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Occupational Health 2019 - SOM/FOM Conference 17th-19th June, Bristol
Registration is now open for the upcoming Occupational Health 2019 conference. The multi-disciplinary OH conference of the year is run jointly by SOM/FOM, held at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel.
The conference boasts a line-up of expert speakers, including Paul Farmer, Dr Ira Madan, Professor Neil Greenberg, Surgeon General Martin Bricknell, Professor Karen Walker-Bone, Dr Steve Boorman and Tabitha Jay.
Other sessions cover mental health, MSK issues, travel medicine, vocational rehabilitation, men's health, workplace noise, fitness to drive, pilot health, military OH, the mental health of doctors, the brain health of professional footballers and much more. Full details of the programme, venue and recommended accommodation are available on the OH 2019 website.
Beyond the main programme, delegates can choose from a range of unique workplace visits to SS Great Britain, a Foundry, the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Police Training centre on the 17th June; a welcome reception; an annual conference gala dinner on the 18th June, and intimate 'meet the expert' sessions.
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- Huge programme of clinical and practical sessions
- Truly multidisciplinary conference for all OH professionals
- World-class speakers
- Networking and social events in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere
Registration is now open, alongside special rates for nurses, physiotherapists, trainees and students.
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Hey, so I want to implement a certain feature to my Tower Defense game which is basically highlighting a node behind a sprite relative to the camera view.
If it's confusing, let me explain in detail. Take an object. Then take another object (say a sprite image) and position that sprite in front of the object relative to the camera view. In order for the player to see the object behind the sprite when they hover over it with the mouse, I want them to see an outline highlight to see the object or node behind the sprite. But I'm not exactly sure how to go about that.
So with that explained, how do I highlight an object that's behind another object?
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'The Leftovers' Season 3, Episode 8: 'The Book of Nora'
The showrunner for "The Leftovers," Damon Lindelof, has never made any secret of his intention to baffle. Before the first season debuted, he said he'd follow the lead of the titular novel by Tom Perrotta and wouldn't explain why or how 140 million people disappeared from Earth in what came to be known as the Sudden Departure. But the very fact of the event established a supernatural backdrop to this drama. And as the man who helped bring "Lost" into the world, Lindelof knows how to milk the fantastical for every spine-tingling, pulse-pounding moment ... even if his ultimate goal is to keep our feet firmly planted on the ground.
[ Interview: Damon Lindelof on the 'Leftovers' Finale ]
Just look at the opening ten minutes of the series finale, which is "The Leftovers" at its most emotional and most nerve-racking (two buttons this show has never shied away from pushing). To tug at the viewers' heartstrings a little — or a lot — Lindelof, Perrotta and their credited co-screenwriter, Tom Spezialy, have Nora Durst sharing some sweet childhood memories with her brother, Matt Jamison.
What makes this conversation especially moving is that the siblings know they're never going to see each other again. Matt is dying, and Nora's about to subject herself to the process that's supposed to transport her to the place where all the Departed went. Before he heads back to Texas, Matt writes one last "Matt Libs" for Nora, to serve as her obituary.
The scenes involving the Departure Ray are almost unbearably intense. Nora strips naked, climbs into a small glass sphere and takes deep breaths before a liquid flecked with metal pours in. Everything about this is disturbing and strange, from the laser she's not supposed to touch on the way to "the event chamber" to the fossilized remains of a previous participant that are hauled out before she steps in. Almost as disturbing is what happens next. As the fluid reaches Nora's head, the episode cuts suddenly to a replay of the odd epilogue from this season's premiere, in which Nora was inexplicably older, going by the name Sarah, working as a pigeon-wrangler in rural Australia and denying she'd ever heard of Kevin.
That jump from sphere to "Sarah" seems to imply that Nora really did make her way to an alternate universe, where she took on a new identity — not unlike what has happened to Kevin Garvey every time he's drowned himself and become "Kevin Harvey, international assassin." Lindelof and company keep that reading alive for as long as they can, including in a scene in which Nora calls Laurie and the two women talk about their agreement not to say anything about each other to the people "here" and "there." Laurie, who appeared to commit suicide (by drowning!) the last time we saw her, has a baby on her lap throughout the call, raising the possibility that she, too, passed over to another plane of existence.
It gets weirder. After Nora hears that Kevin is looking for her, she packs a bag and is all set to flee when he knocks on her door. Kevin, too, looks about 20 years older. He says that she probably doesn't remember him, but that he used to admire her from afar back in Mapleton, and that the last time they spoke was at the Christmas dance a year after the Sudden Departure. His story is that he saw her by chance during a vacation in Australia, and thought it was finally time to ask her out.
One of the more out-there possibilities for what's happening is that Nora is in a universe with an alternate Kevin. Or maybe "our" Kevin found a way to travel to her world. But there is also a much simpler explanation: Laurie didn't kill herself, Kevin's story is a fake, and Nora is still herself, only older.
"The Book of Nora" is an unusual series finale. Only four of the show's main characters appear, and most of the hour is concerned with resolving a story line that wasn't introduced until the middle of Season 1. "The Leftovers" never really seemed as though it were "about" Kevin and Nora's turbulent romance — until Kevin's big revelatory trip into his own subconscious last week.
Yet Lindelof and company cleverly use that relationship to round out "The Leftovers" without delivering anything too on-the-nose or overly explanatory. Kevin's "secret admirer" act gives Nora the license to ask about the friends and relations she left behind when she chose to get zapped — which, by extension, catches the rest of us up with what happened to Matt, Mary, John, Jill and the rest. Nora reluctantly accepts Kevin's invitation to attend a local dance (which turns out to be a wedding), where she tries to trip him up, asking him about things he'd only remember if he were the "real" Kevin.
The big tease that Nora and Kevin are each somewhere (or someone) else is a prolonged act of misdirection — the kind Lindelof does so well. But the episode does have moments of genuine mystery, beyond that astonishing opening trip into the Departure machine.
If nothing else, it's curious that Nora keeps suffering odd mishaps and annoyances. Toward the end of the finale, after she leaves the wedding because she can't play along with Kevin's schtick anymore — "Because it's not true," she tells him tearfully — she has a bicycle accident. Near the wreck, she finds a goat, snagged on barbed wire. She brings it back to her house, where in the morning it starts eating the "messages of love" that the wedding party attached to Nora's homing pigeons. While picking through the pike, she finds what may have been Kevin's message to her. ("I know you're out there.") When he comes by her house a second time to fess up about how he really got there, she's already been softened up by the universe.
That just leaves two last bits of business for this episode to dispatch: his real "What have you been up to?" story, and hers. Kevin admits that for decades he's been spending every vacation in Australia, looking for her. Nora, meanwhile, somewhat surprisingly, says that she actually did make the trip to the land of the Departed.
What follows — as a sort of grand closing number — is another magnificent Carrie Coon monologue, in a series that's seen its fill. Nora describes the place she landed as a kind of shadow earth, where on the day of the Sudden Departure, everyone except the 140 million disappeared. She says this Earth is like a ghost planet, suffering from unexpected inconveniences because so many of the skilled laborers (like most of the pilots) are gone. Nevertheless, when she found her husband and kids they looked happy, because they were among the lucky few who stayed mostly together. ("In a world full of orphans, they still had each other," she says.) So she decided to leave them be, and instead spent years tracking down the physicist who invented the Departure machine, to get him to send her back.
That's a stunning story. But is it true? For that matter, is Kevin's? There are no images to back up what either is saying — just whatever they've conjured in our heads.
The magician Raymond Joseph Teller — the quieter half of the popular duo Penn and Teller — likes to say that the best tricks demand a devious imagination and a willingness to "make the secret a lot more trouble than the trick seems worth." Obsessive preparation matters as much a divine spark of creative imagination. "The Leftovers" never shied away from the uncanny, but ultimately its take on "magic" is more like Teller's. Consider Kevin and Nora. He found her through decades of hunting; and she got herself into a position to be found by slogging her way toward the one man in another dimension who had the technology to return her to ours.
At the end of the episode, when Nora says that she didn't go looking for Kevin after she returned because, "I knew that if I told you what happened, you'd never believe me," he replies: "Why wouldn't I believe you? You're here." So this becomes the final statement of a story about unfathomable loss. As "The Book of Nora" ends on a shot of homing pigeons belatedly returning, Lindelof and company urge us to mourn the lost but also to treasure who's here. The "Why?" of it all matters in "The Leftovers," but less so than the "What's next?"


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How To Keep Your Pet Healthy and Safe this Halloween
According to the National Retail Federation, this Halloween Americans will spend $2 billion on adult costumes, nearly $1 billion on children's costumes, and $350 million on costumes for their furry friends. It's estimated that 68 million Americans will dress up this Halloween and another 20 million pet owners will dress up their pets.
When it comes to pet costumes, the Federation says the five most popular are:
- Pumpkin
- Hot dog (especially popular among dachshunds)
- Bumblebee
- (tie) Lion/Star Wars characters (various)
- Devil
If you're looking to be trendy, however, and you have a pet with lots of hair on his head, comb the hair over to one side and poof it up a bit. The Donald Trump dog or cat will surely be a hit this Halloween.
"Still, you do need a neck tie to complete the look," says pet stylist Alice Lerman of Barker and Meowsky.
Lerman, AKA Mrs. Meowsky, says one of her trendiest choices is Sir Wags A Lot, a loosely fitting knight sweater for dogs who are fans of TV's Game of Thrones.
Another popular idea is a sport uniform or jersey representing the team of your pet's choice.
Interestingly, the internet has apparently spread the Halloween spirit to countries who don't even celebrate. Meowsky says her most popular item is a pair of bat wings, which she's shipped all over the world, including Australia, Canada, England, and Ireland.
"What's most important is that the pet is comfortable in whatever costume you choose," Meowsky adds.
Dr. Heather Loenser, American Animal Hospital Association staff veterinary advisor public and professional relations, agrees. "Some pets love all the fun of Halloween and for some pets all that activity is just too much to handle."
To keep your furry friend safe and happy this Halloween, Loenser offers a few tips:
- For pets who get nervous about the constant buzzing of the doorbell and knocks at the door by strange looking humans, it's best they are taken to a secluded room.
- Plug in a pheromone diffuser (Feliway for cats and Adaptil for dogs) to lower stress.
- Turn on calming music, such as Through A Dog's Ear or Victoria Stilwell's Positively Calming. Or, you can just play Bach or Mozart.
- Offer an alternative behavior by giving your pet a puzzle toy or treat-dispensing toy, or stuff low-fat peanut butter inside a chewable toy.
- If your pet is exceedingly over-the-top panicky, you may consider boarding, or contacting your veterinarian for appropriate anti-anxiety medication.
- Be sure your pet is microchipped and that your contact information with the microchip manufacturer is up to date. Because the door is open and closed so often, many pets are lost at Halloween.
- Keep pets away from chocolate, the artificial sweetener Xylitol, and adult "candy" (legal cannabis laced in brownies or cookies).
- Use electric or battery operated candles instead of the real thing. Candles can be knocked over by pets and can cause toxic fumes to pet birds.


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A picture says a thousand words and these amazing postcards will take you back in time.
Author Dan Austin is live in studio showing off his book of postcards. Almost every building in Detroit had a postcard from the early 1900's.
Dan also has a book out called "Greetings From Detroit" you can find it on www.historicdetroit.org.


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2018 BMW 5 Series Changes, Concept and PriceCategory : BMW
2018 BMW 5 Series Changes, Concept and Price – After a long awaited finally BMW will release a new car. We of Bestautorelease.com will share the latest information about the release of the car 2018 BMW 5 Series times as detailed as possible. BMW car is one brand that is famous all over the world, every car that was released has always brought great changes and awesome. This car will be released in 2018, we will also review about the price, interior, exterior and engine 2018 BMW 5 Series. So happy reading, and enjoy it.
BMW's redesigned 5-Series was a late arrival for the 2017 model year. That's why the automaker has already announced the 2018 5-Series which sees the lineup expanded with plug-in and performance-oriented models.
This is shared with the larger 7 Series but there are some minor differences between the two. For starters, the 2018 BMW 5 Series doesn't have the carbon reinforced chassis found on the 7 Series. Instead, it uses quite a bit of aluminum and some high strength steel. BMW also added aluminum fenders, a hood, and roof which allow them to save as much as little over 130 pounds over the previous model.
2018 BMW 5 Series Price
Our prices can range from $52,195 – $88,000 to get the 2018 BMW 5 Series is based on the current dollar exchange rate. Car prices are subject to change at any time. If there are changes in prices for the 2018 BMW 5 Series we will do an update on this article, so keep reading and following our blog Bestautorelease.Com.
2018 BMW 5 Series Specs
Below we have summarized some of the reviews about the features of the car exterior and interior 2018 BMW 5 Series. The car is expected to be a comfortable car for the ride by the community.
Instead of looking at their smaller models, BMW took quite a few cues from the larger 7 Series. The 2018 BMW 5 Series get a really upmarket cabin even with the high price tag. The driving position is approaching perfection with a low-mounted seat and great visibility all around the cabin. The dashboard is rather simple with a wide center stack on top of which a large wide LCD screen is mounted. Even though the iDrive system is still present, the LCD now supports touch-based controls, so it should make things a bit easier. The dashboard is still slightly turned towards the driver in order to offer a hassle-free experience. The instrument cluster, unlike in the competition, is still analog which is an interesting choice for sure.
2018 BMW 5 Series Engine
The M550i is the latest from BMW's M Performance family. It features a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 delivering 456 hp and 480 lb-ft, an 8-speed automatic transmission and standard all-wheel drive. The result is 0-60 mph acceleration in 3.9 seconds, making it quicker than the outgoing M5. Top speed is governed to 155 mph.
The US model gets just two engines. The base car has a 2 liter turbocharged inline 4 which is good for 248 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque. The 540i gets a 3 liter turbocharged inline 6 with 335 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque. These are slightly better than the older units but they do offer significantly better fuel efficiency. The European market gets an additional two diesel engines which offer between 190 and 265 horsepower as well as a large V8 and a hybrid. The latter options are also expected to hit the US market in the near future. Also, a future M model will more than likely boast a revised V8 gas engine with more than 600 horsepower.
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Bringing in the new year also means time to reflect and consider the year just been.
It is always with mixed emotions that we end one thing and begin another, so here is a close look at some of our favourite moments of 2018.
Focusing on the details - a freckle, a stand of hair, a perfectly placed button hole…2018 was all about textures, tones and soft/sharp focus.
Who knows what the new year will bring…. we can't wait to find out!
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A church full of flowers
03 June 2015
Cromarty's first art and flower festival is taking place from the 5th to 14th June. Hosted in the historic East Church, the exhibition is displaying the work of floral watercolour artists and expert florists. The church will be open daily from 10.00am to 4.00pm.
The Clunes Art Group have been working with their tutor, Julie Price, over the last 18 months, when students who had been studying with Julie on Highland Council funded classes asked her to carry on teaching them. Julie commented "So we were a real success for them as the classes were meant to encourage people to start a new skill and thats exactly what has happened. It has also forged some new friendships,contacts and provided an important time for some of them to have a break away from their carers duties. I am incredibly proud of the achievements of everyone in my art classes. Many of them were new to flower/floral watercolour painting when they started learning with me,and it is a testament to their skill and hard work that they are now ready to exhibit. The elegant and contemplative surrounds of the East Church will be the perfect place to display their work."
Julie is a skilled botanical artist herself,and no stranger to exhibiting her work, which has been exhibited in the Society of Botanical Artists' exhibition and was awarded an RHS medal at the Royal Horticultural Society's annual exhibition in London in 2004. In 2012, Julie achieved a Diploma in Botanical Watercolour at the Chelsea Physic Garden. Since moving to Cromarty Julie's art has been shown locally in Cromarty and Beauly, has been accepted to exhibit at the Royal Botanic gardens at Edinburgh next year and will on display in the church during the festival.
Evelyn Wilson, who is in charge of the floral displays, working with a team of expert florists fromacross the Black Isle, has a wealth of experience in putting together beautiful displays. One of the most recent was for Glasgow Cathedral during the Commonwealth Games, where the team created a display that was described as how we 'anticipate the gates of heaven will look'. The East Church is privileged to have Evelyn as the floral designer for special events and services. Evelyn is also looking forward to the art and flower festival, noting that: "We flower arrangers always enjoy a challenge, and so we are eager to use our skills to create designs that complement the art work, and reflect the beauty of the church."
The Scottish Redundant Churches Trust are also contributing to running the festival. The Trust Director, Victoria Collison Owen said: "We are immensely grateful to the Highland Council Black Isle Ward Discretionary fund, without which this festival could not take place. We are also indebted to a wonderful band of volunteers, who keep the church cared for and open daily for visitors throughout the year. This festival is a wonderful idea for a very special church, and I, for one, can't wait to see the displays."
The festival is free to visit, but donations to maintaining this historic building, and ensuring future art and flower festivals are always welcomed.
You can see more of Julie's art at http://www.juliepriceart.co.uk


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Eminem goes pop.
Eminem dropped the Revival tracklist.
Em's album rollout has been a bit shaky. The rapper alienated millions of fans after he unleashed a verbal attack on the ones that supported President Trump. He essentially told them to f–k off. Yeah, that didn't go over well, and now he's paying for it.
Em kicked off the era with his Beyonce-assisted ballad, Walk On Water," but to say it underperformed is an understatement. I'm worried for the rest of the album, because there are some serious A-list collaborations, and if Beyonce can't help him climb the charts, who can?
Pink Scrapped The Music Video For Her Eminem-Assisted Track "Revenge"
Who made the cut? Ed Sheeran is featured on a track titled "River," Alicia Keys on a song titled "Like Home," X Ambassadors on "Bad Husband," Kehlani on "Nowhere Fast," Skylar Grey on "Tragic Endings" and Phresher on "Chloraseptic." Don't worry, there are a number of solo songs as well, but including some of the biggest pop stars on the planet feels cringeworthy and desperate. I'm curious to see how this performs.
And where tf is Rihanna?
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Happy Monday! It's a motivation Monday post kind of day today! A lot of the times my sister is my inspiration and I felt like writing a short post about why.
My sister, Timea (T for the rest of the post) never ceases to amaze me with her abilities to navigate this maze that is life, and she does it in style. Yes, T also dresses fabulously (see pic below)!
Here's a short list of some of the things that have made my sister my inspiration.
- T was a talented dancer (for those of you that have read some of my posts, you know I wanted to be one but didn't quite have enough to go pro). Watching her move on stage always made my eyes fill with pride…okay they were tears, but they were tears of pride and joy!
- She's an equally talented choreographer. Her pieces always have depth, quality, and meaning behind every movement from head to toe. She also choreographed the dances that gave me my best marks – bonus!
- T was the first entrepreneur in our family. Naysayers couldn't hold her down. She took her passion for dance and fitness and created one-of-a-kind awesome fitness classes. I'm not just saying it because she's my sister; her classes were always full with die-hard supporters, including my bestie Carrie. She inspired my dedication to fitness, but probably even more important was that she also inspired me to start my own business. There are no words to express the difference that made in my life.
- She's a ridiculously awesome mom! I'm not sure if ridiculously awesome is a thing, but if it's not, it's a new category for her, and mom's like her. If you met my nephew, you would know what I meant! He'll be one next month, and in this last year, she has shown me yet another side of her that amazes me.
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Participant Name: Stephan Pham
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¡Hola mis amigos! My name is Stephen Pham and I am excited to become a part of the Costa Rica Program Participant Team this year. I am currently a first-year Economics Major with aims to minor in Sociology and to specialize in the School of Social Sciences' International Issues and Economics. I am a Vietnamese-American first-generation student from San Jose, California (Coincidentally also a city in Costa Rica!).
It was in my hometown where two beloved teachers introduced me to the complexities of the Spanish language and diverse cultures and histories (dance, religion, food, architecture). Transitioning into college, I am hoping to expand on the knowledge and experiences that I gained from my San Jose mentors in order to one day become a teacher myself. Being that I am a first-time traveler, I see the Costa Rica Program as one of the stepping stones that will assist in my development as a leader and future educator. I know challenges lie ahead but I am eagerly looking forward to the challenge of adapting to a new territory. I first became exposed to Costa Rica when I was assigned a history group project about Latin America that tasked students with understanding the social, political, economic, and cultural development and progression of countries such as Costa Rica.


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If you know me, you will know that I am a huge fan of Disney and Pixar. The Incredibles is one of my favourite Pixar films, only sitting behind Monsters Inc. I have been so excited for this film ever since it was announced, and there is no better time for an animated superhero sequel to be released. We are living in a goldmine of superhero films, and making it animated only gives us more opportunity for powers, abilities and battle scenes.
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Everything about this film just works perfectly. The characters are just as funny and well-written as they were back in the original, with great powers that reflect their personality and personas. They all have side-stories that connect to these powers, and yet it feels fitting and not cheesy or forced. There is a big moment for Jack-Jack, and I think he may be the minions or Olaf that we all desperately want - a side character that brings the fun and humour from a franchise, but this time not annoying!
The animation also helps go with the story, and simply it is a shock that animated superhero films outside of the small comic-animated films aren't made. There is so much more that can be done with animation, and a perfect example of that is the battle between Jack-Jack and the raccoon. It probably wouldn't be possible to do this in live-action, and even if they did it probably wouldn't work as well as it does here.
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The animation style matches the original one, yet also feels modern. This goes to show ahead of its time Pixar was, and they still progress further. The animation is stunning, from the character design to the setting. The powers support this animation style and helps give it more of a comic-book feel, separating it from the more recent Pixar films.
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This sequel may have been 14 years in the waiting, however the wait was totally worth it. With the gorgeous animation, brilliant battle scenes and a great family relationship, this is a movie that everyone will love. I recommend this to everyone, regardless if you saw the first film or not. This works as a sequel and a standalone, and I certainly hope that an Incredibles 3 will be on its way shortly.10/10
Have you seen Incredibles 2? Do you think so fondly of it like I did, or are you sick of Pixar releasing sequels now? Let me know in the comments below and I will check them out.
Until next time, that was some film for thought.
Until next time, that was some film for thought.


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Wannabe Writers #16
Where I am in the writing process: I just declared myself officially as a writer at the beginning of this month, May 2010. I have several ideas written down in my writing notebook. I haven't actually started writing except for a possible first sentence in one project and lots of notes for another. The notes are coming from research. I'm writing non-fiction magazine articles for children and hope to write a non-fiction book for kids as well. As far as novels go, I think that my love of history will lead me to write historical fiction.
Current problems: I am also a new blogger and am having so much fun getting to know everyone in the reading/writing/reviewing blog world. I think I need to start spending more time writing yet I'm learning so much through your blogs. Perhaps I need to find the right balance between the various activities involved in writing such as networking, marketing, brainstorming, researching, note taking, writing, revising, querying, and the list goes on and on. Does anyone have a handle on this?
Question of the Week: How to start a story. I've never been very good a writing hooks. Any suggestions? How did you start your story? (Dialogue, description, action, etc.)
I decided to read everyone's Wannabe Writer #16 posts first to help me think. I started commenting after reading some and came to the conclusion that different writers have different ways of starting a story. Even the same writer started different stories differently. Some plan and revise very carefully sometimes and others have the opening come to them sometimes spontaneously although perhaps not unexpectedly.
I like the idea of the "hook." I've heard journalists are taught the hook from early on. It seems to make sense that a writer must grab and hold a reader's attention. The word motivation comes to mind. A reader must have a compelling motive to want to read on. How does a writer motivate a reader to keep reading? One way might be to give the reader some astounding, shocking, or other attention grabbing bit of information, but then hint at the fact there is much more to know and understand, and he/she won't be satisfied or happy in life unless that "more" is discovered. I think page-turner authors create this forward, catalytic (sp?) motion not just at the beginning but also at other key points in their works.
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You make a good point - we not only have to get them interested in the very beginning, but keep hooking them again and again along the way! Sometimes it makes me feel like my pen (keyboard) is a fishing pole, but whatever! lolReplyDelete
Hello and thanks for your comment! You seem to agree with me about hooks, and how important they are:)ReplyDelete
It's always nioce to meet new bloggers! Good luck with your writing!
Welcome to the blogging world. I'm fairly new as well. I love books, and the book blogging community is great. Thanks for visiting my blog. I hope you enjoy The Brothers of Gwynedd.ReplyDelete
Good luck with your writing. It's better to try, than to not try and forever be wondering.
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Hello. Please introduce yourself
Hello, I'm Dario Magdic. I enjoyed playing computer games from a young age. When I got the desire to start working on them that was the time I started to learn 3D modeling. At college, I got a chance to finally create my own game. This was the time I learned a lot about game development. After college, I was looking for a job and saw Maxim Games advertisement. They were searching for a game programmer for which I applied but got invited to be a 3D artist instead. I gladly accepted.
That's an interesting turn of events – to apply to one position and end up working on another one. I guess you still liked it since it was closer to what you would like to do – 3D modeling, right? Could you name a few favorite games?
TES Morrowind, Diablo 2, WarCraft 3, Fallout 3, Black and White, Baldur's Gate 1,2
Wow, that's a nice list – only good games! Playing the aforementioned games, did you imagine you are going to be a game developer in the future?
I imagined that whenever I played a game. I always thought about how developers have created this or that. I thought if I were to create the same game what would I change or make different?
Please tell us what you have worked on for Maxim Games?
My position was 3D Team Lead. I did most of the 3D models. I was responsible for modeling, texturing, and animating most of the units in the game, including tanks, airplanes, ships, and infantry. Also, I did some of the terrain details. The realistic scenes for the main menu were also done by me.
I like those menu scenes a lot! Tell me how they were done
They represent the Battle of Arnhem – it was my main inspiration. So Zoran(Zoran Stanic the head of Maxim Games) got to me with concepts from our designer, and I started with simple 3D models like airplanes and tanks and then created surroundings like a bridge and ruined buildings. Later on, I combined the models with scenes where lighting was set and cameras and models were animated.
What did you like to work on the most?
Working on tanks was the most fun for me.
Why did you decide to go with the 3D modeling?
Well, I always had a need to create and tell a story. I started with painting and all that art stuff. When I discovered 3D modeling, it was a whole new level. In the beginning, it was hard. I had a dial-up Internet, and downloading even a text tutorial required an effort. But somehow I stayed with it and always advanced. When I could, I created the images from my imagination. That gave me extra inspiration to continue creating and learning.
Do you continue with painting nowadays?
I do digital painting and coloring comic books sometimes.
Thank you for taking your time to make this interview possible!
Thank you.


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I've had a bucket list ever since I learned what a bucket list was. More often than not, it would lie dormant; years would go by before I looked at it again. When the due date is DEATH, there really isn't any urgency to get things checked off my list. So I've decided instead to shorten the timeframe, and do a summer bucket list.
Summer isn't my favorite time of year; I've never had central air in any of the places I've lived, so some days I don't even want to live anymore. I'm also very much against being out in the sun during max-UV hours (10am-2pm, but in the summer it feels more like 9am-5pm – what do you know, a full workday). And summer always brings to mind the nostalgic days of summer vacation, back when I had no worries at all.
But this is a new year. So many things have changed this year, and I'm going to embrace a new mindset for the summer. For once, I will purposely try to enjoy summer. All of it. I'm going to make a list of things to do this summer, and I'm going to do my best to get them all done. Or die trying. (Just kidding, no dying. Well, no intentional dying.)
Summer Bucket List
- Go on a road trip.
- Play volleyball at the beach.
- Finish my backlog of to-read books.
- Make jam.
- Sew cloth napkins.
- Declutter my closet.
- Meditate for 30 min to 1 hour.
- Update my resume.
I've been planning a California coastal road trip (that eventually evolved into an LA-to-Vancouver-Canada trip) for the past few years, but the timing has always been off. So instead of waiting for the right timing, I decided I'm gonna go by myself this summer. I won't be able to go all the way up to Vancouver as planned, that's a hell of a drive. But my class is having a rafting trip near Sacramento in the middle of my trip, so maybe I can go up to Sacramento, go rafting, and turn around to head down the coast. I'll bring along my backlog of books to finish on this trip. And I might get lucky and find a volleyball game happening along the way!
There are a few lifestyle changes on this list. Decluttering is a huge endeavor I'm still undertaking; I have many things sorted but I haven't gotten rid of them yet. And I have many things left to sort. So I'd like to make a dent in some of that, specifically my closet. My closet is more storage than wardrobe; besides a few dresses, coats, and jackets, most of my clothes fit in a dresser. That means 95% of my closet is crap I don't use.
This past month, I've been working on reducing my paper product consumption. Paper towels, napkins, toilet paper, printing paper, notebooks. I haven't been keeping track of how much I've reduced, but since I made a conscious effort, I feel like I've made a difference. Which brings us to the cloth napkins: I want to sew cloth napkins from the decluttered clothes that are too old to donate but not ratty enough to waste on rags.
Meditation is also a habit I'm trying to build. Right now, I've never done anything longer than a 20-min guided meditation, but I would like to aim for at least 30 minutes unguided. Preferably, I could find a temple or monastery on my road trip. But if not, I'm perfectly happy with stopping at a beach along the coast. Or on some bench in a forest.
Finally, I need to update my resume and start looking for work. Now that I've figured out what I want to do career-wise, it's time to get a move on before I run out of savings. And the jam-making is on my actual bucket list, has been for years. So it's definitely gonna happen this summer.
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Regan Haggerty tweeted that she thought her rooster was snoring Thursday. The tweet only got five likes. But when she posted the video follow-up Friday, it garnered thousands of retweets and likes.
"His name is ChimKim but we call him Chim. My boyfriend and I moved into a guesthouse and a previous tenant had just left him here when he moved out," Haggerty told INSIDER.
Haggerty said Chim has been snoring since she's known him.
"We started leaving our door open, and over time he started exploring inside our apartment and warming up to us. One day, I just decided to pick him up and see how he'd react to being held and cuddled with and he started falling asleep and drifting over because he was sleeping so deeply! And now as soon as our door opens in the morning to let our cats out, he comes right in! He actually started snoring the very first time I pet him to sleep," she said.
Nicole Gennetta, author of "Backyard Poultry Health Guide: Diagnosis & Treatment," wrote on Quora in December 2017 that it's not technically possible for chickens to snore. "Snoring is caused by air passing through a narrowed airway as the individual sleeps. This narrowing can be at the soft palate, nose, mouth or throat," she explained. "Chickens do not have the same airway structure as humans. Their glottic opening is at the rear of the tongue. This opening allows chickens to breathe with their mouth closed- the air travels from their nares (nostrils) through the glottic opening and into the trachea."
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Haggerty doesn't have any illusions about Chim's snores, though. "I think he's just chirping a bit, like sometimes when cats or dogs fall asleep they make little noises," she said. "I like to believe he's snoring!"


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I get it, you're stuck in a toxic environment and everyone is telling you to get out as fast as you can–but you know that, like with all good things, it takes time. Because I understand that all too well, I want to offer up to you a few ways to maintain your sanity when you're surrounded by negative people, be they family, "friends," (in)significant others, or co-workers. Let them spit their poison at you, because you've already grown impervious–nay, immune–to it, and it's only falling on their very own feet. You know you'll be freeing yourself from them someday–and it's going to be a good, good day.
But until then, here are some tips on how to not let their toxicity get to you.
8 – Tell yourself the opposite of what they say
Positive affirmations are the only shield against negative affirmations constantly thrown at you by people who are CARING TOO LOUDLY. When you're being told you're not good enough, you're not pretty enough, you're useless, no one's going to want you, you're a failure, and more, put on that facade of, "Oh, yeah, no I'm totally listening to you," cue on the appropriately timed nodding, and then tell yourself in your mind the exact opposite to negate their negativity. Tell yourself, "I'm good enough. I'm pretty enough. I'm helpful. Somebody's going to want me. I'm a success. I love me." You got to keep your sanity in check when everyone's trying to make you go crazy!
7 – Get out of there–for now
Since this is all about not being able to escape whatever situation you may be in for the time being, I can't suggest you just run off right then and there. However, getting out is important once in a while, especially if there's no other way for you to get some privacy to recuperate (I mean, you've already been in the bathroom for 30 minutes–they're going to get a firefighter to put an ax to the door, and how embarrassing is that, especially if that firefighter's hot and yes, you did take a dump). Since the other person is not likely going to listen to your request that they get the hell out of there, it's really up to you to grab your keys and head out for some fresh air, precious alone time (or rant time with friends, whatever floats your boat), and that important distance from all the toxic fumes you're bound to breathe in otherwise.
6 – Smile to yourself, for yourself
No, don't smile at them. Don't smile while they are trying to tear you down with their nonsense! But smile to yourself later, or when you are alone and feeling stressed, even though toxicity might not be right in front of you. Don't smirk. Don't scoff. Feel the corners of your mouth lift up into a reassured, easy smile. A loving smile directed at yourself. Feel your mood lift. Feel the muscles in your face relax. Feel your heart pacing itself, your breaths slowing and deepening naturally. It will feel like everything is going to be okay when you are smiling like it's already all okay.
5 – Prepare music playlists in advance
Sometimes, though, when that smile just won't appear on your face, you got to let yourself wallow. It's important to embrace whatever emotional rut you are in at that very moment and dive in fully so you can come out on the other side of the bank refreshed, quenched. For these very scenarios, you're going to need some epic background music like your life is a movie. I advise you to make a few playlists in advance. Pile up all your sad and mellow songs into one playlist so they can encourage your tears to freely fall. Crying is a powerful catharsis. Group your angry, fierce songs into another if you feel like kicking all your troubles away. Put uplifting, powerful, motivational songs into one and your calming, meditative tracks into yet another.
4 – Go to your happy place
If wherever you are right now, whether it's at home or at work, is not pleasing or satisfactory to you, there's one thing left to do–leave it… in your mind. Since you can't quite leave a toxic environment physically, unless you want to become homeless or get fired, you will have to do the next best thing: let your mind wander. Find a place in your head that makes you feel safe, or a place you eagerly want to go to that can be a real-life goal or destination. For example, my happy place is an apartment that I have all to myself. I'm an introvert and can't get enough "me time." I've decorated it for myself, making it as cozy as possible. Someday, I hope to make it a reality, and so to reach that destination, I cultivate resilience. When I retreat into it, I am happier. Create a space like that for yourself.
3 – Express yourself
It's hard to express yourself or get yourself heard in a toxic environment since people are often trying to put you down. Since that's the way it is, you have to get all those pent up thoughts and emotions out some other way–now find that other way. It can be anything: journaling, blogging, drawing, writing, dancing, singing, etc. There are so many different outlets. You can participate in spoken word or attend a poetry reading at the nearby cafe. Go to a kickboxing class every week to destroy a sandbag! It's imperative that you get these feelings out there. You don't need to express to an audience, but you need to express. Don't swallow and hold in all the toxicity that's festering inside you, wearing you down from the inside. Especially do not misdirect it at somebody else. Let it go! (And do not sing Frozen to me…)
2 – Surround yourself with positivity
Whenever you can, leave the toxic environment to surround yourself with positivity. Don't watch depressing Dateline. Don't have a rant sesh with friends every single time you guys hang out. Instead, surround yourself with positive environments and people! Make friends with those who are always optimistic, smiling, inspirational, and uplifting. Go to a dog park (with a friend who has a dog so you don't look like a creep, by the way) so you can pet ALL THE FURRY ANIMALS. Dogs are always positive and inclined to make you feel instantly better. Watch funny videos of silly pets, people with infectious laughs, and even celebrities who are bright and cheery all the time. You can choose a lot of your surroundings, even though you may be stuck in one toxic environment, so put that power of choice to good use!
1 – Practice gratitude
It's easy to feel stuck or miserable wherever you are in life, but the important thing is to be grateful no matter what. Gratitude is hard to practice, especially when depression hits, but staying sharply focused on it is very important in any toxic environment. Looking for the good in everything is what surprisingly lets you hold onto your sanity, because you'll see less of the darkness around you.
This will also stop you from feeling victimized–even though you probably are. Why is this important? Because once you stop feeling like the victim, you will be getting back control and power–over yourself, your feelings, your thoughts, your emotions, your life. You can't control your surroundings, only your reaction to them.
Like I suggested in my New Year's resolution post, try to write at least five things a day in a gratitude journal to start seeing less of the toxic environment around you. Then you won't feel like you're drowning in acid. Don't let others' negativity get to you!
Remember to stay strong and love yourself! I understand how hard it is, I really do. We all go through this. Remember that we are all in this together (but do not sing High School Musical to me…). I sincerely hope that these tips will help you feel better in stressful situations and toxic environments. I want you to smile and to be as happy as you can be, no matter where you are in life.


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|Max Steel: Maximum Morphos
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Ben Anderson
Barry Karnowski
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After being betrayed by his own creator, Morphos returns and stronger than ever. In order to prove that he is the greatest villain of all, he begins to steal the powers of all of Dread's enemies, including Max Steel. To stop him, Max must team-up with his enemies and unlock his greatest power known so far, the Turbo Exo Strength Mode.
In a rainy night, Dread is walking through the corridors of his mansion, until he hears something. Out of the blue, Morphos appears on his front, which shocks him and he says how he was glad that his "son" had survived. As Morphos walks towards him, he mentions that his father attempted to kill him, while Dread says that he was the one who gave him life, though the monster ignores and punches Dread, tossing him in the wall. He proceeds to show his ability of combining modes and mentions that he had surpassed the design that Dread gave him and attacks him. Dread ultimately ends up restrained and Morphos reveals his plan of conquering the world and remaking it on his own image and proceeds to experiment on Dread while he screams.
In the next day, Toxzon is attacking Copper Canyon with his blimp. Max Steel quickly arrives and attempts to stop him by using his Turbo Hydro Heat Mode. Upon knocking down the villain, he quickly gets up and pulls a lever that releases an army of Goopanoids. Shortly after, Sydney calls Max and foreshadows that she knew that he was Max Steel. While Max fights against Toxzon, a mysterious figure destroys the Goopanoids and save the citizens. Eventually, the blimp is damaged and was about to fall and kill many people, yet Morphos appears and uses Max's Turbo Strength Mode to stop the vehicle. He then steals Toxzon's powers and upon seeing the citizens of Copper Canyon greeting him, he claims to be the new protector of Copper Canyon.
Overtime, Morphos captures the Elementors and Extroyer and as result his popularity grows, until he becomes the new mayor of the Copper Canyon city.
- Andrew Francis as Max, Toxzon, Police 2, Fire Elementor and Air Elementor
- Sam Vincent as Steel
- Brian Dobson as Morphos, Mayor, Jason Naught
- Brian Drummond as Earth Elementor, Water Elementor, and Extroyer
- Mark Oliver as Miles Dread and Citizen 1
- Trevor Duvall as Metal Elementor, Jim McGrath, and Police 1
- Sarah Edmondson as Sydney Gardner and Citizen 2
- Nicole Oliver as Molly McGrath
- The movie is a direct continuation of Dawn of Morphos.
Noteworthy Events
- Sydney reveals that it has been some time ever since she knew that Maxwell was Max Steel.
- Morphos momentarily becomes the hero and protector of Copper Canyon, even becoming the mayor of said city.
- Extroyer, Toxzon and the Elementors are still active and team-up in order to stop Morphos.
- There were various scenes in the film in where the mutated claw that Miles Dread had, would disappear mysteriously.
- The first time this error was seen scene in the film was when Max Steel used Turbo Cannon Spike Mode on Morphos to try and defeat him. At some point in that scene, Miles Dread can be seen standing up in the background. That is when his mutated hand can be spotted missing. But later on in the film, his mutated claw reappears out of no where, when Morphos is flying towards to Miles Dread and Max Steel, after being blasted out from the mansion by Morphos with his Toxzon powers.
- The second time this error was seen in the film, was when Max Steel, Miles Dread, The Elementors, Toxzon, and Extroyer are jumping out of Jim McGrath's Ship, when they were preparing to fight against Morphos and the Human Morphos Hybrids. Also, the claw is not seen while he is fighting them. But just like before, Miles Dread's claw reappears out of no where, when Miles Dread was about to attack Morphos in his Maximum Morphos form.
- When Max Steel and Miles Dread were fighting Morphos inside of the mansion, you can see Dread's mutated hand starting to give a mysteriously yellow glow. This can be seen in the fight, when Morphos uses his Earth Elementor powers on Miles Dread to attack. In that scene, his mutated hand is glowing. But the glow disappears when Miles Dread stands up (Which is also when Miles Dread's mutated claw disappears).
- This error can be seen in the scene when the Goopanoids are attacking the citizens of Copper Canyon. When one of the Goopanoids is seen terrorizing a little girl, the monster is later destroyed by Morphos. When the girl realizes that she has been rescued from the Goopanoid, Morphos bands her, her purple Teddy Bear back. But in that scene, you can clearly see that Morphos' right hand has an error. In this error, Morphos' claws are not seen. Instead of them being colored black, they are colored the same shade of yellow as his right hand.
- After Morphos' machine self-destructed when Max Steel (In Turbo Sonic Flight Mode) tried to get there in order to cure the citizens, Morphos lifts the foot of Extroyer off of him (Who had stomped and stood on top of in a previous scene). In that scene when he is free, the claw on his thumb of his right hand changed its color. It changed from black to a purple/ blue color.
- There is another with an error that consists in the background of one of the scenes. After the machine had self-destructed when Max attempted to enter THI, Morphos was seen lifting up Extroyer Tyrannosaurus Rex by its foot and throwing him to the floor afterwards. He lands right behind Morphos in that scene. The next scene in were we see Morphos, there is an error. Where Extroyer Tyrannosaurus Rex had supposedly fell, the Mutant is no where to be seen behind Morphos. Instead of Extroyer Tyrannosaurus Rex being behind Morphos, there is an army of Human Morphos Hybrids that is behind him. But after Morphos revealed to his enemies his Maximum Morphos form, Extroyer Tyrannosaurus Rex is seen charging at him. Only that he doesn't come from behind Morphos. He appears somewhere on the left side corner from Morphos.
The film was originally announced at the Nuremberg Toys Fair of 2015 on Germany, but it took few months to be noticed by fans. The film was mentioned in the description of the Mutant Morphos and Exo Strength Max Steel action figures.
In April, it was announced that Mattel and Turner Broadcasting signed an agreement that gave Turner's channels (Cartoon Network and Boomerang) over 800 minutes of exclusive Mattel content, which included the 2015 trilogy.
The film aired on August 5, 2015 on the Latin American Cartoon Network. In few places however, Wrath of Makino aired instead.
- Two action figures based on the movie were released: Exo Strength Max Steel and Mutant Morphos, which were unveiled in the Nuremberg Toys Fair in 2015.
- N-Tek does not appear in the film due to unknown reasons. It is possible that they were recovering from Morphos' attack in the previous film, thus leaving Max and Steel alone.
- The Spanish dub of Maximum Morphos was originally titled as "Morphos to the Limit", but it was changed to the original title. Interestingly, the Brazilian dub's title is slightly different, being translated literally as "The Almighty Morphos".
- The film was released in the Cinépolis film theaters in December 2015.
- Alongside with the mini episodes released in 2016, this was the last episode to be animated by Nerd Corps Entertainment. Following Team Turbo, released in 2016, the movies were animated by Arc Productions.
- The title of the film could be a reference to Marvel's "Maximum Carnage" storyline from the 90s.


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The Winter Camp will be conducted for players from the age of 5 – 13 years of age.
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Los Angeles company says its negotiating to create reefs in Qatar similar to its project in Dubai
Qatari resorts are planning to create artificial reef sites that look like ancient "lost cities", Gulf Times has reported.
Los Angeles-based Reef Worlds told the newspaper it was in discussions with two Qatari resorts to restore regional reef habitat off the coast in a bid to create a diving and snorkelling attraction.
The company is focused on creating reefs for tourism benefit, according to its website. It already is designing in Dubai what it hopes will be the world's largest sustainable underwater tourism site.
Copying its promotional material for Dubai, Reef Worlds director of development Dave Taylor said: "Qatar has a unique tourism problem that we address. When one considers the 350 miles of coastlines surrounding Qatar, scuba diving and underwater exploration is not on the Top Ten list, and yet it is almost everywhere else in the world. We want Qatar to be on the global tourism stage."
The company has stated plans to develop reefs in conjunction with waterfront resort developers from the Gulf to South East Asia in places where tourism and regional habitat could benefit from such investment.
Qatar Tourism Authority chairman Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi told Arabian Business in May he intended to develop much of the country's vast coast line, which presently is barely touched.


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The Importance of Internships
May 9, 2017
In an article on GoodCall.com about what new college graduates need on their resumes, LIM College's Associate Director of Employer Management and Alumni Relations, Todd Lotcpeich, provided input about the benefits of internships in the educational process.
He says, "All one needs to do is take a look at 'entry level' job postings to see that employers are expecting students to graduate with real-world experience. By taking advantage of internships, a student is graduating not only with a degree, but also with a solid resume."
The article cites a report by iCIMS in which 70% of recruiters and college seniors agree that internships are actually more valuable to employers than the GPAs of new college grads.


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In the AM with Evan Arbour
September 21, 2016
YC instructor Evan Arbour knows a thing or two about starting your morning off strong — in fact, he frequently rocks the podium with the Roosters! Evan shares how he manages to actually get up at 4:15 AM each morning, the breakfast he swears by to start his day and more as he takes us through a typical morning…
I've always been a morning person, so when I had the chance to teach a 6:00 AM class on Tuesdays and Thursdays in SOHO, I jumped at the chance! New York City is so quiet in the morning and I get to enjoy a whole part of the day before some people have even left their beds.
I've found that early mornings are all about the night before. Here is my early morning prep routine:
Set the coffee maker: I am a coffee drinker and love having a little bit before I head off to teach! My coffee maker can be set to start brewing at a specific time, so I set it to right before my alarm goes off. It acts like a secondary alarm clock (I have thought about buying the alarm clock that actually MAKES a cup of coffee on your nightstand...).
Overnight Oats: Overnight oats are one of the easiest things to make and are a lifesaver for early risers. Here's the recipe I came up with:
2 cups rolled oats
1.5 cups almond milk
2 Tbsp peanut butter
2 Tbsp of chia seeds
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp of coconut flakes
1 handful of raw cashews
1 handful of dried cranberries
Put all the ingredients into a fridge-safe bowl and let sit overnight. The chia seeds and oats absorb the almond milk and make a great early morning breakfast. I usually have half before I teach, and the other half after class!
4:15 AM: Wake-up call
I have my coffee and over night oats. I love almond milk in my coffee and add more peanut butter to my overnight oats.
4:30 AM: Light stretching and meditation
I stretch out my legs and hip flexors to wake them up for the day. My legs have a tendency to tighten up overnight, so I make sure to stretch them out a little bit before I head off to teach! I have a yoga mat in my bedroom and I will do a couple "runner's lunge" stretches on each side, pigeon stretch and some forward bends to really get my hamstrings, calves and hips alive and ready. I treat this time as a meditation to grab onto a sense of the ground and center myself for class.
4:50 AM: Pack my backpack for the day and head out the door
I pack a couple pairs of workout clothes, my computer, a muscle rolling stick (in case I have a really tight spot I need to work out on the train!), my water bottle and a bar (usually a LaraBar). I put my shoes on and I'm out the door and off to start my day with the roosters!
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Bill limiting police use of lethal force stalls in the California Legislature
SACRAMENTO — A bill to toughen the standard on when an officer can shoot a suspect stalled in the state Senate on Wednesday, with lawmakers pledging to examine the use of deadly force in the coming months.
Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, said the Legislature simply ran out of time on AB931, which would have required officers to only use lethal force when necessary to prevent imminent death or injury, and then only when there is no reasonable alternative. The bill died without a vote after being sent to the Senate Rules Committee.
"California's current use-of-force standard is outdated and unconstitutional," Atkins said in a statement Wednesday night. "It must be modified in a way that reduces preventable deaths and restores the public trust while balancing the ability of law enforcement to adequately protect the public safety."
Assembly members Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, and Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, introduced the bill amid high tensions and daily protests in Sacramento after two city police officers shot and killed Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old black man who was unarmed.
Under California law, officers can use "reasonable force" when making an arrest. Deadly force is justified when an "objectively reasonable" officer would have reacted the same way under similar circumstances, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1989.
Weber said the bill was needed to ensure officers use all other alternatives before shooting a suspect. Advocates have argued that police departments with more restrictive use-of-force policies kill fewer people per capita.
The bill was opposed by law enforcement groups, including California Association of Highway Patrolmen, California Police Chiefs Association and California State Sheriffs' Association.
Brian Marvel, president of the Peace Officers Research Association of California, said law enforcement groups were "all hands on deck" to kill the bill.
Melody Gutierrez is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Twitter: @MelodyGutierrez


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Back in August, a group calling itself Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good released a study purporting to show that, rather than attempt to condition or restrict or delay abortion choices, states should increase welfare spending if they want to reduce the numbers of abortions. After the election–an event on which the study's announcement was intended to have an effect, and perhaps did–CACG released a revised version making much less sweeping claims.
Professor Michael New, of the University of Alabama and the Witherspoon Institute, had a hand in prompting the revisions, and has some choice words for the new version of CACG's study at MoralAccountability.com. Catholics in Alliance has a reply posted at the same site, and New has the final word. The state of play seems to be summed up in New's remark that "welfare policy has no more than a marginal effect on the incidence of abortion." By contrast, "there are numerous peer reviewed studies which indicate that parental involvement laws and public funding restrictions reduce abortion rates." So far CACG seems to have taken little interest in what the evidence suggests about what really works.


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Buying Drinking Horns
There are quite a number of options of alcoholic drinks that you can go for. When it comes to drinking alcohol, the container that you use to drink them with is also important. Owing to the fact that men knew how to make alcohol first than glass, naturally, they had to put their fermented drinks like mead, wine, and ale into any container they have set they eyes on. People in the past made sure to not waste any animal part that they are able to rear or hunt. Men in the past have eventually come up with tools that they can use to remove the insides from the horns of the bovines. This is where the idea of dinking horns have come into the picture. Until this day, the use of drinking horns is still being done among some individuals who want to drink alcohol the Viking way. To learn more about drinking horns and how you can go about drinking like a Viking through them, read till the end.
If you have decided to buy a good drinking horn, you have to first know a few things in terms of history about this particular item. According to records, drinking horns have been existing about 2,600 years ago. But then, there are now records that claim that the use of these drinking horns dates back to more than those particular years. For this entire period, there is more to drinking horns than just being drinking vessels. When it comes to drinking horns, they are becoming more of a reminder, symbol, or meaning of how hallowed the past was. From various civilizations from across the world, drinking horns are not just made of horn but are now made of metal and glass.
If you talk about drinking horns coming from different ancient cultures, the most common cultures to use them include the Greeks, Romans, and the Scandinavians. However, if you really want to learn more about their history, you should explore the Scythians and the Thracians more. All in all, these drinking horns have become very much important across cultures in the past and even until now.
One of the things that you should know about drinking horns if you are buying some is that they are now made from a range of materials. If you will be going for an ox, cow, or buffalo drinking horn, its inner core must first be removed. The whole of the horn must first be soaked or boiled in hot water by the makers of these drinking vessel. After boiling, the softened marrow will then be scraped out. Once this core has been removed completely from the horn, the use of heat is again necessary to soften it and press it accordingly to the shape of choice.
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The Jakarta Post
A Citilink Indonesia flight attendant dons the new hijab-style uniform. (JP/Jessicha Valentina)
Low-cost carrier Citilink Indonesia has geared up for Ramadhan by unveiling new cabin crew uniforms and special Ramadhan hot meals on Monday.
"Starting from May 14, all [Citilink's] cabin crews will wear new uniforms," said Ranty Astari Rachman, vice president corporate secretary and corporate social responsibility for the airline.
The uniforms were first introduced on March 19. Featuring new colors — dark green, lime and gray — it has a Gurdo Aji pattern, which is the child of a Garuda bird that flies higher and farther.
Designed by Luis Vioni, the new uniforms also come with a hijab design.
Ranty told The Jakarta Post that 25 percent of the cabin crew actually wear hijabs in their everyday lives. Previously, they weren't allowed to wear it during work; hence the new design was aimed to cater to them.
Furthermore, the airline also flies to Aceh province as well as Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The two cities require female flight attendants to wear hijabs, adding one more reason to create the new uniforms.
Read also: Citilink introduces new attendant uniforms with ASEAN expansion
Ranty explained that as the airline wanted to expand its routes, they also felt the need to provide a hijab design for female flight attendants.
Ranty expressed her hopes that through the new uniforms, the airline would be able to improve its service.
In regard to the Ramadhan menu, Ranty mentioned it would be available from the first day of Ramadhan.
Priced at Rp 45,000 (US$3.20) , the prebooked menu offers four dishes, namely bakmi Jawa (Javanese style fried noodles), nasi goreng (fried rice), lontong medan (Medan-style rice cakes served with coconut gravy) and nasi Padang (Padang-style mixed rice).
Low cost air carrier Citilink offers many benefits for passengers who travel abroad particularly for medical reasons. This benefit applies for passengers traveling to Penang, Malaysia, for example. (Shutterstock/Broewnis Photo)
Additionally, the airline will also provide free takjil (breaking-of-the-fast snacks) for passengers who board a flight near the breaking-of-the-fast time.
Ranty mentioned that the takjil would include kurma (dates) and one sweet treat, such as kolak (bananas and sweet potatoes stewed in coconut milk), es pisang hijau (banana-based ice desserts) or bubur sum-sum mutiara (rice porridge), and a bottle of mineral water. (kes)
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