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People should be let to live, work where they like
Guest perspective: Debate tackles merits of free-range urban planning
Editor's note: This article first appeared on PLANetizen.
Participants in an Internet e-mail discussion list recently engaged in a heated debate on the impact of libertarian principles on urban planning in the United States. Here we present an edited version of the original e-mail debate, which centered on the "The Lone Mountain Compact," which appears at the end of this perspective.
Kenneth Orski, editor and publisher of Innovation Briefs: The Lone Mountain Compact, of which I am proud to be a signatory, is a collection of principles, the key of which is that people ought to be allowed to live and work where and how they choose. However, to characterize the Lone Mountain Coalition as "Libertarian" is a misnomer. The Lone Mountain coalition has no political agenda. It is a group of like-minded individuals who believe in limited government, maximum individual freedom and market-driven land use decisions.
G.B. Arrington, senior professional associate for transit-oriented development at the Parsons Brinckerhoff Land Use Resource Center in Portland, Ore.: You submitted the Lone Mountain Compact as an illustration of the principles you would apply to a site. New Urbanism is all about creating wonderful, vibrant places for people. For the New Urbanist place, design and the interaction of uses matter. For the Lone Mountain gang it appears what matters most is the absence of government, and the ability to make decisions unfettered by others. I'm sure you will politely disagree. So in the defense of your compact I'd love to have you forward the site plans and renderings of a community that you feel embraces and follows the Lone Mountain Compact, along with a short explanation of how the compact has been applied to create a great and wonderful place that we would want to include at CNU.
Orski: I have no quarrel with New Urbanism and its desire to create livable places through rational planning and more attractive design. I have always been a great admirer of Andres Duany and his followers, and I subscribe to the principles they stand for. My quarrel (if I may call it that) is with the "smart growth" movement, which is not a set of planning/design principles but rather a political ideology with an authoritarian bent–an ideology that is at odds with the principles of free choice and decentralized decisionmaking that I believe both New Urbanism and the Lone Mountain Compact stand for. Let us once and for all distinguish between New Urbanism and "Smart Growth." By so doing, I think we shall avoid a lot of future misunderstandings.
Patrick Condon, James Taylor chair in landscape and livable environments at the University of British Columbia: Yes, let us distinguish between New Urbanist principles deployed at the site scale, where they might lead to an attractive, livable, but atypical community (an activity Orski seems to support) and any attempt to encourage the broader community of citizens to also enjoy these advantages (an activity Orski opposes). There is a huge difference between democracy and "authoritarianism." It is shameful to confuse them.
John Hooker, mayor of The Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, N.M.: [Some thoughts in response to the Lone Mountain Compact itself]: Is zoning "prescriptive and centralized"? Most public planning today consists of amendments to zoning maps and the ongoing redefinition of public rights of way. Are ad hoc private government and zoning superior to established public processes?
Is the market always free of perverse consequences as it maximizes individual (and corporate) benefits regardless of public costs? How will public infrastructure be planned and funded if changes in existing densities are dynamic and decentralized? What do we do with overcapacity and long-term public debt when the density does not occur or the uses leave? Are impact fees an undue burden on the market and the poor?
Do private landowners really want to fight every battle with their neighbors new and old over alleged nuisances in an unregulated land-use market? Is there a limit to dynamism?
How do the signers define "efficient" land use? What are "growth controls"? How far into the future should we plan? Who will do that planning for the future especially if all decisions are made at the neighborhood level?
Are the parties even ready to agree on the "facts" at all? For example, Smart Growth America produced a survey of 50-some-odd metropolitan areas and ranked them regarding "sprawl" by a large set of criteria. Supporters of the status quo will selectively choose the specific criteria that support the argument that their town is not "sprawling." Another example is the arguments over global warming and the generation of greenhouse gases. Then there is the challenge of the enormous "ecological footprints" that our dynamic, decentralized metropolises demand. There is some debate about how sustainable this lifestyle is. How will the market of today respond to the potential disasters of tomorrow?
Orski: We could go on forever arguing the finer points of the free market versus government intervention. But that misses my original point, and that is, that New Urbanism should not be confused with the "smart growth" movement. The former is a laudable effort to make our urban and suburban communities more livable, a goal that I and my colleagues in the Lone Mountain Compact fraternity share.
"Smart Growth" is a movement with a political agenda that has nothing to do with improving people's daily lives. Rather, it is an effort by a certain group of urban elitists to impose their lifestyle choices on the vast majority of Americans who prefer a suburban lifestyle, and in the guise of "sprawl containment" and "open space preservation," deprive low-income households of an opportunity to share in the American dream of home ownership.
G.B. Arrington: I would add that nowhere in the "debate" does Orski ever provide an example of a built project reflecting libertarian principles. To be useful we need to move beyond theory and look at what is happening in the built world. The real difference between libertarians and New Urbanists is that the New Urbanists are engaged in the practical work of building and planning projects. If the libertarians want to be taken seriously in the debate on planning they need to move out of ivory towers and into the real world where the action is.
The Lone Mountain Compact: Principles for Preserving Freedom and Livability in America's Cities and Suburbs
The phenomenon of urban sprawl has become a pre-eminent controversy throughout the United States. Recently a number of scholars and writers, gathered at a conference about the issue at Lone Mountain Ranch in Big Sky, Montana by the Political Economy Research Center, decided to distill their conclusions into the following brief statement of principles:
The unprecedented increase in prosperity over the last 25 years has created a large and growing upper middle class in America. New modes of work and leisure combined with population growth have fueled successive waves of suburban expansion in the 20th century. Technological progress is likely to increase housing choice and community diversity even further in the 21st century, enabling more people to live and work outside the conventional urban forms of our time. These choices will likely include low-density, medium-density, and high-density urban forms. This growth brings rapid change to our communities, often with negative side effects, such as traffic congestion, crowded public schools, and the loss of familiar open space. All of these factors are bound up in the controversy that goes by the term "sprawl." The heightened public concern over the character of our cities and suburbs is a healthy expression of citizen demand for solutions that are responsive to our changing needs and wants. Yet tradeoffs between different policy options for addressing these concerns are poorly understood. Productive solutions to public concerns will adhere to the following fundamental principles.
Principles for Livable Cities:
The most fundamental principle is that, absent a material threat to other individuals or the community, people should be allowed to live and work where and how they like.
Prescriptive, centralized plans that attempt to determine the detailed outcome of community form and function should be avoided. Such "comprehensive" plans interfere with the dynamic, adaptive, and evolutionary nature of neighborhoods and cities.
Densities and land uses should be market driven, not plan driven. Proposals to supersede market-driven land use decisions by centrally directed decisions are vulnerable to the same kind of perverse consequences as any other kind of centrally planned resource allocation decisions, and show little awareness of what such a system would have to accomplish even to equal the market in effectiveness.
Communities should allow a diversity in neighborhood design, as desired by the market. Planning and zoning codes and building regulations should allow for neotraditional neighborhood design, historic neighborhood renovation and conversion, and other mixed-use development and the more decentralized development forms of recent years.
Decisions about neighborhood development should be decentralized as far as possible. Local neighborhood associations and private covenants are superior to centralized or regional government planning agencies.
Local planning procedures and tools should incorporate private property rights as a fundamental element of development control. Problems of incompatible or conflicting land uses will be better resolved through the revival of common law principles of nuisance than through zoning regulations which tend to be rigid and inefficient.
All growth management policies should be evaluated according to their cost of living and "burden-shifting" effects. Urban growth boundaries, minimum lot sizes, restrictions on housing development, restrictions on commercial development, and other limits on freely functioning land markets that increase the burdens on lower income groups must be rejected.
Market-oriented transportation strategies should be employed, such as peak period road pricing, HOT lanes, toll roads, and de-monopolized mass transit. Monopoly public transit schemes, especially fixed rail transit that lacks the flexibility to adapt to the changing destinations of a dynamic, decentralized metropolis, should be viewed skeptically.
The rights of present residents should not supersede those of future residents. Planners, citizens, and local officials should recognize that "efficient" land use must include consideration for household and consumer wants, preferences, and desires. Thus, growth controls and land-use planning must consider the desires of future residents and generations, not solely current residents.
Planning decisions should be based upon facts, not perceptions. A number of the concerns raised in the "sprawl" debate are based upon false perceptions. The use of good data in public policy is crucial to the continued progress of American cities and the social advance of all its citizens.
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PACBI-Lauryn Hill: Boycott Apartheid Israel as You Would Sun City!
Lauryn Hill: Boycott Apartheid Israel as You Would Sun City!
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is deeply troubled to learn that you are scheduled to perform in Rishon Lezion's Live Park amphitheater on May 7, 2015, while Israel continues unabatedly with its settler colonial and apartheid designs to further dispossess, oppress and ethnically cleanse native Palestinians from their homeland. As a conscientious artist who opposes racial oppression, we urge you to cancel your performance and boycott Israel until it complies with international law and ends its oppression of the Palestinian people.
Performing in Israel today is the equivalent of performing in Sun City South Africa during the apartheid era. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and former South African government minister Ronnie Kasrils have repeatedly declared that Israel has created a form of racial apartheid that is far worse than anything that existed in South Africa. As a woman of colour and conscientious artist we urge you not to lend your name to cover up Israel's crimes.
You may not be aware of this but for 100 Palestinians have been resisting Israel's settler colonialism and apartheid for over 64 years. Miles away from where you are set to perform, over 4.5 million native Palestinians are imprisoned within a system of Bantustans and spatial enclosures between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the largest open air prison in the world. You are scheduled to perform on May 7th, a week before we Palestinians commemorate the catastrophe of 1948.
In 1948, the state of Israel was established by systematically dispossessing and ethnically cleansing more than 750,000 native Palestinian people in order to create an exclusivist Jewish state; Israel has denied Palestinian refugees, who today number more than 7 million people, their internationally recognized right to return to their homes. Israel also continues to expel native Palestinians from their homes in Jerusalem and the Naqab (Negev), and it maintains more than 50 racist laws that discriminate against its "non-Jewish" citizens, the indigenous Palestinian citizens of the state . Today, the latest target of Israel's racist colonial policies are the approximately 60,000 African migrants who have crossed into the country seeking shelter as refugees, often fleeing persecution in their home countries. Instead of offering them protection, the Israel regards the African migrants as a threat to the "character of the Jewish identity of the state" . Under its racist laws African asylum seekers can be imprisoned for up to a year and unlawfully offered a small monetary sum to leave the country .
The struggles of indigenous Palestinians and African asylum seekers would be best served if you to stake a principled stance against Israel's racist and colonial oppression by refusing to entertain Israeli apartheid. As you yourself so eloquently sing, "Black Rage is founded on blatant denial… deafening silence and social control." Please do not perpetuate the silence and the wall of denial that stops the world from seeing the daily realities of degradation, racial terror, land theft, ethnic cleansing that we Palestinians are struggling against, and similarly prevent people from acknowledging the racist exclusion and repression that African asylum seekers are resisting.
Performing in Israel serves as a stamp of approval for Israel's brutal military occupation of the West Bank (including Jerusalem) and Gaza Strip. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been subject to a criminal and life-threatening siege since 2007 that has been described by former UN Special Rapporteur for Human rights, Richard Falk, as a "prelude to genocide." This past summer Israel unleashed a murderous campaign against besieged Gaza and killed more than 2,168 Palestinians, including over 500 children ; Israel annihilated entire families in their homes, as its warplanes targeted and bombed house after house . A racist Israeli chant mocked the hundreds of Palestinian children murdered by Israel during its massacre in Gaza: "Tomorrow there's no school in Gaza, they don't have any children left".
Your concert comes at a time when relations between African American and indigenous Palestinian struggles against anti-Black racism and settler colonialism are being strengthened. The Dream Defenders recently brought a delegation of leaders from Ferguson and the Black Lives Matter movement to Palestine to deepen these connections "in the spirit of Malcom X, Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael and many others" . We ask you to follow in their path and join us in building these relationships.
PACBI and the broader BDS movement, representing the absolute majority of Palestinian civil society, thus appeal to you to respect our struggle. We ask you to uphold our strategy of non-violent resistance and refrain from crossing a picket line called for by Palestinian society, endorsed by international organizations, and increasingly supported by progressive Israelis . Standing in solidarity with struggles against racism, as in the case of the civil rights movement in the US, and the fight against apartheid in South Africa, was powerful in bringing an end to racial injustice and colonial oppression. Be part of the fight against Israel's colonialism and apartheid and strengthening the connections between the African American and Palestinian peoples. It is only by standing in solidarity with one another that we can bring about freedom, justice and equality.


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Today we're launching the 4th annual Top Voices list, which celebrates the professionals creating the most-engaging content on LinkedIn. More than 2 million posts, videos and articles course through the LinkedIn feed each day, generating tens of millions more shares and likes. We culled through the data to highlight over 340 professionals around the world that are sparking conversations that make everyone better informed.
This year, the Top Voices that stood out range from IBM's most-prolific female inventor Lisa Seacat DeLuca, who talks about the importance of engaging young females in STEM, to college student Vincent Carlos, who takes to LinkedIn to share the career insights he uncovered from his latest readings. Sharing on LinkedIn has helped each of these professionals build their careers and make important connections, whether it's finding the right person to help with user research or landing paid writing opportunities.
The most valuable asset you have as a content creator is your unique point of view, so be sure to let it shine. By sharing your take on the latest professional current events or an issue that's trending in your industry, you are opening yourself up to new insights and ideas from your community that can drive a meaningful conversation. Need some inspiration? Check out the LinkedIn Daily Rundown for the latest news in the professional world.
One of the best ways to engage with your LinkedIn community is by asking questions. Think of topics that are top-of-mind for you at work and invite others to weigh in, e.g.: What are some of the biggest challenges you're facing at work? What will the tech, retail, or entertainment industry look like in 5-10 years? These thought-starters can help spark discussions or debates and will keep the conversation flowing.
There are many ways to fuel and inspire conversation on the platform, so it is important to experiment and discover the style that works best for you. Try sharing a post of stunning imagery or a thought-provoking video that grabs your audience's attention. Responding to comments on posts, @mentioning other professionals and using relevant hashtags are great ways to get people talking and make your content easy to discover.
The more consistently you share your voice, the greater relationship you can build with your professional community. Make time to not only regularly share your insights, but also to engage in the comments with other professionals. The greater your presence is on the platform, the more others will seek it out!
Be sure to check out the full Top Voices list to explore and follow leaders in your industry, LinkedIn Influencers and beyond – including Technology, Education, Health Care, Management & Workplace, Economy & Finance, Retail, Marketing & Social Media, Startups & Entrepreneurship, Sales, Data Science & Analytics, and Philanthropy & Global Development.
Get out there and share your perspective on this year's list using #LinkedInTopVoices: Who are you following right now?
To compile the list, our editors partnered with the LinkedIn Flagship Relevance team to uncover today's most engaged — and engaging — members around the world in key segments. We use a combination of data and editorial signals. We screen for engagement among professionals sharing in their area of expertise, looking at what kind of conversations — measured by engagement, including comments and re-shares — their original content is creating. We track relative follower growth, too: Are these professionals attracting dedicated fans in their particular sector? Finally, we emphasize quality and diversity; the list should reflect the world we work in. All activity measured took place over a 12-month period, from mid-September 2017 to mid-September 2018, and as with all LinkedIn Lists, we excluded LinkedIn and Microsoft employees from consideration.


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The first-year assistant professor in the School of Communication adjusted to Radford as the new College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences building opened in fall 2016. Meindl's journey to Radford has him teaching media performance and audio production courses, as well as others.
Music and theatre was Meindl's original calling, but his diverse interests drove his academic pursuits.
These varying experiences allowed Meindl the freedom to work in a variety of capacities, including as a freelancer in New York City and ample experience working directly with clients, which he passes on to his students.
"One day, a student asked why we ever had to worry about compressing the size of our files since digital storage is relatively affordable," Meindl said. "I had a client once that wanted to play a video on a small digital photo frame. The file he had given me wasn't large in terms of storage space, but the video was having issues playing.
Through experience, Meindl learned about the necessity to think on one's feet.
Part of the collegiate experience is "learning how to problem solve," said Meindl.
Another part of Meindl's background – theatre – allows him to work hands-on with students with one of the most important aspects of a communication degree – speaking.
For more information on the School of Communication, visit its website. For more information on the College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences, go to its web page.


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Guyana: competitiveness index 2006-2017
Published by Marina Pasquali, Nov 29, 2018
The statistic shows the score given to Guyana on the Global Competitiveness Report from 2006 to 2017. This study assesses the competitiveness level of countries' economies worldwide. In the 2017-2018 report, Guyana scored 3.56 points (in a range from 1 to 7), the same score reached two years earlier.
Competitiveness index of Guyana from 2006 to 2017
Index score
Guyana, Central and South America
Index score ranges from 1 to 7
No available data for 2016-2017.
The Global Competitiveness Index is based on twelve pillars of competitiveness, such as technology levels, infrastructure, labor market efficiency, etc. These indicators are combined in an index which provides insight into how a country is able to generate wealth.
Inflation rate (CPI) in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017-2019
Euro to British pound monthly exchange rate 2014-2019
Forecasted effect of Brexit on real GDP in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018-2023
Monthly Producer Price Index (PPI) of the United Kingdom 2017-2019
Statistics on "UK economic and financial indicators post Brexit referendum"
Forecasted effect of Brexit on real GDP in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2030
Forecasted effect of Brexit on GBP per household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2030
Post-Brexit currency exchange rates of Pound Sterling to Euro
Monthly development of the FTSE 100 Index capital return 2015-2019
Monthly closing of the FTSE 250 Index - Capital returns 2015-2019
Reaction of stock exchanges to Brexit 2016
Monthly Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in the UK 2015-2017
Monthly Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in the EU 2015-2017
Business Confidence Index (BCI) in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017-2019
Forecasted EUR GBP exchange rate profiles under different Brexit scenarios 2016-2019
Post-Brexit: forecasted losses in UK total exports by main EU market 2015
Post-Brexit: forecasted losses in total UK exports 2015, by scenario and sector
Potential cost of EU tariffs on food exports from UK to European Union (EU) in 2015
Producer Price Index (PPI) of the United Kingdom 2000-2018
Quarterly Producer Price Index (PPI) of the United Kingdom 2014-2019
UK Producer Price Index (PPI): Monthly input prices 2017-2019
Producer Price Index (PPI) UK - input prices (excl. volatile industries) 2015-2019
CPI: Food and non-alcoholic beverages in UK 2017-2019
CPI: Housing, water, electricity, gas & other fuels in the UK 2017-2019
CPI: health in the United Kingdom 2017-2019
CPI of the transport sector in the UK 2017-2019
CPI of communication sector in UK 2017-2019
CPI of recreation and culture sector in the UK 2017-2019
CPI of education sector in the UK 2017-2019
CPI of restaurants and hotels in the UK 2017-2019
Preparedness of CFOs for the United Kingdom exit from the EU 2016
Predicted change to company's UK production and/or human resources post Brexit
Predicted effect of Brexit on British and German employment levels 2016
Business perspective: how Brexit would affect revenues of the UK industry in 2016
Business perspective: how Brexit would affect industry investment levels UK 2016
Business perspective: how Brexit would affect industry employment levels UK 2016
Business perspective: how Brexit would affect company revenues in the UK 2016
Business perspective: how Brexit would affect company investment levels UK 2016
Chile: competitiveness index 2008-2019
El Salvador: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Uruguay: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Brazil: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Jamaica: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Peru: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Latin America: competitiveness index of selected countries 2019
Honduras: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Mexico: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Ecuador: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Venezuela: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Dominican Republic: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Colombia: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Puerto Rico: competitiveness index 2008-2017
Costa Rica: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Bolivia: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Paraguay: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Argentina: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Panama: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Nicaragua: competitiveness index 2008-2019
Brexit and the UK economy UK Brexit - EU referendum Brexit and EU trade Brexit relocation of London banks and finance to Europe
Trading Economics. (September 26, 2017). Competitiveness index of Guyana from 2006 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2020, from https://cdn2.statista.com/statistics/789345/competitiveness-index-guyana/
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package com.markupartist.android.widget;

import java.util.LinkedList;

import th.watsize.filebrowser.R;

import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.ImageButton;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.ProgressBar;
import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class ActionBar extends RelativeLayout implements OnClickListener {

    private static LayoutInflater mInflater;
    private static RelativeLayout mBarView;
    private static ImageView mLogoView;
    private static View mBackIndicator;
    //private View mHomeView;
    private static TextView mTitleView;
    private static LinearLayout mActionsView;
    private static ImageButton mHomeBtn;
    private static RelativeLayout mHomeLayout;
    private static ProgressBar mProgress;

    public ActionBar(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);

        mInflater = (LayoutInflater) context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);

        /*mBarView = (RelativeLayout) mInflater.inflate(R.layout.actionbar, null);
        addView(mBarView);

        mLogoView = (ImageView) mBarView.findViewById(R.id.actionbar_home_logo);
        mHomeLayout = (RelativeLayout) mBarView.findViewById(R.id.actionbar_home_bg);
        mHomeBtn = (ImageButton) mBarView.findViewById(R.id.actionbar_home_btn);
        mBackIndicator = mBarView.findViewById(R.id.actionbar_home_is_back);

        mTitleView = (TextView) mBarView.findViewById(R.id.actionbar_title);
        mActionsView = (LinearLayout) mBarView.findViewById(R.id.actionbar_actions);

        mProgress = (ProgressBar) mBarView.findViewById(R.id.actionbar_progress);
        */

        TypedArray a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs,
                R.styleable.ActionBar);
        CharSequence title = a.getString(R.styleable.ActionBar_title);
        if (title != null) {
            setTitle(title);
        }
        a.recycle();
    }

    public void setHomeAction(Action action) {
        mHomeBtn.setOnClickListener(this);
        mHomeBtn.setTag(action);
        mHomeBtn.setImageResource(action.getDrawable());
        mHomeLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
    }

    public void clearHomeAction() {
        mHomeLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
    }

    /**
     * Shows the provided logo to the left in the action bar.
     *
     * This is ment to be used instead of the setHomeAction and does not draw
     * a divider to the left of the provided logo.
     *
     * @param resId The drawable resource id
     */
    public void setHomeLogo(int resId) {
        // TODO: Add possibility to add an IntentAction as well.
        mLogoView.setImageResource(resId);
        mLogoView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        mHomeLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
    }

    /* Emulating Honeycomb, setdisplayHomeAsUpEnabled takes a boolean
     * and toggles whether the "home" view should have a little triangle
     * indicating "up" */
    public void setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(boolean show) {
        mBackIndicator.setVisibility(show? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
    }

    public void setTitle(CharSequence title) {
        mTitleView.setText(title);
    }

    public void setTitle(int resid) {
        mTitleView.setText(resid);
    }

    /**
     * Set the enabled state of the progress bar.
     *
     * @param One of {@link View#VISIBLE}, {@link View#INVISIBLE},
     *   or {@link View#GONE}.
     */
    public void setProgressBarVisibility(int visibility) {
        mProgress.setVisibility(visibility);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the visibility status for the progress bar.
     *
     * @param One of {@link View#VISIBLE}, {@link View#INVISIBLE},
     *   or {@link View#GONE}.
     */
    public int getProgressBarVisibility() {
        return mProgress.getVisibility();
    }

    /**
     * Function to set a click listener for Title TextView
     *
     * @param listener the onClickListener
     */
    public void setOnTitleClickListener(OnClickListener listener) {
        mTitleView.setOnClickListener(listener);
    }

    public void onClick(View view) {
        final Object tag = view.getTag();
        if (tag instanceof Action) {
            final Action action = (Action) tag;
            action.performAction(view);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Adds a list of {@link Action}s.
     * @param actionList the actions to add
     */
/*    public void addActions(ActionList actionList) {
        int actions = actionList.size();
        for (int i = 0; i < actions; i++) {
            addAction(actionList.get(i));
        }
    }*/

    /**
     * Adds a new {@link Action}.
     * @param action the action to add
     */
/*    public void addAction(Action action) {
        final int index = mActionsView.getChildCount();
        addAction(action, index);
    }*/

    /**
     * Adds a new {@link Action} at the specified index.
     * @param action the action to add
     * @param index the position at which to add the action
     */
/*    public void addAction(Action action, int index) {
        mActionsView.addView(inflateAction(action), index);
    }*/

    /**
     * Removes all action views from this action bar
     */
    public void removeAllActions() {
        mActionsView.removeAllViews();
    }

    /**
     * Remove a action from the action bar.
     * @param index position of action to remove
     */
    public void removeActionAt(int index) {
        mActionsView.removeViewAt(index);
    }

    /**
     * Remove a action from the action bar.
     * @param action The action to remove
     */
    public void removeAction(Action action) {
        int childCount = mActionsView.getChildCount();
        for (int i = 0; i < childCount; i++) {
            View view = mActionsView.getChildAt(i);
            if (view != null) {
                final Object tag = view.getTag();
                if (tag instanceof Action && tag.equals(action)) {
                    mActionsView.removeView(view);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the number of actions currently registered with the action bar.
     * @return action count
     */
    public int getActionCount() {
        return mActionsView.getChildCount();
    }

    /**
     * Inflates a {@link View} with the given {@link Action}.
     * @param action the action to inflate
     * @return a view
     */
/*    private View inflateAction(Action action) {
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Home / Autobooks / Sauber-Mercedes: The Group C Racecars 1985-1991: World Champions
Sauber-Mercedes: The Group C Racecars 1985-1991: World Champions
John Starkey
Sauber-Mercedes: The Group C Racecars 1985-1991: World Champions quantity
SKU: 21995 Category: Autobooks Tags: Bobby Bell, David Price, IMSA, Jochen Mass, john starkey, Kenny Acheson, le mans, Leo Ress, Mauro Baldi, prototypes, Sauber-Mercedes: The Group C Racecars 1985-1991: World Champions, sports car racing
Sauber-Mercedes: The Group C Racecars 1985-1991 is an in-depth study of the Sauber-Mercedes racecars that dominated the Group C racing scene during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
When Peter Sauber started using Mercedes V8 engines in his Group C sports cars in 1985 the result was World Championship wins in 1989 and 1990. Utterly dominant, the three-pointed star of Mercedes beat the TWR Jaguars and Nissans and introduced M. Schumacher into the factory team in 1990. This book contains interviews with many of the personalities who raced with the Sauber-Mercedes team, including Jochen Mass, Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson, David Price, Bobby Bell and Leo Ress. A host of magnificent colour photographs backs up the history and development of the cars. Also included is a chassis-by-chassis history of each individual car.


On behalf of Cofiño Trial Law posted in Workers' Compensation on Wednesday, September 24, 2014.
Getting injured on the job can be quite disruptive. Right away, you may need to stop working and get first aid. If an injury is serious, you may need to go to the hospital. In some cases, the injury can require ongoing monitoring, care and medication. Surgery may also be necessary.
As troubling as this can all be, it is important to remember that this is why workers' compensation is available in Illinois. The benefits provided through workers' compensation are intended to cover medical expenses for work-related injuries so that victims are not left with huge medical bills in addition to a painful condition. However, while medical care is generally covered by this employer-paid insurance, it is important for employees to know some specific requirements that must be observed when it comes to seeking care.
Workers' compensation typically covers all medical expenses that result from an injury. This can include medications, surgical procedures, rehabilitation, visits to the doctor and even the cost of modifying a home or work station, if required. As long as the care is considered to be reasonable and is not disputed by an employer, these costs will generally be covered.
One common misconception that people have is that they can seek care from whichever provider they want. While this may be true in some cases, many workers will need to comply with an employer's Preferred Provider Program, if one is in place. This means that an injured worker will need to choose a provider from an employer-approved list.
There are other guidelines regarding what to tell care providers, what to submit to employers and which activities to avoid. Failure to stay within these guidelines could jeopardize the compensation available to the employee.
In order to ensure that you are pursuing the most favorable outcome in your case, it can be crucial to understand what your options are and what steps you need to take in order to have your care covered by workers' compensation. Rather than risk making a costly mistake or oversight, you may want to speak with an attorney who understands the complexities and challenges of filing a claim for and collecting workers' compensation.


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Christmas pressie for Geraldton fans of The Waifs
Thu, 7 December 2017 12:24PM
Camera IconFolk rock trio The Waifs will bring their 25th Anniversary Tour to Geraldton in February.
Folk rockers The Waifs have given Geraldton fans an early Christmas pressie, including the city in their 25th Anniversary Tour.
The Albany-based trio will take over Queens Park Theatre on February 1 with an intimate two-hour show of music and stories.
Since forming back in 1992 The Waifs have released eight studio albums, including 2017's Ironbark, which was their first album to reach number one on the ARIA charts.
During the show the four-time ARIA winners will dip into their extensive back catalogue, basing their set on input from the audience.
Tickets go on sale December 14 at 9am and can be purchased from the box office or at the QPT website.


The High Life story started in a tattoo shop in Santa Rosa California with a guy named Adam. Influential people in his life encouraged him to pursue his passion to produce this own pomade, and he then struggled over the next two years to develop a good quality product. All of the hard work paid off and High Life Pomade was created.
The brand went on to build and produce a great range of products. But the busy work schedule of a Barber/Tattoo artist paired with traveling the world for tattoo conventions meant something had to give. In 2013, High Life Pomade was sold to DAX and it continues to grow worldwide.


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National Poetry Day/
'Surprise' envelopes spark a mass outbreak of verse around Kimbolton Castle and grounds.
A special delivery of colourful beribboned envelopes with the word 'Surprise' sparked a mass outbreak of verse around Kimbolton Castle and grounds. The 'guerrilla poetry' was hidden in locations around our Senior School to mark National Poetry Day (4 October). Each envelope contained a poem on the subject of ' Change' – the theme of this year's annual event.
At lunchtime, outside the Dining Hall, pupils and staff took part in a series of 'pop up poetry' readings, in English and French. They recited lines from poets including Emily Dickinson, Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Rachel Rooney – as well as some of their own work.
Other Departments were keen to get in on the act, too. In Geography, pupils read poems on the subject of maps and volcanoes, while Maths entered into the spirit of the day with a complicated calculation in rhyme. Not to be outdone, our Lower Sixth Form Chemists each wrote a poem based on an article from New Scientist magazine during their 7th period (a lesson which enables Sixth Formers to work beyond the constraints of their curricula).
Finally, our Philosophy Question of the Week provoked lively online debate: The poet TS Coleridge said: 'I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is prose; words in their best order; - poetry; the best words in the best order.' How far do you agree with this statement?
Head of English, Ms Alice O'Donnell, said: "We hope that everyone had a chance to hear, read or even write a poem today… even if they didn't expect to!"
National Poetry Day photogallery


The future of health care is unknown.
With the HSA contribution limits increasing in 2019 and on the heels of ChooseFI's recent episode (finally) focusing on this, I thought it was time to refresh.
In 2018, individuals can contribute up to $3,450; this is going up to $3,500 in 2019.
In 2018, families can contribute up to $6,900; this is going up to $7,000 in 2019.
We are on my husband's HSA plan because his employer contributes $2,000 per year into the HSA. This is amazing. His employer was just acquired by another firm; so fingers-crossed that this benefit remains in place.
It's the triple tax savings.
Your HSA contributions are 100% tax deductible or pre-tax if made by payroll deduction.
Your withdrawals to pay for qualified medical expenses, including dental and vision, are tax-free.
The interest earned on your account is tax-free.
Finally, the best part, you keep it. It's not like an FSA where you use it or lose it. Your HSA contributions can stay in your account and continue to grow tax-deferred year over year without limit. And the account stays with you if you change employers.
HSA dollars can be used to help pay your health insurance deductible and qualified medical expenses, including those not covered by the health insurance, like dental and vision care. They can also be used to pay health insurance premiums when you're between jobs, as well as for long-term care premiums and Medicare premiums.
Non-qualified medical expenses withdrawn before the age of 65 are taxed at your income-tax rate, plus 20%. Ouch. Avoid that.
After the age of 65, you can withdraw from your HSA funds and be taxed at your income rate.
Continue to max out our HSA. We hope to retire prior to the age of 65. But health care is a huge concern and unknown. Not knowing the state of health care and what coverage will be available to us, this will serve as a safety net for medical costs. Otherwise, I'd like to hold onto it – and all my health care expense receipts – and withdraw tax-free, whenever I want.
I love this simple calculator!


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Denis Shapovalov Gains Momentum In Lyon Ahead Of Roland Garros Challenge
Denis Shapovalov is into the quarter-finals in Lyon, but how well will he do at Roland Garros next week?
Tony Fairbairn
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Denis Shapovalov has gained momentum in Lyon by reaching the quarter-finals, but is it enough to threaten the favourites at Roland Garros?
Since making his breakthrough in Montreal a couple of years ago, it hasn't been an easy ride to the top for Denis Shapovalov, who has struggled for consistency on the ATP tour.
After beating Juan Martin Del Potro and Rafael Nadal to reach the semi-finals in Canada in 2017, Shapovalov has only made four ATP semi-finals since then.
It has been a lesson in how to try and keep your level consistently as he has often struggled to settle with his own style of play. This hasn't helped Shapovalov who hasn't made a real statement since that famous week in Canada a couple of years.
But now that the 20 year-old has got competition from compatriot and good friend Felix Auger-Aliassime, could his form now be taking a turn.
That turnaround in form started in Miami, where he won four matches to reach the semi-finals before losing to Roger Federer.
Now he looks to translate the confidence from that week onto the clay where he is into the quarter-finals in Lyon after a 2-6 7-6(3) 6-2 win over Ugo Humbert.
Despite being two points away from defeat, Shapovalov managed to turn the tide and reach the last eight at an ATP tournament for the first time since Miami.
After the win the Canadian seemed happy with his day's work, "I have seen him [Humbert] a lot, and he has great potential. I wasn't feeling it for a set-and-a-half, then once things clicked for me, I felt able to dictate the points and play better," Shapovalov said to atptour.com.
Next up for the Canadian is Benoit Paire who defeated Pablo Cuevas in straight sets to reach the last eight and build some confidence of his own.
Should Shapovalov manage to find his game this week, then he could have the ability to test the big stars at Roland Garros.
The 20 year-old will be the 21st seed for Roland Garros, with the draw taking place tomorrow evening.
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Novak Djokovic - Roland Garros 2022 (foto Roberto dell'Olivo)
Novak Djokovic said he mutually agreed with his father that he did not attend his latest Australian Open match but admits it was a bitter pill to swallow.
Srdjan Djokovic had attended his son's matches throughout the majority of the tournament but has recently been caught up in controversy. On Wednesday a video surfaced on social media of the 62-year-old posing for a photo with pro-Russian supporters with one of the fans waving a flag with the face of Vladimir Putin on it. Another fan was also wearing a t-shirt with the 'Z' symbol on it which is used to support the Russian army.
The Russian and Belarussian flags were banned from the tournament this year following an incident in the first round. A Russian flag was shown during a match between Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl and Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova. Prompting anger from Ukraine with its ambassador to Australia calling for a 'neutral flag' policy to be implemented.
Srdjan has since issued a statement saying the incident was 'unintentional' and said his family 'only wish for peace in the world.' He subsequently also missed Djokovic's semi-final match to avoid any possible 'disruption' before doing the same for Sunday's final.
"I thought things would calm down in terms of media and everything, but it didn't. We both agreed it would probably be better that he is not there," Djokovic said after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas to win a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title.
"That hurts me and him (Srdjan) a lot because these are very special, unique moments. Who knows if they repeat again? So it was not easy for him."
Whilst he was not in the stands, Djokovic was reunited with his father shortly afterwards. Although the tennis star said Srdjan 'was not feeling his best' due to the situation.
"It is what it is. I think in the end also what he told me is that it's important that I feel good on the court, I win the match, and he's here for me," Djokovic continued.
"If it's going to be better for me as the outcome of the match so that he's not in the box, then so be it. That was the whole conversation.'
"In a way, I'm also sad that he was not there, present, in the stands. But he was throughout the entire tournament, so it's fine. In the end, we have a happy ending."
Djokovic has now won five out of the past seven Grand Slam tournaments he has played in. At the Australian Open alone he has won 28 matches in a row.
Matthew Marolf
Novak Djokovic this week in Melbourne (twitter.com/australianopen)
A year ago, Novak Djokovic experienced quite an embarrassing debacle. After the unvaccinated Djokovic was initially granted an exemption and allowed to enter Australia, he was later detained, and eventually deported and prevented from competing at this tournament. His refusal to get vaccinated continues to prevent Novak from competing in North American tournaments, missing Indian Wells, Miami, Canada, Cincinnati, and the US Open last year.
But at the events Djokovic has been allowed to participate in over the past seven months, he has been nearly unstoppable. Since the beginning of Wimbledon last June, he is now 37-2, with five titles. Novak comes into this championship match on a 16-match winning streak, with seven of those victories against top 10 opposition. With a win on Sunday, Djokovic not only ties Rafael Nadal in their ongoing race for history with 22 Major titles, but he also regains the World No.1 ranking, despite all the tennis he's missed.
However, standing in his way is a hungry and confident Stefanos Tsitsipas. This is the Greek's second Major final, and the second time he's encountered Djokovic in this round of a Slam. Two years ago in the championship match of Roland Garros, Tsitsipas secured the first two sets, before losing to Novak in five. If Stefanos can win one more set on Sunday, he'll not only win his first Major title, he'll also become the World No.1 for the first time.
Also on Sunday, the women's doubles champions will be crowned. Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, who have won six Majors as a team, face Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara, who are vying for their first Major as a team.
Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) vs. Novak Djokovic (4) – 7:30pm on Rod Laver Arena
Djokovic's excellence in the latter rounds of the Australian Open is rivaled only by Nadal's excellence at Roland Garros. Novak is now 19-0 in the semifinals and finals of this tournament, which is quite staggering. He's also won his last 27 matches at this event, and his last 40 in Australia in general, a streak that dates back over five years. While Novak suffered a hamstring injury a week before this fortnight, he has still advanced to this final rather easily, dropping only one set through six matches.
Tsitsipas has now reached the semifinals or better in four of the last five years at the Australian Open, but this is his first time reaching the final. He enjoys plenty of Greek support at this event, and appears to have some extra swagger in his step during this fortnight. Stefanos has dropped three sets to this stage, and has been superb at saving break points. Through six matches, he has saved 44 of 53 break points faced.
Both men feel fully at home on Rod Laver Arena, and have described it as their favorite court. But this is their first meeting on RLA. They've met plenty of times on other courts though, in a rivalry that's been thoroughly dominated by Djokovic. The Serbian leads 10-2, and has claimed their last nine matches. That includes four matches that took place in 2022, in which Novak won eight of their nine sets. They played three times within a six-week period this past fall on indoor hard courts, with their closest and best matchup taking place in the semifinals of Bercy, where Djokovic prevailed in a final-set tiebreak.
Djokovic is undeniably a huge favorite to win his 10th Australian Open. But that common knowledge takes a lot of pressure off Tsitsipas, who was so close to defeating Novak the last time they met in a Slam final. Djokovic has been rather unbothered by all competition during this tournament, even with an injured hamstring. Can Stefanos pull off one of the bigger surprises in recent tennis history? I expect him to challenge Novak on Sunday, but Tsitsipas' backhand remains a liability. And with Djokovic determined to avenge what he sees as mistreatment a year ago in Australia, a Novak loss would be truly surprising.
Sunday's full Order of Play is here.
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It probably was a good thing that Novak Djokovic wasn't facing a top opponent in the Australian Open semifinals. Certainly not one the caliber of Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Of course, Tommy Paul did his best. He just isn't a top ten caliber player.
The American could rally with Djokovic, but when it came time to win the point or game, he usually was nowhere to be found on the Rod Laver court.
DJOKOVIC WILL NEED TO BE BETTER
The fact that Tsitsipas is in contention for the No. 1 ranking in men's tennis is enough to ensure that Paul isn't quite in the league with the Greek superstar.
Djokovic will need to be better than he was against Paul when he steps onto the court to face Tsitsipas on Sunday night in the Australian Open singles final.
There was Djokovic blundering his way through a one-sided 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 win over Paul. The scoreline should have been closer to 3-1-2. But Novak appeared to have all kinds of physical ailments — legs, knees, bandaged hamstring. Or just plain conditioning and breathing hard. You name it.
NIGHT-TIME DUTY ONCE AGAIN
It was just night time in Melbourne. You wonder what might have happened if Novak had been assigned some daytime duty like everyone else in the tournament. Say, like Tsitsipas had been assigned for his closer than the scores reflex in the Greek's 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 win over Karen Khachanov in Friday's other semifinal.
Tsitsipas is a real threat to claim the world's top ranking on Sunday night with a victory over the legend from Serbia. Of course, in the 2021 French Open final, Tsitipsas won the first two sets against Djokovic.
It's possible. Tsitsipas could come through this time.
A SHADOW OF THE OLD NOVAK
Novak was only a shadow of the old Djokovic Friday night. And that was against a player who may never earn a berth in another Grand Slam semifinal.
Of course, Djokovic wasn't quite as out of it as Rafa Nadal was in the second-round blitzing by Mackenzie McDonald. But Nadal was nursing a hip injury. He may be a different player in Paris in four months.
Djokovic still has all of the big shots and serves he has displayed for much of the last two decades. He just didn't seem to know where all of those weapons were headed in the semifinals.
IS NOVAK'S BAG OF TRICKS EMPTY?
Of course, if Novak pulls a solid performance out of his bag of tricks and denies Tsitsipas the world's top ranking, Djokovic likely would stand in Nadal's path in Paris to a record 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
The task won't be easy. First, Novak has to take care of business on Sunday night. But with a record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title up for grabs, Djokovic may actually look like himself.
As Novak says, he wants to be known as the best player in the world.


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Home » Gossip » BBNaija: People hate what they don't understand – Boma writes as he shares hot photos
Ubiquitous on Sep 14, 2021
BBNaija: People hate what they don't understand – Boma writes as he shares hot photos
BBNaija star, Boma Akpore, shared the photo above on his Instagram page this afternoon with the caption
"People Hate what they don't UNDERSTAND
BOMA BBNaija
In other news, the recently evicted Big Brother Naija housemate, Boma Akpore, has said that upon leaving the competition last Sunday, he got a lot of hate from Nigerians which he never expected.
On that note, Boma said he can't wait to go back to his base in America.
When Sunday Scoop asked him he would return to the United States of America or stay back in Nigeria, he retorted, "Stay here and do what? I can only go back and forth; I cannot stay here. I am a member of the screen actors guild in the US and I have a bright future there."
Continuing, he recalled how he had to be spirited out of his hotel by 2am to escape people who had laid siege on him.
"Some people have been calling my family members to threaten me. When I first got out of the house, it was 100 per cent hatred (for me). But now, people are starting to show me love. I didn't have s*x with Tega. I kiss*d and rOmanced (sic) but there was no penetration. I learnt that there were over 500 people waiting for me at the office (MultiChoice). It was really dangerous for me outside. Because of that, I had to be moved to my hotel around 2am in the morning. I was told I got over 10,000 hate comments, and two members of my team were already hospitalised because they felt down reading all the negative things about me."
He also insisted that he did not have s*x with a married housemate, Tega, contrary to what went viral on the Internet.
He said, "There was no affair between me and Tega. It was all games. The only reason I feel somehow about it is because I'm now outside the house and I've seen how people took it. But, when I was doing it, that was not my intention. We were just going with the flow. I'm an actor and I've done the same things; even more, on movie sets. Some people say but BBN was not a movie set, but cameras were permanently on us. I have apologised to all the people that were angered by my actions, and I have moved on. Anybody who wants to stay in the past should stay there. I have been in the entertainment industry and I've grown a thick skin. Now, I'm not even apologising to anybody anymore. They went too far when they involved my family. When I saw my mum crying, I resolved that I owed nobody any explanation."
Boma also insisted that he never told Pere that Tega's private part smelt like fish. Some people don't watch the show but rely on information from blogs and other social media platforms.
Stating his own side of the story about the quarrel between him and Angel, the actor said, "I had asked her why she insinuated that I was a kiss-and-tell person. I told her that could go wrong as there were millions of people watching the show. I told her that she shouldn't say things like that and that we should settle it. I believe in quenching fires. She then used a curse word on me repeatedly and that's when I exploded. I am not saying I was right for reacting that way but we are humans and we react in different ways. The incident was blown out of proportion and I wish I hadn't gone down that route. I later apologised to her and even hugged her when I was leaving the house."
Explaining what transpired between him and Maria on a particular night that they got into an argument, Boma said, "We were in the room and she told me to stop making a noise because she wanted to sleep. I told her she could sleep as I wasn't making a noise, I was just talking to one person. She then said we should leave the room. I had to let her know that she was not in a hotel and she couldn't dictate where people should be. I was practically whispering to the person I was having a conversation with. It seemed she (Maria) was in a bad mood that day and I told her not to transfer the aggression to me. However, we spoke about it some days after and sorted it out."
Maintaining that his escapades in the house would not affect his brand negatively, Boma said, "I just signed an international deal which is really big. I am also in some negotiations and they are waiting for me to accept them or decline."
He also stated that 'except her family objects', he intended to 'continue being friends with Tega'.
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Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC) pres.
Finding the Strength to Heal
Free Exhibition
An outline of a phoenix flying over a background of abstract shapes.
Finding the Strength to Heal: A Journey of Rebuilding Amongst Violence
Join us at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens April 11th from 5:00-7:00 for an interactive photography special exhibit highlighting survivors' healing journeys after experiencing sexual violence on college campuses. The exhibit will feature interviews, advice, and photographs taken by 24 female survivors of undergraduate unwanted sexual experiences, along with booths to highlight the sexual assault response services available at University of Michigan's campus. Our goal is to teach students and service providers about healing after sexual violence while fostering a dialogue surrounding how universities and service organizations can best support survivor healing and decision-making.
Blue Bus transportation to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens will be leaving from the Michigan League at 5:00pm and again at 6:00pm on the date of the exhibit.
Buses will leave the gardens at 5:30pm and 6:30pm to return students back to the Michigan League upon conclusion of the exhibit.
Free parking will also be available onsite.
For more information, visit our website at FindingTheStrengthToHeal.com
Finding the Strength to Heal Website
Contact Event Organizers: Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC)
Map Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Thu, Apr 11 2019 5:00pm - 7:00pm


(Reuters Health) – Black people with knee osteoarthritis may have a worse quality of life than white patients in part because they're less likely to be offered knee replacement surgery or to get the procedure when it's recommended, a U.S. study suggests.
Knee replacement surgery has the potential to turn back the clock for people suffering from severe joint pain that limits their mobility and makes it hard for them to complete daily tasks. While surgery can't return people to the same level of comfort and function they had before they developed arthritis, it can make them feel much less disabled.
Based on the current rates of knee replacement surgery among all black and white men and women in the U.S. who might qualify for the procedure, researchers estimated that blacks are potentially missing out on tens of thousands of years with better quality of life compared to their white counterparts, according to the report in Arthritis Care & Research.
The researchers created a computer model to estimate the effect of knee replacement on what's known as quality-adjusted life years (QALY), which is a measure of both functional ability and its impact on overall quality of life, and takes into account total expected duration of life.
"Underutilization of the highly successful surgery leads to drastic losses of quality adjusted life years among racial minorities," said senior study author Elena Losina, an orthopedics researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston.
In the computer simulation developed by the researchers, hypothetical patients were 66 years old, on average, and usually had moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis. This is a typical age and symptom burden experienced by people who get surgery in the U.S.
Then, the study team estimated that about 23 percent of white patients and 12 percent of black patients would be offered total knee replacement surgery, based on findings from previous research done in the Veterans Affairs healthcare system.
Based on results from a different study, researchers then estimated that 83 percent of white men and 59 percent of black men offered surgery decided to get the operation, as did 78 percent of white women and 64 percent of black women.
They also calculated probabilities of complications like heart attacks, pneumonia, a blockage in the pulmonary artery or death in the first year after surgery.
After plugging in all these numbers, researchers calculated that based on current rates of knee replacement, there is a QALY gain of 4.8 per 100 black men, 8.2 per 100 black women, 12.6 per 100 white men and 15.7 per 100 white women.
Put another way, black men and women gain QALY as a result of knee replacements, but they could be gaining many more high-quality years if they were offered and accepted surgery at the same rates as white patients and had similar complication rates, the authors conclude.
The study isn't a controlled experiment designed to prove whether or how differences in surgery options or outcomes between black and white people might translate into differences in quality of life or disease burden. Estimates from a computer model also may not reflect what would happen in a real population of patients.
Nor does it address why there are racial disparities in the proportion of patients who are offered, or who accept knee replacement in the first place.
The study doesn't account for patient preferences, and some previous research suggests that black people may be less willing to undergo knee replacement procedures, said Dr. Said Ibrahim, a researcher at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City who wasn't involved in the study.
Instead, patient preference may play a role, Ibrahim said. Minority patients may have concerns about complications and they may be more likely to receive treatment at low-quality hospitals where surgeons don't do as many knee replacements and get worse outcomes, he added.
SOURCE: bit.ly/2ENZjmJ Arthritis Care & Research, online January 24, 2018.


Visit Ashbourne Derbyshire and the surrounding villages and stay in bed and breakfast, hotel or self-catering accommodation provided by BedPosts members.
Ashbourne is one of the most attractive market towns in Derbyshire, often called "the gateway to the Peak", as it stands on the fringe of the Peak District National Park. It's famed for its annual two-day football match, in which one half of the town plays the othe with the goals three miles apart! In Church Street is the 13th to 14th century Church of St Oswald, one of the most pictureque parish churches in England, with a spire 212 ft high. The church is renowned for its 18th century white marble sculpture of Penelope Boothby by Thomas Banks. She was the daughter of a local family and died aged five in 1791. The church also contains several monuments and effigies of the Cokaynes, a notable local family in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Sir John Cokayne founded the grammar school in 1585, and the original stone-built Elizabethan building opposite the church is still used by boarders of the new grammar school. Ashbourne Hall, the home of the Cokaynes, although much altered, is now the county library. Almost opposite the old grammar school is the 17th century red-brick mansion where Samuel Johnson often visited his poet friend Dr John Taylor.
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Q: Changing ScrollReveal.js viewport I am wanting to use ScrollReveal.js (https://github.com/julianlloyd/scrollReveal.js) with Isotope on my project to animate objects in as the user scrolls, but the page has to have a fixed div that fits the whole viewport. This means that the page doesn't actually scroll, the user scrolls within the fixed div.
Im looking for a way to change the viewport that ScrollReveal references. Instead of tracking the scrolling of a page, it tracks the scrolling of a particular div.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance

Codepen here: http://codepen.io/grahammcuk/pen/ogBNdp

A: v2.3.2
The key is to specify a viewport in the constructor config object.
window.sr = new scrollReveal({
  viewport: document.getElementById('main')
});
Here is a working Codepen: http://codepen.io/anon/pen/ByRxKG

Update: v3.0.0
The concept is the same, but it looks a little different:
window.sr = ScrollReveal({
  container: document.getElementById('main')
});

*

*Constructor is capitalized

*viewport —renamed—> container

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


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We got these gorgeous turnip roots from the garden the other day and I wanted to cook them right away to take advantage of their freshness. Normally, I would simply cook these roots along with the greens or just boil them and simply buttered. This time around, I wanted to try something new because the 'simply boiled' recipes just was not such a big hit with the girls.
I thought I would try pan frying them, much like you would potatoes. It was a hit! The girls loved them cooked this way and we almost finished the whole dish in one sitting!
Melt the butter over medium heat. Place the turnips and onions and pan fry on one side for a few minutes until they start to get some color. Turn over and let it brown some more. Add 1/2 cup water, season with salt and pepper and cover. Let it cook until all the liquid has evaporated and it starts sizzling again. Adjust the seasoning and serve.
Tried these tonight. husband brought home turnip roots from friend. i had never had before found your recipe online cooked them up. served with Hot cornbread along with other stuff was really good. Thank you for the tip. Family loved them.
I'll have to try that when the girls are in LA…sounds interesting. TGIF!
these sounds really good and i am not even sure if i like turnips!


The concept of military studies, in an educational setting at least, aims to provide students the foundational skills, as well as historical and ethical perspective of military decision making, in order to advance their careers as leaders in the armed forces.
The typical bachelor's degree in military studies is a bachelor of arts degree that aims to offer a curriculum that includes a wide range of liberal arts disciplines, including anthropology, literature, political science, history, philosophy and international relations. This degree does, however, attempt to offer these topics in a military context, guiding potential military leaders to utilize relevant decision-making tactics when serving in their commissioned or enlisted roles.
Students enrolled in such a program may see such topics of study as American military history, international relations, anthropology of war, military ethics, studies in military leadership, and the study of peacemaking and conflict resolution, among other coursework. While it may seem obvious that the most common career path for graduates who have earned a bachelor of arts in military studies is to continue growing their career as a respected leader of armed forces personnel, opportunities in the private sector or through private defense contractors do exist as well (BLS.gov).


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Q: Cохранить от пользователя несколько значений Как сохранить от пользователя числа введенные через пробел?
Надо что бы в этой строчке btn1 = bot.send_message(message.chat.id, 'Введите числа через пробел')
сохранить и в будущем вывести все числа.
Как я понял надо преобразовать эту строчку chisla = int(message.text)
import telebot

from telebot import types

bot = telebot.TeleBot("token")

@ bot.message_handler(commands=['start'])

def start(message):

    btn1 = bot.send_message(message.chat.id, 'Введите числа через пробел')

    bot.register_next_step_handler(btn1, sum)

def sum(message):

    chisla = int(message.text)

    bot.send_message(message.chat.id, f'Вы ввели {chisla}')

bot.polling(non_stop = True)

A: как пример
message = '1 2 3 4 5'

chisla = list(map(int, message.split()))
#или
#chisla = [int(x) for x in message.split()]
print('Вы ввели', ','.join(map(str, chisla)))
#или
#print('Вы ввели', ','.join([str(x) for x in chisla]))
print('Сумма всех чисел', sum(chisla))

Вы ввели 1,2,3,4,5
Сумма всех чисел 15

A: мне показалось это очень странным и я запустил его самостоятельно c изменениями которые писал в комментариях и все работает
import telebot

token = "token"
bot = telebot.TeleBot(token)

@bot.message_handler(commands=['start'])
def start(message):

    btn1 = bot.send_message(message.chat.id, 'Введите числа через пробел')

    bot.register_next_step_handler(btn1, sum)

def sum(message):

    chisla = list(map(int, message.text.split()))

    bot.send_message(message.chat.id, f'Вы ввели {chisla}')

bot.polling(non_stop = True)


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Museum in Yemen devastated by shelling reopens after restoration
A grant from British Council has helped fund the repair of Taiz National Museum's facades and roof
An image of The National Museum in Yemen after it was hit by a mortar shell during clashes in the flashpoint southwestern city of Taiz in 2016. AFP
Yemen's Taiz National Museum, destroyed in 2016 after an attack by Houthi rebels, has reopened after a restoration of its exterior and roof.
The restoration was made possible by a £100,000 (Dh482,442) grant from the British Council's Cultural Protection Fund and a private US donor, awarded to the World Monuments Fund (WMF) Britain in late 2018. Repairs on the building have been conducted by WMF in partnership with the General Organisation of Antiquities and Museums (GOAM) of Taiz, beginning in the spring of 2019 until the end of last year.
Since 2014, a Houthi coup in Sanaa has led to a devastating war between the internationally-recognized government and Houthi rebels. The ongoing conflict has also put the country's cultural heritage at risk, with museums and historic sites looted and damaged.
When the Taiz National Museum was hit by shelling years ago, a resulting fire ravaged the building and destroyed numerous artefacts, including 1,000-year-old manuscripts and copies of the Quran, as well as a ceremonial turban that belonged to an ancient king.
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To deal with restrictions on air travel to Yemen, WMF met with GOAM staff in Kuwait to discuss the restoration of the building. According to The Art Newspaper, the WMF also provided a camera to document their progress and energy alternatives such as solar panels and generators to help keep the operations going amidst electricity failures.
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The museum's interior is still in need of repair, and funding for this endeavour will be provided through a partnership between WMF and the Aliph Foundation, a global fund developed by France and the UAE dedicated to the reconstruction and protection of war-torn heritage sites.
Today, Yemen's archaeological and cultural sites remain vulnerable to targeting and destruction caused by the conflict. Previous coalition-led airstrikes have wreaked damage on places such as the majestic Kawkaban Fortress and the Great Marib Dam, which dates back to the 8th century. Taiz's 12th-century Cairo Castle and Unesco Heritage Site Shibam have also been attacked.
Looting of museums is also a concern. Yemen's culture minister, Marwan Dammaj, claims that Houthi rebels and terrorist groups like Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula have been known to sell and smuggle objects from cultural sites. Recently, the Yemeni government made a plea to the US and United Nations to help stem the distribution of significant artefacts from the country.
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As the legend has it, Medusa is one of the three Gorgonas that are female monsters in the underground world in Greek mythology. The snake-head Medusa, one of the three sisters, has the power of gorgonising the ones that happen to look at her. Accordingly, Gorgone paintings and sculptures were being used for protecting big structures and special venues in that time. And putting the head of medusa in the cistern was for protecting purposes. According to another rumour, Medusa was a girl who boasted for her black eyes, long hair and beautiful body. She loved Perseus, the son of Zeus. Athena was also in love with Perseus and this made Medusa jealous. Therefore, Athena converted medusa's hairs into snakes. Now, everybody that happened to look at Medusa was gorgonised. Afterwards, Perseus headed off medusa and beat many enemies by using her power.
During the rule of Byzantium, the Basilica Cistern used to meet the water needs and requirements of the great palace that covered a wide area where the emperor resided, as well as the other denizens in the region. After conquest of the city of Istanbul in 1453, it was used for a little while and water was supplied to Topkapı Palace where the sultans resided.. However, the Ottomans preferred running water over still water, and established their own water facilities in the city. It is understood that the cistern was not used thereafter and the western world did not notice it until the mid XVI century. It was in 1544-1550 when P. Gyllius, a Dutch traveller that came to Istanbul for making researches on Byzantium ruins was rediscovered and introduced to the western world. In one of his researches, P. Gyllius, while roaming around Hagia Sofia, managed to enter inside the cistern with a torch carrying in his hand by proceeding from the stone steps that went towards the underground from the backyard of a wooden building surrounded by walls situated on a large underground cistern as he was told that the householders there pulled water with buckets down inside the large round holes similar to well on the ground floor of their houses, and even fished there. P. Gyllius ranged around the cistern on a rowing boat under harsh conditions, measured it and identified the columns. The information acquired from his experience was published in the travel book, and Gyllius had influence on many travelers.
The cistern was subject to repeated renovations since its establishment. Renovated twice during the reign of the Ottoman Empire, the cistern was repaired during the rule of Ahmed III (1723) by the Architect Kayserili Mehmet Ağa for the first time. And the second repair was made during the rule of Sultan Abdulhamid II (1876-1909). In republican period, the cistern was cleaned by Istanbul Municipality in 1987, and was opened to visits for creating a route. Another extensive cleaning was made in May 1994.
This mysterious venue is an integral part of the Istanbul itineraries and has been visited -among others- by the US former President Bill Clinton, Wim Kok the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Lamberto Dini, Former Minister of foreign Affairs of Italy, Göran Persson, Former Prime Minister of Sweden and Thomas Klestil, Former prime Minister of Austria until today.
Currently operated by Kültür A.Ş. (Culture Co.), one of the affiliates of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the Basilica Cistern functions as a museum and is the home for many national and international events.


There are four main types of dysphagia but any type can add difficulty and stress to one's daily routine. Dysphagia not only makes eating difficult and stressful, but also negatively impacts one's ability to take in enough calories and liquids to nourish and hydrate.
Each person's treatment and dietary modifications may be different, but a dietitian can help to ensure that any recommendations are in line with the nutritional and caloric requirements of the individual.
The consistency (thickness) of Opt2thrive® makes it a quality and delicious choice for those experiencing dysphagia. This natural, high calorie shake is a timesaver which reduces the stress of obtaining the required daily number of calories and protein.
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The law of product deals with the responsibility of the manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of an item for injuries resulting from dangerous and flawed items. These items subject to the law run the spectrum from food, drugs, appliances, automobiles, medical devices, medical implants, blood, tobacco, and even commercial jets.
At common law, the sale of any item is viewed as a commercial transaction at which only the parties of the commercial contract can sue. The law has evolved, and today, virtually anyone injured by a "defective" item (which is unreasonably dangerous for its intended use) can bring an action for damages against any party in the distributive chain of the product, whether it be the manufacturer, the wholesaler, the retailer, or even the maker of a component part.
Over time, several other negligence concepts have arisen to deal with certain specific situations, including negligence per se (using a manufacturer's violation of a law or regulation in place of proof of a duty and a breach) and res ipsa loquitur (an inference of negligence under certain conditions). The difficulties of an injured customer to prove what a manufacturer did or did not do during the design or manufacture of an item has led to the development of newer accountability claims such as strict liability.
Strict liability for defective units has often been criticized as an extremely harsh doctrine that imposes high accountability costs upon manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and almost anyone else in the chain of commerce. This is one of the primary reasons why warning labels have become so ubiquitous on modern products.
Nonetheless strict liability has become the overwhelming majority rule in the United States, due to the widespread agreement that it is the only way to ensure that such parties will always take all reasonable measures to protect the consumer because they know they will always be liable for any harm caused by the item.
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About Angel Moraes
Angel Moraes is known as the DJs Producer and the dance-floors DJ. It all began in the summer of 1978, when roller rinks were rockin, block parties were bumpin, and the sounds of disco ruled the New York airwaves. That was the year Brooklyn-born and raised DJ/Producer Angel Moraes discovered his lifes passion in music. At just 9 years old he purchased his first record, Frankie Vallies Swearing to God, starting him on a path that would ultimately take him around the world.
Angel came of age in the golden era of NYCs legendary disco and house scene. Always on the prowl for inspired sounds, in 82 he was a regular for the late night underground groove at Jellybeans Funhouse. However, it wasnt until a friend introduced him to the magic of the Paradise Garage that he discovered home. The Garage wasnt just another club for Angel, it was everything, like living in a dream. When you have danced in a place that amazing - you start to set pretty high standards. The Garage sparked a fire in Angel that he carries till today.
While spinning at a house party early in his career, a chance encounter with veteran producer Victor Simonelli turned into a studio session. Angel was a natural. In 1993 he sacrificed the security of his day job, traded in his beloved sports car and founded Hot n Spycy Recordings. From his very first productions The Moraes Sound was making waves. His creative approach to engineering and mastering, mixing up deep beats, dirty bass lines, industrial sounds, and stirring vocals established Angel as a highly respected and sought after Producer and Remixer - including projects for The Pet Shop Boys, KD Lang, Jamie Myerson, Jocelyn Brown, Loleatta Holloway, and most recently Suzanne Palmer, Roy Davis Jr., and Dana Divine (please see Discog for complete list).
With the 1995 release of the now classic underground anthem ..Welcome to the Factory.., word rapidly began to spread, the tracks began to chart, and Angel..s skills in the booth came into heavy demand. An intensive touring schedule has made him a well-known name and a regular favorite throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Angel opted on Montreal, Canada to establish his long-coming inspiration .. a custom analog sound system that would rival all others. After two years of painstaking planning, in 1998 the Stereo afterhours club was born. Soon after opening, the custom designed installation became a Mecca for international dance-floor aficionados and talents alike, all seeking to take part in what has been described as a ..one-of-a-kind.. experience. Angel continues to explore and expand upon his sonic achievements. In 2005 Angel completed a custom sound installation at Boston..s Underbar .. where he holds down a monthly residency going into its second year.
In the grand tradition of New York City..s legendary nightlife, November 2006, Angel brings home a life long dream with the opening of Stereo, NY. Complete with his signature Moraes sound, twice monthly Angel will be presenting his Dark & Delicious night.
2004 marked the launch of Soundworks, Angel..s custom-built recording studio (www.angelmoraes.com). Angel..s renewed creative energy in the studio has captured the attention of both industry heavyweights and music lovers alike. Angel..s recent releases, including, the anthem You Should..ve Said (I Love You) ft. Dana Divine, on Stealth Records, the follow up Music is your life (keep on dancin..), ft. Dana Divine on Star 69, underground remix hit The Freaks on Nuuf Music have been rocking dancefloors worldwide.
2006 releases include: Tell Me, Angel..s Dream Mix on Tweek..d, Stay Around (For This) remix and edit on Subliminal/Milk & Sugar, What I..m Saying ft Dana Divine original production, and the Roy Davis Jr . Good Life remix on Mile End Records, and most recently, the break-out A DEEPer Sensation ft. Rachelle on Subliminal. Get ready to riiide the rhythm, This is Angel of the underground. .