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Posted: Sunday, 02 November 2008
"After my case comes up..." I don't think we wish to know any more details, CB :-) I can see how the massage booths could be a problem, also the pole dancing on the bar might not go down too well. Just make sure you've got the fluffy dressing gowns and infinity pool (heated by free electricity of course) and you'll sail through the enquiry... Good luck with the fence!
Jill from EK
This seems to be a blog with a bit for everyone. "Gravy browning" ... isn't that very traditional? I'm all for tidal turbines, they will help keep the massage parloours warm.
Barney from Swithiod blowing in the wind
Your right of course Barney , everyone wants gravy browning and traditional is my middle name. Jill the enquiry is in a locked room and I cant sail anywhere -- thanks for the good luck wishes I shall need them.
Crofterbill from the kitchen
If Gravy is to be browned won't you need some sunbeds as well? Might as well go the whole hog...
Flying Cat from mmmmmmm gravy.....
......and I thought the last lot was breezy, Sunday was off the scale here. Sunbeds? well now I understand from ready "Sauna Weakly" that sunbeds are not the 'in thing' to have. Although you have given me the idea of painting said customers in gravy browning. As long as they stay away from rain they should be ok ----- and tasty too !!! Whole hog - I shall look at pig farming as well - FC your full of bright ideas - another idea I shall have to write to "Stockbreeders Fortnightly" about.
Crofterbill from deep in the bunker
Isn't it Stockbreeders Monthly? Errrrrrrrrrm...I almost wish I hadn't said that...
Flying Cat from Crackling Good Ideas Inc
I assume the gravy browning is the non-toxic equivalent of the St Tropez spray tan? Just don't go out in the rain...
Jill from EK
...or near a d.o.g.
Flying Cat from fingerlickin' good
i'm still witing to try to your tatties and gravy,cb!!!
carol from on great barrier island
I think you'll have to get a wee bit closer than NZ Carol, if you're wanting a go at CrofterBill's tatties!
Flying Cat from virtual gravy boat
FC-i and here was i counting on crofterbill moving out to nz just to serve me his famous tatties and gravy...
carol from back in auckland
..... and I thought the last blow was a real one, this one is worse than the worse one. Good job I had a case of the gravy browning set aside. Carol, the mind is now racing as to how I can get the tatties to you hot -- there has to be a way. My case was set back for social reports - wondered if thats like a gun report? The planners are still not happy with the massage rooms ( I had spelled it message rooms) so they asked if I was running a Telegraph service. They liked the pole dancers poles, I had those labelled as roof supports. We are nearly there now i's to be crossed and T's to be dotted. Still thats what you get if you hold the plan upside down. cheery bye for now
CrofterBill from the lower bunker

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Thursday, 29 September 2011
Frankie magazine
Have you heard about
Frankie Magazine
before? Frankie is a bi-monthly magazine based in Australia. One of my favourite magazines at the moment! Full of creativity, beautiful pictures and lovely ideas. Today I had some time to read there latest issue. Found a lot of good inspiration.
Not only the bright summer sun made me smile today, these sweet buttons of
Andie's Specialty Sweets
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Recreational (beginner)
Intermediate (formerly known as Setter)
Competitive (formerly known as Spiker)
Power (advanced)
- Teams may use substitutions only to reach a full complement of 6 players.
- Teams that are missing their 7th player are not permitted to find a substitute to replace that 7th player. (If a team uses a libero, typewriting is permitted in such a case.)
- The substitute player must be rated in a division equal to or lower than the absent player (e.g. A setter level player cannot substitute for an absent player rated for the recreational division).


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I have been an avid PacSafe user ever since 2008. I have gone through a number of PacSafe products from the CarrySafe pouch, two generations of PacSafe Wallets (up to the RFID versions), Camera bags like the CamSafe Venture V12 Sling Bag and V16 Sling Pack and the handy CarrySafe 100 camera strap. It's amazing to see how their Anti-Theft products has evolved in terms of functionality and design. Now I'm glad they are expanding and is more accessible by finally having their own flagship store at the ground floor of Glorietta 5 in Makati. A first also on the global scale for the brand.
Field Test | Manfrotto MKC3-P01 Compact Photo Kit Review
If you like shooting landscapes, night skies or even architecture, a tripod is an essential tool for these kind of photography. For beginners in photography, I always stress how important good quality tripods when buying one. Think about it, you have a really costly camera on top of it, would you risk your thousands-of-pesos investment on a flimsy tripod? There are already several trusted brands already and one of them is Manfrotto. For the past few months I have been using the Manfrotto MKC3-P01 Compact Photo Kit. It's a model that's been out for quite a while and is leaned as a good starter tripod but still sturdy enough for rugged use.
Gear | Fuse Chicken Titan Loop: Toughest USB Cable on Earth
Let's admit it. Apple makes great products from Macbooks to iPhones and iPads but they suck at making cables for device connectivity and charging. Ask any user and they'll sing the same tune – their cables doesn't last that long. That's why numerous option from third-party manufacturers seek to address this concern. Fuse Chicken is one of them with their Titan line of nearly indestructible cables. I had the pleasure of trying the Titan Loop, a 9-inch long cable that can be looped as a keychain.
Reads | Day Hikes and Nature Walks from Manila Review
"There is enough mountain to climb every weekend of the year and you wouldn't be able to finish them all!" says Gideon Lasco during his much awaited launch of his first book, "Day Hikes and Nature Walks from Manila". Gideon, a physician and medical anthropologist by profession, started climbing mountains since he was 8 years old. To date, he has climbed over 150 mountains in the Philippines, hiked in 20 countries spanning 6 continents, and scaled 3 of the 7 summits of the world. He was one of the pioneers of the website www.pinoymountaineer.com.
Starmobile Knight Spectra Review in 15 Photos
Filipino mobile brand Starmobile is pushing the boundaries of their mobile imaging with their flagship Starmobile Knight Spectra. It's a 13MP + 2MP rear Dual-camera phone designed to entice photography enthusiast. I recently had the chance to do a field test of the Starmobile Knight Spectra in my recent travels to see how this flagship spec 5.5" screen dual-camera smartphone performs in the real world. In this review, my focus is on the phone's imaging capabilities as well as sampling out-of-the-camera images.
The North Face 100 PH 2016: The Tough 11k Trail Run
Never underestimate the distance. That's one of the few lessons I learned running the 11k trail run at the recently held The North Face 100 PH in Benguet. After running the 12k trail at the Salomon Xtrail in Subic a couple of weeks before, I thought it would be easier for me to get a better time here. My goal for this 11k run was to finish strong, at least on the upper half on the overall ranking. I never thought that this shorter would challenge me that much though.
Human Nature's 1st Save Our Seas Coastival Kicks off Oceans Month
Recently I was saddened to read the news that more than half of the Great Barrier Reef are at high risk of dying off because of severe bleaching. And what's disheartening is, it is 175 times likelier triggered by human-caused climate change. If we're not careful much of our reefs in our country could suffer the same fate. That is why Human Nature, a local manufacturer of natural personal care products, initiated the first Save Our Seas Coastival dubbed #SOSCoastival in San Juan, La Union. It's a day of gathering like minded individuals with the passion for caring for our environment and spreading awareness on how we can practically contribute on preserving environment by choosing eco-friendly products in our daily lives.


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Persian Gulf Arab oil producers don't support holding an emergency meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, officials said, dampening expectations that the group will act to prop up sagging crude prices.
Persian Gulf Arab OPEC delegates said they want to wait until the next scheduled OPEC meeting in June, when they will have a clearer picture of how new barrels of Iranian oil are affecting the market now that western sanctions have ended. Iran has pledged to increase production by a million barrels a day this year, potentially flooding a market that already has too much supply.
"We still don't how much oil Iran can add to the market and this won't be clear for weeks if not months so calling for an emergency meeting is pointless," a Gulf OPEC delegate said.
The Persian Gulf Arab states include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, an influential bloc that is leading OPEC's current policy of letting the market sort itself out.
The comments come as Venezuelan energy minister Eulogio Del Pino conducts a tour of oil-producing countries such as Russia and Saudi Arabia to drum up support for a coordinated output cut in hopes of lifting prices. OPEC's inaction has helped oil prices fall to levels not seen in more than a decade, hitting $27 a barrel last month.
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A third OPEC delegate said Gulf Arab delegates see little upside to an emergency meeting and a production cut. "If we meet in the next few weeks for an emergency meeting and we cut, we are potentially subsidizing shale production," a third Gulf Arab OPEC delegate said, holding the often-stated view that American shale producers can ramp output up or down faster than conventional oil producers.
But what is most notable is the ever louder war of words between Iran and the Saudis:
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About T-Ball
- T-ball is a sport that introduces the sport of baseball to young children. It is usually played by children that are between 4 and 6 years of age. It starts to teach them the basic concepts of how to be part of a team and to play with other children in an athletic event. It also introduces the basics of baseball to children as the positions in T-ball are very similar to baseball except for the pitcher and catcher positions.
- T-ball is a sport that introduces players to hitting a baseball. Instead of having the ball thrown to the hitter by a coach or another child the ball is placed on a stationary tee. The tee can be adjusted in height to the level of each player's swing on the T-ball team so they can hit the ball effectively. Players can not strike out in T-ball, as they are allowed to swing until the player makes contact with the ball and hits it into fair territory. In T-ball, there are quite often additional defensive players on the field than in baseball, enabling everyone on a team to play in the game.
- The dimensions of a T-ball field are significantly different than even coach-pitch baseball leagues. The distance between the bases is only 50 feet apart. The pitcher's mound is only 38 feet from home plate. Both of these distances are about 10 percent shorter than in coach-pitch leagues. In T-ball there is also a line drawn from the first base to third base line that is approximately fifteen feet from the tee the ball is hit off of. The ball is not considered in play until it passes that line. This line does not exist in coach-pitch baseball.
- T-ball starts to introduce children to the physical fitness benefits that playing the sport of baseball offers. Players learn about running the bases and chasing the ball in the field. T-ball also introduces a child to the basic concepts of baseball in a simpler environment. This allows players to learn the basics of baseball before having to adjust to hitting a pitched ball either by a coach or by one of the players on another team.
- Safety should be practiced in T-ball and emphasized heavily. Players must wear helmets even though a ball is not thrown for them to hit. Players must also learn that running into a player on another team in not permitted. If a player throws the bat while playing T-ball is should be explained to that player that throwing the bat is not permitted, and repeat offenses result in the batter being called out. This will help children learn the importance of safety while playing T-ball.
How Does a Fish Swim?
How to Jog to Lose Weight
- Evaluate your physical condition and determine whether you'd be better off walking at first. Beginners, particularly those who are extremely overweight, should use caution when starting an exercise regimen. If you're only slightly overweight and in good shape otherwise, jogging to lose weight may work well for you.
- Set a weight-loss goal. To lose 1 lb. per week, you need to burn 500 more calories each day than you consume. You can do this through exercise alone or through diet and exercise. Try reducing your caloric intake by 250 calories a day and burning at least 250 through exercise.
- Learn how many calories you burn per minute of exercise. Joggers who weigh 127 to 137 lbs. burn 9.2 calories a minute, and 160- to 170-lb. joggers burn 11.5 calories a minute. If you weigh in between 180 and 200 lbs. you'll burn 12.7 calories a minute when jogging. Using 150 lbs. and 10 calories per minute as an average, simply add a zero to the number of minutes spent jogging and you'll have an estimate of calories burned; 250 for 25 minutes, 300 for 30 minutes.
- Create a jogging schedule to follow throughout the week, varying your exercise routine for best results. Try jogging 15 minutes at a higher speed one day and 35 minutes at a slower pace the next. A few moderate 30-minute jog days in the mix will round out your schedule.
- Buy good running shoes and hit the road. Map out a few routes, and start slowly if you need to, working up to a faster pace.
Inground Pool Leak Detection
Leak Detection
- The first place to check when it comes to a leak in a swimming pool is within its basin. Also, pool fittings and skimmer faceplates can develop leaks. A leak in a pool's basin is detected through use of simple dye test to track colored water making its way to the leak. If you suspect you have a leak coming from your pool's filter fittings or the skimmer perform a visual inspection for moisture or drips around such equipment.
Dye Test
- Find underwater leaks in any type of in-ground swimming pool basin by using special dyes and syringes sold in pool supply stores. You can also make up a swimming pool leak detection kit by using dark food coloring and a turkey baster. Get as close to the site of a suspected pool basin leak as possible and then squirt dye, watching to see where it goes. If a pool basin has a leak, dye introduced near it will quickly exit through that leak.
Hydrostatic Valve
- An in-ground concrete or fiberglass swimming pool is typically fitted with a hydrostatic valve. Check under the pool's main drain cover for the hydrostatic valve and apply dye near the main drain to see where it goes. A hydrostatic valve helps equalize pressure between the water in a pool basin and the groundwater beneath it. Old, worn out hydrostatic valves are often the culprits when it comes to an in-ground swimming pool leak. Have your pool's hydrostatic valve replaced about every five years.
- In-ground swimming pools have underground plumbing systems that are inaccessible to visual inspection or use of dyes to detect leaks. Consult a swimming pool leak professional if you suspect leaks in its underground plumbing. Also, if air bubbles are coming from your pool's water return ports there's a leak in your pool's return lines at some location along those lines. Lastly, other areas in a swimming pool that tend to leak are sharp corners or along any seams.
How to Make an Aromatherapy Eye Pillow
- Choose a soft cotton fabric, or soft faux fur to make your aromatherapy eye pillow.
- Cut the fabric into a 12 inch wide rectangle, with the width being at least 3 inches. You can either make the eye pillow a simple rectangle, or you can cut 2 half-circles into one side of the length for room over the nose. Next, place the outside of the fabric so that it is facing each other, with the wrong side facing towards you. Sew a 1/2 inch seam around the two lengths and one width, so that there is one remaining width side open.
- Mix the flax seed or split peas with the dried lavender or sage. You can add about 3 drops of your favorite essential oil into the mixture, if desired.
- Fill the pillow with the mixture, and hand sew the last side to close.
- Squeeze the eye pillow once it has been sealed so that the scent can be distributed evenly. Then, place over the eyes and relax.
How to Open Your Heart Chakra With Yoga
Breathe Your Chest Open
- Anahata, or the Heart chakra, is intimately linked to the breath — its energy color is the green of fresh beginnings and its element is air. Practicing yoga Cleansing Breath or Kapalabhati relaxes tense chest muscles and releases the diaphragm, opening the entire chest. In a comfortable seated posture, focus on your heart area as you breathe strongly and quickly in and out. Inhale through your nostrils, a deep full breath that expands your abdomen and lungs. Then tighten your lower abdomen, pulling your navel sharply toward your spine, as you exhale explosively and immediately inhale to continue the flow. Repeat the inhalation-exhalation eight to 10 times for each round of Kapalabhati you perform. The asana involves very dynamic breathing and may not be appropriate for anyone with high blood pressure or heart disease, or who is pregnant.
Camel Arch Chest Opener
- Ustrasana, or Camel pose, specifically targets the Heart chakra with a kneeling backbend that powerfully opens the chest. Kneel on your mat, knees slightly apart and toes curled under. Reach back with your left hand and grasp your left ankle. With the right hand, grasp the right ankle. Push your hips forward to line up with your knees. On the inhalation, arch back, lifting your hips and bringing your head back, chin to the ceiling, as you stretch and open your throat. Hold the stretch, breathing evenly, for about 30 seconds. Move your hands to support your lower back to gently come out of the pose. If you have high or low blood pressure, insomnia or a neck injury, check with your certified yoga instructor before attempting Camel pose.
Uncoiling a Snake
- Cobra pose, Bhujangasana, makes your back bendy and expands your chest, opening the Heart chakra. Lie face down on your mat with your arms crossed under your forehead. Move your arms down along your sides and raise your head, looking up and bending your lower back. Place your hands palms down next to your chest and push up, increasing the arch in your spine and bearing most of the weight on your arms and hands. Push your chest forward and tilt your head back, increasing the stretch with every breath and keeping your buttocks and thighs relaxed, elbows close to the body and tops of feet flat on the floor. Hold the stretch for 15 to 30 seconds and then release downward on an exhalation. Skip Cobra pose if you have carpel tunnel injury, a headache or back problems.
Supported Bound Angle Pose
- The hip and groin opener Supta Badha Konasana, or Bound Angle pose, relaxes your whole body and, with carefully arranged props, opens the chest and Heart chakra. Sit on the floor or on a folded blanket, bend your knees and bring the soles of your feet together. Pull your heels as close as you can to your pelvis. You might use a yoga strap around your lower hips and joined feet to hold your feet together as you lie back with a bolster lengthwise under your spine, a block under each knee, a folded blanket under your neck and head and another folded blanket under each extended arm. The bolster under your back opens your chest as the full-body stretch releases stress. Breathe slowly and deeply and stay in the restorative pose for five to 20 minutes. If you have knee or lower back injuries, avoid Bound Angle pose.
Fitness Motivation for Firemen
Understanding Your Blood Pressure
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 67 million Americans have high blood pressure. That's one in every three people. If you are one of these 67 million, do you understand what your high blood pressure score means? If not, know that you aren't alone. Lab tests and numbers can be confusing and difficult to make sense of. If you're struggling to understand what your blood pressure score means, there are several websites and online apps that can help.
Blood Pressure Numbers
Your blood pressure score has two numbers, a systolic (top number) and diastolic (bottom number). You may see your blood pressure score written as 120/80 mmHg or you may hear your doctor say it as, �one hundred twenty over eighty.�
Your systolic (top) blood pressure measures how much force is being put on your arteries when your heart pumps blood out to the rest of your body. Your diastolic (bottom) blood pressure measures the force felt in your arteries when the blood is returning back to your heart.
When you measure your blood pressure, it's important to note that your score fluctuates over time. Typically, your blood pressure will lower when you are asleep and then rise again when you wake up. Exercising can raise your blood pressure, along with feeling stressed, nervous, anxious, or excited. It's normal for your blood pressure score to increase from time to time. However, when your blood pressure level consistently measures above normal, you could be at risk for developing several health problems. �Prehypertension� is the phrase health care providers use to let their patients know that steps must be taken to avoid developing high blood pressure.
One of the best ways to tell if you are at risk for hypertension is to measure your blood pressure levels over time. There are some apps where you can enter and then track your blood pressure scores with an easy-to-read table and graph .If you have measured your blood pressure on your own and notice that it has been consistently higher than normal, it is recommended that you make an appointment with your doctor to have your blood pressure checked. In general, it is more important for your systolic (top) number to be in a healthy range.
The reason doctors prioritize high blood pressure treatment is because this condition puts you at greater risk for more severe heart or cardiovascular problems. These include heart attack, stroke, aneurysm, and heart failure.
High blood pressure can affect other parts of your body as well. The extra stress put on your arteries can cause damaged blood vessels in your eyes and kidneys, resulting in serious damage to both. Hypertension can also cause problems with memory. It can prevent you from processing new information and from learning properly.
Treatment for high blood pressure typically comes in two forms: medication and lifestyle changes. If your doctor determines you have high blood pressure, he or she may place you on a medication to help lower your blood pressure. According to physicians at WebMD, medications are most commonly used on people younger than age 60 who have blood pressure scores above 140/90 and on people older than 60 whose blood pressure consistently measures more than 150/90.
There are several types of medications doctors use to treat hypertension. Drugs called diuretics are usually the first kind doctors will prescribe for people with high blood pressure. Those who suffer from certain medical conditions may benefit from a different kind of drug such as ACE inhibitors. These medications are especially effective in people who have diabetes. Pill reminder apps, can be very helpful when it comes to taking and refilling a regular blood pressure medication. Don't be alarmed if your doctor suggests experimenting with a variety of drugs to find out which one works best for you. Your doctor will probably schedule follow-up visits to make sure the medications are working properly and not affecting any other part of your body.
While drugs have been proven to help reduce hypertension, one of the most important steps you can take to lower your blood pressure is to begin several lifestyle changes with a focus on heart-healthy habits. If you are overweight or obese, your doctor may recommend losing weight through a specific diet and exercise routine.
It is often encouraged that people with high blood pressure adopt the DASH diet, which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. Recommended by physicians, this diet promotes eating more fruits, vegetables, and low-fat diary foods, while cutting back on items that are high in saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol. For protein, doctors recommend eating foods rich in heart-healthy fats, or Omega-3 fatty acids. This means replacing red meat with options such as fresh fish and nuts.
Your doctor may also recommend that you adopt the DASH Sodium diet as well. Eating too much salt has been shown to increase your risk for developing hypertension. The DASH Sodium diet calls for reducing your sodium intake to 1,500 mg per day, or about 2/3 teaspoon of salt.
In addition to eating healthier, your doctor may prescribe an exercise regimen to help you lose weight and lower your blood pressure. Aerobic exercise is any kind of movement that gets your heart pumping and blood flowing through your body. Most doctors recommend adults over 18 get at least 2-1/2 to 3 hours of cardiovascular exercise each week. This averages out to 30 minutes of activity 5 days a week. These exercises can include walking briskly, swimming, bicycling, dancing, or even daily activities such as cleaning and taking the stairs.
High blood pressure is a disease that results mainly from environmental factors, and your risk of developing it increases with age. It has also been proven that hypertension runs in families. If your blood pressure score is steadily creeping upward, or if your family members have had experience with hypertension, there are several steps you can take to help prevent high blood pressure in your future. By maintaining a healthy weight, avoiding smoking, exercising regularly, watching your salt intake, and reducing your stress levels, you can significantly cut your chances of developing high blood pressure. In addition, recent studies have shown that eating select nutrients, including potassium, calcium, magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, and garlic, can all help reduce your chances of developing high blood pressure.
Whether you have been diagnosed with hypertension or are looking to stay within the healthy blood pressure range, just a few small steps can make a dramatic difference in your overall heart health.
How to Deflate a Sports Ball
- Remove the needle from a hand-held air pump. Unscrew the needle by twisting to the left. Grab the needle by the base during the removal process. The needle is fragile and likely to break under moderate pressure.
- Apply grease or an oil-based lubricant to the needle. This allows the needle to slide into the sports ball with minimal effort. This also reduces the chance of the needle breaking inside the sports ball.
- Slowly insert the needle into the sports ball. Stop when you hear a hissing sound, which indicates the release of air. Squeeze the ball to aid the deflation process.
- Remove the needle when when the proper air pressure is reached. It may take a few minutes for the sports ball, depending on size and inflation, to completely deflate.
Physical Fitness Plans for Children
Aerobic Activity
- According to MayoClinic.com, kids 6 and older need about an hour of physical activity each day, with most of this in the form of aerobic, or cardio, activity. This type of exercise can benefit children's heart health, help them maintain a healthy weight and lessen their risk for diabetes and other illnesses. While organized aerobic activities, like a class or DVD, offer sufficient exercise, these may not hold their interest as much as other types of cardio. Activities like brisk walking, hiking, bicycling, swimming, roller skating or playing sports like soccer or basketball are all considered aerobic in nature, and most children enjoy doing these things. Finding exercises that your child enjoys is key, and you can develop their fitness plan around these.
Strength Training
- Strength training isn't all about hitting the weight room and hoisting barbells over your head. With kids, you need to take a different approach when it comes to exercises that build and strengthen their muscles. Exercises that use their own body weight are usually sufficient, and these can be done in the form of pushups, pullups, squats or lunges. Tug-of-war or rowing also builds muscles, and cardio activities like skating or bicycling double as strength training exercises. If you do want to incorporate weights or other equipment into the routine, be sure to use light weights, gradually increasing the weight or resistance as your child becomes stronger. As part of a larger fitness plan, these types of activities should be done two to three times per week.
- Most children are naturally pretty flexible, but doing activities and exercises to maintain this is an important part of a fitness routine. Being flexible improves range of movement and posture, promotes physical and mental relaxation and can lessen children's chances of injury in other activities. Kid-friendly flexibility exercises include basic stretches, like touching toes or reaching to the ceiling, but activities like gymnastics, tumbling, dance, martial arts and yoga also count toward flexibility exercises. These types of activities should be done every day, even if it's just a series of simple stretches at the end of other exercises.
Bone Strengthening
- The CDC recommends bone-strengthening activities three days a week for children. This type of exercise is typically done through ground impact, which puts force on the bones and stimulates growth and strength. Some activities that will do this are jumping rope, running, tennis or hopscotch; essentially, any movement that results in impact will serve as a bone-strengthening exercise. So challenge your kids to a game of jump rope or hop scotch to strengthen bones and have fun.
5 Tips to Keep Those New Year's Resolutions
How to Set the Best Fitness Goals for Fat Loss
Make a Pact
- Carve them in stone, jot them in a notebook or use a nifty online tool like My Fitness Pal and set your goals down. Think short-term, long-term and everything in between. Commit to a whole year.
Whether you have 20 or 120 pounds of fat to lose, a year of giving your all to the dream of becoming leaner and healthier is not a lot to ask of yourself. Use the SMART template for goal setting. Choose Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-related goals.
As your own personal trainer, you are accountable for your progress and your success; and as such, you must be your own greatest cheerleader and motivator as well.
Keep it Real
- Be realistic when you sit down to figure out and record your fitness goals. Don't schedule a 5K that's taking place in two months until you know if you can get through a brisk 30-minute walk without collapsing on your couch afterwards. Fitness is a process.
To make the process easier, choose activities you think you'll enjoy; and if you find you don't, swap them out for something more fun and appealing. Keep in mind the recommended amount of exercise is 30 minutes of cardio five to seven days a week and at least two 20-minute sessions of strength training per week. Mix up your workouts to target different muscle groups and keep things interesting.
Go with the Flow
- The best fitness goals work with your lifestyle, not against it.
Look at your weekly schedule on Sunday night. Factor in work, appointments, social commitments and chores. If you have a spouse, you'll want him or her on board for this whole process. Explain that you're committed to your goals and ask for support and patience. Be willing to change gears if something comes up or doesn't feel right. You may relish the thought of waking up super early and getting in a yoga class or a run; but if your internal clock doesn't roll that way, exercise later in the day when your body may feel stronger.
Room to Improve
- Once you're in the thick of it, exercising and committed, start thinking about adding to your goals.
If the most you can do at the start of your year-long weight-loss process is walk around the block at a moderate pace for 20 minutes, that's okay. Soon you're going to notice that your stamina has improved. That's when you kick it up a notch and increase the pace and amount of time you walk. Any exercise you choose will have room for improvement. If you're lifting 5-pound dumbbells and can perform one set of 12 reps of any chosen upper-body exercise easily, it's either time to increase the amount of weight you lift or the number of sets and reps. Fitness goals work best when they're changing for the better.
How to Design a Yoga Room
While it is not essential to have a yoga room in order to practice yoga, you may find that creating a special space in your home provides inspiration, relaxation and tranquility for your yoga sessions. Create a yoga room that suits your needs and style.
Find a space in your home to convert to a yoga room, perhaps a spare bedroom or home office. If an entire room isn't available, choose a corner in a low-traffic area in your house.
Paint the room a color that will inspire peace and tranquility. Consider light shades of blue, green, lavender or yellow. Install a dimmer switch to the lights. Alternately, use low-wattage or three-way bulbs in your lamps.
Leave enough wall space to practice poses that require wall support, such as restorative yoga poses. Otherwise, decorate the room with calming items like sculptures, artwork, shoji screens and candles. Print out inspirational quotes or order them in vinyl lettering to decorate your walls. Scent the room with incense, candles, essential oils or fresh flowers.
Fill the room with yoga essentials: a yoga mat, ball, blocks, strap, blankets and pillows. Build a library of yoga DVDs, CDs and books to inspire you.
Arrange your yoga mat to face a window. If the scenery outside your window is not calming, consider installing a frosted or stained glass film that lets in natural light.
How to Start a Running Routine
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- Complete one round of the following exercise each day during Week Four: jog 1/2 mile (or jog for five minutes), walk 1/4 mile (or walk for three minutes), jog 3/4 mile (or jog for eight minutes), walk 1/4 mile (or walk for three minutes), jog 1/2 mile (or jog for five minutes).
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The worlds of international piracy and film rarely intersect outside of Paul Greengrass' shaky camera, but Belgian authorities decided to make an exception. Mohamed Abdi Hassan, a Somali kingpin behind dozens of commercial hijackings over the last few years, and recipient of millions of dollars of ransom money, was arrested over the weekend in Belgium. What brought Hassan to the low country? Well, Belgian authorities constructed a sting operation in which they created a fake documentary about international piracy. They then had one informant talk to another, who talked to a dude who he knew, who mentioned to Hassan that this film wanted to bring him in as a consultant on the project.
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There are so many levels of stupidity to these actions that one begins to be deeply concerned about how such a mastermind was able to hijack dozens of ships. Hello, we would like to hire you as a consultant in our movie about piracy in east Africa, but we're filming it in Europe, naturally. This is as if the LAPD set up a real version of one of those Not A Cop Twitter feeds and actually caught someone using it.
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Since last Thursday's toxic spill, when a coal-processing chemical spilled into West Virginia's Elk River, roughly 300,000 people have lost access to tap water. Our friends at groups like OVEC, Keepers of the Mountain, Coal River Mountain Watch and Aurora Lights are volunteering and working long days to drive clean... Read more
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It was...
Incredibly awesome, the hack n slash aspect of it was awesome. And the graphics, the scenery and the Clang! Clang! Wham! SLICKKKKKKk, as you decapitate your foes head with a mighty swing.
It truly captured the feelings of the battle, and the raw power of being a Barbarian.
The music was spot on, i didn't encounter many glitches as people have seem to come across, i stopped playing at the dragonsnout Cave, and I'll pick it up later.
The only hard boss that I've come across yet is the witch. Which was rather annoying.
It does get a bit repetitive after awhile, but what game doesn't?
My only complaint is the stale moves, I had hope that you would at least include more weapons, at least an array of Maces, Battle Axes, Spear, and a sword for the protagonist to wield for a short period of time.
Maybe picking up a weapon from fallen foes, I do agree that the main weapon should be a sword, as if it was any other weapon it wouldn't be the same. But the inclusion of other weapons would be nice. Like i said, it can just be picked up and swung around for a couple of turns.
Great game, worth the play, I do believe.
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it was good but...
the boss on mt dam is imposible and you die after you win i mean wtf.
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Skip to comments.Daniel Pipes: Why Iraqis Rebel. . . And what Coalition forces have to do about it.
Posted on 04/13/2004 5:33:14 AM PDT by SJackson
The current insurrection in Iraq was discernable a year ago, as I already noted in April 2003: Thousands of Iraqi Shiites chanted No to America, No to Saddam, Yes to Islam a few days ago, during pilgrimage rites at the holy city of Karbala. Increasing numbers of Iraqis appear to agree with these sentiments. They have ominous implications for the coalition forces.
The recent wave of violence makes those implications fully apparent.
Two factors in particular made me expect Iraqi resistance. First, the quick war of 2003 focused on overturning a hated tyrant so that, when it was over, Iraqis felt liberated, not defeated. Accordingly, the common assumption that Iraq resembled the Germany and Japan of 1945 was wrong. Those two countries had been destroyed through years of all-out carnage, leading them to acquiesce to the post-war overhaul of their societies and cultures. Iraq, in contrast, emerged almost without damage from brief hostilities and Iraqis do not feel they must accept guidance from the occupation forces. Rather, they immediately showed a determination to shape their countrys future.
Second, as a predominantly Muslim people, Iraqis share in the powerful Muslim reluctance to being ruled by non-Muslims. This reluctance results from the very nature of Islam, the most public and political of religions.
To live a fully Muslim life requires living in accord with the many laws of Islam, called the Sharia. The Sharia includes difficult-to-implement precepts pertaining to taxation, the judicial system, and warfare. Its complete implementation can occur only when the ruler himself is a pious Muslim (though an impious Muslim is much preferable to a non-Muslim). For Muslims, rule by non-Muslims is an abomination, a blasphemous inversion of Gods dispensation.
This explains why one finds a consistently strong resistance to rule by non-Muslims through fourteen centuries of Muslim history. Europeans recognized this resistance and in their post-crusades global expansion stayed largely away from majority-Muslim territories, knowing these would awesomely resist their control.
The pattern is striking: for over four centuries, 1400-1830, Europeans expanded around the world, trading, ruling, and settling but distinctly in places where Muslims were not, such as the Western Hemisphere, sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, and Australia. In a clear pattern of avoidance, the imperial powers (Britain, France, Holland, and Russia especially) took control of far-away territories, while carefully avoiding their Muslim neighbors in North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
Only in 1830 did a European power (France) find the confidence frontally to confront a Muslim state (Algeria). Even then, the French needed seventeen years just to control the coastal region.
As Europeans rulers conquered Muslim lands, they found they could not crush the Islamic religion, nor win the population over culturally, nor stamp out political resistance. However suppressed, some embers of resistance remained; these often sparked a flame of anti-imperialism that finally drove the Europeans out. In Algeria, for example, a successful eight-year effort, 1954-62, expelled the French colonial authority.
Nor was the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq the first Western undertaking to unburden Muslims of tyrannical rule. Already in 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte appeared in Egypt with an army and declared himself a friend of Islam who had come to relieve the oppressed Egyptians of their Mamluk rulers. His successor as commander in Egypt, J.F. Menou, actually converted to Islam. But these efforts to win Egyptian goodwill failed, as Egyptians rejected the invaders proclaimed good intentions and remained hostile to French rule.
The European-run mandates set up in the Middle East after World War I included similar lofty intentions and also found few Muslim takers.
This history suggests that the coalitions grand aspirations for Iraq will not succeed. However constructive its intentions to build democracy, the coalition cannot win the confidence of Muslim Iraq nor win acceptance as its overlord. Even spending US$18 billion in one year on economic development does not improve matters.
I therefore counsel the occupying forces quickly to leave Iraqi cities and then, when feasible, to leave Iraq as a whole. They should seek out what I have been calling for since a year ago: a democratically-minded Iraqi strongman, someone who will work with the coalition forces, provide decent government, and move eventually toward a more open political system.
This sounds slow, dull, and unsatisfactory. But at least it will work in contrast to the ambitious but failing current project.
Here's a reason: "For Muslims, rule by non-Muslims is an abomination, a blasphemous inversion of Gods dispensation. This explains why one finds a consistently strong resistance to rule by non-Muslims through fourteen centuries of Muslim history."
Russia began encroaching on Turkish ruled areas starting in the 16th Century. England began to dominate Islamic areas in India & Malaysia in the 18th Century as did the Dutch in Indonesia.
Spain, of course, reconqured Iberia in the 15th Century.
Of course, most of the Mongels converted to Islam.
If anyone running this war had read their history, this should have been the endgame all along. There is a reason Saddam ruled Iraq for so many decades...
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"Cousin Marriage Conundrum: The ancient practice discourages democratic nation-building"
by Steve Sailer The American Conservative, Jan. 13, 2003, pp. 20-22 (not online)
Allowing Muslim radicals safe havens in their countries to 'strike out against the infidel' is not an option. They have shown they can reach us in the states so they need to meet and confront the West here, in their front yards. They'll have to learn to live with us or we'll speak to them on their terms like we are in Fallujah.
They live under cultural and religious totalitarianism. Just living under different laws amongst them removes the control they're under. Hence the uprising by Ba'athists in central Iraq and Shiite radicals in Sadr. Our presence disrupts their system of control. Tough.
While I can't disagree with you. But what's the solution, more troops and a confrontation with Iran, pressure on both sides, and Syria, diplomatic pressure on Egypt and the Saudis? Not going to happen.
I would like to pose one simple point for discussion here. The US has proved that social engineering works. From our experience in social engineering, I would submit some observations. We managed to essentially castrate the American male through our media campaigns. We managed to impose acceptance of American blacks by the reluctant white majority. We managed to practically eliminate most of the white supremacy groups like the KKK, and we discredited all anti-Semitic movements. We invented a statement called SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, and made the public understand it to mean no god or religion in anything to do with the government. These achievements were only possible by an orchestrated campaign to change the mind of the American public. We must ask ourselves, how much money did the US and the European spend in the past fifty years to change the minds of the Moslems? Zero! Ask yourselves another question, how much money did radical Islam (Saudi Arabia, Iran) spent in the past 30 years to change the minds of Moslems, and to capture footings in Christian lands? The answer is BILLIONS OF DOLLARS! Now, how do you expect to win the "hearts and the minds" of the Iraqis? We are simply dreaming! I propose orchestrating a comprehensive program to penetrate, buy, and influence the Arab intellectuals, writers, media, schools, leaders, even the fing clerics. You know that the Moslem clerics are paid by the government salaries, and the media is controlled by the government also. Hence it would be easy to influence them through their leaders.
The "war on terror" is a failure if we do not use orchestrated ideological war. The military will win a battle, but as they say how you going to win the peace. Or as Mr. Freedman of the N.Y. Times said it before our invasion: "I am sure that we will win over Saddam, but then after we occupy Iraq, how are we going to deal with its population"? He also said: it is similar to a dog running after a car, when he catches up with the car, what is he going to do about it?
1) Did you know that Moslem women during the fifties, and sixties never covered their heads, and dressed in Western miniskirts. Explain how you go backward one thousand years within 30 years.
2) The practice of social engineering in the US was never implemented in the Moslem world by the West in the past 30 years, rather the fanatical Saudis/Iranians were allowed sole access to the Moslem population to turn them into radical chauvinist bunch.
I submit to you, as our nation's top political leaders are essentially ignorant of the subject, easily distracted by the politically correct crowds to respect other people faith, and rarely utilize the real experts recommendations. Hence we spent the past 30 years ignoring the obvious deterioration of the "Moslem Streets"! In the same time, we opened our gates widely and allowed these radical losers to immigrate in drove. That is a double whammy; letting this people boil in hate against us without making any effort, and allowing thousands or millions of these hateful people to make the West their home.
The difference between Pipes and me, and the rest of you is essentially many years of understanding the Moslems and their so called religion. Pipe, and me believe that with enough resources and determination the West can positively influence reformation of that religion, and help marginalize its radical fringes. Today unfortunately 99% of Moslems support those radical fringes for POLITICAL reasons.
What happened in Iran is that Islam devolved to its natural conclusion and the people saw it for what it was.
Perhaps the only way to enlightenment in Muslim countries is through the Darkness of the Mullahs.
Very good news.
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Feel Hostels Soho Malaga
For any booking for a stay between the 13th and the 20nd of August 2016 , these bookings can't be cancelled or the full amount of the booking will be charged by the hostel as penalty.
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Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Adaptors
- Age Restriction
- Bar
- Bicycle hire
- Bicycle parking
- Board Games
- Book Exchange
- Breakfast Not Included
- Card Phones
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Elevator
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Games Room
- Hair Dryers
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Jobs Board
- Key Card Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Late check-out
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Meals Available
- Meeting Rooms
- Nightclub
- Non Smoking
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
- Reception (limited hours)
- Restaurant
- Steam Room
- Taxes included
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Check in time. 14:30pm
Check out time 11:00am
Luggage Storage: 2€ per case
Towels for rent: 3€ per towel
Method of payment by credit card (Visa and Master) and Cash
In our breakfast buffet you can eat, drink and repeat everything you want ! (coffee, variety of juices, tea, cookies, toast, cereal, butter, jam) for only just 1,50€ per person/night. (you will have to pay it at the check in, this is mandatory).
For any booking for a stay between the 13th and the 20nd of August 2016 and between the 25nd and the 27nd of March , these bookings can't be cancelled or the full amount of the booking will be charged by the hostel as penalty.
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Calle Vendeja, n 25
From the airport, you have a bus running every 30 minutes from the arrivals to Malaga Bus Station.
Then you need to go 10 minutes walk to city centre.
The Hostel is located close the Malaga Port, calle Larios, which is the main street with all shopping and bars.
Located Near
Locate in Soho cultural distric
We are close to everything in Malaga.
1 minute walking distance to bus and train stop
Less than 3 minutes walk to CAC malaga Museum.
Less than 5 minutes walk to Larios street
Less tha 10 minutes walking distance to train and bus station.
Less than 10 Minutes walk to Cathedral and Museo Picasso
Less than15 minutes walking distace to the beach