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In the tradition of classic collections of observations and musings such as Christopher Isherwood’s I Am a Camera and Truman Capote’s The Dogs Bark, Waiting on the Moon is a treasure trove of vignettes from a legendary musical figure whose career spans more than six decades and is still going strong. Peter Wolf grew up in the Bronx, a child of “fellow travelers” whose artistic inclinations influenced both his love of music and his initial desire to become a painter. Stories of his loving and sometimes eccentric parents complement scenes depicting a very young Bob Dylan as he arrived on the Greenwich Village folk scene. Reflections on Wolf’s studies in Boston—where he shared an apartment with David Lynch—are braided with accounts of first love, an untraditional literary education, and early musical influences such as Muddy Waters. After Wolf joined the J. Geils Band as their front man and his musical fame grew, he rubbed shoulders with other notables who left significant impressions on him, including members of the Rolling Stones, Sly Stone, Tennessee Williams, Alfred Hitchcock, and Van Morrison. Wolf’s marriage to Faye Dunaway is presented in a clear yet balanced and nuanced light. Told with gentle humor and often heart-rending poignancy, the word portraits in Waiting on the Moon provide a revealing glimpse of artists, writers, actors, and musicians as they work—the creative forces that drive them to achievement; the demons they battle; the patterns of their human relationships. They are meant to inspire not only empathy but also admiration. Like Isherwood, Wolf remains “a camera with its shutter open.”

Electronic voting is often seen as a tool for making the electoral process more efficient and for increasing trust in its management. Properly implemented, e-voting solutions can increase the security of the ballot, speed up the processing of results and make voting easier. However, the challenges are considerable. If not carefully planned and designed, e-voting can undermine the confidence in the whole electoral process. Technology upgrades in elections are always challenging projects that require careful deliberation and planning. Introducing e-voting is probably the most difficult upgrade as this technology touches the core of the entire electoral process—the casting and counting of the votes. E-voting greatly reduces direct human control and influence in this process. This provides an opportunity for solving some old electoral problems, but also introduces a whole range of new concerns. Consequently, e-voting usually triggers more criticism and opposition and is more disputed than any other information technology application in elections. This Policy Paper outlines contextual factors that can influence the success of e-voting solutions and highlights the importance of considering these factors before choosing to introduce new voting technologies.

This 6th edition reviews some of the most noteworthy developments in the field, particularly in epileptic syndromes, but also focuses on the genetic aspects of the syndromes and their development. Progress brought about by advances in neuroimaging is also discussed in addition to specific etiologies such as parasitic diseases and immune and autoimmune diseases. The different backgrounds of the contributors - coordinators and authors - ensure that the book''s longstanding reputation for objectivity and seriousness, built over almost 35 years, remain well-deserved. This book written by the current leading specialists is recognized worldwide as the international reference in epilepsy.

Information and communication technologies are increasingly prevalent in electoral management and democratic processes, even for countries without any form of electronic voting. These technologies offer numerous new opportunities, but also new threats. Cybersecurity is currently one of the greatest electoral challenges. It involves a broad range of actors, including electoral management bodies, cybersecurity expert bodies and security agencies. Many countries have found that interagency collaboration is essential for defending elections against digital threats. In recent years significant advances have been made in organizing such collaboration at the domestic and international levels. This guide tracks how countries are making progress on improving cybersecurity in elections. Based on an extensive collection of 20 case studies from all over the world, it provides lessons for those wanting to strengthen their defences against cyberattacks.

A credible voter register gives legitimacy to the electoral process and helps prevent electoral fraud. However, voter registration remains a complex and contested task. It is one of the most important activities that an electoral management body needs to conduct, but it is also one of the most costly in terms of both time and resources. Many countries that face challenges in creating an accurate voter register are considering reforming their voter registration systems through the introduction of biometric technologies. The drive towards biometrics has been facilitated by its largely apolitical nature. Investing in high-tech solutions allows stakeholders to demonstrate their commitment to resolving electoral problems. At the same time, expectations on biometric solutions may be exaggerated. This guide provides an overview of key concepts and considerations for all stakeholders involved in discussions about the application of biometrics in elections, both for voter registration before an election and for voter verification at polling stations on election day.

Hot Towns is about the vast national relocation of one million Americans a year. Successful, well-financed people are moving to communities they view as choice -- places distinguished by fine climate, physical beauty, abundant natural recreation resources, and minimal social problems and low crime.

An atmospheric and chilling crime thriller from an internationally bestselling author, perfect for readers of Ann Cleeves and Peter James. If the system can''t make them pay, then he will . . . Former chief of police, Ubbo Heide, is enjoying a peaceful seaside retirement - until a gruesome package containing a severed head turns up on his doorstep and catapults him back into a world he left behind. When a torso is found on the local beach, it''s assumed it''s from the same victim. That is until a second head turns up. As the investigation reaches fever pitch, Chief Inspector Ann Kathrin Klaasen, now assigned to the case, realises that the two victims are connected. Soon it''s clear that this quiet coastal community is facing a brutal serial killer. One who is taking justice into his own hands . . .

Editorial Nueva Patris offers this text by Monsignor Peter Wolf, based on a conference in the Vatican, precisely within the framework of a pilgrimage to Rome in the Year 2011, to Schoenstatters, who go on pilgrimage during the Jubilee year of the 100 anniversary of the founding of the Movement (1914-2014), and to those who will do it in the future. We hope that reading this book will help in following Father Kentenich''s footsteps through Rome, and above all, be at the service of the Church, so that it will be the soul of the world.

This issue focuses on two new perspectives. The first is a more international perspective from the very active and thriving faculty development work being done in Canada. The second is curriculum design. The authors attempt to blend the very real need for institutions to engage in regular curriculum practice as a growth experience and the important role that faculty can lay in the process. In addition, they propose the idea of a scholarship of curriculum practice to complement the scholarship of teaching and learning. They pose the interesting challenge: Shouldn''t everything we do in the academy be done in a scholarly manner?

The concept of open data is based on the idea that data should be freely available for anyone to access, use and share. In recent years, the concept has taken root as an increasingly accepted practice for public and government produced data, with data seen as a public good, and data infrastructure as the key to accessing it. Publishing election data as open data has numerous benefits: it provides civil society, citizen journalists, electoral observers and citizens access to the same detailed information that was previously only available to selected stakeholders such as large media outlets. In doing so, open data allows all interested stakeholders to follow and understand the electoral process and can enable more inclusive, transparent and trusted elections. In spite of the potential benefits of open data, election data is often not available in government open-data platforms and election data that is published often does not comply with open-data principles. The aim of this publication is to encourage electoral management bodies to increase the application of open-data principles. It provides guidance for improving the practice of data publication towards a more open approach.

One of Fr. Kentenich''s great wishes was that the Schoenstatt Movement, founded a hundred years ago in an unknown valley leading down to the Rhine in Germany, should be present in the heart of the universal Church in Rome. In 1965 the leading representatives of the International Schoenstatt Movement promised their founder that they would build an international center in Rome. It took over forty years before this promise could be realized when the International Schoenstatt Center in Belmonte, Rome, was built. Fr. Kentenich''s expectations, for the MATRI ECCLESIAE Shrine and Belmonte as a whole, found expression in the programmatic talks of this book. This book contains three of Father Kentenich’s main conferences; two of them have been translated for the first time to English. They offer a good opportunity to learn what the International Center of Belmonte means to Schoenstatt and the Church, and they offer a broad look of the vision Father Kentenich had of the renewed Church.

El 18 de octubre de 2010 la Familia internacional de Schoenstatt ha comenzado con mucha alegría y grandes expectativas una preparación de tres años al jubileo de los cien años de la fundación. El dinamismo de este trienio está signado por corrientes que fluyen por toda la Familia de Schoenstatt y que fueron detectadas por el "Congreso 2014"; corrientes que hoy dan forma a la vida de nuestra Familia. Con gran alegría y asombro descubrimos un paralelismo con los años anteriores y posteriores al 18 de octubre de 1914. Schoenstatt comenzó con una “corriente del Padre”: la generación fundadora giró en torno del P. Kentenich, en quien depositó su confianza. Creyó en él y se dejó entusiasu00admar por él para comprometerse con su idea predilecta. Luego la corriente del santuario convocó con mayor fervor aún a esa generación, enviándola hacia el mundo con ardor misioneu00adro, a fin de ganar muchos aliados y abrir el santuario a muu00adchos para que fuese taller de una espiritualidad de alianza.

Eine Fähre irrt über die Nordsee und darf nirgendwo anlegen. An Bord befindet sich eine tödliche Gefahr. Sie könnte von jedem ausgehen. Die Menschen geraten in Panik. Sie zwingen die Fähre dazu, wieder kehrtzumachen und nicht in ihrer Stadt anzulegen. Dörfer werden von der Bundeswehr abgeriegelt und etwas Unberechenbares setzt jegliche Gesellschaftsordnung außer Kraft. Dieser Katastrophen-Thriller ist aktueller denn je.

Tom y su pequeño gato Tigre son muy buenos amigos. Claro, Tigre siempre acompaña a Tom cuando va a jugar al fútbol a la pradera que está junto al depósito de chatarra. Allí, un gato tiene muchas cosas para entretenerse. Pero entonces, de repente, viene corriendo hacia Tigre el perro Bruno. Y ladra enloquecido. Menos mal que Tom está cerca...

Gefährliches Verwirrspiel Messerscharfe Spannung. - nervenzerreißender PSYCHOTERROR, actionreiche ERFOLGUNGSJAGDEN, LEBENSGEFAHR – vor diesen Thrillern wird eindringlich gewarnt! Nebenwirkungen wie akute Schlaflosigkeit, Herzrasen und schweißnasse Hände sind nicht auszuschließen. Der Brandanschlag, bei dem Jens Vater ums Leben kam, blieb nicht der letzte. Der Feuerteufel wütet weiter und Jens wird von albtraumhaften Visionen heimgesucht. Was ist noch Realität und was das Produkt seiner Fantasie? Jens glaubt, den Täter zu kennen, aber kann er sich selbst trauen?

A Editorial Nueva Patris põe à disposição dos schoenstatteanos que peregrinarão durante o ano jubilar dos cem anos da fundação do Movimento (1914 – 2014) e dos que o farão no futuro, este texto de Mons. Peter Wolf, baseado numa conferência sua no Vaticano, justamente no marco de uma peregrinação a Roma no ano de 2011. Esperamos que a leitura deste livro ajude a seguir as pegadas do Padre Kentenich por Roma e sobretudo ao serviço da Igreja, para que esta seja alma do mundo.

Laura und Leonie Wunder sind Zwillingsschwestern, könnten aber unterschiedlicher nicht sein. Die schüchterne Laura liebt Zahlen und Naturwissenschaften, die quirlige Leonie ist am glücklichsten, wenn sie an Felsen oder der Kletterwand in ihrem Zimmer hängen kann. Dennoch sind die beiden immer füreinander da, wenn es brenzlig wird. Seitdem Laura mit ihrer ausgeprägten Spürnase Verbrechen aufklärt, erleben die Zwillinge viele Abenteuer. Als Leonie ein Diebstahl vorgeworfen wird, den sie natürlich nicht begangen hat, ist Laura die Einzige, die ihr glaubt. Sie macht sich daran, diesen schwierigen Fall aufzuklären und traut sich dabei viel mehr zu als je zuvor! Das gleichnamige Hörbuch erscheint im JUMBO Verlag und wird von Karl Menrad vorgelesen.

Ein fesselnder und klarsichtiger Roman über die dunkle Seite in Männerseelen und die Geschäfte mit asiatischen Frauen. Klaus-Peter Wolf berichtet von ungeheuerlichen Vorkommnissen.Die perfekte Frau. Davon träumen fünf Männer in der deutschen Provinz. Was als Schnapsidee bei einer Skatrunde beginnt, nimmt durch einen Lottogewinn unerwartet Form an. Die Traumfrau aus dem Katalog. Bildhübsch, sexy, fleißig und stumm soll sie sein. Aber als die Frau aus Thailand eintrifft, kommt alles anders als gedacht. Klaus-Peter Wolf ist für seine ungewöhnlichen Recherchen bekannt. Offiziell gründete er die Firma "Hot pants" (Steuernummer 18/079/0175/7) und durchforstete als Mädchen- und Frauenhändler getarnt die Szene. Er hat im Milieu verstörende Erkenntnisse gewonnen. Auf der Grundlage dieser Erfahrungen entstand sein aufwühlender Roman.

Les technologies de l’information et de la communication ont un poids grandissant dans les procédures de gestion électorale et les processus démocratiques, y compris dans les pays où le vote électronique n’est présent sous aucune forme. Si ces technologies offrent de nouvelles possibilités, elles entraînent également de nouvelles menaces dans leur sillage. À l’heure actuelle, la sécurité informatique représente un enjeu électoral majeur. La sécurité informatique implique un grand nombre d’intervenants, à commencer par les organismes de gestion des élections, les entités spécialisées en cybersécurité et les agences de sécurité. Dans de nombreux pays, il s’est dégagé un consensus autour du caractère essentiel de la collaboration entre organismes afin de préserver les processus électoraux des menaces numériques. Ces dernières années, cette coopération s’est structurée et intensifiée, tant au niveau national qu’international. Ce document se propose de dresser un état des lieux sur les progrès enregistrés en matière de sécurité informatique en contexte électoral dans différents pays. Regroupant une vingtaine d’études de cas menées dans le monde entier, il constitue une mine d’informations pour quiconque souhaite se prémunir contre les attaques informatiques.

Editorial Nueva Patris pone a disposición de los schoenstattianos que peregrinarán durante el año jubilar de los cien años de la fundación del Movimiento (1914 – 2014) y los que lo harán en el futuro, este texto de Mons. Peter Wolf, basado en una conferencia suya en el Vaticano, justamente en el marco de una peregrinación a Roma en el año 2011. Esperamos que la lectura de este libro ayude a seguir las huellas del padre Kentenich por Roma y sobre todo al servicio de la Iglesia, para que esta sea alma del mundo. Editorial Patris nació en 1982, hace 25 años. A lo largo de este tiempo ha publicado más de dos centenares de libros. Su línea editorial contempla todo lo relacionado con el desarrollo integral de la persona y la plasmación de una cultura marcada por la dignidad del hombre y los valores del Evangelio. Gran parte de sus publicaciones proceden del P. José Kentenich, fundador del Movimiento de Schoenstatt o de autores inspirados en su pensamiento. Por cierto, también cuenta con publicaciones de otros autores que han encontrado acogida en esta Editorial. De esta forma Editorial Patris no sólo ha querido poner a disposición de los miembros de la Obra de Schoenstatt un valioso aporte, sino que, al mismo tiempo, ha querido entregar a la Iglesia y a todos aquellos que buscan la verdad, una orientación válida en medio del cambio de época que vive la sociedad actual.

Foi um grande desejo do Padre Kentenich que o Movimento de Schoenstatt – há 100 anos fundado num desconhecido vale lateral do Reno, na Alemanha – estivesse presente no coração da Igreja de todo o mundo, em Roma. Em 1965, representantes líderes do Movimento prometeram ao Pai e Fundador que o Movimento de Schoenstatt Internacional construiria um centro internacional de Schoenstatt em Roma. Passaram-se mais de 40 anos até que a promessa pudesse ser cumprida com a construção do Centro Internacional de Schoenstatt em Belmonte, Roma. As expectativas programáticas que vinculavam o Padre Kentenich ao SANTUÁRIO MATRI ECCLESIAE, em Belmonte, são abordadas nesse livro. Este livro contém três palestras centrais do Padre Kentenich, as quais foram traduzidas pela primeira vez para Português. Estas palestras são uma boa oportunidade para conhecer o significado do Centro Internacional de Belmonte para Schoenstatt e para a Igreja, e oferecem um olhar amplo da visão do Padre Kentenich de uma igreja renovada