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/**
 * \file eventdemo.c
 * \brief Demonstrate the use of Wayland's toytoolkit.
 *
 * Heavily commented demo program that can report all events that are
 * dispatched to the window. For other functionality, eg. opengl/egl,
 * drag and drop, etc. have a look at the other demos.
 * \author Tim Wiederhake
 */

#include "config.h"

#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>

#include <cairo.h>

#include "shared/helpers.h"
#include "window.h"

/** window title */
static char *title = "EventDemo";

/** window width */
static int width = 500;

/** window height */
static int height = 400;

/** set if window has no borders */
static int noborder = 0;

/** if non-zero, maximum window width */
static int width_max = 0;

/** if non-zero, maximum window height */
static int height_max = 0;

/** set to log redrawing */
static int log_redraw = 0;

/** set to log resizing */
static int log_resize = 0;

/** set to log keyboard focus */
static int log_focus = 0;

/** set to log key events */
static int log_key = 0;

/** set to log button events */
static int log_button = 0;

/** set to log axis events */
static int log_axis = 0;

/** set to log motion events */
static int log_motion = 0;

/**
 * \struct eventdemo
 * \brief Holds all data the program needs per window
 *
 * In this demo the struct holds the position of a
 * red rectangle that is drawn in the window's area.
 */
struct eventdemo {
	struct window *window;
	struct widget *widget;
	struct display *display;

	int x, y, w, h;

	bool print_pointer_frame;
};

/**
 * \brief CALLBACK function, Wayland requests the window to redraw.
 * \param widget widget to be redrawn
 * \param data user data associated to the window
 *
 * Draws a red rectangle as demonstration of per-window data.
 */
static void
redraw_handler(struct widget *widget, void *data)
{
	struct eventdemo *e = data;
	cairo_surface_t *surface;
	cairo_t *cr;
	struct rectangle rect;

	if (log_redraw)
		printf("redraw\n");

	widget_get_allocation(e->widget, &rect);
	surface = window_get_surface(e->window);

	cr = cairo_create(surface);
	cairo_set_operator(cr, CAIRO_OPERATOR_SOURCE);

	cairo_rectangle(cr, rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height);
	cairo_set_source_rgba(cr, 0, 0, 0, 0.8);
	cairo_fill(cr);

	cairo_rectangle(cr, e->x, e->y, e->w, e->h);
	cairo_set_source_rgba(cr, 1.0, 0, 0, 1);
	cairo_fill(cr);

	cairo_destroy(cr);
	cairo_surface_destroy(surface);
}

/**
 * \brief CALLBACK function, Wayland requests the window to resize.
 * \param widget widget to be resized
 * \param width desired width
 * \param height desired height
 * \param data user data associated to the window
 */

static void
resize_handler(struct widget *widget,
	       int32_t width, int32_t height, void *data)
{
	struct eventdemo *e = data;
	if (log_resize)
		printf("resize width: %d, height: %d\n", width, height);

	/* if a maximum width is set, constrain to it */
	if (width_max && width_max < width)
		width = width_max;

	/* if a maximum height is set, constrain to it */
	if (height_max && height_max < height)
		height = height_max;

	/* set the new window dimensions */
	widget_set_size(e->widget, width, height);
}

/**
 * \brief CALLBACK function, Wayland informs about keyboard focus change
 * \param window window
 * \param device device that caused the focus change
 * \param data user data associated to the window
 */
static void
keyboard_focus_handler(struct window *window,
		       struct input *device, void *data)
{
	int32_t x, y;
	struct eventdemo *e = data;

	if (log_focus) {
		if (device) {
			input_get_position(device, &x, &y);
			printf("focus x: %d, y: %d\n", x, y);
		} else {
			printf("focus lost\n");
		}
	}

	window_schedule_redraw(e->window);
}

/**
 * \brief CALLBACK function, Wayland informs about key event
 * \param window window
 * \param input input
 * \param time time
 * \param key keycode
 * \param unicode associated character
 * \param state pressed or released
 * \param data user data associated to the window
 */
static void
key_handler(struct window *window, struct input *input, uint32_t time,
            uint32_t key, uint32_t unicode, enum wl_keyboard_key_state state,
	    void *data)
{
	uint32_t modifiers = input_get_modifiers(input);

	if (!log_key)
		return;

	printf("key key: %u, unicode: %u, state: %s, modifiers: 0x%x\n",
	       key, unicode,
	       (state == WL_KEYBOARD_KEY_STATE_PRESSED) ? "pressed" :
							  "released",
	       modifiers);
}

/**
 * \brief CALLBACK function, Wayland informs about button event
 * \param widget widget
 * \param input input device that caused the button event
 * \param time time the event happened
 * \param button button
 * \param state pressed or released
 * \param data user data associated to the window
 */
static void
button_handler(struct widget *widget, struct input *input, uint32_t time,
	       uint32_t button, enum wl_pointer_button_state state, void *data)
{
	struct eventdemo *e = data;
	int32_t x, y;

	if (!log_button)
		return;

	e->print_pointer_frame = true;

	input_get_position(input, &x, &y);
	printf("button time: %u, button: %u, state: %s, x: %d, y: %d\n",
	       time, button,
	       (state == WL_POINTER_BUTTON_STATE_PRESSED) ? "pressed" :
							    "released",
	       x, y);
}

/**
 * \brief CALLBACK function, Wayland informs about axis event
 * \param widget widget
 * \param input input device that caused the axis event
 * \param time time the event happened
 * \param axis vertical or horizontal
 * \param value amount of scrolling
 * \param data user data associated to the widget
 */
static void
axis_handler(struct widget *widget, struct input *input, uint32_t time,
	     uint32_t axis, wl_fixed_t value, void *data)
{
	struct eventdemo *e = data;

	if (!log_axis)
		return;

	e->print_pointer_frame = true;

	printf("axis time: %u, axis: %s, value: %f\n",
	       time,
	       axis == WL_POINTER_AXIS_VERTICAL_SCROLL ? "vertical" :
							 "horizontal",
	       wl_fixed_to_double(value));
}

static void
pointer_frame_handler(struct widget *widget, struct input *input, void *data)
{
	struct eventdemo *e = data;

	if (!e->print_pointer_frame)
		return;

	printf("pointer frame\n");
	e->print_pointer_frame = false;
}

static void
axis_source_handler(struct widget *widget, struct input *input,
		    uint32_t source, void *data)
{
	const char *axis_source;
	struct eventdemo *e = data;

	if (!log_axis)
		return;

	e->print_pointer_frame = true;

	switch (source) {
	case WL_POINTER_AXIS_SOURCE_WHEEL:
		axis_source = "wheel";
		break;
	case WL_POINTER_AXIS_SOURCE_FINGER:
		axis_source = "finger";
		break;
	case WL_POINTER_AXIS_SOURCE_CONTINUOUS:
		axis_source = "continuous";
		break;
	default:
		axis_source = "<invalid source value>";
		break;
	}

	printf("axis source: %s\n", axis_source);
}

static void
axis_stop_handler(struct widget *widget, struct input *input,
		  uint32_t time, uint32_t axis,
		  void *data)
{
	struct eventdemo *e = data;

	if (!log_axis)
		return;

	e->print_pointer_frame = true;
	printf("axis stop time: %u, axis: %s\n",
	       time,
	       axis == WL_POINTER_AXIS_VERTICAL_SCROLL ? "vertical" :
							 "horizontal");
}

static void
axis_discrete_handler(struct widget *widget, struct input *input,
		      uint32_t axis, int32_t discrete, void *data)
{
	struct eventdemo *e = data;

	if (!log_axis)
		return;

	e->print_pointer_frame = true;
	printf("axis discrete axis: %u value: %d\n", axis, discrete);
}

/**
 * \brief CALLBACK function, Waylands informs about pointer motion
 * \param widget widget
 * \param input input device that caused the motion event
 * \param time time the event happened
 * \param x absolute x position
 * \param y absolute y position
 * \param x x position relative to the window
 * \param y y position relative to the window
 * \param data user data associated to the window
 *
 * Demonstrates the use of different cursors
 */
static int
motion_handler(struct widget *widget, struct input *input, uint32_t time,
	       float x, float y, void *data)
{
	struct eventdemo *e = data;

	if (log_motion) {
		printf("motion time: %u, x: %f, y: %f\n", time, x, y);
		e->print_pointer_frame = true;
	}

	if (x > e->x && x < e->x + e->w)
		if (y > e->y && y < e->y + e->h)
			return CURSOR_HAND1;

	return CURSOR_LEFT_PTR;
}

/**
 * \brief Create and initialise a new eventdemo window.
 * The returned eventdemo instance should be destroyed using \c eventdemo_destroy().
 * \param d associated display
 */
static struct eventdemo *
eventdemo_create(struct display *d)
{
	struct eventdemo *e;

	e = zalloc(sizeof (struct eventdemo));
	if (e == NULL)
		return NULL;

	e->window = window_create(d);

	if (noborder) {
		/* Demonstrate how to create a borderless window.
		 * Move windows with META + left mouse button.
		 */
		e->widget = window_add_widget(e->window, e);
	} else {
		e->widget = window_frame_create(e->window, e);
		window_set_title(e->window, title);
	}
	e->display = d;

	/* The eventdemo window draws a red rectangle as a demonstration
	 * of per-window data. The dimensions of that rectangle are set
	 * here.
	 */
	e->x = width * 1.0 / 4.0;
	e->w = width * 2.0 / 4.0;
	e->y = height * 1.0 / 4.0;
	e->h = height * 2.0 / 4.0;

	/* Connect the user data to the window */
	window_set_user_data(e->window, e);

	/* Set the callback redraw handler for the window */
	widget_set_redraw_handler(e->widget, redraw_handler);

	/* Set the callback resize handler for the window */
	widget_set_resize_handler(e->widget, resize_handler);

	/* Set the callback focus handler for the window */
	window_set_keyboard_focus_handler(e->window,
					  keyboard_focus_handler);

	/* Set the callback key handler for the window */
	window_set_key_handler(e->window, key_handler);

	/* Set the callback button handler for the window */
	widget_set_button_handler(e->widget, button_handler);

	/* Set the callback motion handler for the window */
	widget_set_motion_handler(e->widget, motion_handler);

	/* Set the callback pointer frame handler for the window */
	widget_set_pointer_frame_handler(e->widget, pointer_frame_handler);

	/* Set the callback axis handler for the window */
	widget_set_axis_handlers(e->widget,
				 axis_handler,
				 axis_source_handler,
				 axis_stop_handler,
				 axis_discrete_handler);

	/* Initial drawing of the window */
	window_schedule_resize(e->window, width, height);

	return e;
}
/**
 * \brief Destroy eventdemo instance previously created by \c eventdemo_create().
 * \param eventdemo eventdemo instance to destroy
 */
static void eventdemo_destroy(struct eventdemo * eventdemo)
{
	widget_destroy(eventdemo->widget);
	window_destroy(eventdemo->window);
	free(eventdemo);
}
/**
 * \brief command line options for eventdemo
 */
static const struct weston_option eventdemo_options[] = {
	{ WESTON_OPTION_STRING, "title", 0, &title },
	{ WESTON_OPTION_INTEGER, "width", 'w', &width },
	{ WESTON_OPTION_INTEGER, "height", 'h', &height },
	{ WESTON_OPTION_INTEGER, "max-width", 0, &width_max },
	{ WESTON_OPTION_INTEGER, "max-height", 0, &height_max },
	{ WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN, "no-border", 'b', &noborder },
	{ WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN, "log-redraw", 0, &log_redraw },
	{ WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN, "log-resize", 0, &log_resize },
	{ WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN, "log-focus", 0, &log_focus },
	{ WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN, "log-key", 0, &log_key },
	{ WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN, "log-button", 0, &log_button },
	{ WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN, "log-axis", 0, &log_axis },
	{ WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN, "log-motion", 0, &log_motion },
};

/**
 * \brief Connects to the display, creates the window and hands over
 * to the main loop.
 */
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	struct display *d;
	struct eventdemo *e;

	if (parse_options(eventdemo_options,
			  ARRAY_LENGTH(eventdemo_options), &argc, argv) > 1) {
		unsigned k;
		printf("Usage: %s [OPTIONS]\n\n", argv[0]);
		for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_LENGTH(eventdemo_options); k++) {
			const struct weston_option* p = &eventdemo_options[k];
			if (p->name) {
				printf("  --%s", p->name);
				if (p->type != WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN)
					printf("=VALUE");
				putchar('\n');
			}
			if (p->short_name) {
				printf("  -%c", p->short_name);
				if (p->type != WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN)
					printf("VALUE");
				putchar('\n');
			}
		}
		return 1;
	}

	if (!log_redraw && !log_resize && !log_focus && !log_key &&
	    !log_button && !log_axis && !log_motion)
	  log_redraw = log_resize = log_focus = log_key =
	    log_button = log_axis = log_motion = 1;

	/* Connect to the display and have the arguments parsed */
	d = display_create(&argc, argv);
	if (d == NULL) {
		fprintf(stderr, "failed to create display: %s\n",
			strerror(errno));
		return -1;
	}

	/* Create new eventdemo window */
	e = eventdemo_create(d);
	if (e == NULL) {
		fprintf(stderr, "failed to create eventdemo: %s\n",
			strerror(errno));
		return -1;
	}

	display_run(d);

	/* Release resources */
	eventdemo_destroy(e);
	display_destroy(d);

	return 0;
}


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UN experts to visit alleged chemical attack site Monday
Syria promises to provide 'necessary cooperation' and avoid shelling of area during inspection
By Albert Aji	25 August 2013, 7:02 pm 0 Edit
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria reached an agreement with the United Nations on Sunday to allow a team of international experts to visit the site of alleged chemical weapons attacks last week outside Damascus, state media and the UN said.
A statement on Syrian state television said Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem and UN disarmament chief Angela Kane struck the deal during talks in Damascus, and that the two sides are working to finalize the date and time of the visit.
The world body said that a team of UN experts already in Syria has been instructed to focus on investigating the purported attack on Wednesday. The mission "is preparing to conduct on-site fact-finding activities'" on Monday, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said in a statement.
Anti-government activists and Doctors Without Borders say that more than 300 people were killed in the alleged toxic gas attack on the eastern suburbs of the Syrian capital. Images purporting to show the aftermath of the attack are filled with people gasping for breath and dead children unmarked by any wounds.
The eastern Ghouta area where the attack took place is under opposition-control, which makes arranging a trip across the front lines difficult. Rebels and the main Western-back opposition group have said they would guarantee access and the safety of a UN team to facilitate an investigation.
Nesirky said the Syrian government "affirmed that it will provide the necessary cooperation, including the observance of the cessation of hostilities at the locations related to the incident."
He added that UN chief Ban Ki-moon "would like to reiterate that all relevant parties equally share the responsibility of cooperating in urgently generating a safe environment for the mission to do its job efficiently and providing all necessary information."
The deal appeared to meet the demands of the world powers, including the US, Britain, France and Russia, all of whom called on the Syrian government to cooperate with the UN and grant inspectors access to the sites.
Confirming whether chemical weapons were indeed used carries enormous stakes, and could play a large role in determining the future course of a Syrian conflict. It has reinvigorated debate about the possible use of foreign military action in Syria's civil war.
Last week, France said that if an independent investigation confirms that chemical weapons were indeed employed, then military force could be used in Syria.
The UN team arrived in Syria last week to investigate three earlier purported chemical attacks. The mission is led by Swedish expert Ake Sellstrom.
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Kodyma () – rzeka płynąca na północy obwodu odeskiego Ukrainy, dopływ Bohu.

Jej źródła znajdują się w pobliżu miasta Kodyma, przepływa przez Bałtę.

Do 1793 r. wzdłuż rzeki przebiegała granica między Polską (województwo bracławskie) z jednej strony a Imperium Osmańskim z drugiej. Oddziela też Podole od Dzikich Pól (tur. Jedysanu).

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Studio Ossidiana
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Studio Ossidiana is an award-winning practice in architecture, design, and research led by Alessandra Covini and Giovanni Bellotti. Founded in 2015, Studio Ossidiana is always searching for new material expressions to translate visions into engaging spaces and objects. Playfulness, tactility, and inclusivity play a significant role in the studio's projects. Stories are told, and objects are brought to life through materials and spaces that call for action, discovery, and wonder. Working across multiple scales, Studio Ossidiana blurs the boundary between architecture, design, art, landscape, and urban strategies. Studio Ossidiana is based in Rotterdam, working with an international team of architects, designers and researchers, and is actively involved locally and globally with projects across the Netherlands, Italy, Turkey, and the US. Alessandra Covini studied in Milan and Lisbon and received her master's degree in Architecture at the University of Technology in Delft (NL). Alessandra is the winner of the Prix de Rome Architecture 2018, the oldest and most prestigious award for architects under the age of 35 in the Netherlands. Alessandra has taught and lectured at TU Delft, Rotterdam Academie van Bouwkunst, Piet Zwart Institute, KABK Den Haag, Rietveld Academy. Giovanni Bellotti studied in Venice and Delft, and received his master's degree in Architecture from IUAV University of Venice (IT), and a postgraduate degree from MIT (US) in Architecture and Urbanism. Giovanni is a Fulbright fellow and Miguel Vinciguerra award recipient. He worked as a researcher for TU Delft's The Why Factory and MIT's Center for Advanced Urbanism. Giovanni teaches at Rotterdam's Piet Zwart Institute and regularly lectures in the Netherlands and abroad.
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Crossing South Georgia
INSPIRING EXPLORERS™ 2015
© Antarctic Heritage Trust/Tom MacTavish - credit: Antarctic Heritage Trust/Tom MacTavish
In May 1916, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Frank Worsley and Tom Crean completed the first crossing of South Georgia as the final leg in an epic voyage that stands as one of the greatest feats of survival of all time.
The Trust chose three young explorers from nearly 200 applicants to join our international expedition to make the crossing, and mark the centenary of Shackleton's famous expedition.
It was poignant for the team of the same nationalities as the original party to retrace this journey, reflecting along the way on the hardships Shackleton and his men endured and the enormous courage they showed in making this voyage.
The Trust produced a short film, The Last 36, to share the story, which premiered at the New York Explorers Club Polar Film Festival.
A Story of Endurance
The James Caird leaves Elephant Island (Frank Hurley – public domain).
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, set sail for Antarctica in late 1914 in Shackleton's ship Endurance. However, en route it was beset in ice in the Weddell Sea. After some eight months adrift in an ice-floe, Endurance was crushed by the pressure of the ice, finally sinking on 21 November 1915. Shackleton's crew set up camp on an ice floe while they made a plan for survival.
The crew had managed to salvage three lifeboats from the ship, which they named Stancomb Wills, Dudley Docker and James Caird, after the three major backers of the expedition. As the ice began to break up, the crew took the boats on a dangerous journey to Elephant Island, their new home.
Knowing that the island was far from any shipping routes and was an inhospitable place, Shackleton decided their only hope was to reach the whaling stations of South Georgia. It meant a 1,500km long boat journey through perilous seas. The strongest of the three lifeboats, the James Caird, was selected for the journey. Frank Worsley and Tom Crean were Shackleton's first picks for the boat's crew, with John Vincent, Timothy McCarthy and Harry McNesh rounding out his selections.
On 24 April 1916, the James Caird was launched from Elephant Island, the photo here shows the crew bidding farewell to the small vessel, their only hope for survival. What's been called one of the greatest small boat voyages of all time had begun…
The six men set a course due north to get clear of the dangerous ice fields that were forming. The crew rotated between two three-man watches, with one man at the helm, another at the sails, and the third bailing water out of the boat, while the off-watch trio took shelter in the small covered space in the bows.
The weather was fierce and as they reached the notorious Drake Passage they began to take on water from the heavy seas, which required constant bailing out. Shackleton would later write: "We felt our boat lifted and flung forward like a cork in breaking surf".
Huge south-westerly gales forced the crew to change course for the uninhabited side of the island on the south-west coast. Upon spotting seaweed and cormorants, the crew realised they were close to land and shortly after noon South Georgia was sighted. However battering winds formed into a hurricane (noted as the worst any of them had ever experienced), and they were unable to land for 24 hours, until finally they made their landing in King Haakan Bay after several attempts.
Their 16 day ordeal was over, but they were about to face a further challenge …
The exhausted six-man crew had reached South Georgia, and Shackleton realised that the boat was in no shape to make a further journey to the whaling stations on the other side of the island. They instead made a shorter six nautical mile voyage to a beach at the head of King Haakan bay, where they beached the James Caird and overturned it into a shelter, which they nicknamed Peggotty Camp after Peggotty's boat home in David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
Shackleton had determined that the only way they could reach the whaling station at Stromness was to cross the island on foot, a feat that had never been done. It was clear that Vincent, McCarthy and McNish were in no condition to make the crossing, so Shackleton, Worsley and Crean would cross the island and send help for the remaining three. They were ill equipped for such a crossing, wearing only threadbare clothing and boots. They threaded screws through the soles of their boots for extra grip in the snow and ice and to remain nimble they carried only enough provisions for three days.
The trio were delayed from setting out when a storm hit on May 18. By the following morning the weather and cleared and at approximately 3am they set off into the unknown …
At the end of the first day, the trio had ascended 3,000ft and could see Possession Bay to the north. They realised they needed to get to the bottom of the valley before nightfall, which brought devilish fog and rapidly dropping temperatures, spelling certain death. They attempted to cut steps into the ice to make their way down, but Shackleton quickly determined that this was hopeless. He then suggested the unthinkable – they would step off the precipice in front of them and slide down.
They could see very little and the slope could have easily led to a sheer drop of thousands of feet but they were out of options. The three men coiled up their pieces of rope into three 'pads', Shackleton sat in front, Worsley straddled his legs around Shackleton, and Crean sat behind Worsley doing the same. Without pausing, they launched themselves into the unknown below. In Worsley's own words:
"We seemed to shoot into space. For a moment my hair stood on end. Then quite suddenly I felt a glow and knew that I was grinning. I was actually enjoying it. It was most exhilarating. We were shooting down the side of an almost precipitous mountain at nearly a mile a minute. I yelled with excitement and found that Shackleton and Crean were yelling too. It seemed ridiculously safe. To hell with the rocks!"
The slope began to level out and their speed slowed to a stop. Worsley estimated they had travelled approximately 3,000ft down the slope in about three minutes. The men shook hands, and Shackleton wryly commented, "It's not good to do that kind of thing too often."
After a brief break for a well-earned hot meal, they continued on their way…
Shackleton, Worsley and Crean were exhausted and their nerves frayed. They had survived their makeshift sled ride down the mountain but were still a long way from Stromness, and getting there was largely an act of guesswork. After another six hours or so of hiking they reached the crevasses of a large glacier, however there were no glaciers at Stromness Bay.
They took stock for a moment, huddled together in the lee of a large rock. Shackleton suggested that they take a half hour nap. Within a minute both Worsley and Crean were asleep. Although he was exhausted, Shackleton knew that if he too slept, they would likely never wake up. He waited five minutes before shaking his companions from their slumber to resume the march, telling them that they had slept the full half hour.
They made their way toward a gap in a line of peaks, and as dawn approached, they saw the water of Fortuna Bay below and beyond that the mountains that they knew surrounded Stromness Bay. They shook hands once again, a silent celebration of another goal reached. As they prepared breakfast Shackleton thought he heard the sound of a whistle from the whaling station. The three ate their breakfast in silence, listening for the sound. At exactly 7am the whistle sounded again.
It was the first sound of humanity they had heard in over a year.
The three men began the descent towards Stromness, with Shackleton suggesting the most direct route. The route became dramatically steep and they had to cut steps into the ice once again. A blizzard would surely have lifted them off the exposed slope, but the weather held in their favour.
Upon reaching the shore of Fortuna Bay with great difficulty, they proceeded on to what they thought was level ground, only for Crean to break straight through ice into a frozen lake up to his waist. They lay flat to distribute their weight and made their way off the fragile surface.
As they approached the whaling station, in typical gentlemanly fashion, the trio attempted to make themselves presentable, in Shackleton's words 'for the thought there might be women at the station made us painfully conscious of our uncivilised appearance.'
They came across two youngsters, the first humans they had seen in nearly eighteen months, who ran away at the sight of them. The station manager, who had entertained them when the Endurance's crew had first arrived at Stromness, did not recognise them as they appeared on his doorstep. After recounting the details of their ordeal to the manager they were finally able to bathe, an experience that Worsley described as 'worth all that we had been through to get'.
The three crew members who stayed with the James Caird on the other side of the island were rescued the following morning. In August that year after several failed attempts, Shackleton, Worsley and Crean returned to Elephant Island on the Chilean vessel Yelcho to retrieve the 22 men left behind. All of Shackleton's crew survived.
'Fortitudine vincimus – by endurance we conquer'
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Highgate's assassin: the student hostel where a murder was planned
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65 Cromwell Avenue in Highgate - Credit: Andrew Whitehead
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was caught up during his long life in two controversies surrounding high profile assassinations.
There's no mention of that on the blue plaque celebrating his association with 65 Cromwell Avenue, an imposing detached corner house in south Highgate.
He's described as an "Indian Patriot and Philosopher", which is true but perhaps not the full story.
Savarkar was one of the architects of Hindutva or Hindu nationalism, the political approach of what is now India's governing party, the BJP.
He combined forceful opposition to British colonial rule in India with an argument that India's national identity and cultural values are defined by its majority religion, Hinduism.
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Veer Savarkar, as he's often known - who died at the age of 82 in 1966 - was for decades a neglected figure in Indian history but has come back to prominence with the rise to power of a party which shares some of his ideological approach.
The building which bears the blue plaque was for a few years from 1905 a hostel for Indian students in London. "India House", as it became known, was set up by a barrister, Shyamji Krishna Varma, to promote nationalist sentiment among young Indians in London.
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Varma established the Indian Home Rule Society and published a political journal, the Indian Sociologist - but felt it necessary to flee to Paris in 1907 when some of his more intemperate remarks attracted official attention.
Many of the leading British left-wingers of the time and sympathisers with India's cause came to India House for meetings and to talk to its residents, and lively discussions flared up among those who lived there about how best to evict the colonial power from India and whether violence was justified to hasten an end to British rule.
The full story is told in Adam Yamey's book Ideas, Bombs and Bullets: Indian patriots in London's Highgate.
Among those staying at 65 Cromwell Avenue was a young Punjabi man, Madan Lal Dhingra, who was studying mechanical engineering at University College.
On July 1 1909, Dhingra fired seven shots at Sir William Curzon Wyllie, the political aide-de-camp of the British Secretary of State for India, on the steps of the Imperial Institute in South Kensington.
Wyllie was killed - as was a Parsee doctor, Cawas Lalcaca, who sought to come to his aid. It was one of the most notorious assassinations of agents of British rule in India.
Dhingra was tried at the Old Bailey and, within seven weeks of the killing, was hanged in the grounds of Pentonville jail.
A memorial plaque to his victim stands in St Paul's Cathedral. The outrage at the killing, along with the attention of the police, led to the closure of India House.
Veer Savarkar seems to have lived in India House for three years but was not in London on the day of the assassination.
He was known to be friendly with Dhingra and visited him in jail before the execution.
Savarkar came under suspicion of complicity in the murder and the British authorities in India also framed charges of "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor of India" relating to his activity before coming to London.
He was arrested and held in Brixton prison and it was decided he should be returned to India to stand trial there.
While the ship taking him back was docked at Marseilles, Savarkar managed to evade his guards and swim to shore.
British officials pursued him, he was detained by local gendarmes and handed back into British custody - which created quite an incident, as no extradition formalities were undertaken.
He was convicted by a court in Bombay and spent ten years in the notorious cellular jail in the remote Andaman islands, where many Indian political prisoners were held.
Mahatma Gandhi was among Indian nationalist leaders demanding his release.
And the second assassination in which Savarkar was alleged to have been implicated?
Well, in January 1948 - just five months after Indian gained independence - Gandhi, the "father of the nation", was gunned down while making his way to a prayer meeting in Delhi.
The man who pulled the trigger was Nathuram Godse, a hardline Hindu chauvinist who believed that Gandhi had been too indulgent to Muslims during the Partition which carved the nation of Pakistan out of part of British India.
Savarkar had - according to a witness - met and given his personal blessing to Godse a few days ahead of the assassination. He was charged with murder, conspiracy to murder and abetment to murder. But there was no corroboration of the key evidence, and Savarkar was acquitted and released.
Fenner Brockway - a peace campaigner, veteran of the Labour left and champion of liberation movements - unveiled the blue plaque at Cromwell Road in 1985. But you do wonder how much he knew about the man he was honouring.
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Andrew Eppley Shue was born on 20 February 1967, in Wilmington, Delaware. He is an American actor and entrepreneur with German ancestry. He's probably best known for his role as Billy Campbell in the 90s television series "Melrose Place" and was also part of "The Rainmaker". Aside from that, he founded the highly successful website CafeMom, all of which are at least partly responsible for his current net worth.
How rich is Andrew Shue? Sources estimate that his net worth is at $100 million. Contrary to most actors, the majority of his net worth doesn't come from his acting career; in fact, most of his net worth is defined by his current entrepreneurial ventures as well as his short stint playing soccer. He still continues to act, host and produce films.
Shue attended Columbia High School in New Jersey along with sister, Elizabeth Shue who's also an actress. At high school and even during his time in Dartmouth College, he was an avid player of soccer. He was a Regional All America Soccer player and even spent time playing in Glasgow, Scotland for Queen Park's FC. After graduating, Andrew then went to Zimbabwe to play soccer and teach math. He played for the Bulawayo Highlanders and was the only white player in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League during this time. He went on to win two titles with the Highlanders before moving forward with his acting career. He played for a few more clubs in the United States before ending his professional soccer career, partly as a result of injuries, in 1996. Regardless, this career contribute considerably to his net worth.
Andrew's first role in acting would be the one he is best known for. In 1992, he was cast to play the role of Billy Campbell in "Melrose Place", appearing alongside Courtney Thorne-Smith. His popularity in the series would be the start of the increase of his net worth and it also earned him a role in the Francis Ford Coppola Film "The Rainmaker", starring with Matt Damon and Claire Danes. "Melrose Place" went on to run for seven years, and Andrew was a part of the series until it ended. Aside from these productions, Andrew worked on the 2007 film "Gracie", in which he was co-producer.
The majority of his wealth would start later on around 2006, when he and Michael Sanchez, a childhood friend, co-founded the social networking site CafeMom. The website focuses on allowing moms to connect and share ideas, as well as advice. The website was a first, and one that was founded at the right time and aimed at the right audience, resulting in a large amount of profit and a staggering increase to both founders' net worth. The two also co-founded the company Do Something. CafeMom has grown to become a family of companies holding extension sites, blogs and the like.
In his personal life, Andrew Shue was previously married to floral designer Jennifer Hageney. After 14 years and three children they divorced in 2008. Andrew would then meet ABC news correspondent Amy Robach, who was also a divorcee with two children. They married in 2010 in a relatively private affair. Aside from these events, Andrew keeps most of his personal life, private.
1 He lived in Zimbabwe for a year and played for the Highlanders football team. He still has a passion for Africa and in February 2004 he met with Zimbabwean filmmaker Chloe Traicos and discussed the current situation with her.
2 Like his sister, Elisabeth Shue, Andrew named his son after their late older brother, William Shue, who died at the family's summer home on Block Island, Rhode Island (off Long Island).
3 Brother-in-law of Davis Guggenheim, Grace Guggenheim and Jonathan Guggenheim.
4 The first child of Andrew Shue, Nathaniel William, was born the 1st August 1996.
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9 Younger brother of Elisabeth Shue.
10 Went to Columbia High School, in Maplewood, New Jersey where he founded the Hall of Fame, which he and his sister Elisabeth Shue became members of in 1994. Zach Braff also attended Columbia High School, but at a later time. As a matter of fact, Zach lived around the corner from the Shues.


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Difficulties Continue for 'Temporary Protected Status' Holders In US
FILE - Demonstrators participate in the March For TPS Justice as they rally outside the White House in Washington, D.C., February 12, 2019.
More than six months into the Biden administration, the future of a more than 30-years-old humanitarian program is being questioned. The lives of hundreds of thousands of immigrants depend on this program.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is given to nationals of some countries that are experiencing armed conflict or natural disasters. It was established by Congress in 1990. It permits recipients to live and work in the United States for a limited period.
The administration of former president Donald Trump sought to end temporary protection for nationals of some of these countries. This led to court challenges, and the future of the program was unknown.
The Biden administration extended TPS through executive authority, or decision by the president, and removed the immediate threat of deportations.
Julia Gelatt is a senior policy researcher at the Migration Policy Institute. She explained that a court challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union ended in required mediation. No one knows what the mediation will establish.
"We don't know what exactly is being negotiated, what would a settlement look like," Gelatt told VOA. "Would it restore TPS for all of these countries or for some of these countries?"
While the Trump administration highlighted the "temporary" part of TPS, immigrant supporters are pressing the Biden administration to protect the people in the program. They also want the program expanded.
Oscar Chacon is the head of support group Alianza Americas. He told VOA by message that there is an active campaign to persuade the Biden administration to give new TPS placement for people from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. This would include people who are already living in the U.S.
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He said the decision would continue protecting individuals in the program and extend protection to others. He said that while most TPS recipients' immigration is safe for now, the disorder has affected the ability of some to renew work permits and receive other documents, like a driver's permit.
Different situations
Currently 12 countries have TPS placements: El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.
The situations that bring immigrants from these countries to the United States are as different as the countries they left.
Yanira Arias fled sexual violence and other problems in El Salvador. She arrived in New York in 2000 at age 27.
"It was not just a struggle to meet my needs, but also making sure that I arrived safe and alive at home [every day]. So, all that together was a lot of stress, and I made the decision to leave the country," she told VOA.
A year later, El Salvador had a large earthquake that left millions of people homeless. The U.S. government put the country in the TPS program.
FILE - Survivors line up for aid in Armenia, El Salvador, 39 kms from the El Savadoran capital, after it was destroyed by an earthquake on January 23, 2001.
Arias signed up for the program and was given protection. Now, she works for nonprofit groups that support Latina women, and immigrant communities.
TPS is typically renewed once every 18-months for nationals of El Salvador and other countries. Though Arias is thankful for the program, she says long-term planning is impossible.
She said, "I cannot invest in something permanent." And she is afraid of going back to a country where she "was almost killed."
Permanent placement sought
October will be an important month for TPS holders. Court-ordered extensions of protections will end. Immigration supporters hope the Biden administration will establish new rules that protect immigrants in the TPS.
Chacon, Arias, and others are urging U.S. lawmakers to amend TPS and permit immigrants in the program to build long-term lives in the United States.
"We are [trying] to explain to members of Congress that regardless of having our extensions — and yes, we are not being served with an order of deportation — it is very hard to live this way," Arias said.
Senate Democrats are pushing to provide legal placement to possibly millions of undocumented immigrants. They are attempting to include the measure in budget legislation that will come up in the Congress soon. Immigrant supporters say TPS reforms should be added to the document.
It is unknown if immigration-related measures in the budget proposal can survive the legislative process. It is also unknown if the $3.5 trillion budget bill can pass with only Democratic support.
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restore – v. to put or bring (something) back into existence or use
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-A very special thanks to J.L. Bryan for sending me a copy of his upcoming release, Nomad! You guys, I cannot explain how pumped I am to start this book--the synopsis is so RAD and you should definitely check it out! Also, J.L. Bryan is giving away a copy on Goodreads, so you should totally go enter his giveaway HERE.
-I had the pleasure of attending the lovely Aria Kane's (A.K.A. Sarah Nicolas) book launch party last week, where I picked up a signed copy of her novel, Once Upon a Darkness! I'm so excited to read it--it's got zombies in it and a kickass chick!
So excited to get Ashes on the Waves!!!!!! I've had this book on pre-order for A LONG TIME! The book is based on Poe's poem, Annabel Lee. Can you tell I'm a Poe fiend? Ha!
Great haul of books. You are very luck to get a Nook HD. I love my e-readers. You have some very interesting tastes this week.
Very different books this week! I hope you enjoy them!
Great haul! I especially love the Poe book. I love Edgar Allan Poe! Great haul!
Ashes on the Waves looks like such a great book! Happy Reading!
Good for you picking up a gift for yourself!! I need to splurge on myself soon! I've been in the market for a new Kindle or Nook just for the HD factor. Love the white boarder on the Nook, makes covers pop!
وهذا للمحافظة على جميع اغراضك من التلف والخسارة خلال النقل من مقر الي آخر، وهذا لأنها تتضمن علي افضل عماله في كل الميادين المرتبطة بالخدمات المنزلية بنقل الأثاث، والتي تتضمن (الفك والتركيب والتغليف والتعبئة والتنظيف والنقل) بقرب الخبرة الفائقة في مثل الميدان، وهي تمتاز ايضا في تقديم خدماتها بالمصداقية والالتزام والسرعة، وايضاً تمتاز بالأمانة الكاملة في تعاملاتها مع الزبائن، والسمعة الطيبة ايضاً.


Srinagar, Mar 27: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief, G A Mir Wednesday said that National Conference and Congress are contesting the elections separately as there is no friendly contest between the two parties.
Addressing a press conference Wednesday at party headquarters here is Srinagar, Mir told reporters that the parties are fighting elections on their own as one of the party has announced its candidates while the other (Congress) has also announced its candidates for some seats and will announce others in two days.
He added there is no friendly contest between the two parties here, adding that on some Lok Sabha seats, there will be no contest between the parties.
Mir added that Congress will go before people with its agenda while NC will seek votes on their agenda.
Mir told presser that the mega scheme will benefit 20 percent of India's total population and covering five crore households, which means almost 25 crore of population will benefit from the scheme.
"As soon we come in power, nation will see how we act. It is not a Jhumla bazi of BJP and neither their promised 15 lacs to all," Mir said.


With the much anticipated $1B new Royal Children's Hospital project holding special significance to Melbourne, Irwinconsult was chosen to provide all civil and structural design for the entire project, working with the Children's Health Partnership. Stage 2 of the project included the construction of a new multi-level building housing a retail food precinct, hotel and three-level basement carpark interconnected to the main in-patient/hospital.
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Malu Trevejo may be willing to help Travis Scott
Malu Trevejo may be willing to help Travis Scott. The Cuban-American singer had claimed that Scott's record label, Cactus Jack, had signed her. Scott's manager immediately denied the claim. She responded to Scott's manager via Instagram and called them out. Trevejo announced that she had ended her contract with the label after a few months. Scott is now at risk of being exposed by Trevejo if she does not get out of the contract.
Malu Trevejo shared some happy news a few months back, which quickly turned sour.
Malu Trevejo was initially famous for her TikTok videos, where she has over 20 million followers. Her song Luna Llena, which was released in 2017, received over 100 million hits. Malu Tevejo, Travis Scott's record label, Cactus Jack Records, announced to her that they had signed a contract. This was revealed by Malu Tevejo, who included a photo of Travis Scott and herself. Scott's manager David Stromberg, rebuffed the claim and shut down the news. Trevejo responded by sharing a screenshot of her song in order to prove it was copied by Cactus Jack. She also maintained that the news was genuine.
She announced in November that she had parted with Travis Scott's label
While many were still trying to find out the truth about Malu Trevejo's contract signing, Malu Trevejo announced that she was leaving Cactus Jack Records and is moving on. She said this on her Instagram stories:
I would not lie to anyone about being signed by me. It's okay that things have changed. Ask the man. He said that he believed in me, and that he wanted me to succeed. Stop spreading lies. He was a great guy to talk to. We had a wonderful conversation. He knows that I haven't lied about anything.
Malu Trevejo also shared a screenshot from the contract she signed for Scott's label. This was her way to prove to her fans that she didn't lie and that the news wasn't fake.
Malu Trevejo, who released her first single on Travis Scott's Cactus Jack label two weeks ago, has announced that she is no longer with Travis Scott.
Malu Trevejo threatened recently to expose Travis Scott's involvement in Cactus Jack Records
Malu Trevejo, despite her claims that she had left the label, is back talking about Travis Scott & Cactus Jack Records. In her Instagram Stories, she wrote:
"@travisscott, let me out of my contract. I don't want to expose the dirty work so let me go !!!!! I don't know why you are trying to hold me, when u have denied everything. Let me go !!!!!!!!! Nowwwwwwww."
Malu Trevejo appears angry, even though it's not clear what she will reveal. Travis Scott currently faces multiple lawsuits totaling $2 billion. Many families have filed lawsuits against Travis Scott and the organizers of the Astroworld festival after 10 people were killed and 300 were injured in a stampede. People are still confused by the situation even though Trevejo says it's not about it. Scott and his team have so far not responded.
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Northpoint Recovery is now in-network with Humana health insurance. This means that choosing our facility for drug and alcohol treatment has never made more sense than it does now.
You have Humana Health insurance, and you just don't know if they offer coverage for drug treatment. Your family and friends have been urging you to get help for your addiction for a long time. You've finally decided that you do need to go to an alcohol or drug rehab. Humana insurance is a very well known insurance company, and you think it would be great if they offered help paying for drug treatment. You are in the right place to find out what you need to know about Humana and drug treatment benefits.
Like many people, you probably have a lot of questions about your health insurance coverage. Addiction treatment is so important to you, but you know you can't afford to pay for it on your own.
Will Humana help to pay for your addiction treatment?
What do the words out of network and in-network mean regarding your medical insurance agency?
Are there any benefits to health insurance reimbursement?
What types of addictions are covered by Humana health insurance?
How do you know how much Humana will pay for an in-network addiction treatment center?
These questions are so important, and you deserve to know the answers to them. At Northpoint Recovery, we're glad you're here to get the information you need. Learning about your health insurance coverage is the first step to getting help for your addiction.
Does Humana Pay for Addiction Treatment?
The good news is that Humana absolutely does offer coverage for addiction treatment, and it's available for you if you're a policyholder. The Affordable Care Act requires all insurance companies to include drug and alcohol rehab as a part of their benefits, and that goes for Humana as well. This is wonderful because it allows so many people to get the type of help they need. Without this law, so many people couldn't afford to go to any type of alcohol and drug treatment facility.
However, there is so much more to know about your coverage than this. Once you understand how to maximize how much your health insurance agency will pay, it's easy to see why it can be so affordable.
Out of Network vs. In-Network Coverage: What Do They Mean?
It's normal to get a bit confused about the various words and terms that health insurance companies use. If you're not careful, you could end up paying a lot more than you should for alcohol and drug treatment. Two of the terms that often confuse many people are out of network and in-network. What do they mean, and why should that be important to you?
If you opt for an in-network drug rehab or alcohol rehab, that means they have a contract with the facility. The contract states that the medical insurance company will provide coverage for the treatment at that center. Any money that exchanges hands is done between the two of them. You are not responsible for paying your bill upfront. The addiction treatment center will bill the health insurance and they will pay them directly.
It is important for you to keep in mind that you may have to pay something out of pocket for treatment. If you do, this amount will be very minimal.
This is the type of addiction treatment program you should look for. In-network alcohol treatment and drug treatment programs will minimize your out of pocket costs dramatically.
Out of network is the opposite of this. When a rehabilitation center is out of network, it means that there is no contract with the insurance. Patients are responsible for covering the cost of their own treatment upfront. Afterwards, they can usually get reimbursed for some of the cost of services.
Getting reimbursed for rehabilitation services can become quite the hardship. This is why it is highly encouraged for you to choose an in-network addiction treatment center. Doing so will save you a lot of money long-term. It will also ease any of the financial burdens you might have felt with having to wait for reimbursement.
When you choose an out of network provider, your health insurance provider will send you a reimbursement check. The amount that they send to you will be much less than the amount you paid. You may have to wait weeks, or even months to get the money back.
Most people prefer to avoid reimbursement if at all possible. When your insurance is in-network with the drug rehab or alcohol rehab program, you won't have to worry about that. You shouldn't have to.
You might not realize this, but it doesn't matter what type of addiction treatment you need when you have Humana as your insurance company.
Also, you may be someone who needs to go through drug or alcohol detox. If you are, Humana will help you in this area as well. Your insurance coverage will include benefits to help cover the costs of detoxification. This might include Suboxone, methadone, or any type of detox method that you might need.
That makes it easy for you to get the help you need for your addiction. When you have Humana, drug rehab is much more affordable. There's no need for you to try and choose a specialty drug or alcohol rehab center. Your health insurance will cover any type of addiction you might be suffering from.
The best way to understand what your benefits cover for drug and alcohol rehab with Humana is to have an assessment done by a professional. The addiction facility you choose will have specialists who will talk with you about your history of addiction and recommend treatment options based on your needs and your Humana insurance policy. Here at Northpoint Recovery, our goal is to get to know you better. You may have a lot of reasons for turning to drugs and alcohol. You may be suffering from a mental illness, and substances are what you use to self-medicate. You may have a history of trauma, and you drink or use drugs to help yourself feel better.
Regardless of what issues you're facing, we want to know as much as we can. That will help us to be able to maximize your benefits.
It will certainly help you to have an insurance in-network with your provider. You'll be able to determine your coverage in no time at all. What makes this even better is that you'll have very little to pay out of pocket. Some people find that their Humana insurance agency even covers the entire cost of their treatment.
If you're in need of addiction treatment, you want to make the process as easy on yourself as possible. It's already very overwhelming to think about going to a rehabilitation facility. You have enough on your mind without having to worry about the cost of treatment.
You're making an excellent decision to get the help you need to recover from your addiction. It certainly was not an easy choice for you to make. Here at Northpoint Recovery, we are happy to help you with determining your benefits for drug rehab with Humana. By talking with you, we can have a better understanding of what type of treatment is best for you. Simply fill out our insurance verification form and we'll get started on the verification process on your behalf.
Do you have additional questions about your Humana health insurance or addiction treatment? If you do, please don't hesitate to contact us right away.


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England Athletics Hall of Fame honour for Newham's Olympic champion Ohuruogu
Christine Ohuruogu receives her England Athletics hall of fame award from coach Lloyd Cowan
Newham's Christine Ohuruogu had more to celebrate as she was inducted into England Athletics' Hall of Fame.
Ohuruogu was one of eight athletics legends to be honoured at the Hall of Fame and National Volunteer Awards at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
And she admitted there had been many highlights over her career, which saw her become the first British woman to win a global 400m title, win Olympic and Commonwealth gold, as well as World and European Indoor 4x400m relay golds.
"It has been such a long career, there is no one particular highlight, there have been so many," she said.
"The relays were always a lot of fun. It was nice to have people around you and to get to the podium and celebrate with other people.
"I retired last year and prior to retiring I'd been doing a degree and I just graduated this summer.
" I've still been following athletics, and watching athletes, and staying in touch with athletes and I'll try and help wherever I can."
Joining Ohuruogu in the Hall of Fame were triple jumper Phillips Idowu, heptathlete Kelly Sotherton, hammer thrower turned commentator Paul Dickenson, coach Jenny Archer, European 400m champion and British record holder Robbie Brightwell, Olympic bronze medalist steeplechaser Mark Rowland and the late Willie Applegarth, who won 4x100m gold at the 1912 Olympics.
Chris Jones, chief executive of England Athletics, added: "It's wonderful to bring together people from all parts of the country and all areas of athletics and running to celebrate those who make our sport great.
"The stars welcomed into this year's England Athletics Hall of Fame have earned their place among the legends of the sport and, equally, we're delighted our National Volunteer Awards can hero the invaluable contribution of the volunteers who work so hard to benefit the sport we all love."
Among the nine volunteers to receive awards on the night was Kevin Diedrick, from Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies, who took the official of the year honour.


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Facebook – What's the Point?
Warning this may not seem to have anything to do with yoga. And then again, if yoga is all about being present and aware of everything we do, and how we do it, and if we are trying to live on the eightfold path…. then this has everything to do with yoga.
Did you notice that I have not been on Facebook for a while? It's true, sometime back in July, I decided to give a give Facebook a wide berth.
Perhaps it was due to spending some time with my friend Gail Hand, author of the recently published guidebook to Facebook entitled: Are You SURE You Want to Post That? This is a great little book, providing essential guidelines on what is appropriate to post on line.
And before I knew it, I couldn't think of a single reason to post anything to Facebook. I mean, did folks really want to see my pictures of summer hikes, my gorgeous children, or the 22 pounds of berries I picked and made into jam? Was it necessary for me to clog up the pages of Facebook with announcements of my upcoming classes and workshops. Or was anyone really interested in knowing where I went or reading my thoughts on reality, consciousness or esoteric musings on the nature of the planet?
And so I gave up Facebook. Didn't even open that tab for close to two months. And I am sorry to say I didn't miss it. Nope, no withdrawals symptoms here. Periodically it did cross my mind to anti-up and use the FB to do a bit of marketing (self-aggrandizement), but that seemed selfish, so I kept the tab closed. And then there were those moments when I wanted to know how my kids were doing, but that struck me as voyeuristic, so I picked up the phone and called them instead.
Did I save time? Probably, because once you check your status, and all your friends' statuses and look at everyone's pictures, an hour (or two) can easily pass you by. I did notice that the amount of time I spent in front of my computer screen decreased, which I think is a good thing. Did I miss reading everyone's posts? Surprisingly, I did not. I don't know if I missed anything really important, but the world seems to have gone on just fine without me. Did I feel better/more superior for not "doing" Facebook? Thankfully, No. Did anyone notice that I wasn't posting or responding to post on FB? – I don't know, and I kinda sorta doubt it.
So not only could I not find a reason to post, I also could not find a reason to read, scan, peruse, or sleuth about in the bowels of Facebook. The longer I stayed away, the harder it was to consider going back. But as you can see, this is all written in past tense, so go back, I must have.
It was at the beginning of this week. I don't know how it happened. But somehow, the tab popped open and I stayed to look. The good news, the fantastic news, is that the first thing I saw was a lovely comment on the beauty of the planet, then an inspirational picture of my good friend and fellow yogi, followed by an announcement/invitation to a cause I really care about. Facebook showed me beauty, gave me inspiration and made me smile.
Unfortunately, I have yet to find a reason to contribute a post that would not fall into the category of bragging, marketing or kevetching. I still can't answer the question "why post?" without the answer boiling down to "come see the cool things I am doing or thinking about" and that still sounds like showing off or bragging to me. But maybe that is ok.
In this busy busy world where computers and cell phones are a way of life, Facebook is now an important marketing tool and a social connector. Yes, it can be a vehicle for simply sharing the tedium of one's life, or it can be a vehicle of inspiration and change. As with all things, the choice will be our own. And it will be up to each of us to answer the question: what am I posting and why does it matter?
I welcome your thoughts on this. How do you "use" Facebook? Why do you use Facebook? How much time do you spend on Facebook? And anything else you think is important to consider when choosing to go to or post to the big FB.
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Floyd "Shad" Meshad, LCSW, CTS, TFTdx
Shad Meshad, President and Founder
For more than 50 years, NVF Founder and President Shad Meshad has worked as a therapist for Veterans and an advocate for Veterans' rights. After receiving his master's degree in psychiatric social work from Florida State University, he enlisted in the army in 1970 and served as a counselor for U.S. soldiers in Vietnam.
Upon his return to the U.S., Meshad founded and directed the Vietnam Veterans Re-Socialization Unit at the VA Hospital in Los Angeles, California. It was the first program of its kind, focusing on the readjustment problems of Vietnam Veterans. During this time, Meshad was among the first to study the disorder now known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.
In 1978, he worked to develop and lobby for the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Bill. In 1979, he founded the Vet Center Outreach Program, which now serves Veterans in more than 300 locations across the country.
In 1980, Meshad was nominated for the first Olin Teague Medal of Service Award. In 1982, he published a memoir of his experiences in Vietnam, Captain for Dark Mornings. In 1985, he founded the Vietnam Veterans Aid Foundation, which was later renamed the National Veterans Foundation.
He has served on the faculty of the International Critical Incident Foundation, as President and Board Member of the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists and on the Board of Directors of the Green Cross Project.
In the wake of the catastrophic events of September 11, 2001, Meshad was called upon by the U.S. government to help train the critical incident and trauma teams at Ground Zero.
Today, Meshad consults and teaches stress reduction and anger management techniques to mental health, law enforcement, and critical incident professionals through Quantum Performance Institute, a firm he established in 2001. He continues his work with Veterans in the Los Angeles area, helping them through the process of healing and readjustment.
For several years, Shad's regular blog at the Huffington Post addressed the issues returning Vets face while raising overall awareness of Veterans' concerns.
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Floyd "Shad" Meshad, LCSW/CTS*
Carole Bionda
Kevin Ruelas*
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Jeff Morris
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Il singolare del torneo di tennis ITF Women's $25,000 tennis Tournament Muzaffarnagar 2011, facente parte della categoria ITF Women's Circuit, ha avuto come vincitrice Tadeja Majerič che ha battuto in finale Saisai Zheng 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.

Teste di serie

 Ksenia Palkina (semifinali)
 Tadeja Majerič (campionessa)
 Dalila Jakupovič (quarti di finale)
 Emily Webley-smith (quarti di finale)

 Mari Tanaka (secondo turno)
 Nicole Clerico (secondo turno)
 Shiho Hisamatsu (primo turno)
 Sakiko Shimizu (quarti di finale)

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Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor.
He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park," he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.
Edison was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. More significant than the number of Edison's patents was the widespread impact of his inventions: electric light and power utilities, sound recording, and motion pictures all established major new industries worldwide.
Edison's inventions contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications. These included a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures. His advanced work in these fields was an outgrowth of his early career as a telegraph operator.
He developed a system of electric-power generation and distribution[4] to homes, businesses, and factories – a crucial development in the modern industrialized world. His first power station was on Pearl Street in Manhattan, New York.
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The number-one highlight of the King's Highway is Karak Castle, with its immense fortifications dominating the provincial town of Karak. Built in AD 1140, Karak was one of the last outposts held by the Crusaders after Jerusalem was recaptured by Salah ad-Din in 1187 (the castle occupants finally succumbed to Salah ad-Din's victory after a drawn-out siege the following year).
This is Jordan's best preserved Crusader castle, with tunnels, dark chambers and dungeons, and vast arched-roof stables to explore. If you head east out of town, past the Cairwan Hotel, there is a lookout point where you can get a spectacular view of the castle in its entirety.


Okay, I think I've figured out the obsession of this tilted cross idea for Rihanna's tattoo. Bear with me, you'll have to read through some stuff, or you can skip straight to the bottom paragraph and see what you think.
I'll start by focusing on a good read by Gary Osborn in regards to a book written by David Ovason- The Book of the Eclipse.
and therefore the opposites. Diagram by Gary Osborn. (Also see Cycle Diagrams Figure 2: Annual Cycle).
The spring equinox symbolizes the victory of light over dark (good over evil) and Christianity bases its Easter celebration of the death and rebirth of Jesus Christ on the first full moon after the spring equinox.
The reading goes on to discuss the mathematics and cosmology behind the phases of the moon and the relationship with the Earth and the Sun. To sum it up, there needs to be a variety of factors in place in order for an eclipse to occur. What makes this article interesting is the questions it poses of the possibility of the Earth, Sun and Moon once existing on the same plane before the Earth became tilted on its axis. There have been myths and legends of past times that suggest the Earth could've been straight vertical-no axis tilt. The reading suggests that this tilt in the axis resulted in the Fall of Man, division in man's conscious and thereby trapping us in cycles of repeating reality. This is a theme commonly referred to by ancient alien theorists, David Icke, and others in various forms. The ancient cultures all have a Fall of Man tale, and different theorists attribute this to different causes. Icke says that the reptilians (and somewhat equivalently the ancient alien theorists say the Annunaki reptilians) are the "serpent" in this Fall of Man tale portrayed in the Bible. Icke's malevolent reptilian view suggests that the reptilian/alien/Annunaki separated our human race from this one conscious where we all understood each other and were empathetic and understanding that we are all drops in one ocean. Our energy field is one giant potential and our actions effect everything within it. This idea is common to quantum physics and new agers like Deepak Chopra, so it's not so far fetched.
Gary Osborn proceeds to say that the cross could be analogous to the Ecliptic plane seen in the picture above. The crossbar is the horizontal plane, the spine of the cross being the vertical plane. The symbolism is that humanity used to be correct when the Earth was aligned to this perfectly perpendicular plane, before the Earth was tilted on its axis. This concurs with Icke's infamous Moon Matrix theory, where the Moon is conjectured to be a spaceship with these evil reptilians inhabiting the inside where their control station hijacks the truth vibrations of our universe and therefore locking us into a five sense "reality" where we are completely out of touch with our one-consciousness world. Sound familiar to what I said at the end of the last paragraph? The reptilians could've pulled up with their Moon "spaceship" and the gravity could've pulled the Earth from it's perfectly vertical tilt when things were proper and right.
The article then goes more in depth on the principles behind the separation of the left brain and right brain. Summed up, there is this idea that there is a conspiracy that our world is conditioning us to be 'left-brained' thinkers by reinforcing and building up left-brain thoughts. Left-brainers focus on repetition and non-abstract ideas. This is reinforced by our education system and capitalism where we focus on getting a good education, then a good job (where we will repeat on a daily basis of getting up, going to work, coming home, going to sleep, repeat) in order to buy goods and services. Right-brainers would focus more on abstract ideas and the one-consciousness stuff (read more about this in my David Icke Left Brain Thoughts post).
All of this basically to explain that the slanted cross is a mockery of Christianity, simply because it reinforces the idea that these nefarious forces have titled the Earth on its axis and this is symbolized by the tilted cross. The upright/normal cross is the overcoming of the evil forces and the pursuit of a vertical axis with the one conscious connection and harmonious nature of a left and right brain-as worshipped in ancient Egyptian cultures.


The vast majority of Americans have prayed for the healing of others and more than 1 in 4 have practiced the laying on of hands, a Baylor University expert reports.
"Outside of belief in God, there may be no more ubiquitous religious expression in the U.S. than use of healing prayer," said Jeff Levin of the university's Institute for Studies of Religion in an announcement of his findings.
Prayer, he said, is no "fringe activity," he added, but rather a frequent form of treatment for medical problems.
"Interestingly, most people who use prayer for healing do so alongside regular medical care, rather than as a substitution, as has been presumed up to now," Levin said. "Healing prayer is being used more as a complementary treatment rather than as an alternative one."
87 percent have prayed for healing for others.
79 percent have prayed for healing for themselves.
54 percent have asked for prayers for their health.
26 percent have given a "laying on of hands" for healing.