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SAUDI ARABIA: Prison and lashes for "brainwashing" woman to become Christian
Posted on 17May2013 21st October 2016 Categories Saudi Arabia
The Al-Khobar District Court has found two men, one Lebanese and one Saudi Arabian, guilty of "brainwashing" a Saudi woman, known only as the "girl of Khobar", to convert to Christianity and helping her to leave the country with a false travel permit over a year ago.
The Lebanese man was sentenced to six years in prison and 300 lashes, while the Saudi was sentenced to two years and 200 lashes. Their lawyers have challenged the verdict and said they would file an appeal.
SAUDI ARABIA: 53 Ethiopian Christians arrested at private worship service
Posted on 22Feb2013 21st October 2016 Categories Saudi Arabia
On 8 February 2013 the Mutawa (Saudi religious police) arrested 53 Ethiopian Christians at a worship service in the rented home of one of them in Dammam, the capital of the Eastern Province.
SAUDI ARABIA: 35 Ethiopian Christians released and deported
Posted on 10Aug2012 21st October 2016 Categories Saudi Arabia
On 1 August 2012 Saudi Arabia deported the last of the 35 Ethiopian Christians who had been detained for holding an all-night prayer vigil in December 2011.
SAUDI ARABIA: "Destroy all churches," says Islamic leader
Posted on 22Mar2012 21st October 2016 Categories Saudi Arabia
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti (the highest official of religious law) has stated that it is "necessary to destroy all the churches" in the Arabian Peninsula.
SAUDI ARABIA: 35 Ethiopian Christians detained
On 15 December 2011, 35 Ethiopian Christians working in Saudi Arabia were arrested and detained by the religious police for holding a private prayer meeting in Jeddah. The six men and 29 women are being held in Jeddah's Briman prison.
SAUDI ARABIA: Eritrean Christian facing deportation to Eritrea
Posted on 21Jul2011 21st October 2016 Categories Saudi Arabia
Eyob Mussie (33), an Eritrean Christian refugee in Saudi Arabia who had been sentenced to death for proselytising, is instead to be returned to Eritrea.
SAUDI ARABIA: Eritrean preacher held in prison
Posted on 06Apr2011 21st October 2016 Categories Saudi Arabia
An Eritrean Christian preacher, Mussie Eyob, was arrested on 12 February 2011 at a mosque in Jeddah, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Mussie, who became a Christian two years ago, wanted to share his faith with members of his community, and started preaching at the Eritrean Embassy. After three days of doing this he went to the local mosque to meet and talk with attendants there, but he was arrested for preaching to Muslims, a capital offence in Saudi Arabia.
SAUDI ARABIA: 46 Christians arrested in new crackdown
Posted on 07Jun2005 4th November 2016 Categories Saudi Arabia
Since late May, Saudi authorities have been engaging in a series of raids and arrests involving a joint effort of standard police forces and muttawa, the self-elected Wahabbi religious police. The arrest of 46 Christians has been confirmed , with some sources citing in excess of 100 Christians arrested.This is the largest crackdown in several decades in the religiously oppressive country.
The crackdown comes in the wake of controversial reports of an American desecrating a Quran at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre. The connection between these reports and the crackdown has been made because during the latest wave of arrests, Saudi authorities have been ransacking houses and destroying any Bibles found in the victims' possession.
On Saturday 28 May 2005 at 8:30pm, Chittirical John Thomas, an Indian national, was forcefully taken from work in Riyadh by Saudi muttawa authorities, dragged to his home and beaten in front of his maid and 5-year old son.The muttawa then gathered his Bible and all religious paraphernalia, and took 37-year old Chittirical to the Shemaissy Detention Centre. His wife, who is five months pregnant, has not heard from her husband since.
In addition to Mr Thomas, seven other Indian nationals were arrested in similar fashion and detained for their faith as Christians whilst they were asleep on the same night.
These arrests followed the detention of Samkutty Varghese outside his Bible study venue on 22 March 2005. Samkutty possessed the names and numbers of other Christians attending the same fellowship group. Varghese was reportedly sentenced to 10 months in prison along with several lashes.
This latest crackdown on Christians illustrates the oppressive regime under which all religious minorities live and work in Saudi Arabia. (International Christian Concern)
SAUDI ARABIA: Christian prisoner released and deported
Posted on 02Nov2004 4th November 2016 Categories Saudi Arabia
Brian O'Connor , an Indian Christian who had been detained since March, was deported unconditionally from Saudi Arabia yesterday. He was met at Bombay airport by friends.
He was taken to the airport last Saturday but his departure was postponed pending the return of money which had been confiscated from him at the time of his arrest. On Monday night he was taken there again and was allowed a farewell hug with his Christian friends before being taken through to the departure lounge.
Brian's unconditional deportation ends the threat of receiving the 300 lashes that he was sentenced to on 20th October for allegedly selling alcohol. Brian consistently denied this allegation, and was supported in doing so by those who knew him, including his employer.
Brian O'Connor was arrested on 25th March by the Mutawa ( religious police) after being lured outside his house by a mutawa pretending to be an Egyptian who urgently needed to speak with him. The Mutawa took him to one of their offices adjacent to a Mosque where he was severely beaten. They ordered him to sign a paper admitting to selling alcohol.
However he refused, stating that it wasn't true. He was then physically mistreated but continued to refuse to sign. He was pressed to convert to Islam. His home was searched and Christian videos, CDs and Bibles confiscated. The videos had been recorded from Christian satellite TV channels and were not pornographic as later alleged in court.
SAUDI ARABIA: Indian Christian still imprisoned
Posted on 07Sep2004 4th November 2016 Categories Saudi Arabia
Brian O'Connor , a 36 year-old Indian Christian remains in prison in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, despite being told in August by a Saudi government official that he would be either deported to his native India or released to return to his job as a cargo agent with Saudia Airways within two weeks.
Brian was accosted in the Mursalat district of Riyadh on the evening of March 25 by four agents of the muttawa (religious police). After seeing his Saudi identity card listing him as a Christian, they dragged Brian to a nearby muttawa office, chained his legs and hung him upside down for seven hours. The four intermittently beat him on the chest and ribs and whipped the soles of his feet with electrical wires.
In response to questions, Brian declared that he did preach the Bible, but denied converting Muslims to Christianity. At 2 a.m., the muttawa took Brian to the Olaya police station and ordered him put under arrest on charges of preaching Christianity, selling liquor and peddling drugs. A cargo agent for Saudia Airlines for the past six years, Brian has been sharing a windowless cell with 16 other inmates at Al-Hair Prison.
The head of the prison has told a visitor that there was no evidence to support the charges of involvement with alcohol or drugs against him. Brian is a faithful member of a house fellowship, hosted Bible Studies, and has been in Saudi Arabia for six years. (Compass/ Middle East Concern)
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Some late indications on what's happening on the ground, including a number of polls conducted for small newspapers which may or may not be reliable, but all power to them for having a go.
Hinkler (Qld, Nationals 2.3%): Alan Ramsey of the Sydney Morning Herald reports that this is "the only Liberal (sic) marginal in the entire country Labor has written off, for internal reasons". Those reasons presumably relate to their twice-unsuccessful candidate Cheryl Dorron, installed by an affirmative action ruling after losing the preselection ballot. Ramsey also reports that "the Government is optimistic it has regained ground in Adelaide but remain concerned about Queensland, both around Brisbane and on the north coast".
Hasluck (WA, Labor 1.8%), Stirling (WA, Labor 1.6%) and Swan (WA, Labor 2.1%): Paul Everingham, director of the WA Liberal Party, told Amanda Banks of The Australian on Monday that "we are right in there in Hasluck, but it is going to be difficult for us in Stirling and Swan". Perth academics Harry Phillips and David Black are quoted saying Labor had "gained ground" during the campaign in these seats. The Poll Bludger will take their word for it, and has accordingly returned Stirling to the Labor side of the ledger, cancelling out his recent change of heart in Bass.
Herbert (Qld, Liberal 1.5%): The Townsville Bulletin ran a poll from a sample of 472 on Saturday which found Liberal member Peter Lindsay and Labor candidate Anita Phillips tied on 38 per cent of the primary vote, or a bit over 41 per cent after distribution of the 8 per cent undecided. With the Greens on about 8 per cent this would give Phillips a fairly comfortable win.
La Trobe (Vic, Liberal 3.7%): Newspapers in the suburban Leader group have run a poll conducted by Oz Info of 300 voters which shows Liberal candidate Jason Wood leading Labor's Susan Davies 52-48 on two-party preferred. The pollsters could only get an answer from three-quarters of respondents, which can usually be taken as a sign of inexperience.
Farrer (NSW, Liberal 13.1%) and Indi (Vic, Liberal 10.7%): The Border Mail carried pointless but well-meaning polls of 600 voters from each of these two seats that showed Liberal members Sussan Ley (56 per cent of the primary vote) and Sophie Panopoulos (59 per cent) with predictably little to worry about.
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by EMILY FEATHERSTON
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It's been a little more than a month since the Vestavia Hills City Council approved a contract with TCU Consulting Services for the management of the Community Spaces plan, but the firm has already moved through two series of meetings.
TCU met with the eight subcommittees of the Community Spaces Committees for initial information sessions to determine a basic list of what each project might consist of.
Then, over the last week, TCU and the subcommittees held eight public discussion forums to get more information about what the public does and does not want for each aspect of the plan.
Subcommittees wrapped up the last of the public forums Tuesday evening.
Throughout the meetings, TCU staff members asked the community members, city staff and other stakeholders present to not hold back, and to submit ideas regardless of cost or scope.
"The end product will only be as good as the input we put into it now," project manager Andy Bernard said of the process.
The "Meeting 2" series began with discussion about what the building adjacent to City Hall–known as the Gold's Gym property–could become when and if the gym ever moves out.
In the city's iteration of the plan, the building would become a multipurpose space for non-athletic programming.
Much of the discussion focused on banquet and meeting space, something Chamber of Commerce President Karen Odle said Vestavia Hills desperately lacks.
Odle said the Chamber constantly gets requests from businesses and groups for spaces to hold events or meetings, but that the city's current facilities either don't provide enough space, or are constantly booked.
"We constantly are having to find other spaces," she said.
Others, including Director of Public Services Brian Davis, noted that the current Civic Center is dated, has a lack of storage space, and can barely support the programming the city currently has–much less anything citizens might want to add.
Some of the ideas voiced by those at the forum included having a banquet space that could fit up to 200 people, having a "coffee shop" or open space where seniors or others could gather to just build community, having classroom space that could be used for everything from art and cooking classes to scout meetings, having rentable spaces for medium and large events and having a larger scale "warming kitchen" for those events.
The discussion also brought to light concerns that senior citizens or "older adults" along the U.S. 31 corridor may not have as many outlets to gather and get involved as those near the New Merkel House in Cahaba Heights.
Former Altadena Valley Country Club
Possibly the meeting with the highest attendance, the discussion about what the city should do with the former Altadena Valley Country Club property centered around one major issue: passive park space.
Representatives from environmental groups such as the Cahaba Riverkeeper and Cahaba River Society, along with residents in and around the area came to voice their support of leaving as much of the land natural and passive as possible.
"It's not that we hate ballfields, we just think there's bound to be a better place for them," Riverkeeper President Peggy Gargis said.
In one iteration of the plan, the Altadena property called for ballfields that could serve as practice spaces or support for the city's other baseball facilities, but subcommittee chair Tommy Dazzio stressed that no decision had been made on whether the site needed ballfields or not.
"Personally, I think it's a gorgeous piece of property, I would love for the city to be able to use it as a passive park. I think that we need it in the city," he said. "I think most of the people on this subcommittee would like to see this as a passive park if that's possible."
In addition to environmental issues, residents who live near the proposed park expressed their concerns with the additional traffic along Acton Road, and the hazard an entrance on the eastern side of the park creates.
TCU Managing Principal Ken Upchurch told those at the meeting he appreciated their passion, and reiterated that his team was taking their concerns into account.
"We felt like coming from the outside, we came in with an unfiltered lens," he said in response to concerns that some decision makers were being influenced by only some recreational interests.
"It's our job to listen," he said.
In addition to leaving the park natural, ideas discussed were having an educational center to teach residents and those from all around about the biodiversity of the Cahaba River. Some expressed an interest in walking trails, benches and decking to walk over the wetland area, as well as a community garden.
Wald Park Ballfields
When discussing the athletic facilities at Wald Park, TCU staff urged both the subcommittee members and the gathered coaches and parents to think outside of what is already at the facility, and the capabilities it has, and instead focus on what would best serve the people that want to use it.
David Myers with the Parks and Recreation Board said he wanted to make it clear from the beginning that the focus of the programing and space considerations should be focused on the hundreds of residents who use it.
"As a park board we've said it's going to be citizens first and revenue second," he said, referring to questions about bringing in tournaments and allowing other entities to rent out the fields.
City Councilor Rusty Weaver said he wanted to make sure there were considerations for athletes of all ages, and that he also wanted to make sure that the Board of Education was involved in the conversations, since the property backs up to Vestavia Hills Elementary West.
One of the features discussed in depth during the forum was the addition of a Miracle Field–a dedicated field for use by children and adults with physical and mental disabilities.
With its location along the U.S. 31 corridor, proximity to multiple elementary schools and the space Wald Park provides, Weaver and fellow Councilor Paul Head said that there is a strong case to be made for locating the Miracle Field there.
One of the proposed locations would be where the current "exchange field" sits at the lower end of the property. Major considerations, Davis said, would be on having adequate parking and the proximity to an inclusive playground space.
Other items discussed were the addition of new batting cages or a hitting facility that could be utilized in the evenings, the debate on whether the facility would be best served by artificial turf or natural grass and the types of fencing and netting to use.
"It's not expensive stuff, it's doing it right," Head said.
Pool at Wald Park
The pool facility became a central example for Bernard and TCU to explain the frame of mind they wanted the community to view the discussions at the forums.
The pool isn't necessarily locked into its current position, they said. While there are cost ramifications of moving it, it could be moved–whether that is three feet to the left or right, or three miles to the left or right.
Pool Manager Candia Cole explained that for the most part, people are happy with the pool, aside from the constant request to be open earlier or later.
Parents in the audience said they would prefer if the pool were open to the public earlier in the day, and kept open later in the evening, to account for the frequent weather delays that limit swim time.
Representatives from Vestavia Swim Association and Birmingham Swim League presented what they said could be helpful for hosting more meets and tournaments, as well as how the pool would need to be reconfigured for greater competition use.
Multiple parents expressed concern that the pool be focused on the community aspect, rather than the competition aspect, and asked if it was possible to divide the space to allow for simultaneous use.
Additionally, Cole and others said that the way the pool is currently set up is unique to Vestavia, and allows children to learn to swim and gain confidence, and that certain configurations–like a zero entry pool or "wave" pool–while fun for some, isn't conducive to teaching kids to swim.
A new deck and shaded area, as well as new bathrooms and concession facilities were listed as significant needs and wants, as well as additional programming such as night swims, movie nights and other activities.
Multi-purpose athletic facility at Wald Park
The discussion about indoor athletic space focused on the proposal to add a new building at Wald Park which would be a multi-use athletic space.
The initial plans included multiple court spaces, with additional rooms that could be used for fitness classes and other activities like Jazzercise or ballroom dance.
Discussion focused on the size and quantity of the courts that would be necessary to support the current needs of recreational basketball, but also how additional programs like volleyball could be added.
Former City Councilor Gayle England said she thought having not only space for organized sports, but courts and spaces for the general public, such as college kids home for the summer, where anyone could just pick up a game.
Davis said an indoor track would likely be well utilized, but that having fitness equipment like treadmills or weight machines may be beyond the city's capabilities.
Tennis also came up as needing serious attention, with the desire from multiple audience members to have additional tennis facilities available at Wald Park.
Flexible goals and volleyball equipment were also listed as major needs, along with workable concessions that can provide at least popcorn, pizza by the slice or even Chick-fil-A sandwiches.
Cahaba Heights Ballfields & New Merkel
As the location for a majority of the games played by Vestavia's youngest athletes, the main issue for the rehabilitation of the Cahaba Heights ballfields was focused on parking, traffic and the aesthetics of the space.
As another site that is right next to a school, TCU and the committee members said they wanted to take particular care to make sure the facility worked for both parties, and could benefit both.
Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights Principal Alicia Hunsberger said her main concern was safety and security, and said there would need to be a way to close off any access roads during school hours, if possible.
At the forum, the debate over whether or not to use artificial turf or real grass was brought up again, but Davis and former park board member Tommy Dazzio said it would depend on what kind of programming was desired at the fields.
Other items discussed were additional signage and some type of pavilion or shade space where parents could gather during games.
In addition to the ballfields, the senior facilities at the New Merkel House were heavily discussed.
Program Coordinator Melanie Perry said her list of items included additional and upgraded bathrooms, a full kitchen, a computer and media room, significantly larger meeting space, space for art activities, better access to the building and more parking for seniors, better office facilities, outdoor areas for events or just for sitting and rooms that could be used by scouts or other groups looking to meet in the Cahaba Heights area.
City Councilor Kimberly Cook suggested some kind of satellite library space, and park board president Anne Smyth suggested having general community space.
Bernard asked if an entire new space would be preferred, and while she recognized it would cost more, Harper said it would be nice to have.
Davis said that having a premier senior space would be a major draw for Cahaba Heights.
"We need to make this a special place," he said. "This is absolutely another destination opportunity."
Liberty Park Ballfields
The discussion around the ballfields at Liberty Park, which are used for softball, baseball, soccer, lacrosse and other activities, focused on minor fixes compared to some of the other projects.
Committee members agreed that the space is uniquely large, and that with some reconfiguring, could easily hold additional amenities.
Some options discussed as being major desires included a hitting facility that could double as a bullpen or pitching warm up area, additional storage space and making minor adjustments to add 25-50 more parking spaces.
The edge of the space near Field 6 was also discussed as another possible location for the Miracle Field because of its proximity to parking at the facility and the ability to use some of the existing outfield space.
Much of the "bones" of the press box, restroom and concessions facilities are in good shape, but need some significant renovations as they are nearly 20 years old, subcommittee members said.
Like all of the facilities, the suggestion was made to add WiFi capabilities as well as possibly adding an additional playground space that would be more inclusive and closer to the majority of the fields.
Storage space, especially for baseball and softball, were also a major desire.
Premier Green Space
The final meeting of the series focused on what the committee has referred to as the "premiere green space" at Wald Park.
By removing the lodge and reconfiguring access roads and parking, the goal of the committee was to add significant, open field space in the heart of Wald Park.
Around the perimeter could be walking trails and tracks, as well as multiple pavilions and other amenities, even a passive workout space with stationary equipment for adults.
In addition to a traditional playground space, the committee also discussed having a "premier" playground space that utilizes the natural change in elevation at the edge of the park. Slides and other pieces could be designed to make use of the topography, and become a draw from all over the area, said subcommittee chair and former City Councilor Steve Ammons.
TCU staff said that any new playgrounds would be inclusive for those with different ability levels, and Davis stressed the need to preserve the history of the Castle Park playground, as it was built by the community.
Ammons reminded the committee and the audience of City Manager Jeff Downes' adage: "Don't let money get in the way of vision," and that while not everything would be able to fit in the space, they were going to consider all of it.
A formal dog park was discussed, but received mixed reviews from those at the meeting as well as those watching on Facebook Live.
Others suggested having a beach volleyball area, as well as multiple pavilions that could be used or rented out.
Now that the subcommittees and TCU have collected additional data, a third round of meetings is scheduled beginning July 25.
At those meetings, TCU will present a complete list of the wants and wishes collected at the "Meeting 2" series, and will likely use the Vestavia Hills Listens platform to get an idea of how each ranks in terms of priority.
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"It wasn't a matter of would we ever have any, it was a matter of when," athletic director Jim Senter said, adding that none of the five players who tested positive have required hospitalization. "Now that we have had those, we are following our protocols, we're continuing to tweak our protocols where they need to be tweaked.
"We're all learning about this. When I come in every day it feels like we continue to learn something new, just as the experts across the country are learning from this virus and what's going on with it. As we have more and more data we know how to better implement the best practices and follow the CDC guidelines.
"We anticipated we'd have some positives, we had them, we're following our protocols and like everybody else we'll make decisions in the best interests of the health and safety of our student athletes as we move forward."
As a practical matter, football coach Dana Dimel said he anticipates being close to a full go on July 17 when the current facilities and offseason lockdown ends. All plans are still on for an Aug. 7 start to fall camp, which will be on campus for the first time in 22 years.
"This isn't going to set us back," Dimel said. "We'll have all of our guys up and running, by July 17 the plan is to have 93 guys in here working out. We'll be up and running by July 17 and be moving."
While Senter said the risk of student-athletes dying of coronavirus is slim, there are still concerns.
"Most people 15 to 30 years old are probably in the physical peak of their life and if your talking about athletes these people are remarkably healthy," he said. "What's scary is you don't ever know if some young person has an underlying condition, no one knows, which is why their health and safety is of the utmost importance to us."
Also important is the safety of Miner fans, which leads to the issue of whether UTEP will allow fans in the stands when sports resume. The first game day will be Aug. 28 when the volleyball team hosts Tulane and the soccer team plays Incarnate Word. The football team opens at home against Texas Tech on Sept. 5.
While press releases have indicated season ticket holders are "guaranteed" to attend every game, Senter clarified a decision on if fans will be allowed to attend and how many won't be decided for several weeks.
"I would think somewhere here at the end of July, the first week in August, most likely those decisions would have to be nailed down and be finalized," Senter said.
As to how those decisions would be made, there will be a lot of input.
"I don't think UTEP will be by themselves in making this decision," Senter said. "I think that would be done in consultation with university leadership, leadership with (El Paso mayor Dee) Margo, the governor's office, the state level.
"It's not just UTEP, it's many other institutions in the state of Texas. We obviously are part of Conference USA, there could be something coming from Conference USA.
"I know we've talked about as athletic directors, 'How many of us could be ready to play if we're going to play a season. My sense is it's been a majority. We have 14 football playing institutions. If seven or eight of 14 could play games we most likely would move forward. We've had conversations like that. It's not just UTEP making those decisions."
UTEP still has to finalize a plan for in-person classes and remote learning, and all foreign student-athletes on student visas will be required to have some sort of in-person class to avoid deportation. UTEP has indicated it will work with the foreign athletes to make sure they won't be deported and Senter echoed that.
"We're going to follow the law, the law takes precedence," Senter said. "As I understand it, our international athletes will have to be in at least one on-campus class. We believe our international student-athletes will all be able to meet that criteria.
"If they are in the country or want to come back to our country and be part of our teams, we believe we'll be able to meet 99 percent of them.
"There will be some challenges associated with some of these international student-athletes if they've gone home they may have some challenges when they are in their country getting their visas to get back into the country because the consulates are closed right now. Some of them are having challenges."
Most of UTEP's foreign athletes remained in the United States during this pandemic, though some went home and there are incoming freshmen who have not left their home country yet.
Senter acknowledged what athletic directors around America have said, that many options for fall sports are possibilities, including moving them to spring when there is a possibility of better treatments and possibly a vaccine.
"I think everything is on the table, I do. There is no question that having spring football, or spring sports — everyone is talking about football, but we have multiple teams that are playing in the fall," Senter said, citing volleyball, soccer and men's and women's cross country.
"There are a lot of sports that could be impacted by this if we said, 'Gosh, we can't do this in the fall.' Could we do them all in the spring? That's a big element to swallow. Could it be done? I think it could be. It would be a challenge for sure.
"I'm open to whatever we've got to do to have our sports play."
Bret Bloomquist can be reached at 915-546-6359; bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on Twitter.


Sen. Lindsey Graham remembers his late friend John McCain and says 'Operation Maverick' made the world a better place.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., paid an emotional tribute to the life and legacy of his close friend Sen. John McCain on the Senate floor Tuesday.
"He could be tough but the joy that you received from being with him will sustain you for a lifetime," Graham said. "And I am so lucky to have been in his presence.
McCain and Graham's friendship dates back to the 1990s. The Arizona senator died at 81 Saturday, following a year-long battle with brain cancer.
"I do not cry for a perfect man," Graham said during his remarks. "I cry for a man who had honor and always was willing to admit to his imperfection."
He said McCain teased him all the time.
"Humiliation and affection were constant companions," Graham said. "The more he humiliated you, the more he liked you," the South Carolina senator said on the Senate floor— adding that he had plenty of humiliation.
"I am going to miss these dumb jokes," he said.
Graham said he remembers above all else the concession speech McCain gave the night he lost the presidency to Barrack Obama in 2008.
"John taught us how to lose," he said. "When you go throughout the world people remember his concession speech as much as anything else. There are so many countries where you can't afford to lose, 'cause they kill you."
On "Hannity" Monday night, Graham said his pal was not perfect.
"But good, decent, honorable is John McCain," he said.
And McCain loved his country, Graham said, adding, "he had a romantic view of the nation that never died."


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Cradle of Aviation
Long Island was geographically a natural airfield. The Island itself is ideally placed at the eastern edge of the United States, at the western edge of the Atlantic Ocean, and adjacent to America's most populous city. This made it the ideal focal point for most transatlantic and transcontinental flights. Furthermore, the central area of Nassau County, known as the Hempstead Plains, was the only natural prairie east of the Allegheny Mountains. This proved to be an ideal flying field, treeless and flat, with only tall grasses and scattered farm houses. The Hempstead Plains were to be the scene of intense aviation activity for over fifty years.
The earliest form of flight by man was ballooning, and this primitive type of travel also made its presence known on Long Island. Long Island's most famous balloon flight was an unsuccessful transatlantic attempt by W. H. Donaldson in 1873. By 1896 the first recorded aircraft flight took place on Long Island, when a Lilienthal-type glider was flown from the bluffs along Nassau County's north shore. By 1902 gasoline-powered airships were flown over Brooklyn. Powered flight had come to Long Island to stay.
By 1909 the first daring flights were made from the Hempstead plains in the central part of Nassau County. Because the flat, open landscape made a natural airfield, famous aviator Glenn Curtiss brought his biplane the "Golden Flyer" here. By 1910 there were three airfields operating on the Hempstead Plains, and Long Islanders were now building their own airplanes. Several flying schools and aircraft factories also sprang up and Long Island became the center of the aviation world. By far the most important aeronautical event on Long Island up to this time was the 1910 International Aviation Meet at Belmont Park. The greatest aviators from all over America and Europe came to Long Island to show their latest flying machines, race, set records and win prize money. A similar meet was held at the Nassau Boulevard airfield in Garden City in 1911, and the first official air mail flights in the United States were the featured events. Also in 1911 the first transcontinental flight occurred when Cal Rodgers, in a Wright biplane, flew from Long Island to California in 49 days.
Mitchel Field
Hazelhurst Field, N. Y. was a temporary flying field under lease, located on the Hempstead Plains at Mineola, Long Island.The field was also known as aviation Field No. 1 and included included Field No. 2, later known as Mitchel Field. The field was named in honor of 2d Lt. Leighton W. Hazelhurst, Jr., 17th Inf., who was killed in an aviation accident, June 11,1912. Established, June 1916 on property previously used by New York National Guard as an aviation field. Flying started June 1916 with capacity of 50 students from junior officers of the line detailed to Aviation Section, Signal Corps. Served as training field until July 9, 1918, when placed under jurisdiction of Operations Section, Department of Military Aeronautics. Additional construction began July 26, 1917. From June 7, 1918 to Feb. 7, 1919, referred to as Headquarters First Provisional Wing or Headquarters First Reserve Wing. Headquarters 1st Provisional Wing: The Wing controlled all flying fields on Long Island ; its principal function, aside from the defense of New York City, was the training of squadrons as units for oversea duty and development of team work in advanced flying. Used as reception center for Air Service recruits.
In 1917, a new army aviation field, Field #2, was established just south of Hazelhurst Field to serve as an additional training and storage base. Jennies became a common sight over Long Island in 1917 and 1918. Hundreds of aviators were trained for war at these training fields, two of the largest in the United States. Numerous new wooden buildings and tents were erected on Roosevelt and Field #2 in 1918 in order to meet this rapid expansion. In July 1918, Field #2 was renamed Mitchel Field in honor of former New York City Mayor John Purroy Mitchel who was killed while training for the Air Service in Louisiana.
Mitchel Field continued to grow after World War I and between 1929 and 1932 a major new construction program was undertaken. New brick barracks, officer's clubs, housing, warehouses, and operations buildings were constructed, as well as eight massive steel and concrete hangars. Much of this construction remains in place today. Between the wars Mitchel was the Army's premier air corps base, somewhat of a military Country Club atmosphere with fine housing, clubs, pools, polo fields and tree-lined streets. It became home to several observation, fighter and bombardment groups and it hosted the 1920 and 1925 National Air Races.
In 1938, Mitchel was the starting point for the first nonstop transcontinental bomber flight, made by Army B-18s. Mitchel Field also served as a base from which the first demonstration of long-range aerial reconnaissance was made. In May 1939, three B-17s led by Lt. Curtiss Lemay flew 750 miles out to sea and intercepted the Italian ocean liner Rex. This was a striking example of the range, mobility and accuracy of modern aviation at the time.
During World War II, Mitchel was the main point of air defense for New York City, equipped with two squadrons of P-40 fighters. In the late 1940s it was headquarters of the Air Defense Command, First Air Force and Continental Air Command.
The known limits of flight were expanded regularly in the skies over Long Island. In 1923 the first non-stop flight across America was made from Long Island to California. New speed records were also set at the National Air Races held at long Island's Mitchel Field in 1920 and 1925. During this period major aviation manufacturers were established on Long Island including Curtiss and Sikorsky in Garden City, Sperry and Fairchild in Farmingdale, and Brunner-Winkle in Queens. Thus hundreds of new civil, commercial and military aircraft were built in the 1920s and 1930s.
By far the most famous event to have occurred on Long Island at this time was Charles Lindbergh's historical flight from Roosevelt Field to Paris in 1927. This single event revolutionized aviation as nothing else before or since. Lindbergh's flight was followed by many more successful transatlantic flights to and from Long Island. In 1929 the first "blind" flight was also made on Long Island when Jimmy Doolittle took off, flew and landed a plane solely on newly developed instruments at Mitchel Field. By the early 1930s Roosevelt Field was the largest and busiest civilian airfield in America with over 150 aviation businesses and 450 planes based there. In 1937 the first regular commercial transatlantic airline service in America was begun at Port Washington as huge Pan American Martin and Boeing flying boats departed and arrived regularly at Manhasset Bay.
During World War II, locally built aircraft clearly helped America win victory as many aspects of American fighter operations were dominated by Long Island built aircraft. The demands of war brought tremendous growth in the aircraft industry on Long Island and by 1945 over 100,000 people worked in the industry here. Two large companies dominated the Long Island work force during the war, Grumman and Republic. Grumman, founded in 1930, produced primarily Naval biplane fighters before the war, and during World War II, their Wildcat, Hellcat and Avenger proved to be outstanding Navy fighters and bombers. In fact, most of the Japanese aircraft shot down in World War II were shot down by Grumman planes. Republic, founded in 1931, built over 15,000 P-47 Thunderbolts during World War II, the Army Air Corps' outstanding mainstay fighter in Europe. Other companies in Long Island contributing to the war effort were Sperry, Brewster, Ranger, and Columbia.
HDM: My father, Howard Marshak, worked for Republic designing fighter planes during WW II. The area he worked in was so secret that FBI agents went into the bathroom with him to be sure he didn't leave any plans there.
Copyright H. David Marshak, All Rights Reserved
From www.cradleofaviation.org/0401heritage.html
After the war, Grumman continued its tradition of producing Navy fighters as they developed the jet-powered Panther, Tiger and Intruder in the 1940s and 50s. Grumman fighter bombers saw widespread and successful use in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. In the 1940s Republic also turned to jet fighter-bombers as they produced the Thunderjet, and in the 1950s the huge Thunderchief. These aircraft also saw a great deal of combat in Korea and Vietnam. In the 1960s Grumman production centered around building the Lunar module for the Apollo program. In the 1970s and 80s Grumman aircraft continued to dominate the Naval aircraft inventory. Grumman's E-2C Hawkeye, still in production, is the Navy's most advanced early warning aircraft, while their F-14 Tomcat is probably the best Navy fighter ever built. Grumman also produced the Intruder in several different versions for bomber, refueling and electronic warfare use. In the 1970s Republic produced the A-10 Thunderbolt II, proven by the Gulf War to be the greatest tank killing aircraft ever built.
HDM: My father went to work for Grumman after WW II was over. He started working on the design of the radar dome for the WF-2 Tracer in 1954. When he retired he was Project Manager for the Hawkeye. He also worked on the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM.)
Continuing a long tradition of AEW Aircraft development by Grumman, ranging from the Avenger and Guardian to the Hawkeye, the WF-2 Tracer was designed to replace the aging Guardians and Skyraiders providing AEW coverage for US Navy aircraft carriers. The Tracer was developed from the S-2 Tracker anti-submarine warfare aircraft and first flew on March 1, 1957. The fitting of a large radar dome to the Tracer entailed significant modification from the standard ASW Tracker including the removal of the large single tail fin and replacing it with two end-plate fins on the tailplane.
The radar fitted to the Tracer was the new AN/APS-82 manufactured by Hazeltine, original builders of the AN/APS-20 which was the first AEW radar ever used. The AN/APS-82 introduced many technological advances including stabilized antenna and Airborne Moving Target Indicator (AMTI) which allowed the radar to detect low flying targets against the clutter of radar reflections from the surface of the ocean. 88 WF-2 and E-1B Tracers were built by Grumman for the US Navy with operations extending from 1958 to 1977 when the E-2 Hawkeye completely replaced the aircraft in service.
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop deluding themselves and come to terms with the reality that they lack the legislative number and constitutional facilities to impeach Senate President Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, or to even call for their resignation.
The PDP said the Buhari Presidency and APC, having realized that there is no way they can muster the constitutionally required two-third votes of the 109 senators (representing 73 senators), engaged in underhand tactics, including the invasion of the National Assembly, which turned out a disgraceful adventure.
Even before then, Nigerians were already aware of moves to use humongous funds to induce lawmakers to trigger crisis in the National Assembly and pave the way for the removal of presiding officers.
Now that they have discovered that there is no way they can achieve their devious intentions, they have commenced a war of blackmail, distortions of fact and media trial against the Senate leadership, which, of course, will end up as another wasteful venture as Nigerians are aware of the long-drawn desperation of the Buhari Presidency to annex the legislature.
As such, such lawmakers are fully aligned with Nigerians, the PDP and the National Assembly leadership in the protection of the independence, sanctity and integrity of our parliament and all democratic institutions in our land.
It is therefore instructive for both the Buhari Presidency and the APC to know that there is no way they can remove the leadership of the National Assembly, particularly the Senate.


Kids love inline skating which is why it is important to get them the correct fitting skates to give them the most comfort and support while skating. Here at Inlineskates.com we stock a great selection of kids inline skates from top brands including models from Rollerblade, K2 and more. These skates range from recreational skates for general skating to hockey and aggressive skates built specifically for their respective types of skating. Here in this sizing guide we are going to cover how to determine your kids skate size, go over some try on tips and explain some of the ways different types of kids inline skates are going to fit.
Choosing the correct size in a pair of kid's inline skates is easier than most think. Kid's skates are going to fit very similar to their everyday shoe size. So if your child wears a shoe size of 2 a skate in size 2 will fit great. But as you will notice most skates for kids are adjustable and may not fall perfectly into the size you need, worry not we will go over how to choose an adjustable skate size.
As adjustable skates don't always fall right in line with what size you need you may need to choose a size close to what you need. For example if you need a size 1 and the skates are available from 12-1 and 2-4 you are not going to want to go with the size 12-1 as you will be at the top adjustment right out of the box. Go with the size 2-4 and adjust it all the way down. Even at a size too large (the size 2 instead of 1) the skates will still fit snug enough for a safe skating experience while allowing for some growing room.
Typically following suit after they go up in shoe size is the way to go but definitely ask them how their skates fit regularly. If they have a concern with them feeling tight you can easily adjust then to remedy the problem. For a physical way to test the size read the below section and learn the pencil test!
It is hard to get a great idea of the fit in a kids inline skate due in part to not being able to feel the toe box for the point the toes come to but also in part to kids being so excited they say the skates fit no matter what. Well, there is an easy way to test the fit in a pair of kids skates. All you need is a pencil, the skates and of course the kid. Have the child put on the skates and not tighten them. Next step is to have the child kick their toes to the front of the skates and return the skates to a flat position. Now that their toes are towards the front of the skate you can do the pencil test. Push a pencil into the heel of the skate between the foot and the back heel area of the skate. You should be able to fit a pencil in with just a little wiggle room. If there is not enough room for the pencil to easily slide in the skates are too small, if it goes too easy and moves around a lot the skates are most likely too large.
When a kid first puts on their skates they may feel a bit tight but this can be due to the skates not being broken in. Kids inline skates will mold around the users foot shape over a few times skating. When kids first put their skates on their toes may be close to the front but as long as they are not curled or crushed the skates will break in giving them the room they need. It takes roughly 6 times skating in brand new skates to break them in and skates will break in up to a half size from how they initially fit.
Putting on a pair of skates is similar to putting on a pair of shoes but there are some differences and some tricks to get the best fit possible. Here we will go over some of the basic tips to help get the best fit possible.
♦ One pair of socks: Make sure your child only has on one pair of socks when trying on skates. This may seem like common sense but some have tried layering socks but this can result in a poor fit and ultimately can lead to foot discomfort and blisters.
♦ Get in the heel pocket: The heel pocket of a kids inline skate is the pocket in the rear inner of the skate where the kid's heel is to sit. To ensure that your child is getting their foot correctly set in this heel pocket we recommend having them kick their heel back in the skates before tightening them up. This will cause the heel to sit back in the pocket leading to the best fit possible.
♦ Loose is not best: Some parents think that their children need their skates loosened at first to make the skates more comfortable. This is false. A tighter skate is not only going to offer a better fit and feel but is much safer. When a skate is loose it loses the support and protection needed for a proper fit.
Above we covered how to determine your kid's skate size which was for the conventional recreational inline skates that are worn by most kids. Below we are going to cover aggressive skates and roller hockey skates for kids and how they are sized.
There are not many kids aggressive skates on the market and some like the Razors Genesys kids skate are adjustable but most are not. To size these skates you are going to want to go with the same size as their standard shoe size. If they are in a half size go to the next full size up as most aggressive skates don't come in half sizes. Aggressive skates do offer a bit more padding and may feel tight at first but will break in after a few times skating.
Kids roller hockey skates are going to fit similar to ice hockey skates meaning you will most likely need to drop a size to get the correct sizing. Most all kids roller hockey skates are not adjustable so proper sizing is important as the size cannot simply be changed if incorrect. As not all brands of kids roller hockey skates are going to fit the same so for an exact sizing we recommend taking a look at the size charts for specific brand sizing.


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Q: Correspondence between $SBT (n)$ and $W(B_n)$ Let $W(B_n)$ be a Weyl group of type $B_n$ and $SBT (n)$ the set of standard bitableaux of size $n$. Similar to Robinson-Schensted correspondences, I know that there exists a map $W(B_n) \to SBT (n) \times SBT (n)$ such that the image of $W(B_n)$ is the set of the same shape pairs of standard bitableaux.
But, I don't know what the map $W(B_n) \to SBT (n) \times SBT (n)$ is. In particular, $W(B_2) \to SBT (2) \times SBT (2)$? Here
\begin{align*}
W(B_2) \cong & \left\{
\begin{pmatrix}
1 & 2 &  -1 & -2 \\
1 & 2 &  -1 & -2
\end{pmatrix}, \begin{pmatrix}
1 & 2 &  -1 & -2 \\
2 & 1 &  -2 & -1
\end{pmatrix}, \begin{pmatrix}
1 & 2 &  -1 & -2 \\
-1 & 2 &  1 & -2
\end{pmatrix}, \right. \\
& \left. \begin{pmatrix}
1 & 2 &  -1 & -2 \\
1 & -2 &  -1 & 2
\end{pmatrix},
\begin{pmatrix}
1 & 2 &  -1 & -2 \\
-2 & 1 &  2 & -1
\end{pmatrix}, \begin{pmatrix}
1 & 2 &  -1 & -2 \\
2 & -1 &  -2 & 1
\end{pmatrix}, \right. \\
& \left. \begin{pmatrix}
1 & 2 &  -1 & -2 \\
-1 & -2 & 1 & 2
\end{pmatrix}, \begin{pmatrix}
1 & 2 &  -1 & -2 \\
-2 & -1 &  2 & 1
\end{pmatrix}\right\}.
\end{align*}

A: Devra Garfinkle developed such a correspondence to pairs of domino tableaux in a series of Compositio Mathematica papers in the early 1990s.  (The first & third, but curiously not the second, are available through EUDML: https://eudml.org/doc/90031 and https://eudml.org/doc/90244.)  More succinct summaries are given in the work of McGovern, van Leeuwen, Shimizono, Pietraho, Taskin, etc.
The $W(B_2)$ example you request doesn't involve any of the horizontal/vertical domino rotations that make this theory tricky, just a little bumping.  Here are the 8 domino tableaux pairs in the order you gave the $W(B_2)$ elements.  Note that all but the 5th and 6th are involutions, so their left and right tableaux are the same in all but those.  [If someone knows how to TeX these into nice domino pictures, please do so and let me know how you do it.]
\begin{gather*}
\left(\begin{matrix} 0 & 1 & 1 & 2 & 2 \end{matrix},  \quad \begin{matrix} 0 & 1 & 1 & 2 & 2 \end{matrix}\right), \quad
\left(\begin{matrix} 0 & 1 & 1 \\ 2 & 2 \end{matrix},  \quad \begin{matrix} 0 & 1 & 1 \\ 2 & 2 \end{matrix}\right), \\ \\
\left(\begin{matrix} 0 & 2 & 2 \\ 1 \\ 1 \end{matrix},  \quad \begin{matrix} 0 & 2 & 2 \\ 1 \\ 1 \end{matrix}\right), \quad
\left(\begin{matrix} 0 & 1 & 1 \\ 2 \\ 2 \end{matrix},  \quad \begin{matrix} 0 & 1 & 1 \\ 2 \\ 2 \end{matrix}\right), \\ \\
\left(\begin{matrix} 0 & 1 & 1 \\ 2 \\ 2 \end{matrix},  \quad \begin{matrix} 0 & 2 & 2 \\ 1 \\ 1 \end{matrix}\right), \quad
\left(\begin{matrix} 0 & 2 & 2 \\ 1 \\ 1 \end{matrix},  \quad \begin{matrix} 0 & 1 & 1 \\ 2 \\ 2 \end{matrix}\right), \\ \\
\left(\begin{matrix} 0 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 \\ 1 \end{matrix},  \quad \begin{matrix} 0 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 \\ 1 \end{matrix}\right), \quad
\left(\begin{matrix} 0 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 2 \\ 2 \end{matrix},  \quad \begin{matrix} 0 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ 2 \\ 2 \end{matrix}\right).
\end{gather*}
(The domino tableaux for $W(C_2)$ also have dominoes labeled 1 and 2, but no 0 square.)

A: Before getting into my answer, let me explain what I understand by a bitableau of size $n$ (I hope it is the same as what you mean). This is a pair of tableaux $(P, P')$, where each of the integers $1,\dotsc,n$ occurs exactly once, and moreover, the numbers increase along rows and columns in both $P$ and $P'$. The shape of the bitableaux is $(\mu, \mu')$ where $\mu$ and $\mu'$ are the shapes of $P$ and $P'$. Bitableaux of shape $(\mu, \mu')$ correspond to maximal chains in the Bratelli diagram of the sequence of groups $W(B_n)$ which begin at $(\emptyset, \emptyset)$ and end at $(\mu, \mu')$.
The Robinson-Schensted correspondence has a generalization - the RSK correspondence. This correspondence is between (nonnegetive) integer matrices and pairs of semistandard Young tableaux of the same shape (see Knuth's 1970 paper in PJM, or my book). If the rows of the integer matrix sum to $\lambda = (\lambda_1,\dots, \lambda_l)$, and the columns sum to $\mu = (\mu_1,\dotsc, \mu_m)$, then the correspondence associates to $A$ a pair $(P, Q)$ of semistandard young tableaux, $P$ having content $\lambda$, and $Q$ having content $\mu$.
The matrix $A$ is said to be a partial permutation if all the row and column sums are at most $1$. Now, an element $w\in W(B_n)$ may be regarded as a pair of partial permutations, $(A, B)$ such that $A + B$ is a permutation matrix as follows: $A_{ij} = 1$ if $w:j\mapsto i$, and is $0$ otherwise. $B_{ij} = 1$ if $w:j\mapsto -i$, and is $0$ otherwise.
Now apply the RSK correspondence to $A$ and to $B$, getting $(P_A, Q_A)$ and $(P_B, Q_B)$. Then $(P_A, P_B)$ and $(Q_A, Q_B)$ are both bitableaux of the same shape.
Consider for example, the element (in your notation)
$$w = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 & -1 & -2 & -3\\
2 & -1 & -3 & -2 & 1 & 3 \end{pmatrix}$$
corresponds to the matrices:
$$
A = \begin{pmatrix}
0 & 0 & 0\\
1 & 0 & 0\\
0 & 0 & 0\end{pmatrix}, \quad
B = \begin{pmatrix}
0 & 1 & 0\\
0 & 0 & 0\\
0 & 0 & 1\end{pmatrix}
$$
Under the RSK correspondence $A$ maps to $P=(1)$, $Q = (2)$ (of shape $(1)$), while $B$ corresponds to $(2, 3)$ and $(1, 3)$ (of shape $(2)$). So the bitableaux pair for $w$ is
$(1), (2, 3)$ and $(2), (1, 3)$.
The relation to domino tableaux is rather interesting. Given a bipartition $(\alpha, \beta)$, let $\lambda$ denote the unique partition whose $2$-core is trivial and whose $2$-quotient is $(\alpha, \beta)$.
Then adding a box to either $\alpha$ or $\beta$ corresponds to adding a domino to $\lambda$ (see the book by James and Kerber, or the paper of Frame, Robinson and Thrall for details). The size of $\lambda$ will be twice the sum of the sizes of $\alpha$ and $\beta$. Thus we may regard a bitableau of size $n$ as a domino-tableau of size $2n$. Thus the correspondence that I described above may also be regarded as a bijection from $W(B_n)$ onto the set of pairs of domino tableaux of the same shape.
In the running example, the associated domino tableau are $P = \begin{array}{cccc}1&2&3&3\\1&2&&\end{array}$ and $Q = \begin{array}{cccc}1&1&3&3\\2&2&&\end{array}$.
Here is some Sage code for the computation:
from sage.combinat.tableau import from_chain

def matrices(w):
    n = len(w)
    A = Matrix(ZZ, n, n, lambda i,j: int(w[j] == i+1))
    B = Matrix(ZZ, n, n, lambda i,j: int(w[j] == -i-1))
    return A, B

def domino_rsk(w, dominoes=True):
    n = len(w)
    A, B = matrices(w)
    P1, Q1 = tuple(RSK(A))
    P2, Q2 = tuple(RSK(B))
    if dominoes:
        ch_P1 = P1.to_chain(max_entry=n)
        ch_P2 = P2.to_chain(max_entry=n)
        ch_Q1 = Q1.to_chain(max_entry=n)
        ch_Q2 = Q2.to_chain(max_entry=n)
        P = from_chain([Partition(core=[], quotient=[ch_P1[i], ch_P2[i]]) for i in range(n+1)])
        Q = from_chain([Partition(core=[], quotient=[ch_Q1[i], ch_Q2[i]]) for i in range(n+1)])
        return P, Q
    else:
        return [P1,P2], [Q1, Q2]

For the elements of $W(B_2)$, I got (in terms of bitableaux):
[1, 2] ([[[1, 2]], []], [[[1, 2]], []])
[1, -2] ([[[1]], [[2]]], [[[1]], [[2]]])
[-1, 2] ([[[2]], [[1]]], [[[2]], [[1]]])
[-1, -2] ([[], [[1, 2]]], [[], [[1, 2]]])
[2, 1] ([[[1], [2]], []], [[[1], [2]], []])
[2, -1] ([[[1]], [[2]]], [[[2]], [[1]]])
[-2, 1] ([[[2]], [[1]]], [[[1]], [[2]]])
[-2, -1] ([[], [[1], [2]]], [[], [[1], [2]]])

and in terms of domino tableaux:
[1, 2] ([[1, 2, 2], [1]], [[1, 2, 2], [1]])
[1, -2] ([[1, 2], [1, 2]], [[1, 2], [1, 2]])
[-1, 2] ([[1, 1], [2, 2]], [[1, 1], [2, 2]])
[-1, -2] ([[1, 1, 2, 2]], [[1, 1, 2, 2]])
[2, 1] ([[1], [1], [2], [2]], [[1], [1], [2], [2]])
[2, -1] ([[1, 2], [1, 2]], [[1, 1], [2, 2]])
[-2, 1] ([[1, 1], [2, 2]], [[1, 2], [1, 2]])
[-2, -1] ([[1, 1], [2], [2]], [[1, 1], [2], [2]])

This is not the same as the answer obtained by Brian Hopkins, whose dominoes have an extra $0$, and I must admit that I have not looked carefully the references he gave as yet (and am not convinced that this question should need one to read four papers in Compositio). However, if I tweak my code so that $\lambda$ has core $(1)$ and quotient $(\alpha,\beta)$, then I do seem to get his answer.

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