BUKAVU, Congo (CNS) — Bishops from eastern Congo criticized the failure of their government and the United Nations to act against "genocide, jihadist fundamentalism and Balkanization" in the country, which is widely considered Africa's most Catholic.
"For more than 20 years, the eastern populations have fallen victim to war and insecurity — in 2010, the victims numbered 6 million dead, and the toll continues," said the bishops from eastern South Kivu province.
In a pastoral message dated May 25, the bishops said they had been moved by the "profound distress" of "populations bruised by raging violence." They said villages had been burned with impunity by armed gangs, leaving local populations facing "famine and misery," while criminals wielding "machetes, knives and axes" had cut throats, mutilated children and disemboweled pregnant women.
"We pay homage to Congolese officers and soldiers who have shown devotion and shed their blood in this cause. But security, peace and territorial integrity do not, curiously, seem to have been priorities for our public authorities," said the message, signed by Archbishop Francois Maroy Rusengo of Bukavu and bishops from Goma, Butembo-Beni, Kindu, Uvira and Kasongo.
Up to 5.4 million people were killed in Congo in a series of 1995-2003 wars involving eight countries and two dozen armed groups, while militia violence has since continued in many parts of the mineral-rich country.
In 2013, U.N. forces helped government troops defeat Tutsi rebels, allegedly backed by neighboring Rwanda. In February, the Congolese army launched an offensive against Hutu insurgents in advance of October elections, which opposition politicians have accused President Joseph Kabila of seeking to delay.
The bishops said they recognized that the United Nations had backed initiatives to secure peace, but added they did not understand why no action had been taken to prevent a series of massacres since late 2014, including the killing of 419 people at Beni.
"The state is allowing the situation in the east to decay — we find it difficult to understand our government's ambiguities, conflicting statements and paradoxes," said the bishops.
About half of Congo's 70 million inhabitants are Catholic. The church runs 60 percent of primary and 40 percent of secondary schools, as well as an extensive network of hospitals, clinics, shops and farms.
In February, Father Jean-Paul Kakule was shot dead by assailants at his church in northeastern Congo, while on May 12 Bishop Placide Lubamba Ndjibu of Kasongo survived an abduction attempt.
In their message, the bishops said they were perturbed at the official silence surrounding the October 2012 abduction of three Assumptionist priests, whose fates remain unknown, and feared young recruits were being "trained for international terrorism" by jihadists of various nationalities.
"All of this is taking place in the context of an economic mafia and political-military corruption, supported by pillaging on a grand scale of our abundant natural resources in minerals, forestry, wildlife and petroleum. … The population of the East has the net impression it is unprotected by its own state and abandoned by the international community," the bishops said.


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I want to stretch the image to fill width and adjust the height according to width and maintain the aspect ratio. I want it should cover entire width (fillparent) and height of imageview should adjust like in way so that aspect ratio is maintained.
2)You should also see android:adjustViewBounds to make the ImageView resize itself to fit the rescaled image. For example, if you have a rectangular image in what would normally be a square ImageView, adjustViewBounds=true will make it resize the ImageView to be rectangular as well. This then affects how other Views are laid out around the ImageView.
you can change the way it default scales images using the android:scaleType parameter. By the way, the easiest way to discover how this works would simply have been to experiment a bit yourself! Just remember to look at the layouts in the emulator itself (or an actual phone) as the preview in Eclipse is usually wrong.
As expected, set layout:width and layout:height to fill_parent.
As another responder mentioned correctly, use src to find your image, not background.
However instead of trying scaleType of fit_xy (which finds the narrowest side to fit into the view rather than the longest side), use scaleType of centerCrop.
centerCrop will center and fill in the viewport while retaining aspect ratio.
Hope this helps! I used it for the webView loading overlay of a commercial app I developed for my current employer.
Below solution is working fine for me.
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Tropical Cyclone Hamish crept a little farther southeast along the coast of Queensland, Australia, in the time that elapsed between an image of the area captured by NASA's Aqua satellite on March 9 at 1:30 p.m. local time in Queensland and this image of the storm captured by the Terra satellite the next morning at 9:50 a.m. (March 9, 23:50 UTC). The eye of the storm was northeast of Fraser Island, which is about 300 kilometers north of Queensland's capital and largest city, Brisbane. At the time the image was taken, Hamish was in the process of weakening from a Category 3 to a Category 2 storm.
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This locomotive was built by Andrew Barclay, Sons & Co for the Ministry of Munitions, Houston, Georgetown, near Paisley. It was sold to the Lothian Coal Company in 1919 and worked the remainder of its long service at Newbattle Colliery, also known as Lady Victoria Colliery, at Newtongrange, Midlothian. In 1947, ownership passed to the National Coal Board, Area 2 (Lothians). The locomotive remained at Newbattle and retained its running number 3 throughout its service.
In 1978 the locomotive was donated by the National Coal Board to the Scottish Railway Preservation Society.
It was not named during its working life, and acquired its present name in 1988 when at the Glasgow Garden Festival, displayed by Falkirk District Council. Lady Victoria Colliery is now the site of the Scottish Mining Museum.
The locomotive is kept at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway where it is awaiting restoration.


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Die Liste der Stolpersteine in Rinteln gibt eine Übersicht über die im Rahmen der Aktion des Künstlers Gunter Demnig verlegten Stolpersteine in der Stadt Rinteln in Niedersachsen.

Beschreibung
In Rinteln wurden seit 2013 bis heute (2020) 32 Stolpersteine verlegt. Die 10 × 10 × 10 cm großen Betonquader mit Messingtafel sind in den Bürgersteig vor jenen Häusern eingelassen, in denen die Opfer der nationalsozialistischen Gewaltherrschaft damals wohnten. Die Inschrift der Tafel gibt Auskunft über ihren Namen, ihr Alter und ihr Schicksal. Die Stolpersteine sollen dem Vergessen der Opfer entgegenwirken.

Stolpersteine in Rinteln

Siehe auch
 Stolpersteine in Deutschland
 Stolpersteine in Niedersachsen

Weblinks

 Stolpersteine für Rinteln (PDF; Stand 2013)
 stolpersteine.eu

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Forces loyal to the Turkish government fought on Saturday to crush the remnants of a military coup attempt which crumbled after crowds answered President Tayyip Erdogan's call to take to the streets and dozens of rebels abandoned their tanks.
The exchange comes against the backdrop of Turkey closing its airspace, effectively grounding U.S. fighter jets that have been targeting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) forces in neighbouring Syria and Iraq. "If we are strategic partners or model partners, do what is necessary", Erdogan said near his home in Istanbul.
Metin Mangir with the Los Angeles Turkish-American Association says Turkey has a history of bloody coups and he's glad his family in Istanbul is safe.
Dundar said officers from the Air Force, the military police and the armored units were mainly involved in the attempt. But Erdogan's government is blaming the chaos on the cleric, who lives in exile in Pennsylvania and promotes a philosophy that blends a mystical form of Islam with staunch advocacy of democracy, education, science and interfaith dialogue. Washington has never found any evidence particularly compelling previously.
Kerry told reporters Saturday, during a trip to Luxembourg, that such a request has not been received.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Turkey should "present us with any legitimate evidence that withstands scrutiny".
Gulen has permission to remain in the United States, but that could change.
Erdogan said he had warned President Barack Obama that Gulen was trying to destabilize Turkey. Furthermore, Turkey has maintained its membership in the group through past military coups. His movement, called Hizmet, includes think-tanks, schools and various media enterprises. The Erdogan regime has launched a broad campaign against Gulen's movement in Turkey and overseas, purging civil servants suspected of ties to the movement, seizing businesses and closing some media organizations.
Gulen himself has denied any involvement in the attempted coup. He died 35 years ago but remains the greatest influence on Turkey: he forged a secular, Westernised, democratic nation that is arguably the region's most successful, if not stable. He said he and his firm "have attempted repeatedly to warn the USA government of the threat posed" by Gulen and his movement. "But I have always prayed for myself and for him".
Protesters in support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan clash with local security and state police outside Gulen's compound. The Turkish strongman has advocated rewriting the constitution so that he would get significantly more powers, but the ruling party did not have enough votes to kick start the process.
"Once this cleansing is finished our military will be stronger, our soldiers will be stronger, providing better support and coordination to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation", he said. Turkey plays a key role in US -led efforts against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
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Opening on Friday, September 14th, 2018 at 13:00 SLT is a new group art installation at Solo Arte curated by Terrygold and Melania (MelaniaBis), Featuring an ensemble cast of artists, it has been given the informal title of explore and enjoy.
Those participating in the exhibition cover the realms of both 2D and 3D art, and comprise Oema, Terrygold, Jill Agresti (Jillx), Solkide Auer, Judy Barton (Mitla), Giovanna Cerise, Desy Magic, Annalisa Muliaina, Maddy (Magda Schmidtzau), Eupalinos Ugajin, Ciottolina Xue, and Moke Yuitza.
The setting for the exhibition is rather unique, a three-dimensional space that initially appears as a rooftop garden, dotted with large hollow spheres, each of which contains (or will contain) an element of 3D art by some of the artists, together with some additional buildings and a little stream flowing between rocks and cliffs. However, there is more here than meets the eye: under the garden are numerous spaces, some of which can be glimpsed from above, others of which are fully enclosed and hidden, where more art and other points of interest can be found. Getting around these forms something of a mystery tour, making a visit to this installation a journey of discovery.
The spheres are intended to be worlds of their own – each has at least one entrance / exit, and visitors are invited to step inside them and become fully immersed in the art within. The dioramas and vignettes may come with explanatory text, or may stand alone or – as in at least one instance – share a poetic theme with the words of Jill Barton, whose poetry, inspired by the space, can be found on media boards to one side of the rooftop area under the eaves of a building.
Once inside a sphere, you are fully enclosed in the space to generate a feeling of immersion – and which also makes finding your way back out a little interesting if you get turned around inside! But for a deeper sense of immersion, I suggest trying first-person view whilst within a sphere. Note that to fully appreciate some of the art, you must have your viewer's Advanced Lighting Model option (Preferences > Graphics) enabled. Shadows are also recommended as being enabled when visiting – but I would suggest that this is a more optional requirement, depending on how well or otherwise your viewer performs with shadows enabled.
The 2D art is more traditional displayed on the walls of the lower levels of the structure. These have been designed in such a way that each 2D art area is at least partially open to the natural daylight of the environment (using the local windlight or setting your viewer to sunset is recommended). Maddy's and Desy's art is set out so as to appear in garden style environments, while Oema's is in more of a built-out area that forms the main route into the lower levels from the rooftop garden when exploring on foot.
To fully get around the installation however, requires the use of the Teleport Anywhere Doors that can be found throughout the build. I particular, one of these is located alongside the location for Jill's poetry, and another on the lower level of Oema's 2D art display. Together, these two doors form (depending on which you use first) the start / end point for a journey through the installation, passing from display area to display area – including one tucked away deep inside the build, where more 3D can be found. Nor is this all; also hidden down inside the build – and accessible on foot, should you spot the tunnel – is an underground events / bar area.
With Nessuno Myoo and Kicca Igaly due to join the exhibition during its run, this is a creative approach to displaying art that makes for an engaging and fun, as well as visually impressive, visit.


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Q: How to open FileDialog ( open / save ) in vba without references I'm working on a machine which runs on Windows XP but has no Office or .NET Framework installed.
I would like to have the possibility to open/save files by opening a FileDialog. Unfortunately they are not listed (in VBA editor) as a Class. How do I get to put them in my code?
The following is an example of what I use to Save (which works, but I really need filedialogs). I achieve opening files in the same way:
Sub Make_File()

Dim i As Long
Dim AnzTrace As Long
Dim SysAbstand As Double
Dim DatName, Type, Dummy As String
Dim SysDist As Double
Dim Nr, Pos, Offset, Phase As Double
Dim SysDate, SysTime As String
Dim Buff1, Buff2, Buff3 As String
Dim Day, Time As Variant
Dim AktDir As String

AktDir = CurDir

Call Shell("C:\WINDOWS\explorer " & AktDir, 1)  ' I need to change folder in file explorer in order to save the file where i want...

Message1 = "Dateinamen eingeben (ohne .txt)"
Title = "Data Input"
Default1 = TXTDatName
DatName = InputBox(Message1, Title, Default1)
If DatName = "" Then
    GoTo ExitMakeFile
End If

Message1 = "Kommentar eingeben"
Title = "Data Input"
Default1 = "bla bla bla"
Type = InputBox(Message1, Title, Default1)
If Type = "" Then
    GoTo ExitMakeFile
End If

Message1 = "Systemabstand eingeben"
Title = "Data Input"
Default1 = "116"
SysDist = InputBox(Message1, Title, Default1)
If Dummy = Null Then
    GoTo ExitMakeFile
End If

Day = SCPI.SYSTem.Date
Buff1 = Format(Day(0), "####")
Buff2 = Format(Day(1), "0#")
Buff3 = Format(Day(2), "0#")
SysDate = Buff1 & "/" & Buff2 & "/" & Buff3
Time = SCPI.SYSTem.Time
Buff1 = Format(Time(0), "0#")
Buff2 = Format(Time(1), "0#")
SysTime = Buff1 & ":" & Buff2

AnzTrace = SCPI.CALCulate(1).PARameter.Count
Dummy = " "

DatName = AktDir & "\" & DatName & ".txt"
i = AnzTrace
Open DatName For Output As #1
Print #1, AntennaType
Print #1, "Datum: " & SysDate & " " & SysTime

Buff1 = "X" & Chr(9) & "Abstand" & Chr(9) & "Kabel" & Chr(9) & "gedreht"
Print #1, Buff1
Print #1, Dummy

Do While i > 1
    Pos = SysDist
    Offset = 0
    Phase = 0
    Buff3 = Str(i) & Chr(9) & Str(Pos) & Chr(9) & Str(Offset) & Chr(9) & Str(Phase)
    Print #1, Buff3
    i = i - 1
Loop

Buff3 = Str(i) & Chr(9) & "  0" & Chr(9) & Str(Offset) & Chr(9) & Str(Phase)
Print #1, Buff3
Close #1

Call Shell("C:\WINDOWS\notepad " & DatName, 1)

ExitMakeFile:
End Sub

A: This is adapted from the msdn example. Paste it in a standard module.
Declare Function GetOpenFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (pOpenFilename As OPENFILENAME) As Long
Declare Function GetSaveFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" Alias "GetSaveFileNameA" (pOpenFilename As OPENFILENAME) As Long

Type OPENFILENAME
    lStructSize As Long
    hwndOwner As Long
    hInstance As Long
    lpstrFilter As String
    lpstrCustomFilter As String
    nMaxCustFilter As Long
    nFilterIndex As Long
    lpstrFile As String
    nMaxFile As Long
    lpstrFileTitle As String
    nMaxFileTitle As Long
    lpstrInitialDir As String
    lpstrTitle As String
    flags As Long
    nFileOffset As Integer
    nFileExtension As Integer
    lpstrDefExt As String
    lCustData As Long
    lpfnHook As Long
    lpTemplateName As String
End Type

Sub EntryPoint()

    Dim tpOpenFname As OPENFILENAME

    With tpOpenFname
        .lpstrFile = String(256, 0)
        .nMaxFile = 255
        .lStructSize = Len(tpOpenFname)

        If GetOpenFileName(tpOpenFname) <> 0 Then
            Debug.Print Left$(.lpstrFile, .nMaxFile)
        Else
            Debug.Print "Open Canceled"
        End If

        If GetSaveFileName(tpOpenFname) <> 0 Then
            Debug.Print Left$(.lpstrFile, .nMaxFile)
        Else
            Debug.Print "Save Canceled"
        End If
    End With

End Sub

A: So basically I had to write the following in a Userform, then create a button named "ReadFile" and a field called "FileName".
Private Sub ReadFile_Click()

Dim tpOpenFname As ToFile
Dim lReturn As Long

Me.hide ' I hide the Userform but I can't really get a proper focus on the getOpenFile

With tpOpenFname
    .lpstrFile = String(257, 0)
    .nMaxFile = Len(tpOpenFname.lpstrFile)
    .lStructSize = Len(tpOpenFname)
    .lpstrFilter = "Text files (*.txt)"   ' I want only to open txt
    .nFilterIndex = 1
    .lpstrFileTitle = tpOpenFname.lpstrFile
    .nMaxFileTitle = tpOpenFname.nMaxFile
    .lpstrInitialDir = "C:\"
    .lpstrTitle = "Bitte eine Datei eingeben"
End With

lReturn = GetOpenFileName(tpOpenFname)

If lReturn = 0 Then
    End
Else
    Me.FileName = Left(tpOpenFname.lpstrFile, InStr(tpOpenFname.lpstrFile, ".txt") + 3)
    'This is because I get silly symbols after the real filename (on "save" didn't have this problem though
End If

Me.Show

End Sub

And in the main module:
Read.Show vbModal ' to call the Userform
DatName = Read.FileName 'Read is the Userform name
Open DatName For Input As #1

As for "Save":
Private Sub SaveFile_Click()

Dim tpSaveFname As ToFile
Dim lReturn As Long

Me.hide

With tpSaveFname
    .lpstrFile = String(257, 0)
    .nMaxFile = Len(tpSaveFname.lpstrFile)
    .lStructSize = Len(tpSaveFname)
    .lpstrFilter = "Text files (*.txt)"
    .nFilterIndex = 1
    .lpstrFileTitle = tpSaveFname.lpstrFile
    .nMaxFileTitle = tpSaveFname.nMaxFile
    .lpstrInitialDir = "C:\"
    .lpstrTitle = "Bitte eine Datei eingeben"
End With

lReturn = GetSaveFileName(tpSaveFname)

If lReturn = 0 Then
    End
Else
    Me.FileName = tpSaveFname.lpstrFile
    Me.FileName = Me.FileName & ".txt"
End If

Me.Show

End Sub

And in the main module:
DatName = SaveAs.FileName 'SaveAs is the Userform name
Call Shell("C:\WINDOWS\notepad " & DatName, 1)

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package io.prestosql.sql.tree;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.Optional;

import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;

public class ArrayConstructor
        extends Expression
{
    public static final String ARRAY_CONSTRUCTOR = "ARRAY_CONSTRUCTOR";
    private final List<Expression> values;

    public ArrayConstructor(List<Expression> values)
    {
        this(Optional.empty(), values);
    }

    public ArrayConstructor(NodeLocation location, List<Expression> values)
    {
        this(Optional.of(location), values);
    }

    private ArrayConstructor(Optional<NodeLocation> location, List<Expression> values)
    {
        super(location);
        requireNonNull(values, "values is null");
        this.values = ImmutableList.copyOf(values);
    }

    public List<Expression> getValues()
    {
        return values;
    }

    @Override
    public <R, C> R accept(AstVisitor<R, C> visitor, C context)
    {
        return visitor.visitArrayConstructor(this, context);
    }

    @Override
    public List<? extends Node> getChildren()
    {
        return values;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o)
    {
        if (this == o) {
            return true;
        }
        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
            return false;
        }

        ArrayConstructor that = (ArrayConstructor) o;
        return Objects.equals(values, that.values);
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode()
    {
        return values.hashCode();
    }
}

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Which Couple Will Last Longer: Meghan And Harry Or Kate And William? Relationship Expert Knows The Answer
With the royal wedding getting closer and closer, it's hard not to compare the two royal couples. Kate and William and Meghan and Harry are very different people and have very different relationships. Kate and William have grown up together, while Harry and Meghan met in their 30s, both having a baggage of past relationships behind them.
READ ALSO: 'Golden Ratio' Says That Meghan Markle Beats Kate Middleton To Be Named The Most Attractive Female Royal
But which couple is more likely to last the distance and the royal pressure: traditional or modern? Relationship expert Tracey Cox knows the answer.
Kate and William
1. Kate has the needed background and not very ambitious about her career, which makes her the perfect queen as she can devote herself entirely to the crown and her royal obligations.
2. William is strongly committed to his family, but he also respects his royal role.
3. Kate and Will met in college, so they had plenty of time to get to know each other.
What could be a problem
1. Because they met when they were teens, Kate and Will didn't have time for partying, which can create the feeling of having missed out on youth.
2. Getting together young can also mean that one person can start to grow and change, while other stays the same, which can create a destabilizing feeling.
3. When William becomes the king, he will have to put the crown before his family.
READ ALSO: Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Will Raise Their Kids Like Prince William And Kate Middleton Do
Why the will last
1. They kept their relationship in secret, which helped them get to know each other without the outside influence of friends, relatives, and other people, who would have liked to voice their opinion.
2. Meghan has been an activist and humanitarian long before she met Harry, so she is capable of standing her ground and being in front of cameras. She will also be happy to carry Diana's humanitarian work.
3. Harry and Meghan met later in their lives, having experienced a lot. This means they know what they want from a relationship and that they have already been formed as individuals.
1. Meghan is giving up a lot as she has to say goodbye to her successful acting career, and she might miss her freedom.
2. As Markle has been married before, it shows it is highly unlikely that she will stay in a marriage if it's not working and that she might be less committed to the institution of marriage.
3. Because they got together later in life, Meghan and Harry are two independent people who haven't got used to answering to anyone except themselves, which can create difficulties when they need to make shared decisions.
Neither – and both.
Traditional or modern style of relationships works well for one people and not for the other. Both Meghan and Kate are suited perfectly well with their partners. So, their relationships have equal chances for lasting.
What do you think? Do you agree with Tracey Cox?
READ ALSO: When Love Ends: The Heartbreak Helped Bond Meghan Markle And Prince Harry


It's now less than a month til 'D-Day' (dress day for those of you joining me at this part of the story) and my dream dress arrives on my doorstep. I have been working with Chris, my PT from Unique Physique to try and make my dream a reality and get this dress on!
Through a combination of PT sessions, clean eating, interval training, bootcamps and running, I have been trying to shed the pounds in the hope that the dress fits! Since April of this year I have shed 50.4lbs of fat and I can honestly say that signing up to train with Chris has been the best decision I have made in a long time. I think it is a process that needs you to be ready to make the commitment, but one that will absolutely change your life for the better.
I am so determined to succeed and my confidence in my abilities (fitness wise) grow each time I manage to do something that I haven't been able to before. My next goal will really test that, so look out for the announcement after Christmas!
Wish Want Wear is the perfect partner in this challenge, as the dress I have picked is literally something I have wished and wanted to wear for a long long time. If you have any Christmas Parties or a special New Year Occasion, then I would absolutely recommend that you check out their vast collection of dresses as they are very reasonably priced to hire and you can have your very own real life Cinderella story, like I hopefully will!
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Who wouldn't want to hear those words? In our culture, looking good is highly valued, and we spend a significant chunk of our fortunes on grooming, clothing, jewelry and other adornments that improve the way we are perceived by those around us.
Yet, you've heard the expression "you can't tell a book by its cover" – appearing good on the outside doesn't mean that everything is working properly on the inside. In fact, sometimes health problems are sneaky and insidious, without any noticeable symptoms.
Blood pressure can creep upwards, wear and tear can erode the joints, and any number of subtle changes can occur that at first create no pain or obvious malfunction. There are really only two things you can do to help yourself.
First, you can choose the very best lifestyle habits available. Eat well. Reduce your stress. Exercise appropriately. Avoid unnecessary injury. Minimize toxicity by reading labels and staying away from excessive chemicals in your food.
Second, you can consult experts on body function and lifestyle design, building a wellness team with the services you prefer – nutritionist, personal trainer, life coach, massage therapist or body worker, and of course your doctor of chiropractic, who can help you coordinate the use of professionals like these and others.
The young man realized that his understanding of the earth rotating around the sun was from his previous knowledge, and that the sky really did look like the sun was revolving the earth – he could see how people were duped by the appearance of it.
And so are we sometimes misled when we hear people say, "You look great" – it may be true, but you'll still need to take the responsibility of developing good health habits and building a team of professionals to help you get healthy and stay healthy, so you work as great on the inside as you look on the outside!
Most of us know at least a little about goals. Setting a goal is one of the simplest and most basic success tools – it means to pick a target to aim at, a result you would like to happen, and then make a plan to work toward it. Setting goals is how almost all successful people create their success, in every chosen field of endeavor.
Some health goals are goals of safety – for example, if you want to travel safely in your car and avoid unnecessary injury, you would wear your seatbelt. Yes, it's a law, but if you have a goal to be as safe as possible in your car, then no one has to insist that you wear a seatbelt – it's an action step you would take to achieve the goal.
Or, you can choose a goal of a slimmer figure or clean, healthy lungs. You would then have to select some new behavior patterns, perhaps in eating, exercise and self discipline, to move yourself to lose weight or stop smoking.
See how this works? When the goal is clear and meaningful, the natural tendency is to act to make it happen, and that's one of the main reasons setting goals is so important – it guides you toward naturally good decisions and behaviors, supportive of what you want to accomplish.
Interestingly, you can also set goals around positive health practices, like deciding to improve your diet, starting a regular exercise or meditation practice, or coming in for regular chiropractic care. These goals are not only to avoid pain and illness — they are designed to increase health and wellness, for a longer and better life.
You could set a goal of better posture, or a better attitude while doing chores you don't really enjoy. You could aim at more patience with your children (or your parents). You could work toward improving your strength, balance or your wind and lung capacity by walking or running regularly.
You could set a goal to learn a martial art like karate or a sport like tennis. You could pick an ideal weight and combine proper diet, exercise and coaching to get there. You could aim at better mobility and flexibility by practicing yoga.
You could set a goal to clean up your nutrition, and reduce or eliminate unhealthy food and drink habits, like sugary soft drinks, excessive coffee, or chips and candy.
You could set a goal to assemble a team of expert health and wellness advisors, and research the best providers in your area and develop relationships with them.
So what are your health goals? To avoid pain? To improve your quality of life? To live as long as possible and be as healthy as possible? Learning to eat fresh wholesome natural foods, get enough rest, reduce your stress and keep your body tuned up and ready to go with exercise and chiropractic care are habits that will take you toward a healthier life.
They say that hindsight is 20/20, which means that after things happen it's obvious what decisions you should have made along the way, but too often the opportunity has by then been missed.
So it goes too often with our health – we may be lulled into a false sense of security by the lack of overt symptoms, only to discover that our poor choices have painted us into a corner, requiring a huge effort to get out of it, if we even can.
Sad, and ironic, since the commitment necessary to stay healthy is usually a reasonable one – moderate eating and exercise, staying positive and reducing stress, getting enough rest and keeping our bodies tuned up with some basic maintenance care can go a long way toward producing good health and avoiding preventable illnesses and conditions.
Your doctor of chiropractic is specially trained in lifestyle science, and can advise you on some of the fundamentals of good health. You'll be surprised how easy it can be, especially once you develop some momentum around these simple and profoundly beneficial habits.
If you wait too long, you could suffer the consequences – doing too little, too late is common in our world, but you don't have to become an unfortunate statistic if you just make a few good decisions and stick to them.
Ask your chiropractor how you can improve your quality of life and avoid health problems – the result will be a longer, healthier life for you and your family.
Recently we lost one of our foremost authors and success teachers, Stephen Covey. Covey wrote the landmark personal growth book, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," regarded by many as the greatest business and self-development book of all time.
His second habit to build a great life is to "begin with the end in mind" – in other words, to be clear on the vision of what you'd like to accomplish.
This enormously powerful tool is used on the path to "personal leadership". It supports you in becoming more determined to lead yourself to a successful outcome regardless of your starting place. It invites you to get very clear about what you want and fortifies you to address any obstacles that may interfere.
This is more than simply managing the circumstances of your life — it's more about doing whatever it takes to get that desired goal.
As a chiropractic patient you have the opportunity to apply this habit, by imagining what you want your ultimate health and wellness to look like. What would a life of wellness be like? What would being healthy be like? Beginning with the end in mind will clarify your decision-making and help you get there the fastest and best way possible.
Keep your eye on your target and do whatever it takes to get to the end you have in mind – that's how the most successful people do it, and you can too.
Modern living has its advantages, but there are drawbacks as well, and the inactivity and excessive eating of unhealthy foods, coupled with the body function imbalances from poor lifestyle habits, have led to an all time high in obesity in our communities.
In fact, in 2010 it was discovered that 35.7%, over a third of all adults, and 17% of all children are obese, meaning that their body weight was 20% or more above their optimal weight. This doesn't even include those who are simply overweight, and it points out an unavoidable fact – if we don't do something about this trend, our health care system will collapse under the weight, since obesity seems to lead to many serious diseases, like heart disease, diabetes and even some cancers.
If you or someone you care about is obese or moving in that direction, there's plenty you can do to make things better. Awareness is always the first key – call it what it is, and admit the problem, so you can start to work on it.
It's unmistakable – you'll need to eat less and move around more. Go easy on the exercise in the beginning, but even walking for a half hour three times a week, even if you have to work up to it, can be very beneficial in burning fat and trimming down.
Set goals, and work at a reasonable pace. Weight reduction is not a sprint, it's a marathon – develop better habits of eating, depending more on fresh, wholesome foods and less on processed foods filled with sugar and fat. And drink water – the more the better.
Get help if you need it – it's no shame to seek advice on this challenge. Consult your chiropractor, who may be able to help you choose better nutrition and design the right exercise program, or at least direct your attention toward the latest thinking in this area. Get your weight under control – not only will you look and feel better, but you'll decrease the chance of serious illness, too.
Every day millions of people experience a wide variety of painful conditions – low back pain, neck pain and headaches among them.
Yet current research shows that there is a simple solution for people who are afflicted with these conditions.
For example, last year a study was done called the Mercer Report, where some of the world's best scientists evaluated chiropractic care compared to physical therapy, exercise and other medical treatments. Chiropractic care was found to be by far the most effective answer to the back pain riddle.
In 2001, a report was released by Duke University showed that chiropractic adjustments provided almost immediate relief for headaches originating in the neck, and resulted in significantly fewer side effects and considerably longer lasting relief than commonly prescribed headache medications.
As researchers take a closer look at chiropractic, it compares favorably to most medical treatments in these common situations. So if you know anyone who is complaining of back pain, neck pain or headaches, point them toward your chiropractor – they don't have to suffer.
Why are some people healthy while others are not?
It's easy to chalk it up to genetics, that some have better raw materials to work with, and this is not entirely inaccurate. But much as some athletes have natural gifts and others have to work harder to achieve their objectives, so it goes with health and wellness – regardless of your inborn tendencies, there are things you can do to improve your chances at glowing, vibrant good health and vitality.
Good health and wellness boil down to lifestyle habits and decisions – some more obvious than others. For example, if you eat fresh, wholesome foods, balancing and combining them effectively, then your body gets the fuel it needs and works better. If you drink enough water, get enough rest, and exercise appropriately, you'll feel better, look better, and your body will work better. If you meditate, get regular massage or perform some other stress relaxation technique, then you have less stress and less wear and tear on your body. Most people are aware of the importance of developing patterns of behavior like this.
But your body also requires some maintenance to work at its best – and one of the most important things you can do is to keep your spine and nerve system healthy with chiropractic. Your nerve system is the control system of your body, and when it is working well, your body thrives. When it is not working as well, your body doesn't work as well.
Well-informed people include safe, all-natural chiropractic care among their lifestyle choices – it's the difference that makes the difference in health and wellness.
Aim for at least 7.5 hours of sleep every night. Make sure you don't fall farther in debt by blocking off enough time for sleep each night. Consistency is the key.
Warm the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallot and the garlic and cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook until golden, about 5 minutes. Add the asparagus and artichokes and cook until the asparagus is tender, about 5 more minutes. Turn off the heat and add the tomatoes, salt and pepper and reserve.
Combine the oil, vinegar, tarragon, salt and pepper in a glass screw-top jar. Seal the jar and shake vigorously to mix the vinaigrette. Toss the vegetables with the vinaigrette and serve.
Farro is a food product consisting of the grains of certain wheat species in whole form. It is sold dried and is prepared by cooking in water until soft, but still crunchy (many recommend first soaking overnight). It may be eaten plain, though it is often used as an ingredient in dishes such as salads and soups. It is sometimes ground into flour and used to make pasta or bread.
Cook farro in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 15 minutes. Drain well and place in a large bowl. Heat grill to high. While the farro is cooking, brush the eggplants and onion slices with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until just cooked through. Remove from the grill and cut into 1-inch dice. Add the eggplant and onions to the farro along with the tomatoes and dill. Pour Sherry Vinegar over the farro mixture and stir to combine. Garnish with additional dill. Best served at room temperature.
Whisk together the shallot, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, and dill in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in the oil until emulsified.
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People want to know – what does it take to be healthy? What habits and behaviors are likely to lead to more vitality? How do we avoid getting sick, and spend more of our time being well?
There are three basic steps each of us can take to walk the path of good health.
Second, we need to think right, creating a healthy mindset that helps us deal with the stresses of our lives effectively. Developing supportive self-talk, practicing meditation or just quiet introspection, and sleeping sufficiently can lead to a better attitude and more happiness.
Third, we need to move right, through appropriate exercise, proper breathing, good posture and maintaining your structure and nerve system with chiropractic care. Including yoga, stretching or martial arts helps to create balance and coordination.
Addressing these three basic needs, eating right, thinking right, and moving right, will lead to a better quality of life with less illness and more productive time throughout your life. Take the responsibility to notice where you could improve, and make good decisions to enhance your lifestyle – it will pay off for you, as it has for millions of people who are adopting the wellness way of life.


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