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Cybersecurity Talent Crunch To Create 3.5 Million Unfilled Jobs Globally By 2021
350 percent growth in open cybersecurity positions from 2013 to 2021
Credit: Cybercrime Magazine: Steve Morgan is founder and Editor-in-Chief at Cybersecurity Ventures.
The 2019/2020 Official Annual Cybersecurity Jobs Report is sponsored by Herjavec Group, a leading global cybersecurity advisory firm and Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) with offices across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
The New York Times reports that a stunning statistic is reverberating in cybersecurity: Cybersecurity Ventures' prediction that there will be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs globally by 2021, up from one million positions in 2014.
The cyber employment figure has been corroborated by hundreds of media outlets, including the world's largest, as well as industry associations, universities, governments, vendors, recruitment firms, and security experts, since our original report was published in May 2017.
Soon after our employment data was released, the World Economic Forum (WEF) republished an article with permission from Knowledge@Wharton, the online research and business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, which shared our report, and observed "nowhere is the workforce-skills gap more pronounced than in cybersecurity."
Earlier this year, the Harvard Business Review shared our report, and summed up the plight: "The majority of chief information security officers around the world are worried about the cybersecurity skills gap, with 58 percent of CISOs believing the problem of not having an expert cyber staff will worsen."
Cybersecurity Ventures arrived at our original estimation of unfilled positions after reviewing and synthesizing dozens of employment figures from the media, analysts, job boards, vendors, governments, and organizations globally. In 2019, we've conducted similar research, and we stand firmly behind the two-and-a-half-year-old prediction.
Over the eight-year period tracked, the number of unfilled cybersecurity jobs is expected to grow by 350 percent, from one million positions in 2013 to 3.5 million in 2021. And of the candidates who are applying for these positions, fewer than one in four are even qualified, according to the MIT Technology Review.
Despite industry-wide efforts to reduce the skills gap, the open cybersecurity headcount in 2021 will be enough to fill 50 NFL stadiums. A Forbes Technology Council post states that the number would be in the top 100 for the size of work populations of countries worldwide — not just industries.
Every IT position is also a cybersecurity position now. Every IT worker, every technology worker, needs to be involved with protecting and defending apps, data, devices, infrastructure, and people.
"It's a full-on war for cyber talent" one industry veteran who specializes in recruiting and placing senior-level information security executives told the Los Angeles Times.
Robert Herjavec, founder and CEO at Herjavec Group, said, "Unfortunately the pipeline of security talent isn't where it needs to be to help curb the cybercrime epidemic. Until we can rectify the quality of education and training that our new cyber experts receive, we will continue to be outpaced by the Black Hats."
"There is a zero-percent unemployment rate in cybersecurity and the opportunities in this field are endless," added Herjavec. "Gone are the days of siloed IT and security teams. All IT professionals need to know security – full stop. Given the complexity of today's interconnected world, we all have to work together to support the protection of the enterprise."
Numerous pundits from industry associations and vendors have chimed in on the cybersecurity jobs dilemma, with adjustments to shortfalls in their previous estimates, which now align more closely with Cybersecurity Ventures' steady forecast.
ISC(2), an international, nonprofit membership association for information security leaders, produced research in 2018 which estimated the cyber worker shortage at nearly 3 million— on the heels of a report they put out just a year earlier, which stated a drastically lower1.8 million figure by 2022.
Members of the ISC(2) leadership team recently posted a blog on their website which states "the cybersecurity skills shortage is expected to result in 3.5 million unfilled positions by 2021" (according to Cybersecurity Ventures via Forbes) — which underscores ISC(2)'s alignment to our research.
"By Cybersecurity Ventures' predictions, and we agree from everything we see, there will be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs in the next couple of years worldwide," said Mark Aiello, a cybersecurity recruiting expert and representative for the eastern Massachusetts chapter of ISC(2) at a recent cybersecurity conference held in Boston.
Our estimate has solidified as the de facto figure which the cybersecurity industry and the media relies upon for projected job openings.
WIRED highlights our jobs data in a recent story and concludes that despite looming threats of an ever smarter and technologically advanced hacking landscape, the security industry is not resourced to fight hackers or AI-powered exploits.
A Forbes Business Development Council post asserts that if you aren't prioritizing hiring or training for IT security in 2019, then it's time to rethink your company's core priorities. If you agree, then read on…
The editors at Cybersecurity Ventures have compiled the most important facts, figures, statistics, and predictions to help frame the global cybersecurity labor shortage, and what is being done in an attempt to close the gap.
UNFILLED JOBS
No matter how you crunch the numbers, there's a huge need for cybersecurity workers over the next decade.
Out of the 3.5 million open cybersecurity positions expected by 2021, Cybersecurity Ventures estimates more than 2 million openings will be in the Asia-Pac region, and nearly 400,000 will be in Europe.
The U.S. has a total employed cybersecurity workforce consisting of 715,000 people, and there are currently 314,000 unfilled positions, according to
Cyber Seek, a project supported by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Members of the CNBC Tech Council put the number of U.S. technology job openings at
700,000 to 1 million
over the past 12 to 24 months. Based on those figures, cybersecurity positions made up 32-45 percent of all U.S. tech job openings.
At the end of 2018, there were more than
26,000 openings for cybersecurity analysts in the U.S.
Cybersecurity isn't alone in the labor crunch, although it's one of the hardest hit STEM fields. Between 2017 and 2027,
STEM jobs will grow 13 percent, compared to 9 percent for all other jobs. However, it was estimated that in 2018,
4 million STEM jobs in the U.S. went unfilled.
U.S. METROS
There are many new initiatives across the U.S. that are aimed at bolstering our nation's future pipeline of cybersecurity candidates.
Government Technology recently reported that Massachusetts has more than 9,000 open cybersecurity jobs. The MassCyberCenter is looking to boost the state's cyber resilience and economic growth and to partner with businesses, academia and the public sector to
train new cybersecurity workers.
To develop the cyber workforce of the future, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)
launched Cyber NYC, which is supposed to catalyze 10,000 cyber jobs, help fuel new startups, and protect the city's anchor employers. The project is among the
nation's most ambitious cybersecurity initiatives, which over the next decade could transform New York City into a global leader of cybersecurity innovation and job creation.
New York metro area
(NY-NJ-CT) has the second-largest absolute number of cybersecurity job openings – roughly 20,000.
Employers in the Philadelphia area struggled to fill more than
10,000 open roles requiring cybersecurity skills
last year. In
Philadelphia, the biggest skill shortages fall within the following areas: security analysis and investigation, application security, and cloud computing security.
The population of cyber engineers and analysts throughout the
Washington D.C. Beltway
is 3.5 times as big as the rest of the U.S. combined.
With more than 150,000 cyber-related engineering and data science professionals,
Maryland has the number one cyber workforce in the world, and leads the U.S. in cyber employment for classified nation-state jobs. Maryland also has the largest concentration of university-trained cyber engineering graduates in the world.
There are currently over
15,000 open cybersecurity jobs in Maryland
— and that number is growing by the day, according to the Maryland Chamber of Commerce.
The Northern Virginia Technology Council noted that employers in the region are struggling to find candidates who have both the technical and soft skill competencies they need. Employers cite
soft skills deficiencies
as their primary pain point outside of the obvious shortage of qualified candidates.
top five states for cybersecurity jobs
are Virginia, Texas, Colorado, New York and North Carolina — where average annual salaries for cybersecurity roles exceed $100,000, according to DarkReading's analysis of a recent report.
The Georgia Cyber Center, a $100 million facility, the country's largest cyber investment of its kind by a state government, is intended to
train the IT security workforce of the future.
The University System of Georgia signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Cyber Center that will allow active duty and reserve military members to work toward a degree in cyber fields at several of Georgia's universities during their service. The Army intends for the program to help
fill over 11,000 open cyber jobs in the state, both inside and outside the armed forces.
The Cyber Innovation Center in
Bossier City, Louisiana, which has new Homeland Security funding, expects to broaden its cyber skills preparation to 10 million students and 50,000 teachers in K-12 across the U.S — which should eventually bolster the pipeline of young cyber workers.
Tech employment in Chicago
grew by nearly 6,000 jobs last year, and cybersecurity analyst is one of the top 3 tech positions in the windy city.
is home to the nation's second-largest concentration of cybersecurity experts. With a pipeline of cybersecurity talent from San Antonio's K-12, up through top higher education programs and advanced military backgrounds, the city, a.k.a.
Cyber City, USA, is preparing for jobs employers need to fill today and in the future.
has the most cybersecurity growth potential in the U.S., according to Business Facilities' 15th Annual Rankings Report.
Arizona, which the Federal Trade Commission ranked as one of the top 10 in cybersecurity, has roughly 7,000 cybersecurity job openings.
San Diego, home to the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), and home to more than 150 cybersecurity companies, has around 8,450 cybersecurity jobs, which is
up by 11 percent from three years ago, according to the region's Cyber Center of Excellence.
California has 50 companies (33 percent) named on Cybersecurity Ventures'
Hot 150 Cybersecurity Companies To Watch In 2020
list, the bulk of whom are located in or in close proximity to Silicon Valley. These plus hundreds of others in this region have created an extraordinarily competitive market for sales, marketing, and engineering talent.
Help Wanted: Cybersecurity experience preferred. This is the consistent theme across regions globally.
India — by far — had the
largest growth in cybersecurity job openings
from 2017 to 2018, followed by Sweden, Ireland, Italy and the UK.
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) estimates that India — a country with a population of approximately 1.34 billion people — alone will need
1 million cybersecurity professionals by 2020
to meet the demands of its rapidly growing economy.
Skill shortages in Europe are damaging the growth prospects of companies and the continent's economy, according to an EY survey. The most
alarming talent shortages
are in digital skills, with cybersecurity (48 percent) identified as one of the scarcest skills.
A recent parliamentary inquiry found
the cybersecurity worker shortage is "verging on a crisis" in the UK. The joint committee on the national security strategy's review found even the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the government body charged with providing cybersecurity advice and support, faces a constant challenge to recruit the expertise it needs.
Ireland's skills gap continues to increase, particularly in the area of cybersecurity, where there's growing demand for roles year on year. The country is unable to keep up with its 18 percent increase in the demand for cybersecurity roles.
Israel, the world's no. 2 exporter of cyber technology and one of the
top 10 global cybersecurity hubs
for 2019, is experiencing a
that is the most significant problem the sector is facing today. This shortage is causing local salaries to surge and is pushing firms to seek workers abroad, according to a recent
by Start-Up Nation Central and the Israel Innovation Authority.
A report coming out of Australia found that 88 percent of IT decision-makers believe there is a
shortage of cybersecurity skills
within their own organization, but also nationally.
To address its cyber skills shortage in South Africa,
has collaborated with the Maharishi Institute (MI) to set up a Cybersecurity Academy. The program is aimed at empowering marginalized youth, who would otherwise not have had access to tertiary education.
The learners who participate become certified cybersecurity analysts.
Nigeria has a chronic shortage of cybersecurity workers. With an estimated population close to 200 million, the number of certified cybersecurity professionals in Nigeria was a mere 1,800 as of last year. Microsoft has called for
safer online community
in Nigeria for improved economic growth.
Research from Deloitte shows a lack of talent is being felt across corporate Canada. Critical roles are going unfilled, and it's expected that organizations across
Canada will need to fill an estimated 8,000 additional cybersecurity positions by 2021.
To help grow a security-trained workforce, the Cisco Networking Academy has partnered with 1,550 academies and 3,800 instructors to provide
cybersecurity training across Latin America. As of last year, some 1.6 million had already completed the coursework.
If there's one trend that everyone can agree on, it's that cybersecurity is a fast-growing market with tremendous career opportunities.
The cybersecurity unemployment rate is at zero percent in 2019, where it's been since 2011.
Cybersecurity Ventures forecasts that 100 percent of large corporations (Fortune 500, Global 2000) globally
will have a CISO
or equivalent position by 2021 (up from 70 percent in 2018), although many of them will be unfilled due to a lack of experienced candidates.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics projects that employment for
information security analysts will grow at 32 percent between 2018 and 2028, which is higher than the average for all other occupations.
Readers Digest named
cybersecurity project managers
and blockchain developers on its list of the 21 most in-demand jobs for 2020.
Jobs requesting public cloud security skills remain open 79 days on average — longer than almost any other IT skills, according to Cyber Seek.
A Forbes HR Council post observes that 74 percent of companies recently surveyed said that
the skills shortage is impacting their business, including the ability to keep their information secure.
Tech executives on the CNBC Technology Executive Council said it has become harder to fill IT and cybersecurity positions, so candidates with liberal arts degrees, or
no college degree, are now being hired.
CISSPs (Certified Information Systems Security Professionals)
rank sixth
out of the top 20 fastest-growing skills for freelancers.
According to a DarkReading report published last year, only 14 percent of IT security managers felt there
were enough cybersecurity professionals
in the field with the needed skills to hunt down and respond to threats.
The cybersecurity labor shortage is felt most acutely in the government workforce. Federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense — which houses both the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command — have
a hard time competing with the private sector
for top cyber talent.
One of the
5 biggest trends in the job market
is a rise in cybercrime, which is spurring growth in security skills, according to CNBC.
Debby Carreau, CEO & founder of Inspired HR and a member of the CNBC-YPO Chief Executive Network, lists
as one of five hot industries that are a safe bet for a career that's future-proof.
Retention is a major issue for employers. According to a McAfee
of 950 cybersecurity managers and professionals at organizations with 500 or more employees in the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Singapore, Australia, and Japan, a full 89 percent of respondents would consider leaving their roles if offered the right type of incentive.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
We need to encourage and nurture our K-12 and college students to become future cyber fighters.
One of the keys to building a future cybersecurity workforce is instilling enthusiasm for STEM and cybersecurity at an early age. The first-ever national
Cybersecurity badges for girls
in grades K–12 were announced by the Girl Scouts of the USA in 2017 and there has been strong industry support for the initiative.
The National Security Agency has been
training kids to root out cybercriminals
since 2014. This past summer through a program called GenCyber, the N.S.A. ran 122 cybersecurity camps — named Camp Cryptobot — across the country, in order to generate a future pipeline of cyber workers.
In one
report, across 24 states, only 35 percent of high schools in the U.S. teach computer science — much less focus specifically on cybersecurity — despite the fact that 90 percent of parents want computer science education for their children,
according to Ralph P. Sita, co-founder and CEO at Cybrary, a provider of free online cybersecurity training.
According to McAfee's Winning the Game report, 92 percent of cybersecurity managers say
gamers possess skills that make them suited to a career in cybersecurity
— and 75 percent would consider hiring a gamer even if that person had no cybersecurity training or experience.
By 2025, millennials will make up 75 percent of the global labor force — and more than 70 percent of the ethical hacker community is already
under the age of 30. Organizations therefore need to tap into this community in order to build their cybersecurity workforce.
Just 4.2 percent of federal cybersecurity workers are aged 30 and under. These people are charged with protecting the country's digital infrastructure via jobs in such departments and agencies as the Department of Defense, CIA, Federal Election Commission and Department of Energy (which designs, tests and creates nuclear weapons for the U.S., among other tasks).
The Yale Tribune, a student run newspaper from Yale University, informs that cybercrime will cost the world $6 trillion annually in 2021, double the cost from $3 trillion in 2015, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. They advise that with strong coding skills, analysis, and certification, you can land a lucrative job in the cybersecurity industry — where demand outweighs supply.
Cybersecurity is a highly respected and well-paying occupation, from entry-level positions up to chief information security officers.
top 10 percent of cybersecurity analysts make over $117,000
per year, while the median annual salary is $76,000.
New data indicates that of all IT jobs, cybersecurity engineers — with an average annual salary of $140,000 — were the
highest paying and most recruited
heading into 2019.
For the top coders with leadership and cybersecurity skills — a rare breed —
salaries exceed $225,000. In some companies, this position pays more than it does to the CISO. Software plus "soft skills" equals big pay for aspiring programmers with a senior management role in their sights.
second-highest paying tech job in 2019
is a CISO, with a salary range of $175,000 to $275,000. Fortune 500 corporations in big cities pay as much as
annually, and more, to their CISOs, much higher than the average range for the position in mid-sized companies, government agencies, and academia.
At the top of the cybersecurity food chain (ranked by pay), there are a small number of
CISOs earning 7-figure annual pay packages.
Flaws in software code, which create vulnerabilities, have created a burgeoning bug bounty economy with big payouts to elite freelancer hackers. Some of them earn more
than $500,000 a year. But, that's a far cry from the average take-home pay for most bug bounty hunters who are self-employed part-timers with no guaranteed income.
Women know cyber, and we need more of them in the cybersecurity industry. Their talents and contributions are essential to the well being and safety of the world.
Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that
women will represent 20 percent of the global cybersecurity workforce
by the end of 2019. This recalculates a 6-year old figure based on a limited survey that concluded women held just
of cybersecurity positions.
Research firm Forrester predicts that
the number of women CISOs at Fortune 500 companies will rise to 20 percent in 2019, compared with 13 percent in 2017. This is consistent with new research from Boardroom Insiders which states that
20 percent of Fortune 500 global CIOs are now women
— the largest percentage ever.
Women in the cybersecurity field are
trending up in Israel, the world's second-largest country in terms of cybersecurity investment. In 2018, TechCrunch reported that for the most recent year tracked, 15 percent of newly established Israeli cybersecurity startups had a female founder, an increase from 5 percent the previous year.
91 percent of women in cybersecurity have a bachelor's degree, and 20-25 percent of them have an MBA or master's degree. 5 percent have a Ph.D., and 2 percent have no degree.
A new book published by Cybersecurity Ventures — "Women Know Cyber: 100 Fascinating Females Fighting Cybercrime" — is intended for students, parents, and educators, in order to spur more interest in our field.
Here are 10 hot security certifications for IT workers in 2020, compiled by the editors at Cybercrime Magazine:
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
— A Certified Ethical Hacker is a skilled professional who understands and knows how to look for weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target systems and uses the same knowledge and tools as a malicious hacker, but in a lawful and legitimate manner to assess the security posture of a target system(s).
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
— CRISC is the only certification that prepares and enables IT professionals for the unique challenges of IT and enterprise risk management, and positions them to become strategic partners to the enterprise.
Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US)
— Backed by ANSI/ISO accreditation, a CIPP/US credential delivers higher earning potential and increased promotion opportunities because it shows you have a strong understanding of U.S. privacy laws and regulations.
— CISM means higher earning potential and career advancement. Recent independent studies consistently rank CISM as one of the highest paying and sought after IT certifications.
—Enhance your career by earning CISA — world-renowned as the standard of achievement for those who audit, control, monitor and assess information technology and business systems.
— Accelerate your cybersecurity career with the CISSP certification. Earning the CISSP proves you have what it takes to effectively design, implement and manage a best-in-class cybersecurity program.
Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA)
— With a CCNA Security certification, a network professional demonstrates the skills required to develop a security infrastructure, recognize threats and vulnerabilities to networks, and mitigate security threats.
Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP)
— This certification is aligned to the job role of the Cisco Network Security Engineer responsible for security in routers, switches, networking devices and appliances, as well as choosing, deploying, supporting and troubleshooting firewalls, VPNS, and IDS/IPS solutions for their networking environments.
— CompTIA Security+ is the first security certification IT professionals should earn. It establishes the core knowledge required of any cybersecurity role and provides a springboard to intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs.
Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (C|HFI)
— Computer investigation techniques are being used by police, government and corporate entities globally and many of them turn to EC-Council for their Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator CHFI Certification Program.
Five resources for cybersecurity job seekers:
50 Cybersecurity Titles That Every Job Seeker Should Know About, compiled by the editors at Cybercrime Magazine.
20 Coolest Cybersecurity Jobs, compiled by
SANS Institute
Information Security Analyst Salaries by State, based on BLS data, from UC Berkeley School of Information.
Pink Slips To Million Dollar Salaries: Are CISOs Underappreciated Or Overpaid?
CISO compensation observations from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine
Top 5 Cybersecurity Jobs That Will Pay $200,000 To $500,000 In 2019, from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine
The editors at Cybercrime Magazine maintain a catalog of cybersecurity career related stories that feature research from Cybersecurity Ventures. This is a useful resource for job seekers, hiring managers, HR chiefs, search firms, recruiters, and market watchers.
"30 years ago I had no idea a career in cybersecurity was even possible. Today it's the hottest industry to be a part of and the resources are available, at your fingertips, to learn more and engage," says Herjavec Group's Robert Herjavec. "This is an ever-evolving industry, and the demand for incredible talent with varying skills — from coding, to analysis, to hunting to technical expertise in a particular technology discipline, to consultation … it isn't slowing down anytime soon. What are you waiting for?"
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Articles written in Journal of Earth System Science
Volume 111 Issue 3 September 2002 pp 351-364
Assimilation of IRS-P4 (MSMR) meteorological data in the NCMRWF global data assimilation system
Rupa Kamineni S R H Rizvi S C Kar U C Mohanty R K Paliwal
Oceansat-1 was successfully launched by India in 1999, with two payloads, namely Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR) and Ocean Color Monitor (OCM) to study the biological and physical parameters of the ocean. The MSMR sensor is configured as an eight-channel radiometer using four frequencies with dual polarization. The MSMR data at 75 km resolution from the Oceansat-I have been assimilated in the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) data assimilation forecast system. The operational analysis and forecast system at NCMRWF is based on a T80L18 global spectral model and Spectral Statistical Interpolation (SSI) scheme for data analysis. The impact of the MSMR data is seen globally, however it is significant over the oceanic region where conventional data are rare. The dry-nature of the control analyses have been removed by utilizing the MSMR data. Therefore, the total precipitable water data from MSMR has been identified as a very crucial parameter in this study. The impact of surface wind speed from MSMR is to increase easterlies over the tropical Indian Ocean. Shifting of the positions of westerly troughs and ridges in the south Indian Ocean has contributed to reduction of temperature to around 30‡S.
Volume 118 Issue 5 October 2009 pp 413-440
Impact of vegetation on the simulation of seasonal monsoon rainfall over the Indian subcontinent using a regional model
Surya K Dutta Someshwar Das S C Kar U C Mohanty P C Joshi
The change in the type of vegetation fraction can induce major changes in the local effects such as local evaporation,surface radiation,etc.,that in turn induces changes in the model simulated outputs.The present study deals with the effects of vegetation in climate modeling over the Indian region using the MM5 mesoscale model.The main objective of the present study is to investigate the impact of vegetation dataset derived from SPOT satellite by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization)versus that of USGS (United States Geological Survey)vegetation dataset on the simulation of the Indian summer monsoon.The present study has been conducted for five monsoon seasons (1998 –2002),giving emphasis over the two contrasting southwest monsoon seasons of 1998 (normal)and 2002 (deficient).
The study reveals mixed results on the impact of vegetation datasets generated by ISRO and USGS on the simulations of the monsoon.Results indicate that the ISRO data has a positive impact on the simulations of the monsoon over northeastern India and along the western coast.The MM5- USGS has greater tendency of overestimation of rainfall.It has higher standard deviation indicating that it induces a dispersive effect on the rainfall simulation.Among the five years of study,it is seen that the RMSE of July and JJAS (June –July –August –September)for All India Rainfall is mostly lower for MM5-ISRO.Also,the bias of July and JJAS rainfall is mostly closer to unity for MM5-ISRO.The wind fields at 850 hPa and 200 hPa are also better simulated by MM5 using ISRO vegetation.The synoptic features like Somali jet and Tibetan anticyclone are simulated closer to the veri fication analysis by ISRO vegetation.The 2 m air temperature is also better simulated by ISRO vegetation over the northeastern India,showing greater spatial variability over the region. However,the JJAS total rainfall over north India and Deccan coast is better simulated using the USGS vegetation.Sensible heat flux over north-west India is also better simulated by MM5-USGS.
Multi-model ensemble schemes for predicting northeast monsoon rainfall over peninsular India
Nachiketa Acharya S C Kar Makarand A Kulkarni U C Mohanty L N Sahoo
The northeast (NE) monsoon season (October, November and December) is the major period of rainfall activity over south peninsular India. This study is mainly focused on the prediction of northeast monsoon rainfall using lead-1 products (forecasts for the season issued in beginning of September) of seven general circulation models (GCMs). An examination of the performances of these GCMs during hindcast runs (1982–2008) indicates that these models are not able to simulate the observed interannual variability of rainfall. Inaccurate response of the models to sea surface temperatures may be one of the probable reasons for the poor performance of these models to predict seasonal mean rainfall anomalies over the study domain. An attempt has been made to improve the accuracy of predicted rainfall using three different multi-model ensemble (MME) schemes, viz., simple arithmetic mean of models (EM), principal component regression (PCR) and singular value decomposition based multiple linear regressions (SVD). It is found out that among these three schemes, SVD based MME has more skill than other MME schemes as well as member models.

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Q: Redis versus Cassandra(Bigtable data model) Suppose I need to do the following operations intensively:
put(key, value)
where value is a map of <column name, column value>.
I havn't known NoSQL for long, what I know is that both Cassandra insert(which conform the api defined in Bigtable paper) and Redis "HSET" command could do that. But what's the pros and cons of both way? Any performance and scalability difference there?
EDIT :
My requirement is something like an IM server --- I need to store session data , and I want all of them to be in memory so that low latency can be easily achieved. The session last for at most 2 hours. No consistency requirement to consider yet. And disk is only for fail-over. Lost of data is not terrible. All i need is lower latency. Operations per second --- the more, the better.

A: Both redis and cassandra can be used as a key value store.  The difference is in speed, scale and reliability.
Redis works best as a single server, where the entire data set resides in memory.
Cassandra can handle data sets that don't fit in memory, and data sets that don't fit on a single machine.  As part of distributing over multiple machines, cassandra is much more reliable.  Cassandra can handle machine failures, rebuilding machines, adding capacity to the cluster when needed.
Because redis is entirely in memory, and reads/writes are served by a single machine (a single cassandra write will typically talk to multiple machines), redis will most likely be faster.
If your primary goal is speed, and you don't need to store data reliably, and your data set fits in memory, then redis would probably be a better solution.

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AMUX invites you to .. a talk on the Portixol excavations. February 1st
On Wednesday, February 1st, there will be a talk on the Portixol excavations at 7:00 p.m. in the museum's conference room. The presentation will be made by archaeologists responsible for the project.
Here is some earlier publicity:
Oct 22nd 2022
Municipal Museum and University of Alicante to begin archaeological digs on Portitxol island - The latest excavations will be carried out during October and November and will consist of intensive archaeological trials across the entire surface of the island.
www.javeamigos.com/municipal-museum-and-university-of-alicante-to-begin-archaeological-digs-on-portitxol-island/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=municipal-museum-and-university-of-alicante-to-begin-archaeological-digs-on-portitxol-island
Xàbia : Facts and Anecdotes/ Fishermen of Xàbia Part II - Did you know that in Xàbia there are only twelve permanently registered professional fishing boats ?
AMUX visits Xàtiva
On Saturday 26 November AMUX members enjoyed a guided tour of medieval Xàtiva. With our excellent guide, Esther Polop, we learnt a lot of history, including among many other things: why there were once 12 convents, why the windows of a palace are offset to one side, why the cathedral is so huge and why it was never finished; who wrote on the walls, the controlled price of staple foods in the 17th century, the mystery of an Islamic marble bath and why the portrait of King Philip V is hanging upside down...and much more.
Xàbia : Facts and Anecdotes/ Fishermen of Xàbia - Part I - Did you know that in 1927 a cooperative association of fishermen was formed in Xàbia called the Pósito de Pescadores ?
Xàbia : Facts and Anecdotes / Part II ... Did you know that the cultivation of citrus in Xàbia is relatively recent compared to that of vines and olives ?
Although there had already been plantations in the Kingdom of Valencia by the end of the 18th century, it was only in the 1920s that plantations of citrus appeared in Xàbia. Over the decades they gradually increased and by the 60s it was a thriving agricultural branch. There were, and still are, two main areas of cultivation. One starts behind the Arenal in the Pla area and goes westwards up to the Benitachell road, with the Rio Gorgos on the northern border and the Cami Cabanes on its southern. The other is the region of Les Valls, between the Carreteras de Gata and Jesus Pobre.
The major citrus fruits planted here are oranges and clementines. Grapefruit is very minimal due to low demand, and lemons are not cultivated in Xàbia. There are two categories of oranges : the naranja blanca - white orange - which is used for juice, and the Washingtonia for the table. In the 50s, and approximately up until the 70s, mainly juice oranges were planted : salustiana, cadenera and also the sanguina or the blood orange.These were exported to France and Italy. Then from the 70s onwards several types of Washingtonia oranges were grown, replacing the cadenera and the sanguina.Today in Xàbia, there are mainly two types of juice oranges and four types of table oranges so that oranges can be had from November to June. Four different kinds of clementine are also grown here, harvested between November and May.
Orange trees need much care and water. Until the end of the 70s the method of irrigation was that which the Moors had introduced so many centuries ago.This is the " a manta " system, a canal-system in which the land is flooded. This uses a massive amount of water. In the 60s, when the Canal de la Fontana was being built, they had to perforate, hence disrupt, the protective layer between groundwater and sea water. This allowed the sea water to enter so that a large number of wells whose water was being used for irrigation, became salty. This, combined with longer periods of drought in the 70s and 80s, during which the ground water level fell - allowing even more sea water to enter - caused many trees to die and several plantations had to be abandoned. At the same time, tourism was on the rise, increasing the price of land and many then preferred to sell their land.
With such scarcity of water, a new irrigation system had to be found. Towards the end of the 70s the drip irrigation was introduced (goteo). Some say that it´s use here in Xàbia was the first time in Spain ! So far it has proven to be most effective. Each orange tree gets an average of 6 emitters, each one giving four litres of water per hour. In summer the irrigation system is turned on for 3-4 hours every night. Many farmers have wells on their land from where the water is taken. Those who don´t, have to buy well-water from a company.
Orange trees are work-intensive all year round. Once the fruit has been harvested, the trees need to be pruned. They have to be fertilized at regular intervals. This is done via the ground, but also via spraying onto the leaves for quicker absorption. Dealing with disease and pests is a particular challenge, especially since the more effective but dangerous pesticides are now prohibited in Europe. The citrus mealybug ( cotonet ) and the white fly ( mosca blanca ) are the most difficult to get rid of, but also the red spider mite and the cochineal bug are stubborn pests.. And among the many diseases plaguing the orange tree, the most persistent are the fungi.
A constant battle for the farmers !
And now the battle has to be waged on other fronts too. In the last few years there has been a 30% increase in citrus imports from South Africa, Turkey, Egypt and Morocco. Mainly due to low wages, these countries can offer considerably lower prices. A worker in South Africa gets paid approximately € 1,20 a DAY- with longer working hours- while in Spain he is paid the minimum wage of €12 an HOUR ! In addition, in Spain they must adhere to much stricter regulations which make for higher costs. This year a kilo of oranges fetched only 12 cents. The mighty retailers dictate the price. In the past six months the price of energy, petrol, fertilizers and pesticides has surged so exceedingly that there is barely any margin left. Each year there are farmers abandoning their plantations. The situation is so critical now that one wonders, will Xàbia - or even the Comunidad Valenciana for that matter - still have its beautiful citrus plantations in the years to come ?
For there is no real support nor solidarity coming from either central nor local authorities. Laws, that protect the interests of the farmers, are not being made, or only half-heartedly. A new law was passed this past June requiring cold-treatment for all citrus coming from non-EU countries. This is to prevent insects like the false codling moth ( falsa polilla ) from being brought into Spain and will at the same time increase costs for these countries, easing slightly the competition for the farmers. However, laws need to be passed that ensure fair pricing for the farmers. While the consumer´s price of citrus is rising, this is not reaching the farmer.
There are associations in the Comunidad Valenciana like the Unio de Llauradors and the Asociación Valenciana de Agricultores - Asociación Agraria de Jovenes Agricultores ( AVA-ASAJA ) which represent the interests of agricultural and livestock farmers. For the past 15 years Juan Antonio Miñana, a long-time citrus farmer, is the delegate of the latter in Xàbia. Although there are some 200 members of this association in Xàbia alone, only 10 or so are full-time citrus farmers, a number that has been dwindling since the 1980s. Unfortunately, there is no Spain-wide network, for these associations to carry any real weight and the farmers have every reason to feel left alone in their struggle for existence. Sad to say, even the Ayuntamiento of Xàbia has turned its back since the 80s to agrarian development, giving its preference to tourism.
If the situation does not change soon for the farmers, we can be sure that within the next 10 years there will be no spring-time orange blossom perfumes in the air of Xàbia and the orange could possibly even lose its status as symbol of the Comunidad Valenciana !
Xàbia : Facts and Anecdotes / Part I - Did you know…that the citrus fruit, which is not only Xàbia´s but also the Comunidad Valenciana´s major fruit crop and an emblem of the province, is the most commercialised fresh fruit worldwide?
Its history and development in the Mediterranean region is so interesting that I have decided to dedicate this month´s article to its history. Next month, in Part II, we shall look at Xàbia and its citrus plantations, past and present.
The citrus fruit, originally from South East Asia, was introduced to the Mediterranean region at different points in history. The first citrus fruit here was the "poncil" (citrus medica ), said to have been brought by Alexander the Great from his conquests of the shores of the River Indus in 325 BC. The seeds were dispersed with great success in parts of the Mediterranean. Later the Romans, who appreciated its medicinal qualities, spread it further in the region until it came to the Balearic Islands, where it has been since the 5th century.
At a later stage, Arab merchants discovered the lime and the bitter orange, also from India, and brought them to all their imperium, including to Al Andaluz in the 10th century. Due to its better characteristics it soon replaced the poncil, of which there are only small cultivations left in Corsica today.
It was only in the 16th century that Portuguese sea-farers brought home the sweet orange from their travels to China, hence they were called China or Lisbon oranges to distinguish them from the bitter sort thus far known in Europe. The sweet mandarine came even later, brought in the 19th century also from China, as the name indicates, by the British, who introduced it to all their colonies.
From the start there was natural, spontaneous hybridization among the different citrus fruits. One such was the clementine, a cross between the common mandarine and the sweet orange. This was discovered in a religious orphanage led by Father Clement in a town near Oran, Algeria, and named in his honour. This hybrid arrived in Valencia at the beginning of the 20th century and is present today with its hybrids in all the plantation zones of the Comunidad Valenciana, including Xàbia.
A spontaneous mutation was also found in Brazil in the 18th century. This was the Navel (Navelina) orange, which then arrived in Spain only in the 20th century. Over time, there have been mutations of this too, like the Washington Navel and its early and late varieties that form a major part of the citrus plantations in Xàbia.
The satsuma mandarine is a natural mutation from Japan coming from an ancestral mandarine from China. In the 19th century it was taken to Clifornia, from where it was brought to the Comunidad Valenciana also in the 20th century.
The only citrus that does not originate from the extreme Orient is the grapefruit, which was discovered in Barbados and is a natural hybrid of the "pummelo" (pomelo) and the sweet orange, both of which had been brought there from Asia in the 17th century. It too was introduced to the Iberean Peninsula in the 20th century.
The pomelo, the poncil, the mandarine and the papeda are the only four pure and authentic fruits of the citrus family. They originate from a common ancester. All others are hybrids of these four species.
Next month we will take a look at how the citrus fared in our town of Xàbia in the past and the present and whether there is a future for this oh so popular family of fruit, symbol of our sunshine province.
Source : " De Fruits i Fruiters " by A. Lopez-García. Conselleria d´Agricultura, Generalitat Valenciana
(Anita Pichler - AMUX)
Poncil - Citrus medica Reticulata - Limonero poncil - Poncil de ojós
Xàbia Facts and Anecdotes: Did you know…. that before the decimal metric system was introduced in Spain in the mid nineteenth century, there was quite a chaotic and - for us now - complicated system of measuring?
There were myriads of different measures and often the value of a measure depended on the product being measured. To counter fraud and too much diversity of measures the kings and senyors of Valencia tried to impose some objective guides to unify the system. The "alna" was for sizes, the " lliura" for weights, the "barcella" for quantities (of cereals for example) and the "cànter" and "arrova" for wine. These were the main measure-guides from which measures for other products were derived.
For measuring lengths and surfaces, man was the measure for all things. So all was compared to the human body. Some examples are : el dit (finger), el pam (handspan), el colze (from elbow to fingertips), la braça (from one outstretched arm across the body to the other), el peu (foot). And it is the alna, also called the vara in other kingdoms, (see photo) that is the measure-guide.
1 alna = 2 colzes = 3 peus = 4 pams = 36 polzades = 48 dits.
The measure-guide for weights was the lliura (pound). In Valencia, this corresponded to today´s 355g, although in Castellon it was 358g and in Alicante even 474g.
30 lliures were 1 arrova ; and 4 arroves were 1 quintal
However, it depended on what you were weighing. A lliura of meat was 36 onces (ounces), whereas the "lliure del peix" (fish) was 18 onces and the same for fruit and vegetables was 16 onces. So a lliure wasn´t just a lliure !!
And then flour was measured by quintales and arroves !
Cereals and grains were not measured by weight, but by the capacity of a recipient, the barcella or almud with its multiple sub-measures.
Liquids too were measured according to the volume of a recipient. The càrrega (pitcher) of wine or vinegar was 15 canters (jugs) or arroves and the canter was 4 quartes. But in the case of oil, the càrrega was12 canters !
And there were so many more measuring terms………..
As you can see, the system had no unity and the difficulties increased when it came to trading with other kingdoms, for even if they used the same terms, there were usually differences in what they represented. There is a historic document from 1671 in which the equivalent weights and measures of other lands are officially determined for their value in Valencian measures. (See photo). For example :
1 arroba of Catalonia (which were 26 catalonian lliures) were 34 Valencian lliures and 3 onces. Or :
100 braçes (of silk) of Genova were 56 Valencian alnes.
In 1849 Queen Isabel II sanctioned the Law of Weights and Measures in which the decimal metric system was introduced to Spain. Until then, every province had its own traditional weights and measures. Despite this law, the age-old measuring systems continued being used until 1880, when a national decree obliged provinces to use only the metric system for all administrative and social purposes.
Today, although we sometimes still hear the older generation speak in terms of lliure, pam or fanecada (measure of land area), we can only but admit that the introduction of the metric system, with its simplification and universality, was a huge success and an enormous stride in the direction of modern progress ….. or of centralisation, depending on the perspective of the reader !
Main source of information : " Al Metre : de les Mesures Antiques" by Antoni Espinos, CIRNE
Xàbia : Facts and Anecdotes .. Did you know...that Xàbia's one and only cinema theatre - Cine Jayan - is the sole family-owned cinema in the whole region to survive the onslaught TV, video rentals and Netflix?
Cine Jayan - is the sole family-owned cinema in the whole region to survive the onslaught first of TV, then video rentals and finally internet movie channels like Netflix, HBO and Amazon Prime ? By the 1930s almost all the towns around Xabìa had their own family-owned cinema theaters. Xabìa´s first cinema, Cine Espinos, was opened around 1915 by Antoni Espinos Llopis. This was located in what is today the parking lot of Restaurant Trinquet. It had been a casino before Antoni bought it to convert into a cinema with approximately 800 seats, a film reel office and a piano, all films being silent films in those days. It became extremely popular, with people even coming from the surrounding towns and was always fully booked. First it opened only on Sundays, later also on Saturdays and even later even on Thursdays. It became customary on Sundays that the men went to a football match after lunch, while the women spent time together and then at 7 pm they would all look forward to the latest cinema film. A second session would be shown at 10.30 pm. In the 1940s the family opened a cinema in the port. It also had a summer terrace close by. Cine Espinos in the village would be closed in the summers.
In the 1930s, before the Civil War, Jaime Ortuño and Angela Devesa, a couple who were bakers, moved from La Nucia to Xàbia to open their own bakery in the Calle Nazareno, no.20. Angela, known to all as Angelita, was very enterprising (surprising for a woman of her day !) and saw that there was great scope for a second cinema in Xabìa. She convinced the numerous members of her family (she was the thirteenth of thirteen children) to lend her money to open a new cinema which they then called Cine Central, opening in 1955 next to what is the Museum today. This had a capacity of 700 seats. Three years later Angelita opened a terrace for open-air viewings in the summer at the location of today ´s Cine Jayan in the Port. Very successful, both cinema and terrace were run solely by the family, her two sons taking charge of the acquiring and programming of the films, and the rest running the daily shows including the bars.
In 1973 Antonio Català Bover married Immaculada, one of Angelita´s daughters, who was studying in Valencia to be a pediatrician. He joined the family business and became a very active participant. A year later, the terrace in the port was converted into a cinema hall with a terrace on the roof. This was called Cine Jayan, an acronym of the names of the founders Ja-ime y (and) An-gelita.The theatre originally had a capacity of 420 seats, but due to a necessary anti-humidity reformation in 2003, it had to be reduced to the 347 seats it has today.
In the early 1980s, Antonio, who had brought a lot of quality films to Javea, including original versions of films, suggested opening a drive-in autocinema, which the open-minded Angelita (by now close to her 70 s) agreed to, inspite of resistance from the family. This was opened in1982 in the area near the camping site. A year later yet another open-air terrace was opened behind the Arenal, next to the petrol pump.
Then came 1985, a disastrous year for small family theatres in all of Spain. Ever since the advent of TV, the public´s interest in cinemas had already declined. However, when videos came on the market in the early ´80s and then video rental shops appeared everywhere, it was the final blow for many cinema halls (Cine Espinos had already closed in 1972). By the middle of that decade 50% of the cinemas in all Spain had to close, including those around Xàbia. Angelita´s world of cinemas struggled on. Then in 1995, when the Ayuntamiento showed serious interest in buying the building of Cine Central, they closed it and sold. It has remained unused and empty until this day…….
They were losing the battle against the new era of cinema culture. They had to close other places : in 2000 the terrace in the Arenal and in 2009 the auto-cinema. To keep up with the times Antonio, who had already been running the cinema for many years, had to make a big decision in 2011 : either go digital, which meant a huge investment, or close down. For all six of Antonio´s and Imma´s offspring there was no doubt. Fortunately for Xàbia, the passion is in their veins too !
Now Cine Jayan is almost the only one left of its kind in all the region. And it continues to be a family affair. After 58 years, we still have Antonio in the ticket office and Imma, who worked all her life as a pediatrician in Denia and in the evenings at the bar of one of the cinemas, is also still there. It is only thanks to their fervour and dedication that Xàbia still has its oh so charming cinema that we cinefiles are so enchanted by.
There´s nothing like a night out at the cinema…….not forgetting the popcorn of course !!
Los molinos de viento - The Windmills (J.Bolufer Marqués, Museu de Xàbia) Thursday, 26 may,. 19.30 pm. Auditorium Museu de Xàbia
Xàbia is the home to one of the most important groups of windmills in the Mediterranean. Eleven are lined up in a row running from east to west on the "Trencall de la Plana". Another, the Safranera windmill, is isolated and lies very close to the river, south of Xàbia Old town. These windmills have been documented in Xàbia since medieval times and they were in use until the end of the 19th century, when other forms of energy, new technologies and other factors, relegated them to oblivion and abandonment. The origins of these devices date back to antiquity, although the first known reference to windmills is found in an Arabic source from the 10th century. In Europe, windmills very different from those of oriental origin, are documented from the 12th century on-wards.
In this presentation, we will talk about the origins of various types of windmills, focusing on the history and description of those of Xàbia and the Marina Alta.
Xàbia : Facts and Anecdotes. Did you know… that the streets of Xàbia were totally dark at night until the mid 19th C. ?
Barcelona was the first city in Spain to get street lighting in 1841 and Madrid, Valencia and Cadiz not long after. Alicante followed in 1861. Not all streets, but the major ones were illuminated with lampposts - gas or kerosene - except on nights of full moon !
We do not know the exact year when Xàbia got its street lights, but it seems to have been one of the first in the region. We know for sure that the more important streets and squares were already lit in 1859 (with oil street lamps) because the Municipal Archives have a document in which the Ayuntamiento stipulates fines for parents of children who throw stones and break the glass of the street lamps….. apparently a new kiddies´ game !
We read in the Xàbia municipal ordinances of 1887 that by that year all streets were illuminated for five hours per night in the winter months and four hours on summer nights.
The 20th C. heralded a new form of lighting : electricity. In 1902 Xàbia signed a contract with the Count of Orgaz, owner of a company generating electricity from the waterfalls of the river Algar in Callosa d´en Sarrià, in which the company committed to provide daily energy " from ten minutes before sundown until ten minutes before sunrise " for public and private spaces. Private homes paid according to the number and strength of light bulbs : 1,75 pesetas a month for each five watts bulb ; 3,25 ptas a month for a 10 watts bulb, and 1 centimo per night and bulb that was over 10 watts. Later the luxury version of 40 watts arrived !!
Most houses contracted just one bulb, with sockets in 2 rooms ( which were invariably the kitchen and dining room ) so that the same bulb could be transferred between the rooms according to need. The rest of the house was in darkness and people still used candles or one of the many portable sources of light (paraffin or oil lamps). In addition, the oil hanging-lamp at the centre of the house was still very much in use, especially since there were frequent electricity cuts.
It only cost 0,50 centimos to contract electricity, so it became customary to unregister in the summer months so as not to pay the minimum fee. There was much poverty in Xàbia in those days. Joaquin Armell, owner of the 99-year old household and gifts shop in the Calle Mayor, tells us how his grandfather was employed by the company and was responsible for collecting the electricity fees from private clients every 15th of the month. Some needy families could not really always afford the 1,75 ptas, so he would advise them to pay any small amount so as not to have their electricity cut. Unfortunately, today the electricity companies do not give their clients that option …..
Only a few establishments could afford an electricity meter. The first buildings with a meter were the Ayuntamiento and Telegraph Office, Guardia Civil, agricultural Syndicate, five bakeries, two cinema houses and a few wealthy private homes.
Electricity came to the houses in the countryside only in the 1940s. Here oil and kerosene lamps were still the main source of light even into the 1950s.
For us in the 2020s a life without electricity is virtually unimaginable. For not only does it give us light, it makes for all kinds of amenities that promote an easier life. In fact every aspect of society today depends on it. Of course, whether that is a good thing or not is open to debate…..
Source : "La LLum Elèctrica a Xàbia" by Antoni Espinos


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Ingushetia Supreme Court ready to release convicted abductor of Yelizaveta Aliyeva from prison
15 August 2017, Tuesday
On August 10 2017, lawyers from Justice Initiative received from the Ingushetia Supreme Court appeals filed by Mukharbek Yevloyev's defence lawyers on August 2 2017. The court informed the lawyers that a hearing on Yevloyev's case would take place on August 16 2017. The court notification and the appeals received could mean that tomorrow, August 16 2017, the court could end the criminal prosecution of Yevloyev, who was sentenced earlier for abducting Yelizaveta Aliyeva.
"We have looked through the appeals filed by convicted person Yevloyev's defence lawyers and the court decision on passing the case on to the appeals court", said lawyer Olga Gnezdilova, who works with Justice Initiative. "From the court decision it is clear that the court intends to lift the charges against Yevloyev on the basis of the commentary to the [Criminal Code] article on voluntary release".
On February 20 2017, the Magas district court in Ingushetia sentenced Mukharbek Yevloyev to six years in a maximum security prison colony and a fine of 80,000 roubles for abducting Yelizaveta Aliyeva, the sister of his wife Maryem. Right from the start, Yelizaveta Aliyeva said that Yevloyev's sentence was too light. Yevloyev and his accomplice Murad Paragulgov denied their guilt, showed no remorse and did nothing to compensate for the harm caused. During the investigation, they put pressure on Yelizaveta and threatened her children.
The conflict in the Yevloyev-Aliyev families developed over several years. The sisters Maryem and Yelizaveta Aliyeva complained to the law enforcement agencies about threats and violence by Yevloyev and asked for their safety to be protected. Witnesses testify that Yevloyev forced his wife Maryem to have her hair shaved off, constantly beat her, including when she was pregnant, and cut off part of one of her fingers.
Yevloyev abducted Yelizaveta Aliyeva from her home on July 9 2015. Together with five armed men, he broke into her home, demanding to know where his wife was. Yelizaveta Aliyeva and her husband were forced into a car and driven in the direction of the Nazran city dump. The neighbours called the police and it was thanks to this action that Yelizaveta was able to escape from the car when the abductors stopped to hide from the police patrol. It was for this case that Yevloyev received the sentence that could be reviewed tomorrow, August 16 2017.
Lawyers from Justice Initiative already sent to the ECHR a complaint on behalf of Yelizaveta Aliyeva for violations of articles 2,3 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The complaint also cites violation of Article 13 of the Convention because the authorities did not open a criminal case into the presumed murder of Maryem Aliyeva, who has been missing since September 19 2015.
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His time at Northland is kind of uneventful and not really entertaining. The fondest memory from NCS is probably the time when he had a spit-take on an upperclassman's girlfriend and booked it down the walk way between buildings 6 and 7. At the time it was frightening because it was still his first year here, but now its pretty funny to look back on it.
In the future, he sees himself leaving Northland and going to college at Ohio State University, mostly because his dad went there. After that, working in the government or for a politician in Texas would be the goal. Maybe a presidential run (doubt it though) in the future?
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Ken Starr Md Addiction Medicine Group is an addiction rehabilitation center in Arroyo Grande, CA that is situated in the 93420 zip code.
Address: 107 Nelson Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 in San Luis Obispo County
Counseling for couples, employment counseling and training and individual counseling services
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Cocaine Detox, Alcohol Detoxification and Benzodiazepines Detox
Tikva Treatment Llc The Haven At Pismo - 13.5 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA
Tikva Treatment Llc The Haven At Pismo is an addiction rehabilitation facility in Arroyo Grande, CA that is situated in the 93420 zip code.
Address: 944 Via Solana, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 in San Luis Obispo County
Cocaine Detox, Benzodiazepines Detoxification and Alcohol Detox
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Substance use education, counseling for couples and group counseling
Tikva Treatment Llc The Haven At Pismo is an alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility in Arroyo Grande, CA that is situated in the 93420 zip code.
Address: 2030 Idyllwild Place, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 in San Luis Obispo County
Opioid Detoxification, Methamphetamines Detoxification and Benzodiazepines Detoxification
Counseling for groups, counseling for couples and family counseling
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Aegis Treatment Centers Llc - 15.3 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA
Aegis Treatment Centers Llc is a drug & alcohol rehab center in Atascadero, California that is located in the 93422 zip code.
Address: 6500 Morro Road, Suite D, Atascadero, CA 93422 in San Luis Obispo County
Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment, outpatient detox services and outpatient treatment
Health education services, HIV and AIDS education, counseling and support and group counseling
San Luis Obispo County Drug And Alcohol Services is a drug & alcohol rehab facility in Atascadero, California that is situated in the 93422 zip code.
Address: 3556 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422 in San Luis Obispo County
Substance use education, health education services and individual counseling
Alcohol Detoxification and Opioid Detox
People with trauma, judicial clients and dual diagnosis treatment
Outpatient rehabilitation, regular outpatient treatment and outpatient detoxification
Bryans House Recovery Home Inc - 18.0 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA
Bryans House Recovery Home Inc is an alcohol and drug rehab center in Atascadero, California that is situated in the 93422 zip code.
Address: 2000 Traffic Way, Atascadero, CA 93422 in San Luis Obispo County
Group counseling, individual counseling services and hepatitis education, counseling and support
Residential long term treatment and residential rehab
Adult women and rehab for pregnant women
County Of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo County Drug/alcohol Services - 22.9 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA
County Of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo County Drug/alcohol Services is an alcohol & drug treatment facility in Paso Robles, CA that is located in the 93446 zip code.
Address: 1763 Ramada Drive, Paso Robles, CA 93446 in San Luis Obispo County
Rehab for pregnant women, people with trauma and co-occurring mental health / addiction treatment
Alcohol Detox and Opioid Detoxification
Regular outpatient treatment, outpatient detox services and outpatient rehabilitation
HIV/AIDS counseling, family counseling and health education services
Aegis Treatment Centers Llc is an alcohol and drug treatment facility in Santa Maria, CA that is located in the 93454 zip code.
Address: 115 East Fesler Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454 in Santa Barbara County
Individual counseling, employment counseling services and substance use education
Transitional-age young adults and rehab for pregnant women
Outpatient detoxification, outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment and outpatient rehabilitation
Fsa Dba Santa Maria Valley Youth And Family Center - 23.9 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA
Fsa Dba Santa Maria Valley Youth And Family Center is an alcohol and drug treatment facility in Santa Maria, CA that is situated in the 93458 zip code.
Address: 105 North Lincoln Street, Santa Maria, CA 93458 in Santa Barbara County
IOT, regular outpatient treatment and outpatient services
People with trauma, transitional-age young adults and judicial clients
Counseling for groups, individual counseling services and substance use education
Frequently asked questions at rehab centers in San Luis Obispo, CA:
Do rehab centers in San Luis Obispo offer both drug and alcohol addiction treatment?
Rehab centers in San Luis Obispo typically have programs that can treat all kinds of substance abuse, which includes both alcohol and drug addiction. A typical rehab center has qualified staff that will work with addicts and their families to create an individualized approach to treatment. Sometimes, the treatment plan will include both alcohol and drug abuse, while other times it may be for only drug or only alcohol addiction.
Does rehab include detox?
Around 25% of rehab centers in San Luis Obispo and throughout California are considered detox facilities and include detoxification as part of their treatment. If the rehab center you've chosen does not offer detox, you may have to detox at another center.
Do drug rehabs in San Luis Obispo use medication assisted treatment?
Around 50% of San Luis Obispo rehab centers also have medication assisted treatment available. Other rehabs may use holistic substance use treatment approaches. The two most used medications in drug rehabs in California are Methadone and Suboxone, while there could also be Buprenorphine or Naloxone used as well. In alcohol rehabs, Antabuse (also known as Disulfiram) is often used, as well as Naltrexone and Campral (also known as Acamprosate).
Are luxury rehabs in San Luis Obispo better than standard rehab centers?
San Luis Obispo rehab centers can indeed come in two forms: luxury and standard. While the luxury rehab centers are most expensive and provide more treatment therapies, that by itself is not a guarantee that they will be more effective than standard drug or alcohol rehabs. Ultimately, the addicted individual has to be committed to treatment, and can be cured in either type of rehab center.
Are there drug or alcohol rehabs in San Luis Obispo for teenagers?
San Luis Obispo rehab centers can support various age groups and populations. There are some rehab facilities in the state of California that do provide treatment only to teenagers, while others that may be only catering their service to female or male addicts.
Should I choose an inpatient or outpatient rehab center?
An inpatient drug or alcohol rehab in San Luis Obispo will provide more chance for full success in addiction treatment. Choosing an outpatient facility has its benefits, such as being able to maintain existing life and work schedule, but for San Luis Obispo residents or those who want to rehabilitate from drug or alcohol addiction in San Luis Obispo, an inpatient facility will be the most effective.
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Wilsonville, Ore., May 23, 2107 — FLIR Systems, Inc. has appointed James J. Cannon as president and chief executive officer, effective June 19, 2017. Cannon will succeed Andy Teich.
Cannon has served more than 16 years in a variety of senior leadership positions at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., most recently as president of Stanley Security North America & Emerging Markets. Prior to that, he was president of the company's Industrial & Automotive Repair (IAR) business unit, first in North America and subsequently in Europe and Latin America, before then serving as president of Stanley Oil & Gas.
In addition to his global, cross-functional leadership experience at Stanley Black & Decker, Cannon served in the U.S. Army for 10 years as an infantryman and armor officer in a wide variety of assignments around the world, including Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Iraq, where he was awarded a Combat Infantryman's Badge. He later oversaw key security missions as part of the Army's peace enforcement operations in Bosnia.
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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is at the top of most people's bucket lists. This year, make it happen! Also known as the Coca-Cola route, the Marangu Route is great for beginners who want to climb Mt Kilimanjaro. In this 8-day itinerary, you will spend 6 days trekking with one day for acclimatisation. All accommodation will be in mountain huts. You will start on the South East of Mt Kilimanjaro and trek 72 km to the summit.
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Breakfast. Drive to Kilimanjaro National Park gate at Marangu for the first section of the climb through the Mountain Forest to Mandara hutat 2750m. Picnic lunch en-route. Dinner and overnight Mandara hut.
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Josef Olmert
The New Civic Covenant of Israel: The State and Its Arab Citizens
Situations of crisis usually provide the opportunity for soul-searching and changes, and right now Israel is witnessing such an opportunity — I refer
to the combined effect of Covid-19, rising crime and the collapse of the wall of Arab opposition to Israel, developments which take their toll on the Arab population of Israel.
As was discussed here before, Mansour Abbas MK and his Ra'am faction are already publicly grappling with this situation and are on the verge of splitting the Joint List, which is basically an Arab party. Whereas Abbas is a politician, and his positions can be attributed to personal or partisan interests, as is to be expected from a politician, Marwan Kabha is not a politician. He is a footballer, and a very good one. He plays in Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC, and also represented, like many other Israeli Arab footballers, the Israel national team in official international games. A few days ago, Kabha stated, in a sad and sobering interview, that he cannot take any more the wave of rampant crime in the Arab Israeli society, and it was after he heard about the senseless killing of three more Arab citizens. Marwan simply said something that so many other Arab citizens are saying, and that it is about time that the Arab political leadership started dealing with this and other issues which cause havoc within the Arab Israeli population. So, he said, this is why we should vote for Abbas. Well, this is not a political advertising article for Abbas, and this is, therefore, the last time that his name is mentioned. It is however a call for a change, not only among Arabs, but also among Jews. A change that will lead to the creating and cementing a civic Israeli society within the framework of the state of the Jewish people, which is what Israel is and should ever be.
A new civic covenant is needed in Israel, and the road for achieving it starts with telling the truth. Israeli Arabs should recognize, that honor killing, blood feuds and clan fighting are societal issues, which were not created by outsider, in this case, the Jewish state, rather they reflect long-standing traditions which are to be eradicated, first and foremost, by Arabs leading a change within their own society. The above is not meant to be patronizing, though my experience is, that many Arabs, in fact too many, tend to view the very mentioning of these issues as such. Put bluntly, Arab society has its internal ills, and it is perfectly legitimate for non-Arabs to mention them within the parameters of honest dialogue. Within the same parameters, it is also imperative for Jews to accept some of the grievances of Arab citizens.
It is arguably the case, that many Jews tend to dismiss any criticism by Arabs as an indication of a lack of gratitude. It is a common saying, that "why do they complain, after all, they live much better than their Arab Brethren in the Arab world". Well, it may be factually true, that per capita income, level of education and life expectancy are much higher among Israeli Arabs than among most Arabs[surely not all], in the rest of the Middle East, but then the question is so what?. Not every valid Hasbara point [And I admit, that throughout my long hasbara career I used this argument a lot…] is relevant
when dealing with issues of the kind discussed here. The need to maintain complete equality between all the citizens of the state is not a bargaining chip, not a Hasbara ploy, not a point to be used in any political beauty contest.
It is the heart and soul of what Israel is and should always be, exactly what was stated and promised in the Independence charter of Israel. So, in this context, there should be, for example, more effective policing of the Arab society. This policing cannot resolve the basic societal issues mentioned above, but it could do something else which is very important. It can give the Arab society a sense of caring, and it is not something that is always understood by many Israeli Jews. It is customary to hear statements like,"oh, but it is between them… so who cares", when the news comes about more crime-related killings among Arabs or cases of killing within the family. It is a common and justified complaint of Arab citizens in Israel, that the police is infected with this attitude, so most of the murder cases remain unsolved, unlike the situation among Jews.
Years ago a brilliant Arab politician, an attorney by profession, who died at a young age, told me the following story which I considered to be an enlightening experience. He arranged a budget for providing at least one hot meal a day to students in the town's schools. He was so proud of himself and for a good reason. Then, he visited one of the schools and the principal confided with him the bitter truth; the food was never delivered, as the local company which was supposed to deliver it, preferred to sell it and make profits out of it. Our mayor, as a matter of nature, complained to the nearby police station. A day later he was notified, that the complaint would not be dealt with, because the suppliers of the food told the police, that it was a clan feud between them and the mayor, an internal affair, so nothing for the police to intervene in. Well, in Israel the "internal affairs" excuse should not mean, that the state has nothing to say and/or do about them, and, btw-it should be applied also to the ultra-Orthodox community as well. The food story is indicative of the problem-not enough is done by Arabs themselves to deal with old and damaging traditions, but also not enough is done by the state. This is exactly the circumstance, which requires a meeting of interests and action. So what can be done?
The Arab Israeli population should accept legislation of civic service by Arabs at the same age group as the Jews who are required to have mandatory military service. It will not be of a military nature, though the door should stay open for young Arabs of all denominations to volunteer to military service, as is the case today. This has to be legislated because it has to be a pillar of a civic covenant-between state and a community. Then comes the matching pillar-what should be done by the state, and a lot could and should be done, among other things, a relaxation of the emphasis on military service as an obligatory criterion for acceptance to jobs in some industries, which are not open for Arabs today. [not all the industries which are blocked today for Arabs are really security-oriented]. We can go on and on by providing examples of what can be done, but the main point at stake is, to establish and maintain policies, as well as to change laws [not the nationality law though], in a way which will greatly and quickly accelerate fuller integration of Israeli Arabs in all aspects of life in their state, the state of Israel. Yes, there is no discussion here about the Palestinian issue and its implications. The issue is on the agenda, and it does not seem to be any closer to a final resolution, but then let us ask again the question so what?.
A lot could and should be done to change the relations between state and community, even without a solution to the national problem. Put in sum, no solution to one problem should not justify no effort to solve another.
Dr Josef Olmert, a Middle East expert, is currently an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina
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Ariana Grande's Pro Shares His Straightforward Diet and Fitness Plan
Celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak is inviting you to walk a mile in his clients' shoes.
Not Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga's actual Louboutins and Giuseppe Zanottis—though wouldn't that be something?—but their figurative sneaks, the ones that log upwards of 12,000 steps every day. Because the first thing the L.A. pro did when stay-at-home orders were put in place was to turn himself into a one-man Fitbit delivery service.
For any client not in possession of the popular tracker, "I went and dropped them off on all of their driveways," he tells E! News, along with instructions to stick to their daily steps goal, whether that means walking around their house, taking a spin around the block or logging those 12,000 steps (roughly six miles of walking) in their neighborhood.
Keep in mind this is how longtime devotee Jessica Simpson worked off an insanely impressive 100 pounds following the March 2019 birth of daughter Birdie Mae. Though Pasternak says those strides do more than just sculpt. "I think more than ever it's important to be outside for your mental health, your physical health, but also Vitamin D exposure to the sun," he says. "So put on a mask and go for a walk. That's the first thing."
Easy enough. What's next?
"Secondly is sleep," says Pasternak, "so because people don't go to the office in the morning and they're not going out at night, sleep is weird for a lot of people in quarantine." Using the Fitbit, he advises tracking both the quantity and quality of your sleep and aiming for at least seven hours of the good stuff a night.
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And to aid that he recommends ditching the mindless Instagram scrolling, Facebook deep dives and Netflix binge-watching and "unplugging from technology at least one hour a day."
Sigh, okay.
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While you're adopting new, healthier habits, you might as well cut back on your intake of added sugars to the 25 (for women) to 36 (for men) grams the American Heart Association recommends per day. Under the tutelage of Pasternak, whose Sweet Kick was created to help combat those cravings, that might look like a one-egg and three-egg white scramble with spinach, avocado and hot sauce and a bowl of blackberries for breakfast, a turkey-swiss-and-red pepper sandwich in a low-carb tortilla for lunch and seafood for dinner, plus nuts or veggies with hummus as snacks.
And when the urge to indulge strikes, he advises, get your money's worth. "I think life is all about balance, but if you're going to do it, make it a special thing," he explains. "Twice a week I'll bake with my kids. We won't just keep a box of Oreos to knock back a couple times a day. We'll make it special."
His workout advice is measured as well. In addition the aerobic component—"12,000 steps a day whether you walk, jog, run, stair-step, pedal, just move your body," he says—he believes you can get a solid sculpting sesh in just 10 to 20 minutes five days a week by concentrating on two toning moves.
Day one, try reverse lunges and a frog crunch; day two, a hip thrust and a triceps push-up. On day three, go for an active clam shell and a side plank, followed by a pike plank and a Superman on day four and a good morning and reverse fly for day five. Start with three sets of 10 reps each, working your way up to five sets of 20 reps and, finally, seven sets of 30.
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It's quick and attainable and designed for longevity. "Too many people are trying to do jogging in place and jumping jacks and sprints and huffing and puffing and they're exhausting workouts and they're like I've had enough of this," he explains of keeping his moves simple and brief. "I believe in being very strategic and methodical, strategic with what we do," he continues, "and your workouts are not how you're going to burn your calories. Your workouts are about toning, tightening, sculpting. That's it. You're going to get lean and burn your body fat through your step count and through your food."
So, what are you waiting for? Get to stepping!
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Edyth's pattern for four doll aprons drafted from civil war era and late 19th century examples are sure to delight both doll collectors and doll makers. Visit Edyth's doll blog to read about these antique aprons and to purchase her pattern. These types of aprons are often found on antique Izannah Walker, papier mache and China dolls.
I, Dixie, used to save hundreds (thousands?) of inspiration pictures on my computer. But since the advent of Pinterest, I have pinned what inspires me to a board called "Dolls". For the most part, these are antique dolls, but occasionally a tutorial or modern folk art doll finds a home there. If you love antique dolls or make dolls inspired by antiques, you might find this an inspiration tool as I do. Here is a screenshot of this inspiration board. Click the image to view the board.
Pinterest is also a great research tool. If you are learning about something, and you do not want the world to know, you can create a secret board, hidden from the public.
The dark side of Pinterest is that if people are only interested in images, once the images are pinned on Pinterest, they fly around freely without people visiting the source page. That has definitely affected readership of this blog as well as the Izannah Walker Chronicles. But, we adapt and overcome. We learn to make the new tools work for us.
So...visit the inspiration board above. You'll find lots of inspiration for making antique inspired dolls.
I designed and sized a body for this head made by Dixie. The pattern offered is suitable for many types of antique shoulder head dolls made of china and papier mache. It may be sized up or down on a copier to fit a particular head. As given, the body makes about a 22 inch doll. If you do not already have a favorite basic body pattern for shoulder heads I hope this will become it. To read and see more about it go to this entry on the new blog about my doll family.
If you see Dixie's skilled hand behind the look of this new blog you are right! Beautiful!


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Q: Создание документа docx на чистом xml без библиотек Есть ли возможность создать ms word (docx) файл на php без использования сторонних библиотек на xml? У меня очень специфическая выгрузка и функционала phpWord не хватает. Могу ли я создать документ сам разметкой xml, по аналогии с тем как мы делаем веб страницы на html, где-то можно посмотреть примеры?
Насколько я знаю docx это просто xml в определенном формате, как это реализовать с php?

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Могу ли я создать документ сам разметкой xml, по аналогии с тем как мы делаем веб страницы на html

Да

где-то можно посмотреть примеры?

Возьмите любой docx файл и переименуйте его в zip
После этого разархивируйте его, - получите xml файлы -
Они и будут Вам примерами.
Удачи!