dc.identifier.citation Pettigrew, S. and Pescud, M. and Donovan, R. 2011. Low SES children's BMI scores and their perceived and ideal body images: Intervention implications, in Greene, S.B. (ed), Body Image: Perceptions, Interpretations and Attitudes. pp. 215-225. New York United States: Nova Science Publishers.
BMI cut-offs were used in conjunction with the Children's Body Image Scale to provide a comparison between actual BMI and perceived and ideal body images among 90 low socioeconomic children aged seven to 10 years. A third of the sample was classified as overweight or obese, with a higher incidence among boys (38% versus 28% for girls). Two-thirds underestimated their current body size and only around 5% considered themselves overweight or obese. Just over 70% selected an underweight ideal body size. Intervention developers thus face the dual challenge of providing children and their families with the information and skills they need to prevent childhood obesity while addressing a lack of awareness of actual body weight among children that is combined with an unrealistic ideal body size preference. This task is complicated by the need to minimise weight concerns that can result in eating disorders. The results suggest the need for a family-based approach that targets parents of young children to increase awareness of healthy body sizes and lifestyle behaviours before children have become overweight, formed inaccurate weight-related beliefs, and/or become dissatisfied with their bodies.


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HPJ EXIM has a mission that dates back to the early when one man set out on a mission with a venture of global trading activities on international basis for buyer and seller business gradually grew and became global. The Company added diversified trading activities of various commodities and became one of the good trading houses in India.
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Tom Moshimer
1989 Jim Crowley Award Winner
Tom Moshimer Crowley
1989 Award Winner
By Larry Sellers, Crowley Award Chair, Traverse City St. Francis
The Jim Crowley Award is dedicated to the memory of the late Jim Crowley, former coach at Jackson Lumen Christi High School, a great coach, and a dedicated family man. The award honors individuals who have made special contributions to the game of football and to the MHSFCA. It is the most prestigious award presented by our association.
Tom Moshimer, the 1989 recipient of the Crowley Award, was a 1959 graduate of Michigan State University. He began his coaching career in the fall of 1959 as the head coach at Dundee High School which had been 1-25-1 during the preceeding three seasons. Tom put together a 35 game winning streak from 1962-1966. Moshimer took over at Plymouth Salem in 1967 and turned a team which had been 1-15 the previous two years into a consistent winner. His overall coaching record is 161-95-6 and his teams have been 101-53 since he went to the wishbone 16 years ago. Tom is recognized as an expert on the wishbone offense, both "Bo" Schembechler and George Perles have referred to him as one of the most knowledgeable coaches on the wishbone in the country.
Tom has all of the qualities of a successful coach: athletic awareness, an insurmountable spirit, a great feeling for his athletes and fellow coaches, and the dedication to work until the job is done.
Tom Moshimer has been selected as a MHSFCA Regional Coach of the Year several times and has been selected Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Coach of the Year. Tom was inducted into the MHSFCA Hall of Fame in 1985.
Tom has been a dedicated member of our Board of Directors. He has been the All Star Game Chairman, since the first All Star Game in 1981. Without his direction, the All Star Game wouldn't be the success it has become.
We congratulate Tom Moshimer, the 1989 recipient of the Crowley Award, for his contribution to the association, and for his many contributions to the game of football, and to the lives of the many players he has coached.

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4GW (Fourth Generation Warfare) is the only kind of war America has ever lost. And we have done so three times – in Vietnam, Lebanon, and Somalia. This form of warfare has also defeated the French in Vietnam and Algeria, and the USSR in Afghanistan As the only Goliath left in the world, we should be worried that the world's Davids have found a sling and stone that work." – Chapter 1, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century. The War in Iraq. The War on Terror. These types of "asymmetrical" warfare are the conflicts of the 21st century – and show how difficult it is for the world's remaining superpower to battle insurgents and terrorists who will fight unconventionally in the face of superior military power. This change in military conflict may seem sudden.
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Alejandro Jaramillo Gómez was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He lived the first seven years in Stockholm, Sweden, after which he returned to Colombia.
Recognized by his academic excellence, Alejandro graduated from Universidad del Rosario (Bogotá) and obtained his Law Degree in 2014. During the course of his studies he obtained significant experience as a researcher, working with numerous prestigious professionals related to International Law, including Professor Héctor Olásolo (former Legal Officer in Chambers at the ICC) and members of the Colombian Supreme Court of Justice. Additionally, he collaborated in numerous publications and projects related to Trade Law, Private International Law and other International Law related topics.
As part of his academic training, Alejandro has also been part of international law competitions, including two successful participations as part of the University's team. First, as a member in the VI Competition of International Commercial Arbitration, Universidad de Buenos Aires - Universidad del Rosario, achieving the 6th place out of 46 teams in the oral rounds. Second, as Captain and chief orator in the XI ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law, Latin American Regional Round, drafting prize-winning memorials (Best Respodent/Best Overall memorials) and achieving 5th place as best orator in the preliminary rounds.
Upon graduation and thoroughly interested in International Economic Law, Alejandro has been admitted to the IELPO Program and has been awarded a partial Scholarship by IELPO. Confident that IELPO offers the necessary means for him to grow as a lawyer and make a significant contribution to his country, he is looking forward to having an outstanding participation throughout the program.


Credit Repair – WOW, where do you start with this subject? I guess I will start with this – CREDIT IS FEEDOM! With it you can do almost anything and without it you can do almost nothing! It takes years to build, and a very short time to burn. So let's nail down a few things as far as what builds your credit, what ruins your credit and how to fix and rebuild it. Building credit is fairly easy. It normally starts at a young age right out of high school. Especially college students, who guess what, were NEVER taught in high school about credit and how it works. How to get it and how to ruin it! How about a class on handling money, wealth accumulation, building credit and how important it is to your future? The consequences of borrowing a $1000.00, and how interest works, and how long it would take to pay back if you have a $12.00 an hour job , minus taxes and expenses of having the job? Ok let's get to the point.
Building credit and ruining credit is very simple. You gain a higher credit score the more credit you have and paying that credit on time. You ruin your credit by borrowing money and not paying it back on the terms you borrowed it. Here are a couple things to raise, ruin or repair your credit score.
2. Do not carry a balance OVER 50% of the credit card. If you have a credit card with a $5000.00 limit, and your balance is $5000.00, your credit score will drop. You have maxed out your borrowing power.
1. Pay late on any credit card, auto loan, mortgage loan or any institution that reports to the 3 major credit bureaus. Trans Union, Equifax and Experian.
2. Defaulting on a tax bill.
1. Find a reputable company with years of experience and knowledge in credit repair. This can be VERY difficult, but there is a way to protect yourself!
2. Check the background on the company you want to use! What are their BBB (Better Business Bureau and BCA (Business Consumer Alliance) ratings, are they bonded, how many years in business.
1. How and where to get a secured credit card.
2. Paying your daily bills on a secured credit card and showing current credit activity.
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Q: Using an ActiveX in WPF without UI I have been looking at Stackoverflow thread ActiveX control without a form and after some success I have hit a wall.
I seem to be able to create an instance of my AX, but I am not sure how to access the thing to call methods.  Here is my implementation:
class DirectAudio : UserControl, IDisposable
{
private myAxControl myAx;
private Thread axThread;

public DirectAudio()
{
    BuildAx();
}

private void BuildAx()
{
    axThread = new Thread((ThreadStart) delegate
    {
        myAx = new PanasonicOCXControl();
        myAx.CreateControl();
        System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run();
    });
    axThread.SetApartmentState((ApartmentState.STA));
    axThread.IsBackground = true;
    axThread.Start();
}

public void Dispose()
{
    axThread.Abort();
    aX.Dispose();
}

public void Connect(CameraConfig cameraConfig)
{
    try
    {
        myAx.Invoke(new Action(() => myAx.Disconnect()));  //how do I do this??
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Logger.ToDebug(ex);
    }
}
}

When that myAx.Invoke in the Connect() method runs I get this:
{"Invoke or BeginInvoke cannot be called on a control until the window handle has been created."}
How should I be calling myAx?

A: If you want to use ActiveX without UI directly you can try this
[DllImport("ole32.dll", PreserveSig = false)]
[
 return :MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)
]
public static extern object CoCreateInstance([In] ref Guid clsid, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] object punkOuter, int context, [In] ref Guid iid);

public object createComOCXObject() {
 Guid IID_IUnknown = new Guid("{00000000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}");

 var clsid = new Guid("{6bf52a52-394a-11d3-b153-00c04f79faa6}"); //your ocx clsid

 object ocxObj = CoCreateInstance(ref clsid, (object) null, 1, ref IID_IUnknown);
 return ocxObj;
}

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29 Jul 2021 2:01 PM +00:00 UTC
Street Fighter 5: Everything We Know About Akira Kazama
Fantastic fighting rival!
By James Wright
The Street Fighter 5 Champions Edition will be adding Rose and Oro as part of the games next big updates. But eventually, they'll be adding Akira Kazama, a fighter Rival Schools fans might recognise.
Capcom confirmed during their Spring update live stream that Akira is now in development, so it's as good a time to brush up on everything you need to know about the character.
If you're wondering when Akira will release, what her gameplay looks like currently, and all the info on her moveset, then read on.
Akira Release Date
Akira Gameplay
Akira Moveset
Capcom has at long last announced a date for when they'll reveal all about the Street Fighter Summer 2021 Update.
It all kicks off on August 3, with details about Oro, Akira "and more!".
We can't wait to see what they have planned.
June 14, 2021 [11pm BST] -
What a bust, no info about Oro or Akira!
June 14, 2021 [9am BST] - We're less than 24 hours away from the start of Capcom's live E3 Showcase.
The event itself gets underway at 14:30 Pacific Time (PT) which for those in the UK means a rather late watch at 10.30pm BST.
It's all available to watch via E3's official channels, so that means you can tune in with either Twitch, YouTube, Facebook or Twitter channels.
Hopefully, Street Fighter 5 will have something to show us during the event. It's more likely to be on the Summer Update, but we could see something on Akira too.
June 11 - Capcom are taking part in E3 2021 but it's not clear exactly what they'll have to reveal. There are two important dates for your diary.
The first date is June 10. This is when the Summer Games Fest Kickoff Live event takes place.
The show begins at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm BST / 8pm CEST and will include several developers and publishers, including Capcom.
Alternatively, Capcom also has another E3 showcase planned for June 14 at 22:30pm BST.
As we mentioned, it's not clear where Street Fighter will fit in, or if Oro will be mentioned, as it could be that the main show is reserved for just The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Monster Hunter Rise or Resident Evil Village.
Only time will tell, so stay tuned for more details.
Akira likely isn't coming to the game until much later in the year, likely as part of a Winter update.
Keep in mind, the game still has to launch Rose and then Oro.
Oro won't be coming to the game until the Summer update, which could be anywhere between Monday, 21 June and ends Wednesday, 22 September.
Needless to say, it could be quite some time before we see Akira come to the game.
Take a look at some gameplay of Akira in action, shown during the Street Fighter V Champion Edition Spring Update:
The only thing we know so far about Akira's moveset is what we've seen in the teaser trailer (above).
The devs did share a few comments on the game's blog:
As you can see, Akira is going to be retaining some of her Rival Schools style in SFV such as her ability to execute flashy air combos!In addition, her older brother Daigo makes an appearance as one of her V-Triggers, bringing back the vibe of that classic Rival Schools gameplay.
The dev team will be revealing more info about Rival Schools veteran Akira "in the near future" but we imagine that it could still be a few months.


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import { autoBindMethodsForReact } from 'class-autobind-decorator';
import classnames from 'classnames';
import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';

import { AUTOBIND_CFG } from '../../../../common/constants';
import type { Request, RequestAuthentication } from '../../../../models/request';
import type { Settings } from '../../../../models/settings';
import { Button } from '../../base/button';
import { OneLineEditor } from '../../codemirror/one-line-editor';
import { HelpTooltip } from '../../help-tooltip';
import { PasswordEditor } from '../password-editor';

interface Props {
  handleUpdateSettingsShowPasswords: (arg0: boolean) => Promise<Settings>;
  onChange: (arg0: Request, arg1: RequestAuthentication) => Promise<Request>;
  request: Request;
  showPasswords: boolean;
}

@autoBindMethodsForReact(AUTOBIND_CFG)
export class BasicAuth extends PureComponent<Props> {
  _handleUseISO88591() {
    const { request, onChange } = this.props;
    onChange(request, {
      ...request.authentication,
      useISO88591: !request.authentication.useISO88591,
    });
  }

  _handleDisable() {
    const { request, onChange } = this.props;
    onChange(request, { ...request.authentication, disabled: !request.authentication.disabled });
  }

  _handleChangeUsername(value: string) {
    const { request, onChange } = this.props;
    onChange(request, { ...request.authentication, username: value });
  }

  _handleChangePassword(value: string) {
    const { request, onChange } = this.props;
    onChange(request, { ...request.authentication, password: value });
  }

  render() {
    const {
      request,
      showPasswords,
    } = this.props;
    const { authentication } = request;
    return (

                  Username

                  <OneLineEditor
                    type="text"
                    id="username"
                    disabled={authentication.disabled}
                    onChange={this._handleChangeUsername}
                    defaultValue={authentication.username || ''}
                  />

                  Password

                <PasswordEditor
                  showAllPasswords={showPasswords}
                  disabled={authentication.disabled}
                  password={authentication.password}
                  onChange={this._handleChangePassword}
                />

                  Enabled

                  <Button
                    className="btn btn--super-duper-compact"
                    id="enabled"
                    onClick={this._handleDisable}
                    value={!authentication.disabled}
                    title={authentication.disabled ? 'Enable item' : 'Disable item'}
                  >
                    {authentication.disabled ? (

                    ) : (

                    )}
                  </Button>

                  Use ISO 8859-1
                  <HelpTooltip>
                    Check this to use ISO-8859-1 encoding instead of default UTF-8
                  </HelpTooltip>

                  <Button
                    className="btn btn--super-duper-compact"
                    id="use-iso-8859-1"
                    onClick={this._handleUseISO88591}
                    value={authentication.useISO88591}
                    title={authentication.useISO88591 ? 'Enable item' : 'Disable item'}
                  >
                    {authentication.useISO88591 ? (

                    ) : (

                    )}
                  </Button>

    );
  }
}

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Q: Using Shiny (r) to geocode a postcode I am trying to use Shiny to geocode a postcode.
How do I manipulate 'geocodeddata' to seperate the latitude and longitude into two seperate objects? I want to be able to use these objects to then subset a table.
ui.R
library(shiny)
library(ggplot2)

shinyUI(fluidPage(
  # Application title
  titlePanel("Parking Charge Notice"),
  textInput("value", label = h3("Text input"), value = "Enter text..."),
  actionButton("go", "Go"),
  actionButton("go2", "Run"),
  textOutput("text1"),
  fluidRow(
    dataTableOutput("table")
  )
    )
)

server.R
library(shiny)
library(plyr)
library(geosphere)
library(ggmap)
library(reshape)
library(ggplot2)

shinyServer(function(input, output) {
    geocodeddata <- eventReactive(input$go,{
    geocode(input$value, output = "latlon")
  })
})


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VCA Animal Hospitals, incorporated as VCA, Inc., operates more than 1,000 animal hospitals in the US and Canada. The company is based in Los Angeles, and was founded in 1986. Until its acquisition by Mars in 2017, VCA traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker "WOOF".

VCA was founded in 1986 by three health care company executives, Neil Tauber and brothers Robert (Bob) and Arthur (Art) Antin. The name is an abbreviation of "Veterinary Centers of America." VCA acquired its first veterinary clinic, West Los Angeles Veterinary Hospital, in 1987.

In October 2004, VCA purchased Sound Technologies, a company which supplied digital radiology and ultrasound equipment to veterinary hospitals. In July 2009, VCA purchased diagnostic imaging company Eklin Medical Systems, which was combined with Sound Technologies to form Sound/Antech Imaging Services.

In 2014, VCA acquired the dog day care center Camp Bow Wow, which had about 140 franchises in the US and one in Canada and licensed The Barkley Pet Hotel & Day Spa brand in Westlake Village, California from Beverly Hills Pet Hotels, Inc.

On January 9, 2017, Mars Inc. announced its intention to purchase VCA for $9.1 billion, operating it as an independent unit within Mars Petcare. VCA CEO Bob Antin remained in his position.

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Companies based in Los Angeles
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Ohio State Picks Up 7 Foot Transfer Trevor Thompson From Virginia Tech
The Buckeyes have added another key transfer to next year's squad.
By Thomas Beindit@tbeindit Apr 13, 2014, 1:45pm CDT
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Thad Matta has done it again. After adding a big transfer in Anthony Lee from Temple, Ohio State has added another key transfer in Trevor Thompson from Virginia Tech. The Buckeye frontcourt was one of the team's weaknesses last year. Ohio State started the season at 15-0, but only finished just 10-8 in the Big Ten regular season and were knocked out in the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament by Dayton.
Virginia Tech 7 footer Trevor Thompson is heading to Ohio State. #buckeyes
— BT Powerhouse (@BTpowerhouse) April 13, 2014
Here is what Land-Grant Holy Land (SBNation's OSU Blog) had to say about Thompson:
"With Amir Williams, Trey McDonald, and Anthony Lee all set to graduate following the 2014-2015 basketball season, it was important for Thad Matta and his staff to add a solid big man or two in their 2014 recruiting class. They came up with one in the form of Dave Bell - who is very raw - and wanted to add another.
The 6'11, 220-pound center also seriously considered Indiana and Purdue before deciding Ohio State was the best place for him to play out the rest of his collegiate basketball career. He's originally from Indianapolis and will be closer to home after making the move from Blacksburg to Columbus."
Here is what CBSSports had to say about Thompson:
"Thompson, a 6-foot-11 center from Indianapolis, played just one season in Blacksburg. He averaged 5.0 points and 4.7 rebounds, going for 15 points and six rebounds in a loss to Duke in late February.
Because of his size and three years of remaining eligibility, Thompson was one of the most sought-after transfers on the market. Indiana and Purdue were also on his list of finalists, but dozens of schools showed interest."
Though Thompson will have to sit out next season due to his transfer, this is a lot of raw talent to add to an OSU frontcourt that has received a lot of negative attention recently. This is a big addition.
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Through archaeological investigation, a window to the past is opened to allow a view of life as our ancestors lived it. Preserving archaeological resources is vital to keeping this window open. Inevitably, a few archaeological sites are lost as the result of natural processes or accidental discovery, but the destruction of sites for the recreation or commercial profit of a few individuals is far more destructive. It doesn't matter whether it is relics from a Civil War battlefield or gold or silver from a shipwreck, the "mining" of sites results in an irreplaceable loss to the collective heritage of present and future generations.
While archaeology has been described as "destructive" because sites are excavated and artifacts are removed, it is done in a way that does not destroy information nor does it decrease a nation's cultural heritage. As monuments from the past, shipwrecks and other archaeological sites attract curiosity and wonder. Preservation of sites and artifacts, either in place or in museum exhibits, permits tourists and other visitors to experience them. As keys to achieving a better understanding of history, they afford an intellectual challenge and the promise of discovery.
People of many nations are working to protect archaeological sites through legislation and cultural resource management, and efforts are being made to preserve archaeological collections. Reputable museums will not accept artifacts from commercially exploited sites and improved standards are ensuring that collections are conserved and properly stored for use by scholars and the general public. Many academic, governmental and private organizations work around the world funding, conducting and publishing archaeological research, educating scholars and the public, as well as preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting archaeological data and collections in museums.
Simply put, archaeological investigations are the best, most efficient use of a nonrenewable resource — a nation's cultural heritage. A site can be destroyed and its contents disbursed in a moment from salvage, or it may be preserved and enjoyed by the public and studied in perpetuity. All people, not just a select few, benefit from preservation. The study and enjoyment of archaeological resources for science, tourism, recreation, and education not only preserves sites but benefits the economy over a long period of time.


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Sachin Tendulkar among stars in UN campaign to highlight fathers' role
Middle-class parents damaging their children by not being able to say 'no'
6 Little Behavior Problems You Shouldn't Ignore
'Dirt Is Good': Why Kids Need Exposure To Germs
Do We Really Need To Push Our Children To Be No. 1? I Don't Think So
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By- Clint Edwards
http://www.scarymommy.com/stop-pushing-kids-be-best/
There's an article from Boston magazine making the internet rounds right now titled "In Praise of Mediocre Kids." In it, Julie Suratt describes how her son Finn was interested in playing the French horn, so they got him the instrument and signed him up for the school music program, only to find out that he wasn't that good.
The school music director suggested they pay for a private tutor. Like any good parents, the Suratts looked into it. The music program already cost $150, and to rent the French horn was another $42 a month. Add the cost of private lessons on top of that, and once everything was tallied, Suratt was left wondering why they originally got into this whole "playing an instrument" thing. It wasn't for Finn to play in the London symphony (do they have French horns in the London symphony?). It was so he could try out an instrument and see if he enjoyed the experience.
But her initial reaction to do everything she could to make sure her son was the best at the French horn, even if it cost a great deal of money, is relatable to me, and I assume it is to anyone with children.
A few years ago my daughter, who was 5 at the time, wanted to try ballet. We got her the leotard and the lessons and the cute shoes. I drove her to every practice and every recital, and as I did, I imagined her as a professional dancer. This graceful ballerina, prancing along the stage, wowing fans. The strange thing is, though, I don't even like ballet. I've seen The Nutcracker a couple times, and I was never enthralled. And yet, the moment my daughter showed interest in something, I wanted her to be the best at it.
My notions of her devoting her life to ballet got quashed pretty quickly however. After about six months, it was everything I could do to get her to put on the tights. She hated it, so I ended up forcing her to do something that she didn't like, with the hope that she would make me proud someday by becoming a prima ballerina — again, an art form I don't even appreciate.
Like Suratt, I eventually took a step back and had to examine why I got her into this whole dancing gig in the first place, and the reasoning was to see if she'd enjoy it. Not for her to become some accomplished ballerina. Like really, what are the odds?
Often as parents, we get lost in competition. We expect our children to be the best at everything, all while forgetting that turning them into upstanding adults with passions and good values is actually a pretty lofty goal all by itself.
But for some reason, parents in 2017 are fearful of mediocrity. Now, keep in mind, this is often a middle- to upper-class problem. You have to have enough money to pay for those extracurricular activities, along with the extra gear and lessons, plus the time to schlep your kid from place to place. I grew up with a single mother. We didn't have money for that kind of thing, and she certainly didn't have the time or resources to be shuttling me all over town each day.
We make enough money for my son to play soccer and for my daughter to attend gymnastics lessons (her new adventure). We don't make enough money to devote our lives to the cause, but we wouldn't want to anyway. Our kids are enjoying themselves and learning new skills, and we are happy with that.
I happen to work in a Division 1 athletics program. My job is to help make sure college athletes do their homework (I'm pretty popular, trust me). I will be the first to admit, I've seen student athletes who are so driven to excel at everything they do that I have to take a step back to truly appreciate how amazing they are. But on the flip side, I've also seen the downside of pushing a child to be the best their whole life: When they do fail, and they will because everyone does, it crushes them. This can be tragic.
In the past two years, two student athletes I worked with have died by suicide — one after he lost eligibility, the other when she was cut from the team. Those two students were bright and capable, and yet they had built up their sport to be so important, so valuable, that when it was taken away from them, they felt like they had nothing left to live for. But the fact is, they both had a hell of a lot of life left to live. They were smart and motivated. They could have had promising careers and families. They were good people, and their whole lives still lay ahead of them.
But they couldn't see that.
Now, this isn't going to be the case for all children who have been pushed to excel their entire lives, but we shouldn't ignore the impact this has on our children's mental and emotional well-being either.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with having a mediocre child. There is nothing wrong with being a B or even a C student. It's not that you shouldn't encourage children to do their best and challenge themselves. But pushing them to be the absolute best and demanding they excel at everything from soccer to the French horn to their class ranking might not be the best way for them to truly enjoy their childhood. That's a lot of freaking pressure. And from my observations, it can, in fact, have tragic consequences.
Ultimately, that's what Suratt concludes in her article: "It's not easy to ignore societal pressure to push, push, push […]. Our parents didn't sign us up for all the extras […]. They were more concerned with whether we ate our vegetables than how many goals we scored […]. We don't owe our success to private coaching and tutoring; we owe it to our intrinsic desire to be our best self. That's what we need to focus on with our children: building their self-esteem; creating a safe environment where it's okay to fail and okay to try again; and encouraging them to be nice, honest, and loyal. And, perhaps most important of all, embracing mediocrity."
We need to teach our children that failure is a part of life and that we still love them even if they are not the best at this or that, because on the whole, they are the best children we have. Everyone has their talents and their struggles, and that's part of life. While my daughter will never become a famous ballerina, that's okay. As long as she becomes a kind, self-sufficient, caring person, I will be incredibly proud of her.
And I have to assume all of you loving parents reading this article feel the same. So let's make sure our kids know that. Let's take the pressure off them a little. Let's not worry about pushing our children to be the best, and instead, like Surratt, embrace mediocrity.
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By- Teresa Belton
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/09/being-bored-is-good-for-children-and-adults-this-is-why?utm_content=bufferb8f6b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
From books, arts and sports classes to iPads and television, many parents do everything in their power to entertain and educate their children. But what would happen if children were just left to be bored from time to time? How would it affect their development?
I began to think about boredom and children when I was researching the influence of television on children's storytelling in the 1990s. Surprised at the lack of imagination in many of the hundreds of stories I read by ten to 12 year-old children in five different Norfolk schools, I wondered if this might partly be an effect of TV viewing. Findings of earlier research had revealed that television does indeed reduce children's imaginative capacities.
For instance, a large scale study carried out in Canada in the 1980s as television was gradually being extended across the country, compared children in three communities – one which had four TV channels, one with one channel and one with none. The researchers studied these communities on two occasions, just before one of the towns obtained television for the first time, and again two years later. The children in the no-TV town scored significantly higher than the others on divergent thinking skills, a measure of imaginativeness. This was until they, too, got TV – when their skills dropped to the same level as that of the other children.
The apparent stifling effect of watching TV on imagination is a concern, as imagination is important. Not only does it enrich personal experience, it is also necessary for empathy – imagining ourselves in someone else's shoes – and is indispensable in creating change. The significance of boredom here is that children (indeed adults too) often fall back on television or – these days – a digital device, to keep boredom at bay.
Some years after my study, I began to notice certain creative professionals mentioning how important boredom was to their creativity, both in childhood and now. I interviewed some of them. One was writer and actress Meera Syal. She related how she had occupied school holidays staring out of the window at the rural landscape, and doing various things outside her "usual sphere", like learning to bake cakes with the old lady next door. Boredom also made her write a diary, and it is to this that she attributes her writing career. "It's very freeing, being creative for no other reason than that you freewheel and fill time," she said.
Similarly, well-known neuroscientist Susan Greenfield said she had little to do as a child and spent much time drawing and writing stories. These became the precursors of her later work, the scientific study of human behaviour. She still chooses paper and pen over a laptop on a plane, and looks forward with relish to these constrained times.
Sporting, musical and other organised activities can certainly benefit a child's physical, cognitive, cultural and social development. But children also need time to themselves – to switch off from the bombardment of the outside world, to daydream, pursue their own thoughts and occupations, and discover personal interests and gifts.
We don't have to have a particular creative talent or intellectual bent to benefit from boredom. Just letting the mind wander from time to time is important, it seems, for everybody's mental wellbeing and functioning. A study has even shown that, if we engage in some low-key, undemanding activity at same time, the wandering mind is more likely to come up with imaginative ideas and solutions to problems. So it's good for children to be helped to learn to enjoy just pottering – and not to grow up with the expectation that they should be constantly on the go or entertained.
How to handle a bored child
Parents often feel guilty if children complain of boredom. But it's actually more constructive to see boredom as an opportunity rather than a deficit. Parents do have a role, but rushing in with ready-made solutions is not helpful. Rather, children need the adults around them to understand that creating their own pastimes requires space, time and the possibility of making a mess (within limits – and to be cleared up afterwards by the children themselves).
They will need some materials too, but these need not be sophisticated – simple things are often more versatile. We've all heard of the toddler ignoring the expensive present and playing with the box it came in instead. For older children, a magnifying glass, some planks of wood, a basket of wool, and so on, might be the start of many happily occupied hours.
But to get the most benefit from times of potential boredom, indeed from life in general, children also need inner resources as well as material ones. Qualities such as curiosity, perseverance, playfulness, interest and confidence allow them to explore, create and develop powers of inventiveness, observation and concentration. These also help them to learn not to be deterred if something doesn't work the first time, and try again. By encouraging the development of such capacities, parents offer children something of lifelong value.
If a child has run out of ideas, giving them some kind of challenge can prompt them to continue to amuse themselves imaginatively. This could range from asking them to find out what kind of food their toy dinosaurs enjoy in the garden to going off and creating a picture story with some friends and a digital camera.
Most parents would agree that they want to raise self-reliant individuals who can take initiatives and think for themselves. But filling a child's time for them teaches nothing but dependence on external stimulus, whether material possessions or entertainment. Providing nurturing conditions and trusting children's natural inclination to engage their minds is far more likely to produce independent, competent children, full of ideas.
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United Nations: Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar joins a roster of global celebrities, including David Beckham and Novak Djokovic, for a special UNICEF campaign that highlights the critical role played by fathers in children's early development.
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The UNICEF initiative 'Super Dads', coming just days ahead of Father's Day, celebrates fatherhood and highlights the importance of love, play, protection and good nutrition for the healthy development of young children's brains.
The campaign, which highlights fathers' critical role in children's early development, features stars from the world of entertainment and sport including Tendulkar, Beckham, Djokovic, Academy Award winning American actor Mahershala Ali, British Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton and Australian actor Hugh Jackman.
"When I was a young child, my father gave me the right amount of love, freedom and support to shape who I am today," Tendulkar, a UNICEF Ambassador, said in a statement.
"Every kid needs protection, love, good food and play to support growth and development, and it's up to both parents to provide these," he said.
Djokovic said as a father, he has seen for himself the impact that love and positive action has had on his child during the early years of life.
"Being a new parent isn't easy. There are many challenges that fathers across the world face. This campaign is about supporting and encouraging fathers so they can be the Super Dads their kids desperately need," said the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
The heart-warming videos and photos of celebrity dads in the campaign will be coupled with stories of super dads from across the world, including those who are doing their best to raise their children in extremely difficult circumstances.
One such super dad is South Sudanese refugee Idro, who is raising three daughters aged 2 months, 3 and 13 years old in Uganda's Bidi refugee settlement, the largest in the world. Idro fled his war-torn country in July 2016, and is doing everything he can to keep his young daughters' healthy, happy and safe, UNICEF said.
"The earliest years of life present a critical, once-in- a-lifetime opportunity to shape children's brain development - and it's their parents who hold the largest stake in this process," UNICEF Chief of Early Childhood Development Pia Britto said.
Britto added that the more fathers, mothers and other family members shower their babies and young children with love, play, good nutrition and protection.
"The better these children's chances are of reaching optimal health, happiness and learning ability. Good parenting for young children living in highly stressful conditions like conflict or extreme poverty can even provide a buffer, helping them to fully develop despite adversity," Britto said.
UNICEF added that good parenting in early childhood, especially during the first 1,000 days, sparks neural connections in children's brains, laying the foundation for their future successes. Research suggests that when children positively interact with their fathers, they have better psychological health, self-esteem and life-satisfaction in the long-term.
"We need to break down the employment and societal obstacles that deprive fathers - and mothers - of precious time with their young children," said Britto.
"It is critical that the private sector and governments work within their communities to give parents and caregivers of babies the time, resources and information they need to give children the best start in life," he said.
The 'Super Dads' initiative forms part of UNICEF's #EarlyMomentsMatter campaign, which aims to drive increased understanding of how children's environments and experiences in early childhood can shape their future health, well-being, ability to learn, and even how much they will earn as adults.
Middle-class parents are damaging their children by not being able to say "no", a top child psychologist has claimed.
For many teachers, bad behaviour in the classroom does not stem from the pupils themselves but the parents, according to Dr Amanda Gummer, a research psychologist specialising in child development.
By- Rachael Pells
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/middle-class-parents-children-not-say-no-spoilt-dr-amanda-gummer-child-psychology-a7886441.html
"Wild, unruly children are increasingly likely to be the progeny of so-called 'helicopter' parents," said Dr Gummer writing for the Daily Mail, "those who give intensive, one-on-one attention to their child and pander to their every whim, fuelling a 'little emperor' syndrome."
From her experiences of working with primary school teachers, she said, the attitude and behaviour of middle class parents in particular was far more shocking than that of their children.
"They are ruthlessly ambitious for their child's future — failing to realise how badly their mollycoddling is preparing them for the compromises of real life," she said.
"While we've long known this hovering parenting style can create children unable to make decisions or exhibit independence, what's less often discussed is how aggressive and difficult the children of helicopter parents — often middle-class, professional and, to their minds, devoted to their darlings — can be at school.
"These children struggle in the classroom because they cannot cope with not being number one," she added. "So they play up to try to get the attention they have been raised to believe ought to be all theirs".
Teachers were being "frustrated to tears" as a result of these attitudes, she said.
Recent Department for Education figures revealed as many as 35 children a day were being permanently excluded from school for bad behaviour in England alone.
Just under a fifth of those expelled were at primary school, including some children as young as four – a figure that has more than doubled over the past four years.
Dr Gummer suggested the perceived increase in expulsions can be linked to the combination of poor behaviour and lack of personal skills as a result of bad parenting.
"Imagine: little ones so helpless they need assistance to go to the loo and put on their shoes, yet who are utterly unafraid to biff their teacher on the nose," she wrote.
"Too many of these children have never heard the word 'no' levelled at them at home."
Previous studies have suggested parents who exert too much control over their children could be causing them psychological damage later on in life.
A 2015 study by University College London tracking more than 5,000 people since birth, found people whose parents had intruded on their privacy in some way, or encouraged dependence were much more likely to be unhappy in their teens, 30s, 40s and later on in life.
"Children need rules, boundaries and opportunities to feel the cold, go hungry and fall down and hurt themselves, so they can learn from their mistakes," concluded Dr Gummer.
"If they are deprived of those basic life experiences at home, it makes educating them a far greater challenge for their teachers than it ever need be."
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By Niharika Ghosh
https://www.mycity4kids.com/parenting/article/6-little-behavior-problems-you-shouldnt-ignore
One of the biggest challenges parents face is managing difficult or defiant behaviour on the part of children. Whether they're refusing to put on their shoes, or throwing full-blown tantrums, you can find yourself at a loss for an effective way to respond. Overall, parents have a lot on their plates, and sometimes that can lead to them making some important oversights. Obviously, moms and dads aren't expected to study or analyse every little thing their children do, but there a quite a number of little conduct problems that should never go unnoticed, as they can be troublesome in the long run.
Today, we'll be taking a look at 6 of these minor problems that parents can't afford to ignore, and how to address them properly:
1. Not Seeking Permission
It doesn't take long for children to start preparing snacks on their own, rather than asking for help getting them. However, giving them control of when they can eat or perform certain activities does not help teach them to follow the rules. It is best to have an established set of rules for the household, instead of letting your child behave as he pleases. This gives him a constant set of rules to follow and adjust to, as opposed to teaching him to make the rules for himself.
2. Stretching the Truth
If your child over-exaggerates or lies about something that does not matter, it may not seem like a big deal. But, lying easily becomes a habit that kids often turn to in order to get out of chores or trouble. If your child lies about something, make sure you let him know that it is important to tell the truth.
To fix this behaviour, try to set the record with your kids whenever applicable. Sit them down, and tell them that you know the truth, and that they should just admit the truth. Be sure to teach lessons like short stories or fables in order to let them know that if they develop a tendency to lie, people won't believe them. Kids will likely slow down on exaggerating if they realize that it is not as harmless as it seems.
3. Showing some attitude
When children show their parents a little bit of attitude or arrogance, they're basically displaying a small lack of authority towards you and possibly other authority figures. You may think your child is mimicking you, rolling their eyes, or answering back at you is simply a phase, but if you don't address it as soon as possible, this attitude could soon develop into a long-term trait. Some parents ignore it because they think it's a passing phase, but if you don't confront it, you may find yourself with a disrespectful teenager who has a hard time making and keeping friends and getting along with teachers and other adults.
A great way to counteract this behaviour is to deny your children a reaction from such behaviour. If they, for example, try to copy you when you tell them to do something, you can walk away. Or, you can tell them something along the lines of, "I can't hear you when you talk that way. Why don't you say something more constructive if you want a response?"
4. Interrupting you when you're talking
Even if your child is just ignoring you because they're excited to tell others something, parents should ignore it when their children interrupt them. By allowing your child to develop the habit of interrupting you, you're nurturing a habit that teaches them it's okay to be inconsiderate of others. Later on it may be possible that your child thinks that he is entitled to other people's attention and won't be able to tolerate frustration.
If you find your child interrupting you at any point and time, be sure to let them know that they must wait their turn to speak. Tell them that you were not done speaking and that it's rude to not let you finish. Be sure to let them know that interrupting you won't get them anywhere and that you will not accept such behaviour.
5. Playing Rough
Children are bound to play slightly aggressively or get a little out of hand at times. However, there is still a limit with how rough parents should let them play. Furthermore, if their children are playing too roughly, they should step in and not ignore such behaviour. It can lead to bad habits, and to more aggressive behaviour. If intervention is not done, then it may become a full fledged habit by the age of 8 or 9 years. Also, it sends a message that hurting people is acceptable.
Whenever you see your children displaying aggressive, rough behaviour, you should aim to stop them immediately. Tell them the importance of treating others the way you'd want to be treated. Also, make sure they know that playing roughly is not acceptable and it can lead to them hurting others.
6. Ignoring what you say
If you find yourself repeating yourself as a result of your child pretending that he can't hear you, don't let them get away with ignoring you. In the long run, what you're supporting is the idea that it's okay to disregard your commands or wishes. Ignoring you may be a game of power but if you allow the behaviour to continue, he is likely to become more defiant and dominating.
If your child is ignoring you as you give them a command from a slight distance, try walking to them and directly confront them. Also, demand more eye contact when you're talking to them in order to ensure that what you say is being heard and understood. If they still refuse to listen, offer a consequence for their misbehaviour.
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As a new parent, Jack Gilbert got a lot of different advice on how to properly look after his child: when to give him antibiotics or how often he should sterilize his pacifier, for example.
After the birth of his second child, Gilbert, a scientist who studies microbial ecosystems at the University of Chicago, decided to find out what's actually known about the risks involved when modern-day children come in contact with germs.
By Lulu Garcia-Navarro
https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/07/18/dirt-is-good-why-kids-need-exposure-to-germs/
"It turned out that most of the exposures were actually beneficial," Gilbert says. "So that dirty pacifier that fell on the floor — if you just stick it in your mouth and lick it, and then pop it back in little Tommy's mouth, it's actually going to stimulate their immune system. Their immune system's going to become stronger because of it."
Gilbert is now the co-author of a new book called Dirt is Good: The Advantage of Germs for Your Child's Developing Immune System. Presented in a Q&A format, the book seeks to answer many of the questions Gilbert has fielded from parents over the year
What are some things that parents get wrong?
Some of the main things are over-sterilizing their environment, keeping their children from ever getting dirty. So going out into the backyard and playing in the mud, and then as soon as they're filthy, bringing them in and sterilizing their hands with antiseptic wipes, and then making sure that none of the dirt gets near their faces. Also, keeping them away from animals. The dogs and cats, sure, but also, other animals. It's fine to wash their hands if there's a cold or a flu virus around, but if they're interacting with a dog, and the dog licks their face, that's not a bad thing. In fact that could be extremely beneficial for the child's health.
What about hand sanitizer? Good or bad?
Usually bad. Hot, soapy water is fine. Even mildly warm, soapy water is fine, and it's probably less damaging to the child's overall health.
How about the five-second rule? The idea that if something falls on the ground and is there for under five seconds, it's clean.
The five-second rule doesn't exist. It takes milliseconds for microbes to attach themselves to a sticky piece of jammy toast, for example. But it makes no difference. Unless you dropped it in an area where you think they could be a high risk of extremely dangerous pathogens, which in every modern American home is virtually impossible, then there's no risk to your child.
Wash a pacifier or lick it if it falls on the ground?
Lick it. A study of over 300,000 children showed that parents who licked the pacifier and put it back in — their kids developed less allergies, less asthma, less eczema. Overall, their health was stronger and more robust.
Are things like allergies an unintended consequence of trying to protect our kids too much?
Absolutely. In the past, we would have eaten a lot more fermented foods, which contain bacteria. We would have allowed our children to be exposed to animals and plants and soil on a much more regular basis. Now we live indoors. We sterilize our surfaces. Their immune systems then become hyper-sensitized. You have these little soldier cells in your body called neutrophils, and when they spend too long going around looking for something to do, they become grumpy and pro-inflammatory. And so when they finally see something that's foreign, like a piece of pollen, they become explosively inflammatory. They go crazy. That's what triggers asthma and eczema and often times, food allergies.
Give us some advice. What should I allow my child to do?
Oftentimes, it's hard to get your kid to eat a healthy diet. I would strongly try to encourage the consumption of more colorful vegetables, more leafy vegetables, a diet more rich in fiber as well as reducing the sugar intake. But just generally, allow your kid to experience the world. As long as they're properly vaccinated, there's no threat, and they will actually get a stronger, more beneficial exposure.


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Cyrus Hall McCormick redesigns a harvester model previously studied by his father, and later patents it in 1834.
McCormick launches a factory in Chicago to produce 500 machines for the 1848 harvest.
Financier J.P. Morgan merges the McCormick Harvesting Machine
Company and the Deering Harverster Company.
This gives rise to the first large worldwide group in the agricultural machinery sector, the International Harvester Company (IH), and in
addition to being its founder, Cyrus H. McCormick Junior also becomes its president.
Debut of the first 10 to 20 horsepower tractors, and inauguration of the International Harvester Company of Great Britain, which mainly operated as an importer up until 1939.
The International Harvester Company of Great Britain purchases the Wheatley Hall site in Doncaster, which will later become the McCormick headquarters.
Tractor production in Doncaster begins.
The first McCormick Farmall M rolls off the production line on 13 September.
Tractor production begins in St. Dizier, France, with the assembly of the Fc Farmall model.
Launch of the World Wide range, the first European tractors to be equipped with synchronised transmissions and to offer optional hydrostatic transmissions.
The McCormick brand and the Doncaster plant are purchased by Argo Tractors Group, along with the tractors' production and technical know-how.
The company McCormick Tractors International Ltd. is launched.
Argo Group purchases the St. Dizier facility, which becomes the headquarters of McCormick France.
The MC115, the MTX 110 to 185 horsepower models, the Power6, and the MTX 200 model roll off the Doncaster production lines.
The McCormick Diamond Edition is launched, a special edition that leads to the end of production at the Doncaster facility.
Argo Tractors decommissions the Doncaster facility and transfers the production of McCormick brand tractors to the Group's production sites outside the United Kingdom.
The French facility in St. Dizier, specialising in Powershift transmissions, is decommissioned in
order to centralise all the production activities within the modern and innovative Argo Tractors facilities.
The X7 series, based on an original
Argo Tractors design and featuring a ZF gearbox, makes its debut in Paris.
The version with a continuously variable transmission also arrived in the autumn.It was the start of a new era.
The Xtractor project is launched: a docu-reality show in which
the tractors will travel over 8000 kilometres through Australia.
The 310 HP X8 VT-Drive high-end range makes its debut at Agritechnica.
The McCormick X6.4 VT-Drive, with a continuously variable gearbox developed and produced by Argo Tractors, is crowned Best Utility 2018 by the Tractor of the Year jury.
The process of strengthening the
McCormick dealer network in Europe begins with the inauguration of the new Argo Tractors branch in Spain, and will later include new branches in France (2019) and Germany (2021) as well.
After completing their Australian adventure, the tractors of Xtractor set off on the discovery of South Africa: a 50-day journey during which they will cover an itinerary of 8000 km.
At Agritechnica McCormick debuts the X7.624 Stage V model, with its new 6-cylinder engine, and new "family feeling" bonnet and roof design derived from the flagship X8 VT-Drive model.
Together with the Stage V engine, the updated roof style, which now includes 12 LED work lights, was also adopted for the X8 VT-Drive.
McCormick reaffirms its development pathway by offering a comprehensive range of 43 to 310 HP products.
The company improves its global performance with the launch of the new X8 VT-Drive, X7.6, X6.4 VT-Drive and P6 Drive models, all with Stage V engines.
McCormick, with its range of tractors at the top of their class in terms
of technology, comfort and safety, and with all the strengths of its American origins,
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XSEED Games recently announced that their crossover title Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale will be releasing on March 1st in North America. The title is an amalgamation of the obscure strategy RPG series PopoloCrois with the more well known farming simulator series Story of Seasons (formerly Harvest Moon – You can read about the confusing history of these two titles here and here). While the combination of these two types of genres is odd, Japan is no stranger to wacky mashups.
Story of Seasons has had plenty of releases in English and the series has grown into a cult classic whereas PopoloCrois has only had one Western release for the PSP in 2005. XSEED's decision to localize Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale will hopefully be a boon for the PopoloCrois series and, if this crossover game sells well, will help bring more of these strategy RPGs out of Japan.
The story focuses on Pietro, a prince from PopoloCrois, who must go to the far off country of Galariland to learn how to protect his native soil (literally) from a new threat known as the black beasts. Through your standard set of misadventures Pietro finds himself stranded on an empty lot of land. The prince then must learn how to farm in the strange, and now infested, Galariland while repelling the ever advancing black beasts.
If you're wondering how this tactical RPG farm simulation dating-sim will play like, the 'gameplay' page of the Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale website offers up some clues. Headings such as 'Fighting battles', 'Raising crops', 'Saving farmland', 'Synthesizing items', 'Catching bugs' and the StreetPass enabled 'Interacting with the community' are all listed. Here's hoping that this hodgepodge of styles can coalesce into a cohesive whole and form one unique experience.
With all the different elements, it seems like fans will definitely be getting the bang out of their buck. However, you'll have to wait another month to see how it all fits together.
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As Under Armour continues to place connected footwear at the forefront of their innovation pipeline, they introduce the new wearable, a trio of smart running shoes.
Good things can come in three, and in the case of Under Armour they are UA SpeedForm® Gemini 3 RE, UA SpeedForm® Velociti RE, and UA SpeedForm® Europa RE. The new wearables are the brand's latest collection of running shoes designed to provide runners with the digital tools needed to understand recovery and ultimately maximize performance.
So who are Under Armour? They are "the originator of performance footwear, apparel and equipment". They are the brand famous for revolutionizing how athletes across the world dress, case and point Dwayne Johnson AKA the Rock, who is an ambassador of the brand. Sold worldwide to athletes at all levels, Under Armour Connected Fitness™ platform also powers the world's largest digital health and fitness community through a suite of applications: UA Record, MapMyFitness, Endomondo and MyFitnessPal.
Dwayne Johnson AKA the Rock, ambassador of the UA brand.
Now following in the footsteps of their successful launch of the UA SpeedForm Gemini 2 RE, released earlier this year, we are happy to confirm that you can expect a lot more from their latest line of connected footwear. This is definitely great news for those looking to invest in a pair of Under Armour's running shoes. They can look forward to enjoying the kind of construction that ensures a great fit, Charged Cushioning® that will improve responsiveness and durability (UA SpeedForm® Gemini 3 RE), blown rubber under the heel to help absorb ground contact (UA SpeedForm® Europa RE) and an embedded sock liner for support and seamless comfort ( UA SpeedForm® Velociti RE).
What we love about Under Armour's three unique styles is that each shoe has a design feature that will benefit the wearer. For example, the UA SpeedForm Velocity RE is the perfect training partner for those wanting to run faster and the UA SpeedForm Gemini 3 RE and UA SpeedForm Europa RE will easily complement those who want a pair of shoes that they can wear on a long run.
When it comes to the technology, we turn to the UA Record Equipped, a smart feature within the footwear that extends the tracking capability of MapMyRun by providing detailed workout stats, such as cadence, real-time pace information and the mileage lifetime of the shoe with the added benefit of never needing a recharge. These are the kind of tech features that will arm runners not only with automatic tracking capabilities, but also with insights into their muscular fatigue prior to working out.
Working together with the technology in the connected shoes is MapMyRun, Under Armour's mobile app and global digital running community. MapMyRun, which you can download at the App Store or Google Play™ store, exclusively powers the new line of connected footwear with a new performance feature called the Jump Test, which scientifically measures and elevates the awareness of an athlete's muscular fatigue level.
Once connected to MapMyRun, the technology embedded in the shoes will measure and average the airtime of a sequence of jumps as an indicator of muscle fatigue. This mechanism helps track an athlete's recovery status over time and provides immediate guidance on how to alter the intensity of a workout. The new MapMyRun experience also includes a runner's dashboard, performance scorecard, and the gear snapshot with the shoe's total mileage, steps, and average cadence while training.
With footwear as a major growth driver for Under Armour, 2017 is the year that the company plans to more than double the number of units of their Connected Footwear worldwide. Those interested in investing in a pair of their smart shoes, note that the entire line of UA Record Equipped running footwear will become available for pre-order on UA.com from 5th January 5th 2017. With prices starting from $139.99, each order will include an annual MVP subscription to MapMyRun with access to training plans, audio coaching, live tracking, advanced analytics, as well as multi-language VIP support.
Showing such promise, we look forward to being up close and personal with Under Armour's performance based footwear at CES 2017. Should you want to see these connected shoes for yourself too, then we will see you at booth #43912.


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Empire Electric Inc. strides to be the number one Jacksonville Electrician in Florida. We can provide service regardless of size whether it is new construction, old construction, repair, retrofit or replacement. We can provide LED Lighting Retrofits as well as Property Maintenance Services. This approach is used throughout our course of business to make the customer our number one priority. From our experienced staff to our tools and technology we want you to be satisfied from the minute you reach out to us until your project is complete and even after that. We want to be your #1 Electrician in Northeast Florida.
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Senior strategic appointment signposts new and radically different approach to enterprise investment in Media Tech sector
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Our team has been delighted to have some lovely rare footage from the Tour de France grace our studios this winter.
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Since June 2020, R3store Studios has been busy working on a massive digitisation project for Northern Ireland Screen and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI).
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VIAA is an archive striving to make digital heritage accessible to the publice. They are currently engaged in the preservation of audiovisual material in Flanders. VIAA digitise analogue material, and preserve original digital material on their servers. This is done in a sustainable way, so that future generations have access to the past.
IWM Short Film Festival is a showcase of imaginative and challenging films inspired by our collections and our role – to explore the causes, course and consequences of war and conflict, and its impact on people's lives. R3store are proud to sponsor the 'Best Documentary' category in 2017.
FIAF, the International Federation of Film Archives, has been dedicated to the preservation of, and access to, the world's film heritage since 1938. It brings together the world's leading non-profit institutions in this field.
R3store helped Cinemageddon at Glastonbury 2017. We were lucky enough to have worked on 2 of the films shown there with revered UK filmmaker Julien Temple and Michael Eavis. Rock on!
Arrow's global reputation as one of the finest labels in the world is for its high quality product and focus on fan-based products. This includes a major investment on restoring original material through modern techniques - and R3store Studios are proud to have graded & restored feature films for them previously.
We have been working with the BFI on the Film Forever, five year strategic plan for 2012-2017 to support UK film. The plan covers all our activities and is based around three priorities – education and audiences, support for the UK film industry and unlocking film heritage. Click the logo to find out more about the BFI >
Nucoda colour grading and mastering solutions have been used on many of the best known films, commercials, documentaries, music videos and television programs around the globe and that's why we choose to use Digital Vision in our editing suites at R3StoreStudios
The Federation of Commercial Audiovisual Libraries (FOCAL) International is a professional not-for-profit trade association formed in 1985 and is recognised as one of the leading voices in the industry
DFT have been at the forefront of film scanning technology for over 75 years providing solutions for film post production, archive and restoration markets with a range of high quality, leading edge products and services.
The Yorkshire Film Archive finds, preserves and provides public access to moving image made in or about the Yorkshire region, they also hold collections held by the North East Film Archive (NEFA), and we are pleased to be working with them
Northern Ireland Screen is the government-backed lead agency in Northern Ireland for the film, television and digital content industry, driving global growth through boosting our economy, celebrating our culture and enhancing our children's education.
Film London is the capital's screen industries agency - it connects ideas, talent and finance to develop a pioneering creative culture in the city that delivers success in film, television, animation, games and beyond. We're proud to be associated with them.
We're proud to have worked on some nationally important archive films for The Royal Air Force Museum. Its hangars house some 130 aircraft and the films show footage which has never previously been seen before outside of the MOD, of many of these aircraft in operation and combat.
LUX is an international arts agency that supports and promotes artists' moving image practices and the ideas that surround them.
The AP Archive is the film and video archive of The Associated Press, one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent news gathering. The collection includes over 1.7 million global news and entertainment video stories dating back to 1895.
The Archives and Records Association is the lead professional body for archivists, archive conservators and records mangers in the UK. R3store are proud to be an approved supplier of the ARA.
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The Natural History Museum in London is a treasure in every way. The museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 80 million items within five main collections.
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R3store have collaborated with AELTC and IMG to digitise and restore a huge amount of AELTC archive material including some historic Wimbledon moments and interviews with legendary players.
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Q: Vim: execute command with range silently According to the vim documentation, the :silent command can be used to avoid the hit-enter prompt.
The problem is that I want to silent a command that accepts a range as input, and this does not work because the range is passed to :silent instead of to the command itself.

Example
To open the urls in the current file or selection, I use the following mapping in my .vimrc:
noremap <leader>u :w !urlview<cr>

where :w !urlview pipes the current file or selection to urlview standard input.
Now, trying to avoid the hit-enter prompt, I added:
noremap <leader>u :silent w !urlview<cr>

that, when invoked with a selection, rightfully responds with:
E481: No range allowed

Any clues on how to circumvent this issue?

A: You can modify the mapping to insert the :silent after the initial typing of the :w command, just like you would probably do when typing this interactively:
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Home Latest News JCB FINANCE CELEBRATE INDUSTRY AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS AND JCB DEALERS
JCB FINANCE CELEBRATE INDUSTRY AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS AND JCB DEALERS
Selected as the UK and Europe Captive Finance Lessor of the Year, JCB Finance, the in-house financier for equipment manufacturer JCB was praised for its committed service to the JCB dealer network and customers alike.
JCB Finance provide hire purchase and leasing options at the point of sale of a new or used JCB within construction, agriculture and industry and have done so for almost 50 years. This service is facilitated in the UK through a growing Team of Field Managers and a further Team of Head Office based Relationship Managers offering immediate solutions to customers on the telephone, email or via their online portal
The success comes just weeks after the company celebrated the milestone news that total lending had reached an all-time high, with the amount currently being lent to fund the purchase of machines breaking through the £1 billion barrier.
The UK asset finance market (predominantly hire purchase and leasing) has had a strong start to the year, according to figures published by the Finance and Leasing Association. In recent years the market has seen a significant increase in credit providers and the emergence of challenger banks and fintechs has offered a new dynamic but as a long standing provider, JCB Finance ensures that the customer must always come first and centre of strategy:
Paul Jennings, Managing Director said :
"Knowing the customer, understanding their individual business needs and wants, understanding our sector; past, present and future is vital. We must not lose sight of this and continue to invest in our relationships with customers, less dedicated strategies are not usually sustainable and do not act in the long-term interests of customers. Winning this award is both an honour and a privilege and provides a wonderful tribute to the hard-working and enthusiastic team at JCB Finance and a sign of our long-term commitment to the customers we serve."


Aww, I like this story! It's so sweet! Well done! My only suggestion would be to remove the "He said" at the very end, so that it more closely matches the format when she said "Maybe". Other than that, though, I love it. I especially liked it when you listed all the activities they did together and when you ended with another "Maybe". This is such a beautiful, sweet story.
Thank you so much, Grace!! I like your suggestion. It is much more satisfying without the "He said" at the end. Thanks again! Your comment made me smile.
I. Love. This. Short story romances can be so hard to put together while establishing satisfying characters and relationships but I felt them grow through this wonderful story and I just really really love it :) Well done!!!
Thank you so much! That's so sweet. I feel humbled.
Aww I like the new ending so much! (I saw the new ending before you removed it, I had been meaning to comment on it but hadn't yet.) I would love to see more!
Thank you so much!! If it doesn't end up getting published I'll probably add a bit to it.


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Odontophorella serrulata from 250 m depth at Point C on December 19 2017. The form lacks the crenulation of the oral margin but shows the serrations on the fins.


For some of us winter means an off season. We can enter into a period of sadness because darkness comes earlier and colder temperatures keep us from outdoors rides.
But, what if we told you winter can be fun. With smart trainers and community trainer nights you can keep your training running strong through the winter season and keep a smile on your face. Don't let darkness keep you from being the best cyclist you can be and completing your training goals.
Check out the Wahoo Kickr Snap and the Wahoo Kickr. These two trainers have the ability to connect you via Zwift with an online riding community and mimics real riding courses and events.
If you are in Waco or Katy come join Trainer Nights. Connect with your local bicycle community and enjoy training together.
The Waco Trainer Nights are held on Tuesdays at 6:15 at Downtown 301.
The Katy Trainer Nights are held on Tuesdays at 6:30 at Bicycle World Katy.
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Linkin Park's 'In the End' Passes One Billion Views on YouTube
YouTube: Linkin Park
Linkin Park's music video for "In the End" has surpassed one billion views on YouTube, making it one of the only rock or metal videos to cross the nine-digit mark. "In the End" is Linkin Park's second video to cross a billion views, after "Numb" surpassed the massive milestone in late 2018.
Contrary to some fans' memory, "In the End" was not the lead single from Hybrid Theory, though it was undoubtedly the biggest. "In the End" was released in October 2000, one month after the debut of "One Step Closer."
The monumental cut dropped on October 24, the same day Hybrid Theory was released. The album's first-week sales, largely on the back of "One Step Closer," didn't do gigantic numbers at first, selling 50,000 copies in its first week. However, once "In the End" began spinning on heavy rotation, the album soon went gold and eventually propelled Hybrid Theory to sell 4.8 million copies in 2001 alone, making it the most successful album of the year.
As of this posting, Hybrid Theory has sold over 27 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling debut album of the 21st century.
Interestingly enough, vocalist Chester Bennington didn't like "In the End" at first. "I didn't even want it to be on the record, honestly," he told V Music over a decade later. "How wrong could I have possibly been? I basically decided at that point I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about, so I leave that to other people who are actually talented at somehow picking songs that people are going to like the most … now I love 'In The End' and I think it's such a great song."
According to Setlist.fm, "In the End" is the most-played Linkin Park song in the band's concert history, having been performed a total of 747 times; just four more than "One Step Closer."
Check out the lyrics to "In the End" below [via Genius]:
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
(It starts with one) One thing, I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time all I know
Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away, it's so unreal (It's so unreal)
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Tryin' to hold on, didn't even know
I wasted it all just to watch you go
I kept everything inside
And even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be
A memory of a time when I tried so hard
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
One thing, I don't know why
To remind myself how I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mockin' me
Actin' like I was part of your property
Rememberin' all the times you fought with me
I'm surprised it got so far
Things aren't the way they were before
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then
But it all comes back to me in the end
You kept everything inside
[Bridge: Chester Bennington]
I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
There's only one thing you should know
"In the End" now joins iconic videos like Guns N' Roses' "November Rain," the Cranberries' "Zombie," Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in YouTube's one billion views club.
Congratulations to Linkin Park for the momentous achievement and watch "In the End" for yourself below.
In The End (Official Video) - Linkin Park
Chester Bennington: A Photographic Look Back Through the Years
Source: Linkin Park's 'In the End' Passes One Billion Views on YouTube
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Q: Why does image exceeds parent container when max-width/height is set to 100%? Its a thing that have bugged me for quite a while; as far as I understand, the width and height is relative to its most-inner parent e.g setting max-width and max-height should not allow any object in the container to exceed the parent.
For some reason, this happens to my image using the following css:

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background-color: #fff;
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can some one explain, why some (images) exceed the parent when max-width and/or max-height is set to (or less than) 100%?


GREENWICH — Greenwich residents who have a hard time leaving their home no longer need to feel isolated, thanks to an innovative online video support group project started at Jewish Family Services of Greenwich.
The program, the Online Video Support Group Project, has received interest from other medical institutions in the country that deal with patients from various illnesses that impair their ability to travel to physical, in-person support groups.
Each session has a moderator, and at Jewish Family Services of Greenwich the cost is similar for online support groups as for in-person ones, and different for each support group.
JFS offers four different online options and fees: A six-week group for caregivers and another for the chronically ill cost $120; a four-week group for children of Holocaust survivors costs $80, and drop in rates for those who only want one session from either of the three online groups at $25 each.
Some in-person support groups are free because of sponsorships from donors, Smith said. They are looking for donors to sponsor online sessions as well.
Smith said the idea came in the months following the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, when someone came to her and mentioned how online programming would reach much farther than their current range of services.
They began to reach out to various populations who couldn't get out easily, and one of the first ones that gained traction was the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, support group.
They forged a relationship with a Jewish Family Services group in New Jersey, and helped them establish a similar program. Since then, organizations from as far afield as Wyoming have asked for help facilitating their own online support groups.
Smith said they just help with the technical side, and the organizations provide their own moderators.
"We're really there to hold people's hand and say 'look, you can do it,'" Smith said.
Over time, JFS realized some populations were better fit for the new program than others. Smith said younger groups tended to catch on better than the elderly, which is why they offer online groups for the chronically ill and children of Holocaust survivors but others, like the living well in later life support group, are still offered in person at their facility.
Still, Smith said, the success of the program with those they were able to reach has been a positive thing.


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In the second post of our 5-part series on plot development in fiction, we cover Rising action.
Right after you've introduced your characters and the situation (the point where your story opens, in this case) the next logical step for you to do as a writer is to introduce the conflict or the complexity in the story. Typically rising action are these events in your story that take place after the exposition and are the series of dramatic events that lead to the climax (point of maximum tension).
Let's take the example of the Hans Christian Anderson story, one that we are all familiar with, The Emperor's New Clothes.
In the exposition of the story, the Emperor is introduced as a man who is obsessed with new clothes and as a man who idles away his time without caring for his subjects. He spends his time dressing up and showing off his new clothes.
This event (which then leads to a chain of other events) is the primary Rising Action of the story – the point where conflict and complexity is introduced into the narrative.
In novels writers have a large canvas. It is a larger scope and owing to this factor the time-investment by readers is larger.
Let's do the math. In a novel, you're looking at roughly 250 pages. The climax might come in at the 200th page and the exposition would have / should have ended by the 10th or the 20th page. (Some people might argue that exposition should last for about 2 pages, but there is nothing sacrosanct about these things.) Can you see where I getting to? You need about 180 pages of Rising Action!
Let's understand this using the popular movie Sholay as an example. A retired policeman hires small-time thieves to capture or kill the dreaded dacoit – Gabbar Singh. In my opinion all of this amounts to exposition – the necessary background information for the action to begin.
Some might argue that exposition ends at introducing the characters of Jai and Veeru. Even if we were to go by that, the rising action begins with the primary complexity – setting the mission of sending small-time thieves to capture the dacoit.
Can we agree that the climax is Jai and Veeru's confrontation with Gabbar and the subsequent death of Jai? All the scenes in the movie that lead to this confrontation then become the Rising Action.
Dramatic Event 2: Gabbar is angered (Remember kitne aadmi the?) and attacks the village on Holi. The truth about the Thakur's arms is revealed.
These dramatic events make up the Rising Action in a movie like Sholay.
Novels are similar in scope and therefore rising action is a series of events that lead to the climax. It begins with a single event that triggers a chain of events.
The rising action in short stories may amount to just one or two events. By 'event' I mean that something happens.
In the example we have above from The Emperor's New Clothes, note that I've characterized the swindlers' offer of sewing fine garments that will be invisible to unworthy, incompetent and stupid people as the primary event. This is because, it is the first event that alters the story.
As you probably see these events are characterized by quicker, shorter events. The number of such events are smaller in short stories.
Just to do the comparative math, the average short story might be about ten pages. You might introduce the climax at the 7th or 8th page and the exposition ends at page 1. You have about 6-7 pages of Rising action.
Remember in whichever form you are writing in (novel or short story), the rising action will eventually culminate into the climax.
I've used Sholay as an example because most readers might be familiar with the story and its appeal. Further one can visualize the scenes.
Do you have some fabulous examples from literature about Rising Action? We'd love to hear from you. Please leave a comment.
What a wonderful website and forum you have created! I can see that many people have benefited from your timely assistance and advice. Kudos to both of you.
I would like to know about the economic realities of being a full time author. If one is observant, then you notice that there are just a few authors (Chetan Bhagat, Amish Tripathi, et al) out there who have made it big or even making a fruitful living out of it. But, what about the mid level folks who toil away? Who for years remain in a steady state of nose above water success. Since living has it's own economic realities and obligations, how does one place in perspective the life of a full time author? Passion can wane in the face of monthly bills and surprise expenses. I know I'm sounding jaded; It's because I'm torn between taking up writing full time or continuing with my 9 to 6 job.
I do have writing experience, in that, I am a marketing communications writer. However, being a novelist, I know is a different ball game with it's own rules and rigors.
A link to an online article does throw some light on this.
However, any advice from your side – both objective and subjective would definitely help.