Turkey's anti-democratic mentality has not changed since its foundation, but it has never been as oppressive as today, said award-winning Turkish human rights lawyer Eren Keskin.
Over the years, Keskin played a vital role in strengthening civil society awareness in Turkey. She became involved with the Human Rights Association (IHD) three years after its 1986 founding and headed its Istanbul branch for years.
She has been arrested and imprisoned numerous times, accused of terrorist ties for defending Kurdish rights, and won several international honors for her activism, including the Aachen Peace Award, the Theodore Haecker Prize, and just last year, the Helsinki Civil Society Award.
#JMAvocatsDanger : c'est aujourd'hui !
Le juriste Mohamed Zaree, fervent défenseur des libertés d'expression en Egypte, a remporté le 10 octobre 2017 le prix Martin Ennals, l'une des plus prestigieuses récompenses dans le domaine des droits de l'Homme. Le lauréat n'a pas été autorisé à se rendre à Genève pour recevoir sa distinction.
Mohamed Zaree, directeur du bureau égyptien de l'Institut du Caire pour les études sur les droits humains (CIHRS), n'a pas le droit de quitter le territoire égyptien depuis mai 2016. L'activiste égyptien est sous le coup d'une enquête judiciaire qui pourrait lui valoir une lourde peine. «Les chefs d'inculpation dont je fais l'objet suffiraient à m'envoyer en prison pour 25 ans», explique-t-il dans une vidéo diffusée lors de la remise du prix Martin Ennals. C'est sa femme qui a fait le déplacement en Suisse pour réceptionner le prix décerné par une dizaine d'organisations internationales comme Amnesty ou Human Rights Watch.
Mohamed Zaree, 34 ans, est accusé de bénéficier de fonds étrangers. Sous la pression des autorités, le siège de son organisation de défense des droits de l'Homme a été transféré à Tunis en 2014. L'activiste égyptien a choisi de rester dans le pays pour mener le combat de la liberté malgré les menaces de mort et les intimidations. Une nouvelle loi promulguée en mai 2017 par le président égyptien Abdel Fattah al-Sissi impose des restrictions sans précédent aux ONG.
Zaree was one of three finalists, along with Karla Avelar (El Salvador) and Free the 5 Defenders (Cambodia), selected in April from among hundreds of human rights defenders around the world. Today, October 10, 2017, at the awards ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the panel of ten judges representing major human rights organizations around the world,announced it had chosen Zaree as this year's laureate. Zaree could not attend the ceremony due to a travel ban from the Egyptian authorities.
The award was granted in recognition of Zaree's leading role in advocating for the freedom of association and expression and his coordination of joint action among independent Egyptian rights organizations. Zaree risks life imprisonment and has been banned from travel, while the assets of the his Egypt office as well as those of CIHRS director Bahey eldin Hassan have been frozen. Kate Gilmore, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, gave the award to Zaree's family, who accepted it on his behalf.
Selected by a jury of 10 global human rights organizations, including the ICJ, Mohamed Zaree is a devoted human rights activist and legal scholar whose work focuses on human rights advocacy around freedom of expression and association.
Mohamed Zaree is also known for his role as the Egypt Country Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), which works throughout the Arabic speaking world.
He assumed this role after government pressure on CIHRS prompted them to relocate their headquarters to Tunis in 2014.
The Egyptian government has been escalating its pressure on the human rights movement.
Human rights NGOs and defenders are confronted with a growing wave of threats, harassment, and intimidation, legal and otherwise.
Despite this, Mohamed Zaree is leading CIHRS' research, human rights education, and national advocacy initiatives in Egypt and is shaping the media debate on human rights issues.
During this critical period for civil society, he is also leading the Forum of Independent Egyptian Human Rights NGOs, a network aiming to unify human rights groups in advocacy.
Zaree's initiatives have helped NGOs to develop common approaches to human rights issues in Egypt.
At an awards ceremony on Tuesday in Geneva, dignitaries from the United Nations and the Swiss government, along with diplomats and members of the international human rights community, will come together to recognize the work of human rights defenders worldwide at risk of persecution.
But one seat will be notably empty: that of Mohamed Zaree.
Egyptian activist Zaree is one of three finalists for the prestigious Martin Ennals Award — often called "the Nobel Prize for human rights" for its global scope and recognition. It's named after Amnesty International's esteemed former secretary-general.
Zaree will not be present to find out if he has been selected the winner by a jury comprising representatives from 10 leading international rights organizations, including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch. He can't leave Egypt because he was slapped with a travel ban by the Egyptian government last year.
Still, the 37-year-old activist says he's very grateful to be nominated for the award, if anything for the extra security it could potentially give him by raising his profile abroad.
This year's Martin Ennals Award ceremony is today!
Join us at 6PM, Uni Dufour, at Auditorium Jean Piaget (U-600). Meet the finalists or their representants, learn about their work, and contribute to their protection! The ceremony is open to public and the entry is free.
You are not in Geneva? Don't worry, you can follow the live streaming right here on our Facebook page.
Show your support: come to the ceremony or watch our Facebook live, leave a comment or a like.
Each year, the jury of 10 International Human Rights NGOs selects the Laureate of the Martin Ennals Award. This award provides the finalists and laureates protective publicity to continue their work, as well as opens doors to high level discussion on human rights.
The annual ceremony takes place in Geneva, in October, in association with the City of Geneva.
The Martin Ennals Award takes its name from Martin Ennals, Secretary General of Amnesty International between 1968 and 1980. He was active in the creation of HURIDOCS, SOS Torture (later called the World Organisation Against Torture), Defense for Children International, Article 19, and finally International Alert.
Mohamed Zaree lutte contre les lois limitant les ONG qui travaillent sur les droits humains, notamment la liberté d'expression et d'association. Son organisation, l'Institut des études des Droits Humains du Caire (CIHRS) a dû se délocaliser à Tunis en 2014, à cause de la pression grandissante du gouvernement égyptien sur les défenseurs des droits humains. Cependant, Mohamed a pris la courageuse décision de rester en Egypte pour y continuer son travail. Mohamed ne peut pas quitter présentement l'Egypte car il a reçu l'interdiction formelle de voyager et continue à recevoir des menaces de mort pour son travail en tant que défenseur des droits humains. Malgré cela, Mohamed persévère dans sa lutte pour convaincre le gouvernement qu'une société civile forte et dynamique, avec des citoyens libres de s'exprimer, renforce la stabilité de l'Egypte.


Join us for a time of retreat to a place of recovery and explore ACA in the spirit of the traditions. We will focus on how to achieve emotional sobriety in all of Life's Relationships. Learn how to identify and let go of what's not working, creating space for healthy, fulfilling relationships with your spouse, partner, family, friends, co-workers, etc.
Welcome to the 4th Northern IL ACA Retreat. The format includes 5 meetings: 1 Friday evening, 3 Saturday, 1 Sunday with a focus on tools and positive takeaways. All meeting topics will be taken from the Big Red Book, presented in the form of a lead given by a preselected attendee, followed by breakout groups for discussion.
There will be time available for optional walk & talks, fellowship at the fire pit in the evening, journaling in the quiet of the gazebo overlooking the lake, or reading in your own private room.
Please join us for this special weekend at Benet Lake to grow in your personal recovery journey.
facilitate recovery retreats for the past 25 years. I am looking forward to continue working closely with Benet Lake Retreat House to facilitate the best possible programs.
The weekend fee of $185.00 includes a private room, meals & program for 3 days and 2 nights.
Includes Friday night dinner at 6:00 pm; three meals on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday.
Bring your Big Red Book, journal & writing materials, meditation books that you use to support your recovery.
Feel free to contribute snacks, fruit, pop or bottled water for our Hospitality Table.
Check in at Registration with Laura F. between 4pm – 6pm on Friday. Laura will see that you are settled in comfortably to ensure the best possible retreat experience.
Please arrive in time for the Welcome Dinner on Friday at 6:00 pm.
50/50 Raffle at the retreat – tickets will be sold Fri & Sat; drawing on Sunday morning. Winner receives 50% of proceeds, other 50% goes to assist with retreat expenses.
The event concludes at 12:00 pm on Sunday. We are self-cleaning, your participation is important.
Please help spread the word by circulating this flyer at meetings and inviting your fellow ACA travelers!
Text or Call Bob for Last Name prior to mailing – for envelope.
Do not mail to Retreat Center!
For a flyer to share with your group please click below.
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After our walk we will join together for Lunch at the Verdict Restaurant in Wheaton.
Please share this flyer with your ACA Group.
For a complete least of Walk and Talk events for 2018 click here.
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The Ready Set Go program is collecting shares for its expanded program.
We invite you to share your experience, strength and hope a bout how RSG has worked in your ACA recovery in 400 words or less.
Reaching the Goal of Freedom from the Past!!
and the date you wrote your share with your titled share.
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The St. Anthony, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Antonio
300 East Travis Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205 USA
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Guest room, 1 King, Garden view
Guest room, 2 Queen, Garden view
1 Bedroom 2 room Suite, 1 King
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Superior Suite, Suite, 1 King, Sofa bed, Bathrooms: 1.5, City view
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John Wayne Suite, 1 Bedroom Larger Suite, 1 King, Bathrooms: 1.5, Travis Park view, Garden view
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Gallery On the Park
St. Anthony Club
Cabana Bar
San Antonio is the top tourist destination in Texas. Besides its rich history and Old World charm, the Alamo city is home to some of the most popular and unique attractions in the Lone Star State, giving visitors plenty of options as to what to see and do while visiting San Antonio.
Extreme Escape
Work together with your team to solve puzzles and find clues, and escape from this interactive game before time runs out.
San Antonio Zoo
The San Antonio Zoo is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited zoo in Midtown San Antonio.
Escape the Room
Put your skills of observation and deduction to the test to escape from this immersive game within 60 minutes.
San Antonio Doseum
This two-story museum promotes learning & discovery through interactive exhibits & creative programs.
Less than one mile from hotel.
Open 365 days a year, the River Walk features a wide array of restaurants, shops, and museums. The 2 ½ miles of waterfront was originally used by Spanish explorers as a means of supplying water to their various Texas missions, including The Alamo.
THE ALAMO
Originally called the San Antonio de Valero in the early 1700's, the Mission was built to provide local indigenous people with protection from hostile tribes and conversion to the Catholic faith. The Alamo officially fell March 6, 1836, and the sacrifice of the Alamo defenders has resonated through generations of visitors to this historical site.
PEARL BREWERY
This historic culinary and cultural destination opened its doors in 1881 as the J. B. Behloradsky Brewery and the City Brewery. Today, the 22-acre Pearl is home to the Culinary Institute of America and is host to a year-round farmers market.
Tower of the Americas
739 East Cesar E. Chavez Blvd.
1.3 miles from hotel
San Antonio Missions - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Buckhorn Saloon
318 E. Houston St.
Gold's Gym
Fitness services: Cardiovascular Equipment, Free weights
Mokara Spa
Biking trail (1 mile) Boating (34 miles) Hiking (1 mile) Jet-skiing (34 miles) Jogging/fitness trail (0.4 miles) Kayaking (2 miles) River rafting (60 miles) Water-skiing (34 miles) Nature preserve, trail (1 mile) Bike Rentals (0.1 miles)
Tobin Center for Performing Arts North Star Mall

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Q: FIlter 2d array using 1d boolean array I have two numpy arrays.
x = [[1,2], [3,4], [5,6]]
y = [True, False, True]

I'd like to get the element of X of which corresponding element of y is True:
filtered_x = filter(x,y)
print(filtered_x) # [[1,2], [5,6]] should be shown.

I've tried np.extract, but it seems work only when x is 1d array. How do I extract the elements of x corresponding value of y is True?

A: Just use boolean indexing:
>>> import numpy as np

>>> x = np.array([[1,2], [3,4], [5,6]])
>>> y = np.array([True, False, True])
>>> x[y]   # or "x[y, :]" because the boolean array is applied to the first dimension (in this case the "rows")
array([[1, 2],
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And in case you want to apply it on the columns instead of the rows:
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>>> y = np.array([True, False])
>>> x[:, y]  # boolean array is applied to the second dimension (in this case the "columns")
array([[1],
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Grants & Giving
About UsWe work to change the lives of those who need it most
Our HistoryView our full story.
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The mission of the Cresap Family Foundation is to further the philanthropic legacy of the Cresap Family by improving the quality of life of Oklahoman's and beyond. The Foundation's areas of emphasis are youth and families, health and wellness, education, arts and humanities and animal welfare.
Funding preference will be given to organizations in those counties where Premium Beers operated, including, and without limitation, Oklahoma Canadian, Grady, Cleveland, Logan, Pottawatomie, Lincoln and the following counties on Northeast Oklahoma: Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa and Washington. This is a strong preference but is not mandatory.
The Cresap Family Foundation was established in 2012 upon the final sale of the family's business, Premium Beers of Oklahoma, one of the largest Anheuser-Busch distributorships in the United States.
The family's spirit of giving dates as far back as 1968 when a self-made auto dealer purchased a little Anheuser-Busch distributorship in Bartlesville, OK. They continue this spirit of charity today through the Cresap Family Foundation.
The Directors of the Cresap Foundation look at the needs in the communities in which they fund with a focus on helping those most in need. This is evidenced by their generous giving year by year, now totaling over $7.2 million.
The Cresap Family Foundation is managed by Foundation Management, Inc. Please contact Kari Blakley or Frank Merrick with any questions.
The Cresap Foundation Supports Counties across Oklahoma
to help the communities who supported their business for 44 years.
The counties highlighted blue have received funding form the Cresap Family Foundation.
GovernanceBoard of Directors
John Cresap
Denny Cresap
Gail Cresap
John Cresap was born in Oklahoma City, later moving to Pawhuska and Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Currently, John serves as President and CEO of Cresap Capital where he is responsible for administering the overall direction of the services provided by his company. Prior to forming Cresap Capital, John was Owner and President of his family business, Premium Beers of Oklahoma, one of Anheuser-Busch's largest wholesalers in the United States. John graduated with honors from the College of Santa Fe, where he received a Bachelors of Business Administration Degree. John has been involved in numerous civic organizations; serving as a board member of the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce, Oklahoma Grocers Association, the local chapter of the March of Dimes, Beer Distributors of America, Anheuser-Busch Advisory Panel and the National Beer Wholesalers Association. He is currently a member of the Young Presidents Organization and dedicates time to several local social organizations. An avid Oklahoma City Thunder and University of Oklahoma football fan; John also likes traveling, boating, scuba diving and spending quality time with family, friends and his animals. When given the opportunity, John enjoys visiting anywhere with a beautiful beach and an ice cold Bud Light.
Denny Cresap was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from Morgan Park Military Academy, he attended the University of Oklahoma. Denny proudly served three years in the US Army where a majority of his enlisted time was spent in Frankfurt, Germany, ranked Sergeant 1st Class. Upon being discharged from the Army on January 12, 1959, he returned to Oklahoma.
1959 was the year Oklahoma voted for retail liquor stores, so Denny was employed by National Distillers and Chemical Corp and worked as State Manager of Oklahoma in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. He then owned and operated Denny Cresap Ford in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. In 1968, Denny purchased a small Anheuser Busch Distributorship in Bartlesville, OK with a territory of 2 1/2 counties. Denny was an owner in the family business, Premium Beers of Oklahoma, headquartered in Oklahoma City until the sale of the company in 2011 to Anheuser Busch.
Denny is very generous with his free time, with present member activity including Gilcrease Museum, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Ocean Reef Club, Prix de West and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. His past civic engagements include Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce, Pawhuska Rotary Club, Beer Distributors of Oklahoma, Anheuser-Busch Wholesalers Advisory Panel, member of the Arrowhead Yacht Club and was the Commodore at Grand Lake's Cherokee Yacht Club.
Denny enjoys traveling, boating and expanding his collection of bronzes and art. He also enjoys visiting 7 Mile Beach in the Grand Cayman Islands with his wife, Gail, and many friends.
Gail Cresap was born and raised in Vinita, Oklahoma. After graduating from Vinita High School she attended William Woods College for Women in Fulton, Missouri. After her marriage to Denny Cresap they purchased a Ford Dealership in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. There they had their first and only child, John. Gail worked side by side with her husband in the dealership for five years. Then came the purchase of a fledgling company, an Anheuser Busch distributorship, located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Gail was the office and warehouse manager for the next ten years. Due to the success of their company she was able to leave those duties and take a big leap forward to pursue her own interests.
Gail started and ran the day to day operation of Grand Lake Alpacas, a million dollar plus operation. She raised and showed prize winning alpacas and won many blue ribbons and national awards. Gail was very instrumental in starting the PAAS, Peaceful Animal Adoption Shelter, a no-kill shelter located in Vinita Oklahoma. It has become a national success. They transport animals to different states that want dogs and cats and have to-date transported over 5000 animals to welcoming homes. Also a very fulfilling project, Gail started a program in the Vinita Public Schools, Adventure Academy. It's a summer program designed to help a select group of underprivileged boys and girls. They may be reading impaired or have other subjects that they have fallen behind in during the normal school year. They are exposed to many things that may not have been available to them otherwise. For example, field trips outside the Vinita area. Gail's foundation provides all of this at no cost to the school system or the child. She continues to oversee the management of her ranch, Big Creek Ranch, located near Lenapah, Oklahoma. There she has a large cow /calf operation.
Gail is involved in numerous organizations such as Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, American Quarter Horse Association, Ranching Heritage Association, the Annie Oakley Society, Prix de West, Cherokee Yacht Club, Ocean Reef Club, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Gilcrease Museum and the Cresap Family Foundation.
She understands this life lesson, "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain". Keeping these words in mind she lives her life accordingly. Gail continues to be a positive influence for others. She has made huge accomplishments and continues to give back to her fellow man and animal in a big way.


We ate GOAT! Although I'd like to feel super brave for doing this… honestly goat did not taste any different than any other meat I've ever tried.
The Goat came from a vendor called Many Rocks Farm @ the JFX Farmers Market in Baltimore (so did this week's Purple Basil!). Donny suggested we try it, and the vendor told us that the Goat Chorizo Sausage was a great bet "if we like spicy"… duh.
Serves: 4 Sandwiches, with some sausage/peppers leftover!
1. Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the Olive Oil Spray, then the garlic, onions and peppers. Sprinkle with just a touch of salt and pepper. Stir occasionally and let cook for 10-12 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, cut the sausage into small circles. Try to keep the sizes the same so they cook evenly. Once the peppers are starting to soften, add the sausage. Cook for 5 minutes, then stir around or flip them to cook the sausage evenly.
3. Add the Tomato Paste, Sauce, Basil, Italian Seasonings, Red Pepper Flakes, and again- a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Stir around to combine. Cook for another 5-8 minutes. Take out a piece of sausage and cut it to make sure it's cooked all the way through.
4. Carefully spoon onto dug-out hoagie rolls. Top with desired amount of grated Asiago Cheese.
So pretty! Lots and lots of peppers and onions cooking up first.
Peppers, Onions, Basil, Seasonings, and Sauce… gettin' hotter!
Dave and I were really surprised how much we liked the goat sausage! Granted, if you put anything with tomato sauce and peppers, it will probably taste great… but we loved it. The Chorizo had a nice kick too. Believe it or not, goat is actually one of the healthiest meats out there. I wished we lived closer and could get the Goat Sausage again. YUMMY!
I made a nice fresh TBM stack to go along side using Jersey Tomatoes and some super Fresh Mozz. My new fav. salad.


Editor Kishore Te passed away!
After he gone through two surgeries for a blood clot in his Brain, Kishore Te passed away on Friday [March 6].
Home » Dead | Kishore » Editor Kishore Te passed away!
The National Award Winner editor Kishore Te has breathed his last a few minutes ago in a private hospital in Chennai.
Editor T.E Kishore, who was undergoing treatment for a brain stroke, breathed his last on Friday at a hospital here, said a family source. As KollyInsider reported viewers earlier, Kishore Te was in critical condition from past few days.
Kishore was 36 and died at the Vijaya Hospital. He is survived by his parents.
"Kishore was hospitalised few days ago after he suffered a brain stroke while working in a studio. He slipped into coma and failed to respond to the doctor's treatment," a family source told IANS.
Born on 24th March, 1978, 36-year-old Kishore Te , who started his career with 2009 critically-acclaimed Tamil thriller "Eeram", was the former associate of renowned editor B. Lenin.
In 2011, Kishore pocketed a National Film Award for his work in Dhanush-starrer "Aadukalam".
He is also known for his work in many blockbuster Tamil films like Aadukalam, Mappillai, 180, Engeyum Eppothum, Kanchana, Aarohanam, Dhoni, Ethir Neechal, Udhayam NH4 and others.. He has over 30 films to his credit.


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The War Song Series
FOLLOW THE MUSIC
Laci Barry Post
There is no Jewish Question in Denmark!
Another Fifth-Grade History Lesson on How Thousands of Jews were Saved during the Holocaust.
While I have spent hours and hours researching and reading about World War II for The War Song Series, there are always more stories to learn. My fifth-grade son brought me home another one recently when he was studying the Holocaust at school. I can't believe I had never heard this story before! It is a beautiful example of people helping other people to survive and persevere.
Here is most of the story, straight from my son's reading homework by ReadWorks. He had to answer a series of questions about it afterward. I'll leave off the questions for you! So, sit back, pretend that you are a fifth grader again, and read this amazing story of survival during World War II.
Germany invaded and occupied many countries during World War II. One European country worked as a whole to keep the Nazis from removing its Jewish people. That country was Denmark. In September 1943, the Danes learned of Nazi plans to capture the country's Jews and ship them to concentration camps. The Danes organized themselves quickly. People from every walk of life were involved. Doctors, shop owners, farmers, and civil workers all helped Denmark's 8,000 Jews find hiding places. One hospital hid hundreds of Jews by pretending they were patients.
The Jews hid for only a short time. Within two weeks, 7,200 Jews were safely carried to safety in Sweden. Danish fishermen from small villages along the coast of Denmark used their boats to ferry Jews to safety. Larger commercial boats helped too. Almost 500 Jewish people were still captured. However, all but 51 survived. The Danish king never stopped negotiating with Germany for his people.
The Nazis marched around the streets heavily armed with guns. However, the Danish king, Christian X, acted as a model of peace. He would ride alone on his horse through Copenhagen, Denmark's capital, every day. He did not carry any weapons. He did not bring any guards to protect himself. To many Danes, the example of their king's fearlessness was more powerful than the guns of the German army. The Danish government loathed Nazi Germany's racist policies. They scoffed at the Germans' phrase, "The Jewish question." The Danish government told Germany, "There is no Jewish question in Denmark." The government protected all its citizens.
A Week to Remember – From Pearl Harbor to 9/11
A Fun Find for Savings Bonds
School Uncertainties in 1944 and 2020
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Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Wednesday advised all kingdoms across the country to continue to embark on issues capable of promoting peaceful co-existence and socio-economic development of the country rather than indulging in issues that can divide the nation.
He gave the advice in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, when he paid a royal courtesy visit to the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu- Gambari in his palace, Oja-Oba, Ilorin.
According to him, "What should be paramount on the minds of individual kingdoms in the country is on how to foster peace and development.
"The era of embarking on issues that can divide the country is no more attainable in the country.
"If we focus on matters that are common to us, with this in our subconscious nature, we will know that we are the same and one and from one God".
The monarch who had been preaching peace across the country since he assumed the throne of his forefathers, emphasized role of traditional rulers in the country in promoting peace and development.
He said that they are closer to people than government.
Oba Ogunwusi who said that, royal fathers are divine, added that they are born and not a creation of human beings.
The Ooni, who said that people first come to traditional rulers when problems arise, added that they should be honoured and accorded roles to encourage peaceful coexistence.
The Ooni also said that he was ready to cooperate with the Emir in the interest of development of Nigeria, adding that his mission was based on the spirit of love, unity and development.
The monarch had earlier paid a visit to the palace of Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuoye, the second,where he attended the 53rd birthday prayers of the monarch, the state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed and to the campus of the University of Ilorin.


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2 Swim Tadpoles An introduction to water for children between 6 and 36 months of age. A parent or guardian must work in the water with the infant/toddler under the direction of the instructor. Children are encouraged to feel comfortable in the water in a fun and safe environment through the use of songs, activities and lots of toys! This is a great program for parents or guardians to bond with their child, and families often take each class as an on-going activity. Saturdays ( Morning ) Equipment: Swim suit. Swim Guppies The Guppies group is designed for young children of over 36 months of age who are ready to be in a class without their parent or guardian in the water. Children will learn basic swimming skills such as getting their face in the water, blowing bubbles, exploring the water with their instructor and practicing skills with support to build water confidence and be aware of safety in the water. Children must have confidence participating without a parent in the pool. Equipment: Swim Cap and Swim Noodle. Swim Goldfish Skills from Guppies are built upon in this class and children are encouraged to try more skills such as, floating and kicking on their front and back with limited support from the instructor as well as unaided swimming over short distances. Children must be able to comfortably and voluntarily submerge their nose, eyes and mouth in the water to enroll in this class. Completion of Guppies or an equivalent class is required to enroll in Goldfish. The ratio for Goldfish is one instructor to six sstudents. Equipment: Swim Cap & Goggles and Swimming Noodle. Swim Turtles This group runs in conjunction with the Goldfish group, however swimmers take part in more advanced exercises. Children should be able to perform skills like floating and submerging underwater comfortably without any support before enrolling in this class. Participants will practice floating and swimming on their front and back, kicking techniques, basic stroke development, and underwater skills. The instructors will encourage swimming without support from instructional devices over short distances. The ratio for Turtles is one instructor to six students. Equipment: Swim Cap & Goggles, Swim Noodle and Kickboard.
3 Swim Seals Skills from Turtles will be reviewed and swimmers will focus on building strength in the water by swimming without support. To enroll in this class, students should be able to float, glide, and swim 15 meters on their front and back without support and be comfortable in deep water. Students will learn coordination necessary for front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke development, improve kicking technique in all four strokes, and deep water skills. The ratio for Seals group is one instructor to six students. Equipment: Swim Cap, Goggles, Swim Fins and Kickboard. Swim Dolphins This group works in conjunction with the Seals group, however swimmers will participate in more advanced exercises. Swimmers will focus on building strength by swimming longer distances in deep water. To enroll in this class, students should be able to float, glide, and swim 25 meters on their front and back without support and be comfortable in deep water. Students will learn and improve their coordination and technique in front crawl with rotary breathing, backstroke, breaststroke and be introduced to the butterfly stroke. The ratio for Dolphins is one instructor to eight students. Equipment: Swim Cap, Googles, Swim Fins and Kickboard. Swim Development The Development groups is aimed for swimmers who are of 8 years of age or older and aim to take up swimming as a sport on a competitive level. Swimmers applying for this group need to be proficient in swimming front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke over distances of over 50m, and have basic butterfly stroke technique. Swimmers need to be capable to consistently perform advanced and long training sets in practice, and work towards becoming development finalists and Junior group qualifiers. Swimmers can expect to be challenged on aerobic and anaerobic levels while improving their stroke technique, both in and out of the pool all season long. Monday Friday ( Evening ) Swimmers will be placed in this group at the Coach s discretion. Equipment: Team Suit, Team Cap, Goggles, Swim Fins, Paddles, Kickboard, and Pull buoy.
4 Junior Squad The Junior group consists of predominantly 11 year old and older swimmers who have the ability, desire and commitment to continue and develop their competitive swimming career with Sirens. The program includes training sessions focusing on building strength, stamina and endurance both in the water and on land, as well as improving stroke technique. In addition, many members of this group swim concurrently with their school swim teams. More Details will be issued during parents meeting. Swimming with this group will work hand in hand to provide the additional training needed for qualification to the National Sport School and participation in ASA competitions. Equipment: Team Suit, Team Cap, Paddles, Pull Buoy, Kickboard, Snorkel, Standard Fins, Water Bottle, Skipping rope, Mat. Senior Squad The Senior squad is for swimmers who have already trained in the Junior group, and whose goal is to ultimately move on to our Elite squad. Training in the senior squad is highly intensive, highly technical, and focused on the three main areas of improvement in swimming: Technique, Strength, and Endurance both in the water and on land. More Details will be issued during parents meeting. Equipment: Team Suit, Team Cap, Paddles, Pull Buoy, Kickboard, Snorkel, Standard Fins, Water Bottle, Skipping rope, Mat. Elite Squad The Elite Squad is the highest training and commitment level at Sirens Swimming. These swimmers have made the commitment to be full time swimmers and take full ownership of their commitment to the sport. These swimmers have the drive to succeed and work closely with the top squad coach to advance in their career, and reach their goals. Elite Squad swimmers compete regularly in ASA time trials, and aim to qualify for international competitions such as FISEC Games and the Coji Island Games. More Details will be issued during parents meeting. These swimmers are considered team leaders and support the goals of all their team mates and the philosophy of the top squad coach and the Sirens Swimming family. Equipment: Team Suit, Team Cap, Drag Suit, Paddles, Pull Buoy, Kickboard, Snorkel, Standard Fins, Water Bottle, Dryland Gear, skipping rope.
6 Youth Waterpolo U15 Youth Water Polo - sometimes referred to as AGE GROUP. We have Intermediate & Advanced Water Polo Boys and Girls - Ages 12 to 15. This category will be trained to compete in the ASA summer and winter competitions plus friendly games against teams of a similar level. Mon 08:30 10:00 Tue 10:00 11:30 Thu 08:30 10:00 Fri 10:00 11:30 Coach Dejan Simenovic Youth Waterpolo U17 We teach a disciplined approach with "QUICK" decisions and aggressive style. We develop high school players both physically and mentally. We aim to increase the players intelligence of the game producing positive results. This category will be trained to compete in the ASA summer and winter competitions plus friendly games against teams of a similar level. Mon 11:30 13:00 Tue 11:30 13:00 Wed 19:00 20:30 Thu 10:00 11:30 Fri 19:00 20:30 Coach Marco Risso Youth Waterpolo U20 We teach a disciplined approach with "QUICK" decisions and aggressive style. We develop high school players both physically and mentally. We aim to increase the players intelligence of the game producing positive results. Sat 11:30 13:00 Sun 19:00 20:30 This category will be trained to compete in the ASA summer and winter competitions plus friendly games against teams of a similar level. Players will get the chance to play in the senior squad competition. Coach Bogdan Rath General Note During the first week of lessons at the nursery, coaches evaluate all swimmers /waterpolo players and see that they satisfy the basic swimming abilities required for the group they are registered in. If the coaches see that an athlete is in the wrong group level, in the interest of the athlete, he or she will be placed in a group suitable to her abilities. This will maximise his/her learning capabilities. Time table is subject to change due to waterpolo matches. Please check our notice board regularly to ensure you have the correct information.
7 Training session fees There are costs associated with any serious club sport. The club training session registration fees that you pay go towards offsetting pool costs, operating costs, marketing, advertising, training equipment, coaches certification and coaching stipends. We are very fortunate to have a wide variety of excellent coaches and we continue to develop our coaches as they endeavor to develop your athletes. Prices ( full term tuition ) Group 1 lesson 2 lessons 3 lessons 4 lessons 5 lessons + Swimming Waterpolo Synchronise Discounts - ( single discount apply ) Discounts on training and lesson fees are applied to families with more than one swimmer registered in Swimpolo program. The 2nd swimmer is charged 10 less the full rate and the third swimmer is free of charge. Sirens Swimpolo offers a reduced registration fee for competitive swimmers and waterpolo players. Withdrawals and Refunds Swimmers must notify their coach as soon as possible if they decide to withdraw from the program. There is no refund for non-competitive swimmers who do not complete their session, except in cases of extended illness with a medical note. Registration Dates: 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th June (10 am 1:00 pm ) Staff will be available to answer questions you may have and help you register your children for summer swim lessons.
9 Policies and Procedures Due to the limited number of swimmers that the swim school can take, registrations will only be accepted upon payment on a first-come, first-serve basis. Late registrations will only be accepted subject to availability of vacant places in the various swimming groups and no partial payment will be refunded for children who are absent or decide not to continue the term. Based on previous years experiences, for the benefit of the children, parents/guardians will not be allowed to switch lessons from one group to another, unless instructed to do so by the coach in agreement with the parents/guardians, as this disrupts our swimmers/coach ratio. Our coaching staff will only take responsibility for the swimmers health and safety during the time of the lesson. Coaches and pool staff will not be held responsible for those young swimmers, who are left unattended by the pool before and/or after the lessons. The Swimming School fee entitles children to swim only during the swimming lessons. Therefore, those parents/guardians, who are not Club Members, and would like their children to make use of the pool prior to or after the swimming lessons need to purchase a Student Season Membership for their children from the office. PARENTS/GUARDIANS are STRICTLY PROHIBITED from interfering during the swimming lessons by passing comments to their children or coaches. Parents are kindly asked to seek advice or clarifications, regarding any shortcomings after the lesson has ended. Parents/guardians should ensure that SUN BLOCK is applied to the children prior to sending them for their lessons. On the first day, Swim School participants will be given an Entrance Card, (different from Club Membership Card) to be presented at the pool entrance prior to the lesson. No swimmers will be allowed onto the pool deck unless the Entrance Card is presented at the door. Parents/guardians, who are not Club Members, will only be allowed to watch from the pool deck (the area in front of the public toilets) and the bar.


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Home Astronomy Using Gravitational Waves to Detect new Particles near Black Holes
Using Gravitational Waves to Detect new Particles near Black Holes
Gravitational waves, the invisible ripples in the fabric of space predicted by Albert Einstein, are ushering in a new era of astronomy, allowing scientists to see parts of the universe previously thought to be invisible, such as black holes, dark matter, and theoretical subatomic particles known as axions.
Clouds of ultralight particles can form around rotating black holes. A team of physicists from the University of Amsterdam and Harvard University has now demonstrated that these clouds would leave a distinct imprint on the gravitational waves emitted by binary black holes.
Black holes are thought to consume all forms of matter and energy that surround them. However, it has long been known that they can also lose some of their mass through a process known as superradiance. While this phenomenon is well-known, it is only effective if new, previously unobserved particles with extremely low masses exist in nature, as predicted by several theories beyond the Standard Model of particle physics.
When mass is extracted from a black hole using superradiance, a large cloud forms around the black hole, resulting in the formation of a gravitational atom. Despite the enormous size of a gravitational atom, the comparison with sub-microscopic atoms is accurate because the black hole and its cloud are similar to the familiar structure of ordinary atoms, where clouds of electrons surround a core of protons and neutrons.
According to general relativity, the merger of two very compact objects – such as white dwarfs, neutron stars or black holes – will cause the final object to collapse to form a black hole. But there are alternative theories that predict they could also form objects of a similar mass and radius to black holes, but without an event horizon. These mysterious compact objects would therefore have a surface that would reflect gravitational waves.
Ionizing gravitational atoms
In a publication that appeared in Physical Review Letters this week, a team consisting of UvA physicists Daniel Baumann, Gianfranco Bertone, Giovanni Maria Tomaselli, and Harvard University physicist John Stout, suggest that the analogy between ordinary and gravitational atoms runs deeper than just the similarity in structure. They claim that the resemblance can in fact be exploited to discover new particles with upcoming gravitational wave interferometers.
Detecting new particles around black holes with gravitational waves
The gravitational equivalent of the so-called "photoelectric effect" was investigated in the new study. Ordinary electrons absorb the energy of incident light particles and are thus ejected from a material in this well-known process, which is used to generate an electric current in solar cells, for example. When the gravitational atom is part of a binary system of two heavy objects, it is perturbed by the presence of the massive companion, which could be a second black hole or a neutron star.
Just as the electrons in the photoelectric effect absorb the energy of the incident light, the cloud of ultralight particles can absorb the orbital energy of the companion, so that some of the cloud gets ejected from the gravitational atom.
Finding new particles
The team demonstrated that this process can dramatically alter the evolution of such binary systems, significantly reducing the time required for the components to merge. Furthermore, the ionization of the gravitational atom is enhanced at very specific distances between the binary black holes, resulting in sharp features in the gravitational waves that we detect from such mergers.
These effects could be observed by future gravitational wave interferometers, which are machines similar to the LIGO and Virgo detectors that have revealed the first gravitational waves from black holes in recent years. Finding the predicted features in gravitational atoms would provide compelling evidence for the existence of new ultralight particles.
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Access to pre-school education in Boz-Bulun village of the Karazhal aiyl okmotu was imrpoved
Access to pre-school education has always been a problem for the four settlements of the Karazhal ayil aymak, there was only one kindergarten in the village of Boz-Bulun functioning in a specially adapted building.
"Until today only forty children could attend the kindergarten, while the need was for 80 children. Preparation of children for school and improving the quality of education services were the issues, constantly raised at general meetings and public hearings by the residents"- says Venera Zhumabayeva, the director of the pre-school institution, and a member of the initiative group. – In the framework of the Public Service Improvement Project financed by the Government of Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by Helvetas and the Development Policy Institute our initiative group, together with the Ail Okmotu, developed an Action Plan to improve the services of pre-school education, and calculated the total amount required, which was 6.5 million soms. By participating in the Grant Program of the Public Service Improvement Project we won a 4 million som grant to improve the pre-school education service, and 2.5 million soms were allocated by the Issyk-Kul Development Fund. With these funds, an additional building, a kitchen with a dining room, an outdoor playground and a kindergarten fence were built. In addition, we purchased equipment and other furniture for 40 children, and now we can accept two additional groups. Our district education department has already agreed on additional staff with the Ministry of Education. Aiyl okmotu plans to increase the allocated funds for the maintenance of our kindergarten, we are grateful to our Aiyl okmotu and donors for their help"- continued Venera Zhumabayeva.
Village resident and a member of the joint monitoring and evaluation group Mambetov Ernis says, "In our village, the pre-school institution had the possibility to accept up to forty children, whereas there was a need for eighty children in the village. And in order to enroll a child in the kindergarten, residents had to look for influential people. And since there were no available places anyway, they rarely could ever enroll children, hence a widespread perception has existed that there was corruption. Now the kindergarten was expanded and can provide service to everyone. Moreover, we discussed the procedure for accepting children at a public hearing, and now we have adopted the Regulation on the admission of children to kindergarten".
"Before we had to take the children to the city of Karakol in order to prepare them to school, since there were few places in the preschool institution. At the same time, this greatly influenced the family budget, since the funds were spent on transportation services, for a fee to an educational institution or tutor, and most importantly, it took our time. My husband works in the household, and I work in an educational institution in the city of Karakol. Now when children are enrolled to kindergarten, we have more free time and children get affordable quality education" mentioned Dinara Askerbekova, a resident of the village.
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Kickstarter Makes First Acquisition & Saves Music Community "Drip"
March 17, 2016 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst
CEO and co-founder of Kickstarter, Yancey Strickler, announced on Thursday that the crowdfunding platform has officially acquired artist community website, Drip. This has been named Kickstarter's first acquisition.
Drip is described as a curated platform that gives creators and communities a place to interact through a sustained subscription. The website was founded five years ago by Ghostly International founder, Sam Valenti IV, and partner Miguel Senquiz and features various independent labels.
Strickler stated:
"Many of us at Kickstarter have admired Drip over the years. At heart, we've been on similar paths. Strengthening the bonds between artists and audiences, and fostering the conditions for a more vibrant creative culture is at the core of our work at Kickstarter, too.
"So how does this change things? In some ways, not at all. Our commitment to serving creators is hardcoded into our missions, and will continue to guide us. In other ways, we're excited to discover where it leads. Miguel will join the team here at Kickstarter. Together we'll all be able to serve creators, creativity, and our communities more powerfully. This is just the beginning."
The news about Kickstarter's acquisition reportedly comes just as Drip was about to close. Valenti and Senquiz revealed last month that things were not going well with the website and they were going to shut down the site March 18th. Literally ONE day before the closing, the crowdfunding giant saved the platform.
Sharing his thoughts about Drip, Yancey explained to Billboard:
"To scale is hard and [Valenti and Senquiz] intentionally focused on building a hyper-curated platform. That's something that's wonderful for building a great brand, but it does make it challenging to get to those next levels."
Strickler then noted that music will be a major focus for the company and added:
"Pay $10 to Spotify for infinite music and you're pretty much good, but that's not enough to support our class of musicians. What are the other ways musicians can find economic freedom? The vision we're working on is a world where artists and creators can live sustainable lives."
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Датам — персидский аристократ и флотоводец IV века  Предположительно был родственником знаменитого сатрапа Каппадокии Датама.

Во время похода Александра Македонского после поражения при Гранике в 334 году  персы начали военные действия против Македонии в Эгейском море. Начальником флота стал Мемнон, а после его смерти Фарнабаз и . Древнегреческий историк Арриан упоминает Датама в контексте одной из военных операций персидского флота. Фарнабаз и Автофрадат с основным флотом отплыли к Тенедосу, чтобы блокировать Геллеспонт и захватить остров. Датаму поручили с десятью триремами отплыть на Кикладские острова.

В это время Протей по поручению наместника Александра в Македонии Антипатра собирал флот на Эвбее и в Пелопоннесе на случай нападения персидского флота. Когда Протей узнал, что Датам стоит у Сифноса, то выступил с пятнадцатью кораблями ему на встречу. Протей смог незаметно ночью подойти к кораблям Датама и, использовав эффект неожиданности, захватить восемь из них. Сам Датам на двух кораблях смог бежать к основному персидскому флоту. О его дальнейшей судьбе ничего не известно.

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Q: How to change Xamarin forms default webview browser to google chrome In my application i want to change default webview browser
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When i am trying using like this facing issue with google authentication
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A: The message "this browser or app may not be secure." is not caused by the web view. You need to check the URL and the configuration.
Addressing the original question WebView is not very configurable. Xamarin Essentials have "Browser" but it is even less.
If you want to have more control over the web renderer you need to approach the problem with custom renderer using WebKit (for  Android) and UIWebView (for iOS) controls.


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Unfortunately, video games have a history of villainizing mentally-ill characters. Many depictions show characters that have struggled with their mental health as sick, twisted individuals beyond repair. Frequently these people are created to be feared, hated, and must be destroyed. Luckily, there are some game developers out there who understand the reality and seriousness of good mental health.
**Spoilers Ahead – Proceed With Caution
The Portrayal – Maxine wakes up in her photography classroom after dosing off. She heads to the restroom in order to clear her head and finds her best friend Chloe being attacked and eventually killed. In an effort to save her friend, Max discovers she has been endowed with the powers to rewind time. She makes use of her gift and is able to stop Chloe from her dreadful fate. Max must now decide whether to use her gifts for good or evil during the following week at Blackwell Academy.
Max is continuously dreaming about a tornado hitting her sleepy town of Arcadia Bay, Oregon. She just knows that something awful is coming and she must do whatever she can do stop it.
Chloe has been having some trouble with her parents, that's no secret. She suffers from depression and has chosen to engage in some rebellious acts, like getting involved with drugs and alcohol in order to cope. Max does her best to constantly stop Chloe from being maimed in one way or another, whether that be car-crash, bullet wound, or being beaten to a pulp.
In the process, Max is taxed with several other weighty decisions. She must clear the name of a girl who was drugged and assaulted at a party, as well as stop her from jumping off the roof of Blackwell Academy and ending her life. Not to mention, she must try to find her missing friend Rachel who hasn't been seen in days.
Much to their dismay they do find Rachel, who was taken advantage of and murdered by her photography teacher. Nevertheless, Max discovers that regardless of what she does, the tornado will hit the town. The tornado manifested itself due to the discovery of her powers. In the end she must restore order to space and time by letting the tornado destroy her town or going back to when she first discovered her gift, and letting Chloe die.
Why I Love It – Maxine is a true hero through and through. She truly cares for everyone in this story and as such does everything within her power to stop horrid and hateful acts, like sexual violence, discrimination, bullying, and of course the death of her friends. After all that she has seen she puts her own happiness aside and must decide the fate of the world around her.
The Portrayal – Your character begins the story in a happy home with their husband/wife (you can choose to be male or female) with their newborn baby son. In no time they are greeted by a salesman at the door who offers them a place in their state-of-the-art vault, should the world blow itself up anytime soon.
Of course, shortly afterwards the world goes into complete chaos after a nuclear blast and you, your spouse, and your baby rush over to the vault. After entering the vault your character blacks out and wakes up inside of a cryogenic sleep chamber. Across from you is your spouse and your child. Some folks in hazmat-looking suits come in and take your child and leave your spouse, who appears frozen to death.
Your character passes out once more and when you awaken you are able to escape the chamber and immediately begin your quest to find your son, Shaun. After some time has passed walking around in the wasteland (named The Commonwealth), you come to find out that you were trapped in the cryochamber for longer than you originally thought. The game takes place 210 years in the future, after the first nuclear blast hit. In addition, many years have passed since your baby was stolen and you were able to escape the chamber. Your son is now all grown up.
You find him managing an elite force called "The Institute", which manufactures (perfectly identical to human) synthetic beings, captures people across the wasteland, and replaces them with synths in order to corrupt and infiltrate communities across the land. Your son was captured and his DNA was used to finish the latest installment of synths. When he became old enough he took over operations for The Institute.
Your character must make the choice to regain her son to further the Institute's takeover of the world or destroy him and the Institute in order to save the synths and essentially allow the human race to rebuild any way they see fit.
Why I Love It – Your character is a fearless parent who is willing to do anything to save their son regardless of the life-shattering circumstances. Dealing with the loss of a spouse, your world, and a child is awful enough. Yet, you are also granted the ultimate choice between family and the safety and happiness of the world hereafter. Yeah, that's heavy.
The Portrayal – Never in my life have I felt so emotionally attached to a set of characters. Namely, the two main characters, Lee and Clementine, are particularly riveting. The story initially follows the story of Lee, who has been arrested after murdering his wife's secret lover. That in itself is awful and heartbreaking, but the story gets so much deeper. Lee's family have perished in the zombie apocalypse and Lee is forced to put his brother's body to rest before it hurts one of the crew.
Lee stumbles upon Clementine, an 8 year old girl, who was stuck with a babysitter while her parents were visiting the nearby city of Savannah, Georgia. The babysitter is nowhere to be found and some revealing messages on Clementines answering machine enlightens Lee to the fact that her parents were quarantined in Savannah and won't be making it back to her. Clem decides to join Lee if he promises to help her find her parents, to which he agrees.
Throughout the first season Lee and Clem are put in charge of the lives of everyone else in their surviving group, many of which will perish no matter what Lee chooses to do. Against all odds Lee and Clem make it to Savannah and find Clem's parents, but sadly they didn't make it out alive.
In addition to all of this tragedy, Lee sustains a nasty bite on the arm from an unsuspecting zombie while he is distracted, which of course leads to some very tough decisions for both he and Clem. Before he turns, he is forced to ask Clem to end his suffering and thus ensure that he won't hurt her after the fact. The choice is yours whether to comply or not, but either way after the journey that these two have suffered through together, I have never cried harder while playing any video game.
Why I Love It – Despite all the horrific things that Clem and Lee have seen, both of them show each other support and do their best to stay level-headed and positive. They don't run from the abandonment and sorrow they feel on a constant basis. They work as a team to help each other and teach each other valuable lessons about grief, forgiveness, and living in the moment.
Most of us go through periodic ups and downs in our journey to mental health. So, it is refreshing to see a few various titles that represent such peaks and valleys in their conquest for balance and harmony. Let's hope that other games follow suit and treat mental health like the common, significant, and impactful topic it is and deserves to be portrayed as.
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Q: GLSL code not rendering on NVIDIA via Cg compiler I am building a vision research experiment in Python and OpenGL. I am performing some displacement mapping of a texture. The GLSL code is version 330 compatible, and it renders perfectly on my machine. But when I run the code on the experiment desktop, I do not get anything, there are no logged messages or errors, it just renders a blank screen.
I ran the following on both machines:
print "OpenGL version:\t\t%s" % glGetString(GL_VERSION)
print "GLSL version:\t\t%s" % glGetString(GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION)
print "Vendor:\t\t\t%s" % glGetString(GL_VENDOR)
print "Renderer:\t\t%s" % glGetString(GL_RENDERER)

From my machine, I get the following output:
OpenGL version: 4.0.0 - Build 9.17.10.2867
GLSL version: 4.00 - Build 9.17.10.2867
Vendor: Intel
Renderer: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000

From the experiment desktop, I get the following:
OpenGL version: 3.3.0
GLSL version: 3.30 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer: Quadro FX 3700/PCIe/SSE2

Here is an excerpt from the vertex and fragment shaders, is there something I am overlooking?
vertex.shd:
#version 330 compatibility

layout (location = 0) in vec2 vertVertex;
layout (location = 1) in vec2 vertTexCoord;
layout (location = 2) in vec3 vertNormal;

uniform mat4 ModelViewMatrix;
uniform mat4 ProjectionMatrix;

uniform sampler2D heightmap;

out vec4 fragVertex;
out vec2 fragTexCoord;

float convert_luminance(vec4 pixel) {
    return (0.2126 * pixel.r) + (0.7152 + pixel.g) + (0.0722 * pixel.b);
}

vec4 displacement_mapping(void) {
    // Get pixel values for TexCoord
    vec4 pixel = texture2D(heightmap, vertTexCoord.st);
    float grey_value = convert_luminance(pixel);

    // Return displaced position coordinates
    return vec4(vertNormal * grey_value, 0.0) + vec4(vertVertex, 0.0, 0.0);
}

void main(void) {
    fragTexCoord = vertTexCoord.st;
    fragVertex = displacement_mapping();

    gl_Position = ProjectionMatrix * (ModelViewMatrix * fragVertex);
}

fragment.shd:
#version 330 compatibility

in vec2 fragTexCoord;
in vec4 fragVertex;

uniform sampler2D colormap;

void main(void) {
    gl_FragColor = texture2D(colormap, fragTexCoord.st);
}


What will become of the special counsel's unfinished business?
Subpoenas, sentencings and Stone: What will become of the special counsel's unfinished business?
The conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election concluded Friday with the news that a final report had been delivered to the attorney general. The probe's formal end, however, leaves questions about several ongoing legal proceedings, including the prosecution of Roger Stone, a former adviser to President Donald Trump.
In addition to Stone's prosecution, the office's legal loose ends include two sentencings and two grand jury subpoena appeals. Yet the government's plans to carry those matters forward are unclear.
Before the dramatic news Friday, the special counsel's high-powered appellate team appeared to be on the verge, after a long struggle, of winning a series of appeals filed by two recalcitrant witnesses fighting subpoenas to appear before his grand jury. If those victories had been secured, Mueller would have the right to seek documents and testimony from Andrew Miller, an associate of Stone's, and a mysterious company about which little is known, other than it is owned by a foreign government and has an office in the United States.
The mysterious company, while zealously guarding its identity from public disclosure, had fought Mueller from the district court all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which was poised to decide whether to hear the case on Friday. Miller had also repeatedly dragged his case from the district court to the federal court of appeals in Washington, D.C., and back, losing every time. As of late Friday night, the Supreme Court still had not issued its decision on whether to hear the mystery company's appeal.
Now, with the investigation officially over, it appears that both Miller and the mystery company may have been handed a new argument: The request for their documents and testimony is moot — with the special counsel's investigation concluded, additional fact-finding can no longer be needed for the probe.
That may not, however, be the end of the matter. Mueller's grand jury in Washington, D.C., the legally independent body that issued the subpoenas, had its term extended in January for up to six months, just before its initial 18-month term was set to expire. Another part of the Justice Department, such as the department's foreign influence unit or the prosecutors who take over Stone's case, could seek to step in and begin working with the grand jury to obtain the witnesses' testimony.
In addition, two former federal prosecutors agreed that the Justice Department would likely be loath to see recalcitrant witnesses come away with such an easy victory.
"I think that somebody will carry on the litigation because the grand jury is still in session until June," said Elizabeth de la Vega, a former organized crime prosecutor, agreeing.
Peter Carr, a spokesman for the special counsel's office, declined to comment on what would happen next with the contested subpoenas.
Mueller's investigators had also executed search warrants at Roger Stone's residences in Florida and New York when they arrested him in late January, seizing computers and phones, among other things. In court filings in Stone's case, prosecutors disclosed that they had seized 9 terabytes from the electronic devices they found — an enormous volume of stored data roughly equivalent to 29 hours of ultra-high-resolution video. It seems unlikely that the investigators would have been able to screen and review so much material in the less than two months since the search.
The special counsel's office is also closing with prosecutions still pending at various stages of completion. These include defendants who are waiting only to be sentenced at the completion of their cooperation, such as retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, Trump's first national security adviser, and Rick Gates. Defendant Stone is in the pretrial stages of his prosecution, and a large number of foreign defendants have been indicted but not arrested and brought before a court. It is unlikely they ever will be.
The prosecution of Stone on charges of lying in Congressional testimony and intimidating other witnesses will go forward even though the investigation that gave rise to the charges has come to a close. Stone will be prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office in Washington, D.C., whose prosecutors have been attached to the case since its initiation, Carr confirmed by email Friday evening.
Prosecutions that may spring to life in the future, for example, if the Russian defendants associated with the Internet Research Agency were ever arrested, would be handled by other Justice Department offices associated with those cases. Whether any former special counsel attorneys will continue to participate remains to be determined, Carr wrote.
The prosecutions of Gates, Trump's deputy campaign manager, and Flynn, however, do not have any Justice Department components other than special counsel's office involved.
Gates's sentencing has been serially postponed, most recently on March 15, because Gates "continues to cooperate with respect to several ongoing investigations," according to a status update filed with the court. It's not clear how many of those investigations remain ongoing after Friday's announcements; the next update is due in May. Gates's sentencing, when it happens, will be handled by the U.S. attorney's office in Washington, D.C., according to Carr.
Flynn's sentencing was delayed late last year after the federal judge expressed his extreme distaste with Flynn's conduct and offered him the chance to complete his cooperation before being sentenced, an offer the retired general decided to accept. The next status update in Flynn's case is due in June.


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CC Sabathia honored in final season at All-Star Game
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia will be honored by Major League Baseball at Tuesday night's All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio.
Sabathia is in the final season of his 19-year career. He'll be recognized for his contributions to the game and his longtime service to the community.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he's glad Sabathia and his family will join the festivities in Cleveland, where he began his pro career.
Sabathia was taken 20th overall by Cleveland in the 1998 draft. He pitched for Indians from 2001 until he was traded to Milwaukee in 2008.
Sabathia helped the Yankees capture the 2009 World Series title. He has 251 career wins and is scheduled to start Saturday's game at Tampa Bay.


NI SLSC (Switch, Load and Signal Conditioning) is an add-on for NI data acquisition products like PXI and CompactRIO. SLSC standardizes connectivity and provides a modular approach to signal conditioning, fault insertion and other test needs. This white paper discusses the details of SLSC and showcases the growing ecosystem of SLSC modules and accessories created by NI and NI partners.
As technology advances, embedded software is becoming increasingly prevalent in complex, safety critical systems such as automobiles and aircraft. Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing is a methodology adopted by many industries to test embedded software while simulating the real-world inputs to that system. This approach allows testers to test early and often without risking damage to costly hardware and without incurring safety risks associated with unvetted product.
Because successful HIL testing hinges on accurately simulating real-world signals, custom signal conditioning and in-house development of simulated loads to guarantee signal integrity has been the norm. While it's true that no one is as knowledgeable about specific test requirements as the test engineer working on the system, NI has observed that much of this custom engineering is common across companies and industries. This observation lead to the development of SLSC, an add-on to NI's powerful measurement and control platform that streamlines signal conditioning and test stimulus needs.
SLSC extends PXI and CompactRIO and consists of a chassis with modules. Each module has a Rear Transition Interface (RTI) which provides flexible standardized connectivity from SLSC to PXI or CompactRIO. Additionally, an SLSC system has a standard pinout that allows for the use of standard cables and eliminates point to point wiring.
SLSC plug-in modules can operate in the chassis in three different modes: stand alone, pass through, or cascaded. Cascaded mode can be used to cascade the signal path through multiple SLSC modules and implement functionality like signal fault insertion. You can choose from a variety of third-party modules or create your own modules based on a detailed hardware and software module development kit (MDK) from NI.
SLSC hardware is designed to simplify overall system integration by reducing system point-to-point wiring through signal accumulation and standard cable use. Each SLSC chassis consists of an SLSC digital bus, which you can use to discover, configure, and set parameters on the individual modules. Signals pass through SLSC modules either from the front connector or the rear transition interface (RTI) connector. You have the flexibility to design your own secondary backplane RTIs to reduce system wiring.
An SLSC system is comprised of four different component types: chassis, modules, rear transition interfaces (RTIs), and cables. The chassis and architecture have been designed and are produced by National Instruments with both NI and partners producing components that complete the ecosystem.
SLSC Chassis – The SLSC chassis in conjunction with PXI is designed to handle more power and provide more board footprint than PXI alone, which makes it ideal for high power loads, switching, and signal conditioning. The chassis handles communication to the modules as well as mechanical fixturing and cooling.
SLSC Modules – SLSC modules provide the switching, load simulation, or signal conditioning for the signal paths. Modules can communicate and be powered through the SLSC chassis or through auxiliary lines on the modules themselves.
Rear Transition Interface (RTI) – The RTIs provide standard connectivity from SLSC modules to commercial off the shelf (COTS) cable options and back to DAQ modules. RTIs are generally SLSC module agnostic and are chosen based on the connectivity and cabling desired to bring signals back to the PXI or cRIO system.
Cabling – One of SLSC's greatest strengths is reducing time consuming and expensive point to point wiring by allowing signals to be passed around through banks within standard available cables. A variety of cables exist within the SLSC ecosystem that allow you to appropriately split out and combine signal paths.
NI brings automated test and automated measurement expertise from an array of industries. This broad expertise allows us to create technology like SLSC from our observations of cross-industry needs. However, you need products that are targeted to your specific application. That's why SLSC, designed to be an open platform, is enhanced by modules created by NI, our partners, and you through our module development kit (MDK).
Our partners, like Bloomy who has created a MIL-STD-1553 module for SLSC, bring domain expertise that yield products that are specific to your industry and unique test needs.
Below is a list of products currently available for SLSC from NI and NI partners. Due to the complex nature of HIL systems, please contact us for assistance when reviewing the technology listed below. NI and our Alliance Partners are dedicated to ensuring your test requirements are met.
While NI and our partners are developing and releasing modules we feel will be widely used, we know that there are specific requirements that are unique to your test system. To address these needs, our partners can design and deliver a test system based on NI's platform that is tailored to your unique test demands.


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Silicon Beach: L.A. tech hub where the sun always shines
Better known for its palm trees and celebrities, Los Angeles is also emerging as a tech hub, with its so-called Silicon Beach area offering a sun-kissed alternative to Silicon Valley.
In recent years tech companies large and small, including Facebook, Google and Snapchat, have opened offices in Santa Monica, Venice or Marina del Rey — better known for shirtless surfers then web geeks.
They are joined by hundreds of cutting-edge startups and tech incubators like GumGum that are gobbling up space along Southern California's Pacific coast.
At DogVacay in Santa Monica, a sort of Airbnb for pets that impressed actor Will Smith so much that he invested in it, co-founder Aaron Hirschhorn says he has never looked back on his decision to set up shop downstream from San Francisco.
"Here I am a bigger fish in a smaller pond," said the 37-year-old, as about a dozen pooches owned or being cared for by employees lounged on cushions or strutted about in the sprawling open office space.
"I'm not competing with Facebook or Google to recruit engineers. It's a very close-knit community of techies and the networking is great."
Skyrocketing commercial prices in the San Francisco area, historically considered the center of gravity for tech companies, is a key reason many start-ups have been relocating to Los Angeles.
"It is so expensive for a company to expand in San Francisco," said Michael Schneider, 35, founder of Service, an outsourced customer service center that seeks to resolve disputes between customers and businesses.
"You have to raise at least 50 percent more for the same thing," he added, while acknowledging that San Francisco was unlikely to lose its title as "the tech epicenter of the world."
Another draw to the Los Angeles area for techies is the quality of life, said Schneider, whose startup — his fifth since high school — has raised US$3 million since he founded it nine months ago.
"You have the weather, a change of pace and you get away from a very endogenous environment in the Bay Area [of San Francisco] where everybody only talks about tech," he said.
The tech boom in Los Angeles has been fed by a number of local success stories in the last five years, including Snapchat, now valued at $16 billion, the streaming service Hulu, valued at $10 billion, or the dating app Tinder ($3 billion).
Even Hollywood celebrities are taking notice of Silicon Beach's growing allure and riding the wave of success.
Model and actress Jessica Alba in 2011 co-founded Honest Company, one of LA's hottest startups that makes non-toxic and eco-friendly products.
The actor Ashton Kutcher has invested in some of the world's most buzzed about startups.
Among the hottest today is Dollar Shave Club, in Santa Monica, which sells razors and other grooming products, or Scopely, a mobile-game network company that has seen 600 percent growth over the last 10 months.
"Los Angeles has always been a trend-setting city and it's important if you're building consumer-oriented mobile companies," said Michael Jones, a venture capitalist and founder of the incubator Science, in Santa Monica.
But Jones, who recently started Wishbone, a trends app geared toward teenagers, said San Francisco — at least for now — remains the nerve center for tech investors.
"Can we have 10 companies over $1 billion here? I think it's possible," he said.
"I'm not sure though that we can do 50."
Nonetheless, he expects Los Angeles will continue to give San Francisco a run for its money.
"I think the LA scene can grow extremely big," he said.
Tags L.A. Silicon Beach Silicon Valley sunny beach tech hub


The U.S. President and First Lady reflect on their time at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Now that Barack Obama's U.S. presidency is quickly coming to an end, the 55-year-old and his wife, Michelle, are opening up about how their time in the White House has made them better parents.
In an interview with People magazine, the First Lady revealed that her husband travelled constantly while previously serving as Illinois state senator and U.S. senator. But after Barack was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2009, the couple's move to the White House allowed them to make family a priority.
"It wasn't until the White House that we were together seven days a week, that we could have dinner together, he had time to coach the girls' teams and go to all their events," Michelle explained.
While the couple's new roles as U.S. President and First Lady came with its own set of stresses, the 52-year-old mom revealed that it was their daughters that kept them going. "You really have to fall back on the normalcy and the love of your family," she said.
The Obamas are parents to two teen daughters, Malia and Sasha. The girls were just 10 and seven years old, respectively, when their father became president.
Eight years later, Malia has graduated from high school. The 18-year-old is now taking a gap year before attending Harvard University in fall 2017. Fifteen-year-old Sasha, on the other hand, is still a high school student who loves to troll her dad. This past summer, she got a taste of working life when she landed a sweet job on Martha's Vineyard.
Malia and Sasha aren't the only kids to grow up in the White House. Flip through the slideshow below to hear other presidents' kids open up about their time at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.


If you have a file named index.html in your public_html directory that file will be used as the index page when someone browses to your site without requesting a specific file (i.e. http://username.blinkenshell.org/). If you do not have an index file a directory listing of all the files in your public_html will be shown instead.
You can use Apache .htaccess-files to customize the behaviour of your webpage. Apache documentation on htaccess.
Logs from apache are written to ~/logs/access.log (normal traffic) and ~/logs/error.log (errors). These files are not writeable by your user and you can not delete or truncate them. This is because the logs are used for measuring traffic to your website.
CGI and PHP is only available on Supporter accounts.
You can use PHP and CGI scripts to create dynamic webpages. CGI and PHP scripts are executed with mod_fcgi and suexec, which will make all scripts execute with your user id instead of the Apache user.
PHP, Python, Perl and Ruby are installed. You can install your own frameworks such as Django or Ruby on Rails if you like, but they are not installed system-wide.
For information on how to use MySQL, see: Info/MySQL.


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Title: Cuba's Recent Involvement in Drug Trafficking: The Ochoa-La Guardia Cases (From International Terrorism: Policy Implications, P 1-30, 1991, Susan Flood, ed. -- See NCJ-132889)
Author(s): P A Lupsha
Sponsoring Agency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Sale Source: University of Illinois at Chicago
Office of International Criminal Justice
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Annotation: The trial of General Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez and several other officers in Cuba's Ministry of the Interior on charges of drug trafficking has shed new light on the extent of drug trafficking in Cuba.
Abstract: General Ochoa was arrested in 1989 and charged with corruption and the dishonest management of economic resources. His arrest occurred less than 2 weeks before he was to be appointed head of the Western Army, the most important of Cuba's three armies. After a quick, televised court martial and trial, General Ochoa and three other officials were found guilty and executed. According to trial data, the so-called LaGuardia Group began discussing drug trafficking in 1986, and the first operation took place in 1987. A key question was whether this activity was authorized at the highest levels of the Cuban government, particularly by Cuban intelligence. Trial evidence and press reports indicate that higher authorities in Cuba did not authorize drug trafficking; rather, drug trafficking of the LaGuardia Group was based on bureaucratic imperatives, ambition, and a misguided desire to obtain as much hard currency for Cuba as possible in the easiest and fastest way. For ideologues of the right and left, however, the Ochoa-LaGuardia affair provided evidence of either involvement in narcoterrorism by Fidel and Raul Castro or plots by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to undermine Cuba. Regardless of the conclusions reached on official involvement in drug trafficking, the Ochoa-LaGuardia affair has placed the Castro brothers in a no-win situation. If it was an authorized activity to gain hard currency, the Castro brothers are clearly implicated in corruption. If it was not an authorized activity, the actions of Ochoa make it look like the Castros have no control over the actions of key military officers and intelligence agency departments and operations. The operation of Cuba's intelligence service is described, and various drug trafficking operations of the LaGuardia Group are detailed. 1 chart and 73 notes
Main Term(s): Drug smuggling
Index Term(s): Corruption of public officials; Cuba; Foreign government officials


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Hans Freyer, född 31 juli 1887 i Leipzig, död 18 januari 1969, var en tysk filosof och sociolog.

Freyer blev professor i Kiel 1922 och i Leipzig 1925. Freyer sysslade med kulturfilosofiska och sociologiska problem och kan betraktas som hegelian. Bland hans skrifter märks Antäus, Grundlegung einer Ethik des Bewussten Lebens (1918), Theorie des objektiven Geistes (1923), Der Staat (1925), Die Soziologie als Wirklichkeitswissenschaft (1930).

Se även
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Källor
 Svensk uppslagsbok, Malmö 1932.

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Waterbird Regional Preserve is a  regional park located in Contra Costa County, California, adjacent to the city of Martinez. It is part of the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD). It primarily consists of an area known as McNabney Marsh, which lies alongside Interstate 680 near the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and between two large and active oil refineries. The marsh drains into Suisun Bay via Peyton Slough. The area provides habitat for a wide variety of waterfowl and shorebirds for resting and feeding.

History
McNabney Marsh existed here before the area was visited by European explorers and missionaries in the early 1800s. A group of about 200 indigenous people known as Chupcans lived around the marsh and its related uplands.

A major railroad line was constructed through this area in the 1880s. Two chemical companies, Peyton Chemical Company and the Mountain Copper Company, to build plants at the mouth of Peyton Slough. An upland area on the eastern border of the marsh was covered with eucalyptus and pepperwood trees, which provided the wood to build workers' houses. The pepperwoods line an old road running through the area

In 1988, an oil spill contaminated many wetlands in this area, including McNabney Marsh. After the initial cleanup, a $10 million Natural Cleanup Fund was established to "...restore, rehabilitate and acquire the equivalent of the natural resources damaged by the oil spill." This fund helped EBRPD acquire  of the south end of the marsh, including uplands east of the marsh.

Site description
According to the EBRPD Land Use Plan, there are two owners of McNabney Marsh. EBRPD owns  of the southern end, and Mountain View Sanitary District (MVSD) owns  of the northern end. The marsh and uplands are bounded by Interstate 680, Waterfront Road, Waterbird Way, and Arthur Road. The park area is composed of the following distinct areas:
 Marsh                46 acres
 Transition zone      29 acres
 Grass upland         23 acres
 Ungrazed land         4 acres
 Disconnected parcels  9 acres

Wildlife observation
Many species of birds use the marsh. Some of the commonly-seen include the American coot, mallard, green-winged teal, black-necked stilt, bufflehead, Canada goose, cinnamon teal, and white pelican. Other common birds seen at the Preserve include the barn swallow, black phoebe, Brewer's blackbird, cliff swallow, European starling, Say's phoebe, house finch and house sparrow. More rarely, a lucky Park visitor may see the white-tailed kite, northern harrier, golden eagle, osprey, and peregrine falcon.

The uplands are home to small mammals, especially ground squirrels and pocket gophers.

Dogs are not allowed in the refuge, because of the fragility of the ecosystem. This is also to protect feeding and breeding waterbirds from being disturbed. Fishing is not allowed in the Preserve. Water contact by humans or their pets is prohibited.

Notes

References

External links
 Waterbird Regional Preserve Land Use Plan. East Bay Regional Park District. October 19, 1999. Accessed September 20, 2017.

East Bay Regional Park District
Martinez, California
Parks in Contra Costa County, California
Protected areas established in 1992
1992 establishments in California