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Mandela Square
By Bassam Almohor
Madiba stands in Ramallah, his fist raised, forever looking north and reminding people of his long walk to freedom.
In 2016, Ramallah Municipality inaugurated Mandela Square in the Tireh neighborhood, west of the city. The six-meter-high (20 ft.) statue of blackish bronze portrays Mandela wearing a black suite, a red tie, and a green shirt, as if to symbolize the colors of the Palestinian flag. With his right fist high in the sky, his jacket rising, he's smiling; his left hand open and relaxed at his side.
The square, as it is called, looks like an arena, with a round, slightly elevated area on which the statue is secured, overlooking an extended, open space tiled with dark grey stones. Long yellow lines surround the statue, symbolizing the years Mandela spent in prison. On the ground where the lines are drawn is a famous quote of Mandela etched in big white letters, "We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians," taken from his speech in Pretoria, 1997, for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people.
A similar statue stands outside the Drakenstein Correctional Centre, close to Cape Town, where Mandela spent the last months of his iconic long walk to freedom. Another similar nine-foot statue stands outside South Africa's embassy in Washington.
Of the famous statues of Madiba, we find the dancing Madiba in Sandton, South Africa; the 2.8-meter bronze bust outside parliament in Cape Town; a life-size bronze statue at the United Nations Headquarters in New York; another at the site where Nelson Mandela was captured in Howick, South Africa; the Nelson Mandela statue at Union Buildings, Pretoria; a six-meter statue of Madiba shadowboxing in front of Chancellor House and the Johannesburg magistrate; a two-meter bronze statue at Parliament Square, London; and a 3.5-meter bronze statue symbolizing the long walk to freedom was also erected in the international zone of The Hague.
Mandela Square is located in Tireh neighborhood, a half-hour walk (2.8 km) downhill from Manara Square. Walk along Main Street (Rukab Street) and keep straight, passing Tireh Street, which boasts a wide variety of cafés. Or take a service taxi at the stand opposite Rukab Ice Cream.
Bassam Almohor can be reached at almohor@gmail.com,
+972-52-458-4273, or
Facebook @toursmore.
Bassam Almohor
Bassam Almohor can be reached at almohor@gmail.com, +972-59-753-4681, or through Facebook @ toursmore.


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Q: For best results, should you re-size an image and then compress it or should you compress it and then re-size it? I'm trying to cut down on a picture size and I was wondering:
Is it better to compress the original image first, then re-size it or should I re-size it and then compress the smaller version of it?
Is there any difference?
I'm working with C#.

A: No matter what you do, compression always happens last. This is because compression is inherent in the saving of the image, and it is impractical to try to work with the image in its compressed form; you virtually always uncompress it in order to work with the image itself, and not simply pass the file around.
So, if you compress, then resize, the sequence of steps is compress->uncompress->resize->compress. If you are using a "lossless" compressed image format, like PNG, you're wasting time on the initial two steps because nothing will change, and you might as well just resize, then compress.
Where this might have a difference is when using "lossy" compression algorithms like JPEG. "Lossy" formats use similar algorithms to actually compress the data of the image as lossless ones, but they incorporate an additional step of simplification; the image is processed to produce (hopefully) subtle changes in the actual pixels, which allows the entire image to be digested more efficiently by the compression algorithm (usually, blocks of pixels are made more similar, so that the entire block can be represented by one or two bytes of "hash" which is then cross-referenced in a metadata dictionary and the hash substituted for the block where it occurs). This simplification is one-way; you can't "un-simplify" the processed image to get the original one back, and so the sequence of steps for a compress and then resize is simplify->compress->uncompress->resize->simplify->compress. The simplification step happens twice, affecting the image before and after resizing. Whether this actually results in a smaller file size depends on the exact image and the quality settings used to apply the simplification filter.

A: Compression causes loss of quality and details in your image, so as a general rule it should always be the last step after applying any modifications.

A: if you resize image before compress it is better for quality of image but bad for streaming because or data size
if you compress and resize it is better for streaming (small size) but quality will be limited  at original size

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Central Depository of Armenia (CDA) has established cooperation with specialized international organizations and partners to provide excellence in servicing its customers, increasing reliability of operations and facilitating cross-border securities trading.
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On June 28, 2016 "Central Depository of Armenia" OJSC (CDA) and Clearstream, the international central securities depository of Deutsche Börse Group, signed an agreement on the opening of a Clearstream nominee account at CDA. Thanks to this foreign investors can easily reach Armenian government bonds and supranational bonds, without opening a direct account at CDA. Clearstream's Link will provide FOP settlements and the foreign investors will be able to receive income on Armenian securities in AMD.
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At the same time, CDA provides its account holders with the full package of services related to custody and settlement of Russian securities via the Depository link with NSD.
According to the Memorandum of Cooperation, signed between NSD and CDA on January 10, 2014, the depositories plan to organize exchange of information about securities serviced, changes in the relevant regulations, information about technologies used, standards and development plans.
CDA opened a nominee account with Kazakhstan "Central Securities Depository" in 2010. Via the Depository link with CSD of Kazakhstan CDA customers have access to the custody and settlement (FOP) services provided by it.
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On May 31, 2016 CDA and the Central Depository of Belarus, Republican Unitary Enterprise "Republican Central Securities Depository" (CDB) concluded an agreement on opening of bilateral nominee accounts.
Within the framework of this agreement, CDA and CDB customers get access to the entire range of custody and settlement (FOP) services provided by the Depositories. The bilateral link between two depositories will allow performance of cross-border operations in the securities markets of Armenia and Belarus in a more efficient manner.


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Q: Subset specific columns My sample data is
DF
x.c  y.ce  z.ac

These are all numeric columns
I am trying to extract column c alone.
If i use grep or grepl it takes all the columns as all of them contains c.
Could you please help me to solve an issue.
Thank you.

A: As per my comment above, if you want to get the names that end with c you'd want to get them via
names(DF)[grepl("c$", names(DF))]

and then get the values via
DF[, names(DF)[grepl("c$", names(DF))]]

(or just the TRUE/FALSE index:
DF[, grepl("c$", names(DF))]

)
Update:
OP has changed the original question, so the answer is now a simply
DF[, "c"]

to extract the c column
> DF <- data.frame(c=c(1,2,3), ce=c(2,3,4), ac=c(3,4,5))
> DF
  c ce ac
1 1  2  3
2 2  3  4
3 3  4  5
> DF[,"c"]
[1] 1 2 3

Update 2:
OP has again changed the original question, so the answer now is:
 DF <- data.frame(x.c=c(1,2,3), y.ce=c(2,3,4), z.ac=c(3,4,5))
> DF
  x.c y.ce z.ac
1   1    2    3
2   2    3    4
3   3    4    5
> DF[, names(DF)[grepl("\\.c$", names(DF))]]
[1] 1 2 3


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Using a Mr.Bulletfeeder while reloading is a real pleasure. It makes the reloading process faster and much easier. If you have never used one, you are missing out on one of the greatest reloading assists out there! A Bulletfeeder also improves safety, by preventing the need to insert your fingers under the tool head to place your bullets on the brass. Everyone should use one!
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Can you guess which cities topped the latest Conde Nast Travelers Readers' Choice Awards?
One of the cities is near to dear to our hearts – it's been home for over 30 years. It's also been No. 1 in the world more often than any other city. We honeymooned in another city that tops the European list – it's a favorite with art lovers around the world. And we visited this city's spectacular rice terraces – the country is known for its magnificent temples.
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It's a bird! It's a plane!! It's….. OMG – take cover – it's Ahuva. And friends! *grin* A friend of mine gave me a folder of sky bikes back when I was going crazy on the landscaping in November. I did rez one of the bikes then and there and take it for a spin. I LOVED it. I zoomed above ground, through the water, all about. I had a blast. Sometimes sim boundaries are tough. *grin* But I learned that flying Dark Air.
I love my sky bikes (especially the RED one). *grin* I love fast cars. I took our wedding money and bought a sports car. We didn't have a bed, but we had a sports car. Even before that, as a kid, I loved racing cars. I always drove too fast – would run the cars off the curves. One year my husband bought me TWO sets. We set them up on the floor, so when I'd run them off the curve they wouldn't drop and crash, they'd just crash. LOL. The cats and the dog went crazy with the cars, and ultimately I needed to clean, so finally I re-boxed them. I think they are still stashed in the basement. sigh. And I make do with a 6 cylinder luxury car, but it's not the same as my 5-on-the-floor Z.
But in SL – I don't smash my cars (well, not too often *grin*). My back doesn't hurt from sitting low to the ground. There aren't any law enforcement officers lurking about the corners (pffft on speeding tickets). I really should fly my skybikes more. Maybe instead of morning sails I should go for morning zooms.
So after Honour and I had rezzed our Grifters (our wonderful motorcycles from the MM board at Black-Kat Choppers), we weren't done playing. I remembered my sky bikes. I shared them with Honour and Dz, who came around about that time. We all rezzed the red sky bike – soooooooo COOL!!! We played tag and follow the leader all around Taylor Bay. Then Honour got out her attack helicopter. *grin* We all love toys. I switched to a purple 2-seater and Dz hopped on for a ride. We had a great time, swooping and soaring.
The truth is – girls just wanna have fun. On bikes – both ground and sky!
December 14, 2009. The call went out in group chat: 32/80 MM 'the Grifter' @ Black-Kat Choppers http://slurl.com/secondlife/Quasar/25/246/64. As it happened, I was free, relaxing, you could even say "wasting time". So I tp'd over to see what one finds at Black-Kat Choppers. BIKES!!!! OMG – it was a bike shop. I was thinking helicopters. Nope. Hogs. Choppers. Bikes. Oh yeah. I slapped THAT board for sure.
As the morning rolled on, I thought about that bike. So I mentioned to Honour that if she had the time, maybe she'd go and slap the board too. And I also mentioned it to Shenlei and Oura and Jonah. Next thing I knew the four of them were standing about at Black-Kat, tp'ing in their friends and discussing MOI. They were maligning my reputation and trying to figure out the name for my (new) motorcycle gang. I was ashamed that the four of them were working so hard to get me my bike. I wasn't doing much – I was actually spending much of that morning crashing and rebooting my machine. One of THOSE days. I decided that if they were going to put so much effort into it, I needed to as well.
The store manager, angel Doomdale, was very friendly and helpful. I suppose some stores might be angry at people tp'ing in friends to lock the MM board. I don't know. Maybe stores like that, maybe they hate it. But in any case, angel was completely friendly and helpful, explained the different bikes to us. She showed us the demo model out front, told us about other inventory. She was very helpful, good-natured and she knew her stuff. There was also the black cat itself. I LOVE the animated pets that are available in SL. Sigh – remember Frenis? I have seen several cats and a few dogs. There was an adorable black cat with white paws wandering about the store. This one had wonderful animations.
Okay, this was unacceptable to me. If I am going to have a motorcycle gang – Frenis Freedom Riders or whatever – Chestnut is going to be part of it. But I knew she'd be all silly about me giving her a bike or giving her the money to BUY a bike. So I went to to the store to see if I could buy the bike and have the store deliver it to Ches, thereby forcing her to accept. *grin* I spoke to angel who told me they didn't have that set-up, but she would contact the store owner, iozz Dreadlow, and ask him. angel IM'd me when iozz came inworld and I went back to chat. *grin* He thought I was crazy, but finally he agreed. I paid iozz for the Grifter and he dropped it on Chestnut. *grin* My gang would be complete. Again – iozz was friendly, helpful and good natured. If iozz and angel are this nice to a one-time shopper, imagine how great they must be if you are really looking for leather attire and choppers. This is not a shopping blog, but when I find stores and vendors and builders who are helpful – I want to tell you all about them. So for sure Black-Kat Choppers gets the Ahuva seal of approval. I'm looking for an excuse to go back and buy another bike….
Well, the original plans were that we'd all get on our bikes and pose – Ahuva's gang. But things don't always work out as planned. Oh we all got our bikes as I said – we locked that board. But I never had time to get hold of everyone for a group shot. We never even settled on a name for our gang, so I never made the group tee shirts as I promised. I DID rez my bike and try it once. *grin* I know Panacea rezzed her – she told me she was too short. Chestnut rezzed hers and blogged it.
But I put it aside until last night when I was visiting Honour. I don't remember what got us started, but we decided it was time to rez the bikes. That of course required that I find appropriate black leather clothes and boots. I was totally surprised to find that I had a box of boots I'd never rezzed – and that they'd be perfect for the bike. Good thing I never cleaned my inventory as I planned. I was definitely too short for this bike. You can adjust your position by touching the rear fender. I moved forward, up, forward, up, forward, up. Finally my arms reached the handlebars. But my tush was WAY above the seat. *grin* Never Fear. I AM A BUILDER. I added a pillow. Just like atomic life. LOL.
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April 18, 2018 August 20, 2020 6 min read Gabrielle Hurlbut
The AFC East is a conference that needs major changes as a whole in order to be more successful. The Miami Dolphins and New York Jets both struggled to make their mark this past season, and the Buffalo Bills failed to make it past the first round of the playoffs. This conference is one that we should expect to use their draft picks wisely, and not let them go to waste.
Let's take a look at the first place, always dominant New England Patriots. This team went 13-2 in the regular season this year, despite losing their season opener to the Kansas City Chiefs. They had a defense that ended up finishing 5th overall in points allowed, despite sitting in 29th place in yards. Offensively, Tom Brady threw for a record 505 passing yards in the Super Bowl, but his team was unable to put enough points on the board to defeat the very strong Philadelphia Eagles' offense.
In the draft this year, the Patriots need to focus on their defensive line. After losing Dont'a Hightower to a muscle tear back in October, the defense struggled immensely. He should be back, but in the meantime, a consistent playmaker that does not typically fluctuate day to day would really help this organization to potentially head to the Super Bowl for the third season in a row. It would also not hurt to try to acquire young talent on the defensive end of the squad. Left tackle, Nate Solder, was traded to the Giants in free agency, so a new quality player to fill this position is needed, especially since Brady is getting older. Finally, a strong backup quarterback is necessary after losing Jimmy Garappolo to the San Francisco 49ers. The Patriots have numbers 23 and 31 overall in the first round of the draft, so we will see how they use them.
The Buffalo Bills had a surprisingly successful season this year for the first time in a long time. They went 9-7 overall and managed to grab a wildcard playoff spot. This put an end to the team's 17-year postseason drought, the longest in NFL history. However, the Bills were unable to advance past the first round of the playoffs, as they were defeated 10-3 in the wildcard game by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Finding a long-term quarterback is the biggest priority for the Bills going into the draft. After trading Tyrod Taylor to the Cleveland Browns, in exchange for a third-round pick, acquiring a steady player to fill that position became much more crucial. They did sign AJ McCarron to a two-year deal, but they need someone that is more permanent. Wide receiver is another position that needs work for the Bills, as not one of theirs caught more than 27 passes last season. They also might consider looking for a left tackle after trading former starter Cordy Glenn to Cincinnati. Buffalo could also use a new linebacker, as Preston Brown recently left the team to free agency. The Bills have pick number 12 and 22 overall in the first round of the playoffs. If they focus on these weaker areas, they could be very dangerous next season.
The Miami Dolphins finished in 3rd place in the AFC East this past season. They went 6-10 on the season in what proved to be a challenging one for them. They started off strong, with a 4-2 record, but then went on a five-game losing streak late October through November. This losing streak eliminated the possibility of them making the playoffs this year. From October, up through the offseason, the team made major roster adjustments, including trading running back Jay Ajayi and wide receiver Jarvis Landry.
In terms of the draft, the biggest need for the Dolphins at the moment is to acquire a more talented cornerback. Miami allowed an opponent passer rating of 94.8, which ranked 28th in the NFL. After releasing defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, the team should be looking for a replacement to anchor the defensive line. Offensively, the team could use a tight end because of the release of Julius Thomas. With Ryan Tannehill coming back from a torn ACL, a quarterback and wide receiver are two other positions that could use improvement. It will be interesting to see how newly acquired Danny Amendola and Albert Wilson will fare in this lineup. The Dolphins have the 11th pick overall in the first round of the playoffs, so we will see if they use that pick wisely.
Finally, we have the New York Jets. This team has had their share of struggles for awhile, as they finished their season in 4th place in the AFC East. Their record was 5-11, for the second season in a row. Even though their record was not great, it was impressive considering the roster issues that they faced. The offense struggled to put points on the board, and the defense gave up too many touchdowns through the air. This team really needs adjustments in order to be a successful team next year.
Acquiring a quarterback is the biggest need for the Jets in this draft. Josh McCown was re-signed to the team, and 2014 first-round pick Teddy Bridgewater was added to the lineup in free agency, but this draft should really be focused on finding a consistent and reliable quarterback. The middle of the defensive line appears to be in good shape as of now, but a new defensive end is needed to help Leonard Williams. The offensive line should also be addressed during the draft, as the squad could use improvements on that end as a whole, but particularly at tackle. The linebacking group also needs to find a replacement for Demario Davis, who left the team in free agency. The Jets have the 3rd overall pick in the draft, leaving numerous possible players for them to choose from. The question is whether or not they will use that 3rd pick wisely.
All four of these AFC East teams have different needs going into the draft, and if they can acquire players to fill the positions that they need the most, then this conference has the potential to be the most dominant one in the NFL. Catch the NFL draft live in a few weeks!
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The German torpedo boat T5 was one of a dozen Type 35 torpedo boats built for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during the late 1930s. Completed in 1940, she was assigned escort duties in June–July before she was tasked to escort minelayers as they laid their minefields in the North Sea and English Channel in August and September. T5 was transferred to Norway by November and escorted minelaying missions and supported operations in the Baltic Sea after the start of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941. T5 returned to France at the end of the year and then escorted a pair of battleships and a heavy cruiser through the Channel back to Germany in early 1942 in the Channel Dash.

The boat was transferred back to Norway upon her return and resumed her escort duties there before beginning a refit. Upon its completion T5 was assigned to escort convoys in the Baltic Sea until she was transferred back to France in early 1943 where she helped to escort blockade runners and U-boats through the Bay of Biscay and lay minefields. The boat returned to Germany and was assigned to the Torpedo School in mid-1943. She returned to active duty in late 1944 and escorted German ships as they bombarded Soviet positions. T5 struck a mine in March 1945 and sank with few casualties.

Design and description
The Type 35 was an unsuccessful attempt by the Kriegsmarine to design a fast, ocean-going torpedo boat that did not exceed the  displacement limit of the London Naval Treaty for ships that counted against the national tonnage limit. The boats had an overall length of  and were  long at the waterline. After the bow was rebuilt in 1941 to improve seaworthiness, the overall length increased to . The ships had a beam of , and a mean draft of  at deep load and displaced  at standard load and  at deep load. Their crew numbered 119 officers and sailors. Their pair of geared steam turbine sets, each driving one propeller, were designed to produce  using steam from four high-pressure water-tube boilers which would propel the boats at . They carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of  at .

As built, the Type 35 class mounted a single  SK C/32 gun on the stern. Anti-aircraft defense was provided by a single  SK C/30 anti-aircraft gun superfiring over the 10.5 cm gun and a pair of  C/30 guns on the bridge wings. They carried six above-water  torpedo tubes in two triple mounts and could also carry 30 mines (or 60 if the weather was good). Many boats exchanged the 3.7 cm gun for another 2 cm gun, depth charges and minesweeping paravanes before completion. Late-war additions were limited to the installation of radar, radar detectors and additional AA guns, usually at the expense of the aft torpedo tube mount.

Construction and career
T5 was ordered on 15 January 1936 from DeSchiMAG, laid down at their Bremen shipyard on 30 December 1936 as yard number 934, launched on 22 November 1937 and commissioned on 23 January 1940. The boat was working up until June when she was transferred to the Skaggerak for convoy escort duties. From 25–28 July, T5 was one of the escorts for the badly damaged battleship  from Trondheim, Norway to Kiel, Germany. By 31 August T5 was assigned to the 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla with her sister ships ,  and  as the flotilla escorted minelayers as they laid minefields in the southwestern part of the North Sea from 31 August to 2 September. The flotilla escorted a minelaying mission in the English Channel on 5–6 September and then laid minefields itself on 8–9 and 15–16 September in the Straits of Dover. By November the 1st and 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotillas had transferred to Stavanger, Norway and T5 was one of the escorts for a minelaying mission off Stavanger on the night of 27/28 January 1941 together with her sisters  and  and the minesweepers  and . T5 began a refit in March in Bremen that lasted until September.

Along with her sisters , T8 and , the boat supported German forces invading the Estonian islands of Ösel, Dagö and Muhu (Operation Beowulf) in mid-September. T2, T5, T7, T8 and T11 were among the escorts for the Baltic Fleet, a temporary formation built around the battleship , as it sortied into the Sea of Åland on 23–29 September to forestall any attempt by the Soviet Red Banner Baltic Fleet to breakout from the Gulf of Finland. Dagö was captured on 12–13 October after T5 is part of a decoy force used to distract the defenders. She went to France in January 1942 and rejoined the 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla. On the morning of 12 February, the 2nd and 3rd Torpedo Boat Flotillas (with T2, T4, T5, T11, T12 and , , , and  respectively) rendezvoused with the battleships Gneisenau and  and the heavy cruiser  to escort them through the Channel to Germany in the Channel Dash. After arriving in Germany, T5 and T12 were transferred to Norway for escort duties. On 6 March they briefly screened Tirpitz as she searched for the Russia-bound Convoy PQ 12. T5 and T7 escorted the heavy cruiser  and the replenishment oiler Dithmarschen from Trondheim to Narvik on 9–10 May. T5 was refitted in East Prussia from August to November and then remained in the Baltic Sea on escort duties until March 1943.

She was transferred to France the following month. Although escorted by T2, T5, and the torpedo boats ,  and , the Italian blockade runner Himalaya failed in her attempt to break through the Bay of Biscay when she was spotted by British aircraft and forced to return by heavy aerial attacks on 9–11 April. On 5–8 May, the 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla with T2, T5 and the torpedo boats  and T22 laid three minefields in the Channel. The following month the ships returned to the Bay of Biscay to help escort U-boats through the Bay. T5, T2 and T18 arrived back in Germany on 1 July and T5 began an engine overhaul at Wesermünde. She was transferred to the Torpedo School as a training ship in October and then began a lengthy refit from March to August 1944. Rejoining the 2nd Flotilla, now consisting of T5, , T9, T12, T13 and T16, the flotilla screened Admiral Scheer as she shelled Soviet positions during the evacuation of Sworbe, on the island of Ösel, on the night of 23/24 November. While escorting a convoy near Hela, East Prussia, T5 and T3 struck mines laid by the  Soviet submarine L-21 on 14 March 1945 and sank at  with the loss of 20 crewmen aboard T5.

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Budget cuts in Eau Claire, Wis., will put an end to some important accommodations at area parks.
According to the local NBC affiliate, all portable toilets will be removed from city parks by the end of the week.
Upkeep on the toilets is expensive, costing as much as $30 per toilet, per week. With 11 total portable toilets in local parks, the city contends it can save just south of $20,000 annually by doing away with the accommodations.
"We're going to be taking them out on Friday, the ones that are in the parks that we typically put out in different locations during the winter time, we will be bringing those in and storing them," said Jeff Pippenger, the city's community services director.
The city-owned portable toilets will be removed, but a deal has been reached to allow both of the city's dog parks to keep theirs, with costs covered by the dog park budget. "Because this brings in so much money we could easily afford to sustain the Porta-Potties here," said local resident Pat Williams, who frequents the dog parks in Eau Claire.
Pippenger said he's hopeful the city will find a resolution to return the toilets to the parks in the future.


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In April there were 216 homes that sold during the month for Boone County, 113 for Campbell County and 221 homes that sold for Kenton County. Homes that went pending in April were 141 for Boone, 81 for Campbell County and 152 for Kenton.
The average listing price for homes in the Boone County area was $257,362.00 with an average selling price of $193,730.00.
Boone County homes during the April time frame were on the market (Days on Market) for an average of 80 days.
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30 Dec, 2018 in Belize Guatemala Dispute / Guatemala Dispute / Historical Documents / Reference / Treaties tagged Belize / Belize Guatemala Dispute / Belizean / British Honduras / Central America / Great Britain / Guatemala / International Court of Justice / United States / Webster Proposals by FiWeBelize
Published in Belize on 29 April 1968.
Draft Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Guatemala relating to the resolution of the dispute over British Honduras (Belize)
Her Majesty The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, and The President of the Republic of Guatemala:
Mindful of the request made by Her Britannic Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala to the Government of the United States of America to mediate in the dispute over British Honduras (Belize) and to formulate suggestions on the basis of which the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the Guatemala might be able to arrive at a final resolution of the dispute;
Taking Note, with appreciation, of the suggestions which have been conveyed by the Government of the United States of America through its representative, Ambassador Bethuel M. Webster;
Reaffirming their desire to strengthen the friendly relations between the peoples and Governments of the United Kingdom and Guatemala;
Recognizing the common interests of the people of British Honduras (Belize), the people of Guatemala, and the other peoples of Central America, and desiring to increase the ties of friendship between the people of British Honduras (Belize) and the people of Guatemala;
Further recognizing that peaceful settlement of the dispute which for many years has unfortunately harmed the relations of the United Kingdom and Guatemala, is desirable for the successful development of, and the security of, the area concerned.
Desiring to achieve the resolution of the dispute in such a way that the position and rights of both High Contracting Parties are reconciled with the interests and aspirations of the people of British Honduras (Belize), and in such a way that the relationship of British Honduras (Belize) with Guatemala, and consequently, in the near future, with Central America, is constructively resolved;
Have decided to conclude this Treaty and have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries for this purpose;
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth:
The President of the Republic of Guatemala:
Who, having communicated to each other their respective full powers, which were found in good and due form, have agreed as follows:
(1) The territory heretofore referred to by Her Britannic Majesty as British Honduras shall be known as Belize after the appointed date mentioned in paragraph (2) of this Article and shall hereafter in this Treaty be referred to as Belize.
(2) On a date hereinafter referred to as "the appointed date" which shall not be later than December 31, 1970, the Government of the United Kingdom shall grant to Belize its independence from the United Kingdom and shall transfer to Belize supreme authority in respect of Belize. Thereafter sole responsibility for, and the right to exercise, all and any powers, both internal and externaL of government, administration, legislation, and jurisdiction shall vest in Belize.
(3) The exercise of the authority described in paragraph (2) shall be consistent with the international obligations of Belize including the treaties under which it has assumed such obligations. The Government of the United Kingdom shall take measures to secure that Belize, on the appointed date, accedes to this Treaty, thereby assuming the obligations, responsibilities, rights and benefits under this Treaty which apply to Belize.
(1) Using one or more transit routes, the products of Guatemala may be exported, and any goods destined to Guatemala may be imported through Belize without Belize imposing tariffs, duties, taxes, or any other restrictions of that nature. Nothing shall be done to impose restrictions upon the proper use of the transit routes. Transit route is hereby established along the roads indicated in the Annex to this Treaty leading from Belize City and Stann Creek Town to Melchor de Mencos. Other transit routes may be established by decision of the Authority established under Article 9 of this Treaty.
(2) The products of Belize may be exported and any goods destined to Belize may be imported through Guatemala without Guatemala imposing tariffs, duties, taxes, or any other restrictions of that nature.
(1) Areas within the ports of Belize City and Commerce Bight, as agreed between Belize and Guatemala, shall be set aside as duty-free ports for the use of Guatemala under the control of the authority established under Article 9 of this Treaty. Belize and Guatemala may agree to establish other duty-free port areas to be under the control of the Authority.
(2) By duty-free port is meant, for the purpose of this Article, a place to which merchant vessels of all States shall be allowed unrestricted access (within the limits of the facilities available) for loading of goods from, and unloading of goods destined for, Guatemala. The importation of such goods into, their export from, transit through, or within the duty-free port shall be free from any payment of duties or taxes, but not charges reasonably levied for services rendered. Operations necessary for the preservation, sale, shipment or disposal of such goods shall be permitted within the area of the duty-free port, but nothing in this Article shall authorize the manufacture of goods within that area, without permission of the Government of Belize.
(3) The Government of Guatemala shall at the request of the Government of Belize, make available duty-free port areas in Guatemala, as agreed between Belize and Guatemala, for the loading of goods from, and unloading of goods destined for, Belize.
(1) Subject to regulation by the Authority established under Article 9 of this Treaty, Belizeans and Guatemalans may travel freely between and within Belize and Guatemala without presentation of documents other than valid identification documents issued
(a) in the case of Guatemalans, by the authorities of Guatemala; or
(b) in the case of Belizeans, by the authorities of Belize; or
(c) in the case of Belizeans or Guatemalans, by the Authority Established under Article 9 of this Treaty, pursuant to regulations to be formulated by the appropriate authorities of Belize and Guatemala.
(2) Belizeans shall be accorded in Guatemala the same treatment that is accorded Guatemalans, and Guatemalans shall be accorded in Belize the same treatment that is accorded Belizeans, with respect to the protection and security of the following personal and property rights:
(a) access to courts of justice and to administrative tribunals and agencies, both in pursuit and defense of their rights;
(b) engaging in commercial industrial, financial and other activities for gain, subject to local labor legislation, and scientific, educational religious and philanthropic activities;
(c) acquiring and disposing of property, including testate and intestate succession;
(d) obtaining and maintaining patents of invention, rights in trademark, trade names, and trade labels;
(e) the assumption of undertakings for, and the making of payments, remittances and transfers of moneys and financial interests.
(3) The Government of Belize and the Government of Guatemala shall conclude arrangements to secure the return to the one from the other of persons accused or convicted of criminal offenses.
(4) This Article does not affect rights of Belize or Guatemalan to deport from their territories undesirable persons.
The transportation and communication facilities of Belize and Guatemala shall, insofar as they involve cooperation between Belize and Guatemala, be improved and coordinated as soon as practicable and, where feasible, integrated, by means to be determined by the Authority established under Article 9 of this Treaty. The Authority shall, as soon as it is established, take steps to achieve this objective. These steps shall include provision by the Authority for the construction or improvement of a road which shall provide an effective link between Belize and Guatemala. The Government of the United Kingdom shall, through its contribution to the funds of the Authority pursuant to Article 9 of this Treaty, assist in that endeavor.
(1) Educational degrees, certificates and diplomas recognized in Belize shall in Guatemala be accorded the same significance as, and shall be recognized as evidence of achievement in the same manner as, those of Guatemala of equivalent level; and educational degrees, certificates and diplomas recognized in Guatemala shall in Belize be accorded the same significance as, and shall be recognized as evidence of achievement in the same manner as, those of Belize of equivalent level Degrees, certificates or diplomas granted outside Belize or Guatemala shall be excluded from the provisions of this Article.
(2) The Authority established under Article 9 of this Treaty shall organize educational exchange programs under which students from Belize may study at, and receive valid degrees and diplomas front Guatemalan educational institutions and under which Guatemalan students may study at, and receive valid degrees and diplomas from, Belizean educational institutions.
(3) Exchanges in the cultural field shall also be arranged by the aforementioned Authority·
(1) Belize and Guatemala undertake, through the Authority established under Article 9 of this Treaty, to cooperate in furthering the exchange and use of scientific and technical knowledge, particularly in the interests of increasing productivity and improving standards of living within their respective territories.
(2) Studies and programs relating to cultural and scientific resources of mutual interest and to land use and soil improvement, watershed management and protection, wildlife protection, and nutrition and health of Belize and of Guatemala shall be initiated, and thereafter regulations relating thereto shall be promulgated, under the supervision of the Authority established under Article 9 of this Treaty.
(1) Belizean vehicles of all types, for land, water and air transport may enter into, and travel in Guatemala subject to no greater restrictions and conditions than those imposed on vehicles of Guatemala: and Guatemalan vehicles of all types, for land, water and air transport may enter into and travel in Belize subject to no greater restrictions and conditions than vehicles of Belize. Vehicles of Belize traveling in Guatemala shall not be required to be licensed or registered in Guatemala, and vehicles of Guatemala traveling in Belize shall not be required to be licensed or registered in Belize.
(2) Paragraph (1) of this Article:
(a) does not pertain to the travel of military vehicles of any type;
(b) does not authorize Belizean or Guatemalan vehicles of any type to engage in the schedule carriage by air or otherwise of persons of goods for remuneration or hire, whether such carriage is solely between points in the territories of Belize or Guatemala, or originates at or continues to one or more points outside either of those territories. After the appointed date such carriage shall be regulated by the Authority established under Article 9 of this Treaty, although the negotiation and grant of air traffic or air transit rights and all matters appertaining thereto shall remain a matter to be settled between the Government of Belize and the Government of Guatemala.
(1) The Government of Belize and the Government of Guatemala shall establish an Authority for the purpose of performing the functions conferred upon the Authority in Articles 2 through 8 of this Treaty and shall take all measures including the enactment of legislation as may be necessary to ensure the proper functioning and administration of the Authority.
(2) The Authority shall consist of seven Members. Within 30 days of the entry into force of this Treaty the Government of Belize and the Government of Guatemala shall each appoint three Members, all of Ministerial rank. Within 45 days of the end of that period the Members so appointed shall appoint a person of international prominence as the seventh Member who will serve as Chairman. If the Members are unable to appoint a seventh Member within the period referred to, they shall request the Government of the United States to make such an appointment.
(3) The Authority shall have the powers necessary to enable it to perform its functions, and, in addition to any other powers expressly provided in the present Treaty, the Authority shall have the power to:
(a) initiate and perform or supervise studies necessary to the performance of its functions;
(b) to promulgate such regulations and issue such directives as may be necessary for the Authority to perform its functions or for the internal administration of the Authority's affairs;
(c) take such action to enforce the regulations and directives referred to in paragraph (3) (b) of this Article as may be both necessary and consistent with the laws where such enforcement takes place:
(d) take steps to obtain technical assistance and external financial support in order to enable it to formulate and to carry out its plans in connection with the exercise of its functions:
(e) levy reasonable fees and charges for services performed by it in the exercise of its functions:
(f) suggest legislation that may be necessary in Belize or Guatemala for the performance of its functions; and
(g) perform other acts which it may be authorized to perform by both the Government of Belize and the Government of Guatemala.
(4) Decisions of the Authority shall be taken by a majority of the three members appointed by the Government of Belize and the three Members appointed by the Government of Guatemala. In the event of their votes being equally divided the Chairman shall have a casting vote.
(5) The Chairman shall be a full-time servant of the Authority.
(6) The seat of the Authority shall be Belize City, but the Authority may establish other offices at convenient locations.
(7) The Government of Belize and the Government of Guatemala shall by agreement fix the terms of employment and salaries of the Members of the Authority.
(8) The Authority may recruit such staff and acquire such facilities as are necessary for it to fulfill its functions. Its administrative expenses shall be covered by Belize and Guatemala in proportion to their budgetary resources.
(9) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (10) of this Article, the United Kingdom shall pay to the Authority, to assist it to perform its functions under this Treaty, and in such installments and at such times as the Authority may need.
(i) the sterling equivalent of United States dollars 4,000,000; and
(ii) the balance, if and of the sum referred to in paragraph (4) of Article (10) of the Treaty which may be unexpended on the appointed date.
(10) The payments made by the United Kingdom in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (9) of this Article and of paragraph (4) of Article (10) shall not exceed in total in any one year the sterling equivalent of United States dollars 1,200,000. For the purpose of this paragraph, each year shall be deemed to commence on the same day and the same month as those on which this Treaty enters into force. Except as provided in this Article, the United Kingdom shall have no objection to pay any sum to the Authority.
(1) With a view to developing and strengthening the agricultural, industrial and commercial activities of Belize and of Guatemala, and to permitting the association of Belize with the economic integration of Central America and ultimately with the broader economic integration of the Hemisphere, the Government of the United Kingdom shall undertake studies relating to the participation of Belize in the Institutions and treaties of the Central American economic community.
(2) At such time as Belize should decide to join the Central American Common Market the Government of the United Kingdom shall arrange to continue for a transitional period (envisaged as being not less than ten years after joining the Central American Common Market) to accord the primary produce of Belize, when imported into the United Kingdom, tariff treatment which is no less favourable than that accorded to such products which are the produce of other Commonwealth countries, insofar as those countries receive that treatment by virtue solely of their membership of the Commonwealth Preference Area. Belize for its part shall give sympathetic consideration to the continuance of preferential tariff arrangements during the same period for goods from the United Kingdom when imported into Belize.
(3) Guatemala shall use its good offices with the other countries of Central America to secure the acceptance of Belize in the various institutions and treaties of the Central American community.
(4) Should the Government of Belize, with the agreement of the Government of the United Kingdom enter, before the appointed date, into one or more of the institutions of the community referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article, the Government of the United Kingdom shall pay to the Government of Belize such sums, not exceeding in total the sterling equivalent of United States dollars 1,000,000 and subject to paragraph (10) of Article 9 of this Treaty, as it may need to enable any financial obligations to be discharged which it incurs on such entry and which come due before the appointed elate.
(1) Documents of all types issued in Guatemala shall not require authentication for acceptance by the courts or administrative authorities or agencies of Belize, and documents of all types duly issued in Belize shall not require authentication for acceptance by the courts or administrative authorities or agencies of Guatemala. The foregoing does not affect the probative efficacy of the documents.
(2) The authorities and courts of Guatemala shall at the request of the courts of Belize, render judicial assistance in cases pending before the courts of Belize, and the authorities and courts of Belize shall, at the request of the courts of Guatemala, render judicial assistance in cases pending before the courts of Guatemala.
The Authorities of Belize and Guatemala shall consult and cooperate in the use of police resources in matters of internal security of mutual interest affecting Belize and Guatemala.
(1) In the formulation and conduct of their foreign policies, the Government of Belize and the Government of Guatemala shall consult and cooperate on such matters of external affairs of mutual concern as may be raised by either the Government of Belize or the Government of Guatemala.
(2) After the appointed date, the Government of Guatemala shall afford assistance to the Government of Belize in the conduct of its international relations. In particular, when requested, the Government of Guatemala shall:
(a) act as the channel for communications between the Government of Belize and other governments and international organizations;
(b) undertake the representation of the Government of Belize at any international conference at which Belize is entitled to be represented:
(c) supply the Government of Belize with information concerning international affairs:
(d) undertake the diplomatic protection of nationals of Belize in other countries and perform consular functions on their behalf.
(3) Before the appointed date, the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of Guatemala shall consult on matters of mutual concern affecting the foreign affairs of the Central America area.
(4) After the accession of Belize to this Treaty, the Government shall support the entry of Belize into the Central American community and into the Inter-American community and in particular into the Organization of Central American States, the Organization of American States, and the Inter-American Development Bank.
(1) After the appointed date, the Government of Belize and the Government of Guatemala shall conclude arrangements concerning matters of external defense of mutual concern to Belize and Guatemala. These matters shall include:
(a) Measures considered necessary for the defense of the approaches to Belize.
(b) Consultation and coordination in case of any external threat to the security of Belize.
(c) The use of port facilities in Belize for repair, refueling, victualing and maintenance of those Guatemalan naval units which have been requested to assist the security forces of Belize in the external defense of Belize.
(2) The Government of Belize and the Government of Guatemala shall establish a Joint Consultative Committee which shall meet regularly to consider those matters of external defense governed by the arrangements referred to in Paragraph (1).
(3) The defense of Belize should be handled within the framework of the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance signed at Rio de Janeiro on September 2, 1947, to which Belize should become a party, to the end that Belize would not need to conclude bilateral defense arrangements with other countries.
Any dispute as to the application and interpretation of this Treaty shall be settled by negotiation, enquiry, good offices, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of the parties choice.
In view of the foregoing, the United Kingdom and Guatemala affirm that their dispute over Belize has been honorably, and finally resolved and accordingly that the mediation by the Government of the United States is concluded.
This Treaty shall be ratified and the instruments of ratification shall be exchanged at Washington, D.C., as soon as possible. It shall enter into force on the date of exchange of the instruments of ratification, provided that if the Government of the United Kingdom does not secure, in accordance with Article I (3) of this Treaty, the accession of Belize, this Treaty shall be deemed to have no force and effect and the Parties shall be relieved of all obligations hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above-mentioned Plenipotentiaries have signed this Treaty and affixed thereto their seals.
DONE in duplicate at Washington D.C., this ___________________ day of ___________________, 196 , in the Spanish and English languages, both equally authentic.
FOR HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY:
FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA:
(Gazette Extraordinary, No. 19, 29 April 1968)
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How should Christian leaders respond to a pandemic?
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Angie Hong: Parenting in the midst of protests and a pandemic is a difficult opportunity
The author and her two sons, ages 6 and 9. Photo courtesy of Angie Hong
by: Angie Hong
Parenting right now is chaos, but there is a lot of opportunity to teach our children to love God, says a worship leader.
On the home front, papers are everywhere -- math worksheets about mean, median and mode, science slide decks about gravitational energy, composition notebooks -- together with pencils that always seem to need sharpening. Craft projects, Zoom piano and taekwondo lessons are the main extracurricular activities for my two boys, ages 6 and 9.
I map out their days carefully, knowing in my gut that I have probably overscheduled them on activities and wondering whether I should just give in and let them have their screens.
With stay-at-home orders that took effect during spring break, many parents have scrambled to take on the additional simultaneous roles of full-time caregiver, teacher, cafeteria worker, gym teacher and housekeeper. Homes have been abruptly converted into multifunctional offices, classrooms, industrial kitchens, art studios and play areas.
We have protected our families and each other by staying home, watching in horror day by day as the numbers of those affected by COVID-19 rise, along with an underlying anxiety and an incessant urge to refresh news sites.
In a well-meaning but opportunistic act, educational companies and parenting websites quickly began offering high-quality home school resources, curricula and videos. I eagerly gathered and explored the options available, wondering whether anything would help me as the baton of educating my kids was thrust in my hand. I found myself exhausted at the long list of options and responsibilities.
Summer is bringing zero reprieve. My own education requires a full-time internship at a church in addition to the classes I haven't had time to finish from the spring semester. My kids have started virtual summer camps, so that my house is littered with STEM supplies -- as if a craft store blew up in it.
Somewhere in the madness and mess, the dust settles a little, and I finally still myself before the Lord. In this grounded place, I realize that my children will remember these moments together during quarantine, and that they will learn so much more from me, their mother, than what the educational companies have to offer.
I realize that if I'm supposed to teach my kids, I will teach them what I know best as a worship leader. It's as if my professional experience as a worship leader has led me to this moment in time, to drill down into the essentials of what is true and develop a rhythm of daily liturgy that brings life. I need to help my sons digest the world, not just consume it, and I realize that I am their best teacher for this.
Prior to stay-at-home, we would rush to get out the door every morning so I could get them to school by 8 a.m. and not be late for my own graduate class at 8:30. We barely had time to scarf down our breakfasts before we were in the car. The mornings were a complete blur.
Now, our mornings have become more flexible. The kids get up when they get up. We eat a longer breakfast, sometimes with a second course of a banana or a piece of toast. We talk to each other and laugh. We have time to clean the dishes and engage in play before starting the day.
And every morning, we sit down in the living room for morning worship. We close our eyes and take deep breaths, and I tell the boys to try to listen to the sounds outside. We sing two simple songs together, and I notice how my sons feel comfortable in different positions of sitting, lying down or moving around during worship. What a departure from how they position themselves uniformly at church!
I talk about current news and prayer requests and read a few Bible verses, and then we take turns praying. I notice that their prayer lives have deepened, and my prayer life has deepened with theirs. We have prayed for the safety of our friends and family, for racial justice and for the cure to COVID-19. Even though I have been a worship leader and a liturgist for congregations with a wide range of production values, I love the simplicity and depth of this worshipping moment together.
The rest of the morning is dedicated to home school or camp activities, and I engage in the opportunity to understand how my children learn best. The core unit they were working on this spring just happened to be about the founding of the United States and the early colonial settlers, and I realized how much these historical narratives have remained the same from the time I was in elementary school.
My energies shifted to teaching a complete form of history to my kids, including Indigenous, Black and immigrant stories. We talked about the use of forced labor and slavery to build the colonies and how this contradicts God's love for every creature created in God's image.
How should we feel about Thomas Jefferson's impact and writings when he also owned slaves? How can we talk about land ownership when land was stolen from our Indigenous brothers and sisters, and how does that affect their lives now? What is our history as Asian Americans? When did the first Asians arrive in America? How were they received or barred from immigration in exclusion acts?
How do we see these histories play out in the Black Lives Matter movement today, in Christopher Columbus statues or in anti-Asian American racism? We incorporate these histories, and their impact on the present, into our learning beyond the books my sons get from school.
This spring, as charges were still pending for the father and son who killed Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia, my sons and I waded through a series of calls to state law enforcement and government officials during what would have been a school day.
My sons' eyes widened in amazement as the call operator announced each person to whom we gained access: "You will now be directed to the Superior Court judge of Georgia. … You are now being directed to the chief of police of Glynn County. … To the Georgia Bureau of Investigation." We demanded justice and accountability as swiftly as we could before being directed to the next call. This is part of what I can teach them too.
There are certainly many mornings when my sons drag their feet and resist home school or camp activities and worship. There are many days that seem monotonous and boring. But I realize that this moment has allowed me to step into a crucial time in their formation, at a tenuous point in history, and I relish the opportunity to teach, minister and grow with them.
Worship leader, writer and speaker
Parents and professionals are working to provide safe and meaningful formation for youth this summer. Photo courtesy of Episcopal Church in Minnesota
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No piece of bike equipment is more important than a bike helmet. Even the most careful, experienced riders are subject to the whims of the drivers around them, and bike accidents are incredibly common. If the worst case scenario comes true, a high-quality bike helmet makes all the difference.
To choose the best bicycle helmets, we used a few deciding factors, including shape, shock absorption, weight, fit and ventilation. In this review, we'll describe the pros and cons of the best bicycle helmets based on those criteria as well as user reviews and affordability.
This bike helmet looks like something out of the future, with a removable sun visor that attaches by a magnet. The visor is helpful for days when you forget your sunglasses or it's unexpectedly sunny on the road. This helmet comes in multiple colors, so whether you want a very bright, easily visible helmet for safety purposes or a more subtle look, you can find something to meet your needs.
Users say this helmet is convenient and easily adjustable, but it only comes in one size — so if your head doesn't fit even after adjusting, you're out of luck. Also, the surface of the helmet scratches rather easily. However, that doesn't affect the performance of the helmet at all, which is adequately padded using EPS technology.
The Zacro helmet is a great option for bikers with a low budget. If you need a basic way of keeping your head safe, this helmet will do the trick. It's made of EPS foam, and the adjustable strap will easily accommodate most head sizes. It comes in a traditional design, with plenty of vents to keep your head as cool as possible.
According to bikers, this helmet is comfortably lightweight. The detachable brim is convenient, though the quality isn't the highest — for such an affordable helmet, the materials are about what you'd expect.
Another simple, affordable option is this helmet from Bell. It comes in two simple colors, black and white, which is ideal for those who prefer a basic aesthetic. Still, for safety's sake, make sure that you have another piece of equipment that's more reflective since this helmet is not.
This helmet is useful for teens and adults of either gender. Reviewers note that it's lightweight and comfortable. However, keep in mind that it's not an adjustable helmet. There is some flexibility within the helmet, but there's no way of changing the fit.
The CCTRO helmet comes in a dizzying variety of colors. At a low price, it comes with all the perks that you need in a standard helmet — EPS foam for padding, ventilation and adjustable straps. It also comes with a detachable sun visor.
Bikers say this helmet is wonderfully lightweight, with a relatively thin layer of foam that's ideal for casual riders. It fits several different head sizes due to the easily adjustable straps. A couple reviewers mentioned that the adjustment system can be a bit tricky, resulting in a wobbly helmet, but most users had a good experience with this helmet.
If you'd like a helmet that can be used for a variety of purposes, this Critical Cycles helmet is designed to be versatile enough for multiple activities, including skateboarding, roller skating and biking. It meets CPSC safety standards and uses EPS foam to protect your head. All the colors are matte rather than reflective, but it does come in a sufficient array of colors to suit your needs.
Compared to other helmets, this one has a much simpler, classic shape. It doesn't have as many ventilation holes, but users say it's quite comfortable and well ventilated. It comes in multiple sizes.
ThisGoMax helmet has one perk that stands out: every color comes with a rear LED light, so drivers will always be able to see you in the dark. That's a useful bonus safety feature on a product that will already enhance your safety a great deal. As far as design goes, it's a pretty standard helmet, with plenty of air vents for ventilation, a shock-absorbent foam layer and an adjustable strap.
Bikers say this helmet is easy to adjust, fits comfortably and has a solid construction. However, for some users, the LED light burned out after a while.
This CPSC-certified helmet comes in a large number of easily visible colors. It uses EPS foam for shock absorption and features plenty of air vents to keep your head cool. It's also very lightweight. This is an affordable and well-rated item.
According to some reviewers, the helmet is difficult to adjust to vastly different head sizes, so it's better to measure your head first to ensure that it'll fit without using the adjustment system. Also, some bikers have found the straps and detachable visor to be less than durable.
Schwinn, a classic bicycle manufacturer, also makes high-quality and affordable helmets. The Thrasher is their most popular option, featuring a classic, durable design. It comes with a rear LED safety light, so drivers will be able to see you on the road no matter which color you buy. It also has plenty of air vents and an adjustable side strap.
Reviewers note that the build quality on this helmet isn't the greatest, but it's a perfect starter helmet for casual riders. It offers good quality for the price.
A higher-end helmet brand, Giro makes reliable and safety-certified helmets for bikers of all experience levels. The design itself is similar to other helmets, with plenty of air vents and a full shell, but the Giro helmet is quite durable and offers generous padding for extra peace of mind.
Bikers have few complaints about the Giro. It's lightweight yet reliable in an accident. The side straps aren't particularly soft and easily twist, but that's a small quibble for an otherwise great helmet.
The popular bike company, Schwinn, makes a version of the Thrasher helmet that users continue to be satisfied with, year after year. It has generous ventilation, wicks sweat away from your forehead, and includes a useful adjustment system. It also comes with a built-in visor.
This helmet also has a rear LED light. Users say it's a great product for the price point and works well for people of various head sizes.


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Q: Definir data atual em PHP e colocar no value HTML em um input type='date' Tentei da seguinte forma mas não funciona

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        Nome do funcionario
        <input class="w3-input w3-border" placeholder="Nome" type="text" name="name" required>

        Horario
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        Data
        <input class="w3-input w3-border" value="<?php echo date('d/m/Y');?>" type="date"  name="data" required>

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    </form>

ele ignora a parte value

A: Tente da seguinte forma:
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        Nome do funcionario
        <input class="w3-input w3-border" placeholder="Nome" type="text" name="name" required>

        Horario
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        Data
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Substituindo date('d/m/Y') por date('Y-m-d'), pois esse é o formato adequado para o input type='date'
OBS: se modificar o que indiquei no snippet não funcionará pois aqui no stack não há snippet de php

A: O Formato do atribute value do campo tipo date deve estar no formato yyyy-mm-dd ou o formato do php (date('Y-m-d')), o formato exibido dependerá da configuração de localização do browser. Lembrando que nem todos os browser dão suporte a este tipo de campo.

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        Nome do funcionario
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        Horario
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        Data
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