The holiday period can be a time of mixed emotions. For many they are readying themselves for over indulgence of food and alcohol. Regardless of your religious beliefs the Christmas / New Year period is a time for family and friends to spend time together and have fun together. Reflections on the year that was and looking forward to the year ahead. Good times among friends, a few quiet ones and lots of great food – sounds fun. Unfortunately for many, the post holiday period can be a negative time.
How can we best manage this period so we make sure we enjoy ourselves and start the New Year with a bang?
Revisit your goals daily. The chase of your goals don't finish in Mid December and then resume in the New Year. Make every day count, that doesn't mean every day has to be busy or crazy. A day off or a holiday is great when scheduled. Set your goals for 2016 now. Start immediately. Checking in with your goals on a daily basis is much more likely to keep you from going too far off course.
Sleep is King. Make the most of the time away from the office, enjoy your evening sleep. Grab an arvo nap. Be in bed before midnight whenever possible.
Train when you wake up. When you don't have to go to work the possibilities for activities are endless. Sometimes if you don't get your session done in the morning, events can come up and next thing you know you have missed your session for the day. Once you have got that quality session/movement done in the morning you are more likely to make healthy choices throughout the day to support that positive morning decision.
Schedule some activities. Catch up with your mates for a swim, surf or walk. If you go away – book in for a game of tennis, go for a swim, take a hike through the bush or generally get active. Make activities part of your holiday. Learn a new skill, 5-10 mins a day between Christmas and New Years and you will be able to juggle!
Eat your fats and proteins at the start of the meal.
Eat veges with each meal.
Like the Poliquin advice for cheat meals, fill your plate, put everything you intend to eat on the table. Once you have eaten that, you are done!
Choose a couple of days where you eat what you feel like. That way it fits into part of the plan and limits the risk of things blowing out day after day.
Plan the days where you plan to enjoy a few drinks. Don't worry about it, enjoy yourself. On the days around it ensure you are sticking to your normal diet as much as possible.
Consume some quality fats. If you are out for a work dinner, order some cheese to go with your additive free organic red wine. Take some cheese with you if you are heading to someone's house.
Choose clear spirits with soda water and lime/lemon if you get a chance. Go preservative free beer if you decide to drink beer.
Drink water. Let's be serious though, if you are going to have 10 beers, having a glass between every beer is going to ensure you spend more time in the bathroom than with your friends/family. Water helps to limit the damage of alcohol. As Paul Chek says Dilution is the best solution for pollution.
Drink Green tea pre and post alcohol consumption. The antioxidants counter the oxidative stress that compromises liver function.
Take Activated charcoal – 1 / drink or load up the next day.
Check out this link – Alcohol without the hangover!
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas from the RealMovement Team!
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From its beginnings in 2008, Stone & Wood Brewery has been fiercely local. It's a brewery that "didn't just supply fresh beer to the locals, it was the meeting place and it could also be relied upon to support the wider community."
With its continued success, Stone & Wood have consolidated their operation into larger premises where people are now able to drop in and enjoy a beer and tour of the Byron shed or buy from the cellar door.
Here's a visual snapshot of our quick tour of the venue.
Tastings anytime within opening hours.
Stone & Wood Brewery Tours $30pp
Love beer? Then why not consider doing the new one-day immersive Stone & Wood Brew Experience. Stone & Wood have just announced this new opportunity to get your hands dirty behind the scenes at the brewery. Including a tour of the brewery, it's an all-day immersion that will give you a deeper understanding of beer and the brewing industry in a full day of brewing a Stone & Wood all-year or one of our Pilot Batch beers. Groups are limited to four people. $350pp Contact the brewery for more details.
100 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay NSW 2481 Ph: 02 6685 5173
Open: Mon – Fri 10am – 5pm, Sat – Sun 12noon – 6pm
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The following letter was written by a member of the American Intelligence Media truth community. She says she feels "rather too small to fight with the big guys", yet she is putting her concerns in writing and mailing them out today. She hopes you will join her so that her voice is louder.
First, with the dismantling of conservative pages from social media platforms, shadow banning, and the cooperation/collusion of hundreds of media outlets to support a unified and falsified script, We The People are aware that our First Amendment right of free speech and the fair flow of information have been dangerously compromised. Our President has said nothing different.
With respect to this, we would petition our President to respond to the Miller Act Notice and restore the stolen patent for social networking and its profits to their rightful inventor and owner, Leader Technologies, so that it can generate cash streams for the development of new public media platforms that justly support free speech. Kindly respond with a statement of intent regarding the Miller Act Notice to the address below.
Second, with the future stability and justice of the Republic at stake, We The People are aware that Smartmatic, Sequoia, Diebold-ES&S-Dominion, Hart InterCivic, Avid Leader Plus and other electronic voting machines are rigged and easily hackable.
Bipartisan chain of custody (to prevent tampering with tallies).
At no time can bipartisan chain of custody be subject to "faith" or any process that is hidden from empirical observation. Consistent with the Freedom of Information Act, We The People request that the Michigan Election Liaison and Secretary of State forward whatever assurances are possible, to these ends, to the address below.
The issue is clearly bipartisan. Whether one is Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, the issue is the same, and there is no room for disputation. The election process must be fully transparent; the tallies must be free from interference and totally accurate. The freedom of the world depends upon it.
Third, we request that Republican National Committee Chair, Ronna Romney McDaniel, begin or update an official inquiry into this matter in every state, and forward the findings thereof to the address below.
Fourth, we request that every Congress person from our state support Senator Ron Wyden's recent legislation, Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2018, requiring paper ballots and risk-limiting audits.
Fifth, we recommend that our Michigan legislators implement the following.
Bipartisan Chain of Custody Act.
RESOLVED, that free and fair elections require that the Secretary of State certify to the Citizens of the State of Michigan that an unbroken, bipartisan chain of custody has been maintained from the moment a citizen enters his or her votes until those votes are reported to the Citizens by the state tally system, and at every point in between.
At no point shall the voting results be hidden from bipartisan chain of custody certification by the Citizens.
Each step of this process shall be monitored by a group of election monitors selected one each by each of the political parties who registered candidates in that election.
Those monitors shall be able to empirically count and tally each vote, and certify the totals represented.
Each group of monitors must certify, individually and as a group, that the total of votes under their stewardship and reported by the group does accurately represent each vote cast.
At no point shall an electronic tally be used, except as a double check of the actual physical count by each bipartisan group.
Each group of bipartisan election monitors shall forward in person their certified results to a like-minded bipartisan monitoring group at the state, without the use of unseen and therefore inherently unverifiable electronic means (e.g. fax, phone, courier, radio, wireless, satellite, fiber optic, cable, or any other digital forms; which are susceptible to man-in-the-middle and other forms of vote total hacking). The bipartisan state monitoring group shall use an identical process to ensure that the vote tally entered for reporting to the public by the state accurately represents the tallies reported to them.
All certified records created by the bipartisan election monitors at the county board of elections, and at the state board of elections, shall be date and time stamped, photographed and posted at the state website as well as the websites of each political party within 30 minutes after certifying a tally.
If any of the votes are contested for any reason, the notes explaining the issue(s) to be addressed shall be posted below the photos of the certified totals that include the name and signature of each election monitor for Citizen review.
State and federal legislators, the expectation is that your response will be prompt, specific, and committed. When We The People receive answers that are delayed, vague, or noncommittal, we realize that we are defrauded of our representation and tax payer dollars. Do your job and protect our interests now. There is not much time. Would you do anything less and be less than a defender of freedom? In this communication, We The People place our sacred trust in you. Please bear it wisely.
Provide an address for reception of responses.
We add these few notes to inspire your efforts.
Just a friendly reminder: IF THE DEMOCRATS TAKE THE HOUSE, THEY WILL TRY TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT TRUMP. REGISTER! VOTE!
Unfortunately but realistically and even more probable is that this most crucial election coming up will be stolen by those barking the loudest about compromised elections, the Godless, Satan worshiping, power-mad NWO-elitist ghouls that pass themselves off as DEMOC-RATS; and to make things even worse the "Re-PUNK-licans" and some RINOS will let that happen as has been the case for decades! We have become a third world banana Republic where the criminal elitist politicians, mostly of the bereft Left, escape prosecution but the peons go to jail and our elections, the close ones, always fare on the side of the leftist demonic psychopaths. The harsh reality, in my opinion, will be that REVOLUTION will be the final SOLUTION if the sheeple want to retain the iota of freedom that they have left because of the Left – I SH!T you not!


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D.J. Caruso, let's call him DJ for fun, is a man with a mission. Mission 'Impassable'. Treading a trickly trippy tactile territory where the slow-drip creativity of the writing team rapidly seeps into the film's aggressive action rendering it ineffectual and finally redundant, "XXX" is strictly for fans of Diesel.
They get their money's worth in his introductory sequence where playing the do-gooder in a Spanish town he steals electrical equipment from on top of a transformer, surf-boards his way through the roads at full speed giving high-fives to the passers-by in cars and trucks, and reaches in time to plug-in the community television for a football game for the kids.
Awwwwwwww!
Life is all about the simple pleasures of life. "XXX: The Return Of Xander Cage" could well be one of them, provided how simple you like your pleasure.
Diesel's opening antics tells us what we knew all along. Diesel playing Xander Cage is in this for fun. Director DJ ups the 'masti' quotient to a point where the terror attacks that Cage and his motley team counters appear to be little more than video-games pumped up to be accommodated on the large screen with mammoth garnish that includes a relentlessly orgasmic background score which reminds us to not take the film's derring-do seriously. Not really.
There is an impressively staged shootout during a global summit against terrorism when a super-skilled marauder crashes through the glass to disrupt the goings-on. DJ knows how turn up the volume. But he doesn't know how to control the pitch so that the shindigs often get shrill in tone.
Vin Diesel saving the world is a kind of doped-out take on what Tom Cruise and James Bond do on one of their less meaningful days of countering catastrophe. The arch-villains trying to destroy the world in "XXX" are a bit of a joke. At one point a CIA agent is uncovered as a nuke-planting terrorist. Within minutes, he is swiftly disposed of by Diesel and his team. Momentum be damned.
That brings me to Deepika Padukone. Is she or is she not well represented in her first global appearance? The answer to that is not easy. While she makes an impressive entry into the plot, slipping stealthily through an automatic door before it closes on her (some symbolism in that?) the rest of her role does not allow her the same feline grace. Two others of her female co-stars — Ruby Rose playing a hard-nosed sharp shooter and Nina Dobrev as fast-talking computer nerd — bring far more zing to the table.
And zing, let me tell you, is the thing in "XXX". This is a film that beseeches you to set aside all your lofty notions on epic heroism. Saving the world would have never looked more fun to do had this franchise film only managed to preserve a kind of tongue-in-cheek goofiness that made "Deadpool" so deadly in its impact.
In "XXX: The Return Of Xander Cage" I got the feeling that everyone is trying to be sassy and cool, and not quite getting there. The opening in a restaurant has the routinely reliable Samuel L. Jackson trying to convince a young sportsman to join the "XXX" team. Now, this is supposed to be an outrageously funny sequence meant to lull our senses into a state of heightened submission for the big bang that follows. However there are many a slips between the corpse and their leaps. The poorly written dialogues and the build-up of sequence from bathos to bang is tragically shaky and uncertain.
Throughout the film the actors are thrown to their own devices while the writers and the director think of bigger better ways to fill up the screen with a voluptuous mayhem . While some of the actors come off pretty well considering the anorexia nervosa that grips the plot, Deepika Padukone sadly doesn't make it. And Toni Collette playing what looks a send-off on Judi Dench's "M" is risibly androgynous in her attitude dress and speech. She typifies the film's neither-here-nor-there attitude.
The action is first-rate, though. The fight-stunt on the flyover and the highway is so commanding that we almost wish the rest of the film would remain the same. Alas, it is downhill all the way, so much so that when the hijinks suddenly end we find ourselves asking, "Is this it?"
In the climactic finale a pivotal character watches a prayer-meet for his own death. I somehow felt the other characters doing the same all through. This franchise is actually dead. It is neither funny nor portentous. It's just a whole lot of skilfully executed spectacle looking for a reason to be loved by an audience that doesn't want to go away disappointed.
Even cinematographer Russell Carpenter who did such a brilliant job recently in "Parched", cannot seem to make sense of the skimpy resources at his disposal. It's like trying to fit Deepika Padukone's never-ending legs into AbRam Khan's new treehouse.
Nonetheless if you are willing to go with the furious flow of mindless mojo, you won't find it hard to enjoy the film.
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Lang Lang – Goldberg Variations – Finding the Inner Voice
The Goldberg Variations are a demanding repertoire. Lang Lang invites you to an encounter with this colossus of music literature at a time (perhaps not accidentally) when he is re-organising and realigning his life, newly married and after he has had his first long concert break. Accordingly, we encounter a new Lang Lang in this film: more experienced, more thoughtful, more transparent and more concentrated. With the Goldberg Variations, Lang Lang opens a new chapter in his long career. "Turning the page" could be his motto and that of the film that follows him on his interactive journey into the Bach universe: we accompany him in his research and in his attempt to comprehend Bach, almost haptically, by visiting places where Bach was active; we follow him when he deals with baroque playing techniques and, in doing so, also examines his own playing postures, and we are with him when he distils his own version from all the suggestions and presents his results for the first time to a curious public, be it his former patron, friend and conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the well-known harpsichordist and pianoforte expert Andreas Staier, the audience in Wiesbaden at Lang Lang's first concert with the new repertoire, or the audience in the Thomaskirche (St. Thomas' Church) in Leipzig. We also meet his German-Korean wife Gina Alice Redlinger, a pianist herself, she accompanies him most of the time, talking about the time they spent together, her part in his current work, and about how a young woman can exist alongside such a famous man.
Artists: Christoph Eschenbach, Andreas Staier, Gina Alice Redlinger, Zhu Ya Fen …
Director: A film by Andreas Morell
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After talking down a dangerous situation, Xaeron and Sophia enjoy their bachelor(ette) parties!
Don't Get Got!
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Episode No.: 128
Original Air Date: June 14, 2020
In-Game Date:
Monday May 18th and Friday May 22nd, 2020.
Place Jacques-Cartier, The Spark, various locations around Montreal and to the north.
NPC Appearances:
Baron Velan, Kyoko, Xaeron, Marnie, Dr. Sayley, Incisor, Helena, Fala, MacAllistar, Claude, Zistor Flexx, Talus.
Play of the Game:
Kate, as Patches, for designing a multimedia bachelorette party.
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You ever make a move and realize… you f***ed up?
Sophia stands in the middle of Place Jacques-Cartier, surrounded by three werewolves in their war forms, watching Baron Velan limp away down the road, merging with the air around him. The sidhe calls upon the Wyrd to make her chimerical self solid and attempts to use her impressive magics and title to intimidate the Garou. The humans in the square are panicked, rooted to the spot or running in every direction; in the chaos, the werewolves don't notice Patches Flicker-Flash up behind a monument. Sophia, too, uses the cantrip to vanish and reappear behind the Garou. As one of the werewolves bears down on Sophia, Patches charges in to drag her out of the way.
Sophia uses Flicker Flies to try to calm their rage; one of the Garou shifts down out of his war form to try to parley with them. Knowing that their quarry is long gone, he offers to speak with them at a nearby café. Patches notices that they are being followed by both a large raven and a rat… possibly allies of the Garou? Or spies? Sophia calls Braum to have him meet them downtown, and the motley sit down with the Garou.
"You are in league with the Wyrm," the man begins. Sensing that they must be from out of town, Sophia and Patches tell them of the motley's deeds: helping Kaylie and her pack, and assisting in the destruction of the Hive in Angell Woods Park. The Garou is impressed, and introduces himself and his pack: Can't-Stop-the-Funk ("But you can call me Funky, everyone does"), Larry, and Dina… and their fourth, a Ragabash who "can't be found if she doesn't want to be". They are in Cross' Shadow to hunt the Wyrm and its agents, and "the thing" that they call Velan is actually a Fomorian! Unlike vampires/leeches, Velan may perhaps be an unwilling agent of the Wyrm, but an agent of death and destruction nonetheless. Sophia implores the Garou for a chance to see about curing his "infection", as Cross' Shadow is soon to be her responsibility. While Dina just snorts with laughter, Funky agrees to give her the opportunity: as long as Velan's corruption doesn't spread, he can live. The Garou set off, and the motley wonder how they're going to be able to find the Baron again after this….
Patches gets a call: her bright-yellow Lamborghini, one of her Samhaim prizes, has finally arrived in the city! The nocker isn't particularly happy about the vehicle, but is excited to show it off to her motley mates. Braum calls Kyoko on his way back to The Spark but rushes home when the call ends abruptly. He finds her once again sleep-coding, and the ice from the shield has spread all across their room! Braum shakes Kyoko awake, demanding she tell him what's going on and worried that she may be in danger from her coding, even if only subconsciously. When Kyoko asks him if he truly believes she would ever hurt him, he realizes that it's his own beastly impulses he's afraid of. She asks for another few minutes to finish the code that her Dreaming self wants her to complete, and the troll grants it. An hour later, the shield suddenly consumes all of the ice that it had emitted, and Kyoko awakens. She presents Braum with the shield, telling him that she started designing it almost fifteen years ago. She had Kay's help, which is perhaps why only her dreaming self was able to work on it. The shield, Absolute, is able to instantly freeze its target in place, although the user must remain attached to them until the effect is dropped. Braum is humbled by the incredible treasure crafted for him by his wife, and the two embrace, feeling the weight of their memories of Kay.
That Friday are Sophia and Xaeron's bachelor(ette) parties! Patches takes a treasure-hunt approach for Sophia's, presenting her with clues as to her various destinations. They relax at a spa, take high tea at the Ritz, attend a classy reception on Mount-Royal, and enjoy a speakeasy in the heart of the city. Sophia and the other guests (Kyoko, Incisor, Talus, Zistor, Marnie, and Sayley) pile on to a party bus and set off to a mystery destination.
Meanwhile, Braum drives Xaeron and the rest of Golden Braid (Fala, Helena, Claude, and MacAllistar) north into the Laurentians. There they have set up a campsite where the group play volleyball and enjoy a campfire. Braum takes Xaeron out onto the lake where they discover a treasure chest filled with photographs and articles of Xaeron's life and accomplishments. Around the fire later, Braum asks Xaeron how he sees his future. "Bliss," the sidhe replies, smiling. The final step is another treasure hunt, and Braum allows Xaeron to set off in search of his goal.
Coming over a small rise, a cabin in the woods with an incredible view of the Aurora Borealis has been transformed with additional rooms sculpted out of ice. Pulling up to the cabin is the bachelorette's party bus, and Xaeron and Sophia are reunited in their own private, magical cabin for the night.
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Kanpur boy Anshu died on his father's shoulder.
A man has alleged that his 12-year-old son died due to negligence of doctors at the GSVM Medical College in Kanpur, a charge which the hospital authorities have refuted.
Sunil Kumar's son, Ansh, was denied in the emergency section of the hospital. They neither provided any assistance to the father to carry his son to a children's medical centre where he was suggested to go. Without any stretcher or ambulance, the father started walking towards the children's hospital 250 metres away, carrying Ansh on his shoulder. It is when, the boy died.
GSVM Medical College Principal Navneet Kumar on Tuesday said the child was already brought dead to the hospital and an inquiry has been ordered into the matter. On August 28, Sunil Kumar brought his son Anshu, who was suffering from fever, to the emergency ward of Hallet hospital of the GSVM Medical College. He has alleged that the doctors asked him to go from one department to another, which he did while carrying his son on his shoulder, and Anshu died in the process.
A committee, led by three doctors, has been asked to submit a report on the matter within three days, Mr. Navneet Kumar said. Kanpur District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma has also ordered an inquiry into the matter and formed a two-member committee comprising Additional City Magistrate and Additional Chief Medical Officer.
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package sagex.miniclient.android.ui.keymaps;

import android.view.KeyEvent;

import sagex.miniclient.android.preferences.MediaMappingPreferences;

public class VideoPlaybackKeyMap extends KeyMap {
    private MediaMappingPreferences prefsVideo;

    public VideoPlaybackKeyMap(KeyMap parent, MediaMappingPreferences prefsVideo) {
        super(parent);
        this.prefsVideo = prefsVideo;
    }

    @Override
    public void initializeKeyMaps() {
        super.initializeKeyMaps();

        // Key Mappings when VIDEO is playing, ie, player state == PLAY
        KEYMAP.put(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER, prefsVideo.getSelect());
        KEYMAP.put(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT, prefsVideo.getLeft());
        KEYMAP.put(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT, prefsVideo.getRight());
        KEYMAP.put(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_UP, prefsVideo.getUp());
        KEYMAP.put(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN, prefsVideo.getDown());
        // Page/UP which might also do channel up/down
        KEYMAP.put(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_PAGE_UP, prefsVideo.getPageUp());
        KEYMAP.put(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_PAGE_DOWN, prefsVideo.getPageDown());

        // since we are remapping left and right, then, remap long presses to send left/right
        LONGPRESS_KEYMAP.put(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER, prefsVideo.getSelectLongPress());
        LONGPRESS_KEYMAP.put(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT, prefsVideo.getLeftLongPress());
        LONGPRESS_KEYMAP.put(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT, prefsVideo.getRightLongPress());
        LONGPRESS_KEYMAP.put(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_UP, prefsVideo.getUpLongPress());
        LONGPRESS_KEYMAP.put(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN, prefsVideo.getDownLongPress());
    }

    @Override
    public boolean shouldCancelLongPress(int keyCode) {
        if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER) {
            return true;
        }
        return super.shouldCancelLongPress(keyCode);
    }

    @Override
    public int getKeyRepeatRateMS(int keyCode) {
        // if the right/left is held then wait a full second before doing it again
        if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT || keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT) {
            return 1000;
        }
        return super.getKeyRepeatRateMS(keyCode);
    }

    @Override
    public int getKeyRepeatDelayMS(int keyCode) {
        if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT || keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT) {
            // only wait 400ms before triggering the long press action
            return 400;
        }
        return super.getKeyRepeatDelayMS(keyCode);
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}

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Increased accessibility and more building rights in Arenastaden
The Municipal Executive Board in Solna has decided to proceed with the joint vision for the Solna Station area, which will mean greater accessibility to and from Arenastaden. The area will become a hub in which existing public transport – commuter trains, light rail and buses – will function alongside new public transport alternatives such as the underground, regional trains and the Arlanda Express, together with pedestrian, bicycle and car traffic.
A new entrance will be created for Arenastaden featuring new workplaces, residential units, a new station building and an expanded range of services with more cafés, kiosks and restaurants. The proposal will also mean an agreement in principle between Fabege and the City of Solna that the area of land is planned for new development encompassing a total of roughly 91,000 sqm of GFA, including 18,000 sqm for residential units (around 180 apartments) and 73,000 sqm of offices.
- "The new buildings rights will allow us to create a fantastic entrance to Arenastaden. We have high ambitions in relation to both the development of Dalvägen and the creation of the new districts, and we're delighted that the initial steps towards the new vision for Solna Station have now been taken," commented Christian Hermelin, CEO at Fabege.
In order to improve accessibility for all transport users, a review is being carried out of the street structure around the Solna Station area. The aim is for Råsta strandväg to replace Dalvägen as the area's main street, with a new route alongside the track area and connection to the area from the roundabout at Frösundaleden. On Dalvägen, pedestrians, cyclists and motorists will coexist with priority for pedestrians, and the new underground station will be located here with capacity for substantial flows. Improvements will be made to the bus stop area on Frösundaleden by extending the bus stop and moving it closer to the roundabout at Dalvägen/Råsundavägen.
Christian Hermelin, CEO, phone 46 (0)8 555 148 25, 46 (0)73 387 18 25
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As you put your job information together, you'll obviously need a list of references; nearly every company will want to speak with others who can vouch for you, and they may dig deep. However, you need to take some consideration into exactly whom you choose. And there are some people you simply should not use as references.
Someone you haven't had contact with for years.
Sure, you may have done some great work at that job from ten years ago, but companies want to hear from someone whom you've worked with far more recently. Plus, if the reference doesn't remember you well, that will simply become embarrassing and unhelpful for you.
Someone you don't know well (or at all).
The point of a reference is to have a potential employer speak with a fellow colleague or manager who worked closely with you and can vouch for your quality of employment and character. An acquaintance can't give any of that information because, quite simply, they don't have it. You want someone who can recount specifics of projects they've worked on with you, for example. A reference who obviously doesn't know you will also make an interviewer wonder why you chose that person to speak for you.
Someone who hasn't worked for ten years or more.
This person may have worked closely with you and could sing your praises, but if they're no longer in the industry, they won't know the trends and can't speak to your performance in relation to them. Again, the more current, the better.
This may seem like a no-brainer, but some employees think they must use their immediate supervisor, even if that person let them go. In this case, you may use a supervisor from a previous (but still recent) position or perhaps another supervisor or colleague. No rule exists that says you have to use your direct supervisor, especially if that person fired you.
Long story short, put those on your reference list who can make you look best and whom you worked with most recently. For help putting your list together and finding your next position, look to the experts at PrideStaff.


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Interviews Steve Cobucci Wolves At The Gate
Wolves At The Gate's Steve Cobucci Discusses Past, Present, and Future!
Wolves at the Gate released an EP now have released their debut full-length "Captors" got signed with Solid State Records, been touring what more do these guys got in them? Just about anything you can possibly think of and their vocalist/guitarist Steve Cobucci talks to me about it all from their history, writing style, showcase presents and much more!
1. Wolves at the Gate what brought you to naming yourselves this and what does it symbolize for the band?
Steve: When we first started the band, it took a couple months to come up with the band name. I really wanted our band's name to be something more than simply something catchy. Obviously that's crucial for a band, but with most things regarding this band, I wanted to make sure that there was some depth to a name for this band. The initial goal in forming this band was to write music that contained truths from Scripture and to share the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ alone. In the summer of 2008 I was reading in Acts chapter 20 verses 24-30 and in this passage the apostle Paul was speaking with what was the first Christian church. During this time, the teachings of Jesus were very new as the completion of his work on earth had just been fulfilled by his life, death, and resurrection. This was a fulfillment of prophesies and promises from God all throughout history that He would send the one true Messiah to pay for the sins of the whole world as we can see in Isaiah 53. Paul was warning the first church that there will be many people who will seek to cast doubt into their faith in Jesus Christ. He describes these as "savage wolves [that] will come in among you and will not spare the flock." This is a message of warning, yet also one of encouragement. And this is reference of where we base one of the goals of the band. There are many people out there with a wrong perspective, negative viewpoint, or even no understanding at all about the person of Jesus Christ. Our culture has painted a picture of Jesus as just a good man, a martyr, a saint, or even a myth for that matter. But my hope and joy is to be able shed light on the darkness that has fallen on the hearts and eyes of many. Jesus Christ is God. He was not just a man. He is our Savior and Lord. For all those who have a copy of our EP "We Are The Ones", they will recognize the title track of the album sets the precedent of the band. We are not the wolves at the gate we are the ones who face them.
2. Tell us the brief history of your band.
Steve: Wolves At The Gate formed in April of 2008 at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio (a small town outside of Dayton) during my senior year. Our first show we played was as a four piece. It was a house show we put on to show our friends the new band we started. Somehow we packed what seemed to be over a hundred people there. I probably had about six inches to a foot between my face and the crowd. People were packed all along the stairs, in the kitchen, on the porch. Needless to say, it was awesome. Cedarville is quite a conservative town, as is the university, so naturally our music came as a shock to some. It was at that show that our original vocalist, Colin Jones, joined the band. He had heard from some mutual friends that there was a bunch of guys on campus who had started a band that played heavier music but didn't have a vocalist. So Colin had come out to the show and up to me afterwards saying; "Sounds like your music could use some screaming, how 'bout I join the band and scream?" So naturally I was all for it. Since then we've just been trucking along, doing our best to make our way, and follow the Lord's guidance for this band.
3. How does it feel to be a part of the Solid State Records family? Did you ever get the chance to celebrate after hearing you got signed with them?
Steve: We've been really blessed with our team at Solid State. Our A&R at the label, Adam Skatula, is a genuine guy. It's hard enough these days to find solid people who love Jesus and pursue His righteousness, and even more so in the music industry. They totally support us as people and as a band, and in that order. Obviously at the end of the day the label has to make money and we have to sell records but it's been a mutual journey together. They do their best to support us to be the best band we can and we do our best to make sure be willing to work with the label, trust their judgment, and view more as a family. It's been awesome as well to start rallying behind and alongside other bands on the label such as To Speak Of Wolves, The Overseer, I Am Empire, Oh Sleeper, Becoming the Archetype, Children 18:3, Write This Down, Icon For Hire, etc and support their album releases. We want to be a part of the family, support, and cross-promote. We actually were supposed to celebrate after the signing as our manager Chad Weirick was supposed to take us out for dinner but things have been so busy that it hasn't worked out yet. That was supposed to happen back in August of last year, but don't think we've forgotten Chad!
4. Tell me about your debut album Captors what does the title represent and is this a concept release?
Steve: I wouldn't be telling you the truth if I told you that this was a concept record that I planned from the beginning, but it is just a testament to God's hand in the content of this record. Once I had finished writing all of the lyrics for this record I sat down and realized that there was a reoccurring theme. It wasn't until I wrote the lyrics to the song 'Safeguards', which was the last song I wrote lyrics to, that I realized what the title of the album should be. It stems from a line in the song 'Safeguards' that says, "When safeguards turn captors." The idea of 'Captors' is in reference to the fact that we are all born sinners and captive to our sinful desires and lifestyles. Although on the opposite side of things, those that have seen and put their trust in the redemptive act of Christ's death on the cross are captors of His love and grace. A captor is one who is captured, like a slave. We are either bound as slaves to our selfishness of sin or bound to Christ joyfully to serve Him as a slave. Due to the fact that I am captivated by the love of Jesus, each song represents a marriage of this undeniable love that God has for us and the undeniable sin nature that we have that separates us from a holy God. I'll reference a couple of the tracks off our new record to give some perspective. Our first single 'Dead Man' outlines the spectrum of being dead in our sins but being made alive in Christ. The song is a look into my heart of hearts, the depths of my sinful thoughts before my life was changed by the Gospel, my cries out to God to be saved and made new, and lastly the joy I received in being forgiven of my sins because of Jesus' death on the cross. Another song on the record titled 'Slaves' is a story of a slave who runs from his master with the thought his new found freedom would bring him peace and satisfaction. He soon realizes that he has no worry being a slave to a good master, the good Master.
5. How does it differ from your EP We Are the Ones?
Steve: Clearly 'We Are The Ones' was an EP which in some ways limits a band although it was an awesome opportunity to provide listeners with a really focused product. We are blessed to leave the studio with the record we have in 'Captors'. After the EP we really felt that we had so much more to give musically, lyrically, and sonically. This record as a whole will broaden the spectrum of what listeners can expect from us whether new or old fans. We are doing our best to carve out our own niche in heavy music instead of trying to fit in to the general mold in heavy music today. It's fun to me to try and push the limits of what the listener will deem as "heavy". Our goal is to communicate a passionate message with passionate music, that of which I feel was communicated well on 'We Are The Ones' and is exciting to know that our passion for the Gospel and music has only grown deeper. That aspect of our band is what has been attractive to fans so naturally we are excited to be able to hopefully inspire a deeper passion for Jesus in our listeners and to provoke intrigue in the listener who may have never given thought to a life in Christ. 'Captors' definitely experiments with sounds, tones, and styles that our listeners have not heard before.
6. Who are some of your musical influences?
Steve: Our musical influences tend to change frequently and surprise one another. Thankfully we have a healthy balance of old music we grew up on as well as being influenced by some of our peers. Collectively we are influenced by the likes of Thrice, As Cities Burn, Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, The Receiving End of Sirens to name a few. As well these bands, we are also inspired by bands that are friends of ours. We love seeing our friends write music that challenges us as musicians as we see them stepping up their game. Some of these bands are that of Come Wind and the Orphan the Poet who are friends that we have sort of grown up playing music together for the past 3-4 years. Both of those bands have a real love for music and are phenomenal musicians as well. Earlier this year we got to tour with the both of them and easily were the most fun we've had on tour as well as the most inspiring. Being able to share the stage each night and learn from each other was a priceless experience.
7. You worked with producer Andreas Magnussen on your debut release, what did he bring to the table for Wolves At The Gate?
Steve: Andreas is an excellent engineer and producer who were able to help us get these songs to the places they needed to be. He has a great work ethic, worked really hard on each aspect of the record, and has that perfectionist mentality you want in a producer. I did all the pre-production myself before entering the studio and it was awesome to see Andreas listen to the tracks and already see the direction we wanted to go in. He paid attention to each tone and its purpose in the song. His advice was always very tasteful; he did an excellent job at making the record sound like us, and helped bring these songs to life.
8. Who writes the songs, what are they about?
Steve: I [Steve Cobucci - singer/guitarist] write the core of all the songs as I write all of the lyrics and melodies. This generally works the best as we want to maintain strong melody and purposeful structure to each song. I also want the lyrics, vocals, and music to work together in a way that establishes a clear and distinct feel to each song. In regards to the content of the songs, I always want our music to be a biblical and for these songs to relate to people in all different walks of life. My desire is that people's hearts may be changed to a life loving Jesus Christ as their Savior yet the irony is that before any of these songs are written, God works and changes my own heart about these different topics in the songs. I never want to write something and pretend that I am some expert on how to live life. These songs are essential points on a timeline of my life. Aspects of my own heart that God convicted me of, occurrences in my life that were painful yet how God brought me through it, passionate joys of His truth revealed to me, and also cries to men to come to Jesus. These songs sing of my thoughts, passions, and desires, for a God who has saved me despite all the wickedness of my life.
9. How do you promote your band and shows?
Steve: However we can, we really don't put limits on what we are willing to do because we've found that the more accessible we have made ourselves to people, the more they can get behind supporting us. You can sometimes find us in malls on tour, talking with kids, inviting them to shows, challenging them to push-ups for free merch amongst other things. In our opinion, content it king, and quality always trumps quantity. We do our best to provide fans with plenty of outlets to find out more about us, post quality videos, be extensive in interviews, and be available for interviews such as these. There is no medium too small or unimportant. People are always listening and watching, so we want to make sure that we are consistent and intentional.
10. Can you describe your show visually and musically?
Steve: We try to diversify our set with a broader spectrum of our music so that kids can get a different look at our band through the different songs. While we are a heavy band, we want people to feel the dynamic shifts in our music. The energy of a live show will always trump simply listening to a record in your room with headphones. Musically and visually we strive to communicate the passion we have for the message of the Gospel while also communicating the passion we have for playing music. This has been a long road for us yet we still feel young and aim to give our best performances to whatever crowd is in front of us. Some of the best shows we have played have been in some church gym with carpeted floors and awful sound. We want fans to have an experience watching us play and joining us in the fun. We also just aren't entertainers; you will only get as much out of the show as you put in to it.
11. What advice would you give to fellow bands?
Steve: Be patient. Nothing that is worth getting comes easily and quickly. Bands always ask us what we did to get signed. We did nothing different than most bands. Continually write songs, push yourself to write music that is from the heart and not from the scene, and play shows to get better live. If you truly want to do this for a living, don't quit when nothing happens in six months to a year. God blessed us with an awesome opportunity and we were only able to see this come to fruition by continuing to play and write music with no expectations of this becoming a career. Don't have a tight grip on getting signed and all that stuff, your passion should be to write excellent music and be professional musicians.
12. What else can we expect to see from you guys as far as 2012 goes?
Steve: We obviously are really excited to get our new record 'Captors' into the hands of fans and with that in mind we will be touring extensively for this record in promotion of it. It's such a blessing to travel and play music as we are excited to play these new songs for fans. Not much more to say besides the fact that we will simply be on the road supporting this release.
13. What inspires you to do what you do?
Steve: It's simple. To glorify the name above all other names, which is Jesus Christ. I'm not in music for the money; we haven't made any of that yet. I am motivated by the gracious gift of salvation that has been bestowed upon me with the hope that I may clearly share that with all who listen to our songs, see us at a show, or run into us at a gas station.
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require 'test/unit'
require './lib/autodiff'
require 'pry'

class BasicTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
  def test_eval
    x = ::Autodiff::Variable.new()
    y = ::Autodiff::Variable.new()
    expression = x**2+x*y
    ddx = x*2+y
    ddy = x

    x.set(5)
    y.set(4)
    assert 45 == expression.value
    expression.accumulate(1)
    assert x.gradient == ddx.value
    assert y.gradient == ddy.value

    x.set(0)
    y.set(0)
    assert 0 == expression.value
    expression.accumulate(1)
    assert x.gradient == ddx.value
    assert y.gradient == ddy.value

    x.set(1)
    y.set(1)
    assert 2 == expression.value
    expression.accumulate(1)
    assert x.gradient == ddx.value
    assert y.gradient == ddy.value

  end

  def test_sigmoid_function
    x = ::Autodiff::Variable.new()
    sigmoid = (::Autodiff::Constant.new(Math::E)**(x*-1.0) + 1)**-1.0
    sigmoid_derivative = sigmoid*(sigmoid-1)*-1
    x.set(0.0)
    assert_in_delta(0.5,sigmoid.value, 0.00001)
    sigmoid.accumulate(1)
    assert_in_delta(sigmoid_derivative.value,x.gradient, 0.00001)
    x.set(-Math.log(3))
    assert_in_delta(0.25,sigmoid.value, 0.00001)
    sigmoid.accumulate(1)
    assert_in_delta(sigmoid_derivative.value,x.gradient, 0.00001)
    x.set(Math.log(3))
    assert_in_delta(0.75,sigmoid.value, 0.00001)
    sigmoid.accumulate(1)
    assert_in_delta(sigmoid_derivative.value,x.gradient, 0.00001)
  end

end


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package com.graphhopper.util;

import static java.lang.Math.cos;
import static java.lang.Math.toRadians;

/**
 * Calculates the angle of a turn, defined by three points. The fast atan2 method is from Jim Shima,
 * 1999, http://www.dspguru.com/dsp/tricks/fixed-point-atan2-with-self-normalization
 *

 * @author Johannes Pelzer
 * @author Peter Karich
 */
public class AngleCalc
{
    private final static double PI_4 = Math.PI / 4.0;
    private final static double PI3_4 = 3.0 * Math.PI / 4.0;

    static final double atan2( double y, double x )
    {
        // kludge to prevent 0/0 condition
        double absY = Math.abs(y) + 1e-10;
        double r, angle;
        if (x < 0.0)
        {
            r = (x + absY) / (absY - x);
            angle = PI3_4;
        } else
        {
            r = (x - absY) / (x + absY);
            angle = PI_4;
        }

        angle += (0.1963 * r * r - 0.9817) * r;
        if (y < 0.0)
            // negate if in quad III or IV
            return -angle;
        return angle;
    }

    /**
     * Return orientation of line relative to east.
     *

     * @return Orientation in interval -pi to +pi where 0 is east
     */
    public double calcOrientation( double lat1, double lon1, double lat2, double lon2 )
    {
        double shrinkFactor = cos(toRadians((lat1 + lat2) / 2));
        return Math.atan2((lat2 - lat1), shrinkFactor * (lon2 - lon1));
    }

    /**
     * Change the representation of an orientation, so the difference to the given baseOrientation
     * will be smaller or equal to PI (180 degree). This is achieved by adding or substracting a
     * 2*PI, so the direction of the orientation will not be changed
     */
    public double alignOrientation( double baseOrientation, double orientation )
    {
        double resultOrientation;
        if (baseOrientation >= 0)
        {
            if (orientation < -Math.PI + baseOrientation)
                resultOrientation = orientation + 2 * Math.PI;
            else
                resultOrientation = orientation;

        } else
        {
            if (orientation > +Math.PI + baseOrientation)
                resultOrientation = orientation - 2 * Math.PI;
            else
                resultOrientation = orientation;
        }
        return resultOrientation;
    }

    /**
     * Calculate the azimuth in degree for a line given by two coordinates. Direction in 'degree'
     * where 0 is north, 90 is east, 180 is south and 270 is west.
     */
    double calcAzimuth( double lat1, double lon1, double lat2, double lon2 )
    {
        double orientation = -calcOrientation(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2);
        orientation = Helper.round4(orientation + Math.PI / 2);
        if (orientation < 0)
            orientation += 2 * Math.PI;

        return Math.toDegrees(orientation);
    }

    String azimuth2compassPoint( double azimuth )
    {

        String cp;
        double slice = 360.0 / 16;
        if (azimuth < slice)
        {
            cp = "N";
        } else if (azimuth < slice * 3)
        {
            cp = "NE";
        } else if (azimuth < slice * 5)
        {
            cp = "E";
        } else if (azimuth < slice * 7)
        {
            cp = "SE";
        } else if (azimuth < slice * 9)
        {
            cp = "S";
        } else if (azimuth < slice * 11)
        {
            cp = "SW";
        } else if (azimuth < slice * 13)
        {
            cp = "W";
        } else if (azimuth < slice * 15)
        {
            cp = "NW";
        } else
        {
            cp = "N";
        }
        return cp;
    }

}


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Q: Split up forms for user input in Android This is an easy question, but I don't know how to word it to get a result from Google.
I am currently building an app in Android. One of the features of the app includes inputting a large amount of personal data (i.e. emergency contact information, social security number, and others). The file will include around 40 fields, but I don't want the user to have to scroll through one layout to fill all this information out. Thus, how do I create new "forms" to populate without having to create a new activity and xml layout for each set of data?
Any help is appreciated. Thank you for your help.

A:
Thus, how do I create new "forms" to populate without having to create a new activity and xml layout for each set of data?

You are welcome to create a new fragment and XML layout for each set of data, if you prefer.
At the end of the day, your code is largely the same in all cases:

*

*You need all 40 fields in an XML layout file somewhere. Whether this is one file, two files, or ten files, is up to you.

*You need to your controller logic for handling that input from those 40 fields somewhere. Whether that is in one activity, N activities, or N fragments, is up to you.
If you are expecting Android tools to be able to magically generate all this for you, just by you thinking really hard and staring at your monitor, Google's Project Synapse has not yet been released yet. :-)

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The OCC also found that mortgage modifications were climbing, rising 8.7 percent in the first quarter. Monthly mortgage payments were reduced in 88.3 percent of those modifications.
The regulator found that home forfeitures caused by a foreclosure were down 25.3 percent over the last year.


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Google is Leading the Way by Running on 100% Renewable Energy
The world renowned tech giant Google is celebrating its latest achievement of running solely on 100% renewable energy, in both its data centres and offices. The goal of running on 100% renewable energy was set back in 2016 and has been achieved quite quickly thanks to Google investing quite a lot of money into renewable energy over the years.
Google is now also considered the world's largest corporate buyer of renewables. In fact, Google now has over 3 gigawatts of production capacity from its three wind power plants, which is enough to power around 300 million LED bulbs.
How Did Google Achieve This?
One of the main contributing factors as to how the company achieved this goal was by taking advantage of the falling energy prices. Over the past six years, the cost of wind and solar has decreased by 60% to 80%, this was good news for Google as it helped prompt investment.
As of early December 2017, it was recorded that Google has invested over $3.5b globally into renewable energy infrastructure, which is not only a significant amount, but it also helped push the company high above its competitors.
Competitor Investment in the U.S.
In 2016, Amazon was the second largest corporate buyer of renewable energy infrastructure in the United States, behind Google, with 1,219-megawatts, closely followed by Apple with 699-megawatts and Microsoft not far behind with 492-megawatts.
Investment (megawatts)
Google 2,600
Amazon 1,219
Even though Amazon, Apple and Microsoft aren't quite at the point of running solely on renewable energy just yet, they are on the right track.
If renewable energy prices continue to fall, more companies may be willing to invest and work towards that 100% target Google has reached. Once other companies jump on board and look at Google as an example, they will help lower greenhouse gases and toxic emissions, which will also coincide with their county's work and targets of the Paris Agreement - everyone will benefit.


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Tongue Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Medically reviewed by Rochelle Collins, DO on November 14, 2019
"Tongue diagnosis" is a practice long used in traditional Chinese medicine (a system of alternative medicine that originated in China). According to the principles of TCM, analyzing the appearance of an individual's tongue can provide a greater understanding of his or her overall health.
Once a tongue diagnosis is completed and other aspects of the patient's health are evaluated, the practitioner may recommend treatment with such therapies as acupuncture, acupressure, herbal medicine, food therapy, and massage.
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How a Tongue Exam Can Assess Health
In TCM, it's thought that different areas of the tongue reflect the health of five corresponding organ systems: liver, lung, spleen, heart, and kidney.
TCM is based on the theory that all of the body's organs mutually support each other and that – in order to achieve optimal health – an individual's organs must be in balance.
Although it's been used in TCM for many years, tongue diagnosis and its validity as a medical assessment tool haven't been thoroughly explored in scientific studies.
Still, preliminary research suggests that tongue diagnosis shows promise as a means of evaluating certain measures of health in patients with conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and breast cancer.
Tongue diagnosis should not be used as a substitute for standard medical care or to diagnose potential health problems.
Factors of a Tongue Assessment
During tongue diagnosis, TCM practitioners usually examine the tongue coating, shape, and color. Tongue diagnosis also involves examining specific areas on the tongue. Here's a look at how these issues are addressed in a typical tongue diagnosis.
A light red color indicates that an individual's vital energy (also known as "qi") is strong. Changes in tongue color, meanwhile, are said to signal chronic illness.
For example, pale coloring in the tongue is thought to indicate an issue with the pancreas and/or digestive function, while purple coloring is said to arise from blockages in the flow of Qi.
Normal tongue shape is neither too thick nor too thin; the tongue body is smooth with no cracks. In general, changes in tongue shape are thought to reflect chronic illness affecting the blood, bodily fluids, or qi.
Changes in tongue shape may include a swollen or puffy tongue (said to be another indicator of problems with the pancreas and/or digestive function), cracks in the tongue (a possible sign of imbalance in the heart organ, an issue associated with insomnia and memory troubles), and curling at the sides of the tongue (thought to indicate liver qi stagnation).
Although the tongue coating is usually thin and white, a pale yellow and slightly thicker coating at the back of the tongue may also be normal.
In addition to reflecting the health of the spleen and stomach, tongue coating also provides an indication of acute illness (such as colds). For instance, a peeled or absent tongue coating may result from kidney yin deficiency, an issue associated with conditions like low back pain and tinnitus.
Here are some key points to keep in mind if you're thinking of undergoing a tongue diagnosis.
Some disorders don't show up on the tongue. It should also be noted that TCM practitioners do not rely on tongue diagnosis alone in evaluating a patient's health.
In most cases, the tongue is examined for no longer than 15 seconds at a time. Extending the tongue for longer may cause changes in tongue shape and color (two crucial elements of tongue diagnosis).
Before receiving a tongue diagnosis, you should avoid food and beverages that might discolor your tongue (including coffee, beets, and foods made with artificial food coloring). Consumption of vitamin C may also affect your tongue coloring.
If you use a tongue brush as part of your oral hygiene routine, discontinue use of the brush for at least a full day prior to your tongue diagnosis.
If you have any symptoms or health issues that are concerning you, it's important to see your primary care provider. Avoiding or delaying standard care can have serious consequences.
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Q: Recomposition does not happen on change of value of LiveData I'm making app like a cookbook for alcohol. The main model object is RecipePreparation. I put it into LiveData object in ViewModel, and observeAsState it into my compose function. I ran into a problem - when I click "ADD BASE" buttonvrecomposition does not happen, new AlcoholBaseView does not appear. But if I scroll down the screen, and then scroll up - it appears.
Model:
class RecipePreparation(
val id: Int,
var title: String,
var listOfAlcoholBase: MutableList<AlcoholBase>,
var listOfStages: MutableList<Stage>,
var isFinished: Boolean,

)
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fun EditRecipeScreen(editRecipeScreenViewModel: EditRecipeScreenViewModel = viewModel()){

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        val recipe by editRecipeScreenViewModel.recipe.observeAsState()
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            item {
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                    onValueChange = { text = it},
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            item {
                Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
                    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.Start) {
                    Text("ALCOHOL BASE")
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                    .fillMaxWidth(),
                    verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center) {
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                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.Center) {
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fun AlcoholBaseView(
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                }
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viewModel:
class EditRecipeScreenViewModel : ViewModel() {

var emptyBase = AlcoholBase("", "", "")
var emptyIngredient = Ingredient("", "")
val emptyRecipe = RecipePreparation(
    123, //
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    mutableListOf(Stage(1, mutableListOf(emptyIngredient), "", "")),
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)

val fullRecipe = emptyRecipe
val _recipe: MutableLiveData<RecipePreparation> = MutableLiveData(fullRecipe)
val recipe: LiveData<RecipePreparation> = _recipe

fun addBase()  {
    recipe.value!!.listOfAlcoholBase.add(emptyBase)
    _recipe.value = recipe.value
}


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A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 73F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Out of this world play about unity
Kaleideum's Peppercorn Theatre will present "Stoo's Famous Martian-American Gumbo," a new play for young audiences 6 and up, now through July 28 at the Arts Based School, 1380 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Stoo is a Martian boy who discovers that he can't grow his favorite fruit from Mars now that his family lives on Earth. With his diverse group of human friends, Stoo sets out to invent a brand new "special food" from delicious things on Earth. The result is a "Martian-American gumbo" — and a tale about the unifying power of friendship, music and sharing a meal.
The play runs about 50 minutes. Tickets are $10 for Kaleideum members, $12 for non-members. Tickets are $4 for EBT cardholders through Kaleideum's "Theatre for All" initiative. Showtimes and tickets are at www.peppercorntheatre.org.
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Thanks so much for checking out our registry! We love you all dearly and can't wait for the little one to meet everyone 😄 More than anything, this is our personal checklist for the accoutrements we think we've figured out will be useful in the first year or so of our baby bean's life.
This baby list is the culmination of recommendations from family and friends, our trusted OB/midwife practice, and professional associations (as well as every blog entry, message board post, buyers guide, and product review on the entire internet). Of course, despite all our research, we have *no* clue what we're doing...so more than any product, what we most need and appreciate is your love and support as we navigate this new leg of our life journey.
We'd also be super grateful for any second-hand clothes or gear any of you parents are ready to part with. And if there's anything you found to be indispensable as a parent you don't see on our list, please share. We look forward to seeing you all at the pre-birthday party on the 29th!


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Home Politics Wall Road Journal Editorial Rips Trump's Nazi Dinner
Wall Road Journal Editorial Rips Trump's Nazi Dinner
Editorials such as this are becoming the norm now regarding the Wall Street Journal and its coverage of Trump. Rupert Murdoch told Trump he couldn't support Trump's 2024 run, and perhaps some of Rupert's personal beliefs are leaking onto the platforms because, again – this is the new normal. The WSJ pounded Trump for his anti-Semitism:
Mr. Trump isn't going to change, and the next two years will inevitably feature many more such damaging episodes. Republicans who continue to go along for the ride with Mr. Trump are teeing themselves up for disaster in 2024. Worse is that Mr. Trump hasn't admitted his mistake in hosting the men or distanced himself from the odious views of Mr. Fuentes. Instead Mr. Trump portrays himself as an innocent who was taken advantage of by Mr. West.
As noted in other posts, Trump has yet to say, "I would never have had him as a guest. I find those views abhorrent…" Trump is purposefully allowing the white nationalist stench to hang in the air.
This is also all-too-typical of Mr. Trump's behavior as President. He usually ducked responsibility and never did manage to denounce the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, or others who have resorted to divisive racial politics, or even violence as on Jan. 6, 2021. Mr. Trump's failure to vet visitors is an example of his usual lack of organization and discipline, especially given that Mr. West has also been spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
And that is one element that makes this scandal entirely different than most. Trump normally has someone to blame for his troubles. He is persecuted by the Deep State. "Trump-hating Jack Smith…" This scandal is nothing but Trump and Trump's failure alone. He cannot push it off on someone else, and he's not really pushing it off much anyway, going no further than, "I didn't know, and we didn't talk about it…" (Paraphrase)
And, as the Journal notes, that's just not good enough and he's not going to change.
@JasonMiciak believes a day without learning is a day not lived. He is a political writer, features writer, author, and attorney. He is a Canadian-born dual citizen who spent his teen and college years in the Pacific Northwest and has since lived in seven states. He now enjoys life as a single dad of a young girl, writing from the beaches of the Gulf Coast. He loves crafting his flower pots, cooking, and currently studies philosophy of science, religion, and non-math principles behind quantum mechanics and cosmology. Please feel free to contact with any concerns.
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Andy Murray is 20/1 with Ladbrokes to beat Rafael Nadal & Roger Federer on his way to winning the 2011 Australian Open.
Murray is the well backed 7/1 third favourite to win the tournament with Federer and Nadal 7/4 joint favourites.
His most likely stage of elimination is the semi-finals at 15/8 with 20/1 the price about a shock first round elimination.
He's 40/1 to win the tournament without dropping a set and 5/1 to win two or more games 6-0.
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Don't store your helmet in direct sunlight or high temperatures. Keeping your helmet in a hot car, for example, is a no-no: that can damage your helmet and make it less effective in case of a fall. The expanded polystyrene or EPS—the layer of microscopic "bubble wrap" that protects your head in the event of a fall—will melt in extreme heat.
Sweat, makeup, sunscreen, dirt—these accumulate on your helmet's interior and can break down the lining. So give your helmet a clean. It's important to use only products specifically made for helmets, like Charles Owen's helmet cleaner and deodorizer. Going to extreme measures—like sending your helmet to the drycleaner or, heaven forbid, sticking it in a clothes or dishwasher—is a really bad idea. That can compromise the materials inside the helmet and reduce the helmet's effectiveness.
Many helmet models now offer removable liners, which can help even the hardest-working helmets stay hygienic. Cleaning and replacing those liners can extend your helmet's lifespan.
Burek advises equestrians to replace their helmets after every fall in which they hit their heads, because the microscopic "bubbles" in the EPS layer of the helmet burst on impact. This leaves that area compromised and unable to offer the same level of protection if it receives another impact there. Dropping a helmet onto a hard surface in the barn also can cause damage, even if the damage isn't visible. If your helmet hasn't sustained an impact, Burek still recommends replacing it after five years of consistent use, due to natural wear and tear on its materials.
Your head is vulnerable if you tumble from the height of a horse. Here?s how your riding helmet can cushion the fall.