A drug or alcohol addiction impacts every area of a person's life. In addition to occupation as well as partnership issues, a chemical abuse problem can elevate some very unpleasant inquiries about identification, and the definition and objective of life. Faith-based healing choices attempt to offer a spiritual– generally Christian– point of view on addiction and also therapy, using dynamics and instructions that stand out from secular programs.
For individuals that count on the assistance of a religious tradition, or who are looking for a spiritual structure for healing, faith-based healing programs give an atmosphere that nurtures this facet of treatment. Unlike nonreligious healing programs, which could understate the function of spirituality in order to appeal to a bigger variety of customers, faith-based programs are honestly structured around the worths, practices, and also mentors of a particular religious beliefs. Clients can talk about concerns of faith and also dependency with therapists as well as peers in a risk-free, helpful environment that validates their beliefs.
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The intersection in between the Christian confidence and also compound misuse therapy goes back a long way. In addition to his job in psychiatry, Jung also researched world religious beliefs, establishing the concept that a person's life was dependent after spiritual wellbeing.
Jung impressed this point of view onto an alcoholic individual of his, informing the male that the only guaranteed method of defeating the disease (considering that all various other methods had failed) was to find a spiritual experience. That conversation ultimately made its method to the ears of Expense Wilson, the male who would combine his determined desire to stop drinking with his newly found Christian faith to develop Twelve step programs. Jung created to Wilson directly to explain that spiritualism was exactly what was required to conquer alcoholism.
Twelve-Step programs like Twelve step programs have actually come under criticism and also analysis for their lack of openness and eschewment of standard scientific methods, yet the core ideas of peer support, mutual help, and also liability are still supported.
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The concept of having communal assistance and a network is one of the foundations of faith-based treatment. While absolutely not one-of-a-kind to Christian-oriented programs, the idea of coming to be an associate of individuals discovering and boosting with each other is mirrored in the results seen at church events. The New York Times reports on a North Carolina research study that discovered frequent church attendees had much more social support, and resulting better health and wellness, compared to people who did not participate in church.
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The directors of those programs focus less on the figures and information of their facilities' success rates and also more on their performance. Speaking with The Deal with, one supervisor claims his program is "off the charts" effective; another claims that both secular as well as religious therapy programs think really highly of his procedure. A 3rd director claims 70-80 percent of the grads of his program did not regression within the previous year; as well as an additional aimed at a two-year, in-house research that found 48 percent of its grads preserved their sobriety after completing their therapy.


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The Canon EOS 1100D is an update of the ageing but popular EOS 1000D, and has faced robust competition upon its arrival from Pentax's K-r and Nikon's D3100; not to mention with other CSC models from Panasonic, Olympus, Samsung, and Samsung. As we'll find out in this Canon EOS 1100D review, the specifications of this camera aren't really that radical, although these should still be enough to put it close to, if not ahead, of the pack.
For this Canon EOS 1100D review, we'll first take a look at the specifications of the 1100D unit.
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The EOS 1100D has a shape and size that's to be expected from a model at entry-level. It has lightweight, squat, and small body with a handgrip that's well proportioned, thus affording the user with a good hold. But while its frame is undoubtedly tough, its exterior has somewhat of a plastic feel sans any rubberized panels that are supposed to provide users with a better grip. Because of this, the EOS 1100D has a feel and look that's similar to budget models, especially if you compare it seemingly sturdier models such as Pentax K-r or Nikon D3100.
However, there's little to complain when it comes to the set-up of the control dials and buttons. This is since everything is well positioned and clearly labelled, such that if the unit was used by a beginner, his or her transition into DSLR photography would be simple and free of apprehensions. In addition, the placement and set-up of controls are similar to preceding EOS entry-level models, as the majority of these buttons are situated at the rear of the camera. Then there's its four-way control, which allows key function selection.
For those who are new to DSLR photography, the Canon EOS 1100D can pull off a rather accomplished performance. As a matter of fact, its ability to capture and produce fuss-free, high-quality pictures should more than enough please any photography enthusiast. As for its autofocus system, it's quite consistent and fast in use, which certainly means that it won't disappoint.
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To close our Canon EOS 1100D review, we conclude that this unit's performance is generally satisfactory, even superb, compared to its predecessors. It highly unlike you'll encounter any major issues with image quality with the EOS 1100D. We hope this information helps you somehow when you purchase your first DSLR.


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Some thoughts on Dargah in Konkan
Posted byKalemighty May 10, 2020 October 26, 2020 Posted inOn the Field, Process, ProjectTags:Islam, Konkan, May-illuminate, Medieval, Sufi
Faith connected the then Arab empire with the coast of western India in the medieval period. Sidi dynasty blossomed on the Janjira island and became a formidable naval power. British and Portuguese feared the Sidi sway in the Indian Ocean and Konkan continued to be a safe haven for the locals protected against the European powers, at least till the 18th century CE. During this time, the Sufi saints that made Konkan their home, left a mark on the landscape.
Dargah overlooking the sea near Mirya, Ratnagiri
The locals across the villages in Konkan revere the religious teachers or seers in the Shia and Sunni tradition of Islam. The Pir, as they are popularly addressed, were the godmen who helped the sick, troubled and poor villagers. Miracles continues to be an integral part of oral histories about Pirs in Konkan. Walking on water, shooting balls of flame in air, and speaking from the grave are many such markers for a "Jinda Pir" (Living Pir).
The coastline is dotted with numerous dargahs for the Sufi saints from Gujarat to the North to Kerala in the South along the Western coast of India. Raigad district, with the twin towns of Murud and Janjira is known as resting places for Pirs from the medieval period. I had a chance to visit the shrines in Ratnagiri district. On my visit to Sangmeshwar, Rajapur and Ratnagiri Talukas in Ratnagiri district, I came back with an enormous lore and legends about the Pir, the city and the overlap of various belief systems in the area. The Sufi shrines in Sindhudurg district seem to retain the Arabian charm in its architecture and the trove of lore that surrounds it. I do not imply one greater than the other, but the Konkani assimilation seems to have played out differently in the districts of Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg for the Sufi shrines.
Associations between the sufi saints, their lore and the location of their shrine presents an interesting aspect of embeddedness of the narrative in the local landscape. The legend of Sir-Pir (Sir = head, in Urdu) in Sangmeshwar Taluka plays out as an episode of martyrdom of the sufi saint, who received a blow on his neck to save the fellow jamaat in the village. And the place where his head touched the ground, became sacred. A dargah to Sir Pir stands there to this day. The Urs (festival or celebration in honour of the Pir) attracts both Muslim and non-Muslim devotees from around Konkan to Sir Pir.
Another legend of Sarwari Baba at Utambar near Anjarle (in Dapoli taluka of Ratnagiri district) speaks of the benevolence of the Pir and annual fests with malida going to every neighbouring dargah and mosque. The dargah at Achra, Bandivade, Sindhudurg, Phungus, Hatis, Vijaydurg, and Jaitapur reiterate the community participation. In some cases, the Pir and the dargah seems to be a non-Muslim area of activity than Islamic. I understand the weight of this sentence, and let me lay it out fully.
Some of the dargah mark an event (generally the ultimate event) in the Pir's life or performance of a miracle. The medieval town settling may have had Muslim settlement in the area where the dargah stands today. In some cases, where a peti or a box with the saint's belongings was acquired from the sea, the dargah was constructed adjacent to the water or on the port itself. Barring these exceptions, the dargah might have been in original Muslim moholla of the town. With the modern land politics, the traditional areas of the town may have moved. In some cases that I gathered; the non-Muslim land-grab politics has complicated the place of dargah in a town. The original Khadim (or caretakers) of the dargah often live a couple of villages away and make it to the dargah only when the weather permits, or during special occasions. The families have moved out, leaving the last thread of attachment in the form of the dargah.
The narrative that the Pir is benevolent to non-Muslims has proved to be a double-edged sword in Konkan. The Urs participation of non-Muslims has indeed seen a remarkable uptick, and has maybe saved numerous dargah from being relocated or demolished. However, that has also translated as a total non-Muslim grasp on the maintenance of the dargah. Some non-Muslims that I interviewed, lauded their family's efforts of lighting a lamp at the dargah every night, "to keep the tradition alive". And I appreciate that as well; but why did the Khadim family 'leave' in the first place? I found it troubling to accept the hanging conversations around land and ritual performance concerning the dargah.
I personally love going to dargah (wherever it is permitted for a woman to do so) and smell the light fragrance of the incense or ittar in the air, and maybe talk pleasantries with Khadim begum. The dargah in Konkan are also the places where you come to heal. Spiritually, or, if you wish to seek a counsel on physical health, then that too. The dargah at Phungus (yes, the one with impressive glass work inlay) has traditionally been a place to seek advice on mental and physical health. Miniature silver cradles hang in the dargah as offerings for begetting a child, and numerous threads tied to the latticework indicate the wishes of the devotees. Dargah stands at the confluence of syncretism, ritual healing and well-being, and an embodied manifestation of oral and aural narratives about some respected person in the community.
I would hate this post to be interpreted as a call for action to reclaim the dargah from non-Muslim areas or something, but I want to leave the reader with some semblance of a complicated backdrop for a clean image of "syncretism". The dargah in Konkan has changed from its Arabian prototype (if we can call it as such), or from its Deccani relative (dargah in the mainland). The white-washed dargah stands by the water, indicating land for the ships at night, and a resting place for travelers (and now coast-guards) during the day. But the question continues to linger – what is a Konkani dargah, really?
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Sabrina Modak says:
The locals across the villages in Konkan revere the religious teachers or seers in the "Shia tradition" of Islam.
How is it Shia? Even the Sunnis are believers in Sufism.
Kalemighty says:
Hello Sabrina Modak,
Thank you for flagging that for me. It was an inadvertent lapse. I stand corrected.
I have fixed that lapse in the main document 🙂
Looking forward to more conversations nd insights from you.
PBUH


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of the Bible, because they do not make the word of life the man of their counsel. How various and interesting are the subjects of divine revelation of things both new and old, of those which are past, and which are yet to come. The account of the conduct, condition, and designs of those invisible spirits, the holy and sinning angels, should most seriously affect us; for like them, and even with them, we are deeply interested. O the wonders, the beauties, and glories of the person, character, and offices of the Redeemer, the only Mediator between God and man! How sublime, and amazingly momentous the description of the general resurrection and great judgement day. In the word of God we have an interest vast as eternity; and to have a saving knowledge of its sacred truths, is to be an heir of immortal glory, Amen.
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thereof. To hear of glorious achievements and important events, interests the mind of a human being. Many of the concerns pertaining to the human race, are in themselves of vast magnitude; and others become momentously interesting by their connexion with other beings, and their bearing on another world. Ancient and modern history is worthy the study and attention of man; both as it respects the rise and fall of nations, and individuals. The account of worthy heroes and interesting kingdoms, is calculated to please and elevate the human mind. Let us take a glance of two persons of rank, and notice some of the changes which they experienced.
In the year 1774, in which the Marquis de La Fayette was married, his estates are said to have been so great that his annual income amounted to ten thousand one hundred dollars. In the year 1776, he espoused the cause of America; as his mind, naturally elevated, was ever devoted to the cause of liberty. Though France little expected that the American colonies could maintain their declaration of Independence, he was willing to purchase and fit out avessel at his own expense. He soon landed at Charleston, South-Carolina, where he presented General Moultrie with clothing, arms, and accoutrements for one hundred of his men, who were miserably clad. Being appointed by Congress to the rank and commission of Major-General in the army of the United States, he was permitted to take the command of two thousand young men, who being regularly disciplined, became the flower of the American army. They were equipped throughout at his own expense; and for his bravery, military skill, and successes, he had the confidence of his men, of Washington, and Congress. Being highly honoured, and having returned home in the time of the French revolution, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the national guards, and commander of all the militia in France, But shortly he is accused, and a price set on his head. He escapes from the army, and after many most dea grading reproaches and insults, at last is delivered up to the Austrian government, and confined in one of the cells of the prison at Olmutz. The sufferings of La Fayette in this dreary abode, brought him to the borders of the grave.
His confinement was five years; that of his wife and daughters, twenty-two months. If all the circumstances attending his imprisonment should be taken into consideration, a parallel case of injustice and cruelty could scarcely · be found in the annals of history. Now let us turn our thoughts to his arrival and reception at NewYork, in the year 1824: Let us only contemplate his tour through the United States, and hint at the honours which he received from this nation; then enough will be told of him.
Again : In the year 1774, Louis XVI, ascends the throne of France. But, in a few years, the condition of the nation is so alarming, that the royal family are obliged to escape from Paris. They are taken and brought back, and suffer the most inhuman treatment. The king and royal family are imprisoned, accused, condemned, and executed. In the time of their arrest and confinement, they experienced the most cruel abuse. Their horrid execution is too affecting and shocking at this time to be related. What contrasts in the condition of Louis XVI. king
of France! Thus a cursory view of two personages has been taken, to show that not only the history of nations, but that of individuals, is often important and interesting.
Still there is a history vastly more important, and infinitely more interesting. This is the history of the church, or a description of the trials and prosperity of Zion. Her king is the Lord of hosts; her dominion is an everlasting dominion; and all her subjects shall finally wear crowns of glory for ever and ever.
Her chief tower is heaven; and all the angels of God are her guards. She is styled the perfection of beauty; for in her militant state, her subjects are the peculiar chosen people of her King; and in her triumphant state, they are the citizens of the new Jerusalem above. Well, then, may the Psalmist exclaim, Walk about Zion, and go round about her; tell the towers thereof.
In the early ages of the world, there were preachers of righteousness, among whom Noah was distinguished. But religious instructers were chiefly Patriarchal, till the time of Moses. Then the Levites were the priests for the Jewish nation. Whilst Jerusalem was in splendour, the people were called upon to go round the city in solemn procession; and, while they joyfully praised and blessed the Lord, to mark all the towers, walls, and palaces, observing that not one of them had been in the least injured by her formidable invaders. This would tend the more deeply to impress their minds, and prepare them faithfully and diligently to preserve the memory of these interesting events, for the benefit of future generations.
But says Solomon, The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it and is safe. Before the advent of the Saviour, the Lord had not only a seed toserve him, but there were eminent patriarchs and prophets, who were Zion's watchmen; and even the angels were her messengers and warriours.
Their tents were pitched in the midst of her; and frequently they fought her battles, and led her on victorious. But this subject will be chiefly confined to events which have transpired in the church, since the days of Christ and his apostles.
The darkest season was chosen for the appearance of the Son of God, the light and life of the world. The New Testament makes known the out pourings of the Holy Spirit, the persecutions and success of the church, during the first century. In the reign of Trajan, Ignatius was an important pillar in the church. Much did he encourage and strengthen christians, who were persecuted in diverse places. Polycarp was a bold champion for the defence of truth in his life; and his martyrdom was a bulwark for the support and propagation of Christianity. In his days, the holy martyrs sustained the most dreadful tortures for their faith in Christ; evincing indeed, that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory, that shall be revealed in them. The name of Cyprian is distinguished in church history. He was a faithful servant of his Lord and master; and an ornament to the church. In Asia, one Maximus was brought before Optimus the proconsul, who inquired after his condition. I was born free, says he, but I am the servant of Jesus Christ. Are you a christian? Though a sinner, yet I am a christian. After persuasions and tortures, he was ordered to be stoned to death. Whilst the persecution was raging with unremitting fury, Cyprian thus addresses the faithful: Heavenly things now succeed earthly; great things, small; and eternal, those that are fading. After a variety of exercises and toils amongst friends and open enemies, by having his head severed from his body by a sword, rested at length in Jesus the magnanimous and benevolent spirit of Cyprian of Carthage.
In the fourth century in the persecution under Dioclesian, edicts were published, by which men of the


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Who is Idris Elba? Bio: Wife, Daughter, Net Worth, Child, Children, Engaged
1 Idris Elba's Worldwide Success
2 The Beginning: A Short Biography of Idris Elba
3 The Relationships of idris Elba
4 Quick Fact: Idris Elba's Height, Net Worth and Much More
5 Idris Elba The Musician
6 James Bond The Future and Rumors
Idris Elba's Worldwide Success
In the last ten years, Idris Elba has changed from a continuous working celebrity to one of the greatest celebrities on the planet. Most importantly, Elba is viewed as Heimdall from the Thor films and he starred opposite Matthew McConnaughey at the summer blockbuster, The Black Tower, depending on the favorite Stephen King novel collection. It's gotten to the point where no matter which kind of film you're viewing, you shouldn't be surprised to see Idris Elba look (or listen to his voice). From roles at Disney's live action movie of The Jungle Book and Zootopia into the gripping survivalist romance, The Mountain Between Us, opposite Kate Winslet as an alien protagonist in Star Trek: Beyond, Elba has exhibited a broad assortment of pursuits from the functions that he's shot on. All of this success has translated into fame and accolades, including being named Best Actor at the BET awards in 2010 and winning and being nominated for a range of awards for his role in Beasts of No Nation. Among the most impressive accomplishments was being appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire because of his accomplishments in dramatics.
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The Beginning: A Short Biography of Idris Elba
He cites a British weekly paper known as the Stage because he got curious after a call for auditions from the newspaper caught his attention. Although his name was really Idrissa, after he chose to make the move into acting in his regional college, he shifted it into Idris. While growing up, Idris was interested in music, working for his uncle's DJ company and shortly starting a DJ business of his own. From the mid-90's, Elba started to obtain some success on TV, especially with a massive part in the British TV show, Bramwell, a medical drama which happened in the 1890s. There were a range of supporting roles that followed but it had been his 2002 part in HBO's The Cable which place him onto the radar of a bigger audience. Back in 2009, he started a six-episode arc on NBC's hit comedy, The Office, and shortly went to star in the BBC play, Luther, he produced.
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The Relationships of idris Elba
Tall, dark and handsome, Idris Elba has turned into something of an global sex symbol during his increase. He also's been called one of Individuals's 100 Most Beautiful People in the World and contained among the record of GQ's best-dressed British guys. With all this focus, it's no real surprise that many are interested to know when Elba is solitary. The brief answer is yes. Having been married twice, Idris Elba is presently available on the marketplace instead of romantically linked to anybody right now. He married his second wife, Sonia Nicole Hamlin, in 2006 but it shouldn't have been supposed to function as both divorced after fourteen days. He had his son Winston, using a girlfriend called Naiyana Garth who had been he had been with from 2013 to 2016. In 2012, Elba shared an image of a home made Golden Globe that his daughter had left for him if he dropped the calendar year before.
This is my nephew. His mother Anne passed away last Christmas and left 5 kids behind including Jamal aka @youngdekiru This mix tape is his tribute to her to help him deal with the loss. We collaborated on a track called Reality. Rest in peace cousin Anne ?? Link in bio
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Quick Fact: Idris Elba's Height, Net Worth and Much More
Idris Elba was created Idrissa Akuna Elba on September 6, 1972. He had been born in London and now divides his time between London, New York and L.A.. He's an estimated net worth of 15 million and his height is 6 feet, 3 inches tall. A number of Elba's lesser known characters include playing Beyonce's husband in the film Obsessed and directing and starring in the music video for "Lover of The Pale" by Mumford and Sons. He also's also gotten the opportunity to meet some pretty amazing people, having his picture taken with President Obama at the Oval Office and also sharing with a selfie using Oprah on Twitter.
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Idris Elba The Musician
Having gotten a historical introduction into songs when he worked together with his uncle's DJ company for a child, Elba has lasted pursuing that passion to this day. What started with a DJ company of his own lasted with him playing nightclubs in London and carrying on the title DJ Driis. He also's also seen success as a rapper with his 2010 EP, higher Class Issues Vol.1, being nominated for a Billboard Music Award. He also's appeared on paths by Jay-Z, Mr. Hudson and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
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After looking in massive hits such as The Dark Tower as well as the Thor franchise, it's's clear that lots of fans believe that Elba must take about the character of 007 himself. While Daniel Craig proceeds to maintain the mantle of James Bond, Elba has expressed some interest before and it feels like after the launch of each Bond movie, the rumor mill celebrities churning again. Nonetheless, in a 2015 interview with Telegraph, Elba seemed exasperated with all the rumors saying he wasn't provided to function and hasn't been campaigning to it hasn't ceased journalists out of continuing to bring this up. Back in September 2017 if he had been requested by Buzzfeed when he'd ever take over the Bond role, Elba simply replied, "I believe not. " However, things aren't slowing to Idris Elba. From his role in the hottest Thor movie to Molly's Game reverse Jessica Chastain along with a busy 2018 which comprises a fresh year of Luther, we'll continue to watch lots of Idris Elba on both large and little screen.
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Carolina Ignacia Vargas Romero (Santiago, 30 de mayo de 1990) es una actriz chilena, integró el elenco de las series de Canal 13 Amango y Amango 2 con su personaje Francisca Opazo conocida como Kika.

Trayectoria profesional

Televisión
El 2006 inició su carrera televisiva al ingresar como parte del elenco principal de la exitosa serie de Canal 13, Amango, en donde personifica a Kika. Aquí compartió créditos con Augusto Schuster, Magdalena Müller, Denise Rosenthal, Felipe Rojas, Samir Ubilla y Gabriela Ernst, entre otros.

La segunda temporada de Amango comenzó a grabarse a finales de 2007 y se empezó a exhibir el viernes 28 de marzo de 2008 a las 22:00. El viernes 20 de junio de 2008 se transmitió el último capítulo a las 22:00, con no tan buena audiencia de su primera temporada.

A su vez, participó en Amango: La Gira, realizada por Agosin Films y que cuenta con la dirección del destacado cineasta Shai Agosin (El brindis), se estrenó el 26 de marzo de 2008 en una sala de cine de Santiago.

En 2009 personificó a Maite en la teleserie de Canal 13 " Corazón Rebelde " dirigida por Herval Abreu.

Vida personal
Nació en Viña del Mar, Chile, el 30 de mayo de 1990. Es la segunda hija de Angélica Romero y Rolando Vargas Escudero. Vivió en Llay-Llay, comuna al interior de la Región de Valparaíso, Luego, a sus nueve años de edad se muda a Santiago. Realiza su educación secundaria en el Colegio Calasanz, Ñuñoa. Realizó Ballet en la Academia de Sara Nieto desde los 10 años y es actuación en la Escuela de Teatro de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, además es Master en Bellas Artes mención Actuación de la California Institute of the Arts.

Teleseries

Series y unitarios

Discografía

Bandas sonoras
 2007: Amango: El sueño se hizo realidad
 2007: Amango villancicos
 2008: Esto no es un juego

DVD
 Amango karaoke (2007)
 Amango: la gira (2008)

Giras
 2007-2008: Amango Gira 2008
 2008: Soñar Despierto

Nacidos en Santiago de Chile
Actrices de televisión de Chile
Reparto de Amango
Actores infantiles de Chile
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Q: How would multi folder commit be represented in a Git snapshpt pointer structure How would multi folder structure be represented in Git ?
In the book Pro-git on the Chapter "Branches in a Nutshell" you are presented with this image:

This image prefectly shows what single folder snapshot is. We could think of the snapshots as a several files: commit file, tree file and several text files.
Commit file
A commit file as a name(adress), a string author(value scott), a sting commiter(value: Scott) and a pointer to the adress of another file that descrives the tree structure of the commit.
Tree file
There files stores a number (int) that tell you the size of the tree in this case, it would tell you that you have 3 files in the tree. Then this tree file store adress to each one of the files store in the commit(blobs).
Blob file
The blob file would have a name(adress) and has the text that we writen in it. could be code, and web article or a book chapter.
Whats not clear
Would the tree file(in blue color) have and pointer to and address of a sub-tree (another blue square)? Or would all the information of the tree structure be some how stored in the single tree file.
The bellow image is what I imagine a commit structure with several folders would look like, is this a correct representation, if not could someone explain how its actually done ?
Is can be seen in the image this would be a folder: 92ec2 that would have 3 files: 5b1d3, 911e7, cba0a. Then there would be a folder inside 92ec2 with the address ef25b that would have inside it 2 files: 3d4a5, a54fg.
We can see the folder 92ec2 has a pointer to the folder ef25b. Each folder would point to all its sub-folders.

Note: I used a methaphor of files but I understand C pointers and memory allocation and I assume the implementation is using C pointers or something similar. Size in the tree would be in bits and you would need to divide it by the side of the blob structure to get the "value 3". I Also understand that Some times the tree may point to previous snapshot of the a file if it was not modified since the last commit.

A: Let's find out. Here's a folder consisting of two files and a folder which itself contains two files:
-rw-r--r--   1 mattmobile  staff     0 Oct  2 14:17 a
-rw-r--r--   1 mattmobile  staff     0 Oct  2 14:17 b
drwxr-xr-x   4 mattmobile  staff   128 Oct  2 14:17 myFolder

./myFolder:
-rw-r--r--  1 mattmobile  staff    0 Oct  2 14:17 c
-rw-r--r--  1 mattmobile  staff    0 Oct  2 14:17 d

Ok, let's put this folder under Git control, add all the files, and make a commit. Now let's examine that commit:
% git ls-tree main
100644 blob e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391    a
100644 blob e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391    b
040000 tree 592be6b15ea6d7060cfcc646a780253c2e7b20d7    myFolder
% git ls-tree 592be6
100644 blob e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391    c
100644 blob e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391    d

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Spectre amounts to nothing
by Trevan McGee on November 7, 2015
in Print Reviews,Reviews
Daniel Craig returns for possibly his final outing as James Bond. That's a good thing.
Top 10 Most Ludicrous Fake Movie Military Organizations
by Warren Cantrell on March 26, 2013
in Top 10s
A celebration of the most ludicrous, impractical, destructive, ineffective military organizations in movie history. While some of the films featured were pretty decent, and others were decidedly not, they all had one thing in common: they featured an armed collective so laughably inept that they stood out amongst even the most impractical government organizations.
Stylish, Stunning Cinematography Bolsters 'Skyfall'
by Eric Melin on November 9, 2012
in Reviews,Video Reviews
Skyfall doesn't reach the emotional depths of 2006's Casino Royale—Daniel Craig's first outing as MI6 secret agent James Bond—but it features jaw-dropping cinematography and set design, and some of the most exciting action scenes of the entire series.
'Skyfall' Soars
Daniel Criag returns as James Bond, but 'Skyfall' offers more than the standard spy thriller. As the plot changes from international mystery to revenge story to home defense/giant metaphor, the clean, do-no-wrong exteriors of these characters that have been established over the last 50 years fade away.
Top 10 Worst James Bond Movies
by Eric Melin on November 18, 2008
This weekend, the new James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" raked in a huge take of $67 million in America alone. For Scene-Stealers sitegoer Will Dawson, this is very exciting. He's got a lot of favorite Bond movies, but has instead, for us he decided to create a list of the top 10 worst James Bond […]


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Q: Control web app with key-presses when browser isn't "in the front" Like the topic says, I'm wondering if it's possible to control my web application even when I have other applications in front on the browser?
Pref. using javascript!
Thanks!

A: No, this is not possible. Imagine the tremendous security vulnerability this would expose. Do you want a web page running in your minimized browser to read the letter you're typing in your word processor?
Furthermore,  such a mechanism would be problematic from a purely technical perspective. If you have multiple browser windows open, which one should "get" the keystrokes? If the answer is "all of them", that could be quite bad if a command intended for one particular open browser instance went to all of them. (For instance, in one open Web application, Ctrl+N skips to the next song, but in another, Ctrl+N creates a new document. If you have both pages open, such a capturing mechanism would perform both actions!)
Granted, such function could possibly be safely implemented with user consent (compare to microphone input from getUserMedia -- it's not exactly eavesdropping if you clicked "Allow"), but there is currently no API or specification that would allow for such functionality.


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CASE STUDY (part 2): The big spenders and the big winners – Sponsored Product Ads on Black Friday
Following our last post about the volume and effectiveness of Sponsored Product Ads on Black Friday here is the second part of the study – Which product categories were the most competitive, who spent the most on Sponsored Product Ads and who got the best return on ad spend (ROAS).
As mentioned in the last post the number of Sponsored Product Ads that were served during Black Friday was double than the average, first of all due to the fact that there were more shoppers and page views and second because there was an increase in the number of brands and sellers that ran Sponsored Product Ads and an increase in their budgets.
The top 10 categories with the largest number of Sponsored Product Ads impressions on Black Friday were mobile Phones (including accessories) which was responsible for almost 20% of the ad spent and total sponsored product ads impressions, followed by furniture (sofas, beds etc), Home & Garden electronics (vacuum cleaners, kitchen accessories etc), home décor, toys, bed & bath, Audio & video (TV's, headphones etc), luggage, fashion and video games.
The Bed & Bath and Home & Garden electronics categories were the most competitive and reached the highest average PPC, although the biggest increase in the PPC (compared to average Fridays) was in the Audio & video categories.
Video games and fashion got the highest conversion rates. The fashion category and the Bed & Bath category more than doubled their average conversion rate (compared to regular Fridays). Furniture and Bed & bath had the lowest conversion rate (although as mentioned it was still much higher than regular).
Overall the Return on Ad Spend was double than the average meaning that the Sponsored Product ads were twice more effective than usual.
Return On Ad Spend
The mobile phones category had the highest return on ad spend (ROAS), reaching an average of more than 5,000 with smartphones reaching 7,000 (more than double than regular days) and accesories reaching only 600 (still 50% higher than regular) The second best ROAS category was Home electronics and next in line were video games, Bed & Bath, Furniture and the rest.
The results once again demonstrate that Black Friday was beneficial not only for the shoppers but mostly for the sellers and brands who were able to reach a much higher than average ROAS and conversions, even when offering high competition and low margin products.
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proportion of the thousands sent from every part of the British Empire.
public spoke well for the corps which they represented.
President of this wealthy and prosperous section of Central America.
scientific and didactic, by Guatemalan authors.
much attention by its wonderful variety.
installation showed some samples of native beer of excellent quality.
known as "Algodon de Cajeta."
the commission extant during the exposition was estimated at $5,000.
Guatemalan Government for the expenses of the exhibit.
official representation of Guatemala at the Universal Exposition of St.
who in turn shall receive his instructions from the minister of fomento.
Haitian Government spent in its exhibit was $50,000.
Game Building and in the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy.
the same wood. The other varieties were used in the smaller decorations.
served coffee and cocoa, native products.
the rear was a cabin made from the natural woods imported from Haiti.
bowls, urns, and tobacco boxes.
commissioner-general; Mr. Howard S. Reed, executive commissioner; Mr.
redwood, hard pine, cedar, etc.
months' growth. At present there is not a sugar refinery in the country.
to be of the very highest grade.
from St. Louis to either New York or Boston.
Building and to arrange for the exhibit of applied arts.
representative. Mr. Paul Horti is a well known art critic of Hungary.
Mr. R.E. Rombauer was also a member of the commission.
The cost of Hungary's participation was approximately 200,000 crowns.
they represented only a small value.
set apart for the exhibition.
art, liberal arts, manufactures, and agriculture.
Chev. Vittorio Zeggio; Mr. Guido Pantaleoni; Mr. Alberto Alfani, Mr.
secretaries; Mr. Giuseppe Sommarauga, architect of the pavilion.
token of peace and welfare.
ancient Romans used to grow their laurel, an image of glory.
another flight of stairs more than 45 feet wide.
faithful copy of the famous Etruscan vase called "Of Francois,"
the King and Queen of Italy.
principal decorations made and shipped from Italy.
authorized by a law of the Italian Parliament dated December 27, 1903.
exposition, was appointed honorary commissioner-general, and Hon.
in the work of arranging and distributing the different exhibits.
Italian display was not a full demonstration of what Italy produces.
exhibited were sufficient to give an idea of the modern art in Italy.
Laurenti, Ciardi, Fattori de Karolis, Nomellini, Gelli, etc.
which was exhibited the silk factories' display.
display of seeds sent by the department of agriculture.
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on some of its lines.
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products of the paper factories.
Building, and some of them were remarkable works of art.
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landscape architect; Mr. Saizo Tajima; Prof. Yoshitaro Wantanabe; Mr.
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twenty-seven world's fairs. Her participation in the exposition at St.
gratification of the Exposition Company and the Japanese exhibitors.
Japan was later enabled to accept the invitation.
while others were set out in proper order by the association.
There was no department or palace in which Japan did not exhibit.
by the initiative of the Formosa government.
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Mr. J. Alberto MacDowell, chief department of horticulture; Mr. J.M.
Maj. S. Garcia Cuellar, chief department of transportation; Lieut.
Garcia, Mr. Jose A. Bonilla.
statistics, texts, etc., which were displayed there.
attracted a great deal of attention.
from' prominent architects of Mexico.
important exhibit was that of chemical products and pharmacy.
photographers of the country were exhibited.
of furniture and decorating fixtures for buildings and residences.
implements used for driving and riding.
materials made by its factories.
electrical installations of the country.
the army for the manufacture of cartridges, and antiscaling substance.
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Moorhouse and Mr. Thomas Clarkson, attaches.
health resorts. The chief of that branch of the public service, Mr. T.
extended the original idea in this direction.
country from one end to the other appealed to the fishing enthusiast.
one of the "wonders of the world."
native wingless birds of New Zealand.
for the highest professions, such as medicine, law, teaching, etc.
legislature, and one is a cabinet minister.
partially the resources of a wonderfully rich and productive country.
of modern civilization are lived up to.
invitation from the American authorities to have a commission appointed.
By resolution of the Crown Prince Regent on March 25, Frederick L.M.
money was raised by private subscriptions.
complete illustration of the development of art in our country.
suggested by the societies of artists.
the National Museum, Carl Ludvig Loostroem.
of New York, and Wilfred H. Schoff were appointed commissioners and Mr.
of the agricultural products of Peru.
direction of the Sociedad Nacional de Mineria.
_Russian Commission._--Mr. Edward Grunwaldt, executive commissioner; Mr.
Jacob Godberg, Mr. Max Berkowitz, Mr. L.A. Robinson.
look after the work of installation and maintenance.
exhibitors was then considered. The minister of finance informed Mr.
exhibits were very extensive in all the departments.
exhibits, and the maintenance of same, was borne by Mr. Grunwaldt.
was an exhibit of interest and instruction. The building cost $25,000.
of all kinds and examples of the agricultural products of the land.
sections, longitudinal cuts, and portions of the outer surface.
large variety of boats has been evolved to meet the various conditions.
collection of mats and textiles, both cotton and silk.
of the exhibition of the Government of Siam was approximately $120,000.
libraries, and to all persons who were known to be interested in Siam.
Mr. A. Cecil Carter, M.A., department of education, secretary-general.
being of pure sherry brandy, another of wines, and another of olive oil.
it being of the vintage of 1865, the year of Lincoln's assassination.
subjects and who could be accommodated in exhibit buildings.
minister plenipotentiary to the United States, commissioner-general; Dr.
Eugenio M. Ambard, commissioner-general; Dr. H. Lameda, attache; H.
been shown at any other exposition.
collected, prepared, and classified by E.M. Ambard.
authorities to be of very fine flavor and high grade.
shown in the various exhibit palaces on the grounds.
as its commissioner, Mr. Francis Cagiati, of Rome.
manufactured by the Studio del Mosaico Vaticano.
Forty-one different pieces of mosaic work.
The death mask of Leo XIII.
Cast of the right hand of Leo XIII.
REPORTS OF STATES, TERRITORIES, AND DISTRICTS.
Committee on Birmingham district exhibit: Fred M. Jackson, president; J.
B. Gibson, secretary; J.A. MacKnight, special representative; Rufus N.
Rhodes, Culpepper Exum, F.H. Dixon, George H. Clark.
actual amount of money raised was approximately $20,000.
seven flat cars, its bulk rendering it impossible to put it in box cars.
was begun in the foundry of the Birmingham Steel and Iron Company.
and made an extended report to his Government on the subject.
be duplicated for less than $40,000.
sand, and a long list of other minerals which have not been developed.
car wheels, bar steel, steel plate, sewer pipe, and vitrified brick.
newspapers throughout the country and Europe.
at Birmingham. This marble is of exceedingly fineness and whiteness.
in the world and in inexhaustible quantity.
system to extract the gold economically.
the exposition, and he had his office at the exhibit.
commissioner; Joseph B. Marvin, resident representative; Mrs. Mary E.
of Nome; Anthony Tubbs, mayor of Treadwell; H.P. King, mayor of Nome.
as an inducement for the venture.
common to the public, and emigration to that region was tardy.
them, who had been in ignorance of the resources of their country.
shall secure the one great need of Alaska--inland transportation.
immediate charge at the Department of the elaboration of the exhibit.
illustrate the products and resources of Alaska.
their acquaintance with Alaska and its products.
the wants of ladies and children.
mining interest of the country.
three times the amount paid for Alaska taken from one mine.
and included specimens from nearly all the mines in Alaska.
curios, and mounted specimens of game and fish.
H.B. St. Claire, secretary; Mrs. J.A. Black, commissioner; R.N.
The Arizona Building stood near the southeast entrance of the grounds.
F.E. White, of Florence, Ariz., valued at $250.
cost approximately $875. The cost of installation was $1,500.
and the cost of installation $950.
source came into the hands of the board of managers.
_Members of Arkansas commission_.--George R. Belding, president; J.C.
Rembert, secretary; Thomas W. Milan, manager; George T. Lake; John P.
Lizzie Cage, assistant lady manager.
borne by the State appropriation.
sleeping rooms, together with the general toilet rooms.
entirely of Arkansas timber, and was designed by Frank W. Gibb, A.I.A.
Arkansas, where it is to be reerected as a residence.
Duke of Saxony, and samples of mineral waters of Montgomery County.
a cave or grotto made of quartz, crystals.
department of forestry; Robert Furlong, chief department of education.
experience in installing and managing exhibits at former, expositions.
hops, canned fish, seeds and cereals, grasses and vegetable fibers, etc.
A facade was erected in this department and decorated most artistically.
occupied by the State in agriculture, exclusive of aisles.
with an exhibit showing all the commercial minerals of California.
Altogether there were forty-odd varieties.
California redwood, finished in natural color.
shrubs and some tropical fruit trees.
appropriated and the board was increased from five to seven members.
Cassady, treasurer; Mrs. Lionel Rose Anthony; William F. Sperry; John A.
Department, Mr. Paul Wilson, chairman; Agricultural Department, Mr.
chairman; Fine Arts Department, Mr. W.F. Sperry chairman.
portion of the State in these various departments.
$15,000; forestry, fish, and game exhibit, $7,500.
Montgomery, Mrs. Louis R. Cheney, Mrs. George H. Knight, Miss Anne H.
Chappell. National commissioners: Frederick Betts, Mrs. John M.
Holcombe. Resident commissioner, Hobart Brinsmade.
Building form part of the State horticultural exhibit.
of the larger cultivators would contribute to the exhibit.
all parts of the United States and to some from foreign countries.


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Most of my mistakes are made when I'm overworked. I usually end up being zero productive or even negative productive after a certain point.
If your job involves thinking at all, make sure to attack it with a fresh mind and make sure to walk away when your mind is dull. If you don't do that, you'll end up regretting it.
My favorite part was the "Tuba Tiger Rag" which starts around the 4:50 mark.
I am a parent. A big part of that job is being an example of how to behave for my children.
If I don't act polite and mannered, how should I expect my children to act that way?
Recently, I was telling my children about my favorite dog from childhood, Patch. He was incredibly friendly and smart and died too young due to an accident with a car.
I tried to find a good picture of him, but I didn't have any, so I started searching for one. This comes the closest to capturing the friendly Frisbee-chasing blurry essence of Patch. I still miss him, twenty years after his passing.
I grew up near a rock quarry that had been later filled in with water and stocked with fish.
This beautiful painting by Cezanne reminds me of it in many ways. It makes me want to go back there and stick a pole in the water.
Often, just knowing our friends are there for us is enough. We don't actually need them a lot of the time.
If my close friends were to ever call on me for anything, I'd be there immediately. The thing is, that knowledge is enough most of the time.
I've been looking for a website that offers detailed coaching with workout and meal planning for people who want to get in better shape but don't have easy access to a gym. While there are a lot of free options out there, this one (at $5 a month) blows them out of the water.
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While many other critics were rolling their eyes at this in-your-face 3D sequel to 2008's "Journey to the Center of the Earth," I was having a blast watching it. While 3D adventure films can be a challenge, "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" decided early on it was going to be nothing more than a fun Saturday morning cartoon ride. And that's what I thoroughly enjoyed about it.
I grew up with TV shows like "Land of the Lost" when I was a kid, and the feature film of that wasn't quite what I wanted. Throwing a couple families on a mysterious island filled with giant lizards and the like made "Journey 2" more "Land of the Lost" than the Will Ferrell movie from 2009.
The new film swaps out Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for Brenden Fraser, which was a wise move. Fraser just plays too goofy in a role like this, but Johnson pulls off the family adventure amazingly well. Not since Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Kindergarten Cop" days have we seen a musclehead actor be able to work in family films with such ease.
Johnson plays Hank, the step-father of Sean (Josh Hutcherson), a teenager who is trying to find his grandfather (Michael Caine) that went missing on a quest to find Jules Verne's Mysterious Island. Together, they rent a helicopter from Palau, fly into the center of a tropical storm and get stranded on the very island they're looking for.
There's no real depth of story here, but the action, visual design and tongue-in-cheek humor of the film keep it going. I remember watching this in the theater with my kids and loving it, then revisiting it at home and enjoying it just as much. Running a relatively short 94 minutes, the film doesn't get bogged down and left me wanting more. And considering how well the movie did in theaters and overseas, it's likely we see them all back for another Vernian adventure, as promised in the film.
The Blu-ray includes a gag reel and several VFX-in-process deleted scenes. There's also an interactive guide to the island that features behind-the-scene spots about the production of the film. The Blu-ray is also UltraViolet compatible, which allows streaming and download to a compatible Android, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices.
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Stealing with Presidential Decrees
When Angola's President decreed in 2012 that the north-western enclave of Cabinda should have a deep-water port, it was heralded as a private sector deal that wouldn't cost the Angolan state a single cent.
The estimated US $540 million construction costs would be funded by private investors and banks. For once, there was no Angolan public sector involvement contemplated.
That proved to be a chimera.
In fact, the entire Caio Port (Porto de Caio) concept seems to have been a vanity project involving the President's son, José Filomeno dos Santos known as Zenú and his very close friend and financial mentor, Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais. And sadly, the project is bleeding millions upon millions of dollars from the Angolan Sovereign Wealth Fund controlled by Zenú.
A very 'private' port
The proposal for Cabinda's deep water port at Caio was first announced in a 2012 presidential decree as a wholly private-sector initiative. Yet the contract was awarded, without feasibility study or competition, to a brand-new company created just a few months earlier.
That company was Caioporto, S.A.
Its name alone suggests that this brand-new venture was likely set up specifically for the Caio Port project.
Curiously, Caioporto not only had no prior experience in the construction of port facilities or deep-water harbours but when it began its registration process in October 2011 it listed a risibly small operating capital of barely US $20,000.
Significantly however, the company's owner (with 99.9% of the shares) was listed as Mr Bastos de Morais, a man well-known in Angolan circles as a special friend of the President's son and his main business associate. Registration of his new enterprise was duly published in the official Diário da República (daily gazette) in January 2012.
Seven months later, to coincide with the President's birthday, Presidential Decree No. 177/12 was published, authorizing the Transport Minister, Augusto Tomás, to draw up a concession contract with Caioporto, S.A.
And, as part of his birthday celebrations, one week later on August 20th, President dos Santos ceremonially laid the symbolic first stone of the future Caio Port.
It was a very sweet deal for Caioporto. Caioporto would arrange the conception of the project, the funding, planning, remodelling, engineering, construction and provisioning. In exchange, it would have the exclusive contract for furnishing installations and provisioning services to the Port and any vessel using it. Provided it could finance the project, Caioporto would get the construction and operational monopoly. The reward for taking on the initial financial risk was immense: to enjoy all the profits from the sea port once it was operating.
Sources close to Caioporto have admitted privately that this was nothing more than a scheme aimed at conferring an "air of legality" to a project designed to provide a source of income for the President's son.
In theory, Caioporto was now in a position to seek the estimated half billion dollars needed for construction from private financial institutions and investors. US $180 million was supposed to come from private investors and US $360 million from financial institutions.
Evidently, private sector financial institutions were wary of handing over large sums to embryonic port construction company which had hitherto never constructed a single port.
Angolan state funds to the rescue
By December, the President saw fit to issue another Presidential Decree (234/12). It inserted into the contract between Angola and Caiporto, S.A. a clause offering a state guarantee to any investors.
Suddenly, the "risk" supposed to be borne by Caiporto (in exchange for which it was getting monopoly benefits), was actually being borne by the Angolan State.
"Legally the State now becomes the Guarantor for any loans awarded by banks to private companies. This was a fundamental alteration of the entire premise of the deal," says Rui Verde, Maka Angola's legal adviser.
"Before (this decree 234/12) the private investor was the sole 'owner' of any loss or profit. Now it could only profit. If there were any losses, it would the Angolan State who would have to bear them." "In other words, they 'nationalized' the losses and 'privatized' the profits."
As if that weren't enough, the decree also added a clause assuring the private company of a "minimum return" to ensure the economic viability of the new seaport.
The devil is in the detail, as Rui Verde explains: "Let's take, as an example, that the private company Caioporto SA needs a minimum return of a billion kwanzas per month from the port's operations to pay its costs and obtain a profit. If the Port earns that month, the company gets it all. If the port only earns, say, 700 million, the 300 million shortfall will be handed over to the company by the State of Angola. Caioporto will get a billion kwanzas a month, no matter what."
Meanwhile, we should remind ourselves, that Caiporto was still unable to persuade any other private investors or financial institutions that it had the wherewithal or expertise to deliver this project. It lacked the critical mass for the project to get off the ground without a state guarantee.
Another period of inactivity, silence and stagnation elapsed. At the end of July 2014, more than 18 months after that state guarantee was published, there was suddenly an announcement that works on the Caio Port would begin the following December. The works would not build on that symbolic first stone laid by the President back in August 2012. That had just been for show and the stone had long since been reclaimed by the sea.
Presidente Dos Santos during a meeting of the Council of Ministers.
Another year went by. And on December 29th, 2015, a third presidential decree (230-A/15) was issued, creating yet more benefits for the port zone to be exploited by Caioporto and authorized a State Guarantee to the value of US $751 million. The following month Caioporto announced the first phase of construction and the conclusion of the geological report and feasibility study.
This was somewhat unusual. The project, that back in 2012 was considered so urgent that it had to be awarded to Caioporto without being put out to tender, in fact had only obtained reports that are vital prior to any construction, in 2016. It begs the question: how did the President know back then that the project was a) necessary and b) feasible?
Another year went by. Then in December 2015, President José Eduardo dos Santos issued his fifth presidential decree on the project (238/16). Now suddenly the Angolan State itself would be the financier of the construction of the Port of Caio, thanks to a line of credit granted by China as defined in presidential decree 138/16 of the previous June.
Four years after announcing a wholly private initiative to finance the construction of Cabinda's deep water port, the President had executed a u-turn. Tragicomically, in spite of Caiporto's abject failure to obtain private funding, its monopoly contract to enjoy all the profits while bearing none of the risk, remained intact. The State would take on 85% of the cost, while Mr Bastos de Morais's company would provide only 15%, with the contract's value now estimated at US $831 million.
This was a 54% increase in the estimated budget for the port's construction (US $290 million over and above the initial projected cost).
Meanwhile the loan obtained from China would be for one if its own company to build the port: the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) which supplies commissions to its Angolan go-between, who is none other than José Filomeno dos Santos.
China granted the loan to the Angolan State. The Angolan State hands it over to Caioporto. And the Angolan Sovereign Fund, a state body, is funding the remaining 15% which was supposed to be supplied by Caioporto.
How does President dos Santos get away with this? With absolute authority to rob the sovereign fund in total impunity? The 15% required to complement the Chinese loan would amount to US $124 million . And yet the Sovereign Fund announced that its "investment" in the project would be US $180 million. A difference of US $56 million.
Is there anyone in the upper echelons of power in Angola who dares to question the President, his son Zenú, or his son's buddy Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais about the final destination of those US $56 million?
Apparently not. No more than they dare question the entire validity of this project.
Sources close to the President suggest Caioporto was a shell company, set up to suck money from the State via these successive presidential decrees in order to illegally enrich the President's son.
If – and it's a big IF – the seaport is ever concluded and becomes operational, it's also the President's son (and his buddy) who get to operate what would be Angola's only deep-sea port. As a monopoly, with a state-guaranteed income.
The same sources say that no-one believes the President is being this generous to his son's friend by channeling so much money his way. Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais is assumed to be the means whereby the President can assure a rich future for his son, Zenú. They point to the revelations about the Angolan Sovereign Fund and the Swiss-based Quantum Global as evidence that the company set up in the name of Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais is a go-between for the Sovereign Fund investments.
Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais, the business partner of the President's son.
Ever since the Angolan Sovereign Fund was created in 2012, many Angolans have questioned the management and destination of the US $5 billion at its disposal.
The latest FSDEA audited report, of 2014, revealed that it invested close to a billion dollars, with 12.1% of the value of that investment wasted in consultancy fees to the companies led by his mentor and friend Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais.
The Sovereign Fund paid US $121 million to Quantum Global through its various Swiss-based subsidiaries. The three highest payments went as direct deposits to Quantum Global Investments África (US $28.7 million); to Quantum Global Investments Limited US $26.3 million) and Quantum Global lnvestments Management (US $19.4 million).
Other firms, acting as a front for Quantum Global, but sharing the same directors and address as the mother firm, also got large sums. Tome International, based at Grafenauweg 6, Zug (the same address as Quantum Global) charged the Sovereign Fund US $19.9 million in consultancy fees. Stampa Quantum Global, whose director is Quantum Global's President, Ernst Welteke, also got US $17 million from the Sovereign Fund. Uniqua Consulting GmbH, whose partners included Quantum Global, got US $5.8 million.
The South African investigator, Khadija Sharife and the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) compared the consultancy fees paid by the Angolan Sovereign Fund to those paid by similar Sovereign Funds in 2014. Australia's Sovereign Fund is an estimated US $117 billion and had 14 consultancy agreements for which it paid US $1.5 million. Norways' Sovereign Fund is an estimated US $999 billion and it only paid a total of US $20 million on research, legal advisory and consultancy contracts.
The bloodletting from Angola's Sovereign Fund was such that in 2014 José Filomeno dos Santos paid Quantum Global an additional US $11.6 million as "Fund's experts economists to understand the fundamental processes that affect the national economy ". If you say so.
The Sovereign Fund transferred so many millions of dollars to Quantum Global, that it had to explain in additional footnotes to its report that some these related to passive real estate values, while other examples were that José Filomeno dos Santos paid US $4.7 million in "management fees for the fourth quarter of 2014" while "miscellaneous project expenses" accounted for another US $2.1 million.
There is absolutely no brake on the Sovereign Fund's outgoings. It granted US $16.8 million to the Benguela Development S.A company, which set up on October 26 2007 by José Filomeno dos Santos, Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais and Mirco Martins, the notorious son-in-law of the Vice-President Manuel Vicente. The justification was that it was to set up a hotel hospitality industry academy in Benguela. The Sovereign Fund then gave another US $12.3 million to African Innovation Foundation, also headed by Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais, and which counted José Filomeno dos Santos on its board of directors.
The President might as well have issued a presidential decree to the effect that the Sovereign Fund is his own son's personal bank account.
That would explain how on January 30 this year, the Sovereign Fund announced an investment of US $180 million in the firm known as Caioporto, SA in exchange for 50% of its stock, as reported by Bloomberg. Even Caioporto is somewhat tied to Quantum Global, as the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has found. Caioporto's website is registered to Turtle Management (Switzerland) which is traced back to Quantum's own IT registrants.
Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais has chosen to ignore all of Maka Angola's requests for comment on this story. A spokesperson for the Angolan Sovereign Wealth Fund said they would get back to us. But even when pressed on the date of publication, there was no response. Perhaps they have no answers to what amounts to daylight robbery. And it's high time that the ruling MPLA President's successor took a stand.


On The Road! Taking classic literature to the South.
A flurry of events took place once Coriolanus closed, all resulting in my current situation: typing on a tiny netbook in the middle seat of a 15-passenger van with 5 other actors on the way from Myrtle Beach, SC to Augusta, GA. Yep! I'm on tour!
I was cast with Chamber Theater Productions' fall national tour of "Encore!" an adaptation of short stories from classic literature, being performed for schools October through December. Our cast is taking the south eastern stretch of the country, from the Carolinas through Texas. We're just ending week three, and I'm having a blast playing Lenore in Poe's "The Raven," Katrina VanTassel in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Matilda Loisel in "The Necklace," Amelia Morris in "The Monkey's Paw," and the Narrator in "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," adapted from Mark Twain.
I'm seeing a whole lot of country I've never even been near before, AND getting to sample every possible incarnation of free continental hotel breakfast the south has to offer. And of course, performing some beautiful stories for kids who may be experiencing theater for the first time in their lives.
I haven't left the northeast completely, though. Soon you'll able able to see me on billboards for Southern NH Medical Center Immediate Care (from this commercial). Cool!
So enjoy the fall leaves for me, and I'll be back just in time for 2013!
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To support the funding of the mountain park master plan, Denver Parks and Recreation secured a 2006 Great Outdoors Colorado planning grant in the amount of $75,000. In addition, the Denver Mountain Parks Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to restoring the Denver Mountain Parks, contributed funds to conduct a survey of mountain park users. The total funding for the master plan is estimated at $150,000. Implementation of the plan will be funded by a combination of private and public dollars.
The lead consultant for Denver Mountain Parks master plan is Mundus Bishop Design, Inc., a Denver planning and landscape architecture firm that specializes in park design, urban design, and historic preservation. User surveys were completed last summer by the firm, Marketing Support. Other firms working on the project include Andrews and Anderson, P.C., The Trust for Public Lands, ERO Resources, Walden Group, Civic Results, Fehr & Peers, and CTM Mapping. Planning is expected begin this January and will include natural resource inventories and focus groups with specialized recreation groups.