Segen is a German word translating to "blessing, benediction; charm; prayer; spell, incantation".
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Yet, it has been the greatest blessing a father could ask for.
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Her parents call her getting a place on the course a blessing.
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He is the benefactor of the workman; a blessing to the people.
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The Dutch parliament has also given its blessing to the Greek rescue.
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The RIAA wants to appeal that decision, but first needs Davis' blessing.
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Reuters tried to contact Segen via telephone and email, but received no comment.
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The Segen employees will leave Bisha by the end of August, when their work is finished.
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BMSC in turn hired Segen, an Eritrean government firm, to do construction work at the mine.
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Segen would put off filing paperwork, telling Senet that its workers were no one else's business.
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Segen also refused to allow Nevsun to visit the site where its workers are housed to assess conditions.
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Segen told the doctor on board the Proactiva ship that he had been in Libya for about 18 months.
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Day to day, Goosen and other Senet staff supervised Segen, the Eritrean government-owned contractor brought in to do construction work.
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Nevsun also says that if its prohibition against the use of conscripts was ever breached, state-controlled Segen was to blame.
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He was told to take off his military uniform, and given gray coveralls to wear, with "Segen" across the back.
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ESCAPE Segen workers were on site in significant numbers during the mine's initial construction from 2008 to 2011.
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Goosen said he asked cooks at the main camp to set aside leftover food for Segen workers but Segen managers told him to stop.
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There are 140 Segen employees at the mine, representing about 10% of the 1,400 Eritreans employed directly or indirectly at Bisha.