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Target will no longer open its stores on Thanksgiving Day, making permanent a shift to the unofficial start of the holiday season that was suspended during the pandemic.
To limit crowds in stores, retailers last year were forced to turn what had become a weekend shopping blitz into an extended event, with big holiday discounts beginning as early as October.
That forced shift appears to have been fortuitous.
U.S. holiday sales last November and December rose 8.2% in 2020 from the previous year, according to The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group. The trade group predicts 2021 could shatter that record, growing between 8.5% and 10.5%.
Americans, able to get the same offers over a broader timespan and relieved from some of the stresses that go hand in hand with the holidays, appeared to embrace the change, which has also resonated with workers, Target said.
"What started as a temporary measure driven by the pandemic is now our new standard—one that recognizes our ability to deliver on our guests' holiday wishes both within and well beyond store hours," Target CEO Brian Cornell wrote in a note to employees. "You don't have to wonder whether this is the last Thanksgiving you'll spend with family and friends for a while, because Thanksgiving store hours are one thing we won't 'get back to' when the pandemic finally subsides."
Target is the first major retailer to make such a permanent move during the pandemic, and its decision could push other retailers to follow in its path, says Ken Perkins, president of Retail Metrics a retail research firm. He believes retailers are also looking at whether it's worth spending money on labor and other costs to open on Thanksgiving when shoppers are turning more to online shopping and away from physical stores.
"With all these online shopping opportunities, is it really necessary to open on Thanksgiving?" Perkins said.
Macy's, which will not open its stores again for Thanksgiving this year, only said that its curbside pickup service will be available at select locations. Kohl's and Walmart will also be closed on Thursday, but Walmart said it hasn't made a decision yet on the future of Thanksgiving Day store shopping; Kohl's declined to comment.
Target said that distribution and call centers will have some staff on Thanksgiving, and they will collect holiday pay.
The holiday shopping season started to creep into Thanksgiving Day 20 years ago when retailers began kicking off sales into the wee hours of the morning on Black Friday. Ten years later, Target and other major stores opened their doors on the holiday itself, creating a new shopping tradition.
Many did so to compete with Amazon and other rising online threats. At its peak five years ago, about 25 chain stores ushered in crowds at its physical stores on Thanksgiving, according to Julie Ramhold, consumer analyst with DealNews.com.
But the shift seemed to merely cannibalize Black Friday sale, with big crowds showing up for door buster deals on Thanksgiving. The shopping event was diluted further when stores began marketing Black Friday deals for the entire holiday week and then later for the entire month of November.
Big retailers suffered blowback from critics who said thousands of people were forced to work rather than being with family during the holiday. Crowds started to also diminish for Thanksgiving Day in recent years, too, and the number of retail chains and malls, including Mall of America in Minnesota, stopped the practice. That whittled the number of stores open on the holiday down to well under 20 major chains, excluding pharmacies and grocers that remain open for a least for a few hours.
Some, like Costco and Nordstrom, never opened their doors during the holiday, saying they wanted to respect the holiday.
Thanksgiving had historically not been a big sales day; it never makes it into the top 10 because stores usually opened their doors around 5 p.m.
However, it's been a big online shopping day. For the past two years, the holiday trailed only Cyber Monday and Black Friday in online sales, according to the Adobe Digital Economy Index.
3 thoughts on "Target to keep stores closed on Thanksgiving for good"
Not going to lie and not entirely on topic – super appreciative that grocery stores are open a few hours on Thanksgiving Day.
DAVID G. says:
Food is essential, so much different.
Nice PR spin, but spare me. Target couldn't care less about their employees. The ROI is no longer there, and more importantly, they struggle to staff a normal day, much less a major holiday. Cut the loss and spin it as corporate benevolence. Nicely played.


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A Haitian woman carries fresh vegetables.
Preventable public health problems in Haiti remain a significant challenge for the country's development. Haiti has seen limited progress in reducing malnutrition in the past decade. According to the 2005-06 Haitian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), 29.4% of Haitian children under age five were stunted (a 1.0% increase from 2000), 9.0% were wasted, and 18.1% were underweight (a 5.0% increase from 2000). In Haiti, the HIV and AIDS crisis has generalized. HIV and AIDS affects 1.9% of the adult population ages 15 to 49 (UNAIDS 2009). It is well established that HIV compromises the nutritional status of infected individuals. Integrating nutrition services into the package of services provided to people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) is important.
SPRING conducted this assessment to (a) better understand the national context of and gaps in HIV and nutrition programming at the facility and community levels and (b) determine the availability of elements of nutrition programs that are essential for adults and children (i.e., assessment, counseling, drugs, and food support) at the service delivery levels in Haiti. The study used mixed methods. Quantitative tools were used to assess health facility resources, services, and capacity, as well as health provider knowledge, skills, and practices related to the integration of nutrition interventions within their current portfolio. Semi-structured interviews and open-ended questions were used to learn about the role of community health workers (CHW) and local community-based organizations in promoting nutrition for PLWHA and other vulnerable groups.
Health facilities surveyed were high performing. The health facilities that were included in the assessment were mainly hospitals that play a considerable role in the roll out of HIV/AIDS services in Haiti. They were supported by a number of international partners including Centers for Disease Control, Partners in Health, Miami University and Cornell University.
Nutrition assessment and counseling services were implemented in most health facilities. The study findings suggested that there was at least one health provider trained in every facility surveyed, and a room that offered privacy for nutrition counseling in 70% of health facilities. However, there were no standardized methods for conducting nutrition assessment. This varied from facility to facility. In addition, nutrition norms and policies were not commonly available in the health facilities surveyed.
Additional capacity-building initiatives were needed for scale up. The findings show that over 50% of health providers surveyed had received training in how to conduct nutrition assessment and counseling. Despite the high knowledge of nutrition among health providers, the research team's observations of health workers interacting with clients showed that the proportion of health providers who performed nutrition assessment and counseling was low. Only one-quarter of health providers weighed clients during the observation period. Observations of key infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counseling topics were similarly low.
Quality assurance systems were in place in most health facilities surveyed. The health facilities surveyed all had regular managerial meetings at the health facility level. Supervision checklists were commonly used to provide feedback to staff. Electronic medical records, in addition to paper records, were in place as a means to improve clinical care and program management. However, the current quality assurance systems are geared mostly towards the clinical management of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) services, and not nutrition services.
Human resource management was fairly sound in the health facilities surveyed. The frequency of supervision is high. Of all health providers surveyed, 84% reported being supervised at least once during their work at the facility. Among those ever supervised, approximately 80% received feedback on their work performance and over 90% had their work observed. A system to collect client feedback was in place in over 50% of health facilities surveyed. Still, weaknesses in the referral systems existed at the facility level. Community facility linkages were weak, and demand for maternal and pediatric services was low.
Community health workers played a large role in supporting people living with HIV and AIDS and other vulnerable populations; however, their role in overall preventive health and nutrition care was limited. Most of the CHWs interviewed had weak links with the national Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP) program, and were dependent on NGOs and community-based organizations (CBOs) for their salary, training and other support. A comprehensive change in policy and practice is needed at all levels to ensure that all CHWs in Haiti are part of the national system.
The findings from the assessment lead to clear recommendations and next steps for the SPRING program planning and for other nutrition stakeholders in Haiti. Recommendations include to define nutrition assessment, counseling and support services, including validating standard operating procedures for nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) in Haiti; use innovative approaches such as on-the-job training and clinical simulations, to enhance the capacity of health providers to deliver NACS services; integrate nutrition indicators into the ongoing quality assurance systems in Haiti; strengthen the supervision system; strengthen referral linkages between health facilities and communities; establish a committee to monitor and evaluate NACS activities in Haiti; increase demand for health services at the community level; and conduct a mapping exercise to identify networks and opportunities for PLWHA and other vulnerable populations.


FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Earlier this month, Hudson's Hope Saddle Bronc Rider, Jake Watson, was qualifying for the One Million Dollar Qualifier at the American Rodeo in Arlington, Texas.
Watson rode Medicine Woman for Saddle Bronc Riding and was able to get a qualifying score of 87.00.
In February, at the San Antonio Rodeo, Watson placed in fourth with 83 points in Saddle Bronc Riding. Earlier that month, Watson performed at the same venue where he managed to place first in two events. Watson was able to pick up a total of $6,500 dollars for his efforts.


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Q: I'm trying to convert a name input into numbers I'm trying to code a thing that changes your name into numbers and I'm not sure if I'm going about it the simplest or even the rightest way. I'm really new to programming.
public class Project1 {

/**
 * @param args the command line arguments
 */
public static void main(String[] args) {
    // TODO code application logic here
    char ch1 = 'a';
    char ch2 = 'b';
    char ch3 = 'c';
    char ch4 = 'd';
    char ch5 = 'e';
    char ch6 = 'f';
    char ch7 = 'g';
    char ch8 = 'h';
    char ch9 = 'i';
    char ch10 = 'j';
    char ch11 = 'k';
    char ch12 = 'l';
    char ch13 = 'm';
    char ch14 = 'n';
    char ch15 = 'o';
    char ch16 = 'p';
    char ch17 = 'q';
    char ch18 = 'r';
    char ch19 = 's';
    char ch20 = 't';
    char ch21 = 'u';
    char ch22 = 'v';
    char ch23 = 'w';
    char ch24 = 'x';
    char ch25 = 'y';
    char ch26 = 'z';

    int num1 = ch1 - 'a' + 1;
    int num2 = ch2 - 'a' + 1;
    int num3 = ch3 - 'a' + 1;
    int num4 = ch4 - 'a' + 1;
    int num5 = ch5 - 'a' + 1;
    int num6 = ch6 - 'a' + 1;
    int num7 = ch7 - 'a' + 1;
    int num8 = ch8 - 'a' + 1;
    int num9 = ch9 - 'a' + 1;
    int num10 = ch10 - 'a' + 1;
    int num11 = ch11 - 'a' + 1;
    int num12 = ch12 - 'a' + 1;
    int num13 = ch13 - 'a' + 1;
    int num14 = ch14 - 'a' + 1;
    int num15 = ch15 - 'a' + 1;
    int num16 = ch16 - 'a' + 1;
    int num17 = ch17 - 'a' + 1;
    int num18 = ch18 - 'a' + 1;
    int num19 = ch19 - 'a' + 1;
    int num20 = ch20 - 'a' + 1;
    int num21 = ch21 - 'a' + 1;
    int num22 = ch22 - 'a' + 1;
    int num23 = ch23 - 'a' + 1;
    int num24 = ch24 - 'a' + 1;
    int num25 = ch25 - 'a' + 1;
    int num26 = ch26 - 'a' + 1;

    String name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Enter your name:");

    System.out.println("your name is: " +name);
}
}

A: Try this
String name = "abc";
char[] chars = name.toCharArray();
for (char c : chars) {
    System.out.print(c-'a'+1);
}

A: You can do this in a much easier way.
Since you didn't say how you want to convert the string to a number/numbers. I will give you a few options to choose from.
First, you can use hashCode. This method returns a unique value for every unique string:
String name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Enter your name:");

System.out.println("your name is: " + name.hashCode());

So if I enter "Sweeper" and "Sweeper", the output will be the same:
your name is: -143341447

Alternatively, you can convert each character to the corresponding ASCII code by casting char to int:
String name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Enter your name:");
char[] chars = name.toCharArray();
System.out.print("your name is: ");
for (char c : chars) {
    System.out.print((int)c);
    System.out.print(" ");
}

Entering "Sweeper" will output:
your name is: 83 119 101 101 112 101 114

Another method is to add up the ASCII values:
String name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Enter your name:");
char[] chars = name.toCharArray();
System.out.print("your name is: ");
int sum = 0;
for (char c : chars) {
    sum += (int)c;
}
System.out.println(sum);

"Sweeper" as input will produce:
your name is: 731

You can also put a-z and A-Z in a HashMap<Character, Integer> to give each character your custom value:
HashMap<Character, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();
map.put('a', 1);
map.put('b', 2);
map.put('c', 3);
map.put('d', 4);
map.put('e', 5);
// and so on...

String name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Enter your name:");
char[] chars = name.toCharArray();
System.out.print("your name is: ");
for (char c : chars) {
    System.out.print(map.get(c));
    System.out.print(" ");
}

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Big win in Commission for RAA Members
The AMWU had a big win in the Fair Work Commission for our members at the Royal Automobile Association of South Australia (RAA).
Commissioner Platt handed down his decision in favour of the AMWU, allowing us to be able to represent workers at the RAA.
For a number of years now, the RAA have been unwilling to allow Organisers and Delegates to represent members in any issue that arose at the workplace. The RAA only recognised the union as a "support person" in any issue or disciplinary matter, rather than as the union representing these workers.
Organiser Derek Winter said, "Over a long period of time, the RAA refused to recognize myself as a representative of our members. This has been increasingly frustrating.
"When I would go to a meeting with a member, there would always be objections and discussion around representation."
This all came to a head earlier this year when one of our delegates had a series of allegations put to him from RAA.
They once again refused to recognize the AMWU as our members' representative, so the union decided to challenge this behavior and lodged a dispute with the Fair Work Commission.
South Australian Legal Officer, Jim Hardie, ran the case and did a magnificent job. He was assisted by our two senior delegates at the RAA, Paul Gunner and Barry De Pledge.
The hearing was held over a two-day period in August, with a number of witnesses on both sides appearing. At the conclusion, Commissioner Platt handed his decision down in favour of the AMWU.
Derek Winter stated, "This is a significant decision and a great victory for all concerned at the AMWU and our members at the RAA. This will allow our members to be fully represented in any issue or dispute that arises at the RAA and give our members confidence and security knowing they have the full backing of our Organisers and delegates."

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The sixth International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis, Biotechnology and Diagnostics (Analytica Vietnam 2019) will return to Ho Chi Minh City on April 3.
The event, which will run until April 5 at the Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre, will include the participation of 140 exhibitors from 15 countries and territories including Germany, the US, Japan, the UK, France, Russia, the Republic of Korea, China and India.
The organisers described the event as a good opportunity for scientific and technological organisations, associations and businesses as well as analysis, testing and diagnostic facilities to gain access to the latest global technologies and equipment, while expanding co-operation, reforming technologies and developing business production.
The previous event in the capital city drew 120 companies from 17 countries and territories.


Okay, so I'm ready for all your slings and arrows, but I left the Huskies out of the top 25 this week when I sent in my ballot for the AP writer's poll.
And the Pac-10 team I replaced them with is Washington State, which now has a better overall record, a better conference record, a higher RPI and a better record against teams ranked in the top 100 in the RPI, not to mention simply playing better this weekend against the same two foes as the Huskies.
All the RPI information can be found here courtesy of Ken Pomeroy's blog.
And speaking of Pomeory's, here's his updated Washington team page in which he has the Huskies starting out 1-7 in Pac-10 play and going 8-10 in conference play and 18-12 overall.
I think that would spell an NIT berth if that comes to pass.


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COMICS RETROSPECTIVE: With friends like these, who needs enemies? In Invincible Volume 20: Friends.
Invincible Volume 20 Cover 1. Published by Image Comics.
Invincible Volume 20: Friends, collecting Invincible #109-114.
Script by Robert Kirkman. Pencils by Cory Walker. Inks by Cliff Rathburn. Colours by John Rauch. Letters by Russ Wooton.
Last volume, things went a little crazy. Mark ran into old enemy Angstrom Levy, and once more got sent to an alternate dimension. He came home just in time to save his intended, and sent Levy off with a murderous Invincible from another dimension. This wasn't good enough for Mark, though. Who had to be SURE that Levy was dead, and despite it angering Eve, he worked with Robot to track Levy down and make sure that his madness was ended once and for all. Which he kinda did... but was then incapacitated by Robot, who revealed his evil intentions to take over the world! *shocked gasp* whoever could have seen that coming. Except for anyone and everyone that has listened to Robot blathering on about how amazing he is. So, shall we see what happens, when he tries to put his nefarious plans into action?
Just saying: If you're not willing to pull your own hair out at lightspeed, to ensure your plans works, are you even trying?
Chapter one opens exactly where last volume left off. Mark is stranded in a hostile dimenison, with the corpse of Levy and the evil Emperor Invincible, with enemies all around him. His only hope of escaping: Blend in long enough to find a way back to his own reality. His only way to do that? Seek out the LAST person you'd expect...
The Mauler Twins: Helping bad people do stupid things since '03.
Chapter two sees Mark return to his dimension, only to find things looking... normal. Worryingly normal. His first step, naturally, is to return home and check up on Eve and his nearly baby. After that, his day goes from bad to worse, as he runs into perpetual aggravation, Anissa the angry Viltrumite.
Eve: Demands better communication, while simultaneously refusing to listen.
Chapter three sees Robot begins his attempt to take over the world. We bid a sad farewell to some beloved characters, and curse the day we ever let that walking tin can leave his pod. I warned you, I warned you all. But no one listened...
"Let the slaughter begin" the first words of ANY good hero's plan...
Chapter four finds Robots attempted takeover in full force. As his new enhanced drones fly all around the globe, killing any hero that Robot believes won't side with him. Up in space, Robot has a quick chat with Monster Girl, to see whose side she's really on.
You betrayed me first is up there with 'Why do you make me hit you' on the list of worst excuses for terrible behaviour.
Chapter five sees a few heroes beginning to fight back, and finds a broken and exhausted Mark greeting a new arrival. Then, like that scene in Rocky, a weary Mark get's the pep talk he needs from a bedbound Eve, and suits up, ready to put Robot in his place, once and for all! On the Moon, the Viltrumite has surrounded Robot; could it all be over so soon?
Behold! Brit's Boot Based Baby Bullet. It's the Best!
Chapter six wraps up the volume, with the last of the resistance squashed, and the Viltrumite's staying out of the fight, Mark only has one option: Go and confront Robot, alone. But can Mark's all-muscles-no-brains approach work against the smartest person on the planet?
Going to take a swing and say 'Hell no, he's got no chance.' but that's just me.
Well, that just happened.
There are certain moments that people talk about, the moment Invincible is mentioned.
Omni-Man's betrayal. Invincible Vs Conquest. The Destruction of Viltrum. So many huge and amazing moments, that people happily discuss and bask in the warm glow of their happy memories.
But, there's one moment that is spoken about in a very different tone. While the other moments may be shocking, brutal or terrifying, they're safe because they're mostly fantastical moments featuring battles between grand titans, slugging it out with the fate of the world in the balance.
But what about when the series gets a little too real. What happens when we're taken out of the fantasy and forced to face something that we'd rather not think about?
What happens, when Mark Grayson, the superhero known as Invincible, who we've seen overcome so many terrible things, is held down and raped by a Anissa, in her sadistic and twisted attempt to further the Viltrumite's new breeding program?
Yeah. It's a tough subject to talk about. And honestly, I don't think this is the best platform to discuss a topic as sensitive as this, and I'm certainly not the person to do it. However, it would feel wrong to let such an important topic as this slide, without at least mentioning it.
While this isn't the first time this subject has been covered in comics, this is certainly one of the most explicit depictions. And while I'd love to say that Kirkman goes on to handle the subject with his usual deftness and nuance, I'm afraid I can't.
This is one of the plot arcs that defines this series. Not because of the way that it handles a tricky subject, but because of the way it very much doesn't. After this issue was first released, a lot of people speculated how this event would come to a head, only to find that it basically doesn't. It's mentioned a few times after this, and you can see Mark struggling to deal with what he went through, but the subject is never truly confronted. And even when Mark's father Nolan, current leader of the Viltrumites, is told what happened, his response amounts to "Ok, cool. She's a different person now, though. So can we just forget it?" Needless to say, people were not happy with this response.
I feel like this is a huge mistake, and Kirkman really should have at least tried to address what he'd put into the comic. In an interview given after issue 110 was released, Kirkman said this was his attempt to "push the boundaries and explore what can happen in superhero comics." Sadly, there is zero exploration, and it comes off as exploitation for shock value, and pretty badly done, at that.
It feels a little wrong, to go from discussing such a serious subject, to something as frivolous as comic plots, but that's what I'm here to do, so we'll give it a try. I'll end this troubling section by saying if anything like this has happened to you, there are people who will support you out there. You're not alone, you will be helped.
Invincible Volume 20 is basically all about one subject: Robot's rise to power, and eventual take over of the planet.
The volume starts with Mark stranded in an alternate dimension, where he does the only thing he can do: Seek out Robot's help. If one Robot stranded him here, it's safe to assume that another one can get him back home. It takes a little bit of time, and some promises he'll probably grow to regret, but eventually Mark returns, unsure of what he'll find in this scary new, Robot controlled world.
Mark's first stop is, of course, his home. He wants to make sure his loving, very pregnant fiancee is still safe. Only problem is, Eve is currently furious with him, for leaving her alone again.
I'm not going to lie, this scene really annoyed me. I'm not exactly Eve's biggest fan, but she just comes across as so unreasonable here, and Mark comes across as such a pushover, it annoys me every time I read it.
It's one of those annoying moments, where if both sides just communicated properly, there wouldn't be an argument. Eve is annoyed that Mark left her, upset that he apparently died, and furious that it took him so long to get back. What Mark never even tries to say, is that he only spent so long away from her because he was betrayed by Robot. At no point in the scene are the words "Robot" or "betrayal" said. I can't help but feel if Mark had even TRIED to tell his side of the story, things would have ended very differently. Much like so many of the events of this volume, it feels like Kirkman is just piling shit on Mark in an effort to depress him, and us, to see how far he can push it. So, yeah. Really fun read.
Then, once Mark's engagement is cancelled, and he's thrown out of his own house, he goes to see Cecil and that's when Robot decides to spring his trap.
Sadly, the first person to fall in Robot's coup is our good 'friend' Cecil. I know he's been something of an unreliable ally, over the years, but it's still sad to see him go and in such brutal fashion. Sadly, he's not the only person we lose.
In Invincible's usual over the top fashion, Robot and his drones murder their way across the world, and we see a number of old friends and work mates mowed down by these new Robot Super Drones. It's a pretty savage sequence, and coming so soon after all the horrific scenes we've already seen this volume it all gets a little too much.
Of course, Mark tries to fight back. He's Invincible, it's what he does! No matter the odds, he throws himself into the fight and doesn't stop until he's victorious. One slight problem, though; It's that time again! Viltrumite Inner Ear time! YAY!
I know it's super cheesy, but I LOVE this frame. The colour work, the expression on Mark's face. It's all just perfect.
You see, there's one problem with fighting a guy that used to be your smartest ally. He knows all about you, your strengths and your weaknesses. So, while Mark was trying to get back from where Robot had stranded him, Robot was working hard to build an army of new drones. An army who have specially built shells, that when struck, produce the exact tone that causes pain to Viltrumite ears. And, they're build in such a way, that the harder they're struck, the louder the tone they produce. Meaning, if Mark hits them too hard, he might just kill himself in the process.
Yup, he went there again. Much like every petty crook in Metropolis somehow having access to a limitless supply of Kryptonite, it seems that Invincible's inner ear weakness is a pretty well known "secret" weakness. I'm not going to lie, I'm getting pretty bored of this being brought out by every major villain for the past, what, three arcs?
It's mostly annoying, because Mark isn't that strong. There are plenty of people in the series who can take him down, and have repeatedly. He's been shown, time and again, losing in a variety of different ways. So, I really don't understand why this inner ear weakness KEEPS coming up. The first time, with Cecil, it was a fun reveal, that helped a non-powered villain overcome our hero. Then it came back with Dinosaurus, who had already proven he was both mentally and physically Invincible's superior, so I wasn't really sure why it was necessary. Now, we have the smartest person on the planet, working for six months to get ready for Invincible... and the best he can do is to reuse an old plot point. It feels like he really could have come up with something far more unique, to handle him. It makes Robot seem a little unimaginative, it makes the readers bored, and makes Mark seem weak. I've come to expect a lot better from Kirkman, honestly.
Lastly, we have the one tiny ray of hope, in an otherwise crushingly grim volume. Despite losing her leg in a fight with Robot, and needing to use her powers twice in rapid succession, Eve reaches the Viltrumite moon base, and successfully gives birth to her and Mark's first child. A healthy baby girl! yay.
Seeing Mark first meeting his child is like a balm for the soul, in an otherwise horrific sequence of events. Bringing some much needed light and humour to lift you up and remind you that even when things seem at their darkest, there is still always a chance to bring a little light into the universe.
Of course, that light doesn't last long. As Robot tightens his grip on the planet, and is basically handed total control, the Viltrumites decide their best course of action is simply to stand aside, and the few remaining heroes are either killed or captured, things start to look pretty grim for Earth.
And the worst part is, Robot isn't exactly WRONG. He's not trying to become the unchallenged ruler of the world. In fact, he's basically just expanding on what he did before, and combining that with what Cecil was doing. On paper, he just wants to keep the world safe, and given how he quickly start making some very positive changes in the realm of law enforcement, it becomes quite hard to argue with him.
Of course, there is that saying about Absolute Power, and what it does to a person...
Overall, Invincible Volume 20 is a rough ride. It's not just that it's incredibly dark, probably the darkest volume yet in a series that often goes out of its way to shock and upset, it's that it feels like such a huge missed opportunity.
Kirkman had multiple chance this volume to really make a statement. To send a message and do something new and important. However, he failed to deliver, pretty much across the board, and we're left in the closing pages feeling pretty hopeless. Something that we're not used to feeling, in a series that always manages to temper its darkness with enough light to keep you going, until things eventually get better.
So, if you're not totally, emotionally crushed after this volume join me next week for Invincible Volume 21: Modern Family. Robot's control over Earth is complete. So, how can the remaining shreds of the hero community live in a world that is so familiar, yet so alien?
If you want to read Volume 21, collecting issues #115-120 along with me, you can find every issue of Kirkman's Invincible on Comixology, collected volumes on Amazon, or better yet, at your local comic store!
Mark, that's not what I meant, when I said you need to remove his nuts...


Elsie Rose is 3 months old!
Today Elsie Rose is three months and 4 days old.
We have lots of smiles. We have half chuckles. We have lots of head bobbing as she cranes her neck to take in her world. She loves to look in the mirror. She loves bath time. She saves her best smiles for her siblings. She is fast becoming the best company.
And the guilt pours from my being as I type the words, but life with Elsie Rose is not always easy. The curse of reflux has us tight in it's grip. And poor Elsie is suffering. And we are suffering. And some days are so hard!
She has been choking on the acid, a good two hours after her feeds. It's terrifying to watch her body tense and her arms flap and her the redness spread across her face as she struggles to catch her breath. In my panic, I lifted her from her chair and ran screaming to the kitchen blindly. And the movement forces her lungs to wake up and the relief inhales exhales and she is back again. Next time I will break.
She arches her back and draws up her knees as she screams in pain. Her entire being is often engulfed in pain, fire-hot anger coursing through her tiny limbs and the stiffness makes her hard to hold, hard to comfort. She struggles to breathe well through her nose and many nights are spent propping her, rocking her, pacing the floors with heavy feet and heavy heart.
Her eczema is spreading along her arms and legs.
A week after her tongue tie division, Elsie was seen at the rapid assessment clinic at the hospital. A trip to the GP after her choking prompted some action at last. The doctor was very thorough, listened carefully to my fears and concerns and lots of tests were performed. Tubes passed down her nostrils to check that they were formed correctly. A chest x-ray to check all was ok with her airways. Eyes checked. Ears checked. Reflexes checked. Skin examined. Medication doses trebled. Weight measures (9lb9).
The doctor feels that since my dairy free diet has not made any positive changes in Elsie's conditions, that everything she is suffering could be working alone- and not linked to a cow's milk protein allergy as we suspected. The eczema is not linked to anything. The reflux is not linked to anything (certainly it is no better since the tongue tie division) and the congestion is just 'one of those things'.
This is not good enough!
We are being referred to the dietitian and will see a doctor in paediatrics next month. We're on that long road again.
In the meantime, I'm getting into the swing of the dairy free diet. And now we know that it is helping, Her breathing is improved and with her increased meds she is having longer periods of calm. A mistaken sandwich with feta cheese reminded us only too clearly how things could be should I return to my usual eating habits- but at least we now know that this is not all in our heads. The cow's milk protein allergy is real.
And in the turmoil of realising that our precious IUGR baby is suffering so much, we're losing time. We're losing chances to get to know our girl because too many days are spent trying to console her, to take away her pain, to soothe her to sleep. It's been hard to love being her mum. In recent days I've found myself looking at her and realising how much I love her. I'm not sure I've realised that so deeply before. The torturous pregnancy and painful birth/ recovery along with the reflux and the tongue tie and the feeding issues… all of this has put our relationship on hold. And now I must fight to strengthen what we have, Elsie and I.
At three months old, we are forming a bond. We are going to get there after all.
Gosh this had me in tears for you guys. It sounds so awful for her and for you. I know it's nothing like as bad but Arthur had awful colic when he was tiny and would scream and scream and scream it was awful and I would panic and of course that didn't help anyone. It sounds like you are doing a much better job then you're giving yourself credit for in handling it all.
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Breaks my heart. Poor little lady!!
Awww, I hope things get better for you and Elsie soon, reflux is an awful thing to deal with. Thankfully once we had sorted Boo's meds they really seemed to help – we did have to try a couple of different meds before we got lucky though!
She is so adorable! I hope that things improve when you have seen the dietician.
Followed you over here from a comment you left on my blog, and wanted to tell you that Elsie is a beautiful girl and this is a beautifully inspiring story (in progress) to go with it. Hang in there!
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It sounds like such a challenging three months for all of you but you sound like you are going a great job. Little Elsie is lucky to have a mum who is doing absolutely everything in her power to make things better for her. I hope you get more help on the medical front, it must be so frustrating to have so few answers.


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Maybe once I would've been glad to be rid of the Creeper, but not anymore! I realize now, he and I are two sides of the same coin -- like it or not, he's half of what I am. You want him, you'll have to go through me first!


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Less people in Lincolnshire choosing to get married in religious venues
Fewer couples are choosing to tie the knot in a church, synagogue or other religious venue in Lincolnshire, new figures reveal.
For the first time ever, across England and Wales, less than a quarter of marriages were religious ceremonies.
Fewer couples are getting married in religious venues
In Lincolnshire, there were 977 religious weddings in 2016, compared with 1,118 five years earlier, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.
That's a drop of 13 per cent since 2011.
Despite the downward trend, religious weddings are more popular in Lincolnshire than the rest of the country.
In England, a quarter of marriages were held in religious venues, while in Lincolnshire the proportion was 30 per cent.
These figures only include opposite-sex marriages.
Across England and Wales, three in four religious weddings were Anglican, while a further 11 per cent were Catholic.
Non-Christian ceremonies only amounted to four per cent of the total.
The Canon Sandra Millar, who heads the Church of England's work on weddings, says many couples might think they have to be regular parishioners to get married in a church.
She said: "We want to reassure couples that they don't have to be churchgoers to have a church wedding.
"They don't need to be christened, and we welcome couples who already have children.
"We're working hard to encourage couples to 'just ask' at a church about getting married and all the creative possibilities that there are for their service."
In 2016, 3,315 couples got married in Lincolnshire a similar number to 2011.
Across England, the number of marriages has remained steady over the last five years, with 236,238 in 2016.
Kanak Ghosh, from the ONS, said: "Marriage rates remain at historical lows despite a small increase in the number of people who got married in 2016.
"Most couples are preferring to do so with a civil ceremony and for the first time ever, less than a quarter of everyone who married had a religious ceremony.
"Meanwhile, the age at which people are marrying continues to hit new highs as more and more over-50s get married."
Of the weddings held in Lincolnshire, only 2.2 per cent were between same-sex couples – 30 between men and 42 between women.
That's a nine per cent increase compared with 2015, the first year same-sex marriages were recorded.
The data does not include same-sex civil partnerships which were converted into a marriages.


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American Public Health Association Takes Stand on Noise Pollution
We just received word that yesterday, at its annual meeting in Boston, the American Public Health Association adopted a policy statement on noise pollution. The full statement will be available in a few months, but here's the brief description the APHA provided:
Policy Statement 20135 Responding to environmental noise pollution
— Citing findings that chronic environmental noise can cause negative health issues, urges officials with the National Prevention Strategy to include environmental noise pollution in its action plan.
Calls on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to collect data on noise-related health effects, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect data on the burden of disease potentially related to noise exposure.
Also calls on states and municipalities to update noise regulations with regard to the health effects of noise pollution and include noise pollution in health impact assessments.
You might also want to take a look at an article we published a number of years ago in the Planning Commissioners Journal:
Community Noise: Dealing With A Growing Problem
by James P. Cowan
Noise is a problem facing most of our communities, but one that can be dealt with through an effective and enforceable noise control ordinance.
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LOCAL NEWS: Celebrity chef becomes Christchurch Food Festival Patron
By News Desk on	 13th January 2020 Local News
Celebrity chef, Lesley Waters has become patron of the Christchurch Food Festival Education Trust.
The Trust, a registered charity, undertakes work in the community to promote healthy eating by teaching locals about food, food preparation, cookery and nutrition.
Lesley is a familiar face for Food Festival visitors and for her appearances on television programmes such as Ready Steady Cook and Good Morning.
She has been a keen supporter of the work of the Trust since its inception twelve years ago.
The celebrity chef was at the forefront of the Trust's Junior Cook of the Year competitions, held in conjunction with Christchurch Rotary Club, and took the winning students to her own cookery school in North Dorset.
Chairman of the Trustees, Julie Ratcliffe, said: 'We are thrilled Lesley Waters has agreed to become a Patron of the Christchurch Food Festival Education Trust. Whilst we are only a very small charity, we undertake a huge amount of work, particularly in Christchurch schools and see students from a variety of year groups. Having Lesley, who is committed to the teaching, as our Patron is a great endorsement for our work.'
Further details of the Trust's work can be found on the Trust's website


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Half Gap Year
by Diane C. DiVall May 2, 2011
By now, most high school seniors have decided what college they will attend next year.
But, for some who have been offered second semester admission, the choice may not be so clear. That scenario could provide the perfect opportunity to pursue a half-gap year in the summer and fall, according to Linda Connelly, Gap Year Coordinator at New Trier High School.
"It gives them an opportunity to try something and clarify what they might want to do when they do get to college. It gives them a break in the education program, which some of them need, because they're burned out."
That was the case for 21-year-old Ashley Berger of Naperville. She graduated from Neuqua Valley High School in 2007, but had no desire to follow the traditional path to a four-year college. "I knew I wanted to go out and travel and see things," Berger says. So, she joined AmeriCorps. She spent most of the next year helping flood-ravaged residents of Mississippi rebuild their community and working in boys and girls clubs in South Dakota and food banks.
Connelly says the gap year experience is perfect for students like Berger who "may be struggling in high school." And, Connelly adds, "They can become highly motivated college students." The gap year, where students take a period of time between high school graduation and college to travel or work rather than attending college, is very popular in the fall. A recent gap fair held at New Trier High School attracted hundreds of students and parents, according to Connelly.
Ben Wilcox's gap year combined work, travel and studying. After graduating from New Trier in 2008, Wilcox spent that summer working at a nanotechnology firm. Then he travelled to Spain, England, France, Germany and Morocco. He came home to go to President Barack Obama's inauguration and then left for Guatemala the following month.
Alex Gorman was feeling "a little burnt out" after graduating from New Trier in 2009. So, he spent a semester traveling to Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia, where he did community service.
Perhaps surprisingly, Connelly says some parents are initially "very disappointed" when their children receive a January admit. But, she says, "After they've adjusted to it, the parents look at it as kind of a gift." Plus, Connelly says there's another benefit to doing a gap year or half-gap year: "The kids have created blogs, and they stay in touch with e-mail, and they network with people that they wouldn't have the opportunity to meet otherwise."
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According to Music Business Worldwide, stockholders of Pandora approved a $3.5 billion, all stock acquisition of the streaming platform by Sirius XM.
Once complete, Pandora's CEO, Roger Lynch will step down and Sirius XM CEO Jim Meyer will step in as the head of the combined Sirius XM/Pandora company.
The acquisition was first announced in September and is expected to "close shortly," according to a message to Pandora investors. The terms of the deal call for each share of Pandora common stock being converted to 1.44 shares of Sirius XM common stock. The Sirius XM common stock will continue to be traded on the NASDAQ market while Pandora will be delisted on the New York Stock Exchange.


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Happy Friday! Hello Long Weekend! Mine is going to be even longer since I had to take today off work to go to the Doctor's appointment that canceled on me last Tuesday. I didn't mean to make it an even longer weekend, but I guess it was just in the cards for me! Quick post today with some meal recaps and fitness adventures from last week.
Definitely not in a chronological logical order but I had salads with Jalapeno Cheddar Turkey Burgers for a couple days, a salad with salmon, and one day I drank Jamba Juice at our works smoothie social!
Random pictures of snacks and parts of lunch not in the lunch photograph.
What's going on this weekend? Are you traveling, having visitors or just enjoying the long weekend?
I'm resting my shins (they were pretty mad yesterday morning) so I'm returning to the pool and taking it easy. Take the advantage to push my long run off and hopefully be ready by Monday? Looking forward to getting a lot done but also relaxing!


Friday 13th May from 10am Thames Water here to talk about the new Smart Meters. Free tea and coffee available for those who attend.
Come along on Friday 13th May 2016 from 10am to meet Harriet Allen from Thames Water, she is here to update you on plans to install smart water meters progressively across the London Borough of Enfield over the next few years to help protect future water supplies. They want to tell you how they can help residents in Palmers Green save water, energy and money.
The aim of the smart metering programme is to reduce overall water usage and improve leakage detection. It will also put customers in control of their water bills, by paying for the amount of water they use, gradually replacing the existing fixed charges based on outdated rateable values. Smart meters will also enable customers to view their consumption online.
Harriet says "We look forward to meeting all members of the community centre to tell you a more about our smart metering programme, the benefits and the help and support available for customers to save water, energy and money. This includes the opportunity to book a smarter home visit to have free water saving devices fitted and tailored advice on how customers can save money off their water and energy bills, as well as offer a number of financial support schemes and assistance to customers in hardship".


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На Вімблдонському турнірі 2015 Текеу виграв парні змагання разом із Жаном-Жульєном Роєром із Нідерландів. Через два роки вони виграли Відкритий чемпіонат США.

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Jailed Mafia Hit Man Gets LAPD Escort to Meet L.A. Business Leaders
Published Thu, Jan 29 2015 9:41 AM EST
Andrew Blankstein
Steve Soboroff, Los Angeles Police Commission President
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A convicted hit man who killed for the Mexican Mafia and is serving decades in state prison was given a police escort to Downtown Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon to address a group of local police chiefs and wealthy business leaders, authorities acknowledged.
Sources said the purpose behind the appearance of Rene Enriquez was to give first-hand insight to the group about the inner-workings of the criminal enterprise. Enriquez, who is known as "Boxer," worked his way up from enforcer to shot caller in the organization also known as La Eme before his arrest and conviction. He is currently serving two 20-to-life sentences for murder.
Los Angeles Police Commission President Steve Soboroff Wednesday night called the episode "embarrassing" and said he will call for a "thorough investigation." The commission is the civilian body charged with overseeing the police department.
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"There were some decisions made that in retrospect were the wrong decisions," Soboroff said.
A source who attended the session, which included a crowd of about 125, said Enriquez had the air of a corporate leader, providing "a rare look into life of a criminal corporate executive." The source, who asked not to be named, said Enriquez discussed "gang franchising, marketing, sales, merchandising and branding."
Enriquez is the subject of the book "The Black Hand: The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer." In 2003, Enriquez began helping authorities lay out the hierarchy and methods of the gang.
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The cost of the secretive operation, including the police escort and securing the Spring Street location where Enriquez was brought, was not immediately known. Nor could anyone immediately say if something like had happened in the past, although some sources said they were unaware of similar session that went beyond immediate law enforcement officials or took place off-site.
A spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, who are responsible for Enriquez, had no immediate comment on the appearance, and was checking late Wednesday to see whether it had been approved.
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Law enforcement sources familiar with the case said they did not publicize the event because of the potential to compromise officer and public safety. It was not immediately known why Enriquez was brought to address business leaders.
Beyond the LAPD, it was not immediately clear how many agencies were involved in the security operation. The LAPD did not comment on the specific topics of the session but explained it served an educational purpose.
"LAPD in conjunction with local police chiefs from Los Angeles County and Young Presidents Organization (YPO) met this evening with a convicted criminal who was part of an ongoing criminal enterprise," the LAPD said in a statement to NBC News.
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The Young Presidents' Organization bills itself as "the world's premier peer network of chief executives and business leaders" on its website.
"The purpose was to learn how a transnational criminal enterprise was built, branded and marketed. Threats to our region remain terrorism and transnational criminal enterprises. It is the hope that we can learn and develop better strategies to counter these threats to our region," the police statement added.
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We will move all current balances for BTC, LTC, TRC and FTC to the "Frozen Balance", i.e. your balance will be set to 0.
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Simms is one of fourteen receivers listed on Appalachian's current roster. Currently slated as the back up at the "M" receiver to Andrew Peacock. The "M" receiver in the Mountaineer offense lines up in the slot, or inside. Peacock is a possession receiver so we can imagine the same qualities in McElfresh as Peacock. We have not seen much from Simms, as last year he redshirted.


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What is the Role of the Governing Body?
At St Andrew's there are 12 governors who together make up the governing body. The governors come from different backgrounds and include parents, teachers, members of the local church community and a 'specialist' appointed by the local Authority. We work as partners with the Headteacher in the leadership of the school.
What Governors do:
An important part of the role of the governing body is to help set the vision and values for the school, and ensure that all the policies and procedures that guide how the school is run are up to date and relevant. The daily management of the school is the responsibly of the Headteacher.
The full governing body normally meets six times a year to discuss and agree the school's business. In addition there are a number of sub-committees that meet regularly to monitor progress, review policies and make recommendations. These cover:
Finance, Staffing and Premises
Performance Management & Pay
We frequently go into school to attend events and to meet with the Headteacher, other members of staff and pupils to help us to find out how the school works.
What our Role is:
The primary role of the governing body is to help the school provide the best possible education for their pupils by:
Thinking and working strategically to help raise standards
Monitoring and evaluating progress towards the school's priorities and targets
Supporting the head and staff as well as challenging their expectations – called being a 'critical friend'
Accounting to all stakeholders for the school's overall performance and for the decisions they have made
Setting the Strategic Direction:
The governing body is there to ensure the school is focused on raising standards of achievement and sets high expectations so that all our children reach their potential. To do this we help to provide the framework for how the Headteacher and staff should run the school through:
Deciding what the school wants to achieve (the vision) and making plans to get there
Ensuring there are systems in place to check progress is being made
Helping to set the school's policies and keeping these under review
Ensuring that the curriculum is balanced and broadly based and that the National Curriculum and religious education are taught
Ensuring effective use of resources to achieve the school's priorities, including approving how the budget should be spent
Being a Critical Friend:
A key role of the governors is to support the Headteacher and the staff – the phrase often used to describe this role is 'a critical friend'. In this role the Governors are there to:
Recognise and celebrate the achievements of the school, know where the school is not achieving as well as it could and provide support and encouragement when strategies to bring about improvement are being explored
Strike an appropriate balance between support and challenge
Finally, as schools have a responsibility for the education and well-being of the pupils and are spending public money, there needs to be accountability. The governing body:
Is required to conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement
Must be prepared to account for the school's overall performance to explain its decisions and actions to anyone who has a legitimate interest eg Ofsted, the Local Authority, the Diocese.
If you would like to know more about the role of the governors in the running of the school, please let us know.
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package com.ox.utils;

import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.AbsListView;
import android.widget.GridView;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
import android.widget.RelativeLayout.LayoutParams;
import android.widget.TextView;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * ViewUtils
 *

 * get view height
 *
{@link ViewUtils#getListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(ListView)}

 *
{@link ViewUtils#getAbsListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(AbsListView)}

 *

 *

 * set view height
 *
{@link ViewUtils#setViewHeight(View, int)} set view height

 *
{@link ViewUtils#setListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(ListView)}

 *
{@link ViewUtils#setAbsListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(AbsListView)}

 *

 *

 * get other info
 *
{@link ViewUtils#getGridViewVerticalSpacing(GridView)} get GridView vertical spacing

 *

 *

 * set other info
 *
{@link ViewUtils#setSearchViewOnClickListener(View, OnClickListener)}

 *

 *
 * @author Trinea 2013-12-24
 */
public class ViewUtils {

    private ViewUtils() {
        throw new AssertionError();
    }

    /**
     * get ListView height according to every children
     *
     * @param view
     * @return
     */
    public static int getListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(ListView view) {
        int height = getAbsListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(view);
        ListAdapter adapter;
        int adapterCount;
        if (view != null && (adapter = view.getAdapter()) != null && (adapterCount = adapter.getCount()) > 0) {
            height += view.getDividerHeight() * (adapterCount - 1);
        }
        return height;
    }

    // /**
    // * get GridView height according to every children
    // *
    // * @param view
    // * @return
    // */
    // public static int getGridViewHeightBasedOnChildren(GridView view) {
    // int height = getAbsListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(view);
    // ListAdapter adapter;
    // int adapterCount, numColumns = getGridViewNumColumns(view);
    // if (view != null && (adapter = view.getAdapter()) != null && (adapterCount = adapter.getCount()) > 0
    // && numColumns > 0) {
    // int rowCount = (int)Math.ceil(adapterCount / (double)numColumns);
    // height = rowCount * (height / adapterCount + getGridViewVerticalSpacing(view));
    // }
    // return height;
    // }
    //
    // /**
    // * get GridView columns number
    // *
    // * @param view
    // * @return
    // */
    // public static int getGridViewNumColumns(GridView view) {
    // if (view == null || view.getChildCount() <= 0) {
    // return 0;
    // }
    // if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
    // return getNumColumnsCompat11(view);
    //
    // } else {
    // int columns = 0;
    // int children = view.getChildCount();
    // if (children > 0) {
    // int width = view.getChildAt(0).getMeasuredWidth();
    // if (width > 0) {
    // columns = view.getWidth() / width;
    // }
    // }
    // return columns;
    // }
    // }
    //
    // @TargetApi(11)
    // private static int getNumColumnsCompat11(GridView view) {
    // return view.getNumColumns();
    // }

    private static final String CLASS_NAME_GRID_VIEW        = "android.widget.GridView";
    private static final String FIELD_NAME_VERTICAL_SPACING = "mVerticalSpacing";

    /**
     * get GridView vertical spacing
     *
     * @param view
     * @return
     */
    public static int getGridViewVerticalSpacing(GridView view) {
        // get mVerticalSpacing by android.widget.GridView
        Class<?> demo = null;
        int verticalSpacing = 0;
        try {
            demo = Class.forName(CLASS_NAME_GRID_VIEW);
            Field field = demo.getDeclaredField(FIELD_NAME_VERTICAL_SPACING);
            field.setAccessible(true);
            verticalSpacing = (Integer)field.get(view);
            return verticalSpacing;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            /**
             * accept all exception, include ClassNotFoundException, NoSuchFieldException, InstantiationException,
             * IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, NullPointException
             */
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return verticalSpacing;
    }

    /**
     * get AbsListView height according to every children
     *
     * @param view
     * @return
     */
    public static int getAbsListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(AbsListView view) {
        ListAdapter adapter;
        if (view == null || (adapter = view.getAdapter()) == null) {
            return 0;
        }

        int height = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < adapter.getCount(); i++) {
            View item = adapter.getView(i, null, view);
            if (item instanceof ViewGroup) {
                item.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
            }
            item.measure(0, 0);
            height += item.getMeasuredHeight();
        }
        height += view.getPaddingTop() + view.getPaddingBottom();
        return height;
    }

    /**
     * set view height
     *
     * @param view
     * @param height
     */
    public static void setViewHeight(View view, int height) {
        if (view == null) {
            return;
        }

        ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = view.getLayoutParams();
        params.height = height;
    }

    // /**
    // * set GistView height which is calculated by {@link # getGridViewHeightBasedOnChildren(GridView)}
    // *
    // * @param view
    // * @return
    // */
    // public static void setGridViewHeightBasedOnChildren(GridView view) {
    // setViewHeight(view, getGridViewHeightBasedOnChildren(view));
    // }

    /**
     * set ListView height which is calculated by {@link # getListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(ListView)}
     *
     * @param view
     * @return
     */
    public static void setListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(ListView view) {
        setViewHeight(view, getListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(view));
    }

    /**
     * set AbsListView height which is calculated by {@link # getAbsListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(AbsListView)}
     *
     * @param view
     * @return
     */
    public static void setAbsListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(AbsListView view) {
        setViewHeight(view, getAbsListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(view));
    }

    /**
     * set SearchView OnClickListener
     *
     * @param v
     * @param listener
     */
    public static void setSearchViewOnClickListener(View v, OnClickListener listener) {
        if (v instanceof ViewGroup) {
            ViewGroup group = (ViewGroup)v;
            int count = group.getChildCount();
            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                View child = group.getChildAt(i);
                if (child instanceof LinearLayout || child instanceof RelativeLayout) {
                    setSearchViewOnClickListener(child, listener);
                }

                if (child instanceof TextView) {
                    TextView text = (TextView)child;
                    text.setFocusable(false);
                }
                child.setOnClickListener(listener);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * get descended views from parent.
     *
     * @param parent
     * @param filter Type of views which will be returned.
     * @param includeSubClass Whether returned list will include views which are subclass of filter or not.
     * @return
     */
    public static <T extends View> List<T> getDescendants(ViewGroup parent, Class<T> filter, boolean includeSubClass) {
        List<T> descendedViewList = new ArrayList<T>();
        int childCount = parent.getChildCount();
        for (int i = 0; i < childCount; i++) {
            View child = parent.getChildAt(i);
            Class<? extends View> childsClass = child.getClass();
            if ((includeSubClass && filter.isAssignableFrom(childsClass))
                    || (!includeSubClass && childsClass == filter)) {
                descendedViewList.add(filter.cast(child));
            }
            if (child instanceof ViewGroup) {
                descendedViewList.addAll(getDescendants((ViewGroup)child, filter, includeSubClass));
            }
        }
        return descendedViewList;
    }
}


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