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Before I get to picking apart their absurd claims, it's first important to give a bit of information on who the CEBR are. On their website they claim to be an organisation providing "independent economic forecasting and analysis". They also claim that they have a "strong track record of forecasting accuracy".
Both of these claims are extremely dubious. The client list on their website reveals that they have a number of government contracts, meaning that their independence to freely criticise the UK government and their policies is severely curtailed. They also boast about providing services to many of the biggest banks and insurance companies in the UK as well as the nation's "largest property portfolio". Given their reliance upon the financial sector and the property market for income, it seems unlikely that this organisation has the "independence" to criticise structural flaws in the financial sector or even bonkers property price inflation subsidies like George Osborne's idiotic "Help to Buy" scheme.
When it comes to their "strong track record of forecasting accuracy" perhaps it would be useful to consider what they were predicting at the back end of 2012 and judge how accurate they were?
In September 2012 the CEBR predicted that wages would exceed the rate of inflation in 2013. Not only did they predict that the campaign of wage repression would be reversed in 2013, they also predicted that the poorest would benefit the most, with the poor experiencing a 1.5% above inflation income gain, the middle classes bagging a 1% rise and the richest minority getting just 0.7%.
This prediction has been proven completely wrong because wages have continued to fall in real terms every single month throughout 2013, as they have ever since the Tory led coalition came to power. Not only was their prediction of rising wages completely wrong it also betrayed a shocking lack of political nous. Would anyone with the slightest understanding of what the Tory party is and how it is funded ever conclude that the Tory party would run the economy in a way that would benefit the poorest the most and the richest the least?
When we look at the facts, we find that the poor and ordinary suffered more real terms cuts in their incomes during 2013 (as well as bearing the brunt of harsh austerity measures like cuts in in-work benefits and the hated "Bedroom Tax" too) whilst the wealthiest minority bagged massive above income wage rises yet again (as well as benefiting from George Osborne's cut in the top rate of income tax which was worth an average £100,000 per year to the 13,000 income millionaires in the UK).
Here's my prediction: If this Tory campaign of wage repression is to end, it will happen around six to eight months before the 2015 General Election, in the hope that taking the boot of economic repression off the necks of the masses and allowing them to breathe properly for the first time in over four years will create an election winning feel good factor, even though people will still be significantly worse off than they were before the Tories came to power.
Returning to the CEBR and the "strong track record" of predictions they like to brag about, one of my key tests is whether the individual or organisation managed to predict the 2007-08 financial sector meltdown. Economists like Steve Keen and Nouriel Roubini that successfully predicted the global economic crisis get the AAV seal of approval and the vast majority of economists that not only failed to see it coming, but also tried in vain to talk down the seriousness of the crisis once it had actually begun, get all their future predictions and forecasts buried in salt.
The fact is that the CEBR didn't see the 2007-08 financial crisis on the horizon, and on the eve of the meltdown they were still predicting huge rises in property values between 2007 and 2010 and claiming that "The underlying fundamentals of the housing market continue to support prices". Well we all know what happened next. If they didn't see something as big as the global financial sector meltdown coming, just months before it happened, they certainly shouldn't be trusted on their predictions that span decades into the future.
So now they would have us believe that the UK economy is in such healthy shape that it will grow at an average 3.3% per year between 2014 and 2028 to surpass Germany as the biggest economy in Europe sometime around 2030.
The first and most obvious criticism is that they are using a number of critical assumptions to generate this prediction, most notably their refusal to consider the possibility that Scotland will depart the Union after the 2014 referendum on independence. Should this happen, and the UK declines in population by over five million and loses the massive North Sea oil revenues, there isn't a snowball's chance in Hell that the UK will rocket past Germany to become the most powerful economy in Europe.
Even if the massive uncertainty over the Scottish independence referendum and a potential 2017 referendum on membership of the EU are discounted - the "research" still doesn't seem to have taken any account of hugely important issues such as:
The balance of trade: Soaring trade deficits in the UK and huge trade surpluses in Germany provide strong indicators that Germany is a far healthier economy from a long-term perspective.
Short-term analysis: From a short-term perspective the prediction of a 15 year period of sustained economic growth more rapid than anything seen since the "golden age of capitalism" in the 50s and 60s looks like some kind of absurd fantasy. The idea that such a robust and prolonged period of growth is going to propel the UK above France and Germany is ludicrous given that the UK still hasn't even managed to rebuild to the size it was before the 2007-08 economic meltdown (the one that the CEBR failed to predict) but both Germany and France have recovered and exceeded pre-crisis levels. The idea that the most sluggish economic recovery in UK history is suddenly going to transform into the most rapid and sustained period of growth in over 50 years is more than wishful thinking, it's absolutely crackers.
Capital flight: The German economy is benefiting as capital flows from struggling Eurozone economies (Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy and Ireland) into Germany. It is true that the UK (mainly London) is also benefiting from capital flight as foreign money flows into the City of London and the London property market, however this still isn't enough to counterbalance the enormous trade deficits the UK is running. The main point is that it is unwise to omit the effect of capital flight from the periphery Eurozone economies into Germany in order to make sweeping statements that Germany is going to be surpassed by the UK and would be better off out of the Euro - as the CEBR report clearly did.
The effects of Quantitative Easing mania across the major economies: Currency devaluation was hardly a success when Japan tried it in isolation through the 1990s (the Japanese "lost decade") - now that all the major economies are simultaneously trying the same fiat currency devaluation trick it's hardly likely to work any better for the UK. If magicking up hundreds of billions and holding interest rates at the all-time record low of 0.5% for five long years hasn't produced 3.3% growth yet, when and how is this remarkable period of growth going to begin?
Uncertainty: Economies are extremely complicated things which are almost impossible to predict with any degree of accuracy. Just a tiny miscalculation (of say 0.01%) in one of your parameters is more than enough to completely wreck your predictions over the course of 15 years. Then there's the uncertainty of events. Given that they couldn't predict the 2007-08 crisis, who is to say that there isn't another enormous economic catastrophe just around the corner that the CEBR are totally (or willfuly) blind to?
The idea that the UK is going to ride a wave of almost unprecedented prosperity for the next 15 years to soar past Germany and become the biggest economy in Europe is as assumption laden as it is laughable. This brings us to the question of why they have produced such a ludicrously over-optimistic report.
The answer is quite simple: The CEBR see it as in their best interests to produce reports that their clients approve of, and they clearly consider the Tory party to be valuable clients.
The over-optimistic endorsements of Tory policy from the CEBR have been through many stages, all of them closely matching the economic narratives being pushed by the Tory party at the time.
After initially endorsing George Osborne's catastrophic ideological austerity experiment, the CEBR changed tune to claim that a further decade of austerity would be necessary (a move expanded upon by David Cameron in his "austerity to infinity" speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet in November 2013). Now the CEBR are determined to help bolster the Conservative's utterly misleading "economic recovery" narratives with absurdly optimistic projections seemingly designed to provide the right-wing press with feel-good "UK to be better than Germany" headlines.
If that's not enough to convince you that the CEBR busy themselves producing reports that are little more than propaganda for the Tory party, then perhaps their ludicrous 2011 report clearly designed to help George Osborne justify cutting the top rate of income tax might be enough?
With this wildly optimistic report and their claims that Britian will soon surpass Germany as the most important economy in Europe, the CEBR are clearly attempting to reinforce the Tory narrative that the UK economy has recovered and that we are on the brink of economic utopia. The most obvious problems with this are that only 2% of the UK public believe that the economy is recovering and that they are feeling the benefit; and that their growth predictions for the next 15 years are so ludicrously over-optimistic that nobody in their right mind would take them seriously.
The problem for the rest of us is that there are an awful lot of delusional Tory tribalists that believe the economy is in great shape after three years of ideological Osbornomics and that we are on the verge of utopia, meaning they will continue voting Tory.
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Tour Highlights | |
Delhi | Red Fort, Raj Ghat, India Gate, President House, Humayun Tomb & Qutub Minar Optional Sound & Light Show at Red Fort & dinner at Chor Bizarre |
Jodhpur | Mehrangarh Fort & Jaswant Thada |
Jaisalmer | Jaisalmer Fort , Jain Temple, Patwon Ki Haveli & Camel Safari |
Ranakpur | Jain Temple Complex |
Udaipur | City Palace, Sahelion Ki Bari, Lok Kala Museum & Boat Ride at Lake Pichola Optional Sound & Light Show / Vintage Car collection |
Jaipur | Elephant ride to Amber Fort Palace , City Palace, Jantar Mantar (Observatory) & Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) Optional Cultural evening at Chokhi Dhani |
Agra | Taj Mahal, Agra Fort ,Excursion to Fatehpur Sikri, Mathura & Vrindavan, Optional Magic Show. |
Fatehpur Sikri | Akbars Residential Palace, Mosque & Tomb of Salim Chisti |
Detailed Itinerary
Day 01 : Arrive Delhi
Arrive by International flight, after traditional 'Swagat' (Welcome) our representative would assist you at airport & transfer to hotel for check in.
Delhi is a bustling metropolis, which successfully combines in its folds the ancient with modern. Its strategic location was the prime reasons why successive dynasties chose it as their seat of power. In fact, more mythological cities are believed to be here, like the city of Indraprastha from the Hindu epic Mahabharata, founded around 5000 BC. Numerous monuments were built over several centuries by different rulers like Qutub-ud-din Aibek, Alauddin Khilji, Tughlaks, Humayun & Shah Jahan, who built the Walled City Shah Jahanabad. Later in first half of 20th century much of New Delhi was planned by Sir Edwin Lutyens, who laid out a grandiose central administrative area as a testament to British rule in India. The division in walled city & New Delhi also marks the division in life styles.
Transfer to hotel.
Overnight hotel – Delhi (B).
Day 02 : Delhi – Jodhpur (by train) Mandore Express 2045/0800 hours
Today we take a guided tour of Old Delhi, the 17th century walled city of Shah Jahanabad, Visiting the great Jama Masjid, the principal mosque of Old Delhi. Built in the year 1656 AD by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, it is the largest & best known mosque in India. Later we walk down or take a rickshaw ride through Chandi Chowk, the old marketplace of Shah Jahanabad now a picturesque bazaar to reach Red Fort, built in the year 1648 by Shah Jahan.
In New Delhi, we visit Raj Ghat, memorial to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. It is a simple black marble platform that marks the spot of his cremation on 31 January 1948. Further we drive past India Gate, memorial built in the year 1931 to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died in the World War I & the Afghan Wars. The names of the soldiers who died in these wars are inscribed on the walls. President's House, the official residence of the President of India, built in the year 1931. Until 1950 it was known as Viceroy's House & served as the residence of the Governor-General of British India. We will also visit Humayun's Tomb, memorial of Mughal Emperor Humayun, built in the year 1562. The complex is a World Heritage Site & the first example of this type of Mughal architecture in India. Qutub Minar, built in the year 1206 by Qutub-ud-din Aibek. It is the tallest (72m) brick minaret in the world, an important example of Indo-Islamic Architecture. Qutub Minar & its monuments are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Check-out from the hotel at 1200 hrs.
Evening transfer to railway station to board night train to Jodhpur.
Overnight train.
Day 03 : Jodhpur
Today in the morning we arrive Jodhpur. Set at the edge of the Thar Desert, Jodhpur is the second largest city in Rajasthan & once was the capital of the Princely State Marwar. It was founded in the year 1459 AD by Rao Jodha, chief of the Rathore clan of Rajputs & its landscape is dominated by the massive Mehrangarh Fort. While the graceful palaces, forts & temples strewn throughout the city bring alive the historic grandeur, the exquisite handicrafts, folk dances, music & the brightly attired people lend a romantic aura to the city..
Transfer to hotel.
Half Day Tour
Today we take a guided tour of Jodhpur, visiting the Mehrangarh Fort (Majestic Fort), one of the most impressive & formidable structures anywhere in India. Built by Rao Jodha, this 5km long Fort is on a 125m high hill & has some magnificent palaces with marvelously carved panels latticed window. The Fort Museum houses an exquisite collection of palanquins, howdahs (Elephant saddles), royal cradles, miniatures paintings, musical instruments, costumes & furniture.
We also visit Jaswant Thada, a cluster of royal cenotaphs in white marble built in the year 1899 AD in memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II. Within the main cenotaph are the portraits of various Jodhpur rulers. It is an architectural landmark of Jodhpur.
Overnight Hotel – Jodhpur (B)
Day 04 : Jodhpur – Jaisalmer (by train) Intercity express 2330/0520 hours
Day free in Jodhpur. Checkout from the hotel at 1200 hrs.
Late evening transfer to rail-station for Jaisalmer night train. Night on board.Overnight train.
Day 05 : Jaisalmer
Arrive Jaisalmer.
Check in time is 12 noon.
Jaisalmer, founded in the year 1156 by Bhatti Rajput ruler Rawal Jaisal. Often described as Golden City & rising from the heart of the Thar Desert like a golden mirage the commanding Fort etched in yellow sandstone, dominates the amber-hued city with its entire awesome splendour. Because of its strategic location it was an important ancient trading centre & camel caravans laden with precious spices & silk crossed the territory en-route India, Sindh, Arabia & Europe. The merchants of the 19th century built Havelis (Mansions) that are exquisitely carved from golden-yellow sandstone & are still in a beautiful condition. The life within the Fortified town conjures up images of medieval majesty visible in its narrow lanes strewn with magnificent palace, havelis, temples, & of course skilled artisans & ubiquitous camels.
Transfer to hotel.
Half day city tour
Today we visit the old town of Jaisalmer & visit Jaisalmer Fort, built in the year 1156 by Rawal Jaisal. Perched on 80m high hill, housing the entire township within its ramparts, the golden hued Fort is standing like a sentinel in the bleak desert landscape. It is the only "Living Fort" in India & within its ramparts has an enchanting cow-web of narrow lanes dotted with some lovely Havelis (Mansions), Palaces & beautifully sculptured Jain Temples of the 12th-15th century AD & of course skilled artisans & ubiquitous camels.
We also visit magnificent Patwon Ki Haveli in the heart of the town. It was built by the rich merchant Guman Chand Patwa & his sons, whose business stretched between Afghanistan & China. It is the most elaborate & magnificent of all the Jaisalmer Havelis & is virtually the showpiece of Jaisalmer's legendary architectural wealth. The carving on stone far surpasses in beauty the work on brocade & gold. Later we drive down 40 km away from Jaisalmer to Sam to take the Camel ride on the Sand Dunes of Sam while the sun is setting down.
Overnight hotel – Jaisalmer (B).
Day 06 : Jaisalmer – Jodhpur (by train) Intercity express 2315 /0520 hours
Day free in Jaisalmer. Checkout from the hotel at 1200 hrs.
Late evening transfer to rail-station for Jodhpur night train. Night on board.
Day 07 : Jodhpur - Ranakpur – Udaipur(300 kms / 6 hr)
Morning arrive to Jodhpur, then drive to Udaipur visiting Ranakpur Temples enroute. Ranakpur - 98 kms from Udaipur, the Jain Temples built in the 15th century are situated in the lovely valley of the Aravali. Its surrounding is quiet and picturesque. Ranakpur has grand structures and beautiful sculpture. There are 1444 pillars in the temple and none of them are similar. The magic of light & shade is really awe inspiring. Surya Temple and other Jain Temples are side attractions.
Udaipur was founded in the year 1568 by Maharana Udai Singh after his final unsuccessful attempt to defend the Mewar capital, Chittorgarh from the invading Mughals under Emperor Akbar. The Kingdom of Mewar was considered the most respectable among all Princely states in Rajasthan & still remembered for the courage to protect the Kingdom. The site for Udaipur was chosen for its natural beauty, abundant water & natural protection afforded by the surrounding forests & Aravali mountains. It is set on the edge of three lakes & also known as the "City of Lakes & Palaces". Undoubtedly one of the most romantic cities in India, its beautiful Palaces are mirrored in the calm waters of Lake Pichola & the city is a brilliant kaleidoscope of narrow lanes flanked by bright stalls, gardens, lakes, palaces & temples.
Overnight hotel - Udaipur (B).
Day 08 : Udaipur
Today we visit the City Palace, an intriguing collection of buildings contributed by various Maharanas (Kings) after Udai Singh & built in the year 1725. The magnificence of the Palace starts right from its entrance at the northern Tripolia Gate that brings us to the central courtyard, the best place to view the facade of filigreed balconies & ornate cupola-topped towers. Sahelion ki Bari (Garden of Maids of Honour) is an ornamental garden built by Maharana Sangram Singh for his daughter & the Ladies of the Queen's court. He built the garden with several fountains, pools & is decorated with chiseled pavilions & elephants. The fountains worked on the unique hydraulic technique devised in the year 1700 AD & work till today.
Later we visit Jagdish Temple, the Indo-Aryan temple, built in the year 1651 AD by Maharana Jagat Singh, is the largest & the most beautiful temple of Udaipur with noteworthy sculpted images. We also enjoy boat ride on Lake Pichola, the beauty of the lake is enhanced by the surrounding hills, palaces, temples, bathing ghats & embankments. The Jag Niwas (Lake Palace) & Jag Mandir, the two island palaces on the lake look like pearls in the lake.
Overnight Hotel – Udaipur (B)
Day 09 : Udaipur – Jaipur (by train) Udaipur Jaipur express 2140 /0710 hour
Morning free. Checkout at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail-station for Jaipur night train.
Overnight train.
Day 10 : Jaipur
Morning arrive Jaipur popularly known as Pink City, the flamboyant & colourful capital of Rajasthan. With its rich & colourful past, resplendent with tales of valour & bravery, it is now one of the most important heritage cities in India. The city was founded in 1728 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber. It remains the only city in the world symbolizing the nine divisions of the universe, through nine rectangular sectors.
Transfer to hotel.
Half Day Tour
Afternoon we visit the City Palace, a perfect blend of Rajasthani & Mughal architecture. The center of the palace is a seven-storied building called Chandra Palace, with fine views over the gardens & the city. Further we visit Jantar Mantar, the Solar Observatory, an astronomical treasurehouse, with solar devices that give accurate predictions till date. We now visit Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds), a five-storied structure of pink sandstone. It was built in the year 1799 so that veiled royal women could peer down the busy street market unseen by the world through its 593 stone Jharokas (mini windows).
Optional Tour - Chokhi Dhani
An evening excursion to Chokhi Dhani complex, ethnic village resort located at a distance of 15 km from Jaipur. Rajasthani village atmosphere is recreated on the sprawling ground & includes the entertainment by folk dancers & musicians. Later drive back to hotel.
Overnight Hotel – Jaipur (B)
Day 11 : Jaipur – Agra (by train) Marudhar express 1540/2110 hour
Today in the morning we take an excursion to Amber Fort (11 km); the palace complex which stands to this date was commenced under the reign of Raja Man Singh. We take an Elephant ride to reach the Fort situated on the hill, an overwhelming experience.
Later transfer to rail-station for Agra train. Late evening arrive Agra . Transfer to hotel.
Overnight hotel - Agra (B).
Day 12 : Agra
Today in the morning we visit Agra Fort, taken over from the Lodhis by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the late 16th century. The Fort can be more accurately described as a walled palatial city. It was built from red sandstone, often inlaid with white marble & intricate decorations. We will alsovisit Sikandara, Akbar's tomb. His son Jahangir completed the construction of the tomb in the year 1613.
Afternoon we will visit Fatehpur Sikri (Ghost Capital), the political capital of India's Mughal Empire under Akbar's reign, from the year 1571 until 1585, when it was abandoned, ostensibly due to lack of water. We visit Emperor Akbar's Residential complex, Mosque & Tomb of Salim Chisti.
Overnight hotel – Agra (B).
Day 13 : Agra – Delhi (by train)Shatabdi Express 2030/2230 hrs
Today in the morning we visit Taj Mahal, symbol of eternal love, which stands on the banks of River Yamuna. It was built by the 5th Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan in the year 1631 in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It was completed in 22 years.
Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail-station for Delhi train.
Arrive New Delhi and transfer to hotel.
Overnight hotel – Delhi (B).
Day 14 : Delhi Departure
On time transfer to international airport to board flight for onward journey.
Our tour concludes: We thank you for your patronage & look forward to serve you again in near future.

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With FSSO, a domain user could authenticate either against the domain controller running the collector agent and domain controller agent, or a domain controller running only the domain controller agent.
If you attempt to authenticate with a domain controller running only the domain controller agent, which statements are correct? (Choose two.)
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B. The FortiGate receives the user information directly from the receiving domain controller agent of the secondary domain controller.
C. The domain collector agent may perform a DNS lookup for the authenticated client's IP address.
D. The user cannot be authenticated with the FortiGate in this manner because each domain controller agent requires a dedicated collector agent.
Answer: AC
FSSO provides a single sign on solution to authenticate users transparently to a FortiGate unit using credentials stored in Windows active directory.
Which of the following statements are correct regarding FSSO in a Windows domain environment when agent mode is used? (Choose two.)
A. An FSSO collector agent must be installed on every domain controller.
B. An FSSO domain controller agent must be installed on every domain controller.
C. The FSSO domain controller agent will regularly update user logon information on the FortiGate unit.
D. The FSSO collector agent will receive user logon information from the domain controller agent and will send it to the FortiGate unit.
Answer: BD
Which statement is one disadvantage of using FSSO NetAPI polling mode over FSSO Security Event Log (WinSecLog) polling mode?
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B. It runs slower.
C. It might miss some logon events.
D. It requires access to a DNS server for workstation name resolution.
Answer: C
Which are two requirements for DC-agent mode FSSO to work properly in a Windows AD environment? [Choose two.]
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B. The remote registry service must be running in all workstations.
C. The collector agent must be installed in one of the Windows domain controllers.
D. A same user cannot be logged in into two different workstations at the same time.
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Which statement describes what the CLI command diagnose debug authd fsso list is used for?
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B. Displays which users are currently logged on using FSSO.
C. Displays a listing of all connected FSSO collector agents.
D. Lists all DC Agents installed on all domain controllers.
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When the SSL proxy is NOT doing man-in-the-middle interception of SSL traffic, which certificate field can be used to determine the rating of a website?
A. Organizational Unit.
B. Common Name.
C. Serial Number.
D. Validity.
Answer: B
Which tasks fall under the responsibility of the SSL proxy in a typical HTTPS connection? (Choose two.)
A. The web client SSL handshake.
B. The web server SSL handshake.
C. File buffering.
D. Communication with the URL filter process.
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Bob wants to send Alice a file that is encrypted using public key cryptography.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the use of public key cryptography in this scenario?
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Which Fortinet products & features could be considered part of a comprehensive solution to monitor and prevent the leakage of senstive data? (Select all that apply.)
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For data leak prevention, which statement describes the difference between the block and quarantine actions?
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A quarantine action is used for unknown users.
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In which process states is it impossible to interrupt/kill a process? (Choose two.)
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C. D – Uninterruptable Sleep
D. Z – Zombie
Answer: CD
Examine at the output below from the diagnose sys top command:
# diagnose sys top 1
Run Time: 11 days, 3 hours and 29 minutes
sshd 123 S 1.9 1.2
ipsengine 61 S < 0.0 5.2
miglogd 45 S 0.0 4.9
pyfcgid 75 S 0.0 4.5
pyfcgid 73 S 0.0 3.9
Which statements are true regarding the output above? (Choose two.)
A. The sshd process is the one consuming most CPU.
B. The sshd process is using 123 pages of memory.
C. The command diagnose sys kill miglogd will restart the miglogd process.
D. All the processes listed are in sleeping state.
Answer: AD
Examine the following output from the diagnose sys session list command:
session info: proto=6 proto_state=65 duration=3 expire=9 timeout=3600 flags=00000000 sockflag=00000000 sockport=443 av_idx=9 use=5
origin-shaper=guarantee-100kbps prio=2 guarantee 12800Bps max 134217728Bps traffic 13895Bps
reply-shaper=guarantee-100kbps prio=2 guarantee 12800Bps max 134217728Bps traffic 13895Bps
state=redir local may_dirty ndr npu nlb os rs
statistic(bytes/packets/allow_err): org=864/8/1 reply=2384/7/1 tuples=3
orgin->sink: org pre->post, reply pre->post dev=7->6/6->7 gwy=172.17.87.3/10.1.10.1
hook=post dir=org act=snat 192.168.1.110:57999->184.108.40.206:443(172.17.87.16:57999)
hook=pre dir=reply act=dnat 22.214.171.124:443-
hook=post dir=reply act=noop 22.214.171.124:443->192.168.1.110:57999(0.0.0.0:0)
misc=0 policy_id=1 id_policy_id=0 auth_info=0 chk_client_info=0 vd=0
npu info: flag=0x00/0x00, offload=0/0, ips_offload=0/0, epid=0/0, ipid=0/0, vlan=0/0
Which statements are true regarding the session above? (Choose two.)
A. Session Time-To-Live (TTL) was configured to 9 seconds.
B. FortiGate is doing NAT of both the source and destination IP addresses on all packets coming from the 192.168.1.110 address.
C. The IP address 192.168.1.110 is being translated to 172.17.87.16.
D. The FortiGate is not translating the TCP port numbers of the packets in this session.
Answer: CD
Which statements are correct regarding an IPv6 over IPv4 IPsec configuration? (Choose two.)
A. The source quick mode selector must be an IPv4 address.
B. The destination quick mode selector must be an IPv6 address.
C. The Local Gateway IP must be an IPv4 address.
D. The remote gateway IP must be an IPv6 address.
Answer: BC
Which statements are true regarding IPv6 anycast addresses? (Choose two.)
A. Multiple interfaces can share the same anycast address.
B. They are allocated from the multicast address space.
C. Different nodes cannot share the same anycast address.
D. An anycast packet is routed to the nearest interface.
Answer: AD
What functions can the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery protocol accomplish? (Choose two.)
A. Negotiate the encryption parameters to use.
B. Auto-adjust the MTU setting.
C. Autoconfigure addresses and prefixes.
D. Determine other nodes reachability.
Answer: CD
Which is one of the conditions that must be met for offloading the encryption and decryption of IPsec traffic to an NP6 processor?
A. No protection profile can be applied over the IPsec traffic.
B. Phase-2 anti-replay must be disabled.
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Two FortiGate units with NP6 processors form an active-active cluster. The cluster is doing security profile (UTM) inspection over all the user traffic. What statements are true regarding the sessions that the master unit is offloading to the slave unit for inspection? (Choose two.)
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B. They are not accelerated by hardware in the master unit.
C. They are accelerated by hardware in the slave unit.
D. They are not accelerated by hardware in the slave unit.
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E. Recursive.
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D. Local-in policies.
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C. The implicit firewall policy action is ACCEPT.
D. The `Port1′ or `Internal' interface has a DHCP server set up and enabled (on device models that support DHCP servers).
E. Default login uses the username: admin (all lowercase) and no password.
Answer: BDE
What methods can be used to access the FortiGate CLI? (Choose two.)
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B. A direct connection to the serial console port.
C. Using the CLI console widget in the GUI.
D. Using RCP.
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Apparently there is a new book discussing this topic, which claims the results were much more contingent than commonly believed.
The "steel and germs" explanation for the rapidity of conquest has not convinced all specialists. The newcomers' technological advantages were insufficient and in any case only temporary; differential mortality was a long-term process, not something that happened at the moment of outsiders' assault. Thinking about the endemic vulnerabilities of empires helps us understand the situation. The Aztecs and the Incas were themselves imperial formations of relatively recent origin, with highly concentrated power and wealth at the center and often violent relations with not entirely assimilated people at the edges of their empires. When the Europeans arrived, indigenous people were not sure whether the newcomers were enemies, gods, or evil spirits–or potentially useful allies against an oppressive power. These uncertainties made it harder for their rulers, who had no way of knowing what was in store for them, to respond effectively. Cortes and Pizarro recruited allies among disaffected peoples, thereby making their armies as large as the Aztec and Inca forces they fought against. The battle against the Aztecs was hard-fought, with Spaniards suffering reverses, despite their indigenous allies and the hesitations of the Aztec emperor Moctezuma. The conquest of the Inca empire–more centralized than that of the Aztecs–was also facilitated by turning those excluded under Inca power into indigenous allies.


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Writer and Tai Chi expert Scott Meredith recently made this keen observation about Tai Chi marketing:
This graphic shows the unconscious cultural bias that affects internal training. What do all these have in common? Yeah – they show only upper body, arm gestures, or at least massively emphasize the upper body, arms, hands and heads, to the partial or complete exclusion of feet, legs, and hips…
Our profound entrancement with the upper body has made us all tense as hell up there. That's one issue. The other issue is that, paradoxical as it may seem, the only way to get the real internal in the upper body (arms, hands, whatever) is by relentless internal conditioning of the lower body (feet, legs, hips).
All of that is true. Modern humans really are obsessed with their upper bodies. Our middle and upper class jobs are performed with hands and eyes, while the lower body is resting in a seated position. And even after forty to fifty hours of office work, leading to pathologically tight hip flexors and hamstrings, most of us would still prefer to skip leg day at the gym.
Lower body workouts are a tough sell. I myself have accidentally frightened away new students in the past, by demonstrating a low posture in an introductory Tai Chi class. As Scott implied, Westerners have been conditioned to expect a vibrant new level of health, as a result of adopting exotic Asian hand positions. To be confronted with the coarse reality of a low squat is a deeply dissonant experience.
Marketing professionals and cover designers know this, and respond to the desires of the marketplace.
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I am one of those gamers who adored the gameplay and the depth of GC2, but who whished that the game had better graphics. Immersion is an important part of gaming for me, and the appearance of a game obviously can help a great deal to establish this immersion factor. Unfortunalety, the graphics of GC2 did not achieve much in this direction. Because of this, like many others I was thrilled by the news that there will actually be this next generation installment, which promised to change things usings modern methods.
I just now took my first look at GC3, and I have to say that I am more than a little suprised by its current looks. I don't want to (and can't) talk about deeper gameplay changes, but I can tell you what impression I had when I watched the first videos of it, and I am pretty convinced that even for a 4x game, the first impression is important: This game looks exactly like its predecessor! Yes, one can argue that this statement is of course nonsense, because there are some differences here and there, etc, etc. But overall, there is not really a step upwards concerning the appearance of this game noticable.
The planet maps are the same static images like in GC, they look like a board game from 1990, but not in any way like a user interface of a video game from 2014. How can this be? I am currently playing Imperium Galactica 2 on my phone (which achieves a nice immersion btw), where you can zoom in onto a planet (with a 3D model I might add) and build cities there. Not possible for GC 2014? And the star map does also not provide any significant changes either. Ships for example are still flying there zigzag routes (an absolute immersion killer). What, Really? I can not even imagine what the ideas of you guys where to rebuild the same game with the same looks 10 years later.
GC3 has been one of my most anticipated games lately, but frankly, at the moment my impression is that I do not know what this game actually adds to its predecessor, and I think there might not be a need to buy this directly after release. I could be that I will wait until the first good sale at steam.
You obviously haven't played CG2 in a while, because the difference in appearance is striking. Certainly, with it's heavy reliance on tiles and high level of abstraction for things like planetary improvements, it shows its strategy board-game roots; but for many people that's part of its charm.
I am very pleased that the game is the way it is. I feel the look and game play do in fact make it the next generation in the series.
Gal Civ II worked and the thing here is to not break what worked well. Gal civ III does that and much more.
Find me a 4x game that is native in 64-bit or can create titanic maps and not run out of memory?
** I'm sorry for using emotes (slap my wrists if you must) but feel its needed **
You beat me to posting something similar - Great post btw !!
I didn't want to be to critical but as I play/test the beta 1 version, my fear is this version will only appeal to the old die hard fans. As I am and hopefully will stay myself. But...
I, like you seem to be a tad surprised of the samey look of GalCiv III with the last outing - and as you have mentioned, other 4x games are achieving a greater graphical design. GalCiv III does appear stuck in the mid 2000 with blocky/plastic feel to most of its game design. But, the only plus I can see is the ability to animate parts of our ship designs - Gold badge awarded !!
GalCiv III hex system of movement is really lacking realism - Almost all other TB games use the more popular 8 sided 'compass' movement/logistical system. I mean...we drive/walk/fly/sleep using that 'natural' directional system and it is soooo easily 'coded'.
Having no tactical warfare system is suicidal. Today in the gaming world, tactical passages of play is a must...GalCiv used to have it and was one of the strongest elements to GalCiv II. *please line up your 'New' design team and give them their last cigarette*
Allot of the statistical presentation of information seems to be aimed at...children who just about handle percentages !!!!
C'mon Stardock - give GalCiv III the 'competitive' update it needs to survive - make one of your elite founders happy to stay around.
Here we go again with TC warfare....
Please no. A good 4x game is not a 4x game with TC combat. Its a TC combat game. If you want TC combat than a 4x turn based game is not what you want.
Show me a NEW 4x game that is native 64bit, that has AWESOME Tactical combat. Oh wait.....
Yet another that thinks beta means retail.
Last i used a compas it had 360 degrees, not 8 sides. Would love a example of this compas system since i have no clue what you are referring to. I also cannot remember the last time i was limited to 8 directions of movement in real life so not sure what is more natural or realistic about 8 directions vs 6 directions.
Galciv II did not have tactical combat and neither did galciv I as far as i know. The combat style of galciv II will be in this game in it's next iteration. Also not sure what is suicidal about no tactical combat because Civ 4 and Civ 5, arguably the most succesful/known 4x games, don't have it either.
I don't see how that will prevent you from doing statistical analysis and what not to min/max if that's your thing. I don't see a 10 year old optimizing adjacency bonuses either, while that is just basic percentages too.
Other then that: accessibility leads to more sales leads to more expansions/dlc, without necessarily removing depth.
We need a new Galactic Civ-game, not another stupid unstrategical strategy game where it's all about the tiresome tactical battles and fooling/exploiting the AI.
You that like it that way have loads of crap to choose from (AOW3 comes to my mind here for instance). We who want an epic game where real strategical choices matter and are central, we choose GalCiv; and that's final!
NB! And many like both of course, and are happy there are games out there with different design philosophies.
Cyong_ looks at Cvilization. Hexagons....
Cyong_ looks a Pandora first contact. Hexagons....
Cyong_ looks at Heroes of Might and Magic. Hexagons.....
I am going to guess you are referring to an octagon shape in regards to 8 sided? Problem with the repeating tessellation of octogons is that they don't fit together perfectly. Just ask tile makers. Could you please provide an example game for us to look at?
Ok...I dont mind literalism but some people are pedantic !!!
Reply to Larsenex - ok, I might have gotten GalCiv mixed up with MOO..but get it and see how it can be done
Reply to ForesterSOF - Really, is that your best opinion ?!!
Reply to EleventhStar - Well...you know well what I meant by 8 sided hex directional compass movement e.g (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW) for gaming..I was being abstract and passionate - not obtuse. But you just wanted to be
Tactical warfare can be and has been done well in 4X games (see above) and can be an option for those who want it - I have not noticed any statements about GalCiv implying that its a purely a 'die hard TB game hex view/top down old style game' or shall we just get out our old D&D games !!!
Reply to Cyong_- Thank you for linking a 8 sided hex layout and you are right in saying it is difficult to implement that shape. But, since the hex board we see in GalCiv and other TB's is purely a visual aid. Stardock could use an overlay to hide the 6 pointed and hideous hex board and display the 'natural' translated 8 pointed hex compass movement, which looks smoother. And lets be honest - Space is more 4D than 2D but we can depict that with clever graphics in 2D !
Let me also stress I like GalCiv and have played it since it first begain - but I am also for change that shows obvious connection with new players and old ones that TB's can be inspiring and introduce new features and graphics in one game. It can be done.
It's not a question of whether TC can be done. It's a question of whether the devs want it in their game. Last I checked, they don't (as exemplified by a post of Stardock's CEO himself).
I can't say enough how much I prefer the tactical combat cinematic sollution in GalCiv2 compared to tactical player controlled battles for this game. Luckily the developers won't change this, but rather improve on the GalCiv2 sollution.
In fantasy strategy RPG's I often like it the other way arround, but I'd love to see a grand strategy game with the GalCiv2 sollution here as well. A fantasy game with a huger priority on strategical gameplay, a true grand strategy fantasy game, and I think it will have to be done by either Stardock or Paradox to be truly great.
I know such a game excist (when it comes to battles), but that one lack alot in the empire building department (for instance when it comes to city building), and it lacks alot of what I want to see in a grand strategy in other departments as well. I'm talking about Dominions here.
Truth does hurt; doesn`t it.
I am amused that Drawnmix say octagonal maps are so easy and less than two hours later agrees it would be difficult to implement. Yet then implies it is just an overlay and implies it would be easy again! Also, calling him obtuse wasn't constructive at all.
No game can be all things to all people. They said TC won't be in, yet a handful cannot let it go.
To say the graphics look the same as GC2 is silly. There is much more detail and colors now. The older versions didn't have hexes. They may be able to do something about zig-zagging while moving, but for now there are bigger things on the plate.
The only major graphic update so far was on ships. Personally, until the combat viewer comes out, I don't care. I spend my time in the galactic map zoomed out, in the planet viewer, in the shipyard, etc. I don't know what their plans are for the map, planets, etc. They still look better when you zoom in than GalCiv2. There are only 8 months, so let's not panic over eye candy just yet.
So far all we have are the basics of planet building, research, war and economy. The next beta adds a lot of meat as does the one after.
Most 4x games have a similar look/feel through the various versions. Someone playing CIV V gets most of the game play automatically from playing all those past versions. They just have to learn about new features and design changes. Hex maps started a minor furball over there as well. Those that didn't like it, still lost. They aren't going to remap the game!
Right now, they are looking for bugs, suggestions and feedback on adjacency, ideology, balance, etc. They are not looking to rewrite core features or add new large ones.
At the end of the day, you have a major vote. Pay for the game and play it, or pass and buy something else. They SHOW you weekly in the dev journals what the game play is and where they are going. It isn't like they are hiding anything.
In Legendary Heroes, which is a 4x fantasy game, They did a reasonably good job of adding TC in that game. You do have the option to auto resolve. In every case where the fight is evenly matched YOU MUST USE TC and do it yourself or you will likely lose your units.
The issue in that game as it would be here, is near mid to late game having 8-15 combats each having to be resolved by hand would become very tedious at best.
I always like the Combat viewer concept. It allows me to see my shiny designs and how they worked in combat while I sat back and let commanders do the work. Gal Civ II did a good job. I expect the same for Gal Civ III. I also hope to see the difference in weaponry from standard researched arms vrs resource augmented ones. That being the ship that has augmented mass drivers I expect it to see a higher rate of fire and also a longer range upon engagement. Same case for beam weapons and ones disabling or leaching shields. I gotta see that!
Yeah. I think we can expect a huger degree of detail in the new combat cinematics. Will be exciting when we get to know more about what's planned. Personally I also can't wait to see small fighters from carrier modules in action.
Honestly that's why i haven't bought it. I liked and played gal civ II a lot and by that i mean A LOT lol.
But this one just doesn't seem to offer a large enough difference. the bulky UI with graphics from the '90s in the videos just kills it. i mean i look at the galaxy map and i see the same map, sure there are some differences here and there but they are minor. I haven't played it so i'm sure there are strides there that i'm not seeing that might make up for it. But i have a hard time getting past the just plain bulky horrible UI design. I mean if i'm going to pay $50 for a game and sit in front of it for hours i'd want it to be somewhat more modern looking then something out of the original doom games.
I think i'll save my money and get civilization beyond earth when it comes out instead. At least then my units can move in a straight line instead of like some drunk person chasing a fly.
While i expected you meant 8 directional movement and/or a square grid, i have never heard it described with words like compass and natural. But seeing as i haven't played many tactical combat based games like might and magic, i was wondering if i was missing out on some terminology.
I also really cannot understand why 8 (or 6 for that matter) directional movement feels natural. I'd say you need at least 16 but preferably 24 or 32 directions of movement in a plane to get a passable approximation of natural. But that is besides the point.
6,8,16,24,32,64,128,360,360 divided into parts.
Where does this stop.
Movements are and extension of board games.
If you want reality then join the military.
One more thing. Wasn't this talked about before durring the alpha when it could be changed.
In regards to stuff like the interface not changing much... as far as I'm concerned, if it's not broke, don't fix it.
In regards to the way ships move around the map? Actually, i've always thought that it does look a little funny (when you send them on a curved course, for example), but I don't know how easy it would be to change it, or if a change would rally look better.
In regards to 8 directions being natural... last game I can think of like that was Civ 4, and when 5 changed to hexes, I thought that felt more natural, to be honest. And I think the majority of the people here agree... (or don't have a preference).
Also, I expect Beyond Earth to have people running in funny lines along the hexes, just like I believe Civ 5 does....
Whats This? The bash CG3 Thread?
I've played GC1+2 for years and will probably be still playing it (GC2 ToA) when most people are playing GC3 (need new comp) and from watching the dev stream and lets play vids on Youtube GC3 in Beta is a better game than GC2!
I'm not gonna list the improvements GC3 has over GC2 But take it from someone whose played GC2 for over 6 years and will probably be playing it long after GC3 has been released and gone on budget sale that This is a better game than GC2!
I suggest all these nay sayers actually play GC2 DL then play DA then ToA and notice the vast differences between them and then look again at GC3 in BETA!
You idiots want a newer updated Gal Civ game and when your getting one which is superior in every respect you then try to change it into something completely different or just trash talk it!
Rant over
interesting, so we're idiots because our opinions are different then yours. But then again yours is different then ours so does that make you an idiot too?
You know it's unfortunate that we can't express our own opinion and what we had hoped to get out of a game without being insulted.
We seem to get these you MUST have a 3d starmap threads cropping up every 2 or 3 weeks, as always the majority on here disagree and as always the op and one or two others inist they are right and as always I will point out they have no plans to change fundementals like that so if you dont like it dont buy it.
As for it looking like gc2 its already a lot better and if you play the beta and then play gc2 you will see that but stylistic it is reminiscent of gc2 which is why people say this and some of those early alpha shots are not as the game looks now.
Wow! I must have the wrong game... mine says 'BETA - For Testing Purposes Only' across the top.
I realize that you cannot create a game that will satisfy everyone. I don't think that's what they are trying to do. I do think they are satisfying their fans, and drawing in some new ones! I've read through the posts before this one. Some interesting thoughts and opinions. Some should have been kept out.
I never had a chance to play GalCiv1. But I spent years playing GalCiv2. I love it. I'm not an on-line MMO player. I like single player epic turn based games. I know, it's just me. GalCiv2 was awesome, for me. I've had GalCiv3 BETA for a few days now. I'm 771 moves into a large game. Frankly, the graphics are awesome (twinkling lights on planets, animations linking planets & Starbases, etc...), the sounds are better, more options (though not all are active yet), and the list goes on. In no way is this the 'same game' as GalCiv2. It is the same 'type' of game. But so much better!!
I'm probably showing my age...I like turn based games. Grew up with them. The hex map works good for me. I don't mind the 'zig-zag' at all. I understand what's going on.
What I do not like is a game that is so 'over the top' with fantastic graphics and player interaction and a gazillion controls that by the time you figure out what to do, you're dead. I've tried a few of the epic space games out, like SinsOASE, and the interface and controls just get to confusing. Again, it may just be me. I for one am having a BLAST playing GalCiv3 and cannot wait for the next release. I am not looking for a completely realistic in every way simulation game. I am looking for the next generation turn based epic game that is FUN to play!!
I think I've found it. Bring it on Stardock!!
lol thats awesome. Glad your enjoying the game. I might pick it up at some point when it's on sale or something on steam. I'm hoping they kick the bulky ugly interface by then.
A little uncalled for dude . Probably said in good jest, but, you know, tone and body language don't translate to text well.
And I'm very much looking forward to the game, in a more finished state. I found a few bugs and weird things so far, hopefully they will be fixed. . It's not bad right now, just needs more polish (the game play, primarily, not the graphics).
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When it comes to investing in physical gold bullion, gold bars may be an excellent choice for several reasons. Gold bars are usually produced in large numbers and may potentially require less design and detail work compared to gold coins. This can translate into lower overall premiums on gold bars, allowing you to stretch your investment dollars further. Gold bars are produced by many mints and fabricators all over the world. The Perth Mint of Australia produces a number of Australian gold bars in various weights and designs.
The Perth Mint is the largest mint in Australia The Perth Mint is one of Western Australia's largest exporters as well, producing and distributing some $18 billion in gold, silver and platinum coins and bars to over 100 countries each year. The mint has become known all over the globe for its attention to detail, its high quality standards and the beauty of its designs.
The Perth Mint produces a number of different gold bars in smaller weights such as 1 gram, 5 gram and 10 gram. It also produces traditional 1 ounce gold bars as well as 50 gram, 100 gram and 10 ounce weights.
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A study on guns, violence and mental health, long scheduled to be published this week, finds that gun ownership is a bigger factor than mental illness when it comes to firearms deaths. But the data suggest that both play roles.
Earlier research has found that places with high rates of gun ownership have more firearms deaths, but critics of those findings say that it could be that people living in dangerous places are apt to buy firearms to protect themselves.
And the question of mental illness has surfaced again and again, with shootings in Aurora, Colo., Newtown, Conn., and now the Washington Navy Yard, where 12 people were killed Monday by a man who appears to have had escalating mental health issues.
In this study, doctors in New York looked at data on gun ownership, crime rate, firearms-related deaths and depression from 27 developed countries, including the United States, Japan, Great Britain and South Africa.
The United States had the highest rate of civilian gun ownership, at almost 90 guns per 100 people. The next two countries on the list were Switzerland and Finland, with about 45 guns per 100 people. Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom had the lowest gun numbers, ranging from less than one gun per 100 in Japan to six in the U.K.
The countries with more civilian guns also had the highest rates of firearms deaths, with the United States leading the list at 10 deaths per 100,000, based on an international mortality database.
Gun ownership was strongly associated with firearms deaths. The only outlier was South Africa, which had 13 guns per 100 people, but a firearms death rate almost as high as in the U.S.
Mental illness also correlated with firearms deaths, but the connection was much weaker than for gun ownership. The association pretty much disappeared depending on how the researchers crunched the numbers.
There was no overall association between gun ownership or mental illness and the overall crime rate in the 27 countries. The researchers say this questions the premise that people arm themselves to protect themselves from crime.
This study, like earlier ones, finds a correlation but no direct cause. The findings can't prove that gun ownership or mental illness are causing the deaths.
"You could say that if there is a lot of crime in a society people will feel insecure, so they buy guns and there's a vicious cycle," said Dr. Sripal Bangalore, director of the cardiovascular outcomes group at the New York University Langone Medical Center and lead author of the study. "We just don't see that. We found a direct and strong correlation between gun owners and firearms deaths."
The study was published online in the American Journal of Medicine.
What, you may ask, is an interventional cardiologist doing studying firearms deaths? "We do a lot of outcomes research," Bangalore tells Shots. The work takes a broader look at the risks and benefits of medical treatments than does a clinical trial. "We wanted to look at [gun violence] from an outcomes perspective."
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SSL setup for CMS on SLES
To use SSL for CMS, we need to setup stunnel.
- Login as root user.
- Install stunnel
zypper install stunnel
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The Full Assurance of Hope to the End
But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way. 10 For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
I have been keenly aware recently that we live in a day when people's feelings are the chief measure of how to love. If feelings are vulnerable and might be hurt by a certain action, then we say, "This is probably not the loving thing to do." Which means that we can easily be held hostage by people's sensitivities. Good and loving acts will be rejected because the bottom line of love is not truth or principle or even what's best for the person, but how they will feel. So if they can communicate that they will feel really bad, they can protect themselves from many good things.
What makes me think of this is the word "beloved" in verse 9. It means simply "loved ones"—"you whom I love." It's the only place in the whole book where the writer says it this way—where he calls them "loved ones." The reason this stands out is that he has just said some of the hardest words in the book.
He has said that they are dull of hearing even though by this time they ought to be teachers (5:11-12). He says that they are like babes stuck on milk (5:13-14). And he holds out the possibility that some of them have had great blessings and high religious experiences but are not saved, and are like a field that drinks rain for months and never brings forth fruit (6:4-8).
On Being Thin-skinned and Vulnerable
And then he says, "I do love you." Now I point this out because we need to let the Bible shape our worldview. We are a nation of victims and whiners and pouters to a large degree. That is, if someone says something negative about us—no matter how constructive they may try to be—we either slump into a fit of self-justifying woundedness, or we file a harassment suit. We are a very thin-skinned people in America these days. Easily offended and easily provoked.
This is not good. And followers of Jesus Christ should be different. We don't need to be thin-skinned and vulnerable. We are chosen by God, loved by God, forgiven by God, accepted by God, indwelt by God, guided by God, protected by God, strengthened by God—and God is more important than anyone else in the universe. We do not have to feel vulnerable or insecure. We do not have to be self-justifying or self-defensive or self-pitying. We can be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, as James says (James 1:19). We can be like Paul who said, "When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure; when we are slandered, we try to conciliate" (1 Corinthians 4:12-13).
And if we can relate to our enemies that way, how much more can we handle the tough love of those who come to us with hard words for our good. The writer to the Hebrews says, "beloved"—"loved ones"—I have spoken to you this way because I love you.
Taking the Risks of Love
A few times over the last five years or so I have taken loved ones out to lunch with the express purpose of asking some hard questions about their spiritual lives. This is very risky and very hard to do. You know that your actions could so easily be misinterpreted. They could accuse you of nosiness, butting in where you don't belong. They could accuse you of judgmentalism, pointing a finger toward the imperfections in your own life. They could accuse you of distrust, assuming the worst instead of hoping for the best. And so on. The possibilities of misunderstanding and false accusation are many.
And because of this, we do not do this as often as we should. The writer to the Hebrews is calling us by his example to grow up and to take the risks of love. He is also calling us to be less easily offended. And less easily hurt. We have a massive foundation for our salvation in the death of the Son of God and we have an advocate in heaven more powerful and more compelling than any accuser on earth. We should be the freest of all people to listen to criticism and take it into account and not be wounded or self-pitying or resentful.
So the first thing in today's message is: let us learn how to love and be loved when heaven and hell are at stake and hard questions are in order.
We Are Convinced of Better Things Concerning You
The second thing to notice in this text is why the writer is so confident that his readers are not going to fall away and prove that they were never saved. He just said in verses 4-8 that it is possible to have great blessings and high religious experiences and never have been saved. It is a hard warning and he says it in love.
But then in verse 9 he says, "But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way." So he does not think that they will actually fall away and be lost. He is hopeful. He believes they will hear his warning and instead of resenting it and saying, "You have no business talking that way to born- again Christians," he believes they will say, "We know how fragile we are in ourselves. Thank you for keeping us alert to the dangers of the deceitfulness of sin, and reminding us to fight the fight of faith every day." He believes that the warnings will not drive them away in resentment, but will deepen their vigilance and earnest pursuit of assurance.
So that is what he says in verse 9: "We are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation."
His Confidence is Because of the Justice of God
But why does he have this confidence? What might increase our confidence today that we will not fall away but will press on in better things that accompany salvation? He gives the reason in verse 10. He says, "For [because] God is not unjust [or unrighteous] so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints."
Now this is remarkable because the verse speaks of God's justice not his mercy. There is something about God's justice or righteousness (same Greek word) that causes this writer to be confident that the readers will persevere in faith and patience and not fall away. "We are convinced of better things concerning you . . . because God is not unjust . . ." How does the righteousness or justice of God give the writer this kind of confidence?
We usually think of the justice of God bringing us into judgment because our sins deserve it, and the mercy of God rescuing us from judgment because Christ died in our place. And both are true. But here the justice of God is the reason he is confident they will be saved and not fall away. How does the justice of God give him that confidence?
He says in verse 10 that God's justice will not let God forget their work and the love which they showed to God's name (a good literal rendering). And he defines this work and the love they showed to God's name (in verse 10b) as their ministry to the saints in the past and their ongoing ministry in the present. So he is saying that it's God's memory of their past and ongoing ministry to the saints and their love to his name that give him the confidence they will be saved and not fall away. And it is God's justice that causes him not to forget this ministry and this love.
How Does God's Remembering Assure that They will Persevere?
Now why does God's remembering their ministry and their love assure the writer that they will persevere and be saved? Remember he says, "We are convinced of better things concerning you . . . because God is not unjust to forget your work and love." So it's God's remembering their ministry and love that gives us the confidence they will persevere and be saved. But how? It must mean that when God remembers their ministry and their love, it moves him in some way to work all the more to keep them persevering in faith. Their perseverance is dependent on God (see verse 3) and God's preserving work is prompted in some way by his remembering the work they showed the saints and the love they showed his name.
So the writer is saying five things: 1) you have ministered to the saints and still are; 2) you have done this out of a love for the name of God; 3) God's justice sees this and takes note of it and will not forget it; 4) this prompts God to work for your perseverance; 5) I have strong confidence, therefore, that you will persevere and experience better things that belong to salvation.
Are We Meriting God's Work in Our Lives?
Now here's the crucial issue for us who love the mercy of God and know that we are sinners and do not deserve to be saved in the first place and do not deserve to be kept in the second place. We do not become Christians by merit and we do not stay Christians by merit. The question is: how does God's justice prompt him to work perseverance in us when he sees our ministry and our love for his name?
This could very easily sound like we are meriting God's work in our lives. It could easily be taken to mean that God looks at our ministry and our love for his name and says: "They don't need mercy; they simply need justice; and so I will now deal with them in terms of justice alone: I will give them what they deserve and what they earn. I got them started in the Christian life with the mercy of forgiveness; but they will finish the Christian life with justice: if they minister and love, then justice demands that I give them salvation because they've earned it. I am not unjust so as to forget their work and love. I will give them their due—salvation."
That, I fear, is the way many professing Christians see the Christian life. God may give us a jumpstart with mercy in the winter of sin, but we are the ones who keep the battery charged and prove by our efforts that we deserve to get to heaven after that.
But this would be a massive contradiction of salvation by grace through faith. It would be a massive contradiction of living by faith in future grace—which is what Hebrews is all about. For example, look at verses 11-12,
And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Through Faith and Patience we Inherit the Promises
What is unmistakable here is the last phrase, which is the goal of our earnestness: "through faith and patience we inherit the promises." Through faith! Through trust. Through hope. The great battle of the Christian life is not to produce merit so that the justice of God will repay with salvation. The great battle of the Christian life is to keep trusting God patiently until he freely gives the final inheritance.
So the writer is not saying: work hard to earn the just wages of eternal life. He is saying be diligent to put your hope on God alone and not on the things of the world; cherish God and not this age; treasure God and not this world; trust God and not your own abilities, not even your abilities to do good things. This is the assurance of hope: hope in God, who by a single offering has perfected us for all time (10:14).
So How Does the Justice of God Give us Assurance?
But that leaves us with the question: what about the justice of God? Verse 10 says that it's the justice of God that causes him to remember our ministry and the love we showed to his name, and that gives confidence that we will not fall away. How does the justice of God give us this assurance?
Here's my answer. The justice of God, or the righteousness of God, is not simply his giving people what they deserve. It is his standing by the glory of his name. God would be unjust and unrighteous if he ever acted in a way that belittled the greatness of his name. The name of God, or the glory of God, has the greatest value in the universe—greater than all material value and greater than all human value. So the greatest injustice in the universe is neglecting and dishonoring the name and the glory of God.
So when verse 10 says that "God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name," you can hear what is at stake. His name is at stake. And the work he remembers is specifically the ministry to the "saints"—the holy ones, the ones set apart for God. So again what is at stake is God's name, his glory, his honor.
In other words, the justice of God looks at this ministry to the saints and this love to the name of God, and says: "What I see here is not a human performance that makes me a debtor and deserves the repayment of salvation. I do not see people calling attention to themselves and how valuable they are to God. I do not see people demanding a just recompense for meritorious works. What I see is a needy people looking away from themselves to the all-satisfying glory of God—this is what it means to love God's name (verse 10). And I see hearts filling up with joy because of all the promises of God. And I see a people caring for the saints of God because they care about glory of God."
And because the justice of God is his unwavering allegiance to the glory of his own name, his justice says, "I will stand by those who look away from self and merit and earning, and instead look to God alone for acceptance through his Son and for the satisfaction of their hearts." The justice of God gives assurance because the justice of God upholds those who cherish the mercy of God above all things. The justice of God gives assurance not because it repays merit (which we do not have); but because it vindicates those whose faith glorifies God as more trustworthy than anything in the universe.
Our Ministering and Our Love is Itself the Work of God in us
And then, finally, add to this that our ministry to the saints and our love for the name of God is itself the very work of God within us—not, finally, our own work. Hebrews 13:21 says that he works in us what is pleasing in his sight. Therefore it is impossible that we could ever merit anything from God's justice. All our work and all our love, comes from his hand. We cannot earn gifts from God. And you can not put someone in your debt by giving them what is already theirs.
Rather the justice of God looks at the ministry to the saints and the love of God's name and says, "Ah, there is something beautiful, the work of God's own hands. I am the justice of God and it is my great work to uphold the work of God, honor the work of God and preserve the work of God and complete the work of God. And therefore I will not forget this ministry and this love to the name of God, for it is the gracious work of God."
And this is why we can say not only because of the mercy of God but also because of the justice of God, "He who began a good work in you will complete it to the day of Christ" (Philippians 1:6).
The sum of the matter is that this writer, inspired by God and speaking for God, wants you to have the full assurance of hope, as verse 11 says. He wants you to feel strong and confident and secure and bold and ready to lay down your life for the sake of ministry and for the glory of God's name. He does not want you to cower in fear and uncertainty about your future. He is calling us this morning to bank our assurance of hope on the mercy of God and the justice of God. The mercy of God to reach out to the utterly unworthy and give us faith and forgiveness; and the justice of God to uphold the honor of his name, magnified in the faith of his people.


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Majorities Should Be Able to Govern
This might be the key paragraph in this useful Times description of the increasing gridlock in the Senate:
Critics of the idea, who exist in both parties, say such a change would do great damage, causing Washington to career from one set of policies to another, depending on which party held power.
Your point being? The first problem here is that making the Senate function like a proper legislative body wouldn't, itself, cause radical shifts of policy to result from elections. The United States would still retain a system with an unusually high number of veto points, and the power of the Senate would be constrained by the House, the executive branch, and the courts (who are most likely to challenge the federal government in periods where there has been a major partisan shift.)
And perhaps more importantly, even in parliamentary systems you generally don't see radical shifts resulting from changes in government. Responsible party government has a moderating effect because it decreases the chances to shift responsibility for unpopular policies. And you can see this even in the American system during times of unified party government. Note, as I've pointed out before, that it wasn't the filibuster that stopped the Bush administration from privatizing Social Security. Filibusters did allow Democrats to stop a few terrible judges, but they certainly haven't been net winners here, and every time a more dysfunctional equilibrium is established this helps reactionary interests.
Anyway, it is true that policies would shift more after elections were won and lost without the filibuster (even if this shift will be much less severe than many expect.) So what? Parties that win elections should be able to govern and properly staff executive and judicial positions.


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How 'This Is Spinal Tap' Turned Comedy Up to 11
This Is Spinal Tap became one of history's most acclaimed documentaries – actually, "rockumentaries" – on March 2, 1984, telling the story of one of England's most powerful, exuberant and punctual fake rock bands: Spinal Tap.
The film began as an earnest attempt to chronicle the band's comeback tour of America on the part of acclaimed director Marty DiBergi. (You've probably seen one of his award-winning commercials.) But This is Spinal Tap unexpectedly turned into quite a revealing and, at times, sobering glimpse — behind the music — of the creative, business and personal dynamics affecting a high-flying rock band.
Presciently, DiBergi and his crew began rolling tape on the eve of Spinal Tap's first visit to U.S. shores in half a decade; their first attempt to, shall we say, "Tap into America" following a string of poorly received LPs culminating in 1980's Shark Sandwich, which was infamously (and quite unfairly, we might add) reviewed in Rolling Rock magazine as simply "Shit sandwich."
The feature-length documentary that followed felt like a front row seat for the band's electrifying, high-decibel, multi-city concert tour, complete with staples such as "Rock and Roll Creation," "Big Bottom" and "Stonehenge," backed by ambitious stage props (inanimate and breathing), plus insightful glimpses of the behind-the-scenes record company meetings preceding the imminent release of Tap's eagerly awaited new album, Smell the Glove' featuring promising first single "Hell Hole."
Spinal Tap stars David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls granted DiBergi's cameras unparalleled access into their tight-knit universe: backstage, in hotel suites and in upscale diners. All while candidly reminiscing on their remarkable evolution from '60s beat combo the Thamesmen, through the psychedelic era (virtually defined, as everyone knows, by Tap's worldwide smash "Listen to the Flower People"), and even touching on the traumatizing, occasionally mysterious, deaths of talented drummers like Peter "James" Bond and Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs.
And yet, none of this unprecedented access could have prepared fans for the shocking sequence of events that not only threatened to derail their tour and Smell the Glove's release, but the long-term health of Spinal Tap's very career, in general. To paraphrase director DiBergi, he may have set out with the humble goal of capturing the sights, sounds and smells of a hard working rock band on the road, but he got more … a lot more. And so did Spinal Tap's legions of devoted fans.
Luckily for them, a bona fide rock 'n' roll tragedy was narrowly avoided and Spinal Tap survived to "tap another day." However, further incidents and simple bad luck continued to dog the production and eventual premiere of DiBergi's film, which, as seen by its official poster, above, inexplicably seemed to suggest that Spinal Tap were some kind of imaginary band instead of surefire future Rock & Roll Hall of Famers.
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