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Intelligent Lighting is a form of programmable lighting. Lights are synchronized with the beat of the music and project impressive shapes and patterns in vibrant and bright colors. These lights are state of the art, professional grade units operated by a technical assistant dj. Intelligent lights serve a variety of purposes from spotlighting an important person as they enter the room, exciting the room during a dance, or contributing the romance of a slow song. Intelligent Lights are not necessary for a successful party, but they add to the mood of a room and bring an impressive finish to an already spectacular performance.
dj Dan offers 2 options for requesting songs. We encourage our clients to provide us with a list of songs prior to their event. This will help us better accommodate your tastes and get a better feel for the music you enjoy.
Additionally, we offer a live request guarantee service. If your event is held in a facility that can supply an Internet connection, we are happy to purchase an agreed upon number of songs from either the iTunes or Urge music stores. We always accept requests during an event, if the song is in our library, we will be happy to play it for you.
Please contact dj Dan for references, we will be happy to provide you with references from past events, which may be similar to yours.
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Rajasthan is famous for its glorious past, colourful customs and culture, art and architecture, the royal medieval era, forts and palaces and citadels, and above all, its camel safaris. Fairy-tale palaces lie on hilltops, deep in the forests, in the middle of the lakes, each with its history and legends of valour and self-sacrifice, pomp and gaiety, love and romance. Today, some are splendid museums with rich collections, others lavish hotels preserving the ambience and luxury of princely times. The royal hunting reserves are now national parks and sanctuaries.
Today, you will drive to the Shekhavati region of Rajasthan. Shekhavati is also known as the open art gallery due to the numerous fresco paintings all over the palaces, houses and havelis (houses of rich noblemen). Please note that the village is very small with dirty roads. Sewage is a major problem that causing the paintings to fade. Over night in Mandawa.
After breakfast, you will drive from Mandawa to Bikaner. Lying in the north of the Desert State, Bikaner is dotted with many sand dunes. More popularly called the ??Camel country', the city is renowned for the best riding camels in the world. The magnificent forts and palaces, created with delicacy in reddish pink sandstone, bear testimony to its rich historical and architectural legacy. Sightseeing in Bikaner includes a camel-breeding farm and an excursion to Deshnoke to see the Karni Mata Temple, where rats scamper freely within the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. They are regarded as sacred and are fed by priests and devotees owing to the belief that they will be reincarnated as holy men. Overnight in Bikaner.
Today after breakfast, you will have a half days drive to Jodhpur Arrive in Jodhpur and the rest of the day is at your leisure. Jodhpur is set at the edge of the Thar Desert. Once the capital of the Marwar state, it was founded in 1459 AD by Rao Jodha, chief of the Rathore clan of Rajputs who claimed to be descendants of Rama, the epic hero of the Ramayana. The massive 15th century Mehrangarh Fort looms on the tops of a rocky hill, soaring 125 Mts. above the plains. A high wall – 10-Km long with 8 gates and innumerable bastions encompasses the city. A major trade centre of the 16th century AD, the fortress – city of Jodhpur is now the second largest city of Rajasthan. Overnight at hotel.
Today after breakfast, you will drive to Rohetgarh and check in at the beautiful Rohetgarh Palace /Fort Chanwa, Luni. After lunch we go on a half-day jeep safari to the Bishnoi villages. Bishnois are said to be the first ecologists. A survivor of a great famine came up with the principles of the ecology centuries ago by in 1485. His name was Jambeshwar or Jambhoji. He observed that the famine was the result of the deforestation in the region and formulated a list of 29 rules to prevent famine. Bishnois are vegetarians and have great respect for all living things. The Bishnoi people expect that the tourists respect nature and their way of life. You can recognize a Bishnoi village because of their green farming land and orchards (don't forget you are in the Thar Desert!). Over night at hotel.
On the edge of the desert lies the tiny tranquil town of Pushkar along the bank of the picturesque Pushkar Lake – an important spot for the Hindus. Surrounded by hills on three sides, Pushkar abounds in temples. The most famous of these is the Brahma temple – the only temple dedicated to Lord Brahma in the country. Every year thousands of devotees throng the Lake around full moon day of ??Kartik – Purnima' (an auspicious date between October and November) to take a holy dip in the lake. The Pushkar fair, a huge colourful cattle fair, is also held during this time.


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Q: How to get the filename downloaded via wget after a redirect I'm currently retrieving a file served after a redirection with the --content-disposition parameter, so the filename is the right filename (after redirection)
Now how can I retrieve the filename for future use in my shell script?

A: The only direct way in the HTTP Spec for getting the filename is the Content-Disposition header. In the absence of that header, the client will usually deduce the name of the file based on the request URI.
In the case of Wget (assuming no Content-Disposition header exists), it will save the file with the name as mentioned in the URI of the original request. For example, if you invoke Wget with http://example.com/afile which redirects you to http://example.com/bfile, then the saved file will be called afile. This is a security measure to prevent a malicious server from overwriting other important files in your current directory, e.g. your .bashrc.
You can disable this behaviour with the --trust-server-names option, in which case it will save the file with the name bfile.
And then there is content-disposition. If it is enabled and the header exists, it will be used to name the file.
All this to say that the final name of the file is a little difficult to gauge. The easiest way is to save the file with -O filename, so you know the exact name of the file. If you don't want to do that, then the simplest option would be to invoke wget with the -nv option which outputs a line like this:
% wget -nv example.com
2019-04-20 10:43:48 URL:http://example.com/ [1270/1270] -> "index.html" [1]

You can parse this output in order to get the name of the downloaded file.

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Q: Find where javascript variable is defined I am working on a project that is not mine. I want to see where a javascript object is defined but I can't seem to find it. Is there a tool that can help me debug this kind of problem? I tried to find it via linux command find -type f|xargs grep "name_of_the_class" but I could not find it.
The project is CMS software and uses jquery and yahoo libraries as well as custom code. I need to see where an obejct is defined because on my development version it is undefined but on the working version it is defined.
Thank you for your time.


Photo essay: drawn to the bright hues painted on basketball, tennis and volleyball courts in low-income neighbourhoods, New York-based photographer Ward Roberts has scoured the globe to capture these pastel-toned pockets of urban space (+ slideshow).
Initially aiming to document Hong Kong's car parks, Roberts found a deeper connection with the city's basketball courts and switched his focus to these colourful spaces instead.
He noticed that many of the most multicoloured courts were located beside low-income apartment buildings, and used these as landmarks to track down the hidden spaces.
After publishing a first set as Courts 01, Roberts continued his search while on travels to Bermuda, Hawaii, New York and Melbourne. In these locations, he also snuck into the sports grounds to photograph the empty spaces and built up a comprehensive series of images – explained in the essay below.
The photos are compiled into a new book called Courts 02, published by Éditions, and three are available as limited-edition prints.
The first court picture was taken in 2007. At the time, I was shooting a series of empty parking lots, trying to recreate a series by the German photographer Carsten Meier, just trying figure out how he did it and if I could do it too. It was a really good experience, learning through imitation.
While doing that, I also photographed an empty basketball court in Hong Kong, and I felt a stronger connection to it than to the parking lots because I played a lot of sports growing up.
I remember looking back at that image again and again, and thinking "I feel an innate energy in this space. I don't know what it is, I don't know why I'm drawn to it, but I know that I have to do something with this".
Maybe it's because I used to play basketball and tennis a lot when I was younger and then I stopped. Maybe it was a yearning for that time in my life. After that, everywhere I travelled, I would want to go out and photograph courts.
In a sense, I wanted the series to bring up a certain nostalgia for childhood and for playing sports with your friends. I felt so much excitement in these locations; I wanted other people to feel that too.
In Hong Kong, I would use Google Maps, find a few courts in the same area, plan an itinerary, and then walk down to each individual court. After a while, I noticed that a lot of the most visually interesting courts were near low-income apartment buildings, so I started looking for those buildings specifically.
If, a mile up the road, I saw some beautifully colourful residential towers, I'd go there, walk around and try to find a court. Most of those buildings have a court on the playground or on the rooftop, and you can go right in, there's no security.
I think the courts near the low-income housing buildings are really colourful because there's a lot of poverty and depression in those areas. The bright colours seem to be there to make the spaces look less barren, at least that's the impression I got. The wealthier parts of the city aren't as colourful.
There were also some amazing courts in schoolyards, but they were hard to get into because the schools are really high-security. No one is allowed to go in unless they have a child. I snuck into one or two of those, but I missed around 10 amazing-looking courts because I just couldn't get in.
I wanted the first Courts series to be almost like an index of Hong Kong's coloured courts: a blue one, a green one, a pink one, a brown one, a yellow one, an orange one, a red one... I only spent two weeks shooting in Hong Kong, so it was a bit rushed. I didn't really have an opportunity to explore as much as I would have liked to.
For the second series, I had two months in Hong Kong, so I wanted to make it more comprehensive. I really took the time to explore different parts of the city, to do research online, to talk to local people.
I did everything I could to try to expand the series as much as possible. I was looking for diversity. Different colours, interesting architecture or landscaping. Something distinctive. Something fascinating to look at.
The first Courts series was more about architecture. The second one has a bit more vegetation in it. But I'd always shoot in Hong Kong in the winter because there's pollution in the sky at that time of the year. It looks like fog and it adds a kind of softness to the images. It gives them a painterly quality.
I'm very visually driven. I'm drawn to colours. I like my work to have a conceptual dimension to it, but I really want it to be visually interesting as well. I want to make images that are beautiful to look at, so I try to be mindful of everything, to consider how the different aspects of the image communicate with each other.
I shot the Courts series in a square format because I wanted every element of the composition to be connected. It's about how the lines of the courts and the shapes and colours of the buildings around it divide the square and play off of each other. It's like a puzzle.
Melbourne's courts are really eclectic. They've got that basic rectangular design with the lines but other than that, it's all over the place. Melbourne doesn't really have a vernacular architecture. There's a bit of everything and the courts reflect that.
In New York, the courts weren't as visually arresting, they were a lot more gritty and dirty so I went with the seasons to try to incorporate an element of colour into each image.
I shot one court in the fall, when the leaves on the trees were red and vibrant, and another one in the winter when the ground was covered in snow, hiding all the trash and making it look a bit more clean and minimal.
At the very beginning of the series, I shot a few images with someone playing on the field and it just didn't feel right. It didn't work. It broke up the composition and it felt visually distracting. In my work, I hate what I call "the full-stop", which is when you look at an image and there's one element that attracts all of your attention. It becomes the only thing that you can focus on.
I really try to avoid that. I want to make it all connect so that you can look at the image as a whole, as a complete statement. It's about creating a sense of visual flow within each image and throughout the series.


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Drivers tried to trick officers after hitting cyclist, police say
By: WTVR Web Staff
NOTTOWAY COUNTY, Va. — Two people were charged in connection to a crash that involved a cyclist, according to Virginia State Police.
The driver of a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder struck the 50-year-old cyclist Sunday, at about 8:37 p.m., on South Genito Road in Nottoway.
The driver then drove away from the crash scene, police said.
"Several minutes later, a Nissan Pathfinder returned to the scene with damage consistent to striking the bicyclist," Virginia State Police spokesperson Sgt. Keeli Hill said. "Vickie H. Atkins was operating the vehicle upon the return, but with further investigation, it was determined that Michael C. Atkins was the driver at the time of the hit and run."
Michael Atkins, 55, of Nottoway, was arrested and charged with felony hit and run, felony driving with a suspended license, and reckless driving.
Vickie Atkins, 46, of Nottoway, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor obstruction of justice and misdemeanor giving false statement to a police officer.
Both were booked at Piedmont Regional Jail.
The cyclist was flown to the hospital with serious injuries.
The crash remains under investigation. This is a developing story. Witnesses can send news tips, photos, or video here.

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Students in Junior High and High School music continue to hone their skills of musical literacy. They not only learn to sight-read at a high level, but they practice dictation and basic composition skills as well. Each member of Junior High and Senior High choir is an active learner, responsible for teaching himself/herself the rhythms and melodies of each song. With extra opportunities such as Junior High Stage Band, Pep Band, Madrigals, and Musicals, students put these skills to valuable use. By the time a student arrives at graduation, he/she will be fluent in the language of music.
The visual art experience at CP is unlike that of most public or private secondary schools. Preparation for the upper school program begins in the lower grades with a program that is designed to prepare students by introducing them to both the language and basic skills needed be successful in the upper grades. The focus of the upper school program begins with drawing in the 7th and 8th grade followed by two years of design study in 9th and 10th and then capped off with a semester of art history in the 11th. The program, grades 7-11 builds on itself. The knowledge and skills learned in the 7th are needed in the 11th.
All students are required to take visual art. We recognize visual art as a language and like any language it requires continuous study. Imagine taking English sporadically or only offering it to the few students who are really interested in it.
I have directed the high school dramas for the past ten years. I choose plays that represent the greatest works of theatre from the great dramatists of the Western world; everything from Shakespeare to Thorton Wilder. These plays give students the opportunity to learn from the inside how to communicate these characters and works using time-tested acting techniques that bring the plays to life. I consider it a great privilege to work with young men and women to develop their skils as an outworking of Cair Paravel's commitment to excellence in Rhetoric and performance.
– Trent Leach, Director
Middle School Musical (6th-8th Grades)
During the third quarter of the school year, students in grades 6-8 may participate in a full-length musical production. Auditions for this musical include both singing and script reading. Recent past performances include Robin Hood, Tom Sawyer, and Alice in Wonderland.
High School Drama (9th-12th Grades)
Each fall, the high school students have the opportunity to participate in a full-length dramatic production with performances spanning two weekends.. Auditions are open to all students in grades 9-12. Recent past performances include The Taming of the Shrew, Tartuffe and Twelfth Night.
High School Musical (9th-12th Grades)
Each spring, the high school students have the opportunity to participate in a full-length musical production, with performances spanning two weekends. Auditions are open to all students in grades 9-12 and include both singing and script reading. Recent past performances include Beauty and the Beast, The Mikado and The Drowsy Chaperone.
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Are you looking for a quick gift packaging idea? How about this?
Big Shot Machine - #113439, Labels Collection Framelits - 125598, Word Window Punch - 119857, Modern Label Punch - 119849, Island Indigo Card Stock - 122923, Island Indigo Chevron Ribbon - 131151, Bermuda Bay 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - 131206, Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper (DSP) - 129310.
CS measures 8 1/2 x 5 1/2. Fold in half and hold up to handles on bag. Snip cs at outside of handle and then cut notched cs all the way across so that it looks like this when opened. The opening slips right over the handles when the bag is closed at the top. Mine was a gift from my sister, Donna, at Leadership. She filled it with chapstick, floss, kleenex, eye drops, hand sanitizer, candy bar. All the necessities for dry climate in Salt Lake City. Thanks Donna!
The path is paved with good intentions...mine always are but I just always seem to run behind. lol. Leadership in San Antonio was fabulous and I still need to post more from that event. I did want to post the gifts I made for my downline and my roomies though. It's an altered clipboard and I had such fun making them. They do take a while but they were so worth it and everyone loved them. I hope you like this sample that I made for Terri. The 'Friends' is from Vintage Vogue. The clipboard is covered with the Neutrals Patterns DSP. I cut the cork into 4x4 and put a double layer down with a hot glue gun, courtesy of my MIL(only the 2nd time I've ever used one of those....I think I need to buy myself one).
The photo corners punch is retired but I just love it for things like this so I'll never sell it. The calendars were purchased online. The rest is self explanatory...I think. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.
Last night we had the most amazing time. We scored tickets to the fundraising event for Helping a Hero, enjoying coctails and meeting some wonderful people...stars, veterans and heros. Ty Pennington and his extreme team came in and introduced some heros and then Lee Greenwood brought us all to tears with a live performance of "God Bless the USA." Roger Clemens was introduced and shortly after that the auction began. After the fundraising event, we gathered on the San Antonio River Walk to participate in the last filming of Extreme Makeover Home Edition where multiple houses were donated to several very deserving families. I can't say more because it won't air until December. Lee Greenwood came out and brought thousands of us to tears again with another live performance of "God Bless the USA." It was one of the best nights of my life to be a part of something so special.
We were in town for a Stampin' Up! Leadership conference and then were in the right place at the right time and enjoyed this once in a lifetime opportunity. You just never know what's going to happen to you on a Stampin' Up! trip. Wouldn't you love to be part of our group next year in January when we head to ???? We don't know where yet but you know we'll have a GREAT time. I'd love to have you with me. Stay tuned for details on the fabulous opportunity for a great deal that will take place January 24 - March 31st.
Some candid shots during the fundraising event.
Here we are in the grandstands during the live taping.
more on the filming tomorrow. I'll include some card samples for you too. Time for bed...it's late...or early.
Click Here to see the video of THE HULK Roller Coaster that we got to ride during the Manager's Reception. With the park exclusively ours, there were NO LINES....thanks Shelli! A few of the Stampin' Up! staff rode it 17 times. WOW. You can join me at Leadership in January 2010, in Phoenix, AZ. Ask me how!
Boy do I feel like a queen this week! I am in Orlando for Stampin' UP!s Leadership conference and based on my sales (thanks wonderful customers!!!) and number of demonstrators on my Stampers with Sparkle FUN team, I qualified to attend Manager's reception. This is a special dinner and evening planned for Manager's and above. This year Stampin' UP! rented out a entire section of Universal Studios for the reception. There were buffets in the streets (chocolate fondue!), a DJ and dance area, caricature artists, photos with roaming super heroes, free arcade games and FREE RIDES!! We were the only people in the park for three and a half hours!


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Q: the last battle that counts What is the exact meaning of "the last thing that counts" in the following passage? It is from the book "Persian Gulf Command" by Ashley Jackson, p. 346.

It was a question of robbing Peter to pay Paul – but Paul kept coming back for more. Given this situation, Kennedy understood that patience was a virtue, and that not losing in the most strategically important regions was the key to ultimate victory. Though the idea might have brought colour to the cheeks of the notoriously impatient prime minister, the secret was to 'hold our own and gradually harbour our resources which were slowly growing'. 'It is unfortunate,' Kennedy continued, 'that so much time is
required for the development of the full power of the British Empire and of America. But this has to be accepted. And we must find consolation in the fact that it is the last battle that counts.

Many thanks in advance.

A: "It is the last battle that counts" in this context of war means that although all the battles that precede that last one might be important, losing them or losing some of them is far from being as bad as losing the last one, this being so because when you have lost the last battle you have lost the war, whereas when you have won that last battle, no matter what losses you suffered before that, you have won the war.


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Q: Logged in user state How can we programmatically access the user state in active directory? Especially
state such as active/away/lockedout etc. This is to build a web snapshot to view all logged in users and their individual state.
So far, I could search all users under a specific domain but no luck in finding their current state.
using (var context = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain, "domain"))
{
    using (var searcher = new PrincipalSearcher(new UserPrincipal(context)))
    {
        foreach (var result in searcher.FindAll())
        {
            DirectoryEntry de = result.GetUnderlyingObject() as DirectoryEntry;
            Console.WriteLine("First Name: " + de.Properties["givenName"].Value);
            Console.WriteLine("Last Name : " + de.Properties["sn"].Value);
            Console.WriteLine("User principal name: " + de.Properties["userPrincipalName"].Value);

        }
    }
}

A: "Away" isn't something you're going to get out of Active Directory.
You can look at the following properties to get some of the info you want:
userAccountControl is the main property you want to look at.
using (userAccountControl:AND:=2) in your LDAP query will find disabled users.
Some other useful properties are:

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*lastLogon (for "active", you will have to determine what active means to you)

*lockoutTime (lockoutTime > 0) means they're locked out.

*accountExpires for expired users

A: You can collect logon\logoff user events from Security log on each workstation and on domain controllers. By analyzing this information you can determine currently active users. Unfortunately, the solution will not work on enterprise environment with thousands of workstations and hundreds of DC's. Also sometimes logon\logoff events are missing in security log for some reason.
In case of using lastLogon\lastLogonTimestamp attributes be aware that:

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*lastLogon attribute does not replicate between domain controllers. It's the last logon user time on the domain controller you are gathering information from. To determine last user logon, you have to collect the attribute from all DC's and select max value.

*lastLogonTimestamp replicates once in 9-14 days. lastLogontimeStamp will be 9-14 days behind the current date.


The Unborn Are Enemies of the State?
Representative Nancy Pelosi is promoting her brilliant idea, which is being applauded by the liberal media and baby killers. And exactly what is her brilliant idea? Her proposal is to continue spending millions of dollars to continue the Holocaust against babies in their mother's womb as part of stimulating the economy. She has proclaimed it on national television!
Only moral and righteous people are shocked by such an outrageous proposal, which goes beyond what words can express especially because Nancy Pelosi professes to be of the Roman Catholic faith and has five children and six grandchildren. Barack Hussein Obama, who also professes to have accepted Jesus as his personal savior, is in favor not only to continue the killing of babies in the U.S. but around the world, even worse both of them are excited about it. Pelosi and Obama are not the only high ranking public officeholders who have pronounced unborn children as the enemies of the federal government; they have the support of a great host not only in government, but in the powerful liberal media, the world of entertainment, most of the financial world and even many "Christian" churches.
Do they really believe that killing babies will help rescue America out of her economic dilemma? Apparently they believe this to be so. Pelosi in her zeal to stimulate the economy by proposing to reduce the number of children per family proves not only her devilish thinking but how ignorant she is in relation to the zero growth population in the world and how nine countries in Europe, because they are not reproducing and their birth rate is extremely low, will disappear. The lack of new births in Europe has brought economic damage.
America needs 2.1 children per couple in order to support the population. Why do people in their "right mind" keep reelecting Pelosi and reelected Obama and other public officials like them when they know their position against the sanctity of life, is beyond me. They are accomplices to murder and they cannot hide by saying they did not know these people's agenda not only against the sanctity of life but also the redefinition of marriage and the exaltation of the homosexual lifestyle. They promised to change America; they are doing it and there are more changes to come that will shock those who truly love the America they once knew to be the home of the free and brave.
Nancy Pelosi and like-minded politicians as well as people in society really believe that they are gifted with wisdom to lead this nation out of all her problems and that their decisions are right in spite of how horrifying they may be.
"What is liberty without wisdom and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without restraint. Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites; in proportion as they are disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise and good in preference to the flattery of knaves.
Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without.
Let me remind you what history teaches; when the government considers children the enemies of progress it is a sure sign of worse things to come. This not only takes away the freedoms of the living but it leads them into self-destruction and the killing of a nation. I now hear common people and even so-called Christians agreeing with Nancy Pelosi; this is truly frightening.
This is what James of the Bible had to say about wisdom, "Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace" (James 3:13-18).
Remember that the best defense is an offense. Always be alert and call your Representatives and Senators to remind them that they will be seeking reelection and their decisions will be taken into consideration.
"What is liberty without wisdom and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils ..."	 Edmund Burke in "A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly"


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Edmund Hartnack, född 9 april 1826 i Templin, död 9 februari 1891 i Potsdam, var en tysk optiker.

Hartnack reste 1847 till Paris, där han arbetade hos Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff och Georg Oberhäuser. Efter att ha köpt den sistnämndes företag gick han 1864 samman med matematikern Adam Prażmowski. År 1870 fördrevs Hartnack som tysk från Paris och flyttade till Potsdam; 1879 sålde han företaget i Paris till Prażmowski. Hartnacks mikroskop fick stor spridning och gjorde sig särskilt förtjänt genom användningen av immersionssystemet.

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Finding Optimal Bayesian Network Given a Super-Structure
Eric Perrier, Seiya Imoto, Satoru Miyano; 9(74):2251−2286, 2008.
Classical approaches used to learn Bayesian network structure from data have disadvantages in terms of complexity and lower accuracy of their results. However, a recent empirical study has shown that a hybrid algorithm improves sensitively accuracy and speed: it learns a skeleton with an independency test (IT) approach and constrains on the directed acyclic graphs (DAG) considered during the search-and-score phase. Subsequently, we theorize the structural constraint by introducing the concept of super-structure S, which is an undirected graph that restricts the search to networks whose skeleton is a subgraph of S. We develop a super-structure constrained optimal search (COS): its time complexity is upper bounded by O(γmn), where γm<2 depends on the maximal degree m of S. Empirically, complexity depends on the average degree m-tilde and sparse structures allow larger graphs to be calculated. Our algorithm is faster than an optimal search by several orders and even finds more accurate results when given a sound super-structure. Practically, S can be approximated by IT approaches; significance level of the tests controls its sparseness, enabling to control the trade-off between speed and accuracy. For incomplete super-structures, a greedily post-processed version (COS+) still enables to significantly outperform other heuristic searches.
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BoG Is A Lawless Entity - Isaac Adongo
A Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo has described the Bank of Ghana (BoG) as a lawless entity which sets bad example for corporate governance in the financial sector.
According to him, the BoG in May 2018 breaches its obligation to publish its audited financial statements by March 31 and subsequently had to rectify when it was brought to its attention.
The Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament noted in a statement copied to GhanaWeb that "the Bank of Ghana Act, as amended imposes clear reporting obligations on the Central Bank to report to Parliament, its activities every six months."
He said, "Section 53 provides that 'The Bank shall hold all foreign exchange of Ghana and submit a report to Parliament on all foreign exchange receipts and payments or transfers of the Bank in and outside Ghana once every six months."
In addition, "the Bank, in Section 53 (A) 1, is expected to report as follows; (a) A report on the conduct of activities in the exercise of the mandate of the Bank under section 4 and; (b) A report on any other relevant functions being exercised by the Bank under various enactments."
He observed that the aforementioned are far-reaching provisions that require the Bank to report to Parliament on the entirety of its functions for scrutiny and Parliamentary oversight over its activities.
Mr Adongo stated further that the laws of Ghana require the Bank to report to Parliament in respect of the first six months at the end of July and the remaining six months at the end of February of the preceding financial year.
"As we speak, we are in March and the BoG is nowhere near Parliament yet Universal banks regulated by BoG are complying with their obligations to report regularly to the Bank of Ghana but BoG cannot comply with its obligations two months after the close of the year. This is why I am calling on every Ghanaian to tell the Bank of Ghana that instead of playing mind games with non-existent $800 million, it should comply with its own obligations to Parliament and answer for its dwindling reserves and the deteriorating health of the cedi," the statement reads on.


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StoneBridge Investments Acquires 366-Unit Apartment Community for $54.2 Million in Richmond, Virginia
RICHMOND, VA - StoneBridge Investments of Washington, DC has acquired Copper Spring, a 366-unit apartment community in the prestigious West End submarket of Richmond, VA, for $54.2 million. The seller, an affiliate of Clarion Partners, was represented by Eastdil Secured.
Built in 1989 and extensively renovated in 2006, Copper Spring is located at 3301 Copper Mill Trace, just outside the Richmond city limits in Henrico County. With its close proximity to I-64 and West Broad Street, the community offers quick access to employment centers as well as shopping and entertainment options such as the 1.2 million square foot Short Pump Town Center.
The property comprises 23 two- and three-story garden-style apartment buildings in a luxurious 30-acre wooded suburban setting. An unused 1.25-acre parcel on the site could be developed with additional residential density or amenities. Current rental rates offer a discount of about $500 per unit compared with newer multifamily communities in the submarket.
Copper Spring is StoneBridge's first acquisition in Richmond, following its recent acquisitions of two apartment communities totaling 500 units in Atlanta's Perimeter Center submarket. The new ownership plans to undertake strategic upgrades to the clubhouse and other amenities, as well as some of the residences.
"We were initially attracted to Copper Springs due to its proximity to large employment centers, strong historical operating performance, and legacy of high-quality institutional ownership," said William Bateman, Director, StoneBridge Investments. "We also believe that, given the open unit layouts and best-in-class amenity package, Copper Springs is poised to capture additional revenue gains through strategic unit and amenity renovations going forward."
"We are very bullish on Richmond's fundamentals, and think its long-term prospects are strong," added Kees Bruggen, Managing Director, StoneBridge Investments. "Led by a strong white-collar employment base, in combination with reasonable living costs, short commuting times, and extensive cultural amenities, Richmond continues to be an attractive live-work-play destination. We intend to remain active in the Richmond market for the foreseeable future."
Copper Spring residents enjoy extensive onsite amenities including two resort-style swimming pools and renovated clubhouse with indoor and outdoor wi-fi, 24-hour fitness center, business center, lighted tennis court, racquetball court, grilling stations, gaming area with shuffleboard, playground, lounge area, and coffee bar. Individual apartment homes feature wood-burning fireplaces, balconies or patios, walk-in closets, exterior storage, separate dining rooms, and ensuite washers and dryers. Select apartments have vaulted ceilings, Palladian windows, and built-in bookshelves.
The Richmond metropolitan area has attracted both multinational and local corporate employers with its highly educated population, low cost of doing business, and strategic location at the mid-point of the East Coast. A state capital that is just two hours from Washington, DC, Richmond offers stable Federal and state government jobs that employ about 17 percent of the total metro area workforce. Innsbrook Corporate Center, just three miles from Copper Spring, has some 400 business tenants including Capital One, the area's largest private employer with over 20,000 employees. Richmond serves as corporate headquarters to eight Fortune 500 companies and 11 Fortune 1,000 companies, and is home to one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks and one of the 13 appellate courts in the US.
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Doctor's Review: Medicine on the Move
Dying for some rest
by JACKIE ROSENHEK • April 2007
Fatal insomnia proves that sleep struggles are no snoozing matter
Aside from the proverbial apple a day, eight hours of sleep might be the most clichéd health virtue of them all. Unlike the empty promises of a Granny Smith, however, the benefits of a good night's shut-eye are backed by science. Most of the latest studies confirm that folks who sleep well reap rewards across the physical and mental health spectrum. Unfortunately, a full night's beauty sleep is a lofty goal for most, something overworked Canadian physicians -- and their exhausted patients -- know all too well. Whether you're a 21st-century bean counter or a 15th-century sheepherder, sleep can be an elusive lover.
For as long as patients have been yawning, their weary doctors have tried to help knock them out. The ancient Chinese advised acupuncture (in fact, they still do) and practically every plant and poultice imaginable has been employed in the hopes of providing some relief. Hippo-crates reportedly tackled the problem with valerian, a herb whose mildly sedative effects helped many ancient Greeks catch some zetas. Galen used it in second-century Rome as well. But even sure-fire solutions like opium weren't exactly a practical for everyone. And so, those for whom the Dark Ages weren't quite dark enough were left to toss and turn on their straw beds, wondering whether there was more to life than mere serfdom. By the 19th century, however, a revival of an ancient cure finally offered some reliable, but addictive assistance.
MESOPOTAMIAN MIRACLE
The history of opium could fill a few books, but suffice it to say that more than five millennia ago, the ancient Sumerians -- who were the first to describe it in texts dating to about 3500 BCE -- knew enough about the poppy and its pleasure to call it Hul Gil, loosely translated as "joy plant." Recreational use of opium aside, the sleep deprived finally had an effective way to catch some shut-eye. Ancient Egyptians were known to partake in that special poppy plant as well, as hieroglyphic representations of opium use can attest. From then on, pretty much every civilization from Europe to the Far East made good recreational and medical use of opium, though by the Middle Ages, it was becoming frowned upon in the West due to anti-Eastern sentiment and by the increasingly powerful church. And so, opium was eventually downgraded from celebrated cure-all to soul-damning vice.
Later in the 16th century, opium began to regain its status as the perfect panacea throughout Europe and, increasingly, in Great Britain during the Empire's crazy colonial years. By the 19th century, Britain had emerged as the drug dealer of the world, doing a brisk trade in poppy-related pleasures with little regard for its seedy downsides. Despite all the fuss, opium remained legal, so anyone sleep deprived enough to go to extreme measures had somewhere to turn for relief. Opium addiction reached its zenith during these years and the drug only began to be restricted in 1878 with the Opium Act.
For its part, the scientific community saw the study of sleep as somewhat of a snooze. Nevertheless, a few early milestones paved the way for later research. In 1809, Italian anatomist Luigi Rolando noticed that birds seemed tired and a little unlike themselves after he removed half their brains. Charles Dickens himself emerged as an unlikely medical pioneer when he became the first to describe what we now know as sleep apnea, in his 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers.
By the turn of the century, however, great strides had been made in the understanding of sleep, following many successful studies in neuroanatomy, electrophy-siology, sleep cycles, the mechanisms of sleepiness and wakefulness, chronobiology and even dreams. Once sleep disorders such as apnea, insomnia and narcolepsy began to be described clinically in the ultimate hope of finding cures, an entirely new specialty was born: sleep medicine. The Association for the Psychophysiological Study of Sleep (now known as the Sleep Research Society) was founded in the US in 1961, followed by several other medical organizations throughout the world devoted to research and treatment. The new research shed light on many of the formerly mysterious processes of sleep, and several big drug breakthroughs made insomnia a somewhat easier pill to swallow.
WAKING NIGHTMARE
Still, nothing could prepare the somewhat quiet field of sleep medicine for what happened in 1979, when an Italian country doctor discovered a bizarre new disease, one which would fascinate the entire world and give insomniacs everywhere another reason to stay awake at night.
Ignazio Roiter, a physician living in a small town in Northern Italy, was the first to suspect a form of insomnia so serious that it actually lead to death. Fatal familial insomnia, or FFI, is about as rare as a disease can be. The inherited autosomal dominant condition is known to affect about 30 families throughout the entire world (only five in North America), but for those unlucky enough to be part of the club, its rarity is cold comfort.
In 1973, Roiter's wife Elisabetta had an aunt who died of a mystery illness. The middle-aged woman began to experience bouts of confusion, paranoia and apathy. As the months passed, she developed insomnia and soon stopped sleeping completely; at night, she would simply vegetate in a dream-like state. No drugs were effective. Eventually, experiencing near-constant hallucinations, she acted out strange scenarios and dripped with a constant cold sweat. She could no longer walk, wasted away to 65 pounds, and became incontinent and mute. Through it all, she suffered tremendously and her periods of lucidity only compounded the torture. Finally, 12 months later, she died. Diagnoses ranged from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's to insanity and encephalitis. The family, though puzzled, mourned and moved on.
Six years later, however, the woman's sister began to display identical symptoms and within months, died the same excruciating death her sister had. Knowing this was no coincidence, Roiter began researching his wife's family tree. Elisabetta's grandfather Pietro, the town mayor, died of a mysterious encephalitis in 1943. And he wasn't the only one. What Roiter discovered was totally unexpected and completely bizarre.
FRIGHTENING FAMILY TREE
Since Elisabetta's family was quite prominent, church and medical records existed which allowed Roiter to trace his wife's relatives back through many generations. Sure enough, reports of similar deaths abounded, beginning with a man named Giacomo, who died at the age of 45 in a small town near Venice of what was termed dementia in 1836. Since then, Roiter identified 30 of his descendants who suffered the same fate -- premature death, preceded by months of disturbing symptoms and insomnia.
When his wife's Uncle Silvano presented with the same symptoms in 1984, Roiter was discouraged, but prepared. Roiter brought the man to leading Italian sleep experts to no avail. His decline, however, was clinically documented and Silvano agreed, upon his death, that his brain should be examined so that more could be understood about the condition. After Silvano died, Roiter rushed his brain to the US to be studied by a recommended neuropathologist, Pierluigi Gambetti. Gambetti noticed tiny lesions in the thalamus, however, upon closer inspection he saw that the entire brain looked an awful lot like a sponge, full of small holes. He knew he needed an expert opinion.
Uncle Silvano's grey matter -- along with that of another relative who'd succumbed to the disease over the next few years -- was sent to Dr Stanley Pruisner, the renowned American neurologist who would later be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1997 for his discovery of prions, disease-causing virus-like proteins which incite the brain to basically consume itself. As with the brains of victims of other rare prion diseases -- such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) -- Prusiner noticed the telltale holes. Somehow, prion diseases had made the leap from mad cows to counting sheep, with their rogue infectious proteins causing similar degenerative effects on the nervous system.
Back in Italy, the gene for this disease, by now called fatal familial insomnia, had been identified. After testing, 50 percent of the people in Elisabetta Roiter's family learned they were carriers. There is still no cure for FFI or any prion disease, but unlike most of the others, which are usually transmitted via the ingestion of infected tissue, fatal familial insomnia is inherited.
Fortunately, for most people who struggle with sleeplessness, insomnia is a far cry from the terrifying nightmare it is for several unlucky families around the globe. Stress and bad habits -- not inherited disease -- bear the brunt of the blame for most forms of insomnia. So the next time you're tossing and turning, remember that it could always be worse.
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Teen sues former Lansing police chief, officers after being punched on leg during 2019 arrest
Sarah Lehr
LANSING — A Black teenage girl is suing two officers who arrested her in 2019 as well former Lansing Police Chief Mike Yankowski.
DeShaya Reed was 16 in June 2019 when bystanders posted videos to social media showing officer Lindsay Howley striking her at least 17 times in the leg as Reed resisted being put in a police car. Video showed Reed, who was wearing handcuffs, extending her leg to keep the car door from closing and kicking the door with her foot.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday against the city says Reed was discriminated against because of her race. It says police used excessive force, neglected to protect Reed from injury during her arrest and violated her Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure.
Howley and Officer Bailey Ueberroth, who handcuffed Reed and assisted with her arrest, are listed as defendants in the lawsuit, which is assigned to Judge James Jamo in Ingham County Circuit Court.
From 2019: Why you won't hear about most complaints made against Lansing police officers
Yankowski, who retired from LPD after Reed's arrest in 2019, is also named as defendant for what Reed's attorneys say was a failure to properly train and supervise officers.
A Lansing spokeswoman said the city had yet to be served with the lawsuit and that she could not provide comment Wednesday morning. Yankowksi, who now works as an assistant director of institutional ethics and compliance at Michigan State University, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
More: Protestors hand-deliver demands to Lansing Mayor Andy Schor over police conduct
Reed: Officers treated her 'like an animal, like I was a grown man'
The June 2019 arrest happened after the sister of Reed's boyfriend called the police following an argument between the siblings, according to the lawsuit.
Reed was present when the police arrived and she and her boyfriend took off running when they saw an officer, according to the lawsuit. Reed, who is now 18, had been told prior to her arrest she was considered "on the run," after failing to attend school at Ingham County Youth Academy, according to the suit.
Officers caught up with Reed after less than a minute, handcuffed her and forced her to the ground, according to the suit. The lawsuit said Reed told the officers her handcuffs were too tight and that the officers picked her up and carried her to the patrol car after she tripped and fell to the ground. It says she yelled "call my mom" as she was being arrested and that she stuck her leg out to stop the patrol car door from closing because "she was terrified of being taken away without her mother knowing where she was."
"The police had basically attacked me because I was on the run," Reed said in an interview Wednesday.
Reed said she was frightened and that the officers treated her "like an animal, like I was a grown man."
"They should have not been so aggressive with me and they should have handled me like a child," she said.
Related: Lansing Police Department officer who struck teen girl will resume duty
In a police report, Howley wrote she punched Reed's leg to try and get her to dislodge her foot, which was blocking the car door.
"I delivered several strikes to upper thigh which were ineffective," Howley wrote. Reed "then turned her body sideways and kicked me in my chest which caused my camera to fall off my uniform."
Lawsuit: Arrest triggered trauma response for teen
Reed was sexually assaulted at age 12 and being forced into the police car "triggered Plaintiff's trauma response and put her in an overwhelming emotional state of fear," the lawsuit says. Reed has said she felt out of control while being pushed into the cruiser, describing the experience as akin to "blacking out," her attorney, Elizabeth Abdnour said.
The lawsuit says Reed had symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and had been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder.
"People kept saying I was just a bad kid and that's why the police did what they did to me," Reed said Wednesday. "I was not a bad kid."
Reed was "never provided with the tools and supports she needed to learn how to cope with and process her deep emotional pain, grief, and trauma, and did not know what to do with her emotions," the lawsuit says.
Reed acknowledges she should not have run from the police, but that doesn't change the fact that police failed to de-escalate the situation, her attorney said.
"I just can't imagine what kind of community we are if this is how we deal with children who are in a state of trauma," Abdnour said, noting that her client did not have a weapon. "She was crying for her mom and running, which is a very normal reaction for a 16-year-old who doesn't want to get in trouble."
Abdnour added, "If they had just taken a few minutes to take a break, take a few deep breaths, ask her how she was feeling, make sure she felt safe, I think the whole situation would have gone very differently."
LPD disciplined two officers who resumed duty
After the arrest, Reed saw a nurse at the Ingham County Youth Center for her injuries, which included scrapes on her arms and legs and bruises and scratches on her feet and toes from the car door, according to the lawsuit.
In a June news conference, Yankowski said the girl did not suffer injuries or receive medical care as a result of her arrest, but corrected himself the next day to say that she had been injured.
Following an internal LPD investigation, Howley, who struck the girl in the leg, received a three-day unpaid suspension. Ueberroth got a written reprimand and had his probation period extended by six months.
Ueberroth had been with the department for six months prior to the incident and Howley had been with the department 13 months. Yankowksi at the time called their actions "mistakes of inexperience" and said they would receive more training.
From 2019: Mother of teenager struck 17 times by officer hopes lessons can be learned
Lawsuit: Reed acted out following trauma
The suit said Reed acted out as a teenager and had symptoms including emotional numbness, defensiveness and aggression following her childhood trauma.
Reed was absent from school for two weeks prior to her arrest, according to the suit. She had planned to attend Ingham Youth Academy, but came down with a cold sore while suffering stress after being told she would need to testify against her abuser, the lawsuit says. She asked to stay home while sore healed, but her probation officer told her she needed to go to class.
'When Plaintiff has a cold sore, she becomes reclusive and feels like a "ghost,"' the suit says.
In 2018, she was suspended from Everett High School after being found with a pocket knife in her backpack, according to the suit. It says she didn't use the knife, but that she had it because it made her feel safe after being sexually abused. She briefly returned to Everett in 2019 before being suspended again for allegedly posting a threat to Facebook, the suit says.
The lawsuit says Reed's experiences exemplify a pattern of Black children being treated more harshly by police and cites a 2020 Lansing State Journal article, which found that Black children account for 28% of youth in Lansing, but make up 70% of juvenile arrests in the city.
"Young Black girls like Plaintiff are consistently and unfairly viewed as dangerous, both in Michigan and nationally," the lawsuit says.
Lansing police chief: 'That is not the conduct...we want from our Lansing police officers'
Reed's arrest caused her psychological distress and she experiences flashbacks, the suit says.
"I think about it all the time and sometimes I have nightmares," Reed said Wednesday.
The lawsuit asks that she be compensated for losses, including her injuries, out-of-pocket expenses and educational losses. Prosecutors charged Reed in juvenile court with resisting and obstructing arrest and she spent six months in juvenile detention, according to the suit.
"Plaintiff recognized that the police were supposed to provide protection," the suit says. "However, she realized that no one could help her because the police were the ones assaulting her."
More: Lansing has more than 70 cold case murders; City Council wants to add another detective to solve them
After the video of Reed's 2019 arrest became public, more than 50 concerned citizens packed a meeting of Lansing's Board of Police Commissioners, with many saying they wanted officers to be held accountable. Members of that board review complaints against officers and make non-binding recommendations on discipline to the police chief.
In July 2019, about 40 protestors responded to the girl's treatment by walking into Lansing City Hall and hand delivering a list of demands to Mayor Andy Schor.
Contact reporter Sarah Lehr at slehr@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @SarahGLehr.


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PoliticusUSA: Bernie Sanders Exposes the 26 Billionaires who are Buying the 2012 Election
July 26, 2012	by
-By Jason Easley
July 24, 2012- In his new report, America For Sale: A Report on Billionaires Buying the 2012 Election, Sen. Bernie Sanders named names and called out the billionaires who using Citizens United to buy our democracy.
In front of a Senate panel today, Sen. Bernie Sanders outed the 26 billionaires who are members of 23 billionaire families that are using Citizens United to buy elections. Sen. Sanders estimated that these 26 billionaires are the tip of the iceberg. "My guess is that number is really much greater because many of these contributions are made in secret. In other words, not content to own our economy, the 1 percent want to own our government as well."
Sanders explained how the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision put the government up for sale, "What the Supreme Court did in Citizens United is to say to these same billionaires and the corporations they control: 'You own and control the economy, you own Wall Street, you own the coal companies, you own the oil companies. Now, for a very small percentage of your wealth, we're going to give you the opportunity to own the United States government.'"
Sen. Sanders also did the last thing the billionaires wanted. He called them out by name.
According to the report, America for Sale: A Report on Billionaires Buying the 2012 Election, here are the 26 billionaires who are trying to buy your government:
1). Sheldon Adelson, owner of the Las Vegas Sands Casino, is worth nearly $25 billion, making him the 14th wealthiest person in the world and the 7th richest person in America. While median family income plummeted by nearly 40% from 2007-2010, Mr. Adelson has experienced a nearly eightfold increase in his wealth over the past three years (from $3.4 billion to $24.9 billion). Forbes recently reported that Adelson is willing to spend a "limitless" amount of money or more than $100 million to help defeat President Obama in November.
2. The Kochs (David, Charles, and William) are worth a combined $103 billion, according to Forbes. They have pledged to spend about $400 million during the 2012 election season. The Kochs own more wealth than the bottom 41.7 percent of American households or more than 49 million Americans.
3. Jim Walton is worth $23.7 billion. He has donated $300,000 to super PACs in 2012.
4. Harold Simmons is worth $9 billion. He has donated $15.2 million to super PACs this year.
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Nathan Shaham
Nathan Shaham was born in Tel Aviv in 1925. He fought in the elite Palmach unit during Israel's 1948 War of Independence and has been a member of Kibbutz Beit Alfa since 1945. Shaham has served as cultural attache in New York, vice-chairman of the Israel Broadcasting Authority, and editor-in-chief of Sifriat Poalim Publishing House. Shaham is a well-known fiction writer and dramatist. He has published over 40 books. He has received, among others awards, the Shlonsky Prize (1958), the Bialik Prize (1988), the American National Jewish Book Award (1992), the Neuman Prize (1993), the ADAI-WIZO Prize for The Rosendorf Quartet (Italy, 2005) the Prime Minister's Prize (2007) and the Israel Prize for Literature (2012).
Grain and Lead (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1948 [Dagan Ve-Oferet]
The Gods Are Lazy (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1949 [Ha-Elim Atzelim]
Always Us (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1952 [Tamid Anachnu]
A Stone on the Wellʹs Mouth (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1956 [Even Al Pi Ha-Beʹer]
Veteransʹ Housing (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1958 [Shikun Vatikim]
The Wisdom of the Poor (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1960 [Chochmat Ha-Misken]
Citrus Scent (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1962 [Reyach Hadarim]
The Book of Portraits (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1968 [Sefer Ha-Dioknaʹot]
First Person Plural (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1968 [Guf Rishon Rabim]
Round Trip (novel), Am Oved, 1972 [Haloch Va-Shov]
Witness for the King (novel), Am Oved, 1975 [Ed Ha-Melech]
Talk to the Wind (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1975 [Daber El Ha-Ruach]
The Other Side of the Wall (novellas), Am Oved, 1977 [Kirot Etz Dakim]
Green Autumn (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1979 [Stav Yarok]
Bone to the Bone (novel) , Am Oved, 1981 [Etzem El Atzmo]
Still Silent Voice (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1983 [Dmama Daka]
The Streets of Ashkelon (novellas), Am Oved, 1985 [Chutzot Ashkelon]
The Rosendorf Quartet (novel) , Am Oved, 1987; Am Oved/ Yedioth Ahronoth, 2011 [Revi'iyat Rosendorf]
Series (novel) , Am Oved, 1992 [Sidra]
Hot Dogs (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1993 [Naknikiyot Chamot]
The Heart of Tel Aviv (novel) , Am Oved, 1996 [Lev Tel Aviv]
Expect a Letter (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1999 [Michtav Ba-Derech]
Rosendorfʹs Shadow (novel) , Am Oved, 2001 [Tzilo Shel Rosendorf]
A Bell in Ch'ongiu (novel) , Yedioth Ahronoth, 2005 [Paʹamon Be-Tshongiu]
The Exodus Foundation (novel) , Zmora-Bitan, 2006 [Keren Exodus]
Far Away From Tashkent (novel), Zmora Bitan, 2008 [Harchek Mi-Tashkent]
Tabula Rasa (novel), Zmora-Bitan, 2010 [Luach Chalak]
Dormant Account (novel) , Zmora-Bitan, 2013 [Cheshbon Radum]
Itʹs Time to Discover (children), Sifriat Poalim, 1959; 1963; 1986 [Kvar Mutar Legalot]
Thatʹs Because (children), Sifriat Poalim, 1964 [Zebiglal]
Who Sent the Bird (children), Sifriat Poalim, 1972 [Mi Shalach Et Ha-Tzipor]
Meetings in Moscow (non-fiction), Sifriat Poalim, 1957 [Pgishot Be-Moskva]
The Journey to the Land of Kush (travel), Massada, 1962 [Masa Le-Eretz Kush]
A Journey in Eretz Israel (travel), Levin-Epstein, 1966 [Masa Be-Eretz Israel]
Mountain and Home (non-fiction), Sifriat Poalim, 1984 [Ha-Har Ve Ha-Bayit]
Four in One Bar (non-fiction), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1987 [Arbaʹa Be-Teiva Achat]
Sealed Book (non-fiction), Sifriat Poalim, 1988 [Sefer Chatum]
The Desert Generation (non-fiction), Sifriat Poalim, 1991 [Dor Ha-Midbar]
Goodbye Friends (non-fiction), Dvir, 2004 [Shalom Chaverim]
Mum (memoir), Zmora-Bitan, 2015 [Sipur Ha-Kisuy Ha-Kaful Shel Ima Sheli]
Theyʹll Be Here Tomorrow, Sifriat Poalim, 1949; Or Am, 1989 [Hem Yagiu Machar]
Call Me Siomka, Sifriat Poalim, 1950; Or Am, 1989 [Kra Li Siomka]
Yohanan Bar Hama, Sifriat Poalim, 1952 [Yohanan Bar Hama]
New Account, Or-Am, 1989 [Cheshbon Chadash]
PERFORMED PLAYS
Theyʹll Arrive Tomorrow [Cameri, 1950]
Call Me Siomka [Cameri, 1950]
New Account [Cameri, 1954]
Four Eyes and a Pencil [Zuta, 1961]
Cost Price [Zuta, 1961]
The Bicycle [Bimat Hakibbutz, 1963]
Bone to the Bone
English: New York, Grove Press, 1993
The Rosendorf Quartet
German: Frankfurt, Dvora/Alibaba, 1990; pback: Frankfurt, Insel/Suhrkamp, 1994
English: New York, Grove Weidenfeld, 1991; pback: New York, Grove Press, 1993
Russian: Jerusalem, Biblioteka Aliya, 1994
Chinese: Guangzhou, Flower City, 1995
Czech: Prague, Paseka, 2001
Italian: Florence, Giuntina, 2004
Spanish: Buenos Aires, Leviatán, 2014
This Land We Love
English: New York, Sabra Books, 1970
The Other Side of the Wall
English: Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society, 1983
They'll Be Here Tomorrow (play)
English: Jerusalem, World Zionist Organization, 1957
The Anglers (play)
English: Tel Aviv, Council for Art and Culture, (date unknown)
Missing Persons (play)
English: Jerusalem, Kol Israel, 1960


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Die Liste der Sozialminister von Sachsen bietet einen Überblick über die Sozialminister des Freistaates Sachsen seit 1990. Eine Liste der Minister Sachsens seit 1831 die sich mit den entsprechenden Themen befassen sind in der Liste der Ministerien Sachsens zu finden.

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In an article published in Touchstone magazine entitled "Doorkeeper & Ascension Day!" James Kushiner describes a fascinating Easter tradition in the Antiochian rite Orthodox Church.
There is, in fact, a liturgically designated doorkeeper for the Paschal service of the Orthodox Church in the Antiochian rite. He remains behind in the church, while outside the congregation, having processed around the church singing of the Resurrection, awaits entry into the newly lighted church. The church had been in darkness earlier when the congregation left it, bearing only their newly lit paschal candles.
The priest again pounds on the door, twice more with the same words and dialogue with the doorkeeper, after which the doorkeeper opens the doors to the congregation, which enters the church for the joyous Paschal matins.
As we begin to unpack the glory of God and how we as His children bring glory to Him, let us first ask for some basic definitions so that we can understand that about which we speak.
God is glorious and intends for all that He has made to reflect His glory back to Him.
The principal word in the Hebrew for this concept [i.e., glory or the glory of God] is kabod, and in the Greek doxa…These two meanings account for the two main lines of significance in classical Greek, where doxameans opinion (what one thinks for one's self) and reputation (what others think about that person), which may shade into fame or honor or praise…Since kabodderives from kabed, "to be heavy," it lends itself to the idea that the one possessing glory is laden with riches (Gen. 31:1), power (Isa. 8:7), position (Gen. 45:13), etc. To the translators of the LXX it seemed that doxawas the most suitable word for rendering kabod, since it carried the notion of reputation or honor that was present in the use of kabod. But kabodalso denoted the manifestation of light by which God revealed himself…At times kabodhad a deeper penetration, denoting the person or self. When Moses made the request of God, "Show me your glory" (Exod. 33:18), he was not speaking of the lightning cloud…rather, he was seeking a special manifestation of God that would leave nothing to be desired (cf. John 14:8).
The glory of God is the revealed beauty of God shining out from the totality of all of His attributes.
In other words, God's glory is the revelation of Himself that leads inevitably to fear and/or awestruck-wonder. It results in the slack-jawed amazement of humanity wherever it is demonstrated in an unveiled way. God's glory is His character displayed and seen. That He has glory is abundantly clear in scripture. For instance, the Bible speaks frequently of the glory of the Lord "filling" the tabernacle or the temple or the house of God (Exodus 40:34, 35; 1 Kings 8:11; 2 Chronicles 5:14, 7:1-2; Ezekiel 43:5, 44:4).
11Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?
There God's glory is tied to his revealed deeds. The conclusion is that God is majestic, holy, awesome, and wonderful. Truly there is no one like our God!
1Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire. 8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, and in his temple all cry, "Glory!" 10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as king forever. 11 May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!
Notice the strong emphasis on God's glory and on creation's offering of God's glory back to Him in praise. The heavenly beings, the waters, the thunder, the cedars of Lebanon, the flames of fire, the wilderness of Kadesh, the deer, the forests, and then, above all others, all who are in his temple. Did you notice the basic order of the created elements alluded to in Psalm 29: water, trees, animals, then people. That is the order of creation we find in Genesis 1. In other words, it was for God's glory that He created all things and all things should reflect that glory!
That the description ends with "his people" is most telling. Men and women alone bear the image of God. We are stewards of glory. We were intended, yes, along with all creation but also above all creation to reflect God's glory, to give glory to God. We were made for the glory of God! That means that what you do this week and what I do this week—everything we do this week!—should highlight and celebrate the glory of God!
But fallen humanity is blind to God's glory and seeks now its own glory.
Ah! We "fall short" of the glory because of our sin! What a tragedy! We who were created in the image of God, we who were given the earth to have dominion over it and tend to it, we who stand in the midst of all that God has made now "fall short" of the glory of God!
20 Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. 22 And the people were shouting, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!" 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.
There in summation is the sad story of humanity lost in its sin: we are arrogant, we seek our own glory, and instead we received the judgment of God. But thanks be to God it is not the whole story!
The church is a people who have encountered the glory of God in the face of Jesus and who are seeking to reflect that glory in their lives.
Yes, if you believe you will see the glory of God! Are you tired of your horizon being dominated by darkness, misery, and pain? Are you tired of hopelessness and of despair? Do you wonder if there is anything beautiful left and if there is any reason to hope? Then look at Jesus! He is showing you the glory, the glory that we have forgotten, the glory we, in our sinfulness and foolishness, despise. Christ is the revealed glory of God!
He grew strong "as he gave glory to God"! When you live for the glory of God it makes you strong in your faith, strong in the ways of God, strong in right thinking, strong in love for God and neighbor, strong in the ways of Jesus! You were made to stand in awe of the glory, to live in light of the glory, and to offer back to God the glory!
We do not do good so that we can get a plaque. We do not do good for accolades! We do good, we live the life of Jesus, in order that those around us might come to know Jesus, might see the light of God's glory reflected in our lives and turn to God Himself. You are made to be a glory-reflector. You are made to shine light in the darkness. You are made to live the life of Christ, to speak the name of Jesus, and to draw all people, through word and deed, toward our great and glorious God.
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Yes! We are "beholding the glory of the Lord" and are ourselves "being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another"! Our lives become a journey of ascent into glory-transformation, into being conformed into the image of Christ (Romans 8:29). We are not God and we never will be gods. We are human beings. But as we draw deeper and deeper into the glory of God in Christ, our minds, our hearts, and our lives are changed "from one degree of glory to another." Glory is the divine theater of transformation for the people of God.
Look up, church! See the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ! See it there and rejoice! Then take up your cross and follow. The path of Jesus is the path into the glory of God, into the very heart of God. And one day we shall see Him as He is and our lives will be spent in eternal splendor and awe before the greatness of our glorious God.
E.F. Harrison, "Glory." Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing Group, 2001), p.484-485.
Donald K. McKim, The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms.2nded. (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2014), p.131.
Quoted in Grant R. Osborne, Romans. The IVP New Testament Commentary Series. Ser. Ed., Grant R. Osborne. Vol. 6 (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2004), p.95.


GEL 180 million will be spent on infrastructure development projects in regions this year. Top officials of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia (MRDI) met with Georgian businessmen on February 11, 2013 to discuss the planned infrastructure activities in order to attract businessmen to participate in upcoming tenders.
construction - rehabilitation of international and internal roads (240 km), bridges (30 bridges), tunnels (tunnel 3), and rehabilitation of the water supply and construction of coast-protection walls. In addition, solid waste landfill management and coordination of construction of infrastructure facilities. The action plan of the Ministry will be focused on the structural optimization of the system and certification of personnel; Improvement of the service quality specifying in strict quality control and enhancement of strict requirements for the quality in the tender conditions; and overall public awareness and transparency of the activities.
In terms of rehabilitation of water supply system and road infrastructure, both new and ongoing projects will be carried out such as implementation of water supply to Kutaisi, Poti, Ureki, Anaklia and Mestia funded by ADB. Construction and rehabilitation of water supply systems in 28 cities will be funded by European Investment Bank.
Construction of the 2.2 km long tunnel between the metro station Vazha - Pshavela and the University and construction of the metro station University in Tbilisi is also put on the agenda. The construction-rehabilitation of the houses for Internally Displaced People will go on.
The Ministry aims to insure the utmost competitive level in the forthcoming tenders. To this end it cut down the qualification requirements and 22 bidders had already appealed for the first tender. 30 tenders with total budget of GEL 35 million were announced only in January of 2013 and the process goes ahead.
The MRDI pledges that the tender process will be completely transparent and unlike the old government the construction process will not be coordinated by law enforcement agencies.


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Academic journal article Brazilian Political Science Review
Institutionalisation, Reform and Independence of the Public Defender's Office in Brazil*
By Madeira, Lígia Mori
Introduction1
The aim of this article is to investigate the institutionalisation of the state Public D efender's O ffices b efore a nd a fter t he r eform t hat g ranted i ndependence a nd new functions to the Public Defender's Offices in Brazil. This reform, created by the 1988 Federal Constitution with the aim of guaranteeing access to justice to the less privileged groups in Brazilian society with the public provision of legal assistance, took over two decades to be implemented by the states in their institutions. After a slow process of institutionalisation, it underwent a great change with the enactment of Constitutional Amendment no45 in 2004, which, in the context of the reform of the Judiciary Branch, granted independence and new attributions to the Brazilian Public Defender's Office. The PDO is today an institution of great power and visibility in the legal system. However, considerable differences exist between the states in terms of their independence.
As a research problem, we initially sought to understand the reform and the attainment of independence based on theories of judicial empowerment - whether through ideational perspectives, which suggest that the Public Defender's Office was reformed as part of a general movement towards democratisation and guaranteeing access to rights in Latin America, or from governance perspectives, which indicate the attempt by the Executive Branch to modernise public assistance in Brazil, reducing differences between the states. We also sought to understand the movement of institutionalisation and independence of the Brazilian state Public Defender's Offices, verifying to what extent formal (de jure) advances were connected to the exercise of autonomy in the states.
There are three reasons for studying the Brazilian Public Defender's Office. Firstly, Brazil is one of the few countries in Latin America that has a constitutional institution with public servants providing legal assistance to vulnerable citizens2. Secondly, given income inequality in Brazil, almost 90% of the population qualifies for free legal assistance, the criterion being earning up to three minimum wages (IBGE, 2010). Thirdly, the Public Defender's Office is a young institution, with great relevance as a political actor, and whose relationship with the other justice bodies must be better researched.
This article is inscribed in the domain of comparative judicial studies, which through the lens of political science has carried out a series of investigations on the role of different legal and judicial institutions in Latin America, particularly on their role as providers of social justice and on the relationship between legal processes and politics (TAYLOR, 2008).
Specifically in Brazil, since the mid-1990s, this research field has been discussing the role of the interaction of judicial processes with the democratic political system, whether in terms of the debate on the separation between the spheres of government and the judicialisation of politics, or through the effects in terms of the formulation and implementation of public policies (CASTRO, 1997). In institutional terms, the first Brazilian studies on the justice system focused on the Judiciary and its various aspects, such as the role of the Constitutional Court in its relationship with the political system, especially the impacts of injunctions issued against the actions of the Executive and Legislative Branches (CASTRO, 1997; VIANNA et al. 1999, 2007); the process of recruitment of the Brazilian judicature (VIANNA et al., 1999); and the discussions on the Judicial Branch and the changes and reforms undergone since the country's redemocratisation (SADEK, 1999, 2004). More recently, several studies have been dedicated to investigating the State Prosecutor's Office and its institutional changes, its role in defending diffuse and collective rights and the vision and activism of its members (ARANTES, 1999); and its role as a political actor and the processes of achieving autonomy and accountability (CARVALHO and LEITÃO, 2010, FORTHCOMING). …
Publication: Brazilian Political Science Review
Madeira, Lígia Mori
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Home Government Cape Town 'beats' Day Zero in 2018
Cape Town 'beats' Day Zero in 2018
According to the City of Cape Town's modelling, "Day Zero" – the projected date when the city would cut the ordinary supply of water to its citizens – will not take place this year.
This achievement is due to residents, businesses, farmers and visitors pulling together to drastically reduce their consumption by 57% in three years.
It is also dependent on a continuation of the historic savings in consumption – we cannot ease up on our efforts yet.
In a statement released by the City it said:
But today it is clear that every person who has helped save water is a hero in their own right, and we thank them for their efforts in recent weeks.
By working together to beat Day Zero, we have built a water-smart destination that will be a beacon of hope for many other places around the world that will face the effects of climate change.
The City of Cape Town's announcement today follows its "worst-case scenario" model – that assumes no rain at all – now predicting the dam levels to only fall below 13.5% towards the end of August. The Cape region experiences winter rainfall, usually beginning in May, and lasting well into August. When this is factored in – together with the record low levels of consumption, reductions in water usage by agriculture, transfers from other water systems, and the alternative water supplies that are coming online – it is now clear that the taps will stay open this year.
All residents, visitors and businesses must, however, continue to save water to ensure that these historically low consumption levels are maintained.
Capetonians should be proud of what they have achieved so far. According to comparative research, the city has set a world-class standard, reducing its consumption by nearly 60% in just 3 years. Melbourne reduced their consumption by half after 12 years, and regions like California, achieved reductions of under 30%. The response to the drought crisis now has to move to a culture of sustainable and efficient water-use.
We urge all residents and visitors, and the private and public sectors, to continue to work together in building a water resilient destination. If we continue on this successful path, we will become global leaders in the fight against climate change, and will build a destination that is even more attractive to visit, live, work, play and invest in.
Capetonians
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