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Why Individualism is More Compassionate than Collectivism
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Throughout most of the world people are taught to look at reality in a very polarized way. When certain issues are presented to us through mainstream circles they are usually oversimplified to the point where all concepts are either black or white, and all people are either good or bad, with no in between.
The reality of the situation is that things are much more complicated than that; there are usually many different ways of looking at things and many different sides to the story. This is especially true in the study of philosophy, because terms are constantly being redefined and ideas constantly reexamined with every new generation of philosophers to accommodate the new insight and information that has become available over time.
One polarity that is vastly misunderstood and oversimplified by the general population is that of individualism and collectivism. Now, it is true that many different people have many different ideas about what these words mean, but what really determines the true value of any concept is the consequences that come as a result of that concept being implemented by society.
The mainstream stereotype of an individualist is someone who is selfish and who has no desire at all to participate in the community. The contrasting view of a collectivist is apparently someone who cares about the tribe as a whole, so much so that they are willing to sacrifice their own well-being for the sake of the tribe. While this may be what these names have come to represent in our culture, and the stereotypes may be true in some cases, these definitions are overlooking the impact that these philosophies have on the real world and the realm of politics.
To be an individualist has nothing to do with selfishness. It is simply a way of looking at the world where you see billions of individuals, instead of various groups of people separated by race, nationality, gender, religion or social status. Oddly enough, it is collectivism that allows for people to be divided into groups and puts the innocent at risk by devaluing the lives of individuals.
The reason why this is such a danger is because when people are grouped together in a political sense; large numbers of those people can be held responsible for anything that an individual among them may or may not have done. Furthermore, when sacrifice is seen as a virtue it becomes even easier for a tyrant to come along and take advantage of this perspective for their own ends.
This idea of collectivism is the mindset that allows tyrants to wage war. If each individual on this earth was held accountable for their own personal actions then the full-scale war that we see today would never even materialize to begin with. If individuals were actually seen as who they were instead of what group they belonged to, there would not be millions of lives sacrificed for the sake of hunting down a few among them who were accused of some real or fabricated transgression.
Likewise, it is this mentality that is the root of all the bigotry that separates humanity. If all of the people on the earth were seen as individuals then racism, sexism, classism and other forms of discrimination would cease to exist and everyone would be responsible for their own actions.
The rhetoric behind collectivism sounds great at face value, but the real-life consequences of this worldview tell a very different story. It may be natural for humans to form social groups, but we must recognize that those groups are all filled with unique individuals who should not be forced to compromise any of their freedom for the sake of a group or authority figure.
Respecting the rights and needs of individuals is actually a much more caring way of looking at things, than grouping people into categories and expecting them to forfeit their personal sovereignty to satisfy the whims of other human beings.
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Did the Yankees purposely tank their 2010 division title chances to set up another postseason matchup with their favorite punching bags from Minnesota? I see why GM Brian Cashman's comment could be construed that way, but that's not how I'm reading it.
On Sunday, Cashman was explaining why he supports baseball's decision to add another wild-card team to each league.
"We're exhibit A," he said, according to the New York Times. "We conceded the division two years ago because of the previous setup. I don't want to take anything away from Tampa Bay's Eastern Division title, but we didn't try to win the division. We tried to line ourselves up for the playoffs, and that worked. We wound up sweeping Minnesota and going to play the Texas Rangers two years ago because we got our guys healthy and ready to go.
"The division title in essence, the way that wild-card situation was sitting, it was rendered meaningless. Whether you were a wild card or a division champ, it really meant nothing more than a T-shirt and a hat."
The Yankees knocked the Twins from the AL Division Series in 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2010. The last two were sweeps, and New York now has a nine-game postseason winning streak against Minnesota.
To my knowledge, Cashman never has said a disrespectful thing about the Twins. He praised them before and after each of those Division Series victories and showed complete class each time the Yankees moved on to the ALCS. Regardless who they played, the Yankees learned it was more important to enter the postseason healthy and set up their rotation than to fight for division titles and home-field advantage.
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Acte normative nationale in domeniul protectiei protectiei infrastructurilor critice
Aici se pot găsi actele normative românești și europene cu privire la protecția infrastructurilor critice:
Proiectul de lege privind securitatea cibernetica, aprobata de Guvern
"Proiectul a fost prezentat in dezbatere publica de catre Ministerul pentru Societate Informationala.
"Proiectul de lege adoptat de Guvern va permite operationalizarea Sistemului National de Securitate Cibernetica – SNSC, care va facilita adoptarea de masuri proactive si reactive privind informarea, monitorizarea, diseminarea, analizarea, avertizarea, coordonarea, decizia, reactia, refacerea si constientizarea. De asemenea, actul normativ defineste o terminologie unitara in domeniul securitatii cibernetice si a unui cadru armonizat de actiune a autoritatilor si institutiilor publice", se arata in comunicat.
La inceputul lunii aprilie, Consiliul Suprem de Aparare a Tarii a decis luarea unor masuri care sa permita contracararea amenintarilor cibernetice la adresa Romaniei, in conditiile in care in ultima perioada acestea s-au diversificat.
"S-a apreciat ca in ultima perioada aceste amenintari s-au diversificat, devenind o optiune tot mai atractiva pentru actorii statali sau nonstatali intrucat nu implica resurse foarte mari. Membrii CSAT au decis luarea unor masuri care sa permita urgentarea adoptarii cadrului normativ si operationalizarii Agendei Digitale 2020 ca parte integranta a efortului european de dezvoltare a societatii informationale si implicit a actiunilor subsecvente ce sunt dedicate securitatii cibernetice", informa un comunicat al Administratiei Prezidentiale."
Critical infrastructure protection
Critical infrastructure protection
The European Commission proposes measures to strengthen the European Union's (EU) prevention, preparedness and response to terrorist attacks on critical infrastructure.
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 20 October 2004 – Critical Infrastructure Protection in the fight against terrorism [COM(2004) 702 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
The European Council of June 2004 asked the Commission and the High Representative to prepare an overall strategy to strengthen the protection of critical infrastructure.
This communication gives an overview of the actions taken by the Commission to protect critical infrastructure and proposes additional measures to strengthen existing instruments.
The potential for catastrophic terrorist attacks that affect critical infrastructure is increasing. The consequences of an attack on the control systems of critical infrastructure could vary widely. It is commonly assumed that a successful cyber attack would cause few, if any, casualties but might result in the loss of vital infrastructure service. For example, a successful cyber attack on the public telephone switching network might deprive customers of telephone services while technicians reset and repair the switching network. An attack on the control systems of a chemical or liquid gas facility might lead to more widespread loss of life as well as significant physical damage.
The failure of part of the infrastructure (even in different European countries – see the example of electricity blackouts in Europe over the past two years) could lead to failures in other sectors, causing a cascade effect because of the synergistic effect of infrastructure industries on each other. A simple example might be an attack on electrical utilities where electricity distribution is disrupted; sewage treatment plants and waterworks could also fail as the turbines and other electrical apparatuses in those facilities might shut down.
Critical infrastructure can be owned or operated by both the public and the private sector but, in any case, the public sector has a fundamental role to play in making it secure.
Definition and criteria for identifying critical infrastructure
Critical infrastructures are those physical and information technology facilities, networks, services and assets which, if disrupted or destroyed, would have a serious impact on the health, safety, security or economic well-being of citizens or the effective functioning of governments in European Union (EU) countries.
Critical infrastructure includes:
- energy installations and networks;
- communications and information technology;
- finance (banking, securities and investment);
- health care;
- food;
- water (dams, storage, treatment and networks);
- transport (airports, ports, intermodal facilities, railway and mass transit networks and traffic control systems);
- production, storage and transport of dangerous goods (e.g. chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials);
- government (e.g. critical services, facilities, information networks, assets and key national sites and monuments).
The communication also suggests three criteria for identifying potential critical infrastructure: the extent of the geographical area that could be affected, magnitude and effects with respect to time.
EU countries must list the infrastructure critical to them, according to an EU harmonised formula and in conjunction with the organisations or persons in charge of security.
As regards security management, the first thing to note is that it is impossible to protect all infrastructures against the threat of terrorist attacks. However, by applying risk management techniques, attention can be focused on areas of greatest risk. Security management is a deliberate process of determining the risk and deciding upon and implementing actions to reduce risk to a defined and acceptable level, at an acceptable cost.
Progress so far in protecting critical infrastructure at European level
As a complement to the measures that have been taken at national level, the EU has already adopted a number of legislative measures setting minimum standards for infrastructure protection in the framework of its different policies. This is notably the case in the transport, communication, energy, occupational health and safety, and public health sectors.
A further step towards communication security is being made with the creation of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). In addition, in sectors like aviation and maritime security, inspection services have been created within the Commission to monitor the implementation of security legislation by EU countries.
European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection
The EU must focus on protecting infrastructure with a transnational dimension. A European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) will be set up with a view to identifying critical infrastructure, analysing vulnerability and interdependence, and coming forward with solutions to protect from, and prepare for, all hazards. The programme should include helping industrial sectors to determine the terrorist threat and potential consequences in their risk assessments. EU countries' law enforcement bodies and civil protection services should ensure that EPCIP forms an integral part of their planning and awareness-raising activities.
A Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network (CIWIN) that brings together critical infrastructure protection specialists from EU countries should be set up as soon as possible. This infrastructure warning network should assist the Commission in drawing up the programme.
In conclusion, the goal of EPCIP and the duty of the Commission would be to ensure that there are adequate and uniform levels of protective security on critical infrastructure, minimal points of failure and tested rapid reaction arrangements throughout the EU.
Background and follow-up
On 17 and 18 June 2004, the European Council asked the Commission to prepare an overall strategy to enhance the protection of critical infrastructure. In response, the Commission published this communication on 22 October 2004.
The Commission's intention to propose a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) and a Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network (CIWIN) was accepted by the European Council of 16 and 17 December 2004, both in its conclusions on prevention, preparedness and response to terrorist attacks and in the Solidarity Programme, adopted by the Council on 2 December 2004.
Throughout 2005, intensive work was carried out on the EPCIP. On 17 November 2005, the Commission adopted a Green Paper on a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection.
On 15 September 2005, a decision on the financing of a pilot project containing a set of preparatory actions with a view to strengthening the fight against terrorism was adopted.
Lastly, the Commission presented on 12 December 2006, a proposal for a directive on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructure and a common approach to assess the need to improve their protection. On the same day, it adopted a communication on a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection. These documents give a clear idea of how the Commission proposes to address the issue of critical infrastructure protection in the EU.
Green Paper of 17 November 2005 on a European programme for critical infrastructure protection [COM(2005) 576 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 20 October 2004 – Preparedness and consequence management in the fight against terrorism [COM(2004) 701 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 20 October 2004 – Prevention, preparedness and response to terrorist attacks [COM(2004) 698 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
European critical infrastructures
European critical infrastructures
This directive sets up a procedure for identifying and designating European critical infrastructures (ECIs) *. At the same time, it provides a common approach for assessing these infrastructures, with a view to improving them to better protect the needs of citizens.
Member States must go through a process of identifying potential ECIs, with the help of the Commission if required. Member States should make use of a series of criteria to identify these potential ECIs. The cross-cutting criteria take into account possible casualties and economic and public effects, while the sectoral criteria consider the specificities of each ECI sector. This directive currently concerns only the energy and transport sectors and their subsectors as identified in Annex I. Additional sectors might be added with the review of the directive.
Each Member State should go through a cooperative designation process for potential ECIs located on its territory. This process involves discussions with other Member States, which could be significantly affected in case of the loss of service provided by an infrastructure. In order for an infrastructure to be formally designated as an ECI, the Member State on whose territory it is located must give its assent.
The identification and designation of ECIs by Member States must be completed before 12 January 2011, after which they are to be reviewed regularly.
The Member State on whose territory an ECI is located must inform the Commission annually of the number of potential and designated ECIs for each sector.
Member States must ensure that an operator security plan (OSP) or an equivalent measure is in place for each designated ECI. The purpose of the OSP process is to identify the critical assets of the ECI as well as the existing security solutions for protecting them. The minimum content to be covered is defined in Annex II of the directive. The OSPs must be reviewed regularly.
Member States must also ensure that a security liaison officer or equivalent is designated for each ECI. The officer serves as the contact point between the owner/operator of the ECI and the Member State authority concerned. The purpose is to allow for the exchange of information regarding the risks and threats relating to the ECI.
Within a year from designating an ECI in the subsectors, Member States are to conduct an assessment of the threats relating to it. In addition, Member States are to report to the Commission every two years on the risks, threats and vulnerabilities the different ECI sectors are facing. The need for additional Community measures to protect ECIs will be assessed on the basis of these reports.
To support the owners/operators of ECIs, the Commission provides access to best practices and methodologies regarding the protection of critical infrastructure. Furthermore, it supports the related training activities and exchanges of new technical information.
Any sensitive information regarding the protection of ECIs may be treated only by persons having the appropriate level of security clearance and only for the purposes the information was originally intended.
A European critical infrastructure contact point (ECIP contact point) is to be appointed in each Member State. Their purpose is to coordinate any ECI-related issues among Member States and the Commission.
On 12 December 2006, the Commission adopted the communication on a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP), which sets out an overall framework for critical infrastructure protection activities at EU level. The process of identifying and designating ECIs is one of the key elements of EPCIP.
The Council conclusions of April 2007 reaffirmed Member States' responsibility in managing the protection of critical infrastructures located on their respective territories. Simultaneously, the Council welcomed the Commission's efforts in developing a European procedure to identify and designate ECIs and in assessing them with a view to improving their protection.
- Critical infrastructure: an asset, system or part thereof located in Member States that is essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions, health, safety, security, economic or social well-being of people, and the disruption or destruction of which would have a significant impact on a Member State as a result of the failure to maintain those functions.
- European critical infrastructure (ECI): critical infrastructure in Member States, the disruption or destruction of which would have a significant impact on at least two Member States.
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Critical infrastructure is an asset or system which is essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions. The damage to a critical infrastructure, its destruction or disruption by natural disasters, terrorism, criminal activity or malicious behaviour, may have a significant negative impact for the security of the EU and the well-being of its citizens.
Reducing the vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure and increasing their resilience is one of the major objectives of the EU. An adequate level of protection must be ensured and the detrimental effects of disruptions on the society and citizens must be limited as far as possible.
The European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) sets the overall framework for activities aimed at improving the protection of critical infrastructure in Europe – across all EU States and in all relevant sectors of economic activity. The threats to which the programme aims to respond are not only confined to terrorism, but also include criminal activities, natural disasters and other causes of accidents. In short, it seeks to provide an all-hazards cross-sectoral approach. The EPCIP is supported by regular exchanges of information between EU States in the frame of the CIP Contact Points meetings.
A key pillar of this programme is the 2008 Directive on European Critical Infrastructures . It establishes a procedure for identifying and designating European Critical Infrastructures (ECI) and a common approach for assessing the need to improve their protection. The Directive has a sectoral scope, applying only to the energy and transport sectors.
The Directive also requires owners/operators of designated ECI to prepare Operator Security Plans (advanced business continuity plans) and nominate Security Liaison Officers (linking the owner/operator with the national authority responsible for critical infrastructure protection).
The Commission has funded over 100 diverse projects under the Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism and other Security-related Risks programme (CIPS), during the 2007-2012 period. The programme is designed to protect citizens and critical infrastructures from terrorist attacks and other security incidents by fostering prevention and preparedness, namely by improving the protection of critical infrastructures and addressing crisis management. The key objective is to support CIP policy priorities by providing expert knowledge and a scientific basis for a better understanding of criticalities and interdependencies at all levels.
The Commission has developed a Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network (CIWIN), providing an internet based multi-level system for exchanging critical infrastructure protection ideas, studies and good practices. The CIWIN portal, which has been up and running since mid-January 2013, also serves as a repository for CIP related information. This initiative seeks to raise awareness and contribute to the protection of critical infrastructure in Europe.
A European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection (ERN-CIP) has also been created by the Commission to 'foster the emergence of innovative, qualified, efficient and competitive security solutions, through networking of European experimental capabilities'. It aims to link together existing European laboratories and facilities, in order to carry out critical infrastructure-related security experiments and test new technology, such as detection equipment.
Taking into account the developments since the adoption of the 2006 EPCIP Communication, an updated approach to the EU CIP policy has become necessary. Moreover, Article 11 of the Directive 2008/114/EC on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructures refers to a specific review process of the Directive. Therefore, a comprehensive review has been conducted in close cooperation with the Member States and stakeholders during 2012. The preliminary results of this review have been summarised in a Commission Staff Working Document [2 MB] . Based on the results of this review and considering other elements of the current programme, the Commission adopted a 2013 Staff Working Document on a new approach to the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection [128 KB] . It sets out a revised and more practical implementation of activities under the three main work streams – prevention, preparedness and response. The new approach aims at building common tools and a common approach in the EU to critical infrastructure protection and resilience, taking better account of interdependencies.
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on a new approach to the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection Making European Critical Infrastructures more secure
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament – Critical Infrastructure Protection in the fight against terrorism /* COM/2004/0702 final */
Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 establishing the European Network and Information Security Agency [See amending act(s)].
Council Directive 2008/114/EC of 8 December 2008 on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection.
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 20 October 2004 Prevention, preparedness and response to terrorist attacks [COM(2004) 698 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 20 October 2004 entitled "Preparedness and consequence management in the fight against terrorism" [COM (2004) 701 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection
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The Nutcracker
Act 1
Scene 1
Christmas Eve in a small German town in the mid-nineteenth century. The lights of Counselor Stahlbaum's house glisten in the falling snow. Guests loaded with presents - children and adults - hurry toward the house. Among them we see Uncle Drosselmeyer, a friend of the children.
Scene 2
For a fleeting moment we see the excited children anxiously peeking through the doors. Among them is the host's son, Michael. Drosselmeyer opens the doors to the salon, in the center of which sparkles the Christmas tree.
Scene 3
The children dance around the tree, and in the end receive their presents. The adults celebrate, toast each other, and dance an old-fashioned dance much to the delight of Grandmother and Grandfather. Drosselmeyer grabs the childrens' attention by appearing dressed as a magician. His puppets perform a battle between a fairy tale prince and an evil mouse king, in which the prince saves his love, the princess. Wonder of wonders! The dance of the mechanical dolls begins. The clown, the porcelain doll and the moor doll all come to life. Drosselmeyer sneaks yet another present under the Christmas tree: a nutcracker. No one wants the grotesque doll expect Maria, the hosts' young daughter. Feeling sorry for the orphaned toy, she reaches for it. She plays with it and rocks it but her brother Michael, being curious about the strange doll, wants to play with it as well. The nutcracker falls victim to the children's squabbles and his jaw breaks. Drosselmeyer puts everything in order and makes peace... but it is getting late. The guests slowly bid farewell, the house becomes quiet, and the lights are dimmed.
Act 2
Scene 1
We are in Maria's bedroom. Before going to sleep, the young girl rocks the doll once more and places it in the large biedermeier armchair. She daydreams about the evening's festivities and imagines wild mice munching away on the Christmas candies. On the verge of falling asleep, she tries to defend the nutcracker from them... and begins to dream.
Scene 2
The Christmas tree becomes enormous, the toys take on a new dimension, and the giant Mouse King springs forth. The Nutcracker comes to life and, at the head of his army of tin soldiers, defends the Christmas tree. A duel ensues between the Mouse King and the Nutcracker, and lo and behold, the Nutcracker is victorious while the mice flee. We catch a glimpse of Drosselmeyer among the branches of the Christmas tree and at the moment the Nutcracker magically transforms into a handsome, young prince. The wise old Drosselmeyer hands his magic wand over to the prince.
Scene 3
The stage pictures a snowy forest. Maria appears as a young princess, and the Nutcracker greets her with adoration. They discover their feelings for one another while dancing a delicate, dream-like pas de deux. As a finale, the prince gently lifts the princess on his outstretched arms and leaves the stage with her. Snowflakes begin to swirl and come to life. At first only four, then more and more snowflakes dance onto the stage. They become a giant snowball, then break apart into smaller groups and, finally a giant circle of snowflakes envelopes the stage. Bells toll during the gentle snowfall and soon only one or two snowflakes remain. Maria and the prince, arm-in-arm, begin their long journey, following the snowflakes.
Act 3
Scene 1
Maria and the prince sail on a fairy tale sea in a golden ship. The 'journey' gently rocks them and the beautiful music accompanies the young couple to the prince's kingdom.
Scene 2
The ship docks near a seaside cave. The prince looks for the road leading to his kingdom. All of a sudden, bats - allies of the beaten Mouse King - obstruct their path. However, the prince is again victorious with the help of the magic wand he received from Drosselmeyer.
Scene 3
At the lace palace, the inhabitants of the 'Doll Kingdom' greet the returning prince and his bride, Maria, with deep adoration. The dolls display their beauty through a series of dances: First, we see four dancers performing a vivid Spanish dance. They are followed by the rhythms of an Eastern dance in which the main dancer is accompanied by four ballerinas bearing silk scarves. With jumps and quick turns,
Chinese dolls dance to the staccato music. They are soon followed by Russian dancers. A rococo pas de trois is performed by children resembling Limoges porcelain dolls. The performance reaches its peak with the Waltz of Roses, featuring eight pairs of dancers and four soloists, who are joined by Princess Maria and the Nutcracker Prince. Their classic pas de deux is a beautiful declaration of love. All the beautiful dolls of the lace palace join in for the finale. The scenery is transformed, and the Christmas tree appears in shining light. The happy couple moves toward the beautiful tree- and at this point, Maria's dream comes to an end.
Scene 4
We are in the young girl's bedroom. The nanny tiptoes in and wakes the sleeping Maria. The child rubs her eyes. Still half asleep, she runs to the Nutcracker and embraces it... they had a wonderful dream together.
General cast
- Conductor
- Valéria Csányi / Imre Kollár / András Déri
- Princess Maria
- Shoko Nakamura / Alexandra Kozmér / Aliya Tanykpayeva / Ildikó Boros / Adrienn Pap / Shoko Nakamura / Lili Felméri
- Nutcracker Prince
- Dmitry Timofeev / Máté Bakó / Roland Liebich / Jevgenyij Lagunov / Gergely Leblanc / Zoltán Oláh
- Mr. Stahlbaum
- Nikolay Radyus / Péter Hajdú / György Szirb / Gábor Szigeti
- Mrs. Stahlbaum
- Zsuzsanna Papp / Sznezsana Gikovszki / Angela Mingardo / Vivienne Csokán
- Maria
- Anna Fülöp / Noémi Nagy
- Louise
- Liliána Bozsányi / Blanka Katona
- Michael
- Kristóf Deák / Zoárd Szabó
- Drosselmeyer
- Levente Bajári / Gábor Szigeti / Bence Apáti / Alekszandr Komarov
- Nanny
- Katalin Kőszegi / Erika Soós
- Fritz
- Vince Topolánszky / Gergő Cserháti
- Grandfather
- Andrea P. Merlo / Csaba Hommer / Oszkár Rotter
- Grandmother
- Eszter Kazinczy / Ilona Dienes / Ildikó Szűcs / Gabriella Vontszemű
- Two Snowflakes 1
- Ayaka Fujii / Cristina Balaban / Kristina Starostina
- Two Snowflakes 2
- Jaclyn Ann Higgins / Judit Varga / Minjung Kim
- Mouse King
- Bence Apáti / Attila Szakács / Nikolay Radyus / Jurij Kekalo
- Nutcracker
- Vince Topolánszky / Kristóf Deák
- Clown
- Dávid Molnár / Balázs Majoros / Yuya Takahasni / Kristóf Morvai
- Ballerina
- Lilla Purszky / Ayaka Fujii / Rita Hangya / Olga Chernakova
- African dancer
- Ali Viktor Tabbouch / Bálint Katona / András Szegő / Miklós Dávid Kerényi
- Spanish dance 1
- Jessica Carulla Leon / Sznezsana Gikovszki
- Spanish Dance 2
- Lea Földi / Bianka Rotter / Ágnes Riedl
- Spanish Dance 3
- Jaclyn Ann Higgins / Nemes Zsófia Nagy
- Spanish Dance 4
- Lea Földi / Bianka Rotter / Dorisz Bedő
- Eastern Dance Solo
- Zsuzsanna Papp / Kristina Starostina / Anna Krupp / Minjung Kim
- Eastern Dance 1
- Kelsey Ilona Scanlon / Angela Mingardo
- Eastern Dance 2
- Zsófia Szeregnyi / Ágnes Kelemen
- Eastern Dance 3
- Bianka Rotter / Vivienne Csokán
- Eastern Dance 4
- Edit Fehér / Barbara Tóth
- Russian dance 1
- Dorisz Bedő / Sznezsana Gikovszki / Danielle Gould / Rita Hangya
- Russian dance 2
- Dávid Molnár / M. Ricardo Vila / Bálint Katona / Balázs Majoros
- Chinese dance 1
- Jaclyn Ann Higgins / Yuka Asai / Ayaka Fujii / Rita Hangya
- Chinese dance 2
- Bálint Katona / Jevgenyij Lagunov / Miklós Dávid Kerényi / Kristóf Morvai / András Szegő
- Pas de trois 1
- Dóra Szelényi / Flóra Speier
- Pas de trois 2
- László Pavleszek / Valentin Domsa / Vince Topolánszky
- Pas de trois 3
- Noémi Nagy / Katerina Doriti
- Rose Waltz Solo 1
- Tatjana Vdovicheva / Vivienne Csokán
- Rose Waltz Solo 2
- Anna Krupp / Kristina Starostina
- Rose Waltz Solo 3
- Minjung Kim / Kelsey Ilona Scanlon
- Rose Waltz Solo 4
- Judit Varga / Cristina Balaban
- Rose Waltz Solo 5
- Dénes Darab / György Jellinek
- Rose Waltz Solo 6
- Boris Myasnikov / Jurij Kekalo
- Rose Waltz Solo 7
- Carlos Taravillo / József Medvecz
- Rose Waltz Solo 8
- Benjamin Babácsi / Nikolay Radyus
- Choreographer
- Vaszilij Vajnonen
- Composer
- Pjotr Iljics Tchaikovsky
- Libretto after E. T. A. Hoffmann by
- Vaszilij Vajnonen
- Set Designer
- Gusztáv Oláh
- Costume Designer
- Gusztáv Oláh
- Ballet master
- Imre Dózsa
- Dance Academy students trained by
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Let's learn about the different color adjustment nodes in Blender that we can use to adjust and manipulate all of the colors in an image. First up let's go ahead and press F12. That should pull in this image of my daughter here and we are going to go ahead and adjust the colors a little bit. So let's get started with one of the simpler nodes, the Brightness/Contrast node. To thread that in let's click on the Image Input node and Add > Color > Brightness/Contrast and then we are going thread this output of the Brightness/Contrast node to our SplitViewer.
Just grab on a node header to drag it around. The Brightness/Contrast node works just by increasing the Brightness of one image and/or the Contrast. You can type the images input here or you can feed them through the Value node or a Mask node or anything else you want to use to automate the values that are placed in this node. That's what the Brightness/Contrast node does. The idea behind all of these nodes is that you have very simple computing unit and then you string all of these together.
The Inversion node takes the output of whatever threaded node is and inverts the values. This produces a negative of the image, go ahead and scale this down a little bit by pressing Ctrl and the middle mouse button. You can adjust the negatives of the RGB as well as the Alpha value of whatever is fed in. You can see here that this is actually a premultiplied Alpha PNG image with a transparent background. You often use the Inversion node to invert the Alpha channel, so when you are working with an image and you want to switch over the RGB Alpha channel, you can do that.
The Gamma Correction node takes the input image and does a Gamma correction. Usually you go to like 2.2 or something like that to do a complete Gamma correction that lifts all of the values in the image and/or darkens them depending on the value that you put in. I'm going to go ahead and compare the before and after images and that's obviously like a way too much Gamma correction depending on the monitor that you are using and your output format and everything you can do a little Gamma lift to bring out the flesh tones.
The RGB Curve is a really cool curve and it has this Curves Widget again that we can use to adjust the overall color. So if I wanted to, let's say bring out the highs and bring down the lows, basically increasing the contrast we can do that. I'm going to go ahead and slide this over a little bit. There we go. So, you can see what's going on down here. We posterized her colors. This is very similar to Photoshop and all those other packages that do that kind of manipulation.
We can also work on each individual channel. The Red channel here, I'm going to pop- up the Red's and maybe bring down the Green's a little bit and accentuate the Blue's.Let's say we want to knock all of the blues down by half and so, now we have done this very bright yellow, red color. She is on fire. We can also remap the bottom, what we call Black to be any kind of color or any shade of gray. So just by clicking on a preset here, I'm going to just pick a shade of gray.
Now I have brought down the overall blacks to what would be a medium gray on the input side is now actually black on the output side. So I can remap my dynamic range of brightness just by changing the black and the white levels. Next up we have the HSV node, which changes the Hue/Saturation and Value of an image, so we can just do Hue Adjustment and Image Adjustment here. I'm going to just go ahead and delete this, do a little housekeeping here, so you can see when I'm done. All right, so the Hue/Saturation and Value, we can shift the hues of an image, we can increase the saturation and we can decrease the overall values to make it darker, don't like that too much, maybe just touch a little bit.
So this is the way you can do adjustments. Now this has a Factor Input, so we can feed a Mask here and then apply this change to any portion of the image identified by the mask. Let's say if I want to bring out her blue eyes, I could just create a blue for the mask and then adjust the hue for her eyes. So that's the essential Color Adjustment nodes of how we can work on either the entire image or a portion of the image to adjust the color in pretty much anyway that we want.
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TO: Superintendents of Schools
FROM: J. Duke Albanese, Commissioner
DATE: October 11, 2001
RE: School Safety Precautions in Light of September 11, 2001
I am writing to make you aware of a new threat to the continuity of our educational programs. As reported this morning in statewide media, a package received at Loring Commerce Center, a military accounting center at the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, was thought to contain a suspicious powdery substance. This resulted in a complete shutdown of the facility and a requirement that all personnel undergo decontamination before being allowed to leave.
In the last several hours we have heard of similar incidents in other locations around the state. Certainly if an unusual package arrived at a school, in our current world climate, it would be subject to special precautions. Once such a package is reported to state officials, the state is obligated to follow the same procedures as in Limestone: evacuation, decontamination, and a thorough investigation.
My concern is that this may become the next form of disruption from individuals such as those who perpetrate bomb threat hoaxes. At this time there is no known danger to schools from packages received through the mail. If there is any uncertainty about the nature of a package received at school, we suggest that you not open it until school has ended for the day. This will minimize disruption for students in the school.
If you have reason to believe a different approach should be taken, by all means follow local procedures. In this event, I would appreciate your sharing with me any information about the nature of the incident so I can advise all superintendents.


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Home brewers!
I am a filmmaker developing a Sodamaking documentary, and I am seeking council with a few of the most knowledgeable and dedicated home brewers on here.
Weeks ago, I pitched an idea for a Sodamaking documentary to a production company that has now asked for my work. Ive been working on this project for quite some time. However, I have a problem. I dont feel the final script conveys the true, exact Sodamaking process in as much detail as Id like, in the way Id like-- which means its not true to you, home brewers. There does not seem to be a single book devoted purely to Sodamaking-- and there are parts of the process I just could not fill in by reading the forums on here. Forums only give you so much before you need direct answers.
I've made my own soda when I was younger, but unfortunately, I know nothing about home brewing except from IncrediBREW in Nashua, NH, Beer Wars (Documentary), or the HomeBrewTalk forums. This is where I need your help.
1. Send me your homebrewing stories! I want to know about the best and worst times you've experienced SOLELY because of your pursuit to home brew. Were you plagued with production problems? Competition? Bad chemistry? What issues did you encounter home brewing for the first time? I welcome all factual accounts, from production to distribution. You can send it to firstname.lastname@example.com. I will read every single one of them (even if I can't respond to everyone, I will be able to bring a light to a few of your stories). Thank you in advance for sharing them with me. It means a lot.
2. Insights on the step by step process of making soda. Id really love to meet those who can answer any question about any part of the Sodamaking process. The more experience you have, the better. The more mistakes you've made, and learned from, the better. The more kinds of soda youve made in your life, the better. I want to know what went wrong and how it made you a better Sodamaker. Together, well go through the project, piece by piece, making sure everything is correct and where it should be. I want homebrewers to see this project and say THATS SO TRUE!, because those moments are what make it worth it.
3. I want to create a soda to sell in conjunction with the project. WHY NOT? Lets sell the project AND the soda at the same time. I do have an idea for a soda, a happy accident I made years back that was met with praise, but I need help developing and refining the formula. Plus, I want to learn to make some awesome soda.
Id like to speak with soda makers but if youre a beer maker with stories of the business, dont hesitate to chime in!
We're all in this together. Ultimately, this project is about the home brewer's fight (and right) to see their drinks receive the acclaim they deserve, the shelf space they need, the taste they desire, and satisfaction of the process. If you can help bring this mission to light, I thank you all the more!
I am extremely grateful for your assistance. I don't want to do you wrong, home brewers. This project is my brain child. It means a lot to me that I get this right. This show is about you, so let's make it with you. Your honesty, your insights, will only put us closer to where we want to be.
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www.nicktc.comThis thread was approved by HomeBrewTalk Der Administrator, TxBrew on Sept. 7, 2011.
There is a book you can have a look at here. I've done a bunch of recipes from this book, all good, and in it the author speaks a bit about the process. He talks a fair bit about different yeast, sugars, origins of recipes, etc.
Go for the old style fountains like: http://www.imbibemagazine.com/Soda-F...Around-the-USA
Lots of the odd mixes. Which reminds me that I need to use up the last of my hibiscus syrup.
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Waiting to be kegged, Italian Primitivo
Kegged&Ready: GF Orange&Coriander, GF Honey Lager, GF chocolate ale, GF English ale, Island mist (zinfandel), Island mist (cbry malbec).
Bottled: Infected Mead, Dry Hard ciders, Accidental Sorghumwine, various unnamed.
Making a Sodamaking documentary about the business. Send your stories to email@example.com. The best make it in the movie.
Stephen Creswell's book would also be a good read for this.
I would definitely be interested in this, I'll email you later.
Find Recipes on my blog: The Homemade Soda Expert I'd love some feedback!
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As a beer maker, or Homebrewer, I must say I thing you've missed the target on a few things. I am pretty sure homebrewers don't really experience "production problems", or "competition" because they aren't in a business. It's illegal to sell, or even to distribute in some areas, home brewed beer. Homebrewers aren't allowed to seek out "shelf space".
There may be some good info on the probrewers website though. And of course, sodamakers are in a completely different category, legally speaking.
You might look for a few people who seem especially into sodamaking, or who has a LOT of experience in making beer, maybe even some who have gone pro and request an interview. Sometimes the give and take of an actual discussion can help the process.
I'm sure there are small batch or independent soda makers out there. Garrison here in Nova Scotia is a beer brewer making their own soda. Not a small batch brewer by any means but interesting to see a major beer company branch out. They make a chocolate soda that's damn good.
If you're looking for small soda companies start with this guy, he knows all their is to know about soda.
I went to Galco's several years ago during a vacation in southern California. This guy has serious passion about soda. I rolled out of there with a shopping cart full of all different kinds of soda pop I'd never even heard of before.
I will visit this place every time I'm in LA.
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Graceville, Minnesota
For population 25 years and over in Graceville:
For population 15 years and over in Graceville city:
5 residents are foreign born
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $943 (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fargo, ND (91.8 miles , pop. 90,599).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (159.9 miles , pop. 382,618).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (507.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Barry, MN (2.4 miles) , Johnson, MN (2.6 miles) , Clinton, MN (2.8 miles ), Dumont, MN (3.2 miles) , Chokio, MN (3.6 miles ), Beardsley, MN (3.7 miles ), Wheaton, MN (4.1 miles ), Ortonville, MN (4.3 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Latitude: 45.57 N, Longitude: 96.44 W
Area code: 320
Unemployment by year (%)
Population change in the 1990s: -69 (-10.2%).
Work and jobs in Graceville: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Average climate in Graceville, Minnesota
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Graceville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Minnesota state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/17/1996, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the Graceville city center caused $2 million in damages.
On 5/10/1982, a category F3 tornado 31.2 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:Graceville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 20.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 10.1 miles away from Graceville center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 25.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Big Stone County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Tornado: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Tom Kelly (baseball) - Baseball player and coach, Jack Conway (filmmaker) - Film director, Madeleine Bordallo - Politician, Bill Davis (baseball) - Baseball player, Maureen Owen - Poet, Todd Hendricks - Player of football.
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Graceville and their reported violations in the past:GRACEVILLE (Address: Graceville City Hall , Population served: 605, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:BIG STONE HUTTERITE (Address: 75217 Colony Road W , Population served: 75, Groundwater):
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 12.5%
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Graceville, MN48 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
53 people in nursing homes in 2000
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Religion statistics for Graceville city (based on Big Stone County data)Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 110.33%
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Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
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Graceville government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
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5.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,698 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,324 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
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Graceville fatal accident list:
Jun 30, 1998 04:59 PM, Us-75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jul 10, 1995 04:04 PM, 75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 3
Apr 11, 1983 11:50 AM, 75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
Jul 3, 1982 02:10 PM, 20, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 11, 1981 03:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 29, 1978 01:40 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:5
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:2
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:2
FCC Registered Paging Towers:1
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:3
FAA Registered Aircraft:2
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