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Husband-and-wife duo The War and Treaty get candid about their commitment to healthier living. Photo courtesy: David McClister
Michael Trotter Jr. said his mother knew the turkey sandwiches, hot dogs and cupcakes he and his siblings were constantly eating weren't good for them. But life in homeless shelters was traumatic, and eating a nutritious meal was not high on his mother's priority list.
"When you're under those circumstances, it's a painful reminder that your life hasn't gone the way you wanted it to," said Michael. "So you're going to search in every area of your life to get some sort of pleasure. Usually, the first option is food."
Michael, 36, and his wife, Tanya, 44, make up the band, The War and Treaty. They are also ambassadors of the American Heart Association's EmPowered to Serve campaign, an initiative that promotes cardiovascular health among African-American adults.
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women in the U.S.; stroke comes in fifth. Studies have found African-American women and men are more likely to die from heart disease and stroke than adults of other ethnic and racial groups. African-American adults are also more likely than whites to suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and other conditions that cause or increase risk for cardiovascular disease.
Michael said it wasn't until he was diagnosed with diabetes that he got serious about taking care of his health. These days, he not only eats fish, fruits and vegetables but watches the amount of salty foods and sweet treats he eats.
Tanya is not only Michael's bandmate but also his partner in healthy eating. She was diagnosed with high blood pressure about 10 years ago.
"The transition was just being conscious that, hey, we have to do a little better than what we're doing if we want to be around for our loved ones," said Tanya.
Michael said his goals go beyond promoting better health behaviors. By sharing his experiences of homelessness both as a child and when he returned from his Army service in Iraq, he said he wants people to understand why adults and children who don't have a roof over their heads struggle to lead healthy lives.
Still, Michael said, even when you are in that type of situation, "it's very important that you see yourself healthy."
Michael's message resonates with Dr. Keith Churchwell, a nuclear cardiologist who is the senior vice president and executive director of cardiovascular services at Yale New Haven Health in Connecticut.
During his more than 25 years as a physician, Churchwell has treated patients from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. He saw firsthand how difficult it was for patients who were homeless to lead healthy lives. According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on any given night over 550,000 Americans don't have a permanent home to sleep in.
Churchwell said doctors and nursing staff who see low-income patients should make a point to ask their patients about their financial stability, housing situation, living conditions and family dynamics. Those social factors have a significant impact on quality of health, said Churchwell, who sits on the board of a homeless shelter in New Haven.
These patients "should not be alone in this," he said.
The Trotters agree.
As a child, Michael saw his father and several of his relatives struggle with diabetes. Some of his aunts and uncles lost limbs to the disease, and died from it. Tanya's mother died from high blood pressure-related complications.
That's why getting healthy—and staying healthy—is now a family affair.
The couple encourage each other to exercise and make good food choices and will call each other out when they don't. They've also worked hard to instill healthy habits in their teenage daughters, Michaela and Courtney, and 7-year-old son, Legend. Michael said the kids also help keep them on the straight and narrow.
The singer-songwriters are currently traveling around the U.S. and Canada promoting their new album, Healing Tide. They said it's not always easy to eat healthy meals when they are on tour, but they shop at grocery stores whenever they can.
Michael said he has dreams where he is fit, thinner and wearing fashionable clothes. Improving his health is important to him, he said, because it will allow him to play more with his son, walk up flights of stairs without getting tired and, eventually, run around with his grandchildren.
"I want to live to see that day come true," he said. "But none of that will matter if I don't see a healthier present."
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Party leader Pabitra Kar said their candidates Sankar Prashad Datta and Jitendra Choudhury, both sitting MPs, are being attacked by BJP hooligans
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CPI (M) activists taking out a protest march in Agartala on Saturday. Image: Northeast Now
Hundreds of CPI (M) workers took to the streets here on Saturday to protest against the 'organized attacks' on their candidates at various places in the state by the ruling BJP supporters.
Former deputy speaker and senior party leader Pabitra Kar who led the protest rally said their candidates Sankar Prashad Datta and Jitendra Choudhury, both sitting MPs, are being attacked by BJP hooligans intending to create a fear among the Left supporters so that they do not take part in the campaigning.
He said on this issue the CPI (M) leaders have already informed the state election commission as well as the Election Commission of India but till now nothing much happened.
Kar also said that the chief minister of the state who is also the BJP president is violating the model code of conduct and so they have complained to the ECI about it.
Kar alleged other opposition parties including Congress are also being targeted in the state.
The CPI(M) demanded a conducive atmosphere in the state so that voters can fearlessly come out to exercise the franchise and if it is guaranteed then CPI(M) will win both the East and West Tripura seats.
The protest rally that started from the Melarmath CPI (M) office passed through the streets of Agartala.
The protesters raised anti-BJP, anti-Modi and anti-Biplab Deb slogans.

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a pakistani court dominated on thursday that it'll indict former high minister imran khan on expenses of contempt of court docket, his lawyer and nearby broadcasters said, that can result in his disqualification from politics if convicted.
the ruling has stoked extra political instability inside the south asian state of 220 million, that's facing its worst-ever flooding.
in such contempt instances, the accused are required to smooth an unconditional apology without any justification, simply mentioning that they go away themselves on the mercy of the court, prison analysts say, as long as the accused do not need to contest the case.
khan did now not deliver a clean apology.
"now what?" he instructed reporters as he left the courtroom while asked about his reaction to the choice. "now they [the judges] need to decide."
former top minister yousaf raza gilani and several individuals of the parliament have within the past been convicted of contempt of court and been disqualified from contesting elections for 5 years.
khan's aides have described his legal troubles as an attempt to knock him out technically after seeing his growing reputation due to the fact that his ouster in april in a confidence vote.
considering the fact that then, khan has been holding political rallies mustering help and disturbing clean elections, which his successor, high minister shehbaz sharif, and his coalition authorities have refused.
khan, whose pakistan tehreek-e-insaf (pti) party gained elections in 2018, is accused of threatening a judge who dominated against a near aide of his who is going through treason prices.
"the court docket has determined to indict him," his lawyer faisal chaudhry advised reporters. it is a choice by five member judges, he stated.
"we will now not spare you," khan had stated in a public rally final month, naming the girl decide who declined bail to his aide. analysts say it can be an try on his part to place the judiciary beneath strain within the run-up to the next elections, due in october 2023.
the courtroom will indict khan at a hearing on sept. 22, chaudhry said.
khan is likewise going through terrorism charges over threatening the decide and islamabad's police chief. he is on bail in that case.
the judges had given khan numerous possibilities for him to reconsider an in advance reaction to the courtroom in which he expressed regret over the feedback as opposed to giving an outright apology.
the judges also warned khan's lawyers repeatedly on thursday, pronouncing he did no longer recognize the sensitivity of the problem, the broadcasters said.
khan, who become introduced to strength with the army's guide, had fallen out with the effective generals in his very last months in workplace.
both khan and the army, which analysts say typically determine who will rule the south asian country, deny that.
the military in advance this week stated in a rare direct rebuke that it became "aghast" at khan's remarks approximately the upcoming appointment of an navy chief.
khan had said the ruling coalition will rent a favorite as navy chief because "they're afraid that if a strong, patriotic army leader comes, he's going to cause them to answerable" about their corruption.


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'I Streamed Sausage Party, It Was Fun!': Most Brits Admit to 'Micro-Crimes'
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Criminal activity was once reserved for the select few; those brave enough to rob a bank, steal a car or commit fraud would often find that crime never pays. Well it appears that the select few have now turned into the vast majority, as more people begin to engage in "micro-crime" activities.
YouGov has revealed that Britain is full of so-called "micro-criminals," who are waging war against the powers that be and committing minor offenses.
The results show that there is a wave of tiny crimes sweeping the country. From abusing supermarket checkouts to lying about their age in order to get a discount or better deal, 74 percent of British people are considered to be "micro-criminals," which means they have committed at least one very minor crime.
The most popular "micro-crime" to commit among British people is paying cash-in-hand for an item, knowing that when this is done, you will not have to pay tax, with 43 percent of people confessing to this crime.
No wonder we voted Brexit, UK is full of criminals and vagabonds:
"Three quarters of Brits are 'micro-criminals'" https://t.co/zf7o085NQx
— Dan Swinhoe (@DanSwinhoe) 24 October 2016
The second most committed crime was illegal streaming and downloading TV shows, with 28 percent of Brits confessing to this offense. The crime was mainly carried out by 18-24 year olds, where 57 percent of young people admitted to being guilty and only 8 percent of those over the age of 65.
Sputnik spoke to a young man named Jack Telford* from London, who explained why he had committed the micro-crime of downloading and streaming TV shows.
According to research 3/4 of us are micro-criminals,stealing supermarket plastic bags,illegally streaming etc,are you guilty?I won't tell…
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"The last film I streamed was called Sausage Party. I did it because it looked like a fun film and I wanted to watch it.
"I don't consider streaming and downloading illegal, it's simply file sharing and it's not as serious as bank robbery or committing a major crime like murder, which should be punishable by prison," Jack told Sputnik.
Jack said that the fact 74 percent of Brits engage in this type of micro-crime is not a bad thing, as there are worse offenses.
"It's harmless, what's wrong with streaming a video or downloading, nobody gets hurt," Jack told Sputnik.
However even though the public believe that this is a harmless crime, it has huge implications on the film industry. The police in the UK have established the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU), which aims to combat illegal downloading and video streaming.
Recently actor and director Sylvester Stallone, commended the PIPCU for cracking down on illegal video piracy, which he said makes him, "sad."
"I think it's unfortunate because… there's thousands of people that won't make movies, that won't get a chance because they've lost a lot of money, that's the trouble."
However with websites such as Megaupload and KickAss Torrent, who allow people to illegally stream and download content, the problem is more widespread then people think. Research from IPSOS said that it costs the industry US$500 million a year.
However, there are some crimes which are not committed as much as others.
Supermarkets can sleep easy knowing that their self-service checkouts are not being abused by "micro-criminals" in Britain. Only 9 percent of people admitted to this and 1 percent did it frequently, however not purchasing a plastic bag from UK food stores is committed by at least 17 percent of shoppers. The law in the UK changed in October 2015, meaning that shoppers are now being charged for plastic carrier bags. This law only applies in relation to large shops and supermarkets.
The results also show that there a class war may be involved when it comes to committing "micro-crimes," with 78 percent of middle class people verses 69 percent of people from a working class background admitting to being guilty of it.
*All names have been changed to protect the interviewee's identity.
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NIO: Time To Go All-In
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Thesis Summary
Recent Price Action and News
What's next for NIO?
Why I believe NIO will be successful
NIO is still trading well below its ATH, despite delivering plenty of great news, as well as cars.
Looking forward, I am particularly excited for the NeoPark, NIO's Norway launch, and the expansion of its battery swap stations.
Fundamentally, NIO has a great product, brand and management, which is why I believe it can become a global company.
NIO Inc. (NIO) shares have been climbing in the last couple of months, but have yet to retake the highs they made over six months ago. This is odd since NIO has been publishing nothing but bullish news and outstanding results in that time. NIO has what it takes to become a global brand, as has been proven by its recent performance and coming growth plans. I believe the stock is substantially undervalued and this is a great time to go all-in.
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In the chart above, we can see the evolution of NIO's stock price over the last six months. I have also marked the dates of relevant NIO news. During February and March, NIO sold off alongside the broader market. Around the 19th of April, NIO signed a deal with Sinopec (NYSE:SHI) where they agreed to collaborate to build over 5000 battery swap stations. This was incredible news, given the fact that BaaS technology is one of the company's key selling points. We did see the price pick up for a bit, but this seemed to be undone after the company reported Q1 results, which I discussed in this article. Granted, the company missed on revenue and EPS, but it outperformed in the most important metric, deliverables.
NIO's shares seemed to find support around $30, and the price has steadily climbed since then, again, accompanied by very bullish news. On the 24th of May, NIO renewed its manufacturing contract with Jianghuai Automobile Group (JAC), expanding the annual capacity to 240,000 units. This was a very important deal for NIO, as it does not have its own manufacturing capacity yet. Three weeks later, NIO obtained a license to begin selling the ES8 in Europe, where the company will begin selling in Norway this September.
Lastly, NIO reported a 20.4% increase in deliveries in June, a welcome acceleration that may have been behind the +10% price increase we saw during those days. However, since then the share price has once again plummeted, with the stock trading at $45 again.
NIO's stock is still way below its previous highs, and that is despite what I see as a barrage of great news. Deliverables are strong, manufacturing is secure and the company has a clear vision and plan as to how to expand its BaaS model and global footprint. And yet, the price does not reflect this new reality at all.
At the very least, one would have to admit that NIO is undervalued vis-a-vis itself a year ago.
NIO has come a long way since it was founded in 2014, but it is still a young company, and we have a lot to look forward to.
Firstly, the NeoPark finally launched in May. This is the first-ever "smart electric vehicle industry park". In other words, the NeoPrk aims to be an all-purpose hub for everything EV related. NIO will be the largest player in the NeoPark, and it will be a key factor in achieving global EV domination.
The NeoPark will be home to 10,000 R&D personnel and 40,000 technical workers and will have a production capacity of 1 million vehicles. NIO will finally have its own manufacturing facility, but the NeoPark holds even more promise thanks to its ability to attract the best talent from around the country. As I've mentioned before, delivering superior technology and product is the only way to win at the EV game, and this initiative will ensure that NIO stays ahead of the competition.
We also have some exciting news coming from the Battery Swap part of the equation, with NIO announcing ambitious expansion plans in its recent Power Day in Shanghai. NIO raised its current target from 500 to 700 deployed power stations by year-end. The company stated that they expect to have 4000 power stations by 2025.
However, what's most exciting about this development is that the company announced it would be making these battery swap stations available to other companies:
Meanwhile, NIO announced plans to make NIO Power's charging and swapping system and BaaS (Battery-as-a-Service) fully available to the industry in order to share its achievements with the automotive industry and smart electric vehicle users.
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This is incredible news for NIO, as it could mean another solid source of revenue for the company. In fact, Ford Motor Company (F) is already using NIO's network in China.
Lastly, the stage is now set for NIO to take its business to Norway. According to the company, the first NIO showroom should be set in Oslo by the end of the year. The company also plans to deploy its battery swap stations, though it is also partnering with Plugsurfing to allow conventional charging on its ES8 and ET7.
Norway will be a key fight in the EV battleground. The country is one of the largest consumers of EVs, with ambitious plans to go fully electric by 2025. This market is heavily dominated by Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), so it will be interesting to see how NIO's launch in Norway goes. Whatever happens, good or bad, will be a sign of things to come.
It's perhaps the most obvious question to ask when it comes to analyzing EV companies, but few do. Looking at sales and profitability is all well and good, but at the end of the day, what sets a winning EV company apart from a losing one is the product.
The NIO ET7 is designed with style, comfort and ease of use in mind. The ET7 is one of the few EVs out there that rival Tesla's models, achieving up to 1000 km in range and reaching 62 mph in 3.9 seconds.
But perhaps the most compelling selling point of NIO's cars is the inside. As I already mentioned in this article, we are moving beyond using cars as simple transportation tools. The question consumers are asking is, what more can it do? What more can I do with it? The ET7, for example, will boast an "intelligent cockpit," which the company is developing in partnership with QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM). We are talking next level assisted driving, high-performance computing and even 5G capabilities.
The 3rd Generation Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platform is designed to deliver highly intuitive AI experiences on the NIO ET7 and rich visual experiences with support for multiple displays throughout the vehicle, providing the NOMI in-car AI system, as well as interactions on in-vehicle displays with exceptional support for heterogeneous computing capabilities.
Source: Qualcomm.com
Tesla became a successful EV company because it sold a good product, like NIO. Electric cars have the advantage of being green, which is a great side benefit, but they also have the ability to simply be much better products, because they blur the line between cars and computers.
Underpinning NIO's success is the company's commitment to developing a strong and exclusive brand. NIO markets itself above all as a luxury carmaker and is intent on selling a lifestyle together with its car. NIO offers its users access to the NIO Club House and even an exclusive NIO App. In fact, their website even features a NIO Life section, where you can find different partnerships and projects NIO is involved in in the realm of design.
Lastly, this is something that doesn't get talked about enough, but I believe that William Li is one of the best CEOs in the industry. Li is an accomplished man from a humble background, who actually made his fortune in the auto industry. Li founded Bitauto Holdings Ltd. in 2000, a website that allowed users to compare cars to make better, more informed buying decisions.
Who then, better to run a successful car company? Who better to understand the needs and wants of the consumer?
Ultimately, NIO's success is underpinned by three key factors: A superior product, a valuable brand, and excellent management
Of course, investing in NIO is not without risk, and investors have to be wary of these.
For starters, the risk of investing in Chinese stocks, or rather Chinese ADRs, came back to the surface of financial news, as China forced the recently IPO'd DiDi Global Inc. (DIDI) to take down 25 of its apps. NIO is part of this group of high-profile Chinese companies which could suffer a regulatory blow at any time. This may be in fact why NIO has seen its share price decrease in the last week, despite its acceleration in deliveries. So far, however, NIO has not had any regulatory issues and has in fact been aided by local authorities. Furthermore, I would point out that there aren't many ways of insulating ourselves from the Chinese government. Is an investment in Tesla that much better, when they have a factory in Shanghai?
Another issue with NIO is that it is unknown how exactly it will monetize its battery swap stations. Arguably, these could actually be a heavy financial burden with scarce rewards. Furthermore, there are clear limitations to creating a battery swap station that can accommodate other car models. How will NIO work around this?
Lastly, NIO's Norway launch will be an important event that, as I have mentioned above, could backfire. NIO is very popular in a niche segment in China, and some analysts believe it does not have the brand recognition necessary to make a dent in Norway. However, this could have been said of Tesla a few years ago, and the company now dominates that market.
It definitely won't be a smooth journey for NIO, but this is one of the companies with the most potential you can invest in right now. NIO has what it takes to make it globally, and when it does, it could become a company worth billions, if not trillions.
Author: The Value Trend, Seeking Alpha
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The aim of the project is not merely to develop the code, but also to utilize the possibilities it opens. With such code, we have the possibility to create detailed actions like fiction, share and combine them with others. Think of an open source cultural library that functions like a programming library, directly supporting the creation of new forms – that's the ultimate target.
But before we get there, we concentrate on the beginnings. During the two days of the workshop, you'll will gain a basic understanding of the coding styles currently under development, and test out different interactions created by the code. You'll also get to create a code of your very own, and see what others can do with your code.
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Our richness of expression is mostly focused on telling about things that have already happened. From novels to poems, from journalism to essays, the style of telling remains the same. The "story," whatever it may be, is merely told to us — therefore, as readers or listeners, we have only one action towards these expressions: to understand the meaning from a passive position.
But what about the expressions that express actions? On this area, our culture is lacking in richness, especially in terms of styles. Read a cooking recipe and a religious tract, and you've covered a fair bit of the styles available.
Yet, during the last few decades, we've been able to develop a rich variety of instructive styles… but for processors and computers, not for humans. The programming languages have blossomed into wide variety of styles, each offering a different perspective on systematic action, and how to express it. Indeed, it's safe to say that our variety of instructive styles is currently richer for computers than it is for humans. Which is rather shocking.
This is where the idea of Cultural Coding comes in. It aims to use the rich development of coding and translate it for human purposes. Some parts have to work very differently, yet others are immediately interesting for human usage. For example, code offers us palette beyond our sentences, and the long chain of text – a model that has monotheistic power over our language, constricting our thought and action.
In essence, the Cultural Coding offers you ways to expand how you think about interactions, and how you practically express them. Culturally, it opens up the idea of art of cultural forms: your social conventions as a medium of creation.
But doesn't code create commands only to be followed? Yes with computers, but emphatically no with humans. In our experiments, we've noticed that code is no more commanding than any other expression: We understand the possibilities it opens, and form an opinion about them. We test them out and evaluate. We think of variations and modifications. In other words, code comes across as suggestion. When we interpret, whether traditionally or in the case of the code, everything appears as a choice, a possibility. Which is what the code is all about: opening up the possibilities of human behavior, expanding the options we see, whatever the situation.
The sense of freedom is not based on abstract principles, but concrete options — and this is exactly what Cultural Coding can create.
Cultural Coding is being developed in Reality Research Center. The workshop is conducted by Pekko Koskinen, Jana Pejoska and Agnieszka Pokrywka.


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Lenovo launched two new fitness trackers HX03 Cardio and HX03F Spectra starting from Rs. 1999
Lenovo HX03 Cardio And HX03F Spectra
Lenovo launches two fitness bands in India namely Lenovo HX03 Cardio and Lenovo HX03F. Both the fitness trackers will be exclusively available on e-commerce portal Flipkart. The HX03 Cardio will be available at a price of Rs 1,999 starting April 24, while the HX03F Spectra is priced at Rs 2,299 and will be available for purchase starting May 3. Lenovo says that these two wearables feature the latest technology and the company has worked on the design aspect to make them sleeker. During the press conference happened earlier today, Lenovo also confirmed that PR Innovations Pvt Ltd is the importer and distributor of these Lenovo wearables in India.
Lenovo HX03 Cardio
The Lenovo Cardio smart band is the cheapest of the two and comes with a Bluetooth powered fitness tracker that also monitors static and dynamic heart rates of a user. The Cardio features a 0.96-inch OLED display that alerts the user when having missed a call or a notification. There's also an alarm clock and a sleep monitor in case you wish to analyze the quality of your sleep. The whole smart band is certified with an IP68 rating which means to is resistant to water and dust. The Cardio can be plugged in for charging through the provided USB cable and its 85mAh battery will be able to last you up to 10 days on a single charge. The device can be paired to your phone via Bluetooth v4.2 and is compatible with a wide range of devices running iOS 8 (or higher) and Android 4.4 (or later).
Lenovo HX03F Spectra
he Lenovo HX03F Spectra and the Cardio HX03 are pretty much the same devices internally. The HX03F Spectra features a color display and connects to smartphones via Bluetooth 4.2. It has a resolution of 180 x 80 pixels and offes IP68 water resistance. As mentioned earlier, the Lenovo Cardio HX03 is pretty much the same as the HX03 Spectra, but comes with a black and white display. It too is IP68 certified for water resistance
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Man caught in Derbyshire with cocaine and cannabis said he used drugs to "spread the love"
Chesterfield magistrates' court
Published: 09:08 Tuesday 19 November 2019
A man who was caught by Derbyshire police with cocaine and cannabis told officers he had used the drugs to "spread the love".
Chesterfield magistrates' court heard on November 6 how Michael William Lloyd, 35, was found with the drugs after police stopped a vehicle on Markham Road, in Chesterfield.
Prosecuting solicitor Becky Allsop said: "The circumstances are that on September 25 in the early evening police stopped a vehicle and spoke to the occupants.
"Michael Lloyd was a rear seat passenger and he was searched and found to have a draw string concealed in his underwear containing 1.81 grammes of cannabis with a street value of £20 and 3.19 grammes of cocaine with a street value of £35 to £100 per gramme.
"He was interviewed and stated he thought one of the drugs was amphetamine and he used the drugs to 'spread the love' and both items were for his personal use."
Lloyd, of Ryeburn Avenue, Manchester, pleaded guilty to possessing the class A drug cocaine and to possessing the class B drug cannabis.
The defendant also admitted breaching a 12 month conditional discharge which had been imposed in February for possessing class A and class B drugs.
Mrs Allsop added that Lloyd's latest drug offences were consistent with personal use but the matter is aggravated by his record for previous drug offences.
Lloyd told the court he uses the drugs to help him cope after he was attacked two years ago.
He said: "I got stabbed in 2017 and it's a coping mechanism for me."
Magistrates arranged for a probation report to be put in place prior to sentencing and sent the case for a further hearing on November 20 to Manchester Magistrates' Court.
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All these swimsuits got me hyped for the summer time fun already.
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Martin Garrix's New Song 'We Are the People' Features Bono, the Edge
Oldies Radio Live 365 13 May 2021
Dutch DJ Martin Garrix has teamed up with U2's Bono and the Edge to create the anthemic song "We Are the People," which will be official song of the upcoming UEFA European Football Championship.
"Creating the music for one of the biggest sports events in the world together with Bono and the Edge has been an incredible experience," Garrix said in a statement. "I'm very proud of what we did together and excited to finally share it with the world!"
Garrix began work on the song three years ago. Early in the process, he noticed the guitar intro had somewhat of a U2 vibe to it. It made him think that bringing actual members of the band into the fold would take the song to a whole new level, but it felt like an impossible dream. "And then my manager was like, 'Well you can always try to reach out to U2,'" Garrix recently told reporters. "'If you never reach out you always have a no.'"
Much to his shock, Bono called Garrix the very night to talk it over. "At one point he was singing new melodies," Garrix said. "And mind you, I think this was six hours after we sent the email to them asking whether they were interested. I remember I had to mute myself on the phone during the conversation just to scream and then unmute and play it cool. It was incredible."
Things got more incredible once the Edge got involved and the song began growing into a U2-like stadium anthem. Before Garrix knew it, he was flying off to Monaco to record it with them in person. "I had goosebumps in the studio the entire time," Garrix said, "because it's Bono standing next to me singing the song."
All of this took place before the pandemic since the soccer tournament was originally supposed to take place in 2020. That means Garrix has been keeping his collaboration with Bono and the Edge secret for the last two years. Somehow, the public never learned it was happening. "There hasn't even been any speculation, nothing," Garrix said. "We're also not going to do any teasers of the collaboration before, we're just going to drop the song together out of nowhere."
"We Are the People" is the closest thing the world has gotten to a new U2 song since the release of their 2017 LP Songs of Experience. But they've been quietly working on a follow-up for the past couple of years. "We did some recording last year that got us some really great starting points and complete songs,'" bassist Adam Clayton told Rolling Stone in July 2020. "There's an album ready to go, we're just not quite sure when we want to press that button…When I say ready to go, I mean ready to be completed. Let's put it that way."
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Diana Taurasi Biography
Birthdate: June 11, 1982
Birthplace: Chino, California
After a notable college career, Diana Taurasi is looking to be the next best thing in the WNBA. So far, she's on the right track!
Diana Taurasi - Growing Up
It's not hard to see where Diana's athleticism comes from - her father was a pro soccer player in Italy. Diana had always been tall and athletic growing up, so basketball was a natural fit. Diana scored over 50 points in two separate games as a freshman at Don Lugo High School in southern California. After being named an All American her senior year, Diana signed with powerhouse UCONN.
Diana Taurasi - UCONN
Diana Taurasi turned out to be one of the greatest women college basketball players of all time. She was the starting point guard on a team that won three straight national championships (2002-2004). Along with her team's accomplishments, Diana also received her fair share of personal accolades. Diana was named National Player of the Year in her final two seasons at UCONN. In four years with the Huskies, Diana averaged 15 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
Diana Taurasi - WNBA
In 2004, the Phoenix Mercury selected Diana with the first overall pick in the WNBA Draft. It didn't take long for her to prove she belonged - in her first WNBA game she scored 26 points. For the season she averaged a very impressive 17 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists en route to winning the Rookie of the Year Award. She has also been an All-Star for three straight years. 2006 was Diana's break-out year as she averaged a league-record 25.3 points, 4.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game. Although she has performed well, her team has missed the playoffs every year she has played for them.
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Diana Taurasi's mother is from Argentina and her father is from Italy.
Diana Taurasi has played professionally in Russia for the past two off-seasons.
Diana Taurasi helped the US National Women's basketball team to a gold medal in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
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Diana Taurasi majored in Sociology at UCONN.
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Let's screw the businesses so we can get reelected in November…
July 27, 2007 | Posted by Timothy Watson
From Fredericksburg.com: Stafford tries tax districts again:
Stafford County could soon tax businesses to pay for the widening of two congested roads.
The Board of Supervisors approved a measure last week to create service districts for State Route 610 and U.S. 17.
But one business owner, who successfully sued the county before, said he plans to fight the measure again.
Attorney Richard Nageotte runs a law practice along 610. He sued Stafford in 2001, and again in 2006, to block the creation of the 610 service district.
In the last Circuit Court decision, the judge ruled that Virginia's service district law excludes roads under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Transportation.
But the General Assembly has since clarified the statute, giving Stafford the green light to try again.
Although he hasn't filed suit yet, the attorney said he plans to challenge the measure because it's unfair to small-business owners.
"The bottom line is the business community shouldn't be taxed for what is necessary for the entire community," he said. "If we need improvements to 610, then everyone should pay for them."
Improvements planned for 610 include widening it from four lanes to six lanes, beginning at Interstate 95 and ending at Onville Road.
Planned changes to U.S. 17 include lane expansions and additional sidewalks. A federal highway, U.S. 17 is used by thousands of out-of-town motorists each day, noted Falmouth Supervisor George Schwartz.
"We've got truck traffic coming up and down, tourists, everybody uses that road," said Schwartz, who was the only supervisor to oppose the service districts. "It's unfair to tax only the local business to improve that road."
Funding from VDOT and revenue from the gas tax have helped pay for some road projects. But local officials say more funding is needed to ease congestion on Stafford's busiest roads.
The levy against businesses is the only viable available option for now, according to Hartwood Supervisor Joe Brito.
"As far as I'm concerned, the service district is the last resort," he said.
Why is it that only businesses are going to be taxed? How many subdivisions are on these roads that probably account for the majority of traffic on them? The businesses wouldn't be there if the people didn't live on the road.
From what I can see on Google Earth of the area, there has to be over a dozen different subdivisions on a couple mile section of 610 (Garrisonville Road). Expert planning there Stafford County.
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Home / India / RSS favourite Ram Madhav not in Team BJP
RSS favourite Ram Madhav not in Team BJP
Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya has been appointed chief of Yuva Morcha, suggesting the party wants to groom the young lawyer and motormouth as it looks to build a new leadership in Karnataka
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J.P. Yadav | New Delhi | Published 27.09.20, 02:17 AM
BJP president J.P. Nadda announced a new team of party office-bearers on Saturday, dropping the high-profile Ram Madhav as general secretary and giving Mukul Roy a place at the national level ahead of next summer's Bengal polls.
Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya has been appointed chief of youth wing Yuva Morcha, suggesting the party wants to groom the young politician known for some outrageous tweets as it looks to build a new leadership in Karnataka.
The axing of the media-savvy, RSS favourite Madhav — who was party minder for the entire Northeast apart from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh — triggered speculation he might be given a Rajya Sabha berth and even a Union ministry.
But party insiders termed this unlikely, indicating he was out of favour with the current leadership, particularly Amit Shah, and that his style of functioning had caused resentment in the Northeast.
Madhav tweeted: "Congratulations to the newly appointed office-bearers of d BJP. Grateful to d party leadership for providing me d opportunity to serve for one term as Gen Sec."
Three other prominent general secretaries — Murlidhar Rao, Anil Jain and Saroj Pandey — have also been dropped.
Mukul, sulking and out of sync with the party's Bengal leadership, has been appointed a vice-president, signalling his shift to the central organisation.
The 12 new vice-presidents also include former chief ministers Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Raman Singh and Raghubar Das and former Union minister Radha Mohan Singh.
Among the vice-presidents dropped are Vinay Sahasrabudhhe, known to be close to the RSS, and Prabhat Jha from Madhya Pradesh.
Shah imprint
While the shuffle comes more than eight months after Nadda's appointment as party chief, it bears the signature of his predecessor Shah, now home minister.
From Madhav's removal to the retention of Bhupendra Yadav, Kailash Vijayvargiya and Arun Singh as general secretaries — all testify to Shah's continued grip on party affairs.
Also visible in the rejig is the influence of B.L. Santosh, the general secretary (organisation) from Karnataka, party insiders said.
Santosh, who acts as a bridge between the RSS and the BJP, is said to have had a hand in Tejasvi's elevation and in the appointments of D. Purandeshwari (N.T. Rama Rao's daughter) and C.T. Ravi (an MLA from Karnataka) as general secretaries.
Amit Malviya, spearhead of the BJP's social media campaign and a man accused of unleashing abusive trolls against opponents and critics, has been retained as the party's IT head, a post he has held since Shah became party president in 2014.
It's a vote of confidence for Malviya at a time party Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy has been demanding his ouster, accusing him of launching "personal attacks" through fake Twitter accounts.
Malviya tweeted his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah, Nadda and Santosh for "trusting" him.
Madhav's opponents
Sources said Madhav had got involved in a feud with Himanta Biswa Sarma, the high-profile Assam minister who calls the shots across the Northeast and is known to be very close to Shah.
Madhav and Sarma are learnt to have collided over party affairs in Manipur after the state's BJP-led government faced a crisis.
"There were a lot of complaints against Ram Madhavji from almost all the northeastern states," a BJP politician said.
Insiders said that Shah resented Madhav's high-profile image and his style of functioning in the Northeast as well as in Jammu and Kashmir.
Madhav had been a popular RSS spokesperson before joining the BJP. After the switch, he quickly acquired a high profile and influence, not just nationally but also internationally with his India Foundation, a strategic and policy think tank that has many eminent personalities from various fields as mentors.
Known to be highly ambitious, Madhav remains close to the RSS. Many in the BJP believe that the parent body could intervene to ensure he gets an important position outside the party.
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import os
import textwrap
import unittest
# import StringIO

# import main
import main_test
import parser_test

from host import Host

PATH_TO_THIS_MODULE = os.path.abspath(__file__)

#def run_under_coverage(argv, host=None):
#    host = host or Host()
#    host.stdout = StringIO.StringIO()
#    host.stderr = StringIO.StringIO()
#    returncode = main.main(host, argv)
#    return returncode, host.stdout.getvalue(), host.stderr.getvalue()

def path_to_main():
    path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(PATH_TO_THIS_MODULE), 'main.py')
    return path.replace(' ', '\\ ')

class IntegrationTestMixin(object):
    def _files_to_ignore(self):
        # return ['.ninja_deps', '.ninja_log']
        return ['.pyn.db']

    def _host(self):
        return Host()

    def _call(self, host, args):
        cmd_prefix = [host.python_interpreter, path_to_main()]
        # return run_under_coverage(args)
        return host.call(' '.join(cmd_prefix + args))

class IntegrationTestArgs(IntegrationTestMixin, main_test.TestArgs):
    pass

class IntegrationTestBuild(IntegrationTestMixin, main_test.TestBuild):
    pass

class IntegrationTestTools(IntegrationTestMixin, main_test.TestTools):
    pass

class IntegrationTestNinjaParser(parser_test.TestNinjaParser):
    def _call(self, text, files):
        host = Host()
        cmd_prefix = [host.python_interpreter, path_to_main()]

        orig_wd = host.getcwd()
        try:
            tmpdir = str(host.mkdtemp())
            host.chdir(tmpdir)
            host.write('build.ninja', text)
            for path, contents in list(files.items()):
                host.write(path, contents)

            cmd = cmd_prefix + ['-t', 'check']
            # return run_under_coverage(['-t', 'check'], host=host)
            return host.call(' '.join(cmd))
        finally:
            host.rmtree(tmpdir)
            host.chdir(orig_wd)

    def check(self, text, _ast, dedent=True, files=None):
        files = files or {}
        if dedent:
            dedented_text = textwrap.dedent(text)
            returncode, _, _ = self._call(dedented_text, files)
        else:
            returncode, _, _ = self._call(text, files)

        # Note that we ignore what the AST is.
        self.assertEqual(returncode, 0)

    def err(self, text, files=None):
        files = files or {}
        dedented_text = textwrap.dedent(text)
        returncode, _, _ = self._call(dedented_text, files)
        self.assertNotEquals(returncode, 0)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()

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India's lively COVID-19 caseload right down to 2.50 lakh
With India recording more recoveries from COVID-19 daily than the number of new infections, the active caseload dropped to 2.50 lakh and accounted for merely 2.43 per cent of the total cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
While 19,079 persons in India were found to be COVID-19 positive in a day, 22,926 new recoveries were registered during the same period. This has led to a net decline of 4,071 cases in the total active caseload in a span of 24 hours.
Five states — Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh — contribute 62 per cent of the total active cases.
At 101, India has recorded "one of the lowest new cases per million population in the last 7 days. Brazil, Russia, France, Italy, USA and the UK have much higher cases per million population reported in the last 7 days," the Ministry said.
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Fresh national Covid cases go below 20,000
India's cumulative recoveries are inching closer to one crore. The cumulative recovered cases have surpassed 99 lakh (99,06,387).
"The gap between recoveries and active cases is steadily increasing and presently stands at 96,56,204," it said.
The Ministry said 78.64 per cent of the new recovered cases were contributed by 10 states and Union Territories.
Also read: (Click here for the latest developments on Covid-19 epidemic)
Kerala leads with 5,111 persons recovering from COVID-19, while Maharashtra recorded 4,279 recoveries. West Bengal registered another 1,496 daily recoveries.
Ten states and UTs have contributed 80.56 per cent of the new cases.
Kerala reported 4,991 cases in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra registered another 3,524 new cases on Friday, while West Bengal recorded 1,153 new cases.
It said 224 case fatalities that had been reported in the past 24 hours, 75.45 per cent of them are from 10 states and UTs.
Maharashtra reported 59 deaths or 26.33 per cent of the new fatalities. West Bengal saw a fatality count of 26 and Kerala 23, the ministry said. PTI
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Facebook's New Community Tools Help You Become a Mentor
Abeera SayemLast Updated: Dec 4, 2017
The formal dictionary definition of a mentor is an experienced and trusted advisor. I define it as someone you can tell "the good, the bad and the ugly" to and who expects you to do the same for them in return. And a mentor plays a very important role in building up the successful future of the mentees. Now, Facebook has introduced a new way to build that kind of relationships very easily. Facebook's New Community Tools Help You Become a Mentor.
The social media giant Facebook has launched this new product on Wednesday. Its called Mentorship and Support. This tool will connect the users with mentors to get the advice and support they need. The aim is to bring together people who have shared experiences and goals but don't already know each other. In this way they can exchange their knowledge and experiences making it a win, win and win. This means that good for the mentee, good for the mentor and good for the entire organization.
Facebook is partnering with nonprofit organizations that have already been working in this field in order to pair mentors and mentees. The exception is that they will now use Facebook to work through a step-by-step program designed to the mentee's goals.
This new Facebook tool will bring all these online programs together, thus helping in facilitating the relationships through a page and program developed by the nonprofit organizations. The tool prompts communication, easy access to resources, and a curriculum. This is a good step taken by the company in order to help people seeking for the work skills as they can exchange their knowledge and experiences making it a win, win and win.
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The Latest From The Ongoing Stellies Versus Jurie Roux Legal Battle
23 May 2019 by Kiernan in legal, Rugby, South Africa, Sport
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Stellenbosch University Responds To 'Hidden Racism' Study
In the case of Stellenbosch University versus Jurie Roux, SA Rugby's chief executive, it's been a long seven years.
Before taking over at rugby's head organisation, Roux was employed by Maties between 1994 and 2012, effectively running the Stellenbosch University Rugby Club along with Christiaan de Beer.
It's fair to say Maties, Roux and de Beer haven't parted ways amicably, with the university suing the pair for R37 million and alleging misappropriation of funds.
According to TimesLIVE, "the dispute is now set to go to independent arbitration in November", after the involved parties agreed to remove the case from the Western Cape High Court:
The case has not been thrown out'" Roux's lawyer Frikkie Erasmus told TimesLIVE.
"Administratively' in terms of timing and time availability it is much easier to be in arbitration than in court.
"This doesn't make it a better or worse outcome because a competent arbitrator has been appointed and was agreed to by both parties.
"The hearing will start on November 25 and has initially been allocated three weeks.
"We have no idea how long the hearing will take because there are a lot of witnesses to be called."
Some have speculated that Maties prefer the arbitration angle, as details can be kept from the public eye, although both parties could still agree for the process to be open to the public.
The university's chief operating officer, Stan du Plessis, said that arbitration was preferable because it was speedier and less costly.
Throughout the entire seven-year saga, Roux has fiercely maintained his innocence:
In a 16-page affidavit filed at the Western Cape High Court in early May' Roux challenged several claims made by the university in its case documentation.
"The university has not lost the R37 million it is claiming from me'" Roux said in his affidavit…
"Secondly' to the knowledge of the university' I never took any money from the university (apart from my salary and benefits)' let alone R37 million.
"The university's expert report confirms that I did not personally benefit from my alleged conduct relied upon for the claim."
KPMG compiled a report back in 2017, which found that Roux "misrepresented the university's funds", "did not act in the best interests of the university", and "potentially benefited personally from university funds".
Roux also stands accused of using software that covered his tracks in terms of auditing, and concealed the movement of funds between accounts that he had access to.
Hopefully, November's arbitration process can finally put this one to bed, because running SA Rugby with a massive cloud hanging over your head isn't a good look.
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The committee responsible for monitoring the costs involved at Castellon airport through the private concessionaire, Aerocar, have still to meet despite being put in place some time ago.
For 2012 alone the Government has budgeted for subsiding as loss of 5.6 Million Euros at the airport.
In March this year, Aerocar signed a new contract with Airport Concessions, which redefines the responsibilities of each party and guarantees the airport will not lose money in the first eight years of operation. The Government have undertaken to underwrite any losses at the end of each year until then.
As part of this solution the two companies have agreed to the establishment of an airport monitoring committee, composed of three representatives from Airport Concessions and three from Aerocar.
The expenditure control committee was established at the last Board meeting, which is held every couple of months, but has not yet been convened. Sources from Aerocar have since commented that they will meet "when necessary".
The role of the Commission is to compensate Aeromur for any losses, however, the budgets of the Generalitat of Valencia for next allows 5.6 million euros to cover possible financial losses at the airport. The projected losses are based on Aerocar´s own estimations of the scheduled activity at the airport for 2012.
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At the beginning of the year, people all around the world put together lists of resolutions to keep. Many of those resolutions don't even last into the following month because life changes are very difficult based on will-power alone. When it comes to crystal meth addiction, even when people promise — in clear moments — to never use again, most will need help to accomplish their goals. The reality is, to quit using long term requires holistic healing from addiction. Finding the right addiction treatment program can help with both.
It is during detox that people are most susceptible to the temptation of relapse because taking the drug again is what will make the withdrawal symptoms stop. Also, patients who find themselves in a psychotic episode during detox pose a threat to themselves and other. For these reasons, it is always best to undertake detox in a medically-supervised setting. This allows doctors and nurses to monitor your symptoms — and even offer medication or holistic treatment to help ease withdrawal discomfort — as well as keep you safe.
No two treatment plans are exactly alike, just as no two addicted patients are exactly alike. The treatment provided is closely matched to the needs of the patient at that time; therefore, the patient and treatment plan coordinator will together develop a plan best for the patient as well as assess it together during treatment.
With this information, the care plan coordinator can come up with a comprehensive treatment plan along with the patient. Sometimes it is best for a patient to enter residential rehab in which he or she lives in the treatment facility, receiving care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. People who often need inpatient care are those who have relapsed after treatment in the past or have a more severe addiction and a lesser support system.
Other patients may do well in outpatient care in which they can continue to uphold their responsibilities at home and at work. In outpatient treatment, patients continue to meet several times a week for different therapy sessions, but the sessions fit around family, and often, work schedules.
This is positivity-based treatment plan common to stimulant addictions in with the therapist serves as a coach for the patient offering encouragement and promoting self-esteem to help the patient heal from addiction.
This therapy is skills based in which the therapist helps the patient gain understanding of what led to the addiction and correct old or gain new skills to prevent relapse and thrive in recovery.
Patients are given rewards for their abstinence, and the rewards become incentives to stay clean.
Although the patient will certainly gain much from one-on-one time with a therapist, there is much to be learned from working alongside others who are healing and gaining strength and understanding from each other. Group therapy is guided by a trained therapist, but all patients are encouraged to participate and interact in order to learn from each other. Other types of groups like 12-Step groups also are great helps for individuals as they continue on in their recovery at home.
Making sure you are under the care of a supervising physician is crucial as you continue to pursue health after an addiction.
Strong support system – Everyone recovering from addiction needs a list of people who they can call at any time when they are tempted to use again. It's helpful to have a friend who will go with you to a party where there may be drugs or be willing to come get you if you find yourself in a compromising situation. They can send encouraging texts throughout the day and check on you regularly.
Sober/clean friends and hangouts – It will always be a struggle to not go back to the same friends and places that were comfortable when you were in your addiction. Developing new patterns of social circles is a big step in creating a sober life.
A plan for the way out – Anytime the potential to encounter drugs or drug use is present, you need a plan — excuse included — to leave immediately.
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The history of aged rums in Guatemala is strongly linked to Botran - one of the founding families of Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala.
In the mid twentieth century, five brothers from the Botran family came from Burgos, Spain and settled in Guatemala with the idea of founding a company that generates benefits for the whole country.
in Guatemala, contributing to economic decentralisation and the development of communities.
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Q: Partial safe area on Xamarin.Forms I have a page with a ListView that needs safe area padding so that the iPhone X bump doesn't clip the ListView content in landscape orientation. However, the bottom of the ListView doesn't need padding; the rounded bottom corners of the screen don't interfere.
The page enables safe area padding by calling this from the constructor:
Xamarin.Forms.PlatformConfiguration.iOSSpecific.Page.SetUseSafeArea(On<Xamarin.Forms.PlatformConfiguration.iOS>(), true);

How do I preserve safe area padding for all sides except the bottom? The solution has to work even if the user rotates the screen orientation while using the page.

A: The safe area can be customized by retrieving its Thickness value with the Page.SafeAreaInsets method from the Xamarin.Forms.PlatformConfiguration.iOSSpecific namespace. It can then be modified as required and re-assigned to the Padding property in the page constructor or OnAppearing override:
protected override void OnAppearing()
{
    base.OnAppearing();

    var safeInsets = On<iOS>().SafeAreaInsets();
    safeInsets.Bottom = 0;
    safeInsets.Top = 35;
    safeInsets.Left = 35;
    safeInsets.Right = 35;
    Padding = safeInsets;
}

The effect of Portrait :

The effect of Landscape :

If you need to custom SafeAreaInsets when device orientation changes .There is a OnSizeAllocated method can be used conveniently .
protected override void OnSizeAllocated(double width, double height)
{
    base.OnSizeAllocated(width, height);
    if (width != this.width || height != this.height)
    {
        this.width = width;
        this.height = height;
        if (width > height)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Landscape");
            var safeInsets = On<iOS>().SafeAreaInsets();
            safeInsets.Bottom = 0;
            safeInsets.Top = 0;
            safeInsets.Left = 35;
            safeInsets.Right = 35;
            Padding = safeInsets;
        }
        else
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Portrait");
            var safeInsets = On<iOS>().SafeAreaInsets();
            safeInsets.Bottom = 0;
            safeInsets.Top = 35;
            safeInsets.Left = 0;
            safeInsets.Right = 0;
            Padding = safeInsets;
        }
    }
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If need to fit as much more and more device ,you can make some phone model judgments (such as iPhone X) to set the size of the security area on their sides .In additiotn , you also can check whether contain Navigation Bar or Tab Bar to modify the size of Thickness . It should be the
protected override void OnSizeAllocated(double width, double height)
{
    base.OnSizeAllocated(width, height);
    if (width != this.width || height != this.height)
    {
        this.width = width;
        this.height = height;
        if (width > height)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Landscape");
            var safeInsets = On<iOS>().SafeAreaInsets();
            // whether is iPhone X
            if (deveiceType.Equals("iPhone X"))
            {
                //whether contain Navigation Bar
                if (ContainNavigationBar) { safeInsets.Top = 44; } else { safeInsets.Top = 0; }
                //whether conatin Tab Bar
                if (ContainTabBar) { safeInsets.Bottom = 34; } else { safeInsets.Bottom = 0; }
            }
            safeInsets.Left = 35;
            safeInsets.Right = 35;
            Padding = safeInsets;
            Padding = safeInsets;
        }
        else
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Portrait");
            var safeInsets = On<iOS>().SafeAreaInsets();
            // whether is iPhone X
            if (deveiceType.Equals("iPhone X"))
            {
                //whether contain Navigation Bar
                if (ContainNavigationBar) { safeInsets.Top = 84; } else { safeInsets.Top = 44; }
                //whether conatin Tab Bar
                if (ContainTabBar) { safeInsets.Bottom = 34; }else{ safeInsets.Bottom = 0; }
            }
            safeInsets.Left = 0;
            safeInsets.Right = 0;
            Padding = safeInsets;
        }
    }
}

As long as Apple does not change the height of the status bar in the future, I don't think there will be problems with the heights set by hard coding.


As a good rule of thumb, you should review your estate plan any time you experience a significant life event, such as a divorce, marriage, or death of a child or family member. You should also include pregnancy in this list, as there are specific estate planning concerns you will want to address once you learn you are pregnant. Let's take a look at some of the most important issues.
When you become pregnant you may want to change the terms of your living will or other advance medical directives. The medical choices you make will now have to take into consideration the life of your child. Additionally, many states have specific limitations on medical directives when they are used by pregnant women. You'll need to consult with your attorney for more detailed information about this situation.
As a parent, you get to decide who you want to serve as a guardian over your child should you die. You will need to make your choice in a manner provided by law, but you can select whomever you wish as long as that person accepts.
Your child will also need to be financially protected should something happen to you, and creating a trust is one of the best ways to ensure your child will be financially cared for in the future. There is a wide range of trusts you can create, so you'll need to consult with your attorney for more detailed advice.


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Numerous countries in Central Asia have a name that ends in "stan," including:
As a generally accepted explanation, the suffix "stan" is an ancient Persian and/or Farsi word meaning country, nation, land, or place of, so, the country name of Afghanistan would then mean "homeland" of the Afghans, or place of the Afghans.
Until late in the 20th century, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were all part of the former Soviet Union. They all became independent states (countries) in 1991 when the U.S.S.R. dissolved.
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Afghanistan Varied versions of Afghan are traced to the third century. Some historians feel the name derived from a 9th century Iranian emperor named Apakan.
Kazakhstan Kazakh is a Turkic word meaning "someone independent and free." The name was later used by Russian people, eventually known as the Cossacks.
Kyrgyzstan The Kyrgyz originated in Mongolia and they are historically mountain people. Kyr in Turkish means "mountain range," and when pluralized, gyz is added. So, the most plausible interpretation (or the meaning of the name Kyrgyz) is "Land of Mountaineers." Another possible meaning refers to the old Turkic language, where kyrg means "40" and yz means "tribes," so the word itself means "40 tribes."
Pakistan One of the variations regarding "stan" is this: It's said that the modern name Pakistan was formed by combining the suffix "stan" from the existing territory of Baluchistan, with the first letters of Pashtun, Afghan, Kasmir and India, thus PAKIstan. Another option, verified by numerous sources, is that Pakistan is a composition of two words "PAK" and "ISTAN". PAK is a Persian/Urdu word meaning "Holy/ Pure/ Clean and "ISTAN" stands for "HOMELAND". Then the true meanings resolves to "Homeland of the Holy People".
Tajikistan In Persian, taj means "crown" and ik means "head," so tajik means "a person wearing a crown on his head." Tajiks were originally Persians.
Turkmenistan In the Turkic language, turk refers to the ancient Turks of Asia. The word men means "I" or "me." Turkmen then means "I am a Turk." The Turkmen originally known as the Oghuz, came from what we now call Mongolia.
Uzbekistan Uzbek is considered to come from two turkish words: vz, which means "genuine," and bek, which means "genuine man." The Uzbeks are a mixture of nomadic Turkic tribes and ancient Iranian peoples.
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The long-term health of picky eaters – A Q&A with Dr Caroline Taylor
Are picky-eaters doomed to long-term bad health? This is the fear of many of the members of the Mealtime Hostage Parenting Science Gang, and so we were delighted to welcome Dr Caroline Taylor to talk to us about her research looking at the children from the Children of the 90s study who reported picky eating behaviour.
Caroline: Hi! I'm a Research Fellow in the Centre for Academic Child Health at the University of Bristol. I'm interested in the diets of pregnant women (and how that affects the health of the developing baby) and the diets of children.
I've been running a project using data from the Children of the 90s study here in Bristol looking at picky eaters – what it is about their families or their early feeding that makes them more likely to become picky, how it affects their diets, and whether there are long-term effects on health, growth and development.
Q: Thanks so much for joining us. Some of us are aware of Children of the 90s (we know it as ALSPAC), but it's new for some of us. Can you tell us a little about it? It's not just about picky eating…..
Caroline: The Children of the 90s study or ALSPAC is a birth short study – about 14,000 pregnant women living around Bristol were recruited in 1991/2 – they and their child have been followed up ever since – so the 'children' are about 27 now and some are having children of their own.
They have completed lots of questionnaires about all sorts of aspects of their lives over the years and attended clinics for all sort of measurements and samples. They've also given us information about their diets at regular intervals.
Q: What measures of health have you used in the study? And what definition / parameters did you have to define picky eaters?
Caroline: Nowadays there are lots of specially designed questionnaires to identify picky eaters – asking about aspects of the child's behaviour around food – for example the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ). That hadn't been developed when our children were small, so we used a question on whether the child was choosy about food at the age of three years.
There's no accepted definition of a picky eater, but it usually involves rejection of new foods and reluctance to eat even some familiar foods.
Most children will grow out of being a picky eater in early primary school – with growing independence and wider friendship groups. But there is 'hard core' who don't and they may need some extra help from a health professional.
Q: Were there any surprises in your findings about the long-term health of this group of children?
Caroline: I think we were quite surprised that we could still see differences in the diets of children who we had identified as being picky at the age of 3 years when they were 10 years old (compared with non-picky children). These differences had mostly disappeared by age 13 years.
PSG A: Wow! Were they the same sorts of differences (eg they wouldn't eat veg at 3 and still didn't at 10), or did their preferences change?
Caroline: We saw a similar diet profile at age 3, 7 and 10 – low in fruit and veg and meat, but by 13 these differences were disappearing.
PSG F: Interesting. So something magical happens between 10 and 13…isn't that when kids often have another growth spurt as well? My son is 8 and is improving (almost imperceptibly). I imagine there are developmental pieces at play.
Caroline: I think that rather than something magical, its probably just a long-term move towards acceptance of a broader range of foods. We have to remember that no one food is essential for life and health – it's about quality of the diet over weeks and months that counts.
PSG E: My 9 year old ate and enjoyed an apple the other day. He even told me how much he enjoyed it. Apparently I've been buying the wrong ones for years!!! Who knew??!!
Q: I'm mum to a 7 year old fussy eater – no meat, no vegetables, no fruit. She is on vitamins and under the care of a play therapist but nothing works. She is constipated, with impacted bowels – she is on movicol and has been since 2. She's described as restrictive eating
Caroline: I'm so sorry to hear this. Restrictive eating doesn't have a clear definition clinically but I guess it would be severe picky eating. I hope you are getting some help and support with trying to widen her diet as well.
Reluctance to eat fruit and veg is really common in picky eaters – we definitely recorded that in our study. And also meat.
With regard to bowel problems, because picky eaters limit their fruit and veg intakes, their fibre intakes can be very low. This means they are more likely to be constipated. Show them that you enjoy fruit and veg, but don't apply any pressure to eat. You may need to keep offering the same food many times until it becomes familiar enough for them to try it.
PSG C: We've tried that – we have even offered chocolate or cake as a reward for taking a bite. She is physically gagging at the thought.
Caroline: I would not advise making food a battle – much better to be as relaxed as possible around mealtimes. Family meals are really important, with home cooked meals and everyone eating together when possible.
PSG C: We really struggle with eating – even her packed lunch is coming back full. At what point does it become eating disorder?
Caroline: Eating disorders have very clear diagnostic criteria. Picky eating would be seen more as a transitory behaviour that most children will grow out of.
PSG A: What sort of proportion of the kids in your study showed transitory picky eating? Did most of them grow out of it, or were there some for whom it was a longer term issue?
Caroline: When we looked at longer-term picky eating up to the age of 7 years, there were a group of children in whom the behaviour persisted. Most will grow out of it in early school years. Some researchers think that picky eaters are more likely to get eating disorders later on, but there's no really good evidence on this.
Q: Is there a way to know if a child is a picky eater because they want to assert themselves and their independence or because there is a real issue such as illness or teething or perhaps because of sensory issues?
Caroline: There is certainly an element of children wanting to have control – it builds up into a battle. It can be really hard to break out of, but the more relaxed about food parent can be, the better.
Q: How about illnesses? Do picky eaters suffer more from, for example, colds?
Caroline: That's really difficult to look at in our type of study, because colds are so common and can be related to lots of different aspects of health. Our picky eaters didn't really have any nutrient deficiencies overall so I thinks it's unlikely though.
Q: Long term detrimental effects of a restricted diet is something that really worries me, as I suppose it does for the parents of a lot of children that don't eat a wide range of fresh fruit and veg. It's hard not to get caught up in the healthy eating hype and worry. I'm really hoping that your research results can ease this concern.
Caroline: When we look at long-term growth in our picky eaters up to age 17 years, there was no difference in growth compared with non-picky eaters – some reassurance there. But there was a small group that tended to be thin in adolescence – maybe these are the few who get 'stuck' as a picky eaters and need some early help.
PSG B: What professional help is best for those who don't grow out of their picky eating?
Caroline: I'd start with your GP or health visitor. They should be able to direct you to more specialist services where needed – perhaps a dietitian or maybe a health psychologist, or a paediatrician.
Q: What measures of health were used for the study?
Caroline: We looked at a couple of things – because of the low fruit and veg intake we looked at constipation. None of the children in the study were eating enough dietary fibre, but the picky eaters were especially low and this was linked with constipation. We'd like to help parents encourage their children to eat lots of fruit and veg.
We also looked at growth – height and weight – up to age 17 years – there were no differences between the picky eater and non-picky eaters, which is reassuring for parents.
PSG I: Did any of the picky eaters in your study have other underlying health conditions that may affect their eating, such as coeliac disease? My little girl is 2, was/is a picky eater and she was recently diagnosed with coeliac. Since being gluten-free she's now willing to try more things.
Caroline: We did have a few children who had coeliac disease, but because they are so few, we were not able to look at them as a group because our statistical models would be invalid with low numbers.
Q: Caroline – could you tell us more about the differences you found between the "picky" and "very picky" eaters when you looked at their long-term health?
Caroline: The main measure we had of long-term health was growth – height and weight – which is a good reflector of health and development in general. We looked at growth up to age 17 years – there was no difference between picky eaters and non-picky eaters. When we look at the diets, there was no difference in the calorie intakes at age 3, 7, 10 or 13, so this all seems to fit together. I think this is reassuring for parents that there are no obvious long-term harm done from early picky eating.
PSG A: So in the cohort you were looking at, the picky eaters were only restrictive in variety, not in calories.
Caroline: Yes, that's right. Picky eaters tend to have low dietary variety, but they eat enough calories.
PSG B: Were there any children in the study who were not taking in enough calories? What about your "very picky" eaters?
Caroline: Even the very picky eaters were eating enough calories – it was the balance of their diets that were not quite as good as they could have been.
Q: In your article in The Conversation, you write, "When the results were plotted on reference growth charts the values were consistently just above the 50th centiles, which indicates the average measurement for all children in the population. This shows that the children were growing normally."
The target growth for any individual cannot possibly be the same as the statistical mean for a population. What measurement did the researchers use to measure (and determine) normal growth in the children?
Caroline: We used reference growth charts which are designed to show whether individual children are growing 'normally' over time. For an individual, if the trajectory starts to drop of the centile they are tracking along, then that would be a concern. For a cohort study like ours, we plotted the mean values for a large group of children – for a group we would want to see the trajectory tracking at or above the 50th centile, as this is the average value for a population.
Q: What questions has your research raised? What do you think needs to happen next?
Caroline: I would like to know more about the persistent picky eaters – it would be good to work out how to identify them at an early age because I think they are the ones who might benefit from support when they are young. They might be the ones who are more prone to becoming adult picky eaters, which is socially very restrictive and difficult.
PSG B: I'd love for some research into early identification and prevention!
PSG A : Does the Children of the 90s data have anything in it that might enable further work comparing the mental health of the typical/picky/very picky eaters?
PSG H: I'd like some research into the that. Hopefully it would then lead onto better support/ help for the children & their adults.
Caroline: There are data on mental health scores up to the present day – so age 26 or 27 years. That would be good to look at! We'd need some more funding …
We are hoping to do some work with health professionals to provide better information for parents.
PSG B: Which health professionals? This seems to be a big grey area, particularly in the UK!
Caroline: We'd like to work with professional organisations such as the British Dietetic Association for example.
PSG B: Please also consider speech therapists and occupational therapists. Both professions offer a lot in the field of picky eating internationally but less so in the UK – it's a gap that needs to be addressed in my opinion.
PSG B: Thanks Caroline Taylor, really grateful for your time and for doing the research. It will be hugely reassuring for many parents. Looking forward to any future studies!
Caroline: Thank you everyone – it has been a privilege to work with the Children of the 90s data and I'm grateful to all the participants in the study.
PSG J: Thank you. It's very reassuring to hear about your research.
If you are interested in the Children of the 90s study, you might enjoy our Q&A about the study with Dr Suzy Gage.
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Vexing Vegetables with Dr Helen Coulthard
Positive Feeding Relationships with Prof Jackie Blissett
Extreme Picky Eating with Jenny McGlothlin
You can read all our Q&A sessions, on loads of different parenting-related subjects on the website.
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