In these times when a prosperous city man is forty-five – he is not supposed to look a day beyond thirty. And five years ago when my Abhigyaan was that age he didn't look even that old. I remember watching him fondly from the front door every morning as he got into the backseat of the grey Ambassador at 9:20 sharp to be driven away to work. It was the one time in the day that I saw him from far enough to really know how handsome he still looked.
But then that had been the time that he was only MY Abhigyan. The husband I loved… the father of my children Maneka and Pranay. He did not yet "belong to the people" then as he belongs now.
The man that lay before me at this moment was not mine alone. I had to remember and remind myself of that so many times in a day. He did not even look much like the Abhigyan I knew.
In the last five years, he had aged twenty.
It was not a disease, a calamity, or the excesses of a corrupt lifestyle. None of these. It was due to what he often called "the turning point in his life" when interviewed by admiring journalists.
Abhigyaan had always been philosophically inclined – and had insights into life and its problems like few had…. It was a quality that mesmerized all those who came in contact with him…. It was a rare person – amongst his half score staff at the ministry that he worked – who had not turned to him for advice at some point or the other in those twelve years that he worked there. And those were the twelve most beautiful years of my life too.
How beautiful they were I realized only much after they had long passed. At that time I was often irked at how few of his off-duty hours Abhigyaan had gradually started to spend at home. True that the children were now old enough to be almost completely on their own. True also that romance in our marriage had somewhat dulled. In fact we had both often talked of how our lives needed refocusing… only I imagined that we'd do this together .as we'd done all the earlier years of 'focused parenting'.
I thought then that at that time we'd read together, go for long walks, maybe get to know each others' fantasies and perhaps even help them come true. That's what 'refocusing' meant to a foolish woman like me. For I did not want to admit or accept that my man was meant for a larger purpose in life. That I should be grateful, that his mid-life crisis did not lead him into the arms of another woman. but it in fact led to the forefront of a fight for justice, for people he had earlier never even had anything to do with.
The tribals of the Teesar district of U.P. were protesting the cutting down of some of their forests for the making of a road that would help connect the district to all the prominent towns of the state. The state government claimed that it would change their lives for the better… the environmentalists with a handful of tribals were convinced it would be their nemesis.
It was true that previous examples of the effect of such developmental projects went to show that dispossessed and displaced families never really came back strong enough to be on their feet. And so Swami Dhireesh… a social figure of the region was determined this time to give the government a run for their ideas and spearhead a movement to oppose the road plan tooth and nail.
Abhigyan was then deputy secretary in the Public Works Department…. Given his ability to deal with and convince people with his oratory he had been pushed forward by the department to deal with the Swami… and hopefully win him over to compromise, so that work on the road construction could begin.
I still remember the date. It was the 19th , July 1996. Abhigyaan had shared his state of mind with me that morning before he left to meet Swami Dhireesh.
Swami Dhireesh was a man whom he had long admired and hoped to meet… and I knew that there were few men that Abhigyaan actually looked up to. And Abhigyaan admired Swami Dhireesh for being one of the few men who had not donned saffron robes to escape from his ability or conviction to do something for society. Abhigyaan had explained to me that the Swami was so much like the social reformers of previous centuries like Swami Vivekananda and Shri Rabindranath Tagore , for whom the espousal of social causes was as important and perhaps linked to their personal quest for spiritual salvation.
Abhigyaans anticipation at meeting Swami Dhireesh that morning had however been tinged with the realization that his mission was to convince him to abandon the campaign to lead the tribals. He shared his divided state of mind with me. And the only way I could help him out would be to counsel him that it would be allright if he couldn't succeed in his expected line of duty. What would be would be… and that really was a highly comfortable feeling in public life. And privately I was sure that Abhigyaan, unable to espouse something that he did not a hundred per cent believe in, would come back with mission unaccomplished. I would never have dreamed however that that would be the day his life's own mission would be found.
Abhigyaan returned in the evening looking preoccupied…. I had learnt not to intrude upon him in those initial few hours of his return from the office. He usually opened up much later and on his own. But that day he slept early.The next morning he woke up early too and asked me over our morning cup of tea whether I loved him enough to stand by him in any kind of times to come.
"Of course I do and I will." I had said and he had looked relieved.
I had meant what I had said. But it was much more then I had bargained for. Abhigyaan resigned from his prestigious IAS post that day. The next day he left us all to live life from then on like the tribals whose cause he had completely crossed over to and whose lifestyle he felt he must adopt if he were to truly empathise with them.
A few weeks later Swami Dhireesh moved back to his headquarters to lend his name to another cause. So Abhigyaan was left alone to became the messiah of the tribals. He moved into the cottage near the Beenwa river where they looked after him as one of their own. Abhigyaan had insisted that Maneka, Pranay and I live in a small flat that he had bought for us a few kilometers away. Money was very tight but Abhigyaan said that that was in a way a good thing, for Maneka and Pranay would now perforce have to toughen upto face life.
Life changed rapidly over the next few months… Abhigyaan locked horns with the very people that he had once worked for.He went on several fasts at various points in the agitation, and that combined with the legal steps that he took on behalf of the tribals, had succeeded in stalling the road construction work now for almost four years.The tribals, their cause and Abhigyaan became international media entities… and thanks to them Teesar became a tourist spot of Uttar Pradesh.
Everyone told me that I should be proud of Abhigyaan… whose selflessness and ideals were now beginning to be compared to those of Gandhi. My Abhigyaan? Were they really talking of him I often wondered?
It is the fifth day of his fast unto death… and I've been in this tent staring at him in his stupor like state for three days now. Maneka and Pranay have been coming and going but otherwise managing pretty much on their own. Their friends go to parks in the evening and discos at night. But my brave children work part time then and even cook themselves a spartan dinner at night if I am late in returning from the tuition classes that I take. They haven't yet protested too much, against this toughening up. Nor have I. It's not easy to do that when the entire nation considers you the family of a national hero.
And the hero lies before me at this moment… his hair coarse and dry. The lips that once transported me to ecstasy , are now chapped and bleeding. The deep warm breath that made me secure all night is now hot, raspy and short but I'm grateful its there at all. The stomach that Maneka and Pranay used to tease him as being a paunch is now sunk below his ribs and his skin is stretched somewhat loosely over his bones. All the hundreds of hours I'd spent cleaning and cooking the best of food to nourish his flesh and blood have come to nothing, as the cause has sucked at his very form. And yet it remains unsatisfied .
The doctor told me clearly this morning that Abhigyaan's life now hung only by the slender thread of his will power. And it is only I who know that that thread might be slender, but unfortunately it was very stubborn!
Yes, I dare to say unfortunately, because it is this very will power that is going to make it difficult for Abhigyaan to give in and end his fast if the state remained firm in their stand favoring of the road project. That incidentally, was another truth that the minister had told me three mornings ago , for now that the Supreme Court verdict had ruled in the government's favour… all that they would have to contend with were the emotions of the people and the media and the conviction of Abhigyaan.
The minister had told me that everything was in my hands now. The project would be going full steam ahead anyway… but since the contractors would be happier to work without fear of controversy or revolt they had requested me to convince Abhigyaan to concede so that the tribals would do so too. Not only that they had promised that if Abhigyaan did concede, they would all contribute a percentage of their budget towards any other cause he might want to fight for.
Abhigyaan opened his eyes slightly… I noticed that his pupils moved involuntarily from side to side along his upper eyelid. I held his warm hand… I noticed that his thumb stuck stubbornly to his palm… trying but failing to respond to my touch… the doctor had said this was a sign of severe dehydration.
He seemed to be looking at me… if that's what looking could be called without the pupils in place. And I could clearly see our future in the glaze of his blank eyes.
I can see myself sitting in this tiny hut with folded hands as hordes of people float past me whispering words of condolences. Then Pranay and Maneka come to my rescue and take me back to our small home in town.
Maneka the girl whom we had once planned to send to Harvard… has given up her studies. Pranay no longer plays football… the game he could once kill for. They are lovely children, only I am a wretched mother.
"So have this and leave it all to me." I said, lifting the cover from the glass of water kept by his side . I helped him rise slightly and put the glass to his lips "No, no only a little right now… it must go in slowly." I said even as I watched him clench the rim of the glass with his teeth his hot breath causing bubbles in the water.
"That's enough for now. You rest awhile" I said as I slowly helped him lie down again and then got up to leave the room, looking at him one more time.
The news of Abhigyaan breaking his fast soon spread like wildfire…. Within minutes grey safari suit had come with the bag of contributions from the contractor's which he handed over to me to manage and use for the cause of my choice.
I bid grey safari suit goodbye – warning him to be discreet for a while about what I had accomplished for him. Clutching the bag I peeped into Abhigyaans room one last time. He was surrounded by his beloved tribals, one of whom was patiently feeding their hero some fruit-juice teaspoon by teaspoon. His eyes had begun to focus and looked as if they searched for someone. I knew he would be fine in course of time… but by then his eyes must not find what they searched for.
I turned away and walked out of the hut. Maneka and Pranay were walking towards me… fear writ large on their face.
"He's going to be fine for he's ended his fast. But we can't see him now… we are leaving for Delhi right now." I commanded.
"So that we can live our lives." I said as I turned both of them roughly by their shoulders to ensure that they walk with me, and not towards their father. The nonplussed. children did my bidding as I had finally done theirs today.
"How can we leave like this Ma? We haven't got anything with us. Let us at least pack our bags at home? We'll need at least a few basic things wherever we go." Maneka spoke again.


Join us as we come together for a discussion on how to reduce the embodied energy of our buildings.
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An engagement diamond may be the biggest purchase you've ever made. And with the right information, you'll be able to spend your budget on the diamond qualities that are most important to you. Read on and we'll provide you with a thorough understanding of diamond quality.
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Since larger diamonds are more rare than smaller diamonds, diamond value rises exponentially with carat weight.
With a clear understanding of cut, color, and clarity, you can balance the overall diamond quality with the size of your diamond and your budget.
See the chart below to get an idea of the size of diamond that best suits your budget. You'll find a wide range of diamond sizes is available within a given budget. Next, you'll narrow this range when you decide on the quality of your diamond. The chart you see below represents the correct millimeter sizes for round diamonds for a given weight.
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Canada funds 23 projects to help restore British Columbia's fragile salmon stocks
A project to transform aging dikes in British Columbia's Lower Mainland to make them more salmon-friendly is among 23 proposals selected by the federal and provincial governments to restore wild fish stocks. Federal Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham announced the recipients Friday of the first round of funding under the B.C. Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund. The fund was launched in May and aims to restore the province's imperilled wild salmon through innovation, infrastructure and science projects. Once agreements are finalized, the proponents could receive about $13-million in total funding in the first year of the program. "Wild salmon are a part of who we are as British Columbians and are foundational to B.C.'s ecosystem, history and economy," Ms. Popham said at a news conference. "For many Indigenous and coastal communities, salmon are a way of life. Salmon are a reminder that we are all connected. But for many years, we have seen severe declines in wild salmon stocks." Mr. Wilkinson said not all stocks are in decline, but 12 of 13 Fraser chinook runs are endangered and there have also been downturns in sockeye. The reasons include habitat loss and climate change, as […]
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Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg Business reported Wednesday that Thoma Bravo, Vista Equity Partners and possibly a third company have bid for AudaExplore/Audatex parent company Solera.
It's looking like Solera will sell for $53 a share, or roughly $3.6 billion, according to Bloomberg and its sources. Solera in late August estimated its market capitalization at about $3.255 billion.
The Solera board of directors in late August approved $33 million in incentives for "key employees" to remain during a transition should the company be sold, Solera announced then.
Both companies have diverse interests. However, both are heavy on software providing solutions to one industry or another, so it certainly seems likely they'd be interested in Solera. Neither are among the private equity firms who've bought or sold multi-shop operations in the last two years; however, both have had fingers in the insurance and automotive pies, particularly Vista.
Thoma Bravo's holdings include iPipeline, which connects stages of the life insurance process together.
It also once had an interest in Activant Solutions, which handled business management for the retail and wholesale levels of the automotive parts aftermarket; and life insurer marketer American-Amicable Holding; and Viecore, which provides the robotic speech-activated voices you hear on customer service lines for numerous industries, including insurance.
Activant in 2011 was bought by Apax Partners and merged with Epicore Software. Industrial Alliance Insurance bought American-Amicable in 2010, and Nuance Communications bought Viacore in 2007.
Vista Equity owns EagleView Technology, which lends 3-D measurement software, analytics, aerial images and geographic information systems to the property and casualty insurance industry. It also owns DealerSocket, which serves auto dealerships.
Blackstone bought a majority interest in Service King in 2014. The Carlyle Group still owns a minority interest in Service King and announced it would buy U.K. collision repairer Nationwide and had bid on the Innovation Group. Palladium Equity Partners sold ABRA in 2014 to Hellman & Friedman and ABRA's managers. ONCAP, part of the Onex Corporation, sold Caliber to OMERS Private Equity in 2013.


Standing for "what you need, when you need" and proving that acronyms can be tough, WunWun is basically the Uber of personal assistants. You make a request for basically anything -- from delivering you White Castle, to walking your dog, to walking your dog to White Castle because he loves it -- on their app, and they'll use their concierge-ish helper-dispatch system to find someone qualified to promptly handle your request. Some ideas: Have them pick up your groceries for you (important note: don't worry, most WunWuners will be able to reach those top shelf snacks). Started pouring rain while you were stuck in the office? They'll drop off an umbrella, sans the weird faces. You can get someone to endlessly hit refresh until those tickets you want become available. The ones to the opera, probably. You can even get someone to do stuff a little more labor-intensive, like deal blackjack at your next party, although you unfortunately can't tell them that what you need is a 10.


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New US Ambassador for Sierra Leone
David Reimer, US Ambassador-designate to Sierra Leone
US President Donald J Trump has named David Reimer as the United States new ambassador to Sierra Leone, replacing Maria Brewer who has been here since October 2017.
The new ambassador is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service in the US.
According to the White House website, Reimer was nominated on the 10th of June this year. Last week his name was submitted to the Senate for approval.
Reimer is among several appointments President Trump has made to shake up things in his administration as he runs for re-election in November this year.
Reimer will be coming with some experience about how things operate in the West African region, having worked as a Director in the Office of West Africa Affairs at the State Department.
He also worked as the Deputy Chief of Mission on behalf of the US in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Currently, he is the US Ambassador to Mauritius and Seychelles.
Brewer took up her current post as the US Ambassador to Sierra Leone in October 2017, just five months before the country's president and legislative elections. She replaced John Hoover who also served for three years.
Like Reimer, Brewer had had experience in the region before her appointment having served in countries like Nigeria in a different capacity.
The US Embassy in Sierra Leone has not released any statement on the new appointment. It is not clear where Brewer will head to next.
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Q: Getting list of types that are effected by an extension method in cqlinq How to get the list of types that are extended by a extension method in ndepend cqlinq? Using reflection to code this seems a bit of donkey work where ndepend is already there.

A: NDepend code model doesn't have a straight way to resolve the method parameter type. So we can come up with a satisfying answer with code query relying on string formatting extended type name, extracted from the method name. But this query is overly complex and there are edge cases where it won't work properly (explained below).
Here is the code query, it runs fast even on large code base thanks to the use of a dictionary:
//
// First let build dicoExtensionMethods
let dicoExtensionMethods =
(from m in Application.Methods
where m.IsExtensionMethod

// extract extended type simple name (with generic parameters like "IEnumerable<String>")
let beginIndex = m.Name.IndexOf("(") + 1
let endIndex = m.Name.IndexOf(',', beginIndex) > 0 ? m.Name.IndexOf(',', beginIndex) : m.Name.IndexOf(")", beginIndex)
let extendedTypeSimpleName1 = m.Name.Substring(beginIndex, endIndex - beginIndex)

// Take care of generic type first char, like "IEnumerable<"
let extendedTypeSimpleName2 = extendedTypeSimpleName1.IndexOf('<') == -1 ? extendedTypeSimpleName1 :
                              extendedTypeSimpleName1.Substring(0, extendedTypeSimpleName1.IndexOf('<') + 1 )
select new { m, extendedTypeSimpleName2 })
.ToLookup(pair => pair.extendedTypeSimpleName2)
.ToDictionary(g => g.Key, g=> g.Select(p =>p.m))

//
// Second for each type get extension methods from dicoExtensionMethods
from t in Types
// Format type name like  "IEnumerable<"
let typeName = !t.IsGeneric ? t.SimpleName : t.Name.Substring(0, t.Name.IndexOf('<') + 1 )
where dicoExtensionMethods.ContainsKey(typeName)
let methods = dicoExtensionMethods[typeName]
select new { t, methods }

As written it is a complex query because of type name formatting, and it works fine most of the time.

However when it comes to extending generic types, it says for example that IEnumerable<T> is extended by both methods that extend IEnumerable<String> and IEnumerable<Int32>. This is acceptable, but it is not 100% correct.

Also if you extend several types with same name but various generic arity (like Func<T1,T2> and Func<T1,T2,T3>), then this code query won't work properly.
The same if you extend several types with same name, declared in different assemblies or namespace (which is a code smell anyway).
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KONSENS (Apronym für "Koordinierte neue Software-Entwicklung der Steuerverwaltung") ist ein Vorhaben der Steuerverwaltungen der Länder und des Bundes in Deutschland.

Historie
Nach dem föderalen Finanzwesen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland werden die Steuern teils von Bundesfinanzbehörden, teils von Landesfinanzbehörden verwaltet. Verwalten die Landesfinanzbehörden Steuern, die gem.  GG ganz oder zum Teil dem Bund zufließen, so werden sie im Auftrage des Bundes tätig ( Abs. 1 – Abs. 3 GG).

Dies hat in der Vergangenheit zu einer vielfältigen und heterogenen IT-Landschaft in den Steuerverwaltungen der Länder geführt, die mit dem Vorhaben KONSENS harmonisiert wird. Das zum 1. Januar 2007 in Kraft getretene Verwaltungsabkommen KONSENS, welches zwischen den Ländern und dem Bund geschlossen wurde, bildete die Grundlage für die Zusammenarbeit der Steuerverwaltungen der Länder und des Bundes.

Seit dem 18. August 2017 regelt KONSENS-Gesetz die Zusammenarbeit der Länder und des Bundes. Es trat als Art. 8a des Gesetzes zur Neuregelung des bundesstaatlichen Finanzausgleichssystems ab dem Jahr 2020 und zur Änderung haushaltsrechtlicher Vorschriften zeitgleich mit dem Online-Zugangsgesetz (OZG) in Kraft.

Im "Gesamtvorhaben KONSENS" wirken Bund und Länder nach dem im Juli 2017 ergänzten  Abs. 4a GG beim einheitlichen Einsatz von IT-Verfahren und Software sowie ihrer einheitlichen Entwicklung zusammen, um die von den Ländern im Auftrag des Bundes verwalteten Steuern gleichmäßig zu vollziehen (,  Nr. 1 Konsens-G).

Ziele

Die Nutzung einer einheitlichen Informationstechnik hat durch die Volldigitalisierung der Steuerverwaltung Effizienzgewinne für Bürger, Unternehmer, Steuerberater, die Verwaltung und deren Beschäftigte gebracht. Der Prozess wird durch eine weitere Vereinheitlichung und durch die Modernisierung der Steuer-IT, wie z. B. den weiteren Ausbau der elektronischen Kommunikation mit dem Steuerbürger und die Verbesserung der IT-Leistungen zur Unterstützung der Arbeitsabläufe in der Steuerverwaltung weiter vorangetrieben.

Organisation

Seit 2020 löst das Kürzel LAVENDEL für "Lohnsteuerabzugsverfahren der Länder" den bislang missverständlichen Begriff "ElsterLohn II" ab.

Strategische Steuerung

Auftraggeber im Vorhaben KONSENS sind die 16 Länder und der Bund gemeinsam. Sie beauftragen die weitere Entwicklung des Vorhabens und genehmigen jährlich die Planung sowie das Budget. Die Auftraggeber werden durch die Entscheider über Automationsfragen der Ministerien der Länder und des Bundes repräsentiert.

Vertreter der Länder Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Niedersachsen und Nordrhein-Westfalen sowie des Bundes bilden gemeinschaftlich als Auftragnehmer das für die Planung und Durchführung der Softwareerstellung verantwortliche Gremium, die Steuerungsgruppe Informationstechnik (Steuerungsgruppe IT). Die strategischen Festlegungen der Steuerungsgruppe IT sind für alle Länder bindend. Unter Federführung eines der fünf Länder werden die steuerlichen Fachanwendungen für alle Länder entwickelt ("einer für alle").

Operative Struktur
Unterhalb der strategischen Steuerung durch die Steuerungsgruppe IT entschieden bis einschließlich 31. Dezember 2018 die "Entwicklungsleitung IT" und "Produktionsleitung IT" über Angelegenheiten der Softwareentwicklung und des Betriebs der in KONSENS bereitgestellten Lösungen. Diese Gremien setzten sich ebenfalls aus Repräsentanten der in der Steuerungsgruppe IT vertretenen Länder und des Bundes zusammen. Ab dem 1. Januar 2019 wurden die Organisationsstrukturen durch das KONSENS-Gesetz neu vorgegeben. Die "Entwicklungsleitung IT" und die "Produktionsleitung IT" wurden als Gremien außer Kraft gesetzt. Die Aufgaben der "Entwicklungsleitung IT" werden durch die Gesamtleitung KONSENS wahrgenommen. Die Gesamtleitung besteht aus dem Vorsitzenden (Vertreter des Bundes) und zwei Stellvertretern, die nach einer Verständigung der Steuerungsgruppe IT aus den Ländern Bayern und Nordrhein-Westfalen entsandt werden. Die Angelegenheiten des Betriebes gehen auf die zentralen Organisationseinheiten Betriebsmanagement und Release- und Einsatzmanagement über.

Zentrale Organisationseinheiten sind unterhalb der Gesamtleitung im Vorhaben KONSENS angesiedelt und unterstützen die Gesamtleitung bei der Erfüllung der übertragenen Aufgaben. So ist zum Beispiel die Organisationseinheit, die zur Festlegung der IT-Architektur zuständig ist, für die Festlegungen einer standardisierten Softwareentwicklung und deren Betrieb sowie die zu nutzenden Infrastrukturen (Hardware und Software) zuständig. Auch das Controlling (Planungs-, Koordinations- und Kontrollaufgaben) in KONSENS wird von einer zentralen Organisationseinheit wahrgenommen, dem Vorhabensmanagement.

Die (steuerlichen) Fachanwendungen werden themenbezogen zu sogenannten Verfahren zugeordnet. Auftragnehmer für ein Verfahren sind jeweils eines oder auch mehrere der in der Steuerungsgruppe IT vertretenen Länder. Jedes Verfahren wird durch ein Verfahrensmanagement geleitet. Die Verfahren entwickeln zum einen die Fachanwendungen, die die zentralen Geschäftsprozesse der Steuerverwaltung unterstützen: Steuerfestsetzung und Steuererhebung. Hinzu kommt eine Fachanwendung zur Pflege der personenbezogenen Daten der Steuerpflichtigen. Zum anderen entwickeln die Verfahren auch weitere Software, die den Zielen von KONSENS dient. Dazu gehört unter anderem ELSTER, das größte e-Gouvernementportal innerhalb der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

Der Einsatz der neu entwickelten Software und die Ablösung der bestehenden Fachanwendungen in den Ländern werden über eine "verbindliche Einsatzplanung" gesteuert.

Finanzierung

Die Kostenverteilung erfolgt auf Basis des Königsteiner Schlüssels. Die 16 Länder sowie der Bund übernehmen jeweils festgelegte Anteile an der Finanzierung.

Kritik

Im Herbst 2022 äußerten sich die Präsidenten der Rechnungshöfe von Bund und Ländern sehr kritisch zum Prozess. Nach 15 Jahren und 1,6 Mrd. Euro seien die Bemühungen in den Kernverfahren ohne Erfolg. Die lange Entwicklungsdauer habe schwerwiegende Folgen. Zudem seien bis 2026 weitere 1,25 Mrd. Euro eingeplant.

Siehe auch
 Digitalisierung des Steuerverfahrens (Deutschland)

Weblinks
 Niedersächsisches Finanzministerium, E-Government-Verfahren
 Startseite von KONSENS

Einzelnachweise

Verwaltungssoftware
Abkürzung
Föderalismus in Deutschland
E-Government


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Having parked at the Silverzone car park at Bristol Airport previsously I had no hesitation resturning for a trip over the New Year. The reservation was made at the last minute and the transaction was very quick and the reservation made in no time at all even at the busy New Year period. The car parking experience at Bristol Silverzone was very smooth and within ten mintues of parking and hopping on the transfer bus we were at the airport terminal. The bus was also prompt on our return and soon the car was loaded up and we were on our way home. Overall excellent service at a very secure site which I would highly recommend.
the staff are really helpful,i left something in my car and there was no problem with getting it in fact they were very helpful and fast.
Superb from start to finish. Highly Recommended. Do not hesitate to book.
Easy to find, close to the airport, pleasant helpful staff and regular reliable pick-up and drop offs. We will definately use again.
An efficient, friendly service. Only issue was parked in overflow carpark and it was a long walk in torrential rain,albeit only 5 minutes!
Excellent service, friendly efficient staff.
great car park and service. However the map shows the car park on the north side of the airfield and the signs take you to the south. a bit confusing early in the morning and when booking, as you think you are getting a car park near the terminal.Is this a trade description problem??
Good service all round helps make journey easier Thanks.
We parked our car, and it was there when we returned. The bus didn't take long to leave when we arrived (for which we were grateful, as we were late!), and we only waited 5 minutes or so before it arrived upon our return. All good.
Great service, close to terminal, easy to find. Would use it again. Thank you.
Good overall - no waiting at either end but the bus driver was in a big hurry both times (think it was the same one) and my husband had hardly got the last item on the bus before he drove of and the suitcases were going all over the place. On the way back he nearly went off without my husband - we didn't have lots of luggage but did have two car seats trying to get on!! But there was no real problems waiting at either end and quick and easy to park and pick up car.
The service was good - arriving and departing. The instructions of how to get to the airport are excellent. Our car was safe and secure while we were away. We shall use this service again. Thank you.
Silver Zone service performed just as advertised, but I would warn potential users that there may be a long wait (up to 20 minutes) for the bus between the car park and the terminal. I would also warn users that there may be a long (5 - 10 minute) walk between your car and the Silver Zone office - no fun on a rainy day with heavy cases, although there are a few spaces for blue (disabled) badge holders close to the office. I would prefer a service with a smaller holding area close to the office and a more frequent bus service.
I haven't got time to fill out the form sorry but I just wanted to let you know that we were really pleased with the service you provided and will definitely use it again. The shuttle service was excellent as it was there to take us to and from the airport as soon as we arrived - even when our flight had been delayed.
Signage at check-in for free spaces was not the greatest adding a few minutes but apart from this it was a smooth process. On the return the bus was waiting at the stand and pulled away after only a minute or two. Check-out staff were efficient and sufficient in numbers. Car was in the same space as it was left in and did not appear to have been moved. The next car on the drivers side was parked a bit too close making it awkward to get in and a Merc A-class across was really badly parked, but on balance these were minor shortcomings. Overall a good and positive experience. Last star would come with better on-site signage and somewhat wider spaces for larger cars.
Overall my experience with SilverZone Parking was a very pleasant one. Buses were frequent and suitable to customer requirement, staff were friendly and car parking facilities adequate.
it was very good. the bus was service to and from the airport was fast and efficient. the only thing was the car park didnt have many advaiable spaces so had to park a long way from the main entrance. i have parked in simular car parks at gatwick and they park you car for you after you have left for the termnal.
On arrival at approx 5am we drove to the Silverzone carpark, only to be re-directed back to long-term car park within the airport. This worked out better for us in the end as it was closer to the terminal, however at the time it caused a bit of stress as we were running short of time. Staff were helpful.
We found the Silver Zone car park very quick & easy to use - hadn't flown from Bristol before so wasn't sure what to expect, but found this system worked well & was reasonably priced.
Very easy fast check-in. Obviously secure parking area. Staff were courteous and the transfer bus was waiting right outside the check-in area. On our return the key collection was equally quick and we were on our way within 10 minutes. Great value.
It worked smoothly, with the wait for the bus not excessive (about 5 minutes) for both the drop off & the pick up. Staff were courteous.
Completely hassle free parking within 10 minutes of the airport and very easy to find. Buses to and from the airport are very regular and extremely modern. I was confident that the car was secure throughout my holiday which meant peace of mind. The cost for parking is also very competitive; certainly much cheaper than some of the bigger airports - another bonus for using a smaller provincial airport.
Because of security mac brekdown we were unable to use the silverparking zone, we were transfered to the Terminal Long stay at not charge to ourselves, just had to show booking reference form and car park card. All was ok not delay, easy walk to and from terminal.


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The signature on the design drawings for Eilean is that of William Fife III, one of the most legendary yacht builders in the history of sailing. The buyers and first owners of Eilean were the brothers James V. and Robert W. Fulton of Greenock, members of the Royal Gourock Yacht Club. Both were involved in the manufacture and processing of the iron used in the construction of wooden boats and they sailed this yacht along the west coast of Scotland. The name of the Fife and Son Shipyard is still associated with the almost "magical" quality that comes from the ability to combine brilliance and elegance in design with remarkable craftsmanship.
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For a good sailor, navigation means knowing which course to follow. It is not enough to know the wind and the coordinates of the voyage: time too is a crucial factor in determining a boat's position at sea. "The sea never changes and its works, for all the talk of men, are wrapped in mystery", wrote Joseph Conrad. It is this mystery that since antiquity has made the sea so loved and feared, so respected and so often challenged .
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Q: Mongodb - Error after turning fork mode on I am working on installing mongodb on remote server I managed  to install everything and tested it.
But when I tried to enable fork mode to make it run in the background via the command
mongod --config  mongod.config
mongod.config
systemLog:
 destination: file
 path: "etc/mongod.log"
 logAppend: true
storage:
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 journal:
  enabled: false
processManagement:
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net:
 bindIp: 127.0.0.1
 port: 27017
setParameter:
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this command is run successfully but when trying to run mongo
I get this error
MongoDB shell version v3.4.9
connecting to: mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017
2017-09-30T01:31:07.048-0700 I -        [thread1] Invariant failure !driverName.empty() && !driverVersion.empty() && !osType.empty() && !osName.empty() && !osArchitecture.empty() && !osVersion.empty() src/mongo/rpc/metadata/client_metadata.cpp 350
2017-09-30T01:31:07.048-0700 I -        [thread1]

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2017-09-30T01:31:08.207-0700 F -        [thread1] Got signal: 6 (Aborted).

Note: everything is working fine without fork mode

Any help will be appreciated.


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Public Opinion as a Secondary (Not Primary) Consideration
Surely public opinion is a secondary consideration as reflected in this conversation with Srila Prabhupada:
Hari-Sauri: One of the differences that first sprung up between the two groups was that one group was going out when you were saying "Go out and distribute books profusely," so they were going and distributing. And they had various means of doing it. Some were not so good, but still the books were going out. Then the group that split away, they were saying, "Ah, you're disturbing the public by these methods of book distribution. We don't want…" This is what happened in Australia, the one temple in Brisbane. They became very much against the sankirtana methods, and as a result they gave up the sankirtana program altogether and then went to live on farms like this, and they left the temple and the temple was finished. So like this, they were saying that "We're still following Prabhupäda's instructions, but we…" But they were saying that the devotees who were distributing the books, they were not following instructions. Like that.
Prabhupäda: His Divine Grace has said that "You distribute book," and why do you say that?
Hari-Sauri: Well, their idea was that because sometimes the public is becoming disturbed by the book distribution, then therefore it's not being done correctly. So it should be stopped.
Prabhupäda: Public may disturb, but we are following our own course of action. It is not obligatory. We are requesting you, "Take this book." That is not obligatory. "If you like, you can take. If you don't like, don't take."
Siddha-svarüpa: I think that…
Hari-Sauri: So what their idea was that we shall build some public relations, like you said with this store. They prefer to try to spread Krishna consciousness by public relations, give good impression, and then people will come.
Prabhupäda: Then you are dictated by the public, not by the dictation of your spiritual master.
Spiritual master has ordered to distribute books; you shall do that. That is obedience. Now the public may take or not take, that is public's option. But my duty is—because spiritual master has said—I must try my best. Spiritual master has not said that "You must sell so many books daily, otherwise I will reject you." He has not said that. So everyone may try his best, that's all. The public may take or not take, it doesn't matter. And if you are, want to please the public, public says that "You dance naked, I will be very happy with you, I'll give you (indistinct)." So I'll have to do that. Then what is the use of making a spiritual master? Public, they have got their whims, how to become pleased. So we are to follow all these things? We have to follow our instruction of the spiritual master. That is… (indistinct) Why to manufacture "The public will be pleased like this"? Public may or may not give you, what you can do?
Hari-Sauri: Our success is in the spiritual master's pleasure, not the public's pleasure.
Prabhupäda: Yes, that is bhakti. Otherwise why Krishna says, sarva-dharmän parityajya mäm ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]? "You haven't got to please so many religious instructions. You simply please Me."


Burning Games will be bringing Dragons Conquer America, their new fantasy RPG to Kickstarter on November 1st. In the meantime, to get gamers informed about the world and excited to see more, they have posted up an introductory adventure, titled The Coatli Stone. You can think of it as Chapter 0 (they also call it that, so there you are). It's free to download, so why not check it out?
"A map, tattooed on a piece of old skin, has been found by your group's leader. It points towards the Coatli Stone, a mysterious artifact that is said to procure incommensurable power to whoever owns it. You have seen the map with your own eyes, and have a good idea where it leads to. The temptation to go rogue is strong... and you succumb to it. Will you and your partners in crime reach the Temple where the Coatli Stone is held and get hold of it before your bosses' army finds out about the treason?"
What is Dragons Conquer America - Episode 0: The Coatli Stone?
The Coatli Stone is the file you are about to download. It's a free introductory package for Dragons Conquer America, a new setting we have created. This episode will serve as a prologue to the setting and as a way for us to playtest the mechanics.
It is also a way to raise awareness of our upcoming Kickstarter campaign that will fund the Episodes I & II of Dragons Conquer America, two full blown campaigns that will shape the future of the setting.