Chindi by Jack McDevitt
タイトルの’Chindi' は、Navajoインディアンの'a spirit of the night'（夜の精霊）のことと、本の中に説明がありました。
8冊のAcademy Series の3冊目。期待通り、面白かったです。
アイデアは、Olaf Stapledonの’StarMaker’と、それを引き継いだA.C.Clarkeの'Rama Series'を、さらに引き継いでいます。
以下のKindle版で読みました。かなりの長編で、512 pages。
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Japan to scrap nondigital health insurance cards in 2024 in My Number push
The government said Oct. 13 it will scrap in principle existing health insurance cards in fall 2024 and integrate them into the My Number national identification system.
The plan is part of efforts to promote My Number cards issued under the ID system, which are only currently carried by around half the population.
The government will also consider moving up the date for integrating driver’s licenses into the system, from the current goal of the end of fiscal 2024, the minister for digital transformation, Taro Kono, told a news conference.
The ID card system, launched in 2016, issues a 12-digit number to each citizen and foreign resident in Japan and incorporates a range of personal data, such as information related to taxes and social security.
As part of efforts to push the country’s digitalization, the government aims to have almost all citizens obtain My Number cards by March 2023. The government says the system will enable various procedures to be done electronically, increasing convenience. (Kyodo)
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Exodus 031
Chapter 31
***** Bezalel and Oholiab *****
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
7 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
8 And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,
9 And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,
10 And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,
11 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
***** The Sabbath *****
12 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.
14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
