Vision enables you to safely navigate your environment. It allows you to read great literature and watch scary movies. Eye care is important so learn as much as you can.
In order to follow the best possible eye care practices, be sure to see only highly qualified professionals for examinations and prescriptions. To find a great professional near you, try asking for some recommendations from family and friends. You can also read some feedback online. A little research can help you find the doctor that is right for you.
Not all sunglasses work the same. You should ensure that the sunglasses have near 100% blocking ability of UVA and UVB rays. Even if you are choosing glasses as a fashion statement, understand that some cheaply made sunglasses can even negatively impact your vision.
Believe it or not, what you eat can play a role in preventing many eye care problems. Studies show that food that contain Omega-3 fatty acids, zinc, and vitamins E and C can help prevent macular degeneration and cataracts. Foods like beans, nuts, salmon, tuna and leafy, green vegetables will offer these nutrients.
If you are still smoking, it is important that you immediately stop. In addition to causing lung damage, smoking damages your eyes. Eye problems plague those who have a smoking history. By stopping smoking, you can cut the risk of optic nerve damage and cataracts.
Omega-3 fatty acids will help you with eye care. Ingest a lot of foods that are packed with this nutrient. Foods that make this list include leafy green vegetables, salmon, tuna, halibut and more. You should at eat at least one serving per day.
Get regular eye checkups. Obviously, if you think there is something wrong with your eyes, you should go in right away. However, even if you think you are fine, you need to be checked out. Some issues are not obvious, even to the sufferer. Having regular eye appointments can be very helpful. Many eye problems are treatable when early detection is feasible.
If you blink often, it might not necessarily be your eyes. This may be something that you do when nervous or stressed. If this happens, try to relax. If a tic is unlikely, talk with your ophthalmologist.
Wear a pair of high-quality sunglasses to protect your eyes. Sunglasses ward of the suns UV rays. Look for a pair that prevents 100 percent of UVA and UVB rays. If you are a frequent driver, you should purchase polarized lenses. Glare is minimized. Sunglasses are still a good idea, even with the right contacts.
Pay attention to the heating or air conditioning in your home. These systems can cause eyes to become dry. A humidifier will recirculate oxygen in the air. Moisture in the air helps prevent the eyes from getting dry and irritated.
Quit smoking to help better your eye's long-term health. You are more likely to develop cataracts, optic nerve damage and macular degeneration when you are a smoker. Even if you have failed in previous attempts, make a new effort. Each time to try to quit smoking, you are more likely to be able to stop.
When you are working on computers or documents that give you eye strain, take frequent short breaks and walk around. Blood flow increases and your mind will be refreshed. This helps your eyes recover from from the strain upon them and will increase their supply of blood and oxygen.
If you smoke, make every effort to stop. Smoking harms your blood vessels, and that includes the ones in the eyes. It can also cause optic nerve issues, macular degeneration, and cataracts. Quitting smoking helps reduce eye irritation and other complications.
If you have dry or irritated eyes during sleep, try using an eye ointment. They can lubricate your eyes and they help longer since they're not water-based. A disadvantage is that it can cause blurry vision when applied, which is why you use them at bedtime before sleeping.
Make sure that you do not neglect your contact lenses. Studies show that an alarmingly large number of people are not caring for their contact lenses properly. Of course this situation can cause an infection as well as vision loss and eye irritation. Never moisten your contacts with saliva. The mouth has lots of bacteria that could quite possibly cause eye infections. Plus, rest your eyes from wearing contacts and wear your glasses once a week.
You can splash a bit of water that is cold on your eyes a few times during the day to refresh them. This helps alleviate eye irritation that many occur from red tired eyes. This also provides you with a necessary energy boost to help you with your day.
Eating healthy foods can help your eyes. Vitamins C & E, Zinc, Lutein and Omega-3 can help eyesight. These nutrients can help prevent cataracts and the irreversible damage of macular degeneration.
If you use your computer a lot, make sure your eyes are level with the monitor. This allows you to look downward at the screen. This keeps eye strain to a minimum while preventing your neck, shoulders and your back from stiffening.
Make sure you take care of any health issues you have to maintain good eye health. Getting proper treatment for things like diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol can help your eyes. If these things are allowed to go untreated, you may experience eye damage, among other things. Your blood cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure levels can cause diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease which damages the tiny blood vessels within the eye.
In addition to causing lung damage, smoking can cause eye damage. One of the greatest risk of smoking to your eyesight is macular degeneration, Antioxidants for the eyes are reduced by smoking and can eventually lead to the formation of cataracts. Smoking can improve all areas of health, including your eyes.
Losing your vision can be catastrophic in your life. To avoid this, you need to focus on the care of your eyes regularly. Thankfully, the tips from above provided you with a great learning tool on how to best go about treating your eyes.


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The way technology has evolved in recent times, has helped us in many ways. But still, there are some issues that people have to deal with; one of them is screen recording. Even though large tech companies are developing many screen recording applications, people are still not able to find the best one yet. Windows users who have a PC have many issues to deal with when they try to record something important streaming on the computer's screen. The default software of screen recording does not work in the required way, and that's why you need to opt for a better alternative.
If you look at the number of options available in screen recorder software, then sometimes it might get lots of confusing to choose which software would be suitable for you. So here I did that hard part for you by picking up the top ones and reviewing them.
List of Best Screen Recorder Windows Software
#1. OBSproject
Features of OBSproject:
#2. Screencast- O Matic
Features of Screencast-O-matic:
#3. Movavi
#4. Bandicam
Features of Bandicam:
#5. Getsharex
Features of Getsharex:
Here is the top screen recording software, which I have managed to pick when there are tons of options available to choose from.
This might be one of the best free screen recording and live streaming software you can also use for multiple objects. Obsproject is created so that it helps you record various types of videos, audios, text, browser windows with just one click. It's one of the most famous live streaming applications that can be used to stream various games and videos quite easily. This software is pretty easy to handle and use, even for those who have never used it before.
If you look at the other competitors serving the same purpose, this open-source, free software comes with lots of features to use. You can make lots of various scenes using images, text messages, videos, and other types of recording that you have done on the computer. It also gives you an option to use an intuitive audio mixer with per-source filters, which is essential for making the best usage of the screen recording.
It comes with advanced configuration settings.
You can set up multiple scenes with various sources.
There is no recording limit.
It allows multiple streaming services.
You should not think much when you are getting free-to-use and straightforward screen recording software; install it and start making the best usage. Screencast O Matic is the software that will help you record the windows screens with multiple objects quite easily. You can record the ongoing webcam videos streamed from your end, and the various types of videos streamed on your PC. One of the best things about Screencast o Matic is that this tiny and effective software has tons of features that even premium apps do not give easily.
You can edit the recorded videos with text, adding the various shapes and images too. If you opt for the premium plan, you will receive access to a built-in stock library that can be helpful to make your videos more stunning. Just click and drag to select the screen area to capture, and the software will automatically take care of other things.
It helps to capture, create and share the videos.
Easy to use and further optimizing it.
It can capture your screen and webcam's video.
Edit the video with other filters.
Movavi has managed to grab users' attention because this is the application used by millions of Windows users for screen recording and lots of other stuff. You can capture the online webinars, zoom meeting calls, and most importantly, some online teaching lessons that can be viewed for future reference. Recording on movavi is quite easy because you need to select the screen area and then start using the software.
The audio and video quality which is saved by movavi is top-notch, and you will not be facing any technical issues for sure. The editing tools in movavi are quite user-friendly like you can do lots of things through this software with much ease. The video recording can be done through the screen recorder, and the video editor plus is also there to make further changes and alterations. There are no issues with video recording formats since it allows you to record in 4K and full HD.
Features of Movavi:
You can schedule the recording based on the date, time.
Draw on videos and add lots of other effects also.
You can set up the mouse display and also show the keyboard to viewers.
Only audio recording is also supported.
Bandicam is the type of software that can record any type of video streaming on your Windows PC with just one click, and you can use it in many ways. If your computer is running low on the specification, it is the best lightweight screen recording software you can use. Usually famous among gamers for screen recording, it can be used for various purposes also. Bandicam helps users capture the screen by maintaining the highest compression ratio without distorting the video's quality.
Bandicam supports the external device's recording also. You can screen record external video devices like PS4, Xbox, and webcam also. The user interface is quite simple, and it's made considering the user's interest in screen recording applications. You can record the system audio and your voice simultaneously according to your own preferences.
You can schedule the screen recording.
You can draw and outline the ongoing video.
It supports mouse click effects and animation also.
Multiple devices can also be recorded.
The best thing about the get shares is that this little yet effective software combines lots of things. It's free-to-use open-source software that will help you record the screen, make new changes, and use lots of other tools to make it efficient. It's highly customizable software with essential tools and features that will play a crucial role in recording the screen when a video is streamed. There are tons of methods to capture a screen, and it's beneficial for anyone who has never tried hands-on software like this one.
The editing is also neatly done through the getsharex. If you have even the slightest amount of knowledge on making the best usage of these things, then the tool will do wonders for you. The annotation tools are pretty significant and valuable to edit videos in your own desired way. Edited videos can also be shared by just clicking through the social media platforms, and getsharex helps users do that perfectly.
You can record videos in full screen, window, and regional modes.
Supports importing of existing videos, images, etc.
You can use the customizable watermarks and color effects.
It also incorporates hotkeys for more straightforward navigation.
So these are some of the best screen recorder software which any Windows user can use. Even though there are many other options available apart from this list of software, the ones mentioned above have been personally tested and reviewed by the experts. If you have any doubts or questions regarding which screen recording software you should use, leave a comment down below, we will be happy to help you out.
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David Knaus: When did you first have some awareness of the creative process?
Rita Blitt: My fifth grade teacher introduced me to the magic word "create." I still get excited when I hear it!
DK: How did you start fabricating sculpture as public art?
RB: In the early 60s, when the enclosed mall was still a new idea, my husband began developing one. He and the architect, Chris Ramos, asked me to create art for the project.
DK: Are you essentially self-taught? Did you formally study sculpture or sculptural techniques?
RB: I was trained primarily as a painter, so making sculpture was an exciting new challenge. First I experimented with every material I could manipulate with my own hands — papier mâché, celastic, light weight metal and acrylics. In the 70s, when I began making monumental sculptures from my spontaneous drawings, I needed the help of a structural engineer and fabricators with sophisticated machinery. Together we figured out ways to make my lines exist in space.
DK: What was the most challenging sculpture you ever made?
DK: And you got it to fit?
RB: Yes. We concluded a piece was missing. It was found in Kansas City and immediately air-freighted just in time for the sculpture to be welded together for the center's grand opening. Each sculpture has its own story. I have learned: The bigger the project, the bigger the frustrations.
DK: Is there a pivotal sculpture?
RB: Yes. My 6-foot 1975 "yellow ball" sculpture. Seeing this sculpture, that came from my little doodle, led to the past 25 years of gestural drawings, paintings and sculptures.
DK: Have you ever made a sculpture without one of the spontaneous drawings? In other words, seen it in your head and then created a sculpture based on that?
RB: Yes. That's how I created everything prior to the yellow ball sculpture.
DK: Do you have a preference for a particular material? Do you think your work lends itself to one material or another?
RB: I prefer steel for monumental sculpture. I like stainless steel because it doesn't require a protective finish and I can etch the surface. I like corten steel because the rust color changes as the surface ages. It seems very natural and earthy. If I want to paint the surface, I use carbon steel. Bronze is costly but I like to use it for small pieces. For maquettes and small wall sculptures, I usually use wood. And then, some drawings lend themselves to being fabricated from thick acrylic.
DK: Material-wise, I think the work you've made in acrylic is among the most interesting. I remember your commenting that the orb — the acrylic piece with the hole torn in the center — was the most powerful sculpture you had done and might ever do. Over the years, it seems to me you've shown a preference for acrylic over wood or metal. When I was in your studio last month, I made a note after I had left that two or three times, when you were looking at things, you veered away and commented on acrylic pieces that were there. Do you relate to that material because of its transparency? I think the rectangular acrylic with the slit corner, shaped like the crest of a wave (splash.jpg), isone of your most important pieces.
RB: I didn't realize I show partiality to acrylic. I have always been fascinated by its reflective qualities and transparency. Actually, in the early 70s, after only a few years heating and shaping 1/8-inch and 1/4-inch acrylic, I felt finished with the material. Then a shopping center commission led me to the discovery of 2- to 6-inch-thick acrylic, which I occasionally still use.
DK: The big stainless steel piece in Aspen, Seeking Truth, where you etched the surface, is absolutely one of the best pieces you've ever made. How do you etch the surface of stainless steel?
RB: With an electric sander I mark the surface, as if I'm drawing on paper.
DK: What was the first work of art that you remember responding to?
RB: I recall as a young girl admiring Thomas Hart Benton's painting Achelous and Hercules, now in the collection of the National Museum of American Art, Washington D.C.
DK: Which artists do you particularly admire?
RB: My heroes are Picasso and Matisse.
DK: Are there any artists whose spiritual qualities affect you?
RB: Yes. I'm especially drawn to the color and serenity of Rothko's work and the magical line in Charles Burchfield's paintings.
DK: How did your spiritual quest begin?
RB: In 1968. At the opening of my first New York exhibit, the New York correspondent for the Kansas City Star took me aside and asked about my spiritual feelings. I murmured some thoughts of God, wondering why he was asking that question. Soon after that, I read M.C. Richard's Centering, which caused me to begin thinking about my inner self. Then, in 1973, I was shocked when the New York Times book review section reproduced a French drawing from 1844 that looked so much like my wild found-object sculpture, Dance of Destiny that I had just concocted with a ladder, a broom from Thailand, a stainless steel ball meant to hang in a pitcher to keep martinis cold, strips of 1/8-inch acrylic sheet and canvas. After that, I began noticing the incredible synchronicities in my life.
DK: You have spoken about the prolificness of the drawings, how many you churned out and that it was bewildering to you. In retrospect now, is it any clearer where your drawings come from?
DK: Have you ever produced as big a quantity of drawings in such a short a period of time as you did in the 1970s?
RB: I produced so many drawings in the '70s, '80s and '90s that it's hard to say there were more in one period or another.
DK: The circle or a variation of the circle form has always been present in your work. What about that shape appeals to you?
RB: It is so satisfying — calm and joyous.
DK: You said that you don't view yourself as a political artist, and yet you seem to be profoundly moved by world events and politics.
RB: I am very affected by world events. My concerns for the world must play a part in my work even when it appears to be joyous. Of course, on several occasions I have created works which are obviously political statements. I think one of my most powerful sculptures is Inner Torment, my agonized response to witnessing the homeless at Grand Central Station in New York.
DK: If you get up in the morning and hear something disturbing on the news does it translate into your workday? Or, are you able to set it aside and just create independently of that?
RB: I find it hard to set anything aside. Therefore, I try not to listen to the news, read the paper or talk on the phone before I create.
DK: Do you consider yourself part of the feminist art movement?
RB: Equality for women is very important to me. However, at first the movement seemed so anti-male that it was hard for me to feel a part of it.
DK: But you had a career at a time when it was very non-traditional to be doing what you did.
RB: Creating art was what I wanted to do, what I knew would make me happy. It never occurred to me I was taking a feminist position.
DK: Your drawings seem so completely spontaneous. Is there a spark or synergy between the drawings and your life?
RB: I'm told that my work reflects my optimism. I am very open and spontaneous.
DK: If somebody came to you and wanted to commission you to make a sculpture, would you go back to existing drawings or do you sit down and try to draw something new?
RB: I always go back to existing works that were made for the pure love of drawing. I have great faith in them.
DK: What do you want to communicate in your more recent work?
DK: Is the release you get from the creative process an integral part of who you are?
RB: Creating makes me feel fully alive!
DK: In your current work that's related to music, is it a response to the music or an interpretive extension of it?
DK: Do you still draw and paint with two hands simultaneously?
RB: Yes. Most of the time.
DK: In your studio there are so many found objects from nature: a twig, a shell, leaves, a rock — most seem to reference your work. The rock, for instance, is a perfect oval, which reminded me of your oval drawings. Is there a direct relationship between, say, the oval of the rock and the ovals you have drawn?
RB: Your question reminds me of the time I went for a walk and picked up a few small branches, hung them on the wall in my studio and was stunned to see that each resembled line drawings hanging near by. The rock's relationship to my ovals is also coincidental. I think of nature as the greatest art.
DK: Your recent paintings and sculptures seem to be very physical, more aggressive and bolder, as though a man has done the work. Any idea why that is?
RB: I know they are very physical, but I never thought of their looking like a man might have done them. That's interesting! My studio, built in 1989, gave me an incredible sense of freedom; I believe this brought new strength to my work. Also, I've become more confident through the years. The work is very energetic and coming from a deeper level within me.
DK: Why did you abandon realism in the 1960s for abstraction?
RB: During the early 60s, in order to feel honest, I insisted that my inspiration be taken from reality — even if the painting ended up looking quite abstract, such as Sunlight on the Water. It was only after working with pure shapes while making acrylic sculpture that I would allow myself to make paintings that were not related to real life.
DK: Why do you think the painting Sea Gulls and Ocean I is one of your most important?
RB: This was the first time I painted with such freedom. Also, it was the first time I painted nature inside rather than on site.
DK: Why do you like to paint large?
RB: I like to move — to reach out in large gestures as far as I can.
DK: Do you paint the same way you draw, that is, very quickly and spontaneously? Or do you spend weeks working on the same painting?
RB: My paintings are usually created very fast. Sometimes I wish they took longer.
DK: The use of color comes and goes in your work. Is there a reason for that? Is the attraction to black the simplicity?
RB: Probably so. I like to eliminate all that is superfluous and get to the essence. For years I painted only with black. One bold gesture seemed to say everything.
DK: I know you've gone back from time to time and added color to works that were originally created in black. Was that just spontaneous gesture?
RB: In 1980, when I first added color with pastels to my black line drawings, I really forced myself to do it, remembering how much I loved working in color. When I added color to my 1996 black line paintings, which I had thought were finished, I worried for a long period of time before touching them. Today, when I add color to my black lines, I often think of it as 'having a dialogue' with my original brush strokes.
DK: Do you always start with the black lines and then add color or do you ever put the color down first and then add black lines? Or not add black at all?
RB: I've experimented with all of these ideas. In 1997, I began loading the paint brush with several colors, making the resulting color as much a surprise as my brush strokes.
DK: Have you ever desired to paint sculpture the way you paint on canvas?
RB: Sure. In the early 1960s I painted my shaped, suspended canvas sculptures with abstract-expressionist brush strokes while they moved in space. That was a pretty wild experience. And then in the 1990s, I had fun attacking three 5-foot metal sculptures with spray paint.
DK: Do you consider yourself a painter who creates sculpture, a sculptor who creates paintings or do you make that distinction?
RB: I was a painter before I ever started creating sculpture. So usually I think of myself as a painter who makes sculpture.
DK: Do you see a difference between designing sculptures for your own enjoyment as opposed to commissions for a shopping center or a building?
RB: Only in size. Strangely enough, my drawings seem to translate into any size sculpture.
DK: What impact has religion had on your art?
RB: It would be easier for me to say what impact my art has had on my religion, because through creating, I have discovered spirituality.
DK: In the 20 years I've known you, you are always searching, trying new materials and methods. Are you looking for an ideal expression or meaning?
RB: No. I'm just always ready to grow, to follow my deepest inspirations, and, above all, to enjoy.


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Tough times bring the Bulls together
January 30, 2004 12:00 am by Bryan Fazio
Even though the USF men's basketball team has been faced with hard times in the last two weeks both on and off the court, the Bulls are returning to the Sun Dome Saturday to face Houston at just the right time.
With the combination of history-making losses, three players quitting or being dismissed and players getting injured, USF is in need of some positives. The Bulls started to get the break they needed this week with Tuesday's game at Memphis.
Even though the Bulls came away with a 66-53 loss, they tallied 37.3 percent shooting from the field. They grabbed 35 rebounds and played harder than they have over the last few games.
"We went to Memphis and didn't come out with the win, but I think we played pretty good," junior guard Brian Swift said. "We came out harder than we had in the last couple of games."
The effort put out during the loss to the Tigers showed that the team chemistry hasn't suffered even though the team has only seven scholarship players left after the season's mounting turmoil.
"I think it was a much improved effort against Memphis, although we were disappointed that we lost. But it was a much improved effort," USF coach Robert McCullum said. "I think it speaks volumes for our chemistry."
The chemistry has been sustained since the team realized this was the hand they were dealt.
"I think at first, seeing what happened and everything, we were kind of hurt a little bit, but after we settled in and just realized guys are gone and guys aren't coming back," Swift said, "it kind of brought us together."
With only seven players on scholarship, the Bulls are now coming closer together with the small group.
"It makes us come together a lot," Swift said. "There's only a few of us, so we have everyone together all the time.
"The guys that are still here, we basically know we have a lot of games left. We just all say were going to stick it out and work hard, because we've come too far to give up. The guys that are here want to be here, so we are just going to keep moving."
In addition to the game against Memphis being a positive for McCullum and the Bulls, practices this week have also given the Bulls a little light in dark times.
"After Monday's practice I had two assistants on two different occasions come in and say, 'Coach, this is the most enjoyable practice we had all year. Practice was more fun that it's been all year,'" McCullum said. "No one here is singing sad songs. No one here is worried."
The Bulls now look to avenge their last home loss of the season, an 85-40 loss to Louisville.
"We've got Houston coming in," Swift said. "They're a good team, but we're coming back home, and we're trying to avenge our loss against Louisville at home, so we're hungry right now."


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Sennheiser Latin America has been growing steadily since its foundation. The international awards that Sennheiser has won are of great importance also for the Latin American region. Additionally, we have been honoured with many awards from TV stations, magazines and audio organisations from various parts of the Latin American region.
Two Ps: PEOPLE and PASSION. Relationships are very important in Latin America, we value the personal relationship and it can be taken even as the basis of the trust for doing business. Passion is a key attribute of the Latin American culture. We are passionate about life, about football, about music and about our own culture. The Sennheiser Latin American team can connect well with all of that, bringing to life the Sennheiser brand in an authentic way for Latin America.
We put our hearts into what we do. Besides being passionate we are also a very multi-cultural team. While most countries speak Spanish (except Brazil, where the language is Portuguese), cultures are still very different from country to country. We have richness in our culture, in the music, in the different accents and, of course, in the different people. And Latin Americans are passionate about it all.
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Looking at the LDL photos tonight, I noticed that John Young was in attendance. John and I were in the 4th grade together. In the attached photo John is the 6th from the right on the 3rd row. That nice looking boy 7th from the right on the 2nd row is non less than ME... Small, small world..
As I have said before and is worth repeating---BOTH of you do a great job. This person really appreciates all the time and effort that both of you do for the class of '54.


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How Harper Watters Found Power In Lipstick & Heels
Story from Celebrity Beauty
Thatiana Diaz
Photo: Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images.
You might not be familiar with the name Harper Watters, but you've probably seen one of his viral videos. Maybe the one where the professional ballet dancer struts, pops, and does splits on the treadmill to the sounds of "Fergalicious" — all while wearing a pair of sky-high pink heels? Two years ago, that exact Instagram video became an internet sensation, garnering over 1.4 million views and tons of reposts.
Watters has gone on to post more treadmill routines, in addition to clips in which he pirouettes sans exercise equipment. The star soloist at the Houston Ballet has built an online reputation centred on self-expression and fearlessness. That's what landed him a gig as the face for MAC's Love Me Lipstick collection.
Along with five other individuals who MAC has deemed "powerfully expressive" — a list that includes Halima Aden and Rina Sawayama — Watters appears in the lipstick campaign wearing a shade of candy apple-red lipstick, called Shamelessly Vain. He also takes a stroll on a treadmill to none other than "Lovefool" by The Cardigans.
A post shared by HARPER WATTERS (@theharperwatters) on Aug 18, 2019 at 9:00am PDT
Watters admits that he came about his signature move spontaneously. It all began when he and his friends randomly put on heels after a workout in the gym. "We were like, 'Could you imagine if we put on these heels and just got on a treadmill,'" he tells Refinery29. They did exactly that, creating the first of many videos. Watters makes it seem easy to pose on a moving stage, but he admits it's a tough task. "It's a lot of prayer, good health insurance, and music that really helps to do it," he says with a chuckle, revealing that there definitely has been some falling. "The power of editing gives me a lot of grace."
Although dancing in heels can be tricky — you should probably leave it to the professionals — Watters finds power in wearing stilettos on and off the treadmill. "When I wear the heels, a lot of people see the shoe but there's a certain swagger, a certain attitude that you have to have when you put on heels. The same comes when you put on red lip or you use a gorgeous highlight," he says. "I really feel like Naomi Campbell when I wear makeup. When you know that you have a stunning lip on, it's indescribable but you just carry yourself a little different. It's like a superhero cape."
A post shared by HARPER WATTERS (@theharperwatters) on Mar 29, 2019 at 9:39am PDT
Watters first learned to put on makeup for his dance recitals and studio performances. Over time, he perfected his stage makeup skills by watching YouTube tutorials and copying the techniques of drag queens. "RuPaul's Drag Race was really inspirational for me to start accepting my feminine side and exploring my identity, other sides of who I am, and who I can be," he says. "It really made me feel like, 'It's cool to put on a heel, makeup, or any type of outfit."
Don't be mistaken by Watters' undeniable confidence, his journey to self-love has been a work in progress — especially with the pressures within the dance community. "I'm actually in my tenth season with the Houston Ballet, and it's my job to stare at myself in the mirror every day and perfect things," he reflects. "I doubted myself a lot, and I thought I had to be like other successful dancers. I compared myself to them."
Eventually, he harnessed the confidence we all see today on his Instagram feed and in the MAC campaign. "It was when I truly accepted who I was, what I had to offer, and what I had to say that my dancing became better." Watters feeds that self-love by taking his ballet classes every day — which he finds meditative — wearing heels whenever he pleases, and making time for guilty pleasures, like the Real Housewives.
He urges everyone to find the thing that gives them power. In his words, "Whether it's makeup, heels, or doing what you really truly love, celebrate that and own it because once you do that, the sky's the limit for what you can achieve."
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Q: Bufferedreader stops reading After reading the whole string, the reader stay stuck in while, and even don't throw exception. I'm sending a request via curl to server.
I have tried to change the Content-Type of the curl, change the content of the string, and use another way to read the input, like scanner, but alway get stucked on while.
curl -H "Content-Type: text/plain" -d "asdasdasdashdiasdasgdasgduascuyasvccccc" 192.168.0.59:8080

    // Read characters from the client via input stream on the socket
    in = new BufferedReader(new
    InputStreamReader(connect.getInputStream()));
    // Get character output stream to client (for headers)
    out = new PrintWriter(connect.getOutputStream());
    // Get binary output stream to client (for requested data)
    dataOut = new BufferedOutputStream(connect.getOutputStream());

    // Get first line of the request from the client
    input = in.readLine();
    // Parse the request with a string tokenizer
    if (input == null || input.isEmpty()) {
        System.err.println("Invalid input");
        return;
    }

    parse = new StringTokenizer(input);

    method = parse.nextToken().toUpperCase();
    input = in.readLine();

    do {

        parse = new StringTokenizer(input);
        if (parse.hasMoreTokens()) {
            header = parse.nextToken().toUpperCase(); // we get the
        HTTP method of the client
        }
        if (parse.hasMoreTokens()) {
            hValue = parse.nextToken().toLowerCase();
        }

        // Support only GET and HEAD methods, we check
        out.println(header + hValue);
        System.out.println(header + hValue);
        if (header.equals("CONTENT-TYPE:")) {
            readFile(in);
        }
        input = in.readLine();
    } while (!input.isEmpty());

    private void readFile(BufferedReader file) throws IOException {
        try {
            int count;
            count = 0;

            while ((count = file.read()) != -1) {
                System.out.print((char) count);
            }

        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        } finally {
            file.close();
        }
    }

Logs:
Server started.

Listening for connections on port : 8080 ...

Connection opened. (Mon Aug 26 15:44:49 BRT 2019)

HOST:192.168.0.59:8080

USER-AGENT:curl/7.58.0

ACCEPT:*/*

CONTENT-TYPE:text/plain

Content-Length: 39

asdasdasdashdiasdasgdasgduascuyasvccccc

A: Seems that your client (curl) isn't closing the connection, hence
(count = file.read()) != -1

Keeps returning true as the count is set to 0 over and over after the last character is read.
You need to ensure that either the client closes the connection, or to send message length along with message, and close it serverside (in java) when the sent number of characters has been received.
The later could be done like so:
1) send
curl -H "Content-Type: text/plain" -d "5asdas" 192.168.0.59:8080

2) update code to first read the length, and then count down until 0 and close connection like so
private void readFile(BufferedReader file) throws IOException {
    int expectedCount = -1;
    try {
            int count;
            count = 0;

            while ((count = file.read()) != -1 && (expectedCount > 0 || expectedCount == -1 ) ) {
                if ( expectedCount == -1 ) {
                    // read count and set in expectedCount
                } else {
                    //do what you need to do with the input
                    System.out.print((char) count);
                }
            }

        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        } finally {
            file.close();
        }
    }

Please note that this solution doesn't account for a ton of stuff like multi-digit lengths, but should be enough to get you going.

A: you need deal with close of BufferedReader and related I/O classes property if are using pre-Java8.

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Feature: Laura Roy (25/07/16)
Laura Roy is a singer/songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A captivating songwriter, vocalist and college music graduate, Laura has shared the stage with the likes of Canadian RnB sensation Jully Black, JRDN, Ludacris, Rakim and Freddy Gibbs. Laura has also been attending the prestigious Gordie Sampson Songcamp for the past four years, during which she's had the opportunity to write and connect with producers and writers that have worked with the likes of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga and many more... Her latest project contains six songs infused with synth-pop, 90's R'n'B and soul and is the product of the last year and a half's experiences and writing...
1. How old were you when you started getting involved in music and how?
I always loved music from a very young age but I started singing around age 10 and writing poetry and then eventually began guitar lessons when I was 14.
2. What is the most inspiring musical performance you've ever seen?
I am always inspired in different ways from seeing live performances. I recently saw the Shrek Musical in Halifax and I was blown away. I was never really exposed to musical theatre growing up and I've still yet to see a lot of musicals so I couldn't believe how talented these people were. I also just saw Chic & Nile Rodgers at a Jazz Festival, which was such a dream for me. I left feeling incredibly inspired.
3. Who have you been listening to lately?
I am constantly listening to music, new and old. Lately, I have been listening to: DVSN, Anderson. Pack, BJ The Chicago Kid, Sade, Fuse ODG, Drake, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Peter Tosh, Fela Kuti, Breakout, Kaytranada, Pusha T, Outkast, Skepta, Kehlani. This is literally my search history for the last week.
3 Qs for Laura:
1. You've shared the stage with some great artists, but who would be your dream person to perform alongside and at which venue?
Raphael Saadiq. And if I could I would rather just have a jam session with him... somewhere hot... like, Cuba.
2. Which is your favourite track form your debut self-titled EP and why does it stand out to you?
My favourite track always changes but I will say that I love 'Full Moon'. It was a closure song for me to write and meant a lot to me. I also just love the vibe of the track and really enjoy singing it.
3. How much has your writing and creative process changed between your first song and your most recent?
Oh gosh, it's changed a lot. I think I am more free and honest in my writing now and I have just developed more skills as a writer from having more experience.
Random Q:
If you could only listen to three albums for the rest of the year, which would you pick and why?
D'Angelo - Brown Sugar - Because it's my classic go to album. I need an album I can shower to, cook food to, vibe out to, sing to.
Fuse ODG - TINA - For dancing purposes.
Drake - Views - Because I love Drake and I love this album.
'Plastic' Review:
'Plastic' is a great catchy, summery track. Full of punchy, soulful pop and wonderful vocals, it's reminiscent of Tori Kelly. It's a perfect taster for the rest of Laura's synth and electro infused EP. Laura is creating music that would (and should) easily appear in the charts, the influences make it a project that most people would listen to and find at least one track they enjoyed...
Plastic - Laura Roy (link)
Laura's Links:
'Laura Roy EP' (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/laura-roy-ep/id1111711933
Website: http://www.lauraroy.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lauraroymusic/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lauraroymusic
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0SlEnM_HE8XFYxCE8RKE5g
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/lauraeroymusic
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Q: Verify content of nlohmann json which is member of mocked method argument Assume I got a some Message class object which has nlohmann json as private member and public getter:
class Message{
public:
  nlohmann::json getJson() { return json_;}
  ...
private:
  nlohmann::json json_;
  ...
};

Also there is a class that publishes the message
ex:
class Foo {
public:
  publish(const Message& message)
  ...
};

In the test I am mocking the Foo::publish method and in some scenario I want to check if json_["key1"]["key2"] value is different than "" (empty string)
EXPECT_CALL(
  *foo_mock_pointer,
  publish(x) // x is the unknown code
);

For checking the value of the json object I guess it will be enough:
testing::Contains(testing::Pair("key1", testing::Pair("key2"), testing::Ne("")))
But I cant figure out how to get the json from Message object which is the argument of the mocked method.

A: IIUC, it looks like you want to check something about the argument that is passed to your mock function.
You can use SaveArg to save that argument inside a variable and then check its value later:
Message message;

EXPECT_CALL(
  *foo_mock_pointer,
  publish(x) // x is the unknown code
).WillOnce(DoAll(SaveArg<0>(&message), Return(/*Whatever you want to return*/)));

// Call your class-under-test API here
// ...

// Now check the message:
EXPECT_THAT(message.getJson(), /*Insert your matcher here*/);

See here for more info: http://google.github.io/googletest/gmock_cook_book.html#SaveArgVerify


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Did you type in an amount of $10 or more above?


Are you thinking of opening an indoor inflatable play center?
So, you're ready to open your very own inflatable indoor play center. Or perhaps you own a family entertainment center and have decided to spice things up with some awesome inflatables. You're excited, we get that! Inflatables are pretty awesome, and when combined with the successful family entertainment center-model, it's even more... well, awesome!
What kind of inflatable business is right for me?
The inflatable industry is more than just the backyard rental business. In fact, there are at least four main industry segments. Which one is right for you?
Should I buy inflatables manufactured in China?


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Essay: Virilio's views about Camera
by admin | Aug 22, 2011 | Politics, Sample Essays
"The army began to bury its strongholds and outworks in a third dimension, throwing the enemy into a frenzy of interpretation. Invisible in its sunken depths, the camera obscure also became deaf and blind, its relations with the rest of the country now depending entirely on the logistics of perception, with its technology of subterranean, aerial and electrical communication". Virilio also claims that "fortress-tombs, dungeons and bunkers are first and foremost camera obscure … Their hollowed windows, narrow apertures and loopholes are designed to light up the outside while leaving the inside in semi-darkness" (Stevenson)
At different points in his cultural theory, Virilio tries to compare the stars and the pilots, and albeit between directors and dictators. He points out while referring to Cecil B Deville that they displayed an irrevocable amount of charismatic infallibility albeit cropping out from foreknowledge of scripts. And as ironic as it may seem, sometimes the scripts did not even exist. He discusses that for as long as one whole generation of cinematic miracle-workers, the entire process of direction and execution, even when revised and edited, literally took the form of revelation — "that is divine action which makes known to men truths that they would not be able to discover by themselves" (Stevenson)


I'm currently conducting a beta test of my new Amazon Alexa skill "Personal Weather - Weather Underground PWS".
You can now find my Weather Underground skill in the Alexa marketplace. Just search for either "PWS" or "Weather Underground".
If you wish to be part of the beta test, please send me a private message with the email address associated with your Alexa device.
Seriously, people need to pull away from WU entirely.
What's wrong with Weather Underground?
More constructive comments could have been to suggest a "better" weather reporting service that a skill could be made for.
We appreciate your work Kevin. Thank you.
Sadly I have to agree with the comments regarding WU. If you want to see why it is one of the worst services/support I have seen, just go through the posts/threads on this forum, problems basically on a daily basis, appaling support (if you actually can call it "support" at all) and as a developer I hate it even more. They are now gradually discontinuing most of their products so the question is how long that page will exist as such.
Weather Underground's support may not be all that great, but I still find it to be among the best service of its class out there.
First, they don't charge us PWS users a single penny for their service.
They have the most comprehensive data out there and still don't charge for the use of their API (under the developer plan).
Yeah, I've noticed some bugs in their API that come and go - like some of the numbers not matching what's on the web page for one's PWS, etc.
Their forecasts are quite accurate - much more so that any other weather networks that I know of. Yeah, forecasts are sometimes wrong, but I still find them to be much more accurate than the local news and most other weather networks.
So I browsed some of the other threads regarding Weather Underground last night... Maybe I was tired and my comprehension wasn't 100%, but it seems some people are very upset about getting a "Welcome to the Weather Channel" spam/email? Like I said, what am I missing here? If I get spam, I just delete it. Unlike snail mail junk, I don't even have to get up and walk it to the trash can.
Anyways, Weather Underground isn't perfect, but it's still one of the better services out there. And again, we're not paying for it. It's free.
I have to agree with Kevin and PaulMy. Weather Underground is a great entry level for beginner weather enthusiasts to get their feet wet. This might be even be the way most of the people here started.
If the newbie want to get into it deeper, they join this forum and see what else is out there and go from there if they wish. Not everyone want a fancy banner or host their own website.
I can do it, having the knowledge and skill set being in IT almost my whole life, but choose not too. I post to CWOP and get most of the info I need from there. Working with that kind of stuff all day, right now is not high on my priority. I'll rather go into my man cave, a wood shop in my garage, and make some wood dust.
I started out with posting to Weather Underground (and still do so).
Later, I began posting to CWOP, PWS Weather, etcc.
As long as you keep- drinking the Koolaide, that's all you'll see. The problems with WU go back many many years and are much deeper that you seem to realize. Send your stuff elsewhere, but avoid WU like the plague it is. Many of us sat back and waited to see if the acquisition by IBM would help. It may have made things worse. There are indications that WU may be going away entirely or will be morphed into another site.
They 'gave' you access 'free' because they were profiting from your data. They got far more out of it than you did.
I don't care where she gets it from, if Alexa can read my weather, all the better!
WonderWX, great idea but its not available to the UK. Can You change this?
Hi marfanuk, Kevin Key is the author of the skill, I simply reposted it from another thread for better visibility.
Send a message to kevinkey@gmail.com with the email address associated with your Alexa to request an invitation for UK version.
WonderWX, thanks for the info.


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Coaching, Mentoring, and Facilitation will develop Leadership Skills, Improve Relationships and Build Confidence in the application of soft skills in both individual leaders and their teams.


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Q: Rails 5 Eager load and then find_by I have three models as follows:
class Parent < ApplicationRecord
  has_many :children
  has_many :assets
end

class Child < ApplicationRecord
  belongs_to :parent
end

class Asset < ApplicationRecord
  belongs_to :parent
end

Now I need to find out the assets that belong to a child through parent. And "Asset" has asset_type column. So I need to do something like this
Parent.first.children.each do |child|
  child.parent.assets.find_by(asset_type: "first").asset_value
end

How can I do this avoiding N+1 queries?
rails: 5.1.6
ruby: 2.3.4

A: First issue is that adding a find_by will always execute another query no matter what you have preloaded (at least as of Rails 4, I doubt it has changed though). This is because find_by is implemented to generate more SQL. If you want to preload, you can use find instead, which is fine as long as there aren't a ridiculous number of assets per parent, but bad if there are lots and lots of assets and/or they are large objects that would take up a ton of memory (see note below for alt solution).
You can preload assets like this:
parent.children.preload(:parent => :assets) each do |child|
# Will not execute another query
child.parent.assets.find{ |asset| asset.asset_type == "first" }

Alternatively, you can declare a has_many :through association:
class Child < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :parent
  has_many :assets, through: :parent
  ...
end

Then you can simply
parent.children.preload(:assets).each do |child|
# Will not execute another query
child.assets.find { |asset| asset.asset_type == "first" }

If you want to execute the find in the db layer and not in ruby, you can define a scoped association:
class Parent < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_one :first_asset, ->{ where asset_type: "first" }
  ...
end

This way you can preload(:parent => :first_asset) instead.


NZ Transport Agency has awarded McConnell Dowell Constructors the design and build contract for a two-lane bridge at Kawarau Falls.
McConnell Dowell has teamed up with Novare Design for the design.
The award follows McConnell Dowell's recent completion of two new bridges over the Waitaki River near Kurow for the Transport Agency and some of the same people will work on the new project.
Funding for the bridge was brought forward in the government's announcement in June 2014 to accelerate a package of regionally important State highway projects. The Kawarau Falls Bridge project in fast-growing Queenstown was one of five from around the country included in the package.
McConnell Dowell will complete the detailed design so that construction work on the bridge structure can start at the end of this year. The value of the contract is NZ$21.9m (£9m), with contract completion in the third quarter of 2017.


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Two new maps headed to XBox Live on May 31, PSN June 3.
Gabe Weller's nightmare begins on March 1.
Severed will put players in the shoes of Extraction's Gabe Weller.
A look at some of the characters, human and former-human alike, Isaac will encounter (and dismember).
Art Director Ian Milham gives gamers the online rundown.
Visceral Games turns the creepy dial to 11.
Four-vs.-four, objective based games pit humans against Necromorphs.
Digital arcade game will tell the tale leading up to Dead Space 2.
Design Isaac's melee kill and get yourself in the game.
EA's horror sequel is picked apart in the latest Game Informer.
GameInformer has first details on Dead Space 2's hero.
EA confirms Dead Space 2 development.
EA's sequel is apparently "ready for production in the next few months."
Two more Dead Space games are in the works.
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Did you hear the music in the last movie you saw? Could you describe it? Could you hum it afterward?
Don't feel bad if you draw a blank on this question. Tony Zhou runs a YouTube channel titled Every Frame a Painting. A few months ago he released a video that analyzes why we can recall some scores, but we can't remember others—in the case of his video, he looks at the music in Marvel action movies. It's a thirteen minute video that will change the way you hear movies.
Parents, when you watch movies with your children, don't overlook how music works to affect their emotional response to what they are viewing. Music in movies should work to enhance the intended emotions, not manipulate us into feeling something that isn't supported on the screen.
A few days ago I screened a movie that's releasing this week and was pleased to hear a musical score that offered some unique elements and worked well to support the storyline. And it was a film that I wasn't expecting to notice the music in at all. Smurfs: The Lost Village uses a variety of instruments and sounds that work to help young audiences feel the movie's intended messages. Leaving the theater, I felt I had to satisfy my curiosity about why and how the film's composer, Christopher Lennertz, created the unique sounds. I also thought he would be a good person to ask some of my top music movie questions to and help all of us better understand how a movie's score works to enhance our entertainment experience. You can listen by clicking here or the play button at the top of this story.
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How the media inspires mass shooters
Mark Follman Oct 06, 2015 8:55 PM ET
Since the 1980s, forensic investigators have found examples of mass killers emulating their most famous predecessors. Now, there is growing evidence that the copycat problem is far more serious than is generally understood. Ever since the 1999 massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been studying what motivates people to carry out these crimes. Earlier this year, I met with supervisory special agent Andre Simons, who until recently led a team of agents and psychology experts who assist local authorities in heading off violent attacks around the country, using a strategy known as threat assessment. Since 2012, according to Simons, the FBI's unit has taken on more than 400 cases—and has found evidence of the copycat effect rippling through many of them.
Evidence amassed by the FBI and other threat assessment experts shows that perpetrators and plotters look to past attacks both for inspiration and operational details, in hopes of causing even greater carnage. Would-be attackers frequently emulate the Columbine massacre; one high-level law enforcement agent told me that he's encountered dozens of students around the country who say they admire the Columbine killers. "Some of these kids now weren't even born when that happened," he said. The 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech and other attacks that generated major publicity have also spawned many copycats, according to several law enforcement officials I spoke with.
As part of our investigation into threat assessment, Mother Jones documented the chilling scope of the "Columbine effect": We found at least 74 plots and attacks across 30 states in which suspects and perpetrators claimed to have been inspired by the nation's worst high school massacre. Their goals ranged from attacking on the anniversary of Columbine to outdoing the original body count. Law enforcement stopped 53 of these plots before anyone was harmed. Twenty-one of them evolved into attacks, with a total of 89 victims killed, 126 injured, and 9 perpetrators committing suicide. (See more about this data here.)
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Qatar defeat Russia in IHF World Men's Handball Championship
COPENHAGEN, The 2015 World Championship runners-up Qatar ended a disappointing Germany/Denmark 2019 campaign with a win in the President's Cup to claim 13th, beating Russia by six goals on Sunday.
Qatar coach Valero Rivera admitted in the post-match media conference that the President's Cup was not his sides' goal for Germany/Denmark 2019 but revealed that the path his side went down had an unexpected positive ending.
We made big mistakes in the preliminary round," he said, but after the group stage the team showed that they are a 'team' in these two matches here in Cologne."
His Qatari team started slowly against Russia, down 2:0 in the opening two minutes, but thanks to three straight goals from the eventual best player of the match, Youssef Ali, they took the lead (3:2 � eighth minute) and never looked back for the remainder of the match.
Leading by three at half-time, they doubled the lead by the end of the game to six (34:28) as both Ali and Frankis Marko ended with eight goals each, with both teams also seeing a player shown red after three two-minute suspensions, with Russia's Maksim Mikhalin going to the spectator seats in the 41st minute and then five minutes later Wajdi Sinen joining him (46th minute).
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EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique or "Tapping" is a process of tapping, holding or massaging specific meridian points on the body, with the fingertips, in order to improve the flow of energy throughout the energy body. EFT is similar to acupressure (acupuncture without the needles). Sometimes, the flow of energy in our energy bodies can be blocked or disrupted. This can sometimes be due to an overload of energy in the form of strong emotions or trauma.
Think of energy flowing, like electricity flowing freely around a light switch circuit. If the circuit is switched off (i.e. a light switch) at any place, the electricity does not flow continuously, therefore the light will not turn on. However, when that switch is re-connected (light switch turned on), the electricity flows freely around the circuit again, turning on the light.
Optimal health and wellbeing is dependant on energy flowing freely and consistently throughout the entire body. EFT helps to increase energy flow and clear any energy blockages.
How can EFT help me?
EFT / Tapping is an easy technique to learn and can be learned by anyone including very young children. It is a very simple, effective and painless technique. Once learned, tapping can be used whenever and wherever you wish. When working with an EFT practitioner, you can learn how to specifically use tapping for your own personal challenges.
Tapping can help you release emotions that are holding you back in life – you don't re-live any traumas during a session – you simply connect with the feelings connected or associated with specific events and you release them through saying specific words whilst tapping on the specific points on the hand, head, face & collarbone. One of the biggest bonuses from working with a practitioner and learning how to use EFT effectively is that it puts you back in control of your life, giving you the power to heal yourself.
The initial session takes approximately 90 minutes and costs €90 for adults (>18 years old).
For teenagers (<18 years old) & children accompanied by an adult (parent or guardian) - session lengths vary with age & severity of presenting issue. Both the accompanying adult & teenager/child are taught the technique. Teenagers 90 minute session costs €60. Teenagers & children 60 minute session costs €45 & a 30 minute session costs €30.
During this time, the EFT Master Practitioner will outline the structure of the session & briefly discuss the clients main focus. The client will be taught how to do EFT & will firstly use this new technique to de-stress and relax, bringing about a sense of calm and clarity to the session. Then the focus of the session can be discussed in greater detail in order to address specific issues. Once the technique has been learned, each specific issue can be addressed using EFT and deep breathing. The practitioner will then discuss using EFT at home and will give the client handouts (including detailed information & diagrams) and additional useful information. The session is then wrapped up by re-centering, booking the next session and doing a final round of energising EFT.
Follow ups are normally scheduled for 1 week after the initial session & generally last for 6 – 8 sessions (depending on the client's progress). These last 60 minutes & cost €60 per session for adults (>18 years old). If combined with Modern Stress Management or coaching, further sessions may last 90 minutes & cost €90 per session. Teenagers (<18 years old) & children 60 minute follow up sessions cost €45 & 30 minute follow up sessions cost €30.
It is important to note that an EFT Master Practitioner does not diagnose or treat medical or mental health conditions. This is solely carried out by G.P.'s or other qualified doctors. EFT is not a substitute for medical or mental health treatments, but can complement most treatments that a client is receiving from their medical team. If necessary, a G.P. referral and/or collaboration may be requested, with client consent.
Check in with your stress levels & do 3 rounds to de-stress first using a word(s) that resonate your feelings i.e. de-stress, relax, let go, calm, peace.
Check in again to feel clearly what it is you want to work on & rate your emotion/feeling/pain on the SUE scale (Subjective Units of Experience number scale above).
Your aim is to tap to move yourself up the minus side of the scale to 0 using your setup phrase & then to replace it with a positive to move yourself up to the plus side of the scale.
Assume Heart Healing Posture (one palm on top of the other, where you would point to yourself on your chest) & take three deep breaths, in & out.
Say the set up statement (words, emotions, colours, body parts, feelings that resonate with how & where or what you're feeling) after each exhale.
Start tapping/ touching/massaging the Top of the Head. Inhale as you tap & as you exhale say your "setup phrase".
Continue in the same way to the Third Eye point & all following points, breathing normally in between points.
Return to the Heart Healing Posture for a moment of silent reflection.
Take three deep breaths, in & out.
This completes one round of EFT Heart & Soul.
EFT was developed by Gary Craig, after he was trained by Dr. Roger Callahan in Thought Field Therapy (TFT). Dr. Callahan discovered TFT by accident in 1980 whilst trying to help a client to clear an intense water phobia with traditional therapy. This client had suffered badly from her fear of water. Dr. Callahan had seen little improvement in his client after using conventional methods. Dr. Callahan was sitting with his client, a few yards away from a swimming pool, when it occurred to him to ask the client to tap under her eye with her fingertips. He knew from his studies of the body's energy system, that this point under the eye corresponded to the stomach meridian point in acupuncture. His client had been complaining of discomfort in her stomach.
To Dr. Callahan's astonishment, his client ran over to the pool, splashed water in her face and said that her water phobia was gone. Her phobia never returned and her associated symptoms disappeared. Encouraged by this, Dr. Callahan developed TFT.
Gary Craig then took what he had learned with TFT and developed it into EFT – The Classic Protocol. This included all of the tapping meridian points into what he called "The Basic EFT Recipe". Gary Craig developed "The Classic Protocol" which is still the original EFT protocol. This used a collection of approaches from different fields of research to bring about a change in the client's presenting problems. Gary made EFT tapping available to therapists in 1995 & he offered the EFT Handbook free to the public.
EFT is the original modern energy treatment technique and many energy pioneers have further developed this technique in the energy field. One of these energy pioneers, Silvia Hartmann, introduced EFT to the U.K. & started the The Association for Meridian & Energy Therapies (The AMT) in 1998 with co-founder Chrissie Hardisty. The AMT was to be the original certifying body of professionally trained and insured EFT practitioners.
Silvia Hartmann went on to develop further energy techniques including Energy EFT using the Heart & Soul Technique. This new technique evolved from the original Classical EFT Protocol, after 15 years of practical experience, along with other energy developments and a much greater understanding of how to work with energy successfully.
In 2011, the AMT Trainers began training practitioners with the new Heart & Soul Protocol. The Heart & Soul Protocol is a simplified and easy flowing version of the original Classical EFT Protocol. It is specifically designed to be easy to teach to all ages, easy to use and easy to remember. It is applicable to the widest possible range of clients, whilst at the same time maximising energy effectiveness across the board.


I am new to this forum as am planning for my next project to make a 3/4 size Chitty Chitty Bang Bang replica on a 109" Series chassis.
I have just completed a Pembleton (Morgan 3 wheeler replica using 2CV bits) and think by using the cockpit width of the Pembleton that Chitty scales down to a 109 chassis.
My plan is to use a 88 rear prop shaft moving engine & gearbox back to suit, remove front axle drive from gearbox and use a pre 83 Transit front axle on SWB springs.
I have some pre war 19" Sankey spoked wheels with Land Rover PCD.
Any thoughts, suggestions or comments, including where to get a suitable donor chassis much appreciated.
sounds like a bit of a challenge you have set yourself there.... and enormous fun! I can't be much help with the immediate need for a chassis I'm afraid but I hope you get sorted and we see something of the build on here. I am certain I won't be the only one who would love to see it take shape.
My only thought is that there was a guy on the 'one show' recently who had done a similar thing, he might be a good chap to talk to if you can track him down.
There's one of those that lives near me. I met the owner by accident once when I went to buy a transfer box from him. Had a tour of his garage which included a General Lee replica too.
It's quite a beast, has a set of 4 hydraulic rams fitted to allow it to 'fly'. Article link. Pretty sure there's a few videos of it on youtube too.
I have bought a collection of bits to start this project, an ex army 1 ton 109 chassis & rear axle, and incomplete Series 111 88" diesel and a very rusty Series 11 V8 rolling chassis.
I will be reusing from the 88" the recently fitted front spring hangers on the 109" chassis.
Is there any reason why I cannot fit the 88" leaf springs and shackles all round to the 109 chassis, given that there will be no luggage space?
This job lot means that I already have lots of not very good/unknown condition Land Rover bits I want to sell on quickly and cheaply, where is the best place to advertise them?
109 rear springs are longer so you can't swap with the 88, also longer springs with a leaf removed are likely to give a better ride than the shorter 88 springs.


Jyoti Nanda is the Binder Clinical Teaching Fellow at UCLA School of Law. She was also the past Co-Faculty Director of the Critical Race Studies Program and core faculty of the David J. Epstein Public Interest Law Program. She has been at UCLA School of Law since 2003. To date, Nanda has taught nearly 500 public interest minded law students.
Professor Nanda's scholarship interests are in civil rights, social justice advocacy and the ways in which children and youth intersect with the juvenile justice system, with a particular focus on race, gender and disability. Her latest article, "Blind Discretion: Girls of Color and Delinquency in the Juvenile Justice System" appeared in the UCLA Law Review, is widely cited and served as one of the framework pieces for a groundbreaking report on Adultification, entitled Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls' Childhood.
Five years ago, Professor Nanda founded the Youth & Justice Clinic at UCLA, to train students to holistically address the unmet legal needs of children in Los Angeles County. Last year, her Clinic was appointed by the Inglewood Juvenile Court to represent youth as their Education Right Holder, with the Alliance for Children's Rights. She co-chaired a national conference with the UCLA Law Review, entitled Underprotected & Overpoliced Women, Race & Criminalization, in 2012 that brought together academics and community activists. She speaks to a variety of audiences nationally and in 2015, she was invited to speak at the White House Council on Women and Girls to create a national research agenda. The American Bar Association (ABA) nominated her in 2016 to serve as the Reporter (or author) for the forthcoming ABA Juvenile Justice National Standards. She currently sits on the Leadership Advisory Board of Children's Defense Fund, California and the Los Angeles Countywide Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee on Youth Diversion.
In April 2012, Professor Nanda was selected by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for the prestigious Dream of Los Angeles Award, the highest award bestowed by the Mayor given to someone from humble beginnings who has had career success. In April 2014, she was awarded the SABA Public Interest Foundation Trailblazer Award. She has also twice (2014, 2015) received the law school's nomination for the distinguished university-wide UCLA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award.
Prior to joining the faculty at UCLA School of Law, Professor Nanda was awarded a Skadden Fellowship to work as a staff attorney at the Los Angeles office of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF).** While at LDF, Professor Nanda helped file a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch alleging racially discriminatory hiring and firing practices. Professor Nanda earned her B.A. in Ethnic Studies/Rhetoric with highest honors from the University of California, Berkeley and her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law, where she served as Articles Editor of the Northwestern Law Review and was trained as a clinic law student at the Children & Family Justice Center.
**Although established by the NAACP, the LDF has been a separate organization since 1940. LDF's Founder and First Director was the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.


Despite increasing its overall share of the vote in a general election held yesterday, the four-party, center-right coalition government of Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has apparently lost the narrow parliamentary majority it held since 2006 in the Nordic country's unicameral Parliament, the Riksdag. The ruling Alliance for Sweden - comprised of Reinfeldt's Moderate Party, the Center Party, the Liberal Party and the Christian Democratic Party - scored a clear victory over the "Red-Green" alliance of the left-of-center Social Democratic Party, the ex-communist Left Party and the environmentalist Green Party, but the far-right Sweden Democrats almost doubled their share of the vote and secured parliamentary representation for the first time ever, depriving the government of an overall majority in the process.
Now, while multi-member constituency seats are distributed by proportional representation (using the adjusted odd-number method, also known as the modified Sainte-Laguë procedure), the allocation of seats on a constituency-by-constituency basis introduces significant disparities between the distribution of votes and seats. Thus, the Social Democrats were noticeably over-represented, winning 36.5% of the constituency seats with 30.9% of the vote, while the Left Party, with 5.6% of the vote, came up distinctly under-represented with just 2.9% of the seats.
Because the Social Democratic Party won four mandates above the total it needed to be proportionally represented in the Riksdag, the ruling coalition's seat total was further reduced to 172 - three seats short of an absolute majority. In fact, while the Social Democrats scored a very disappointing result - the party's share of the vote fell to its lowest level since 1914 - they nonetheless had a somewhat stronger-than-expected performance and (contradicting most opinion polls) remained Sweden's largest party, albeit just barely ahead of the Moderates, who had their best result since 1914.
Interestingly, the election outcome leaves Reinfeldt's government in a situation very similar to that faced by Sweden's previous 1991-94 center-right cabinet, headed by then-Prime Minister (and currently Foreign Minister) Carl Bildt. At the time, the four right-of-center parties held 170 seats - five short of an overall majority - and the right-wing, populist New Democracy (NyD) effectively held the balance of power with twenty-five seats; Bildt's government lasted out its entire three-year term in office with NyD's tacit backing. That said, at this juncture the Alliance for Sweden parties (or for that matter the opposition "Red-Green" parties) won't have anything to do with the anti-immigration, anti-Islam Sweden Democrats; instead, Reinfeldt's government is attempting to win over the Green Party, which polled its best Riksdag election result ever. However, the Greens don't appear to be interested so far in backing Reinfeldt, who nonetheless will remain in office unless he chooses to step down or the Riksdag brings down his government in a vote of no-confidence.
There's also the possibility that the ruling Alliance for Sweden could secure a narrow Riksdag majority once votes cast by Swedish expatriates or electors voting outside their places of residence are tallied later this week. A comparison of election night and definitive figures for the past three general elections shows small percentage increases for the center-right parties in the final tallies, but this year's election outcome has been skewed by the four extra seats won by the Social Democratic Party at the constituency level, and a slight shift in the nationwide vote totals is less likely to change the distribution of Riksdag seats. As things stand right now, the center-right parties would win a one-seat majority if they captured three constituency seats narrowly won by the Social Democrats in Kronoberg County, in the Municipality of Göteborg and in Värmland County, respectively (over the Moderates in the first case and the Liberals in the latter two).
At any rate, the continuing decline of the Social Democrats - who have ruled Sweden for all but thirteen of the past seventy-eight years - has led to much speculation about the end of an era of Social Democratic dominance. That could possibly be the case, and the party may eventually go the way of its Danish counterpart, which lost its political dominance at the beginning of this century and has yet to recover it. All the same, it should be remembered that following a disastrous result in 2001, the Labour Party in neighboring Norway bounced back in 2005, and has remained in power since then. From that perspective, only time will tell if the Social Democratic Party will continue to lose ground or reverse its declining electoral fortunes.


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Q: Magento - How override admin Sales Totals block (Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Sales_Totals) I am trying to override the admin Sales Totals block (Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Sales_Totals) situated under "/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/Sales/Totals.php"
I declare my module like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <CompanyName_Adminhtml>
            <version>0.1.0</version>
        </CompanyName_Adminhtml>
    </modules>

    <global>
        <blocks>

            <companyname_adminhtml>
                <class>CompanyName_Adminhtml_Block_Adminhtml_Sales_Totals</class>
            </companyname_adminhtml>

            <adminhtml>
                <rewrite>
                    <sales_totals>CompanyName_Adminhtml_Block_Adminhtml_Sales_Totals</sales_totals>
                </rewrite>
            </adminhtml>

        </blocks>
    </global>
</config>

My module class path is like this:
local/CompanyName_Adminhtml/Block/Adminhtml/Sales/Totals.php
and My class code start like this:
class CompanyName_Adminhtml_Block_Adminhtml_Sales_Totals extends Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Sales_Totals   {
        // block methods goes here..
    }

Unfortunately the class override don't works and I don't get any errors in the log files.
I am using Magento Version 1.7.0.2
In the magento backoffice I can see my module as enabled.
Any help?

A: Try Overriding the individual Totals.php block which is at the location Mage/AdminHtml/Block/Sales/Order/ file rather than the main Totals.php under the Mage/AdminHtml/Block/Sales/ folder.
It worked for me. As i wanted to show one more row in the order-totals block.

A: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <CompanyName_Adminhtml>
            <version>0.1.0</version>
        </CompanyName_Adminhtml>
    </modules>

    <global>
        <blocks>
           <companyName_adminhtml>
                <class>CompanyName_Adminhtml_Block</class>
            </companyName_adminhtml>
            <companyname_adminhtml>
                <class>CompanyName_Adminhtml_Block_Adminhtml_Sales_Totals</class>
            </companyname_adminhtml>

            <adminhtml>
                <rewrite>
                    <sales_order_totals>CompanyName_Adminhtml_Block_Adminhtml_Sales_Totals</sales_totals>
                </rewrite>
            </adminhtml>

        </blocks>
    </global>
</config>

then class
class CompanyName_Adminhtml_Block_Adminhtml_Sales_Order_Totalsextends Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Sales_Order_Totals {

    protected function _initTotals() {
        parent::_initTotals();

        $this->_totals['foo_total'] = new Varien_Object(array(
            'code'      => 'purchasewrapping_total',
            'value'     => $this->getSource()->getFooTotal(),
            'base_value'=> $this->getSource()->getBaseFooTotal(),
            'label'     => $this->helper('sales')->__('Foo'),
        ));
        return $this;
    }

}`enter code here`
Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Sales_Order_Totals  is extends at Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Sales_Totals
and here you can extend and write your changes