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Software Engineer - Mobile App Developer at Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. in Ramsey, NJ
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A.
Ramsey, NJ 07446
Manufacturing & Automotive
Systems Architecture & Engineering, Software Development
Less than 5 years
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., a global Fortune 1000 company and one of Forbes 2017 America's Best Large Employers, is transforming the way we all do business.
From smart office technology and information management to cloud, mobility and IT services, we have a rich history of creating the products and services necessary to drive innovation and make work possible from anywhere at any time. Our award-winning products and solutions help companies around the world move information faster, improve quality and productivity, enhance security and facilitate the sharing of information. We are proud that our portfolio leads the industry while exceeding environmental standards.
At Konica Minolta, you'll work for an amazing technology company with growth opportunities, great benefits and talented, passionate co-workers.
The Mobile Application Developer position is responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and growing cross-platform hybrid mobile applications developed by Konica Minolta's Solutions Engineering Center (SEC) for iOS and Android. Qualified candidates should have experience working with Cordova and AngularJS. In addition, candidates should have experience working with Microsoft .NET Framework 4+, ASP.NET Core, and C# on the latest Windows operating systems. The ideal candidate should show the ability to think critically, gather information and problem solve in a team environment. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to join a team that takes agile development seriously. As a member of a small team, the successful candidate will be able to play an important role in the evolution of Konica Minolta's Dispatcher Phoenix while working with the latest technologies.
Develop and maintain hybrid mobile applications for iOS and Android.
Utilize Cordova, AngularJS, Microsoft .NET Framework, ASP.NET and C#.
Generate application prototypes to test viability of requested projects.
Utilize public and private API's to extend existing products.
Utilize distributed version control in a team environment (GIT, Bazaar, Mercurial, or Darcs).
Perform other Software Development / Engineering work as needed.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related degree concentration.
3+ years of Professional Software Development experience in developing cross platform hybrid mobile applications for iOS and Android.
Experience in Cordova.
Proficient in open web technologies like HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Node.js and AngularJS.
Experience in responsive UI development.
Experience in publishing or hosting mobile apps on Play Store and App Store.
Experience in developing native Android or iOS applications will be an added advantage.
Experience in .NET Framework 4.x and .NET Core Framework.
Experience programming with Visual Studio, C#
Experience consuming Web APIs using JSON and SOAP.
Experience developing customer facing components and APIs.
Experience with version control (preferably GIT), continuous Integration, deployment and configuration.
Self-motivating and ability to work with minimal direct supervision.
What we like to see:
Experience in writing PowerShell modules using Windows PowerShell scripting.
Experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Experience with Serverless and Microservices architectures.
Experience with container technologies like Docker.
Experience in C/C++ programming languages is a plus.
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
Experience configuring and working with Virtual Machines.
Knowledge of configuring and maintaining Microsoft Active Directory.
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks to meet the release schedules.
Individual who consistently delivers high quality results with minimal supervision and can provide guidance to others when needed.
If you have built something in your spare time send us the link, we would love to look at your projects.
Konica Minolta Offers:
Outstanding benefits package (including medical, dental, vision, company-provided disability and life insurance)
401(k) plan with matching company contribution
Generous holiday and paid time off schedules
Tuition Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Ongoing professional development training
Visible, exciting work supporting sales of cutting edge technology and workflow solutions.
Join Konica Minolta and help drive innovation as we transform the Workplace of the Future.™
Konica Minolta is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or partnership status, genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
Valid through: 1/24/2022
About Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A.
Konica Minolta, Inc. is a Japanese multinational technology company headquartered in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, with offices in 49 countries worldwide. The company manufactures business and industrial imaging products, including copiers, laser printers, multi-functional peripherals and digital print systems for the production printing market. Konica Minolta's Managed Print Service is called Optimised Print Services. The company also makes optical devices, including lenses and LCD film; medical and graphic imaging products, such as X-ray image processing systems, colour proofing systems, and X-ray film; photometers, 3-D digitizers, and other sensing products; and textile printers. It once had camera and photo operations inherited from Konica and Minolta but they were sold in 2006 to Sony, with Sony's Alpha series being the successor SLR division brand.
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By Niki King
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Making Mountain Music: Sam Shinault is Back Home Proud
Welcome to another installment of our "Back Home Proud" series, a re-occurring feature in which Apps and Ex-Apps tell us, in their own words, what their Appalachian identity means to them. Today we hear from Sam Shinault, a photographer, guitarist and mandolin player for the Two Dollar Bill Band, an old-time, bluegrass and newgrass band in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Read more
The Local: Meryl Keegan of Knoxville
By Beth Newberry
This occasional column highlights the tips of one local resident in an App city. We asked Meryl Keegan, a native of Kingsport, Tenn., who has lived in Knoxville for six years, "What's on your list of not-to-miss-places to give a friendly fer'ner visiting your fair city?" Of her list, she says, "I live and work downtown so that is where I primarily wander. Here are my top picks." Read more
Town & Country: Two days in North Georgia
The family of a dear friend of mine recently finished the final touches on a lux, three-story cabin on a wooded lot overlooking Lake Lanier in North Georgia. It makes for the perfect get-away spot, so our group of friends from high school, still close after all these years, agreed to meet there for a two-day reunion.
Mother Jones of Marfork Holler: Remembering Judy Bonds
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Tamara Rojo steps down from English National Ballet after 10 years
Ellie Iorizzo, Senior Entertainment Reporter PA
Tamara Rojo is stepping down as artistic director at the English National Ballet after 10 years of "incredible leadership and creativity", the company has announced.
The lead principle dancer has said she is leaving the "extraordinary company" in late 2022 to become the artistic director of San Francisco Ballet.
Since taking up the role in 2012, she has introduced ground-breaking works into the Company's repertoire and aspired to demystify the artform.
After 10 years of incredible leadership and creativity, Tamara Rojo CBE will be stepping down as Artistic Director of English National Ballet. Tamara leaves in late 2022 to take up the role of Artistic Director at San Francisco Ballet.Find out more: https://t.co/evdt7INHtw pic.twitter.com/8PTliuG3pM
— English National Ballet (@ENBallet) January 11, 2022
Rojo, 47, said: "It has been an honour to have led this extraordinary company for the last 10 years.
"I am incredibly proud of all that we have achieved together, from the tremendous talent working within and alongside the Company, to creating and moving into the amazing new building we now call our home, to the off-stage communities we have established with our education and engagement work.
"English National Ballet's fundamental aim to bring world-class ballet to the widest possible audience has always resonated with me.
"It is the reason the Company has been a part of my life for so many years, from performing here as a dancer early in my career, to returning as artistic director in 2012.
"It has been a privilege to be the custodian of English National Ballet and as I prepare to hand over the reins, I am confident that this world-class company which is at the forefront of ballet's growth and evolution with a much-deserved place on the international stage, will continue to flourish and thrive."
Tamara Rojo is made a CBE by the Prince of Wales (Yui Mok/PA)
This month, she will make her choreographic and directorial debut with Raymonda, her first full-length ballet which English National Ballet will perform at the London Coliseum.
The story, usually set during the Crusades, will take place in the Crimean War, drawing on the spirit and work of the women supporting the war effort, including Florence Nightingale.
In a statement, The English National Ballet said: "After 10 years of incredible leadership and creativity, Tamara Rojo CBE will be stepping down as artistic Director of English National Ballet.
"Tamara leaves in late 2022 to take up the role of artistic director at San Francisco Ballet."
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Ever heard of the Steam Locomotive? It is supposed to cure your bad habit of mistyping [ls] by running an ASCII rendition of a steam locomotive through your terminal.
I didn't like it and made another program of the same name. My sl just mirrors the output of ls. It accepts most ls(1) arguments and is best enjoyed with -l.
Consider this code GPLv3 licensed.


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Tagged: Melvin Mora
Orioles get special guest
The Orioles welcomed Brooks Robinson, one of the most beloved players in franchise history, back to Camden Yards on Friday night. Robinson was on hand to honor Melvin Mora, who recently moved into second place on the franchise's all-time games played at third base.
Mora, who has played in 796 games at third for the Orioles, would have to play 150 games for the next 14 seasons to catch the Hall-of-Famer. Robinson played in 2,870 games at third base for the Orioles, winning 16 Gold Gloves and playing in four World Series.
— Spencer Fordin
http://spencerfordin.mlblogs.com/
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The midpoint
The Orioles played their 81st game on Saturday, a game that symbolized the official midpoint of the season. Several players thought that the team has played a decent brand of baseball thus far and lauded the rookies that have come up and made a difference.
"They've handled things pretty well so far, but there's still a long way to go," said third baseman Melvin Mora. "You've got to know that when you get to the second half, that's when all the veteran players pick it up. You have to be consistent all the way to the end."
Manager Dave Trembley said that his main disappointment has been that his team has given away some games, a mark of inexperience. But overall, he's been pleased with Baltimore's progress and said that he can see the markings of a bright future ahead.
"I think we've all seen the emergence of what a year has made the difference with [Adam] Jones and how much better he is," said Trembley. "We've got [Matt] Wieters up here and [Nolan] Reimold, who didn't make the club out of Spring Training."
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Drop step
The Orioles had an interesting fielder's choice on Wednesday night in which Melvin Mora intentionally let a popup drop in order to throw out a runner at second base. Manager Dave Trembley said he'd prefer his player to catch the ball, but gave Mora credit for creativity.
"I think you're trying to trade a fast runner for a slower runner," he said of the logic behind Mora's quickly timed decision. "From that perspective, it's a good move. But with as much rain as there was on this field the last few days, I don't think the ball was going to go one side or the other. Give Melvin credit for knowing all the angles."
Mora's day off
The Orioles gave Melvin Mora a day off on Wednesday, but manager Dave Trembley was quick to note that it wasn't because Mora aggravated his hamstring ailment. Instead, Trembley said that the Orioles just want to be careful with the veteran for the next few days.
"I just thought it would be best not to start him after missing all that time," said Trembley. "And then, driving in today, I was reassured I made the right decision on that once it was raining. It's hard to take him out because he played so well last night, but we have to look at the big picture and understand the guy missed an awful lot of time. I think we'd be really chancing it by bringing him back. He says he's fine — it's just my call."
Move a comin'
The Orioles are expected to place Melvin Mora on the disabled list Wednesday and recall Matt Albers to take his place. Mora, who has been slowed with a tight left hamstring that has bothered him since Spring Training, will have plenty of time to get back in playing shape.
Mora last played on Sunday and won't be eligible for re-activation until April 28.
Albers, meanwhile, will return after being optioned to Triple-A Norfolk just three days ago. The right-hander's addition will give the Orioles a 13-man pitching staff and will help cover for the team's rotation, which has struggled to get through the sixth inning on a regular basis.
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Mr. Big Shot
Melvin Mora gave the Orioles a big lead with one big swing Saturday night, when he crushed a first-inning pitch to left field for a grand slam. Baltimore's first six batters all reached base against Tampa Bay starter Jeff Niemann, handing staff ace Jeremy Guthrie more than enough support. Guthrie, by contrast, retired the first six batters he faced.
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The Orioles successfully returned their three players from World Baseball Classic rosters — Brian Roberts from Team USA and Melvin Mora and Cesar Izturis from Venezuela — on Tuesday, swelling their clubhouse and allowing them to return to business as usual.
Roberts reported to camp but then went home to fight off the vestiges of a cold, but all three wayward players are expected to play again as Orioles on Thursday. When asked if he had missed his teammates while he was gone, Mora got off a funny quip.
"Not really," he said. "I don't want to get up early in the morning and eat the fake eggs that they have here."
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Can you think of anything better than playing a game? That sense of anticipation you get before the first dice roll, when everyone is on equal footing and victory is everyone's for the taking. The roller-coaster of emotions are the game unfolds, one minute you're leading, the next you're lagging. The sensation you get when you know the sweet smell of 'Victory' is in the bag! Perhaps it is the post match bragging rights that you enjoy most?
Mouse Trap – we all wanted to be the one to turn the crank!
Games tick so many sensory boxes, not just emotional, but mental – the strategy for success, planning how to out wit, out roll, out manoeuvre your opponent(s).
By and large, games are played in fantasy settings – from the Cluedo Mansion to the virtual environment of World of Warcraft. We have many ways to personalise our 'character' within these games; in Cluedo you can be Mr Green, whilst in WoW you can join one of the many Gilds and forge an identity within it.
Was it Mrs White, with the CandleStick, in the Hall?
Memory Lane Games personalises playtime, but in a slightly different way than other games on the market. We don't offer Virtual Avatars to dress up, or simulation environments (ie, Sim Worlds) to decorate.
For us, 'Personalised Playtime' means a game that is about you (the player) and your memories. Since the dawn of time, humans have been social anthropologists, cataloging our lives and experiences with carvings, paintings, words and photographs, and laterally blogs, videos, and status updates.
With such a wealth of 'content' at our disposal, why not step away from the fantasy and instead look at our own happy realities – past and present. Memory Lane Games is challenging people to breathe life into the biscuit tins, album, and digital archives of photographs that have been so carefully curated over the years. Let's shine light again on the photos you forgot you had!!
Memory-Match, the first in our series of photo memory games, combines the opportunity to rediscover those forgotten moments in time, with all the great emotional and mental rewards of playing a great puzzle game – watch out for the wrinkles of concentration and the wry smiles of satisfaction when you win!


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Francisco Hernández (born 11 January 1988) is an Ex-Spanish rugby sevens player and captain. He was named in the Spanish squad for the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco, which they eventually lost. He was later named in the team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Living people
Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Obhájcem titulu byl čtvrtý nasazený zimbabwsko-indický pár Cara Blacková a Leander Paes, jenž vypadl ve druhém kole.

Vítězem se stala druhá nasazená slovinsko-kanadská dvojice Katarina Srebotniková a Daniel Nestor, která ve finále zdolala nenasazený tchajwansko-australský pár Čan Jung-žan a Paul Hanley.

Nasazení párů
  Liezel Huberová /  Bob Bryan (2. kolo, odstoupili)
  Katarina Srebotniková /  Daniel Nestor (vítězové)
  Maria Kirilenková /  Nenad Zimonjić (semifinále)
  Cara Blacková /  Leander Paes (2. kolo)
  Květa Peschkeová /  Ajsám Kúreší (1. kolo)
  Lisa Raymondová /  Wesley Moodie (1. kolo)
  Iveta Benešová /  Lukáš Dlouhý (odstoupili)
  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová /  Oliver Marach ''(2. kolo)

Pavouk

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 Pavouk smíšené čtyřhry AO 2011

Australian Open 2011


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1Origin and identity
2The epithet "thrice great"
3Hermetic writings
4Islamic tradition
5Bahá'í writings
6In literature
(Redirected from Hermes Trismegistos)
Legendary author of the Hermetica
Hermeticism
Hermetic writings
Liber Hermetis (astrological)
Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus
Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Korē kosmou
Cyranides
The Book of the Secrets of the Stars
The Secret of Creation
Emerald Tablet
Kitāb al-Isṭamākhīs
Liber Hermetis de alchemia
Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (may be legendary)
Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi
Ibn Umayl
Maslama al-Qurṭubī
Aḥmad al-Būnī
Marsilio Ficino
Lodovico Lazzarelli
Giovanni da Correggio
Pico della Mirandola
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
John Dee
Jakob Böhme
Robert Fludd
Christian Rosenkreuz (legendary, see Rosicrucianism)
Modern offshoots
Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Hermetic Qabalah
The Kybalion
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Hermes Trismegistus (from Ancient Greek: Ἑρμῆς ὁ Τρισμέγιστος, "Hermes the Thrice-Greatest"; Classical Latin: Mercurius ter Maximus) is a legendary Hellenistic figure that originated as a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth.[1] He is the purported author of the Hermetica, a widely diverse series of ancient and medieval pseudepigraphical texts that lay the basis of various philosophical systems known as Hermeticism.
The wisdom attributed to this figure in antiquity combined a knowledge of both the material and the spiritual world, which rendered the writings attributed to him of great relevance to those who were interested in the interrelationship between the material and the divine.[2]
The figure of Hermes Trismegistus can also be found in both Islamic and Bahá'í writings. In those traditions, Hermes Trismegistus has been associated with the prophet Idris.
Origin and identity[edit]
Hermes depicted with a kerykeion (caduceus), a kithara, a petasos (round hat) and a traveler's cloak, Vatican Museums
Thoout, Thoth Deux fois Grand, le Second Hermès, N372.2A, Brooklyn Museum
Hermes Trismegistus may be associated with the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth.[1][3] Greeks in the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt recognized the equivalence of Hermes and Thoth through the interpretatio graeca.[4] Consequently, the two gods were worshiped as one, in what had been the Temple of Thoth in Khemenu, which was known in the Hellenistic period as Hermopolis.[5]
Hermes, the Greek god of interpretive communication, was combined with Thoth, the Egyptian god of wisdom. The Egyptian priest and polymath Imhotep had been deified long after his death and therefore assimilated to Thoth in the classical and Hellenistic periods.[6] The renowned scribe Amenhotep and a wise man named Teôs were coequal deities of wisdom, science, and medicine; and, thus, they were placed alongside Imhotep in shrines dedicated to Thoth–Hermes during the Ptolemaic Kingdom.[7]
A Mycenaean Greek reference to a deity or semi-deity called ti-ri-se-ro-e (Linear B: 𐀴𐀪𐀮𐀫𐀁; Tris Hḗrōs, "thrice or triple hero")[8] was found on two Linear B clay tablets at Pylos[9] and could be connected to the later epithet "thrice great", Trismegistos, applied to Hermes/Thoth. On the aforementioned PY Tn 316 tablet—as well as other Linear B tablets found in Pylos, Knossos, and Thebes—there appears the name of the deity "Hermes" as e-ma-ha (Linear B: 𐀁𐀔𐁀), but not in any apparent connection with the "Trisheros". This interpretation of poorly understood Mycenaean material is disputed, since Hermes Trismegistus is not referenced in any of the copious sources before he emerges in Hellenistic Egypt.
Cicero enumerates several deities referred to as "Hermes": a "fourth Mercury (Hermes) was the son of the Nile, whose name may not be spoken by the Egyptians"; and "the fifth, who is worshiped by the people of Pheneus [in Arcadia], is said to have killed Argus Panoptes, and for this reason to have fled to Egypt, and to have given the Egyptians their laws and alphabet: he it is whom the Egyptians call Theyt".[10] The most likely interpretation of this passage is as two variants on the same syncretism of Greek Hermes and Egyptian Thoth (or sometimes other gods): the fourth (where Hermes turns out "actually" to have been a "son of the Nile," i.e. a native god) being viewed from the Egyptian perspective, the fifth (who went from Greece to Egypt) being viewed from the Greek-Arcadian perspective. Both of these early references in Cicero (most ancient Trismegistus material is from the early centuries AD) corroborate the view that Thrice-Great Hermes originated in Hellenistic Egypt through syncretism between Greek and Egyptian gods (the Hermetica refer most often to Thoth and Amun).[11]
Hermes Trismegistus, floor mosaic in the Cathedral of Siena
The Hermetic literature among the Egyptians, which was concerned with conjuring spirits and animating statues, inform the oldest Hellenistic writings on Greco-Babylonian astrology and on the newly developed practice of alchemy.[12] In a parallel tradition, Hermetic philosophy rationalized and systematized religious cult practices and offered the adept a means of personal ascension from the constraints of physical being. This latter tradition has led to the confusion of Hermeticism with Gnosticism, which was developing contemporaneously.[13]
The epithet "thrice great"[edit]
Fowden asserts that the first datable occurrences of the epithet "thrice great" are in the Legatio of Athenagoras of Athens and in a fragment from Philo of Byblos, circa AD 64–141.[14] However, in a later work, Copenhaver reports that this epithet is first found in the minutes of a meeting of the council of the Ibis cult, held in 172 BC near Memphis in Egypt.[15] Hart explains that the epithet is derived from an epithet of Thoth found at the Temple of Esna, "Thoth the great, the great, the great."[4]
Many Christian writers, including Lactantius, Augustine, Marsilio Ficino, Campanella, and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, as well as Giordano Bruno, considered Hermes Trismegistus to be a wise pagan prophet who foresaw the coming of Christianity.[16][17] They believed in the existence of a prisca theologia, a single, true theology that threads through all religions. It was given by God to man in antiquity[18][19] and passed through a series of prophets, which included Zoroaster and Plato. In order to demonstrate the verity of the prisca theologia, Christians appropriated the Hermetic teachings for their own purposes. By this account, Hermes Trismegistus was either a contemporary of Moses,[20] or the third in a line of men named Hermes, i.e. Enoch, Noah, and the Egyptian priest king who is known to us as Hermes Trismegistus[21] on account of being the greatest priest, philosopher, and king.[21][22]
Another explanation, in the Suda (10th century), is that "He was called Trismegistus on account of his praise of the trinity, saying there is one divine nature in the trinity."[23]
Hermetic writings[edit]
Main article: Hermetica
During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance the Hermetica enjoyed great prestige and were popular among alchemists. Hermes was also strongly associated with astrology, for example by the influential Islamic astrologer Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi (787–886).[24] The "Hermetic tradition" consequently refers to alchemy, magic, astrology, and related subjects. The texts are usually divided into two categories: the philosophical and the technical hermetica. The former deals mainly with philosophy, and the latter with practical magic, potions, and alchemy. The expression "hermetically sealed" comes from the alchemical procedure to make the Philosopher's Stone. This required a mixture of materials to be placed in a glass vessel which was sealed by fusing the neck closed, a procedure known as the Seal of Hermes. The vessel was then heated for 30 to 40 days.[25]
During the Renaissance, it was accepted that Hermes Trismegistus was a contemporary of Moses. However, after Isaac Casaubon's demonstration in 1614 that the Hermetic writings must postdate the advent of Christianity, the whole of Renaissance Hermeticism collapsed.[26] As to their actual authorship:
... they were certainly not written in remotest antiquity by an all wise Egyptian priest, as the Renaissance believed, but by various unknown authors, all probably Greeks, and they contain popular Greek philosophy of the period, a mixture of Platonism and Stoicism, combined with some Jewish and probably some Persian influences.[27]
Various critical editions of the Hermetica have been published in modern academia, such as Hermetica by Brian Copenhaver.
Islamic tradition[edit]
See also: Idris (prophet)
Pages from a 14th-century Arabic manuscript of the Cyranides, a text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus
Antoine Faivre, in The Eternal Hermes (1995), has pointed out that Hermes Trismegistus has a place in the Islamic tradition, although the name Hermes does not appear in the Qur'an. Hagiographers and chroniclers of the first centuries of the Islamic Hijrah quickly identified Hermes Trismegistus with Idris,[28] the Islamic prophet of surahs 19.57 and 21.85, whom Muslims also identified with Enoch (cf. Genesis 5.18–24). According to the account of the Persian astrologer Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi (787–886), Idris/Hermes was termed "Thrice-Wise" Hermes Trismegistus because he had a threefold origin. The first Hermes, comparable to Thoth, was a "civilizing hero", an initiator into the mysteries of the divine science and wisdom that animate the world; he carved the principles of this sacred science in hieroglyphs. The second Hermes, in Babylon, was the initiator of Pythagoras. The third Hermes was the first teacher of alchemy. "A faceless prophet," writes the Islamicist Pierre Lory, "Hermes possesses no concrete or salient characteristics, differing in this regard from most of the major figures of the Bible and the Quran."[29]
The star-worshipping sect known as the Sabians of Harran also believed that their doctrine descended from Hermes Trismegistus.[30]
There are least twenty Arabic Hermetica extant. While some of these Arabic Hermetic writings were translated from Greek or Middle-Persian, some were originally written in Arabic.[31] Hermetic fragments are also found in the works of Arabic alchemists such as Jabir ibn Hayyan (died c. 806–816, cited an early version of the Emerald Tablet in his Kitāb Usṭuqus al-uss)[32] and Ibn Umayl (c. 900 – c. 960, quoted and commented upon Hermetic sayings throughout his work, among them also a commentary on the Emerald Tablet).[33]
Bahá'í writings[edit]
Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, identifies Idris with Hermes in his Tablet on the Uncompounded Reality.[34]
In literature[edit]
The first verses of the Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal[35] refer to "Satan Trismegistus"[36][37] who pulls human puppet strings to rule the world. That image echoed Plato's dialogues[38][citation needed]. The verses are the following: On evil's pillow, / Satan Trismegistus rocks our spirits—enchanted by / the subtle chemist, the will's / precious metals turn to vapor.[39]
^ a b A survey of the literary and archaeological evidence for the background of Hermes Trismegistus as the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth may be found in Bull, Christian H. (2018). "The Myth of Hermes Trismegistus". The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus: The Egyptian Priestly Figure as a Teacher of Hellenized Wisdom. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol. 186. Leiden and Boston: Brill Publishers. pp. 31–96. doi:10.1163/9789004370845_003. ISBN 978-90-04-37081-4. ISSN 0927-7633. S2CID 172059118.
^ Van den Broek, Roelof (2006). "Hermes Trismegistus I: Antiquity". In Hanegraaff, Wouter J. (ed.). Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism. Leiden: Brill. pp. 474–478. ISBN 9789004152311. p. 474.
^ Budge, E.A. Wallis (1904). The Gods of the Egyptians Vol. 1. pp. 414–5.
^ a b Hart, G., The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, 2005, Routledge, second edition, Oxon, p 158
^ Bailey, Donald, "Classical Architecture" in Riggs, Christina (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt (Oxford University Press, 2012), p. 192.
^ Artmann, Benno (22 November 2005). "About the Cover: The Mathematical Conquest of the Third Dimension" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. New Series. 43 (2): 231. doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-06-01111-6. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ Thoth or the Hermes of Egypt: A Study of Some Aspects of Theological Thought in Ancient Egypt, p.166–168, Patrick Boylan, Oxford University Press, 1922.
^ "Heroes and HERO cults I | V(otum) S(olvit) L(ibens) M(erito)". Dismanibus156.wordpress.com. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
^ De natura deorum III, Ch. 56
^ "Cicero: De Natura Deorum III". Thelatinlibrary.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
^ Fowden 1993: pp65–68
^ "Stages of Ascension in Hermetic Rebirth". Esoteric.msu.edu. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
^ Fowden, G., "The Egyptian Hermes", Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1987, p 216
^ Copenhaver, B. P., "Hermetica", Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1992, p xiv.
^ Heiser, James D. (2011). Prisci Theologi and the Hermetic Reformation in the Fifteenth Century (1st ed.). Malone, Tex.: Repristination Press. ISBN 978-1-4610-9382-4.
^ Jafar, Imad (2015). "Enoch in the Islamic Tradition". Sacred Web: A Journal of Tradition and Modernity. XXXVI.
^ Yates, F., "Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition", Routledge, London, 1964, pp 14–18 and pp 433–434
^ Hanegraaff, W. J., "New Age Religion and Western Culture", SUNY, 1998, p 360
^ Yates, F., "Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition", Routledge, London, 1964, p 27 and p 293
^ a b Yates, F., "Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition", Routledge, London, 1964, p52
^ Copenhaver, B.P., "Hermetica", Cambridge University Press, 1992, p xlviii
^ Copenhaver, Hermetica, p. xli
^ Van Bladel 2009, 122ff.
^ Principe, L. M., The Secrets of Alchemy, 2013, University of Chicago Press, p 123
^ Hanegraaff, Wouter J. (1996). New Age Religion and Western Culture. Leiden: Brill. pp. 390–391.
^ (Yates Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition pp. 2–3)
^ Van Bladel 2009, p. 168: "Abu Mas'har's biography of Hermes, written approximately between 840 and 860, would establish it as common knowledge."
^ (Faivre 1995 pp. 19–20)
^ Stapleton, Henry E.; Azo, R.F.; Hidayat Husain, M. (1927). "Chemistry in Iraq and Persia in the Tenth Century A.D." Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. VIII (6): 317–418. OCLC 706947607. pp. 398–403.
^ Van Bladel 2009, p. 17, note 42.
^ Zirnis, Peter (1979). The Kitāb Usṭuqus al-uss of Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (Unpublished PhD diss.). New York University. pp. 64–65, 90. Jabir explicitly notes that the version of the Emerald Tablet quoted by him is taken from "Balīnās the Sage" (i.e., pseudo-Apollonius of Tyana), although it differs slightly from the (probably even earlier) version preserved in pseudo-Apollonius of Tyana's Sirr al-khalīqa (The Secret of Creation): see Weisser, Ursula (1980). Das "Buch über das Geheimnis der Schöpfung" von Pseudo-Apollonios von Tyana. Berlin: De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110866933. ISBN 978-3-11-086693-3. p. 46.
^ Stapleton, H. E.; Lewis, G. L.; Taylor, F. Sherwood (1949). "The sayings of Hermes quoted in the Māʾ al-waraqī of Ibn Umail". Ambix. 3 (3–4): 69–90. doi:10.1179/amb.1949.3.3-4.69.
^ "Hermes Trismegistus and Apollonius of Tyana in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh". Bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
^ Picasso and Apollinaire: The Persistence of Memory. University of California Press. April 2, 2008. p. 22. ISBN 9780520243613. OCLC 164570743.
^ Claire Chi-Ah Ly; Keeler, Greg (2008). "A Sun Within a Sun: The Power and Elegance of Poetry". Canadian review of comparative literature - Revue canadienne de littérature comparée. 35 (1): 153. ISSN 0319-051X. OCLC 256478645.
^ Claire Chi-Ah Lyu (2007). A Sun Within a Sun: The Power and Elegance of Poetry. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 128. ISBN 9780822973294. OCLC 86121393. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
^ Hughes, Glenn; McKnight, Stephen; Price, Geoffrey L. (2001). Politics, Order and History: Essays on the Work of Eric Voegelin. Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Academic,A&C Black. p. 510. ISBN 9780567347381. OCLC 606549367.
^ Brinkley, Tony. Baudelaire, Au Lecteur. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
Aufrère, Sydney H. (2008) (in French). Thot Hermès l'Egyptien: De l'infiniment grand à l'infiniment petit. Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2296046399.
Bull, Christian H. 2018. The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus: The Egyptian Priestly Figure as a Teacher of Hellenized Wisdom. Leiden: Brill. (the standard reference work on the subject)
CACIORGNA, Marilena and GUERRINI, Roberto: Il pavimento del duomo di Siena. L'arte della tarsia marmorea dal XIV al XIX secolo fonti e simologia. Siena 2004.
CACIORGNA, Marilena: Studi interdisciplinari sul pavimento del duomo di Siena. Atti el convegno internazionale di studi chiesa della SS. Annunziata 27 e 28 settembre 2002. Siena 2005.
Copenhaver, Brian P. (1995). Hermetica: the Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a new English translation, with notes and introduction, Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995 ISBN 0-521-42543-3.
Ebeling, Florian, The secret history of Hermes Trismegistus: Hermeticism from ancient to modern times [Translated from the German by David Lorton] (Cornell University Press: Ithaca, 2007), ISBN 978-0-8014-4546-0.
Festugière, A.-J.,La révélation d'Hermès Trismégiste. 2e éd., 3 vol., Paris 1981.
Fowden, Garth, 1986. The Egyptian Hermes: A Historical Approach to the Late Pagan Mind. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Princeton University Press, 1993): deals with Thoth (Hermes) from his most primitive known conception to his later evolution into Hermes Trismegistus, as well as the many books and scripts attributed to him.
Hornung, Erik (2001). The Secret Lore of Egypt: Its Impact on the West. Translated by David Lorton. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0801438470.
Lupini, Carmelo, s.v. Ermete Trismegisto in "Dizionario delle Scienze e delle Tecniche di Grecia e Roma", Roma 2010, vol. 1.
Merkel, Ingrid and Allen G. Debus, 1988. Hermeticism and the Renaissance: intellectual history and the occult in early modern Europe Folger Shakespeare Library ISBN 0-918016-85-1
Van Bladel, Kevin (2009). The Arabic Hermes: From Pagan Sage to Prophet of Science. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195376135.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-537613-5. (the standard reference for Hermes in the Arabic-Islamic world)
Van den Kerchove, Anna 2012. La voie d'Hermès: Pratiques rituelles et traités hermétiques. Leiden: Brill.
Yates, Frances A., Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition. University of Chicago Press, 1964. ISBN 0-226-95007-7.
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ONUR Group is a Turkish company that focuses on infrastructure construction throughout Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The company started in Ukraine in 2004 and rose to public prominence thanks to a series of successful road, highway and infrastructure projects in Lviv and Odessa. Since then it has expanded to other regions in the Ukraine and diversified into the country's agricultural sector. Here, the company's head of delegation and general coordinator Emre Karaahmetoglu explains why the group is optimistic about the Ukraine market and what continues to give ONUR a competitive edge in the country
What can you tell us about ONUR's history and current and activities in the country?
Our company started in Ukraine in 2004, with a key Odessa highway project, which we successfully completed. We then participated in international contracts in Lviv region, financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), from 2005. Subsequently, we worked on the Kyiv-Chop highway project and won tenders in that region. At the same time, we worked on tramway projects in Lviv and intensively participated in tenders for projects financed from local budgets for the construction of roads in the region.
Today, we are currently working on a project in Kiev which is being financed by the World Bank, and have several projects across many regions in the country, including Lviv, Kiev, Poltava and Zaporizhzhia. In addition, we have many other investments in limestone and sand quarries to supply our activity in construction. In the last two years, we have also started investing in the agricultural sector in Ukraine. While agriculture is very different from construction, we wanted to capitalize on this opportunity as Ukraine is a very rich country in terms of fertile soil.
What has been the evolution of the business environment in your sector since ONUR came to Ukraine in 2005?
Since 2005, there have been difficult times, but also good times. Now, since 2013-2014, we are starting to see that in Ukraine construction is growing, as government policy focuses on putting in funds for more construction projects. This is why we are now enlarging our facilities around the country, to take advantage of the fact that this government is allocating more budget to construction.
What led you to decide to diversify into agriculture in Ukraine?
This is for us a very new sector, and we have been investing in it for two years now. We are trying to acquire as many land leases as possible, and we are investing in equipment. So far, we have about 5,000 hectares of agricultural land in the Lviv region. We mostly concentrate on grain, but if we can increase our land to 10,000-15,000 hectares, we will look into other areas. In addition, we are planning to put in grain silos and elevators to enable us to store grain for export. Thus far, we are still in the planning stage, but we believe that as the country continues to improve, so too will the opportunities in this sector.
"We are now enlarging our facilities around the country to take advantage of the fact that this government is allocating more budget to construction"
What gives you the confidence in Ukraine today to make these types of investments?
ONUR has been in Ukraine since 2004, and therefore has built up a lot of experience compared to other foreign companies. We have worked a lot and we have seen a lot. Since the Maidan, government policy has changed to make everything better. Ukraine is a very young country, and the government is making many changes in the law to open the market for business investment. Ukraine is a big country compared to European countries, and it has very good agricultural land. For that reason, this market is interesting to us. In addition, Ukraine's location makes connectivity very important, and the government is now focusing on infrastructure development. We see this as a big opportunity, and we believe that in a few years, construction will be the biggest sector in the country.
The government has carried out several reforms, including the implementation of the new ProZorro public procurement platform. What are the principal impacts of these reforms on the way in which you work?
We work closely with government authorities in Ukraine because we are taking part in government projects. When we are awarded a project, we ensure we complete it in a short time and with the best quality. Thanks to ProZorro, the tender system is more open for all companies, including foreign companies. It is a totally transparent system and you can see which companies are participating. For the government, it is important to select the company which provides the best quality at the best price.
"We believe that in a few years, construction will be the biggest sector in the country"
To what extent is this leading to greater competition in the construction sector, and what are you doing to maintain your competitive edge?
In the last two years, thanks to the reforms and the strong economic performance of the country, things are going well in Ukraine now and other foreign companies are interested in the country. Last week, there was a local government tender which saw some 50 companies, both foreign and local, putting in bids. I don't remember this amount of companies being interested in a tender in the past. For us, competition means quality. There is enough room for us and the competition. The most important is ensuring the reputation and quality of those who come into the market. We believe that if good companies come in the construction sector, it will increase the level of the entire construction sector.
According to our experience in other countries, low price is not everything. Some companies don't know the market and can offer a low price but then can't deliver the project. Quality and finishing on time is the most important. For that reason, ONUR prides itself on its local knowledge, including knowing where to source material. We manage our supply chain by preparing aggregate and bitumen supply in the summer to ensure that we can operate in the more difficult winter season.
Our policy is to finish on time with good quality. Customer satisfaction is very important to us and is the reason for our strong position in the market. In addition, we see ourselves as a local company. Around 95 percent of our 3,000 employees are Ukrainian, and many of our Turkish staff who come here have married local people. We are joining each other and we are fully integrated in the country. Because we have been here for a long time, we have a strong competitive advantage because we know all of the industrial sectors, the suppliers, and the climate conditions, and this is a big advantage for us in the market.
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"The Turkish government and Turkish businesses see Ukraine as a big opportunity"
Do you find that the image that Ukraine has abroad is in line with reality?
I can speak to that from the Turkish perspective. Turkey and Ukraine have very good and very friendly relations. Last year, more than one million Ukrainian tourists came to Turkey. From Turkey to Ukraine, that figure was about 300,000, which is also considerable. Flights between the two countries have more than doubled since the Maidan. The Turkish government and Turkish businesses see Ukraine as a big opportunity. Many Turkish companies are interested in bringing production in Ukraine. I know this because I am also a member of the Turkish-Ukrainian Business Association, and we see many Turkish companies coming and asking about Ukraine, although in many cases, they are waiting for the signing of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries before making the leap. I believe the FTA should be signed this year.
What is your overall evaluation of the Ukraine market?
Ukraine is growing, and there is a greater degree of comfort for individuals and companies alike because everything is going well in the country both economically and otherwise. Ukrainian people are highly educated and there is quality in this market. Ukraine is waiting for investors, but I would say to Turkish companies in particular: don't wait until the free trade agreement is signed because then everyone will come.
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Antonius Galliciani, eingedeutscht Anton Gallizian, stammte aus Casella (Ligurien) und arbeitete als Angestellter in der ersten, von Heinrich Halbisen betriebenen Papiermühle in Basel. 1452 kaufte er mit seiner Gattin Adelheid Tschan eine Hanfreibe am Rümelinbach vor dem Steinentor in Basel. 1453 tauschte er sie mit der Hammerschmiede im St-Alban-Tal ein, die er in eine Papiermühle umbauen liess. Im letzten Quartal des Jahres 1453 bezahlte er erstmals den Pfundzoll – als Hinweis, dass er damals die Papierfabrikation bereits aufgenommen hatte. 1457 erhielten er und seine Brüder das Basler Bürgerrecht. In der nächsten Generation stieg die Familie Gallizian zu einer der reichsten und mächtigsten Geschlechter Basels auf.

Heute befindet sich in dem Gebäude, der sogenannten Gallizian-Mühle, das Schweizerische Museum für Papier, Schrift und Druck.

Literatur
 Basler Papiermühle, Journal Nr. 4, Winter 2014.
 Pierre Louis van der Haegen: Der frühe Basler Buchdruck: ökonomische, sozio-politische und informationssystematische Standortfaktoren und Rahmenbedingungen. Basel 2001.
 Hans Kälin: Papier in Basel bis 1500; Selbstverlag, Basel 1974; XI, 455 S., ill. (Diss. phil. Univ. Basel 1972), bes. S. 155–168.
 René Teuteberg: Basler Geschichte. 2. Aufl. Basel 1988, S. 167 f.

Weblinks
 St.Alban-Tal Papiermühlen in "Die ersten Basler Buchdrucker" auf altbasel.ch, abgerufen 1. Januar 2014

Geschichte (Basel)
Unternehmer (Basel)
Geboren im 15. Jahrhundert
Gestorben im 15. Jahrhundert
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Battlestar Galactica Viper Mark II Ship Model with Magazine #1 by Eaglemoss
The first model to take flight from the new Battlestar Galactica: Official Ships Collection is the colonial fighter, Viper Mark II.
This iconic Battlestar Galactica ship appeared in almost every episode of the renowned 2004 Battlestar Galactica television series aka BSG. Launched from massive Battlestar ships, the Viper Mark II was instrumental in the first Cylon War. Although they were eventually replaced with newer models, a squadron of the space superiority fighters remained on board the Battlestar Galactica and was re-activated to defend the Galactica during its four-year journey to Earth.
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Added on October 12, 2013 Keya Lea Solar Decathlon 2013 , University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte built a beautiful concrete and glass, high-performing home for this year's Solar Decathlon. The home was the overall winner of the coveted People's Choice Award.
UrbanEden, by the University of North Carolina
UrbanEden also won 1st place in Energy Balance, generating more solar energy than the house needed or used, 3rd place in Engineering and 4th place in Hot Water. The overall cost of the house with all the appliances included was estimated to be $350,686.
The exterior of the home was made from a concrete and fly-ash mixture. Because concrete is such a dense material, it acts as a thermal break between the sounds of the city and creates a serene, indoor living space. Within the precast concrete panels were a circulatory system of small diameter plastic tubes. Depending on the season, cooled or heated water can be sent through the tubes to help moderate the temperature of the home. During the warmer summer evenings, the ambient heat is expelled through copper fin heat exchangers located on the roof.
The Solar Decathlon truly tests a home's performance. In order to receive a score in the Entertainment event, each team must host two dinner parties and screen an accompanying film. This tests the home's general electrical systems and the combined efficiency of the appliances. They aren't sitting around saving electricity and using candles. They're watching films on large screen TVs, moving the solar panel arrays to create the ideal evening deck shading space, baking apple-brie tarts, making multi-course meals and leaving the lights on. It was all powered by the sun. Here are the Dinner Menus and Recipes from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (21 page pdf).
Even with the house filled to the brim with visiting students, the house exuded a sense of calm.
The pre-cast geopolymer cement concrete structure reinvents a historic building material to provide a sound barrier to city noise and a 90% reduction in carbon footprint over conventional concrete.
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All of the teams had a great learning experience in the Solar Decathlon to design, build, finish, dismantle, transport, rebuild, compete in the competition and display the homes (with a smile, over and over and over again) to help educate the public. They all had amazing, sometimes arduous, yet highly educational and rewarding experiences. The final score is a summation of task completion, monitored performance of the homes and jury evaluations within 10 events.
The kitchen accommodated a classroom of students.
Features and technologies sections from solardecathlon.gov.
Visit the team's website: http://urbaneden.uncc.edu.
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Our research activities focus on next generation networks and communication systems, as well as their applications. These systems are increasingly present in our day-to-day activities and play a crucial role in all economic sectors.
With the rise of the Internet of Things and the Edge Computing paradigm, the proliferation of radio access technologies, including 5G and LPWAN networks, and a strong trend towards network virtualization, the importance of these systems is expected to become even stronger (see Figure below). These developments will also lead to an unprecedented complexity of communication networks and raise technical and conceptual problems for their optimal design and control.
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Mandates substance abuse assessment or treatment for offenders
under the custody of the Department of Public Safety.  (SD2)
THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           S.D. 2
RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
1      SECTION 1.  The legislature finds:
2      (1)  A growing body of research demonstrates the destructive
3           impact of alcohol and other substance abuse on personal
4           health and health care costs, the spread of
5           communicable disease, educational performance and
6           attainment, work force participation, safety and
7           productivity in the workplace, and financial stability.
8           These indicators of social erosion are in turn related
9           to crime in many obvious but hard to measure ways.
10           Given the recognized relationship between crime and
11           substance abuse and addiction, it is necessary and
12           appropriate to use, adapt, and expand the resources and
13           remedies available within the criminal justice system
14           to address the problem of substance abuse dependency
15           and thereby to help reduce the demand for illicit drugs
16           and the incidence of drug-related crimes.
17      (2)  Studies, such as the drug use forecasting studies
18           conducted by the National Institute of Justice, reveal
19           that a large percentage of persons arrested for both
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S.B. NO.           S.D. 2
1           drug and nondrug offenses (such as thefts, burglaries,
2           robberies, assaults, rapes, and homicides) test
3           positive for recent drug use.  Many offenses are
4           committed by adults who are under the influence of a
5           controlled substance or alcohol or are committed in
6           order to raise revenues to support the person's drug
7           habit.  Some mind and mood altering drugs, moreover,
8           seem to induce criminal and often violent behavior,
9           reducing the person's inhibitions as well as the
10           person's ability to anticipate future consequences,
11           thereby undermining the deterrent thrust of the
12           criminal law.  Some drugs also may reduce an offender's
13           ability to empathize with a potential victim, resulting
14           in episodes of seemingly mindless violence.  Finally,
15           some crimes, including crimes of violence, are
16           committed in the normal course of conducting illicit
17           drug businesses and enterprises.  These include strong
18           arm robberies and "rip-offs", violent retaliations for
19           these offenses, and efforts to protect markets and
20           "turf" by means of intimidation and terrorism directed
21           against would-be competitors and drug purchasers who
22           patronize competing drug distributors.
1      (3)  Research has demonstrated that substance abuse and
2           addiction is treatable within the offender population
3           and that appropriate actions by criminal justice
4           professionals can foster effective treatment.  This
5           research further demonstrates that the effectiveness of
6           substance abuse treatment is directly related to the
7           length of stay in treatment.  The threat of criminal
8           justice sanctions, in turn, can be used to motivate
9           offenders to enter treatment and stay in treatment for
10           as long as necessary to effect positive change.  To
11           achieve this change, treatment must be of sufficient
12           duration and intensity, must be supported by periodic
13           comprehensive drug testing to maintain program
14           integrity, must be provided by professional staff who
15           have received adequate training and who continue to
16           receive training and adequate supervision, and must
17           provide for the continued collection and analysis of
18           program data to allow for both process and impact
19           evaluation.  Moreover, the drug and alcohol treatment
20           programs must be accredited by the department of health
21           and must be appropriate in type, duration, and
22           intensity based upon the length and level of treatment
1           derived from an alcohol and other drug assessment of
2           each individual's needs, balanced with the public's
3           right to protection.
4      (4)  Few addicts voluntarily seek help for a substance abuse
5           problem.  Many drug dependent persons deny that they
6           have a problem.  Consequently, the decision to
7           participate in treatment typically is the result of
8           pressure brought to bear by other persons, including
9           family members, friends, co-workers, employers, medical
10           and health care professionals, school officials,
11           courts, or law enforcement agencies.  Since a
12           substantial percentage of referrals for substance abuse
13           treatment come from law enforcement agencies, the law
14           enforcement community acts as a major point of entry to
15           the substance abuse treatment system.  It is in the
16           public interest to use the coercive powers of the law
17           enforcement community and their jurisdiction over
18           persons charged with committing crimes to
19           constructively influence substance abusing and addicted
20           offenders and to provide strong incentives for these
21           offenders to accept help and to participate and remain
22           as long as necessary in meaningful treatment and
1           monitoring programs.
2      (5)  Most addicted offenders who are convicted of serious
3           crimes and who are sentenced to terms of imprisonment
4           will eventually be released back into the community on
5           parole or at the expiration of their sentences.
6           Without proper treatment, an offender is likely to
7           continue to be drug dependent and to commit new
8           offenses, resulting in further injury to victims, loss
9           of property, and the expenditure of limited resources
10           to identify, apprehend, prosecute, and return the
11           offender to confinement.  Under these circumstances,
12           the overriding need to protect the public safety
13           requires that all substance abusing and addicted
14           offenders receive appropriate treatment and monitoring
15           services, based on the individual's need as determined
16           by an alcohol and other drug assessment, either in lieu
17           of or during the course of traditional imprisonment,
18           and continue to receive needed treatment or appropriate
19           aftercare, support, or monitoring services as a
20           condition of parole or other release from confinement.
21      (6)  Persons charged with repeat offenses who actively abuse
22           or are addicted to a controlled substance or alcohol
1           and who are not undergoing appropriate treatment and
2           monitoring pose a proportionately greater risk of
3           criminal recidivism.
4      (7)  To ensure uniformity and the best possible use of
5           limited resources, the department of health must
6           develop and enforce accreditation and operational
7           standards for all programs, whether public or private,
8           that provide substance abuse assessment services or
9           treatment services to adults who are repeat offenders
10           who are inmates in correctional centers and facilities.
11      (8)  For treatment and intervention services to be most
12           effective, alcohol and other drug abusing and addicted
13           offenders must be assured that information provided
14           during the course of treatment and counseling will be
15           kept confidential in accordance with title 42 United
16           States Code section 290dd-3 and title 42 Code of
17           Federal Regulations Part 2, which govern the
18           confidentiality of alcohol and other drug abuse
19           treatment records.  Without these protections, an
20           offender in need of alcohol and other drug treatment
21           services may be discouraged from constructively
22           engaging in the treatment process.  Preserving the
1           confidentiality of treatment information and records is
2           consistent with the vital goal of holding alcohol and
3           other drug abusing and addicted offenders fully
4           accountable for their past and future actions.
5      The purpose of this Act is to mandate a substance abuse
6 assessment and treatment program for all inmates in correctional
7 centers and facilities, who are alcohol or drug dependent, or who
8 are otherwise in need of substance abuse treatment and
9 monitoring.  It is the intent of this Act to hold substance
10 abusing offenders accountable for their past and future actions
11 by means of an effective combination of rewards, threats, and
12 swiftly imposed punishments and sanctions designed to take full
13 advantage of the coercive influence of the criminal justice
14 system.
15      SECTION 2.  Chapter 353G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
16 amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated
18      "�353G-     Interagency coordination.  (a)  To carry out
19 their responsibilities under chapter 353G, the department of
20 public safety, Hawaii paroling authority, judiciary, department
21 of health, department of human services, and any other agency
22 assigned oversight responsibilities for offender substance abuse
1 treatment by law or administrative order, shall establish, by an
2 interagency cooperative agreement, a coordinating body to oversee
3 the development and implementation of offender substance abuse
4 treatment programs in the State.  The interagency cooperative
5 agreement shall set forth the role of the coordinating body and
6 the responsibilities of each agency that is a party to the
7 agreement.
8      (b)  The department of health shall be the lead agency for
9 the statewide offender substance abuse treatment program for all
10 inmates in correctional centers and facilities who are alcohol or
11 drug dependent or who are otherwise in need of substance abuse
12 treatment and monitoring.  As the lead agency, the department
13 shall act as facilitator of the coordinating body by providing
14 administrative support to the coordinating body.
15      (c)  Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary,
16 any agency that is part of the interagency cooperative agreement
17 shall provide, upon the request of any other participating agency
18 as to a specific offender receiving supervision or treatment by
19 that participating agency, all relevant medical, psychological,
20 or mental health records of the offender pertaining to the
21 offender's supervision or treatment received while under the
22 custody of the agency that receives the request for records.  Any
1 participating agency receiving such records of any offender
2 receiving supervision or treatment while under custody of the
3 State, shall keep that information strictly confidential at all
4 times in accordance with the requirements of title 42 United
5 States Code section 290dd-3."
6      SECTION 3.  Section 353G-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes is
7 amended by amending its title and subsection (a) to read as
8 follows:
9      "[[]�353G-3[]]  Mandatory drug testing of [repeat
10 offenders.] felons.  (a)  Any inmate who has been convicted of
11 [an offense] a felony under chapter 329, 329C, 707, 708, 709,
12 710, 711, or 712, [and has one prior conviction under any of
13 these chapters,] shall be required to submit to drug testing."
14      SECTION 4.  Section 353G-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
15 amended by amending its title and subsection (a) to read as
17      "[[]�353G-4[]]  Mandatory assessment of [offenders.] felons.
18 (a)  Any inmate who has been convicted of [more than one offense]
19 a felony under chapter 329, 329C, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, or
20 712, [and has one prior conviction under any of these chapters,]
21 shall be required to undergo an assessment if:
22      (1)  The inmate refuses to undergo a drug test required
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1           under section 353G-3;
2      (2)  The results of the drug test conducted pursuant to
3           section 353G-3 reveal the presence of a controlled
4           substance, for which the inmate has no lawful
5           prescription, or reveals alcohol abuse or dependency;
6      (3)  The inmate requests an assessment;
7      (4)  The inmate admits to the unlawful use of a controlled
8           substance within the year preceding the conviction for
9           the present charge or admits to alcohol abuse or
10           alcoholism;
11      (5)  The inmate has been granted a conditional discharge
12           within the past five years pursuant to section 712-1255
13           or any similar or predecessor law of this State, any
14           other state, or federal law;
15      (6)  The inmate has been sentenced within the past five
16           years to probation or treatment during incarceration
17           pursuant to this chapter or any similar or predecessor
18           law of this State, any other state, or federal law; or
19      (7)  The present or pending charge involved the use or
20           possession of a controlled substance or alcohol."
22 amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
1      "(c)  Anyone receiving drug test results or assessment
2 results under subsection (a) shall keep that information
3 confidential in accordance with the requirements of title 42
4 United States code section [290dd-3.] 290dd-2."
5      SECTION 6.  Section 353G-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
7      "(a)  The department of public safety, with the assistance
8 of the [department] director of health[, may] and the attorney
9 general, shall pursue all additional available funding through
10 federal, state and local government programs [and] or private
11 sources.  [Contingent upon the receipt of sufficient funds, the
12 department of public safety may implement the assessment and
13 treatment services mandated pursuant to this chapter.  If at any
14 time funds are not available, the department may not be required
15 to provide these services.]  In addition, the department of
16 public safety, in conjunction with the department of health, may
17 pursue all available federal matching funds through medicaid for
18 nonhospital residential alcohol and other drug treatment services
19 from the United States Health Care Financing Administration."
20      SECTION 7.  There is appropriated out of the general
21 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $       , or so much
22 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999-2000, and the
1 sum of $       , or so much thereof as may be necessary for
2 fiscal year 2000-2001, for a substance abuse treatment program at
3 the women's community correctional center.  The sums appropriated
4 shall be expended by the department of public safety for the
5 purposes of this Act.
6      SECTION 8.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
8      SECTION 9.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1999.


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This Week in Fiction: Zadie Smith
By Cressida Leyshon
This week's story, "The Embassy of Cambodia," is about a woman named Fatou, from Ivory Coast, who is working as a maid for a Pakistani family in northwest London. She becomes fascinated by the Cambodian Embassy, which, somewhat incongruously, occupies a suburban villa in Willesden. Did you always know the story would be about both Fatou and the embassy, or did one come before the other?
Originally I wanted to write about the embassy. I wrote the first paragraph, got stuck, and immediately gave up. I rarely write short stories, so I didn't expect anything to come of it. Then I did nothing for months. I didn't really think about it. One day round Christmas I saw it on my desktop—"The Embassy of Cambodia"—and thought, Maybe that was something. I've no idea how Fatou turned up, but the moment she was in my head, she seemed to fit with the ideas I'd had about the embassy—and I found I could move forward.
The story is told from the perspective of a chorus of sorts, the unnamed people of Willesden—"We are not really a poetic people. We are from Willesden. Our minds tend toward the prosaic." Was this something you'd intended to do from the outset? Could you imagine Fatou's story unfolding without this external perspective?
Well, that was spontaneous, too. When I'm writing everything is basically spontaneous. I don't keep a journal or make notes or plan. I have a vague idea one day, sometimes a tone, or a single image—like the embassy—and even if I don't really know why it's stuck with me, it's interesting (to me) that it has stuck. And then if the idea or image hangs around for long enough—weeks, or months—I sit down and try to write it out and see what it's about. In this case the story seemed to want to be about the idea of "peoples," of feeling yourself to be a part of a nation or tribe. The chorus idea came out of that.
The story takes place shortly after the London Olympics, when everyone has become "well attuned to grunting, and to the many other human sounds associated with effort and the triumph of the will." Fatou swims at a local pool, and a game of badminton is taking place behind the walls of the Cambodian embassy. In one case, we closely observe Fatou's efforts in the pool, in the other we see only a shuttlecock floating above a wall, while the players remain silent and hidden in the embassy's garden. What's it like to write about sport? And is this the first time badminton has shown up in your fiction? Did it lend an organizing principle to the story?
There's a fair amount of swimming in my fiction—swimming and running are my only "sports" in real life—but I haven't played badminton since I was a teen-ager. The story is scored like a badminton game, up to twenty-one. I was thinking about the embassy, about Cambodia, and then more generally about the way people win and lose in life. Sport is a useful analogy for that problem.
Fatou's closest friend in London is her "church friend," Andrew, a Nigerian with whom she has long theological conversations about faith and doubt, God and the Devil, and whether Africans were "born to suffer." Both Fatou and Andrew are reaching for answers to questions that sometimes test the limits of their knowledge. Were these challenging conversations to write?
It's something that's important to me, in fiction: imperfect knowledge. That's the reality of most people's lives—mine too. It seems to me that we often commit ourselves wholly to something while knowing almost nothing concrete about it. Another word for that, I suppose, is "faith." I fully believe in global warming, for example—but what do I really understand of the science? Very little. If I tried to explain it to someone who had just landed from another planet I would only talk a lot of ill-informed nonsense at them—an approximation of the truth, a sliver of what I've gleaned from the articles I've read and half-comprehended. The thing that can be challenging in fiction is allowing people to exist imperfectly. There is perhaps an added pressure if the author belongs to a group that feels itself burdened by what I want to call the responsibilities of representation. But if I believed that every time I wrote a Nigerian character that he carried the heavy burden of representing "The Nigerian People" in their entirety, well, I would find it hard to write a word. I'm sure there are readers who read in that way, but I can't—won't—write for them. I want to write without shame or pride or over-compensation in one direction or another. To write freely.
The family Fatou works for withholds her passport and her salary, claiming the money has been spent to cover her food and rent. The Derawals are by no means wealthy, yet they are relatively prosperous. Why did you think an immigrant family such as this, which has managed to gain something of a toehold in British society, would treat another immigrant so poorly?
Part of establishing a "toehold" usually involves stepping on somebody else's fingers, no? That's in the nature of power, isn't it? It's always power over somebody. It would be nice to think there exists a natural allegiance between the weak and the not-quite-so-weak. I'm not sure that's how it works. I don't think it has anything in particular to do with immigration. It's what Andrew might call a general human law. Why do millions of working mothers in the West, myself included, buy cheap clothes from stores they know employ working mothers in the East (and sometimes their children), in dangerous conditions, for pennies a day? Because we have economic power, and they don't. Thoughts of sisterhood sometimes survive the temptation of a skirt for $10.99—sometimes not. And an essential part of our power is this freedom not to think too deeply about the matter. I think the Derawals simply don't think about Fatou all that much. That's the problem: they resent suddenly being made to think of her. We're all capable of that kind of thoughtlessness; it's how we live. It's what makes the life we live possible. In the end, empathy is a very limited emotion. Here in the West we romanticize its power—especially in literature!—but the truth is empathy gets turned on and off as needs be. My own feeling is you need to legislate for it, to encourage people into its practice—to enforce it, if need be. Perhaps all those Wall Street bankers were perfectly nice people, too, who didn't mean to hurt us as they did, but we shouldn't rely on the vagaries of human personalities. Desperation, weakness, vulnerability—these things will always be exploited. You need to protect the weak, ring-fence them, with something far stronger than empathy.
You last wrote about this part of London in your novel, "NW," which came out in September. What was it like to return to it in a story? Did you ever think of the protagonists in your novel as you were working on this?
Every time I write about Willesden and its environs I see all of the characters existing in the same reality. Archie or Alsana from "White Teeth" are in the supermarket queue right behind Fatou. Irie Jones has moved out to Acton (cheaper rents) with her babies, and is perhaps a neighbor to Andrew. Howard Belsey's father from "On Beauty" lives just up the road from "NW"'s Leah Hanwell. Alex Lee-Tandem from "The Autograph Man" lives fifteen minutes away in a perfectly fictional suburb called Mountjoy, not far from real-life Golders Green. I like the idea of them all together. It's not a concrete plan—more a pleasant sensation. But it's never quite the real NW; the streets are all wrongly named and the buildings aren't quite where they should be, and the buses run non-existent routes. It's a deeply inconsistent place, and I think that must be why I'm always pleased to return to it. It gives me a lot of freedom.
Cressida Leyshon is The New Yorker's deputy fiction editor.
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