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9am - 5pm 5 Days a week
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13 Day South African Explorer
Was $4,389 USD
$3,342 USD PP
✓ Small group tour, up to 18 guests only
✓ Incredible sightseeing including two unforgettable game drives through Kruger National Park for your chance to spot the "Big Five" and touring along the spectacular Garden Route, stopping at some of South Africa's most beautiful natural wonders
✓ 12 nights in boutique hotel and lodge accommodation
✓ Breakfast daily, 1 lunch and 4 dinners
✓ Fully escorted by a professional English-speaking tour guide
✓ Internal domestic flight from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg
✓ In-depth sightseeing and entrance fees as per the itinerary
These tours are our proudest creations. They have been crafted for Inspiring Vacations travellers exclusively, with personal and unique experiences in mind. You will travel with between 10-26 other guests depending on your selected tour. Enjoy features such as hand-picked accommodation, a sampling of the region's best culinary delights, and a range of optional activities to choose from to best suit your travel style.
Itinerary - 13 DAY SOUTH AFRICAN EXPLORER
Day 1 Cape Town
Upon arrival into Cape Town, enjoy a private transfer to your hotel located in the popular Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. The Commodore Hotel offers updated accommodation all within easy walking distance to all the eateries, entertainment and shopping that the V&A have to offer. Take the evening to relax after your flight and prepare for your first full day of touring tomorrow.
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Day 2 Cape Town Mossel Bay
This morning you will be met by your local tour guide and depart for the scenic Garden Route. Travel along Sir Lowry's Pass, with its magnificent views, to Grabouw and Elgin, a lush landscape surrounded by majestic mountains. Stop en route at a farmstall packed with locally produced products from the area.
Our journey continues to Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa, where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. The area has largely been untouched and unexplored with its rugged coastline being the graveyard for many a ship.
The historic Cape Agulhas Lighthouse is considered the icon that signifies the tip of Africa. After this thrilling experience, we continue via historic Swellendam, the third oldest town in South Africa, to Mossel Bay, from where the Garden Route extends to the Storms River in the east.
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Day 3 Mossel Bay Oudtshoorn
After breakfast, we visit the Cape St Blaize Cave, the site of one of South Africa's oldest archaeological excavations, known as the Cradle of Human Culture. We continue our journey to Oudtshoorn, the ostrich capital of the world and home to the spectacular limestone caverns of the Cango Caves.
Take a guided tour of an Ostrich Farm and enjoy a wine tasting at a local wine estate in the scenic Schoemanshoek Valley before setting off on a tour of the 20 million year-old Cango Caves. One of the world's great natural wonders, these caves have been sculpted by nature through the ages. Complete the day with an included dinner at your boutique guest house, dining on local specialities such as Ostrich Steak.
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Day 4 Oudtshoorn Knysna
After breakfast, travel over the Outeniqua Pass to George, the sixth oldest town in South Africa and home to many historical landmarks including the Slave Tree and King Edward VII Library building, said to be the best example of Edwardian architecture in the town.
Our tour continues via Wilderness, an attractive holiday resort, to Knysna, known as the oyster box of South Africa, nestling on the banks of a beautiful lagoon in the heart of the Garden Route. Journey into the magical Knysna Forests, the stamping ground of the elusive Knysna elephants. Discover the stories of the woodcutters who worked the forests, the elephants that were hunted to extinction and the discovery of gold. While there, be sure to also visit the Dalene Matthee Big Tree Memorial. This enormous Yellowwood tree has been growing for over 880 years and was named after Matthee, the best known author of four books on the Knysna Forest. Enjoy a delicious lunch, in the forest, of traditional cuisine and local treats at Totties Farm Kitchen.
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Day 5 Knysna
Today you'll have the opportunity to further explore the natural beauty of the Knysna area. Visit the Forest Legends Museum, the colourful Old Suzie steam engine and the stately Old Forester's House, home of forester David Ernest Hutchins, who was the first person to manage the indigenous forest in a sustainable manner.
Afterwards you'll have the opportunity to visit Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary, where you will be able to see a variety of primates, roaming free in the forest. This award-winning sanctuary is well known for its efforts to rehabilitate and free previously caged primates. Our visit here ensures that these already endangered species can survive and reproduce for a future reintroduction into the wild.
Our tour continues to the famous Eastern Head for spectacular views of the Knysna Heads (weather permitting). Afterwards we'll travel to Brenton on Sea, a breath-taking holiday location and a nature lover's paradise with its unspoilt beaches and peaceful surroundings. Enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at your leisure to explore.
Day 6 Knysna Plettenberg Bay Tsitsikamma
Today we travel to Plettenberg Bay, considered the jewel of the Garden Route, for a visit to the Birds of Eden sanctuary, the biggest single free flight aviary in the world. Developed to create a safe environment for free-flight African bird, our visit here today goes towards protecting these species into the future.
We'll then continue to Bloukrans Bridge, the highest single span arch bridge in the world. For the more adventurous, the Bloukrans Bridge is also home to the highest commercially operated bungy jump in the world!
Our day ends with a visit to Tsitsikamma National Park and, should weather be permitting, Storms River Mouth. The Tsitsikamma National Park encompasses 80km of rocky coastline and is filled with spectacular landscapes including Fynbos-covered mountains and deep river gorges leading down to the sea.
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Day 7 Tsitsikamma Port Elizabeth Johannesburg
Head eastwards along the Tsitsikamma Forest to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), affectionately known as the "friendly city". Travel to Chief Dawid Stuurman Airport for an onward flight to Johannesburg, where you'll be met and transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is yours to relax.
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Day 8 Johannesburg
Spend a full day exploring Soweto and its surrounds, where some of the watershed events in the struggle against apartheid occurred. The tour starts with a drive past the FNB Stadium, also known as Soccer City and the venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. It was also the site of Nelson Mandela's first speech in Johannesburg after his release from prison in 1990.
We'll continue through Diepkloof, home to Soweto's richest and then to Kliptown, where the Freedom Charter was officially adopted in 1955. Drive past the Regina Mundi Church that played a pivotal role in the township's history of resistance against apartheid and then onto Vilakazi Street, the most famous street in Soweto, where two Nobel Prize winners once lived; Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.
The afternoon will conclude with visits to the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum that commemorate the role of the country's students in the struggle against apartheid and the prestigious Apartheid Museum, that covers the full history of the Apartheid era in South Africa.
Today is yours to enjoy at leisure. Continue to explore the sights of Johannesburg independently or join one of the available optional tours.
OPTIONAL TOUR - MORNING MAROPENG, CRADLE OF HUMANKIND & STERKFONTEIN CAVES TOUR
Experience the birthplace of human life at the Cradle of Humankind, visit the Maropeng Museum and explore the Sterkfontein Caves, discovery site of Mrs Ples, the first complete Australopithecus skull.
OPTIONAL TOUR - AFTERNOON PRETORIA TOUR
Explore the highlights of Pretoria, including Paul Kruger House, Church Square, the Voortrekker Monument, Union Buildings and City Hall.
Day 10 Johannesburg Kruger National Park
This morning you will be collected from your hotel and head east to enter the world famous Kruger National Park. Here you'll find some of the best game viewing and wildlife opportunities in the world – and you'll soon appreciate the challenges of managing this unique reserve. After an action packed afternoon game viewing in the Kruger Park, enjoy a dinner of authentic cuisine from the region around a cosy campfire at your lodge.
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Day 11 Kruger National Park
The day begins with early morning coffee or tea, followed by a thrilling open vehicle game safari through the Kruger National Park with pre-packed breakfast. Your guide will endeavour to spoil you with sightings of the "Big Five", general game and prolific bird life. After your game drive, return to the lodge and take some time to relax and enjoy the resort facilities.
This afternoon enjoy another thrilling game drive in your closed touring vehicle to pursue the Big Five and other rare and endangered species. Return to the lodge for another delicious dinner served outdoors by the light of a campfire.
Day 12 Kruger National Park Mpumalanga Kruger National Park
Enjoy breakfast before setting out to explore the magnificent Panorama Route, one of the most scenic routes in the region, offering glorious views, spectacular landscapes, and exquisite waterfalls. Visit majestic sights including God's Window, the Three Rondavels and Blyde River Canyon – the third largest canyon of its kind in the world. We'll also visit Bourke's Luck Potholes and the charming village of Graskop, one of the first gold mining camps in the country.
For those who'd prefer to not join the Panorama Route tour, you're welcome to take additional open vehicle game drives through Kruger National Park at your own expense.
This evening, return to your lodge for a delectable buffet Boma dinner, served under the light of the stars.
Day 13 Kruger National Park Johannesburg
Enjoy breakfast before starting the return journey to Johannesburg. Our tour ends upon arrival into Johannesburg at OR Tambo International Airport (at approximately 2.30pm).
Tour itinerary - 13 DAY SOUTH AFRICAN EXPLORER
Small group tour, up to 18 guests only
Incredible sightseeing, including two unforgettable game drives through Kruger National Park for your chance to spot the "Big Five" and the spectacular Garden Route, stopping at some of South Africa's most beautiful natural wonders
12 nights in boutique hotel and lodge accommodation
Breakfast daily, 1 lunch and 4 dinners
Fully escorted by a professional English-speaking tour guide
Internal domestic flight from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg
In-depth sightseeing and entrance fees as per the itinerary
Kruger National Park - Two days of game viewing in search of the "Big Five" including a thrilling open vehicle game safari with packed breakfast
Cape Town - Stay in the heart of the famous V&A Waterfront, only steps away from shops, restaurants and exciting attractions
Mpumalanga - Experience the spectacularly scenic Panorama Route with visits to God's Window, Three Rondavels, Blyde River Canyon and Bourke's Luck Potholes
Johannesburg - Visit the vibrant Soweto, Apartheid Museum and the Hector Pieterson Memorial & Museum in Johannesburg
Western Cape - Visit the natural wonders including a guided tour of the 20 million year-old Cango Caves and travel to the southernmost tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas
Western Cape - Enjoy local food and wine tastings including a wine tasting at a local estate in the scenic Schoemanshoek Valley and farmstall visits packed with locally produced products from the Overberg region
Oudtshoorn - Guided tour of a working ostrich farm in Oudtshoorn
Knysna - Immersive journey into the mythical Knysna Forests, discovering the legends build around woodcutters, elephants, steam trains and gold miners
Mossel Bay - Visit to Cape St Blaize Cave, site of one of South Africa's oldest archaeological excavations, and known as the Cradle of Human Culture
Plettenberg Bay - Visit the Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary & Birds of Eden Sanctuary
Tsitsikamma - Visit to Tsitsikamma National Park and scenic Storms River Mouth
Due to COVID there maybe disruptions to standard operating schedules of particular components of this itinerary. Should a component be effected a substitute will be confirmed prior to departure.
This particular tour is categorised as a"3"
A friendly reminder that tipping is not included in your package. While tipping is not customary, it's of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry across many destinations.
You may also consider tipping your tour leader and driver for outstanding service throughout your trip. Remember, a tip is not compulsory and should only be given when you receive excellent service.
The accommodation listed is subject to change. Any changes will be of an equal or higher standard. Bedding configurations (double or twin) are requests only. All efforts will be made to meet your preferences, however, any changes are beyond our control.
Single supplement is $643.00 per person, in addition to the twin-share price.
Travel insurance is recommended to protect yourself against the unexpected. In addition to the support that a policy may provide, you may be asked to present a copy of your travel insurance documentation while traveling.
Visa's may be required.
Please note that these details are subject to change without notice. We recommend visiting https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel.html for up to date information in terms of entry requirements.
Children must be 5 years old or above and share a room with parents at all times. Children are charged the same price as adults.
To meet the needs of various types of travelers, we choose to operate various types of tours, and depending on your selected package will mean different services are provided throughout your trip. The following descriptions of each tour style we hope will ensure that each traveller has appropriate expectations before they start their travels:
Fully Escorted - This tour is fully escorted by an expert English-speaking guide who will accompany you throughout the tour.
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What Now?! – February 12, 2020
"The Justice Department plans to reduce its sentencing recommendation for longtime President Trump confidant Roger Stone, after top officials were apparently blindsided by the seven-to-nine year penalty prosecutors urged a judge to impose," the Washington Post reports.
"In a stunning rebuke of career prosecutors that will surely raise questions about political meddling in the case, a senior Justice Department official said the department 'was shocked to see the sentencing recommendation in the Roger Stone case last night.'"
This move comes after Trump denounced federal prosecutors' recommendation of a 7 to 9-year prison sentence for Roger Stone. Said Trump: "This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!"
Jonathan Chait: "Trump's coy promise to take care of Stone is the latest step in a public communication between the two longtime partners."
"Stunning," "embarrassing," "a shocking erosion of DOJ independence." Former DOJ officials are simply aghast by by "oafish-like" reversal in Roger Stone case https://t.co/1nqTFpEP7c
— Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan) February 11, 2020
Josh Marshall says this is as crooked as it gets: "Here […] we appear to have DOJ leadership intervening out in the open to protect a friend of the President. And not just a friend of the President but a criminal who was convicted for crimes intended to keep the President out of legal trouble.
This is right out in the open, the most transparent politicization of the administration of justice. Whether the particular sentencing recommendation was the right one or not is beside the point. There are sentencing guidelines. There is a process that these recommendations go through. It's the Trump pattern: mercy for friends, justice for foes."
I'm so old, I remember when Bill Clinton having a conversation on a tarmac with his friend Loretta Lynch was a wall-to-wall story on Fox attesting to the corrupt politicization of the Justice Department. https://t.co/Fog4dpXJRX
— Seth Cotlar (@SethCotlar) February 11, 2020
In a sign of fallout over the Justice Department's decision to downgrade a sentencing memo for Roger Stone, all four Federal prosecutors on the case resigned in protest of the egregious and illegal action.
BREAKING: AG Barr is taking control of legal matters of interest to President Trump, including the Roger Stone sentencing, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. https://t.co/TR87t1U1DW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 12, 2020
NBC News: "David Laufman, the Justice Department's former counterintelligence chief, on Twitter called it "a shocking, cram-down political intervention in the criminal justice process. We are now truly at a break-glass-in-case-of-fire moment for the Justice Dept."
Revised recommendation for Roger Stone requires House Dems to get MUCH tougher with their oversight DOJ.
Pols like @KamalaHarris should hound Bill Barr on the airwaves.
Stepped up oversight could shake loose DOJ whistleblowers, which we need. New piece:https://t.co/HoTaFO0L5X
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 11, 2020
The most corrupt Attorney General in all human history.
President Trump is withdrawing his nomination for former U.S. attorney for D.C. Jessie Liu to serve as the Treasury Department's undersecretary for terrorism and financial crimes, Axios reports.
"Liu was expected to stay in her position as U.S. attorney through her confirmation — with a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee scheduled for this Thursday — but was unexpectedly informed last month that Attorney General Bill Barr was replacing her with his close adviser Timothy Shea."
"She was informed that Trump was pulling her nomination Tuesday afternoon."
Newly revised figures from Trump's own Department of Labor show that 6.6 million new jobs were created in the first 36 months of Trump's tenure, compared with 8.1 million in the final 36 months of Obama's ― a decline of 19% under Trump, according to a HuffPost analysis.
"The link between demoralization and low turnout is not lost on Trumpworld," @ThePlumLineGS on how Trump is weaponizing your feelings of defeat, because demoralization leads to low turnout.
Trump's latest rally stunts are designed to get you to surrender https://t.co/H75bArQ5Hr
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 11, 2020
"The Justice Department is in the late stages of deciding whether to charge businessman and Trump ally Erik Prince in an investigation into whether he lied to Congress in its Russia probe and violated U.S. export laws in his business dealings overseas," the Wall Street Journal reports.
Rudy Giuliani is working on a new documentary about Hunter Biden, Yahoo News reports.
"Giuliani and his production team, led by veteran California Republican fixer Tim Yale, have been conducting interviews for the documentary… They have also approached potential investors in the film, showing them trailers with footage of former Vice President Joe Biden and actors portraying Hunter Biden and Ukrainian officials."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg may have just killed the Equal Rights Amendment. https://t.co/hI0oluMVLI
— Vox (@voxdotcom) February 11, 2020
"The White House is expected to pull the nomination of Elaine McCusker to be the Pentagon's comptroller and chief financial officer in the latest staffing fallout from President Trump's impeachment," the New York Postreports.
"McCusker resisted the president's directive to stall about $250 million in military aid to Ukraine and her emails protesting the delay were leaked in January to the blog Just Security ahead of Trump's Senate trial."
The wealthiest one percent of Americans now account for 56% the value of equities owned by U.S. households, the Financial Times reports.
Trump's budgets reveal both the fraudulence of his populist rhetoric and the truth of his motivations https://t.co/DTVXojvbi5
— New York Magazine (@NYMag) February 11, 2020
Sudan's rulers have agreed to hand over ex-President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court, the BBC reports.
The former president faces charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity over the conflict that broke out in the country's Darfur region in 2003.
"America is perhaps the first psychopath nation: It does not act as if it has considered that other countries have interior lives." @pareene on why the foreign policy establishment keeps parroting the same dangerous shibboleths. https://t.co/M2kxBjxXdY
— Laura Reston (@laurareston) February 10, 2020
Newly-unredacted emails obtained by Just Security "confirm that OMB, including the general counsel's office, was fully in the loop about the Pentagon's concerns about Ukraine aid hold and took active steps to bury them."
New piece from me for the @newrepublic today.https://t.co/xBxvsxt0jZ
— Miranda Green (@mirandacgreen) February 10, 2020
Washington Post: "The company, Crypto AG, got its first break with a contract to build code-making machines for U.S. troops during World War II. Flush with cash, it became a dominant maker of encryption devices for decades, navigating waves of technology from mechanical gears to electronic circuits and, finally, silicon chips and software."
"The Swiss firm made millions of dollars selling equipment to more than 120 countries well into the 21st century. Its clients included Iran, military juntas in Latin America, nuclear rivals India and Pakistan, and even the Vatican."
"But what none of its customers ever knew was that Crypto AG was secretly owned by the CIA in a highly classified partnership with West German intelligence. These spy agencies rigged the company's devices so they could easily break the codes that countries used to send encrypted messages."
US antitrust officials ordered Facebook, Amazon, and other tech giants to disclose 10 years of acquisition documents https://t.co/w8cKAbcZSt
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) said he will not hold a hearing on President Trump's proposed fiscal 2021 budget because it would only spark "animosity" between Democrats and administration officials, The Hill reports.
Said Enzi: "I want to encourage people … not to waste any time searching out the president's budget cuts. Nobody has listened to the president in the 23 years that I've been here. Congress doesn't pay attention to the president's budget exercise. I don't know why we put him through that."
Federal prosecutors want to use Michael Flynn's former defense lawyers against him as they resist his attempts to get out of his guilty plea for lying to the FBI in 2017, CNN reports.
New filings even hint that DOJ would be willing to charge Flynn with perjury, or to take Flynn to trial if the judge allowed him to change his plea to not guilty.
"In NY & elsewhere, a bulk of police unions is institutionally uninterested in sharing civil society on equal terms w/ people who think police are sometimes wrong. Theyre bad-faith actors who'd trade democracy for their brand of authoritarianism any day." https://t.co/mps7I96sI7
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) February 11, 2020
Eliot Cohen: "In the near term, that speech will do neither Romney nor his cause any good. The armies of trolls and sneering louts will come after him, their jeers all the louder because they emanate from a terrified emptiness within. Shambling, tongueless, and invertebrate politicians who deep down know better will resent Romney for having the courage to say what they believed, but dared not utter."
"But that speech will last. When future anthologies of great American political speeches are published by the Library of America, Romney's remarks will be there. The language was American rhetoric at its best: not flowery and orotund, but clear and solid and stark."
"Political speeches derive their power and durability from authenticity, from the way in which phrases and sentences seem to emanate directly from a personality and its vision. That is why Lincoln's speeches will never lose their force: They captured the dignity, simplicity, and courage of the man who made them. Romney is no Lincoln, but he wrote the speech, and the voice is his."
The same Louisiana Republican Party that 30 years ago refused to censure former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke decided last Saturday to censureSen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) for his vote to convict President Trump on abuse of power impeachment charges, the Washington Examiner reports.
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"And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed sway' " (Revelation 21:3-4).
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Palatine Count
Title: Palatine Count
Subject: Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778), Minichiello (surname), Francesco Rognoni Taeggio
This article is about Count Palatine in Medieval European palatinate regions and social structure. For other uses, see palatine.
"Pfalzgraf" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Palsgraf.
Count palatine is a high noble title,[1] used to render several comital styles, in some cases also shortened to Palatine, which can have other meanings as well.
1 Importance of a Count Palatine in Medieval Europe
1.1 Comes palatinus
1.2 Related terms
2 Medieval social structure and development of the Count Palatine
3 Merovingian and Carolingian Counts Palatine
3.1 Robertians
3.2 Counts Palatine of Champagne
4 Counts Palatine of Bavaria
5 Counts Palatine of Burgundy
6 Counts Palatine of Lotharingia
7 Counts Palatine of the Rhine
8 Counts Palatine of Saxony
9 Counts Palatine of Swabia
10 Equivalents in other states
13 Sources and references
Importance of a Count Palatine in Medieval Europe
Comes palatinus
This Latin title is the original, but also pre-feudal: it originated as a Roman Comes, which was a non-hereditary court title of high rank, the specific part palatinus being the adjective derived from palatium ('palace').
But after the fall of Rome, a new, feudal type of title, also known simply as palatinus, started developing. The Frankish kings of the Merovingian dynasty employed a high official, the comes palatinus, who at first assisted the king in his judicial duties and at a later date discharged many of these himself. Other counts palatine were employed on military and administrative work.
In Visigothic Spain, the Officium Palatinum consisted of a number of men with the title of count that managed the various departments of the royal household. The COMES CUBICULARIORUM oversaw the chamberlains, the COMES SCANCIORUM directed the cup-bearers, the COMES STABULORUM directed the equerries in charge of the stables, etc. The Ostrogothic kings that ruled in Italy also maintained palatine counts with titles such as COMES PATRIMONIUM, who was in charge of the patrimonial or private real estate of the king, and others.
The system was maintained by the Carolingian sovereigns (see the twelve legendary Paladins). A Frankish capitulary of 882 and Hincmar, archbishop of Reims, writing about the same time, testify to the extent to which the judicial work of the Frankish Empire had passed into their hands, and one grant of power was followed by another.
Instead of remaining near the person of the king, some of the counts palatine were sent to various parts of his empire to act as judges and governors, the districts ruled by them being called palatinates. Being in a special sense the representatives of the sovereign, they were entrusted with more extended power than the ordinary counts. Thus comes the later and more general use of the word palatine, its application as an adjective to persons entrusted with special powers and also to the districts over which these powers were exercised.
By the High Middle Ages, the title "count" had become increasingly common, to the point that both great magnates who ruled regions that were the size of duchies, and local castle-lords, might style themselves "count". As the great magnates began to centralize their power over their local castle-lords, they felt the need to assert the difference between themselves and these minor "counts". Therefore, several of these great magnates began styling themselves "Count Palatine", signifying great counts ruling regions equivalent to duchies, such as the Counts Palatine of Champagne in the 1200s.
Pfalzgraf is an exclusively German title (from the above Latin comes palatinus 'count of the palace'), rendered in English also (recorded since 1548) as palsgrave since medieval times for the permanent representative of the Frankish king, later of the Holy Roman Emperor, in a palatial domain of the crown (pfalz). Grafio is probably from the Greek grafein 'to write', hence 'scribe'; it plausibly comes via the Byzantine Greek grapheus or suggrapheus "he who calls a meeting, i.e. the court, together", which denoted a civil servant, rather than a feudal count. There were dozens of these royal Pfalzen throughout the Empire, and the monarch travelled between them. The empire had no real capital. This practice of a mobile, somewhat omnipresent king, thus also 'eating his taxes' (literally wining and dining), was common in early feudal Europe. Travel was often already required because of military considerations. The count responsible for these places was thus responsible for the palace during the king's absence. In the empire the word count palatine was also used to designate the officials who assisted the emperor in exercising the rights which were reserved for his personal consideration, like granting arms. They were called imperial counts palatine (in Latin comites palatini caesarii, or comites sacri palatii; in German, Hofpfalzgrafen. Both the Latin form (Comes) palatinus and the French (comte) palatin have been used as part of the full title of Dukes of Burgundy (a branch of the French royal dynasty) to render their rare German title Freigraf, which was the style of a (later lost) bordering principality, the allodial countship of Burgundy (Freigrafschaft Burgund in German) which came to be known as Franche-Comté.
In early medieval Poland the Palatinus was next in rank to the King. As he is also the chief commander of the King's army the rank is merged with Wojewoda, with the latter replacing the title of Palatine. During the Fragmentation of Poland each Prince would have his own voivode. When some of these Principalities are reunited into the Kingdom of Poland the Palatines are infeudated with them as there is no local Prince anymore. Or rather on behalf of the King to whom all these princely titles returned. The Principalities are thus made Voivodships (sometimes translated as Palatinates). In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth the Voivodes sit in the Senat. Throughout its history the dignity remained non-hereditary or semi-hereditary. Today voivodes are government officials.
Medieval social structure and development of the Count Palatine
During the 11th century, some imperial palatine counts became a valuable political counterweight against the mighty duchies. Surviving old palatine counties were turned into new institutional pillars through which the imperial authority could be exercised. By the reigns of Henry the Fowler and especially of Otto the Great, comites palatini were sent into all parts of the country to support the royal authority by checking the independent tendencies of the great tribal dukes. We hear of a count palatine in Saxony, and of others in Lorraine, in Bavaria and in Swabia, their duties being to administer the royal estates in these duchies.
Next to the Dukes of Lotharingia, Bavaria, Swabia and Saxony, who had become dangerously powerful feudal princes, loyal supporters of the German Emperor were installed as counts palatine.
The Lotharingian palatines out of the Ezzonian dynasty were important commanders of the imperial army and were often employed during internal and external conflicts (e.g. to suppress rebelling counts or dukes, to settle frontier disputes with the Hungarian and the French kingdom and to lead imperial campaigns).
Although a palatinate could be rooted for decades into one dynasty, the office of the palatine counts became hereditary only during the 12th century. During the 11th century the palatinates were still regarded as beneficia, non-hereditary fiefs. The count palatine in Bavaria, an office held by the family of Wittelsbach, became duke of this land, the lower comital title being then merged into the higher ducal one. The Count Palatine of Lotharinga, changed its name to Count Palatine of the Rhine in 1085, alone remaining independent until 1777. The office having become hereditary, Pfalzgrafen were in existence until the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806. The palatinate of Saxony merged with the Electoral Duchy of Saxony. The Palatinate of the Rhine became an electorate, and both were Imperial Vicars.
The term count palatine was not used in the United Kingdom. Just as Count always remained reserved for continental territories, even though the equivalence of earl became clear by rendering it in Latin also as Comes, earl palatine was the exclusively British title for the incumbent of a British county palatine.
Merovingian and Carolingian Counts Palatine
Robertians
Chrodobertus II, was named comes palatinus on 2 October 678
Grimbert, probably son of Chrodobertus II, was comes palatinus of Neustria from 691 to 720
Robert I (also known as Rupert I; d. before 764), grandson of Chrodobertus II, was comes palatinus around 741/742
Anselm (d. 778 in Roncesvalles), son of Robert
Adalard, was comes palatinus in 877
Cobbo the Younger
Counts Palatine of Champagne
King Lothar of France (954-986) gave Odo I, Count of Blois, one of his most loyal supporters in the struggle against the Robertians and the Counts of Vermandois, in 976 the title of Count Palatine. The title was later inherited by his heirs, and when they died out, by the Counts of Champagne.
Counts Palatine of Bavaria
Originally, the Counts Palatine held the County Palatine (around Regensburg), and were subordinate to the Dukes of Bavaria, rather than to the king. The position gave its holder a leading position in the legal system of the Duchy.
Meginhard I, Count Palatine of Bavaria in 883
Arnulf II (d. 954), son of Duke Arnulf I of Bavaria, constructed Scheyern Castle around 940
Berthold (d. 999), son of Arnulf II, Count Palatine of Bavaria between 954 and 976 with interruptions, ancestor of the Counts of Andechs
Hartwig I (d. 985), Count Palatine of Bavaria from 977 until his death
Aribo I (d. c. 1020, son-in-law of Hartwig I, Count Palatine of Bavaria from 985 until his death
Hartwig II (d. 1027), son of Aribo I, Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1020 to 1026
Aribo II (d. 1102), son of Hartwig II, Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1026 to 1055
Kuno I (d. c. 1082/1083), Count Palatine of Bavaria
Rapoto I (d. 1099), Count Palatine of Bavaria from c. 1083 to 1093
Engelbert I (d. 1122), nephew of both of Aribo II's wives, Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1099 to 1120
Otto IV (c. 1083 – 1156), probably a descendant of Arnulf II, Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1120 until his death. He moved his residence from Scheyern Castle to Wittelsbach Castle and founded the House of Wittelsbach.
Otto V (c. 1117 – 1183), Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1156 to 1180. Hecame Duke of Bavaria in 1180 as Otto I; his descendants ruled the Duchy until 1918.
Otto VII (d. 1189), younger son of Otto IV, Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1180 until his death
Otto VIII (d. 1209), son of Otto VI, Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1189 to 1208, infamous for murdering King Philip of Germany in 1208
Rapoto II (d. 1231), brother-in-law of Otto VIII, Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1208 until his death
Rapoto III (d. 1248), son of Rapoto II, Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1231 until his death. He was the last Count Palatine; after his death the Duke of Bavaria usurp the rights and possessions of the Counts Palatine.
Counts Palatine of Burgundy
Main article: Free County of Burgundy
In 1169, Emperor Frederick I created the Free County of Burgundy (not to be confused with its western neighbour, the Duchy of Burgundy). The Counts of Burgundy had the title of Free Count (German: Freigraf, but are sometimes called Counts Palatine.
Counts Palatine of Lotharingia
Wigeric (915 – before 922), Count Palatine of Lotharingia and Count in the Bidgau
Gottfried (c. 905 – after 949), Count Palatine of Lotharingia and Count in the Jülichgau
From 985, the Ezzonids held the title:
Herman I (d. before 996), Count Palatine of Lotharingia and Count in the Bonngau, the Eiffelgau, the Zülpichgau and the Auelgau
Ezzo (d. 1034), son of Herman I, Count in the Auelgau and the Bonngau, Count Palatine of Lotharingia from 1020, married Mathilda of Saxony, the daughter of Emperor Otto II
Otto (d. 1047), son of Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia from 1035 to 1045, then Duke of Swabia as Otto II from 1045 until his death
Henry I (d. 1061), son of Ezzo's brother Hezzelin I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia from 1045 to 1060
Herman II (1049-1085), son of Henry I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia from 1061 to 1085 (until 1064 under the guardianship of Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne), also Count in the Ruhrgau and the Zülpichgau and Count of Brabant
Herman II's widow Adelaide of Weimar-Orlamünde remarried to Henry of Laach, who inherited the County Palatine, but changed the title to Count Palatine of the Rhine.
Counts Palatine of the Rhine
Main article: Count Palatine of the Rhine
In 1085, after the death of Herman II, the County Palatine of Lotharingia lost its military importance in Lorraine. The territorial authority of the Count Palatine was reduced to his territories along the Rhine. Consequently, he is called the Count Palatine of the Rhine after 1085.
The Golden Bull of 1356 made the Count Palatine of the Rhine an Elector. He was therefore known as the Elector Palatine.
Counts Palatine of Saxony
Emperor Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor created the County Palatine of Saxony in southern Saxony, in the Saale-Unstrut area. The title was initially held by the Counts of Goseck, later by the Counts of Sommerschenburg and still later by the Landgraves of Thuringia:
Adalbero (d. 982) was a Count in the Hessengau and in the Liesgau, Count Palatine of Saxony from 972,
Dietrich (d. 995), probably a son of Adalbero, was Count Palatine of Saxony from 992
Frederick (d. July 1002 or 15 March 1003), Count in the Harzgau and in the Nordthüringgau, was Count Palatine of Saxony from 995 to 996
Burchard I (d. after 3 November 1017), the first count of Goseck to hold the title, was a count in the Hassegau from 991, Count Palatine of Saxony from 1003, Count of Merseburg from 1004, and imperial governor from 1012
Siegfried (d. 25 April 1038), was Count Palatine of Saxony in 1028
Frederick I (d. 1042), a younger son of Burchard I, was Count of Goseck and in the Hassegau and was Count Palatine of Saxony in 1040
William (d. 1062), Count of Weimar, probably Count Palatine of Saxony in 1042
Dedo (fell in battle in Pöhlde on 5 May 1056), son of Frederick I, Count Palatine of Saxony from 1042 to 1044
Frederick II (d. 27 May 1088), younger brother of Dedo, Count Palatine of Saxony in 1056
Frederick III (murdered near Zscheiplitz on 5 February 1087), son of Frederick II
Frederick IV (d. 1125 in Dingelstedt am Huy), son of Frederick III, Count Palatine in 1114
Frederick V (d. 18 October 1120 or 1121), grandson of Frederick I, Count of Sommerschenburg, Count Palatine of Saxony in 1111
Frederick VI (d. 19 May 1162), son of Frederick V, Count of Sommerschenburg, Count Palatine of Saxony from 1123 to 1124
Herman II (murdered on 30 January 1152), Count of Formbach, Margrave of Meissen from 1124 to 1130 (deposed), Count Palatine of Saxony from 1129 to 1130, married in 1148 to Liutgard of Stade, who had divorced Frederick VI in 1144
Adalbert (d. 1179), son of Frederick VI, Count Palatine of Sommerschenburg from 1162 until his death
Louis III (d. 1190), Landgrave of Thuringia from 1172 until his death, appointed Count Palatine of Saxony on the Diet of Gelnhausen on 13 April 1180, abdicated in favour of Herman I in 1181
Herman III (c. 1155 – 25 April 1215 in Gotha), younger brother of Louis III, Count Palatine of Saxony from 1181 until his death, Landgrave of Thuringia from 1190 until his death
Louis IV (28 October 1200 – 11 September 1227), son of Herman I, Count Palatine of Saxony and Landgrave of Thuringia from 1217 until his death
Henry Raspe (1204 – 16 February 1247), son of Herman I, Landgrave of Thuringia from 1227 until his death, Count Palatine of Saxony from 1231 until his death, anti-king of Germany opposing Frederick II and his son Conrad IV from 1246
After Henry Rapse's death, the County Palatine of Saxony and the Landgraviate of Thuringia were given to the House of Wettin, based on a promise made by Emperor Frederick II:
Henry III (c. 1215 – 15 February 1288), Margrave of Meissen from 1227 until his death, Count Palatine of Saxony and Landgrave of Thuringia from 1247 1265
Albert II the Degenerate (1240 – 20 November 1314), son of Henry III, Count Palatine of Saxony and Landgrave of Thuringia from 1265 until his death, Margrave of Meissen from 1288 to 1292
Frederick VII the Bitten (1257 – 16 November 1323), son of Albert II, Count Palatine of Saxony from 1280 to before 1291, Margrave of Meissen before 1291 until his death, Landgrave of Thuringia from 1298 until his death
King Rudolph I of Germany gave the County Palatine of Saxony to the House of Welf:
Henry I (August 1267 – 7 September 1322), Count Palatine of Saxony from before 1291 until his death, Prince of Brunswick-Grubenhagen from 1291 until his death
Counts Palatine of Swabia
Erchanger I, also known as Berchtold I, Count Palatine of Swabia in 880/892
Erchanger II (d. 21 January 917), probably a son of Erchanger I, was Count Palatine of Swabia and Missus dominicus and from 915 until his death Duke of Swabia
Frederick I, (c. 1020 – shortly after 1053), Count Palatine of Swabia from 1027 to 1053
Frederick II (c. 997/999 – c. 1070/1075), father of Frederick I and ancestor of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, Count Palatine of Swabia from 1053 to 1069
Manegold the Elder (c. 1034/1043 – shortly before summer 1094), son-in-law of Frederick II, Count Palatine of Swabia from 1070 to 1094
Louis of Staufen, son of Frederick I, Count Palatine of Swabia from 1094 to 1103, founder of St. Faith's Church, Sélestat
Louis of Westheim, probably a son of his predecessor, Count Palatine of Swabia from 1103 to 1112
Manegold the Younger, son of Manegold the Elder, Count Palatine of Swabia from 1112 to 1125
Adalbert of Lauterburg, son of Manegold the Elder, Count Palatine of Swabia from 1125 to 1146
After 1146, the title went to the Counts Palatine of Tübingen.
Equivalents in other states
Serbia in the Middle Ages: Grand Čelnik (велики челник).[2] The Grand Čelnik was the highest court title of the Serbian Despotate, and the title-holders held great provinces, property, and honours, and Radič (fl. 1413–1441) was one of the most powerful ones.[3]
Hungary in the Middle Ages: nádorispán or nádor (see Palatine of Hungary)
Imperial Vicar
Count Palatine (Imperial)
County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
Count palatine of Hungary
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Titles of counts palatine of Burgundy
Titles of counts palatine of the Rhine
Westermann, Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte (has a map of known Pfalz sites) (German)
Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778)
Pyrenees, Charlemagne, Roland, Barcelona, The Song of Roland
Minichiello (surname)
God, Latin, Middle Ages, Italy, Rugby league
Francesco Rognoni Taeggio
Milan, Italy, Poland, Riccardo Rognoni, Giovanni Domenico Rognoni Taeggio


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Do you need an outside 'expert' to come do your survey? Maybe. But that depends on various factors.
How large and diverse is your organization? If you are a multinational spread across multiple countries with a large multicultural workforce, then maybe you are better off getting someone who truly knows his stuff. Getting an external source also usually gives you the added advantage of providing industry benchmarks.
And the third (perhaps the most important question irrespective of size/budget/resources), do you know what to look for? Or rephrase it as do you know how to design a good survey?
To help answer that third question, let me dive a bit deeper into the two aspects of the survey that will determine its efficacy and ultimately determine ROI of years of effort and money that the company will put into Employee Engagement.
The first question that most people try to tackle is how many questions does one ask employees? Are 5 enough, or do we need 50? And then the next question pops up: About what all aspects do we ask questions on?
If these questions are popping into your head – Stop! You are making the mistake of "putting the cart before the horse". Before thinking of questions, focus on the goal. This means thinking deep into what factors you think drive employee engagement in your organization and then determining what about those drivers are you seeking to establish from the survey.
Start off by capturing the broad and general goals of the survey. For example you might come up with something like "We want to discover how employees feel about: (a) Compensation (b) Work Life Balance (c) Management … and so on.
If you are a startup in growth mode, Work-Life balance may not be a smart thing to ask employee about. (Chances are very few of them have anything remotely close to a balance. It comes with the territory of a startup) You might be better off checking if employees feel they are aligned on the larger goal because that is a critical success factor. But if you are fifteen year old mid-sized family run firm whose top-management insists they still 'think like a start-up' then Work-Life balance might be definitely something you want to think about.
This is the first stage in designing your survey and likely will take a few days and multiple iterations to cover all areas that might have an impact on employee engagement in your organization.
Once we establish the goals of the survey, we take a deep breath; get a big cup of our favourite brew (best to stick to coffee and tea at this point); roll up shirtsleeves and dive deep into designing the survey!
The next step is for you to establish the 'research' questions. These are not the actual questions, but the questions that you are seeking to answer. If you have established the goals of the study this part should be a snap.
Testable Questions (or Close ended Questions): These are the questions, which can be eventually boiled down to a point that can be validated/answered by a statistical test. For example a check to establish any significant relationship between the age of an employee and engagement is a testable question.
A good survey will usually have a mix of both close-ended and open-ended questions. Too many close-ended questions risk rendering your survey presumptive, since you will have to come up with all options and won't have a chance to capture ideas and opinions. Too many open-ended questions might make your analysis phase a nightmare since dealing with free-text is anything but easy when the survey has hundreds or thousands of respondents.
In the final stage before you start thinking of questions, you need to convert each of your 'research' questions into a null hypothesis.
You might choose to remove the "neutral" option (c), and create an even-point scale to use a "forced choice" method.
When you are done designing your survey, there is one least thing to be done before you unleash it on the organization – get rid of or correct the confusing statements in there. When you have been immersed in creating the survey for days together, you might put statements in the survey that might seem obvious to you but might be confusing to an employee. And in any decent sized organization there will be no chance to correct it once the survey is live.
There are essentially two ways you can pre-empt this (in the best possible way).
Use Statistics (again): Send out your survey to a sample of 30 or more people and see their responses (and feedback). Make changes to those areas of the survey that seem confusing to the respondents.
Take a hands-on approach: Select a few respondents who are representative of the various segments in your organization (Age/Gender/Role) and be present when they take the survey. This will enable them to ask you questions when they are stuck or unsure of something in the survey. Any question a respondent asks is a defect – in the final version there will be no opportunity for respondents to ask questions. You can then fix those issues right away with a tight feedback loop.
These broad guidelines should help you design a thorough Employee Engagement (or any other) survey for your organization. In the next (and concluding) part on DIY Employee Engagement Surveys, I will talk about the post-survey analysis.
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Аделя Джумшудовна Сафарова (род. 18 декабря 1939 года, Баку, АзССР, СССР) — советский и российский , член-корреспондент Российской академии художеств (2009).

Биография
Родилась 18 декабря 1939 года в Баку.

В 1962 году — окончила филологический факультет Азербайджанского государственного университета, кандидат искусствоведения.

В 2009 году — избрана членом-корреспондентом Российской академии художеств от Отделения искусствознания и художественной критики.

Автор книги «Театр и современность» (Баку, 1968 г.), автор ряда статей о творчестве современных художников.

Главный редактор журнала «Диалог искусств» Московского музея современного искусства, главный редактор журнала «Декоративное искусство», читала курс по истории искусств в Азербайджанской государственной консерватории.

Награды
 Премия Правительства Российской Федерации в области культуры (2012) — за создание фонда поддержки современного искусства «Артпроект»
 Медаль «Ветеран труда» (1986)
 Медаль «В память 850-летия Москвы» (1997)

Примечания

Ссылки

Выпускники Бакинского государственного университета
Преподаватели Бакинской консерватории
Члены-корреспонденты РАХ
Лауреаты премии Правительства РФ в области культуры

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Seat of power
America's exhaustive and exhausting two-year presidential cycle is drawing to a close, which means that the White House will soon have new — or, at least, newly returned — residents. Spread across 18 acres, the mansion is 55,000 square feet, with 132 rooms, including three kitchens and 35 bathrooms. Still, the White House is considered modest compared to the official residences of some other heads of state. The property was built for one purpose only — as a symbol of American political stability. It has never been bought or sold. "In view of the frantic nature of many election campaigns, it is amazing that there has never been an interruption in the lawful exchange of residents at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," writes the White House Historical Association on its website. Of course, that hasn't stopped people from speculating on its market value. Zillow estimated the value of the property at $393 million. That, of course, includes a large premium for its historical significance.
The year that President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name. At various times in history, the White House has been known as the "President's Palace," the "President's House" and the "Executive Mansion."
The denomination of U.S. currency that features the White House. The bill is slated for a redesign in 2020, with Harriet Tubman, the former slave and abolitionist, replacing President Andrew Jackson, a slave owner. The reverse side, which features the White House, is expected to remain unchanged.
The number of Christmas trees decorating the White House in 1997, during the Clinton administration. The display eclipsed the Eisenhower administration's long-held record for most trees, that of 26, which were installed throughout the building's six floors.
The year the British Army set fire to the White House, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. The building had been completed just 14 years prior. The marauding Brits torched not only the White House, but other Capitol buildings, the culmination of a campaign of terror aimed at forcing the U.S. to capitulate. Before destroying the house, troops reportedly stopped to eat the dinner First Lady Dolley Madison had laid out in the dining room.
The annual yield that the White House, which has 15 to 16 bedrooms, would generate if it was converted to a rental or a B&B. That comes to about $5 million a year, using L.A.- based Gray Real Estate Advisors' $90 million valuation. But Zillow's annual rental estimate is nearly five times higher at about $25 million a year.
The number of days the White House is open to the public free of charge. American citizens can submit a request through their Congressional representative no fewer than 21 days — and no more than three months — in advance. The tours are granted on a first-come, first-served basis. By comparison, Élysée Palace, the French presidential residence, is open only one day a year.
The number of pieces inside Lego's "architectural replica of the real-world White House," which retails for $49.99. The assembled model stands 3.9 inches high, 8.8 inches wide and 5.6 inches deep. Lego's version of the United States Capitol Building is twice as big and expensive. It has 1,032 pieces and costs $99.99.
The number of hours it will take expert movers to help the President-elect and his or her family transfer their possessions into the White House on January 20, 2017. While the swearing-in takes place, movers will remove the Obamas' possessions. Former White House usher Gary Walters, who worked on five presidential move-ins, described it as "well-organized ballet choreography."
The number of gallons of white paint it takes to cover the White House. The building first took on its current hue in 1798, when it was covered with lime-based whitewash to protect the stone facade from freezing. In 1818, a coat of white lead paint was applied.
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Q: the degree of the product of the minimal polynomials is same as $[E:K]$ Let $E = K(a,b). $Suppose gcd of degree of minimal polynomial of $a$  and $b$ over $K$ is $1$, then does it imply that the degree of the product of the minimal polynomials is same as $[E:K]$?

A: Yes. Let $m=[K(a):K]$ and $n=[K(b):K]$ be the degrees of the minimal polynomials. Then $[E:K]$ is divisible by $m$ and $n$ by the tower law. If $m$ and $n$ are co-prime, we get that $[E:K]$ is divisible $mn$, hence $mn \leq [E:K]$. The converse inequality holds trivially without any further assumptions.


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Q: How to show dialog from dialog in Android? My application show save or cancel dialog . When user click save , a new dialog will apperars with edit text , date button  and save button . When user click date button Date dialog will appear . But I click date button I get InvocationTargetException . How can I solve this ?
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        mPickDate = (Button) findViewById(R.id.pickDate);

        // add a click listener to the button
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            public void onClick(View v) {
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        mMonth = c.get(Calendar.MONTH);
        mDay = c.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);

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A: I believe you will hit a InvocationTargetException whenever onCreateDialog returns null.
I think the fix is just to make sure you call super.onCreateDialog(id), e.g.
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To be sure exactly what is going on you should probably add some logs to your code so you can see what method is called before the exception.


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Vampires and summer cruises do not seem like they'd be compatible, but somehow these disparate pieces come together to form a fun family film for these long summer days.
The third entry into the 'Hotel Transylvania' series starts out with a flashback. While the greatest enemies to Dracula (a surprisingly tolerable Adam Sandler) have typically been humanity in general, the sun, or the horror of watching his little daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez) grow into a woman, this time around we're reminded of the true enemy of monsters: Van Helsing. While the legendary monster hunter (Jim Gaffigan) turns out to be hilariously bad at hunting monsters and Dracula is almost immortal, some tension builds seeing Van Helsing's first attempt on Dracula's "life." But then another failure, followed by another, turns into a lighthearted montage which turns the famous vampire into the Road Runner to Van Helsing's Coyote. It's fun.
Jumping to present day, Dracula is running his busy hotel, with Mavis by his side. The grind is getting to him, but he generally likes what he does. Mavis sees that they're long overdue for a vacation so she books the family and all of their friends onto a cruise from the Bermuda Triangle to the lost city of Atlantis. First up is the flight on Gremlin Airlines.
This is exactly why the 'Hotel Transylvania' series does as well as it does. The franchise includes plenty of horror and old Hollywood references that are fun for the grown-up kids in the audience, and does so with an awareness of the history of cinema and television. The Sony Animation team does a good job of staying within the context of this rich history, which saves these references from being merely nostalgia trips or empty winks at an audience it doesn't try to understand. In having an airline run by gremlins, the kids watching it get to laugh at the funny monsters tearing up the plane, and the older viewers get to laugh at the 'Twilight Zone' references, and they all hope the plane makes it safely to the destination.
As you can imagine, all sorts of family fun and a little danger happen over the course of the rest of the film. Dracula struggles with some loneliness over not having romance in his life, and Van Helsing may or may not reappear too. It's the kind of amusing but low stakes plot you come to expect from a movie made for younger kids.
One new character introduced is Ericka (Kathryn Hahn), the captain of the cruise ship. Ericka has a lot going on in terms of her incompatible loyalties to her job, her family, and herself, and the film fumbles the complexities. Hahn's performance itself is perfectly fine, but it can be difficult to figure out the character's motivations at any given moment.
Overall, 'Hotel Transylvania 3' is an easy movie for summer vacation. It contains no real scares, but it's fun enough for monster kids of all ages.


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Чентру (Център) е административно-координационен регион на развитие в Румъния. Както и други региони, той не е администриращ орган, а основните му функции е да координира регионалните проекти за развитие и управление на средствата от Европейския съюз. Седалище на региона е Алба Юлия, най-голям град е Брашов.

Локализация
Чентру се намира в Централна Румъния, ограничен от планинската кривина на Карпатите, на горния и средния ход на реките Муреш и Олт. Пресича се от 25-ия меридиан източна дължина и 46-ия паралел северна ширина. Площта му възлиза на 34,082 км2, което е 14,3% от румънската територия, Централният регион се нарежда на 5 място сред осемте региона на развитие. Поради своето географско положение граничи с всеки един от останалите с изключение на Букурещ – Илфов.

Централният регион е съставна част на Първи макрорегион и се състои от шест окръга:
 Алба,
 Брашов,
 Ковасна,
 Харгита,
 Муреш,
 Сибиу.

География

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Централният регион включва в себе си значителни части от трите разклонения на румънските Карпати (почти половината от площта на района), хълмистия терен на Трансилванското плато и депресията между тези хълмове и планини.

Хидрографска мрежа

Хидрографската мрежа е богата, състои се от горното и средното течение на Муреш и Олт и техните притоци. Естествени езера са разнообразни като произход, най-съществените от тях са ледникови езера в планините Фъгъраш, вулканичното езеро Сфънта Ана, Червеното езеро, солените езера в бившите солни мини при Окна Сибиулуй и Трансилванските равнинни езера. Най-важните изкуствени язовири са на реките Олт и Себеш.

Климат
Климатът в региона е умерено-континентален и варира в зависимост от надморската височина. В междупланинските депресии на източната част на региона настъпват чести температурни инверсии, като студения въздух може да обхване региона в продължение на дълго време. В Бод, окръг Брашов на 25 януари 1942 година са измерени най-ниските температури в Румъния -38.5 °С.

Демография
Общият брой на населението на Чентру възлиза на 2 251 268 (преброяване от 2011). Гъстота на населението е 73.99/км2, което е малко по-ниско, отколкото средното за страната (91,3/км2).

Този регион е един от етнически най-разнообразните в Румъния, като броят на етническите румънци възлиза на 65,4% от населението, унгарците – 29,9%, ромите - 4% и германците – 0,4%. Повечето от унгарското население е съсредоточена в окръг Харгита и Ковасна, където те съставляват по-голямата част от населението.

Вижте също
 Региони на развитие на Румъния
 Номенклатурата на териториалните единици за статистиката

Външни препратки
 Официален сайт

Външни препратки

Административно деление на Румъния


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OPSO: Funeral services set for Lieutenant Michael Swallow
Special to The News-Star
Funeral services have been set for Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Lieutenant Michael Swallow, who died suddenly on Saturday.
According to Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office spokesperson Glenn Springfield, the funeral service for Swallow will be held on 10 a.m. Thursday at North Monroe Baptist Church, 210 Finks Hideaway Road.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at North Monroe Baptist Church.
Swallow began his career at the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office as a Reserve Deputy in 1993. He later joined the department as a full-time Deputy Sheriff in 1996 at the Ouachita Parish Correctional Center. He served both the Corrections and Patrol Divisions until transferring to the Identification Division, which included forensics, the scientific techniques used in the detection of crime.
Swallow attended numerous training seminars and continually trained to learn the latest techniques to assure Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office investigations were as thorough as possible based on the latest technology, according to the department.
He was a member of and later supervised the OPSO Crime Scene Unit for several years. He also served as an instructor in this field of expertise at the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office-North Delta Training Academy.
OPSO Chief Deputy Marc Mashaw said Swallow was a great friend to all and described him as an "exemplary law enforcement officer."
"Mike was instrumental in bringing forensics and identification technology to OPSO, which has directly led to the identification and prosecution of many criminals," Mashaw said. "He certainly left his mark here and OPSO is a better place because of Lt. Mike Swallow."
According to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office, Swallow received numerous letters of commendations from not only the department but other agencies and the Courts noting his exemplary work.
"His family and the Sheriff's Office have received a tremendous outpouring of support from the community," the department said. "He not only was respected as a Deputy Sheriff but participated in many community activities on a personal level, having a positive impact on all that he knew. He will be deeply missed by all of us."
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The Crisis in Korea, and a History of Lies to Justify War
By Robert Parry
If American journalism should have learned one thing over the years, it is to be cautious and skeptical during the first days of a foreign confrontation like the one now playing out on the Korean Peninsula. Often the initial accounts from the "U.S. side" don't turn out to be entirely accurate.
While you can delve back through history for plenty of examples, today's U.S. journalists might remember events like the Gulf of Tonkin clash that opened the door to the disastrous Vietnam War and the misplaced certainty about Iraq's WMD that led to a bloody U.S. invasion and occupation.
In both cases, contrary claims from the "enemy side" were discounted and mocked as U.S. journalists puffed out their chests and waved the flag.
"O Lord, Help Us to Lay Them Waste With a Hurricane of Fire"
Made in USA: America's Hidden Hiroshima in Iraq
by Chris Floyd
Years ago, I wrote about the use of chemical weapons in the American assault on the Iraqi city of Fallujah in 2004.
I was attacked at the time for my "wild accusations" by many people, across the political spectrum, even by stalwart dissidents, who felt that such "exaggerations" undermined the "effectiveness" of the anti-war movement, preventing it from being taken "seriously" by the "serious" players in the power structure.
Later, of course, American military officials -- and serving soldiers -- admitted using white phosphorus and other chemical weapons in the assault.
The Continuing Relevance and Importance of the "Pyramid Analysis"
By Bob Avakian
The following is an excerpt from the text of a talk by Bob Avakian in Fall 2009, which was serialized in Revolution. While presented last year, before the recent midterm elections, it remains highly relevant today. The entire talk can be found online at revcom.us/avakian/driving.
This "pyramid analysis" was first put forward more than five years ago now, in the question-and-answer session of the "Revolution" talk (Revolution: Why It's Necessary, Why It's Possible, What It's All About).1 To briefly summarize this, the point is that you can conceive of the political structures and the way that they relate to the larger society in the U.S. as something of a pyramid:
The Lies That Bind: The Myth of America, and the Murderous Reality
Henry Miller once said that the purpose of the artist is to "inoculate the world with disillusionment." We are in desperate need of disillusionment today -- disillusionment on a vast scale, disillusionment as a constant discipline. Arthur Silber is one of the greatest such artists now at work, and he has just released a remarkable piece aimed at one the deadliest illusions of our time: the myth of American Exceptionalism. I cannot recommend strongly enough that you read the entire piece, but below are a few excerpts to highlight some of the salient points.
The Truth About Obama's "Accomplishments" and the Need to Build a Mass Movement
Obama is scheduled to speak tomorrow night announcing the "end" of the war in Iraq, only one week after thousands of troops deployed from Ft. Hood to Iraq to continue the occupation. Re-branding war and empire is not change; but the story doesn't end there...
By Scott Trent
A friend posted an article today about the "Eight things Obama has done to make the world a more peaceful place." Check out that article here.
It turns out that the article is a year old, and even less true today than it was then. I took the liberty of responding to all eight of the points. As much as we might want these things to be true, there is actually nothing true on that list. It's all deceptive PR from the Obama government intended to silence and placate the people who criticized the Bush regime for these same practices.
Invisible Holocaust: Mountains of Dead Children and "the World's Greatest Democracy"
In the last decade of the 20th century, a nation often hailed (not least by itself) as the "world's greatest democracy" directed a program of savage economic warfare against a broken, defenseless country. This blockade, carried out with an exacting bureaucratic coldness, killed, by very conservative estimate, at least one million innocent people. More than half of these victims were young children.
War Criminal Goes toYale
Yale University continues its modern tradition of hiring war criminals to instruct young minds in the ways of the world.
First, it was Tony Blair, brought over to pontificate at Yale Divinity School -- and now Stanley McChrystal, chief honcho of death squads and "strenuous interrogation" in Iraq and later failed leader of the "Obama Surge" in Afghanistan, has been hired by the august institution to ''examine how dramatic changes in globalization have increased the complexity of modern leadership," the NY Times reports.
Restrepo: The Afghan People as Extras in Hollywood's Films, America's Conscience
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Tom Engelhardt wrote in an introduction to Nick Turse's blunt and moving commentary of Sebastian Junger's new film Restrepo:
"Left screen center was usually the American platoon, a kind of "lost patrol" in an alien land, part of what, even during the war, was regularly referred to as an American -- but not a Vietnamese -- "tragedy." From Oliver Stone's Platoon and Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket to Robert Zemeckis's Forrest Gump, Vietnamese suffering became, at best, a distant backdrop for American suffering, and the war's conflicts essentially took place among Americans within that platoon.
Protests Greet John Yoo on First Day of Classes
By Frances Dinkelspiel
Cindy Sheehan addressing the crowd.
Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war activist, and dozens of protestors from Code Pink, The World Can't Wait, the Boalt Alliance to Abolish Torture and other groups marched through Berkeley Law School today to protest John Yoo's position as a member of the faculty.
After holding a brief press conference outside the law school, the group marched through the halls and into an outdoor plaza where many students had gathered to have lunch. The protestors were wearing latex gloves dipped in red paint and they yelled "Torture is a war crime," and "What do we want for John Yoo? Arrest! Indictment! Imprisonment!"
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Indians' Lindor has more on mind than contract with outbreak
Gary Schatz
GOODYEAR, Ariz — Francisco Lindor didn't want to discuss money or his future. This certainly wasn't the time.
Just days after the four-time All-Star shortstop and Gold Glove winner broke off talks with the Cleveland Indians about a long-term contract extension so he could focus on an upcoming season now further away, Lindor spoke passionately Thursday about hope and humanity.
Shortly after Lindor spoke at the team's training facility, Major League Baseball announced its pushing opening day back two weeks and immediately suspending spring training games.
"It kind of seems like the contract thing is very little compared to what's happening," said Lindor said. "Hopefully, we can get through this situation we're going through right now. To all the people with health issues, the contract doesn't matter."
Earlier this week, Lindor suspended negotiations with Cleveland, which would like to sign the 26-year-old but may have no other option but to trade him later this season.
Team president Chris Antonetti said the club made an "earnest effort" to reach an agreement with Lindor before the sides decided to table their talks.
Lindor has been open about a willingness to stay with the Indians, but any personal business has become secondary in light of the pandemic.
The Indians were scheduled to open the season at home on March 26. Now, everything is on hold.
The new reality has hit Lindor hard, and made him appreciative.
"We are talking about what's going on in the world a lot," Lindor said. "Everybody is bringing something different about it on Instagram or twitter. Everybody is concerned. Everybody is trying to be safe. It could get tough. We realize it could affect everyone of us, no matter who you are.
"You continue to do all the things that prevent it. You pray for the people that have it."
The recent events have affected Lindor, who hopes that some good can come out of a bad situation. He's mindful that lives are at risk.
"We hope we can find something that will stop this," he said. "We want to be smart. It is nothing personal to the fans. We all love the fans but there won't be no handshakes, or autographs. We have to protect them. They have to protect us. It is the smartest thing we can all do.
"Society can get together and help each other out. Out of this hopefully we can get something positive. We can all be in a much better spot when we can all take care of each other. At times we seem like we are not at peace with each other. I think now we have a really good chance of looking out for each other."
Indians manager Terry Francona said Lindor has been showing Cleveland's young players — and veterans — what it takes to be a pro during camp.
"Frankie's energy out of the box this spring, has been 100 percent every single time," Francona said. "To me that's leadership. Those types of things show me that regardless of what he may be thinking about, talked about or didn't talk about, he is going to take care of business."


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Mr J R Edmonds worked at Woolwich Arsenal and read papers to Woolwich Polytechnic Engineering Society.
Papers of J R Edmonds, 1895-1917, comprising typescripts of papers read before Woolwich Polytechnic Engineering Society, on 'Pumps', 1896; 'The Slide Rule', 1898; 'Steam Turbines', 1903; notes on 'Motor Cars', 1896, 'Florence Nightingale', 1913; 'Women's Co-Operative Guild', [c 1905]; printed lectures on Experiments on a Simple Non-Condensing Steam Engine, 1900; De Laval Steam Turbines, 1902; Design of Marine Steam Turbines, 1908; Channel Tunnel, 1913, 1917.
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Q: Static library with dynamic dependencies I have come across quite a few similar questions, however I didn't really get my answer.
So, I have an App.exe that depends on Static.lib, which in turn depends on a dynamic library Dynamic.dll. In Static.lib I link to Dynamic.lib import library. I do understand that now the App.exe has to have Dynamic.dll in it's directory in order to run successfully, however when I try to link the code I get an error that the App project can't find Dynamic.lib import library.
My question is, why does the App project have to link to Dynamic.lib import library when it is already linked in Static.lib?

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My question is, why does the App project have to link to Dynamic.lib
  import library when it is already linked in Static.lib?

At first, you need to generate your static library, so you compile with the shared library's header files and you link with the shared library.
Then to generate an .exe you compile with the static library's header files; Then you need to link with the shared library because some of the methods found in the static library are implemented in the shared library.