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Q: How to change underline length in TextInputLayout and make it to start with text position? I use TextInputLayout in my Profile screen
Profile screen
and I want to underline, text, and floating hint were align. But underline wider and I can't find easy way to line them up.
my xml:
    <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
    android:id="@+id/nameField"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed">

    <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
        android:id="@+id/name"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@android:color/transparent"
        android:hint="@string/PROFILE_NAME_HINT"
        android:inputType="text" />

</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>

Version of material in gradle:
implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.5.0'

I tried to change styles, paddings, it doesn't help. I've noticed that old version of material in other expamples show needed result.

A: On the TextInputEditText set paddingStart to 0dp.
android:paddingStart="0dp"

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The 10-Zone System, a series of several paintings, continues my investigation of 5-fold symmetry. Each of the paintings are constructed from 10 sets of parallel lines called zones. The 10 zones are derived from the sets of parallel lines that appear in the shadow cast by the enneacontahedron (a zonahedron). A zonahedron is a polyhedron in which the edges surrounding each face can be grouped into zones.


For example, if I have a solution of 50mM acetlycholine (pKa = 4.5), how would I go about calculating the pH of the solution?
I am assuming in your example that there is only one solute. If you have more than one then ionisation is mutually suppressed and things are a bit more complicated.
Where c is the concentration of the acid which we assume to be just about equal to the equilibrium concentration.
This is reasonable for $\rm pK_a$ values between 4 and 10.
Acetylcholine has a quaternary nitrogen so I can only assume that, given that the $\rm pK_a$ value is correct, the deprotonisation occurs at a different site on the molecule.
How can I determine the pH of solution?
How do you find the pH of a solution with a known pKa and Molarity?


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Alicia Amanda Vikander is a Swedish actress and dancer. She was classically trained in ballet at the Royal Swedish Ballet School, and appeared in many musicals, before shifting her career to acting after suffering from numerous injuries. She started acting in Swedish short films...Read more and television series, and made her feature film debut in 2010 with the film Pure, for which she won several acting awards. She had her international breakthrough in Anna Karenina in two years later. Her other notable film roles include The Fifth Estate, Seventh Son, Ex Machina The Man from U.N.C.L.E, Son of a Gun and Adam Jones.
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Alicia Amanda Vikander is a Swedish actress and dancer. She was classically trained in ballet at the Royal Swedish Ballet School, and appeared in many musicals, before shifting her...Read more career to acting after suffering from numerous injuries. She started acting in Swedish short films and television series, and made her feature film debut in 2010 with the film Pure, for which she won several acting awards. She had her international breakthrough in Anna Karenina in two years later. Her other notable film roles include The Fifth Estate, Seventh Son, Ex Machina The Man from U.N.C.L.E, Son of a Gun and Adam Jones.
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Another day of work, another day to ride. I stop in the place I often do along the river bank where it's just me, leaves and water, and memories of summer revelers lining up to swing from a frayed rope into the river.
Mornings brilliantly gold; half-lit mornings carpeted in silent snow; mornings hardly visible in the fog — these are why I can't think of doing a job that would have me riding to and fro in a car, straight line, start and stop.
The chorus of leaves, red, green and gold, reflecting that morning's bright sun into still water, seemed an exaggeration, autumn's satirical self-deprecation.
I enjoyed the chance to stand a moment and watch leaves zig-zag or swirl their way down to the underworld before floating away like little canoes.


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A year ago I was in Turks & Caicos, the unspoiled Caribbean!
I've just returned from the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos where I received my annual certification for my "Certified Sandals Specialist" training and had the opportunity to visit three resorts and see the new and exciting updates at each. The trip was so fantastic that I couldn't wait to tell you all about it!
Our first stop was the beautiful island of Great Exuma. There are 365 Keys; one for each day of the year. It was here that I saw the brand new All Butler Suites at Sandals Emerald Bay. I now know why it's called Emerald Bay! The water was like nothing I've ever seen before! It was like it was electric; the most incredible hues of green and turquoise blue I'd ever seen before. This resort is a gorgeous property that is a private exotic hideaway set on over a half mile of pristine white sand beaches. The awesome ocean views from the butler suites are only to be described as breathtaking! And did I mention this was an ALL BUTLER property? That's right! When I asked Simon how I could explain to my clients what a butler does for them he said, "Anything as long as it's legal and humanly possible!" So from unpacking your luggage to making your tee times to drawing you a romantic bubble bath complete with rose petals and chilled Champaign, they are truly the way to go if looking for the ultimate pampering experience.
For those of you who golf, or know someone that does, the 18 hole Greg Norman designed golf course that is on the property is just waiting to be played. Not a golfer? Well how about a spa service at our Red Lane Spa? It's the largest in the resort chain, encompassing two stories and 29,000 square feet!
The next stop was a short 58 minute airplane ride to the family friendly Beaches Turks & Caicos. I was greeted by our friends at Sesame Street with their nightly parade! Elmo, Zoe, Abby Cadabby, Bert & Ernie and the most recent member to join in the Caribbean fun, Big Bird, were there! With their lively music, smiles and interaction both kids and kids at heart, it was a super fun way to begin my adventure in Turks. This beach paradise, which is surrounded by crystal clear blue water, has spectacular views. There were three sections to the resort; I stayed in the Caribbean Village but there was also the very pristine French Village and recently built, Italian Village. With the variety of rooms, there is a room category that will appeal to everyone. In addition to the 16 restaurants on this resort, selecting where I was going to eat was definitely a challenge! I had to make a conscious effort to stay away from my weakness, Café de Paris, a specialty salon that is filled with a variety of freshly baked mouth watering pastries, espressos and cappuccinos!
I also got to see the newest children's program at Beaches called, "Night Night, Sleep Tight". This is the ultimate experience for the child to get tucked in by their favorite Sesame Street character and make their wishes come true, even before their head touches the pillow. Package includes 15 minutes of personalized time with a Sesame Character, some bedtime stretches, reading a story, and singing a lullaby before tucking them in for the evening.
I was in meetings most of the day, so I didn't have the opportunity to swim in large pools at Pirate's Island Water Park with the swim-up pool bar where a tropical beverage is always waiting, but I did get to enjoy a leisurely walk down the pretty white sand beaches. It was here I saw a variety of sea shells and birds flying in the baby blue clear skies.
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My name is, Jennifer Maki, and I am a Vacation Specialist at Divine Destinations. I was bitten by the travel bug at a young age and therefore have turned the love of travel into an exciting and rewarding career! I have three young children and a husband of 12 years. We've made our home in Northern Minnesota, therefore, traveling to opposite climates where the breezes are warm and the drinks are frosty have been my pleasure and therefore, my passion. I hope to share our travels here along with sporadic tips and tricks for successful traveling! Feel free to follow, share and of course, reply as often as you'd like. I look forward to hearing from you and sharing many more blogs from here!


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NTU satellite marks three years in space
Published on: 19-April-2014
Singapore's first locally-built satellite has travelled nearly 700 million kilometres, taken 8,000 photographs and completed 4,400 successful telecommands while orbiting Earth.
All this was achieved while surviving several solar storms, hazardous radiation and more than 30 near-collisions with space debris.
The X-SAT satellite will mark three years in space this Sunday, 20 April. The 105kg micro-satellite, developed by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and DSO National Laboratories, was launched into space on 20 April 2011 on a three-year mission. It has performed beyond expectations to survive the harshness of space and is still fully operational.
The Straits Times, 21 Apr 2014, page B2
Lianhe Zaobao, 20 Apr 2014, page 6
The Straits Times online, 19 Apr 2014
AsiaOne, 19 Apr 2014
NTU satellite, X-SAT, marks two years in space
Singapore's most well-travelled two-year-old has gone to space and seen Madrid, Venice, Paris and Dubai. The traveller has also survived solar storms, radiation and 15 near-collisions with large chunks of space debris. Today, the Republic's first locally-built satellite, the X-Sat, celebrates its second anniversary in space. Built by NTU and DSO National Laboratories, the X-Sat has taken almost 5,000 photographs of Earth, helping researchers to monitor sea pollution, forest fires and other environmental changes.
The Straits Times, 20 April 2013
Lianhe Zaobao, 20 April 2013
Ayes all round for S'pore eye in the sky
First locally developed satellite invaluable in helping to monitor environmental change
One year in space, and Singapore's first locally designed and built satellite has not only captured images of Sumatra's forest fires and the Bangkok floods, but also had a few near misses with floating debris.
Since last May, X-SAT, which hovers 800km above ground, has taken and beamed back more than 1,000 satellite images from space to help researchers on the ground monitor the effects of environmental changes.
Associate Professor Low Kay Soon, one of X-SAT's team leaders, said the National Environment Agency and environmental consultancy Sentinel Asia have benefited from X-SAT's images.
The red-and-black photographs - with red denoting vegetation and black representing bodies of water - can be used to measure soil erosion, sea pollution and environmental changes within an area of 50km by 30km.
The Sunday Times, 22 April 2012, page 24 [PDF | 713 KB]
Making History – X-SAT First Anniversary
On 20 April 2011, another first was made in Singapore's history as the nation's first indigenously built micro-satellite, X-SAT, was successfully launched into the space on board India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C16 at 12.42pm, Singapore time from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Designed for earth monitoring missions, the X-SAT is the result of a close collaboration between DSO and NTU, as engineering experts from both institutes came together to realize a vision.
Today marks the first anniversary of successful operation of X-SAT. X-SAT has completed more than 200 imaging missions, capturing over 1200 images across all continents. Many of these images have been sent to the National Environment Agency (NEA) and Sentinel Asia, a Pan-Asia satellite-based disaster monitoring effort for further assessment.
The success of this satellite has resulted in a joint venture comprising of NTU, DSO and ST Electronics to market the manufacturing and services for small satellite business. NTU students are also working towards the development of pico- and nano-satellites named VELOX-P and VELOX-I. These student's built satellites are scheduled to be launched by 2013.
NTU's satellite wins Defence Technology Prize by Mindef
Published on : 31-Oct-2011
The team from NTU and DSO National Laboratories, who successfully designed, built and launched Singapore's first-ever microsatellite, known as the X-SAT, was one of the winners of the Defence Technology Prize – the Ministry of Defence's annual award to honour the finest in defence research and engineering. Five teams and one individual received the awards this year. The 120kg X-SAT monitors environmental changes, such as forest fires and oil pollution. Launched on April 20, it will orbit the earth for three years, while capturing images within a 12m resolution.
Lianhe Zaobao, 30 Oct, page 8 [PDF | 323 KB]
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TODAY, 28 Oct, page 20 [PDF | 273 KB]
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X-SAT beams images back to Singapore
Published on : 25-May-2011
Singapore's first locally-built micro-satellite has started transmitting images back home. NTU embarked on the project with DSO National Laboratories in 2002, hoping to generate interest among the young in engineering R&D. The X-SAT, as it is known, sent the first image of Singapore on 7 May, more than two weeks after its launch. On 7 May, the micro-satellite orbited within a 3,000-km radius of Singapore – an ideal range to send back its first image of Tuas. That morning, the satellite passed by the western part of Singapore. Four days later, the ground centre received the first complete image of Singapore. Scientists can use the satellite photographs to track environmental changes, such as soil erosion and oil pollution. Director of NTU's Satellite Research Centre, Associate Professor Low Kay Soon, said the successful transmission of images was a great achievement for Singapore. "Space science is the pinnacle of science and technology. We hope to train more undergraduates to work in the field of satellites." X-SAT will be exhibited at the Science Centre Singapore over the June school holidays.
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First S'pore-built satellite now in orbit
Published on : 21-Apr-2011
Singapore's first locally-built satellite has officially been launched into space. Riding on a rocket owned by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the micro-satellite X-SAT blasted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on 20 April. The 105kg fridge-size satellite, which will be used to take photographs to measure soil erosion and environmental changes on Earth, was one of three riding on ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16).
X-SAT is designed and built from scratch by scientists and engineers from NTU and Singapore's defence research body DSO National Laboratories. Now in orbit, X-SAT is establishing communication contact with ground control in NTU, a process likely to take up to a week. Once contact has been made, an initial health status of the satellite will be ascertained and confirmed. This includes checking its solar panels and communication systems and the IRIS camera, which can capture images of forest fires and sea pollution.
With the successful launch of X-SAT, Singapore is one of the first countries in Southeast Asia to have its own satellite in space. The launch capped more than nine years of hard work by scientists and engineers. NTU President Dr Su Guaning congratulated the team, and said the launch represents "a huge leap" in Singapore's efforts to build space technology. He added that he hopes X-SAT's launch will "excite and inspire" more youth to take up engineering and venture into space technology.
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S'pore's first satellite to launch today
Singapore will finally head to space on 20 April afternoon. The Republic's first locally-built micro-satellite will blast off on an Indian rocket at 12.42pm, Singapore time, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India, barring last-minute hitches.
The 105kg refrigerator-size X-SAT will be one of three satellites riding on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C16, which is owned by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). The other two satellites are built by Russia and India.
NTU collaborated with the DSO National Laboratories to build and design the satellite from scratch. NTU and Isro scientists and engineers have been working closely in the run-up to the launch and stringent checks have been carried out. X-SAT will orbit for three years at a height of 800km and take photographs to measure soil erosion and environmental changes on earth. It will then relay data to a ground station at NTU. X-SAT's launch will make Singapore one of the first Southeast Asian countries to have a locally designed and built satellite in space.
The Straits Times, page B4 [PDF | 2 MB]


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Takeaways from SXSW
Austin, March 2015
South By Southwest, or "South by" as it's known by its friends, is a true nerd's Spring Break. Technological breakthroughs, innovative ideas, self-driving cars, and creative masterpieces all converge into one immersive cloud of genius, ready to be soaked up by the thousands of pilgrims who venture there every summer. It's too good for closerlook, inc. to pass up. So this year, Jonathan Sarmiento, Associate Creative Director, took a trip down to Austin to see what was going to be changing the world, and the industry.
Data creates inspiration
"One main point many speakers made was that big data is everywhere. Getting data is the easy part. But sifting through it to find insights and inspiration requires a human touch," Sarmiento says. Big data shouldn't just be used to justify actions or campaigns. It's useful for gathering learnings from past work, sure. But it should be used to inspire future actions. "That's where you find the story you need to create and where it needs to go."
One key closerlooker who decides where this story needs to go is Autumn Piece, Strategy Director. "Yes there are mountains of data, but just because you have all the data doesn't mean it's all meaningful. We find the data that shows clients where they are and move them toward meeting their business goals. It's all about selecting the right data to utilize," she says. That's really what makes our relationship marketing tick.
Design creates interactions
"Another big takeaway is that the line between designers and developers is continuing to blur," Sarmiento says. "As technology evolves, and as more people embrace existing technologies, knowing how a new medium can process and convey brand stories is just as important as designing and telling those stories." Developing and designing these stories are both equally important aspects, because for each campaign closerlook crafts, it determines how a story will be told, in what medium it will live and how the users will interact with it, he adds.
At South by Southwest, and here at closerlook, a lot of importance is placed on the convergence of disciplines.
Nathan Henry, Interactive Technical Director, notes that the line has already been blurred at closerlook. "Our designers are web friendly and our developers have a design eye." As each department learns about the other, designers and developers cross-pollinate creative ideas, which leads to smarter work. This applies to strategy, as well. As Henry points out, "We gut-check our offerings in the developmental phases. We are thinking about how to measure the success of a campaign and how to optimize it before any work goes live or even gets created."
That's the sort of practical application that was the king of the conference. "At South by Southwest, and here at closerlook, a lot of importance is placed on the convergence of disciplines. It leads to a term that we've heard lately: 'agile development.' We work together in a smarter, quicker way to produce something better," Sarmiento concludes.


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Kanye West's YEEZY Brand Got Over $2 Million From Trump's PPP
Kanye's YEEZY Received Over $2 Million in Federal Loan Meant for Small Businesses
2020-07-07 13:51 in SneakersWords By Isabelle Hore-Thorburn
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Kanye West's YEEZY brand received more than two million dollars under the Trump administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Newly released government documents verify that YEEZY is one of the companies that received funds as part of a $660 billion relief program implemented to help small businesses keep their workforce employed during the coronavirus crisis.
According to a report disclosed by the US Treasury's Small Business Administration yesterday, YEEZY received between $2 million and $5 million through PPP. According to Forbes, these funds helped to protect 106 jobs.
Considering YEEZY brought in approximately $1.3 billion in 2019, the fact that West was even eligible for the loan is not without controversy, particularly as 87 percent of the approved companies received an average of $107,000. What's more — as Vox reported in April, one month after the stimulus bill was passed — the PPP pot ran dry very quickly, leaving around 700,000 small businesses and nonprofits waiting on funding.
Further, it would seem that YEEZY is one of a concerning number of companies with ties to the Trump administration that financially benefitted under the program. The Washington Post reports that businesses owned by members of Congress, institutions linked to Trump's family, and even the law practice that represented the president also received millions in relief.
West has publicly signaled his support for Trump, famously meeting with the president at the White House in 2018. Under normal circumstances, the billionaire rapper and entrepreneur might have harmed his 2020 presidential run by receiving the huge funding injection, however, the current administration has eroded many of the protections that previously prevented taxpayer funds from being awarded to companies that have potential conflicts of interest among influential Washington figures.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had initally planned to keep the list of PPP beneficiaries confidential, but Democrats pushed for greater transparency. The data dump has revealed that fashion brands including Iconix Brand Group (Joe Boxer and Ed Hardy), suitmaker Hickey Freeman, and designers Oscar de la Renta and Vera Wang received funds, too.
Isabelle Hore-ThorburnAssociate Editor


Carausius came from a sailing background and thanks to his abilities in this area he was commissioned by Maximianus to build a fleet to control the widespread pirating along the coasts of Gaul and Britain. Carausius was successful in this regard but it was soon discovered that he was personally profiting from the loot seized from the pirates. When Carausius heard that an arrest warrant had been issued for him he fled to Britain and declared himself emperor. Taking advantage of the fact that Maximianus had bigger headaches at the moment with fighting German barbarians, Carausius quickly rallied an army together and brought Britain under his firm control. In a silent appeal to be legitimately recognized by the greater empire, he issued coins commemorating his "fellow" emperors Maximianus and Diocletian. This tactic did little to appease either, of course, and Maximianus dispatched Constantius Chlorus to deal with him. In the meantime, Carausius was murdered by one of his own men, Allectus, who felt ready to take a stab at being emperor himself.
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Welcome The Linde AG, Engineering Division Company from Munich, Germany visits BJCHI on February 13th, 2019 at the main office, Rayong Thailand. New Hydrogen station in Louisiana, USA into operation is growing steadily so Linde look forward the professional Fabricator to participate the Modularization for new Hydrogen Plant in Convent Project. This project is the most one of interesting indeed and BJCHI is a potential fabricator and qualified for Modularization experiences that Linde prefer Pre-Qualification checking Capability and Facility in BJCHI.
The first Awarded Project in 2019 had been Take-Off Meeting on January 29th, 2019 at BJCHI's the main office, Nikhompattana, Rayong Thailand between BJCHI and Santos Queensland Developments Pty Ltd. – the explored for Oil & Gas in South-West Queensland, Australia for "Fabrication & Supply of GLNG Wellhead Skids Project". BJCHI – the Tender were awarded to supply and fabrication of Well Head Separator skids for Santos's upstream development in the Coal Seam Gas reserve in Northern Queensland, Australia. We are now logon skids performance for 3 years +2 years additional option which the first batch will be delivered in the 3rd quarter of the year.
BJCHI was welcomed cordially Downer EDI Limited on 6th December 2018 at BJCHI's main office, Nikhompattana in Rayong. Downer is designs, builds and sustains assets, infrastructure and facilities and the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. The meeting was forming part of audition for the Project Transmittal and Prequalification BJCHI's capabilities into the initial of Project, and BJCHI have successfully completed the meeting with essential business further.
BJCHI had kicked off meeting with the leader in Oil&Gas exploration industry "Petrobras" and Kerui-Metodo Construção e Montagem S/A(KM) the best provider production company for "UPGN PROJECT" on 12th and 13th November 2018 at BJCHI's the main office, Nikompattana Rayong Thailand. This meeting was focusing on the aggregation of business validity and complementation project together under high capability of BJCHI management system.
BJCHI's delegation has visited Singapore for its business workshop with potential client. The workshop is part of company's strategy in supplying of modularization work form its Thailand's base to Singapore's construction site.
BJCHI's delegation has visited Chiyoda Corporation at its Headquarters in Yokohama, Japan for strengthener the relationship between the two parties.
BJC Heavy Industries Public Company Limited has been successfully certified as a member of Thailand's Private Sector Collective Action Coalition Against Corruption. Mr. Boonchuay Korkitrotjana, Chairman of the Board of Director, as company representative received the certificate on Thursday 11th October 2018 at Napalai Ballroom, Dusit Thani Hotel.
The event was organized by Thailand's Private Sector Collective Action Coalition Against Corruption in the support of Government of Thailand and Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). And cooperated with 8 leading organizations, namely, Thai Institute of Directors, The Thai Chamber of Commerce, International Chamber of Commerce, Thai Listed Companies Association, The Thai Banker Association, Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations, The Federation of Thai Industries and Tourism Council of Thailand.
On 16th August 2018, ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (Thailand) Limited (TISL), one of Thailand's leading multidisciplinary Engineering and Project Delivery Contractors, visits BJCHI's factory for finalize of BJCHI's execution plan. This is part of RFP process for their Project in Hungary.
BJCHI is, currently, being in a shortlist of potential bidders for this project.


Review: Anybody who knows me knows I am a HUGE fan of Lane Hayes. I read everything she writes. I've been loving this series. I think this one can be read as a stand alone. Just know there are cameos from previous characters but I think there's enough backstory to follow along without issue. I didn't love this one as much as the others. It pains me to type that! I had a few issues with it that overshadowed the overall reading experience. The stalker aspect isn't a favorite of mine because it's been done so much. Isaac is frustrating. He doesn't take the threat seriously at times. Other times he freaks out. He's childish about his safety. Keeping things secrets from the band. Being oblivious to danger. Furthering the plot by way of petulance doesn't endear me to the character or the story. I saw the ending coming a mile away. Too predictable.
I did like the couple in this book. Adam gave some levity to the story and Issac's life in general. Isaac doesn't do relationships. He doesn't even sleep with the same guy twice. He's got a busy life and enjoys his solitude. Having Adam stay with him was kind of an un-welcomed blessing. He likes things the way he likes them. Adam and Isaac grew up together so there is some history between them. Without this it could have felt like insta love and lust but it all worked. A little angst while they get it all together. Isaac always had a crush on Adam who he thought was straight. I do like the second chance trope and I thought their issues lent to a good amount of tension. Adam has his moments of stupidity as well but he's working through some stuff. To sum it up I liked the couple but the rest of the book was a bit disappointing for what I'm used to from this writer. I'm still looking forward to devouring whatever she writes next.


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17Nov A Lost Tribe: priests at risk: Address of Brendan Hoban to the AGM
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A Lost Tribe: priests at risk
Brendan Hoban
First, I want to make it clear that what I have to say has to do with the world of diocesan priests. Whether it applies to others – non-diocesan priests, if you'll pardon that expression – that's for them to judge.
I speak out of my own experience.
In recent decades the Care of Priests has become a regular item on the agendas of Priests Councils and in the conversations priests have about our future lives.
Paddy Sweeney has an excellent article in a recent edition of The Furrow and I've written about it myself. Séamus Ahearne alluded to it in a recent contribution to the website (associationofcatholicpriests.ie).
Fifty years ago no one talked about the care of priests or priests at risk.
What's different now from fifty years ago? Well, everything or almost everything.
I was ordained forty three years ago, and I was appointed a curate in Crossmolina parish. My parish priest was Ben McLoughlin, a lovely man, who was around my age now. (I'm 68, he was 70 then).
Every time I visited him, his house-keeper of over 40 years, Mary Forde, carried out a long practised liturgy with its rubrics hallowed from time immemorial: she took out the china cups, cut the crusts off the sandwiches, handed me a cloth napkin, she left the room and returned discreetly every five minutes to 'heat up the tea'.
I was 25 at the time and I imagined that when I was Ben's age, my circumstances would be like his.
But my life now as parish priest in Moygownagh couldn't be more different. And it isn't just that there's no live-in housekeeper, no china cups or neatly presented sandwiches but that the safe, secure, confident clerical world that Ben inhabited has imploded completely.
Then PPs could expect to have curates who did most of the work – if they couldn't or didn't want to do it themselves. Now curates are an endangered species.
Then PPs could expect comfort and companionship in their declining years. Now, in Killala diocese, not one priest in the diocese has a live-in housekeeper. And the statistics indicate that most of us may well die on our own.
Then PPs took for granted that they were admired, respected and supported by their parishioners. Their words were infallible; their decisions confident and unquestioned. In the society and culture of the day they had the wind on their backs and could dictate the play with embarrassing ease. They were like Real Madrid, both respected and feared.
Now, we're often pitied, patronised, reviled, insulted, disrespected, ignored and resented. To continue the sporting metaphor, a gale-force wind is now in our faces, it's the middle of the second half and we're 6 – Nil down. Now we're the equivalent of Plymouth Argyle, struggling to stay in the third division.
50 years ago there were plenty of vocations, almost everyone went to Mass (and those who didn't were rounded up by the Redemptorists at the Parish Mission), almost everyone paid the collection and if they didn't, as we used to say, they were read off the altar.
Now times are different: no vocations, congregations melting away before our eyes, collections declining by the year, morale at an all-time low.
Was it any wonder that, in Ben McLoughlin's time, PPs only retired if it suited them to retire, because to quote Harold Macmillan in another context, they never had it so good.
Now PPs often long for retirement, because they can't wait to get off the stage, despite the fact that their guilt in retiring in such difficult circumstances can be manipulated to get them to continue past our 75th year and our sell-by date.
Do I exaggerate? Yes, a bit for emphasis. But only a bit. The tide has gone out and only those out of sync with the times can imagine that it's ever going to come in again.
I may be accused of presenting a bleak picture, but it is bleak and we do no one any favours by pretending that everything is fine and that we're about to turn some mythical corner when everything will be sunshine and roses.
We need to stop playing that game.
The average age of priests in Ireland now is climbing towards 70 years of age. So we're mainly in the senior bracket of the population. Donald Cozzens has written about 'The Last Priests in Ireland' and he's exaggerating, but only slightly.
But the problem is not that the Church in Ireland won't survive or adapt to changed and changing circumstances – I have no doubt it will – the question is even more urgent for us here today. It's this: how can the last priests in Ireland survive the final years of their lives with comfort, esteem and affection?
Because it isn't just the depressing scenario that I've outlined. There are a number of other factors exacerbating our growing sense of unease.
(1) Work
We're expected to work longer and harder. Clustering parishes is offered as if it's some kind of solution to the crisis in vocations when the dogs in the street know that (at it's best) clustering is merely a short-term managerial strategy and at its worst a form of denial camouflaging the reality.
Of two men in a field, Matthew 24 tells us, one will be taken and one left.
Where there were two priests in the past one has already been taken away by the bishop and one is left. Where there are 5 priests in a cluster, one will be taken and then another one and then another until only one will be left.
In Ben McLoughlin's time work declined as age increased. Now work increases the older we get. And moving the deck chairs is no solution.
The effect of our increased and ever-increasing workload is that as we morph into sacrament-dispensing machines, we find pastoral work less and less satisfying with progressively little or no engagement with our parishioners.
There are two very prestigious dioceses in Ireland: Dublin and Killala. Both have to my mind only one thing in common. Both have just one diocesan priest under 40 years of age. In twenty years time both dioceses will have one or maybe a few priests under 60. That'll be a real problem for Fr Tommy Doherty in Killala trying to cover 22 parishes, from Ballisodare to Newport. I dread to think what it will mean for his equivalent in Dublin dealing with 199 parishes.
(2) Complexity
More work is one thing. Complexity is another. We're struggling at a pastoral level with issues beyond our training and probably our competence. The older we get, the more complicated life is and parish is. Take, one example, how to minister to parents of same-sex couples who may be upset or worried or confused? How to respond to an invitation to a same-sex marriage of parishioners? What does pastoral care mean in this situation?
We were never there before and we never expected to be here now.
(3) Bishops
Irish priests traditionally liked to stay a healthy distance from their bishops. A certain reserve in regard to someone who exercised so much control over our lives seems entirely appropriate. But that distance or reserve allowed for a fundamental respect for the office bishops hold and the function they represent.
Now, the level of distrust between priests and bishops is such that a build-up of resentment and anger is increasingly obvious in some dioceses. Situations vary, as we know. But some bishops, not many I have to say, some bishops are using their positions to force their personal authority on priests who haven't the confidence to face them down because of the level of control bishops exercise over their priests' lives.
I hesitate to use the word abuse because it has unhappy associations but I think sometimes the word bullying is not inappropriate.
Recently in one diocese a priest retiring was asked to vacate his house with no prospect of alternative accommodation being provided. It is, at any level, an appalling attitude. It's scandalous and should be named and shamed as scandalous if a bishop, taking advantage of a vulnerable priest, can dictate terms and conditions that infringe the individual rights of priests to equity and justice. It is unacceptable that some priests because of their perceived loyalty to a bishop are treated differently than others who are perceived as disloyal.
This distrust in the leadership of our Church is exacerbated by the policies being pursued by the present nuncio in ignoring the traditions of dioceses, the preferences of priests and the rights of people to genuine as distinct from the present mock consultation. Frustration at the unhappy and sometimes bizarre choice of bishops is adding unnecessarily to the burden of priests as is the unjust manipulation by some bishops and dioceses of the commitment to priesthood of elderly priests in an effort to persuade them to postpone their retirement beyond 75.
The same is true of the policy, now apparently official, of bishops automatically reporting to the Garda authorities anonymous accusations of child abuse against priests, a practice that would be unconscionable and much resisted if applied to teachers, lawyers, Gardaí or any other professional group. The reputation and peace of mind of priests, it now seems, can be damaged forever by someone with a grievance, a sheet of paper and a 72 cent stamp.
(4) Isolation
We elderly priests live increasingly isolated lives, a condition exacerbated by age. We live alone. We often have few enough close friends, diminishing as we grow older.
Local resentments, envy and gossip often dissuade us, especially in rural parishes, from making firm friends. Eccentricity is an ongoing and perhaps inevitable condition. A growing fearfulness and anxiety, born out of isolation, can mark our later years and create a vulnerability and a nervousness we hadn't experienced heretofore.
Compounding this problem is a growing disillusionment among priests in their fifties and sixties and a consequent drift out of priesthood, not because of celibacy but in search of companionship and what might be more generally called 'normality'. It's the isolation, I think, that gets to us in the end.
Compounding this drift is the often ritual acceptance in clerical company that many others would opt for the equivalent of early retirement if such was offered to them. More and more, still clinging to the wreckage, seem to be hanging on to a life that's no longer experienced as satisfying because they haven't the energy or the courage or the money to opt for a different, more amenable existence.
As priests age and become more aware that life is closing in around us and as the experience of isolation is exacerbated, the culture of distraction that helped us cope in our earlier years no longer delivers.
Golf days, poker schools, pilgrimages to Medjugorje, breeding pedigree cattle, travelling the world, writing books, attending Charles de Foucauld prayer groups and similar obsessions that helped distract us in the past no longer deliver. As life closes in, interests diminish and eventually melt away. Priests who attended the Wexford Opera Festival for decades wouldn't cross the road if Pavarotti rose from the dead and was singing Nessun Dorma in the local hall. Or whatever.
In the last century in the parish of Kilcommon Erris in Mayo, Fr John Lavelle – poet, teacher, intellectual, antiquarian, member of the Royal Irish Academy and a noted member of the literati – was once described by a parishioner as 'above there in the house, looking out the window, mad at everything'.
(5) Loneliness
Loneliness is a by-product of isolation. A celibate lifestyle presumes a certain isolation and loneliness is part of it. This factor is particularly difficult for priests with highly developed social skills, priests who are 'good mixers' as we say. Loneliness is for them a particular burden. More so, I think, than for the rest of us, eccentrics, bachelors and curmudgeons, among whom I'm happy to place myself.
Loneliness in priesthood depends on a number of factors: personality, life skills, hobbies, self-esteem, mobility, identity and, of course, health and even from that cursory list it's clear that loneliness increases steadily as each of the above come under greater stress.
Another factor is that living on our own, unnoticed by ourselves, our standards drop. There's often no trusted companion to tell us to throw out that gansie (sweater) we've been wearing for years or to buy a new suit for God's sake or to take a bath.
Loneliness it can be said, is just part of old age but my contention is that for those of us who live into old age without the supports of a 'normal' life, loneliness brings an added difficulty. I suspect that there are many of us in our Seventies and Eighties who, no longer able to distract ourselves, and in the silence and isolation of large presbyteries, mull over what seem the progressively limited satisfactions of a priest's life.
The issue of loneliness in priesthood is rarely mentioned in dispatches and is sometimes regarded as an effete and self-indulgent consideration for us brave warriors. Some years ago, a retired priest in England confided in his bishop that he was lonely. The bishop replied, 'Get a budgie'.
(6) Health
The American novelist, Richard Ford, has his famous chronicler, Frank Bascombe, muse, 'When you grow old not that much is happening, except on the medical front'. Old age brings ill-health in some shape or form. And we sometimes lack the support of trusted companions to accompany us through the bewilderment and helplessness of a chronic condition and the regression almost to a state of childhood dependency that can ensue. How to cope then when we find ourselves sitting in a hospital waiting room, being told what needed to happen 'surgery-wise', and what the percentages might offer in terms of a future life, and then going home on our own to mull over life's probabilities.
Whatever about our physical well-being and its manifestations, our mental health is of a different order entirely, its absence sometimes unnoticed and often denied.
With the implosion of our Church, the unease and inconvenience and isolation of our lives, with the regrets and ambivalences that disturb our waking hours and with our singular lifestyle, we're prone to depression in one or other of its malevolent manifestations.
Often masked by crankiness and oddity, we can build a moat around our presbyteries, where our disorientations are regarded by our people as mere eccentricities resulting from what is perceived as an abnormal life. The indicators of a line being crossed may only become apparent in retrospect.
It's instructive and worrying that suicide among priests in Ireland has increased in recent years. There's significant anecdotal evidence that this figure masks a wider and deeper reality of depression and despair that we ignore at our peril.
As we age and decrepitude in some form becomes a crucial factor and the normal disabilities of ageing – ill-health, immobility, isolation and so on are experienced – all of that becomes hugely problematic and burdensome, when we're on our own.
The support systems in normal family living are not present to sustain us in our homes and we find ourselves joining the queue for the nursing home before our time. I'm not knocking nursing homes because it will be good to have them, when we need them, that's if the diocese can afford them – another terror added to old age.
(6) Failure and responsibility
When I was ordained there were full churches, plenty of priests, supportive parishioners, the church was a confident, respected and influential presence in Irish society. Now we're not, as I said earlier, Real Madrid anymore, we're a tired version of Plymouth Argyle. And it has all happened on our watch, on my watch. And even though some of us know that priests are not saviours or messiahs, that we're not responsible for other people's salvation or indeed or the future of the Church, the truth is that some, possible many priests, feel responsible, feel that they've failed and will go to their graves with that belief.
This is the generation, we need to remind ourselves, who often wrote on their ordination cards, Lacordaire's famous statement about priesthood:
To live in the midst of the world without wishing its pleasures; to be a member of each family, yet belonging to none; to share all sufferings; to penetrate all secrets; to heal all wounds; to go from men to God and offer him their prayers; to return from God to men to bring pardon and hope; to have a heart of fire for charity and a heart of bronze for chastity; to teach and to pardon, console and bless always. My God, what a life!
And it is yours, O priest of Jesus Christ.
Forty or fifty years ago, mesmerized by that intoxicating power, we had all the answers to every last one of life's problems but with power came responsibility and many priests of that generation are left with a deep-seated conviction that somehow it's all our fault.
(And week after week we're reminded that we no longer really matter, that at best we're now little more than a ceremonial presence on the sidelines of life. We're a bit like Henri Nouwen who was on the deck of a huge liner that in dense fog was edging its way into a busy harbour. The captain, who was under extreme pressure, tripped over Nouwen in the fog and told him to get lost. Then he paused for a moment and said to him, 'No. Father, don't get lost, this just might be the one time we actually need you'.)
A retreat master recently told a group of diocesan priests that priests tend to be 'dangerously other-centred'. We believed not wisely but too well in intimations of our own infallibility and now it's coming back to haunt us. We were too good for our own good.
We continue to carry burdens of unrealistic expectations of ourselves.
(7) Esteem
As old age beckons with its myriad inconveniences and disabilities and as we begin to contemplate, calmly and coldly, what's left of our lives a number of truths begin to dawn.
One is that, as we age, there's a growing sense almost of desperation when we realise how little care, esteem or affection may be in our lives.
Another is that some of the anchors on which we had depended – friends, family members, parishioners – are no longer there.
Another is that we're continually reminded through an avalanche of criticism in the media that even though we feel we've done our best to carry the Good News we're now ritually presented as Bad News people, controlling, oppressing, limiting, obsessing . . .
Another is the sense that, even though for years we didn't want to admit it to ourselves, we come to realize that we truly are, in Donald Cozzens' memorable words 'the last priests in Ireland'.
We're a lost tribe, we've come at the end of a long line. But for all that we need to find a voice and a courage to name our truth. As the last priests in Ireland we have a right to consideration, acknowledgement, support, encouragement and, above all, respect.
Priests who have served the Church for so long deserve no less and it's time to start a reasonable conversation about this.
I paint a bleak picture. And no doubt I will be accused of being negative by the usual suspects.
(Accusing one of being negative, of course, is always a useful response because it excuses those who say it from responding to what has been said.)
But I think the question that needs to be asked is not whether my presentation of the landscape of our lost tribe is bleak or negative but is it true?
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John D. Kirwin
Once again, Brendan Hoban presents 'the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.' Thanks so much for taking the time to do it so well.
Paddy Ferry
Brendan, that is really powerful stuff for us to hear. I feel, having just finished reading it, genuinely touched and deeply saddened.
Marie Keenan's address advised taking action, saying No to the institution and church authorities. The Gardai and the teachers managed it recently and other groups are threatening direct action. Time to take a leaf out of their book.
Brendan Cafferty
Powerful stuff from Brendan Hoban,telling it as it is. No pious platitudes here- like Holy Spirit may intervene,who knows what may turn up like Mr Micawber.God works in mysterious ways etc. It is a lunar landscape.The church so many of us grew up with is past. We were blessed with the quality of priests we had here and the way they served us in education and pastorally-I have often felt so many of them were over-qualified for the job they were doing.There are so many still holding on doing the job-Brendan Hoban is one fine example,but time is not on their side.
Why not take a look at matters before it is too late.
Get a budgie!!! And the band played Waltzing Matilda…while reading this and Marie Keenan's contribution night has turned into day. That it may happen within, that it may happen.
I hear yearly about the large sums forwarded from parishes "to the diocese", I take it bishops control this money. Time to take back control! I think bishops have too much control, too much in their control. I don't see why the ACP can't set up a fund for priests' housing and retirement. I would be happy to contribute. I don't believe I need to contribute in the future to the building of new churches or to any diocesan funds controlled by a bishop. There are enough churches. I suggest the ACP engage with a trade union leader, who can demonstrate ways of taking collective action and using the resources you have.
DR. HENRY
Respectfully to Irish priests: don't ever trust a bishop. Restudy the Greek of Koinonia. Then move ahead with building lasting friendships. This will take significant effort. All of the characteristics of bigness are beginning to be destructive to good sincere Irish priests.I will enlarge on this if you want me to do so. God Bless all of you in this servoelectronic culture. It is narcissistic, radically secular and bleak. A priest who is also a psychologist/ psychiatrist can be of immense help as a traveling chaplain to priests. Professor E. F. O'Doherty, a priest and faculty member of U.C.D. foresaw the problems that Irish priests would face. The climate of the English Catholic church is, by and large, much healthier for priests. May God Bless and strengthen you all.
Diarmaid
Reading that, as a single man, I think we are in an even worse place than the priest. We don't even have Canon Law to protect us!
Declan Coyle
Great article from the heart Brendan. In so many ways heart breaking. Unless we are firmly rooted in reality we cannot build a dream. Being positive is not looking out at the weeds in the garden and saying, "There are no weeds. I must be positive." Positivity is having a vision for the garden and a plan to tackle the weeds and then roll up the sleeves and start planting flowers.
Positivity is not looking at the fuel gauge at "E" and putting a Smiley Face sticker over it and saying, "All is well, well, well. I must be happy and positive." Positivity is getting it to a garage and filling it with petrol. Reality is never negative. It is as it is.
In the next article could you and some friends come up with a Vision and a Seven Point Plan to make the coming years the best years ever for all those Eucharistic "Jug & Basin" priests who have served others so unselfishly all over the years so that they can continue to find joy in their lives and bring joy to others. When you move Providence moves too. We are hot-wired for "the new," and for "challenge."
John Wotherspoon
November 22nd, 2016 at 12:00 am
Is there anything to stop a diocesan priest in Ireland from taking into his home, on a temporary basis, a refugee family?
Mary Vallely
John@10, I am surprised that no one has answered your question. I doubt if there is anything in canon law to prevent any priest from taking in a refugee family or any homeless person ( and if there was then the law is even worse than Mr Bumble described it). It is an excellent idea and exactly the right thing to do.
Refugees : If it's thought as a good idea to take in a refugee family, then the thing to do is lead by example. Maybe parish priests could billet refugees with their parishoners.
George Reilly
December 1st, 2016 at 7:51 pm
Lost tribe – lost hope?
Reading Brendan Hoban's address at the AGM is disheartening. I don't want to belittle what you said about the problems relating to the care of priests, Brendan. A real existential 'angst' was oozing from those lines of yours. And it sounded very genuine. But there was another sub-text running along with the main text. You spoke of priests being reduced to "sacrament-dispensing machines", still "clinging on to the wreckage" in the face of the "implosion of the Church". No vision, no plan for the future. Not just a lost tribe, a lost hope too.
And still: I still believe there is so much that priests in Ireland, that the Catholic Church in Ireland can be proud of! There are thousands of men and women, priests, nuns and laity, who are doing so much to make Ireland a better, a more human place to live in. They don't shout out loud about it. They are not in the headlines of the newspapers and they don't get much attention in the other media either. But they are there and they are still doing their best to help the less fortunate in Irish society. They are reason enough to keep one's head high. Of course there have been revolting crimes committed by members of the clergy. Given the magnitude and the extent of the crimes committed and the disastrous effects it has had on the victims and on the morale of the clergy it is indeed hard to keep one's head up. Brendan, your address certainly hit the mark there. But what about the hope and the trust in the promise given by the Lord that he will not forsake us, not even in this dark hour of the Church in Ireland? I am not saying that the clergy should suffer in trusting silence because they are so ashamed of what has happened. Marie Keenan pointed out in her address that priests must stand up and learn to say No to unreasonable expectations. But that is not enough. Priests, even older priests, should be learning in the present situation to say Yes. To say Yes to the people of Ireland whom they have been ordained to serve. To say Yes to new initiatives, to new structures. Bishops also have to learn to say Yes to the expectations of their priests and of the laity. They are also there to serve. I know that it is easy for me to speak. I don't live in Ireland and I am not a priest, but I am in my mid-seventies and I still believe that there are enough initiatives going on in the Church to warrant a positive outlook. And many more initiatives are possible. They won't necessarily come from above. So why not start planting flowers (Declan Coyle)? Martin Luther is supposed to have said: "Even if the world was going to stop existing tomorrow, I would still plant an apple tree today!" For example, why not get the laity involved in the pastoral work of parish clusters? By virtue of their own priesthood there is so much they could do.
These are challenging times. The Church as we knew it is passing away and we should be grateful for that. Do we really need to mourn its loss (Marie Keenan)? Its passing away is opening up new possibilities. There are "sacred certainties" which I believe will not pass away though. I am not so sure what Marie Keenan means by the "ontological change at ordination" which she thinks is now a reversible gift depending on human behaviour. Is she referring to the notion of the "character indelebilis" which used to be understood in an ontological sense indeed? We can do without reading of it alright. The priest is not rendered holy in his being by his ordination. That ontological "codswallop" (excuse the language) has distorted the idea behind it, that in the ordination of ministers God remains faithful to his promise to abide by his own despite the shortcomings of the ordained. This is a promise which retains its validity. It is a gift given by God to his people in which the priests of Ireland can place their trust, a gift on which together with the laity they can build up a new reformed Church.


Five for Friday Pt. 20 — Notorious M.L.E.
2) Design: I love that this room looks relatively real. It's achievable rather than "aspirational" ie totally impossible unless you are crazy rich. I also love the white slipcovered sofa. I want one bad. Nobody thinks this is a good idea... of course nobody thought my white kitchen was a good idea either... so there!
3) Stuff: Sometimes I just think about these Pantone mugs randomly and dream that I am drinking out of one. That is weird. I know, I just can't stop myself. I can only address the crazy that interferes with my daily functioning. The rest of it I just have to leave running wild in all it's rainbow glory.
4) Food: I want to eat these. Like real bad. What if I had a Pantone Mug and a chocolate covered potato chip? What would I think about in my spare time? Recipe here.
5) Music: Do you ever hear a song a zillion times and then one day hear it and realize it's wonderful? That happened to me yesterday with P!nk's Glitter in the Air. Beautiful. Might have to get the sheet music.
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Is running really as simple as we make it out to be? The motion of pulling on your shoes and stepping out a door anywhere makes it appear simple. Once out the door we take one step forward, push strongly, move our other leg forward… and away we go. As we warm-up, we begin to exert a little more effort and our speed gets faster and faster. Simple! But is it really the case? Research shows that the answer is a loud and definitive NO.
As I open my eyes more and more to the world of running I am continually amazed by how complicated the sport is. The actualactof running and how each individual sequence of limb movements come together to carry us smoothly forwards is more attuned to ballet dancing than it is to anything else. Where we place our feet, the landing point, the subtle shifting of our weight and the counterbalances we put in place are all unconscious things that keep us in a state of running harmony. Further to this, the ground isn't always flat nor the surface we are running on smooth. And what happens if you need to accelerate or decelerate? Go uphill or downhill? Or even crash through the bush with a map in our hand?!
In this article we explore the science behind running propulsion and discuss some amazing research recently released on flat, uphill and downhill running. During the article I will also try to highlight some important running technique tips that might help to make you faster and more efficient.
To run across flat terrain we need to utilise energy to move us forward. There are two types of energy at our disposal; the energy that we hold within our bodies, stored as glycogen or fat (protein can be used but is the least preferred source of fuel); and gravity, our free energy source. When we run on flat surfaces, the energy that we need to put in is directly proportional to the amount of forces opposing us.
The greatest opposing force that we have is the braking forces we generate when our foot hits the ground. There are other opposing forces such as wind resistance and how much lateral movement we get from our running style, but where are foot strikes makes a considerable difference.
Studies have shown that if our foot lands directly under our centre of mass, then we have a lower braking force than if it lands out in front of us. Further to this, if our torso is gently pressing forward and giving us the appearance of a lean then we are more likely to have our feet landing under our centre of gravity. In this position we are also tapping into the energy of gravity that will help us to move forward, thus reducing the amount of energy we have to put in.
Shift our body posture forward so that we can utilise the energy of gravity.
When we run uphill it becomes much harder to get our feet under our body. We also tend to want to slouch which makes us feel heavy. Despite this and contrary to what we might think, our braking forces actually reduce by approximately 40%. This is due to the fact that our foot strikes the ground with less force than when we run on the flat. In fact, by the time we are running on a nine percent gradient, the impact forces are almost negligible. However, the reason hill running is so tough is that the parallel propulsion we have to apply has to increase dramatically to overcome gravity. For example, on a nine percent gradient, parallel forces have to increase by almost 75%. That is a lot of extra energy!
Further to this, in downhill running our muscles are eccentrically contracting to brake us (ie. while under tension the muscles are lengthening) and yet we still have to provide some concentric contraction to create propulsion (I.e. the muscles shorten whilst generating a force). This strange mix of muscle contractions to overcome the huge braking forces guarantees that downhill running is actually quite energy intensive. Research also shows that landing on stiff legs when running downhill also causes the braking forces to increase further.
Remain tall and even slightly tilting forward. This helps to ensure that your feet do not land too far out in front of you, creating large braking forces.
Gently soften your knees so that your legs are not so stiff and don't jar with every step.
Strengthen your muscles and practice eccentric loading during strength workouts.
Where possible decrease the amount of excessive weight you are carrying.
As you can see, behind every step that we take when we hit the roads or trails, is an intricate series of energy 'ins & outs'. The alterations in surfaces and slopes change the way our muscles need to respond. Sometimes they will be contracting strongly to propel us forward and other times they will be eccentrically contracting to slow us down. Sometimes gravity will be working in our favour, and sometimes completely against us. Therefore, it is important to begin thinking about the way you catch, create and utilise the energy that you have available to you – and perhaps turn the struggle home, into a strong finish!


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Three members of the Nunavut Speed Skating Association honored at the 2014 Nunavut Recreation & Sport Awards Dinner
Three members of the Nunavut Speed Skating Association were honored recently at the 2014 Nunavut Recreation and Sport Awards Dinner, held the weekend of Nov. 1-2.
Congratulations to Josée Tremblay as Official of the Year and Asini Wijesooriya as Female Athlete of the Year. Congratulations also to John Maurice, who received special recognition for his contribution to sports in Nunavut.
John Maurice is the voice and face of the Nunavut Speed Skating Association. He is and has been the only president of the association and is the longest serving branch president in Speed Skating Canada.
Maurice is not only the president of Nunavut Speed Skating Association but he has been part of the coaching and mission staff for more than 10 sets of Games including the Arctic Winter Games and Canada Winter Games. His passion for speed skating is visible, along with how much he cares for the kids and athletes who come through the program.
Congratulations to John Maurice, Josée Tremblay and Asini Wijesooriya.


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package com.google.template.soy.jbcsrc;

import static com.google.template.soy.jbcsrc.BytecodeUtils.constant;
import static com.google.template.soy.jbcsrc.BytecodeUtils.constantNull;
import static com.google.template.soy.jbcsrc.ExpressionTester.assertThatExpression;
import static com.google.template.soy.jbcsrc.SoyExpression.forList;
import static com.google.template.soy.jbcsrc.SoyExpression.forSanitizedString;
import static com.google.template.soy.jbcsrc.SoyExpression.forString;

import com.google.template.soy.data.SanitizedContent.ContentKind;
import com.google.template.soy.data.UnsafeSanitizedContentOrdainer;
import com.google.template.soy.data.internal.ListImpl;
import com.google.template.soy.data.restricted.BooleanData;
import com.google.template.soy.data.restricted.FloatData;
import com.google.template.soy.data.restricted.IntegerData;
import com.google.template.soy.data.restricted.StringData;
import com.google.template.soy.types.aggregate.ListType;
import com.google.template.soy.types.primitive.AnyType;
import com.google.template.soy.types.primitive.FloatType;
import com.google.template.soy.types.primitive.IntType;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Tests for {@link SoyExpression}
 */
public class SoyExpressionTest extends TestCase {

  public void testIntExpressions() {
    SoyExpression expr = SoyExpression.forInt(constant(12L));
    assertThatExpression(expr).evaluatesTo(12L);
    assertThatExpression(expr.box()).evaluatesTo(IntegerData.forValue(12));
    assertThatExpression(expr.box().unboxAs(long.class)).evaluatesTo(12L);
    assertThatExpression(expr.coerceToDouble()).evaluatesTo(12D);
    assertThatExpression(
            SoyExpression.forSoyValue(AnyType.getInstance(), expr.box()).coerceToDouble())
        .evaluatesTo(12D);

    assertThatExpression(expr.coerceToBoolean()).evaluatesTo(true);
    assertThatExpression(SoyExpression.forInt(constant(0L)).coerceToBoolean()).evaluatesTo(false);
    assertThatExpression(expr.coerceToString()).evaluatesTo("12");
  }

  public void testFloatExpressions() {
    SoyExpression expr = SoyExpression.forFloat(constant(12.34D));
    assertThatExpression(expr).evaluatesTo(12.34D);
    assertThatExpression(expr.box()).evaluatesTo(FloatData.forValue(12.34D));
    assertThatExpression(expr.box().coerceToDouble()).evaluatesTo(12.34D);
    assertThatExpression(
            SoyExpression.forSoyValue(FloatType.getInstance(), expr.box()).coerceToString())
        .evaluatesTo("12.34");

    assertThatExpression(expr.coerceToBoolean()).evaluatesTo(true);
    assertThatExpression(SoyExpression.forFloat(constant(0D)).coerceToBoolean()).evaluatesTo(false);

    assertThatExpression(expr.coerceToString()).evaluatesTo("12.34");
  }

  public void testBooleanExpressions() {
    SoyExpression expr = SoyExpression.FALSE;
    assertThatExpression(expr).evaluatesTo(false);  // sanity
    assertThatExpression(expr.box()).evaluatesTo(BooleanData.FALSE);
    assertThatExpression(expr.box().coerceToBoolean()).evaluatesTo(false);
    assertThatExpression(expr.coerceToString()).evaluatesTo("false");

    expr = SoyExpression.TRUE;
    assertThatExpression(expr).evaluatesTo(true);
    assertThatExpression(expr.box()).evaluatesTo(BooleanData.TRUE);
    assertThatExpression(expr.box().coerceToBoolean()).evaluatesTo(true);
    assertThatExpression(expr.coerceToString()).evaluatesTo("true");
  }

  public void testNullExpression() {
    assertThatExpression(SoyExpression.NULL).evaluatesTo(null);
    assertThatExpression(SoyExpression.NULL.box()).evaluatesTo(null);
    assertThatExpression(SoyExpression.NULL.box().unboxAs(Object.class)).evaluatesTo(null);
    assertThatExpression(SoyExpression.NULL.coerceToBoolean()).evaluatesTo(false);
    assertThatExpression(SoyExpression.NULL.coerceToString()).evaluatesTo("null");
  }

  public void testSanitizedExpressions() {
    assertThatExpression(forSanitizedString(constant("foo"), ContentKind.ATTRIBUTES).box())
        .evaluatesTo(UnsafeSanitizedContentOrdainer.ordainAsSafe("foo", ContentKind.ATTRIBUTES));
    assertThatExpression(
            forSanitizedString(constant("foo"), ContentKind.ATTRIBUTES).coerceToBoolean())
        .evaluatesTo(true);
  }

  public void testStringExpression() {
    assertThatExpression(forString(constantNull(String.class)).coerceToBoolean())
        .evaluatesTo(false);
    assertThatExpression(forString(constantNull(String.class)).box()).evaluatesTo(null);
    assertThatExpression(forString(constant("")).coerceToBoolean()).evaluatesTo(false);
    assertThatExpression(forString(constant("")).box()).evaluatesTo(StringData.EMPTY_STRING);
    assertThatExpression(forString(constant("truthy")).coerceToBoolean()).evaluatesTo(true);
  }

  public void testListExpression() {
    ListType list = ListType.of(IntType.getInstance());
    assertThatExpression(forList(list, constantNull(List.class)).coerceToBoolean())
        .evaluatesTo(false);
    assertThatExpression(forList(list, constantNull(List.class)).box()).evaluatesTo(null);
    assertThatExpression(forList(list, MethodRef.IMMUTABLE_LIST_OF.invoke()).coerceToBoolean())
        .evaluatesTo(true);
    // SoyList uses Object identity for equality so we can't really assert on the value.
    assertThatExpression(forList(list, MethodRef.IMMUTABLE_LIST_OF.invoke()).box())
        .evaluatesToInstanceOf(ListImpl.class);
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Hawaii'a Big Island is known for its unique and beautiful beaches, which range from popular family day resorts near Hilo to unique remote sites showcasing new black lava formations and world-renowned olivine, or "green," sands. A number of beachfront sites contain significant archaeological landmarks, such as Holoholokai Beach Park and Kamakahonu Beach.
Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area is often voted as one of the world's best public beaches, spanning 61.8 acres near the city of Kawaihae. The beach is one of the Big Island's most popular white sand beaches, stretching half a mile along its western coastline and offering opportunities for swimming, surfing, and snorkeling. Hikers can pick up the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail within the park, which traverses ancient trails within the island and travels past several anchialine ponds. The park's Tree Frogs Cafe offers delicious lunch fare, along with snorkeling gear, boogie board, and beach equipment rentals. Camping permits are also available for visitors, with lifeguards staffed on duty year-round at the facility.
Ai'opio Beach is a quaint, shady beach within Hawai'i's Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park, which is home to important archaeological sites showcasing the lives and cultures of pre-European indigenous Hawai'ians. The beach is located at the site of the ancient Ai'opio Fish Trap, which was designed to trap fish at low tide and can be viewed by beach visitors. Calm waters make for perfect family swimming conditions, with shallow tide pools available for youngsters to wade in. Beachgoers can also observe sea turtles in their native habitats as they graze on seaweed, though all visitors should be advised to avoid direct contact with the animals as they are a protected endangered species. The beach is accessible via Highway 19 from Kona, with public parking offered at Honokohau Harbor.
Carlsmith Beach Park, also referred to as James Kealoha Beach Park or Four Miles, is one of the Big Island's best family beach destinations, with a swimming pool-type atmosphere and water conditions due to a surrounding coastal reef and lava formations. The cool, calm water beach is a prime spot for snorkeling near Hilo, offering opportunities to interact with sea turtles in their native habitats. Areas are also offered for surfing and for pole and spear fishing. Lifeguards are staffed at the beach on weekends and holidays, with public amenities available, including showers, restrooms, and day-use picnic areas. Despite the lack of a sandy beach shore, the beach offers ample area for sunbathing along a beautiful well-manicured lawn area. Visitors can access the beach via Highway 137, just a 10-minute drive from Hilo's downtown district.
Coconut Island is a popular beach island within Hilo Bay, not to be confused with the island of the same name in Kane'ohe Bay that is used as a marine research facility. The island is located off the shoreline of Hil's Lili'uokalani Park and Gardens and is also known as Mokuola, an indigenous Hawai'ian name roughly translating as "healing island" for legends that the water surrounding the island could cure ailments and redeem warriors. Today, the island is a lively family recreation destination, best known for its 20-foot jumping tower, which offers two levels for ocean jumping. Visitors can also relax on its large grassy lawn or pack picnics for enjoyment at several public pavilion areas. The island is also a prime spot for photography of downtown Hilo and the nearby Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea volcanoes.
Holoholokai Beach Park gives visitors a glimpse of Hawai'i's ancient art and culture, showcasing the impressive Puako Petroglyphs, the state's largest-known collection of ancient drawings and etchings. Visitors can take the Malama Petroglyph Trail to the site, which is home to more than 3,000 works of art on immense boulders. Back on the beach, black lava rocks and white coral rubble make for a beautiful contrasting shoreline, though the ocean shoreline's high surf and rocky bottom prevents safe swimming conditions. Day-use picnic sites offer tables and barbecue grills, while grassy lawns provide opportunities for sports and other play. Public restrooms and showers are also offered for visitor use.
Honoka'ope Beach, also known as 49 Black Sand Beach, is a secluded beach within Hawai'i's Mauna Lani Resort area, located along a shoreline populated by luxury and resort homes. The quaint salt-and-pepper-colored beach is open to the public between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm and offers prime opportunities for snorkeling during calm water conditions. Nearby spectacular lava cliffs make for dramatic backdrop scenery and are accessible from a trailhead embarking at the beach. Visitors should note that beach access is restricted to a limited number of visitors each day, with beach access passes available at the resort's entrance gate. Only 20 parking spaces are available at the beach, so visitors are advised to arrive early in the day to secure access.
Honoli'i Beach Park is a popular surfing beach on the Big Island's eastern coast, approximately 2.2 miles north of the city of Hilo. As one of Hawai'i's only year-round surfing beaches, the beach is staffed by county lifeguards and showcases unique surfing conditions during each season. Summer waves make for ideal conditions for novice surfers, while high winter surf conditions make for excellent challenges for experts. The park's black sand, beach glass, and coral rubble beachfront is also a popular spot for fishing, though its conditions are not ideal for swimming in most areas. Several spectator areas allow visitors to watch surfers, while day-use picnic areas offer privacy underneath a grove of native trees.
Kaimu Beach was one of the Big Island's most famous black sand beaches prior to volcanic eruptions from the nearby Kilauea volcano in 1990, which covered the nearby towns of Kaimu and Kalapana and coated the beach in new lava flows. Today, the young black sand beach within the Puna district is in the process of new formation, standing 50 feet higher than the former beach area. Though conditions do not allow for swimming, sunbathing, or watersports, visitors interested in volcanology can explore the beach's Kaimu Beach Eco-Path, which showcases barren lava fields created by the eruptions. Visitors should take care to watch for sharp lava rocks at spots where shoreline access is offered. Nearby, Uncle Robert's 'Awa Club offers local food vendors and a weekly farmer's market.
Kamakahonu Beach was the former residence of King Kamehameha the Great, the first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, who reigned over the islands between 1782 and 1819. Kamehameha's final home was located at the beach, where he lived between 1812 and 1819. Today, visitors can see the remains of his personal Ahuena Heiau temple and other office and religious buildings still standing at the site. As one of the big island's safest swimming beaches, residents have nicknamed the beach "the Children's Beach." Swimming, snorkeling, fishing, and boating are popular beachfront activities, with boat and snorkeling gear rentals offered. Visitors can also make use of its day-use beach facilities, including picnic sites with barbecue grills.
Kauna'oa Beach, also referred to as Mauna Kea Beach, is one of the Big Island's most beautiful white sand beaches, located at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. The family-friendly half-mile beach is a prime spot for swimming, sunbathing, and snorkeling during warm months, though visitors should note that strong rip currents and high waves can make ocean entrance dangerous during winter months. Though beach access requires entrance through the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, day-use visitors can receive free beach passes from the hotel's security office. Visitors can dine at the hotel's restaurant while using the beach, which offers lunch and dinner service and tropical alcoholic beverages. During the evening hours, floodlights at the hotel attract manta rays, making for great evening wildlife watching conditions.
Kehena Beach is one of the Big Island's few clothing-optional beaches, located within the island's Puna district. The beach was originally formed in 1955 from uphill lava flows and dropped nearly three feet toward sea level following a strong earthquake in 1979, causing its concrete beach stairs to break off. Today, the beach is commonly known as Dolphin Beach because of its populations of spinner dolphins, which can be observed throughout the year. The long, narrow black sand beach is also a popular spot for swimming during calm water conditions, though visitors should note that sudden strong undertows and rip currents can cause near-drowning incidents.
Kiholo Bay is one of the Big Island's most iconic beaches, located within the island's North Kona District and flanked by lava flows created by Mauna Loa and Mount Hualalai in the 19th century. Much of the bay's current area was formerly used as a fishpond constructed by King Kamehameha in 1820, though public structures were destroyed as a result of lava flows in 1859. Today, the beach is a popular spot for snorkeling and swimming due to its calm waters, with a miniature lava rock island visible from its shores. Nearby at the private Wainanali'i Pond, visitors can observe green sea turtles from a distance in their natural habitat.
Kolekole Beach Park is a local beach located approximately 10 miles north of the city of Hilo, serving as a popular picnic site for residential visitors. Though the beach's ocean water conditions are not conducive for swimming, its Kolekole Stream, which is fed by the beautiful Akaka Falls, serves as a popular swimming site. A bridge constructed by the Hawaii Consolidated Railroad in the 19th century was destabilized for use in 1946 due to a tsunami and is now visible more than 100 feet above the beach. Spacious grassy lawns provide ample space for picnics and visitor recreation throughout the year. Visitors can access the beach from Hawaii Belt Road, with public parking areas offered.
Makaiwa Bay is a lovely sandy cove that is accessible from Highway 19, located near the Mauna Lani Terrace condominium complex and the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel. The quaint beach is a popular spot for swimming and snorkeling during calm water conditions, with ample opportunity offered to watch for native fish within ocean waters. A public parking lot is provided approximately 10 to 15 minutes on foot from the beach along a paved scenic trail through lava fields, offering an opportunity to pass the ancient Kalahuipua'a Mauna Lani fishtraps. Once visitors arrive at the beach, they are greeted by pristine white sands and palm trees, with a boat ramp offered at the bay's northern end.
Makalawena Beach is one of the Big Island's most gorgeous natural beaches, accessible on foot from a hiking path from nearby Kekaha Kai State Park near Highway 19's 90-91 mile markers. Visitors can walk approximately 20 minutes across a hot and barren lava field to the beach, which offers beautiful scenery along the way, or access the beach from a secluded 1.5-mile walk accessible at Highway 19's 88-89 mile markers. Once at the beach, powdered white sand beaches and spectacular coastline views await visitors, with prime conditions offered for swimming and boogie boarding. Tide pools and coves abound, with ample shaded space for relaxation and picnics. During the autumn and winter months, visitors can view humpback whales from the beach's shoreline.
Manini'owali Beach is a secluded beach located along Kua Bay, often considered to be one of the Big Island's most beautiful white sand beaches. Access to the beach is moderately difficult compared to other area beaches due to a 10-foot cliff of lava rocks that must be climbed down in order to reach the beachfront, but once on the beach, the reward is worth it, as crystal-clear waters, soft white sands, and prime snorkeling conditions await. Wildlife sightings are common at the bay, with populations of sea turtles and dolphins located nearby. Visitor facilities at the beach include public restrooms and showers. As the beach is a very popular tourist destination, visitors are advised to visit on weekdays to avoid large crowds.
Papakolea Beach is one of only four unique green sand beaches in the world, along with Guam's Talofofo Beach, the Galapagos Islands' Punta Cormorant, and Norway's Hornindalsvatnet. The beach's stunning green-hued sands are created from olivine crystals washed ashore from a 49,000-year-old cinder cone of the Mauna Loa volcano and is considered to be a once-in-a-lifetime tourist destination for many Big Island visitors. As driving to the beach is illegal due to the fragile environmental conditions that create its green sands, it is only accessible via a 2.5-mile hike from a parking area at Highway 11's 69-70 mile markers. No public facilities are offered at the beach, so visitors are advised to bring food and water. A strict leave-no-trace policy is enforced to ensure the beach's future preservation.
Punalu'u Beach is the Big Island's most well-known black sand beach, located at Highway 11's 56-57 mile markers between Volcano Village and Naalehu. The beach is a prime spot on the island for viewing endangered Hawskill sea turtles, though visitors should note that direct contact with turtles is illegal due to sensitive habitat concerns. Beautiful pitch-black lava sands line the beach, created from both old and new lava flows. Opportunities for swimming are available in calm water conditions, giving visitors a chance to experience the beach's unique dual-temperature waters created by underwater freshwater springs. Snorkeling is permitted at Ninole Cove, and overnight camping is allowed with permits. Though parking and restroom facilities are offered, visitors should note that lifeguards are not staffed at the beach.
Richardson Ocean Park is the best spot for snorkeling on the Big Island's eastern coast, located along a stretch of beachfront near Hilo that is also home to Carlsmith, Lele'iwi, and Onekahakaha Beach Parks. The beach is home to a significant marine conservation area and is open to the public daily between 7:00am and 7:00pm, with lifeguards staffed year-round. Visitors can explore the beach's beautiful mixed-color sands, which are created from a mix of black lava deposits and unique olivine crystal green sand. The beach is a favorite family destination on the weekends, offering calm water conditions for swimming and tide pools for wading. Day-use picnic areas are available for visitor use, along with public restrooms, showers, and telephones.
Samuel M. Spencer Beach Park is one of the Big Island's loveliest white sand beaches, named in honor of a former Hawai'i County Board of Supervisors who was influential in the development of the North Kohala Coast. The beach is known for its prime conditions for swimming and snorkeling, making it a popular spot for families on the weekends. Ample shade from native tree cover creates cozy spots for picnicking, with pavilions available offering electrical outlets. Visitors can acquire permits for overnight camping at the site or hike to the nearby Pu'ukohola Heiau, an historic temple constructed by King Kamehameha. Children's playgrounds are also available for day use.
Waialea Beach, also known as 69 Beach for its proximity to a local numbered utility pole, is a white sand beach located within a residential area on the Big Island, accessible from Kona along Highway 19 and Old Puako Road. Though no lifeguards are staffed on duty, the beach is a very popular spot for swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving during the summer months, offering a perfect mix of sun and shade conditions for visitor relaxation and recreation. A wide variety of marine life resides within the beach's waters, which were designated as a marine conservation district in 1985. During the winter months, visitors can even spot humpback whales from the beach's shores. The moderate-difficulty Ala Kahakai Trail embarks from the beach, looping 15.4 miles along the island's coastline and offering opportunities to see ancient Hawai'ian sites and anchialine ponds.
Wawaloli Beach Park is one of Kona's most family-friendly beaches, operated by the Hawai'i Ocean Science and Technology Park and the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai'i. It is best known for its sand-filled tide pools, which offer ample opportunity for young visitors to wade in safe shallow water conditions. Tide pools are protect from the ocean's surf via natural lava barriers, ensuring pristinely calm and warm water conditions. Day-use picnic tables with barbecue grills are offered, along with visitor amenities such as showers and public restrooms. Visitors can access the beach vis Highway 19 near the Kona Airport at mile marker 94.


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Q: Exclude members in a dimension attribute Is there a way in a SSAS cube to exclude members in a dimension attribute by changing the dimension structure? I am wanting a solution that doesn't use perspectives.
Example:
California
    - Los Angeles
    - Sacremento
    - San Francisco

Let's say in the above hierarchy I wanted to exclude Sacremento. Is there a way to exclude this members and others by changing the dimension structure, or is the only possibiltiy to use a perspective?

A: There are 3 possibilities:

*

*Place a filter on the queries of the data source view of the UDM and remove any data you do not want to see in the cube.

*Set security on your cube and deny access to the sacremento member of that dimension for a certain role.

*Write specific MDX queries that exclude dimension members, e.g.
Except(
    [States].Members,
    [States].[Sacremento]
)