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Six Sensational ways to enjoy your summer (well July!) in London
This July, Crown Group has rounded up our 6 favourite London events that will keep you entertained all summer long
- Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2019, 1 – 14 July
The Wimbledon Tennis Championships return to the Old England Tennis Club this July. Since its inception in 1877, the Championships have been full of surprises. The key question fans on both sides of the Pond want answers to this year is how will Andy and Serena fare? It'll definitely be a pairing to remember.
- World Illustration Awards. 10 – 28 July, Somerset House
The World Illustration Awards bring together the best pieces of work from all genres of illustration (editorial, wallpaper and design, children's books and advertising to name a few). View digital wallpaper that changes colour with the movement of the sun, an immersive world centred around a potato family and reporting of humanitarian crises in a reportage style.
The ceremony itself will take place on 10 July but the exhibition will last until 28 July.
- Festival season, 12 – 14 July, Gunnersbury Park
Citadel and Lovebox return this July to their new home in Gunnersbury Park. Bringing the best new bands and several veterans, both festivals are set to be stellar events.
- Summer streets, Sunday 14 and 21 July, Regent's Street
Enjoy a festival style atmosphere as you shop along Regent Street on sunday's this summer. With special menus and outdoor activities, the local shops and restaurants will all be putting on something extra special to get you into the summer spirit.
- BBC proms, 19 July – 14 September, Royal Albert Hall
Founded in 1895, The Proms are an 8 week classical music event held predominantly at the Royal Albert Hall. With daily concerts and orchestral performances, The Proms bring together the best musicians in the classical industry. Expect lots of space themed music this year as the opening night premieres Zosha Di Castri's Long is the Journey commemorating 50 years since the moon landing.
- Buckingham Palace Opens, 20 July – 29 September, Buckingham Palace
Every summer, the State Rooms open for 10 weeks. In addition, this year's special exhibition focuses on Queen Victoria and how she transformed the Palace from an incomplete building into a working Royal Palace just three weeks into her Reign. Remember to book early to avoid disappointment
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We are all exposed to our fair share of beauty hacks secrets. Whether they are tips from your elders or hacks you learn about online, it's always a good idea to do some research before trying them out yourself. Truth is, some of them are myths while some of them do actually work.
Rice water rinses in your hair care regimen are one of these beauty secrets. It is believed to make your hair stronger. And of course, you know strong hair is healthier, retains more length and volume. We have put together everything we could find about rice water rinses, tried it ourselves, as well as shared some feedback from some of our customers to truly confirm if it is just a myth.
Rice water rinses have become very popular in the last couple of years. Many bloggers and beauty magazines have talked about them too. But where did this practise really come from?
Our research shows that rice water rinses were originally practised by the Yao People of Huangluo China. The Yao women have thick, hair that is so long, it can grow to floor length. That's right! Hair taller longer than you!
Although Asians naturally have beautiful hair that can get unbelievably long, the Yao women are truly one of a kind to the extent that their own look up to them for hair care recipes. They are registered on the Guinness Book of World records to have the longest hair in the world.
Their secret: rice water rinses! These women have been using fermented rice water rinses on their hair since they were young, and they can live up to 80-90 years old with these thick long strands of hair. Are rice water rinses truly the secret recipe to their long thick hair or is it all in their genes? Let's break down what we have learnt about these rinses to find out.
Rice water rinses contain several of the nutrients usually found in rice: amino acids, B vitamins, vitamin E, antioxidants and minerals. The traces of vitamin B in rice is in the forms of niacin and thiamine, two vitamins that strengthen hair. The amino acids are found in the starch. Amino acids (basically protein) thicken hair strands and strengthen its roots.
Using rice water rinses in your hair care regimen is said to improve hair elasticity and reduces the friction between hair strands. This means your hair won't tangle as easily making hair breakage a far-away problem. Your hair will appear smoother and shinier. And who wouldn't kill for shiny healthy hair?
So far, there is no known formal research done that scientifically proves that rice water rinses give all of these benefits. However, the fact remains that the results are there for all to see in the Yao women. So does this mean it's a myth? Our take is that if it has been working for the Yao women for centuries, it's definitely worth trying.
There are several ways to make your own batch of rice water to use at home. You can either use it fresh or fermented. Here's how to prepare it.
I would go with a longer soak time of longer than two hours at the very least.
There are two ways to use rice water. You can either use it on the same day you make it or allow it to ferment for a few days. To ferment it, leave it in a warm environment for up to 24 hours and proceed to use.
You can also ferment it for a little, for up to 7 days even (we have tried out the 7 days) in which case we would strongly advise that you keep it in the fridge. This is also a cool tip especially if you end up making a big batch. Perfect to use on two weekends wash days right? Leaving it in the fridge allows it to ferment albeit more slowly than in a warm environment. Be warned however that fermented rice water can be a little potent. The smell wears off upon rinsing but you might want to add a drop or two of essential oils to it to cover the smell.
Whether you use it fresh or fermented the process on how to use it is pretty much the same.
Rice water has many other benefits not just related to hair so let's go through them and see why you should give it a try.
First, women in South Asia swear by it. Women in India, Japan and China have been using rice water rinses, and they all have one thing in common, long thick hair. It's true that hair textures differ from one continent to the other, but hair is essentially the same so hacks that work on Asian type of hair can also work on curly, straight and coily hair.
Rice water rinses don't only have hair benefits. Rice water has a cooling and appeasing effect and is used in skin products like toners to rebalance pH of the skin after cleansing. It's also believed to relieve inflamed skin. Due to the antioxidants, rice water can also prevent age spots and make your skin smooth and radiant. Some people even use it as an after-sun spray to relieve and cool down their skin from harsh sun rays.
Rice water can be used by people who have digestion problems. It relieves constipation and can make digestion easier. A study shows that rice water is a very effective remedy for diarrhoea in kids as it reduces the volume and frequency of stool (mothers take notes).
Our very own founder has tried to incorporate rice water rinses in her own hair care regimen and seen some actual results. She suggests that one needs to be consistent to see the results, but she could feel a difference in her hair. "I maintain more length on my hair while doing the rice water rinses than when I am not"
We also took it to our fans to see what they think about this practice. Shout out to our loyal Facebook fans by the way.
Lorwa Caegold said "Works like magic. Provided that after rice water rinses your use the mosara moisture treatment. Or else your hair can be very dry". You heard it here first. Rice water rinses can be drying to our afro-textured hair, so make sure to go in with a moisturizing deep conditioner or leave-in treatments to keep your hair moisturized.
Our take: try it out. There are no harmful side effects to this practice and you never know it might just work wonders for you too.

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An LLC is a distinct business entity organized under state law. It can register a name that is not already in use and is not so similar to a name in use by a competitor as to cause consumer confusion. You must be careful, however, that you keep your business distinct from your personal life to comply with IRS rules and to maintain the protection from liability.
Submit your articles of organization with your personal name followed by "Limited Liability Company," or an abbreviation like LLC. State law generally requires that the registered name of your LLC specify the entity type. The state will conduct a search of other registered names and should approve the articles if the name is available and the other requirements are met. Alternatively, you could register under a different name and register a fictitious name (DBA) in your personal name.
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Apply for an EIN in the name of the company. If you pay employees, the IRS requires the company have its own federal employer identification number. This will also be necessary to file your taxes if your LLC has more than one member.
Open a bank account in the name of the company. Make sure the primary name on the account is the registered name of the business. If you pay employees, the company's withholding tax must be paid from this account. Alcohol, tobacco, firearms and certain federal excise taxes must also be paid from this account.
Sign contracts that obligate the company in the name of the company. Make sure your signature in is your capacity as a member of the company and on behalf of the company.
Business names are subject to trademark law. If a competitor is already using a name substantially similar to yours, your name may be a violation of its trademark. Approval by the state is not necessarily an affirmation that your name does not violate a trademark.
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That means I put both forearm crutches out in front of me and swing both legs through the middle.
Since I don't have any control of my waist or legs my shorter right leg kind of swings first and my left drags the floor just a little as it swings through. I am used to people staring at my legs as I am almost always in a skirt or dress. Now I even like to show the leg braces off a little.
Getting around in my leg braces on crutches is slow and I've fallen many times.
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Africa's unending wars are notoriously harsh on her kids; the boys get forcibly conscripted as child soldiers while the girls are forced to grow up quickly to serve the sexual urges of the beasts that fight these senseless wars. In a normal world, Risto Mahuno could have been just a boy playing in the sand and Nene – his childhood love interest, just another village girl.
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Monthly Archives: June 2017
The Year 12 Mock Trial (Mooting) Journey
Many of the Year 12 Legal Studies students have an ambition to study and work in law. One way to obtain an impression of what is involved is to engage in practical learning – the mock trial competition. To those students who wish to pursue a law and justice career, we introduce trial experience in […]
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Women in Mathematics Workshop
In the midst of hectic Year 12 schedules, five maths students joined a workshop hosted by the University of Adelaide Maths and Science faculty, targeting and encouraging women to pursue courses and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Alicia, Amy, Emilia, Tam and Sarah spent the day listening to Professors from the University […]
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Year 12 Drama Performance – Antigone by Jean Anouilh
Year 12 Drama students performed Antigone by Jean Anouilh last week in the University of Adelaide's Little Theatre. Based on the famous Greek tragedy by Sophocles, Antigone details the rebellion and martyrdom of the daughter of Oedipus Rex. Jean Anouilh was a French playwright and wrote his script in occupied France, as a pointed comment […]
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Old Scholar Returns to the Economics Classroom
The Year 12 Economics class had a most interesting visitor recently. USC Old Scholar, Ed Carlson, graduated from USC five years ago and since then has spent some years working with Google in Sydney and recently returned to Adelaide with his own tech start-up. Ed spoke to the class of the arduous process involved in […]
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Farewell from Principal Bob Holloway
To all members of the USC Community At the end of June I will leave my position and hand over the leadership to Anita Zocchi. USC Council has made a wise choice in this appointment and Anita will bring a wealth of experience in educational leadership to USC that will enable ongoing growth in the […]
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Rapid Fire: Lead the way with Dave Ulrich
- Dave Ulrich, the Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at The RBL Group shares his perspectives on leadership, and more.
Source | www.peoplematters.in
One step that organizations should take to develop a leadership culture in their organizations?
Focus outside in and create an internal culture and leadership that reflects an external point of view of what you want your firm to be known for by your best customers (leadership brand; culture as a brand)
One thing that you consider as your strength and one thing that you would like to improve on?
I like to turn complex ideas and big messy problems into simple solutions and frameworks that lead to action. I would like to improve in my ability to make others feel better about themselves.
What should leaders do: create more leaders or create more followers and why?
Both. A good leaders creates followers who then lead others and this becomes a virtuous cycle.
One thing that makes you passionate about your work?
Two things: [1] having ideas and tools that add value to others and [2] learning and growing


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10430 S. De Anza Blvd., Suite 120
Cupertino, CA 95014
Dr. Michael Bouzid at his Cupertino area dental implants practice offers extensive experience restoring your dental implant crown.
Our dedicated team uses state-of-the-art materials and techniques for stability and longevity. You'll enjoy the comfort and confidence of natural-looking teeth.
For comfortable tooth cleaning in the Cupertino, California area, Dr. Michael Bouzid is known for having a gentle touch. The friendly team at Michael Bouzid, D.D.S provides dental hygiene treatments for a whiter smile.
Maintaining good dental hygiene is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums. We're committed to helping you have a lifetime of oral health.
For comfortable dental hygiene treatment in the Cupertino, California area, Dr. Michael Bouzid is known for having a gentle touch. The friendly team at Michael Bouzid, D.D.S provides teeth cleaning for a whiter smile.
Maintaining good dental hygiene is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums. We're committed to helping you have a lifetime of oral health.
If you need gum disease treatment, Cupertino area gum disease dentist, Dr. Bouzid offers extensive experience. Unhealthy gums can be a risk factor for more serious health problems if not treated promptly.
Our professional team will assess your situation and create a personalized treatment plan. We're committed to your life-long healthy gums and teeth.
Michael Bouzid, D.D.S is a trusted Cupertino area NTI-tss plus provider. Our highly-trained team fit you with a custom bite guard designed to relieve headaches and migraines caused by jaw clenching during sleep.
Each person is unique. Our experienced team will provide you with the individualized care you deserve for your situation.
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One of the first things people notice is your smile. All it takes is a single appointment or two with Cupertino area dentist Jeffrey Ching, D.D.S., and you, too, can have the winning, healthy-looking smile you've always wanted. The beautiful cosmetic results you'll get from Jeffrey Ching, DDS, INC. can be immediate and dramatic!
If you're interested in natural-looking false teeth, Cupertino area dentures dentist Jeffrey Ching, D.D.S. has solutions. Our team uses modern materials and techniques to achieve the natural results you envision.
We'll evaluate your situation and create your personal treatment plan. You'll enjoy eating and smiling with your comfortable new dentures.
Jeffrey Ching, DDS, INC. offers a comprehensive children's program to prevent tooth decay. It's very important for your children to have a solid foundation of oral health. Cupertino area children's dentist Dr. Ching can lay out a dental health plan that will benefit your child for years to come.
If you're interested in natural-looking bridges and dentures, look no further than Jeffrey Ching, D.D.S. who practices in the Cupertino, California area. Using modern materials and techniques, Dr. Ching can achieve the natural look you seek. You will be very pleased with the comfortable, long-lasting results.
Dental bonding in the Cupertino area is available from experienced dentist Jeffrey Ching, D.D.S.. If your teeth have unsightly cracks or discoloration, dental bonding can help.
It's a quick and non-invasive procedure that corrects minor cosmetic flaws and restores your natural smile. You'll feel great being able to show your natural again.
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These days, computers are really changing the way we live and work. You've probably experienced their impact in your own home. And believe me, technology is also helping raise our dental practice to a new level of safety, accuracy, and comfort.
Keeping up with all these advances is a full-time occupation that's as important as my work at chairside. One of the most promising of these breakthroughs is an improvement on the oldest evaluation technology we have - dental x-rays.
For close to a century, dentists have used x-rays to detect cavities and damage invisible to the eye. We've long been aware of the drawbacks. Though x-ray radiation is slight, many patients find it a cause for concern. And reading the negative requires a skilled, professional eye-which means my patients can't see what I see.
That's why my office uses a Computed Dental Radiography System as an x-ray alternative. A computer enhances a "photo" of your teeth and shows it instantly on a screen. This new system requires 90% less radiation than the old film x-rays, and can magnify the image up to 300 times. It's as easy to read as a snapshot. When I discuss something I see in your mouth, you'll be able to view it right along with me.
This is an exciting time to be a dentist. We're re-thinking and refining virtually every aspect of our dental practice, and I wanted to pass a bit of it along to you.
Every science has its beginnings in myth and folklore. Early dental practices, in particular, are deeply tied to the mysticism surrounding the teeth and tongue. Because the mouth is the center of speech and nourishment, diverse cultures treat dental events in their lives with respect.
There is a universal human belief that teeth confer power. These remedies and practices were intended to cultivate that power-by keeping teeth for a lifetime. The same spirit-much refined-motivates modern dentistry.
For relief, boil earthworms in oil and pour into the ear on the side where there is pain (Pliny, 77 AD).
Pour juice of onions by drops into the mouth, bite a piece of wood struck by lightning (ibid.).
Put tobacco in the armpit; hold a heated root of a birch on the cheek; or hold a small frog against the cheek or lick a toad's abdomen (Norwegian folklore).
Lay roasted parings of turnips, as hot as they may be, behind the ear; keep the feet in warm water, and rub them well with bran, just before bedtime (John Wesley, 1747).
"Round the tooth to be drawn, he fastened a strong piece of catgut; to its other end he affixed a bullet. Then he charged a pistol with this bullet and a full measure of powder. The firing performed a speedy and effectual removal of the offending tooth" (Dr. Monsey, 1788).
In the US and Europe, the blacksmith did extractions, presumably because they had the "proper tools."
"If one had a tooth extracted, it must be burned, because, if a dog got it and swallowed it, one would have a dog's tooth come in its place" (Dr. Holmes, 1862).
To clean the teeth, rub them with the ashes of burnt bread (Poor Will's Almanack, 1780).
To stable and steadfast the teeth, and to keep the gummes in good case, it shall be very good every day in the morning to wash well the mouth with red wine (London, 1598).
In parts of England, the superstition persists: one prevents a toothache by "clothing one's right leg prior to the left" (G.P. Foley, 1972).
To make the teeth of children grow hastily, take the brain of a hen and rub the gums therewith. It shall make them grow without any sorrow or diseases or aching (London, 1934).
Roast the brains of a rabbit and rub a small amount on the gums (US, 1942).


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NTHS Recognizes AIMS Chapter for Community Service
Recently the NTHS Chapter of AIMS, led by NTHS chapter advisor Justine Kimler, participated in a 5K Race Against Cancer. To show its support for the AIMS chapter, the national NTHS organization published a blog post recognizing our members and their efforts to support the community. Click on the link below to read the article.


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I think I'm currently in my favourite winter period for dressing, it's cold enough to bundle up and put a coat on but still bearable enough to walk around outside without feeling like one of your extremities is going to fall off.
While we had a brief snowfall its been so mild this year and I have been making the most of showing off dresses and blouses instead of big padded coats and not being able to see what you have on underneath.
There's something so wonderful about having a statement blouse that can be paired with the simplest of outfits. It makes getting dressed unbelievably simple but you don't have to sacrifice on style. Feminine and fun, ruffles are an easy way to add detail and texture to an outfit. The dainty floral print on this Velvet by Graham & Spencer top is what caught my eye and the colours mean it can be worn with so many different combinations. For this day I wanted something in the middle, not too dressed up, something I felt comfortable in but slightly refined. It will also be the perfect addition to my festive evening wear pieces and I've already planned to wear it with some leather trousers and heeled boots for an event I'm going to next week.
For the colder months layering is essential, a timeless wool coat is a no brainer, classic and versatile it's a winter wardrobe staple and by far my go to coat. The best in my opinion is the slimline tailored design which nips you in in all the right places and this one does exactly that! The olive colour and brass detailed buttons give it an air of British military style and its mid length is ideal for both trousers and skirts.
I have been a little indecisive on the over the knee boot trend as I have had the Stuart Weitzman Lowland Boot in my shopping basket for months and can't decided if they are worth the investment. To help me make the decision I picked up this pair so that I could try them out and see if I got the wear out of them, lets just say I think I will be investing in another pair some time soon.


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Bellingham Youth Chess offers private mentoring for kids that don't have time for clubs, or just can't get enough of the sport! Students really appreciate the 1 on 1 time with a private chess coach. It gives them a more personal experience when compared to clubs or learning online. If you think that your child could use some extra help developing their game, contact us below!
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Ageless Dreams is a limited time box card pack available starting June 28, 2013 at 8:00 PM.
The pack featured four new Ultra Rare cards, and five new Rare cards. As well, the pack also featured the Ultra Rare Cloaked Sage Heloise and the Rare Wildwood Warrior Shirley from the previous Realm of Survival: Boss Blitzkreig pack.
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In any case, here's my colour blocked winter dress, lots of black going on but I hope some more festive floral as well. No trouble making this one except for the usual kerfuffle about size. Must get that straightened out in future... This is complete except for the bottom hem, which will be done later tonight. More info on the whole process can be found on my blog, Magpie Makery.
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CHICAGO — Health officials on Thursday said an Illinois resident has been diagnosed with measles. That that person recently took a flight to Chicago Midway International Airport.
In a statement, Illinois Department of Public Health officials said the passenger arrived in Concourse B on Feb. 22 and was unvaccinated and infectious on that day.
Local and state health departments said they are "investigating this isolated case."
According to the statement, people may have been exposed to measles if they were at Midway between 9 p.m. and midnight Feb. 22.
The passenger sought treatment at the emergency room at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in suburban Geneva on Feb. 24. People who were in the emergency room between 11:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. that day also may have been exposed.
Additionally, anyone who was anywhere in the hospital from 4 to 6:15 p.m. Feb. 24 or 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 25 could have been exposed.
"These are the only known public locations in Illinois where exposures occurred," officials said in a statement.
People who are infected could develop symptoms as late as March 20. These include a rash, high fever, a cough, a runny nose and red, watery eyes.
Measles can cause serious complications, such as pneumonia and encephalitis. Measles is easily spread through the air when someone coughs or sneezes. People can also get sick when they come into contact with mucus or saliva from an infected person.
If you develop symptoms, health officials recommend you call or email a health care provider before going to a medical office or emergency room.
For more information about measles, visit the Illinois Department of Public Health website.


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Stepping out for spring
Girls its spring in Australia
GirlsI have just finished this outfit for a dear friend of mine in the USA
The outfit is a three piece set it has a spring coat with a dress and bonnet.
The dress is made using lovely dupion silk the colour is bridal white.
I made the dress using white cotton lace I also used silk to embroider a sweet design with the tiniest pearls inserted in the embroidery . Bleuette does look stunning in her new outfit for spring.


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Women Nod in Empathy for Jessica Simpson's Post-Baby Weight Struggle
The yo-yo dieting star is reportedly "stressed" over her post-pregnancy weight loss, reassuring fans that even celebrities can struggle to bounce back after giving birth.
MONDAY, June 25, 2012 — Jessica Simpson gave birth to her daughter, Maxwell Drew, just two months ago — but the rumor mill surrounding her post-baby weight loss is already in full force.
The singer, actress, and fashion mogul, 31, is "stressed" over her goal of losing 50 pounds by the end of the year, InTouch Weekly reports, thanks to the added pressure of her new $4 million contract with Weight Watchers.
Simpson was heavily scrutinized during her pregnancy for her weight gain and diet that she said was filled with sugary treats, such as buttered Pop-Tart pastries. The 5'3" star reportedly tipped the scales at 210 during her pregnancy — a number that raised eyebrows as more and more medical evidence indicates that what a mother eats while pregnant can affect her child of the rest of his or her life. Doctors at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and other institutions are even recommending weight-loss diets for some overweight pregnant women.
As for Simpson, her trainer Harley Pasternak says she's more focused on losing the weight than ever. In the past two weeks, Simpson has been spotted leaving Pasternak's private gym five times. People reports that she eats a high-protein diet that's also filled with vegetable juices.
To reach her goal weight by Dec. 31, Simpson will have to shed a little more than two pounds a week, which is more than the rate recommended by Jennifer McDaniel, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, a nutritionist and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. McDaniel says losing one pound per week is healthy and points out that it could easily take a year to return to a pre-pregnancy weight healthfully. And despite what superhuman celeb moms such as Beyoncé and Miranda Kerr present, immediately bouncing back to a pre-baby body isn't the norm. To get an idea of what new moms without trainers and nutritionists at their beck and call live with, we turned to Everyday Health's Facebook fans for their stories of post-pregnancy weight struggles.
Losing Baby Weight: What's Normal
"I was teeny back then and gained 33 pounds with my first pregnancy," Rachelle Vega wrote on Facebook."The hardest part about losing the last 10 pounds was finding the time to exercise in the midst of working full-time and having an infant." Andrea Dresser wrote that her weight loss was hindered by post-partum depression. "I gained and lost 60 pounds with both pregnancies," she explained. "The first time it was easy to lose. Went back to work 8 weeks postpartum and worked out. The second child, I had postpartum depression and wasn't concerned about my physical health for a long time. Around 9 months postpartum, I started medication and began to take more interest in self-care. It was a very rough time!"
Some moms, such as Alison Fichter Taber, says hard work post-baby paid off — just not right away. "I gained 40 with the first, lost 30, and got pregnant again 8 month postpartum," she wrote. "I gained 30 the second time around and only lost 20 after three months postpartum. After baby No. 2 turned 1, the 'I just had a baby' excuse really didn't fly anymore. I lost the rest of the baby weight by doing Zumba and eating well. I currently weigh the same as I did eight years ago at my wedding."
When it came to the biggest weight struggle after giving birth, most moms agreed that finding the time and energy to workout, plus accepting bodily changes, were most difficult. "I would say my [biggest struggle] is accepting that even though I am at my pre-pregnancy weight, my body does not look the same as it did before kids," Amanda Montgomery wrote. "I lost 40 pounds of water weight from a difficult pregnancy and have struggled since," Jennifer Famiano wrote. "The hardest part is learning about my new metabolism because it isn't the same."
Nutritionist McDaniel says moms should eat healthy, nutrient-dense foods, such as fruits and vegetables, lean protein, whole grains, and nuts, post-baby to keep energy levels up. She recommends eating small, frequent meals, staying well-hydrated, and exercising lightly as soon as your doctor give you the okay.
"Pushing the baby stroller can be provide you a healthy mental and physical break, and get that body back into shape without over-doing it," she says. "If the focus is placed on fueling yourself versus diet deprivation, the weight will come off naturally and you can spend more of your mental energy on being a mom, not on your waistline."
What was the hardest part of losing your baby weight? Tell us in the comments section.
For more fitness, diet, and weight loss news, follow @weightloss on Twitter from the editors of @EverydayHealth.
Photo courtesy of WENN.com.


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There is no asking for a better launch date. ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and fellow Expedition 60/61 crew NASA astronaut Drew Morgan and cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov lifted off to the International Space Station on 20 July, the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing.
While others were attending anniversary events or pouring through memorabilia, Luca was strapped in the most reliable spacecraft to ferry humans back and forth to space.
The Soyuz MS-13 lifted off from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 18:28 CEST. After orbiting Earth four times in a span of six hours, the Soyuz docked to the Russian Zvezda module at 00:48 CEST on 21 July. After leak checks, the hatch opened at 3:04 CEST.
Luca is no stranger to spaceflight. His first mission to the International Space Station was in 2013 for the Volare mission. In mission Beyond, Luca will stay another six months and conduct a range of science experiments, extravehicular activities or spacewalks, technology demonstrations and education outreach activities.
In an exciting first for Luca, he will take over command of the Station during Expedition 61 when current Station commander cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin returns to Earth. This is the third time a European astronaut will assume the role, after ESA astronauts Frank de Winne of Belgium and Alexander Gerst of Germany.
The Moon is still very much the focus of space activities and Luca will work on experiments designed to aid the future of space exploration.
These experiments include BioRock, which aims to understand whether microbes used to 'biomine' on Earth could also work on other planetary bodies, and to examine how communities of microorganisms grow on rocks in space.
Luca will test and operate ESA's Life Support Rack, designed to recycle carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen as part of ESA's goal to enable astronauts to live independently from Earth on a sustainable basis. He will also drive a rover on Earth from the International Space Station testing remote operations that could be applied on the Moon.
Results from these experiments will support ESA's contribution to the lunar Gateway and the Heracles mission to the Moon in ongoing work with international partners.
In addition to the science he will carry out onboard, Luca has also been preparing to step out into space, working with teams on the ground to develop new procedures and tools to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02).
Installed outside the Space Station in 2011, AMS-02 is a particle physics detector collecting cosmic rays to help scientists understand dark matter. It was initially only meant to operate in space for three years, but it was so successful in its mission that its life has been extended. To enable this to happen, three of its four cooling pumps require repair in a challenging spacewalk.
Follow #MissionBeyond on social media, the blog, and on the newly launched podcast ESA Explores for exciting updates over the next six months.


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Bangladesh suffer defeat to Pakistan in their two match Test series as batsmen race against dying light on final day.
|Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq with tournament trophy after he completed the Test series win [AFP]
Left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman broke through Bangladesh's resistance before Pakistan raced against fading light to complete a seven-wicket win on the final day of the second Test on Wednesday.
Set a winning score of 103, Pakistan had no choice but to try to score quickly to claim a 2-0 series win, playing most of the final two sessions on the fifth day under floodlights.
Opener Mohammad Hafeez led Pakistan's victory charge with 47 off 52 balls before his attempted slog off Shakib Al Hasan ended at long-on fielder Shahadat Hossain.
He added 63 runs with Azhar Ali for the second wicket after first innings centurion Taufiq Umar was dismissed for three when he lofted a catch to Nazimuddin at midwicket off Nazmul Hossain.
Azhar was last man out when left-arm Elias Sunny bowled him for 34 off 43 balls with Pakistan two runs away from a win.
Misbah-ul-Haq completed the win with a six as Pakistan raced to 107 runs in 20.5 overs amid fears that the umpire might stop play for bad light.
"The situation was like that anytime the light could be dropped," Misbah told a news conference.
"Normally we have targeted to finish the game before 10 to 15 overs that's why we played quite quickly."
Bangladesh crumble
The hosts were looking comfortable after a delayed start due to fog before Rehman revived Pakistan's hopes by ending a dogged 117-run sixth-wicket stand between Nasir Hossain and Mushfiqur Rahim to finish with career-best figures of 4-51.
Saeed Ajmal then claimed the final two wickets to complete a typical Bangladesh collapse.
The home side resumed after lunch on 200-5 but lost their last five wickets for 34 to be bowled out in their second
innings with an hour remaining before the tea interval.
Rehman bowled Nasir for 79 runs before he had Rahim caught by Ajmal at mid-off for 53 as Bangladesh crumbled after surviving the morning session unscathed.
Nasir struck 11 fours for his maiden Test fifty while Rahim hit seven fours.
"When Nasir and I batted, I thought it would have been a different game had we batted till tea," said Rahim.
"They'd have found chasing 150-180 quite difficult. That makes me feel bad.
"We lost five wickets the previous night and we fought well today. I think we can learn from these situations."
Younus Khan took a brilliant catch at first slip to send back the next batsman Shahadat off Rehman and Ajmal soon bowled Sunny for four and dragged last man Robiul Islam out of the crease for a stumping to end the innings.


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Foster happy to stay with Blues
The Carling Cup winners could be relegated from the Premier League this weekend if they are overhauled by either Wigan or Blackpool in the final round of matches. Foster has enjoyed an outstanding campaign and scooped the double award at City's awards ceremony at the NIA on Monday night. When asked if he would be prepared to play in the Championship, Foster said: "I want to stay at Birmingham City. "I've loved this season. It's been a great season for me personally. "I know we're in a bit of a fight at the moment and we've got a massive match on Sunday. "But no-one is thinking of being in the Championship next season and we need to get three points on Sunday (at Tottenham." Foster knows how crucial top-flight survival is to City who are only above the bottom three on goal difference. He said: "If you asked the fans which they would rather have, the Carling Cup after so long without a trophy or the Premier League, they'd probably be split. "But staying in the Premier League is so important to every team that's here at the minute. "Everybody knows that the financial things that come along with the Premier League are so huge. "To retain our Premier League status is so important not just for us but also the people behind the scenes." Foster revealed he has delayed surgery on his thumb to play the final six months of the campaign. He has also suffered from a back problem and insists concerns over his physical condition are the only reason he is taking a break from England duty. He said: "I've had a lot of niggling injuries in the second half of the season including a bad back and I've injured a thumb which has needed operating on for about six weeks. "I've managed to get through it with a pain-killing injection. "I love playing for England and making my debut was the proudest moment of my career. "But in order for me to turn out on a Saturday afternoon for Birmingham, it is important I get the chance to rest my body." Midfielder Jordon Mutch, who had a successful loan spell at Watford, was voted City's Young Player of the Year.


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A new study of older women finds that successful aging and a positive quality of life are linked to sexual satisfaction.
Researchers at the Stein Institute for Research on Aging at the University of California, San Diego discovered successful aging, quality of life and sexual satisfaction continue to be interrelated even as the physical health of women declines between the ages of 60 and 89.
The report is published online in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society.
Researchers reviewed self-reported information from 1,235 women enrolled at the San Diego site of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study.
The WHI is a major ongoing research program funded by the National Institutes of Health which, since 1993, has addressed causes of death, disability and quality of life in more than 160,000 generally healthy, post-menopausal women.
As expected, sexual activity and functioning (such things as desire, arousal and ability to climax) declined as a woman aged, as did reported physical and mental health.
However, in contrast to sexual activity and functioning, satisfaction with overall sex life was not significantly different between the three age cohorts studied: age 60 to 69; 70 to 70; and 80 to 89.
Approximately 67 percent, 60 percent, and 61 percent of women in these three age groups, respectively, reported that they were "moderately" to "very satisfied" with their sex lives.
This surprised researchers who surmised that sexual satisfaction would decline with age.
"Contrary to our earlier hypothesis, sexual satisfaction was not significantly associated with age," said Wesley K. Thompson, Ph.D.
"Although the levels of sexual activity and functioning did vary significantly, depending on the woman's age, their perceived quality of life, successful aging and sexual satisfaction remained positive."
Sexual activity was significantly lower in older age cohorts. Of the women who were married or in an intimate relationship, 70 percent of those aged 60 to 69, 57 percent of those aged 70 to 79, and 31 percent of those aged 80 to 89 reported having had some sexual activity in the previous six months.
Marriage or living in an intimate relationship was associated with higher rates of sexual activity than for those not in a relationship. However, sexual activity decreased for all women as age advanced.
According to the researchers, the results confirm earlier findings that suggest self-rated health varies little with age even when objective health indicators show age-associated decline.
"What this study tells us is that many older adults retain their ability to enjoy sex well into old age," said Thompson.
"This is especially true of older adults who maintain a higher level of physical and mental health as they grow older. Furthermore, feeling satisfied with your sex life – whatever your levels of sexual activity – is closely related to your perceived quality of life."
He added that "while we cannot assess cause and effect from this study, these results suggest that maintaining a high level of sexual satisfaction may positively reinforce other psychological aspects of successful aging."
Source: University of California – San Diego
Nauert PhD, R. (2018). Sexual Satisfaction Part of Successful Aging. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 30, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2011/08/25/successful-aging-includes-sexual-satisfaction/28923.html
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Lennox Channer appointed NHT chairman
Lennox Channer is the Vice-President of Accounting at the Jamaica Broilers Group. (Photo via JBG).
There is a new chairman for the board of the National Housing Trust (NHT). He is Lennox Channer, Vice-President of Accounting at the Jamaica Broilers Group.
He replaces Dr Nigel Clarke, who was appointed Minister of Finance and the Public Service by Prime Minister Andrew Holness on March 26, three weeks after he won a by-election for the St Andrew North Western constituency.
Channer revealed his appointment on Thursday, during the NHT's ground-breaking ceremony for 63 housing units being constructed at Industry Cove, Hanover.
"I would like to say thanks to my portfolio minister and prime minister, The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, for this opportunity to serve the NHT and the people of Jamaica in this capacity," said Channer, who previously served for two years on the NHT board.
"I must say to the Prime Minister, Sir, I do intend to continue the great work of my predecessor, Ambassador The Honourable Dr Nigel Clarke. And I am well aware of your vision and charge to the NHT under Dr Clarke's stewardship to build more houses and I also take the charge to build more houses," he added.
The new board chairman said the NHT will, over the next few years, be increasing its investment in housing.
He noted that for the 2018/2019 financial year, the NHT will be spending over $30 billion in housing.
With 22 new housing schemes expected to be started during the financial year, the total number of housing starts during the period will be 5,000 said Channer.
Speaking at the same function, the Prime Minister said…"There has never been a time in the history of Jamaica when we are going to build so many houses."
He said his administration has built more houses in two-and-a-half years when compared to the previous six to seven years.
"And now they (the NHT board) have a mandate to build 23,000 housing solutions,: said Holness.
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This post was actually a response to a comment I received from the post 'Looking after children is a woman's job? I felt it was worth being reposted as a new post and so it didn't get lost in the comment section. Happy Reading! 😊
While I can agree that cooking and washing kids clothes does not make someone a good dad, just in the same way going to work and 'bringing home the bacon' does not constitute a good dad.
I think the crunch of my message in the post Looking after children is a woman's job? is in essence not an issue of who can cook and who cannot cook etc, but rather the question of this ideology that it is unheard of for a man to get involve in the day to day activities of raising the children in the home because that post, that role, that job is reserved to the woman.
Personally I believe a man who cannot step up in his home, who cannot lead by example and get involve in his daily household affairs, is not a good man in my books.
Because realistically, the father a child grows to adore is not the one that just slams a few pounds on the table and say here you go, go do whatever you want to do with it. (Even though some men even fail in this area).
I bet a child will rather have a father who is involved. Who looks after and spends quality time with him or her. A father who is not afraid to get dirty and put his hands on the plough. A father who does not come home every night and just head straight to the bedroom, 'I need to lie down because it's been an hectic day at work', and spends no time with his children or wife. A man who doesn't make time.
As a mother, there are plenty things I enjoy when looking after my kids. The moments will share. My daughter is almost three and we cook together. I let her mix the pancake batter when I'm cooking. She likes it when we sing songs etc, when I put on some music and decide we are going to dance and shake our bumbums. The same with my son. Those moments are precious.
The way I feel about those moments, is the same way I feel, when I see my husband and my daughter sorting beans together, because daddy is going to make us beans. It's the same warm feeling I get when they are sorting clothes out together for the washing machine. When he is reading to them, singing with them, putting them to sleep, and when they are laughing even when sometimes I don't get the joke because I missed it. Those moments again are priceless.
What or who is a good father? A good father is a good man, he is a good husband. He is one, who along with his wife sets the atmosphere for how their home is going to be.
My husband cannot go out without giving the children or me a kiss. Likewise I cannot go out without giving my husband a kiss or the children a kiss. Even when we are rushing and we forget… our children demands it. That is the atmosphere we have set.
Don't get me wrong; I am not saying that is all to it. Of course there is more. Point is we are building a foundation for our kids, and our relationship and how we choose to do things impacts on our children. It sets precedence for them.
When as a man you get home, do your children jump and down in excitement to see you? Or do they just continue whatever it is they were doing, almost not even acknowledging your presence? Nothing more can be said about daddy, he just does his own thing.
Or at its worst, are you one that when you get home, your children literally run to their mother and glue to her because they are not sure what kind of mood daddy is going to be in?
Whether we like it or not, our behaviours and characters as parents and as a family unit, lays the foundation of our children's expectation in the future or the lack thereof.
Our children will watch how we treat each other as husband and wife. They will notice and it will register with them how mummy treated daddy, how daddy treated mummy. They will note whether mummy and daddy supported each other or not. Was mummy a tremendous nag and was daddy a megalomaniac chauvinist?
Our children will either grow up to model our behaviour or grow up to detest them!
Honestly, I rather my kids grow up to model my good behaviour. The behaviour I expect them to exhibit in their life because I believe it works; it's the best way to go.
I want my daughter to know that a man who does not value women and does not treat her with kindness (as she has an example in her father) is not good enough man for her.
And I want my son to grow up knowing that a woman who cannot appreciate a good man and respect him when he present himself, is not worth his time. I want him to know that a woman that is screaming, 'hit me, beat me, you are a jerk' is definitely not the one to bring home and introduced to us as a wife.
Gone are those days when women want "bad boys". No I do not want a man that would hit me. No I do not want a man that will verbally abuse me. No I do not want a man who cannot put my wellbeing above his own, just as I do the same. No I do not want a man who cannot support around the home beyond providing financial support (if at all) because it is not a "cool" thing for a man to do. No I don't want it. He can keep a million miles away for all I care.
I want to raise a son who can appreciate a woman and care for her as if he were caring for himself. Because when a man loves himself and cares for himself, he will understand that his wife, his children, his family are an extension of him. So if he's not treating them right and not supporting them appropriately, it's just a reflection of how as a man truly he has fallen. In essence he has failed himself and truly does not love himself.
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"DD Review: Japanese Breakfast – Soft Sounds from Another Planet."
Score: 10/10
There's so much to say, culturally, about Soft Sounds from Another Planet. And yet I'm not going to say any of it! Ironic, isn't it? The reason, of course, is that there's so much to say musically, too. Music is not moral. It's not a "thesis statement." If it resolves issues at all, it does so abstractly, pertinent to feelings in the mind, not semantic messages with language. Lyrics might entertain and remind us of the human thing of all of it, but if it's so human, too, why is it even notable?
In regards to musical influences, album sequencing, and artist genuineness, there's plenty going on from here from the moment the Philadelphia singer/frontwoman Michelle Zauner first straps on her Fender, but it's all rendered all the more complicated all over this piece by the incredibly ABSORPTIVE quality this stuff has. "Diving Woman" cascades around a single, cooing and incessant guitar riff which is muffled deep within a mix of throttling bass and assertive drums. The systematic delivery of all these different elements, along with a distinctive vocal which isn't so much coy as it is disarmingly shy, makes the composite result serene and hypnotic. "Diving Woman"'s six minutes and change go by in a flash and soon we're to "Road Head" (now you see why I thusly qualified my musical commentary), which is more twee pop this time infused with greater whimsicality of guitar frill, like a musician having romance with herself (but thinking about something else).
"Machinist" opens with spare sound effects, treated harpsichord (really) and ominous organ which reminds me of the intro to Bobby Digital a little bit. Luckily, Zauner's impulsive spoken-word musings are more enjoyable than that narcissistic groupie-recruitment going on there (big shout out to Wu-Tang for their awesome new album though), and Soft Sounds from Another Planet is starting to effectively play like one big narrative of someone's life, albeit someone who's hilariously care-free and only wants to explore life (ahem, anatomically, that is). Gentle, ethereal yet busy pop over soft drum machine ensues. Actually, the first two tracks also tendered programmed beats, you just didn't notice it (call it the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah phenomenon). If you're listening to "Planetary Ambience" as part of the larger LP whole and you don't know that it's only a minute and 17 seconds long, you might be prone to saying something like "This is the coolest intro to a song I've ever heard" — a treated, oozing and intricate synth riff all within a veritable miasma of sounds in which I'm pretty sure I heard harpsichord, guitar and just barely a hint of percussion, like one tiny little kick knock per measure or so. For all its complexity, it will harvest as a simple advancement in pop production, all the better for having essentially a DIY pedigree about it, the work of co-producer Craig Hendrix at Agave Recording. The title track will call to mind Sigur Ros with a slow, celestial vocal, before transforming into a much more kinetic form, deliberate guitar pop bothered by these surreal pedal-pokes, giving way then to a beautiful solo on the "lap steel." In my opinion, Zauner is drawing vocal technique here heavily from Thom Yorke, particularly his bizarre, demented "Like Spinning Plates" charade. Still, she winningly familiarizes it all, and the real achievement of this album is its assortment as a bona fide stew, none of whose ingredients overly impose themselves.
[1] https://genius.com/Japanese-breakfast-soft-sounds-from-another-planet-lyrics.


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Optimization, Stabilization, and Tuning of BSPs for Production
Optimization, Stabilization, and Tuning of BSPs for Production
Intrinsyc Technologies Corporation has a 20-year history of developing Board Support Packages (BSP's) for many embedded products that have had success in the market. Over the past 7 years, Intrinsyc has focused BSP development on Qualcomm Snapdragon-based devices.
This blog describes concepts and considerations that are important for BSP's for Snapdragon-based devices.
Intrinsyc Development Kits and SoMs (System-on-Modules) are used by customers to rapidly design embedded products in different domains including Internet of Things, wearable, computer vision, smart home hub/appliances, and robotics. In many cases, new carrier hardware is created for the SoMs, and a custom BSP developed, based on the standard Open-QTM development BSP that comes with the boards. Board-specific modifications are also made for GPIOs, power rails, peripheral drivers, and applications to match the product configuration and needs. These steps comprise typical initial rapid prototype development activities for proof-of-concepts.
Once the hardware is validated and feature development is over, there are several steps of optimization and tuning necessary in the productization process to make the end products energy-efficient, optimized for speed, data-secure, easy to manufacture, simple to upgrade, and aesthetically customized. Some of the optimization and tuning topics that are important for product designs, and where Intrinsyc's software development services have expertise, are detailed below.
Software Over-the-air Updates
Intrinsyc has a long history of device management solutions for customers, with particular focus on remote software update; including patented solutions for Internet-enabled device provisioning, upgrade, and recovery mechanism (US7191327).
Over the air update is a key technology to help manage embedded devices deployed in the field. Over their lifetime, embedded products based on Android will need their software to be updated for new features, bug fixes and latest software releases. Deploying software updates remotely to a large set of devices that are networked (or have access to networks) brings great advantages in terms of cost, effort, scalability, and time.
Android provides the software framework needed to support Over-the-Air (OTA) updates. In addition, from Android 8.0 (Oreo) release, a new OTA framework enables seamless updates (A/B updates) that reduce downtime by allowing downloads to happen in the background and eliminate the likelihood of post update failure. Product implementations will need customization to fully integrate OTA, and Intrinsyc's software services can provide a working reference starting point including sample interaction application.
There are 3 aspects/phases of OTA upgrade – Creating upgrade packages, deploying them via servers, and on-device installation. Below is the basic OTA update flow in non-A/B (pre-Oreo) and A/B (post-Oreo) architecture.
Google provides reference implementation for most of the components, but changes will be needed in Update Client, Update Server and Update package creation based on specific customer needs.A reference implementation of the Update Server can be provided by Intrinsyc. Typically customers will want to consider aspects like high availability, security, multiple product and version support, and volume of requests when planning and implementing the Update Server.
With over 15 years of experience in integrating Intrinsyc's patented Remote Update technology as well as other industry standard remote update solutions to numerous platforms and operating systems, our engineering services can support to make Android product designs OTA-ready quickly and efficiently.
Splash Screen Customization
When an embedded Android device with a display is powered on, what displays on the screen will be typically an initial static Splash screen, followed by a dynamic Android boot logo, which is followed by Android lock screen/Home screen/Application Screen.
The BSP must be customized for any new display. Customer devices usually integrate different display panels than the development kit, and so customization will be needed. Customers can modify the kernel themselves, but will need to engage Intrinsyc for assistance on bootloader modifications and integration due to proprietary signing of the bootloader components.
Step One The static splash screen can appear almost instantaneously after power on, if the display driver is integrated to the bootloader. This will also need a preferred splash image - depending on the platform it could be a png file, or a header file to be pre-built into the bootloader. This is one part that customers want to modify, since they can add their own logo for branding. It should be noted that bootloaders vary between platforms (UEFI vs LK bootloader, for instance), and the customization steps also change correspondingly.
Step Two Android Boot Logo – Once the kernel boots and initializes, the splash display goes off for a short duration. Once Android comes up and its display framework is initialized, the display comes back on and shows the scrolling Android logo. This can also be customized to show a different video or scrolling screen, and the method differs between platforms.
Step Three By default, once boot is complete, the Android Home screen comes up. For the final product, customers may prefer instead to have their application launched directly, or to add their own launcher screen instead of the standard Android launcher, which aesthetically differentiates the final product from the development platform. As mentioned in the next section, Intrinsyc can assist with this integration including having an application run as a system app.
Power Optimization and Battery Operation
Products built using Intrinsyc's Snapdragon-based platforms may be powered from a DC supply, or by a battery (which might be charged while the device operates). If DC powered and working 24/7, it is important that the power consumption is optimized, to reduce power wastage, prevent thermal issues, and increase device longevity. If they are battery powered and have periods of usage interspersed with periods of inactivity, the current consumption in operational, idle (when unused modules are switched off) and suspend (when the entire system in low power mode, waiting for designated interrupt events to wake the cores up) need to be optimized for longevity of operation between charges.
Reducing power consumption involves optimizing (or in some cases implementing) suspend/resume routines for each module/driver, taking care of their dependencies - clocks, power rails, GPIOs, memory usage, dependent libraries, firmware etc. It can also involve tweaking the power management framework for the platform; things such as Dynamic Frequency/Voltage scaling, choice of power governors for different scenarios, and efficient usage of wake locks. For this task, it is essential to have good understanding of Linux and Android driver and power management frameworks, chipset and platform architecture, hardware design, and the methodology/tools to measure current and power usage accurately.
Devices running on battery power will need tuning for the battery charger driver, and in some cases, the fuel gauge driver. Battery charging can be based on PMIC charger circuit (included in many Open-Q SOMs) or external charger ICs. The driver and charging algorithm must be calibrated for battery chemistry, battery type/size, thermal characteristics and charging current. Based on these parameters, it is also necessary to measure and set correct trigger levels to move between trickle, CC, CV and float charging modes. Based on requirements of device behavior, changes may also be needed in bootloaders for handling of deep discharged batteries, animation for battery charging etc.
Intrinsyc's software development services can assist with all aspects of power optimization and battery tuning, as a later phase of product development.
Integration and Stress Testing
Different modules of a product would have been developed separately but will need to work together in the device. Once individual modules are unit tested and validated, the product will undergo the phases of system integration and stress testing. This phase includes integration with external systems, and is when defects that went unnoticed in the individual modules during unit testing will be identified. Issues related to resource contention, API/interface mismatch, timing, thermal/memory load and throughput start to become apparent only when the whole system starts to be operational and working at its peak capabilities. This is also the phase where system stability issues such as crashes, reboots and freezes tend to show up.
At this stage of development, the right kind of validation tests and tools can identify and eliminate major integration issues. These are the kind of issues that can be difficult debug and resolve once the product has been deployed in field. Choosing the appropriate tests for this phase depends on the integrator's experience in the productization phase, and capability to do system level debugging. Intrinsyc's engineers can assist with stress and performance test development, as well as BSP stabilization during system integration in final phases of BSP development.
Android customization and Optimization
By default, Android Open Source Platform (AOSP) has applications and framework components that cater to varied use cases. For a product, much of this is redundant and can be disabled or removed. This optimization step serves 2 purposes.
It reduces the boot time of the device. Normally android initializes all framework components before boot is complete. Depending on the platform, disabling or removing unnecessary components at kernel and framework levels can enable the device to complete the boot to Home Screen significantly faster. As an example, a device that does not have mobile connectivity will benefit from removing components related to mobile connectivity, and applications such as dialer used by phones. Optimization is also usually done in the kernel at Device tree and module levels.
It reduces the memory footprint of the device – Once the unnecessary components are removed, the amount of memory needed for the device is reduced leading to potential memory cost savings, and it also provides an option to increase the partition size for user to store data needed by user applications.
This optimization can be done using tools such as boot chart, and also needs understanding of the various components and their inter-working, since the framework has many dependencies that need to be carefully managed. Optimizing the device tree also needs good knowledge of kernel internals.
Device-specific tuning/trimming of the Android framework must be balanced with code maintenance impact; when framework modifications are invasive then any future upgrades to a new Android baseline are a larger task. Using best practices for this footprint tuning and overlay customization, is critical.
To further tune the BSP size and performance for production it is important to set logging/diagnostics to the debug levels required for a final product. There is an Android build mechanism to help in that. Customers can use Debug Build or Engineering Build, occupying more memory and being longer to boot (and less reactive in certain cases) during development, and User Build, which has less logging options but is faster to boot and needs less memory, for the final product. Apart from these the logging and debug levels can be customized so that some critical software stacks will still be logged in the final product. The development kit BSPs, intended for prototyping and R&D, are by nature debug/engineering builds. User Build integration, test, and stabilization are a key step in productization once pre-production prototypes are ready.
Another aspect related to diagnostics and productization is the ADB (Android Debug Bridge) and system console. In final products, ADB is either completely or partially disabled. Some customers wish to customize this, so that ADB can be enabled in the final product using secure keys, for debug or upgrade purposes. There are various levels of device security, and the level appropriate to any product depends on features such as proprietary/sensitive technology, vulnerable cloud access, sensitive customer data, etc. For devices which need to be secured against any malicious intrusion, Intrinsyc can integrate the complete Qualcomm Secure Boot chain solution as described below.
Device Security (secure boot chain)
Preventing any malicious access to a production device requires a full secure boot solution. For Android this currently consists of three separate technologies, Qualcomm Secure Boot, Verified Boot, and dm-verity.
Qualcomm Secure Boot
A proprietary technology in which the processor ROM-based bootstrap validates the signed low-level bootloader against customer security fuses blown into each processor. Other binaries including secure TrustZone images, hypervisor, and graphic processor binaries are also signed with the proprietary certificate technology. Intrinsyc engineers can assist with the complete integration and image signing. Secure Boot insures integrity of the highest-level bootloader.
Secure Boot is also a requirement for certain device security technologies such as hardware-backed key stores within the TrustZone technology. Some of these pieces are required for features such as Android Full-Disk or File-Based Encryption (to lock down sensitive user data).
Verified Boot
The integrity of the kernel and rootfs are ensured by Verified Boot, in which the boot image is signed by customer keys. Access to the appropriate keystore is programmed into the highest-level bootloader.
The integrity of the Android system binaries is ensured by dm-verity. This feature must be built into the kernel, and appropriately configured.
In summary, the BSPs provided with the Open-Q™ Development Kits and SOMs are richly-featured, tested source which is an ideal starting point for R&D and product design, development, and customization. Once production prototyping is complete, the next phase of BSP development is to address the various optimization, stabilization, and security features described here. Intrinsyc software services can assist with all these aspects in the final product development phase.
Dinesh RV is Software Engineering Manager for Intrinsyc Technology's India operations, and is based in Bangalore. Dinesh has over 20 years of embedded system software development, helping bring products to market in such fields as telecom, connected camera, and robotics.
Find out more: www.intrinsyc.com


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When the stakes are high, emotions can be too.
In a confrontation that recently aired on ESPN and went viral online, Canadian Griffin Benger just couldn't take any more of British player William Kassouf's incessant chatter during the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. Benger finally called him on it in the firmest way possible ― and at the perfect time.
Benger, holding two aces to Kassouf's two kings, had just raised with 5.6 million chips. Shedding his stoicism, Benger snapped at Kassouf: "You're just an abusive person, man. It's not funny. It's not a game. You're being abusive to me. It's called verbal abuse ... You're a bully. It's rude. It's mean. ... Check your privilege."
Kassouf, known for his verbal gamesmanship, explained that his "speech play" was part of the game. He then went all in to bring the pot to 27,800,000 chips. Benger called.
The five community cards were revealed. Benger's two aces held up to capture the pot.
But now we wonder: who played whom?
In a karmic postscript to their July encounter noted by Fox Sports, Benger advanced to the November Nine final table at the World Series of Poker, where he is assured of at least $1 million in winnings. Kassouf finished 17th, going home with more than $300,000.


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Estimating the health impact of foodborne illness in Ontario
This presentation will cover findings from a recent publication on the burden or health impact of foodborne illness in Ontario.
As part of an effort by the Environmental and Occupational Health team at Public Health Ontario (PHO) to estimate the environmental burden of disease for the province, we gauged the annual number of deaths and contacts with the healthcare system in Ontario due to exposure to pathogens and toxic substances in food.
The estimated burden of foodborne illness was largely due to gastrointestinal illness with an unknown responsible agent. Much of our understanding of enteric disease (for which food is an important transmission route) in Ontario is based on reportable disease surveillance and the identification of a causative pathogen.
This session will provide an overview of the project, present the results of our recent publication and highlight opportunities for improving our understanding of foodborne illness in Ontario, as well as the implications for policy and practice.
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A new word should excite us, fresh verbal landscapes opening, the dictionary Virgil to our Dante. I mean new words, of course, not ones we once knew but forgot, gloomy signs of senescence.
But this one was creepy. Revenant: "One who returns from the dead."
Just a synonym for "ghost," you say. No, it's different. It's serious. "Ghost" comes festooned in frills of fantasy. But nobody on Halloween says to the sheeted figure on the doorstep, "And what might you be tonight, dearie...a revenant?"
In a lucid moment Hamlet spoke of "the undiscovered country, from which no traveler returns," then babbled idiotically with his father's shade. But we know exactly where Shakespeare located this spectre, squarely in his hero's "nutshell."
"Revenant," however, has no such fantasy baggage. There it stands, starkly denotative. Whoever used it first meant it, or thought he did. What exactly did he have in view?
I ransacked my vocabulary for beings who make a wrong way journey from beyond. "God?" No, the Father remains permanently outside time's envelope. "Jesus?" Metaphorically "sent down" perhaps, but the Judean carpenter's origins were quite geographic, quite like yours and mine.
Doubting Thomas was said to have put his finger rudely in the nail holes of the Galilean revenant. He has not, however, come down to us as "Persuaded Thomas" or "Convinced Thomas," but Doubting Thomas still.
Myths and legends present whole elvish pantheons of sprites that flit back and forth across the forbidden bourne like Latinos at a Laredo bon voyage, but they are mindworks all.
Nor do near-death experiences count, quasi-revenants at best, however vivid. But were a true revenant to ring the doorbell hat in hand, well...'twould be a thing indeed. Like Macbeth's dagger of the mind, however, "There's no such thing."
Yet there's the word, objectively naming a nothing like it was a potato peeler or the village idiot, a word too latinate for poetry, useless really, but staring at you from the page in black and white like a well-groomed ghoul in formal wear. What could possibly have been the original referent? The original revenant?
I came across it in the title of a poem by Billy Collins, a silly piece about a dog that dies and returns to ridicule his master. But ironic usages don't count either; Mr. Collins usually does better. If, as some say, death is an awakening into superconsciousness (full life) from what we suffer here (a living death), then perhaps we are all about to be reverse revenants.
Buddhist reincarnation is close, I suppose. Reincarnation is punishment for not achieving the spiritual plain first time round. Buddhists think you're supposed cross over only once, while you're here. They may have something. Early Christian Gnostics also thought God's inner-Light should lead us to resurrection here before we die, more superconsciousness. But that can't be the original meaning. Anyway, Buddhist punishment suits the pejorative I sensed from the start. Revenancy is something to avoid, I think, and I intend to try. One-way movement on the ethereal causeway, I say, time's arrow and all that. A Lazarus snarling traffic at every crossroad just won't do. Avoid celestial road rage; that's my advice. Oh, and buckle up.


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