You've seen them before. Those brightly colored stretchy bands known simply as resistance bands. They're at the gym, on TV, and you might even have a set or two laying in a corner of your house somewhere. I know they might not look like much, but resistance bands offer a pretty wide range of workout benefits.
One of the first things you'll notice is that they come in a rainbow of colors. It doesn't matter if you're new to resistance bands, or if you've been using them for years, they can always be used in almost any workout.
The different colors signify different resistance levels, and it's always a good idea to keep a variety on hand. While you might think having a band with the highest level of resistance doesn't make sense, dump that thought. Maybe that band is a little tough to use right now, but after a while, you'll work up to being able to use it on a regular basis.
Muscles make up around 35% to 40% of your body, and some of your muscles are stronger than others. This is where the varied resistance levels come into play. When you have more bands to choose from, it'll be much easier to work all of your muscles, weak or strong.
Many people tend to favor weight machines when they want a great workout. While these machines have their obvious advantages, they also sometimes have disadvantages as well. Perhaps the biggest is that they're not mobile.
I like to think of resistance bands as adjustable (and portable) weight machines. Choosing your ideal weight is as simple as choosing the correctly colored band, and after that, the options for customization are nearly endless. You can modify nearly any exercise to make it easier or more challenging. The workout really becomes yours to own.
Bicep curls can be made tougher by simply using a band with a higher resistance. Using a wider stance as you stand on the bands can also add to it. One of the best benefits of using resistance bands in your workout is the ability to move in any direction, which helps work numerous muscles. When you get creative, you'll strengthen and stretch a number of muscles, where as a weight machine may be a bit more limiting.
If you've ever had a sports-related injury or have gone through physical therapy for any reason, chances are good that you used some sort of resistance band.
When dealing with an injury, the muscles of that injured body part are isolated and not used. The goal of your recovery (and physical therapy) is to start working those isolated muscles again.
Using resistance bands offers a much safer and gradual return to exercise than any other method. Even if you're not working those muscles, but are focusing on others with the use of a band, you're increasing blood flow throughout your body, which supports a faster recovery.
Gym memberships can be pretty expensive sometimes, and if you're looking for a more cost-effective way to get a good workout, you can find it in resistance bands.
Depending on where you shop, you can find individual resistance bands for under ten dollars. There are also kits that contain a few different bands with varied resistance levels, as well as a DVD workout. While being at a gym every day may make you feel better (as in, less guilty about the extra bacon you had for breakfast), it's definitely still possible to get a great workout at home.
That's the beauty of resistance bands. They offer a comprehensive, full-body workout, and you have the ability to really challenge yourself. Whether you choose to only work a certain group of muscles or go full-out, your muscles will quickly adapt to the movements you do often.
How have you been using resistance bands in your workout routines? Share your stories by leaving a comment below.
I have been looking for a favorable workout tool to include in my home gym for a long time now and I have to say that stumbling on your article has kind of given me a bit of perspective in terms of why resistance bands are the best addition to my workouts.


A returning drama series for Channel 4, Ackley Bridge is set in a newly-created multicultural Academy in West Yorkshire.
Ackley Bridge is a small Yorkshire town, home to largely divided white and Asian populations. The two sides of the community have been previously served by separate schools. However, as the formerly isolated comprehensives are merged into a brand new academy, the lives and cultures of each community collide, giving us a gritty, truthful and humorous insight into modern Britain.
With the modern British family at its heart, Ackley Bridge will explore its glorious dysfunctionality and will provide an authentic account of the very real issues that lie at the heart of its community. Warm, mischievous and very timely, the series, which aired on the channel in 2017, heralded Channel 4's return to 8pm week-night drama. The 12 episode second series of Ackley Bridge aired during the summer of 2018. Ackley Bridge will return for a third series in 2019, with 8 new episodes.
Directors: Penny Woolcock, Joe Stephenson and Robert Quinn.
Series 3 will begin shooting in January 2019.


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Inspirational 94-year-old man turns down 'heavy-duty' terminal cancer treatment to end the daily lakeside walk in Doncaster instead
An inspiring 94-year-old man took on a daily walking challenge, despite being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Alan Bocking, who lives in Doncaster, was diagnosed with stomach cancer in August this year and was told he "wouldn't see [his] next birthday ".
But Alan, who will turn 95 next month, decided that instead of having "heavy" treatment, he would instead embark on a fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Care.
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The father of three and grandfather of five said: "I have decided to turn my diagnosis from bad news to good news and now I am focusing my energy on fundraising for Macmillan while he is in my business. rest.
"I have been overwhelmed by the support and encouragement my family and friends have given me."
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Alan's daughter Chris Fraser, 64, recounted Yorkshire Live : "I think he's great, if I had any doubts about his stoicism [I don't now]. He's a bit unique really.
"He's got a lot of drive and what I admire the most is he's someone who could have given up and he found a way out with a big hurray."
Chris said she was in a meeting with doctors when they told her dad his cancer was terminal and she said she was told not to expect to live much longer.
She said: "He didn't really have much hope, I was in a meeting with him and they said 'you won't see your next birthday'.
"His [the cancer] in his stomach and thrives in the esophagus, which ultimately means he won't be able to swallow food. So even though he can still fend for himself, he has no treatment and keeps moving forward. "
Alan, a former Royal Marine, has always led an active life and enjoyed cycling and skiing in his youth.
Alan and his wife, skiing in the 1950s
In fact, Alan and his wife, whom he has been married to since 1954, would go skiing in the hills around Sheffield – a hobby he continued until he was 70.
And the 94-year-old has long enjoyed trekking the Doncaster Lakeside circular walk, the same route he now takes for charity.
Alan will run half a mile of the route each day until his 95th birthday on January 5, and his efforts have already raised a staggering £ 7,853 for Macmillan.
And far from just fundraising for charity, Chris said his daily walks kept him in good shape so he was as healthy as you would expect for a man with cancer. .
She said: "We thought he should start treatment now, but we're not at that point yet, we thought it would be his last Christmas, but I'm starting to think maybe it isn't. not the case. ."
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Approximately 25% of patients hospitalized for decompensated heart failure (HF) are readmitted within 30 days of discharge, making HF the leading cause for 30-day all-cause readmissions in the U.S. However, those HF patients enrolled in hospice at discharge are significantly less likely to be readmitted to hospital for any reason, according to a report published in Circulation: Heart Failure.
"To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report a robust independent association of discharge hospice referral and lower 30-day hospital readmission in Medicare beneficiaries with HF regardless of EF (ejection fraction)," write the authors.
"Furthermore, this beneficial association of hospice referral with readmission was observed throughout the entire six months post-discharge period and was unaffected by all-cause mortality," they add.
Investigators analyzed data from patient medical records linked to Medicare utilization files for 8,032 beneficiaries hospitalized for decompensated HF from 1998 to 2001 (mean age, 79 years; female, 58%; non-white, 18%) in one of 106 Alabama facilities. Propensity scores were used to assemble a matched cohort of 179 patients referred to hospice at discharge ("hospice-referral patients") and 179 patients who died within six months but had not been referred to hospice ("hospiceeligible" patients).
22% of all patients died within six months; 8% of these patients were discharged to hospice.
2% overall were discharged to hospice.
21% of patients were readmitted for all causes within 30 days of discharge.
30-day all-cause readmission occurred in 41% of the patients not referred to hospice who died within six months ("hospice-eligible patients") and 5% of hospice-referral patients (hazard ratio [HR] associated with hospice referral, 0.12; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.06 to 0.24).
Among patients who survived for the first 30 days, 30-day all-cause readmission occurred in 39% and 8% of hospiceeligible- patients and hospice-referral patients, respectively (HR, 0.17; 95% CI, 0.08 to 0.36).
Among those patients who died in the first 30 post-discharge days, 30-day all-cause readmission occurred in 47% of hospice-eligible patients and 1% of hospice-referral patients (HR, 0.03; 95% CI, 0.04 to 0.21).
30-day readmission for HF occurred in 17% of hospice-eligible patients and 2% of hospice-referral patients (HR, 0.14; 95% CI, 0.05 to 0.40).
90-day all-cause readmission occurred in 59% of hospice-eligible patients and 13% of hospice-referral patients (HR, 0.18; 95% CI, 0.12 to 0.29).
Among patients who died within 90 days of discharge, 3-month all-cause readmission occurred in 56% of hospice-eligible patients and 7% of hospice-referral patients (HR, 0.15; 95% CI, 0.07 to 0.31).
6-month all-cause readmission occurred in 64% of hospice-eligible and 18% of hospice-referral patients (HR, 0.18; 95% CI, 0.12 to 0.28).
Although mortality at 30 days was higher among the hospice-referral group compared with the hospiceeligible group (43% vs 27%), mortality was similar for both groups at 90 days (64% vs 67%).
"By 90 days post-discharge, mortality rates were similar between the groups and as a result, hospice referral was also associated with a significantly lower risk of the combined end point of 90-day all-cause readmission or 90-day all-cause mortality," note the authors.
As HF progresses, patients commonly experience steadily worsening symptoms, as opposed to the periods of relative stability interrupted by acute exacerbations they experienced earlier in the disease course. Patients and families often lack prognostic awareness, point out the authors, and symptoms such as worsening dyspnea may prompt them to seek help from acute care facilities.
Among the many benefits of hospice is that the enrollment process includes explicit discussion of prognosis and goals of care, so that patients know what to expect and can choose how they want to be treated. Hospice care also aims to address dyspnea and other symptoms common in end-stage HF, such as pain, anxiety, and depression, the authors note.
"The substantially lower readmission rate in the hospice-referral group in our study suggests that the palliative care approach used by hospice teams may have been effective in alleviating HF symptoms, thus obviating needs for readmission," they write.
Yet many patients with HF are not referred to hospice, or are referred too late to benefit from the comprehensive palliative approach. "National estimates suggest that hospice median length of stay is only 19 days overall and 17 days for patients with HF, and that 35% of patients die or are discharged within seven days of hospice admission," write the authors. They point out that most HF patients in their study who died within six months of hospital discharge did not even receive hospice referral.
"These findings suggest that a more accurate identification of hospice eligible patients and a more appropriate hospice-referral approach may potentially lower 30-day all-cause readmission for hospitalized patients with HF," the authors conclude.
Source: "Discharge Hospice Referral and Lower 30-Day All-Cause Readmission in Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized for Heart Failure," Circulation: Heart Failure; July 2015; 8(4):733- 740. Kheirbek RE, et al; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC; Department of Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC; Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.


1.1. This specification provides the minimum requirements for the design, performance data, and testing of rubber expansion joints. It also establishes the minimum criteria for the manufacturer's credentials and experience.
2.1. Rubber expansion joints can be used to relieve thermal stresses in rigid piping systems by absorbing axial movements with minimal resistance. Rigid piping systems will continuously restrain the pressure thrust force by using main anchors with multiple guides at specific spacing. Lateral movements can also be achieved with the use of a directional main anchor. In these systems, control units can be installed as limit rods to provide secondary pressure restraint. When the support structure and/or adjacent equipment have load limitations, control units can be installed as tie rods to continuously restrain the pressure thrust force.
2.2. Rubber expansion joints will also provide all directional movement, such as axial, angular, lateral, and torsional, that may occur from external conditions. External conditions include, but are not limited to ground settlement, wind and shock loading, and seismic events. The rubber expansion joints will have a cycle life in the tens of millions while effectively reducing noise and vibration, as well as compensating for pipe misalignment.
2.3. Rubber expansion joints, via their removal, will provide access to piping and equipment as long as a self-retracting design is not required.
4.1. Submit product literature that illustrates the rubber expansion joint's design, materials, performance, and dimensional characteristics as well as the qualifications of the manufacturer.
4.2. Upon request, provide submittal drawings that clearly identify the rubber expansion joint's dimensions including all supplied accessories. Information will also include materials of construction, pressure and temperature ratings, as well as movements and spring-rates for piping analysis and other purposes.
4.3. Upon request, provide a 2-D and/or 3-D scaled solid model to verify clearance and/or for customer pipe modeling.
4.4. Upon request a certificate of conformance and/or calculations shall be provided to verify the appropriate codes and/or customer requirements are met. Calculations shall be stamped by a licensed engineer employed by the manufacturer.
4.5. Upon request submit the installation & maintenance instructions.
5.1. The rubber expansion joint shall have a single or multiple wide flowing arch. This profile provides exceptional all directional movement while virtually eliminating sediment buildup.
5.2. The inner tube shall be a seamless, leak-proof layer of nominal ¼" thickness that extends from the outside diameter of one flange to the outside diameter of the other flange. It shall be an elastomer compatible with the fluid media and service temperature.
5.3. The textile reinforcement shall be a minimum of six bias plies of high quality tire-cord reinforcement, having an adhesion promoting resorcinol formaldehyde latex (RFL) coating and impregnated (skimmed) with a compatible elastomer to ensure a homogeneous bonding to other layers.
5.4. The metal reinforcement shall have sufficient radial strength to support the textile loads. It shall be high-tensile steel to keep weight and volume down to optimize flexibility. The metal reinforcement shall be round to prevent cutting of the textile reinforcement.
5.5. The exterior cover shall be a seamless layer, of nominal 1/16" thickness. It shall be an elastomer compatible with the external environment.
5.6. When required an additional exterior coating shall be applied to improve the external weathering protection.
5.7. Rubber flanges shall be integral with the body and have a full flat face with the same outside diameter as the mating flange. Flanges shall be drilled to Class 150 lb., or as specified.
5.8. Retaining rings shall be fabricated of minimum 3/8" thickness high grade carbon steel or ductile iron with hot dipped galvanized finish. Alternative materials and finishes are available upon request.
5.9. Control Units, when installed as limit rods, are designed to restrict the rubber expansion joints movement range (axial, angular, lateral, and torsional) during normal operation. In the event of main anchor failure, the limits rods will engage and function as a secondary restraint. This will prevent the rubber expansion joints from over-extension or over-compression, by restraining the full pressure thrust loads. Control units, when installed as tie rods, are designed to restrain the expansion joints axially while restricting their other movements (angular, lateral and torsional) during normal operation. The tie rods will act as the piping system's primary restraint by continuously restraining the full pressure thrust loads. The control units will be designed based on the rubber expansion joint's calculated thrust force at the specified pressure. The gusset plates shall be high grade carbon steel with hot dipped galvanized finish and the rods shall be high strength ASTM A193, Grade B7 with hot dipped galvanized finish. Alternative materials and finishes are available upon request.
5.10. When required, optional shield covers shall be used as additional protection against direct sunlight UV rays as well as other adverse environmental conditions.
5.11. Identification and markings shall include manufacturer's name, manufactured date, maximum allowable working pressure and temperature, nominal diameter, face-to-face dimension, materials of construction, and a traceable serial number. These identification markings when requested shall be permanently attached to the expansion joint.
6.1. Style 1101 reflects a single arch rubber expansion joint with design pressures shown below and a full vacuum rating. Style 1102, 1103, 1104 reflects double, triple, and quadruple arch designs respectively, with the same design pressures as a Style 1101, but with reduced vacuum ratings. When full vacuum ratings for multiple arch rubber expansion joints are required, substitute Style 1202 for Style 1102, Style 1203 for Style 1103, and Style 1204 for Style 1104 respectively.
6.2. All expansion joints shall have a minimum burst pressure of three times the design pressure. The design shall be substantiated by detailed stress analysis such as the finite element method or other sound engineering practice. Additionally, the design should have successful service experience under comparable conditions for similar components of the same or like material.
6.3. Hydrostatic pressure test shall be performed at 1-1/2 times the design pressure. Full vacuum tests shall be performed at 26" hg due to site elevation and equipment limitations. The duration of each of these tests shall be 10 minutes unless otherwise specified. These non-destructive tests can be witnessed by the customer or authorized third party when ordered. Higher design pressures are available upon request.
6.4. Rated temperatures for rubber expansion joints are dependent on both the elastomer and reinforcement limitations. The tube selection should also be based on the chemical, corrosive, and/or abrasive nature of the media. The cover selection should also be based on the external environment. For air service at 25 psig maximum EPDM/Polyester and Butyl/Polyester are rated for 300ºF. See PDF for temperature ratings.
7.1. Manufacturer shall upon request prepare a detailed inspection and test plan for approval. The test plan shall include test details, frequency, acceptance criteria, and applicable codes and standards. Hold points and review of documentation can be witnessed by the customer and/or authorized third party when ordered.
7.2. Visual and dimensional inspection shall verify that the tolerances are within specified allowable. The tube and cover shall be free of structural defects. Small depressions and indentations are acceptable as long as the surface of the elastomer is not broken. Surface blemishes, such as flash, nylon wrap markings, grooves, and other indentations in the cover are acceptable.
7.3. The American Society for Testing and Materials technical testing standards, ASTM D2240, ASTM D412, ASTM D297, ASTM D471, ASTM D573 and ASTM D395 are to be performed annually on each batch of compound manufactured to assure conformance to the specific ASTM D2000 classification line call outs for each elastomer as listed below. Appropriate documents shall be available to the customer upon request.
7.4. Hydrostatic & Vacuum Testing - Manufacturer shall be capable of performing hydrostatic testing in-house, allowing the end user to witness said test when required. When testing for full vacuum the maximum test pressure, due to facility and equipment limitations, shall be 26" Hg.
8.1. Manufacturer shall have at least ten (10) years experience in the manufacture of rubber expansion joints, and shall provide references and an experience list upon request.
8.2. Manufacturer shall be ISO 9001 certified.
8.3. Manufacturer shall be ISO 14001 certified.
8.4. Manufacturer shall be a member of the Fluid Sealing Association.
8.5. Manufacturer shall be capable of providing on-site services including field measurement, visual inspection of existing products in service, evaluation of piping misalignment to determine build dimensions for offset expansion joints, training seminars, and technical assistance during installation upon request.
8.6. All Expansion Joints shall be Series 1100 as manufactured by the General Rubber Corporation of Carlstadt, NJ 07072 or pre-approved equal.


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> Stroke Program
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My Child has:
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Melanie's Unicorn Magic
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When faced with cancer, we helped Melanie's unicorn magic shine so that she didn't miss a beat.
Princess Jazlyn
When cancer, life a fire-breathing dragon, desolated her health, Princess Jazlyn fought back with us right by her side.
When Caleb was diagnosed with cancer, we helped him strike back and get back to favorite game — handball.
Our Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Institute provides quality, compassionate care to children with cancer, sickle cell disease and other serious blood disorders.
We are known for our comprehensive psychosocial programs and multi-disciplinary care teams that enhance patient care.
We place a strong emphasis on integrating new research efforts into treatment plans that allow our children access to the latest therapies and technologies.
Miller Children's & Women's is one of only 10 children's hospitals nationwide to have full accreditation through the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.
We have a dedicated unit of 24 private rooms in a home-like setting.
Our specially trained multi-disciplinary care team is available for patients from the day of admission, to their time in the hospital and through follow-up treatment in the outpatient setting, including physical therapists, dietitians, psychologists, social workers and dentists.
Teen & Young Adult Program helps adolescents cope with the unique challenges of being a teen or young adult with cancer or serious blood disorder, complete with a Teen Lounge.
Long-term cancer survivors receive care at our outpatient clinic through the Survivors' Treatment Assessment and Resource (S.T.A.R.) Program that focuses on their overall wellness and monitors them for any potential late-effects of treatments throughout their life.
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MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated healthcare delivery system that includes leading hospitals – Long Beach Medical Center, Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach, Community Medical Center Long Beach, Orange Coast Medical Center, and Saddleback Medical Center; award-winning medical groups – MemorialCare Medical Group and Greater Newport Physicians; Seaside Health Plan; and convenient outpatient health centers, imaging centers, surgical centers and dialysis centers throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties.


The Abbe will be hosting an interactive and fun storytelling hour for children in our Learning Lab on Sunday, May 28th from 11 am - 12 pm. Come listen to Wabanaki stories and make a craft to take home with you! No registration necessary and this event is included with the price of admission.


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Q: OnItemClickListener not Working? Why is my OnItemClickListener not working?
public class UseAdp extends Activity {
  /** Called when the activity is first created. */
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.main);
    Context context=this;

    ListView lv=(ListView)  findViewById(R.id.list_v);

    MyAdapter adp=new MyAdapter(context);

    for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
      adp.addItem("item " + i);
    }
    lv.setAdapter(adp);
    // lv.setItemsCanFocus(true);

    lv.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {

      @Override
      public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2,
          long arg3) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        showToast(arg2);
      }
    });
    //registerForContextMenu(lv);
  }

  public void showToast(int arg)
  {
    Toast.makeText(this, "Position"+arg, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
  }
}

Here is my adapter code:
public class MyAdapter extends BaseAdapter {

  private Context mcontext;
  private ArrayList<String> aList=new ArrayList<String>();

  public MyAdapter(Context context) {
     mcontext = context;
  }

  @Override
  public int getCount() {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    return aList.size();
  }

  @Override
  public Object getItem(int position) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    return aList.get(position);
  }

  @Override
  public long getItemId(int position) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    return position;
  }

  public void addItem(final String item) {
    aList.add(item);
    //notifyDataSetChanged();
  }

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

     // TODO Auto-generated method stub
     LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater)mcontext.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);

     convertView=inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_rows,parent,false);

     ((TextView)convertView.findViewById(R.id.txt1)).setText(getItem(position).toString());
     ((ImageView)convertView.findViewById(R.id.img1)).setImageResource(R.drawable.icon);
     if(position==2){
     ((CheckBox)convertView.findViewById(R.id.CheckBox01)).setChecked(true);
     }
     return convertView;
  }
}

A: Try to populate your ListView with getListView() instead of findViewById() (I assume your activity extends ListActivity)

A: I think you did not use viewholder() method it is working fine when i checked it .
See the complete code :
public class FirstScreen extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        ListView lv=(ListView) findViewById(R.id.ListView01);

        MyAdapter adp=new MyAdapter(getApplicationContext());

        for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
            adp.addItem("item " + i);
        }
        lv.setAdapter(adp);
       // lv.setItemsCanFocus(true);

       lv.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2,
                    long arg3) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                showToast(arg2);
            }
        });
        //registerForContextMenu(lv);

    }

    public void showToast(int arg)
    {
        Toast.makeText(this, "Position"+arg, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

     class MyAdapter extends BaseAdapter {

        private Context mcontext;
        private ArrayList<String> aList=new ArrayList<String>();

         public MyAdapter(Context context) {
             mcontext = context;
        }

        @Override
        public int getCount() {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            return aList.size();

        }

        @Override
        public Object getItem(int position) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            return aList.get(position);
        }

        @Override
        public long getItemId(int position) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            return position;
        }
         public void addItem(final String item) {
             aList.add(item);
             //notifyDataSetChanged();
         }

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

             // TODO Auto-generated method stub
             LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater)mcontext.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);

             convertView=inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_row,parent,false);

             ((TextView)convertView.findViewById(R.id.txt1)).setText(getItem(position).toString());
             ((ImageView)convertView.findViewById(R.id.img1)).setImageResource(R.drawable.icon);

             return convertView;
        }

        }

     static class ViewHolder {
         TextView   tab1Text;
         ImageView  backgrouundView;
    }

}

main.xml and list_row is not included here.

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Q: Error when trying to add visible marks in vim I am trying to use visible markers in vim.
I have the following in my .vimrc file:
sign define information text=!> linehl=Warning texthl=Error
exe ":sign place 123 line=" . line(.) ."name=information file=" . expand("%:p")
map <F7> :exe ":sign place 123 line=" . line(".") ."name=information file=".expand("%:p")<CR>

But when I open vim I get an error in line exe ":sign etc
line   30:
E15: Invalid expression: .) ."name=information file=" . expand("%:p")
E116: Invalid arguments for function line(.) ."name=information file=" . expand("%:p")
E15: Invalid expression: ":sign place 123 line=" . line(.) ."name=information file=" .   expand("%:p")

What is the problem with my syntax?

A: The error is fairly easy to spot.
You wrote
line(.)

instead of
line('.') or line(".")

edit
The error message in your question was related to the error above but there's a second error, a missing space.

*

*Your line:
exe ":sign place 123 line=" . line(.) ."name=information file=" . expand("%:p")

*First error corrected by putting the argument to line() in quotes (fixed expand() as well):
exe ":sign place 123 line=" . line('.') ."name=information file=" . expand('%:p')

*Second error corrected by adding a missing space after the third double quote:
exe ":sign place 123 line=" . line('.') ." name=information file=" . expand('%:p')
                                          ^
                                          +-- added missing space

Because of the missing space, the value of the line argument was something like 26name=information and the name argument was missing.


What is the Hartman Formula?
If you are an Applicant Attorney or an individual that works extensively with individuals who will be receiving a Workers' Compensation claim, you are most likely aware of the Hartman Formula. For those who are not familiar with the Hartman Formula, this blog will describe the Hartman Formula and its purpose.


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Updated Jan. 22, 2011 12:01 am ET / Original Jan. 22, 2011 6:35 am ET
Still Not House-Proud
Pado's Perceptions
by Cantor Fitzgerald
499 Park Ave.,
New York, N.Y. 10022
Jan. 19: The National Association of Home Builders Index held steady at 16, but that isn't exactly positive news. Expectations were for a modest tick upward, to 17. A number over 50 indicates positive building conditions, so we are far from a good number.
Existing homes, specifically foreclosures, were creating too much supply without an end in sight. Prices remain depressed.... Meanwhile, the good news was in the Empire State Index. The New York Fed reported an increase in business activity, to 11.92, from a downwardly revised 9.89.... This is the first of several regional Feds that will give us a look at manufacturing.... Expectations were for an increase to 12.50, so the headline number came up shy of estimates.
-- Marc Pado
The Red and the Yellow
China's Inflation Problem Looms Large
by Euro Pacific Capital
88 Post Road W.
Westport, Conn. 06880
Jan. 19: It was announced that, in November, China's consumer-price index [had risen] 5.1% from the same time a year earlier, with food prices rising more than 10%. As unrest builds, the Chinese government has unleashed a series of policies to address the symptoms of the disease—while ignoring its root cause.
The feeblest of these attempts is the imposition of price controls in many Chinese cities. But as President Nixon found out in the early 1970s, the laws of supply and demand cannot be suspended at will. The Chinese leaders realize this, and have more recently implemented a raft of seemingly more sophisticated responses....The central bank [has] said it will raise the share of deposits banks must keep on reserve by half a percentage point. This comes after six such increases last year. On the interest-rate front, the People's Bank of China is mulling further rate increases, which many analysts expect to come in the first quarter. However, if these moves are not accompanied by a cessation of dollar purchases, they will do nothing to control inflation....
The real awakening will occur when China realizes that it has tethered its economy to an untethered currency. There are plenty of signs that many in the Chinese leadership are beginning to fully grasp the problem.
For example, Zhou Qiren, an academic advisor to the People's Bank of China, said in China Reform magazine that China should find a method of valuing the yuan that does not involve the printing of more yuan to maintain exchange-rate stability. He argued that raising interest rates won't solve the fundamental problems behind inflation. To do that, China must control its money supply. I think he's on to something. He also commented that the U.S. dollar, which became a substitute for gold as a result of the 1944 Bretton Woods agreement, can no longer serve as the anchor for world currencies. He further suggested that the yuan be linked to something objective. It sounds to me like he's talking about a certain yellow metal.
The bottom line is that the Chinese are finally waking up.
-- Peter Schiff
The Start of Something Big?
Forecast for Wednesday
by Todd Market Forecast
Crestline, Calif. 92325
Jan. 19: It had to happen sometime. On Wednesday, we had some negative earnings on a number of banks, and a negative number on housing starts. That overruled the positive earnings on Apple and IBM, and a declining dollar.
Could this be the start of the much-awaited multiday correction? Possibly, but we need more evidence. Of course it would be just like the market to peak on blockbuster Apple profits. Don't look at the Dow. This was an outlier. The rest of the market got clobbered. But, we don't have any serious breakdowns on the charts, at least not yet so we'll give the benefit of the doubt to the bulls.
We do have a short-term observation. The VIX [the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index] rose by 9% [on Wednesday]. We have found that when the net change is at least a plus 7%, the next day tends to be higher....
Housing starts came in at 529,000, less than the expected 550,000. On Thursday ...initial claims [for unemployment were expected, as well as] existing-home sales, leading indicators, the Philadelphia Fed survey and oil inventories.
Other markets: We're on a sell for bonds as of Oct. 15. We're on a buy for the dollar and a sell for the euro as of Oct. 19.
We're on a buy for gold as of Dec. 31.... We're on a buy for silver as of Oct. 29. We're on a sell for copper as of Jan. 6.
We're on a sell for crude oil as of Jan. 6.
We are long-term bullish for all major world markets, including those of the U.S., Britain, Canada, Germany, France and Japan.
-- Stephen Todd
Apple Still Healthy
by FusionInvest
Jan. 18: The announcement [on Martin Luther King Day] that Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence from Apple led to a reflexive spasm of half-thought-out commentary.... I heard a few accusations from the tinfoil-hat crowd that this was a purposeful holiday release.
I doubt that was the case here.... [As well,] Apple has a deep bench. The world's largest technology company is not a one-man operation. There's: 1) Jonathan Ive, chief industrial designer. If you love the looks of your iPad, MacBook or iPod, Ive is your guy. 2) Ron Johnson: retail honcho, ex-Target guy, the brains behind the Apple Stores. 3) Bob Mansfield: Mac hardware engineering. He oversees products like iMacs and Macbooks. 4) Scott Forstall, iPhone software designer. He developed the simple (yet revolutionary) iPhone user interface.
And there's lots more talent at Apple behind Jobs. Someone asked "With all this talent, why didn't Apple trot out these guys more often?" If you were a consumer-products company, and your CEO was a cross between P.T. Barnum and Henry Ford, why on earth would you ever [cite] anyone else?
[Others have suggested that] Apple needs a 10-year plan: No, Apple does not.... Apple has managed to place itself at the nexus of media, consumer gadgets and technology. What made Jobs' contribution so brilliant was his ability to see just beyond what was possible today to conceive of things for mass consumption devices....
The bigger risk in Apple remains that momentum traders fall out of love: Back out the cash, and Apple trades at a reasonable price/earnings ratio. That's why fundie guys...own it. But when you see the list of less fundamentally driven hedge funds that own Apple, there can be little doubt that "momo" players are big in the name.
The risk to the stock price is that they simultaneously fall out of love. If that happens, and the stock gets hit, some of the shine could come off of the Apple halo. That is never good for sales.
-- Barry Ritholtz
Frothy Tides for QE-II
Forecast and Strategy
by the Rhodes Capital Management
111 Presidential Blvd.
Bala Cynwyd, Pa. 19004
Jan. 19: The Fed has embarked upon the "QE-II ship," and we are well on the way for it to be completely discounted, with no likelihood of a QE-III ship setting sail [referring to the U.S. Federal Reserve's quantitative-easing tactics].
Recent U.S. economic data have been mixed, but on the stronger side. That said, our concerns stem from a number of known areas, but not given sufficient shrift [are]: sharply rising muni-bond yields, rising U.S. bond yields and a possible China "hard landing."
Technically speaking, the Standard & Poor's 500 has major support [in] the long-term 45-month exponential moving average at 1137, with prices rather archly overextended at current levels.
This, when coupled with the "frothy" sentiment figures, would argue that the risk-reward is skewed to the downside, for the short-term, toward 1220. Thereafter, a resumption of the rally seems appropriate, although the strength is yet unknown.
-- Richard Rhodes
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TTG Asia's weekly roundup of new hotel openings and announcements.
Tembo Beach Club & Resort, Thailand
Tembo Beach Club & Resort, a plantation-style resort, sits on Koh Samui's Bangrak Beach on the island's north coast. Life at Tembo (which means 'elephant' in Swahili) revolves around the pool, where guests can relax on the terrace or on the beach, or enjoy a cocktail at the swim-up bar. Beachside tapas and small bites are available throughout the day, complemented by a choice of cocktails and mocktails, wines and beers.
Tembo Restaurant features a Mediterranean and Asian-inspired menu, and also houses Journey, a 12-seat dining space slated to open in early 2022 that will feature a regularly changing menu of international dishes. The resort also has a deli, bakery, lifestyle boutique and a spa (opening soon). Guests can select from nine double bungalows (seven king-size beds and two twin-bed rooms) and a beachside villa, which has its own private garden. All rooms have balconies or terraces, internet-ready flat screen TVs, tea and coffee making facilities, Indian cotton bathrobes, safety boxes, jasmine-scented amenities, ceiling fans and air-conditioning.
Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, Australia
Located on the Docklands waterfront in Melbourne, the Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands features 189 guestrooms, each fitted with a 55-inch LCD TV, work surface, walk-in shower, and bar fridge. The hotel is nestled within the retail, leisure and entertainment precinct, The District Docklands on Waterfront Way. Guests can pick from four F&B venues, including Archer's, a restaurant serving Australian cuisine with fresh produce from local farms. Ada's in the hotel lobby is a space where guests can work, socialise or relax with light snacks, soft drinks, and cocktails. Laneway café Corsia serves premium and locally roasted coffee from St Ali, and a European-inspired menu of light meals by day, switching to espresso martinis and local wines by night. Adjacent to the rooftop infinity pool, Sunset House is a bar looking out to sweeping views across Melbourne. The hotel also offers a fitness centre as well as five function and meeting spaces, with more than 371m² of event space available.
Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Nashik; India
Nestled at the foothills of the Pandav Caves, just off Nashik Mumbai highway, Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Nashik is spread over 42,000m² and features 224 rooms, including 18 suites with private balconies. Guests can choose from five room categories including superior room with pool view, superior room with hill view, deluxe room, premium suite and deluxe suite. With over 5,000m² of event space, the hotel offers four indoor venues – Godavari Ballroom, Varuni, Tharuni and The Living Room – that can host up to 2,400 pax and three outdoor venues – Godavari Lawns, Varuni Terrace and Amphitheatre – which can host up to 2,500 pax. The hotel features four dining selections – The Smoked Vine, serving international cuisine; The Tuscan Room, inspired from Italy's traditional culinary culture; Le Bistro, an Indo-Parisian eatery; and The Orient House, specialising in Chinese cuisine. Hotel amenities include a spa, 24-hour fitness centre, hair and beauty salon, an outdoor pool with a temperature-controlled jacuzzi, along with an ASB squash court and Pilates room.
The Ritz-Carlton, Harbin; China
The opening of The Ritz-Carlton, Harbin marks the brand's debut in the northeast China's winter wonderland. Centrally located along the city's Songhua River, the luxury hotel is integrated within an upscale mixed residential and retail development in one of Harbin's tallest buildings. The hotel offers 368 guestrooms, including 31 suites.
Four F&B venues include all day-dining restaurant Manor 54 and Cantonese fine-dining restaurant King Wong Heen. The Lobby Lounge serves afternoon tea alongside a cookie bar trolley as well as handcrafted drip coffee exclusively available at the hotel. There are also two bars, including signature bar Flair, serving creative cocktails and boutique spirits paired with South-east Asian-inspired tapas. In addition to six treatment rooms, the Ritz-Carlton Spa also offers wellness areas such as steam rooms, saunas, a heated indoor swimming pool and a fitness centre.
The hotel features a total of 3,500m² of event space, including a Grand Ballroom equipped with three build-in LED screens. On the 56th floor, the hotel's Sky Gallery has four multi-functional meeting rooms for private events. For wedding ceremonies, the sunlit Chamber has river views and direct access to an outdoor lawn, together with two bridal rooms.
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Stanford University-- #6 National University (US News & World Report)
In 1885, Jane and Leland Stanford established Stanford University in memory of their son, Leland Junior. Their intent was to establish a "University of high degree" that would "qualify students for personal success and direct usefulness in life and promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization." Today, Stanford is a research university where teaching, learning and research are integral to the university's mission.
Stanford values close interaction between undergraduates and faculty. Undergraduate student participation in research is strongly supported and, in 2016-17, Stanford allocated about $5.6 million to support 1,049 projects. Stanford's entrepreneurial spirit draws from its location in Silicon Valley and the legacy of its founders. Stanford emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and research, and academic excellence crosses disciplines, ranging from humanities to social sciences to engineering and the sciences.
Stanford is known to be a place for learning, discovery, innovation, expression and discourse. Each applicant is evaluated with an eye to academic excellence, intellectual vitality, extracurricular activity, and personal context.
Stanford follows the holistic review process of each applicant. For those with special talents– artistic, athletic, musical– those talents are factored into the process. However, all applicants, even athletes, have to meet the high academic bar of Stanford.
Application Fee $90, waived for financial aid applicants
Standardized Tests SAT or ACT (Essay optional)
SAT Subject Tests Two Recommended.
If you applying for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering, recommended that you take either Math Level I or II, and either Physics or Chemistry.
AP and IB exams You may self-report.
Supplement Questions/Essays (found in the Writing Supplement section in My Colleges tab on the Common Application- Questions are updated August of every year.) 3 Essays (varying word count)
10 Short Questions
Recommendations 2 Teacher Recommendations from grade 11 or 12 teachers in the following subject areas: English, mathematics, science, foreign language, history/social studies. A letter from a grade 10 teacher is fine if the coursework was advanced (e.g., Honors, AP, IB).
Counselor of Record Report
Optional Recommendation If it can provide new insights about you.
Report School Report, Transcript, MidYear Transcript by February 15, Final Transcript by July 1
Interview Optional
Optional Portfolio for art, dance, music, theater. Deadline is October 15 for Restrictive Early Action Applicants and December 1 for Regular Decision Applicants.
International Students SAT or ACT is required. TOEFL, IELTS or PTE recommended.
Restrictive Early Action November 1, decision by mid-December
Regular Decision January 2, decision by mid-to-late March
**Stanford Short Essay Questions: Respond to all 3 short essays (100 to 250 words):
The Stanford community is deeply curious and driven to learn in and out of the classroom. Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning.
Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate—and us—know you better.
Tell us about something that is meaningful to you, and why?
Academic Parameters
When applying to an institution, it is important to look at the academic information of previous applicants. This includes the SAT/ACT test scores, SAT Subject test scores (if available), GPA ranges, or class ranking. By looking at these data points, you may assess where you fall and how likely is your admission into this college. Please note, there are students who do fall below the middle range and are still admitted, but then their application has one or more factors that boosts their application, such as a special talent, a recruitable athlete, legacy, racial or socioeconomic minority. Use the chart below to see where you fall and if you may raise your test scores and grades to keep your application in the running.
Testing/GPA Guidelines of Stanford University (Class of 2022)
SAT Range (25th and 75th percentiles) Math: 720-800
ERW: 700-770
ACT Range (25th and 75th percentiles Composite Score: 32-35
Math: 30-35
English: 34-36
Writing: 30-33
GPA Range (unweighted) 99.7% of students had GPA of 3.50+:
95.61% of students had GPA 3.75+
3.46% of students had GPA 3.50 to 3.74
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Day 1 • Stanford University
According to US News & World Report, Stanford University is ranked #7 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Please check their website to read up on these indicators. We are using US News for its popularity, but by no means should they be the only source in determining your "best fit" college. Your best fit colleges should be determined by your academic goals, your personality fit, and financial considerations.
Stanford University:
Private institution with a total undergraduate enrollment of 7,062.
In 1885, Jane and Leland Stanford established Stanford University in memory of their son, Leland Junior.
Suburban, and the campus size is 8,180 acres.
Tuition & Fees:
$51,354 (2018-19), offers need-blind financial aid.
Endowment:
$23.4 billion (2017)
Only freshmen are required to live on campus, but students are guaranteed housing for all four years, and most choose to remain on campus. Greek life at Stanford represents approximately 25 percent of the student body.
Admit Rate:
Most competitive, admit rate in single digits
Diversity:
51% male/49% female. Ethnicity/Race: 31% White, 23% Asian, 6% African American, 17% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American, 0.4% Native Hawaiian, 10% Two or more races, 0.4% Unknown, 11.4% International.
Religious Affiliation:
Other Awards by US News:
#7 in National Universities, #1 in Best Colleges for Veterans, #7 in Best Undergraduate Teaching
Admissions Scandal at Stanford:
Stanford's former head sailing coach, John Vandemoer, pleaded guilty to a charge in this case. A total of $770,000 was contributed to the sailing program by Key Worldwide Foundation, in the form of three separate gifts.
Stanford rescinds admission of students linked to this college scandal.
Day 2 • School Mission, Mascot, Sports
University motto:
The unofficial motto of Stanford University, is "Die Luft der Freiheit weht." Translated from the German language means, "The wind of freedom blows." The phrase is a quote from Ulrich von Hutten, a 16th-century humanist, and indicative of Stanford's culture of giving it's students to the freedom to excel in many academic fields.
Mascot:
The Stanford Tree
is the Stanford Band's mascot and the unofficial mascot of Stanford University. Stanford's team name is "Cardinal", referring to the vivid red color (not bird), and the university does not have an official mascot. The tree is a rich and vivid metaphor for the very pulse of life." The "Tree," which is a member of theStanford Band, is representative of El Palo Alto, the Redwood tree which is the logo of Palo Alto.
Cardinal Red, Black and White.
Division I/FBS. The FBS is the most competitive subdivision of NCAA Division I, which itself consists of the largest and most competitive schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As of 2018, there are 10 conferences and 130 schools in FBS. Stanford Cardinals compete in 36 varsity teams and 32 club sports. The Stanford Cardinal are well known for the traditional "Big Game" against Cal, an annual football competition that awards the Stanford Axe to the victor.
Featured here is Kathryn Plummer who has been selected as the winner of the 89th AAU James E. Sullivan Award, presented annually to the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States.
Day 3 • Academics at Stanford/Top Undergraduate Majors/Student Life
Stanford is a research university where teaching, learning and research are integral to the university's mission. Stanford values close interaction between undergraduates and faculty. Stanford emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and research, and academic excellence crosses disciplines, ranging from humanities to social sciences to engineering and the sciences. Current faculty members have earned 19 Nobel Prizes and 4 Pulitzer Prizes. Students, distinguished by initiative, love of learning and commitment to public service, are talented in many areas, including academics, art, music and athletics.
Academic Calendar:
Quarter system
Top Undergraduate Majors:
Computer and Information Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering (other), Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Science Technology and Society.
Undergraduate Research:
Student participation in research is strongly supported and, in 2016-17, Stanford allocated about $5.6 million to support 1,049 projects.
Highly-ranked Graduate Programs:
Include the School of Education, School of Engineering, School of Law, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Business. The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment oversees collaboration between environmental research, teaching and outreach.
Student Life:
Stanford students have a reputation for working hard and playing hard. Stanford fosters student government leaders, future Olympians, talented artists, political activists, fraternity and sorority presidents, volunteers and avid Cardinal sports fans. More than 600 student organizations drive campus life. Stanford has a number of well-known theatrical and musical groups, including the Ram's Head Theatrical Society and the Mendicants, an all-male a cappella group. The arts are emphasized on the Stanford campus, and a vibrant arts district includes the Bing Concert Hall, the McMurtry Building for Art and Art History, the Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection at Stanford University. The Associated Students of Stanford University is the representative government for Stanford students.
Stanford's Strange Traditions:
Include Fountain-Hopping, Full Moon on the Quad, Wacky Walk, and The Big Game against Cal!
Fountain Hopping
is a unique Stanford tradition where groups of undergraduate students swim, hangout and "hop" between the variety of fountains around campus. This tradition typically takes place with dorm mates during New Student Orientation at the beginning of freshman year (However, many students continue to fountain hop.)
Another one of Stanford's strange traditions– Stanford
begins its Commencement ceremony every year with a fun, very nontraditional procession into the stadium known as the Wacky Walk
Day 4 • Notable Alumni
Notable alumni include former U.S. President Herbert Hoover (Class of 1895), Hall of Fame NFL quarterback John Elway (Class of 1983), and actress Sigourney Weaver (Class of 1972).
Elon Musk was admitted to Stanford to get a phD in physics. Two days later, he deferred his decision to test his luck during the dot com boom, never to return. Tiger Woods also attended college at Stanford University from 1994-1996. He was at Stanford for two NCAA golf seasons (1994-95 and 1995-96) before leaving college after his sophomore year to turn professional.
Day 5 • Applying to Stanford? Be Collegebound with IvyBound
Looking at first-time, Freshman Applicants:
Admission Rate:
4.36%, including early applicants, (as of July 2018). The lowest admit rate of all US Universities!
Total Applicants:
Admitted:
Yield Rate:
82%- Number of students who actually attended or matriculated once admitted.
Early Option:
Restrictive Early Action (November 1 is deadline)
Regular Deadline:
See Table above
Admissions into this prestigious University, Stanford, is extremely competitive as the acceptance rate is decreasing each year. With the increase of sheer number of applicants, how do you stand out and get admitted? If Stanford is one of the colleges on your list, use this invaluable worksheet to plan and prepare to apply to Stanford.
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Next week, I will cover, US News Week's #10 Nationally Ranked University, Duke. Stay Tuned.
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Ever wondered how the "tiles" and "boxes" on the home page of certain MadCap Flare templates respond to the screen size of different devices? If you visit our page of responsive HTML5 templates for MadCap Flare, open one of the theme previews in your desktop web browser, and then resize the width of the browser window, you will see that the tiles are automatically rearranged in a vertical layout. This may seem like wizardry to novice and intermediate users, but Flare's Responsive Layout Window makes creating these elements accessible and simple.
These elements are coded to be responsive using HTML and CSS. There are frameworks you can use like the Zurb Foundation grid system, but the Responsive Layout Window lets you add these elements with an easy-to-use UI within Flare.
How does the Responsive Layout Window work?
When you add these elements using the Responsive Layout Window, you are working with a "row" that will contain a certain number of "cells". In the underlying XHTML, the row is a div that contains other divs. Each div nested inside of the parent div acts as one cell, and these are the units that will appear as individual tiles in the output.
Before you can insert a row, you must specify a row style, or class. A row style determines the number of cells you will have in the row. When you select New Style in the Responsive Layout Window, the New Row Style dialog opens with some default styles available to choose from. But how can we make sense of those style names, like "Row-4-4-4" or "Row 6-6"?
Imagine a row of twelve columns that spans across the page. The width of each cell is expressed by the number of columns it will span in the preset row styles. For example, Row 4-4-4 contains three cells and each cell is the width of four columns. Row 6-6 contains two cells, each the width of six columns. Row 8-4 also contains two cells, but one cell is the width of eight columns and the other cell is the width of four columns.
To get the number of columns per cell, divide the total number of columns (twelve) by the number of cells.
The width of each column is expressed in percentage values calculated from the number of columns per cell over the total number of columns.
The percentage value evaluated for the cell width will be added to the stylesheet. The screenshot below shows a demo project I created to help illustrate how to work with cell widths.
With the Responsive Layout window open and the cursor inside Cell 1, we can see that the width of 12 columns translates to 100%. These values are highlighted by red boxes.
Below, we can see how the widths of Cells 2 and 3 would be calculated.
Cells 2 and 3 will each have a width of six columns, and we can demonstrate that this will evaluate to 50% width in the CSS.
If the total width of cells in a row exceeds 100%, a cell will move downward and create the appearance of a new row below. In the example above, Cells 2 and 3 would have been in the same row as Cell 1, as their combined total width did not exceed 100%, but this is not possible because Cell 1 by itself has a width of 100%. This also occurs after setting the width of Cell 3 to seven columns in the screenshot below.
You can also customize rows with cells that are not all the same width, as long as the total width of all cells is less than or equal to 100%.
How do I make the output responsive?
The true utility of the Responsive Layout Window lies in its ability to automatically set up the stylesheet styles for a row's divs in different stylesheet mediums. Mediums and media queries in the stylesheet allow you to configure styles that come into effect when the user's viewport is a certain width, which is a proxy for the type of device they use. For example, Flare's HTML5 templates are configured to invoke the "mobile" medium for mobile phones when the content is displayed in a window less than 767 pixels wide.
To edit a responsive row for different mediums, select the medium at the top of the Responsive Layout Window, then set your desired settings such as cell width while placing your cursor in each cell.
When the Web medium is selected, stylesheet styles are added to the default medium of the stylesheet. Selecting Tablet will add styles to the tablet medium, and Mobile adds styles to the mobile medium.
What about space between cells?
If the total width of the cells in a row adds up to 100% (12 columns), there will be no room for space between the cells, and not all users will want this. The Responsive Layout Window allows you to select a value for Cell Offset, measured in number of columns. The Cell Offset value in columns will be converted to a percentage value, which will then be added to the stylesheet rule-set for the div as the value of the property margin-left.
Increasing margin-left via Cell Offset adds to the total width of a row, so you run the risk of exceeding 100%, unless you account for the combined width of the cells and the left margin applied to them.
Say you decide to add a little bit of space between Cell 1 and Cell 2, and Cell 2 and Cell 3. Place your cursor in Cell 2 and change the Cell Offset to 1. Immediately, an issue appears with the row because the total width of the cells and the left margin combined exceeds 100%.
As aforementioned, we must account for the total width of all cells, in addition to the margin applied via Cell Offset. Currently, we have three cells with 33.333% width, and one of the cells is shown to have margin-left of 8.333%, which adds up to (3*33.333%) + 8.333% = 108.333%. If you think in terms of columns, we have three cells with the width of four columns, plus an extra column of offset, which adds up to (3*4) + 1 = 13 columns, but a full row consists of just 12 columns.
However, the row will not be exactly centered in the HTML5 output and does not span the whole width of its parent div.
If you want this row to have perfect symmetry across the page, it is possible to change the exact width percentage values in the stylesheet. The Cell Style field in the Responsive Layout Window shows you the CSS rule-set that styles the cell in which your cursor is placed.
Say you decide that the row would look better with more symmetry. With the Responsive Layout Window, you're left with choosing Cell Offset values of 0 or 1 even though you want something in between. For these situations, you can make even more precise adjustments by editing the stylesheet directly. To learn how to do this, let's dive deeper into the CSS that styles the responsive row.
How do I edit the responsive layout CSS?
The selector for this – div.HomePageTiles > div:nth-child(1) – makes use of the CSS combinator >, or child selector, and the nth-child pseudo-class. Therefore, the rules in the braces after this selector will be applied to the first div that is a child of its parent div of the class HomePageTiles, i.e. Cell 1. To select Cell 2, use the selector div.HomePageTiles > div:nth-child(2).
The div with the class HomePageTiles wraps a child div for each cell in the row. When you select a cell in the XML Editor and edit the value of Cell Width or Cell Offset, it adjusts the percentage value applied to the width or margin-left property in the CSS rule-set.
We have seen how advanced CSS selectors are able to style the individual cells, but what mechanisms allow the Responsive Layout Window to live up to its namesake and actually produce responsive elements? Recall that "responsive" in this context means that the elements will rearrange themselves to best fit the size of the displays on different devices, like desktop computers, tablets, and mobile phones.
A rule-set for each cell's selector will be added to the default medium, the tablet medium, and the mobile medium of the stylesheet to enable responsive behavior. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of stylesheet media, please refer to the MadCap Flare help article on the subject or this tutorial from W3Schools.
It is true that you could have a row comprised of four cells of 25% width with no space in between them. But in this demo, we want space between the cells, so some of the width of the row will be dedicated to that space. Our solution will be to add the necessary value of margin-left to the nth-child(1) pseudo-element rule, and key to finding this value is understanding that a full row takes up a width of 100%.
This leaves 100% – 91.666% ≈ 8.333% of space not used by cells or margins.
We will divide this value in half and apply it as the value of margin-left for the nth-child(1) pseudo-element. This will add the amount of left margin needed to center the row to the first cell. 8.333%/2 ≈ 4.167%.
Since the row is right-aligned, we only need to apply 4.167% margin-left on the first cell, and the amount of space to the right of the third cell should be equivalent.
Next, we need to adjust the cell width and margin values for the tablet medium and mobile medium. Do not feel overwhelmed; the process is exactly the same and often easier for the non-desktop stylesheet media.
To start configuring the cells for tablet, select Tablet in the local toolbar of the Responsive Layout window. This will also cause the XML Editor to display the topic with the tablet medium.
If the cells in desktop mode are too small for a tablet device viewing the output in portrait orientation, you may want to increase the widths of cells so that fewer cells occupy each row. This occurs because the width of the entire row will exceed 100%, so cells will be pushed to a new line.
It is often the case that the size of the desktop cells on a tablet device are usable enough, so in those projects it is fine to leave the tablet medium values untouched and allow the cells to inherit the settings from the desktop (default) medium. However, you have the option to customize the cells for the tablet medium.
Flare online Help on desktop.
Flare online Help on mobile.
To set this up in our example, select Mobile in the local toolbar of the Responsive Layout Window. Then, set each cell width to 12 columns (100%) by placing your cursor in the cell in the XML Editor, then selecting 12 from the Cell Width drop-down.
Setting 100% width on each cell makes it easier for users viewing your help system on a mobile phone to see the contents. Each cell occupies an entire row, and the user gets a better view of the cell contents while they scroll through vertically.
The key to successfully creating a responsive row is to consider the number of cells the row needs and then calculate the width and left-margin of each cell in terms of ratios. The Responsive Layout Window expresses these values using number of foundation grid columns, but it is sometimes easier to convert the column numbers to percentages. In the grid there are 12 columns per row, so to calculate the percentage value, take the width in number of columns, divide it by 12, and then multiply by 100.
The Responsive Layout Window allows you to set cell width and margin using number of columns as the unit of measure, but you can make changes to the cell styles directly in the stylesheet using percentage values. For the cleanest appearance, calculate the cell width and margin so that the sum of all widths is 100% in the desktop medium. If necessary, you can set values that cause the row to be wider than 100% so that some contents will be moved to the next row, which is what we have done by setting all cells with 12-column, or 100% width in the mobile medium in the demo project.
It is more and more important to adopt responsive design so that your help systems maintain compatibility with a full range of devices, so bust out your calculators and get creative!


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Ending Pakistan's Export of Jihadists: The Key to Win in Afghanistan
A policy to win in Afghanistan requires undermining the Taliban's strategic base – the external support and sanctuary that Pakistan continues to provide.
By Robert M. Cassidy, August 28, 2017
Credit: TanyaRozhnovskaya Shutterstock.com
Pakistan's strategic malice is the main reason why the US and its partners still face a stalemate in Afghanistan.
The US should desist in the illusion that Pakistan is an ally and a friend. It is neither.
Pretending Pakistan was an ally against Islamist militants made the West complicit in its malicious strategy.
Pakistan has supported proxies to pursue objectives in Afghanistan, India and Kashmir.
To influence or modify Pakistan's malign strategic calculus requires a trans-regional strategy.
"I have seen much war in my lifetime and I hate it profoundly. But there are worse things than war; and all of them come with defeat." (Ernest Hemingway)
U.S. stated policy is now to win in Afghanistan. The senior leadership has opted for victory over defeat. What does this mean and how does the Coalition get there?
A win is an Afghanistan that does not fragment and endures as a state that is inhospitable to al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State-Khorasan and other Islamists groups. There will still be violence and poverty, but stability without a continuous existential threat is success.
Victory, then, is a relatively resilient Afghan state, with the government, the security forces and the population aligned against a marginalized Taliban.
But as S. Paul Kapur, Professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, helpfully reminds us: "Jihad has become a central component of Pakistani grand strategy."
Therefore, a policy to win in Afghanistan requires a regional strategy that aligns political will and capacity to defeat the enemy's strategy. This means undermining the Taliban's strategic center of gravity – the external support and sanctuary that Pakistan continues to provide.
Pakistan prevents victory
Pakistan's strategic malice is the main reason why the United States and its partners still face a stalemate in Afghanistan after almost 16 years. The sanctuary in Pakistan is the most significant strategic impediment to a win in Afghanistan.
Almost every U.S. DOD report on progress in Afghanistan over the years has stated that Pakistan's sanctuary and support prevent the defeat of the Taliban. The reduction of this sanctuary and stopping the sources of support of the Taliban in Pakistan is a strategic imperative to ending the war.
However, Pakistan has failed to alter its strategic calculus. It continues to incubate and guide the regeneration of murderous Islamist zealots.
The fresh candor about Pakistan in the Trump administration's recent Afghanistan policy announcement should mean that the United States will desist in the illusion that Pakistan, one of the foremost ideological and physical incubators of Islamist terror, Inc., is an ally and a friend. It is neither.
Pretending that Pakistan was an ally in the war against Islamist militants, one that would act in ways to help defeat Islamist networks in the tribal areas, made the West complicit in Pakistan's malicious strategic conduct.
No strategic momentum
Years of tactical and operational gains in taking away the Taliban's capacity have been fleeting because defeating an enemy means taking away its capacity and its will.
Strategic momentum has been absent because the will of the Taliban and the Haqqanis rest in their senior leadership, regenerative potential and resources, which reside in and emanate from Pakistan's sanctuary.
Pakistan has created this contradiction to prevent the defeat of the Taliban, protract the war and erode the Coalition's will. Its likely ultimate goal is to make the capacity of the Coalition irrelevant because it could ultimately depart the fight without achieving its strategic aims.
Why does Pakistan continue to support its Islamist proxies that are clearly enemies of the Coalition and Afghanistan? And, what is to be done?
Pakistan's proxies
From its inception, Pakistan's perceived existential mandate was to oppose India and to revise the regional status quo through the export of Islamist militant proxies. The incubation and export of Islamist militants provided the purpose and meaning for Pakistan, its security establishment and its people.
To be certain, the emergence and size of murderous Islamists in South Asia is the result of the decades that Pakistan's security establishment deluded itself in supporting some of the most virulent strains of Islamist proxies.
Now 20 designated terrorist organizations operate in the Pakistan-Afghanistan region alone. These groups have perpetrated barbaric acts of violence in Afghanistan, Kashmir, India and ultimately — like the proverbial genie that gets out of the bottle — in Pakistan itself. In the end, this perfidy has been to the detriment of Pakistan's security.
For the first two and a half decades of Pakistan's existence, its senior leaders pursued policies that were disastrous for Pakistan's security. These policies bankrupted its economy and diverted resources from development.
Catastrophic wars
In addition, Pakistan started three major wars with India and suffered draws or defeats in all of them. The 1971 War, or Bangladesh War, was the singularly most traumatic war of the three full wars with India. It reduced Pakistan to a rump of its former territory and it further ingrained a permanent paranoia about strategic depth and encirclement by India in Afghanistan.
For the next three decades after 1971, as a consequence of its catastrophic defeat in the Bangladesh War and the loss of East Pakistan, the Pakistani security establishment shifted even more discernibly from conventional confrontation with India, to relying more on Islamist militants for strategic advantage and depth in Afghanistan, and to fully pursuing the nuclear weapons option.
Pakistan has supported proxies to pursue objectives in Afghanistan, India and Kashmir with the rationale that its strategic weapons would serve as a deterrent.
For the last almost 16 years, Pakistan has employed irregular warfare to promote its illusory notion of strategic depth by supporting the Taliban and other lethal proxies in Afghanistan. This war will not end, or it will end badly if Pakistan does not cease its support to the Taliban.
Pakistan's strategic double game
Until now, the United States of America and its friends have not devised a regional strategy that employs its full weight and that of other regional actors to alter Pakistan's strategic double game.
The fact that the United States paid in excess of $33 billion to Pakistan in the first 16 years of war — and that Pakistan continued to incubate and export Islamists into Afghanistan — is abominable.
Moreover, U.S. promoters of relations with Pakistan since at least the 1950s were key in supporting Pakistan's mythological narrative that Pakistan was a stalwart anticommunist bulwark during the Cold War and a genuine ally in the war against al Qaeda, the Taliban and Islamist terrorists.
But the reality was that U.S. and Pakistani interests only aligned during the Soviet-Afghan War. And even then, Pakistan's behavior still revealed duplicity with the United States and malign use of America's generous funding of that war to defeat the Soviets through mujahideen proxies.
Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence Directorate (ISI) has maintained links between Al Qaeda, its longtime Taliban allies and a host of other Islamists inside and outside Pakistan.
Putting pressure on Pakistan
The Coalition cannot win in Afghanistan without a regional approach that brings the full weight of the United States and other regional actors to bear on Pakistan to stop it from aiding the Taliban and the Haqqani Network.
Since the days after 9/11, the United States has essentially stipulated that Pakistan
– must curb all domestic expression of support for terrorism against America and its allies
– show a sustained commitment to and make significant efforts towards combating terrorist groups
– cease support, including by any elements within the Pakistan military or its intelligence agency, to extremist
and terrorist groups; and
– dismantle terrorist bases of operations in other parts of the country.
Pakistan's proxy jihadists cannot be defeated with half measures. And yet, we have coddled Pakistan as an important ally in the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, even though it is essentially an enemy that has acted in ways fully inimical to the Coalition's troops, its Afghan allies and the aims of the Afghan state.
A strategic menu
A strategic menu that levers regional actors and relies more on sticks than carrots is necessary to tap into Pakistan's fear, honor and interests in unprecedented ways. The following eight steps should merit consideration:
1) stop paying for malice;
2) end Pakistan's major non-NATO ally status;
3) state intention to make the line of control in Kashmir permanent;
4) shut down the ground lines of communications via Pakistan;
5) declare Pakistan the state-sponsor of terrorism that it is;
6) issue one last ultimatum for Pakistan to help end the sanctuary and to not impede success;
7) invite the Indian Armed Forces into Afghanistan for security operations in the Pashtun east and south;
8) and, as a last resort, reciprocate Pakistan's malice and perfidy via cutout proxies.
A trans-regional strategy
To influence or modify Pakistan's malign strategic calculus requires a trans-regional strategy that impinges on and appeals to Pakistan's pathologies and perceptions. A viable strategy cannot address Pakistan without addressing India.
Likewise, a trans-regional strategy cannot address India without weighing some degree of cooperation and reciprocity with China, Russia, Iran and the Central Asian states.
And, since Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were the only countries besides Pakistan that recognized the repugnant Taliban regime, they would likely warrant some role in the negotiated end to the war — as would Qatar.
The Coalition and its Afghan partners need to be ruthless, creative and coercive. This film has run before, and it had a bad ending. The incubation and export of Islamist militants for the purpose of jihad has been a preferred modus operandi of Pakistan since its inception.
Uncontested sanctuary in Pakistan contributed to the Soviet Union's defeat in Afghanistan.
It is only possible for Pakistan to become a genuine strategic partner to the United States if it changes, and eschews its support of proxy terrorists and insurgents. The sine qua non for a win is to shut down the sanctuary and the external support from Pakistan.
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Afghanistan: A Morally Corrupting War
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About Robert M. Cassidy
Robert Cassidy, Ph.D., is a retired U.S. Army colonel who teaches at Wesleyan University. He is the author of three books and a number of articles about irregular warfare and Afghanistan. He has served in Afghanistan and Iraq. This article does not reflect the views of any of the institutions with which the author is associated.
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Responses to "Ending Pakistan's Export of Jihadists: The Key to Win in Afghanistan"


I've been looking for a new job for the past few months and I am unable to find anything suitable where I live. I'm from a relatively remote location. I have diverse work experience and I am well educated. I feel I am running out of options. I am working with an agency, but the jobs they have found me were not the right fit. I was thinking about starting my own business, but I'm not in a financial situation where I can take the risk.
I'm thinking about moving to a larger city, but I have sensory issues I am just starting to learn how to recognize and cope with them. I went to post secondary schools in cities and it was not a good experience for me. I like where I live now as I feel less sensitive to my surroundings and my anxiety has decreased since I moved. Unfortunately the jobs I have been able to find were either temporary or not the right fit for me.
I would greatly appreciate advice from anyone who has had to make a similar decision or has any insight to help me decide if moving to a larger city is right for me. I am also wondering if anyone knows any good websites to find work from home jobs as I believe that might also be a suitable alternative.
Sometimes a degree is useful but not in ways you expect. I know a landscape consultant who used to be a civil engineer. The old job was all about cost cutting. She now gets to be design beautiful yards!
Unfortunately the jobs I have been able to find were either temporary or not the right fit for me.
I would not tell you to take a job that was not the right fit, but what is wrong with temporary work? I did it for many years, off and on, and generally liked it well enough. At least money is coming in and your resume doesn't have such major gaps.
You've correctly identified that the less-metropolitan atmosphere that feels more comfortable with your sensory issues is also characterized by fewer opportunities. If temp work is available there, try it - you might like it.
I don't think temp work is bad if there are enough opportunities. Unfortunately, their have been too few temp jobs I would be suitable for and my resume has gaps in it. I would be open to more contract positions that are 1 year or more. When I moved to where I am now, I had a job that was decent, but the company went under and it has been hard for me to find stable work since then.
How about moving to another small town that offers a suitable job?
Also, you may want to analyze future living environments. Traffic may not be an issue of everything is within comfortable walking distance.
Also, the "same job" can differ widely in terms of stress to folks on the spectrum. The company culture can be more important than the job title.
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Was Porn Showing Up in Facebook Video Search After Outage?
Beginning around Jan. 22, 2021, users claimed that simply typing a single letter or the word "videos" into the Facebook search bar returned a "massive amount" of porn.
Alex Kasprak
In late January 2021, following a Facebook outage, typing a single letter or the word "video" in the Facebook search bar returned pornographic videos.
What's True
For a window of time around Jan. 22, 2021, a large number of pornographic videos were uploaded to Facebook by pages purporting to represent small businesses. Based on identically named pages identified by Snopes, screenshots of these search results posted to social media appear to be genuine. This period of time roughly follows a large Facebook outage.
What's False
While typing a single letter or other words in the search bar may well have triggered pornographic results, their appearance in search results could be the result of a flood of adult content uploaded to Facebook at around the same time, not a specific feature of the search tab.
What's Undetermined
We do not know how, why, or by whom these videos were uploaded to Facebook, what caused them to show up in search results, or if this incident has any relationship to the outage.
Beginning late on Jan. 22, 2021, Redditors began posting screenshots of Facebook video search results containing — or consisting solely of — pornographic videos. The influx of adult material in search results roughly coincided with a large-scale Jan. 22 Facebook outage described online as a "black out" that saw many users locked out of their accounts. This led some online commentators to suggest a link between the two events. "Some users who managed to regain access to their accounts said that the were bombarded with pornography when looking at the video section of the site," the Daily Mail asserted after the outage. Facebook attributed the problem to "configuration change."
Two versions of the claim appear to exist. One is that typing in the word "video" into the search bar returned porn. The other is that simply typing any letter filled the results with porn. Both assertions could potentially be explained by a flood of videos uploaded to Facebook around the same time — something which has also been claimed and which is further supported by the recent time stamp on all the videos pictured in the Reddit screenshots. "Facebook has been hacked," a Redditor claimed on Jan. 22. "Someone has uploaded a massive amount of porn to the video search results."
Snopes asked Facebook if it was possible for there to be a link between the "black out" and the influx of adult content; if a massive upload of adult content occurred around this time; and if large amounts of pornographic videos uploaded at the same time could explain the search results. In response, a spokesperson told us only that "after receiving reports of inappropriate content showing up in some searches, [they] investigated and resolved the issue."
Faced with this set of claims and this opaque partial confirmation of some sort of porn-related occurrence, Snopes attempted to verify that the screenshots shared on Reddit showed, or plausibly showed, authentic Facebook search results. For several reasons, we believe them to be authentic screenshots.
In the screenshot shared by the Redditor referencing the "massive amount of porn uploaded to the video search results" one of the videos shown in search results came from a Facebook page titled "Full japanese movie sex." Snopes identified a page with the identical name whose timeline was filled only with pornographic content titled in a similar way to the videos shown in the Reddit threads.
The page Snopes found, created after the screenshot in Reddit was taken, is unlikely to be the same page. However, its presence demonstrates that pornographic results and content in the Facebook video search are, or were, possible. Its similarities to the content shown in Reddit screenshots is suggestive of it being part of a related influx of content.
"Full japanese movie sex" purports to be the Facebook page of a business. In this case, the business is allegedly a "gaming video creator." It is one of several pages identified by Snopes claiming to be various sorts of businesses — ranging from gastroenterologists to nail salons — that also exclusively share similarly titled pornographic videos. In further support of the authenticity of the screenshots, all of the fake business/porn pages Snopes identified were created in a period of time roughly coinciding with this alleged massive dump of porn.
Accepting the screenshots as real means that porn can and did show up in search results. The fact that Snopes can still identify such content at the time of this reporting is further verification. We are unable to explain why single letter searches or other words, specifically, returned these results, however. The fact that Snopes identified several pages with a similar M.O. created during the time period alleged to include a massive upload of porn suggests that this content was indeed uploaded to Facebook, and the recent creation of such pages could plausibly explain their presence in search results.
The information provided by Facebook does not allow us to parse these issues further, nor does it address a possible connection to the Facebook "outage." It does indicate, though, that a real pornography-related event happened that required investigation and work to "resolve." For these reasons, and with those related caveats, we rank the claim "Mostly True."
In our email to Facebook, we specifically sent them the "Full japanese movie sex" page as an example. After we received a statement that asserted Facebook "investigated and resolved the issue," Snopes checked to see if the page had been taken down. At the time of this reporting, the page and its content remain live.
By Alex Kasprak
Alex Kasprak is an investigative journalist and science writer reporting on scientific misinformation, online fraud, and financial crime.
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