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Retirement Villages Act 1992
Retirement Villages Regulations 1992
1.Citation1
2.Commencement1
4.Section 13 statement1
5.Section 13 notice1
6.Memorial — prescribed information2
7.Disposal of abandoned goods2
8.Proceeds of sale of abandoned goods4
9.Former resident's liability to pay recurrent charges (Act s. 23(3))4
10.Interest payable on recurrent charges (Act s. 24(5))8
11.Matters in respect of which administering body is not to require payment (Act s. 25)8
12.Exemption certificates (Act s. 77C)12
Compilation table25
Defined terms
1.Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Retirement Villages Regulations 1992 1.
2.Commencement
These regulations shall come into operation on the day on which the Retirement Villages Act 1992 comes into operation 1.
[3.Deleted in Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 6925.]
4.Section 13 statement
At least 10 working days before a person enters into a residence contract, the owner shall cause to be given to that person a statement in the form of Form 1 in Schedule 1 completed and signed by the owner containing the information required to be provided under that form.
[Regulation 4 amended in Gazette 21 Mar 2014 p. 722.]
5.Section 13 notice
(1)At least 10 working days before a person enters into a residence contract, the owner shall cause to be given to that person a notice in the form of Form 2 in Schedule 1 of the persons's rights under sections 13 and 14 of the Act.
(2)The notice given under subregulation (1) shall be printed in a size not less than 12 point type face.
6.Memorial — prescribed information
The memorial approved by the Registrar of Titles under section 15(3) of the Act shall contain the following information —
(a)a description of the relevant land;
(b)the name of the registered proprietor of the land; and
(c)the date on which the memorial was lodged.
7.Disposal of abandoned goods
(1)If a residence contract is terminated and goods are abandoned on the residential premises by a former resident of a retirement village, the administering body of the retirement village may, after the expiration of 2 days from the termination of the contract, remove and destroy or dispose of the goods if —
(a)the goods are perishable foodstuffs; or
(b)the estimated value of the goods is less than the total estimated cost of the removal, storage and sale of the goods.
(2)Where a residence contract is terminated and goods are left on the residential premises that were subject to the residence contract and have not been removed for destruction or disposal under subregulation (1), the administering body shall store them in a safe place and manner for a period of not less than 60 days.
(3)An administering body shall before the expiration of 7 days after it has stored goods under subregulation (2) —
(a)where the former resident has informed it of a forwarding address, send a notice to the resident at that address in or to the effect of Form 3 in Schedule 1; and
(b)cause a notice in or to the effect of Form 4 in Schedule 1 to be inserted in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State.
(4)At the request of an administering body, the Commissioner may state in writing where or not in his or her opinion there are reasonable grounds for believing that subregulation (1) applies in respect of particular goods.
(5)A person who has a lawful right to goods removed and stored under subregulation (2) may at any time before the goods are sold under subregulation (6) reclaim the goods upon paying to the administering body the reasonable costs of the removal and storage of the goods.
(6)Where goods are stored under subregulation (2) and have not been reclaimed within 60 days after the day on which they were removed and stored, the administering body shall as soon as practicable after the expiration of that period cause them to be sold by public auction.
(7)If goods are stored, removed and sold by public auction under this regulation, the administering body is entitled to retain out of the proceeds of the sale the reasonable costs of removing, storing and selling the goods.
(8)An administering body shall not incur any liability in respect of the removal, storage or sale under this regulation of goods to which subregulation (1) does not apply, except liability for intentional or negligent damage to the goods or where the administering body has actual notice of any interest in the goods of any person other than the former resident and fails to take all reasonable steps to notify that person of the whereabouts of the goods and afford that person a reasonable opportunity to reclaim the goods.
(9)Where a dispute arises between an administering body and a former resident in respect of goods to which this regulation applies, the State Administrative Tribunal may upon application by such person, order the payment of any amount or make such other order as it considers appropriate in the circumstances.
(10)The provisions of this regulation are subject to any order of the State Administrative Tribunal made under section 70(2) of the Act.
[Regulation 7 amended in Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 6925.]
8.Proceeds of sale of abandoned goods
Before making an application to the State Administrative Tribunal for an order as to the proceeds of the sale of goods under section 70(2) of the Act the administering body shall —
(a)where the former resident has informed it of a forwarding address, send a notice of its intention to apply for that order to the resident at that address; or
(b)where the administering body is aware of the address of a personal representative of the former resident, send a notice of its intention to apply for that order to the personal representative at that address.
9.Former resident's liability to pay recurrent charges (Act s. 23(3))
(1)In this regulation —
commencement day means the day on which the Retirement Villages Amendment Act 2012 section 11 comes into operation;
evidence of death, in relation to a deceased former resident of a retirement village, means —
(a)evidence of the grant of probate or letters of administration; or
(b)other evidence that the administering body of the retirement village accepts as evidence of the former resident's death.
(2)In this regulation, each of these terms has the meaning given in section 23(1) of the Act —
former resident
permanently vacated
recurrent charges
(3)A former resident's liability to pay recurrent charges in respect of residential premises in a retirement village ceases when the earliest of these occurs —
(a)a new resident becomes liable to pay those recurrent charges;
(b)a premium is repaid in whole or in part to the former resident —
(i)under section 19(3)(b) of the Act; or
(ii)in accordance with the residence contract; or
(iii)as a consequence of an order made by the State Administrative Tribunal under section 57, 58, 59 or 62 of the Act;
(c)if —
(i)the former resident entered into the residence contract before the commencement day; and
(ii)the residential premises are permanently vacated on or after the commencement day; and
(iii)the former resident is deceased when the residential premises are permanently vacated,
the expiry of 6 months after the later of —
(iv)the administering body of the retirement village being given evidence of death in relation to the deceased former resident; or
(v)the residential premises having been permanently vacated;
(d)if —
(i)the former resident enters into the residence contract on or after the commencement day; and
(ii)the former resident is deceased when the residential premises are permanently vacated,
(iii)the administering body of the retirement village being given evidence of death in relation to the deceased former resident; or
(iv)the residential premises having been permanently vacated;
(e)if —
(iii)the former resident is not deceased when the residential premises are permanently vacated,
the expiry of 6 months after the residential premises are permanently vacated;
(f)if —
(ii)the former resident is not deceased when the residential premises are permanently vacated,
the expiry of 3 months after the residential premises are permanently vacated.
(4)If, before the commencement day —
(a)a former resident has permanently vacated residential premises in a retirement village; and
(b)none of the matters described in subregulation (3)(a) or (b) has occurred; and
(c)the former resident is deceased,
the former resident's liability to pay recurrent charges ceases when the earliest of these occurs —
(d)any of the matters described in subregulation (3)(a) or (b);
(e)the expiry of 6 months after the later of —
(i)the administering body of the retirement village being given evidence of death in relation to the deceased former resident; or
(ii)the commencement day.
(c)the former resident is not deceased,
(e)the expiry of 6 months after the commencement day.
(6)If —
(a)subregulation (3)(e) or (f) or (5) applies in respect of a former resident; and
(b)the former resident dies before the expiry of the period referred to in that provision,
that period stops expiring on the former resident's death and does not continue to expire until the administering body of the retirement village is given evidence of death in relation to the deceased former resident.
[Regulation 9 inserted in Gazette 21 Mar 2014 p. 723-5.]
10.Interest payable on recurrent charges (Act s. 24(5))
former resident has the meaning given in section 23(1) of the Act;
maximum rate means the maximum permissible interest rate worked out in accordance with the User Rights Principles referred to in the Aged Care Act 1997 (Commonwealth) section 57‑19(1)(c).
(2)For the purposes of section 24(5) of the Act, the rate of interest payable by a former resident in respect of recurrent charges is determined as the maximum rate that applies at the time the former resident elects to pay the recurrent charges under section 24(2) of the Act.
[Regulation 10 inserted in Gazette 21 Mar 2014 p. 725-6.]
11.Matters in respect of which administering body is not to require payment (Act s. 25)
payment means a payment demanded or received as referred to in section 25(1) of the Act;
professional body means a body whose principal purpose is to represent the interests of the members of a particular profession;
security interest means a security interest as defined in the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Commonwealth) section 12;
special resolution has the meaning given in section 57A(3) of the Act.
(2)Each paragraph of subregulation (3) prescribes a matter for the purposes of section 25 of the Act.
(3)Subject to subregulation (5), this regulation applies to a payment demanded or received by the administering body of a retirement village from a resident or former resident in respect of these matters —
(a)subject to subregulation (4), the costs incurred by the administering body of lodging or withdrawing a caveat in respect of the residential premises occupied by the resident, or formerly occupied by the former resident, of the retirement village;
(b)the costs incurred by the administering body of complying with the Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 (Commonwealth) in relation to a security interest —
(i)that arises under a residence contract; and
(ii)with respect to which the administering body registers a financing statement or a financing change statement under section 150 of that Act;
(c)the marketing or advertising of the residential premises occupied by the resident, or formerly occupied by the former resident —
(i)to the extent that the payment demanded or received exceeds the costs (if any) incurred by the administering body of that marketing or advertising; or
(ii)if the payment demanded or received does not relate to the marketing or advertising of only those residential premises;
(d)the marketing or advertising of the retirement village as a whole, to the extent that the payment demanded or received from the resident or former resident exceeds his or her appropriate portion of the costs incurred by the administering body of that marketing or advertising;
(e)the costs incurred by the administering body of —
(i)obtaining legal advice; or
(ii)instituting or defending or otherwise participating in legal proceedings; or
(iii)participating in arbitration proceedings or mediation,
in relation to the retirement village, unless the residents have passed a special resolution that authorises those costs to be paid by the residents;
(f)the costs incurred by the administering body of complying with an order made against the administering body by the State Administrative Tribunal or a court to pay compensation, a penalty or another amount in relation to the retirement village, unless the residents have passed a special resolution that authorises those costs to be paid by the residents;
(g)the provision by the administering body of administrative and management services to the residents of the retirement village, to the extent that the payment demanded or received from the resident or former resident exceeds his or her appropriate portion of —
(i)the costs incurred by the administering body of providing those services; and
(ii)if the administering body is a person on whose behalf the retirement village is administered and is the owner of land within the retirement village (otherwise than as a resident) — a reasonable fee for providing those services;
(h)the provision by the administering body of a copy of the residence contract entered into by the resident or former resident (other than the copy provided under an applicable code when the resident or former resident entered into the residence contract), to the extent that the payment demanded or received exceeds the costs incurred by the administering body of providing the copy;
(i)the refurbishment of the residential premises occupied by the resident, or formerly occupied by the former resident, to the extent that the payment demanded or received exceeds the costs incurred by the administering body of that refurbishment;
(j)the provision by the administering body of information or documents to which the resident or former resident is entitled under an applicable code;
(k)the costs incurred by the administering body relating to land tax, if the land used for the retirement village is eligible for an exemption under the Land Tax Assessment Act 2002;
(l)the costs relating to the depreciation or amortisation of, or to writing off, the assets of the retirement village;
(m)the costs incurred by the administering body of overseas travel by the administering body or the employees of the administering body;
(n)the costs incurred by the administering body of accreditation or membership fees paid to a professional body or industry body, other than an industry body referred to in paragraph (o);
(o)the costs incurred by the administering body of accreditation or membership fees paid to an industry body whose principal purpose is to represent the interests of administering bodies (however described) of retirement villages, to the extent that the payment demanded or received from the resident or former resident exceeds his or her appropriate portion of an amount equal to 50% of those costs.
(4)Subregulation (3)(a) does not apply to the costs incurred by the administering body of a retirement village of withdrawing a caveat for a period, and then lodging it again at the end of the period, in respect of residential premises occupied by a resident of the retirement village, if —
(a)the administering body withdraws the caveat for that period in accordance with the resident's written request; and
(b)that request is not made for the purposes of the sale of the residential premises.
(5)For a retirement village that is in operation immediately before the commencement day, this regulation applies to a payment demanded or received by the administering body of the retirement village on or after the first day of the first financial year of the retirement village that begins after the commencement day.
12.Exemption certificates (Act s. 77C)
(1)For the purposes of section 77C(1)(a) of the Act, the fee for an application for an exemption certificate (the application fee) is $700.
(2)The Commissioner may refund the whole or any part of the application fee if the Commissioner is satisfied there are special circumstances that justify the refund.
(3)It is not a special circumstance for the purposes of subregulation (2) that an application is refused.
(4)Without limiting subregulation (2), the whole of the application fee may be refunded under that subregulation only if the Commissioner is satisfied that no resources of the Department have been applied to assess the application.
(5)Without limiting subregulation (2), any part of the application fee may be refunded under that subregulation only if the Commissioner has had regard to these matters —
(a)whether the application has been made in error because the applicant is not a person to whom section 76 of the Act applies;
(b)the extent to which the resources of the Department have been applied to assess the application.
(6)A person must not give information that is false or misleading to the Commissioner in, or in relation to, an application for an exemption certificate under section 77C of the Act.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
[Regulation 12 inserted in Gazette 21 Mar 2014 p. 729.]
[r. 4]
Information statement for prospective resident
Under section 13(2) of the Retirement Villages Act 1992 the owner of residential premises in a retirement village is required to provide the following information to a person at least 10 working days before that person enters into a residence contract.
THE OWNER MUST ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN WRITING BELOW EACH QUESTION —
Payment of premium and refund entitlement
1.What premium and other costs are payable to enter the retirement village?
2.What is the refund entitlement if the residence contract is terminated and when is it to be paid? (Include any fees or commissions charged by the administering body on termination of the contract and detail the method used to make the determination.)
3.To enable me to compare the financial packages offered by different retirement villages, what would be the final return due after, say, 1, 2, 5 and 10 years.
Charges for village operating costs
4.What retirement village operating costs are charged to a resident? What are the components of those costs? What method or calculation is used to determine the resident's share of those costs and variations of those costs?
5.By what percentage did the village's operating costs payable by the residents increase during the previous financial year?
6.Can a resident be liable for any additional or extraordinary charges? If so, under what circumstances?
Budget surplus
7.For what purpose, or purposes, may any budget surplus in the retirement village be applied?
8.Does a resident have any say in the purpose, or purposes, to which any budget surplus in the retirement village is to be applied? If so, what is the process for resident involvement in this decision?
Reserve funds
9.Is there provision for a reserve fund to pay for repairs, replacements, maintenance and renovations within the retirement village? If not, what are the arrangements for the carrying out of, and the funding of, such works?
10.What, if any, contribution does a resident make to any reserve fund? What method or calculation is used to determine any resident contribution?
Resident funded capital improvements
11.What are the rights of a resident to compensation for capital improvements made to the residential premises at the resident's expense?
Amenities and services
12.What amenities and services are, or are to be, provided or made available by the administering body? What charges or fees are payable by a resident for those amenities and services and what is the basis for the future determination of those charges or fees? Are there any conditions that apply to a resident's access to, or use of, those amenities and services?
13.What optional amenities and services are, or are to be, provided or made available by the administering body and at what cost?
Existing service contract
14.Is there a service contract already in existence that will bind a prospective resident? How can the service contract be varied or cancelled?
15.What insurance arrangements (including self‑insurance arrangements) are in place or proposed for the retirement village? What village insurance costs are, or will be, payable by the residents?
16.What is, or will be, the extent of insurance cover (including self‑insurance cover) in the event of the residential premises or the retirement village as a whole being damaged or totally destroyed?
Village management
17.What are the qualifications and experience of the retirement village's senior management?
18.Can the administering body of the retirement village transfer or assign its management responsibilities and obligations to a third party? If so —
·What notice will be given to the residents of the transfer or assignment?
·What information will be given to the residents about the qualifications and experience of the party to whom the responsibilities and obligations are to be transferred or assigned?
19.Is the retirement village accredited under any established accreditation scheme that applies to the retirement village industry?
20.What arrangements, if any, exist for the appointment of a trustee or residents' representative to oversee the interests of the residents under the retirement village scheme?
Resident consultation
21.What arrangements exist for a resident to participate in the administration of the retirement village, including the making of residence rules and the setting of charges for the village operating costs that are payable by the resident?
22.How can the rights and obligations of the administering body and the resident under the residence contract and related contracts be varied? What resident participation is required to effect such variations?
Resident voting rights
23.If 2 or more residents occupy the same residential premises in the retirement village, is each resident entitled to vote on a matter that requires, or provides for, the consent of the residents of the village?
24.What are the rights of a resident of the retirement village to appoint a person to vote for the resident by way of a proxy vote?
Use of residential premises
25.What restrictions are there on a resident's use of his/her residential premises and the retirement village amenities in regard to —
·having someone else live with him/her?
·having visitors, including short‑stay guests?
·car parking?
·pets?
Spouse or de facto partner occupancy rights
26.What effect does the death of a resident have on the right of a spouse or de facto partner residing with the resident to continue to occupy the residential premises?
27.What type of public, private or village transport is available to residents?
Medical certificate requirements
28.Does the prospective resident have to supply a medical certificate or report to certify his/her ability to live independently?
29.Will the prospective resident have to provide documentation of his/her medical condition and medications? If so, who will have access to it?
Emergency call procedures
30.Is there an emergency call system? If so, when is it monitored? Who is responsible for responding to the calls?
31.In the event of an emergency who will be called and how will they gain access to the resident's residential premises?
32.If hospitalisation is required, where will a person normally be taken?
33.If hospitalisation or nursing care is required, how long will the resident's residential premises be kept in the name of the resident?
34.In the event that hospitalisation or nursing care is required, what ongoing costs would the resident incur with his/her existing residential premises?
35.What costs are associated with moving to and living in alternative accommodation within the retirement village?
36.In what circumstances would a resident be required to move to alternative accommodation within the retirement village or be transferred or relocated?
Village under construction
37.If the residential premises in the retirement village are still under construction, can the prospective resident have input into the design, construction or furnishings of his/her premises?
Refund of deposit
38.What entitlement does a prospective resident have to a refund of his/her deposit if the construction of the retirement village has not been commenced or completed?
39.What protection does a resident have against a loss of rights (including accommodation rights) if the retirement village is sold to another organisation?
Restrictions on sale of residential premises
40.Are there any restrictions on the sale of residential premises (e.g. sole agency)? What happens if there is a dispute over the sale price?
Repair and refurbishment of residential premises
41.Can a resident be liable to pay for the cost of any repair or refurbishment of residential premises? If so, under what circumstances?
42.What can a resident do if dissatisfied with a claim made by the administering body for payment of any repair or refurbishment of residential premises?
43.Under what conditions can the residence contract in the retirement village be terminated and at what cost? (The conditions must include the procedures to be followed under the Retirement Villages Act 1992 and any applicable code.)
44.What fees will be payable by a prospective resident or a resident on termination of the residence contract? (This must include who is responsible for ongoing village operating costs and other charges during a period of vacancy of the residential premises.)
Signature of owner:
[Form 1 inserted in Gazette 9 Sep 2003 p. 4047-52; amended in Gazette 21 Mar 2014 p. 730.]
NOTICE OF RIGHTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 14 OF THE
The rights you have under sections 13 and 14 of the Retirement Villages Act 1992 are set out below.
The owner should give you this form at least 10 working days before you enter into a residence contract.
UNDER SECTION 13 —
1.a residence contract shall be in writing;
2.at least 10 working days before a person enters into a residence contract the owner shall cause to be given to that person —
(a)the information statement set out in Form 1 in Schedule 1 to the Retirement Villages Regulations 1992 completed and signed by the owner;
(b)this notice;
(c)a copy of the residence rules; and
(d)a copy of any applicable code;
3.a residence contract is taken to include a warranty as to the correctness of the information contained in the information statement.
That warranty —
(a)is subject to any written alteration made to the information statement made by the owner with the consent of the prospective resident on or before the signing of the residence contract by the owner;
(b)prevails over any inconsistent contractual term.
If a person has not entered into occupation of residential premises under a residence contract that person may rescind the residence contract —
(a)at any time within 7 working days after the date of the contract; or
(b)if the documents required to be provided under section 13(2) are not provided — at any time before the expiration of 17 working days after the documents are provided.
A rescission of a residence contract must be carried out in accordance with section 75 of the Retirement Villages Act 1992.
[Form 2 amended in Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 6926; 21 Mar 2014 p. 730.]
[Regulation 7(3)(a)]
NOTICE TO FORMER RESIDENT AS TO DISPOSAL OF GOODS
To ...........................................................................................................................
(name of former resident)
of ............................................................................................................................
(forwarding address of former resident)
1.The residence contract in respect of the premises at ...................................
...................................................................................................................... was terminated on ........................................................................................
(insert date)
2.The following goods were left on the premises —
......................................................................................................................
(specify goods*)
......................................................................................................................which were put into storage under regulation 7(2) on ................................
3.Under regulation 7(5), a person who has a lawful right to the goods may reclaim them upon paying to the administering body the reasonable costs incurred for removal and storage.
4.If the goods have not been reclaimed within 60 days after the date shown in paragraph 2 above —
(a)the administering body is required by the regulations to have them sold by public auction; and
(b)the administering body is entitled to receive from the proceeds of sale its costs.
....................................................................................................................
(date)(signature of administering body)
(name of administering body)
(address of administering body)
*NOTE: Under regulation 7(1), an administering body need not store, but may remove and destroy —
(a)perishable foodstuffs; and
(b)goods whose value is less than the estimated cost of removal, storage and sale.
[Regulation 7(3)(b)]
NOTICE AS TO DISPOSAL OF GOODS
1.A residence contract in respect of the premises at .......................................
between ........................................................................................................
as owner of the premises and .......................................................................
as resident was terminated on ......................................................................
which have been put into storage under regulation 7(2) on ........................
4.If the goods have not been reclaimed within 60 days after the date shown in paragraph 2 above the administering body —
(a)is required by the regulations to have them sold by public auction; and
(b)is entitled to receive from the proceeds of sale its costs.
[Schedule 1 amended in Gazette 8 Jan 1993 p. 26‑7; 30 Sep 1998 p. 5506‑9; 9 Sep 2003 p. 4047-52; 30 Dec 2004 p. 6926.]
[Schedule 2 repealed in Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 6926.]
1This is a compilation of the Retirement Villages Regulations 1992 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.
Compilation table
Gazettal
10 Jul 1992 p. 3191‑8
10 Jul 1992 (see r. 2 and Gazette 10 Jul 1992 p. 3185)
Retirement Villages Amendment Regulations 1993
8 Jan 1993 p. 26‑7
10 Jan 1993 (see r. 2)
30 Sep 1998 p. 5506‑9
1 Oct 1998 (see r. 2)
Retirement Villages Amendment Regulations 2003 4
9 Sep 2003 p. 4047-52
1 Oct 2003 (see. r. 2)
Reprint 1: The Retirement Villages Regulations 1992 as at 7 Nov 2003 (includes amendments listed above)
30 Dec 2004 p. 6925-6
1 Jan 2005 (see r. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)
Retirement Villages (Recurrent Charges, Prescribed Matters and Exemption Certificates) Amendment Regulations 2014
21 Mar 2014 p. 722-30
r. 1 and 2: 21 Mar 2014 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Apr 2014 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 21 Mar 2014 p. 721)
2Under the Alteration of Statutory Designations Order (No. 3) 2001 a reference in any law to the Department for Community Welfare is read and construed as a reference to the Department for Community Development.
3Repealed by the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth.
4The Retirement Villages Amendment Regulations 2003 r. 4(2) reads as follows:
(2)Despite subregulation (1), if the owner of a retirement village is required, under section 13(2) of the Retirement Villages Act 1992, to give a statement containing information prescribed by regulation 4 of the Retirement Villages Regulations 1992, between 1 October 2003 and 31 December 2003 (inclusive), the owner satisfies the requirements of section 13(2) if either —
(a)the form inserted by subregulation (1); or
(b)the form it replaced,
is completed and signed.
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined termProvision(s)
application fee12(1)
commencement day9(1), 11(1)
evidence of death9(1)
former resident9(2), 10(1)
maximum rate10(1)
payment11(1)
permanently vacated9(2)
professional body11(1)
recurrent charges9(2)
security interest11(1)
special resolution11(1)


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Q: Concise syntax for javascript if statements without curly brackets So pragmatically, I've got a quick and dirty answer to what I'm looking for here.  But why isn't using that a good idea?  Why can't I find any formal documentation of it?  Is it not part of the spec and standard?  Is it not widely supported?  Is it just because minification could break code using that syntax?
If you could point me to more comprehensive docs of the feature, I'd appreciate that.  What defines the contents of the if block?  Is it indentation based?  If it was, that'd be interesting.
On another note, is there something similar to this syntax for if statements in PHP?  I can swear that I've seen them being used here and there, but I can't find any examples off hand.  Am I just crazy and it actually doesn't exist in PHP, or can those types of if blocks be used in PHP?  Does such an if block support having an else as well, both in JS and PHP?
It seems that there's an indentation based one as well as a single-line based syntax as well.  What can you tell me about the following?

if(condition) do_some_statement();

Thanks

A:
But why isn't using that a good idea?

Because it's hard to maintain.

Why can't I find any formal documentation of it? Is it not part of the spec and standard?

Of course it is, see §12.5 - The if Statement and §12 - Statements in the spec. The body of an if is a Statement. One kind of Statement is Block (§12.1), which allows a list of statements to be treated as one statement, but there are many other kinds of statements.

Is it not widely supported?

Universally.

Is it just because minification could break code using that syntax?

A good minifier won't break that syntax. (A good minifier will make use of it, in fact.)

What defines the contents of the if block? Is it indentation based?

The body of an if statement consists only of the statement following it, indentation has no significance in JavaScript. So all of these are equivalent:
if (foo)
    bar();
charlie();

if (foo) bar();
charlie();

if (foo)
bar(); charlie();

    if (foo)
bar();
    charlie();

In the above, only the call to bar is conditional on foo; charlie is called regardless.
That's why we have Block, the Statement that introduces a list of statements to be treated as a unit (a block, you might say :-) ):
if (foo) {
    bar();
}
charlie();

if (foo) { bar(); }
charlie();

if (foo) {
bar(); } charlie();

    if (foo)
{ bar(); }
    charlie();

Indentation is important for humans, though, so keeping consistent indentation is a good idea. The first example in each of the above is probably clearest (of the ones listed) for us mere mortals. :-)

On another note, is there something similar to this syntax for if statements in PHP?

I'm not a big PHP-head, but it looks identical, defined in Control Structures - if. There are examples with and without {}. (There's also a different, alternative syntax I won't go into here.)

Does such an if block support having an else as well, both in JS and PHP?

Yes, if supports else both with and without blocks.

A: javascript is not white space sensitive, meaning
if(condition) do_some_statement();

is the same as
if(condition)
    do_some_statement();

that being said, omitting braces in a single line if statement is always frowned upon because it can lead to bugs if the if statement ever needs to be modified:
if(condition)
    do_some_statement();
    // someone adds another line here, without adding the braces
    // now you've introduced a bug

also, is it really that hard to write { }? :P

A: The statement following an if is just that: a statement.
One of the possible forms a statement can take is that of a brace-enclosed group of statements.
Thus, the syntax of an if statement is
if ( expression ) statement

Thus the reason that braces improve maintainability is that they provide an explicit boundary to the scope of influence of the if control flow effect.

A:
why isn't using that a good idea?

It is far to easy to add another statement and expect it to only fire if the if passes

Why can't I find any formal documentation of it?

The MDN documentation:
Statement that is executed if condition evaluates to true. Can be any statement, including further nested if statements. To execute multiple statements, use a block statement ({ ... }) to group those statements.
ECMA-262 (page 89):
if ( Expression ) Statement

It seems that there's an indentation based one

No. Just an if, then a condition, then a statement. The statement can be formatted on the same line or the next line.
White space is not significant in JS.

A: It is standard, part of the spec (if-statement, other statements) and supported everywhere. Minification does not break it, because whitespaces have no semantics in JS - it even will enforce it for one-line-statements to save the two braces.
So, it is widely used (without problems!) as well. Sometimes it is considered bad because appending statements to the indented body without adding the braces can lead to problems. Also, it can lead to erratic behaviour when used in nested ifs:
if (false)
    if (whatever)
         ;
else
    alert("");

Would you have expected an alert? No, the else belongs to the last if.
Yet, you can use it unconcerned for one-line-statements that are sure not to get extended, like return;.

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Legalized Sports Betting Launches in Maryland as Governor Makes Long-shot Wager
by Natasha Lyndon - Friday, December 10th, 2021 10:43
Gov. Hogan placed the first bet at MGM National Harbor
Legal sports betting is now live at the MGM National Harbor in Maryland after Governor Larry Hogan placed the state's first legal wager on the Washington Football Team to meet the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl early next year.
The soft launch came following a statement earlier this week by MLGCC, Maryland Lottery and Gaming Director John Martin announcing that controlled demonstrations would take place at all licensed operators prior to the full industry launch on January 1st, 2022.
Speaking at the first of these demonstrations Governor Hogan said:
"Today marks the culmination of more than a year of effort to get sports betting up and running here in the State of Maryland. In addition to allowing Marylanders to bet on football, basketball, and more, sports betting will also help to keep more dollars in-state and will provide another critical revenue source for public education without raising taxes on families and small businesses."
At the same opening ceremony BetMGM's CEO, Adam Greenblatt stated:
"The BetMGM Sportsbook & Lounge at MGM National Harbor is a bet component to making the Capital Region one of the country's premier sports betting hubs. In partnership with the MGM National Harbor team, we've designed a world-class destination for sports fans."
Soft launches are expected to take place throughout the weekend at Hollywood Casino in Perryville, Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore, Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover, and Ocean Downs Casino in Berlin.
Each of the state's sports betting license holders will also be allowed to launch sports betting apps in the state. However, no official launch date has been given for the mobile industry.
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Cruiser: County Class - United Kingdom (42 2nd Ed)
Part Number:42-2_UKCRU-2
County Class Cruiser
Ship/ Class
Main Arm.
County Class
590'
68'
8x8" (4x2)
ID: Plastic battleship gaming piece: County Class Cruiser, from the game Axis & Allies.
The Story of the County Class Cruiser: The County class cruisers were a set of ships that the British built rather reluctantly. The Washington Conference on naval arms limitation had enabled the war-weary victors of World War I to avoid a costly arms race in "capital ships" (battleships and battlecruisers.) It had also found it necessary to set upper limits for the size and power of cruisers, to prevent them from creeping up in size and power into battlecruiser range and negating the terms of the Treaty. The British had been keen to keep their brand-new, 9,750-ton, 7.5"-gunned Hawkins class cruisers, while the US and Japan were already considering ships of a similar size and armament. The Japanese design, which would later become the Furutaka class, was smaller at 7,950 tons, but mounted larger 7.9" guns. The major powers thus had little difficulty in agreeing on limits to be set at 10,000 tons and 8" guns, parameters set, as it turned out, rather arbitrarily, since it would later turn out that it was almost impossible to build a truly "balanced" design on 10,000 tons with 8" guns. (A traditional, balanced design was considered to be one with an armor belt that was proof against its own main guns at expected combat ranges). The problem was that the British had really wanted to build a large fleet of smaller, cheaper cruisers in order keep a watch on their far-flung colonial possessions, while the Americans and Japanese wanted to build smaller numbers of larger, longer-ranged cruisers, which both saw a better tools to project their power over the vast reaches of the Pacific Ocean. Faced with the prospect, however, of potential rivals fielding cruisers that could over-power hers, Britain ended up building a sizable number of what would soon come to be known as "heavy cruisers" or "treaty cruisers." Rather old-fashioned-looking with their triple stacks, the County class cruisers were solid designs, not revolutionary in any way, but competitive with foreign designs in most of the key particulars. Like most of the new-style treaty cruisers, the Counties carried their main armament in super-firing turrets, battleship style; for the counties a very conventional 4x2 arrangement was chosen. Also like most of the treaty cruisers, since it was that a balanced design was not really possible within the 10,000-ton limitations, it was powerfully armed, yet lightly armored. Add in the fact that cruisers were seen as far more expendable than the Royal Navy's prized battleships, the Counties saw plenty of action, and were probably fortunate to only lose 3 of their number to enemy action!
Usage Notes: Use this piece for "Global 1939" and "Invasion of Italy" Variants as a cruiser unit. Other British warships of interest may be: the Revenge class battleship & the Illustrious class aircraft carrier.


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Edward Paul Lazear (* 17. August 1948 in New York City; † 23. November 2020) war ein US-amerikanischer Wirtschaftswissenschaftler mit dem Schwerpunkt auf Humankapital.

Leben
Nach seiner Schulausbildung besuchte Lazear die University of California, Los Angeles, welche er 1971 mit einem Bachelor und einem Master verließ. An der Harvard University erhielt er 1974 einen Ph.D. für Wirtschaft. 1974 bis 1978 war er als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der University of Chicago tätig und ab 1974 war er auch Forschungsmitarbeiter am National Bureau of Economic Research. 1978 wurde er außerordentlicher Professor für Industriebeziehungen und 1981 bis 1985 ordentlicher Professor. 1985 wurde Edward Lazear zum Isidore-Brown- und Gladys-J.-Brown-Professor der Graduate School of Business an der University of Chicago ernannt und blieb dies bis 1995. 1992 wurde Lazear zusätzlich Professor der Graduate School of Business an der Stanford University und wurde dort 1995 zum Jack-Steele-Parker-Professor ernannt. Ab dem Jahr 2000 war er Mitglied des Beirates des Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy der Universität Hongkong sowie der American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Im Jahr 2002 wurde er weiterhin Morris Arnold Cox Senior Fellow der Hoover Institution, nachdem er dort seit 1985 bereits Senior Fellow war. 2004 erhielt er den IZA Prize in Labor Economics. Im Jahr 2006 wurde Edward Lazear Chairman des Wirtschaftsbeirates der US-Regierung (Council of Economic Advisers); diesen Posten behielt er bis zum Ende der Amtszeit von Präsident George W. Bush im Januar 2009. Seine Nachfolgerin wurde Christina Romer.

Neben seiner Tätigkeit als Professor war er unter anderem Berater für Regierungen in Rumänien (1990–1992), die Tschechoslowakei (1991), Russland (1991–1993), die Ukraine (1993) und Georgien (1994). Ab 2016 zählte ihn Thomson Reuters aufgrund der Zahl seiner Zitierungen zu den Favoriten auf einen Nobelpreis (Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates).

Edward Lazear war verheiratet und hat eine Tochter.

Veröffentlichungen

Bücher
 mit John P. Gould, Jr.: Microeconomic Theory. 6. Ausgabe, Richard D. Irwin, Homewood, IL 1988.
 mit Robert T. Michael: Allocation of Income Within the Household. Chicago 1988.
 Herausgeber mit Rita Ricardo-Campbell: Issues in Contemporary Retirement. Stanford, CA 1988.
 Herausgeber mit Melvyn B. Krauss: Searching for Alternatives: Drug-Control Policy in the United States. Stanford, CA 1991.
 Personnel Economics. Cambridge 1995, ISBN 0-262-12188-3.
 Herausgeber: Economic Transition in Eastern Europe and Russia: Realities of Reform. Stanford, Kalifornien 1995, ISBN 0-8179-9332-0.
 Culture wars in America. Stanford 1996, ISBN 0-8179-5762-6
 Herausgeber: Education in the Twenty-first Century. Stanford 2002, ISBN 0-8179-2892-8.

Artikel (Auswahl)
 Age, Experience, and Wage Growth. In: American Economic Review. Band 66, Nr. 4, September 1976, S. 548–58.
 Schooling as a Wage Depressant. In: Journal of Human Resources. Band 12, Nr. 2, Frühling 1977, S. 164–76.
 Male-Female Wage Differentials: Has the Government Had Any Effect? In: Cynthia B. Lloyd, Emily S. Andrews und Curtis L. Gilroy (Hrsg.): Women in the Labor Market. New York 1979
 mit Robert Michael: Real Income Equivalence Among One-Earner and Two-Earner Families. In: American Economic Review. Band 70, Nr. 2, Mai 1980, S. 203–208.
 mit Robert L. Moore: Incentives, Productivity, and Labor Contracts. In: Quarterly Journal of Economics. Band 99, Nr. 2, Mai 1984, S. 275–296
 Job Security Provisions and Employment. In: Quarterly Journal of Economics. Band 105, Nr. 3, August 1990, S. 699–726.
 mit Sherwin Rosen: Publicly Provided Goods and Services In a Transition Economy. In: Economic Transition in Eastern Europe and Russia: Realities of Reform. Stanford, CA 1995, S. 322–339.

Verweise

Literatur
 Who's Who in America. 66. Ausgabe, Band 1: A–L. Marquis Who's Who, Berkeley Heights 2011, ISBN 978-0-8379-7031-8 (Band 1), ISBN 978-0-8379-7035-6 (Gesamtwerk), , S. 2582

Weblinks

 Persönliche Website bei der Stanford Graduate School of Business (englisch)

Fußnoten

Ökonom (20. Jahrhundert)
Ökonom (21. Jahrhundert)
Vorsitzender des Council of Economic Advisers
Person (Universität Hongkong)
Mitglied der American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Angehöriger der Hoover-Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1948
Gestorben 2020
Mann

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Marvel's The Avengers Voice Cast Officially Revealed at E3 2019
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Ryan Meitzler
June 10, 2019 10:59 PM EST
Marvel's The Avengers will feature a cast of veteran gaming voice actors, including Troy Baker, Nolan North, Laura Bailey, and more.
While we first caught a glimpse of the game over two years ago, it's been quite a wait to hear more from Square Enix on its anticipated Avengers game. However, E3 2019 didn't disappoint, as we not only got the official reveal for Marvel's The Avengers and a release date, but also saw the voice cast that will be lending their talents to this eagerly awaited project.
Marvel's Avengers Finally Revealed with Mighty Trailer, Releases in May 2020
During Square Enix's E3 2019 press conference after the game's big gameplay reveal featuring the iconic Avengers themselves, a new video gave us a look at the voice actors bringing Earth's Mightiest Heroes to life.
As shown in the video (via IGN), the voice talent for the core cast of Marvel's The Avengers will consist of Troy Baker (Bruce Banner/The Hulk), Nolan North (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Travis Willingham (Thor), Laura Bailey (Black Widow), and Jeff Schine (Steve Rogers/Captain America). If you've happened to play pretty much any video game ever, then you've more than likely heard the voice of at least one of the names mentioned, but bringing them all together in such a talented cast feels appropriate with the team-ups that The Avengers will seemingly offer.
Marvel's The Avengers will officially release for PS4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, and PC on May 15, 2020. For a closer look, you can check out the video introducing the voice cast for the game below:
Source: YouTube - IGN
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A verse from Katha Upanishad - Talk followed by Q &A (by Kumar Padmini) - See details below.
The verse Kumar has chosen is " na thathra sooryo bhaathi, na chandhra thaarakam" which according to him gives us a peak into concepts such as knowningness, knower, known, and knowledge. The literal meaning would be " the sun does not shine, nor do the moon and the stars "
See details below for the full meaning in the right context.
Checkout the Amazon review of the book: Dialogue with Death by Eknath Easwarean.
My own understanding of this verse is that at an individual level, the self or consciousness (or life energy) resides in all of us, without which the organs of the body or the mind, cannot function. At a macro level, the same energy resides in everything, whether it is sun or moon or stars, without which they cannot function!
It may be worth noting that in vedic astrology, all these planets (and earth) are actually considered conscious beings !
Anyway, great topic and relevant...most of us consider us weak and burdened with issues...our problems are much bigger and we are always too small to handle them...we are never good enough for Mr. Mind... scaring us with this or that... ..and here is this verse telling us everything is shining only because of the Self, which is present in us as the Observer!
Discussion topic: Form-based and Formless Worship of God!
Our upcoming meetup on Sunday, March 4th!
Last week, we discussed how we can establish a connection with God, on a day-to-day (hour -to-hour) basis..We all recognize how important it is to have a regular practice to stay connected with God, Here is a short list of some common methods...We encourage you to start one or more of these (if you are not already doing)..
We are deciding on the topic... What about "Form and Formless worship of God" We have a good number of people who support formless aspect of God, and interested in Advaita (non-dual) form of worship. My silly question would be, if God is formless, then what about all the forms in the world? We all live in a world full of names and forms!
Based on our request, Aparna has kindly agreed to talk on "Astrology" for 30 minutes. She is a practitioner and it would be great to get some basics..
Our education and reliance on science and technology has made us believe that planets do NOT have any influence on our lives. Personally, I had some stunning revelations from both Vedic astrology and Nadi astrology readings... There is lot of knowledge out there and we don't want to miss it !!
- No Intros: To save time, we will get rid of initial intros, but request people to say their name before they speak first time.. That way, we get more time to discuss the topic at hand.
- Arrive on-time: We will request everyone to arrive 2 or 3 min prior to the start of the meeting, just so that we don't get distracted by people traffic.
- Book share/ Networking : 15- 20 min.
Thank you all for attending our first meet up! It was fun, informative and interesting, to the say the least !! Hope you all enjoyed it..
It was great to see so many fellow seekers of God, who have done significant soul-searching and some fairly advanced in this path.
Please feel free to join us in Facebook for spiritual discussions, or sharing of spiritual content.
- Form /Formless worship of God. Certain personal gods in the Hindu pantheon, like Ganesha., Shiva etc. Some expressed deep interest in worship of God as Absolute, pervading everything and everywhere!
We also spent some decent time networking.
If you are willing to host a meeting, kindly let us know.
We are shooting for Sunday, Feb 4th..Will keep you posted. Please feel free to spread the word and invite your friends..
Thanks again for attending in spite of a somewhat chilly weather. Couple of people couldn't attend due to last minute urgent issues.
Bowing down to the Divine!


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Q: Two constructors and static String variable I have a rather confusing class, in which I don't understand why superUser is always being printed. I know that if I would have written private String username = "user", then I would have been able to call it in my main method like that: System.out.println(o1.username). In my case the above would also print out superUser, because it is static. But I don't really get it.. is it because Java reads the code completely first and realizes that I have a second object o2, which has its own constructor, where the argument is assigned to the local variable username?
What I don't get is why System.out.println(o1.getUsername()); prints superUser.
public class PrintMe {

   private static String username = "user";
   private int password = 1234;
   public PrintMe(){}
   public PrintMe(String username){
       PrintMe.username = username;
       this.password = 5678;
   }

   public void changePassword(int password){
       System.out.println("The old password of " + this.getUsername() +
            " was " + this.password);
       this.password = password;
   }

   public String getUsername(){
       return PrintMe.username;
   }

   public static void main(String[] args){
       PrintMe o1 = new PrintMe();
       PrintMe o2 = new PrintMe("superUser");
       System.out.println(o1.getUsername()); // superUser
       System.out.println(o1.password); // 1234
       System.out.println(o2.getUsername()); // superUser
       System.out.println(o2.password); // 5678
       o1.changePassword(9000); // The old password of superUser was 1234
       System.out.println(o1.getUsername()); // superUser
       System.out.println(o1.password); // 9000
       System.out.println(o2.getUsername()); // superUser
       System.out.println(o2.password); // 5678
   }
}

A: Your username is static. This means that there is ever only one instance of that variable, no matter how many instances of PrintMe you have. The variable username is shared between all instances of PrintMe. This means that here:
   PrintMe o1 = new PrintMe();
   PrintMe o2 = new PrintMe("superUser");

The second line overwrites the username variable to be superUser. Since calling getUsername on either o1 or o2 returns the same variable, you get superUser as output.
To fix this, simply remove the word static from the variable declaration:
private String username = "user";

A: Since username is static it is not a property of the instance (o1, o2) but of the class. When the constructor PrintMe(String) is used the static username is modified. So when o2 is created the username is changed to "superUser". If you print o1.getUsername() before creating o2 you would get "user", afterwards you get "superUser". Remove the static modifier for the username and you will get the expected behavior.


User experience tips for a better performing website.
I'm sure we have all encountered extremely slow websites that make us want to pull our hair out, right? It always seems to be the websites that we need to load the fastest that seem to take minutes to fully load. This could be the problem that your potential customers are facing right now when they land on your website.
Believe it or not, potential customers will leave your website and find another one that loads faster which means you just lost a potential lead. In a world ruled by eCommerce and online information, this is the last thing you want to happen.
Improving user experience will improve search engine optimization, lower bounce rates (how many people immediately leave your website upon arrival), and create a more user friendly web design. Here are some user experience tips to keep in mind when planning your website project.
1. Leave out the fancy bells and whistles.
The biggest of all user experience tips: Performance rules over all. Fancy bells and whistles don't mean anything if it takes 30 seconds for your page to load. You could have all the videos, widgets, and scripts in the world but nobody will care if the information they came for is hard to access.
The goal of any website is to deliver a resource to the user and make that resource easy to use. If you're running an insurance agency, potential customers will visit your website for information about your prices and what sets your company apart. They didn't come to your website for the frills, they came for information.
You want to leave these things out and focus on delivering information that is beneficial and easy to find. Videos, scripts, and widgets often times slow the loading speed of your website and this is problematic when you're trying to build a reputable resource for potential clients.
The check the speed of your website to find out if you need to improve, you can use GTMetrix, a free tool that gives you the load time of your website and tips to improve it.
2. Create content that is easy to read and easy to find.
We will stick to the insurance agency website scenario. Chances are, your website visitors came to see how your company stacks up against other companies in terms of price and customer service. Be sure to create content that is beneficial and leave out information that doesn't immediately help your customer.
Make this information easy to find by using clear headlines that guide your users in the right direction. Include accompanying images or videos that drive home the message. Try to avoid tacky stock photography and find photos that enrich your content. You can also utilize bullet points when making lists instead of making long sentences with tons of commas.
When creating product or service descriptions, use plenty of white space to highlight the product or service you are trying to sell.
Leave out the information that can be talked about in a phone conversation or formal meeting. The goal is to answer a customer's question but still leave room for curiosity about how your insurance company will benefit them.
The biggest goal in user experience design is to make it as easy as possible for a website user to find the information they are looking for.
3. Keep your navigation simple and your page count low.
When it comes to how many pages are on your website, less is more. Try to answer important questions on your home page or one page this is easy to find. Make sure your call to action buttons and navigation are prominent to increase user interaction.
If your website is flooded with pages, it will make it difficult to find anything. Don't you just wish you could go to the library and find EXACTLY what you're looking for without searching tirelessly for it? This is the same thing. When a potential customer visits your website, they should only have a few options.
Each option should benefit the user and contribute to their user experience. Humans tend to get overwhelmed when they are presented with a lot of options. They make quicker, smarter decisions when presented with fewer options.
A great example of this is our project we completed for M&G Electrical Contracting. This is a three page website. All of the important information is on the home page, such as the services offered, company values and information, team members, and contact information. The other two pages are about past work and career opportunities.
This practice is beneficial because anyone interested in M&G Electrical Contracting can go to their website and learn all of the basics about the company. From that point, the potential client can call, email, or send in a contact form submission to get more information. This leads to a conversation that could convert in to a sale or project.
4. Make sure your designer optimizes your website for performance.
Many times, designers will throw a ton of scripts and videos on a page because it looks pretty and wows their client. This ends up working against the client because it hinders website performance.
When planning your website project, be sure to check and make sure your designer makes the right decisions when it comes to performance. Check to make sure they follow these very basic user experience tips. The designer should take necessary steps to speed up your website using performance best practices.
If you are concerned about performance, consider requesting performance reporting. Noctem Media offers this as part of our all-inclusive website management package. These performance reports are beneficial because they keep you in the loop about how your website is performing and how your customers are experiencing your website.
In today's fast paced, internet driven world, a high performing website is critical. Hopefully these user experience tips will help you work more effectively with your website designer.
If you have been thinking about creating a website for your company or overhauling your current site, Noctem Media is here to help. We offer free web consultations and would be happy to talk with you about your website needs.
Should you hire a web designer for your business?


On behalf of Ainsman Levine, LLC on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.
Last fall, a 22-year-old college student at West Virginia University fell down the basement stairs at a fraternity house. After two-hours of lying unconscious, the Uniontown, Pennsylvania, native was brought to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury.
Tragically, the young man is no longer able to communicate. While he is currently residing at a traumatic brain injury center in Georgia, the details of his injury remain a mystery. Sadly, parents of college students across the United States have faced similar situations in recent years.
Two years ago, a 19-year-old Penn State student died after he fell down the stairs at a pledge party. The student was forced to drink a large quantity of alcohol. Similar to the tragic incident in West Virginia, the student was left unconscious at the fraternity for hours before receiving medical attention for internal injuries and severe head trauma. By the time he was taken to the hospital, it was too late.
While many injuries involve alcohol, traumatic brain injuries can result for several other reasons as well. Commonly, traumatic brain injuries occur for the following reasons.
It is important to educate your child on the causes and symptoms of traumatic brain injuries in order to help prevent them from occurring. If your child experiences a loss of consciousness, vomiting, convulsions, pupil dilation, numbness, sensory problems or extreme fatigue immediately following an accident, he or she may have sustained a traumatic brain injury. If the injury goes untreated, it can have life-altering effects and can sometimes be fatal.
Sustaining a traumatic brain injury can be devastating, especially if it is your child. It can be beneficial to consult with an experienced personal injury attorney to help you fight for the justice your child deserves.


COLBY, Kansas — The Cloud County Community College men's basketball team dropped a tough road matchup Wednesday against Colby Community College, falling 75-59 to the Trojans, who improved to 8-5 on their home floor this season.
Cloud County (15-9 overall, 11-9 KJCCC) was unable to overcome a rough first half that saw the T-Birds shoot 6-of-31 (19 percent). They were able to stay within striking distance, down 30-17 at the half, thanks to their defense as the T-Birds limited Colby (11-13 overall, 7-13 KJCCC) to 11-of-35 shooting (31 percent).
Cloud's offense got going in the second half as it shot 40 percent from the floor and scored 42 second-half points. Unfortunately, for the T-Birds, the Trojans warmed up in the second half too as they were 12-of-26 (46 percent) from the field and capitalized on Cloud County's foul trouble by going 18-of-25 (72 percent) at the free-throw line over the final 20 minutes.
Colby finished 25-of-39 (64 percent) from the foul line for the game, while the T-Birds were limited to just 16 attempts (11-of-16, 69 percent).
Sophomore guards Aamahne Santos and Deon Lyle led Cloud with 12 points and 10 points, respectively, while Solomon Finley and Alex Martin each chipped in seven points apiece off the bench.
The T-Birds finished with a 29-18 advantage in bench points.
Cloud County will look to snap its current three-game skid at 8 p.m. on Saturday when it hosts Garden City Community College (15-9 overall,11-9 KJCCC).


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