In a series of blogs, we showed that not only can Docker containers seamlessly run inside vSphere 6.0 VMs, but both micro-benchmarks and popular workloads in such configurations perform as well as, and in some cases better than, in native Docker configurations.
Docker Containers Performance in VMware vSphere: We studied the performance of running Docker containers on vSphere by running a single instance of an application (Redis) and some micro-benchmarks.
Scaling Out Redis Performance with Docker on vSphere 6.0: We presented the performance of a scaled-out Redis deployment and showed that running Docker containers in a vSphere VM can surprisingly provide better performance than running Docker containers out of the box in a native environment.
Scaling Web 2.0 Applications Using Docker Containers on vSphere 6.0: We used a benchmark that simulates a java Web application (CloudStone) and show that performance using virtual machines is very close to native and, in certain cases, slightly better due to better vSphere scheduling and isolation.
In this blog, we study a transactional database workload and present the results on how Docker containers perform in a VM when we scale out the number of database instances. To do this experiment, we use DVD Store 2.1, which is an OLTP benchmark that supports and stresses many different back-end databases including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. This benchmark is open source and the latest version 2.1 is available here. It is a 3-tier application with a Web server, an application server, and a backend database server. The benchmark simulates a DVD store, where customers log in, browse, and order DVD products. The tool is designed to utilize a number of advanced database features including transactions, stored procedures, triggers, and referential integrity. The main transactions are (1) add new customers, (2) log in customers, (3) browse DVDs, (4) enter purchase orders, and (5) re-order stock. The client driver is written in C# and is usually run from Windows; however, the client can be run on Linux using the Mono framework. The primary performance metric of the benchmark is orders per minute (OPM).
In our experiments, we used a PostgreSQL database with an Apache Web server, and the application logic was implemented in PHP. In all tests we ran 16 instances of DVD Store, where each instance comprises all 3-tiers. We found that, due to better scheduling, running Docker in a VM in a scale-out scenario can provide better throughput than running a Docker container in a native system.
Next, we present the configurations, benchmarks, detailed setup, and the performance results.
In each configuration, all of the power management features were disabled in the BIOS.
Figure 1 shows the hardware setup diagram for the server host below. We used Ubuntu 14.04.1 with Docker 1.5 for all our experiments. While running Docker configuration, we use bridged networking and host volumes for storing the database.
We ran 16 instances of DVD Store, where each instance was running an Apache web server, PHP application logic, and a PostgreSQL database. In the Docker cases, we ran one instance of DVD Store per Docker container. In the non-Docker cases, we used the Virtual Hosts functionality of Apache to run many instances of a Web server listening on different ports. We also used the PostgreSQL command line to create different instances of the database server listening on different ports. In the VM-based experiments, we partitioned the host hardware between 8 VMs, where each VM ran 2 DVD Store instances. The 8 VMs exactly committed the CPUs, and under-committed the memory.
The four configurations for our experiments are listed below.
Native-Docker-16S: 16 Docker containers running on a native machine with each running one instance of DVD Store.
We ran the DVD Store benchmark for the 4 configurations using 16 client drivers, where each driver process was running 4 threads. The results for these 4 configurations are shown in the figure below.
In the chart above, the y-axis shows the aggregate DVD Store performance metric orders per minute (OPM) for all 16 instances. We have normalized the order per minute results with respect to the native configuration where we saw about 126k orders per minute. From the chart, we see that, the VM configurations achieve higher throughput compared to the corresponding native configurations. As in the case of prior blogs, this is due to better NUMA-aware scheduling in vSphere. We can also see that running Docker containers either natively or in VMs adds little overhead (2-4%).
To find out why the native configurations were not doing better, we pinned half of the Docker containers to one NUMA node and half to the other. The DVD Store aggregate OPM improved as a result and as expected, we were seeing slightly better than the VM configuration. However, manually pinning processes to cores or sockets is usually not a recommended practice because it is error-prone and can, in general, lead to unexpected or suboptimal results.
This entry was posted in Virtualization, Web/Tech and tagged affinity, Container, Docker, dvdstore, NUMA, Order per minute, Performance, postgres, postgresql, Redis, Ubuntu, vSphere 6.0 on May 26, 2015 by Banit Agrawal.
RAID, a redundant array of independent disks, has traditionally been the foundation of enterprise storage. Grouping multiple disks into one logical unit can vastly increase the availability and performance of storage by protecting against disk failure, allowing greater I/O parallelism, and pooling capacity. Storage pools similarly increase the capacity and performance of storage, but are easier to configure and manage than RAID groups.
RAID groups have traditionally been regarded as offering better and more predictable performance than storage pools. Although both technologies were developed for magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), which use flash memory, have become prevalent. Virtualized environments are also common and tend to create highly randomized I/O given the fact that multiple workloads are run simultaneously.
We set out to see how the performance of RAID group and storage pool provisioning methods compare in today's virtualized environments.
First, let's take a closer look at each storage provisioning type.
A RAID group unifies a number of disks into one logical unit and distributes data across multiple drives. RAID groups can be configured with a particular protection level depending on the performance, capacity, and redundancy needs of the environment. LUNs are then allocated from the RAID group. RAID groups typically contain only identical drives, and the maximum number of disks in a RAID group varies by system model but is generally below fifty. Because drives typically have well defined performance characteristics, the overall RAID group performance can be calculated as the performance of all drives in the group minus the RAID overhead. To provide consistent performance, workloads with different I/O profiles (e.g., sequential vs. random I/O) or different performance needs should be physically isolated in different RAID groups so they do not share disks.
Storage pools, or simply 'pools', are very similar to RAID groups in some ways. Implementation varies by vendor, but generally pools are made up of one or more private RAID groups, which are not visible to the user, or they are composed of user-configured RAID groups which are added manually to the pool. LUNs are then allocated from the pool. Storage pools can contain up to hundreds of drives, often all the drives in an array. As business needs grow, storage pools can be easily scaled up by adding drives or RAID groups and expanding LUN capacity. Storage pools can contain multiple types and sizes of drives and can spread workloads over more drives for a greater degree of parallelism.
Storage pools are usually required for array features like automated storage tiering, where faster SSDs can serve as a data cache among a larger group of HDDs, as well as other array-level data services like compression, deduplication, and thin provisioning. Because of their larger maximum size, storage pools, unlike RAID groups, can take advantage of vSphere 6 maximum LUN sizes of 64TB.
We used two benchmarks to compare the performance of RAID groups and storage pools: VMmark, which is a virtualization platform benchmark, and I/O Analyzer with Iometer, which is a storage microbenchmark. VMmark is a multi-host virtualization benchmark that uses diverse application workloads as well as common platform level workloads to model the demands of the datacenter. VMs running a complete set of the application workloads are grouped into units of load called tiles. For more details, see the VMmark 2.5 overview. Iometer places high levels of load on the disk, but does not stress any other system resources. Together, these benchmarks give us both a 'real-world' and a more focused perspective on storage performance.
Testing was conducted on an EMC VNX5800 block storage SAN with Fibre Channel. This was one of the many storage solutions which offered both RAID group and storage pool technologies. Disks were 200GB single-level cell (SLC) SSDs. Storage configuration followed array best practices, including balancing LUNs across Storage Processors and ensuring that RAID groups and LUNs did not span the array bus. One way to optimize SSD performance is to leave up to 50% of the SSD capacity unutilized, also known as overprovisioning. To follow this best practice, 50% of the RAID group or storage pool was not allocated to any LUN. Since overprovisioning SSDs can be an expensive proposition, we also tested the same configuration with 100% of the storage pool or RAID group allocated.
Four RAID 5 groups were used, each composed of 15 SSDs. RAID 5 was selected for its suitability for general purpose workloads. RAID 5 provides tolerance against a single disk failure. For best performance and capacity, RAID 5 groups should be sized to multiples of five or nine drives, so this group maintains a multiple of the preferred five-drive count. One LUN was created in each of the four RAID groups. The LUN was sized to either 50% of the RAID group (Best Practices) or 100% (Fully Allocated). For testing, the capacity of each LUN was fully utilized by VMmark virtual machines and randomized data.
A single RAID 5 Storage Pool containing all 60 SSDs was used. Four thick LUNs were allocated from the pool, meaning that all of the storage space was reserved on the volume. LUNs were equivalent in size and consumed a total of either 50% (Best Practices) or 100% (Fully Allocated) of the pool capacity.
Most of the VMmark storage load was created by two types of virtual machines: database (DVD Store) and mail server (Microsoft Exchange). These virtual machines were isolated on two different LUNs. The remaining virtual machines were spread across the remaining two LUNs. That is, in the RAID group case, storage-heavy workloads were physically isolated in different RAID groups, but in the storage pool case, all workloads shared the same pool.
Virtualization Platform: VMware vSphere 6.0. VMs used virtual hardware version 11 and current VMware Tools.
CPUs: Two 12-core Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v2 @ 2.7 GHz, Turbo Boost Enabled, up to 3.5 GHz, Hyper-Threading enabled.
Each configuration was tested at three different load points: 1 tile (the lowest load level), 7 tiles (an approximate mid-point), and 13 tiles, which was the maximum number of tiles that still met Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. All datapoints represent the mean of two tests of each configuration.
Across all load levels tested, the VMmark performance score, which is a function of application throughput, was similar regardless of storage provisioning type. Neither the storage type used nor the capacity allocated affected throughput.
VMmark 2.5 performance scores are based on application and infrastructure workload throughput, while application latency reflects Quality of Service. For the Mail Server, Olio, and DVD Store 2 workloads, latency is defined as the application's response time. We wanted to see how storage configuration affected application latency as opposed to the VMmark score. All latencies are normalized to the lowest 1-tile results.
Storage configuration did not affect VMmark application latencies.
Lastly, we measured read and write I/O latencies: esxtop Average Guest MilliSec/Write and Average Guest MilliSec/Read. This is the round trip I/O latency as seen by the Guest operating system.
No differences emerged in I/O latencies.
In the second set of experiments, we wanted to see if we would find similar results while testing storage using a synthetic microbenchmark. I/O Analyzer is a tool which uses Iometer to drive load on a Linux-based virtual machine then collates the performance results. The benefit of using a microbenchmark like Iometer is that it places heavy load on just the storage subsystem, ensuring that no other subsystem is the bottleneck.
Testing used a VNX5800 array and RAID 5 level as in the prior configuration, but all storage configurations spanned 9 SSDs, also a preferred drive count. In contrast to the prior test, the storage pool or RAID group spanned an identical number of disks, so that the number of disks per LUN was the same in both configurations. Testing used nine disks per LUN to achieve greater load on each disk.
The LUN was sized to either 50% or 100% of the storage group. The LUN capacity was fully occupied with the I/O Analyzer worker VM and randomized data. The I/O Analyzer Controller VM, which initiates the benchmark, was located on a separate array and host.
Testing used one I/O Analyzer worker VM. One Iometer worker thread drove storage load. The size of the VM's virtual disk determines the size of the active dataset, so a 100GB thick-provisioned virtual disk on VMFS-5 was chosen to maximize I/O to the disk and minimize caching. We tested at a medium load level using a plausible datacenter I/O profile, understanding, however, that any static I/O profile will be a broad generalization of real-life workloads.
Virtualization Platform: VMware vSphere 6.0. Worker VM used the I/O Analyzer default virtual hardware version 7.
In Iometer testing, the storage pool showed slightly improved performance compared to the RAID group, and the amount of capacity allocated also did not affect performance.
In both our multi-workload and synthetic microbenchmark scenarios, we did not observe any performance penalty of choosing storage pools over RAID groups on an all-SSD array, even when disparate workloads shared the same storage pool. We also did not find any performance benefit at the application or I/O level from leaving unallocated capacity, or overprovisioning, SSD RAID groups or storage pools. Given the ease of management and feature-based benefits of storage pools, including automated storage tiering, compression, deduplication, and thin provisioning, storage pools are an excellent choice in today's datacenters.
This entry was posted in Web/Tech and tagged benchmarking, Best Practices, ESXi, IOPS, Performance, RAID group, storage, Storage Pool, virtualization, VMmark, vsphere, vSphere 6.0 on May 1, 2015 by Rebecca Yo.


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By James Robinson, Football Tipster
Onside View's resident football tipster, James Robinson, is looking to the midweek game at the King Power, involving his hometown club Leicester City. They take on a Carlo Ancelotti side, whose form has been indifferent in recent weeks. And after the Foxes' dominant dismantling of Brighton, could the writing be on the wall for Everton's incontinent defence?
The rich history of this game has seen 113 encounters, exclusively at the top level of English football. There's hardly a hair between their overalls stats, with Everton shading it – 43 victories to 38. This 114th H2H is bound to be as tight as recent form and history suggest.
Leicester have won 3 out of the last 5 PL home games against Everton, both winning 5 a-piece over the last 10 home and away. You have to go back to the 2014/15 season for the last time they were involved in a draw. That season both games ended 2-2 – which is a scoreline not unusual in this encounter. 14 out of 32 draws have ended as a "Desmond". That's a huge 43.75%. From March 1954 – February 1958, 5 games in a row finished by that same scoreline.
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Lee Mason takes charge of Wednesday's game, only his 5th Premier League game of the season. Mason angered City fans early in 2020, after failing to give a penalty for Rudiger's clear handball – with the game poised at 2-2. Ancelotti also publicly criticised Mason's performance as "not so good" in their 1-1 draw last season with Southampton. Mr Mason has kept his cards close to his chest this season, only dishing out 5 yellows in 4 PL games, but like a driving instructor who has targets to hit, this could be the game in which he chooses to rev things up – especially for Everton. Backing Everton – Most Bookings @6/5 with Bet365 is surely won't have you seeing red.
Jonny Evans is suspended, after picking up his 5th yellow of the season. And, with no Soyuncu, they may have to slot Ndidi into central defence. Everton, unfortunately, won't have their main source of creativity in Rodriguez available, so will have to rely on a Richarlison that bit more for this one. Luckily their Brazilian talisman loves scoring against Leicester. He's scored in 3 in the last 4 against The Foxes. The only game he didn't score in, Everton drew a blank. So, Richarlison Score Anytime @15/8 with BetFred against a makeshift Leicester defence is my pick of the bunch!
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In a recent report published entitled 2019 Global Human Capital Trends which based on the survey conducted by Deloitte, the digital age will open up a new opportunity for jobs. The big difference is that instead of the traditional jobs, there will be openings for super jobs which are mainly powered by machines and data-driven. This could affect all industries including logistics in Perth which is currently one of the most important industries in the world.
According to analysts, new technologies will no longer be used to assist routine tasks but rather it will used as a tool to broaden the current scopes of every job which also entails that roles will be redefined.
It can be said that Australia is currently leading as it is able to adopt new technologies and make sure workers are prepare for what's to come. In fact, around 95 per cent of the businesses within Australia are already preparing because it is expected that industries will be more dependent with modern technology including robotics, artificial intelligence, automation and cognitive technology.
Deloitte's survey showed that 52 per cent of businesses are already employing automation in an extensive manner or in various functions within the company while 50 per cent are already trying new ways wherein AI can be used. There are also businesses, about 35 per cent, that are already utilizing AI but only for a few functions. For the 64 per cent of business, they propose to use more robotics in the coming years until 2022 while 74 per cent are preparing by hiring employees that have digital skills.
The lead partner of Deloitte Human Capital, David Brown, admitted that the workplace is slowly changing because of automation, AI and robotics but research revealed that majority of organizations are able to cope up with these changes. This is also changing the concepts of jobs therefore in order to fully make use of technology organizations are tasked to adjust in order to search for the human dimension that will complement with the given work.
For instance, routine works involved in logistics in Perth will soon be handled by machines therefore man power will be able to focus their skills on super jobs.
Choosing the right trucking in Guelph can make a lot of difference to the quality of job you may have. You can be driving a truck for a distinguished company in Guelph and decide to work as an independent driver.Therefore, you need to choose the right trucking partner to ensure you deal with professionals.
These days, trucking in Guelph is one of the many industries where licensed professionals are needed for the many job opportunities. As a skilled truck driver, you have the option to choose a trucking company to work with due to your in-demand skills. Your trucking company will surely meet your needs and expectations as they happen to be the ones giving you a job.
You need to consider the priorities of your personal life. You also need to establish good relationship with the trucking company. Try to know the types of trucking jobs you're searching for. In your research, make these considerations help you find the best partner to work with a trucking company.
If you really want to work for a trucking company in Guelph, you must know first the types of freight you are going to haul. You must know the types of loads to carry and what equipment to use. Also, be familiar with the various routes to take in this company. To ensure you are well-paid, you need to know if they can give you a bonus for every milestone in your performance as well as safe driving. Also, know how much they will pay you and the arrangements of your salary whether weekly, bi-monthly or monthly.
Nowadays, the best companies use brand-new units to ensure their drivers use state-of-the-art technologies. It will also include websites and mobile apps for you to access their information, such as available loads, settlement statements, and more.
As you are working for a trucking service in Guelph, the company can give you visibility to available loads, which you can access through an electronic load board and other freight information. You must try to know if you can build personal relationships with nationwide agents before choosing a trucking in Guelph to work with.
Clients of specialist logistics services are guaranteed that their electronic equipment will be handled with utmost care. A team of engineers will provide the necessary technical support appropriate for the situation. Business owners no longer have to face the challenge of finding a logistics provider that will suit their shipment needs.
When EjiejiMunachiso was working on his final dissertation at the Coventry University in the UK, he was challenged by the inefficient logistics service of NIPOST in shipping important research documents from Nigeria. Logistics problems can happen to anyone because in Nigeria the logistics market is still segmented. Transport companies take care of interstate shipments while DHL is mostly involved in high value international shipments.
After months of testing and validation of an offline market, HubbonNG.com was launched. It is an on-demand platform that will make shipping easy and seamless for both individuals and businesses across the country.
A robust network was built for shipping providers that leverage on public transport systems that run in the city, dispatch companies, truck drivers, courier services and air, road and cargo companies. HubbonNG's logistics solution is a 3-fold on-demand delivery booking platform where business owners can log in their location to gain a price estimate and order delivery for a shipment. A business directory will allow potential customers to find and interact with HubbonNG's client businesses.
The logistics management system allows businesses to keep track of their orders with a log that shows costs incurred, items shipped and past senders and recipients including a change of details in their profile. When an individual or business signs up for an account, they can track their running costs and take inventory of shipments. HubbonNG will serve as a data bank of logistics for the country.
Every stage of the logistics process is covered by specialist logistics services and its team of experts. Specialist logistics support is provided to every client whether the shipment is machines used in medical laboratories or electronic equipment. A team of engineers will oversee the physical delivery of the equipment, installation and management according to the industry's best practices. It is guaranteed that the client will be fully satisfied when the delivery is completed.
A Sydney wedding stylist is the perfect solution for those couples who dream a beautiful wedding but lack time to consider the preparations. The wedding stylist can provide them everything they need for the wedding, but they just need to specify a budget, so as not to go beyond limits.
The job of a wedding stylist may seem obscure, but they are there to help clients envision their dream wedding and make it a reality. They are responsible for the aesthetic components, from the decorations and flowers, to the dressing of the venue and the bridal party.
Is the Role of a Wedding Stylist the Same as a Wedding Planner?
The answer to this question is a no. While both may be working at organising a wedding, the Sydney wedding stylist may focus on the aesthetic design. The wedding planner focuses on the entire wedding itself from the arrival of the food to the ferrying of the guests. Going back to the wedding stylist, they will consider the overall appearance of the wedding, the colours of the decorations, and how the bridal entourage will look. They will be making the perfect backdrops of the ceremonies and photoshoots.
So, What Does Wedding Stylist Do?
What the Sydney wedding stylist does will depend on what the marrying couple expects for their wedding. While there are those who prefer a specific design for their wedding, there are also people who opt their wedding design from a trusted professional.
Generally, the wedding stylist will cater those people who agonise over their aesthetic design of the wedding. The stylist can come up with a wedding theme, which he will suggest to the couple. This will definitely help the couple have an overview on what's going to take place at their wedding.
If you want assistance from a wedding stylist, you need to define your taste and preference as a couple. You may need to come up with a collection of images to provide the chosen wedding stylist what you want especially with the style of your wedding.
To ensure you can choose the best wedding stylist in Sydney, you may need to interview a number of people that help you choose a theme. Listen carefully to what they say and ensure they listen to you as well. If you know they are right for your wedding needs, the chosen Sydney wedding stylist can help create a beautiful and memorable wedding.
There's a rare glitch in the key security of older car models, one that many a mechanic in Southport and Queensland aren't really aware of. One that resulted in a Queenslander's car to be taken in without his knowledge.
Josh Bingham, a brewery worker, thought that his Toyota Hilux ute had been stolen. According to him, he was leaving work for the night at a Noosaville craft brewery when he noticed that his ute was gone, resulting in him frantically looking for his car, and said that he couldn't find it anywhere in the area, which led to him turning to the police.
At that stage, his hope that his car could be found before any potential thieves had the chance to deal substantial damage to it; he had no idea that it was sitting in a mechanic's workshop just a few doors from his house.
The mechanic that brought in the car was recruited in order to service another Hilux, and received that vehicle's keys, with instructions to pick it up from the side of the road around the corner. Their apprentice went to collect the car, with Mr. Bingham's Hilux being the first vehicle encountered.
The part that got vehicle owners and many a mechanic in Southport and across Queensland raising their eyebrows, is that the keys for the other Hilux managed to unlock Mr. Bingham's car and started the engine, which resulted in his Hilux being brought to the shop for service.
According to RACQ Principal Technical Researcher Russell Manning, it was a rare issue, for a key to fit another person's car, but not unheard of. He says that the lock's design means that there's a finite number of key combinations for any particular lock, and that will depend on the lock's design, meaning that there is a chance, however slim, that if one tries enough keys, one will find one that is either the same or close enough to start another car.
Manning says that the odds of this happening are, at best, thousands to one, and the odds of finding yourself near someone with a matching lock are even slimmer. He adds that this glitch was only present in older model vehicles, with more recent models relying on more secure electronic methods to ensure security.
Mr. Bingham was fortunate to find his ute, thanks to support from Facebook and other people in the local area. In return, the mechanic that accidentally grabbed his car gave it a free service, including new brakes, for free.
Construction boom is an advantage to many in the industry including plasterers in Sydney because the demand for skilled labour is also higher. This was recently documented in the United Kingdom based on the research published that shows how the average earnings of a bricklayer is 10 per cent higher compared to a typical architect.
The poll was conducted by the Federation of Master Builders which revealed that bricklayers are earning an average of £42,034 while an architect in the United Kingdom earns £38,228. A number of skilled workers in the country are also earning higher than before including plasterers, floorers and scaffolders. Based on one of the firms based in London, they are paying their bricklayers £90,000 annually.
Brian Berry, the chief executive of FMB, believes that money talks and it is evident upon looking annual salaries that many of those that are in the construction industry are earning higher compared to individuals who have graduate roles.
In England, the average salary of a university graduate is about £32,000 annually while bricklayers and roofers are getting paid an average of £42,000 all over the United Kingdom.
Berry therefore explained that it is not surprising that there are those who prefer to pursue a career where they can get into the construction industry.
For those who wanted to have a lucrative career dealing with technical trade, plumbing is the way to go because the average annual salary is £48,675. Following on the second spot are electricians earning £47,265 a year while third are civil engineers with annual earnings of £44,253. Other top paying skilled professionals include steel fixers, carpenters and joiners, floorers, roofers, plasterers, plant operatives, scaffolders and bricklayers.
Office for National Statistics revealed that architects in the United Kingdom are earning an annual salary of £38,228 while painters and decorators are earning £34,587. For those who are working as general construction operatives, the yearly salary is £32,392.
The goal of the government now is to create an equal esteem in technical education as well as academic to encourage the youth to give the same consideration to both. In Australia, skilled tradespeople such as plasterers in Sydney are also worried about their future since not many youths are inclined to enter the industry.
Thailand is a tropical paradise with a buzzing economy. It is a popular destination for expats, who are looking for permanent relocation or short term stay. Healthcare and insurance are two important points that need consideration when you are moving to a new country. Though Thailand has social security services and public funded hospitals, most of the expats prefer to visit the private hospitals, whose fees run into a few thousand Bahts.
Though there is no compulsion for getting health insurance in Thailand, expats are advised against going insurance free. All the employees are covered by social security insurance in Thailand. Employers deduct five percent of the salary and contribute to the social security scheme of the government. These contributions are used to maintain the public hospital facilities in the country. So expats who are employed in Thailand are covered under the social security scheme.
There are different types of health insurance in Thailand, like the private insurance, public insurance and international insurance.
Most of the private insurance companies in the country provide local insurance. This type of insurance works only in Thailand and does not have any international coverage. The coverage amount is limited when compared to other countries and the age limits are stringent. However, the main advantage of opting for private insurance is, most of the world class hospitals in the country accept these policies. Since these hospitals deal with the private insurance companies on a daily basis, they do not require lengthy paper work to admit the patients.
All the workers in the country are covered under the public insurance. Workers contribute five percent of their income to the social security taxes out of which 1.5 percent is for medical coverage. Anyone who contributes to the social security taxes can avail free medical care at the public hospitals. The main disadvantage of public insurance is that the government run hospitals are often overcrowded which leads to long waiting times.
Some of the private companies offering health insurance in Thailand also offer international insurance plans. These plans are favoured mostly by the tourists and the expats. The major advantage of international plans is that they provide coverage anywhere in the world.
Knowledge of information technology is essential for one to be in the loop of the present world set-up. Information technology is the processing of data through the computer. It is also the utilization of technologies from electronics and telecommunications for the processing and distribution of information digitally or in any other form.
Because of the advancement of technology, a logistics specialist must be a computer literate to be able to grasp the new technology that is used in logistics. All modern equipment is highly technical, thus, the need for computer literacy is crucial for the position. Logistics companies gather supplies, transport them, and distribute finished products to the customers with the use of modern technology. The integration of logistics operations and supply chain enhances efficiency, reduces cost, and increases the advantage of the manufacturer's competitiveness.
Many companies are in search of a logistics specialist to handle various duties and responsibilities. Most of them are tasked to maintain a ship or military store. The main responsibilities of a logistics specialist generally include procurement, purchasing, receiving, shipping, and the issuance of equipment tools. They are the subordinates of a supply officer.
Moreover, logistics specialists handle the inventories. They issue repair parts, general supplies, and specialized supplies. They should be knowledgeable in database systems as well as financial accounting to be able to do financial management and inventory functions. In addition, they also arrange and distribute personal and official mails and do inventories of stamps.
We can see that the workload of a logistics specialist entails a lot of technical skills because, in today's world, almost all, if not all processes are already computerized. The advancement of technology has already dominated all areas of business processes that demand all company personnel have computer skills.
Training and development on information technology are necessary for companies to initiate to be able to have competent workers in the field of technology. Training must not only focus on the technical aspects of the personnel. It must also include work attitude and values enhancement training to boost the personal aspect of all workers because they interact with clients who have different personalities that need to be handled with sensitivity and professionalism.
Technology is warmly embraced by people from homeowners to businesses and engineers that undertake boiler repairs in Wake field when there is a heating issue. Aside from the use of mobile technology for communication and interaction, voice-enable speakers like Google Home and Amazon Echo are gaining popularity.
The prices of digital assistants are gradually dropping and boiler manufacturers are taking advantage of the opportunity. In the near future, there will be smart boilers that will be compatible with numerous devices that the end user can control in different ways. According to Dan Moffroid, director of product management of Bosch Thermo technology, in the smart home system one device can control numerous smart features in a home and this includes the heating system.
Voice-controlled thermostats will become a part of a smart home ecosystem. The CT100 from Bosch is specifically designed to control Greenstar condensing boilers. The thermostat is integrated into the intelligence of the boiler by means of a wired connection. The CT100 can modulate the boiler, maintain the correct temperature and optimize the entire system to save both money and energy.
In residential boilers, homeowners usually interact with the thermostat to control the boiler. With CT100, homeowners will be allowed to have control over information. In fact, data protection is one of the biggest challenges in designing smart and Internet of Things (IoT) enabled boilers.
IoT-enabled devices are increasingly gaining popularity and Navien took the opportunity to launch the NaviLink System that includes a Wi-Fi module, power supply and a cable that will link the Wi-Fi module to the boiler control panel. The NaviLink app will allow homeowners wireless control over the home heating products.
Homeowners can use the app the turn the boiler on or off, control temperature, access usage data, activate recirculation system on the NPE-A tank-less water heaters and receive alarm notifications on the heating products.
Technology is also beneficial to engineers handling boiler repairs in Wakefield because they will have access to historical data, alarm notifications and unit diagnostics. In addition, boiler engineers can provide proactive maintenance before the boiler fails. Homeowners will avoid costly equipment failures. They will have the peace of mind that the boilers are functioning properly.


The models of cars considered in the present manual are equipped with system of additional safety (SRS). Before starting performance of any works near the block of a safety cushion, a steering column or the dashboard, disconnect SRS in order to avoid receiving injuries at its casual operation (see the Section System of Additional Safety (SRS) - the device and the principle of functioning). It is easy to distinguish an electrical wiring of a chain of SRS on yellow color of isolation.
3. Give a fixing nut and, having disconnected an electrical wiring, remove the module of management of the uniform lock complete with the module of management of a tempostat.
In order to avoid failure of the printed-circuit board of the transmitter previously make self-grounding, having undertaken a hand a metal element of any construction!
Turn out the fixing screw, uncover and take a DU panel transmitter battery from an ignition key head.
1. Measure tension between poles of the removed battery.
In 3 seconds of measurement tension of an element falls more than till 1.8 Century.
In order to avoid a battery discharge duration of measurement has to make no more than 5 seconds!
2. If the result of measurement makes less than 2 V, replace a battery.
On one car no more than three transmitters can be registered at the same time.
1. Remove a lateral overlay of a threshold of a driver's door (see the Head Kuzov) illustrations connect contact pair of the registration socket in the lower part of a forward rack.
2. Unblock the door lock.
3. Press the transmitter button twice, the door lock has to be blocked automatically, then again be unblocked that confirms a successful completion of registration of the first transmitter.
4. In case of need repeat procedure for registration of the second/third transmitter.
5. Having finished registration procedure, disunite contact pair of the registration socket and make sure of serviceability of functioning of again registered transmitters.
6. Establish into place the components which were removed for the purpose of ensuring access.
1. Remove assembly of a latch of the lock (see the Section Removal, installation and check of components of castle assemblies).
2. Turn out fixing bolts and remove the activator.
3. Installation is made upside-down. Make sure of serviceability of functioning of the activator.
1. Disconnect an electrical wiring from the activator.
2. Connect the battery a positive pole to the plug No. 2 of the contact socket, and negative - to the plug No. 4, - the activator has to pass into the blocked state.
3. At change of polarity of connection of the battery the activator has to be unblocked.
4. The faulty activator is subject to replacement.


Power, tokenism or non-participation with peer assisted learning – the choice is yours!
This workshop will showcase examples of students as partners from Bournemouth University's Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) scheme. These will be reviewed against the recent HEA report Engagement Through Partnership: Students as Partners in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Healy, Flint and Harrison, 2014). The workshop will engage participants by using audience response technology to enable participants to reflect on the degree of participation for different case studies of student engagement with PAL at Bournemouth University, and will map them against the four areas of participation identified by the report: Learning, teaching and assessment This will focus on students reflecting on their development as PAL Leaders through portfolios for BU's Student Development Award. It will describe typical peer learning activities and the transformative learning that PAL Leaders gain from facilitating the sessions. Subject-based research and inquiry This will outline a student co-creation project that employed media school students to create films researching different aspects of PAL. As well as promoting understanding of PAL, the students producing the films have used them to secure work placements. Scholarship of teaching and learning This case study will focus on student PAL Leaders attending the National Leader conference. It will showcase the students' presentation at the conference and their feedback on the experience. Curriculum design and pedagogic consultancy This case study will describe a pilot to employ ex-PAL Leaders to help run the scheme by supporting current Leaders. There is potential for suggestions to feed into the on-going development of the programme.


Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen mart held their annual show and sale of beef breeding cattle on Thursday, where a catalogued entry of 565 head were on offer.
Topping the sale at £3600 was a British Blue heifer with a Limousin cross heifer calf at foot from John McAlister, Wester Thomaston, Bonnybridge which was bought by Messrs Dobson, White Kirkley, Frosterley.
The In-calf section topped at £3200 for a British Blue cross heifer from Messrs Bradley, Penny Grange which sold to Messrs Hill, Whitewall, Appleby.
Messrs Bradley's outstanding consignment of 24 Continental cross in-calf heifers sold averaged a fantastic £2308.33.
Plenty of buyers were present looking for in-calf cattle with the best quality types being particularly in strong demand.
An outstanding turnout of beef breeding cattle were forward with this sale recently been branded as possibly one of the best shows seen anywhere.
Trade matched the quality and was flying throughout, with the best types particularly been in extreme demand.
Heifers & Calves – British Blue £3600, £2800, £2000 Wester Thomaston; £3500 Pitcairn Farm; £3500, £3000, £2700 Swainsea Barns Farm; £2750, £2350 Paradise Farm; £2700, £2650 Bank House; £2550, £2400, £2100 Prospect Farm; £2500 (2), £2450, £2050 Hawkswell Farm; £2200 Middle Bank End Farm: Limousin £3300, £2550, £2450, £2400 Wester Thomaston; £3200, £2450 Middle Bank End Farm; £3100, £2650 Pitcairn Farm; £2750, £2050, £2000 (2) Whicham Hall Farm; £2700 Brow Top Farm; £2700, £2650, £2300, £2250 (2) Green Farm; £2650, £2500, £2350 (2), £2250, £2200 (2), £2150 (2) Hawkswell Farm; £2600, £2000 Bents Farm; £2550, £2450 Yore House; £2550, £2450 Sleights House Farm; £2400 High Dyke Farm; £2400, £2300, £2200, £2000 (2) Paradise Farm; £2250 Bank House; £2200, £2000 Prospect Farm; £2200 Low Oxnop Farm; £2150 Swathburn; £2100, £2050 Thwaite Head; £2000 Town Head Farm; £2000 Arngill House.
Cows & Calves – Limousin £2350, £1650 Cringleber; £2300 Thwaite Head; £2150 Thornbush; £2100 Keld Farm; £1800 Bents Farm; £1650 Toppesfield Hall; £1600 (2) Picketts Farm: British Blue £2200 Swathburn; £2000 Picketts Farm: Simmental £1800 Fir Tree Cottage.
Heifers in Calf – British Blue £3200, 32950, £2800, 32500, £2450, £2400, 32300, £2250, £2200 (2), £2000 (2), £1950, £1900 Penny Grange; £2400, £2200, £2100, £2000 Stoneygarth; £2300, £2000 (2), £1900, £1800 Needless Hall Farm; £2200 Glebe Court; £2200, £2100, £2050, £2000, £1950, £1800 (2) Swainsea Barn Farm: Limousin £2800, £2400 (2), £2300, £2200 (2), £2100, £2050, £1950, £1900 Penny Grange; £2650, £1900 Swainsea Barn Farm; £2300, £2000, £1900 Glebe Court; £2300, £2100 Needless Hall Farm; £1900 (2), £1800 (4) Beck House Farm; £1900 Stoneygarth; £1800 Fitz Farm: Charolais £2000 Glebe Court.
In Calf Cows – British Blue £1650, £1550, £1200 (2) Cringleber; £1200 Picketts Farm: Limousin £1550, £1450, £1250, £1200 (2) Cringleber: Angus £1200 (2) Cringleber: Hereford £1100 (3) Cringleber.
Bulling Heifers – British Blue £1950 Picketts Farm.


It's safe to say that the Los Angeles Lakers weren't the same team without LeBron James in the lineup.
LeBron James on Thursday made a triumphant return to the court, breathing new life into the floundering Los Angeles Lakers with a 123-120 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
"Definitely ecstatic about being back out there with my guys, but being out five weeks, I'm feeling it right now", James said afterward.
LeBron will not have a minutes restriction, per coach Luke Walton, who added that the Lakers will keep a "close eye" on their superstar's conditioning considering he has been out for the last 17 games.
The Lakers have played 17 games since Christmas and have gone 6-11 during that span.
In order to do that, though, they're going to have to show some fight against a Clippers team that has been tough to get by this season. "We'll see [if he will play] by game time".
Asked after the game about his current condition, James described himself as at 80 percent but confirmed there were no further issues with his groin, apart from expected soreness.
Thursday will mark the end of the longest absence of his 16-year career. I'm looking forward to seeing how I feel tomorrow.
"I just tried to stay as positive as possible", the three-time National Basketball Association champion said. "That's the tell-tale sign for me is how my body feels after having to play 40 minutes".
"I've never been injured before like that", James was quoted as saying by NBC Los Angeles after the game. He was originally listed as out but was upgraded to doubtful earlier in the day.


Moody's sees the province running higher debt loads and drawing down on reserves much faster than previously anticipated. The NDP government remains on track to add $47 billion in debt over the next 4 years, and doesn't plan to trim spending. Ratings agency Standard & Poors downgraded Alberta from AA to AAA last December.


oh, and posting the Earworms of the Week, obviously.
I've got a bottle of wine that needs opening, so let's just get on with it shall we?
Having been a fan of earworms, and Swiss Toni for awhile now, I'm honored as hell that I get to be guest editor, and to actually have an audience for what's going through my head. I found ST through The Story of Why a while back and was not only amazed by his writing, but I thought to my self "That's one great mustache". It keeps me coming back. One of the reasons that I've loved the earworms segment is that I seem to have less exposure than ever to new music because of technology. I don't listen to the radio in the car anymore, I listen to my iRiver. I really don't watch MTV, or hang out downtown looking for up and coming bands anymore. Oh well, the joy of being 40. Earworms have given me new songs to download and listen to. So without any further ado, here are 10 songs that are not my 10 greatest hits, but more along the line of what I've heard lately on my Iriver, and have stuck in my head. Sorry Flash, no Gnu Cnu, but 'White Celebration' is still a crackling song. Enjoy.
I started listening to Johnny Cash when I was young, and he was on the TV show Hee Haw. (Remember, there were only 4 channels to watch back then.) Quite simply, I think that he is one of the greatest musicians to have ever walked the planet. The honesty in his voice and music is so overwhelming to me. I realize that this is a Trent Reznor song, but to me Johnny Cash truly made it his own in this recording. Haunting.
This is the type of song that is not quite my usual taste in music, but I can't get it out of my head. The Caribbean beat is fantastic. My foot is in constant motion when I hear this song even though I only understand about half the lyrics.
I started to listen to the Arctic Monkeys about 6 months ago when they were mentioned almost every day in blog land. After downloading a few songs, I found to my surprise, that I actually like them. They seem to be a combination of The Clash, and The English Beat, two of my favorite bands, again, a song I don't seem to be able to get out of my head, but unlike 'Temperature', a song I'm happy to have there.
My favorite song, by my favorite band. I was living in the near north side of Chicago in the late 80's-early 90's, when the Pumpkins were getting their start, and I saw them perform at the Cabaret Metro numerous times. I think that Jimmy Chamberlin is the best drummer in rock history [ST's note: Dave Grohl? Keith Moon? John Bonham? Nico McBrain?], and Billy Corgan is truly a genius [ST's note: ?!?]. "Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage" I can't tell you how many times I think about these lyrics in my everyday life. The good news is that the Pumpkins have reformed, and are in the studio recording a new album. I hope I'm not disappointed.
"I woke up in a Soho doorway, a policeman knew my name.
He said You can go sleep at home tonight if you can get up and walk away.
I staggered back to the underground, where the breeze blew back my hair.
Jelvis(The Jewish Elvis). To a certain subset of the population, this man is God. I'm not Jewish, but sometimes I can't help myself. I don't know why, but he is my guilty pleasure. 'Cracklin Rosie' and 'Sweet Caroline' can also be considered two of the most popular sing along songs in history. Last, but not least, and much to the chagrin of my wife and friends, 'Cracklin Rosie' is MY Karaoke song. I rock. "Cracklin rose you're a store bought women, but you make me sing like a guitar humming". In case you were wondering, the song is about a bottle of cheap wine. It doesn't get any better than this.
This song popped up on my iRiver the other day, and I had forgotten how much I liked it. The album was 'Too High to Die', and was released in 1994. There was also a track on the CD that was listed as #99. Kind of a hidden track called "Lake of Fire". Oh well, I was a big fan of the Puppets, and this song still rocks today. Take a listen.
Thanks Cody. Not sure about your nomination for the best drummer of all time (Meg White? Ringo? Ginger Baker? Mitch Mitchell? Animal?), but it's all good, eh?
Our next Guest Editor is another American (will that be the third one in a row?), but at least I know we'll be in safe hands.... not least because she's just had two CDs in the post from me [cough cough!] Yup. Next week it's Jenni!
cough cough indeed. So, I'm a bit behind on posting that review. I'll get on it. Have you received yours yet???
not yet, but the shuffleathon will conclude one day, I'm sure of it!
Phil Collins, surely to god?
Hello popsicle, hope you're well.
ST, sounds like a top weekend!
Cody, you have an iRiver too? Cool. It has to be said, I rather like the Smashing Pumpkins but feel you may have oversold them slightly.
Meat Puppets? Who the hell thought of that name?!
But, if you're going to have me name a favorite drummer... Its going to be Danney Carey from Tool.
Ok, I accept that the fact that the best drummer ever is a subjective one, but RINGO? Not a prayer. He was the second best drummer in the friggin beatles for God's sake.
Ringo was dreadful, I think everyone is in agreement there.
"...Its going to be Danney Carey from Tool."
Lizzy, please don't mention that name, it makes me feel ill.
ringo may well be the luckiest man alive, but he makes my list of great drummers for reasons beyond mere drumming - Octopus' Garden, for one thing.
You see, I reseach this stuff and *everything*.


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Q: Kafka Connect S3 Sink Connector Partitioning large topics by id field We've been working on adding Kafka Connect to our data platform for the last few weeks and think it would be a useful way of extracting data from Kafka into an S3 datalake. We've played around with FieldPartitioner and the TimeBasePartitioner and seen some pretty decent results.
We also have the need to partition by user id - but having tried using the FieldPartitioner on a user id field the connector is extremely slow - especially compared to partitioning by date etc. I understand that partitioning by an id will create a lot of output partitions and thus won't be as fast - which is fine but it needs to be able to keep up with producers.
So far we've tried increasing memory and heap - but we don't usually see any memory issues unless we bump the flush.size to a large number. We've also tried small flush sizes, very small and large rotate.schedule.interval.ms configurations. We've also looked at networking, but that seems to be fine - using other partitioners the network keeps up fine.
Before potentially wasting a lot of time on this has anyone attempted or succeeded in partitioning by an id field, especially on larger topics, using the S3 Sink Connector? Or has anyone got any suggestions in terms of configuration or setup that might be a good place to look?

A: I'm not used to Kafka's connector, but I will at least try to help.
I am not aware if you can configure the connector to kafka topic's partition level; I am assuming there's some way to do that here.
One possible way to do this would be focused on the step where your clients produce to the Kafka brokers. My suggestion is to implement your own Partitioner, in order to have a "further" control of where you want to send the data on kafka's side.
This is an example/simplification of your custom partitioner. For example, the key your producers send has this format: id_name_date. This custom partitioner tries to extract the first element (id) and then chooses the desired partition.
public class IdPartitioner implements Partitioner
{
   @Override
   public int partition(String topic, Object key, byte[] kb,
                        Object v, byte[] vb, Cluster cl)
   {
       try
       {
         String pKey= (String) key;
         int id = Integer.parseInt(pKey.substring(0,pKey.indexOf("_")));

          /* getPartitionForId would decide which partition number corresponds
           for the received ID.You could also implement the logic directly here.*/

         return getPartitionForId(id);
       }
       catch (Exception e)
       {return 0;}
   }

   @Override
   public void close()
   {
     //maybe some work here if needed
   }
}

Even if you'll may need some more tunning on KafkaConnect side, I believe this option may be helpful. Assuming you have a topic with 5 partitions, and that  getPartitionForId just checks the first number of the ID in order to decide the partition (for simplification purposes, min Id is 100 and max Id is 599).
So if the received key is, f.e: 123_tempdata_20201203, the partition method would return 0, that is, the 1st partition.
(The image shows P1 instead of P0 because i believe the example looks more natural this way, but be aware that the 1st partition is in fact defined as partition 0 . Ok to be honest I forgot about P0 while painting this and didn't save the template, so I had to search for an excuse, like: looks more natural).

Basically this would be a pre-adjustment, or acommodation, before the S3 upload.
I am aware maybe this isn't the ideal answer, as I don't know the exact specifications of your system. My guess is that there's some possibility to directly point topic partitions to s3 locations.
If there's no possibility to do so, at least I hope this could give you some further ideas. Cheers!

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" . . . that Fleur girl tried this sort of charm, I think she was trying to put it into a trance - well, that kind of worked too, it went all sleepy, but then it snored, and this great jet of flame shot out, and her skirt caught fire - she put it out with a bit of water out of her wand."
Puts the target person into a deep sleep; subject is in a state almost like suspended animation and does not breathe for the duration of the spell.
Fleur tried to put her dragon into some sort of enchanted sleep during the first task ( GF20 ). Dumbledore placed Cho, Ron, Hermione, and Gabrielle Delacour into this kind of sleep while they were "held hostage" by the merpeople in the lake ( GF27 ).
"Dumbledore had put all the hostages into a bewitched sleep in Professor McGonagall's office, first assuring them that they would be quite safe, and would awake when they were back above the water" (GF27).


Alice and her band of anthropomorphic friends have been re-imagined as the incredibly cool The Wonderband by Peter Hynes for an amazing exclusive collection of Antique Beat greeting cards.
We are offering the collection of cards (normally £11.00) at a 30% discount. Sale ends on 3rd December 2018.
Lead vocals are handled by the Mad Hatter over a rythmn section of Alice herself on bass and The Crazy Cool Caterpillar on drums with the White Rabbit blowing saxophone. Those who buy the collection of 4 will receive one free card featuring the Hatter on Lead guitar duties.
Also in the collection are a range of T Shirts and our Happy Hatter Christmas Audio Greeting Card by The Real Tuesday Weld.
Five A6 size greeting cards on 50gsm uncoated white card.


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Ashland City police arrest ex-convict with loaded gun
by: Andy Cordan
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (WKRN) – Ashland City police arrested an ex-con who recently spent eight years in prison for shooting two Nashville men, one of whom died.
It began on Tuesday, December 7, just after midnight when officers reportedly clocked Deshawn Marquise Stone driving 64 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone.
Parent arrested for wearing ballistic vest, carrying gun at Hendersonville school
Officers attempted to pull the 27-year-old over, but he instead drove to a remote location away from where the officer initiated the traffic stop.
According to body camera footage and the officer's police report, the driver, identified as Stone, was fidgeting with his cell phone and reaching around the dark cockpit of the car.
On body camera, you hear the officer ask the driver multiple times to keep his hands where she can see them.
After Stone was out of the car, officers asked him if there was a gun in the car and he said there wasn't.
Officers checked under his driver's seat and found a loaded .40 caliber semi automatic pistol with an extended magazine. The report indicated there was a bullet in the chamber.
A further search turned up substances believed to be heroin and fentanyl.
Stone then told officers he just got out of prison after serving eight years for a Nashville manslaughter charge.
Convicted drug felon jailed on second degree murder charge
This is the Metro Police News Release from the incident involving Stone from September 2013:
"Nineteen-year-old DeShawn Stone is charged in a grand jury indictment with first-degree murder, especially aggravated robbery, and attempted first-degree murder for the July 18th fatal shooting of Harold Carr, 27. Sidney Stuart, 28, was critically injured.
"Both Carr and Stuart were struck when shots were fired at a Ford Explorer, driven by Stuart, on Booker Street near 28th Avenue North. Carr was the front seat passenger.
"Investigation by North Precinct Detective Dean Haney led to the identification of Stone as one of the suspects. The motive for Carr's murder is believed to be a drug-related robbery. The investigation continues. Additional arrests are possible."
Stone, who lives on 10th Avenue North, has been incarcerated in the Metro jail since his arrest for cocaine possession in a drug-free school zone on August 2.
Court records show Stone pleaded guilty to manslaughter and went to prison, serving eight years of a 10-year sentence before getting out six months ago.
Once inside the Cheatham County Jail, Stone told officers he used heroin and said he used some earlier that day.
"It was a traffic spot for speeding. There is no routine traffic stop. So you don't know what is there and what will happen and luckily she did her job," Ashland City Police Chief Kenny Ray said.
In Ashland City, Stone is charged with possession of drugs, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a handgun while under the influence. He made a $13,000 bond and will be back in court in June.
The Department of Corrections tells News 2 Stone's sentence expired, so he was not on parole supervision.


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LAssociazione Calcio Rinascita Messina és un club de futbol d'Itàlia, de la ciutat de Messina a Sicília.

Història
El club va ser fundat l'any 1900 amb el nom de Messina Football Club. El 1924 desaparegué i la majoria de jugadors ingressaren a lUnione Sportiva Messinese. Quatre anys més tard adoptà el nom Associazione Calcio Messina. El 1932 ascendí a la Sèrie B per primer cop. El 1947 es fusionà amb lUS Giostra, donant vida al club Associazioni Calcio Riunite Messina. L'any 1963 ascendí per primer cop a la Sèrie A. El 1993 es funda lAssociazione Sportiva Messina Calcio. El 1997 es fusiona amb lUS Peloro naixent el Football Club Messina Peloro. Problemes econòmics provoquen la seva desaparició el 2009 i neix l'actual Associazione Calcio Rinascita Messina.

Palmarès
Sense títols

Enllaços externs
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Clubs de futbol de Sicília
Messina

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Biografia
Fabio Mauri è uno dei maestri dell'avanguardia italiana del secondo dopoguerra.
Vive tra Bologna e Milano fino al '57, poi si trasferisce a Roma. Nel 1942 fonda con Pasolini la rivista Il Setaccio. Ha insegnato per 20 anni Estetica della sperimentazione all'Accademia di Belle Arti dell'Aquila. È stato invitato alla Biennale di Venezia nel 1954, 1974, 1978, 1993, 2003, 2013, 2015 e nel 2012 a dOCUMENTA(13) a Kassel.

Figlio di Umberto (che fu direttore commerciale della Arnoldo Mondadori Editore) e di Maria Luisa Bompiani, sorella di Valentino, fratello di Silvana Mauri, si forma artisticamente a Roma, partecipando negli anni cinquanta alla cosiddetta avanguardia romana.

Profondo conoscitore del mondo dell'editoria, è stato presidente delle Messaggerie e della Garzanti.

Opera nelle file dell'avanguardia italiana dal 1954. I suoi primi monocromi e Schermi risalgono al 1957.

Artista eclettico si è interessato di teatro, cinema e letteratura. Nel 1967 ha fondato con Umberto Eco, Edoardo Sanguineti e Angelo Guglielmi, la rivista Quindici.

Fabio Mauri intesse la dimensione della performance allo spazio della storia. Resta indimenticabile l'utilizzo del corpo come schermo ne "Il Vangelo secondo Matteo" di/su Pier Paolo Pasolini, alla Galleria d'arte moderna di Bologna. In essa lo stesso Pasolini, seduto su una sedia con una camicia bianca, si fece proiettare sul torace il suo stesso film del 1964 Il Vangelo secondo Matteo.

Nel racconto epistolare Le piccole provinciali di M. de P., Mauri reinventa con intelligenza ed eleganza le Lettere provinciali di Blaise Pascal. La meditazione del protagonista, dei suoi corrispondenti e dei personaggi di volta in volta interpellati verterà intorno al tema della qualità dell'arte, in una inchiesta piena di schermaglie dialettiche e finezze di lingua e di pensiero. Iniziato negli anni cinquanta e più volte ripreso, il testo è stato pubblicato da Il Canneto editore di Genova nel 2011.
La prima personale di Mauri nel '55 alla Galleria Aureliana di Roma è presentata proprio dall'amico Pasolini.
Alla fine del '57 realizza i primi "Schermi", la sua versione del monocromo: la ricerca dell'azzeramento che impegna tutti gli artisti più avanzati in quel momento. Ma il monocromo di Mauri contiene già il discorso sul cinema. Lo schermo è la nuova vera "forma simbolica" del mondo e Mauri coglie questo fatto tempestivamente, immediatamente. La forma mentale dello schermo attraverserà tutta l'opera di Mauri.

Nel 1964 inizia a riflettere sulla specificità della cultura europea e la individua nell'ideologia.
Nel 1968 con Nanni Balestrini, Edoardo Sanguineti, Umberto Eco, Antonio Porta, Renato Barilli, Enrico Filippini, Alberto Arbasino, Furio Colombo, Giorgio Manganelli, Alfredo Giuliani, Corrado Costa, Giorgio Celli, Angelo Guglielmi, Elio Pagliarani, Mauri è tra i fondatori della rivista "Quindici".

Negli anni settanta Mauri lavora a installazioni, performance e libri di arte, incentrati sulle vicende sociali e politiche italiane.

Nascono qui le performance degli anni '70 Che cosa è il fascismo, Ebrea, Natura e Cultura.
La finzione è un ulteriore mezzo di complicità con gli spettatori nell'intento di ricreare una rete di sensazioni tra azione e pubblico. Dal quadro all'azione il passo risulta inevitabile. L'idea fuoriesce dai confini della tela, attraverso atti di un passato non ancora smaltito, e per sempre intollerabile.

Che cosa è il fascismo (1971, Edizioni Krachmalnicoff) viene presentata negli Stabilimenti Safa Palatino di Roma, in coincidenza con un momento di grave tensione politica, per approdare poi a Venezia (1974), a New York (1979), a Prato (1993). Nella performance di Klagenfurt (1997), Fabio Mauri coinvolge anche l'artista Gino Sabatini Odoardi, all'epoca suo assistente.

Nel 1978 è invitato nuovamente alla Biennale di Venezia con l'installazione I numeri malefici dove sarà anche nel 1993 dove realizza il Muro Occidentale o del Pianto e nel 2013 con la performance Ideologia e Natura del 1973. Nel 2015 sarà nuovamente alla Biennale invitato a rappresentare l'Italia nel padiglione Centrale.

Nel 1976 fonda, con Alberto Boatto, Maurizio Calvesi, Jannis Kounellis e Umberto Silva, la rivista d'arte e critica La Città di Riga.
Seguono i libri d'artista Linguaggio è guerra (1975, Marani Editore), e Manipolazione di cultura (1976, La Nuova Foglio).

Nel 1989 allestisce, per il Centro Multimediale Quarto di S. Giusta, L'Aquila, la performance Che cosa è la filosofia. Heidegger e la questione tedesca. Concerto da tavolo.

Al 1994, risale la sua prima retrospettiva alla Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (Roma), a cui ne seguirà una seconda nel 1997, alla Kunsthalle di Klagenfurt, una terza, nel 2003 a Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains, (Lille) e una quarta nel 2016, al MADRE Museo d'arte contemporanea donnaregina (Napoli).

Con l'imponente installazione Inverosimile nel 2007 partecipa a Milano alla grande mostra Not Afraid of the Dark di Emergenze.

Nel 2012 è presente a dOCUMENTA(13) a Kassel e al Palazzo Reale di Milano con la mostra Fabio Mauri. The End.

Nel 2013 l'installazione "Warum ein Gedanke einen Raum verpestet?/ Perché un pensiero intossica una stanza?"(1972) sarà riproposta al Palazzo delle Esposizioni in: Anni '70. Arte a Roma.

Nel 2014 la Fondazione Cima di New York ospita L'Espressionista (1982), performance tratta dalla Gran Serata Futurista 1909-1930 (1980), mentre la Fondazione Proa di Buenos Aires dedica al maestro la sua prima antologica in Sud America.

Nel 2015 la Galleria Hauser&Wirth, prima nella sede di New York poi in quella di Londra, gli dedica due mostre personali di grande successo, ripresentandolo a New York nel 2018, nella sua sede centrale.

Nel 2016 al Museo MADRE di Napoli è allestita una delle più grandi retrospettive dedicate all'artista.

Nel 2019 per la prima volta in assoluto in Danimarca, HEART presenta la mostra personale The End - Fabio Mauri.

La sua arte è presentata in Canada, USA, Austria, Spagna, Olanda, Germania, Polonia, Svizzera, Jugoslavia, Inghilterra. Espone a Vancouver, Toronto, Londra, Edimburgo, alla Kulturhaus di Potsdam.

Mauri ha pubblicato molti saggi su riviste e cataloghi d'arte. La sua intensa attività è raccolta nel suo ultimo lavoro editoriale Io sono un ariano, ed. Volume!/Roma, Lampi di Stampa/Milano.

Di Mauri si possono enumerare importanti temi, formalizzati come opere: lo Schermo, i Prototipi, le Proiezioni, la Fotografia come Pittura, l'Identità sostanziale delle Strutture Espressive, il rapporto indelebile tra Pensiero e Mondo e tra Pensiero in quanto Mondo. L'opera di Mauri, complessa come un saggio storico, diviene un'autobiografia, unitaria nello svolgimento e molteplice nell'attenzione al mondo contemporaneo: un'analisi convissuta tra destino individuale e storia.

Nel 2009, il Presidente della Repubblica, Giorgio Napolitano lo nomina grande ufficiale dell'Ordine al merito della Repubblica italiana, e il 20 maggio dello stesso anno, appresa la notizia della scomparsa di Fabio Mauri, Napolitano invia un messaggio di partecipazione al dolore della famiglia nel quale si sottolinea che:
La sua attività continua attraverso lo Studio Fabio Mauri Associazione per l'Arte L'Esperimento del Mondo.

Opere principali

Letteratura
 I 21 modi di non pubblicare un libro, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1990
 Sulle ginocchia di Pirandello, Ogni uomo è tutti gli uomini Edizioni, 2010
 Le piccole provinciali di M. de P., Genova, Il Canneto editore, 2011

Teatro
 Il benessere (con Franco Brusati), Milano, Bompiani, 1962
 Vivì, Milano, Curci, 1962 (dramma lirico in 4 atti e 6 quadri)
 L' isola: commedia in due tempi, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1966 (portata in teatro nel 1966 da Alberto Bonucci, Francesco Mulè, Rosemarie Dexter e Dany París)
 Lezione d'Inglese, 1977 (Teatro Stabile, Roma, con Grazia Antonimi, Tony Garrani, Fabrizio Jovine, regia di Fabio Mauri e Robert Kleyn)

Note

Bibliografia
 Fabio Mauri, 1959-1969, Roma, Studio d'Arte Toninelli, 1969
 Vitalità del negativo nell'arte italiana 1960 / 70, Centro Di, 1970
 Der Politische Ventilator, Achille Mauri, Krachmalnicoff, Milano, 1973
 Linguaggio è guerra, Marani, Roma, 1975
 Manipolazione di Cultura / Manipolation der Kultur, La Nuova Foglio, 1976
 Male e bellezza = Das Böse und das Schöne, Klagenfurt, 1997
 Roma anni '60. Al di là della pittura, 1990
 Inside out, Charta, 1993
 Fabio Mauri: opere e azioni, 1954-1994, Milano, Mondadori-Roma, Carte segrete, 1994
 Dal Futurismo al laser. La aventura italiana de la materia, Mazzotta, 2000
 L'Ecran Mental, Le Fresnoy, Lille, 2003
 Pasolini e noi: Relazioni tra arte e cinema, Silvana Editoriale, Milano, 2005
 Pop art 1956-1968, Silvana Editoriale, Milano, 2007
 Fabio Mauri: schermi, Milano, Galleria Milano, 2007
 Fabio Mauri. L'universo d'uso, Skira, 2008
 Scritti in mostra: l'avanguardia come zona, 1958-2008, Milano, Il saggiatore, 2008
 Io sono un ariano, Volume!, Roma / Lampi di Stampa, Milano, 2009
 Fabio Mauri. Una nudità bella e orribile. Dialogo con Gianfranco Pangrazio. alfabeta2 n.2, settembre 2010, pag 23
 Ricordando Fabio Mauri. Gillo Dorfles, alfabeta2 n.2, settembre 2010, pag 26
 Lo sguardo espanso. Cinema d'artista italiano 1912-2012, Silvana Editoriale, 2012
 Ideologia e Memoria, Bollati Boringhieri, 2012
 Fabio Mauri, Proa, Buenos Aires, 2014
 Oscuramento, Studio Fabio Mauri /Hauser&Wirth, 2015
 Fabio Mauri. Arte per legittima difesa, GAMeC Books, 2016

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

 Pagina facebook dell'artista, https://www.facebook.com/fabio.mauri.52/?fref=ts

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Q: Independent random variables implies independent $\sigma$-algebras Let $Y_1,...,Y_n,Y_{n+1}$ be independent random variables and $h_1,...,h_n$ measurable.
Question 1: How can I show that the $\sigma$-algebras $\sigma(Y_1,...,Y_n)$ and $\sigma(Y_{n+1})$ are independent?
Question 2: How can I show that $\sigma(h_1(Y_1,...,Y_n),...,h_n(Y_1,...,Y_n))$ and $Y_{n+1}$ are independent?
Is there anyway to prove the two problems?


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