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European Union warns of US designation of Ansarullah as terrorist organisation
SANAA, Jan. 13 (YPA) – The European Union (EU) has expressed opposition to the US decision to designate Ansarullah in Yemen as a terrorist organization.
The EU spokesperson, said in a statement, that The US designation of Ansarullah as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation, in addition to the designation of three of its leaders, risks rendering UN-led efforts to reach a comprehensive solution to the Yemen conflict more difficult.
It will complicate the necessary diplomatic engagement with Ansar Allah and the work of the international community on political, humanitarian and developmental matter, he added.
According to the spokesperson, the EU is particularly concerned about the impact of this decision on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, currently facing an imminent risk of widespread famine.
The designation is likely to have disruptive effects on the delivery of humanitarian aid funded by the international community and further aggravate the economic crisis, he explained .
Military commander loyal to STC wounded in Aden
Israel launches new aggression on eastern Syria


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Fantastic Stay, We visited the Rappahanock River on a fluke. Found Carter's Cove Marina and instantly fell in love! It's very hard to leave. It's in the middle of no-where but the cetner of everything.
The BEST Night of Your LIfe!, This marina tells everyone how pristine and quiet it is...and they are right! But there is so much to see and do right on the boat that I never get bored. Wonderful bathouse, good place for my dog. Wonderful people. Great location. Clean water. laundry and wifi. This could be our next homeport after we make this trip.
Stepping Back In Time, Carter's Cove Marina may not be the biggest marina we visited but is the most clean and well-run.
Peaceful, clean and friendly, Tucked away on little visted Carter's Cove, this marina may be small in size, but big in beauty, peacefulness and heart. Prettiest sunsets around. Highly recommended.


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Iyana Jenna
By Iyana Jenna
GENRE: Gay Erotic Romance
Actors Ethan Grey and Alex Haynes are gay, but in Hollywood, they can't be open unless they're willing to be typecast in future movies or they're dating prominent gay producers. Since neither are willing to become stereotypes, and neither have studio boyfriends, they take another path -- hiding their relationship under the cover of a pretend girlfriend.
What works for Ethan, though, doesn't work for Alex, who screws up to the point of losing his job and the chance to get another. His manager finally finds him another job across the pond, where he meets Nathan Wells.
Nathan can be the prominent producer Alex needs to further his career, but there's something Alex doesn't know about the man. Soon Wells grows obsessed with Alex, and he'll do anything to keep Alex from getting away.
Though Nathan wants Alex for himself, there's still Ethan to think about. Is the love story between Alex and Ethan really over? Or will Ethan find a way to get his boyfriend back?
The last episodes of a season were always crucial, and so intense they often extended the shoot just to maintain the momentum. It was almost two in the morning and Alex had to struggle to keep his eyes open or he'd easily slip asleep as the next shoot was on a bed.
Alex eyed the one holding him by the throat and sudden weariness overwhelmed him. These long hours, the disagreement between him and Ethan, and this -- this bloodthirsty evil that was all over him -- it was all too much.
"Get off me," he hissed, sounding so much in character that other people didn't have the slightest idea he wasn't acting at all.
The bad guy laughed, sounding pleased with himself, and tightened his fingers around the column of Alex's neck.
"Nothing you can do now, hmm?"
Alex glanced briefly to the side of the bed where Ethan was, shivers running down his spine, watching Ethan being held down, too. He couldn't tell what the shivers were about, though. He grunted when the man jerked him back to face him.
"Your partner can't help you. He wouldn't even if he could."
"What?" he squeaked.
A moment later the throttling vanished and Alex felt the wire connected to the leather harness under his boxers jolt and tug him up. This was the moment when in a couple of minutes he'd be dragged up along the wall and stretched out against it, acting as if he'd been crucified, arms spread out and chest bare. Alex felt like a side of beef strung up in a butcher's freezer but this was worse because so many people were staring at him. Ethan, too, for sure. And suddenly he couldn't breathe. He began to hyperventilate and his own hands closed around his neck now, clawing, scratching, fighting for air.
"Cut, cut!"
Alex could recognize Ethan's panicked voice amidst the fog surrounding him.
"Alex, Alex, talk to me, man."
He blinked--never felt himself being lowered back down to the bed.
"Alex." Light slaps jarred him more awake and suddenly all he could see was Ethan.
"Leave me alone," Alex scrambled up, shrugging a hand off his shoulder.
"Alex, are you okay?" The director of the episode strode toward him. Worry cut deep creases in his face.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Alex rubbed a hand over his face. "I guess I'm just exhausted. Sorry. Can we try again?"
"Nonsense." The director turned to the crew. "That's a wrap for tonight. We start again tomorrow night."
Alex smacked his lips together. He couldn't believe how relieved he was to be able to scram away from this place. And from Ethan.
Alex didn't say anything during their ride home, he didn't even say goodbye to Ethan when they reached his apartment and he hopped out of the van. All he wanted was sleep.
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Pediatric and adolescent injury in rodeo
Stoneback JW, Trizno AA, Albright JC. Res. Sports Med. 2018; 26(Suppl 1): 114-128.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery , University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora , USA.
(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)
High injury potential in rodeo is well recognized but the injury data for pediatric and adolescent rodeo athletes remain sparse. A systematic review of the literature published between 1990 and 2017 was conducted to assess the incidence and determinants of rodeo-related injuries in this population and to suggest injury prevention measures. Three of the 10 included studies reported event frequency and exposure data while the other seven pertained to particular injuries and/or rodeo events. Although each study documented cases of severe injuries, the limited epidemiological data indicated the majority of pediatric and adolescent athletes sustained minor injuries, such as sprains, strains, and contusions. Most injuries resulted from the impact of a fall or animal contact with the head being the most reported injury site. Owing to an unpredictable nature of this sport, injury prevention is challenging but there is evidence that helmets reduce the incidence and severity of head injuries.
Rodeo; injury; pediatric; sports


It's your hobby, now it's time to protect it. For owners of a recreational vehicle, Gene Reed Insurance Agency offers packages for you. Whether you own something that's functional, something that's for a special project, or if it's something you enjoy doing in your leisure time, we'll work to keep you protected, no matter where you are or what may happen. Camp, boat, live, or play, and do it all with the peace of mind that you deserve. After all, insuring you is our hobby.


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Duffel – gmina położona w prowincji Antwerpia, w Belgii.

Populacja

 Źródła: NIS, od 1806 do 1981= według spisu; od 1990 liczba ludności w dniu 1 stycznia

Według szacunków w dniu 1 stycznia 2016 całkowita populacja Duffel liczyła  osób. Łączna powierzchnia gminy wynosi 22,71 km², co daje gęstość zaludnienia 760 mieszkańców na km².

Przypisy

Gminy w prowincji Antwerpia

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BBMers like using stickers in their chats so much, we can hardly keep up with the demand. That's why we've been launching sticker contests in our busiest regions around the world, including Indonesia, Nigeria and South Africa.
Next up: Colombia! Latin America is also one of our biggest markets, and within it, Colombia is one of the most active. With our new BBMania Sticker Contest, we're giving you artistic Colombians out there the chance to get your own sticker pack into the BBM Shop!
Prizes include a MacBook Pro, an iPhone 6S Plus and an Apple Watch.
Latin America is a mobile-first market, with the majority of people accessing the internet from mobile devices rather than desktop computers. It's also the most active region when it comes to social media, with users spending an average of 29% of total internet time on social media – significantly more than EMEA (22%), North America (14%) and Asia (8%).
We're also seeing a second wave of Latin Americans coming online for the first time. As devices and data plans become more affordable, network speeds and coverage improve, and apps offer more useful services (like messaging, shopping and payments), more people are adopting mobile and making the internet part of their daily lives. That's translating to a lot of growth for BBM in the region.
We currently have more than 52 million registered users in Latin America, with over 40,000 people installing BBM every day. And it's an active group. Each month, our customers in the region visit the BBM Shop more than 24 million times and send over 210 million stickers. They send over 366 million messages each day, and read received messages in 8 seconds (on average). The majority of them – 70% – use the platform daily. It's a platform that keeps getting better, too, with our latest release making more privacy and security features available to everyone.
Like their counterparts in other global regions, Latin Americans are enthusiastic sticker users. In Colombia alone, stickers have racked up more than 44 million impressions since we first added them two years ago.
But sadly, Colombians don't have any Colombia-specific sticker packs just for them. That's where you come in.
So all you aspiring sticker designers out there, it's time to put pencil to paper (or mouse to pixel) and help us fill out the BBM Shop with what will be our first sticker packs just for Colombians. Illustrate the phrases you use most when messaging. Or feature the Colombia national baseball team, which recently earned a place in the 2017 World Baseball Classic for the first time.
Up for grabs is a MacBook Pro, an iPhone 6S Plus and an Apple Watch.
For all the details on guidelines and how to apply, visit our BBMania website.


Loving these 'gold' leaves fluttering in the wind, with the sun shining through revealing their delicate structure.
Gorgeous! Really great photos, you've managed to capture so much detail!
Thank you so much! I was pretty stoked with the results, I have to admit 🙂 I used my iPhone and a macro lens. So much fun to play with!
You should be proud of them, they are great! I didn't know you could lenses for your phone? That's interesting!
Thanks! Yes, I recently learnt about them myself. You can easily clip them onto your phone.
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This is a mid-harvest lot from the Kimel Plantation, one of only two available peaberry lots. Unlike the Organic farms, the plantations contain their own milling stations and are able to better control the cup quality which brings out a remarkable flavor and vibrancy not available in the PNG Organic offerings.
The cup is initially a rounded honey sweetness with malted chocolate and a zesty orange finish. As the cup cools the complexity begins to reveal itself in an array of flavorful spice – cinnamon, sassafras, and sandalwood with black tea aspects lingering in the finish of a slow and satisfying cup.


Here is the latest list of banks offering good checking options without service charge in the state of Delaware.
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Q: i try to send a notification to a specific device flutter iam working on a Chat app with flutter and i try to send a notification to a specific device  using firebase function and flutter first i get the token of the device and save the token at firebase now i try to get the token and call a function at index.js but i dnot know how to write a node js code
get token code
void getToken() async {
await fcm.getToken().then((value) {
  tokens = value;

  print('my token22 is $tokens');
  saveToken(tokens: tokens);
});
}

void saveToken({String? tokens}) async {
FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('userToken').doc(userphone).set({
  'token': tokens,
});
}

request permission code
void requestPermission() async {
NotificationSettings settings = await fcm.requestPermission(
  alert: true,
  announcement: false,
  badge: true,
  carPlay: false,
  criticalAlert: false,
  provisional: false,
  sound: true,
);

if (settings.authorizationStatus == AuthorizationStatus.authorized) {
  print('user get permissined');
} else if (settings.authorizationStatus ==
    AuthorizationStatus.provisional) {
  print('user is provisional');
} else {
  print('user declined');
}
}

itry to send FCM and its work successfully and also the token is add successfully no i want to call token and send notification to sepific token but i don't know how to write code with nodejs

A: export const sendPush = https.onCall(
  async (data, context) => {
    const { userPhone } = data;
    const userDoc = await admin
      .firestore()
      .collection("userToken")
      .doc(userPhone)
      .get();
    const { deviceTokens } = userDoc.data();
    const title = `example title`;
    const body = "example body";

    try {
      if (deviceTokens) {
        await admin.messaging().sendToDevice(deviceTokens, {
          notification: {
            title,
            body,
          },

        });
      }

    } catch (error) {
      console.log(error);
      throw new https.HttpsError("invalid-argument", "some message");
    }
  }
);

This is an example function to send a push notification to a device. You would need to install the flutter firebase cloud functions package the call the function in your flutter app and send the data.
In your cloud functions you have to install the firebase admin package to be able to query firestore.
Here is a link to the cloud functions documentation
Firebase Cloud Functions

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Friends of a Swansea graduate who went missing 2 months ago are putting on an event to help raise awareness and money to pay for a private investigator.
Tapi was last seen during a night out in the city centre on the 7th of February.
Since his disappearance there have been no leads.
His friends are now organising a music and dance concert at the YMCA in a bid to raise awareness.
They says the police are doing all they can but they want to hire a private investigator to find out where he is.
There will be live entertainment from Laydi K, Ify Iwobi, Altanta Jade Morris, KiRSt and many more.
There'll also be a raffle, dance performance and refreshments available.


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I was driving alongside the highway one late afternoon (via the Rocky Mountains) in early October. In the nook of my eye I saw an eagle swooping down and alongside me as I drove. Nevertheless, this eagle then started to angle towards my automotive, and within a number of seconds the fowl hit my vehicle (glanced off on an angle) and crashed onto the pavement.
Clock – Relying on the mode, the clock tick tocks and says 'clock' while you move one of the hands on or previous the 12. It may well take awhile for older babies and a few toddlers to catch on that the sounds solely happen at the 12, but this was additionally a possibility for my daughter to develop her drawback-fixing skills. We might transfer the clock hand slowly and ask her if there was a sound on that quantity, and we cheered when it made its sound on the 12. You can too use the palms to show 'up' and 'down' because the hands have arrows on them. The clock's smiley face is just the fitting height to greet your infant as they cruise around.
Calle, I am so sorry that I missed your put up when you first posted it. My son handed away just before you posted and I haven't been very attentive to my articles. Needless to say, I am at my wits finish. I really like my furbabies however that is just exhausting. I've almost gone by three bottles of concentrated carpet cleaner from hoover.


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Eep, my package arrived today! Tomorrow is going to be fancy face day!
You look fantastic! :) I've been feeling a bit bored with my clothes and makeup of late, as well. I'm excited to see what you come up with.
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'use strict';

module.exports = {
  up: function(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
    return queryInterface
      .addColumn('Collectives', 'expensePolicy', {
        type: Sequelize.TEXT,
      })
      .then(() =>
        queryInterface.addColumn('CollectiveHistories', 'expensePolicy', {
          type: Sequelize.TEXT,
        }),
      )
      .then(() => {
        console.log('>>> done');
      });
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  down: function(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
    return queryInterface
      .removeColumn('Collectives', 'expensePolicy')
      .then(() =>
        queryInterface.removeColumn('CollectiveHistories', 'expensePolicy'),
      );
  },
};

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Extracts a tuple of values from the request context and provides them to the inner route.
The textract directive is used as a building block for Custom Directives to extract data from the RequestContextRequestContext and provide it to the inner route. To extract just one value use the extract directive. To provide a constant value independent of the RequestContextRequestContext use the tprovide directive instead.
See also extract for extracting a single value.
responseAs[String] shouldEqual "The path is /abcdef and the query is ghi=12"


We are looking for a talented and ambitious creative designer to join the in-house brand team. You'll be a valued member of a small multi-disciplined brand design team sat within the brand and communications team within the wider Marketing department. Working alongside other creative designers and creative copywriters all collaborating to explore and execute inspirational and innovative ways for customers to connect with the brand.
Working closely with other members of the creative team, brand and comms, wider business and internal and external artwork teams to conceptualise innovative responses to briefs and develop brands based on insight, while showing efficient and effective project management.
We'll expect you to push the brand, sometimes be rejected and push us again.
Communicating frequently and clearly with internal stakeholders, other design and artwork teams and agencies to ensure consistency of brand messaging.
Ensuring quality control throughout the project life cycle for all members of the team.
Accurately estimating resource requirement and cost, ensuring they fit within the brief.
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  angular.module('app.states')
    .run(appRun);

  /** @ngInject */
  function appRun(routerHelper) {
    routerHelper.configureStates(getStates());
  }

  function getStates() {
    return {
      'dashboard': {
        parent: 'application',
        url: '/',
        templateUrl: 'app/states/dashboard/dashboard.html',
        controller: StateController,
        controllerAs: 'vm',
        title: N_('Dashboard'),
        data: {
          requireUser: true,
        },
        resolve: {
          definedServiceIdsServices: resolveServicesWithDefinedServiceIds,
          retiredServices: resolveRetiredServices,
          expiringServices: resolveExpiringServices,
          allRequests: resolveAllRequests,
        },
      },
    };
  }

  /** @ngInject */
  // TODO API in question: /api/requests
  // TODO with filterValues = ['type=ServiceReconfigureRequest', 'or type=ServiceTemplateProvisionRequest', 'approval_state=pending_approval'];
  // TODO API OR-ing bug/"design limitation" has forced an implementation change in how we gather count data for Requests
  // TODO One API call would now be split into two - one for ServiceTemplateProvisionRequest and other for ServiceReconfigureRequest

  function resolveAllRequests(CollectionsApi, $state) {
    if (!$state.navFeatures.requests.show) {
      return undefined;
    }

    return [[pendingRequestsForServiceTemplateProvisionRequest(CollectionsApi),
             pendingRequestsForServiceReconfigureRequest(CollectionsApi)],
            [approvedRequestsForServiceTemplateProvisionRequest(CollectionsApi),
             approvedRequestsForServiceReconfigureRequest(CollectionsApi)],
            [deniedRequestsForServiceTemplateProvisionRequest(CollectionsApi),
             deniedRequestsForServiceReconfigureRequest(CollectionsApi)]];
  }

  function pendingRequestsForServiceTemplateProvisionRequest(CollectionsApi) {
    var filterValues = ['type=ServiceTemplateProvisionRequest', 'approval_state=pending_approval'];
    var options = {expand: false, filter: filterValues };

    return CollectionsApi.query('requests', options);
  }

  function pendingRequestsForServiceReconfigureRequest(CollectionsApi) {
    var filterValues = ['type=ServiceReconfigureRequest', 'approval_state=pending_approval'];
    var options = {expand: false, filter: filterValues };

    return CollectionsApi.query('requests', options);
  }

  function approvedRequestsForServiceTemplateProvisionRequest(CollectionsApi) {
    var filterValues = ['type=ServiceTemplateProvisionRequest', 'approval_state=approved'];
    var options = {expand: false, filter: filterValues };

    return CollectionsApi.query('requests', options);
  }

  function approvedRequestsForServiceReconfigureRequest(CollectionsApi) {
    var filterValues = ['type=ServiceReconfigureRequest', 'approval_state=approved'];
    var options = {expand: false, filter: filterValues };

    return CollectionsApi.query('requests', options);
  }

  function deniedRequestsForServiceTemplateProvisionRequest(CollectionsApi) {
    var filterValues = ['type=ServiceTemplateProvisionRequest', 'approval_state=denied'];
    var options = {expand: false, filter: filterValues };

    return CollectionsApi.query('requests', options);
  }

  function deniedRequestsForServiceReconfigureRequest(CollectionsApi) {
    var filterValues = ['type=ServiceReconfigureRequest', 'approval_state=denied'];
    var options = {expand: false, filter: filterValues };

    return CollectionsApi.query('requests', options);
  }

  /** @ngInject */
  function resolveExpiringServices(CollectionsApi, $state) {
    if (!$state.navFeatures.services.show) {
      return undefined;
    }
    var currentDate = new Date();
    var date1 = 'retires_on>' + currentDate.toISOString();

    var days30 = currentDate.setDate(currentDate.getDate() + 30);
    var date2 = 'retires_on<' + new Date(days30).toISOString();
    var options = {expand: false, filter: ['retired=false', date1, date2]};

    return CollectionsApi.query('services', options);
  }

  /** @ngInject */
  function resolveRetiredServices(CollectionsApi, $state) {
    if (!$state.navFeatures.services.show) {
      return undefined;
    }
    var options = {expand: false, filter: ['service_id=nil', 'retired=true'] };

    return CollectionsApi.query('services', options);
  }

  /** @ngInject */
  function resolveServicesWithDefinedServiceIds(CollectionsApi, $state) {
    if (!$state.navFeatures.services.show) {
      return undefined;
    }

    var options = {
      expand: 'resources',
      filter: ['service_id=nil'],
      attributes: ['chargeback_report'],
    };

    return CollectionsApi.query('services', options);
  }

  /** @ngInject */
  function StateController($state, RequestsState, ServicesState, definedServiceIdsServices, retiredServices, expiringServices, allRequests, lodash, $q, Chargeback) {
    var vm = this;
    if (angular.isDefined(definedServiceIdsServices)) {
      vm.servicesCount = {};
      vm.servicesFeature = false;
      vm.servicesCount.total = 0;
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From braids to locs to wide buns: natural hair is here to stay in the sea!
Hair styling has never really been a "just hair" issue for black women. Whether rocking it in the professional world or during a protest, afros, locs and braids have long served both as a means of personal, religious and sociopolitical expression.
The U.S. military has had strict dress and grooming codes in place. But, as more and more black women have joined the armed forces, the issue of hair became more complicated. Many soldiers lobbied for the right to wear their hair in varied styles.
According to the Marine Corps Times, the U.S. Marines became the first branch to allow locs and twists, starting the policy in December 2015. According to News One, the U.S. Army followed suit in January 2017.
Now, according to The Associated Press, the U.S. Navy is joining the hairstyle movement and will allow locs, rope-like strands (such as braids or twists), wider hair buns and ponytails to be worn by its female servicemembers.
Kent served as the senior member of the group who recommended the policy update.
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson and Yeoman First Class LaToya Jones announced the new policy during a Facebook Live event on Tuesday, July 10. Other black servicewomen in the recommendation group joined, as well, per One America News Network.
"It's my honor to announce that CNO [Chief of Naval Operations] and CNP [Chief of Naval Personnel] have announced the following recommendations: loc hairstyles will be authorized, hair bun width will be authorized to be equal to the width of the back of the head, ponytails will be authorized in all service, working and PT uniforms," Jones noted proudly.


Being in the Internet marketing space isn't just about knowing the latest trends or applying effective business strategies. Putting health on top of your priority is also a must. In this episode, fitness expert Scott Baptie talks about what it means to be healthy and how to achieve it by making small changes.
03:07 – Who can get the most value?
28:25 – Should you share your goals?
James: James Schramko here, welcome to SuperFastBusiness.com. You're listening to a podcast that usually covers topics around the Internet marketing type fields, and sometimes we go a little bit left or right of that. Today will be one of those occasions. We're going to be talking about one of my favorite topics, which is food and eating. For this episode, I've invited Scott Baptie from foodforfitness.co.uk. Welcome.
Scott: Thanks James. It's a real pleasure to be on your show.
James: I always enjoy discussing food and eating. It's something everyone does. Someone might be thinking, Scott, why would I be interested in food or eating on an Internet business-related show? Could you explain this?
Scott: Yeah. As you said, it's a big thing. We've all got to do it. But it's such an important part really, and I think so many people are bombarded with conflicting information and confusing information about food, specifically healthy food. We have this different interpretation about what it means to be healthy. And it's often seen as being something that's very different to what they do at the moment. It's often characterized by boring meals, chicken broccoli and bread rice nine times a day.
It's often seen as an afterthought. Something that requires a lot of effort, a lot of time. Something that they maybe don't really consider a priority when trying to grow their business. But at the end of the day, is there much point having a very successful, thriving business if your health isn't where it should be? And if you're always lethargic and tired and you're not happy with your appearance and you're potentially getting ill, then we want to minimize that so you have a perfect balance between a high-quality life being healthy and fit, and having a good outlook, and having a thriving business.
So hopefully in this show, we'll be able to help the listener maybe find that balance and develop a few habits that's really going to improve their fitness without being a huge overhaul. So we're trying to get this small change that's going to give them a big impact.
James: All right. And I think you know what you're talking about. You've been on the cover of Men's Fitness, not once but twice.
Scott: Yes. I've been known on occasion to take my shirt off and be professionally airbrushed, but yes. I do workout, I practice what I preach. I think it's quite an important thing obviously to stay in shape as well. Use the analogy of "You wouldn't take financial advice from a broke accountant." So it's probably a good thing for people in this industry to stay in shape and be a positive image and project what they're trying to help people with.
James: With your business, you do nutrition plans for all sorts of people. Who do you think get the most value from the nutrition plans that you're preparing?
Scott: I think it's the everyday person. We've experienced a lot of people come to us who have maybe been let down by following a traditional diet. So this idea of extremism is very popular, this fear really. When people think that they have to do something that's very extreme, it might but cutting a bread or going on a very low-carb diet, or very low calorie diet, or fad diets are generally characterized by complete removal of something or including something or including something that's a huge quantity.
And the problem with diets James is that it's like a boat or a book. There's a set end point. You do something that's very different for a set period of time and then often, you just go right back to where you were at the beginning again. All the weight comes back on because it's seen as something that's very different. You can't wait for it to be over.
But what we try and do is show people that you don't have to have these extreme approaches in nutrition. You don't have to flip flop between this diet or this bootcamp; this is what this guru says. It's about changing your routine at the moment and creating small habits and probably having more of certain foods and less of others but not talking about complete removal or adding in copious amounts of food you don't like. And people are, I'm eating pickled broccoli again. If you don't like broccoli, don't eat broccoli. There's loads and loads of delicious vegetables that you can eat that you probably do like rather than trying to force yourself something that you simply don't because somebody told you it was the right thing to do.
So I think, going back to your question, we have the most success with just normal people who are wanting to try and improve their fitness, their physique, potentially lose muscle, maybe somebody wants to build fat, who thinks that they hadn't had much success in the past and they actually want to lose weight and never gain it again.
James: Right. So what I'm hearing is that it's about creating better habits and a sustainable thing that you could just rely on as your baseline now if it's going to get you the results you need to get, that it's not some spike or one time exertion that is going to revert back.
Scott: Definitely, definitely. Because that's it. I'll use an example of low-carb dieting. Low-carb dieting can work. But if you're someone who loves pasta or bread or rice or something like that, and you cut out for, say, 12 weeks. At the end of the 12 weeks, when that rule of that said diet has been lifted, you're just going to go right back and start eating more pasta or more rice. So was it really sustainable? Probably not.
The same when people go on this horrible shake-based diets or this juice detox cleanses when they have nothing but juice. I mean that is not sustainable because the moment that it's finished, they'll go right back to solid food and eating how they did before, which will probably destroy any of the progress they've actually made and potentially make them feel worse. So it's probably about looking at the red flags as we call them.
So we say, "What things are holding you back at the moment?" "What's the simplest thing that we can change?" And it can be something so basic, like including breakfast or increasing the amount of protein someone eats or simply getting more fruit invention. It doesn't have to be "Right, none of these for the next 12 weeks," because that never works. And if you look at the studies, looking at long term dietitians, those who have the more flexible approach, so the people who are less extreme and include the widest amount of foods, they have the greatest long term success. And loads and loads of studies show this.
So people who have lost a lot of weight and kept it off are those who have taken a flexible approach. And probably included some form of exercise as well, but there's really a place for extremism. I mean moderation is harder than extremism. Some people think that it's an easy approach just to say none of these. But moderation is slightly harder, but the rewards are far, far greater.
James: Right. So why do you think people do try this flawed approach? How is it possible, with so much access to information, so much accountability on social media, that people could (a) advertise these products, and (b) the public are continually following these fads, when there's enough evidence to show that none of them work?
Scott:Yeah. There does seem to be change happening, so more people are asking for evidence and proof when people make these claims but on social media, anyone can post anything. It's unregulated and there's a huge element of bias that happens. So someone may have experienced positive changes using some approach, and then they become so attached to it and think that's the only way for them to lose weight, and they tell everyone about it.
So again, I might use low-carb dieting. Someone has success in a low-carb diet so they become very, very attached to it and proclaim that it's the best thing to do. Also I think there's the marketing elements as well. If people knew how to market themselves or their product or their book, then it does due people into thinking that it's the best thing to do. It's the best thing for them. And it's really not the case. Again, it comes down to this idea of extremism.
So I think bias is a huge thing. People are probably trying to make a fast buck and perhaps being influenced by people who don't look at the evidence. I think that's a really big thing. Any time somebody tells you something about nutrition and fitness, always ask for evidence. I think that's a big thing. Always try and be critical, and if someone says, use the myth of you can't eat carbs after 6 o'clock, always say, "Well, why is that?" And ask that person can they actually back up what they're telling you. That's usually the best thing. Try and find some evidence-based sources on the Internet. So if you stop viewing things in black and white, it's usually a grey area. So it's not always, "This is the single best thing to do," or "You can never eat that." Context is the key.
Context is really a big issue. If we look at something, like chocolate. Looking at chocolate, rather than seeing chocolate as always bad, it depends on the whole context of the diet, because if you have someone who does very little exercise, eats very little fresh food, eats a lot of stuff that just microwaveable meals, and eats a lot of chocolate, then yeah, chocolate's probably a bad thing, and we'd probably want to try and cut out as much as possible.
But someone who perhaps exercises quite a lot, eats lots of fruits and veggies, is in good shape, the occasional bite of chocolate, is it bad for them? Probably not. So that's an example of not viewing something as always good or always bad. It really depends. So it's this idea of the grey area.
James: Right. So how did you learn the information and avoid having bias or getting tricked by peer comments or the classic science has proven-type general tagline.
Scott: Yeah. I think, when I look back at when I first started, I did have an element of bias and I look back at things I talked in absolutes. And now I look back and think, "Well, that wasn't the right thing to do." But I am not afraid to say, "I originally thought that was the best thing, and now it's not." Whereas a lot of people perhaps get a bit stuck in their views and they're afraid to change because they think they might lose face. But if someone can give me more evidence that shows that approach I take is not the best, then I am more than glad to look at it and see who I can change.
But I'm just finishing up my Masters in Applied Sports Nutrition as well, which obviously is very evidence-based. I stay on top of the research as well. That's really a big thing, like I really read the studies that come out and not just reading the abstract, looking right at the study to see as it relevant to the people I was talking about and was it endorsed by a company that may have a big involvement or an interest in that showing us a certain outcome.
And speaking with respect to peers in the industry, so there's lots and lots of great people that are on social media that are perhaps based at universities or publishing a lot of research that they're great to network with and seeing their content and they critique some of the charlatans. But they're asking perhaps some of the people who are very dogmatic in their approach for some of evidence, and we're trying to challenge the whole, just make it more open and more transparent really for people.
James: Right. So you're basically waiting it out for the public.
Scott: Yeah, yeah. And when we are presenting or when I post up content, I try and give some references as well to explain why I'm posting this. Or if someone has a conventionally held belief like again, "You must not eat any carbohydrates after 6," we'll give them some evidence behind why that's not really the case, so that they can see it's not just an opinion or anecdote, it's actually what a large volume of the evidence of what the science shows us.
James: Great. So far I've picked up that if we're removing everything or adding one thing in excess or with being extreme because you're only low carb or we're going to the absolutes, then that's a sign that we might be heading down the wrong track. What are some of the other mistakes that people make?
Scott: Well that's a big one. We touch on that point briefly but forcing themselves to eat food that they don't like is another big one. If you're not really a fan of fish, it doesn't really make sense to force feed yourself fish because somebody told you that it was a good thing to do, try and get your protein from other sources. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. So if any food proclaims to be this miracle fat burning food that you must include several times a day like canned pepper, and I've seen people adding canned pepper to oatmeal and porridge and it starts getting ridiculous.
So there aren't any fat burning foods. There isn't really a single food that's going to cause you to gain weight in isolation. So seeing these little things of click-bait on social media, "The 5 foods you must not be eating," or "The 5 foods you've got to start eating," I'd avoid that. The media quite like scaremongering style approaches to again nutrition stories, like X food causes cancer or is the main cause of diabetes, when often it's maybe not that food. Maybe the singular cause, perhaps the people who have experienced that problem are also those who are the least active or have the poorest diet overall.
But yeah, just staying critical is a really big thing. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. And if you've always been doing something that works for you, it's healthy, you're enjoying it, you're making progress, then it doesn't make sense to suddenly make a huge change based on something that you've just read or heard from some bro down the gym. If it's working, it's healthy, I'd stick with it and avoid trying to overcomplicate it.
I'll give you another one that's a big issue. Missing the forest for the trees. What they do is they'll micromanage. So rather than focusing on the basics, like can we have some more fruit in the diet, more veggies in the diet, can we increase the protein, can we minimize hunger and so on. Some people get really zoned in on specific aspects like must have a protein shake within x minutes of finishing the gym, or must have this supplement instantly. And often, these things have such a small impact compared to the larger picture that it's important to really make sure you're nailing the basics rather than trying to fine tune it to such a high degree that it's maybe not relevant for you or it's not really that significant until we can fix the basics first.
James: Great. OK. So I'm always keen to find out what we should be doing. If you were speaking to someone like me, I guess I'm a white collar worker in a way, who surfs everyday, I'm getting enough sleep, I'm working in phases where I'm doing batched productivity, lots of rejuvenation time. What should I be eating?
Scott: First, I would like to have a look at your food diet to see what you're doing at the moment. But I would say that when I speak to people, 90% of them, probably more fruit and veggies. People are thinking, "Oh come on, I do this one. Five servings of fruits and veggies. Tell me something more exciting." But it's really one of those basics. People underestimate the quantity and quality of food they're eating. So they think, "Oh yeah, easy. Five servings of fruits and veg a day." But then when we start looking at their food diaries, well, maybe they occasionally get five a day often and there's three or two. So that's really a big one. Can we get more servings of fruits and veggies.
The reason why we're actually doing that other than that we know it's filled of micronutrients and it's very nutritious, green veg is very fibrous. Fiber helps fill you up. And that's one of the big problems and that's one of the negatives associated with "healthy eating" is that you're always hungry. So we try and get more green veg in the diet. They naturally helps fill you up and it's going to increase the amount of micronutrients that you're taking in.
So for your evening meal, can we have about half the plate full of veg, same with your lunch. And can we put in some fruit, potentially as snacks rather than going for a pack of crisps or a chocolate bar.
Another thing is probably including some protein at breakfast because studies have shown that people who include protein at breakfast have better eating habits as they go throughout the day. And this is also because protein is seat eating. So it helps fill you up too. So we can include some protein at breakfast, possibly having some eggs, maybe having some smoked salmon if you've got very highfalutin breakfast taste, or even just some continental daily meats rather than putting a load of jam and honey on your toast, potentially putting in some turkey and some ham, including some dairy as well. Yogurt is a great source of protein. That's another habit that helps.
Doing some planning too. So I think for the busy executive, the entrepreneur who's listening to this, time is going to be an issue. And they think, "OK, that's great. I understand that. But I just don't have the time to do this." What I suggest is start cooking in bulk or do some planning at the start of the week. So rather than just doing reactive cooking, rather than just, "I'll go home, I'm hungry. What is there?" We'll try and prevent the hunger. So we're looking into it potentially. At the weekend, you're going to cook up a huge batch of some kind of stew or a bolognese, or some kind of healthy curry or cook up a load of chicken on the barbie so that you've got quality food throughout the week that you can grab. It is going to really minimize the time.
In our household, I really cook for just the two of us. I cook as if I'm cooking for six or eight of us. Big pot, slow cooker, so there's loads of meals throughout the week and I can stick some in the freezer. It just really cuts down on the time required. And it also saves food as well because some people buy a load of veg at the start of the week and won't have the time to cook it because they may be busy, and end up throwing it out. So if we can cook in bulk, cook all the veg, stick it in the freezer. And once it's made, then you're onto a winner.
James: Right. So if you were to get a big pot and put vegetables and some diced meat in that and cook it up, that'll be a pretty nutritious meal.
Scott: Yeah. I mean there's so many recipes out there. If you can get some kind of protein in it, some kind of vegetable, and then probably some kind of carbohydrates as well, and throw in a load of veg, I mean you can start to sneak veg into other foods as well. Spinach, you saute it up, it disappears. If you're a fast eater and you don't like much veg, you can. If you're cooking fajitas, you can put more vegetables in there rather than just onions and peppers. There's loads and loads of recipes out there. If you just Google "healthy recipes" or "high-protein recipes" or something like this, you're going to see a load of choices.
What I like to do is take traditional recipes and try and make them a little healthier. So if there's a load of cream in it, or a load of butter, or something that's really jacking the calories up, can we make some kind of alternative and swap it, maybe put some more veg to just increase the protein, the fiber, and make it a bit more nutritious, and little less calorie dense.
James: That's a great tip. That's certainly a big takeaway from me from this is just make existing meals a little healthier by dialing in some veg.
Scott: Yeah. Often we don't realize just how much calories are in the food that we're eating. That's a huge thing. If you look at studies, we are generally, really bad at estimating the amount of calories that we're consuming. Even dietitians have been known to underestimate their calorie intake by 200 calories and this increases to some people being 50% off. So they think, "Oh yeah, what about 2,000 calories," when in reality, they're on 4,000.
So I'm not saying that you've got to count your calories, not at all. But we're trying to create habits here that means you don't have to meticulously log everything. But it's just to be aware of what you are eating and especially some people will say, "I don't understand. I'm not losing weight. I hardly eat anything." But the foods that they are eating are very calorie dense.
So if you imagine a typical lunch, say you've got a sandwich that you've bought from the supermarket with a pack of crisps and a kind of fizzy juice.
James: Come on, even I know that's ridiculous.
Scott: You'd be surprised. I mean that's pushing. It depends on what the sandwich is. You could be over a thousand calories for that meal. But if you've got a nice chicken breast, you've marinated it and cooked it in the barbie, you've got some of your favorite veg and a fist-size serving of carbohydrate, that's almost half the amount of calories, it's a much greater volume of food. It's going to fill you up more but without the amount of energy coming in.
James: Fantastic. OK. So in finishing up, let's just do a little summary. We've talked about why it's important to eat well. No doubt if we eat well, we could actually live longer and we could have more energy for when we are doing our activities, whether that's work or play. We've covered some of the signs if you're doing it wrong, removal, addition, extremes, doing things you don't like. We've talked about some of the easy ways to move forward by introducing more fruit and veg, fiber, protein, making better choices, being aware of dense calorie-type meals, pre-planning, batch cooking.
Also I imagine the lesser humans interfered with something, it's probably better for you if we can go a little more direct to the source of where it was coming from rather than processed, and canned, and packaged would probably be healthy too, right?
Scott: Yeah. Cooking from scratch is a great thing because then you know what's in it. I mean sometimes pre-made healthier meals are potentially appropriate if you're really in a rush. But trying to cook from scratch is a big thing. One thing James that we haven't touched upon that I think is so big is the actual habits or making a small improvement, because that's really what we're looking for.
James: Come on. Mexican gods ate chocolate, didn't they?
Scott: Again, I'm using chocolate. But if you eat chocolate every single day, a huge improvement is going to be having that every second day.
James: Right. So it's just saying, well this is the benchmark of where I was and I'm just going to retreat from that a little bit and that's starting to make some progress.
James: And you could do quite a lot in one year, can't you? If you start modifying your behavior.
Scott: Yeah. I would suggest, if anyone's listening to this, to pick one or two habits, and practice those habits for the next month. It's only going to be two things. One might be, "OK. I'm going to have protein for my breakfast." The second might be, "I'm only going to have chocolate on days I exercise," or "I'm going to make sure I have half a plate of green veg every single meal." And then do those two habits.
James: So this is the same then if someone's having a beer everyday, if they just had a beer every second day, that will be an improvement?
Scott: Yeah. Huge improvement. I mean that's a 50% reduction.
James: We didn't really cover this. But I guess you can hardly talk about food unless you bring up the topic of exercise. And it's something I went through. I actually changed my body by about 20 kilograms of say in an 18-month period just from surfing once a day, sometimes twice. I found that that actually made me a bit hungrier. However, I felt like I wanted to eat a little healthier because I wanted to be able to paddle better and stay out in the surf longer.
Scott: Yeah. Combining the two, exercise and improving your nutrition is such an award-winning combo. But again with exercise side of things, if somebody doesn't do a lot of exercise, I wouldn't rush into trying to make this commitment that you're going to train five times a week because it's not going to happen. Because if you say, "I'm going to start going to the gym five times a week," you might do that for the first week. And then you might go three times, and then you look back and think, "Oh, I've only been twice. I'm an absolute failure." And it's negative.
Whereas if we say, "Well, I'm committing to go into the gym once per week." Or "I'm going to go for a half hour walk on a Tuesday and Thursday lunch time." And so we set the bar a little low, and any more than that is going to see a huge improvement and you think, "Wow. I only was planning going for a walk twice, and I've managed four. That's awesome. That's twice as much as expected." So rather than I get this idea of don't commit to the absolute optimum, just try and make an improvement and build upon it.
James: I've haven't seen many happy runners. It fascinates me. They all look like they're strained and stressed, and they're about to drop dead.
Scott: I personally don't enjoy running. But for my cardio, I play squash, I play badminton, I go out in the bike.
James: I do surf, and I walk about 5,000 or 6,000 steps a day.
Scott: We could surf here but we need to get a much thicker wetsuit than you have.
James: Yeah. I don't blame you. But I found doing something I enjoy that gets me fit despite the fact that I'm exercising is really the key for me.
But if you've got five a side arranged with your group of friends, or you're meeting to play football, there's less chances you're going to give up on it. So that's how you gain the social aspect of getting people involved.
The social aspect is a huge thing and healthy eating as well. Trying to get people to have a support network, or people who are doing the same thing as them, or let everyone know what you're trying to make an improvement because studies have shown, if you have three or more people in what we call your social support group, you have 176% greater chance of making progress. So rather than just saying, "OK. I'm going to do this habit," or "I'm going to eat this or not eat this," tell everyone about it, get your partner involved, get your children involved, get your friend, get a gym buddy, have people that hold you accountable because it's just an absolute winner for success. Accountability, and mentorship, and motivation that others can give you.
James: OK. Well that's a good tip too. I've heard some contrary advice from Derek Sivers, which is if you share your goals, you're less likely to achieve them. But maybe it falls under a different category.
James: They'll give you an assist?
Scott: Yeah. They'll go, "You look great. Have you lost weight?" You say, "Well, yeah." It's definitely worth it. It gives that person that spark to keep going.
James: I actually look at images of me from two years ago, and I look fat. But I didn't notice it at the time.
Scott: Yeah. Well we get our clients to take photos. They do the weekly photo, front, back and side. It doesn't have to get blasted on Facebook or Instagram. It's just there to track progress because when you see yourself everyday, then you forget what you may have looked like back then, and it can be hugely motivating if you look back in your photos from four weeks, eight weeks ago, and you keep going. I recommend that to a lot of people. If they are making some changes, you're setting a goal, take some photos, and see where you are at the moment.
Just another thing, there's so much that we could talk about on this. Goal setting. What I try and encourage people to do is rather than have an idea, so an idea is "I'd like to be fitter," or "I'd like to lose weight," or "I'd like to be stronger," we need to quantify it and make an actual goal.
So if you are thinking about weight loss, we pick a goal. So maybe it's one to two pounds a week. So if your weight is X weight just now, in 30 days' time, because we like to do short-term goals, and you lose one to two pounds a week, it will be between here and here. Same if you're trying to improve your running or you're trying to get stronger. We pick a goal, we work out the habits you are going to do, and then you work towards it rather than it just being an idea because if you've quantified it, and you have this clear idea of how you're doing it, when you get there, you know what's worked. And then you can replicate it. So you say, "Well I did this for this period of time, it worked so well, I'm going to try it again. Let's see where I can get to." Let's pick another target and work towards it rather than looking at it just being a long-term thing.
So often, people might, again I'll use an example, weight loss, "I want to be this weight again," or "I was this weight in my 20s that's why I'm aiming for it." Well that's good, but let's break it down and make it into much smaller bite-sized chunks, and it's going to be far easier for you to achieve. And it's going to be far more rewarding because if you achieve success after 30 days, you'd think that's awesome. A few days, it works rather than if it's a six month goal, and after a month, you may have already done really well but you're still thinking, "Oh, how long I've got to go," rather than short term achievement, mini-win. Dan Sullivan talks about this mini-wins. That's a big thing of this. I like the idea of a mini-win.
James: Yes. And we don't go past 12 weeks as a time frame in our business coaching environment. And we have daily progress journals, and so many things mirrored here. We've got a peer group support and that's how they get success business wise.
Do you think Scott that it would be fair to say if you were eating well, and feeling good, and looking good that the time you spend on your business would be more effective?
Scott: Definitely. A really interesting one, James is people say "I don't have time to work out. I'm just so busy I don't have time to exercise, I don't have time to eat healthy." But what happens if they commit, if they block out time in their diary, so they, "Half an hour," again I'll use the example of the Tuesday lunchtime walk. They're going to be more efficient in the Tuesday morning to get their work done so they can go for this walk. And the walk is probably going to energize them, it gets them out of the office, it gets them moving rather than sitting at a desk, which is a nightmare for posture, and then they come back, they're more energized, they feel great and they're going to be more productive in the afternoon.
So from the endorphins perspective as well, you train and you feel great afterwards. So that's why sometimes, we say, let's get up first thing in the morning, and fit in a little bit of exercise if you can, and the whole rest of your day, you're going to be looking back and think, "I exercised this morning. I feel great." Saying "I don't have time to exercise," you just have to find a way that you can make the time and find a way that you can fit in some form of exercise. It doesn't have to be driving a half hour to go to the gym and then driving half an hour back. Simple walk, bodyweight exercises, downloading yoga apps, downloading apps that have workout routines that you can do in your living room; it really would make you more effective and efficient, more productive, and it makes you feel really good as well and more positive about what you're doing.
James: Yeah. And I think it's so important. I even have it in my Profit Leverage cause, which is free from SuperFastBusiness.com. It's in the top header. I talk about eating, and moving, and sleeping; all the things that I found made a huge difference to my own business performance. And I really think that you can eat your way to more profit, which probably what we'll call this episode.
I just want to say, Scott, it's been such a pleasure having you along on the show, and not just because I feel like I'm talking to Ewan McGregor, but because you've got such good ideas around a topic that affects all of us. Let's face it, most people are eating two to four meals a day, and that have to be a takeaway in this episode for every single listener, whether it's avoiding extremes, or adding in a few veggies, or doing some bulk cooking, or just going for a walk every now and then.
But I think probably the best point of all is the one where you can just make a small change that gets you one step better than where your current baseline is, whether that's one less beer a week or one more walk a week, or a few more veggies a week. You could actually have quite a profound impact over a longer period, say a year from now.
Scott: You know it. Exactly. Small change that's going to give you a big impact.
James: Well thanks Scott. And if you want to find out more about Scott's nutrition plans, go and have a look at foodforfitness.co.uk. It's been a real pleasure, and I appreciate all of the tips you've shared today Scott.
Scott: Thank you James. It's been great coming on, and I really hope the listeners have been able to take some value from that, so thanks for the opportunity.
Speak your mind: What eating habits are you going to change after listening to this episode?
Thanks for posting this up James, I had a lot of fun.
I'm sure nobody will notice :) Thank you for sharing your info.
Thanks John. Glad you enjoyed it.


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October 11th, 2011 • 52 Bows, Caterpillar.
She is absolutely perfect Jolawn!!!!!!!!
She's beautiful! By the way, as a faithful reader, I just wanted to remind you that it's time to update your "100 Life Goals!" God blessed you to complete Goal #14! Yay!


So I have poison ivy. Again (had it this past fall right before I got married). I'm very allergic and when I get it, it's systemic. My skin is bright red and I look like a burn victim. My face is covered and my arms are covered and it's starting on my neck and my legs. Ugh! So frustrating!
What makes it worse is that it started Saturday after I got bumped in the face on Friday by my horse. Next day, itch on my face. By Monday morning, a good amount of poison ivy was on the one side of my face. I called the dermatologist's office and got an appointment for that morning with a different doctor than I've seen before, but an appointment nonetheless. See, I'm very allergic to poison ivy and while it doesn't get bad right away, it will get bad. Saw doctor who told me it didn't look bad and that he'd give me ointment but no prednisone. I told him it was going to spread, he told me with the ointment it wouldn't, lectured me that prednisone was only for bad cases and my case wasn't going to be bad. I was told to call back in 2 days if it got worse, but that it wasn't going to get worse.
Wednesday rolls around and it's over my arms, face, and hands. Still not terrible, but definitely spreading like crazy. Got a followup appointment with idiot doctor just because it was the easiest thing and his nurse set it up (if I had called to set up my own appointment, I'd have asked for someone else). So I drive back to dermatologist's, people in the office are shocked at how much worse it looks… I see the doctor who makes a flip comment along the lines of "what's wrong this time? Not feeling better?" I tell him (like he can't see) that it's spread, I'm itching like crazy, and the stupid ointment isn't doing anything. He then says "I guess we'll put you on prednisone, that's what you want, are you happy now?" Um. No. Why would I be happy? I don't like prednisone, but I need it. If I had gotten it Monday, I would have already been on track to beat this thing. Now I'm covered, my skin is killing me, I itch, and I'm miserable. To make matters worse, I leave in the morning for a 5 day business trip.
I hate poison ivy!!!! I'm sitting around with ice packs on my skin to cool the burning and itching. So miserable!!!
I'll update on the other happenings at some other point.
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Q: How to get the chat position item on general chat room (Listview) by user id to can open private chat with this user I am making a simple chat app and need to get the chat position by user id from the firebase database on a general chat room (Listview) by user id to can open private chat with this user . and Where to put the code ? Please help me. Sorry, I'm new to Java.
public class ChateRoom extends AppCompatActivity {

private DatabaseReference root;
private String temp_key;
private Button btn_send_msg;
private EditText input_msg;
private ListView listView_chat;
ArrayList<String> list_chat = new ArrayList<>();
ArrayAdapter<String> arrayAdapter;
private String name;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_chate_room);

    root = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference().child("MainChatRoom");

    listView_chat = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listView_chat);
    input_msg = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.input_msg);
    btn_send_msg = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_send_msg);

    name = FirebaseAuth.getInstance().getCurrentUser().getEmail();

    arrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, list_chat);
    listView_chat.setAdapter(arrayAdapter);

    btn_send_msg.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {

            Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
            temp_key = root.push().getKey();
            root.updateChildren(map);

            DatabaseReference message_root = root.child(temp_key);
            Map<String, Object> map2 = new HashMap<String, Object>();
            map2.put("name", name);
            map2.put("msg", input_msg.getText().toString());

            message_root.updateChildren(map2);
        }
    });

    root.addChildEventListener(new ChildEventListener() {
        @Override
        public void onChildAdded(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot, String s) {
            Add_Chat(dataSnapshot);
        }

        @Override
        public void onChildChanged(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot, String s) {
            Add_Chat(dataSnapshot);

        }

        @Override
        public void onChildRemoved(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {

        }

        @Override
        public void onChildMoved(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot, String s) {

        }

        @Override
        public void onCancelled(DatabaseError databaseError) {

        }
    });

}

private String chat_msg, chat_user_name;

private void Add_Chat(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {

    Iterator i = dataSnapshot.getChildren().iterator();
    input_msg.setText("");
    while (i.hasNext()) {

        chat_msg = (String) ((DataSnapshot) i.next()).getValue();
        chat_user_name = (String) ((DataSnapshot) i.next()).getValue();

        list_chat.add(chat_user_name + " : " + chat_msg);
        arrayAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
        listView_chat.setSelection(list_chat.size());
    }

}

i found this method and put it inside onCreate method
listView_chat.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
        Intent i = new Intent(Client.this, test.class);
        String uid = list_chat.get(position);
        i.putExtra("user_id", uid);
        startActivity(i);
    }
    });

but did not get the correct user id


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When Apple introduced its first personal digital assistant (PDA), the Newton, in 1992, it was clear from the start that it was not long for this world.
As a concept, the Newton was a head-turner, but its design and functions were weak, to say the least.
Its biggest problem was the deeply flawed handwriting-recognition technology. The mobile processors available at the time were incapable of handling this task with any level of accuracy or precision, while the software was poorly executed.
I remember flying to Chicago for the launch of the Newton at the request of then-Apple CEO John Sculley, who drove this project from the beginning. But during the onstage demo, the handwriting recognition failed repeatedly. We were told it was an early version of the software, but I had a strong sense that Apple was overpromising.
During the early years of the Newton, Palm Computing founder Jeff Hawkins began working on his own version of a PDA. While that device was still in development, Hawkins invited me to his office to see a mockup, which was a wooden block sculpted to look like what would eventually became the PalmPilot.
I asked Hawkins why he thought the Newton had failed. He pointed to his time at Grid Systems, which introduced the first real pen computing laptop in 1989 called the GridPad. It too had a low-level CPU and was not able to handle true character recognition. But it taught Hawkins that when it came to pen input and character recognition, one needed to follow an exact formula and write the characters as stated in the manual.
That is why the PalmPilot included the Graffiti writing system, which taught a user how to write a number, letter of the alphabet or specific characters (like #, $) in ways the PalmPilot could understand. I was one of the first to test a PalmPilot and found Graffiti to be very intuitive. One could call this a form of reverse programming since the machine was teaching me how to use it in the language it understood.
Fast forward to today, and I believe we have a similar thing going on with digital assistants.
One big difference this time around is that the processing power, along with AI and machine learning, makes these digital assistants much smarter, but not always accurate.
In what I think of as a Graffiti-like move, Amazon sends me weekly emails that include over a dozen new questions Alexa can answer. This too is sort of a reverse programming, as it teaches me to ask Alexa the proper questions.
• "Alexa, what's on your mind?"
• "Alexa, what's another word for 'happy?'"
• "Alexa, what can I make with chicken and spinach?"
• "Alexa, test my spelling skills."
• "Alexa, wake me up in the morning."
• "Alexa, how long is the movie Black Panther?"
• "Alexa, speak in iambic pentameter."
• "Alexa, how many days until Memorial Day?"
These weekly prompts allow me and other Echo owners to understand the proper way to ask Alexa a question, and builds up our confidence in interacting with the platform.
I have no doubt that as faster processors, machine learning, and AI are applied to digital assistants they will get smarter. But I suspect that more and more companies that create digital assistants will also start using Amazon's model of teaching people how to ask questions that are more in line with how their digital assistants want a query to be stated.


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MOVEMENT OF THE MONTH: POINT YOUR TOES, BATMAN!
The most beautiful dancing can look "unfinished" if our feet aren't working in coordination with our bodies. A great way to emphasize this is to have your dancers try skipping across the floor without pointed toes. Sometimes doing the "wrong" thing helps us notice how great it feels when we do it correctly. After a few rounds of dangling toes, your dancers will be ready to point 'em like a ballerina.
This American Ballet Theater Corps ballerina brought Aunt Viv's moves from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to life for Halloween: Watch Erica Lall set the "barre" high.
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College Football Preview: Craziest Preseason Facts and Tidbits
Every summer since 2007 I have created an intricate set of college football predictions for each upcoming season. This year is no exception, as I will be using my blog over the next few weeks to publish my 14th annual college football preview guide.
Obviously, this year's guide is different than any of my past editions given the uncertainty as to whether there is even going to be a college football season or not due to Covid-19. I delayed the publication of this guide for a few weeks hoping we would get more clarity on the issue, but instead all we have is an announcement from several conferences that they will be playing only conference games this season. Unfortunately, there has been no clarity from anyone on how that announcement will effect bowl eligibility, playoff rankings, etc. As a result, I have decided to go ahead and publish my preseason guide based on my projections for every team's entire season. I know that there is an extremely high probability that all of these games won't be played, but given the uncertainty of how much of the season will be played at all, I feel like the steadfast thing to do at this point is to go ahead and project out the entire season as originally scheduled.
Here are the release dates for each of my predictions and articles.
July 28- Preseason Facts and Tidbits
July 29- Sun Belt Predictions
July 30- Conference USA Predictions
July 31- MAC Predictions
August 1- Independent Predictions
August 2- Mountain West Predictions
August 3- AAC Predictions
August 4- ACC Predictions
August 5- Big 12 Predictions
August 6- Pac-12 Predictions
August 8- SEC Predictions
August 9- Full 1-130 Rankings/Comparison to experts' average
August 10- Surprise Teams for 2020
August 11- Disappointment Teams for 2020
August 12- Bowl Predictions
August 13- Heisman Picks
August 14- Top 25 Predicted Upsets of 2020 regular season
August 15- CFRA Announcement/Invitation
Without further ado, let's get things started My inaugural 2020 college football preview entry is one of two new columns. I have a stumbled upon several interesting stats and tidbits in my hours of offseason college football research so I decided to open up this year's guide with a compilation of these facts. I apologize that some of these facts and tidbits are from last year's article, but if they still apply, then I think they are worth publishing again. These are in order from least astonishing to most astonishing.
10. The Ohio Bobcats have not won a conference title since 1968– Some of you may have heard this before but it bears repeating given how good this program has been over the last decade or so. Every year the Bobcats are seemingly in contention and lose either the conference title game or a key late season regular season game that costs them a division crown. This season they are once again the preseason favorites to win the MAC East and reach the MAC Title Game, so we will see if they can finally break through.
9. There are only three FBS teams never to make a bowl game: Coastal Carolina, UMass, and Texas State– All three of these programs are relatively new to FBS so not a huge surprise but its still interesting to try and keep tabs on teams searching for their first bowl bid. Charlotte and Liberty broke through with their first bowl appearances last season.
8. Northern Illinois is 1-11 against SEC teams. So who is the one team they beat?…Alabama– this one speaks for itself. The Huskies upset over the Tide came in 2003. They had a good chance of knocking off Vanderbilt last season but couldn't seal the deal.
7. Wake Forest has not beaten at Top 10 team since 1946– I have to include at least one fact about my alma mater, even if it isn't a positive one. The Deacs haven't exactly been a football powerhouse over the years, but they have knocked off several top 10 teams and won two ACC championships, so this statistic is still somewhat surprising.
6. Ball State is the worst bowl team in the country with an incredible 0-7 mark– you think the Cardinals would have come out victorious in one of their seven bowl appearances don't you? Especially when you consider they were seven point favorites in their last bowl game in 2013.
5. California has won its last 6 road openers including wins over Washington, Texas, UNC, Northwestern, and Brigham Young– Pretty impressive for a squad that has been fairly mediocre over the past half decade. Last year they accomplished this feat by pulling off an upset over Washington as a 13 point underdog. They would have been heavily favorite in their road opener this year against UNLV in week 1, but due to Pac-12's previously announced non-conference cancellations, the Bears road opener won't likely come until October 3rd when the Cal visit Wazzu. The Golden Bears will likely come in as a slight favorite in that one.
4. Colorado has had 11 bowl play-in games the past three seasons and lost all 11 games– Another crazy stat from the Pac-12. You will see that according to my predictions the Buffs won't have to worry about bowl play-in games this season as I have them comfortably out of the bowl picture at just 1-10!
3. Alabama still hasn't lost to a team from the SEC East since South Carolina beat them in 2010– It has been a full decade since anyone from the SEC East has knocked off the Tide. This year the Tide may struggle to keep that streak going as Alabama faces Georgia from the East and an improving Tennessee squad, not to mention a potential SEC Title Game matchup against either one of those squads or Florida.
2. Indiana has not won a bowl game since 1991– The Hoosiers drought involves five straight defeats since they beat Baylor in the Cooper Bowl on New Year's Eve '91 . Every other Power 5 team has won a bowl game since 2004.
1. The teams with the best bowl win percentage in all of FBS are: Appalachian State, Florida Atlantic, Liberty, Old Dominion, and New Mexico State – These are your football mega powers that have never lost a bowl game folks. Five Group of 5 schools, two of which are perennially awful (New Mexico State and ODU) and one of which joined the FBS just two seasons ago (Liberty).
Previous NCAA Tournament Year by Year Upset Analysis
Next Brad's 2020 College Football Preview- Sun Belt Predictions


Choosing a business school is a tough decision, as we are making a huge commitment; however, the community at Fuqua made my decision easy. As I was visiting schools and attending various diversity weekends, Fuqua's Minority Workshop was among the best. Not only did the administration make us feel welcomed, but the students also went to great lengths to ensure that we felt prepared for the journey ahead.
Economics: Professor Ryan McDevitt made this course enjoyable and easy to understand. It is by far one of my favorite core courses.
Medical Device Strategy: This class is discussion based with a group pitch project. Professor Greg Davis has a wealth of knowledge and also brought in several guest speakers with vast experience in the medical device industry.
Mentored Study: Ben Thomason, managing director of experiential learning, is easy to talk to and tries to help you achieve your goals. This opportunity exposed me to new career options!
Negotiation: This class is fun and interactive. The hands-on negotiation allows us to get immediate feedback, and the topics were relevant to our daily lives.
Consumer Behavior: This class taught me to look beyond the typical way of marketing to consumers.
My passions are health care and technology, so my career trajectory has been focused on innovative health care technologies. This has led me to take on various roles at health care startups. Prior to Fuqua, I was an operations manager at a health care startup in the San Francisco area.
Upon completion of my MBA, I will return to the health care industry and transition into marketing/strategy roles. Fuqua has provided me with the tools to achieve my goal of utilizing my engineering background combined with my newly minted business acumen to influence business decisions. I have accepted an opportunity at Medtronic to participate in a product manager rotation.
I completed my internship with Genentech, a leading biotechnology firm located in the San Francisco area.
If you have to pick one thing while at Fuqua, prioritize going on a Trek. It is awesome to see how selfless your classmates are in planning a trip to their home country. There is no better way to experience a new country than while bonding with classmates with someone from the area as your guide. I highly recommend both J-Trek in Japan and I-Trek in Israel!


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Some of you may know this about me: I've always wanted to have entrance music. You know, like in movies where some bad dude walks in the room, it goes to slow-motion, and out of nowhere comes this awesome rocking song that makes you respect and fear said bad dude. Yeah, I've always wanted that. And the amazing song I've wanted to announce my entrance is the AutoZone theme song they play on the commercials. "Get in the Zone… AutoZone!" Something about that song always makes me smile, maybe because it seems like overkill for an auto parts store.
So last summer, to make this dream into a reality, I started searching the internet for the AutoZone song. My plan was to videotape myself walking into a room, put the footage into my computer, make it slow-mo, and add the song. To my dismay I couldn't find it anywhere on the interwebs, try as hard as I might, so I deemed it necessary to record the song myself.
I started with some fake drums in this program called Reason. Once they were to my rocking specifications I put guitar to it by plugging straight into my computer and adding some horrible amp distortion sounds. Bass went the same way. For the vocals I decided to go a less-than-DIY route: since my band was in a recording studio at the time I took advantage of their nice vocal mic (and friendly engineer "Hatch") to get some good sounds. Jon and Dave helped with some backup vocals, for which I am eternally indebted to them. Thanks guys! The mix-job I did on the song wasn't exactly stellar, but you get the idea. The song being recorded, Jon put all the footage together into a podcast, and the result you can see below. My dream is realized.
Get in the Zone… AutoZone!
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