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EDITORIAL: Take control with an active role in your own health
SaltWire Network | Posted: Oct. 22, 2021, 11:40 a.m. | Updated: Oct. 23, 2021, 7:46 a.m. | 3 Min Read
A shortage of family physicians and other strains on the health-care system in Atlantic Canada might be alleviated somewhat if those of us who could made strides for better health. — 123RF Stock photo
As Atlantic Canadians, we're painfully aware of the family physician shortage.
We've seen emergency departments packed with anxious people with no family doctor to turn to, and we've known people with chronic illnesses whose health has worsened as they hunt frantically for a family physician.
From the family doctors we are lucky enough to attract and retain, we've heard stories of poor work/life balance, low pay, the frustration of too many patients and not enough time, the heartbreak of seriously ill patients having to wait months to see specialists, including mental health professionals.
It's an acknowledged crisis, with roughly 200,000 people living without a family doctor in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Atlantic region is famous for scenic coasts and terrific seafood, but it also has a bad track record when it comes to health.
We've also heard politicians say they're working towards solutions: a greater emphasis on recruitment, incentives for medical students to enter family practice, fast-tracked processes for doctors from other countries, added seats in medical and nursing schools, more collaborative clinics.
It's a complex problem with no quick fix, as one part of the region competes with another for the same medical professionals.
What can we do to help?
Well, we can start by looking after ourselves as best we can and improving our health by making good choices.
To be clear, there are many determinants of ill health that people have little or no control over: poverty, marginalization, the luck of the genetic draw, food insecurity. Injuries and accidents can leave people grappling with serious conditions that no amount of healthy living would prevent. But preventative measures could help keep some of us out of emergency departments and cut down on our doctors' office visits.
It's a touchy subject, since we're fond of our East Coast food culture and traditions. Fish and chips, fried clam strips, salt meat, fries, hamburger meat and gravy, donairs, deep fried pepperoni, battered cod tongues and fish fried with pork scrunchions — suggest we cut back on some of those foods in favour of healthier alternatives and you might start a social media flame war.
But when you consider the facts, it's clear we could be exercising more and eating better to be healthier and to lessen the pressure on the health-care system.
More than 40 per cent of Atlantic Canadians have pre-diabetes or diabetes, which can shorten lives by five to 15 years.
Atlantic provinces are among the top five provinces with the highest rates of cancer.
Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rate of mortality from heart disease and stroke in the country.
The highest rates of obesity in Canada are in the Atlantic region.
The numbers are bleak, but they can be improved.
Some of us just need the will to change.
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A trans Magic: The Gathering card
Cory Doctorow 9:00 am Thu Jan 29, 2015
Tom writes: "Over the years, there have been thousands of Magic: The Gathering cards, many with their own characters and mini-stories. Only one, however, is trans, and this one is pretty darn cool."
What she remembered was the panic that came after. Earning her war name had been her only goal. When the fight was over, she stood silently among the other young ones who were boasting of their accomplishments and the bold, grisly names they would choose. Headsmasher. Skullcleaver. Wingbreaker—Gedruk had been among them. Some of them, mostly orcs, boasted of their ancestors' deeds and spoke of their pride in adopting those ancestors' names. She had been so different—only sixteen, a boy in everyone's eyes but her own, about to choose and declare her name before the khan and all the Mardu.
The khan had walked among the warriors, hearing the tales of their glorious deeds. One by one, they declared their new war names, and each time, the khan shouted the names for all to hear. Each time, the horde shouted the name as one, shaking the earth.
Then the khan came to Alesha. She stood before him, snakes coiling in the pit of her stomach, and told how she had slain her first dragon. The khan nodded and asked her name.
"Alesha," she said, as loudly as she could. Just Alesha, her grandmother's name.
"Alesha!" the khan shouted, without a moment's pause.
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Whether you decide to branch out into a new career, go on a diet, start a fitness regime, write a book, transition into retirement or any kind of new venture, be careful with whom you share your ideas, especially in the very early stages.
Over the last 30 years, I have 'bitten the bullet' a number of times, starting new ventures which I had little experience in, but which have shaped my life in wonderful ways.
I learnt very early in the piece, that the support or lack of support from family, friends and colleagues, holds the key to whether you succeed or not.
I learnt that it is important to surround yourself with positive people and limit the time you spend with negative people, who can sabotage your plans. Research shows that having the right support around you is more likely to help you achieve your goals.


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Having failed to win the referendum on constitutional change, Menzies stepped up the hunt for communists. People even stopped saying they were socialist for fear of being 'named' as a communist and losing their job. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation was taking advantage of its powers and watching people and politicians, tapping phones and confiscating passports from suspected communists. Spy rings had been discovered in Canada in the late 1940s and there was fear was that one would occur in Australia. The Liberal Party, under Robert Menzies, continued to do all it could to increase those fears, as it was an effective way of keeping power. In 1954, there was a federal election ahead and Menzies needed another strategy to help him keep his party in government.
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A better connection between city and Rhine – that's why Arnhem decided to try placemaking. The city is engaged in large-scale placemaking and is putting major emphasis on communication and collaboration.
Arnhem, a city that currently has 150,000 inhabitants, was founded in the Middle Ages on the Jansbeek, a stream flowing from the hills of the Veluwe to the Rhine. The stream's hydropower was used to operate the paper mills that drove Arnhem's development in those days.
For centuries the Rhine flowed a few kilometres south of the city. In 1530 the river's course was diverted northwards so a toll could be levied. When Arnhem grew in later years, the Rhine essentially became the city's rear side. Urban sprawl in the 21st century took place primarily south of the Rhine. Apart from being the city's rear side, the river also became a barrier between the northern and southern city districts.
One of Arnhem's foremost ambitions is to make better use of the Rhine's huge potential (the Rhinegold) and to turn the river into a link rather than a barrier. That's a huge task because the river banks are some 15 kilometres long. Arnhem therefore opted for a gradual approach that accorded placemaking a prominent role.
In recent decades emphasis was placed primarily on connecting the inner city with the Rhine. The accent is now shifting to the river banks opposite and on both sides of the city centre. The aim of placemaking is to create fertile ground for future developments, both small-scale temporary projects and long-term area developments. Arnhem is not proceeding on the basis of a rigidly defined plan, but has opted for the process of placemaking. In addition to concrete placemaking activities, this also comprises the establishment of a network and communication trajectory.
A Rhine Group has been set up, comprised of parties associated with the Rhine. They all have Arnhem's interests at heart. This group includes project developers, a rowing club, creative entrepreneurs, cultural institutions and the municipality, among others. The group meets several times a year to share information and to brainstorm. The idea is that the group's large network can lobby effectively for a better connection between Arnhem and the Rhine. What's more, it gives the participating parties a chance to be actively involved in placemaking.
Communication is another important pillar. It can make a broad public aware of the beauty of the river and all the possibilities it offers for a variety of activities. The Rhine Group and its network use social media to publicise what's happening along the Rhine. Many communications are of a personal nature, such as videos from Arnhem residents involved in recreational activities on and around the river.
Arnhem has a relatively large number of creative entrepreneurs who organise cultural activities and festivals. They're at the heart of placemaking along the Rhine. The municipality supports their initiatives with subsidies and uncomplicated licensing procedures. That results in more and more reasons for spending time along the river banks.
Many events have been organised along the river in the past years, such as a quayside market, quayside days, city beaches, a circus theatre and several festivals. Moreover, during the summer months there is a ferry service between the city centre and Stadsblokken, the green heart on the opposite side.
These activities have changed the mindset of residents and visitors. In the past, the river was hard to find and uninviting, but nowadays increasingly more people come to the river banks for recreational activities. Slowly the river is connecting Arnhem North with Arnhem South.
The old function of the Rhine Quay is coming back to life during the annual quayside days. Visitors can admire magnificent old ships, steam and other ship engines, and learn about maritime crafts such as sail making, net mending and rope splicing. The city also received a historical harbour crane as a gift, which occupies a prominent place on the lower quay.
Quayside markets were organised several times a year and the area between the two Rhine bridges became a kilometre long flea market. Residents sold special goods at those markets, and visitors could enjoy live music and cultural acts. And since a few years, a hospitality establishment has been operating a successful city beach on the lower quay.
Part of the Stadsblokken area will be transformed into green festival grounds in the future. In the meantime, several cultural events are already being held there every year. Festival De Luie Hond and Cirque de la Liberté are attractive examples of events that create a link with the water. The river provides a magnificent setting. Since these activities draw large numbers of people, they get to see the city from another perspective. Indeed, Arnhem looks quite different viewed from Stadsblokken and reveals a unique urban character, something that was only known to 'the happy few' until recently.
The plans are to build a historic harbour in the area. A small hospitality pavilion with a workplace is already operating in anticipation of the harbour's construction. There will be a ferry service between the city centre and Stadsblokken during the summer. The ferry will also help to ensure that the Rhine doesn't divide but connects.
The experiences with placemaking in Arnhem have been very positive so far. The initiatives and activities draw Arnhem's residents to the Rhine and bring the river and the city together. An atmosphere has been created that is conducive to collaboration, adventure, ambition and fun.
The city of Arnhem believes that placemaking has created a location where people enjoy staying, which previously was not the case. Placemaking has revealed the qualities of an area with potential. It lures people there and enables them to experience a formerly undiscovered spot: sometimes still slightly rough and industrial, but always authentic and with a touch of adventure. Placemaking lets you look at a city with fresh eyes. It's a harbinger of something new and radiates the energy of a city that moves forward.


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Even with things like GPG for Mail you have to understand how public- and private-keys work and everbody participating in the conversation has to know it as well!
Same is true for security standards like S/MIME, that should have made it simple for consumer software like e-mail clients to use encrypted or at leased signed e-mail communication.
Apple is at least coming to the conclusion that those things should be pushed forward and so iOS8 has better support for S/MIME built-in, you will be able to choose encryption and signing on a mail-by-mail basis.
Another thing that Apple does well is with their messaging system iMessage, which is built into all recent Apple operating systems on iOS and OSX.
They can, at any point, insert something into their proprietary systems that would make it possible for 3rd parties to read all communication, or maybe they alread have a backdoor builtin?
The proprietary of iMessage is also the biggest disadvantage, it's not interoperable which is kind of a no-go nowadays.
Same is true for the recently hyped messaging app Threema, which is rated pretty good in terms of security.
While it's available for iOS and Android (Windows Phone is currently under development), it's still not interoperable with Desktop-PC or OSX due to it's proprietary communication protocol.
A really good alternative to Apple and Threema is the OTR crypto protocol which builds on top of well established chat protocols like XMPP (Jabber) to encrpyt messages between two parties.
Unfortunately in the time of smartphones, handhelds, laptops and other internet enabled devices, this type of encryption has one serious drawback.
The messages can only be encrypted between the two parties initiating the encrypted communication, so messages sent from your laptop won't be readable on your smartphone and vice versa, communication get's scrambled, which leads to a horrible user experience.
The internet already has everything we need to enable secure and encrypted communication channels, it's just not simple!


EDITOR'S NOTE: A few weeks ago, I asked my Facebook friends to send me a story their father liked to tell. The one that follows, submitted by the appropriately named, Michal Story, touched me deeply and reveals a common humanity we all share, even during times of difficulty. I hope you enjoy it. If YOUR FATHER, like Michal's, had a favorite story he liked to tell, please consider sending it to me for possible publication on this blog.
I was a teenager in the 1960s when my father and I bonded through watching football and tuning up the car together on weekends. But it was between his tours of duty in Vietnam, when he invited me out onto our patio in the late Louisiana summer evenings, that I realized just how close we were. He'd sip scotch and smoke cigarettes while we listened to Hank Williams and Patsy Cline on the record player. Most of the time, we'd sing along with Hank and tell corny jokes. And sometimes, he'd comment on the heavy, warm humid air that reminded him of times in Vietnam. It was these times that I knew was in for a good story.
He spared me the horror he must have witnessed and would tell me stories of his friends and how they would pass the time. One particular story still strikes me.
I don't remember where, specifically, he was stationed, but it was on a border between North and South Vietnam. There was a rickety four-foot tall barbed-wire fence which separated the enemies and they could hear distant sporadic gunfire and explosions during the day. The fencing spanned a treeless, grassy field where each side could easily see the other's buildings. There was no movement between them during the day. My Dad's squadron's sole mission was to ensure that no one crossed. And no one ever attempted to cross from either side. It was an "easy tour" as he called it.
Late at night, and every night, a very different scene took place, however -- one my father said haunted him in a way that none of his other war experiences had. It would take place long after the gunfire and bombing had settled down to an almost peaceful calm.
My father and his brothers-in-arms would spot tiny sparks of periodic light emanating from the buildings across the field -- almost like a signal. The handful of American men on the night shift would approach the fence without hesitation, as if they were back home taking a leisurely stroll. As they approached, they'd see their counterparts, equally relaxed, approaching the fence. There they would meet and exchange brief greetings in whatever limited language each could understand -- making hand gestures, offering up cigarettes and, from the dim light of a match, show each other photographs of their families back home. Sometimes they would exchange odd wares unique to their respective cultures.
These men were no longer enemies in this nightly routine. They were just people managing to turn a blind eye to what divided them -- an American on one side, a Viet Cong on the other. No one knew when or how this ritual started. But it was repeated, nonetheless, by each new troop arrival. Was it from boredom? Curiosity? It didn't really seem to matter. Whatever the reason, it was a chance to be human again. The only danger seemed to be in caring."


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Darian Shirazi
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Darian is a Partner at Gradient Ventures.
At the age of 15, he interned at eBay as a code tester working on the third version of Sell Your Item. In early 2005, he joined Facebook as a Software Engineer reporting to Mark Zuckerberg as one of the company's first outside hires. At Facebook, he contributed to several components of the social network's products and the early versions of its mobile products. After Facebook, Darian studied Philosophy and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley for nearly two years before dropping out to work full-time on startups.
After leaving Berkeley, Darian began advising and investing in many startups including becoming the first investor in Udemy, the online education marketplace. He then founded Radius, the leading B2B Customer Data Platform, and served as the company's CEO for more than seven years, growing the company to more than one hundred employees, raising more than $100MM of venture capital from top tier firms, and serving dozens of Fortune 500 customers.
In addition to these accomplishments, Darian is an early investor in the following companies: Lyft, Lending Club, Carbon Health, Palantir, Osaro, Casetext, Alloy.ai, Loft, and many others.
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"Ted Tuppen has argued that the public auction strategy does not amount to selling the pubs because the company retains an operational interest"
That's a very heavy duty sentence with fascinating semantics Teddy Boy.
You sell something but you haven't sold it because you retain an operational interest?
You operate pubs but you don't, actually, operate pubs at all, yet this still gives you an 'operational interest'?
You're selling the family silver is what you're doing.
How's the George Canning in Camberwell doing doing since your company blew £140K turning it round? Looking forward to the open day on 4 February.


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Q: Updating LayoutParams has no effect in some devices I am updating the top margin of a view at runtime, and it works fine in my device (Xperia S)
But when I test it on the Xperia Arc S or Nexus One, it doesn't update the margin!
I have a thread that increments a "position" integer. Every time it increments, it calls this for updating the view:
runOnUiThread(new Runnable(){

    @Override
    public void run() {
            myView.setText("position: "+position);
            params.topMargin=position;
            myViewLayout.setLayoutParams(params);
          }
    });

The text is updated, but the margin doesn't!
I already tried to invalidate the view, but it still doesn't update the layout params.
This is how it should look like, and how it looks in my phone (Xperia S):

and this is how it looks in the Xperia arc s and nexus one:

As you see, the view stays at the top/left corner, and doesn't update the top margin.
I debugged it and the margin does get increased, so the view is just not updating the layout params!

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Make stencil shader target materials with same int 'ID' ?
sorry ,I have no skill in shader scripting.
I am using the shader to cut own holes in sprites but if I have multiple objects in the scen with the same Mask and Masked shader materials on them then objects that should not cut holes into other sprites start doing so.
So how can i set some kind of ID on each material so that the Mask and Masked shader materials only affect those with the same ID ?
Add these to your shaders. The Mask Layer is a bitmask for reading and writing to the stencil buffer. (The stencil buffer is 8bit so only 8 layers are possible) Usually the value should be a power of two, e.g. 1, 2, 4, 8,... if you want to mask only one layer. You can set the Mask Layer property in your materials to make masks that mask only a certain layer or many layers. I also added the Mask Mode property to the Masked shader. You can set it to Equal or NotEqual to invert the mask.
You saved me time and even got me to learn a bit of shader script . Very awesome . Thank you very much !
Just wanted to thank you a lot for this. I was struggling a lot with it, and this Mask Layer was what I was looking for.