Some workarounds and hacks might be useful for IDEs in order to use Eigen in an optimal way. This page is meant to collect them, to help newcomers.
as used in Eigen's documentation.
This handy feature of Eclipse (Ctrl+Shift+O) does not work out of the box for Eigen. Eclipse tries to include by default the .h files of the library but those are not sufficient to build the project correctly. As done by default by Eclipse for the stdlib, substitution rules need to be used in order for Eclipse to automatically handle includes correctly.
This file is useful in the case where the path of Eigen (for example /usr/include/eigen3) is defined as above. If not, the file needs to be adapted accordingly.
Here are some step-for-step procedures for using Eigen with Microsoft Visual Studio. This page is written using the 2010 Express version by somebody who is not familiar with Visual Studio, so feel free to correct and improve!
First you need to download Eigen. Using the TortoiseHg Workbench, select Clone Repository in the File menu, and use the URL https://bitbucket.org/eigen/eigen/ as source. Alternatively, download and unpack the zip file. I will denote by EIGENDIR the folder in which you store the Eigen library; this folder contains other folders like bench, blas, cmake and Eigen.
In Visual Studio, make a new project (File | New | Project) using the Empty Project template.
Add a C++ file to the project (Project | Add New Item, choose the C++ File template).
Write your program in the file. For instance, copy and paste the first program at the Getting Started guide. To prevent the console window from closing immediately after the program finishes, add something like "std::cin.get();" at the end.
Open the project properties page (Project | Properties), in the C/C++ folder open the General page, and after Additional Include Directories put EIGENDIR (the folder in which you store the Eigen library).
Compile the program (Debug | Build Solution, or press F7).
Run the program (Debug | Start debugging, or press F5).
Open the project properties page (Project | Properties), in the C/C++ folder open the Language page. Under Open MP Support, switch to Yes (/openmp).
In case you are on a 64 bit machine, open the configuration manager (Project | Properties | Configuration Manager...). From here, select <New...> under Active solution platform:. Next, choose x64 and confirm the dialog with OK. Once you are back in the main window, switch from Win32 to x64 in order to create 64 bit builds of your program.
Fill in where to find the source (the EIGENDIR folder) and where to build the binaries (e.g., EIGENDIR/build).
Start Visual Studio and open the Eigen solution in the build directory. This takes several minutes.
All tests are displayed as projects in the solution and can thus be built and run individually.
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Shatter orders inquiry into murder of Father Niall Molloy
December 21, 2013 by Bill Maher	in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Alan Shatter, Dominic McGinn, Fr Molloy, Fr. Niall Molloy, Irish Mirror, Niall Carson	| Leave a comment
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/justice-minister-alan-shatter-orders-2944885
Justice Minister Alan Shatter
Niall Carson/PA Wire
The Justice Minister has ordered an independent inquiry into the brutal murder of a priest nearly 30 years ago.
Alan Shatter has asked Senior Counsel, Dominic McGinn, to probe the investigation carried out by the gardai into the death of Fr Niall Molloy.
It will focus on a recent Garda review into the cleric's brutal death.
Fr Molloy was beaten to death after a glitzy wedding in Offaly in 1985.
Officers looking into the vicious attack at the plush mansion of a wealthy socialite couple in 1985 completed a new internal inquiry.
It revealed he died from severe head injuries sustained in the bedroom of the sprawling country home of businessman Richard Flynn.
The bruised and lifeless body of Fr Molloy was discovered in the bedroom of Mr Flynn and the carpet was soaked in an eight foot bloodstain.
Nobody has even been brought to justice for the callous killing of the popular priest.
His family has been tirelessly campaigning for justice since the '80s.
Flynn had originally been charged with manslaughter but the trial lasted just one morning after the judge, TF Roe, threw out the case.
Fr Molloy's family was never happy with the initial investigation.
They claim the charges were dismissed because Molloy had a bad heart but the subsequent inquest found he didn't.
It was also made out during the court case that Fr Molloy was a heavy drinker and that he was drunk on the night and hit his head.
The family said it was known that Fr Molloy was only a light social drink and he had some drink in his system at the time but only a very small amount.
They have claimed in the Seanad that his murder was "the biggest cover-up in the history of the State".
They believe certain people hold vital information about his death. They are calling on them now to come forward with that information.
One of Fr Molloy's nephews, Henry McCourt addressed a crowd on the 27th anniversary of the priest's passing.
He said: "We are asking anyone who knows anything about Niall's vicious murder to bring it to us now.
"Our family have been seeking justice and the truth about his death for almost three decades. We have been left with countless unanswered questions.
"The architects of his death and subsequent cover-up know who they are and have been holding dark secrets for many, many years.
"But we will never rest until we find out what happened to Niall and why we have been denied justice for him for so long."
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/shatter-appoints-sc-to-fr-molloy-review-1.1633673?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
December 20, 2013 by Bill Maher	in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Alan Shatter, Dominic McGinn, Fr. Niall Molloy, irish times	| Leave a comment
Barrister to review probe into death of Fr Molloy
December 20, 2013 by Bill Maher	in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Alan Shatter, Cormac Murphy, Dominic McGinn, Fr. Niall Molloy, Irish Independent	| Leave a comment
CORMAC MURPHY – 20 DECEMBER 2013
A COLD case file on the mysterious death of Fr Niall Molloy (inset) almost 30 years ago is to be examined by barrister Dominic McGinn.
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Mr McGinn, a senior counsel, is to identify if there are any issues of "public interest or concern" in connection with the probe by theGarda Serious Crime Review Team (SCRT), Justice Minister Alan Shatterannounced.
As a result of the SCRT's report, the Director of Public Prosecutions confirmed last August no new charges would be brought over the death of Fr Molloy.
But campaigners seeking justice for the Co Roscommon priest complained strenuously about the outcome.
Fr Molloy died in suspicious circumstances at a house near Clara, Co Offaly, in July 1985.
Mr Shatter published the terms of reference of Mr McGinn's independent examination yesterday. The barrister is to "conduct a review" of the SCRT report, the terms state.
In the light of his review, he will prepare a report, which is to be published, "on any issues of public interest which may arise from the SCRT report".
Mr McGinn will also "identify matters, if any, of significant public interest or concern which would warrant examination by a further inquiry".
The terms indicate any further probe should have "a reasonable prospect of establishing the truth".
Mr McGinn is to submit his review, together with a document identifying matters of public interest, to Mr Shatter "as soon as possible".
While his appointment has not formally taken place, it is understood to be imminent.
When Mr Shatter initially revealed his intention to appoint a barrister, Fr Molloy's family gave the announcement a guarded welcome.
The priest's nephew, Bill Maher, said it was "a step in the right direction", but expressed disappointment it would fall short of the commission of inquiry the family had sought.
The SCRT re-examination took place over the past three years.
Fr Molloy (52) was found beaten to death at the home of his friends Richard and Theresa Flynn in Clara on July 8, 1985.
Businessman Richard Flynn was charged with Fr Molloy's manslaughter, but at the 1986 trial, Judge Frank Roe directed the jury to return a not guilty verdict — it later emerged the judge was a friend of the Flynns and had written to the then DPP before the trial stating he knew them.
Mr Flynn was acquitted at Dublin Circuit Court following defence counsel assertions the priest could have died from heart failure.
A later inquest found that Fr Molloy died of "sub-dural haemorrhage consistent with having sustained a serious injury to the head".
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December 10, 2013 by Bill Maher	in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Alan Shatter, clare daly, dail debate, denis naughten, Fr. Niall Molloy, luke flanagan, mick wallace, Niall collins	| Leave a comment
Petition for Fr Niall Molloy
December 8, 2013 by Bill Maher	in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Fr Molloy, Fr. Niall Molloy, Petition	| Leave a comment
Petition for fr Niall Molloy now has 1,115 signatures. Please share link
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/10/justice-for-fr-niall-molloy/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9HcCQBNJK0
December 7, 2013 by Bill Maher	in Fr Niall Molloy	| Leave a comment
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin……..No reply
December 7, 2013 by Bill Maher	in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged catholic church, Diarmuid martin, Fr. Niall Molloy	| Leave a comment
Two letters sent by a member of the Molloy family requesting a meeting have been totally ignored by Archbishop Martin. In previous correspondence he said he could not get involved because there was a Garda investigation. When that was concluded his excuse was that the case was now Political and he could not get involved.
Is the Very Reverend Archbishop saying that the Catholic Church does not get involved or express an opinion on matters that might be "Political" ?????????
Minister Alan Shatter………….No reply
December 5, 2013 by Bill Maher	in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Alan Shatter, Fr. Niall Molloy	| Leave a comment
A letter sent to Minister Alan Shatter almost a month ago has not been replied to. A letter was sent on behalf of the family to the Minister on November the 7th requesting a meeting with him to discuss my uncle Niall's case following his statement on Nov. 5th.
However the Department of Justice did contact a Journalist stating that the Minister was considering if it would be useful to meet the family.
A further letter was sent to the Minister on December 2nd. Below is part of that letter which also has not been even acknowledged :-
"Having considered your statement which had been provided to the media, I emailed you at the Department of Justice on the 7th of November last, seeking a meeting with you in relation to the matter, and I requested an acknowledgement of my email. To date, I have not even had the courtesy of an acknowledgement of my email, but the Roscommon Herald has since been informed by the Department of Justice that the Department had received a request from the family for a meeting and that you were considering whether such a meeting would be "useful". Clearly the media are deemed to be more important than the family of Niall Molloy in Government circles.
I trust that you have by now concluded your consideration of the proposal for such a meeting, and accordingly I await hearing from you. "


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B. Huberman, D. Romero, und F. Wu. (2008)cite arxiv:0812.1045.
Scholars, advertisers and political activists see massive online socialnetworks as a representation of social interactions that can be used to studythe propagation of ideas, social bond dynamics and viral marketing, amongothers. But the linked structures of social networks do not reveal actualinteractions among people. Scarcity of attention and the daily rythms of lifeand work makes people default to interacting with those few that matter andthat reciprocate their attention. A study of social interactions within Twitterreveals that the driver of usage is a sparse and hidden network of connectionsunderlying the declared set of friends and followers.
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Hillary Wants a Crusade to Defeat Trump's "Bigotry" – and Leave Her Bankers Alone
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
"It took the emergence of a grassroots movement against police terror, to wake a critical mass of Black folks to the reality of their condition."
"If Hillary Clinton can make the general election into a crusade against "bigotry" and "intolerance" as embodied by Donald Trump, she can win with an otherwise issue-less campaign, thus shielding the 1% from harm. Black folks will be happy, imagining the election is all about them. "The great task of independent Black politics is to pry Black folks loose from the Democratic Party's lethal embrace." For that, we need a movement in the streets."
Tuesday's primary victories will allow Hillary Clinton to get busy planning her "big tent" general election crusade against racism and incivility, in the person of Donald Trump. It will be a corporate Democrat's dream campaign, with the prospect of the party garnering majority white support for the first time since 1964. Clinton will allow Bernie Sanders' delegates to craft much of the language of the party platform, in Philadelphia – a meaningless exercise designed to convince the Sandernistas that there is still hope to transform the Democratic Party "from below." Clinton – who is permanently primed to lie on any subject, at any time, in the interests of the Lords of Capital – may give forked-tongue service to a Sanders-inspired platform, especially if Trump continues his hype on jobs losses to "China" because of "bad deals." But, Wall Street will have little to worry about. Clinton's central project will be to build an historic Democratic super-majority by appealing to all "decent" Americans to reject "bigotry" and embrace "fairness" and "tolerance" – by which she will mean nothing more than that they reject Trump.
Such civil rights-sounding rhetoric will signify to Black voters that their faith in the party, and the Clintons, has been bounteously rewarded; that the campaign is really all about them. They will be reassured of the continuity of Barack Obama's policies under Hillary – as if that were a good thing, and as if Obama and the Clintons were not political triplets all along, rooted in the same right-wing of the party.
When Hillary Clinton is sworn in, there will be no Great Black Hajj [3] of millions to the Washington Mall, as in 2009 – no dizzying euphoria. But, the effect of a huge Democratic triumph over the Trump Monster could reproduce much the same disastrous Black political passivity as in the early Obama years, when folks thought they were on track to the Promised Land. Despite having been set back as much as 30 years by the Great Recession, in terms of their relative position to whites, African Americans clung to the delusion that things had never been so good, simply because there was a Black family in the White House.
"The effect of a huge Democratic triumph over the Trump Monster could reproduce much the same disastrous Black political passivity as in the early Obama years."
It took the emergence of a grassroots movement against police terror, under the general heading of Black Lives Matter, to wake a critical mass of Black folks to the reality of their condition. For two generations, the dead, hegemonic weight of the Democratic Party had subverted and suffocated the Black Radical Tradition, diverting all Black political energies into a corporate dominated electoral enclosure. However, no sooner had the "Ferguson movement" (as many initially called it) gained traction, than it was partially co-opted by young opportunists with corporate ambitions. Campaign Zero immediately set out to become a player in the Democratic Party. (Its twittering star, DeRay McKesson, is currently running for mayor of Baltimore.) #Black Lives Matter was endorsed by the Democratic National Committee, with its founders mentioned by name. However, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, rejected the endorsement [4]. "The Democratic Party, like the Republican and all political parties, have historically attempted to control or contain Black people's efforts to liberate ourselves," they said. "True change requires real struggle, and that struggle will be in the streets and led by the people, not by a political party."
In a caricature of confrontation with power, activists held two cozy "chats" [5] with Hillary Clinton, in which they made no substantive demands. Clinton easily dominated the discussions, and succeeded in projecting herself as a stern but sincere supporter of the movement – an undeserved reputation that would benefit her presidential campaign.
The brazenly opportunist Campaign Zero group and the Garza-Cullors-Tometi network dickered with [6] the Democratic National Committee over campaign events. Campaign Zero agreed to collaborate with the Democrats on a televised town hall-type event on racial justice issues. The #Black Lives Matter network preferred a televised debate. Either way, participation in such projects relegates the collaborators to the status of annexes of the party, like MoveOn.org.
"Being controlled by the two-party system is hugely problematic and is disempowering and oppressive to black people."
It was refreshing, and heartening, therefore, to hear another founding member of #Black Lives Matter explain why the network will not endorse any presidential candidate. Prof. Melina Abdullah, chair of the Department of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, told Democracy Now! viewers that "neither Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton have a strong command of the particular issues related to race in the specificity of black oppression." (Actually, a more knowledgeable Democratic Party leader would be, if anything, even more dangerous.) More definitively, Prof. Abdullah said "being controlled by the two-party system is hugely problematic and is disempowering and oppressive to black people." The movement needs to "think about what democracy is," and "we need to really kind of redefine what that means and break away from this notion that the only way of being democratic is engaging in electoral politics." The #Black Lives Matter Network "is pushing the real revolution," she said.
Revolutionary movements – movements of any kind – require the formulation of demands. "We need to develop a plan that really deals with the specifics of blackness – black jobs, black employability, moving toward black wealth," said Abdullah, the political scientist.
Hillary Clinton hopes to build a super-party this election season, packed to overflowing with "moderate" Republicans fleeing the taint of Donald Trump, who will bring their otherwise conservative politics with them into the Democratic "big tent" – an ideal infusion to reinforce Hillary Clinton's (and Barack Obama's) corporate wing of the party. Black folks will emerge from this electoral process even more marginal to party policy than before. But, most will not realize it.
The great task of independent Black politics is to pry Black folks loose from the Democratic Party's lethal embrace. For that, you need a movement that is armed with proper demands. The #Black Lives Matter network is not there, yet, but at least some members are aware of the general path that must be taken.
BAR executive editor Glen Ford can be contacted at Glen.Ford@BlackAgendaReport.com[7].
Source URL: http://blackagendareport.com/hillary_crusade_against_bigotry_trump
[1] http://blackagendareport.com/hillary_crusade_against_bigotry_trump
[2] http://blackagendareport.com/category/us-politics/electoral-duopoly
[3] http://www.blackagendareport.com/content/great-black-hajj-2009
[4] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-lives-matter-dnc_us_55e48104e4b0c818f6188cab
[5] http://www.blackagendareport.com/print/black_lives_matter_chat_partners_with_hillary
[6] http://www.blackagendareport.com/print/great_debate_democrats_liberate_blacks
[7] mailto:Glen.Ford@BlackAgendaReport.com
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"George Soros and his NGO, Black Lives Matter. The Open Society Foundations does exactly what it has done in its world wide infiltration of progressive movements. The infiltration is designed to undermine, redirect and take over the movement, codifying them into controlled opposition that subsequently becomes part of the mainstream. #Occupy Wall Street for starters. It should be clear that any funding coming in from the elite spells the inevitable demise of the original movement."
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GEORGE SOROS FUNDS THE "BLACK LIVES MATTERS" MOVEMENT!August 13, 2015
WE should all be reminded that the group that call itself, {black lives matter} is funded by the GEORGE SOROS,organization who is known world wide for funding social movements to destabilize nations for the purpose of over throwing their governments, in fact he and his organizations were just kicked out of RUSSIA for this same reason.
WE black AMERICANS are now being faced with whole manufactured black movements that claim to speak in our name for our cause and are nothing more than movie productions from JEWISH billionaires wishing to exploit our legitimate grievances.
LET'S pass the word on these people so we're not played as useful idiots serving a cause unknown to us .
THIS website has numerous articles on SOROS and black lives matter in it's archive but the article below is from THE DAILY MAIL , dated 1/16/15 and more updated video's on the most recent protest.
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The #BlackLivesMatter organization is now part of the 2016 Democratic Party election machinery, assuming its role as a power broker on behalf of Black people. It's a familiar historical pattern, except for the speed with which the transition has taken place. "The #BLM philosophy is that therapeutic dialogue with members of the power elite is politically more effective than the presentation of core demands."
"When #BLM folks claim they have 'lots' of demands, it actually means they have no core demands, at all."
The best thing that could be said about the #BlackLivesMatter Campaign Zero team is that they are an embarrassment, political tourists in the halls of empire. The truth is, however, much worse. In two meetings with Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, they have offered no demands worthy of the name, choosing instead to imagine that they are "pushing" Clinton and the Democratic Party into some stance advantageous to Black people. In reality, the #BlackLivesMatter clique has dissipated the energy – and threat – of angry Black bodies, hands and missiles in motion in Ferguson and Baltimore. Quickly fading is the specter of a Black movement from down below that struck real fear in the Obama administration and much of the U.S. power structure. Instead, #BlackLivesMatter provides harmless chat partners for Hillary and the other presidential hopefuls.
The #BLM operatives claim they "spent months" studying Clinton's positions on the issues, in preparation for the meeting. Why? To gauge how far they could "move" the war criminal and corporate thief? Move her towards what? Campaign Zero's "demands" are an eclectic assortment of criminal justice reform ideas and recommendations, many of them straight out of Obama's presidential task force on policing, and borrowed "best-practice" police procedures (Seattle is their favorite department). When #BLM folks claim they have "lots" of demands, it actually means they have no core demands, at all.
"#BlackLivesMatter provides harmless chat partners for Hillary and the other presidential hopefuls."
The Democrats scoped them as political assets, early on: that's why the Democratic National Committee overwhelmingly voted to "endorse [3]" #BlackLivesMatter back in August. The trio of #BLM founders, Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza, formally rejected [4] the official DNC embrace, but the #BLM's chat-and-tweet-squads have continued to make the Democrats look good by pretending to hold them accountable through meaningless, meandering, demand-less meetings.
DeRay Mckesson, Brittany Packnett, Johnetta Elzie, Cherno Biko and Samuel Sinyangwe provided Hillary Clinton with another useful backdrop [5], last week. They appear to believe their mission was to "educate" Clinton (although they would have done far better to have educated themselves on political movement history, practice and theory). "This was an opportunity to get input from black people, who are experts of their own lives, solutions to dismantling anti-black racist institutions and policies," Johnetta Elzie told reporters. #BLM thinks that relaying the recommendations of an Obama task force to a former Obama Secretary of State equals providing "solutions to dismantling anti-black racist institutions and policies."
"They appear to believe their mission was to 'educate' Clinton."
Actually, the #BLM crew's primary mission was to force Clinton to mentally grapple with white privilege, and to grasp how Black people "feel." #BLM's aim is to assure that the next president has a deeper understanding of the workings of racism – presumably, deeper than the current, Black one. In the course of the conversation, Elzie said Clinton "…would listen and acknowledge that her experience was totally different than any of the black people at this table. It took her awhile to get there, but she got there. So I'm hopeful that she will continue to have this educational conversation with herself to acknowledge her privilege. You saying that you know that you're white, you know that you have power, and you know that you are wealthy is not the same as seeing it and knowing that the way that police interact with you is completely different than how they will ever interact with us."
The #BLM philosophy is that therapeutic dialogue with members of the power elite is politically more effective than the presentation of core demands. (Certainly, it is better for the future careers of the #BLM interlocutors.)
When it came to actually doing something about the Black condition, Clinton was less forthcoming. "I think she can take a harder stance on how she understands the role of the federal government in protecting the rights of people of color and pushing and modeling for local and state governments," said DeRay Mckesson. "She kind of downplayed the role of the federal government and placed it all on state and local government," said Johnetta Elzie.
Clinton used the meeting to announce her opposition to private prisons – which may have come as a shock to her campaign contributors from Wall Street's corporate incarceration firms.
Elzie offered that Bernie Sanders has a better understanding of Black people's justifiable fears of police. She and McKesson told the press they would wait to see more specifics from Clinton before deciding who to support. Cherno Biko said Clinton "hasn't earned my endorsement yet, but I'm looking forward to her releasing a racial justice platform in the coming weeks." Brittany Packnett emerged from the meeting "still thinking about where I will put my vote and not yet having an answer."
"The #BLM crowd milked the incipient movement for all it was worth."
They will all endorse one of the Democrats, sooner rather than later. The #BlackLivesMatter tent has already been folded up inside the Democratic Party, where slick Black "activists" on the make go to catch the express elevator to the executive suites. In less than a year, the #BLM crowd milked the incipient movement for all it was worth, presenting themselves as the interlocutors between the streets and Power. It's been one hell of a journey – a great hustle. They have arrived at where they wanted to be: part of the age-old Black Petit Bourgeois Shuffle, dancing to the Master's tune, while complaining that their pale partners still don't have the right rhythm.
The demand from the streets remains the same as it has been since the imposition of the modern Black mass incarceration regime, two generations ago: Black community control of the police – by any means necessary. The Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice [6], Peace and Reparations will rally and march on the White House onSaturday, November 7 [6] – as it has every year since 2009 – under the banner "Black Power Matters."
The demand for Black community control of police is called forth by both the principle of self-determination and the facts of Black existence in the United States. But self-determination does not exist in the practice of #BlackLivesMatter, which has squandered Black people's dignity and the momentum of an emerging movement.
We wish them a swift and complete assimilation into the corridors of Power – which was their mission, all along.
BAR executive editor GlenFord can be contacted at Glen.Ford@BlackAgendaReport.com [7].
Published on Black Agenda Report (http://blackagendareport.com)
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[1] http://blackagendareport.com/black_lives_matter_chat_partners_with_hillary
[2] http://blackagendareport.com/category/african-america/black-liberation-movement
[3] http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/dnc-passes-resolution-supporting-black-lives-matter
[4] http://www.blackagendareport.com/black_lives_matter_hurts_democrats_feelings
[5] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-lives-matter-hillary-clinton_56180c44e4b0e66ad4c7d9fa
[6] http://www.blackisbackcoalition.org/
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Cambo – The Snowdrop Capital
For obvious reasons, the tourist season in Scotland in February and March is pretty quiet, with most of the main tourist attractions closed The exceptions are Historic Scotland properties and some gardens and country parks which are available throughout the year. But there are not many flowers in bloom in Scotland in February – the honourable exception being, of course, snowdrops. So over 50 gardens across the country have joined together to participate in a "Snowdrop Festival". The Cambo Estate in the north of Fife, along the coast from St Andrews, has led the way in this project and Tam O'Ranter went along to see what has now become a "National Collection" of snowdrops there, with 300 varieties in 70 acres of woodland. In addition to illustrations of some of the snowdrops in his article, there is a Windows media slide show of these heralds of spring. See http://www.rampantscotland.com/tam/tam_cambo.htm
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More Bush U.S. Attys. Clinging to Office Longer than Predecessors in Clinton Admin.
At this point, there may be far more Bush holdovers serving as U.S. Attorneys than there were during the Clinton regime. Still, the current selection process for U.S. Attorneys remains, in most instances, very political and partisan. Too bad. It would be nice, and better for the sake of justice, if that weren't the case.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorneys appointed by President Bush are clinging to office longer than their predecessors in the Clinton administration did, according to Justice Department and Senate data.
More than eight months after Democrat Barack Obama took office, 23 Senate-confirmed U.S. Attorneys from the Bush administration remain in office. Another eight U.S. Attorneys who were appointed during the Bush administration, but not confirmed by the Senate, are also still in office.
That makes a total of 31 Bush-era appointees who are still running the top federal prosecuting offices around the country, out of 93 U.S. Attorney positions nationwide.
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Q: Stable uasort - why is the order being reversed? I'm using uasort to sort an array that looks like this:
Array
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  [2] => 0
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I'm trying to sort by value, maintaining key association. In addition, I need to keep the original order if the values are the same.
So I'm doing the following:
uasort($arr, array($this, 'mysort'));

function mysort($a, $b){
  if($a == $b){
    return 0;
  }
  return ($a < $b) ? -1:1;
}

However, this gives the resulting array:
Array
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  [4] => 0
  [3] => 0
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)

Why is the array being effectively reversed?

A: uasort is not a stable sort, that is, it doesn't maintain the order of equal values.
The manual's notes section contains a stable_uasort.

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LA Portraits
SIZE: 8 x 12 Inches
RELEASE DATE: Apr 28 2016
RUN # 1XB-45
Don't miss the next Estevan Oriol release!
Iconic photographer/director Estevan Oriol releases a follow-up to his cornerstone LA Woman book: LA Portraits. The release of Oriol's first published book, LA Woman (2009), caught fans and followers by surprise. Capturing the women of Los Angeles in their most confronting, gritty environments it was not the subject matter he was most well-known for. It established Estevan Oriol as the king of female street photography, cementing his reputation as Los Angeles' most respected street photographer. LA Woman was a smash hit, selling out globally in a very short time. LA Portraits is the next compelling installment of Oriol's work to date. This series will comprise hundreds of photos documenting the most amazing, real L.A street life the public has ever witnessed, from the lens of its originator Estevan Oriol. Dealing with sensitive environments and highly guarded subjects, Oriol has earned the trust and respect of the streets at all levels – from taking images on set of Hollywood's A list, to the most reclusive hoods in Los Angeles and all over the world. In commemoration of the release, the following activities will take place: a series of viral videos will be launched bringing you up close with the subject matter; Gallery shows and events will take place strategically around the world. Apart from pioneering genres of street photography, Estevan Oriol is also creating a new road map of how the normal systems of publishing have been working, inviting his fans to be a part of the process and to easily access content. Drago and SA Studios Global (SASG) – Oriol's creative conglomerate – have entered into a partnership with the intention of revisiting the current publishing model. Recognizing the importance of digital in this new frontier, the physical is just as important.
Estevan Oriol is an internationally celebrated professional photographer, director and urban lifestyle entrepreneur. Beginning his career as a hip-hop club bouncer turned tour manager for popular Los Angeles-based rap groups Cypress Hill and House of Pain, Estevan's passion for photography developed while traveling the world. With an influential nudge and old camera from his father, renowned photographer Eriberto Oriol, Estevan began documenting life on the road and established a name for himself amid the emerging hip-hop scene.
Nearly 20 years later, Oriol's extensive portfolio juxtaposes the glamorous and gritty planes of LA culture, featuring portraits of famous athletes, artists, celebrities and musicians as well as Latino, urban, gang, and tattoo counterculture lifestyles. He has photographed Al Pacino, Robert Dinero, Dennis Hopper, Marissa Miller, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Floyd Mayweather, and Lance Armstrong amongst others. He has also produced shoots for internationally-acclaimed photographers such as Ellen von Unwerth for Sang Bleu and Luca Babini for GQ Italy.In addition to shooting campaigns for companies including Cadillac, Nike and Rockford Fosgate and directing new media projects for My Cadillac Stories, MetroPCS, MTV and Apple, Estevan has designed album covers and/or directed music videos for artists including Eminem, Cypress Hill, Blink 182, Snoop Dogg and Xzibit.
His work has been showcased in select galleries and institutions—such as Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives, Mesa Contemporary Art Center, Petersen Automotive Museum, and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles' Art in the Streets exhibit—concluding with a best-selling book of his work: LA Woman, capturing the dangerous and alluring beauty of women shot in his uniquely provocative and raw style.
His photography has been featured in Complex, FHM, Juxtapoz, GQ, Vibe, Rolling Stone and other publications, with appearances on popular television shows such as, HBO's Entourage and Last Call With Carson Daly.
Find more by Estevan Oriol at estevanoriol.com
Follow Estevan on Instagram @estevanoriol & Facebook
Nearly 20 years later, Oriol's extensive portfolio juxtaposes the glamorous and gritty planes of LA culture, featuring portraits of famous athletes, artists, celebrities and musicians as well as Latino, urban, gang, and tattoo counterculture lifestyles. He has photographed Al Pacino, Robert Dinero, Dennis Hopper, Marissa Miller, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Floyd Mayweather, and Lance Armstrong amongst others. He has also produced shoots for internationally-acclaimed photographers such as Ellen von Unwerth for Sang Bleu and Luca Babini for GQ Italy.
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) 5 April 1902: 833. Web. 18 Jan 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page16804755>.
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Dr Tuan Ha BSc, MBBS, FRANZCR
SPECIALTY AREA Radiation Oncology
ADDRESS Genesis CancerCare Queensland
Suite 1, Level G
The Wesley Medical Centre
40 Chasely Street
BUSINESS PHONE NUMBER 07 3377 4200
EMAIL receptiononcologywesley@genesiscare.com
WEBSITE https://www.genesiscare.com/au/treatment/cancer/
Located on The Wesley Hospital Campus
Dr Tuan Ha is a consultant Radiation Oncologist with GenesisCare Queensland, he completed his Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at the University of
Queensland in 2007.
Dr Ha was awarded Fellowship to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (FRANZCR) in 2015.
After obtaining his Fellowship, Dr Ha worked as a Radiation Oncologist on the Fraser Coast, where he developed a special interest in rural and regional oncology, he continues to work to improve access to radiation oncology services within rural and regional Queensland.
Dr Ha also holds a Bachelor of Biomedical Science from the University of Melbourne.
Dr Ha is an senior lecturer and examiner for the University of Queensland School of Medicine as well as the Royal Australian College of Radiologists.
He continues his advocacy work for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists as a member of the Economics and Workforce Committee.
Dr Ha is a volunteer with St Johns Ambulance as a community medical officer and was awarded the 2011 Queensland Disaster Hero Medal for his work during the 2011 Queensland floods.
Dr Ha treats all malignancies and has specific interest in palliative medicine and the treatment of brain, lung, skin, head and neck cancers.


When you check engine light came on code P0747 the reason should be Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light). However your vehicle's manufacturer may have a different definition for the P0747 OBD-II Diagnostic Powertrain (P) Trouble Code. So you should chech it on our car models.
P0747 OBD-II Trouble Code The line pressure solenoid A valve regulates the oil pump discharge pressure to suit the driving condition in response to a signal sent from the Transmission Control Module (TCM). P0747 code.
The reason of P0747 OBD-II Engine Trouble Code is Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch A Circuit Intermittent.
P0747 code on vehicles with electronically controlled automatic transmissions, the 3-4 shift solenoid is responsible for actuating the hydraulic circuits to activate clutches or bands that change gears inside the automatic transmission.


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India ups security in cities fearing terror attack
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A policeman stands guard as a city bus passes by in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. India's Home Ministry has issued a countrywide alert after receiving information of a potential terror strike by a Pakistan-based militant group, an official ... more >
By Nirmala George - Associated Press - Tuesday, December 28, 2010
NEW DELHI (AP) — India increased security in major cities across the country Tuesday after receiving information that a Pakistan-based militant group was planning an attack over New Year's weekend.
More police were deployed to city streets, including in India's financial capital, Mumbai, which was attacked in 2008. Airports and railway stations and the popular beach resort state of Goa all tightened security following intelligence reports that the banned militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, was planning to target these places, an official with the Home Ministry said. He spoke on the condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media.
India has taken even minor terror threats seriously since a three-day terrorist siege killed 166 people in Mumbai, though there has been no major attack there since.
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Security has been high in Mumbai since Friday, when police began searching for four men who authorities believe entered the city to carry out a terrorist attack. Computer-aided photographs of the four suspects were released.
On Tuesday, police made house-to-house searches in some parts of the city and tightened security checks at bus and train stations, churches and markets.
In the 2008 attack, 10 armed terrorists fanned out across Mumbai attacking two luxury hotels, a Jewish center and a railway station.
In March, Mumbai police said they prevented a major terrorist strike after they arrested two Indian men, who, police said, were preparing to hit several targets in the city. Then in September, police issued a terror alert for the city during a popular Hindu festival.


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Who Alice Guy-Blaché
He is the first director to make fiction in cinema. He made the first fiction film in cinema history, La Fée aux Choux, The Cabbage Fairy, in 1896. As a director and producer, he has produced over three hundred and fifty films according to official sources and over a thousand according to unofficial sources in various genres from fantasy films to romantic films. Until 1906, she is the only known woman director in the world.
Alice Guy-Blaché
He was born in Paris in 1873. He was the youngest of four children of a Parisian bookstore. In 1896 he started working as a secretary at camera manufacturer Gaumont. When the company switched from producing cameras to film production, Alice Guy-Blaché was one of its first directors. Guy-Blaché, who was a producer of Gaurmont films between 1897-1906, made nearly a hundred films during this period, including La Fée aux Choux 1896 Lumière's Arroseur Arrosé 1897 La Vie du Christ 1906. His first film La Fée aux Choux Cabbage Fairy, shot in 1896 and not even 1 minute, is also the first fictional film in the history of cinema.
"Alice Guy-Blaché is the first female director in cinema"
In 1906 he met and married the cameraman Herbert Blaché. Between 1906-1907, he had around 100 short films with sound, made with a chronophone. He founded his own production company Solax in 1910 in New York, where he went to because of his wife's appointment, but the company, where he made many creative films for three years, went bankrupt due to crises. He founded Blaché Features in 1913.
The artist, who left her husband in 1922 and returned to France with her daughter, could not find the opportunity to make a film again. He started writing children's books.
He was honored by the French government with the Legion d'Honneur (Order of Honor) in 1953. He returned to the USA from 1964 and lived with his daughter. He died in a nursing home in New Jersey in 1968.
"The woman has always been creative"
"Short filmography"
La Fée aux Choux (1896)
La Esmeralda (1905)
A Fool and His Money (1912)
Algie the Miner (1912)
Algie Making an American Citizen (1912)
A House Divided (1913)
The Pit and the Pendulum (1913)
Shadows of the Moulin Rouge (1913)
Matrimony's Speed Limit (1913)
The Woman of Mystery (1914)
My Madonna (1915)
The Great Adventure (1918)
Vampire (1920)
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Q: How to classify and substitute NaN with a pipeline I have the following data frame:
import pandas as pd
d = {'hrs': [1, "NaN", 2], 'Department': ["ResearchDevelopment", "NaN", "ResearchDevelopment"]}
df = pd.DataFrame(data=d)
df

And I want to use a pipeline in order to classify it as categorical or numerical and predict NaN values as the median in the case of numerical and ignore in the case of categorical.
I have done the following:
from sklearn.compose import ColumnTransformer
from sklearn.datasets import fetch_openml
from sklearn.pipeline import Pipeline
from sklearn.impute import SimpleImputer
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler, OneHotEncoder
from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split, GridSearchCV

from sklearn import pipeline

numeric_features = ["hrs"]
numeric_transformer = Pipeline(
    steps=[("imputer", SimpleImputer(strategy="median")), ("scaler", StandardScaler())]
)

categorical_features = ["Department"]
categorical_transformer = Pipeline(
    steps=[("imputer", SimpleImputer(strategy="most_frequent")),("OneHotEncoder", OneHotEncoder(handle_unknown="ignore"))]
)

preprocessor = ColumnTransformer(
    transformers=[
        ("num", numeric_transformer, numeric_features),
        ("cat", categorical_transformer, categorical_features),
    ]
)

But I do not know where is the error, and if I have to call the data frame or not.
No error happens, but the pipeline is not changing anything.


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Hofstra v UNLV (11/25/17)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Aleana Leon #13 of the Hofstra Pride is introduced before their game against the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: The Hofstra Pride huddles before their game against the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Aleana Leon #13 of the Hofstra Pride shoots against the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Olivia Askin #22 of the Hofstra Pride looks to pass against Nikki Wheatley #10 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Marianne Kalin #53 of the Hofstra Pride looks to pass against Katie Powell #21 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: E'Lexus Davis #1 of the Hofstra Pride dribbles against Nikki Wheatley #10 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Sandra Karsten #54 of the Hofstra Pride shoots against the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Olivia Askin #22 of the Hofstra Pride looks to pass against Brooke Johnson #2 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Sica Cuzic #24 of the Hofstra Pride shoots against Jordyn Bell #23 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Sandra Karsten #54 of the Hofstra Pride drives against Alyssa Anderson #20 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Sica Cuzic #24 of the Hofstra Pride dribbles against Jordyn Bell #23 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Sica Cuzic #24 of the Hofstra Pride looks to drive against Rodjanae Wade #24 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Olivia Askin #22 of the Hofstra Pride drives against Brooke Johnson #2 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: E'Lexus Davis #1 of the Hofstra Pride brings the ball up the court against the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: E'Lexus Davis #1 of the Hofstra Pride drives against Nikki Wheatley #10 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Sica Cuzic #24 of the Hofstra Pride drives against Paris Strawther #3 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Sica Cuzic #24 of the Hofstra Pride dribbles against Brooke Johnson #2 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Sica Cuzic #24 of the Hofstra Pride drives against Brooke Johnson #2 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Mie Hoff #12 of the Hofstra Pride shoots against Paris Strawther #3 of the UNLV Rebels during the Lady Rebel Roundup at Cox Pavilion on November 25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson for Hofstra)


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How to make your stock ticker tick with Vodafones stock
Vodas stock market is up, with the shares rising for the fourth consecutive week, but the stock isn't as big as some of its rivals.
Vodafontron's stock surged 1.6% to $7.79, but that's just in the past 24 hours.
Sky's rise to $9.88 is just over the past two days, and Vodacom's stock jumped 10% to just over $13.
Vodans stock is up more than 8%.
Vodas shares rose by about 14% in a day on Friday after it raised $3.4 billion in the US for its acquisition of Vodastream.
Sky rose by 5.4% to around $1.99.VODAS stock has also seen some ups and downs in recent days, with Sky having risen a bit over the last few days.
Sky was trading up around 12% at the time of the announcement.
Sky has since dropped off a bit, and is trading down more than 6% at this point.
Sky is also the most valuable airline in the world according to Thomson Reuters data, which is something the Vodavision acquisition may help boost.
Voda shares are up about 25% in the last 24 hours, but Vodars stock has actually lost more than a third of its value in the same time frame.
Sky, which has also been gaining in the value of its stake in Sky, is the most valued airline in Europe, according to the data from Thomson Reuters.
Voda has been trying to make up ground in Europe since Sky was acquired.
In the last six months, Sky has added over 3,000 jobs to its payrolls and is also investing in infrastructure and other capital investments.
Sky is also looking to add additional airlines to its portfolio.
Vodians stock has been down over the course of the past month, though, with Voda having shed almost 4% of its market cap in the period.
Sky also has been losing more than 5% of the value it holds in Vodaxas stock.
Sky currently owns a 19% stake in Vodians share, and owns a 26% stake of Vodaas.
Sky and Voda are also looking at other airlines in the European market, according the data.
Sky said that it would consider buying a significant share of one of the smaller European airlines, and it would also consider buying shares in smaller European carriers.
Sky's stake in the Irish carrier O2 has also grown in recent months, and could be a potential buyer of Vods stock if Sky were to make a deal.
Vods stock has grown significantly over the years, and the stock has seen a significant gain in value over the summer months.
Vods share has now increased more than 17% over the period, and has risen more than 20% over this time.
Sky has also invested heavily in new infrastructure and infrastructure investment in the UK and Europe, as well as in a number of its international markets.
Sky owns about 6% of Sky's shares, and Sky has invested in new airport terminals in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Sky will continue to pursue its acquisition plans, and will not be taking any further positions in Vodaans stock.
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San Antonio man accused of shooting individual found dead in a car near Pearsall Park
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Paul Terriquez Jr., 21, was charged with murder in connection with the death of Alexis Rios.
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A San Antonio man was charged with murder on Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man earlier this month.
Paul Terriquez Jr., 21, is accused of killing Alexis Jordan Rios, who was found on June 10 by a passerby shot to death in the driver's seat of his vehicle in the 300 Block of Whitewood Street near Pearsall Park on the Southwest Side.
Four days later, San Antonio police officers patrolling in the area of 1300 Rigsby Avenue heard gunshots and detained Terriquez in connection with the incident on charges of disorderly conduct and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to an affidavit supporting his arrest.
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The court documents said police determined Terriquez's handgun was the same caliber as the one used to kill Rios.
Police said Terriquez's fingerprints from the gun matched those found on Rios' vehicle, the affidavit said. Investigators also matched Terriquez's bullets to the casings found at the scene where Rios died, the affidavit continued.
Officials did not give a motive for the shooting.
Terriquez's bail was set at $250,000.
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Trump vs. the Federal Bureaucracy
By Betsy McCaughey
Donald Trump's triumph over Hillary Clinton presages an even bigger battle against the heart of the Democratic establishment: the federal workforce. This army of bureaucrats — almost 3 million strong — gave Clinton a large majority of their votes and over 90 percent of their campaign contributions. Count on federal workers and their union bosses to use every trick in the book to block Trump's reform agenda.
Trump's ability to fix the Department of Veterans Affairs, clean up IRS abuses, rollback job-killing regulations and get taxpayers' their money's worth all hinge on uprooting the entrenched civil service. Newt Gingrich, a top Trump advisor, warns that "if you don't fix this problem, nothing in government is going to work."
That's a tall order. The bureaucracy generally retains its vise-like grip on the executive branch, as presidents come and go.
Public unions are already digging in for a fight. Responding to the election, J. David Cox, President of the American Federation of Government Employees dismissed Trump's plans as more or less irrelevant. AFGE members have their own big-government agenda, and "that never changes no matter who sits in the White House." Protection of the status quo at any cost.
Even death. Thousands of sick vets died at the VA because of employee self-dealing. Bureaucrats doctored the medical wait lists to earn bonuses while vets languished without care.
Despite Congress enacting "reforms" and President Obama appointing a new VA secretary in 2014, the bureaucracy continues to block giving vets access to civilian care. How impossible is it to fire anyone at the VA? A surgeon found guilty of abandoning a patient on the operating table and leaving the medical center still got an $11,000 bonus.
Candidate Trump promised to make swift changes at the VA. Exit polls show military families voted for him 2-1 over Clinton. Dan Caldwell of Concerned Veterans for America says he's encouraged to see civil service reform at the top of Trump's agenda.
And the same changes needed to turn around the VA have to be made across all federal departments. Right now, workers found guilty of serious misdeeds — tax evasion, watching porn on the job and fraudulent collection of unemployment benefits — typically keep their jobs and get bonuses. Firing requires so many months of documentation, hearings and appeals that bosses decide it's not worth the trouble. No-show jobs are rampant, costing $1 billion a year. Supervisors ignore the costs and just hire someone else to get the work done.
Breaking up the federal employee protection racket will require muscle from Congress and the Department of Justice. Obama's DOJ obstructed efforts to fire wrongdoers and incompetents. Now with the White House and Congress under Republican control, taxpayers can take heart.
A bipartisan VA reform bill with real teeth has already passed the House and is ready for Senate action. It will shorten the process for firing and demoting VA senior personnel, even eliminating appeals to the misnamed Merit Systems Protection Board, which protects criminals and deadwood, not merit.
Count on fierce opposition from union-funded pols like Senators Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who gutted previous efforts to hold VA employees accountable.
Will Trump, a newcomer to Washington, D.C., succeed where other presidents have failed? Possibly. He's shown he gets his money's worth. After all, he defeated spendthrift Clinton with less than a quarter of the campaign staff and half the spending.
But federal employees will scramble to stay on the gravy train. They earn a whopping $123,160 a year on average — about a third more than private sector employees — get over a month off with pay and don't lose sleep over getting fired. Hard to call them civil "servants."
President Obama hiked their pay, and Hillary Clinton promised to give them even more, in return for their votes, of course. One hand washes the other. But Donald Trump understands who should be calling the shots in Washington: not federal bureaucrats, but the taxpayers who cover their salaries.
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Yule love this ornament tutorial! Follow along to make your own mini yule log dessert to bedeck your tree.
1. Cut a small rectangle out of the cardboard and save the remaining material.
2. Gently roll the rectangle into a tight burrito to bend the cardboard into a low arch.
3. Cut two shallow half circle shapes from the leftover cardboard to create the "ends" of your yule log.
4. Glue the half circles to the short ends of your yule log.
5. Use the brown colored pencil to draw "rings" ends of your yule log.
6. Cut a small square from some of the remaining cardboard and roll it into a very tight burrito.
8. Glue the branch to the side of your yule log.
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11. Cut your entire sheet of brown felt into long, skinny, wiggly shapes to create the "woodgrain" for your log.
12. Glue the felt woodgrain along the sides of the yule log and its small branch.
13. Glue short, narrow strips of yellow felt to the bottoms of each of the yellow fruit slice beads to create your mushrooms.
14. Glue the mushrooms randomly on the surface of your yule log.
16. Glue the leaves down randomly on the surface of your log, then glue down the red beads onto the pointed end of the holly leaves to create little bunches of holly.
18. Glue down your moss randomly on areas where the log meets the plate.
19. Lightly dust your creation with baby powder to create a "powdered sugar" effect.
20. Glue the ends of a length of embroidery floss under the plate on either side of the log to allow you to hang your new yule log ornament on your tree!
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Ambedkar's mission towards elimination of caste discrimination | Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Peoples Voice on January 27, 2018 - 1:21 pm in Society
Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Radical Humanist, political analyst and human rights activist
Let me at the outset profoundly thank Sir Ganga Ram Heritage Foundation, Lahore for giving me opportunity to participate and speak on this very relevant issue, 'Dr Ambedkar's mission of annihilation of castes and present situation'. Sir Ganga Ram's story is that of hard work, success and then philanthropy. In fact, many of us had just known about Sir Ganga Ram with a hospital attached to him in Delhi. I am very happy that there is a foundation working in Pakistan in his memory which is important to preserve our history and common cultural heritage though I don't remember any of his work in relation to emancipation and empowerment of Dalits in our parts of the world through his contribution to charity is enormous and we respect that.
In fact, one of the biggest tragedies of South Asia or Indian subcontinent is that the whole partition debate revolved around Hindus and Muslims who might have fought with each other many time, had conflicting views on many things but had so many commonalities of working together, living together and practising similar cultural values. When so many good things were there, I can say we had equal number of bad things. While I celebrate the cultural mosaic of Hindus-Muslims-Buddhists-Sikhs-Christians and all others who are contributed to our common cultural heritage, we must not hesitate to speak up against all those evils which too have become our 'common' heritage. Caste and untouchability today has transcended our nations, religions and ethnicities and it is time we must speak up against this evil. We need to seriously introspect. It can't be allowed to browbeat the other because except for India, people were not much aware of the caste system in South Asia. Except for Hinduism, most of the people were not aware that caste had penetrated in South Asian Islam, Christianity and Sikkhism and people remained isolated, ostracized and faced untouchability despite so-called conversion.
Caste is a disease that has inflicted everyone across the region. It was varna system but today the virus has gone into those who technically have no caste in their foundations. Thus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs too have castes in South Asia and apart from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka and Nepal suffer from this grave disease. So, when we talk about mission annihilation of castes, we have to take up the realities of modern times and work accordingly. We should not forget that Dr Ambedkar was a modern man and therefore he challenged the supremacy of scriptures and felt that if the scriptures are not per as our modern world, rule of law and do not preach equality of human being including gender then, they should amended. Why modern democratic laws are better than the religious scriptures because in the modern laws you have the power to amend it and that is why your constitution can be amended as per the needs of the people accordingly but you can't think of even speaking about the religious laws who we feel are universal.
Lahore is historical because Baba Saheb Ambedkar was invited here by the Jat Pat Todak Mandal in 1936 by its secretary Sant Ram to speak on annihilation of castes. Mandal was an Arya Samaji and a reformist one and they had expected that Dr Ambedkar would just speak about the menace of untouchability and how to fight against it. So, he was asked to preside over the programme meant to speak on the annihilation of caste. The organisers asked him to send his speech in advance so that it could be distributed. As you might know that he sent the speech but it shocked the organisers which shocked them as they were not expecting that Dr Ambedkar would challenge the basic tenants or foundation of varna system. Sant Ram requested him to change his presidential address which Dr Ambedkar refused saying that you cannot censor the speech of a person presiding over a programme, as how to speak. A man of great courage and conviction, Dr Ambedkar later published that speech which is known as 'Annihilation of Castes' in May 1936. Every student of social sciences and political science must study that book but please do not look into these argument with one particular religion because as I said caste may be considered to be the root of varna system but it has inflicted everywhere so our challenge is much bigger. Caste divisions will ultimately kill society; they divide and are inhuman to say the least. Perpetual practices of caste system are anti-democratic and remain the biggest threat to our democracy as without life being democratic we cannot strengthen political democracy. Baba Saheb Ambedkar had warned about long back in 1950 that two individuals have to be equal in social life for the political democracy to succeed.
Eighty-Two years have passed since then. Dr Ambedkar speech became historic. People were reading it according to their conveniences. Many were trying to hide it so that it does not expose but the one thing it has done that it raised the consciousness among the Dalit Bahujans and not merely among those who were part of the Hinduism but today the issue of Dalit and assertion has risen beyond Hinduism. The Pasmandas are seeking their right and representations, so are Christians. Ambedkar's legacy has become stronger and powerful in India as it believed in democracy and modernism. Today, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar remains the most powerful icon of freedom and freedom not just from the yokes of the imperial power but the caste forces. Thank to Dr Ambedkar's valiant efforts to provide justice to the marginalized sections, their representation in India's political structure, in Parliament, in Assemblies is high. Today, the assertive Ambedkarite raise their voice and speak up, and represent them.
Hence, when I am speaking here in Lahore, I would like to share a few thoughts about how can the conditions of Dalits be bettered in Pakistan. I am sure you won't deny the fact that there are a large number of Dalits in Pakistan, who live in Sind and Punjab provinces and whose social and economic conditions are not great. If in India they have political representation, job reservation, and now they are excelling in business and other sectors too but Dalits elsewhere in South Asia do not have constitutional provisions to protect them. Nepal is doing better in this direction as their constituent assembly has proportionate representation for them as well as they have also formed National Dalit Commission. Both Bangladesh and Pakistan have done very little to improve their condition.
The conditions of Churas or Valmikis or what you call Christians or Maseehs in Pakistan is a matter of grave concern. They have faced numerous charges in the name of blasphemy. It is time for Pakistan government to protect the rights of the Dalits. While word Bhangi is banned in India, in Pakistan it is used freely. There are no spaces for the Dalits in jobs and other important institutions. A senior journalist who happened to be a Dalit narrated how in his newsrooms the upper caste Muslims would not drink water with him. The Pasmanda movement in India speaks of discrimination with them by the high caste Muslims. We have Halalkhors who are engaged in manual scavenging, Kalandars, Julahas, Nais etc who engaged in menial work and are looked down upon. Even in a place like Kashmir, one particular community of Wattals are engaged in the work of manual scavenging hence all the talk of all are equal fall flat and may be theory only and not in practice.
According to Dawn on June 2nd, 2017, Sewage worker Irfan Maseeh died of non-treatment by the doctor because he did not want to touch him and compelled that his body be washed. It is shocking. I felt only the caste Hindus do it but the caste Muslims are no different than the caste Hindus. That is why I have said it so many times; the caste culture has corrupted our social system everywhere. Somewhere caste system actually strengthens feudal values and South Asia remains a power centre for both. When the system is suitable to us, we don't want any change. We would do a bit of 'reform' because of people's pressure but would not accept full changes which would alter the power equations. Unless these equations are changed, I won't say, we have attained freedom. This was the incident in Umarkot and frankly speaking shocked us but did not surprise. Religious answers to issue of untouchability has failed because religions in South Asia have rarely democratized themselves in terms of caste and gender and the agrarian structure of our society without any reforms continue to strengthen the status quo.
Dr Ambedkar had said, "If there is any cause of freedom in this Indian turmoil for independence, it is the cause of the Untouchables. The cause of Hindus and the cause of Mussalman is not the cause of freedom. There is a struggle for power as distinguished from freedom. Consequently, it has always been a matter of surprise to me that no party and no organization devoted to the cause of freedom has so far interested itself in the Untouchables
Even in the Parliament, I don't think there is fair representation for the Dalits in Pakistan. The Dalit Sujag Tehreek in Sind is doing a wonderful work to bring Dalits to one table and suggest that the population of Dalits in Sind is very high but most of them are absolutely landless and unrepresented politically. Feudalism is rampant and made them prone to violence. It is important for the lawmakers in Pakistan to give the Dalits their fair share in power. The seats which are reserved for the minorities must also be extended to Dalits and they be given representation everywhere including media.
It is time South Asia show its concern to eradicate hunger and poverty which is its biggest challenge. We know that our societies take deep pride in their lineages'. We still have honoured killings among all our communities and forced bonded labour is still prevalent and the reason for that is our feudal system and supremacy of our caste identities. How will the rural power equation changed unless there are radical land reforms and the benefit not gone to the rural poor predominantly Dalits and other marginalized. The violence against Dalits in all the South Asian countries has its root in caste biases and failure of the rule of law.
We live in a society of contradiction and Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar mentioned it well. Our constitutional forefathers as well as yours too, Dr Ambedkar, Jawahar Lal Nehru and Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah were foresighted, modern and progressive. When Nehru was talking about tryst with Destiny and Baba Saheb Ambedkar reminded us of contradictions of life, Jinnah spoke of a modern progressive Pakistan.
Speaking in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, on August 11th 1947, Mohammad Ali Jinnah said: 'You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this State of Pakistan…You may belong to any religion or caste or creed—that has nothing to do with the business of the State…We are starting in the days when there is no discrimination between one caste or creed and another. We are starting with this fundamental principle that we are all citizens and equal citizens of one state. We are starting with this fundamental principle that we are all citizens and equal citizens of one state. Now I think we should keep that in front of us as our ideal and you will find that in course of time Hindus would cease to be Hindus and Muslims would cease to be Muslims, not in the religious sense, because that is the personal faith of each individual, but in the principles of justice and fair play without any, as is put in the political language, prejudice or ill-will, in other words, partially or favoritism. My guiding principle will be justice and complete impartially, and I am sure that with your support and co-operation, I can look forward to Pakistan becoming one of the greatest Nations of the World. All the same in this division it was impossible to avoid the question of minorities being in one Dominion or the other. Now that was unavoidable. There is no other solution. Now, what shall we do? Now, if we want to make this great State of Pakistan happy and prosperous we should wholly and solely concentrate on the well-being of the masses and the poor. If you will work in co-operation, forgetting the past, burying the hatchet you are bound to succeed.'
We need to ask ourselves as how much have these dreams of Quaid been achieved? Tragically, within three years, the important member of the constituent assembly and the first law minister of Pakistan Jogendra Nath Mandal, who was one of the very close associate of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar, had to return to India. Frustrated at the maltreatment given to minorities particularly those living in East Bengal, his dream collapsed and he resigned from the cabinet of Mr Liaquat Ali Khan on October 8th, 1950. It reflects the pain and anguish of the man who dedicated his life for the cause of your country but felt betrayed at the end as discrimination against Hindus and scheduled castes remain rampant. Mandal's resignation remains an important document of history for all who wanted to know what ails the polity in Pakistan. It gives us lot of ideas to introspect.
Before, I conclude, I just want all of us to introspect whether the ruling classes of our countries really followed the path shown to us by our founding fathers. Whether all the citizens in our societies really have equal opportunities and most importantly whether all those who are supposed to execute rule of law as per our respective constitutional provisions really do so in all their honesty or is it an open fact that constitution, modernity, rule of law in our societies are as per power and positions of people and not the same for all. Unless we remove the discrimination among us, outlaw caste and gender discrimination completely, outlaw untouchability and violence against Dalits in our constitutions and implement and execute land reforms to change rural power structure which still is feudal and casteist, things will remain the same. Indian laws that way can be a model for rest of the South Asia as we outlawed untouchability way back but it is also important that merely constitutional provisions are not going to change our society. Our education system must develop spirit of inquiry and rational thinking. Our teachers must be trained so that they welcome this spirit of inquiry from the students and not justify every wrong in the name of tradition, culture or religion. There will always be a war between modern principles of democracy and the feudal caste minds prevalent in our societies. The chaos and anarchy in our villages and streets are not going to help except the imperialist power forces who will enjoy our ignorance, superstitions, and divisions among our society. It is time for all of us to ponder over this, bury our hatchets of hatred and focus on developing relationship among different communities, allow our children to grow as per their choices and respect human rights for all. Dalit question, world over is that of human rights and we must defend that at all cost. Unless, constitutional provisions to safeguard them is not done all our talks would be futile. In India the law is there but their implementation are tardy, in Nepal, the laws are now being framed but elsewhere in South Asia, the Dalit question remained unrecognized at the official level and it is time the government focus on it, speak to the Dalit organisations in the respective countries, take them into confidence and amend the laws accordingly for their benefit so that the both as a society and country we grow and there is prosperity and growth for all in the region.
We must remember Dr Ambedkar's idea for Dalit Liberation and empowerment comes with his appreciation for Voltaire who maintained that in liberal democracies people have right to dissent and differ which is not a crime. He found emancipation of the Dalits in Buddha's Karuna and reasoning therefore redefined the whole approach. The idea was not to surrender to another Gods or Goddesses but follow the path of Buddha whose philosophy revolved around human being. A liberal secular socialist democracy is the only way out for Dalits and other marginalized to progress. Theocracies and dictatorship will never do any justice to the emancipation and empowerment of Dalits and other marginalized according to Dr Ambedkar. It is important that democracy flourish in South Asia and governments adhere to secular principles and ensure that the secular liberal democratic values become part of our constitution so that those victims of religion and religious values are protected legally and can find equal opportunities to progress.
The author is a human rights activist, a radical humanist based in Delhi. This lecture was supposed to be delivered at the programme organized by Sir Ganga Ram Heritage Foundation, Lahore. The author could not participate in the programme as he was not convinced with the aims of the conference and felt it was just an event management.
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He was soon encouraged by his father to study music and in 1861 he gained a diploma in pipe-organ at Santa Cecilia's academy in Rome.
His career as a performer brought him to travel around all Italy and Europe, meeting everywhere the great approval of his audience. After a triumphal concert at Santa Cecilia's academy in Rome he was selected from Queen Margherita of Savoia as her personal organ tutor.
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