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Overview of the Curriculum
The primary goal of All4You! is to reduce the number of students who have unprotected sexual intercourse, which is associated with increased risk of HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and unplanned pregnancy. The program also aims to change key determinants related to sexual risk taking, such as attitudes, beliefs, and perceived norms. The target audience is students in alternative high school settings who are between ages 14 and 18. The intervention is designed to be delivered by health educators or classroom teachers during classroom sessions and service-learning visits in the community.
Curriculum Lessons
All4You! includes 14 lessons—9 featuring skill development and 5 involving service visits in the community. Classroom lessons range from 70–90 minutes each; service-learning visits require approximately 140 minutes, which includes travel time to and from a service-learning site.
Pre-Lesson: Preparing for All4You!
Lesson 1: It's All4You!
Lesson 2: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Lesson 3: What's the Risk?
Lesson 4: Experience It!
Lesson 5: Using Our Skills in the Community—Visit #1
Lesson 6: Negotiation and Refusal Skills
Lesson 8: Reduce Your Risk
Lesson 10: You Can Handle It
Lesson 11: Using Our Skills in the Community—Visit #4
Lesson 12:< Staying Safe
Lesson 14: It's All4You
Unique Features of the Curriculum
Designed for youth in alternative schools, who tend to have higher rates of sexual risk-taking behaviors than students in mainstream high schools (www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/yrbs/data/alternative/asyrbs98.pdf).
Includes a service-learning component, which has been shown to reduce pregnancy and sexual risk-taking behavior.
Addresses a broad range of determinants to sexual risk taking—both sexual and non-sexual.
Incorporates important elements common to evidence-based interventions, including interactive learning strategies and the development of communication, refusal, and condom use skills.
Uses in-class peer leaders to help with some classroom activities.
Uses music throughout the classroom activities.
Uses reflection to help youth personalize service-learning activities.
The All4You! curriculum draws on three theories: Social Cognitive Theory, Theory of Planned Behavior, and Social Development Theory.
Ordering and Training Information
To learn more about All4You!, including ordering and training information visit: http://www.etr.org/ebi/programs/all4you/
All4You! was evaluated between 2000 and 2003 in 24 alternative schools (specifically, community day schools) located in four large urban counties in northern California.
All4You! was evaluated using a randomized, controlled trial. Thirteen schools were randomly assigned to receive the All4You! Intervention. The remaining 11 schools served as control sites. Self-report data from students at each study school were collected using trained data collectors. Baseline data were collected in class during school hours at the beginning of each semester. Follow-up data were collected at 6, 12, and 18 months after baseline.
Of eligible students, 98 percent returned parental consent forms, and 89 percent of these students (n = 988) completed baseline surveys.
At the 6-month follow-up, students in the intervention group were less likely to have had intercourse without a condom in the previous 3 months than were students in the control group (p = .002), and they were more likely to have used condoms during their last intercourse (p = .006). These effects diminished by the 12- and 18-month follow-ups.
Overall, intervention students scored higher on the HIV and condom knowledge scale (p = .01). This difference was significant at the 6- and 18-month follow-ups. Students in the intervention group also demonstrated a trend toward greater optimism that neared statistical significance (p = .08).
Research Study Citation
Coyle, K., Kirby, D., Robin, L., Banspach, S., Baumler, E., & Glassman, J. (2006). All4You! A randomized trial of an HIV, other STD, and pregnancy prevention intervention for alternative school students. AIDS Education & Prevention, 18(3), 187–203.
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Under a contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), JBS Inc. subcontracted with ETR Associates to develop an adaptation kit for All4You!. The All4You! Adaptation Kit contains practical tools and resources to guide adolescent reproductive health practitioners in making effective adaptations and maintaining fidelity to the program's core components.
This adaptation kit provides clarity on how All4You! was designed, its core components, and the types of adaptations that are considered safe and those that should be avoided. For other available adaptation kits, go to Making Adaptations.


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Dozens of queers fled NYC for a poolside Pride weekend celebration.
By Mikelle Street
June 27 2017 12:42 PM EDT
There was a crush of shirtless guys surrounding the pool at Grindr's Daytime BBQ and Pool Party as a part of the app's Saturday pool party in Fire Island.
Some sported temporary tattoos saying things like "Cumslut, "Sis" and "Goddess, provided as a part of a collaboration with VisonaireWorld and Stewart Uoo. Some, like Nicholas Elliott of N-P Elliott, wandered into the beachfront sand for the pop-up photo booth outfitted with Sailor gear, while others customized Andrew Christian speedos back on the property. A few hours into the fete, two of the guests caught each other's eyes from across the pool, with one eventually making his way round to introduce himself. Before long, the pair had moved up, through the party, past where Thorgy Thor was DJing and into the VIP section to make out.
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The idea of leaving Manhattan for Pride Weekend seems a bit counterintuitive. A part of the appeal of Pride Weekend, as well as any huge weekend of events is the ability to jump from party to party, and take in as much as possible. In fact, last year Grindr itself provided that wealth of experiences, across three floors of the Standard Hotel, for the first-ever #Slumbr. But if there was any place to be outside of the City for NYC Pride, with its history in the gay community, Fire Island was definitely an apt choice.
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"It was absolutely worth the trip," former accessories designer and boy about town, Rembrandt Duran said of the day party. He was one of many attendees who left after the day party. "It was less well curated than last year, but it was still a fun ass party." The sentiment was shared by many who attended that event.
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"I'm a pretty little lady, top two on Drag Race, shut up," Peppermint wrapped as a part of her Bruno Mars "24k Magic" cover during her second performance at the evening event.. With many of the attendees having ferried off the island after the day party, and even more hopping on the last ferry with Macy Gray after her abbreviated performance, the set was for a reduced, but enthused audience. That set also involved the queen performing "Shady Phone," a track from her Friday released album Black Pepper and a moment laughingly similar to one of RPDR Season 9 winner Sasha Velour's finale performances.
"It was coming off any way," she said, removing her wig, stacked high with golden dreadlocks. The Pavilion went up in applause.
Through it all, the event, like last year's had an alternative aim at pushing Grindr beyond its almost, synonymous "hookup app." Here, it was more of a safe space. A fun, but safe space for like-minded queers to enjoy themselves. And like at Saturday's day party, with that couple who spotted each other from across the pool and made their way up to VIP to make out before leaving the party together, sex will always be involved.
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Ferrari unveil their new car ahead of the start of the 2018 Formula 1 season
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Ferrari are the latest team to launch their 2018 Formula 1 car, unveiling the SF71H at an event in Maranello this afternoon.
The team says the new car has a longer wheelbase, more aggressive sidepods and overall tight packaging as they bid to close the gap to Mercedes.
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Speaking at the launch, team principal Maurizio Arrivabene said: "When you're going to see a new Ferrari I think it's always a special day for the automotive world. This is something for me that is always special. There is no off season. We start working on this new car even before the end of the season. During the winter, during January, during February until a couple of hours ago everybody was working very hard to share and build every single detail of this car."
Raikkonen said: "The halo, it looks different but to be honest we tried it last year a few times and it wasn't a big difference for me, you get used to it and you don't really notice it. Obviously, with this car it's designed into it so it should be even better, it should be less visible when you're driving. With all the regulation changes cars look different but we get used to it."
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Q: As a Terran, what's a good counter to early Mutalisks? I always seem to have trouble against Zerg as Terran, but ESPECIALLY if there are a mass of early Mutas harrasing me. I know Marines are great against them but that's not good enough, because they aren't as mobile as the Mutas and unless that's their only unit I can't really just rely on the amount of Marines it would take as I need to build other units. However Vikings I've realized pretty much suck against Mutas as far as I can tell. I heard Thors are good but that's not reasonable for early game.
Anyone?

A: Built Missile Turrets around your SCVs and Command Center

for the rest you should be building more Marines, since if he's able to get a lot of Mutalisks, you should be able to get a lot of Marines. You're probably focusing too much on Tech upgrading or building Factories and such.
Remember though! This strategy depends on your opponents play style and if he uses a different strategy than mass Mutalisks, you might be in trouble. Though Marines, Marauder and Medivacs is never a bad idea!

A: I would recommend sticking to marines and turrets at your mineral lines as an early defense, but if he is really going mass mutalisk switching to thors will be your best bet. Zerg's teching is actually the slowest in the game, so you can get thors around the same time as zerg can get mutalisks if you see it coming. At the very least you should be able to start getting them out before he has enough mutalisks to overcome your turrets and marines. If you are really caught off guard without enough air defenses though, you could always try a counterattack with what you have to force the mutalisks back home to defend while you get up some anti-air.

A: Going to go with "Don't let the opponent get them" but I will take it a step further than most care to explain.
A zerg going to early mutalisks will do a few things.  Firstly, he will invest all/most of his gas into the Lair (100 gas) and spire (200 gas).  Not only will he have used most of his gas on these things, he will be saving 100 gas per mutalisk he plans on building.  If he manages to save about 700 gas (a LOT of gas especially early game), he will be able to morph 7 mutalisks as soon as the spire is complete.
Because he NEEDS to save so much gas to get a decent number of mutalisks early on, he will not have spent as much gas on his forces.  We can assume that he has very few or no roaches/banelings, and unupgraded zerglings.  Take advantage of this.
He is also incredibly vulnerable while his spire is morphing.  Because:

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*he has had to save 200 minerals and 200 gas on this building

*He is probably saving his larvae + injected larvae to morph into mutas.  This is hugely important.  This means that he is committed to not building any other units.

*He is saving 100 minerals and 100 gas per muta he is planning on morphing

We can assume that he is indeed planning on morphing more than 2-3 mutalisks.  This is because mutalisks are only effective in larger numbers.
But this is all useless if you don't even know if your opponent is going to build mutalisks.  Practice scouting.  Scout with a worker at 10 or 13 supply, don't be afraid of blowing a scanner sweep if you have no other options.  Attack with your forces to see what his army is composed of, try to get into his base far enough to see things.  Your first air unit is also incredibly useful as a scout.
The most important question you can ask yourself while playing (any game) is: "What is my opponent going to do?"

A: Obviously Missile Turrets just aren't good enough, as they're designed to stop harass (3-4 Muta) and not larger pushes.  A large number of people will tell you Thors are the answer, and with their bonus to light and aoe this seems reasonable.
Let's take a moment to consider this. Mutalisk vs Thor.
First I'm going to need to pull in some numbers from a spreadsheet.  We can see that Mutalisks get 8.15 dps and Thors get 16 dps vs light air.  So already Thors have an advantage.  Additionally, with splash, the Thor hits more than one Muta at a time.  So this reasonable assumption seems to hold up very well.
Let us pretend we are Jane Goodhall for a moment and observe this match up in the wild.  I happen to have a good match: Sen vs Demuslim (you can fast forward to 10 minutes in).
Strangely the Marine/Thor combo seems to die out to a pure Muta approach.  Now part of this can be attributed to Sen's excellent play, but Demuslim is a very good player so that can't be the reason (where as Sen could stomp me with any unit).  So why are thors dying?
Well Sen will attack with Muta ratios of 4:1 or 5:1, well beyond the cost ratio.  Demuslim never seems to be able to field enough Thors.  This is largely a result of the Thor's long build time (compared to Muta coming out of Hatcheries), and slow speed.  Demuslim tries to compliment this with dropships, but those are more cost with no real combat benefit.   What's more Demuslim is forced into making slow pushes against a very mobile Zerg force.  By comparison, its very easy for Sen to build a lot of expansions and just get gas out of them, allowing for a more gas heavy force (remember gas is our limiting fact for building).
I won't ruin the end of the match, but at the very least we can see that Thors seem to die out to Mutalisks outside of the 30 vs 90 scenario.
So what's a Terran to do?
Well you can compliment your Thors with SCVs, but what you really need is more damage.  Luckily enough there is a very cheap way for Terran to get more damage.  Marines!  Stimmed Marines are very effective vs Mutalisks.  What's more they have no additional gas cost.  What's more those Medivacs that you're carrying Thors around in really boost the survivability of those Marines.  The best part is, there is no Terran strategy which doesn't allow for easy production of Marines.  I'd also add that building Turrets is a very cheap way to slow down a Mutalisk attack and give your Marine/Thor forces time to get into position.
Finally, its worth noting that the first 2 points of armor do double work against Mutalisks as they reduce bounce damage as well.

I wrote this answer before Idra vs Tarson in IEM when Idra debut the "Magic Box."  The Magic Box is a technique that Zerg can use to keep Mutalisks spread out as the engage Thors to minimize splash.
To execute the "Magic Box" you do the following:

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*Group your Muta and send them to a location

*Tell your Muta to Stop S

*Wait till your Mutalisks spread out, they'll be far enough apart as to take NO Thor splash

*Move M (do not Attack Move) to the Thor

*Tell your Muta to Stop S or Hold H above the Thor

Note: that Thors will do a lot of damage to Muta without splash, however, this should significantly increase the Muta survivability.
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I originally wrote this post to debunk the idea that Thors hard counter Mutalisks.  In my rush to do so I forgot to provide a very good counter: Ghosts.
Once again let me provide viewing materia: Jinro vs Blank.
Its worth noting that all Zerg units are biological and thus the Ghost ability "Snipe" is effective against all of them.  However, Ghost dps is fairly low (6.67) and only really improves vs light (13.33) and are actually more cost effective vs Mutalisks than Thors (though at lower hp).  However, what really makes them work is that "Snipe."  Snipe is worth 45 hp (goes through armor) for 25 energy, which means a full Ghost can Snipe 3.6 Mutalisks worth of damage (at only 1.5 the cost). What's more Ghosts have a faster build time (40s vs the Thor's 60s); are built out of Baracks (so synergize nicely with MMM play);  can be healed by Medivac; and even go invisible to get the jump.  Finally, when compared to Marines, Ghosts are NOT light (they have no armor type) and have 100 hp (twice the hit points), so aren't as susceptible to banelings (though are very weak against Muta into Roach).

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NEW YORK, NY.- The Rubin Museum of Art announced its reopening to the public on September 12, with exclusive member preview days on September 10 and 11.
The Rubin will return to its regular Museum hours, open five days a week: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Friday from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM, with free admission from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. Visitors will encounter the new installation, The Lotus Effect, comprising folded lotuses submitted by the public as symbols of gratitude and compassion. The shop will also reopen, while Café Serai will remain temporarily closed. Timed entry tickets are now available for visits through September 26.
The Rubin hopes to be an oasis during this difficult time. "We know that the art and ideas from our collection serve as a source of comfort for many during these uncertain times and that the Rubin provides a space for contemplation, calm, and connection to ourselves and others, which is very much needed right now," says Executive Director Jorrit Britschgi. "We've certainly all learned how to truly embrace impermanence for the last few months. After being closed for almost 180 days, having an actual reopening date is like finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel. We have planned to make this transition as smooth and safe for all as possible, and I look forward to welcoming visitors through our doors. While things may feel a bit different, the chance to experience art in an intimate environment will undoubtedly be rewarding."
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All visitors to the Museum and shop will enter through the Museum's main entrance. The Museum's café entrance will now be exit only. To assist with new traffic patterns and procedures, added signage will help guide the experience. Certain amenities will be temporarily unavailable, including coat check, water fountains, food service, and interactive artworks and touchscreens.
When the Rubin reopens, visitors will be greeted by The Lotus Effect, a participatory installation led by artist Uttam Grandhi, featuring folded origami lotuses submitted by the public during the Museum's temporary closure. In Tibetan Buddhism, the lotus is a sacred symbol associated with awakening, transformation, and compassion, and The Lotus Effect serves as a community-built symbol of gratitude for the people and things that help us get through difficult moments. In the galleries, visitors will find Shahidul Alam: Truth to Power, which has been extended through January 4, 2021; Measure Your Existence, extended through January 25, 2021; Shrine Room Projects: Shiva Ahmadi / Genesis Breyer P-Orridge / Tsherin Sherpa, extended through June 7, 2021; Charged with Buddha's Blessings: Relics from an Ancient Stupa, extended through May 31, 2021; Treasures from the Zhiguan Museum, extended through November 9, 2020; and the permanent collection installations Masterworks of Himalayan Art and Gateway to Himalayan Art. The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room will also be open for visitors to experience, with a limited capacity of 2 people at a time for 10-minute allotments.
"The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room has been at the heart of the Rubin for many years and we look forward to welcoming visitors back to this meaningful space in a new way. Amidst all the changes in our world, visitors will have the opportunity to slow down and find some stillness," says Chief Experience Officer Jamie Lawyer. "I am also thrilled to see The Lotus Effect installation come to life in the Museum. It's been heartening to see our visitors' expressions of gratitude and interconnectedness during this time apart."
All onsite programs will remain on hold including group visits and tours. Visitors are encouraged to download the free Museum audio guide app, The Rubin, and listen to curators, guides, and other experts highlight selected works from current exhibitions. The Rubin will also continue to provide online programming including Mindfulness Meditation Online, Virtual Family Sundays (starting September 6), Himalayan Heritage (starting September 10), a free program for healthcare providers (on October 3), and more. This year's annual Block Party will be hosted virtually on September 20.
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Adrianopolis (Adrianòpolis de Caònia) fou una ciutat d'Il·líria, fundada per l'emperador Adrià a la via entre Apol·lònia d'Il·líria i Nicòpolis (a mig camí entre ambdues ciutats). Fou restaurada per Justinià I i rebatejada Justinòpolis o Justinianòpolis. Fou seu del govern d'un dels districtes de l'Epir i seu d'un bisbe. S'han trobat les restes d'un teatre en una plana sota la ciutat de Libókhovo; a uns 20 km, es troben també les restes d'una fortalesa i petita ciutat romana d'Orient anomenada Drinòpolis, que contra el que es pensa sovint, no deriva d'Adrianòpolis sinó del riu Drino, a la vora del qual se situa. Probablement, l'antiga Adrianòpolis va ser destruïda al  o principis del V i llavors es va fundar Drinòpolis. Aquesta darrera fou seu d'un bisbe en l'època romana.

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At the moment, from December 15, 2016, all US travelers to Vietnam can once again apply online for other types of visa available to them before.
Is there any update for Vietnam visa for Australians in January 2016. We are planning a trip there for around 20 days. Please advise.
Hi, I've got visa approval letter for 3-month single entry, but I want to convert it into multiple entry? Can I?


Road Ministry To Focus On Electric Vehicles Instead!
Instead, he believes that India must open its arms to the electric cars. But before we proceed to understand that why he has shown disinterest in the Driverless cars India was supposed to have, we must understand what these are!
With the driverless cars, chances of critical accidents usually reduce by half. This is because, the cars run on software and understand how to avoid the accidents completely! With the least chances of accidents, a sense of safety will prevail in the people on the roads.
The lane capacity is one of the major concerns in today's world! One cannot deny the fact that with the increase the number of vehicles on the roads, the lane capacity has become a challenge. The cars drive recklessly making it a challenge in the first place. With the driverless cars, things can be proved otherwise.
One can ensure that the human habits are not involved in these cars. This in fact helps save time when travelling places. This is also what will help you save on the transportation costs as well. If you want to have a smooth and tension free travel, then this is a car that you can trust.
Despite having such range of advantages, Nitin Gadhkari has voted against it! He has maintained his stance on the no self driving cars for India issue. Rather, he has recommended the use of electric cars. These electric cars will prove to be a better thought, according to him.
What are the advantages of the electric cars?
One must remember, that the liquid petroleum is slowly making its way to extinction and bringing the health of the Earth to the same path. The electric cars can help stop the same.
The burning of the petroleum can lead to the emission of the green house gases. It makes our atmosphere quite vulnerable. With the electric cars, we can avoid this scenario completely.


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Blagaj a mystical place in Bosnia and Herzegovina
April 5, 2019 0 By Christian Gutierrez and Priscilla Gutierrez
05Blagaj It is a haven of peace and harmony with nature, the city is very close to Mostar, Blagaj, this charming little town in Bosnia and Herzegovina, It is an important monument of the Ottoman era first country.
The city's mystique, it's the rio Good, the best example of a River with much limestone and underground, it comes out of a stone mountain with 200 meters high, creating the river Buna, a beauty unique to see a river to go out from the stone, what an amazing place, It has a part where you can enter a boat in a cave where it comes from groundwater.
For being such a magical place, the Ottoman sultan was impressed and built the Tekija monastery mountain next to the banks of the river.
O mosteiro Tekija the sixteenth century was built for the worship, and remains one of the most mystical places in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is open to visitors throughout the year.
Before reaching the monastery, on the street there are several shops selling honey pots and souvenirs. Traditional dishes of them are meat drizzled with wine, we were eager to stick around and have lunch at one of the restaurants on the river banks, next to the monastery and the mountain, but it was too early, We went right after breakfast because we were coming from Mostar and heading toward Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia.
Glad we stopped in this small town to see this beauty of nature, an underground river that comes from inside the mountain creating the Buna River.
If you visit the place try to go near lunch time to eat in the charming restaurants there.
On this trip we were making a screenplay by Bosnia and Montenegro, two countries that surprised us very positively, in terms of nature and culture, travel only increases our understanding of life in general.
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Q: Exercise about set of generators converging to 1 of a profinite group $G$. I am trying to solve the following exercise.
Let $X$ be a set of generators converging to 1 of a profinite group $G$. Then the topology on $X - \{1\}$ induced from G is the discrete topology. If $X$ is infinite, $\overline{X} = X \cup\{1\}$. If $1 \not\in X$ and $X$ is infinite, then $\overline{X}$ is the one-point compactification of $X$.
But I am really stuck.
For the first part, the topology on $X - \{1\}$ induced from G is the discrete topology.
I am completely lost. I assume that  I have to use the fact $X$ that converging to 1, this is, every open subgroup $U$ of $G$ contains all but a finite number of the elements in $X$, and that $X$ generates $G$ this is $\overline{\langle X\rangle}=\bigcup_{N\trianglelefteq_o G}\langle X\rangle N=G$. But I don't know how to combine this two facts to prove that $X - \{1\}$ has the discrete topology.
For the part: If $X$ is infinite, then $\overline{X} = X \cup\{1\}$.
I am able to show that $\overline{X} \supseteq X \cup\{1\}$. Clearly $X\subseteq \overline{X}$, and to show that $1\in \overline{X}$ it is enough to realize that any $N\trianglelefteq_o G$ will contain at least one element of $X$ and so its invese since every open subgroup $U$ of $G$ contains all but a finite number of the elements in $X$ and $X$ is infinite.This way $1\in \overline{X}=\bigcup_{N\trianglelefteq_o G}XN$.
But I am stuck proving that $\overline{X} \subseteq X \cup\{1\}$. I assume I have to prove that I have to use that the topology on $X - \{1\}$ induced from G is the discrete topology, but I am not sure on who to proceed.
Finally, if $1 \not\in X$ and $X$ is infinite, then $\overline{X}$ is the one-point compactification of $X$.
At this point we know that $X$ has the discrete topology and $\overline{X}=X\cup \{1\}$. And we need to show that the opens in $\overline{X}=X\cup \{1\}$ are either an open in $X$ (this is any subset of $X$) or a complement in \overline{X} of a compact subset in $X-\{1\}$(this is the complement in \overline{X} of a finite subset of $X − \{1\}$). I am trying to prove this as follows:
If $U$ is an open in $X\cup \{1\}$, then $U=V\cap (X\cup \{1\})$ where $V$ is open in $G$. If $1\not\in V$ then $U=V\cap (X\cup \{1\})=V\cap X$ wich is an open in $X$. But I don't know what happens when $1\in V$.
Any hint or idea would be very helpful.


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London Mayoral election
Livingstone Defeated By The Web
Rob Marchant has an astute piece up at the New Statesman on Ken Livingstone's mayoral defeat.
How politicians have to realise that modern technology allows their every action and word to be scrutinised and verified. So, if politicians try to play it fast and loose, saying one thing here and another there then they will soon be caught out.
In fact, it holds true for all those in the public eye. Be more careful what you say and to whom.
Rob argues:
"The free-and-easy availability of information makes it easier to catch politicians out: and if you speak as carelessly as the Labour candidate always has, you will be caught out not once but repeatedly; which is what has happened. Trust, or the lack of it, is what stopped the Livingstone bandwagon in its tracks. That's the beauty of twenty-first century politics: it requires politicians who say the same to everyone.
In short, it is perhaps Livingstone's failure to adapt to this new world that has most contributed to his astonishing achievement: of gifting a campaign, which should really have been won, to his enemies, on a very good night for Labour. "
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London 2012: Ken Lost It, Boris Didn't Win It.
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The old political adage that elections are lost, not won seems to apply to the London Mayoral race of 2012.
Boris Johnson has managed to win the position of London Mayor, in the face of a countrywide defeat for the Tories.
Part of it has been personality, partly keeping his head down and the other, the benefit of running against Ken Livingstone.
Unlike the GLA results, natural Labour supporters did not flock to Ken Livingstone's campaign.
On paper they should have, his policies seemed good and promised much.
However, the political baggage that Livingstone drew along from his questionable tax activities to his communalism soured many people's attitudes towards him.
In the last few years of his previous administration, Livingstone showed an insensitivity and arrogance which were his undoing.
Rob Marchant, a solid Labour member and previously a Labour Party manager, was just one who felt he couldn't vote for Ken.
There were many more:
"Despite a late wobble, Johnson was predicted to have secured a four-point lead on first preferences in London, enough to protect him even if the bulk of second preferences of other candidates went to his dogged Labour rival, Ken Livingstone. Labour activists rounded on Livingstone for crassly insulting Jewish voters. It was pointed out that in seats with strong Jewish communities, such as Barnet, the Labour candidate outpolled his Tory rival by 21,000, yet in the mayoral election in the same seat Johnson beat Livingstone by 24,000."
But let us not weep for Ken Livingstone, he's not poor or without earnings.
If nothing else he can prostitute his principled and work for Press TV, again.
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Global Trade Guide
Economics Macroeconomics
Recessionary Gap Definition
By Caroline Banton
What Is a Recessionary Gap?
A recessionary gap is a macroeconomic term which describes an economy operating at a level below its full-employment equilibrium. Under a recessionary gap condition, the level of real gross domestic product (GDP) is lower than the level of full employment, which puts downward pressure on prices in the long run.
Also known as a contractionary gap, a recessionary gap is a difference between a country's potential GDP at full employment and the current employment level within the economy. Often, these gaps are evident during times of economic downturn and associated with higher unemployment numbers.
What Causes a Recessionary Gap?
A recessionary gap typically occurs when an economy is approaching a recession. Significant reductions in economic activity for several months will indicate a recession. During periods of recession, companies will often pull back on spending creating a gap from the contraction in the business cycle. Economists define a recessionary gap. As a lower, real-income level, as measured by real GDP than the real-income level at a point of full employment. Real GDP values all goods and services for a specific timeframe and adjusts that total by inflation. In the period leading up to a recession, there is often a significant reduction in consumer expenditure or investment due to a decrease in the take-home pay of workers.
A recessionary gap is a macroeconomic term which describes an economy operating at a level below its full-employment equilibrium.
Such gaps close when real wages return to equilibrium, where the quantity of labor demanded equals the quantity supplied.
When the economy has a gap, policymakers may choose to let the economy return to potential output and a natural level of employment on its own. This policy is called a nonintervention policy.
Alternatively, policymakers may choose to implement a stabilization policy to close the gap and increase real GDP, called expansionary policy.
Recessionary Gap and the Exchange Rate
When production levels fluctuate, prices change to compensate. This price change is considered an early indicator that an economy is moving into a recession and may lead to less favorable exchange rates for foreign currencies. An exchange rate is merely one country's currency in comparison with that of another country. At parity, the two currencies exchange one for one. However, some monetary policy may lower rates to encourage foreign investment or raise rates to encourage internal consumption of homemade products. The change in exchange rates affects the financial returns on exported goods. Lower foreign exchange rates mean less income for exporting countries' and further drives a recessionary trend.
Offsetting Recessionary Gaps
Although it represents a downward economic trend, a recessionary gap can remain stable suggesting short-term economic equilibrium below the ideal, which can be as damaging to an economy as an unstable period. This instability is because prolonged downward periods of lower GDP production inhibit growth and contribute to sustained higher unemployment levels.
Also, policymakers may choose to implement a stabilization policy to close the gap and increase real GDP, called expansionary policy. The monetary authority may increase the amount of money in circulation in the economy by lowering interest rates and increasing government spending.
The Recessionary Gap and Unemployment
A more important outcome of a recessionary gap is increased unemployment. During an economic downturn, the demand for goods and services lowers as unemployment rises. If prices and wages remain unchanged, this can further elevate unemployment levels. In a cycle which feeds upon itself, higher unemployment levels reduce overall consumer demand, which reduces production, and lowers the realized GDP. As the amount of output continues to fall, fewer employees are required to meet production demand resulting in additional job losses and further reducing the need for goods and services.
As a company's profits stagnate or decline, the company cannot offer higher wages. Some industries may experience pay cuts due to internal businesses practices, or the effect of economic circumstances. For example, during a recession, people spend less on going out to eat, which means that restaurant workers receive less income in the form of tips.
Real World Example
The U.S. labor market as a whole was at full employment with an unemployment rate of 3.7% as of December 2018, and there was no recessionary gap. However, not all parts of the country are at full employment, and some individual states might have a recessionary gap. For example, New York is at full employment, and most cities are economically secure.
However, the picture is very different in rural areas where jobs are more difficult to find. In West Virginia, for example, the decimated coal mining industry has brought the unemployment rate to 5.3% with little economic productivity. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that West Virginia's GDP shrank by 1.1% in the first quarter of 2018 and grew by 3.4% in the second quarter. West Virginia is one of four states with a poverty rate above 18%.
Below Full Employment Equilibrium Definition
Below full employment equilibrium occurs when an economy's short-run real GDP is lower than that same economy's long-run potential real GDP.
Above Full Employment Equilibrium
Above full employment equilibrium is an economy operating at a level where its real gross domestic product temporarily outstrips its potential level.
What Inflationary Gaps Tell Us
An inflationary gap is a macroeconomic condition describing the distance between the real gross domestic product (GDP) and long-run equilibrium real GDP.
Underemployment Equilibrium Definition
Underemployment Equilibrium is a condition where underemployment in an economy is persistently above the norm and has entered an equilibrium state.
Everything You Need to Know About Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics studies an overall economy or market system: its behavior, the factors that drive it, and how to improve its performance.
What Was the Great Depression?
The Great Depression was a devastating and prolonged economic recession that had several contributing factors. The Depression beginning October 29, 1929, following the crash of the U.S. stock market and would not abate until the end of World War II.
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Stockholm's main attractions include Drottningholm Palace, Gröna Lund amusement park, The Riksdag parliament, Stockholm City Hall, Vasa Museum with the Ship Vasa, Rosenbad the seat of Sweden's government, The Sergels Torg square, The open air museum Skansen, The Royal Palace, Stockholm Globe Arena, Gamla stan ? the old town section, the 155 meters high Kaknästornet TV Tower, which offers a splendid view etc.Stockholm is a great tourist spot. It's one of the most coveted tourist spots in the world. The stockholm hotels are known for their comforts and luxuries.If you are planning for stockholm vacation, stockholmhotelsguide.info can help you find hotel stockholm.
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Crane Group acquires 5 landscaping companies, creating Fairwood Brands
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Crane Group, in conjunction with Appalachian Capital Holdings, this week announced its growth with the acquisition of five businesses that will operate as part of a new parent company called Fairwood Brands — a nationwide family of companies creating and maintaining premium outdoor spaces with gold-standard customer service.
Fairwood Brands includes five companies around the country that specialize in luxury residential landscaping and estate management. Crane Group will help grow those companies while adding others into the Fairwood Brands family over time. Fairwood Brands companies, which will operate using their individual names and brands, currently include:
Bruss Landscaping, Chicago
Enchanted Garden Landscapes, Phoenix
Kuppe's Landscape Services, DetroitL.M.L. Estate Management, Ft. Wayne, Indianapolis
Signature Landscape Contractors, Orlando
All five of these companies offer a full suite of design/build, installation, maintenance and comprehensive estate management services for homeowners seeking great outdoor living: landscapes, hardscapes, water features, outdoor kitchens, lighting and irrigation. From initial concept to ongoing care, Fairwood Brands companies deliver a beautiful environment tailored to each of their customers' lives. Fairwood Brands will look to expand beyond this initial footprint both by opening additional locations and by partnering with similar companies in other locations.
Fairwood Brands is the fourth current portfolio company for Crane Group, a Columbus-based, family- owned company that passionately invests in business, people and good. Over its 75-year history, Crane Group has launched or held 30 different companies. It's helped power successful businesses from Able Roofing to TimberTech by providing strategic leadership, flexible capital and an in-house team of experts in areas like finance, legal, HR and IT. Its three other current portfolio companies are Crane Renovation Group, Pet Paradise and Screen Machine/Diamond Z.
"Crane Group is eyeing bold growth ahead. As we do, I am thrilled to launch Fairwood Brands and invest in companies like these five whose core values align with ours and who deliver top-quality services," said Crane Group CEO Tanny Crane. "I'm excited to watch our incredible team help propel the success of these companies and others that will join the Fairwood Brands family."
In recent years, Crane Group has honed its strategic direction to focus on portfolio companies that specialize in providing home or pet services. For example, Crane Group acquired Able Roofing in 1997 and evolved a $9 million roofing company into a $150+ million family of companies that now includes Able Roofing, Mr. Roof and Contractors, Inc. In 2016, Crane Group acquired pet resort company Pet Paradise and has helped it grow from 26 to 53 locations nationwide.
"Fairwood Brands is a natural fit with our strategic direction, and we believe we bring experience that can add value to these companies in reaching their goals," said Crane Group Senior Vice President Dan Crane. "Many people want their homes to provide an outdoor oasis where they can relax and enjoy the people they love. These companies help them achieve that by serving as partners who anticipate their needs and then deliver exceptional results. They have talented, passionate and hardworking team members, and we're eager to invest in their people and support their growth."
Andy Swanson, founder of Signature Landscape Contractors, looks forward to Crane Group helping him grow the business he loves.
"This is an incredible opportunity to level up in every way," Swanson said. "Because Crane Group is a family-owned business, they understand who we are and what's most important to us. But they're also going to help us win big on the business front. I am 100% confident they are the right partner to help grow my business, and I look forward to what's ahead."
Scott Morris, founder of L.M.L. Estate Management, said he, too, is confident in the value a Crane Group partnership provides.
"We're working to raise the bar—for our customers and our businesses. It will be a huge help to have strategic and managerial support from the Crane Group team and to have industry peers to collaborate and share ideas with," Morris said. "We all share core principles and have very similar values in our businesses and in our communities. We're very excited to be part of the Fairwood Brands family and to partner with Crane Group."
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Hércules Francisco de Valois, Duque de Anjou (em francês: Hercule François de Valois, duc d'Anjou; Fontainebleau, 18 de março de 1555 – Château-Thierry, 10 de junho de 1584), foi um filho da França, oitava criança e o filho mais novo do rei Henrique II de França e de Catarina de Médici.

Primeiros anos

Ele tinha cicatrizes de varíola aos oito anos de idade, e seu rosto sem caroço e coluna levemente deformada não combinavam com o nome de nascimento de Hércules. Ele mudou seu nome para Francisco em homenagem a seu falecido irmão Francisco II de França, quando ele foi confirmado.

As crianças reais foram criadas sob a supervisão do governador e governanta das crianças reais, Claude d'Urfé e Françoise d'Humières, sob as ordens de Diana de Poitiers.

Em 1574, após a morte de seu irmão Carlos IX de França e a ascensão de seu outro irmão Henrique III de França, ele se tornou herdeiro do trono. Em 1576, foi feito duque de Anjou, Touraine e Berry.

Alençon e os huguenotes

Durante a noite de 13 de setembro de 1575, Francisco fugiu da corte francesa após ser alienado de seu irmão, rei Henrique III; eles tiveram algumas diferenças. Tanto Henrique III quanto Catarina de Médici temiam que ele se juntasse aos rebeldes protestantes. Esses medos se mostraram bem fundamentados; Francisco se juntou ao príncipe de Condé e suas forças no sul. Em fevereiro de 1576, o rei de Navarra escapou da corte francesa, e suas forças também se uniram a Condé. Esse exército combinado foi suficiente para forçar Henrique III, sem qualquer tipo de batalha, a capitular e assinar a "paz do Monsieur", pró-protestante, ou edito de Beaulieu, em 6 de maio de 1576. Por "tratados secretos" que faziam parte desse acordo de paz, muitos do lado protestante foram recompensados com terras e títulos. Francisco recebeu o Ducado de Anjou (junto com outras terras) e, assim, tornou-se o Duque de Anjou.

Anjou nos Países Baixos

Em 1580, os Estados Gerais das Províncias Unidas dos Países Baixos, que recentemente haviam declarado independência da coroa espanhola, ofereceram-lhe o título de Protetor da Liberdade dos Países Baixos, o primeiro passo para a soberania do novo estado. A iniciativa partiu de Guilherme I, Príncipe de Orange (o Taciturno), que procurava aliados para a causa neerlandesa no reino vizinho da França, opositor histórico de Espanha. Francisco de Anjou chegou aos Países Baixos em 1582 à cabeça de um exército numeroso, que teve o mérito de colocar o governador Duque de Parma na defensiva. A situação parecia prometedora, mas a personalidade instável e frívola do Duque de Anjou não ajudou. Depressa se tornou muito impopular, o que resultou na recusa das províncias da Zelândia e Holanda em reconhece-lo como possível soberano. Guilherme de Orange procurou intervir a seu favor, mas sem grandes sucessos, acabando ele próprio criticado no seu próprio país pelo apoio ao francês. Desagradado com a falta de cumprimento das promessas de poder feitas pelos Estados Gerais, Francisco procurou obter a sua dignidade real à força, levantando cerco à cidade de Antuérpia em Janeiro de 1583. Numa tentativa de ludibriar os sitiados, Francisco exigiu que lhe abrissem os portões da cidade e que o honrassem com uma recepção digna de um soberano. Os antuerpinos, no entanto, não ficaram convencidos das suas verdadeiras intenções e prepararam-se para uma emboscada. Francisco entrou em Antuérpia, sim, mas a cidade fechou os portões logo depois, atacando as tropas francesas com pedras, enxadas e outras ferramentas. O resultado foi uma catástrofe que obrigou Francisco a fugir pela vida. Foi o fim dos seus planos de se tornar rei dos Países Baixos.

Noivado com Isabel I
Em 1579, começaram as negociações para o casamento de Francisco com Isabel I de Inglaterra. O duque de Anjou foi de fato o único dos pretendentes estrangeiros de Isabel a cortejá-la pessoalmente. Ele tinha 24 anos e Isabel 46. Apesar da diferença de idade, os dois logo se tornaram muito próximos, Isabel o apelidou de "sapo". Enquanto alguns acreditam que esse apelido surgiu de um brinco em forma de sapo que ele lhe dera, "sapo" tem sido um apelido pouco lisonjeiro para os franceses há séculos. Ela gostava muito dele, sabendo que ele provavelmente seria seu último pretendente. Entre os membros do Conselho Privado de Isabel, apenas William Cecil, Lorde Burghleye e Tomás Radclyffe, 3.º Conde de Sussex apoiaram o esquema do casamento de todo o coração. Os conselheiros mais notáveis, entre os quais Roberto Dudley, 1.º Conde de Leicester e Francis Walsingham, se opuseram fortemente, até alertando a rainha sobre os riscos do parto na idade dela. E também, caso ela morresse enquanto casada com o herdeiro francês, seus reinos poderiam cair sob o controle francês. Ao comparar a partida de Isabel e Francisco com a partida do protestante Henrique de Navarra e da católica Margarida de Valois, que ocorreu na semana anterior ao Massacre da noite de São Bartolomeu, que custou a vida a mais de 6,000 protestantes franceses, Walsingham levantou o espectro de tumultos religiosos na Inglaterra no caso do processo de casamento. Isabel aceitou seu conselho franco, muitas vezes indesejável, e reconheceu suas fortes crenças em uma carta, na qual ela o chamava de "seu mouro [que] não pode mudar de cor".

Morte

O desastre em Antuérpia marcou o fim da carreira militar de Francisco. Dizem que sua mãe, Catarina de Médici, escreveu para ele que "se Deus morresse jovem, você não teria sido a causa da morte de tantos bravos cavalheiros". Outro insulto se seguiu quando Isabel I formalmente terminou seu noivado com ele após o massacre. A posição de Francisco após esse ataque tornou-se impossível de manter, e ele finalmente deixou o país em junho. Sua partida também desacreditou Guilherme, que, no entanto, manteve seu apoio a Francisco.

Logo, Francisco ficou gravemente doente de malária. Catarina de Médici levou-o de volta a Paris, onde se reconciliou com seu irmão, o rei Henrique III de França, em fevereiro de 1584. Henrique chegou a abraçar seu irmão, a quem ele chamava de "pequeno macaco". Em junho, o duque de Anjou estava morto. Ele tinha 29 anos. Sua morte prematura fez com que o huguenote Henrique de Navarra se tornasse herdeiro-presuntivo, levando a uma escalada nas guerras religiosas francesas.

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Supreme Court Judge, Justice Jasti Chelameswar, who is set to retire on June 22, has declined an invitation for his farewell by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).
SCBA Secretary Mr. Vikrant Yadav, along with 18 other Executive Committee members met him today afternoon to persuade him to change his mind, but to no avail. He is, however, learnt to have agreed to formally meet all lawyers in July.
Mr. Yadav told LiveLaw, "It was a formal invitation to him from bar for farewell to him on May 18. In response to which J Chelameswar declined it. He asked members not to insist to disclose the reasons. He said he had done in Hyderabad HC too."
The SCBA organizes farewell functions in the Supreme Court lawns on the last working day of retiring judges. Justice Chelameswar's farewell was scheduled for May 18, a day before the court breaks for summer vacations from May 19.
However, without a farewell, Justice Chelameswar's retirement seems to be as unconventional as the past few months of his tenure have been.
He has often made headlines since the unprecedented press conference held in January this year by him and three other Apex Court Judges. Having been hailed as the "whistle-blower" and the "rebel" Judge of the Apex Court of the country, he has since voiced his opinion against several administrative lapses within the Supreme Court, as well as against the Executive's interference with judicial appointments.
He had also recently announced that he shall not seek employment under any government while being interviewed by acclaimed journalist Mr. Karan Thapar at the recent Harvard Club of India event. This had also prompted Justice Kurian Joseph to announce a similar vow.


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