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Sontag: Literature Is Freedom
Znet Article, October, 26 2003
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Literature Is Freedom
Fisk: One, Two, Three, What Are They Fighting For?
Znet Article, October, 26 2003
Robert Fisk
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I was in the police station in the town of Fallujah when I realised the extent of the schizophrenia. Captain Christopher Cirino of the 82nd Airborne was trying to explain to me the nature of the attacks so regularly carried out against American fo...
Mokhiber: A Dull and Largely Uncritical Recitation of Official Sources
Znet Article, October, 25 2003
Russell Mokhiber
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The New York Times reported yesterday that a Columbia University history professor hired by the paper to make an independent assessment of the coverage of one of its correspondents in the Soviet Union during the 1930s said that the Pulitzer Prize ...
Z: War of the Words
Znet Article, October, 25 2003
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"In a Knight Ridder poll, 44 percent of Americans reported that either 'most' or 'some' of the Sept. 11 hijackers were Iraqi citizens. The answer is zero." (Christian Science Monitor, March 13, 2003) October 30 marks 65 years since a 23-year-old ...
Kerr: Looting Iraq by Executive Order
Znet Article, October, 25 2003
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George W. Bush is a thief. On May 22, 2003 President Bush issued Executive Order 13303, "Protecting the Development Fund for Iraq.†This order invoked the "National Emergency Act†to effectively seize Iraqi oil and...
Basu: The Dangerous Deradicalization of AIDS Discourse
Znet Article, October, 25 2003
Sanjay Basu
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Earlier this week, the Clinton Foundation announced the dramatic reduction of AIDS drug prices after its negotiations with several "generic" pharmaceutical manufacturers; the result was a cutting in half of the price of antiretroviral treatment fo...
Administrator: An Uncertain Peace in Bolivia
Znet Article, October, 25 2003
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Bolivia's conflicts regarding the proposal to export the nation's gas to the US through a Chilean port proved to be the spark that fueled a much larger fire of national discontent. Arising from the din of the Gas War were dem...
Ofeimun: Taking Nigeria Seriously (I)
Znet Article, October, 25 2003
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Odia Ofeimun, in this eight part serial, takes a very hard look at the Nigerian nation, its problems, follies and foibles and concludes that unless and until Nigerians institute an abiding faith in their country, dumping short term ethnic int...
Ofeimun: Taking Nigeria Seriously (II)
Znet Article, October, 25 2003
Odia Ofeimun
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THE AREWA CONNECTION October 17, 2003 By way of ending the Southwest segment of this narrative, let me note that the unstated, but motivating, factor in the self-regarding solidarity of the Yoruba is the consciousness of Arewa hegemony and the g...
Ofeimun: Taking Nigeria Seriously (III)
Znet Article, October, 25 2003
Odia Ofeimun
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Conclusion: Doing away with avoidable anarchy October 24, 2003 Odia Ofeimun concludes his analysis of the problem of Nigeria with a contention that except the people of Nigeria get the right type of leadership, true nationhood will continue to e...
Tair: none
Znet Article, October, 25 2003
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Since the inception of the Italian presidency of the Council of the European Union, it's only too normal that Rome has become the hotspot of international political summits to define the future course of EU foreign and domestic policy. So while m...
Galeano: The Country that Wants to Exist
Znet Article, October, 25 2003
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A gigantic gas explosion: This was the popular uprising that shook all of Bolivia and culminated in the resignation of President Sanchez de Lozada, who fled, leaving behind him a trail of corpses. The gas was to have been shipped to California--f...
Frith: Global trade keeps a billion children in poverty, says Unicef
Znet Article, October, 24 2003
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International targets to reduce child poverty are going to be missed becau...
Jackson: Barbour's racist links tar Bush too
Znet Article, October, 24 2003
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Barbour's racist links tar Bush too
Jackson: Barbour's racist links tar Bush too
Znet Article, October, 24 2003
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Barbour's racist links tar Bush too
Hill: Tom Delay Ambushes Texas -- And America
Znet Article, October, 24 2003
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Led by U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and Bush political mastermind Karl Rove, Texas Republicans have completed their ambush of congressional Democrats. After Delay spent three days huddled in private conferences with bickering Republican le...
Mann: The MTA Strikes Against the Public Trust
Znet Article, October, 24 2003
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In the strike between 13 MTA board members, chaired by Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky on the one side, and 2,000 striking Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) mechanics fighting to retain their health benefits on the other, there are 500,000 bus riders who...
Chomsky: Cuba in the cross-hairs:
Znet Article, October, 24 2003
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[In his new book, Hegemony or Survival, America's Quest for Global Dominance, Noam Chomsky continues his powerful analysis of state viole...
Jackson, sr: Will the Bombs in Baghdad Explode in Havana?
Znet Article, October, 23 2003
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A car bomb kills six and wounds 35 in Baghdad. Al-Qaeda is reportedly planning new assaults on the United States. Clearly Fidel Castro is in trouble. Fidel Castro? What does he have to do with Iraq and Osama bin Laden? Nothing, of course, but tha...
Hayden: Evidence Of Things Unseen: The Rise of a New Movement
Znet Article, October, 23 2003
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By The chairman of our Joint Chiefs of Staff, Richard Myers, has said that "Intelligence doesn't necessarily mean something is true. That's not what intelligence is." Keep that in mind as I discuss what James Baldwin called the "evidence of thing...


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He's 5 . How is my little guy 5 years old? People keep telling me that soon he will be taller than me and I will be looking up as I discipline. I am 5'4 I know my days are numbered. He was born on Thanksgiving 2006 and today on the eve of the holiday this year I am devoting my post to the little guy who made me a mom, took me away from teaching in a class and sparked so many things I never expected to be part of my life including this blog.
Below are links to his favorite crafts and activities , I hope one ( or more ) of them bring you as much joy to share them with your kids as it brought us.
Nothing beats this Angry Birds Waterballoon Game. He loved this. We played a handful of times before we moved and the weather turned. We will be playing again once warmer weather comes back.
Knight's Shield. After we moved this summer this never left his side. He slept with it on his night stand, he had it next to him at meals. Although I doubt it was conscious this was his security blanket until he was comfortable in our new digs. It's now happily lumped in with his sister's Dora toys, and the others in the family room toy basket.
Puffy Paint Moon. This has been up in his room since the moment it dried. A big puffy moon to gaze at as we chat about our day at bedtime even if we can't see the real one every night in the grey Pacific North West sky.
This Scrap Paper Rainbow is more one of MY favorites but it's also his very first craft. Although I don't think it was posted as our first, it was the first he helped me do for the blog. I wish I'd kept it!
This roadway and the 2nd version using an up cycled kitchen mat are used daily at our house still. Not bad for a craft!
And are you shocked that this Ice Cream Taste Test made the cut?
Happy Birthday Big Boy – I love you even especially with playdough on your head.
A few days ago I tweeted that I wondered if anyone would want to see a spotlight of all the Etsy.com shops and items that I have used to decorate my baby girl's nursery. Within moments I had many many replies asking for it so by request the Sunday Spotlight this week are all the shops that have contributed . I should say upfront nothing showcased was given to me to review, I bought everything I am showcasing.
Here is the main themed wall, although we aren't heavy in a bird theme a lot of the accessories are birds and butterflies, most notably this vinyl tree and bird decal from Styley Walls The room was already tan ( it has been a guestroom and a playroom previously) and I had no desire to repaint. Instead this tree would make it all more feminine.
More birds are on this awesome alphabet print with each letter is in an adorable birdhouse .This was a standard listing from Wall Candy that they happily made into a larger size. I am in love with this and everything else in their shop.
This butterfly mobile from Liv's Lullaby was a last minute addition, I wanted something light and airy and not pink. This was perfect and I love that it spirals down in size.
This book nook is dominated by my great great grandmother's rocking chair , to think about how many generations of our family have been nursed in it makes me smile. Obviously it wasn't bought on Etsy but the pillow comes from Stitch Bandit It was just the splash of chocolate and pink the book nook needed.
Not to be forgotten are these awesome teethers from Little Alouette. I actually won the heart one at a conference and bought the birdy one to match the theme. I can't wait to see if my daughter loves them as much as I do.
This magnetic frame from Shabby Vintage Mom is a great place for pictures , I love how delicate it is , girly without screaming princess! I didn't want to open the package when it came it was wrapped so nicely.
Other Non Etsy:
Crib: Ikea- HensvikCrib Sheet: Pottery Barn Kids
Changing Table: Pottery Barn Kids ( discontinued)
Baskets and Liners : Pottery Barn Kids
Lamp: Ikea
Curtains: Ikea ( discontinued)
Paint Color : Benjamin Moore Arizona Tan
We normally focus on things kids can make but making something for your child to play with and use is something special to share. These are some of our favorite parent and tot projects we have made in the past 2 years.With the exception of the firetruck ( which was well loved and recycled) everything is still used years later!
Diaper Box Fire Truck ( above)
Flash Card Garland
See flash cards are good for something! When a friend asked recently if flash cards were good for anything, I jokingly replied with " You could make a craft with them!" and so this idea was born. Flash cards aren't inherently bad, if you play, create or need them to accommodate disabilities they can be fun or even crucial. However sitting and teaching the average preschooler with them just isn't the best way, rote memorization and learning are not equal. So if you have some don't throw them away, make this and dress up your playroom or kids bedroom .
- Gather your materials. You will need flash cards, some card stock ,double stick tape, scissors , ribbon, and a hole punch.
- Start by deciding on a pattern for your paper. My son helped me and we took the opportunity to talk about patterns.
- Cut the paper to size.
- Attach the flash card on the paper with the double stick tape.
- Punch two holes at the top.
- Repeat 25 more times.
- Time to start lacing the cards on. I used just over 9 feet of ribbon. I left extra on both ends just in case. This is not a fun part of the craft, I forgot G and had to re-lace H-P.
- Tie bows at the end of the ribbons once all the letters are laced on.
- Put it up. My playroom is too small to allow me to get a good shot of the whole thing!
For another fun alphabet activity check out what I posted today at
* Updated to add this super cool link to another chalkboard at infarrantly creative that blows ours away! don't miss it! *
Cereal Box Mosaic
- Gather your materials. I used Benjamin Moore chalkboard paint, a roller, paint tray, painters tape, an old picture frame, an old sheet, 4 nails and a hammer.
- Start by deciding where you want the chalkboard. Have your child show you how high they can reach so that it's all usable space. I'm no good with measuring tape so I just eyeballed it and thumb tacked it to the wall to decide. You may want to measure where on the wall you put it.
- Tape off the area to paint.
- Apply your first coat. Wait 4 hours or more and add a 2nd. Let dry.
- Take off the tape.
- Place your frame on the wall so the painted area is centered, and secure it to the wall. I nailed mine but depending on your walls you'll want to use the appropriate fashion. I particularly liked using a frame because it creates a ledge for the chalk as well.
- Add chalk and child!

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This is excellent!
Now I was half hoping that comments at the Wall Street Journal would be mostly intelligent. But nooooo. And I fear that the ignorant, stupid comments are from "normal" people. Or "normal" Americans. (I HATE saying that.)
God help us, there are SO MANY of them! Most of them have no clue how atheists think, and they make the oddest assumptions/presumptions.
I normally wouldn't whine about this. (I think of whining as complaining about something as a tactic to get someone else to do something about it.) So I've decided to start a separate discussion on how to answer these people, no matter how unintelligent or ignorant or intentionally-ignorant they are. I know this mostly is a fool's errand, but I really, really want understand some of these poor schmucks, and reach them, somehow.
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I have tried to follow the guide but I am now stuck ...
I have tried to follow the guide but I am now stuck I have the files :- /var/keys/keys and new roms. The keys file has 9 files the first being autorol. The new roms file has 3 nagra 7 files. I only get the FTA channels. Help please I feel I am getting closer
still struggling I cant put anything into the scce file any other ideas please
Whys that mate - can you expand a little?
I think I havedone everthing by the FTP guide but when I get filezilla I have my computer in one pane and my dreambox 500 on the other, I cant put anything in the scce file both the nagra files and the key file go into the key files and I end up with var/key/ keys and new roms, if that makes sense I am getting a bit punch drunk as only get fta channels
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Right lets start again.
You have connected so that the difficult part. You should now have downloaded 2 folders "keys" and "scce". In the "pc pane" open the keys folder and highlight them all. Now right click and choose copy. Now go to the "keys" folder of the dream, open it and right click and choose paste. The files will transfer. Now do the same for the scce folder.
Once you have done that reboot the pc, go to a scrambled channel and let it update.
Boogy I cant put anything into my scce file it just shunts it into the keys file
you must have a symlink from scce to keys. i take it your not using the dk image? this simply means that the /var/keys and /var/scce are the same directory.
Do you have your roms in /etc/tuxbox/scce/ by any chance?
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having trouble with this too in the keys file to transfer to dreambox i have 17 files 9 of them nagra roms
del what image are you using? what area are you in?
Hi Boogy can you help last night I completely zapped the box on the final lap, will I be able to resolve the situation with a null cable and dream up. Would I be able to load the latest D.K image and would that give the latest AU options or would I still have to FTP the fix. The box I trashed was not my box and has not been used since December, I would like get it working again
if pos.
have been using dw2 image am in oxford area think its pure ntl? going to try the updated dk image now on 1 of my boxes, got booster on full old chipped vm box working fine dont know whats going on


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The Del Mar Online Racing Community will be closing its doors for good on December 22, 2013
Meanwhile, share your thoughts and your good-byes with other members on these pages. You can use PMs to get contact information for friends you know only through this community and would like to keep in touch with in the outside world. See you at the races! Can we talk about stem cells?
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Re: Can we talk about stem cells?the two year old full sister to Roar of Eagles developed a small tear in a tendon while in training earlier this fall. Miraculous Baby has undergone stem cell therapy and should be returning to training next year.
Re: Can we talk about stem cells?
STP - Thanks for the informative reply. I'm afraid you hit the nail on the head with your final thought. I assume you mean the reason owner's don't want it public knowledge is because they are betting with both fists. As this type of procedure becomes more widespread, I hope the governing bodies make sure to disclose it right next to the Lasix and equipment changes. Otherwise, the touts are going to be dancing in the streets. SafeBlog™ - This post has been reviewed, certified, and approved by a team of independent law professionals and subpoena deliverers. To file a complaint please click here.
Re: Can we talk about stem cells?
Actually, I was thinking more along the lines that owners might not want to publicize any problems their horse might have had, as it might affect the horse's subsequent value at stud or as a broodmare. Wasn't thinking about them wanting to get an inside bet down. I bet on a horse at ten-to-one. It didn't come in until half-past five.
My horse was so late getting home, he tiptoed into the stable. ~ Henny Youngman
Re: Can we talk about stem cells?There is a really cool old horse running around here that my friends got for 10$. His name is Shadow of Illinois and he bowed a tendon, they did stem cell treatment on him but it didnt stick first time around as the cells adhered to the tendon sheath instead of the tendon itself and the horse needed more time. The owners didnt want to invest anymore money in him so they sold him to my friend( the trainer) for 10$ and he gave him the extra 6 or 7 months and when he came back in the tendon was set.
So far he has won 5 of his last 8 starts , because he is Cal Bred none of the purses were less than 50k. I dont see any problem with trying diffirent kinds of treatments to bring horses back , if the horse comes back sound and can hold up to getting fit what is wrong with racing them. We all get worn out and "brokedown " as we age esp. if we are people that involve ourselves in high impact sports . Ive got a knee that would prolly love some stem cells to regenerate the cartilage .
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Supermajors in the Great Petrogame
- By Arman Kalbayev
- Published 12/23/2008
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Arman Kalbayev
Arman holds a coordinator position in Shell Development Kashagan (Royal Dutch Shell). Previously he has served in the Presidential administration of Kazakhstan as division head for energy policy and also obtained MPA degree from Columbia University (USA).
View all articles by Arman KalbayevWell, let's go back from the records of the U.S. presidential race to the records of business. By the way, recently there was one. $14.83 billion quarterly net income – that was an Exxon Mobil record and for all American business, too!
The Big Five Oil companies (Exxon Mobil, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips) earned a $44.4 billion net income in the third quarter of 2008. The admiration for these figures decreases if one remembers oil prices reached historical records in July 2008; however, if one takes into account the supermajors control only 5% of the world oil reserves, the admiration returns once more.
Definitely, state-owned Saudi Aramco and Gazprom got huge profits too, but accurate figures are their secret. Nevertheless, something tells us their financial results were worse than western companies'.
The supermajors have what state-owned companies do not have – efficiency. Perhaps right now it has remained the only advantage of Western oil companies in the great petrogame.
The history of oil always was a struggle for control over oil. Western companies won control over the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, Northern Africa and Venezuela 70 years ago, but lost it after 40 years of dominancy. They can even be pitied. If before the Seven Sisters directly dealt with the oil-rich countries' governments, it now is impossible. The oil-producing countries prefer to talk to governments, not to companies.
Even inside Western countries Big Oil loses lobbyist influence on governments. The consumers (i.e. voters) do not care who produces oil – a national company or a Western oil corporation. In any case, this oil will come onto the world market, where a final consumer will swallow it with pleasure.
Any Western government takes into account the voters' mood as well as the obvious fact that direct foreign control over the Persian Gulf's oil fields is history now. The oil-rich countries prefer to own the oil and to produce it by themselves.
Well, is the supermajors' future so sad? Where should they go?
One cannot say the above cited tendencies were outside the field of view of the oil giants' analytical departments. It became clear 30 years ago that it's transformation time for Western oil companies. Gradually the idea dawned that the field on which the petrostates never can compete with the private oil companies is the service sector. To survive and to succeed you should propose technologies, but not money. The oil business rules really have changed. He who doesn't want to change and clings obstinately to old methods, will simply disappear from the business. Such is the harsh reality.
The wish to control oil fields grows in the new states of the former USSR, too. Because the iron curtain isolated them for dozens of years, the first contracts with Western oil companies were signed less than 15 years ago. But even they already are changing. So, at the end of October, changes in the contract for the Kashagan oil field, the world's largest oil find in 30 years, were signed in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan. Naturally, these changes were in favor of Kazakhstan. Eni, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and other oil companies were forced to concede.
But Kazakhstan as well as other oil-rich countries understands that oil industry development only by their efforts alone will most likely be insufficiently effective. Western companies can do the same work much better. These restrictions on the governments are a chance for the companies. Operate as service companies and the governments of any oil-rich country will be happy for you.
It is important to remember that political games are favorite exercises of governments. They try to bring politics into any process, and into business, too. Do not play on this field and do not allow it to involve you there, and then you never will lose your trump card – efficiency.
I hope sooner or later the supermajors's activity becomes pure business, without a hint of politics. Leave policy to politicians and let oil businessmen just make money. Maybe then the oil market will find greater stability that it is needed so much.


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I'm using the driver to control only one LED in each output.
The voltage applied to the driver and LEDs is 5V, the chip package is HTSSOP and the resistor Riref is 2.2k
Since I'm working with a prototype, I soldered the device with a regular solder iron and used silicone grease to try to improve the thermal characteristics because I couldn't solder the thermal pad to the board.
When the circuit is turned on, all the LEDs flash once for less than a second and that is all I get. No matter how slow I send the information to the driver, nothing happens, the LEDs remain off. I don't even get random brigthness at power up with Blank low.
Does the thermal pad must be connected to ground for the device to work properly?
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For the TLC5947, the power pad should be connected to ground. It can be left floating, but this probably isn't the best option thermally. Even if you connect the power pad to ground, please be aware that the IC ground pin should be used for all ground connections and return paths. You can route ground signals to the power pad as long as the power pad is directly connected to the IC ground pins. Note that althought the datasheet says the PowerPad is not connected to ground, what it really means is that the PowerPad is not intended to be a ground connection. The PowerPad is connected to the IC's substrate (ground) through a thermally conductive epoxy that may have either good or bad electrical performance. You should NOT expect current to flow into the IC through the PowerPad. You must design the PWB to make sure the currents in the PWB can reach the IC ground pins.
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Located in central Hanoi, Hanoi Elegance Sapphire Hotel is near the airport and close to Hoa Lo Prison Museum, Hoan Kiem Lake, and Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. Nearby points of interest also include Temple of Literature and Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.Hotel Features.
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There are 15 guestrooms at Hanoi Elegance Sapphire Hotel. Rooms are individually decorated. Beds come with pillowtop mattresses, triple sheeting, and premium bedding. Coffee/tea makers and minibars are offered. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, makeup/shaving mirrors, slippers, and complimentary toiletries. Wired high-speed and wireless Internet access is complimentary. In addition to desks and complimentary newspapers, guestrooms offer direct-dial phones. 26-inch LCD televisions have cable channels and free movie channels. Air-conditioned rooms also include complimentary bottled water, welcome amenities, and clock radios. A turndown service is available nightly, housekeeping is offered daily, and guests may request irons/ironing boards. Cribs (infant beds) are available on request. Guestroom renovations were completed in August 2010. Guestrooms are all non-smoking.
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[Tutorial] How to organize your classes | Part 1
How to organize your classes
Part 1: Database class + config files Section 1: Intro Hello and welcome to this guide! This will be a guide with 2 or possibly 3 parts. It will learn you how to organize your class files in a nice way, and how to write a good database class that gets your job done. Ofcourse this is only how I do it, and there are a thousand other ways, but I think you'll get a better understanding and possibly get some ideas from reading this guide. So, first we'll take a look at the structure and organizing of the files. For this to be easier to explain(and for you to understand), I will just pretend that we have a projectfolder called "test", located in our root directory. And since I do this on localhost, the folder I place my hosted files, is called "www". So what does this conclude? We have: Code:
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www Section 2: The database class and the database interface Right. Alot of people use database to store things. Not only is it faster than if you would store it with.. say a .txt file, but it's also alot safer, but the main thing is that it's EASY to manipulate the data. This means that you could write neat admin panels to control your site layout, templates and lots and lots more!! But in order to get a nice way of handling the database, you need a proper database class, that will provide a set of functions for you to use inside your classes. This database class, will actually consist of 3 files. iDB.php - This is our interface for the class. DBmysql.php - This is the actual class for the database, in this case a mysql-database which I called mysql.php(convinient xD?) with the prefix of DB(DBmysql). DB.php - This is our.. DB factory, which makes it easier to include the database file. So let's start by taking a look at our interface! An interface is merely a blueprint on how the class should look, what functions it have to contain. This is neccessary, because when you guys figure out that you don't want to use a mysql database, but an oracle database, and you write your own db class(DBoracle.php), you will then see if your class follows the blueprint. The interface is define with PHP Code:
So what functions should the database have? Well, first of all, we need a function that will set the values of the hostname, username, userpass and dbname. We would also need a function that connects.. etc etc. I'm sure you can figure out by yourself all the functions that a database class should have. This is my interface anyhow: PHP Code:
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So what does this getInstance do? Well, first we check if the variable $DB is an object already, and if it's not, we do the things inside the bracket. Also note, that when dealing with static variables or functions, we have to use self:: instead of $this. Actually, I think this function is pretty easy to understand. What happens is that you include DB.php Then: PHP Code:
Now don't tell me that this ain't neat? :D NOTE: iDB.php, DB.php and DBmysql.php should be placed in the classes folder! Section 4: The config and classes files So the configuration file will ofcourse contain alot more when you have your plugins written, but right now we'll just include the basic stuff. This is my configuration file: PHP Code:
It's the $tanaxia variable(in this case for me it means that it's belonging to the core), and it's the ['config'] array, which means for me that it's a setting for the core. The next array ['database'], means that it's a database setting, and then the next is defining what setting. I then start the session, and include classes.php Onto the classes file; this is what makes or breaks the script. Here we start all the classes, AND we use the setCol and setTable functions of the database class. This is the classes file: PHP Code:
Then we create the database, based on the type settings in our config file. After that we set the handler with all the data provided from the config file, and then directly we chain the next function(remember the chain I talked about?) and connect to the host, and then select the database. That's really everything we've done now. The things that are commented describes how to use the setTable. The good things with that, is that later when you use the db object in the plugins(for example news plugin), you want to insert values into different columns in the database. An example would be this: PHP Code:
Then you need to enter your class and change EVERYTHING to match the new name. And that kinda stinks. So let's say you change the news table name to "articles". Then you just enter your classes.php file, and change this line: PHP Code:
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Interesting tutorial, personally I use the phpdoc comments at the start of a file e.g.
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Indeed, if they want to write an oracle db, or mysqli or w.e.. Thanks I'll write it whenever I see more interest xD :-) |
I've not read thoroughly through the entire article (time is money) but I do however have a few comments to offer up. Firstly, the filesystem structure itself; why is there a folder named includes when some things in there aren't simple PHP files to be included into others (e.g. the js folder)? A more suitable name would suffice, or indeed a complete separation of groups of files serving different purposes (javascript, css might be better suited outwith the PHP files' folders).
A next point, and one I won't labour too much, is the way you have written the various DB-related classes. To me at least, whether you did this knowingly or not, it all seems very MySQL-centric in how things are done. You could certainly do with working with a wider group of databases and seeing which common methods are really needed, and those which are more tailored to working with MySQL in particular. Next, your autoloading and factory method. Why have both? Why separate the two? It's not my point to provide answers right now but it's something to consider. I will, however, note that you can only define a single __autoload function. It might (read: will) be easier to use the SPL library (e.g. spl_autoload_register ) to keep the DB autoloading separate from any other autoloading which might be needed elsewhere in your project. For the configuration file, I'd like to see things simplified much more. Have separate config files for different jobs. For example, one for the MySQL database settings, another for SQLite database settings, yet another for caching settings (if that were to be part of your application), etc. Keep the variable names within those files simple (just plain $config works fine) and make use of the include-scope when loading/using the configurations (if that's over your head, I'll explain at a later date).Anyhow, there are some comments to tide you over until I can really sink my teeth into this come september! :) |
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And within classes.php, you always include DB.php, thus I've placed it there. However, I could place the autoload function in classes.php instead if you like that, but it doesn't really matter the way I see it if it's in DB.php or in classes.php. But I'll take a look at spl autoload! [quote=Salathe;17443] For the configuration file, I'd like to see things simplified much more. Have separate config files for different jobs. For example, one for the MySQL database settings, another for SQLite database settings, yet another for caching settings (if that were to be part of your application), etc. Keep the variable names within those files simple (just plain $config works fine) and make use of the include-scope when loading/using the configurations (if that's over your head, I'll explain at a later date).[quote] This is all a matter of preferences ofcourse. But you are all free to create your own variable names for your configuration file. I'm just mearly showing that you should have a variable for the dbhost, one for dbuser, etc. The thing about several configuration files, will actually make it harder, at least to me. Why not keep it all placed in one file, which will make it alot easier to find and read the config. Instead of having to go through 10 configuration files just to find the setting that you're looking for if you're not sure where the setting is. And about the seperate DBsettings. You should only have 1 database, so thus you can easially change that by changing the variable that contains the value for "dbtype" from "mysql" to "whateveryouwant". Quote:
I'm very grateful for this tutorial. It helps me very much.
I've just written a MySQL class too few days ago. It actually resembles your class quite much. I'll post it later this week :)
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Thanks for goood tutorial. This might also an old tut of you.
But it was help and the comments Salathe as well. |
Hehe wow, people start commenting all the old tutorials I've posted xD
But I'm glad you liked it, and that it was helpful :-) |
I searched the Part II. I think it does not exist. I hope you get time to finish the second part too.
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Developer Chris Milam's proposed sports arena in Henderson has raised plenty of eyebrows since several of his previous local business plans have flopped.
But, with the Las Vegas National Sports Complex on the verge of collapsing amid fraud allegations, his latest move is causing local real estate pros to really scratch their heads.
Last week, less than a month after the city of Henderson sued Milam's group for allegedly trying to flip the government-owned project site to other developers for profit and the launch of a federal investigation into his efforts to buy the land, a marketing brochure went out advertising that same real estate to investors.
Given the accusations and turmoil, why is Milam trying to sell the property? Few can say.
"It makes zero sense to me," said developer Eric Cohen, a managing director of the Calida Group. "I don't even have a response for you. It just makes zero sense."
Real estate lawyer Michael Buckley said the brochure "just sounded weird to me, as does the whole thing."
"It seems like it's making things go from bad to worse," said Buckley, a director with the Fennemore Craig Jones Vargas law firm.
People ensnared in lawsuits sometimes make public moves to highlight their side, real estate attorney I. Scott Bogatz said, and Milam probably doesn't expect to actually sell the land. Still, the marketing effort was "a surprisingly aggressive move given the pending dispute," Bogatz said.
Milam's Silver State Land LLC is in escrow to buy the 480-acre project site near the M Resort from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, but the deal hasn't closed yet. The closing date has been extended twice in recent months and now is set for March 28.
Milam laid out plans for up to four sports arenas and stadiums for the site, though no teams have committed to them. The combined price was expected to be more than $1 billion.
Developers sometimes try to sell land before they've taken ownership of it, and that can be allowed under the terms of a contract, said Brendan Keating, principal of the Equity Group, a brokerage and development firm. But with the controversy surrounding Milam's project, Keating said the land advertisement "doesn't make sense."
The brochure, from broker Rick Hildreth, of Land Advisors Organization, describes the exclusively listed land as 477.87 acres of mixed-use property adjacent to the Inspirada master-planned community. Hildreth did not respond to requests for comment.
"This truly represents a unique and rare opportunity to buy land in Southern Nevada of this size and quality location," the brochure says.
District Court Judge Susan W. Scann said at a hearing Thursday that the brochure should be taken down. It has since been withdrawn, said Terry Coffing, an attorney for Milam.
Coffing said the sales effort was part of what Milam believed to be a possible legal settlement that did not come to fruition. Nevertheless, the brochure "clearly says" the land has an arena overlay, he said.
Milam also has the right to sell the property once he closes escrow, said Coffing, managing partner of the Marquis Aurbach Coffing law firm.
"I'm not sure I understand what the hoopla is about," he said.
Dennis Kennedy, a lawyer for Henderson City Hall, did not respond to requests for comment, nor did Henderson City Attorney Josh Reid or city spokesman Bud Cranor.
The city of Henderson on Jan. 28 sued Milam, his lawyers John F. Marchiano and Christopher C. Stephens, land consultant Michael Ford and public relations-lobbying chief Lee Haney in Clark County District Court.
They were accused of trying to use a city-approved development pact to fraudulently buy the BLM land at a cheap price, roughly $10.5 million, and sell it piecemeal to residential and commercial developers for profit.
Stephens recently paid $750 to settle the accusations against him.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, which the BLM falls under, has reportedly asked its inspector general to review the sale.
The case already has seen its share of drama. Marchiano, a former Henderson city attorney, allegedly "confessed" last year to city officials that Milam had been lying about the project, according to the city. In a hand-written letter dated Dec. 16 that he purportedly wrote, Marchiano told Reid:
"Josh, I have very few friends. Most of the people I associate with are people who can do things for me; I use them they use me (sic). ... I know what a hypocrite I can be.
"Josh, it is important to me that you know that I had no idea what Milam was doing in marketing the property...
"Josh, I wish I had done things differently.
"I have no right to expect anything from you.
"I will do my best to learn from this; and not repeat the same mistake (sic) ..."
Judge Scann has been scheduled to consider on March 18 the city's request for a court order that would prevent Milam's group from buying or selling the project site. However, Coffing wants her to dismiss that proposal, along with several allegations the city has made against the group.
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Marion County Utilities went before the commission Monday to ask for a special use permit for a sewage treatment near the Fore Acres subdivision of Marion County. The commission unanimously recommended against the rezone. The auditorium was packed with over two-hundred people and a five-hundred signature petition was submitted.
"IÂ wouldn't be able to sell my house for the value it is valued at right now if they would put a sewage treatment plant on this property," said Fore Acres resident Brian Stenseth.
The Marion County Zoning Commission's recommendation is not the final say. The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will meet in about two weeks to vote.
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Al-Ahram Weekly 29 Apr. - 5 May 1999 Issue No. 427 |
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 |
Well may they weepBy Fayza Hassan |
The telephone call came early in the morning. "They are pulling down the Mattatias building in Ataba Square," the voice informed us. "Impossible -- it can't be, not the Mattatias building! Not the one with the famous café? It's a landmark," said someone who had heard the news. Others disagreed. "It was only built under Ismail," they argued almost spitefully, hinting that a building should date at least from the Ottoman period to deserve a proper requiem. "Besides, it was rat-infested."
Later, many drift towards Ataba Square to see for themselves. The scene is one of desolation. There are gaping holes where the "weeping arcades" described by Jacques Berque stood only yesterday; the top of the adjacent wall has been knocked down, exposing the roof of the charming National Theatre. Drivers slow down to take a better look, bringing the normally chaotic traffic in the area to a total standstill. Passersby loiter, happy to contribute their bit of wisdom. "It is for the tunnel," they tell each other. "It will relieve the traffic," or, "it will help preserve Al-Azhar," or even, "it was a ruin anyway, we have to move on, to catch up with the times."
And so we should, but did the Mattatias building really have to go? With a last look, we silently leave the scene, slightly ashamed of our inability to save a fallen old friend. As night falls, a horse-drawn cart pulls up. Two or three silhouettes jump off and proceed to climb over the toppled stones and clumps of masonry to reach the dark caverns which had probably been their shops. They come back, staggering under the weight of miscellaneous items which they load onto their barrow. Jamaleddin Al-Afghani's shadow seems to be hovering over the eerie scene. It is said that the Mattatias café was his favourite haunt, and that he met with his followers there. During that time, the café allegedly became the Freemasons' den, but the place was also frequented assiduously by intellectuals and political figures such as Mohamed Abduh, Saad Zaghlul, Ibrahim El-Helbawi (the famous lawyer) and later by Abbas El-Aqqad, Ibrahim El-Mazni, and Sheikh Fahim Qandil (editor-in-chief of Al-Oqaz, a popular periodical published in those days in Cairo). The café not only provided the usual social pleasures found in similar establishments, it featured a small nook where simple meals were served to patrons, who often came in the morning only to leave late at night.
Patrons of the Mattatias café -- from left to right: El-Afghani, Abduh, Zaghlul, El-Aqqad and El-Mazni
Besides hosting these illustrious figures in its arcaded café, the Mattatias building had a distinguished record in its own right. Marie-Laure Crosnier Leconte and Mercedes Volait recount its history, impossible to appreciate fully even before the building was pulled down, due to the disgraceful state of neglect in which it was kept for a century. It had already become an eyesore in 1972, when eviction orders -- later carried out half-heartedly -- were issued to the low-rent tenants and the historical and architectural vestige was marked for demolition.
The Mattatias building was built by French architect Ambroise Baudry, hired by Mattatias Nahman, a rich banker who, in 1872, had purchased 3,000 square metres along the southern boundary of the Ezbekiya Gardens, on the site of the former Cairo Circus. Located behind the Opera, the circus had been thrown together for the celebrations of the Suez Canal opening in 1869. Its sale to Nahman was authorised by Khedive Ismail on 20 May 1872. The work, begun in November of the same year, was interrupted in December 1876, before completion. Nahman, a very demanding client who had insisted on the highest building standards, was hit hard by the 1875 khedivial bankruptcy, forcing Baudry to postpone indefinitely the realisation of his first significant contribution to the "modern" Cairene architectural landscape. By this time, however, the edifice, of neo-classical style, featured two superb storeys in cut stone (for the stone work, craftsmen had been specially imported from Syria), rising over elegant arcades, surrounding a central courtyard. The enterprise had cost around 600,000 francs thus far and, though unfinished, it stood out, considered far superior to similar constructions of the period, for its refinement and the quality of its workmanship.
It is indeed well known that, in his haste to set the scene and build his theatrical décor for the grand Canal opening, Khedive Ismail, plagued with a chronic lack of finances, was often forced to sacrifice quality to appearances. Undaunted nevertheless, he had vowed to baffle his illustrious visitors with a copy, albeit of papier maché, of their habitual surroundings. While work proceeded apace on the Canal and the country was being refurbished, he ruthlessly put his capital's urban fabric under the surgeon's knife, attempting to transform the typically labyrinthine mediaeval city into a model of rigorous planning à la Haussmann -- almost literally overnight.
"The enthusiasm for geometry which inspired the authorities and obsessed the municipal bureaucrats called forth protests from archeologists and aesthetes [of the time]. They spoke of vandalism..." writes Jacques Berque about the assorted innovations and renovations undertaken, adding that A Rhoné, a traveller passing through the city when the facelift was in full swing, lamented that "Cairo has become dangerously infatuated with checker-board planning. The traditional Arab or Mameluke style of building was now being influenced by that degenerate Italian Gothic... which included the deplorable dregs of every style."
In the wake of the controversial khedive's desire to modernise at any cost, priceless monuments disappeared for ever. Cupolas were mercilessly knocked down, minarets demolished, mosques and miscellaneous palaces razed, with architects and town planners locked in a mad race to have the work finished on time for the big event.
Not everyone shared Rhoné's opinion, however. There were those who, having suspected all along that Cairo's frequent bouts of deadly epidemics were due in part to the stuffiness and overcrowding of its narrow alleys, were happy to see the old city suddenly open to light and fresh air. Ali Mubarak, director of public works under Ismail, and an advocate of urban geometry, was instrumental in carrying out the khedive's ambitious dream. As early as 1868, according to historian Ghislaine Alleaume, Ali Mubarak had presented the ruler with a comprehensive project of law, which, while completely modernising the city, was aimed at reinforcing state control over the builders' guilds by providing for a gubernatorial restructuring of the urban space, taking into account any natural and consistent future developments.
The overall project was never acknowledged by the khedive, however, in particular because he was reluctant to grant the administration of public works an autonomous status and an independent budget as recommended by Mubarak. Rather, he wished to keep complete control of the operations of modernisation in his own hands. Work was generally carried out according to his whims, with constructions started then abandoned, their budget reallocated to new endeavours which had taken his fancy at that particular moment. Furthermore, according to Jean-Luc Arnaud, he preferred to play the different branches of his administration off against each other, in the belief that he would thus keep a firmer grip on their respective activities.
The remodeling of the hapless Ezbekiya Gardens is a case in point. Work was started a few months after the khedive's return from his trip to Paris, where he had visited the Exposition Universelle. Plans were drawn and, in the first months, the work proceeded in leaps and bounds under the supervision of the French engineer Cordier, director of Cairo's Water Company. Ismail's complicated financial schemes to finance the works floundered within the year, however, and alternative sources had to be found. In the interim, the more ostentatious features of the new layout were scrapped for lack of funds. Suddenly disappointed with the design of the garden, the khedive hired the famous Barillet Deschamps to do the landscaping, and replaced Cordier as head of the overall project by Pierre Grant, then director of the administration of public thoroughfares. The original plan was altered once more according to the newcomers' suggestions and the renovation programme was finally ready to embark on its second leg.
New hard-surfaced streets were laid out, roads supplanted the Qantaret Al-Dikka between Bab Al-Hadid and Ezbekiya, and the old bed of the canal which passed north and east of the gardens was filled in. Abdel-Aziz Street was boldly carved out, joining Al-Ataba Al-Khadra and Ezbekiya to Abdin. North of this new thoroughfare, the Théatre National de Comédie was constructed and inaugurated in 1868. Visiting Cairo in 1870, British writer MacCoan waxed lyrical on the "enclosed ornamental gardens crowded with bijou country houses". He was also duly impressed by the new Mohamed Ali Street -- Ali Mubarak's pride and joy -- "which [had been] ruthlessly cut" through the "native quarters", from Ataba Al-Khadra Square, all the way to the Citadel. This boulevard, inspired by the Rue de Rivoli in Paris, was characterised by "[b]awaki or weeping arcades [which] were built alongside so that homes could jut out over them, thus giving some essential metres and increasing the price of the land."
Right, top to bottom: the Mattatias café as it was last week; the former owners removing the last bits and pieces on a horse-drawn cart; the arcades of the Mattatias building poised to receive the first deadly blow of the wrecking ball.
Left: The crane clearing the way for things to come
photos: Sherif Sonbol
Ibrahim Pasha, whose beloved sycamores had been uprooted to make way for the grottos and artificial lakes of the new Ezbekiya Gardens, had a new street named after him, which connected the new Opera Square to Abdin Palace. In 1872, Ibrahim's statue, sculpted by Cordier, was erected in the middle of the new Opera Square, where it stands to this day.
As Barillet Deschamps began his work, creating an Egyptian replica of the Park Monceau on the Ezbekiya site, the space to the south of the garden was cleared for the hasty construction of a small replica of La Scala di Milano, completed in five months by the Italian architects Fasciotto and Rossi. In an attempt to save on building costs and time, wood was used for the structures of the upper floors. The Opera House (or the Italian Opera House as it was sometimes known), Ismail's little chef d'oeuvre of rococo refinement, which had allowed him to treat his royal guests to the kind of cultural entertainment they were accustomed to, was to have a fate even more heartbreaking than that of the Mattatias building.
For over 80 years, Egyptians in full regalia had come to attend the performances of the various saisons. They were thus introduced to the best in Italian opera, French and British theatre and American operetta. Egypt was high on the agenda of all international troupes for well over half a century.
As the political climate began to change after the 1952 Revolution, however, the Ezbekiya area, deserted by its cosmopolitan revelers, lost its lustre; the statue of Ibrahim, in the now deserted Opera Square, seemed to be pointing an accusatory finger toward Clot Bey Street, as if denouncing this former den of turpitude. In the background, the Opera House looked forlorn and uncared for, an incongruous and useless reminder of Cairo's Belle Epoque. In 1971, exactly 100 years after the Christmas eve première of Verdi's Aida, a fire blazing through the wooden structure engulfed the building, together with the original costumes, scenery, accessories and original score of the famous opera.
Completing the design of his new "fun" quarter, Ismail chose the site for the Cairo Circus -- the choice piece of real estate purchased three years later by Mattatias Nahman -- right at the back of the Opera House; on the southern and eastern sides of the garden, he ordered foundations laid for two commercial buildings which were to include shops and residential apartments and which were financed by his dayra (domain); the remaining land on the northern limits of the garden was subdivided and allocated to rich notables. Following the system adopted for the Bois de Boulogne, but also by the waqf or endowment system, kiosks and commercial establishments, such as coffee shops and restaurants, were constructed inside the garden's walls, the lease of which was to pay for the maintenance of the grounds. The remaining structures in the vicinity of the area were whitewashed and superficially renovated; "gaslights were installed along the adjacent streets; Al-Muski Street was 'upgraded' and Europeanised on the extremity closest to Ezbekiya; and even the minarets of the nearby mosques were given gaily painted red and white stripes for the occasion," relates Janet Abu Lughod.
Left: Opera Square in its heyday (in Arnaud, Le Caire); Right; the Mattatias building in 1997 (in Ambroise Baudry) The hustle and bustle of Midan Al-Ataba, at the turn of the century -- and today
Clearly, as attention focused on the general appearance of the area which had to reproduce as closely as possible a rather mythical Paris model, the infrastructure was the object of a much more cavalier implementation. Typically, the work took into account the pragmatic needs of the sovereign rather than the stipulations of a logical framework. To the khedive's chagrin however, his manipulations eventually backfired, and he could not show the city's centrepiece at its best to distinguished guests, since the actual garden was only completed in 1871, by which time they had come and gone.
The khedive's erratic remodeling plans, which had launched a fashion with the increasingly Westernised elite, had angered the more conservative Egyptian intellectuals and, in 1881, the Committee for Ancient Monuments, which had just been established, drew up a list of 800 relics to be preserved. At the same time, the Tanzim (the municipal authorities) under the leadership of Ali Mubarak, were going on a rampage, knocking down all projecting balconies, straightening façades and aligning buildings in an attempt "to impose on everything a rectangular order". Furthermore, Mubarak had decided to demolish several monuments already listed by the Committee. To their objections, he replied that beside these ancient monuments, stood sites where public executions had once been carried out. "We no longer wish to preserve such memories," he said. "We want to destroy them, as the French destroyed the Bastille."
Although many travellers and writers were prompt to describe Cairo as a permanent construction yard, where the new neo-baroque Italianate constructions lining the boulevards and squares, Haussmann fashion, clashed violently with the monumental Mameluke architecture, others saw in Ismail's building spree the beginning of a less austere, more modern and glitzy age. Cairo was becoming an eclectic city. "One drove through streets reminiscent of Paris, past soldiers and barracks reminiscent of London, to the Nile which could be nowhere but Egypt," MacCoan remarked enthusiastically.
"After the siesta was over," writes Trevor Mostyn, "singing would be heard among the flowering trees and pergolas of Ezbekiya. Military bands would tune up in the gloaming and the whole chiaroscuro of Cairo would slowly converge until the gardens were a mass of colours and boisterous living. Beautiful women in silks, their mules shod with silver, would ride delicately through the lanes, escorted by massive eunuchs in flowing gowns, and at night the gardens would be given over to bacchanalia with promiscuous wooing in the grottos. On the terrace of the great hotels, society figures in their frock coats and straw hats sat drinking with all the social elegance which they would have adopted in Nice or Trieste. Rich, young Egyptians were not excluded." But, as Mostyn notes repeatedly, this idyllic setting was not to everyone's taste: a generation later, writer Hafez Ibrahim was to complain: "Why," he wondered, "do the sons frequent the Ezbekiya, whereas the fathers used to frequent the mosques?"
Janet Abu Lughod: Cairo, 1001 Years of the City Victorious, Princeton, 1971Ghislaine Alleaume: "Politiques urbaines et contrôle de l'entreprise: une loi inédite de Ali Mubarak sur les corporations du bâtiment," Annales Islamologiques 21, 1985
Jean-Luc Arnaud: Le Caire, mise en place d'une ville moderne 1867-1907, Actes Sud, 1998
Doris Behrens-Abouseif: Azbakkiyya and its Environs, from Azbak to Ismail 1476-1879, IFAO, 1985
Jacques Berque: Egypt, Imperialism and Revolution, Faber and Faber, 1971
Marie-Laure Crosnier Leconte and Mercedes Volait, eds.: Ambroise Baudry, L'Egypte d'un Architecte, Somogy, Edition d'Art, 1998
Gerard Georges Lemine: Maqahi Al-Sharq, transl. Mohamed Abdel-Moneim Galal, Akhbar Al-Yom Organisation, 1990
Trevor Mostyn: Cairo, La Belle Epoque 1869-1952, London Quartet, 1989


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The issue of African child soldiers often falls under the media's radar, but one film puts the topic front and center. Directed by Kim Nguyen, War Witch follows a young girl kidnapped by rebels and forced to fight for survival in the jungle. The drama won top prizes at the Independent Spirit Awards, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Tribeca Film Festival, and will soon compete in the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars. One look at the newly-released US trailer and it's easy to see why so many honors were bestowed upon it – the footage offers a feast of brutally powerful, beautifully shot images. That it was filmed entirely in the Democratic Republic of the Congo also makes the action all the more chilling.
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Komona (Rachel Mwanza) is only 12 years old when she is kidnapped by rebel soldiers and enslaved to a life of guerrilla warfare in the African jungle. Forced to commit unspeakable acts of brutality, she finds hope for survival in protective, ghost-like visions (inspiring a rebel chief to anoint her "War Witch"), and in a tender relationship with a fellow soldier named Magician (Serge Kanyinda). Together, they manage to escape the rebels' clutches, and a normal life finally seems within reach. But after their freedom proves short-lived, Komona realizes she must find a way to bury the ghosts of her past.
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