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#include "lb_sqlite_vfs.h"

#include "base/logging.h"
#include "base/rand_util.h"
#include "base/synchronization/lock.h"
#include "third_party/sqlite/sqlite3.h"

namespace {

const char* kVfsName = "lb_vfs";

// ------------- File methods ------------

struct virtual_file {
  sqlite3_file base;
  LBVirtualFile *file;

  base::Lock *lock;
  int current_lock;
  int shared;
};

int VfsClose(sqlite3_file *file) {
  virtual_file *vfile = reinterpret_cast<virtual_file*>(file);
  delete vfile->lock;
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsRead(sqlite3_file *file, void *out, int bytes, sqlite_int64 offset) {
  virtual_file *vfile = reinterpret_cast<virtual_file*>(file);
  vfile->file->Read(out, bytes, offset);
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsWrite(sqlite3_file *file, const void* data, int bytes,
          sqlite3_int64 offset) {
  virtual_file *vfile = reinterpret_cast<virtual_file*>(file);
  vfile->file->Write(data, bytes, offset);
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsSync(sqlite3_file*, int flags) {
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsFileControl(sqlite3_file *pFile, int op, void *pArg) {
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsSectorSize(sqlite3_file * /*file*/) {
  // The number of bytes that can be read without disturbing other bytes in the
  // file.
  return 1;
}

int VfsLock(sqlite3_file *file, const int mode) {
  virtual_file *vfile = reinterpret_cast<virtual_file*>(file);
  base::AutoLock lock(*vfile->lock);

  // If there is already a lock of this type or more restrictive, do nothing
  if (vfile->current_lock >= mode) {
    return SQLITE_OK;
  }

  if (mode == SQLITE_LOCK_SHARED) {
    DCHECK_EQ(vfile->current_lock, SQLITE_LOCK_NONE);
    vfile->shared++;
    vfile->current_lock = SQLITE_LOCK_SHARED;
  }

  if (mode == SQLITE_LOCK_RESERVED) {
    DCHECK_EQ(vfile->current_lock, SQLITE_LOCK_SHARED);
    vfile->current_lock = SQLITE_LOCK_RESERVED;
  }

  if (mode == SQLITE_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE) {
    if (vfile->current_lock >= SQLITE_LOCK_PENDING) {
      return SQLITE_BUSY;
    }
    vfile->current_lock = SQLITE_LOCK_PENDING;
    if (vfile->shared > 1) {
      // There are some outstanding shared locks (greater than one because the
      // pending lock is an "upgraded" shared lock)
      return SQLITE_BUSY;
    }
    // Acquire the exclusive lock
    vfile->current_lock = SQLITE_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE;
  }

  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsUnlock(sqlite3_file *file, int mode) {
  DCHECK_LE(mode, SQLITE_LOCK_SHARED);
  virtual_file *vfile = reinterpret_cast<virtual_file*>(file);
  base::AutoLock lock(*vfile->lock);

  COMPILE_ASSERT(SQLITE_LOCK_NONE < SQLITE_LOCK_SHARED,
                 sqlite_lock_constants_order_has_changed);
  COMPILE_ASSERT(SQLITE_LOCK_SHARED < SQLITE_LOCK_RESERVED,
                 sqlite_lock_constants_order_has_changed);
  COMPILE_ASSERT(SQLITE_LOCK_RESERVED < SQLITE_LOCK_PENDING,
                 sqlite_lock_constants_order_has_changed);
  COMPILE_ASSERT(SQLITE_LOCK_PENDING < SQLITE_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE,
                 sqlite_lock_constants_order_has_changed);

  if (mode == SQLITE_LOCK_NONE && vfile->current_lock >= SQLITE_LOCK_SHARED) {
    vfile->shared--;
  }

  vfile->current_lock = mode;
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsCheckReservedLock(sqlite3_file *file, int *result) {
  virtual_file *vfile = reinterpret_cast<virtual_file*>(file);
  base::AutoLock lock(*vfile->lock);

  // The function expects a result is 1 if the lock is reserved, pending, or
  // exclusive; 0 otherwise.
  *result = vfile->current_lock >= SQLITE_LOCK_RESERVED ? 1 : 0;
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsFileSize(sqlite3_file *file, sqlite3_int64 *out_size) {
  virtual_file *vfile = reinterpret_cast<virtual_file*>(file);
  *out_size = vfile->file->Size();
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsTruncate(sqlite3_file *file, sqlite3_int64 size) {
  virtual_file *vfile = reinterpret_cast<virtual_file*>(file);
  vfile->file->Truncate(size);
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsDeviceCharacteristics(sqlite3_file *file) {
  // TODO(wpwang): Implement this if needed.
  return 0;
}

// ------------- Database methods ------------

const sqlite3_io_methods s_lb_vfs_io = {
    1,  // Structure version number
    VfsClose,
    VfsRead,
    VfsWrite,
    VfsTruncate,
    VfsSync,
    VfsFileSize,
    VfsLock,
    VfsUnlock,
    VfsCheckReservedLock,
    VfsFileControl,
    VfsSectorSize,
    VfsDeviceCharacteristics
};

int VfsOpen(sqlite3_vfs *vfs, const char *path, sqlite3_file* file,
         int flags, int *out_flags) {
  virtual_file *vfile = reinterpret_cast<virtual_file*>(file);
  vfile->lock = new base::Lock;
  file->pMethods = &s_lb_vfs_io;

  LBVirtualFileSystem *lb_vfs = reinterpret_cast<LBVirtualFileSystem *>(
      vfs->pAppData);
  vfile->file = lb_vfs->Open(path);
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsDelete(sqlite3_vfs *vfs, const char *path, int sync_dir) {
  LBVirtualFileSystem *lb_vfs = reinterpret_cast<LBVirtualFileSystem *>(
      vfs->pAppData);
  lb_vfs->Delete(path);
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsFullPathname(sqlite3_vfs * /*vfs*/, const char *path, int out_size,
                 char *out_path) {
  memcpy(out_path, path, out_size);
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsAccess(sqlite3_vfs *vfs, const char *name, int flags, int *result) {
  // We should always have a valid, readable/writable file.
  *result |= SQLITE_ACCESS_EXISTS | SQLITE_ACCESS_READWRITE;
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

int VfsRandomness(sqlite3_vfs *, int bytes, char *out) {
  base::RandBytes(out, bytes);
  return SQLITE_OK;
}

sqlite3_vfs s_lb_vfs = {
    1,  // Structure version number
    sizeof(virtual_file),
    MAX_VFS_PATHNAME,
    0,
    kVfsName,
    NULL,  // pAppData; this is set in RegisterVFS
    VfsOpen,
    VfsDelete,
    VfsAccess,
    VfsFullPathname,
    NULL,  // xDlOpen
    NULL,  // xDlError
    NULL,  // xDlSym
    NULL,  // xDlClose
    VfsRandomness,
    NULL,  // xCurrentTime
    NULL,  // xGetLastError
};

}  // namespace

namespace LB {

void RegisterVfs(LBVirtualFileSystem *vfs) {
  int make_default = 1;

  // We only support registering one unique vfs for now. Registering a
  // different LBVirtualFileSystem instance may be harmless if intentional, but
  // that's not a currently expected use-case.
  if (s_lb_vfs.pAppData != NULL && s_lb_vfs.pAppData != vfs) {
    DCHECK(false) << "Attempted to register a different vfs.";
    return;
  }

  s_lb_vfs.pAppData = vfs;

#if defined(__LB_PS4__) || defined(__LB_XB360__)
  sqlite3_vfs_register(&s_lb_vfs, make_default);
#else  // defined(__LB_PS4__)
  // TODO(wpwang): This should be enabled on a per-platform basis.
  NOTREACHED();
#endif  // defined(__LB_PS4__)
}

void UnregisterVfs(LBVirtualFileSystem *vfs) {
  s_lb_vfs.pAppData = vfs;

#if defined(__LB_PS4__) || defined(__LB_XB360__)
  sqlite3_vfs_unregister(&s_lb_vfs);
#else  // defined(__LB_PS4__)
  // TODO(wpwang): This should be enabled on a per-platform basis.
  NOTREACHED();
#endif  // defined(__LB_PS4__)
}

}  // namespace LB

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Medical neglect has become one of the deadliest tools that is afflicted upon many prisoners of conscience in government prisons, especially those with chronic diseases.
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According to Abdullah's cousin Abdul Rahman al-Hawali, the Saudi judiciary sentenced him, along with his two brothers who were detained with him, to four years imprisonment, to be counted from the beginning of the date of their arrest.
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Serotonergic Lesions of the Periaqueductal Gray, a Primary Source of Serotonin to the Nucleus Paragigantocellularis, Facilitate Sexual Behavior in Male Rats
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While selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are widely used to treat anxiety and depression, they also produce profound disruptions of sexual function including delayed orgasm/ejaculation. The nucleus paragigantocellularis (nPGi), a primary source of inhibition of ejaculation in male rats, contains receptors for serotonin (5-HT). The ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG) provides serotonin to this region, thus providing an anatomical and neurochemical basis for serotonergic regulation of the nPGi. We hypothesize that 5-HT acting at the nPGi could underlie the SSRI-induced inhibition of ejaculation in rodents. To this end, we produced 5-HT lesions of the source of 5-HT to the nPGi (the vlPAG) and examined sexual behavior. Removing the source of 5-HT to the nPGi facilitated genital reflexes, but not other aspects of sexual behavior, consistent with our hypothesis. Namely, 5-HT lesions produced a significant increase in the mean number of ejaculations and a significant decrease in ejaculation latency as compared to sham lesioned animals, while latency to mating and the post-ejaculatory interval did not differ. These data suggest that the serotonergic vlPAG-nPGi pathway is an important regulatory mechanism for the inhibition of ejaculation in rats, and supports the hypothesis that this circuit contributes to SSRI-induced inhibition of ejaculation.
This article was published in the journal Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior and is available to subscribers here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pbb.2011.01.024. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc.
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Normandin, J. J. & Murphy, A. Z. (2011). Serotonergic Lesions of the Periaqueductal Gray, a Primary Source of Serotonin to the Nucleus Paragigantocellularis, Facilitate Sexual Behavior in Male Rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 98(3), 369–375. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2011.01.024
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Tommy Robinson's Jewish Handler Avi Yemini was a Heroin Addict and was Denied Entry to the US for Planning Violence
Andrew Anglin July 30, 2019
Andrew Anglin
When Israel sends their Jewish handlers to manage right-wing movements, they're not sending their best.
One of Tommy Robinson's Israeli handlers, Avi Yemini, appears to be running Tommy's entire internet presence while he is in prison, and is clearly responsible for the uploading of an anti-Mark Collett video to Tommy's YouTube channel. The other handler, called "Brian of London" (even though he lives in Tel Aviv), is also focusing his energies on attacking people who question Jews, rather than attempting to inform people about Tommy's plight.
Tommy runs an anti-Islamic immigration movement, he was sentenced to prison for filming Moslems, he is getting beaten up in prison, and the Jews who are running his media empire are using it to spread hatred against white people.
The attack on Collett came after a writer for Tommy's news site, Shazia Hobbs, wrote an article about Jews and the Frankfurt School and was fired by the Jews running the site. Shazia is half-Pakistani and has been involved with the Tommy movement for a long time. A second female Tommy supporter, Dionna Miller, has also come out against the Jews since Tommy went to jail, and is being subjected to attacks by the Jews running Tommy's media.
This is typical Jewish behavior, but it is certain to lead to people asking questions about what exactly is going on with these Jews. Surely, with Tommy in prison, being beaten up, there are more important things to do than attack white people and half-Pakistanis who are Tommy's supporters because they talked about Jewish behaviors.
These particular Jewish handlers do not seem to be very good at their jobs. If they were, they would quietly dissociate from these two women and then go back to focusing on Tommy's plight and the ongoing Islamic threat to Britain, instead of making this huge scene talking about the oppression of Jews and the threat of "neo-Nazis."
Avi Yemini, who has both Australian and Israeli citizenship, describes himself as a media personality.
The bio on his website reads:
I grew up in an ultra-orthodox Jewish home of 17 children. I was born the night my parents moved from Sydney to Melbourne. They drove interstate in a van with nine children, when my mother was nine months pregnant and I was born as soon as they drove into Melbourne.
Our family was ruled by an abusive and narcissistic father who used systematic violence and a distorted and warped interpretation of religion to control, manipulate and ultimately traumatize for over 30 years. I was kicked out of home at 13 years old and spent time on the streets, in group homes and foster care. I ended up addicted to heroin and often found myself in trouble with the law.
At nineteen I volunteered to join the Israel Defence Force in a bid to kick my addiction and do something meaningful with my life. My time as a Golani sharpshooter changed me and the experience of finally belonging to something that felt like a family helped turn things around for me.
After serving almost 3 years in the Gaza Strip I returned to Australia to start my own gyms which today are known as the largest Krav Maga centres in Australia.
I'm now often asked to comment on issues relating to self defence, counter-terrorism, being pro-Israel in Australia and the Jewish community in Melbourne.
He was once denied entry to the United States earlier this year on suspicion that he was planning to commit acts of terrorism.
10 Daily, April 11, 2019:
Controversial right-wing figure Avi Yemini has spoken to 10 daily after he was interrogated by U.S. authorities amid fears his presence in the country would incite violence.
Yemini, who served in the Israeli Defense Force, uses social media to spread his anti-Islam sentiments.
Earlier this week Yemini said on social media that his tour in the U.S. would combat fake news.
Less than 48-hours later he was turned away by immigration officials when trying to enter the country.
"Upon arrival in Los Angeles I was detained and interrogated by the FBI and am currently waiting to be deported from the USA," he wrote in a tweet on Friday morning.
A friend and fellow conservative Sydney Watson backed his claims.
"For real. They separated Avi and me and sent us off in different directions after questioning me at length about our intentions to be "violent"," she said in a tweet.
Watson, who is a dual Australian-American citizen, also has a growing online following. She is best-known for her YouTube videos where she broadcasts anti-feminist and anti-immigration views.
"It's really hard being picked up by border patrol, questioned for two hours by border agents and the FBI and asked questions about if you intend to hurt anyone or pick up weapons," she said on Instagram.
She said Yemini had been in custody for eight hours.
"The reason Avi Yemini was deported and I wasn't is because I am an American citizen," she hypothesised.
Yemini told 10 daily American cable television channel Comedy Central had something to do with the ban.
He recently appeared in a segment — which aired on the channel — about growing far-right sentiments in Australia. It was filmed in January and broadcast following the Christchurch massacre.
Since the segment was broadcast, Yemini has repeatedly contacted program makers about the way he was depicted.
"If I watched the segment, that guy that they put out there, I would hate him too," he told 10 daily.
When he agreed to do the interview he said it was on the proviso they "don't put me in the same story as neo-Nazis," he told 10 daily.
Yemini said editing and context were manipulated and he was planning to walk into Comedy Central and confront producers, who weren't responding online.
He was denied entry into the U.S. 15 years ago, for spending too many months within the same calendar year and was suspected of intending to immigrate there.
After the above article was published, Yemini went on Twitter whining about it. He mentioned the fact that he was a heroin addict wasn't relevant, and they appear to have removed that fact from the article at his request.
He also pled guilty to charges of beating up his wife earlier this month. Not that I'm against people beating up their wives necessarily, but getting charged with that and pleading guilty is part of a pattern of risky behavior.
He is also clearly on steroids.
He runs a martial arts gym in Australia, which he uses to recruit people into the Israeli Defense Force, of which he is himself a veteran.
The Age, November 1, 2015:
The Melbourne gym that offered to teach its members to use firearms like elite Israeli army snipers in April is now offering to help Australians join the Israel Defence Forces.
IDF Training, a private gym in Caulfield, is best known for its courses in Krav Maga, a form of combat training used by the IDF and popular abroad as a form of self-defence.
It received national attention after The Age revealed in April it had emailed its members, including minors, to spruik a new shooting course called "Intro to Israeli Tactical Shooting" at Oakleigh Pistol Club.
IDF training is co-owned by former Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldier Avi Yemini, who spent almost three years on the border of Gaza serving as a Golani Brigade sharpshooter.
Mr Yemini said after the recent spate of "lone wolf" attacks in Israel, there had been "a big response" to the gym's offer to help recruit Australian fighters to Israel.
"I think that people who see it – both Australian and Jewish – what's going on in Israel, all the knife attacks at the moment, people stop to think 'what can I do?'," he said.
It is illegal for Australians to travel to declared areas in Syria and Iraq, or to provide any assistance to armed groups in Syria.
"People will compare what we're doing to Islamic State, but people need to remember there's a big difference," Mr Yemini said.
"What we're doing is promoting joining the forces of an ally to Australia. We have the same mentality and the same philosophy … there's no comparison between the two."
See, bringing up the fact that people compare the IDF to ISIS is not really very smart. He offered that information willingly. And his only statement explicating a difference between the two terrorist groups is that the IDF is an ally of Australia.
This is a very low quality Jewish spy. And yes, when you are in a country recruiting for a foreign military, you are a spy, even if you are open about what you are doing.
Why is This Jew Running Tommy Robinson's Social Media While He's in Prison?
It isn't totally clear how an Australian Israeli Jew ended up running Tommy Robinson's website and YouTube channel while he's in prison. What seems to be happening is that Tommy himself has connections to Israel, has been supported and gotten money from Israelis, and simply goes along with whatever the Israelis want him to do.
Last year, it was revealed that Tommy's legal defense was being paid for by Israeli Jews.
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A notorious hardline, pro-Israel conservative think tank has claimed that it is helping fund the legal expenses of jailed far-right British activist Tommy Robinson.
In a statement published Sunday, the Middle East Forum (MEF) also took credit for funding protests that have taken place in support of Robinson, real name Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon.
Robinson was jailed for 13 months in May, "after being given 10 months for contempt of court, which he admitted, and a further three months for breaching a previous suspended sentence".
MEF said it is "helping Robinson in his moment of danger", in "three main ways": using "monies to fund his legal defence"; "bringing foreign pressure on the UK government to ensure Mr. Robinson's safety and eventual release"; and "organising and funding" the 9 June rally in London.
This Yemini Jew was apparently suggested to him by some of these money contacts. Yemini, as seen above, is active in "right wing" circles in white countries, and is also an established Israeli spy, so I would expect that pushing him on Tommy was a logical move for Tommy's Israeli benefactors. It also appears that the Rebel Media Jew Ezra Levant was involved in getting the Jew Yemini involved with the Tommy movement.
Yemini appears to have gotten involved with the Tommy movement last year when Tommy was briefly jailed for the crime that he is now in jail for again – that of filming Moslems outside of a courthouse. Yemini was involved in protests in Melbourne in support of the "#FreeTommy" campaign.
It appears that sometime earlier this year, during Tommy's free time between prison sentences, Yemini flew from Australia to Britain, apparently with the flight being paid for by Ezra Levant.
The Guardian, May 17, 2019:
There has been outside help, too, from Robinson's former employer, the rightwing Canadian website Rebel Media, which said this week that it had paid for the Israeli-Australian commentator Avi Yemini to fly from Melbourne to cover his campaign. Yemini, who was recently denied entry to the US, has described Islam as a "barbaric ideology" that has taken over England and called Muslim countries "Islamic shitholes". Yemini is little known in the UK but has been ever-present at Robinson's rallies, often as a warm-up act on stage or in videos taking aim at critics of the would-be MEP. His recent videos promoting Robinson include "PROOF: Tommy Robinson PROTESTORS are just PAID thugs" and "CONFIRMED: Tommy Robinson 'protestors' are cowards".
This is apparently when they began making a documentary together called "Shalom."
#TommyRobinson just previewed his upcoming documentary titled 'shalom' on the big screen onstage.
Sounds very Nazi if you ask me.
— Avi Yemini 🇦🇺🇮🇱 (@OzraeliAvi) July 4, 2019
It appears that during this period, when Yemini was visiting Tommy and helping him out with his rallies, they made the decision that he would take over his social media while he was locked up.
And shortly after he was locked-up, the situation of Shazia Hobbs and Dionna Miller developed, and Yemini decided to use his control of Tommy's media to attack and defame them as neo-Nazis.
Is Tommy Doing This on Purpose?
The question that often comes up when discussing the Jewish involvement in the Tommy movement is whether or not Tommy is purposefully diverting attention away from the issues that matter to the British people and onto Jewish issues, or if he is simply the victim of these Jewish meddlers.
I am personally inclined to give Tommy the benefit of the doubt on this issue. He appears to be genuine in his dislike for Moslems and his desire to stop the grooming gangs, radical mosques and other issues involving the Islamic takeover of Britain. What the Jews are doing is offering money in exchange for his taking on Israeli and Jewish issues as part of his campaign, and I can see why he would think this was a fair trade. As we all know, when you're in a right-wing movement, money is hard to come by.
We saw with the case of the gay cameramen, as reported by MILO, that Tommy was being openly ripped off and didn't really understand what was going on. I think he is probably not especially sharp, and is a trusting person, and doesn't exactly understand how weird it is to have a British movement against Islamic grooming gangs that is all of a sudden talking about how important it is to fight for a foreign country.
The bizarre nature of taking a movement that originally had very clear goals and making it about defending the interests of a foreign country has also apparently floated over the heads of many of the people involved in the Tommy movement. However, it seems that at some point, this is going to become so glaringly obvious that everyone will start scratching their heads. And the attacks on Shazia Hobbs, Dionna Miller and Mark Collett – people who all support Tommy Robinson – while Tommy is in prison getting beaten up are the beginning of the unraveling of this entire weird saga.
I hope that when Tommy gets out of jail, he can clean this mess up, and return his movement to its roots of being against the Islamic takeover of Britain instead of being this weird Jewish-Israeli defense movement. There is certainly no benefit to making a pro-British political movement all about Jews and Israel.
Tommy needs to understand that the British people do not need a "Shalom" documentary about how great Jews are. Even if Jews were really great, people do not support Tommy Robinson because they want to hear about how great Jews are. They support Tommy Robinson because he fights against the Islamization of Britain.
Jews claim to care about that cause, but when they begin making everything about themselves, they end up not even talking about Islam anymore and even start saying that Moslems are good and they just need to assimilate better. In other words, they are sabotaging Tommy's original agenda in multiple different ways and making his movement useless.
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The first time I saw footage of Agony, I was on YouTube looking for a new horror game to play. I noticed this game I had never heard of, and indulging my love for the genre, of course I had to check it out. The next ten minutes may have been one of the most disturbing gameplay demos I've ever seen. Walls and floors made of flesh and bone, and lost souls constantly groaning in the background. I loved every minute of it.
Indie studio, Mortiga's first venture is an action-MOBA called Gigantic that might change your perception of free-to-play games.
As we begin to gear up for the holiday season of video game releases, all eyes are on Nintendo and the upcoming release of Super Mario Odyssey.
Operation Health: The Suicide of Rainbow Six Siege?
Last week in a quiet announcement developer, Ubisoft, pulled a bait and switch on players of Rainbow Six Siege. With gamers expecting the release of new operators and a new map, when a very different announcement appeared the community was not too pleased.
First Time Long Time is about making the effort and experiencing some of these classics that might have slipped us by and seeing how they hold up so many years after their initial release. This week it's time to talk about ActRaiser!
Catching Up: What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Here are all the games the Game FES staff is playing this weekend (4/8/17). What are you playing? What are your thoughts on these games?
The Nintendo Switch was finally released on March 3rd. Supply hasn't been a disaster like the NES Classic Mini Whatever, but it is a new console so it's still going to take some time to get the system into the hands of everybody who wants one. Because I'm someone who managed/decided to get a Switch on launch day, I will lay out my experiences so far. Behold!
Peach might be the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, but I'm convinced my mom is the queen.


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<?php
/**
 * Squiz_Sniffs_XSS_EscapeOutputSniff.
 *
 * PHP version 5
 *
 * @category PHP
 * @package  PHP_CodeSniffer
 * @author   Weston Ruter <weston@x-team.com>
 */

/**
 * Verifies that all outputted strings are escaped.
 *
 * @category PHP
 * @package  PHP_CodeSniffer
 * @author   Weston Ruter <weston@x-team.com>
 * @link     http://codex.wordpress.org/Data_Validation Data Validation on WordPress Codex
 */
class WordPress_Sniffs_XSS_EscapeOutputSniff extends WordPress_Sniff
{

	/**
	 * Custom list of functions which escape values for output.
	 *
	 * @since 0.5.0
	 *
	 * @var string[]
	 */
	public $customEscapingFunctions = array();

	/**
	 * Custom list of functions whose return values are pre-escaped for output.
	 *
	 * @since 0.3.0
	 *
	 * @var string[]
	 */
	public $customAutoEscapedFunctions = array();

	/**
	 * Custom list of functions which escape values for output.
	 *
	 * @since 0.3.0
	 * @deprecated 0.5.0 Use $customEscapingFunctions instead.
	 *
	 * @var string[]
	 */
	public $customSanitizingFunctions = array();

	/**
	 * Custom list of functions which print output incorporating the passed values.
	 *
	 * @since 0.4.0
	 *
	 * @var string[]
	 */
	public $customPrintingFunctions = array();

	/**
	 * Printing functions that incorporate unsafe values.
	 *
	 * @since 0.4.0
	 *
	 * @var array
	 */
	public static $unsafePrintingFunctions = array(
		'_e' => 'esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()',
		'_ex' => 'esc_html_ex() or esc_attr_ex()',
	);

	/**
	 * Whether the custom functions were added to the default lists yet.
	 *
	 * @var bool
	 */
	public static $addedCustomFunctions = false;

	/**
	 * Returns an array of tokens this test wants to listen for.
	 *
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function register()
	{
		return array(
			T_ECHO,
			T_PRINT,
			T_EXIT,
			T_STRING,
		);

	}//end register()

	/**
	 * Processes this test, when one of its tokens is encountered.
	 *
	 * @param PHP_CodeSniffer_File $phpcsFile The file being scanned.
	 * @param int                  $stackPtr  The position of the current token
	 *                                        in the stack passed in $tokens.
	 *
	 * @return int|void
	 */
	public function process( PHP_CodeSniffer_File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr )
	{
		// Merge any custom functions with the defaults, if we haven't already.
		if ( ! self::$addedCustomFunctions ) {
			WordPress_Sniff::$escapingFunctions = array_merge( WordPress_Sniff::$escapingFunctions, array_flip( $this->customEscapingFunctions ) );
			WordPress_Sniff::$autoEscapedFunctions = array_merge( WordPress_Sniff::$autoEscapedFunctions, array_flip( $this->customAutoEscapedFunctions ) );
			WordPress_Sniff::$printingFunctions = array_merge( WordPress_Sniff::$printingFunctions, array_flip( $this->customPrintingFunctions ) );

			if ( ! empty( $this->customSanitizingFunctions ) ) {
				WordPress_Sniff::$escapingFunctions = array_merge( WordPress_Sniff::$escapingFunctions, array_flip( $this->customSanitizingFunctions ) );
				$phpcsFile->addWarning( 'The customSanitizingFunctions property is deprecated in favor of customEscapingFunctions.', 0, 'DeprecatedCustomSanitizingFunctions' );
			}

			self::$addedCustomFunctions = true;
		}

		$this->init( $phpcsFile );
		$tokens = $phpcsFile->getTokens();

		$function = $tokens[ $stackPtr ]['content'];

		// Find the opening parenthesis (if present; T_ECHO might not have it).
		$open_paren = $phpcsFile->findNext( PHP_CodeSniffer_Tokens::$emptyTokens, $stackPtr + 1, null, true );

		// If function, not T_ECHO nor T_PRINT
		if ( $tokens[$stackPtr]['code'] == T_STRING ) {
			// Skip if it is a function but is not of the printing functions.
			if ( ! isset( self::$printingFunctions[ $tokens[ $stackPtr ]['content'] ] ) ) {
				return;
			}

			if ( isset( $tokens[ $open_paren ]['parenthesis_closer'] ) ) {
				$end_of_statement = $tokens[ $open_paren ]['parenthesis_closer'];
			}

			// These functions only need to have the first argument escaped.
			if ( in_array( $function, array( 'trigger_error', 'user_error' ) ) ) {
				$end_of_statement = $phpcsFile->findEndOfStatement( $open_paren + 1 );
			}
		}

		// Checking for the ignore comment, ex: //xss ok
		if ( $this->has_whitelist_comment( 'xss', $stackPtr ) ) {
			return;
		}

		if ( isset( $end_of_statement, self::$unsafePrintingFunctions[ $function ] ) ) {
			$error = $phpcsFile->addError( "Expected next thing to be an escaping function (like %s), not '%s'", $stackPtr, 'UnsafePrintingFunction', array( self::$unsafePrintingFunctions[ $function ], $function ) );

			// If the error was reported, don't bother checking the function's arguments.
			if ( $error ) {
				return $end_of_statement;
			}
		}

		$ternary = false;

		// This is already determined if this is a function and not T_ECHO.
		if ( ! isset( $end_of_statement ) ) {

			$end_of_statement = $phpcsFile->findNext( array( T_SEMICOLON, T_CLOSE_TAG ), $stackPtr );
			$last_token = $phpcsFile->findPrevious( PHP_CodeSniffer_Tokens::$emptyTokens, $end_of_statement - 1, null, true );

			// Check for the ternary operator. We only need to do this here if this
			// echo is lacking parenthesis. Otherwise it will be handled below.
			if ( T_OPEN_PARENTHESIS !== $tokens[ $open_paren ]['code'] || T_CLOSE_PARENTHESIS !== $tokens[ $last_token ]['code'] ) {

				$ternary = $phpcsFile->findNext( T_INLINE_THEN, $stackPtr, $end_of_statement );

				// If there is a ternary skip over the part before the ?. However, if
				// the ternary is within parentheses, it will be handled in the loop.
				if ( $ternary && empty( $tokens[ $ternary ]['nested_parenthesis'] ) ) {
					$stackPtr = $ternary;
				}
			}
		}

		// Ignore the function itself.
		$stackPtr++;

		$in_cast = false;

		// looping through echo'd components
		$watch = true;
		for ( $i = $stackPtr; $i < $end_of_statement; $i++ ) {

			// Ignore whitespaces and comments.
			if ( in_array( $tokens[ $i ]['code'], array( T_WHITESPACE, T_COMMENT ) ) ) {
				continue;
			}

			if ( T_OPEN_PARENTHESIS === $tokens[ $i ]['code'] ) {

				if ( $in_cast ) {

					// Skip to the end of a function call if it has been casted to a safe value.
					$i       = $tokens[ $i ]['parenthesis_closer'];
					$in_cast = false;

				} else {

					// Skip over the condition part of a ternary (i.e., to after the ?).
					$ternary = $phpcsFile->findNext( T_INLINE_THEN, $i, $tokens[ $i ]['parenthesis_closer'] );

					if ( $ternary ) {

						$next_paren = $phpcsFile->findNext( T_OPEN_PARENTHESIS, $i + 1, $tokens[ $i ]['parenthesis_closer'] );

						// We only do it if the ternary isn't within a subset of parentheses.
						if ( ! $next_paren || $ternary > $tokens[ $next_paren ]['parenthesis_closer'] ) {
							$i = $ternary;
						}
					}
				}

				continue;
			}

			// Handle arrays for those functions that accept them.
			if ( $tokens[ $i ]['code'] === T_ARRAY ) {
				$i++; // Skip the opening parenthesis.
				continue;
			}

			if ( in_array( $tokens[ $i ]['code'], array( T_DOUBLE_ARROW, T_CLOSE_PARENTHESIS ) ) ) {
				continue;
			}

			// Handle magic constants for debug functions.
			if ( in_array( $tokens[ $i ]['code'], array( T_METHOD_C, T_FUNC_C, T_FILE, T_CLASS_C ) ) ) {
				continue;
			}

			// Wake up on concatenation characters, another part to check
			if ( in_array( $tokens[$i]['code'], array( T_STRING_CONCAT ) ) ) {
				$watch = true;
				continue;
			}

			// Wake up after a ternary else (:).
			if ( $ternary && in_array( $tokens[$i]['code'], array( T_INLINE_ELSE ) ) ) {
				$watch = true;
				continue;
			}

			// Wake up for commas.
			if ( $tokens[ $i ]['code'] === T_COMMA ) {
				$in_cast = false;
				$watch = true;
				continue;
			}

			if ( $watch === false )
				continue;

			// Allow T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING eg: echo 'Some String';
			// Also T_LNUMBER, e.g.: echo 45; exit -1; and booleans.
			if ( in_array( $tokens[$i]['code'], array( T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING, T_LNUMBER, T_MINUS, T_TRUE, T_FALSE, T_NULL ) ) ) {
				continue;
			}

			$watch = false;

			// Allow int/double/bool casted variables
			if ( in_array( $tokens[$i]['code'], array( T_INT_CAST, T_DOUBLE_CAST, T_BOOL_CAST ) ) ) {
				$in_cast = true;
				continue;
			}

			// Now check that next token is a function call.
			if ( T_STRING === $this->tokens[ $i ]['code'] ) {

				$ptr = $i;

				$functionName = $this->tokens[ $i ]['content'];

				$function_opener = $this->phpcsFile->findNext( array( T_OPEN_PARENTHESIS ), $i + 1, null, null, null, true );

				$is_formatting_function = isset( self::$formattingFunctions[ $functionName ] );

				if ( $function_opener ) {

					if ( 'array_map' === $functionName ) {

						// Get the first parameter (name of function being used on the array).
						$mapped_function = $this->phpcsFile->findNext(
							PHP_CodeSniffer_Tokens::$emptyTokens,
							$function_opener + 1,
							$tokens[ $function_opener ]['parenthesis_closer'],
							true
						);

						// If we're able to resolve the function name, do so.
						if ( $mapped_function && T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING === $this->tokens[ $mapped_function ]['code'] ) {
							$functionName = trim( $this->tokens[ $mapped_function ]['content'], '\'' );
							$ptr = $mapped_function;
						}
					}

					// Skip pointer to after the function.
					// If this is a formatting function we just skip over the opening
					// parenthesis. Otherwise we skip all the way to the closing.
					if ( $is_formatting_function ) {
						$i     = $function_opener + 1;
						$watch = true;
					} else {
						$i = $this->tokens[ $function_opener ]['parenthesis_closer'];
					}
				}

				// If this is a safe function, we don't flag it.
				if (
					$is_formatting_function
					|| isset( self::$autoEscapedFunctions[ $functionName ] )
					|| isset( self::$escapingFunctions[ $functionName ] )
				) {
					continue;
				}

				$content = $functionName;

			} else {
				$content = $this->tokens[ $i ]['content'];
				$ptr = $i;
			}

			$this->phpcsFile->addError(
				"Expected next thing to be an escaping function (see Codex for 'Data Validation'), not '%s'",
				$ptr,
				'OutputNotEscaped',
				$content
			);
		}

		return $end_of_statement;

	}//end process()

}//end class

?>


It may be hard to believe there's a serious Middle Eastern kitchen behind the sleek surfaces and throbby technopop of this modern cosmopolitan spot across from Melrose Market. But Mamnoon, which means "thankful" in Arabic, has an old soul. Dishes from Syria and Lebanon are built around bread: man'oushe flatbread that's topped like pizza with spices and cheeses and meats, the lunchtime kulage sandwiches made with pita, unforgettably rich yet featherweight khobz bi fliefleh known as olive oil bread that's slathered with fiery hot pepper paste. Around all this pastry, the menu arises in elegant coherence, offering spreads like hummus and an astonishing muhammara, enough vegetables to excite the herbivores (try the wickedly crusty cauliflower florets served with parsley and tarrtor), and soups and salads and fish and meats. High end, consistent, nuanced, and genuinely exotic—there is nothing else quite like this in Seattle. A lunchtime takeout window turns it into underpriced street food.
What's Cooler Than Being Cool? Ice Cream!
The Capitol Hill restaurant celebrates its fifth anniversary with, fittingly, a new place to perch and toast.


Extensive guidance and plan by industry experts to maximize your score in XAT!
XAT stands for Xaviers' Aptitude Test. It is a national level entrance examination conducted by XLRI every year for selecting the most appropriate students for management education. Additionally, more than 100 other institutes for admission to their management programs use the XAT score. It is a paper-based test conducted on the first Sunday of the year, in which the program commences. XAT 2018 will be conducted on the first Sunday of the year in an online format.
The exam is markedly different from the other MBA entrance exams as it features a section on Decision Making. This is an area that checks your management aptitude by presenting different situations and cases, and asks you to identify the correct recourse in these situations.
Critical Reasoning & Reading Comprehension areas have historically dominated this section.
Thrust is on reasoning skills. Purely vocabulary-based questions are rarely asked.
This section requires a very fine balance between quick reading and comprehension skills.
Practicing across Mock Tests is essential for superior performance.
This forms the most unique part of the XAT exam.
Consisting of various business and everyday situations, you are meant to establish what the various stakeholders should do in the situation given.
In general, the situations given in these questions set up interesting dilemmas for the parties involved, and most of the choices involve an analysis of the possible gains and losses with each course of action adopted.
Different types of questions probed in these areas include: ethical dilemmas, financial issues involving sales, revenues etc. of a company, employee management issues and general management scenarios.
As far as what kind of decisions you should make, ensure that the decision taken is unbiased and does not favor one particular party, ethical, balanced and from the perspective of all stakeholders involved. Do not lose your objectivity in the entire process and do not let your own biases cloud your judgment.
Majority of the questions featured in this area have come from Geometry, Number Systems, Functions, P&C, Probability and Data Interpretation.
Strong conceptual base in the above topics, with a good application orientation is the key to doing well.
Thrust areas are Geometry, Number Systems, P&C, Probability and Functions.
Watch our Achiever Series Videos to cover critical Quant, DI, Reasoning and Verbal topics for XAT!
As far as XAT is concerned, general knowledge made its first appearance in the exam in 2013. Out of the 30 questions in XAT 2013, 12 were on current affairs and 18 on static GK.
Put greater emphasis on economics and business related facts.
Preparing current events for the last 6 months is essential.
In static GK part, focus on awards, books & authors and geography.
Overall, you have to brace up to handle reasoning based questions requiring strong analytical application. Preparing the decision making section and the essay writing task should enable the XAT test taker to handle the test challenges more confidently. Concept strengthening should be followed by consolidation of application orientation and thereafter by an adequate number of practice tests. While attempting the paper, keep in mind the basics of time management, prioritization and striking a right balance between speed and accuracy!


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Professor Ali Jarbawi visits China, offers reflections on its evolution – Birzeit University
Ali Jarbawi, the Director of the Master's Program in International Studies at Birzeit University, shared his 10-day experience in Shanghai, China, presenting his reflections and impressions about Chinese political culture, the political system, and China's status as a great polar power.
The conclusion of his insights was that 'Despite these developments, China has still many issues to deal with, such as the recent dwindling in the economic growth, the imbalances in development, low rates of scientific innovation and entrepreneurship, and the high rate of corruption. However, Jarbawi noted that it is unlikely that the public would demand more political freedom and disposal of the communist ideologies.'
See more on the website of the University of Birzeit
© Photo Birzeit University
New article co-authored by Emre İşeri "Alternative Media and the Securitization of Climate Change in Turkey"
Birzeit professors analyze Oslo Accords, 'deal of the century' in Ibrahim Abu-Lughod symposium


Men have been wearing belts going as far back as 3,000 B.C., and both genders have worn these accessories on and off throughout the years, depending on current fashion trends. Today, belts are a staple for men and popular among women. "I don't know a man who doesn't wear a belt everyday," shares Howard Keller, partner of Detroit Leather Company, which launched in May of 2012. "Our focus is high quality, affordable leather belts, made in the U.S. People are tired of buying belts that are made overseas of plastic and leather. They don't last." Detroit Leather Company offers men's everyday, men's dress and ladies' belt lines.
The company's main product, the men's everyday belt, is a solid hide and there is no bonding or sewing. Available in black, brown, white, tan and burgundy, it is 1/4 inch thick and is made in four widths, from 1-1/4 inch to 2 inches. The 1-1/2 inch everyday man's belt, for example, wholesales for $16 and retails for $30 to $35. The 2-inch-wide belt wholesales for $20 and retails for $40 to $45. "We offer these with a cosmetic stitch as well," Keller adds, "for an extra $2.50 per belt."
"Ladies deserve to have a nice belt, too," Keller points out, "but a lot of belt manufacturers in the US don't carry ladies' lines." Detroit Leather Company's ladies belts, available in glossy white, black patent leather and several colors, come in a variety of widths and have a feminine belt buckle. With a floral pattern, the belt is thinner than the gentleman's belt to accommodate women's fashion desires. Belts wholesale for $12.50 to $15 and retail for $25 to $35. Base buckles are included and retailers can purchase upgraded buckles at cost. Detroit Leather Company sells about 60 styles of belts and 100 buckle designs. "One of the nice things about our belts is that we use Chicago screws, while a lot of other companies use riveting or snaps," Keller continues. "Riveting does not allow wearers to change their buckles and snaps wear out. With the Chicago screws, people can easily switch belt buckles at will."
Retailers can check wholesale pricing and place orders on the company's website. There is a new product page, and buyers can access and grab merchandise pictures to use on their own websites. In addition, retailers can visit the company's showroom in Farmington Hills, MI, where they also can place orders.
Detroit Leather Company will be exhibiting at the ASD show, being held March 17-20 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, NV. Retailers will find the company's newest looks, basket weave and floral patterns, in its everyday men's belt, along with its ladies and Western belt lines at the event. Detroit Leather Company is offering an ASD show package of ten free belts with the purchase of 75 belts for opening orders. Additional discounted packages will be available.


In the middle of the wine landscapes of the South Tyrolean Unterland area, there is a hidden Holiday paradise boasting wide open views of Lake Kaltern: Hotel Plattenhof in Tramin. With its 23 elegant and spacious suites, this luxurious, design and wine hotel is a feel - good palace surrounded by nature, a retreat for those seeking relaxation and a place where pleasure is of particular importance. For over 400 years, the in-house winery has produced excellent Gewürztraminer. And for over 200 years the Dissertori Family has been welcoming their guests to Restaurant Plattenhof and now since 2018 to Hotel Plattenhof.
The Dissertori Family winery has been producing their well-known Gewürztraminer for more than 400 years.
Enjoy views from high above of Lake Kaltern and the entire Unterland.
Every Monday experience a journey into the world of Gewürztraminer, South Tyrolean countryside & people with Mr Dissertori Werner.
Restaurant Plattenhof is located right next to the hotel and has been run by the Dissertori Family for over 300 years. Indulge yourself.
Enjoy special sunny moments at the natural pool in our spacious garden.


The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, collectively known as the Civil War and Reconstruction Amendments, were passed between 1865 and 1870. They outlawed slavery and extended civil rights and suffrage to U.S. citizens, including former slaves. Although Republicans were able to secure black suffrage in Southern states under Reconstruction, many states in the West and North still denied the right to vote to African-Americans. The 15th Amendment of 1870 prohibited denying suffrage to anyone on the basis of color, race or because of being a former slave. The nation grew weary of Reconstruction during the 1870s, and Rutherford B. Hayes won the presidency in 1877 in a contested election when he promised to remove all federal troops from the South. White Southerners, most of whom had regained political rights even if they had been Confederates, returned to power and came up with ways to disenfranchise black voters.
The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. Some examples of Jim Crow laws are the segregation of public schools, public places and public transportation, and the segregation of restrooms, restaurants and drinking fountains for whites and blacks. The U.S. military was also segregated. Women gained the right to vote in 1920, but Jim Crow racial segregation and disenfranchisement limited Black women's suffrage. Although African-Americans were systematically denied the right to vote during the Jim Crow era, many resisted this oppression by both exposing and subversive means.


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The Public Works Department maintains and operates the east side commuter parking lot at the Matteson Metra Station along the Metra Electric District.
Matteson Station Commuter Parking Lot
The commuter lot is located at 3500 North Street, located at the corner of Homan Avenue and North Street, in Matteson. The station consists of 555 parking spaces, 14 handicap parking spaces, 10 bike lockers, and 3 bike racks.
The parking fee is $1.25 per day. Cash and credit card forms of payment are accepted at the gates upon exit. Overnight parking is not allowed.
For information regarding bike locker leasing, please call Park Forest's Recreation and Parks Department at 708-748-2005. Please note that while the parking lot is ADA accessible, the Metra station is not.
View Metra Rail information.
View Matteson Metra commuter lot station location on Google Maps
211 th Street Station Commuter Parking Lot - CLOSED
Park Forest's Metra commuter parking lot located at the 211th Street (Lincoln Highway) Station, on the east side of the rail line, was closed on Sept.1, 2018. There are no current plans to reopen this lot in the future.
Jolly Trolley


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Why did Nigeria move its capital from Lagos to Abuja?
Thread: Why did Nigeria move its capital from Lagos to Abuja?
okay let me give a different view from Kennedy's cabal theory.
Lagos was congested and due to the nature of the terrain, it was difficult to expand and have the kind of infrastructure that was envisaged. Abuja in the center of the country has virtually limitless land for expansion. World class infrastructure has been built but has fallen into disrepair due to poor maintenance and planning culture.
Security was also a nightmare due to the congestion. There had been 2 assassinations of the President already and 4 changes of government in violent ways. It was believed that there was a need to have a better position for the seats of government. The seat of government in Abuja is in a wide expanse of land where movement around the whole city can be monitored. There has never been violent transfer of power since the capital moved in 1993.
Lagos was deeply entrenched in the heartland of one of the main ethnic groups in Nigeria and there was no chance it was going to loosen up. Contrary to the widely held belief in the South of Nigeria, Abuja is not Hausa land but the minority Gwari tribe. Igbo people from South of Nigeria are now the largest land holders in Abuja.
The 70s was a time of Black/African renaissance and the belief that the black man had a great manifest destiny was still alive. Abuja was therefore conceived of as a City that will be a showpiece and pride of the Black race.
If the cabal was all about regionalism and tribalism, Kaduna would have been the choice of the new Capital not Abuja.
Source: https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Nigeri...Lagos-to-Abuja


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Full Trailer for 'Yellowstone' Spinoff '1923' With Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren Released
Paramount Plus/YouTube
The first full trailer for another "Yellowstone" prequel has been released by Paramount+.
"1923″ is a soon-to-be released spin-off of the "Yellowstone" franchise. The series stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as Jacob and Cara Dutton, a new generation of the now-iconic Dutton family.
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In the style of the Taylor Sheridan shows that have come before it, the "1923" trailer promises plenty of romance, violence and drama. Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren bring decades of combined acting experience to their roles, and the preview shows that the pair are holding nothing back for the new series.
"Men kill quick with a bullet or a noose, but the fight is with me. And I kill much slower," Mirren's character threatens in the trailer.
Harrison Ford's character is equally as fierce as he declares, "Tell the world what happens when they cross me," and "If you attack my family it will be the last thing you ever do."
Set in Montana, "1923" takes place more than 30 years prior to the birth of John Dutton (portrayed by Kevin Costner) in the original Yellowstone series, and four decades after "1883," the "Yellowstone" prequel that starred Tim McGraw and Faith Hill as patriarch and matriarch of an earlier generation of Duttons.
The official show description for "1923" says, "'1923' focuses on the Dutton family's next two generations as they struggle to survive historic drought, lawlessness and Prohibition, and an epidemic of cattle theft; all battled beneath the cloud of Montana's great depression, which preceded the nation by almost a decade."
The new series sees the Duttons settled on their Montana ranch, but they face a "range war" as land developers, cowboys and hunters want to lay claim to some of their property.
According to Paramount+, "1923" will be made up of two 8-episode seasons and will premiere on December 18.
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to find a character. For an english OCR on the other hand, this number is below 50.
Hence the difficulties in Indic OCR.
How to reduce number of character classes to be trained?
In my conversation with Prof. B.B. Chaudhuri I learnt techniques to reduce the number of character classes.
the rising part of vowel signs like ি ী , the middle part will have consonant, conjuncts, vowels, digits etc.
The bottom part will have descending part of vowel-signs like ু.
values during training. Hence I dont think Tesseract-OCR will understand this segmentation.
1) We use a different OCR engine. Will have to dig deeper into ocropus.
spell checker based correction mechanism.
The 2nd method I am working on right now.


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Michigan Reading Association Administrator Award Recipients
2016 Administrator Award Recipient
Jim Bailey – Hemmeter Elementary, Saginaw, MI
Being a successful administrator one must have the ability to listen and value others' opinions. This year's recipient of the Administrator Award, Jim Bailey, from Saginaw Township Public Schools, shines in these areas. He started his career in education as a 5th grade teacher, and one of his former students shared with us that Mr. Bailey's classroom was a sanctuary for reading. He gave book talks that helped to make the students want to read. As he moved into the principal job at Hemmeter Elementary, he instilled in the school this same amazing reading environment. His philosophy is one that so many of us share, that "no person hates reading, they just haven't found the right book." As his former student stated, "Mr. Bailey is doing what he was meant to do and has found it." Congratulations to Mr. Jim Bailey from the Michigan Reading Association.
Dr. Ross Cheney Groover – Snow Elementary, Dearborn, MI
When a parent states that she loves to be in the principal's office because the office is surrounded with books, one knows that their administrator is promoting literacy in her building. Dr. Ross Cheney Groover, principal at Snow Elementary School in Dearborn, is this year's MRA recipient for the Administrator Award. Dr. Groover has provided a safe, secure, and fun learning environment for all of her students. Picture this: Dr. Groover, accepting a PTA reading challenge, spent her day reading to students while in her pajamas! Dr. Groover is there for her teachers, parents, and especially for her students.
Kathryn Murray – Grosse Pointe North High School, Grosse Pointe, MI
Kathryn Murray is known for her ability to formulate relationships with students, develop a warm school climate and provide opportunities for equity and access for all students who come in contact with her. Seeing the need for struggling freshman, Kathryn worked on developing the Freshman Assist transition program that addressed the reading needs and worked with the students and classroom teachers to help them succeed. She works with teachers to develop curriculum maps and pacing charts, both formative and summative common assessments and is a key component in building a positive school culture. Kathryn is described not only as effective, competent and talented, but as warm, personable, and passionate.
Dennis Graham – Commerce Elementary, Walled Lake, MI
This year's recipient of the Administrators Awardstarted his job career not in education but, working for Ford Motor Company drilling holes in transmission housings. Dennis Graham, principal of CommerceElementary School, states that it took him 10 minutes to learn the job with no reading or writing required. Of course, he went on to college. He understands that times have changed and as we all know these jobs have disappeared. Today as the principal of Commerce Elementary he possesses a strong sense of "vision" for his students, staff and community. Dennis has created an excellent balanced literacy program at his school which is supported by parent volunteers and educators. As his staff knows he knows the "who, what, where, when, why and how" of using data and assessment for school improvement and he also has a grand vision for our entire state. He volunteered at the MRA Board and Committee meetings by leading the group through key discussions to develop a vision and to set and implement heartfelt goals for our literacy group. We thank Dennis for our "wildly important goal" Literacy Leadership in a Digital Age. Please join MRA in congratulating Dennis Graham as this year's Administrator Award recipient.


The week before I officially turned 22, my mom came to visit and I had another excuse to be in San Francisco for a few days. Before meeting my mom at the hotel, Josh and I drove to the Legion of Honors and were lucky enough to have a random old man give us two free tickets to see Monet's legendary works.
To say Impressionism is now my favorite era in the art world is putting it mildly. He was a master of the craft and I fell head over heels with the first painting I glimpsed on the exhibit's wall. Without even realizing it, everything that I've learned in class came pouring out from this visit. Funny enough all those hours sitting in lectures, enduring critiques and analyzing artworks does have its use. I realized that I'm able to appreciate artworks now more so than I ever have and in a deeper sense too, noticing the little details that I otherwise wouldn't have in the past. Not to mention, how my critical skills and eloquence in the art verse expanded. Ask me to look at a piece of work and I would probably have a thing or two to say about its composition, technique, initial feelings, and all that nonsense and compose a structured critique based from what I see.
But enough of that nonsense and back to Monet. Claude Monet. His works are a dream. My dream. Down to the details of his highlights and shadows to his palette choice. Everything about his collection of paintings is a masterpiece. If you're an art enthusiast, don't miss the chance to visit the exhibit at Legion of Honors which will run through until the end of May.


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Trump recognises Israel's annexation of Golan Heights
Sovereign over the Golan Heights has been a contentious issue in the Middle East since Israel captured two thirds of the area from Syria in the Six Day War in 1967, and effectively annexed in 1981.
Donald Trump has earned praise from the embattled President Netanyahu by recognising Israeli sovereignty, the only country to do so, but could stir up tensions again in the Middle East.
Since the 1967 Six-Day War, the western two-thirds of the Golan Heights has been occupied and administered by Israel.
From 2012 to 2018, the eastern Golan Heights became a scene of repeated battles between the Syrian Arab Army, rebel factions of the Syrian opposition including the moderate Southern Front, jihadist al-Nusra Front, and ISIL-affiliated factions. In July 2018, the Syrian government regained control of the eastern Golan Heights.
Construction of Israeli settlements began in the remainder of the territory held by Israel, which was under military administration until Israel passed the Golan Heights Law extending Israeli law and administration throughout the territory in 1981.
his move was condemned by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 497, which stated that "the Israeli decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction, and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights is null and void and without international legal effect", and Resolution 242, which emphasises "inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war". Israel maintains it has a right to retain the Golan, also citing the text of UN Resolution 242, which calls for "safe and recognised boundaries free from threats or acts of force".
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golan_Heights
After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel's Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2019
At a time when Iran seeks to use Syria as a platform to destroy Israel, President Trump boldly recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Thank you President Trump! @realDonaldTrump
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) March 21, 2019
Washington Examiner – Trump: Time for US to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights
The announcement comes just weeks before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facingpotential criminal corruption charges, is up for re-election. Netanyahu, who has leaned heavily on Trump's support, praised the announcement Thursday.
Speaking beside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Israel on Thursday, Netanyahu thanked Trump for recognizing the region.
"President Trump has just made history. He did it again. First, he recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moved the U.S. embassy here, then he pulled out of the disastrous Iran treaty and re-imposed sanctions, but now he did something of equal historic importance."
Haaretz: Trump Signs Order Recognizing Golan Heights as Israeli Territory
In a joint press conference, Trump said: "We do not want to see another attack like the one suffered this morning north of Tel Aviv," adding: "Our relationship is powerful." Trump then said: "We will confront the poison of anti-Semitism."
Netanyahu said he brought Trump a "box of the finest wine from the Golan Heights."
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin welcomed the proclamation, calling Trump "a true friends of the State of Israel." Opposition head Shelly Yacimovich, as well as Labor chairman Avi Gabbay, also commended the move.
Syria's foreign ministry called the decision a "blatant attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity" of Syria on Monday, in a statement carried by state news agency SANA.
In a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Netanyahu said, "We feel that it's a Purim miracle, President Trump made history today." According to Netanyahu, "Trump recognized Israel's sovereignty in the Golan Heights at a time when Iran is trying to use it as a platform to destroy Israel."
The move by Trump caused an instant international uproar of protests: under international law, the Golan Heights are considered to be Syrian territory occupied by Israel, like East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Israel captured the Golan Heights, which is populated by around 25.000 Druze, in 1967 and de facto annexed the territory in a 1981 law.
After the Trump tweet, a European Union spokesperson in Israel told Haaretz the EU will not change its position regarding the Golan Heights in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration. Representatives of Russia, Turkey, multiple actors in the Arab world including Palestinians and Syrians also condemned the move.
Washington Examiner – Netanyahu to Trump: 'Israel has never had a better friend than you'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Trump on Monday that "Israel has never had a better friend than you".
"Mr. President, over the years Israel has been blessed to have many friends who have sat in the Oval Office. But Israel has never had a better friend than you. You have showed this time and again," Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu, thanking Trump, said of the formerly Syrian Golan Heights: "We hold the high ground and we shall never give it up."
Al Jazeera: Why Trump recognised Israel's claim on the Golan Heights
While the US decision to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights is primarily being explained away with geopolitics, it, in fact, has much more to do with US domestic politics. With this move, President Donald Trump aims to cement the gradual shift in partisan support of Israel from the Democrats to the Republicans and rally evangelical Christians around his presidency.
He chose to sign the Golan Heights sovereignty decree on March 25 as American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the main Israel lobby group in the United States, was holding its annual conference in Washington. This year, the event took place against the backdrop of Democratic House Representative Ilhan Omar's comments criticising the lobby and the decision of a number of Democratic presidential candidates to boycott it.
Trump and members of his administration took the opportunity to attack the Democratic Party, with Vice President Mike Pence rebuking the Democratic party for being "afraid to stand with the strongest supporters of Israel in America".
A few days earlier, Trump was even more explicit: "I don't know what happened to them, but they are totally anti-Israel. Frankly, I think they are anti-Jewish."
The White House is purposefully feeding a narrative that the Democrats' commitment to Israel is wavering and that there are growing signs of what one former Trump campaign aide has called "Jexodus" – the supposed exodus of American Jews from the Democratic camp, which they have traditionally supported, to the Republican one.
There has always been a complex political symmetry between Israeli and US politics. Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu never got along with two liberal US presidents; Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. However, Trump is the gift that keeps on giving.
The current collusion between right-wing leaders in both the US and Israel is unprecedented and is marginalising the left in both countries and pushing back against what they perceive as liberal institutions, most notably the media and the judiciary branch. Trump hopes to use this alliance to engineer a sway to the right in US politics, similar to the one in Israel.
While political decisions favouring Israel are certainly boosting Trump's and Netanyahu's chances of re-election, they are conflicting with other US objectives in the Middle East. Pompeo's March 22 visit to Beirut, for example, was eclipsed by Trump's decision on the Golan Heights, which undermined his call on local political forces to deter Hezbollah.
The Trump-Netanyahu alliance is putting Arab allies of Washington in a difficult position, as unconditional US "gifts" to Israel are increasingly antagonising the Arab public. These policy distractions undertaken by the Trump administration are undermining the US's attempt to deter Iran and are in many ways helping Tehran's anti-US narrative.
The growing alliance between the US evangelicals and the Israeli right is polarising US and Middle East politics and, while it may secure short-term electoral gains for Trump and Netanyahu, in the long term, it may prove disastrous.
Dina Badie (Channel NewsAsia): Why Trump's recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory matters
Trump is popular in Israel, particularly after recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital and relocating the American embassy there from Tel Aviv. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently using the American president's photos in his re-election campaign posters to take advantage of this.
In fact, some analysts and reporters have suggested that the timing of this announcement was politically calculated to bolster Netanyahu's campaign in the upcoming Israeli elections on Apr 9.
So claims that both Trump and Netanyahu see election advantages foe themselves over the move by Trump.
I expect that the decision to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights will run into the same difficulties that afflicted the Trump administration's change in policy with regards to Jerusalem for two reasons.
First, it reverses decades of consistent US policy that demanded any territorial recognition come as a result of direct negotiations, rather than unilateral declarations.
Second, it runs counter to international law, which does not recognise Israeli sovereignty over territories occupied during the 1967 War.
To be sure, Trump's move is a symbolic, rather than legal, gesture. But given the dimensions of America's global influence, US recognition could lend some legitimacy to Israel's controversial annexation policy.
And I believe Trump's approach to contentious issues in the Arab-Israeli conflict will further undermine the US government's claim to be an honest broker. In my view, it makes peace in the Middle East less likely.
And claims that there could be flow on effects of this move by Trump.
Heather Timmons (Quartz): Why Trump's Golan Heights move should worry India and Taiwan
By ignoring the United Nations charter pledge to refrain from "the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state," Trump is putting the future of other long-disputed territory in jeopardy, foreign policy experts say.
"It sets a terrible precedent," said Edward Goldberg, a professor with New York University's Center for Global Affairs. "If the US doesn't recognize international law as the 'cop,' then who does?," he said.
"What if China goes into Taiwan tomorrow, isn't that the same thing?," Goldberg said, "or Pakistan into Kashmir?"
Russia's neighbors may also be affected. Russia has already called outUS "hypocrisy" over sanctions related to the Russian annexation of Crimea, notes Stacie Goddard, a professor of political science at Wellesley College.
"In the short run, this is most likely to bolster Russia's confidence in South Ossetia and Abkhazia," the breakaway territories that were once part of Georgia, but now supported by Russian military.
Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, and the United Nations immediately condemned Trump's proclamation, and the UN declared Israel's annexation of the area "null and void."
Stephen Blank (The Hill): Trump's Golan Heights announcement will backfire for Netanyahu — and US
While the military situation in the Golan has not changed, Trump's decision fundamentally alters the political context there. Rather than enhancing Israeli security this decision actually diminishes it. Trump's statements have made it impossible for any future Syrian government, not only Bashear Assad's regime, to make peace with Israel. No Syrian regime of any stripe will accept Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights leading to Damascus.
Moreover, Israeli annexation of the Golan furnishes an ideal and enduring pretext for Iran, and its client forces like Hezbollah, to stay in Syria to defend against the "Israeli threat."
Thus, Iranian forces and terrorists associated with them will not only stay in Syria and threaten Israeli forces and civilians in the Golan and Israel proper, their belief in their cause and their recruitment will grow, causing major new security challenges and costs to Israel.
Likewise, it also furnishes an outstanding pretext for Moscow to strengthen its military bases in Syria. That also challenges U.S. and NATO forces in the Mediterranean. This will make Moscow even more resolute about trying to undermine U.S. policy across the entire Middle East and Africa as it is now doing with visible success.
Clearly, the U.S. has no viable strategy for building peace in the Middle East or for confronting the Palestinian or Iranian challengers to peace.
Nothing is simple in the Middle East. I think it's difficult to predict what effect Trump's recognition of the annexation of the Golan Heights will have, but it is unlikely to improve peace prospects.
Blatantly intervening in Israel's politics ahead of an election, we have undercut our argument to everyone else that Russia (and implicitly China) must be countered because they interfere in our and our allies' domestic politics. Here again, we have sacrificed principle for expediency and given our opponents the means to stigmatize our policy as being hypocritical.
Like Russia, the US is guilty of trying to influence and interfere in elections around the world for a long time.
Cynical politics rules.
by Pete George on 27th March 2019 • Permalink
Tagged annexation, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Golan Heights, Iran, Israel, Russia, Syria, USA
Posted by Pete George on 27th March 2019
https://yournz.org/2019/03/27/trump-recognises-israels-annexation-of-golan-heights/


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McLeod won the 110 m hurdles at the 2015 Jamaican Championships, defeating national record holder Hansle Parchment in a wind-legal 12.97 and breaking 13 seconds for the first time; the time was world-leading for a week.[14] He made his debut as a professional at the István Gyulai Memorial in Székesfehérvár on 7 July, but pulled up with a cramp and failed to finish.[15] At the start of the 2016 outdoor season, he ran 9.99 seconds for the 100 metres, becoming the first athlete to complete the 110 m hurdles in under 13 seconds and also break the 10-second barrier.[16] In the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won Gold in the 110m hurdles. Based on his outstanding athletic performance, Mcleod was recently crowned Jamaica's 2017 Sportsman of the Year. During 2017, he won six of seven 110m hurdles races, including the World Championships in London.
McLeod was a promising high school athlete, running for Manchester High School and later Kingston College; during his early career, he competed in both the 110 m hurdles and the 400 m hurdles.[2][3] He represented Jamaica at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Lille, qualifying for the finals in both hurdles events; he placed fourth in the 110 m hurdles and eighth in the 400 m hurdles.[2] At the CARIFTA Games he won gold in the under-20 400 m hurdles in three consecutive years (2011, 2012 and 2013); he scored an additional five medals in the 110 m hurdles and the 4 × 400 m relay, including a relay gold in 2013.[4][5][6] He also won gold in the relay at the 2012 CAC Junior Championships in San Salvador.[5]
In 2013, his final year in high school, McLeod set Jamaican junior records in both the 110 m hurdles (13.24) and the 400 m hurdles (49.98) at the Boys and Girls Championships; he was the first Jamaican high schooler to break 50 seconds at the longer distance.[2] After graduating from Kingston College he went to the University of Arkansas on a track and field scholarship.[2]


The association and the project of Prostoroz were created in 2004 by three young architects who studied together at the Architecture University of Ljubljana. The Ljubljana they were living in at that time was nothing to do compare to what the city is nowadays. The municipality action plan Ljubljana 2020 and the renovation of the city center started in 2006-2007. Tired, annoyed by their uninspiring and boring urban environments, but full of energy, the young ladies decided to create an association (zavod in Slovene).
Their first idea was to create an urban festival every year to talk about and to enlighten some specifics of urban issues in Ljubljana. The revitalization of the city center, which hadn't started back then yet, was the first topic of the festival. The idea was to create small urban furniture and interventions in the public space to make people aware of the existence of an issue to be addressed. Basic furniture such as benches were added to the public spaces during the festival. Nevertheless, those installations were never taken into account by the municipality in order to build some more long terms ones. Therefore, the three urban activists decided to change the scale of their actions. They started to contact and inform the municipality about some urban issues in order to achieve long terms goals.
Tabor Park: This project started in 2010 thanks to a collaboration with the association Bunker and IPOP (an association named Institute for Spatial Policies). Its goal was and still is to revitalize Tabor, Ljubljana's district adjoining the city center. The activities were implemented in a cooperating with local communities and residents. The first idea was to make a study of the neighborhood to understand the needs of the locals. They discover that this district, former industrial suburb with a strong identity an open public place for meetings of the local community, had completely lost its identity till date. The lack of green spaces, of urban furniture and of activities had created a strong feeling of insecurity and discomfort. Thanks to the creation of a program of events with local associations (theater, sports, gardening, music…) and implementation of small urban renovations, the image of the park slowly started to change.
This initiative provides to the locals a place to express themselves without dealing with the technical process of creating an event and to become more known by the wider community.
Following its new long term goals, Prostoroz created a contact between the neighborhood and the municipality in order to change the traffic system around the park to make it safer. After 4 years of talks, the municipality agreed to change the traffic system, improving considerably the quality of life around the park.
Savsko naselje neighborhood renovation of public spaces: This time, the project's idea was coming from the municipality. The idea was to involve the locals in the renovation and the management of their neighborhood. The association together with some youngsters who wanted to develop community services in the neighborhood, initiated some workshops and activities about the neighborhood's renovation. They created a 3D model to understand the important issues to be taken into account. The lack of appropriate parking lots have conducted citizens to park in public spaces, so cars were taking the places of humans in the neighborhood. The workshops were the place and opportunities to think about the future and to create some projects such as a local newspaper, events, a Bloc party with a local rapper, a day center for the youngsters, some urban gardens, a Jane Walk every year to discover the neighborhood. Some projects were implemented and some are still in process of realization today. But the major idea which was to make people become more active was a complete success.
Savski hrib: This project was not an idea of the association but one of the mothers who lost her son. He was a basketball player and after his death she decided to give all the money she had gathered for him to the association to renovate the basketball field where her son used to play. To do so, the association decided to collaborate with children aged around 14 years old. In collaboration with the middle school, they had the opportunity to do 5-hours-per-week workshops during several months. Together with the children, they visited the site, searched and studied some best cases/practices in other countries, created 3D models of the area, they drew the plans and did play roles where the children had to imagine how also old or disabled people could use space imagined in their plans. Then they delivered a final project to the municipality who accepted it and the project was built and realized.
Today, they continue their activities in this area of Ljubljana by having the intention of renovating a playground close to the basket ball field. This time, the association has collaborated with kindergartens, primary schools and a center for disable people.
4) Knjižnica reči (Library of things): Adapting a concept which already existed in Berlin, Prostoroz created this new type of library where you do not borrow books but objects. The association, with the help of their partner Polygone, started this project in an unoccupied space of a former community building. The project was financed thanks to some funds from the municipality's fund for social projects. In order to understand what people's expectations were, the association created a survey. People identified the most important objects that they want to borrow. The objects were donated by inhabitants and in exchange gained a one year free use of the library. In this library, you can find playing equipments, hiking shoes, rollers, tents, tools for gardening or household appliances. For thirty euros per year, people can rent whatever they wish in this library!
The project was created by three young architects who studied together at the University of Ljubljana. Maša Cvetko, Ana Grk and Alenka Korenjak, three active women in their thirties are still the leaders of the project. They also own an architecture firm. The architectural sector is in crisis in Slovenia momentarily. Therefore, architects are now involved more and more into bottom up initiatives and participatory actions.
They get support by other citizens in their endeavours: by Zala Velkavrh who is the program manager for Tabor Park, by Marko Marovt who gives a technical support, by Nika Van Berkel who is the program manager for Trubar's Market and Dijana Vukojevic who is the manager for Park Tabor.
For every project, the core group cooperates with different associations or citizens. From one project to another, the partners changed and evolved. It can be local associations such as Bunker or IPOP for Tabor Park project, or some institution such as the municipality or public schools or some groups of citizens who want to participate. Everyone is welcome to participate at the activities and everyone can ask for the help of the association to solve an issue in Ljubljana.
Design is not the major issue for the association, even though they try to pay attention to the colors, the shapes and the forms used for the construction of new urban furniture and communication tools. For instance when they created some benches thanks to recycle materials, they tried to reshape them and to paint them in nice colors related to the nearby environments.
Maša prepared all the communication designs. The association communicate through a website, a Facebook account, a twitter account, some paper prints of their activities, posters, some publications etc.


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