STAR Melbourne striker Ola Toivonen admitted a stomach bug left him feeling flat in Victory's Asian Champions League loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima, but was confident of recovering in time for Saturday's Brisbane Roar clash.
Meanwhile Keisuke Honda was "sorry" he could not lead Victory to a famous result in Japan, after his equaliser was cancelled out by Daiki Watari's late winner.
Toivonen was struck down with gastro 24 hours before Tuesday night's Champions League clash, and lasted just 63 minutes before heading straight down the tunnel and, presumably, to the toilet.
The Swede rejoined his teammates for their team breakfast in Hiroshima before they departed for Melbourne, ahead of Saturday's A-League clash at Marvel Stadium.
"Annoying. Like (I had) no energy, but we travelled to Japan, so I didn't just want to be in the hotel room," Toivonen said.
"I don't know what it was. The last couple of days (I felt it).
"(It's frustrating), but the season isn't finished yet, so as long as we win the grand final it's good.
"No worries, we're playing good football for the moment, but it's not getting the results with this. Daegu and (Sanfrecce) we played good football.
"At least a draw (we deserved). But yeah, that's football. They sit back and wait for our mistakes and we did one mistake in the first half and it cost us a goal."
Honda hysteria peaked on game day fans lining up hours before kick-off for a glimpse, with one lady in tears, while hundreds more queued for his autograph back at the team hotel, with some staying for hours in the hope he would return.
"I'm sorry for the result, but I did what I could," Honda said.
"The match in Japan was enjoyable. There is still a chance to play Sanfrecce in May (at AAMI Park), so I want to prepare and focus on getting three points."
Honda's late run into the box was rewarded with Storm Roux's clever run and cutback, with the ex AC Milan ace expertly sliding in to finish past keeper Hirotsugu Nakabayashi, just moments after Toivonen came off which forced a positional reshuffle.
"I didn't touch the ball once for about five minutes (before the goal). We broke and I ran (forward) believing the pass would come," Honda said.
There were no scenes of jubilation, as Honda picked up the ball from the net and headed back to the centre to signal Victory's intent, only to suffer late heartbreak.


If you're working as Linux sys-admin in a small or middle-sized company (80-300 people) whose personal and hosted infrastructure is quicly growing, you will soon face a requirement that all running Linux servers hosting applications requires unification in existing single / clustered Users Applications to be able to Login with same User / Password across all company Linux / UNIX servers.
Having single id / passwords across multiple servers is also handy for various routine sys-admin purposes as this simplifies daily maintanance tasks and deployment of "one view" server monitoring and bunch of software easily to be replicated on new server nodes.
This is where LDAP ( Lightweight Directory Access Protocol ) comes at help. LDAP authentication with use of PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module), allows to easily achieve a common centralized login mechanism across a Linux server "farm" using SSH or Xlogin (if X some kind of GUI environment) is to be used.
Configuring Linux servers to use a centralized LDAP server to store user / passwords and other user information is also very useful whenever you want to have a common login mechanism of a group of users across both Heterogenous network with Windows / Linux and UNIX servers. By keeping the users into a centralized LDAP server, users have access with same User / Pass to both Windows / Linux ,UNIX Sun OS / HP-UX / Unix / FreeBSD etc. Centralized LDAP for Production environment and a Testing one is a common thing to see in large IT infrastructure (hosting / support) companies such as IBM / HP / Google / Yahoo etc. .
LDAP credentials centralization is common in Telecommunication companies, many universities such as Berkley / MIT and in all kind of big business-es or anywhere where its needed to have in a common database replicated across servers hundreds of thousands of users.
Linux makes authentication to remote LDAP server through PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module) that provides authentication via series of modules which return Yes / No responce in Windows NT / XP something similar was called GINA in Windows 7 / 8 / 2012 a similar technology is used called Credential Provider.
To make new settings affective restart nscd service (handles passwd, group and host lookups caching previous credential results).
However this method of configuration is probably to be soon be obsoleted in future Debian releases the modern way to configure servers to authenticate to central LDAP server is with SSSD, i.e.
On client machines, both /etc/ldap.conf and /etc/openldap/ldap.conf need to contain the proper server and search base information for the organization.
Changing password for user redhat.
When using authconfig to configure LDAP server authentication will be managed by SSSD (System Security Services) Daemon for more check out man sssd.
If you want to use LDAP auth within PHP/ Perl applications you will also need to install php5-ldap, libnet-ldap-perl (debs)- on Debian / Ubuntu or php-ldap, perl-LDAP.noarch (rpm) on CentOS / Fedora.
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We are working on to configure our Linux servers to use LDAP for Authentication using PAM_LDAP + SSSD. Our LDAP Usernames are based on staff numbers (all numeric starting at 1). This will cause a conflicts with daemon, bin, sys… system accounts. What is the best option for us given our Username pattern?
Perhaps the qucikest and less painful will be to lock some UserIDs which are the same as the one for daemon, bin, sys and rest of your system accounts.
Or if possible just don't start the user naming from 1 but from lets say 2000 onwards?


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1. Never leave Rover in a parked car. Not even with the windows open.
On a mild summer day (22˚C), the interior of your car can reach almost 40˚C in just 10 minutes. Dogs can suffer brain damage, organ failure and death at body temperatures of 40˚C or higher. Be a responsible citizen; if you see a dog in a parked car, call 911.
2. Exercise Rover early or late in the day.
Dogs aren't able to cool down as efficiently as us two-footers, especially if it's humid out. Limit mid-day exercise on warm days and know that some dogs are especially prone to heat exhaustion and heat stroke: bracyphalic breeds (flat faced dogs like Pugs), large breeds, dogs with thick coats, seniors, overweight dogs, pregnant dogs and active young dogs who sometimes just don't know when to quit.
. If you've ever hopped across a blistering hot beach to avoid burning your tender tootsies you already know its not just the air that gets hot. Hot asphalt can burn Rover's paw pads and, assuming that he is closer to the ground than you are, he will be absorbing more of the heat coming off the pavement. Stick to walking in the shade and on grass where possible; just avoid areas that may have been treated with pesticides or fertilizer.
Make sure Rover always has access to fresh water. Avoid exercise if you think he isn't drinking enough and consider pre-walk drinks to help prevent dehydration. As a bonus it might also help keep him out of festering puddles to satisfy his thirst! While hydration is important, you need to be careful o avoid hyper-hydration, also known as water intoxication. This potentially fatal condition requires immediate veterinary treatment. You can read more about symptoms, treatment and prevention at Mercola Healthy Pets: Water intoxication: too much of a good thing?
Discuss an appropriate flea/tick/heartworm prevention program with your vet. If you're lucky enough to be cottaging or camping with Rover, supervise him around water and invest in a canine life jacket for safety when boating. You might laugh but I've seen more than 1 heroic rescue mission to save a dog who sank like an anvil. Always know where the closest emergency vet care is.


Just a reminder, The Pencil has forwarded a communique to Kevin Culbertson, newly-named general manager of radio station WFHB, offering him an opportunity to introduce himself to Bloomington here.
Meanwhile, the new Facebook group, Friends of WFHB, has garnered nearly 200 members as of this morning. WFHB volunteer member Maryll Jones has been running herself ragged administering the page as well as keeping certain group members from tearing each other limb from limb. Who'da thunk the selection of a GM would arouse such fire within the populace? Anyway, the discussion on the space is lively, if at times a little hair-raising.
Along those lines, one disgruntled WFHB listener apparently sent an email to station Board members, threatening physical violence. The missive scared the bejesus out of the Board-ers. Jones has issued a Code of Conduct for Friends of WFHB members although it's not known if the threatener is himself a member. (And, to be sure, it was a guy, wouldn't you think?) In any case, the cops are snooping around to find out who sent the email.
Oh, one more thing. Personal to Maryll Jones: Pick up your guitar, woman!
Worry not, Pencillistas, this is not really a sports story. It's about racial politics and business in the Deep South.
That out of the way, it was learned yesterday that Major League Baseball's Braves will be leaving their relatively shiny new home in downtown Atlanta for the greener…, check that, whiter pastures of Cobb County.
The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, NBC Sports, and other Olympics sponsors built the Braves' current home, Turner Field, for the 1996 Summer Olympics. It was called Centennial Olympic Stadium that year. The next year, the Braves moved in. So the team has been playing in Turner for a total of 16 years.
The Braves plan to move into their new digs for the 2017 baseball season. Turner Field cost $209 million to build. After the Olympics, Atlanta sunk another pile of dough into retrofitting the place to accommodate big league baseball and just shy of ten years later the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority dropped another huge wad of cash into renovations for the place, including what was hailed at the time as the world's largest high definition video screen scoreboard.
The A-FCRA says it will demolish the stadium after the Braves leave. So, the joint will have had a useful life of fewer than 20 years. All for a pricetag well north of a half billion dollars, of which taxpayers footed a sweet $300 mill.
A not-quite 20-year-old stadium is merely a young punk when compared to such geezers as Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles (51 years old this year) and the Coliseum in Oakland (47), as well as Methuselahs such as Wrigley Field (99) and Fenway Park (101). The Braves swear their current home is dilapidated and so old-fashioned that the team can hardly make a penny playing there.
Let me go out on a limb here and tell you the real reason the Braves want out of their new-ish stadium. It stands in downtown Atlanta just off I-75 and near many of the city's other public and cultural institutions. It's also surrounded by black Atlanta.
In Georgia, that's bad business.
Almost very other baseball stadium built since 1991 has been located in downtown areas (that's 19 out of the 30 in use today). Sports franchises want to play games in downtown areas because, unlike the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, those areas now are vibrant, rejuvenated, exciting places to be.
Decades ago, whites shunned big city downtowns because they were scared to death of catching cooties from Negroes. In the ensuing years, America has witnessed a gradual acceptance of mixed-race couples, has embraced a black woman (Oprah) as pied piper for the housewife set, and has even elected a brown president.
What were once deserted downtown streets after 5:00pm everywhere from Chicago to Cleveland now are destinations for dining, entertainment, and shopping.
Oh sure, many, many, many black residents were pushed out of these downtowns and surrounding environs by gentrification, but even that process required white people to at least tolerate seeing black faces while the demographics changed. And in those cities where downtown gentrification is complete, middle- and upper-middle class blacks are welcome to live there.
The nation has changed a bit.
For all it's self-advertisements as a beacon of modernity of the South, Atlanta is still full of…, well, Georgians. And very few places are more Georgian than Cobb County. Which is where the Braves are moving.
The Braves released a chart revealing most of its season ticket-holding base lives in that most Georgian of locales. It's a gang that isn't terribly pleased about riding into downtown Atlanta to watch a baseball game. It is, remember, full of Negroes.
I have a new team to root against now.
Mikey: Were I sitting across from you I think I would have felt a kick in the shins from your knee jerk. The Brave's stadium is in a relatively high crime area of Atlanta that is mostly black. The situation is similar in Chicago with the White Sox versus the Cubs. High crime equals blight. I think criticizing people for not wanting to go there is misguided. Instead, work on reducing the crime rate. Why not try stop and frisk? It's not certain but very plausible this has reduced crime some in the high crime areas of NYC.
Why not try jobs and economic development? How about better schools and community services? How about not filling the jails with black drug violators while white violators walk? How about banks and grocery stores maintaining presences in these neighborhoods? How about creating real opportunities rather than cordoning off the area and letting it rot? You'll pardon me while my knee jerks again and again and again and ag….
The jobs that a person with only a high school diploma or less could get are gone and unlikely to come back. Schools will be better when parenting is better and the percentage of imprisoned blacks would be the same (more than 30%) if drug violators of all races were released. No sir, the maladies of the inner cities are largely self-inflicted. Fathers need to be real and not just biological.


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There are times when presenting employees with a challenge is not only helpful, it's necessary. An easy work-life balance is something that every company should promote for its personnel, but while at work, putting some stress on staff members is essential for ensuring that people don't become lethargic or lose interest in work. Employee engagement thrives on being offered new challenges and being forced to take risks, as these behaviors encourage innovative thinking and self-leadership in areas where personnel may not have ventured before. Making certain that these elements don't get out of hand is key for corporations deploying these tactics.
Business Insider wrote that working people into stressful situations gradually can help with overall performance in the long run. Using sales coaching techniques like putting people in the spotlight in front of small groups and working them up to larger audiences helps get staff members more comfortable talking to large meetings and makes them more articulate during cold calls. It also helps boost confidence and encourage active thinking, as well as granting individuals the chance to stand out from the crowd and be the center of attention.
This can also be a stressful experience, so managers need to be receptive to how employees are handling these challenges. The source stated that it's important to keep stress on a consistently increasing slope so that personnel don't feel overwhelmed. By amping up the amount of responsibility on a person in small increments, employees can handle more difficulties with ease.
In order to balance this stress and make workers' lives easier, it's important to encourage the right behaviors at home and in the office. Reducing negative elements in employees' daily routines can help make these challenges easier to meet, so cutting out harmful habits can have a significant impact on sales coaching in these respects.
According to a study by the Princeton University Neuroscience Institute, cutting down on clutter is the easiest way to achieve a better mentality at work. Cleaning a space and making it bright, open and airy encourages more active thinking and reduces sleepiness on the job. When people are engaged and feeling positive about their spaces, it's easier to get work done, and at a higher quality as well.


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Seagrove Centennial Celebration offers history, family activities
SEAGROVE � There's a big party planned in Seagrove on Saturday, Sept. 21, to commemorate the town's 100th birthday. The Seagrove Centennial Celebration will have a parade, musical entertainment, food, pottery throwing demonstrations, historical exhibits, children's games and a frog jumping contest.
SEAGROVE � There�s a big party planned in Seagrove on Saturday, Sept. 21, to commemorate the town�s 100th birthday. The Seagrove Centennial Celebration will have a parade, musical entertainment, food, pottery throwing demonstrations, historical exhibits, children�s games and a frog jumping contest.
The fun begins at 11 a.m. and wraps up with bluegrass music and food at the N.C. Pottery Center.
Today, the Seagrove area is recognized internationally for having the largest collection of potters in the world. Records show that industry started in the mid-1700s. Folklore has it that people rode horse and buggies long distances to purchase a special piece of pottery. Many of them were headed towards warmer weather.
Today, we call them �snow birds.�
North Carolina�s population was growing, so the Old Plank Road was constructed from Fayetteville to Salem, now part of Winston-Salem.
That road brought people to town in the 1850s, according to Eddie Voncannon, chairman of the Seagrove Centennial Celebration. There were dozens of plank roads in North Carolina, but this one was the longest, running 120 miles from Fayetteville to Salem, which later became Winston-Salem.
Locals worked in timber, pottery, turpentine and whiskey brewing industries.
Then came the railroad in 1889, which connected Asheboro and Troy. Construction was difficult because of the mountainous terrain. Railroad engineer Edwin G. Seagroves determined that by running the tracks through the community of Why not, he could bypass some of nature�s obstacles.
He was so successful that community leaders opted to name the town in his honor. But the sign painter wasn�t as crafty as Seagroves. When he was painting the sign, he didn�t leave enough space for the �s� at the end of Seagroves� name. That�s how the town of Seagrove came to be.
The town grew and became incorporated on the second Monday in May of 1913.
Committee member and town commissioner Barbara Luther recounted that eventually Seagrove had a dress shop, full-service gas stations, three grocery stores, a hardware store, a furniture and appliance store, a bank, barber shops, an oil company and an auto repair garage. Seagrove Lumber Company was also located downtown, but later was sold and became H&H Furniture.
Voncannon added that one of the big changes to Seagrove came when the railroad closed in the early 1950s. But the addition of the Mountain View Cannery, which later became Luck�s, brought jobs.
Seagrove continued to grow with the addition of plastic injection molding manufacturing plants, new pottery shops and restaurants.
Various events will be held throughout the town. Parking will be available at the old Luck�s plant on N.C. 705, with free shuttles every 15 minutes, provided by Holiday Tours.
One of the activities is the frog jumping contest, which will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. Children, ages 8-13 years old, and adults can participate. Voncannon said that everyone needs to bring their �best frog.�
The Seagrove Town Commissioners appointed Voncannon last year to spearhead the centennial project. Committee members have been busy raising money for the event. He said that flags commemorating the anniversary will be installed sometime in the next few months.
Photos and accounts of life in Seagrove have been posted on the Seagrove Centennial Celebration Facebook page. It is a virtual history book of photos, comments and memories which have been contributed by locals and interested individuals.
Voncannon can be reached at (336) 873-9266.
The Town of Seagrove will be closing the following streets on Friday, Sept. 20, at 5 p.m. for the Seagrove Centennial Celebration:Old Plank Road from N.C. 705 to Old Plank Road Exit, located behind First Baptist Church.East Avenue to Old Plank Road in front of Seagrove Elementary School.East King Avenue to Walker Street behind Quik Chek.Walker Street to Garner Street.Garner Street to Old Plank Road.
Streets will reopen at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21.
Saturday, Sept. 21 11 a.m.-3 p.m. � Historical exhibits at Seagrove Public Library, 530 Old Plank Road.11 a.m-3 p.m. � Festival opens with food and children�s games, on Old Plank Road in front of Seagrove Elementary School.11 a.m.-noon � Parade.Noon-3 p.m. � Music in the Gym, Seagrove Elementary School, featuring The Adequates (barbershop quartet), noon-12:30 p.m.; Bobby Marsh (gospel), 12:31-1 p.m.; and Whynot Country Boys (bluegrass, gospel), 1:01-3 p.m.1-2 p.m. � Frog jumping contest near the school gymnasium.
The parade route is from the Old Plank Road to East King Avenue, Walker Street, Garner Street, Old Plank Road and ends at Seagrove Elementary School. Anyone wanting to participate in the parade should be at the staging area by 10 a.m. at the corner of Ridge and Old Plank roads.
Pottery center events
The N.C. Pottery Center is holding a series of events in conjunction with the Seagrove Centennial Celebration. All events are free, but donations are accepted. The admission to the center will be free all day long. All activities will be held at the center, with the exception of those designated as part of the street festival. Noon-2:30 p.m. � Pottery identification (maximum of three pieces per person).Noon-1 p.m � General information booth opens.12:15-2:15 p.m. � Native American pottery demonstration.1-3 p.m. � Children�s activity painting pottery ornaments (NCPC booth on Old Plank Road).1:15-3:15 p.m. � Raku firing demonstration.2-3 p.m � Pottery turning demonstration.5-7 p.m. � Bluegrass music and food.
The center is located at 233 East Ave., Seagrove.


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LENNY BEIGE
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Cast member in BAFTA award winning Little Britain
Over 30 award winning Gold-spot Orange adverts
Steve is an instantly recognisable face having appeared in a plethora of TV, film and stage productions. Between 2002-2009 he starred in nearly 30 'Gold Spot' commercials for Orange alongside some of the most well known names in movies. He was a regular supporting actor all three seasons of the hugely successful 'Little Britain' with Matt Lucas and David Walliams. As his alter-ego Lenny Beige, Steve wrote and starred in 'The Lenny Beige Television Show' on Channel 4 and 2 series of 'The Lenny Beige Variety Pack' for BBC. He still continues to appear as Beige and recently performed with Tom Meighan from Kasabian, Ricky Wilson from the Kaiser Chiefs and David Arnold.
In 2014 Steve began writing and performing as his newest creation 'The Mayor of Kentish Town', a very straight-talking urban Mayor. Very quickly he was making short films for the Comedy Central website and now for his own YouTube Channel. He is also gong back out on the road to present the Mayor as a live character in stand-up clubs.
He began his career as a writer for Chris Evans at BSB before embarking on a stand-up career in the early 90s. In 1993 he was runner up in the legendary 'So You Think You're Funny' competition in Edinburgh. After running a string of successful nightclubs including 'The Double Six Club', 'The Youth Club' and 'The Regency Rooms' Lenny Beige was born.
Hanging up the Beige wig in 2000 Steve began to concentrate on acting. His television credits include; 'Rock Profiles' (BBC), 'My Dad's The Prime Minister' (BBC), 'M.I High' (BBC), 'Bodies' (BBC), 'Annually Retentive' (BBC), 'Armstrong & Miller' (C4), 'Absolute Power' (BBC), 'Catterick' (BBC), 'Massive' (BBC), 'The Bill' (ITV), 'Born and Bred' (BBC), 'Wuthering Heights' (ITV). Steve appeared as the wizard Manitol for BBC1 and CBBC in The 3 series of the BAFTA nominated 'Legend of Dick and Dom'. More recently he has appeared in 'Friday Night Dinner' (C4), 'Doc Martin' (ITV), 'Toast' (Ch4), and has played Mr James a semi-regular character in 'Holby City' (BBC1).
His film credits include; 'How It's Done', 'Chalet Girl', 'The Piano Tuner', 'The Clap', 'Graham and Alice', 'Medium Rare', 'St Trinians' and 'St Trinians II', 'Malice in Wonderland' and 'The Knot'.
In addition to a host of radio credits he has written the book 'The History of Radio Comedy' for Virign and has contributed to many TV shows as a panelist. For the past ten years he has been a regular panelist on The Wright Stuff (Channel 5).
On the stage Steve appeared in the hit version of '12 Angry Men' at the Edinburgh Festival, and he has written and toured several one man character shows including 'Behind the Net Curtains' and 'Celebrity Squares'. In 2007 he appeared as Beastly Boris in the Barbican's production of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' in London and last year as Smee in 'Peter Pan' in Hastings. In 2010 Steve starred alongside Michael Brandon in 'Wet Weather Cover' a brand new play at The King's Head in Islington which sold out before transferring to the Arts Theatre in the West End. In the summer of 2011 Steve made his Royal Court debut playing Hymie Kossoff in the acclaimed production of Chicken Soup With Barley.
In April 2012 Steve began playing Mr Wormwood in the hit West End Musical 'Matilda'. He gave over 600 performances in the role. In the autumn of 2014 he was part of the original cast of the musical 'Made in Dagenham' at The Adelphi Theatre where he played Tooley, the boss of Ford.
In the past few years Steve has been a semi regular character in BBC1s Holby City playing Mr James, the serial hypochondriac. He is now playing arch villain GoldFist in CITV's brand new show Spy School which returned for a second series in 2018. Also in 2017 he played Popsy Wilson Jr in the 20th Century Fox movie about wrestling 'Walk Like A Panther' released in March '18 all over the UK and now available as a digital download.
He was part of the cast of 'Manhunt', a three part drama series for ITV about the serial killer Levi Bellfield, based on the diaries of chief SIO Colin Sutton, played by Martin Clunes. Another dramtic role was as Dr Rigler in 'Disobedience' directed by Oscar winning director Sebastian Lelio. In May of 2019 he will also be appearing in 'Summer of Rockets', written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff.
This summer, 2019, Steve is to play the titular role of Mr Gum in the brand new musical 'Mr Gum And The Dancing Bear' premiering at the National Theatre.
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Lone Sailor will make his next start in Sunday's Haskell Invitational, trainer Tom Amoss said.
After finally overcoming traffic in the lane, Majestic Dunhill cruised to a handy score in the My Frenchman Stakes Saturday at Monmouth.
Good Magic and Gronkowski are among 44 horses that have been invited to the Haskell Invitational, Monmouth Park announced today.
Navy Commander controlled the pace throughout en route to a front-running score in Monmouth Park's $100,000 Long Branch Stakes, a Haskell prep.
The longest price of four Chad Brown runners in the race, 23-1 Funtastic upset the Grade 1 United Nations at Monmouth Park Saturday.
Harlan Punch dominated the G3 Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park today, earning 10 points in the MATCH Series.
Trainer Chad Brown is set to send out four runners in Saturday's G1 United Nations at Monmouth Park.
Jockey Trevor McCarthy, a Delaware native who made his name riding in the Mid-Atlantic, moved his tack to New York over the winter but now is back in the region riding at Delaware and Monmouth.


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Microsoft reports $36.9 billion in Q2 2020 revenue: Azure up 62%, Surface up 6%, and LinkedIn up 24%
Emil Protalinski@EPro	 January 29, 2020 1:06 PM
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Microsoft today reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue of $36.9 billion, net income of $11.6 billion, and earnings per share of $1.51 (compared to revenue of $32.5 billion, net income of $8.4 billion, and earnings per share of $1.08 in Q2 2019). All three of the company's operating groups saw year-over-year growth.
Analysts had expected Microsoft to earn $35.7 billion in revenue and report earnings per share of $1.32. The company thus easily beat expectations. The company's stock was up 1.5% in regular trading, and up another 1.5% in after-hours trading. Microsoft said it returned $8.5 billion to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends during the quarter.
"We are innovating across every layer of our differentiated technology stack and leading in key secular areas that are critical to our customers' success," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a statement. "Along with our expanding opportunity, we are working to ensure the technology we build is inclusive, trusted and creates a more sustainable world, so every person and every organization can benefit."
$MSFT Azure revenue growth
– Q1 2018: 90%
— Emil Protalinski (@EPro) January 29, 2020
A 62% revenue increase for Azure indicates a slight rebound from the slowing cloud growth for the company. The figure has been falling steadily lately: 76% in Q2 2019, 73% in Q3 2019, 64% in Q4 2019, and 59% in Q1 2020. This is expected — growth has to slow eventually — but Microsoft needs to control the message. If not growth, then what? Microsoft does not break out exact Azure revenue numbers, likely to avoid comparisons with industry leader AWS.
Operating group highlights
Here are the highlights across Microsoft's three operating groups:
Productivity and Business Processes: Up 17% to $11.8 billion. Office commercial revenue grew 16%, Office consumer and cloud revenue was up 19%, and Dynamics revenue increased 12%. LinkedIn revenue jumped a solid 24%. Office 365 consumer subscribers hit 37.2 million.
Intelligent Cloud: Up 27% to $11.9 billion. Server products and cloud services revenue grew 30%, while Enterprise Services revenue increased 6%. The big number as always was Azure revenue, which was up 62%.
More Personal Computing: Up 2% to $13.2 billion. Windows OEM revenue was up 18%, while Windows commercial revenue increased 25%. Search advertising revenue minus traffic acquisition costs increased 6%. Surface revenue increased by 6%, and Xbox content and services revenue decreased 11%.
Microsoft Office continues to be a cash cow for the company, with the pivot to an Office 365 subscription business largely deemed a success. Thirty-seven million consumer subscribers of Office 365 is significant, but it still pales in comparison to the enterprise side. In fact, in the previous quarter, Microsoft passed 200 million monthly active Office 365 business users (up from 180 million).
Windows also saw big gains, which is rare but not surprising. A big driver was Microsoft ending support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. Businesses were well aware of this deadline, resulting in last-minute upgrades and PC shipment growth for the end-of-year quarter. Indeed, Microsoft cited end of Windows 7 support and the resulting "healthy Windows 10 demand."
LinkedIn, Surface, and Gaming
Office and Windows aside, Microsoft has successfully monetized its LinkedIn acquisition, which closed in December 2016. The company has seen double-digit growth for LinkedIn ever since.
Surface continues to bring in $1 billion quarters. Q1 is typically the company's worst corner for Surface, and Q1 2020 was no different; Q2 tends to be the best, and Q2 2020 also followed this pattern. Specifically, Microsoft got really close to a $2 billion quarter for Surface: a record $1.98 billion in Q2 2020 (compared to $1.86 billion in Q2 2019). In October, Microsoft held its annual hardware event, where it refreshed its lineup with the Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7, Surface Pro X, and Surface Earbuds in time for the holiday season. It hasn't yet been a full quarter of these devices, but so far so good. This was easily the company's biggest Surface event in years — Microsoft also unveiled dual-screen devices coming in 2020: Surface Neo and Surface Duo.
Like in Q1 2020, gaming was another disappointment for Microsoft in Q2 2020. While Xbox content and services revenue declined 11%, gaming revenue as a whole declined 21%. Microsoft also appears to have stopped breaking out Xbox Live monthly active users — it has now been two quarters without an update.


Meghalaya carries a bewitching world in its belly. The natural caves found in Jaintia Hills are a storehouse of geological treasures. Rivers and streams flow through some of their dark, damp chambers, lending an other-worldly beauty to the caves. The rocky roof hangs so low at times that the explorer has to crawl on all fours. And to explore there is a lot: various life forms and geomorphological features carrying records of climate change in a different era.
These treasures may just be lost before they are fully appreciated because rampant coal mining is systematically destroying these caves. Jaintia Hills is also a major coal producing area, with an estimated 40 million tonnes of coal reserve. The state government, which had promised to formulate a comprehensive policy to regulate private coal mining and limestone quarries over one-and-a-half years ago, is yet to deliver. Prompted by a public-interest petition, filed in the Supreme Court by a group involved in mapping caves, the government set up an expert committee in August, 2006, to look into unregulated mining activity in the state. Nothing much has happened since.
The government has a ready excuse. "There are many members in the committee, and many are from other states like Delhi and Jharkhand. It takes time to receive all the recommendations from all the members and frame the final policy. The draft mining policy is ready and will be out soon," says Arindom Som, the state mining secretary.
While the government still has no idea how it is going to control it, indiscriminate mining has begun to threaten the famed Krem Liat Prah-Um Lm-Labit cave system in Jaintia Hills, the longest in India at 30.9 km. Jaintia Hills is part of the Meghalaya plateau made of rocks belonging to the Archean (2.5-4 billion years ago) and Tertiary periods (63 million to 2 million years ago). Meghalaya has the largest concentration of caves in the subcontinent. About a thousand caves were discovered in the past decade and most of these are yet to be explored and mapped.
Over the years, 118 cave passages, stretching across 148 km, have been mapped on the Nongklieh-Shnongrim ridge, 60 km from Jowai town in Jaintia Hills. The ridge has India's longest Krem Liat Prah and third longest Krem Umthloo cave passages.
Cave sediments and stalagmites--conical limestone pillars rising from the floor--represent an undisturbed chronological repository of records of climate change which can stretch back to one million years. "Caves hold the key to understanding world climate changes. Taken in their totality the caves of Meghalaya should be considered national and archaeological heritage sites that call for concerted protection at both the national and state levels," says Brian Daly Kharpran, secretary, Meghalaya Adventure Association, which had filed the petition seeking a ban on mining to save the caves. "Only Meghalaya has high quality caves in the country, therefore, there is an urgent need for the government to have a new approach to coal extraction," adds Terence M Whitaker, a biologist and an authority on caves.
Besides being geologically important, these caves are rich in biodiversity, teeming with fish, salamanders, spiders, woodlice and millipedes, which have adapted to the cave environment--they have no eyes, are white and have long antennae. These are yet to be studied properly. The caves are also home to three bat species: the Long Winged Bat, Dobson's Long Tongued Fruit Bat and the Kashmir Cave Bat. "The number of bats has reduced significantly, which is alarming because they control pests. Their current population is between 3,000 and 5,000," says Adora Thabah, an expert on bats.
"There are fish which have been living in these caves since ages and have lost their pigmentation. Coal mining activities are a severe threat to these life forms," warns Thabah. "Unscientific mining of coal is a hazard to the existence of these caves and their fragile ecosystems. Already all the rivers in Jaintia Hills are polluted and highly acidic due to mining," adds Kharpran.
In Jaintia Hills, primitive surface mining method, also called rat-hole mining, is used (see box: Owner's mine). The land is cleared by removing the vegetation and then pits, 5 to 100 sq m in size, are dug to reach the coal seam. The excavated matter is dumped in the surrounding area. A large amount of soil runs off and gets swept inside the caves and coats the stalagmite and calcite formations with mud. In many areas sandy clear underground streams are getting replaced by torrents of mud.
Coal seams, 30 cm to 212 cm thick, occur embedded in sedimentary rocks, sandstones and shale of the Eocene age (54-38 million years ago). During mining large amounts of shale are brought to the surface as mine spoil and as by-product of coal cleaning. Iron pyrites in shale decompose when exposed to air and water, and produce sulphuric acid and ferrous hydroxide. These flow into the surface and underground water, making it unsuitable for aquatic life. The Centre for Environmental Science, North East Hills University, has found water bodies surrounding mines to be highly contaminated.
Then there is another threat: increased flooding of caves. Mining may be partly responsible for this as water gets accumulated in the excavated pits and seeps into the caves. Higher water levels inside the caves erode sediments. Coincidentally, caves are adjacent to huge reserves of coal and limestone.
The Meghalaya Pollution Control Board says it is studying the effects of coal mines on the environment and the caves. "Once the mining policy comes into effect, every coal miner will be required to treat the mine water," says D Hooroo, member secretary of the board. But that is a long wait.


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Except as provided herein, the 2016 Edition of the State of California Existing Building Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 10), including any amendments and appendices thereof, as promulgated and published by the California Existing Building Code, is hereby adopted by reference as though fully set forth herein, and shall constitute and is hereby established as "the Existing Building Code of the City of South Gate" ("existing building code" herein). A copy of the 2016 Edition of the California Existing Building Code has been deposited in the office of the city clerk and shall at all times be maintained by the city clerk for use and examination by the public.
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Le décompte de l'omer (hébreu : ספירת העומר sefirat haomer) est une prescription biblique commandant de décompter chaque jour des sept semaines qui séparent l'offrande de l'omer, au lendemain de Pessa'h, et la fête de Chavouot. Contrairement à cette offrande, ce décompte de l'omer continue à être réalisé malgré la destruction du Second Temple de Jérusalem.

Cette période a par ailleurs acquis un caractère particulier dans la tradition rabbinique, à cause des nombreux évènements tragiques qui s'y sont produits au cours de l'histoire juive.

Le décompte de l'omer dans les sources juives

Dans la Bible hébraïque

La prescription du décompte de l'omer apparaît dans le Lévitique après celle de l'offrande de l'omer et est répétée dans le Deutéronome. Les Israélites devront, après l'avoir réalisée, « au lendemain du chabbat », compter sept semaines entières, soit cinquante jours, avant de réaliser de nouvelles offrandes pour la fête de Chavouot.

C'est dans cette période que s'inscrit le récit de Ruth car elle arrive avec Noémie à Bethléem au commencement de la moisson de l'orge.

Dans la littérature des Sages

Analysant les versets bibliques relatifs à ces prescriptions, les rabbins en retirent que chacun doit réaliser le décompte à titre individuel, à partir du lendemain du jour faste de Pessa'h ; les versets semblant tantôt prescrire de compter les jours et tantôt les semaines, les rabbins en déduisent que le décompte doit comporter les deux modalités (« dix jours qui font une semaine et trois jours ») et décident qu'il convient de continuer ainsi même après la destruction du Temple. Enfin, l'offrande de l'omer devant être apportée de jour, le fauchage et (par conséquent) le décompte doivent être réalisés de nuit.

La période « de Pessa'h à Atzeret » (Chavouot), au cours de laquelle s'applique la prescription du décompte, prend par ailleurs une connotation particulière : elle est connue pour son climat agréable mais correspond aussi, selon Rabbi Yohanan ben Nouri, au temps passé par le méchant dans la géhenne à recevoir son jugement et, selon Rabbi Yehoshoua et Rabbi Eliezer, à la durée de vie d'Abel. Le Talmud rapporte par ailleurs que les vingt-quatre mille étudiants de Rabbi Akiva moururent d'une épidémie dans cet intervalle.

Dans la littérature médiévale

Diverses coutumes apparaissent au cours de l'ère des gueonim : Sar Shalom Gaon rapporte l'usage dans la maison de son maître de lire le traité Avot et la baraïta Kinyan haTorah (ultérieurement réunis sous l'appellation de Pirke Avot) lors de l'office de min'ha des six chabbatot qui séparent Pessa'h de Chavouot. Interrogé sur la raison pour laquelle on ne célèbre pas de mariage ni ne se coupe les cheveux au cours de cette période, son successeur Natronaï Gaon répond que l'on commémore ainsi le décès des étudiants de Rabbi Akiva. Des auteurs médiévaux rapportent également au nom de Haï Gaon la coutume de s'abstenir de réaliser quelque tâche que ce fût dès le coucher du soleil jusqu'au matin car c'est à ce moment que l'on enterrait les étudiants et l'on n'avait pas le cœur à travailler.

Les gueonim et les auteurs médiévaux se livrent par ailleurs à une réflexion intense sur les détails de la prescription du décompte de l'omer, en déterminent le moment adéquat, décident de ce qu'il convient de faire lorsqu'on ne l'a pas réalisée en son temps, si elle doit être effectuée debout ou si l'on peut être assis, s'il convient de la réciter en hébreu ou dans la langue vernaculaire, etc.

Deoraïta ou derabbanan ?

Une controverse oppose les grands décisionnaires médiévaux sur le caractère contraignant de la prescription du décompte : Rachi, s'appuyant sur l'autorité d'Ameimar, estime qu'elle n'est plus observée après la chute du Temple qu'en souvenir de celui-ci et est donc une ordonnance rabbinique (derabbanan) alors que Moïse Maïmonide considère que cette opinion était celle du seul Ameimar et que la prescription demeure une ordonnance biblique (deoraïta). Au-delà du débat d'écoles, cette question a une importance pratique car, si le décompte est deoraïta, il doit se faire après la tombée de la nuit tandis que s'il est derabbanan, il devrait idéalement se faire avant ce moment.

Le Sefer Hahinoukh cherche la conciliation en écrivant que la prescription « a force de loi biblique en tout endroit pour les hommes du temps du Temple et rabbinique en tout endroit et même aujourd'hui où l'omer n'est plus offert du fait de nos péchés ». Yerouham ben Meshoullam suggère que le décompte des jours pourrait avoir force de loi biblique mais que celui des semaines est fort certainement rabbinique. Plus récemment, Isaac Barda a écrit que le nombre d'auteurs partageant l'opinion de Maïmonide est suffisamment conséquent pour que la prescription puisse être considérée comme deoraïta, même si elle est derabban.

La Loi a finalement été fixée selon l'opinion de Rachi et le décompte de l'omer avant la tombée de la nuit n'est pas invalidé (on tâche cependant d'attendre au moins vingt minutes après la sortie des étoiles avant de le faire).

Pourquoi ce décompte ?

Si Rabbi Akiva trouve une justification aux offrandes qui encadrent la période de l'omer, aucune explication ne semble avoir été fournie à la prescription du décompte avant Maïmonide. Celui-ci, se basant sur la tradition qui fait de Chavouot le jour du don de la Torah sur le mont Sinaï, en déduit que les Israélites, qui avaient été prévenus de la chose, ont décompté les jours avec l'impatience d'une personne qui anticipe un moment agréable.

Adoptée avec des variations mineures par de nombreux auteurs médiévaux dont Tsedekia Harofè, Aaron Halevi et Nissim Gerondi qui la rapporte au nom d'une aggada, la suggestion de Maïmonide ne dit rien des coutumes de deuil qu'il semble au demeurant ne pas connaître. La période de l'omer aurait donc été une période joyeuse avant d'être assombrie par la mort des étudiants de Rabbi Akiva et la persécution des Juifs pendant la première croisade.

Selon David Aboudirham, qui s'appuie sur le dit de Rabbi Akiva, les jours de l'omer auraient toujours été passés dans l'angoisse de l'attente du jugement divin sur les récoltes ; le décompte aurait été prescrit pour que les gens n'oublient pas, dans leur affairement, de monter en pèlerinage à Chavouot. Des auteurs ont, là aussi, tenté de concilier son opinion avec celle de Maïmonide en invoquant l'enseignement de Rabbi Yohanan ben Nouri ou en expliquant que la réjouissance à l'approche de Chavouot devait se doubler d'une crainte révérencieuse.

Le deuil

Les coutumes de deuil, encore inconnues des codificateurs espagnols et rhénans au , sont, au dire d'Avraham de Lunel, universellement observées un siècle plus tard. Il ajoute que les communautés de Provence et du Nord de la France ont pour usage de les interrompre au trente-troisième jour de l'omer en vertu d'une tradition ancienne. Son contemporain rhénan, Eleazar de Worms, signale que la coutume ashkénaze est d'observer trente-trois jours de deuil plutôt que d'interrompre le deuil au trente-troisième jour ; ainsi, certains se rasent et célèbrent des noces jusqu'au 1 iyar, et s'abstiennent ensuite de toute réjouissance jusqu'à Chavouot.

Dans la littérature kabbalistique

Le Zohar enseigne que les sept semaines qui séparent Pessa'h de Chavouot sont, à l'instar des sept jours qui suivent le flux d'une femme, un temps de purification de l'impureté dont les enfants d'Israël s'étaient chargés en Égypte avant de pouvoir s'unir avec Dieu et recevoir sa Torah. Évoquant ensuite d'autres parallèles entre les sept semaines, les sept années du cycle de la terre et les sept cycles de sept ans qui annoncent le jubilé, il leur confère un rôle majeur dans l'harmonie de la création. Par conséquent, qui ne s'acquitterait pas du devoir de compter n'annulerait pas seulement un commandement, il serait aussi appelé impur et ne serait pas digne d'avoir une part à la Torah.

Isaac Louria et ses disciples élaborent sur ces bases, insistant d'une part sur l'importance de réaliser au mieux la prescription et enseignant d'autre part ses vertus purificatrices : le décompte de l'omer pendant chaque jour des sept semaines permet de réparer le dommage causé aux sept vertus cultivées en ce monde par les sept « bergers fidèles » (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moïse, Aaron, Joseph et David). Ces vertus correspondent aux sept sefirot inférieures: hessed (grâce), gvoura (vaillance), tiferet (beauté), netza'h (fermeté), hod (gloire), yessod (fondation) et malkhout (royauté). Chacune de ces vertus contenant les autres et étant contenues par elles, il faut une semaine pour réparer les dommages causés aux sept aspects d'une vertu, à raison d'un jour par aspect (la grâce, la vaillance qu'il y a dans la grâce, la beauté qu'il y a dans la grâce etc.).

Isaac Louria confère par ailleurs au trente-troisième jour de l'omer son importance actuelle en affirmant que Rabbi Shimon bar Yohaï, auteur putatif du Zohar, s'est réjoui pour une raison mal connue. Jacob Emden suggère que ce jour correspond au hod dans le hod et que cette sévérité dans la sévérité l'annule et en fait un jour de joie.

Observance de l'omer dans le judaïsme rabbinique

Le décompte

Premier jour du décompte

Le décompte de l'omer se fait à partir de la seconde nuit qui suit Pessa'h, en terre d'Israël comme en diaspora, et ceci bien que ce jour soit férié en diaspora du fait du second jour des exilés. En effet, cette mesure n'est plus observée de nos jours que par décret rabbinique et son application stricte aurait pour effet de décaler le décompte d'un jour et d'enfreindre ainsi la fête biblique de Chavouot, dont la date précise est connue. Diverses coutumes se rencontrent néanmoins en diaspora quant au temps de réalisation du décompte lors de cette première nuit, certains le faisant après le second séder tandis que d'autres l'effectuent après la prière du soir.Il n'y a pas lieu de réciter la bénédiction shehehiyanou en commençant le décompte de l'omer car, selon la raison la plus fréquemment avancée, cette prescription n'entraîne aucune joie.

Certains ont, en outre, coutume de lire la première nuit les passages bibliques et mishnaïques afférents à l'offrande de l'omer avant de commencer le décompte. Quelques-uns y ajoutent la récitation des psaumes 122, 131 et 133.

Temps du décompte

Le décompte se fait idéalement à la tombée de la nuit (lors de la sortie des étoiles), après la prière du soir mais on peut le réaliser pendant toute la nuit. Les autorités jugent préférable de le faire en présence d'une congrégation, après l'officiant ou le rabbin qui le dit à voix haute, car le risque d'oubli ou d'erreur est moindre. Certains le font avant la prière finale (Alenou) et d'autres après.

Il convient de ne pas décompter avant la sortie des étoiles mais les opinions divergent lorsqu'on le fait en congrégation : les membres de celle-ci doivent, selon les uns, répéter le décompte avec la bénédiction après la tombée de la nuit (ou, au moins, après le coucher du soleil) mais selon d'autres, s'ils l'ont fait à l'approche de la nuit (après le plag hamin'ha), ils doivent seulement réaliser le décompte en son temps, sans bénédiction et d'autres encore les en dispensent totalement s'ils l'ont fait après la prière du soir, même avant le plag.

Les femmes avaient pris l'habitude ne pas s'affairer après le coucher de soleil ; cette coutume s'est depuis généralisée aux hommes et on s'abstient également de manger jusqu'à ce qu'on se soit acquitté de la prescription. Si l'on est interrogé dès ce moment sur le décompte (« combien compte-t-on ce soir ? »), on ne peut que répondre « hier, on a compté tant et tant » et non « aujourd'hui, on compte tant et tant » car en ce cas, on s'acquitterait du décompte et on ne pourrait plus le réaliser selon le rite, avec la bénédiction (de ce fait, certains poussent le scrupule à ne pas mentionner directement la date de l'omer dans leur correspondance mais utilisent une formule détournée).

Si l'on oublie de compter la nuit, on peut le faire pendant le jour, sans bénédiction, mais si on l'omet pendant une journée entière, il n'est plus possible de dire la bénédiction jusqu'à la fin de l'omer. Cette règle s'applique également au malade, au bar mitzva ou au voyageur qui, voyageant aux antipodes, perd un jour du fait du décalage horaire. Cependant, l'onen (endeuillé dont le parent n'a pas encore été enterré) s'abstient cependant de réciter la bénédiction pendant son deuil mais la récite ensuite.

Lors des veilles de chabbat ou de fête (en occurrence, le ou les derniers jours de Pessa'h), on n'effectue le décompte qu'après le kiddoush réalisé à la synagogue (afin de donner préséance à la sainteté du jour) mais on le fait, au sortir de ces solennités, avant la havdala (afin de retarder le départ du jour saint) ; si le huitième jour de Pessa'h (exclusivement observé en diaspora) devait avoir lieu au sortir du chabbat, le décompte de l'omer précède le kiddoush pour le huitième jour (également afin de retarder la havadala).

Modalités du décompte

Le décompte doit être réalisé debout et incombe à tout un chacun. Il faut, en principe, le dire à voix assez haute pour qu'on s'entende le prononcer. Les femmes en sont dispensées parce que cette prescription est limitée dans le temps (elle n'a lieu qu'entre Pessa'h et Chavouot) mais les ashkénazes estiment qu'elles peuvent s'imposer de la réaliser. Les séfarades préfèrent qu'elles le fassent sans bénédiction ou s'en abstiennent.

Les séfarades et certains ashkénazes ont pour coutume de réciter leshem yihoud, une courte méditation aux accents kabbalistiques, avant d'accomplir la prescription. Diverses coutumes existent quant à la formulation entière ou non de cette méditation. La bénédiction du décompte est ensuite récitée et le décompte exprimé en jours, puis en jours et semaines ; la formule exacte varie en fonction du rite liturgique.

Le décompte se fait idéalement en hébreu et en suivant les règles de la grammaire mais certains jugent plus important de comprendre ce qu'on dit que de compter en hébreu et c'est pourquoi il est d'usage de le dire en hébreu et de le répéter dans la langue que l'on comprend. Certains tolèrent aussi d'autres formulations, comme « quarante jours moins un » au lieu de « trente-neuf jours » mais il faut au moins veiller à compter les jours et les semaines ; en règle générale, il vaut mieux, si l'on a utilisé une autre formulation, répéter le décompte selon la formule admise, sans bénédiction.

On ne peut, en principe, commencer la bénédiction que lorsqu'on est sûr du décompte (il était autrefois fréquent de posséder chez soi un calendrier de l'omer pour ce faire ; d'autres méthodes, comme le rappel par courrier électronique ou messagerie téléphonique, ont fait leur apparition depuis). En cas d'erreur, si l'on se reprend avant la fin de la bénédiction, on est quitte ; dans le cas contraire, on ne se reprend pas. Si l'on se trompe dans le décompte et qu'on ne corrige pas l'erreur avant la nuit suivante, on est considéré comme si l'on n'avait jamais compté mais si l'on ne se trompe que dans le compte des jours ou des semaines (« aujourd'hui, quinze jours qui font deux semaines » ou « aujourd'hui, quatorze jours qui font une semaine »), on poursuit le décompte normalement.

On fait suivre le décompte d'une requête pour la restauration du Temple, du psaume 67 et de la supplique ana bekoa'h que la Kabbale lie fortement au décompte parce qu'ils possèdent sept strophes de sept mots. Certains ajoutent une prière pour leur décompte répare les dommages qu'ils ont causés à la sefira du jour. Tout ceci est récité debout.

Lecture des Pirke Avot

Il est de coutume chez les séfarades de commencer la lecture des Pirke Avot lors du premier chabbat qui suit la conclusion de Pessa'h et de lire un chapitre à chaque chabbat jusqu'à Chavouot ; les ashkénazes effectuent plusieurs cycles de lecture jusqu'à Roch Hachana. La plupart des communautés lisent les Pirke Avot avant ou après l'office de min'ha ; certains séfarades le font plus tôt, lors de l'office du matin.

La plupart des commentateurs voient dans cet usage une préparation au don de la Torah lors de la fête de Chavouot, une injonction à brider ses pulsions ou à se repentir. D'autres enseignent cependant que cette coutume a été instituée en hommage à Moïse, décédé un chabbat après-midi ; par conséquent, ils prescrivent de lire mais non d'étudier ces passages.

La lecture ou l'étude des Pirke Avot est précédée par celle de la mishna Sanhédrin 10:1 (« tout Israël a une part au monde à venir etc. ») et suivie par le dit de Rabbi Hananya ben Akashya, car ces passages encouragent à la lecture attentive et la bonifient. En outre, l'étude de l'enseignement de Rabbi Hananya ben Akashya permet de réaliser le kaddish des endeuillés, car cette maxime est d'ordre moral plutôt que légal.

Coutumes de deuil

Durant la période de deuil, il convient de s'abstenir de toute joie. C'est pourquoi il est de coutume de ne pas célébrer de mariages et de s'abstenir de soins corporels d'agrément. Certains ajoutent à ces restrictions la musique, la consommation de nouveaux fruits ou le port de nouveaux habits ; les manquements à ces coutumes ne sont pas punissables.La définition de la période varie selon les rites : en règle générale, elle dure jusqu'au trente-troisième jour de l'omer pour les ashkénazes et jusqu'au lendemain de celui-ci pour les séfarades. Certains la font commencer au premier jour d'iyar jusqu'à Chavouot ou aux trois jours précédant la fête et d'autres observent le deuil durant toute la période de l'omer. Dans tous les cas, le deuil est allégé voire levé au trente-troisième jour.

L'interdiction de mariage s'applique même à un veuf âgé épousant une veuve âgée mais non aux divorcés qui annulent leur divorce. Malgré la différence d'usages, il est permis aux séfarades d'assister voire d'officier au mariage d'un ashkénaze et réciproquement ; en cas de mariage entre ashkénazes et séfarades, l'usage en vigueur est celui du marié (car c'est à lui qu'incombe le devoir de procréation).La tenue de fiançailles pendant la période de deuil est licite bien que les danses et la musique en soient proscrites.

Coupe de cheveux, rasage et autres soins corporels d'agrément sont interdits durant la même période. La coupe de cheveux est toutefois autorisée pour ceux qui doivent organiser un repas de fête à l'occasion d'une circoncision (seuls le père de l'enfant, la personne qui tient l'enfant et le circonciseur sont dispensés du deuil), du chabbat précédant le mariage (chez les ashkénazes) ou d'une cérémonie de bar mitzva (pour le bar mitzva et, éventuellement, ses parents). Les restrictions sont plus souples pour le rasage de la barbe, autorisé pour des raisons sociales ou professionnelles et pour celui des parties velues comme la moustache ou les sourcils dont la longueur excessive pourrait causer des désagréments. Il est de même permis de se couper les ongles.

En souvenir des massacres lors des croisades, la prière Av Harahamim, composée à la mémoire et à la gloire des martyrs, est récitée par les ashkénazes lors du chabbat précédant le mois de sivan (certains le font aussi au mois d'iyar sauf si la néoménie a lieu à chabbat) ou lors de celui qui précède Chavouot (les Juifs polonais la disent toutefois chaque semaine).

Autres coutumes

La période de l'omer donne lieu à diverses sessions d'études qui ont pour point commun de pouvoir être étudiées en quarante-neuf jours : certains étudient ainsi le traité Shevouot ou le traité Sota car ils contiennent quarante-neuf pages ; d'autres se consacrent à l'étude des quarante-huit voies d'acquisition de la Torah énumérées en Pirke Avot 6:6

Elle ouvre aussi une saison de pèlerinages sur les tombes des justes. Certains les pleurent et accentuent encore plus l'atmosphère de deuil, jeûnant le 10 iyar pour commémorer le décès d'Eli et ses fils, et le 28 iyar pour celui du prophète Samuel. Cependant, ces pèlerinages ont donné pour d'autres matière à se réjouir depuis le  au moins.

Du lendemain de Pessa'h à Lag Ba'omer, les gens de Safed interrompent leurs tâches pour se rendre chaque semaine sur les tombes de Benaya ben Yehoyada, Osée et Joseph Saragossi (un rabbin expulsé d'Espagne qui a réorganisé Safed). La hiloula de Rabbi Meïr baal Haness a lieu à Pessa'h sheni (le 14 iyar). Quatre jours plus tard, des milliers de pèlerins célèbrent celle de Rabbi Shimon bar Yohaï sur le mont Meron tandis que d'autres se rendent sur la tombe de Simon le Juste, à Jérusalem. Des pèlerinages de ce type avaient également lieu autrefois sur les tombes de Hillel et Shammaï.

Observance de l'omer dans les traditions non-rabbiniques

Si les Pharisiens commençaient le décompte à date fixe, au lendemain de Pessa'h, les Boethusiens s'appuyaient sur une interprétation littéraliste pour le faire au lendemain du premier chabbat qui suit la fête (il a été suggéré que cette interprétation dont Flavius Josèphe semble faire peu de cas, avait rencontré un grand succès parmi les dissidents pour sa commodité).

Cette pratique est, à l'heure actuelle encore, celle des Karaïtes, qui fêtent donc Chavouot le dimanche. Tous les Karaïtes ne réalisent pas le décompte de l'omer oralement ; il existe en outre deux méthodes de décompte, en vertu des semaines et des jours, qu'une coutume médiévale propose de combiner (« aujourd'hui est le deuxième jour de la deuxième semaine des sept semaines, aujourd'hui, neuf jours du décompte des cinquante jours depuis le jour du balancement de l'omer au lendemain du chabbat »).

Les Samaritains, adeptes d'un mosaïsme non-juif, adoptent une interprétation similaire. Les sept chabbatot sont appelés du nom des sept premières stations de l'Exode, entre l'Égypte et le mont Sinaï. Une tradition typiquement samaritaine fait du quatrième jour (mercredi) de la sixième semaine de l'omer le jour où Moïse a reçu la Torah, dissociant donc ce jour de la fête de Chavouot. Le jour du don de la Torah donne lieu à un long office de prière qui s'étend du mardi à minuit jusqu'au mercredi vers six heures du soir ; les Dix commandements y sont solennellement lus.

Les Beta Esraël d'Éthiopie, dépositaires d'un judaïsme pré-rabbinique (dont la majorité des membres s'est convertie au judaïsme orthodoxe), ont compris, comme les rabbins, que le « chabbat » fait référence à une fête et non au chabbat hebdomadaire mais ils commencent le décompte au lendemain du septième jour de Pessa'h.

L'omer dans le sionisme

Contrairement à l'offrande de l'omer qui a suscité un engouement passager dans le mouvement du kibboutz, la période de l'omer n'a donné lieu à aucune observance particulière. A contrario, l'État d'Israël y a institué dans ses premières années trois de ses grandes fêtes nationales, le Jour de la Shoah, le Jour du Souvenir et le Jour de l'Indépendance (le Jour de Jérusalem y a été ajouté après la guerre des Six Jours).

Ces fêtes illustrent fortement le conflit interne à la société israélienne entre Juifs laïcs et religieux. En effet, d'une part, le Jour de la Shoah a lieu au mois de nissan, pendant lequel la tradition interdit de prendre le deuil. D'autre part, le Jour de l'Indépendance a lieu le 5 iyar, donc pendant la période de deuil selon toutes les opinions. Certains rabbins, favorables au sionisme religieux, ont autorisé de suspendre le deuil et se réjouir en ce jour mais leur décision ne fait pas l'unanimité.

Notes et références

Annexes

Liens externes
   - version complète des bénédictions du décompte avec mise à jour automatisée

Bibliographie

Loi ou rituel du judaïsme
Calendrier hébraïque
Pessa'h
Chavouot

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Are smartphones 'leaking' YOUR fingerprints?
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Fingerprint scanners are often touted as the future of security and an alternative to the notoriously flawed password.
But experts have discovered they may not be as secure as first thought after a number of Android devices, including Samsung's Galaxy S5, were said to be potentially 'leaking' fingerprints.
The security researchers have found a way to intercept a person's biometric data after it is captured by a built-in scanner, but before it becomes encrypted. The vulnerability means that a hacker can access the kernel, or core, of the Android operating system. Once inside they can monitor all data sent to and from the phone, as well as data recorded by the handset's built-in sensors, including the fingerprint scanner.
'Trying to convince the average person to implant a piece of technology to increase security of their perceived already secure account is a battle unlikely to be won.' Andy Kemshall, co-founder and technical director at SecurEnvoy said: 'Biometric authentication is not yet near the level it needs to be for the majority of consumer facing organisations to implement it in their products.
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The 2017 Ford C-MAX exemplifies Ford's entries in the world of hybrids. Two models offered: the Hybrid as well as the plug-in Energi, and each is available in either SE or Titanium trims. All are powered by a 2.0L inline-four Atkinson engine coupled with an electric motor, which generate a total 188 system horsepower. The difference in the Energi is its battery. The car utilizes a 7.6-kWh Lithium-ion battery (vs. a 1.4-kWh cell in the regular Hybrid). This means the battery alone can power the car, without any gas engine assistance, for a range of up to 20 miles. Whereas the Hybrid's smaller battery is recharged solely by the use of the gasoline engine, the Energi's battery can be plugged into an electric outlet for a total charge time of either 7 or 2.5 hours, depending upon the outlet's voltage. All C-MAX powerplants are mated to an electronic continuously variable transmission driving the front wheels. So equipped, the Hybrid is EPA-rated at a combined 40 mpg, while Ford claims the Energi can deliver a 95 mpg equivalent.
The C-MAX Hybrid and Energi in SE trim come equipped with power mirrors with integrated turn signal indicators, with 17-inch aluminum wheels, power one-touch up/down windows all around, 60/40 split-fold rear seat, dual-zone climate control, SYNC voice-activated communications and entertainment system and a leather-wrapped tilt/telescopic steering wheel with audio and cruise controls. In Titanium trim, the C-MAX models include power heated mirrors, fog lamps, rain-sensing wipers, a reverse sensing system, ambient lighting, auto-dimming rearview mirror, push-button start, SYNC3, heated seats with 10-way power adjust on the driver's side, and much more.
The C-MAX carries over largely unchanged for 2017, though the SEL trim has been renamed Titanium, and the C-MAX Energi now includes SE and Titanium trims.


TMZ reports that Murphy died of leukemia Wednesday in a New York City hospital, having undergone recent rounds of chemotherapy in which he'd seemed to improve. The comedian's wife Tisha Taylor Murphy died of cervical cancer in 2009, while the pair leave behind two children, and one from Murphy's previous relationship.
In addition to his stand-up career and famous Chappelle's Show contributions (among them the Rick James and Prince sketches that came to define the show), Murphy also co-wrote some of his brother Eddie's movies, including Vampire in Brooklyn and Norbit.
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Eclipse 2023 USA 2023
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Two solar and two lunar eclipses will occur in 2023. Here's everything you need to know
Eclipses are awe-inspiring celestial events that have fascinated humans for centuries. In 2023, there will be four opportunities to witness these stunning phenomena – two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses. Here's what's coming up:
April 20, 2023: Hybrid-total solar eclipse
May 5-6, 2023: Penumbral lunar eclipse
October 14, 2023: Annular solar eclipse
October 28–29, 2023: Partial lunar eclipse
Whether you're an experienced eclipse-chaser or simply a curious observer and nature-lover, these upcoming eclipses are sure to be a highlight of the year. Here's what you need to know about each of them:
1. Hybrid-total solar eclipse
When: April 20, 2023
Visible from: Western Australia, Timor Leste and West Papua
Max. duration of totality: 1 minute 16 seconds
A rare 'hybrid' solar eclipse is a combination of a total solar eclipse and an annular 'ring of fire' eclipse. The latter will occur only briefly at sea, leaving those in Western Australia, Timor Leste and West Papua to experience a spine-tingling totality.
2. Penumbral lunar eclipse
When: May 5-6, 2023
Visible from: Asia and Australia
The full 'Flower Moon' will be eclipsed by the Earth resulting in a faint penumbral lunar eclipse as the full Moon drifts into the Earth's fuzzy outer shadow.
3. Annular solar eclipse
Visible from: USA (Oregon to Texas), Mexico (Yucatán), Colombia and Brazil
Also known as a 'ring of fire,' an annular solar eclipse is the result of a small-looking New Moon (when furthest from Earth on its elliptical orbit) momentarily blocking the middle part of the Sun. It will be a huge partial solar eclipse for most of North and South America, though in a narrow path of annularity stretching from Oregon to Brazil it will be possible to see a circular 'ring of fire' around the Moon – though only through solar eclipse safety glasses and solar filters.
4. Partial lunar eclipse
When: October 28–29, 2023
Visible from: Europe, Africa and Asia
The second full Moon of fall in the northern hemisphere – the 'Hunter's Moon' – will be eclipsed by the Earth. This time it will, technically speaking, be a partial lunar eclipse, though only a tiny slither of the Moon will pass through Earth's dark central shadow.
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If a talent is not exhibited in a productive manner, then it would go down the drain without exploiting the opportunity of making it big. Many of the people do not open up and put their talents to proper use. However, there are a few who make the most out of it. Well, let's find out how you could explore talent and make use of the opportunities that you come across.
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Mobile devices and customers' lust for personalisation are completely transforming content marketing for travel brands.
According to Econsultancy's new Digital Trends in the Travel and Hospitality report, around one third of all travel industry sales are made using mobile devices.
This figure is growing 15% year-on-year, and has led to a 39% increase in the total number of unique visitors to all travel sites since 2014.
So, optimise for mobile, right? Well, yes. But, in an industry as multi-faceted and dynamic as travel, it's not quite so simple!
Ultimately, it's all about optimising the overall travel brand customer experience on mobile.
Developers can take care of some of this; speeding up page-load times and reducing the number of steps between actions, yada yada yada.
However, it's your job to improve customer experience by ensuring users walk away feeling like the entire service has been individually tailored to them.
Fortunately, when carrying out content marketing for travel brands, you'll find there are plenty of opportunities to personalise your approach.
Where users access the site on mobile devices: At home, in downtime at work, while travelling, at the destination, after their return etc.
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Just how important is emotion when it comes to building customer loyalty?
Well, Capgemini recently published the results of an epic study into this exact topic.
The organisation surveyed over 9,000 consumers, 500 executives and a host of leading business academics to get to grips with the potency of emotional engagement today.
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Having been close to stalling last week, Brexit is once again lumbering clumsily towards the closest thing we'll see to an actual conclusion.
The Irish border situation was the major stumbling block of last week. All parties were in favour of maintaining the status quo, yet this was downright impossible considering EU trade regulations. Ol' Theresa had to call on a bit of wordplay to remove the blockage. 'Regulatory alignment' turned out to be the magic phrase.
Essentially, these words proved broad enough to placate all parties long enough to move onto the next stage of negotiations. Remember this as a prime example of how the same language can be perceived in completely different ways by parties with different (or even completely contradictory) interests and motivations!


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Goats Found Wandering On Subway Tracks Get Rescued By Jon Stewart
Nothing but the good life from here on out 💜
Delays on the subway can make any Monday morning take a turn for the worse.
But yesterday, commuters in New York City had the cutest reason for being a few minutes behind: goats.
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The wayward pair was spotted roaming a track in Brooklyn, near a station that's closed for the summer for renovations. But as the goats munched on grass, they got dangerously close to active tracks — prompting police to launch a rescue mission.
Officers set out to the scene to locate the goats, as workers with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) shut down service to the active train running through that area.
The officers quickly spotted the goats, but it was clear the animals were spooked. It's not often these pasture dwellers end up wandering a city — and the noisy trains weren't making things better.
"We've seen cats and dogs but never goats," Captain Jonathan Bobin, the commanding officer of this transit area, told ABC. "They were nervous and kept running from our personnel, but we were able to get them and take them off the tracks safely."
While it's unclear where the goats came from, it's very likely they had escaped a live market, where customers can choose an animal and pay to have him slaughtered for food. The cramped transport methods and keeping conditions at these facilities are highly stressful for the animals, which could have also contributed to the goats' skittish behavior.
The goats at the Animal Care Center in Brooklyn | Farm Sanctuary
As the rescue story unfolded, it captured the attention of residents across the city — including comedian Jon Stewart. As a close supporter of Farm Sanctuary, Stewart and his family stepped in to coordinate a home for the goats at the rescue's campus in Watkins Glen, New York.
The Stewarts helped transport the goats from the Animal Care Center in Brooklyn to the large animal hospital at Cornell University, where they're getting check ups and routine testing. The goats are safe and settling in, but their recovery will take time.
"They are both sick, which is what we see with the animals we get from the live markets," Susie Coston, national shelter director for Farm Sanctuary, told The Dodo. "Most are super stressed and frightened, which these boys are too."
Coston says the goats are wary of people due to their past — but that's about to change. They'll never be without a home again, and at the sanctuary, they'll get all the love and care they've gone so long without.
The goats eating hay at the veterinary hospital | Farm Sanctuary
"They are being checked now," Coston said, "and will then come to our Watkins Glen location, where we will keep them in quarantine until they are healthy enough to join our resident herds."
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