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By Stuart Power 2015-02-16T12:33:00.46Z
Five steps to better licence compliance
Licence compliance isn't sexy, but it is increasingly essential
Wide-eyed terror or a weary sigh – those are probably the most common reactions from IT managers whenever someone mentions licence compliance. Perhaps that's why in many organisations it's addressed as an afterthought, and managed on an ad hoc basis.
After all, it's not a sexy subject, and getting it wrong can put you on the wrong side of vendors, management and users, all at the same time. Not an enticing prospect!
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But it doesn't have to be that way. In fact, licence compliance can be transformed from a necessary but isolated and unrewarding operational task, into a holistic organisational process that delivers measureable value. All that's required is a fresh mind-set and the tools to back it up.
The first rule of optimal licence compliance management is to know exactly what you have. It sounds obvious, but organisations often get into trouble during vendor software audits because of a lack of visibility. They simply don't know what their employees are installing on their employer-owned devices – not to mention the personal smartphones and tablets that they also use at work.
Perhaps that isn't surprising when you look at the results of the 2013 BSA Global Software Survey. It revealed that only 35% of companies have written policies requiring the use of authorised software.
How do you establish that transparency in the first place, and then maintain it? The answer is to take a comprehensive approach to asset and lifecycle management that encompasses every device and piece of software within the organisation. This must be supported with a device and software detection infrastructure that can automatically find, scan and report back on device configuration and software installations.
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Enabling proactive compliance
If you are certain you have accounted for every device and application being used, you need to ensure that accountability is maintained for the long term. The best way of doing that is to automate licence requests and approvals, and to make licence compliance everyone's responsibility, rather than expect the IT department to manage everything manually.
The most efficient way of achieving this is to implement an enterprise app store through which users can request the devices and software they need, managers can approve the requests, and IT administrators can execute the deployment – all with a few clicks.
Once you have an established a baseline and can record every subsequent deployment within a centralised system, it becomes much easier to track licence usage and expiry, detect unauthorised hardware and software, and take remedial action before any damage is caused.
The value of a holistic approach
On average, organisations that take this kind of integrated approach to licence management see a rapid financial return of up to 30% of their previous licence expenditure.
This is achieved through the elimination or non-renewal of unused, underutilised or unnecessary software. Operational costs are also significantly reduced through the automation of licence management tasks, and IT personnel are freed up to spend time working on more valuable projects that contribute to organisational goals.
When compliance can be achieved more efficiently and accurately, the risk of being penalised by vendors when they conduct audits is also greatly reduced. And finally, because users have more say in which software and devices they are given, they become more productive and less prone to using unauthorised solutions.
So, you're convinced. You finally want to exercise proper control over all your licencing obligations. Where do you start? We believe there are five essential success factors to be aware of, whichever technology licence management solution you choose.
1. Set up the project correctly
Defined goals, senior management buy-in and a project team with clear roles and responsibilities are a fundamental requirement.
2. Get the organisation in tune
Consistently accurate master data is essential for precise licence management, as are well-defined technical and contractual processes, and polices that set out licence compliance responsibilities across the entire workforce.
3. Prepare your technical foundation
Selecting a software management (SAM) tool that is easy to integrate with all the relevant data sources, and setting up data quality gates for all imported and manually entered data, will shorten time to ROI and minimise errors on an ongoing basis.
4. Perform an initial reconciliation
This establishes the foundational benchmark for your licence management infrastructure. From this point on, the technical solution you have implemented should be capable of reconciling licence compliance automatically.
5. Never stop tracking
Keep it up once you've started!
It should now be more straightforward than ever to ensure compliance is maintained as your licencing landscape evolves over time. Regular internal audits to ensure consistency and accuracy are far preferable to lapses being exposed and charged for as the result of a vendor audit!
Stuart Power is UK Sales Manager at Matrix42
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Аналіз функціональних точок — стандартний метод вимірювання розміру програмного продукту з точки зору користувачів системи. Метод розроблений Аланом Альбрехтом (Alan Albrecht) в середині 70-х. Метод був вперше опублікований в 1979 році. У 1986 році була сформована Міжнародна Асоціація користувачів Функціональних Точок (International Association of Users of functional points  — IAUFP), яка опублікувала кілька ревізій методу.

Метод призначений для оцінки (на основі логічної моделі) обсягу програмного продукту кількістю функціоналу, необхідного замовником і поставляється розробником. Безсумнівною перевагою методу є те, що вимірювання не залежать від технологічної платформи, на якій буде розроблятися продукт, і він забезпечує однаковий підхід до оцінки всіх проектів в компанії.

Стандарти
З 2012 року існує п'ять визнаних стандартів ISO для оцінки розміру ПЗ методом функціональних точок:
 COSMIC-FFP: ISO / IEC 19761:2011 Розробка програмного забезпечення. Функціональний метод вимірювання розміру.
 FISMA FSM: ISO / IEC 29881:2008 Інформаційні технології — програмне забезпечення та інженерні системи — FISMA 1,1 функціональний метод вимірювання розмірів.
 IFPUG FSM Метод: ISO / IEC 20926:2009 програмне забезпечення та інженерні системи — програмне забезпечення вимірювання — IFPUG функціональний метод вимірювання розмірів
 Ml II Function Point Analysis: ISO / IEC 20968:2002 Розробка програмного забезпечення — Ml II Function Point Analysis — підрахунок на практиці(мануал).
 Nesma FPA Метод: ISO / IEC 24570:2005 Розробка програмного забезпечення — Nesma функції розміру. Метод вимірювання версії 2.1 — визначення і підрахунку керівних принципів для застосування функціонального аналізу.

Опис методу функціональних точок

При аналізі методом функціональних точок треба виконати наступну послідовність кроків:

 Визначення типу оцінки.
 Визначення області оцінки та кордонів продукту.
 Підрахунок функціональних точок, пов'язаних з даними.
 Підрахунок функціональних точок, пов'язаних з транзакціями.
 Визначення сумарної кількості не вирівняних функціональних точок (UFP).
 Визначення значення фактору вирівнювання (FAV).
 Розрахунок кількості вирівняних функціональних точок (AFP).

Визначення типу оцінки
Перше, що необхідно зробити, це визначити тип виконуваної оцінки. Метод передбачає оцінки трьох типів:

 Проект розробки. Оцінюється кількість функціональності, яка поставляється користувачам в першому релізі продукту.
 Проект розвитку. В функціональних точках оцінюється  проект доопрацювання: додавання, зміна та видалення функціоналу.
 Продукт. Оцінюється обсяг вже існуючого та встановленого продукту.

Визначення області оцінки та межі продукту

Другий крок — це визначення області оцінки та меж продукту. В залежності від типу область оцінки може включати:

 Всі функції, які розробляються (для проекту розробки)
 Всі функції, які можна додавати, змінювати і видаляти (для проектів підтримки)
 Тільки функції, які реально використовуються, або всі функції (при оцінці продукту та / або продуктів).

Третій крок. Межі продукту визначають:

 Що є «зовнішнім» по відношенню до оцінюваного продукту.
 Де розташовується «межа системи», через яку проходять транзакції, передаються чи приймаються продуктом, з точки зору користувача.
 Які дані підтримуються додатками, а які дані — зовнішні.

До логічних даних системи відносяться:

 Внутрішні логічні файли (ILFs) — виділяються користувачем логічно пов'язані групи даних або блоки керуючої інформації, які підтримуються всередині продукту.
 Зовнішні інтерфейсні файли (EIFs) — виділяються користувачем логічно пов'язані групи даних або блоки керуючої інформації, на які посилається продукт, але які підтримуються поза продукту.

Прикладом логічних даних (інформаційних об'єктів) можуть бути: клієнт, рахунок, тарифний план, послуга.

Підрахунок функціональних точок, пов'язаних з даними

Третій крок — підрахунок функціональних точок, пов'язаних з даними. Спочатку визначається складність даних за наступними показниками:

 DET (data element type) — неповторюваних унікальне поле даних, наприклад, Ім'я Клієнта — 1 DET; Адреса Клієнта (індекс, країна, область, район, місто, вулиця, будинок, корпус, квартира) — 9 DET's
 RET (record element type) — логічна група даних, наприклад, адресу, паспорт, телефонний номер.

Оцінка кількості не вирівняних функціональних точок, залежить від складності даних, яка визначається на підставі матриці складності (Таблиця 1).

Оцінка даних в не вирівняних функціональних точках (UFP) підраховується по-різному для внутрішніх логічних файлів (ILFs) і для зовнішніх інтерфейсних файлів (EIFs) (Таблиця 2) залежно від їх складності.

Підрахунок функціональних точок, пов'язаних з транзакціями

Підрахунок функціональних точок, пов'язаних з транзакціями — це четвертий крок аналізу за методом функціональних точок.

Транзакція — це елементарний неподільний замкнутий процес, що представляє значення для користувача і переводить продукт з одного консистентного стану в інший.

У методі розрізняють такі типи транзакцій (Таблиця 3):

 EI (external inputs) — зовнішні вхідні транзакції, елементарна операція з обробки даних або керуючої інформації, що надходять у систему з поза.
 EO (external outputs) — зовнішні вихідні транзакції, елементарна операція по генерації даних або керуючої інформації, які виходять за межі системи. Припускає певну логіку обробки або обчислень інформації з одного або більше ILF.
 EQ (external inquiries) — зовнішні запити, елементарна операція, яка у відповідь на зовнішній запит витягує дані або керуючу інформацію з ILF або EIF.

Таблиця 3. Основні відмінності між типами транзакцій. Легенда: О — основна; Д — додаткова; NA — не застосовна.

Оцінка складності транзакції ґрунтується на наступних її характеристиках:

 FTR (file type referenced) — дозволяє підрахувати кількість різних файлів (інформаційних об'єктів) типу ILF і / або EIF модифікуються або зчитуються в транзакції.
 DET (data element type) — неповторюваних унікальне поле даних. Приклади. EI: поле введення, кнопка. EO: поле даних звіту, повідомлення про помилку. EQ: поле введення для пошуку, поле виведення результату пошуку.

Для оцінки складності транзакцій служать матриці, які представлені в Таблиці 4 та Таблиці 5.

Таблиця 5. Матриця складності зовнішніх вихідних транзакцій і зовнішніх запитів (EO & EQ)

Оцінка транзакцій в не вирівняних функціональних точках (UFP) може бути отримана з матриці (Таблиця 6)

Як приклад, розглянемо оцінку керуючої транзакції (EI) для діалогового вікна, що задає параметри перевірки орфографії в MS Office Outlook (Рисунок 3).

Рисунок 3. Діалогове вікно, що управляє перевіркою орфографії в MS Office Outlook

Кожен «Check box» оцінюється, як 1 DET. Випадаючий список — 1 DET. Кожна керуюча кнопка повинна розглядатися як окрема транзакція. Наприклад, якщо оцінювати керуючу транзакцію по кнопці «OK», то, для даної транзакції ми маємо 1 FTR і 8 DET. Тому, згідно з матрицею (Таблиця 4), ми можемо оцінити складність транзакції, як Low. І, нарешті, у відповідність з матрицею (Таблиця 6), дана транзакція повинна бути оцінена в 3 не вирівняних функціональних точок (UFP).

Визначення сумарного кількості не вирівняних функціональних точок (UFP)

Загальний обсяг продукту в не вирівняних функціональних точках (UFP) визначається шляхом підсумовування по всіх інформаційних об'єктів (ILF, EIF) і елементарних операцій (транзакцій EI, EO, EQ).

Визначення значення фактору вирівнювання (FAV)

Крім функціональних вимог на продукт накладаються загальносистемні вимоги, що обмежують розробників у виборі рішення і збільшують складність розробки. Для обліку цієї складності застосовується фактор вирівнювання (VAF). Значення фактору VAF залежить від 14 параметрів, які визначають системні характеристики продукту:

 Обмін даними (0 — продукт являє собою автономне додаток; 5 — продукт обмінюється даними по більш, ніж одному телекомунікаційному протоколу).
 Розподілена обробка даних (0 — продукт не переміщує дані; 5 — розподілена обробка даних виконується декількома компонентами системи).
 Продуктивність (0 — користувальницькі вимоги по продуктивності не встановлені; 5 — час відгуку сильно обмежена критично для всіх бізнес-операцій, для задоволення вимогам необхідні спеціальні проектні рішення та інструменти аналізу.
 Обмеження по апаратних ресурсів (0 — немає обмежень; 5 — продукт цілком повинен функціонувати на певному процесорі і не може бути розподілений).
 Транзакційне навантаження (0 — транзакцій не багато, без піків; 5 — число транзакцій велике і нерівномірно, потрібні спеціальні рішення та інструменти).
 Інтенсивність взаємодії з користувачем (0 — всі транзакції обробляються в пакетному режимі; 5 — понад 30% транзакцій — інтерактивні).
 Ергономіка (ефективність роботи кінцевих користувачів) (0 — немає спеціальних вимог; 5 — вимоги щодо ефективності дуже жорсткі).
 Інтенсивність зміни даних (ILF) користувачами (0 — не вимагаються; 5 — зміни інтенсивні, жорсткі вимоги по відновленню).
 Складність обробки (0 — обробка мінімальна; 5 — вимоги безпеки, логічна і математична складність, багатопоточність).
 Повторне використання (0 — не вимагається; 5 — продукт розробляється як стандартний багаторазовий компонент).
 Зручність інсталяції (0 — немає вимог; 5 — установка і оновлення ПЗ проводиться автоматично).
 Зручність адміністрування (0 — не вимагається; 5 — система автоматично самовідновлюється).
 Портуємість (0 — продукт має тільки 1 інсталяцію на єдиному процесорі; 5 — система є розподіленою і припускає установку на різні «залізо» і ОС).
 Гнучкість (0 — не вимагається; 5 — гнучка система запитів і побудова довільних звітів, модель даних змінюється користувачем в інтерактивному режимі).
Ці 14 системних параметрів (degree of influence, DI) оцінюються за шкалою від 0 до 5. Розрахунок сумарного ефекту 14 системних характеристик (total degree of influence, TDI) здійснюється простим підсумовуванням:

Розрахунок значення фактору вирівнювання здійснюється за формулою

Розрахунок кількості вирівняних функціональних точок (AFP)

Подальша оцінка в вирівняних функціональних точках залежить від типу оцінки. Початкове оцінка кількості вирівняних функціональних точок для програмного додатка визначається за наступною формулою:

Вона враховує тільки нову функціональність, яка реалізується в продукті. Проект розробки продукту оцінюється в DFP (development functional point) за формулою:

де CFP (conversion functional point) — функціональні точки, підраховані для додаткової функціональності, яка буде потрібно при установці продукту, наприклад, міграції даних.

Проект доопрацювання і вдосконалення продукту оцінюється в EFP (enhancement functional point) за формулою:

де

 ADD — функціональні точки для доданої функціональності;
 CHGA — функціональні точки для змінених функцій, розраховані після модифікації;
 VAFA — величина фактору вирівнювання розрахованого після завершення проекту;
 DEL — обсяг вилученої функціональності;
 VAFB — величина фактору вирівнювання розрахованого до початку проекту.

Сумарний вплив процедури вирівнювання лежить в межах ± 35% відносно обсягу розрахованого в UFP.

Метод аналізу функціональних точок нічого не говорить про трудомісткість розробки оціненого продукту. Питання вирішується просто, якщо компанія розробник має власну статистику обсягу виконаної роботи на реалізацію функціональних точок. Якщо такої статистики немає, то для оцінки трудомісткості і термінів проекту можна використовувати метод COCOMO II.

Примітки

Посилання

 The Netherlands Software Metrics users Association (NESMA)
 The Common Software Measurement International Consortium
 Function Point Analysis in FOLDOC
 An introduction (tutorial) to Function Points Analysis

Метрики програмного забезпечення

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If those who truly care about the present and future wellbeing of 10 million North Carolinians were forced, however, to pick a single issue that will ultimately go the furthest toward determining the success or failure of this year's legislative session, one clearly stands out: Medicaid and its long and desperately overdue expansion under the terms of the Affordable Care Act.
Think about it. North Carolina has gone for half of a decade now in the national backwaters – stubbornly refusing to take action that the overwhelming majority of states, under political leaders from both major political parties, have taken. This inaction has, quite literally, cost thousands of human lives and tens of billions of dollars that could have been injected into the state's economy.
At the start of 2019, however, there is reason to believe this situation can finally change. Multiple Republican lawmakers, like their compatriots in several other states, are putting ideology aside and stepping up to the plate to take the life-saving action that they know is morally and fiscally correct.
We saw this during the last General Assembly, when Republican House members advanced the significantly flawed but promising "Carolina Cares" proposal, and we've seen it in recent weeks as reports have filtered in from the General Assembly that members of both parties will advance new expansion legislation this year.
#1 – In general, Medicaid expansion has worked wonders. In state after state, the number of low-income people on the uninsured rolls has dropped dramatically. Late last summer, for instance, the state of Ohio put out a report which showed that in 2008, 36.1% of low income Ohioans, age 19-64, were uninsured. By 2017, that number had fallen to 12.6%. The uninsured rate for all adults had fallen essentially by half. Similar results have been achieved in other states.
#2 – States need to be extremely careful when attaching mandatory work requirements to their Medicaid expansion laws. Recent analysis of the expansion program in Arkansas found that since the state implemented a strict work requirement last June (certain Arkansas program recipients are required to report at least 80 hours of work or work-like activities each month or risk losing coverage), 18,000-plus people (about half the total expansion population) have lost their Medicaid benefit. What's more, the Center on Budget and Policy priorities reports that "at most a few hundred people may have found jobs" due to the requirement.
Happily, North Carolina lawmakers have a new opportunity in 2019 to enact and implement a "clean" Medicaid expansion as has been done in most other states.
And if they need any additional evidence of the dramatic difference that Medicaid expansion can make on the lives of real people, they would do well to check out an event that will be taking place this week near the Virginia-North Carolina border at Rockingham County Community College in Reidsville, NC. The event, entitled "A Tale of Two States," will feature doctors, patient and community advocates (including Reidsville Mayor Jay Donecker) from both states who will describe the stark, real world difference that confronts low income people on either side of the border now that Virginia has expanded its Medicaid program.
Their central message: The lives and prospects of thousands of similarly situated neighbors are vastly different simply because of North Carolina's failure on this single issue. People who live just north of the border are seeing a brighter future, with less fear and uncertainty and more freedom and health than those who live on the south side.
Let's hope Senate president Pro Tem Phil Berger, who represents the area in Raleigh, is among those paying close attention.
For those who can't make it to Reidsville, the event will be "broadcast" live and recorded for later viewing on the North Carolina Justice Center's Facebook page. Be sure to check it out.


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Two men who high-fived after filming themselves raping woman in nightclub jailed
Ferdinando Orlando, 25, and Lorenzo Costanzo, 26, hugged each other after the horror attack - as their 23-year-old victim lay in the central London nightclub's toilets in "incredible pain" and was left barely able to walk
Tom Pilgrim
Two men who high-fived and hugged each other after filming themselves raping a woman in a nighclub have been jailed.
Ferdinando Orlando, 25, and Lorenzo Costanzo, 26, carried out the attack in the maintenance room of the Toy Room club in Soho, central London, on February 26, 2017.
The Italian nationals left their 23-year-old victim abandoned in the club's toilets in extreme pain.
In an impact statement, the victim said she remembered feeling in "incredible pain" and was left barely able to walk.
Police said the two men escaped justice for more than a year after the attack, by returning to Italy, but they were eventually caught after Costanzo returned to the UK to watch an Arsenal versus Milan football match.
Following a trial, a jury found both men guilty of two counts of rape each.
Judge Giles Curtis-Raleigh sentenced Orlando and Costanzo to seven-and-a-half years in prison each at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday.
Lorenzo Costanzo was found guilty of rape (Image: Metropolitan Police)
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The rape has left the victim in "constant fear" and unable to relax or enjoy drinking with friends when she goes out.
The victim, who could not remember the attack, added: "When I found out more than one man was involved I felt violently ill with the thought that two men did something this horrible ... to me."
After discovering her attackers had filmed the rape, she said she felt "so angry" it "made me want to vomit".
She added: "I truly struggle with how two humans could behave like such animals to another person and think of that as funny and like a badge of honour.
"I did not consent to having sex with either or both of these people that night or at any other time."
Ferdinando Orlando is one of the men who have been jailed (Image: Metropolitan Police)
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Police said nightclub CCTV footage from the night of the attack showed the defendants each kissing and dancing with the victim, who is visibly drunk and unsteady on her feet.
Propping her up, and just eight minutes after their first interaction, they lead her into the maintenance room, where there were no cameras, and she was raped.
Police and prosecutors argued the woman's condition meant she was unable to consent to sex with the men.
The pair hugged after the sexual attack (Image: Metropolitan Police)
About 16 minutes later the three re-emerged, with the defendants rearranging the victim's clothing before they walk her to the female toilets and abandon her.
The two men ran outside and high-fived each other before watching back footage of the attack on a mobile phone, which they show to another person.
Police said they made lewd gestures and re-enacted to each other their actions during the rape.
They dumped their victim in the toilets and ran off (Image: Metropolitan Police)
Meanwhile the victim, who did not know her attackers, was left in the toilets for more than an hour before being found by club staff in severe pain.
She was helped home by a French couple, and a housemate called the ambulance service who alerted the police.
She was later taken to hospital for surgery for her injuries.
Police said the two men, who had girlfriends at the time, met each other in the UK while studying English in a language school in central London.
The Toy Room nightclub, where the rape happened (file photo) (Image: Metropolitan Police)
Costanzo left the UK just hours after the attack, with Orlando returning home about a week later.
Costanzo was arrested at Heathrow Airport in March 2018, while Orlando later contacted police and returned to the UK by appointment where he was arrested.
At trial, the two men admitted to watching the mobile phone video of the incident, but claimed they had consensual sex with the victim.
At an earlier hearing, Costanzo collapsed and was taken to hospital.
Police said that as Orlando's guilty verdict came in, his co-defendant apparently fainted and hit his head on the glass courtroom dock "very loudly" and was left on the floor "convulsing".
Lawyers representing him in court took the verdict on Costanzo's behalf.
Detective Sergeant Rebecca Woodsford, from the Metropolitan Police, said: "Both men put the victim through a traumatic ordeal.
"She has been left with severe psychological injuries and was injured that night, which caused her and police to suspect she had been a victim of assault, she was not aware until the defence put their case to her in court, the full extent of what had happened in that maintenance room."
A spokesman for the Toy Room nightclub said: "We're appalled by this incident, and our thoughts go out to the victim.
"The safety of our guests is our top priority, and we've done everything we can to co-operate fully with the police, to help them bring this case to trial and ensure a conviction."
CCTV footage


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Q: Find exact match in attribute value though there are other strings that contain a part of the substring <input type="radio" onclick="Element.show('indicator_radio_term_190');render_selected_term('190','1','275531','AQCB Number')" value="190" name="radio_190"/>

<input type="radio" onclick="Element.show('indicator_radio_term_179');render_selected_term('179','1','275531','AQCB Number (iLink)')" value="179" name="radio_179"/>

The above is the DOM structure of two radio buttons and I need to do an exact match on its name. The name of the radio button is the last parameter of 'render_selected_term' attribute. How can I do that?

A: This should work based on the HTML you provided. Basically I pull all the INPUT tags (you may have to tweak this to be more specific and only pull the right INPUT tags) and loop through them looking for the onclick attribute. I .split() the full onclick string by comma to get the last part (e.g. 'AQCB Number (iLink)') then remove the 's and ) and put that into name. At that point you can just compare the pulled name to the name you are looking for and then do whatever you need to do.
String requestedName = "AQCB Number"; // sample string for testing
List<WebElement> inputs = driver.findElements(By.cssSelector("input[type='radio']"));
for (WebElement input : inputs)
{
    String onclick = input.getAttribute("onclick");
    String[] parts = onclick.split(",");
    String name = parts[parts.length - 1];
    name = name.substring(1, name.length() - 2);
    System.out.println(name); // for debug purposes
    if (name.equals(requestedName))
    {
        // name match, do stuff here...
    }
}

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Leanne spends her time between England and Hong Kong, which must be exciting. She says, "I am an artist with a passion for the outdoors, delighting in natural light, alfresco painting, and the rainbow of colors and intricate details that nature offers."
When asked about her upbringing and education, she told us this. "I grew up in Lancashire, moving to London in 2002 to complete a BA degree in textile design at Central Saint Martins. In 2005, I trained in Paris under Christian Lacroix, where I discovered haute couture and the relationship between art and fashion.
"Since graduating, I have worked both in-house and as a freelance print designer for major brands in London, Paris, New York, Hong Kong, and Spain. I began printing floral oil paintings onto luxury scarves as a way of making my artwork more accessible. My dream is to always have the freedom to work for myself on my artwork and live by the ocean nearby mountains."
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Floral designers in their own shops must have good people skills.
When you need natural decorations for a wedding or party, you may turn to floral designers, who cut and arrange live, dried and silk flowers into decorative accessories. About 31 percent of these workers were self-employed in 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Though most work full-time, many also earn their pay by working part-time or seasonal schedules, especially around holidays such as Mother's Day and Valentine's Day.
Floral designers earned as much as $17.66 per hour or less than $8.27, as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average wages ran $12.19 an hour, which was equivalent to $25,350 per year. The BLS sees jobs for the profession declining by 9 percent from 2010 to 2020, compared to the 13 percent increase predicted for arts and design occupations and the 14 percent growth for all jobs in all industries. The decrease comes because fewer people are buying elaborate floral displays that are the mainstays of floral shops. Instead, many customers are choosing to buy loose cut flowers from grocery stores. Jobs in florist shops are expected to decrease by 29 percent, while those in grocery stores are expected to increase 8 percent.
In 2011, most floral designers -- including those who were self-employed -- worked for florists. These designers made up more than two-thirds of the 47,180 positions and earned an average $12.09 an hour. Grocery stores were the next biggest employers, with almost 13 percent of the jobs, and mean rates of $12.80 an hour. The highest pay belonged to specialized design services, which used floral displays as part of their overall designs. They averaged $16.64 an hour. Companies that took over the management of other organizations were next for salaries, with a mean $16.46 an hour. Traveler accommodations were third with averages at $15.98.
The metro area with the best opportunities for the profession in 2011 was New York. Because it contained the largest population of any city, it also boasted the best customer base, requiring the services of almost 3 percent of all floral designer jobs. The city also boasted the best compensation, at an average $16.63 an hour. Bethesda, Maryland, had the next highest pay at $16.49 an hour. In rural areas, Eastern Texas showed the most jobs, with 200 positions and average wages of $9.90 an hour. The highest paying nonmetropolitan area was North Central Colorado, with a mean hourly rate of $15.96. The Low County of South Carolina was next for pay, with averages at $14.98 an hour.
Most floral designers need only a high school diploma to enter the profession, because they learn their skills on the job under more experienced professionals. They may start with simple tasks, such as cutting flowers and trimming foliage, before helping with simple arrangements. They progress to designing displays on their own and talking with customers. Vocational schools, community colleges and private floral schools also offer floral design and floriculture programs that lead to certificates and diplomas. Certification is available from the American Institute of Floral Designers.
Locsin, Aurelio. "The Hourly Pay Scale for a Floral Designer." Work - Chron.com, http://work.chron.com/hourly-pay-scale-floral-designer-8065.html. Accessed 23 April 2019.
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'use strict'

const RunLoop = require('./RunLoop').RunLoop
const ProgrammeFileLoader = require('heatingprogramme').ProgrammeFileLoader
const ProgrammeChangeWatcher = require('heatingprogramme').ProgrammeChangeWatcher
const CurrentTemperatureProvider = require('./CurrentTemperatureProvider').CurrentTemperatureProvider
const HeatingControl = require('./HeatingControl').HeatingControl
const CallForHeatCommandFactory = require('./CallForHeatCommandFactory')
const CallingForHeatRepository = require('./CallingForHeatRepository.js').CallingForHeatRepository
const CallingForHeatFileWriter = require('./CallingForHeatFileWriter').CallingForHeatFileWriter
const fs = require('fs')

const DEFAULTS = {
    INTERVAL_SECONDS: 30,
    SENSOR_DATA_PATH: '/var/lib/homecontrol/sensordata/temperatureSensors/TA',
    PROGRAMME_DATA_PATH: '/var/lib/homecontrol/programdata',
    EXECUTE_CALL_FOR_HEAT: true
}

function usage () {
    console.log('Usage: ')
    console.log('  node index.js [-x] [-i <INTERVAL_IN_SECONDS>] [-sensorpath <SENSOR_DATA_PATH>]')
    console.log('       [-programme <PROGRAMME_DATA_PATH>]')
    console.log('')
    console.log('         -x    don\'t execute call for heat command')
    console.log('         -i    the interval between comparing temperatures and calling for heat')
    console.log('-sensorpath    path at which temperature sensor readings can be read')
    console.log(' -programme    path at which programme/schedule data can be found')
    process.exit()
}

function parseArgs () {
    const args = {
        updateIntervalSeconds: DEFAULTS.INTERVAL_SECONDS,
        sensorDataPath: DEFAULTS.SENSOR_DATA_PATH,
        programmeDataPath: DEFAULTS.PROGRAMME_DATA_PATH,
        executeCallForHeat: DEFAULTS.EXECUTE_CALL_FOR_HEAT
    }

    let argi = 2

    function hasArg (arg) {
        return process.argv[argi] === arg
    }

    function readArgValue () {
        return process.argv[++argi] || usage()
    }

    for (; argi < process.argv.length; argi++) {
        if (hasArg('-i')) {
            args.updateIntervalSeconds = parseInt(readArgValue()) || usage()
        } else if (hasArg('-sensorpath')) {
            args.sensorDataPath = readArgValue()
        } else if (hasArg('-programme')) {
            args.programmeDataPath = readArgValue()
        } else if (hasArg('-x')) {
            args.executeCallForHeat = false
        } else {
            usage()
        }
    }

    return args
}

function start (args) {
    console.log(`${new Date().toISOString()} Starting heatingd...`)

    console.log(`${new Date().toISOString()} Monitoring temperature every ${args.updateIntervalSeconds} seconds.`)
    console.log(`${new Date().toISOString()} Monitoring temperatures from sensor path: ${args.sensorDataPath}`)
    console.log(`${new Date().toISOString()} Monitoring programme/schedule data from path: ${args.programmeDataPath}`)
    console.log(`${new Date().toISOString()} Writing call for heat flag to: ${args.programmeDataPath}`)

    function onProgrammeLoaded (programme) {
        const heatingControl = new HeatingControl(
            programme,
            new CurrentTemperatureProvider(args.sensorDataPath),
            new CallingForHeatRepository(
                false,
                new CallingForHeatFileWriter(args.programmeDataPath),
                new CallForHeatCommandFactory.CallForHeatOnCommand(args.executeCallForHeat),
                new CallForHeatCommandFactory.CallForHeatOffCommand(args.executeCallForHeat))
        )

        ProgrammeChangeWatcher.watchForChanges(args.programmeDataPath, (updatedProgramme) => {
            heatingControl.onProgrammeChanged(updatedProgramme)
        })

        heatingControl.onInterval()
        const runloop = new RunLoop(args.updateIntervalSeconds * 1000, () => {
            heatingControl.onInterval()
        })
        runloop.start()
    }

    ensureProgrammeDataDirectoryExists(args.programmeDataPath, (err) => {
        if (err) {
            process.exit()
        } else {
            ProgrammeFileLoader.loadProgramme(args.programmeDataPath, onProgrammeLoaded)
        }
    })
}

function ensureProgrammeDataDirectoryExists (path, callback) {
    fs.mkdir(path, { recursive: true }, (err) => {
        if (err) {
            if (err.code === 'EEXIST') callback(null) // ignore the error if the folder already exists
            else callback(err) // something else went wrong
        } else callback(null) // successfully created folder
    })
}

start(parseArgs())

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Q: Openlayers JS issue I am trying to combine two JS functions in a WMS; drawing features and getting/showing the coordinates of features, e.g. by clicking the drawn features afterwards.
I can manage to draw features by using this openlayers example; http://openlayers.org/en/latest/examples/draw-features.html
As I understand I should use the function 'drawend' to get coordinates of the drawn features?
How do I combine these two functions in the script? I am new to JS.

A: try adding this inside the function addInteraction
function addInteraction() {
  draw.on('drawend', function(e2) {
     var feature = e2.feature;
    var coords = feature.getGeometry().getCoordinates();

    var lon, lat;

    coords.forEach(function(latlon) {
    console.log(latlon)
    });

  });
}

now inside view you need to change the projection to 'EPSG:4326', so it will give you the lat and lon not coordinates
var map = new ol.Map({
  layers: [raster, vector],
  target: 'map',
  view: new ol.View({
    center: [-11000000, 4600000],
    zoom: 4,
   projection: 'EPSG:4326',

  })
});

heres a working example https://codepen.io/anon/pen/YZggEg?&editors=1010


A monotypic genus, of temperate and tropical America. Type species: Zizania miliacea Michx.
Zizania miliacea Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. I: 74. 1803. Z. miliacea Doell & Aschers.; Baill. Hist. PI. 12: 293. 1893.
Culms 4°-l5° tall from a long and creeping root-stock, robust, glabrous. Sheaths loose, glabrous; ligule 4"-7" long, thin-membranous; blades 1° long or more, 1/2'-l' wide, smooth, glabrous; panicle dense, i°-i 1/2° long, narrow; branches erect; staminate spikelets 3"-4" long, the outer scale 5-nerved, the inner 3-nerved, both acute; pistillate spikelets about 3" long, the outer scale about equalling the inner, bearing an awn 1"-3" long, scabrous, 5-nerved; inner scale 3-nerved, acute.
Swamps. Virginia to Ohio (according to Riddell), south to Florida and Texas. June-July.


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Drinsahl ist ein Ortsteil von Nümbrecht im Oberbergischen Kreis im südlichen Nordrhein-Westfalen innerhalb des Regierungsbezirks Köln.

Lage und Beschreibung
Der Ort liegt in Luftlinie rund 2,5 km östlich vom Stadtzentrum von Nümbrecht entfernt.

Geschichte

Erstnennung
1447 wurde der Ort das erste Mal urkundlich erwähnt und zwar "Rechnung des Rentmeisters Joh. van Flamersfelt".

Schreibweise der Erstnennung: Drudelsae / Drudelsa

Freizeit

Wandern und Radwege
Folgende Wanderwege werden vom Wanderparkplatz Drinsahl vom Sauerländischen Gebirgsverein angeboten:
  (3,0 km) – (3,8 km) –  (3,8 km) – (4,1 km)

Bus und Bahnverbindungen

Linienbus
Haltestelle: Drinsahl Abzw.
 311 Nümbrecht – Oberbreidenbach – Diezenkausen – Waldbröl (OVAG, Werktagsverkehr, samstags Taxibusverkehr)

Quellen

Ortsteil von Nümbrecht
Ersterwähnung 1447


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Sheffield United: Paul Heckingbottom reveals an unexpected benefit of his Covid-19 isolation period
Danny Batth: Sheffield Wednesday interested in Stoke City's former Owls favourite
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"They're the best in the league": Sheffield Wednesday star man delivers rallying call to fans ahead of 'big test'
Sheffield Wednesday supporters can play a big role in the club's fight to claw back their 12-point deficit and have a successful season, according to flying winger Kadeem Harris.
By Alex Miller
Friday, 4th September 2020, 12:00 pm
The 27-year-old, who has in recent weeks spoken on social media about the need for positivity around the club, said that even without supporters in stadiums, the Owls fanbase van act as not one, but two extra men on the field.
Wednesday kick off their 2020/21 campaign with a Carabao Cup trip to Walsall tomorrow before heading to Cardiff next weekend.
Speaking to The Star, Harris said: "Sheffield Wednesday supporters are the best in the league for me. And we need every single one of them to be on board this season, especially with the points deduction.
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"They can be an extra two men on the field for us, although there's no fans at the moment. It's the positivity they bring on social media or whatever, it makes a massive difference.
"I'd advise all of them to get onboard this season and I promise we'll do everything we can on our end to do our bit.
"Sticking together, players and fans, it's really important. We can achieve a lot this season."
The comments come after teammate Moses Odubajo spoke out against personal abuse he has suffered online after an up-and-down start to his time at Hillsborough.
While Harris says negative feedback is not necessarily an issue for himself, he said that younger, less experienced players in the squad do feel the strain when targeted.
"For me personally it's not really an issue," he said. "I'm headstrong and I've seen a lot in my career, it's something that doesn't really get to me to be honest. But I can't talk for anyone else.
"I wouldn't want any of that to affect their performance. It's definitely something that does affect some players and it's something we can work on because not all fans are going to take to them.
"I think the fans can definitely help, even if they don't like what they see, maybe just don't comment at all! That togetherness makes a huge difference and I'd love to see that happen this year."
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WASHINGTON -- Claiming its new rule will save some 2,400 lives a year, the Environmental Protection Agency today introduced requirements for major cuts to sulfur in gasoline.
Energy industry insiders, though, said the new Tier 3 regulations are already in force in California -- and part of the reason why the Golden State's gas prices are 40 cents a gallon above the national average.
"The Tier 3 rule is one more example of the administration's desire to increase energy prices for Americans," American Energy Alliance Director of Regulatory and State Affairs Daniel Simmons said. "It is never 'common sense' to drive up gasoline prices when so many Americans are struggling to make ends meet."
EPA said in its announcement that seven dollars in healthcare will be saved for every buck spent to meet the new standards, and claimed sulfur regulations would cost refineries less than a penny per gallon on average "once the standards are fully in place." New proposed vehicle standards will have an average cost of about $130 per vehicle in 2025.
"The Obama Administration has taken a series of steps to reinvigorate the auto industry and ensure that the cars of tomorrow are cleaner, more efficient and saving drivers money at the pump and these common-sense cleaner fuels and cars standards are another example of how we can protect the environment and public health in an affordable and practical way," said EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe.
"Today's proposed standards – which will save thousands of lives and protect the most vulnerable -- are the next step in our work to protect public health and will provide the automotive industry with the certainty they need to offer the same car models in all 50 states."
The rule proposes a 70 percent tighter particulate matter standard and slashing "smog-forming volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides" by 80 percent.
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) warned the EPA's reach here could cause refinery closures and hike gas prices.
"I am also troubled that the EPA ignored the law and is several years late in releasing a mandatory study to examine potential adverse air quality impacts of renewable fuels and determine if the rule is even necessary," Smith said.
"I share the concerns expressed by Senate Democrats that EPA has not provided clear scientific justification that Tier 3 regulations are necessary or will benefit public health. Despite knowing the potential adverse effects these regulations could have on the economy, the EPA continues to press forward with its activist agenda. The Obama administration must consider the negative economic consequences before moving forward," Smith added, vowing his committee will closely review any science the EPA puts forth to back up the rule.
Once published in the Federal Register, the proposal will be available for public comment and public hearings will be scheduled. The rule is expected to be finalized later this year.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, claimed the new regulations would have "practically no effect" on the cost of gas.


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Molluscs and echinoderms aquaculture: Biological aspects, current status, technical progress and future perspectives for the most promising species in Italy
Shellfish aquaculture is a widespread activity in the Italian peninsula. However, only two bivalve species are mainly cultured along the coastline of that country: the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the Manila clam Venerupis philippinarum (Ruditapes philippinarum). By contrast, just a few other mollusc species of commercial interest are scarcely reared at a small-scale level. After analysing the current status of Italian shellfish production, this paper reports and discusses the potential for culturing several different invertebrate species [i.e., the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis, the grooved carpet shell Venerupis decussata (Ruditapes decussatus), the razor clams Ensis minor and Solen marginatus, the cephalopod Octopus vulgaris, and the purple sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus] in this country. In addition, a detailed overview of the progress made in aquacultural techniques for these species in the Mediterranean basin is presented, highlighting the most relevant bottlenecks and the way forward to shift from the experimental to the aquaculture phase. Finally, an outlook of the main economic and environmental benefits arising from these shellfish culture practices is also given.
Titolo: Molluscs and echinoderms aquaculture: Biological aspects, current status, technical progress and future perspectives for the most promising species in Italy
G. Parisi
G. Centoducati
L. Gasco
P. P. Gatta
V. M. Moretti
G. Piccolo
RONCARATI, Alessandra
G. Terova
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
Abstract: Shellfish aquaculture is a widespread activity in the Italian peninsula. However, only two bivalve species are mainly cultured along the coastline of that country: the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the Manila clam Venerupis philippinarum (Ruditapes philippinarum). By contrast, just a few other mollusc species of commercial interest are scarcely reared at a small-scale level. After analysing the current status of Italian shellfish production, this paper reports and discusses the potential for culturing several different invertebrate species [i.e., the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis, the grooved carpet shell Venerupis decussata (Ruditapes decussatus), the razor clams Ensis minor and Solen marginatus, the cephalopod Octopus vulgaris, and the purple sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus] in this country. In addition, a detailed overview of the progress made in aquacultural techniques for these species in the Mediterranean basin is presented, highlighting the most relevant bottlenecks and the way forward to shift from the experimental to the aquaculture phase. Finally, an outlook of the main economic and environmental benefits arising from these shellfish culture practices is also given.


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Very nice place right on camps bay beach..Great food and wine at budget prices.
Went for dinner here midweek and the food was amazing, seafood spaghetti and the ostrich were fab. Staff very friendly.
Great food and wine at budget prices. A great view of the beach and excellent service by attentive staff.
Good food and drinks with a variety of options including burgers (including vegan), fish plates, Mediterranean starters, pasta dish, Thai curry dish, etc. Happy hour 3-5pm with half price classic cocktails.
We had some good burgers- unfortunately the street wss really busy and loud tragic downed the atmosphere.
We are in awe of Camps Bay, and what better place to come, relax, take in the views and people watch. Good food, nice wine list and friendly service. We will certainly return.
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Beverly Hills, Calif. (Top40 Charts) Relativity Music Group and Republic Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack to Relativity Media's upcoming deeply romantic thriller Safe Haven on February 5th. The soundtrack features original tracks "We Both Know," written and performed by Republic Records' two-time Grammy® Award-winner Colbie Caillat and RCA Records' multi-platinum recording artist Gavin DeGraw (https://smarturl.it/ColbieWeBothKnowiTns ) and "The Journey" by FM Radio. Tristan Prettyman, Irish singer/songwriter Gareth Dunlop and a host of new talent also contributed tracks. Award-winning composer Deborah Lurie wrote the score and contributes an original song to the soundtrack. See full track listing below.
In theatres Valentine's Day February 14th, 2013, Safe Haven is directed by Oscar®-nominee Lasse Hallström and based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks from a screenplay by Dana Stevens and Gage Lansky. The film stars Josh Duhamel (Transformers, Life As We Know It), Julianne Hough (Rock of Ages, Footloose), Cobie Smulders (The Avengers, How I Met Your Mother) and David Lyons (Eat Pray Love, J.J. Abrams' Revolution) and is an affirming and suspenseful story about a young woman who struggles to find love again after she arrives in a small North Carolina town. Safe Haven was produced by Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Sparks and Relativity's CEO Ryan Kavanaugh.
The soundtrack for Safe Haven was executive produced by Relativity Music Group's Jason Markey, Bob Bowen, Happy Walters alongside the film's producers Bowen, Godfrey and Kavanaugh.
Relativity Music Group recently released soundtracks for Focus Features' Hyde Park on Hudson and Promised Land and will be releasing the soundtrack for Relativity's upcoming comedy 21 and Over.
Safe Haven Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Track Listing:
Colbie Caillat featuring Gavin DeGraw- "We Both Know"
Tristan Prettyman- "Say Anything"
Ben Howard- "Keep Your Head Up"
Dar Williams- "Summer Child"
The White Buffalo- "Sleepy Little Town"
Gareth Dunlop- "Wrap Your Arms Around Me"
Sara Haze- "Moonshine"
FM Radio- "The Journey"
Brandi Carlile- "Heart's Content" (Strings Mix)
Amos Lee- "Violin"
The Deep Dark Woods- "My Baby's Got To Pay The Rent"
Deborah Lurie- "Canoeing" (Katie and Alex's Theme)
For more information on Safe Haven please visit www.safehavenfilm.com or www.top40-charts.com. You can also follow the film on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SafeHavenMovie and Twitter at @SafeHavenMovie. Make sure to use #SafeHaven when you tweet and also check out the film's Instagram at www.instagram.com/safehavenmovie and Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/safehavenmovie.
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Home > Blog > A gold IRA is the perfect way to combine the investment value of gold and silver with the tax efficiencies and benefits of a traditional IRA.
A gold IRA is the perfect way to combine the investment value of gold and silver with the tax efficiencies and benefits of a traditional IRA.
February 15, 2012 – Many Americans planning for their retirement are looking at the current fiscal situation and clearly seeing the importance of investing in gold and silver. A gold IRA is the perfect way to combine the investment value of gold and silver with the tax efficiencies and benefits of a traditional IRA.
The current administration in the US government just got approval for a further rise in the debt ceiling after a standoff last summer. The administration before this one racked up more debt than all previous administrations in the history of the country. The fiscal insanity currently being perpetrated in Washington will hit our retiring generations hard in the coming decade, but there is a solution.
Every retiree will tell you about inflation. Indeed, if you've been awake and conscious at all in the past years you understand that a dollar doesn't buy what it used to buy. A brief look at a calendar of inflation or simple recollection of how much a gallon of milk used to cost will tell you how much our money has changed.
Gold does not change. There is only so much gold available above ground, less than that available on the open market, and only so much gold comes to market each day from producing mines. The value of gold is extraordinarily consistent in the day and age of currency debasement and this makes it the proper monetary method of storing value.
There have been two official rounds of Quantitative Easing undertaken by the central bank, the Federal Reserve, in the United States. What Quantitative Easing essentially does is increase the money supply by increasing the amount of dollars in circulation. This is also known as inflation. While it may provide a boost to economies in the short-term, it also dilutes the value of the currency over a period of months and years. This watered- down dollar is the bane of our retiring generations.
The monetary stability offered by gold is the perfect way to combat this continuing inflationary policy by the Federal Reserve. A gold IRA allows you to choose how you want your investments allocated and even provides the option of competing actively in the market by buying and selling. When you are ready to retire, you can rest easier and more comfortably knowing that investing in gold and silver has provided you with a method for enjoying your golden years comfortably.


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Sádhu je v hinduismu obecný termín označující asketu či žebravého poutníka, který se vzdal světského života, aby dosáhl nejvyššího duchovního cíle. Sádhu se vzdal tří životních cílů: káma ("smyslové potěšení"), artha ("bohatství a síla"), a dokonce i dharma ("povinnost") a je jednostranně zaměřen na dosažení mókši ("osvobození") prostřednictvím meditace a kontemplace nad Bohem (bohy) a světem.

Sádhuové v indické společnosti
Jsou to poustevníci, kteří zanechali všech materiálních a sexuálních vazeb a žijí v jeskyních, lesích nebo chrámech po celé Indii. Slovo pochází ze sanskrtského slova sādhana ("duchovní cvičení"); celý jejich život je právě takovým cvičením, soustavou nejrůznějších praktik (někdy až sebezničujících), které mají pomoci k sādh ("dosažení cíle"), tj. mókši.

V současné době existuje 4 nebo 5 milionů sádhuů v Indii a jsou stále široce respektováni, uctíváni, a dokonce i obáváni. Nikdo si nepřeje, aby byl proklet sádhuem. Také se míní, že přísné praxe sádhuů pomohou vykořenit karmu nejen jim samotným, ale i celé společnosti. Proto jsou indickou společností materiálně podporováni.

Různé směry a sekty
Sádhuové tvoří mnoho sekt či duchovních směrů, takže je obtížné provést systematické rozčlenění. Někteří žijí v horách o samotě, jedí jen trochu ovoce denně. Jiní chodí po desetiletí dokola s jednou rukou zvednutou, dokud prsty neztuhnou v mrtvý pahýl. Nebo kouří ručně vyráběný hašiš a následně hledají Boha v kouři. Existují i např. tzv. nága-sádhuové, kteří chodí nazí. Existují též sádhuové v rámci sekty Aghora, kteří rituálně jedí lidské maso.

Život sádhua

Takové praktiky, jako povinná ranní koupel ve studené horské řece, mají vést k odpoutání od běžného luxusu, na nějž jsou obyčejní lidé zvyklí. Poté se sádhuové shromažďují kolem dhuni – posvátného ohniště a začínají se svými modlitbami a celodenní meditací.

Někteří sádhuové se věnují černé magii nebo bylinkářství a dodávají léky místní komunitě, odstraňují kletby nebo žehnají novomanželům. Pro průměrného hinduistu jsou sádhuové přítomnou připomínkou božskosti. Je jim obecně dovoleno bezplatně cestovat vlakem. Někteří z nich bývali za starých časů vojensky organizováni, a dokonce i nyní nága-sádhuové nosí s sebou své meče.

Jsou také jogíni, kteří se zahrabávají do země, jiní drží své dlaně uzavřené v pěst tak dlouho, dokud jim neprorostou nehty skrz. Mnoho sádhuů je zapsáno v Guinnessově knize rekordů pro kousky nadlidské výdrže jako je stání 17 let, pobyt na jednom místě déle než dvě desetiletí, plazení se v délce 1400 km a mnoho podobných výkonů, které podstupují za účelem realizace duchovních cílů.

Velkým shromážděním sádhuů je Kumbhaméla, která se koná každé čtyři roky na čtyřech různých místech podél svaté řeky Gangy. Tuto akci navštěvují sádhuové z celé Indie. Tuto slavnost pořádá sdružení sádhuů All India Akhara Association. V čele každé zastoupené skupiny sádhuů stojí tzv. mahant.

Jak se stát sádhuem
Každý se nemůže stát sádhuem, předpokládá se, že je nutné být ve čtvrté životní fázi, jak ji chápe hinduismus, tzn. poté, co byl adept studentem, otcem-hospodářem a pak opustil s manželkou domov. Avšak tento požadavek pro většinu nemá praktický význam. Stát se sádhuem i tak není jednoduchá volba. Adept musí nejdříve sám symbolicky zemřít a bývá požadováno, aby se účastnil svého vlastního pohřbu předtím, než je možno následovat gurua po mnoho let. Nový žák musí nosit guruovi věci, rozdělávat oheň, obstarávat vodu atd., dokud nezíská dostatek zkušeností, aby se mohl duchovně osamostatnit. Zatímco se vede mnoho diskusí nad tím, zdali se člověk ze Západu může stát hinduistou, je jisté, že se může stát sádhuem, nalezne-li gurua, který ho přijme.

Užívání kanabinoidů v praktické spiritualitě sádhuů není pouhým okrajovým fenoménem; u mnohých se jedná o elementární nástroj pro dosahování mystického sjednocení (vědomého zakušení jednoty átman–brahma) a duchovního růstu. Marihuana v duchovním úsilí sádhuů není cestou, ale nástrojem, který zintenzivňuje duchovní úsilí na cestě ke konečnému vysvobození z koloběhu reinkarnací. Sádhuové jsou často (nikoli však výlučně) jógini, ovšem ne všichni indičtí jógini jsou zároveň sádhuové. Inhalací spalovaného sušeného konopí dochází k ovlivnění funkce mozku účinnou látkou THC (tetrahydrokanabinol), což subjektivně umocňuje jakýkoli prožitek. To platí také o prožitku duchovním. Mystický pocit jednoty lze připodobnit rozpuštění prožívání dichotomie subjekt–objekt, kdy sádhu svým tetrahydrokanabinolem rozšířeným vědomím opouští své já a zakouší blaženou jednotu s celkem skutečnosti. Jde o splynutí átmanu (vnitřní individuální podstaty lidské bytosti) a brahma (transcendentálního božského zdroje a podstaty celé skutečnosti), překonání separace jedince od věčného původu. Kde není žádné já, tam také není utrpení, žádná osobní nepřízeň, žádná žádostivost, žádná budoucnost, žádná osobní vůle. Někteří sádhuové hovoří o stavu jednoty, který provází pocit, že všechny otázky jsou vyjasněny, neboť není-li žádné já, nejsou žádné otázky.

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Hinduismus
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