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QE May Restart If Things Get Ugly, Like Financial Crisis
QE may restart only if things get really ugly – think Financial Crisis.
"Patient" has become the Fed's favorite word in recent weeks as just about all Fed governors slipped it into their speeches. The word made its way into the FOMC statement for the first time. During the Q&A at the press conference, reporters tried to get Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to nail down what "patient" actually means, how long "patient" would last. But they walked out empty-handed.
So what came out was this:
The Fed will not change its target for the federal funds rate over the near term. It has been between 2.25% to 2.50% since December 19, and that's where it will stay until the Fed runs out of "patience."
The QE unwind continues on autopilot as outlined in 2017. The Fed has been discussing over the past three meetings how far to cut its balance sheet, and what the ultimate composition should be. But no decision has been made yet. So stay tuned, it said.
The Fed is pretty gung-ho about the US economy.
In the statement, it said:
"The labor market has continued to strengthen."
"Economic activity has been rising at a solid rate" ("strong" from the December statement was demoted to "solid").
"Household spending has continued to grow strongly."
"Growth of business fixed investment has moderated from its rapid pace earlier last year."
"On a 12-month basis, both overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy remain near 2 percent."
Rates are on hold due to "cross-currents"
The slowing economy in China and Europe are on the Fed's worry list, as are Brexit and the effects of the US government shutdown. Plus, "financial conditions" – yields, spreads, and other indicators that show that it is getting harder to borrow money as risk-taking abates – "tightened considerably late in 2018, and remain less supportive of growth than they were earlier in 2018," Powell said at the press conference – which is precisely what the Fed had set out to accomplish when it started the rate hike cycle.
These are "cross-currents," he said. And until they're sorted out, rates are on hold. The talk about "some further gradual increases" in the December statement disappeared, and instead "patient" became to leitmotif:
In light of global economic and financial developments and muted inflation pressures, the Committee will be patient as it determines what future adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate may be appropriate to support these outcomes.
Powel explained why the language changed from "some further gradual increases" to "patient": Facing this "somewhat contradictory picture" of a "generally strong" US economy and these cross-currents, "common sense risk management suggests patiently awaiting greater clarity."
And "the case for raising rates has weakened somewhat," for two reasons, he said:
The risk of too-high inflation "appears to have diminished" over the past few months.
And "the risk of financial imbalances appears to have receded, as a number of indicators that showed elevated levels of financial risk appetite last fall have moved closer to historical norms."
So it's best to wait and see "how the cross-currents resolve themselves."
But the QE unwind continues on autopilot.
The FOMC announced in its Implementation Note that there is no change to the process, speed, or mix of the balance sheet normalization process. The Fed would continue shedding Treasury securities at a pace of up to $30 billion a month and mortgage-backed securities at a pace of up to $20 billion a month as they mature.
In a new twist, the FOMC also released an additional statement about its Balance Sheet Normalization. It explained that "after extensive deliberations and thorough review of experience to date," it would be "appropriate" to inform the public what the FOMC's plans are "over the longer run" and under what conditions it "could adjust" the current auto-pilot of the asset-shedding process.
A consensus has formed on the Committee. This consensus was explained in greater detail by Powell:
The Committee made the fundamental decision today to continue indefinitely using our current operating procedure for implementing monetary policy. That is, we will continue to use our administered rates to control the policy rate, with an ample supply of reserves so that active management of reserves is not required. This is often called a "floor system" or an "abundant reserves system."
Under the current set of operating procedures, as outlined in the implementation note released today, this means that the federal funds rate, our active policy tool, is held within its target range by appropriately setting the Federal Reserve's administered rates of interest on reserves, as well as the offer rate on the overnight reverse repo facility, without managing the supply of reserves actively.
As the minutes of our recent discussions have indicated, the FOMC strongly believes that this approach provides good control of short-term money market rates in a variety of market conditions and effective transmission of those rates to broader financial conditions.
Settling this central question clears the way for the FOMC to address a number of further questions regarding the remaining stages of balance sheet normalization.
The decision to retain our current operating procedure means that, after allowing for currency in circulation, the ultimate size of our balance sheet will be driven principally by financial institutions' demand for reserves, plus a buffer so that fluctuations in reserve demand do not require us to make frequent sizable market interventions.
The two largest components on the liability side of the Fed's balance sheet are the two that Powell mentioned:
Currency in circulation (actual paper-dollars stashed under mattresses, much of it in other countries) has been rising over the years and is currently $1.7 trillion.
Reserves have plunged from $2.8 trillion at the end of QE in 2014 to currently $1.6 trillion and continue to fall.
Both combined account for $3.3 trillion, but they're falling due to the sharply falling reserves. Those two combined, plus some buffer, will indicate the minimum size of the balance sheet. But how far should the reserves fall?
"We will be finalizing these plans at coming meetings."
Well, Powell said, we don't know yet, and we haven't decided yet, but we'll let you know more about our plans over the next few months:
Estimates of the level of reserve demand are quite uncertain, but we know that this demand in the post-crisis environment is far larger than before. Higher reserve holdings are an important part of the stronger liquidity position that financial institutions must now hold.
The implication is that the normalization of the size of the portfolio will be completed sooner, and with a larger balance sheet, than in previous estimates.
In light of these estimates and the substantial progress we have made in reducing reserves, the Committee is now evaluating the appropriate timing for the end of balance sheet runoff. This decision will likely be part of a plan for gradually reaching our ultimate balance sheet goals while minimizing risks to achieving our dual mandate objectives and avoiding unnecessary market disruption. We will be finalizing these plans at coming meetings.
These explanations today from the Fed, given the hullabaloo in the markets about the QE unwind after having ignored it for a year, are "intended to provide some additional clarity regarding the conditions under which we might adjust our plans."
QE may restart only if things get really ugly:
If the economy spirals down, the Fed will cut rates, but when cutting interest rates to zero is no longer enough, the Fed is willing re-start QE. In its note on balance-sheet normalization, the FOMC said:
The Committee would be prepared to use its full range of tools, including altering the size and composition of its balance sheet, if future economic conditions were to warrant a more accommodative monetary policy than can be achieved solely by reducing the federal funds rate.
Powell confirmed in the Q&A that if the economy spirals down and things happen were "zero-lower bound" — with the federal funds rate near 0% — is not enough, QE is back on the table. But only then.
And NIRP is off the table.
Negative-interest-rate policy (NIRP), as practiced in the Europe and in Japan currently, appears to be totally off the table and didn't deserve a single mention. "The zero lower bound" would be the bottom for the Fed's target range for the federal funds rate, no matter what. And if that's not enough, Powell said, "In those cases, the FOMC would be prepared to use its full range of tools, including balance sheet policy." For forget NIRP.
Courtesy of Wolf Richter via Wolf Street (More from Wolf Street here)
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VeriSign acquires news aggregator Moreover
Internet services company VeriSign Inc. said Monday it has acquired news aggregator Moreover Technologies Inc. for $30 million in cash.
Oct. 17, 2005, 10:40 PM UTC / Source: The Associated Press
Internet services company VeriSign Inc. said Monday it has acquired news aggregator Moreover Technologies Inc. for $30 million in cash to bolster its position as an organizer and gatekeeper of information flowing on the Internet.
Moreover Technologies, a closely held San Francisco-based company, gathers and filters online news and blogs, then automatically parcels the information in a headline-like format, also known as RSS feeds, to corporate customers, such as Microsoft Corp.'s MyMSN.
The buyout comes just 10 days after Mountain View-based VeriSign said it acquired Weblogs.com from Scripting News Inc. for $2.3 million in cash. Weblogs.com provides subscribers automatic notification of new material on Web sites and online journals known as blogs.
For VeriSign, a company that handles Web domain registrations and provides authentication technology for online transactions, both investments are smart moves in a growing field of real-time distribution of Web content, said Allen Weiner, an industry analyst with Gartner Inc.
"VeriSign has been the hallmark of bringing organization to the Web, and this extends their play into this new arena," Weiner said. "This will help keep track of what's new and fresh out there."
Mark McLaughlin, a VeriSign senior vice president, said the company has been watching the recent explosion of so-called real-time information, distributed in the format called really simple syndication, or RSS, and saw a lack of technological infrastructure there.
"We want to provide not just infrastructure, but intelligence to the information to make it relevant," McLaughlin said.

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Q: Convergence in $\mathcal{C}[0,1]$ Suppose that $\{f_n\}$ is a sequence of continuous functions defined on $[0,1]$ which are continuously differentiable on $(0,1)$. With $|f_n(x)|\leq1$ and $|f_n'(x)|\leq 1$. Then $\{f_n\}$ has a sub sequence that converges in $\mathcal{C}[0,1]$.
How does this result follow? What would happen if we remove the restriction $|f_n'(x)|\leq 1$?

A: This is a consequence of Arzela-Ascoli theorem.
As $\Vert f^\prime_n \Vert \le 1$ for all $n \in \mathbb N$ you have applying the mean value theorem $$\vert f_n(x)-f_n(y) \vert \le \vert x - y \vert$$ for all $x,y \in [0,1]$ and $n \in \mathbb N$. Which means that the sequence $(f_n)$ is equicontinuous.
Also $(f_n)$ is uniformly bounded. That follows from $\Vert f_n \Vert \le 1$ for all $n \in \mathbb N$.
The hypothesis of Arzela-Ascoli theorem are fulfilled. Which means that the set of the $f_n$ is relatively compact. Hence there is a convergent subsequence.
And if you remove the condition $\Vert f_n^\prime \Vert \le 1$, the conclusion may not hold. Consider the sequence of functions defined by $$f_n(x)=\begin{cases}
1-nx & \text{for } 0 \le x \le \frac{1}{n}\\
0 & \text{else}
\end{cases}$$

A: Try x^{n} or sin( n x).
Bounded derivatives guarantee equicontinuity (for an epsilon you can choose the same delta for all n). Check Ascoli-Arzela.

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Fires Under The Road is an album and a song from the Quebec hard rock group GrimSkunk released in 2006. The album marks the return of the classic GrimSkunk sound and is the first with new bass player Vince Peake, from the defunct band Groovy Aardvark.

Song List
Psychedelic Wonderdrug
America Sucks
Wakin' & Bakin'
Fires Under The Road
You Could Be Beautiful
VQL (Vive le Québec libre)
Divide And Conquer
Blown To Pieces
Out Of My Life
What Do You Say
We Are Lords
Power Corrupts
Worldly Grace
Parfait Perdant
Crazy

Personnel
Manu Eveno – guest artist, oud
Mike Fraser – mixing
Ben Kaplan – engineer
Howie Weinberg – mastering

References

2006 albums
GrimSkunk albums
Albums produced by Garth Richardson
Indica Records albums

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"The world tour of innovative music "
Some say that the Web and CD writers are responsible for a crisis in recorded music. Nothing is less certain.
The traveller- experimenter's latest production is difficult to categorise, a sort of discographical quirk : a little technology, a little ethnology, a few guitars and a fair bit of research. The journey began with Fernando Cellicion a Zuni flautist. The blankets of synthesiser - or at least what the uninformed ear hears as blankets of synthesiser - are really the soud produced by the wind on the strings of a bass and a guitar set up in the sands of Navajo land not far from Monument Valley. Garlo then continued the work on the machines in his studio in Bordeaux. Fresh, mutant music, engaging and strong humanist and ecologist ... "


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Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, Officially Joins Marvel's Avengers in New Trailer
By Nico Parungo
In a nice surprise, it turns out Marvel's Avengers will have six main characters as a new...
In a nice surprise, it turns out Marvel's Avengers will have six main characters as a new trailer has confirmed that future Kamala Khan, who ends up becoming Ms. Marvel, will be playable in the game. Crystal Dynamics and Marvel Games revealed the character during NYCC via the aforementioned trailer, where we see her attack a bunch of A.I.M. agents and escape with some plot MacGuffin. It should be interesting, to say the least.
The trailer confirms that Kamala will keep her Inhuman origins and powers, which are her stretchy and size-changing powers. Think a mix of Mr. Fantastic and Ant-Man but natural and kind of weird. Still, it's good to know that the fan-favorite Marvel character is going to be in the game, as she looks really fun to control.
We can't wait to see her in the classic Ms. Marvel outfit as well as her recent costume upgrade. Her default outfit isn't too bad and makes a ton of sense since she is a fan of Carol Danvers, who most of us know as Captain Marvel. It's actually rather surprising that Kamala Khan made it to the movie before Carol did but they'll probably add her later since she's essentially confirmed.
Now that we have six playable characters, Marvel's Avengers is looking like a better video game. In fact, the game has continued to improve with the various trailers released, showing improved character models for Thor and Black Widow, along with cool gameplay sequences.
Marvel's Avengers is coming to PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia on May 15, 2020.
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There's a definite 'I' in Belichick
SportsNFLNew England Patriots
By Ron Borges |
PUBLISHED: May 10, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: November 17, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
No one believes in T-E-A-M more than B-I-L-L Belichick.
But even he apparently knows it has its limits.
Midway through delivering the keynote address yesterday at the opening of a three-day sports medicine seminar at the Sheraton Boston co-chaired by Patriots head team physician Dr. Tom Gill and Eagles team physician Dr. Gary Dorshimer, Belichick was explaining his theories on "Building a Champion'' when he looked at an old cliche from a new perspective.
"People say all the time there's no 'I' in team,'' Belichick said. "That's true. But there's an 'I' in win. Within a team, strong individual performance determines whether or not we win. You can stand around all day and hold hands in the locker room chanting 'Team, Team, Team.' That's not going to do anything.
"Individual performance is critical to winning. Individual toughness is critical to winning. Every member of our team is a shareholder. Are they all exactly equal? Of course not.''
Yet even the critical nature of individual performance in team success is, in Belichick's mind, enfolded inside a larger concept he defined as "mental toughness.''
That is an oft-used phrase in Foxboro, especially by Belichick, first lieutenant Tom Brady and master sergeant Vince Wilfork. It is the same phrase predecessors holding those middle management positions like Rodney Harrison, Willie McGinest and Tedy Bruschi during the Patriots' Super Bowl years, often referred to.
But what, exactly is "mental toughness'' in the world of Bill Belichick?
Does it mean you are a feared tough guy? Does it mean you play through levels of pain normally tolerated only by Spartacus? Does it involve delivering flamboyant pregame speeches to inspire like the Ravens' Great Orator Ray Lewis?
Is mental toughness simply someone who keeps his head when all those around him are losing their minds?
To a degree perhaps these are all part of the whole but in its most finite terms Belichick described "mental toughness'' as one very difficult concept.
"Mental toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you,'' Belichick said. "That's what defines mental toughness in my mind.''
No "I" in team. No "I" in "mental toughness'' either. While there is an "I" in leadership, however, Belichick argued it's not a capital one.
"Leadership comes from two things,'' he said. "No. 1 — do your job. No. 2 — put the team first. If those are in place you're going to put out positive leadership.''
Belichick then turned to the name of an old favorite who encompassed his version of mental toughness, individual performance and leadership. The name was not someone with a string of Pro Bowl invitations or records his peers might envy.
The player he chose was Troy Brown, the former wide receiver whom he described "as good a leader as I've ever coached and he probably said the least of any guy I ever coached. Nobody had more leadership than Troy Brown.''
That description of leadership led him into an equally interesting discussion of the importance of team captains.
Belichick lets his players vote for captains "most of the time," hinting an implied veto power, if necessary. In his team's best years, it was not necessary because if he selected the right players, ones who shared his belief in the basic tenets of mental toughness, their captains reflected it.
"When your team is not voting for the people you would, you've probably got problems all the way through," Belichick said. "If your team is made up of the right people, your captains will be the right people.''
Although he didn't say it, if they are Adalius Thomas there is likely to be an "I" in everything. If they are Troy Brown the "I" isn't even in your dictionary.
Interestingly, much of Belichick's address was about the importance of communication. While he may never be accused of being The Great Communicator in public, he stressed the importance of communication between head coach and the medical staff, head coach and player and between the remotest member of the staff and its most public face.
This carried over even to a minute medical detail when he cited the need for team doctors to be "seeing the athlete perform on the (practice) field."
Belichick explained an office exam might lead a doctor to conclude a medical problem existed while the problem never manifested itself on the field. That is why, he said, Gill watches practice several days a week so "he sees what I'm seeing."
The player they see on the field, he said, may not be the same as the one seen in a medical office. Conversely, Belichick joked, when Gill asks if he wants to see a player's MRI he declines.
"What am I going to do with that?" he asked.
The crowd laughed but the point was central to his view of building a winning organization. Simply put: if every individual does their job, the team wins . . . and so do the individuals.
Ron Borges
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Arma Secreta Prepare to Release New Album, A Centuries Remains
December 14, 2005 by Rachel Hurley Leave a Comment
While many artists are inspired by relationships between both friends and lovers, math rock outfit Arma Secreta, which is Portuguese for "the secret weapon," tends to cover more imaginative territory. Their forthcoming album A Centuries Remains contains songs covering such a wide array of topics as a brainwashing operation disguised as a hair salon, two aspiring ninjas working a at car wash, and a song about an amateur astronomer obsessed with premillennialist eschatology – which is the study of the end of all things (not to be confused with teleology which is the study of final things). If the content of their music seems a little off-kilter to most, well maybe that's exactly what they were going for.
"I don't write music to be understood by other people, I write music that I think is fun to play, and I write it for my own benefit," explains singer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Wark. "I try to write stuff that doesn't sound like anyone else, and I don't listen to a lot of new bands because I don't want to be influenced by them."
Arma Secreta was formed in 2003 by high school friends Wark and drummer Brad Bean after stints in other local Memphis bands, including Staynless and Doubt, respectively. And while it's certainly not out of the ordinary for a group to want to sound original, Wark's particular place in life while recording last year was not necessarily run of the mill. Shortly after the conception of the band, he was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. He was 26 years old.
"It was actually in my large intestine," Wark is quick to point out. "It wasn't rectal, put it that way."
The illness took his band mate by complete surprise.
"I was really scared, heartbroken, and I mean I guess all of the normal things when people find out that someone they know has cancer," says Bean. "I mean it was kind of surreal because he was so young."
After seeing a brigade of doctors, having surgery and being prescribed chemotherapy, Wark, and his wife decided to take a leap of faith and treat his illness with little more than the food he ate.
"The thing about chemotherapy is it kills the immune system, so if the cancer comes back, well, you're dead," says Wark. "So I went to an entirely vegan diet, and ate only raw fruits and vegetables, and drank so many carrots I turned orange for a year."
"And all this time I thought it wasn't easy being green," jokes Bean.
Miraculously, Wark's body was determined by doctors to be cancer-free in 2004, and very quickly afterward he became determined to get back into the swing of making music.
"Once it became apparent that I was gonna live, then it became clear that we had to make this record, so we stopped playing shows to focus on writing and recording," says Wark.
Bean and Wark began recording with producer Kevin Cubbins at Easley McCain Recording and were lucky enough to have copies of most of their music before a fire destroyed the vaults in the studio in early March of 2005. In another positive spin, Wark and Bean took the loss of the Easley as an opportunity to build their studio, Missile Silo, in the rear of Bean's family furniture business.
After finishing the record earlier this year, Wark and Bean set out to find a bass player to enable them to play their songs live. After being introduced to bassist Michael Brandon, they realized that he held the final piece to the Arma Secreta puzzle.
"There are really six things that you look for in someone before you ask them to join your band," explains Wark. "They need to possess the skill, personal style, commitment, dependability, personality, and the last one is, 'do they have a van?' – and he did, so he was in."
Now that their team is complete, the band has gotten back into playing live shows, preferring all age venues like The Complex on Madison and The Skatepark in Cordova.
"We just like to play to new people, we don't want to play to the same mid-town crowd every week," says Wark. "We play in Southaven, Bartlett, Nashville."
Odd time signatures, weird song structure, and a lack of the same verse chorus verse structure that is the signature of most rock albums are not the only ways the band has set their debut album apart, and it has already sparked interest from three independent record labels.
"This band allows me to open up my pallet a little more, it's allowed me to integrate a lot of styles that wouldn't be allowed in a different situation, artwork," says Bean. "We have an open dialog about what we're trying to put across which helps us write the music."
"The theme of the album is two things," explains Wark. "One is the artwork for the album is a photo essay done by an aerial photographer – basically what was left over after a century of industrialization, junkyards, strip mines, iron ore, and process plants, but it also refers to that the songs are a lot of ideas I had before the cancer, before the turn of the century ."
Arma Secreta plays with the Lights at The Young Avenue Deli on December 22nd. Their forthcoming album is due to be released in March 2006.
Blair Combest Releases Follow Up Album Produced by Cubbins, Postlethwaite
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"Rachel is a bright and personable individual. She is a hard-working self-starter, capable of achieving any goal she sets her mind to. She truly understands and embraces communication on various platforms and was an Early Adopter in all things "internet."
While at WMC Action News 5, she injected passion and pizzazz into the assignment desk and on special projects. Personally and professionally, she was a positive force in our news department."
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"Rachel Hurley is one of the best communicators in Memphis, Tennessee, and has been a tremendous help to the Stax Museum of American Soul Music and Stax Music Academy. Through her popular blog and other means of communication, she has been of invaluable help to us in helping spread the word, promote events, and help keep the Stax Museum name in front of people in the music industry, which is of paramount importance to us. I would highly recommend her for any position that includes communicating with people at any level."
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"Rachel Hurley is a person with great ideas and the confidence to make them happen. She is on the leading edge with social media and has proven she knows how to leverage its potential to achieve real-world results. She is also passionate about Memphis and making it all it can be. Rachel finds creative ways to be helpful. Rachel is a leader, and is equally adept during the big-picture phase and in handling the nitty-gritty details."
Parker Hayes
"I worked with Rachel on a number of "Ardent Presents" videos and also a series of videos for the Folk Alliance. Rachel was always organized and prepared for everything I was involved with at Ardent. She's a true professional and a great communicator. Any company would be lucky to have her on staff."
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Publicist at Riot Act Media
"Rachel is one dynamic lady. She is constantly implementing new ideas to advance the public image and recognition of Ardent Music, and create a web identity for them. As a publicist at Team Clermont, I've had the pleasure of working with Rachel as she sets up performance opportunities for our bands passing through her city (which are mutually beneficial for everyone involved: publicity for Ardent and for the band,) eloquently conducts interviews, and creates engaging web content. Rachel is a busy networker, and has developed strong relationships all over this industry."
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"Rachel is a wonderful person. In every situation I've encountered personally or professionally with Rachel I have found her to be very centered and positive. I am also aware that a great many of the innovative studio and artist promotional projects established over the past few years at Ardent have been of Rachel's doing.
I first became aware of Rachel through her popular blog. She very honestly reviewed music and events and became the most feared music writer in Memphis. She kept the music community honest, helped raise the bar of craftsmanship and kept any phony hype at bay. She wasn't particularly well loved by some local bands back then, but over the past few years it has become clear that Rachel is passionate about good music, musicians and has dedicated her time and career to lifting it up, getting it out there and doing it well.
She has the utmost respect in the music and recording community. I am a big fan. She would be an asset to any industry she became involved in."
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She is smart, easy to work with and full of ideas. She understands business and technology fundamentals and how to apply them competitively in the marketplace. She has a very pleasant manner and can seemingly get along with almost anyone. She sees 5 moves ahead because Rachel has an innate feeling for how people relate to each other and how they use technology to facilitate and enhance relationships.
Intensely curious, with a sharp mind and even sharper wit, Rachel sees the big picture but can also focus intensely on the critical details. She will be one of the people that define and drive the next stage of social media adoption and use.
I expect amazing things from her. If I had the opportunity to hire her as a community manager or as a content creator or as a strategic partner, I'd grab it in a New York minute."
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On Jan. 21, people from around the nation, including Mercyhurst students, will gather to march on Washington D.C.
"Those participating are striving to promote equality and tolerance particularly for the LGBTQIA community, racial minorities, indigenous people, the economically disadvantaged, people with disabilities, religious and spiritual diversity, people with immigrant status, and those affected by the criminal justice system," Holly Donlin-Smith, organizer of the Mercyhurst group, said.
The march is being organized due to the recent election and some of the comments made during the primaries. Bob Bland, CEO and founder of Manufacture New York, Linda Sarsour, award winning Palestinian-American-Muslim racial justice and civil rights activist, Carmen Perez, executive director of The Gathering for Justice and Tamika Mallory, founder of Mallory Consulting are the co-founders of the national Women's March on Washington committee. These four women are in charge of organizing the march on Washington D.C.
Mercyhurst students are looking to take action and participate in the march. There is a tour bus that will leave from Mercyhurst for D.C. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For those wishing to participate through Mercyhurst, a bus will be leaving on Jan. 21. The cost of the trip through Mercyhurst will be determined by the number of students who wish to participate and also on what mode of transportation is taken. If interested, contact Donlin-Smith at hdonli51@lakers.mercyhurst.edu. Seats are limited.


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Operators and managers fined for illegal guesthouse operations
Three women and two men were fined $3,000 to $4,000 at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (June 26) for contravening the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance.
The courts heard that officers of the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA), Home Affairs Department, inspected four suspected unlicensed guesthouses at the junction of Shantung Street and Canton Road, Sai Yee Street, Nullah Road and Nathan Road in Mong Kok in December last year. The OLA officers posed as lodgers and successfully rented rooms in the four guesthouses on a daily basis.
According to the OLA's records, the guesthouses did not possess valid certificates of exemption or licences under the Ordinance on the days of inspection. Therefore the three women and one man responsible for managing or operating these premises were charged with contravening section 5(1) of the Ordinance.
Furthermore, OLA officers inspected a licensed guesthouse on Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui in November last year. They posed as lodgers and successfully rented a room in an unlicensed guesthouse in the same building on a daily basis. Therefore, the male manager was charged with contravening section 21(3)(b) of the Ordinance for managing a guesthouse in a premises other than the one indicated in the licence.
A department spokesman stressed that operating or managing an unlicensed guesthouse is a criminal offence and will lead to a criminal record. Upon conviction, the offender is liable to a maximum fine of $200,000 and two years' imprisonment.
He appealed to the public to report suspected illegal guesthouses to the OLA through the OLA hotline (2881 7498), by email (hadlaenq@had.gov.hk) or by fax (fax number: 2504 5805) using the report form downloaded from the website (www.hadla.gov.hk).
Ends/Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The ASPCA has announced a $12,500 grant to "Unleashed," a New York City based non-profit group that aims to empower young girls by advocating for animal welfare.
Unleashed provides after school programs that rotate at schools throughout the five boroughs. This semester's programs were launched last week at MS7, Urban Assembly and the Lab School.
Groups of 10 to 15 girls work with female coaches once a week learning leadership skills and the necessary tools to become animal advocates in their communities, including learning about different animal cruelty issues and what can be done to solve such complex social issues, including animal homelessness, dog fighting and puppy mills.
Radin says the girls learn to design education awareness campaigns to inform others about these issues to either put a halt to them entirely, or to create sustainable change.
Each participant assists with at least one animal rescue of puppies from an overcrowded shelter, helping with intake of the animals, behavior assessments and recruiting foster families and adopters.
The girls are also tasked with creating a "social justice carnival" to engage the public in making a difference through various activities such as making dog bowls and toys for a local animal shelter.
In a statement, ASPCA grants officer Justine Dang said their organization is proud to help Unleashed empower New York City youth by giving them the tools to impact the lives of animals.
"We hope this program will build future generations of animal advocates by providing animal cruelty education at a young age", she said.
After-school programs are slated to launch at more schools this fall, including the Clinton School for Writers and Artists and Nightingale-Bamford. They'll also be offered for foster children at Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families in Brooklyn.
Learn more about Unleashed at www.unleashedny.org and the ASPCA at www.aspca.org.


The creation of the Boomerang is no mystery. Continuous significant evidence has placed the Boomerang in the hands of aboriginal people for over 30,000 years. Partial evidence does not outweigh the continuous knowledge of this ancient tool and weapon as seen "demonstrated" by the Original people of Australia.
The Boomerang stands above the title of only Projectile object.
Mammoth's tusk vs Preserved Wood?
All types of Boomerangs, including projectile objects considered as Boomerangs, can be found in Australia.
The number 7 Boomerang and returning Boomerang are unique to Australia, backed by continuous and demonstrated evidence.
The returning Boomerang has been used for more than 30,000 years in Australia.
What is a Projectile Object?
A throwing object. I always say [A throwing stick is a throwing stick, but a 'Boomerang' is a Boomerang] Many articles will explain this ancient tool and weapon by classing it as only a 'throwing stick'. Doing so strips away the origin of this ancient creation. The focus is lost by this placement or attachment to a category. The Boomerang is unique, therefore also has a category of its own. The attributes in order to make a "Boomerang" go beyond any other throwing stick created by modern man. If a Boomerang is just another throwing stick, then it is the most unusual and inspiring throwing stick known to humanity. The mysterious information over the past decades about the Boomerang has produced no substantial evidence. The partial evidence does not overwhelm the demonstrated evidence aboriginal people have placed in front of us for ten of thousands of years.
Aboriginal people introduced the Boomerang to Europeans over 200 years ago. No European scholar wrote about the Boomerang being a commonly known object before then. The introduction of the Boomerang by aboriginal people is what inspired European scholars to study and write about the Boomerang. The knowledge gained from the aboriginal introduction of the Boomerang is what got us to where we are in understanding propelled flight today.
Boomerang use around the world.
More commonly when reading about any ancient invention the first paragraph will more than often take us back a few thousand years with reference to Ancient Egypt. A highlight of 'King Tut' and the famous collection of Boomerangs found in his tomb is a shining example here.
The evidence of human presence in Australia shows a culture alive almost 14 times before there was a great civilization in Egypt. Evidence that also illustrates and demonstrates the use of this ancient tool and weapon continuously over tens of thousands of years.
There are Egyptian hieroglyphs carved in Australia.
Coins found in Queensland that date back to the time of Ptolemy IV in Egypt.
Unique stone engineering was accomplished in Australia 45,000 years before there was an Egypt.
Stone carvings found in Australia were created 45,000 years before a Sumerian tablet text or Egyptian Hieroglyph was carved.
Why were there Boomerangs in King Tut's tomb? More than likely a trade happened sometime long ago. Aboriginal elders have told me how the ancestors saw ships coming to Australia even before 230 years ago.
The extent of Boomerangs found in Egypt is but a sample of the collection of aboriginal crafted Boomerangs in Australia. Nowhere else will you see this "projectile object" master crafted.
Other throwing sticks that are suggested as Boomerangs have been found in India, Europe and one used by First Nation Americans known as the 'Valai tadis' that dates back around 9000 years. Nothing quite as Ancient and diverse as seen by the Original people of Australia, and with no continuous use or advancement. Besides the highlight 30,000-year-old suggestion in Poland, the other finds in Europe again only date back to around the time of Ptolemy IV or the time now known as Ancient Egypt.
Are most of these projectile objects really Boomerangs, or are they traded knowledge at some point in our human history? With all the suggestion at work here, nothing holds up quite like the continuous examples given in Australia.
Three decades ago, a throwing object suggested to be a Boomerang was found made from Mammoths tusk in Poland's Carpathian Mountains. It was declared The world's oldest boomerang, estimated to be up to 30,000 years old. This one time find, along with 30 years of suggestion seems to overwhelm the significant continuous evidence produced in Australia? Evidence still seen today that has also been demonstrated in the Boomerang's specific and unique crafting passed on for tens of thousands of years. The Poland Boomerang is clearly a by chance designed throwing stick. It does not hold the same attributes as Boomerangs, nor is there any evidence of continuous use and production. Mammoth Boomerangs should be found commonly in comparison to wooden aboriginal Boomerangs.
We should have seen this tool well designed and advanced by the Ostrogoths and Visigoths if this was a common tool or weapon in Europe. The Boomerang would be seen represented as more than a picture in a Sumerian text or collection in King Tut's tomb. There should be common practise and well designed examples of the Boomerang being found in Europe and elsewhere, even made from Bronze and Iron, all through the stages of human history. Aboriginal people did not produce metal as it is forbidden in aboriginal culture to rob the earth of the minerals. Not that they did not know of metal or gems, [Gems that were often used for magic] but to create metal objects continuously, would mean to rob the earth and break the Lore. The tiltle of the oldest Boomerang being found in the Poland that places a piece of Ivory 30,000 years old over a piece of 20,000 years old preserved wood, is a weak or lazy scholarly comparison and not worthy of such a title.
Substantial Original Australian evidence of creation, innovation, spiritual connection and continuous use.
The Boomerang is a traditional tool and weapon that carries many different aboriginal names and stories. Their substantial evidence of creation and use stands well above Boomerangs found elsewhere. The culture is still alive today, and the people are still here to tell their story.
Creating the first innovation of propelled flight.
All Boomerang types can be found in Australia. You can not find a collection that demonstrates such ownership and such precision crafted generational knowledge of an object. The Oldest Boomerang so far found is just over 20,000 years old made of "preserved wood" and luckily found in a swamp. How many examples can we find of wood that are over the 30,000 years compared to pieces of Ivory still scattered on the earth without more of these lucky finds?
Majority of Boomerangs in Australia were used for hunting or combat, but also for cultural practice, this includes the returning Boomerang which was also used for hunting and teaching. (Not only a toy) Taking the time to create a Boomerang with absolutely no hunting, combat, or cultural use would be pointless to the Original wood and Stone craftsman of Australia.
Most Boomerangs do not return. Club Boomerangs had different uses and designs but are still simply a throwing stick in comparison to highlight Boomerangs like the Returning Boomerang, Killer Boomerang, and Hook Boomerang, all are crafted with a unique design. The Aboriginal males arsenal of Boomerangs is like any gun users choice or preference, or any Samurai's collection and connection to his blade.
The Killer Boomerang does not return but was used mainly for hunting and the most common traded across Australia. The Aerodynamic design of this Boomerang flies with force and precision and could kill an animal, break a leg, but also fly higher than the Hook Boomerang. The Aerodynamic design of the Killer Boomerang is what gave the aboriginal mind the blueprint for the Returning Boomerang.
Traditional Number 7 Boomerangs are rare, and are not easy at all to make. The process is one that could also be devastating to the country if attempted to be mass-produced.
The returning Boomerang was also used for hunting, however not an impact weapon, but a tool of fright that would help trap prey by illusion. Commonly used for hunting Water Birds, in N.S.W aboriginal people used Fibres from the bark of plants like the Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus) to make nets for bird traps. They would tie the net across a river or stream, then fly the Boomerang over the top of a flock of birds. As the Boomerang would hover in the air it would create the illusion of a Hawk flying above, forcing the birds to fly down into the net.
The unique and perfectly crafted shape of every returning Boomerang found crafted by aboriginal people demonstrates aspects of modern Aerodynamics that is rooted and deeply embedded in the culture. Planes are based on the asymmetrical lift principle of this ancient aboriginal invention today called "The Boomerang" This is generational knowledge and mastery passed on, you do not find the returning Boomerang anywhere else in the world with a demonstrated generational precision design.
These suggested Boomerangs pop up out of nowhere and are never found demonstrated again. The Boomerang is such a unique object, why would you not advance and embed the creation of such a unique projectile object into your culture if you were the one who indeed created it?
Most Boomerangs are also used for spiritual and cultural practise. They are used in song dance as a musical instrument and also to tell a story. All Boomerangs have a spiritual aspect attached. The Cross – Boomerang was not for hunting, but used in order to pass on a story. Think of it like a prop in a play. The prop helps to explain an important aspect of the story with drama so to have more impact on the viewer. The idea of the Boomerang was originally given to aboriginal ancestors through the culture and lore itself and is told in stories and lore across the country. The connection of the Boomerang to aboriginal culture is like a Christians connection to a wooden cross. There is meaning and story behind that symbol. Aboriginal people have been making ancient tools for tens of thousands of years that all have spiritual and symbolic meaning.
Aboriginal culture has a narrative and connection to the "non-physical" that overwhelms many non-indigenous, including European science. The lore also contains verses that sometimes defy the known religious views imbued of understanding the "non-physical" today. Aboriginal spiritual healing and magic is more than often passed off as 'Hocus Pocus' 'Mumbo Jumbo' superstition etc.
A spear or Boomerang is not an Original, or does not contain real power if it has not had elements of lore spiritually placed into it. Paintings and carvings on objects or even methods of craft also explain spiritual connection and story, These objects are something not obtained just by the amount of money you pull out of your wallet, but something you learn and can only be given by aboriginal people.
Our Original crafts are being exploited at such a high rate today. You can consider all the Boomerangs, didgeridoos etc you buy in the shops fake unless you are buying them from aboriginal people.
With over 100,000 rock art sites across Australia, more than anywhere else in the world, Boomerangs are well illustrated. There are also many unknown or not seen rock art sites. There are paintings of Boomerangs at sites that have been dated over 50,000 years old. Dates for rock art sites in Kakadu are still being determined after decades of research. Many academics suggest they are the oldest examples of rock art in the world.
There are battle scenes in Rock Art that depict Boomerangs. Rock Art in many areas are still yet to be determined. The dates for the unique Kimberley Gwion Gwion Art are still unknown. One thing the evidence now tells us, is that aboriginal people painted the rock art, not no foreign visitors. The same style of Rock Art has been found in places it should not be and only proves Aboriginal origin. These findings stand out just like the majority of aboriginal evidence does.
There are depictions of Boomerangs in Arnhem land N.T, In Canarvon Gorge Qld and many more sites across Australia that clearly show the connection the Boomerang has to the Original people. Petroglyphs sites across Australia predate Sumerian tablets or Egyptian text up to ten times.
Aboriginal people are still here today to explain their stories, tools and weapons.
Aboriginal Farming and agriculture goes back over 30,000 years. The first Europeans who arrived in Australia landed on an Estate that could compare to any Royal or Lord's garden in England. (The Biggest Estate on earth) Aboriginal grain farming and Bread making took place in Australia more likely before Europe and certainly before any great civilization in Egypt. Grinding stones found in Australia are of the oldest in the world. There are fish traps and water ecology sites known to be 50,000 years old. The mind to create the "Returning Boomerang" came from those who had been using the Boomerang continuously. The precision generational knowledge of this craft has never stopped. The evidence today of farming and agriculture points out that aboriginal people could very well have been using the Returning Boomerang for hunting Water Birds before 30,000 years ago.
Aboriginal people are still here to tell their story today. The overwhelming evidence they have left behind clearly stands above a one time find in Poland 30 years ago. Findings of a piece of Ivory not a great deal older than the "preserved wooded Boomerang' in Australia. Aboriginal people demonstrate the knowledge of creation and the full use of this ancient tool. A knowledge passed on through their DNA. The same DNA that inspired the Australian 'Leonardo Da Vinci ' David Unaipon [The man on the Australian $50 note] This brilliant aboriginal Australian inventor had the concept of the Helicopter two decades before others based on the Boomerang.
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That Polish item looks more like a digging stick. Would shatter if thrown and landing on hard ground or rocky ground.


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from kubernetes_py.K8sContainer import K8sContainer
from kubernetes_py.K8sExceptions import CronJobAlreadyRunningException, CronJobRunException, TimedOutException
from kubernetes_py.K8sObject import K8sObject
from kubernetes_py.K8sPod import K8sPod
from kubernetes_py.K8sVolume import K8sVolume
from kubernetes_py.models.v1beta1.CronJob import CronJob
from kubernetes_py.utils import is_valid_list, is_reachable, sanitize_version_number

class K8sCronJob(K8sObject):

    POD_RUN_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 600

    def __init__(self, config=None, name=None):

        temp = K8sObject(config=config, obj_type="Pod", name="temp")
        _type = "CronJob"

        if config and is_reachable(config):
            v = temp.server_version()
            if sanitize_version_number(v["major"]) == 1 and sanitize_version_number(v["minor"]) == 4:
                _type = "ScheduledJob"

        super(K8sCronJob, self).__init__(config=config, obj_type=_type, name=name)

        if config is not None and config.pull_secret is not None:
            self.add_image_pull_secrets(config.pull_secret)

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  override

    def create(self):
        super(K8sCronJob, self).create()
        self.get()
        return self

    def update(self):
        super(K8sCronJob, self).update()
        self.get()
        return self

    def list(self, pattern=None, labels=None):
        ls = super(K8sCronJob, self).list(labels=labels)
        jobs = list(map(lambda x: CronJob(x), ls))
        if pattern is not None:
            jobs = list(filter(lambda x: pattern in x.name, jobs))
        k8s = []
        for x in jobs:
            j = K8sCronJob(config=self.config, name=x.name).from_model(m=x)
            k8s.append(j)
        return k8s

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  get

    def get(self):
        self.model = CronJob(self.get_model())
        return self

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  add

    def add_container(self, container=None):
        if not isinstance(container, K8sContainer):
            raise SyntaxError("K8sCronJob.add_container() container: [ {0} ] is invalid.".format(container))

        containers = self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.containers
        if containers is None:
            containers = []
        filtered = list(filter(lambda x: x.name != container.name, containers))
        filtered.append(container.model)
        self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.containers = filtered
        return self

    def add_image_pull_secrets(self, secrets=None):
        self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.add_image_pull_secrets(secrets)
        return self

    def add_pod_label(self, k=None, v=None):
        labels = self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.metadata.labels
        if labels is None:
            labels = {}
        labels.update({k: v})
        self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.metadata.labels = labels
        return self

    def add_volume(self, volume=None):
        if not isinstance(volume, K8sVolume):
            raise SyntaxError("K8sCronJob.add_volume() volume: [ {0} ] is invalid.".format(volume))

        volumes = self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.volumes
        if volume.model not in volumes:
            volumes.append(volume.model)
        self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.volumes = volumes
        return self

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  del

    def del_pod_label(self, k=None):
        labels = self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.metadata.labels
        if k in labels:
            labels.pop(k)
            self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.metadata.labels = labels
        return self

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  schedule

    @property
    def schedule(self):
        return self.model.spec.schedule

    @schedule.setter
    def schedule(self, s=None):
        self.model.spec.schedule = s

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  startingDeadlineSeconds

    @property
    def starting_deadline_seconds(self):
        return self.model.spec.starting_deadline_seconds

    @starting_deadline_seconds.setter
    def starting_deadline_seconds(self, s=None):
        self.model.spec.starting_deadline_seconds = s

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  activeDeadlineSeconds

    @property
    def active_deadline_seconds(self):
        return self.model.spec.job_template.spec.active_deadline_seconds

    @active_deadline_seconds.setter
    def active_deadline_seconds(self, s=None):
        self.model.spec.job_template.spec.active_deadline_seconds = s

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  concurrencyPolicy

    @property
    def concurrency_policy(self):
        return self.model.spec.concurrency_policy

    @concurrency_policy.setter
    def concurrency_policy(self, cp=None):
        self.model.spec.concurrency_policy = cp

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  suspend

    @property
    def suspend(self):
        return self.model.spec.suspend

    @suspend.setter
    def suspend(self, s=None):
        self.model.spec.suspend = s

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  parallelism

    @property
    def parallelism(self):
        return self.model.spec.job_template.spec.parallelism

    @parallelism.setter
    def parallelism(self, jp=None):
        self.model.spec.job_template.spec.parallelism = jp

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  completions

    @property
    def completions(self):
        return self.model.spec.job_template.spec.completions

    @completions.setter
    def completions(self, c=None):
        self.model.spec.job_template.spec.completions = c

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  containers

    @property
    def containers(self):
        objs = []
        for c in self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.containers:
            k8scontainer = K8sContainer(name=c.name, image=c.image)
            k8scontainer.model = c
            objs.append(k8scontainer)
        return objs

    @containers.setter
    def containers(self, containers=None):
        if not is_valid_list(containers, K8sContainer):
            raise SyntaxError("K8sCronJob: containers: [ {} ] is invalid.".format(containers))

        models = []
        for obj in containers:
            models.append(obj.model)
        self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.containers = models

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  container_image

    @property
    def container_image(self):
        data = {}
        for c in self.containers:
            data[c.name] = c.image
        return data

    @container_image.setter
    def container_image(self, tup=None):
        if not isinstance(tup, tuple):
            raise SyntaxError("K8sCronJob.container_image() must be a tuple of the form (name, image)")

        name, image = tup
        found = list(filter(lambda x: x.name == name, self.containers))
        if found:
            new = list(filter(lambda x: x.name != name, self.containers))
            found[0].image = image
            new.append(found[0])
            self.containers = new

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  dnsPolicy

    @property
    def dns_policy(self):
        return self.model.spec.template.spec.dns_policy

    @dns_policy.setter
    def dns_policy(self, policy=None):
        if policy not in self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.VALID_DNS_POLICIES:
            raise SyntaxError(
                "K8sJob: dns_policy: [ {} ] is invalid, expected [ {} ].".format(
                    policy, self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.VALID_DNS_POLICIES
                )
            )

        self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.dns_policy = policy

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  restartPolicy

    @property
    def restart_policy(self):
        return self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.restart_policy

    @restart_policy.setter
    def restart_policy(self, p=None):
        self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.restart_policy = p

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  lastScheduleTime

    @property
    def last_schedule_time(self):
        return self.model.status.last_schedule_time

    @last_schedule_time.setter
    def last_schedule_time(self, t=None):
        raise NotImplementedError("K8sCronJob: last_schedule_time is read-only.")

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  active

    @property
    def active(self):
        return self.status.active

    @active.setter
    def active(self, a=None):
        raise NotImplementedError("K8sCronJob: active is read-only.")

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  pod

    @property
    def pod(self):
        podspec = self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec
        name = "{}-{}".format(self.name, int(time.time()))
        pod = K8sPod(config=self.config, name=name)
        pod.model.spec = podspec
        return pod

    @pod.setter
    def pod(self, p=None):
        raise NotImplementedError("K8sCronjob: pod is read-only.")

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  pod labels

    @property
    def pod_labels(self):
        return self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.metadata.labels

    @pod_labels.setter
    def pod_labels(self, labels=None):
        self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.metadata.labels = labels

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  image pull secrets

    @property
    def image_pull_secrets(self):
        return self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.image_pull_secrets

    @image_pull_secrets.setter
    def image_pull_secrets(self, secrets=None):
        self.model.spec.job_template.spec.template.spec.image_pull_secrets = secrets

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  run

    def run(self, timeout=POD_RUN_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS):
        """
        Forces a K8sCronJob to run immediately.

        - Fail if the K8sCronJob is currently running on-schedule.
        - Suspend the K8sCronJob.
        - Spawn a K8sPod.
        - Unsuspend a K8sCronJob.

        :param timeout: The timeout, in seconds, after which to kill the K8sPod.

        :return: None.
        """

        if not isinstance(timeout, int):
            raise SyntaxError("K8sCronJob.run() timeout: [ {} ] is invalid.")

        if len(self.active):
            raise CronJobAlreadyRunningException(
                "K8sCronJob.run() failed: CronJob: [ {} ] "
                "has [ {} ] active Jobs currently.".format(self.name, len(self.active))
            )

        self.suspend = True
        self.update()

        pod = self.pod
        if timeout:
            self.POD_RUN_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = timeout

        try:
            pod.create()
            start_time = time.time()
            while pod.phase not in ["Succeeded", "Failed"]:
                pod.get()
                time.sleep(2)
                self._check_timeout(start_time)

        except Exception as err:
            raise CronJobRunException("K8sCronJob.run() failed: {}".format(err))

        finally:
            pod.delete()
            self.suspend = False
            self.update()

    def _check_timeout(self, start_time=None):
        if self.POD_RUN_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS == -1:
            return
        elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time
        if elapsed_time >= self.POD_RUN_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:  # timeout
            raise TimedOutException("Timed out running one-off CronJob: [ {} ]".format(self.name))

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Home Blockchain KICKICO lost $7.7 million as a result of hacking
KICKICO lost $7.7 million as a result of hacking
On 26 July, the blockchain-a platform for ICO, crowd-funding and crowd-investing KIKICO was under attack. This was announced by the founder and the head of the project Anti Danilevsky (Anti Danilevski) in his blog on Medium.
According to him, the hackers managed to obtain access to a smart contract KickCoin, having obtained the private key of its owner. As a result of hacking it was stolen more than 70 million tokens KICK a total value of $7.7 million
The team learned about the incident after complaints from several victims discovered their wallets missing tokens in the amount of $800 thousand
Until the hackers had complete access to the smart contract KickCoin, they destroyed 40 addresses, and has created 40 new accounts with identical balances, thus stealing money from 40 user accounts. Because tokens are stolen from the blockchain KIKICO, was re-played, after the incident, the total number of tokens in the network of the project remained the same.
After a few hours of hacking team KIKICO managed to restore access to the smart contract and to replace the compromised private key to the key of the cold wallet to protect the network and the remaining funds to users.
In its statement, the Anti Danilevsky said that the owners of the 40 compromised accounts will receive their money back.
At the moment the control network is fully restored, and funds of customers are safe, assured KIKICO.
Recall that in the course of the ICO, which was completed in September, the blockchain platform KIKICO attracted more than 80 thousand ETH (about $23.6 million). Later in the same month, the project has updated its issued token and went on trading with tokens instead of KICK KickCoins.
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Yes, this is the time of year for that fresh start. A chance to right a wrong, the time to create a new path that will help you achieve your goals.
It's at this time the majority of the people make their New Year's resolutions. Setting a goal is actually the most important element if you want to succeed.
That's because you need a clear cut picture to know exactly what you want your outcome to be for true success.
So why do so many of us fail by the time February comes along?
We have planned out our goal, know exactly what we need to do to achieve it, but still somehow stumble on our way there.
It's all about willpower for weight loss or the lack of it. Most of us have loads of willpower at the beginning and then run out of steam. I myself have experienced this type of failure over and over again.
I'm tired of hearing so many people say "all you need is a good program to keep you on track".
Really? I know from experience that if you don't have the willpower to follow through, no program in the world will work. It's just a plain and simple fact.
So how can we improve our willpower for weight loss?
Well, we just said you must have a clear cut goal. So prepare a program for yourself (something within reach) that suits your lifestyle.
This is actually the fun part. Click on the worksheet for your free worksheet guide to help you get started.
Now that you know exactly what you'd like to achieve you can take action.
Almost everyone can complete steps 1 and 2 without any trouble, but problems start to develop when we can't continue our program.
What is it that makes us stop trying?
This is what is truly important to succeed. To stay strong you must know HOW TO CHANGE YOUR FOCUS.
Yes, this will help increase a person's willpower.
Studies through the years have shown that most people will usually make positive changes in their lives to avoid pain, more so than to gain pleasure. So pain is definitely a much stronger motivator.
I've got this short YouTube video I'd like to share with you. It's a 2 minute audio tape by Tony Robbins that is definitely worth listening to.
He explains that what we focus on becomes reality.
(1) Keep a journal to help keep you on track.
(2) Try to get around 7 – 9 hours of sleep. Being tired and sleep deprived decreases a person's willpower.
(3) Eat nutritious foods. How ironic right? By eating healthier foods which helps with weight loss in the first place, healthier foods can also give you added mental strength and energy to follow through more often than not.
(4) Post inspirational notes and photos. Try posting motivational notes or photos of people that inspire you when starting your new healthy lifestyle. Post these in an area where you can see them every morning when you start your day.
Putting pictures of your kids and loved ones on a desk nearby may move you closer to your goals.
We all know that maintaining a healthy lifestyle can add years to your life. What a great way to be there for your family and friends for years to come.
(5) Reward yourself once in a while for sticking to your goals.
(6) Your weight scale could be hindering your progress. If weighing yourself daily doesn't feel good, then stop doing it. Try weighing yourself once a week instead.
Let's all stay focused and strong in this New Year.


Hodor, I think your blogs are fantastic but your response to Panmores questions are a little condescending and holier than thou. Not everyone in the XRP community is as bright as yourself but we all have a place here and just want questions answered. I appreciate your blogs on the ecosystem but in regards to Ripples movements or that of XRP unless you are a Chris Larsen, Brad Garlinghouse, David Swartz, etc, or an insider, it is all speculation. Give the man a break. He just has the same questions that a good number of us have.