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Abstract Mechanisms such as load balancers and failover system monitors are used in the cloud to minimize vulnerabilities of cloud-based services. In addition, they contribute to the scaling capacity of cloud environments. With these mechanisms in place, it is possible to achieve seamless performance and reliable data management. Introduction Cloud-based services share several vulnerabilities with their physical counterparts. To minimize the risks, mechanisms such as load balancers and failover system monitors are used. The following paper describes the architectures used in a solution developed by Innovartus for hosting a Role Player service. Summary Innovartus is a service provider aiming to enter the market with a product called Role Player cloud service. The service is expected to leverage the opportunities offered by cloud-balancing architecture. The company leases two cloud-based environments. The specifications of the clouds are not provided. However, it is known that one of the clouds is hosted regionally whereas the other is from a global provider. The decision is made to implement multiple redundant instances of a Role Player cloud service on both clouds and establish access for service consumers through a load balancer. The load balancer is deployed on the global provider’s cloud environment. Each service is equipped with a separate automated scaling listener instance that allocates requests by the volume of requests. Finally, two separate failover system monitors are used to route the requests to different service implementations. Architecture Description The first main component of the solution developed by Innovartus is the ready-made environment used to operate the Role Player service. A ready-made environment is a collection of components necessary for developing, deploying, and managing services by cloud consumers. In the case of Innovartus, each cloud has a separate ready-made environment responsible for the deployment of replicated instances of a service. The second architecture component is a load balancer. This element is a specific implementation of a workload distribution architecture. Its main purpose is to establish the need for redundant implementations of a cloud service, thus ensuring its scalability (Hsiao, Chung, Shen, & Chao, 2013). In the case at hand, the requests from consumers are routed through a load-balancing service agent deployed on a global cloud environment. The agent manages the load by routing some of the requests to a second cloud. In addition, it enables the replication of the service when their operational capacity is considered insufficient. The third key element of the architecture is an automated scaling listener. This component is responsible for the management of fluctuating workload volumes. Scaling listeners operate in two dimensions: vertical scaling, during which the properties of a single IT resource are adjusted (e.g. through an allocation of additional resources), and horizontal scaling, responsible for re-routing requests to available duplicated services (Lorido-Botran, Miguel-Alonso, & Lozano, 2014).
The Christian Crusades resulted to great damages in terms of loss in lives and destructions of properties. The barbarism and wickedness of crusaders lead to destruction of cities, attack and murdering of innocent children and women. The motivating factors behind these crusades included; protection of the Christian holy places from Muslim possession, propagation of Christianity religion to the Middle East and lastly amplifying the Christian richness through possessing the conquered lands and from the extra profits realized by the Christian merchants by extending their trading opportunities. The greatest problem that is associated with the crusades is how the Christians used massive violence to achieve their objectives. The manner in which the Christians crusades were undertaken did not portray the true Christian teaching of love and forgiveness, although they were very instrumental in enhancing the propagation of the Christian faith across borders. During that period of the crusades, Jerusalem which was regarded as a holly place by the Christians was being destroyed by the Muslims. In addition, the Christians that were travelling to pilgrimages were often mistreated on their way by the Egyptian and Turkish Muslims. As a result of these harassments, the number of Muslims increased widely and mostly in the Middle East. The high proliferations of Muslims lead Pope Urban II to initiate the Christian crusades to curtail the high increase of Muslims and in particularly their spread even in the Christian holy places. These crusades were very brutal and not Christ-like. These crusades were highly characterized by unchristian behaviors such as massacring, cannibalizing and capturing hostages. The Pope Urban II had exaggerated the issue; these crusades were more political than earlier noticed. The Christian crusades instead of helping to spread Christianity across borders seemed as they were meant to bring the Christian churches under Papal leadership which portrayed t
Improved communication between the couple would help avert misunderstandings that might be in existence in their intimate relationship. It is normal for sexual desire to subside between couples after some time in the relationship, and one of the many causes of this development is the presence of misunderstandings. Misunderstandings in a relationship could stem from petty lies, unusual behavior in one of the partners, and nagging demands of either of the partners. With improved communication, it is possible for the couple to fix their problem by expressing their respective thoughts about the contentious issues. Second, reduced sexual desire may also be a function of resentment between the partners. Communicating about the things that might have brought resentment in the relationship may have a positive effect toward improving their sex life. The couple needs to develop a culture of talking about their disagreements and fixing issues immediately. Harboring small issues in a relationship is the primary cause of resentment; hence, it would be appropriate to improve communication. The third way that communication can influence positive effects on the sex life of the couple in question is by providing a platform for the partners to indicate their desires in bed. It is common for couples to live a pretentious life in relation to their sexual desires. Most partners fail to communicate about their desires in bed because they fear that their partners might misjudge them or get offended. Improving communication avails both partners with information that can be helpful in spicing up their partner’s sex life. The couple in question might be bored with their sex life because it lacks the spicing factor that can be added to a relationship through improved communication. Satisfying Sexual Relationship Sexual intercourse is a requirement for most couples to achieve satisfaction in their sexual relationships, but it is not a necessity for everyone. Couples have the freedom to stay without sexual intercourse and still have satisfied sexual relationship. It is important to understand that sexual intercourse is just among the many forms of physical processes that culminate in sexual satisfaction, if it is done right. However, there are many other ways in which different people achieve the same results that sexual intercourse gives. For instance, masturbation is one of the alternatives that a couple can apply to their sexual relationship. Some people are satisfied sexually by simple physical activities like hugging, kissing, and cuddling. There are many physical activities that can take the place of sexual intercourse in a healthy
Introduction The fourth chapter of the book The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity by William Paul Young presents a cyclic development of the plot, where Mack has to get to the shack two times; in fact, tragedy starts here and has to come to the end in this very place. The shack is a starting point, but not for the detective part of the story. It is the place where Mack’s distrust to the Creator begins and this is the place, where Mack will find a spiritual peace in the end of the story. Chapter four is a step between mystical and realistic parts of the book. It describes the events of relatively remote past, which still torture Mack: the disappearance and murder of Mack’s daughter, Missy, from the hands of a serial killer, called The Little Lady-killer. In the end of the chapter Mack thinks over the note from mysterious Papa who invited him to the shack. The main character cannot understand who has send it and on what purpose? Was it the killer? Or could the author of the note be really God? Doubting, Mack goes to the shack to look for the truth he needs. I chose the chapter 4 The Great Sadness, because it describes the concurrence of circumstances of events which led Mack to the destruction of his belief. Comparing with the rest of the book it presents the description of everything which took place in the camp city after Mack found out that one of his daughters, Missy, was kidnapped by one moral “monster”. Through the chapter we may observe a difficult path of disappointment. The whole chapter is crammed with details. Such technique gives the author an opportunity to highlight the tension Mack felt. We can follow all places Mack had been at, all people Mack had talked to. Still, after the conversation with young people who saw the Missy with a man, the development slows down: there is no rapid development any more: the father is already frustrated, and there is nothing to move forward to. The first part of the chapter is a harsh, while the second one is the depiction of the Great Sadness. At the beginning of the chapter, when Mack wants to find where his daughter, one of the firsts he appeals to is God: “Oh God, help me find her…” (Young, 2007, p. 58), and then intensify his appeal: “Oh God, please help me find her” (Young, 2007, p. 58). The author reveals the intensity of Belief: “he was desperate to get Missy back, and surely God knew she was” (Young, 2007, p. 58). And the only fact which could ruin his faith was the fact his daughter disappeared, that something wrong happened to her. Just this event was the most destructive one: “God, how could this happen” (Young, 2007, p. 68). The author dedicated the forth chapter to the illustration how Mack degraded in the aspect faith. The whole chapter is filled with anger, anxiousness, and disappointment of Mack by his destiny and the power of faith: “…anyway, what good was following God at all? Look where it got him” (Young, 2007, p. 74). The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts
Introduction to the case One of the most famous civil rights cases in the country, which contributed to the provision of homosexual rights, is United States v. Windsor . It involved Edith Windsor and Thea Spy, a same-sex couple that lived in New York (Schubert 318). The couple had formalized their marriage in Canada before moving to New York. However, the two had a hard time living as a couple in New York, which did not recognize same-sex marriages. Windsor filed this case in 2010 against the Federal government soon after the death of her partner (Kennedy 871). Windsor accused the government of differential treatment of couples in homosexual marriages because she was denied the privilege of exemption from tax granted to individuals whose spouses die. Windsor was being asked by the government to pay a tax of over $360,000 for an estate she had inherited from Spyer after her death (Schubert 319). The reason Windsor was denied the privilege was the fact that the constitution defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman only. The main reason as to why Windsor filed this lawsuit was to compel the government to change the definition of a marriage in order for her to receive the refund of the money paid as estate tax (Michel 274). In addition, she wanted to fight for her rights as an individual in a homosexual marriage who deserved to enjoy benefits received by couples in heterosexual marriages (Schubert 319). Windsor felt that the definition of marriage, as stated in defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), was discriminatory and contributed to the increased marginalization of people in same-sex relationships (Kennedy 872). The court process The case was filed by Windsor’s legal representatives in 2010 at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. According to a statement released by Eric Holder, the Attorney General on 23rd February 2011, this was not the first lawsuit filed in the court seeking to compel the government to review certain clauses in section 3 of DOMA (Kenn
Topic Causes and Consequences of the Civil War (1861-1865). Grade/Subject/Academic Level 7 th Grade/History/ Regular. Time 45 minutes. Springboard/Warm-up Activity Topic: To review previous lessons and link up these lessons with the current lesson. Activity I will randomly select students to explain what they have gained during the previous lessons. This is meant to help me as a teacher to determine whether students are aware of the facts that come before any war, either short-term or long-term conflict, or both types of conflict must prevail, and also understand that war is associated with detrimental consequences. Students should a Pre and Post-test Assessment I will introduce the questions after giving the following short statement, “Having heard some of the causes and consequences of the war, you are required to answer some short questions to determine your current level of knowledge.” The questions given will include (sample of pre and post-assessment test):  1. Define war____________________  2. Explain three causes of war  3. State four consequences of war  4. Highlighting the period, describe a historic war event of your choice.  5. What are some of the measures that can be taken to prevent the occurrence of war? The same questions will be used for post-assessment but will be specific to the Civil War. The students are likely to score less than 70%. Pre Assessment Data CLASSIFICATION  MARKS         Below average   less than 50% Average         50-70%        Above average   more than 70%  Sunshine State Standards and Learning Outcomes Big Idea To understand and explain the chronological sequence of the Civil war from the beginning to the end, and define its causes and consequences. MH.7H.1.1. Refining the chronology of the Civil War MH.7H.1.2. Extending and refining the cultures of the conflicting parties MH.7H.1.3. Extending and refining the influence of open boundaries on the Civil War Learning Outcomes Students will learn   * The chronological events of the Civil War   * The causes of the Civil War   * The consequences of the Civil War   * The aftermath of the civil war Topic Outline with Teacher Activities and Questioning Learning Style The lesson is intended to promote audio, visual, and kinesthetic learning. The lesson will begin with an audio-video film describing the Civil War. Later on, the teacher will augment the film by giving a brief lecture of 10 minutes. The major part of the class will involve cooperative learn
A rindik is a Balinese musical instrument that is made from bamboo. Rice farmers developed the instrument during the early years of the 20th century. A rindik is a traditional instrument whose bars are tuned in order to produce humming sounds of different pitches. To play the rindik, one requires high concentration and playing skills that take several years to master. This instrument is one of the most complex because of the level of skills needed to construct and play it. The bars of the rindik are adjusted in order to change the sound to the required tone. The class project involved constructing a rindik from bamboo sticks. Event though we encountered several obstacles during the course of the project, we successfully completed the project in time. The class project involved making a rindik, a Balinese instrument made from bamboo. The project involved the cooperation of three students: Sarah, Tiffany, and me. Our task was to collect bamboo materials from the forest and make a rindik from those materials. Emma and would use the instrument later for their project. We started the project by determining the materials we needed, and their specific measurements. We acquired a rindik and disassembled it into its constituent parts. We measured the dimensions of each of the parts and recorded the measurements on a notebook. For example, we measured the dimensions of all the keys and bars. After getting the measurements, we visited a forest that was a short distance away from the campus to collect bamboo sticks. We chose a mature bamboo because we needed strong and thick pieces. We cut the bamboo into pieces with the exact measurements and carried extra pieces in case we needed them. Our teacher, Mr. McGraw taught us how to cut the keys into different sizes and shapes, and how to tune the resonator. The rindik was to be comprised of 11 keys. Therefore, we cut 11 keys of different sizes. Each of the keys was expected to produce a different tone. When making a rindik, the keys are dried for a considerable length of time in order to stabilize the moisture content. However, since we had inadequate time to dry them, our teacher burnt the bamboo pieces. Unfortunately, burning destroyed the pieces because they failed to produce the expected pitch. The teacher suggested that we use the pieces without drying them. This was problematic because we had to retune the rindik everyday because as the keys lost moisture, the pitch was altered. We used the additional pieces we had carried from the forest. In additi
Introduction Many people spend a lot of income in the fashions in US this is because with the changes in the technology and culture changes in America, people are becoming more civilized and are ready to leave their traditional beliefs and cultures this is because some of the dressing modes that were used in the old times can not apply now due to the rise in civilization then the dressing styles are changing. That is why it is very hard for people to make use of the clothing that were used in the old time as one will fell outdated and can lead to discrimination in colleges and other work places. Therefore due to the feeling of one to fit in a group then it is advisable for such a person to know what the changes are expected and how they affect you in the places where you live. In many campuses in America there is the discrimination of other cultures, which will lead to these there need to spend more in dressing. (Flugel, 1990) The spending of high income is based on the peer groups in that due to the people one has to stay with in campus then there are different clubs that are formed and they have discussion on their dressing modes. This will mean that the non-club member will have to adapt this culture, which will be used to make differences in the campus, and it is an easy task to understand this culture, as these people will interact with others from the same country. The peer group has got a high pressure that it places on someone and this will lead to many problems been faced leading to one overspending on fashions so that each style that has to be in use then one is supposed to make use of it. The peers force the people to have the same fashion even if it means to loss a lot of money on them and therefore this has got a high contribution to the high spending on the fashions. In the spending of high income on fashions this can be due to the fact that one has got the self esteem that has to be reached and therefore for one to reach the self esteem then if it was based on clothing then it will lead to high been spend. The campus students are determined to dress differently from other people who are not in the campus and this will have the implication that they will have attained their self esteem. Most of the people have got different items that are attached to the self-esteem and there
There seems to be two standards when it comes to the law of the land. There is one for the ordinary citizen and there is also one for the elite – the CEO’s, influential people and powerful politicians. It must be clarified though that when the high and mighty break the law, they do not do so in an obvious manner, like murder, petty theft, etc. When they break the law they look for weaknesses within the legal system and that is what they will exploit and this is the reason why they could not be punished like ordinary people. It can also be said that it is their knowledge of ambiguities in the law that gave them the ability to bend the rules. In the 20 th century a term was coined to capture this deviant behavior and it is called white-collar crime. One good example is the Iran-Contra affair. Background U.S. foreign policy dictates that the American government will not negotiate with terrorists. This policy is easy to understand because the act of negotiating with terrorists will make the U.S. government appear weak. Then, unscrupulous people and radical extremists will exploit this particular weakness and encourage them to kidnap Americans or blackmail them. In the 1970’s this was the official stance of the American government even if international turmoil intensified in Asia and the Middle East (Williams, 1998). For many policymakers it was a good decision to continue with their protocol regarding kidnapping and blackmail. But everything was about to change during the 1980s because Americans were hit simultaneously by bombings, kidnappings and the expansion of the Communist regime led by the former Union Soviet Socialist Republic (“USSR”). President Regan was in a bind because he is well aware of the said foreign policy but American lives were on the line and at the same time the ascendancy of communist government threatened to upset the balance of world power. The Iran Contra affair was without a doubt a good example of how a sovereign country can negotiate with terrorists. It does not require a political scientist to realize that the U.S. government risked so much for initiating this transaction but there were at least four major events that forced the Reagan administration to broker this deal. Firstly, the Reagan administration was greatly concerned about the growing Cuban and Soviet influence in the nation of Nicaragua while at the same time anxious that weapons can also be shipped from Nicaragua to communist insurgents in neighboring El Salvador (Williams, 1998). If this will happen then the U.S. government is faced with a multi-headed mon