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About Living With Schizophrenia
What is Schizophrenia?
Modern Treatments
About schizophrenia
Schizophrenia and dangerous behaviour
How is schizophrenia diagnosed?
A brief history of schizophrenia
Recovery from schizophrenia
Recovery strategies
Disclosure – telling other people about your schizophrenia
Can you recover from schizophrenia?
Coping with schizophrenia
Managing medication
Preparing for relapses
Coping with side effects of medication
Schizophrenia and diet
Organising your time
Self monitoring your schizophrenia
Understanding voices
Coping with voices
Negative symptoms
Understanding negative symptoms
Treatments for negative symptoms
Self help for negative symptoms
Help from the Jobcentre
Writing a CV (resumé)
Why work?
What kind of work can I do?
Sources of help for job searching
Job Interview techniques
Holding down a job
Case study: Martin's story
Information for carers
Self Help for Paranoia
Treatments for Paranoia in Schizophrenia
Understanding Paranoia
Doctors and health workers
Information for doctors and health workers
Staying out of debt
Dealing with existing debt
Schizophrenia and Physical Health
Exercise and Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia and street drugs
Schizophrenia and Alcohol
Depression and Schizophrenia
What can be done about depression in schizophrenia
Current Issues in Schizophrenia
Labelling in Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia and Language
Stigma in Schizophrenia
The Anti-Psychiatry Movement
Cognitive Symptoms
Cognitive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Spirituality and Religion
Schizophrenia: A Christian Perspective
Religious and Spiritual Delusions in Schizophrenia
The Science of Sleep in Schizophrenia
Famous People with Schizophrenia
Nijinsky
Richard Dadd
Ivor Gurney
Daniel McNaghten
Henry J Deutschendorf
Dr William Chester Minor
Recent Developments in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
Guidance for Journalists
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In media reporting and in public opinion schizophrenia probably has more negative associations that any other public health issue in the UK today. Inevitably the negative beliefs and ideas that the public, the press, employers and health workers have around this condition impacts on the lives of those suffering from it. We call this effect stigma and some working in mental health particularly the mainstream mental health charities have suggested that stigma is one of the biggest problems facing people living with mental illness and with some even claiming that the stigma can be worse than the symptoms of the illness itself.
There are few people who have experienced schizophrenia from the inside who would agree that the stigma faced by people with schizophrenia in society is somehow comparable with a constant assault on the psyche by persecutory voices and terrifying paranoid delusions. However the notion that this is so has gained some popularity in recent years.
Nevertheless stigma is very real and will have adverse effects on people's psychological health, increasing feelings of isolation and leading to poor self esteem and feelings of hopelessness. It will also have very real practical effects by causing discrimination in employment, education and housing. Below we consider some of the arguments around stigma in a much larger debate that clearly has a long time yet to run.
Why Does Stigma Exist?
It has been a traditional role of the British news media to both lead and reflect public opinion and without a doubt what the public thinks and believes about schizophrenia is very much conditioned by what they read and hear in the news. There is no doubt that in sections of the British news media there is at best a poor understanding of schizophrenia and at worst a deliberate attempt to smear those people by the use of inflammatory and rancorous reporting.
Sometimes the headlines are seen by the public to be outrageous as in the case of The Sun's infamous September 2003 front page headline "Bonkers Bruno Locked Up", a story about the boxer Frank Bruno's mental illness.5
Undoubtedly the rancorous coverage of schizophrenia by sections of the UK news media feeds the stigma experienced by sufferers and their families. (Image: Mitrija on Shutterstock)
It is true that the Sun, in the face of clamorous public opposition to this, back-tracked very quickly and made a donation to a mental health charity in reparation but nevertheless I have personally heard editors of national newspapers quite openly justify their use of terms like "psycho" to describe people with schizophrenia. I have also seen papers such as the Daily Mail describe a person with schizophrenia who had killed as "evil". Such provocative language may help them to sell newspapers but it does nothing to help alleviate the very real problem of dangerous behaviour that people with schizophrenia face in the UK today.
And it is on this issue of reporting dangerous behaviour that real questions arise. Because whilst the press will report in great detail on every incidence of violence by people with schizophrenia only a tiny fraction of the thousand suicides by people with schizophrenia in the UK each year are reported at all and very few of them make it to the national press. This disparity in reporting is not accidental. It is important to some sections of the media to be able to demonise people with schizophrenia and the reality that people with schizophrenia are more often than not victims of their own dangerous behaviour is an inconvenient truth. In general press reports that focus on violence by people with serious mental illness outnumber sympathetic reports by about four to one.6
But where media reporting is concerned it is as much about what is left unsaid as the terms that the media use. It is rare to see a story about a violent incident involving schizophrenia that gives any background information about the condition to put the act into context. For instance what schizophrenia is, what causes it or who are affected. And there is rarely any discussion about the factors that exacerbate the condition and make dangerous behaviour more likely: factors like the desperate under-funding of the Mental Health Service: another inconvenient truth. Violent acts tend to be presented by the media as criminal in intent when clearly no crime can have been committed if the perpetrator lacked the mental capacity necessary to form any intent.
However we cannot lay all the blame for stigma at the door of the news media. There has been a long tradition of demonising the mentally ill in our society. For instance until only very recently it was forbidden for any person with a mental illness to become an MP or hold office as a company director. The belief that people with mental illness are at best permanently incapable of life in mainstream society and at worst a threat to it has endured over many centuries and it is only recently that it has started to be challenged.
Against this background of centuries of negative attitudes it is not surprising that they are so widespread today. And to be fair the press would argue that their role is not just to lead public opinion but also to reflect it and that the way that they report mental health stories in many cases only reflects what the public are thinking anyway.
What is Being Done About Stigma?
In 2007 the UK's leading mental health charities Rethink and Mind established the biggest ever anti-stigma programme called Time to Change funded by money from the Lottery and the government. This has run a number of high profile campaigns to work on the problem of stigma including encouraging mental health awareness training for professionals and getting celebrities who have experience of mental illness to go public about their problems. The project has been supported by research by the Institute of Psychiatry in London which claims to be able to measure stigma and which has shown small but measurable improvements in stigma amongst the general population over the time of the campaign.
Whilst this is very encouraging it does little to address society's attitudes to schizophrenia which have so far constituted a very small part of the work carried out. Before we can do that we need to confront the issues that are a unique feature of attitudes towards schizophrenia and which other mental illnesses do not suffer from to the same extent: issues such as dangerous behaviour. Unless we start to talk about these issues honestly we will not begin to address the stigma.
There has also been a movement in education to improve awareness of mental health issues by asking people with mental illness into schools and colleges to talk to the students about their lives. Some research has suggested that having direct contact with people with mental illness themselves is an effective way of reducing negative attitudes. In addition professionals whose work will bring them into contact with mental illness such as doctors and social workers are now required to have a basic level of mental health awareness training.
Is Stigma in Schizophrenia Inevitable?
The high degree of stigma surrounding schizophrenia is beyond argument. Driven by rancorous, inaccurate and biased media reporting, public perceptions of schizophrenia still centre on the risk of violence and deviancy. However the problem here lies not only with the stigma but also with the condition itself. There is nothing positive about schizophrenia. It is a severe and disabling condition often involving bizarrely disturbed behaviour and that at best will interrupt a promising career and at worst end it altogether.
Sadly, many people with schizophrenia in the UK still end up living on the streets or in prison. We need an honest debate about this. (Image: Photographee.eu on Shutterstock)
Schizophrenia also has a devastatingly disruptive effect on the sufferer's life and people with schizophrenia are disproportionately represented in our prisons and homeless hostels
The association with dangerous behaviour is also a very real one. People with schizophrenia are more at risk of violent behaviour including homicide and somewhere between 800 and 1,800 people with schizophrenia will die by their own hand each year in the UK. alone.1,2 Given that schizophrenia has all the negatives and none of the positives it is easy to see why it attracts so much stigma and indeed it may be argued that stigma is a natural and inevitable part of the schizophrenia condition.
Perhaps then the prevailing view in government that stigma can eventually be banished to history is flawed and that however much awareness-raising we do there will always be an element of stigma attached to this condition with which we, as people living with schizophrenia will have to contend.
Do We Need a Fresh to Take a Fresh View of Stigma?
Perhaps also to fully understand stigma we have to entertain a wider definition than currently exists. Perhaps when we talk about stigma we should consider not only the archaic beliefs of journalists and the public but also the overarching mindset that seems to exist amongst many mental health workers both in the NHS and the third sector organisations (the charities) that sees a diagnosis of schizophrenia as being a life sentence to low achievement and in which permanent unemployment is just the natural state.
And perhaps we should include in our definition of stigma the self view of people with schizophrenia themselves who, following years of the most brutal assaults by persecutory delusions and voices, have little sense of their own self worth and even less appreciation of their capabilities. This has little to do with the diagnosis and everything to do with the symptoms.
Stigma faced by people with schizophrenia may also derive from issues like drug or alcohol abuse, debt and criminal records which should not be underestimated. (Image: Marcos Mesa Sam Wordley on Shutterstock)
We should also consider that many of the secondary effects of the episode of schizophrenia also impart considerable stigma. For instance most employers will regard any period of unemployment longer than a few months with intense suspicion when considering applicants for employment. People who have spent ten years out of work because of recurring episodes of schizophrenia will clearly be disadvantaged by these attitudes irrespective of any harm that their diagnosis may do. Similarly damage to personal reputation, contact with the criminal justice system and break ups in close relationships will all feed into the stigma that people with schizophrenia face and are related to the illness and not simply to the diagnosis.
There are also those who now argue that stigma itself is not as deleterious as was once thought and that some stigma can actually be protective, that is in making the person aware of their condition they will be more aware of the need to combat it.3
What Can We Do About Stigma?
If we accept then that some stigma in schizophrenia is inevitable then perhaps in addition to our efforts to combat stigma we also need to provide people with schizophrenia with the support and guidance that they need to overcome the effects of stigma on their lives as part of an overall anti-stigma strategy. It is quite possible that whilst the stigma associated with schizophrenia may be inevitable it is not necessarily insurmountable and that there are specific measures that can be taken to mitigate its effects.
First of all by cultivating the self esteem of the person with schizophrenia, whose ability to believe in themselves has often been badly damaged, they can be provided with the foundations on which to rebuild their lives and that inner strength that they will need in the many struggles that lay ahead. 4
Secondly we must provide practical support so that the aspirations to study or to get back into work become more easily achievable. It is so often the case that when a person with schizophrenia sees their symptoms subside they are promptly cut off from any ongoing support from the Mental Health Service. However, although at this point their needs may have changed they are no less in need of support to help them access work or study in whatever capacity they may be able.
In the last 50 years we have made considerable progress in improving the medical outcomes of people with schizophrenia in the UK but during the same time we done very little to improve their social outcomes. As a result very few people with schizophrenia are in any kind of work in this country. This is largely a result of the very poor levels of practical support available for people with schizophrenia after their crisis has passed and they are beginning to think about taking their lives forward.
But whilst these practical measures are important it is also vitally necessary to conquer the mindset that affects so many of those living and working with this condition that sees a diagnosis of schizophrenia as being a life sentence to low achievement.
Stigma in schizophrenia is a fact of life that is rooted as much in the features of the illness itself as in the myths that surround it in media reporting and public opinion. Believing that we will ever be able to defeat stigma is probably flawed but whilst our efforts to reduce it should not abate we should also try to give people with schizophrenia themselves the skills that they will need to overcome stigma as it effects their daily lives.
1. Buchanan A, Fahy T, Walsh E, 2002, Violence and schizophrenia: examining the evidence, Published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
2. Accurate figures of deaths by suicide amongst people with schizophrenia are difficult to derive. However by drawing on various UK and US sources a mortality rate due to suicide alone of 300 to 600 per 100,000 per year seems to be a good and close approximation.
3. Leff J, 1997, Care in the Community, John Wiley, p146
4. Watkins J, Living with Schizophrenia, p91
5, Sun on the Ropes Over Bonkers Bruno Story, reported in the Guardian, 23/09/2003.
6. Philo G, 1994, Media Images and Popular Beliefs, published in Psychiatric Bulletin
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Q: Дублирование элемента в ListView Есть ListView, в котором при нажатии на item появляется кнопка, после чего при пролистывании такая же кнопка появляется на других элементах списка. Т.е. если нажать на первый элемент и начать пролистывать, то эта же кнопка видна на элементах номер 11, 21 и т.д. Получается, что кнопка появляется на элементах через каждых 10 элементов( количество элементов списка которые помещаются на одном экране ). До этого листенер у меня был вынесен за пределы блока if() но это ничего не изменило, в чем может быть проблема?
Вот пример моего адаптера:
public class ContactListAdapter extends BaseAdapter {

    private Context context;
    private static final String TAG = "ContactListAdapter";

    ArrayList<Contact> list;
    private LayoutInflater layoutInflater;

    private ViewHolder preHolder;
    private ViewHolder secondHold;

    public ContactListAdapter(Context context, ContactList contactList) {
        this.context = context;
        list = contactList;
        layoutInflater = (LayoutInflater) this.context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
    }

    public void setList(ArrayList<ContactCaling> list) {
        this.list = list;
    }

    public static class ViewHolder {
        private View rootView;
        private TextView tvName;
        private TextView tvInitials;
        private ImageView ivAvatart;
        private ImageView ivStatus;

        private RelativeLayout relativeLayoutParent;
        private RelativeLayout relativeLayoutMain;
        private RelativeLayout onlineButtonContainer;
        private RelativeLayout timeoutButtonContainer;
        private RelativeLayout relativeLayout_exit_buuton_conteiner;
        private RelativeLayout relativeLayout_icon_phone;
        private String contactName;
        private boolean isShow;

        private ContactCaling contactCaling;
    }

    @Override
    public View getView(final int position, final View convertView, final ViewGroup parent) {

        final ViewHolder holder;

        if (convertView == null) {
            holder = new ViewHolder();
            holder.rootView = convertView;

            LayoutInflater layoutInflater = (LayoutInflater) context
                    .getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
            holder.rootView = layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.main_contact_list_item, null);

            holder.tvName = (TextView) holder.rootView.findViewById(R.id.textView_contact_name);
            holder.tvInitials = (TextView) holder.rootView.findViewById(R.id.textView_contact_initials);
            holder.ivAvatart = (ImageView) holder.rootView.findViewById(R.id.imageView_contact_avatar);
            holder.ivStatus = (ImageView) holder.rootView.findViewById(R.id.imageView_status);
            holder.relativeLayoutParent = (RelativeLayout) holder.rootView.findViewById(R.id.relativeLayout_parent);
            holder.relativeLayoutMain = (RelativeLayout) holder.rootView.findViewById(R.id.relativeLayout_main);
            holder.onlineButtonContainer = (RelativeLayout) holder.rootView.findViewById(R.id.relativeLayout_call_button_container);
            holder.relativeLayout_icon_phone = (RelativeLayout) holder.rootView.findViewById(R.id.relativeLayout_icon_phone);
            holder.timeoutButtonContainer = (RelativeLayout) holder.rootView.findViewById(R.id.relativeLayout_call_busy_button_container);
            holder.relativeLayout_exit_buuton_conteiner = (RelativeLayout) holder.rootView.findViewById(R.id.relativeLayout_exit_buuton_conteiner);

            /**-------------Item listener---------------**/

            holder.relativeLayoutParent.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    if (preHolder == null || (secondHold != null && secondHold.equals(holder))) {
                        if (MyApplication.isOnline()) {
                            int buttonTranslation = -holder.onlineButtonContainer.getLayoutParams().width + 2;

                            holder.onlineButtonContainer
                                    .animate()
                                    .translationX(buttonTranslation)
                                    .setDuration(350);
                            secondHold = null;
                        } else {
                            int buttonTranslation = -holder.timeoutButtonContainer.getLayoutParams().width + 2;

                            holder.timeoutButtonContainer
                                    .animate()
                                    .translationX(buttonTranslation)
                                    .setDuration(350);
                            secondHold = null;
                        }

                    }

                    if (preHolder != null) {

                        if (MyApplication.isOnline()) {
                            int translate = preHolder.onlineButtonContainer.getLayoutParams().width;
                            preHolder.relativeLayoutMain
                                    .animate()
                                    .translationX(0)
                                    .setDuration(350);
                            preHolder.onlineButtonContainer
                                    .animate()
                                    .translationX(translate)
                                    .setDuration(350);
                        } else {
                            int translate = preHolder.timeoutButtonContainer.getLayoutParams().width;
                            preHolder.relativeLayoutMain
                                    .animate()
                                    .translationX(0)
                                    .setDuration(350);
                            preHolder.timeoutButtonContainer
                                    .animate()
                                    .translationX(translate)
                                    .setDuration(350);
                        }

                    }

                    if (preHolder != null) {
                        preHolder = null;
                    } else {
                        preHolder = holder;
                    }
                    secondHold = holder;
                }

            });

            holder.isShow = false;
            holder.rootView.setTag(holder);
        } else {
            holder = (ViewHolder) convertView.getTag();
        }

        holder.contact = (Contact) getItem(position);
        holder.contactName = holder.contact.getDisplayName();

        holder.tvName.setText(holder.contactName);
        setIcons(position, holder);

        return holder.rootView;
    }

    @Override
    public int getCount() {
        return list.size();
    }

    @Override
    public Object getItem(int position) {
        return list.get(position);
    }

    @Override
    public long getItemId(int position) {
        return position;
    }

    private void setIconsMOCK(int position, ViewHolder holder) {
        holder.ivAvatart.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.identicon_default));
        String initials = extractInitials(holder);
        holder.tvInitials.setText(initials);
        holder.ivStatus.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.status_green));
    }

    private String extractInitials(ViewHolder holder) {
        String initials;
        String[] s = holder.contactName.split(" ");
        if (s.length == 1) {
            String char1 = String.valueOf(s[0].charAt(0)).toUpperCase();
            initials = char1 + "";
            initials.toUpperCase();
        } else {
            String char1 = String.valueOf(s[0].charAt(0)).toUpperCase();
            String char2 = String.valueOf(s[1].charAt(0)).toUpperCase();
            initials = char1 + "" + char2;
            initials.toUpperCase();
        }

        return initials;
    }

}

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Bucks-Pacers: Which Impressive Winning Streak Comes To End?
The Central Division rival Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers close out their pre-All-Star break portion of the schedule against one another Wednesday from Indianapolis. Both are on six-game winning streaks of one sort or another.
The Indiana Pacers have the misfortune of being in the same Central Division with the Milwaukee Bucks, who have the NBA's best record. The Pacers would be leading or nearly so in every other division in the league but figure to finish no better than third in the East's regular-season standings behind the Bucks and Toronto Raptors.
Wednesday is Milwaukee's final visit of the season to Indiana, although it's quite possible the teams could meet in the Eastern Conference semifinals if the Bucks finish with the top seed and the Pacers at No. 4 and then both win their first-round series (assuming chalk holds elsewhere).
The teams have split their two meetings thus far, with Indiana winning the past four at home in the series. It was 113-97 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in the most recent meeting back on Dec. 12. Indiana still had star guard Victor Oladipo then, although he was held to 12 points. Thaddeus Young had 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Myles Turner added 23 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo had just 12 points and was a team-worst minus-31 for Milwaukee.
Bet Bucks Or Pacers ATS?
Both teams are different from the last meeting as of course the Pacers lost their All-Star guard Oladipo to a season-ending injury on Jan. 23 vs. Toronto. Indiana lost its next four games but has since rebounded to take the past six.
The Pacers also added swingman Wesley Matthews, who was bought out by the Knicks after coming to New York in the Kristaps Porzingis trade with Dallas. Matthews had plenty of suitors but chose Indiana because Coach Nate McMillan promised him a starting spot.
Milwaukee acquired Nikola Mirotic from New Orleans at the trade deadline, but he has yet to debut with the club due to a calf strain. It's thought that he's close, but it makes sense for the Bucks to sit him Wednesday as well and then give him the All-Star break to get fully healthy. This is the last game for both teams before their break.
Both come off wins Monday, with the Pacers beating visiting Charlotte 99-90 for that sixth win in a row. Matthews had eight points and five rebounds in 30 minutes in his debut. No team has held opponents under 100 points more than the Pacers, who, as you would expect, are No. 1 in scoring defense at 102.8 ppg.
Milwaukee had a six-game winning streak shockingly end Saturday at home vs. Orlando – although the Greek Freak was out -- but bounced back with a 13-point win in Chicago on Monday. Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and had 17 rebounds. He's dealing with a bit of a sore knee so the All-Star break is coming at a good time.
The Bucks' 42 wins already are a franchise record prior to the ASB. Their six-game road winning streak is the team's longest since six in a row in the 2009-10 season.
Bucks are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Indiana.
Pacers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Should be a great and likely lower-scoring matchup, but back the Pacers as they are playing with confidence and have covered their past four at home. Indiana is an excellent 17-12 ATS overall at home.


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Anatomy of a building
I never realised there were so many types of brick.
Building the extension has taught me a lot about what actually goes into a building, and where, and why. A lot of the things you learn are like answers to questions you'd never thought about. Like, where does a foundation begin and end? How deep is it, how much of it is concrete? What goes between two layers of walls?
So here's a quick breakdown of interesting building things:
The bottom of a foundation is cast concrete. It has to stand on an "approved substrate" which is something a Building Control Officer has to approve before the concrete is poured. In Southport, this is undisturbed yellow sand, a depth of 0.7m below ground for us.
The concrete has to meet an approved ratio of depth and strength which is normally stipulated on the plans drawn by your plan drawer. We were required to pour a thickness of 150mm but went the extra and did 200mm. You don't fill the whole trench depth! From this point upward you will use special bricks or blocks.
The width of a wall must be at least 300mm total (outer wall, inner wall, and air gap). The width of the trench it stands in must be at least 600mm. This is because constructors assume load bearing occurs at a 45 degree angle, so the width of the concrete poured on either side of the wall must be matched by the depth of the concrete. (600-300)/2 is 150, so that's also the minimum depth required.
Underground block and brick
Layers of block and brick in the trench, partly backfilled - view full size
We got to see the foundations of our house during this work. There is a concrete foundation, and then about two courses of brick before the structure is above ground. Provided that the foundation meets the standards above, you can still do something like this - simply coming out of the ground with brickwork.
However, due to the trench depth, we used large, light concrete blocks with a high compressive strength. This combination of attributes makes them pretty cool technology in my opinion. These are often referred to as "trench blocks" or even "Turbo blocks" (a brand name I think). They are brittle and powdery, almost like pumice, and can be sawed to size. Their load-bearing attributes are equal in all planes.
We have two courses of trench blocks laid onto the concrete with a normal mortar.
After these blocks, we have "concrete commons". These are a heavy concrete brick with a "frog" (indentation) on the top. They can be resized with a hammer and bolser. These are laid onto the trench block for at least one course. As they're quite moisture-absorbative, you need a slightly wetter mortar mix.
Then, on the outside surface of the building after the first course, the wall changes to a clay "engineering brick" - a red brick with three holes which are vertical when laid, and tooth-like crenelations on one side. I don't know why. They are less absorbative than concrete, and better looking.
We use the clay engineering bricks to come out of the ground because they look nicer.
All our brick is 73mm tall when laid. When extending, you have to match the existing structure!
Underground lintels
Concrete lintels over pipework - view full size
Our trench blocks are shaped around a few pipe runs from our house and from next door. Where necessary, we have used concrete lintels to bridge a gap over a pipe. Concrete commons can then be built up on top.
Floor level and overground
A damp proof course goes on top of a course of bricks at floor level, and may have to be bridged/integrated into the level of damp proof course in the existing structure.
Once above ground, you can choose to build out of "facing brick" (and presumably internal brick), or dense and light concrete blocks, or some mix (concrete inside, brick outside, rarely the opposite).
Internal block is mixed with ash so it's lighter and more insulative. External block is often just dense cast concrete. They're heavy!
Outside-facing concrete block walls have to be rendered and painted to defend them from moisture and weather.
Outside-facing brickwork is lower maintenance but may need to be repointed every few decades (mortar gaps between bricks are dug out and renewed).
The breeze block - most people I have spoken to refer to concrete blocks unilaterally as "breeze blocks". The closest concept is an internal concrete block which is used above ground, which would generally be called "dense concrete block".
The hollywood image of a girder-shaped concrete block which you karate chop is an industrial hollow concrete block and is not used in residential buildings.
That a foundation is all all poured concrete, up to ground level - this is basically impossible. Neither is the poured concrete several feet thick.
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West Virginia University will be participating as an affiliate partner in a collective effort spearheaded by the Council of Graduate Schools to gather and use data about the careers of Ph.D. students and alumni. The broad-based survey will collect data about Ph.D. careers in both STEM and humanities fields and is funded by the National Science Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
A total of 48 universities have been selected to participate as funded research partners or project affiliates. Collectively, these institutions award more than 8000 Ph.D. degrees annually (on average); WVU awards an average of 183 annually (2013-16).
Over the course of the multi-year project, the participating institutions will survey both current Ph.D. students and alumni. The resulting data will allow universities to analyze Ph.D. career preferences and outcomes at the program level and help faculty and university leaders strengthen career services, professional development opportunities, and mentoring in doctoral programs. Universities will also be able to use the data to communicate the career trajectories of Ph.D. alumni to current and prospective students, helping them to make more informed selections of Ph.D. programs.
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lane widths are appropriate, particularly nearside lanes on multilane single and dual carriageways. This is important in areas subject to a 40mph speed limit, where mopeds (limited to 30mph) can be 'swamped' by passing traffic and where there are high numbers of HGVs.
traffic calming schemes take account of the needs and vulnerabilities of motorcyclists (Chapter 3).
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Cross-sectional profile. This issue can be particularly unforgiving for motorcyclists. Cornering on a motorcycle, especially at rural road speeds, involves a degree of planning, skill and technique. If the cross-sectional profile of the road does not conform to expectations, the rider may not have time to make the necessary fadjustments and crash.
The 'clear zone' on the outside of bends is especially pertinent in the rural environment (see 8.5.2).
When the motorcycle is the circulating vehicle, it can encourage other drivers to use excessive approach speeds, increasing the chance of drivers 'looking but not seeing' and an entering circulating collision.
The extent of 'offside deflection' on rural high speed roundabout approaches, especially on dual carriageways. The current design standard provides mandatory values for deflection based on entry path curvature – a line intended to emulate the easiest route through a junction, ignoring lane markings. This works well when vehicles can choose such a path. However, under modern traffic conditions riders (and drivers) often use the offside lane when the nearside lane is occupied by slower vehicles. This can lead some drivers and riders to collide with the central island. Implementing the advice in section 7.17 of the standard should reduce this problem (DTp 1993).
A sealed surface at an appropriate distance back from the highway in order to prevent loose material collecting on the road.
In recent years, a number of local authorities in England have implemented area-wide 20mph limits in an effort to reduce vehicle speeds in predominantly residential areas. This mechanism also seeks to change driver/rider attitudes to speed in urban areas. The DfT has issued a special direction that allows the use of repeater signs in 20mph zones (instead of physical measures) provided that at least one physical measure exists in the zone. These area-wide schemes aim to create conditions in which drivers and riders naturally drive at around 20 mph. Lowering the speed limit improves road safety by reducing the severity and frequency of all collisions, including those involving motorcyclists.


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Madonna: Tears of a Clown fueron dos conciertos realizados por la cantante estadounidense Madonna. El primer espectáculo se llevó a cabo en el Forum Theatre de Melbourne, Australia el 10 de marzo de 2016. La artista no había incluido al país durante sus últimas cinco giras hasta el Rebel Heart Tour (2015-2016), por lo que decidió crear esta presentación para sus fanáticos australianos a modo de recompensa por su largo tiempo de espera. Los boletos estuvieron disponibles a través de su club oficial de fan llamado Icon, siendo boletos gratuitos pero intransferibles porque llevaban el nombre impreso de la persona.

Tears of a Clown se compone de interpretaciones acústicas de las canciones de Madonna mientras ella viste como payasa e intercala el espectáculo con chistes y anécdotas. Ella explicó que la idea detrás de la presentación fue el combinar la música con una narración de historias inspirada en los payasos. El espectáculo original recibió críticas positivas por parte de la prensa, quienes elogiaron la naturaleza confesional de su actuación, además de la elección de canciones y la comedia de la misma. Varios medios centraron también su atención de que había llegado tarde y borracha, pero la artista desmintió los reportes llamándolos falsos y sexistas.

Madonna revivió el espectáculo con la actuación del 2 de diciembre de 2016 en el Faena Forum de Miami, en colaboración con Art Basel y dirigido por James Corden. El evento esta vez, era realizar una gala de beneficios con el fin de subastar recuerdos para recaudar fondos a favor de su fundación Raising Malawi. Los boletos tuvieron un precio elevado y los artículos subastados incluyeron algunos vestidos que la artista utilizó en sus giras, parte de la colección de arte de la cantante así como fotografías de su boda con Sean Penn. En total, se recaudó unos 7,3 millones de dólares. Al evento asistieron varias personalidades como Penn y Ariana Grande.

Antecedentes

Madonna se presentó por última vez en Australia con su cuarta gira de conciertos The Girlie Show World Tour realizada en 1993. El país no fue incluido en el repertorio de sus próximas cinco giras hasta que la cantante publicó su décimo tercer álbum de estudio, Rebel Heart (2015). Así, para promocionar el disco anunció el Rebel Heart Tour y confirmó el recorrido de la gira por la nación y de Nueva Zelanda por primera vez. Además, antes de llegar a dar el concierto en Australia, anunció un espectáculo adicional para el 10 de marzo de 2016 en el Forum Theatre de Melbourne. Este show fue anunciado como un concierto íntimo y descrito por la cantante como una fusión de música, arte y comedia. Se le llamó Madonna: Tears of a Clown y fue creado para sus fanáticos australianos en recompensa a su largo tiempo de espera por una gira suya en la nación, que fueron en total 23 años. Durante la realización del espectáculo, la artista explicó:

Días previos al concierto, Madonna hizo varias referencias a payasos en su cuenta de Instagram, incluyendo un clip de poca duración donde ella estaba montada en un pequeño triciclo. Los boletos se pusieron a disposición para un selecto público a través del club oficial de fan de la artista llamado Icon. Los ganadores fueron anunciados en Madonna.com y por medio de la página web del promotor de concierto, Telstra. Fueron entradas gratuitas pero no transferibles ya que aparecía impreso en ellos el nombre de la persona ganadora, aunque tenían la categoría de una admisión general en el Forum Theatre con capacidad máxima de 1,500 asistentes. Con la producción, diseño y montaje de la pasarela, el lugar se hizo más pequeño. Antes de dar comienzo al espectáculo, The Sydney Morning Herald reportó que los asistentes comenzaron a hacer fila delante del recinto mientras Madonna ensayaba. Las imágenes y canciones ensayadas se filtraron a través del sitio Drownedmadonna.com mientras la cantante y su mánager Guy Oseary posteron fotos a través de Instagram. Tears of a Clown fue confirmado para ser grabado y lanzado junto al DVD del Rebel Heart Tour.

Sinopsis

La hora de inicio para el espectáculo fue planeada a las 8:30 p.m. Sin embargo, se empezó hasta la medianoche, ya que Madonna ensayó durante la hora planificada.

El espectáculo comenzó con Madonna apareciendo en el escenario en un traje de payaso que incluía un vestido rosa y amarillo ondulado mientras montaba un triciclo. Finalmente, se acercó a la audiencia y cayó del triciclo después de conversar y lanzarles caramelos. Luego, comenzó a cantar «Send in the Clowns» de Stephen Sondheim, escrito originalmente para el musical de 1973, A Little Night Music con imágenes de películas de Charlie Chaplin exhibidas en el telón de fondo. Continuó con su tema «Drowned World/Substitute for Love» mientras estaba de pie en el centro. Las cuatro canciones siguientes fueron «X-Static Process», una versión del tema «Between the Bars» de Elliot Smith, «Nobody's Perfect» y «Easy Ride» mientras Madonna se unía a la banda sentándose con su guitarra. Todas estas canciones mostraban de fondo videos con temáticas cirquense. Acto seguido, Madonna interpretó el tema «Intervention» mientras mostraba de fondo una imagen de su hijo Rocco. La artista se refirió a la custodia legal con su exmarido Guy Ritchie sobre Rocco.

Las siguientes canciones que Madonna interpretó en versión acústica fueron «I'm so Stupid», «Paradise (Not for Me)», «Joan of Arc» y «Don't Tell Me». Antes de interpretar el siguiente tema, «Mer Girl», la artista explicó que una vez que estaba en la casa de su padre, visitó el lugar donde su madre fue enterrada. El sitio, lleno de maleza, se convirtió en una inspiración para componer esta canción. Entonces Madonna cantó una versión acústica de «Borderline» y «Take a Bow». La última canción fue «Holiday» que la interpretó como el encore del espectáculo tocando el ukulele acompañada por su banda y bailarines vestidos de payasos.

Respuesta de la crítica

Cameron Adams del sitio News.com.au escribió que «Madonna vertió gran parte de tristeza en su show íntimo de dos horas al mostrar emotivas interpretaciones de sus éxitos con chistes y bromas descaradas». En otra revisión, Adams señaló que Tears of a Clown era el «tipo de cosas que nunca pensaste que verías de una superestrella». El autor felicitó los chistes de Madonna, las conversaciones sobre su vida mientras interpretaba sus canciones por ser «crudo y vulnerable» a la vez que confesó era algo «fascinante y difícil de ver». El escritor Nick Levine para The Independent señaló que la artista «probó sus habilidades de comedia en vivo con una serie de chistes atrevidos y aprovechó la oportunidad de mostrar su controversial sentido de la moda». Debbie Cuthbertson de The Sydney Morning Herald en una reseña positiva destacó que la «reina del autocontrol parecía relajada bebiendo Cosmopolitan mientras hablaba entre sus canciones». Cuthbertson alabó la elección del Forum Theatre como lugar inspirado donde la audiencia iluminó a Madonna para mostrar todos sus delicados encantos.

Lachlan Kanoniuk, crítico musical de The Guardian, notó los chistes y las anécdotas obscenas que Madonna compartió en el escenario. Describió el espectáculo como una «extraña mezcla del estilo vodevil antiguo» con chistes obscenos y un mal juego de palabras; algunos de ellos sobre payasos [o] chistes de sexo que eran realmente malos, pero ella tenía una gran entrega cómica». Kanoniuk comparó el espectáculo con Piano & A Microphone Tour de Prince y la felicitó cuando cantó «Between the Bars» al interpretarla «sin cambios de vestuario, sin movimientos de bailes muy sincronizados, solo Madonna tocando una guitarra acústica y mostrando su alma en el escenario». Francis Gibb de The Times encontró la interpretación de Madonna con «Intervention» como un momento íntimo y «desnudo» para la artista debido a la batalla legal sobre su hijo Rocco. Jon Lisi de PopMatters observó que a diferencia del Rebel Heart Tour, Madonna tenía «algo que decir» con el espectáculo de Tears of a Clown. Sin embargo, el autor señaló estar confuso si Madonna estaba siendo vulverable como un payaso o era que estaba «troleándonos». Citando el momento en que interpretó «Intervention» para Rocco, Lisi explicó que «por supuesto que ella ama a su hijo, pero tal vez aquí fue menos acerca de su dolor y más sobre la explotación de la prensa sobre su dolor». El espectáculo se hizo más íntimo con cada canción y anécdota personal. Lisi explicó que el espectáculo tenía la capacidad de «representar un punto de transición en la carrera de Madonna», aunque el propósito aún no estaba claro concluyó.

Después de que el espectáculo finalizara, varios medios de comunicación informaron que Madonna podría haber estado ebria durante la actuación. Madonna criticó estos informes, respondiendo: «Gracias por apoyarme. Es una pena que la gente no reconozca el arte de la actuación y de interpretar un personaje. Nunca daría uno de mis conciertos borracha o drogada. Y sí, detrás de todo esto se esconde el sexismo y la misoginia, lo que demuestra que no solo no nos pagan igual que a los hombres, además se nos trata como a herejes si nos salimos de las convenciones sociales y pensamos de otra forma. El sexismo sigue vivito y coleando, pero yo vivo para el amor».

Madonna: Tears of a Clown (Miami)

En octubre de 2016, Madonna anunció sus planes de colaborar con Art Basel para revivir el espectáculo Tears of a Clown, en una gala benéfica el 2 de diciembre de 2016 en el Faena Forum de Miami. La localidad fue desarrollada por el hotelero y promotor inmobiliario argentino Alan Faena, y el espectáculo coincidió con la apertura del foro. El concierto se desarrolló junto a una subasta de arte y una cena en beneficio de la fundación de Madonna, Raising Malawi para apoyar sus proyectos como Mercy James Pediatric Surgery Hospital en Malaui así como iniciativas de arte y educación para los niños pobres del país. La propia artista subastó parte de su colección de arte, así como fotos nunca antes vistas de su matrimonio con el actor Sean Penn, obra de Herb Ritts. Los boletos tuvieron un coste elevado, con 5,000 dólares los más baratos hasta 150,000 dólares los más caros con preferencia Vip.

Madonna recibió ayuda de su hijo David Banda, quien fue adoptado por la cantante en Malaui. Banda presentó a su mamá y dijo a la audiencia sobre lo «afortunado» que era. Tears of a Clown duró más de una hora. En él, Madonna también dio sus opiniones sobre las Elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos de 2016 y también criticó al presidente electo, Donald Trump. Una de las nuevas canciones incluidas en la lista fue «Toxic» de Britney Spears. Madonna la cantó lentamente, mientras aparecían imágenes de Trump en los fondos de video; la cantante dijo: «¿Sabes que eres tóxico?». La artista también habló sobre los indígenas americanos y las protestas Dakota Access Pipeline para luego interpretar «American Life». Las otras canciones interpretadas fueron «Express Yourself», «Beautiful Stranger» y «Don't Tell Me». Durante la interpretación de «Holiday», un fanático tuvo la oportunidad de tomar el micrófono de Madonna mientras ella tocaba el ukelele y cantaba, así como otro aficionado había donado 150,000 dólares a cambio de un beso de la cantante. En total, esa noche Madonna recaudó unos 7,5 millones de dólares.

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The future of US aid
Set of congressional budget hearings lay out US aid funding
By Adva Saldinger, Michael Igoe // 22 June 2018
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WASHINGTON — Congressional appropriators met this week to approve the United States foreign aid budget, once again pushing back on President Donald Trump's proposed cuts and keeping funding at about the same levels as last fiscal year. There was some disagreement during the House Committee on Appropriations hearing however, that might point to trouble passing the bill.
The House passed a budget bill that matches the fiscal year 2018 budget at $54 billion, around $11.8 billion above the president's request. That bill "sends a clear message to friends and allies that U.S. global engagement and leadership remains strong," said Representative Hal Rogers, a Republican from Kentucky who is the chairman of the House State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriations subcommittee.
The bill focuses on making government more accountable and strengthens congressional oversight to improve management and eliminate redundant programs, he added.
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While Rogers and Rep. Nita Lowey, a Democrat from New York who is the ranking member of the appropriations committee, both praised the bipartisan work of the subcommittee, there were some clear disagreements.
The bill includes language that would codify the Mexico City policy, or "global gag rule," and language about global warming and funding coal projects, which troubled Democrats.
The bill states: "None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available for the United Nations Population Fund. 20 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for global health assistance may be made available to any foreign nongovernmental organization that promotes or performs abortion, except in cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term."
The Mexico City policy, which prohibits U.S. global health funding to foreign organizations that provide abortion services or information has perennially divided Republicans and Democrats.
The bill also includes language that would require funding from the legislation not to prohibit any coal-fired or other power-generation project that is designed to provide affordable energy.
Countries should be able to "chose modern affordable coal technology" as they build out their energy infrastructure, especially if doing so can prevent the loss of American jobs, Rogers said.
"While the bill before us avoids the administration's irresponsible proposal to cut diplomatic and development efforts… we should and could invest more in overseas efforts," said Lowey. She went on to say that, unfortunately, the bill contains "some short-sighted poison pills" denying climate change and limiting reproductive rights that would hurt the most vulnerable people.
"We've always tried to keep contentious issues out of the bill," Lowey said, adding that the fiscal year 2018 omnibus bill rejected riders. If those issues aren't removed, Democrats will not support the bill, Lowey said. A series of amendments aimed at removing the language about the Mexico City policy, reversing the bill's language prohibiting funding to UNFPA, and acknowledging climate change all failed to garner enough votes to gain approval, though the funding bill was approved by the committee.
It was a different situation at the Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on Thursday, where an amendment was proposed by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, to reverse the Mexico City policy prohibiting U.S. global health funding to foreign organizations that provide abortion services or information. The amendment would also provide $37.5 million for UNFPA, and increase in funding for U.S. Agency for International Development family planning programs. The amendment is unlikely to survive when the Senate and House look to strike a final budget deal.
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Otherwise, the hearing and the bill were rather similar, with members of the Senate appropriations committee joining their colleagues from the House in flatly rejecting President Trump's repeated proposals to slash foreign affairs funding.
The Senate committee unanimously approved a budget bill that would provide $54.4 billion to U.S. foreign affairs programs, a $400 million increase over 2018 enacted funding levels. The White House requested $41.7 billion for foreign affairs in February.
The Senate bill includes increases over 2018 enacted levels of $173 million for humanitarian assistance, $102 million for global health, $92 million for democracy programs, and $50 million for "countering Russian influence," among other things.
It also requires that the State Department and USAID "restart hiring to pre-Trump Administration levels, and provides the funding necessary to do so." As USAID Administrator Mark Green moves forward with his plans to reorganize the agency, the Senate signaled they expect to be kept in the loop. The bill requires "detailed implementation plans" for any steps to reorganize the agencies, "to ensure that such efforts do not undermine effectiveness."
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, chair of the state and foreign operations subcommittee that crafted the Senate's foreign affairs budget bill called it, "a truly bipartisan product."
His colleague across the aisle agreed. "I might have done some things differently if we were in charge, but the bill is a product of compromise," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, the committee's ranking minority member.
Republican and Democratic leaders have worked behind the scenes during this appropriations cycle to prevent the budget process from getting derailed by divisive amendments — or by Trump's attempts to draw foreign aid into his political battles.
"Some at the highest level in our government seem to not want to miss any opportunity to fan the flames of division … Our committee's refused to take part," Leahy said.
On Tuesday, the president fanned more of those flames by suggesting he would seek to bar foreign aid to countries that allow illegal immigration to the U.S. — "the very funds we're providing to help them stop that migration," Leahy said.
The Senate's bill provides $515 million for countries in Central America's "Northern Triangle," a $100 million reduction from 2018 levels, but which the committee suggested could be combined with prior year funding.
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Adva Saldinger is an Associate Editor at Devex, where she covers the intersection of business and international development, as well as U.S. foreign aid policy. From partnerships to trade and social entrepreneurship to impact investing, Adva explores the role the private sector and private capital play in development. A journalist with more than 10 years of experience, she has worked at several newspapers in the U.S. and lived in both Ghana and South Africa.
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Michael Igoe is a Senior Reporter with Devex, based in Washington, D.C. He covers U.S. foreign aid, global health, climate change, and development finance. Prior to joining Devex, Michael researched water management and climate change adaptation in post-Soviet Central Asia, where he also wrote for EurasiaNet. Michael earned his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, where he majored in Russian, and his master's degree from the University of Montana, where he studied international conservation and development.
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I tried to add padding and margin horizontally to the .menu-link class, but there are not any changes.
https://github.com/jvjames97/Boostrap-4-Navbar/blob/master/HTML5
I would like to add 20 px more between the navbar elements.

A: Add this css to the code
.nav-item {
 margin-right: 20px;
 }


I am not sure what happened or how to fix this. I did not make any changes to the header recently, nor have I done anything with the functions. Everything was working fine yesterday but today I only get that fatal error. Any help would be greatly appreciated…thank you!
Quick fix: Comment everything in your child theme's functions.php file. i.e put /* at the beginning of the file and */ at the end.
Then give us the code in your functions.php file (use pastebin.com if it is too long). We might suggest you any solutions.
Thanks for the info about using lower case letters, I will have to change that. I am new to CSS and HTML. As for my functions.php file, its pretty small and simple. The only function I made was for the header, which was months ago and I have never had a problem until now. Thanks for the help!
Is there a link to your site? The one you entered in your profile returns a 404.
Prasanna meant to comment out the code in your functions file, which would prevent those functions from being implemented. Then you would know if the functions file really is the problem.
Did you sort it out? Your site looks okay now.
Yes I did….I ended up having an extra function file somewhere in there. Thank you for the help!
Whoa…that's a new one on me. Into the bag of tricks it goes…..


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Anime Slayer For PC: Download APK File for Windows 10
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Anime Slayer is a very interesting app for Anime and Manga lovers. It allows you to read your favorite Manga series directly from the app, and you can even watch the Anime episode based on the comic. You can get Anime Slayer for PC and enjoy the experience on the bigger screen of your computer. There are many benefits of doing that.
You don't have to worry about the phone's battery, the screen is big, and the quality will be better. In this post, I will explain how to download and use the Anime Slayer app on your Windows and Mac computer. By doing that, you can have even more fun with your favorite anime app.
About the App: Anime Slayer
Is Anime Slayer available for PC?
Benefits of using Anime Slayer on PC
Get Anime Slayer For Your Windows/Mac PC
Method-1: Get Anime Slayer For PC with Nox App Player
Method-2: Get Anime Slayer For PC with BlueStacks
Other Android Emulators to Run Anime Slayer on PC
The popularity of Anime is ever-increasing, and so of Manga. Anime fans love reading the original Manga series. Some of them prefer it more instead of watching Anime episodes. Anime Slayer is an app that provides all the information about your favorite Anime and manga series as well as movies. You can read all the Manga chapters, and watch the Anime episodes based on them right from the app.
Anime Slayer offers a link to stream the Anime episodes but you have to install the MX Player app on your mobile. You can also see the new story, information, and read trivia about the characters. The best part is that all of this is available for free. This amazing entertainment app is developed by Fuuene.
If you want to use it on your PC, continue reading below.
Being such an amazing source of entertainment, anyone would think that Anime Slayer would be available for multiple platforms. Unfortunately, it is only developed for Android devices. You can use it on your Android mobile or tablet. This means that it is not available for Windows and Mac computers. However, it is completely possible to run Anime Slayer on your PC.
There is a special workaround to do that. You'll have to use an Android emulator on your PC to install Anime Slayer. There are many good emulators available that you can use to do that. I'll explain the step-wise procedure for the best ones below.
Anime Slayer is a brilliant app for Anime fans. There are many benefits of using it on your computer. Let's take a look at some of the key reasons that why you should run Anime Slayer on your computer.
It is nicer to read the manga or watch anime on the bigger screen of the monitor.
The quality of the content is better on the PC.
You don't have to worry about the battery running out due to excessive use.
The app runs smoother than ever on the PC as there is enough processing power.
You can stream the anime episodes on an ethernet connection to avoid buffering.
These are enough reasons to install an Android emulator and run Anime Slayer in it on your computer.
Since Anime Slayer doesn't have a PC version yet, you'll have to use an Android emulator to use it on your PC. This is the only viable workaround for anime fans to use their favorite app. There are many great Android emulators available on the web for both Windows and Mac computers.
I'll explain using the two best and most popular ones- Nox App Player and BlueStacks. Both of them are available for Windows as well as Mac users. You can use any of these to download, install, and use Anime Slayer.
The Nox App Player is my preferred emulator to run Android apps on my Windows PC. I frequently use it to play my favorite games. It is fast, easy-to-use, and feature-rich. Try it once, and you'll know for sure. Follow these steps to get Anime Slayer for your PC using the Nox App Player.
Launch a browser and visit www.bignox.com in it.
When the website loads, click on the big "Download" button.
After downloading the Nox installer file, double-click on it to begin the installation.
Wait patiently for the installation to complete.
When it is complete, launch the Nox App Player.
Now sign in using your Google account.
Next, launch a browser on your PC.
Download the latest Anime Slayer APK file. You can find it here.
When the file is downloaded, drag it into Nox Player to install it.
Wait until the Anime Slayer installation is complete.
Once done, launch Anime Slayer in Nox Player and have fun.
BlueStacks is the most popular Android emulator in the world and it is equally as great as Nox. Follow these steps to get Anime Slayer for your PC using BlueStacks:
Launch a browser and visit www.bluestacks.com in it.
When the website loads, click on the green "Download" button to download the BlueStacks installer.
After downloading the BS installer file, double-click on it.
Next, click on "Install Now" and wait patiently for the installation to complete.
When it is complete, launch BlueStacks.
Now sign in using your Google account. Don't skip it.
Next, launch Google Chrome in BlueStacks.
When the file is downloaded, double-click on it to initiate its installation.
Wait until Anime Slayer is installed in BlueStacks.
Once done, launch Anime Slayer from the home screen.
Nox Player and BlueStacks aren't the only two options available to run Anime Slayer or other Android apps on your PC. There are many good ones available, excluding them. In fact, if you are using an outdated PC, it'd be better to use a lighter emulator as these two are heavier and may lag on your system.
Here are the 5 other Android emulators that you can give a shot.
MEmu– Fast, full of features, and beautiful UI.
LDPlayer– Lightweight, very fast, and simple to use.
Gameloop– Previously known as Tencent Gaming Buddy (TGB).
GenyMotion– A very fast Cloud-based emulator, but not free.
Xamarin– Open source, not suitable for beginners.
These are some of the best Android emulators for Windows or Mac computers. You can give any of these a try, any day.
Anime Slayer is an incredible Android app for Anime and Manga fans. It lets you read complete chapters of the manga, and stream the animated episodes based on them via MX Player. Along with this, you can also access leaks, info, and fun trivia. There are so many things to do in the app. Unfortunately, the app doesn't have a PC version. So, this is how you can get Anime Slayer for PC.
That's all for this post. I hope you find it helpful. Feel free to share some anime or manga suggestions in the comment box for all of us.
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Literacy Is Fundamental to Freedom
Two years ago, Britain's Prince Charles talked with students at the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., to learn more about their model of adult literacy education during his four-day visit to the U.S. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
By Bradley A. Blakeman | Friday, 05 May 2017 11:02 AM
A free society wants their citizenry to be literate and contributing. While an authoritarian government needs just the opposite to survive. Literacy is the key opening many doors. In America we cannot rest until every man, woman, and child who are able to do so can both read and write.
According to a study conducted in late April of 2014 by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, 32 million adults in the U.S. cannot read. That's 14 percent of the population. Twenty-one percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can't read. This is unacceptable.
First Lady Barbara Bush said 25 years ago, "The American dream is about equal opportunity for everyone who works hard. If we don't give everyone the ability to simply read and write, then we aren't giving everyone an equal chance to succeed."
Barbara Bush's words were followed by action. Shortly after she uttered those words she founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.
While first lady, she started the nonprofit with a goal to empower families through literacy. Driven by her passion for reading, she set out to raise awareness about the importance of family literacy. In other words, giving children and their parents the opportunity to learn —and achieve together.
Mrs. Bush said that if more people could read or write, "we could be much closer to solving so many other problems that our country faces." She recognized that providing access to literacy programs was essential to helping parents and children have an equal chance at success. Her work has helped to improve the lives of many families across the nation, while contonuing to inspire the next generation of learners.
At the Barbara Bush Foundation, they believe all children deserve an equal opportunity to achieve. Many of the nation's youngest children who come from disadvantaged families suffer even greater challenges, as they are unable to gain the necessary literacy skills to match those of their peers. Skills essential to building their future success.
Millions of parents face a gap in education, lacking basic reading and writing skills to help their children in school. The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy advocates for the most basic of educational skills for both child and parent — the ability to read and write.
Low literacy levels are linked to poor health, fewer economic opportunities, and a lifetime dependent on welfare. They work to close this gap so more families can achieve the American dream.
In the U.S. we need public private partnerships working in harmony to create programs and to innovate solutions that will dramatically increase the literacy rates, reaching those in most in need of help.
One such program has just been announced, the $7 million dollar Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE presented by Dollar General Literacy Foundation, an organization which challenges teams globally to create mobile learning applications that will be able to move adults with low literacy levels to basic literacy in just one year.
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is working with top family foundations as well as present and former government leaders like Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and former Gov. John Engler a Republican from Michigan, as well as former Gov. BobWise, a Democrat from West Virginia.
The foundation is also working with accomplished authors, like Ambassador Sichan Siv and Sandra Brown along with Bush family members — Dorothy Bush Koch and Jeb Bush, Jr., to accomplish the goals and objectives of giving people the opportunity to read and write.
Government alone cannot solve the problems of illeteracy. No amount of money can accomplish the goals of doing so. It requires a team effort of diverse professionals at the local, state, and federal levels — inside and outside of government.
A literate society is an informed and engaged society.
May 4 was National Celebration of Reading. Read all about it at barbarabush.org.
Bradley A. Blakeman served as deputy assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001-2004. He is currently a professor of politics and public policy at Georgetown University and a frequent contributor to Fox News Opinion. Read more reports from Bradley Blakeman — Click Here Now.
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A free society wants their citizenry to be literate and contributing. While an authoritarian government needs just the opposite to survive. Literacy is the key opening many doors. In the U.S. we cannot rest until every man, woman, and child who are able to do so can both read and write.
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Our Community Projects team is versatile. We work with a wide range of organisations, but they always have a clear strategy, strong leadership and a robust evidence base to deliver measurable outcomes. Through these collaborative, co-created partnerships, we support individuals and organisations to provide real results for vulnerable communities. We think at a global level and act on a local level.
With a focus on Western Australia, Minderoo's health and wellbeing partnerships support people in regional and remote communities, particularly in Indigenous communities.
In times of great need, like in the wake of natural disasters, we work with local communities to provide both in-kind support and assistance to help rebuild. We also partner with international organisations to assist communities during and after conflict, through both mediation and humanitarian assistance.
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The philanthropic sector continues to grow in Australia and Minderoo is at the leading edge. We are working to enable individual and community-based philanthropy wherever possible, with a goal of ensuring the results are felt further across the community. We believe every individual has the potential to contribute positively to the world around them. Together we can create a healthy, harmonious and thriving society.
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Gurama Yani U works to empower men from the Fitzroy Valley community by creating jobs through their enterprise program as well as providing health and wellbeing programs to support the community
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The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue's (HD) mission is to prevent, mitigate and resolve armed conflicts, through dialogue and mediation
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Maiti Nepal works to protect Nepalese women and children from crimes such as human trafficking and abuse. In addition to its awareness raising and advocacy, it provides counselling, legal and health services, as well as rehabilitation including shelter and education
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Impact100 WA is a collaborative giving group that pools its donations to make a significant difference in areas of need. 100 members each give $1,000 and one vote to decide where that $100,000 goes
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