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With the express consent of the artists we are pleased to be able to bring you a selection of songs not readily available. These include a fine selection from Country Funk's debut album. Although presently out of print the surviving band members are in the process of officially re-releasing this album hopefully with unreleased extras.
One such gem is the by the group ADAM— the band that featured Country Funk members Adam Taylor and Joe Pfeifer with Don Bakes and Ray Klein. The song featured is WOMAN a song by Adam Taylor that was later covered by the Pure Prairie League on their debut album. It's wonderful to finally hear the original version of this song which Craig Fuller learnt from the band when they met in the ski resort Mt. Snow in Vermont in the winter of 1968.
To complete the cycle Pure Prairie League's rare single version is also here which is a different mix from the debut and remains unreleased.
Finally Kenny May who was a member with Craig Fuller in JD Blackfoot has given his consent to allow his song I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU airplay. This wonderful understated ballad features lead vocals by Craig Fuller. A forgotten gem.
Issue # 4 - FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS Special
52 pages chock full of everyone's favourite Country Rock pioneers. In depth analysis of their much neglected third album with extensive new interview with Rick Roberts who not only tells the full story on the album but also tells his hilarious early history and how he first was introduced to music and the weird and wonderful road trip that ensued which led to him joining the FBB ranks. Unmissable!
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Issue # 5 - The story of the FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS continues from last issue. Rick Roberts, Al Perkins and Alan Munde have kindly recall this period with includes the recording of LAST OF THE RED HOT BURRITOS and LIVE IN AMSTERDAM.
OWEN-B - we tell the story of this little known Ohio band that released an obscure album in 1970 which is due to be re-released very soon.
Issue # 6 - Dedicated to Rick Roberts' solo work. This issue features an in depth review of WINDMILLS with a return to the Burritos for a 3rd Dutch tour. New interviews with Erik Dalton and Rick Roberts which touches upon his Burritos period, solo and Firefall. Plenty of amazing anecdotes including new stories involving Gram Parsons.
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Issue #1: Dillard & Clark article - in depth analysis of their groundbreaking debut album The Fantastic Expedition with new contributions from Bernie Leadon and previously unpublished photographs.
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Issue # 9 - Here's the complete story of Morning, the early 70s band that should have been huge. Bridging the West Coast sound between Crosby, Stills & Nash and the Eagles, their two albums are full of compelling songs that are both warm and breezy but full of complexities and hidden depths. I'm sure they don't need any further introduction. Original members Jim Hobson and James Kehn tell their story.
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Issue # 2: Pure Prairie League - Full 52 page article celebrating the early history of one of the most underrated and compelling Country Rock groups of the early 70s. All new contributions from original drummer Jim Caughlan and others connected to the band. Includes many previously unpublished photos and an article on Craig Fuller's tenure with Psych band, J D Blackfoot.
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This issue also includes an in depth article on Country Funk who released a great album of Psychedelic blues rock/country rock in 1970.
Issue # 8 - Here is the complete story of the band COUNTRY as told by original members Tom Snow, Bobby De Simone, Ian Espinoza & Steve Fondiler. Although COUNTRY did not make much of a splash in the annals of Rock history they did leave behind a fine album in 1971 of singer songwriter Country Rock. They also brushed shoulders with some of the greats from this era including Gram Parsons, Spirit, Lowell George and Little Feat, Peter Asher, Ahmet Ertegun, etc.
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Issue # 7 - Here is the complete story of The BEAD GAME, a Boston based band from 1968 that released one fine album in 1970 and a sublime film soundtrack song SWEET MEDUSA that same year. Lead singer and drummer was none other than Jim Hodder, founding member and early lead vocalist of STEELY DAN. Original members Robert Gass and John Sheldon and manager Ray Paret tell their story for the first time. This issue also include a new short interview with Jeff Skunk Baxter with many unpublished photos.
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Issue # 11: Kusudo & Worth - Here is the enigmatic and fascinating story of perhaps the most sacred of Private Press records. Released in December 1968 the haunting Of Sun and Rain has captured the hearts of many. Here for the first time Ken Kusudo, Jeff Worth and their lyricist Richard Krieb tell their story.
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Sales are the 'bread and butter' of most businesses, and therefore managing sales leads is a vital task, however salespeople and sales managers often have limited time available for reviewing processes and the administrative tasks involved in lead tracking. Basic management of sales leads involves holding all the contact information that has been provided and any activity such as when attempts to contact them have been made. Good sales management tools, such as web-based CRM, can go much further and help you maximize the conversation of leads into actual sales.
When you implement a sales management tool, it can additionally help keep hold of all your order processing information, so that all important sales information is held in one place and vital documents can be accessed by everyone. Management tools for sales leads can hold reminder information, so the sales team know exactly when and with what information they should follow up with potential customers. It may also contain information about what stage of the sales pipeline these leads are at, from initial contact to loyal, repeat customer. This is vital to enable you to instantly see what marketing campaigns these leads should receive and what contact they are due from your company. Individual conversations with customers can be recorded enabling you to provide a more personal service and to encourage customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Good management tools ensure that this customer data is easy to review, helping to make the process more efficient. For instance, if you want to run a marketing campaign to a particular customer segment, such as IT decision makers within small and medium-sized businesses, you can extract the relevant segment of contacts from your database, without any fuss. Any results from this campaign can be fed straight back into the system during and after the campaign.
More importantly, using updated sales lead information, the company can estimate income based on the quality of leads they have and how far through the pipeline they are. This can inform company profit projections and cash flow, as well as acting as a guide for staffing levels. The tool can hold all the templates that the sales and customer service teams need to reduce the amount of time they need to spend on administrative tasks and maximize the time they can spend servicing your customers.
These tools also allow you to see any issues with your sales pipeline, where customers may be 'leaking' and prospects lost. In this way, you change the sales perspective from focusing on short-term sales goals to long-term company prospects and optimizing the full pipeline process.
Many businesses have a whole team of salespeople, and so implementing a sales management tool can help you track their individual progress and include any necessary training. Any sales bonuses and commission are much easier to work out too.
Sales management tools are an excellent way to streamline your sales processes and for holding all the relevant information in one place. Your customer service can become more personal and sales teams have all the customer information at their fingertips. It is also a great way of reviewing and developing your sales pipeline to maximize results.


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Are rating systems appropriate in a profession where the best interest of the client and client satisfaction can be at odds?
Decisions induced by patient satisfaction ratings, the article explained, can even "kill patients" if doctors, in the name of "getting a better rating," begin to prescribe easy solutions instead of confronting patients with hard-to-swallow truths. For example, a doctor treating a patient with "fatty liver disease" — commonly caused by alcoholism, poor diet, or lack of exercise — might prescribe a diet pill with potentially dangerous side effects instead of encouraging difficult lifestyle changes.
As a new attorney, I was surprised to learn lawyers are also automatically enrolled in online services that allow clients to rate their attorneys. While updating my online profile, I considered whether the legal profession might have something to learn from medicine's experience with customer satisfaction surveys.
An erroneous prescription in the medical field occurs when a physician gives advice to ensure a positive rating, instead of to ensure the health of the patient. Similar advice might be given by an attorney; a review of any online attorney ranking site will reveal that clients generally disfavor attorneys that do not appear to be "in their corner" or are too willing to "give in to the other side" by compromising or advocating settlement. Attorneys concerned about receiving a negative review due to their (perceived) overly conciliatory attitude, might be more likely to counsel their client to reject settlement offers — even if they would result in lower legal bills and better outcomes for their clients. A similarly motivated attorney might also be inclined to contest a motion they would otherwise agree to, even if it would drain judicial resources and threaten goodwill between the parties.
Michael Meredith. Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Washington School of Law and is currently serving as a judicial clerk in federal district court.
My father, also a lawyer, used to complain that he tired of being "the product". Occasionally a client would elect to hire someone else, often after a second opinion made promises that no lawyer should make about expected results.
After a few months the client would return, ask Dad to take his or her case again, which he graciously accepted without a lot of crowing.
Dad has been a lawyer for 50 years, well before on line rating services, but one can see how the same dynamic could impugn the integrity of the profession. The number of stars next to my name on the most popular lawyer rating service suggest I am just slightly less popular than the Ford Taurus or the book on D-Day I am reading by Anthony Beevor.
I think it best to ignore this existentialist exercise and pay attention to the objectives of my client and the laws that are likely to apply to him so I can do the work of lawyering.


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Shavkat Mirziyoyev: Neglect of this perilous disease is absolutely unacceptable
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at the videoconference on July 8, dwelt on the work being carried out in Uzbekistan to combat coronavirus infection.
The Head of the state noted in particular:
– We are all witnessing that the pandemic, unfortunately, continues. The second wave of the disease, starting in several countries of the world, is causing serious concern.
The current situation shows that any "magic recipes" to counter this infection have not yet been developed.
The international community, the world's largest research centers, the strongest scientists are working hard to find a cure. And we hope that the studies will soon yield their positive results.
At present, the number of infected people in our country has reached 10,982, and 6,890 have recovered.
The professionalism and courage of medical and sanitary-epidemiological personnel, the dedication of law enforcement officers, as well as strict discipline during the quarantine period make it possible to uphold a relatively stable epidemiological situation in the country.
But this should not be a reason for carelessness, a frivolous attitude to this issue.
In the first week of July, the number of people infected with coronavirus increased by 2,167. Of these, 1,267 (58 percent) cases were identified among the population.
This is the highest rate since we introduced lockdown. Unfortunately, the number of deaths is increasing. This should concern us all.
From the very day that this virus was identified in our country, we have been asserting that this will prove a rather tricky test and a thorny struggle.
Much in this struggle depends on ourselves, on our consciousness, patience and perseverance, our determination to act firmly and cohesively, with iron discipline.
But, unfortunately, many have been failing to fully comply with these requirements.
In particular, the number of cases of non-use or improper wearing of medical masks, violation of sanitary and hygienic rules, handshake, non-observance of social distance, holding family ceremonial events has been increasing unnecessarily every day.
The principle of dividing areas into "green", "yellow" and "red" zones does not work fully.
We must first of all strengthen public control to change the situation.
Taking into account the current situation, the Republican Commission, together with khokims of regions, cities, districts and sector leaders, must take tough measures to contain the pandemic.
Responsible officials should take control over the strict compliance with the established restrictions and implementation of quarantine requirements by the population in each area assigned to them.
To be sure, we will take appropriate measures to return those citizens who, for certain reasons, remain in neighboring countries.
I turn to our compatriots once again: one should not neglect the treacherous disease that claimed the lives of many thousands of people around the world.
If you notice even the slightest sign of illness, consult a doctor immediately.
Do not self-medicate at home. This can have serious consequences and result in death.
Do not be careless and indifferent to yourself and your family members!
Since the health and life of our people, our families and children is our main wealth, no one has the right to be indifferent to this critical problem and violate the lockdown rules.
Nobody, first of all, the executives and responsible officials should forget about it.
In the current difficult situation, we are all forced to live by the motto "We must safeguard our health, our child, our family!"
In the meantime, we need to learn how to live and work amid pandemic in order to normalize life, restore the economy, and with iron discipline continue the work begun on this front, taking all precautions.

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Taylor Washburn
March 11, 2021Publication
Taking the Fifth in a Civil Context
Investigations, Compliance & White Collar Legal Update
In civil disputes — including bankruptcy litigation — it is not uncommon for questions to arise about a client's potential exposure to criminal liability, whether the client is a party or a witness. Civil litigators must therefore understand the role of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in the civil context.
Let's say our client is a target or witness in a civil investigation or embroiled in litigation with business partners who have alleged criminal wrongdoing or made threats to contact law enforcement. At some point, the client may need to provide testimony, submit a sworn declaration, or participate in an interview. How do you mitigate the risk that the client will say something self-incriminating, and what are the effects of a client taking the Fifth in a civil lawsuit?
This article — which is based on research that we conducted for a client — discusses five questions relating to the intersection of the Fifth Amendment and civil litigation. In later articles, we will discuss the risk assessment process civil practitioners should undertake when a client is faced with allegations of criminal wrongdoing.
In civil litigation in federal court, a witness's invocation of the Fifth Amendment may give rise to an adverse inference "when independent evidence exists of the fact to which the party refuses to answer."
In the criminal context, no adverse inference is permitted from a witness's refusal to testify based on the Fifth Amendment. In federal civil litigation, however, an adverse inference may be "drawn when independent evidence exists of the fact to which the party refuses to answer" — meaning that "an adverse inference can be drawn when silence is countered by independent evidence of the fact being questioned, but that same inference cannot be drawn when, for example, silence is the answer to an allegation contained in a complaint." Doe ex rel. Rudy-Glanzer v. Glanzer, 232 F.3d 1258, 1264 (9th Cir. 2000) (internal citations omitted).
Washington likewise permits an adverse inference in civil litigation from a witness's invocation of the Fifth Amendment privilege and does not have the federal "independent evidence" requirement.
"Once a witness in a civil suit has invoked his or her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, the trier of fact is entitled to draw an adverse inference from the witness's refusal to testify." Chaffee v. Keller Rohrback LLP, 200 Wash.App. 66, 83-84 (2017) (citing King v. Olympic Pipeline Co., 104 Wash.App. 338, 355-56 (2000) and Ikeda v. Curtis, 43 Wash.2d 449, 261 P.2d 684 (1953)).
"In a civil proceeding such an [adverse] inference is permissible, where appropriate, not as a sanction or remedy for any unfairness created by exercise of the privilege but simply because the inference is relevant and outside the scope of the privilege." Diaz v. Washington State Migrant Council, 156 Wash.App. 59, 85-86 (2011). "Fifth Amendment invocations by corporate employees or principals may also result in an adverse inference drawn against the corporation." Id. (collecting cases). "Moreover, invocation of the Fifth Amendment privilege may supply an avenue for investigation by prosecutors." Chaffee, 200 Wash.App. at 84.
In Olympic Pipeline, decided in 2000, the court noted that "Washington courts have not addressed whether the trial court has discretion to limit the adverse inference that follows from invocation of the privilege." 104 Wash.App. at 356. The Olympic Pipeline court declined to resolve this question (which appears to remain open) but observed that "ER 403 permits the court to exclude relevant evidence where unduly prejudicial," and that controlling precedent does not "[a]s a logical matter … prohibit the usual analysis under the rules of evidence." Id.
Although Olympic Pipeline suggests that a trial court might have discretion to exclude under ER 403 evidence that a witness took the Fifth, Washington has not adopted the federal "independent evidence" requirement, meaning the risk of an adverse inference may be greater in Washington state court.
Oregon, by contrast, does not permit an adverse inference in civil litigation from a witness's invocation of the Fifth Amendment privilege.
Oregon prohibits an adverse inference from the invocation of the Fifth Amendment privilege, even in civil cases. Under Oregon Rule of Evidence 513 (O.R.S. 40.290(1)), "[n]o inference may be drawn from a claim of privilege."
In John Deere Co. v. Epstein, 307 Or. 348 (1989), the Oregon Supreme Court considered whether Rule of Evidence 513 permits an adverse inference in a civil proceeding based on a witness's invocation of the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The Court's analysis in John Deere turned on whether invoking this right qualifies as a "claim of privilege" under Rule 513.
The Court found that an adverse inference is barred, even in civil cases, because "claim of privilege" includes federal constitutional privileges — not just privileges under state authority or listed in the Oregon code. Thus, although such an adverse inference is allowed under the U.S. Constitution, it is inconsistent with Rule 513.
John Deere is over 30 years old but has only been cited in a handful of subsequent cases, none of which appears to address the adverse inference question as applied to civil cases. It has not been reversed or limited, and the current language of Rule 513 is materially identical to the language in effect in 1989 ("[n]o inference may be drawn from a claim of privilege"). John Deere thus appears to be good law.
As illustrated by the differences between federal court and the state courts of Washington and Oregon, the rule regarding an adverse inference in civil cases varies by jurisdiction. In the case that prompted this research, our client was deposed in Washington, but the subject of the client's deposition was also at issue in a civil suit by Washington regulators, an SEC investigation, and a federal criminal investigation in Oregon. Because it is hard to predict where a client may be sued, it is safest to assume an adverse inference may be allowed.
The Fifth Amendment privilege is waived for the matters to which a witness voluntarily testifies, but the scope of waiver depends on the facts.
Can a witness testify as to certain transactions or events but assert the Fifth as to others? Answering this question is difficult and highly fact-dependent.
"When a party testifies voluntarily, and therefore controls the extent of disclosure, '[t]he privilege is waived for the matters to which the witness testifies.'" OSRecovery, Inc. v. One Groupe Int'l, Inc., 262 F.Supp.2d 302, 307–08 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (quoting Brown v. United States, 356 U.S. 148, 154–55 (1958)).
Thus, the privilege has already been waived if a party "testifies to certain transactions and then refuses to testify further because the disclosure of a fact waives the privilege as to its details." In re Enron Corp. Securities, Derivative & ERISA Litig., 762 F.Supp.2d 942, 961 (S.D. Tx. 2010) (citing cases); State v. Huizenga, 198 Wash.App. 1031 (2017) (unpublished). The breadth of such a waiver "is determined by the scope of relevant cross-examination." Brown, 356 U.S. at 154-55; see also McGautha v. California, 402 U.S. 183, 215 (1971) ("[a] defendant who takes the stand in his own behalf cannot then claim the privilege against cross-examination on matters reasonably related to the subject matter of his direct examination").
As suggested above, this standard is inherently vague, and it is difficult to predict in advance where a court might draw the line. It is generally safest to assume the court will construe any waiver broadly.
Any waiver of the Fifth Amendment privilege is limited to the particular proceeding in which it occurs — but a witness's testimony in one case waiving the privilege may still be introduced in a subsequent proceeding.
"It is settled that a waiver of the Fifth Amendment privilege is limited to the particular proceeding in which the waiver occurs." U.S. v. Licavoli, 604 F.2d 613, 623 (9th Cir. 1979) (emphasis added) (citations omitted) (voluntary testimony before grand jury does not waive privilege at trial); see also U.S. v. Trejo–Zambrano, 582 F.2d 460, 464 (9th Cir. 1978) ("[a] waiver of the Fifth Amendment privilege at one stage of a proceeding is not a waiver … for other stages"); 8 J. Wigmore, Evidence § 2276, at 470-72 (a witness's "voluntary testimony … [in a] preliminary and separate proceeding, e.g. in bankruptcy, is … not a waiver for the main trial," and [n]or is his testimony at a first trial a waiver for a later trial").
For these purposes, the term "proceeding" is defined narrowly. Even if they arise from the same events, a civil action and criminal case would certainly be separate proceedings. The Washington Supreme Court has also held that a witness's waiver in testifying at an inquest did not extend to a subsequent wrongful death lawsuit, which the Court described as "[an] unrelated legal proceeding[ ]." Stone v. State, 85 Wash.2d 342, 344 (1975). Indeed, in Mitchell v. U.S., 526 U.S. 314, 325 (1999), the Supreme Court held that a guilty plea and statements made during a plea colloquy did not function as waiver at sentencing.
To be clear, however, this does not mean that a witness can invoke the Fifth Amendment to bar the admission of self-incriminating sworn statements made during an earlier proceeding. The witness's waiver of the privilege is limited to a single proceeding, but the government can introduce in a criminal trial a transcript of the defendant's prior testimony in a civil deposition in which he had waived the privilege. See, e.g., KST Data, Inc. v. DXC Technology Co., 344 F.Supp.3d 1132, 1134-35 (C.D. Cal. 2018) (citing Licavoli, 604 F.2d at 623).
The issues addressed in this brief article are just some of those to consider when advising a client on whether to assert the Fifth Amendment privilege in the civil context. If you encounter such a situation, please do not hesitate to contact the Investigations, Compliance & White Collar Team for additional guidance.
Watch our synopsis video for the legal update below.


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AVR London create images for Skypoint at The Shard
Jacquelyn Jubert March 31, 2017 Animation, Architectural Illustration, Cool, Press, Top 10
AVR London have been working on recently approved plans to build an airship docking station at the top of Renzo Piano's Shard skyscraper in central London and are delighted to now be able to release their images made in collaboration with Skypoint.
The Shard, London's most iconic skyscraper, has today unveiled plans to install an airship docking station at its summit. Skypoint, the company behind the attraction will give Londoners, and tourists the opportunity to circle the city from 500 metres in the air. The affordable 2 hour ride boasts unforgettable panoramic views of the city as well as exclusive offers of night-time dining in the sky.
Since verifying the deal early this year, Skypoint's ambitions are filled with dreams of international travel. The company is already in talks with other towers across London and the world. Company chairman, Dr Ron Lavond, believes Skypoint could eventually offer luxury mid-air cruises to capital cities across the world.
Although accepted by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Skypoint have been highly criticised by some key members on the board. They believe the increasing demand on London's skies will only exacerbate existing issues in airspace management. The deal was narrowly won on the terms that the route offered would bypass the space around London's City and Heathrow Airports. The proposed route is set to be announced in the summer. The design for the lift-accessible docking platform, drawn up by ZPLn Studios (see video below), was waved through by Southwark Council under permitted development.
Sources at Skypoint say the Shard seemed like a natural fit for a project such as this because of its iconic stature and location in the heart of London. Production of the docking station is scheduled to begin in early Summer 2017. Advanced reservations will be available from next January with the aim of opening the service in May 2018.
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Q: bash string manipulation using sed/regex Through bash, I am trying to extract part of a line from a file.
Currently I am using two sed commands back to back like so:
sed -n -e "s/^abc=//p" file | sed -n -e "s/\.//gp"
which can take in abc=1.2.3 and spit out 123.  This got me thinking... Can I achieve this with just one command call?  As in I want to find all strings in a file that match abc=<digit1>\.<digit2>\.<digit3> and spit out <digit1><digit2><digit3>.
EDIT:
Just to clarify, I want this to only print out lines that match.  For instance, if I have the following file:
1.2.3.4
abc=quack
qtip=1.2.3
abc=1.2.3
abc = 4.5.6

running the command should only print 123

A: You can use awk instead for removing . from part after abc=:
awk -F= '$1=="abc"{gsub(/\./, "", $2); print $2}' file

A: You could try the below GNU sed command is the string abc=<digit1>\.<digit2>\.<digit3> present anywhere in a file,
sed -nr 's/.*abc=([0-9])\.([0-9])\.([0-9]).*/\1\2\3/p' file

OR
You could try the below sed command if the string abc= is at the start of a line.
sed -nr 's/^abc=([0-9])\.([0-9])\.([0-9]).*/\1\2\3/p' file

Example:
$ cat file
abc=1.2.3
foo abc=4.5.6
bar
$ sed -nr 's/.*abc=([0-9])\.([0-9])\.([0-9]).*/\1\2\3/p' file
123
456
$ sed -nr 's/^abc=([0-9])\.([0-9])\.([0-9]).*/\1\2\3/p' file
123

A: Here is an approach using awk that will work with any number of digits, not just three, separated by periods:
$ echo 'abc=1.2.3.4' | awk -F. -v OFS= '{sub(/.*=/, "", $1); print}'
1234
$ echo 'abc=1.2' | awk -F. -v OFS= '{sub(/.*=/, "", $1); print}'
12

Taking the awk command in parts:

*

*-F.
Use a period as the field separator.  If the input is abc=1.2, for example, then awk sees two fields: abc=1 and 2.

*-v OFS=
This tells awk not to put any spaces between the fields when we print them out.

*sub(/.*=/, "", $1)
This removes the abc= part from the beginning of the line.

*print
This prints out the final line.
Selecting which lines to process
Suppose that we only want to process lines starting with abc= and followed only by numbers and periods.  In that case:
$ awk -F. -v OFS= '/^abc=[0-9.]+$/ {sub(/.*=/, "", $1); print}' sample
123

where sample is the name of the file containing the sample lines in the updated question.
The sole change above is the addition of the pattern /^abc=[0-9.]+$/.  This limits the commands which follow to only apply  to lines matching this regular expression.  Since /^abc=[0-9.]+$/ only matches lines that start with abc= followed by any combination of numbers of periods, only those lines are processed.  Non-matching lines are ignored.

A: This should work:
sed -E 's/abc=|([0-9])\./\1/g' file

A: You can also simply use tr:
$ tr -d [a-z.=] <<< abc=1.2.3
123

EDIT: I missed the part of the question where 'I want to find all strings in a file that match...' So this might or might not work depending on the content of the other, unwanted, lines.

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Many Muslims attempt to discredit the validity of the Bible because there is not a single verse in it that mentions the name "Muhammad." They expect to see Muhammad's name in the Scriptures of the Jews and Christians because of these two verses that are found in their holy book, Al-Qur'an.
And remember Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O Children of Israel! I am the apostle of God (sent) to you confirming the law (which came) before me, and giving glad tidings of an apostle to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad."
The more educated Muslims know from research that the early manuscripts of the Bible dating after the time of Muhammad are the same as those prior to the time of Muhammad. Therefore the accusation that the Bible was altered to remove the name Muhammad is baseless. However, they continue to claim that even though the name Muhammad is not explicitly mentioned, still there are clear references in the Bible that point to him, thus confirming his prophethood and mission to all mankind, including the Jews and the Christians. With this argument, some Muslims attempt to persuade Christians that they likewise must follow Muhammad and the religion he came to perfect, the religion Islam.
In reference to the Qur'anic verse above describing Jesus as "giving glad tidings of an apostle to come after him whose name is Ahmad," many Muslim scholars who have searched the Bible for Muhammad's name claim that the verses in the book of John of the New Testament regarding the Holy Spirit are, in fact, prophecies of Muhammad. Examples are John 14:16, 15:26, and 16:7. The original Greek word "paracletos" in these verses is rendered "comforter", "advocate", or "counselor" in the various English translations. Some Muslim scholars contend that the original Greek word was erroneously written from the very beginning and that it should have been "periclutos", which is a close translation for "ahmad", meaning "worthy of praise".
It should first be noted that the words "ahmad" and "Muhammad" are two different things. The word "Muhammad" is a proper name and means "the one who is praiseworthy." On the other hand, the word "ahmad" is an adjective meaning "worthy of praise." It appears that the word "ahmad" was not used as a proper name prior to the time of Muhammad. That is why we find that nowhere in all the Qur'an is the prophet of Islam addressed as "Ahmad". Instead we find the proper name "Muhammad..."
From the above descriptions, it should be clear that this "paracletos" could only be the Spirit of God, and could never be a human being! Furthermore, this "paracletos" which Jesus promised would come to his disciples from the Father did indeed come during the lifetime of his disciples. Muhammad came long after the deaths of Jesus' disciples -- over five hundred years!
Many Muslims claim that this prophet to be raised up after Moses and to be like Moses is Muhammad. This matter is taken up under the next section.


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Belfast (Grant County)
Belfast is an unincorporated community in Dekalb Township in northern Grant County. It is located along Arkansas Highway 35, seven miles north of Sheridan (Grant County) and ten miles south of Bauxite (Saline County). Belfast was an early pioneer settlement located in what was then southern Saline County, becoming part of Grant County in 1869. The community later relocated approximately four miles east, to be near the newly established railroad, and is often referred to as New Belfast or simply, Belfast. The original community of Belfast is now commonly referred to as Old Belfast, although no physical evidence of it remains.
The earliest settlers, arriving before 1840, established a small village situated near an excellent spring. Later, a two-story log structure built on site provided food, whiskey, and sleeping accommodations while serving as a stage stop on the Camden Trail connecting Camden (Ouachita County) and Little Rock (Pulaski County). According to local oral traditions, the community received the name Belfast from an Irish stage driver. On his first stop there, he ordered whiskey and was said to have exclaimed, "Be glory! I've found Belfast!" due to that Irish city's reputation for excellent whiskey.
The Belfast post office was established in 1854 with John W. Dawdy as its first postmaster. A tannery and a store owned by W. T. Poe were present before 1860, followed by the Glover Sawmill in 1866, and later the Sam Hardin Mill in the early 1900s. During the Civil War, the Federal army retreated through the village following the Engagement at Jenkins' Ferry on April 30, 1864, and was said to have ransacked each house and destroyed much in the way of personal property of its inhabitants. Afterward, Old Belfast remained a small, self-sufficient rural community. The post office was closed in 1866 but reopened in 1871 after the formation of Grant County from part of Saline and Jefferson counties in 1869.
Many residents began relocating four miles east (two miles east of the present-day Palestine community on Highway 35) beginning in 1878, and they continued to use the name Belfast for their new site. Most residents farmed, but many worked in the growing timber industry. With the arrival of the railroad in 1889, the post office and many other Belfast residents relocated to share in the economic opportunity of timber or railroad employment. The new community sat astride the Pine Bluff and Western Railway that was purchased by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad in 1909. This short line, financed by the Sawyer and Austin Lumber Company, ran from Pine Bluff (Jefferson County) through Sheridan to Benton (Saline County). Known to locals as the "Ponto Train," it brought goods and mail each day to rural communities like Belfast and Detonti (Saline County).
The last use of the Old Belfast community was in 1914–1915 when it was occupied as a logging camp. The area of Old Belfast returned to a natural state and became covered in dense pine forests planted and harvested by timber companies. No visual or physical evidence of the village exists.
The first store, established by William T. Poe in 1866, was followed with two more by 1920, operated by Avan Busick and Jay Webb, respectively. Dr. Franklin Shepherd of Sheridan owned a drugstore, while Lewis Taylor operated a lumber mill/sawmill that provided a number of jobs for local inhabitants. Adjacent to the railroad depot was the railroad section house that served as living quarters for the railroad section crews. In 1912, the Belfast Missionary Baptist Church formed as the local house of worship.
Due to the consolidation of the local schools in the 1920s, the closing of the railroads, and improved local roadways, Belfast started to decline as inhabitants moved in search of employment in neighboring cities of Sheridan, Little Rock, and Pine Bluff. Many moved to the Bauxite/Benton/Bryant area of Saline County to work in the bauxite mines operated by Alcoa and Reynolds. By 1955, the postal service had established rural postal routes, resulting in the discontinuation of the Belfast post office. While some rural farmsteads remain, most of the land is owned by large timber corporations in the twenty-first century.
As a permanent connection to the original community, descendants of over 100 of the early settler families erected and dedicated an Old Belfast Pioneer Monument to the memory of their ancestors on April 13, 1974. Standing alongside the Old Camden Trail east of Tull (Grant County), it depicts the early history as well as lists the names of 108 of the families who called Belfast home. The area is utilized in the twenty-first century as a major supplier of timber.
For additional information:
Goolsby, Elwin L. Our Timberland Home: A History of Grant County. Little Rock: Rose Publishing Company, 1984.
Anthony Rushing
Benton, Arkansas
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NewsWire: Hugo Weaving Collapses on Stage – Sydney Morning Herald
by theoneringAug 17, 2000Lord of the Rings (Movies)
Though not really Lord of the Rings news, this is news about the guy who we have all come to know as Agent Smith. Hugo will be playing Elrond in The Lord of the Rings.
Hugo Weaving collapses on stage
Source: AAP|Published: Friday August 18, 12:57 PM
Actor Hugo Weaving collapsed on stage last night during a performance by the Sydney Theatre Company involving a strangulation scene.
Weaving, who has starred in hits like The Matrix and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, is playing the male lead in The White Devil.
The Jacobean tragedy, written during the reign of English King James I, is the Sydney Theatre Company's contribution to the Olympic Arts Festival.
A theatre publicist says Weaving's collapse during the scene was the result of illness and exhaustion, and not because of partial strangulation.
The publicist says Weaving is suffering from the flu, and he momentarily blacked out.
Weaving will appear on stage tonight at the play's official opening at the Theatre Royal.
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import novaclient
import time

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    print "Enter createServer"
    nova_credentials = auth.get_nova_credentials_v2()
    nova = Client(**nova_credentials)

    serversList = nova.servers.list()
    print("List of VMs: %s" % serversList)
    for s in serversList:
        if s.name == name:
            print "server %s exists" % name
            exist = True
            break
    else:
        print "server %s does not exist" % name
        exist = False

    if (not exist):
        image = nova.images.find(name="TestVM")
        flavor = nova.flavors.find(name="VRCS")
        net = nova.networks.find(label="KI10_rcs_oam")
        nics = [{'net-id': net.id}]
        print "creating server %s" % name
        instance = nova.servers.create(name=name, image=image, flavor=flavor, nics=nics)
        print("Sleeping for 5s after create command")
        time.sleep(5)

    print("List of VMs: %s" % nova.servers.list())
    print "Return createServer"

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    print "Enter deleteServer"
    nova_credentials = auth.get_nova_credentials_v2()
    nova = Client(**nova_credentials)
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Jason Smith is not playing.
A Phangiso is not playing for Lions.
Just In: B Hendricks is also in squad so he should play. We missed him in squad.
Squad:Temba Bavuma - Captain, Rassie van der Dussen - Vice Captain, Nandre Burger, Bjorn Fortuin, Beuran Hendricks, Dominic Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, Wihan Lubbe, Mangaliso Mosehle, Wiaan Mulder, Aaron Phangiso, Nono Pongolo, Delano Potgieter, Dwaine Pretorius, Migael Pretorius, Kagiso Rapulana, Ryan Rickelton, Malusi Siboto, Nicky van den Bergh.
Lions have declared very strong squad.They are looking very strong contender of toitle in this format.
All of D Pretorious,W Mulder ,R Hendricks,RV Dussen,A Phangiso and B Hendricks are very good t20 player.
Reeza Hendricks and D Hendricks/R Rickelton are expected to open the inning of the team. In this Reeza Hendricks is very good attacking batsman and is a consistent performer while D Hendricks was in terrific form in MODC with bat but he is generally not preferred in t20 because he plays very slow.
RV Duseen is expected to bat at 1 down, he was in terrific form in both international and domestic arena. He generally play big inning.
T Bavuma is expected to bat at 2 down down. Bavuma is technically strong batsman and has good record with bat .
W Mulder,M Mosehle and D Pretorious will do late hitting duty. All are very attacking batsman and are very good hitter of ball.
B Fortuin and A Phangiso will lead the spin attack of the team.Fortuin bolwed with good economy in MODC and was in good form in Mzansi T20 while Phangiso is also good bowler.
B Hendricks,W Mulder and D Pretorious will lead the pace attack of the team while N Burger /M Siboto will assist them. B Hendricks,Pretorious and W Mulder are their main bowlers,all have good record in domestic circuit.All the 3 have played with national team.
JP Duminy is not available for selection while H Amla is set to play this match.
J Malan and H Amla are expected to open the inning while Jason Smith will bat at 1 down. All are very talented and good batsman.J Malan was in terrific form in MODC and is a good t20 player.
H Amla is technically strong batsman but is playing after long time while J Smith is also reliable batsman.
R Kleindveldt and V Philander can bat also.
D Paterson,R Kleindveldt and V Philander will lead the pace attack of the team while A Mnyaka is expected to assist them.All of lead bowlers are very well known bowlers and are in good form. D Paterson is a wicket taking bowler and is a good death bowler.
G Linde and J Smith are expected to lead the spin attack . G Linde is in very good form while J SMith is an average bowler.
In wicketkeeper K Verreyne will be better option.You can try Mosehle in grand leagues.
Even RV Dussen or T Bavuma can open in place of D Hendricks and in that case D Hendricks will bat in middle order.


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All of Bach Is Putting Videos of 1,080 Bach Performances Online: Watch the First 53 Recordings and the St. Matthew Passion
in Music | April 2nd, 2015 3 Comments
Last year we featured All of Bach, a site that, in the fullness of time, will allow you to watch the Netherlands Bach Society perform each and every one of Bach's compositions, completely for free. Back when we first posted about it, the site offered only five performances to watch, but now you'll find a full 53 waiting there, ready for you to enjoy. Just above, we have BWV 565, "Toccata And Fugue In D Minor," one of Bach's most famous organ works, thanks in no small part to the frequency with which it appears on television, video game and movie soundtracks.
Every Friday brings a new performance of another Bach piece — until, that is, the Netherlands Bach Society gets through all 1080 of them. But between now and then, they've also got special musical events planned, such as a special performance of the whole of the St. Matthew Passion scheduled for this Friday, April 3. (You can now find it online here.) It will mark the probable 288th anniversary of the piece's debut, an event which musical historians think happened in Leipzig's St. Thomas Church, where Bach served as cantor and chorus director.
"Lutherian severity lies at the core of Bach's St. Matthew Passion," writes New Yorker music critic Alex Ross. "The immensity of Bach's design — his use of a double chorus and a double orchestra; his interweaving of New Testament storytelling and latter-day meditations; the dramatic, almost operatic quality of the choral writing; the invasive beauty of the lamenting arias, which give the sense that Christ's death is the acutest of personal losses — has the effect of pulling all of modern life into the Passion scene. By forcing the singers to enact both the arrogance of the tormentors and the helplessness of the victims, Bach underlines Luther's point about the inescapability of guilt. A great rendition of the St. Matthew Passion should have the feeling of an eclipse, of a massive body throwing the world into shadow."
In order to prepare yourself for this momentous musical event, have a look at the teaser for it in the middle of the post, and the behind-the-scenes documentary Closer to Bach in Naarden just above, which reveals the relationship the musicians of the Netherlands Bach Society have to the St. Matthew Passion. As you can see, they've taken pains to make sure that this Good Friday will, for music-lovers, prove to be a very good Friday indeed.
Find the Matthew Passion on All of Bach this Friday — the same place where you can find new recordings each week.
Update: The Matthew Passion is now online here.
All of Bach for Free! New Site Will Put Performances of 1080 Bach Compositions Online
A Big Bach Download: All of Bach's Organ Works for Free
The Genius of J.S. Bach's "Crab Canon" Visualized on a Möbius Strip
Video: Glenn Gould Plays the Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach
Colin Marshall hosts and produces Notebook on Cities and Culture as well as the video series The City in Cinema and writes essays on cities, language, Asia, and men's style. He's at work on a book about Los Angeles, A Los Angeles Primer. Follow him on Twitter at @colinmarshall or on Facebook.
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This is terrific! But, which CC license are they under?
Saúl Botero-Restrepo says:
How is it possible download allofbach videos? Watch them on the page is impossible, because the video stops every three seconds.
moz says:
1080 musical works? Don't you mean 1080 known surviving works? I heard his sons used some of his scores as wrapping paper


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\section{Introduction}\label{intro}
The time-evolution due to $B^0_s-\overline{B^0_s}$ mixing is governed
by the $B_s$ mass eigenstates $B_s^{\mbox{{\scriptsize Heavy}}}$
and $B_s^{\mbox{{\scriptsize Light}}}$ which are characterized by
their mass eigenvalues $M_H^{(s)}$, $M_L^{(s)}$ and decay widths
$\Gamma_H^{(s)}$, $\Gamma_L^{(s)}$. Because of these mixing effects,
oscillatory $\Delta M_s t$ terms with $\Delta M_s\equiv M_H^{(s)}-
M_L^{(s)}$ show up in the time-dependent transition
rates \cite{evol} $\Gamma(B^0_s(t)\to f)$ and $\Gamma(\overline{B^0_s}
(t)\to f)$ describing decays of initially present $B^0_s$ and
$\overline{B^0_s}$ mesons into a final state $f$, respectively.
The ``strength'' of the $B^0_s-\overline{B^0_s}$ oscillations is measured
by the mixing parameter $x_s\equiv\Delta M_s/\Gamma_s$, where
$\Gamma_s\equiv(\Gamma^{(s)}_H+\Gamma^{(s)}_L)/2$. Within the Standard
Model one expects \cite{xs} $x_s={\cal O}(20)$ implying
very rapid $B^0_s-\overline{B^0_s}$ oscillations
which require an excellent vertex resolution system to keep track
of the $\Delta M_s t$ terms. That is obviously a formidable experimental
task.

However, as pointed out by Dunietz \cite{dunietz}, it may not be necessary
to trace the rapid $\Delta M_s t$ oscillations in order to obtain insights
into the mechanism of CP violation. This remarkable feature is due to the
expected sizable width difference \cite{deltagamma} $\Delta\Gamma_s\equiv
\Gamma_H^{(s)}-\Gamma_L^{(s)}$. The major contributions to $\Delta\Gamma_s$,
which may be as large as ${\cal O}(20\%)$ of the average decay width
$\Gamma_s$, originate from $\bar b\to \bar cc\bar s$ transitions into final
states that are common both to $B_s^0$ and $\overline{B_s^0}$. Because of
this width difference already {\it untagged} $B_s$ rates, which are defined
by
\begin{equation}\label{e1}
\Gamma[f(t)]\equiv\Gamma(B_s^0(t)\to f)+\Gamma(\overline{B^0_s}(t)\to f),
\end{equation}
may provide valuable information about the phase structure of the observable
\begin{equation}\label{e2}
\xi_f^{(s)}=\exp\left(-i\,\Theta_{M_{12}}^{(s)}\right)
\frac{A(\overline{B^0_s}\to f)}{A(B^0_s\to f)},
\end{equation}
where $\Theta_{M_{12}}^{(s)}$ is the weak $B_s^0$--$\overline{B_s^0}$ mixing
phase \cite{evol}. This can be seen nicely by writing Eq.~(\ref{e1}) in a
more explicit way as follows:
\begin{eqnarray}
\lefteqn{\Gamma[f(t)]\propto\left[\left(1+\left|\xi_f^{(s)}
\right|^2\right)\left(e^{-\Gamma_L^{(s)} t}+e^{-\Gamma_H^{(s)} t}\right)
\right.}\nonumber\\
&&-2\mbox{\,Re\,}\xi_f^{(s)}\left(e^{-\Gamma_L^{(s)} t}-
e^{-\Gamma_H^{(s)} t}\right)\biggr].\label{e3}
\end{eqnarray}
In this expression the rapid oscillatory $\Delta M_s t$ terms, which
show up in the {\it tagged} rates, cancel~\cite{dunietz}. Therefore it
depends only on the two exponents $e^{-\Gamma_L^{(s)} t}$ and
$e^{-\Gamma_H^{(s)} t}$, where $\Gamma_L^{(s)}$ and $\Gamma_H^{(s)}$ can
be determined e.g.\ from the angular distribution \cite{ddlr} of the decay
$B_s\to J/\psi\,\phi$. From an experimental point of view such {\it untagged}
analyses are clearly much more promising than tagged ones in respect of
efficiency, acceptance and purity.

\section{A Transparent Example}\label{example}
In order to illustrate these untagged rates in more detail, let me discuss
an estimate of the angle $\gamma$ of the usual ``non-squashed'' unitarity
triangle~\cite{ut} of the Cabibbo--Kobayashi--Maskawa matrix \cite{ckm}
(CKM matrix) using {\it untagged} $B_s\to K^+K^-$
and $B_s\to K^0\overline{K^0}$ decays. This approach has been proposed
very recently by Dunietz and myself~\cite{fd1}. Using the $SU(2)$ isospin
symmetry of strong interactions to relate the QCD penguin contributions to
these decays (electroweak penguins are color-suppressed in these modes
and thus play a minor role), we obtain
\begin{eqnarray}
\lefteqn{\Gamma[K^+K^-(t)]\propto |P'|^2\Bigl[\bigl(1-2\,|r|\cos\rho\,
\cos\gamma}
\nonumber\\
&&+|r|^2\cos^2\gamma\bigr)e^{-\Gamma_L^{(s)} t}+|r|^2\sin^2\gamma\,
e^{-\Gamma_H^{(s)} t}\Bigr]\label{e4}
\end{eqnarray}
and
\begin{equation}\label{e5}
\Gamma[K^0\overline{K^0}(t)]\propto |P'|^2\,e^{-\Gamma_L^{(s)} t},
\end{equation}
where
\begin{equation}\label{e6}
r\equiv|r|e^{i\rho}=\frac{|T'|}{|P'|}e^{i(\delta_{T'}-\delta_{P'})}.
\end{equation}
Here $P'$ denotes \cite{ghlrsu3} the $\bar b\to\bar s$ QCD penguin amplitude,
$T'$ is the color-allowed $\bar b\to\bar uu\bar s$ tree amplitude, and
$\delta_{P'}$ and $\delta_{T'}$ are the corresponding CP-conserving strong
phases. In order to determine $\gamma$ from the untagged rates
Eqs.~(\ref{e4}) and (\ref{e5}) we need an additional input that
is provided by the $SU(3)$ flavor symmetry of strong
interactions. If we neglect the color-suppressed current-current
contributions to $B^+\to\pi^+\pi^0$ we find \cite{ghlrsu3}
\begin{equation}\label{e7}
|T'|\approx\lambda\,\frac{f_K}{f_\pi}\,\sqrt{2}\,|A(B^+\to\pi^+\pi^0)|,
\end{equation}
where $\lambda$ is the Wolfenstein parameter \cite{wolf}, $f_K$ and
$f_\pi$ are the $K$ and $\pi$ meson decay constants, respectively,
and $A(B^+\to\pi^+\pi^0)$ denotes the appropriately normalized
$B^+\to\pi^+\pi^0$ decay amplitude. Since $|P'|$ is known from
$B_s\to K^0\,\overline{K^0}$, the quantity $|r|=|T'|/|P'|$ can be estimated
with the help of Eq.~(\ref{e7}) and allows the extraction of $\gamma$
from the part of Eq.~(\ref{e4}) evolving with the exponent
$e^{-\Gamma_H^{(s)} t}$.

\section{$B_s$ Decays into Admixtures of CP Eigenstates}\label{admixtures}
As we will see in a moment, one can even do better than in the previous
section, i.e.\ without using an $SU(3)$ flavor symmetry input, by
considering the decays corresponding to $B_s\to K \overline{K}$ where
two vector mesons (or higher resonances) are present in the final
states \cite{fd1}.

\subsection{An Extraction of $\gamma$ using Untagged $B_s\to K^{\ast+}
K^{\ast-}$ and $B_s\to K^{\ast0}\overline{K^{\ast0}}$ Decays}\label{kkbar}
The untagged angular distributions of these decays, which take the general
form \cite{dighe}
\begin{equation}\label{e8}
[f(\theta,\phi,\psi;t)]=\sum_k\left[\overline{b^{(k)}}(t)+b^{(k)}(t)\right]
g^{(k)}(\theta,\phi,\psi),
\end{equation}
provide many more observables than the untagged modes
$B_s\to K^+K^-$ and $B_s\to K^0\overline{K^0}$ discussed in
Section~\ref{example}. Here $\theta$, $\phi$ and $\psi$ are generic
decay angles describing the kinematics of the decay products arising in the
decay chain $B_s\to K^\ast(\to\pi K)\,\overline{K^\ast}(\to \pi\overline{K})$.
The observables $\left[\overline{b^{(k)}}(t)+b^{(k)}(t)\right]$ governing the
time-evolution of the angular distribution Eq.~(\ref{e8}) are given
by real or imaginary parts of bilinear combinations of decay amplitudes
that are of the following structure:
\begin{eqnarray}
\lefteqn{\left[A_{\tilde f}^\ast(t)\,A_f(t)\right]\equiv\left\langle
\left(K^\ast\overline{K^\ast}\right)_{\tilde f}\left|{\cal
H}_{\mbox{{\scriptsize eff}}}\right|\overline{B_s}(t)\right\rangle^\ast}
\label{e9}\\
&&\times\left\langle\left(K^\ast\overline{K^\ast}\right)_{f}\left|{\cal
H}_{\mbox{{\scriptsize eff}}}\right|\overline{B_s}(t)\right\rangle+
\left(\overline{B_s}\to B_s\right).\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
In this expression $f$ and $\tilde f$ are labels that define the relative
polarizations of $K^\ast$ and $\overline{K^\ast}$ in final state
configurations $\left(K^\ast\overline{K^\ast}\right)_f$ (e.g.\ linear
polarization states \cite{rosner} $\{0,\parallel,\perp\}$) with CP
eigenvalues $\eta_{\mbox{{\tiny CP}}}^f$:
\begin{equation}\label{e10}
({\cal CP})\left|\left(K^\ast\overline{K^\ast}\right)_f\right\rangle
=\eta_{\mbox{{\tiny CP}}}^f\left|
\left(K^\ast\overline{K^\ast}\right)_f\right\rangle.
\end{equation}
An analogous relation holds for $\tilde f$. The observables of the
angular distributions for $B_s\to K^{\ast+}
K^{\ast-}$ and $B_s\to K^{\ast0}\overline{K^{\ast0}}$
are given explicitly in Ref.~\cite{fd1}. In the case of the latter decay
the formulae simplify considerably since it is a penguin-induced
$\bar b\to\bar sd\bar d$ mode and receives therefore no tree contributions.
Using -- as in Section~\ref{example} -- the $SU(2)$ isospin symmetry of
strong interactions, the QCD penguin contributions of these decays can be
related to each other. If one takes into account these relations and goes
very carefully through the observables of the angular distributions, one
finds that they allow the extraction of the CKM angle
$\gamma$ {\it without} any additional theoretical input \cite{fd1}.
In particluar no $SU(3)$ symmetry arguments
as in Section~\ref{example} are needed.  The angular distributions provide
moreover information about the hadronization dynamics of the corresponding
decays, and the formalism \cite{fd1} developed for $B_s\to K^{\ast+}
K^{\ast-}$ applies also to $B_s\to\rho^0\phi$ if we perform a suitable
replacement of variables. Since that channel is expected to be dominated
by electroweak penguins \cite{ewp}, it may allow interesing insights into
the physics of these operators.

\subsection{The ``Gold-plated'' Transitions to Extract $\eta$}\label{gold}

This subsection is devoted to an analysis \cite{fd1} of the {\it untagged}
decays $B_s\to D_s^{\ast+}D_s^{\ast-}$ and $B_s\to J/\psi\,\phi$, which is
the counterpart of the ``gold-plated'' mode $B_d\to J/\psi\,
K_{\mbox{{\tiny S}}}$ to measure the angle $\beta$ of the unitarity
triangle. These decays are dominated by a single CKM amplitude.
Consequently the hadronic uncertainties cancel in the quantity
$\xi_f^{(s)}$ defined by Eq.~(\ref{e2}), which takes in that particular
case the form
\begin{equation}\label{e11}
\xi_f^{(s)}=\exp(i\,\phi_{\mbox{{\tiny CKM}}}),
\end{equation}
and the observables of the angular distributions simplify considerably. A
characteristic feature of these angular distributions is {\it
interference} between
CP-even and CP-odd final state configurations leading to observables
that are proportional to
\begin{equation}\label{e12}
\left(e^{-\Gamma_L^{(s)}t}-e^{-\Gamma_H^{(s)}t}
\right)\sin\phi_{\mbox{{\tiny CKM}}}.
\end{equation}
Here the CP-violating weak phase is given by \cite{xs} $\phi_{\mbox{{\tiny
CKM}}}=2\lambda^2\eta\approx{\cal O}(0.03)$, where the Wolfenstein
parameter $\eta$ fixes the height of the unitarity
triangle \cite{ut}. The observables of the angular distributions \cite{fd1}
for both the color-allowed channel $B_s\to D_s^{\ast+} D_s^{\ast-}$ and
the color-suppressed transition $B_s\to J/\psi\,\phi$ each provide
sufficient information to determine the CP-violating weak phase
$\phi_{\mbox{{\tiny CKM}}}$ from their {\it untagged} data samples thereby
fixing the Wolfenstein parameter $\eta$. The extraction of
$\phi_{\mbox{{\tiny CKM}}}$ is not as clean as that of $\beta$ from
$B_d\to J/\psi\,K_{\mbox{{\tiny S}}}$. This is due to the smallness of
$\phi_{\mbox{{\tiny CKM}}}$ with respect to $\beta$ enhancing the
importance of the unmixed amplitudes proportional to the CKM factor
$V_{ub}^\ast V_{us}$ which are similarly suppressed in both cases.

\section{$B_s$ Decays caused by $\bar b\to\bar cu\bar s$}\label{nonCP}
The $B_s$ decays discussed in this section are pure tree decays
and probe the CKM angle $\gamma$ in a {\it clean} way~\cite{gam}.
There are by now well-known strategies on the market using the
time evolutions of such modes, e.g.\ $\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny
(---)}}}{B_s}\to\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny
(---)}}}{D^0}\phi$~\cite{gam,glgam} and $\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny
(---)}}}{B_s}\to D_s^\pm K^\mp$ \cite{adk}, to extract $\gamma$. However, in
these strategies {\it tagging} is essential and the rapid $\Delta M_s t$
oscillations have to be resolved which is an experimental challenge.
The question what can be learned from {\it untagged} data samples of
these decays, where the $\Delta M_s t$ terms cancel, has been investigated
by Dunietz in Ref.~\cite{dunietz}. In the untagged case the determination of
$\gamma$ requires additional inputs: a measurement of the untagged $B_s\to
D^0_{\mbox{{\tiny CP}}} \phi$ rate in the case of the color-suppressed
modes $\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny (---)}}}{B_s}\to\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny
(---)}}}{D^0}\phi$, and a theoretical input corresponding to the
ratio of the unmixed rates $\Gamma(B^0_s\to D_s^-K^+)/\Gamma(B^0_s\to
D_s^-\pi^+)$ in the case of the color-allowed decays
$\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny (---)}}}{B_s}\to D_s^\pm K^\mp$. This ratio can
be estimated with the help of the ``factorization'' hypothesis which may
work reasonably well for these color-allowed channels.

Interestingly the {\it untagged} data samples may exhibit CP-violating
effects that are described by observables of the form
\begin{equation}\label{e13}
\Gamma[f(t)]-\Gamma[\overline{f}(t)]\propto\left(e^{-\Gamma_L^{(s)}t}-
e^{-\Gamma_H^{(s)}t}\right)\sin\varrho\,\sin\gamma.
\end{equation}
Here $\varrho$ is a CP-conserving strong phase shift and $\gamma$ is the
usual angle of the unitarity triangle. Because of the $\sin\varrho$ factor,
a non-trivial strong phase shift is essential in that case.
Consequently the CP-violating observables Eq.~(\ref{e13}) vanish within
the factorization approximation predicting $\varrho\in\{0,\pi\}$.
Since factorization may be a reasonable working assumption
for the color-allowed modes $\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny
(---)}}}{B_s}\to D_s^\pm K^\mp$, the CP-violating effects in their
untagged data samples are expected to be very small. On the other hand,
the factorization hypothesis is very questionable for
the color-suppressed decays $\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny (---)}}}{B_s}\to
\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny (---)}}}{D^0}\phi$ and sizable CP violation may
show up in the corresponding untagged rates \cite{dunietz}.

Concerning such CP-violating effects and the extraction of $\gamma$ from
{\it untagged} rates, the decays $\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny (---)}}}{B_s}\to
D_s^{\ast\pm} K^{\ast\mp}$ and $\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny (---)}}}{B_s}\to
\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny(---)}}}{D^{\ast0}}\phi$ are expected to be
more promising than the transitions discussed above. As was
shown in Ref.~\cite{fd2}, the time-dependences of their untagged angular
distributions allow a {\it clean} extraction of the CKM angle $\gamma$
{\it without} any additional input. The final state configurations
of these decays are not admixtures of CP eigenstates as in
Section~\ref{admixtures}. They can, however, be classified by their parity
eigenvalues. A characteristic feature of the angular distributions are
interferences between parity-even and parity-odd configurations that may
lead to potentially large CP-violating effects in the untagged data samples
even when all strong phase shifts vanish. An example of such an
{\it untagged} CP-violating observable is the following quantity \cite{fd2}:
\begin{eqnarray}
\lefteqn{\mbox{Im}\left\{\left[A_f^\ast(t)\,A_\perp(t)\right]\right\}+
\mbox{Im}\left\{\left[A_f^{\mbox{{\tiny C}}\ast}(t)\,
A_\perp^{\mbox{{\tiny C}}}(t)\right]\right\}}\nonumber\\
&&\propto\left(e^{-\Gamma_L^{(s)}t}-e^{-\Gamma_H^{(s)}t}\right)
\bigl\{|R_f|\cos(\delta_f-\vartheta_\perp)\nonumber\\
&&+|R_\perp|\cos(\delta_\perp-\vartheta_f)\bigr\}\,\sin\gamma.\label{e14}
\end{eqnarray}
In that expression bilinear combinations of certain decay amplitudes
(see Eq.~(\ref{e9})) show up, $f\in\{0,\parallel\}$ denotes a
linear polarization state \cite{rosner} and $\delta_f$, $\vartheta_f$
are CP-conserving phase shifts that are induced through strong final
state interaction effects. For the details concerning the
observable Eq.~(\ref{e14}) -- in particular the definition of the
relevant charge-conjugate amplitudes $A_f^{\mbox{{\tiny C}}}$ and the
quantities $|R_f|$ -- the reader is referred to Ref.~\cite{fd2}.
Here I would like to emphasize only that the strong phase
shifts enter in the form of {\it cosine} terms. Therefore non-trivial
strong phases are -- in contrast to Eq.~(\ref{e13}) -- not essential for
CP violation in the corresponding untagged data samples and one
expects, even within the factorization approximation, which may apply to
the color-allowed modes $\stackrel{{\mbox{\tiny (---)}}}{B_s}\to
D_s^{\ast\pm} K^{\ast\mp}$, potentially large effects.

Since the soft photons in the decays $D_s^\ast\to D_s\gamma$, $D^{\ast0}
\to D^0\gamma$ are difficult to detect, higher resonances exhibiting
significant all-charged final states, e.g.\ $D_{s1}(2536)^+\to
D^{\ast+}K^0$, $D_1(2420)^0\to D^{\ast+}\pi^-$ with $D^{\ast+}\to
D^0\pi^+$, may be more promising for certain detector configurations.
A similar comment applies also to the mode $B_s\to D_s^{\ast+}D_s^{\ast-}$
discussed in Subsection~\ref{gold}.

\section{Conclusions}
The oscillatory $\Delta M_st$ terms arising from $B_s^0-\overline{B_s^0}$
mixing, which may be too rapid to be resolved with present vertex
technology, cancel in {\it untagged} rates of $B_s$ decays that depend
therefore only on the two exponents $e^{-\Gamma_L^{(s)}t}$ and
$e^{-\Gamma_H^{(s)}t}$. If the width difference $\Delta\Gamma_s$ is
sizable -- as is expected from theoretical analyses -- {\it untagged}
$B_s$ decays may allow the determination both of the CKM angle $\gamma$
and of the Wolfenstein parameter $\eta$ and may furthermore provide
valuable insights into the mechanism of CP violation and the hadronization
dynamics of the corresponding decays. To this end certain angular
distributions may play a key role.

Compared to the tagged case, such untagged measurements are much more
promising in view of efficiency, acceptance and purity. A lot of
statistics is required, however, and the natural place for these
experiments seems to be a hadron collider. Obviously the feasibility
of untagged strategies to extract CKM phases depends
crucially on a sizable width difference $\Delta\Gamma_s$. Even
if it should turn out to be too small for such untagged analyses,
once $\Delta\Gamma_s\not=0$ has been established experimentally,
the formulae developed in Refs.~\cite{fd1,fd2} have also
to be used to determine CKM phases correctly from tagged measurements.
In this sense we cannot lose and an exciting future concerning $B_s$
decays may lie ahead of us!

\section*{Acknowledgment}
I would like to thank Isi Dunietz for the most pleasant and enjoyable
collaboration on the \mbox{topics} presented in this talk.

\section*{References}

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Oakland's JaCoby Stevens (7) has updated his top-seven college football choices. (Photo: HELEN COMER/DNJ)
The list looks at the top college football prospects across the country.
Stevens, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound athlete, is listed at No. 22. He recently released his top seven schools. Georgia is No.1 followed by LSU, Florida State, Florida, Tennessee, USC and Oklahoma.
However, Stevens told The Daily News Journal on Wednesday that both Alabama and Clemson are on his radar. Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin visited Oakland High recently. Kiffin was not able to talk to Stevens on campus. But Kiffin's visit was followed up by a phone conversation with coach Nick Saban.
Saban told Stevens he sees him as a free safety in college.
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Gray, a 6-2, 195-pound athlete, is listed at No. 87 on the list. Gray's top three choices include Florida State, Tennessee and USC.
Like Stevens, Kiffin visited La Vergne High and coach Stanton Stevens recently. That was also followed up with a phone conversation between Saban and Gray.
Gray, who plays outside linebacker and wide receiver at La Vergne, is projected as a nickelback at Alabama.
Stevens and Gray were two of seven listed from Tennessee on ESPN's Top 300 list.
USJ lineman Trey Smith (6-5, 300) is the overall No. 1 by ESPN. Oak Ridge wide receiver Tee Higgins (6-4, 185) is No. 31. Knoxville Catholic wide receiver Amari Rodgers (5-10, 209) is No. 107. Montgomery Bell Academy running back Ty Chandler (6-0, 190) is at No. 202. and Memphis Trezevant running back Cordarrian Richardson (6-0, 222) is at No. 214.
Rodgers and Richardson have committed to Clemson. The remainder from Tennessee on the list have not committed.
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I wish I had the same opportunity to review outsourcing locations in 3D back in 2002 when I worked on Unisys project looking for an offshore outsourcing supplier. It helps visualizing how the project can actually come to life. For companies looking to outsource their development to Eastern Europe seeing these tranquil images of the old Europe may push their decision into the Baltic region.
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Q: change background image, when big size umage loads i have a div element, with very big size background image. so, is it possible, to set a little size image as backgrount, untill the big size image loads.
thanks

A: I guess you could put another div element underneath it (using the z-index property) and give that the faster loading background image.
Whether that is practical to do, depends on your Layout, you'd have to give more information about that.
There's also the ages-old lowsrc HTML 4 property that still seems to be pretty well supported (I have not tried it myself since Netscape 4), but that won't work for background images.

A: CSS:
.that-div {
    background-image:url(/path/to/small-image.png);
}

jQuery:
$(function () {
    var bigImg = new Image(),
        bigImgSrc = '/path/to/big-image.png';

    bigImg.src = bigImgSrc;

    $(bigImg).load(function(){
        $('.that-div').css('background-image':'url('+bigImgSrc+')');
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Q: IE :before/:after 100% height issues on td Does anyone have an idea on how to fix an (apparent) IE rendering bug with the :before/:after heights on a td?
From the looks of it, IE seems to only think a :before/:after pseudo element is as tall as the parent's  content inside of it.  If  #1 is x2 lines tall w content and  #2 has only x1 line of content, IE will only render the :before/:after height of  #2 to be as tall as x1 line's worth of content.
I created a fiddle example here to better illustrate my problem:  http://jsfiddle.net/231gnfpz/
note: I added a red background to the :before/:after to better help visualize my problem in IE
In my example I have a middle  that I applied a :before/:after to try to create a box-shadow to the outside of the specific column.  Its an old project so I don't have access to rewrite the entire table, FireFox/Chrome seem to have no issue with this, IE8-11 appear to have the same problem with my :before/:after having a height:100%.
Code:

table {
  background: grey;
  width: 100%;
}
table td {
  text-align: center;
  vertical-align: top;
  background: white;
  padding: 4px;
  width: 33.33%;
  position: relative;
}
.testTD:before {
  box-shadow: -15px 0 15px -15px grey inset;
  content: " ";
  height: 100%;
  left: -15px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 15px;
  background: Red;
}
.testTD:after {
  z-index: 1;
  box-shadow: 15px 0 15px -15px grey inset;
  content: " ";
  height: 100%;
  right: -15px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 15px;
  background: Red;
}

    test1
    test1
    test1

    test2

test2

    test2
    test2

    test3

test3

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    test3
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A: Resolved: This issue has been resolved in current preview builds of Internet Explorer on Windows 10. You can presently test this from Windows, or Mac OS X via http://remote.modern.ie. If you require IE 11 (and below) support, the proceeding solution should still suffice for you.
Generally speaking, table cells have their dimensions determined largely by their content. In this case, we can see that the pseudo-element results in being equally as tall as the neighboring content within the shared cell container. This is what Internet Explorer understands 100% to mean.
Your pseudo element is positioned absolutely, and constrained by the relatively positioned table cell. It stands to reason then that we would expect the pseudo element to be as tall as the constraining element, rather than the height of its neighboring content. Internet Explorer appears to be making a mistake in judgment here.
If you'd like the same presentation across all browsers, I would suggest the following changes:

*

*Avoid using pseudo elements here, and instead use actual elements (see below)

*Cycle over your elements sizing them to their parent element's offsetHeight
So your markup would look like this:

You would then style them accordingly as you did the original pseudo elements:
.testTD .bar:first-child,
.testTD .bar:last-child {
    display: block;
    background: #F00;
    width: 15px; height: 100%;
    position: absolute; top: 0; z-index: 1;
    box-shadow: -15px 0 15px -15px grey inset;
}

.testTD .bar:first-child {
    left: -15px;
}

.testTD .bar:last-child {
    right: -15px;
}

In Chrome and Firefox you are already set. You don't need to do anything further. However, in Internet Explorer you will need to manually set the heights of these elements. For this reason, we'll condition the following script on the presence of a documentMode property on the document object:
(function () {

  "use strict";

  if ( document.documentMode && document.documentMode < 12 ) {
      var spans = document.querySelectorAll( "span.bar" ),
          count = spans.length;
      while ( count-- ) {
          spans[count].style.height = spans[count].parentElement.offsetHeight + "px";
      }
  }

}());

The end-result should be consistent across all major browsers.
I will file a bug on this internally on interop grounds. If Chrome and Firefox are behaving one way, and Internet Explorer is behaving another, our team should consider the reasons for this being so. I'll add this question to the ticket I open and be sure to update this answer as necessary.
Update following discussion in comments
It was noted in the comments that the original markup could not be changed in this particular case. Scripting was correctly identified as a possible solution here.
(function () {

    "use strict";

    // Get target cells, and create clone-able span element
    var tds = document.querySelectorAll( ".testTD" ),
        span = document.createElement( "span" );
        span.className = "bar";

    // Cycle over every matched
    for ( var i = 0; i < tds.length; i++ ) {

        // Create references to current , and a(fter)/b(efore) clones
        var t = tds[i], a = span.cloneNode(), b = span.cloneNode();

        // Insert cloned elements before/after  content
        t.appendChild( a );
        t.insertBefore( b, t.firstChild );

        // If the user is in Internet Explorer, avoid table-cell height bug
        if ( document.documentMode && document.documentMode < 12 ) {
            a.style.height = b.style.height = t.getBoundingClientRect().height + "px";
        }

    }

}());

If you're using jQuery, this could be written more concisely:
(function () {

    "use strict";

    // Create our clone-able element
    var span = $("").addClass("bar");

    // Add cloned  elements at beginning/end of all .testTD cells
    $(".testTD").prepend( span.clone() ).append( span.clone() );

    // If the user is in Internet Explorer, avoid table-cell height bug
    if ( document.documentMode && document.documentMode < 12 ) {
        $(".testTD .bar").height(function () {
            return $(this).parent().outerHeight();
        });
    }

}());


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Deutscher Freiheitssender 29,8 war ein Hörfunksender, der vom 10. Januar 1937 bis 28. März 1939 von Madrid in Spanien aus sendete und sich in deutscher Sprache an die Bevölkerung des Deutschen Reiches richtete. Der Name 29,8 resultiert aus der Wellenlänge von 29,8 Meter entsprechend der Kurzwellen-Sendefrequenz 10.067 kHz.

Gründung
Zwei deutsche Antifaschisten, der frühere kommunistische Landtagsabgeordnete Franz Dahlem und der Journalist Gerhart Eisler, bekamen Anfang 1937 während des spanischen Bürgerkrieges von dem Informationsminister der Volksfrontregierung, Jesus Hernandez, die Erlaubnis, eine Rundfunkstation für antifaschistische Sendungen nach Deutschland aufzubauen. Der "Deutsche Freiheitssender 29,8" konnte am 10. Januar 1937 mit den Worten: "Hier spricht der Sender der Deutschen Freiheitspartei!" seine Arbeit aufnehmen.

Ziel des Senders
"Achtung! Achtung! Hier spricht der Deutsche Freiheitssender 29,8. Trotz GeStaPo! Sollten Sie uns an einem Abend nicht hören können, aus begreiflichen Gründen, so suchen Sie uns am nächsten Abend! Wir kommen immer wieder!"

Über eine Station in der Nähe von Madrid meldete sich zwischen Januar 1937 und März 1939 der Deutsche Freiheitssender 29,8. Er war täglich von 22 Uhr bis 23 Uhr auf Kurzwelle 29,8 Meter zu hören. Die Redaktion befand sich in Valencia, später in Barcelona. Sie wurde zunächst von Gerhart Eisler, dann von Hans Teubner geleitet.

Zunächst begründete sich der Freiheitssender 29,8 als Stimme der im Deutschen Reich verbotenen Kommunistischen Partei Deutschlands (KPD), nach der Volksfrontkonferenz am 11. April 1937 in Paris meldete sich der Sender gar als "Großdeutscher Freiheitssender" und stellte sich dem Pariser "Volksfrontkomitee", auch als "Lutetia-Kreis" bekannt, zur Verfügung. Durch diese Öffnung nach allen politischen Seiten wurde es möglich, dass viele berühmte deutsche und ausländische Persönlichkeiten über den Sender zu Wort kamen, so zum Beispiel Bertolt Brecht, Willi Bredel, Albert Einstein, Lion Feuchtwanger, Ernest Hemingway, der "rasende Reporter" Egon Erwin Kisch, Heinrich Mann und Thomas Mann, Erich Weinert und viele mehr.

Der Deutsche Freiheitssender 29,8 verstand seine Aufgabe darin, die deutsche Bevölkerung über die wahre Natur des Faschismus aufzuklären. So machte er den Deutschen den Einsatz der "Legion Condor" in Spanien bekannt (am 26. April 1937 bombardierte die Legion Condor Guernica) und warnte eindringlich vor den Gefahren eines nahenden Krieges in Europa. Der Sender trat, entsprechend den Absichten des Pariser Volksfrontkomitees, für eine Volksfrontregierung in Deutschland ein.

Immer wieder wurde über die Welle 29,8 Meter zum Widerstand aufgerufen. Es wurden genaueste Anweisungen zum Widerstand gegen die Hitlerdiktatur und zu Sabotageakten durchgegeben.

Flüsterpropaganda
Als einer der ersten antifaschistischen Sender gewann 29,8 unter den deutschen Arbeitern eine relativ hohe Bekanntheit. Seine Meldungen wurden als "Flüsterpropaganda" weitergegeben. Die Gestapo machte sich sofort auf die Suche nach dem Sender. Die nationalsozialistischen Polizeiorgane vermuteten den Sender an verschiedenen Orten, mal in Süddeutschland oder auch im Saargebiet. Sie durchsuchten Häuser, LKWs und Rheinschiffe.

Empfang mit Kurzwellenempfänger
Die Deutschen Informationen berichteten am 12. Oktober 1937, bereits seit Frühjahr habe es für Kurzwellenempfänger "in den deutschen Großstädten eine auffallende Kauflust" gegeben, um "vor allem den deutschen Freiheitssender auf Welle 29,8" zu hören. Bevorzugt wurden Geräte mit "einem besonderen Kurzwellenstörungsschutz".

Ende der Information
Im Zuge der Niederlage der republikanischen spanischen Regierung – Madrid fiel am 28. März 1939 – musste der Deutsche Freiheitssender 29,8 am 5. März 1939 wegen der anrückenden Truppen General Francos endgültig seine Sendungen einstellen. Den Rundfunkmitarbeitern blieb nur kurze Zeit zur Flucht. Sie gehörten zu den letzten, die die Stadt und Spanien verlassen konnten.

Nach dem Ende des Freiheitssenders 29,8 meldete sich auf der gleichen Welle sowie zusätzlich auf Welle 40,9 Meter nochmals kurzzeitig ein Tarnsender mit demselben Namen, der von Frankreich aus von Werner Thormann und wahrscheinlich auch Willi Münzenberg betrieben wurde. Thormann leitete die Redaktion in Paris und trat auch als Sprecher auf. Der Sender wurde in die französische Deutschlandpropaganda eingebunden. Gesendet wurde über Kurzwellensender des französischen Rundfunks. Von Mitte September 1939 bis Mitte Juni 1940 gab es allabendlich zwei 30-minütige Sendungen. Er erreichte nicht die Popularität des ursprünglichen Senders.

Der Deutsche Volkssender in Moskau verstand sich als Nachfolgesender des Deutschen Freiheitssenders 29,8.

Literatur
 Conrad Pütter: Rundfunk gegen das "Dritte Reich". Deutsch-sprachige Rundfunkaktivitäten im Exil 1933–1945. Ein Handbuch (= Rundfunkstudien. Bd. 3). K. G. Saur-Verlag, München u. a. 1986, ISBN 3-598-10470-7.
 André Scheer: Die Stimme der Freiheit in deutscher Nacht. Der Deutsche Freiheitssender 29,8.

Einzelnachweise

Ehemaliger Hörfunksender
Hörfunksender (Spanien)
Freiheitssender 29,8
Spanischer Bürgerkrieg
Medien (Madrid)
Historische Organisation (Madrid)
Gegründet 1937
Aufgelöst 1939
Sendeschluss 1939


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Wanghe Bridge () is an overpass and a nodal point in Beijing.

When it was first built it carried  a railway line over the northeastern 4th Ring Road. This railway line ran from the now disused Hepingli Railway Station.

Wanghe Bridge was expanded in the early 2000s to let the CityRail (Line 13 (Beijing Subway) through. The tracks of the CityRail essentially replaced those of the former railway line. A further expansion in 2002 created the bridge that is seen today.

The bridge was, until September 28, 2004, the starting point of the Jingcheng Expressway to Laiguangying and ultimately Chengde in Hebei province. The expressway now commences at Taiyanggong on the 3rd Ring Road. The expressway bridges are right over the 4th Ring Road, which runs under the bridge.

Wanghe Bridge comprises three layers. The first layer is an underpass for vehicles on the 4th Ring Road. The second layer is the Jingcheng Expressway running over the 4th Ring Road. Finally, a few flyover bridges -- connection lines -- form a more irregular third layer.

Traffic at Wanghe Bridge is usually smooth.

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Bridges in Beijing
Road-rail bridges


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