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Endorsement: Elect Rudisill in L.A. City Council District 11
Robin Rudisill is a candidate for the Los Angeles City Council in District 11.
By The Editorial Board | opinion@scng.com |
PUBLISHED: February 23, 2017 at 4:58 p.m. | UPDATED: September 1, 2017 at 12:17 p.m.
In Los Angeles City Council District 11, the coastal district that runs from Mulholland Drive on the north to Imperial Highway on the south and inland to the 405 Freeway, many residents are frustrated and angry over homelessness, rising crime, and gridlocked traffic that will be worsened by newly approved development.
Councilman Mike Bonin was elected in 2013 after the popular Bill Rosendahl stepped down due to illness. Bonin had served as Rosendahl's chief of staff for eight years, but even with that experience, Bonin has not lived up to his predecessor's commitment to his communities.
We endorse Robin Rudisill as the challenger with the most potential to bring needed change to city government for the residents of District 11.
Rudisill is an accountant and auditor, and a former chief financial officer for Bank of America in San Francisco. Her experience with financial and regulatory matters will bring refreshingly independent judgment to a council that has long deferred to the wishes of special interests when negotiating contracts and approving budgets.
Rudisill chaired the Land Use and Planning committee of the Venice Neighborhood Council, experience that will be helpful as the city works to update its General Plan, and she has been an advocate for the protection of the coast.
We think Rudisill should learn more about the tax and regulatory issues that are driving businesses out of Los Angeles and into neighboring cities. But even on issues where she lacks detailed knowledge, Rudisill is intelligent and cogent, and she speaks for city residents who feel that government doesn't work for the people anymore, that a pay-to-play culture has infected City Hall, and that no one is listening.
Venice community activist Mark Ryavec has raised important concerns about the impact of homelessness on neighborhoods. He says the city could do more with less money by using Proposition HHH funds to convert existing buildings to dormitory-style transitional housing. His ideas deserve consideration.
Bonin, who skipped a Feb. 16 debate with his opponents, told us the biggest challenge in the job is to "be accessible" and "get out of the bubble."
A run-off election in May should help with that.
We recommend a vote for Robin Rudisill in District 11.
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Q: MDADM Raid 0 won't mount: one drive has bad superblock I'm quite new in the world of Linux and software-raid but I encountered a problem in which I hope you guys can help me.
Few days ago the system was not shutdown properly and when I booted the mdadm software raid wouldn't mount anymore and I got an error which stated that /dev/sdb1 (which is part of my raid 0 array) has a bad superblock. I decided to ignore mounting the since my system doesn't depend on it. So i could login and do some tests.
My array contains two disks (sdb1 and sde1) which are set in RAID0. Both drives are identical.
When i run fsck /dev/sdb1 I get the error that my superblock has more blocks then the physical drive.
$ fsck /dev/sdb1
fsck from util-linux 2.20.1
e2fsck 1.42 (29-Nov-2011)
The filesystem size (according to the superblock) is 488380672 blocks
The physical size of the device is 244190390 blocks
Either the superblock or the partition table is likely to be corrupt!
Abort<y>?

My other drive seemed to be OK, but now I get the following error, i assume it has to do with sdb1 missing
$ fsck /dev/sde1
fsck from util-linux 2.20.1
fsck: fsck.linux_raid_member: not found
fsck: error 2 while executing fsck.linux_raid_member for /dev/sde1

In fdisk all seems to be okay, or at least as they we're before..
$ fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders, total 390721968 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000a091a

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *        2048      499711      248832   83  Linux
/dev/sda2          501758   390721535   195109889    5  Extended
/dev/sda5          501760   390721535   195109888   8e  Linux LVM

Disk /dev/mapper/Server1-root: 193.6 GB, 193646821376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 23542 cylinders, total 378216448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/mapper/Server1-root doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/mapper/Server1-swap_1: 2143 MB, 2143289344 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 260 cylinders, total 4186112 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/mapper/Server1-swap_1 doesn't contain a valid partition table

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdb'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
78 heads, 63 sectors/track, 397542 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000300

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1            2048  1953525167   976761560   fd  Linux raid autodetect

Disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
24 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1292014 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdc1            2048  1953525167   976761560   83  Linux

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdd'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/sdd: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
81 heads, 63 sectors/track, 191411 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdd1            2048   976773167   488385560   83  Linux

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sde'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/sde: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
78 heads, 63 sectors/track, 397542 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000300

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sde1            2048  1953525167   976761560   fd  Linux raid autodetect

When i run dumpe2fs /dev/sdb1 i get:
dumpe2fs 1.42 (29-Nov-2011)
Filesystem volume name:   <none>
Last mounted on:          /media/raid0
Filesystem UUID:          52e0e3eb-40d7-49fa-9b35-be6513a782d2
Filesystem magic number:  0xEF53
Filesystem revision #:    1 (dynamic)
Filesystem features:      ext_attr resize_inode dir_index filetype extent flex_bg sparse_super large_file huge_file uninit_bg dir_nlink extra_isize
Filesystem flags:         signed_directory_hash
Default mount options:    (none)
Filesystem state:         not clean with errors
Errors behavior:          Continue
Filesystem OS type:       Linux
Inode count:              122101760
Block count:              488380672
Reserved block count:     4883806
Free blocks:              166355414
Free inodes:              121871448
First block:              0
Block size:               4096
Fragment size:            4096
Reserved GDT blocks:      907
Blocks per group:         32768
Fragments per group:      32768
Inodes per group:         8192
Inode blocks per group:   512
RAID stride:              128
RAID stripe width:        256
Flex block group size:    16
Filesystem created:       Sun Apr 22 21:57:36 2012
Last mount time:          Thu May  3 00:01:08 2012
Last write time:          Tue May  8 20:33:15 2012
Mount count:              24
Maximum mount count:      35
Last checked:             Sun Apr 22 21:57:36 2012
Check interval:           15552000 (6 months)
Next check after:         Fri Oct 19 21:57:36 2012
Lifetime writes:          1809 GB
Reserved blocks uid:      0 (user root)
Reserved blocks gid:      0 (group root)
First inode:              11
Inode size:           256
Required extra isize:     28
Desired extra isize:      28
Default directory hash:   half_md4
Directory Hash Seed:      54b59b52-4cfc-4bea-8c5a-5fc730317f4f
Journal backup:           inode blocks

And a whole bunch of these:
Group 0: (Blocks 0-32767) [ITABLE_ZEROED]
  Checksum 0x6848, unused inodes 0
  Primary superblock at 0, Group descriptors at 1-117
  Reserved GDT blocks at 118-1024
  Block bitmap at 1025 (+1025), Inode bitmap at 1041 (+1041)
  Inode table at 1057-1568 (+1057)
  23517 free blocks, 8182 free inodes, 1 directories

When i run cat /proc/mdstat i get:
Personalities : [linear] [multipath] [raid0] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [raid10]
md0 : inactive sdb[0](S)
      976761560 blocks super 1.2

md127 : inactive sde1[1](S)
      976760536 blocks super 1.2

unused devices: <none>

So all of the sudden I have two raid arrays now...
I've tried the method mentioned in this topic where they suggest to use backup sectors. But no luck, the error about a superblock larger then the physical drive persists.
Can you guys help me? I'm quite scared I lost my data now..
Edit: contents of mdadm.conf file added
# mdadm.conf
#
# Please refer to mdadm.conf(5) for information about this file.
#

# by default (built-in), scan all partitions (/proc/partitions) and all
# containers for MD superblocks. alternatively, specify devices to scan, using
# wildcards if desired.
#DEVICE partitions containers

# auto-create devices with Debian standard permissions
CREATE owner=root group=disk mode=0660 auto=yes

# automatically tag new arrays as belonging to the local system
HOMEHOST <system>

# instruct the monitoring daemon where to send mail alerts
# MAILADDR

# definitions of existing MD arrays
#ARRAY /dev/md/0 metadata=1.2 UUID=7658dc76:c33da511:d40c5dee:c5d5143d name=Server1:0

# This file was auto-generated on Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:38:03 +0200
# by mkconf $Id$
ARRAY /dev/md/0 metadata=1.2 UUID=7658dc76:c33da511:d40c5dee:c5d5143d name=Server1:0
ARRAY /dev/md/0 metadata=1.2 UUID=3720f7a5:ae73fb52:deee0813:677105ae name=Server1:0

A: Stop running fsck on the raid members, there's not supposed to be a filesystem there and you could easily destroy the RAID superblock that is there.
There's something really wrong with your RAID setup to begin with, this is what your partition table should look like.

root@mark21:~# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 640.1 GB, 640135028736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77825 cylinders, total 1250263728 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0000ffc4

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1            2048  1240233983   620115968   fd  Linux raid autodetect

It looks like you formatted the SD device with a filesystem after you made it part of a RAID set, that's completely broken. You're supposed to format and use the MD device.

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HRW: Syria ballistic missiles killing children
A young Syrian boy poses for a picture between destroyed houses in the northern Syrian town of Azaz on April 21, 2013. (File photo: AFP)
AFP, Beirut Monday, 5 August 2013
Ballistic missiles used by the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad are killing many civilians, including children, an international rights group said on Monday.
These missiles "are hitting populated areas, causing large numbers of civilian deaths, including many children", said Human Rights Watch, which has investigated nine ballistic missile strikes that killed at least 215 people in six months.
Among those killed in nine attacks from February to July, 100 were children, said HRW, which has visited seven of the sites.
Such missiles have what the group described as a wide-area effect, and when used in populated areas cannot distinguish between civilian and military targets.
The New York-based watchdog said "military commanders, as a matter of policy, should not order the use of ballistic missiles in areas populated by civilians".
But the repeated use of such missiles in areas populated by civilians "strongly suggests that the military wilfully used methods of warfare incapable of distinguishing between civilians and combatants, a serious violation of international humanitarian law".
Many such missiles are being launched by the 155th Brigade in the Qalamun area northeast of Damascus, said HRW, echoing claims made by activists.
Citing the Military Balance 2011 publication of the International Institute of Strategic Studies, the group said the Syrian army stockpiles Scud missiles, variants of Scud missiles, SS-21 Tochka missiles, and Luna-M missiles.
HRW meanwhile cited the testimonies of activists and residents at the sites of several ballistic missile attacks.
After one such strike on Al-Nairab in the northern city of Aleppo, an activist who spoke to HRW said a whole family had been killed.
"He said that Hassan Yassin, his wife, and their seven children, all minors, died in the attack. Yassin and his family were at home during the attack, he said," the group reported.
Syria's war has killed more than 100,000 people, most of them civilians, the UN says. Millions more have been forced by violence to flee their homes.
Last Update: Monday, 5 August 2013 KSA 11:43 - GMT 08:43
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Ban Ki-moon Condemns Egypt Violence
Selah Hennessy | London February 02, 2011
As rival groups clashed in Egypt's capital Wednesday, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called violence against peaceful protesters "unacceptable" Mr. Ban spoke alongside Britain's Prime Minister in London as they called for speedy political reform.
Mr. Ban spoke Wednesday in London:
"I am deeply concerned at the continuing violence in Egypt," said Ban Ki-moon. "I once again urge restraint to all the sides. An unacceptable situation is happening. Any attack against the peaceful demonstrators is unacceptable and I strongly condemn it."
Supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak clashed Wednesday with those who want the long-time leader to step down right away.
Mr. Mubarak said Tuesday that he will leave in September when his term ends. But many protesters who have rallied in Egypt for over a week say that is not soon enough.
Standing beside Mr. Ban in London was British Prime Minister David Cameron, who said the clashes on Cairo's streets show there can be no delay on political reform.
"They underline the need for political reform and frankly for that political reform to be accelerated and happen quickly," said David Cameron. "We need to see a clear road map for that political reform so that people in Egypt can have confidence that their aspirations for a more democratic future with greater rights is met."
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for political transition to start without delay and a spokesperson for the German government said it hopes for a "speedy transition".
They have not made an outright call for Mr. Mubarak to step down.
Middle East and North Africa analyst with the London-based research group Chatham House, Nadim Shehadi says European leaders, like many around the world, are worried about the stability of Egypt - long an important ally of many western governments.
"If you look at Iraq now compared to Egypt, Iraq looks much more stable because at least in Iraq you know there is a crisis, you know what the factors are, you know there is a process to resolve it: the risks are more or less known," said Nadim Shehadi. "Whereas in Egypt, two weeks ago - barely two weeks ago - you would have thought that Egypt was the most stable country in the region."
The European Union has close ties to Egypt through a partnership that spans the Mediterranean and aims to promote prosperity and stability in the region.
A spokesperson for the European Commission said the E.U. executive branch is ready to step up its assistance to Egypt.
Shehadi says Europe has itself gone through major transitions in recent decades and it has the tools and experience to help Egypt move forward.
"Europe is in going to be in a strong position because of the experience and the knowhow and because assistance from Europe is more acceptable and less controversial than assistance from the United States," he said.
EU leaders are expected to debate the implications of recent demonstrations across North Africa during a meeting Friday in Brussels.


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but as far as i know everyone in JCS is alright and their internet is still up although i have not heard much. So it is probably a good thing I am not going back this summer.
We are still yet to do Ju-hee's visa for the Uk but we plan to go next week so please pray that will be done quickly and the same for hanna's registration details.


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I definitely experienced a bit of culture shock when I flew from Phnom Penh to Singapore and saw this recycling display in the airport. There is recycling in Cambodia, but their methods of collection are pretty different.
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After extensively searching the internet for solutions and trying various 'fixes', I've decided to post my issue on here as the problem has beaten me.
So I booted my computer on the 19th of October and as I am halfway through typing my password into Windows, my keyboard stops 'working'. I check to see if its a hardware issue and plug it into my laptop. The keyboard is perfectly fine. So I reboot and try again noticing how the numlock turns off as Windows loads.
I have tried uninstalling the keyboard drivers so that they would reinstall them, however this has made it so I now have no keyboard tab in the device manager now and no HID Keyboard driver. I have also tried fixing the problem in two different ways in regedit. One by adding the missing UpperFilters file and the other method was suggested by Windows online help which in short then also prevented my mouse working (was to delete a certain file), until I restored it in the F8 menu to a restore point.
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#JusticeForLucca Trends After Unarmed Black Teen Is Brutally Beaten By Florida Police
Josh Sanchez | Apr 20, 2019 9:08 pm | Sep 30, 2020 1:25 pm
#JusticeForLucca has begun trending on social media after a video showing two Florida police officers beating a black teen by banging his head against the pavement. The video shows blood splattered across Lucca's face after the beating by Broward County Officers Christopher Krickovich and Greg LaCerra.
Lucca was beaten and pepper sprayed before being arrested. Another teen was also arrested in the incident. One was charged with simple assault and resisting arrest without violence; the other was reportedly released to his mom, as he had no criminal history, according to Heavy.com.
The video took place near J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, Florida.
15 yr old Black boy, Lucca picked up a cell phone that fell out of the pocket of a Black boy who was being arrested. In response @browardsheriff officers Christopher Krickovich & Greg LaCerra pepper sprayed, brutally beat, and arrested him.
He broke no laws.#JusticeForLucca pic.twitter.com/RQLj38GYGN
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) April 20, 2019
Twitter user Markese Ture shared his side of the story in an Instagram post.
"He's a kind, sweet soul. He bent down to pick up the cell phone of another boy who was also wrongly arrested," he wrote. "When he stood up, the officer sprayed his face with pepper spray then proceeded to brutally assault him. These kids were gathered at a local McDonald's after school when police showed up. Lucca broke no laws. Was unarmed. Non-violent.
"Police then charged HIM with assault on an officer and resisting arrest. Neither, as you can see, are true. These are Broward County Sheriffs Christopher Krickovich & Sgt. Greg LaCerra."
Photos showed a battered Lucca after the arrest.
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Krickovich has since been forced to surrender his gun and a badge as the incident is reviewed. Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony vowed to take appropriate measures.
"I wanted to assure you that this incident is being conducted under a thorough investigation. We will look at this as a fact-finding measure to ensure that we hold folks accountable," Tony said in the video, via the Miami Herald. "Over the next few days, this may take some time for us to look thoroughly into. But understand that we will be transparent, and if folks need to be held accountable, it shall be done."
Sheriff Gregory Tony is committed to accountability in every case and at all times. We vow to conduct an open, transparent and thorough investigation into the incident that occurred April 18 in Tamarac. The deputy has been placed on restrictive administrative assignment. pic.twitter.com/9i4LPY4aGl
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) April 19, 2019
Among those who have voiced their support for Lucca were Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.
"What the hell is wrong with our country? This is insane yet routine," Kerr wrote. "So demoralizing."
So wrong!! Hurts me to my soul!! To think that could be my sons. 🤦🏾♂😢. Scary times man https://t.co/tRxk6sV7sb
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How Private Equity Can Address TCFD and Climate Change
David Korngold
Director, Transformation
David partners with corporate boards, executives, and investors to develop high-impact sustainability strategies. As part of BSR's Transformation team, he co-leads engagement with boards of directors to promote effective board governance and leadership ambition on sustainability.
Having previously led BSR's Financial Services team, David continues to work closely with financial companies on sustainability, ESG integration, and impact investing. David has led engagements in nearly all of BSR's focus areas and major industry groups. This includes leading climate scenarios workshops with boards, creating net-zero road maps for investment firms, designing and operationalizing a leading impact investing fund, conducting materiality assessments, undertaking human rights impact assessments, and co-authoring research on topics like ESG for emerging public companies and responsible investment policies for private equity firms.
Before joining BSR, David worked in strategy and management consulting at Bain & Company.
David holds a BA in History from Amherst College.
In the face of mounting global climate action and inquiries from institutional investors, private equity firms should anticipate that addressing climate change will move from being an emerging interest to a fundamental expectation—just as it has for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.
We are in the midst of a new era of climate action. The UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) recently announced that reporting based on the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) will become mandatory for PRI signatories. The proposal for a Green New Deal is expanding the boundaries of the US political conversation. More companies are making commitments to science-based targets for emissions reductions, and in December, investors managing $32 trillion in assets called on governments to accelerate climate action.
The upshot for private equity firms is this: It is imperative to better understand, manage, and disclose climate risks and opportunities in your investments. While some call for firms to conduct carbon footprinting for their entire portfolios, others in the industry have expressed concerns that such an undertaking would be resource-intensive and of unclear value. Firms should consider how climate trends affect their investments, not just in terms of flood risk or energy costs, but in terms of the technologies they use, the products they source, and the labor forces they employ.
So the question arises: What courses of action will help private equity firms address climate risks and opportunities in an actionable, meaningful way? BSR suggests two types of approach.
TCFD Maturity in Climate Management
Private equity firms should be in the business of building better managed, more valuable companies. That same objective applies in responding to climate change: Private equity firms should engage with portfolio companies to ensure that all parties can effectively understand and manage climate risks and opportunities. Further, firms should be able to demonstrate such an understanding to investors and stakeholders in relation to the TCFD framework. Firms can do this by applying similar approaches as have been used to address other ESG topics, such as responsible sourcing.
Major steps to improve TCFD maturity in climate management would include:
Assessing portfolio companies' exposure to climate risks and opportunities using simple, open-source tools to evaluate physical and transition risk (e.g. the Climate Policy Tracker for Business, developed by BSR)
Evaluating companies' climate maturity using the TCFD framework
Mapping climate exposure vs. maturity for the portfolio to identify the most significant sources of climate risk, the highest priority companies, and the most common gaps in practice
Using the results to inform firm-level reporting and to enable portfolio companies to report their own information
Providing guidance, resources, and tools to improve practices for high-priority companies and topics (e.g. sample policies, data sources, and position descriptions)
By using such an approach, private equity firms can avoid more academic exercises and use the TCFD framework to support practical actions, meaningful reporting, and improved business outcomes.
Strategic Foresight and TCFD Climate Scenario Analysis
Given the uncertainty surrounding the cascading impacts of climate change, as well as society's collective response to the issue, the TCFD has recommended that all firms undertake "climate scenarios analysis" to assess their exposure to a range of climate-related risks and opportunities and enhance their strategic resilience. To derive the true benefit of this methodology, climate scenario analysis should not treat global temperature increase (e.g. 2 degrees vs. 4 degrees) in isolation or as a one-dimensional quantitative calculation.
Unlike forecasts or predictions, scenarios describe multiple plausible futures that may confront a business. Scenario analysis offers a multidimensional perspective that examines how inter-related social, technological, economic, environmental, political, and business factors can drive highly divergent outcomes, with profoundly different impacts on investments. These additional dimensions of information transform scenario analysis from a dry accounting task to a robust, generative activity with major strategic implications, as was illustrated in BSR's Doing Business in 2030 report.
Scenario planning is a prudent undertaking for current portfolio companies. By assessing companies against relevant scenarios, a firm can better understand the potential impacts of climate change and other related factors; optimize company governance, strategy, risk management, and measurement; protect against future risk and pursue future opportunities; and report on findings to key stakeholders.
Strategic foresight may be even more exciting for assessing future investment opportunities. By exploring multiple plausible futures, scenarios can help companies and investors move beyond present-day thinking, envision disruptive new possibilities, and be proactive in seizing emerging opportunities. Furthermore, unlike large players within industry, private equity investors have the advantage of being able to act quickly to integrate lessons into their investing decisions without major damage to their incumbent interests.
As climate impacts become increasingly material and the pace of change in climate action and expectations increases, it is critical for private equity firms to begin acting now. Through pragmatic, strategic approaches, there are valuable opportunities for firms to ask the big questions on climate change and begin taking action, both to support the long-term success of their investments and the economic, social, and environmental imperatives for climate action.
COP15: A Historic Deal to Halt Biodiversity Loss by 2030


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Les biens funéraires étaient déposés dans les tombes et les puits funéraires du Moyen Empire d'Égypte. Ils comprenaient une grande variété de scènes, comme des bateaux, des greniers, des scènes de cuisson et de brassage et des scènes de boucherie.

Prédynastique, premières dynasties et Ancien Empire

Les modèles en poterie et en ivoire des périodes prédynastiques et du début des dynasties sont rares, mais on a trouvé des objets et des scènes similaires à ceux des modèles plus tardifs, comme les greniers.

Une figurine de bétail en argile a été découverte à El Amra.

Au cours de l'Ancien Empire, des modèles en calcaire de personnages prenant part à diverses activités telles que tamiser, former des gâteaux, s'occuper d'un four à pain, filtrer la bière, préparer des jarres à bière, cuire ou faire des ragoût de viande, dépecer une vache et porter des pots ou des sacs, jouer de la harpe, ainsi que plusieurs modèles de bateaux en bois ont été trouvés dans des sépultures d'élite. Les modèles pouvaient être enterrés à l'extérieur de la tombe ou dans les niches à serdab et à statues à l'intérieur de la tombe. Après le règne de , ces modèles sont de plus en plus présents dans les sépultures d'élite et en plus grand nombre.

Première Période intermédiaire et Moyen Empire
Les modèles de la Première Période intermédiaire étaient en bois et représentaient généralement deux ou plusieurs figures humaines attachées à un socle dans une scène. La plupart des modèles funéraires actuels proviennent du Moyen Empire, où non seulement leur nombre a augmenté mais aussi leur variété et leurs fonctions. Ces modèles pouvaient être trouvés dans la chapelle funéraire, par exemple la tombe de Nakhti à Assiout, dans les niches et les puits au sol, ou dans la chambre funéraire. Ceux trouvés dans la chambre funéraire étaient orientés vers les directions cardinales, et pouvaient être à la fois sur le dessus du cercueil et sur le sol à côté de lui. Ces modèles peuvent généralement être regroupés en bateaux, production alimentaire, artisans et ateliers, et autres (soldats, scribes, modèles de maison, inspection du bétail et hommes tenant une chaise à porteurs). La plupart des modèles sont des représentations tridimensionnelles de scènes courantes que l'on trouve sur les murs des chapelles funéraires. Par exemple, les greniers sont représentés sur les murs sud des chambres funéraires de l'Ancien Empire, ainsi que sur les pieds des cercueils du Moyen Empire.

Certains des modèles les plus connus sont les vingt-quatre modèles en bois provenant de la tombe de Méketrê (TT280), qui se trouvent maintenant au Musée égyptien du Caire et au Metropolitan Museum of Art à New York. La plus grande collection de modèles a été trouvée dans la tombe 10A de Djehoutynakht et son épouse, également appelée Djehoutynakht, à Deir el-Bersha lors des fouilles de 1915 de l'université Harvard et du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Boston, qui comprenaient quelque cinquante-huit modèles de bateaux et près de trois douzaines de modèles de la vie quotidienne. Ces modèles sont maintenant au Musée des Beaux-Arts de Boston.

Fin du Moyen Empire et Nouvel Empire

Sous le règne de , l'utilisation de maquettes en bois dans les tombes décline et on n'en trouve plus. Cependant, plusieurs maquettes de bateaux ont été retrouvées dans des sépultures royales du Nouvel Empire, notamment celle de Toutânkhamon. La flottille de Toutânkhamon comprenait trente-cinq bateaux. D'autres maquettes notables du Nouvel Empire sont les bateaux de la reine  à Dra Abou el-Naga, dont un en or avec des figures en argent et un autre entièrement en argent.

Modèles réduits de bateaux
Le Nil était très important dans l'Égypte antique car il permettait l'agriculture, le commerce et les voyages. Comme pour d'autres types de modèles, les peintures murales des tombes à partir de l'Ancien Empire comportaient fréquemment des images de bateaux, avec des scènes de fabrication de bateaux, de pèlerinages à Abydos pour les jours de fête, de transport du cercueil, d'activités sportives et autres. Les modèles réduits de bateaux sont classés en sept types :

 Type  : Bateau de rivière à coupe carrée, deux gouvernails (Ancien Empire).
 Type  : Bateau fluvial à poupe incurvée et à gouvernail unique (Moyen Empire)
 Type  : Bateau de marais, radeau de papyrus (période prédynastique)
 Type  : Bateau en bois de type papyrus (de l'Ancien au Moyen Empire)
 Type  : Écorce funéraire de forme papyrus (Moyen Empire)
 Type  : Écorce solaire d'origine structurelle incertaine (Moyen Empire)
 Type  : Écorces divines (Toutes périodes)
Au Moyen Empire, les modèles de bateaux à voile et à rames (type  ou ) étaient généralement trouvés par paires, l'un à rames indiquant un voyage vers le nord, l'autre à voile indiquant un voyage vers le sud[9].

Notes et références

Bibliographie

 Jones, Dilwyn (1990), Model boats from the tomb of Tutʻankhamūn, Oxford, Griffith Institute, , .
 George Andrew Reisner, (1913), Models of ships and boats, Le Caire, Institut français d'archéologie orientale
 Angela M. J. Tooley, « Models », dans The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, Oxford University Press, 2001. , .
 Angela M. J. Tooley, (1995), Egyptian models and scenes, Princes Risborough, Shire, .

Index égyptologique
Antiquité égyptienne

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NiemanLab, a part of journalism requirements group Nieman Foundation, questioned if a startup like Honeycomb might persuade customers to mine cryptocurrency with their mobiles and donate it to information organizations.
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Os macabeus (do hebraico מכבים ou מקבים, makabim ou maqabim, "martelos"; em grego: Μακκαβαῖοι, ) foram os integrantes de um exército rebelde judeu que assumiu o controle de partes da Terra de Israel, até então um Estado-cliente do Império Selêucida. Os macabeus fundaram a dinastia dos Hasmoneus, que governou de 164 a 37 a.C., reimpuseram a religião judaica, expandiram as fronteiras de Israel e reduziram no país a influência da cultura helenística.

Seu membro mais conhecido foi Judas Macabeu, assim apelidado devido à sua força e determinação.

Os macabeus durante anos lideraram o movimento que levou à independência da Judeia, e que reconsagrou o Templo de Jerusalém, que havia sido profanado pelos gregos. Após a independência, os hasmoneus deram origem à linhagem real que governou Israel até sua subjugação pelo domínio romano em 37 a.C..

Início da revolta
Com a proibição em 167 a.C. da prática do judaísmo pelo decreto de Antíoco IV e com a introdução do culto do Zeus Olímpico no Templo de Jerusalém, muitos judeus que decidem resistir a esta assimilação acabam sendo perseguidos e mortos. Conforme escrito em 1 Macabeus 1:56-64 :

"Quanto aos livros da Torá, os que lhes caíam nas mãos eram rasgados e lançados ao fogo. Onde quer que se encontrasse, em casa de alguém, um livro da Aliança ou se alguém se conformasse à Torá, o decreto real o condenava à morte. Na sua prepotência assim procediam, contra Israel, com todos aqueles que fossem descobertos, mês por mês, nas cidades. No dia vinte e cinco de cada mês ofereciam-se sacrifícios no altar levantado por sobre o altar dos holocaustos. Quanto às mulheres que haviam feito circuncidar seus filhos, eles, cumprindo o decreto, as executavam com os mesmo filhinhos pendurados a seus pescoços, e ainda com seus familiares e com aqueles que haviam operado a circuncisão. Apesar de tudo, muitos em Israel ficaram firmes e se mostraram irredutíveis em não comerem nada de impuro. Eles aceitaram antes morrer que contaminar-se com os alimentos e profanar a Aliança sagrada, como de fato morreram. Foi sobremaneira grande a ira que se abateu sobre Israel".

Entre os judeus que permanecem fiéis à Torá, está o sacerdote Matatias, chamado de Hasmoneu devido ao nome do patriarca de sua linhagem (Hasmon). Recusando-se a servir no templo profanado, Matatias se exila com sua família em sua propriedade em Modin. Matatias tem cinco filhos: João, Simão, Judas, Eleazar e Jônatas. Convocados para os sacrifícios sacrílegos, Matatias acaba matando o emissário real e um sacerdote que se propõe a oficiar os sacrifícios. Convoca então os judeus fiéis à Torá e foge com seus filhos para as montanhas, iniciando o movimento de resistência contra o domínio estrangeiro, destruindo altares, circuncidando meninos à força e recuperando a Torá das mãos dos gentios.

Judas Macabeu
Matatias morre em 166 a.C., e seu filho Judas assume a liderança da resistência. Judas desenvolve técnicas de guerrilha, que vence as contínuas tropas selêucidas enviadas. Apesar de alguns explicarem tal como "intervenção divina", Antíoco também tinha de se preocupar com outras revoltas em seu império. Em 164 a.C., Judas e seus homens conseguem tomar Jerusalém e rededicar o Templo, no que ficaria conhecida como a Festa de Chanucá.

"No dia vinte e cinco do nono mês - chamado Casleu - do ano cento e quarenta e oito, eles se levantaram de manhã cedo e ofereceram um sacrifício, segundo as prescrições da Lei, sobre o novo altar dos holocaustos que haviam construído. Exatamente no mês e no dia em que os gentios o tinham profanado, foi o altar novamente consagrado com cânticos e ao som de cítaras, harpas e címbalos (…) E Judas, com seus irmãos e toda a assembleia de Israel, estabeleceu que os dias da dedicação do altar seriam celebrados a seu tempo, cada ano, durante oito dias, a partir do dia vinte e cinco do mês de Casleu, com júbilo e alegria". (1 Macabeus 4:52-54,59)

Com a morte de Antíoco IV em 164 a.C., a luta de resistência prossegue contra Antíoco V (164-162 a.C.), seu filho, e o regente Lísias e, a seguir, contra Demétrio I Sóter (161-150 a.C.).

Dinastia Hasmoneia
Com a morte de Judas, a liderança da família e da revolta contra o Império Selêucida passa para o seu irmão Jônatas. Jônatas faz vários acordos e alianças com vários países, como Esparta e inclusive com a potência da época, a República Romana, para que fosse reconhecido a situação de Israel como nação livre perante o império selêucida. Jônatas prossegue com a revolta, até que no ano de 153 a.C. ganha o cargo de sumo sacerdote de Israel por decreto de Alexandre Balas, rei selêucida. Jônatas se aliara a Alexandre, na tentativa deste de usurpar o trono de Demétrio I Sóter. Quando Alexandre consegue o trono, ele recompensa Jônatas, a qual permite governar quase que com total independência a Judeia. Entretanto, o rei sucessor de Alexandre, o rei Antíoco VI, torna-se hostil aos judeus, o que provoca nova guerra, dessa vez liderada por Simão, irmão de Jônatas e atual sumo sacerdote.

Por fim, a real independência da Judeia vem no governo de João Hircano I, filho de Simão, que se tornou sumo sacerdote e foi coroado rei da Judeia. João Hircano ainda enfrentou uma nova tentativa de invasão do Império Selêucida sob o comando do rei Antíoco VII. De acordo com a lenda, o rei João Hircano I, abriu o sepulcro do Rei Davi e de lá retirou três mil talentos, que entregou a Sideta para que esse poupasse Jerusalém. Antíoco, então, atacou a Pártia, apoiado pelos judeus, e, por um curto tempo, recuperou a Mesopotâmia, Babilônia e a região dos Medos, antes de cair em uma emboscada e ser morto por Fraates II de Pártia. O reino Selêucida, então, se restringiu à Síria. Com isso a independência da Judeia como um reino independente sob a dinastia Hasmoneia é assegurada.

Durante o reinado de João Hicarno I e de Alexandre Janeu, há uma expansão do reino judeu, que incorpora regiões importantes da Palestina, como Mádaba, Samega, Siquém, Adora, Marisa e a Idumeia. Nesse processo, há uma judaização forçada das populações de idumeus conquistados. Por essa época é que surgem os três grandes partidos políticos da Judeia: Fariseus, Saduceus e os Essênios. As crueldades cometidas por João Hircano I contra as cidades conquistadas e as populações forçadamente judaizadas provocam a primeira reação dos Fariseus contra os governantes Macabeus. A partir deste momento João Hircano I alia-se aos saduceus e rompe com os fariseus. Durante os próximos reinados, de Alexandre Janeu (103-76 a.c) e de Aristóbulo I (104-103 a.c), os governantes Hasmoneus se apoiam nos Saduceus contra os Fariseus. Entretanto, durante o reinado da rainha Salomé Alexandra (76-66 a.c), há uma aproximação da monarca com o partido Fariseu, em detrimento dos Saduceus.

Declínio hasmoneu e subjugação romana
A relativa independência dos judeus termina com a ascensão de Aristóbulo II ao trono. Seu irmão, João Hircano II, inicia uma guerra civil que termina com a intervenção do general romano Pompeu no ano de 63 a.C., sob o pretexto de pacificar a região. Pompeu coloca Hircano II como sumo sacerdote, entretanto lhe retira o título real e transforma a Judeia em um reino cliente subordinado a um procurador romano. No ano de 37 a.C., Marco António executa Antígono e entrega o trono da Judeia a Herodes, o Grande, um príncipe idumeu filho do procurador romano, Antipater. Para se legitimar no trono, Herodes se casa com Mariana, a única filha e herdeira do sumo sacerdote Hasmoneu Antigono, filho de Aristóbulo II. Entretanto, com medo de conspirações por parte da elite judaica e dos seus filhos com Mariana, manda executar a esposa e acusa seus filhos, Alexandre e Aristóbulo IV de alta traição, que são julgados e executados em 7 a.C..

Lista de reis e governantes hasmoneus
 Judas Macabeu - 164-160 a.C. - Lidera a sua família e os rebeldes contra o Império Selêucida.
 Jônatas Macabeu - 160-143 a.C. - Governou como sumo sacerdote.
 Simão Macabeu - 142-134 a.C. - Governou como sumo sacerdote.
 João Hircano I - 134-104 a.C.
 Aristóbulo I - 104-103 a.C.
 Alexandre Janeu - 103-76 a.C. - Primeiro Hasmoneu a tomar o título de rei, além de sumo sacerdote.
 Salomé Alexandra - 76-66 a.C.
 Aristóbulo II - 66-63 a.C. - Deposto pelos romanos. Seu irmão, João Hircano II, foi feito sumo sacerdote em seu lugar.
 João Hircano II - 63-40 a.C. - Colocado no governo como sumo sacerdote pelos romanos.
 Antígono - 40-37 a.C. - Deposto pelos romanos, foi eleito Herodes, o Grande como rei da Judeia.

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Imelda Marcos is plain and simple a – Marcos, that is why critics need to see her in jail.
Imelda, a former Minister of Human Settlements, was convicted by the Sandiganbayan of seven counts of graft due to her "financial interests and participation in the management of private foundations in Switzerland" when she served as a Cabinet official during the presidency of her late husband- former President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Mr. Rigoberto Tiglao, resident columnist of the Manila Times, also a former cabinet official during the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo gave a different take on the whole conviction of Imelda Marcos vis-à-vis the eagerness of the yellow "dilawans" and the communists to see her suffer behind bars.
He said that those who want to put the 89-year old Imelda in jail might not have any idea of the mental and physical torture of incarceration.
Tiglao also laments, that because of the constant barrage of the Communist Party, brain washing the country – that everything that is Marcos is bad and terrible has damaged as a nation, it has deprived the common Filipino to appreciate and be thankful for all the projects and policies that was implemented or created during the Marcos years that up until now, we are using and still benefiting from it.
But I also indirectly owe my life to Imelda. The hospital where I had my surgery was the Philippine Heart Center. Tiglao added.
The Heart Center was built during the Marcos time, it was said to be Imelda's pet project.
Tiglao also wrote that former President Cory Aquino allegedly ordered to change the name of every hospital in the country that would remind people of the Marcoses.


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Sunshine Goat Show brightens up kids' faces
By Autumn Childress |
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) -- On Thursday, seven kids were given the chance to do something that they've probably never done before.
Aubrey kissing a goat at the Relay for life
It's called the Sunshine Goat Show.
This Goat Show is for children with developmental disabilities and the kids were from Rockingham County and Harrisonburg City Schools.
The kids each showed their goats to a crowd of people and answered questions by a judge.
"I think the smile on the kids faces tells us everything," said Michael Diel, an organizer for the show.
At the end, each participant was given a ribbon and a huge round of applause from the audience.
Diehl said he hopes it's an experience that the kids won't soon forget.


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Q: How to connect MySQL google collab jupiter notebook Am trying to connect execute SQL query against MySQL DB using google collab Jupiter notebook by passing required host, DB, user,pwd, port details. Getting below error.
The SQL query was passed thru file while executing the query. please see the code below.
The same query was run successfully in local machine,getting issue while running the same query thru google collab Jupiter notebook with python script.
Before executing the query in the file, the drive was mounted successfully.

OperationalError: (2003, "Can't connect to MySQL server on 'my ip' (timed out)")

import pymysql
import pandas as PD

conn = pymysql.connect(
    host='my ip',
    port=3306,
    user="root",
    passwd='Password',
    db="my db")

query = open('./SQLfile.sql', 'r')

# connection == the connection to your database, in your case prob_db
df = pd.read_sql_query(query.read(),conn)
df.tail(10)

A: For those wondering, the modern version of Google Collab seems to support sqlalchemy, but not pymysql.

A: I am sorry I think it is somehow delayed answer but maybe help anyone it should be password, not passwd. If the problem still occurs please ensure this IP have the permission to access the database


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Ring Lost Nearly Two Decades Ago Resurfaces on Carrot
By Max EddyJan 2nd, 2012, 1:18 pm
This is just one of those perfectly serendipidious stories you love to hear about. In 1995, a Swedish woman named Lena Påhlsson set her custom-made white gold wedding ring aside as she did the traditional Christmas baking. Amidst the hustle and bustle the tiny treasure vanished, and after years of searching she and her husband Ola accepted that the ring was likely lost forever. That is until this year, when Lena found a surprise in her vegetable garden.
While harvesting carrots at the couple's home, Lena was shocked to find her long-lost ring encircling a small orange taproot. The experience apparently was so shocking that she let out a scream that startled her daughter. Ola told The Local:
"Our daughter Anna was at home at the time and she heard an almighty scream from the garden[.]"
The remarkable find caps off years of searching, which involved checking underneath the kitchen floorboards during a period of renovation. The going hypothesis is that the ring somehow got mixed in with the compost, and was eventually spread over the garden plot. However, Ola believes that the couple's sheep might have eaten the ring along with some table scraps. After working its way through the wooly beasts, he believes that the ring-laden manure was spread over the garden as fertilizer.
Though the Påhlsson family has been gardening for years, there had been no sign of the ring. However, this was apparently the first year the family cultivated carrots by simply throwing the seed at random across the garden, instead of in neat rows. Seriously, the layers of chance are getting ridiculous in this story.
Regardless of the astronomical odd against such an occurance, congratulations to the Påhlssons on their incredible discovery. Though the couple is no doubt happy to have their ring back, it will be some time before Lena wears it again. Apparently the intervening 17 years has caused Lena's fingers to widen somewhat, but it's nothing a quick resizing from a jeweler can't fix.
Now let's just hope that this ring isn't an evil sentient being that is hoping to be found and refuses to be lost. That would be just tragic, wouldn't it precious?
(story and image via The Local, via Daily What)
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A young girl seeks revenge against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, for the death of her father.
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Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
After four high school friends are involved in a hit-and-run road accident, they dispose of the body and vow to keep the incident a secret. A year later, they each start receiving anonymous letters bearing the warning "I Know What You Did Last Summer."
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.
Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
In 25 AD,Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners. Three years later and freed by a grateful Roman galley commander whom he has rescued from drowning, he becomes an expert charioteer for Rome, all the while plotting to return to Judea, find and rescue his family, and avenge himself on his former friend. All the while, the form and work of Jesus move in the background of his life...
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
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Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
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It was reckless behaviour from Poyet's Argentine assistant coach. Poyet was relatively philosophical about the loss.
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He added: 'There is no doubt about it. I have seen it. An instant like this you watch three or four times. When seen, it is half a yard outside the area. I am not going to get involved but it is an unbelievable situation.
Poyet refused to expand on his recent comments on the Patrice Evra-Luis Suarez racism row.
All is well for Southampton coach Nigel Adkins and his side, who have now won a remarkable 20 home matches on a run that goes back to defeat against Manchester United in the FA Cup on January 29.
If the first half lacked quality, the tempo of this south-coast derby changed dramatically and in favour of Adkins' team from the restart with Lambert's extraordinary treble inside 20 minutes.
The first goal was was the best of the afternoon when a peach of a pass from Frazer Richardson reached Lambert, who was lurking at the far post.
Steve Harper could not reach it and as a defender moved to intercept, Lambert - who had timed his leap well - headed a perfect opener for Southampton.
The second goal was far less satisfactory, certainly for Brighton to concede, when Lewis Dunk brought down Jose Fonte in attack.
Was the offence in or out of the box?
Referee Peter Walton checked his decision with his linesman and the penalty stood.
It was all too much for the Latin temperament of Taricco, who was red carded for arguing too long with the match official.
There were a couple of minutes delay before Lambert smashed number two powerfully home from the spot.
Brighton were by now a team in disarray, furious at the Gods who they clearly felt had deserted the visiting team abruptly.
Their black mood deepened when Lambert recorded his hat-trick and again from the penalty spot.
This time he was the architect of his own opportunity.
It was his powerful run that forced substitute Inigo Calderon to lunge at the striker a yard or two inside the 18 yard box.
Again there was real doubt about the validity of the decision. Right or wrong, it meant nothing and could not break Lambert's concentration.
He slammed the ball past Harper, only for the official to order a retake. No problem.
Lambert replaced the ball, waited and then drove it past Harper again.
With two progressive coaches in charge, the long ball game was definitely not on the agenda and barely seen all afternoon.
There is certainly no sign of Southampton's great run ending. On this showing, Brighton will do well to consolidate.


The market for mobile smart wearable devices will be worth $19 billion in half a decade's time. By 2018, the wearable gadgets industry will be making some serious profits.
Juniper Research has come up with its latest report which makes some predictions regarding wearable devices. These include consumer wearables, enterprise and industrial wearables, health wearables and last but not least armed forces wearables. Among the forecasts are: the quantity of smart wearables which are being exported; the foundations for them; the incoming profits for hardware and the service profits in millions.
The market forces, trends and hurdles are many. As for the shareholders, they have certain things to look forward to if they follow certain guidelines. And while this year the incoming revenues amounted to merely $1.4 billion for glasses and smart watches, look ahead five years in the future and you get a very different picture. It will be a hefty $19 billion worth of sales in 2018.
"It is worth observing that this change in adoption levels can also be attributable to heightened consumer awareness of wearable technology and a better visibility of product adoption, especially in the smart watch segment", added report author Nitin Bhas.
The gadgets can be included in two major categories: multimedia and entertainment gizmos and multifunctional contraptions. The level of competitive moves will only increase with the passage of time. Things are all set to get ever more complex and critical too.
Imitation and awareness are two watchwords that will play a crucial role in the adoption of wearable devices by the consumer base. Applications will further multiply and connectivity will become the order of the day in future times.
Firms such as Fitbit and FiLIP will prosper from the expansion of these wonderful wearable widgets in the times which are yet to come. While adoption on a massive scale is still a long way off, the various fields of endeavor in which this nascent technology can be applied are multifarious indeed.


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require_relative '../../../puppet_x/puppetlabs/kubernetes/provider'

Puppet::Type.type(:kubernetes_se_linux_options).provide(:swagger, :parent => PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Kubernetes::Provider) do

  mk_resource_methods

  def self.instance_to_hash(instance)
    {
    ensure: :present,
    name: instance.metadata.name,

        user: instance.user.respond_to?(:to_hash) ? instance.user.to_hash : instance.user,

        role: instance.role.respond_to?(:to_hash) ? instance.role.to_hash : instance.role,

        type: instance.type.respond_to?(:to_hash) ? instance.type.to_hash : instance.type,

        level: instance.level.respond_to?(:to_hash) ? instance.level.to_hash : instance.level,

    object: instance,
    }
  end

  def create
    Puppet.info("Creating kubernetes_se_linux_options #{name}")
    create_instance_of('se_linux_options', name, build_params)
  end

  def flush
   unless @property_hash.empty?
     unless resource[:ensure] == :absent
        flush_instance_of('se_linux_options', name, @property_hash[:object], build_params)
      end
    end
  end

  def destroy
    Puppet.info("Deleting kubernetes_se_linux_options #{name}")
    destroy_instance_of('se_linux_options', name)
    @property_hash[:ensure] = :absent
  end

  private
  def self.list_instances
    list_instances_of('se_linux_options')
  end

  def build_params
    params = {

        user: resource[:user],

        role: resource[:role],

        type: resource[:type],

        level: resource[:level],

    }
    params.delete_if { |key, value| value.nil? }
    params
  end
end

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Romney may sell rebuilt La Jolla Home
Home under construction has been shown to potential buyers
Construction continues on the La Jolla oceanfront home of Mitt Romney. There are reports that he might sell it.
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Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is considering selling his ocean front La Jolla home, despite nearing the completion of a rebuild project that has taken years.
Romney's attorney confirmed to U-T San Diego and La Jolla Light that the former governor of Massachusetts has hired a real estate broker to show the home at 311 Dunemere in La Jolla. The home, which Mitt and Ann Romney bought for $12 million in 2008, is not publicly listed. A project to tear down what was a 3,009 square-foot ranch house overlooking Marine Street Beach and build a two-story, 11,062 square-foot structure is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
"I can confirm that the home under construction has been shown to potential buyers," said Matthew Peterson, the Romneys' attorney, based in downtown San Diego. "No decision has been made to sell at this time. However, it is the Romney's expectation that if the home were to be sold, it would likely be best sold after it is completed."
The rebuild project, opposed by some in the historic La Jolla neighborhood called the Barber tract, included new retaining walls, a relocated driveway and a four-car garage with a lift. The entire project, and the lift, became politicized in the 2012 presidential election. While opponents of Romney used the project to paint Romney as a wealthy person who is out of touch, the Romney campaign said the family needed the extra room, and the lift, for their children and grandchildren.
Peterson declined to identify the broker, specify a price range or say whether any offers have been made.
Anthony Ciani, a La Jolla-based architect who led the opposition to the project, said in the past week he'd heard rumors about a broker showing the property. It came as a surprise to him, given that during the approval process Romney always stressed how important this particular home was to his family.
"He could have bought other nearby houses that were bigger and for less, and for less trouble sooner," Ciani said. "Supposedly the story was that it was really important to him, so this is a contradiction to that."
The California Coastal Commission rejected an appeal by Ciani in a 7-4 vote in October 2013. The original home was owned by former San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor and her late husband, Bob Peterson, founder of Jack in the Box restaurants. Actor Cliff Robertson once owned the famed Philip Barber house to the south.


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Cut the watermelon and feta cheese into cubes of approx. 2 cm and place in a bowl. Roast pine nuts in a frying pan until golden brown. For the dressing: squeeze out the lemon, mix the juice with garden vegetables bouillon, water, honey and olive oil. Wash the mint, pluck the leaves from the stems and cut into small pieces. Put the dressing and the mint over the melon cubes and mix. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with pine nuts. You can serve the salad on plates with sprinkled pine nuts and mint.


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You really do want to workout, but you don't know what to do when you get to the gym.
Your body just isn't the same anymore. There are aches and pains creeping up and your balance and flexibility could use some work too.
You want to be able to eat a normal "diet" and find a workout that will fit into your crazy schedule.
You're a successful, strong woman who get things done in every other aspect of your life, and you can't understand why, when it comes to weight loss, you can't seem to pull it together.
My name is Lisa Swanson, and I've been a personal trainer, nutritionist and health coach for over three decades.
I understand what you've been going through. I know how frustrating it is trying to fit your workouts in, or eat healthy when you feel you've barely got time to breathe.
I used to own 3 studios, along with having a husband, 2 kids, 3 dogs, and 3 cats. Life was hectic and busy. However I soon realized if I wanted to be happy and enjoy life, I had to take care of my health and body. It was non-negotiable.
The same applies to you. If you're going to keep up with the ever growing demands your position requires or enjoy a long and healthy retirement you need to start making changes NOW.
If you feel what you're doing isn't working, you may want to open your mind and seek other ways. The answer isn't glamorous and it's not a quick fix – but at 58 I'm living proof that eating healthy, feeling great and looking your best is possible at any age.
If you're reading this, chances are that you are ready to take the leap and do whatever it takes to achieve a better life. I have been there, done it and came out happy, so can you.
"I've worked with other trainers before and none of them combined my workouts, nutrition, and coaching the way Lisa does. I've lost over 25 lbs and couldn't be happier with my results."
Do you workout at home? the gym? On vacation? Easily track your workouts & nutrition anywhere to make sure you're on target with the individualized plan prepared for you. Complete with videos and instructions for all exercise.
Don't waste time on workouts that don't deliver results. I will custom design your programs to strategically get you to your goal without injury and while focusing on all aspects of physical fitness including weight loss, strength flexibility and core conditioning.
With access to your client portal and mobile app, results come easy!
We use the latest technology to save you time, keep you consistent with your workouts and nutrition, get you motivated through easy tracking tools and daily access to your coach. Communication is KEY to your results. When you work with Lisa, you get the attention you need even in between sessions.
Behavior Modification techniques to ensure your changes last!
Is this Right for you? Find out now by scheduling your FREE session today.