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Gertrude Baniszewski / Gertrude Wright and The Torture Mother
Toni Simmons
Who Is Gertrude Baniszewski
Gertrude Baniszewski, also known as Gertrude Wright and The Torture Mother, was an Indiana divorcee who oversaw and facilitated the prolonged torture, mutilation, and eventual murder of Sylvia Likens, a teenage girl she had taken into her home.
The case is unique in that, while Gertrude Baniszewski did play an active role in Likens' death, the majority of the torture, that eventually brought about Likens' demise, was carried out by Baniszewski's teenage children and other neighborhood children.
Although Gertrude Baniszewski did instruct the children on several occasions, it was later discovered that they took a large degree of Sylvia Likens' torture into their own hands, in what would later be called a Lord of the Flies scenario come to life. When she was convicted of first degree murder in 1965, the case was called "the single worst crime perpetuated against an individual in Indiana's history."
Life Before Sylvia Likens
Baniszewski was born Gertrude Van Fossan in 1929, the third of 6 children. Little is known about her childhood, except that she shared an extremely close bond with her father but had a frigid relationship with her mother. A further wedge was driven between Gertrude and her mother when Baniszewski's father died in 1940. Gertrude, at the young age of 11, watched her father die of a sudden heart attack. It devastated her.
Five years later, Gertrude dropped out of school, at the age of 16, to marry 18 year old deputy John Baniszewski, by whom she had 4 children. John Baniszewski had a volatile temper, often beating his wife for "annoying him." The two stayed together for 10 years before eventually divorcing. Gertrude Baniszewski was granted custody of their children.
Within a year of the divorce, Gertrude Baniszewski met and married a man named Edward Guthrie, who divorced her after 3 months when he tired of having her children around. Shortly thereafter, Gertrude and John Baniszewski reconciled and re-married. The couple stayed together for 7 years and had 2 more children before finally divorcing permanently in 1963.
Gertrude Baniszewski Has An Affair With A Younger Man
Around this time, the then 37 year old Gertrude Baniszewski began an affair and moved in with a 23 year old named Dennis Lee Wright, who further abused her. She became pregnant by him twice, suffering one miscarriage (possibly as the result of an assault by Wright) and giving birth to one child. This child, Dennis Jr., would be Baniszewski's last child. In all, she had 7 children and suffered 6 miscarriages.
Shortly after Dennis Jr.'s birth, Dennis Wright Sr. abandoned Gertrude Baniszewski and disappeared. She was left essentially destitute, as Wright had been supporting her financially. She was now forced to support herself and 7 children on occasional child support payments from the unreliable John Baniszewski, and by performing odd jobs around town such as babysitting and doing other people's laundry for them.
Financial problems were quickly exacerbated when Gertrude Baniszewski discovered that her 17 year old daughter, Paula, was 3 months pregnant after a fling with a middle aged, married man.
Gertrude Baniszewski Sick With Unidentified Illnesses
Around this time Baniszewski's health declined considerably. She was chronically ill with a number of unidentified illnesses. She ceased practicing proper hygiene and barely ate. Eventually, these factors began to affect her outward appearance, resulting in a receded hairline, sunken eyes and an overall skeletal appearance. Baniszewski began to present herself as "Mrs. Wright," claiming that she had in fact married Dennis before he abandoned her, which allowed her to keep up a veneer of respectability.
In July of 1965, Paula Baniszewski met up with a friend of hers, Darlene McGuire, who introduced her to two new neighborhood girls, Sylvia Marie Likens, 16, and Sylvia's younger sister, Jenny, 15, who was required to walk with braces due to polio. Paula took the girls back home to 3850 East New York Street, where they drank soda and listened to records.
The Likens' girls mother, Betty, was at the time in county jail after having been arrested for shoplifting, which left Sylvia to care for her sister. Betty had abandoned Sylvia's father, Lester, and effectively kidnapped their two daughters. When Paula heard of the girls' circumstances, she offered to let Sylvia and Jenny spend the night.
Gertrude Baniszewski Meets Lester Likens
The next day, Lester Likens arrived in town, having tracked down his wife. He ran into McGuire, who recognized the description Lester gave of his daughters and she directed him to the Baniszewski home.
When Lester Likens arrived, Gertrude Baniszewski introduced herself as "Mrs. Wright." The two struck up a conversation and, over the course of which, the idea came up that Gertrude might take in Sylvia and Jenny as boarders. He had spoken with his wife at the county jail, where they had reconciled and agreed to travel the United States carnival circuit as carnies.
No one really knows whether Gertrude Baniszewski, or Lester himself, suggested that she board the girls, but eventually, Lester agreed to leave the children in Baniszewski's care for $20 a week. Lester did not inspect the home before leaving. Had he done so, he would have discovered that Gertrude's home had no stove or microwave. Also, that there were only enough beds for half the people in the house, that the only things Gertrude kept in her pantry were bread and crackers, that most of the surfaces in the home were caked with thick layers of dirt and there were only enough plates and eating utensils for 3 people.
Early Abuse Of Sylvia Likens
The first week of Sylvia and Jenny's lives at the Baniszewski home went relatively well. They attended high school and attended teenage social functions with the Baniszewski children as well as church with Gertrude Baniszewski on Sunday.
When Lester's $20 payment failed to arrive, though, Gertrude Baniszewski threw a temper tantrum, screaming at the girls, "I took care of you two bitches for nothing!" before forcing them to lie across her bed with their skirts and underwear around their ankles while Baniszewski beat their buttocks. Shortly thereafter, Lester and Betty Likens came into town to check on their girls. Neither of the girls made any reference to the beatings, presumably under threat from Gertrude Baniszewski.
The next week, Sylvia and Jenny went through the neighborhood garbage, collecting old Coca Cola bottles to sell in order to get money for candy. When they came home with the candy, Gertrude Baniszewski accused them of stealing, when Sylvia explained how she had gotten the candy, Baniszewski accused her of lying and made her bend over her bed as before while she beat her across the buttocks with a paddle.
The Torture Begins
Shortly thereafter, the Baniszewski children came to Gertrude Baniszewski after a church social and told her that they were disgusted with the amount of food they had seen Sylvia eating.
Following the Coke bottle incident, Sylvia became incontinent. As a result, Gertrude Baniszewski decided that she was no longer fit to live with humans, and locked her in the basement. The lack of a toilet in the basement forced Sylvia to defecate and urinate on the floor. When Gertrude saw this, she began a "bathing regime" to "cleanse" Sylvia, whom she began calling "dirty girl."
The "regime" consisted of filling Gertrude's claw-footed bathtub with scalding water, binding Sylvia's wrists and ankles, and then dunking Sylvia into it. The regime was administered arbitrarily, sometimes once or many times a day, somedays not at all. Following the baths, Paula Baniszewski would rub handfuls of salt over Sylvia's nude body.
During this period Gertrude Baniszewski took on 14 year old Ricky Hobbs, a neighborhood boy, as her "personal assistant" when dealing with Sylvia. Hobbs, an honor student from a middle class family, with no previous legal trouble, experienced a sudden shift in personality upon becoming Baniszewski's assistant, blindly following whatever orders she gave him. Crime reporters have since speculated that Hobbs was Baniszewski's lover and that she had seduced the boy into becoming her henchman.
Sylvia Likens Is Turned Into A Money Maker
Baniszewski's children turned Sylvia into a money-making opportunity, charging neighborhood children a nickel to gawk at the nude Sylvia or to push her down the stairs to the basement, where she was now kept when not being bathed or put on display. Sylvia was kept constantly naked and rarely fed. When she was allowed to eat, it was in some bizarre fashion. Such as the instance in which Gertrude Baniszewski insisted that she eat soup with her fingers.
Often, Gertrude Baniszewski and her twelve-year-old son, John Jr., would make Sylvia "clean" the basement by "allowing" her to eat her own feces, and gave Sylvia a container in which she could collect her urine, which she was then made to drink.
Near Rescues
Sometime around this period, Jenny Likens managed to send contact to her and Sylvia's older sister, Diana, who was married and had a family of her own. Jenny outlined the horrors that she and Sylvia were experiencing, and instructed Diana to contact the police to come rescue them. Diana ignored the letter, believing that Jenny was simply displeased with being punished and that she was making up stories so that she could come live with her.
Also around this time, one of the neighborhood children who had been by to see Sylvia, a twelve year old named Judy Duke, went home and told her mother "they were beating and kicking Sylvia." The girl's mother replied that was what happened when someone was punished.
Shortly thereafter, the Baniszewski's reverend, Roy Julian, visited them as part of a program he had set up to see each of his parishioners at their homes. While he and Gertrude Baniszewski drank coffee, she complained to him that Sylvia had been an intense burden on her, claiming that the girl was a prostitute who had been servicing married men and had gotten pregnant. Although at the time Paula Baniszewski was several months pregnant, Gertrude Baniszewski insisted that her daughter was a virgin and that Sylvia was attempting to pass off her own misdeeds onto the pure Paula.
Visitors To The Home Of Gertrude Baniszewski
Baniszewski and the reverend prayed for Sylvia's salvation before the reverend left. When the reverend returned again a few weeks later, Paula told the reverend during prayers that she had "hatred in [her] heart" for Sylvia, to which Gertrude Baniszewski interjected that the opposite was true.
Shortly after this, Diana came by to visit her sisters. Gertrude Baniszewski refused to allow her into the home, at first telling her that Lester had contacted her and instructed her not to allow Diana into the home. When Diana questioned this, Baniszewski threatened to call the police and have her arrested for trespassing. Diana hid nearby the house until she spotted Jenny outside, and then approached her. Jenny told her older sister that she was not allowed to talk to her and then ran away.
Concerned, Diana contacted social services. When a social worker arrived at the home, Gertrude Baniszewski informed her that she had kicked Sylvia out of the house for being physically unclean and a prostitute, and that Sylvia had since run away. Baniszewski then managed to get Jenny alone long enough to inform her that if she told the social worker the truth, Jenny would join her sister naked in the basement. Jenny then told the social worker that Sylvia had indeed run away. The social worker returned to her office, where she filed a report stating that no more calls needed to be made to the Baniszewski home.
More Silence About Sylvia Likens
On October 20th, Gertrude Baniszewski called the police to come arrest a boy at her home. Robert Bruce Hanlon was a local youth who claimed that the Baniszewski children had stolen things from his basement. He had come to the home earlier in the evening demanding that Baniszewski return his things. When she refused, he attempted to sneak into the home to take them back.
Phyllis Vermillion witnessed Hanlon being put into the back of a squad car and approached the police to speak on his behalf, as she had earlier overheard the argument between Gertrude Baniszewski and Hanlon over the stolen goods. Vermillion made no mention of Sylvia during her conversation with the police.
On October 21st, Gertrude Baniszewski instructed John Jr., Coy, and Stephanie to bring Sylvia up from the basement and tie her to a bed, telling Sylvia that if she could hold her bladder through the night, she would be permitted to sleep upstairs again.
The Branding Of Sylvia Likens
When Baniszewski checked Sylvia the next morning and discovered she had wet the bed, Gertrude Baniszewski made her dress, then took her into the living area, where she was once again forced to perform a striptease for her sons and the neighborhood boys, again climaxed by Baniszewski forcing Sylvia to masturbate with a Coca Cola bottle.
When Sylvia was finished, she was allowed to dress. After a few moments, apropos of nothing, Gertrude brought up Sylvia's lies about Paula and Stephanie, and declared, "You have branded my daughters so I will brand you!" Sylvia was forcibly stripped naked, tied down, and gagged while one of Baniszewski's children heated a sewing needle with a series of matches. When the needle was orange, Gertrude used it to carve and burn the letter "I'" and part of the letter "M" into Sylvia's stomach. She then instructed Ricky Hobbs to continue carving letters to spell out the phrase, "I'M A PROSTITUTE AND PROUD OF IT."
At one point Hobbs stopped and asked Baniszewski in a confused manner to spell "prostitute" for him. Baniszewski wrote it down on a piece of paper, and the carving/burning re-commenced. When the process was finished, the tattoo – consisting not only of the actual carving but third-degree burns left behind by the heat of the needle – was such that modern plastic surgery would have been unable to correct it.
The Other Children Continue The Torture
Satisfied, Baniszewski left the room, leaving Sylvia tied, gagged, and naked. At this point, Ricky, Paula, and Baniszewski's ten year old daughter Shirley decided to give Sylvia another tattoo, an "S" in the middle of her chest; the three would later become confused as to whether they had intended the "S" to stand for "Sylvia" or "Slave," though the latter explanation was the one which was leaned towards as being correct.
Ricky burned the bottom curve of the "S" into Sylvia. He then either choked, or changed his mind, because he then ordered Jenny to come over and carve the top half. Although threatened, Jenny refused. Ricky relented, and ordered Shirley to finish the tattoo. The eleven year old choked and accidentally carved the curve backwards, so that the numeral "3" appeared on Sylvia Likens' chest.
Gertrude Baniszewski re-entered the room at this point to address the still bound and gagged Sylvia. "What are you going to do now, Sylvia? You can't get married now, you can't undress in front of anyone. What are you going to do now?"
Sylvia was un-gagged to address Gertrude Baniszewski. She replied: "I guess there's nothing I can do. It's on there."
Hubbard then took Sylvia back to the basement, where he used her for judo practice for a period before returning home. In the middle of the night, Jenny Likens sneaked into the basement to visit her sister, where Sylvia told her, "I'm going to die. I can tell."
The Letter Of Sylvia Likens
Shortly after Jenny's visit, Gertrude Baniszewski inexplicably went into the basement and brought Sylvia upstairs and allowed her to sleep in one of the beds. She was allowed to sleep until noon of the next day, October 23rd, when Baniszewski woke her. Once Sylvia was awake, Gertrude Baniszewski and Stephanie took her into the bathroom and gave her a warm, soapy bath.
Over the course of that night, and into the morning hours of October 25th, Sylvia beat the basement floor with the scoop portion of an iron shovel. Next door neighbors would later report considering calling the police, but chose not to.
On October 26th, Gertrude Baniszewski voiced her intentions to give Sylvia a warm bath. Stephanie and Ricky brought Sylvia upstairs and laid her in the tub fully clothed. They took her out shortly thereafter when they realized she was not breathing. Stephanie gave Sylvia CPR, but by this time, Sylvia was already dead.
Gertrude Baniszewski instructed her children to take Sylvia's body to the basement and strip it naked. She then told Hobbs to go to a nearby payphone and call the police (her house having no working telephone).
Gertrude Baniszewski Gets Arrested
When the police arrived, Baniszewski gave them the letter she'd made Sylvia dictate. In the midst of the commotion, Jenny Likens whispered to one of the police, "Get me out of here and I'll tell you everything." This statement, combined with the police's discovery of Sylvia's body in the basement, prompted the officers to arrest Gertrude Baniszewski, Paula, Stephanie, John, Hobbs, and Hubbard for murder. Other neighborhood children present at the time – Mike Monroe, Randy Lepper, Duke, and Siscoe – were arrested for "injury to a person."
The Trial Of Gertrude Baniszewski
Gertrude Baniszewski, her children, Hobbs, and Hubbard were held without bail pending their trials. Charges against Siscoe, Duke, Monroe, and Lepper were dismissed. Stephanie's lawyer got her a separate trial. Before it was able to begin, the district attorney dropped the murder charges.
Meanwhile, an autopsy of Sylvia Likens turned up over 100 cigarette burns on her body, in addition to various second and third degree burns, severe bruising, and muscle and nerve damage. In her death throes, Sylvia bit through her lips, nearly severing each of them. Her vaginal cavity was nearly swollen shut, although an examination of the canal determined that her hymen was still intact, largely discrediting–along with a lack of any ripping or tearing to the rectum– Gertrude's assertions that Sylvia was a prostitue and completely disproving her insistence that she was pregnant. The official cause of death was brain swelling, internal hemorrhaging of the brain, and shock.
The Death Penalty Is On The Table
The case of the State of Indiana v. Gertrude Baniszewski, John Baniszewski, Paula Baniszewski, Ricky Hobbs, and Coy Hubbard commenced in May of 1966. The prosecution sought the death penalty for all involved, including John and Hobbs, who were thirteen and fourteen at the time, respectively. Paula's time in court was interrupted when she was rushed to the hospital to give birth to the child that she and her mother had insisted she wasn't carrying. In a show of solidarity, Paula named the child Gertrude.
Gertrude Baniszewski and the children's cases were exacerbated by the fact that they were being represented by four different attorneys–one for Baniszewski, one for Paula, one for Hobbs, and one for Coy and John–all of whom worked against each other and attempted to shift blame against the other defendants, even though they were all being tried together.
Baniszewski's attorney attempted to shift blame onto the children, portraying her as weak, chronically ill and incapable of preventing or perpetuating any of the abuse. The children's attorneys attempted to shift blame onto Gertrude Baniszewski and the other children.
Dangerous Testimony
Some of the most damaging testimony against Gertrude Baniszewski was due to her own self-incrimination. She recounted bizarre tales of Sylvia Likens being a neighborhood prostitute and of her trysts with middle aged, married men, as well as accusing her of frequently starting fights in the home. To corroborate Baniszewski's testimony, eleven-year-old Marie was was called to the stand.
Initially, Marie backed up everything her mother had said, until, during cross examination, she suddenly screamed "God help me!" before admitting everything she'd said was a lie. She then went on to recount in graphic, blunt detail how her mother and siblings had tortured and murdered Sylvia.
The young girl's shocking turn against her own family was largely responsible for the eventual verdict. Gertrude Baniszewski was found guilty of murder in the first degree. To the shock of the citizens of Indianapolis, she did not receive the death penalty, but rather life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Aftermath and death
Paula Baniszewski was convicted of second degree murder. She appealed and was granted a new trial. But, before it began, she struck a plea bargain and plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter. She served three years in prison and was then paroled.
John Baniszewski, Hubbard, and Hobbs were each convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to eighteen months in a juvenile detention facility. By the time the now seventeen year old Hobbs was released, the severity of his crimes had sunk in and he suffered a nervous breakdown. He began a regime of heavy-chain smoking which had severely decayed his lungs by the time he was twenty. By the time he was twenty-one, he was dead of lung cancer.
Gertrude Baniszewski appealed, was granted a new trial, and was again found guilty, though this time she was sentenced to eighteen years to life. Over the course of the next eighteen years, Baniszewski became a model prisoner, working in the sewing shop and becoming a den-mother to younger female inmates. By the time she came up for parole in 1985, she had earned the prison nickname "Mom."
The Parole Hearing Of Gertrude Baniszewski
The news of Baniszewski's parole hearing sent shockwaves through the Indiana community. Jenny Likens and her family appeared on television to speak out against Gertrude Baniszewski. The members of two anti-crime groups, Protect the Innocent and Society's League Against Molestation, travelled to Indiana to oppose Baniszewski's parole and support the Likens family, beginning a sidewalk picket campaign.
Over the course of two months, the groups collected 4500 signiatures from the citizens of Indiana demanding that Gertrude Baniszewski be kept behind bars. In spite of all this, Baniszewski was granted parole. During the hearing, she gave the following confession:"
I'm not sure what role I had in it… because I was on drugs. I never really knew her… I take full responsibility for whatever happened to Sylvia.
Gertrude Baniszewski Walks Free
Gertrude Baniszewski walked out of prison on December 4, 1985 and travelled to Iowa under the name Nadine Van Fossan. She died there of lung cancer in 1990. The fates of Baniszewski's children remains largely unknown. Paula Baniszewski moved to Iowa and assumed a new identity; internet rumors claim that she is still alive and lives on a farm somewhere in the Iowa countryside. Stephanie Baniszewski became a school teacher and assumed a new name.
John Baniszewski changed his name to John Blake and worked as a truck driver before becoming a real estate agent and lay minister. He was never arrested again. He married and had three children, and has lived in anonymity.
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Essae-Teraoka Pvt. Ltd.
Electronic City, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Point of Sale POS System
Milk Analyzer
GPS Synchronized Clock
Counting Scale
Barcode Label Printing Scale
Receipt Printing Scale
Price Computing Scale
Counter Scale
Trolley Scale
Milk Weighing Scale
Tank Weighing Scale
Analytical Balance
Semi Micro Balance
GPS Master
Bed Scale
Essae-Teraoka Ltd. is an Indo-Japanese joint venture established in 1986 are the manufacturer and exporter of Electronic Weighing Systems includes Weighing Scale, Counter Scale and many more, POS System, Information KIOSK in India with production units located in Bengaluru and Goa. We are manufacturing these products under our own brand Essae.
The Highlights of Essae are as under:
Wide range of products & solutions to meet any requirement
ISO 9001:2008 certified since 1994
All-India support sales & service support through network of 46 branches/300 Resellers, 200 field service engineers
India-focused R&D and local manufacturing for lower Costs and spares support
Essae is a trusted & proven partner in the retail, Industrial and institutions sector for the last 27 years
Essae has always stood for excellence in all the business areas it operates. ISO 9001: 2008 certification since 1994 is the mark of its continuous commitment to Quality. The company holds very strong principles and guiding values of creating value for the customer, adhering to the corporate governance and generating win-win situations for all.
Due to its strong and healthy track record, Essae enjoys high level of trust and confidence of all its stakeholders.
Company CEO
No. 410, 100 Feet Road, 4th Block Koramangala, Bengaluru- 560034, Karnataka, India
501 to 1000 People
Rs. 100 - 500 Crore
BLRE0*****
29AAACE3061A1Z7
CIN No.
U85110KA1986PTC007560
Packaging/Payment and Shipment Details
T/T (Wire Transfer)
L/C
Shipment Mode
By Cargo
Seated: (left to right) Mr. S.A. Chandran, Chairman-Emeritus and Mr. Prabhu Chandran, Managing Director
Standing: (left to right) Mr. N Bhaskar, Deputy Managing Director and Mr. P C Singhvi, Sr. Vice President, Operations
Message from Chairman - Emeritus:
The organization is organic. Healthy growth is imperative, not optional. Nobody owns the organization. Trusteeship is the vision by which growth can be established by involving all the stakeholders i.e., shareholders, external and internal customers, vendors, business associates and society at large. Any organization that cannot fulfill the obligations of any of the stakeholders cannot survive.
"Win-Win" is the essence of healthy and long-term relationships.
We preserve the core values of Quality, Cost, and Delivery and stimulate growth in order to meet the challenges of the changing times. The pragmatic philosophy that one should "Think like a customer" is the key to sustained growth. Preserving the core values is our commitment. Stimulating positive change is our strategy.
S.A. Chandran
Chairman-Emeritus
Enduring partnerships:
Teraoka/DIGI is a global brand found in more than 100 countries, with an international sales and service team. Headquartered in Japan, Teraoka/DIGI is the global leader in offering Value-added solutions in Weighing, Labeling, Wrapper & POS Systems to its customers around the world with the support of an able sales and service team to earn customer trust. Since 1986, Teraoka/DIGI operates in India through its Joint Venture company, Essae-Teraoka Ltd., with which it has both a technical and financial collaboration involving product development, manufacturing, marketing, export, and service. Apart from this, Teraoka/DIGI group also buys weighing scales for the world market from its Joint Venture company in India.
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We will provide world-class products and solutions to meet the needs of local and global markets.
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Puma Emergy investing $80M+ in P.R., creating 500 jobs
Contributor April 13, 2018
From left: Alejandro Santiago, Puma Caribe's commercial manager and General Manager Victor Domínguez offer details of the planned investments in Puerto Rico.
With an investment of more than $80 million and the creation of more than 500 direct and indirect jobs in the project, Puma Energy Caribe will be renovating more than 230 service stations with the brand's new image, company General Manager Victor Domínguez said.
In addition, he announced the official launch on the island of 90 new convenience stores under the renewed "Super 7" brand. Before the end of 2018, 15 of the new Super 7 stores will be operational, said Domínguez, during the inauguration of a Puma station in Carolina.
"Today's announcement validates once again the commitment that Puma Energy continues to have with Puerto Rico and, more so now, with its recovery after Hurricane María," Domínguez said.
The arrival of our Super 7 convenience stores and the investment to remodel our network of service stations is focused on improving the consumer experience in our network," he said.
"We're looking to provide a safe, illuminated, modern environment with quality products," Alejandro Santiago, Puma Caribe's commercial manager said.
The Super 7 convenience stores will be open 24 hours and will feature freshly prepared food, as well as coffee prepared by a barista.
Jacquelyn Santiago, retail manager for Puma Energy, said this is the first phase of the renovation of the Puma station network, which will continue for the next three years, representing additional investment in Puerto Rico.
"We're aware that we still have a way to go after Hurricane María. However, at Puma Energy, we will continue working tirelessly and betting on Puerto Rico for everyone's benefit," Domínguez said.
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Puma Energy opens 4 service stations, 2 with convenience stores in San Juan, Guaynabo
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Blockchain 101 by Sandy Case
Sandy Case is the Chief Strategy Officer of iSportConnect, he opened the Web3 Summit at the Emirates stadium last month and in this article he explains some of the basic fundamentals of Web3.
Firstly - many people believe that blockchain is somehow the same as cryptocurrency but it is merely the technology which underpins cryptocurrency. This advanced yet young technology is already transforming a multitude of sectors including finance, insurance, health care, shipping, logistics, and energy sectors. Blockchain technology is being integrated into business processes to bring another level of trust and transparency across industries globally but only recently have blockchain companies started to bring this disruptive technology to
the sports industry
In simple terms, blockchain is a digital, decentralised public ledger that records transactions. It is like a giant digital textbook, where an invisible person infinitely records every single transaction that ever takes place. When fresh transactional data is added to the network, a new "block" is created and attached to the existing "chain" of blocks, hence the name.
Security: This is one of the original principles on which blockchain is based as all transactions are immutable and irreversible. Attempts to hack the information can be easily spotted and, all records are encrypted and the identity of participants is anonymous to the network, meaning that anonymity of transactions is also a feature.
Speed and efficiency: Transactions can be validated and information added almost instantly, from anywhere in the world, 24/7. This of course depends on which kind of blockchain you use, but for some it's a particularly exciting feature with the potential to disrupt a lot of industry.
Control: blockchain has the potential to empower people, whether athletes or other individuals, with greater control and privacy over their personal information and the ability to create and trade digital assets.
Sectors that blockchain technology is already disrupting
Aside from cryptocurrencies, blockchain is set to disrupt several industries as it becomes more accepted by the global economic system – remember the basic user cases of security, speed and control we discussed previously
An early adopter as there is huge potential to unlock efficiencies and eliminate intermediaries and middlemen. For example, blockchain can be used for instant, cross-border payment settlement and remittance, whilst also improving verification and security of transactions.
Governments and organisations:
are looking at blockchain to help them secure identity information and other personal credentials for citizens (allowing citizens far greater control and privacy over their personal information).
Logistics and supply chain-tracking:
Blockchain allows transactions to be recorded and monitored on a digital ledger. This concept can be used to track the provenance of goods in a supply chain. In 2019, UPS invested in and launched a blockchain platform aimed at improving merchant supply chains.
Cybersecurity:
A huge problem for the global economy and expected to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. Blockchain could alleviate this issue, by decentralising assets, data and security infrastructure, thereby putting it all out of reach of hackers. IBM has already incorporated blockchain into its business and created its own blockchain-based system described as the "leading open-source blockchain for business platform." In other words, it allows businesses to digitise transactions through a secured ledger system.
How big is Blockchain?
In the grand scheme of thing blockchain isn't that big compared to other areas of the technology world, however, what really matters is the direction in which it is heading.
In terms of the hard numbers, Statista estimates the market size was $6.92 billion in 2021. By 2027, the industry is estimated to be worth $162.8 billion, a near 24- fold increase.
If we compare blockchain to the Internet whose development started in the 1960s. But it wasn't really until the late 1990s and the turn of the century that it really exploded. Today, the internet is a foundational technology. That means it's a core part of the fabric of society providing a portal into the digital world. We have digital lives, and organisations now are all online. This is a radical shift from, say, 25 years ago. This transformation has led to the market for internet service providers being worth around $1.1 trillion in 2021.
So, for blockchain to get close to the internet there's a long way to go and blockchain is not yet a staple part of society. It is still not widely accepted or understood by everyone. However, the potential is there to be bigger than the internet but it is a few decades behind meaning blockchain is currently now where the internet was in the early 1990's and we can see how much has changed since then.
Some use cases in sport
Sport will be no different than other organisations in how they can adapt blockchain technology into their business model. Let's go back to the basic user cases of security, speed, control.
Rewarding fans
Blockchain-based reward programs can create higher levels of engagement and provide real-time rewards and redemptions. Blockchain enhances loyalty rewards by creating a user identity across all digital touchpoints. Additionally it allows for the trading of digital assets that allow loyalty rewards to be used with partnered brands.
The 5bn dollar sports memorabilia industry is built on a system of trust to verify the authenticity of each item. This dependency will end as human specialists will be no match for blockchain technology and immutable information. Blockchain technology can create individual authenticity for every piece of memorabilia to ensure perfect identification.
The word NFT is confusing, and many organisations are sensibly renaming them 'digital assets' or 'digital collectibles" They will come into their own when combining rewards in both the digital world and the physical world.
A confusion for many is that 1) there are many bad examples of NFT's that are little more than a digital jpeg and 2) there are so many different platforms where people are launching their NFTs meaning that it's hard to trust which platform is best.
LightCycle, Glorious, RealFevr, Sorare, OpenSea, Fayre, Rarible, Enjin, Nifty, Dibbs etc etc. Again, when we look back to the development of the internet many big names fell by the wayside as we learned and understood what works and what doesn't – anyone remember Beenz, AltaVista, Lycos, Geocities, Boo.com, Netscape, Go
Blockchain can be used in sports betting by using smart contracts on a decentralised platform for payment of automated odds. Blockchain will create more trust and ensure fair betting. It offers increased security and reduces human error.
Athletes can tokenise themselves and raise funds through the sale of tokens allowing fans to crowdfund players in return for pre specified financial benefits
Blockchain will make control and distribution of tickets easier and faster enabling immediate refunds and insurance claims. Organisers can control the re-sale in any secondary market ensuring authenticity and reducing fraud and ticket touts. Precise knowledge of each ticket holder can help with problem fans.
Added security will ensure illegal streaming can be virtually eradicated and only those with agreed permissions can gain access. Bandwidth requirements and costs should be reduced.
It's an interesting time in blockchain and we are still trying to figure out what business models could work in this new space, and what companies will look like. It is likely we will see the continued growth of new markets for NFTs and digital collectibles, and new business and funding models that we may not have thought up yet. Remember the internet analogy and the fact that so many early business models fell by the wayside. We need to be patient although it is likely that the pace of adoption will be considerably faster than the internet adoption as society understands how technology can improve our lives. Blockchain will be another cornerstone of our daily lives specifically with security, increased speed and
control are obvious advantages.
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Title 2. THE CONGRESS
Chapter 22B. HUNGER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Section 1161. Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows and Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows
2 U.S. Code § 1161. Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows and Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows
(a) Short title
This section may be cited as the "Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows and Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program Act of 2008".
(b) DefinitionsIn this subsection: [1]
(1) Director
The term "Director" means the head of the Congressional Hunger Center.
(2) FellowThe term "fellow" means—
a Bill Emerson Hunger Fellow; or
Mickey Leland Hunger Fellow.
(3) Fellowship Programs
The term "Fellowship Programs" means the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship Program established under subsection (c)(1).
(c) Fellowship Programs
There is established the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship Program.
(2) Purposes
(A) In generalThe purposes of the Fellowship Programs are—
(i) to encourage future leaders of the United States—
to pursue careers in humanitarian and public service;
to recognize the needs of low-income people and hungry people;
to provide assistance to people in need; and
to seek public policy solutions to the challenges of hunger and poverty;
to provide training and development opportunities for such leaders through placement in programs operated by appropriate organizations or entities; and
to increase awareness of the importance of public service.
(B) Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship Program
The purpose of the Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship Program is to address hunger and poverty in the United States.
(C) Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship Program
The purpose of the Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship Program is to address international hunger and other humanitarian needs.
(3) Administration
Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall offer to provide a grant to the Congressional Hunger Center to administer the Fellowship Programs.
(B) Terms of grant
The terms of the grant provided under subparagraph (A), including the length of the grant and provisions for the alteration or termination of the grant, shall be determined by the Secretary in accordance with this section.
(d) Fellowships
The Director shall make available Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowships and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships in accordance with this subsection.
(A) In generalThe Fellowship Programs shall provide experience and training to develop the skills necessary to train fellows to carry out the purposes described in subsection (c)(2), including—
training in direct service programs for the hungry and other anti-hunger programs in conjunction with community-based organizations through a program of field placement; and
providing experience in policy development through placement in a governmental entity or nongovernmental, nonprofit, or private sector organization.
(B) Work plan
To carry out subparagraph (A) and assist in the evaluation of the fellowships under paragraph (6), the Director shall, for each fellow, approve a work plan that identifies the target objectives for the fellow in the fellowship, including specific duties and responsibilities relating to those objectives.
(3) Period of fellowship
(A) Bill Emerson Hunger Fellow
A Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship awarded under this section shall be for not more than 15 months.
(B) Mickey Leland Hunger Fellow
A Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship awarded under this section shall be for not more than 2 years.
(4) Selection of fellows
Fellowships shall be awarded pursuant to a nationwide competition established by the Director.
(B) QualificationsA successful program applicant shall be an individual who has demonstrated—
an intent to pursue a career in humanitarian services and outstanding potential for such a career;
leadership potential or actual leadership experience;
diverse life experience;
proficient writing and speaking skills;
an ability to live in poor or diverse communities; and
such other attributes as are considered to be appropriate by the Director.
(5) Amount of award
(A) In generalA fellow shall receive—
a living allowance during the term of the Fellowship; and
subject to subparagraph (B), an end-of-service award.
(B) Requirement for successful completion of fellowship
Each fellow shall be entitled to receive an end-of-service award at an appropriate rate for each month of satisfactory service completed, as determined by the Director.
(C) Terms of fellowshipA fellow shall not be considered an employee of—
the Department of Agriculture;
the Congressional Hunger Center; or
a host agency in the field or policy placement of the fellow.
(D) Recognition of fellowship award
(i) Emerson Fellow
An individual awarded a fellowship from the Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship shall be known as an "Emerson Fellow".
(ii) Leland Fellow
An individual awarded a fellowship from the Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship shall be known as a "Leland Fellow".
(6) Evaluations and auditsUnder terms stipulated in the contract entered into under subsection (c)(3), the Director shall—
conduct periodic evaluations of the Fellowship Programs; and
arrange for annual independent financial audits of expenditures under the Fellowship Programs.
(e) Authority
Subject to paragraph (2), in carrying out this section, the Director may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or property, both real and personal, for the purpose of facilitating the work of the Fellowship Programs.
(2) Limitation
Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall be used exclusively for the purposes of the Fellowship Programs.
(f) ReportThe Director shall annually submit to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that—
describes the activities and expenditures of the Fellowship Programs during the preceding fiscal year, including expenditures made from funds made available under subsection (g); and
includes the results of evaluations and audits required by subsection (d).
(g) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IV, § 4404, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 335; Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 1502(c), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2250; Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4401, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1132; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4401, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1894.)
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 4401, amended section generally, substituting subsecs. (a) to (g) establishing the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship Program for former subsecs. (a) to (j) which established the Congressional Hunger Fellows Program.
2007—Subsec. (f)(4)(A). Pub. L. 110–161, which directed that subpar. (A) be amended by substituting "may" for "shall" and striking out "annual.", was executed by making the substitution and striking out "annual" before "audit", to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.
Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4407, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1142, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4407, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1903, provided that:
"Except as otherwise provided in this title [see Tables for classification], this title and the amendments made by this title take effect on October 1, 2008."
[Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical provisions. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.]
Pub. L. 107–171, title IV, § 4405, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 341, provided that:
"Except as otherwise provided in this title [see Short Title of 2002 Amendment note set out under section 2011 of Title 7, Agriculture], the amendments made by this title take effect on October 1, 2002."
[1]  So in original. Probably should be "section:".


But be gone, ye vexatious, ye unworthy intrusions, for I am my Maria's for ever, without another doubt. – Nor shall mean suspicions ever haunt my heart again. – How much more happy are those days, and how much more pleasing on reflection, which we have passed unembittered by vain, trifling quarrels, than those which have been clouded by indifference. – I can with the sincerest, with a heart-felt delight, think of wednesday evening; how sweet are the minutes, when love alone bears sway! – And how soothing to the mind that has felt afflictions! – They vanish like a dream, and are forgotten; there is a charm in the soft voice of a lover, which lulls every care to rest, "and love alone is waking."4 – Were it not for love and friendship, what a scene of horrors would this world be; there would be nothing in it worth living for. – What is there, could render the vicissitudes and troubles of life supportable, but the consolation and hopes I derive from the thoughts of my Maria? – But she can sweeten even anguish itself. – I shall be ashamed to give you this short epistle: I hope you won't open it till I have left you; you will call it [f. 279] shabby again I suppose: I was not at home till rather late last night, and expect to see you peep out at the window every minute; and I am the worst in the world to write, under the influence of expectation: – Will you not pardon me? Adieu!
1 Brooks, Correspondence 155-57; Wedd, Love Letters 131-32.
3 Lines from Pope's Essay on Man, Epistle IV, ll. 193-94.
4 Lines adapted from Mark Akenside's The Pleasures of the Imagination, Book I, ll. 131-32.


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Q: optimal way to find sum(S) of all contiguous sub-array's max difference
You are given an array with n elements: d[0], d[1], ..., d[n-1].
  Calculate the sum(S) of all contiguous sub-array's max difference.
Formally: S = sum{max{d[l,...,r]} - min{d[l, ..., r}},∀ 0 <= l <= r <
  n

Input:
4
1 3 2 4

Output:
12

Explanation:

l = 0; r = 0; array: [1] sum = max([1]) - min([1]) = 0
l = 0; r = 1; array: [1,3] sum = max([1,3]) - min([1,3]) = 3 - 1 = 2
l = 0; r = 2; array: [1,3,2] sum = max([1,3,2]) - min([1,3,2]) = 3 - 1
  = 2
l = 0;r = 3; array: [1,3,2,4] sum = max([1,3,2,4]) - min([1,3,2,4]) =
  4 - 1 = 3
l = 1; r = 1 will result in zero
l = 1; r = 2; array: [3,2] sum = max([3,2]) - min([3,2]) = 3 - 2 = 1;
l = 1; r = 3; array: [3,2,4] sum = max ([3,2,4]) - min([3,2,4]) = 4 -
  2 = 2;
l = 2; r = 2; will result in zero
l = 2; r = 3; array:[2,4] sum = max([2,4]) - min([2,4]) = 4 -2 = 2;
l = 3; r = 3 will result in zero;
Total sum = 12

My Thoughts:
Brute force check for all possible subset ; contagious array.
How to optimize it for larger number?

A: This can be done in linear time! Each element goes into the sum once for every subarray it's the max of, and each element is subtracted once for every subarray it's the minimum of. We need a linear-time algorithm for finding how many subarrays each element is the max or min of, and we can do that with a minor modification of an all nearest smaller values algorithm.
The idea is that to find how many subarrays an element is the max of, we keep a stack of the elements we've seen that are greater than all subsequent elements we've seen, along with the positions of those numbers. When we find an element greater than the last element on the stack, we know how far a subarray can extend to the left or right of the element on the top of the stack and still have it be the maximum, and we can use that to determine how many subarrays it's the max of. We can handle the minimums by simply negating all elements of the array.
def max_sums(d):
    stack = [(-1, float('inf'))]
    sum_ = 0
    for i, x in enumerate(d):
        while x > stack[-1][1]:
            prev_i, prev_x = stack.pop()
            prev_prev_i, prev_prev_x = stack[-1]
            sum_ += prev_x * (i - prev_i) * (prev_i - prev_prev_i)
        stack.append((i, x))
    while len(stack) > 1:
        prev_i, prev_x = stack.pop()
        prev_prev_i, prev_prev_x = stack[-1]
        sum_ += prev_x * (len(d) - prev_i) * (prev_i - prev_prev_i)
    return sum_

def max_differences_sum(d):
    return max_sums(d) + max_sums([-x for x in d])

Here's an example run of the algorithm. Suppose the input is [30, 10, 40, 20]. Then to compute the sum of the maxes of all subarrays, we iterate over the input as follows:
30

We push the pair (0, 30) onto the stack. The stack now records that we saw a 30 at index 0.
10

30 > 10, so we push the pair (1, 10) onto the stack. The stack now records that we saw a 10 at index 1.
40

10 < 40, so a subarray with max 10 cannot include this element. We see that a subarray with max 10 must start after the index of 30 and end before the index of 40, so it has 1 possible left endpoint and 1 possible right endpoint, and there is 1*1 such array. We add 10*1*1 to the sum and pop the (1, 10) from the stack. The sum is now 10.
30 < 40, so a subarray with max 30 also cannot include this element. We see that a subarray with max 30 must start index 0 and end at either index 0 or index 1, so there are 1*2 such arrays. We add 30*1*2 to the sum and pop the (0, 30). The sum is now 70.
The stack is now empty, so we push (2, 40).
20

40 > 20, so we push (3, 20).
We have iterated through all the input, so for any pair (i, x) still on the array, a subarray with max x can end anywhere from index i to the end of the array, and it can start anywhere from i to the previous stack entry's index (or the start of the array if there is no previous entry).
(3, 20) is on the stack with (2, 40) beneath it, so a subarray with max 20 must start and end at index 3. We add 20*1*1 to the sum and pop (3, 20). The sum is now 90.
(2, 40) is on the stack with nothing beneath it, so a subarray with max 40 can start at any index <= 2 and end at any index >= 2. We add 40*3*2 to the sum and empty the stack. The sum is now 330.
We've accounted for all positive terms in the sum. To subtract the minimums, we negate all input elements and feed them through the above algorithm again. We end up subtracting 170, for an overall total of 160.

A: Suppose you have a sequence of length n, and you wish to calculate the minimum (or maximum) of a sliding window of some fixed size m < n. Then (surprisingly), this can be done in O(n) time.
So now for window sizes m = 1, ..., n, you need to run the sliding window from left to right; for each slide of the window, you just need to add the max - min of the elements inside the window. By the above, the running time is Theta(n^2). This improves your naive algorithm which is Theta(n^3).

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4) Players must their race (empire/chaos/vampire counts/orcs and goblins/skaven/dwarfs.) If they wish to be any other race, they must provide a reason why they'd be there and see if I approve it.
Description: urgot prides himself on the number of skaven spines he has on his boss pole. now he knows skaven are swarming in the sewers of the empire, he's begun amassing a WAAAGH!
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Why a Brokered Democratic Convention in 2020 Would Eclipse the Current Chaos
Think the recent House hearings gave us too much drama to handle? Those would be nothing compared to what could happen next year
By David Kamioner
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Think the recent Dem-led House hearings were jam-packed with melodrama and tension?
If the Democrat primary season offers no clear winner going into the party's Milwaukee convention in July of 2020, the hearings we've just endured will seem like ice cream socials compared to the first brokered political convention in this country since 1952.
Imagine a bag of vipers.
Then imagine an awful lot of those vipers in a really big bag trying to cut deals with the other snakes — while simultaneously trying to eat them.
That is a timid understatement, compared to what would happen on the convention floor in Milwaukee if this scenario comes to pass.
A brokered convention happens when no one candidate has the delegate support to win on the first ballot.
It almost happened at the GOP convention in Kansas City in 1976 — but President Gerald Ford narrowly beat future President Ronald Reagan when the first ballot was held.(Jimmy Carter, of course, ultimately won the 1976 election against incumbent Ford).
In 1952, Democrat Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois won on the third ballot after getting an endorsement from sitting President Harry Truman, the Dem incumbent.
If the Democratic convention in 2020 turns into a melee, all kinds of scenarios are possible.
These tweets describe some of them.
The brokered scenario from respected analyst Allan Lichtman:
.@AllanLichtman, who predicted Trump's election in 2016 and the impeachment inquiry, shares his take on the Democratic presidential nomination:
"I'm going to go way out on a limb on this. I predict we are going to see the first brokered convention in over half a century." pic.twitter.com/VFEuKIqWKL
— Washington Journal (@cspanwj) November 29, 2019
Do you support President Trump for 2020?
The Hillary scenario:
In a brokered convention with no clear favorite, I would hate to see her become the choice. We need unifiers, not dividers, and she is the premier divider along with our current prez at the time, both huge lightning rods. https://t.co/ACNOGBdPdl
— John Pharr (@johnnbgourmet32) December 5, 2019
The Bernie scenario:
I see a path to a brokered convention with Biden winning delegates through Black voters and rural whites; Bernie cleaning up with Latinos and the youth vote; Warren supported strongly by educated suburbs and white women; and Buttigieg getting some delegates in wealthy enclaves. https://t.co/qrxarSyOvB
— Sean Carlton (@kological) December 5, 2019
If feminists and the hard-Left go for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), young people and socialists go for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), urban moderates and gays go for Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, and older blue-collar voters and traditional Dem voters go for former Vice President Joe Biden — then the vote could be so diffused to the point that a brokered convention becomes possible.
This doesn't even factor in former New York City Mike Bloomberg's vast fortune, which will allow him to stay in the race as long as he desires. (He's announcing a gun control plan on Thursday, by the way, in Aurora, Colorado, and will grab lots of left-wing attention for it.)
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, if she wants another run, could wait until the convention, hope for no clear winner going in, and then cast herself as the "savior" of the party and a consensus choice.
Given that she still has the likely support of the majority of superdelegates — delegates picked by the party machine, and there are a lot of them — it is a viable scenario.
Related: Trump-Hillary Rematch Next Year?
The Sanders scenario is harder to see, but not impossible.
Theoretically, in a bitterly divided convention between party regulars for Biden and true-believing hard leftists split between Warren and Sanders, then the party — after a raucous floor demonstration for Sanders (much like the one that got Wendell Wilkie nominated by the GOP in 1940) — goes with its heart and not its head and gives the prize to Sanders.
A long shot?
Then there is the dark-horse scenario. In this possibility, someone not even running now — not even on the current radar — is proposed by party chiefs to heal wounds, since nobody else will concede to the others competing against them in Milwaukee.
The 1964 film "The Best Man" portrays this scenario beautifully. In this situation, a moderate woman with a leftist minority running mate would be the smart money.
It could come down to something like a Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota (making her almost a home-state favorite) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) ticket.
Related: Klobuchar Sees Gray Areas of the Green New Deal
Booker could solidify African-American support for the Democrat nominee that dissipated a bit after former President Barack Obama's campaigns.
Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro of Texas could also fit the bill for vice president — and perhaps, in a GOP nightmare — make Texas competitive.
The plan works only if the proposed compromise candidates had dropped out of the race before or immediately after Super Tuesday — March 3, 2020.
Regardless of the details, a brokered convention has not been seen in this country for generations.
It would be popcorn time for every political junkie in America and an exciting, yet dangerous, time for the Democrats.
And for an incumbent president who is either facing impeachment or has been acquitted in the Senate?
The challenge of facing a fresh new face is high.
So is the opportunity.
And as usual, President Donald Trump will rise to the occasion.
David Kamioner
David Kamioner is a veteran of U.S. Army Intelligence; he served with the Pershing Nuclear Brigade and the First Infantry Division. After that, he worked as a political consultant and ran a homeless shelter for veterans in Philadelphia. In addition to writing freelance pieces for LifeZette, he also writes for American Greatness.


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REVIEW: Luigi Pirandello play is adapted for the reality-TV era.
When Luigi Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author" premiered in Italy in 1921, it was considered radical. It called into question the very bounds of reality. It is still considered a masterpiece, but after 90 years, a more tame one.
Director Alan Berks and his company, in a co-production with Gremlin Theatre, have adapted Pirandello's script for a contemporary audience, and have done it brilliantly. They've cut the three-act play by more than half, eliminating a number of characters, and have given it a thoroughly new context.
In the original, a group of actors are rehearsing a play when six characters wander in. An author has created them and their plot, but never completed the play. They are looking for someone to tell their story. In Berks' adaptation, the characters interrupt the filming of a reality television show. This not only updates the play, but adds another layer: the questionable "reality" of the TV show.
The extensive use of live video, both the offstage filming of the actual show and the onstage filming of the characters telling their story, vividly amplifies the melodrama, also adding another layer of disorientation.
Under Berks' sharp direction, interest never flags. He successfully explicates Pirandello's complex exploration of reality and identity, while still engaging the audience's compassion.
Ironically, the characters are more vividly rendered than the supposedly real people. John Middleton as the Father and ShaVunda Horsley as the Step Daughter carry on a compelling battle of recrimination. Colleen Barrett as the Mother and Max Wojtanowicz as the Son are equally compelling in their silence.
Who: By Luigi Pirandello. Adapted and directed by Alan Berks for Gremlin Theatre.
When: 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 4 p.m. Sun., through March 24, and 8 p.m. Mon. March 11.
Where: Gremlin Theatre, 2400 University Av. W., St. Paul.
The three reality-show participants successfully add a layer of humanity to the archetypes that they are playing: Sam Landman as the jerk, Rachel Finch as the flirt, and Michael Terrell Brown as the dude.
It is the Producer who most fully grapples with the questions of reality and identity, as he attempts to exploit the characters' story for his show. It is moving to see Bryan Porter crippled by the effort.
For all the liberties that this production takes with Pirandello, it captures the essence of the play, translating and even amplifying the central issues. Berks and company have created a powerful philosophical tragedy, both moving and thought-provoking.
William Randall Beard writes regularly about theater.


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SPOP WAVE! Champ Gao Mei Gui On Talk The Competition Was Rigged: "They Might As Well Have Spent Less Money To Help Me Cut A Song"
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Gao Mei Gui was crowned the winner of SPOP WAVE! on 21 Dec 21, but amidst the congratulatory comments was also a lot of unflattering talk about the Mediacorp singing competition being fixed in her favour since YES 933 is one of the official channels for the show, and she is a DJ with the station. The 32-year-old is certainly aware of what's been said, as she revealed during a phone interview with 8days.sg this morning, but she also has a response for the naysayers. "Nothing was scripted, and the judges gave us scores according to what they heard," she clarified. She took part in Campus SuperStar in 2006 and other small-scale singing competitions when she was a student at NTU WKWSCI.
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One great Filipino painter caught the attention of many because of his very unique depiction of Filipino life and street children with Jesus Christ as the center of each masterpiece. Joey Velasco has moved us with his very intricate details and realistic depiction of his subjects. His legacy continues to live on after his untimely death in July 2010 at the age of 43, suffering from a kidney disease.
Velasco's "Hapag ng Pag-asa" became a significant work because of his interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." Instead of including Jesus' 12 apostles, the painter showed 12 street children. These children are not fictional. Before Velasco passed away, he continued to support them by securing them a shelter at Gawad Kalinga village.
After all these years, where are the children that Velasco showed compassion for and helped? How is life treating Itok, Nene, Joyce, Tinay, Emong, Onse, Buknoy, Michael, Dodoy, Jun and Roselle, who were all given a chance to improve their living condition? Unfortunately, one has passed away last year due to complications at child bearing at the age of 18.
It has been nine years since the painting was released and to date, it has become the most reproduced contemporary art by a Filipino.
I first learned about Joey Velasco after reading some feature articles about him in newspapers and acquiring a calendar with images of his beautiful paintings some years ago. Too bad that I wasn't able to meet him in person. I really wanted to meet and interview him. I never expected that his life would be cut short.
A documentary is made to pay tribute to Joey Velasco's life and works and to follow the street children he once cared for. In celebration of Easter Sunday 2014, "Cheche Lazaro Presents: Hapag ng Pag-asa" will air on ABS-CBN's Sunday's Best on April 20, 2014 at 10pm.


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Film Review: 'Yummy' Is A Bloody Romp
Mike Wass @mikewassmusic | October 8, 2020 12:40 pm
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Film Review: 'Relic'
Eerie and unsettling, 'Relic' is one of the best horror films of 2020.
Just when you think you've seen every possible iteration of the zombie flick, Belgium's Lars Damoiseaux goes and makes Yummy — a gory horror/comedy that unites the worlds of cannibalism and plastic-surgery tourism. If your interest is piqued, keep on reading. Everyone else should probably find something less niche to watch. However, those gore-hounds who do take the plunge will be rewarded with one of the nastiest, grossest and most consistently-outrageous horror debuts of 2020.
The plot couldn't be more simple. Alison (an amiable Maaike Neuville) has something to get off her chest — namely, F cup breasts. Our heroine decides to travel to an unnamed Eastern European country to get them reduced at a hospital catering for international guests, and brings along her loyal boyfriend Michael (a sympathetic Bart Hollanders) and surgery-obsessed mother (Annick Christiaens). That's a pretty solid setup for a horror film to begin with, but it becomes even more mouth-watering when we discover that the head surgeon is keeping a woman muzzled in an abandoned wing.
It doesn't take long for the infected patient get loose and start wreaking havoc on the hospital's clientele. Michael is the first to cotton on to the impending disaster, and he tries to navigate his way out of the hot zone with Alison, her mom and a handful of highly questionable hangers-on. In some ways, Yummy is reminiscent of latter entries in the REC series, where the tone is somewhat lighter and there is obvious relish in being as gross as possible. This is where Damoiseaux really shines.
At this point it's hard to even imagine an original zombie kill — after all, there are only so many ways a face can be bitten off. However, by bringing zombies and plastic surgery together, the director conjures two demises I haven't seen before; one involving a botched liposuction and an eye-wincing sequence in which a patient's recently-enlarged penis is set on fire and then accidentally injured beyond repair. It's a European production, so everything is show in excruciating detail. The film's origin also explains the tone of the humor. Yummy revels in being politically incorrect, so prepare for some dubious one-liners.
As the film hurtles towards it's conclusion (director Damoiseaux wastes little time with exposition), it becomes increasingly clear that Yummy is an early glimpse of a director with genuine passion for the horror genre and a hard-nosed approach that avoids sentimentality at all costs. The finale would never work in an American film, which is exactly what makes it so pleasing. If you love blood and guts, graphic nudity and all-around bad taste, Yummy comes highly recommended. Belgium's first zombie flick is now streaming on Shudder.
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Newly Remastered in HD from a 4K scan of the restored fine-grain master!
The Spiral Staircase (1945) with optional English subtitles
B&W 83 Minutes 1.33:1 Not Rated
One of the all-time great Hollywood chillers! A murderer is targeting disabled young women in a New England town, and Helen (Dorothy McGuire, Gentleman's Agreement), a mute servant in a Gothic mansion, is terrified she's next. Mrs. Warren (Ethel Barrymore, Deadline – U.S.A.), the invalid, bullying mistress of the house, warns Helen to leave at once, rather than rely on her weak son and stepson for protection. But even as Helen is packing her things, she suspects she may be too late and the murderer is closer than she ever imagined. This terrifying and suspenseful thriller was produced by David O. Selznick (Duel in the Sun), directed by Robert Siodmak (Cry of the City), shot by Nicholas Musuraca (Out of the Past) and written by Mel Dinelli (The Reckless Moment), based on a novel by Ethel Lina White (The Lady Vanishes). The wonderful cast includes George Brent (Dark Victory), Kent Smith (The Night Stalker), Rhonda Fleming (Those Redheads from Seattle), Elsa Lanchester (Witness for the Prosecution), Sara Allgood (The Lodger), Rhys Williams (The Farmer's Daughter) and James Bell (I Walked with a Zombie). The great vreceived a supporting actress Academy Award® nomination.
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith
• 1945 Screen Director's Playhouse Radio Broadcast of "The Spiral Staircase" with Dorothy McGuire and Robert Siodmak
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Richard Revesz is the Dean Emeritus of New York University School of Law and the Lawrence King Professor of Law. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Princeton University and holds a M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a J.D. from Yale Law. Dean Revesz' scholarly work has been influential in the fields of environmental and regulatory law and policy. His article "Rehabilitating Interstate Competition" received the American Bar Association's Section on Administrative Law's 1994 award for most distinguished article or book. He is the author of the casebook Environmental Law and Policy and the co-author of Retaking Rationality: How Cost-Benefit Analysis Can Better Protect the Environment and Our Health. Prior to joining the NYU Law faculty, Dean Revesz served as Law Clerk to Chief Judge Wilfred Feinberg of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and to Justice Thurgood Marshall of the Supreme Court of the United States.


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The Myth Of SisyphusRyan ClairEnglish LiteratureThe myth of Sisyphus was a paper written by Albert Camus to show that life has no ultimate meaning. This goals of men and woman are false and in the end humans really accomplish nothing. Camus represented his idea of existentialism through the use of Sisyphus. This allows us to see a comparison of a mythical tale and the real world.Albert Camus feeling towards existence was that humans were not supposed to be living in the world. Camus believed that there was a sense of absurdity for human existence.
Human beings cannot feel at home in a world where chaos, death, and suffering are present. A world designed for humans would have meaning, life, and order. The world that humans presently lived in was not the real home that they should be in. The world was indifferent to the problems facing humans, thereby making humans living unwanted inside of their own universe. Camus uses Sisyphus as an example of how he believes life on earth is really taking place. Sisyphus is forced to roll the heavy rock up the mountain only to find that it rolls all the way back down and making all his work for nothing. Camus believed that this was similar to human life, through all the activities and events throughout our lives we merely accomplish nothing in the end.
We work hard and try to achieve goals, but these goals are meaningless in the whole time that makes up our life.Camus believes that Sisyphus is an "absurd hero" because he believes that he can succeed which ultimately allows for his punishment. "If this myth is tragic, that is because its hero is conscious.
Where would his torture be, indeed, if at every step the hope of succeeding upheld him?" Camus feels that Sisyphus who is a conscious human being exemplifies the lives of many humans on earth. The people feel that they can succeed and accomplish things during their lives, but in the end they die without ever solving the problems they once faced. This is similar to how Sisyphus would endlessly try to accomplish his goal of getting the rock to the top of the mountain only to have it roll back down again.
This absurdity can be understood through the comparison of Sisyphus and the lives of many people living around the world. False goals and events throughout life cloud people's vision that nothing is truly ever accomplished. Sisyphus was sentenced to life of reaching one goal, which could not be met, and this was his punishment as is many people doing the same thing on earth.Camus' beliefs stemmed from the horrors of World War Two.
He saw all the suffering and poverty that he had lived through and been surrounded by. This gave him a basis for existentialism, which created significance behind the choices that a person makes throughout their lives. Camus saw how people were put thrown horrible situations on earth and this gave him the idea that humans were merely put onto the earth without a predetermined life. The choices that humans made no difference to the world, the suffering and injustice was just another choice that was made by a person. The world did not respond but merely went on without having any feedback. Humans tried to apply meaning to life but found that the world did not allow for it.
Humans were the only entities that tried to insist on having meaning in their lives. "It absurdity makes of fate a human matter, which must be settled among men."Camus' feelings of injustice in the world and life without meaning resulted from the problems with himself and surrounding him. The suffering he saw made Camus realize that the world went on while people were living in horrible situations. People were aspiring to unreal goals which meant nothing in the whole face of life.
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People of the Preserves: August 2020
The Forest Preserves boasts a large network of volunteers doing incredible work all across the County like restoring habitat, monitoring plant and animal populations, patrolling our trails, supporting special events and so much more. Though many volunteers fly solo, like Trail Watch volunteers, or work in small groups, like stewardship volunteers, each individual belongs to this larger, like-minded community of people who love nature and care for the Preserves.
The Chicago Conservation Leadership Corps is a partnership program coordinated by the Student Conservation Association, Friends of the Forest Preserves, and the Forest Preserves of Cook County, with generous support from the Forest Preserve Foundation and others.
Photo by Kris DaPra.
Aiden Foster
"I thought this opportunity would be good for me because it would get me out of the city, in nature and off my phone. I learned that I'm significantly calmer when I'm surrounded by nature. At school and generally in life I'm all stressed out; but here I'm just in the moment and it's nice. Before, I feel like people had all these expectations of me and that stress built up. I'd have panic attacks, anxiety attacks. I was nervous to come here because I missed the first day and thought everyone probably already made friends, but everybody was welcoming. Everybody has each other's backs and we're all in this together.
"The Earth probably sees us as a virus, but it's housing us. We should probably protect the place that's giving us a home. People always say they want to help the world. Well, this is one way to do it. You might not think you're doing much but you're part of a bigger thing.
"I want to go on to study animal science in college. I watch a lot of YouTube channels where people go around the world studying marine life, the Sahara or the rain forest. I want to be one of those people who can point out an animal and tell you about it. I want to be all cool like that."
Hassan Williams
"My school, Brooks College Prep, sends out emails about job opportunities and I took it upon myself to apply for this position with SCA. It's been a great experience because not only do I enjoy interacting with people and not being so disconnected, but I also love learning about the past. There were native people here and we get to examine the effects of colonialism, like the introduction of invasive plants from Europe. Through this work we get to rewind back and fix some of what's happened.
"A lot of what I've known about myself already, has been reinforced through SCA. I keep finding myself being put into leadership positions so I guess you could say I'm a natural-born leader of some sort. Of course, being in a leadership position has its ups and downs. The most challenging thing I've encountered is dealing with all the different personalities. You have people who are outgoing, but you also have introverts. I've had to become sort of a humanitarian, finding out how people feel and what makes them comfortable. Leadership can be exhausting but it's something I want to take on because it's a challenge. And I love challenges."
Inspired by the photo blog Humans of New York, Kris DaPra and Joanna Huyck of the Volunteer Resources team will be working together to introduce you to your fellow volunteers. You'll get to know the names and faces of the people (like you) without whom the preserves could simply not exist. We hope that you'll enjoy this ongoing project, and we look forward to interviewing YOU at an upcoming workday, on your monitoring route, during your Trail Watch patrol or anywhere else you make a difference. Thank you for being a volunteer!
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Q: Tensorflow: How to get all possible indices for a tensor I'm trying to populate a 6D sparse tensor in tensorflow with data from a 4D dense tensor. Since this is more complicated than the builtin sparse to dense function can handle, I'm building this myself, utilizing the SparseTensor constructor which takes a 2D tensor of indices. In my case this tensor would have dimension [num_elements, 6] What I would like to do is get all possible indices of the dense tensor in the form of [num_elements, 4], which I can then concatenate with a separate tensor of dimensions [num_elements, 2] to get my 6D indices. The only problem is I'm unsure of how to get every valid index in the 4D tensor. I can think of 2 approaches, either directly obtaining it from some part of the API I'm missing, or generating it by creating a tensor with all possible permutations. In fact assuming fixed input size this array of indices will always be the same and thus could be a constant. Any suggestions for implementing either approach?

A: From the source code of the from dense function I found this
indices = array_ops.where_v2(
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which should meet my needs.


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