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Westgate Mall Attack
October 4, 2013 October 8, 2013 Pulse Magazine
By Jody Miller
On September 21st, 2013, the Westgate Mall in Narobi, Kenya was attacked shortly after noon, Eastern Africa Time, outside and downstairs of the upscale shopping mall. The attackers, terrorist group Al-Shabaab, commenced the act of terrorism with bursts of gunfire and grenades in an outside cafe, targeted by at least five gunmen, including one women. Eight more gunmen entered the mall and began shooting at shoppers and Kenyan police officers. The affluent, wealthy shoppers ran for their lives, hiding in any place they thought was safe, one of these being the vents. As two squads of gunmen went through the mall, Muslim shoppers were released after reciting a excerpt from the Quran. Al-Shabaab stated that, "Our targets have always been disbelievers, invaders and the apostate governments officials/troops who are allied with them." Al-Shabaabs controls the majority of Somalia, the country they originate from. They claim, however, that Kenyan troops have caused so much suffering that they deserved this apparent revenge.
Thirty American citizens were inside the mall during the attack, including U.S. embassy personnel. Although all citizens were evacuated and counted for, several were injured, including a Torrey Pines High School alumni. As it became night, police and military surrounded the shopping mall with several helicopters flying above. Around 9:30 a.m. the following day, a heavy fire of artillery erupted from the mall, and two Kenyan security forces came out wounded. A police doctor inspecting the dead has claimed that many victims were tortured before being killed. Even though the claims are unverified, the doctor believes that, "They removed eyes, ears, [and] nose[s]. They get your hand and sharpen it like a pencil then they tell you to write your name with the blood. They drive knives inside child[rens] bod[ies]. Actually, if you look at all the bodies, unless those ones that were escaping, fingers are cut by pliers, the noses are ripped by pliers." At least 175 people were injured.
As it entered the fourth day, Kenyan officials declared all hostages to be free and that the Kenyan military had gained control back from Al-Shabaab. The attack took the lives of at least 61 civilians, six security officers, and five extremists but, the death toll rises every day. Kenya's National Intelligence Agency (NIS), has been accused of not sharing intelligence about the attack, however the agency has insisted it did warn the police. Kenyan forensic experts, American FBI agents and Israeli specialists are trying to reconstruct the attack. At least 11 suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack. The car used by the attackers been found according to Kenyan officials. However, no details were disclosed because it is an ongoing investigation. Three of the alleged attackers are from the United States, two from Somalia, and one from each of the following countries: Canada, Finland, Kenya, and the United Kingdom. The FBI is looking into the supposed American attackers, and although not confirmed, they are becoming more confident that Americans were involved.
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So Kevin found more pears and apples on our trees yesterday. The pears are particularly beautiful, and the apples, though bumpy and small, have a tart old-fashioned flavour. With help from F and AB, I used them in a recipe for apple cake from MCC's Simply in Season. It calls for 5 cups of chopped, unpeeled apples and turns out very dark and moist, almost too moist unless eaten immediately, and I've had success cutting it into squares and re-baking it at 300 or so, turning the squares, until the crust becomes crispy and the sugars carmelize.
I peeled the fruit, and substituted pears for most of the apples. The very first apple I chopped open, out leapt a large bug! AB thought it was an earwig. It crawled across the cutting board as I ran madly for something to squash it with (too squeamish to do it bare-handed). "Now that's an adventure in local eating," I said. AB wondered what an adventure was, and I said it was something unexpected and exciting. AB said, "I think you did scream, Mommy." Oddly, that apple had no visible holes, though others did, and none of the rest had bugs or worms.
What with F snacking, all the chopped pears and apples added up to 4 cups, not 5, but the cake can be made with less fruit, though the 5 cup version is superior.
Combine 5 cups apples (pears) with 1 cup sugar (1/3 to 1/2 cup more, if you've got a sweet tooth) in a large bowl. Let stand.
In a separate bowl, combine 1/2 cup oil, 2 lightly beaten eggs, and 2 tsp vanilla.
In a third bowl, combine 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1 cup flour, 2 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp salt. You can sift this together if you want (I didn't).
Stir flour mixture into fruit alternately with egg mixture. Spread in pan. Bake 50-60 mins. (In my oven, it's 50 mins.), or till toothpick comes out clean.
The Simply in Season recipe includes nuts and a sugary-cream glaze, but for my taste, this is just right as is. If you find it almost too moist, as I did, cut into squares, and rebake as suggested above. I haven't done that step with this version yet because the peeled pears were not as juicy as the apples. But I might, just to see how it does; if I do, I'll report back later.
In other news, baby CJ has a nasty cold and stuffed nose, and could not settle last night. So after our usual Olympic gorge, Kevin and I went to bed with this fussy little guy. I thought we might be awake all night, and around 12:30AM almost went downstairs with baby to watch more Olympics. I wanted to see the finish of the triathalon. But with lots of nursing, baby was able to sleep, off and on, and miraculously, so was I. Non-stop breastfeeding seemed to be the best medicine. (I did not regret that cheese and tomato sandwich scarfed right before bed). So I don't know what happened in triathalon. But this morning, I watched Karen Cockburn win silver in the trampoline, a sport that brings back memories of jumping most unspectacularly in a friend's backyard many many years ago. And I just watched our equestrian team clinch silver in show jumping. As AB says, "I really really want to be a horse rider in the Olympics." Yah, I hear ya, kid. She also wants to keep a horse in our backyard. It's like listening to myself, oh, twenty-odd years ago.


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Facebook studies have shown that Vertical Video is increasingly used on mobile, with 79% of consumers agreeing that it is much more engaging. There are a few key differences between vertical and landscape video, which make it more attractive to brands from an advertising perspective. It takes up more of a consumer's newsfeed when scrolling and is more eye catching. This also makes it easier for people to watch the video full size, instead of turning their screen.
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Ullaskar Dutta | Biography, History, Death reason
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In today's article, you will read about Ullaskar Dutta of Alipur, Bengal.
Many young revolutionaries from Bengal sacrificed their life such as Khudiram Bose, and Praful Chaki but in the modern era, these revolutionaries have been forgotten.
Ullaskar Dutta and Barindra Ghosh were arrested on 2 May 1908, they were sentenced to death by the court.
However, an appeal was made in the High Court to convert their death sentence to life imprisonment, therefore they were sent to Cellular Jail.
Their cases were fought by Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das.
Real History of Alauddin Khilji
Ullaskar Dutta was born on 16 April 1985 in Kali Kachcha village of Brahmanbaria district (Modern day Bangladesh).
His father was a professor in an engineering college in Shivpur
Ullaskar Dutta had built a laboratory in his house where he used to research explosives.
When he joined the team of Barindra Ghose, his team was very compelled and this was a group of revolutionaries.
However, some historians also believe that the bomb Khudiram Bose used to kill Kingsford was made by Ullaskar Datta.
Ullaskar Dutta was engaged with the daughter of Bengali leader Bipinchandrapal before his arrestment, and her name was Leela. Unfortunately, he was arrested before his marriage.
It's believed that Leela didn't get married after Ullaskar Dutta's arrestment.
At that time the British police used to force Indians prisoners to work hard. Although these Indian prisoners were educated, yet they were tortured very badly.
Sachindra Nath Sanyal wrote in his book that Ullaskar Dutta never tolerated Injustice.
And he said this because Louis, a deputy commissioner of Andaman, said that the most courage to stand against the injustice is in Dutta. Apart from this, the other prisoners of the cellular jail were also agreed with that.
Barindra Ghose was also lodged in the Cellular Jail and he had told everything to Sachindra Nath about Ullaskar Dutta.
Sachindra Nath made this reference in his book (Bandhi Jeevan).
Once the British police had put Dutta to work on the Brick kiln in the sun. But Ullaskar refused to work there and said that "I am a rebel and I have been punished for rebellion and I will revolt everywhere, why should I work for Britishers".
After this the British police warned him but he did not listen to the police. Then the police put handcuffs in his hands and left him in the sun, (Quit India Movement)
The law of the British police stated that no prisoner can be left in the sun for more than 8 hours by putting a handcuff in his hands and this punishment can only be given for one week. But the wicked officers of the jail used to write in the notebook as it was written in their law, but they used to torture the prisoners day and night.
He had a high fever of about 103 degrees in the same condition, but no officer showed Mercy on him due to which he became unconscious.
After this, he was sent to a hospital in jail and when he came to his senses after treatment, He had gone mad due to deteriorating mental balance.
He was treated for a few days in a cellular prison but he did not recover after which he was sent to a madhouse in Madras.
Barindra and ullaskar were released from prison in the year 1920.
Some people believe that he had been insane all his life and some people believe that he was cured after treatment. And after that, he went to jail again and was released in a few months.
It's said that Ullaskar Dutta's fiance Leela had moved to London in the year 1922 and she got married in London.
It's said that Leela returned to India in 1946 and was widowed after which she married ullaskar at the age of 63 years.
It's said that they both stayed in Kolkata for a few days after the marriage.
And that they both moved from Kolkata to Silchar
Leela died in the year 1958 And a few years later, on 17 May 1965, Ullaskar Dutta also died.
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I need to invoke the bundled JRE, call the desired library (JAR file), pass a reference to a file in the Mac's storage (or else the file's content as a large String in memory), and get back a string (XML or CSV or tab-delimited data).
This Question is similar to this Question but updated for Swift and the modern macOS and Java 8.

A: Unless you want all the pain involved in communicating directly in memory through something like JNI, the only way is to launch an external process using NSTask (for example) reading/writing a file or reading standard out.
If all the Java components are in your .app, you can directly reference the bundled JRE and program JAR.
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Home ENTERTAINMENT Digital 25 golden years of great distribution magazine SCaT
To my mind, Dinyar Contractor, genial, knowledgeable, ever formally-dressed gentleman, respected editor and dear friend, has always been the 'Scatman'. After the acronym of the wonderful magazine, Satellite & Cable TV Guide, which, with its March 2018 issue, completed 25 golden years (yes, golden, not silver, even though the cover does have a huge '25' in shining silver).
SCaT has been at the forefront of the broadcast content distribution industry in India, giving the entire distribution fraternity not only a voice but also valuable knowledge, inputs and guidance, driving and empowering all stakeholders in the broadcast and entertainment industry's move towards convergence, conducting highly respected SCaT workshops and also bringing the professionals together at the SCaT-India Show, India's largest annual B2B trade exhibition exclusively for the Indian Satellite & Cable TV Industry. In 2018, which is its 27th year, it will be held across three days from 24th to 26th October at the World Trade Centre in Mumbai.
Of course, if you are connected in any way with the Media & Entertainment business in India, you would know that it is its genial, self-effacing publisher Sudeep Malhotra, who founded SCaT in 1993. He brought Dinyar into it in August 1994, and ever since they first started working together, shaping the business and content respectively of the magazine, Malhotra and Contractor have never looked back.
Whether you're a leader or middle or starter level professional in the business of Media & Entertainment, you would do well to closely ready SCaT every month. It's exhaustive coverage of every bit of important news won't let you miss a beat, and as you're aware, it produces all its content in both, English and Hindi for Cable & Satellite and now, per the strap line added to its masthead, is also 'including Broadband & IPTV'.
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Here are the thoughts of Founder & Publisher Sudeep Malhotra on his dream child SCaT turning 25. It's a great albeit brief account of SCaT from idea to publication and now its 25th year. Superb work indeed!
In August of 1992, when cable TV was a small illegal niche service, I started to finalise plans to publish a Trade magazine for the industry.
I was discouraged by some and outright rejected by others, but went ahead and registered the magazine with the Government in 1992. I received our license in 2 months and launched in March 1993….
The first edition was 16 pages "thick", was launched at the 1st SCaT Tradeshow at the Nehru Center, Mumbai. The show had 12 exhibitors and was inaugurated by Mrs Pamela Yash Chopra and Mr Ravi Chopra, eminent Film personalities. The visitor turnout was impressive and visited by over 2000 cable operators, dealers and manufacturers. We also got over 600 annual paid subscribers! This was encouraging because it indicated that there was indeed a demand for both, the magazine and the Tradeshow. The following years we grew at a phenomenal 200 to 300% year on year!
we have come to realise that it pays to be a long-term player and to have patience in the face of other 'me toos' … by sticking to the path and not losing focus by self-aggrandisement, or commercial reasons
Thank you to my wife, Sonu Malhotra, who pitched in those starting months, helping me with the volumes of work – both with the magazine, at the tradeshow, as well as at the SCaT Workshops … In addition to taking care of our two new-born daughters.
The Magazine and Tradeshow were growing so fast, it was becoming difficult to keep pace.
Then in August '94, 1 was joined by Dinyar Contractor, who I'd known for over 10 years, when working with our previous competing companies, connected with installing and maintaining CATV networks in Hotels across India. Together, we built the brand – both, the magazine as well as the Tradeshow and the SCaT Workshops. His dedicated sales focus on Advts and booths was a huge growth-boost.
Of course, none of this would have been possible without encouragement from the manufacturers, with advice and prodding from the dealers and traders, many of who have grown with us, and today are brands in their own right to contend with.
Over the years, we've made friends, some great… and others not so much… We've also learnt… and earned our share of praise as well as brickbats, hopefully more of the former than the latter!
But we have come to realise that it pays to be a long-term player and to have patience in the face of other 'me toos' … by sticking to the path and not losing focus by self-aggrandisement, or commercial reasons.
And so with that in mind, my sincere thanks to some names that I must absolutely mention:
Kumar Khilare – in 1992 a young budding designer and artist. Who sat with me in 1992, burning the midnight oil, helped design the masthead and page layouts, took all of the verbal pounding from me; Atul Agarwal of Rank Infratel (earlier Meenakshi Equipments) – for all the advice and assistance in '93, on how the market works, for allowing me to use his office at Lamington Road, when I was hand delivering these to the various shops; for introducing me to some of the other dealers and for remaining steadfast over the years.
Sanjay and Devchand of Channel Master – they started their CATV product sales at almost the same time as I launched the magazine, were very encouraging and am proud to say, every issue of the magazine for 25 years, has had their advertisement.
Rajesh Malik of Ray Electronics (earlier Airtech Cables) – the first person to book a booth at our first Tradeshow. He came in with great enthusiasm, reposed confidence in the event when others were hesitant, booked a stall, and told everyone he had done so; and so many others whose names I can't list due to space constraints
Finally, a BIG thank you to Sangeeta Manchanda, Ritu Sawant, Prashant Karangutkar, Geeta Lalwani, Paripurnanand (Appuji), Pushpa Kundhadia, Mansvi Korde, Rajesh Pednekar, Radhika Rohira, Avril Miranda, Mahesh Agre, Anant, Krishna Sapkal, Brenda, Paramsivam, Pramila Shetty, Vivek Seth, Manohar… all colleagues in office, who have worked as a team and helped bring the company to its 26th year of success! Thank you indeed!
We still have a great deal to do.
With the constant state of flux, the changes over the last 5 years have been rapid. those who have not been able to keep up, have lost out. We still have some distance to go as an industry, before we stabilise. The rules and laws that are being put into place will go a long way in deciding how soon this happens.
Until then, stay in touch. I'd love to hear from you, with your opinions, ideas and articles. So write in to me at scatmag@scatmag.com(Reproduced with permission, from Satellite & Cable TV magazine, Vol XXVI/Issue 1)
DINYAR CONTRACTOR WRITES
Here's what Dinyar has to say on 25 years of SCaT, and what to look out for in the issue datelind March 2018, Volume 1, Year XXVI of SCaT:
25 wild and wonderful years behind us… not only for the magazine but also the cable TV industry in India. So much has changed and then, so much has remained the same.
We have come a long way from trying to squeeze a second channel in Band I, to more than 500 Digital and HD channels today on Indian Cable TV networks.
I still recall the applause I received at a SCaT Workshop, when I spoke of optic fibre delivering Cable TV signals with a transmission loss of 0.3 dB per Km, compared to more than 10 dB per 100 meters of Coaxial cable!
The first issue of this magazine discussed Entertainment Tax and its implications. Issues with entertainment tax persisted for 25 years, until GST subsumed it less than a year ago. Now Entertainment Tax threatens to re-emerge, as a local levy by municipalities!
Commencing with this – our 25th Anniversary issue – we have significantly revamped the presentation and content. Approximately half the content will now focus on broadband delivery and how cable networks can better monetise opportunities
Cable TV has been a highly entrepreneurial industry, that has not only endured, but grown and thrived out of a chaotic environment. So much has been done, yet much needs to evolve.
Our industry is on the edge of a paradigm shift that will converge it with broadband. For the past several years, cable networks have refocused their attention on broadband retailing, for enhanced revenues. Still Cable TV distribution remains our calling card for entry into our consumers' homes.
Commencing with this – our 25th Anniversary issue – we have significantly revamped the presentation and content. Approximately half the content will now focus on broadband delivery and how cable networks can better monetise opportunities.
Businesses are shifting from owned assets to shared assets – Uber and Air B&B, the largest operators in their segments, do not own cars or the premises that are rented.
As reported this month, a novel, converged DTH + OTT platform – DIVEO – has commenced operations in Germany on a shoe-string budget. It does not have a single transponder! Consumers receive their FTA channels from existing satellite downlinks, and Pay Channels via broadband. Such converged solutions, using for example FTA channels from FreeDish, with pay channels delivered via broadband, could not only change the economics of DTH operations in India, but also question the need for a DTH license and its 8% AGR annual license fee!
The convergence of broadband with TV delivery will radically change the way we do business. (Reproduced with permission, from Satellite & Cable TV magazine, Vol XXVI/Issue 1)
More strength to you, Dinyar and Sudeep, as you work ahead. You know, better than most, that Content and Distribution are mutually critical to each other, and while in the last analysis it is indeed Content that drives the Media & Entertainment business and the Distribution pipes would be empty without the 'gold' of Content, any broadcaster with great content but no distribution support too would, well, be all dressed up and nowhere to go.
Satellite & Cable Guide: Every cover across 25 years
A thumbnail of every cover across the past 25 years, and the most important developments in each year in the Cable & Satellite space in India.
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Jefferson Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, located on the Northwest Side of the city. The neighborhood of Jefferson Park occupies a larger swath of territory.

Jefferson Park is bordered by the community areas of Norwood Park to the northwest, Forest Glen to the northeast, Portage Park to the south, and the suburb of Harwood Heights to the west. The Guatemalan consulate is located in Jefferson Park at 5559 North Elston Avenue.

History
Settlement in the vicinity of Jefferson Park began in the 1830s with John Kinzie Clark and Elijah Wentworth, whose claim was near what is now the Jefferson Park Metra Station, where he operated a tavern and inn. The tiny settlement of traders, hunters, and farmers consisted of simple one and two room log cabins until Abram Gale, for whom Gale Street is named, built the first frame house in Jefferson. Jefferson Park became the hub of an independent township that was incorporated at the nearby Dickinson Tavern as Jefferson Township in 1850 until annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889. The area was once home to a significant population of Volga Germans, and one of the area's one time local landmarks was a local apartment building in the vicinity of the park along Higgins Avenue known by locals as "the Russian Hotel".

Jefferson Park is also home to the Northwest Chicago Historical Society which is dedicated to preserve the area's rich history as well as most historical events and lectures.

On January 21, 2021 a Boutique Air Pilatus PC-12 was landing at the Chicago O'Hare Airport when its left main tire separated from the aircraft and landed in Jefferson Park. Police reported the tire, along with several small parts were found on a sidewalk near Leland Avenue. The tire hit two houses before coming to a rest on the sidewalk.

Jefferson Park (Chicago Park District)

Jefferson Park is a  park operated by the Chicago Park District. The park, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places is located on the site of the Esdohr Farm.

Education
Jefferson Park residents are served by Chicago Public Schools, which includes neighborhood and citywide options for students. There are also a number of private parochial schools run by Roman Catholic and Lutheran congregations in the area. The Chicago Public Library operates the Jefferson Park branch for neighborhood residents.

Politics
The Jefferson Park community area has supported the Democratic Party in the past two presidential elections. In the 2016 presidential election, Jefferson Park cast 6,693 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 3,490 votes for Donald Trump (62.65% to 32.67%). In the 2012 presidential election, Jefferson Park cast 6,019 votes for Barack Obama and cast 3,129 votes for Mitt Romney (64.42% to 33.49%).

Culture

Jefferson Park is the home of the historic former Gateway Theatre Movie Palace that is now only part of the Copernicus Center. The Copernicus Center and former Gateway Theatre (renamed the Mitchell P Kobelinski theater) still serve the community as a performing arts center, hosting numerous music concerts, theatrical performances, classes, seminars, community meetings, and cultural events throughout the year.  The Copernicus Center is also a voting location for Jefferson Park residents.  The Copernicus Center "Annex," which includes both an event space and offices, houses the Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce office.

Jefferson Park is also home to the award-winning Gift Theatre Company, a professional theatre company located at 4802 N. Milwaukee co-founded by Jeff Park native Michael Patrick Thornton.

The neighborhood holds two large festivals annually: Jeff Fest in June, and Taste of Polonia over Labor Day weekend. Christina Madonna of "Chicago All Stars" fame is a native of Jefferson Park.

The Taste of Polonia has brought some of the nation's most prominent political figures to Jefferson Park to woo the support of Chicago's Polish community. President George H. W. Bush hosted the festival in 1992 and in 2000, future Vice-President Dick Cheney as well as Tipper Gore, and Hadassah Lieberman made an appearance. Vice-President Cheney's presence was particularly notorious with coverage in The New York Times of his lively antics which included dancing the polka, serving attendees kielbasa with stuffed cabbage and addressing a cheering crowd by shouting the Polish phrase Sto Lat.

Transportation
Jefferson Park has long been one of Chicago's transportation hubs, earning the neighborhood the nickname as "The Gateway to Chicago". The neighborhood is served by a Blue Line station in the median of the Kennedy Expressway at the intersection of Milwaukee and Gale Street, less than three blocks away from the Copernicus Center and the historic Jefferson Park Congregational Church. The Union Pacific / Northwest Line also provides service to Jefferson Park. In 2005, a monument to Thomas Jefferson was placed along the station's entrance along Milwaukee Avenue.

Neighborhoods

Jefferson Park

Jefferson Park is a predominantly middle-class neighborhood of people coming from a variety of diverse backgrounds. Like many neighborhoods on the Northwest Side of Chicago the neighborhood has a heavy Polish-American presence, and is home to the Copernicus Foundation, the Polish parish of St. Constance, as well as a host of other Polish-American organizations, institutions and businesses.

Jefferson Park is also known for having a very high number of resident city and county workers. The area is filled with the homes of Chicago Public School teachers and staff, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Fire Department as well as Cook County Sheriff officers and staff.

Boundaries are Austin Ave, Chicago River, Railway, Elston Ave, Foster Ave, Edens Expy, Cicero Ave, Montrose Ave, Narraganset Ave, Nagle Ave, Bryn Mawr Ave, Northwest Hwy, Milwaukee Ave.

Indian Woods Community
Boundaries are Indian Rd, Central Ave, Ardmore Ave.
http://www.indianwoods.org/   Originally part of the Forest Glen Community. Also part of the South Edgebrook Neighborhood.

Gladstone Park
Gladstone Park is a neighborhood in the northern section of the Jefferson Park community area of Chicago. It is centered at the large and confusing intersection of Northwest Highway and Central, Milwaukee, and Foster Avenues. The Kennedy Expressway runs nearby as well and has an entrance from Foster Avenue. The park for which the neighborhood is named is located a few blocks to the northwest between Northwest Highway and Milwaukee, on Menard Avenue.

The numerous examples of homes in the Dutch Colonial style has led to the area's nickname as "Little Rotterdam", an allusion to the Dutch city of Rotterdam.

Gladstone Park has its own stop on the Union Pacific / Northwest Line.

References

External links

 Official City of Chicago Jefferson Park Community Map
The Jefferson Park Historical Society's official website
 Chicago Park District
 Jefferson Park
 Gladstone Park
 Foster Austin Park
 Roberts Square Playlot
Encyclopedia of Chicago
A Short History of Jefferson Park
The Jefferson Park Free Press
Copernicus Center
Taste of Polonia

Community areas of Chicago
North Side, Chicago
Polish-American culture in Chicago
Populated places established in 1850

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From wrestling to wine: WWE Smackdown Divas Nikki and Brie Bella – better known as The Bella Twins – are launching their own wine label. Nikki made the announcement via Instagram this past Saturday, August 5th. While the label name has not yet been revealed, the star has been making frequent trips to Napa to taste wine, and a number of winemaker partnerships are rumored to be involved.
It's official! Our wine has been bottled & labeled! Ready for the launch! Make sure to subscribe to our @youtube channel (link in bio) for the launch video! Can't wait for the world to see our label and hear the name of our wine! 🍷 So blessed to have such amazing business partners! Missed you today @markwiegard!
It's clear the star is a fan of fine wines, so we can have hope that this will be more than simply a wine with a celebrity name on the label. Nikki Bella's past posts have shown her love for complex, artisanal Napa cabernets. The bottle shown below is approximately $250 and is rated 98 points on Wine Enthusiast.
We'll be sure to post updates around the label as they arise.


Based on August 19 departure from London Gatwick flying with British Airways, staying for 7 nights all inclusive in a Junior Suite Tropical View Room (2 adults sharing) including return transfers.
Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya is situated on a pristine stretch of beach overlooking the picturesque waters of Akumal; providing a beautiful setting for an adults-only holiday. Comprised entirely of suites, each with Jacuzzi® tubs; it offers swim-up options which sit on sparkling pools, as well as Preferred Club upgrades which give you exclusive extras. Unlimited-Luxury® means unlimited food and drink at an eclectic selection of bar and restaurants, including 24-hour room service and a minibar. Relax during the day by the expansive infinity pool or on the beach, taking time to visit the spa for a luxurious treatment or discovering the extensive watersports and activities available.
I just left this beautiful resort. My stay was 18-23Apr2019. The trip was amazing and I have been to a lot of resorts and places throughout the Caribbean and this was definitely a top. Pros: The grounds were clean and the flowers were amazing. We had a preferred room so we were taken to get checked in quickly. The room was amazing and very spacious. They have electronic tablets so you can see what is going on and order room service. The room was cool and clean. We had a pool outside our patio so we could swim whenever we wanted. And relax on comfy outside couches. We had a concierge Gabriela to direct us and provide us with places to go. There was about 3-4 pools and a jacuzzi and one pool had a swim up bar. They also had a wait staff to serve you around the pool and at the beach. There was plenty of chairs. They were activities by the pool that was very fun. I made sure to attend the water cycle class daily with my favorite entertainment member Mixli!!! I also did water aerobics with my 2nd favorite person Octavio!!! They kept us entertained and fit so we could enjoy drinking and eating later on. There was multiple restaurant to eat at. The food at Oceana was the best!!! The ceviche and Salmon was delicious!!! So fresh. We went for a wedding and it was on the beach. The staff was so attentive. They made sure onlookers didn't get to close but was still able to view from a reasonable distance. The food at the reception was good and the atmosphere was fantastic. They have an on-site club called Desire. We party hard in there. Cons: Desire need a real DJ and not a track that just plays. El Patio food was not that good and Portofino they added too much cheese to everything. At the pool area they collected the floats too early. The sun was still out at 6 so at last give us until 7. There was a lot of seaweed. But they were working very hard to get it removed. But it was hard to go snorkeling. Beware their are very sharp coral/rocks in the ocean shore. My friend cut his foot. They did have the lifeguard clean it so they were very fast to react. Bring extra sunscreen the sun is vicious. Lastly the darn mosquitoes. They attack but the resort provides spray for your room but you need to bring some for your body. Overall: We really enjoyed ourselves. The shows were great, the people were friendly. I would definitely recommend and go back. Note: Go to Tulum instead of Playa de Carmen. Playa de Carmen is a tourist trap and crowded. But the beach is beautiful to see. Also the airport is chaotic. Make sure to secure your transportation before going.
Everything was amazing! The service, the room, the beach & snorkeling, the drinks, the food, the preferred club and the people. We were blown away!! We saw turtles every morning and the coral and variety of tropical fish directly out from the beach was amazing!! Food was fantastic!!
Absolutely incredible! Can't wait to come back!
I have no idea how anyone can rate this place anything less than 5 stars! This place is a DREAM! SERVICE - The customer service here is unmatched. I mean, c'mon guys, how you can you be this dang friendly all the time?! Everyone was extremely approachable, friendly, smiling all the time, and CONSTANTLY asked how the service was and to please let them know if we needed anything. Several people to mention here: Rene and Tania with the Entertainment team, you guys are awesome! We did a mini kayak tour with them and had a great chat with them when we ran into them at the bar later on. Luis from Seaside was great, Rusbel and Delio were super sweet and friendly (my husband ordered room service multiple times! Haha), Marcos and Aliber and the bartenders from the bar inside the infinity pool! Thank you Secrets Akumal staff, you guys are phenomenal and all deserve massive raises, this place would not exist without the great staff! Overall great energy and vibe. FOOD - No complaints - fresh and delicious! The breakfast at Market Cafe... wow, just WOW! Every single breakfast palate was available, there was nothing missed! HOTEL - Clean, beautiful.... I saw several team members of the landscape crew picking up leaves by hand...what?! And their attention and care to the greenery overall was very noticeable. Pools are beautiful and kept in perfect condition. We booked an excursion to Tulum Mayan Ruins and Atkun Chen through TripAdvisor and that was great as well! AMAZING EXPERIENCE - Extremely happy and exceeded my expectations! I can't wait to come back!
Lovely room, excellent restaurants. We particularly liked the concept of the restaurant that was set-up in the grounds in the evenings and each time featured a different cuisine and live entertainment. We enjoyed very much our 'Romantic Dinner' on the beach. Being able to visit all a-la-carte restaurants without needing a reservation was very convenient and they provided very good food and service. The Preferred Club lounge was good for a late afternoon tasty snack and drink but we thought the decor would benefit from one or two brighter accents. The Coffee Shop was convenient and the cold coffee with peanut butter, whipped cream and chocolate was decadent! Very friendly staff; of particular joy to us were the lovely ladies, Gabby (building 5 concierge) and Olivia (Oceana lunch restaurant captain), who arranged a beautiful in-room anniversary surprise on our last evening; including a chocolate tree, sparking wine, rose petal designs and the jacuzzi tub filled with water and masses of bubbles: Memorable! We also found Omar (waiter in Oceana on several lunch times) and Israel (drinks waiter at the Quiet pool on many days) to be very kind and responsive; also a lady delivering drinks on the beach most days, whose name I did not get. We loved our visit to the spa that was made more valuable by the external courtyard - available after the treatment - with a sauna, steam room and several pools with different water temperatures and various water jets. This experience was enhanced by the chaise lounges where a warm pad was placed around one's neck and cucumber and a cool pad was placed over the eyes to conclude a very enjoyable experience. Our room had the so-called 'plunge pool' on the balcony that, to us, added little value because it was like an oversize bath in which it would have been possible to sit, not stand, and it would not have been possible to see over the balcony rail. The gardens were packed with plants and flowers, plus numerous shallow pools with fish. We saw an Agouti several times, a Coati in a tree very close to a path and many Iguanas and small Geckos. On many days the loungers on the beach and around the pools were 'reserved' very early. Noting how many loungers around the pools had towels or bottles of sunscreen marking them but no people using them until the afternoon made me suspect that people were 'reserving' them early in the day then using the beach until the afternoon. It would be good to have this monitored and the markers removed if the loungers were not used after an hour.The ability to have as many clean towels as desired was very convenient. Altogether it was a wonderful holiday and we would happily return. The only reason for not returning would be that there are other lovely places around the world to visit. However, our happy memories are so strong that a return to Secrets Acumal Riviera Maya could happen sooner rather than later.
If I already didn't own a condo in the Mayan Riviera this would my "go to place" every time ... hands-down. A great low rise tropical environment with an awesome beach front and water full of sea turtles and a multitude of other Caribbean underwater creatures. Wonderful helpful polite staff, great snorkelling facilities, and a variety of good all-inclusive food and bars. Generally speaking we had a problem deciding where to eat, or which bar to go to, and where to watch sports on TV ... all our choices were super attractive. The fact that it's adults only helps too. I hope to stay again, Enjoy!


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Q: Google Glass overheating I am running a simple application that receives
and displays the values of Bluetooth Low Energy
advertisement packets in real time.
The Glass heats up in about 5 minutes and touch
commands stop working.  The Glass is not super
hot, but warmer than feels comfortable.
Commenting out the Bluetooth stuff reduces the
heating considerably.
How can I make this application workable on the
Glass?

A: Without seeing the exact code you're using it is difficult to diagnose, but from your description we might be able to make a guess.
It sounds like you're using BluetoothAdapter.startLeScan() without setting up a timeout to stop the scan, and then scanning for an extended period of time. The documentation at http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth-le.html#find points out:

Because scanning is battery-intensive, you should observe the
  following guidelines:

*

*As soon as you find the desired device, stop scanning.

*Never scan on a
  loop, and set a time limit on your scan. A device that was previously
  available may have moved out of range, and continuing to scan drains
  the battery.

Battery drains typically correspond to Glass overheating.
There isn't a lot you can do to solve the problem, but it may involve changing how you think about what you're doing.
If you're doing this in immersion mode, you may want to switch it to a live card instead. You may also not really want to scan "forever", but may want to try scanning for a fairly short period of time, then turning it off for a short period of time, and repeating this. Or you may want to turn it off for a period of time once a new packet is received. Your exact needs may dictate this, but given the characteristics of how often advertisement packets are sent out, you may not need to be constantly listening to get all of the packets.

A: As a current Glass developer myself, I've found that there isn't really any good way around this.
We're all facing this problem. There isn't much room, every is tightly packed, and what Glass is having to do is complicated. It will heat up if you are constantly scanning. Especially when you are taking videos - Glass will become very hot.
I found that lowering the screen brightness helps a bit, at least with the battery life, if nothing else.
This is how you set the screen brightness to its minimum, in case you do want to try it and see if it helps:
WindowManager.LayoutParams lp = getWindow().getAttributes();
lp.screenBrightness = 0f;
getWindow().setAttributes(lp);

A: I'm currently investigating workarounds for this heat problem as well. Glass overheats quickly when capturing previews and doing heavy calculations or image processing on it.
This paper is very informative:
http://arxiv.org/pdf/1404.1320v1.pdf
Title: "Draining our Glass: An Energy and Heat
Characterization of Google Glass"


Discussion in 'Deck Help and Strategy' started by Dennis Hawk, Jan 5, 2008.
I read some deck suggestions about using Donphan and Mr. Mime together. Liked the idea, but after your opponent charges 3 energy to tank and sweeps through, there's not much to do with low damage Donphan does. I thought adding Mismagius to do damage to those that overload energy to their pokémon.
So the strategy is setting up T2 Donphan, start spinning and switching Mime in when you're spinning. Mime's body blocks the damage from most T2 decks. Maybe Mime Junior to block Banette?
Cessation decks can be handled with Donphan's second attack. DRE usually loads the Donphan up and 110/120 damage is enough. Pluspowers and Strenght Charms help a bit to fix the damage to 130, and Donphan shouldn't die too soon as it's spinning out every turn.
When Donphan spins out, we switch Mime in. When Mime blocks all damage from pokémons that have up to 2 energy, Mismagius hits 90 (Gardevoir or Gallade for 120) if they load to three. Mimes are easy sacrifices as they only need themselves, and force your opponent to make themselves either weak to Donphan by putting Cessation, or Mismagius by putting 3+ energy.
Mime jr.: If Banette is popular in your area, use this.
Skarmory Ex: As spinner switches your opponent's pokemon constantly, your opponent might have to retreat to get a good offense going. This drops 20 damage to retreaters and can be effective on spreading damage around.
Shuckle SW: For blocking Special Energies. 1 retreats hurts a bit, though.
Cessation Crystal: If you need to block some powers during your turn or with Mismagius, use this. Works best as tech here.
Hmmmmm... interesting deck. Might try it at League. How many Skarmory ex would I need?
Anyway, I don't like flippy trainers like ER2 AT ALL. I can understand why it's so important to this deck,but I still don't like it. Maybe another Strength Charm/Buffer Piece?
If you don't like ER2, there's even a change to add in 1 to 2 Cessations. There's no drawback putting Cess to Donphan, but on the other hand, it doesn't block the powers in your opponent's turn (as Mime comes forward). Also Mismagius works fine with them.
I was thinking a single Skarmory Ex. You don't want to start with it, as well as you don't want to put it down vs. Magmortar or other snipers, but it might mess up your opponents game for good.
Ampharos SW: Spinner should do it's job here, weakness serves it. Cessation might work fine here. Don't forget you can do some fast damage if they set up Ampharos, just use a supporter and Mismagius' Avenge (1 damage counter per your damaged pokémon).
Garde/lade/absol: Mismagius might play a big part here OHKOing garde/lade. Spinner helps with Absol due to weaknesses. Usually these decks use DRE also, so don't be afraid to use Shuckle to come forward. They will have to switch first anyway. I'm concerned about Gardevoir's power and Lv. X, as Mimes and Shuckles are easily brought down.
Blissey: Weakness game here. Mismagius is the ultimate counter, but Mime won't have as much to do as Blissey charges energy before doing damage. The damage will be spread more equally, and you'll propably have to use Mismagius for sweeping.
DWD: Lv. X is a hard one to deal with in this matchup. We also have the weaknesses problem with Mismagius, and resistance probs with Donphan. Murkrows can't touch Mime but sniping with Lv. X's attacks hurt. Both are relatively low damage decks, so as long as you Donphan Absol fast enough, you might stand a change.
Magmortar: Can't say much about this. Your best bet is propably going for OHKOs with Mismagius in the later game.
Empoleon: Donphan is weak, but he usually won't stop to take damage in the front anyway. Keep spinning and spreadind damage and remember thet Mime's power says 2 energy _cards_, so Scramble is only going to help Mismagius. You might have to use the second attack of Donphan here. Mismagius is pretty much the key player here.
I Played this deck (but without Mismagius) in a x-mas tournament here in norway. And i came 2th place (in Masters) And this deck dont nessecery need mismagius, cuz donphan really does enough damage and mr.mime is really neat in this deck. I did beat Bannete deck, gallade decks and rampardos deck without any problems. But i lost twice to blissey tough. But im thinking about maby to add 1 Absol ex, so that i can move dmg from benched pokes to the active one.
I think Mismagius is there to handle Blissey, and others.
Donphan does nice damage, but there's a chance that your opponent loads up the big guy in the bench and gives up some prizes and hacks through with the big one. Mismagius is neat counter as it starts to work well where Mr. Mime stops working - when your opponent has the big one pumped up.
Donphan is the key player still, Mismagius is just kind of tech to try to cover the weak points of straight donphan-mime.
I'm still collecting cards for this, so no actual game results yet - just theory..
This deck sounds sweet! I'll build it and tell you how I do with it. Ill show you my list after I build it.
Thinking of testing 1-1 Dugtrio CG here as a new tech - Empoleon, DWD and Magmortar all use some sniping and with this, the bench would be kept safe while keeping Mime/Shuckle absorbing the active position's damage. It's also important to keep Mismagius healthy while building it up, as she can take only 90 which is pretty low for late game sweeper. If she can take 2 hits she most propably takes 2 prizes.
Also Phoebe's Stadiums with one Lake Boundary do not seem like a worst idea - psychic and fighting are the most common weaknesses, and Mime is OHKOed anyway if the opponent gets 3 energy to it's attacker... Just need one Scott for supporter engine in that case.
Funny,I just recently made a deck similair to this deck I used 4-2-4 machamp line thoug and 3-3 miamagius no mr mimes I don't think I have mimes... Oh well, It seems like a solid strategy and I might just build it with better trainer line and donphans. and BTW Mismagius is a BEAST!!
1. Donphan needs Scramble. At least 2 of them. When Donphan concentrates on spreading and switching around, when Gallade is strong enough to knock out Mime, scramble is the key - either for Mismagius which can pretty much go for OHKO with it or to Donphan to do the 70, which is enough to knock out a softened one. Scramble helps a load with Cessations too, as Cessation usually results Mime knockout.
That being said, I'm getting some promising results with this deck. Absol is a problem and may need some Sableye to counter, but without Absol-discarding starts this performs pretty well in the dangerous G&G field.
I'm currently testing teched Skarmory Ex and 1-1 Smoochum-Jynx d -lineup for retreats as I'm missing some Phoebe's, but it actually is manageable with 3 Roseanne's.
a sablye could be added to counter blissey?
Hm. I'm thinking of either useing this or Charphlosion. If I use this one I'll let you know how I did!


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We have a Moodle-based course (Amazon AWS), everything is designed ...categories and groups. An example report of what i need is attached (I have this designed in google sheets and can manually copy/paste their report here, but I have many students, and need this done automatically and reported right to the student directly once they submit the quiz).


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Report: Media coverage of E3 2019 was down by 39% compared to 2017 [Evolve PR]
A perfect storm of issues has many questioning the relevance of the once-great expo. Evolve says E3 is very much in 'rough shape.' (Image: Forbes)
E3 has long been the flagship games industry event, but recent years have seen a decline in media attendance, fewer large publishers presenting press conferences, and an enormous data breach that exposed the home addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of some 2000 journalists. As a result, many have come to question the expo's relevance, and a recent in-depth analysis from Evolve PR appears to confirm the uncertainty.
According to Evolve's report, written by Matt Broitman, E3 2019 saw representation from 562 media outlets, which represents a significant decline from 1141 in 2017. There are a number of factors to which this drop can be attributed, such as the ESA's decision to open the show up to the general public, and the closure of a number of prominent publications.
Media's reduced presence at E3 in the last couple years has resulted in less varied coverage of the event. Broitman is careful to point out that this report was assembled before news broke of the data breach, but that doesn't change the fact that 2019 saw around 39% less media coverage of the event than 2017.
This research takes into consideration what Evolve calls "qualifying pieces of coverage" during the study period, which ran from June 8th, 2019 to June 21st. There were 1217 pieces of coverage during that time, with roughly 4.2 more articles per outlet compared to two years ago. While articles per outlet increased, the number of outlets reporting on E3 decreased, which explains the 39% drop in media coverage.
Another factor that may have contributed to the drop in coverage is the fact that several prominent publishers and exhibitors have opted out of the last few E3s. This year, Sony chose to not present, and other companies like EA and Microsoft have been holding separate off-site events.
Evolve's report also addresses the number of actual games shown off and covered at E3 2019. According to the research, there were 240 games covered by media outlets, a statistic led by Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Watch Dogs Legion. Of the top 25 most-covered games, 20 were from established franchises, which is largely in line with 2017's numbers.
"It's also worth noting that a game doesn't necessarily have to be well received to be in that top 25," Broitman wrote. "Marvel's Avengers ended up getting rather tepid previews overall, but took the number four slot nonetheless. This means it is likely going to be a game of brand recognition and already established hype when it comes to getting noticed at E3. A larger budget doesn't hurt either to be sure but there are plenty of larger games that attended which didn't receive much coverage so there is definitely more to it than just throwing money at the situation."
All told, E3 has been contending with something of an identity crisis for the last handful of years, and as we previously reported, it appears that the ESA is looking to overhaul the event with even more consumers in an effort to transform it into a "fan, media, and influencer festival."
"The cold hard truth is that, in its current state, E3 looks to be in rough shape and is a dicey proposition for a lot of parties," Broitman concluded. "There are plenty of factors influencing this situation, such as the ever increasing public presence, larger names abandoning the event, and the ease of covering the show from home."
GameDaily reached out to the ESA for reaction to Evolve's findings and, importantly, to ask for an update on the data breach, which ESA hasn't commented on in nearly six months. The ESA has yet to respond. As GameDaily contributor Mike Futter remarked on Twitter, "The organization continues to hope we forget. It is not safe [to] attend E3 until there are assurances backed by a public report detailing the failures and remedies is made available.@theESA says restoring the trust of its media partners is of utmost concern... and it has done nothing to prove this."
It looks like we're seeing a perfect storm of issues for E3 to contend with, and the ESA data breach will only exacerbate things. Next year's attendance is almost certainly going to be a point of discussion in the lead-up to June 2020. Journalists are understandably hesitant to commit, and interest from the general public seems to be in flux. Certainly, times are changing for what was once the most important games showcase of the year.


Effective education of the public about intellectual property rights is crucial to the successful development of the NII. There seems to be an attitude by some on the Internet, for instance, that you check your copyrights at the door when you enter that domain. There is a general lack of awareness by the public about intellectual property rights in their own works, as well as in the works of others. The task of education, however, is not without difficulty.
Perhaps the best places to start will be the schools, where millions of children will be connected to the NII. There is, however, no "national curriculum" to which a special section on NII-related intellectual property rights could be added. However, a development and distribution process for wide-spread intellectual property education can be established, by working with, among others, those responsible for defining the role the advanced information infrastructure will play in schools, as well as the state and national educational organizations involved in setting the educational principles and standards utilized in the curricula of more than 17,000 school districts throughout the United States.
A brief review of the major organizations involved in education technology for schools is set forth below. This list is not intended to be exhaustive. Efforts to effectively distribute an intellectual property education program will involve national, state and local organizations.
In addition to local school district officials, there are numerous educational organizations actively involved in devising plans and recommendations on how services available via the NII should be delivered and used by schools. The school audience to be reached includes students of all ages, as well as administrators, teachers and professors. Both public and private school systems must be involved.
The kindergarten to twelfth-grade (K-12) school audience to be educated about intellectual property and the NII can be broadly classified into three segments: learners, pre-service, and in-service or professional development. The "learners" segment consists of children who are in the school system. The "pre-service" segment includes students currently in the school system who will go on to become teachers. The "in-service" or "professional development" segment consists of those professionals who are currently teachers or education administrators. Each group must be reached. The teachers who are educated about intellectual property rights today will be replaced in the future by the children moving through the school systems now. A similar approach can be taken in defining the audience to be reached on the university and graduate school level.
An intellectual property education program could be developed by individual state school officials, or distributed to them for their consideration. The Council of the Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) could be helpful in that regard.
Other educational organizations could also be useful in the promotion of intellectual property education. These organizations include the National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the National Association of Teachers Colleges, the American Association of Community Colleges, the National School Board Association, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the National Association of Independent Schools , the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the National Science Teachers Association. Contact with the National Parent Teachers Association may also prove useful in reaching the parents of school-age children.
Intellectual property education can also be incorporated into the plans and recommendations that are currently being developed by educational organizations on how educators can best utilize the NII. The National Education Goals Panel and the recently created National Educational Standards and Improvement Council ("NESIC") are both involved in the mission of promoting national education goals, including educational standards. As part of this effort, for example, the National Education Goals Panel is working on a set of principles for technology and how technology can be used in promoting education. Intellectual property education materials could be included as part of the Panel's principles under development in the area of staff and child development. Educational technology specialists in the Department of Education and other educational organizations, who share the objective of bringing the NII to schools, are also great resources.
The public library is another ideal place for intellectual property education. National library organizations, such as the American Library Association, the American Association of Law Libraries and the Special Libraries Association, could provide invaluable assistance. The nationwide network of 78 Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries could also be instrumental in the dissemination of intellectual property information to the public. Many of these depository libraries are affiliated with universities and colleges throughout the country.
Additional means of education, particularly those that use the NII itself, will also be explored and developed.