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Communications Security Establishment, Canada's Electronic Spy Service, Takes Prominent Role Against ISIS
OTTAWA — The Communications Security Establishment, Canada's electronic spy service, is set to play a more prominent role in the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Multiple sources familiar with the plans, speaking on condition of anonymity owing to the sensitivity of the matter, tell The Canadian Press that the government is deploying a capability that only a "handful of countries" in the world can provide.
The Communications Security Establishment complex is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 15, 2013. (Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
A spokesman for the agency acknowledged the spy agency is helping the Canadian Forces under the umbrella of Operation Impact, but would not get into specifics.
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has for weeks been signalling that the military would introduce a "more robust" intelligence-gathering regime, but has refused to discuss specifics.
The capability being deployed is similar to the one CSE and the Canadian military used to combat the Taliban during the war in Afghanistan.
Separately, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is confirming that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service will also play a stepped-up role in the fight, but he refused to discuss details.ALSO ON HUFFPOST:
Her'es a look at some of what's been said — recently and otherwise — about Canada's evolving role in the U.S.-led mission against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which was officially retooled by the new Liberal government. (Information from The Canadian Press)
"Our efforts should better reflect what Canada is all about; defending our interests and freedoms alongside our allies and working constructively with local partners to build real solutions for the longer term." — Trudeau, announcing a larger training and development mission and the withdrawal of CF-18 fighter-bombers.
"ISIL would like us to see them as a credible threat to our way of life and to our civilization. We know Canada is stronger — much stronger than the threat posed by a murderous gang of thugs who are terrorizing some of the most vulnerable people on earth." — Trudeau.
"Left unchecked, this terrorist threat can only grow, and grow quickly. As a government, we know our ultimate responsibility is to protect Canadians and to defend our citizens from those who would do harm to us or our families." — Former prime minister Stephen Harper on Oct. 3, 2014, as he announced in the House of Commons a plan to send Canadian aircraft to fight in Iraq.
"Canadians did not invent the threat of jihadi terrorism and we certainly did not invite it; nor, as this global threat becomes ever more serious, can we protect ourselves, our communities, by choosing to ignore it. That is why a strong majority of Canadians have supported our government's mission against ISIL. Canadians understand that it is not merely in the wider interests of the international community, but specifically in Canada's national interest." — Harper on March 24, 2015, telling the Commons of a plan to extend and expand the mission.
"It is important to understand that while airstrike operations can be very useful to achieve short-term military and territorial gains, they do not, on their own, achieve long-term stability for local communities. Canadians learned this lesson first-hand during a very difficult decade in Afghanistan where our forces became expert military trainers renowned around the world." — Trudeau on Monday.
"Along with our allies and through the auspices of the United Nations, Canada should provide more help through a well-funded and well-planned humanitarian aid effort. The refugee crisis alone threatens the region's security, overwhelming countries from Lebanon to Turkey, from Syria itself to Jordan. Here at home, we should significantly expand our refugee targets and give more victims of war the opportunity to start a new life in Canada." — Trudeau as Liberal opposition leader in the Commons, March 2015.
"Our allies want us in the fight against ISIS, that is clear. This is a despicable terrorist group. And Canadians want us in the fight against ISIS because it is our fight and that is clear. When our friends and our allies are attacked, it is our fight and when our values are threatened and our country is threatened and our friends are threatened, it is our fight. And when human rights are trampled and human dignity is trampled, then it is our fight." — Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose.
"The prime minister likes to say he cares about diversity, but there is nothing that threatens diversity more than ISIS — whether it is the rights of women, cultural and religious freedoms, or the rights of gays and lesbians." — Ambrose.
"The Canadian announcement is the kind of response the secretary has been looking for from coalition members as the United States and our coalition partners push to accelerate the campaign against ISIL ... the United States is willing to lead the coalition in the fight against ISIL, but the barbaric group poses a threat to every nation, so every nation should join this fight. If countries are unwilling or unable to contribute militarily, then they should consider the important non-military ways they can contribute to this effort." — Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook during Monday's Department of Defense briefing.
"We are concerned that the Liberal government has chosen to place Canadian Forces personnel deeper into an open-ended combat military mission in Iraq — a mission that fails to even define what success would look like. And while we welcome the government's announcement today of increased humanitarian assistance to the region, we are concerned that this aid is being linked to the military mission." — NDP MP Helene Laverdiere.
"I commend Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for committing to increase humanitarian and military aid for the nearly 4.6-million Syrian refugees who have been displaced by five years of brutal war in the region." — Green party Leader Elizabeth May.
"As a founding member of the coalition, Canada has been a valued and willing partner in the mission to degrade and destroy (ISIL) and has played an important role across all lines of effort." — Bruce Heyman, the U.S. ambassador to Canada.
"We're pleased Canada is continuing to invest and play a leadership role in educating and protecting children affected by crises in Syria and Iraq." — David Morley, president and CEO of UNICEF Canada.


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Do you believe the father of the 12 yr old missing boy?
A 12 yr old boy was missing for 2 weeks in the Detroit area and every authority was out looking for him. The boy was found safe in his own basement behind a fake wall. And the father found out during a LIVE segment on Nancy Grace.
Does this man look like he's hiding something? Does he look like someone who just found out his son is alive after worrying for 2 weeks. You be the judge.
Did the news really find out as he came on the air with Nancy Grace? Or did she hold the info until showtime?
Recent news reports have him saying, "For anybody to imply that I somehow knew my son was in the basement is absurd and wrong. I love my son. I'm glad that he's home."
For the record, he's agreed to take a polygraph and his wife refused.


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Grab yourself a cup and roll one up 'cause this Odd Future and Triple 6/Taylor Gang joint cut will take you 30,000 feet up. Produced by the collective's Left Brain. We have a lift off. Bonus:"BKLYN" via FSD rockdadub
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Hoping to keep the OFWGKTA mania going in 2012, Odd Future's Hodgy Beats and Left Brain release some new material.
Oh shit. Hodgy Beats is preparing for his ROCK/SLAB mixtape and links up with his fellow Odd Future and MellowHype compadre, Left Brain for its first offering. Hodgy's also on the crap—oops, I mean track.
G-Unit and Odd Future collabo? Well no word yet on exactly what went done, but Yayo just shared a flick of him along with Left Brain and Hodgy Beats in the studio. #swag
The dynamic duo of Odd Future, Hodgy Beats and Left Brain are back with a new recording for their upcoming album, Numbers. Sounds good.
[vodpod id=Video.12431752&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Odd Future's sub-group MellowHype consisting of Hodgy Beats and Left Brain are preparing to re-release their project, BlackenedWhite on July 12th. For now, here's a quick promo clip for the album.


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Freemans Reach: Where To Go / Sightseeing
Purple Noon Gallery
The building was purpose built and has a special ambience that is warm and inviting and perfect for displaying a wide collection of fine artwork. The sparrow-picked sandstone walls, old timbers, leadlight windows and corrugated iron compliment each other to create a building that is aesthetically pleasing and perfect for displaying beautiful artwork.
The gallery represents exciting new and established artists from the Hawkesbury region and around Australia. An extensive exhibition program is held each year featuring both solo and mixed shows.
606 Terrace Road
Freemans Reach, NSW, 2756
Located 2.5K from Freemans Reach
The Australiana Pioneer Village
Why not go on a carriage ride, visit the lolly shop, take a tour and visit all the buildings or have lunch at one of the cafes. There is plenty for all the family to do.
Located just outside Windsor on the banks of the Hawkesbury River. Visit the Australiana Pioneer Village website for more details.
Admission includes parking.
Rose Street
Wilberforce, NSW, 2756
Located 4.9K from Freemans Reach
Sydney Trail Riding Centre
The magnificent 400 acre property on the grounds of the prestigious Sydney Polo Club, is the perfect horse riding destination for the whole family. They offer relaxed, supervised trail rides with qualified instructors who have years of professional experience. The horses are suitable for every rider, from the true beginner to the more advanced, competitive rider.
All guests will be given an introduction to go through the safety rules and most of all, get to know your horse.
Sydney Trail Riding Centre offers you a unique experience - you can come and meet horses from shows such as The Saddle Club, McLeods Daughters, A Place To Call Home, and movies such as The Great Gatsby, The Water Diviner, Pirates of the Caribbean, Thor and many more.
Where else can you ride 'The Horses of Showbiz'?
For more information please visit the web site, or find them on Facebook.
100 Ridges Lane
Richmond, NSW, 2753
Located 6.2K from Freemans Reach
Howe Park
This pathway offers an easy, levelled walk (with prams or wheelchairs) and gives you a lovely view of the river with plenty of lush green grass to picnic in, there's also benches along the way. You'll also catch views across the river of the sandy beach in Macquarie Park.
On the corner of Kable Street and The Terrace there is a parking lot where you can leave your car. There are public toilets there also. Walk across the road into Howe Park, and there you'll find the viewing platform and leafy shaded picnic tables and benches. A great spot to bring a picnic and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere.
Kable Street,
Corner of The Terrace
Windsor, NSW, 2756
Located 7.0K from Freemans Reach
Governor Phillip Park
The park does have a concrete boat ramp where you can launch your boat, kayak or canoe.
There's also a picnic area with tables, shelters, electric barbecues, toilets and a children's playground. Disabled access is available.
George Street
Windsor, NSW, 2756
Located 7.0K from Freemans Reach
Freemans Reach: Events
Hobby Show and Show N Shine
See and explore exhibits of all types at the Hobby Show.
The Hobby Show will feature many exhibits, some of which include Vintage and Classic Vehicles, Antique Tools and Machinery, Lawn Mowers, Drawing and Painting, Games, Photography, Candle and Soap Making, Crafts, Jewellery Making, Metal Art, Militaria, Poultry, Retro Homewares, Stamps and Coins, Tonka Trucks, Vintage Arnott's Tins and Woodworking.
On Saturday morning at 9am the Tractor Trek will arrive, having travelled from Freemans Reach.
Homemade refreshments are available. Enjoy sausages, bacon and egg rolls, home made soup and damper, home made cakes and slices, tea, coffee and soft drinks.
Want to be part of the show? Any enquiries please contact Ann on the phone number provided in the evenings.
11th Jun
1090 East Kurrajong Road
East Kurrajong, NSW, 2758
Located 4.2K from Freemans Reach
Trash and Treasure at East Kurrajong School of Arts
Find some bargains or clean up your unwanted items and make some money.
The raffle prize is a load of firewood, sponsored by Lindsay Brown Fencing and Firewood.
Refreshments will be available including: bacon and egg rolls, home made soup, home made cakes and slices and hot and cold drinks.
1090 East Kurrajong Road
East Kurrajong, NSW, 2758
Located 4.2K from Freemans Reach
Twilight Markets at East Kurrajong School of Arts
Beat the heat, stroll through the stalls, and enjoy your shopping in the cool of the evening.
Stalls with collectables, vintage china and glassware, crafts, stamps, coins, hand made jewellery, clothing, books, plants, candles, skincare, vintage advertisements, bloke stuff and more.
Check out the display of vintage Christmas advertisements from Arnotts, Cadburys et cetera, from the 1940s and 1950s era.
Refreshments available including homemade cakes and slices.
The market commences at 4pm.
Contact Ann on the phone number provided, or via email, for further information.
1090 East Kurrajong Road
East Kurrajong, NSW, 2758
Located 4.2K from Freemans Reach
Freemans Reach: Travel Tips
Hawkesbury Visitor Information Centre
328 Hawkesbury Valley Way
Richmond, NSW, 2753
Located 6.8K from Freemans Reach


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Uber's rushing to replace its million-plus drivers with robots, and the company's early forays towards that effort start in Pennsylvania later in August. The ride-sharing service plans to roll out self-driving cars in Pittsburgh that will accept real world passengers right from the get-go, according to Bloomberg.
The cars, while fully autonomous, won't be unleashed onto Pittsburgh streets without human supervision. The cars will have a specially-trained engineer ready to take the wheel should something go wrong. There will also be a co-pilot taking notes on how each ride goes.
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How many roads must a man walk down? How many times must a mythical creature explain that, yes, an iPad can replace a laptop depending on what you want to do?
If utility were a snake, it would have bit Quartz's Mike Murphy and he would have expired still lamenting Apple's woeful product offering.
"At this point, the MacBook is a really overpriced iPad that doesn't have a touchscreen." (Tip o' the antlers to Philip Speicher and Paul Raulerson.)
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When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone as a revolutionary mobile phone, widescreen iPod and breakthrough Internet communicator, he could have added a fourth tentpole: next-generation note-taker. Multi-touch was a game-changer for scribblers and scribes alike, and over the years, developers and even Apple itself have packed their note apps with advanced features and powerful extensions that elevate the experience to near-desktop proportions.Dashes are used to create simple lists.
Better Notes (free on the iTunes Store) harkens back to a simpler time. You won't find tabs, sidebars or folders, but you will get a clever, speedy note-taking app that wants to be the pocket post-it of the post-paper age. And while it might not replace whichever notes app you use to store and organize your ideas, it's a great way to quickly jot down something you don't want to forget.
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The history of mobile gaming is littered with middling-to-awful attempts to turn beloved, big-budget console and PC game franchises into touchscreen experiences, but Hitman Go was the rare example to the contrary—and Lara Croft Go was even better.
Both titles came out of Square Enix's Montreal studio, and showed the mega-publisher learning to build new experiences that captured the essence of the original franchise in novel and compelling ways, rather than cram an existing experience onto phones and tablets. Hitman Go turned the methodical assassination simulator into turn-based puzzle affair with board game-like charm, while Lara Croft Go evolved the premise even further and gave us a brilliant adventure starring the Tomb Raider heroine.
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When setting up a new iOS device, there's a certain cadence to the apps I install before anything else. Usually, the order goes something like: 1Password, Tweetbot, iA Writer, Outlook, Facebook, Slack, Dark Sky, Deliveries, and Facebook.
From there, I will go through the Purchased tab in the App Store or install apps as I need them. But there's always one app I forget about, even as the need for it arises: PDF Expert ($10). Yet, it's one of the more valuable apps for my iPad Pro workflow.
How can that be? Well, for starters, I rarely use it for what its namesake claims it's designed for. In other words, I don't need to edit, create, or work with many PDFs. If so, it's rare and something that I use an app like SignNow for.
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One of the most frequently asked Photoshop questions is how to turn a photo into a painting. Unless you're a fine artist who's skilled at digital painting, it can be a daunting task. Fortunately, the mortals among us can use a combination of Photoshop filters to get it done.
This technique works especially well on landscape shots, wherein you don't have to worry about distorting facial features. This column teaches you how to use Photoshop CS6 or CC 2015, specifically, to create a fairly realistic painting complete with canvas texture (your author learned this technique from Jack Davis of wowcreativearts.com).
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It's back-to-school time, and this week's roundup of new Mac apps brings you a serving of calculators, great ways to create your own library, and a fun way to learn more about Linux. Read on!1-Degree Finance: Home Budget, Expenses and Bills 1.5.2
Neroli Studio's 1-Degree Finance helps you keep your finances organized by creating useful reports for budgeting and monitoring your financial life.
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Unlike most other sleep masks, this one from Hibermate has integrated speakers, allowing you to drift off in complete darkness while drowning out the world with relaxing music, sounds or white noise, without disturbing those around you. Fully adjustable and made from super-durable materials, the mask features a generous 3.3 feet of high quality Kevlar-coated cable for maximum reliability, durability and tangle free listening. Its speakers are super flat, fully removable, and produce loud, rich sound. The sleep mask with integrated audio averages 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon (read reviews) and its typical list price of $59.95 has been reduced 33% to $39.97.
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More rappers are joining forces with Apple, but Jay-Z is not in the mix.
Apple is producing a documentary about Cash Money Records, the hip-hop label that's home to Drake, Lil' Wayne, and Nicki Minaj. According to Bloomberg, Apple has agreed to finance the project, and it's expected to stream exclusively on Apple Music.
Earlier this week, Cash Money Records co-founder Bryan Williams, better known in the music industry as Birdman, posted a photo on Instagram with Larry Jackson, Apple's head of original music content. He captioned the photo, "It's official… Cash Money makes a power move with Apple Music."
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The iPhone 7 isn't announced yet, but we can't wait! This week we tear into the latest rumors about its camera system and lack of headphone jack, along with a rumor about another size of iPad Pro.
Elsewhere, Facebook is blocking ad-blockers, so the ad-blockers are blocking the ad-blocker-blocker. Makes sense! CVS Pay could get awkward in Target. And Tim Cook gives good interview—hey, Tim, you should guest on the podcast sometime!Show notes
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Once again, I am in a place where I can't work directly with my servers to test the NetInstall steps and images, so... we'll take a brief detour here to take a quick look at your Mac's built-in dictation features.I can hear you now
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Crossrail is to be named the Elizabeth line in honour of the Queen, the Standard can reveal today.
The name was unveiled along with the line's purple colour theme as the Queen visited Bond Street station with Mayor Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin to see construction and meet staff.
The Mayor said: "Queen Elizabeth has given extraordinary service to this country over an unprecedented period and it is entirely right that she should be honoured with a living tribute that will last for centuries."
Mr Johnson came up with the idea to call the £15 billion route after Her Majesty two years ago — but the name has been kept under wraps until now.
When it is completed the Elizabeth line is expected to carry 200 million passengers a year, running from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east via central London.
The first section will be known as Crossrail when it opens next May, between Liverpool Street and Shenfield in Essex.
The route will officially become the Elizabeth line when trains start running through central London in December 2018, linking Paddington and Abbey Wood.
At Bond Street today the Queen viewed work being carried out on the ticket hall, platforms and tunnels, and was presented with a commemorative "Elizabeth" roundel.
She met staff including apprentices, trainee drivers as well as London Transport Commissioner Mike Brown, Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan and the scheme's chief executive Andrew Wolstenholme.
Mr McLoughlin said: "Given Her Majesty's long association with UK transport, it is very fitting that this vital link across our capital will be named the Elizabeth Line in her honour."
The Queen became the first reigning monarch to travel on the Tube in 1969, when she opened the Victoria line.
In 1977, the Jubilee line was officially opened by Prince Charles and marked her 25 years on the throne.
In 2013, the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and Duchess of Cambridge, visited Baker Street station to mark the Tube's 150th anniversary.
Work on Europe's largest infrastructure project started in 2009 and is more than 70 per cent complete. Tunnelling — using eight huge 1,000-tonne boring machines — is complete and the focus has shifted to fitting out the 40 stations and 26 miles of twin-bore tunnels.
When fully operational, 24 trains an hour will run in each direction on the Elizabeth line, adding 10 per cent to London's rail capacity.
Journey times between Bond Street and Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3 will take 29 minutes — 20 minutes faster than now.
A look back at the London commute
A look back at the London commute
On the London Underground a commuter reads a copy of D H Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', unaware of the fellow passengers surreptitiously reading over his shoulder, 3rd November 1960
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Chancellor of the Exchequer William Ewart Gladstone with directors and engineers of the Metropolitan Railway Company on an inspection tour of the world's first underground line, 24th May 1862. Built between Paddington and the City of London, it opened in January of the following year. Gladstone is seen in the front row, near right
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27th September 1919: London workers on their way to the city during the railway strike
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12th April 1957: Guitarist Brian Hinton busking to travellers on the London Underground
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1st April 1979: A string quartet play on the Jubilee Line at Bond Street station, London
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The Escalator at Holborn Station in 1939
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Stranded commuters in 1965 wait on platform 6 at Cannon Street station in London during a train driver's go-slow. Tempers became frayed with passengers demanding announcements and protesting with slow hand claps and boos. Station staff refused to work without a police escort
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Commuters entering Piccadilly Circus Tube station, London, circa 1953
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16th March 1934: Passengers arrive at Victoria train station in London
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A crowded platform at Paddington Station, London, during the General Strike, 12th May 1926
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December 1956: A London policeman directs commuters to an alternative entrance to London's Piccadilly Circus underground Tube station
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Bond Street will be a mere two minutes from Paddington, down from 10 minutes.
The route is expected to bring an extra 1.5 million people within 45 minutes' commute of London's key employment districts, and add a projected £42 billion to the British economy.
Mr Brown said: "The Elizabeth line will transform the way people get across our city. In running this important new railway we will ensure that it serves as a fitting tribute to Her Majesty the Queen."
Terry Morgan, chairman of Crossrail, said: "Construction for the new railway is now over 70 per cent complete.
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It has been an epic task, and the developers have gone beyond the call of duty in their care for the built fabric of the hotel. More bedrooms have been created, which you would never know were new; the plan of the upper floors has been completely reworked; the most iconic interiors in London (including the art-deco American Bar) have been refitted.
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From princes to peasants, the sick to the wealthy, the culturally irreplaceable to the merest of one-hit wonders, the ghosts on this patch of land south of the Strand are innumerable. The story begins in 1263, when the Savoy Palace, along with other lands south of the Strand, was gifted to Henry III's son Edmund, the first Earl of Lancaster. In 1381, when the site had been owned for more than a hundred years by his descendants, the magnificent palace was burned down in Wat Tyler's Peasant's Revolt. In 1505, in what can be seen as an equally magnificent propaganda move, Henry VII bequeathed a hospital for the site, which stood until 1864, when fire destroyed everything but a small chapel, which still stands today: the Savoy Chapel.
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The Savoy today comprises the 1889 Edwardian building that stands on the Strand, and the newer art-deco styled block with river views, built in 1911. The two buildings are connected by a bridge over Savoy Way, which also makes sense of the drop in level from the Strand to the riverside. The Edwardian building is an early steel-framed construction, and the rare faïence cladding — a beautiful terracotta, which appears to be a light stone — has been extensively and meticulously repaired and replaced. The famous stainless-steel canopies, and the golden statue of Count Peter of Savoy, have been restored, too, and shine blindingly in all their art-deco gaucheness.
Inside, the work carried out ranges from the precise and antiquarian (the slightly sagging corbelled ceiling in the reception was cast in place, removed, then rebuilt exactly as it had been before, sag and all) to the efficient (in addition to the new bedrooms, all others have been modernised with bespoke interiors).
The architects have had to strip away accretions of decades of pragmatic repairs and, in the main, they have done this very well. The lobby in particular has been improved beyond measure — though once or twice you sense that some of today's innovations will be for future generations to tear out. Intrusive sprinklers and wireless internet units now interfere with the elegant art-deco ceiling of the American Bar, while the carpets (again, especially in the American Bar) are overwhelmingly fussy and badly chosen. Still, D'Oyly Carte surely would have approved of the camp new Beaufort Bar, with its £40,000-worth of gold leaf in the niches, and the subtle new all-day restaurant, with its river views.
However, it is not the interior design that makes the Savoy special, but the vibrations and ripples that emanate from this sliver of London south of the Strand. Monet and Whistler painted the city from their rooms here, Chaplin and Astaire practised their acts on the hotel roof. The famous Savoy Place, the only street in England where you drive on the right-hand side, sets down guests from taxis in a tight, 25ft turning circle. This is still the legally required turning circle for all London taxis today. It is as if the Savoy has a strange hold on the rest of the city, an enduring influence emanating from its bricks and mortar.
Most guests at the Savoy spend their time seeing the sights of London, but I urge you as a Londoner to take a walk around the perimeter of the massive hotel. In particular, stand on the corner of Savoy Hill and you can take in one of the most extraordinary views in London. The tiny 15th-century Savoy Chapel, set in a beautiful garden, stands next to the glazed brickwork of the hotel. The Queen Mother, who attended the Savoy Chapel many Sundays — it is owned by the crown, as is the land on which the Savoy sits — would take the short trip down Savoy Hill and enter the hotel through one of the large archways on its east façade, before taking lunch. Now, it is mostly workmen having a cigarette, or trucks arriving with hotel linen. But the route of that modest royal journey is something particular to London: perhaps as close as we get to a true ceremonial urban plan. There's even a rather good Fifties office building there, in dark brick, recalling the wharves and workshops that lined the riverside through most of London's history.
Savoy Hill, in its modest, unintentional way, is a magical place. Like the other streets around here, every square inch feels like it means something. So, do enjoy the sumptuous interiors, the many bars and restaurants that are scattered through the Savoy Hotel. But, most of all, enjoy a place, so tellingly situated between the cities of London and Westminster, that has infinite stories to tell us about London.
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On the future;I also have a 2-node project/product that I am working to update in time for the release of RHEL 7. Speaking entirely for myself, I can tell you that I am planning to use Pacemaker from RHEL 7.0. As a Red hat outsider, I can only speak as a member of the community, but I have every reason to believe that the pacemaker resource manager will be the one used from 7.0 and forward.
As for the CIB, yes, it's a local XML file stored on each node. Synchronization occurs via updates pushed over corosync to nodes active in the cluster. As I understand it, when a node that had been offline connects to the cluster, it receives any updates to the CIB.
Dealing with 2-node clusters, setting aside qdisk which has an uncertain future I believe, you can not use quorum. For this reason, it is possible for a node to boot up, fail to reach it's peer and think it's the only one running. It will start your HA services and voila, two nodes offering the same services at the same time in an uncoordinated manner. This is bad and it is called a "split-brain".
The way to avoid split-brains in 2-node clusters is to use fence devices, aka stonith devices (exact same thing by two different names). This is _always_ wise to use, but in 2-node clusters, it is critical.
So imagine back to your scenario;If a node came up and tried to connect to it's peer but failed to do so, before proceeding, it would fence (usually forcibly power off) the other node. Only after doing so would it start the HA services. In this way, both nodes can never be offering the same HA service at the same time.
The risk here though is a "fence loop". If you set the cluster to start on boot and if there is a break in the connection, you can have an initial state where, upon the break in the network, both try to fence the other. The faster node wins, forcing the other node off and resuming to operate on it's own. This is fine and exactly what you want. However, now the fenced node powers back up, starts it's cluster stack, fails to reach it's peer and fences it. It finishes starting, offers the HA services and goes on it's way ... until the other node boots back up. :)
Personally, I avoid this by _not_ starting the cluster stack on boot. My reasoning is that, if a node fails and gets rebooted, I want to check it over myself before I let it back into the cluster (I get alert emails when something like this happens). It's not a risk from an HA perspective because it's services would have recovered on the surviving peer long before it reboots anyway. This also has the added benefit of avoiding a fence loop, no matter what happens.
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Andrew and Digimer, Thank you for taking the time to respond, you have collaborated some of what I've been putting together as the likely direction. I am working on adapting some cluster-aware storage features for use in a Linux cluster environment. With this kind of project it is useful to try and predict where the Linux community is heading so that I can focus my development work on what will be the "current" cluster stack around my anticipated release dates. Any predictions are simply educated guesses that may prove to be wrong, but are useful with regard to developing plans. From my reading of various web pages and piecing things together I found that RHEL 7 is intended to be based on Fedora 18, so I assume that the new Pacemaker stack has a good chance of being rolled out in RHEL 7.1/7.2, or even possibly 7.0. Hearing that there is official word that the intention is for Pacemaker to be the official cluster stack helps me put my development plans together. The project I am working on is focused on two-node clusters. But I also need a persistent, cluster-wide data store to hold a small amount of state (less than 1KB). This data store is what I refer to as a cluster-registry. The state data records the last-known operational state for the storage feature. This last-known state helps drive recovery operations for the storage feature during node bring-up. This project is specifically aimed at integrating generic functionality into the Linux cluster stack. I have been thinking about using the cluster configuration file for this storage which I assume is the CIB referenced by Andrew. But I can imagine cases where the CIB file may loose updates if it does not utilize shared storage media. My understanding is that the CIB file is stored on each node using local disk storage. For example, consider a two-node cluster that is configured with a quorum disk on shared storage media. If at a given point in time NodeB is up and NodeB is down. NodeA can form quorate and start cluster services (including HA applications). Assume that NodeA updates the CIB to record some state update. If NodeB starts booting but before NodeB joins the cluster, NodeA crashes. At this point, the updated CIB only resides on NodeA and cannot be accessed by NodeB even if NodeB can access the quorum disk as form quorate. Effectively, NodeB cannot be aware of the update from NodeA which will result in an implicit roll-back of any updates performed by NodeA. With a two-node cluster, there are two options for resolving this: * prevent any update to the cluster registry/CIB unless all nodes are part of the cluster. (This is not practical since it undermines some of the reasons for building clusters.) * store the cluster registry on shared storage so that there is one source of truth. It is possible that the nature of the data stored in the CIB is resilient to the example scenario that I describe. In this case, maybe the CIB is not an appropriate data store for my cluster registry data. In this case I am either looking for an appropriate Linux component to use for my cluster registry, or I will build a custom data store that provides atomic update semantics on shared storage. Any thoughts and/or pointers would be appreciated. Thanks, Michael Richmond -- michael richmond | principal software engineer | flashsoft, sandisk | +1.408.425.6731 On 22/4/13 4:37 PM, "Andrew Beekhof" <andrew beekhof net> wrote:On 23/04/2013, at 4:59 AM, Digimer <lists alteeve ca> wrote:On 04/22/2013 02:36 PM, Michael Richmond wrote:Hello, I am researching the new cluster stack that is scheduled to be delivered in Fedora 19. Does anyone on this list have a sense for the timeframe for this new stack to be rolled into a RHEL release? (I assume the earliest would be RHEL 7.) On the Windows platform, Microsoft Cluster Services provides a cluster-wide registry service that is basically a cluster-wide key:value store with atomic updates and support to store the registry on shared disk. The storage on shared disk allows access and use of the registry in cases where nodes are frequently joining and leaving the cluster. Are there any component(s) that can be used to provide a similar registry in the Linux cluster stack? (The current RHEL 6 stack, and/or the new Fedora 19 stack.) Thanks in advance for your information, Michael RichmondHi Michael, First up, Red Hat's policy of what is coming is "we'll announce on release day". So anything else is a guess. As it is, Pacemaker is in tech-preview in RHEL 6, and the best guess is that it will be the official resource manager in RHEL 7, but it's just that, a guess.I believe we're officially allowed to say that it is our _intention_ that Pacemaker will be the one and only supported stack in RHEL7.As for the registry question; I am not entirely sure what it is you are asking here (sorry, not familiar with windows). I can say that pacemaker uses something called the CIB (cluster information base) which is an XML file containing the cluster's configuration and state. It can be updated from any node and the changes will push to the other nodes immediately.How many of these attributes are you planning to have? You can throw a few in there, but I'd not use it for 100's or 1000's of them - its mainly designed to store the resource/service configuration.Does this answer your question? The current RHEL 6 cluster is corosync + cman + rgmanager. It also uses an XML config and it can be updated from any node and push out to the other nodes. Perhaps a better way to help would be to ask what, exactly, you want to build your cluster for? Cheers -- Digimer Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/ What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without access to education? -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster redhat com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster________________________________ PLEASE NOTE: The information contained in this electronic mail message is intended only for the use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. 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While many low-income countries (LICs) have experienced strong economic growth over the last 15 years, they still face a number of macroeconomic challenges and vulnerabilities. Modernizing monetary frameworks, strengthening fiscal positions, managing natural resource wealth, expanding links to the global financial system, and encouraging diversification and structural transformation are important components that promote sustainable and inclusive growth in LICs.
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With the support of DFID, the IMF's Development Macroeconomic (DM) division of the Research Department and the Low-Income Countries Strategy Unit (LU) of the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department have scaled up their operations. The project started in March 2012 and will continue for three years, using the new resources to hire researchers, organize conferences, and work with country authorities on applying the frameworks and tools. The project is governed by the following four goals:
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MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury resident Alpine Bingham has decided to take his town office/recreation center–related lawsuit to the Vermont Supreme Court.
MIDDLEBURY — Bill McKibben, one of America's highest profile climate activists, is stepping down as the board chair of 350.org, the environmental organization he co-founded.
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MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men's basketball team on Saturday completed its preseason goal of an undefeated first semester, but it took a dramatic comeback, some good luck and a last-second hoop from a player who had missed his first five shots.
Sophomore guard and former Missisquoi Valley Union High School standout Matt St. Amour made the most of a broken inbounds play with 7.2 seconds to go and visiting Skidmore — and former Vergennes Union High School all-star Connor Merrill — leading, 56-55.
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Type: Electric/Flying Species: LightningFast Pokemon
Ultravian evolves from Eaglavian at level 30. It is the final form of Hawkoso.
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"US-Cuba Normalization Could Shake Up Jazz"
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January 19, 2015 - In The Media
"Illinois' Budget Deficit Twice as Bad as You Think"
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" U.S. Company's Struggles Highlight Challenges of Inmate Care"
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Assessing Small Businesses' Access to Capital
Small businesses in low-income, majority minority neighborhoods in the Chicago area were less likely to receive loans between 2008 and 2012, according to a report from the Woodstock Institute. Read More
Outside Spending Skyrockets After Citizens United
The Brennan Center, a MacArthur grantee, finds that after the 2010 decision, Senate campaign finances were dominated by donations from the super-rich. Read More
Report Examines Impact Investing's Role in Addressing Income Inequality
The Bottom Line: Investing for Impact on Economic Mobility in the U.S. draws on lessons from market-based approaches to identify tools and strategies that can help move the needle on family economic security. Read More
January 16, 2015 - In The Media
"For Better Crime Prevention, a Dose of Science"
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January 12, 2015 - From the field
Voting Reforms Enacted in Illinois
The new law provides for permanent voter registration on Election Day, expanding a successful pilot program; extends both early voting and voting by mail; and allows electronic voter registration at many government agencies. Read More
January 9, 2015 - Publication
A New Era of Immigration Federalism
A report from the Center for Migration Studies of New York analyzes the increasingly dynamic interaction among states, localities, and the federal government in the formulation and implementation of immigration policy. Read More
January 7, 2015 - From the field
Infographic Illustrates Who Needs Housing Assistance
The Bipartisan Policy Center's Housing Commission has put together an infographic illustrating the impact its 2013 recommendations to reform federal rental assistance programs would have. Read More
January 7, 2015 - Publication
Juvenile Justice Progress in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled the state's mandatory lifetime sex offender registration requirement for juveniles to be unconstitutional. Read More
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Talking Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Tools from the Frameworks Institute analyze and provide guidance on effective ways of communicating about immigration reform. Read More
December 28, 2014 - In The Media
"The Bro Whisperer"
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December 23, 2014 - From the field
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Part of History in Cuba
Members of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic were in Havana, Cuba last week on a MacArthur-supported cultural exchange, when the announcement of renewed diplomatic relations with the United States occurred. Read More
December 19, 2014 - Publication
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Bradley questions best way forward for rate debt recovery
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SDLP Finance Spokesperson Dominic Bradley has revealed that a staggering £6.5 million was spent on legal fees by Land and Property Services in an attempt to recover rates debt over the past two years.
The Newry and Armagh MLA was addressing figures made public in a written answer to a question which Mr Bradley put to the Minister of Finance, Sammy Wilson.
Commenting on the spend Mr Bradley said: "This is a huge spend on legal fees over the space of two years by anyone's standards and while I fully understand the need to pursue people who do not pay their rates through the courts it would be useful to know how much of this spend on legal services is actually productive, bringing monies back into the system and how much of it is a case of throwing good money after bad."
"That is an area which the Minister's answer fails to uncover. Without that information it is impossible to say that this is money well spent. Surely in this day and age it is not impossible to record this important information."
He continued, "Rate payers who are the people who eventually foot this bill might be better served by Land and Property Services putting greater effort and investment in widening the range of rate repayment schemes for those in rate debt rather than so readily resorting to law to the extent that these figures suggest, particularly as there is no evidence that that pursuit is productive in the returns it brings."
"This is an issue which I will want to pursue further as Deputy Chair of the Assembly's Finance and Personnel Committee."
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