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\section*{General Framework}

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[scale=0.4]{fig1_sci.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig1} (a.) Monomer unit; (b.) Polymerization rule; (c.) Upon polymerization the bonds formed between the benzene rings span a graphene plane. As a result a chemical synthesis of graphene is proved to be possible.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

A straightforward response to the inquiry of what monomer units one needs to introduce to initiate two dimensional polymerization, is a monomer  that has four functional groups reacting in pairs. However, there exists a more elegant solution. It is applicable in the two dimensional polymerization of graphene and its oxide. Consider the monomer unit in Fig \ref{fig1}a.

\begin{figure}[h]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[scale=0.4, angle=-90]{fig2_sci.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig2} Proposed synthesis of GO (a.) 1,3,5 - trihydroxybenzene a phenol-like substance exists in two forms with its tautomer 1,2,5 - cyclohexanetriole (phloroglucin) and represents our monomer; (b.) activated in a water solution of a base via deprotonation; (c.)  The activated phloroglucins start reacting arranging themselves in a hexagonal lattice. This represents the two dimensional polymerization; (d.) platelets form; (e.) the deprotonated  sites acquire hydrogen cations from the solution to turn the platelets into graphene oxide}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

This unit contains alternating functional groups A and B attached to a benzene (for graphene) or cyclohexane (for GO) carbon ring. Imposing a polymerization rule that depends on the chemical reaction between A and B we can produce the step depicted in Fig \ref{fig1}b.

The newly formed bond (depicted in color) appears in an arbitrary position in the ring with equal probability for all positions. The letters in the ring denote the positions functional groups had prior to the reaction. Given this rule, one is tempted to assume that the A and B functional groups above and below the bond would also react. However, they are attached with covalent bonds to an sp$^{n}$ hybridized carbon atom and these bonds are rigid. Such a reaction would require their bending and this is energy prohibitive. More probable is the reaction with an additional monomer unit. When this occurs we arrive at the lattice represented in Fig \ref{fig1}c.

The hexagonal symmetry is present in this newly formed structure. The bonds formed during the polymerization are depicted in color. The key to the understanding of the formation of this lattice is the observation that the intermediate (to the monomer rings) hexagons are spanned by three newly formed bonds. The letters in the monomer hexagons stand as a reminder of where the functional groups were. If one traces the central monomer hexagon and the surrounding it six monomer hexagons, one is convinced that this is the only possible configuration the original monomer units undergone two dimensional polymerization in Fig \ref{fig1}b can arrange in space.

In the general framework discussed here the reacting groups A and B are not specified. We do not see any restriction at this stage and these groups could be any compliant with the rule in Fig \ref{fig1}b.

\begin{figure}[ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[scale=0.25]{fig3_exp.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig3}
SEM images on a TEM grid of large GO platelets produced in the two dimensional polymerization of phloroglucin (a) \& (b) ; Scalebars are 20 $\mu$m in (a) and 5 $\mu$m in (b); (c) The expected Raman spectra signatures measured at laser excitation $\lambda = 632.8$ nm that are the D, G, 2D and D + D' peaks \cite{g_raman}. In our spectra G peak shows hardening and reaches the highest position of 1600 cm$^{-1}$ and D peak appears at 1370 cm$^{-1}.$ The second order of the D peak, 2D (or G') peak position is usually observed in the range 2640- 2700 cm$^{-1}$ depending on the number of layers and the D + D' peak at 2940 cm$^{-1}$ is due to the defect activated combination of phonons. The wide spreading 2D band and the shoulder at higher wavenumbers indicate formation of multi-layer GO sheets. Additionally, a peak centered at 1450cm$^{-1}$ is modulating the spectrum. Its origin is attributed to a C-OH mode (phenol -OH group) and the characteristic medium band of the carbon ring \cite{spectro}. Insert represents a picture of the formations where Raman spectrum was recorded.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

The particulars behind the experimental test of the general framework discussed in the previous section are dependent on the choice of the functional groups A and B reacting to form the lattice pattern of graphene or its oxide. One possible choice for the monomer  in a proof-of-concept experiment is 1,3,5 - trihydroxybenzene given in Fig. \ref{fig2}a and the chemical reactions behind the polymerization (more appropriately in this case is the term polycondensation) are nucleophilic additions to carbonyl groups.

It exists in equilibrium with its second form the tautomer  1,2,5 - cyclohexanetriole (phloroglucin) where the  A functional group is an oxygen atom and B functional group the hydrogen attached to the cyclohexane ring. This is our reacting substance and represents the monomer having very low solubility in water $< 1\%.$ Upon its introduction in minute quantities ($\approx 0,1\%.$) in a water solution of a base (5 \% KOH) the monomer is deprotonated as depicted in Fig \ref{fig2}b with the possibility of the CH - acidic carbon atom to exist in three different positions and undergo two dimensional polymerization according to the polymerization rule (see Fig \ref{fig2}c) to arrive at the hexagonal lattice formations Fig \ref{fig2}d. Given enough time (in out case 4 weeks at room temperature and at dark) large platelets of graphene oxide form Fig \ref{fig2}e  via the attachment of hydrogen cations at the deprotonated sites as well as rearrangement of the bonds .

\begin{figure}[ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[scale=0.12]{fig4_exp.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig4} TEM images of GO flakes. The scale bar in (a.) and (b.) is 50 nm; Scale bar in (c.) is 5 nm; (d.) The electron diffraction image of the flakes confirm the carbon hexagonal lattice of GO. The periods are d$_{10}$=(2.50 $\pm$ 0.27 ) $\AA$ and d$_{11}$= (1.47 $\pm$ 0.13 ) $\AA.$  The theoretical ratio $\Delta=\frac{d_{10} }{ d_{11} }= \sqrt{ 3} $ for this lattice is confirmed by the experiment $\Delta_{exp}=1.70$}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

The successful synthesis of graphene oxide flakes is confirmed in a series of Raman spectroscopic studies, SEM and TEM imagery as well as SAED electron diffraction studies. Experimental evidence is conveyed in Fig. \ref{fig3} and Fig. \ref{fig4}

In summary, we have proposed a two dimensional polymerization for the synthesis of graphene and its oxide. A proof-of-concept experiment was conducted and the experimental evidence for the feasibility of this two dimensional polymerization conveyed. This bottom-up approach towards graphene and graphene oxide production could be refined within the general framework presented here.

\acknowledgement

This work was supported in part by the Sofia University under research
grant No. 70 / 05.04.2012.

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Soulwoven:Exile is the continuing story of Litnig, Cole, Dil, Ryse and Quay. The story picks up right where the first ended. The group is trying to come to grips with the horror of losing Len and releasing Sherduan, a dragon of darkness and shadows, onto the world.
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SPOILER!!!!!!
Ryse and Quay find themselves in a dark place. Literally raped and broken. However the topic is handled with compassion and grace. I really felt the author captured the horror and helplessness of the situation as well as the strength it takes to rebuild yourself afterwards. It's hard to see characters you care about go through something so painful but it was handled really well with Ryse. Unfortunately, for me, Quay's story didn't really pick up much after the rape but I look forward to seeing how he moves forward. It took Ryse some very dramatic events to find the strength to move forward and I am excited to see how Quay handles the same sort of abuse.
I would definitely say that this book is all about growth as well as learning to accept yourself for who you are, flaws/darkness and all. I really liked seeing the transition of this book from the first book as the threat of Sherduan becomes ever closing.
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The amazing sequel to Jeff Seymour's comes out today and I am lucky enough to share his words with you. Hopefully he forgives my inexperience in matters of guest posts and what not! When I had the chance to ask him anything I sadly could only think to ask how he came with the idea for the Soulwoven series and how he used Kickstarter to further his dreams of getting the story published. I feel so privileged that I actually got to speak with him. So here are his words! And look for my review of Soulwoven :Exile on Sunday!!
Soulwoven was conceived in the back of a school bus.
Racy, huh? The gestation period was pretty long though. It took more than ten years for the book to grow from a little blastocyst of an idea about a hero, his brother, and their friends into a story capable of eating, drinking, and breathing on its own.
Man, this birth thing is a better metaphor than I thought it'd be.
Anyway, the book (and its sequel, Soulwoven: Exile, out 12/12/2014), is primarily about identity, in no small part because it was conceived during years when I was actively forming mine. Every major character in the story loses something that anchors his or her identity, and the human element of the narrative (it's also got dragons and magic and plenty of flash-bang-whiz) is about each of them trying to either reclaim it or replace it.
After all, that's what drew me to fantasy. Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII) and Tanis Half-Elven (Dragonlance: Chronicles) gave me examples of people who were kind of like me struggling with their identities at a time when I really needed them, and I wanted to pass on the favor to a new generation of readers.
I've also learned, now that I'm older, that you never really stop forming and re-forming your identity. Or at least I haven't yet, and even my 92-year-old grandmother's not done. So I think stories about identity have value no matter your age or station in life.
Which brings me, in a roundabout way, to the role of Kickstarter in Soulwoven's life.
It was the midwife, really.
In 2012, after years of trying to get published traditionally, I embraced a shift in my identity as a writer and dove into the indie thing. Soulwoven was featured by Wattpad.com, and it got enough interest there that I decided it was worth publishing on my own. I was leery of committing a lot of money to it (because I didn't have a lot of money to commit), so I turned to Kickstarter for help.
And Kickstarter was great. Eighty people contributed more than $3,000 to make publishing the book possible. That was all I needed. Eighty people. Try approaching a publisher with a manuscript and asking them for a $3,000 investment on the guarantee you'll sell eighty books. See what happens.
Soulwoven launched quietly. It's been a modest success commercially, about on par with what I would've expected if it had been published by a small press.
But artistically, it's been a huge success. I've grown as a writer because I put out that novel, Soulwoven: Exile has benefited enormously from that growth. Not many writers are excited about seeing the first reviews come in for a new book. It's supposed to be a terrifying experience.
It isn't for me.
Soulwoven was conceived in the back of a school bus. It was birthed with the help of a small community of wonderful people. It's growing into something wonderful.
And I couldn't be a prouder papa.
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A herd of 33 sheep is sheltered in a barn with 7 stalls
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A herd of 33 sheep is sheltered in a barn with 7 stalls, each of which is labeled with a unique letter from A to G, inclusive. Is there at least one sheep in every stall?
(1) The ratio of the number of sheep in stall C to the number of sheep in stall E is 2 to 3.
(2) The ratio of the number of sheep in stall E to the number of sheep in stall F is 5 to 2.
Is there any statement that is sufficient? Why or why not?
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Hi lheiannie07,
We're told that a herd of 33 sheep is sheltered in a barn with 7 stalls, and each of the stalls is labeled with a unique letter from A to G, inclusive. We're asked if there is at least one sheep in every stall. This is a YES/NO question. We can solve it by TESTing VALUES.
1) The ratio of the number of sheep in Stall C to the number of sheep in Stall E is 2 to 3.
Fact 1 tells us that the number of sheep in Stall C is a multiple of 2 and the number of sheep in Stall E is an equivalent multiple of 3.
IF....
Stall C = 12 sheep and Stall E = 18 sheep, then there are only 3 sheep for the other 5 stalls - and the answer to the question is NO.
Stall C = 2 sheep and Stall E = 3 sheep, then there are 28 sheep for the other 5 stalls - so the answer could be YES.
Fact 1 is INSUFFICIENT.
2) The ratio of the number of sheep in stall E to the number of sheep in stall F is 5 to 2.
Fact 2 tells us that the number of sheep in Stall E is a multiple of 5 and the number of sheep in Stall F is an equivalent multiple of 2.
Stall E = 20 sheep and Stall F = 8 sheep, then there are 5 sheep for the other 5 stalls - so if we put 1 sheep in each of the remaining Stalls, then the answer to the question is YES (and if we don't put 1 in each of the remaining Stalls, then the answer is NO).
Combined, we know...
-The number of sheep in Stall C is a multiple of 2 and the number of sheep in Stall E is an equivalent multiple of 3.
-The number of sheep in Stall E is a multiple of 5 and the number of sheep in Stall F is an equivalent multiple of 2.
-Combining these Facts....
-The number of sheep in Stall E MUST be a multiple of 15, so....
-The number of sheep in Stall C MUST be a multiple of 10 and....
-The number of sheep in Stall F MUST be a multiple of 6
This accounts for 31 of the 33 sheep, leaving just 2 sheep for the remaining 4 stalls. By extension, the answer to the question is ALWAYS NO.
Combined, SUFFICIENT
Final Answer: C
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Statement 1: Clearly insufficient. You could have exactly 2 sheep in C, exactly 3 sheep in E and the remaining 28 sheep in A, in which case, NO, there's not one sheep in every stall. Or you could have 2 sheep in C, 3 sheep in E, 1 each in A, B, D, and F, and the remaining sheep in G, in which case YES, there'd be at least one sheep in each stall.
Statement 2: Again insufficient. Same logic. Once you have 5 sheep in E and 2 sheep in F, the remaining 26 sheep can be distributed however we'd like
Together: Now it gets interesting. Statement 1 dictates that the number of sheep in stall E must be a. multiple of 3. Statement 2 dictates that the number of sheep in stall E must also be a multiple of 5. So if the number of sheep in E must be a multiple of both 3 and 5, then it must be a multiple of 15. So the fewest sheep one could have in E would be 15.
If there are 15 Sheep in E, there'd be 10 sheep in C. (10:15 = 2:3)
If there are 15 sheep in E, there'd be 6 sheep in F. (15:6 = 5:2)
If there are 15 in E, 10 in C, and 6 in F, we've accounted for 31 sheep, leaving us only 2 sheep remaining for the remaining 4 stalls. Clearly, we cannot have a sheep in every stall, and thus the answer is a definitive NO. Together the statements are sufficient to answer the question. The answer is C.
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Can you believe it's almost summer? And when June hits I will be spending ALL my time at the movies. There are so many incredible Disney (and non-disney) movies dropping between now and the end of the year and I cannot wait to give AMC all my coins! LOL. Toy Story is probably the Disney movie RJ is looking forward to seeing the most. It's such a surreal feeling to remember my little brother and I being obsessed with this movie when we were growing up. And to think now I have children that know and love the very same characters is crazy.
My kids LOVE popcorn. The first time I realized RJ really loved popcorn was when we took him to Universoul Circus last year. He nearly ate an entire tub of popcorn on his own, and the love for popcorn hasn't stopped since then. Now, even Zayn loves popcorn. And trust I know that kids his age are usually cautioned from eating popcorn because of the choking hazard, but they love it. We're big on movies and so the amount of popcorn we eat up in here is CRAZY.
Am I the only one who feels like it takes forever for these movie things to come out? I mean second to Aladdin, Toy Story is the movie that I am the most excited about this year. This is basically my entire childhood. My little brother and I had countless toys (should've saved them), and now my boys are in love with Toy Story as well! I was really excited to see this full length trailer come out yesterday morning. I totally waited for RJ to come home from school to film a reaction video for it but in true unpredictable 4 year old fashion he wasn't feeling it, so no reaction for this trailer. But minus the preschool cuteness, check out the official trailer for Toy Story 4 below and let me know what you think.
So who are these new toys?
GABBY GABBY – an adorable, talking pull-string doll from the 1950s. But unfortunately for her, a manufacturing defect in her pull-string voice box has left her sounding anything but adorable. She has spent more than 60 years forgotten in the depths of a jam-packed antique store—her only companions are a band of voiceless ventriloquist dummies. Gabby Gabby knows someone will want her if only she can find a working voice box to repair hers.
DUKE CABOOM – a 1970s toy based on Canada's greatest stuntman. Riding his powerful Caboom stunt-cycle, Duke is always prepared to show off his stunt poses with confidence and swagger. However, Woody learns quickly that Duke has an Achilles heel: He has never been able to do the awesome stunts advertised in his own toy commercial. For years, Duke has been sitting in an antique store, constantly reliving the failures of his tragic past.
BENSON – a classic, antique ventriloquist dummy, and Gabby Gabby's right hand. He leads a small group of ventriloquist dummies that serve as Gabby's henchmen. With no person to give them a voice, these silent toys patrol the antique store with a looming quietness that is inherently unsettling.
LEADING THE WAY — In Disney•Pixar's "Toy Story 4," Bonnie's beloved new craft-project-turned-toy, Forky, declares himself trash and not a toy, so Woody takes it upon himself to show Forky why he should embrace being a toy. Featuring Tom Hanks as the voice of Woody, and Tony Hale as the voice of Forky, "Toy Story 4" opens in U.S. theaters on June 21, 2019. ©2019 Disney•Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
I love waking up to good news! This morning the teaser trailer for Toy Story 4 dropped and before I even watched I was a ball of emotions. I didn't know whether to laugh, cry or scream from excitement. I just watched the trailer and held my breath.
This teaser trailer had me CRACKING UP. I love Forky's story, and I love that Woody is always confident in his purpose. I immediately felt nostalgic watching this. "Somebody get him before he puts an eye out!" made me literally laugh out loud and took me right back to Andy's room. I cannot wait to see how Woody and the old toys find their place with Bonnie. I'm sure Forky's "internal" struggle of whether to fulfill their purpose as a spork or a toy is going to keep Woody and Buzz PLENTY busy. All in all I'm excited to see the new story unfold. 2019 is looking to be a nostalgic year for us 90s babies in terms of Disney! I'm excited to watch all the magic happen!
How did the new trailer make you feel? Are you excited about Toy Story 4?


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Q: What does it mean to say that the Universe is flat? The curvature parameter $k$ in the FRW metric can take three possible values $k=0,\pm1$. The case $k=0$ is called a flat Universe. But observationally $k$ can take fractional value say k=0.001. What is the meaning of this? One can redefine $k\to k^\prime=10^3k$ such that $k^\prime=1$. Since the value of $k$is not reparametrization invariant, does a value $k=0.001$ can really ensure a flat universe?
P.S. The existing answers do not explain that if $k$ is always adjustable, how is it meaningful to measure $k$ and comment on the flatness of the Universe from the measured value of $k$.

A: The FRW metric is
$$ds^2=a^2(t)\left(\frac{dr^2}{1-kr^2}+r^2d\Omega^2\right)-dt^2,$$
where $a(t)$ is the scale factor, and $d\Omega^2$ is the metric of a unit sphere. Consider the transformation $$k'\equiv \frac{k}{|k|}=\pm 1,\quad r'\equiv\sqrt{|k|}r$$ for nonzero $k$, or equivalently $$k\equiv k'|k|,\quad r\equiv\frac{r'}{\sqrt{|k|}}.$$ With these transformations, the metric then becomes after some simplification
$$ds^2=a'^2(t)\left(\frac{dr'^2}{1-k'r'^2}+r'^2d\Omega^2\right)-dt^2,$$
where $$a'(t)\equiv\frac{a(t)}{|k|}.$$
Dropping the primes we get back the original metric, but with $k=\pm1.$

A: If I get it straight, you want to know what happens for $k\in R$ instead of $k=0,\pm1$.
The FRW metric has the form $$ds^2=a^2(t)\bigg( \dfrac{dr^2}{1-kr^2}+r^2d\Omega^2\bigg)-dt^2$$
As the user aRockStr showed above, you can reduce all the values $k>0$ to a metric of the same form as for k=1. Similarly for $k<0$ you reduce the metric to that of k=-1.
So we only look at the case $k=0,\pm1$ because these are the only cases where the results are qualitatively different.
Another way to go at it, is to say that these -$k\in R$- are all permitted solutions by our assumptions -that is, to have a homogeneous and isotropic universe-.
This is a lot like checking the function $f(x)=ax^2$ for $a\in R$. You can categorize it's behaviour using $a=0,\pm1$.
Lets get more hands on and rewrite the FRW metric for k>0 as
$$ds^2=a^2(t)\bigg( \dfrac{dr^2}{1-(\dfrac{r}{r_0})^2}+r^2d\Omega^2\bigg)-dt^2$$
where $r_0$ is a free parameter. The argument here is that we are not interested in carring two unknowns, $r_0$ and $a(t)$ so we can just make a transformation and carry them together as one. Of course, different values of $r_0$ describes different universes, but they are qualitatively the same.
Now lets see what happens for $k=0$. The FRW metric becomes
$$ds^2=a^2(t)\bigg( dr^2+r^2d\Omega^2\bigg)-dt^2$$
Notice that $ds|_E=dr^2+r^2d\Omega^2$ is the Euclidean metric for space. By definition, we call flat universes the universes with this spatial component, this spatial behaviour.
Finally, a third way to go about it, is to notice that for all the values of k, if we look at $r\rightarrow 0$ , we get locally flat universe by taylor expanding $\dfrac{1}{1-kr^2}\approx1+0(r)$. So don't get confused, that for small k we have flat universe.
I hope you find this a satisfactory answer to both your post and your comments. Cheers.

A: No it doesn't ensure a flat universe but a universe with the smallest of curvature that only precise measurements can allow it's existence

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EDIT: See my post on a design doc for a multi-tenant orchestrator instead. I wrote this when an internal requirement was to use Kubernetes but I do not personally think you should use Kubernetes for this use case.
Kubernetes is the new kernel. We can refer to it as a "cluster kernel" versus the typical operating system kernel. This means a lot of great things for users trying to deploy applications. It also leads to a lot of the same challenges we have already faced with operating system kernels. One of which being privilege isolation. In Kubernetes, we refer to this as multi-tenancy, or the dream of being able to isolate tenants of a cluster.
The models for multi-tenancy have been discussed at length in the community's multi-tenancy working group. NOTE: to view most of these Google docs you need to be a member of the kubernetes-wg-multitenancy Google group. There have also been some proposals offered to solve each model. The current model of tenancy in Kubernetes assumes the cluster is the security boundary. You can build a SaaS on top of Kubernetes but you need to bring your own trusted API and not just use the Kubernetes API. Of course, with that comes a lot of considerations you must also think about when building your cluster securely for a SaaS even.
The model I am going to be focusing on for this post is "hard multi-tenancy." This implies that tenants do not trust each other and are assumed to be actively malicious and untrustworthy. Hard multi-tenancy means multiple tenants in the same cluster should not have access to anything from other tenants. In this model, the goal is to have the security boundary be the Kubernetes namespace object.
The hard multi-tenancy model has not been solved yet, but there have been a few proposals. All systems have weaknesses and nothing is perfect. With a system as complex and large as Kubernetes it is hard to trust the entire system to not be vulnerable. In this regard and in the regard of the existing proposals, one single exploit in Kubernetes leads to full supervisor privileges and then it's game over.
This is not an acceptable way to secure a system and guarantee isolation between tenants. I will cover in this post why having more than one layer of security is so important.
The attack surface with the highest risk of logical vulnerabilities is the Kubernetes API. This must be isolated between tenants. The attack surface with the highest risk of remote code execution are the services running in containers. These must also be isolated between tenants.
If you take one look at the open source repository and the speed to which Kubernetes is growing, it is already taking on a lot of the same aspects of the monolithic kernels of Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD. Fortunately, there have already been a lot of solutions to privilege separation in monolithic kernels researched and implemented.
The solution I am going to focus on is Nested Kernel: Intra-Kernel Isolation. This paper solves the problem of privilege isolation in monolithic kernels by nesting a small kernel inside the monolithic kernel.
What we know of today as "sandboxes" are defined as having multiple layers of security. For example, the sandbox I made for the contained.af playground has security layers defined by seccomp, apparmor, kernel namespaces, cgroups, capabilities, and an unprivileged Linux user. All those layers don't necessarily overlap, but a few do. If a user was to have an apparmor or seccomp bypass and they tried to call mount inside the container, the Linux capability of CAP_SYS_ADMIN would still prevent them from executing mount.
These layers ensure that one vulnerability in the system does not take out the entire security of the system. We need this for hard multi-tenancy in Kubernetes as well. This is why all the existing proposals are insufficient. We need at least two layers and these comprise only one.
With intra-kernel isolation applied to Kubernetes, we get two layers. Let me dive in a bit deeper into how this would work.
The existing proposals for hard multi-tenancy assume that the security boundary for multiple users on Kubernetes would be the namespace. "Namespace" in this regard being those defined by Kubernetes. The proposals all have the weakness that if you exploit one part of Kubernetes you can then have privileges to transverse namespaces and therefore transverse the tenants.
With Intra-Kernel Isolation, the namespace would still be the security boundary. However, instead of all sharing the main Kubernetes system services, each namespace would have it's own "nested" Kubernetes system services. Meaning the api-server, kube-proxy, etc would all be running individually in a pod in that namespace. The tenant who deploys to that namespace would then have no access to the actual root-level Kubernetes system services but merely the ones running in their namespace. An exploit in Kubernetes would not be game over for the whole system, but only game-over within that namespace.
Another security boundary would also be the container isolation itself. These pods could be further locked down by the existing resources like PodSecurityPolicy and NetworkPolicy. With the ever growing innovation in the ecosystem, you could even run VMs (katacontainers) for hardware-isolation between containers giving you the highest level of security between the services in your cluster.
For those familiar with Linux namespaces you can think of this as a clone for Kubernetes. The design is roughly similar.
In Linux, namespaces control what a process can see. This holds true for users designated to a namespace in Kubernetes. Since each namespace would have its own system services that would be all they could see.
Unlike the pseudo code above, the Kubernetes namespace will automatically get new components of each system service. This is more in line with the design of Solaris Zones or FreeBSD Jails.
In my blog post Setting the Record Straight: containers vs. Zones vs. Jails vs. VMs, I go over the differences between those various isolation techniques. In this design, we are more inline with that of Zones or Jails. Containers come with all the parts. The namespaces in Kubernetes should automatically set up a well isolated world, just like that of Zones or Jails without the user having to worry about if they configured it correctly.
Another problem with namespaces in Linux is that not everything is namespaced. This design ensures that every part of Kubernetes is isolated per tenant.
There are still a few unanswered questions just with the design above alone. Let's take a look at another control mechanism in Linux: cgroups. Cgroups control what a process can use. They are the masters of resource control.
This concept would need to be applied to Kubernetes namespaces as well. Rather than controlling resources like memory consumption and CPU, it would apply to nodes. The tenant within a namespace would only be able to access certain nodes designated to it. All the namespace services would be isolated at the machine level as well. No services from different tenants would run on the same machine. This could always be a setting in the future but the default should be that nodes are not shared.
This model allows for designating to our nested API server a set of kubelets on various nodes to use.
At this point we have isolation of what a tenant can see (Kubernetes namespace) and what they can use (nodes designated to a namespace).
Alternatively, if the system services for the namespaces were isolated with nested VM containers (katacontainers) and you considered all the other variables outlined in this design doc. Then those services could share nodes. This would give you a bit better resource utilization than above. It is illustrated below.
Taking it even a step further for even better resource utilization, if you isolated the whole system and containers into fully sandboxed or VM containers as per this design doc, then all services could share nodes. This is illustrated below.
A few times it has been brought up in the working group that tenants might need to span multiple namespaces. While I don't believe this should be a default, I don't see a problem with it.
Let's take a look again at how namespaces work in Linux and how we use them for containers. Each namespace is a file descriptor. You can share a namespace between containers by designating the file descriptor for the namespace you want to share and calling setns.
In Kubernetes, we could implement the same sort of design. A superuser can delegate a namespace is to be shared between tenants with access to that namespace.
Overall this design uses the expertise from past art of kernel isolation techniques. It is also designed with the lessons learned from past kernel isolation techniques.
With the growing ecosystem and core of Kubernetes it's important to have more than one layer of security between tenants. Security techniques such as failsafe defaults, complete mediation, least privilege, and least common mechanism are very popular but hard to apply to monolithic kernels. Kubernetes by default shares everything and has many different, sometimes very broken, drivers and plugins just like that of an operating system kernel. Applying the same isolation techniques of kernels to Kubernetes will allow for a better privilege isolation solution.
We have fully isolated and solved our threat model in a very strong way. The attack surface with the highest risk of logical vulnerabilities, the Kubernetes API, has full logical separation in that each tenant has their own. The attack surface with the highest risk of remote code execution, containers themselves, have full virtualized separation from other tenants. This isolation either comes from isolating via designated nodes themselves to tenants or by running containers that use hardware isolation. The only viable path to other tenants is getting remote code execution in some service, then breaking out of the container (and/or VM).
The first diagram of intra-kernel isolation via node resource control illustrates close to the same as having two fully separate clusters operated by one superuser. Since nodes are designated to each tenant, you do not really gain more efficient resource utilization either.
The model with the highest gain of resource control comes from securely setting up your cluster to use nested virtual machines as containers or fully sandboxing the containers themselves so that the boundary is the container not the node. This eases the operators pain of running more than one cluster and allows resources to be used more effectively while also sustaining more than one layer of security.
None of this is set in stone. This is my idea for solving this problem. If you are interested in discussing this or other aspects of tenancy in Kubernetes please join the working group. I look forward to discussing this there. Thanks!


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Q: Insert linked picture next to text without line break-causing placeholder On a Jekyll markdown post, I want to insert a picture (in below picture: red box) right next to a div (blue). In the below picture, the position of the red box is perfect. Important: The picture is linked to some text content in the div (here: "Text of red box"). But the way I do this, the box creates a placeholder in the blue div and causes early line breaks. How can I let the red box float next to the div at the height of the anchor in the text without creating the empty space in the div?

Here is the code:
The grapefruit (Citrus × paradisi) is a

      Text of red box

subtropical citrus tree known for its sour to semi-sweet fruit. Grapefruit is a hybrid originating in Barbados as an accidental cross between two.
The grapefruit (Citrus × paradisi) is a subtropical citrus tree known for its sour to semi-sweet fruit. The grapefruit (Citrus × paradisi) is a subtropical citrus tree known for its sour to semi-sweet fruit.

And the css:
.icon-source:before, .sidenote > cite.quelle:before {
    background-size: 45px 45px;
    background-color: red;
    position: relative;
    right: -45px;
    display: inline-block;
    float: right;
    padding-top: -15px;
    width: 45px;
    height: 45px;
    content:"";
}

A: Use that code: I used float:right to do this
code

A: Try to place the image in the div.
Set the div to poasition: relative;
Set the img to position: absolute; right: -x px
Maybe that helps...

A: Apparently, margin-right: -90px; pushes the placeholder out of the div:
.icon-source:before, .sidenote > cite.quelle:before {
    background-size: 45px 45px;
    background-color: red;
    position: relative;
    right: -45px;
    display: inline-block;
    float: right;
    padding-top: -15px;
    width: 45px;
    height: 45px;
    margin-right: -90px;
    content:"";
}

A: Change position to position: absolute;
JSFiddle


US Secy of State John Kerry tries to keep the dying embers of talks alive with the PA in Paris.
PA leader Mahmoud Abbas and US Secy of State John Kerry.
Secretary of State John Kerry met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Saturday in another attempt to keep the moribund "peace process " alive between Israel and the PA.
The two men "discussed regional challenges and constructive ideas for the way forward to support our shared goal of a two state solution," according to a statement issued by State Dept. spokesperson John Kirby.
The meeting was held against the backdrop of a tense situation in which the Paris government is trying to find a way to prevent radical Islamic terrorism from further metastasizing in the country.
Last week two Da'esh (ISIS) terrorists ritually slaughtered a Catholic priest in Normandy on the altar of his own church as he was celebrating mass, forcing a fellow priest to film the entire gruesome process as they cut the elderly priest's throat. The second priest is in critical condition. Both terrorists were killed.
Mohammad Karabila, a Muslim leader in northern France, said on Saturday the community would not prepare an Islamic funeral for one of the murderers, Adel Kermiche.
Muslim leaders in northern France refused to dishonor Islam with such a person, French media reported. The Muslim community supported the decision, refusing to attend the preparation of the body or burial and insisting the terrorist was not part of the Muslim community.
Muslim and Christian groups did, however, hold vigils for his elderly victim, according to Breitbart. A regional Muslim council also planned a brotherhood march in the southeastern city of Lyon.
The United States, as a capitalist Democracy will not survive a Hillary Clinton presidency. She will continue to befriend our enemies, the Clinton Foundation will thrive, turmoil and violence will break out across America as she vilifies the NRA, gun owners and conservatives throughout our nation. Racial tension will be escalated by people like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan and Clinton herself. Our reluctance, under the Hillary Clinton administration, to befriend Israel and defeat ISIS, will lead to chaos and war in the Middle East. Our continued military weakness will only encourage Russia, China, North Korea and Iran to escalate their support of global terrorism and Jihad against the west. I forsee a terrible, violent consequence of a Democratic victory in November. God help us if they win.
Symbolic acts by Moslems don't cut it! A good majority are sympathetic to the efforts to take Sharia with them wherever they go! Hillary Obama is a loser – even an attempt on Trump's life will fail woefully! Very complicit in the many upheavals in the world today, and spoiling for more!
Mr. Douglas Jackson said it well. Thank you!
Hillery is planning to replace Larry with Martin Indyk who really can't stand Israel and would like to replace it with another failed Arab banana republic without any Jews where bananas have to be imported. In the 1930's the Democratic party President Franklin D. Roosevelt also surrounded himself with Jewish Leftists in order to keep Jews fleeing Europe out of America because none were too many. The Democratic party has always had an anti Jewish bias. It boggles the mind why 80 percent of American Jews will always vote for the Democratic Party .
Bill Clinton pressed the Rabin Labor government in Israel to import Arafat and his PLO terrorist gang all the way from Tunisia and rebranded them as a "peace partner". A tiger never changes his spots. The rest is history.
Martin Sean Indyk (born July 1, 1951) is the Vice President and Director for Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. He took leave from the Brookings Institution to serve as the U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli–Palestinian Negotiations from 2013 to 2014. Indyk served as United States ambassador to Israel and Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs during the Clinton Administration. He is known as the framer of the U.S. policy of dual containment which sought to 'contain' Iraq and Iran, which were both viewed as the United States' two most important strategic adversaries at the time. He is the author of Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peacemaking Diplomacy in the Middle East.


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Q: Alignment of SVG of animation I have a problem with alignment of SVG of the text.
JSFiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/ajhzdhff/2/
I want that "AN" was on the center from the very beginning.
But if I do:
.logo-svg {
    margin-left: 16em;
    transition-delay: 222ms;
}

On one computer all exactly on the center, but on another computer - no.

A: If you don't want to rely on carefully tweaked margins to center your SVG, then by making a few changes, you can leave the centering up to the browser.  That will mean that the centering will continue to work even if other elements like the
 change in size.
Here's how I would do it:

*

*Wrap the whole thing in a
 so we have something to center in.  If you are centering on the page, then you don't need this. You could just use the .

*Give the
 a width that's wide enough for the whole SVG (340px).  If your original container (or ) is wider than the SVG, then you don't need this either.

*Set preserveAspectRatio="xMinYMid slice on the SVG. This makes the SVG content left aligned with the SVG viewport instead of being centered.  The "slice" part means that it overflows off the RHS of the SVG instead of being scaled down to fit.

*Set the height of the SVG to 72 so that its width/height ratio matches the viewBox.  This is needed so the next step works.

*Set the width of the SVG so that it covers only the first two letters.  Since the width matches the initially-visible part of the SVG (the "AN"), it gets automatically centred in the container.

*On hover,. set the width of the SVG to the full width (340px).  The browser will recentre the new, wider SVG.
See working demo below.  I've simplified your example a bit here to make things clearer.

body {
  text-align: center;
}

svg {
  margin: 80px auto 0;
  width: 106px;
}

svg:hover {
  width: 340px;
}

.logo-type {
  opacity: 0;
}

svg:hover .logo-type {
  opacity: 1;
}

p {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: #777;
  background: #333;
  width: 15em;
  margin: 3em auto;
  padding: 0.75em 0;
}

    <svg class="logo-svg" viewBox="0 0 224.8 47.6" width="340px" height="72px"
         preserveAspectRatio="xMinYMid slice">
      <g>
        <g class="logo-type-group">
            <path class="logo-type logo-type-code-ninero" d="M178,0v38.2h-54.4L109.4,24c0,4.7,0,9.5,0,14.2c-12.8,0-25.6,0-38.3,0V29h28.3V24H70.9c0-8,0-16,0-24c21.7,0,43.3,0,65,0
  c0,3.3,0,6.6,0,10c-4.7,4.6-9.3,9.3-14,13.9c1.7,1.7,3.4,3.4,5.1,5.1c13.6,0,27.3,0,40.9,0c0-6.3,0-12.7,0-19h-19.1v17.2h-9.3
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  c0-1.5,0-2.9,0-4.4h-19V14.4z"></path>
            <path class="logo-type logo-type-code-s" d="M224.8,0c-3.2,3.2-6.5,6.5-9.7,9.7c-7.2,0-14.4,0-21.6,0c-1.6,1.6-3.1,3.1-4.7,4.7c9.7,0,19.3,0,29,0c0,4.5,0,9,0,13.5
  c-3.4,3.4-6.9,6.9-10.3,10.3c-9.3,0-18.6,0-27.9,0c0-3.1,0-6.1,0-9.2c7.7,0,15.4,0,23.1,0c1.7-1.7,3.4-3.4,5.1-5.1
  c-9.4,0-18.8,0-28.3,0c0-5,0-9.9,0-14.9c3-3,6-6,9-9C200.6,0,212.7,0,224.8,0z"></path>
        </g>
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September has been another very busy month for us at Black Shed. The cooler weather has been a blessing for both plants, Helen, Ilenia, Tabitha and myself. The first rains brought a surge of fresh growth, having cut our hardworking plants back hard to save them from the heat. We saw a second flush of Delphiniums, Veronicas, Lysimachias, Mallows and Scabious, all very welcome as we kept up our demanding schedule of weddings and events. The dahlias have just gone crazy and we have had so many thousands of blooms that we have run Pick Your Own weekends for the whole month. Then the self sown seedlings started germinating… The next couple of years will be not only very colourful but possibly quite random as thousands of eager seedlings jostle for position amongst our neat and well ordered beds
I've been writing these Sherborne Times articles for over a year now and although the deadlines are often challenging in the midst of all the activity on the farm, I'm still delighted to be contributing to this excellent magazine. I've lost count of the number of times people have visited Black Shed and said how much they enjoy reading the articles and how pleased they are to learn of all the creative endeavours that are happening in this glorious part of the world.
I have a strong sense that Sherborne is on the up at the moment and we are very lucky to have a magazine of the quality of the Sherborne Times to highlight the wealth of talent and enterprise that are happening all around us on a daily basis. There's a real sense of connection building at the moment in the area and it's very welcome. It first manifested itself for me at the packed public meeting to discuss the possibility of the town being gifted a world class art gallery. Suddenly being aware of just how many people in this town and surrounding area care and understand about the arts and the very positive role they can play in the reinvigoration and inspiration of a whole area, was truly thrilling.
I'm really excited about the Paddock Project at the moment, it's an astonishing gift to the town. It will breathe a great deal of life, energy and hopefully generate visitors and income into this beautiful town, whose High Street is suffering from a radical change in consumer spending habits and, in contrast to the altruism of the Paddock Project donation, landlords demanding unaffordable rents and ridiculous crushing business rates. There's a really active community amongst the independent shopkeepers in this town, we're determined to do the best for this town and knowing that the Paddock Project is moving forwards is music to our ears.
People's habits have changing quite surprisingly alongside the rise in internet shopping. The rise in the importance of 'the destination' has been quite startling and it's been a big part of thinking behind our idea of creating our flower farm. Who would have thought that sleepy Bruton would be host to the extraordinary Hauser and Wirth gallery, that amazing world class Piet Oudolf garden and all the spin off benefits of a thriving high street full of interesting independent shops, pubs and restaurants. Tisbury, the gentile hub of the Chalke Valleys, suddenly became a focus for all manner of contemporary arts as Messums took over the spectacular huge tithe barn, creating yet another world class art space within a few miles of us.
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Seething Akira—Sleepy Skeletor (2018)
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Kit Conrad—Vocals
Charlie Bowes—Vocals, synths, producer and writer
Harvey Ware—Guitar
Richard Ellis Speaight —Bass
Stu Radcliffe—Drums
EST 2010 – Intro
The monster from Brussels
Matching poles of magnets
I am the devil
Backlash (featuring Olly Simmons)
Even angels break hearts (featuring Dani Uziel)
The Islander
"Sleepy Skeletor" is the debut album by Portsmouth five-piece crossover band Seething Akira, which I've been sitting on and selfishly keeping to myself for the last couple of months. It made number six in my favourite albums of 2018 before I'd even reviewed it here.
Formed in 2011 by Charlie Bowes (writer and vocalist) and Kit Conrad (lead vocalist) their aim was to create a hybrid band of electronic synths, guitars and "Beastie Boys" style vocals. They've done that and more. To my ears, musically, Seething Akira fall somewhere between The Prodigy, Depeche Mode and Senser. Their music is energetic, demanding and very 'street'. It flits easily between heavy riffs, full-on pop and delicate melodies.
The album opens with "EST 2010 – Intro", a recording of someone entering the studio and chatting briefly with those gathered there. It's a disarming start to the energy that's coming.
"The monster from Brussels" (track 2) kicks things off with a pulsing synth riff that is soon joined by a distorted guitar, pounding drums and Keith Flint-style vocals. The chorus drops things down a little for a beautiful and melodic lament—"I can't be alone in here…" This song won me over on my first listen of the album. I stuck the album on repeat for the rest of the evening.
"Matching poles of magnets" (track 3) whines into life above an industrial beat and a Prodigy-style blast of words. The layered chorus is a driving oasis of melody. "Half empty" (track 4) builds slowly from a clean arpeggio guitar riff to a gentle vocal dialog that is more spoken than sung. Then they drop the beat and while the pace doesn't increase, the intensity deepens. "I am the devil" (track 5) reminds me of a Senser song that's being played at a club. More pounding beats and shouted lyrics beneath a saw-blade riff.
"Backlash (featuring Olly Simmons)" (track 6), the first of two tracks to feature guest vocalists, Olly Simmons of Brighton-based drum-n-bass act The Qemists. Above swathes of creamy keyboards, Simmons, Conrad, Bowes and co. grind out an anthemic tune that sounds grand.
"Pack animals" (track 7) gets going with a fast-paced guitar riff that quickly morphs into a jagged keyboard echo with chugging guitar beneath. A high energy song that slows a little only to catch its breath and run off again.
"Paralysed" (track 8) features a positively headbanging riff that stomps and drives the song from start to finish. It's probably the heaviest song on the album. I love the chorus which gets melodic over sustained chords that gives the impression of space.
"Even angels break hearts (featuring Dani Uziel)" (track 9) is the second track to feature a guest artist, this time Portsmouth singer/songwriter Dani Uziel. The song opens with a simple piano melody. Uziel's vocals bring a new dynamic. It would be lovely to hear a whole album of collaborated tracks.
"Disconnect" (track 10) has an almost punk/hardcore feel as the song blasts off the start and pulses through verse and chorus. This is may be the simplest song on the album, structure-wise. But it's a fun romp that brings something new.
"The Islander" (track 11) brings the album to a close with a haunting melody. "Every day is a test and I feel blessed." It brings together everything we've heard so far into a perfect showcase of everything that is Seething Akira.
In my best of 2018 review, I said that this album has been my guilty pleasure for the last few months. And it has, although to be honest I don't feel particularly guilty. I love crossover music like this that brings genres together, breaks down silos, and creates something fresh and exciting.
Musically, Seething Akira fall somewhere between The Prodigy, Depeche Mode and Senser and probably a whole load of artists I've never even heard of. The album, I guess, could be accused of beginning to sound a little same-y by the end but there is comfort and familiarly in that—they've created their own world and they are exploring it. That I've played this album again and again and again, at home, in the car, on my phone, at work, is testament to there being something special in this release.
I probably should be reviewing another album now, but do you know what? I'm going to give this another spin, it's that good.
Review score: 100%
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BJF Media contacted me inviting me to preview Seething Akira's forthcoming album (when it was forthcoming), which I was delighted about. I have no connections to either BJF Media or Seething Akira. I'm not being paid to review this. But I did get a free digital copy of the album to review which is pretty cool. Many thanks to Judith from BJF Media, and to Seething Akira for continuing to create fresh, exciting music.
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USA Rugby Youth and High School Director Kurt Weaver is well-grounded in our game. As manager of our most precious commodity, our youth, Weaver is responsible for facets of development that pertain to those players not enrolled in college under the age of 19 years – boys, girls, and emerging men and women - a current census of near 400,000 from 450,000+ total players (well above 85% of the count of players registered nationwide).
He continued rugby post high school at Bowling Green University and graduated from that austere institution with his major political science, then became involved in the structuring and implementation of political and issue campaigns. Weaver also functioned as a fundraiser for nearly a decade. Kurt also helped his brother Steven launch his business, thecandlelab.com, opening four candle shops in Columbus, an endeavor which he recalls as, "A wonderful education in retail America… an amazing enterprise and an experience I deeply value." Look for a Candle Lab nearby in the future as the company has gone national and Colorado is one of its target growth areas.
Therefore he sees the worth in cogent, working relationships with state-based organs, the SROs. "Long term, my goal is to build 50 state organizations that have full-time staff governing and growing the game in every school, organization and community. This job cannot be done from the national office and strong state organizations are the future of our success. I never worry about pathways or developing elite players, because the USA knows how to do that better than anywhere else in the world. What the rugby community needs to focus on for the next 10 years is simply casting a wider net to the next million kids. If we do that, we win gold in the Olympics and the World Cup." Lofty goals? Sure, but achievable one would think if our state and national bodies collaborate effectively for the good of the young player; the goal is not to establish a single person and promote that individual's ego-enhancement protocol.
When it comes to USA Rugby in general and its current play? "The first thing is stop saying 'USA Rugby should do <insert thing or idea here>' or 'Why isn't USA Rugby doing <Insert thing>?'. That is the most dangerous statement I hear. Every person who picks up a ball is USA Rugby.
· When you have an idea, do it!
· When you think of something that should be done, do it!
The power of one individual working consistently and coherently to bring a handful of novitiates into our game is absolutely priceless… and very much solution-oriented!
Fundraising by USA Rugby is in its infancy, yet it is making inroads. "This is a slow process," reports Weaver, "but it is growing. We still need to train American rugby players that giving to the game is a good thing. I have been sitting in a room where members are confronting me about getting solicited by our fundraising team to support USAR, but in the same conversation it comes out that they run 5ks for charity, or donate to their university each year or some other organization (or spend $100+ at a gridiron game! – ed.). Rugby is worth your financial contribution, but rugby needs to make that case and provide results… we must show success both on the field and administratively," he concludes.
2023 will see rugby's Bicentennial and Weaver is cautiously optimistic of the US placement on the world stage at that time: "If we believe our own press and relax, because we have been told we are the fastest growing sport, we will be exactly where we are today. If we do not allow standards to be raised, we will be exactly where we are today. If we fight against policies or rules that make us better, we will be exactly where we are today. It is a dangerous time for us. Will we rest on our positive press? Or double down on our work and know this is the tip of what could be a massive iceberg of rugby growth?" These are the questions that the men and women of USA Rugby strive mightily to determine answers for and extrapolations of, so that our game does not lay back upon its spacious laurels, dissipate and diminish itself.
Memories, another rugby side to Mr. Weaver, and Christmas!
When asked to state his best rugby memory thus far, Weaver is uncharacteristically nonplussed: "This (question) is a tough one. Each of my rugby lives has given me experiences that I cherish… making my first tackle in high school rugby was monumental to me… losing to Army in the sweet 16 in 2001, but being so proud of our team… seeing the light after hearing Jeff Arker talk about starting state organizations across the country at Nashville in 2006… a tearful hug from an exhausted U20 national team player after assistant- coaching them to victory over Canada in the Bahamas… receiving a letter from a mother about how we saved her daughter's life by introducing her to rugby in 2013… and finally refereeing this year in historic Ellis Park in South Africa, and refereeing the USA v Harlequins in PPL Park at the end of August.
Speaking of the administration of rugby law on the pitch, Mr. Weaver is also, in the words of Old Blue Director of Rugby and USA Rugby 2014 Men's Coach of the Year, Steve Lewis, "the top referee in America. His rapport with players is estimable and he always makes himself available to coaches post-game," for illumination and explanation, two critical aspects of the game that nurture respect and promote knowledge.
With Weaver's well-completed assignment of the Eagles v Harlequins match this past summer, he is on World Rugby's radar to officiate international games. So, even though he has scaled the heights nationally, for Kurt Weaver, his (Eagle-filled) sky is still long and limitless.


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Did I tell you about my friend Janine who moved here from Ontario Canada? Knowing she would be in the area (Mid-Coast Maine), she looked on the internet for workshops in the area and signed up for two with me. She lives ten minutes away but is busier than me so we don't see each other all that much. What a great gal and I am so happy she is my "neighbor".
Anyway, Janine is coming tomorrow and we will do some gelli printing and monoprinting. I plan on making some special stamps so stay tuned for that.
I know I said I wouldn't mention the dolls again but I fell off the wagon and bought two lots of 5 and one lot of 10 that was so cheap I really had to buy them. The ten came from Canada as well.
Twenty anonymous girls with no faces. Unfortunately 2 of the dolls have stitched in eye lashes in places where REAL girls don't. See the blonde just left of center. I will probably put them aside and conduct experiments on them. Below is a doll that I tried to "fix" after attempting to tear out the eye lashes.
WOW! Look at that Afro on the bottom left. She is such a prize.
oye! You are running a sweat shop! Canada, eh!
Oh Beth, I love your surface design experiments. How I wish I lived 10 minutes away so I could come play too.
Enjoy your day with Janine. You've become a doll rescue, I think it's a worthy cause.


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I was very impressed with this presentation. It was manna for me, as I am working through a major life event where there is hurt and anger and it is poisoning my life. I believe the timing for me to have been part of this presentation could have only come from God. Now, the question is how do I forgive? That is what I am struggling with. Also, the portraits in the mural are beautiful.


One of the country's most talked-about events unveiled its race shirt on Friday. See photos of the Ottawa Marathon swag here.
Toronto artist Mango Peeler designed the 2016 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon race shirt and put a fresh spin on the graphics.