r. Alan Kleinman's former neighbors wonder why he stayed in South Los Angeles after his dental office was destroyed in the 1992 riots.
Some say he was never much connected to the community. When the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church held parking lot barbecues, he never joined other shopkeepers from the street, said Roscoe Baker, longtime deacon of the church.
But not only did Kleinman stay, he added to the real estate investments he had been making since the 1970s.
Today, he owns a dozen commercial parcels on Broadway in the two blocks south of Manchester Avenue. Among them are the still-vacant lot where his office once stood and the building across the street where he reopened his practice.
Kleinman retired a few years ago. He might already have been forgotten by the area's sellers of religious paraphernalia, sewing machines, Spandex pants and marijuana, but for the "Dental Office" sign that remains on one of his buildings, all of which are either abandoned or demolished.
In some circles of business and city politics, however, Kleinman is well known — as an obstacle to revitalizing an area that has languished in blight since the riots.
"He's the bane of my existence," said Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who can't get Kleinman on the phone.
National retailers are said to be eager to occupy the slice of land between Broadway and the 110 Freeway, if only someone can acquire it.
The Broadway/Manchester corridor, the focus of a post-1992 redevelopment project that never got off the ground, offers a vivid example of the obstacles — economic, social and historical —that stymie the best intentions for improving South L.A.
Older shop tenants and churchgoers recall the neighborhood's heyday, when there were three cinemas, banks and a grocery store.
The theaters and grocery store became churches and the Legal Aid Foundation took over the abandoned bank at Broadway and Manchester, said Mary M. Lee, an attorney who worked there during the 1990s.
Fralin, who built a new shopping center with a CVS and a Starbucks not far away at Slauson and Central avenues, has been trying to overcome those forces for more than two decades.
In 2006, he got close. He obtained an exclusive negotiating agreement from the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency to build a shopping center with a Target and major grocery store.
The plan covered two large blocks south of Manchester, including several of Kleinman's properties. But the redevelopment agency's power to assemble land by eminent domain — limited to the first 12 years of the Broadway/Manchester project — had just expired.
In a June 2007 letter to Kleinman's attorney, Fralin expressed frustration dealing with the absentee owner.
The appeal failed, and Fralin's exclusive negotiating agreement expired. "We lost all rights to get the land," he said.
Fralin has not given up. He said he could build a shopping center in 18 months if he had the land.
But without the redevelopment agency, which was dissolved by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2012, Fralin has no leverage to acquire it.
Harris-Dawson said he would have used eminent domain to seize the Kleinman properties, but was advised by the city attorney that the city has no power to condemn because of blight.
So Fralin, who still owns a property at the corner of Broadway and Manchester, would have to make deals with Kleinman and three other property owners on the block. If he could get Kleinman to sell, the others would follow, Fralin said, but Kleinman is ignoring him.
"I write them an offer every three or four months," he said.
Kleinman did not respond to a written message left at the Venice address listed on his property records, or to a letter from The Times. A lawyer who has represented him did not return several calls.
Changing social needs are now impinging on Fralin's vision. The city is facing a housing crisis, and vacant or unused buildings like those on Broadway are being targeted for affordable housing, especially for chronically homeless people.
The southern half of the land Fralin once eyed for a shopping center — the part where the Target would have been — has been sold to Neighborhood Housing Services.
The nonprofit housing developer has leveled everything, leaving a network of concrete foundations that host a homeless village.
A swap meet and the vacant storefronts of a Kleinman building occupy the remainder of the block. Lori Gay, the president and chief executive of Neighborhood Housing Services, said her acquisition team is seeking to buy both properties.
The group hopes to begin construction on 108 affordable housing units this year, Gay said.
Circumstances have made Gay and Fralin friendly competitors, each pursuing an agenda that would block the other, but both aligned against a common obstacle — Kleinman.
Gay hopes to expand her holdings north to a large city-owned parking lot that Fralin would need to realize his plans.
Both have asked Harris-Dawson to let them to buy the lot.
Harris-Dawson said he wants the property developed, and doesn't favor one over the other.
"I have two people who are prepared to do a development except for Kleinman," he said.


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Carolina Panthers cornerback Captain Munnerlyn (41) walks off the field after the game. The Panthers defeated the Saint 17-13 at Bank of America Stadium.
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Former Gamecock Captain Munnerlyn Signs With Buffalo
Former Panthers defensive back and USC product Captain Munnerlyn makes the move to the AFC by signing with Buffalo
Author: John Wawrow (AP)
Updated: 7:44 PM EDT August 11, 2019
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — By JOHN WAWROW
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Newly signed Bills cornerback Captain Munnerlyn vows his former team is going to get an earful with Buffalo preparing to hold joint practices with the Panthers in South Carolina this week.
The 10-year veteran, who signed with Buffalo on Saturday, said he's still stung by the Panthers' decision to release him in February. Munnerlyn looked ahead to the joint practices on Tuesday and Wednesday and says "there's going to be a lot of trash-talking, and I'll probably be doing a lot of it."
The teams are then scheduled to play a preseason game at Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday.
The Bills turned to Munnerlyn to compete for a backup spot to replace E.J. Gaines, who was placed on injured reserve after sustaining a core muscle injury in practice Aug. 4.
Munnerlyn landed on a team with numerous familiar faces. They include head coach Sean McDermott, who previously served as the Panthers defensive coordinator during the final three seasons of Munnerlyn's first stint in Carolina.

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Spotted by Japanese Apple blog Mac Otakara, the upcoming Apple Store in Omotesando is sporting what looks to be a "green curtain" of thick vines that covers at least one entire side of the outlet. A similar installation may be incorporated in other areas of the store's design but are not yet visible due to construction, which is expected to end in June.
Prior to the leafy latticework, the location featured an all-glass wall that would have let in large amounts of sunlight, causing an inevitable rise in temperature. With the green curtain Apple may be looking to cut down on power consumption related to cooling down the store during daylight hours.
Further, a unique design on the construction barrier, seen below, features a swirl of leaves with the words "Apple Store, Omotesando coming soon." The art is reminiscent of Apple's green leaf iconography used during its Earth Day environmental campaign last month.
Apple has been on an environmental crusade as of late. For example, the company's environmental chief Lisa Jackson offered NBC a rare peek into the Maiden, N.C. iCloud data center, which is powered by renewable energy sources.
As Apple works toward a greener future it plans to increase sustainable energy installations at both corporate and retail structures, whether it be solar or bio-gas generators like those used at Maiden.


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Phosphine oxide derivatives as hosts for blue phosphors: A joint theoretical and experimental study of their electronic structure
Dongwook Kim, Seyhan Salman, Veaceslav Coropceanu, Eric Salomon, Asanga B. Padmaperuma, Linda S. Sapochak, Antoine Kahn, Jean Luc Brédas
Princeton Institute for Computational Science and Engineering
We report on a joint theoretical and experimental investigation of the electronic structure of a series of bis(diphenylphosphine oxide) derivatives containing a central aromatic core with high triplet energy. Such molecules can serve as host material in the emissive layer of blue electro-phosphorescent organic devices. The aromatic cores considered in the theoretical study consist of biphenyl, fiuorene, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, dibenzothiophenesulfone, or carbazole, linked to the two phosphoryl groups in either para or meta positions. With respect to the isolated core molecules, it is found that addition of the diphenylphosphine oxide moieties has hardly any impact on the core geometry and only slightly reduces the energy of the lowest triplet state (by, at most, ∼0.2 eV). However, the diphenylphosphine oxide functionalities significantly impact the ionization potential and electron affinity values, in a way that is different for para and meta substitutions. Excellent comparison is obtained between the experimental UPS and IPES spectra of the para biphenyl and meta dibenzothiophene and dibenzothiophenesulfone compounds and the simulated spectra. In general, the phosphine oxide derivatives present triplet energies that are calculated to be at least 0.2 eV higher than those of currently widely used blue phosphorescent emitters.
https://doi.org/10.1021/cm9029616
Published - Jan 12 2010
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Electronic structure Engineering & Materials Science 100%
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Phosphine Oxide Chemical Compounds 78%
Oxides Engineering & Materials Science 57%
Dibenzothiophene Chemical Compounds 53%
Electronic State Chemical Compounds 49%
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Kim, D., Salman, S., Coropceanu, V., Salomon, E., Padmaperuma, A. B., Sapochak, L. S., Kahn, A., & Brédas, J. L. (2010). Phosphine oxide derivatives as hosts for blue phosphors: A joint theoretical and experimental study of their electronic structure. Chemistry of Materials, 22(1), 247-254. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm9029616
Kim, Dongwook ; Salman, Seyhan ; Coropceanu, Veaceslav et al. / Phosphine oxide derivatives as hosts for blue phosphors : A joint theoretical and experimental study of their electronic structure. In: Chemistry of Materials. 2010 ; Vol. 22, No. 1. pp. 247-254.
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The Spanish Civil War (1936-39) left a million dead and over 500,000 refugees. Mexico welcomed about 20,000. Among them were the filmmaker's grandparents, parents, and some of their friends. In Exile: A Family Film tell...
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Directed by Jorge Fons • Drama • With Salma Hayek, Margarita Sanz, Bruno Bichir • 1995 • 140 minutes
Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava (Juan Manuel Bernal), who yea...
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The 33rd Annual Mom's Weekend Fashion Show, titled "Euphoria," features garments created by both undergraduate and graduate students.
"Our design students are the ones that create the garments that will go down the runway. We will feature junior, senior, and graduate-level work," director of the fashion show Amy Hughes said.
The volunteers who give their time to support the apparel, merchandising, design and textiles department make the show possible, she said.
"Our models are all volunteer students here at WSU. In the end of the fall semester, we hold open model calls around campus and try to recruit some models," Hughes said.
Senior Apparel Design major Dominique Norman created a plus-sized collection for this years' Fashion Show, bringing variety to the modeled clothing.
Apparel design and merchandising students have been working tirelessly in the past few weeks to finish up their pieces for the show, but more goes into the show than just the clothes, Hughes said.
"The show is also produced by students as well. Students in our department can take the Fashion Show Production class, these students learn how to put on a major event and design it," Hughes said.
Students who are studying to enter the design and merchandising industry have dedicated huge amounts of time and effort to this event, she said.
"I have students that told me today that they've been in the sewing lab for 24 hours straight trying to get their garments done for the show, so students are under a lot of pressure to get things done for the show," Hughes said.
La Bella Hair Salon in Pullman is donating their time to do all of the model's hair for the show, while Flirt, another local business, donated accessories for the event, she said. In addition, other industry icons are lending items to the events.
"Nordstrom and the Camuto Group donated over 50 pairs shoes, so that's really exciting because it gives the show an extra level of sophistication and coolness," Hughes said.
The Annual Mom's Weekend Fashion show allows design majors the opportunity to get their clothes on the runway and to share their art.
"We end the night on Friday night, which is another exciting way for WSU students to spend the weekend with their moms. It's a good way for the community to see what we're doing and be entertained at the same time" she said.
WSU's 33rd Annual Mom's Weekend Fashion Show will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 8, in Beasley Coliseum. Tickets are $12 online and $16 at the door.


Digging into the weeds of the April employment reports, AGC reported on the metropolitan-level construction employment levels compared to the previous April peak and trough. Pittsburgh had 57,100 workers employed in construction in April 2018, 400 more than the peak in April 2008. Pittsburgh was one of only two PA metros (Altoona was the other) that had exceeded its previous peak employment level.
There was an interesting comparison of data that illustrated just how much better Pittsburgh fared in the last recession than other PA cities. In April, the new Pittsburgh level was 16% above the trough, the low point of 49,700 in April 2011. Compare that to Philadelphia's suburban metro, which saw construction employment plunge to 38,900 in April 2011. Today, suburban Philadelphia employment still lags its 2008 peak and has but 1,000 more workers employed than Pittsburgh.
In construction news, Burns & Scalo Real Estate is excavating the site for its $35 million, 160,000 square foot Riviera office building (see below). The Riviera is being built 100% spec, although rumors of an anchor tenant swirl. Burns & Scalo is banking on the burgeoning tech industries and the proximity of Pittsburgh Technology Center to attract tenants as construction proceeds.
The University of Pittsburgh is seeking Predetermination of Responsibility responses on June 20 for its Salk Hall Phase 2 renovation. This is the prequalification for contractors interested in bidding the four prime contracts for the $40 million project. The bidding will go through DGS but will be limited to the contractors Pitt approves through the PDR process. Read more about the PDR here.


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Desert Island Disc Challenge: 'Is This It'
The coolest desert island guy ever.
Editor's note: As part of CMN's ongoing music journalism program, we asked our team of music writers to take on the age-old challenge of choosing one piece of music they would like to have with them if they were stranded on a deserted island. It's an absurd notion, but also irresistible. See all the different approaches they took to the challenge right over here.
If I could only bring one album on a desert island, what would it be? Anyone that knows me knows the answer: Is This It by The Strokes. I did not even need to think about it.
I would choose this album for critical and personal reasons. Is This It was the 2001 Strokes debut album that made Converse and skinny jeans cool to hipsters everywhere. At the time, nu-metal was ruling the musical landscape with forgettable bands like Limp Bizkit commanding the spotlight.
The Strokes were led by lead singer Julian Casablancas, the man with the voice everyone wishes they had while singing in the shower. But you can't overlook the guitars of Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., and the bass of Nikolai Fraiture. Those three created a raw sound that was more complex and polished than most people ever realized.
Rolling Stone's Joe Levy wrote at the time, "This is the stuff legends are made of." In 2009, The Guardian called Is This It the fourth best album of the decade: "The impact of the Strokes first album was immediate and dramatic."
The hype around the band suggested they were the second coming of the Rolling Stones or something, but the album was simply one ridiculously amazing post-punk album at a time when such garage rock sounds were not in the mainstream consciousness.
The Strokes made it cool to like rock and roll again. They influenced other great bands of the 2000s, including Arctic Monkeys and The Killers. Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys said in 2011, "I remember I used to play that first album [Is This It] in college all the time, when our band was first starting. Loads of people were into them, so loads of bands coming out sounded like them. I remember consciously trying not to sound like The Strokes, deliberately taking bits out of songs that sounded too much like them, but I still loved that album." And just listen to the first line of Monkeys most recent album: "I just wanted to be one of the Strokes…"
As for the Killers, drummer Ronnie Vanucci said in 2017 to NME, "It's kind of flattering just to hear them talking about our band — even now. Especially The Strokes. They're one of the baddest rock bands out there."
Is This It also had a huge impact on me. During college I listened to older bands from like Metallica, Pearl Jam, and Radiohead — or classic rock. I had not opened myself up to listening to new bands much. Near the end of 2001, I read a Spin Magazine article and decided to listen to the Strokes to hear this newer raw sound taking shape in music, and the album blew me away.
It was one of those albums where you can put it on any track and never want to skip it. Siamese Dream by the Smashing Pumpkins was also this way for me in high school. The Strokes caused me to embrace new music everywhere — never getting enough of it to this day. Without that album, you are probably not reading this.
The other reason I would select this album is because it embodies being cool. Watch the music videos for this album. The Strokes hang out at a bar in the video for "Someday" with Slash from Guns and Roses and Robert Pollard from Guided By Voices. The other part of the video they compete against Guided By Voices in a fictitious episode of Family Feud. How cool is that? This was the band back then that you wanted to go out to the bars with.
And let's say I am stranded on this island and a beautiful mermaid comes out of the water and on shore and asks if I can play any cool music. I want that mermaid to know that I am the coolest desert island guy she has ever come across by putting on Is This It by The Strokes.
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Q: Twig_Error_Runtime exception with "url" function after updating twig to > than 1.7
code <a href="{{ url('article', { 'articleId':article.id }) }}"> causes:
Twig_Error_Runtime: An exception has been thrown during the compilation of a template ("Catchable Fatal Error: Argument 2 passed to Twig_Environment::addFunction() must implement interface Twig_FunctionInterface, instance of Twig_Filter_Function given
with 1.7 - everything is ok

A: You have to use path(...) instead of url(...).
Arguments are the same.
I suppose that from 1.7 to > 1.7 this function became obsolete and was substituted with new one

A: the problem not with url or path functions.
it looks like you are using Twig_Filter_Function instead of Twig_Function_Function for defining your custom functions.
check your custom twig extensions.

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This case concerned the implementation of EU rules on equal treatment in employment but it has relevance for the implementation of all EU rules, including those relating to the environment.
In response to a preliminary reference from the Irish Supreme Court, the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed that national bodies that apply EU law in the exercise of their powers must be able to disapply conflicting provisions of national law.
The national body in question was the Workplace Relations Commission (the "WRC"), which is responsible for enforcing the Equal Treatment Directive (Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation) in Ireland. Specifically, persons who claim they have been discriminated against may bring their case before the WRC, which has the power to order a number of remedies, including compensation and equal treatment.
Three persons complained to the WRC alleging that they were excluded from a recruitment procedure because of their age, in breach of the Equal Treatment Directive. Before the WRC adopted its decision, the Minister for Justice and Equality applied to the High Court for an order declaring that the WRC did not have jurisdiction to hear the case because only courts established by the constitution can disapply measures of national law. The High Court granted the order and the WRC appealed to the Irish Supreme Court, which referred the question to the CJEU.
The Court of Justice first noted that a distinction must be made between the power to disapply, in a specific case, a provision of national law that is contrary to EU law and the power to strike such a provision down which has the effect that it is no longer valid for any purpose.
With regard to the power to disapply a provision in a specific case, the Court recalled its case law according to which the principle of primacy of EU law means that national courts are obliged to give full effect to EU law by refusing to apply conflicting provisions of national law. The Court confirmed that this duty applies to all organs of the State which apply EU law within the exercise of their respective powers, including administrative authorities.
Applying this principle to the facts of the case, the Court held that the Irish legislature chose to confer the specific power of ensuring compliance with the Equal Treatment Directive on the WRC. As such, the principle of primacy of EU law requires the WRC to provide the legal protection which individuals derive from EU law and to adopt all necessary measures to ensure that EU law is fully effective. If needed, this requirement entails disapplying provisions of national law that are contrary to EU law. The fact that individuals may bring an action in the High Court regarding the alleged incompatibility of national law with EU law does not affect this conclusion.
This judgment applies to national authorities that apply EU environmental law within the exercise of their powers. To take permitting decisions as an example, this should ensure that national authorities, on their own initiative, disapply provisions of national law that are in conflict with the EIA Directive and other requirements laid down indirectly effective provisions of EU law. It should also affect the way that national authorities deal with the legal consequences of failures to comply with EU environmental law. Using permits as an example again, the duty to ensure that EU law if fully effective should preclude administrative authorities from relying on provisions of national law that allow them to grant permits or allow permits to remain in force that do not comply with EU environmental law.
With particular regard to access to justice in environmental matters, the Court of Justice has already confirmed the duty of national courts to disapply provisions of national procedural law that cannot be interpreted in compliance with Article 9 of the Aarhus Convention (e.g. case C-664/15 Protect in relation to Article 9(3) AC). This case would suggest that administrative review bodies should do the same.


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March 07 2018, category: Press Releases
Nairobi, March 7, 18 - On Women's Day, women around the world stand up for gender equality, denounce sexual violence and celebrate their womanhood. Kenyan women are no exception. Today, thousands of Kenyan sexually mutilated women are demanding the proper restoration of their anatomy and their duly right to experience orgasm without shame and guilt.
The second annual Kenyan humanitarian mission to restore the clitoris of FGM victims is set to take place from July 22 to Aug 04 in Nairobi. It is a collaborative effort between two dedicated NGOs: Clitoraid, based in the US and its Kenyan counterpart, Pink Plus Garana.
According to a 2013 UNICEF report, a quarter of all Kenyan women are victims of the barbaric custom of FGM, also known as "cutting" informs Nairobi based Dr. Adan Abdullahi, head of Garana. "we are humbled that the medical community is finally able to offer a surgical solution to women facing a lifetime of pain and suffering caused by FGM".
The upcoming humanitarian mission is being launched amidst the #metoo worldwide movement denouncing sexual violence against women.
"FGM survivors are truly the apex of sexual assault" deplores Clitoraid's surgeon, Dr. Marci Bowers of San Francisco, USA "It is sad to say that in this case, it is mostly women who inflict sexual torture on the girls in their community by dismembering their genitals".
Dr. Abdulahi adds: "Recently, Nairobi Doctor Tatu Kamau filed a lawsuit to reverse the Kenyan ban on FGM in adult women by arguing that adult women should be able to do whatever they want with their bodies".
Both doctors agree that adults are free to treat their body as they please though they ponder how women's sexual pleasure can be so repressed that some women would choose to cut off their "Allah given" healthy clitoris, ie. the most pleasurable part of their anatomy, to make them honorable members of the community.
"Sexual education is key for women to fully embrace their innate womanhood in Kenya and around the world" says Bowers.
Both Dr. Bowers and Abdullahi will volunteer their surgical skills to reconstruct the clitoris of patients suffering from FGM in Nairobi this summer. 45 women were restored last year.
Clitoraid launches a campaign of free clitoral restorative surgeries in Burkina Faso as part of Clitoris Awareness Month
May 27 2017, category: Press Releases
LAS VEGAS, May 22 - Despite the government's surgery ban in the Kamkaso hospital, Clitoraid / AVFE continue their original mission and launch a free clitoral restorative surgery campaign in Burkina Faso as part of Clitoris Awareness Month.
A few days before the opening ceremony of the Kamkaso hospital in Bobo Dioulasso, BF in 2014, the Burkina Faso Health Office notified Clitoraid / AVFE of its ban on surgeries, while Professor Charlemagne Ouedraogo launched a defamation campaign against AVFE and Clitoraid doctors.
Since then, despite repeated administrative efforts on the part of Clitoraid, the government has failed to respond to the humanitarian organization's requests to grant the opening of the Kamkaso hospital.
During a conference in Italy in 2017, Mrs. Lamizana born Traore Mariam, former minister for women's health in Blaise Compaore's government and president of the woman's organization La Voix Des Femmes (Women's Voice)
officially declared that Clitoraid's action was not necessary since many Burkinabe surgeons were now offering clitoral repair to local women.
"Mrs. Lamizana's remarks are completely false" says Mrs. Siribie, spokesperson for AVFE/ Clitoraid. "Some clinics may have begun to offer the surgery but at a steep price, whereas the Kamkaso pleasure hospital thanks to international donations offers the same service for free to FGM survivors.
The women who cannot afford the surgery must hold Mrs. Lamizana and the Burkina Faso Government solely responsible for their inability to access the surgery.
"Let us remind the public that the government's motion to ban the opening of the Kamkaso hospital strictly stems from religious discrimination toward the Raelians who launched this humanitarian endeavor designed to benefit women of all religions" declares Mrs Siribie.
"AVFE and Clitoraid's original objective is to offer clitoral restorative surgery to the thousands of women who have contacted us and who cannot afford the procedure." says Siribie
"After Clitoraid's successful mission in Kenya earlier this month, where Dr. Bowers, Clitoraid's chief surgeon, operated on 45 women and children, we decided to meet the expectations of the Burkinabe women and allow most of them to regain their dignity and their sense of pleasure, "explains Brigitte Boisselier, Clitoraid's President.
The Kamkaso hospital is fully equipped and able to accommodate 6 women per day if the authorization was given to Clitoraid.
The mission of Clitoraid International, inspired by Prophet Rael, spiritual leader of the International Raelian Movement, is to ensure that all women who have been genitally mutilated have access to clitoral restorative surgery as developed by Dr. Foldes.
"Until the Kamkaso hospital officially opens its doors, these operations will be performed in clinics accredited by the Clitoraid program and by surgeons trained by Dr. Bowers. In the meantime, our hospital will act as a welcoming center for FGM victims wishing to have the surgery" adds Boisselier.
"The extra costs and further inconvenience to FGM survivors can only be blamed on the Burkina Faso government that refuses to authorize the opening of our humanitarian hospital based on religious discrimination" deplores Boisselier.
The women of Burkina Faso who wish to know more about clitoral restorative surgery are cordially invited to an information conference at the Kamkaso hospital on Saturday May 27 from 8 am to 6 pm.
Clitoraid's mission in Kenya ends in great success
LAS VEGAS, May 15 – Clitoraid's two-week humanitarian surgical mission held during Clitoris Awareness month in Nairobi, Kenya ended on May 12 as 45 FGM survivors saw their clitoris and dignity restored.
Dr Bowers, Clitoraid's head surgeon based in San Francisco, USA, trained 16 local Kenyan doctors and calls the mission a beacon of hope for the horn of Africa where millions of FGM victims reside.
Spiritual leader Maitreya Rael who inspired the creation of Clitoraid states that "Femininity is the future of humanity".  Clitoraid strongly contributes to women's empowerment, a sentiment shared by all of our Kenyan patients.
"As soon as women heard that such surgery was being offered in Nairobi, they crowded from early dawn outside and into the waiting rooms of Karen and Mama Lucy hospitals where the mission co-sponsored by Kenyan NGO Garana (Project Pink Plus) was taking place." explains Nadine Gary, spokesperson for Clitoraid
Women also wrote to Clitoraid from countries as far as Nigeria and Sierra Leone, begging us to come to their country.
Dr Lalla Malika Issoufou Mahamadou, first lady of Niger voiced her wish of hosting a Clitoraid surgical mission in her country.
The Kenya mission comprised patients ranging from age 8 to 64.
"Clitoral restorative surgery is not appropriate for children but this 8 years old girl was brought to the hospital suffering from genital mutilation and severe sexual abuse which required intensive genital reconstructive surgery." explains Gary "Dr. Bowers and Dr. Abdullahi immediately alleviated her suffering with their surgical pelvic expertise".
Gary says that women are utterly fed up with this tradition. "Everyone of the desperate women who came for surgery overwhelmingly agreed. This gruesome practice cuts through their body, their marriage, their whole lives".
Most of the patients who underwent the procedure during the past two week complained of broken marriages due to their genital mutilation.
This mission presented a formidable healing opportunity for all the patients not only in their genitals but in their whole beings.
"At the recovery place reserved for them after their surgery, the patients were able to open up about the infamous day of their cutting with other victims. For many, it was the first time in their lives. They spoke about the pain, the anger, the despair, the resentment, the sexual frustrations, the marriage break ups, their sexual fantasies. They laughed, they cried together in a tremendous group healing." says Gary.
Some patients created a blog chat group to keep in touch during the healing process and to support each other in the future.
The recovery takes about 3 months, after which specific clitoral physical therapy will begin under the professional guidance of Dr. Esho and Raelian Guide Clemence Linard, clinical sexologists who have counseled the patients thus far.
Clitoraid Announces Its First Clitoral Restorative Surgeries for FGM Victims in Kenya
April 24 2017, category: Press Releases
LAS VEGAS, April 25 – From May 2 to May 13, the U.S.-based, non-profit organization Clitoraid will launch its first humanitarian mission in Nairobi, Kenya, offering clitoral restorative surgery to victims of female genital mutilation (FGM).
According to Clitoraid Spokesperson Nadine Gary, this new mission is part of the multiple actions planned during the month of May, the month of Clitoris Awareness.
"Dr. Marci Bowers, Clitoraid's gynecological surgeon, will operate on 40 women in Kenya. Clitoraid partners with the Kenyan non-governmental organization Garana and Dr. Abdullahi Adan, a plastic reconstructive surgeon in this endeavor.
"Dr. Bowers will restore sexual pleasure to 40 patients," Gary said. "But those having surgery next week are only a few of the many FGM survivors who have contacted us, desperately seeking to be made whole again." (According to a 2013 UNICEF report, a quarter of all Kenyan women are victims of the barbaric custom of FGM, also known as "cutting.")
Gary said Bowers will also train local surgeons during her stay in Kenya.
"She'll present the clitoral restorative technique developed by French urologist Dr. Pierre Foldes," Gary explained. "Clemence Linard, our clinical sexologist in France, will also participate, offering counseling to patients and sharing her expertise with Kenyan sexologist Dr. Tammary Esho, who volunteered to assist."
Clitoraid's humanitarian mission began in 2004.
"International spiritual leader Maitreya Rael (rael.org) during one of his visits to West Africa in 2003, learned of the gruesome practice of mutilating girls' genitals," Gary said. "He launched Clitoraid not just to launch an educational campaign against FGM but to provide the surgery that repairs the damage inflicted on its victims."
Gary said Clitoraid has already operated on over 250 FGM survivors, mainly in the United States, where 500,000 victims reside today.
"Among our former patients is Jaha Dukereh, a U.S. resident born in the Gambia," Gary said. "Last year she was named one of Time Magazine's '100 Most Influential People' in recognition of her anti-FGM activism. She calls her restorative surgery through Clitoraid 'a life-changing experience'."
Meanwhile, Clitoraid's first hospital dedicated to FGM victims and their medical needs in West Africa is still awaiting licensure in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
"Corrupt male politicians and greedy doctors prevented our 2014 opening, oblivious to the anger and despair of countless local FGM patients," Gary said.
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Winsor McCay Award Presented to Art Babbitt (Art Babbitt Estate, 1974). ...
Winsor McCay Award Presented to Art Babbitt (Art Babbitt Estate, 1974). The Winsor McCay Award is a lifetime achievement award for animation that is given out at the Annie Awards hosted by ASIFA Hollywood. The Award started in 1972, and the first recipients were Dave and Max Fleischer. The second year it went to Walter Lantz. In its third year it was bestowed upon Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Winsor McCay, and Art Babbitt. It's interesting to note that Walt Disney did not get one until the following year. Generally considered a treasured family heirloom, these awards rarely come up for sale, especially from someone of Art Babbitt's importance to the field of animation. The plaque reads "1974 Art Babbitt The Winsor McCay Award For 50 Years Dedication to the Art of Animation International Animated Film Society (ASIFA Hollywood)". It measures 9" x 4.5" and the zoetrope top does spin. The original program for the award ceremony is included and provides an interesting glimpse of the animation industry circa 1974. Condition is Very Good. From the Art Babbitt Archives.
I'm very happy to endorse HA's well-thought-through approach to their Signature Auction prospects and clients.
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Lot T191 Las Vegas 2022 Jan 25-29
1965 Honda 4-cylinder Custom
The Bob Guynes Collection
CB771005344
CB400F 4-cylinder engine
Hand fabricated seat
4-shoe front brake
2-shoe rear brake
Builder and fabricator Bob Guynes was passionate about all things Honda, and this one-of-a-kind creation pulls two decades of Honda high-performance heritage into a single custom motorcycle. This custom street machine is a handcrafted blend of classic 1960s-era Honda twin-cylinder style and mid-'70s 4-cylinder Super Sport performance. The bike originally rolled out of the factory as a 1965 CB77 with a 305cc twin-cylinder engine.
Also known as the 305 Super Hawk, the street twin was produced from 1961-68 and sold alongside its little brother, the 250 Hawk. The Super Hawk was a giant killer on the road, and Honda offered a range of performance parts to encourage would-be racers. Scarlet Red paint is true to form, save for the side covers that were factory finished in silver to match the fenders. The signature Super Hawk chrome-sided gas tank with waffle rubber knee pads shines over polished aluminum components.
A standard, body-color headlight bucket with a built-in speedometer and tachometer instrument cluster, clip-on handlebars and a hand-fabricated racing seat bring factory stock and road-racing style together. The upgraded, four-shoe, ventilated front and twin-shoe rear brake setup was the gold standard before Honda released its CB750 in 1968 with the first front disc brake on a regular-production motorcycle. The effect of the game-changing CB750 on the motorcycle world cannot be understated, and the affordable superbike opened the door to a wide range of smooth running, single-overhead-camshaft Honda fours. The 1975-77 CB400F Super Sport was of those descendants, and its engine traveled back from the future into this Super Hawk. Two more cylinders and four-in-a-row carburetors with screened velocity stacks add power potential over the original 305cc twin. Four-into-four open megaphone exhaust complements '70s performance with '60s Honda factory-racer style and sound.


The 2040 Project: Baby it's cold outside! What to wear for cold weather exercise.
Baby it's cold outside! What to wear for cold weather exercise.
Brrrr. It's chilly! However, a drop in temperature need not run the 2040 posse indoors. With the appropriate clothing we can continue to run and cycle outside in Louisiana in the winter months. It's a question of garment type, fabric and number of layers.
A favorite blog post on the subject is by architect / cyclist Robert Anderson. See A Practical Cyclist: Winter Cycle Clothing Guidelines. Though Anderson's post focuses on how to dress for cycling, his recommendations are easily adjusted for running. I particularly like the chart he created. No doubt his design sensibilities played a role in his creating such an easy to read and understand chart.
For now, you won't catch me exercising outdoors when the temperature drop below freezing. However, for 2040 posse members undaunted by freezing temps, Anderson's chart provides his tried and true suggestions for freezing and below freezing temperatures.
This "what to wear" chart by architect / cyclist blogger Robert Anderson continues to be my "go to" chart for figuring out how to dress for various weather conditions.
One addition I make to Anderson's chart is ear warmers or a headband designed to cover my ears. When I run or cycle in temperatures below 50 degrees, the cooler air causes my ears to ache. I find that wearing ear warmers keeps my ears from aching. I'll even wear the ear warmers with a beanie under my helmet. In the past when I've worn only a beanie, it would sometime ride up over my ears during my exercise. I seem to have better luck keeping my ears covered with the warmers / headband.
A headband like this keeps my ears toasty warm.
In colder weather I also add lip balm and face cream to my "what to wear" list. Both lip balm and face cream a protect my lips and face from chapping or wind burn.
In lieu of the fleece tunic and wind proof vest, I've been successful staying comfortable by using multiple layers. Just last week, I biked in 44 degree temperatures. For my torso I wore 3 layers: short sleeve wicking top, arm warmers, long sleeve wicking top and a zippered pullover jacket. With multiple layers, I can always peel off a layer and tie it to my waist if the temperature (or I) warm up too much.
all i wear is fleece in the winter - i sleep in it too. right now i am wearing polortech? fleece hoodie (without the hood - hehe) and pants. every day. love it.
and please - don't say pandering!!!!! omg!!!! i loved your comment - pandering! heheee.


This handbook provides a broad overview of the development of European legal history from Ancient Greece to the twenty-first century. It engages with current research questions in international scholarship, and, in addition to Europe's heartland, details the history of its geographical 'fringes', such as Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.
European law, including both civil law and common law, has gone through several major phases of expansion in the world. European legal history thus also is a history of legal transplants and cultural borrowings, which national legal histories as products of nineteenth-century historicism until have recently largely left unconsidered. The Handbook of European Legal History supplies its readers with an overview of the different phases of European legal history in the light of today's state-of-the-art research, by offering cutting-edge views on research questions currently emerging in international discussions.
The Handbook takes a broad approach to its subject matter both nationally and systemically. Unlike traditional European legal histories, which tend to concentrate on "heartlands" of Europe (notably Italy and Germany), the Europe of the Handbook is more versatile and nuanced, taking into consideration the legal developments in Europe's geographical "fringes", such as Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. The Handbook covers all major time periods, from the ancient Greek law to the twenty-first century. Contributors include acknowledged leaders in the field as well as rising talents, representing a wide range of legal systems, methodologies, areas of expertise and research agendas.
Heikki Pihlajamaki is Professor of Comparative Legal History at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki.
Markus D. Dubber is Professor of Law at the University of Toronto.
Mark Godfrey is Professor of Legal History at the University of Glasgow.


Admission will take place based on a motivation letter and, when relevant, written work.
Writing Art will familiarize students with diverse ways of writing about art. This is achieved through a series of combined lectures and workshops by experts, writers and artists in which students will experiment with different approaches to 'Writing Art'.
The course considers a range of writing on art, from examples of art criticism to contemporary and experimental modes of writing on art.
The aim of the course is to stimulate students to write and to develop a personal 'voice'. The emphasis therefore lies on 'learning through doing', which means that the experiment with and the practice of the writing itself is the base for learning rather than theoretical input.
Can one bridge the gap between language on the one hand and the visual experience of an art work on the other? How can a personal experience of art be conveyed to the reader in a convincing and engaging way? What is the status, or the function, of text in relation to the art work, what are the possibilities and the potential limits in writing on art? Is it possible to engage in an art critical, academic or artistic discourse on visual imagery on the basis of text; and if so how does one do that?
The set-up of the course is thematic. A guest lecturer, who is an expert in the particular field of writing, will address each theme in a lecture, presentation or workshop. The lecturer will expand on the theme, using examples from writing practices. Preceding or after the lecture, each lecturer will give students an assignment to write a particular type of text. The texts will be commented on at the end or after the lecture. Students will then rewrite the text for their portfolio. The texts will be discussed in the group (peer feedback) and the lecturer will also give in-depth feedback. Short writing exercises as well as a performance are part of the lectures or workshops.
• Be able to critically reflect on art and design and on one's position in the field as an artist, designer, critic or researcher.
Time: Wednesday afternoons from 16.00-18.00 hrs.
Room no.: PB.111, on all dates except 14 November. 14 November's meeting will take place in BB.203.
(Every theme (six in total) is connected to a writing exercise, this text will be rewritten. All texts together will form a portfolio that will be assessed).
(Dialogue and performance in Class).
• The final mark for this Class is based on performance in class, weekly assignments and a portfolio.
• After or during each Class students receive an assignment which they must hand in at least 3 days before the next Class.
• The evaluation of the performance of each student in class considers: commitment, motivation and curiosity.
Students are allowed to be absent at 1 meeting at the most without further consequences. Being absent at more than 1 meeting implies that a student cannot pass.
Janneke Wesseling - 'Why Write? On Writing as Art Practice.' Will be sent to the students.
Other possible literature will be announced in class and is different per lecturer.
To enroll, students must send a motivation letter.
In addition, for students of Leiden University, enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
Apply before Monday 10 September 2018 23:59 h (CET) by registering for this course in uSis.
To complete your application, you will be required to send a brief letter of motivation (max. 400 words, in PDF) to L.Fit@kabk.nl The result of the selection will be announced on Thursday 14 September 2018 at the latest. Incomplete or late submissions will not be accepted.
For questions, please contact Lotte Betting, co-ordinator of the lectorate, at lectoraatktp@kabk.nl.
To complete your application, you will be required to send a brief letter of motivation (max. 400 words, in PDF) to lectoraatktp@kabk.nl The result of the selection will be announced on Thursday 14 September 2018 at the latest. Incomplete or late submissions will not be accepted.
This course will admit a maximum of 10 participants from Leiden University, and a maximum of 10 participants from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague.


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Senate Conservatives Fund invests $227,000 in Sasse
January 3, 2014 Rob Port
LINCOLN, Neb. – A national conservative group that is working to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has invested nearly $227,000 in Republican Ben Sasse's campaign so far.
Midland University President Ben Sasse
The Senate Conservatives Fund announced Friday it invested $2 million five U.S. Senate campaigns in the last quarter of 2013, with Sasse receiving the fourth-biggest haul.
Sasse's total includes nearly $118,000 donated directly to his campaign, and nearly $109,000 in independent purchases, with most of that being spent on direct mail so far, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Senate Conservatives Fund Executive Director Matt Hoskins said the fact that the group raised $2 million in less than three months shows how determined people are to elect "true conservative leaders who will stand up to the big spenders in both parties."
"Our members in Nebraska and across the country are very excited about Ben Sasse and they're working hard to help him get his message out," Hoskins said via email.
The SCF was founded by Tea Party leader and former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint and often endorses underdog challengers rather than incumbents or establishment candidates. The group has been locked in a bitter feud with McConnell, who has criticized its strategy for fighting Obamacare, which led to a government shutdown. According to the National Review, Sasse was berated by the minority leader in November for working with SCF and for accusing Republicans of failing to lead in a campaign video, specifically calling out McConnell. McConnell has accused SCF of giving conservatives a bad name and being counterproductive.
Last year, SCF spent $1.4 million on the Nebraska Senate race, supporting State Treasurer Don Stenberg, who finished third in the GOP primary race, losing to darkhorse state Sen. Deb Fischer.
Sasse is also benefitting from help from another outside group, the Legacy Foundation Action Fund, which reported spending about $24,000 on billboards (including one on 10th Street in downtown Lincoln) saying Sasse would bring conservative Nebraska values to Washington, according to FEC records.
The Iowa-based group says it educates the public on fiscal issues, the creation of an entrepreneurial environment, education, labor-management relations, citizenship, civil rights, and government transparency issues.
Contact Deena Winter at deena@nebraskawatchdog.org. Follow Deena on Twitter at @DeenaNEWatchdog
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Gems are small items of high value and/or great beauty typically found in a mass of worthless material. Usenet is the original global distributed discussion group network. Usenet, mailing lists and other online forums are a major part of the Perl social scene, providing an extensive free resource of expert (and not so expert) advice on a range of technical issues in and around Perl. This talk explores briefly some of the rules and pitfalls of social interaction in a technical discussion forum and then looks at some "Gems" where often seemingly simple questions have revealed surprising and/or fascinating things about Perl.
Brian McCauley (NoBull) is a programmer in various languages (including not as much Perl as he'd like) for the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. He has been a regular contributor to Perl Usenet groups for many years. A member of Birmingham.pm and a YAPC regular since 2003, he became a Director of Birmingham.pm Limited when it was incorporated in 2006 in order to organise YAPC::Europe::2006.


BPPLAS PLAIN AND COLOURED STRETCH FILM provides flexibility in packing and securing loose items. With a length of between 300m and 500m and four different widths of 250mm, 300mm, 450mm and 500 mm, this light-weight stretch film provides value for money.
1. Able to wound on 1",1.5", 2", 2.5",3" and extended core.
2. Multilayer structure creates good bonding effect.
3. Produce by USA state-of-art cast unit.
4. Good thickness profile and puncture resistance.
5. Superior optics and low noise during unwind.
7. Materials are RoSH compliance.
1. Offer flexibility and mobility in compact workplace.
2. Require minimum manual wrapping strength.
4. Easy and simple wrapping procedures apply.
5. Clear identification by colour.


I am mostly a film photographer. But with the introduction of the iphone, I have been seduced by "iphoneography" One of my favorite techniques in analogue photography is double exposures. For those of you who don't know what a double exposure is, its exactly what it sounds like. Exposing the film twice, essentially creating two pictures on top of each other. On film this takes some planning so as to not "over expose" the film and you must have a strategy to get the composition you'd like. But with digital we can blend the two pictures after the fact. Adjusting exposure and composition with editing software or an app.
I am going to walk you through taking a double exposure on your iphone. There is an app for the Android called Vignette that allows you to do a double exposures. But I dont have experience with it so today we will be using the Image Blender app for the Iphone.
First, choose two pictures. As with most double exposures, its a good strategy to have one picture be of a particular subject (friend, pet, car etc.) and the other picture be a texture (I like using flowers and plants). But you can pick any 2 pictures you'd like.
Once you have decided on your pictures, open the Image Blender app on the Iphone.
Tap the box in the bottom left corner. It will prompt you to take a photo or to look for a picture in your library to use for your subject.
Next, tap the box in the lower right corner and choose the photo with your texture. You can adjust the size and placement of this second image with the toolbar.
You can choose from different blend modes and adjust the level of saturation with bar on the bottom.
Once you are finished adjusting saturation, send the picture over to Tumblr, Instagram or your favorite photo editing app to finish your perfect effect.
try Instafusion app.....it has a very easy and beautiful interface..
you're the coolest! all this time I thought you were using one of the DSLR cameras that allows you to create double exposures in the menu setting. This is so great!!
Pretty! I'll have to figure out how to do this on my android!


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package com.graphhopper.http;

import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
import com.google.inject.Provides;
import com.graphhopper.GraphHopper;
import com.graphhopper.routing.util.spatialrules.SpatialRuleLookupBuilder;
import com.graphhopper.GraphHopperAPI;
import com.graphhopper.json.GHJson;
import com.graphhopper.json.GHJsonFactory;
import com.graphhopper.json.geo.JsonFeatureCollection;
import com.graphhopper.reader.osm.GraphHopperOSM;
import com.graphhopper.routing.lm.LandmarkStorage;
import com.graphhopper.routing.lm.PrepareLandmarks;
import com.graphhopper.routing.util.EncodingManager;
import com.graphhopper.routing.util.spatialrules.DefaultSpatialRule;
import com.graphhopper.routing.util.spatialrules.Polygon;
import com.graphhopper.routing.util.spatialrules.SpatialRule;
import com.graphhopper.routing.util.spatialrules.SpatialRuleLookup;
import com.graphhopper.spatialrules.SpatialRuleLookupHelper;
import com.graphhopper.storage.GraphHopperStorage;
import com.graphhopper.storage.index.LocationIndex;
import com.graphhopper.util.CmdArgs;
import com.graphhopper.util.Parameters;
import com.graphhopper.util.TranslationMap;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import javax.inject.Named;
import javax.inject.Singleton;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.util.List;

public class GraphHopperModule extends AbstractModule {
    protected final CmdArgs args;
    private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());

    public GraphHopperModule(CmdArgs args) {
        this.args = CmdArgs.readFromConfigAndMerge(args, "config", "graphhopper.config");
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    @Override
    protected void configure() {
        install(new CmdArgsModule(args));
        bind(GHJson.class).toInstance(new GHJsonFactory().create());
        bind(GraphHopperAPI.class).to(GraphHopper.class);
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    GraphHopper createGraphHopper(CmdArgs args) {
        GraphHopper graphHopper = new GraphHopperOSM(
                SpatialRuleLookupHelper.createLandmarkSplittingFeatureCollection(args.get(Parameters.Landmark.PREPARE + "split_area_location", ""))
        ).forServer();
        SpatialRuleLookupHelper.buildAndInjectSpatialRuleIntoGH(graphHopper, args);

        graphHopper.init(args);
        return graphHopper;
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    TranslationMap getTranslationMap(GraphHopper graphHopper) {
        return graphHopper.getTranslationMap();
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    RouteSerializer getRouteSerializer(GraphHopper graphHopper) {
        return new SimpleRouteSerializer(graphHopper.getGraphHopperStorage().getBounds());
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    GraphHopperStorage getGraphHopperStorage(GraphHopper graphHopper) {
        return graphHopper.getGraphHopperStorage();
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    EncodingManager getEncodingManager(GraphHopper graphHopper) {
        return graphHopper.getEncodingManager();
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    LocationIndex getLocationIndex(GraphHopper graphHopper) {
        return graphHopper.getLocationIndex();
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    @Named("hasElevation")
    boolean hasElevation(GraphHopper graphHopper) {
        return graphHopper.hasElevation();
    }

    @Provides
    GraphHopperService getGraphHopperService(GraphHopper graphHopper) {
        return new GraphHopperService() {
            @Override
            public void start() {
                graphHopper.importOrLoad();
                logger.info("loaded graph at:" + graphHopper.getGraphHopperLocation()
                        + ", data_reader_file:" + graphHopper.getDataReaderFile()
                        + ", flag_encoders:" + graphHopper.getEncodingManager()
                        + ", " + graphHopper.getGraphHopperStorage().toDetailsString());

            }

            @Override
            public void close() throws Exception {
                graphHopper.close();
            }
        };
    }

}