackles atheism, feminism, and racism with the grace of a tonedeaf Christmas caroler, of which there are many in the second episode. Aside from its mind-boggling plot and dialogue, the show was obviously shot on a sterile Hollywood set devoid of any distinctive qualities. The eight episodes take place in Philadelphia, where it apparently is always sunny: Neon-green plastic grass gleams through the windows despite it being December. Imagine taking the already low budget of a Hallmark movie and stretching it across eight episodes—such is the plight of Merry Happy Whatever, a show that is as simplistic and inauthentic in set design as it is in plot and character development.
In creating Merry Happy Whatever, however, Netflix forgets the simplest axiom of all: Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Merry Happy Whatever is a clear byproduct of the streaming era. Prior to the advent of Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, a Christmas series would be impossible to sustain because it would require viewers to tune in over a number of weeks. Netflix is well aware that we now watch in blocks of multiple episodes in one sitting, and TV shows are afforded the luxury of reading more like movies with complicated plots that require continuous recall as a result.
Orange Is the New Black and House of Cards, both Netflix originals, are shining examples of how the binge-watching era created higher standards for television. Subplots are sustained over multiple episodes, and characters have fuller arcs across seasons. Christmas movies are a different breed of movie, however. Expectations are never really all that high going into a Hallmark movie, and complexity generally isn't a desired ingredient.
Merry Happy Whatever is what happens when executives forget that the show has to be binge-worthy for anyone to binge it. Clocking in at just around four hours, Merry Happy Whatever is a show that could easily be watched in one sitting. But remember, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
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This claim comes from multiple sources and usually includes a mixture of the following.
Requires sacrifices to be offered in the Temple. Jesus was not sacrificed in the Temple but was crucified outside the city of Jerusalem.
Requires sacrifices for sin be offered by Levitical priests. Jesus was not from the tribe of Levi.
Requires the blood of the sacrifice to be splashed on the altar. Jesus' blood was not splashed on the altar.
Requires sacrifices to be sheep, goats, bulls, cows, pigeons, or turtledoves. Jesus was not one of these animals.
Requires animals that are to be sacrificed to be unblemished. Jesus was torn, bloodied, pierced and was not unblemished.
Requires the sacrifice to be as clean and as painless as possible for the animal. Jesus' death on the cross was not clean and painless.
Forbids human sacrifice for sin (or any other reason). Jesus offered himself up as a human sacrifice for sin.
These are the requirements that G-d Himself established in His Law so why would He break His own Word in requiring the bloody and horrific sacrifice of His own son? He would not. Such action would be contrary to His nature, His character, and His own Word.
All of these points are 100% correct.
Jesus was not sacrificed in the Temple. He was not a bull, ram, or pigeon. He was not sacrificed by a Levite. His blood was not splashed on the altar. His sacrifice was not clean or painless.
Although Messiah was called "the Lamb of G-d" (John 1:29) and described as a "sin [offering] on our behalf" (2 Corinthians 5:21) His sacrifice was not compliant with the Levitical service.
His sacrifice was never intended to be compliant with the requirements of the Levitical service.
The disciples and those who read their writings were familiar with the Levitical priesthood and sacrificial system. The disciples leveraged that experience and knowledge to depict Messiah's work. However, that exact same knowledge would have prevented the disciples from understanding or teaching that Messiah was a literal Levitical sacrifice or sin offering.
Although His death occurred on earth, His work was performed in the heavenly realm as a priest in the "order of Melchizedek" (Hebrews 5:10, 6:20, 7:11, etc) and about that priesthood the Law of Moses provides neither requirement nor restriction.
Messiah is our Great High Priest and performed His work perfectly.
Oh, LORD, may your Name be praised!


Fortunately since last year the message is getting out and people are starting to take notice. Sadly, this awareness has come due a large jump in breaches where data was removed. The message has also highlighted an area than many security professionals often overlook; code development and system implementation. The idea that some developers (not all) and systems engineers are cutting corners by using WMI and self-signed certificates for systems that have access into sensitive data is a sobering one. However, it happens more than most would like to admit and there have not really been any good tools to find and remediate this.
The use of these types of certificates is a serious concern as they are easy to capture and spoof. This leaves many of those systems open to attack and also allow a potential attacker to appear as a trusted system if something like Group Policy is used to push trust of these certificates out to a larger group. This is only compounded by the bad habit of using wild card certificates for internal systems and web servers. Once again these certificates are not all that hard to grab from a server and then gain access to the private keys behind them. You can imagine what can happen from there. So it seems that even though the message is getting out there, we still have a very, very long way to go.
Companies still need to get a handle on what they have in their environments and not just from a certificate and key aspect. Most companies do not have a complete list of the system (workstation or other) in their environments and this is also an issue. During our conversation Tammy mentioned that there needs to be a push to education IT and security leadership about this to help push this out to the technicians doing the actual work. The security mind set is no longer an option or an add-on to the network or sysadmin's job. It really is a requirement and until this shift happens things are not going to get better.
Venafi, as a company, is helping to get a handle on the trust side of things by ensuring there is a secure lifecycle management of the inventory, control, and management of certificates and keys though their Trust Protection Platform, but this is just part of the conversation that needs to take place in IT. The rest is going to be up to individual companies. As Tammy put it, they will need to shift the conversation from the technology used to the risks faced and align their thinking and policies with this.
We hope that when we catch up with Tammy next year more companies will have gotten the message and have started to have the right conversations to clean up the mess that is inventory and trust in most organizations.