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statement showing barely enough, the IRS |
check, the dentist that’ll have to wait until |
payday next month. We do what we have |
to do to not cleave the body too quickly.” |
“We do what we have to do to not cleave the body too quickly.” Limón’s work encapsulates a visceral tension between the fight to be human and the fight to move beyond it, to “do what we have to do” but still survive - - and aren’t both tasks their own form of survival? Limón’s work forces the reader to grapple with suc... |
I am a hearth of spiders these days: a nest of trying. |
In one particularly poignant poem, “Dead Stars,” Limón asks these questions again, contemplating existence as she rolls out the recycling bin. She writes, |
“…Look, we are not unspectacular things. |
We’ve come this far, survived this much. What |
would happen if we decided to survive more? To love harder? |
What if we stood up with our synapses and flesh and said, No. |
No, to the rising tides. |
Stood for the many mute mouths of the sea, of the land? |
What would happen if we used our bodies to bargain |
for the safety of others, for earth, |
if we declared a clean night, if we stopped being terrified, |
if we launched our demands into the sky, made ourselves so big |
people could point to us with the arrows they make in their minds, |
rolling their trash bins out, after all of this is over?” |
Although Limón asks questions that she and the reader can’t answer, her willingness to ask them suggests that a force of grace is at work, both in her poems and in the messiness of life itself, reaching for a reality bigger than what she and her companions in the common struggle survived. The poems in The Carrying offe... |
The Carrying reveals the complexity that each human being carries, in both quiet moments such as planting a garden and in heavier experiences such as considering motherhood and the aging process. In “The Vulture & The Body,” Limón asks: |
“What if, instead of carrying / a child, I am supposed to carry grief?” |
Her question expresses the weight every person carries, a weight riddled with the tension between trying and surviving, living and dying, being a human being and trying to reach for a higher purpose - - only to discover that we are still human in that process. The bravery of The Carrying helps lighten the load of the i... |
“…Even now, I don’t know much |
about happiness. I still worry |
and want an endless stream of more, |
but some days I can see the point in growing something, |
even if it’s just to say I cared enough.” |
The Carrying reminds us that the willingness to carry and to care is enough. |
Someone told you that you need Platform as a Service (PaaS). |
Unfortunately, they weren't more specific. PaaS can mean different things to different people. A Google search for “platform as a service definition” yields 9,220 results. |
Consider these three sources: |
Gartner: "Platform as a service is the cloud service rendition of application infrastructure (middleware), the foundation technology for business applications. CIOs, IT planners and architects rely on public, private and hybrid platform as a service (PaaS) in their digital business technology decisions." |
Wikipedia: "Platform as a service (PaaS) is a category of cloud computing services that provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching an app." |
So, what is PaaS exactly? Let's look at what it is, and what it isn't. |
What PaaS Is Not |
It may sound like PaaS is the answer to everything. In reality, it’s not. PaaS isn’t load balancing, storage devices or networking. That’s Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). We'll address when you need IaaS in a later post. |
Moreover, PaaS isn’t a system you must build, you can “rent” PaaS from a provider. |
What PaaS Requires |
Like its differing definitions PaaS can have different components. At a minimum, however, a good PaaS solution will have directory services, management services, web services, backup services, database services, identity services, configuration control services, automation services, file services, security services, ce... |
A good PaaS solution will support multiple operating systems and environments (development, test and production). It may include streaming media services, real time communication services, e-commerce services, mobility services and content management services. |
What PaaS Provides |
For your developers, PaaS is nirvana. |
It gets them out of the IT Operations and Support (O&S) role and lets them write, test, debug and deploy their code or application quickly. PaaS provides required services so your developers can consume them, not develop them, speeding up delivery of mission critical applications. PaaS enables DevOps integration target... |
For your security officers, PaaS provides a set of standard services that have been vetted, reducing the time to authenticate and authorize new applications. PaaS reduces the complexity of multiple security schemas, freeing security to say yes to new applications. |
For management, PaaS provides a way to save money on big hardware capital expenses. Companies or agencies can pay-as-you-go instead of paying up front and hoping the hardware is used close to capacity. PaaS provides a level of agility and mission responsiveness that hasn’t previously been available. |
For your IT helpdesk, PaaS provides a level of protection of business applications by moving mission critical applications off corporate storage and servers. The helpdesk will manage the services provided by PaaS through the same tools that manage local services. The helpdesk will be freed from spinning up virtual mach... |
NJVC’s Approach |
So, what is PaaS? At NJVC, we define it simply: PaaS is a public, private or hybrid cloud that provides a place to build and run applications without cost of creating, maintaining or supporting hardware. |
We help customers find a path to PaaS by understanding customer need. We use PaaS where appropriate to reduce deployment delays, support costs and speed mission responsiveness. |
Public, private and hybrid PaaS can all be good options. |
NJVC can help you navigate the cloud to increase interoperability and deliver greater resiliency. |
What is PaaS? A platform for mission success. |
About the Author CJ Johnson, Servicefront Solutions Architect |
If you have received a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) or Notice to Owner (NTO) and think the ticket is incorrect, you can appeal against it. |
Notice to Owner |
If you have not paid a PCN or made an appeal within 28 days the registered owner of the vehicle will receive a NTO. |
State your case and provide any supporting evidence such as a pay and display ticket or permit, copy of a receipt or a witness statement. Please send copies and keep originals. You can view the PCN online before making an appeal. |
Appeals made out of time will only be considered if there are genuine reasons for the delay such as being away from your home address, for example in hospital or on holiday. |
Appeal against a parking fine |
If you have appealed within the original discount period and your appeal is unsuccessful, you will still be offered the chance to pay at the discounted rate. |
Lost Penalty Charge Notice |
If you have lost or don’t know your PCN number, please email [email protected] with the following information: |
• the registration number that the PCN was issued to |
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• the date and time the PCN was issued |
Architecture in norman times |
Neighbouring regions |
Molisian architecture, although it occasionally displays autonomous features as a result of the peculiar morphological characteristics of the territory, depended more or less directly upon external historical events and building traditions. The relations of interdependence affected the military, but most especially the... |
The elements that associate Molise with Abruzzo are numerous: the Vasto and Ortona fortifications (cities with ancient ports) represent Aragonese transformations of older systems. The Romanesque churches on the coast of Apulia and the church of St. John in Venere at Fossacesia in Abruzzo are examples of sacred architec... |
Rocca Ianula |
Havant keep pressure on in title race |
Craig Duffy. Picture: Ian Hargreaves |
Craig Duffy. Picture: Ian Hargreaves |
Have your say |
INJURY-HIT Havant battled to a vital 4-2 win against London Edwardians in South League premier division one. |
This was always going to be a test for Havant. |
Mike Deller-Merricks scored for Havant against London Edwardians. Picture Ian Hargreaves (161346-01) |
And it was not made any easier with a string of injuries to key players. |
But two goals from Adam Seccull set them on the way. |
James Speke and Mike Deller-Merricks also netted as they kept four points behind leaders Bromley & Beckenham. |
The first chance of the game fell to Havant. |
Craig Duffy won the ball in midfield and on entering the circle passed the ball to the far side of the goal, where Speke came sliding in but deflected the ball the wrong side of the post. |
London Edwardians looked dangerous and it was clear to see why they had put together a string of good results during their first season in this league. |
They won their first penalty corner in the 13th minute, but this was not stopped at the top of the circle. |
Havant won their first penalty corner in the 16th minute and Seccull shot a powerful flick into the net. |
The home side looked to be taking command of the contest but then suffered yet another injury as the influential Maciej Janiszewski took no further part in the game due to a twisted ankle. |
Old Edwardians went close when a deflected shot from Mickey Franklin was scrambled off the line by Tomas Santiago and a defender. |
The last five minutes of the half saw Old Edwardians push forward. |
But Havant scored a second goal with a minute left on the clock. |
From their second penalty corner Seccull stepped up and flicked the ball into the other side of the goal. |
At the start of the second half an amazing double save by Tomas Santiago kept Havant in control. |
The hosts capitalised when Duffy won the ball in the midfield and passed to Deller-Merricks at the right of the circle. |
His centre across the goal found Speke, who came sliding in at the far post to deflect the ball into the roof of the net. |
Three minutes later Havant went 4-0 up as Oliver Nail drove into the circle, then teed up Mike Deller-Merricks who guided the ball into an empty goal. |
In the 55th minute Old Edwardians won their third penalty corner, which they converted after returning the ball back to the injector Franklin who deflected the ball into the goal. |
Connor McLaughlan was awarded an unfortunate yellow card, reducing Havant to 10 men with seven minutes left. |
Old Edwardians then hit a second goal as Franklin netted from another penalty corner in the 66th minute. |
Tomek Bruml was the next to receive a yellow card but Havant held out for victory. |
Blake and Katy's journey to reach the students of Dublin. |
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