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My name is Philipp and I am now sixty-six years old. I live near Basel in Switzerland and I used to work as an IT professional from about 1975 up to my retirement a few years ago. I have used Dokuwiki and other wikis for several projects where getting documentation online quickly and without any fuss was more important than an "interesting" or complicated feature set.
After retirement, I started using the Dokuwiki first for documenting my small hobby projects. I chose Dokuwiki mainly for these reasons: Firstly, I already had used it. Then, it was one of the two Wikis that were practically pre-installed on my cheap Synology server; thirdly, it has a very small feature set, thus obviating the need for much design and planning work before filling the server with documents and stuff.
After retirement, I ordered the archive of an organisation I used to work for some time earlier, digitizing many of the most relevant documents. I then started transcribing the digitized documents so that they can be read by people not familiar with the olders fonts and scripts and so that they can be searched. I used another instance of the Dokuwiki to hold those transcripts along with the photographs of the original documents. This wiki now holds several hundred pages, with perhaps two thousand to follow.The organisation is now preparing itself for its centennial and the wiki will be an important tool for all kinds of research. The material is all in the public domain and it's accessible at http://sgf.potocki.ch/dokuwiki. It's all in German, though.
In the meantime, I found another use for the wiki and I use yet another instance for genealogical purposes. In the last few years, several parts of our widely spread family have found each other, and the wiki is very useful for collecting and presenting all kinds of documents which are contributed by family members on several continents. One of these days I will succeed in storing and presenting family trees, although that's not the main aim for this particular wiki. The Wiki now contains names of about three hundred persons, but detailed documents exist for fewer than - perhaps - two dozen people. This wiki is, of course, not open to the public.


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Wed, 29 December 2021 at 12:48 pm
CDC Defends Controversial New COVID-19 Isolation Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is defending their decision to change their COVID-19 isolation guidelines.
Earlier this week, it was announced that the CDC had shortened the recommended isolation period for people who have tested positive for COVID-19 but were asymptomatic.
The new guidelines stipulate that anyone who tests positive the virus and does not experience any symptoms can isolate for just 5 days, down from the 10 days that was previously recommended. These people must wear a mask around others for those five additional days.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky made appearances on CBS Mornings and CNN's New Day on Wednesday (December 29) to explain the reasoning behind the changes.
"We really do need people to follow these recommendations for them to work. But I would also say that those people who are not masking, who are out and about are probably not the ones isolating either," she said. "So what we really wanted to do is make sure that these recommendations were more easily followed. We don't want them out and about when they are maximally infectious."
"What we do know is that about 85-90% of viral transmission happens in those first five days, which is why we really want people to stay home during that period of time and then mask for the rest of the time to capture that last 10 to 15%," Rochelle noted on CBS Mornings.
She added, ""We also know that we're expecting a large number of cases, we've seen that in other countries, and many of those cases may be asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. So, we want to be able to get people back out if they're feeling well, but to also have them be masked."
Rochelle also said that requiring a negative test after completing five days of isolation was deemed unnecessary.
"We don't know how this antigen performs with regard to predicting transmissibility towards the end of your period of infection," she said. "We know it performs really well during that period where you're initially infected, but the FDA has not at all looked at whether or not … your positive antigen really does correlate with whether or not you're transmissible or not."
"So with a negative antigen test, we'd still ask you to wear a mask. With a positive antigen test, we'd still say you could wear a mask. And since it wasn't going to make a difference in our recommendations, we did not recommend an antigen [test] at that period of time."
During her interview, on CNN's New Day, the CDC director echoed her earlier sentiments about negative rapid tests, explaining that the CDC does think individuals should be tested during the first five days of exposure. She also added that the guidelines reflected what the CDC thought "people would be able to tolerate."
"We have seen relatively low rates of isolations for all of this pandemic," Rochelle shared, adding that "some science" has revealed that less than 1/3 of people have been isolating. "And so we really want to make sure that we had guidance in this moment when we were going to have a lot of disease that could be adhered to, that people were willing to adhere to and that speaks specifically to when people are maximally infectious."
She went on to address what impacted the timing of the changes, indicating that the rise in cases would significantly impact the workforce.
"In the context that we were going to have so many more cases, many of those would be asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. People would feel well enough to be at work. They would not necessarily tolerate being home and that they may not comply with being home," she explained.
Rochelle also said that the new guidelines had "nothing to do" with the supply of COVID-19 rapid tests. "It had everything to do with knowing what we would do with the information when we got it," she said, noting that the government is working to make sure tests are accessible to the public as cases surge.
"The government is doing a lot and we have the need to do more, and I think that was articulated this week," she said.
It was recently announced that a big awards show had been postponed due to the Omicron variant.
"It really had a lot to do with what we thought people would be able to tolerate," CDC Director Walensky says on why the CDC shortened the isolation period from 10 days to 5 days if you're asymptomatic. Our full interview: pic.twitter.com/rO7blPFiPj
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 29, 2021
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New Procedures for Visa applications
Important Information for all travelers to Cuba
Due to the current epidemiological situation in Cuba, you should:
1. Carry a real-time PCR test for SARS Cov2, performed no more than 72 hours before by a certified laboratory in the country of origin.
2. Make the Traveler's Health Declaration (Mod. 82-33-02) (Affidavit of Health) upon arrival in the country.
3. Upon arrival, a period of quarantine must be kept in a designated institution, where the respective PCR tests will be carried out, the first one at the airport.
Lebanese solidarity association hails Cuba's victory at the UN
Beirut, June 23, 2021. The Lebanese Arab-Latin American Solidarity Association José Martí today hailed Cuba's victory at the UN when a resolution condemning the US blockade against the Caribbean country was approved at the General Assembly.
During the plenary session of the highest world body in New York, 184 States voted against the U.S. blockade, two voted in favor (the United States and Israel) and three abstained (Colombia, Brazil and Ukraine).
President of the Cuban Radio and Television Institute congratulates Al Mayadeen channel on its ninth anniversary
Beirut, June 12, 2021. The President of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT), Alfonso Nova Martínez, sent a letter of congratulations to Ghassan Ben Jeddou, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Mayadeen network, on the occasion of the ninth anniversary of its foundation.
Cuban ambassador talks with director at Lebanese Foreign Ministry
Beirut, June 10, 2021. Ambassador Alexander Pellicer Moraga held a fruitful meeting with Ghady Khoury, Director General of Political and Consular Affairs of the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, with whom he exchanged on issues of bilateral interest.
The Cuban Ambassador handed over to his Lebanese counterpart the draft resolution against the blockade which will be presented on June 23 before the United Nations General Assembly, and which is expected to receive, once again, the majority support of the international community.
Cubans, Lebanese and Palestinians demand an end to the blockade on Cuba and plant Fidel Castro cedar tree
Beirut, June 7, 2021. Cuban residents, diplomats, solidarity organizations and Lebanese and Palestinian graduates in Cuba expressed their rejection of the illegal US blockade against Cuba and demanded its immediate lifting.
The Cubans, diplomats, members of associations of friendship with the Caribbean country and the league of Palestinian graduates in Cuba chanted slogans and carried signs alluding to the world campaign condemning the US blockade.


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Posted by Christa Santos on March 23, 2016 in Technology | Leave a response
Collegiate Pathways Inc. Paves Way for STEM-Savvy, College-Bound Girls
Generosi-"tea" – that was the recurring theme of the closing remarks from Laine Powell, founder and executive director of Collegiate Pathways Inc. at a recent fundraiser in Orlando.
CPI is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering first-generation and under-represented, middle and high school girls to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields through college preparation, career readiness and mentoring.
During the annual Tea & "bytes" fundraiser for Tech Sassy Girlz™, CPI's signature STEM program, Powell expressed her gratitude to those sponsoring, "generous" organizations and community leaders for believing in her dream, conceived nearly 17 years ago, to see more diversity and women employed in technical careers.
Laine Powell, Founder and Executive Director Collegiate Pathways, Inc.
The event, held at the Orlando Science Center, raised more than $14,000.
"I am truly humbled by the amount of support from the community. Today is an important day for Tech Sassy Girlz because our community recognized the importance of helping us develop the next generation of STEM female leaders."
For years, studies have indicated the United States is losing its competitive edge in math and science, as other countries advance. This "STEM crisis" impacts American education and the ability to stay competitive, close minority and gender gaps, as well as improve teacher preparation.
Kathryn Shuler, assistant superintendent of Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) explained that according to the U.S. Department of Labor, computer and math occupations are expected to add more than 785,000 new jobs from 2008 to 2018. Collectively, they will grow more than twice as fast as the average for all occupations in the economy. Network systems and data communications analysts are projected to increase by 155,800 jobs.
"There is no doubt that skills in the STEM subjects are needed and will provide the best career choices for our students. At Orange County Public Schools, our vision is to be the top producer of successful students in the nation…and we are committed to STEM education," said Shuler.
It is a natural fit that OCPS would support organizations like CPI. Other corporate and academic sponsors include AceApplications, Brighthouse Networks, Oracle Academy, University of Central Florida, Walt Disney World Resort, City of Orlando, Wells Fargo, Century Link and Best Buy, all supporting CPI because it aligns with their vision to support STEM and advocate for more women in technology careers.
"AceApplications is proud to be a sponsor because of the impact CPI is making in the community by introducing girls to STEM, specifically in computer science and technology," said Courtney Powell, the company's president and CEO.
Tech Sassy Girlz provides girls in grades 6-12 exposure and access to STEM fields through interactive and informative STEM tours, conferences, workshops, summer camp programs and internships. Since its inception in 2012, more than 500 girls have participated in the CPI programs, with expansion slated for Miami next and the long-term goal of increased participation across the U.S.
CPI's Tech Sassy Girlz program is designed to provide female middle and high school students exposure and access to STEM fields and careers. Photo Credit: Collegiate Pathways, Inc.
Two shining examples of success are Naia Butler-Craig and Kharis Hughes.
A first-year student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Butler-Craig is studying aerospace engineering with a concentration in propulsion. Fulfilling her dream to attend Embry-Riddle since childhood, she is excelling with a 3.8 GPA and is very involved on campus. She serves as the Academic Excellence Chair of the National Society of Black Engineers, a member of the Experimental Rocket Propulsion Lab organization, Honors Program and Honors Student Association, as well as founder and president of the Embry Riddle Dancing Eagles.
Hughes is an International Baccalaureate (IB) program scholar at Orlando's historic Jones High School where she is currently ranked No. 4 in her senior class, with a weighted GPA of 4.67. She is involved in a number of extracurricular activities, such as cheerleading, volunteering at Cub Academy – an orientation program for incoming high school freshmen and member of the Steps to Success program.
She has received numerous awards and recognition such as the Sunshine State Scholar Award, National Honor Society and recent inductee and charter member of Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society. After being accepted by multiple universities, she decided to enroll in UCF this summer, majoring in biomedical science with the ultimate career goal of becoming a pediatric anesthesiologist.
Hughes was surprised at the event when she was awarded the CenturyLink Scholarship for $1,500 by Field Marketing Manager, Deborah Rios-Barnes.
The growth of women in STEM must be exponential. CPI and Tech Sassy Girlz is a success story that needs to be told more often.
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Houdini's tomb tale digs up $680
A 1924 issue of Weird Tales magazine that contains Houdini's short story, Imprisoned With The Pharaohs, has sold on eBay for an impressive $680. The auction received 16 bids.
While Imprisoned With The Pharaohs appeared under Houdini's byline, the story was actually ghost written by H.P. Lovecraft. The auction offered up this excellent description of the story and its history:
"Under the Pyramids", also published as "Entombed with the Pharaohs" and "Imprisoned with the Pharaohs", is a short story written by American fantasy author H. P. Lovecraft in February 1924. Commissioned by Weird Tales founder and owner J. C. Henneberger, the narrative tells a fictionalized account in the first-person perspective of an allegedly true experience of escape artist Harry Houdini. Set in 1910, in Egypt, Houdini finds himself kidnapped by a tour guide, who resembles an ancient Pharaoh, and thrown down a deep hole near the Great Sphinx of Giza. While attempting to find his way out, he stumbles upon a gigantic ceremonial cavern and encounters the real-life deity that inspired the building of the Sphinx. Although he did not believe Houdini's story, Lovecraft nevertheless accepted the job because of the money he was offered in advance by Henneberg. The result was published in the May-June-July 1924 edition of Weird Tales, although it was credited solely to Houdini until the 1939 reprint. Despite Lovecraft's use of artistic license, Houdini enjoyed the tale and collaborated with the author on several smaller projects prior to the latter's death in 1926. "Under the Pyramids" has been suggested as an early influence on author Robert Bloch and as anticipating the cosmic themes in Lovecraft's later work, including The Shunned House.
Happily, you don't have to pay this kind of cash if you just want to the read the story. Imprisoned with the Pharaohs is included in several Lovecraft collections and in a stand alone booklet.
Tags: Auction, Fictional adventures, H.P. Lovecraft, Imprisoned With The Pharaohs, Magazines, Weird Tales, Writings
melbo February 15, 2012 at 8:39 AM
"A fictional account of an allegedly true experience ..."
It might have happened. Born on the boat and all that. I have to read it now.
Or read it online for free: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/l/lovecraft/hp/pharaohs/
John Cox February 16, 2012 at 7:12 AM
Cool. Thank you.
Arthur Moses February 16, 2012 at 7:45 AM
These Weird Tales issues are highly prized not only from the Houdini collectors but more so from the Lovecraft collectors...hence their high selling price. The $680 for this one I presume is because you can determine from the photo it is not in the best condition. I've seen better condition copies go for $1000-$1500.
Thank you, Arthur. I wasn't sure what these typically sell for.
John Cox January 28, 2013 at 9:14 AM
Another just sold on eBay for $1,255. Condition wasn't really all that better.
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Q: Problema con JOptionPane probando un try catch Mi JOptionPane se repite cuando ingreso un valor que no es un número para probar my try catch.
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class anyoBisiesto {

    private static int anyo;

    public void ingreseAnyo (){
        String anyoIngresado = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Digite el a\u00f1o");
        try{
            anyo = Integer.parseInt (anyoIngresado);
        }
        catch(NumberFormatException e){
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (null,  "El valor ingresado no es un n\u00famero", "Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
        }
        }

    public boolean esBisiesto (int anyo){
        boolean esBisiesto = true;
            if (anyo % 4 == 0){
                if (anyo % 400 ==0)
                    esBisiesto = true;
            }
            else if (anyo % 100 != 0){
                esBisiesto = false;
            }
            else {
                esBisiesto = true;
            }
            return esBisiesto;
        }

        public static void main(String[] args) {

        anyoBisiesto anyo1 = new anyoBisiesto();
        anyo1.ingreseAnyo();

        if (anyo1.esBisiesto (anyo) == true){
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (null, "El a\u00f1o es bisiesto");
        } else{
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (null, "El a\u00f1o no es bisiesto");
        }
    }
}

A: public Integer ingreseAnyo (){
    String anyoIngresado = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Digite el a\u00f1o");
    try{
        //si el año es numérico lo retornas
        return Integer.parseInt (anyoIngresado);
    }
    catch(NumberFormatException e){
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (null,  "El valor ingresado no es un n\u00famero", "Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
    }
    //si hubo error en el número retornas nulo y ya sabes que ya mandaste
    //el mensaje de error
    return null;
}

En main, si hubo error numérico ya no mandas otro mensaje porque ya enviaste el mensaje de error de año no numérico, y si no hubo error entonces valida que sea bisiesto.
 public static void main(String[] args) {

    anyoBisiesto anyo1 = new anyoBisiesto();
    Integer anyo = anyo1.ingreseAnyo();
    if (anyo == null) {
       //hubo error en año ingresado, salimos xque ya enviamos error
       return;
    }
    if (anyo1.esBisiesto (anyo){
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (null, "El a\u00f1o es bisiesto");
    } else{
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (null, "El a\u00f1o no es bisiesto");
    }
}

A: try{
        anyo = Integer.parseInt (anyoIngresado);
} catch(NumberFormatException e) {
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (null,  "El valor ingresado no es un n\u00famero", "Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
--> Continuar

Así es como funcionan las excepciones en Java. Tu código:

*

*Intenta convertir anyoIngresado a int.

*Si va bien, asigna el valor a anyo y pasa a "Continuar"

*Si no va bien, lanza una excepción y pasa al catch

*

*el catch muestra el mensaje y pasa a "Continuar".

En los dos casos (excepción o no), se sale del método normalmente y continúa la ejecución del programa. Pero si ha habido excepción, no has asignado un valor a anyo y mantiene el valor por defecto (0) que es el usará para hacer todos los cálculos.
Si quieres que en caso de excepción se altere el funcionamiento, tienes varias opciones:

*

*En el catch, lanzas una excepción (puedes lanzar la misma capturada o crear una nueva). Se interrumpirá la ejecución normal hasta que se gestione la excepción en otra cláusula catch o se salga del programa.

*En el catch haces System.exit(0) para salir del programa en ese mismo momento.

*En el catch, asignas un valor "especial" a anyo para indicar que ha habido una excepción (por ejemplo -1). Luego en el resto del programa compruebas si ése es el valor que tienes (de forma que solo compruebes si es bisiesto si anyo es distinto de -1).

*Directamente no haces catch y, en caso de que haya una excepción al intentar convertir anyoIngresado, dejas que se propague hacia arriba.

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Ion Propulsion: The Key To Deep Space Exploration
by James Anderson November 4, 2015
When we think of space travel, we tend to picture a massive rocket blasting off from Earth, with huge blast streams of fire and smoke coming out the bottom, as the enormous machine struggles to escape Earth's gravity. Rockets are our only option for escaping Earth's gravity well—for now.
But once a spacecraft has broken its gravitational bond with Earth, we have other options for powering them. Ion propulsion, long dreamed of in science fiction, is now used to send probes and spacecraft on long journeys through space.
NASA first began researching ion propulsion in the 1950's. In 1998, ion propulsion was successfully used as the main propulsion system on a spacecraft, powering the Deep Space 1 (DS1) on its mission to the asteroid 9969 Braille and Comet Borrelly. DS1 was designed not only to visit an asteroid and a comet, but to test twelve advanced, high-risk technologies, chief among them the ion propulsion system itself.
NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster. Credit: NASA
Ion propulsion systems generate a tiny amount of thrust. Hold nine quarters in your hand, feel Earth's gravity pull on them, and you have an idea how little thrust they generate. They can't be used for launching spacecraft from bodies with strong gravity. Their strength lies in continuing to generate thrust over time.
This means that they can achieve very high top speeds. Ion thrusters can propel spacecraft to speeds over 320,000 kp/h (200,000 mph), but they must be in operation for a long time to achieve that speed.
An ion is an atom or a molecule that has either lost or gained an electron, and therefore has an electrical charge. So ionization is the process of giving a charge to an atom or a molecule, by adding or removing electrons.
Once charged, an ion will want to move in relation to a magnetic field. That's at the heart of ion drives. But certain atoms are better suited for this. NASA's ion drives typically use xenon, an inert gas, because there's no risk of explosion.
Detail of an ion drive. Image: NASA Glenn Research Center. Credit: Vectorization by Chabacano
In an ion drive, the xenon isn't a fuel. It isn't combusted, and it has no inherent properties that make it useful as a fuel. The energy source for an ion drive has to come from somewhere else. This source can be electricity from solar cells, or electricity generated from decay heat from a nuclear material.
Ions are created by bombarding the xenon gas with high energy electrons. Once charged, these ions are drawn through a pair of electrostatic grids—called lenses—by their charges, and are expelled out of the chamber, producing thrust. This discharge is called the ion beam, and it is again injected with electrons, to neutralize its charge.
Unlike a traditional chemical rocket, where its thrust is limited by how much fuel it can carry and burn, the thrust generated by an ion drive is only limited by the strength of its electrical source. The amount of propellant a craft can carry, in this case xenon, is a secondary concern. NASA's Dawn spacecraft used only 10 ounces of xenon propellant—that's less than a soda can—for 27 hours of operation.
In theory, there is no limit to the strength of the electrical source powering the drive, and work is being done to develop even more powerful ion thrusters than we currently have. In 2012, NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) operated at 7000w for over 43,000 hours, in comparison to the ion drive on DS1 that used only 2100w. NEXT, and designs that will surpass it in the future, will allow spacecraft to go on extended missions to multiple asteroids, comets, the outer planets, and their moons.
Missions using ion propulsion include NASA's Dawn mission, the Japanese Hayabusa mission to asteroid 25143 Itokawa, and the upcoming ESA missions Bepicolombo, which will head to Mercury in 2017, and LISA Pathfinder, which will study low frequency gravitational waves.
With the constant improvement in ion propulsion systems, this list will only grow.
Author: Evan Gough, Originally published on Universe Today
Top photo: ion drive. Credit: NASA
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The Diocese of Port Elizabeth is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The diocese was founded in 1970.

History

The British garrison of Port Elizabeth saw the arrival of 500 settlers in 1825, which included Francis McClelland, who was appointed the same year Colonial Chaplain. It was also laid the foundation stone of the Collegiate Church of St. Mary the Virgin, who only would be opened for worship in 1832. The Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth was created in 1970, being his first bishop, Philip Russell, until 1974. The diocese supported the anti-apartheid campaign under his tenure and the one of his successor, Bruce Evans. He was followed by Eric Pike, who would be in office from 1993 to 2001. Bethlehem Nopece was elected as the first black bishop of the diocese in 2001, which he was until 29 July 2018.

List of bishops
 Philip Russell, 1970-1974
 Bruce Read Evans, 1975-1993
 Eric Pike, 1993-2001
 Bethlehem Nopece, 2001–2018
 Eddie Daniels, 2019-

Coat of arms
The diocese registered a coat of arms at the Bureau of Heraldry in 1977 : Argent, on a cross  Gules,  between  in  dexter  chief  an  anchor, in sinister chief a cross moline, in  dexter base a clay pot and in sinister base a  triangle  Sable  voided of the field, a lamb couchant proper, the shield ensigned with a mitre proper.

Anglican realignment
The diocese is theologically conservative. Bishop Bethlehem Nopece attended the GAFCON meetings in 2008, 2013 and 2018, and was the founder and is the current chairman of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans of South Africa. The Synod of the diocese, held in November 2017, passed unanimously a motion that stated that any future nominee for local bishop must affirm the Jerusalem Declaration, issued at the Global Anglican Future Conference, in Jerusalem, in June 2008.

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1970 establishments in South Africa
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US Attorney General Eric Holder has reassured his Russian counterpart that whistleblower Edward Snowden will not be tortured or given the death penalty if Moscow extradites him.
The information emerged after the US Department of Justice disclosed the contents of a July 23 letter, which had generated fevered speculation on both sides of the Atlantic.
"The United States will not seek the death penalty for Mr. Snowden should he return to the United States. The charges he faces do not carry that possibility, and the United States would not seek the death penalty even if Mr. Snowden were charged with additional, death penalty-eligible crimes," said the letter, which was addressed to Russian Justice Minister Aleksandr Konovalov.
In the letter, the US also promised that Snowden would receive a public jury trial in the civil courts, and would not be subjected to anything but "voluntary questioning" in the lead-up to his trial.
"Mr. Snowden will not be tortured. Torture is unlawful in the United States," wrote the attorney general. He added that the former NSA contractor was immediately eligible for a "limited validity passport" good for direct return to the US.
Holder's letter explicitly tackles Snowden's previously expressed fears.
"I believe that, given these circumstances, it is unlikely that I would receive a fair trial or proper treatment prior to that trial, and face the possibility of life in prison or even death," Snowden wrote in the cover letter for the multiple asylum applications he submitted around the world over the past few weeks.
"Our focus in this specific case is having Mr. Snowden returned to the United States, and we still feel Russia has the opportunity to do that and to take the right steps," the US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told journalists at a daily press briefing.
Edward Snowden currently remains in the international transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, waiting for his temporary asylum application to be reviewed.
Snowden faces three charges of theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information, and willful communication of classified communications intelligence information to an unauthorized person. The maximum tariff for the latter two crimes, which are considered more serious, is ten years in prison.
Moscow and Washington do not have an extradition agreement, although Moscow has handed over US citizens on a case-by-case basis in the past.
Edward Snowden's father has blasted US politicians for failing to admit oversteps in their surveillance programs, which prompted his son to share the information on all-encompassing PRISM with the press earlier this summer.
"I am extremely disappointed and angry. I've watched closely the 36 members on the two intelligence committees and the American people don't know the whole truth. The truth is coming," Lon Snowden told NBC's Today program.
Snowden, who has publicly supported his son throughout the last few weeks, also accused US politicians of serving private interests.
Lon Snowden admitted that he has not directly communicated with Edward, but that he relies on an intermediary from whistleblower website Wikileaks to pass along messages. He added that both of them are unbending in their political convictions, despite accusations of treason.


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Plan-B Theatre's THE POST OFFICE is a unique companion to the UN Conference in SLC
Plan-B Theatre, Gandhi Alliance for Peace, Granite School District and United Nations Association of Utah are embarking on a unique collaboration as a companion piece to the United Nations Civil Society Conference coming to Salt Lake City at the end of the month.
Adapted from Rabindranath Tagore's classic fable by Utah playwright Melissa Leilani Larson, THE POST OFFICE is the story of Ash (Alexis Bitner, Olympus High School), a child suffering from a mysterious illness. Despite being confined at home by the doctor, she remains hopeful, winning over strangers with her positive attitude and ability to imagine a better life for herself.
THE POST OFFICE is performed by high school students from high schools across Granite School District) and directed by Adam Wilkins, the drama teacher at Cottonwood High School.In addition to the acting roles, there will be student dramaturgy, stage management and student-created show art; as well as shadow opportunities with Adam Wilkins (director) and each member of the design team: Madeline Ashton (set), Cheryl Cluff (sound), Pilar Davis (lighting) Maddiey Howell-Wilkins (costumes).
100% of proceeds benefit Adopt-A-Future, a program of the United Nations Association, providing direct support for refugee education at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Donations - and all ticket sales - will be matched 4 to 1!
From Plan-B Theatre
We develop and produce unique and socially conscious theatre created by Utah playwrights. The Dramatists Guild of America has recognized us as the only professional theatre company in the United States producing full seasons of new work by local playwrights.
THE POST OFFICE is presented as part of In the Classroom, our newest educational program. Launched in January of 2018, In the Classroom has served more than 1,000 students K-12 students in Salt Lake City. The foundation of the program is diversity and inclusion, for we believe live theatre enriches and enlivens education and is essential to the development of well-rounded, civically-engaged individuals.
From Gandhi Alliance for Peace
We first learned about Tagore's play THE POST OFFICE when one of our members read "The King of Children" by Jean Lifton, the story of Janusz Korczak, a Polish pediatrician. During the Nazi control of Warsaw, Korczak's orphanage was forced to move into the Warsaw ghetto. To help the children accept death, the orphanage produced THE POST OFFICE. When the time came, Korczak boarded the box car for the death camps with the children.
The international community failed to save the children and adults of the Warsaw ghetto. Far too often we continue to fail to protect the children of the world. This new adaptation of THE POST OFFICE gives us here in Utah the opportunity to help more children living in refugee camps receive an education—a fundamental right of childhood.
Art has the power to help us cope with the unacceptable. Art also has the power to inspire us to reach beyond expectations and, sometimes, even to change the world.
From United Nations Association of Utah
Happiness, good health and financial stability are the pursuit of people worldwide. The surest path to achieving this is knowledge. Knowledge is acquired by education or experience. Basic skills and knowledge are learned in part at home or in a community. But formal education plays an important part in securing a satisfying future. Millions of people now living in refugee camps, away from their home of origin and the family and society of their forebears, seek educational opportunities.
The Adopt-A-Future program is providing direct support in the form of schools, teachers and teaching materials to the young people living in Kakuma. Donations (including all ticket sales to THE POST OFFICE) will be matched 1:1 by the Telemarcus Fund and that will be matched 1:1 again by the Educate a Child Fund of Her Highness Sheika Moza Bint Nassar of Qatar, making every $100 donation worth $400.
From Granite School District
We are proud to host one of the largest refugee centers for students in the state. The Language Academy, based in Cottonwood High School, is designed to serve refugees and immigrants from around the world. The Language Academy provides access to a first-class education with highly qualified teachers and staff. Through this enriching and supportive environment, we strive to increase the English language skills and academic achievement of newcomer students to support successful integration into mainstream society. Working with professionals, we hope that THE POST OFFICEproject will inspire this incredibly talented and unique population to contribute to the larger community.
From playwright Melissa Leilani Larson
I was excited to adapt Rabindranath Tagore's THE POST OFFICEfor several reasons. The original is beautifully simple—it's a parable, filled with symbolism, about the power of a child's desire to grow beyond plotted expectations. Part of the beauty of Tagore's play is that it takes the viewer to a very specific place and time, and it has been a fun challenge to open it up a little for a broader, contemporary audience. There is so much about the central character Amal to admire: his curiosity, his compassion, his guilelessness. As the child of an immigrant, I have a personal stake in the way that our community accepts and interacts with immigrants and refugees. For me, the message of THE POST OFFICEis one of friendship and acceptance, delivered through the medium of theatre, one of the most communal forms of art we have.
From director Adam Wilkins
As the theatre teacher at Cottonwood High School, my primary goal is to educate, inspire and entertain. When given the opportunity to direct THE POST OFFICE for the community, I realized that through working collaboratively with business, non-profits and the Granite School District, I—and, more importantly, the students from across Granite School District that will work on the production—will use theatre as a tool for social awareness and change.
Performances & Tickets
Saturday, August 24 at 4pm & 7pm
Sunday, August 25 at 4pm & 7pm
Monday, August 26 at 7pm
Leona Wagner Black Box Theatre
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
138 W 300 S, SLC
801.355.ARTS and/or planbtheatre.org/postoffice
Appropriate for ages 5+
All tickets, including student tickets, are $10. If you call 801.355.ARTS or purchase in person in the Rose Wagner box office, student tickets have no fees. It's not possible to order student tickets online.


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