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The analysis of workload data can indicate that a particular workload or group of workloads is monopolizing CPU resources. If these workloads are not violating resource constraints on CPU usage, you can modify the allocation policy for CPU time on the system. The fair share scheduling class described in this chapter enables you to allocate CPU time based on shares instead of the priority scheme of the timesharing (TS) scheduling class.
This chapter covers the following topics.
To begin using the fair share scheduler, see Chapter 9, Administering the Fair Share Scheduler (Tasks).
A fundamental job of the operating system is to arbitrate which processes get access to the system's resources. The process scheduler, which is also called the dispatcher, is the portion of the kernel that controls allocation of the CPU to processes. The scheduler supports the concept of scheduling classes. Each class defines a scheduling policy that is used to schedule processes within the class. The default scheduler in the Solaris Operating System, the TS scheduler, tries to give every process relatively equal access to the available CPUs. However, you might want to specify that certain processes be given more resources than others.
You can use the fair share scheduler (FSS) to control the allocation of available CPU resources among workloads, based on their importance. This importance is expressed by the number of shares of CPU resources that you assign to each workload.
You give each project CPU shares to control the project's entitlement to CPU resources. The FSS guarantees a fair dispersion of CPU resources among projects that is based on allocated shares, independent of the number of processes that are attached to a project. The FSS achieves fairness by reducing a project's entitlement for heavy CPU usage and increasing its entitlement for light usage, in accordance with other projects.
The FSS consists of a kernel scheduling class module and class-specific versions of the dispadmin(1M) and priocntl(1) commands. Project shares used by the FSS are specified through the project.cpu-shares property in the project(4) database.
If you are using the project.cpu-shares resource control on a system with zones installed, see Zone Configuration Data, Resource Controls Used in Non-Global Zones, and Using the Fair Share Scheduler on a Solaris System With Zones Installed.
The term "share" is used to define a portion of the system's CPU resources that is allocated to a project. If you assign a greater number of CPU shares to a project, relative to other projects, the project receives more CPU resources from the fair share scheduler.
CPU shares are not equivalent to percentages of CPU resources. Shares are used to define the relative importance of workloads in relation to other workloads. When you assign CPU shares to a project, your primary concern is not the number of shares the project has. Knowing how many shares the project has in comparison with other projects is more important. You must also take into account how many of those other projects will be competing with it for CPU resources.
Processes in projects with zero shares always run at the lowest system priority (0). These processes only run when projects with nonzero shares are not using CPU resources.
In the Solaris system, a project workload usually consists of more than one process. From the fair share scheduler perspective, each project workload can be in either an idle state or an active state. A project is considered idle if none of its processes are using any CPU resources. This usually means that such processes are either sleeping (waiting for I/O completion) or stopped. A project is considered active if at least one of its processes is using CPU resources. The sum of shares of all active projects is used in calculating the portion of CPU resources to be assigned to projects.
When more projects become active, each project's CPU allocation is reduced, but the proportion between the allocations of different projects does not change.
Share allocation is not the same as utilization. A project that is allocated 50 percent of the CPU resources might average only a 20 percent CPU use. Moreover, shares serve to limit CPU usage only when there is competition from other projects. Regardless of how low a project's allocation is, it always receives 100 percent of the processing power if it is running alone on the system. Available CPU cycles are never wasted. They are distributed between projects.
The allocation of a small share to a busy workload might slow its performance. However, the workload is not prevented from completing its work if the system is not overloaded.
Assume you have a system with two CPUs running two parallel CPU-bound workloads called A and B, respectively. Each workload is running as a separate project. The projects have been configured so that project A is assigned SA shares, and project B is assigned SB shares.
On average, under the traditional TS scheduler, each of the workloads that is running on the system would be given the same amount of CPU resources. Each workload would get 50 percent of the system's capacity.
When run under the control of the FSS scheduler with SA=SB, these projects are also given approximately the same amounts of CPU resources. However, if the projects are given different numbers of shares, their CPU resource allocations are different.
The next three examples illustrate how shares work in different configurations. These examples show that shares are only mathematically accurate for representing the usage if demand meets or exceeds available resources.
If A and B each have two CPU-bound processes, and SA = 1 and SB = 3, then the total number of shares is 1 + 3 = 4. In this configuration, given sufficient CPU demand, projects A and B are allocated 25 percent and 75 percent of CPU resources, respectively.
If A and B have only one CPU-bound process each, and SA = 1 and SB = 100, then the total number of shares is 101. Each project cannot use more than one CPU because each project has only one running process. Because no competition exists between projects for CPU resources in this configuration, projects A and B are each allocated 50 percent of all CPU resources. In this configuration, CPU share values are irrelevant. The projects' allocations would be the same (50/50), even if both projects were assigned zero shares.
If A and B have two CPU-bound processes each, and project A is given 1 share and project B is given 0 shares, then project B is not allocated any CPU resources and project A is allocated all CPU resources. Processes in B always run at system priority 0, so they will never be able to run because processes in project A always have higher priorities.
Projects are the workload containers in the FSS scheduler. Groups of users who are assigned to a project are treated as single controllable blocks. Note that you can create a project with its own number of shares for an individual user.
Users can be members of multiple projects that have different numbers of shares assigned. By moving processes from one project to another project, processes can be assigned CPU resources in varying amounts.
For more information on the project(4) database and name services, see project Database.
The configuration of CPU shares is managed by the name service as a property of the project database.
When the first task (or process) that is associated with a project is created through the setproject(3PROJECT) library function, the number of CPU shares defined as resource control project.cpu-shares in the project database is passed to the kernel. A project that does not have the project.cpu-shares resource control defined is assigned one share.
In the following example, this entry in the /etc/project file sets the number of shares for project x-files to 5:
If you alter the number of CPU shares allocated to a project in the database when processes are already running, the number of shares for that project will not be modified at that point. The project must be restarted for the change to become effective.
If you want to temporarily change the number of shares assigned to a project without altering the project's attributes in the project database, use the prctl command. For example, to change the value of project x-files's project.cpu-shares resource control to 3 while processes associated with that project are running, type the following:
# prctl -r -n project.cpu-shares -v 3 -i project x-files
See the prctl(1) man page for more information.
Replaces the current value for the named resource control.
Specifies the name of the resource control.
Specifies the value for the resource control.
Specifies the ID type of the next argument.
Specifies the object of the change. In this instance, project x-files is the object.
Project system with project ID 0 includes all system daemons that are started by the boot-time initialization scripts. system can be viewed as a project with an unlimited number of shares. This means that system is always scheduled first, regardless of how many shares have been given to other projects. If you do not want the system project to have unlimited shares, you can specify a number of shares for this project in the project database.
As stated previously, processes that belong to projects with zero shares are always given zero system priority. Projects with one or more shares are running with priorities one and higher. Thus, projects with zero shares are only scheduled when CPU resources are available that are not requested by a nonzero share project.
The maximum number of shares that can be assigned to one project is 65535.
The FSS can be used in conjunction with processor sets to provide more fine-grained controls over allocations of CPU resources among projects that run on each processor set than would be available with processor sets alone. The FSS scheduler treats processor sets as entirely independent partitions, with each processor set controlled independently with respect to CPU allocations.
The CPU allocations of projects running in one processor set are not affected by the CPU shares or activity of projects running in another processor set because the projects are not competing for the same resources. Projects only compete with each other if they are running within the same processor set.
The number of shares allocated to a project is system wide. Regardless of which processor set it is running on, each portion of a project is given the same amount of shares.
When processor sets are used, project CPU allocations are calculated for active projects that run within each processor set.
Project partitions that run on different processor sets might have different CPU allocations. The CPU allocation for each project partition in a processor set depends only on the allocations of other projects that run on the same processor set.
The performance and availability of applications that run within the boundaries of their processor sets are not affected by the introduction of new processor sets. The applications are also not affected by changes that are made to the share allocations of projects that run on other processor sets.
Empty processor sets (sets without processors in them) or processor sets without processes bound to them do not have any impact on the FSS scheduler behavior.
Assume that a server with eight CPUs is running several CPU-bound applications in projects A, B, and C. Project A is allocated one share, project B is allocated two shares, and project C is allocated three shares.
Project A is running only on processor set 1. Project B is running on processor sets 1 and 2. Project C is running on processor sets 1, 2, and 3. Assume that each project has enough processes to utilize all available CPU power. Thus, there is always competition for CPU resources on each processor set.
The total system-wide project CPU allocations on such a system are shown in the following table.
Project A
4% = (1/6 X 2/8)pset1
Project B
28% = (2/6 X 2/8)pset1+ (2/5 * 4/8)pset2
Project C
67% = (3/6 X 2/8)pset1+ (3/5 X 4/8)pset2+ (3/3 X 2/8)pset3
These percentages do not match the corresponding amounts of CPU shares that are given to projects. However, within each processor set, the per-project CPU allocation ratios are proportional to their respective shares.
On the same system without processor sets, the distribution of CPU resources would be different, as shown in the following table.
Project A
16.66% = (1/6)
Project B
33.33% = (2/6)
Project C
50% = (3/6)
By default, the FSS scheduling class uses the same range of priorities (0 to 59) as the timesharing (TS), interactive (IA), and fixed priority (FX) scheduling classes. Therefore, you should avoid having processes from these scheduling classes share the same processor set. A mix of processes in the FSS, TS, IA, and FX classes could result in unexpected scheduling behavior.
With the use of processor sets, you can mix TS, IA, and FX with FSS in one system. However, all the processes that run on each processor set must be in one scheduling class, so they do not compete for the same CPUs. The FX scheduler in particular should not be used in conjunction with the FSS scheduling class unless processor sets are used. This action prevents applications in the FX class from using priorities high enough to starve applications in the FSS class.
You can mix processes in the TS and IA classes in the same processor set, or on the same system without processor sets.
The Solaris system also offers a real-time (RT) scheduler to users with superuser privileges. By default, the RT scheduling class uses system priorities in a different range (usually from 100 to 159) than FSS. Because RT and FSS are using disjoint, or non-overlapping, ranges of priorities, FSS can coexist with the RT scheduling class within the same processor set. However, the FSS scheduling class does not have any control over processes that run in the RT class.
For example, on a four-processor system, a single-threaded RT process can consume one entire processor if the process is CPU bound. If the system also runs FSS, regular user processes compete for the three remaining CPUs that are not being used by the RT process. Note that the RT process might not use the CPU continuously. When the RT process is idle, FSS utilizes all four processors.
You can type the following command to find out which scheduling classes the processor sets are running in and ensure that each processor set is configured to run either TS, IA, FX, or FSS processes.
$ ps -ef -o pset,class | grep -v CLS | sort | uniq 1 FSS 1 SYS 2 TS 2 RT 3 FX
To set the default scheduling class for the system, see How to Make FSS the Default Scheduler Class, Scheduling Class in a Zone, and dispadmin(1M). To move running processes into a different scheduling class, see Configuring the FSS and priocntl(1).
Non-global zones use the default scheduling class for the system. If the system is updated with a new default scheduling class setting, non-global zones obtain the new setting when booted or rebooted.
The preferred way to use FSS in this case is to set FSS to be the system default scheduling class with the dispadmin command. All zones then benefit from getting a fair share of the system CPU resources. See Scheduling Class in a Zone for more information on scheduling class when zones are in use.
For information about moving running processes into a different scheduling class without changing the default scheduling class and rebooting, see Table 27–5 and the priocntl(1) man page.
The commands that are shown in the following table provide the primary administrative interface to the fair share scheduler.
Command Reference
Displays or sets scheduling parameters of specified processes, moves running processes into a different scheduling class.
Lists information about running processes, identifies in which scheduling classes processor sets are running.
Sets the default scheduler for the system. Also used to examine and tune the FSS scheduler's time quantum value.
Describes the fair share scheduler (FSS).


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Rampages, also known as Kill Frenzy in Grand Theft Auto 1 and Grand Theft Auto 2, are a type of side-mission where the player has to do certain tasks in under 120 seconds (2 minutes). This type of side-mission is required for 100% completion (except GTA San Andreas) and has been featured in nearly all GTA games prior to Grand Theft Auto IV (except the PC version of GTA San Andreas, since its rampages are 2-player based, and the PC version doesn't support it). Rampages were omitted from Grand Theft Auto IV but reappear in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Grand Theft Auto V.
Most of the tasks have the player kill a certain amount of gang members, run over pedestrians, perform drive-by shootings on gang members/vehicles or destroy a certain amount of vehicles. Suitable weapons are given for each rampage. In GTA San Andreas the rampages are sometimes 2-player vehicle based. The first player drives the vehicle, while the second one shoots at the other vehicles.
In GTA 2, Kill Frenzies come in two forms: as green skull icons, where the player must kill a certain number of people or destroy a certain number of vehicles in a time limit with a given weapon, or as parked vehicles, where, upon entry, the player must run down a number of people or destroy a number of cars with vehicle weapons. Completing a Kill Frenzy grants the player an extra life.
In GTA III, if the player fails a rampage on the first attempt, a second location for the very same rampage is present. If the second location is failed then the rampage returns to its original place.
The Rampages can be only completed once in GTA III, GTA Vice City, GTA Advance and GTA Liberty City Stories or can be completed multiple times in GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City Stories. In GTA Vice City Stories, once the player passes the rampage for the first time, the white skull on the icon shows up as blue and this enables the player to play the rampages again any time they please. There is also a special option on the map which marks all completed rampages.
The first rampage completed earns the player $500 ($5000 in GTA III) and increase by $500 ($5000 in GTA III) for each one completed. In GTA Liberty City Stories, completing all rampages rewards the player with an M-60, which spawns at each of the safehouses. In the other games, only money is given for completing all rampages, as well as contributing towards 100% completion.
There are 20 rampages in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories, whereas GTA Vice City and the PlayStation 2 version of GTA Vice City Stories feature 35 rampages. The PSP version of GTA Vice City Stories has 30 rampages. The console versions of GTA San Andreas contains 5 two-player rampages.
In GTA Chinatown Wars, there are 30 rampages, which involve killing gang members with a given weapon. Unlike previous games, the player is given henchmen to help kill enemies in some of the rampages, otherwise the rampage is done alone. Score multipliers are given for consecutive kills. Instead of there being a number of people you have to kill, the rampages work on a score basis, destroying gang vehicles also gain points, though it is less, awarding the player a bronze, silver or gold medal. Bronze medals must be won on all rampages to obtain 100% completion. Once a rampage is passed, the rampage will still be shown on same location, but instead of the icon being just a white skull, bronze, silver or gold (depending on your achievement) outlines the skull. On top of the 30 rampages, there are also five Riding Shotgun missions, which fall under the same in-game category.
The reason why the GTA San Andreas rampages are not required for 100% completion is that they are only accessible in a two-player game, which would render the 100% completion impossible for single players were the condition to be applied.
A penalty for failing a rampage in Liberty City Stories, Vice City and Vice City Stories is that any Wanted Level gained during the rampage remains in force, with Toni, Victor or Tommy are left to their own devices for dealing with it. Any enemies attacking the player during the rampage will also continue to be a threat, whether the player has passed the rampage or not.
Rampages return in Grand Theft Auto V, but in the form of a recurring theme, and are only accessible by Trevor. He will approach a group and begin talking to them, only to have them insult and mock his Canadian accent or call him a "motherfucker", causing him to fly into a rage and begin massacring them. There are five in total, spread out across the map. In these, Trevor fights rednecks, Vagos, Ballas, hipsters, and the Military. During his Rampages, Trevor gains a modified version of his special ability, in the form of increased defense and infinite ammo of his chosen weapon, which lasts until the rampage ends. His special ability can still be triggered for an added invincibility boost.
- The censored versions of GTA III and GTA Vice City don't have any rampages.
- There is a glitch on GTA Vice City where if a weapon you carry is used during a Rampage, you will lose that weapon straight after.
- In the censored version of GTA Liberty City Stories, the game has 13 rampages, 7 were removed from the original version because their goal was to kill innocent pedestrians (the PS2 version retains all original rampages).
- In Grand Theft Auto 1 Kill Frenzies don't have an individual icon, instead they are hidden in crates like every other normal weapon and are displayed as a normal weapon once the crate is broken. For example, a Kill Frenzy using a machine gun will look like a machine gun, so unless you know which crates are Kill Frenzies and which ones are not, you may end up picking up a Kill Frenzy instead of a weapon.

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Recommended Reading List
Entering students may find the following books useful in preparing for their course work prior to entering Berklee. These recommended method books and materials are intended to be used as guides. It is not Berklee's intention that students purchase any of these books before their attendance at the college.
Contact the Berklee College of Music bookstore by telephone at (617) 747-2402; by fax at (617) 267-0765; or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com for information about ordering any of these titles.
In addition to the reading list, we have provided a list of theory topics for review, which supplement additional information about preparing for the Berklee curriculum found throughout this section.
Recommended Books for Music Study
Writing Skills and Arranging
- Music Notation by Mark McGrain
- Berklee Arranging 1 and 2 Workbooks by Bob Doezema
Ear Training
- Berklee Ear Training 1-2 Workbooks by Scott McCormick & Rick Peckham
- Berklee Ear Training 3 Workbook by Greg Badolato, Steve Prosser, and Scott MCormick
- Berklee Ear Training 4 Workbook by Larry Monroe
- Jazz Ear Training by Jamey Aebersold
- Training the Ear by Armen Donelian
- Contemporary Ear Training by Mark Harrison
- Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer
- Intervallic Ear Training for Musicians by Steve Prosser
- 1st Steps to Ear Training by William Curtis
Contemporary Theory and Harmony
- Summer Performance Program Theory Handbook, by Bob Doezema
- Practical Theory Complete by Sandy Feldstein
- How to Master Music by William Fowler
- Basic Materials in Music Theory by Paul Harder
- Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine
- Berklee Music Application and Theory Workbook by Joe Mulholland and Tom Hojnacki
- Berklee Harmony 2, 3 Workbooks by Barrie Nettles
- Berklee Harmony 4 Workbook by Steve Rochinski
- Study Supplemental for Music Application and Theory by the Harmony Department
- Study Supplement for Harmony 2 by Barbara London
- Study Supplement for Harmony 3 and 4 by Barbara London
Traditional Theory and Counterpoint
- Tonal Harmony by Stefan Kostka
- Harmony by Walter Piston
- Scales, Intervals, Keys, Triads ... by John and Joyce Clough
- Basic Harmonic Progressions by John and Joyce Clough
- Tonal Counterpoint Workbook by Rick Applin
- Sensible Counterpoint by David Fuentes
Theory Topics for Review
Prepare to demonstrate the following topics in every key, verbally, written on manuscript paper (in both clefs), and on your instrument.
- Major Scales
- Key Signatures
- Intervals and their inversions
- perfect,
- major,
- minor,
- augmented,
- diminished,
- double augmented,
- double diminished,
- Triads
- major,
- minor,
- augmented,
- diminished,
For intermediate-level study, all of the above, plus the following:
- Seventh Chords and their inversions
- major 7,
- minor 7,
- minor 7 (b5),
- dominant 7,
- dominant 7 (sus 4),
- dominant 7 (b5),
- major 6,
- minor 6,
- augmented 7,
- diminished 7,
- minor major 7,
- Minor Scales
- natural minor,
- harmonic minor,
- melodic minor,
- Modes
- Ionian
- Dorian
- Phrygian
- Lydian
- Mixolydian
- Aeolian
- Locrian
We also recommend that you use a piano or keyboard to help you understand these concepts.


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Quite possibly the world's perfect food
Over the past century, bananas have become a staple in every kitchen around the world—and for good reason! Our favorite yellow fruit is not just delicious, it's also highly nutritious. But when we're cooking up one for a filling start to the day or grabbing a tasty treat on the go, we don't normally stop to think about all the benefits our trusty bananas are giving to us. From supporting our immune systems and helping protect our hearts to providing energy and vitamins, here are five reasons—other than pure deliciousness, of course—that bananas might?deserve the title of Quite Possibly World's Most Perfect Food.?
Bananas are fat and?cholesterol-free
Where bananas are concerned, fat and cholesterol don't come into play. This is a fruit that is naturally cholesterol and fat-free, making it a healthy option for just about everyone.?
They are loaded with potassium
The benefits of potassium are almost endless. This one mineral can help lower blood pressure, protect the heart, and decrease the risk of heart disease. It also helps support the nervous system and improve muscle function. Want to recover faster from a tough workout? You guessed it—potassium can help you do that, too. You might be wondering, where can you get this miracle mineral from? One medium-sized banana packs a whopping 400 milligrams of it—or nearly 10 percent of the recommended daily value.?
And a great source of vitamins
Ever since we were little, our parents have stressed one thing when it comes to our health: don't forget to take your vitamins! Swallowing pills may be a real…pill…but there's an easier way to get a nourishing dose of some of the most important vitamins and minerals. Eat a banana and, voila, that's 35 percent of your recommended daily B-6, a vitamin important for cell growth. This fresh fruit also provides a healthy dose of manganese, which supports bones and metabolism, plus a smattering of magnesium, Vitamin A, iron, copper, and more essential vitamins and minerals that keep our bodies in tip-top shape. ?
And offer great natural protection
Vitamin C is nature's all-rounder and helps you maintain your?immune system's ability. With 10 milligrams of this powerful vitamin per banana, this fruit is a hero in strengthening your body's defenses.?
They provide long-lasting energy
Especially when treating our body with a sports sessions,?we'll take every boost of energy we can get. In addition to being power-packed with vitamins, bananas also contain simple carbohydrates, which are a great source for a quick burst of energy. Whether you need a snack in the afternoon or fuel for your workout, bananas have you covered.
So, add a little bright yellow joy to your daily routine and we can't promise your body won't go bananas!?


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Reducing Maintenance with the ADVIA Centaur XPT Immunoassay System
Laboratory Dr. Quade and Colleagues GmbH
Working with Siemens Healthineers, Laboratory Dr. Quade and Colleagues GmbH decreased maintenance time for greater laboratory efficiency.
Laboratory Dr. Quade and Colleagues GmbH
A private laboratory that performs approximately 40,000 tests per day.
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"The laboratory can now operate the system an additional 40 hours annually because of the reduction in maintenance time. It was easy and smooth to integrate the ADVIA Centaur XPT system into our established routine workflow and IT infrastructure." Nicole Beisecker, Lab Technician
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- The laboratory gained 40 additional hours of system operation annually by reducing maintenance activities.
- 10 hours of hands-on time were eliminated because calibrations are automatically performed and new applications are automatically loaded into the system with the 2-D bar-code scanner.
- All results were within the RiliBÄK-specified ranges, and all intra- and inter-assay precision results met RiliBÄK and Westgard rules and internal requirements.
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Vote outcome for the UNHRC resolution to investigate war crimes | UNHRC
In the past week a Palestinian delegation has set out to hold Israel accountable for committing war crimes during 'Operation Protective Edge'. Two significant diplomatic efforts have been made.
On the 22nd of July, a resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ordered a fact-finding mission to investigate possible war crimes committed by Israel specifically regarding Operation Protective Edge. The resolution was accepted during a special meeting called for by a number of Arab states and the Palestinian Authority, which has been recognized as a non-member observer state of the United Nations since 2012. The resolution called for a Commission of Inquiry to look into "purported violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East-Jerusalem."
The resolution was followed by a complaint filed at the International Criminal Court by Gilles Devers, a lawyer based in Paris on behalf of Palestinian Justice Minister Saleem al-Saqqa and Gaza Public Prosecutor Ismail Jabr. The complaint regards "war crimes committed by the Israeli army in June and July 2014 in Palestine," specifically in relation to Operation Protective Edge.
The UNHRC Special Meeting
Before the Council voted on the resolution, the Chair of the UNHRC Navi Pillay stated that there were "a few examples where there seems to be a strong possibility that international humanitarian law has been violated, in a manner that could amount to war crimes." She specifically pointed to the incident in which four children were killed while playing on the beach, noting the "disregard for (…) the right to life was shockingly evident."
Israeli Representative to the UNHRC Eviatar Manor denounced the meeting and the resolution, stating the Israeli military "makes great efforts" to minimize civilian casualties and instead blamed Hamas of war crimes. He also called the meeting "counterproductive" to the ceasefire efforts.
The Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riad Malki, talked about the deprivation of the right to live and the right to freedom of movement of Palestinians throughout the occupied Palestinian territories. He warned the faith of the Palestinian people in the international system is at stake, arguing that the impunity enjoyed by Israel jeopardized its credibility.
29 states voted in favor of the investigation, 17 abstained and one vote against. Among the abstaining states were all eight European Union (EU) members of the UNHCR. In an explanation of their vote, the EU criticized the resolution of being "unbalanced (and) inaccurate." The statement emphasized a need to include violations committed by Hamas and other militant groups.
Only the United States voted against the formation of a Commission of Inquiry.
Previous Fact-Finding Missions on Gaza
In 2009 the Goldstone Report was presented to the UNHRC after a fact-finding mission investigated alleged war-crimes during Operation Cast Lead. The 574-page report found both Hamas and Israel committed war crimes. The Israeli government refused to cooperate with the process, making it impossible to conduct research in Israel.
Neither Israel nor Hamas has prosecuted persons that designed and oversaw the operation. The Israeli government has conducted over 400 investigations, of which 52 led to criminal investigations. By 2011, two years after the report, only two investigations had led to prosecutions: one person was convicted to seven months in prison for stealing a credit card and two persons were convicted to a suspended sentence of three months for using a Palestinian child as a human shield.
Amnesty International Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa Ann Harrison stated "Israel's military investigations into Operation 'Cast Lead' (…) did not meet international standards: they lacked independence, impartiality, transparency, appropriate expertise and sufficient investigatory powers."
A UNHRC fact finding mission on the legality of Israeli settlements in the West Bank resulted in 2012 in a recommendation to cease all settlement activities "without preconditions" and to "initiate a process of withdrawal of all settlers" from the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The Israeli government decided not to cooperate with the fact-finding mission. Settler activity had grown by almost seventy per cent in the first half of 2013, directly following the Mission, according to Israeli NGO Peace Now.
The International Criminal Court in The Hague
According to Van Esveld, the only way to "international justice with teeth" is for the Palestinian leadership to join the ICC. This would mean that the PA has to ratify the Rome Statute, which they have not done. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has stated several instances that he intends to do so.
Diana Buttu, a Palestinian Human Rights lawyer and former peace negotiator for the PA, says there is "great deal of fear" for ratifying the document. Pressure from both Israel and the USA is mounting. The latter are claiming that ratification would harm further peace negotiations. Joining the ICC would also mean that Palestinian armed groups are up for investigation, most importantly Hamas.
The complaint filed by Devers on Friday will not be accepted before the ICC has ruled whether it has jurisdiction within the PA or not. The observer-status to the UN may be enough to sign up for the ICC, but the process of admission has not been completed. Mattia Toaldo, policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, therefore says he would be "surprised" if the ICC accepts the complaint, calling it "more of a symbolic thing".
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Jeff, I'm mulling over trying to introduce some additional games to the queue of my LGS because their offerings are pretty anemic, but I've only GMed for friends and curious people before. Is there any one piece of advice you have on how this might be a whole different animal, or not, other than "you can't choose who shows up to play so hunker down"?The biggest thing you can do for yourself is to make nice with the store owner and/or manager. Get a date set with them a couple weeks beforehand and ask them to help recruit. Briefly explain the kind of game you have in mind and ask them to steer good folks your way while discouraging the turkeys. I lucked out in that the guys at my store figured this out for me and took it upon themselves to make sure my games got off the ground, but you may not have that luxury. Don't hesitate to follow up with them a week out and a couple days before the game date, just to remind them that you could really use their help. Hopefully they are smart enough to realize that any regular gaming at their store will help them out.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a magic item that would keep us from breaking our New Year's resolutions? What a different place this world would be. . . . Come to think of it, C. C. Stoll did mention to us that some of the powers of Arrakhar's Wand have yet to be discovered; maybe that's one of them...Arrakhar's Wand is the name of the fantasy boardgame included in the issue, which we will come to in due course. Right now I'm more interested in this idea that maybe in the campaign world there's one day a year, called simply Oath Day perhaps, when all oaths sworn and promises made become magically binding. Basically it would be like casting geas or quest upon yourself. You'd need only one or two well-placed Oaths to make the campaign world tricky indeed. For example, the Elf King can't help the lands of humanity against Circe Doombringer because he made a peace treaty with her on Oath Day many years ago. Maybe the PCs figure out they need to lure one of her orc armies into the Elf Realm so that she's the one who breaks the oath.


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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Number 710
Bed of Murder!
War Against Crime! #11 was the last issue of that title. With the next issue it became Vault of Horror. This last issue of WAC featured the second story hosted by the Vault Keeper, and EC's first horror cover. Those must've been heady days at EC when they saw their circulation jump as they moved into horror.
I could've shown you the Vault Keeper's story from this 1949 last issue of WAC, "The Mummy's Curse," but I'm contrary and want to show you story number two from that issue because I have the original art scans I purloined some years ago from Heritage Auctions, and because of the confusion over the artist of "Bed of Murder." When I showed some panels from this artwork in Pappy's #351 I identified it as being by Harry Harrison, because that was the credit I'd seen elsewhere. In Russ Cochran's reprint of WAC #11 the credit for the artwork is given to John Alton.
John...who? To paraphrase sportscaster Dick Vitale, "Let's go to the internet!" I found that John Alton was a Canadian artist who had worked for Bell Syndicate in Canada, and had done some jobs in the States after the Canadian comic industry crashed. Credits for Alton are scarce over the years, and after a time they disappear. I find Alton's style very clean, no white-out and no patches. There's nothing exceptionally dynamic about his artwork but Alton was obviously a professional and his style seems perfect for the late '40s crime comics.
Tomorrow is a non-EC posting, then I'll come back on Friday with a couple of EC love tales.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Number 709
What Lee Ames did was a crime!
Lee J. Ames is a famous and popular artist who, among many other things, illustrates books and does the Draw 50... series of art instruction books. At one time Ames was doing comic book work, but I haven't found much information on that phase of his career. Oh well...based on his fancy signature on the artwork for this story he seemed to have been pleased with what he had done.
(UPDATE: Ames died in 2011.)
This 12-page version of the life of Machine Gun Kelly (misspelled "Kelley" in the splash, tsk tsk), is found in War Against Crime #1, 1948, and I'm presenting it as part of a series this week on EC Pre-Trend comics. The scans are from the Russ Cochran reprint from 2000. War Against Crime! and its partner in crime, Crime Patrol, were just two of many crime comics titles from several publishers in the late 1940s. These two fair-to-middling-selling comics became more famous — or infamous — for introducing the features, The Vault of Horror and The Crypt of Terror, just before these two crime titles morphed into the horror titles.
I posted another version of the Machine Gun Kelly story in Pappy's #11.
Next: Better than the dial-a-number bed, dig that crazy murder bed!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Number 708
Moon Girl
More from EC Comic's Pre-Trend:
Moon Girl, similar to Wonder Woman, made her debut in Happy Houlihans, had her own book under a couple of different titles, and ended up as a casualty of the trend toward love comics. Moon Girl and the Prince begat Moon Girl, which begat Moon Girl Fights Crime, which then begat A Moon, A Girl, Romance.
Sheldon Moldoff, who drew Moon Girl, was an important part of early EC history. He worked for EC publisher Max Gaines' earlier All-American Comics line doing Hawkman in Flash Comics, and he drew up plans for an EC horror comic, even producing some stories for a proposed book that went into the Pre-Trend crime comics instead--and without Moldoff--launched the EC New Trend horror comics. See the story of Moldoff's Tales of the Supernatural in the book Tales of Terror! by Grant Geissman.
Moon Girl, for all her charms and the moonstone that gave her super powers, just couldn't carry a comic book title on her own, and during a period of transition was dropped. The Moon Girl stories were written by Gardner Fox, who was also with the Max Gaines Gang on Hawkman and several other features.
From Moon Girl #3, Spring 1948:
Tomorrow: What Lee Ames did was a crime!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Number 707
Before Graham Ingels became famous for his horror stories he saddled up at EC Comics for some Western action. He drew Gunfighter stories for the eponymous comic book. Ingels had worked at Fiction House before he landed at EC, doing comic book work and also pulp illustration.
No one can hold a dripping candle to the inspired artwork of Ingels in his Old Witch days at EC. Ingels' work on Gunfighter isn't classic like his horror, but it's still much better than most of his artist contemporaries. This story is the lead from Gunfighter #10, 1949.
We're doing some EC pre-Trend postings this week. Next, Moon Girl by Shelly Moldoff.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Number 706
Looks fishy to me
The radio show, Land Of the Lost, created, written and narrated by Isabel Manning Hewson, was on the air from 1943 to 1948. A book based on the show, illustrated by Olive Bailey, was published by Whittlesey House in 1945. Max Gaines licensed the show for Educational Comics in 1946, and hired Ms. Hewson as writer and Ms. Bailey as artist. This may be the only time I can think of during the 1940s that a female writer-artist team had a series.* The comic book went nine issues.
This is the first story from issue #1. As you can see, Bailey had a style which calls to mind an earlier era of storybooks and illustrated children's literature. Hewson's story is whimsical...the Land Of the Lost is the place where all of the lost artifacts of our daily lives go, into the ocean to be kept in storage in Davy Jones locker.
The fish character, Red Lantern, must've made Gaines smile, since it was his All-American Comics line, published by DC Comics, that introduced the popular superhero, Green Lantern.
Land Of the Lost was published until 1948 and then dropped. Max Gaines died in 1947. It's unknown to me whether the comic was canceled because of sales or because Max Gaines' son, Bill, was taking EC in another direction.
*There was Toni Blum, who wrote for the Iger comic book shop. Some of her stories were undoubtedly illustrated by one or more of the female artists in Fiction House comic books. Unlike the Iger shop, the Land Of the Lost connection between writer and artist was touted in the comic books themselves, as you can see by the inside front cover of issue #1.
The next few postings will feature early EC, before the notorious New Trend comics EC is famous for.
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If G is a group, its abelianization is the abelian group A and the map G → A such that any map G → B with B abelian factors through A. Abelianization is a functor, and in general a very lossy operation. The map G → A is always a surjection/quotient, because we can construct A by dividing G by the minimal normal subgroup that contains all conjugations ghg-1h-1 for g,h∈G.
If V is a finite-dimensional (super)vector space over a field K, then the abelianization of GL(V) is isomorphic to the multiplicative group K* of non-zero numbers in K. Indeed, the determinant exhibits the desired isomorphism.
Here are two questions I'm curious about:
- What can be said about the abelianizations of other (finite-dimensional) Lie groups?
- If V is an infinite-dimensional vector space, what can be said about the abelianization of GL(V)? Most infinite-dimensional vector spaces have some analytic structure, e.g. topological vector spaces, and so it's reasonable to ask that the operators in GL(V) should preserve that structure; you are welcome to take your favorite type of infinite-dimensional vector space and your favorite type of GL(V), if you want.


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Byzantine Askemos Language Layer.
Ball is the first implementation of the Askemos Distributed
Virtual Machine. It provides an autonomous virtual execution
environment for applications, which are executed like contracts
: Running processes proceed only in multilateral consensus
(byzantine agreement of replicas) among a quorums of equal peers.
Processes are persistent; they can communicate by passing
messages to each other. Human users appear therein as processes
which emit arbitrary messages at the persons discretion.
This white paper used to be the best one about the design.
While it's old already, it's still recommended as first reading.
see blog entry 2015-11-04
There is an ongoing self test of the development network (which
serves the askemos.org website an others).
See here for old notes on people, history and details.
Lacking the resources to deal with SPAM, there are only two options by now:
Leave your message here. (Up to 160 characters, don't forget to include
your email.)
If you are redirected to my personal page, the message arrived. (At most
peers that is.)
Use the askemos mailing list from sourceforge.net. This list is as well as the sourceforge repository factually abandoned since many years. I'm still subscribed, though there is zero traffic.
The choice of consensus over a Merkle tree is the main difference to
recently upcoming alternative approaches based on the concept of a
proof-of-work a.k.a. blockchain. First consensus proofs the same
relevant property, the "correct state", to all relevant parties (the
assigned notaries). However it avoids the overhead and delay due to the
proof-of-work beeing just that: a lot of work to win in the lottery of minting
new coins.
Second: per definition a contract is an agreement, why not model it as such
instead of a lottery?
Furthermore some agent state may be private. Those agents are easily
confined to the notaries owned by the contractors. However it is no good idea
to store even encrypted state in a public, widely distributed blockchain.
There is a Demo Wallet in the works to show BALL
implementing a payment system based on contracts.
The old one has been retired.
The bugtracker is now better configured. But noticed: it can not yet display ongoing issues. Thus it fits well for personal and soho use, but here this is a serious limitation.
The new site now under construction using hoist, which is an
experimental application, but at least it runs reliably atop of
BALL in our setting (nine peers, most of them are small, ARM
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I considered the double throw relay as a possible solution to knowing the state of a latching relay until I saw the cost. When you spend as much on a relay as the rest of the circuitry, it gets a little silly. That's why I've been researching how to sense that current is flowing in combination with voltage being available.What I want to do is power the electronics of a switch with the power that's available in the switch box (no batteries or separate power supply) This means that I have to have a tiny power supply that takes mains voltage (110 for me) and gives me 5V to run the circuitry. On a multi-switch setup, where there are both SPDT and DPDT switches in the chain, finding power and knowing the state of the latching relay can become quite a task without rewiring the switches.
@TorremolinosThanks for the reply. I did go through your project, but couldn't really find anything related to controlling and monitoring the current status of the light in existing 2-way switch circuits. Please provide me a link or additional info, if I did miss on something.


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Mother-of-pearl is produced organically inside sea shells. It consists of a blend of minerals secreted by oysters and other marine creatures with shells to protect their bodies from parasites and foreign objects. Although iridescent white mother-of-pearl is the most well-known color, grey mother-of-pearl is more mysterious, reflecting the light in a rainbow prism of ever-changing colors.
Van Cleef & Arpels mainly selects white mother-of-pearl from Australia and grey mother-of-pearl from French Polynesia, whose color, uniformity in appearance, and finish are of the very highest quality. A single shell is used for each timepiece dial. For the Alhambra collection, Van Cleef & Arpels attempts to obtain the most even color with the least amount of iridescence possible.
Symbolically, mother-of-pearl represents maternal, feminine, and protective virtues. It is said to provide security and well-being to those who wear it. It is also the stone for the 42nd wedding anniversary.
Maintaining your mother-of-pearl:
Van Cleef & Arpels recommends cleaning it gently with either a soft dry cloth or clear water. Let the jewelry dry completely before storing. Like pearls, mother-of-pearl fears perfume and body lotion, which can alter its iridescent matter. Therefore, always wait 10 minutes between the application of perfume/body lotion and wearing the jewel. Your mother-of-pearl jewelry will be safer when stored in a soft cotton bag.


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GENEVA - Police say a man has shot and killed three people and wounded another two in a Swiss village. Police arrested the man, after shooting and wounding him.
Officers in the southern canton (state) of Valais said they were alerted to the shooting in the village of Daillon late Wednesday evening.
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D-backs fall to Dodgers on sloppy night
Kennedy allows six runs during poor defensive showing
PHOENIX -- The D-backs are still in first place, but they won't be for long unless they start playing better.
And soon.
For the second night in a row, the Dodgers dominated the D-backs, beating the home team by an identical 6-1 mark on Tuesday.
"Brutal," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said in summing up the offensive output.
The D-backs came into the series with the Dodgers having won five straight and fresh off a three-game sweep of the Rockies, but they have been mauled by the Dodgers, who have now won 14 of their last 17 games.
Arizona held a 9 1/2-game lead before the Dodgers got hot, but that lead is down to just 2 1/2 with one game left in this series.
"We scored one run last night and one run tonight," Gibson said. "If you're going to score one run, you have to play a lot better baseball, but we kicked it around. I think we got a little frustrated, too. Things are going well for the Dodgers right now, and we didn't play very well, but we'll be back tomorrow."
The buzz before the game was about Ian Kennedy facing the Dodgers for the first time since he received a 10-game suspension for hitting Yasiel Puig and Zack Greinke with pitches triggering a melee at Dodger Stadium on June 11.
The focus after the game for the D-backs, though, was how to get their ace back on track.
The right-hander allowed six runs in 5 2/3 innings as his ERA climbed to 5.31 and his record dropped to 3-5.
Command still seems to be the biggest issue for Kennedy, who was able to get ahead of hitters, but struggled to finish them off.
"I left a couple of changeups up, fastballs over the plate too much," Kennedy said. "It was poor execution. I think I was getting ahead of guys and then not making good pitches later in the count."
That lack of control has led to Kennedy leading the National League in hit batters with 10. His latest coming in the first inning when he plunked Hanley Ramirez with a changeup.
"We knew Kennedy wasn't trying to hit Hanley," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "It was a changeup just trying to get in."
That doesn't mean there wasn't some tense moments between the two rivals.
When Puig was thrown out easily at the plate in the fifth inning, he collided a bit with catcher Miguel Montero and then stared down Montero as he walked back to the dugout. Replays showed Montero giving the rookie a little finger-wagging, a la Dikembe Mutombo.
"He came in hard, he's playing the game hard," Montero said. "Just trying to score. I just tried to block the plate as well. You don't need to look at me if you get out. It's all right. He was out, that's all I care."
Puig's all-out style of play can be an irritant to opposing teams, and Kennedy referred to it when discussing the play at the plate.
"He plays with a lot of arrogance," Kennedy said.
With two out, no one on and two strikes on Montero in the ninth, reliever Ronald Belisario hit Montero with a pitch in his lower leg.
Belisario was the one who said after the last fight between the two teams that he didn't consider things over, and apparently the right-hander still doesn't.
"It's not over, but that wasn't on purpose," Belisario said. "I don't like the way they keep talking, but it wasn't on purpose."
The Dodgers may have wanted to hit Kennedy as retaliation from their previous skirmish, but an opportunity did not present itself. Kennedy came to the plate just once, and when he did there was a runner on first in a 1-0 game.
Ricky Nolasco was impressive in his Dodgers debut, allowing just one run on four hits over seven innings.
"We go through streaks like this," Gibson said. "Nolasco pitched a good game for sure. He had good stuff, he can dump that breaking ball over whenever he wants. He pitched a good game."


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Problem is, I can't figure out how they differ (however, my sense is that has sounds slightly slightly awkward / less acceptable than have). Are there any contexts in which one would be preferred over the other?
Here is the full sentence:
- A felicitous interpretation of example (9) requires that the observation have/has occurred prior to the time of utterance.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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KNOXVILLE, TN (RNN) – The Tennessee Volunteers fell victim to the North Carolina State Wolfpack's hot streak on Wednesday, losing 65-58 at home.
It was NC State's (8-2) sixth consecutive win and Tennessee's (6-4) first home loss of the season.
The Volunteers got behind quickly to the Wolfpack as they opened the game with a 19-11 run. Tennessee trailed the entire game, and was behind by as many as 17 points at the opening of the second frame.
Despite completing 75 percent of their shots from the free throw line, the Volunteers went 20-of-68 from field goal range and a dismal three-of-24 from 3-point land.
Guard Jordan McRae was the leading scorer for Tennessee with 21 points, four rebounds and three steals. Forward Jeronne Maymon scored 17 points and a team-high 16 rebounds.
Tennessee will host the Morehead State Eagles in their next game on Monday, Dec. 23.
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United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) announced the appointment of Akhil Johri as the corporation's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2015. Johri returns to UTC after serving as Chief Financial Officer for Pall Corporation. Prior to joining Pall Corporation, Johri enjoyed a 26-year career at UTC in various executive positions of increasing responsibility. His most recent role was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for UTC Propulsion & Aerospace Systems, which includes Pratt & Whitney and UTC Aerospace Systems. Before that, he led UTC's Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis groups. Johri also had senior financial roles at UTC Fire and Security, and Carrier Corporation, including 12 years in the Asia Pacific region. Peter F. Longo, currently the corporation's Acting Chief Financial Officer, will resume his prior position as Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer, UTC Propulsion & Aerospace Systems
Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) announced that Akhil Johri, Chief Financial Officer, has tendered his resignation to become Chief Financial Officer of United Technologies Corp.
Quantcast announced that Peter Kuipers has been named Quantcast's new chief financial officer. Kuipers was most recently executive vice president and CFO of The Weather Company (TWC). Kuipers is also a Board Member on the Executive Committee for the Mobile Marketing Association. Prior to TWC, Kuipers served in numerous roles at Yahoo!, including for the company's largest geographical region as vice president of Finance for the Americas Region. He also previously served as vice president of Finance for the Global Products division and as vice president of Finance for International Regions. Prior to Yahoo!, he held financial leadership roles with Altera Corp., General Electric Company in the U.S. and the Netherlands, and Akzo Nobel in the Netherlands.
RPX Corporation (NASDAQ: RPXC) announced that Robert Heath, currently the Company's Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer. Ned Segal, the Company's current Chief Financial Officer, has resigned effective mid-January. Prior to joining RPX, Heath served as Head of Strategy and Acquisitions for Technicolor, and as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at iBahn. Earlier in his career, Heath worked as an investment banker, focusing on technology and growth companies at Kidder Peabody, SG Warburg and Robertson Stephens.
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that it has appointed Kenneth L. Bedingfield as corporate vice president and chief financial officer, effective after the company files its 2014 annual report. Bedingfield will succeed James F. Palmer, who has announced his intention to retire in 2015. Bedingfield joined Northrop Grumman in 2011. Currently, he is vice president, Finance, in the corporate office. Previously, Bedingfield served as vice president, Business Management and chief financial officer for Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems sector. He also has served as corporate vice president, controller and chief accounting officer for the corporation. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, he spent 17 years at KPMG LLP, most recently as the national client leader of its U.S. aerospace and defense audit practice.
Warner Bros. Entertainment announced that Kim Williams has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She replaces Ed Romano, who was recently promoted to Vice Chairman, Warner Bros. Prior to joining Warner Bros., Williams served as Chief Financial Officer for CORE Media Group. Before that, she served as Chief Operating Officer of NFL Network. She also previously served as Chief Financial Officer for the NFL. Preceding that, Williams spent more than a decade at GE-owned companies, most recently serving as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for NBC West Coast. During her tenure at GE, she also served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for NBC Business Development and held posts at Nuovo Pignone (GE Power Systems) in Florence, Italy, and GE International, GE Power Controls and GE Capital in London, England.
Windstream (NASDAQ: WIN) announced that Bob Gunderman has been named chief financial officer for the company. Gunderman has been serving as interim CFO since Oct. 1, 2014. He will retain his current treasury duties while the company conducts a search for a permanent treasurer. Prior to being named interim CFO, Bob Gunderman was senior vice president and treasurer for. He previously served as vice president of financial planning for the company. He was vice president of internal audit for Alltel prior to joining Windstream in 2008. He served in various management roles at Alltel including vice president of revenue accounting and revenue assurance, director of financial planning and director of mergers and acquisitions.
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RMAX) announced the appointment of Karri Callahan as acting Chief Financial Officer. As previously announced, Dave Metzger, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, is on a temporary leave of absence due to the illness of a family member.
Charles River Associates (NASDAQ: CRAI) announced that Nancy Hawthorne has been appointed to CRA's Board of Directors. Ms. Hawthorne will serve on the Company's Audit Committee. Ms. Hawthorne was Chief Financial Officer of Continental Cablevision, Inc. Following Continental Cablevision's merger with US West Inc., she became an executive vice president of the merged company, MediaOne. Prior to joining Continental, she was a banker at Citibank and Bankers Trust Company. Ms. Hawthorne currently serves on the Boards of the MetLife Funds and THL Credit, where she is a member of their Audit Committees and Nominating and Governance Committees. She is Lead Director of Avid Technology, where she has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1997. At Avid Technology, she has also served as Chairman of the Board, interim CEO, and a member of the Compensation Committee, and is currently a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Audit Committee.
Onyx Renewable Partners announced the appointment of Leanne M. Bell as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Onyx, Bell served as chief financial officer and chief operating officer at Synergy Renewables. She previously served as managing director at both Tiger Infrastructure Partners and Lehman Brothers. Bell also led the Energy Financial Services Power Team as managing director at General Electric Co.
Mavenlink announced it has hired Kelly Anderson as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, she served as CFO and board member of several public companies.
SOASTA announced the appointment of Pete Boyes as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to SOASTA, Boyes was the CFO and COO of ID analytics. Boyes was previously an investment-banking executive for Avondale Partners and Trumpet Partners.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) announced it has elected Isabella D. (Bella) Goren to its Board of Directors. Ms. Goren is a former CFO of American Airlines, Inc. and AMR Corporation, a position she held from 2010-2013. She became a member of the Executive Committee in 2006, with her appointment as American's Senior Vice President, Customer Relationship Marketing. Ms. Goren joined the company in 1986 as a Financial Analyst, and held roles of progressively greater responsibility with the company, including management positions in Human Resources and Revenue Management, Director of Investor Relations, Vice President of Asia/Pacific operations and President of AMR Services, among others. She began her career in 1983 as a Chemical Engineer for DuPont. Ms. Goren currently serves on the Board of Directors of both Gap Inc. and LyondellBasell Industries N.V., and is a Member of the Executive Board of Southern Methodist University's School of Engineering.
Rayonier Inc. (NYSE: RYN) announced that Mark McHugh has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. McHugh succeeds H. Edwin Kiker, who is transitioning to the newly created position of Chief Accounting Officer. McHugh joins Rayonier from Raymond James, where he served as Managing Director in the firm's Real Estate Investment Banking group and was responsible for the firm's timberland and agriculture sector coverage.
Tiptree Financial Inc. (NASDAQ: TIPT) announced the appointments of Richard Claiden as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer and Julia Wyatt as Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2015. Ms. Wyatt is Tiptree's current Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Tiptree, Mr. Claiden spent 11 years at Primus Guaranty, Ltd., where he was CEO from 2010 until November 2014 and previously held the positions of CFO and COO. Prior to Primus, Mr. Claiden served from 2000 to 2003 as Managing Director of Investment Bank Operational Risk at JP Morgan Chase. He also spent six years as a Managing Director at CIBC, assuming the role of Head of Global Operations following his tenure as Head of Financial Products Operations. Before CIBC, Mr. Claiden held a series of increasingly senior positions at Manufacturers Hanover Trust/Chemical Bank.
iJET International, Inc. appointed Michael Briskey as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Briskey was CFO for Academic Partnerships. Prior to that, Briskey was CFO for ATX Group. He also served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer at ACE Cash Express.
Global Capacity announced the addition of Vic Pierni as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Global Capacity, Mr. Pierni was Executive Vice President and CFO at Verivo Software. Mr. Pierni has also held senior positions at Macgregor Group, Inc. and KPMG.
ETRE Financial announced that Darren Glickman has been named Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Glickman joins ETRE from Paramount Group Inc., where he served as Vice President. Prior to joining Paramount, Mr. Glickman was Chief Financial Officer of Aetos Capital's opportunity funds.
CurbStand announced that Frank Mastronuzzi has joined as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mastronuzzi has more than 15 years of experience managing financial and operational functions for various companies and dotcoms.
Icontrol Networks announced the appointment of Ken Hahn as chief financial officer (CFO). Hahn joins the company from QuinStreet, where he most recently served as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Over the past 15 years Hahn has served as CFO of three billion-dollar market cap public companies, and led two initial public offerings (IPOs) as CFO. His professional services background includes eight years at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) announced that John O. Muse, the Company's former Chief Financial Officer and current Chief Synergy Officer, will reassume his duties as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Muse had previously served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer from October 1997 until September 2012. Mr. Muse replaces Colin Stevenson, who resigned from the Company in order to pursue other opportunities.
Heritage Auctions announced that Michael Haynes has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Haynes was the Chief Executive Officer of Collectors Universe. He had previously served as President of Heritage, President of A-Mark Precious Metals (now a public company) and, more recently, as CEO of the privately held American Precious Metals Exchange (APMEX).
AppNeta announced that Larry Whitman has joined the company as chief financial officer. Prior to joining AppNeta, Whitman served as CFO at Highroads, Inc. From 2003 to 2008, Whitman served as CFO at Colubris Networks. Previously, he spent more than 12 years in financial management executive roles with companies in the telecommunications and networking industries, including eight years as vice president of finance and corporate controller with Shiva Corporation.
Matthew Adam Properties announced that Richard Riano has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the company. Prior to joining Matthew Adam Properties, Riano was a senior accountant with Prisand, Melina, Unterlack & Co., LLP. Previously, he was an accounting supervisor at Aries Global Logistics.
Magic Leap, Inc. announced that Scott Henry has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Magic Leap, Scott held CFO roles at Beats Music and Beats by Dr. Dre. In early 2014, Henry transitioned to the CFO position at Beats Music. Prior to Beats, he served as CFO at several major companies, including Borders Group and Las Vegas Sands.
NMI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMIH) announced that Glenn Farrell, a 33-year veteran of accounting and consulting firm KPMG LLP, has been named the new chief financial officer (CFO).
C.H. Robinson (NASDAQ: CHRW) announced that Chad M. Lindbloom, the company's Chief Financial Officer, will assume the role of Chief Information Officer.
TigerLogic Corporation announced that James W. Cruckshank has been appointed as the Company's Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Cruckshank was the Interim Chief Executive Officer at Monsoon Commerce, an e-commerce company from May 2013 until January 2014 and Chairman of the board until July 2014. He joined Monsoon in January of 2013 as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., from April 2008 until January of 2013. Prior to that, he served as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at MathStar Inc. as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Synetic Solutions, Inc., as well as Vice President Finance at Christenson Electric.
PeopleAdmin Inc. announced the appointment of John Faulkner as chief financial officer. Prior to joining PeopleAdmin, Faulkner was the chief financial officer at Layered Tech.
GrowBLOX Sciences, Inc. (OTC: GBLX) announced the appointment of Cathryn Kennedy as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining GrowBLOX Sciences, Ms. Kennedy served in a number of financial roles, including as CFO of eCommLink Inc. and as Director of SEC Reporting at Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. between 2005 and 2008.
Elite Data Services (OTC: DEAC) announced the appointment of Stephen Antol as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Antol has over 36 years of diversified experience in the field of corporate finance and administration, serving as Chief Financial Officer for El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc., NOVAHEAD Inc., Lou Register Furniture, Gold and Minerals Company, Inc., and as Corporate Controller and Corporate Treasurer for Giant Industries Inc.


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