There are different causes of suffering, much of it is caused by sin. It is often horrific, senseless, and certainly not the will of God. Rather, it stems from the abuse of free will by created beings (angels or men) and results in judgment by God.
The Bible is full of references where God causes hardship, suffering, sickness, and even death. Atheists and skeptics often use these verses to attack and ridicule Christians. Some don't know how to respond, so they ignore or downplay these sections of the Bible. Such passages seem irreconcilable with a God of love, but denial doesn't make them go away.
Others think they need be an "apologist" for God and go through considerable theological gymnastics, trying to defend their "warm and fuzzy" view of God. I think it's much easier to simply accept what scripture says and take God at his word.
For instance, consider the flood. Suffering and death on a worldwide scale, but God didn't just allow it, he says he caused it (Gen. 6:17). The whole human race, even the children, and babies wiped out except for one family.
How about burning the people of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 19:24-25). Before you say that was Old Testament style justice, note that Peter says it is an example of what is going to happen again, but this time on a massive scale (2 Peter 2:6).
How about when God commanded Israel to slaughter entire people groups - including the women, children, and animals (1 Sam. 15:3). There is a word for that - genocide.
What about the plagues on Egypt? Old Testament again, but plagues from God will come again as revelation states, causing suffering, sickness, and death. It's an inconvenient truth for some, but the "slain of the LORD will be from one end of the earth to the other" (Jeremiah 25:33). Isaiah calls it his "strange act" (Isaiah 28:21). Strange behavior indeed for a God of love - or is it?
Some reason that those people deserve it, they are evil, they are enemies (even the babies). Some proclaim that GOD would never do (or allow) anything bad to happen to a righteous person, only the wicked. The book of Job shows that to be an immature view, not in line with Scripture, and incompatible with our existential reality. In Job's case, it was actually because he was right with God, that God allowed Satan to bring calamity, loss, sickness, even the death of his children. Job suffered greatly in the test to prove his faith.
Our view is myopic, we don't see the "big picture" of what God is accomplishing in us, let alone in the realm of the angels. Having lost their position in heaven, the fallen angels have been confined here to the earth, but they are still active and at war. The book of Job lifts the curtain for a "peek" into what goes on behind the scenes. God has reasons for what he does (or allows), his actions only make sense in light of this revelation.
God makes the point (Job 38-40) that our minds are finite, our lifespans are limited, our perspective is narrow, his ways are above our ways and past finding out - we must trust and obey, even though we may not understand his actions or motives. There is an unseen world around us, and as Paul says we wrestle not against flesh and blood. Much of what occurs in our reality, must be framed in the context of a larger reality that is beyond the "ken" of man.
Theologians and philosophers frame this issue in terms of antecedent will versus consequent will. God would prefer to have us live in a garden of Eden, wallowing in eternal bliss. However, he created us with free will and we chose a path of sin and rebellion. He responds with a plan of salvation that involves faith, repentance, discipline, and a process of sanctification.
We tend to forget that in response to the fall, God's desire is not for us to be spoiled and lavished with creature comforts. That's what the natural man wants but is it what God wants for us? He wants us to develop tried and tested faith, and proven character.
He cursed the ground for man's sake because in our existential sufferings we learn lessons the ease of the garden of Eden couldn't teach us. Show me someone who has had ease, comfort, prosperity, and health all their life, and I'll show you someone whose self-indulgence has forged the spiritual mettle of a marshmallow.
It's trials and tribulations that develop perseverance and proven character, not ease and luxury. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. Most of us want the worldly treasures added on, but in seeking the Kingdom of God, also expect persecution, trials, tribulations, tests - we are told to expect them.
All scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching and correcting, for training in righteousness, but "head knowledge" is not enough. God wants us to "live" our faith, to prove it by what we do, in good times and bad. He wants us to develop tried and tested faith that can stand strong in the face of adversity.
All the trees are green in summer, but when the cold blasts of winter come, only the evergreens are not left naked and ashamed. Anyone can be a "fair weather Christian" but when the storms of life come, only those who have truly built on the ROCK will still be standing.
The important thing to remember is that the trials and tribulations do not negate God's love, they prove it. He disciplines all those he LOVES - it's what some people term "tough love". He cursed the ground for our sake, he prunes us, he purges us, he refines us, but all for our ultimate good. The trials come only for a season and exist for a reason. God is growing us up, sanctifying us, striving with us, purifying us.
This is a HARD TEACHING and some refuse to accept it. Some prefer smooth and pleasant words that "tickle their ears". They heap up teachers who will paint a rosy picture, and give them a cosmic "Santa Claus" in place of God, who will give them everything they want, accept every behavior, and demand nothing difficult from them.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against comfort, abundance, and provision. I'm not saying we should live in squalor, suffer the indignities of poverty, accept ill health, or go live on a mountaintop. God wants to bless our finances, our health, our relationships, our circumstances. However, there is a greater blessing he is trying to produce in us, and we tend to stifle it with our worldly lusts.
For instance, God may want to bless you financially, but not if it's just going to corrupt you, or diminish your dependence on him. There is a blessing that brings all other blessings in its train, and God will go to great lengths to make sure you don't miss it. Like Job, he may deprive you of your worldly wealth, to test your faith, or to lead you to an even greater blessing.
It is true that God is the giver of every good gift. It's our perception of what is good for us, and how God should provide these gifts, that may be lacking. Faith is good, but it needs to be refined in the furnace of affliction. Growth is good, but it comes with pruning. Correction is good, but it comes with discipline. Perseverance is good, but it comes through trials and tribulations. Promotion is good, but it is preceded by tests.
Consider the butterfly, it must go through a mighty and heartrending struggle to escape from its cocoon. If you open the cocoon to make it easier, it will never be strong enough to fly. In the same way, we need the struggles and hardships of our lives to strengthen us spiritually. Lack of faith traps us in a cocoon of helplessness, but our struggles strengthen us so that we can one day soar with spiritual power.
This is the place of ultimate blessing, that God would have us obtain. Like a refiner of silver, he holds us to the fire until he sees himself reflected in us. Then, when the dross is purged away, we are truly blessed and our passage through the flame seems but a light affliction, compared to the glory wrought in us. True riches, eternal blessings, pleasures at his right hand forevermore. The worldly treasures men seek, cannot compare.
Great Article, Ken! As it was in the Old Testament where the people God ordered slain were Heathens that didn't believe in the ONE GOD. Therefore God wanted them slain so as to NOT cause problems for Israel as they took control of their "PROMISED LAND." My Old Testament Professor in college made an obvious point one day in class, he said, "Have you noticed yet that those people that were suppose to be slain, kept showing up again?" It seems Israel failed to do what God had ordered them to do, and that was why they had so many problems having idol gods take the place of their ONE TRUE GOD!
Again at the end of the church age when Jesus returns to claim his place as "KING OF KINGS & LORD OF LORDS," all of the pagan people on Earth that do not recognize the ONE TRUE GOD will be slain (this time for sure, because JESUS, HIMSELF, will do it). All of the killing in the world has to do with the Godly vs the Non-Godly. I thought my Old Testament professor hit the bulls-eye with his observation about those that were suppose have been slain having NOT been slain. I believe one of our problems as Christians is that we allow ungodly things to come between us and God.


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Shell owns two, while Mobil, Chevron, Texaco, and Agip own one each.
Shell also owns the Forcados Terminal, which is capable of storing 13 million barrels (2,100,000 m3) of crude oil in conjunction with the nearby Bonny Terminal..
There are 1.65 trillion barrels of proven oil reserves in the world as of 2016. The world has proven reserves equivalent to 46.6 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 47 years of oil left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).
Kerosene-type jet fuel has both commercial and military use for jet and aircraft engines. Kerosene and kerosene-type jet fuel account for roughly 4 gallons of a standard barrel from crude oil in the U.S.
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You can even buy actual oil by the barrel. Crude oil trades on the New York Mercantile Exchange as light sweet crude oil futures contracts, as well as other commodities exchanges around the world. … The more common way to invest in oil for the average investor is to buy shares of an oil ETF.
Saudi Arabia kept its production stable, deciding that low oil prices offered more of a long-term benefit than giving up market share. Saudi Arabia produces oil very cheaply and holds the largest oil reserves in the world. So, it can withstand low oil prices for a long time without any threat to its economy.
It's no secret that many major energy companies have already announced a range of cut backs in high-cost countries. On the other side of the coin, Saudia Arabia and Kuwait can pump a barrel of oil for less than $10, on average. Iraq can produce oil for about $10.70 per barrel.
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Benchmark U.S. crude oil prices dived into negative territory on Monday, due to a collapse in demand caused by the Coronavirus pandemic and a lack of storage capacity for excess supply.
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Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq had the lowest production costs in 2016, while the United Kingdom, Brazil, Nigeria, Venezuela, and Canada had the highest. On 9 April, Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to oil production cuts. and the COVID-19 pandemic, which lowered demand for oil because of lockdowns around the world.
There are 42 gallons (approximately 159 liters) in one barrel of oil. The energy contained in a barrel of oil is approximately 5.8 million British thermal units (MBtus) or 1,700 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy.
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But John Krasinski is still keen to return to his TV roots as he discussed a potential reboot of the US series of The Office on the IGN Podcast on Friday, admitting he would love to reunite with his former co-stars for a one-off special of the NBC sitcom.
The actor, 38, portrayed prankster and doting dad Jim Halpert in the long-running series from 2005 to 2013, appearing alongside the likes of Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, Mindy Kaling, B. J. Novak and Jenna Fischer.
While rumblings of an Office reboot have been banded about by NBC bosses, no official talks have taken place to re-open the fictional paper company Dunder-Mifflin for TV screens.
John admitted he would happily return as the affable Jim, but recognised bringing back the rest of the cast would be a logistical nightmare.
Noting that British comedies routinely return for a one-off special during the festive period, John said he believes a once-a-year TV offering would work for fans of the cult favourite to 'check in' with their beloved characters.
The US version of the British comedy under the same name ran for nine seasons and racked up an impressive five Emmy wins - with lead actor Steve Carell picking up a Golden Globe for his portrayal of bumbling boss Michael Scott.
Fans grew particularly attached to John's lovable character and his on-screen wife Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer), following their relationship from an office flirtation to marriage and then children.
Since the comedy ended in 2013, John has seen big screen success of his own but is open to the idea of returning to TV to share the small screen with the cast he lovingly refers to as 'my family'.
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EU citizens' rights and Brexit negotiations: both sides could be violating human rights law
by Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos | Nov 8, 2017 | Research
Around 5m European citizens affected by the outcome of the UK referendum (EU citizens in the UK, and British citizens in the EU) have been living in a state of uncertainty for more than 500 days.
Months on from the EU referendum, they have had little, if any, reassurance about their right to stay and work in the UK and the EU after Brexit.
Many in the UK have reacted by seeking permanent residence status. This process now has a failure rate of 28% and an average waiting time of 116 days.
The government has announced that EU citizens and family members will have to apply to the Home Office to get a new "settled status". Those who have already obtained "permanent residence" will need to apply again (though via a simplified process).
Some citizens are precluded from obtaining either status. Women with young children who take time out of work to look after them, for example, don't qualify.
Those who may have initially satisfied the five-year continuous residence requirement, but were subsequently away from the country for long periods of time, will need to start from scratch.
Others who have arrived in the UK after March 29 2017 are also living with the threat that they might not be able to stay at all after Brexit day, thanks to the lack of clarity about the UK government's plans for them, particularly with regards to the cut-off date.
Meanwhile, a record number have decided to simply leave the UK.
Bargaining chips
The start of the negotiations in May 2017, paradoxically made things worse. Key rights became the subject of a bargaining exercise. EU citizens in the UK can now no longer be sure that they will be able to bring family members to live with them after Brexit or that they will retain their "settled status" after spending two years away from the country. UK citizens in the EU no longer know if they will be able to move freely across the EU27 member states, though many of them may be currently living in one state and working in another. Their fundamental right to respect for their private and family life became commodities in the negotiation.
The quid-pro-quo operation is often glossed as an exercise in pragmatism. Both the UK and EU deny that they are treating citizens as bargaining chips. According to the UK's Brexit secretary, David Davis:
We are trying to find on both sides I think, pragmatic solutions. In the fourth round we offered the guaranteed right of return for settled citizens in the UK in exchange for onward movement rights for British citizens currently living in the EU.
"It can hardly get more bargaining-chippy," one academic quickly noted on Twitter.
The result of all this is continuing anxiety around citizens' rights. This affects their personal, social and economic relations, as evidenced, for instance, in a report submitted by the New Europeans civil rights organisation to the European parliament. I was present at the European parliament hearing when chief negotiator Guy Verhofstadt explained that he had received somewhere between 6,000 and 7,000 emails and letters from UK and EU citizens describing how they had been personally affected by the insecurity surrounding Brexit.
The threat of a "no deal" must also be seen as an aggravating factor. If the protection of rights depends entirely on reaching a deal, the state of precariousness will continue for as long as negotiations continue.
With the sixth round of the Brexit negotiations soon to start, now is the time for the UK government and the EU27 to put an end to this sorry state of affairs. They could be acting in breach of international human rights law unless they do so, now.
I made this claim when I appeared before the House of Lords' EU Justice Sub-Committee. There, I explained that uncertainty in itself could result in applications to the European Court of Human Rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) on the right to a private and family life, in line with existing case law coming from Strasbourg. The European Court of Human Rights also warns that states should ensure that a situation of insecurity like this should be as short-lived as possible.
There is ample evidence from EU and UK citizens that the precarious and uncertain state of affairs, caused by the UK and the EU27's inability to secure existing rights, has already had important consequences for them – in both material and psychological terms. It has affected their personal, social and economic relations, in a way that may constitute sufficient basis for legitimately calling upon the European Court of Human Rights to intervene.
Whether applications to Strasbourg would be successful would depend, of course, on the specific circumstances of cases reaching the court. The UK's relationship with the European Court of Human Rights is currently evolving within a wider political – often polemical – context, which might also influence the outcome. The Strasbourg court might opt to defer to domestic authorities to avoid further tension with the UK over its threats to withdraw from the European Convention.
But the political context argument cuts both ways. Faced with the dire prospect of 5m people living in limbo, the court might be strongly inclined to intervene, to actively protect their fundamental human right to private and family life and safeguard a core element of the European architecture of human rights. This is supposing that an application reaches it in good time of course.
I must add here that analysis of Strasbourg case law leaves little doubt that if EU citizens were subject to forced deportation from the UK, that act would trigger Article 8 of the ECHR.
In view of the above, the failure to secure the rights of European citizens remains a troubling oxymoron. Negotiations over the right to stay are ongoing, even though there is a right to stay under ECHR law (people cannot be deported), and prolonged uncertainty in itself may violate Article 8 of the ECHR.
In other words, citizens' rights are non-negotiable. It's high time that the UK and EU27 recognised this, and offered unilateral guarantees enabling EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU to continue to exercise the same rights as before, in accordance with international human rights law
Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos, Senior Lecturer in Law, Brunel University London


Monday night in SoHo, children's one-stop e-tailer Maisonette celebrated the launch of its Holiday Pop Up hosted by co-founders Sylvana Ward Durrett and Luisana Mendoza de Roccia, in collaboration with new shopping recommendation app Masse.
The exclusive fête unveiled the 1,450 sq. ft. SoHo market that opens its doors to the public this Friday Nov 16 – Dec 24.
The fashionable crowd enjoyed gourmet bites and swilled champagne from Moët & Chandon minis and festive limited-edition holiday bottles throughout the evening while shopping the immersive pop up's curated selection of kidswear, accessories, décor, and toys just in time for the holiday season.
The market (located at 83 Mercer Street, New York NY 10012) will open to the public this Friday, November 16th and will include a variety of family-friendly activities throughout the season including story time, arts + crafts, and visits from Santa.


Throughout the month of March, SRM visitors had a chance to experience our new exhibit space between the tracks in Building 1. Following the museum's move to its present location over twenty years ago, the space was used for artifact and surplus storage, but as of late February, the area between the tracks is open to guests.
In late February, submissions closed for the annual SRM photo contest. The museum received a record number of entries – 122, to be exact! Photos entered into the contest were hung in the new exhibit space for a special 'trackside gallery' at the museum.
Visitors were encouraged to cast their votes for their top 5 favorite photos. In-person votes were combined with online Facebook 'Likes' to determine a People's Choice winner.
Photos were submitted to one of three categories: People, Equipment, and Macro. Category winners were selected by professional photographers. The Macro and Equipment categories were judged by Casey Thomason, Norfolk Southern photographer.
Jason and Natalie Hales of Hales Photo selected the winners in the People category.
The gallery will remain on exhibit during the spring, and winning photos will be moved to the display case at the front of the museum in early April.
For questions about the exhibit or photography at SRM, email photo@train-museum.org.


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Eden Hazard will not join Spanish giants Real Madrid this month - but the 28-year-old Belgium international will reject any other offers and move to the La Liga club in the summer accordingly to Marca.
Elsewhere, West Ham striker Andy Carroll emerges as surprise contender to fill Tottenham's injury problems, James Rodriguez to reject the chance of a move to Arsenal, Juventus close to sealing loan move for Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian and Chelsea expect to complete the loan signing of Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain this week.
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The importance of Cloud computing in the development of the digital society is unquestionable. On a day to day basis the number of companies, institutions and individuals that have realised the new opportunities that the Cloud represents, continues to grow.
Indeed its potential is so appealing that already in March 2010 the Commission, through the "EU 2020″ Strategy flagship on a new Digital Agenda for Europe, announced the need for developing a European Cloud Computing Strategy. On the 27th of September this process came to a high point when the European Commission presented the communication "Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe".
The Commission's communication through three key cloud-specific actions ("Cutting through the Jungle of Standards", "Creating Safe and Fair Contract Terms and Conditions" and "A European Cloud Partnership to Drive Innovation and Growth from the Public Sector") has presented a well balanced report that highlights the main challenges ahead for establishing a cloud active environment in Europe.
Regarding the first of the Commission's key actions, "Cutting through the Jungle of Standards", it does deal with one of the main challenges we need to face for cloud development. It is clear that there is a need to establish a friendly and competitive environment for clouds to develop and therefore standardisation efforts must be increased.
Portability, that is the possibility for users to easily and quickly change cloud providers, must be guaranteed and consequently interoperability will be essential in order to have an open and competitive cloud environment.
At the moment the standardisation effort launched by the communication is limited to entrusting the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to co-ordinate the elaboration of a "mapping" of the existing standards. It is also a very welcom step, however the devil lies in the detail, and it is crucial that the road mapping exercise involves the participation of all interested stakeholders.
The second point of this action deals with certification schemes. Accordingly, when elaborating certification schemes for cloud services we must not lose sight of the innovative and dynamic nature of the Internet in general, and the Cloud in particular, and consequently cautiousness must prevail when creating certification schemes. We must take into account that the speed of public authorities in keeping up with the speed of such an innovative market is to say the least, not ideal. Consequently the risk of lock-in that might exclude innovative SMEs exists; industry lead certification schemes must be considered an option.
The second key action, "Safe and Fair Contract Terms and Conditions" touches upon one of the main challenges that the Cloud must face in order to reach its full development, the extra feature of insecurity that the outsourcing nature of the Cloud adds to our perception of security and data protection. We must not forget that the World Economic Forum has noted that 90 percent of suppliers and users of cloud services think that risks to privacy are a "very serious" impediment to wide adoption of cloud computing.
However, once again we must be prudent when establishing safe and fair contract terms. Although it is clear that contracts between business and consumers are of a substantially different nature than those between business and business, it is of paramount importance to overcome other potential lock-in threats that might arise due to the imposition of unduly restrictive service level agreements. At the end of the day switching supplier should be made as accessible and secure as possible.
The third key action, "Establishing a European Cloud Partnership" is intended to help the public sector take the lead. Not just because of the gain of productivity that can achieved by easily accessing the best performing applications and/or drastically boosting their infrastructure resources at very affordable costs, but because in addition citizens would be able to benefit from more efficient and innovative public services. By way of an example, the prospects with regards e-health services are enormous. Public administrations must undergo their "digital switchover".
National and regional initiatives to set governmental cloud computing programmes are already taking place and in this regard the partnership proposal of the Commission has the potential to identify common needs and pooling public requirements. Indeed, public procurement can play a leading role in the broader adoption of cloud services. However, due to the fast and innovative nature of the Cloud, the process must be accelerated and the cloud partnership must present some results as soon as possible, to wait until 2015 to yield some results seems, to say the least excessive.
Firstly, regarding the Cloud: "One size does not fit all". Cloud services offer different models (public, private, hybrid) and services (software or applications as a service, platform as a service, infrastructure as a service, data as a service), and consequently different clouds respond to different needs and challenges.
Secondly we must not forget that clouds, just like the internet, are by definition of a global nature, and Europe cannot go about it in isolation. What Europe must focus on is in maximizing the opportunities for its SMEs and consumers. We need to boost co-operation with our global partners regarding the development of cloud interoperability standards, the transfer of technical knowledge and achieving a mutual understanding of the data protection regimes.
Finally, Europe's Cloud Strategy will touch upon crucial aspects that are still subject to different regulations in the Member States in areas such as consumer protection, data protection, specific product regulations, and payment transactions.
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Dr Frank Stubbings
Daily Telegraph Obituary
Life Fellow; sometime University Orator.
MA, PhD, FSA.
Frank Henry Stubbings came to Emmanuel on an Entrance Scholarship in 1933 from the Perse School. Besides taking a first class in Part I of the Classical Tripos (1935), in those days mostly concerned with knowledge of the ancient languages, he won the Browne university scholarship and the Porson Prize for Greek verse composition. A first in Part II (1937) was accompanied by the second Chancellor's Medal for Classics. After graduation, College and University studentships enabled him to undertake research in Mycenaean archaeology, a choice of subject inevitably influenced by Alan Wace, then Laurence Professor in Cambridge and long pre-eminent in that field.
In 1937-8 at the British School at Athens, he worked on Mycenaean pottery from Attica, and took part in Mycenaean excavations in Ithaca. In 1938-9 he widened his field to cover the Mycenaean pottery found over many years in Cyprus, Syria and Egypt, and was on Wace's staff in renewed excavations at Mycenae. Meanwhile, the writing-up of his first year's researches (subsequently published in vol. XLII of the British School Annual) gained him a three-year research fellowship of Emmanuel (elected June 1939).
The outbreak of war in September 1939 found him still in Athens, where like some other classicists he was enlisted for wartime secretarial work at the British Legation, which continued until the withdrawal of allied forces from Greece in April 1941. Evacuated to Egypt, he was similarly employed in Cairo.
He returned to England in 1944 and in 1945 was released from Government service to resume his academical career. He was admitted to his long-delayed fellowship in October 1945, completed his PhD in 1948 (published at Mycenaean Pottery from the Levant, CUP 1951) and was appointed to a University lectureship in 1949, renewed in 1952 to the retiring age. His University lectures were always mainly in Greek prehistory; but he also became increasingly committed to College duties, as director of studies in Classics, and from 1959 as College Librarian. He served as Vice-Master 1965-9. From Professor Wace he succeeded to the joint editorship of A Companion to Homer, a major reference work, planned before the war and eventually published by Macmillan in 1962 (reprinted 1963). Overall, the book illustrates the important relation between the epic picture of Bronze Age Greece and the archaeological record. His Prehistoric Greece (Hart-Davis, 1972) is a small-scale introduction for undergraduates and others.
From 1974 to 1982 Dr Stubbings was Cambridge University Orator. It was shortly after his election that the University rejected a proposal that the Orator's speeches should no longer be in Latin.
After formal retirement (1980) from University and College duties he continued as honorary keeper of special collections in the Library until September 2000. His years as College Librarian saw the building of the south wing, thenceforward the principal storage area for modern books, releasing older buildings for the restoration (begun by H S Bennett) to their original classification of the 6000 volumes bequeathed by Archbishop William Sancroft in 1693; also for the worthy housing of the unparalleled treasure of 18th-19th century colour-plate books presented by our Honorary Fellow Graham Watson in 1975. Retirement gave time to publish Bedders Bulldogs and Bedells, a glossary of Cambridge words and usages, originally (1991) at his own expense, but in 1995 at their own request reissued by the Cambridge University Press.
Frank Stubbings died on 29 October 2005 at the age of 90.
The College quatercentenary in 1984 occasioned publication of Forty-nine Lives, an anthology of short Emmanuel biographies, and an edition with translation of the Founder's original statutes.
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Indonesia overtakes Singapore in number of COVID-19 cases
Indonesia now has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia, surpassing the caseload of neighbouring Singapore. The news comes as the world's fourth most populous country ramps up its testing efforts throughout the archipelago.
New cases rose by 1,031 in the past 24 hours, according to health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. The recent surge has brought the total to 41,431, exceeding Singapore's official tally of 41,216. Indonesia has also had the highest number of deaths from the disease, currently at 2,276.
Expanded testing measures have seen a surge in infections in Indonesia in the past weeks. This follows the easing of several social distancing rules in the capital Jakarta and other cities. Authorities, including President Joko Widodo, have laid out steps to prevent a new wave of infections and warned that restrictions may be reimposed to combat the virus.
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Based on the 2005 novel by Darryl Ponicsan (his follow-up to 1970's The Last Detail), Last Flag Flying follows the trio of characters from The Last Detail. The original film starred Jack Nicholson and Otis Young as two Navy officers tasked with escorting a young sailor (Randy Quaid) to prison but opt to show him a good time along the way. Linklater's film will pick up a few decades later, with the sailor now enlisting the aid of his former captors in order to bring home the body of his son, who has been killed in Iraq.
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The Meaning Of The Name Evdokia (Dunya)
Name day Evdokia
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The short form of the name Evdokia. Evdokiyushka, Evdya, Evdonya, Donya, Don, Donyaha, Donyasha, Evdosya, Dosya, Evdokha, Evdosha, Dosha, Evdunya, Dunya, Dunyara, Dunyatka, Dunyakha, Dunyasha, Evdusha, Soul, Dusya.
Synonyms for the name Evdokia. Evdokea, Avdotya, Avdokeya, Ovdotya, Eudokia.
The origin of the name Evdokia. The name Evdokia is Russian, Ukrainian, Orthodox, Catholic, Greek.
The name Evdokia is of Greek origin. Formed on behalf of Eudokia, meaning "benevolence." In European languages, it is often mixed with the related feminine name Eudoxia, meaning "blessed." The paired male name Evdokim is translated as "enjoying good fame."
The name came to Russia from Byzantium along with Christianity. It was widespread among the simple estates, but it was altered, and it began to sound like Ovdotya (Avdotya), Evdokia. In Ukraine and Belarus - Yavdokha. It was also used among the upper classes. Catholics celebrate Evdokia's name day on March 1. The rest of the dates indicated are the Orthodox name days of Evdokia.
Evdokia is an independent and determined woman. Although it is very difficult for her in life, she still overcomes difficulties, achieves her goal and in general can stand up for herself. However, sometimes Evdokia can, as they say, "withdraw into herself", stop trusting people. This causes the girl a lot of suffering. Usually Evdokia has only one friend, to whom the girl is very attached. Evdokia is very jealous of her friend, and any disagreements with her are tangibly worried. However, having quarreled, the girl bearing this name is unlikely to take the first step towards reconciliation.
Evdokia has a beautiful face and figure, which makes her very attractive in the eyes of the opposite sex, and she knows it. The girl devotes a lot of time to her appearance, always follows the latest fashion news. A girl with this name is proud and unapproachable, does not tolerate criticism from others. In her heart, she is very vulnerable and touchy.
Имя Евдокия редкое, в повседневной жизни девочку чаще зовут Дусей или Дуней, что для ребенка может показаться малопривлекательным. В итоге, девочка либо будет стесняться своего редкого имени, либо, наоборот, будет стремиться подчеркнуть его, имея в виду свою необычность. И та, и другая крайность одинаково плоха. Родителям надо будет постараться привести в равновесие эти два стремления, поскольку лучше всего, когда чувство уверенности в себе сочетается с потребностью в самоутверждении. Помочь в этом сможет развитие в девочке чувства юмора и доброй самоиронии. Евдокии свойственны подвижность и добродушие. Если ничто не тревожит самолюбие девушки, то ей в большой мере свойственен оптимизм.
Consistency is less characteristic of Evdokia. Girls with this name live more in heart than mind. Evdokia believes as long as she loves. In communication, she is sincere and good-natured, has a good sense of humor.
Evdokia has a sufficient margin of strength and energy to achieve success in the chosen profession. A career is not likely to be an obstacle to a strong family relationship.
In a relationship, a woman named Evdokia often takes the initiative. Men are trying to choose for themselves affectionate, soft and pliable. She expects complete harmony from relationships, she needs either everything or nothing. She gets married late - her bar is too high. But in family life, Evdokia is usually happy.
Evdokia celebrates name day on January 11, February 5, February 8, March 1, March 2, March 14, March 20, April 20, May 30, July 20, August 13, August 17, August 18, August 26, August 27, September 24, September 28, November 16, December 23.
Elia Eudoxia ((died 404) wife of the Emperor Arcadia, daughter of the commander of the Roman army Bavton)
Licinia Eudoxia ((422 - 462) daughter of the Byzantine emperor Theodosius II and Eudokia)
Evdokia ((about 401 - 460) before baptism - Athenaida; wife of Emperor Theodosius II. Known as a talented poetess, patronized the Monophysites for some time. She spent the last years of her life in Jerusalem, building churches and charity.)
Eudoxia (Bulgarian princess, daughter of the Tsar of Bulgaria Fedrinand I)
Evdokia of Iliopolis ((d. 160/170) an early Christian saint, revered as a Martyr)
Evdokia Angelina Komnina ((c. 1173 - 1211) youngest daughter of the Byzantine emperor Alexei III, niece of Emperor Isaac II Angela, cousin of Emperor Alexei IV Angela)
Evdokia Dmitrievna ((1353 - 1407) daughter of the Grand Duke of Suzdal Dmitry Konstantinovich, wife of the Grand Duke of Moscow Dmitry Ivanovich. Known for her charity. Also known as the Monk Euphrosyne of Moscow (in monasticism); in 2007, the 600th anniversary of her repose was celebrated, in commemoration of which On August 21 of the same year, a new award of the ROC was established - the Order of the Monk Euphrosyne of Moscow.)
Evdokia Nagaya ((died 1597) princess, first wife of the specific old prince Vladimir Andreevich, wife of Prince Vladimir, cousin of Tsar Ivan IV)
Devorra (in the world - Evdokia Naryshkina, nee Hamilton; Old Believer leader, aunt of Tsarina Natalya Kirillovna, wife of the Duma nobleman Fyodor Naryshkina, niece of Artamon Matveyev's wife Evdokia Hamilton (thanks to this marriage, Natalya was brought up in the house of Matthew), where she was brought up in the house of Matthew. Researchers believe that her life in the Arzamas district had a significant impact on the spread of Old Believers in the Nizhny Novgorod province. Local Old Believers retained the memory of her at least until the end of the 19th century. Her place of residence was called "Tsaritsyn" or "Devorrin" and enjoyed great respect among the Old Believers, and Devorra herself was considered a saint among them.)
Evdokia Fyodorovna ((1669 - 1731) nee - Lopukhina, at birth - Praskovya Illarionovna, in monasticism Elena; Tsarina, the first wife of Peter I (1689-1698), mother of Tsarevich Alexei, the last Russian queen and the last reigning equal non-archaic spouse of the Russian monarchy)
Evdokia Istomina ((1799 - 1848), the legendary dancer of the St. Petersburg ballet. A pupil of the theater school, a student of Charles-Louis Didlot, praised by Pushkin in Eugene Onegin. Istomin enjoyed the greatest success in the ballets Zephyr and Flora, The African Lion (1818), "Caliph of Baghdad", "Euthymius and Eucharis", "Roland and Morgana", "Liza and Colin" (1820), "Lelia of Narbonne", etc.)
Evdokia Rostopchina ((1811/1812 - 1858) nee - Sushkova; countess, Russian poetess, translator, playwright and prose writer)
Evdokia Saburova ((died 1614 or 1619/1620) tonsured - nun Alexandra; the first wife of Tsarevich Ivan, daughter-in-law of Ivan the Terrible. A year after the wedding, he was exiled to the monastery.)
Evdokia Zavaliy ((1924 - 2010) the only woman - the commander of a marine corps platoon during the Great Patriotic War, guard colonel)
Evdokia Grekhova ((1907 - 1992) agricultural innovator, livestock foreman of the Karavaevo breeding farm in the Kostroma district of the Kostroma region, twice Hero of Socialist Labor (1948, 1951))
Evdokia (Yavdokha) Share (real name - Verkhovinets-Kosteva; Ukrainian Soviet actress)
Evdokia Ivanova ((1810 - 1905) married - Sokolova; Russian theatrical dramatic actress, opera singer (soprano))
Evdokia Bocharova ((1913 - 1982) nee - Karabut, by her first husband - Bershanskaya; Soviet pilot, participant of the Great Patriotic War, commander of the 46th Guards night bomber regiment)
Evdokia Marchenko (writer and poet, member of the Union of Writers of Russia)
Evdokia (Eda) Urusova ((1908 - 1996) Soviet actress, star of the Yermolova Theater, People's Artist of Russia. Hereditary princess. In the cinema she became famous in the roles of Charskaya ("The Casket of Maria Medici") and Agnes Ivanovna ("Courier").)
Evdokia Turchaninova ((1870 - 1963) Russian and Soviet theater actress, People's Artist of the USSR (1943), winner of two Stalin Prizes of the first degree (1943, 1948))
Evdokia Orlova-Chesmenskaya ((1761 - 1786) nee - Lopukhina; wife of Count Alexei Grigorievich Orlov, mother of the chamber-maid of honor Anna Alekseevna Orlova)
Evdokia Aleshina ((1915 - 2000) link seed farm "Svoboda", Puchezhsky district, Ivanovo region)
Evdokia Nosal ((1918 - 1943) deputy squadron commander of the 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 218th Night Bomber Aviation Division of the 4th Air Army of the North Caucasian Front, Guard Junior Lieutenant)
Evdokia Kadi (Cypriot singer who represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Femme Fatale")
Evdokia Ingerina ((c. 840 - 882) Byzantine empress, daughter of a Varangian warrior from the imperial guard, concubine of the Byzantine emperor Michael III)


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GST e-invoicing to help MSMEs avail faster bank loans, says government official
Small taxpayers, who do not have accounting software at present can use one of the empanelled software products, available both online and offline, the official said.
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November 28, 2019 / 04:28 PM IST
The soon-to-be introduced e-invoicing system from January 2020, is expected to help the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by opening the facility of instant bank loans for the sector.
"With the new system of e-invoicing, banks may not require a plethora of physical documents and their validation processes rather they can do MSMEs ratings for the loan on the basis of their e-invoicing," said a senior official in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
E-invoicing is also expected to bring Ease of Doing business by reducing reconciliation problems.
E-invoicing will begin in a phased manner for generating business to business (B2B) invoices on voluntary basis. Businesses having a turnover of Rs 500 crore or more would take up e-invoicing from January 1, 2020 on voluntary and trial basis.
Businesses with turnover of Rs 100 crore or more will start e-invoicing on voluntary and trial basis from February 1, 2020.
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The system will be made mandatory from April 1 for both the categories.
The GST Council on September 29, 2019, approved the introduction of 'E-invoicing' or 'electronic invoicing' for business to business (B2B) transactions from January 1, 2020. Once implemented, it can help arrest tax evasion as it enables pre-populating of GST returns with the e-invoice details. Return filing will also become simpler with reconciliation becoming easier.
"To help small taxpayers adopt e-invoice system in a smooth and coherent manner, GSTN (Goods and Services Tax Network) has empanelled eight accounting and billing software which provide basic accounting and billing system free of cost to small taxpayers," the official said.
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"Not Fair" este al doilea single înregistrat de cântăreața britanică Lily Allen pentru albumul ei, It's Not Me, It's You. Cântecul a fost lansat ca download digital pe 20 martie, data oficială fiind 19 februarie 2009, aceeași zi cu filmarea videoclipului.

Informații
Din punctul de vedere al versurilor, cântecul este modul prin care Allen își expune dilema privind noul ei iubit descris ca fiind atent și grijuliu, dar care nu o satisface sexual, astfel găsind "necinstit" faptul că îl place, dar nu în dormitor.

Revista Observer Music a intervievat-o pe Allen cu privire la conțintul cântecului, anume dacă "iubitul" se referă la o persoană specifică; aceasta a răspuns: "Persoana în cauză e mult prea arogantă pentru a considera că este vorba despre el însuși. Nici pentru o secundă nu i-ar trece prin minte. L-a auzit, l-am cântat pentru el. Și nu a avut nicio idee. Nici nu a întrebat."

Allen a interpretat live pentru prima dată piesa la emisiunea Ant And Dec Saturday Night Takeaway pe 21 martie 2009.

Există o versiune cenzurată a cântecului, care este folosită în special pe posturile radio, ce nu difuzează termenii "wet patch" și "giving head", ambii fiind un argou pentru partea patului umedă de transpirație în urma actului sexual și, respectiv, pentru felație. Când a interpretat cântecul live pe 14 mai 2009 la The Graham Norton Show, Allen a înlocuit ultima expresie cu "I spent ages kneading bread" (ro.: "Am petrecut mult timp frământând pâine".

Videoclip

Videoclipul pentru "Not Fair" a fost regizat de Melina Matsoukas și filmat în Los Angeles pe 19 februarie 2009. Allen a lansat fotografii din video pe contul ei oficial de Twitter. Un trailer de 17 secunde al videoclipului au fost postate pe YouTube pe 17 martie, înainte ca postul T4 să facă premierea întregului scurt-metraj sâmbătă, 21 martie.

Clipul o înfățișează pe Allen cântând la Porter Wagoner Show, începând cu o secvență din emisiunea lui Porter Wagoner din anii 1970, care o prezintă pe Lily (vocea originală fiind înlocuită cu una din studio) prin: "Acum e timpul pentru o domnișoară frumușică să vină cu o melodie foarte drăguță. Și se cheamă «Not Fair». Să o facem binevenită, domnișoara Lily Allen!". Allen apare la un microfon, fiind acoperită în fundal de o formație country și western; în video mai apar și motivele specifice, precum vaci, găini și văcărițe dansatoare.

Formate

CD single
 "Not Fair" (Versiune explicită)
 "The Fear" The Count (Hervé) & Lily Face The Fear

Disc de vinil 7"
 "Not Fair" (Editare radio)
 "Why"

CD single australian
 "Not Fair"
 The Count (Hervé) And Lily face the fear (versiunea explicită)
 "Not Fair" (Di Angelis & Dobie circus remix)
 "Not Fair"  (Style Of Eye remix)

Single digital
 "Not Fair" (Editare radio)

Pachet digital
 "Not Fair"
 "Not Fair" (Editare radio)
 "Not Fair" (Style Of Eye remix)
 "The Fear" (The Count remix)
 "Mr. Blue Sky"
 "Why"

Lansare

Performanța în clasamente
"Not Fair" a urcat în clasamentul din Regatul Unit pe locul 200 la două luni înainte de data lansării. După deschiderea vânzărilor digitale pe 20 martie 2009, cântecul a făcut un salt imens pe UK iTunes Chart, iar pe 29 martie a debutat în top 40 pe poziția 16. Până pe 2 mai, "Not Fair" a ajuns pe locul 4 pe iTunes UK și pe 10 în UK Singles Chart, înainte de poziția maximă de 5 pe acel clasament, cu un loc mai sus ca "LDN".

În Irlanda, a ajuns pe locul al treilea, fiind discul single al lui Allen care s-a poziționat cel mai sus în acea țară și al doilea hit de top cinci acolo. În Noua Zeelandă, cântecul a debutat pe numărul 32 pe 18 mai 2009, fiind al cincilea hit de top 40 al cântăreței acolo; poziția maximă înregistrată este 20. De asemenea, "Not Fair" s-a bucurat de succes și în Australia, unde a ocupat locul 3, al doilea hit de top 10 în acea țară.

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The UAE is hoping to become the first country worldwide to offer complete internet domain names in a language other than English by late next year.
China have already achieved partial success however the .com or .info part of the domain must still be in English. ICANN's ccTLDs (country code top level domains) initiative will allow for the first time the complete domain name to be in non-English letters.
In Q3 09 ICANN hopes to launch these new ccTLDs and "We will start implementing the Arabic domain names," Mohammad Al Zarouni, chief technology officer at the .ae Domain Administration of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) told Gulf News.


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2019 Hotel Trend Predictions
A travel website publisher shares hospitality industry insights expected to impact the business this year.
Working in a hotel is more exciting than ever — no matter what luxury level. Gone are the days of ho-hum guest rooms that serve only the purpose of sleeping and run-of-the-mill operations to manage them. We spoke with Laura Motta, the director of publishing at ShermansTravel Media, a website focused on value in travel, about what to expect in the industry this year.
January 31, 2019 by Anne Roderique Jones — Travel Writer
Laura shares the scoop on hotel trends for 2019, from ditching fussy room gadgets to the hotel version of a West Elm.
Hotels Partnering with Lifestyle Brands
Laura says that hotels are now being tied to big consumer brands that aren't directly in the travel space. A few examples: Japanese lifestyle retailer Muji is starting to roll out hotels in China and Japan that will feature the minimalist decor that you'd expect based on the store's products. There's also the Shinola Hotel in Detroit, which she says is really selling itself on the same principles that the watch brand uses: smart design and affordability. There's even a West Elm Hotel, which will open in Indianapolis in 2020, and New York City will be home to a Restoration Hardware-branded hotel in the Meatpacking District and an Equinox Hotel in the developing Hudson Yards neighborhood.
"Moving into the travel space makes good sense for these brands," Laura says. "Their audiences already value style, decor and high-end shopping. It makes sense that this audience travels and wants those same values and aesthetics where they stay. Also — a bonus for these brands — these hotels will function as showrooms for their products. Likely every item in every room will be for sale."
Wellness at the Forefront
Wellness and lodging now go hand in hand "whether it's in newer, better-equipped fitness centers, healing-focused spa treatments, organized fitness classes or running sessions in the neighborhood," Laura says. "I know of a beach hotel that organizes this every morning along the shoreline, and the hotel's general manager comes along for the run." While this isn't necessarily a super new trend, she adds that, "it's becoming something that hotels and resorts will not be able to avoid or ignore. Wellness programs and support will become the norm among hotel amenities."
Saying Goodbye to In-Room Tech
The trend of putting gadgets in each room — like iPads or phones to call the concierge — may be falling by the wayside. "Everyone carries one of those gadgets in their pocket anyway," Laura says. "Who wants to fuss with two? Room technology in the future is going to be much more seamless and rely heavily on the gadgets that guests already own."
Saying Hello to Excellent Dining
Laura says that ShermansTravel customers value the renaissance of hotel restaurants. "It's almost unthinkable now to open a hotel without some kind of compelling food and beverage program. These are places, too, where hotels expect their customer base to be made up of as many locals as travelers. So, it's partly about food and partly about creating a vibrant social scene."
Resort Fees at Non-Resort Hotels
More and more hotels are adding that resort fee to the final hotel bill. These fees can cover anything from food service to the use of a property's spa facilities. Laura says that you don't have to be a resort to charge these fees. On occasion, the fee can be of great value to the guests. La Playa Carmel charges a $35 "amenity fee" that includes Wi-Fi, shuttle service to town, fresh-baked cookies along with fruit and iced tea in the lobby, afternoon sangria, a hosted evening wine reception, and a breakfast buffet with unlimited Champagne.
Going Super Local
From local craft beers in the lobby to art in the rooms, hotels are taking an active approach to showcase the best of their city. Laura says, "No one wants to sit in their hotel room and feel like they could be anywhere ⎯ or worse, nowhere, which is a vibe that lots of old-style branded hotels used to embody."
Chains Putting Value on an Experience
Finally, Laura has a favorite hotel trend for 2019: "I love that the big-box travel brands — the Hiltons and Marriotts of the world — have caught on to the idea that everyone, not just their highest-end luxury customer, values beautiful design, great food and a hotel environment that's reflective of the destination."
Learn how hotels adapt to trends in ICE's Hospitality & Hotel Management program. The first Monday-Friday afternoon schedule starts March 18.
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"""This example gets workflow external condition requests.

Workflow external condition requests must be triggered or skipped for a workflow
to finish.

"""

# Import appropriate modules from the client library.
from googleads import dfp

def main(client):
  # Initialize appropriate service.
  workflow_request_service = client.GetService('WorkflowRequestService',
                                               version='v201502')

  # Create statement object to select a single proposal by an ID.
  values = [{
      'key': 'type',
      'value': {
          'xsi_type': 'TextValue',
          'value': 'WORKFLOW_EXTERNAL_CONDITION_REQUEST'
      }
  }]
  query = 'WHERE type = :type'

  statement = dfp.FilterStatement(query, values)

  # Get proposals by statement.
  while True:
    response = workflow_request_service.getWorkflowRequestsByStatement(
        statement.ToStatement())
    if 'results' in response:
      # Display results.
      for workflow_request in response['results']:
        print ('Workflow external condition request with id \'%s\' for %s '
               'with id \'%s\' was found.' % (workflow_request['id'],
                                              workflow_request['entityType'],
                                              workflow_request['entityId']))
      statement.offset += dfp.SUGGESTED_PAGE_LIMIT
    else:
      break

  print '\nNumber of results found: %s' % response['totalResultSetSize']

if __name__ == '__main__':
  # Initialize client object.
  dfp_client = dfp.DfpClient.LoadFromStorage()
  main(dfp_client)

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Q: find -regex doesn't work with {} specifier I'm trying to run the following:
find /var/log/sa/ -regex ".*/sa[0\-3]\{2\}"

However, this returns no results. I can see in /var/log/sa/ that files exist, both formats of sa## and sar## -- I only want to match the former.
ll /var/log/sa/
total 40992
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec  1 23:50 sa01
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec  2 23:50 sa02
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec  3 23:50 sa03
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec  4 23:50 sa04
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec  5 23:50 sa05
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec  6 23:50 sa06
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec  7 23:50 sa07
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec  8 23:50 sa08
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec  9 23:50 sa09
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec 10 23:50 sa10
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec 11 23:50 sa11
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec 12 23:50 sa12
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec 13 23:50 sa13
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719940 Dec 14 23:50 sa14
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec 15 23:50 sa15
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec 16 23:50 sa16
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec 17 23:50 sa17
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec 18 23:50 sa18
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec 19 23:50 sa19
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec 20 23:50 sa20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec 21 23:50 sa21
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Dec 22 23:50 sa22
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 669932 Dec 23 22:10 sa23
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Nov 24 23:50 sa24
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Nov 25 23:50 sa25
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Nov 26 23:50 sa26
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Nov 27 23:50 sa27
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Nov 28 23:50 sa28
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Nov 29 23:50 sa29
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 719892 Nov 30 23:50 sa30
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec  1 23:53 sar01
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec  2 23:53 sar02
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec  3 23:53 sar03
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec  4 23:53 sar04
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec  5 23:53 sar05
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec  6 23:53 sar06
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec  7 23:53 sar07
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec  8 23:53 sar08
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec  9 23:53 sar09
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec 10 23:53 sar10
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec 11 23:53 sar11
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec 12 23:53 sar12
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec 13 23:53 sar13
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 674697 Dec 14 23:53 sar14
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec 15 23:53 sar15
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec 16 23:53 sar16
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec 17 23:53 sar17
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec 18 23:53 sar18
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec 19 23:53 sar19
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec 20 23:53 sar20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec 21 23:53 sar21
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Dec 22 23:53 sar22
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Nov 23 23:53 sar23
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Nov 24 23:53 sar24
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Nov 25 23:53 sar25
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Nov 26 23:53 sar26
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Nov 27 23:53 sar27
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Nov 28 23:53 sar28
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Nov 29 23:53 sar29
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 673355 Nov 30 23:53 sar30

A: You should use:
 find /var/log/sa/ -regex ".*/sa[0-3][0-9]"

Since the first char after the sa should be 0/1/2/3 and the second char should be any digit.
The reason for the {..} to not work is that GNU's find doesn't support the {from,to} syntax. The default regex in find is emacs, but the version used by GNU don't support the {..} syntax.

A: find /var/log/sa/ -regextype posix-egrep -regex '.*/sa[0-3]{2}'

You have to use posix-egrep.

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WaxBee Configuration tool

This tool is meant to prepare a firmware to be loaded in a Teensy 2.0 board.

Home site: http://code.google.com/p/waxbee/

To Install

Just unzip the package somewhere handy.

Make sure you have a Java 1.6 (or more recent) installed on your system.

To Run

To run, simply double-click the waxbee.jar file or invoke it on the command line with:

javaw -jar waxbee.jar

Teensy Loader

The tool has a built-in "teensy loader" that will recognize the Teensy through the USB port.

Alternatively, the Teensy Loader software may be used to upload a .hex file generated by this tool.

This utility has only been tested on Windows. Since this is mostly a java application, most of the
functionality is supposed to work anywhere. As of this writing the Teensy loader portion only works on Windows.
(The support for linux and Mac OS X is not far off, the supporting code is there and is known to work. It just
needs a bit of packaging and love).

Guide

First: Make sure you know what you are doing. Visit: forum.bongofish.co.uk

Pick a template

Select "New from Template" and pick a template that matches your serial (or ADB) tablet and what type of emulation you would like.

Normally picking a USB tablet of the same size is preferable.

No suitable template

If not in the list, pick one of a similar series.  (like pick a UD-* for a UD-* tablet). You will then have to tweak the settings
(the max coordinates comes to mind). There are few ways to discover this. You may ask the question on the forum: forum.bongofish.co.uk

Program Device

If on Windows and programming to the Teensy, you should be able to use the "Program Device" option. Else, pick the "Generate .hex" and
use whatever tool(s) that works with the board you have to load this .hex to the AVR-based board. For example, with the Teensy, you should
use the Teensy Loader (prjc.com).


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Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Wrong Time. Wrong Place. Wrong Number.
Rating: 4.0/5 (4 users) *New - please help rate it
Runtime: 110
Theater date
Theater gross
$22.5 mil
Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Actor(s)
Peter Outerbridge
Michael Rubenfeld
Director(s)
Paul McGuigan
Andreas Grosch
Christopher Roberts
Anthony Rhulen
Slevin is visiting his friend Nick Fisher in New York when two thugs arrive at the door. Unfortunately, he is mistaken for Nick, who owes a lot of money to two powerful mob bosses. The thugs tell him to kill The Rabbi's son as a form of revenge after the death of The Boss's son. Nick's neighbor Lindsay, who works as a coroner, tries to help Slevin, and in the midst of the madness, the two begin to fall in love. Slevin starts to get pressed by Detective Brikowski, however, who is after both The Rabbi and The Boss. Between the mistaken identities, mob rivals, and police investigation, this intricate web will soon be untangled, and the truth will become clear.
*The products below contain affiliate links. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.
Release Date September 12, 2006
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A reminder for those wishing to help with course setup and/or registration and tech inspection, we can get gate access at C.F.B. Edmonton at 7:30am on Sunday. Doug and I will be heading off to Ron's house to pickup the trailer with pylons, tent, etc...and will be back as soon as possible, but in the interim, those arriving at the base can already empty their cars, help Andrew with the waivers / entry forms, and be ready for cone-slinging when we return.
Bring sun-screen and plenty to drink -- the humidex is forecast to be +33 Celsius. Doug K. of the EZCC will be there with the BBQ for lunch again.


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Jerry Reinsdorf: Through The High's & Low's, Where Do His Loyalties Lie?
Nick Zawaski
Recently Forbes came out with their annual list ranking each NBA team values, and to no surprise, the Chicago Bulls was #4 on said list. What really stood out in this report, is that the Bulls ranked top in attendance for the NINTH straight year, a true testament to the fans. My knee jerk reaction to this was to write up a piece on how we are the most loyal fans in the nation, and how Chicago fans stick with our organizations through thick and thin. As much as I wanted to blow our fanbase harder than Lisa Ann when she came out of retirement, I went down a rabbit hole and ultimately came up with the question; where does Jerry Reinsdorf's loyalty lie with? Does he deserve us, the fans, to stay loyal to him and the organization year after year? Let's briefly take a look at the career of Jerry and see how we got to this point today.
"Sometimes you got to go back to actually move forward, and I don't mean going back to reminisce, or chase ghosts, I mean going back to see where you came from, where you've been, how you got here and see where you're going. I know there are those that say you can't go back. Yes, you can. You just have to look in the right place." – Matthew McConaughey
Jerry Reinsdorf was brought to earth on February 25th, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Northwestern Law School in 1960, Jerry became a lawyer for the IRS (first red flag). Reinsdorf made a chunk of his wealth co-founding Balcor Co., one of the country's first firms to specialize in real-estate partnerships. He ended up selling Belcor to American Express and made a modest $53 million in 1982.
The year prior, in 1981, he fulfilled his life long dream as a sports fan and purchased the Chicago White Sox in 1981, and quickly made an impact on the organization. By 1983 the White Sox were divisional champs, and through the money accrued he was able to purchase another professional organization in 1985 — our very own Chicago Bulls.
Sounds like Jerry is off to a hot start with Chicago fans right?
"Despite his teams' successes, Reinsdorf was often vilified by fans for his laser-like focus on the economic bottom line. In 1988, threatening to relocate the White Sox to St. Petersburg, Fla….
They had Florida White Sox T-shirts made already! Everything was in motion for the move and to leave the southside with a "Welp, See Yah Later!" However, through the outcry of fans all over the city and savvy down to the wire moves made by our wonderful Illinois politicians, the vote did not go through. Many believed at first it was just a move in an attempt to get a new stadium in Chicago built and publicly funded. But as time drew nearer down to the last minutes of the deadline, it became apparent that Reinsdorf had no problem leaving the southside behind in his Private Jet window.
Luckily for Jerry, the hate became overshadowed by this one guy taking the NBA by storm, and starting arguably one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports.
Michael and the Bulls took the league by storm and rattled off 6 championships throughout the '90s. When you have a player like Michael Jordan, the organization inevitably becomes more valuable. At this point in time, there are few people in the world that did not know who Michael Jordan was, and it put the Bulls at global heights. Times are good, Chicago is happy, Jerry is happy, no way he can find a way to screw this up right?
"Reinsdorf drew additional criticism from Chicago fans in 1998 when—after the Bulls again won three straight NBA titles (1996–98)—the long-acrimonious relationship between head coach Phil Jackson and Bulls management (which Reinsdorf supported) came to a head and Jackson left the team, precipitating a second retirement by Jordan. In addition, team management traded away star forward Scottie Pippen and let leading rebounder Dennis Rodman leave in free agency, and in subsequent seasons the Bulls were one of the worst teams in the league."
Listen, I know all good things must come to an end, and this era was naturally approaching to it. But you can't help but think that they had a legitimate shot for one or two more titles if they kept everything in place. So now, once again, Chicago fans are left hanging, and Jerry was left counting all the money he made from the past decade of dominance.
Now, everyone in Chicago hates Jerry again, and it would take something spectacular for us to get past this one right?
The White Sox go and win their first World Series title in 88 years. Led by manager Ozzie Guillen, who played for the Sox during his playing career, gave the team and added spark every night and coined their style of play "Ozzie Ball".
I wanted to go through this history briefly because there is an obvious pattern. Since Jerry took over both franchises, there have been some unparalleled heights that Chicago fans will endear forever. But Reinsdorf's loyalty and focus seem to still be with the bottom line, not Chicago. He was ready to ship us off to Florida in '88, he had no remorse in cutting a legendary dynasty a couple of years short, and now today, it is us fans that are being played. It is us, unfortunately, that are loyal to a fault.
Okay, since you asked, and its taken me 900 words to ultimately get to explaining my original point.
As a Bulls fan, you hear just about every day how we should fire Gar/Pax because it has become apparent that we are the laughing stock of the league. This is true in many respects, but that isn't going to happen when the Bulls are #4 in valued franchises and have had the #1 attendance nine years running.
If there is anything you have learned from this article, it is that as long as the money is coming in, and the fans continue to stick with our team through thick and thin, Jerry isn't changing. As long as our attendance stays high, why would he feel the need to make big money moves for the organization? He has John Paxson, whose last positive move for the organization was hitting a game-winner in the 1991 Finals. John knows how to keep the boat afloat, dodging hard-hitting questions, playing it off to the public like they aren't a dumpster fire of an organization. As long as they keep dangling the carrot juuuuust enough to keep fans coming to games, they feel no need or pressure.
Is Jerry loyal to a fault with Paxson? I thought yes at first, but now I feel like they are just planning for the next great streak of luck to fall in their lap, such as landing the top pick in the draft. And as long as the money is there, there is always a place to sit on Jerry's lap for good ole Johnny Boy!
We the fans deserve better, we deserve more. I am tired of tuning into a Bulls-Hawks game on a Tuesday night and thinking I accidentally turned on a high school JV game. I am tired of players like Anthony Davis not even putting us on his list of CONSIDERED franchises he would sign with. Jerry has had his fair share of highs and lows throughout the past four decades, but the one constant denominator is his loyalty to the bottom line, not Chicago, not the fans.
With that being said, let's keep our last shred of hope for the near future in the hands of our #TankForZion campaign. Cue the damn music.
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Have a few character pieces! That's right, my drawings of children have sprouted into some illustrations. These character studies are of Freya - the main character from Francesca Simon's new book The Secret Army. I have also been working on some black and white interior illustrations based on the book which will get put up here when I have finished a decent run of them.
The first image needs a bit of explanation - Freya is realising that her legs are beginning to turn to ivory.


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Man died from carbon monoxide poisoning after using 'heat beads' in Greystanes home
By Rachel Olding
Updated July 18, 2015 — 12.39pm first published at 12.13pm
A man has died from carbon monoxide poisoning after using barbecue coals to heat his bedroom on Friday night.
Ajantha Navarathinam, 29, was found lifeless in the bedroom of his Greystanes share house with an electric fan heater and a frying pan full of "heat beads" next to his bed.
Heat beads are odourless, smokeless "briquettes" that are usually used to fire barbecues.
"At this time investigators believe that the deceased had been attempting to heat the room with the heat beads and suffered carbon monoxide poisoning," a police spokesman said.
His brother Jisi Navarathinam entered the bedroom at 7.40pm on Friday and tried to rouse his brother without success.
He and a friend then took the man to Westmead Hospital where he couldn't be revived.
Forensic specialists examined the body and then attended the home to examine the bedroom, police said.
They found a frying pan on the floor with the heated coals inside. The electric fan heater beside it was on.
Channel Seven reported Ajantha Navarathinam moved to Australia from Sri Lanka in 2012 and that his wife and two small children are still there.
His death is at least the fourth serious incident of carbon monoxide poisoning this winter.
A Penrith family was treated at hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning last month after they fell unconscious while sleeping around an open charcoal burner in their living room, a situation firefighters described as a "recipe for disaster".
Days before, another four people were taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning after using barbecue coals to heat their Bankstown unit.
An 84 year-old women was found disorientated by a neighbour on June 26 after using an outdoor heater inside her Surry Hills apartment
In June, Sydney couple Helena Curic and Derek Kehler died when they left a woodchip fire burning in their cabin on a weekend camping trip in Kurrajong.
Fire and Rescue NSW has again repeated its warning for people to avoiding using outside cooking appliances and heaters indoors, especially in enclosed spaces where there is no ventilation.
Carbon monoxide is an odourless, colourless gas that can build up indoors when fuel is burning and there is inadequate ventilation.
Rachel Olding
Rachel Olding is a reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in the United States.