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Act 6, 2014 (VI) – Act anent Modification of the Structure of Boards and Committees. 23rd May 2014. (As amended by Act 12, 2015 (XII) – Act authorising the appointment of Deacons as members of the Board of Trustees and other matters; Act 17, 2016 (XVII) – Act anent Membership of the Board of Ministry; Act 12, 2019 (XII) – Act anent Principal Clerk and Membership of the Board of Trustees; Act 15, 2019 (XV) – Act anent Membership ETS Board); and Act 8, 2020 – Amending Act 6, Class 2, 2014 regarding the Membership of the Board of Ministry)
Board of Trustees, Clerks, Committees, Edinburgh Theological Seminary, Media Spokesperson, Ministries, Mission Board
1. The General Assembly endorse the proposals relating to the modification of its committee structure contained in the report of the Board of Trustees. They enact that from May 2014 the work of the Assembly between their meetings shall be prosecuted by the following committees and boards:
1.1 Board of Trustees to discharge the functions of the Board of Trustees as presently constituted; to continue to have members of the Board appointed as directors of the Free Church of Scotland General Trustees' Limited; and to assume oversight of an Executive Office comprising the following functions:
1.1.1 Administrative Office to monitor and prepare regular reports on financial performance; to oversee the annual budgeting process; to keep under review matters of legal compliance and risk management; and to provide general administrative support to the Church.
The Board shall receive regular reports on financial performance, legal compliance and risk management from the Administrative Office and shall allocate time within its meetings for consideration of these.
1.1.2 Assembly Clerks' Office to make all arrangements for the General Assembly and perform any other functions presently discharged by the Assembly Arrangements Committee reporting directly to the General Assembly in relation to matters connected with the conduct of business at meetings of the General Assembly or meetings of the Commission of Assembly; to receive nominations from Presbyteries for vacancies on committees and boards when they occur, and, following consultation with the relevant committee or board, to make recommendations from these submissions, through the Board, to the General Assembly; to advise on matters of Church practice and procedure in light of the rules and procedures laid down in The Practice and in Church legislation and to initiate reviews of the practice or procedures of the Church where these might benefit from modification; to maintain formal relationships with other churches and ecclesiastical bodies; and, in the case of the Principal Clerk of Assembly, to act as Custodier of Titles.
Any proposals from the Assembly Clerks' Office to modify Church practice or procedures shall be reported to the General Assembly through the Board. The Assembly Clerks' Office shall be at liberty to enlist additional assistance as required, and at its discretion, to assist with the fulfilment of the various aspects of its remit.
1.1.3 Media Office to manage relationships with the media, acting as the primary contact point for media enquiries and sourcing comment from appropriate personnel within the Church; to exercise oversight of the Church's website including matters of design and content and similarly to oversee and develop the Church's social media presence; to oversee denominational publications; to identify issues of contemporary interest and importance, develop position papers on such issues and communicate the same effectively to internal and external audiences; and, more generally, to facilitate the flow of information around the Church with a view to stimulating interest and involvement in the Church's work.
1.1.4 Membership: Twelve members comprising at least four ministers and at least six office bearers of whom up to two might be deacons. Members shall be appointed by the General Assembly for a four-year term, renewable for one further term of four years. The General Assembly shall appoint one of the Board, who shall always be an elder, as Chairman, for a four-year term, renewable for one further term of four years. The quorum shall be three Trustees. The Principal Clerk of Assembly ex officio is appointed as adviser to the Board.
1.2 Board of Ministry to discharge the functions of the Board of Ministry as presently constituted; to assume oversight of matters relating to the working conditions of ministers and other personnel, excluding those connected with the Free Church Offices and the Free Church College; to work with Presbyteries in seeking to further equip ministers and others in areas such as mentoring, leadership and management skills; to consult with Presbyteries and the missions boards in assessing and specifying training needs for ministry candidates in the areas of knowledge, skills and character and to develop appropriate delivery mechanisms prior to, during, and following a formal academic training programme; and to assume responsibility for issues currently remitted to the Panel of Pastoral Advice.
1.2.1 With reference to the provision of pastoral care and advice, the Board of Ministry shall be at liberty to enlist such additional expertise from around the Church as might be required to deal with situations as they arise.
1.2.2 The Student Finance Scheme shall be overseen by the Board of Ministry in consultation with the Chief Administrative Officer.
1.2.3 Membership: Ten members in total including the Principal of Edinburgh Theological Seminary ex officio, one additional member of the College Senate appointed annually by them on an ex officio basis, and one additional member who shall be a minister in a Training Congregation nominated by the Board of Ministry. The remaining membership shall comprise three ministers and four elders appointed by the General Assembly for a four-year term renewable for one further term of four years. The Chairman shall be appointed from the membership of the Board by the General Assembly for a four-year term, renewable for one further term of four years. The quorum shall be three members of the Board. The Board shall be empowered to appoint Consultants and Advisors as required, particularly to liaise closely with the Mission Board and to assist with interviews and other functions of the Board.
1.3 Home Missions Board to discharge the functions of the Home Missions Board as presently constituted and to assume responsibility for developing appropriate denominational partnerships as well as partnerships with other organisations and agencies in order to enhance the Church's ability to reach out with the Gospel.
1.3.1 Membership: Eight members in total comprising four ministers and four elders appointed by the General Assembly for a four year term renewable for one further term of four years. The Chairman shall be appointed from the membership of the Board by the General Assembly for a four year term, renewable for one further term of four years. The quorum shall be three members of the Board.
1.4 International Missions Board to discharge the functions of the International Missions Board as presently constituted and to assume responsibility for developing appropriate partnerships with overseas denominations, as well as partnerships with other organisations and agencies, in order to enhance the Church's ability to reach out with the Gospel.
1.5 College Board to discharge the functions of the College Board as presently constituted.
1.5.1 Membership: Nine members including the College Principal, one member of the College Senate, the Chairman of the Board of Ministry and the President of the Students' Representative Council, all ex officio. The remaining membership shall comprise two elders and three ministers appointed by the General Assembly for a four year term renewable for one further term of four years. Elders appointed to the College Board shall have suitable qualifications or experience in education, preferably tertiary education, or in the administration or promotion of education. The Chairman shall be appointed from the membership of the Board by the General Assembly for a four year term, renewable for one further term of four years. The Chairman shall not be a member of the College Senate. The quorum shall be three members of the Board.
1.6 Psalmody and Praise Committee to discharge the combined functions of the Psalmody Committee and the Special Committee on Praise.
1.6.1 Membership: Six members in total comprising at least two ministers and at least two elders appointed by the General Assembly for a four year term renewable for one further term of four years. The Convener shall be appointed from the membership of the Committee by the General Assembly for a four year term, renewable for one further term of four years. The quorum shall be three members of the Committee.
2. The General Assembly hereby repeal Act XLVIII, 2008, and all other Acts bearing on the structures, remits and powers of Committees and Boards insofar as they are inconsistent with this Act. They direct that Standing Orders be amended in terms of this Act with immediate effect.
3. The General Assembly direct that the termination of the appointment of any member of the Boards and Committees specified above in 1.1-1.6, by death, resignation or discipline, shall be reported as soon as possible after the event to the Assembly Clerks' Office. Upon notification, the Assembly Clerks' Office, in consultation with the relevant Board or Committee, shall proceed to appoint a replacement who shall serve until the ensuing General Assembly at which the relevant Board or Committee shall report on the same.
4. The General Assembly endorse the view of the Board of Trustees that the functions of the Home and International Missions Boards should be combined under a single Missions Board. Recognising the practical issues involved in effecting an immediate unification of the boards, they ordain that the Missions Board shall come into effect following the 2015 General Assembly. In the meantime, they instruct the Home and International Missions Boards to consult with one another over the practical arrangements for their unification and to establish a joint strategy forum aimed at bringing greater coherence to the overall mission strategy of the Church. If, in the course of their consultation, substantive issues arise that would suggest that unification of the boards would not be possible, these should be reported to the Board of Trustees by the end of February 2015 in order that the Board might reflect on these and report to the General Assembly accordingly.
5. The General Assembly declare that Presbyteries may nominate elders and ministers from other Presbyteries to fill vacancies on Boards and Committees when there is a shortage of eligible and available nominees within their own bounds. The General Assembly, noting the above declaration, amend Paragraph 2 of Act XLVIII, Class II, 2008 as follows: The Committee when seeking nominations from Presbyteries shall outline for their information the skills and expertise expected of nominees for each vacancy. Presbyteries shall normally nominate candidates from within their own bounds. When there is a local shortage of available and eligible ministers and elders, Presbyteries may nominate candidates from outwith their own bounds. If a Presbytery is unable to identify a suitable candidate, the Assembly Clerks' Office shall arrange to fill such a vacancy from elsewhere. Appointments made in these cases shall exist for the duration of the term of service specified, unless terminated by death, resignation, translation to another Presbytery or discipline. Presbyteries are directed to ensure that nominees are available, willing and able to serve before submitting their names.
6. In accordance with Act XXIV, 2003, paragraph 5, a minister shall not normally be nominated to serve on any Assembly Board or Committee during the first three years of his ministry. This restriction shall also apply to ministers newly admitted to the Free Church from other denominations.
7. In all cases, a person serving a full term on any Committee or Board specified in this Act shall not be eligible for nomination to any Committee or Board until at least one year has elapsed from the date at which the full term of appointment ended.
8. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the Assembly Clerks' Office shall, in consultation with Committees and Boards, appoint clerks and secretaries in accordance with Act III, 2001.
9. Uninterrupted absence from meetings by any member of a Committee or Board during the period from the General Assembly to 31st December in any calendar year, without good reason given by him and sustained by the relevant Committee or Board, shall be considered a resignation of his membership of that Committee or Board, who shall inform the Assembly Clerks' Office accordingly before 31st January of the ensuing year. Upon notification the Assembly Clerks' Office shall proceed to appoint a replacement who shall serve until the ensuing General Assembly at which the Clerks shall report on the same.
10. The General Assembly instruct the Board of Trustees to develop Memoranda of Procedures for each Board and Committee appointed by this Act. This shall include the detailed remit of the Board or Committee, duties and powers of Conveners and Clerks, a timetable of meetings and an outline of proceedings of meetings. The General Assembly instruct each Board and Committee to ensure that all such Memoranda are reviewed annually and madeavailable to members of the relevant Board or Committee at the first meeting after the General Assembly.
11. The Assembly Clerks' Office shall consider in October annually impending vacancies to Committees and Boards due at the ensuing General Assembly. After this meeting, and not later than 31st October, the Assembly Clerk shall notify Presbyteries, indicating the vacancies which require nomination from within their bounds, as well as the skills required for these positions and inviting them to submit names of suitably qualified personnel by 31st December. Not later than 15th March the Assembly Clerks' Office shall formulate its Report to the ensuing General Assembly giving due consideration to these submissions and any other matters affecting Committee and Board appointments.
12. The General Assembly ordain that, with the exception of the Board of Trustees and the Psalmody and Praise Committee, each Committee and Board referred to in 1.1-1.6 above shall hold three statutory meetings per annum, with the liberty to arrange additional meetings as required.
13. The General Assembly encourage all committees and boards to consider the practical arrangements for their meetings with a particular view to increasing the possibility of attendance for prospective members in full-time employment. Such considerations could include the timing of meetings and the increased use of video or telephone conferencing.
14. The General Assembly instruct the Board of Trustees to consider options for involving the diaconate and other non-ordained members of the Church in the work of the Standing Committees and to bring forward proposals in this regard to the 2015 General Assembly.
15. The General Assembly advise that discretionary expenditure incurred in relation to the arrangements for the General Assembly and in attending ecumenical events and conferences follow the practice of 'best value'. They instruct the Assembly Clerks' Office and the Home and International Missions Boards to allocate expenditure to the areas which are considered essential.
[1] Amended by Act XII, 2015 – Act authorising the appointment of Deacons as members of the Board of Trustees and other matters
[2] Amended by Act XVII, 2016 – Act anent Membership of the Board of Ministry
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Cryotherapy is the local or general use of low temperatures.
The benefits of cryotherapy are countless. Cryogenic devices are becoming more and more popular, especially as effective Cryotherapy Treatment. People are interested in after cryotherapy effects as well as in local use in treating warts - warts cryotherapy.
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Cold has always been known to have phenomenal properties. For ages, scientists have tried to find a proper way of using its features in fields of medicine and cosmetology. Not so long ago, they reinvented and improved cryotherapy – treatment in which body is exposed to extremely low temperatures. Single session lasts up to 3 minutes. A customer is entered into the cabin (Cryoness), where the temperature ranges from -110ºC to -170ºC. During treatment, skin temperature is significantly lowered – from 32ºC to even 5ºC.
What's important, the body doesn't freeze owing to the fact that the air in the capsule is totally dry.
Brief thermal controlled shocks cause release of adrenaline into the bloodstream what leads to an increase in heart rate, muscle strength, blood pressure and sugar metabolism. We can't also forget about the release of endorphins – natural painkiller and stress fighter.
In a short period of time, cryotherapy has succeeded among athletes, sport addicts, people who are trying to get rid of extra pounds (weight loss) and cellulite.


Natant is an adjective taken from the Latin word natare, which means "to swim." The word is used to reference something or someone floating or swimming in water.
When otter pups are first born, they are unable to swim. They are, however, equipped with a buoyant coat of fur that keeps the pups afloat. To keep them safe and to prevent them from floating away in the ocean, the mothers will wrap their babies with seaweed. This gives the mothers freedom to hunt for food by anchoring their natant offspring among the kelp in the Pacific Ocean.
This video from PBS shows natant otter pups in off the coast of California and in the tidal slough and estuary of Elkhart Slough.


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M R. Dzoljic, M.D. Ph.D.
* Staff Anesthesiologist, Institute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
† Research Assistant, Institute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
‡ Biostatistician, Institute of Biostatistics, Erasmus University.
§ Neuropharmacologist, Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, Erasmus University.
J Rupreht, B Dworacek, R Ducardus, P I.M. Schmitz, M R. Dzoljic; The Involvement of the Central Cholinergic and Endorphinergic Systems in the Nitrous Oxide Withdrawal Syndrome in Mice. Anesthesiology 1983;58(6):524-526.


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Een schootskleed ouderwets middel om droog op de motorfiets te zitten.

Het schootskleed was een leren of canvas lap die aan de tank bevestigd werd en tot voor de borst van de berijder werd gedragen. Het was populair bij eigenaren van onder de zestigers, omdat bijvoorbeeld een windscherm op de motor bij het gewicht zou worden opgeteld. Het schootskleed werd soms gecombineerd met waders.

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She said "baby let's go"
Next thing I knew, she was all up one me screaming(Yeah!) yeah yeah (yeah!) yeah yeah - yeah!
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The way's she's Getting Low!
And forget about game, I'm a spit the truth!
I won't stop till I get em in their birthday suits!
Then "bend over to the front! and touch your toes!"
When my pinky's baguette over three hundred thou-sand!
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WOMEN: A GRAMMATICAL ERA (article first published : 2007-08-10)
Women – a Grammatical Era is a programme of contemporary poetry, verse and narrative by four women wordsmiths which is running at the Catalina Theatre in Wilson's Wharf for a short season over the Woman's Day long weekend.
The production is described as a "Collection of Words" articulating the complexity, subtleties, vulnerabilities and contradictions of being a young woman writing, working and living in South Africa today at this time of reflection brought about by Woman's Day. It provides the writers an opportunity to share with WORDS, expressing the meaning of life; the past, the present and the future through words.
The writers / performers, who go by their nom-de-plumes of Lexikon, Mbali, Lerato and Purity, have a special blend of spoken words, showcasing their talent arsenal and taking the audience on a journey, through their eyes, exploring the contemporary young woman.
Promising a captivating experience from beginning to end, the four brave and expressive young women do justice to the occasion. They offer a strong and natural presence on the stage, taking the regular poetry jam session and moulding it into a full-bodied theatrical show to be enjoyed by all.
Women – a Grammatical Era runs at Catalina Theatre until August 12 nightly at 20h00 (Sunday at 18h00). Tickets R30 are available at the box office at Catalina Theatre on 031 305 6889.
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HackerOne bug bounty platform closes new $36.4m funding round
The Series D round brings overall funding to $110.4 million.
By Charlie Osborne for Zero Day | September 9, 2019 -- 08:17 GMT (01:17 PDT) | Topic: Security
Singapore to offer bug bounty and set up Asean cybersecurity centre Singapore government will launch a bug bounty initiative by end-2018, when local and international hackers will be invited to test systems for vulnerabilities, as well as a cybersecurity hub next year to facilitate collaboration and training efforts amongst Asean country members.
HackerOne has announced the closure of a Series D funding round that has secured the bug bounty program a further $36.4 million in investment.
On Sunday, the company said the cash injection will be earmarked for scaling up its international business footprint as well as for expanding the firm's enterprise market solutions, moves which will "continue to strengthen the world's largest and most diverse hacker community."
HackerOne is one of the largest bug bounty platforms online and supports over 1,500 clients which use the system to secure the services of third-party cybersecurity specialists working as bug bounty hunters.
Users are able to submit reports on new and previously unknown vulnerabilities impacting products before they potentially end up in the hands of cybercriminals, and in return, they are given credit and financial rewards.
As today's enterprise companies continue to pivot towards software-based offerings and now often rely on software in both front-facing and supply chain capacities, business risks associated with cyberattacks are on the rise. However, there may not be in-house cybersecurity specialists available and so bug bounty platforms can provide a way for companies to secure outside help.
See also: Apple expands bug bounty to macOS, raises bug rewards
The HackerOne client roster includes a number of well-known companies including Dropbox, Coinbase, GitHub, Google Play, PayPal, Qualcomm, and Verizon Media. In addition, the platform is used by the US Department of Defense (DoD), the European Commission, the Ministry of Defence Singapore, and Goldman Sachs.
San Francisco-based HackerOne has completed four funding rounds to date. The latest Series D has brought total investment up to $110.4 million.
Investors include Valor Equity Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Dragoneer Investment Group, Benchmark, and EQT Ventures. The announcement of the latest funding round coincides with David Obrand, a partner at Valor Equity Partners, joining the HackerOne board of directors.
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"HackerOne is leading a new wave of cybersecurity companies tackling the unique challenges brought on by rapid growth and more sophisticated attack surfaces," Obrand said. "Hacker-powered security is here to stay and with its tremendous customer and hacker community, HackerOne is dominating the market."
On the heels of the announcement, the bug bounty platform also revealed some interesting statistics. Over 30,000 vulnerabilities have been reported and resolved in the past 12 months and only 24 hours, in 77 percent of cases, is required for a new bug bounty program to receive its first valid report. In total, 25 percent of bugs discovered are considered high or critical and the average bug bounty paid is $3,384.
While some vendors employ crowd-sourced vulnerabilities through such platforms, they may also run their own independent programs. Google's Project Zero, for example, finds and reports serious bugs impacting other companies and generally maintains a strict 90-day disclosure deadline.
TechRepublic: How to sign into your Microsoft Account website without a password
In recent news, the Google security team published a series of blog posts detailing exploits used against iOS users when they visit malicious websites. A zero-day security flaw was resolved due to Google's report but Apple disputed the implied scale of the attacks. Google's team described the attacks as "en masse" whereas the iPad and iPhone maker says that the campaign was "narrowly focused" and involved fewer than a dozen domains.
HackerOne's top 20 public bug bounty programs SEE FULL GALLERY
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Singapore government to run another bug bounty
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Bakers, yes; butchers and candlestick makers, absolutely not…
by Brian Bailey | Dec 12, 2017 | Out of Our Minds | 0 |
Can a Christian baker refuse to make a cake for a homosexual wedding?
The State of Colorado answers that question with an emphatic N-O. What will the U.S. Supreme Court say? TBD.
What did the Christian attorney say: yes, a baker can refuse to make a cake. But what about Flo the hairdresser? When asked whether a Christian hair stylist could refuse to style hair for a homosexual wedding, the Christian attorney told the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, "Absolutely not."[1] Does that surprise you?
Here's the story. In 2012, Jack Phillips, a Christian and owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, declined to bake a cake for two homosexuals who came to his store. They asked him to design a cake to celebrate their "marriage," which had already taken place in Massachusetts. (Colorado didn't recognize homosexual mirage at the time.) Mr. Phillips is a Christian and didn't want to support sodomitic marriage by making a wedding cake for the nuptials. Still, he offered to make and sell the couple any other baked goods.
But that wasn't good enough. The homosexual couple hauled him before the Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
After an investigation and hearing, including a finding that Phillips had been a Christian for 35 years and believed in Jesus as his Lord and Savior, the Commission found Phillips in violation of Colorado's civil rights code. He was ordered to change his cake-baking "policy," provide his staff "comprehensive" training on Colorado civil rights law, document his remedial efforts in quarterly compliance reports for two years, and keep a list of anyone he denied service and the reasons for denial.[2]
In the meantime, another Christian in Colorado conducted an experiment. He asked three different Denver bakeries to bake a Bible-shaped cake with the following message: "Homosexuality is a detestable sin. Leviticus 18:2." Each of the three bakeries refused. When the Christian hauled those bakeries before the same Civil Rights Commission, the Commission ruled in favor of the bakeries.[3]
Yes, that's right, a double standard. Under state compulsion, Christians must give voice to anti-Christian messages, but unbelievers need not give voice to Christian messages. It's not really a double standard if you look at it another way. If you're a Christian, no matter what, you lose.
Rather than make cakes for homosexual weddings, Phillips stopped making wedding cakes altogether. He estimates he's suffered a resulting 40% drop in his business.[4] Phillips eventually lost his appeal in the Colorado Court of Appeals, and the Colorado Supreme Court refused to hear the case. The U.S. Supreme Court, however, decided to hear him out and conducted oral argument on December 5.
SCOTUS provides a transcript of its oral arguments,[5] including the one in Phillips's case. Reading it is a surreal experience. You get a glimpse into the wild and wacky world of high-stakes constitutional litigation. Sure, you see some things you'd expect. Like judges grilling attorneys and showing how brilliant they (i.e., the judges, not the attorneys) are. And attorneys splitting atomic hairs under a verbal electron microscope. And oodles of citations to various U.S. Supreme Court precedent and arguments about which cases do or don't apply.
But you still come away scratching your head. Why?
One reason is that this dispute is being publicized by several outlets as a landmark First Amendment case. Yet when you listen to the oral argument or read the transcript, you realize even a victory for Mr. Phillips will likely be extremely limited. "Pyrrhic" doesn't begin to describe it. But how could that be? Here's how: fundamentally, the bulk of the argument in favor of the Christian baker rests on Free Speech grounds, rather than on the Free Exercise of Religion. The vast majority of the oral argument was about freedom of speech, not freedom of religion. In fact, the bulk of argument was really about the Freedom-Not-To-Speak-What-the-Government-Compels-You-To-Speak Clause. (This isn't exactly anywhere in the Constitution because it would be superfluous and demeaning to a Free People, but that's another story.)
That pulled the argument into a netherworld of hypotheticals, testing which occupations that provide services in a traditional wedding would be "free" to refuse service to a homosexual wedding. Wait a minute, you say, why does your religious freedom depend on what job you have? Good question. The answer is since this is a Free Speech argument, you have to be speaking (or refusing to speak) in a constitutionally recognized way to enjoy First Amendment protection.
Under the Rube Goldberg line of reasoning, if you Just Say No and refuse to provide service, you are NOT constitutionally speaking or refusing to speak a message. Thus, you are not entitled to First Amendment protection. Got that? You have to be doing something in addition to matching your conscience with your voice box. Something really, really special. Like being an artist.
Or maybe something approximating an artist, like an artisan. And if you can plus yourself up with artist status, you may zip your lip and refuse to say what the government tells you to say. Then you have First Amendment Freedom of Speech rights. Make sense?
This artificial line of reasoning is based in part on Supreme Court precedent, so the attorneys are stuck in certain Supreme Court ruts created by past cases. Exploiting those ruts, a couple of Justices had a ball asking which occupations were speaking or refusing to speak a message and thus were entitled to First Amendment protection. Not that these Justices seemed interested in granting conscience protection. They only wanted to show how artificial, and thus meaningless, the distinctions were. And the ball-having Justices are absolutely right.[6]
So, for example, the Christian attorney told the Court a cake baker has a First Amendment right to refuse serving a homosexual wedding, but a chef lacks that same right. This tickled one Justice in particular, who said "woah" when she heard a baker could refuse, but a chef couldn't.[7] The Christian attorney denied that a hairdresser, jeweler, make-up artist, or tailor had a right to refuse service to a homosexual wedding. The baker, however, can refuse to make a cake because he is an artisan and his artisanal creations have "expressive" content.
At such artificiality, the head spins. In SCOTUSville, if you say "N-O" to baking a cake on religious grounds, you're not really speaking. You're just being bigoted. You have to be an artiste, an artisan, or an artichoke, apparently, to have the right to refuse.
The real story buried in the Masterpiece Cakeshop oral argument is that the Free Exercise Clause is a dead letter.
[1] Transcript of Oral Argument at 12, Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n, No. 16-111 (U.S. Dec. 5, 2017).
[2] Craig v. Masterpiece Cakeshop, Inc., 2015 COA 115, slip op. at 4 (Colo. Ct. App. Aug. 13, 2015).
[3] Id. at 21 n.8.
[4] https://www.npr.org/2017/12/04/566070515/a-supreme-court-clash-between-artistry-and-the-rights-of-gay-couples (last visited Dec. 12, 2017).
[5] You can access the full transcript here:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-111_f314.pdf
[6] Transcript of Oral Argument at 11-14, Masterpiece Cakeshop, No. 16-111.
[7] Id. The transcriptionist spelled the spoken command "woah" instead of "whoa" at this point.
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With the success of the Birmingham Six case firmly in mind, families called a public meeting in early February 1992. The initial meeting took place in the Pilot's Row Centre, built upon the killing ground of Bloody Sunday.
Forty to fifty people attended the meeting, the majority of them relatives. Thirty-three people – including four English men – signed up. They became the first members of the Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign.
With only seven or eight families involved, relatives realised that they needed to attract more families. After a lot of brainstorming at the initial Pilot's Row meeting, several relatives were tasked with approaching all remaining families and explaining the premise of the new family-led campaign.
For a while, the Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign (BSJC) and the Bloody Sunday Initiative co-existed. Then the Initiative branched out to champion wider human rights issues, leaving the BSJC with its specific remit. A year later, the BSI changed its name to the Pat Finucane Centre for Human Rights and Social Change, with a remit to champion wider human rights issues. It was named after the human rights solicitor, Pat Finucane, who was murdered by loyalist paramilitaries under the direction of British intelligence services.
On 15 April 1992, the newly established BSJC was officially launched in Pilot's Row Community Centre in the Bogside. The launch attracted a huge crowd, as well as news crews from BBC, ITV and the local press. At the launch Johnny Walker from the Birmingham Six, who often acted as spokesperson for the group, said that the people of Derry deserved justice – and that he knew from personal experience what it was like to be denied justice for sixteen and a half years.
The campaign launch was a big success. In the weeks and months afterwards, families and activists travelled to Westminster at the invitation of Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn, to lobby parliamentarians, and to Leinster House in Dublin to lobby TDs. The group also announced its intention to write to all local councils throughout Ireland asking them to raise the continued injustice of Bloody Sunday with both the London and Dublin governments. The public was urged to write to the British government and declare support for the campaign.
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Jailyn Ford Earns MVP Honors In NPF Championship Series
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By Kayla Lombardo
ROSEMONT, Ill. – On paper, Jailyn Ford wasn't supposed to be named the Most Valuable Player of the 2019 National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series. Ford—who recorded a win, two saves and 15 strikeouts this week in her USSSA Pride's three-game sweep over the Chicago Bandits for the 2019 Cowles Cup—is not the biggest name from the most highly-touted college program on her star-studded NPF team.
But one thing the game doesn't particularly care about is who is supposed to be or do anything, especially with a championship on the line. What the game does care about, however, is who rises to the occasion when called upon in the biggest moments.
And Ford did just that this week against the Bandits, the NPF's regular-season champions. The James Madison product, who competed collegiately in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) outside of the NCAA's Power Five conferences, was lights out in all three of her appearances against Chicago in the Championship Series.
"Jailyn shows that no matter where you come from, as long as you work hard and you're coachable, you can do anything," Ford's former college teammate and current Pride comrade Megan Good told Softball America on Saturday.
"I was just playing the game like I know how to," Ford said to Softball America following USSSA's title-clinching win over Chicago. "I knew that whenever my name was going to be called, I was going to be ready. I was focused on my role and made sure I was ready in those situations."
The four-year NPF veteran, who spent her first two seasons in professional softball as a member of the now-defunct Akron Racers, was acquired by the Pride ahead of the 2018 campaign. Since then, she has become an integral part of the pitching staff for the two-time defending Cowles Cup champions.
"She has gotten even better in the NPF," Good added. "I'm so happy for her. I always looked up to her throughout my college career. Now, being on the same team as her in the NPF, it's so cool to see her succeed."
Ford, the first All-American in the history of James Madison's softball program, attributes much of her growth as a pitcher to her time spent playing professionally overseas during the NPF offseason. She has competed in the Japan Softball League since 2017.
"It's huge," Ford said about her ability to play in Japan. "It keeps me in the game playing competitively. I'm practicing, playing and training all year round. That gets me ready for this league and helps me be ready to face some of the top players in the world."
Ford was clearly ready for the Pride's 2019 campaign. She posted a 7–4 record for USSSA in the regular season with a 1.93 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 61.2 innings of work.
As she now prepares to shift her focus from the NPF to the second half of the JSL season this fall, Ford is reflective about her growth over the past few years. She is also grateful for the opportunity she's had to serve as an inspiration to current college players who compete for lesser-known programs.
"I hope that I can be somebody to look up to," Ford said. "You don't have to go to a Power Five school to be able to make it as a pro. You just have to work hard and be a good teammate."
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Bucyrus Murals: More than just a Pretty Picture
Those passing through Bucyrus, Ohio may notice two Eric Grohe murals, Great American Crossroad on the historic Lincoln Highway and Liberty Remembers, only a block away. The Bucyrus murals share the history of the community in a vivid display of color.
Liberty Remembers one of two Eric Grohe Murals in Bucyrus
Driving past The Daily Scoop ice cream stand on North Sandusky Street, it would be hard to miss the mural that covers the entire side of an old brick building in Bucyrus, Ohio. I admit this mural had caught my attention on more than one drive through town. But this massive painting by acclaimed artist Eric Grohe is more than just a pretty picture.
"Liberty Remembers", combines art with the rich military history of not only Crawford County but of our country. The mural depicts the portraits of 284 Crawford County Veterans that span the Revolutionary War to the Persian Gulf War.
Don't make the mistake of driving by. For a small fee, a guide from the local Visitor's Center can point out several details that you may miss on your own.
Driving by, one would never notice the small horseshoe that represents Frank, a horse that fought alongside his soldier in the Revolutionary War. You may not see the dog, Nemo, peering out from behind a row of soldiers at the bottom of the mural. Nemo was a member of the canine corps during Vietnam. He was shot twice and lost an eye, proving that dog really is man's best friend. His handler lives in the area and stated that Nemo had saved more lives than he did.
Work on the mural, showcasing Lady Liberty holding a dying soldier in her arms, began on June 1, 2001, and continued as America faced one of our worst tragedies, 9/11. The artist took ten days off for respect for those who lost their lives on that day. The inscription, "Her torch still shines, our flag still waves", above Lady Liberty was not in the original sketch, but was added by the artist, a fitting tribute to those who have bravely served and continue to serve, our country.
Great American Crossroad Mural on Historic Lincoln Highway
Located about a block from "Liberty Remembers", you'll see the "Great Americans Crossroad" mural on the square. This mural by Eric Grohe represents a bustling downtown Bucyrus in the 19th century.
The mural bridges the agriculture history of Bucyrus with the modern Industry. More than 130 local citizens posed to be models in this mural, sharing stories of the past with hope for the future. The stories are intriguing and tell of a rich history of the small town that hosted gangsters and influential people like Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone who stayed at the Elberson Hotel while attending the funeral of President Harding.
Every detail, from the popcorn wagon to the to the quilts in the quilt shop on the square to the woman crying outside the Western Union office, add to the history of this small town.
Foxey's Popcorn Wagon sold popcorn, candy apples and peanuts on the southwest corner of the courthouse lawn for over 60 years! The quilts represent Lois Ide, the wife of a local doctor whose talent for quilt making has resulted in one on display in the Smithsonian Institute. The young woman outside the Western Union building was added after the mural was completed. The artist was deeply moved by the story of Carol Newland who thanked him for putting the Western Union office in the painting. As a pregnant woman, she had received word that her husband was missing during World War II. She was optimistic that her husband would be found alive when after the birth of their child, she returned to a second telegraph where she learned of the death of her husband.
The Great American Crossroad Mural not only preserves the local history, it is now the focal point of the park that sits along historic Rt. 30. The fountain and park benches provide a place to sit back and take in the details of the mural while enjoying a coffee or picnic lunch. The park hosts several events, including music in the park on select nights each month during the summer.
For more information on the Bucyrus murals, or to set up a tour to hear the murals explained in detail, you may contact the Bucyrus Visitor's Center.
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Address: 301 S. Sandusky St. Bucyrus, Ohio 44820
Phone: 419-562-0720 or toll free, 866-562-0720
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Mel {MamaBuzz}
Tuesday 5th of August 2014
Oh my, these murals are so moving, Tonya. Just seeing your photos, I can't imagine how it would feel to actually see them in person. There's something about the World War ii era. My grandmother's brothers both served in the war, and that time has always grabbed at my heart. I used to sit and read through her letters back and forth to them and look at the pictures they had sent home from the war. The mural with the woman outside the Western Union office.... wow. Thanks so much for sharing at Inspire Me Wednesday. Featuring you in this week's issue.
Wednesday 6th of August 2014
Thanks, Mel. They really are stunning. I'll never look at murals the same way again.
Saturday 2nd of August 2014
Thanks for sharing the meaning behind the mural. I would have enjoyed seeing the pictures anyway, but knowing the stories behind the pictures makes such a difference!
The stories behind it really draw you in and give you that connection. I always notice murals but from now on I'll always want to learn the story behind the pictures.
Lisa Trudell
We love a great mural. These are beautiful and show such meaning, art and history. Thanks for sharing them and their stories.
Dominique King
Friday 1st of August 2014
Bucyrus is one place we've considered visiting in the past...this post give us another reason that thought! Love how a lot of these murals really seem to draw the viewer into the scene.
You should visit Bucyrus, Dominique. Have you seen my other posts on this city? I think you'd enjoy pretty much all of the stops that I made. I'd recommend the courthouse, library, D. Picking & Co., Carle's to grab a bratwurst and Cooper's Mill.
Wednesday 30th of July 2014
Sounds like a perfect photo to represent your visit to Bucyrus!


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3 Things to Watch For in SanDisk Corporation's Earnings Report
After the top and bottom lines, here's what investors should take away.
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SanDisk (UNKNOWN:SNDK.DL) is set to release earnings on Wednesday after the market closes, and investors will have a lot of numbers and information to go over. Some investors may be wondering if it's time to take some shares off the table, after the stock has run up over 50% year to date. The company faces strong competition from Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) in enterprise storage and flash memory, and both have made acquisitions to strengthen their market positions. Meanwhile, the next iteration of the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone could represent another opportunity for SanDisk to grow revenue in the second half of the year.
Here are three things for investors to focus on when SanDisk reports.
More color on Fusion-io
Last month, SanDisk agreed to acquire Fusion-io for $1.1 billion in cash. Although the deal isn't expected to close until this quarter, investors should look for additional color in comments from management in the upcoming earnings release.
Investors should look for more information on how SanDisk plans to integrate Fusion-io's products with its own in order to expand the acquired companies customer base. Currently, Fusion-io's customer base is heavily concentrated in a few big players such as Apple. SanDisk has the size and customer base to expand that.
Additionally, management ought to give some color on how Fusion-io expands the company's opportunities in the enterprise SSD market. The memory market is becoming increasingly concentrated with the big names snatching up smaller players. Last year, Micron bought Elpida to strengthen its DRAM division.
Shifting focus to improve margins
SanDisk has dramatically improved its gross margin over the last two years. The improvement can be attributed to its shift in product mix toward more enterprise SSDs. Last quarter, SanDisk's cost per gigabyte decline 23% year over year, while average sales price declined just 7% year over year. As a result, gross margin improved significantly.
For the second quarter, management expects gross margin to come in between 47% and 49%. That's lower than the first quarter, as management expects the product mix to shift more toward embedded solutions. The Fusion-io acquisition may help shift the balance again in the second half, but for the second quarter, expect slightly lower gross margin.
The midpoint of management's guidance -- 48% -- still represent a huge improvement over the 45.8% gross margin the company posted in the second quarter last year. As long as management hits the mark on this one, and gross margin continues to improve year over year, investors should be very happy.
What does management say about the future?
Lastly, investors should pay close attention to management's guidance for the third quarter. SanDisk's big run has come as earnings growth accelerated. That run seems to be over, with analysts expecting a mere 15% increase in earnings in the second quarter after a 71% increase in the first quarter.
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Investors should pay attention to management's guidance for the third quarter. Currently, analysts expect to see earnings decline over this period. In the coming quarter, SanDisk could benefit from the upcoming iPhone 6 launch. The company makes flash memory for Apple's smartphone, and this next iteration is expected to be a major update. As a result, unit sales expectations are higher than ever.
SanDisk isn't the only company benefiting from the iPhone 6. Micron's Elpida should make the DRAM for the device as it has in its predecessors.
Even with the help of Apple, SanDisk may have trouble growing earnings past last years high levels. The embedded solutions products will still add significantly to revenue, but the margins are thinner than on SanDisk's SSDs.
Will investors pay the price?
SanDisk currently trades at a premium valuation compared to its peers. Its trailing P/E ratio of 22 is well above Micron's P/E of 13.8. As such, even a small amount of disappointment in SanDisk's earnings report could cause a harsh drop in the stock price. Investors holding on for the long haul ought to pay attention to how management plans to grow into its valuation through Fusion-io and its expanding gross margin.
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Kylie's Style Evolution
From Charlene to Showgirl and beyond, we recap Kylie's two-decade long fashion CV
Ah, the oversized sweaters, the leather bombers, the acid wash denim! 1987 was the year a still-teenage Kylie scored her breakout gig as mechanic Charlene in Aussie soap Neighbours - and boy, did the wardrobe department make her dress the part.
Working the 80s' favourite 'do – the bushy perm - with onscreen husband Scott (played by the GLAMOUR.com team's school crush Jason Donovan). Their wedding episode of Neighbours was watched by 20 million people in the UK alone!
Kylie called it quits on Neighbours (but not on the high-waisted mum jeans) in 1988 after her pop career exploded with The Loco-Motion and I Should Be So Lucky.
A fashion icon in the making? High-waisted skirts, loafers and white tights have all made super-stylish comebacks of late, after all. Kylie duetted with Jason on Especially For You, but the sugary pop-duo thing clearly wasn't her bag – cue a relationship with INXS singer Michael Hutchence and a complete image overhaul over the next couple of years...
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After an appearance opposite Jean Claude Van Damme in Street Fighter and the release of album Kylie Minogue in 1994, an all-new, edgier Kylie was revealed. Gone were the slacks and in their place, racier numbers like this hot leopard print dress.
After some time out of the pop world (while she trod the boards in theatre in Barbados), Kylie made her comeback with the disco-oriented, synthpop Light Years. The almost-illegally short gold hotpants that she wore in the Spinning Around video helped propel the song to number one in the UK.
Touting that (now) infamous derriere in a racy Julien Macdonald dress at the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards.
Now working with stylist and creative director William Baker, Kylie's Fever stage outfits and video looks were inspired by science fiction. Back in the real world, her red carpet style took on a sophisticated and ultra-feminine twist.
Living up to her pop princess title, Kylie – now the darling of the fashion pack, as well as the mainstream media – was ethereal in this white gown at a 2001 Vogue party.
In 2001 the diminutive Kylie played a fairy (what else?) in Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge – and hit the premiere in this sparkling tube dress.
Bringing out the bombshell, Kylie rocked up to the 2001 GQ Men of the Year Awards in this timelessly gorgeous black gown.
Even fully fledged fashionistas have their off days, apparently: PVC trousers and an umcomfortable-looking corset were Kylie's (unwise) choice for the 2001 MTV EMAs.
The UK's most played artist of the year treated the MTV crowds to a glimpse of one of her now legendary stage costumes – who doesn't remember the white hood?
Off-duty done the early Noughties way: flat cap, side-pony and cargo pants! Kylie looked happy as she strolled through New York in 2002, the year she began her relationship with French actor Olivier Martinez.
Hooking up with fashion force William Baker again, the pair devised a new look for Kylie inspired by Brigitte Bardot. Clearly this didn't translate to the red carpet so well as the stage.
Making a generation of early 20s girls very jealous in this red carpet-ruling Givenchy gown at the 2003 Grammys.
Jeans under boots: cool in 2003, just as cool now! The GLAMOUR cover girl worked this classic combination on MTV's TRL show.
A Grammy and a host of gorgeous gowns, all in one year? 2004 was a pretty good 12 months for our favourite Aussie.
Heartbreakingly, in 2005, Kylie was diagnosed with breast cancer and was forced to cancel most of her impending show dates while she underwent surgery and chemotherapy. In 2006, though, she was on the mend, attending the Chanel Couture show in Paris, pooch in tow, and by the end of the year even resuming her Showgirl tour.
A fashion-fabulous exhibition dedicated to Kylie's style opened shortly afterwards at London's Victoria & Albert museum – featuring some of her most memorable costumes and cementing her place in pop culture forever.
Gorgeously Grecian in J'Aton Couture – could it have been this look that inspired sister Dannii's love of the Australian label? She regularly wore its looks during her stint as a judge on The X Factor...
The best way for a celeb to seal their fashion credentials? Sign up to create their own line with a high street giant – which is exactly what Kylie did with H&M in 2007. Still, her budget bikini designs didn't fetter her own love of designer garb – she sparkled in a dress designed by close pals Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana at a film premiere that year.
Kylie rocked vintage (and an extra-cute bob) at the BRIT Awards in this 80s-esque velvet dress by Vicky Tiel a few months after releasing electropop album X, and announcing her split from long-term boyfriend Olivier Martinez.
Working the 80s revival, Kylie gave tropical prints, oversized bows and ruching a red carpet airing at Cannes Film Festival in 2008.
This lady knows how to make a comeback! In yet another peak of gorgeousness in 2009, Kylie sported a luxe blend of Emanuel Ungaro, Dolce & Gabbana and Jimmy Choo at our Women of the Year Awards – the same year she was honoured with an OBE.
Looking fierce in this scarlet leopard print number straight from Dolce & Gabbana's spring 2010 catwalks for a London party at the beginning of 2010.
Kylie got futuristic in this bondage-inspired Gucci gown at the premiere of Sex And The City 2.
As she released her eleventh album, Aphrodite, Kylie embraced the Greek goddess vibe in this electric blue toga-tastic gown.
Yes, this really is Charlene from Neighbours – and almost 23 years later, the dungarees are gone and there's a fashion icon in their place. Kylie modelled a white chiffon dress named after her by designer Hasan Hejazi at the 2010 Jingle Bell Ball.
...But it's not just on the red carpet that Kylie sends our style-o-meter into overdrive. We snapped her looking divine while out and about in London in this Dolce & Gabbana coat styled up with super-star sunnies.
Trying out the nude trend in Emilio Pucci, Kylie was the guest of honour at the opening night of The Hurly Burly Show, which was directed by her long-time collaborator and pal William Baker.
Come May 2011, the hemline may be lower but the style's all there. Kylie worked city chic to perfection in a printed purple halter top and pencil skirt for an appearance in NYC.
Skater girl style at the Billboard Music Awards 2011.
Two decades at the top of your game is a long time – so kudos to Kylie for avoiding the proverbial style rut and continuing to mix up her look with bold statement pieces. This 60s-inspired Prada dress was one of the most talked about pieces of the season back in October 2011, and our jaws hit the floor when our girl stepped out in it. For all the right reasons.
She may be pint-sized, but she packs a punch! Kylie stole the show at the British Comedy Awards 2011, with a helping hand from her slit-to-the-thigh bustier dress and a pair of platform Jimmy Choos.
Smiley Kylie on stroll around London in May 2011, navigating the tricksy transeasonal weather in a classic leather skirt and luxe accessories. If that's not the look of a style pro, then we don't know what is.
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Ubisoft – Digital store intern (sales)
Be a part of the most exciting and innovating video game company in China. Come to work in Shanghai, an amazing city renowned as "Paris of the East". Together with a team of multi-national professionals equipped with the cutting-edge technologies, you can be assured of an experience that is both aspirational and fulfilling. By working in Shanghai studio, you will also be offered with an array of career development opportunities, an abundant training resources, and moreover, a stimulating and creative work environment. If you're looking for this kind of job opportunity, you'll find it here at Ubisoft Shanghai. Join us for an exciting adventure and make great games!
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As part of their Limited Edition series, adidas has unveiled the Camouflage Collection, with new stunning colorways for the X 16 and ACE 17 silos. These versions won't be supported on-pitch by the three stripes stars, but will be available to the public.
The new colorways feature a camo print in shades of white, gray and marble, which appears on the upper and outsole. The technical specifications of both cleats remain the same we know and love, and all their on-pitch, indoor, turf and street variations have been released in these striking looks.
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Create a new virtual machine on an NFS datastore, using thin provisioning.
Compare reported disk utilization between guest operating system and vCenter as a baseline.
Create a large file in the guest.
Compare reported disk utilization between guest operating system and vCenter.
Delete the large file in the guest.
Migrate the guest from NFS to vSAN.
Compare vSAN space utilization with previous NFS.
This test leveraged the default vSAN Storage Policy of FTT=1 / RAID 1.
Change the policy to FTT=1 / RAID5.
Compare vSAN space utilization against RAID 1.
Change the policy to FTT=2 / RAID6.
I began by downloading the vSphere OVA for Photon OS (found here: https://vmware.github.io/photon/). I deployed it to a datastore mounted over NFS to my cluster in the HOL, ensuring it was thin provisioned. I took screen shots of the datastore listing while powered off, and then again while powered on.
You can see from the above images that the provisioned VMDK is 15.625 GB, but it is only consuming about 556 MB after being powered on.
Once the virtual machine was booted and running, I logged into the guest file system to run a quick df -h command to compare what I was seeing in vCenter with what the virtual machine thinks is going on.
You can see from the Used column that the virtual machine thinks there is about 406-407MB in use… so right off the bat there is a discrepancy of about ~150MB between vCenter and the virtual machine itself. Some of this might be chalked up to disk geometry, as well as perhaps some VMDK file headers, and so on (note – I have a request into VMware to see if I can get better detail on what makes up that difference).
vCenter shows the VMDK is now 1,565,720 KB (about 1.5GB), growing by about 992832 KB (or just shy of 1GB).
I then deleted the 1GB file, and though the VM shows used space shrinking, the VMDK does not.
A df -h command within the guest show used space returning to ~407MB, yet vCenter continues to show ~1.5GB.
Essentially, vSphere can only tell whether a block has been touched- not if is still in use. In the example above, the VMDK grows by 1 GB, as one would expect. vSphere recognizes that those blocks have been claimed by the guest, and allocates them to the guest as appropriate. Even though we then deleted the file – effectively releasing 1GB of space – all vSphere knows is that the guest has touched those blocks… not that they have actually been released. Unless you run some tools to both release the file space within the virtual machine and then reclaim the space on VMFS, vSphere only knows that 1GB of space on VMFS was touched – even if it has been deleted within the guest. vSAN will automatically reclaim space when a virtual machine is deleted (unlike VMFS datastores on FC), but if you are looking to reclaim space that has been released within a guest, some extra steps are necessary.
I then powered off the virtual machine (to ensure the guest operating system wasn't doing anything I needed to account for), and migrated the vm to vSAN. In the screen captures below, the "Virtual SAN Default Storage Policy" is in effect, which performs protection of virtual machines using a mirror or replica of the VMDK on 2 ESXi hosts.
You can see the placement of the replica copies on hosts 1 and 6, and the datastore now lists the size of the VMDK as 3375104KB, or 3.2 GB. This is only about 200 MB larger than 2x the individual VMDK when it was homed on the NFS datastore. This is most likely due to the witness component, which contains a small amount of metadata to identify the hosts participating in the RAID1 mirror for the VMDK.
vSAN 6.2 introduced Erasure Coding, which essentially allows us to treat the hosts in a cluster as members of a disk pool and perform something like RAID5 or RAID6 protection on the virtual machines. These protection schemes may be exposed as policies which may be applied to individual or groups of virtual machines. Since we do not to ever risk data loss, if you change the policy applied to a virtual machine, vSAN will first apply the new protection scheme to the vm before eliminating the previous protection structures. This means during the re-protection period, those virtual machines affected will effectively consume the capacity required for both the original protection scheme AND the new protection scheme. For that reason, VMware suggests customers leave approximately 30% free space on the vSAN datastore.
In the screens below, you can see that I created a new Storage Policy leveraging FTT=1 / RAID5, which I then applied to the virtual machine. vSAN created the new protection structures which still protecting the virtual machine with RAID 1.
You can see in the settings of the virtual machine that it predicts capacity utilization will drop by 10.4 GB of allocated space and 1.06 of used space. Sure enough, in the final 2 shots above, you can see that the virtual machine has now been protected across 4 hosts, and the capacity utilization reported by vCenter has dropped to 2355200KB, or 2.25GB.
it is now 2.25GB on vSAN, protected by RAID5.
Following the same methodology as above, I created a new storage policy for FTT=2 / RAID6. I then applied the policy to the virtual machine to observe changes in capacity utilization.
As you can see, once again the virtual machine settings warn of a change in utilization – this time an increase in capacity utilization, as we are now demanding the solution be capable of accommodating 2 failures (FTT=2). Once again, you can see that vSAN maintains the RAID5 protection while it is creating the RAID6 protection. Finally, once the protection is complete, you can see the storage utilization is 2666496KB, or 2.54GB.
It grew to 3.2 GB on vSAN, protected by RAID1 – slightly more than 2x the original.
The extra 200MB is most likely the 'Witness' component, used to track the replicas.
It shrank to 2.25GB on vSAN, protected by RAID5 – about 1.5x the original.
The extra overhead on the VMDK is most likely the 'parity' information used for protection.
It grew to 2.54GB on vSAN, protected by RAID6 – about 1.7x the original.
While I didn't perform an in-depth analysis of the storage profiles available to virtual machines in vCenter and vSAN, hopefully you can see the power of using storage profiles to alter the protection and behavior of your virtual machines. Furthermore, I hope this post serves to help explain how vSAN consumes capacity under different protection schemes, and how to make sense of what you are seeing in vCenter.
vSAN will automatically reclaim space when a virtual machine is deleted,Is this conclusion refer to vSAN version? I know that vSAN doesn't support VAAI because it is built-in Hypervisor, no need to offload. So I think vSAN doesnot have capacity of VAAI unmap.
Correct – UNMAP and TRIM are not yet supported in vSAN… Those are forthcoming.
Can 'vSAN will automatically reclaim space when a virtual machine is deleted' be final conclusion?Storage backend of HOL environment may not be real vSAN.
Well, in point of fact, vSAN will reclaim space when a virtual machine is deleted. I should be more clear – TRIM and UNMAP when data is deleted from within the VM are not yet supported, however. In other words, ad a virtual machine grows, the VMDK grows… If the virtual machine or the VMDK is deleted, then vSAN will reclaim the space. If data is deleted from within the virtual machine, however, we do not yet support automatic reclaim of space if the data store is vSAN. On the other hand, vSphere 6.5 absolutely supports TRIM and UNMAP when data is deleted from within the virtual machine on a FC or iSCSI datastore.
As for your final comment – "Storage backend of HOL environment may not be real vSAN" – I'm not sure what you mean here.
Thank you. The reply is more clear to understand.


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Editorial: Agents of change
The advice industry is home to an abundance of lobbyists, but what value do they really offer?
by Aleks Vickovich - February 12, 2014 1 comments
Hardly a day goes by when you do not hear criticisms of the financial advice sector's industry and trade associations. The comments section of ifa is a good barometer of the industry's opinion on a range of topics, and news about or from the various industry associations is always polarising, with much of the feedback decidedly negative.
The associations, and their executives, are effectively the industry's political representatives and therefore it's understandable that members (and non-members) direct a certain ultra-critical gaze towards these bodies. It would be un-Australian not to.
Moreover, with many financial planning businesses struggling, it is incumbent upon these representatives – as well as dealer groups, consultants and any other external service providers – to be continually demonstrating value, so that advisers can justify the membership fees.
Many of the issues raised by critics are valid, whether it is a concern around membership costs and services offered, deals struck with commercial entities or the process by which awards are handed out. ifa does not always see eye to eye with the associations and plays a role in holding them to account.
However, overwhelmingly, criticisms of the industry associations belittle the fundamental role these lobbyists have played in achieving policy outcomes favourable to the industry.
In a statement issued last week, financial services M&A consultant Paul Tynan said the industry was suffering from an "overabundance" of industry lobbyists, and that many of these "special interest groups" – in which he included the associations – put the interests of their members ahead of those of "consumers" and the industry as a whole.
Mr Tynan also took the opportunity to call for "balance" in the industry between competing interests, business models and advice philosophies.
It is undeniable that the financial advice industry has more associations and bodies representing it – and all of its sub-sections – than perhaps any other Australian profession.
At times, the multitude of interest groups and factions can seem almost comical, like a modern day incarnation of the 'Judean People's Front' and the 'People's Front of Judea' from Monty Python's Life of Brian.
While Mr Tynan makes some good points about the need to re-define "aligned" and "non-aligned" advice and strike a balance between red tape and consumer protection, any changes in the way the industry is organised or defined will invariably be brought about by the industry associations and their lobbyists.
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos may well say there is a direct consumer benefit from the amendments to FOFA – and insofar as cost reductions in advice fees are passed on to clients, this may be true – but he has also made clear that it is "representations" made to his office that has put many of these issues on the agenda.
The realpolitik is such that lobbyists are now an essential part of the democratic process. In Australia, they are regulated, either as official lobbyists on the Australian Government Lobbyists Register or as registered associations, which are permitted to lobby government on behalf of their members.
Furthermore, political lobbying is but one of the lobbying services provided by the industry associations in our sector. One can hardly imagine a stereotypical Washington, DC lobbying firm pushing for higher education standards or offering pro bono advice services.
While it is true that the lobbyists representing financial advisers are many and varied – and might do better if they worked together more often – it is also true that they have proved their worth over the past 12 months.
From TASA to Enshrinement to the FOFA amendments, those representing retail financial advisers have battled more powerful entities and interests such as the trade unions and, sometimes, major financial institutions, to reduce red tape and help foster a community that is profitable and influential.
Westminster democracy inspires a natural scepticism of those who put up their hands for public life.
But perhaps the 'overabundant' commentators in this space should accept that sometimes actions speak louder than words.
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