When it came to the final hurdle, well, what could Margi Watson do but throw up her arms in delight. It had been a long, long mission.
Really, you couldn't call it a hurdle after what went before. Simple stuff actually – grab the scissors, cut the ribbon and join the march down the Waterview-Owairaka shared path that, without her drive at the helm of a tribe of locals, might not have happened quite this way.
"This day is just fantastic," she said as the council and state agencies she once battled joined her to share today's scissor-cutting duties.
The whole business goes back to 2000 when the then-Transit New Zealand started talking about its plans for SH20.
Neighbourhoods quickly grasped the full picture of a big motorway slicing through their neighbourhood and anxiety levels started to rise. Locals rallied to challenge the then-Auckland City Council, the Government and Transit NZ and demand concessions for having to suffer a 1950s-style motorway pushed through their neighbourhood in the 21st century.
As time moved on and local voices grew louder, part of the above-ground motorway became today's 2.4km stretch of Waterview tunnel.
And an independent board of inquiry, effectively forced on the Government by the will and drive of the people, gave its support by finding there should be appropriate recompense for the loss of community amenities like parks.
Part of the result was the $26m shared path (paid by the NZ Transport Agency, Auckland Council, Auckland Transport and local boards) that officially opened today, leading through and over parks and reserves like Te Auaunga-Oakley Creek, Waterview Glades, Phyllis Reserve, Harbutt Reserve, Alan Wood Reserve, Kukuwai Park and Valonia Reserve. Next year, work will start on the Avondale-New Lynn segment.
Margi Watson, these days an Albert Eden Local Board member, was there for most of the long journey – through marches, protests and endless meetings, and today was very special.
She knew that from almost the time the sun was up that local people would just love their new walkway. As the iwi blessing broke the morning calm, kids and their parents, dog walkers, cyclists and skaters were already enjoying their new patch.
At the ribbon cutting ceremony Margi wasn't interested in taking credit for her role, pointing to the vigorous community, great legal support and fellow board members like Graeme Easte for their contributions. Not to mention the board of inquiry members who forced a shift in attitude from NZTA that would continue to benefit a growing Auckland.
But everyone there knew whose day it really was.


On the last Sunday of July is the religious feast in honor of St. Tryphon. During this celebration the statue of the saint, depicted at a young age, with the two geese at his feet, is carried in procession through the streets of the town, between lights and fireworks. In the Chiesa Madre, dedicated to St Tryphon were an altar, a statue, a bust and a painting of the 'Glory of St. Tryphon' where the saint in the center is lifted by angels and on his head is another angel laying a wreath; in the uppermost part is the Blessed Christ. Another painting depicts the Virgin Mary of Leuca with the Blessed Child and below are Saints Joseph and Tryphon.
The city of Alessano has been devoted to Saint Tryphon since through his intercession, in 1545 and in 1647, the fields around the town were freed from an invasion of locusts ready to destroy the crops.


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2.3 Quantitative Model
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2.6 Model Data and Sources
Scope Ratings GmbH is an European credit rating agency founded in 2012 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. It is part of Scope Group SE & Co. KGaA, the privately held holding company that also includes Scope Analysis, Scope Risk Solutions, Scope Investor Services and Scope Insights[1].
Scope specialises in the analysis and ratings of financial institutions, corporates, structured finance, project finance, sovereigns and the public sector.
Scope Ratings is registered in accordance with EU rating regulations and operates in the European Union with External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAI) status[2]. Scope is also registered with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) for public finance and commercial entities[3]. Scope Ratings has the fourth widest ratings coverage of debt issuance in the sovereign, public entities and supranational institutions as well as non-financial corporates asset classes within the European Union, after only that of Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch, and is the credit rating agency of European origin with the widest ratings coverage in these asset classes as well as in structured finance in the EU[4]. Scope rates 100% of EU sovereign debt issuers, and around 75% of the world's sovereign debt issuers weighted by outstanding debt volume. Scope Ratings is the only European rating agency that rates the European Union[5] alongside its 27 member states.
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Scope's sovereign ratings are forward-looking assessments of the ability and willingness of central governments to honour debt obligations to private-sector creditors in full and on time. Ratings are assigned to the issuer, i.e. the sovereign government, and its debt instruments. Scope assigns local-currency ratings and foreign-currency ratings, using long-term (original maturity of over 12 months) and short-term (original maturity of up to 12 months) rating scales.
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Domestic economic risk (35% weight);
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Institutional and political risk (10%).
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The Core Variable Scorecard (CVS) is the first step in determining a country's sovereign rating – by providing an indicative sovereign rating range. The CVS includes 24 total variables under the five analytical pillars and includes for 11 of these variables a weighted average of the past year's data, the current year's data alongside forecasts over a long five-year forward horizon. The CVS model determines aggregate scores for each of the five analytical pillars as well an aggregate country-level score, the latter which maps to a long-term indicative credit rating. To standardise factor-level scores, Scope uses a minimum-maximum algorithm, with scores ranging from 1 to 100 for each of the 24 indicators (100 being the strongest and 1 being the weakest). In the determination of the minimum-maximum range under each variable, Scope excludes outliers.
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Scope complements the quantitative model (i.e. CVS) with the Qualitative Scorecard (QS) to account for analytical elements that cannot be captured by the CVS. The QS assessment requires lead country analysts to judge a sovereign's comparative strengths relative to a CVS-determined sovereign 'peer group' of countries under 15 total QS assessment categories under the five analytical pillars (e.g. three categories per pillar). This framework facilitates Scope's rating assessments as being through the cycle and contemplates factors even beyond the long five-year forward window of the quantitative model. This could include consideration of long-run sustainable growth, environment, social or governance (ESG) related factors that materialise over the very long-run, or institutional factors. Scope considers, for example, under the QS, factors like advancements made since the Global Financial Crisis to the EU institutional architecture – including those to the ECB's toolkit – deemed relevant for EU sovereigns' market access and access to lenders of last resort. Scenario analysis is part of the QS evaluation. The QS can, at most, adjust a sovereign's credit rating from the CVS indicative rating by up to three notches.
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After CVS (quantitative) and QS (qualitative) evaluations, the lead analyst prepares a rating recommendation. At this stage, the analyst presents the recommendation at Rating Committee level for determination of the sovereign rating. A determination is reached considering the analyst's recommendation. This stage can also incorporate any extraordinary rating level adjustments at Rating Committee level to account for factors not captured by the CVS or QS.
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Why would anyone want to be a family doctor? — February 12, 2017
Why would anyone want to be a family doctor?
February 12, 2017 /David Rosenbloom
It's a question at the front of mind for an American visitor but seems strange to senior Cuban medical officials. Set aside the picture of the totem pole with family doctors at the bottom. Think instead of a strong foundation on which everything rests. When we asked the medical director of the largest teaching hospital in Cuba if the specialists felt superior to the family doctors he was genuinely puzzled by the question. He said: "How could we look down on them? They are basis of the entire system. We completely depend on them."
There is a strong ideological and pedagogical emphasis on family medicine. I was told that all medical students spend significant time in a family doctor's office from the start of their training. At the end of the revolution in 1959 about half the doctors in the country left for the US, leaving fewer than 3000 doctors for the entire population. What had been one of the most sophisticated medical care systems in Latin America suddenly had to start over again almost from scratch. Several core political decisions shaped the new system: the divide between rural and urban access to care would be closed; medical care would be free to all; the focus would be on prevention of disease; decisions would be based on the best science available; human personnel development would be favored over technology. (Cuba had people but not much hard capital for investment.) Building the system around a large base of family doctors was the logical result of these principles, and entirely consistent with the communal political structure emerging from the revolution.
Still, there had to be more to the matter. There is.
All physicians receive the same paltry salary from the State, regardless of specialty. Family doctors, however, are provided with a free house, often above their clinic.
The chance to work abroad is also a very strong attraction to being a family physician. Doctors are a major export industry in Cuba and a principal element in Cuba's international political influence. Cuban doctors staff many of the field stations during crises like Ebola and the hospitals in Haiti, Venezuela, Angola and other developing and oil rich nations. More than 37,000 Cuban doctors are working outside the country in a typical year. The Cuban government is often paid handsomely for these services. Last year Forbes magazine reported that Cuba may receive as much as $8 billion a year from the oil rich countries where their doctors practice. The doctors also earn much more working abroad than at home. They are able to accumulate resources and material goods to bring home—to the house the government has already given them. Cuban doctors returning home after a number of years abroad have the right to buy a car at deep discount—and the cash to do so.
For most doctors family medicine is their only choice. The Ministry of Health tightly controls access to specialty training. Each year it estimates the number of specialists the country will need at the time the incoming class will graduate and that is the number of admissions for the year.
Some of the experts we met expressed doubts and fears about the future of the family doctor based system. While doctors never made much money, they had a nice home and enjoyed the respect of their neighbors. Nobody else was making more.
Going into medicine was always at the top of the choices listed by high school students who wanted to go university. That may no longer be true. Cuba has opened about 100 job categories to "private" enterprise. People in these jobs can set up their own businesses and earn more money. As a result, Cuba's best and brightest are increasingly selecting university training for careers in tourism, the arts and music. We were told repeatedly that engineers and doctors are driving taxis because they could not earn a living in their chosen careers. The government has raised doctors' salaries but there is concern that it won't be able to keep up with rising incomes in the new private sector. One of the specialists I interviewed said flatly that if doctors' salaries did not increase, they would leave. She, for example, can open a practice in Ecuador and significantly increase her income immediately.
Primary Care in Cuba; it's real
Soft Power; eye power


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War in Ukraine. Nato taboos fall (tags)
This military-scientific glorification of a war that has long been hopeless for both sides, which is also supported by some media, leads to the postulation of the prospect of victory against one's better judgment. What is meant, however, is more likely a victorious peace.
The Unbroken: Evo Morales (tags)
Recent events give hope for a resurgence of the left on the continent. Morales points to recent electoral victories in Peru, Chile, Colombia, as well as Lula's soon expected return to the Brazilian presidency. "These times are coming again," he says.
Never waste a good crisis (tags)
The negotiation of society after Corona is now beginning, and it is now important to strengthen positive tendencies such as the expansion of the public health system, a more planned economy and social solidarity. But these appeals only cover up their own helplessness and lack of advice. .
Russia to Counter US Eastern European Buildup (tags)
Politics Faded Out the Constitutional Offensiveness of Trade Agreements (tags)
The arbitration jurisdiction with the ISDS mechanism is the most controversial point of the two trade agreements. US corporations could file lawsuits against the German prohibition of gas production through fracking. Public interest laws could be stylized as "indirect expropriation."
Victory of the Economy over Democracy and the Constitutional State (tags)
The person exists as an end-in-him/herself and not merely as a means... On the other hand, the principle of the worldwide market economy is based on treating persons and their needs as means to the end of profit realization.
Washington's "humanitarian" war and the KLA's crimes (tags)
"This may come as no surprise to those who have witnessed his rise from terrorist thug to head of the newly "independent" state. But what will be a shock to many is the grotesque way in the KLA helped finance its operations—by removing and selling body organs from kidnapped Serb and Kosovan Albanian civilian prisoners." "Any prosecution of the KLA was made "impossible" by Washington, which has been its main sponsor since at least 1998. Following the Bosnian war of 1995, the KLA, seeking to capitalise on popular resentment among Kosovan Albanians against the regime of Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia, pursued a strategy of destabilising Kosovo by acts of terrorism in the hope of provoking Western intervention." "US Senator Joseph Lieberman declared that "Fighting for the KLA is fighting for human rights."
Freedom is not an impossible dream (tags)
A New Zealand Tragedy
Bush and ExxonMobil v. Chavez (tags)
The latest salvo in Bush v. Chavez.
Haiti-Which way forward against Imperialism? (tags)
BECHTEL VS. BOLIVIA - HOW YOU CAN HELP (fwd) (tags)


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Notable Labs Announces Partnership with myTomorrows
CIO Applications| Monday, September 28, 2020
"As an established player in the preapproval access space, we are excited to broaden our reach by partnering with Notable," said Michel van Harten, chief operating officer of myTomorrows. "We look forward to supporting more patients with critical information on treatment options and providing a pathway to access those treatments."
FREMONT, CA: Notable, a functional precision medicine company, and myTomorrows, an integrated platform that links patients with an unmet medical need to treatments in development worldwide, announced a strategic partnership.
"We are thrilled to partner with myTomorrows in support of our shared mission of helping patients," stated Hiroomi Tada, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer of Notable. "Our goal is to provide meaningful information and treatment options to myTomorrows to share with patients in their network for whom standard treatments have been exhausted."
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Hedgehog trapped in elastic band on brink of death saved by Northampton vets
The vets were lucky to find the poor creature when they did
Thankfully, Maggie will make a full recovery (Image: Vets4Pets Northampton)
A Northampton vet practice came to the rescue of a hedgehog who had got caught in an elastic band.
The Northampton branch of Vets4Pets on St James Road saved a hedgehog close to death that had become caught in the litter.
Maggie the hedgehog was found struggling to walk, when on closer inspection, the vet discovered that she had an elastic band wrapped around her body and front leg, cutting off her mobility.
READ MORE: When the next heatwave will hit Northamptonshire, according to the Met Office
It is a miracle she was discovered when she was, as a spokesperson from the practice said that she had been suffering for a while.
"She had clearly been struggling for a while as she has grown around the band," they said.
"Due to the length of time she had the band tied around her, maggots had formed and were eating away at her."
Thankfully, the vets were able to treat Maggie, but posted on social media, warning locals to be more aware of what their litter can do to wildlife.
"She has been released from the band and her wounds have been cleaned up, she is expected to make a full recovery," they said.
"Remember to always pick up your litter!"
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Please contact Jan Ewick at 508-793-4338 or janewick@worcesterart.org at least three weeks in advance to book.
After your tour, consider lunch in the Museum Café.
In addition to the Museum Café, we are pleased to announce a new lunch option for group visits - lunch at the Sole Proprietor (118 Highland Street, Worcester, MA 01609). When calling to book your group tour, inquire about the special tour and lunch option offered with the Sole Proprietor to Worcester Art Museum tour groups. Click here to view the menu.
Tours are $5 per student for prearranged school tour groups on either docent-led or self-guided tours. Chaperones are FREE. Admission will remain free for Worcester Public School students and their chaperones. Adult tour groups pay Museum admission and a $2 service fee. Please note, you must meet at the Lancaster Street entrance for a tour.
Our tours are tailored to meet your specific needs, goals and interests. They are guided by trained and dedicated volunteer docents who will assist students of all ages develop their visual and thinking skills while engaging in inquiry and observation at the Museum.
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Students discover animals, both real and imaginary, in a variety of media found in our Asian, Egyptian, Greek, Precolumbian and American Galleries among others. The images of animals as symbols and the legends and myths they tell will also be discussed.
View American history and, specifically, local history in our painting and decorative arts galleries. Representations from the colonial period to the early 20th century can help students better understand culture, society and the history of this country.
This tour brings to life the cultures of the Near East, ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome using ancient art and architecture. Come explore the impact of those civilizations on cultures today!
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The Worcester Art Museum also offers tours, programs, and workshops relating to Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Art as well as our Arms and Armor collection.
The Worcester Art Museum welcomes Scout Groups - Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Brownies, and Girl Scouts - for docent-guided tours and optional Gallery Studio Workshops. Programs are designed to complement Merit Badges, patches and Scout interests.
or send an email to Jan Ewick: janewick@worcesterart.org.
Tours are available Wednesday through Sunday, beginning at 10 am, for one hour length unless otherwise requested. Guided tours are for groups of ten to eighty.
Please provide four weeks advanced notice for guided tour requests. For youth groups, we ask that you provide one chaperone for every 5 preschoolers; 10 elementary students or 12-15 secondary students. Adults accompanying student groups are responsible for supervising the students at all times.
School buses may park across from the Museum on the west side of Lancaster Street.
Free auto parking is available in Museum lots on Salisbury, Lancaster and Tuckerman Streets.
Please note, parking is not allowed in the church parking lot.


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Ethiopians Debating Over Who Really Owns Addis Ababa / Finfinne
TesfaNews July 6, 2017 | 1,787 | | Ethiopia, Ethiopia Unrest, Finfinne, Future of Addis Ababa, Oromo Protests
A ticking time bomb. TPLF is sowing the seeds of discord, suspicion and mistrust by exploiting the apprehension of various stakeholders on the future of Finfinne, also known as Addis Ababa. (Reuters/Tiksa Negeri)
BY TOM GARDNER
Nine months into a state-of-emergency imposed to quell popular unrest, Ethiopia's ruling party, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has unveiled its first significant political concession. But the furor surrounding the draft bill presented to parliament last week reveals just how deep tensions in Africa's second most populous country still run. At stake is the answer to a highly charged question: Who owns Addis Ababa?
For Oromos, who make up at least a third of the population and formed the backbone of last year's mobilization against the central government, the answer is simple: the federal capital, which they call Finfinne, belongs to Oromia. They recount a long history of grievance which casts Oromos as colonial subjects violently displaced from their land and alienated from their culture.
This anger became especially acute in the past decade as Addis Ababa expanded rapidly and when, in April 2014, the authorities published a new master plan which proposed further eviction of Oromo residents and farmers in the name of development.
"The issue of Finfinne is the heart of our politics," says Gemechis, an Oromo resident of the city. "It is where we lost everything." The master plan was dropped in January 2016 but demonstrations continued unabated until October.
Addis Ababa, with a population approaching four million people, is also home to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa and is widely regarded as Africa's diplomatic capital—and indeed the world's third largest diplomatic hub.
The new bill is a symbolically important effort to address some of the protesters' demands, and to give concrete meaning to Oromia's constitutionally-enshrined "special interest" in the capital.
Proposed changes include making Afan Oromo an official language of the federal government alongside Amharic, as well as setting up Afan Oromo schools in the city; renaming the city "Finfinne/Addis Ababa"; restoring original Oromo names of public squares, roads and neighborhoods; and the establishment of a joint council with the federal government to administer the city.
It is a watered down version of an earlier draft that reportedly met with much objection inside the ruling party. This is not surprising since the meaning of "special interest" has never been fully spelt out and there is much debate as to how much privilege Oromos should have in a multiethnic city that, despite being located entirely within Oromia, has a population that is only around 20% Oromo.
For many activists, the revised bill is wholly insufficient. There are no plans to "pay a penny" to Oromia for use of its natural resources, such as water, or for dumping the city's waste on its farmlands, says Seyoum Teshome, an academic and blogger. "The bill is trash." He and others argue that promises to pay farmers proper compensation for further evictions merely proves that the government still intends to expand the boundaries of the city.
Proposals to put the Afan Oromo language on par with Amharic are more welcomed since one of the key grievances of unemployed Oromo youth is that they struggle to get government jobs. But official quotas for Oromo representation in the city council is for many a non-negotiable. "The land must be administered by Oromos," says Tolasa, a pharmacist who spent five years in prison for protesting the relocation of the regional state government away from Addis Ababa back in the early 2000s.
The controversy matters because it reflects stresses within Ethiopia's model of ethnically-based federalism. The country is an example to many countries in Africa grappling with potentially explosive ethnic faultlines — from Somalia to South Sudan to Nigeria — and its constitution has long been admired for keeping such tensions in check.


This dessert is an answer to coffee lover's prayers. A simple and sophisticated treat made with lightly-sweetened coffee, frozen and shaved then topped with a splash of sweetened condensed coconut cream.
Brew a pot of strong coffee.
Place sugar in a heat proof bowl and pour coffee on top. Stir to dissolve and add in vanilla. Let stand to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate 30 minutes.
Transfer to a 9×15″ metal pan. Freeze until mixture is slushy, approximately 1 hour.
Using a fork, scrape the ice crystals into flakes. Freeze again another 1-2 hours but continue to break up crystals every 30 minutes so it does not solidify.
To serve, remove from freezer and let stand 10 minutes if needed. Scrape granita into serving bowls. Top with 1 tablespoon of evaporated coconut milk.
If you happen to forget about the freezing granita, don't worry. Simply remove it from the freezer, let sit out to thaw 15 minutes then start to break up and scraping away to make icy flakes.
For my granita, I used a speciality, vanilla bean cane sugar and didn't use any extra vanilla. If you use plain sugar, add vanilla or extract of choice.


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read [config](http://www.12factor.net/config) from environment variables.

### Install

    npm install env-config

### Use

given some environment variables:

```
MY_PROJECT_PORT=8080
MY_PROJECT_MYSQL_USER=foo
MY_PROJECT_MYSQL_PASSWORD=bar
MY_PROJECT_LOG_INFO=true
MY_PROJECT_PROVISION_RATE=0.2
```

use them in your application:

```coffeescript
envConfig = require 'env-config'

specification =
    port: 'int'
    mysqlUser: 'string'
    mysqlPassword: 'string'
    logInfo: 'bool'

envConfig 'MY_PROJECT', specification, process.env

# =>  {
#       port: 8080,
#       mysqlUser: 'foo',
#       mysqlPassword: 'bar',
#       logInfo: true
#       provisionRate: 0.2
#   }
```

`envConfig` throws an exception if an environment variable is empty or can't be converted to the specified type.

### License: MIT

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Seems like it was so quiet on my blog for awhile, and suddenly I have lots to write about! I have published a new pattern, Sunburst Tee.
More information can be found on the pattern page.
For awhile I have had multiple colors of Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool waiting in my stash. More than a few times I played 'let's create a color story' and laid them on the floor in various combinations. Finally I ended up with the colors that matched a sunburst guitar and fell in love. This bright combination creates a nice gradient effect, I think.
The Silky Wool is a great yarn for warm weather; it is lightweight and soft and best of all, it doesn't give me immense wrist pain like cotton does. When designing warm weather garments I have to get creative with my yarn choices since I try to avoid yarns that are purely made of plant fibers.
The Sunburst Tee is a bit shorter than the tees in style at the moment, mostly because I wanted something to wear with skirts that I didn't have to tuck in. The long t-shirt over a skirt just doesn't look right on me, so a short tee works out better. The length is easy to adjust if you want a longer tee. Check out some of my pattern tester's projects on Ravelry to see their lovely versions.


It is generally thought to be wrong to use force against a person without their consent. I may not constrain, invade, or damage your body, for example, not even with the aim of providing you or others with what would otherwise be significant benefits. Nor may I coerce you, by threatening to use force. But states do this as a matter of routine. And they are often thought to be permitted to do so.
Why is this? What is force? What makes its use wrong, when it is wrong? It is just that force often has bad effects (e.g., it hurts)? What is wrong about threatening to use force, even when the force never eventuates? Why does consent affect whether force is permissible? May force ever be used without consent? May force ever be used for ends other than to respond to (e.g., defend against or punish) uses of force? Is there some difference between states and individuals that licenses states to use force where individuals would be forbidden from using force? Do democracies, or states enjoying "the rule of law," have better title to use force?
We will touch on a number of bordering topics in moral and political philosophy: the nature and value of freedom, property and contracts, liberalism and libertarianism, democratic theory, the justification of self-defense and punishment, and the limits of the criminal law.
We will begin with A. J. Simmons, John Rawls, and Joshua Cohen, and then turn to more recent work by Philip Pettit, Arthur Ripstein, Japa Pallikkathayil, and A.J. Julius.


Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.
Friday afternoon in the Arcade, less than 36 hours before the First Saturday Art Crawl, the upstairs gallery spaces were abuzz with activity. Walls were being painted, work was being hung, labels affixed. At Twist Art Gallery, Lauren Kussro was painting a wall in preparation for A Joyous Outpouring, on view through May 28, her third exhibition at the gallery.
Her previous shows were called The Luminous Bower and Handful of Tranquility, similarly expressive titles reflecting Kussro's exploration of beauty and the aesthetics of her singular combination of printmaking and sculpture.
Kussro also likes to counter what she sees as a trend in contemporary art of downplaying the relevance of beauty. Quoting a Thomas Moore essay, she talks of the necessity of nurturing the human soul.
An overwhelming sense of beauty emanates from a floating garden of 10 handmade flower sculptures suspended in one corner of the gallery. In combinations of cream and deep red, purple and teal, orange and red, blue and white, each flower sits on its own bed of leaves.
These lotus-like flowers (they are of an indeterminate species, from Kussro's imagination) follow a process similar to the one Kussro uses to create the four lit wall pieces placed around the gallery's walls.
She starts with a cotton rag paper, a change from the handmade paper she used in her previous work. First, she prints both sides of the paper in a solid color (a different one per side), then prints swirls and loosely based organic shapes on top of the base color. Next, she coats the paper with wax before cutting it into shapes.
Rather than create each piece from bespoke parts, Kussro mixes and matches as she goes along, pulling petals and leaves from her cache of components.
The wall pieces are built around armatures made of oval wood frames covered in paper like pith helmets. Layers of petals and leaves are attached and a compact fluorescent bulb used to light the piece from the underside.
Kussro also explores the negative side of beauty in A Joyous Outpouring in that she was inspired by the negative spaces and pieces left from where she cut shapes for her sculptural work.
"I was throwing away all these beautiful scraps, so I started saving them all," she says. She began repurposing them in small, colorful resin-covered collages, or cut out even smaller leaf shapes in various green hues and applied them to gauzy fabric stretched over plywood frames.
Several of these hang in the windows of Twist, onto which Kussro screen-printed still more leaves. Three long paper panels cover the ceiling like banners, forming a lush canopy of green and brown vegetation, also screen-printed.
Three long panels hang in front of a sunny yellow wall in Twist's inner gallery. Kussro hand-cut the intricate design of swirls and leaves spreading across the paper, working without sketches except to map out a rough suggestion of pattern when she moved from the initial center panel to the outer two.
Again, inspiration came from remnants of her other work.
When she last showed the piece in Indiana, where she lives, she put it in front a white wall to play up the shadows cast by the cutouts. Then, the white paper blended in with the white backdrop; for Twist's presentation, she wanted to use the contrast of a different wall color.
The elegantly simple result is far more complex than that.


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This is NOT a Book!
In this fun-filled picture book, our main character is convinced they're not in a book. After all, if this was a book, there'd be pages to turn … Oops! We've turned the page.
But that's not proof this is a book. If it was a book, there'd be interesting settings and problems to solve. Hold on! Why is our lead character being chased by a lion? Why are pirates stealing treasure? And are those mermaids playing in a rock band?
This is NOT a Book! is the perfect introduction to how to tell a story.
The Art of Words
Words are everywhere! In this fun and interactive story about the magic of words, you'll meet ugly words, colourful words, and words that just need a friend. The imaginative illustrations show a young boy and girl playing with words; stretching them, squashing them, colouring them, and sewing them together to reflect their meaning. Engaging, entertaining and educational, this unique 'language through adventure book' will inspire young readers to appreciate the joy of making stories from words.
Up to Something
One day, Dad invites Billy into his shed to build something, but Billy soon finds out that he is only allowed to watch. As Dad becomes engrossed in his project, Billy takes Dad's off-cuts and other items from around the yard and starts to copy what his Dad is building. When they reveal their creations, Dad discovers that Billy has more talents than his dad had ever imagined! Up to Something explores the father–son relationship, and the satisfaction to be gained from making things ourselves.
SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback | 245 x 255 mm / 9.5 x 10 inches | Colour | 32 Pages
The Incurable Imagination
Audrey has the worst case of 'imaginitis' her teachers have ever seen! While other children paint their families, Audrey paints the ogre who lives under her bed drinking tea. Instead of singing about a black sheep, she writes her own song about a desk with legs that runs away. Her alphabet turns into soup. It's clear that her 'imaginitis' is incurable. What's worse, her condition is contagious and soon the other kids in her class start showing symptoms of an equally incurable imagination! As 'imaginitis' spreads, the teachers are horrified and the parents begin to protest too. But perhaps imagination isn't such a bad disease after all? It might even be useful if it makes learning more fun.
SPECIFICATIONS: 9781925335972 | Hardback | 245 x 255 mm / 9.5 x 10 inches | 32 pages | Colour
The Box Cars
Liam and Kai are the best of friends. Each day in the park they race around in their box cars, pretending to be everything from policemen to limo drivers! One day they notice a little girl watching them — she's keen to join in, but there's only room for two. A fun-filled story of friendship, sharing and creative problem-solving!
SPECIFICATIONS: 245 x 255 mm | 9.5 x 10 inches | Hardback | 32 Pages
Exploring the Imaginative World of Shapes
This concept book for kids is all about unleashing creativity, thinking outside the square and opening the mind to possibility! Part picture book, part artistic inspiration, What Could It Be? is an interactive adventure for pre-primary and primary school-aged children organised into paired double-page spreads.
The first spread in each pair introduces a basic geometric shape (square, circle, triangle, etc.) and then opens the door for creative thinking by posing the question, 'What else could it be?' The following spread provides the answer, with the focus shape transformed into many objects in a glorious artwork. These pages provide a further interactive element as kids are encouraged to find specific objects and count the 'hidden' shapes.
The reader is guided through the pages by the character of a young boy, who allows many aspects of his world to be 'discovered' via the detailed illustrations. The last page challenges kids to create their own illustrations inspired by a geometric shape.
SPECIFICATIONS: Hardcover | 215 x 288 mm / 8½ x 11¼ inches | 35 Colour Illustrations | 32 Pages |
The Leaky Story: A fun-filled adventure into the power of the imagination and the magic of books!
Download the Teacher's Notes here.
A book sits abandoned on a living room shelf. While the Blossburn family happily gets on with other things like watching TV and playing video games, the book aches to be read.
The longer it sits abandoned, the more it aches. At last the book can't take it any longer. Slowly it starts to swell. Then it starts to leak! At first it's only a small trickle, but eventually the Blossburns can no longer ignore the octopus, crabs and other marine life that are swirling around their suburban home. And when pirates sail out of the book, the family must band together to reclaim their living room.
Can J.J. and his parents find a way to get the characters back in the book? And in the process, will they discover that sometimes books are the best fun of all? The Leaky Story is an action-packed adventure into the wonderful world of books, the power of the imagination, the art of storytelling and the importance of family.
SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback | 245 x 255 mm / 9 ½ x 10 Inches | Colour | 32 Pages |


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M LLOYD ENGINEERING WINS PRESTIGIOUS QUEEN'S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE
A Herefordshire company has been honoured with a Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade.
M Lloyd Engineering Limited is one of only 205 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise, and of only 122 winners in the international trade category. Announced today (Thursday 29 April), M Lloyd Engineering Limited has been recognised for its excellence in international trade due to its outstanding short-term growth in export sales over three years.
M Lloyd Engineering Limited is a small company, established in 2011, and now employs 10 people. It designs and makes excavator mounted screening machinery, used in the agricultural, landscaping and construction sectors. The equipment separates materials with different fraction sizes, mainly in connection with the re-use and recycling of top soil, waste and compost. Exports form a large part of the business, around 70% of sales are exports, with a network of dealers and distributors in Europe, America, Asia and Australasia.
Matthew Lloyd, company founder and director, said
"It is a huge honour for Lloyd Engineering to have won The Queen's Award for Enterprise as it recognises our successes in the UK and abroad. We have grown significantly in recent years, which has positioned us as leaders in screening machinery, with a strong reputation for exceptional quality and service. This recognition is a real boost for all of the Lloyd Engineering team, our dealer network and our trusted suppliers, and it is an exciting time for the business."
Now in its 55th year, the Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the country, with winning businesses able to use the esteemed Queen's Awards emblem for the next five years. More information about the Queen's Awards can be found here: www.gov.uk/queens-awards-for-enterprise
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matt@lloydengineering.co.uk
M LLOYD ENGINEERING PRESENTED WITH PRESTIGIOUS QUEEN'S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE
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War of the Rebellion: Serial 092 Page 0337 Chapter LVI. THE SAVANNAH CAMPAIGN.
In pursuance of which, after a careful personal examination of the ground by the colonel commanding, the following report was made:
HDQRS. SECOND BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION, TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS,
Near Savannah, Ga., December 20, 1864.
CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following report for the information of the general commanding:
This brigade (Second) has three regiments in line, the Twenty-second Wisconsin being detached and upon duty at Gibbon's plantation, on the Savannah River. The right of our line rests upon the Savannah and Augusta dirt road, connecting with the left of the First Brigade of this division (Colonel Smith), the left connecting with the right of the First Brigade, First Division, of this corps (Colonel Selfridge), with a front of 740 yards. The general direction of our line of battle is a little east of north, and is very well fortified. Our front is covered by a picket-line of 2 commissioned officers and 170 men, connecting on right and left as indicated above, and is 400 yards in advance of the line of battle, the intermediate ground being covered with pine. The ground is dry, with no serious obstacles to an advance in line of battles. In front of the entire length of our picket-line is an open space, probably 800 yards in width on our right and gradually widening toward the left. The enemy's line of battle (fortified) is just in the edge of the woods upon the opposite side of the open space just referred to, and continues (toward the left) along the edge of the woods, about half our brigade front. From this point toward the left their line is plainly visible in this open space. In front of the right of our picket-line there is an almost impenetrable slashing of timber 100 yards in width, and extends toward the left nearly half the front of our brigade. Between this slashing and the rebel skirmish line, there is a basin of water from 75 to 100 yards in width, the depth of which has not been ascertained, This basin of water widens and evidently deepens toward the has been used for the purposes of irrigation.
On the 19th instant I made a careful personal examination of the ground. The same has been done by other officers of my staff and command. The ground to within a short distance of the enemy's picket-line has, I think, been very thoroughly explored. I have reason to believe that between the rebel skirmish line and their line of battle there is a ditch or canal, extending from the bridge on the main road toward the river. In my judgment an advance in our front for the purpose of assaulting the enemy's works would be extremely difficult and its success doubtful.
This report was very fully confirmed by facts transpiring with the evacuation, excepting perhaps the distance between the picket-line of this brigade and the enemy's line of battle. December 19, upon application of the colonel commanding permission was granted to build a new line of works 500 yards in advance of the old and the line laid out. From this new line our musketry, together with the artillery assigned to that part of the line, would have greatly controlled, if not rendered quite untenable, the enemy's lines in our front. December 20, work on new line commenced by details from the regiments, and energetically prosecuted through the day and night. December 21, early in the morning it having been discovered on the left that during the night the advanced under direction of Lieutenant-Colonel Crane, Eighty-fifth Indiana, division officer of the day. Finding the works in our front empty the brigade was immediately moved forward, being the first to occupy the enemy's works in front of our division. Their artillery along the whole line in our front was abandoned and left standing in the embrasure. After halting in the works two hours the brigade was moved forward and went into its present position one mile northwest from the city, the brigade being in the center of the division. The picket-line of the brigade occupies the line of rebel works spoken of above, and consists of one commissioned officer and eighty-five men. December 25, the Twenty-second Wisconsin was relieved from duty on the river and rejoined the brigade.
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Today's This Is Childhood words come to us from my good friend and blogeague Lindsey Mead of A Design So Vast. Click over to read Lindsey's exquisite ode to Ten which is also the finale of this 10-week blogging series. I think you will agree that Lindsey's words serve as a perfect end to this collaborative effort. I've said it before and I'll say it again: participating in this writing project with nine other writers/women/moms has been a wonderful treat and I'm sad we've come to the end. But stay tuned because we TIC bloggers might have a little something up our cyber-sleeves for next month. And stay tuned til tomorrow when I will be back with some thoughts on my (beyond incredible) trip to Paris! Comments are closed here today, but I know Lindsey would love to hear from you. Have a great Tuesday, all!


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Q: What's the standard way not to show CGI scripts? I've set up a CGI directory using the userdir mod in Apache. I'm using configs as general as possible to have them appliable to other users on my laptop. I got to a point where I can run the script using this URL:
http://localhost/~tomas/cgi-bin/hw.cgi

But I also put a link to my public_html in the server's root directory at /var/www/html, so when the localhost URL is called, I get the index with a link to my dir at localhost/tomas. The link works fine and brings up another index, one of my user. Now, the private cgi-bin is at /home/*/public_html/cgi-bin, so I can see the cgi-bin when I get the private index. Now, when I enter this directory, I get another index with the CGI's. Which is fine with me, though I'm not sure if this is considered secure. But if I call a CGI from there, it doesn't execute and shows instead. This is the problem.
As far as I know, it's about Apache not viewing
http://localhost/tomas/cgi-bin/hw.cgi

as
http://localhost/~tomas/cgi-bin/hw.cgi

I've been looking for a directive that would make it work, but can't find it. I'm not even quite sure what's at my disposal - a directive or what else?
Here's my usermod.conf:
<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
    UserDir public_html
    UserDir disabled root

    <Directory /home/*/public_html>
        AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit Indexes
        Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec
        <Limit GET POST OPTIONS>
            Require all granted
        </Limit>
        <LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS>
            Require all denied
        </LimitExcept>
    </Directory>

    <Directory /home/*/public_html/cgi-bin>
        Options ExecCGI
        AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
    </Directory>
</IfModule>
# vim: syntax=apache ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 sr noet

A: Since the cgi-bin directory can be reached through a separate path, one way to do it is to copy the Directory section with the alternate path, right below the other one, e.g.:
<Directory /var/www/html/*/cgi-bin>
    Options ExecCGI
    AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
</Directory>

This should also disable the directory listings.
If you'd prefer to have indexes enabled, either add Indexes to Options or make it inherit its parent options by changing ExecCGI to +ExecCGI, e.g.
<Directory /var/www/html/*/cgi-bin>
    Options Indexes ExecCGI
    AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
</Directory>

I'd prefer using Options Indexes ExecCGI over Options +ExecCGI since this way you won't be inheriting any undesired options.

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How One Woman Is Helping Autistic Designers Find Their Path in the Fashion Industry
The fashion brand employs designers with autism and transforms their artwork into vibrant prints.
Allison Wise
Fashion has always been a personal passion for Jovana Mullins. But when the designer began volunteering her weekends as a fashion mentor with the art therapy program at the Center for All Abilities in 2017, she had no idea her life was in for such a dramatic turn.
At the time Mullins had already worked for many different luxury brands over her eleven years as a print and embroidery designer. But she was seeking a new opportunity that would combine her affinity for fashion with her passion for volunteering. That's when she first started working with the New York City non-profit which aims to empower children and young adults with autism to recognize their creative potential and thrive.
"After volunteering with CAA and seeing the incredible artistic talent this group had, a lightbulb went off... what if I used their artwork for prints on dresses, scarves, etc.," she said. "The artwork they create is so much more meaningful and imaginative than anything I've ever created for the brands I've worked for. I knew there needed to be a brand that celebrated these talents, provided a platform for expression, and connected consumers with the creativity and gifts that people with disabilities have."
Jovana Mullins with one of her designers Allen Li.
Mullins soon left her full-time position in the fashion industry to build her own clothing line ALIVIA, (Awareness, Love, Inclusion, Voice, Individuality, and Acceptance.) The fashion brand employs designers with autism and transforms their artwork into vibrant prints. Every Alivia piece begins with artwork created by an individual with a developmental disability while participating in art therapy. The aim is to create a collection of prints that reflects the artist's artistic vision, personality and point of view. The company launched in April 2020.
Unfortunately, just as the couple was gearing up to launch their first collection, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. They had to quickly rethink the nature of the brand as consumers were suddenly trading in their designer dresses and heels for comfortable sweatpants and hoodies.
Rather than postpone the brand's release, the designer used old bags of fabric scraps to create COVID masks as part of her new line. Mullins immediately started production and sewed, stich-by-stich, over a hundred masks by hand. With every one that was sold, Mullins donated a PPE mask to frontline staff at YAI, an organization that provides housing and support for individuals with developmental disabilities.
"Launching at the start of a global pandemic was never the plan, but I'm so proud we turned lemons into lemonade," said Mullins. Instead of focusing on sales, the designer focused on creating community through weekly 'Saturday Smiles'... a curation of positive news stories that celebrate inclusion and people of all abilities.
As for which print makes her smile the brightest? Mullins points to the "Happy Strokes Pink!" It's a design by eighteen-year-old Alan Li's optimistic personality, which she describes as both vibrant and joyful.
But she's a huge fan of all three of her brand's creators and continues to be impressed by each of their colorful styles and imaginations. Along with Allen Li, William Choi and Yu Chen are the other two artists whose prints are showcased in the current collection. Mullins hope is that her brand will in turn encourage more inclusion in the fashion industry.
"The mission is to provide specialized education for neurodiverse individuals, teaching valuable skills that will prepare them to work within the fashion and retail industry," she says. "From sewing and garment construction to sales and customer service, we plan to develop different pathways that will lead to meaningful employment throughout Alivia and other brands in the future."
A new collection is set to be released in October which will feature two original artists. Ten percent of every purchase is donated directly to the creator's local non-profit and every garment purchased includes a scannable tag that allows consumers to experience the personal story behind the clothing.


The fresh materials of this new balance 574 uomo give you a modern look rooted in NB heritage. Created in 1988 by combining 2 different NB sneakers (we like to call it the original mashup), the sneaker has become a symbol of ingenuity and originality.The 574 is perfect to wear for both athletic and casual occasions. The rubber and textile upper gives the shoe a unique, yet classic look which is perfect to rock with your favorite pair of dark or light denim jeans with a fitted tee. The padded collar and cushioned insole provides enough comfort for your daily exercise of running or walking.
The new balance 574 donne is the most favored model within the company. Made from leftover material of an earlier model, the shoe is excellently crafted. Featuring a narrow heel and high instep, the shoe delivers with surprising comfort. Originated as a running shoe, the 574 shifted paths and became a casual sneaker as well.New Balance just dropped the New Balance 574 Expedition Pack. Said to be inspired by backpacking in Arizona, the shoes are meant to resemble the colors and scenery one is used to seeing when they're out in the trails.The Expedition Pack will consist of 4 different colorways all made out of an upper consisting of mesh an leather.
Following up the adidas superstar donne that we just took a look at, we now shift our focus to the original shell toe.Adidas has given the Superstar the speckled treatment for the Summer in two different versions. Both pairs utilize all-white leather uppers with tonal hits on the rubber shell toe, laces, inner liner, and midsole. The difference between both colorways is that one has colorful speckling on the entire leather upper and tongue, and the other only has speckling on the Three Stripes branding and the heel tab.
The adidas superstar uomo prezzo was prime for street fashion as sneakers were being introduced left and right into everyday people's lives. There weren't celebrity endorsers like there are today wearing beloved sneakers to increase the hype. However, hip-hop group Run-DMC established an ultimate love for the adidas Originals Superstar basketball shoes during that time. The Superstar is an icon, being well favored among many shoes in the adidas Originals line. Sporting the classic three stripes on the upper, trefoil logo on tongue and a shell toe, it is a one of kind basketball shoe that was seen worn by multiple players in the NBA when first released. Today, the shoe has entered the lives of many people who had admired them from back then to new fans as well.


The St. Mary's Trojans ended their long road trip – which was interrupted by the holiday break – with a 65-29 rout of host Kansas City Lutheran Tuesday night.
It's been six and a half weeks since the St. Mary's boys basketball team has played at home.
The Trojans ended their long road trip – which was interrupted by the holiday break – with a 65-29 rout of host Kansas City Lutheran Tuesday night.
Brett Scassellati and Ian Walter led a balanced attack with 10 points each as St. Mary's pulled away with a 28-6 third-quarter advantage to improve to 7-8 overall.
Walter scored eight of his 10 points in the quarter as St. Mary's extended its 28-15 halftime lead to 56-21. Jones said his team was "at least 11 of 13" from the field in the period.
"We didn't miss many shots; it seemed like we didn't miss any," Jones added.
Alex Edwards, Michael Monteleone and Jack Salva each added eight points.
LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH 61, BLUE SPRINGS 44: The Broncos blew open the Suburban Big Seven Conference game with a 20-11 fourth quarter after leading 41-33 at the end of third.
The Broncos (12-5, 3-3 Big Seven) were led by B.J. Dunbar's 13 points and P.J. Lewis' 11 as they extending their winning streak to five games.
Blue Springs (1-13, 0-5) was led by Drew Moore (18 points) and Jordan Nubine (12 points), who combined for all 30 of the Wildcats' second-half points.
LEE'S SUMMIT WEST 59, FORT OSAGE 28: A rough third quarter was too much for host Fort Osage to overcome in a Suburban Middle Six loss to Lee's Summit West.
The visiting Titans (7-10, 4-1 Middle Six) outscored the Indians 24-3 in the third to take command. Banks Born scored 14 points and Yoni Ekoto finished with 12 for West.
Wisecup finished with 14 points to lead the Indians (3-13, 1-3).
SHERWOOD 58, VAN HORN 42: The Falcons were tied with Sherwood 17-17 at halftime, but were outscored 41-15 in the second half in the opening round of the Clinton Tournament.
P.J. Faitau Oberg scored half of the Falcons' points with a team-leading 21. Dionta Hall added eight points as the Falcons fell to 1-9 overall.
Van Horn will meet the Clinton/Crest Ridge loser at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the consolation bracket.


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Q: Expected distance of point uniformly drawn from unit ball $B_r(1)$ For some time now I fight with an exercise I received. I have to calculate $\mathbb{E}[\vert\vert Z \vert\vert_2]$ and $Var[\vert\vert Z \vert\vert]$, that is the expected distance as well as variance from the point Z to the origin, within the d-dimensional unit ball $B_d(1)$ with radius 1. Here, Z is uniformely drawn from this unit ball.
Of course I know the definition of the expectation of a $\mathbb{R}^d$-valued random variable, i.e.
$$(\mathbb{E}[Z])_i = \int_\mathbb{R^d} x_i\, p(x) dx $$
yet I have no idea how to calculate $\mathbb{E}[\vert\vert Z \vert\vert]$ or $Var[\vert\vert Z\vert\vert]$. What to do here?
EDIT: The answer is given as $\frac{d}{d+1}$. The actual task is to prove that this is the solution.

A: The key is to first get the pdf $f_R(r)$ of $R = ||X||_2$. As the answer to a related question suggests, the $f_R(r)$

will be proportionate to the surface area of a sphere at that radius

In the excellent document pointed out by @Jean Marie, you will find that $V(d,r) = r^dV(d,1)$, where $V(d,r)$ is the volume of a ball of radius r, and $V(d,1)$ is also given but irrelevant for our purposes. They also show the following relationship
$$
V(d,r) = \int_0^r A(d,x) dx
$$
with $A(d,x)$ the surface area of the ball of radius $x$. Differentiating yields
$$
A(d,r)= dr^{d-1} V(d,1)
$$
Thus, it follows that $f_R(r) \propto r^{d-1}$. Note that this is proportional to the pdf of a Beta$(d,1)$ distribution. You can then get the expected value and any other properties from this relationship.


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